The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-28

governor by the Democrats OF MasSa-
chusetts, will seek the Republican
gubernatorial nomination at the Sep
TENDER primaries on the single issue
Of nationwide prohibition.
Dan Darmstatter, Sc years old, was
crushed to death by falling slate in
the Kolb mine at New Athens, III.
Lew Sterling, who was in the room
with him. escaped with minor injuries.
Damage suits in the sum of $4,000
against Frank Miller and Roy Bowen
were filed at Danville. ILL.,, by Miss
Lillian Lewis and Mrs. Helen Battle,
following the acquittal of the young
women of charges rejecting pom
their character said to have been
made by Bowen and Miller.
A new hydroaeroplane, first of the
machines for the volunteer aviation
corps now being formed by the fed
eral government, vas launched and
christened at Chicago by Miss Mona
Dunno. daughter of Gov. Edward F.
Dunno of Illinois. The craft was
christened "The Alice"
Twelve of the. participants In tho
uprising on Christmas eve in the sub
urbs of Manila were sentenced In
court here. Three were sentenced to
six years in prison and the others to
shorter terms.
A delegation from the International
Congress of Women, headed by Miss
Jane Adams of Chicago, left the
Dutch capital for Berlin to intercede
with Germany in favor of peace.
The conspiracy indictments found
against President C. H. Meyer and
other officials of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners have been nol,e
| pressed.
The singing master at the United
States naval training station at Great
Lakes. ILL.,, has resigned and an hour
| of Swedish athletic exercises has been
substituted for the vocal training.
Andrew Carnegie has gone to law
because he believes the city has over
assessed his Fifth avenue residence
$445,OOO. He will seek to have the
figure lowered by the courts.
The Italian ambassador had a long
conference with Secretary Bryan, pre-
sumably relative to American diplo-
matte representations of his country
with the Teuton allies should Italy
enter war.
The London (Eng.) council took q
drastic step to deal with the strike on
the municipal tramway system. 1t or.
dered all employees of military age
who are eligible for service in the
forms and badges.
w. E.. Horuff, "a years old, EN-
ployed by Nelson oMrris & Co. as Z
salesman at Salt Lake City, Utah, was
arrested, charged with embezzlina
$4,000 from the firm. The police say
he confessed
A government. thought to be tbs
United States. has placed a rush or
der with the Great Western distillery
Peoria, ILL.,, for 10000 barrels OF alco
hol, to be used in the manufacture Of
gunpowder.
Following a quarrel with his wife
"Buddie" Hogue Of Trenton, Tenn, a
farmer. shot and killed her. He then
spent an hour drawing up his will and
took his own life with the same pistol
Too many churches and too many
ministers are causing cracks in the
foundation of religion, William How
ard Taft declared in an address be
fore the sixty-third Congregational
conference at gainesville, o. -
Charging that she was maintaining
a gambling establishment, the New
York police raided the apartment OF
Josephine Moffitt, who claims to be
the Princess of Thurn and Texts, ar
resting her and about 20 guests.
The torpedo boat destroyer Erics
son. on a trial trip off the Delaware
capes, made an official record of SO.41
knots an hour Her contract calls fo1
20 knots.
Clarence Dewein of Belleville. III.
was declared by a jury at Benton
Arb, to be sane. in a verdict returned
by the jury. Dewein's execution /,
set for June s.
An announcement was made by tn,
Smithsonian institution that Dr.
Charles G. Abbot has just been award
ed the Rumford medal by the Ameri
can Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Austrian unemployed numberin,
It's, who arrived here from Manitoba
were taken In charE62by Canada,
authorities and. sent ia. the alien pris
on camp at Brandon. Man. for Intern
ment.
Mrs. Polly Anne Weed Strodes. age
20. who has been married IS times, an
nounced she would seek a divorcy
from Harrison Strodes, aged 50, an
q ssoon as she obtained it would maj
ry Aer fourteenth husband.
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