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The Commoner
AUGUST, 1913
25
Gleaned from the Month's News
A cablegram from Tokio, under
date of August 7, unnounces the ar
rival of the new American ambassa
dor, George W. Guthrie. The strong
ties uniting the 'Japanese empire and
the United States were mutually
dience with the emperor, the ladies
America's new representative. Tho
ambassador presented his credentials,
and conveyed the greeting of Presi
dent Wilson to the emperor. A regi
ment of Japanese cavalry escorted
him to the imperial palace and he
rode in an imperial coach. The
crowds along the route respectfully
uncovered as he passed. While the
ambassador and his staff were in au
dience with the emporer, the ladies
cf the diplomatic party were received
by the empress.
Archibald C. Hart, democrat, was
elected to congress from the Sixth
New Jersey district at tho special
election on July 22, by 6,000 plurality
over S. Woods McClave, republican.
Herbert M. Bailey, nominee of the
progressive party, was third in tho
race.
at the detention hospital on August
7. It was composed of six promi
nent women, all of whom are con
nected with educational and chari
table organizations. In every case
brought to their attention their de
cisions satisfied Judge Owens, who
presided over the court.
A cablegram froin Bucharest, dat
ed August 6, says that pea'co was
concluded between the Balkan states
at the peace conference held in that
city. The peace treaty was signed
August 10.
George W. Hayes, democrat, was
elected governor of Arkansas on July
23, over Georga W. Murphy, pro
gressive, and Harry W. Myers, re
publican, by a plurality of over
20,000 in a light vote. Judge Hayes
took the oath of office August G, be
ing the fourth man to take the oath
since January 13, 1913. On that
date George W. Donaghey's term ex
pired. He was succeeded by Con
gressman George T. Robinson, who
a few weeks later resigned to qualify
as United States senator. J. K. Old
ham, president of the senate, then
qualified, but the title of the office
was sought a few days later by Sen
ator J. M. Futrelle, president pro
tern of the 'senate, who won in court
and served until succeeded by Judge
Hayes.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania
signed the so-called "health mar
riage" bill on July 24." It provides
that all applicants for marriage li
censes must set forth that they have
no transmissable disease, prohibits
marriage of imbeciles, epileptics or
paupers, and forbids the marriage of
anyone who has been an inmate of a
charitable institution unless it be
shown that the cause has been re
moved. A similar law went into
effect in North Dakota July 1, and a
measure of the same kind has been
passed by the legislature of Wisconsin.
In an address before tho forty
third annual convention of tho Cath
olic total abstinence union at Phil
adelphia August 6, Father Eugene
McDonald declared that total ab
stinence from intoxicating liquor is
on the increase in the United States
navy. Father McDonald, who is a
chaplain in the navy, s id the navy
is now "85 to 90 per cent temperate."
The two-cent faro rate on all rail
roads in Minnesota affected by tho
recent decision of the United States
supreme court went into effect
July 21.
The Wobb anti-alien land law,
passed by the California legislature
and signed by Governor Johnson
more than two ironths ago, became
effective August 10 without interfer
ence from the electorate of t" e ttate
through the mediu of the referendum.
A press dispatch from Greenville,
Texas, says half a million dollars as
a penalty and the transfer of 21,5 9 G
of the 24,500 shares of stock in the
Magnolia petroleum company of that
state from the individual control of
H. C. Folger, jr., and John D. Arch
bold to a trustee mutually agreed
upon, was accepted by the state of
Texas July 21 in settlement of the
state's $102,000,000 penalty and
ouster suit.
Fifty girls employed by a Bing
hampton, New. York, clothing com
pany, lost their lives in a fire which
destroyed the factory on July 22.
The Illinois legislature has appro
priated the sum of $25,000 for the
purpose of erecting a monument to
the late John P. Altgeld in the city
of Chicago. Governor Dunne has
appointed the following commission
to take charge of the, work: Joseph
S. Martin, Louis F. Post, Daniel L.
Cruice and Johan Waage of Chicago,
and Charles A. Karch of Belleville,
Illinois.
An appraisal of the estate l-ft by
the late General Frederick D. Grant
values his holdings at $100,000,
which were left by will to his widow.
One of the month's events in rail
road circles was the resignation of
Charles S. Mellen as president of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad. His -uccessor is Howard
Elliott, president of the Northern
Pacific. His retirement is said to be
due tc widespread criticism of his
management of the New Haven road,
against which the government is con
ducting an investigation for alleged
violations of the Sharman law.
