TEST RIGHTS OF
Against New Board.
—
panies For Which the Board
Shoudd Be Declared
Unconstitutional.
of the act
of
the validity
State Board
creating the
Censors for
suits by the Buffalo Branch, Mutual
Corporation of Pennsylvania and Inter.
state Films Company, filed in
Common Fleas Court No. b, Philadel
phia. The two suits were filed by
Geo. Quintard Horwitz, representing
the complainants. Both
were
the Buffalo Branch having its princi
pal business in Buffalo, while the other
eompanies conduct a large portion ot
their business in Philadelphia
Two Reasons Assigned.
Two reasons are assigned by the
eomplaining companies for which the
act establishing the
should be declared
They are:
“First,
manner
powers
Censor
unconstitutional.
that fit in
wholly
possessed
Assembly of the
the legal duty,
eedent to the rights of your orators,
rent flims, and
views, of first obtaining the
of the defendants films,
approval, under the terms of the act,
may be withheld by the defendants, if
in their unlimited judgment and dis
eretion, formed without hearing what
soever and without the
appeal therefrom,
sacrilegious,
moral, or such as
morals,
“S8econd
imposes them
beyond the
by the
Commonwealth
pre
to
stereopticon
a
police
General
as a condition
reels
pproval
to the which
right of any
sald films are
obscene, indecent, im:
The making or the renting
of said films or reels without such ap-
proval on the part of the defendants
unlawful, because your orators are de
prived of their right to pursue a law
ful business or calling; of their
or freedom of contract and
thelr property without due
law and without the equal
of the laws.”
J. Lewis Breitinper, as
and E. C. Niver
stitute board
iB
rigat
of
of
also
process
protection
assistant
the
Start Third Suit
ared invalid
was started by Albert
A third suit to have
the censors’ act
E. Brown, William
Vernon R. Carrick,
Overbrook Theater
finger and his assistant
plainants in this case are
To enforce the provisions of the
at this time, the would
denying the exhibitors the right to test
its legality, it Is averred
Virtually the same legal
as raised in the manufacturers’ suit
are contained in the proceedings be-
gun by the exhibitor. The latter also
ask for an injunction against the cen-
sors to restrain them from
the provisions of the act,
decree invalidating the act
The Court will grant an early
ing of the cases
Sachsen
and
the
maler,
as
Breit
com
ira £
Mr
The
exhibitors
act
be
against
censors
questions
enforcing
and for a
hear
What They Spent In Primary.
Harrisburg. Vance C. McCormick,
Democratic candidate for
filed his expense account showing he
expended $33274.73 campaign.
He received a contribution of $5,000
from his sister
Dr. Martin G
in his
Brumbaugh, Republi-
spent $3,139.48 In his campaign
accounts for every item in detail
ing.
made to his fund by R. L.
of Philadelphia.
Judge E. A. Walling, of Erie, candi
date for Supreme Court, spent $3,209.83
of his own funds independently of the
committees in his behalf, the bulk of
the expenditure being for printing, ete.
Judge T. J. Prather, of Meadville,
eandidate for Superior Court, apent
$487.31, $116 being contributed by
friends.
J. B. Robinson, Media, candidate for
Congress-at-large, spent $268.98, and
G. H. Bonner, Pittsburgh, candidate
for Supreme Court, spent $140.53, stat-
fing that he bad no clerical charges,
as “my good wife and 1 did the work.”
Candidates certifying to spending
less than $50 were Harold I. Robin
son, A. R. Rupley, W. T. Creasy, A. M,
Fuller and R. B. Ringler.
The Penrose Committee of Blair
County spent $369.
The Dimmick CommMiee of Alle
gheny county spent $286.96,
The Palmer-MecCormick Committee
of Luzerne spent $462.76; Northumber-
land, $486, and Potter, $200.
UNITED STATES
10 SERVE WOR
President Says Navy is An
strument of Civilization.
LD
In-
Vera Cruz and a Higher One To
Fletcher—The Girls Retain the Dis.
carded Caps.
