Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-14
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
DISPATCHES From Our Own and For
sign Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Graders.

Busy ekaders'
What forces the army geHeral STAFF
believes necessary for the defense OF
the Panama canal and Hawaii is re-
yealed In estimates submitted to the
house, asking appropriations OF
100000
After devouring a dozen raw eggs,
two pounds of beefsteak and gallon
OF beer, Bert Schmidt champion
eater of Chicago" attempted to bite
@ bartender and was Jailed.
The United States supreme court
decided that II railroads allow OBJ
noxious weeds to grow on their rights
of way, and the weeds 90 to seed and
the seed is blown into farmer field
and grows, tae railroad is responsible
for damages,
Marvin Tritch of Nirksville, Me,
and Arthur Stromberg of Stronberg'
Neb., winners, respectively, of Nos.
and . In the North Platte, Neb. Tor
est reserve government lottery ~ two
weeks ago, have been disqualified ana
Charles g. Reynolds Of Loup CITY,
Neb., who drew No. 3, has been Or
dered to report and make the ilrst
selection.
julius X. Schwabacher, a million
aire was arrested at Peoria, ILL.,, on
state warrant charging aim with at
tacking lQ-year-old girl, the charge
being preferred by the glrl
pispatches from Vienna indicate
that the disastrous second war when
Bulgaria entered after the quarrel
with her erstwhile allies IN the Balkan
league rs likely to cost King Ferdi'
nand his throne.
Ninety vessels Of all classes win
a 3SOo0 gross tonnage, were built IN
the United States during October %
cording to a bureau of navigation re-
port just issped.
Harry Rocket Of Stronghurst was
killed and Miss Madeline Curtis bl La
Harper sustained three broken ribs
when the automobile In whica they
we're riding struck Il COW.
A delegation of negroes bringing a
petition opposing segregation Ill tle
governmental departments was pre-
eented to President Wilson by Repre-
sentative Peters OF Massachusetts.
Another banking and currency bill
the third to be presented to the sen
ate banking and currency committee
for its consderaton-was suggested
by Senator Reed Of Missouri at the
committee conference.
Warning against freak" and in
complete addressing Of mail was is'
sued by PostmastcrGeneral BurleSon'
because OF heavy Increase OF expenses
In locating parties.
President Wilson is "solidly con-
vinced" that the elections in Massa'
chusetts, New Jersey and Maryland
prove that the people are indorsing
his tariff and currency bills.
The big main admission building OF
Ohio Northern university, at Ada. o.,
Is a mass Of ruins and the beautiful
brown auditorium nearby badly dam
aged as the result OF $4,000 fire.
Notes given after March |, 1913. Tor
interest. rents or other incomes ma
turing on or after Nov. l, are subject
TO income tax collection at the source,
Secretary McAdoo ruled
Secretary of Labor William h. VIII
son. In an interview at Minneapolis
declared that fewer men were with
out employment now than at any time
In the last 80 years,
The Rev. Oscar Johnson, SS years
old, q former missionary to China
from the Swedish Evangelical church
was found dead at his home In Chi
cago,
On the tenth anniversary of the sep
aration OF Panama from Colombia, the
Colombian senate met and unani
mously adopted resolution declaf
ing again that COlombias isthmiar
rights are irrevoeable.
District Attorney Fredericks OF lo'
Angeles county. prosecutor of the Nc
Namara brothers, issued a statement
to the effect that ortie MeManigal
confessed dynamiter and informer OF
the McNamaras and other officials Q
the structural iron workers uaien,wil
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