Benoni dns.
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
INK SLINGS.
— When the Kaiser’s crooked em-
issaries stirred up trouble in Russia
they “started something they couldn’t
finish.”
Meantime we will not be con-
vinced that the government is doing
its best for the people until the coal
trust is throttled.
—On Tuesday we saw the first
grain cut in Centre county. The gen-
eral assault on the harvest field will
scarcely begin before next week, how-
ever.
—Here’s hoping that Russia, hav-
ing gotten properly started again,
will forget how to stop until all the
ends we are fighting for have been
achieved.
—The Kentucky woman who shot
at her husband and killed a Jersey
cow valued at one hundred dollars
probably lost ninety-nine dollars and
seventy cents because of her poor alm.
—The foreign news indicates that
the power of the Kaiser in Germany
is waning and that his son, the
Crown Prince, has gained the ascend-
ency. As the latter is the veriest of
strutting bantams it would seem that
matters have gone from bad to worse
in Germany, so far as indications of
an early peace are concerned.
—1In the loss of its enthusiastic
commander the Boal Machine Gun
Troop has suffered as only the gallant
troopers know. It is an honor to
them, however, that he has been called
to service on the division staff and
while his inspiring personality is
gone his name will remain with them
as the slogan for which they will give
brilliant account of themselves.
—TFour of the largest and most
modern of Germany’s submarines are
now reported to have been sunk by the
war ships of your Uncle Samuel that
were convoying the first lot of our
soldiers to France. When the news
of that disaster reached Mr. VonTir-
pitz surely he must have changed his
mind as to the seriousness with which
the United States is entering war.
—1In the news columns of this issue
is a story to the effect that a Stude-
baker car turned a complete somer-
sault, landed on its wheels and kept
on running as if nothing unusual had
happened. If our local editor has not
drawn on his imagination in order to
make a good story then we’ll have to
admit that Mr. Beezer is not “string-
ing” us when he persists that the
Stude is some car.
— Rumor is beginning to guess at
who will be the Democratic nominee
for Governor. -Why there should be
any doubt as to the matter we are en-
tirely at a loss to understand. Of
course, if Mr. McCormick or Mr. Pal-
mer should decide that it doesn’t suit
either one of them to take it there
might be some difficulty in finding a
Democrat in Pennsylvania who could
inspire the party as they have done.
— Criticism of the location of the
cantonments in the South was to be
expected from those who seem able to
do nothing more than attempt to play
politics into a serious national situa-
tion. We need but recall the many
complaints of the cold that came from
the boys who spent last winter on the
border in Texas to realize what would
have been their discomfort had they
been on duty in open camps in the
Northern States. All of next winter
thousands of men who have never
lived and worked out-of-doors will be
learning the soldier's trade and the
War Department has chosen wisely
in starting to season them to the new
life in a climate not so rigorous as to
sap their vitality before they have be-
come seasoned to open air life.
—Have you ever stopped to think
of how few flies we have nowadays as
compared with the times when every-
body kept pigs and cows and uncov-
ered swill barrels and turned their
wash water into the gutters and knew
no such things as screen doors, fly
swatters and sanitation? Rare was
the household in which some member
didn’t stand behind those grouped
about the dining table and brandish a
rattling paper fly brush over their
heads while they frantically tried to
make a knife load of food beat a fly
into their mouths. All the while the
old wire fly trap ornamented the cen-
ter of the table and when it was not
a-hum with its live prisoners it was
odoriferous with the ones that had
died in captivity. As we look back
upon it all we long to take a crack at
the fellow who hangs onto the delu-
sion that life is not as pleasant as it
whas in “the good old times.”
—The boys are mobilized and ready
for the call that will take them to
some distant training camp where
they are to be given a brief course be-
fore being sent to France. As we see
them pass and repass on the streets,
all fine looking chaps, apparently so
light hearted and joyous at their call
to arms, we marvel at the subtlety of
the thing we call patriotism. How it
inspires them to go forth cheerfully
to defend our land and our homes.
And then we wonder that there are
those among us who hold back when
called upon to de something that
might ultimately bring a little com-
fort to some of these fine fellows
should they be unfortunate enough to
be wounded and suffering in far off
France. If we could only fully real-
ize what the spirit is that says “I give
my life to my country” then we might
also realize how little anything else
we have to give amounts to by com-
parison.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 62.
BELLEFONTE, PA. JULY 20, 1917.
Two of a Bad Kind.
