SNAPSHOTS AT
STATE NEWS
All Pennsyivania Gleaned for
Items of Interest.
REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD
Farmers Busy in Every Locality—
Churches Rairing Funds for Many
Worthy Objects——Iitems of Busi
= ness “nd Pleasure that Interest.
In three months Lancaster County
pald $1,000 bounty on weasles,
Automobiles are reaping a harvest
during the trolley strike that has tied
up Hazleton lines.
Tamaquas new Water Commission
hag appointed E. R. Reeser, superin-
tendent,
1
Congressman Rothermel recom-
mended Claude E. Desch to be the new
postmaster at Macungie.
has
Thirty-three foreigners were granted
naturalization papers and 22 were re.
fused by Judge Scott at Easton.
W. J. Welliver, of Kipp's Run, near
Berwick, has lost his fourth cow by
hydrophobia.
Altoona’'s Mayor has arrested eight
citizens for fallure
ered sidewalks,
to clean snow-cov-
is idering
and
Catawissa Council cons
gelling the municipal light plant,
bids are being received.
Arthur Jackson, newly wed, was
ground to death under a Dagoha &
Highland Railroad engine at Wilcox,
near Kane
Peter Medvie, a farmer near Spring-
town, lost two va
of which were stric
while being driven.
iable horses, both
with paralysis
One of Easton's Revolution:
ings, in which George
once slept, is to be repiate
ern business building
Barber s
Chunk
Judge Laird H
in court at Mauch
plying for r Hi
interviews
censes
would be tolerated
Form
Robert
sealer
Chester.
Commissioner of Highways
Watson has been
weigh measure
appointed
of iy
OL Pd
for
be
Six applications liquor
at Coatesville will made
spring: Hotel Coatesvil
Grand, Speakms
* Hotel an
le,
ers
John B
: ve
Publication
rd
automi
without perm in
iffeur,
paid
a colored ch
in jail, then
of $25 and costs, at We
days
$ gb
i Hes
xr 1
Mrs. Le Vood,
town, has
an
na John
n appointed
in tha off}
1 Lhe glice
Foo
J
the new Controller, in
at West Ch
Sunbi
flagman,
when he slipped while
to board the caboose of
8S. V. Martz, of
sylvania Railroad
at Nis
tempting
train
o or
was
Frank Ermey and Charles Cop
farmers of Lower Saucon,
town, while returning to
were severely injured
horse ran away
“re
near Hell
their
homes
when thelr
* :
re vaiey
Harvey Mover, cf Cent :
1 with steal
arrested at Easton, charged
ing a gold ring from W. H. Bowers, a
elvil war veteran; but he escaped at
the City Hall .
The South Bethlehem School Board
made arrangements to borrow $40,000
with which to purchase land in the
contre of the city for a modern high
school,
Policemen B. Lucas and A. Shiner
have resigned from the South Bethle.
hem police force to accept positions in
the Police Department of the Lehigh
coke piant, near Hellertown.
Judge CGroman in the Allentown
Court introduced an innovation by ap
pointing T. Frank Lynr as permanent
assistant tipstaff and FF B. Miller as
permanent attendant on the Grand
Jury.
The Eureka Athletic Club, of East: |
on, presented a silver loving cup to |
Dewey Ettinger, of Bangor, In recog. |
nition of his services as football coach.
The banner for the largest attend. |
ance of subordinate granges was!
awarded to Valley Grange, at the meet |
ing of Pomona Grange, Columbia Coun- |
ty, in Millville,
Mayor James GG. Harvey has recom-
mended to Council that Hazleton doo
tors be permitted to exceed the auto
mobile speed limit at their own dis
cretion.
RT
JAPANESE ARE
NOW ON GUARD
Landed From Cruiser to Protect
the Legation.
SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT MOVES
Reported That the Mexican Rebels’
Attack Upon Tampicd Is About To
Be Renewed-—A Great Battie
Also Expected At Mazatlan.
