Bellefonte, Pa., December 5, 1913.
P. GRAY MEEK, ;
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
DeceMBER COURT IN SEesSSION.—The
regular session of December court con-
vened on Monday morning and after
hearing the constables’ reports, motions,
petitions, etc., the grand jury was polled
and sworn and Hammon Sechler appoint-
ed foreman. The civil list for both
weeks was gone over and a number of
cases reported settled and others contin-
ued. The committee appointed at a bar
meeting to prepare a minute upon the
death of the late W. C. Heinle Esq., made
its report and a number of his fellow
members at the bar paid tributes to his
memory.
The first case taken up was that of
Burdine Butler vs. B. P. Swartz, an ac-
tion to recover from the defendant for a
bedstead and table alleged to have been
purchased at the sale of John A. Nestle-
rode, in Howard township, in 1910. Ver-
dict in favor of the defendant for $1.35.
Burdine Butler vs. John A. Nestlerode,
an appeal to recover for white lead and
putty bought at the latter's sale and con-
fiscated by the defendant. Non suit
awarded.
Commonwealth vs. Francis O'Rourke,
larceny. Prosecutor, Samuel Rogers.
Defendant plead guilty.
Commonwealth vs. Charles A. Miller,
assault and battery. Prosecutor John H.
Taylor, of Potter township. Bill ignored
by grand jury and prosecutor to pay
costs, amounting to $44.00.
Commonwealth vs. Arthur Donnelly,
assault and battery and aggravated as-
sault and battery. Prosecutor, Catha-
rine A. Miller. Defendant plead guilty
in open court and sentence was suspend-
ed upon payment of the costs.
Commonwealth vs. Stanley Betner, lar-
ceny. Prosecutor, Moses Johnston. De-
fendant was charged with stealing min-
er's tools. Defendant having taken the
tools but claimed he did it by mis-
take and when he discovered it returned
them. Verdict of not guilty returned.
On Wednesday afternoon the case of
the Commonwealth vs. John Masarash
was taken up. This is the case of the
accidental shooting and killing of Annie
Duke and badly wounding John Duke at
a Polish wedding at Cato, when the de-
fendant was carelessly shooting off his
revolver during the jubilation that fol-
lowed the wedding. The grand jury re-
turned a true bill of. manslaughter. It
took until ten o'clock yesterday morning
to get a jury. The jury as finally select-
ed is as follows:
J. P. Shook, farmer, Miles.
Charles Lutz, farmer, Benner.
Charles Batchler, agent, Rush.
James Stahl, saddler, Centre Hall.
H. A. Crain, manufacturer, Philipsburg.
John Hook, laborer, Harris.
W. F. Goss, farmer, Taylor.
David Slagle, carpenter, State College.
Miles M. Hall, farmer, Union.
Al Rishel, talesman.
David Welsh, “
Josiah Tressler,
The case was on trial when the WATCH-
MAN went to press last evening.
The grand jury made its report on
Wednesday afternoon and was discharged.
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LiTTLE BUSINESS IN BOROUGH COUNCIL.
—Six members were present at the reg-
ular meeting of borough council on Mon-
day evening but aside from the renewal
of $5,800 in notes and the approval of
bills to the amount of $1,337.14 little of
importance was done.
There were no verbal or written com-
munications and only routine matters
were reported by the various committees.
Borough solicitor J. Thomas Mitchell re-
ported that the deed and other papers
were about completed for the transfer of
the Green Mill property to the State-
Centre Electric company, and that the
matter would likely be closed up this
week.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of council to confer with the
county commissioners relative to a set-
tlement of the claim of the county
against the borough on account of the
building of the High street bridge report-
ed that they had had a conference with
the commissioners and they stipulated
$2,000 as the least sum they would take.
The committee made an offer of $1,500
and interest from the time the obliga-
tion was incurred to date, which would
be $1,750, but the offer was not accepted.