There is little perceptible difference
between the principles expressed in
the actions of the Industrial Workers
of the World and the attitude of those
Senators in Congress who have held
up legislation essential to the safety
of the country by forcing irrelevant
amendments to war measures. Both
are helping the German Kaiser in his
effort to extend autocracy throughout
the world. In a recent interview the
official head of the I. W. W. declares
that his organization proposes to com-
pel the acceptance of its demands by
stifling all industries, through strikes.
Those in Congress who have been re-
sisting the passage of the food bill
assert that their hobbies must be ac-
cepted or the legislation will be de-
feated.
The operation of the industrial
plants of the country are as essential
to the success of the war against au-
tocracy as the enrolling of an army.
The harvesting and husbanding of the
food products of the country are as
important as the supplying of arms
and ammunition. Yet a sinister or-
ganization, made up largely of neu-
tral enemies of our country and illit-
erates of all countries, threaten to
stifle the activities in every industrial
enterprise unless their absurd man-
dates are complied with. Such a state
of affairs is intolerable. It involves
an industrial slavery that no self-re-
specting people can endure. It puts
upon the authorities an obligation to
suppress it at any cost. No govern-
ment can allow a force greater than
itself to exist within its borders.
The slackers in Congress who are
holding up necessary legislation in or-
der that they may ride hobbies into
the laws of the land are equally un-
patriotic and intolerable. For five
weeks half a dozen, or probably a few
more, bigots have been retarding the
progress of legislation that ought to
have been enacted “on sight,” be-
cause they imagined the national ex-
igencies afforded an opportunity to
compel the acceptance of a fetish
born in a narrow mind. Every day’s
delay in the completion of the legis-
lation strengthens the arm and hard-
ens the iron hand of autocracy. But
they continue their strife against du-
ty and reason, to the prejudice ‘of the
country and the cause in which it is
enlisted. Where is the difference be-
tween the two ?
— Elihu Root may be all the Pop-
ulists call him at times but he seems
to be the right man in the right place
when it comes to fulfilling delicate
diplomatic missions.
The Boys are Marching.
No more inspiring spectacle has
ever been presented to public admira-
tion than that shown on Sunday
morning when more than 17,000 of
the flower of Pennsylvania manhood
marched away from their homes and
assembled in mobilization camps pre-
paratory to the movement, certain to
follow speedily, to the firing line in a
foreign land. There was no tardiness
in the step or reluctance in the march
of these fine, fit and courageous men
as they responded to the call of haz-
ardous duty. They realized the sig-
nificance of the movement, the menace
of their response. But they went for-
ward cheerfully and even joyously to
the self-imposed task of maintaining
the honor of the country.
It may be expected that within a
few weeks most of these men will be
in the trenches and some of them will
never return alive. But the contem-
plation of the hazard had no depress-
ing influence on the minds of these
young patriots. Their sense of duty
beckoned them to offer their lives on
the altar of their country and they
responded with the alacrity of heroes.
For a few days they will be in the lo-
cal mobilization camps and for a brief
period in the more elaborate training
camps. But they are ready now for
any service or any hazard and in
whatever place they are called to
serve they will act with courage and
intelligence. They are of the right
mettle and will not disappoint.
Pennsylvania has every reason to
be proud of this event of Sunday
morning. It involves a heavy tax on
her resources for it took out of the
civic life of the Commonwealth a
great number of the most promising
of her young manhood. But that is
one of the necessities of life and an
incident of war times and it is grati-
fying that we have the men with the
courage and fortitude to meet the ob-
ligation. But the incident imposes
upon us who are left at home an obli-
gation to care for the dependents of
those who have gone and cherish as a
heritage the memory of those who
never come back and extend a helpful
hand to those who are the more for-
tunate.
S—————————————————————
——If the conscription machinery
is not perverted into an instrument to
promote Republican machine politics
both Brumbaugh and Penrose will be
disappointed.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
Registry or Worse in Missouri.
The Industrial Workers of the
World are a bad lot. Influenced by
criminal impulses they have flouted
law and order on every opportunity.
But their nefarious operations else-
where or even there are no justifica-
tion for the equally unlawful uprising
in the St Francois lead belt of Mis-
souri last Saturday. The native
American miners there, according to
press dispatches, organized and by
force drove some seven hundred alien
miners out of the region under threat
of death. The victims of this injus-
tice were not members of the lawless
I. W. W. organization. They were
not offensive because of sectarian af-
filiation or racial differences. Their
only offense is that they were bern
abroad.
