The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-20


Francisco bay off the Panama Pacific
exposition grounds In u series OF con-
tests and exhibitions with hydro.
planes. Their machines were dam
aged, but nobody was aurt.
Arthur T1llman, under sentence to
be hanged for murder, who escaped
from passenger train while being
taken to the state prison, was caught
near Cass, Ark.
Arthur B Carter, son-in-law OF for
mer Congressman Frank NJ Nye, was
given an indeterminate sentence with
a minimum OF five years in the state
penitentiary after he had confessed
com hitting blgamy at Minneapolis,
While climbing over fence three
miles east of Pana, Ill. George Gall
lard, aged 1e, son Of George Gaillard.
aceid entally discharged his shotgun
and blew off the right side OF his
head.
The Murfreesboro, Tenn, jury try
ing William F. Cook, charged with the
murder OF his wife and her niece,
Lucy Stamford. near Smyrna, last
August, returned @ verdict Of first
degree murder.
Mrs. Bridget c. Peixotto. a New
York school teacher. discharged a
month ago by the board Of education
for neglect of duty In being absent
nearly year on sick leave to become
a mother, won her fight for reinstGte-
ment
John f, C"Jack"D Geraghty, the au.
| tomobile dealer who was married Sc
cretly 20 Julia, the daughter of Amos
Tuck French OF New York, two years
ago circulated nomination papers for
alderman.at.large OF Woburn, Mass.
He will run as Democrat
Three persons were killed and a
dozen injured when eastbound Penn
sylYania train No II was wrecked
four miles west Of Wooster, o.
Ballot, winner of 100000 IN purses
on the American tracks, now is the
property OF James b. Haggin. The
veteran millionaire horseman paid
$50 600 for Ballot, and at the same
time purchased the noted sire sain for
5000.
John Purroy Mitchell, mayor-elect
OF New York, and Mrs. Mitchell start
ed on their belated honeymoon trip to
Panama. They have been married
four years.
William Bayard Hale, reputed en-
voy Of President Wilson. conferred
with Gen. Carranza and HIS constitu
tional!st leaders at NogaleB Mex.
Claudius l., Hoag. SS years old
originator of the Niagara grape, and 4
well.known hortlculturist, died al
Lockport, n. Y.
The trial OF Hans Schmidt, former
| New York priest. for the murder o.
Anna Anmueller parts Of whose dis
membered body were found in thu
Hudson river was set for Nov 10.
President Wilson's cabinet standI
| firmly behind him in ais efforts Il
4 force the retirement of Provisional
( President Huerta az u necessary stel
! 90
-, A building of the Inland Steel CON
!. pany at Indiana Harbor, Ind, wa
wrecked when pipe used for tn
+ transmission of steam exploded, Kill
+ ing William Zielke OF South Chicago
s Ind. and Nicholas PazkovlcA and /
+ +. Mangel both OF Indiana Harbor.
The tariff on winks was placed q
a IS by Magistrate Corrigan OF Ne'
i York City. lie fined Walter Rucs
:. that amount for winking at Mr.
J. Jeanne Posse.
i A pouch OF registered mail stole
from a wagon in Chicago carryin
United States mail yielded the tale
4, $63S40, according to statement b
n postal inspectors.
The long controversy between raj
roads OF the east and their conductor
d and traininen over demands for MOI
,f pay has ended The employees al
K. granted an increase in wages avera
Y ing per cent and totaling $4,000, OF
10 annually, from Oct. / last effecti'
for one year. One hundred thousan
men will share in the increase.
10 Technical errors in passage inva
r. date the Illinois workmen's compe
IN sation law. according to q decisic
Dr. rendered by Circuit Judge Creightc
G, in tao case OF Joseph Hatcher again
n. the Chicago, Wilmington Verm
20 lion Coal company at Springfield.
The law committee OF the Repu
Is llcan national committee unanimous
ut agreed to report that there is |
at power in the Republican nation
In committee to change the basis OF re