The Green Forest tribune., 1912-03-08
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An official report by a Russian board of army auditors that a short age of $50,000,00 in the department of supplies exists as a result of graft during the Russo-Japanese war threat ems to cause the greatest scandal that has yet arisen following that struggle.
 Bert H. Franklin, former chief in- vestigator for the McNamara defense, was fined $4,o00 for ''corruptly influ- encing" Juror Robert Bain, one of the men selected to try the McNamara brothers, charged with blowing up the Los Angeles Times.
 Gen. Pascual Orozco severed his re- ations with the Madero government and will assume command of the Vas suista forces upon the arrival of the rebel army under Campa and Salazar on the outskirts of Chihuahua.
 The senate adopted a resolution calling on President Taft to submit to it all the correspondence with Co., onbia dealing with the acquisition of the Panama canal zone by the United States.
 Affirming it's attitude in the revolu- Jion, the administration at Washing lon decided that it had no authority 10 prohibit legitimate expectations through Fl Paso (Texas) custom house into Jaurez, Mexico, lately cap ured by Mexican rebels. Even arms and ammunition may not be diverted, provided customs officials are assured that such supplies are not shipped 10 assist the revolutionary movement.
 Senator Du Pont of Delaware, in the senate, denied charges in the res plution introduced by Senator Reed bf Missouri asking investigation of his election.
 Walter l.. Houser, campaign mana ger for Unted States Senator La Fol lette. issued statement here in { ne oealared that Roosevelt had idouble crossed" La Toilette. He as (serted that La Toilette had entered the presidential race in the first place fat the earnest solicitation of Col Roosevelt"
 Congressman H. H. Bingham, known as Father of the House." is serious The cause of his illness is heart trou- ble, an attack of which necessitated his return from Washington Friday.
 Japan by 1916 will have wrested the position of third naval power from the United States and this country will have difficulty in maintaining it. self in fourth place unless it builds two battleships a year, according to Secretary Meyer.
 Sweeping a strip of bald prairie through a portion of Lincoln, Jeffer- son and Arkansas counties, Ark, a tornado killed six persons outright, injured score and did $100,000 prop efty damage.
 The Colombian incident was closed when the state department received a letter from the Colombian minister, Pedro Mel Ospina, saying he had turned the legation affairs over to Senor Don Rogerto MacDouall, first secretary who will act as charge d'affaires.
  he had suggested the advisability of the Democratic national committed s postponing the national Democratic convention in order to give the Dem ocrats more time to consider the "con- .ditions" that might arise from the nofnination of the Republican candi- date during the week of June IS. Ba- con did not refer by name to Roose. welt.
 No special session of the Illinois state legislature will be necessary to meet the supreme court decision handed down, holding invalid the Uni versity of Illinois medical school ap Stead
 Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City was instructed by the administration to investigate the Azcona statement threateneding danger to Americans if the United States 'intervened."
 Governor Johnson of California is not now candidate for the Republic an nomination for the vice-presidency In an interview at Columbus, Ohio he said he did not expect to become a candidate.
 That United States Senator Joseph Dixon of Montana will manage the Roosevelt campaign is considered cer tain.
 Last year was banner one for the stork in New York According tC statistics by the department of health 134,542 children were born in the city during the 12 months. This is the largest number of births ever record ed by the department.
 A bill to put sugar on the free list eliminating $50,0O0,0O0 in customs revenue, and another to extend the present corporation tax to include in dividuals and copartnerships doing business of $5,000 a year or over were ratified by the Democratic eau GUS of the house.
 The senate foreign relations com mittee refused to report the Hitch cock resolution, providing for com ;. plete investigation of the means b, ~%{eich the canal zone was acquired resolution was opposed by Sens NM \odge and Root.