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McConnellsburg, Pa.
BOYS AND THE FARM.
Th9 department of agriculture U
iprorlng Its value constantly In man;
Varajrs, but to none more definitely and
' .clearly than In tbe encouragement trt
American youth to adopt the cultlva
Hon of the soil as a cureer. It Is
TltaJly essential that the children ol
farmers should themselves till the
land their fathers and their grand
fathers have tilled, says the Washing
Aon Star. They ore potentially th
(but farmers. If they move to the
Klty to learn trades or to enter the
professions or to drift Inefficiently
(through life, somebody must take
ft.be! r places to grow the crops essen
to the feeding of the people. A
-dangerous tendency exists toward th
-nmlcatlon of the small farmer and
the substitution of the syndicate, 01
nl large Individual holder of land
"This destroys competition at th
wource of the necessities of life. II
tends unmlBtukably to higher prlcei
uid to the Increase In the number ol
nion producing Individuals. Only by
making the farm attractive and profit
Able can any headway bo made
tatalnst this clty-drlftlng disposition,
"With Its Inevitable consequence ol
dangerous concentration. Tho telo
BAone, the electric car, the rural free
delivery and to some extent the good
.roads movement have all contributed
to lessen tho disadvantages of rural
existence. Now comes sclenco, lead
tog to an Increase In the profits and
7n the dignity of farming. It Is lm
jvjrtant that the competition among
'the boys In the south which has just
ffceen brought to so successful a con
clusion should bo extended Into all
' parts of Uio country.
Where Is the psychologist who can
Slve an explanation of the different
wnys In which the weather affects
ports? There are baseball nnd foot
rbll, for Instance. Doth are strenuous
xames, yet one flourishes like a green
imj tree In the good old summer time,
ao matter how hot, and the other
"thrives only in a frosty atmosphere
Flayers and spectators seem to be In
the same boat. When the sun shines
ithe hottest the heroes of the diamond
tare warmed up to their llmberest and
their best, while the lookers-on occu-IPj-tng
tbe bleachers Just roast and are
ksppy. Hut let a cold blast blow
cross the field and baseball shrinks
31e a delicate flower touched by
Irost On the other band footballers
"want It cold and raw and really pre
fr a near-zero temperature and ' a
flurry of snow, If they can be had.
Such conditions appear to put "gin
gw" Into every brawny member ol
'the eleven. And the crowds on the
Xr&Bdstand forget all about tbe weath
-er while watching the wonderful do
tags of their favorite players.
In tbe matter of dress we have
iallon upon a decline since the days
-hen the Duke of Wellington was re
jfused admission to Almack's because
lie was wearing trousers Instead ol
'breeches and silk stockings, says the
Xondon Chronicle. Even Almack's.
however, had to admit trousers with
Jn Its closely guarded portals the fol
llowlng year. When Gladstone was
""up" at Oxford the reign of tho dan
dies wag In full swing. When late In
Ufe he revisited the university to lec
tare to the undergraduates on Homer
Tie was asked by 0. W. E. Russell
whether he noticed any difference be
'tween his audience and the men of
.'Lis own time. "Yes," ho replied, "In
"their dress an enormous chauge. I
ain told that I had among my audi
ence some of the most highly con
nectod and richest men In tho nni
Turslty, and there wasn't one whom I
ci ulfln't have dressed from top to toe
for 6."
The "wild garlic" which Infests por
"lions of Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana Is a noxious plant first seen In
Tennsylvanla. A farmer In southern
.Indiana secured some seed wheat
from the Ohio Valley, and noticed
tie presence of the onionlike pest lu
tbe resulting crop. He gave It no
further thought, as "tbe entire In
stated plot might have been carried
away In bis hat." And yet within
three years the wheat from that sec
tion ot the country was refuted by all
jr.lllers because of the malodorous gar
lic, the seeds of which are about the
jeume size, as largo wheat grains. In
vcertaln localities land values have
."been sorely affected by tbe presence
iof this weed.
A singular point evoked by recent
prosecutions of fortune-tellers and
ijalmlsts lu another city Is the fact
itliat tholr Insight Into the futures of
tether people give them no Inkling
tof the evil Influbuces that were about
'to haul themselves Into the police
courts.
They f gure It out that the moon Is
now 17,000 miles nearer ths earth
Uuui usual. Everything seems to be
.jcoinlng down a bit.
