The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-31
GEN ERAL.

GENERAL.
Nearly two score persons, men. won.
en- and children, were injured in Sun
day automobile accidents in and
around New York.
At Mineola, N. Y, the jury in the
trial Of Mrs. Florence Conklin Car
man, accused Of Staying Mrs. Louise
Bailey June 80, disagreed and was dis.
charged.
Delegations representing forty ma
tional Jewish organizations met in
New York to make plans to raise
great fund for the relief OF Jews in
the war zone.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company announced in New York that
after Nov. l the British military au-
thorities would admit messages in Ger.
tian specified codes.
Nearly all the glove factories, which
closed at Gloversville, N. Y, because
of the strike of 1,6OO cutters, have re-
opened. All are being guarded by the
police and about 100 deputies.
The law prohibiting the display in
parades of red and black flags, or ban
ners and signs bearing inscriptions
against organized government, was
upheld by the State Supreme Court at
Boston.
In Theoretically sealed, satin
lined coffin, covered by flowers, and
on board special train, the body of
Betty T., a pet Pomeranian dog owned
by Herman B. Duryea, was taken from
Westbury, l.. l., to Hickory Valley,
Tenn, for burial. The dog was val.
ued at $4,000.
In a remarkable decision, upholding
the right of labor to organize. Judge
w. B. Neff at Columbus, Ohio, found
School Superintendent W. M. Freder-
lex guilty of contempt of court in fail
ing to heed a court injunction not to
discharge teachers because of activity
in forming a union.
With people of all sections keenly
interested in the supply of lifes neces.
saries, they recognize the supreme
Importance of making agriculture effi-
cient and profitable and rural life COM
Portable" Secretary Houston of the
Department OF Agriculture declared at
Chicago before the convention of the
National Dairy Show Association.
One hundred and five men who
were trapped on the lower level of a
burning mine near Royalton, H., are
believed to be beyond hope of rescue
Thirty to forty others of the 3OS who
entered the mine are known to be
dead, and twenty-eight bodies have
been recovered. The mine belongs to
the Franklin Coal and Coke Company
and is located mile from Royalton.
Mrs. Wilbur p. Thirkield of New
Orleans, La, was reelected president
of the Womans Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church at the
Syracuse, N. Y, meeting. Mrs. May
Leonard Woodruff of Allendale, N, j.,
was elected vice president.
Turning misfortune to account, j.
G. LaPoint Of New Albany, Ind, for
railroad accident several years ago
invented a pneumatic pad for arti
ficial limbs, and now the European
war has created big demand for his
product.
Mrs. Florence Carman left the
county court house In Brooklyn, N. Y
free woman. She was released on
$25,000 bail, following the failure 0,
the jury which tried her for murder
to reach an agreement.
The third anniversary OF the insti
tuition by the federal government OF
it's suit to break up into Independent
units the United States steel corpora.
uon on the ground that Il violates the
Sherman antitrust law. was observed
In Philadelphia by the contending law.
yers continuing to fire their verbal
batteries at each other.
Sunday Gets $4,000; Leaves Denver.