The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-20
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Condensation Of Weeks News Re
viewed Without Comment-A'I
Nations Find Something to
Edify and instruct.

John Cook, living in MassaC county,
ILL.,, shot himself through tue throat
and when the wound did not prove Ia ,
tai crawled into a straw stack and set
1t afire.
Precious stones may now be I'M
ported into the United States through
the mails.
Conductor Benjamin Fairchild and
Brakeman Carl H. Hinde, both or
Cumberland, Md, were killed when
an excursion train on the Western
Maryland railroad collided with an
other.
Official announcement Of the agree
ment reached between the Hudson &
Manhattan railroad and its employees
disclosed that the company is not
obliged to recognize the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Traces of oil have been found at
1913 feet at an Ullin (Ill.) we'll. Stock
holders and farmers are pouring into
the town.
Miss Helen Macumber, 10, jumped
to safety from a second.story window
when fire destroyed John Bakers
store and several other business
houses of the town of Essex, Ill.
Recognition of the union and rein-
statement of strikers were the chlef
provisions of a contract signed at MUS
kogee, Ok, by which the local trac'
ton strike was ended.
The German diet has decided to
seize the stocks of tobacco throughout
the empire. The issuance OF tobacco
tickets will follow the seizure.
German business interests in Soutf
America have been officially advisee
that submarines will sink no ships be
tween North and South American
ports.
The migration Of negro laoorer
from the south to the north. wher
the wal has resulted in scarcity Q
European immigrant laborers, attract
the attention of the department
labor.
In defiance of possible lurking su
marines. the White Star liner Adr
attic, the queen of the munitlon
fleet" has sailed for England, carr
ing Is, 700 tons Of war supplies.
Mrs. Amelia Dudek, tried for II
murder of the Rev. Henry Japeski'
Catholic priest, at st. Paul, was foul
not guilty but insane by a jury.
Norway's losses at sea from t
opening Of the war up to Oct. H.
the result of mines and submarine
are III vessels, of a total OF 1850
tons.
Adam Schubert. a millionaire Tar
or and land owner OF Lsfain coun
O.. burned his country home, failed
an attempt to hang himself and end
his life by cutting his throat.
Popular use of the term "highbro
tn EXPRESS scorn Of intellectual thlE
is condemned by President John
uibben of Princeton university.
Gov, R. Livingston Beckman
limited States Senator Henry F. l
MI, were renominated by the Rh'
Island Republican convention.
private Herbert Chaser. 20 years
Of A battery, First Indiana field al
,erv, accidentally shot and killed b
self at Point Isabel, Tex" while cs
ing a pistol.
WillysOverland stockholders
ret a cash quarterly DIVIDEND Oh
1000 eo on Nov. l.
Ono man was shot and killed
sonr others probably mortaiiy wo'
cd during a general battle ioi.o~,i ~.
school election at the beech VI
nrocinct. in Breathitt county ny
Three men were killed and Sc
;r,,rea in u collision between
frsight trains on the c.. Co. q .
ra,,way at Fernbank. o.
DR.. Arthur L. Hunt. VIC sss'
tho health department IN oose,
versions coming to the Dis'r'e. ..
,mmbia from communities in.e
Nth infantile paralysis Is oe~'
that disease.