That London newspaper man who
Thas been doing America In 38 hours
Will probably get as much good out of
kbe trip as some foreigners who have
(spent six months In trying to make
jup their minds about us. But bis feat
iwasn't worth while.
V :
i It Is reported that Ex-King Manuel
iof Portugal Is hard up financially
(Ttls should serve as a warning to
wrvery young man to save while he
fbatfc good Job.
FIVE KILLED IN
Wben Express Hits Aitotber at
ISatavia, X. V.
DISREGARD OF SIGNALS ALLEGED.
Huffulo anil Huston Special Was At
Standstill In Vuid At Hutavlu,
N. Y When tlio Western Kxpirh
Huns Into It From I ten r Two
Curs Telescoped and Engine Top
ples Over On I'lillmuii Two Of
the Injured Xot Expected To Mvo
Four Instantly Killed.
Ilatavla, N. Y. (Special). Five
men are dead, two are probably fatal
ly Injured and .over a scoro were
more or less seriously hurt In tho
wreck of the Western express and tho
Doston and Uuffulo special, both
westbound on tho New York Central
here. Four of tho victims were kill
ed instantly, one has since died and
two of the Injured in the hospital arc
not expected to live.
Tho Buffalo and Doston special
No. 49 was at a standstill In the sta
tion yards, when, it is alleged by rail
road officials, Engineer J. H. Lydell
of Uuffalo, on the Western express
train, No. 23, ran past precautionary
signals and dashed Into the rear of
tbe standing train. The signals,
Superintendent Kverett declares, are
In excellent working order.
Crushed During Fog.
Conditions near dawn were those
which railroad men fear tho most,
and which make the handling of
trains almost a hazard at best. A
heavy fog hung over everything and
a drizzling rain, which at times in
creased to a smart shower, was
turned to Ice the moment ft touched
anything. Tho windows of engines
and coaches were opaque and the
rails were covered with a coating of
Ice, which reformed almost imme
diately after each passing train.
Train No. 4 9 arrived at Syracuse
ahead of No. 23 and thus took pre
cedence on tho Western division be
tween thero nnd Uuffalo. It was
ahead of time at Ratavla and was
awaiting the signal from the conduc
tor to start on time. Train No. 23
followed closely behind.
Jumped For Their Lives.
Engineer Lydell admits that be
saw a cautionary light 4,000 feet
east of the station and, the railroad
officials say, he also admits having
passed a signal set against him.
When Lydell saw the tail lights of
the express through the fog It was
too lato to prevent disaster. He
Jammed on the brakes, reversed, and
with a cry of warning to his fireman
leaped for his life.
The flying train, with scarcely ap
preciable check, owing to the Icy
rails, plowed Into tho Pullman coach,
the last car on the standing train.
The heavy coach was telescoped and
tossed to one side, the engine con
tinuing on through tho wreckage to
the next car, a day coach. There it
reared high In the air and toppled
over on the wrecked Pullman.
The work of rescue was quickly
organized. The local firemen and
police, railroad men and volunteers
worked heroically among the wreck
age and hissing steam from the shat
tered engine to rescue those pinned
In the debris, to whom immediate
succor meant life. Vans and cabs
were used as ambulances to carry
the Injured to the hospital.
Dead In Hear Coach.
It was two hours after the wreck
occurred when the first body was
taken out. It had been Jammed In
between the wreckage of the Pull
man and tho overturned engine.
Soon afterward three more were
found near the same spot. All four
had been traveling in the rear coach
of the forward train, which bore the
full brunt of the first terrific Impact.
ARM F.I) GUARDS FOR TRAIN'S.
Utah Division Of tho Central Pacific
Prepared For lluiulits.
Salt Lake City (Special). Bandits
who are ambitious to hold up pass
enger trains on the Utah division of
the Central Pacific will encounter the
most approved rifles in the hands of
men who know how to use them.
Under orders from tho division
superintendent every passenger train
will carry an armed guard. The pre
caution Is the result of the robbery
of tho Overland limited last week.
Rig Growth In Money Orders.
New York (Special). The report
of Postmaster Morgan of the money
order business transacted at tho New
York Postofflco (Manhattan and the
Dronx), during tho calendar year of
1910 Bhows that there were In all
13,655,551 transactions, represent
ing the sum ot $570,089,965. This
Is an Increaso over 1909 of $104,
620.51G. Swear They Are Males.
Seattle, Wash. (Special). Ap
proximately 4,000 women in Seattle
liavo sworn they sre "male persons."
