Lower coast gazette., 1913-11-29


their number charged with bigamy,
rioting and assault.
Oregon salmon fishermen have a
$4,000 cooperative cannery.
On Tuesday, Jessie Woodrow Will.
son, second daughter of President
Woodrow Wilson, married Francis
Bowes Sayre, son of the late Robert
H. Sayre, the builder Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad. Miss Wilson is the
thirteenth White House bride, and the
fifth daughter of a President to be
married in the White House. Four
hundred guests, mostly relatives and
intimate friends, witnessed the cere-
mony. Over a thousand people at
tended the following reception. The
Vice-President and his family, the for
eign diplomats and their families, the
Cabinet members and their families,
the Supreme Court justices and their
families, and numerous members Of
Congress and high army and naval Of
ficers and their families, attended.
Thousands of chrysanthemums grown
in the White House conservatory beau
titled the marriage east room. The
Marine Band Orchestra furnished the
wedding music.
The United States Ma 1t
100000 pounds of fresh Australian beef
at a half a cent a pound lower than
the best American packer prices and
100000 pounds of canned Australian
corned beet at eight cents a pound
cheaper than the lowest United States
price. Congressman Britten, of ILL
nois, announced his intention to ask
for a navy beef congressional investi.
cation, to learn the reason WY the
American people can't buy cheap Aus
tralian beef as well as the American
navy.
Representative Mcclellan, of Ten
~nessee's House bill prohibiting inter
state transportation of food products
of more than 80 days cold storage is
now pending.
Special Department of Justice
agents are sitting charges Of the cold
storaging Of eggs, poultry and dairy
products, to maintain or increase pres
ent high prices. Criminal prosecutions
Of the high-price conspirators are i'm
minent.
New York reports District Attorney
Whitman actively investigating New
York graft charges and the late in
dictment Of James Mcclure, former
Syracuse, N. Y, mayor, now partner
with his brother, in the business o.
bonding State highway contractors, or
the charge of soliciting a corporation
campaign contribution. The indict
ment is based on his brothers ant
Fillmore Condit, New York Union Oh
Company, of California, agents, grand
jury testimony Of the ex-bayor's at
tempt to get a $4,000 Union Oil Com
pany contribution, promising the Uni
on Oil Company q New York asphalt
contract.
Railroad representatives arguing
for a general 5 per cent freight rate
increase, represented to the Interstate
Commerce Commission that railroad
earnings are not commensurate witt
the increased cost of operation, taxes
wages and the necessary commercially
demanded additions to equipment.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels OF
dered $50 marines at Philadelphia t,
Pensacola, Fla, Navy Yard reserya
ton.
Senator Williams, of Mississippi,
leading a fight to prevent the confirm
alton of the appointment of L. E. Pink
ham, as Governor of Hawaii, becaus
Pinkham was identified with Reput
|1ican political activities.
For beating his wife 2,0S0 time
since they were married, Peters Et
wards, of Pittsburg, Pa, was give
a 3O-days workhouse sentence.
Richard Valentine, general manage
of the Rock County, Wis.,, Telephon
Company, testified before the Tell
phone Trust hearing that Theodor
N. Vail, president of the Telephon
Trust, urged the merging Of the il
dependents because the combinatio
could present a stronger front agains
undesired State legislation.
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