The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-02-12

Senator Lewis introduced a bill for
establishment of $1,000,o00 naval
academy at Chicago.
Locked out by his negro conSrega-
tion at Norwich, Conn, Preacher John
Dennis crawled through a window and
conducted services which ended in
free-for-all fight and police court fines
for all.
It's so cold In Minnesota that rail-
road locomotives freeze to the tracks.
The Crookston local passenger
stopped at st. Hilaire for water and
had to be Jared loose before 1t could
start again.
A wireless from the steamer Prin-
cess Masquinna OF the Canadian Pa
cific railways fleet stated the vessel
went ashore in Seymour Narrows In
a snowstorm.
Through mediation conducted by
King Alfonso of Spain, the German
government has released Leon Theo-
dor, member OF the Brussels bar, on
condition that he shall reside in Swift
zerland.
According to DIR. Henry X. c. Car
roll, the number of church members
in the United States and its terri
tories in 1915 was 39,3S0.71S, a gain
over 1914 Of 653.s4o.
The Japanese foreign office issued
a statement denying the report that
Japan and England have signed a
treaty recognizing Japan's superior
rights In the far east
Denmark is threatened with serious
labor troubles, according to Copen-
hagen correspondent, who says that
strikes involving $4,000 men will be-
gin.
A navy department dispatch from
Charleston said that a steamer had
reported sighting what appeared to be
the missing submarine KS off the
Florida coast.
James Irwin, 60 years old, one OF
the four persons shot in the back al
Albany, N. Y, by madman who i'm
mediately fled, died at local hos
pital.
The strike Of 1900 employees Of the
Union Drawn Steel company, which
| was called for Feb. /, was settled.
The New York Central railroad
formed In 1914 by a merger Of II mi
| nor companies, in the supreme cour
won its fight against the opposition
to tho combination.
| Tho bundesrath has ordered re
| striction in the allowance Of malt ant
barley to breweries and also outlined
an ordinance limiting the production
| Of canned meats.
Mrs. J. A. Stout was sentenced t
serve 80 days in the Memphis work
house for violation of the state liquo
laws. Mrs. Stout is the first womal
to be sentenced for such an offense
Sadie Ostorff, 12 years old, failed @
promotion from the seventh to tn
eighth grade in the New York publ
schools and, returning to her home
jumped out of a window to death.
Rioting occurred in Lisbon, Portl
gal, in a demonstration against the il
creased cost of living. Attacks wer
made on many bakeries and provisio
shops in different parts of the city.
/
Irving and Herbert Updike, who r,
Gently confessed a plot to murde
their millionaire father, mother an
sister. have left Chicago and ar
now on a ranch somewhere in th
west.%
| Lewis ]. Marshall of Lisbon Fall
Me-, convicted Of using the mails
defraud women who made neckties {
home on commission, was sentence
to two years In the federal penitel
tiary at Atlanta.
The convictions of Don NJ Robert
former mayor of Terre Haute, Ind
and 10 others found guilty with hil
of election frauds were sustained b
the United States district court of 81
peals.
Miss Ida Clark, Is years old, daugl
ter OF Mr and Mrs. Samuel Clark {
New Britain, Conn, died from an II
jury received recently in a playfl
tussle in bed with her roommate 8
the Baypath institute, in Springfield
Mass.
The four suits brought against tn
North German Lloyd Steamship con
pany to recover $2,O00,000 damage
because the steamer Kron Princes
Cecilie failed to complete her voyag
to France and England, just befor
the war, were dismissed.
Notice announcing a 10 per cent II
crease in wages, effective Feb. 2s
was posted at the Phoenix Iron con
pany's plant at Phoenixville, Pa.
n. Y, was shot and killed by John H
| Pierce of Delenson, N Y, to whor
she was engaged. He afterward sho
! himself.
An increase of from 1914 to 22 cent
an hour for common labor was an
| nounced at the general offices of tn
1 IL,