McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-04-18

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to the Norwegian polar expedition
which will leave the Pacific coast I'M
der command Of Capt. Raold Amund-
sen in June, 1914, to explore the po-
lar basin
Before a gathering of the medical
profession OF Rhode Island, at Provi-
dence, DIR. Friedrich II. friedman
injected the vaccine which he claims
Is cure for tuberculosis into So of
the 124 patients at the Wallum Lake
sanatorium, a state institution.
President Wilson arranged his bus.
mess at the White House offices SO
he could attend the opening game at
Washington between the Washington
and New York Americans and he
tossed the first ball from his box to
Manager Griffith
The right of home rule is extended
to cities of New York state in the
CulverLevy home rule empowering
BILL which has been signed by Gov.
Sulzer.
A modified form of bank guarantee
probably will be offered by Senator
Owen, chairman of the senate banking
and currency committee.
Miss Genevieve Champ Clark,
daughter of Speaker and Mrs. Chanp
Clark, will leave New York April II
for France, where she will begin a
tour of Europe with Mrs George Har-
vey, wife of the New York publisher.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, is con-
fined in hospital in Washington, D.
c., threatened with mastoiditis of the
left ear.
Two sailors of the United States
cruiser California were killed ard
three others wounded in street fight
at Mazatlan, a Pacific coast port of
Mexico.
Revised statistics compiled by field
agents of the Red Cross were given
out, showing that 500 or more persons
were drowned in Ohio In the floods CT
March rs. The last previous estimate
made the deaht list 463.
The Progressive party's presiden-
tial preference primary measure was
introduced by Representative Hine-
baugh of Illinois. His bin is one of
the first of long series of platform
pledge measures.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment to provide for the convening Of
congress on the second Tuesday in
January each year is sought in a
measure introduced by Represents
tive Barley of Kentucky, new mem
Der.
Attorney General McReynolds dis,
approved the new plan for the disso-
luton of the Union Pacific-Southern
Pacific merge recently submitted to
him by Robert s. Lovett, chairman OF
the Union Pacific board
The president named former Sena
tor Francis M. Cockrell Of Missouri
rs civilian member of the govern
ment's board of ordnance and FORTH
cations, vice former Senator Warner
of Kansas City.
President Wilson let 1t be known
that the federal government would
not interfere with pending legislation
in California. by which aliens who
have not declared their intention of
becoming America. citizens are pro-
hibitsd from owning land or other
property. :.
Foreign
Former King Manuel of Portugal
declares: 81 see that / shall soon re-
turn to the throne of Portugal" in an
interview published In the newspaper
Correio, which, however, does not dis
close his whereabouts.
Canada's immigration figures show
that for the 10 months to February 1
345. 900 foreigners arrived. OF these
100000 were British subjects and
$4,000 citizens of the United States.
The little kingdom of Montenegro
has thrown down the gauntlet to the
six great powers. She has declined to
yield to the demand of the powers to
abandon her attempt to gain possess
sion Of Scutari and has officially an
nounced that "there will be no de-
parture from an attitude which con-
forms to the necessities Of the state
OF war existing between the allies and
Turkey"
Thirty-three persons, including pas
sengers and members OF both crews,
were reported killed In hsad-on col.
lision between passenger and freight
near Karlstadt, in Croatia.
Two nun0fed laDOrers ana engi-
neers working on the Furka Pass
across the Alps we're blockaded by
the fall of an avalanche near Domo-
dossola, Some of them have already
died from exposure.
The high-powered radio station at
Arlington, Va, held long-distance
wireless conversation with Gibraltar,
and convinced navy officials that 1t
was able to transmit messages at any
hour of the day or night to vessels at
sea for distance Of 5000 miles.
Miss Zelie Emerson, the American
suffragette, who has been held In Hol-
loway Jail, London, was released. She
was taken away in an ambulance and