4
ANNOUNCING THE SALE
M OFF
Former Marked Prices
MEN'S
Suifs
Overcoats
BOYS'
Suits
Overcoats
The values will be bettor understood —when you
consider high-tirade merchandise and former
reasonable prices—$15.C0 to $50.00.
New 511.25 to $37.50
Clothing Department
28, 30 and 32 N. 3rd St.
AMUSEMENTS
/' 1 1 >
MAJESTIC
To-morrow e\ ning. Ethel Barry
more, i:. ■'Tiio Shadow."
Mon.iav. mat.ue* 1 and night, Jaa.
18, AI. IW* Minstrels.
OKPHEUM
Every afternoon and evening, high
t.at- vaudeville.
COLONIAL
E. "ry a -:.o'>n a:i even »g, vaude
an ! pictrires. <
Ethel Earryiuore
> "Tin' Shadow,*' the sew play in* ■
WIM. II Charles Frohman is to present
lithe! Barry more :>• the Majestic to
nmrror.- evening. was originally written
b\ Dtrio Nice ode mi tor Madame Be- j
jan t acd into: i--d tor Parts production
ouring the present season. War con
ditions new prevailing in France
brings its first performance to tni*
country instead. Miss Barrymore ena.t-
the -ole in \vh .1 Madame Rejano
Wits to iave a. ;>eare.l. Th.» English I
translation has Wen utale by Michael i
Morton, author u: "T ie Yellow Tick- 1
et. Bruce Mch'ae. who is to be seen
here in the leading male role with >
Mi-s Ethel Barrvmore. will be recalled ' i
for iiis association with Miss Barry- :
more in many of her earlier sit losses,
notably ' 'Cousin Kate." "Sunday,"
JiLary Frederick," Captain .links.'' 1
'"The Silver Box" and Her Sister."
For surrounding role* iu "The Shad-1
ftw" Charles Frohman has supplied ,
ni.-a distinguished players as Grace i
Kiliston. Ernest Lawford. Edward |
Fielding. Ah v Veness and Vera Pole. ,
Adv.* !
Billy Busch Banner Band
Everybody listens to the band "is <
» truism which Al. I? Field, the fore- I
most minstrel producer, says he has
t emphasized for him bv the count- I
le-> opportunities to observe that ev- '
erybodv does, and almost under any
(ORi-etvable situation or condition.
Recognizing the Tirivalled popularity
Of the band, Mr. FVII has arrauged to
tuake band concerts an exceptionally
prominent feature of his tour this sea
son. For tais purpose the Al. 6. Field
Mi:ist-e!s will he accompanied by tie
Biilv Bus h Banner Ban), which Mr.;
Field has engaged for the full forty
iveeks It will give two free public
(•oil »rts, one at 11.45 a. m. and one
Rt 7 ;>. m. In each of the concerts
>!r. Bus. h will be hear.i in his famous
w>lo renditions. Adv.*
At the Orpheum
. Bert I.amont and his Cowboy Min
strels. offering a roundup of tuneful
frolic at the Orpheum this week, are ■
scoring a hit with admirers of good
singing and of good fun, as well as l
those who delight in the typical west
ern character or western scenery. The j 1
stage .setting employed is magnificent,
ft shows i':.e exterii# of a typical west- '
ern ranch, strung with animal skins,
etc.. and in th? distance is seen a glor
ious view of the western plains. The
fix trillers. if they are not cowboys,
»re at home in the togs, and their
pranks that they earrv on with reck
les* abandon make a special appeal to
their audiences
The boys sing some of the cowboy
songs and they sing some of the late
hit-; and their voices blend iu such ex
»|tiisi*e harmony that audiences seem
tina'ble to get enough of their tuneful
melody. Mr. Lamont, the star of the
j.iece, possesses an unusually high
pitched tenor voice and it is heard in
a number of solo numbers, as well as
iu the ensemble s«ng*. The Cowboy
Minstrels have made a hit with Or
pheum audiences. They appear as one
of the fine Keith acts supporting Joe
Hart's delightful southern romance en
titled. "A of Old Virginia,"
that is an artistic triumph, indeed. A
number of other big names combine to
make the current show a verv interest
ing one. Adv.*
At the Colonial
An all-around clever bill of Keith
vaudeville is slated to appear at the'
Busy Corner for the first tunes to- ;
day. And, while no one of the acts
will be presented by a large cast of
I layers, yet the talent of the different
acts will be unusually strong and the
acts look excellently varied. One of j
the features is entitled "Jimmie Pink-i
erton s First Case." to be presented
by Herron and Douglas. Of almost
equal importance will be a European .
novelty to be offered by the Jeanettes. (
Williams and Ado, in comedy and song, i
and William- and Segal. vaudeville's,
prettiest dancers, will complete the
roster. "The Voice of the Wild." in i
two parts, and "Private Bunny." a!
one-ree! cdmedy. will make a very ac
c table ; : ture entertainment.
