Suffrage Leader Named
State's "Ideal Citizen"
Dr. John A. Brashear, Presi
dent of Men's League for
Woman Suffrage, of Alle
gheny County, Selected by
Governor Brumbaugh and
Editors as "Greatest Penn
sylvanian" to Be Honored
by Panama Exposition—
Lauds Women and Gives
Deceased Wife Credit for
Success Says, "I Shall
Surely Vote to Give Wives
of Other Men Privileges I
Wished for My Own.
Pennsylvania's "greatest citizen" is
a suffragist.
Dr. John A. Brashear, astronomer,
of Pittsburgh, chosen to receive sig
nal honor on behalf of Pennsylvania
at the Panama Exposition by Gover
nor Martin G. Brumbaugh, following
nominations by editors throughout the
State, also is president of the Men's
League for Woman Suffrage of Alle
gheny county.
When the women of the county
banded together to secure equal
rights and appeal, first to the Legis
lature, and then directly to the voters
be given the priviiege of the ballot,
they decided to form a men's league.
This agreed upon, they sought for one
to head the league and aid the suffra
gists in their campaign. After long
consideration they selected, it now
happens, the State's foremost citizen,
thus demonstrating, they assert today,
their ability to choose the best man
for office when the choice is theirs.
The first word from Dr. Brashear,
when he was notified of his selection
by Governor Brumbaugh, as the
"greatest Pennsylvanian," was to give
the credit of his eminence to his wife,
now jlea<|. , •
1 "My success in everything/' he said,
"I attribute to my clear wife."
Dr. Brashear's second thought was
the fight of other women for ttfe right
to have a voice as part of the govern
ed in the government.
Considering this he said:
"There is no reason why a woman
should not vote if she wants to.
"During the life of my wife I always
desired that she should have the same
privilege I was enjoying, and, in No
vember, I shall certainly vote so the
wives of other men shall have the
privilege I wished for my own."
"1 cannot predict the Outcome of
the movement for woman's rights,"
the "greatest Pennsylvanian," continu-
VOTES FOR WOMEN A SUCCESS
DO IT NOW.
Decision never becomes easier by
postponement, while habit grows
stronger every day. Common sense
as well as conscience says, "Choose
this day."
| Some Queer Ones j
A woman can dress on $3.50 a week,
a Milwaukee court holds.
A will found in an old slipper in
Michigan disposed of an $BO,OOO estate.
Kisses, stolen or otherwise, are worth
$ll each in Hammond, Ind.. the court
decides.
Rat terriers have been shipped by a
Delaware man to rid the German
trenches of rats.
A couple who wanted "something out
of the ordinary" married in a cell of
the village lockup at Put-in-Bay, O.
A vagrant told by the Hackensack
(N. J.) court he might fix his owu sen
tence discharged himself on condition
that he leave town.
Coffee grounds in the food of a Har
wich (Mass.) man's chickens made them
so wide awake the roosters nearly
crowed themselves to death.
Grounds For Divorce.—Wife cast vote
as director that ousted Corona (Cal.i
man from job, and he is suing for di
vorce on ground of cruelty in lea vine
him no means of supporting her.
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DR. JOHN A. BRASHEAR
ed, "as I would predict a solar eclipse
—by The heavens —but the time is
surely and certainly coming when
women will enjoy the privileges which
are theirs by right. Hundreds of
women, today, possess intelligence far
superior to that of many of our voters.
Some of the greatest discoveries in
the history of science have been made
by women, such as Madame Curie, for
example, and Mary Somerville. In
deed, most of the world's greatest men
concede that their success is due
largely to the loyalty of their wivas.
I would add that the investigation
and discoveries of some of the great
est men of science would never have
been possible had it not been for the
devotion, active participation and or
iginal thought of a good wife or sister.
"I reiterate, my success in every
thing I attribute to my dear wife."
From the Lay of the Last Antl.
(With apologies to the author of
"Waverly")
Breathes there the girl with soul so
dark %
Who eVer lets herself remark:
This is my own, my native land!
Who, when the day arrives to choose
Its rulers, reads election news,
And feels she'd like to take a hand?
If such there be, go have her told
A girl so criminally bold,
Though fair she be. and good and kind,
Pure though of heart, and clear her
mind,
Must die, condemned by every tongue,
Unwept, unhoncred and unsung.
~C. H. D.. Jr.
Nicely Graded.
