Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-11
Summary of
Most Important
News Events
Washington

Washington
One of the rocks which threatened
the peaceful passage of the Under
wood-Simmons tariff bill dissolved into
thin air when the senate majority
swung solidly into line behind its lead
ers to defeat an amendment designed
to regulate trusts
Elimination of the commerce court,
an appropriation of 100000 for the re-
lief OF American refugees In Mexico
and 100000 to start the interstate
commerce commissions physical val
uation of railroads featured the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill re-
ported to the house at Washington BY
the appropriations committee.
The house commerce committee at
Washington is considering plans for a
100000 bridge over the Potomac
river. 1t will link the national capital
with Virginia.
Negroes of the District of Columbia
mailed to members Of congress a pro
test against proposed legislation to
segregate the blacks who are en-
ployed in government offices.
The house naval affairs committee
will hold hearings soon, with view Of
drafting legislation to amend or re-
place the naval personnel law of 1899.
1t is descired to provide for steady
dow Of promotions and avoid the
threatened stagnation in the service.
In a reply to Secretary Daniels the
naval board OF inspection points out
that lack of berthing slips and dry
docks Is ''the distinctly important
weakness Of our naval stations located
north Of Cape Hatteras." The board
recommends the purchase of Jamaica
island and Clark's island at the Ports
mouth navy yard as sites for dry
docks.
Domestic
]. c. Blades of Newbern, N. c., one
of the states leading lumber mill men,
just back from Washington, N. c., de-
clared there is a feeling of certainty
that Ocracoke Island, on the coast,
had been wave-swept by hurricane
and that none Of the 500 people on the
island escaped. This belief was based
on the high tide in Pamlico sound
and the ocean inundation. More
head City, Beaufort, Newbern, Wash
ington, Bayboro, Bell Haven and doz-
ems Of other small towns on the coast
are reported as having great losses
from the fury of the gale.
A suit In equity charging violation
of the Sherman antitrust law against
the National Wholesale jewelers. as
ISOLATION, with head offices in Phila-
delphia and comprising 172 of the
leading jobbing firms of the country,
will be filed in the United States dis
trict court at New York.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Buck.
eye Window Glass company at Colum-
bus, o., causing a loss estimated at
$3.50, 900. Little insurance was carried.
Chief of Police d. A. White Of San
Francisco is accused of incompetency
and inefficiency and conduct unbecom-
ing an officer in complaint filed with
the police board by Twain Nicholson.
an attorney. White is charged with
appointing men as detectives who
were recently convicted In connection
with "bunko ring"
OF all the speed" dances which
have been analysed by the Interna-
tional Association OF Masters of Dane
ing, which began a three days SEES
sion at Bridgeport, Conn. the tango"
the hesitation" waltz, the "hitchy
koo" and the peacock glide" are all
right IL danced with decorum.
Three thousand persons. represent
ing 40 political organizations, marched
to the New York city hall headed by
six brass bands and acclaimed Mayor
Gaynor as an independent nominee to
succeed himself.
Severed hundred delegates attended
the tenth national encampment of the
United Spanish-American war vet
Grams, which held three-day session
at Buffalo. N. Y.
Harry Bottorr of Farson. Ia, and
William Cheek are dead and Mrs.
Cheek, sister OF Bottorff, is expect
cd to die as result of an auto race
between two friends on country
road near Ottumwa. la.
Rioting among the striking copper
miners and non.union men continues
at Calumet. Mich Fifteen arrests
were made several women being
taken into custody. Four non-union
men were badly beaten by strikers at
Laurium and Hancock.
Washington and Lee university at
Lexington. Va. win receive nearly ST.
600, 900 from the estate of Robert Par
ker Doremus, formerly member OF
the stock exchange firm of De Coppet
q Doremus, according to transfer
tax report filed in New York.
Three petty officers and FIVE seamen
from the battleship Nebraska were
drowned in Hampton Roads on New.
port News, Va. when a launch from
the battleship Nebraska was caught
in waterspout during a hurricane
which swept this section.
Because of misunderstanding
over the contract of an amusement
park where a picnic was held. the
parade of $4,000 workingmen at st.
Louis, Mo-, ended in disorder. Police
were rushed to the scene to quell the
riot