Adv.'
LN JAIL WHEN FATHER DIED
Man Accused of Bobbing Attorney
General's Home Kept in Ignorance
Philadelphia. .Tan. 14. —A prisoner]
:i the Media jail since last Saturday, I
an.i ignorant of the fact that his fath
er die i from shook the day of las ar
re«t, Charles llunter Johnson, cuf
Mount Pleasant, near Wayne, will be
told of his bereavement to-dttv by the
Radnor township police.
Johnson was accused of robbing the
home of M.ss Sarah Yeatts. at Radnor, i
and of ente*ing the home of Attorney
General John C. Bell, nearby. He is j
awaiting trial. Harry Johnson, the fath- j
er, died suddenly a few hours after his
son's arrest and was buried Tuesday.
EDITOR'S FUNERAL UNIQUE
Old-time Melody Sung at Services for
A. B. Clarke
Philadelphia. Jan. 14.—The funeral
of A. B. Clarke, publisher of "Cracks."
held yesterday aifternoon at his late
home. 2533 South Broad street. was
unique. After the reading of the usual
funeral servh'a by the Rev. Joseph
Earp. of St. Paul's church, Fifteenth
and Porter streets, there was a funeral
oration by Clement H. Congdon. Fol
lowing this address "My Old Kentucky
Home" was sung. This melody had
boon the dead man's favorite song and
was -.--ling at his funeral in accordance
with his own request.
ENGINE KILLS CONDUCTOR
William A. Sill Struck In Yards at
Chester
Chester. Pa.. Jan. 14. —Wiliiam A.
Sill, conductor of a freight train on 1
the Pennsylvania Railroa 1 Company, j
was struck by an engine in the T'aur- !
low yard late yesterday afternoon and ,
instantly killed.
He was a member of Trinity IMethod
ist Episcopal church and several secret
organizations and is survived by a '
widow and daughter.
CIVIL SERVICE ATTACKED
Pittsburgh Charge Says Girl Was Told
to Get Saloon Man's Support
Pittsburgh, Jan. 14.—Charges were j
flung at the Pittsburgh Civil fservice'
'ommission in i'ouncil yesterday when,
' 'ouncilman Kerr declared that a young >
High school graduate, after taking a
civil service examination, was advised
ot see a prominent saloonkeeper '"whoj
would fix it up for her to get the job
she sought.''
The girl, whose name ha* been kept :
a secret, has verified the story.
WILLS MONEY TO MINISTERS
Landsdaie Woman Also Remembers
Poor of Meeting
Norristown, Pa., Jan. 14.—Four
Mennonite ministers and the poor of |
the Line Islington Mennonite meeting
are remembered in the will of Anna
•Swartley. of Lansdale. admitted to
probate here yesterday. The Rev. Aaron
Fretz and tlie Rev. Henrv B. Rosen- '
'berger each get SSOO, and' fhe Rev. A.
O. Heistant gets >650.
Twenty shares of the Sehwenksville I
National bank were left to the trustees i
of the Lane Lexington church, the in
come to be used to relieve the poor j
of the church. The estate is worth S2O,
i 000. I
TTARRISBrRO STAR-INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVEN TNG. JANUARY 14. 1915
RUSSIAN PRIEST WRARS
DECORATIONS FOR VALOR
i Petrograd, Jan. 14. Father Shtsher
bakovskt, an orthodox, print, has re
ceived the Order of St. Vladimir, third
degree, for his lira very in revolving
confession and anointing the dying on
the field of battle under tire. This priest
is the only man in Russia, not an army
officer, NV.HI wears a St. George dec
oration. This he won in Manchuria for
taking command of the regiment when
all the officers hud fallen, and leading
it, cross isi hand, in a charge against
the Japanese.