It is still :i tradition that the people
of Manchester, England, should gibe
at Liverpool With the proverb, "A
Manchester man, a Liverpool gentle
man;" but, it is said, classification is
not so strongly marked in Lancashire
as in the old days. When stagecoach
es were running a guard was once ask
ed, "Who has tha" getten inside,
Billy?" Billy consulted his list and
replied, "A gentlemen fra Liverpool,
a mon fra Manchester, a chap fra
Owdham and u fellow fra Wigan."
A Feminine Mistake.
A woman who thinks she has met
the Ideal man merely thinks so. There
is no such person.—Albany Journal.
Three Rivers.
Nansemond. the name of a river in
Virginia, is from the Indian word
Nawnschimund, "the place from which
we were driven away." The Flint, in
Michigan, was called by the Indians
Perwonigo. "the river of the flint,"
from the abundance of this stone on
Its banks. Humboldt river, in Nevada,
was named by Fremont in honor of
Baron HumboldL
Small Anvils.
The anvil that rings to the sturdy
blacksmith's sledge may weigh 200. 300
or 400 pounds, but there are anvils
whose weight is counted in ounces.
These are used by jewelers, silver
smiths and various other workers.
Counting shapes, sizes, styles of finish,
and so on. these little anvils are made
in scores of varieties, ranging in weight
from fifteen ounces up to a number of
pounds each. All the little anvils are
of the finest steel. They are all trimly
finished, often nickel plated, and those
surfaces that are brought into use ore
made as smooth as glass.
QUEER HAWAIIAN NAMES.
Such as Mrs. Oyster and The Man Who
Washes His Dimples.
The natives of Hawaii are singularly
picturesque in their choice of names.
Mr. Scissors. The Thief. The Ghost,
The Fool. The Man Who Washes His
Dimples. Mrs. Oyster. The Weary Liz
ard, The Husband of Ivaneia ia male
dog). The Great Kettle. The First
Nose. The Atlantic Ocean. The Stom
ach, Poor Pussy, Mrs. Turkey, The
Tenth Heaven, are all names that have
appeared ix the city directory.
They are often careless of the gender
or appropriateness of the names they
take. A householder on Beretania
street. Honolulu, is called The Pretty
Woman iWahine Maikai); a male in
fant was lately christened Mrs. Tomp
kins; one little girl is named Samson;
another. The Man: Susan tKukena) is a
boy; so are Poliy Sarah. Jane Peter and
Henry Ann. A pretty little maid has
been named by her fond parents The
Pig Sty (Hale Pua). For some un
known reason—or for no reason at all
—one hoy is named The Rat Eater
(Kamea Oie Ole).
The Rev. Dr. Coan of Hawaii pos
sessed the love of his flock. One morn
ing a child was presented for baptism
whose name was given by the parents,
Makia; when the ceremony was fin
ished the parents assured the doctor
that they had named the baby for him.
"But my name is not Michael," said
the doctor, supposing Mikia to be aim
ed thereat.
"We always hear your wife call you
Mikia." answered the mother. She had
mistaken Mrs. Coan's familiar "my
dear" for her husband's given name.
An old servant in Dr. Wight's fam
ily at Ivohala caused her grandchild to
be baptised in church, The Doctor
(Kauka); that was its only name. By
way of compliment to the early physi
cians, many children were named after
their drugs, as Joseph Squills, Miss
Rhubarb, The Emetic, The Doctor Who
Peeps In at a Door.
Names uncomplimentary, or even dis
gusting. are willingly borne by their
owners; others convey a pleasing and
graceful sentiment Among the latter
are the Arch of Heaven (Ka Ria Lani),
The River of Twilight (Ka Wia Linla).
The Delicate Wreath (Ka Lei ma Lii).
The name of Lilu O Kalani. the queen
now in retirement, means A Lily In the
Sky.—Youth's Companion.
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WALKING FOR SPEED^
Arm Action, Body Balance and the
Proper Leg and Foot Motion.
In starting on the track the novice
should hold himself as erect as possi
ble, without, however, leaning at all
backward, the arms at the sides, with
the forearms in a horizontal position,
at right angles to the part of the arms
above the elbows. He should have a
feeling of being "well balanced on his
pins,"
The weight must be kept on the heels
—therein lies the chief secret of walk
ing fairly. Speed depends on two fac
tors, the length and the frequency of
< the stride. Experiments prove that the
length of the stride becomes greater as
the frequency increases.