Washington. — The Japanese have
landed an armed guard from their bat
tle cruiser ldzuma for the protection
of the Mikado's legation at Mexico
City. Confirmation of this informa.
tion sent out “report” was
tained at the Navy Department.
government has been advised
step by Charge d’Affaires
nessy, but no explanation has
fered by the Japanese
either directly or through the Japanese
ambassador at Washington
The Incident known
cause of anxiety to the
Navy departments,
branches of the government
bear the brunt of our rel
with Mexico as well as with the foreign
powers, whose Interests
Whether or not the
the day are predicted upon this secret
move both and
significant
Plans are under way to withdraw all
the the Ph
the
ob
This
the
as a
of
O'Shaugh
heen of.
government
to be the
State, War and
the three
in
great
whicl
must ations
are involved
developments of
they
are interesting
marines from lippines and
Hawaiian The
are to be stationed at San Die
Fila Both
striking dis of
Islands
‘al
points are
Mexico
a
and Pensacola
within tance
Twelve Battleships.
Anothe:
started
Cruz.
the
battleship, the
orders for
12 battle
two cruisers
under
This
first
secret
places
class and
already in } L Mexican wats
der orders for that
ing from suc!
gervice
a fleet
|Rpproxima
GIRL RAISES $20 TO 350
Does Land.Office Business In Bogus
3 An
i ha
i 1
to 2540 hill
» they are readily
WILY aco]
he lookout
not on t
Mander Nabbed While
Decoy Package.
Pa
ii box
Washin
ind a ms in a
and grasped a decoy
§
ton
roili
package
hers officers, Domink
italian workmar
5 arrested and hurried before
ristra
Black
(reco. a
Hand
wealthy
letters to
Ita an mer
1 dwarned them to be on the
have toll the Black
during the past few vears
paid to
STEAM VESSEL THROUGH CANAL
Crane Boat Passes In Course Of Dredg
ing Operations,
The first
the
was
Colon *
passed through Panama Canal
Wednesday. It the Alexander
Lavalley, a crane boat, and carried no
passengers. It had been operating on
the Atlantic side and gradually made
its way through during the course ol
dredging operations.
gleam vesse
Rev. Billy Sunday Vs. Bar Tenders.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-—-When Rev. Billy
Sunday came here recently to “clean
up Pittsburgh,” the Bar Tenders
union grew excited and offered £5.00(
for the privilege of having its busi
ness secretary debate with the evan
“Who ia get
ting the coin-—Billy SBunday or us?"
WANTED DOG BURIED WITH MER,
Woman Took Poison and Left a Note
About Pet-—Will Recover,
Portland, Me. A note directing that
the body of her pet dog should no
be touched until the arrival of an un
with her, was discovered in the hon
of Mrs. Eunive KE. Dodge after she ha
been found partially overcome bb
chloroform fumes. Mra. Dodge, wh
is the widow of Dr. Rudolph L. Dodgy,
will recover.
MA, Kin 4 HAVE
Af FOG 7 want
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(Copyright)
MORE MARINES
10 THE WARSHIPS
Numbers Doubled on War Ves-
sels Off Mexico.
' MR. DANIELS EXPLA NS MOVE
| Both Federals and Rebels
For a Series Of General
i ments All
As Far East As Tampico.
Preparing
Engage-
Along the Border
in the Panam:
irdered to join the American war
ff the
east coast of Mexico
tually will
aboard
double
with the
¥ Way
ind to Gulfport
ed
menda
was iss
redid
Qe
a In order
larger
Com
yarn
sh ipa at
Minnesota
Was
to the State Department in
» contending factions in
be
ration for a
i
ii
taking a breath
series of
gagements a along the
far
which are
Tampico on
$e
east as
expected to ¢ de
Fn
Of
he latest
8 and
corthern Mexico
repo ita
in the i
federals at
Laredo
here the
Nuevo
with
their
stitutionalints
umition and
another attack.
busy pick
igthening dofs
I are wait
for amn
lines for
AND MRS. SAYRE IN PARIS,
Are the
and Mrs.
Pari Mr
Sayre, who
Walter H
in london and
rived here Thursday.
