INK SLINGS.
—The great drouth is only thirty-
one days off. !
—Some people are too modest to |
tell the naked truth. !
—Anyway the Democrats in Con-
gress can’t be held responsible for
what happens.
—Germans declare their opposition
to giving up the Kaiser and others
for trial. The Allies should worry
about that.
The Legislature may not ad-
journ in June but what’s the odds.
Nobody pays any attention to the
Legislature.
—With Senator Penrose and Gen.
Muir as attractions for commence-
ment The Pennsylvania State College
will be able to treat its guests to the
last thing in politics and war.
—The Legislature seems to be able
to do nothing unless Penrose is in
Harrisburg cracking the whip. Then,
after he leaves, it undoes all that had
been done under his menacing pres-
ence.
—And Penrose becomes chairman
of the Senate committee on Finance
while Borah, Gif. Pinchot and all the
rest of the progressives who were
threatening to bolt in such an eventu-
ality trail along.
—Since failure to sign practically
means starvation for Germany we
still adhere to our original belief that
the German plenipotentiaries will
sign the peace terms, all of their
counter proposals to the contrary not-
withstanding.
—The world is growing smaller
every day. It took the N C-4 only
twenty-seven hours to fly to Europe.
This thing of making the Atlantic
ocean four days narrower ranks al-
most with Columbus’ discovery that
it had another side.
—Looking back over the weather
record of the past winter and making
comparison with the early days of
this month we had about reached the
conclusion that December can be as
pleasant as May, but this week has
dispelled the notion.
—Roger Dolan says that the “tight
wads” invariably live longer than the
liberal spenders for the reason that
they don’t eat as much. We believe
that Roger Dolan has struck the key-
note of longevity, for we are firm in
the conviction that more persons die
because of over-eating than because
of being underfed.
— There are so few signs of falling
prices that soon we’ll get so accus-
tomed to them that we’ll forget they
ever were any lower and then every-
thing will move on as happily and as
prosperously as it did before the war.
No one will be any better off however,
for, in the last.analysis it.will be a
mere matter of inflation.
—Now Germany wants a little dam-
age from the Allies. It is a mere
matter of twelve or thirteen : billion
marks. We suggest that all those
people who didn’t buy Liberty bonds,
war savings stamps, give to the war
work organizations, work for the Red
Cross or do anything helpful in our
time of trouble, chip in and make up
this claim for the Huns. They’ll never
get it unless it is forthcoming from
some such source.
—Secretary of the Navy, Josephus
Daniels, was the most ridiculed man
in the cabinet several years ago. To-
day he is acclaimed as one of the
greatest credits to the administra-
tion. Why? Mr. Daniels has not
changed a particle. Public opinion
has changed because those great ma-
chine newspapers that set out early
in the war to “get” Daniels soon back-
tracked on their propaganda of ridi-
cule and calumny and the public saw,
for itself, the motive. Secretary
Daniels has done great things as a
servant of the people and, to our
mind, a little thing he did only a few
days ago was one of the greatest.
When the N C-4, the really crippled
flyer of the trans-Atlantic fleet, turn-
ed out to be the only one that reach-
ed the Azores, the Secretary refused
to permit flight Commander Towers,
whose ship failed of its destination,
to go aboard the N C-4 to continue
the flight to Lisbon. The work of
these daring men was an epochal one
and it would have been neither good
sportsmanship nor justice to Com-
mander Read to have given any of the
glory of his achievement to another.
—Many of the greatest advances in
science have been made at the ex-
pense of martyrs who have sacrificed
themselves and their lives to infec-
tion, inoculation or surgery in order
that theories could be proven facts.
Most of the new serums and bacilli
are tried out on the lower animals
first but ultimately some human must
offer him or herself before experi-
ments car be accepted as safe pana-
ceas. We honor, appreciate and think
too little of those who have ventured
over the unblazed trail for our wel-
fare. It is ours to pay tribute now to
those daring students of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania who, for the sake
of establishing a principle affecting
the welfare of all the peoples of this
great country of ours, permitted
themselves to be loaded clear full of
lager beer in order that the courts
could be convinced that they could
walk a chalk line while carrying the
load, and, therefor, not intoxicated.
