The Brinkley argus., 1913-12-12
NEWS 0F THE WEEK
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
 TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For eign countries Are Here Given in Short Meter for
 Busy eRaders.

elgn Countries Are Here Gwen in Short Meter for
 Busy eRaders. The twenty-first child, a son, was born to MT. and Mrs. Alpheus P. Mos lander of Emporia, Kan. Mrs. Mos lander is 40 years old.
 Packey Mcfarland outpointed his old enemy, Jack Britton, both of Chi cago, in an unsatisfactory 10-round no-decision boxing contest before 6,500 spectators in Milwaukee. It is understood that Mrs Emme line Pankhurst, who was released from Exeter jail from seven-day license, will leave England to go into exile in Paris.
 | The house committee on agriculture favorably reported the agricultural extension" bill of Representative Lever of South Carolina, it's chair man.
 Cincinnati schools were ordered closed because of water famine, due to the bursting of one of the main supply pipes Saturday. The central portion of Cincinnati and many of the suburbs are without wate- or with an Inadequate supply.
 The house lobby committee wound | up it's work by passing on the revised text of it's conclusions as to testimony regarding Representative McDermott of Illinois and other principal figures In the house investigation. There will be no general strike Ill Indianapolis at this time, and those striking teamsters whose employers have signed union contracts returned to work.
 Guarded inquiries are being made It the state department by represen- tatives of the European governments as to the prospect for an early termi- nation of present conditions in Mex leo, which are imposing grievous bur dens upon foreign interests. Several women tainted and others became hysterical and fought police men in the raiding of a Chicago gam bling house conducted by women for women. Slips showing that more than $500 had been bet on horse races In the afternoon were confiscated.
 A reward of $5,000 was offered by Southern Pacific railway officials for the capture of the bandit who held up the passengers in a Pullman car on one of the <company's trains near Los Angeles and killed Horace E. Monta- que, a travelling passenger agent of the road.
 Representative Ferris of Oklahoma jntroducted 2 bill in the house to grant pensions to telegraphers who served in the miliatry telegraph corps during the civil war;
 Hoping he will be able to do what others have failed to do. President Huerta is sending to Europe his min ister of finance, Adolfo de Ia Lama, on . money-seeking mission.
 There will be . community Christ mas tree on the broad plaza at the east front of the capitol in Washing ton Christmas eve, with high govern ment officials participating in the fes- tivities and the United States marine band furnishing the music.
 Rather than endure starvation, the federal troops have evacuated Chi huahua City. under q siege for weeks, according to advices received in Juar- ex by Gen. Francisco Villa. the rebel leader.
 Hopes that the cost of living might be reduced by free importation of wheat from Argentina went glimmer- ing when Assistant Secretary Hamlin sent notice to collectors of customs that the retaliatory duty on wheat and its products must be enforced against most of the nations.
 
 Six hundred refugees, mostly Mexi- cans. arrived at Laredo, Tex, from Monterey. Some declared an exodus of their countrymer to the United States greater than any that has taken place heretofore is expected if the National railway lines can resume traffic
 The unidentified patient, an Eng. lishman. who has been at the county hospital in Chicago since Nov. 21, un- able to tell his name or home, leaped from window of the hospital and fled.
 An egg boycott was declared In Kansas City. The directors of the Kansas City House wives league voted to follow out the plan recommended: recently by the national organization oS the league.
 Five eray-haired women of the vil- la&e Of N6le. H.. who rode Mrs. John Richardson on q rail one night last JulY because nor name was linked by gossip With thak of her brotherin-law were foaad jury. Each q ssx rnonfhf iii }Si1