Bemarralil: Wald,
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
INK SLINGS.
—We don’t know of anybody that PIN-
* 'CHOTT is helping more than PENROSE.
—President WiLsoN, himself, is to
come into Pennsylvania to defend his
policies during the campaign in the fall.
—Days like yesterday even your worst
enemy might have shown signs of warm-
ing up a little had you carefully looked
him over.
—State College is beating us all the
time. They actually had a rain up there
Wednesday afternoon that we didn’t get
a drop of.
——If any anarchist should kill ROOSE-
VELT he would clearly be guilty of fratri-
cide. The Colonel is “the daddy” of all
anarchists.
——Probably a base ball bat applied
on Mr. WiLLIAM ROCKEFELLER’S neck
with reasonable force would strengthen
his vocal glands.
——WILLIAM SULZER, of New York, is
about as helpful in the work of reform-
ing politics as the “fly in the ointment”is
in promoting morals.
—Don’t begin to worry about the
moth getting into your winter flannels.
It only makes you hotter than you are
now with the mercury hitting up in the
nineties. :.
—The Johnstown Democrat dopes it out
that PENROSE will come third in the Sen-
atorial race. Why! He won’t even get
a position. He’ll get the distance flag
and that’s all.
—With a double, two triples and a
homer, all in one ball game Wednesday
afterncon “O, you DILLON” renewed the
idolatry with which he is regarded by the
Academy students. :
—It is a revelation to learn that Vien-
. ese policemen must understand rowing,
telegraphy and swimming. With us,
often their principal accomplishments are
chewing, spitting and cussing.
—If PINCHOTT really wants to make
Pennsylvania “a better place to live in”
he had better take himself out of the
race and urge his followers to join usin
the effort to beat PENROSE; for that is
the only way it can be accomplished.
—The Spaniards are making such a
fuss over TEDDY over in Madrid that it
is only reasonable to suppose that they
have been looking more closely into that
San Juan Hill engagement and have con-
firmed the opinion expressed of it by the
old Senator who declared that “all ROOSE-
VELT did was to run up the hill and hol-
ler.”
—BIiLLy SUNDAY'S chief chorister,
RHODEHEAVER, earns $5,000 a year. A
Miss Jay, of Chicago, has just been
awarded a verdict of $20,000 against him
in a breach of promise suit, Four years’
salary gone jay bird! And we’ll bet
there’ll be more tears than ever in RHO-
DY’s voice when he gets going in his next
campaign.
—We stand ready to waste some talk
defending our belief that most of the
young people who are being graduated
from Universities, Colleges and High
schools this month of graduations have
spent as much time in their Senior year
acquiring grace in the hesitation, the one
step and the Maxixe as they have at
their books.
—When the Chautauqua meets in
Bellefonte next month we are to "hear a
woman argue against votes for women
and, at the same session, a maa will take
up the argument in favor of votes for
them. Judged by the relative positions
of these two debaters it might be assum-
ed that neither one of them “wears the
pants” in their respective households.
—Even the excitement of the most
largely attended commencement exercis-
es they have ever had didn’t quite sub-
merge the curiosity State College has to
know who will be the next post-master.
And it was noticeable that our candidate
for Governor, trustee MCCORMICK, didn’t
give the various applicants much chance
to get at him while he was there, either.
—There is nothing like an ambition :o
be Governor to separate the ambitious
one from a lot of his coin. The nomina-
tion cost candidate MCCORMICK $33,000.-
00. At such a rate the try for election
should cost him an equal or greater sum.
With such enormous sums necessary to
be honored with public office in Pennsyl-
vania it is a debatable question as to
whether there is anything of honor left
in it.
—We notice that most of the expenses
of the various candidates for offices are
being made up by what is called “public-
ity.” In other words, advertising the
candidate. Theoretically, advertising a
candidate looks as if it should be a mat-
ter of supererrogation. Does it not ap-
pear to you that a man who aspires to
office should have attained a position of
sufficient eminence in his community,
whether in a township or a State, that it
should not be necessary to tell the public
who he is. We are ready to wager any-
thing we own against a faded wig that a
man who is so little known to the voters
of Spring township that he would have
to exploit himself through advertising,
couldn't be elected constable of that
township were he to spend a thousand
dollars in advertising. Yet we know of
a recent case where a man secured a seat
on the Superior court of Pennsylvania
wholly through advertising.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 59.
