INK SLINGS.
—Surely Jess Willard proved the
big dub.
—How about that coal pile for next
winter and a thought or two about
Christmas shopping.
—There is always a fly in the far-
mer’s dumpling. Now his barn isn’t
large enough to hold his crops.
—The President is home again and
those wilful Congressmen are among
the few who are not glad to see him.
—Flying across the Atlantic has
been shown to be practical, but as yet
no one has essayed to walk across the
pond.
—Bugologists tell us that it is the
lady mosquito that does the biting.
Another evidence of the amiability
and harmlessness of the male being.
—The only unfortunate thing about
the Willard-Dempsy fight was that
Willard didn’t stand up long enough
for Dempsey to give him the good
beating he deserved.
—The President will tell Congress
all about his work abroad today and
what he will have to say will be plen-
ty to put an effectual quietus on the
mouthings of Borah, Sherman, et al.
—Jess Willard was an unpopular
heavy weight champion anyway so
that there were really very few devo-
tees of the “manly art of self defense”
to regret his ignominious knock-out.
—The date of the fall primaries has
been changed, by legislative enact-
ment, from September 17th to Sep-
tember 16th. While this will cut the
campaigning opportunity of candi-
dates down one day the public will be
duly thankful.
—If the stories of the crew of the
R-34 in anyway describe the comforts
aboard a dirigible in a flight over the
Atlantic it will probably be a long
time before physicians are prescrib-
ing that kind of a sea voyage to pa-
tients in need of rest.
—Farmers of Centre county are of-
fering the highest wages ever heard
of for harvest hands but the lure of
good money and good food seems to
have scarcely enough pull to get
enough men into the fields to insure
the prompt handling of the crops
which are unusually large.
—The “Watchman” was right, two
weeks ago, when it expressed the be-
lief that the President wouldn’t inter-
fere with the operation of the war
time Prohibition law. When Congress
undertakes to pass the buck to Pres-
ident Wilson it will have a man’s sized
job on its hands.
—With the installation of a power-
ful radio station near Bellefonte we
will be able to keep our friends in
Lock Haven right up to the minute on
information concerning: the activities
on the government’s big aviation fields
at such regular towns as Bellefonte,
New York and Chicago.
—The results of bone dry legisla-
tion are already making themselves
felt to telephone companies in large
cities where the receipth for long dis-
tance talks have fallen off amazingly.
It is ascribed to the lack of booze that
made men and women talkative to the
point where they called up friends in
all parts of the country for some
damfool conversation.
—An exchange observes that “list-
ening to the noises of the night is a
fascinating employment.” So it is.
But it isn’t nearly as fascinating now
as it was a few weeks ago when we
could lie in bed and wonder whose
heels they were that were “hittin’
hard” as the various souses wended
their circuitous ways home in the
wee sma hours of the morning.
—The French offered $300,000,000
for property inventoried at $1,500,-
000,000 which our army thinks would
be better sold abroud than hauled
home. Of course the French didn’t
get it and if they are wondering why
they might study American character
long enough to discover that {or prin-
ciple we give billions, but in business
we do things in a business like way.
—The Department of Agriculture
advises us to stop saving meat be-
cause a crisis confronts the meat in-
dustry if more of it isn’t consumed.
The crisis that confronts our own
pocket books each time we walk into
a butcher shop is the one that shocks
us most and if the meat industry
wants to avoid one let it put prices
down to a point where people can buy
enough to keep themselves and it both
going.
—The former Crown Prince de-
clares that the Allies can have only
his dead body. Inasmuch as his life
hasn’t been and wouldn’t be very use-
ful to any nation his hide would be
all that is really desirable, for what a
splendid object lesson to would be au-
tocrats it would be if nailed to the
same barn door in France on which
his atrocious murderers impaled sol-
diers who were fighting to make the
world free.
—The reception given a socialist
soap box orator in Columbia Monday
night was exactly what he deserved.
