The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-07-04


decree, last week, and the company
can now continue business in this
state subject to the courts order.
Governor Goldsborough OF Mary
land issued a proclamation, last Sat
urday, declaring Saturday July 5th
legal holiday in that state, this giving
the people of his state two days in
which to celebrate the great matte nal
holiday.
The fire insurance companies lost
their first engagement with Attorney
General Barker, in the supreme court.
last week, when through an opinion
filed by Judge Wodson. the demur-
rers filed by the Companies were
overruled and temporary injunctlons
are continued to prevent the compan-
les from canceling policies not speci-
fically 80 provided In their agreement
with the insured or canceling them as
the result OF concerted action. The
antitrust laws both old and new are
held to be applicable to fire insurance
companies and the Jurisdiction OF the
court In the premises was upheld.
The local-option election held In
Nevada, Mo-, recently. will be contest
ed. Suits were filed last week. Tho
"Drys" carried the city by eighteen
votes. The contestants alleged twen-
ty-seven illegal votes we're cast and
claim the "wets" carried the election
by nine votes.
The prince OF Wales left England
on July ! for visit to Germany. lie
viii spend about six weeks In that
country.
There are t.1i0.000 income tax
payers In Great Britain. says the
Chancellor OF the Exchequer OF the
950,O are entitled to abatement on
earned income and 10000 pay full
rates.
Thomas Jefferson's portrait. in
stead OF William McKinley's will ap-
pear on new issue OF postal cards
by order OF Postmaster General Bur
leson. trrwpr'-T''e'
N.fs. al Mo-.
Fifty thouSand veterans OF the Blue
and the Gray celebrated the Fiftieth
Anniversary OF the battle OF Gettys-
burg, this week. IL IL said TO be the
greatest reunion In history. Gettys-
burg has n population OF $500 and
was taxed to its uttermost capacity
TO take care OF the immense crowd.
The special arbitration treaties OF
the United States with Japan, Sweed-
en- and Portugal. which would have
expired by limitation within the next
month were extended by proposals
last week. They we're signed by Sec
| TtuIy EIydu, thc Johoheoe hhp""""
dor and the Swedish and Portugese
, ministers.
Successful wireless telephone com
munication has Just taken place be
tween Berlin and Vienna. a distancs
of 375 miles. The tests were SC
promising that n foreign station 7bt
miles distant from Berlin Is now be
ing sought for further tests. The
sounds transmitted consisted both o.
words and music and could be heard
5 with great distinctness. The wire
less waves were caught up In Vienni
J and the messages they bore conveyed
to the ear by means OF a regular tele
phone receiving apparatus. 81
American Ambassador TO the Cour
Of st. James, held his Fourth OF Jul,
: reception at a hotel, as he has no
u yet been able to secure residence.
II The Missouri Press Association
teid tho most iuccessful meeting 4
year will be held in the city of 81
its history during the past week a
q Pertle Springs. The meeting mex
10 Louis.
70 BY Direction OF Governor Majo
IN the state board of agriculture an
m horticulture are gathering product
III OF Missouri for exhibit at the expos
ct ton in San Francisco In 1915.
The American commission. whie
has been studying European system