Cardinal Gibbons, the venerable
Catholic prelate, celebrated his seventy-ninth
birthday at Baltimore
July 23. The cardinal celebrated the
mass of thanksgiving marking the
anniversary. Only tho immediate
family of the host were present. Tel
egrams and letters in large numbers
were received at the cardinal's home.
Some of the messages were from
members of the sacred college of
cardinals. A message from the pope
was included in the cablegrams, and
congratulations were received from
some of the rulers of European
countries
ment to apply tho provisions of tho
federal anti-trust law to tho tele
phone situation. It Is stated that
this suit will not intorforo with tho
sweeping investigation proposed by
tho interstate commerce commission
Into the telephone situation to deter
mine whethor (ho Sherman law
should be invoked with the purpose
of enforcing competition or whether
monopoly should bo permitted under
conditions similar to that of rail
roads. Tho suit, filed by United
States Attorney Clarence L. Reams,
was prepared by Constantino J.
Smyth, a special assistant to the at
torney general, appointed from Ne
braska by President Wilson.
The Wisconsin legislature has
about completed the longest session
in its history. Among tho bills
passed are a "blue sky" law for the
protection of Investors; a minimum
wage law for women and minors; a
mothers' pension act; a water power
control law looking to state owner
ship; adoption of initiative, referen
dum and recall amendments to tho
state constitution; a minimum wago
of $40 per month for rural school
teachers; abolition of defonso of con
tributory negligence In tho work
men's compensation act; a state com
mission to supervise boxing contests;
a law requiring a certificate of health
from prospective brides and grooms;
tho sterilization of feeble minded,
epileptic and criminal insano in state
and county institutions.
The arrangements for tho sixth
annual governors' conference, to be
held at Colorado Springs, Colorado,
for five days, commencing August 2G,
have been announced by Secretary
Miles C. Riley of Madison, Wis.
While the fiftieth anniversary of
tho battle of Gettysburg was being
celebrated in the United States, there
was a little gathering of veterans of
the civil war in Bermondsoy, suburb
of London, England. There were
ninety-three veterans present, head
ed by George Munroe, one of the
oldest survivors of the civil war. Mr.
Munroe is 104 years old, and served
in the confederate navy throughout
the civil war.
Are You
FAT?
I Was
ONCE.
I Reduced
Myself
John Purroy Mitchell, collector of
the port of New York, was nomipat
ed for mayor of New York city on
the" fusion ticket on the morning of
August 1. The choice was made by
a committee of 107, selected to name
a fusion ticket to oppose Tammany
in the coming municipal election.
An Inheritance tax of $3,741,833
was fixed by the surrogate court of
New York on the Inheritance of
$88,959,599 from the estate of the
late John Jacob Astor.
Chicago's first woman jury heard
the cases of twenty-five women and
children in the court for tho insane
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I vrlll Bond any sufferer a full slzo bottle of LANE'S
CUIUS on l"r Trial, if it cures, send mo $1. If J
does not, don't send n cent. Give express ofllce,
Address ? XjAXJB, X70 JUme JtulUUmj,
Ut, Marys, Kansas.
In the civil anti-trust suit filed at
Portland, Oregon, July 24, the dis
solution of the alleged telephone
monopoly on the Pacific coast is
soueht by Attorney General McRey-
nolds. The government charges the
giant corporation and its subsidia
ries with absorbing independent tele
phone companies for the purpose of
destroying competition and creating
a monopoly in Oregon, Washington,
Montana and Idaho, in violation of
the Sherman law. This is the first
attempt on the part of the govern-
Senator Joseph F. Johnston of
Birmingham, Alabama, died in his
Washington apartments the mornin
of August 8, as a result of an illnes
terminating in pneumonia. Senator
Johnston was seventy years old, had
served through tho civil war in the;
confederate army, was governor of
Alabama for two terms and had been
a member of the senate since 1907.
Ho was unanimously elected to suc
ceed the late Senator Pettus. Ho was
re-elected in 1909. His remains
wero taken to his homo at Birming
ham for interment. Governor O'Neal
appointed Henry D. Clayton, con
gressman from tho Third district, to
fill the vacancy caused by his death.