BELLEFONTE, PA.. J UNE 12, 1914.
Sn NO. 24.
Campaign Expenses and the Result.
Mr. Vance C. MCCORMICK spent $33,-
274 in his campaign for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Pennsylva-
nia. Presumably every penny of this
considerable sum was disbursed under
the sanction of the law. Mr. McCoRr-
MICK is not the type of man who would
take liberties with the laws of the Com-
monwealth. What others spent for him.
in a legitimate way, of course, would ma-
terially augment this total. But what
others expended in that way is not im-
portant or relevant to the purpose of this
comment. As a matter of fact the ex-
penditures of Mr. MCCORMICK amount to
within $6,726 of the compensation for the
services of a Governor for the full term.
That balance would hardly pay the per-
sonal expenses of the Governor for one
year.
If there were a provision in the consti-
tution of Pennsylvania requiring Gover-
nors to attend to the business and
discharge - the obligations of the of-
fice without recompense, public senti-
ment would justly condemn it as a great
hardship and a dangerous thing. It
would disqualify all except very rich men
for the service and stifle the laudable
ambition of every citizen not born “with
a silver spoon in his mouth.” Most of
the distinguished men who have adotn-
ed the office would have been ineligible,
under such conditions, and half the glory
of the State would have been lost. The
splendid achievements of CURTIN, PATTI-
SON and BEAVER as Chief Magistrates of
Pennsylvania, would never have enrich-
ed the annals of the Commonwealth.
There are ways of killing a cow be-
sides “choking her with butter.” Setting
the standard of campaign expenses for a
gubernatorial nomination at the figure
reported by Mr. MCCORMICK as the cost
of his campaign as effectually eliminates
other than millionaires from the compe-
tition as if the fundamental law made a
property qualification and set the mini-
mum at a million. He can hardly hope
to make the expenses of the campaign
for election less, and the grand total of
$66,548 would. exceed the salary for the
term by $26,540: In other words if this
measure of expenditures in campaign ex-
penses is established, the incumbents of
the office will. not only receive no recom-
pense for service but will be obliged to
pay liberally for the luxury.
——Sir THOMAS LIPTON’S patience and
‘perseverance may deserve success and
his luck may be proverbial, as his friends
declare. But he is going “up against”
American ingenuity whetted to its keen-
est edge and .the chances are that his
four-leafed Shamrock will go back as
empty handed as its predecessors did.
Morgan and Wall Street Depredations.
When former President MELLEN,
the New Haven railroad cast what might
be construed as an aspersion upon the
benevolent purposes of the late J. PIER-
PONT MORGAN, he unanimously elected
himself as “the goat.” To Wall Street
Mr. MORGAN was a demigod and any
man who failed to accept this estimate of
him had a choice between the poor house
or the penitentiary. There was no alter-
native and the chances are that Mr.
MELLEN will soon be called upon to de-
termine which resort, or retreat, he pre-
fers. The vials of wrath are upon his
head and the corks will soon be drawn.
The only escape from the flow is the
shelter of one or the other of these pub-
lic institutions.
In his testimony before the Ierstate
.{ Commerce commission Mr. MELLEN stat-
ed that Mr. MORGAN was the dominant
figure in the financial operations which
wrecked the New Haven and that he,
MELLEN, permitted himself to be indict-
ed for one of these transactions to save
MORGAN from a similar penalty of the
law. That was the unpardonable crime
against Wall Street and all the MORGAN
satellites are now “barking at his ‘ heels”
with all the energy and malice they can
command. The memory of Mr. MORGAN
is not to be thus maligned. The eulogies
which were freely and unctiously pro-
nounced, from the pulpit, following his
death, are not to be impaired by even the
shadow of suspicion.