Their sacrifice, heroic as it was, will
find its reward in many homes. The
old man may roll in home any old
hour now, loaded to the guards, but
he can never be accused of being in-
toxicated. He might be full of 21
per cent. beer, but the altruistic dem-
onstration of these young studes has
‘ble for that faet. The restoration of
| the coal and" properties is phys-
forever sealed his wife’s lips against
the charge of intoxication.
VOL. 64.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL
UNION.
NO. 22.
German Plea a False Pretense. |
The false pretense that the peace |
treaty violates either of President |
Wilson’s “Fourteen Points,” is easily
exposed. In their order the fourteen
points are: Open covenants, openly
arrived at; freedom of the seas in
peace and war; equality of trade con-
ditions; reduction of armaments; ad-
justment of colonial claims with ref-
erence to the wishes of the governed
population; evacuation of all Russian
territory; evacuation and restoration
of Belgium; evacuation of French ter-
ritory; restoration of Alsace-Lor-
raine; readjustment of Italy’s fron-
tiers along lines of nationality; au-
tonomous development for the peo-
ples of Austria-Hungary; independ-
ence of Roumania, Servia and Monte-
negro; relinquishment of Turkish
control over non-Turkish populations;
erection of an independent Polish
State with free access to the sea and
a League of Nations.
Strictly interpreted the treaty
agreed upon by the Versailles confer-
ence is simply a complete schedule for
the enforcement of these conditions.
It is an “open covenant” openly ar-
rived at. It guarantees the freedom
of the seas and equality of trade con-
ditions to all fair traders. It provides
for a reduction of armaments and the
adjustment of colonial claims as ex-
pressed in the fifth point and for the
evacuation of Russia as well as the
evacuation and partial, but not com-
plete, restoration of Belgium. It pro-
vides for the restoration to France of
Alsace-Lorraine and the readjustment
of Ttaly’s frontier in accordance with
the provision of point thirteen—the
erection of a Polish state with “ac-
cess to the sea.” In fact from begin-
ning to end it is a substantial repeti-
tion of the points so elaborated as to
make them effective.
In view of the facts the protests of
the German delegates in the Peace
Conference are puerile. The brutal
methods employed by Germany dur-
ing the progress of the war and the
wanton destruction of property on
land and sea after the promulgation
of the fourteen points made the ful-
fillment of the conditions expressed
more burdensome but the President
of the United States is not responsi-
ically impossible for a number of
years and the reparation imposed is
only just. There was no necessity for
the destruction and no advantage in
it to Germany. It was simply an ex-
pression of the vandalism of brutish
nature and the penalty prescribed in
the treaty of peace is exactly just.
For these reasons there should be no
recession from the terms as promul-
gated.
——If we were seeing the things
that Senator Reed, of Missouri,
thinks he sees in the League of Na-
tions we’d swear off.
Progressive Fight Collapsed.
“The mountain labored and brought
forth a mouse.” For several weeks
the country has been disturbed, more
or less, by the vociferous protests of
what are known as the progressive
Republican Senators against the ele-
vation of Senator Penrose of Penn-
sylvania to the chairmanship of the
Senate committee on Finance and of
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, as
chairman of the committee on Appro-
priations. Borah, of Idaho; Johnson,
of California; Cummins, of Iowa, and
a few other political pigmies who im-
agine they are giant statesmen, vehe-
mently protested that if Penrose and
Warren were thus honored, there
would be a revolt. Thereupon the
caucus assembled. and selected Pen-
rose and Warren and “the cat came
home.”