Md
Annapolis, President Wilson
day, on his arrival to address the 154
ating class and to present the sheep
skin to each graduate. His indirect
allusions to the Mexican crisis made
a profound impression. He elicited
great applause when he said that the
ice, rather than any desire to fight on
In his only refer
caslon to highly praise Admiral
Fletcher for the diplomatic and hu
mane manner in which he has handled
the complicated situations that
confronted him, and added wy
learned to admire him more
preciate his great worth as |
watched carefully his tender and kind
treatment of the people who were wont
to fear and distrust
He
rendered
and sailors.
uge some
after a
bowed head, his hands tightly gripped
together slowly
“1 pray that it
Necessary to
force down
have
have
have
Americans
referred to the service being
Vera (
It has heen
there,
at
Necessary
force said he
moment's pause and with
he said
God will ot be
for
there.”
n
Hee Use any more
Not For Conquest
The art
“It ought to be one of your tho
all that
Americans merely
men, not sample
sample Americans, and
the point of view of America wit
gard to her Navy and her Army
she is using them as Lhe
of civilization, not as the
of aggression. The
is humanity
you Stars
the
that
are
have
errand
President said, in p
time are sample
sample Navy
idiers, but
have
the you
101
merely 8
that you
h re
that
instrument:
instrument
of Ax
avery
erica
idea
to serve and time
let the
wind
in
an
gometinies
free to
that
an Stripes
ought to realize
itself a
errand
you
is message that
on which
forgotten
f but an
Of
conques t
gervice I always have
thought
the Unite
thing of
of mankin
when 1 look at
d States, for |
the history
d for liber
he corne
of the
So it
i'nion is
sort of floating charter
down
men
we will
our
fromi Runnyn
We
be a people
to us
said will not
anda
own liberty."
MAY BE GIFT TO FRANCE.
Root
Steam Launch.
Senator Suggests Disposal
of
iy
in
Presentation
built
the
Washington, D. C
the launch
France 1885 and used
struction work of the Panama
first by French
| by the United
Government
of the
steam Louise,
on con
the French
as a token of the grati
I'nited States to
States, to
! tude
vided for in a resolution
by Senator Root, of New York
resolution provided also that the
launch should go through the canal
first at the formal opening
AIMS AT U. 8. OWNERSHIP,
*
| Cummins Bill For Federal incorpora.
tion Of Railroads.
Washington, D. C.-~Federal incor:
poration of railroads with a provision
that the Government may, at any time,
take them over at a valuation to be
fixed by arbitration or condemnation,
is provided in a bill now being pre
pared by Senator Albert B. Cummins,
of lowa. To the Interstate Commerce
Commission Is given the power to
supervise the properties taken over by
each Federal incorporation in order
that competition may be maintained.
Burglars Operate In Shoe Store Near
Busy Corners.
New York.~A heavy safe in the W.
1. Douglas shoe store at 984 Third
avenue was ripped open by burglars
and money and checks representing
wore than $1,000 were taken. Though
the store is only a few doors from
Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue,
one of the busiest corners in the city,
the burglars apparently worked with
out attracting attention.
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LOWLY LEPER'S
i
to Washington.
HE WANTS A NATIONAL HOME
But That His Doom Does Not
Terrify Him-—His Case As a
National Example
John Early
restraint by
Washington, D. (
hy
the
revealed
3 " t $i v
ieDer unger
i placed
District authorities when he
identity at the fashionable Shore
ham Hotel, after a two days’ re
told moved
and
thers ihe sl0ry of how he
ghout in the best hotels
rode in
(rOnNeTral
Rr
restau yf the FOUDLYY,
Attorney
of Canada, on
‘acifie train from Vancouver
nd rode up on
rubbing elbows
Marshall
a Shore
with
Mondsy
he sald
fate My
RIN
Montreal
ham elevator,
Vice-President on
I know | leper now.”
I am
wife
am a
own
have loft
id Ms
terrify me But | want mj)
resigned to my
i ct ne, 1
and ildren
a § ra § overt does
Aionie In GOO i §
ret CARE
example
rat i
nationa i
proper treatment
fod as AlN
Wants National Home
for
one gre unabl
are unclean
They
Placed
could
ew pleasure
forty
the word are j
care they lead
and enjoy af
re are thirty or
of New
iis should not be
The World Behind Him
John Early that
world. I 1 put
From now | an
to have the warning
of the unclean rung as | approach
feel that men shrink from me with
the worldold fear of the terrible dis
the streets
“The was
the
ind me
to ave the world
beh
be
willing to
isolated
want my appeal to be heard
“1 contracted this loathsome disease
of Uncle Sam in the
That is the price we pay
for bearing the white man’s burden in
service
the poor victim pay a double price.”
CARNEGIE GIVES $2,000,000.
To Be Divided Equally Between Two
Pittsburgh Institutions.
Pittsburgh Announcement was
made that Andrew Carnegie has given
another endowment gift, amounting to
$2,000,000, to be divided equally be-
tween the Carnegie Institute of Tech-
nology and the Carnegie Institute, both
of this city. This announcement was
made by 8. H. Church, president of the
board of trustees of the Carnegie In-
stitute, at a meeting of the board. This
gift brings Mr. Carnegie’'s donations to
local institutions of learning to $24.
