The Oakes times., 1913-01-16

! Wilson says no one. not even him.
the next cabinet
AT Darlington, N. D., firemen stooo
helpless while an entire city block
burned. The city water Auppiy was
exhausted soon after the i.e started.
President Taft believes ana div
putes should be arbitrated ~ alecial
board.
Problems in currency rai>rm are
being given attention in the gu se hi
week.
Progressives hold the balance OF
power in the New Hampshire senator
ship fight.
Mrs. Betsey Johnson, aged 104. the
Oldest resident of Henry county, llli-
nois, died.
President elect Wilson, so far has
not offered a single cabinet portfolio
to anyone.
Robbers got $4,000 from the State
Bank of Liberty in Montgomery
county, Kansas.
Albert McCabe, United States dis
trict judge in the Philippines. died at
Rochester, MINI.
Denial is made by the insular bu-
reau of any revolutionary plot in the
Philippine islands.
Chicago federation Of labor condemns
the whole proceedings in the trial OF
ironworkers.
The Nebraska prison association at
the annual meeting discussed needed
prison reforms.
According to an anti-administration
leader. the revolution in Mexico will
continue for years.
The Nebraska Legislature. now in
session. can do business for sixty days
and be sure of pay.
Woodrow Wilson says he is open
to suggestion from any member OF
the democratic family
On the theory that our currency
system is wrong, a house committee
has set about to change it.
President Taft asked for an appro-
priauon to continue the commission
on economy and efficiency
Army reorganization was discussed
by Secretary Stimson and number
OF generals in command.
Ortie McManigal and Frank K.
Painter may be tried in Omaha for ex-
plosions in Douglas county.
Judge Archibald, as a witness. de-
MED any bad motives in his different
deals with railroad companies.
Leslie M. Shaw told a house sub
committee that central bank would
mean control by Wall street.
A strike vote or arbitration is the
alternative confronting $4,000 loco
motive firemen on eastern railroads.
The Chinese customs revenues for
1912 amounted to $4O,2S0,000. This is
a much larger return than in 1911.
The retrial of the criminal anti
trust suit against the bathtub trust
will begin at Detroit on February 3.
While protesting to have reached
the limit of concessions, Turkey is
yielding little by little to the allies.
Existence of rebates in the ship
ping trade was brought out before the
house committee on merchant marine.
Field Marshal Count Alfred Won
Schlieffen, formerly chief of the gen.
eral staff of the German army, is
dead
j ~ Sildries7 =. Miller d well to uU nlerr- I
chant of Hulet, Wyo.. was instantly
killed while descending a hill in his |
automobile.
The report that the Russian Crown
Prince Alexis has gone to Cape Mar
pln to complete his convalescence is
denied by the Russian authorities.
Action by the house judiciary COM
mittee on the proposed workmen's
compensation and employers liability
legislation is expected within the next
two weeks.
Governor Foss sent special mes
sages to the Massachusetts, legisla-
'ture urging the early ratification of !,
the federal income tax amendment
and new personal tax law
Edward E. Wagner of Mitchell, 8.
D., United States attorney for that
state, and Charles Boynton, U. S. at
torney at Waco, Texas, have resigned.
President Taft accepted both resigna-
tions
The Chicago Telephone company is
called on to reduce it's rates and ap-
ply an alleged surplus to old age PEN
slons, salary increases and rate refor-
nation by report adopted bya COM
mittee of the city council
United States Senator JEFF Davis
died suddenly at his home in Little
Rock, Ark, as the result of an attack
of apoplexy. He was the only man en-
joying the distinction of having been
governor of Arkansas for three terms.
Senator Bradley OF Kentucky and
several other republicans threatened
openly that if the democrats persist in
opposing president Tafts appoint
ments, the republicans will start q
bitter contest against President Will
sons appointees in the special session
that meets after March 4.
Congressman Lobeck introduced in
the house a bill appropriating $780,
900 for the construction of paved
road between Fort Crook and the
south limit of South Omaha. The
bill is identical with that introduced
in the senate before the holidays by
Senator Hitchcock.
Personal
Federal Judge Archibald told his
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