The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
Telegraph Tips

oeCh, Gerfndn prisoner, PLEADED gullty
to trying to escape from a detention
camp. He declared that he was an
American citizen and had asked that his
case be taken up by the Home ONCE.
Franklin, Pa, Aug 25.-Dufield Smith,
21 was killed today while working at a
threshing machine in Rocklsnd town
ship, when the table upon which he was
standing collapsed and a splinter of
wood from the wrecked table penetrated
his neck and pierced the jugular vein.
Scranton, Pa, Aug 2s.-A man be-
lieved to be Frank Woods, of Bethlehem,
Pa, WAS shot and killed early today by
Detective John Caruschiello, whom he
and another highwayman were trying to
hold up.
Berlin. Aug. ga degree honoris
causa has been conferred upon Capt.
Paul Koenig by the medical section of
Halle University for his exploit in taking
the United States and bringing her back
to Germany.
Amsterdam, Aug. "a Zeppelin which
flew over Maasterich yesterday is re-
ported to have ben badly damaged by
fire from high angle guns on the Dutch
frontier. 1t was compelled TO land at
L1icSc AOi lSpdhS.
Independence, Kan, Aug. 6.-The Prai-
rie OIL and Gas Company posted here to-
day a further cut of cents in the price
of crude OIL making it 80 cents a barrel.
ossIning. N. Y, Aug. 9.-"Giggles"
Guglielmo, 'trusty' convict in Sing Sing.
wanted to go to New York to visit his
dying father. His request was denied,
and Guglielmo asked to be locked up in
his cell, so he couldn't run away
Boston. Aug. 8.-Ty Cobb crack out
fielder of the Detroit American League
club. will undergo an operation after the
close of the baseball season for the re-
moval of his tonsils, he said today.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug 26-All street
car service was resumed today, with the
company fully recognizing the newly or
ganized union and reinstating discharged
men.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 2s.-Superintend-
ent of Detectives has issued a warning
to housewives not to hang out stockings,
bathing suits or other garments. If they
are pink. as a thief has been robbing
wash-lines of pink things" leaving gar
ments OF other hues behind.
We" orleans, aug. 1.-FranCeS Riley,
an eight-year-old Greek girl, awoke to-
day to be told she had Inherited her
grandmother's estate. said to be worth
several hundred thousand dollars, near
Athens. Greece. She also learned that
John Labadrote, relative with whom
she has been staying, and her stepmoth-
er, Mrs. J. NJ. Riley, prepared to start a
legal fight for her custody.
Largo, Fla. Aug. 2s.-M. c. Knight.
cashier of the Bank of Largo, shot and
killed himself at his home here. note
addressed to his wife, the police said.
indicated that he expected to be dis
charged. An audit OF the books is being
made.
Bastrop, La, Aug. 2s.-Dr. B. NJ. Nc
Koin, of Mer Rouge shot and killed DR..
K. P. Thorn, of GALLON, during a quarrel
on the main street of the latter town
McKoin surrendered. He told the officers
he shot IN self-defense.
Sandusky. Ohio, Aug. 26.-One hundred
and ten missions under its jurisdiction in
various parts Of the United States and
Canada, together with the missionaries in
charge, will share in an appropriation of
$4,000 authorized by the Central Lutheran
Synod in biennial session here, the for
mer to the extent of improvements and
the latter in salary.
Fall River, Mass, Aug. 8.-Fifteen hun
dred employees OF the American Printing
Company, a textile manufacturing con-
Germ, were thrown out of work last night
when the company closed it's plant for an
indefinite period. The decision to close
followed a strike of 80 employees for a
readJustment of wages and working
hours.
Boston, Mass. Aug 26-The Boston and
Maine receivers fight will come into open
court next Tuesday. Federal Judge Put
nam gave order of notice today on the
petition filed by Boyd B. Jones, as coun-
sci for the Inter-Continental Rubber
Company of New York, for the appoint
ment OF a receiver for the railroad.
Reading, Aug 2S.-weary of off
clal red tape, fifty women of Mulberry
street, led by Mrs. Charles Dautrich,
yesterday organized a street-cleaning
brigade and swept the whole block,
and will oil it. The city spent s12, 900
in oiling other streets.
New York, Aug. 26-Thomas Edison.
John Burroughs, the naturalist and H s.
Firestone, of Akron, Ohio, are going back
to nature. They will leave Monday for
a two weeks camp in the Adirondacks.
Curling. n. F., Aug. 26.-Fire last night
destroyed the large Church of England
School here
The Hague. Aug. GA Berlin dispatch
states that business done by the Ger
man potash syndicate during the first
seven months of 1916 amounted to lO3.-
OOoO0O marks (s25, ,I5O, ,OOO, against 7O,5OO, 900
marks Gl7625,OOO) in 1915, and 113,OOO, 900
marks (s2S, 250,0OO) in 1914. The statement
was made that American crops this year
will suffer from lack of German potash.
Chicago. Aug. 26.-Prince MahidoI
of Songkla, brother of the King of
Siam, who arrived in Chicago today
en- route to Gloucester, Mass, to spend
the summer, plans to stay in America
five years, he said. and will study at
Harvard.
= San Francisco, Aug 26.-Iniunction
suits to block a proposed $4,000, 900
packing merger involving the Alaska
Packing Association, the California
Fruit Gamers Association, Central
California Canneries, ]. K. Armsbv
Company and others. are threatened
by Henry F. Fortmann, a minority
stockholder in the Alaska Packing
Association.