Some of these foreigners were
thrifty and industrious men, if the ac-
counts of the incident are accurate.
“Few of the foreigners own their own
homes,” the associated press dis-
patches state, “but most of them have
personal property. Cows and horses
have been left behind. The persons
walking from the town are virtually
empty-handed.” And the result was
just what was to be expected. “Not
a mine was operated here today,” the
narrative continues. The victims had
no intimation of ill-feeling against
them. They had been attracted to
the neighborhood by the high wages
offered. But it is not indicated that
they undermined the native miners or
tried to take away their jobs. It
seems to have been a case of pure
cussedness.
If these miners had been Germans,
Austrians, Turks or Bulgarians, who
gave offense by asserting their sym-
pathy for the Germanic powers, the
incident would be understandable.
But they are Italians, Russians and
Poles and probably in complete sym-
pathy with the attitude of the Amer-
ican government in the war. If there
had been a scarcity of work so that
their presence threatened the indus-
trial prosperity of American miners,
it would have been different. But
there was no reason of that sort and
the product of the mines is needed in
greater volume than it is offered to
meet the necessities of war. Besides
‘labor is needed in all branches of in-
dustry now and ought to be fostered
rather than penalized.
— The Prohibitionists may be ex-
actly right in their estimate of the
value of “bone-dry” legislation. But
it is poor patriotism that suggests
using essential war measures as ve-
hicles for carrying their ideas into
force, thus jeopardizing the lives of
thousands of soldiers.
Baby Battles Must be Stopped.
The ship building program has
again been halted because of a renew-
al of the quarrel between General
Goethals and Mr. Denman. If these
distinguished gentlemen cannot agree
one or both of them ought to be re-
tired. There is a pressing necessity
for the speedy fulfillment of the
building proposition. Ships are need-
ed to carry food to the allies and
transport troops to the war opera-
tions. The German submarines are
busy all the time. They are destroy-
ing ships faster than the builders are
supplying them. If this ratio contin-
ues the purpose of our government to
feed the troops and add to the forces
will be disappointed.
It is inconceivable that this result
should be caused by a baby battle be-
tween two individuals, however high
they stand in public estimation or
popular favor. General Goethals has
earned public confidence by splendid
achievement. Mr. Denman has ac-
quired popular favor and respect by
distinguished service in private life.
But they are not “the only pebbles on
the beach.” There are other frogs in
the pond and if they cannot agree one
or the other or both of them must get
out of the way. The thing that is de-
manded and necessary is success. If
the plan which divides authority and
responsibility will not work out satis-
faetorily, it must be changed.
Possibly General Goethals has had
his own way too much and maybe Mr.
Denman is a trifle “cockey.” In any
event their childish quarrels are
working = infinite harm to interests
greater than either or both of them
and they must be stopped or else oth-
er arrangements which will eliminate
both of them must be made. In se-
lecting them for the important serv-
ice committed to them the President
was entirely unselfish and absolutely
free of personal purpose. But their
baby battles indicate that he was mis-
taken in his choice and put upon him
the obligation of revoking their com-
missions and getting more efficient
men in their places.
——That progress in puphing the
German army back in France and
Flanders # slow must be admitted.
But when the “Sammies” put their
shoulders to the wheel the movement
will be accelerated and they are now
bending their backs to the purpose.
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Profound Mystery in Harrisburg.
There is a deep mystery in Harris-
burg. The sleuths of the capitol city
are unable to solve it. The heads of
departments of the State government
are hopelessly perplexed. Eyes capa-
ble of penetrating a millstone to the
centre are impotent to discover the
contents of two or three suit cases
now in the baggage room of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad station. Legal
minds are working on the problem
but without result. Legal methods
are contemplated but have not been
invoked. The Auditor General is plain-
ly flabbergasted. He knows how to
solve the mystery, he says, but doesn’t
act.. A search warrant would turn
the trick but though dying with curi-
osity he has failed thus far to apply
the remedy.