American Embassy,
They
Herrick.
have heen the guests of
ador Mrs. Page,
the where they
Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. The first ré
ception of the season was in progress
it the embassy when they arrived, but
dr. and Mrs. Sayre decided to forego
the pleasure of meeting the large com-
any of diplomats and Americans pres.
ent. It is understood they will remain
in Paris until January 20
MURDERS A DEPUTY SHERIFF,
Deckhand On Steamer Berkshire Is
Arrested In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia When the steamship
Berkshire, from Jacksonville and
avannah, arrived here Benjamin
Pope, a negro deckhand, was arrested
#1 suspicion in connection with the
urder of Peter A. Johnson, a deputy
heriff of Jacksonville. The arrest
as made by request of Florida au
thorities, who asked for the appre
ension of Oscar Harris, alias Dugger
Harris,
SAE THE (18ST
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MONUMENT FOR
GEN. JACKSON
Nashville Would Honor the Hero
of New Orleans.
| THE BATTLE 99 YEARS AGO.
At Banquet Held In Tennessee City
Was Started To
Build a Mililon-Dollar
Movement
Memorial.
Andrew Jac
New Orleans
the UU
Poss vs '
Dang
NO SUGAR COMPROMISE
Trial Of Trust Dissolution
Resumed
Suit To Be
PREPARING TO RECEIVE EARL.
To Give Him
Welcome
vg
Washington
Warm
an
de for
arl of Kintora
Anglo American Peace
On Thursday the Earl will be ti
of the British Amba
In the
t seador at lunclieon
evening be will be the guest of
honor at a i or attended by repre
gentative men in the business and offi
cial fe of Was On Friday
the Sex Sate
neton
of
will receive in his honor at
on
evening and
Brya
Pan-American Ur
reiary
£ sup
irs
the Building
DREW SLIPS FOR FORTUNE.
Springfield (Ohio) Heirs Split $4,000,
C00 Estate That Way.
Ohio
of
Drawing
2 box was
divide the
Ross FP
among his
The heirs could not
Springfield, num
slips
used to
of the late
estate owner,
out
real
the property and the drawing was
made,
Biography Of Great Evangelist.
Winona Lake, Ind.-—While
Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist,
resting here recently, after a
slrenuous campaign in Johnstown,
Pa., be received word that the new
biography, "The Spectacular Career
of Rev. Billy Sunday,” was off the
press. It is the work of T. T. Frank
enberg and the evangelist save it is a
truthful account of his life
Rev
THAW HEARINGS END.
Commission To Report On His Sanity
in Few Days.
Concord, N. H.-—~Hea:i nga before the
commission appointed by the United
States Court to determine whether the
release of Harry RK. Thaw on bail
would endanger public safety, were
concluded here, and three members of
the commission went to Boston to con.
sult their colleagues. It is expected
that the findings of the commission
will be filed with Federal Judge
Aldrich within a few days.
bib VIGTORY
U. 8. ..rmy Officers.
The Federals Forced To Yield Because
Of Lack Of Ammunition—Most
Of On the
American Side.
Federals
The
its
fed
Ie
Texas Mexican
with
Ojinaga,
fighting
forces
Presidio
eral
evacuated
army, ins ¥
renersa
Mexico, after
#ix
houre of The triumphant
rebel neral Francisco
Pil.
fry 2 1
in Immediately occupied the town.
under Ge
General Balvador Mercado
Huerta's chief military
crossed the
Major McNames
who wa
commander,
and surrendered to
the
river
of United State
It was
Namee to
the federals, whether the bulk of them
had taken this
whether they to points
Mexico, The
mostly desert with little
Later
seven
for
had become
ible
what
Mi
r
Oi
impos Major
learn
refuge gide
on Or
scattered in
country about Ojinaga is
to sustain
Mercado sent
of government
r the escort of =a
who also brought
General over
wagon loads
unds Be
wounded |
¥
eulenant
personal effects
he wagons were pulled out of the
river and
Army
taken into the United States
f amp
Feared a Macsacre.
of
only a fe
+f the federal
at ar 3
fighting
inning &t
the 1
cannon and rifle
hours
bey
w in
gun
lowed
which
in on
sieped
fire
Genera
iorals had left or
man
ercado there
ate
and their
fo the Az
ere ran in all
Orozco, con
nieers, threat
PUBLICITY LAW CONSTRUED
Only Bona Fide
To Be
Paid.For Circulation
Counted.
a fide
genld
ig over
ther
yuted
f
disposed of
counter through news
in other ways
for by
number
returned
arencies
Conies actually paid news
nis. renorting
the
i}
MOET
# the nun
tO be counted
WOMEN TO SIT AS JUDGES.