The so-called Republican progres-
sives in Congress are simply dis-
gruntled and disappointed aspirants
for the favors of the machine. Every
one of them would kow-tow to Pen-
rose and eat humble pie out of the
hand of Warren if such servility
would promote their ambitions to
gain power. In the case in point Bor-
ah was particularly vehement in de-
nunciation of Penrose and .emphatic
in declaring that “under no circum-
stances would he consent to placing
him at the head of the Finance com-
mittee.” But the caucus proceeded to
elect Penrose to the place and Borah
issued a statement “that the Progres-
sives would co-operate to prevent
Democratic control of the Senate.”
That is exactly what is expected.
There is about as much civic virtue
in the group of progressives in the
Senate as there was religion on board
a pirate ship in Captain Kidd’s time.
They are selfish, sordid incompetents
who hoped to scare the Republican
leaders by threatening revolt. But
the leaders had accurate measures of
each of them and quietly moved on
regardless of their false pretenses.
It was the only coarse to adopt. The
leaders are bad enough and their tri-
umph is both shameful and danger-
ous. But a hypocrite is worse than a
highwayman and it is gratifying that
the false pretenders have been disap-
pointed even at so great an expense
to the country as a victory for the
BELLEFONTE. PA., MAY 30, 1919.
Partisan Conspiracy Failed.
It is gratifying to learn, through
the press dispatches from Washing-
ton, “that Congress has just passed a
bill to relieve the distress of hundreds
of families in the United States who
didn’t get from the government this
month the money allowed them in be-
half of their kinsmen in the army and
navy,” to quote from the news dis-
patches in one of our esteemed metro-
politan contemporaries. The bill in
question appropriates money to pay
the allotments and insurance which
soldiers and sailors made for the sup-
port of their dependents at the time
of their induction into the service of
the country. Seven hundred thous-
and checks to cover these payments
have been ready for issue for some
time.
During the closing days of the last
Congress a filibuster was organized
by the Republican leaders for the pur-
pose of preventing the passage of a
number of pending measures of great
importance. Their purpose was to
prevent the President from complet-
ing his work at the Peace Conference
in France. They reasoned that the
failure to pass the measures then
would compel him to remain at home
and call an extra session immediate-
ly in order to keep the machinery of
the government in operation. Among
the bills thus sacrificed to partisan
malice was the appropriation to the
families of soldiers. It was a das-
tardly conspiracy but failed of its
purpose, though it entailed some suf-
fering on soldiers’ families.
Among the bills held up by the
same unpatriotic conspiracy was that
providing funds to operate the rail-
roads. The failure of that bill also
cost much suffering. Thousands of
men were laid off by the railroads for
the reason that there were no funds
to pay them wages. The railroad ad-
ministration did the best it could un-
der the circumstances but was unable
to avert distress. Funds to pay the
expenses of bringing the troops home
from France were held up also but
the faith and generosity of patriotic
capitalists came to the relief of the
government and the scheme was de-
feated. But the evil intention was
there as it was in the case of the al-
lowance fund and the public has a.
right to mete out punishment.
——Director General Hines is: out
of patience with the steel rail makers
on account of the outrageously high
prices they ask for rails. But Gener-
al Manager Hines should remember
that when the people elected a Repub-
lican Congress last year they gave
the steel rail makers license to loot
the government to their hearts’ con-
tent.
Rural Members Still Promising.
The rural members of the Legisla-
ture have determined to force pro-
ceedings, according to Harrisburg
press dispatches, from now on to the
close of the session. This is interest-
ing information but of doubtful accu-
racy. That is to say it is the usual
“promise to the ear” to be “broken to
the hope.” Every now and then an
announcement is made that the rural
members intend to do something
startling to expedite legislation. Ear-
ly in the present session an organiza-
tion was formed to compel action on
measures of importance. Later a din-
ner was given at which all kinds of
threats were made unless the foolish-
ness was stopped and the real work
of the body begun. But all these ac-
tions petered out.
It is safe to say that the rural mem-
bers of the Legislature will do some-
thing this time but it will be precise-
ly what they have done before this
session and during previous sessions.
