The Yale expositor., 1913-09-11

thin air when the senate majority
swung solidly into line behind its lead
ers to defeat an amendment designed
20 regulate trusts.
The house commerce committee at
Washington is considering plans for
100000 bridge over the Potomac
river. IL will link the national capital
with Virginia.
Domestic
Eight persons killed was the ma
tons toll to the automobile on Sun
day.
The city Of New York has begun an
auction sale OF property upon which
taxes are In arrears, including real es-
tate belonging to the Duchess de Tai
leyrand, formerly Anna Gould; Hettie
Green, Big Tim" Sullivan, Howard
Gould, II. G. Phipps and Victor Her
bert.
With the white slavery" cases
against Maury l. Diggs and F. Drew
CRminetti finished, the government
turned its attention to preparation for
the trial OF Diggs and his former attor-
ney, Charles B. Harris OF Sacramento.
Cal, on charges in connection with
Digs defense.
Mrs. Marian Hammerstein began a
supreme court action in New York for
$4,000 damages against William Ham
merstein, one OF the sons OF Oscar
Hammerstein, whom she charges with
alternating the affections Of her hus-
band. Abraham Hammerstein, also
son OF the impresario. She Is known
on the vaudeville stage as Miriam Hen
riQues.
No loss Of life occurred on Ocracoke
or Portsmouth islands in Pamlico
sound during the terrific storm. At
Atlantic a few miles south of Ports
mouth island. considerable damage
was done.
Fire which started in a negro's cab
in is slowly dying out at the foot OF
West mountain, the southern extrem-
ity of Hot Springs, after reducing TO a
smoldering mass OF wreckage an area
more than a mile in length and from
seven to ten blocks wide In the east
ern section OF the city. The monetary
loss is roughly estimated at 100000
Oc0.
A suit in equity charging violation
Of the Sherman antitrust law against
the National Wholesale jewelers. as
ISOLATION, with head Offices in Phila-
delphia mad comprising 172 of the
leading jobbing firms Of the country,
will be filed in the United States dis
trict court at New York.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the Buck
eye Window Glass company at Colum-
bus, o., causing a loss estimated at
$4,000. Little insurance was carried.
Chief OF Police d. A. White OF San
Francisco is accused of incompetency
and inefiiciency and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer in a complaint filed with
the police board by Twain Nicholson,
an attorney. White is charged with
appointing men as detectives who
were recently convicted in connection
with "bunko ring"
OF all the speed" dances which
have been analysed by the Interna-
tional Association of Masters of Dane
ing, which began three days SEES
sion at Bridgeport. Conn, the tango"
the hesitation" waltz, the "hitchy
koo" and the peacock glide" are all
right If danced with decorum.
Three thousand persons. represent
ing 40 political organizations, marched
to the New York city hall headed by
six brass bands and acclaimed Mayor
Gaynor as an independent nominee 10
succeed himself.
After the arrest OF a fashionably
dressed man and woman the Cleveland
(O) police communicated with the au-
thorities OF Atlantic City, Bar Harbor
and Narragansett Pier In an effort to
connect the prisoners with jewel
thefts aggregating nearly 100000.
Rioting among the striking copper
miners and non-union men continues
at Calumet, Mich. Fifteen arrests
were made. several women being
taken into custody. Four non-union
men were badly beaten by strikers at
Laurium and Hancock.
Harry Bottorff OF Farson, Ia, and
william Cheek are dead and Mrs.
Cheek. a sister OF Bottorn. Is expect
ed 10 die as q result OF an auto race
between two friends on a country
road near Ottumwa. la.