The lorm of vow adopted by law for
administering to citizens tho oath of
registration states that tlio person
being sworn Is a "male" person. It
has not been changed by legislative
enactment, although women have
been enfranchised In this State, and
tboso taking part In tho present city
registration have subscribed to an
oath that makes them "male per
ons." Thayer Would Accept Togn.
Worcester, Mass. (Special). In a
statement JuBt Issued former Con
gressman John R. Thayer announced
bis willingness to be the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator
in opposition to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Governor West Inaugurated.
Salem, Ore. (Special). Oswald
West, Democratic Governor of Ore
gon, was Inaugurated Tuesday before
tho Joint assembly of the Legislature.
TAFT WANS START MADEl
Urges Fortification of the Pana
ma Canal.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
President Taft Thursday sent to Con
gress a special message urging the
fortification of tho Panama Canal,
and recommending that an appro
priation ot $5,000,000 for tho Initia
tion of tho work on the proposed de
fenses be made at tho present session
of Congress. Ho forwarded with the
messago tho report of tho special
army and navy board recommending
fortification of tho canal.
"The canal, when completed," said
the President In his message, "will
afford the only convenient routo for
water communication between our
Atlantic and Pacific CoaBts, and vir
tually will bo a part of tho coast line
of the United States. Its assured
possession and control will contribute
to our peace, Bafety and prosperity
as a nation. In my Judgment It Is
tho right and tho duty of tho United
States to fortify and make capable of
defenso tho work that will bear so
vital a relation to Its welfare, and
that is belt:.? created solely by It and
at an expenditure of enormous sums.
"I have authorized the submission
to the secretary of tho treasury of the
revised estimate for the appropria
tion referred to In the accompanying
U tter of tho secretary of war, which
estimate Is less than the original cbM
rnuto by approximately one-third."
The modified report of tho fortifi
cations hoard, accompanying tho mes
sage, reduces the estimate of the cost
of fortification of the canal from
$19,546,843 to $ 1 2.4 7 5 2 8 . This re
duction was reached by a 15 per
cent, cut In tho amount of armament
through the omission of a battery of
I two 14-inch rifles and four 12-Inch
mortars at liatelo Point; through a
I redistribution and greater concentra
tion of tho proposed garrisons and
tho adoption of simpler and more
economical types of quarters and em
placements. 1 1 FX IS NOT A lilltl).
Important Court Dei-Won Declines
Thut Egg Are Fgn.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Kggs are eggs. Also a hen Is not a
bird.
So says the United States Court of
Customs Appeals, In a decision which
seems to settlo a question that has
muddled tho customs, perplexed the
experts and finally called In the zoo
logists. Eggs coming from China, usually
are broken out of tho shells, packed
In tin cans and frozen. Customs offi
cials contended they entered this
country in competition with home
laid eggs and assessed a duty of 5
cents a dozen.
The importer objected, declaring
they should bo free of duty under
that section of the tariff which puts
the eggs of birds on the free list,
lie contended that at most they were
only albumen and dutiable as such.
The full bench of five Justices
agreed that the Importer's claim that
a hen Is a bird lacked merit and that
an egg Is an egg In the shell or out
of It.
CLARK TO SUCCF.FI) 1IIMSKLF,
Senator Chosen Hy Republican Cau
cus At Cheyenne.
Cheyenne, Wyo. (Special). At a
Joint caucus of Republicans of the
legislature held Thursday night Sen-
CLARENCE D. CLARK.
United States Senator From Wyoming.
ator Clark was chosen, 44 to 39, as
the nominee of the party, to succeed
himself. This means that Senator
Clark will have the full party vote
and will be ro-elected to tho United
States Senate.
Dig Packers l-'ail.
Trenton, X. J. (Special). Ilal
stcad & Co., of Jersey City, dealers
In meats, lards and oils, filed in the
United States Court a petition in
bankruptcy. Tlio firm's liabilities
are given as $728,296, and tlio assets
$826,506, Including a valuation of
$470,000 on tho company's plant.
Wolves Kill Miners.
Seattle, Wash. (Special). Several
residents of tho west coast of Prince
of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska,
have been killed and eaten by wolves
the last year, according to Chas. A.
Sulzer, a brother of Congressman Sul
zer, of New York, who has Just re
turned from the Xorth. Mr. Sulzer
says that tho wolves, having killed
off all tho deer, have become desper
ate with hunger and come right up to
tho doors of the cabins ot the miners.
