The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-08

cutting OF officials while they were
endeavoring to take him captive. He
is now in the hospital lingering be-
tween life and death. The sight Of
this wild man coming through the
street Of the town welding a knife,
and slashing at everything in sight
created no little terror.
Stamp Tax on Medicines, Gum and
Perfumes
Washington, Oct. Ga stamp tax
was voted by the Democrats of the
Senate Finance Committee on pro-
prietary medicines, cosmetics, per-
fumes, and chewing gum such as
were included in the Spanish war
taxes. II is estimated roughly that
this revenue will amount TO several
millions of dollars.
Warehouse Bill Beaten
Washington ID. c., Oct. 5.-The
Lever cotton and grain warehousing
bill to facilitate granting of bank
credits on warehouse receipts for
cotton, grain and like agricultural
products, was rejested by the House
today by a vote of 1853 TO 100, lack
ing the necessary two-thirds vote.
The bill would authorize the in
auguration of nationwide system
of warehousing under Federal sup
ervision for staple and nonperish-
able agricultural products. Uni
form warehouse receipts would be
issued on these products when stor-
ed in government licensed ware
houses and graded, weighed and
certiflcated by licensed inspectors.
The provisions would be permits
sive. not compulsory.-Phila
Enquirer.
Explosion Kills Sixteen and Injuries
Dozen More
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 5.-Sixteen
men are known TO be dead and
twelve injured as a result of a To-
cal gas explosion in the Mulga mine,
of the Woodward Iron Company,
eighteen miles northwest of here
this morning. Only one body has
been brought to the surface, but
eleven more have been found by
rescuers in the mine. Three of the
dead have been identified.-State
Journal.
Does not Expect an Early Attack
Washington, Oct. 6. - Brigadier
General Bliss, commanding the
American troops on the Mexican
border, expressed the opinion in a
dispatch today that Gov. Mayto-
rena's assault on General Benjamin
Hill, the Carranza leader in Sonora,
would not occur within a week,
though Maytorena's forces invest
the east, south and west of Naco.
General Bliss added that Colonel
Guilfoyle, the American command
er, opposite Naco, has the situation
well in hand and that warning has
been given TO the Mexican factions
not to endanger American life and
property by their fire.
Advices to the Constitutionalists
headquarters here from San Anton
10, Tex, said General ChaO, with his
command of $500 men, had joined
General Herrera to support Car
ranza.-Lexington Evening Post.
Tourists Will Go West
Europe today is plunged in the
greatest war of all time, and in
1915 will not receive the 100000
American tourists who have gone
there each year. Since those
tourists cannot go TO Europe they
are coming beyond a doubt to the
West coast, and here they will see
sights beside which those of Eur
0pe and Asia, and Africa amount
to little. No other country in the
world has the majestic harmony OF
sea and canyons and mountains
and forests and valleys beneath the
clear. blue sky of the American
West.
San Diego Exposition Opens
Less than three months from to-
day the San Diego Exposition will
be opened to the world. On this
day occurs the formal opening OF
the Panama Canal whose compile
ton is To be celebrated by the two
expositlons at San Francisco and
San Diego. No other event ha:
been marked by two celebrations Of
this sort. and no other event has
been of such prime Importance tc
the country which is celebrating
The striking feature of the exposi-
tions is that they are celebrations
not alone Of something which il
completed and gone on, but rather
of something which is ahead: they
might be considered as heralding
The mightier growth of the West
through presenting to the world
the opportunities the West offers.