The Washington times., 1914-01-29

A digest of the really big news of
the day, compiled for those readers
whose time is limited, but who feel
that they must keep in touch with
important world events.
GENERAL.
The Radium Institute Of America an
nouneed that It would make free tests
of radium to establish actual curative
| value and checkmate charlatans-
Members and ex-members OF New
York State canal board were subpoenaed
by the grand jury In District Attorney
Whitman's graft hunt.
The name of Tammany Leader Muir
phys namesake and nephew cropped up
in Commissioner osborne's investigation
into New York highway graft
Of all working men in a community can
remedy for labor troubles, by Roger
Babson, Massachusetts statistician.
Attorney General Fielder, OF Georgia,
testified Judge Emory Speer squandered
bankrupt estates, in his court for settle
ment, packed juries for the trial OF
cases and virtually decided issues be-
fore hearing them
The bill prohibiting white persons
from teaching in colored schools ard
extending the segregation rule to hos
pitals and sanatoriunIs passed the low
er branch. Of the South Calonia legis-
lature.
: Reports from Pennsylvania iron and
steel towns said business is fair, with
no wage cuts in sight.
The Alpaca Company. OF Holyoke,
Mass. announced profit-snaring basis
for its 30O0 employees, who viii re-
ceive in addition to their pay dividends
of S per cent. the same as issued on
this stock.
Joseph Cassidy. former boss of
taking in the nomination Of William
Willet, jr.. for judgeship, was re-
manded TO jail. $500 bali being re-
called. Rumors of jury tamperinS
reached the trial judge.
Gen. j. s. Coxey said he wouid march
on Washington May I, with an army of
10000 unemployed men to impress"
Government officials.
General Villa declared that he had
Mexico, and reiterated loyalty to Car
rama.
Senator Penrose held a conference
at Pittsburgh with political Iieuten-
ants. N
FOREIGN.
The Russian minister of finance has
received application from a group OF
Russian capitalists for a charter for q
Rpsso-American bank, intended TO pro-
mote trade between Russia and the !
United States. The applicants said they
were acting in concert with large Amer |
ican banking interests.
News has reached Paris of the pur-
chase by the Krupps, who manufacture |
all the arms used by Germany, OF the |
factory, the Putiloff Works, at st. Pet |
ersburg.
The arrival of the United States Bat
tleship South Carolina at Port au
Prince and the establishment of an
American patrol has restored order in |
the town. All danger to foreign resi- |
dents is past.
The latest move of the London mill !
tant suffragettes is the organization of
a force OF women motor scouts for the |
purpose of assisting in the campaign !
of destTuI ton.
Vigorous protests against the charges
circulated in the United States concern !
ing the immortality of American girl
meeting of the American Women's
Club in Berlin. Mrs. Gerard, wife Of
the American ambassador, was among
those who addressed the meeting.
A dispatch from Ottawa states that |
Canada is to have parcel post seryice ]
soon. system similar to that now In |
use in the United States is to be put in |
to effect February 10.
According to the London Times, Sir |
Lionel Garden, British minister to Mex
leo, will shortly return to England on
leave, to report to the government upon
the outlook in Mexico.
The announcement by Prince William !
of Wied that he will accept the Al |
banian throne has caused several large |
German life insurance companies to re- |
turn to him premiums paid with a |
notification of the cancellation of the |
policies.
Princess Eulalie and King Alfonso |
surprised fashionable Paris by smoking !
several cigarettes while seated in a |
stage box in the Scala Music Hall
More than 100 persons are homeless |
and as many more thrown out of work |
as result of the cyclone and flood !
which swept the st. Petersburg district
MANY of the larger manufacturing |
plants have been forced to shut down,
and railroad and river traffic are at