The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
viewed Without commsnt-All
Nations Find Something TO
Edlfy and instruct.


land, following a quarrel over a dog.
Orange growers of California have
received approximately 100000 more
this year than last year for their crop,
according to an announcement made
by H. Harold Powell.
Harry P. Connolly, 20 years old, Of
New Orleans, held up negro at the
point Of flask of whisky, but was
interrupted by a patrolman, who took
him in custody.
Tom Ames OF East st. Louis and
Chicago, bridegroom of "a hours, is
in Jail on a charge of perjury in con-
nection with procuring a license to
marry Ethel Stone, II.
Designs prepared by the navy de-
partment for two seagoing subma.
rines authorized by the last naval ap-
preparation act contemplate the use Of
steam turbines in surface propulsion.
A decree establishing a minimum
wage of $3.50 per week for 10000
women and girls employed in retail
stores in Massachusetts, has gone into
effect
AL Ringing, Sc years old, is dead Of
Bright's disease. Ringing was the
Oldest of the Ringing brothers, circus
owners.
Cold and hungry, Harvey Seals, who
escaped from the Christian county,
Mo-, Jail with Frank Kosmato, re
turned and gave himself UP to Sheriff
John Turner.
Ten thousand persons gathered at
the Trenton station TO welcome Billy
Sunday, evangelist, who has begun a
seven weeks campaign in a huge tab
ernacle.
Frederick J. Clarke, a clerk in the
branch Of the Canadian Bank Of Com
merce, at Admiral, Saskatchewan, is
under arrest on charge Of theft of
$500 Of the banks funds.
Henry A. Muessel, millionaire
owner of the Muessel Brewing com
pany, and Frank Chobot, an employee,
we're murdered and Mr.. Muessel's two
sons seriously wounded when they re-
sisted the efforts Of two bandits to
rob the office of the brewery at South
Bend, Ind.
Six negroes met death at Blakely,
Ca, at the hands of a posse which
was trying to arrest them for the al
legged murder of a plantation owner
last week.
New proposals from Germany for
settlement Of the Lusitania contro-
versy, which the Berlin foreign office
hopes will be acceptable to the United
States, are expected to be presented
to the state department this week.
With the consent of Cardinal Glib
bons, the prayer committee Of the
Billy Sunday campaign management
will send letter to the Catholic
clergy Of Baltimore asking for their
cooperation.
Theodore Roosevelt was allowed
$1.442.52 against William Barnes, Re
publican leader, as costs and dis
bursements in the recent trial in
Syracuse, N. Y.
Secretary Lansing denied the state
ments that the purpose Of the visit to
Europe Of Col. E. NJ. House was to
settle differences between our ambas.
sailors at the European capitals.
Two Austrian torpedo boat destroy
ers have been sunk in the Adriatic by
the naval forces Of the allies in those
waters.
Reports come from German sources
that mail from the German foreign
office to Ambassador Bernstorff had
been seized and retained by the Brit
ish.
Eighteen German soldiers were
killed and a wounded when a train
filled with troops who were on fur
Tough jumped the tracks at Bent
schen. near Posen.
Miss Margaret Curtiss, 10, daughter
Of J. w. Curtiss OF Greenwich, Conn,
got up from her bed recently and wan
dered into the night storm and was
found dead in the morning.
Increases In wages ranging from 2
to cents an hour for Boston long
shoremen become effective Jan. 1.
A bulletin issued by the Diamond
State Fiber company, at Morristown,
Pa, Announces that hereafter the
company proposes to pay a dividend
every three months to employees,
based on the wages earned.
Competitive bidding at Boulder,
Colo. brought offers OF s4s and sac
per unit for so per cent tungsten ore.
As compared with $3.50 last April