Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-25
NATIONAL NEWS.

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wedding.
Messrs. Pujo and Untermeyer OF the
money probe committee will go to
William Rockefeller and take his test
imony privately.
Washington business men regret the
doing away with of the inaugural ball
by President Wilson. 1t will mean to
them they say a very big loss.
S~uffragettes will preach at every
principal corner of Washington during
the inauguration hoping by this means
to convert many to their faith.
Mr.. Wilson, our next president, had
a talk about the Panama Canal with
Colonel Goethals who is best able Of all
men to tell him about the canal.
President Elect Wilson writes the
chairman Of the inaugural committee
and advises that gentleman that it is
his wish that the inaugural ball feature
be dropped.
The government has ordered the gun
boat Nashville to New Orleans during
the carnival. This gun boat was in
many thrilling fights during the Spanish
American a
The restoration of the $3.50. 900 bill to
aid Indian victims of disease is being
strenuously advocated by the Indians
friend in Congress. This is a just way
of gratitude. We owe the Indian more
than that paltry sum.
The American Publishers Associa-
ton advocates a cut on the tariff on
paper. Yet many OF these editors on
the same paper would write editorials
arguing for protection for American
industry against foreign competition.
Foulke E. Brandt, who was caught
in a wealthy New Workers. home at
night with this New Workers. wife and
who was then sentenced to prison on a
charge of attempted burglary was par
doned by Governor Sulzer Of New York
He had asked for a pardon from Gov.
Dix, who had refused him.
A North Carolina University student
recently shot and seriously wounded
one Of a party of hazers who were
about to make him walk the plank
or do some other more or less harmful
"stunt." The North Carolina student
was not indicted by the grand jury.
This is along the line of steps that have
been taken to imprison hazers.
President Taft advises MIR. Wilson tc
beware Of radicalism. keep to the
middle of the road he says, Its YOU
move and your term" By their fruits
We shall know them, seems to be in hiE
mind when he says eff you succeed VIZ
applaud, if you fail then u course j!
proven the right course and you shoule
applaud us"
, There is a sailor called s'Typhoi'
Mary" in California who is SO full o
!, germs that no sailor will sail on shil
with him. Between August 1908 AM
February 1912 he was aboard the Acm
Thirty Of his fellow seamen wer
stricken with the fever and three died
: Hewas discharged to prevent a mutiny
New York State has a bill under con
sideration which practically forces Ia
Dor employers to take out accident III
! surance in favor OF the workmen. Fo
. partial inability it provides fol, a week
ly compensation of fifty per cent of tn
wages with a maximum of ten and
minimum of five dollars a week for nc
more than 300 weeks. For total dis
ability after the first 800 weeks tn
e the compensation is DO per cent wit
J. maximum So and minimum 81 a week
Mr.. Arsene Pujo of our state an
y chairman of the money trust commltte
. admits the complete failure OF tt
money probing and cites as his reason
for this surrender the shortness
time and the absence of power to pr
" coed which is a senatorial bestowal.
u report based on the incomplete inquil
Z with measures advocated to reno,
,e some Of the sore financial spots TIL
Il the inquiry has shown up to the peop
will be made.
a. Edward F. Myths, of London, En-
m land, who was convicted of libellir
vs. King George of England by the pu
OF fishing Of a story relative to the mo
We ganatic marriage Of the King with t
daughter Of an admiral of the Engli
Navy at Malta years ago is held at Ne
II York. immigration officials contest t
MS right to admit the English Journal
into this country. Myths attorne
on claim that the offense was polite;
at The officials claim the offense Grimm;
DO If political the journalist should be 8
OF mitted, if criminal the law OF the la
prevents his entrance.
la Governor Cole Blease Of South Cal
of lima, who stunned the members of I
Tia Governors Conference at Richmo
he some time ago by saying things Il