The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-11-27
NEWS NOTES

coast and others that he will join Car
rama at Vera Cruz. Zapata's forces
still menace the capital and are said tt
have taken Puebla.
Brig. Gen. Funston's infantry anc
marines, numbering 5000 men, hauleC
down the American flag at Vera Cruz
and evacuated the Mexican port in &C
cordance with the instructions OF Presi
dent Wilson. Five battleships will re
main in Mexican waters. Villas entry
into Mexico City has been delayed by
the condition Of the railroad tracks.
The Federal Council Of the Church
OF Christ in America is planning tc
send several prominent ministers from
this country as messengers to the va
rious churches of Europe for the pur'
pose Of conveying to them the good
will and sympathy Of the Christian
churches in America"
The greatest problem OF Belgian re-
/ lief is in the cities now, according to
member OF the committee who reached
London. Brussels alone is feeding $780,
persons daily, many of them country
people who have been driven into the
city by the lack OF fuel in the outlying
districts.
Representative Gardner, Of Massa-
chusetts, addressed letter to Secretary
Garrison urging that army officers be
allowed to appear before the House
Rules Committee in connection with
the resolution proposing an inyestiga-
ton OF the adequacy Of the army and
navy.
The new Government which was set
up in Haiti two weeks ago with the
election OF DamiIvar Theodore to the
presidency has not yet been recognized
by the United States, and will not be
until assurance is given that revolution
airy days are over in the republic.
Eight persons are dead, two Others
we're so badly burned that they may
die, and seven more, including two fire
captains, were injured as the result OF a
fire OF suspicious origin which destroyed
brick tenement on East Twenty-ninth
street in New York.
That American business conditions
are improving rapidly and will soon
pass those OF normal times was the
statement made by Charles M. Schwab.
OF the United States Steel Corporation,
upon his return from Europe.
A resolution favoring Government
regulations for the bond and stock is
sues OF common carriers, introduced
by Laurence Finn, Of Kentucky, was
unanimously passed by the Association
OF Railway Commissioners.
Secretary OF Commerce Redfield, in
his annual report, emphasized strongly
the need of legislation and money for
the protection OF commerce and safe
guarding vessels against needless de-
struction.
The fact that the United States has
not formed new trade treaty with
Russia has caused much surprise in
Petrograd, as Russia is making every
effort to obtain American products.
Experts OF the Bureau OF Foreign
Commerce are busy compiling trade
statistics from South America to aid
the manufacturers OF the United States
in obtaining this business.
Protests from the meat and livestock
business generally against the proposed
increase in rates on cattle and dressed
meats are pouring into the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The production of petroleum in Ken
lucky in October was 49, 494 barrels as
against 10, 249 in September, the in
crease being made possible by the en-
'larged storage capacity.
The Trunk Line Association, includ-
ing lines east OF the Mississippi and
north of Norfolk, Va, has agreed to
handle supplies for the relief of the
Belgian sufferers free.
The biggest iurisdictional fight in the
ranks of the American Federation OF
Labor was settled when the elevator
constructors and machinists were or
dered to amalgamate.
Over $100,0 was contributed by
1,411 persons for the New York Re-
publican campaign. John D. Rookie
Teller and Andrew Carnegie gave large
amounts.
The cold wave which has swept the