The Pulaskian., 1916-07-14

known throughout the south as the Marrying Parson," is dead at Bristol, 1 Va. at the age of 83 years. He is said to have married 5,14o couples during his life.
 Baked beans may soon be as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth, accord ing to an announcement made in Pitts burg by large canning company which has notified it's salesmen to take no future orders. Compton Vaughan is said to have confessed that he shot and killed George Barnet, foreman in charge of the construction of darn near Sunol, Cal, during card game.
 The death at Danville, H., of Joe Strawser, 8, from rabies has caused the coroner's jury to recommend that every dog in Vermillion county be locked up for seven weeks in an ef- fort to eradicate the disease.
  A conference called by the Ameri- can Union Against Militarism, for the purpose of finding a solution of the difficulties between the United States and Mexico, has begun in Washington. Albert Blankenship. 23 years old, of Indianapolis, a motor cycle racer, was killed at the state fairgrounds when he lost control of his machine and 1t crashed through the fence. Sears, Roebuck & Co, Chicago, an- nounced the establishment of an em- ployes' saving and profit-sharing fund. to which the company will contribute on the basis of last years profits, l $500.000.
 Willie Given, negro, who was with the Tenth cavalry and was taken pris- oner at Carrizal, said that an Ameri- can deserter from the Twentieth in fantry was in command of the com pany of Carranza troops at Carrizal.
 Prices of two Atlanta (Ga.) after noon papers, the Journal and the Georgian, have been raised from two to three cents.
 1 Ignatius T. T. Lincoln, self-styled International spy" was found guilty in London on the charges of forgery on which he was extradited from New York and sentenced to three years imprisonment
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 Seven hundred and fifty-three com munities, or townships, have been partly or totally destroyed through military operations in France since the beginning of the war
 The strawberry shipments from Vii. la Ridge, H., for the season just closed are the largest in the history of that town, 169 carloads being shipped.
 Jack Barrell, IS. sank in Moscow bay when overcome by cramp while bathing. A chauffeur rescued Barrell after he had been under water 23 min utes. Coroner Jacobson was called and after using pulmotor two hours revived young Barrell, but he died later of hemorrhage.
 Within two weeks congress will be asked to authorize an issue of war bonds to finance military activities growing out of the Mexican situation.
 
 Altoona, Wis, is a dry town. At a stormy session of the common council a license was issued to the Altoona Mercantile Co.,, a municipal saloon, the profits to go into fund for build ing waterworks. It is not ready to open.
 Four men were killed and one seri- ously injured when Norfolk & West ern train struck an automobile at Abingdon, Va.
 The province of Yukon in Western Canada will take vote on the pro hibition question.
 The name of the town Of Berlin, Ont, has been changed to the more patriotic one Of Kitchener. Capt. Hans. Tauscher has been ac- quilted by jury in New York of the charge of conspiring to wreck the | Welland Canal
 Judge J. H. Brady of the Kansas City, Kan, police court will not be allowed to chain wife beaters to post for the edification of the popu- lace. They will be sent to the rock pile as usual.
 Labor Commissioner Mcbride of Kansas is out in call for 10000 men for the harvest fields
 
 The Russian Duma is so impressed with the fine effect of the suppression of the sale of vodka that it has been decided to make the innovation per. manent