The Pulaskian., 1916-03-31
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sailed for Panama on the steamship Pastores He said he was confident that the canal would be opened by April 15.
 The proposed advance in charge for the privilege of milling grain in tran sit filed with the state public utilities commission by the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railroad was suspended until July 25 by an order of the commis- sion.
 The withdrawal of the steamship Rotterdam of the Holland-American line from service was announced at the company's offices.
 A rent-free apartment house for un- married working women is provided for in the will of Charles P. Webster, dry goods merchant of New York, who died March 16, leaving an estate exceeding s1,OOO,oOO.
 While raising the window of her room, Mrs. R. E. Darrow, S4, of De catur, III, fell through the window to the pavement, 20 feet below, and was killed
 The city council of Fl Paso. Tex, passed an ordinance providing that correspondents sending out of the city matter calculated to injure the gen. eral business reputation of E1 Paso and known to be false" shall be fined from $25 to s2o0
 The jury trying W. D. January at Norman, Ok, for the murder of Mil ton Neck brought in a verdict of guilty and assessed his punishment at life in prison.
 The Carolite Chemical company's plant, at Conner Hill, Tenn, manufae- turing high explosives, was entirely destroyed by fire.
 The return just issued by the regis trar- general for Ireland shows that the population of Ireland increased last year by 9,542 This follows an in- crease Of 7,148 during the year 1914. H. Ashton Ramsay. S1, chief engi- neer of the famous Confederate iron clad Merrimac, and one of the few surviving members of her crew, is dead at Baltimore.
 Burglars obtained stamps, checks and cash totaling about $500 from the postoffice at Brown Branch Mo, ac- cording to information received by postoffice inspectors.
 The ice moved out of La Crosse (Wis) harbor and the Mississippi river is open to navigation at this point The opening came two days later than in 1915.
 Men of the Hungarian landsturm born in 1868 and 1869, who hitherto have been employed in making ma terials of war, are ordered to join the army on April 5.
 William c. McAdoo, American sec retary of the treasury, will be official ly a guest of Chilli during his visit with the other members of the Amer jean delegation to the international trade conference.
 The Wisconsin national guard has been ordered to recruit to full war strength.
 A total of 1888 recruits have been added to the army in the last 10 days, the war department announced. 
 Investigation In bituminous coal rates from mines in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia. Kentucky and Ohio to Lake Erie ports for trans shipment was ordered for April A.
 
 Thousands of barrels of oil were destroyed in fire near Drumright, Ok, on the 22d, when A derricks and 12 wells were in flames
 One hundred and twenty-seven sub marines have been captured by the British since the outbreak of the war.
 A. Sully Guard of New Rochelle. N. T., was killed when his automobile, running so miles an hour, struck a @NAIEA APA ROACs
 Senator L. Y. Sherman of Illinois has introduced resolution to author ize the president to at once call for 50,0o0 volunteers for service In Mex ico
 Fire destroyed the five-story build ing at Jersey City occupied by the Durham Razor company, entailing a loss of $3eo,000.
 To increase the gold reserve of the government, the Austrian savings banks have decided to accept deposits in the form of jewelry and old gold of all kinds.
 Twenty-Five wireless stations in and about San Antonio, Tex, have been dismantied upon instructions from the department of justice.