Fair play., 1914-01-24
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
elan Countries Are Here Given
IN Short Meter for
Busy Graders.

franchise aud the right OF election to
office,
Effofts OF the border authorities to
round up the Mexican federal gen
erals who escaped from Ojnaga when
the rebels occupied that place result
ed In the arrest at Sanderson, Tex"
of Gen. Jose Yuez Salazar.
Moses Price. IS, Of Lorain, a Lake
Shore railroad detective, was shot and
killed at Sandusky, o., by car thieves
whom he was arrestins while they
were breaking into car in the yards.
President Wilson heartily thanked
Edward f. Goltra, Democratic nation
a. committeeman from Missouri, for
the Dayy Crockett cap MIR, Goltra
brought to Washington.
Richard ID. Lankford, yice-president
and secretary Of the Southern rail
way, committed suicide by inhaling
gas in his apartments in Brooklyn. He
was to have been married TO Brook
lyn society girl
An increase OF per cent in freight
rates was favored in resolutions
adopted by the board of directors OF
the National Business League OF
America at Chicago.
-
Charles II. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation Of Miners, and 81
other officials and members OF the
organization we're indicted at Hough-
ton. Mich, ,on charges Of conspiracy
IN connection with the copper miners
trike.
Directors OF the National Carbon
company mailed letters to the stock
holders asking approval OF a plan for
sharing profits With their employees.
Stockholders are asked to set aside
$4,000 OF new issue of stock to be
given employees. The company en-
ploys 1000 persons,
A nationwide campaign to eradi
cate hog cholera was planned by the
Ohio Farmers congress, in session in
Columbus.
President Wilson. rs president Of
the American Red Cross, issued an
appeal to the American people for
funds to assist the people of Japan,
who are suffering. not only from the
earthquake. but from the failure Of
crops.
Cardinal Basilio Pompili, ylcargen-
eral Of Rome, representing the pom
tiff, has issued 4 pastoral letter de,
nouucing the tango and also certain
newspapers. theatrical performances
and fashions, which. he declares, are
peryerting souls.
g,
Mrs. George G. Lee, widow Of a Bos-
ton banker. died at Brooklyn, Mass,
aged so. Her daughter Alice was the
first wife of Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
and the mother Of Mrs. Alice Roose,
. welt LougwortB.
Three OF the bostkEown umpires
the national game Of baseball has
ever known have signed to act as ar
bitera for the Federal league durinl
the season OF 1914, They are Tin
Hurst. Jimmy Johnstane and Brick
Owens.
Jack Johnson and Frank Moran, th'
. Putsburg heavyweight sisned articles
for a go-r0uud bout Tor the champion
ship Of the world, 20 be fought II
Paris ON or before the Paris Gran'
Prix race. during the first or seconu
week OF June,
Supporters OF q law to conserve 70
the government all public lands cor
tanning radium won the first round j.
their battle in the house when by
vote of lSS. TO 1919 they sent Repre-
sentative Fosters bill for that purpos
to the mines committee instead of tn
: public lands committee
} A wall of water, starting from I'll
broken dam Of the West Virginia Pul
, and Paper company, on Stoney creel
moved down to the Potomac, inu'
dated Scbell, w. Va, where the tw
streams meet and started a floc
4 wave, laden with wreckage and ic
+ down the Potomac valley
2 Julian HawthOrues charges again
}. the management OF the Atlanta per
? tentiary were not sustained in a r
t port of a special investigation by L
A. J. McKclway, submitted TO ATTIC
!. pey-General McReyuolds.
|. Congressman James NJ Curley vi
d chosen mayor OF Boston by a majC
ity OF 5000 votes over Thomas j. Ike
:. ny, president Of the city council,
y a total OF $4,000 votes polled on Il
d coolest day OF the winter, the Veto
Il GUS candidate received 43,309 al
l. President Kenny had 1880.
q Negotiation between tho hmeric
h Sugar Refining company and the
h partment of Justice have come 10
!" abrupt halt and unless the social
10 trust agrees TO meet demands for
l. reorganization, the pending suit to d
solve It under the sherman anti-trl
act will be pressed with ygor.
III
A Jury In the fs.tis couEty else
v. court at Sedalia. Mo, acquitted M
y Laura Evans OF charge of murder
M the first degree. She fatally shot l
y husband, William Evans. restaurs
keaner Sent 10