No definite action was taken by council
in the matter. '
President Keller called attention to the
fact that the borough had put down a
number of pavements in front of private
properties in the past few years without
being properly reimbursed or secured
for the payment thereof and the borough
solicitor was instructed to look the mat-
ter up and find out what can be done in
each case. -
The secretary of council reported that
proper notice had been served on a num-
ber of property owners to put down new
pavements, and the street committee re-
ported repairs being made on the glass
works bridge. .
, Council then adjourned after authoriz-
300 Sh venwailnd uoiag’and approval of
WIAN.—Mrs. Elizabeth Wian, widow of
the late Peter Wian, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. V. L. Brunner, in
Altoona, shortly before five o'clock on
Monday morning. She had been confin-
ed to her bed since last March and her
death was due to diseases incident to
her advanced age.
Deceased was a daughter of Philip and
Catharine Hile and was born at Belle-
ville, Mifflin county, on December Sth,
1837, hence was almost seventy-six years
of age. She was united in marriage td
Peter Wian on January 21st, 1855, and
for many years was a resident of Belle-
fonte. During the past eight years, how-
ever, she had made her home with her
daughter in Altoona. When a girl she
united with the Lutheran church and re-
mained steadfast in its faith until her
death. i
Mr. Wian died twenty-nine years ago
but surviving her are the following chil
dren: Lawrence, of Atlantic City; L. H.
and J. C. Wian, Mrs. William Gehret,
and Mrs. Joseph McCulley, of Bellefonte;
George, of South Bethlehem; Mrs. Victor
L. Brunner, Mrs. Cyrus Labe, Mrs. Harry
Gardner, all of Altoona, and Mrs. Annie .
Derr, of Philipsburg. She also leaves!
one sister, Mrs. Nannie Fultz, of Milroy. |
Gross.—William Gross died quite sud-
denly at noon last Thursday, of heart |
failure, while helping to unload a carol}
brick at State College. He and several |
other men were engaged in the work and |
when the noon hour arrived the others
ieft to get their dinner. Some minutes |
later a passerby who happened to look |
into the car discovered Gross lying on!
his back with an armful of brick on his |
breast. An investigation showed that |
he was dead. Deceased was born at Oak
Hall and was sixty-one years of age. He |
was a laborer by occupation and for |
some years was employed on the college
campus and farm. He was a steady and |
industrious workman and was held in |
high esteem by all who knew him. For |
many years he had been a consistent |
good sized delegation of that organiza- |
tion attended the funeral which was held |
A Conscience Stricken Bellefonter.
HARRISBURG, DECEMBER 3.-State Treas-
urer Young today received $8 in cash
from a resident of Bellefonte, stating
that it was for payment to the State for
tax on $2,000 worth of bonds which had
not been paid. The money was put into
the conscience fund.
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——The glee club of the Susquehanna
University will appear at Garman's op-
era house on Friday, December 19th.
PINE GROVE ME! ION.
Wm. L. Foster has the auto fever. It willbea
member of the Lud chord He | Perry Woolford hasa 4000 bushel lime kiln |
smoking:
was also a memper of the Bellefonte | .
Lodge Loyal Order of the Moose, and a |
Old Sol has only peeped out once in the last
| ten days.
Rev. R. M. Campbell is holding services in the
| Baileyville church.
With the Churches of the!
County.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of
the County.
CHRISTIAN
Service
day 8 p. m., 9}
PROFITABLE MEETINGS AT M. E. CHURCH.
SCIENCE SOCIETY.
10:45 a. m. Wednes.
High street.
by arrangement of the Epworth League
| Chapter. A different minister conducts
| the service each evening, thus giving va-
| riety to the meetings, and bringing a dis-
| tinct personality into the leadership of
! The Rev. Dr. Conner, president of
| Dickinson Seminary, will be the preach:
| er, both morning and evening next Sun.
