Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-14


granted an increase in wages ayerag-
ing per cent and totsling s6.000,00
annually, from Oct, last effective
for one year. One hundred thousand
men will share in the increase.
F. A Dslsao, W. X. Bixhy and T.
B. Pryor, receivers for the Wabash
railroad. were fined sl,eoe In the fed
eral district court at St. Louis for
violation Of The law prohibiting en-
ployes of a railroad from working
more than Is hours coRsscutiVely.
Amid scenes OF unparalleled excite
ment, Mendel Bellis, the Jew, was &C.
quilted Of the blood ritual murder OF
Andrew Yushlnsky, the iS-year-old
Christian boy who vas slain in
March, 1911, at Kiev, Russia
Hazry Davis, one Of q trio Of youth
full bandits that held UP and killed Al
Hatch, a wealthy Kansas City, Mo-.
saloonkeeper, in October, 1912, plead
ed guilty Unexpectedly. He was sen.
fenced to 80 years In the peniten'
tiary.
4 small detachment OF militlamel
was fired on from ambush while en-
route to Segundo to investigate the
blowing up of the pipe line between
Segundo and Primero, Colo. The
troopers charged in the direction ot
the shots, but the assailants escaped.
The Red Cross Christmas seal cam
paign will have rs q feature this year
the sale by auction of the first seals
or sheaths placed on it, was an
nounced. The auction sales Will be
held in various parts of the country,
in New York state, Ohio, Illinois.
Michigan. Indiana and Texas.
The migratory bird law recently en-
acted by congress was declared uncon'
stitutional by Attorney General Car
mody of New York,
One hundred moving picture theater
will be pressed into service TO assist
the campaign Of the Consumers
league of Cincinnati for early Christ
mas shopping.
Snow has reached a depth OF 10
inches at Elkins, w. Va, and other
points In the eastern Alleghenies in
Maryland. West Virginia ana southern
Penusylyania Traffic on the West
Maryland aud Baltimore e. Ohio rail
roads is greatly interfered with be-
cAnse of wire trouble and drifts.
The strike of the employees N the
indianapolis Traction and Terminal
company was settled through the eff
forts of Gov. Samuel NJ. Ralston. The
employees won their demand for arbi
tratlon, but nothing is SAID about rec
ognitlon of the union in the terms OF
settlement
Four persons we're killed, one is dy
ing and seven others were seriously
injured In an automobile collision at
Los Angeles.
Boston voters rejected the proposed
amendment to the constitution max
ing women eligible to appointment as
notaries public" by majority OF 5.292.
A strong earthquake shock occurred
at Messina, Italy. 1t was followed by
two shocks of less severity. No dam
age was done.
Gen. Felix DIaz, recently candidate
for president OF Mexico, was stabbed
twice by Mexicans while he was llS
tening to a band concert in the fash
ionable promenade, Malacon, Havana,
Cuba. He was not dangerously in
jured Three OF the five Mexicans In
the plot were arrested.
Mrs. Leon Alden, known as the
Brass Widow" en- trial In the federal
court at Kansas City, charged with
using the mails to defrDud. was con
victed and sentenced to serve Is
months in the federal prison al LeaN
enworth, Kan.
John Lind. President Wilson's spe
cla envoy to Mexico, now Of Vera
Cruz, confirmed the report that the
United States has sent an ultimatum
to President Huerta demanding that
he resign the presidency.
,. An effort to resume street car traf'
fic in lndis iapols, which has been
tied up for a week by a strike, result
ed in the serious injury OF seven
atrike-breakers and two policemen
and the vreeking of the car,
Triplets we're born at Chattanooga.
Tenn, to Mrs. Edward Heron, wife
of prominent local manufacturer,
The triplets are two boys and = girl.
with a combined weight OF 20 pounds,
Thirty.two were killed and 40 In
jured when the Marseillss-Paris ex'
press train was wrecked by collision
with a local train near Mslun. France.
Mrs. Jessie ]. Wakefield was sen
tanead at Naw Haven Conn 10 he