They will take orders from the boss-
es and obey them with the usual
measure of servility. The average
rural member is a valiant fellow when
by himself or among his personal
friends but when he is brought up be-
fore the party bosses he cringes and
squirms and agrees to anything that
is demanded. The lure of patronage
is irresistible and he grabs at any-
thing in the shape of spoils that is
handed out to him, however grudging
the offer. Threats of the rural mem-
bers are no longer terrifying.
But there is more substantial prom-
ise of speeding up in the legislation
in the late news from Harrisburg. It
is in the statement that Senator Pen-
rose will be at the capital next week
to personally direct the proceedings
of the Legislature. The Senator has
been having troubles of his own re-
cently but they seem to have been
disposed of in a way satisfactory to
himself and now he proposes to move
on Harrisburg and crush his enemies
there. If this promise is fulfilled
there may be something done during
the coming week toward reform leg-
islation for Philadelphia and that out
of the way any legislation rural
members want may be considered if
they have behaved well on the main
question.
If it be true as the New Eng-
makes the barns full of hay,” we
ought to have abundant crops in the
Penrose Senatorial gang.
meadows at the approaching harvest.
Woman Suffrage in Sight.
The passage of the Woman Suf-
frage amendment to the constitution
by the House of Representatives at
Washington last week by. an over-
whelming majority, makes it practic-
ally certain that the equal civic
rights of the womanhood of the coun-
try is within sight. The vote of 304
for the resolution was precisely the
same as that cast for it something
over a year ago when it was consid-
ered in the last Congress. Near the
close of the last Congress it was de-
feated in the Senate by a vote or two
but changes in the personnel of that
body and conversions to the cause
which have since occurred makes it
certain that the two-thirds majority
required will be forthcoming when
the vote is taken this year.
Why this right of the women of the
United States has been withheld for
half a century or more during which
it has been agitated is left to conjec-
ture. The women have always enjoy-
ed full privilege to pay taxes and to
the full measure of their inclinations
to bear all the other burdens of citi-
zenship. During the Civil war their
services as nurses were invaluable
and during the recent world war they
accepted every hazard as well as all
the privations of soldiers. They have
been for many years the main i-stru-
ment in conducting and maintaining
our educational institutions and it is
not invidious to add that the support
of the churches has devolved upon
them largely. But they have not been
allowed to vote.
Before the Civil war the question
of suffrage was by common consent
left to the determination of the sev-
eral States and in their wise discre-
tion a good many States have extend-
ed the suffrage to women. But the
adoption of the negro suffrage amend-
ment to the constitution in 1865 alter-
ed the rule of action and since that
time the women have been appealing,
unsuccessfully until now, for this
measure of justice. Bad men, igno-
rant men and good men have enjoyed
it alike, sometimes without apprecia-
tion of its value. But the best of
women have been refused it in many
of the States though there are abun-
dant reasons to believe they would
#ke the hest use of the privilege.
Let us hope their desire will be ful-
filled.
will sign the peace treaty. Germans
may be brutal, and they are selfish
and stubborn and mulish but they are
not crazy. To refuse to sign would
be a certain sign of insanity.
——Sheriff Yarnell was called to
Ferguson township last Saturday
night to arrest three boys who ran
away last week from Girard Coliege,
Philadelphia. One of the boys origi-
nally haled from Altoona, one from
Philipsburg, and one from Nicetown,
Philadelphia, and they were 13 and 14
years of age. The sheriff got them in
a barn, curled up in a horse blanket,
fast asleep. The boys left the college
at about one o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon of last week, and walked
out of Philadelphia a few miles and
were given an automobile trip to
Harrisburg. Walking by turns and
bumming auto rides they finally ar-
rived at Reedsville Saturday morning
then walked over the Seven moun-
tains and up the back road to Pine
Grove Mills. They were returned to
the college this week.
Thus far we have not heard
that Senator Vare has congratulated
Senator Penrose on his brilliant vic-
tory over his enemies in Washington.
Probably that dramatic incident es-
caped our notice.