We have no brief to defend Mr. MEL-
LEN and little inclination to shield him
from just consequences of his pridatory
practices. He was largely responsible
for the looting of the New Haven rail-
road and ought to be fitly punished for
palpable offences against business integ-
rity and administrative probity. But we
believe he told the truth with respect to
Mr. MORGAN'S share in the sinister trans-
actions. That heartless monopolist was
responsible for the “frenzied finance”
that swept over the country and destroy-
ed everything that it couldn’t control and
manipulate. J. PIERPONT MORGAN was
the NERO of Wall Street, and responsible
for most of the evils of an atrocious sys-
tem. :
of"
Gist of the Tolls Question.
Nothing could be more absurd than the |
statement that the repeal of the exemp-
tion clause in the present Panama canal
law works a relinquishment of the con- .
control of the waterway by the govern-
ment of the United States. It binds the
government to nothing except a fulfill-
ment of treaty obligations. The govern-
ment of the United States will still own :
It can charge |
tolls on commerce passing through, let!
ships pass free of charge or close up the ;
and control the canal.
canal altogether. But the pending leg-
islation will put all commerce using the |
canal upon a common level, agreeably to
the provisions of the HAY-PAUNCEFOTE
treaty. In other words it makes the peo- |
ple of the United States just to all.
Exempting coasting ships from payment
of tolls gives no advantage to the Ameri-
It puts vast sums of money
into the treasury of the ship trust and
creates a deficit in the earnings of the
canal which must be made up by taxing !
It doesn’t even add to the!
can public.
the people.
shipping interests of foreign countries
for the ships benefitted are limited in
their operations to the coasting trade.
As a matter of fact this policy which is
the last remnant of the MARK HANNA
bargain of 1896 is a ship subsidy, the
more objectionable because it is clan-
destine. When enacted during the TAFT
administration nearly all Democrats
voted in the negative. Mr. Bryan,
author of the Baltimore platform, or
some one else, committed the Democrat-
ic party to it with an ulterior motive.
The one thing that is absolutely cer-
tain is that before work on the canal was
begun the government of the United
States entered into a solemn pledge that
all ships should be allowed to use the
waterway on an exactly equal footing.
Therefore the discriminating in favor of
ships in the coasting trade is a violation
of treaty obligations and a breach of
National honor. And for what? In order
that the ship subsidy which MARK HAN-
NA guaranteed the shiptrust in 1896, in
consideration of generous subscriptions
to the Republican co n fund,
be realized. Can De ic Senators:
and Representatives in Congress recon-
cile their consciences to such action, or
their constituents?
— President MELLEN, lately of the
New Haven railroad, can see no solution
of the railroad problem other than gov- |
ernment ownership.
is something the matter with Mr. MEL-
LEN’s eyes. We can see various ways of
achieving the result and putting a few
“frenzied financiers” into jail is altogeth-
er the most obvious as well as the quick-
est.
Passage of the Anti-Trust Bill.
The Administration Trust bills passed
the House of Representatives in Wash-
ington, on Friday last, with surprisingly
large majorities. There were only twelve
votes against the Railways Securities
measure and the vote on the CLAYTON
bill,the purpose of which is to strengthen
the SHERMAN law, was 275 to 54. The
Interstate Trade Commission bill passed
without a roll call. That is to say the
opposition was not sufficiently strong to
demand the yeas and nays. These meas-
ures will be taken up in the Senate as
soon as the bill eliminating the ship sub-
sidy provision from the Panama canal
legislation is disposed of and the indica-
tions are that they will ‘all be concurred
in. :
The passage of these bills will complete
a record of achievement without parallel
in the history of Congress. If nothing
except the passage of the UNDERWOOD
tariff bill had been actomplished, the ad-
ministration might have claimed ample
justification in its work of fifteen months.
But to that has been added in turn the
Currency bill, the bill repealing the ship
subsidy and much other helpful legisla-
tion. Finally the passage of these im-
portant anti-trust measures crowns a
work which will redound to the advan-
That proves there |
| Mr. Dimmick’s Plain Duty.
Obviously Mr. DIMMICK’S ardor for re-
' form has had a chill since the primary.
