U. 5. OFFICALS MAKE 1XQUIF Consul Frost and Attaches Inter- view Survivors. OR FISHER BLAMES LINE Brother Of Former Secretary Qf In. terior Says Neither Discipline Nor Precautions Were Up To the Standard. Wesley Frost obtaining Queenstown, United States Consul at Cork, affidavits concerning all the facts of the torpedoing of the Kner Lusitania from Miss Jessie Smith, Beoaceville, Ohio; Dr ard Fisher, of New York, Rankin, New York. These survivors will State Department at Washin 308 words Captains taches London, arrived with Consul Frost No Hope material Taft How Robert of of of here For Missing BUrvivors Chere is li SUTVIVOrsS w Most Queenstown that additional Representatives of the ily claimed the body of Dr gon. They also visited th searching for son, who is mi Mari: Canard Li hope that any survivors wo up at isolated parts along the coast He believed that the death list would remain about the same as had been estimated The only identify morgne The body had been falsely tage as that of t} {No J. senger list, rick, of Bos of the Lus Injured are reported the volunt more busy ved after belr of the Pear Ly the body ef Mrs SEIng e Superintendent Dodd of the ne deelared that he iit uld to had tle Im problem of now sS80IHe 18 nurs C. Brodrick althou ton eer di than ater three reec Fisher Treats Pr. Fisher fiow patients Lady Mace) who is suffe from the res ing a long time in the Allan, of Montreal, collar-bone, and Dr law, Miss Dorthy Conner, a cousin of Henry I. Stimso retary of War of the Miss Conor was Lady Mackworth when they 1 into the water @s the ship keeled over Both women were provided with life belts and were picked up when at the point of exhaustion Dr. Fie? 2 brother of Wal ter L. Fisher, formerly Secretary of the Interior of the United States, was on his way to belgium for Red Cros: duty. His story follows: “It i= not true that were unconcerned over the of torpedoed i Hner to save time case of a floating have more cha like everybody in case of being would have ample time beats, Discipline Below Standard. ‘1 do not know what case {= bein; made out for the Cunard people, but I cannot say that either discipline or precautions were up to the standard.” injured. imhberg kworth, of C nlt of be water. ring Lads who has a broker Fisher's sistor-in who also is ox-See ITnits tandl # MAAN rer, who is on board poesibility took the big and also beesuse mine I felt she would of staying up. But aboard | fell sure torpedoed that to take to the those being in nee elae we BERLIN PUTS ALL BLAME ON CUNARD LINE OWNERS. ~The following cial munication was issued here “The Cunard Lusitania waa yesterday torpedoed by a German sud warine and sunk “The Lusitania was naturally armed wih guns, as were recently moet of the English mercantile steamer: Moreover, well known here, ghe had large quantities of war material in her cargo. “Her owners, therefore. knew to what danger the passengers were ex posed. They alone bear all the re eponeibility for what has happened. “Germany, on her part, left nothing undone to repeatedly warn them. The imperial Ambassador in Washington went go far as to make a public warn. ing, so a8 to draw attention to this danger. The English press sneered then at the warning and relied on the protection of the British fleet to safe guard Atlantic traffic” Berlin, off oom liner as is TAFT DEFTRS 10 WILSON. Confident President Will Follow a Wise and Patriotic Course. Milwaukee ~The news of the eink ing of the Lusitania is most distress ing,” sald former President Taft on his arrival here from Madison. “It pre sents a situation of the most difficult charactor, properly awakening great national concern. 