Aviator G. G. Budwig came in-
to Bellefonte last Friday evening
through a hard rain storm and made
his landing on the aviation field as
easily as if it hadn’t rained for a
month. It was his intention to go
through to Cleveland on Saturday
morning and bring back a Curtiss
plane that afternoon, but on account
of the hard rain on Saturday he did
not make the trip. He left for Cleve-
land on Sunday morning and veered
just enough to the north to pass over
Philipsburg, probably out of courtesy
to the kind treatment he received
there a few weeks ago when he got
out of his course and was compelled
to land on account of motor trouble,
and his appearance over that town on
Sunday caused considerable excite-
ment and speculation as to the mean-
ing thereof.
Electing Senators Costs Money.
From the Philadelphi Record.
It cost Senator Newberry $176,000
to secure his election from Michigan,
and then he had only a few thousand
more votes than Henry Ford in a
State that is normally Republican by
about 100,000. Is it permissible to
wonder what the result would have
been if Chairman Hays’ new $1000
limit on contributions had been in ef-
fect? Perhaps, however, that only
applies to Presidential elections. Sen-
prorshins will be put up for sale, as
usual.
— Put your ad. In the “Watch-
man.”
The Transocean Flight.
From the Philadelphia Record.
It is in accordance with the eternal
fitness of things that the country
which witnessed the first successful
flight of heavier-than-air machines
should also be first to achieve the
great feat of crossing the Atlantic in
airplanes. For this reason the per-
formance of the three planes that
flew from Newfoundland to the
Azores is a subject for national con-
gratulation. It shows that the spirit
that actuated the Wright brothers in
their first memorable flight nearly 20
vears ago still animates Americans,
and that the conquest of the air will
be added to man’s partial dominion
over the forces of the land and sea.
There is a wide field for speculation
as to the consequences that may be
expected to follow naturally upon the
remarkable showing made by the na-
val aviators in their seaplanes. Ob-
viously it will tend to bring all parts
of the world closer together than ever
before. If the 1200 miles separating
Newfoundland and the Azores can be
negotiated so easily and rapidly, it
can be only a short time before the
longer flight from Newfoundland to
Ireland and the continent of Europe
will be made. Possibly even as this
is being written the British aviators,
so long weather-bound, are winging
their way across the ocean to their
home base. In any event, that per-
formance is not likely to be delayed
much longer. These brilliant achieve-
ments may naturally be expected to
give a great stimulus to aviation in
all parts of the globe. Henceforth
there can be no quarter of the world,
whether at the North or the South
Pole, or in tropical lands still unex-
plored, that will be free from the vis-
its of inquisitive man.
The flight of the American sea-
planes has been made in the interest
of science and commerce, and points
the way to striking developments in
the near future. In the meantime,
thanks are due to the Navy Depart-
ment, which has added new lustre to
its glorious records, and to the flyers
who have blazed out this new path
across the waters. In peace as well
as in war they have deserved well of
their country, which will enroll them
in the ranks of its heroic pioneers.
Is Bolshevism Waning?
From the Williamsport Sun,
Bolshevism in Europe seems to
have passed the peak of its populari-
ty or ssibly a better | 2810
would Be its ‘strength. The contiftions |
in Hungary where the Soviets failed
| to get the extreme hold upon the gov-
ernment and people like they had in
1 Russia is indicative of an awakening
on the part of the latter. A European
correspondent takes the following op-
fimistie view of the Bolshevist situa-
ion:
“The imminent collapse of the Red
government of Hungary may be tak-
en as a happy augury of the future
of the Bolshevist government of Rus-
sia. Such a government is bound to
collapse because it arrogates all au-
thority to itself without having had
the necessary experience in the man-
agement of the State. This is illus-
trated by a statement issued by Le-
nine, the leader of the Russian Bol-
shevists. In this statement the Red
leader par excellence almost bemoan-
ed the necessity for having been forc-
ed to call in ghe hated ‘bourgeoisie’
to get busineSs going and to manage
financial questions, since these same
‘bourgeoisie’ were the only ones who
could do it. From Munich to Germa-
ny, which has been under Red rule,
there comes a report also that the
troops of the duly elected Ebert gov-
ernment have entered the city and
that the Red rule there has collapsed.
