The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-12

cross of the Legion Of Honor by the
French government.
Municipal taxes in Berlin have been
increased 125 per cen since the war
began.
Henry Pontorno, private banker of
Chicago, whose bank next to a police
station was robbed of $500 Feb. II,
was arrested On four warrants charE-
ing larceny by bailee.
John A.. Brewer, blind, of Herrin,
ILL.,, was sentenced in the federal court
OF two years at Leavenworth on q
charge of using the mails to defraud.
He admitted having sent bogus refer
ences to a mail order house.
Ferdinand n. hatcher was killed by
his alarm clock. hatcher was a re-
tired mechanical engineer of Chicago.
For some time he had been suffering
from heart disease and the sudden
awakening finished him.
A Central News dispatch from Lis
bon states hat Deputy Henriques
Cardoso was assassinated as he en-
tered the Democratic club to attend q
political meeting.
The official figures show that Rob
ert NJ. Sweitzer, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for mayor Of
Chicago in the recent primary, de-
feated Mayor Carter H. Harrison by
1876 votes.
The crew of the trawler Sapphire,
which struck a mine in the North sea,
was landed at Hull.
Mrs. Russell Sage has distributed
$4,000 among six public institutions
n Syracuse, the gifts being in men,
DRY of her mother.
The building of the new Italian SUI
perdreadnaught Marc Antonio Colon
ma was begun. The new ship will have
a normal displacement of 10000 tons.
prohibition will come before the vot-
ers of South Dakota at the general
election in November, 1916.
Following action determined upon
several days ago in New York, a re-
ownership for the Great Western rail-
road, a Gould line, was requested by
the Equitable Trust company of New
York before United States District
Judge Van Fleet
o. w. Rarker, cashier OF the John
son City (Ill.) National bank, and e,
j. Froelich of Chicago pleaded not
guilty in the federal court to indict-
ments charging them with wrecking
the bank.
Bugs are the direct reason why 112
pupils in public school No. -, at Pa
terson, N. j.. have been given a va
cation. Winged insects infested the
school in such numbers this year thai
study became impossible.
John Treadwel1, formerly interest
ed in mining on the Pacific coast.
who went into bankruptcy last No
vember, with liabilities of more than |
5 100000 and assets of unknown
value, has received a discharge from
the court. |
The Sawyer racing bill, creating a
racing commission and legalizing Par1
Mutuel machines, was passed by the
Arkansas legislature, As to 46. The
bill now goes to the governor.
|
Oswin J. O'Brien of Jersey City, N. |
j., placed a $125, 900 fortune in trust
for two years, after which time he
must prove to the supreme court that
he has been temperate. On this con-
dition his wife withdrew proceedings
to have him declared incompetent.
President Wilson on the last day of
congress was called upon to sign bills
appropriating nearly $1,000, 900, 200.
Legislators freely express the opin-
that a bill intended to combine
the two cities of ST. Paul and Mime
apolis will fail. Jealousy between the
two is thought to be the cause.
A clubhouse for subway "moles' is
to be erected in City Hall square, in
New York City, by contractors, and
will have cardrooms, shower baths
and hunks.
T. r. H. Smith, president of the
First State bank of Las Cruces, N. NJ.
was arrested after the grand jury had
returned an indictment against him in
connection with the failure of the
bank.
The Greer anti-jug bill has been
sent to conference by the North Caro-
ina legislature. The measure forbids
he delivery of alcoholic liquor or any
Ingredient used in the manufacture Of
liquor in the state.
The price of beer throughout Aus
ria has been raised two heller two
ifths of a cent? per glass. The in
crease was received with protests
Because she had always expressed
wish to find a pearl IN an oyster, q