Semi-weekly herald., 1916-01-10

: by the big waves rolling at the tim,
saved the vessel from being hit b,
a torpedo.
8 LONDON, Jan. 6.-The labor con,
) gress, representing 100000 trad,
anlonlsts overwhelmingly defeated a
motion to support a modified con.
seription bill, practically identicall,
the same as that of the government,
now before parliament.
| The executive committee expressed
regret that the nations solidarity
was graveiy imperilled and that the
industrial and political liberty of the
country was menaced by the attitude
o1 the eonseriptionists. Labor's ira
ditional and uncompromising hostil-
ity to conscription is deeprooted, es-
peciaily since the wage earners have
volunteered with such splendid chiv-
airy.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The United
States Steel corporation has announe-
ed that the wages of all its employees
IN It's iron and steel plants will be
increased on February first.
The common laborers will receive
raise of ten per cent The raise
affects 100000 and adds upwards of
9lO,O00,OOO to the annual payroll.
The raise was made ''in view of the
existing prosperous conditions"
The officers are considering raise
for the workers in the company's
mining subsidiaries.
PARKESBURG, W. Va, Jan. c.
Eight are missing and are probably
dead, following the sinking of the
sinking of the steamship Kanawha.
The boat struck the pier ir a
howling storm on the Ohio river.
Captain Berry, floating on the up.
turned huh of the ship, pulled a wo-
man out by her hair.
The prser is reported to have been
drowned while trying to save an
other.
The 30 passengers prayed as they.
donned the lifebelts. Everybody was
brave and there was no panic.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. G.
The senate has unanimously adopted
Senator Falls resolution asking the
president for information regarding
Mexico.
Fall charged that the administra
lions acts did not square with the
fair words and strong phrases" He
asked what had become of the "pitti-
less publicity" policy of the admins.
tration.
The Democrats in the senate moved
the adoption of the resolution. but
objected to Falls strong language.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. c.
The senate has passed the Kenyon
resolution directing Secretary Gar
iison to furnish information as to
the original cost and the maintenance
cost and general usefulness of every
army post in the United States.
Many posts are useful only to
bolster up congressmen's political
'ences," said Kenyon.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. THE trial
of Mrs. Mohr, charged with killing
her husband and attempting to slay
his stenographer, which is set for
trial Monday, took new turn today
when the chauffeur, Heals, who was
driving the automobile at the time
the doctor was shot by two negroes,
turned states evidence and pleaded
mole contendre to the charge of man.
slaughter.
PEkiN, China, Jan. Practically
all of Yunnan province is in revolt,
according to an official admission.
Communication with that section
has been interrupted for two days.
A clash between the rebels and the
government troops is expected at any
time.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. THE
court of appeals has denied Hans
Schmidt's application for reargu
ment of his appeal.
Schmidt is an ex-priest and was
convicted of the brutal murder of
Anna Aumueller, whom he had
wroneed.
His execution is scheduled for next
week.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. Rob
bers last night blew up the safe in
the old federal building here and es-
capped with a million dollars worth of
internal revenue documentary stamps.
The stamps weighed upwards of 300
pounds, and were carried away in
an automobile.
They also got away with $4,000
IN unnumbered currency stamps,
which will be easily disposed of.
FOR RHEUMATISM.