Perhaps there are the signs that we
have long been waiting for: namely
of the beginning of the end of Bolshe-
vism in Europe and the world.”
re ss os
America and Armenia.
From the Chicago Evening Post.
The Armenians are urging that
America accept a mandate for their
country as an adviser, steady the pop-
ulation, make provision for her 300,-
000 orphans and help her through
technical commissions to lay the foun-
dations of an industrial life.
Here we have at last, in the flesh
and blood, the bogy, which caused
Senators to shake their locks against
the League of Nations and sent ed-
itorial quills into saucers of vitriol.
Now, whether America should ac-
cept such a mandate is not a thing to
be lightly decided. Nevertheless, The
Post feels sure that the succoring of
this country, distant as it is, would
seem quite the natural thing to a
large number of Americans.
It has in mind the 25,000,000 or 30,-
000,000 people belonging to. the fed-
erated churches of America who have
long sent money and food and clothes
and teachers and doctors to this un-
happy country. It has in mind the
members of secular societies engaged
in the same philanthropic work.
There may be reasons why Amer-
ica should not officially undertake the
rehabilitation of Armenia, but cer-
tainly, to a large section of our pop-
ulation, there would be nothing quix-
otic about it. There would be noth-
ing absurd or ridiculous in a country
whose coins bear the legend “In God
We Trust” playing the part of the
good Samaritan.
— Hawker, the daring English
aviator failed to fly across the ocean
and the American aviators have suc-
ceeded in their attempt though in a
less daring manner. But the success
of one no more than the failure of the
other establishes even a probability
of that means of crossing the sea as a
commercial enterprise.
er man escaping on a motorcycle.
SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE
—A. W. Lee Sr., of Clearfield; has pre-
sented Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
with $25,000 to be used for a parish home
to be built at that place.
—Governor Sproul's office has announc-
ed approval of warrants for the electrocu-
tion of Peter Smallock, of Northumber-
land county, and William Brown, of Clear-
field county, in the week of June 16th.
—Four thousand dollars of the $6000
necessary to complete Mifflin county's
quota of the Salvation Army campaign
has already been subscribed and the bal-
ance will be covered by the sale of dough-
nuts.
—Carl B. Smithers, who on April 1,
1917, escaped from the Kansas State pris-
on, where he was undergoing a life sen-
tence after being convicted of murdering
his sweetheart, is in the Montour county
jail awaiting extradition papers.
—A hail storm two and a half miles in
width which swept across Sugar Valley
in the vicinity of Loganton last Friday
evening, covered the ground until it look-
ed as if snow had fallen and in places the
hail stones were piled by surface water to
a depth of eighteen to twenty inches, do-
ing great damage to crops.
—Claiming damages to the amount of
$10,000 because he “was greatly bruised,
wounded, became sick and sore and sus-
tained a broken nose,” Samuel Heller, of
Allentown, has begun suit against his part-
ner in the glazing business, Max Nocho-
sen, as the result of a fight in which the
two men indulged last Tuesday.
—Michael McKnight, an acetylene gas
burner, of Johnstown, was killed in an
unusual manner the other day. He was
burning holes in a piece of steel plate
which he rested on an oxygen tank carry-
ing 1,500 pounds pressure. The flame of
the burner not only cut through the plate
but also pierced the tank. The intense
pressure blew the plate into the man’s
face, causing instant death.
—Damages to the amount of $1,456 were
awarded Joseph G. Stine, of Greenfield
township, Blair county, by a Blair county
jury against the W. H. Herr estate for in-
juries resulting from an attack by a bull
at the public sale of Herr's effects near
Claysburg. Stine was three times knock-
ed against the stable by the bull and then
tossed over its head thirty feet to a ma-
nure pile. His left leg was fractured.