Arm action should be carefully cul
tivated. Properly used, the arms seem
to act as levers to lift forward the body,
besides helping to balance it In each
stride one foot should be always on the
ground and at same moment of the
stride some part of both feet should be
on the ground simultaneously—that is,
the first necessity. Second in impor
tance is to have the walk "heel and
toe" —that is, the heel of each foot
should strike the ground unmistakably
first and the toe of each foot should
be the last part to leave it. One should
not walk flat footed, with the ball of
the foot or any part except the heel
striking the ground before the heel
does. Lastly, the knee should be
"locked" at the end of each stride —the
grounded leg should be stiff and taut
as the loose leg swings out for the next
stride.—Outing.
Story of a Dream.
Of course (he medicai sharps know it
all. but let me tell what happened to
me. I had a strikingly vivid dream in
which I saw and spoke to a dead
friend, and she emphasized what she
said by laying her hand on my hair, a
trick the dead girl had when living.
The subject of ber speech has no value.
But when I woke I could almost feel
her touch still. In a day or two I no
ticed my hair looked queer where she
touched me, and it faded until I had
four bars, almost white, across my red
mop, just such as would be made by
four fingers.—Letter in New York
Times.
Homemade Rat Poison.
Farm and Fireside gives the follow
ing recipe for homemade rat poison:
Barium carbonate is a poison which
in small quantities is harmless to the
larger domestic animals, but will kill
rats and mice. Mix four parts of meal
or flour and one part of barium carbo
nate and place wbere the rats will find
it. or mix ordinary oatmeal to a stiff
dough in water, with about one-eighth
its bulk of barium carbonate.
Tracing a Thief.
A burglar who broke into an anti
quary's shop in Taris was identified by
means of a small strip of skin torn
from his ear by the broken glass of a
showcase. The piece of skin- was pre
served in a bottle of spirits, and it fit
ted on to a fresh scar ou the man's left
ear.
Catty Comment.
"When I have anything to occupy
my time. I hate to have a lot of fool
ish men hanging around me."
"Ycru are never idle, ar. you, dear?"
-Baltimore American.
AUSTRIANS FIRE
GNJELGRADE
Attempt to Open Way to Turkey
Is Started
GREAT ARMY IS GATHERED
Servians Have Had Ample Time tc
Recuperate Strength and Are Pre
pared For Desperate Resistance.
Reply Silences Austro Artiilery.
TeLtons Capture Many Russians.
Turks Claim Aliies Lose.
London, Aug. 16. —The Austro-Ger
man forces massed along tlie Servian
frontier began a bombardment of Bel
grade, the former Servian capital just
across the Danube from Hungary, on
Thursday of last week.
The Servians, who are prepared for
almost any eventuality, having
brought all of their available troops
to the frontier, replied to this bom
bardment by opening a heavy fire on
the Hungarian towns of Semiin and
Pancsova, both within long range dis
tance of batteries placed on the Serv
ian side of the Danube and the rive-
Save. At this the Austrian guns
ceased firing. Slight damage was
caused to private dwellings in all
three places.
The Austrian bombardment was ap
parently intended to terrify the B •'
grade popu'ntion and to reveal the
position of Servian batteries in that
vicinity by drawing their fire. Tim
presence of considerable Teutonic
forces across the river from Belgrade,
however, indicates in the minds of
military observers that the Austro-
German operations against Servia are
to consist of two simultaneous cam
paigns. One, a replica of the original
Austrian campaign against Servia
last fall, will have as its object
the occupation of Belgrade, while the
other, the main movement, will be to
throw an army of overwhelming
strength across the northwest corner
of Servia from Orsowa, Hungary, as
a center to Bulgaria and thence to
Turkey.
Russ Driven From Kubisko.
Berlin, Aug. 16. —Summarizing the
statement issued by the German army
headquarters staff, German troops on
the northern end of the Russian bat
tle front have driven the Russians
from Kubisko, in a northeasterly di
rection, taking 2,354 prisoners. A
Russian sortie from Kovno fortress
was repulsed, the Germans capturing
1,000 men. Between the Narew and
the Bug rivers the Teutons took more
than 4,500 prisoners. In the regior
of Losyce and Medzyrzec the Germans
broke through the Russian positions
General von Weyrsch's army alone
captured 4,000 Russians up to Aug. 14
On the southern end of the battle
line the Russians again began to re
treat.
French Explode Mine Under Germans.
Paris, Aug. 16. —The war office
statement says:
In the course of the night artillery
duels were particularly violent in Ar
tois, in the region of Souchez; at
Roclincourt, in the Champagne at
Beasejour Fort, and in Lorraine, in
the region of Leintrey and Reillon.
Between the Oise and the Aisne we
exploded a mine to the north of Puis
alenne and we occupied the excava
tion after violent hand to hand fight
ing.