Father Shtsherbakovski also wears
the Order of Sr. Anne, third degree, for
materially assisting in his troops' vic
tory in another battle.
PRUSSIAN CASUALTY LIST
SHOWS TOTAL OK 840,343
Copenhagen, Jan. 14.—Advices from
Berliu say that the l-lst casuality list
affecting the Prussian army published
yesterday brings the totai ot killed,
wounded and captured up to 840,343.
This is for the Prussian army alone
and docs not include the 104 Bavarian.
SO Saxon, S9 Wurtemburg and 14 na
val lists already issued.
Tie majority of the latest casualties
took pia. o iu the November fighting in
Poland, the cavalry and artillery suffer
ing most.
WAR WEARS WOMEN DOWN;
DOCTOR HAS MANY CASES
Londou. Jan. 14.—The " Berhugske
Turnde." of Copenhagen, has organized
■in inquiry among Iter man women con
, corning the intluence which war has ex
orcised upon them and their surround
ings. A liernian woman doctor, trau
Kstrid Heiu, replies:
'•ln my capacity of doctor I must
say that 1 have lately had a great num
ber of patients suffering from nervous
I breakdown, sleeplessness -and•general
i drtbility, all caused by rhis war. If 1
! :un to answer the question iu my ca
pacity of mother, 1 must say that the
war has taugiit me that my most sacred
duty is to editeate both my sons so as
make them hate everything which spells
! war.''
200.000 Indian Troops in War
Delhi. India, via London. Jan. 14.
The Viceroy, Baron Hardinge, in a
see h yesterday at the opening of the
Viceregal Council declared that the
troojvs which India lias contributed to
the war numbered 200.000. These sol
diers are distributed iu Prance, Egypt,
' Kast Africa and along the Persian Oulf.
British Sailors Eat U. S. Turkey
Chicago, Jan. 14.—-Sailors in the
British navy are being fed on American
j turkeys, it became known here yester
day. Orders have been placed with
Chicago commission men for 1,500,000
pounds of poultry. Ton carloads of Tex
as turkeys already have been ordere 1
t'or the British Admiralty.
j French Socialists Ask More News
Paris, Jan. 14.—A less rigid censor
! ship on news is demanded in resolutions
adopted yesterday toy the Socialist
; group in Parliament.
Marietta Citizens Want Curfew Law
! (Marietta, Jan. 14.—At the regular
meeting'of Council this week a petition
was presented from the citizens of the
j community, through the efforts of Al
! Bert C. Reinhold, for a curfew, and it
will likely pas< the body. Council was
| reorganized with U. Grant Hippie as
: president, and I. G. Ileinaman as tow n
; clerk.
I
Former Marietta Councilman Buried
Marietta. Jan. 14. —The funeral of
ex-Councilman William W. Snyder was
j held yesterday from the Reformed
j church, the Rev. E. Elmer Sensouig,
! officiating. The pallbearers were mem
bers of the Patriotic Order Sons of
America, the Knights of Malta and the
I Marietta Beneficial Asso iatiou.» T.ie
Pennsylvania Railroad Company offi
cials from several divisions were pres
ent. Burial was made in the 'Marietta
cemetery with the Knights of Malta
j in charge of the burial
:
"Cure Your
Rupture Like
I Cured Mine"
Old Sea Captain Cored His Own
Bnpture After Doctors Said
"Operate or Death."
Bit Remedy and Book Sent Free.
Captain Colling* sailed the seas for
K many years; then he sustained a bad
double rupture that soon forced him to
not only remain ashore, but kept him
bedridden for years. He tiled doctor
after doctor and truss nfter truss. No
results: Finally, he was assured that
l:e must either submit to a dangerous
and abhorrent operation or die. He did
neither 1 He cured himself instead.
" Fellow Men and Woaci, Yos Dni't ibr*
To Be Cut Up, and You Don't Havo
To Bo Tortured By Truua."
Captain Colllngs made a study of
himself, of his condition—and at last he
was rewarded by the finding of the
method that so quickly made him a well,
strong, vigorous and happy man.
Anyone can use the same method;
it's slfhple, easy, safe and inexpensive.
Every ruptured person In the world
should have the Captain Colling? book,
telling all about how he cured himself,
and how anyone may follow the same
treatment in their own home without
sny trouble. The book and inedlcino are
FREE. They will be sent preptild to
any rupture sufferer who will till out
the below coupon. But send It right
sway— now —before you put down this
paper.
