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The break in the levee at Wood
lawn, Miss, is now 5000 feet wide and
still spreading. The back water Is
flowing over seven fertile counties,
and already has reached Longwood, rs
miles inland.
Testimony that the parcel post had
taken away 20 per cent of the bust
ness of the express companies was
given before committee of the legis-
lature at Madison, Wis, by represent
atives of the express company
The two hundred and nincty-sev-
enth anniversary of Shakespeare's
death was commemorated by several
Shakespeare societies in New York
City. A laurel wreath was placed on
the poets statue in Central park
A bill to compel railroads to issue
exchangable mileage books good on
oil roads was introduced by Repre-
sentative Walling of New York. The
bill would make uniform mileage
rate of 2 cents applicable to all roads.
Constant gazing at moving picture
films has played havoc with the eye
sight of 10 members of the Chicago
police force, according to Second Dep
uty Chief Funkhouser The 10 men
who have been censoring picture
shows were ordered to visit ocuhsts.
The first application of CALIFORNIA;
new law for the recall of judiciary
has been successful. By margin of
S15 votes, Police Judge Charles L.
Weller of San Francisco, accused of
incompetency, was removed from Of
. nee at special election.
The Rev. James G. Mason has been
nominated by New Jersey Prohibitions
lists as their candidate for governor in
the election next fall.
DR.. Eusebio A. Morales, the newly
appointed Panama minister to the
United States, is on his way to Wash
ington to assume charge of the lega-
tion at Washington.
BY vote of 80 to 1, the Michigan
house passed the James-Amberson
mothers compensation bill, giving
juvenile judges power to write an or
der on county treasurers for So week
~, to be paid to the mother of any
destitute child, Il it is found that the
mother has not the supper of a hus-
band.
A portion OF the main levee forming
the east bank of the Atchafalaya
liver, north OF Krotz Springs, La,
gave way. The crevasse will food
parts of Point Coupee and Iberville
parishes.
Two men we're found alive in the
Cincinnati mine at Finleyyille three
days after the explosion in which
from 80 to 115 men lost their lives.
Robert Worden, a reporter, dead
locked corcner's jury Is days and
forced disagreement. Worden would
not exonerate physician whose auto
mobile ran down child.
Attorney General McRegnolds prob
ably will not interfere with the inter-
state commerce commissions pending
investigation Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, the So
called telephone trust.
Gov Clark of Iowa has appointed
former Secretary Of Agriculture Will
son head of commission that will &c
abroad to study agricultural methods
that may be applicable to Iowa,
A close friend CT Gen. Felix Diaz
has taken arms worth $120,0oO from
New Orleans in connection with Diaz'
plan to overthrow the Huerta govern
ment.
a e-yearold girl was killed as a re-
suit of the Pittsburg school children's
strikes organized as protests against
Superintendent S. L. Heeter. The girl,
marching with hundred or more of
her companions in Penn avenue, was
run down by street car and killed.
A Pennsylvania law providing that
parents of truant school children may
be fined 50 day for absence of their
children without cause may end the
school strike.
Nelson Wanamaker, As years old, a
nephew OF John Wanamaker, choked
to death in Philadelphia on piece of
steak. The mea. lodged in his throat
IN coughing spell.
The award of the arbitration board,
appointed under the Erdman act to
hear the demands of the firemen on
the Eastern railroads, has lust been
made public. 1t Is considered a vic.
tory for the employees, who will get
wage increases aggregating between
$3,500,0O0 and 100000.
The striking miners of the coal
fields In the vicinity of Charleston, w.
Va, rejected the proposals of Gov.
Hatfield for a settlement of the strike
which were accepted several days ago
ny the operators,
Three thousand Boy Scouts in Chi
cago were enlisted in the search for
katherine Winters, 8 years cid, who
disappeared from her home In New
castle, Ind, March 20, while selling
sickats for church harafif