It seems that itis a custom of the
Auditor General to obtain from cor-
porations confidential reports.
are useful, subsequently, in compell-
ing accuratesreturns of taxable prop-
erty. Before retiring from office, re-
cently, former Auditor General Powell
had transcripts of these confidential
reports made, at public or private ex-
pense.
a few of his late clerks formed a part-
nership to practice law before the de- |
partment with these transcripts as
their principal asset.
transcripts were surreptitiously re-
moved from the vaults of the depart-
ment where they belonged. It is sus-
pected by some and believed by others
that the transcripts compose the con-
tents of the “interned” suit case at the
railroad station in Harrisburg. :
Other corporation lawyers have
coined vast fortunes from information
obtained as clerks in the office of the
Auditor General through these confi-
dential reports. Such informe:tion
can be used as a club on the corpora-
tions afterward in extracting from
their officials fat fees for service ren-
dered or withheld. But Powell is the
first retiring Auditor General to go
into the business so systematically as
to purloin archives for use in prying
open corporation treasuries. And the
present Auditor General is not pleased
that his predecessor took such liber-
ties. But the mystery is still unsolv-
ed ‘#divagh hundreds of eyes are fo-
cussed on the suit cases in “escrow,”
so to speak.
——On Monday afternoon J. Mitch-
ell Cunningham met a man on High
street bridge to whom he owed some
money. Desirous of squaring up he
stopped the gentleman and taking out
his pocketbook counted out the dough.
In some way he dropped a ten dollar
bill and the money was wafted on the
gentle breeze off of the bridge into
Spring creek. Mitchell at the time
did not notice his loss but a few min-
utes later he saw Frank Kern’s little
daughter gesticulating wildly right
opposite the laundry and her calls
soon resulted in others gathering on
the pavement. With a man’s natural
curiosity he sauntered down the pave-
ment to see what was causing the ex-
citement and arrived just in time to
see some one fish a ten dollar bill out
of the water. When the others began
to speculate as to where the money
came from Mitch had a sort of a sink-
ing sensation at his stomach and at
once grabbed for his pocketbook. He
found the book all right but it was
short just one of those nice yellow-
backs with a big X on it. Mitch ex-
plained the situation and the money
was promptly handed over to him
whereupon he gave the little girl a
dollar as a reward for discovering the
money.
—War as well as peace has its
interesting incidents. On Monday
morning Maurice Kelley, manager of
the Western Union telegraph office,
had a long distance telephone call and
when he answered he found Warner
Barr on the other end of the wire
talking from Altoona. Barr is a mem-
ber of the well known Barr family of
Boalsburg, and years ago spent much
of his time in Bellefonte. Twelve
years ago he left here and his friends
had not heard of him in all that
time. It now transpires that he is in
the regular army and for eight years
has been stationed at Brownsville,
Texas, where he won promotion from
the ranks to a grade officer. The exi-
gencies of the war with Germany re-
sulted in his being sent east, and he
gave his destination for the present
as Mt. Gretna.
—Why weuldn’t it be a good plan
to send all the Senators and Cengress-
men who want to do nothing but fight
in Washington over to join the expe-
ditionary ferce in France? They can
get all the fighting they want over
there.
—If Mayor Smith really wants to
wipe out vice in Philadelphia he will
begin operatiens by putting most of
the machine party leaders in jail.
err
——FEven the costliest war has
some compensations. There are no
“Little German Bands” traveling ever
the country this year.
These
After his retirement he and :
Anyway the
WIPE OUT IDENTITY OF STATE
GUARDSMEN.
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Regiments and Brigades to Lose State
| Names and Numbers. Will Permit
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News from Camp.
| Washington, D. C., July 18.—The
| Pennsylvania National Guard, which
| has been called tc the Federal serv-
| ice, is soon to lose its identity as a
. State organization. When it is
drafted on August 5 into the Federal
fold under the provisions of the na-
tional defense act, subject to duty at
home or abroad, it will not be known
‘as the Pennsylvania National Guard,
but as a numbered division, com-
posed of units known by numbers
ranging between “101st - Regimen,
U. S,” and “300th Regiment, U. S.”
War Department officials said to-
day that it has been found impracti-
cable to retain the identity of the
commands 2s State organizations,
and that it was definitely decided to
give new designations to the State
‘ militia. The National Guard num-
bers are to begin with 101 and con-
| script army numbers will start with
301. By using these numbers the
public will be able in a general way
to identify the organization referred
to. If press dispatches mention the
110th Infantry it will be understood
| that that is a National Guard com-
{ mand, while if the 310th Infantry is
' mentioned it will be known that it isa
selective draft organization. Regular
Army organizations will take the
numbers below 101. -
CLEMENTS TO RETAIN PLACE.