He justified his campaign for the Repub-
lican Senatorial nomination on the
ground that PENROSE is a moral issue !
and if that be true Mr. DIMMICK is under |
moral obligation to prevent his re-elec- .
tion to the Senate, if possible. There is
1
only one way that this result can be
achieved. Itis by the combination of
all elements of the electorate opposed to
. PENROSE in support of the Democratic
i nominee. The latest information on the
subject indicates that Mr. DiMMICK will
give influence and support to GIFFORD
PINCHOT, the Washington party nominee
for Senator.
| as well throw their ballots into the fire.
| The combined vote of DIMMICK and
PINCHOT at the primary election was. in
the neighborhood of 100,000 less than
that cast for PENROSE. It may fairly be
assumed that all the Republicans in the
State who are opposed to PENROSE voted
for DiMmICcK. It is equally probable that
all the Washington party voters who will
exercise the franchise in November cast
their ballots for PINCHOT at the primary.
Manifestly, therefore, the fusion of those
two forces upon the candidate of one of
| them will fail of the purpose of defeating
PENROSE. It is quite as certain that such
a combination is a wast® of political
It is as absurd, moreover, as it is futile.
PINCHOT will remain in the field, of
course, for he is simply a “stalking
horse” for ROOSEVELT’S ambitions. But
the November election and may be ma-
terially diminished. This is a matter of
little consequence, however, if the voters
who supported DIMMICK at the primary
will cast their ballots for the Democratic
nominee for Senator in November. The
PALMER vote and the DIMMICK vote at
ballot will effectually and permanently |
eliminate PENROSE from the public life
of the Commonwealth and accomplish |
the ‘moral reform that DiMMmICK had in
when he offered himself as a candi-
| date for the Republican nomination.
eee Lh Kansas City Journal thinks
ROOSEVELT will have no better chance of
“taking” the Republican nomination for
President in 1916 than he had in 1912.
, Our contemporary is dead wrong. In
1916 the competing aspirant will not.
have the grip on the Southern. delegates :
that his predecessor enjoyed in 1912.
Pinchott Aiding Penrose.
If GIFFORD PINCHOTT is really in earn-
est in his appeals and demands for the
defeat of Senator PENROSE he has it with-
in his own power to make that defeat
certain, by simply stifling his own ambi-
tion to fill the position himself, and allow
the opposition to PENROSE to unite on :
one candidate. With a united opposition |
to PENROSE and PENROSEism, there is no
question as to his defeat. With that op- '
position divided and split up between two
or more candidates, there is no hope of
his defeat.
A few years ago the defeat of the Re-
publican nominee for Governor in Penn-
sylvania was assured, until the personal
ambition of one man made him an inde-
pendent candidate for the position, and
divided the opposition to the machine
nominee. It was not the number of votes
that Mr. TENER secured that made him
BERRY’s candidacy created among those
opposed to machine methods and a ma-
chine candidate, that insured his success.
And it will be the same in the PENROSE
case. Mr. PINCHOTT'S candidacy is of
! more benefit to PENROSE than all the
for him and if Mr. PINCHOTT is honest in
his profession for the necessity of the
defeat of Senator PENROSE he will sim-
ply refuse to be used by PENROSE’S
friends to divide the opposition to him,
| and thus insure his success.
|
In the Senatorial fight today in Penn- :
He and his friends might
strength and mental and physical energy.
his primary vote will not be increased at |
the primary combined in the November
Governor. It was the division that Mr. .
work his friends or his machine can do
| A Missouri Cicero.
From the Johnstown Democrat.
Among the younger members of the
| Sixty-third, Congress Perl D. Decker, of
Missouri, is probably the most gifted in
| oratory. He has quite a remarkable voice
with resonance, fine carrying power and
a mellowness which gives it quality. Mr.
Decker is rather more than clever in
genius in that way. An example of his
readiness was given the other day in the
debate on the labor union amendment to
the Clayton bill. There was a tremen-
dous pressure for time and not one in
ten who wanted to speak could even get
a “look-in” and many of those who
were able to secure recognition
were allowed but a quarter or half a
minute. Mr. Decker was among those
in the quarter-minute class and this is
the way he utilized the fifteen-seconds:
I shall support this amendment. It distinguishes
! between the man and the dollar, between the ore
and the man who digs the ore, between the throt-
tle and the man at the throttle. It distinguishes
between labor and the products of labor. It is a
just distinction, which was written: before the
formation of government upon the tablet of na-
ture by Almighty God.
