BANDIT DRIVES s— the Road. Winns POLICE FAIL TO CATCH HIM “Gibson Girl” Weds Banker — Allentown Shaken Great Dynamite Blast—Auto Racer Killed. Auto Bandit Drives Off With Wife. Altoona, Pa., June 17.—After remain. Ing in hiding sinee he escaped from the Blair county jail Easter morning, Frank G. Hohl, By kere March Rupert and a depositor and got away with $2,800, emerged long enough to drive away with his wife, who has been staying at her home in Salem, Ohio, ever since his arrest, and both have disappeared. that Hohl drove up in an automobile entered his wife's home with a volver in each hand and demanded that she be produced. Informed that she had gone out on he sped away, picked her up and that was the last heard of either Circulars with pictures and descrip tions being sent to all police re. are de- partments, “Gibson Girl” Weds Banker. Scranton.—Miss Lavina Grimes, a Scranton girl whom Charles Dana Gib son described a few months ago as a perfect type of Irish beauty, was mar ried to Albert V. Surprenant, a wealthy banker, of New York and Paris, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, it was announced here, had lived at Intervals in New the last two years. The couple sail this week for France. Mme prenant the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grimes, of Scranton, and is a sister of Peter Gordon Grimes, newspaper writer and globe trotter, She went to New York as a millinery designer, but her beauty attracted the attention of artists and she became the eubject of some of the most popular drawings of Gibson and others. Mr. Gibson's statement made her famous in art circles. While her engagement to the Parisian financier was known to her relatives here, the announcement of the wedding which reached them by telephone was a surprise, Great Dynamite Blast Allentown. — What many persons thought was an earthquake shook Al- lentown at sundown, but those inter. ested realized it was a remarkable test explosion in the quarries of the Bath Portland Cement Works, where the largest blast in the history of the lebigh region was set off. The ma- terial tested was a new French in- stantaneous fuse, heretofore used principally in submarine work and at Panama, but before in United States proper. The use of this fuse does away with the sensitive and dangerous detonating caps which are the main cause of “premature” She York will Sur is never nite were used in twenty-eight holes 105 feet deep, and at least one hun- dred and fifty thousand tons of rock came tumbling down a Niagara 300 feet wide. by Manager Fred B. Franks presence of a large assemblage of ex- plosive and quarry experts. Auto Racer ls Killed. Unicntown.—J. E. Shafer, Fayette county, was killed at Crow's Nest, a dangerous point on the National Pike. the signal of the man at the bend, and his car drove it against the cliff, A few minutes later the car driven by J. D. Kerr, of Richmond, Va. rkid the course. of Elizabeth, Pa., became so excited died within an hour. ‘Cuts Off Mair Of Young Wonlan, the home of Miss Margaret V. Graham, to the culprit. That the cutting of the hair was a sudden inspiration is indicated by the fact that a pair of shears owned by the young woman were used. Her hair was sixteen inches long and the burglar took all except four Inches. The girl didn’t awaken then, but learned of the loss of her hair when she awoke several hours later. Several articles of Jewelry were also taken. Six Hurt In Auto Races. Uniontown. — Six motoreyecle and automobile racers were injured, one werd y, in the annual hillclimbing contest of the Automgplle Club of Fay otto county held OR the National Plke near here. All the accidents occurred at a point known as “Turkey's Mest” Of the injured three were motor cyclists and three automobilists, TWO HUNDRED ARE ENTOMBED IN MINE Fire Follows Explosion in a Mine in Alberta. "ALL BELIEVED TO BE DEAD Even If The Men Escaped The Fire, It Is Believed That They Were Killed By Poisonous Fumes Or By Falling Debris. Calgary Alberta.—A mighty explo- sion Friday entombed 250 miners em- ! ployed in Mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest | Collleries 1td. Of the 50 miners res i cued only 14 were living Friday night. The eftecth of the disaster were: Men in mine when explosion curred, 600, of whom 350 escaped. Number rescued, 50, of whom 36 died later. Miners still entombed, 200, probably perished by fire which followed the ex- plosion. The explosion, which occurred about # a m, shook the country for miles around, lifted the from many miners’ cabins and demolished numerous small buildings. A moment after the explosion a score of panic | stricken surface hed from the followed by a dense cloud | of smoke and po Appeals for hel many dents an and began the work of rescue When the first oc ie roofs workers rus mine, isonous towns an organized emergen 'eBCUe Crew AT large force of men ‘set the shaft. working dest moans of the er bly fre fainter ived a | about to clear im the 1 and finally of tons of rock have fallen mine, and it is feared that In even had they escaped death from th poisonous fumes, ed to death by the falling debris No Information as to the explosion has ) is believed it was due to the forming | of gasses probably were crus what been given, the sion, but almost immediately