Connecticut western news., 1913-10-23
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.
Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.
 Is 1t against the present law of Mas sachusetts to carry in parade a copy of a flag borne in George Washington's army? That is one of the questions which leaders of the Socialist larty say will have to be determined as a result of the arrest of two of their number for carrying red flags in a pro. cession.
 A young man who said he was Frank Roland gave County Clerk W. Guy Tetrick of Clarksburg. W. Va, a check for $2 for his marriage license and also gave a minister a check for marrying him. It is now alleged the checks were bogus. ,~t
 Women of many nations are to be included in the international suffrage club to be organized in Washington soon and patterned after similar clubs in London. Paris, Berlin and other cap- itals. Men may be admitted to mem. bership.
 George Fred Williams of Boston has been selected by President Wilson as minister to Greece. The post was of fered to Professor Garrett Droppers of Williams College. who declined that he might continue his educational work.
 Joseph R. Hoff of Lakewood. x. J., former Republican county chairman. charged with having given $100 to members of q negro political club. has been indicted Hon was indicted two years ago in l ballot box scandal.
 Proposed increased freight rates be- tween Missouri river points, objected to by Kansns City. Omaha and St. Jo- seph. will be allowed by the interstate commerce commission after a few notifications. it was announced.
 Women assisted in keeping Redondo Beach, Cal. wet" They boiled one half of the votes in the initiative cleo ton regarding the abolition of saloons The dry" element was defeated by a vote of s29 to 634.
 pr. Charles M. Liffenderfer, pastor of the First Lutheran church of Car lisle. Pa, has resigned to become min- isterial secretary of the general synod oR oh, s,,
 Men and women pay absolutely no attention to one another when attend ing a moving picture show, 1t was dis. covered at Pittsburgh's insane asylum. where a test was made.
 The anniversary of the surrender of General Cornwallis to the Continental army was celebrated at Yorktown, Va. with a military pageant of 1000 sol diers from Fort Monroe.
 Alvey A. Adee. veteran second as. sistant secretary of state. was run down by q motor truck while bicycling to his office in Washington. but es capped injuries.
 Petitions were filed in Oklahoma Cit, for the recall of the city commissioners and charter form of government May or Grant refused to call an election. A forest fire near San Jose, Cal, six miles wide stopped trains and tele. graphic communication and imperiled hundreds. Loss of life is feared.
 James P. Malone of Paterson. N. l.. army deserter, was caught because his vanity prompted him to show friends ! how he looked In a uniform. 1 George Wheeler Hinman, formerIy Y i editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean, was inaugurated president of Marietta col. lege at Marietta. o.
 : A carrier pigeon, which he believes was turned loose from some ship at sea, is at the home of Jacob Conan at Jamesburg, N. J.
 Senator Jacob IT. Gallinger of New Hampshire has recovered from a seri. ous illness and will return to Washing ton.