The Yale expositor., 1912-10-24
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Washington
Elihu Root at Washington has ac-
cepted the honorary presidency of the
American Institute of International
Law, formed to promote friendly re-
iations among the Latin-American
states. A provisional bureau has been
opened, with James Brown Scott, Sec
rotary of the Carnegie Endowment
Tor international Peace, as president;
Alexandra Alvarez, counselor to the
minister Of foreign affairs of Chile, as
secretary general, and Luis Anderson
OF Costa Rica, treasurer.
On recommendation of Secretary of
the Interior Walter L. Fisher, Presi-
dent Taft has decided to reappoint as
governor of Hawaii Walter F. Frear,
against whom charges were made last
spring.
Frank A. Munsey, the publisher, tes-
titled before the Clapp committee In.
vestigating campaign contributions in
Washington, that his total contribu-
tons to Colonel Roosevelt's campaign
this year had been $11S.005.72. His
pre-convention contributions to the ma
tional campaign were $4,000 and the
balance was given to state commit
tees.
For the protection of the military
secrets of the United States, Presi-
To
forbidding foreign vessels to enter the
following ports without the special
authority of the navy department:
Tortugas, Fla; Great Harbor, Guile
bra; Guantanamo, Cuba; Pearl Har-
bor Hawaii: Guam and Subig Bay,
PHILIPPINE Islands.
Domestic
The ten-year-old son OF Fred Foltz
of La Crosse, Wis, lost his life by
hanging in peculiar manner. On his
return from school book strap which
he carried over his shoulder caught
on a fence post when he attempted to
climb over the barrier. When the life
less body Of the boy was found the
child appeared to be asleep.
Andrew Rowan, the Arkansas negro
who murdered Policeman Carl Rosal-
ski, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment at Decatur, Ill.
The Beach hotel at Lakeside, Mich.
a favorite summer resort among Chi
cagoans, was destroyed by fire. The
damage was $4,000. The hotel was
under lease to Mr.. Truitt of Chicago,
and was patronized last summer by
several hundred Chicago families. In
cendiarism is suspected.
A broken rail caused q Woodmen OF
the World excursion train on the ILL
nois Central to leave the tracks six
miles out of Hopkinsville, KY, and at
least fifty people were considerably in
jured, while all of the hundred and
eighty passengers aboard were badly
shaken up.
Aroused over labor conditions In
the United States, the executive coun-
Gil Of the American Federation OF La
Dor began a secret conference at
Washington to consider the various
phases of the disturbing situation.
Among the subjects which will be CIV
en- exhaustive consideration is the
Lawrence (Mass.) textile strike.
The street railway strike, which
has tied up traffic in Augusta, Ga, for
more than a month and resulted in
the death of three citizens, is ended. |
The company granted the men a wage
increase of 1874 per cent. and shorter
hours and consented to arbitrate the |
cases of 20 men whom 1t accused of
violence since the strike began.
Jack Johnson, the pugilist, was ar
rested in Chicago on a charge OF alb
Quoting Lucille Cameron. a nineteen
year-old white girl, already under ar
rest on a charge of disorderly conduct |
The warrant for Johnsons arrest was |
sworn out by the girls mother. Mrs. |
F. Cameron Falconet Of Minneapolis |
The international Dry Farming con-
gress opened in Lethbridge, Alberta |
distinguished delegates being present |
from all parts of the world
The police of Detroit are investigat- |
ing the record of MILFORD d. Trembel, |
who, they assert, gave himself up to a !
traffic officer. confessing that he had |
murdered brakeman named Gregg in
Paragould (Ark.) restaurant three |,
years ago.
One thousand University OF Illinois
students, celebrating a football vic
tory over Indiana, attacked the Walk
er opera house in Champaign, H.. and
many persons were injured in the bat