McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-03-06
Epitorne
of the
Weeks News

the time had not yet arrived Tor any
change In the policy of the Washing
ton government.
Mrs. Cynthia Buffum was found
guilty at Little Valley, N. Y, of MUIR
der in the first degree in having
poisoned her husband, Willis Buffum.
She was sentenced to die in the cleo
trio chair.
Mrs. Kate Edwards, who has been
in the shadow of the gallows for near
ly Is years for the killing of her hus-
band, was released from the Berks,
county, Pa, jail under a pardon grant
ed by Gov. Tener.
Mrs. Sado McDaniels, the Japanese
wife of an American physician living
In the Orient, who arrived unattended
from Yokohama last week, has been
ordered deported. She was sent back
to Japan.
Gov. Edward f. Dunno, on return
ing to Chicago from Washington, an
nounced he will not be a candidate
for the United States senate at the
next election.
Joseph w. Folk, solicitor of the
state department, is to become coun-
selor of the interstate commerce COM
mission at salary of $4,000 year,
H. tn ie
position.
Serious charges were filed with
President Wilson against Supreme
Court Justice Daniel Thew Wright Of
the District of Columbia. The charges
were made by Waldo Cooper, presi-
dent of the Union Savings bank and
the United Savings bank of Wash
ington.
Branding eugenics as "the greatest
snare of modern thought" Prof. A. l..
Kroeber of the antropology depart
ment of the University of California,
declared in lecture that the move
ment was "joke."
Two Americans have been captured
and carried off by Albanian brigands,
according to a telegram received at
Vienna from Elbassan, Albania, for
warded to the Central News Agency
In London.
J. Parker Whitney, millionaire
clubman, accused of violation Of the
Mann white slave law, was arrested
on his ranch in Placer county, Cal.
He was accused Of transporting Gene
We've Hannah from New York to San
Francisco for immoral purposes
Jack London announces that he will
accept the Prohibition nomination for
president of the United States If it is
rendered him.
The Pennsylvania mine safety"
law, requiring coal companies to leave
pillars of coal to prevent cave-ins, was
declared valid by the supreme court
III d, test case brought by the Ply
mouth Coal company against David l..
Davis, state mine inspector.
The senate passed the house con-
current resolution amending the con-
stitution by extending votes to women
A $15,OO0,OO0 aeroplane fleet was
proposed in bill by Representative
L'Engle of Florida.
Seven more railroads having water
lines applied to the interstate COM
merce commission to be permitted to
retain them after July l.
A resolution criticising the attor-
ney-general for his attitude in endeav-
oring to have Harry Kendall Thaw re-
turned to the jurisdiction of New York
state was introduced by Assembly
man Golden and referred to the ways
and means committee.
Joseph FEELS, millionaire soap manu-
facturer, single-tax advocate and phi
lanthropist, died at his home in Phila-
deIphia from pneumonia after brief
illness. He was 81 years old.
The commander of the German
cruiser Dresden shipped to the Ger
man legation in Mexico City two ma
chine guns and 10000 rounds OF am
munition. Accompanying the ship
ment went squad of bluejackets
from the Dresden in civilian dress.
The conviction of Leo NJ Frank of
Brooklyn, N. Y, for the murder of
Mary Phagan, 14-year-old factory
girl at Atlanta, Ga, was affirmed by
the Georgia supreme court. He is I'M
der sentence to death.
Six more railroads applied to the
interstate commerce commission for
permission to retain their water lines
after July l. The Panama canal act
forbids such ownership unless the
lines are non-competitive or the COM
mission rules that they are benefit
to commerce.
In the wreck of an army biplane at
Wittering. Eng, F. T. Haynes, pas
senger, was killed and Ronald c.
Kemp, civilian pilot. was seriously in
iured. The machine broke in two in
the air.
The express train from Turin to