The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-04-22
= SHORT NEWS ITEMS
Domestic

domestic
In addressing the Pennsylvania leg
islature, former President Taft deplor.
ed the great public waste in the Unit
ed States and advised the lawmakers
to conserve the peoples money and
resources.
Mayor Blankenburg and the city
council of Philadelphia have permitted
the Liberty Bell to be taken to San
Francisco to the exposition. 1t will
not be moved, however, until after
the annual Fourth Of July celebration
in Independence Hall.
Officials Of the American steamship
companies operating out Of Seattle
and San Francisco have been notified
by the British admiralty office in
London that the British government
will search every American steamer
out Of these ports sailing for Alaska
that touch at Canadian ports and re-
!, move all German passengers aboard to
he held as prisoners Of war. These
companies Immediately discharged all
members Of their crews who were Ger
=. .,nants9 and refused to book any Ger.
man passengers.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former die
tator Of Mexico driven from power by
President Wilson, issued statement
IN. New York, declaring he had no
part IN president Madero's assassina-
ton. When shown the statement,
Col. Perez Romero, the Carranza min
lister to Japan, stated in Seattle that
Huertas assertion was "all humbug,"
that Htt is Il; To
tator to disclaim any responsibility of
the Madero tragedy" as Romero says
he was an eyewitness OF >the whole
massacre.
In a serious street car wreck, which
collided with a freight train in De-
troic thirteen passengers were killed
and twenty-seven injured. Inexperi-
ence of the motorman is given as the
cause Of the wreck
A navy diver descended to the sub
marine F-4, lying in the Pacific Off
Honolulu at depth Of 2S8 feet. The
diver was under water two hours and
on the oceans bottom twelve minutes.
His descent was lower than has ever
been made before.
Ten masked and armed men held up
out OF Buffalo and uncoupled and loot
ed the cars. They made their escape
over the suspension bridge across the
Niagara river into Canada
Sensational testimony is being
brought out in the federal industrial
relations commissions investigation
or the telegraph companies in Chicago.
One witness said black list was kept
against all operators and made inter
changeable between all companies.
boat landing at Morgan City, La,
from Demerara, British Guinea,
brought four cases Of yellow fever to
the United States. Several of the
passenger list on the boat died en-
route and were buried at sea-
a resolution providing for statewide |
prohibition in 1917, passed by SO to IA |
by the lower house Of the Florida leg
lslature, was lost in the senate by a |
vote Of 10 to IL, One more vote would |
have carried the measure.
William r. Nelson, editor for many
years. of the Kansas City Star, died
after a prolonged illness. Bishop
Mann Of the Episcopal diocese of
Florida conducted the funeral serv-
ices. a message Of coincidence was re. |
ceived from President Wilson.
Francisco Urquidi, personal repre-
sentative. Of General Villa in New
York, issued a statement declaring
both Villa and Carranza would unite |
in any effort to exterminate General |
Huerta efom Mexico, should the latter |
make any attempt to renew his activ- |
ities in the southern republic.