Gen. Lnlrobo Dead.
Baltimore, Md. (Special). Gen.
Ferdinand C. Latrobe, seven times
mayor of Baltimore, died Friday af
ternoon, from an attack of prenu
nionia, which developed on Wednes
day. General Latrobo was confined
to his bed but a day and a half. The
disease, despite tbe efforts ot the
best medical science to check It, was
quick In terminating the life of a
man beloved by all who knew blm.
IPs imv
GREAT FIGHTING
BY INSURRECTOS
Small Parly Fifilit Drawn Hattle
With Mexican Troops.
TWO KILLED AND SEVEN WOUNDED.
A Score Of Men Full In Encounter
On the Hanks Of the I tin (Jiiiiide
When DaiUiiest KikIm tlio Ctinllict
tho IiiNiiiTt'ctoH Hold the Field A
CiiiTcspondciit Among lli Wound
ed Itepcnleil (lunges Riuvely lt
pulsed. Comstock, Tex. (Special). More
than 20 men were killed In a ligbt
between tho Mexican federal soldiers
and a small party of Insurrectos on j
the bank of tho Uio Grande, opposite
this point Thursday. Tho Insurrcctos
had only 18 men, and for three hours
they held at bay about 75 rurales and
about 100 Infantry soldiers. When
darkness ended tho battle tho lnsur
rectos held tho Held and tho federal
troops had withdrawn a couple of
miles and camped. The Insurrectos
left a couple of hours later for their
mountain headquarters, 50 miles
away, carrying their wounded with
them.
Of the 18 Insurrectos two were
killed anil seven wounded. E. S.
O'Reilly, a correspondent with the
Insurrectos, received a slight wound
In the thigh.
Twice the rurales charged the in
surgent position, once coming within
50 yards, but each timo they were
repulsed.
Tho arrival of 20 mote Insurrectos
In the last few minutes of the light
saved the defenders anil prevented
what probably would have been a
massacre of the little hand.
The firing begun at a distance of
about 3H0 yards. Tho Insurgents
poured a volley from their .30-caliber
rifles Into the enemy, ami three sol
diets fell. The soldiers replied with
their Mauser carbines, and tho battle
was on.
After half on hour's continuous
fighting tho federals received rein
forcements from their main body and
a charge was made on tho Insurrec
tos. As they advanced the de
fenders of the pass sent storm of bul
lets into their ranks, firing coolly and
making every shot count. The fed
erals advanced a short distance and'
then returned to their original posi
tion. I
The steady fire and good aim of i
the insurrectos was more than the :
soldiers could stand and they shrank'
from closing for a final assault. !
Tlio liiBtirrectos buried their dead, ;
cared for the wounded, packed their
equipment and two hours Inter start
ed across country for Elburro, the
mountain where they have establish
ed their stronghold.
The Insurrectos have a strongly
fortified camp in the mountains ami
more than 150 men under arms at
that point. They are well armed and
plentifully supplied with ammuni
tion. PASS HKi PKXSIOX HILL.
Sullovtay Hill Passed In House I!y
Vote of HI 2 to (lli.
Washington (Special). The
Houso of Representatives Tuesday
passed tho Sulloway general pension
bill, which grants pensions ranging
from $12 to $36 a month to all sol
diers who served ninety days in the
United States Army In the Civil War
or sixty days in the Mexican War ami
who have reached the age of 62 years.
The bill adds about $45,000,000 a
year to tho pension roll.
Opposition to the measure was ex
pressed by sonio members on the
ground that Its terms wero too gen
eral. It provides for tho pensioning
of all Union soldiers regardless ot
disability, tho only requirement be
ing that they shall have attained the
ago of 62 years. Tho general scole
of pensions fixed In tlio new bill ac
cording to age Is 03 follows: Sixty
two years, $15 a month; 63 years,
$20 a month; 70 years, $25 a mouth;
75 years, $36 a month.
It was declared by the advocates of
the bill that ono hundred veterans
nro dying every twenty-four hours.
DILS COUNTING II IS WKALTIL
Aged Man Drops Dead With His
World's Goods licforc Him.
New York (Special). John Cre
mett took leave ot tho world Thurs
day whilo counting his store ot this
world's poods, lie was 7 7 years old.
When tho old man's landlady en
tered his room to call him to a late
luncheon she found him with his head
bowed forward on a table. Before
blm lay $675 In gold and notes and
two bank books, showing deposits for
a considerabde sum. He hud died of
heart failure.