Not many men in the House or anywhere
else can get up steam on so short notice.
Some of the more practiced debaters can
do it now and again when feeling runs
high, but the young and’ relatively inex-
perienced who can manage it are few
and far between. = Mr. Decker is among
the few. = And what is more important,
this young Missourian has his Democracy
on a good deal straighter than a lot of
fellows who have been in Congress much
longer. - He should make his mark one
day if he shall be continued in congres-
sional service.
The oratorical gift is one that after all
is not to be despised. At all events it is
too rare to be cast aside when once
+ available.
A New Leader.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The news from Mexico that Carranza
* has appointed Gen: Natera to be com-
mander-in-chief of his Mexican armiesin
the military zone is an indication of
political influence.that may well disturb
faith in the Constitutional management.
It makes Villa, if he continues in active
service, subordinate to Natera. It is pre-
sented as a theory that this action is
taken to convert to the Constitutionalist:
| Soe a political element deemed neces-
| A atever differences of opinion may
| exist with gard to Villa's pessong!
"| character and antecedents; 2% | “»gor
agree that his
forces from a desperate beginning to the
| present very hopeful stage. There is no
' doubt that his leadership and bravery
| have been powerful agencies in the Con-
stitutional victories. To subordinate such
a leader to political considerations. is an
unfortunate step and may easily have a
! very adverse effect.
Reports from Villa’s immediate circle
indicate that he accepts the step in a
patriotic spirit, being willing to accept
any change which will lead to a perma-
nent settlement for peace. Whether the
{ Mexican temperament will adhere to
' that laudable spirit remains to be seen.
But apart from that, a cause whose suc-
| cess depends on fighting should stick to
the best leader. Villa has proved his
| qualities in the field. Natera has not.
The appointment of a commander-in-
| chief for political reasons is a discour-
aging sign.
How End Mexican Slavery.
From “ethane Mexico”’—By Kenneth Tyrner
What can be done to put a stop to the
slavery of Mexico? Armed intervention
i has been suggested again and again.
This is unnecessary as well as impractic-
al. But there is one thing that is prac-
tical, and necessary, especially for Amer-
icans, and that is to insist. that there
shall be no foreign intervention for the
purpose of maintaining the slavery. 2
1 In Mexico today- (Diaz regime) exists
a nation-wide movement to abolish the
Diaz system of slavery and autocracy.
This movement is quite capable of solv-
ing the problems of Mexico without for-
eign interference. So far it has not suc-
ceeded, partly because of the assistance
our government has given in the perse-
cution of some of its leaders, and partly"
because of Diaz’s threat—constantly
held before the Mexican people—of call-
ing an American army to his aid in. case
of a serious revolution against him. .
Under the present barbarous govern-
ment. ‘there is no hope for reform in Mex-
ico exept through armed Tevolution::
Speaking from Experience _
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
While Mr. Mellen was president of the
New Haven railroad he was paid at the
tage of the people and the Democratic ! | sylvania, Mr. PINCHOTT is the best friend rate of $60,000 a year. No longer being
party for years to come and mark the |
WILSON administration as the steadtast |
and courageous foe of privilege and pred]
atory monopoly.
Taken together these bills will guar-
antee the rescue of the industrial and
commercial life of the country from the
evils under which they have been suffer-
ing. The SHERMAN law as strengthened
will lay the hand of restraint upon the
abuses of the recent past. It makés
crimes personal and provides fit punish-
ment for those who exploit the public.
It exempts trades unions and farmers’
organizations from the harrying of opera-
tions of subsidized courts and provides |
for jury trials in injunction cases. The |
other measures are equally wise and
beneficent. The manipulation of public
and private property by interlocking di-
rectorates will be a thing of the past and °
industry will be repleased from slavery.
that Senator PENROSE has, and is the one
man upon whom he can depend to make
his success certain. That certainty will
come by a division of the votes in oppo-
sition to him, and Mr. PINCHOTT’S candi-
dacy is the only way that division can be
maintained.
