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rested on charge of attempting to
defraud real estate firm, ended his
life by hanging in jail
The Centennial Methodist church, at
Terre Haute, burned with a loss esti.
mated at 100000.
= Growing crops cannot be considered
as assets Of bankrupt farmers, accord
ing to decision affirming a recent
ruling of the federal district court at
Butte, Mont.
Y The Vermont delegation to the ma
tional Republican convention will go
to Chicago instructed for Justice
Charles E. Hughes.
A former Union soldier who was
paid $50 too much when discharged at
the close Of the civil war returned the
money to the treasury, with 500 in
terest.
= Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chi
nese republic, has announced definite
Iy that he will retire, awaiting the
choice Of suitable successor.
: Gov. Pleasant, in his first message
TO the Louisiana legislature, asserted
that the state probably would have a
deficit Of about 100000 for 1916.
: All records for proceeds from fish
ing voyage to the cod waters of Ice
land have been broken by the trawler
Aspasia, the catch of cod bringing
$22,75O.
Increases in wages, generally on a
profit-sharing plan, affecting approx
mately 5000 metal miners of Colo
RADIO, Is to be made by the leading OPP
orators, effective June /.
! A six weeks course for farmers will
be run at the agricultural and me-
chanical college of Mississippi in con-
nection with the summer school from
June 6 to July Is.
For the first time in AZ years, short
horn cattle were put on sale at Tulsa,
Ok, and AZ head, offered by Thomas
Stanton Of Wheaton, ILL.,, and w. s.
Fears, brought O total of $13,135.
Oran Cox Of Chicago was killed by
Mrs. Goldie Krogh, divorcee, who
says Cox was the father of her Is
month-old baby and that he refused to
aid her In supporting it.
: The Methodist general conference
refused to remove from the discipline
of the church the clause which pro-
,vides the penalty of expulsion for
church members who play cards,
dance and attend the theater.
David Lloyd-George, minister of mu-
nitions, has been given full charge of
the Irish situation.
Lieut. ]. Vincent Rockwell, who was
In training as a naval aviator, was
killed at Pensacola when the aero
plane he was plotting dived $50 feet
into the gulf.
Paul Raridan, IL years old, Of Ha-
yana, ILL.,, took first prize in a school
sewing exhibit OF fancy work in which
there were more than 100 girl con-
testants.
Thirteen alleged members OF
smuggling ring are on trial at Seattle,
accused Of having brought large guam
titles of opium and Chinese from Van
couver, B. c.
Seventeen persons we're injured
when q motor truck carrying mo-
tion picture company turned over on
n country road at Los Angeles.
{ Three Italian ships have been sub
marined, according to dispatches from
Rome. The ships we're the Levanza,
3.713 tons; the Washington, 2,s1s
tons, and the Birmania, 2.215 tons.
The passengers and crews we're
saved.
> Military training Tor Chicago high
school pupils was approved by the
board Of education at a meeting. The
course is optional.
The supreme courts mandate az |
firming the twoyear sentence Of Da-
vid Lamar. convicted Of impersonating
a congressman for fraudulent pur-
poses. has been issued.
President Poincare has presented |
fhe French cross OF war to Queen Eliz-
abeth Of Belgium.
Mrs. Eugene J. Carigan Of Putin |
Bay would save song birds from cats
by attaching a small hell to a ribbon |
or string tied around the feline neck.
Loss Of soc bet placed on James
G. Blaine for president In 1854, start
ed the Rev. Matt s. Hughes. newly
made bishop. into the ministry Of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
II was nnounced that Chieago's fund /
Tor the relief Of the Jews In the war
zone Of Europe has passed the