DKPLORKS FACTIONAL I'KUDS.
Gov. Carroll, Of lown. Says They
Have An I'iih Imlesoine ICffect.
Des Moines, Iowa (Special). Gov
ernor Carroll, In his inaugural ad
dress, made a plea for the cessation
of political und factional feuds In
Iowa, declaring they had had an un
wholesome effect upon business con
ditions of the various communities.
"Nothing better could come to our
stato than that there should bo au
end of these matters," ho said.
Cnnio Nut Inn's Xerves I-'all.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special). Mrs.
Carrlo Nation, temperanco worker
and saloon smasher, who i-uffcred a
nervous breakdown at tho home of a
friend In Kureka Sprlnks, Ark., was
brought hero for treatment. She
wua taken to the homo of a woman
physician In Argentine, Kan. Over
work Is believed to bo responsible for
Mrs. Natlon'f condition. She Is Bald
to be extremely weak.
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ACCUSED OF BUYING SEAT
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, Pe-
nics Charge
Madison, Wis. (Special). "The
nomination lu the primary and the
election to tho United States Senatd
by tho legislature of Isaac Stephen
son are null and void on account ot
attempted briberies and corrupt
practices by himself and his cumpalgn
managers, agents and workers and of
violations of laws of Wisconsin de
fining and punishing offenses against
tho elective franchise."
This is tho gist of tho findings ot
a special senatorial Investigating
committee In Its report submitted to
Gov. Francis E. McGovcrn Wednes
day. The report Is signed by Lieu
tenant Governor Thomus Morris and
Senator Spencer W. Marsh (Republi
cans) and Senator Hunting (Dci.Vo
crut). ISAAC STEPHENSON.
United State? Senator from Wisconsin
The two Republican members of
thn committee are members of the so
called progressive wing of tho Re
publican party anil Senator Dusting
culls himself a Progressive Democrat.
Karly In the legislative Bession of
1!'0J resolutions were Introduced In
both houses tailing for an investiga
tion of the senatorial primary elec
tion. Tho resolutions were par
ticularly pointed at United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson, who, ac
cording to his report filed with the
secretary of state, expended $107,
000 during the campaign.
Speaker Ilanncroft, of tho As
sembly, named a committee com
posed of a majority of stalwart Re
publicans and Lieutenant Governor
John Strange, who then presided
over tho Senate, named Senators
Marsh, Morris and Hustlng. The
committee met In Joint session for
several weeks. Then the Assembly
branch of the committee decided tu
go no further.
F'lilse, Says Stephenson.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Senator Stephenson at first declined
to make any comment on the news
from the Wisconsin State capital that
charges of violations of the election
law had ben filed against him with
tho governor. Later ho gave out the
following:
"Tho report of tho majority of the
legislative committee was made at
the session of the legislature held
two years ago. The committee, af
ter an exhaustive Investigation,
exonerated mo and all those con
nected with my campaign of all the
charges. The report now made Is
by threo of tho old committee who
refused to concur with tho majority.
They did not then submit a report,
but havo waited until a legislature
had been elected which they regard
ed as favorablo to their plans. Two
of them are no longer members of
the legislature. I have not yet seen
tho report. So far as the charges
have como to l.io they are without
foundation nnd wholly false."
TWKXTV Flit KM KX IV.IIRF.D.
St i les Of Fires In Xeiv York May Uc
Milt In One Man's Death.
New York (Special). Twenty fire
men were Injured, one perhaps fatal
ly, and damage aggregating $150,000
was caused by a series of five fires
here. Fireman Leo Hackbarth fell
four stories down an air Bhaft and
through a skylight in a burning Har
lem tenenieut. The physicians in tho
hospital where ho now lies say he
cannot recover. Ho was assisting a
woman tenant to escape when ho fell,
but Bho was not hurt, nor were any
of the occupants.
Five firemen were severely burned
when a liquor and drug Importing
house on Pine street caught fire, and
12 wero Injured, five seriously, In a
blaze which destroyed a live-story
building on Duano street.
10 Dead, 5 Hurt In Landslide.
Castro, Vrdialos, Spain (Special).
Forty persons were killed and five
injured here when a landslide over
whelmed a gang of laborers, burying
them all beneath a mass of earth and
rock.
Hotel Wrecked Hy Itomh.
