Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
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in the hands of President Wilson to
become effective July 81, has been
summarily removed from Office
charged with serious irregularities"
The action was taken after an inves-
tigation and a conference between
Secretary of Agriculture Houston and
President Wilson.
Moving pictures are to show what
the Department Of Commerce is do
ing for the people Of the United
States.
Final action upon currency reform
bill at the present session of congress
= is not considered probable by mem
bers OF the senate committee on
banking and currency. Permission for
additional hearings on the subject will
be asked by the committee.
Postmaster General Burleson has
announced that it was the admins
trations policy to continue all Re
publican postmasters now In office to
the end OF their terms, provided no
charges we're sustained against their
efficiency.
Persistent efforts to put cattle and
sheep on the free list, cut the duty
on swine from $3.50 head to rs cents
and alter the ways and means COM
mittee Tariff Revision bill were de-
feated after a fight in the Democratic
caucus OF the House.
Representative Morgan Of Pennsyl-
vania has introduced a bill in the
House to abolish the secret caucus.
Government statisticians have fig
ured out that the United States sup
plies IA per cent of the imports Jf
foreign countries and takes 9 per cent
of their exports each year.
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Domestic Items.
Fire which started in the Irvine
plant in the state penitentiary at Ian.
sing, Kan, destroyed four large build
ings and caused loss to the state
OF more than 100000. 1t is alleged
by guards and others that convicts
spread the flames. The prisoners
gave valuable aid in fighting the
flames One guard and six convicts
we're injured. The state carries no
insurance on its public buildings.
The body OF the late j. P. Morgan
was laid to rest in the family maui
poleum at Hartford, Conn, after sim
pie services at st. Georges Episcopal
church in New York. No services
were held at the home. During the
funeral ceremonies the New YORK
Stock Exchange was closed and near
ly all financial business Of the city
was suspended
Under the commission form Of gov
eminent, Duluth, Mimi, for the frs
time in its history is a closed town
All saloons must now shut their doors
ut IL o'clock p. M, and cafes ant
restaurants are not allowed to serv'
liquor.
Jersey City, N. j., has voted Il
adopt the commission form OF gov
srnment
New York state will receive be
tween three and four million dollar
in inheritance taxes from the estat
Of the late ]. P. Morgan. The stat
eomptroller's Office estimates tn
value of the fortune left by the Fl
nancier at about $100,0O0,00O.
Hugo Keeling, Milwaukee police
man, has confessed to holding up tn
treasurer Of a bowling organization
He is being held on charge of higl
way robbery.
Duluth, Mimi, is now under the con
mission form of government.
Viola and Mamie O'Keefe, sisters
were drowned at st. Louis when
Towboat in which they we're bein
towed by steam launch upset.
A short but severe earthquake shoe
was felt recently at San Bernardin'
Cal. Although buildings rocked, n
damage was reported.
A coroner's jury at Pittsburg, Kan
decided it was justihable homicid
when Albert King shot into the dar
and killed ]. D. Gilkey, local pol
tician.
A visitor to Chicago from Barryto
Mich, attempted to mail letter in
fire alrm box. The effect was to caui
needless run or a large section
the fire department. : The man W;
arrested.
A two-year-old child fell through
hole in the ice at Duluth, Mimi, al
was rescued after being carried 70,
blocks under the ice.
The cooperative store at Labett
Kan, was recently destroyed by Fl
OF supposed incendiary origin.