Firebrands of that order should be
trampled on at once and not given the
opportunity to sow the seeds of dis-
loyalty to country and destruction to
society that their disordered minds
nurture. Intelligent men and wom-
en of our country are responsible,
more than they know, for just such
types as was mobbed in Columbia for
they have been teaching them for
years something that they have been
unable to comprehend with the result
that they have made anarchists and
not socialists out of them.
Aemaon
VOL. 64.
BELLEFONTE. PA., JULY 11, 1919.
NO. 214.
Looting Begun in Washington.
clared a state of war with Germany
spent by the government of the Unit-
ed States, at home and abroad. The
enlistment and equipment of an ar-
my of four million men and the trans-
portation of half that number across
the sea, were expensive operations
and the organization of the navy and
air services were equally costly. As
Admiral Sims has said, some of these
operations necessarily involved ex-
travagance for the reason that speed
was more impdrtant than price. But
in all these activities there has not
been even a suspicion of corruption.
there was no plunder.
Between these two periods of time
in both branches of Congress. Those
in control of the preparations as well
as the operations of war were influ-
enced by the single purpose of serv-
been saved at the expense of lives
the lives.
man power of the country. But the
ducted without scandal. Graft found
no opportunity even in the hurry of
loot the treasury. The transastions of
the administration were strictly hon-
est.
With the restoration of Republican
control of Congress, however, a
changed condition is revealed. The
lobby “has resumed business at the
old stand,” and the sacred work of
curing the sick and injured of the war
is tainted by a trail of corruption. In
other words, a ten million dollar graft
has been discovered in the Speedway
hospital of Chicago, a memorial in-
stitution, which the Republican ma-
of it. An ex-Congressman from New
York appeared as the head of the lob-
by and though the Secretary of the
steering committee of the House man-
aged to commit the party to the sin-
ister scheme.
——There are always surprises
stored away in the future and the
form Lodge and Knox will put their
apologies in, after they really wake
up, is a rich source for conjecture.
On Its Last Legs.
If there is such a thing asa “bless-
ing in disguise” the election of a Re-
publican Congress last fall was that
sort of a favor to the Democratic par-
ty. It is not likely that the voters of
the country would so soon after a suc-
cessful war turn down the party that
conducted it in the Presidential elec-
tion next year. But voters are tra-
ditionally forgetful as well as un-
grateful and if the Democrats had
carried the Congressional elections in
1918 they might have made blunders
that would cause their defeat in 1920.
But they were saved that menace by
the Republican victory then foi that
party has blundered so egregiously
that even the most sanguine member
of it hardly hopes for victory next
year.
In all the history of American poli-
tics stupidity has never before been
shown as frequently and densely as
that revealed by the Republicans
since the opening of the present Con-
gress. Probably the unexpected re-
sult of the elections last fall “turned
the heads” of the present leaders and
possibly the loss of old leaders is re-
sponsible. In any event there has
been such a wild race in the wrong di-
rection that the party is now divided
up into half a dozen irreconcilable
sume the responsibility of leadership.
Lodge and Knox have been thrown
down completely and Borah and Sher-
man are in control.
en or more men of standing willing to
accept the nomination of the party
for President next year. Now it is
doubtful if any man of Presidential
stature would accept the sacrifice.
General Wood might be willing but
with no civil record and a military
record without achievement, his nom-
ination would be absurd. Of course
former President Taft would not be
acceptable to the radicals and his
name is the only one in the Republi-
can party which could command re-
spectful consideration at the hands of
the people.
predicted that the Republican party
will not survive the election of next
vear. It has outlived its usefulness.
thing of the past, the “Watchman”
force have had a vacation and the
next thing to look forward to is La-
bor day and the contemplated celebra-
tion that Philipsburg has in view for
that time. The “Watchman” takes
this opportunity to bespeak for that
town the hearty support of the peo-
ple of Centre county.
