The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-07-03
NEWS NoTEs.

tered the two-dollar-a-day employer who
works his men from 4 a. m. to 9 p. m,
with fifteen minutes for dinner and sup
per, but they have yet to discover the
fve-dolIar-a-day employer such as one
reads about.
Mandan, n D., located on the bed
of what once was the channel of the
Missouri River, is flooded, after a cloud
burst in the hills ten miles northwest Of
the city. With the great mass of water
flowing down the old abandoned river
bed and with the Heart River flowing
through the city up to the top of its
banks and threatening to overflow, the
city faces grave situation.
The final report on the Naval Appro-
priation Bill with its provision author
izing the sale OF the battleships Idaho
and Mississippi to Greece was flied in
the Senate. Because Senators Fletcher
and Bryan wanted to discuss a proposal
for breakwater at the Key West naval
station, stricken out in conference, con-
sideration Of the report was put over.
Republicans attack on the Federal
Trade Commission Bill was opened in
the Senate by Senator Borah, who told
his colleagues that passage Of the meas
ure would lead not to certainty among
business men as to what they might
lawfully do, but to such a period OF I'M
certainty as followed the enactment of
the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Fifty families of Kickapoo Indians
arrived in Shawnee, Okla, from the
State of Coahuila, Mexico. The Con-
stitutionalists charged they were friend
ly to Huerta, confiscated their property
and drove them from the country, they
declared. These Indians left Oklahoma
ten years ago for Mexico.
Pledging the support Of the Demo-
Gratis to the Wilson Antitrust Legisla-
ton plan, Senator Williams had Presj-
dent Wilson's speech read into the Con-
gressional Record. The fight OF the
Republican Senators on the Trade
Commission Bill was begun by Senator
Borah.
Col. Roosevelt held another confer
ence with George w. Perkins, head Of
the National Executive Committee OF
the Progressives, relative to running for
Governor Of New York State, and the
impression prevails that the former Pres
ident may be forced into the race.
A message from General Angeles at
Ell Paso said there had been unimportant
skirmishes south OF Zacaecas since viii
las occupation of the town. Federals
who escaped capture we're reported well
on their way to Aguascalientes and de-
stroying bridges behind them.
We are ready for the fight and we
are going to fight until we put this
trust Legislation through il it takes all
summer" declared Senator Williams,
Democrat, Of Mississippi, when the
Federal Trade Commission Bill was
taken up for consideration.
Secretary Daniels reiterated his de-
termination to substantially increase the
Pacific fleet with the opening OF the
Panama canal. Definite plans for d.
viding the country's naval force be-
tween the two oceans have not been
made.
The japanese note Of june 10, last,
which re-opened the protest OF Japan
against the California alien land law,
with the American reply, will be made
public within the next few days, accord
ing to Secretary Bryan.
A cloudburst at Lanesboro, Mimi,
made the village lake six feet deep.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railroad tracks we're under three feet
of water, according to announcement.
Railway service was abandoned.
Acknowledgement McReynoIds again
issued statement in which he expressed
a determination not to announce what
steps will be taken by his department
in the New Haven tangle.
The sick rate among the troops at
Vera Cruz for the week ending June "a
was 2.03 per cent for the army and 2.30
per cent for the marines, decrease over
the previous week.
Fifty State Banks and Trust Com
panies all told have qualified for mem
bership 10 The Federal reserve banks, as
against z 800 national banks.
A moving picture play was shown on