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REMEDY OOUPCm.
Capt. W. A. rollings (Inc.)
Box Watertown, K, Y.
Please send me your FREE Rupture
Remedy nnrt ilook without any obli
gation on my part whatever.
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strengthening. Fresh
baked and fresh 'de
livered. io cents.
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A delightful new bis
cuit, with a rich and
delicious cocoanut fla
vor. Crisp and always
fresh, io cents.
Buy biscuit*bakcd by
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
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' CHAOS IN STATE SENATE
Illinois Legislators Near Blows Over
Contested Elections
Springfield, 111.. Jan. 14.—Chaos
reigned in the >«tate Senate yesterday,
while the House took six ballots in
an effort to end the Speakership dead
lock. The trouble was over the make
up of the Elections Committee, which
i will have the settlements of contests.
A physical clash was narrowly
averted between the Republicans and
the Democrats. The uproar was aided
by persons in the galleries, and for the
first time in history the galleries were
' or .ered cleared.
During the excitement Lieutenant
Governor O'Hara appointed an Klee
• tions Committee, to make a recount of
the votes in the two contested Cook
1 cqjinty districts, which are not repre
sented.
THIEVES IN AND LIGHTS "OUT"
Town Wondered Till Postmaster Found
Office Burglarized
Myerstown, Pa., Jan. 14. —Thieves
! who looted the postoffiee here Tuesday
: night are believed first 'to have adopted
the daring plan of cutting off the bor
ough's ele.tric ligiits to aid fhem in
• their work.
The-lights failed suddenly at 11.15
I o'clock, and all efforts to discover the
| cause was futile. When
i James Koller reached the postofiu'e ves'
terday*morning he discovered the place
had been ransacked, the thiefres taking
| a quantity of stamped envelopes, some
stamps, a couple of dollars and several
i ;aekage«.
COLWYN (PA.) MAN ARRESTED
J>nes F. Gins Charged at Shore With
False Pretense
Atlantic City, Jan. 14.—Well dressed
j and plentifully supplied with money,
James F. Ginz, 36 years old, who is
said to be a prominent real estate oper
ator of Colwyn, Pa., was taken from
a hotel here yesterday by Barnshaw
and Farley, detectives, and committed
to jail as a fugitive from justice.
At a hearing later 'before Magistrate
Jagmettv, Ginz, who has been sought
by the authorities o<s Delaware county,
Pa., since December 30. was charged
with receiving SI,BOO under false pre
tenses while acting as the agent of
Fannie 11. Krause.
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Pyramid Pile Remedy gives quick re
< lief, stops itching, bleeding or protrud
iug piles, hemorrhoids and Ml reetal
' troubles, in the privacy of your own
home. Pyramid Pile Remedy is for sale
at all druggists, 50c a box. A single
! box often cures.
I A trial treatment will be mailed free
for the asking. Pyramid Drug Co., 517
Pyramid Bldg , Marshall, M/ch. —Adv.
FIVE FREED FROM JERUSALEM
BV AMERICAN WARSHIP'S All)
London, .lan. 14.—How tho vigorous
intervention of the American consul at
Jerusalem, coupled with the dramatic
appearance of the United States cruis
er Tennpi*»ee, enabled the last live Brit
ish subjects remaining iu the Holy City
to escape, is related bv one of them, a
clergy man, who arrived in London yes
terday.
Duly by the untiring efforts of the
consul, said the clergyman wore they
a'ble to obtain permission to leave Jeru
salem on Christmas eve. In order that
they might continue to receive the
benefit of his protection the consul
accompanied thorn to Jaffa. While
waiting on the quay for a stearner they
were seised and removed, but the con
sul, after an interview with the Turk
ish commander, obtained their release
and accompanied them back to the
quay. He announced that hp would
not leave until they were permitted to
depart.
A great crowd surroiyided the fugi
tives anil threatened violence, but the
Tennessee came steaming into port ami
the Turkish authorities immediately do
elded that no further opposition should
be offered to their departure.