Between the day that Congress de- |
and that upon which the armistice
was signed vast sums of money were |
There may have been blunders but
there were safe Democratic majorities
ing the country. Money might have |
but it was deemed advisable to save '
The country was rich in|
resources and life is precious as that |
conservation was directed. toward the :
vast business of the country was con-
the work to plunder the public and
chine in Congress is trying to take :
over for the loot that may be got out
Treasury remonstrated vigorously the '
factions with no man willing to as- |
A year ago there were half a doz-
In fact it may be safely |
The Fourth of July is now al
been absent for about four months en-
service that had ever before devolved
upon a President of the United States.
It was the first time in the history of
the country that a President was ab-
sent from the country for a prolonged
period and it may never occur again.
But it was an epoch making interval
in which the Chief Magistrate shat-
tered tradition that he might make
perfect history. No man could have
accomplished his purposes so well and
no right minded citizen will complain
of his action.
At this writing the President is
preparing to lay before Congress the
fruits of his labors while abroad. In
his address in Carnegie hall, New
: York, on Tuesday afternoon, he mere-
i ly expressed his appreciation of the
cordial reception tendered him. In
his address before Congress today he
will “give an account of his steward-
ship” while abroad. He will lay be-
fore the law making branch of the
government, not only the text of the
treaty but the details of the labor in-
volved in its creation. He will state
what has been done and why it has
been done and ask for the ratification
of the work and approval of the meth-
ods employed. He will challenge the
| endorsement of Congress as he has
. already commanded the approbation
of the people of the country.
In the performance of this duty to
{the country Woodrow Wilson will
have the cordial support of the Amer-
ican people. No man could do more
i than he has done to serve the country
| or do it more unselfishly. He has had
| no ulterior motive or unpatriotic pur-
. pose. The conservation of the inter-
: ests of the people of the United States
was his only concern and while parti-
sans were heckling him at home he
"was courageously and consistently
pursuing his duties and fulfilling his
obligations to humanity and civiliza-
tion. The opposition of the treaty
{ may assert itself for a brief time but
it will not endure. Right will prevail
i and Woodrow Wilson is essentially
and everlastingly right. -
——The big packers complain that
people are’ not eating much meat
these days, but it is their own fault.
The appetite is probably as strong as
ever but the ability to buy is dimin-
ished by high prices.
Unwise Immigration Legislation.
While the country is threatened
with a labor famine the proposition
to entirely prohibit immigration for
a period of from five to fifteen years
would seem inopportune. Informa-
tion from the West indicates grave
danger of vast losses to the farmers
of that section because of the scarci-
ty of labor and even in Pennsylvania
the lure of the unparalleled high wag-
es has not solved the problem. The
grain is ripening in the fields and the
weather has been ideal. But harvest
hands are as scarce as the proverbial
“hen’s teeth,” and there is grave dan-
ger that some if not much of the crop
will spoil. Moreover these are ele-
ments which add materially to the
high cost of living.
It is both wise and proper to take
precautions against undesirable im-
migrants. Recent incidents show
that there has been laxity in this re-
spect. But it wouldnt be wise to
amputate the foot to cure a corn on
the toe. There are simpler and safer
remedies. Under existing laws if rig-
idly enforced, undesirables may be
kept or deported if they happen or
manage to slip in. Desirable immi-
grants are valuable assets instead of
liabilities. It would be folly to de-
! prive the country of eligibles because
there are some ineligibles anxious to
come. That is precisely what the
proposed legislation would accomplish
if enacted into law. It would be
. wiser to defeat it in view of the facts.
Since the close of the world war
there has been a surprising, not to
say alarming, exodus of foreign born
residents and citizens. As many as
10,000 have shipped in a day and a
high average has been reported since
the close of hostilities. Besides that
the danger of immigration is largely
imaginary. All Europe needs men
for industrial purposes and the re-
building of industries and communi-
ties will increase rather than dimin-
ish the demand for labor abroad. This
will necessarily increase wages and
entice foreigners here to go back and
hold residents there who might oth-
erwise incline to come here. Taking
one consideration with another there
is little merit in the proposed legisla-
tion.
