The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-04-21

The senate immigration COMMITTEES
decided to recommend passage Of the,
Burnett immigration bill without
amCl dment.
Election Of "Bin" Sapp as national
committeeman by the Kansas Deme-
cratic state convention was interpret
ed as defeat of the federal faction OF
the party.
Frank Hitchcock has obtained con-
troll Of the Kentucky Republican dele
cation and will swing the votes to the
strongest candidate at the Chicago
convention.
A national convention representa-
tive Of all branches of the tobacco IN
dustry will be held in Washington
May 20.
Typhus has broken out at Hurley,
n. M, the third case in this county
within three weeks.
At the request of Gen. Chen VI, gov
ernor Of Szechuen. Tsai 40, the rebel
leader, has granted 80 days armlstice
in the provinces of Yunnin and Szech.
uen pending peace negotiations.
The ideal town has been found. Il
is Warren, ILL.,. and men do not spit on
the streets nor swear at their wives,
according to Mrs. A. r. Garfield,
mayor.
Meredith Nicholson of indianapolis,
an author, practically has been agreed
upon by President Wilson and Secre-
tary Baker for assistant secretary Of
war.
Rear Admiral Caperton, command
ing the cruiser squadron in Haitlen
waters. telegraphed that the minister
of public instruction had been bitten
by a mad dog and is en- route to New
York.
Stephen Mitchell shot and danger
ously wounded his sister, Miss Henri
eta Mitchell, in their home at Paris,
ILL.,, and was later wounded in a
pitched battle with officers who at
tempted to arrest him.
Frank A. Lowden has become an
ayowed candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor Of Illinois.
Eleven hundred and eighteen per
sons sailed from Seattle for Alaska as
passengers on five steamers. This is
the largest sailing to Alaska for SIN
gle day since the Klondike stampede.
After undergoing an hour of cross
examination in court, Mrs. Manda Ha.
zelbaker of Prescott, Kan, "a years
old, fell back In the witness chair and
died.
Hubert George de Burgh Claiming.
second Marquis OF Clanricarde, Is dead
in London. He owned about $1,000
acres of Irish land. He was born in
1882.
Chief of Police Harper of Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, began a crusade against
disorderly houses and gambling.
The Japanese fruit steamer Ide
Maru made Honolulu with a jury rud-
der after a dstour southwark Of LOO
miles.
Soldiers Of the punitive expedition
are going to get their "makln's." Brig.
Gen Sharpe announced that tons OF
tobacco and papers have been sent
from Columbus to the front.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
meat tickets are being issued in SAX
ony and that the government of that
kingdom will assume control Of ell
stocks Of meat.
The German emperor is at Potsdam
recovering from nervous shock, as
The result Of the explosion OF shell
It yerdun. which destroyed the Inn
perial motor car and killed several Of
'icers.
A jury brought in a verdict of muir.
Ter In the first degree against Joe Nc
Jowan OF Stuttgart. Ark, and SEN
enced him to death In the electric
hair.
The Southern Pacific machine
hops, roundhouse, three engines
md two coaches we're destroyed by
ire at Naco. Sonora.
William, the Silent" Leonard. con-
essed robber of the Durant (Ia.) post
ffice. was sentenced to IS months In
ederal prison.
MY wife bobbed her hair in imita-
Ion OF Mrs. Vernon Castle" said z.
Rosenbaum Of New York, replying
her divorce suit. He made II stick
nd will not have to. pay alimony.
Action on the nomination OF Louis
}. Brandeis for justice OF the supreme
curt was deferred for week by the
enate judiciary committee.