The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-06-11


affairs.
The German spies Muller and Hahn
were tried and convicted in Old Bal
ley court, London. Muller was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment and Hahn
to seven years In prison.
Steel barges operated by John H.
Bernhard of the Mississippi River
Transportation company, New Or
leans, will be In operation between
st. Paul and New Orleans on the Mis-
sissippi river In August.
Attorney General Gregory was au-
thority for the statement that the
steel trust suit undoubtedly would be
taken by the government to the SUI
preme court"
A resolution asking the legislature
to grant to women the right to prac-
tice law in Georgia was defeated by
the Georgia Bar association at its an
nual convention.
According to German casualty lists,
Prussian losses alone have reached a
total Of 1,3SS,000. Recent casualty
lists contain the names of Sc airmen,
of whom II were killed and 30 wound
ed, the remaining 10 being missing.
Col. John M. Snyder of Canton, H.,
was chosen department commander of
the Illinois division Of the Grand
Army encampment, defeating William
Andrews of Rockford.
With the zinc smelters rushed to
fill orders, voluntary increase Of 10
per cent in wages was announced by
the Bartlesville (Ok) smelters.
Deputy Acknowledgement Alfred l.
Becker asked the New York court OF
appeals to refuse Harry X. Thaw q
jury trial az to his sanity.
The Ford Motor company an
nounced that 1t had increased its au
thorized capital stock from $2,O00,O0C
to $100,000,O00 and had declared g
stock dividend of s4S,00O,000, payable
July !.
The Idea Nazionale says that the
Duke of Apula, who is II years old
has, with the permission of King
Victor Emmanuel, enlisted as a pr
vate In the artillery and departed fol
the front.
With five men under death sen
tence awaiting the outcome Of its de
alterations, the Arizona legislator,
met to consider the questions of CAPT
tai punishment, land legislation anC
enforcement OF prohibition.
John G. Peterson, 80 years old, ,
Chicago carpenter-contractor, killet
himself and his wife by shooting
Word came from Dubois, Idaho, tina
DR.. ]. H. Jo2cs AAd wife were foun'
dead with bullet wound In the tenn
pie of each.
A violent earthquake wrecked par
Of the instruments In the great MI
nish observatory.
Sir Edgar Speyer with his wife AM
family, have come to New York for
short holiday. Sir Edgar recently re
signed his privy councillorship @
Great Britain because of growing sug
gestions and charges Of disloyalty t
the British crown.
Jony Janus, aeronaut, and Frit
G.. Ericsson Of Duluth, aeronaut, ihav
been placed in charge Of new aero
plane factory at Toronto, Ontario
which has contracted with the BIRTHS
government to build 1000 aeroplanei
King George v. Of England, VIII
was born June 8, 1855, was so year
old Thursday.
John Keppler, 1913 years old, c
Kansas City, Mo-, 10 in Stoningtol
ILL.,, for a visit with his daughte
Mrs. John LAWYER.
A dispatch from Amsterdam to th
Exchange Telegraph company say
that DR.. Bernhard Dernburg viii b
given charge of the press bureau o
ganizadon for Scandinavian cou
tries, with headquarters in Cope
: hagen.
A peremptory writ OF mandarin
was issued by the supreme court
West Virginia against the Baltimol
& Ohio railroad, ordering the railros
to comply with the provisions Of Il
2-cent passenger fare law.
The Norwegian navy has been @
riched to the extent Of about $1,000
by 900 German and English min
, picked up off the coast.
There are 34,003 men, women, DO,
and girls entered in the better farl
ing campaign OF the Texas industri
congress.
Warren Frazee of West Palm Beac
. Fla, better known as Alligator joe
, d doad ~ noau,nonia after an i1lnl