(JKEAT BRITAIN AIM'K.US
TO WOMEN FOR REt'lil ITS
Ijondon, Jan. 14.—The Loudon news
papers yesterday printed the following
advertisement from the war oflice:
Four Questions to the Women of
J-Tnjrlntul
First. You have read what the tier
mans have done in Heljium. Have you
thouutht what they would do if they
invaded Englandf
Second. Do you realize that the safe
ty of your homes and children depends
on our getting more men nowf
Third. IHi you realize that the one
word "go" from you may send another
man to light for our King and equn
try f
Fourth. When the war is over and
your husband or son is asked, "What
did you do in the great war!'' is he to
hang his head because you would not
let him go}
Women of England, do your .duty;
send your men to-day to join our glor
ious army.
God save the King!
TO BI'ILD 20 SUBMARINES
AT MONTREAL SHIPYARDS
Montreal, Jan. 14.—A fleet of sub
marines for the British navy is under
construction at Montreal. An order for
twenty underwater craft of English de
sign has been placed with the Canadian
Vickers t'ontjvanv, of Montreal, a'
work has been started upon ten of the
boats. *
It is stated that the submarine work
has no relation to the order whii it
Charles M. Schwab obtained from the
British government for submarines, to
which the Washington government oh
; jetted as a breach of neutrality.
Boy Wounded Fifty Times
London. Jan. 14. —-Dr. Howard X.
Btwl. of Worcester, Mass., chief of the '
I hospital at Paignton. England, spoke [
yesterday at a meeting held here in the
interest of the institution. The Duchess
I of Marlborough presided. Dr. Heal cited
i the mortality in the hospitals in the j
I vicinity of Dunkirk. Among the injured j
recently received at the Paignton hos
pital, he eaid. was a boy of lit, who had
fifty shrapnel wounds in his hack and
both of whose, arms had been cut by
fragments of shells.
LONG WAIT FOR CITIZENSHIP
Man Who Has Lived Here Since I HtlH
Receives Papers
Philadelphia, .lan. 14. —After resid i
ing in the United States since 1868 ;
without becoming naturalized, Earnest !
! Schmifchauser, a German, residing at |
| 2059 Granite street, has applied to j
;Judgo Staake for citizenship papers.!
j During She examination Schimithauser j
I evinced a thorough knowledge of civil I
government and the papers were grant
ed promptly. Schmithauser is the father
of IS children, all born in the United!
States.
Judge Staake hoard and disposed of
| 50 applications for naturalization pa
pers during the day. Among the other j
sticeesstful applicants were a father and
j his two sonsli Xeil MacEachern, Sr.;
j Harry MacEachern and Xofl MacEacrt-i
I em. Jr.
" j
Our Advice Is:
1 When you feel out cf sorts from conati
• pation, let us say that iI
do not relieve you, sea a physician,
because no other home remedy will.
| Sold only by us, 10 centa.
George A. Gorgas.
j j
PROBE CANNON'S ELECTION
Federal Attorney Ordered to Investi-'
gate in Illinois District
Washington, D. C., Jan. 14.—United j
i State Attorney Karch, of the Eastern i
; district of Illinois, has been authorized j
: to begin an investigation of published j
I charges that frauds were committed
j in the Eighteenth Illinois district in the
| fall elections, when former Speaker
| Cannon was returned to Congress.
Officials of the Department of Jug- '
j tice here know little about the matter j
i except published reports that several
I hundred voters went to the Eighteenth j
, Illinois district from Terre Haute. ;
! Ind., just across the State line. Tlu
department has not assigned any spe- j
j cial investigator to the case, and is
waiting for further data from Karch.
Aged Farmer Hurt in Runaway
Lime Rock, Jan. 14.—(Levi Longe- !
j necker, an aged farmer, was hurt in an j
j accident late vesterday afternoon w'hen j
! the horses fie was driving became ;
I frightened and ran away, badly cutting [
: and bruising him and injuring him in
; ternally. He was driving across the j
field when the wagon upset. He was !
; caught beneath it and dragged for some j
I distance.
I Wilson Accepts Two Invitations
j Washington, Jan. 14.—President!
i Wilson yesterday accepted invitations
1 t-o speak at a convention of th 0 Amer
j ican Electric Railway Association here
| on January 29, and at a banquet of the
j Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, on February 4.
