The Washington herald., 1916-09-17
Telegraph Tips

Hartford, Sept. Is.-P. Davis Oakley,
president Of the Baldhead Club OF Aner-
ca, was renominated yesterday for Con-
gress by the Republicans Of the First
district.
! Philadelphia, Sept 16.-One Of the
strangest strikes in history became eftec-
tive here today when several hundred
errand boys. demanding / cent more q
package, quit work indefinitely"
Lexington, KY, Sept. Is.-Word was re-
ceived from Lawrence County today that
Mrs James Price and four Of her chill
dren died and another child is not ex-
pected to live as a result Of ptomaine
poisoning from eating cabbage, which
| contained poison or was contaminated
by being boiled in a vessel which gen
Grated the poison.
GreenviIle, Ala, Sept. 1s.-Milton Lewis.
jr., earned 5000 selling papers in his
town. He has saved the amount, and
Monday he leaves for the University of
Alabama with two years tuition paid In
| advance.
Centervnle, Ala, Sept 16-shot to death
by an unknown enemy, Joe Meyberry, Of
this place, fell on three kittens he was
carrying in a bag, and when May
berry's body was found the next morn
Ing the kittens were found dead beneath
the body Of the murdered man.
stroudsburg. Pa. Sept 1S.-The
j fourth annual luncheon of the octo-
/ genarians' Association of Monroe
i County was held today at Echo Lake,
the host being 81 years old. There
were twenty members Of the associa-
tion present and the combined age
footed UP 1907 years.
Rome, Sept. 1s.-Ten million eggs.
stored by spectators and seized dur
ing the last week in Italian cities by
the government are being resold pub
licly at two cents each half the mar
tket price. The ptFposs is to aid in
| reducing the cost of living.
Scranton. Pa, Sept. 16-IndustriaI
Workers of the World, who have been
on strike in towns in the lower valley
for two weeks, causing considerable
trouble, are blamed by the authorities
for a fire early today that destroyed
the new Duryea High School and for
dynamiting the home OF Frank Lough-
ney, of Pittston.
=. Saskatoon, Sask., Sept 16.-Sir
} George E. Foster, Canadian Minister
} of Trade and Commerce, speaking of
!; the war at a meeting here today. hint
ed at the passage of a compulsory
recruiting law.
Miami, Fla, Sept. I-Four men held
up the cashier of a bank at Homestead,
Fla, at noon today and robbed the safe
Of 5000
London. Sept 16-The name of Sub
Lieut.. H. R. R. Prince Albert, the sec
ond son of King George, appears under
the heading Officers recommended for
commendation." Prince Albert is 20 years
old. and at the outbreak Of the war was
midshipman on the battleship Colling-
wood.
l Rotterdam, Sept. 16-The steamship
i Nieuw Amsterdam, sailing today, carries
fifty Belgian women and children who go
to Join relatives in the United States.
brought here by Rev. ]. B. Deville, of
Chicago.
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 16-Reduction in the
price of bread from and 10 cents to 4
and cents resulted today as the result
of a price-cutting war among local
bakers. The reduction means that the
price is back to where it was before the
increase took effect several days ago
Most of the large baking companies
raised retail prices l and cents loaf.
Pittsburgh, Sept. s.-Thirty-third-de-
| gree MsAons to the number of 700 at
tended the annual session of the Supreme
Council, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
t of the Northern Jurisdiction Of the
United States here today.
Seattle, w, Sept. 16.-The automobile
carrying the War Departments message
here, arrived at its destination shortly
before noon today. The message left
Plymouth Monday noon and was relayed
in automobiles across the continent The
autos averaged better than thirty
miles an hour for the entire distance.
Albany, N. Y, Sept. I6-August Zinilish,
3S, chef on the steamer Berkshire, was
killed during a fight which started after
the steamer arrived here today. Charles
Krouse, a butcher on board, is under
arrest pending investigation.
York Pa, Sept. 16.-David Williams, g,
was killed and Arthur Roberts, of Balti-
more, was seriously injured by a pre-
mature explosion of dynamite at the
Gorsuch State Quarry today.
Fairmont, w. Va, Sept 16-Fire start
ing in the pump house of Mine No. 6, at
Mononagh severely burned several en-
ployes, who were brought to the hos
pitaI here. Early reports of a big ex-
plosion at the mine proved erroneous.
Philadelphia, Sept. l6.-From scalds re-
ceived Monday evening, when she upset
a tureen of soup upon herself by pulling
at the edge of the tablecloth, June Piper,
IS months old, died last night in the West
Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
|
Wellesley, Mass, Sept. 16-Announce-
ment that an unlimited fund has been
set aside by the Ford Motor Company, of
Detroit, for the treatment of crippled
children throughout the country in need