Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-23

tory to railroads and their employees, has become law. It was passed in the house and senate and signed by President Wilson, all in one day
 Augustus o. Bacon was reelected to the United States senate as member from Georgia by the direct votes of the electorate. This counts as the first election held under the recently ratified seventeenth amend ment to the Unitd States constitution.
 Administration officials admit that ;he situation in Mexico and diplo- matie inquiries from Europe as to what the attitude of this country would be toward it's neighbors on the south were engaging their deepest at- tention.
 William Wilcox, inmate of an asy- Ium at Danyille. Pa, is passing fight for liberty on claims that he has made a fortune loaning money to inmates and answering puzzles.
 Mrs. Barbara Gerby, who saw Chi cago grow from village of 500 to city of 2.2S5. .000, died here. She came 10 this city in 1884, and was S5 years old.
 Crazed by jealousy, George Ehals- sin. aged 42, a well-to-do miner of Trotter. Pa, shot and killed his wife, three children and himself.
 
 Revolutionary reform of the ancient senate rule permitting unlimited de bate was demanded in a speech by Senator Owen of Oklahoma. He frankly advocated measure to "choke off" dilatory debate by the mi nority.
 There will be no strike of 100000 employees on the railroads east of Chi cago, as has been threatened. This was admitted by both sides to the controversy.
 The victorious Greek army has ad- eanced into Macedonia almost to the old Bulgarian frontier. One of the greatest war was the takir 3y the Gfeehs concerted night at
 In a semi-rearende eolfslon Of two Pacific electric train returning from Venice and Santa M}nica to Los An geles. 15 people wete killed and about a hundred were injured
 Secretary Garrison. ordered Col. Edwin P. Brewer, of the fourteenth cavalry at Fort Mcintosh, Tex, to de- mand the release of five Americans, together with 350 cattle and 30 horses, held by Mexican revolutionists at Hi- walgo, Mexico.
 Personal purity" courses will be part of the high school curriculum in the Chicago public schools, 1her the fall term opens, despite the pro- tests of delegation of parents, the board of education announced.
 Secretary of State Bryan will leave Washington July 19 for six-weeks lecture tour His engagements are principally in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
 President Wilson granted uncondi- tional pardon to William F. Ketten- bach and George H. Kester, each sen tenced to five years imprisonment for making false reports to the comptrol- Tor oF f1n nnnHi.iOp of the Lewiston Gdaho) National bank, of which they were president and cashier.
 John L. Sullivans pugilist;c achieve ments are causing him great concern. He needs farmhands, but they refuse to work for the ex-heavyweight cham pion. We can't fight" they all plead
 The Borah bill, allowing entrymen under the enlarged homestead act to make $240 worth of improvements an nually as a substitute for putting specified number of acres under cul- tivation in the second and third years, was passed by the senate.
 Petitions for a universal eight-hour statute were filed in every county of California under the initiative law. More than 50,000 signatures to the pc titions were secured by the Socialist party.
 In answer to a senate resolution on the subject, Secretary Daniels urged an investigation by congress of the cost of government armor-plate fac tory, which he holds could be built and economically operated at saw ing of $40 per ton for armor, the plant to cost $8,466,000
 Rain in the fourth or fifth inning of the congressional baseball game at American League park at Washington was the only thing that stopped the Democrats from defeating the Repub- Gcans worse than 2o to 4.