Hear Cases Of Girls
Juvenile Court.
in §t. Louis
Two women hb
act a
wh
judges in the Juvenile
on trial. This
by Clreuit Judge Hen
ignated for the
work are Migs C Dunn and
Mre. EC. Runge, both attaches of the
Jude Hennings’ decision was
of the trial of four girls who
had run away The girls
refused to discuss the case freely in
the presence of the judge
Court
War a
nings
are
women des
atherine
court
& result
from home
MUNICIPAL STORE IN CHICAGO.
City Plans To Sell Necessities To the
Poor At Cost.
Chicago. A municipal “general
store,” at which persons with limited
funds may purchase the necessities of
Jife, probably will be established in
Chicago in the near future. Council
finance committee set aside $25,000 in
the city’s 1914 budget for the “unem-
ployed commission,” which will have
charge of the city store. |
TAFT 80 POUNDS LIGHTER.
Weekly Review cf Trade ani
Market Reports.
in
E————
firm;
tic and
Northern
Futures
NEW YORK.—~Wheat
2 red, 90¢ elevator dome
b afloat; No. 1
o b afloat
with a holiday but
firm on covering and
small receipts, closing a 1'4¢ higher,
December, 07% July, 94%.
Spot firm; new No. § yellow,
f to arrive
Spot
NO.
$100% |
Duluth,
were
o
98% 1
th
quiet rade,
prices were
Corn
1% ci
juttes 5.5621 tabs;
AQ
23°%
Steady
gECOnNGs,
onds,
Creamery “5
28%; creamery, hel Be
grades, 244
lower
vania and nearby hennery browns,
io gathered browns and mixed colors,
6@3T
Live Poultry
14%¢ fowls
dressed quiet;
ans,
chickens, 13@ 2:
keys, 18@23
PHILADELPHIA
ite, In export elevator
and December, 820
91 4 W
” -
‘
s red, W
‘In
S70 98
Corn Ar for , A8 10
2 yellow,
SE CEnE
is
trarenl
OCR
location, new, No
f
-~
by ellow
HC,
do y
“ww
wl
1 Penney
S40 Wester
irate
uit
nearby first:
West V
firsts,
irginia
32 Reo ated
wale higher
arn
nandlied exes
Chickens-—{
mil to
each, 40¢:
Heng, per Ib, 21¢; young gobbl
old toms, 18; rough and
~Sealded, undrawn,
Turkeys, choice, 21
@23¢c; fair to good, 15020; h and
poor, 14@ 15. Chickens, choice. young,
17@18¢c; old and mixed, 18617; old
roosters, 10@ 11. Ducks, I5@17. Geese,
nearby, 17018; Western and South
12015
Dressed Poultry
head and feet on
rou
erm,
Live Stock
CHICAGO.~~Hogs—Bulk of sales,
$7.80GP%; light, $765@7.75;: mixed,
$:.70@8.05; heavy, §7.66@8.10; rough,
$7660 7.75; pigs, $8.75 7.70.
f.80,
Cattle—Texas steers, $86.90 7.90;
sami
Ex-President Has Tailor "Take a Reef”
in 35 Pair Of Trousers.
New Haven, Conn.—Loss of weight |
has compelled former President Wil-{
liam H. Taft to have his garments |
modeled on less genercis lines Ha
gave to a local journeyman tailor an’
order for changes to be made in 36 |
pairs of trousers. Professor Taft has |
reduced his weight 80 pounds and his |
walst line has contracted mix Inches, |
#0 that | “ow measures only 48 inches.
Sheep-Native, §M.75@6.15; year
linge, $6.85@7.15; lambs, native, $6.70
@8.25.
KANSAS CITY. ~Hoge-—Bulk, $7.60
@786; heavy, $T85@7.00; packers
and butchers’, $7.70@7.85; light, $1.50
W7.80; pigs, $6.75 7.15.
Cattle—Prime fed steers, $5.4009;
dressed beel steers, $7168.35;
Southern steers, $6.90@8; cows, $4.50
@7; heifers, §660G9; stockers and
feeders, $6.7607.50; bulls, $5@7.25;
salves, $6.50Q10.76. .