——At Chicago on Saturday the jury
in the breach of promise case of Miss
| Jay against Homer Rhodeheaver, Billy
Sunday's silver-tongued choir master,
awarded her a verdict of $20,000. She
brought suit to recover $50,000, but at
that it is a pretty expensive jay for.
| Rhodeheaver.
publican! contemporaries will be able to
convince a considerable number of people
| that clipping the wings of monopoly is
stifling legitimate industry, but we have
i doubts.
AIS
——Maybe some of our esteemed Re-
president, he recommends certain re-
forms, first among which is that the sal-
aries of executive officers shall not be
exorbitant. Further, he suggests that
no money be spent secretly for influenc-
ing legislation, thau there be rigid ac:
counting, that directors direct and that
| all bids for purchases be advertised. ’
Not one of these reforms should be
They are.
permitted to go by default.
well worth making. Most, if not all, of
them should have been instituted long
ago, but better late than never. As there
is room for others, Mr. Mellen should
draw up a list’ of nearly everything he
himeslf did, or seems to have done, as
president, "and suggest that repetition
thereof be prohibited. He has had ex-
| perience.
Several young men BrokD, open
Charles Moerschbacher’s ice houss, last
Saturday night and stole four cases of
beer. The police were notified and gave
chase but the young men escaped. They
have not been seen in town since.
‘ putting things. He has indeed a sort of:
military character . :
strong. He has led the Constitutionalist
SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE.
- —Frances Fish, aged 14, was instantly killed at
Gaibleton, Indiana county, on Monday, when
lightning struck the barn of John Sharp. The
barn was not fired. :
—Plans are already under way at Patton for the
Central District Volunteer Firemen’s association
convention which will be held on August 19th,
20th and 21st, at that place.
—Thieves entered the tailor shop of Joe Grillo,
of South Fork, last Tuesday and as a result many
people have been deprived of their best Sunday
suits. The clothing is valued at $175.
—Policeman McMullen, of Windber, chased a
man three miles, and fired several shots at him
before finally overtaking him. The man was
Benjamin Cable, who is charged with stealing
fifty chickens.
—Robbers entered the store of K. and L. Golde,
at Latrobe, and after entering the office found
twenty-two cents in pennies. The store has been
entered several times before, but the robbers
never get much.
—Henry L. Pepperman, of Lock Haven a track
walker on the Pennsylvania railroad was struck
by an eastbound passenger train while on his
way to work on Wednesday evening and instant-
ly killed. He was aged 22 years.
—Two girls were injured at the Patton silk
mill on Thursday, when the elbow of one caught
in a rapidly revolving belt, throwing her vio-
lently to the floor. She was thrown against the
other girl, but neither was badly hurt.
—Thomas Parker, who escaped from the Lock
Haven jail a year ago last January, was appre-
hended in the Newberry yards on Thursday
night, vhile he was preparing to hop an out-
going freight. He admitted that he is the man
wanted.
—Cecil Jackson, 22 years old. son of Frank
Jackson, manager of the Shawmut company
store,accidentally shot and killed himself on Tues-
day. The body was not found until Thursday
when a searching party was formed and found
the body.
—Frank Leach, aged 18 years, who escaped
from the Lycoming county jail at Williamsport
on April 27th, could not keep away from that vi-
cinity, and as result was captured by a railroad
policeman at Montgomery, while traveling with
a small circus.
—Mrs. Mary Furman, a Reading, Pa., widow,
weighing 210 pounds, and having seven children,
met Howard Portz, P. & R. engineer, for the first
time on Monday evening of last week. They be-
came engaged Tuesday evening and were mar.
ried on Thursday.
—While exhibiting a gun to some of his friends,
John Goss, of Lewistown, pulled the trigger, not
knowing that it was loaded, and shot his brother
who was standing in direct line with the muzzle.
The full shot hit him in the left side, and there
are poor chances for his recovery.