000,000.
sm A BB HA
THEY OPPOSE ARMISTICE.
Rebels Will Resent “Any Interference”
In Mexico's Affairs.
Eagle Pass, Texas Constitution.
alist officials of this section of Coa
buila declared that they will resent
any Interference by the mediators in
the internal affairs of Mexico. They
say they will refuse to agree to an
armistice and will not suspend hostili-
ties until Huerta is driven from
Mexico,
AT ARLINGTON
Erected in Honor of the Con-
federate Dead.
GREAT CROWD PRESENT
Of Both
in Exer.
in Btorm--Veterans
Armies Join
cises,
Washingtor DC
ETRY
memories
the united in paying
the
southland at the
federate mon
President
of the women of
ling of the Con
Ari
unvel
iment at ington
flson, in looking over
referred to the o«
thi
Young
© United
the great audience
casion | of
as another testimonial
reunited spirit. Gen. Bennett
commander-in-chief of th
Confederate Veterans Was!
ington Gardner, cot
the Grand Army of the Republic, ex
hanged
nad
told
and Gen
nmander chief of
for those whe
great rife Bott
brother?
words of praise
fallen
& reu
in the #1
of nit ood
ed
The President's speech was
short because of fhe threat
storm Just before the President
gan gather
thunder
in speed hs
and there
Fhe old «
fused to leave, however
were caught in the don
broke at the close
address
The Pr
the
one he
exercises
Repu
president-general
Daughters
which presented the
the
farred
speech, In which he
wie
United States Gove
to the President
% '
declared tha
nation would never seek
inch of foreign
both tue
again
goil the velerans of
inion and the Confederacy
joined in a great ovation The cheer
called
zol
the President's
in praise by
diers
DRIne Was
out many of the oid
CAPITAL IN WRONG COUNTY.
instead Of Kanawha,
Charleston, W Va According
the provisions of a law enacted by the
last Legislature, it was discovered
Charleston, the capital city of West
Virginia, is legally located in logan
county instead of being in Kanawha
county, where it physically belongs
The error was discovered when a law
relating to municipalities was under
discussion, and according to State
pasted by the Legislature to cerrect
the error.
FIRE DESTROYS TOWN.
Kentucky Blaze Started Early This
Morning—300 People Affected.
lexington, Ky. — The town of
Corinth, Grant county, is reported de
stroyed by fire, which broke out
shortly before 3 o'clock in the mom.
ing. It is not known if there were
any casualties. The town had a popu
lation of about 300.
HELD FOR FATHER'S DEATH.
West Virginia Girl and Stepbrother
Are Accused.
Hinton, W. Va-Following the find:
ing of the body of Henry Meadows in
the woods In Wyoming county Sam
Bill, a stepson, and Mary Meadows, a
daughter, were arrested charged with
murder. The body of Meadows, who
was 55 years old, was found hidden in
a hole from which a tree had been up
rooted, and branches bad been placed
over it
AUTHOR AND POET |
SHOOTS HERSELF
Mrs. Danske B. Dandridge's |
Mind Probably Affected.
WAS BORN IN COPENHAGEN
orn At Copenhagen,
While Father Was
States Minister
There,
Denmark,
United
Va Mrs. Danske
author and poet,
enshrined among the
and known
committed sul
Shepherdstown
Charlestown, W.
Bedinger Dandridge,
whose name
Southern
all
cide at
is
writers
the
her
of verse
over country
nome near
by shooting herself in t
a
It is thought that the act
mitted
he right temple
with revolver
Was
com
while Mrs. Dandridge’s mind
war somewhat affected had
been well and n been
gaged to attend her Wi the
was sitting
She not
a urse had en
nuree
pie
the front
#shot and rushing upstairs
Mrs. Dandridge lying the
The pistol was not in
Loe
which had been concealed by
on porch she
heard
found
Boor
the
on
gat
nurse soon ated Lhe
the
Woman Mre. Dandridge
short time
Born In Copenhagen.