One of the compensations of
the war worth while is found in the
fact that hereafter Mr. Hohenzollern
will have to pay taxes like the rest of
us.
ps sy
——The possibility of crossing the
sea in the air has been fully demon-
strated but the experiments have ac-
complished little else.
President Wilson arrived in New | i
York on Tuesday afternoon and was of England, in an address before the |
becomingly welcomed by an enthusi- | British House of Commons the other |
astic and appreciative public. He had
arch-criminal.
President Wilson’s Home Coming. | Question of Trying the Kaiser.
Mr. Lloyd George, Prime Minister
day, declared that the former Kaiser
of Germany will be tried for his
gaged in probably the most important
crimes against civilization, in London,
and he was vociferously applauded.
The Kaiser ought to be tried, for no
man in all the history of civilization
has offended so grossly.
von Buelow and von Hindenberg to
take his place and punishment is sen-
timental and probably insincere rub-
bish. They have their own sins fo
answer for and they are sufficient.
But nobody can take the Kaiser's
place. Punishing another for his of-
fences would be a miscarriage of jus-
tice.
But trying and punishing the Kai-
ser is like cooking the hare. It is a
first essential to get the Kaiser. He
is in Holland and though Holland is
under no moral or legal obligation to
protect him from just punishment,
she is equally free from legal obliga- |
tions to surrender him for trial in
London or anywhere else. Neither
Great Britain nor any other power has
a right to compel Holland to give him
up. It would be an easy matter for
the allies to invade Holland and take
the Kaiser by force. But that would
be an act of war quite as obnoxious
to the principles expressed in the cov-
enant of the League of Nations as the
crimes of the Kaiser are to the prin-
ciples of civilization.
But whether he be tried or not the
Kaiser stands convicted in the estima-
tion of the world, of all the crimes
charged against him. And the pres-
ent government of Germany under-
stands this fact quite as well as the
people of England or the United
States. If those now in authority in
Germany didn’t know this they would
not withhold from the world the evi-
dence which will prove his guilt or es-
tablish his innocence.
present government of
should be held responsible in so far as
possible for his crimes. Guilt is per-
sonal but accessories before or after
the fact are culpable and no sympa-
thy should be extended toward Ger-
many so long as Germany shields an
——The Fourth of July was about
as lively in Bellefonte as the average
country graveyard that hasn’t Shier i not the academic views of the doc- |
w-
tained a funeral in six months.
ing to the fact that Bellefonte had
had its big time the week before, and
many of the surrounding towns hold-
ing celebrations on that day, about
, every man, woman and child who
could conveniently do so left town and
the result was a practically deserted
village.
Fishing creek for the day while a
large crowd spent the afternoon and
evening at Hecla. Others went to
Snow Shoe, Lock Haven and other
points to take in the celebrations in
those places. But it is quite certain
that the few who stayed at home were
the most comfortable, owing to the
extremely hot weather.
——Reports come to Bellefonte that
farmers in Ferguson township and
other portions of the county are short |
of the required help to house their
bumper crops of grain and hay. They
have offered as high as $4.00 a day
and board for good help but have been
unable to secure the men. These are
probably the highest wages ever of-
fered for harvest hands in Centre
county and the only explanation for
the farmer’s inability to get the nec-
essary help is the fact that the men
who want work and are able to earn
those wages are now regularly em-
ployed and cannot leave their steady !
jobs to take a week or two of work on
the farm.
——The Republicans are just get- |
ting one disappointment after anoth-
er. Just after Mr. Root had said that
he would favor an open agreement
between the United States and Great
Britain to protect France against Ger-
man aggression President Wilson an-
nounced such an agreement.