died « although it possible for the men to work effective ly for several hours ‘he \ sts af I Boon alter the gas fumes made it in both ends of 1 explosion the pit and blocked the in workings, maki: to gain entrance tore out terior of the it almost impossible Most of the m were working about de the mine, A majority of the men are forel born, but a large number of them English-speaking Nera i fo in 400 feet Ins WILSON FOR CHURCH UNITY. Writes Sympathy In Movement Rev. W. H. Roberts. To Philadelphia. —President Wilson, in a letter received by the Rev. William H. Roberts, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United of America, ex pressed his sympathy with the move ment for unity among all Christian churches. In his letter the President | said: “1 have been your letter of the gation representing | churches will to Europe next Au gust in connection World | Conference on Faith and Order.’ i “It States gratified learn 5th inst the to by i that a dele American gO with the especially pleasing that churches will be by vings so eminent Jishops Rhine | lander and the other gentlemen May 1 not! ask you to be good enough to make! known to them and through them to! the World Conference my entire sym- | pathy with the great object of the | {| Conference which looks to unity of all | | Christian churches? “Sincerely yours, (Bigned) “WOODROW WILSON." our represented di as Anderson you and mention CONSUL-GENERALS NAMED. Robert P. Skinner Transferred From Berlin To London. Washington, D. C.—The President | nominated: To be Consul-Generals: Robert P. Skinner, of Ohio (now | Consul-General at Berlin), at London, | England. Julius G. Lay, of the District of Co | lumbia (now Consul-General at Rio de | Janeiro), at Berlin, Germany, Alfred L. M. Gottschalk, of New York (now Constil-General at large), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Consul transfers: Charles K. Moser, of Virginia (now Consul at Colombo), at Harbin, China. To be Consul: George 8. Messersmith, of Dover, Del., at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. WARREN McCARRICK DROWNED, At Least, Police Think So—Father Is Not Convinced. Philadelphia. An examination of the body of 7-yearold Warren MeCar- rick, which was recovered from the Delaware river after a country vide search for the boy had been in : rog- ress for three months, showed that death was due to drowning. There was no evidence of violence. The po Mee still hold to the theory that the (Copyright) Crop.~—~News Item. boy was accidentally drowned. PREPARING All Friction With Carranza is Smoothed Out. Head Assault in Person—Iia Confining Attention To Army and Not Meddling With fediation, On Zacatecas Mexico tion between om Re Orreon, gident Carranz thed out lead the Con g stl Zacatecas, ed, Gen ¢t chief of the sre is no unsur tween the two iRnre 7 hey g follows* nza and Vi tim have diverse general opinions as he plans to be uits un the past der certain conditl i other ve striven ea ’ half way order ment having for its « ent of the tion The se izure by government points herents as fi posts other was lows 4 “In order to do noyances to 1 to . : iat magnitude as ecom deemed plac throughou eo of one follow tempt to divide the tween partisans of and General Villa proved a failure in pract regardless of what it might have and it was ieast, men ing official General ( he duties wee, been in theory, ent and betterment The change affects but and has the advancen 3 public service very few minor positions no significance.” that Villa has Niagara Falls to send a commission notified the that he to confer Reports ators at is Felipe ional dent are Angeles as provis Villa presi untrue regards diplomacy, and has taken no their closely, He very friendly with General Angeles and re gards him as well fitted for the presi dency, but has taken no steps to sug gest him for the position. Course in EUGENICS LAW UPHELD. Wisconsin's Marriage Statute Is Ap. proved By Court. Madieon, Wis ~The Wisconsin Su- preme Court sustained the Wisconsin eugenics law, providing that couples intending to be married must obtain physicians’ certificates that they are physically fit before securing a license, FIND WOMAN’ S8TORSO. Dismembered Body, Sewed In A Sack, Taken From River. Schenectady, N. Y.-—The nude torso of a woman was taken from the Mo hawk river by fishermen. The head, arms and legs had been severed and the body sewed in a sack. The po- lice are investigating. GIRL A SACRIFICE TO SCIENCE. Experimented With Diphtheria Serum And Was Infected. New Rochelle, N. Y~Miss Marion C. Mable, 20 years old, died of diph- therin, a disease she had been *work- ing for eight montlis to combat by means of an antitoxin, Miss Mable became infected with diphtheria germs while experimenting in the labora. tories of the Polyclinic Hospital, New York. wR ¥ ITE BOMB Sent Ahead Blown Up. THREE EMPLOYES INJURED Was Due To Defect In Loco. Official Re Accident motive, Says the port From St. Peters burg i &iten Russia and his far ling to dispatci burg. a bomb was irain which was i 1 &8 & pil nd caused It to expl coaches of the of the mail shattered and several persons » Emperor and his fa n passed i ROG RITIVe ’ » further Accident, Says Official Report Petersburg. —It St was stated that train at the Imperia peror and Kishinew to a