! day, thus closing the series.
i Good congregations and profitable mes-
sages give promise of good results for
at two o'clock on Monday afternoon. The High school festival Saturday evening was | this week of meetings arranged by the
Rev. W. H. Traub officiated and burial
was made in the Pine Hall cemetery. De- |
ceased is survi i i i
vel BY. ha wife and yi Mrs. J. H. Meyers is in the clutches of the grip,
number of children.
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RODGERS.—John Rodgers died at his
asuccess. $32.00 was realized.
Little Catharine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Everhart, is ill with a cold.
. and has been in bed the past ten days.
| Mrs. Agnes Fry, of Middleburg, was a welcome
| visitor at her parental home on Main street.
young people. All are cordially invited
| to share in the remaining services, Sat-
urday evening included.
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LEMONT.
The weather has been damp, with very dreary
Brief funeral services were held at her home in Huntingdon on Sunday night | Mrs Robert Rudy with her baby boy is visit. | 927™ Of late.
late home in Altoona at ten o'clock on after an illnesy of four years. He was | ing her parental home on east Main street.
Tuesday morning and the same day the | born at Nittany, Centre county, and at his
remains were brought to Bellefonte and A death was 69 years,9 months and 26 days
taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. |old. He served a three years enlistment
William Gehret, where final services were during the Civil war in Company C, Fifty-
held on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. W. | third regiment. He had been a resident of
Mrs. Robert McCabe Foster spent last week
| Daniel Kustaborder and wife,of Warriorsmark, |
| are visiting in these parts.
| Report has it that William Thompson has lost
with her brother, Harry Snyder, in Pittsburgh, | _Rebort fas it that Wiliam 3
Harry S. Illingsworth, of Tyrone, spent Thanks- | 1
i John Fishel has been on the sick list for some |
giving at the Grandpa Snvder home, at Hoorn 4 Bim .
M. B. Glanding. Burial was made in the |
Union cemetery. > i
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CARSON. —Mrs. Jennie Carson died at |
her home in Tyrone last Friday evening |
after being a sufferer with a complication |
of diseases the past five years. She was |
a daughter of James and Nancy Gunsal- |
lus and was born at Washington Fur- |
Huntingdon the past thirty-five years.
Surviving him are his wife, six children
and one sister. Burial was made at
Huntingdon on Wednesday afternoon.
STATE CONSTABULARY ORDERED FROM |
BELLEFONTE.~On Thursday morning
Sergt. Paul C. Stout, of Troop A, state
constabulary located in this place, receiv-
Mrs. Sallie Bloom and daughter Margaret are |
planning for an all winter visit in the Buckeye
State. 1
Hon. James Schofield, of Bellefonte, was greet- |
ing old friends in this part of the county on '
Monday.
Wm. J. Dreiblebis, of Greensburg, who was :
| among the nimrods several days, returned home | Six hunters passed through town, Sunday
last Thursday. :
Wm. Mc, Garner, the genial clerk in Hubler &
Gentzel's store, is ail smiles this cloudy weather.
nace, Centre county, on June 7th, 1850, | °d Orders to abandon the station here It's a nice boy.
On December 22nd, 1869, she was united
in marriage at Pine Grove Mills to Thom- |
as F. Carson and the first eleven years of |
their married life was spent in Ferguson
township. Thirty-two years ago they!
moved to Tyrone and that had been her
home ever since. Mrs. Carson was a
member of the First Methodist church of |
Tyrone, and was a noble, christian
woman.
Mr. Carson died five years ago but sur-
viving the deceased are the following
children: James, William, Mrs. Morris
Cox and Mrs. William Ross, all of Ty-
and return to Greensburg. In addition
to Sergt. Stout the Troop now consists of
privates W. G. Burke and G. W. Perks.
