The Monmouth inquirer., 1913-09-04

Part~ ~ Our Ge@nxrys
Veterinary surgeons 70 the number
of 1900 from all parts OF the country
assembled In New York for the fiftieth
annual convention of the American
Veterinary Medical association. which
Will continue four days. The honorary
president, DR. Alexander Laantard OF
Paris has sent an address to be read.
and others will be delivered by the
president of the association.
The Erie canal at Cohoes. N. Y.
overfowed its banks and flooded sew
eral streets and number of buildings
in that vicinity. More than 100 fam
lilies suffered losses which will amount
to several thousand dollars. which the
State viii have TO pay. The canal au-
thorities at Cohoes are at loss to ac-
count for the food and an investiga-
ito is being made.
The convention of the National AS
sociation of Deaf in Cleveland closed.
San Francisco won the next biennial
convention and the next business ses-
sion will be held in Hartford, Conn.
Jay Cooke Hodward. Duluth, Mimi.
was elected president: A. L. Roberts.
Kansas City. Kan. secretary. and H.
ID. Drake. Washington. treasurer.
A resolution to investigate charges
against Judge Emory o. Speer OF the
southern district Of Georgia was pass
ed by the house after Chairman Clay
ton of the judiciary committee had
made the charges public. They In
clude fel0nious allegations In bis court
administration and the charge that he
used drugs.
Motorcycle Policeman Brown of
Sacramento, CAL, chased couple on
another motorcycle eighteen miles.
When Brown overlook them and be-
gan a lecture ON the evils Of speeding
one of the men pulled out a pad and
wrote, I'VE are deaf mutes and
thought you were robber."
cit is fine how do you do when
they begin stealing tombstones," was
the parting comment Of Joseph Cast
head Of monument works, to the
Chicago police. Four grave markers
weighing 5000 pounds were stoier
from his yard. 1t was the first re
corded theft Of the kind. x
Secretary Of War Lindley NJ. Garri-
son made the last inspection Of mil
itary barracks of this present trip when
he visited Fort Thomas, Ky. The visit
Of Mr.. Garrison is expected to settle
the question as to whether the post
is to be abandoned. The secretary
left for Washington.
Milk dealers of Albany, N. Y, pre-
dicted that the retail price of milk il
the east will be advanced this fall and
winter because of the drought. Water
is scarce and the feed crop has beer
cut down considerably by the dry
weather.
Miss Jessie Wilson. daughter OF
President Wilson. who was hurt when
thrown from her horse while out rid
ig with her fiance. Francis B. Sayre, at
Cornish, N. H.. was reported to be
suffering from no serious injuries.
Delegates to the eleventh general as.
sembly of the Brotherhood of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers OF
America We're welcomed to Rochester
N. Y, by city officials and will be in
session for fifteen days.
Suits to recover 100000 in back
taxes will be begun by the state OF
Minnesota against the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific roads.
Seven hundred Of the 900 employees
at the A. w. Creighton shoe factory al
Lynn, Mass. quit work in sympathy
with twenty-five ironers.
Representative John w. Davis oi
West Virginia was sworn In as solicitor
general Of the United States. He re
signed from the house.
Two Paterson IN. j. thieves. caugh
stealing copper, plunged into the Pas
sale river when pursued by policemen
and swan TO safety.
Walter Winans Of Baltimore durini
recent shooting trip in the Austrial
Alps killed ten channels Ia ten days.