Just as the “Watchman” went
to press last evening a telegram was
received in Bellefonte announcing the
fact that the Governor had signed the
bill changing the date of the fall pri-
maries from Wednesday, September
17th, to Tuesday, September 16th.
Lloyd George was cordially re-
ceived by the British parliament on
|
his return from the peace conference |
but men of the type of Borah and
Sherman are never sent to the British
parliament.
——1It may seem like excessive op-
timism but we still predict that the
Senate will ratify the treaty and
without any material amendments.
———The covenant of the League of
Nations may not be perfect but it is
heading in the right direction and
that is a virtue not always present.
——The Germans who signed the
peace treaty haven’t been mobbed as
yet and the chances are that before
long they will be feasted.
The offer of |
Therefore the '
Germany
Many people motored to |
i Austria as a Good Sport.
~ Charlton Bates Strayer, in Leslie's.
Austria proves herself a better
sport in defeat than her stronger al-
ly. It was the Austrian note, inspir-
| ed by Germany, that precipitated the
! war. Austria, as I so many times
| pointed out was the weak link in the
i Teutonic chain. It was the Austrian
i collapse which sealed the doom of
. Germany. The Austrian republic, the
responsible nucleus of the dismember-
ed Austro-Hungarian empire, had to
i wait six months while Germany was
ference.
When at last their delegation ap-
peared at St. Germain it was with smil-
ing Dr. Karl Renner at the head.
. Called before the conference to re-
ceive peace terms they came without
arrogance or whine. In reply to
Clemenceau Renner stood respectful-
ly, in contrast with the seated Brock-
dorff-Rantzau. Accordingly the “hor-
rible crime of 1914 committed” by the
old government, Dr. Renner said:
“We are before you as one of the
parts of the vanquished empire, ready
to assume our share for the conse-
| quences of the war, ready to accept
each and every proposition you make
to us.”
The Austrian spokesman acknowl-
edged also the generous relief action
crganized by Mr. Hoover, on behalf
of the Allied powers that had saved
the people from downright starvation.
The world had no love for the ancient
empire of the Hapsburgs. The na-
tionalities that composed it will have
to assume their share of the cost of
the war, but in paying it they will not
labor under the incubus of the world’s
hatred as will be the lot of Germany.
A Leader of Women.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Doctor Anna Howard Shaw had the
satisfaction of witnessing the glory
of the coming victory for the cause of
woman suffrage, for which all these
years she had toiled unselfishly and
‘ unsparingly. The cause, in the hour:
of its triumph, has lost its great lead-
er. Doctor Shaw never knew the
meaning either of fear or of despair.
She was “baffled to fight better.” Her
own high-hearted !
courage in those about her.
It was not by the primrose path-
way of an easy and luxurious life that
| Doctor Shaw rose to her conspicuous
‘eminence as a publicist. She had
fought a long an
bitter battle with
| adversity and she knew from within
| the problems of the labor and the
| wages of women. Therefore she
| brought to the open forum in debate
trinaire but the conclusions that were
the fruitage of experience. She was
an eloquent and a convincing speak-
er, inspired by a passion for her sub-
ject and easily commanding the facts
and figures of her trenchant argu-
ment.
ed. But she would have been the first
to insist that the torch of progress
hands.
Making Them Americans.
The Wisconsin Bridge and Iron
company, of Milwaukee, has the right
idea. It thinks that a man who can-
the country is neither a good Ameri-
can nor an efficient worker. And so
it has taken a very interesting step
designed to Americanize its non-Eng-
lish speaking employees.
board to credit all non-English speak-
ing workmen with one hour’s pay for
every two hours devoted to the study
of English. The man who works
eight hours at the plant, and who at-
tends a night school two hours in the
evening receives pay for nine hours
of work. It is very well worth his
while to learn to speak English—not
only because he is paid for learning,
but because any worker suffers a ser-
ious handicap who cannot make him-
stand, the language of the country.
i One Never Can Tell.
