The Pulaskian., 1916-08-11

Luther Huitt was arrested in Carter county and lodged in jail at Center vile, Mo, by Sheriff Parks, charged with the murder of young man whose skeleton was found in the woods near Bunker in August, 1913.
 Gloom has spread over the army camps at El Paso, Tex, with the news that watermelons have been banned by the authorities because the rinds draw flies.
 George Daily, an oil contractor, was burned to death in the Cushings field, near Tulsa, Ok, in fire at one of the wells.
 All officers and men dispatched the first of last week on recruiting duty for the Illinois national guard were recalled by Adjt. Gen. Dickson, who received orders from Maj. Gen. Thom- as Barry
 The Arkansas national guard, 1,500 strong, was ordered to proceed to Dem ing, N. M. Col. c. D. James, command ing, said the men would go the end of this week.
 President Wilson was unanimously indorsed at conference at San Fran qise0 of California prou-aeei,,oo ,,,l = also completed the organization of a Woodrow Wilson Progressive League. w. A. Young, age AT, of Auburn, Ky, prominent coal operator of Ken lucky and West Virginia, was found dead in hotel at Huntington, W. Va. Three persons are dead and three more in critical condition as the re- suit of an automobile accident at Al gona when Kewanee and Western railroad train hit the automobile in which the party was riding at a cross ing
 Maj. M. c. Butler, shot to death by H. c. Spannel of Alpine, Tex, July 20, was held by the senate to have died a lieutenant colonel.
 
 The Farmers State Bank of Flor ence, suburb of Omaha. was robbed of about $1,000 by automobile bandits. Two men drove up to the bank in a moto rear shortly after noon. One re. mained in the car on guard while the other made the cashier turn over all available cash and currency.
 Twenty-Five persons were killed and 80 others are missing as the result oi cloudburst in Barren valley, Clai bourne county. Tenn.
 The Arkansas state farmers con. vention has adopted a resolution en dorsing the statewide prohibition act that was passed by the last legisla ture.
 Profits on war contracts to the amount of $750000 have been volun tarily returned to the British treasury by E. w. Baillie of Hamilton, Ont. president of the Canadian Cartridge Co.
 The convention of the National AS sociation of Organists, being held in Springfield, Mass, voted to send President Wilson their resolution that "The Star Spangled Banner" remain the one and only national anthem.
 Fred Kruse, 57 years old, killed himself with revolver in the pres ence of his wife in St. Louis.
 George Ashmore, who lost both arms when fighting in France, has been married to Miss Fftzpaine.
 The explosion of a car filled with dynamite killed 50 and wounded 40 ECarranzista soldiers at Empalme, near Guaymas, Sonora.
 Manson Goodwin was shot and in. stantly killed by Kirk stoner at Fort Payne, Ala.
 Joseph Peoples, 40 years old, is dead and Leck Fisher 23. is dying, after a free-for-all fight at the Holy Rollers church at Lick mountain.
 Senate and house conferees have agreed on the military academy ap propriation bill, making the building allowance approximately SLIPS, ,00C for West Point.
 Archibald J. Brady, tax commission CT of the Kansas City Southern rail way, died as result of drinking ice water.