Aged Shenandoah Citizen Dies
! Shenandoah. Pa., Jan. 14. —Joseph i
J. Knipple, eighty-seven years old, dSed
yesterday morning from general debil-;
itv. He was one of Shenandoah's pi- j
nneer citizens, a former shoo merchant,\
| Councilman and supervisor. A wife,
j one son and two daughters survive. He j
was born in Obermarsberge, Oernianv. '
r~ 1
The Home Doctor
(TUp Out ami Save)
llo\> To ( lire Ithrtiitmtlam
j Here in a prescription for rheuma- |
j ttsni (to be mixed it honie> umni all
! over the U. s. for many yearn anil aald
j to -be the aureat known remedy; nen- j
I trail/, en neld In the blood ami grlvw
results after first dose. "One ounce of
j Torts compound and one ounce syrup
of Sarsaparllla. Put these two iiiffrt- >
I dlsnts In half pint of whiskey. I'se a
tablespoonful before each meal and at
bedtime." Get Ingredients at any drug
store. Genuine Toris comes In one ounce
; sealed yellow packages.
Surest for CoiiK'hn nnd ColiN
fyon't experiment on a htul cough or '
i cold. It Is very risky. The following: ,
formula easily mixed at home makes
I one of the surest ami quickest cough j
and eold ranredies obtainable, often 1
j curing the worst rough or eold hi a !
day. Pine as metitcine is as old as the
I Hible, but here is best form: "Two
I ounces of Olyeerlne and half an ounee i
j of Globe Pine Compo.ind (Concentrated
l'ine). add these to half pint of whis
key. I'se a teaspoouful rre«iuentl\ as
required. (Smaller doses to children.)
i Ite sure to get the K 'luiln* Globe Pine
i I'ompond (Concentrated Pine). It IF S
put up only in half ounce bottles. each ,
1 enclosed in a screw-top can.
front llltea. t'ornn and Sore Fret
Don't endure foot agony. Here is a
remedy for quick results. It works
through the pores removing the cause.
"Two tablespoonfuts of I'alocidc com- '
pound in warm foot bath." Give* in- 1
stant relief for aching and sweaty feet, !
corns and callouses can be peeled right
I ofY. Speciall> effective for sore bunions, ,
chilblains and frost bites. A large box ,
ot' i'alocidc twenty-tlve cents at any ;
drug store.
The above recipes published by the |
Medical Formula laboratories. Pay ton. 1
P. Adv. |
HEADS FARMERS' ALLIANCE
D. M. Gunter Elected President at j
Willi amsport Session
Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 1 4.—1). M. j
tluiiter, of MvKean county, was ele.ted I
president of the State Farmers' Alii
anoe nl the olosinsession of the 1111- j
I nunl convention last night. Other of- |
fleers elected were: .lames H. (lowers, i
Susquehanna comity, secretary; G. \V.
L'ndsev. Susquehanna, assistant secre
i tarv, anil B. A. Henry, 'Lycoming coun
ty, treasurer.
The insurance department elected the |
following dire tors: K. L. "Bailey and
W. K. Salisbury, Susquehanna coun- i
i ty; (\ G. Ijehman and J. 'lt. Miller. Pot- '
| ter; N. tA. Ostrum, Cameron, and 'Henry 1
I Hill, Crawford.
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! three for 5 cents, the cost of mailing.
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AFFIRM BRIBERY CONVICTION
i New Mexico Court Decides Legislator
Tried to Sell Vote
Sante Fe, X. M„ .lan. 14. - The State
, Supreme Court yesterday aflirmed the
| conviction of .lose P. Lucero for solici
-1 tat ion of a bribe as a member of the
[first State legislature.
Lucero wius sentenced to the penitea
! tiary for one year for attempting to
j sell his vote and influence in connec
' tion with the election of United' States
Senators in March, 1912.
Rush Marines to New Haiti Revolt
j Washington, .lan. 14. —New revolu
j tiouary troubles in Haiti have assumed
I such proportions that the cruiser Wash
; ington, now in Hampton Roads, has
! been ordered to take aboard 100 ma
i rines in addition to her present farce of
| forty-six. She will proceed at once to
! Guanacaybo bay, on the south coast of
! Cufba, within easy reach of Haiti.
Anti-Alien Land Law Proposed in Idaho
Boise. Idaho, Jan. 14. —An anti-alien
| land ownership bill was introduced in
the Legislature yesterday. It prohibits
the Ownership of land in the State by
j any alien who ha<s not declared his in
j tention of becoming a citiwMi, except
! those receiving land through inheri-
I tance or the execution of lien. In
I such cases aliens may hold possession
iof the land five years, lit" they fail to
I dispose of it in tiiat time the land shall
! revert to the State.