I'rom the Williamsport Sun.
ice is just a year old which reminds
that our friends up Lock Haven way
' were highly elated over the prospects
| us that it was just about one year ago |
| city. They felt they had put some-
| thing over the rest of us, but sad to
being disposed of by the Peace Gor)
confidence bred’
should pass unquenched to other |
not speak the common language of
It has ar-.
ranged with a Milwaukee vocational |
| SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE
—Rev. Albert Vogel, of Jeannette, aged
1 102 years, has never smoked or chewed to-
{ bacco or drank intoxicating liquor. Hard
| work, lots of walking with an occasional
fishing trip, is the formula he gave on his
birthday recently for a long life. Rev.
! Vogel is the oldest active minister of the
| gospel in the United States, it is believed.
—Jacob P. Levergcod, for seventeen
years mail carrier on route No. 2, out of
Wrightsville, York county, has resigned.
Route No. 2 is the second oldest in that
county, and was started by Mr. Levergood,
who is now 75 years old, in the spring of
1902. During his seventeen years’ exper-
ience as a carrier Mr. Levergood traveled
upward of 100,000 miles, using a half score
of horses and buggies.
—An alleged fake sewing machine re-
pair man is said to be reaping a harvest
in Montour county. His method is to
carry broken parts with him, ask to see a
machine, and carefully substitute the bad
piece for a good one. Then he tells the
woman of the house, fixes it and collects
a big price. The police say that he col-
lected $17.50 .at one home for those ‘“re-
pairs” but decline to give the name.
—Capt. George C. Lumb, acting super-
intendent of state police, has sent word te
the directors of public safety in Philadel-
1
|
|
Such a leader is not easily replac- !
phia and Pittsburgh of the thefts of quan-
tities of dynamite at New Castle and Lew-
istown in the last few days and warning
them of the possibility of men having the
explosives being abroad. State policemen
have been endeavoring to get the trail of
the men responsible for the thefts.
—One man was killed and another ser-
iously wounded in a fight among twenty
members of an Italian band at Ambridge
on Sunday night. Twelve of the partici-
pants were arrested by state police. Nick
Joy, 48 years of age, of Ambridge, was
shot through the heart. The fight, accord-
ing to the police, followed an argument
over who should lead the band, which wag
to give a concert at Sixth and Glenwood
streets.
—Fire of unknown origin which started
in a garage early Sunday morning, de-
siroyed the general store of William
Bicking, the garage of A. T. Dymond, har-
ness store and dwelling of George Osborne
and the blacksmith shop of Harry Heck-
roth, at Conyngham, a farming village
nine miles from Hazleton. The loss is
placed at $43,000, Bicking suffering heav-
iest with a loss of $25,000. He carried no
insurance.
—Members of the borough council of
Roaring Springs, Blair county, tired of
serving without pay or thanks, voted to
pay themselves $12.50 a month, a salary
they have been receiving since January,
1918. They were under the impression, it
is said, that a legislative act of 1917 gave
them the authority. Now they have to
give the money back to the borough treas-
ury, and a majority of them don’t have it
to give back, having blown it all in.
—July 18th has been selected as the date
for the reunion of the Reformed churches
of Central Pennsylvania, to be held at
Lakemont Park, Altoona. All members of
the Reformed churches in Blair, Bedford,
Cambria, Huntingdon, Clearfield, Centre
and Clinton counties will be gathered in
the park for the reunion, which promises
to be the largest ever held by the church.
Only one address will -be delivered during
the day, the speaker to be announced later.
—Robert M. Sheep, one of the. best
known residents in the rural district east
of Milton, ended his life Saturday morn-
' ing about five o'clock, by shooting himself
in the left temple with a .22 short target
rifle. When found a short time later by
a farm hand he was dead. Mr. Sheep
was only 51 years old, The death of Mr.
Sheep is thought to be a direct result of
the terrific hail storm which apparently
centered on his farm a week or more ago.