defect | The well a locom three off the tracks and three employ fered injus report that about by re of the Russian ‘he the brought an ily as officially declared unfc Invention, Asserts London Cable London The that an attempt had been n life of the Emperor of Rus members of the Imperial f from Kish declared here report from ade on the aia and the iy w am while on their way frie to St to be an invention TO PASS TRUST BILLS. And Conservation Measure, Too, Says Underwood. Washington, D. C Underwood conferred Representative with President Congress and told the President there Was a strong sentiment in the House for early adjournment. Mr. Wilson in sisted that the trust bills must be dis posed of at this session and the ma jority leader thought that not only would that be done, but that the Ad: ministration conservation bills would be disposed of. REVENUE FROM PANAMA CANAL. United States Treasury Receives $7,365.12 In Tolls. Washington. The first cash return to, the United States for the hundreds of millions spent on the Panama Canal was recorded Thursday from collec. tions upon barge traffic begun on May 18 transporting cargoes because of the congestion of freight traffic on the Panama railroad. They were mostly composed of sugar from Hawaii. On that business the tolls in May amount. ed to $7,356.88 on the basis of $1.20 per net ton. A ——————————— TWO WOMEN EXECUTED. Are Beheaded In Germany For Polson. ing Husbands, Berlin --Two women in Germany paid the life penalty on the headman’s block. At Strassburg, Magadalene Wendel, 41 years old, was beheaded, while in a faint, together with H. Wierth, Both were convicted of poisoning Mrs. Wendel's husband, At Graudensz, Frau M. Haas also died by the ax, likewise for the murder of her husband by volson, a " LINER RAMMED bY FREIGHTER Kaiser Wilhelm Collides With Incemore. FOG AGAIN HELD TO BLAME. No Communication Allowed With the Big Lioyd Liner, Which Now Lies At Anchor With a Big Hole in Her Side. Southampton, England German Lloyd H.. left Southam s Wad nv after Wednesday sleam which noon York with a tho at anchor off Ne southeast, with a amidship, cause Liverpool gri bound from a Bl werp r I'he Incen the i UORT give AN EIGHT.-NATION NAVY Warships Bostor mmission of is report TO PROTECT “DRY"™ STATES Constitutional Amendment introduced By Senator Dillingham. shington, D. C.--A consti ment designated to dry” States was introduced by ator Dillingham, of Vermont of prohibiting the sale for beverage purposes of intoxicating liquor, as Hobson-Sheppard constitutional would, the tutional protect Sen Instead the amendment transportation of liquor into any State for sale or use for any purpose con trary to the Jaws of such State. TIME LIMIT ON INCOME TAX. Heavy Penalties For Delay In Payment After June 30. Washington, D. C.-—Secretary Mec Adoo again called attentlon to the fact that all persons, corporations and as before June 30. has no power to waive or remit these penalties, —-— BEGINS 4000MILE RACE. —— Revenue Cutter Captain Leaves Alaska To See Dying Wife. Washington, D. C.—Capt. Preston H. Uberroth, of the revenue cutter gery. ice, has begun a 4,000-mile race from Alaska to the bedside of his dying wife in Philadelphia. It will be the first of July before Captain Ubberoth can reach his wife's side, and then a neces: gary operation will be performed if she survives until his arrival, THE NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS 0 r——— — Latest Happenings Gleaned From All Over the State. — LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS. A New Flooring Company, $60,000 Industry, the Leathe: Has Started Rock. Been and Capitalized at Glen will address livorce evil Macintosh, identified with Troop CC, of Pottsville, were nn R 0 formerly the State rs nd Miss Helen Schultz he home of the bride by Rev of the I Sew go 3 T wd wor nglish Lutheran The Susquehanna following denis at mines between Shan Mt x emi who beld yi It anid they were liquor. Notice was after, all men found int workings would be discharged inquiry into Carmel, discharged = were responsible under the influence od ryed xicated in that here the Mrs. Cecilia Howard, of » tollgate on the Bird-in-Hand Turnpike, wae knocked down ail the gate by an automobile driven by Amos 8. Gray- bill. . The machine was almost stop keeper It was not believed she was seriously hurt, but she collapsed shortly after being admitted to a bospital Honors were anpounced at the Bethlehem High School. Miss Edith Yotter, of Freemansburg, will be the salutatorian and Mise Marjorie The Lehigh University scholarships were won by Leon A Jacobs, of South Bethlehem. The fourth resignation within a few weeks in the faculty of the Reading High School, for Boye was announced the history department, resigned to Because of the unusual exodus of teachers the School Board is finding it difficult to All the positions. The one hundred and fiftysixth ane niversary of the laying of the corners stone of the historic Sun Inn and the one hundred and fifty-4hird observance of the issuing of the first liquor I. cense in America was celebrated in Bethlehem. The license was Issued by King George of England. The inn during the ReVolutionary War was the headquarters of General George Washington.
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