They will make the trip from here to
Greensburg on horseback, in heavy
marching order. No explanation has
been given for the abandoning of the
station here, but it is probably because
of the very little work there is in
Bellefonte or the surrounding communi-
ty for such able officers of the law as the
state constabulary. They are all not only
good officers but gentlemen in every way
and those who have come to know them
Mrs. Peter Weber, of Huntingdon, has been
visiting all along the line down Pennsvalley, the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Jay Woomer, of Altoona, and Mrs. John
Archey, of Graysville, were visitors at the Isen-
berg home Tuesday. i
Mr. and Mrs. George Bell, of Spruce Creek, |
.were over Sunday visitors at the J. W. Sunday
home, on Main street.
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friends in the Lumber city.
C. M. Fisher, V. J. Struble, Harry N. Koch
R. M. Gauthier, of State College, were wi |
our gates Saturday evening.
Jacob Harpster, N. T. Krebs and James Mc-
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! five years old, of Parkton, Baltimore
| county, and his twelve-year-old house
! of their parents, his judgment would
Grover Yohn is busy taking down his saw mill,
to move onto his new job in Maryland.
Butchering, baling hay and threshing is the
work the farmers are doing in this vicinity now.
The electric company placed lights in Jas. E.
Lenker's store and the 1.0. O.F. lodge rooms.
this last week.
afternoon, on their way home from the Seven
mountains, where they spent a few days hunt
ing. ,
Nelson W. Williams is the champion pumpkin
raiser in these parts, as he t a few
plants from which he raised one that weighed
sixty pounds.
Man, 65, and Girl, 12, Want to Wed.
Judge Frank [. Duncan, of the cir
cuit court in Baltimore, Md., declared
that no license would be issued for
the marriage of William Still, sixty-
keeper, Bertha Groves.
Judge Duncan explained that while
the law does not specify at what age
persons may marry with the consent
her late home in Tyrone at 2.30 o'clock
rone, and E. B. Carson, of Pittsburgh.
She also leaves the following brothers |
and sisters: Richard Gunsallus, of Belle- '
fonte; Frank and Harry, of Warriors: | football season. State College suffered
mark; William, of Tyrone; Robert, | another defeat at the hands of the Uni
Charles and Mrs. Harry McGinley, of yersi of Pi h team, at Pit
Johnstown. The funeral was held from | the yl idbiiral 6. ig tdbaren,
| Academy eleven closed the season
at Binghamton, N. Y,, in a game
| with the High school team of that place,
the Gréfasien cemetery i | winning easily by the score of 14 to 0.
| The Bellefonte High school team played
IRWIN.—Patterson Irwin, a well known | their last game on Hughes field with
resident of Sandy Ridge, died last Friday | the Bucknell Freshmen eleven, winning
morning after weeks of intense suffering | ;
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FOOTBALL SEASON ENDED.—Thanks-
giving day marked the closing of the
| regret their having to leave,
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on Monday afternoon. Rev. W. W. Hart-
man officiated and burial was made in
with internal cancer. He was a son of |
the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Irwin and |
was born in Bald Eagle valley, at his ——
death being 56 years, 3 months and 3| ‘‘THESHEPHERD OF THE HILLS."—Those
days old. For a number of years past | Who Pave read this book, by Harold Bell
he has lived at Sandy Ridge and was em- | Wright, will enjoy the monologue play to
ployed at the fire brick works. Surviv- | be given by Mr. George C. Williams, in
ing him are his wife and two sons, David the auditorium of the High school build-
and Oliver, both of Sandy Ridge. He ing, Friday evening, December 12th. If
also leaves three brothers and three sis- | You have not read it you will want to
son.
ters, namely: James, of Osceola; An. after hearing Mr. Williams. The Civic |
drew, of Lewistown; Oliver, of Julian; | Club is instrumental in securing this fine
Mrs. Scott Lose and Mrs. George Robb, | entertainment for the citizens of Belle-
of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Warren Emery, | fonte, and hopes he will be greeted by a
of Sandy Ridge. The funeral was held | large audience. Tickets 25 and 15 cents.
