The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 25, 1915, Page 3

PAGE THRER i Picture N ews sna sho'ts As a protest against interference with neutral shipping, Secretary Lansing sent a strong note to England, demanding that law, p not expediency, rule seizures; also declaring the blockade around Germany to be ineffective, illegal and indefensible. Following Of the’ Week: situation in the eastern theater of war. The enthronement ceremonies of the Japanese emperor commenced; the beauties who planted the sacred rice which the emperor eats during the coronation feast were in evidence. Brand Whitlock, minister to Belgium, sailed for home for rest, he announced, and not because of the Cavell affair. Allied troops continued landing at Saloniki; a change in the Greek cabinet, whereby M. Skouloudis became, premier, assured them of a “most sincere benevolence” on the.part of Greece. A Philadelphia “cop” used improp- er language in the presence of ladies on the street. A plain citizen pro- tested and was arrested. A plain clothes officer protested against the arrest of the plain citizen and was . also arrested. A third plain citizen also protested and was also arrested. Still another man went to headquar- ters to protest the arrest and was smashed in the face and locked in a cell. Josiah V. Thompgon, of Uniontown, Pa., a banker and a “farmers’ friend,” no doubt, commonly known as “Old: »John V. the uncrowend king of Fay- ett County,” is defendent in one thousand, six = hundred law suits, brought by depositors in his bank, which failed a year ago. The whole nation is greatly arous- ed over one little, defective baby which was permitted to die in Chi- ~cago last week, which could = have been saved by anoperation, and yet goes calmly on its way while thous- ands are killed daily in, battle. Because munition plants are so busy making war materials for the Allies_and take no interest in build- ing U. S. battleships, Washington officials: threaten to requisition ma- terials and plants: and .do the :ob ‘under government direction. Hudson Maxim, inventor - of the Maxim gun, says, “if the United, States is to be saved from the hell of war she must do as Germany done”—prepare : for ‘war, ang: thus ! BRAND WHITLOCK ‘| The conference ‘is expected 'to last a ‘said and, then said over' agam,,the . | fact remains that - business’ expan- | sion and trade are ‘really at the bot- |tom of the whole business.”—J. B. she will stay out of war Just as Ger- many dld Woman suffragists have declared war on Senator Thomas of Colorado for refusing to arrange a meeting with the Senate Woman Suffrage Committee to meet the women brin- ing petition of ‘half a million names from" California. The jury in the New Haven rail- road case may, as a part of the evi- dence in the case, take a trip over 8,500 miles of the road. It is not stated whether or not they will car- ry accident policies. The Supreme Court of Micsouri has handed down a decision granting th> railroads an increase of one half cent on passenger and approximately five cents on freight rates. The case has been in the court for nearly ten years. Joseph Hillistrom, convicted _of Italian liner Ancona, bound for America, was torpedoed, many lives being lost. murder in the Utah courts, was exe- cuted last Friday, death. He choose shooting rather than hanging, a privilege the Utah law gives. The Rock Island railroad, operating under a government receiver last year, made a net gain of $3%6,253, ov- er the corresponding year when op- erated by private owners. Pork, which has been selling at from 44 to 47 cents per pound in Germany has dropped to 37 to 39 as a result of the Government taking charge of food supplies. Secretary Daniels will include in his “navy program’” two 36,000-ton dreadnaughts. That is 4000-tons larg- er than any battleship yet built by the United States. Associate Justice Hughes of the TO CONFER ON PEACE, Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 17—Dis- patches received here from Berne are to the effect that the international congrss to study and determine uppn the basis for a durable peace, will be held as originally announced on Dec. 14, at Berne. Thirty delegates repre- senting belligerents and neutral states already have announced their inten- tion to attend, while an American delegation already is on the way. The only country which, thus far has not announced whether it wil} send a delegation, is France, which will give a definite answer shortly. week. THE TRUTH WILL OUT “A business man can stand pu and afford to ‘be a little bit chesty, for at least his profession " has = been glorified—the greatest war in all his- tory is'being fought largely for busi- ness reasons. For, sfter all has been Powell in October “Judlclous Adver- SUGAR ACTING “UP” S;aokane, Washington, Nov. 23.— Sugar is misbehaving. “Pernicious activity,” the local retail dealersare terming it, and the fact is that in the last three weeks sugar of all grades has advanced, by little 10 and 15 -cent hops nearly every day and has steadily but surely ascended un- til it is now past the $7 mark—and still going up. Tree weeks ago the price was fair- ly -stationary around $6 for 100 lbs. Spokane dealers are prophesying a big drop after December when the | new crop is placed on the market. Most of the retailers are selling sugar at the wholesale quotation. With the raise of 10 cents per 100 pounds, announced by the wholesaler today, cane sugar is now $7.06 and beet sugar $6.85 per hundredweight. “G0 TO IT, BROTHER.” “The Non-Partisan Leader, which is the official organ of the Non- Partisan League.. It is well gotten up magazine and its avowed purpose is''to" promote co-operation among farmers. ' It contends that the farm- er is the victim of -a conspiracy a- mong bankers, chamber of commerce grain. dealers and in fact every other business interest,. to fleece him out of the just reward, of his labor. This conspiracy it proposes to expose,and combat, Go to it, brother. It makes & got_;d reading.”’—Kathryan Recorder. "Siilée' the: Nohpartisar; i.eague got started almost anybody would rather e | be Tight than be: Presldent—of the C ber ot Commeree. being shot to. ‘United States Supreme Court has stated positively that he will not be a presidential candidate in 1916. Bankers are now charging that United States Treasurer Burk was only talking politics when he made his criticisms on the Federal Reserve Bank. Farmers Equity Boosters expect to run a special train from Minot to St. Paul, for the big convention of pro- ducers and consumers to be held in St. Paul, December 7, 8, and 9. Chicago boosters are making a strong campaign to bring the Demo- cratic national conyvention to the windy city. Senator Penrose, the ‘noted stand- patter, it is reported, has announced that he will be a candidate for the presidency in 1916. ‘ Secretary of the Treasurer, Mec- Adoo will, it is reported, ask congress for $1,400,000,000, on which to run the government next year. Gov. Phillip of Wisconsin, has read Bob Lafollette out of the Republican party”, so he can’t run for the pres- idency. Gov. Goethals reports that the Panama canal will be closed till May. MAX LYNAR LOUDON ~ - 72\ INTERRATIO ONve Ree “Count” Max' Lynar Loudon, under indictment and arrest in New York for bigamy, has been Identified by German authorities there as “Count” Albert Marcel de Passy. ‘deeds as a jail-breaker, forger and Don Juan have been recorded In the § prm of Europc nnd Amerlca. ; 2 R His alleged = | l rumors of Lord Kitchener’s resignation from the British cabinet, the announcement was made that he had departed to survey the | { | S e e s o o A A