1 do not wish to embarrass the President or the Ad ministration by a discussion of the subject at this stage of the informa tion except to express confidence tha! patriotic course.” THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA. AMERICAN SHIP BLOWN uP BY GERMANS Amorican tank steamer Gulflight, which was blown ut low, at the left is | Alfred Gunter, w! Chicago, wireless op overbo NNN NS NSN GREAT ATLANTIC LINER SUNK BY THE . RT IROL RR by a Gern y died of heart arowned ander, Capt rator, who jumped ird and wa E GE RVANS Fisk <i Hee ht . \ int Hl a. S— ABIL: poasusnns BEI aril wa BR Povo . PE 4 ign gr PR Th Toh oe . be pbb WWMOOD a Magnificent Cunard lner I in the center, f= the the Americans aboard, A Nd NPN SPN NN NPN in torpedoed W.T aries Frohman and sunk br the Germans off the Turner; at the left and right, two of the theatrical and Al a Pt SN NI dP PNP SPN SEN DRIVER of SUFFRAGE AUTOMOBILE COL. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT | JAisitan captain of the respectively C veasel, the m manazter, fred CG PAPAS PAA ASN NS i STIR a SM la ETI Mies Virginia Watrous, daughter of Mrs. Antoinetts the tional American Woman Suffrage association. is drive orrying saffrage campaigners through New Jersey this paigners will be her mother, Mra Medill McCormick, Mrs, Winston Charchill and Mrs. Martha 8. Kimball. Another of the party will be Miss Watrons' bull terrier, who rejoices in the name of Votes, and is to be seen in this picture, A NAA AAPA PAPAIN PATA SINKING OF THE IRRESISTIBLE ’ ‘ bapyni Enderwent he Funk of Na a big antomobile summer. The cam fo PP Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman of the mayor's committee in charge of the welcome of New York to the officers and men of the Atlantic fleet during the May maneuvers. Where Religions Flourish. There is a church for evéry thou. sand inhabitants in the large cities of the anthracite region of Pennsylva- nia, and nearly the same proportion in the rural communities. Scranton, with ita 129867 citizens, has 120 churches, representing 22 different ro liglons. + Wilkes-Barre, with its 67,106 citizens, has 66 churches of 14 de nominations. In Hazleton, with 25. 452 Inhabitants, there are 33 churches of nine different denominations, Among the 175,000 mine workers there are Russians, Austrians, Irishmen, Germans, Italians, Welshmen, English. men, Hungarian, Scotchmen, Swiss, Canadians, Swedes, Turks, French. men, Greeks, Roumanians, Danes, Norwegians, Dutchmen, Belgians, the British warship Irresistible as ft Finos and a dozen minor races, striking a Turkish mine. This remarkable photograph shows was sinking in the Dardanelles after 5 | - masking money 1s viet Mode] where sre etiorideand exhibit a ssmpis Our Rider Agents eve LOVE VIR in the 17. § arith ted @ oent Ae iin If you nre then not you wish, p tiie bie on fied or do not bicycle, biayos for lowe mons flvrve factory Cort, Own nese plale at double SECOND ut promptiy 8 Buses The vagulor retell! price o, hewn 1 Ds tires bo $10.00 pov pair, but bo (nl ro Bruce we will vel} Pou G sampic wr Phi rant with order 84. BRAKE Baile, Tacks or Gloss with not lot the sir owt. A hundred thousand pairs sold Jus DESCRIPTION: | Sails} riding, irable a: nd Ny 16 ed pL B Hp ality of rut wr, wi 1 never bo us and which closes up small very dd inl qu Ba aay tir iF YOU NEED TIRES i at a ' rl a Do HOT WAIT | Ve furs ish possible LW mak yufaein or 16 OF 8 pair of tire id earn ¢ fron anpone th Ur ui Here hens you wwwhve our bese study ery oe A a ¥ of lant Tar wy CEALERS, yon our Prices 4 {rade tr ® r ry bargain bis Fras pedals, par Laas ad Aaly tie regudar retail price repaiee cai A SAMPLE PAIR 10 INTRODUCE, ONLY Notice the thick rubber tread “A an d puncture strips’ ‘Br and tg also rim strip “"H** to prevent rimcutting. This ) tire will outiast any other make -BOFT, ELASTIC and EASY RIDING. fo & Ea : $4.55 r pair) if ! it I STATE LAW MAKERS Attorney's Lien The House Court ahai. be deter 3 length of serv as a member of the court. The rovides that the court mays tion designate two of the opinions during the embers shal uired to sit at hearings and mandswory provision tha eet atl least once a hia, Pittsburg®, Har apd Williamsport the place of sittings with the court. An i= that compensation of protoonotaries shall be authorize by the Act of 190% Regulations for insurance in Penn. sylvania on the Lloyds plan are pro vided