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from his late residence at Sandy Ridge _wnpjie at a coal yard last Seturday
at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, bur- | Richard Bartlet fell and hurt his left arm,
ial being made in the Philipsburg ceme-
tery. ; ;
HALE. —Following an illness of many
months William Hale, a well known resi-
dent of Sandy Ridge, died on Sunday. He
was born at Martinsburg, Blair county, |
and was 66 years and 2 months old. He
locsted at Sandy Ridge fifteen years ago
and during most of his residence there
was night watchman at the fire brick
plant. He was a faithful member of the
Methodist church all his life. He is sur-
vived by his wife and one son, William
0., of Jersey Shore. He alse leaves one
brother, Emanuel Hale, of Clearfield.
Funeral services were held in the M.E.
church at Sandy Ridge at two o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon after which the re-
mains were taken to Osceola Mills for
burial in the Umbria cemetery. |
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SHOPE.—After an illness of some
months with rheumatism Alfred B. Shope
died at his home at State College. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shope
and was born at Lemont thirty-eight
| that one of the bones was broken. The
He paid little attention to the injury at
the time, but his arm pained him consid-
erably. Monday morning he went to a
physician to have it examined and was
considerably surprised when informed
fracture was reduced and Richard is now
going around with his arm in a sling,
——0On Wednesday Governor Tener
signed the death warrant of John O.
Keeler of Clearfield, and fixed Thursday
January 15th, as the date of his execu:
tion. Keeler was convicted of murder
in the first degree for killing Joseph
Roesner, proprietor of the Clearfield
brewery.
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—Ex-county commissioner Daniel
Heckman, who nineteen months ago was
| counting old-time reminiscences, stories about
along | but did not consider it dangerous.
Williams are doing jury duty at the temple
justice in Bellefonte, this week.
The new barn under construction
burnt site of the Cal Sunday farm
completion. Howard Barr is the builder.
Mrs. Hershell Harpster, of Warriorsmark,
visiting her mother, Mrs. H. C. Houck, who
slowly improving from a broken collar bene.
You don’t want to miss the fair and festival
the ladies. in the town. hall, this (Friday) and
Saturday evenings. Proceeds are for the ch
‘The ladies of the Presbyterian Guild held a fi
tival and bazaar in the Rock Springs grange hall
last Fridav, and the treasury is the richer by
on the
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for abear hunt in the Seven mountains. He nev-
| by the score of 14 to 6. The High school | er takes to the woods until his work is done for
team lost but two games during the sea. | the winter.
friend, J. S. Herman, who is improving, and soon
expects to return to his home,
.
The morning after the Mrs. Kate Walker
Stewart funeral the old home took fire froma
burning flue but it was discovered in time to pre-
vent the destruction of the house.
There is stili some corn to be cribbed. Farm-
ers are busy baling hay and straw, and much
plowing has been done for nea. spring’s crops.
The wet weather and warm temperature has
made a good growth on wheat,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, of Altoona, were
down for their share of the Thanksgiving gob-
affair was
Decker, and |
that it was no child's affair can be gathered from |
the fact that Mr. Decker is in his eighty-seventh |
year and it was Mrs. Strouse’s seventieth anni- |
versary. About forty friends were present and |
the big dinner was a feature long to be remem.
bered. The day was spent in social chat and re-
the times when a large part of this section of the
county was a wilderness. Mrs. Strouse’s maiden
name was Anna Krebs, and she was born in Un-
ion county. Her husband was Joseph Strouse
and all her married life was spent on the home- |
stead where she still resides. Her husband died
a few years ago, as did aiso a daughter, but she
has five sons living.