It was stated today upon good au-
thority that Major General O’Ryan
and Major General Clements will be
taken into the Federal service with
their present rank, and that they will
retain command of the New York and
Pennsylvania divisions respectively.
| They will not be displaced by Reguiar
| Army officers unless either of them is
unable to pass the physical examina-
tion of the service, and no trouble in
this direction is anticipated, since both
were accepted for Federal service on
the Mexican border.
But with the exception of these two
States, which are the only two whose
troops at present comprise a complete
division, the National Guard divisions
will be under command of Regular
Army officers. This is the present
plan of the Department and is likely
to be carried into execution, although
may be made in cases, for . 27 28
like Ohio, if she qualifies for a com-
plete division for herself. Where" a
State takes one or more brigades into
the Federal service, the brigade gen-
erals commanding these brigades will
be taken. Where the troops of two
States are required to make up a bri-
gade, it is possible that the command-
ing general will be appointed from the
Regular Army.
NEWS FROM WAR CAMPS.
A general announcement was made
today as to the censorship that is to
be placed upon the mail of soldiers
after the guard reaches the training
camps. This censorship it to be very
mild, and soldiers will be permitted to
write home freely to their relatives
and friends, with a few general re-
strictions. It is proposed to use about
the same sort of censorship that was
observed with the troops on the Mex-
ican border.
When the guard starts for their
training camps the newspapers are at
liberty to publish anything they wish
about the movements, according to
present rulings, except to state the
route by which they are to proceed.
News from the training camps will be
allowed to be published under certain
regulations. Newspaper correspond-
ents will not be permitted to make
their headquarters at the National
i Guard camps, but they may live in
quarters adjoining the camp, where
they will have access to the officers
and be able to get information that
will be of interest to the public. The
commandant of each camp is to make
the regulations regarding the press
and mail censorships that govern.
Penny Will Carry Magazine or Paper
to Some Soldier.
Washington, July 17.—Magazines
and newspapers bearing one cent
stamps hereafter may be posted, un-
wrapped and unaddressed by persons
other than publishers, and will be for-
warded by postal authorities to Amer-
ican soldiers and sailors in Europe.
In announcing today’s plans for
gathering reading matter conveying
home news and fiction to the boys
abroad, Postmaster General Burleson
suggested that magazines print the
following in the upper right hand cor-
ner of their front covers:
“Notice to the Reader: When you
have finished reading this magazine,
place a one-cent stamp on this notice,
hand same to any postal employee and
it will be placed in the hands of our
soldiers and sailors at the front. No
wrapping—no address.”
The publication will be carried un-
der parcel post classification at one
cent each, regardless of weight. A
concentration station has been desig-
nated in each State for assembling of
the reading matter.
—1TIt looks as if Senator Reed, of
Missouri, represents the bigots of the
lead belt rather than the patriotic peo-
ple of that State.
— Wonder what has become of the
application for _state-aid in paving
south Water street.
it is possible that a few esceptions Mr. Suppes will get a royalty of at. least
$2500 a year. This deal cati:be taken con- « .
SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE.
—The reamins of a man who had appar-
ently been dead nearly two weeks, were
found along the B. R. & P. railroad tracks
about a half mile south of Johnsonburg on
Tuesday afternoon by a track walker. The
body was dangling from a rope tied to a
tree.
—Robbers pulled off a neat job in the
New York Central yards at Clearfield one
night last week. A hole was sawed in the
end of a freight car on one of the side
tracks in the yard and goods to the value
of several hundred dollars were taken.
Railroad detectives are at work on the case
and as they have some pretty strong clues
arrests are liable to happen in the near fu-
ture.
—Tyrone’s Chamber of Commerce has
elected as secretary Benjamin C. Evering-
ham, of Baltimore, to succeed William B.
Morey, who resigned to enter the officers’
training camp at Fort Niagara. Mr. Ev-
eringham was a soldier in the Spanish-
American war, and was secretary to a
Maryland Congressman. He has been for
several years a clerk in the United States
sub-treasury at Baltimore.
—On comparing the list of registered
names of men liable to the draft in Lan-
caster county with the names enrolled last
fall for military enrollment, Sheriff Enos
Horst and his exemption board found
fully 2,000 men who enrolled last fall and
are of proper age failed to register on
June 5 last, in Franklin county. A full
lis. is being prepared for submission to
the War Department for action.
—A deal by which the Hastings Coal
and Coke company has sold to the Wat-
king Coal company its Kimport plant in
Cambria county, including mines, coke
ovens and dwelling houses, is reported to
have been closed. The consideration, it is
learned from reliable sources, is in the
neighborhood of $100,000. The plant is a
medern one and has been in operation for
some years. It will be enlarged by the
Watkins concern. The coke ovens are in
full operation.