Sixty acres of wheat, thirty-five acres of
oats, together with the hay and corn crops
on the farm, were crushed to the earth.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
—Extricating himself from the debris
of his automobile which was struck by a
Baltimore & Ohio train at the Hopwood
crossing, W. H. Cloud, aged about 63, a
rural mail carrier out of the Uniontown
office, gathered every particle of mail and
completed his trip over a twenty-five mile
route in the mountain district. At the
close of the day he complained of a pain
in his right side and other parts of his
body. It is believed that he suffered sev-
eral fractured ribs, besides other cuts and
bruises on the body, but he lost less than
five minutes through the accident and
completed his route on scheduled time.
—Herbert W. Cummings, of Sunbury,
president judge of the Northmuberland
county courts, was rescued from drown-
ing on Saturday by Edward V. Nicely, of
Sunbury, a former register of wills and re-
corder of deeds. The two men were fish-
ing in Penn's creek, near Selinsgrove,
when Judge Cummings hooked a bass. In
playing it he slipped off a stone, and was
soon floundering in twenty feet of water.
© Without hesitation, according to friends,
self understood in, and cannot under- . a
|
Nicely, who weighs more than 200 pounds,
jumped into the stream, and after much
effart succeeded in pulling the Judge to
Cummings was uninjured. The
bass did not escape. When the rod was
recovered it was found to be securely
hooked and when weighed tipped the
! scales at two pounds.
We read that the aerial mail serv-
{ relate it was another case, as a year
has developed, of “there’s many a slip
| twixt the cup and the lip.” We say
| because how many of us have not suf-
i fered like experiences at some time or
| other. If we had had any choice in
| the matter we would likely have made
| Lock Haven a permanent
{ place for mail planes because then the
! route would undoubtedly have passed
‘over Williamsport which would have
' to stroll down to the station to watch
the trains go by.
A Kick from Over the Mountain.
From the Philipsburg Journal.
We do not know why it is, but the
State and Centre county officials who
have the authority to decide which
roads shall receive attention from the
Highway Department, eyidently fan-
cy that Centre’s boundary line is
somewhere on the other side of the
mountain. As a matter of fact, about
the only time Philipsburg and Rush
township are considered a part of the
county is when votes are needed.
Then we are told we are good fellows
and it is a shame we have been neg-
lected so long. There the matter ends.
landing |
' ette City, fell on them on Monday.
—Three miners were killed and seven
injured when the roof of the O'Neil mine
of the Pittsburgh Coal company at Fay-
Near-
ly 300 men back of the fall were impris-
| of securing a landing station for that | 3
oned for two hours until the debris had
been removed. Almost all of the men with
the exception of the victims had entered
the mine and were ready to start work.
The men who were killed were boarding a
| A v . mine car to be taken to their places when
this, however, in a sympathetic tone
the accident happened. One of the men
had already entered the car. The rock
and dirt fell without warning burying
three men beneath it. Other men near the
. mouth of the mine heard the dirt fall and
given us something more to do than
ran to the rescue. Help was summoned
and one and one-half hours were necessa-
ry to remove the men.
—A mob of 3,000 persons Monday night
attacked W. W. Cox, a traveling Socialist,
while he was in the act of addressing a
! labor meeting on a street corner of Colum-
i bia, Pa.
Cox, after being roughly hand-
{ led, eluded the crowd, but was later dis-
covered on board a trolley car and drag-
ged to the street where he was severely
beaten. Chief of Police Campbell and the
town constable, the only police protection
in the borough, finally fought tReir way
through the mass and placed Cox under
arrest. He was hurried to the town lock-
up. With Cox out of its reach the crowd
turned its attention to the Socialist head-
quarters and completely ransacked it.
Their work done there, the citizens march-
ed to the home of J. P. Brenner, a promi-
nent Socialist. Constable Plair appealed
to the crowd to be calm and promsed to
place Brenner under arrest.