The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-18


ing an accessory in the murder of her
child, an infant, whose dead body was
found one night last September.
Father John E. Copus, S. J., 81
years old, wellknown head Of the
Marquette University school Of jour.
nalism. is dead Of cancer of the
throat.
Arbitration Of the strike Of 10000
union carpenters which has tied up
building operations in Chicago since
April ! has begun.
Kansas must stand solidly behind
President Wilson and his internation-
al policy, Gov. Arthur Capper said ad-
dressing convention of the Kansas
Christian Endeayor union.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the Dem
yer juvenile court is charged with con-
tempt of court by John Rush, district
attorney
Arthur L. Vissers of Los Angeles,
Cal, was married to Miss Myrtle
Bush, thereby complying with the
terms of win by which he is to in
herit $4,000,
Baron Ernst Won Saalfeld, 10 years
old, son OF Prince Ernst of saxe-Mein-
ingen, has fallen in battle.
A report of Joseph f. Davies, COM
missioner of corporations on trust
laws and unfair competition, made
several months ago, was given out in
Washington, 1t draws special atten-
ton to the difference in the treatment
Of trade monopolies and combinations
between the United States and GER
tain foreign countries. Mr. Davies
urges that state laws regarding COM
petition be made more uniform. The
federal laws on the subject are now
quite satisfactory.
Alva B, Johnson, president OF the
Baldwin locomotive works, said he
had received a cable message from
the Russian government awarding
contract to the company for $50 loco
motives. The order amounts to
$6,OOOOO
Announcement was made at New
York that the Pennsylvania railroad
had placed orders for 155,500 tons of
steel rails. Orders for 10000 tons
have heretofore been given, making
the total orders for the year 167,500
tons for the lines east and west Of
Pittsburg.
Compulsory military service is pro-
vided for in a proposed amendment
introduced in the New York constitu-
tional convention.
BY a vote of IS to 20, the Illinois
senate defeated the Canaday bill pro
viding for the abolition of capital pun
ishment
| Servian troops who invaded Albania
have occupied the city of Elbassan
and are moving westward along the
Seumbi river toward the Adriatic.
Their advance guard is less than 80
miles from the sea.
Leaders of 10000 striking painters
have refused to permit referendum
vote to be taken on the new proposal
submitted by the employers for a set
Element of the strike in Chicago
|
Villa and Angeles now are open enc
mics, each accusing the other of cow
ardice in first retreating at Leon.
Although no vacancy on the local
school board is likely before next Jan.
uary, the women in Nashville, Tenn,
have already begun a campaign for
representation on the body.
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A. ]. Warneford, the young Canad-
ian aviator in the British service who
destroyed a German Zeppelin single
handed, has been given the cross Of
the Legion of Honor by the French
government.
Revised returns on the local option
election show that Santa Fe, N. NJ,
went wet by a majority of 1872.
William Whitney OF Rochester, H.,
who sells lightning rods, was struck
by a bolt OF lightning recently when
running for his home through
storm.
The first annual meeting of the ma
tional conference of girl scouts is in
session at Washington.
The British casualty lists for the
week are the heaviest issued since the
war began. They include so officers
and $500 men, Of whom 1874 were
killed.
The nine mine deputies convicted OF
manslaughter in connection with the
killing of two strikers and wounding
of many others at Roosevelt, N. J.,
we're sentenced to serve not less than
two years and not more than 10 In
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