Mre
the
Dandridge was a
late Henry Bedinger, of Shepherds
Mini
Buc
‘se
town, who
under Pres
during Mr
office
Copenhagen in
Orphaned at an e
reared
Lawrence
Denmark
It
imbency ol
Was
ident
ster Lo
HDaAnan wan
jedinger inc
the that the daughter was born
1858
Age, she
John W
arly Was
by her grandfather
4
ol Flu
ceived a boarding
soon developed mark
showing marked
COM DOS
well as prose i
volume Jo and
of the Revolution”
11 besides which
ho's Who of America”
From
a
Garden Day
published
»
nd BEY er
raphs
Mrs
place
Dand:
in American
age held
literature
are included among ti
terpieces Southern Poets’
tie volum d by Walter
we iesued Neri
0
HERO MEDAL FOR GIRL
on
Carnegie Recognit
Maid Who
Is Sought
Rescued Child
RETURNS $1,000 FOR EACH $1
ade By
Enriches
Western Prospector
Widow
Promise
Newburg. N.Y
40 year
$1.000 for
far
he made
return
vanced hin 8 prospecting
t Weat., John Patton has
Mra. J widow living
that send
the son of
ted the Pa
became ac
made
the
wenh Kamp« a
Ire pat
Pation
i
here
$50 000
n Patton
he was 1 ing to
to her is
who conduc
here, where he
Mrs
Hotel
PAs
quainted with nampe and
STEVENSON SUFFERS RELAPSE
He Was Vice President Of
States Under Cleveland.
Adlai E Stevenson. vice
of the United States under
who had a nervous break
the death of his wife six
months ago. suffered a relapse. His
condition is serious. Mr. Stevenson
came to a hospital here three weeks
ago from his home at Bloomington
Unitec
Chicago
president
Cleveland
down after
HUNDREDS PERISH IN STORM
One Hundred Houses
Blown Down.
Tokio. Adisartrous storm has swept
over Western and Southern Japan, Sev
eral hundred boats have been wreck
ed and hundreds of persons are be
lieved to have been drowned. The
steamer Mongolia rescued many sea
men. A hundred houses in Nagasaki
have been blown down.
BLOCKADE TAMPICO.
———
Huerta Would Prevent Rebels From
Receiving Arma and Ammunition,
Mexico City, —~ Mexican gunboats
have received orders 1o blockade the
port of Tampico, it is announced by
the War Minister, General Blanguet
This action has been taken to prevent
the Constitutionalists from recelving
a shipment of arms and ammunition
which is believed to be on its way
from New Orleans aboard a steamer.
T0
THE NEWS T0L0
IN PARAGRAPHS
Latest Happenings Gleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS.
William Johnson, Of Near Ambler, Ac
quitted Of the Charge Of Caus-
ing the Death Of Robert
Grinell,
M. E. Stein was re-elected principal
of the Port
Carbon public schools
The twin children of John Ressel, of
White Onk
from drinking & quantity of lye
are a serious condition
in
School Board
as
The Parkesburg
John
Las
elected M. leachey lax coi
lector
cranking his sutomobile
'hillips, of
broken
While
Van C. 1}
received
Newtown
a arm
reverely
kill
Loomis and
re-elected
list Episcopal
een
A he
the Hambu
in the second clas
sequences next
Joh
who attacked
cause Lucky Pickett
Johnson's house, March
al }
ment of the Pennsylvania Military C
be held June 17.2 The bac.
germon will be delivered
14. in Madison Street
Episcopal Church by Rey
Macl of New York
The fifty-esecond an: con
lege will
calaureate
Sunday
Methodist
Dr. Malcolm J
city
June
cod
HH. M Hagerman, solicitor of Bane
gor, unexpectedly presented his resig-
nation. The action followed a wordy
war between him and Councilman, who
objected to his bill of $300 for service
in working for a concrete bridge over
Martin's Creek at Pennsyivania ave
nue
Between 700 and 8300 men and boys
| were rendered idle by employes of the
| Susquehanna Coal Company's Hickory
| Ridge Colliery going on strike in an
effort to compel all employes to join
| the United Mine Workers of America,
| Five hundred employes of the Scott
| Shaft, owned by the same company,
went on strike for the same reason.
The Windsor Heights Campmeeting
Association, of the York district, of
the United Evangelical Church, will
hold its campmeeting from August 11
to 20. These officers were elected:
President, Rev, FM. Fosselman; vice
president, Rev. a'p. Remer; secretary,
Rev. M. A. Jenkins; treasurer, B. F.
Zarfos.
Succeeding A. F. Huston, resigned,
W. 8 Harlan, attorney, was elected
president of the Coatesville Hoepital,
At the yearly meeting. A. F. Huston,
J. 8 and W. P. Worth, Horace A.
Beale, Jr, and C. IL. Hy :
rectors, were reelected.
was chosen vice-preside
Greenwood, secretary, and
mall, treasurer.