1 wan Int. t nromforlnhle, I,ooked Old, Foil Ml
rralile, MifTered with llheumaliMn, AMhma, Nwi
rnlRln. Wlitu 1 worked or walked, 1 puffed llkon
Porpoise. I took every advertised medicine. I could
find. 1 Starved, Hweated, Kxcrelwul, I)ortire1 arid
changed cllitialo hut 1 ruined my dhrejllon. full
like an invalid hut Meadlly valued wrolKht. Tlw.o
wai not a nIiikIo plan or dniK that I heard or that
I did not try. I failed to reduce my weight. I
dropped nocletv, tin I did not euro to he tho hutt of
nil tho Joke. It wax cmbarraiwInK to havn my
Irlcnds toll mo 1 wru getting Htout, on no 0110 know
II holler than my Mill".
BOMETUING HAD TO HE DONE
I ItoKiiii toMudy tho cauio of KAT, When 1 dl.
covered tho auiMi I found tho remedy. Tho Kroucli
Method riivo inn nu IiikIkIiI. I Improved on that.
Removed the. oljjeetlonal feature, added moro
plenum! one, and then I tried my plan on mytolf
lira week. It worked like Magic. 1 could liavo
SCREAMED WITH JOY
nl the end o: the flrt week when tho ncalex told mo
I hail lord ten pound hy my nlmplo, eay, harm
hm. DniKlem Method. Itwrmn pleasure then to
continue until f regained my normal nelf In nlze.
I lo"l fllteen year you liter, J look fifteen years
younger. My Double Chin ha entirely disappeared.
I ran walk or work now. I ran ellmh a mountain.
I am normal in Hze. I can wolghjinit what I want
to welch. I am mailer of my own body now. I
did not Mnrvo. hut ato all I wanted to. I did not
take Hwent UatliK. I did not Driwr. 1 tried no Klrc
Irlelly, or harm ful ox'Tchex. but I found tho Him.
phi, Kane, Common Koiiho W V of reducing my
weight and I applied It. 1 have tried Hon other.
My Doctor Mir I am a iiorfect picture of health
now. lam no longer ailing. I am now a happy,
healthy woman. Now I am going to help others
to Im happy. I havn written a book on the sub
lect. If you aro fat, I want you to have It. It will
tell you all about my IlarmlcM, DhikIcbh Method.
'I o all w ho rend mo their name and iddrerx I mall
It KHKK. n long as tho prenentrupply lat It
will ravo you Money, Kavo you from Harmful
DrtiKH, Have you from Htarvatlon Diet. Harmful
Kxereliew. pomlhly nave YOL'K UKK, Hi your
ror tho aflklnu without a penny. JiiHtaend your
name and addrexx. A loMal Card will do and I'll
bo. glad to ond It o that you ran uulckfy learn
how to reduco yourcelf and bo a happy a I am.
Willo to-day a this advertisement may not appear
again In thl paper.
IIATTJB 1IIKL, 1131 Harclay. Denver, Colo.
fM vy KCZKMA, Halt Ilheum,
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Cooperatown, N. Dak.
PflHPER FRBB TJIBATI8K
UH II U Ell Tho Leach Hnnntorlum, Indian
apollfl, Ind.. ha published u booklet which tflvcji
IntercJstlrif; fact about tho cnuno or Cancer, abto tell
what to do for pain, blending, odor, etc. Wrlto for It
today, mentioning this paper.
DROPSY TKBATJBIJ, tiiualljr give fjuclc
rellof and oon remove all welllnir
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Or. H. H. Grcenn Sons, Box M, Atlanta, Ga.
Invention l
Wonderful
Merely GucsswolJc
"Ah," says the Christmas guest,
"Vn-wTtr T irtoVi T nillrl tiff rlntxn in n
Christmas dinner with one of those
turkeys we raised on the farm, when
I was a boy, as the central figure!"
"Well," says the host, "you never
can tbll. This may be one of them."
Life,
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ment. Wo offer unlimited proof. Wrlto for It,
but, better Ktlll, accept onr offer and test
Oxybon I tool f In your own borne.
WHAT IS OXYIJOW
Oxylon li icientific Initra
ment that flood the UAj With
vital, bfejcimir osjzta, that
punflef the Mood and rtftoret
T(trou circulation Itreheref
in an aiUinlihlnrly tliort tuna
all manner of. acuta and chronic
trntiljl,- It wntfl anfTr wltli ..
ailment, we will Un too an Orulxm can U carried
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WnU ui at once for our treat use any time, antnehere. I
oner, uire uxjiion chance to car yoa. IU effect often
mrpau belief Write oa at once today.
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Suite 806 208 N. Fifth Ave, Chicago, III",
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