—As the result of being bitten by a dog
over two years ago, Arthur Carl, aged
twenty-two years, of Mt. Carmel, is suffer-
ing from hydrophobia, and is now a pa-
tient at the state hospital at Fountain
Springs. The young man was stricken with
convulsions and a physician was called.
It was seem at once that his condition was
serious. The only injury known that
could have caused the strange disease was
a bite under the right eye by a pet dog
over two years ago.
—Hugh W. Darrin, junior member of
the law firm of Darrin & Darrin, of Addi-
son, N. Y., formerly of Wellsboro, choked
to death on food at the breakfast table at
his home on Monday morning. Mr. Darrin
was forty years old. His widow, who sur-
vives, was Miss Mary VanValkenberg, a
sister of BE. A. VanValkenberg, editor of
the Philadelphia “North American,” and
whose father, Charles G. VanValkenberg,
died a week ago. Besides his widow Mr.
Darrin is survived by a son, Charles, his
parents and two sisters.
—The Pennsylvania Glass Sand compa-
ny has leased from George P. Suppes, of
Johnstown, 300 acres on Warrior Ridgein
Oneida township, Huntingdon county, per-
petually with the right of cancellation
every twenty-five years, and the lease has
been placed on record in the Huntingdon
county court house. The lease shows that
vineingly to mean that the Pennsylvania
Glass Sand company expects to establish
a sand works on the tract, whether in the
near future or not, remains to be seen.
—An attempt to mulet the people of the
Panther Creek valley, Carbon county, of
large sums of money through promises to
have their sons exempted from the selec-
tive draft is being made by crooks operat-
ing for the last several weeks. They have
taken $500 and $1,000 in some instances.
The men pose as attorneys or politicians
and assure the parent that through “pull”
they can have their son exempted. The
public generally should take no stock in
such imposters, as there is no possible way
under the law to escape conscription save
through the regular channels of exemp-
tion and discharge.
—On Friday night burglars broke into
the railroad station at Dent's Run, Elk
county, and endeavored to open the safe
which contained about $700 in money.
They were unsuccessful in their efforts
but succeeded in springing the door of the
safe and damaging the combination so
that it was impossible for the station
agent to open it the next morning. Frank
E. Harder, the expert safe opener, of Lock
Haven, was sent for and went to Dent's
Run Saturday morning. It required sev-
eral hours for Mr. Harder to effect an en-
trance on account of the work of the
would-be burglars.
—Johm King seventy-five years old and
his son, Lloyd King, twenty-seven, both of
West York, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed Saturday night while fish-
ing along the big Conewago, near Creager’s
Mill, ten miles from Hanover. There were
six men in the party, who drove from
York in an automobile for a days’ outing.
They were preparing to go home, when a
severe thunder storm broke. Father and
son sought shelter under a tree, which
was hit by a bolt from the sky, and one
body fell across the other. A second son
and the other men witnessed the tragedy
from the opposite side of the creek.
— More than 450 pieces of metal, weigh-
ing three and one-half pounds, and includ-
ing nails, screws, tacks and safety pins,
were found in Joseph Quinlin’s stomach
when he was operated upon for gallstones
at a Philadelphia hospital Tuesday. In
addition, 250 gallstones were removed.
Among the other articles found were a
small padlock with a three-inch chain, a
cigar cutter, tenpenny nails, thirty-four
spoon handles, one dozen safety pins, for-
ty pieces of type and the same number of
lead slugs. two three-inch hooks for screen
doors and several American medals, eoins
and badges. Dr. E. L. Eliason, of the hos-
pital staff, who operated on Quinlin, said
he would probably recever.
—A sensation was caused by the arrest
at Arcadia, Indiana ceunty, of Comstable
Samuel Irwin, of Montgomery township,
and Frank Smith, a prominent mine man,
resident of Arcadia, on a charge of com-
plicity in theft of copper wire from the
Penn Public Service company, whese chief
power plant is located in Philipsburg. The
wire, which is valued at nearly $1,000, was
stored in a barn at Arcadia. There were
26 coils of it, and it is alleged that the
two men arrested had a part in cleaning
out the entire supply, which was later sold
to a junk dealer who resides in the vicini-
ty of Arcadia. He in turn, it is said, sold
it to junk dealers in Johnstown, who dis-
posed of the material to a Pittsburgh
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