—In the trial of Paul Caro and Raphael Mas”
trianna charged with the murder of Matafiro at
Clearfield some time ago, the jury returned a
verdict Wednesday evening of last week at
Clearfield in which they found both defendants
guilty of murder in the second degree.
—The tannery of W. F. Mosser & Co. at West -
over, Clearfield county, the only important in.
dustry of the town, was destroyed by fire Tues-
day of last week, entailing a loss of $40,000 and
throwing about 300 men out of employment. A
large stock of hides was also destroyed.
~—Miss Charlotte Kiess, a schdol teacher and
leader in the United Evangelical church at Wil-
liamsport, died at the hospital, at that place re-
cently, as a result of injuries received when she
was knocked down and run over by an automo-
ne. The driver of the car is held under $2,000
—Armed men Sunday night guarded the home
of the Rev. John Dorovynski, pastor of a Greek
church at Barnesboro, and will be there until
trouble between two factions in the congregation
has been adjusted. Gangs have stoned the par-
sonage for several nights, badly damaging the
building. The priest fears for his life, it is said.
—John Powley, a prosperous Indiana county
farmer, committed suicide Friday by hanging
himself. Just six weeks previous, on Friday,
April 24th, his brother, Samuel Powley, ended
his life in the same manner. The two were
bachelor brothers and had lived together on their
farm about two miles south of Marchand for
years.
—A tract of coal land in Jackson county, Colo-
rado, worth $1,500,000 and containing coal de-
posits given at 25,000,000 tons, is the basis of a
suit which the federal government is bringing
against the Northern Colorado Coal company, a
Wyoming corporation, with main offices in Ty-
rone, Pa. Alleged fraud in obtaining land is the
basis of the suit.
—John Keller, of Lock Haven, saved the life of
his wife on Friday morning when gasoline ex*
ploded and set fire to her clothing and to the
furniture in the house. Mrs. Keller was in the
act of pouring hot water into a portion of gaso.
line to use for cleaning carpets, when the heat
from the water caused the gasoline to explode.
She was severely burned about the body.
_ —Frank Rodman, the seven-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rodman, of Stouts Hill, near
Renovo, died Saturday afternoon about three
o'clock, the result of burns received that after-
noon when in company with several other little
:boys he started a fire in the woods north of his
home. The blaze was quite strong for a while
and the little boy’s clothing was burned off -and
his body was badly burned from head to foot.
—Mrs. Louisa Scheetz, widow of Alderman
Scheetz, of Lancaster, who refused to pay a $200
claim because she considered it an unjust one
was examined in court as to her assets, in ac.
cordance with an act of assembly passed in 1913.
She admitted having $5,700 in money, and this
she carried about her, and she said she had it in
her clothes while on the witness stand. There it
was safe from execution and she could carry it
continually and not put it in bank, because in the
latter it would be subject to attachment.
—Governor Tener has affixed his signature to
| the State’s acceptance of the provisions of the
Lever law, recently passed by Congress for the
aid of agricultural extension work in the States.
The apportionment of the funds provided by
Congress will be on a basis of rural population
and the first year will mean $10,000. As the
population grows and the State gives more mon-
ey, the federal allotment will grow. ‘President
E. E. Sparks, of State College, took the papers to
Harrisburg for the Governor to sign, said that
the work would be done through farm bureaus,
one of which will be established in every county.
Several such bureaus are now in operation.
—Attacked by a flock of geese, led by a vicious
gander, the 20-months’ old son of Mrs. Martin
Jakey, of Claridge. Cambria county, was pecked
and bruised so badly that he died within a few
hours. The child was in the yard at play, while
the mother was busy with the washing in the
kitchen. A neighbor was the owner of a flock of
geese and they got over into the Jakey yard.
What caused them to attack the child is mot
known, as there were no spectators. The child's
cries were the first alarm, and when the mother
rushed out she found several of the geese, led by
the gander, pecking viciously at the child and
striking him with their wings. They were driven
off and the child, his clothes almost torn from
his body, was carried into the house. An exam-
ination disclosed that the flesh had been terribly
lacerated and the body made black, and. blue in
.| places. The child died within a few hours.