The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-21

the country possessed by the Car
ranZistas.
Figures given out at the secretary
of states office show that Japanese
In California have invested close to
$l,1O000O in orchards since the pas
sage OF the Webb anti.alien land law.
One hundred companies have been
formed with total capitalization OF
more than $2145,0OO.
Eugene n Foss, three times elected
governor Of Massachusetts as q Dem.
oCrat, and candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency
last year, declared himself again a
Republican, but remained indefinite
regarding his reported candidacy for
the Republican nomination for re.elec.
ton.
The Mexic3n situation continued ap.
parently unchanged, with President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan awaiting
preliminary note delivered by John
Lind to Foreign Minister Gamboa
Joint mediation in Mexico by tho
United States Brazil and Argentina
was proposed in a house resolution
introduced by Representative Towner
of Iowa, Republican. This plan was
advocated by Representative Kahn of
California and Is said TO be under con.
sideration by the administration.
Smiling, outwardly cheerful and
wearing a jaunty green felt hat, Por-
ter Charlton, Lake Como wife muir
derer, sailed aboard the liner De
d'ltaia for Genoa When the boat
reaches Italy, 10 days hence, Charlton
will be taken at once to Como and
placed on trial.
The whalcr Fran, commanded by
Capt DoXrud, left Bueuos Ayres, Ar.
gentine, for Colon to take on board
Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary and
Capt Boald Amundsen, pole discover.
ors, who, 1t is understood, will be the
first to pass through the Panama ca
nal on board ship.
Miss Sylvia Fankhurst again was
released from Holloway Jail as a \se.
quel to hunger and thirst" strike.
She was In a condition OF collapse.
Despite the showers which fell in
some parts OF Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma, the heat wave showed lit.
tie abatement in severity, and TEN
peratures averaged about as high ~
last week.
Members OF the senate committee,
after an informal conference unani.
mOusly concluded that Gov. O'Neal OF
Alabama could not. under the Consti.
tuition, appoint a successor to the late
Senator Johnston.
Henry d. Clayton, member OF con
gress for the Third district OF Ala.
bama, was named by Gov. O'Neal as
United States senator to MI the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Joseph +. Johnston
Forty.hve hundred pounds OF dyna
mite were exploded at Post, Tex, in
an effort to break the drouth Clouds
were seen after the explosion, but
there was no precipitation.
Another daughter was born to the
Countess Laslo Szechenyi, formerly
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. at Great
langley Manor, at Guilford, England
Without dissenting voice the In
ternational Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen in biennial convention at
Pittsburg went on record as favoring
votes for women.
Forty laborers with the Barnun 4
Bailey circus were injured when
Rock Island passenger train smashed
into the rear end of the first section
circus train at RichReld, Neb.
When J. X. Scott, aged So was
searched after being arrested for
vagrancy at Pittsburg the police found
$4,000 sewed In the lining OF his coat.
The new parcel post regulations
went into effect, increasing the weight
limit from II to 20 pounds and reduc.
ing rates of postage within n distance
of $50 miles from a given point
Morris Nestman, years old, while
flying kite from the roof of his home
in New York. accidentally fell 40 feet,
landing In neighbours clothes basket.
unhurt.
The general strike" in Italy, which
has ended, resulted in the death OF
three persons, the wounding of 1G5
and the arrest of 2,47S.
Mayor Gaynor and the police went
the limit in the crusade against all.
nj chit reafaiiraute whom IN mr. mora M