In the Argonne, at the Courtes
Chausses and at La Fontaine there
were engagements with bombs and
petards.
A squadron of nineteen aeroplanes
bombarded the German parks and
depots in the valley of Spada. The
aviators dropped 108 shells on their
objectives. All our aeroplanes r&
turned without incident.
Allies' Attack Repulsed.
Constantinople, Aug. 16. —An attack
directed by Anglo-French troops
against the Turkish .right wing north
of Ari Burnu, on the Gallipoli penin
sula, was repulsed by a strong
counter attack, according to an of
ficial statement given out by the
Turkish war department.
FEW CLUES TO MURDERER
New Yorker Shot by Robber In Top
Floor Flat.
New York, Aug. 16. —Few clues
were left by the murderer of John
Hildebrandt, a retired tobacco manu
facturer, who was found shot to death
in his apartment Saturday night.
Eighty detectives are working on
the theory that only one man entered
the apartment, which is on the top
floor, by the fire escape window. Hil
debrandt, who was sitting in the
parlor at the other end of the flat,
knew nothing of the burglary until he
heard the intruder rifling a drawer in
his bed room which is separated from
parlor by a curtain.
The terrific struggle that ensued, in
which the murdered man was stabbed
half a dozen times, his face battered
by a blackjack, and finally shot over
the heart, convinced the police tha T
the crime was committed either by an
amateur "flat worker" or by a co
caine maddened criminal.
After the murder the assailant
robbed the dead man of $3O and a
cheap watch and fled over the roofs,
unmolested by dozens of tenants
vh > heard the shots but feared to in
vestigate.
PROPOSAL TO
FINAIMXICO
AmoriC:!! Cabinet Officers To
Approach Bankers
HOPE TO AVOID INTERVENING
Plan of President Is Eelieved to Ec
Reconstruction of War-Ridden Re
public, Eacking of New Administra
tion. and to Include Guaranties of
Peace—Carranza Preparing Another
Statement to America.
New York, Aug. 9. —Secretary of
State Lansing and Secretary of the
Treasury lucAdoo held a conference
here m regard to the financing of the
administration's plan for the upbuild
ing of Mexico.
Secretary Lansing, who has been
conferring with Mexican dip.omats in
Washington, arrived in this city and
went to the Hotel Biltmore. Mi. Mc-
Adoo came from his summer home in
North Haven, Me., after having con
ferred earLer in the week with Presi
dent Wilson at Cornish. The two sec
retaries were together for more than
two hours.
After tlmir meeting, the place of
which was kept secret, Secretary Lan
, sing hurried back to Washington
without making any statement for the
prec,s. Secretary Mc-Adoo remained
here. He also refused to make any
comment on the results of the con
ference.
From authoritative sources, how
ever, it was learned that the two men
discussed in detail President Wil
son's plan for the reconstruction of
Mexico. Secretary Lansing laid be
fore Secretary McAdoo the details of
the proposed financing of the war
ridden country and also the extent to
which the government is ready to go
in restoring peace there.
Secretary McAdoo, it is learned, will
approach certain financial interests in
this city with the aim of ascertaining
whether those bankers are willing to
consider the proposition of lending
money to a new government in Mex
ico. Upon him rests the task of learn
ing whether the bankers will back
such a loan, and on what terms.
Naturally the bankers will wish to
know exactly what the United States
will do in guaranteeing peace there,
and what steps it will take in sup
pressing any more revolutionary out
breaks.
It is said that Secretary McAdoo,
after his talks with President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing, can lay a defi
nite program before the bankers.
It was reported in one quarter that
the financial group that will be ap
proached comprise J. P. Morgan &
Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Ladenburg
Thalman & Co., Hallgarten & Co.
Speyer & Co., and Hayden, Stone &
Co. It is hinted that the Guaranty
Trust company may be asked to par
ticipate in the underwriting of the
proposed loan.
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Carranze Busy on Document.
Vera Cruz, Aug. 9. —First Chief Car
ranza is preparing an address to the
American people in which he will
make public many facts not known in
the United States. This document
will be made public this week.
The Constitutionalists here are posi
live that there will be no armed inter
vention at this late hour, especia
in view of the fact that the end ot
fighting in Mexico is apparently at
hand.
CARRANZA EXPELS DIPLOMAT
Guatemalean Minister Ordered tc
Leave Within 24 Hours.
Mexico City, Aug. 9. —Officials say
they do not know the cause for the
expulsion of Dr. Juan J. Ortega, mir
ister UL Mexico frog Guatemala.
