The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27
UNITED STATES NEWS
New Russian Treaty.

treaty with Russia that
would recognize the passports OF
Hebrew American citizens.
Gov. Colquit Leads Turkey" Parade.
During the annual Thanksgiving
business celebration of South Texas,
Governor Colquitt, Of Texas, headed
the turkey" parade, Of five thous-
and live turkeys. which stalked thru
The streets in droves of few hun
dred each, behind trained leaders.
Big Shipment Of Coal to South.
One million bushels of coal, the
second large shipment to the South
since the recent navigable stage o!
the rivers, has been started from
Pa. 1900 tons Of manu-
featured iron and steel was shipped
with il for Southern markets.
Navajo Indians Revolt.
Four hundred Navajo Indians are
encamped on Beautiful Mountain,
thirty-live miles northeast of the
Shiprock Agency, singing war songs
and dancing around camp fires.
Sentries are stationed and signal
fires burning. The uprising was
caused by the persecution of several
Indian outlaws several weeks ago.
General Scott has been sent with
troops TO quiet them and il is hoped
there will be no bloodshed.
Twenty-Five Dollars Stolen From
Mint.
The count of all the silver dollars
in the San Francisco mint has re-
vealed that SOD were stolen, probably
about 1880 according to the direc-
tors report. Several months ago one
of the bags of silver in the mint was
found TO contain iron washers. All
the bags were opened and the money
counted.
The cost of counting far exceeds
the loss.
A Prize Cow.
A new worlds record by
brown Swiss cows for milk pro-
has been established by
College Bravura II, a nine-year-old
brown Swiss Cow, owned by the
Michigan Agricultural College. In
the year ending Nov. 20, she yielded
i3,30i.6 pounds of milk, which test
ed HOP per cent and made f,OOO.5
pounds of butter.
Governor Takes to Baseball.
Governor J. X. Tener, Of Pennsyl-
vania, will assume the duties of
of the National Baseball
League, i'm 1915, and will receive a
salary of $4,000 year. Governor
Tener is an old time ball player,
having played on the Pittsburg and
Chicago baseball clubs.
The Anti-Slavery Law in the Phil
ippines.
The Philippine Commission pass
ed the anti-slavery law, Nov. %,
adopted by the National Assembly.
A short time ago Investigations dis
closed extensive practice of slavery
in the Islands, and an effort has been
made since to suppress it.
U. s. Army Chargers Best.
In the international contest for
army chargers, held at the National
Horse Show in Madison Square Gar
den, n. v, United States won the
first, second and fourth places. Great
Britain won third place.
Proposes u. s. University.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman OF
he Senate Committee on the Univer-
sity of the United States, announces
his intention of introducing and
pressing a bill for the establishment
of a university under Federal con-
troll. This committee has not met
for several years and considerable
excitement was caused by his an
Puckerless Persimmons.
Puckerless persimmOns are being
shown in Washington at an agricul-
tural exhibit. This method consists
Of exposing the fruit after it is pack.
ed, to carbonic acid gas, which
solidilles the tannin in the persim-
mons, rendering il unsOluble and
Ihus eliminating the bite.
Railroads Getting Poorl
Representatives of the railroads
operating in the territory east OF
he Mississippi and north of the
ohio and Potomac rivers have sub.
ntied a request to the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Washing
on. urging for a general increase OF
) per cent in freight rates. They
lain that the railroad earnings are
not commensurate with the increas
I'd cost of operating, higher taxes,
higher wages and additions 10
necessary to meet COM
nercial demands of the country.
White House Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, the Presidents
second daughter, and Mr. Francis
3Owes Sayre took place Tuesday,