—Joseph Wolfe, son of Councilman
George Wolfe, of St. Clair, Pa., had one
of the most unique experiences of the war,
according to his comrades. Wolfe is an
expert horseshoer, and while putting a
shoe on a horse in France he was aston-
ished to find the animal collapse upon
him. Looking to see what was the mat-
ter, Wolfe saw a shell had taken the
horse’s head off, cutting it as clean as if
done by a knife.
—The Girard Water company, owned by
the estate of Stephen Girard, has et a
contract to the Central Construction com-
pany of Harrisburg, for the construction
of an additional reservoir near Ringtown,
not far from Shenandoah. The dam,
which will cost approximately $200,000,
will be completed in about eight months
and when it is put into service will go far
toward obviating summer water famines
which have hampered collieries and com-
munities in the Mahanoy valley.
—The new state bounty law will become
effective next Monday. Under its provis-
ions the bounties will be paid directly by
the State Game Commission which will
draw the funds from the portion of hunt-
ers’ licenses set aside for that purpose and
account to the Auditor General. At pres-
ent. the bounties are paid by first passing
through the Auditor General's department
and owing to pressure of business are oft-
en delayed. The bounties for wild cats
are reduced to $8 and for weasels to $2.
—To have your hat forced off of your
head by your hair standing on end was
the thrilling experience’ of David Jones,
of McKean county, the other day. Jones
and James Seiger were returning home
from their day’s work in the oil fields near
Dahoga when a large bear jumped up in
front of them. When bruin growled at
the two men, Jones became so badly
frightened his hair standing on end fore-
ed his hat off. While Seiger was also
badly frightened, it was not to the same
extent as Jones.
—Whether Harrisburg is to pay Dau-
phin county $150,000 if a joint court house
and city hall is erected on the site of the
present court house, in Harrisburg, is the
cause of the first controversy to arise over
the proposed building. A movement has
been started to abandon the site and pur-
chase a number of lots on Walnut street
facing the Capitol Park extension. A
committee consisting of County Commis-
sioners Gross and W. Burnett and City
Commissioner Cumbler, has been appoint-
ed to have an architect make preliminary
estimates for the joint office building,
which probably will cost $1,000,000.
—Adie Mogle, of Alfarata, Huntingdon
county, while visiting one of the foreign-
er’s shanties at that place about 10:30 on
Saturday night got into a controversy
with two young foreigners and after some
words started out to go home. While out-
side two of the foreigners attacked Mr.
Mogle and stabbed him three times, in the
back, two cuts being close to vital organs.
The wounds are not of a dangerous na-
ture but are very painful and will cause
him to be laid up for several weeks. The
state constabulary was called and went to
the scene and arrested Joe Valia, the oth-
Dr.
Beck was summoned and rendered aid to
Mr. Mogle.
—TFollowing a lovers’ quarrel, Palmer
Lilly, aged 18, of Northampton, on Mon-
day shot and killed his sweetheart, Ma-
va Newhard, of Kreidersville, while they
were seated in a field near Northampton.
Lilly then shot and killed himself. The
gun with which the young man killed the
girl was held so close to her body that her
clothing became ignited and when the
bodies of the young pair were found short-
ly before the supper hour by some chil-
dren who were out picking flowers, the
body of the girl had been almost complete-
ly destroyed by fire. A note written be-
fore the deed was committed and left in
the young man’s hat, gave jealousy as the
motive for the crime.
—Imagining that a murderer was fol-
lowing him and escaping from a Reading,
Pa., hospital at two o'clock Tuesday morn-
ing, George W. Wise, fifty years of age,
an insane patient, threw a pursuing nurse
down a high embankment in the city park,
opposite the hospital, and then smashed in
the plate glass window of the home of S.
S. Schweriner, a merchant, facing the
park. Entering the Schweriner’s bedroom,
Wise nearly frightened the merchant and
his wife out of their senses and fought
like a fiend with policemen summoned by
the wounded nurse. The latter was Miss
Nellie Coll, night attendant in Wise’s
ward. Three officers and a physician were
cut, scratched and bitten in getting the
man bac kto the hospital.