McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-05-07

some extent the rates Of pay of $4,000
locomotive engineers, firemen and
hostlers employed on the 100000
miles of the lines of 9S western rail
roads in the United States.
Included in the latest list of officers
killed at the front is the name of Brig
adler General Riddell, commander of
the Northumberland fusilliers' bri-
gade
The body of Hunter Brooke, Jr., AZ
years old, wealthy resident of Gar
den City, Long Island, and member
of a prominent family, was found in a
cemetery at Media, Pa, with a bullet
wound in the mouth.
After forcing a neighbor woman to
write his will, Harvey Gilgert of Violo,
ILL.,, 80 years old, shot and killed him
self in the woman's presence.
The first eight months OF operation
of the Panama canal has not yielded
a profit to the government From July
/, 1914, to March /, 1915, the canal
showed a loss of $261,09S.
The Panao-Pacific exposition, at
San Francisco, will be the objective
point OF a 10,000-miie cruise of the
Annapolis midshipmen this summer.
The Pan-American financial confer
ence will be opened at Washington
May "a with an address of welcome
by President Wilson.
Clyde Slower, the negro slayer of
theGardner brothers of Springfield,
Mass, has been found guilty of muir
der in the first degree and sentenced
to be hanged.
Sixty-four vessels of the United
States navy will take part in the ma
val review that will be held at New
York May IS.
Two labor bills were recommended
for passage by the industrial affairs
commission of the Illinois house, the
Mccormick bill, limiting the number
Of working hours for women to nine,
and the Kane bill, providing for one
days rest in every seven.
1t is announced that Jesus college,
at Oxford, England, has decided to
bar alcoholic beverages while the war
continues. Similar action has been
taken by Oriel.
Ida Bonora, ballet dancer of Milan,
Italy, known in private life as Mrs.
Mari Lambardi, wife of the grand
opera impresario. is dead at Portland,
Ore, from poison taken after she
learned her husband had dropped
dead.
Secretary Houston has started west
to visit national forests, to observe to
what extent their timber, forage, graz
ing and water power resources are
being developed.
Miss Alexandra Legeray, q member
OF Cossack regiment, has been pro-
NOTED to lieutenant.
A long series of alleged discrimina-
tions against soldiers and sailors at
public amusement places in Washing
ton eliminated in a police court trial
in which the owner of dancing
school was fined $40 because he re-
fused to admit a trooper in uniform
from Fort Myer.
Geraldine Farrar of the Metropoli-
tan opera company has signed con-
tract to act for motion picture YER
sions of some operas in which she
has sung.
Two firemen were seriously injured
and nine others overcome by smoke
when the st. Paul (Minn) public IL
brary practically was destroyed by
fire.
The United States army transport
Buford has left for Colon with Alb
passengers, all officers and men Of
the army.
A dry nation by 1920 was the pre-
diction Of oliver w. Stewart, former
member of the Illinois legislature,
who closed the campaign of the flying
squadron in Hannibal, Mo-, with an
address before $500 persons.
Charles Burnham, As, of Arden, N.
Y, was fatally burned when he stun
bled against the railing of the steps
of his home and ignited box of
matches in his pocket.
At the point Of hat pin Miss Anna
Goldsmith, IS, of New York, took two
young men to a police station for pass
ing remarks about her new hat.
The trawler Envoy, which was sup
posed to have been sunk by German
submarine. was brought safely into the
Tyne
John B. Tucker, 20 years old, OF
Meadville, Pa. fell against circular
saw near Haskell. Ok, and was killed.
British life insurance companies
have paid war claims Of almost
| $10,0Q0,00o to relatives Of soldiers
killed during the war.
Another receivership growing out of
the failure of the First National bank
of Uniontown. Pa, came when receiv.
ers we're appointed for Francis NJ
Sauans Ir former assistant cashier