The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News CONVERSATIONS Re-
viewed Without comment-Ah
Nations Find somewhat to
EdIfy and instruct

: Evelyn Nesbit Thaw announces she
will make no defense in the divorce
suit recently filed by Harry X. Her
mother refuses to comment ON the
case.
Three OF the leading officials OF
Nashville, Tenn, are under arrest
charged with stealing $4,000 of the
city's money. They are said to have
confessed.
A ruling of the Chicago school
board compels all teachers within
three months to sever all connection,
If any, with labor organizations OF all
kinds.
Prof. Eugene Deforest is under ar
rest at Los Angeles charged with
posing as man for the last 25 years
He is a woman, and has been married
as man and as woman.
A scientific test for babies is to be
one of the features of the Illinois
state fair this month.
English money is lower than al
any other period of history.
Louisiana voters balloted Aug. 81
on the question of calling a constitu
tional convention. 1t was defeated.
The greatest favorable trade bal
ance since March 10 was shown by
the statement OF week ending Aug. 80
The balance was $33,269,O39 Exports
we're $60,311.764, and imports were
s27,O42,725.
The third division OF the battleshiT
fleet passed out to sea for target prac
tice off the Virginia capes.
United States Senator Boise Pen
rose has declared himself to be op
posed to the short ballot.
Train service between Galveston
and the mainland has been re-estab
lished.
The Kentucky Democratic state con
vention endorsed President Wilson fol-
president in 1916.
Many hundreds Of factory workers
at Bridgeport, Conn, who have beer
on strike, recently returned to their
accustomed tasks, their differences
with employers having been adjusted
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels left on the U. s. S. Dolphin to
make calls at various ports on the
coast.
A large band of Mexicans has burnt
the railway bridges between Browns
vile and San Benito, Tex. Cavalry
is reported to have them surrounded
!. H. Cunningham, convicted
banker Of Midland, Ark, was pardon
de by Governor Hays as result OF
the pleadings of Mrs. Cunningham.
Killing prairie dogs with chlorine
gas is the newest and most successful
method OF warfare against these
pests, according to reports from the
infested country in Texas.
In order to save several school chill
dren playing on railroad track near
Ripley, Tenn, Lizzie Covington, is
lost her own life when the train
crushed her as she showed the last
child out Of the way.
At the funeral of Richard C. Fergu.
son his six brothers officiated as pail.
bearers. Ferguson died in San Fran.
cisco. following an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
An automobile bearing q party OF
eight young people left the road at
Skivineton's Corner. N. Y. and was
wrecked against tree. Two of the
occupants we're killed.
John Hornung. 81 years old, former
cashier OF the Dresden National bank
OF Dresden, o.. is under arrest,
charged with embezzlement. He has
confessed.
Former Senator Joseph Bailey at a
banquet given in his honor at Dallas
declared that he would not be a candi-
date for the office OF United States
senator from Texas.
John w. Brown Of Danville. H.. has
received check from the British gov.
eminent for $3.50 with instructions "a
turn II over to his sons widow
Young Brown was killed IN Flanders.
Antonio Flores. former president Of
Ecuador. is dead. Senior Flores was
elected to the presidency Of Ecuador
in 1855 and served four years.
walber cTtolph. German. charged
with entering government reserya.
tons to obtain information regarding
national defenses, has been released.