Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08
WORLDS
EVE N is
TIE r. SELY and
BRIEFLY TOLD
WASHINGTON

AAO ShAbSa oboeOb N0tA y
at Washington has ceased to exist.
U. g. District Attorney Fred G. Wet
more of Grand Rapids, Mich, was sum-
marily removed from ONCE by Attor-
ney General McReynolds.
Ten billion dollars worth of prod
ucts, $4,000, 10000 OF cash income-a
bumper year in spite of droughts and
other setbacks-is the 1918 record Of
5000. 900 American farms according to
the department Of agriculture at Wash
ington.
The jewelers. trust, against which a
bill in equity was filed by the depart.
ment OF Justice at Washington, has
agreed to accept the terms laid down
In the governments brief and will
escape prosecution.
Attorney General McReynolds re-
turned to Washington after holiday
vacation, most Of which he spent at
the home Of his mother at Elkton. Ky.
With many OF the well known theo-
retical and practical economists of the
country in attendance, the tenth an
nual meeting Of the American Political
Science association opened in Wash
ington.
With Secretary of Labor William B.
Wilson in the chair, the American AS
ISOLATION for Labor Legislation began
its annual meeting In Washington by
discussing Administration and Indus
trial Relations"
Information has reached Washing
ton that Great Britain and Germany
have entered into an offensive and de-
fensive commercial alliance against
the United States.
Domestic
Eight persons were burned to death
and three were probably fatally hurt
In an incendiary fire which swept
through five-story brick tenement at
New York.
Within distance of 20 miles four
landslides. caused by melting snow
and rain. have blocked the Western
Pacific railroad in the Feather river
canyon of California.
Speedy settlement of the copper
miners strike in Michigan is expected
soon by Mr.. Densmore, the federal
agent.
To obliterate the loan shark and
enable American wage earners to Dor
row money easily and cheaply is the
underlying purpose Of a great bank
ing enterprise shortly to be launched
under the auspices of Julius Rosen-
wald of Chicago. II is understood
that Andrew Carnegie and Vincent
Aston are associated with him In the
enterprise.
The coroner's jury, after being out
six hours, returned an open verdict In
the Italian hall Christmas disaster at
Calumet, Mich.
The birth of the new year was
flashed to all portions Of the globe
from the navy wireless station at
Arlington, Va, promptly at midnight
An agreement of counsel was
reached whereby the fourth trial of
DR.. b. Clarke Hyde, charged with the
murder of Thomas Fl. Swope, million
aire philanthropist. will begin at Kan
sas City January IL.
College yells in % languages were
given at the banquet closing the con-
vention OF the American Association
of Cosmopolitan Clubs at Iowa City.
The next convention will be held at
Ohio university.
Several thousand noted educators
and churchmen, from 46 states and 20
foreign countries, met In Kansas City
for the Student Volunteer Movement
convention.
Both houses Of the Kansas City
council passed an ordinance making 1t
Illegal to work crippled horse or to
work a healthy horse longer than -
hours in any "a.
Six hangers and two aeroplanes at
Hampstead IN. ~ aviation field,
where some of Americas foremost avn
ators learned to fly, were destroyed by
fire. The loss was $4,000.
Ernest l.. Thurston of Washington
has been made superintendent OF the
public schools of Washington by the
board of education. to succeed DIR.
William M. Davidson. who resigned re-
Gently to become head OF the schools
of Pittsburgh. Pa.
The Jury which held in It's hands the
fate Of Hans Schmidt, who has been
on trial at New York for the murder
of Anna Aumuller. after celebrating
36 hours, was discharged after the
IL men were unable to agree upon a
verdict.
Greater New York now leads the
world In point Of population. accord
ing to statistics completed by DR.. w.
H. Guilfoy OF the New York board OF
health. His figures give Greater New
York population OF 5.476.966.
Burr L. Harris, negro, sentenced to
be hanged February 10 for the murder
OF Christian science practitioner in
Los Angeles, Cal, has confessed that
he also killed and robbed q Los An
geles diamond broker.
Pennsylvania as producer Of coal
broke all records this year. According
o advance statistics announced by the
Biological survey, the combined pro-
luction of anthracite and bituminous
GAL in the state probably will amount
2s7oOo.cQO short tons.