in the bill approved by Gover. nor Brumbaugh it places the contro of associations or individuals engaged in such business under controd of the Insurance Commissioner, who is quired to ask bonds to be filed with his department The Governor also signed bill providing insurance or annuities ont for the benefit of or assigned to wif olaer relative sae pe exempt from all slaims of creditors The Governor also signed these Sen ate bills eRgulating with coflee Regulating method of practicing veterinary medicine and issuance of li censes for ita various branches, Senate bill providing a chief book keeper for the Auditor General's De. partment, at a salary of §2.0500; an as sistant chief bookkeeper, at $3.000: two bookkeepers and an additional traveling auditor, at $1,800 each. Senate bill supplementing Act eof 1906 by providing that debt of municipalities consolidated shall be paid by the consolidated city and for the levying of a uniform tax to pay it. These House bills were approved: Fixing salaries of Associate Judges aot learned in the law at $6 per day, em. ployed, $600 a year being established as the minimum. Establishing method of registration of master plumbers in firstclass eities where plumbers failed to register ua- der Act of 1911. Providing for schools for education of female children under jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts of Allsgheny county. Requiring County Cemmissioners to furnish first-class townehips duplicates of adjuoted valur ‘ons for taxation. House bill authorising payment from State funds of cost of transferring in. sane persons on orders of the State Board of Charities or Committee on Lanacy. Fenion Udges OUR oe" ® {0 wiles not be removes Lhe the court must vear in Philadelp risburg. req Seranton that be optional provision Te the Senals taken idren or sale of ohicory mixed fy 1 Dunt'ey Pneumat Combination Sweep § 1915 SPECIAL The Dur -ble, able Sweep r NEw easy running mu nozz A tremerdn improvement originated by D ntley. 7 his : wee P er withis strorg suction and elliciert brush will clean vour rugs and car- pets all the way thrrugh and thoroughly. It’scasy and the dirt you get will surprise you. Diop us a card information, AGENTS WANTED DUNTLEY PNEUMATIC SWEEPER COMPANY 6501 So State treet Chicago; 11} with for full | House bill making any person, or corporation liable for cost of tinguishing fires which may occur second-class cities through their criminal intent willful neglirence or where they have not complied with any ordinance or regulation. firm ex- in or Carrespandents Dine Governor. ie semi-annual dinner given by the Corresponds Association Governor Brum baugh was beld Thursday night The guests of honor in addition to the Gow were Lieutenant-Governor Mo Speaker Ambler and James 8. Hiatt, secretary to the Governor The Senate passed finally the follow. ing bills: Appropriating $250,000 provement of the port Philadelphia. Providing that mercantile corpora tions that pay a mercantile tax shail pay only one mill on the dollar on their capital stock instead of five milis. House bill authorizing the Depart. ment of Health to accept private dona. tions for the erection of union chapels at tuberculosis Sanatoria No. 2 and No. 3, located at Creshion and Ham burg. Giving power to cemetery companies to improve cemeteries and to assess & pro rata share of the oost to lot holders. House bill increasing the salaries of clerks, tellers and employes in the County Treasurer's Office, Philadel phi House hill providing for the report. Ing, quarantining and control of oee- tain communicable diseases. Authorizing county commissions te use funds collected from bleycle W- ocense taxes In constructing and re pairing public roads. House bill to permit farmers to ped. dle their products in any bervugt with. out a license, A bill was Intapduiced by Senator Crow, Fayette, amending the Publie Service Company law so that permis. slon shall not be necessary where io for the im facilities of
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