San Francisco (Special). With a
force that demolished tho whole front
of tho building, tore up tho cement
sidewalk, shattered windows within
a radius of many blocks and put
more than 30 lives In peril, a dyna
mite bomb exploded shortly before 1
o'clock Monday morning In the door
way of a restaurant on the first floor
of the Bimbo Hotel, at 391 Bay street.
The occupants were hurled from
their beds and many of them badly
bruised.
Sueur Trust Put1? Up Money.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
American Sugar Refilling Company
has deposited $700,000 In cash In tho
United States Treasury to com
promise Its sugar drawback funds at
New York.
Quay's Widow Dead.
PlttBburg (Special). Mrs. Agnes
B. Quay, 80 years old, widow of the
late United States Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay, died at C.20 o'clock
Monday morning at her residence,
Oak Spur Road, Shields Station.
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TRIFLE LYNCHING
BY MASKED MEN
They Storm the Jail at Shelby
ville, Ky.
TWO HANGE3 AND ONE IS SHOT.
All the Men Lynched Were Negroes,
One Of Whom Had Het'ii Sentenced
To Hang For the Murder Of a
Xegiti Woman, and the Other Two
Wero Charged Willi Insulting
While Women Story Told Hy
Jailer's Deputy.
Shelby vllle, Ky. (Special). Fifty
masked men early Sunday stormed
the Shelby county Jail, seized and
lynched three negroes, two of whom
were charged with insulting white
women, while the third was sen
tenced to hang for the murder of a
negro woman.
The bodies of two of the negroes,
Geno Marshall and Wade Patterson,
were found later, but that of the
third, James West, Is still unaccount
ed for, although ho was seen In tho
hands of the mob with a rope about
his neck.
According to Ernest Hornback,
Jeputy Jailer, the mob within an
lour and a quarter surrounded the
lull, broke down a door and took tho
threo negroes away, leaving 14 oth
ers lu the same cell from which tho
three were taken.
The two bodies recovered wero
found about a quarter of a mile
ipart. That of Marshall was found
hanging to a bridge over the Km
mlnance pike, near the jail, while
that of Patterson was found In Cedar
Creek. Patterson, It is said, at
tempted to escape from the mob, and
was shot. Ills body was thrown In
to the creek.
According to Deputy Jailer Horn
back, Jailer Kdward Thompson hid
the Jail keys when the mob appeared
and later when tho mob entered
Hornback let the men Into tho Jail
edifice.
"They said thero were 'three
niggers we're going to get or elso
blow the jail up,'" Hornback said.
"They kept yelling for the dynamite,
while some of the mob Started to
beat, on tho cell locks with a sledge
hammer. About 12 men had their
guns pointed at me, demanding the
keys. I insisted 1 did not know
wheie they were. Finally, they
broke the cell door open and took
out West, Marshall and Patterson."
Patterson. It was charged, Insult
ed two white women during tho holi
days and knocked both of them
down. West's alleged crime was
more recent and It Is said that ho had
often been seen throwing kisses at
white women. Ho was a chauffeur.
Marshall was sentenced to hang for
beheading a negro woman more than
a year ago.
FOOD PRICKS WILL DROP.
Cold Storage Stuff To He Least Cost
On Market.
Chicago, 111. Hundreds of mil
lions of pounds of cold storage but
ter, eggs, cheese and poultry, some
of It as much as five years old, are
about to be thrown on tho market
and sacrificed at whatever price they
will bring, as the result of the col
lapse within the last few days of the
Food Trust, which by steady aggres
lions (luring the past half decade has
piled prices of provisions up to their
present exorbitant figures.
1 The smash, It was predicted Sun
day, will be one of the most spec
tacular for a long period of time.
Prices, now 33 1-3 per cent, higher
lhan they ought to be, are about to
drop in a sudden slump to their
normal levels. Chicago, as the cen
ter of the cold storage Industry of
tho country, is to be the vortex of
tho wholesalo unloading. Failures
among commission men and a gen
eral financial stringency in the but
ter, egg and poultry trades are ef
fects, It was stated, that are likely to
follow.
Although tho collapse ot the "cor
ner" Is likely to bo felt most keeuly.
by the cold storage men of Chicago,
the pinch will be felt In many of the
Important shipping centers of tho
Fast nnd Middlo West. Chicago,
New Y'ork, Philadelphia, Omaha,
Kansas City, St. Ixuis and Minne
apolis were spoken of today as tho
points whvre most of the unloading
probably would be done.
Savetl From Lynching.
