Fair play., 1914-01-24

Preliminary estimates by the de-
partment Of agriculture show that OF
the 1,140,000,000 acres Of tillable land
in the United States only p per cent
of it is actually under cultivation.
The nomination OF John SHELTON
Williams to be comptroller Of the cur.
rency was ordered favorably reported
TO the senate by the committee on
banking and currency.
Adolfo de la Lama Mexican min
lister of finance, cabled his resigna-
tion from Paris TO Gen. Huerta. as a
protest against the action Of the pro.
yisional president in repudiating the
interest payments on the internal and
foreign debts of Mexico.
Reports OF very incomplete nature
indicate no one alive remains on the
island Of Sakura, which is an inferno
OF smoke and flame. 1t is stated that
the entire population Of the three viii
lagos have perished.
The entire railroad service Of Portu.
gal was suspended owing to the
declaration Of a general strike by the
employees. About one-third of the rail
roads belong to the state,
\ general strike throughout South
Africa was proclaimed by the Trades
Federation and the Rand miners by "a
two-thirds majority voted to join the
| movement.
a permanent worlds fair i'm Wash.
ington was proposed by Senator My
ers OF Montana, with request that
congress create a commission to In.
vestigate the project. He said the pro
posed exhibition had the Endorsement
of former President Taft, the govern
ors of q states and $50 commercial
organizations.
Final decision in favor Of Oklahoma
City was announced in the litigation
involving the validity of the transfer
of the Oklahoma state capital from
Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
Arthur A. Mclean, treasurer OF the
Democratic state committee of New
/ York, pleaded guilty to accepting cam.
/ paign contributions from corpora
tion. Supreme Court Justice Vernon
NJ. Davis suspended sentence.
Rirbord McCr.erv a rnYlliouaira
| was sentenced to five days in the
county jail by San Francisco, Cal,
| police Judge for violation OF the auto
mobile speed laws.
Gov Glyuu refused finally to pardon
| D. II. Tolman, the convicted New York
| money lender.
On crowded Musllogee, Ok, street
/ $. NJ. Smith shot and probably fatally
/ wounded Mrs. Bessie Brown, alleged
TO have been the woman in the case
when obtained a divorce from his wife
( is months ago.
The Pope formally sanctioned the
rejection by the tribunal of the Seq
natura OF the appeal of the Duchess
de Tallyrand, formerly Anna Gould,
from the decision Of the tribunal OF
the Rota annulling her marriage 10
Count Boni de Castellane. The suit
will now 90 again before the Rota tri
bunal Ii may not be finally settled
tor year.
Cold storage plants magnates. with
press agents and lawyers, are IN
Washington clamoring for an oppor
tuuity to prove to the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
merce that refrigerated storage ofedi
bles has nothing to do with the hist
cost of living
Aaron Donaldson, convicted in III,
Christian county ILL.,, circuit couT
' three years ago of defrauding j. II
Downs and daughter Mrs Belle Ridge
, | ley OF Assumption, out of $4,000 OF
fictitious mining stock and propertie
alleged to have been owned by Don
aldson in the Ozark mountains, wa
paroled from Chester penitentiary.
+ The United States navy ranks thir
o among the naval armaments of III
d world, according to the figures give
;, I'm Pusifers Navy Yard Book, pul
lished as senate document.
t Certified copies OF resolution
l. adopted by the boards of directors {
g. 1G2G national banks, scattere
r, throughout every state in the Uniol
r. accepting the provisions of the ne
currency law, have been received b
the treasury department.
r "A crUws of men estimated at 1900
n seeking employment at the plant
'f the Ford Motor company at Detroi
e Mich, started serious rioting whe
4 they were told, after they had stood
ID the freezing cold for several hour
that work could not be given them
n Arrangements for the importatC
G into this country os thousands OF toI
IN of beef and other meat products fro
ID the Argentine Republic, Australia al
q New Zealand have been completed
g. a syndicate OF American capitals
st whose identity has not been disclose
John Il. Munson. president and sc
III eral manager Of the Georgia Southe
s. 4 Florida railway, had narrc
In escape from death in wreck cl tn
er road near Cordele. Ca. in which thr
mt persons were killed and "a we're