The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-09-25

ton that they will he unwelcome
next month, American warships will
probably remain near the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of Mexico.
Currency Bill Passes.
The House passed the Currency
Bill by vote of 2S6 to 81. The
Bill will go To the Senate, to be con-
sidered by the Banking Committee.
II will be several weeks before the
is reported to the Senate,
where further debate is expected
10 delay its final passage.
The House has begun on the In
come Tax and will probably settle
IL in the coming week.
Roosevelt Tours South America.
Former President Roosevelt will
tour South America, delivering at
least three addresses during the
first month Of his tour. He will speak
on American Internationalism,"
Character and Civilization" and
Democratic Ideals"
Colonel Roosevelt will probably
be made special envoy of the Unit
ed States to England and Germany
to secure their participation in the
San Francisco Exposition.
Moonshine Raiders Pay own Bills
The guardians Of Uncle Sans
Internal Revenue, have long enjoyed
the privilege Of having their laun-
dry bills paid by the government.
Now comes word from William ID.
Osborne, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, saying that his travelling
moonshine raiders would have to
pay their own bills. Also that In
ternal Revenue storekeepers, store
keeper gaugers, and gaugers would
be required To pay their own
travelling expenses while on leave
of absence.
Forest Fire.
a forest fire lasting three days
destroyed one of the finest pine
groves in The Cleveland National
Forest and part Of the watershed
from which the Redland, Riverside
and San Bcrnardine citrus fruit
growers obtain their irrigation
There are three. more fires raging
and rangers regard them as the most
serious during the past three years.
Typhoid Epidemic.
\ typhoid fever epidemic result
ing in III cases was reported since
the first of September in the East
Side, New York. II was traced to
infected milk which came from a
company receiving their supply
from an upstate creamery.
Gold in the Philippines.
There has been considerable in
crease in the gold production in the
Philippines from SiS9,953 in 1911 to
S510,2i2 in 1912, and it is expected
to be three or four times that
this year.
Smugglers Fail.
Six trunks belonging to a New
York banker and his wife were held
up because they declared the con-
tents to be worth 5000 while bills of
sale which a woman Inspector found
in the stockings of the maid dis
closed the values of the goods, con-
sisting of lingerie and Paris hats
not specified in the declaration to be
worth 5000
Slavery in the Philippines.
A report to Secretary of War Gar
risOn, disclosed the practice of
slavery in the Philippines to be
very common. Heads of families
sell their sons and daughters when
quite young at prices ranging from
$50 to 800. Many Of the servants
of the wealthy class of Philippines
are such slaves. Some of the SER
wants are old men and women who
have been in the family since early
childhood. Some of them are
bought quite young and kept till
they become old enough to shift for
4 large percentage of the Chinese
have Philippine wives actually
bought by them at "A stipulated
price.
The report shows that peOnagc
and slavery exist in all parts of
the island.
Republican Victory in Maine.
The election of Republican Con
gresham in Maine in a district car
ricd by the Democrats last fall, be-
cause of Republican division, shows,
that the Democrats are still min
orily party and can be beaten at
any time when their opponents will
unite.
Presidents Church Sold.
President Wilson is without a
church. The Central Presbyterian
of Washington. ID. c., has
been sold to the Mount Carmi Bap-
tist congregation, negro organlza-
tiOn.
President Wilson will probably