Due to Big Acreage.
The increase in the wheat crop is
practically entirely due to the increas
ed acreage under cultivation this year,
as the average yield i>er acre is ex
pected to fall slightly below that ot
last year, being put at 10.3 bushels to
the acre, where last year's yield was
10.0 bushels to the acre.
The corn crop, like the wheat, is
threatening to pass another memorable
mark by turning out 3,000.000,000 bush
els, the advance estimate now being
2,018.000,000 bushels. This is an in
crease over last year's yield of 245,-
000.000 bushels. Marketed at GO cents
a bushel, this crop will be worth $l,-
750.800,000 to the country.
The expansion of the corn crop is
due at once to increased acreage under
cultivation, and to a better yield per
acre, the acre yield having been in
creased. in spite of the wet weather,
from 25.8 bushels to 2G.7 bushels. This
crop will probably represent close to
three-fourths the world's total produc
tion.
The oat crop, the third of the three
great leaders, has increased over last
year's record by nearly 25 per cent, the
figures being for this year L 402.000.000
bushels; for last year. 1.141,000.0000
bushels. Placed on the market the
crop will brincr. it is estimated, about
$541,200,000. Thus these three crops
alone represent a marketable addition
to the nation's wealth of nearly $4.-
000.000.000.
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CAPTAIN HALSTEAD DOREY.
CARRANZA EXPECTED
TO REJECTPRQPOSALS
Ships Will Ffotect Americans,
Fighting ;!ssr flcgalss
Ei Paso, Tex., Aug. 17. —Fighting is
in progress between Mavtorena and
Carranza troops south of Nogales. The
Carro; za troops under General Callet
attacked the Maytorena out posts soutk
of Ncgales.
American troops took precautions to
close the port and artillery was
moved into position to protect the in
| habitants of the '.own ot Nogales,
Ariz., in the event of bullets crossing
the line. The firing appeared to be
confined to the outposts, however, and
i Americans did not express any great
ftar.
General Hugh. L. Scott, chief of
; staff of the Urr'ted States army, re
mains in El Paso. It is rumored that
he may go u \> \ Cruz for a per
sonal con!-, reco with Carranza.
Additional news reached the border
that the troop:: under General Villa
in Chihi:r!-nr. are protesting against
further act'v- 1 sen a" and that it will
be impo sibla to ft them to marc*
south, in tl ° event of an attempt on
the part ul Yil a to reinforce Torreon,
Ships Will Prot.-rt Americans.
Waehi"p ;>;i - itg. 17.—The United
States is preparing itself to act
promptly lor the protection of its citi
zens and oilier foreigners in case a
refusal bv Carr: "z.i to enter into a
peace C( vention with the other lead
ers in* Mexico is followed by scenes
of disorder in Vera Cruz or towns
along the border.
It is announced at the navy depart
ment that the battleship; Louisiana
and New Hampshire, which left New
port last we* k bound for southern
waters, will reach Vera Cruz tomor
row morning. The troops on ther
Texas border are being maneuvered in
such away as to be able to perform
| effective service in that quarter if an
emergency arises.
Three batteries of the Fifth artil
lery, stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., left
for the Brownsville region of Texas
Monday. At the same time a detach
ment of the First aero squadron, with
two. aeroplanes, started for Browns
ville. It is in this town that the fed
eral troops have had several skirmish
es with raiders from the Mexican
side of the border.
Woman Turns on Alleged Slayer.
Baltimore. Aug. 17. —A man who
says his name is Edgar Jones but who
looks to be an Italian is under arrest
here suspected of being the slayer ot
Eleanor Colin and Uttle Charlie Mur
ray in New York last spring. Jones
is accused by Grace Elliott, also
known as Grace Jones, who is also
held. The pair were arrested for beat
ing Mrs. Rose Byson out of a board
bill.
Kansans Also Flee From Bug. *
Saiina, Kan., Aug. 16. —Millions ot
tiny bugs caused great inconvenience
and became a pest in a number of
places. They are so small that they
went through screens. A Missouri
Pacific train ran into a drove near
Saiina and was compelled to slow
down for several miles.
Santa Monica Is "Dry," Too.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 17.—A
mackerel with a oopper bell wired on
its tail spoiled fishing at Santa
Monica until hooked and hauled up.
The mackerel wagged its tail so the
bell rang and othefr flshe- fled.
Accused Minister Suicides.
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 17. —Silas
N. Ebersole, a former Dunkard min
ister, held or the murder of fifteen
year-old Hazel Maeklin in August,
1914, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the oounty jail.