Last Friday while Mrs. John Carper was clean-
ing out her cupboard and putting her kitchen in
order she accidentally threw a box of dynamite
caps into the stove, along with some rubbish she
was burning. The result was an expiosion which
blew the stove to fragments. Pieces of the stove
struck Mrs. Carper on the forehead and left arm,
causing bad abrasions and burns, It was only by
prompt and heroic work that the house was
saved from destruction by fire. The same
the Ingram barn came near going up in
The men were threshing and when they
for dinner they noticed a hot box on the
were at dinner a passerby noticed smoke
barn and gave the alarm. It proved to be
time, for flames were already visible, but
nately they were extinguished without doing
much damage, Mr. Ingram had just about com
pleted threshing his crop of 1,000 bushels of oats,
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fat gm tr ho pS rin
bler at the James Stevens home. Comrade Mil. |
| of the Pennsylvania railrotad in Phil
| make him forbid the granting of the
! license because of the tender age of
| the girl.
| William Still, accompanied by the
, girl, appeared at the Towson court
| house, and after showing the written
| consent of her parents to the mar
riage, asked for a license. He was re
fused because the paper was not sign.
ed by two other witnesses.
Reading Lays Off 1000 Men.
One thousand men employed in the
various shops of the Philadelphia &
Reading railway have been laid off.
Announcement to this effect was made
in Reading, Pa.
In announcing the lay-off it was ex:
| plained that it was in accordance with
| the recent order issued to curtail ex:
penses from 5 to 10 per cent. Every
shop operated by the Philadelphia &
Reading railway is said to have been
affected by the order,
Gives Poison For Medicine.
“Take it and stop your coughing,”
sald Mrs. Leo Snyder, of Scranton
Pa., to her five-year-old son, Leo., Jr,
placing a cup supposed to contain med
icine, to the boy's lips.
The boy swallowed and fell to the
floor writhing in agony. She had given
! him poison in mistake for medicine
| The lad was rushed to the State hos
pital, where his condition improved
after three hours’ work by doctors.
Pennsy Cuts Off Passes.
Notices were posted in the stations
adelphia that no more free
sylvania after Jan, 1.
This will make it impossible for any
relative of the president of the road
as well as of the humblest section man
Paralyzed by Spider's Bite,
Representative B. R. Walker, of the
Eleventh Georgia congressional dis
trict, was bitten by a spider while
in a fishing camp. In half an hour he
was paralyzed. Doctors were called
and administered remedies, but his
condition was so critical that he was
removed to a hospital at Valdosta by
special train, .
Won't Handle Skunk Skins.
Postmaster F. M. Altland, of Dills
burg, near Harrisburg, Pa. declined
to bandle some parcel post mail.
It was delivered to his office by the
stage from Franklintown, and consist
ed of a skunk skin, duly placarded
The postmaster kicked it into the
street, refusing to have it in his office
Mahanoy City Newspaper Burned.
The plant of the Daily American ol
Mahanoy City, Pa. was destroyed bj
fire. The cause is unknown. The pub
lication is owned by David M. Gra
ham. The American will be issued
from the office of another newspaper
The loss is about $30,000.
mail Car Robbed In Belgium.
The robbery of a package contain
ing $87,500 in German bank notes was
discovered at Brussels. The money
disappeared from the mail car of a
Brussels-Cologne express train.
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE
House Passes Bill Authorizing Presi-
dent to Raise Volunteers In “Time
of Actual or Threatened War.”
James R. Mann, the Republican lead-
er of the house, declared in the course
of debate that war between the United
States and Mexico is inevitable and
that the president is making arrange-
ments accordingly.
The fact that the Democrats allowed
this statement to go unchallenged has
added to its significance. Mr. Mann's
prophecy of war with Mexico came as
a surprise and created a deep impres-
sion in the house. It added to the im-
portance of a bill called up by Repre-
sentative Hay, of Virginia, and later
passed, authorizing the president to
raise volunieer forces “in time of act-
ual or threatened war.”
Mr. Mann said solemnly that the Hay
bill was part of the plan of the gov-
ernment to get itself in readiness for
war with Mexico. From the moment
that Mr. Mann took part in the debate
interest in the proceedings were enlive
ened and the “voluntary army” bill
was passed by a unanimous vote.