Another Killing by Night Riders
Paducalh, Ky., Jan. 14. —Night rid
! ers Tuesdwy night decoyed Pedro Mo
j hundro from his home near Lovelaee
! ville and shot him to death, according
|to information here yesterday. Mo
i hundro's death is the second recently
I charged to night'riders in Western
j Kentucky. Previously Henry Allen was
! called from his home in Muhlenberg
, county and hanged to a tree.
Odd Heart Balm Suit Settled
Reading, Pa., Jau. 14. —After being
! on trial since Tuesday morning, the
SIO,OOO breach of promise suit of Miss
| Frieda Eisman, a Reading store girl,
i against Charles Liebermann, who set
j up the eugenic marriage law as a de
fense, came to an abrupt end in court
| here yesterday, when by direction of
the Court following an agreement of
counsel, the .jury gave a verdict in fa
vor-of defendant. It is understood that
, a settlement was effected and thiat un
-1 der it, Miss K ism an received about
$1,500, for her wounded feelings.
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ENGINEERS LIVE 11 YEARS
Vital Statistics Presented at Western
Railroad Wage Hearing
Chicago, Jan. 14. — Dr. Henry .I. Har
ris, a statistician t*f the library of Con
gress at Washington, testified yester
day at the western railroad wage arbi
tration hearing that "the occupations
conspicuous for their high death rates
are, first, the miners and workers in
stone and clay; second, the locomotive
firemen; third, structural ironworkers,
and fourth, the locomotive engineers."
Where the normal expectancy of
death is 100. the actual deaths U'tuong
firemen is 190, the witness said, and
among engineers, 160.
Opposing counsel disputed the aver
age life of engineers as engineers, but
it was finally shown that it is between
1 1 and 1 2 years.
SEEKS TO SWIM WITH HIPPO
New York Man Courts Death at Zoo
But Is Rescued
New York, Jan. 14. A man, who
said later that he was Leo llerta,
squeezed his way through the wide bars
or the cage in which Miss Murphv and
lier lui.'ov daughter, the hippopotami at
Central Park zoo. were taking their
bath yesterday morning. Before he was
discovered and hauled out, he had di
vested himself of all his clothes. He
was poised for a dive into the tank
when attendants rushed in and seized
him.
At Bcllevue hospital, where the man
was sent for observation, he said he
had only wanted to take the baby hippo
awav from her mother and send her to
Kmperor Franz, Joseph as a gift. If
lie had dived into the tank he would
ha\ e been kided, as Miss Murphv is ex
tremely savage w hen strangers' try to
approach her offspring.
HELP FARMERS GAIN BY WAR
Federal Government Wants Producers
to Reap Present Benefit
Columbia, Jan. 14.—Describing the
bureau of markets as one of the great
est works the federal government lias
undertaken, David F Houston, secre
tary of agriculture, said to farmers at
tending the annuwl "Farmers' Week of
the Missouri State Agricultural
School.''
The national government is trving to
aid the farmer in reaping the greatest
possible benefits from war time prices
and demands for their products.
INNESES MUST FACE TRIAL
Lose Appeal Against Extraditiou to
Georgia
Austin. Tex., Jan. 13.—Victor K. Tu
nes and his wife, Ida May Innes. of
r-iigene. Ore., must, face charges of la--
ceny after trust In Georgia, according
to an opinion by the court of Criminal
Appeals, sustaining the action of Gov
ernor Co quitt, in granting extradition.
ihev have been indicted at Atlanta
•a., charged with misaippropriatinir
lands of Mrs. Mlois Nelms Dennis. Mr.
and Mrs. l-.iuns recently were cleared
ot charges in connection with the mvs
tenons disappearance of Mrs. Dennis
and her sister. Miss Beatrice Melius.
1 lie accused are in San Antonio.
WOULD WELCOME ALIENS
Kansas Governor Urges Establishment
of Immigration Agency
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 14.—BstaJbMsh
inent or an immigration mgenev which
would welcome to Kansas farms the
workers of Kurope, driven from their
homes by the war. was recommended
to the State Legislature by Governor
Arthur Clapper in his message delivered
yesterday.
The (governor also urged co-operative
loan associations for farmers, under the
supervision of the State Banking De
partment. *
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