The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-13
WORLD In BRIEF

bank at CarOn, near here, OverpOW-
cred the Waterman, blew open the safe
and got away with $4,000 in cash.
New York.-The Argentine steamer
Pampas has brought 1000 tons of
wheat and linseed from Buenos Ayres.
This is the first time Argentine wheat
has been exported to the United
States.
Peking.-The reorganization of the
Chinese republic has been brought to
a standstill by bitter partisan strife.
The kuomintang, the old revolution
ary party, clearly controls majority
of the members Of parliament.
London.-A British war plane re-
Gently crossed the English channel to
France, a distance of % miles, in
eight minutes. An Associated Press
correspondent returned to England
in one Of tie planes with a suitcase
strapped on behind.
Washington. - The public health
service has discontinued it's notifi-
cations to state health authorities of
children leaving New York. This
practice was instituted during the in
fantile paralysis epidemic, but it is
now considered unnecessary.
Red Oak, Iowa.-Charging a con-
spiracy to defame him by attempting
to hold him for eight murders commit
teed in the J. B. Moore home in Viii
lisca, State Senator F. r. Jones, a
merchant Of Villisca, has brought suit
against nine persons for $4,000 per-
sonal damages.
New York Merchandise carried in
American bottoms in the first seven
months of the year amounted to $780,
600, 900, an increase Of so per cent
over the corresponding period year
ago. Shipments in British vessels
amounted to $1,410,378,000, an in
crease of 4, per cent.
Topeka, Kan.-The wheat harvests,
which bring large influx Of itinerant
laborers, and the divorce courts are
the chief contributors to the delin-
quency that keeps the Kansas peniten-
tiary filled to capacity, the state
board Of corrections dealers in it's bi-
ennial report to the governor.
New York.-There are no indica-
tions of an early termination of the
war, according to E. H. Gary, who has
returned from trip through the
orient. He says Japan is the second
largest copper producing country in
the world and that it is busy produc-
ing warships, clothing and shoes.
Neutrality-suspicious. is selling at
prices higher than at any time since
the Civil war, according to reports
received at the department Of agri-
culture from the principal market
points Of the country. Crop failures
also have caused the price of potatoes
to advance and meat prices continue
to rise.
Salem, Ore.-The Oregon supreme
court has dismissed the appeal of
Mordie Keeney, who was convicted
several months ago on an arson
charge. Keeney, formerly a lieuten-
ant Of the Portland fire department,
was accused of being a member of an
arson ring that operated from Canada
to San Diego.
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fidently expects a renewal of ruthless
submarine warfare. The last remain
ing doubts that the government had
been won over by the advocates of the
plan to "starve out England" by a
blockade maintained by more than 300
submarines were dispelled by the
chancellor's recent speech.
Birmingham, England. - Viscount
Bryce of Dechmond, formerly ambas-
sador at Washington, in a recent ad-
dress before the Congressional Union
decried the spirit of hate that is be-
ing nourished against the Germans
and the talk of lasting trade war
He advocated league to restrain ag-
preston and compel arbitration.
New York.-One days advance in
Standard Oil issues recently added
more than $32,000,000 to the aggre-
gate value Of Standard Oil companies
, and $S,02S,000 to the value of John
D. Rockefeller's holdings. The in.
, crease in value of Mr.. Rockefeller
, holdings of Standard Oil of New Jer
sey alone amounted to $3;219,000.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-James Aller
J GA, has confessed, according to Sheriff
Berry, that he murdered Mrs. Han
nah St. John, 67 years old, of May
field, New York, in lonely wood
, near here. The body had been fount
by two boys. He is said to have mar
ried Mrs. St. John after meeting hel
through a matrimonial agency.
Portland.-The International AS
sociation of State Boards of Optomet
riats was organized here at confer
ence called to consider the standardiz
y alton of the profession. E. S. Over
of Boise was elected president. Mem
bers of the state boards of Montana
Oregon, Idaho and Washington at
tended. An effort is to be made t,
restrict optometrists who fail in ex