Predicting war with Mexico, Mr.
Mann said: “I should greatly regret
such a war. 1 do not see any escape
from chaos and anarchy in Mexico un-
der the plan which we are now pursu-
ing. Of course, if that runs very long
it means war.”
Mr. Mann told of the situation that
obtained in congress just before the
war with Spain and suggested that
the appearance of the Hay bill on the
day following President Wilson's pub-
lc discussion of the Mexican situa-
tion in his message was significant.
The Hay bill, which provides for a
voluntary army to be raised in the
discretion of the president, now goes
to the senate, It was said that body
will take immediate action upon the
measure.
Color is given to the statement of
Mr. Mann that the administration is
preparing for trouble by the haste that
marked the passage of the Hay bill
The measure was ordered reported at
a special meeting of the military af.
fairs committee on Tuesday and given
the right of way in the house imme-
diately after the transaction of some
routine business.
Further evidence in support of Mr,
Mann's belief that the administration
is preparing for trouble was found in
an announcement made by Democratic
leaders that early next week the house
will pass the naval military bill. This
bill proposes to enlarge and render
the naval militia more efficient, plac
ing it on a foundation somewhat simi.
lar to that upon the land militia rests.
That is, the naval military will be pro-
vided with more me nand more ade
quate equipment.
Rebel Leader Says Federal Soldiers In
Chihuahua Will Not Be Harmed.
Declaring he would eat Christmas
dinner in the City of Mexico, Pancho
Villa left Juarez for Chihuahua City,
accompanied by three train loads of
rebel cavalry and artillery and pre.
ceded by 3500 other rebel troops en:
trained during the past week.
General Villa was calm and not a
bit boastful. He aided his men to
load their horses and war munitions
and munched a sandwich when he got
hungry. As the last train was ready
to leave he swung on and stood bow-
ing from the rear platform of his
train.
General Villa, known as the bandit
of bloodthristy habits, who has boast.
ed of his executions of Federals, is
becoming magnanimous. The messen-
ger who brought him an invitation
from the people of Chihuahua to come
to the state capital, asked mercy for
the 200 Federal soldiers left by Gen-
eral Mercado as a guard for property
in the city. Villa sent word that not a
hair on their heads would be harmed.
Suffragists Want Special Message Fa-
voring Votes For Women.
Adoption of a resolution calling on
President Wilson to send to congress
immediately a special message advo-
passe: | cating an amendment to the constitu.
| will be issued to the families of offi
| cers or employes of the road in Penn
tiongiving the suffrage to women, was
the feature of the session of the Na.
tional American Woman Suffrage as-
sociation, in convention in Washing-
ton.
The president was urged to recom-
mend that congress proceed with con-
sideration of the constitutional amend.
ment “before any other legislation.”
Mrs. Medill McCormick, of Chicago,
the author, and Mrs. Desha Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, were named a
committee to take the resolution to
the White House.
Stands on Court House Steps In Scran-
ton and Shoots Himself. :
Declaring that he had died a thou.
sand deaths the lost two weeks as a
result of a nervous breakdown and in-
ability to sleep, Edward F. O'Brien, of
Los Angeles, Cal, and brother of for:
mer District Attorney Joseph O'Brien,
of Scranton, Pa., shot and killed him-
self on the steps of the court house in
Scranton. He died several hours after.
ward. :
In a letter to his brother, Attorney
O’Brien, which was found in his pock-
et, he said that he had siept only four
hours in the last week. “A man can’t
fight when his nerves break down that
way,” he wrote,
Neck Broken at Football.
Fred Hamilton, left halfback on the
Southwestern college team, is in a
hospital in Winfield, Kan., with his
neck broken. He is algo paralyzed in
both arms. Hamilton's injuries were
not considered serious until an X-ray
pleture showed the fifth vertebrae was
fractured. Hamilton was injured in the
Thanksgiving day gabe with the Pitts.
burgh normal team.