The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-03-14

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CLEVELAND, OHlO--The alleged
visits of Chief CT Police Fred Kohler
to the hCme of Mrs May Shearer,
while her husband, Samuel d. Shear
err, was al sent, were described by
witnesses when the trial of Kohler,
who gained fame as Cleveland's
Golden Rule" police chief, began be-
fore the civil service commission.
He. is charged with gross immor-
atty, conduct unbecoming gentle
man and an officer, and conduct sub
versive to good order and discipline
in the department"
LONDON, ENG.-A Belgrade dis
patch to the Daily Mail says terms OF
peace between the allies and Turkey
have already been secretly settled
and that a formal announcement to
this effect will be made very shortly.
On the other hand the Agence OF
toman of Constantinople quotes Grand
Vizier Mahmoud Shefket Pasha as
saying that peace is not imminent,
that Turkey will not cede Adrianople
to the allies and that Turkey is await
ing a decision of the powers as to its
latest proposals.
CHICAGO-The U. S. government
has begun an Investigation Of a new
alleged milk trust" the effect OF
which, it is declared, would cause the
price of milk to go up at least 2 to 3
cents a quart. Agents Of the depart
ment of Justice are at work inquiring
into the scheme of the Illinois Milk
Producers association, which, it is
cho~~ed is the organization through
which the milk supply is being mo-
nopOliZed
LAREDO, TEXAS-Out of force
of about thirty federal cavalrymen
who attacked a band of 200 Carranza
followers on the outskirts of Tampa.
EOS, seventy miles south of the border,
thirteen were killed, ten were wound
ed and four taken prisoners were exc
cuted, according to telegram re-
ceived by United States Consul Gar.
rett at Nuevo Laredo.
WASHINGTON - In farewell
compliment to U. S. Senator Shelby
M. Cullom of Illinois the senate
passed by unanimous vote a resolu.
ton, introduced by Senator Root OF
New York, making him resident com.
missioner in Washington, during the
construction of the $2,00Q,0O0 Lincoln
memorial in Potomac Park. at a sal.
airy of $4,000 year.
BURBANK, S. .. - Steward w.
FLEECE of Sioux City, Iowa, is being
held by the police here charged with
having kidnapped his wife. According
to the police, FLEECE called at the
home of his wife's father and at the
point of revolver forced his wife in
to a buggy and then drove several
miles to another town.
KANSAS CITY, MO- The Rep.
resentatives of the city and of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
conferred here on a proposed new
franchise for the company and agreed
that street car fares are to be reduced
here at the expiration of three years.
when tickets are to be sold at the rate
of six for % cents.
LOS ANGELES, CAL. - The jury
trying the case of Clarence Oar.
row, the Chicago attorney, on the
charge of bribery in connection with
the Mcnamara brothers trial report
ed that it was unable. to agree Judge
Conley is expected to discharge it.
PARIS, misunderstanding to a
semi-official report received here the
Duke of Montpensier, youngest broth.
er of the Duke of Orleans, and the
last of the Bourbon pretenders to the
throne of France, has been asked to
accept the throne of Albania.
HAVANA, cUBA-The sweeping
amnesty bill passed by congress will
probably not be signed by the presi-
dent. 1t is scandalously inclusive OF
many criminals, although only in
tended for the negroes involved in
the recent uprising.
ATHENS-The Turkish City of
Janina, the chief city of Epirus, was
captured by the Greeks. The Greeks
captured $4,000 Turkish prisoners.
The city has been under siege by
Greek troops since the outbreak OF
the Balkan war
VIENNA - The Turkish cruiser
Hamidieh has sunk three Greek
transports loaded with Servian troops
on the way to Scutari, according to
a Constantinople dispatch to the Neue