The Washington herald., 1914-01-02
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! Chicago, Jan. lon the ground that
no woman's life is safe in Mexico at the
present time. Lieut.. Gov. Barratt o'Hara
will appeal to Congress to prevent the
deportation to Mexico OF Senorita Laura
Leon. pretty twenty daugh-
| ter of a constitutionalist leader, IL the
immigration authorities hold that she was
brought to this country for immoral pur-
poses.
| Ottawa, Ontario, Jan. 1.-The Canadian
| government has decided to take drastic
measures to stamp out the potato dis
ease in the maritime provinces, and TO
this end Prof John Adams. of the Royal
College of Science. Dublin, is to have
charge of the subject.
Boston, Jan. IA new method of evad-
ing the payment OF car fare has been
unearthed. officials OF the Boston Ele-
| waited Railway Company has just dis
| covered that nearly 5000 pasteboard tick
cts similar in form I" subway tickets
have been deposited i'm the choppers
| at subway stations. The tickets, which
| bore political advertising, had been dis
| tributed throughout the city by a cans-
date for the city council who had not
foreseen the use to which they might be
put
| New York. Jan. 1-Petltions In bank
ruptcy to the number of 1,sS2 were filed
in the clerks office Of the United States
| District Court here in 1913 This is 100
more than the year 1912 and the largest
in several years. but is not quite up to
the record of l.ss5 in 1899.
| Mobile, Ala, Jan. with news Of the
! NJ Arh af
| Havana confirmed and the British
| schooner Cheslie accounted for shipping
circles say virtually all the craft struck
b. the recent gulf storm have been heard
| from.
ST. Louis Jan. Additional legisla-
ton will be necessary before Missouri
State banks can enter the Federal re-
serve system. according TO an opinion
rendered by Frederick w. Lehman. for
mer solicitor general Of the United States.
Lehman saws the present State banking
law does not authorize them to partici-
pate.
New York. Jan. Lord Northcliffc.
acting upon medical advice regarding
his eyesight. is relinquishing some of his
responsibilities and going abroad until
Easter, according to advices received
mere To-Day, from IOhQvH.
Pittsburgh Jan. 1-Andrew Miller. a
mill worker. this morning shot his wife
Helen five times and then fired a bullet
into his head. The woman was fatally
wounded, but at the hospital it was said
Miller would recover. They had quar-
| relied.
New Britain. Conn. Jan. Mrs. Jacob
| Min h., ha
first person to benefit by the workmen's :
Compensation law. which went into ef-
| fe9 in this State at midnight. Her hus-
band was killed this morning in a coal
| conveyor. Under the law his widow will
, receive 800 for funeral expenses and 70
week for six years
Chicago. Jan. 1T. P. Cook. general
manager of the western division of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, with
headquarters in Chicago, retired today
after being in the services of the COM
pany fifty years. W. W. Ryder, manager
of the railroad department, will succeed
Mr.. Cook.
Boston. Jan. IA carload of news
paper men greeting the new year discov-
cred a fire at A street and Broadway.
South Boston. early today, and by quick
work prevented loss of life. Six families
were awakened by members OF the party
and rushed shiveripg into the street,
while others turned in the alarm.
Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. I-Bishop James
II. Darlington, of this city. has requested
the public service commission to consider
favorably the application of the ministers
of this State for their customary half
fare rates on railroads. Several railroads
have announced that under the new pub
lie utilities act which goes. into effect
today it will be unlawful to issue half
rate tickets or passes to persons within