The Pulaskian., 1915-10-08

Wireless telephone communication across the continent was accom- plished for the first time Sept. 29, when experiments extending over sey- eral months culniinated in successful transmission of the human voice by radio from the great naval plant at Arlington, Va, across the continent to the station at Mare Island, Cal, 2,500 miles away. The experiments were conducted by the American Tel ephone and Telegraph company and the Western Electric company. Sec retary Daniels, announcing the result, predicted that further development of wireless telephony would make great changes in long-distance communica- tion, both for military and naval service and in commercial usage.
 Dispatches to the war department announced there was little prospect of reopening the Panama canal be- fore Nov. 1.
 Thomas Cape1lo was found guilty by jury in the Franklin county cir cult court of the murder of Robert T. Hill, chief of police of Senser. H., on July 12. He was sentenced to serve a life term in the Chester peniten- tiary
 T. c. Betterton, general manager of the Tennessee Coffin and Casket com pany at Chattanooga, was arrested, charged with violating the penal code of the United States by shipping whisky in caskets sent out from his factory without showing their con. tents.
 Dr. Frederick A. Cook who left San Francisco in June to climb Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, was ar rested in Rangoon, Burma, as a Ger man spy.
 The Hungarian minister of national defense has ordered all classes be- tween the ages of 19 and 42 to pre- sent themselves for enrolment.
 On pleas of guilty under nine charges of embezzlement, Irving Hirseh of Little Rock, Ark, was sen- fenced to one minute of imprison- ment in each case.
 A verdict of S4,000 was returned by a jury in the Christian county Qll.) circuit court in favor of Frank J. Wot- iowa of Belleyille against Mrs. Ora Belle Ridgley of Assumption and J. T. Long.
 In the midst of session of court devoted to hearing divorce cases, Judge Sellers at Conway, Ark, sus- pended business in that line to per form the ceremony uniting G. J. Yan- cey and Miss Lillie NJ. Roberts.
 Ellison Scott, a negro, was found guilty of the murder of his sister-in- law in circuit court at Murphysboro, H., and sentenced to be hanged. Im- mediately after being sentenced he escaped from jail, but was captured.
 
 The Spanish steamer Milan Car risco, of 667 tons, foundered off Luar- ca. It was reported that her entire crew was lost.
 Yale college has opened its 250th academic year
 
 ~ixr less than diluted sewage, says Dr. c. St. Clair Drake, secretary of the state board of health.
 The Army Nurses of the Civil War elected Mrs. Alice c. Rivey of Jeffer- son City, Mo, president.
 Reports of five of Pittsburg's largest banks, carrying the payrolls of big corporations in the Pittsburg district, show that the October pay will approximate $32,O0O,000, exceed ing that of any month by at least 15 per cent.
 The first English snow of the sea- son fell Sept 30. The peaks of Der byshire are thickly capped with white.
 The death on the field of battle of Lieut.. von Pohl, the only son of Ad- miral Hugo von Pohl, is announced.
 
 Chief of Police w. B. Nichols of Oklahoma City Ok, was shot three times by Patrolman John Lung in a fight which occurred in the police sta tion.
 T. z Chang. Chinese minister of az riculture, purchased 50 ears of corn that won the sweepstakes prize at the International Soils Products exposi-