Dothan, Ala. (Special). Joel Ay
cock and Alto Barefoot, two whlto
farmers of Geneva county, who were
arrested Thursday on the charge of
having assaulted the 15-year-old wife
of a 17-year-old Geneva county boy,
wero Sunday removed from the coun
ty jail here on the order of Judge
Pearce, to prevent a possible lynch
ing. Hoy l'ulls Sixty Feet.
Ithaca, X. Y. (Special). Howard
Monte, a 15-year-old boy, slipped
from a path along Cascadllla Gorge
and fell 60 feet to tho creek below.
Ho had been carrying laundry bags
ond they fell under him breaking tho
fall sufficiently so as to save him
from death. A party of Cornell stu
dents secured a rope which was low
ered Into tho gorge and threo of them
made the perilous descent along tho
side of the cliffs. Mento was hoist
ed back to safety and hurried to the
hospital. His condition Is critical.
Zenn Dure To Marry.
London ( (Special). Another link
between tho peerage nnd the stage la
about to bo welded. The much
photographed musical comedy act
ress, Zena Dare, Is betrothed to
Maurice Brett, with whose brother
rumor recently misconnected her
name. The allianco seems to bo ap
proved by tho family of Viscount
"Caber,- whoso guest Miss Dare has
frequently been during the past three
years. Miss Darc'B father Is a law
yer's cirk.
LIVE NEWS
OF THE
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Berwick. Employed by tlio in.
perlal Government lu teachins the
sons of the royal family and nobillt
in China, and In preparing them fot
American colleges. Miss Kinma $,
Llgget, formerly a teacher In the Ber
wick High School, sailed January
for Peking, tho school in which ,tt
will be employed having been found,
ed by tho Chinese government u
reciprocation on the part of China for
tho act of President Roosevelt in n.
paying part of tho Boxer Inil'iiawj
to China.
Reading. A vtrdict of $1,12; 3
favor of the plaintiff was return. ( t,
tho jury In the BUlt of Catharine Aim
Reidler, of Heidelberg, this (cUr,:j,
against tho Consolidated Tel.ihfit,
Companies of Pennsylvania and th
Ilethcl and Mt. Aetna Telephone am
Telegraph Company, tried -hn
Judge Fndlich. Tho suit was for 'be
recovery of damages alleged u have
been sustained to tho plaintiff's imp.
erty caused by tho defendants ruttioj
down trees.
York. Whilo fixing the fire In ih
furnace under the boilers at the York
Chemical Works, Jacob Helgi s, night
watchman, was nearly burned to
depth. He got too near the o;a
door and his clothing became i;;niti!
Ho ran from the building to tb
tracks of tho Northern Central Hail,
road, whero the flames wrc et
tlnguished by tho shirting crew. le
Is now In a serious condition a; the
York Hospital.
Altoona. After It had prart!ra!!r
kicked the Interior of the stable to
pieces, a horse belonging to ( lut
Mock, of Fast Freedom, dii.l of
hydrophobia, resulting from tlie bite
from a mnd dog six weeks auo. Tie
horse bit a man, who had g-iin- into
tho stable to examine It, ami tin-do;
bit a Httlo girl. The horse's h-ad
was sent to the Stato Live Stok
Hoard for examination.
Shenandoah. -Charles P. .i!l,
Commissioner of Labor, at Washing
ton, notified all anthracite coal oirj
tots that, according to the iri- of
coal at tidewater points Hid mine
workers' wages for January would te
seven per cent, above the basis. Tliii,
together with full time In the ri;inn,
makes many miners' homes happv.
Ituslness was never better in this
region.
Girardville. Father dead, a vie
time of treacherous overhead coal it
William Penn colliery, wife ill ami
six children down with Bcarh-t fever
and diphtheria, Is the plight of 1 tarry
Sands' family at William l'etin.
Sympathetic fellow-workers, Instead
of attending tho funeral, worked the
day and contrlouted the earnings to
the destituto family.
Reading. Manual training Las
been such a success In the schools in
the short time that It has been In the
curriculum that at a meeting of one
of the Teachers' Committee it was de
cided to extend It to the seventh and
eighth grades. Franklin Gill, of
Bethlehem, has been recn in mended
as an additional teacher in this de
partment. Pottsvllle. Charles P. Price, mine
inspector of tho Twentieth Hi?trict,
Including collerles in Western Schuyl
kill and Dauphin counties, n ports tor
the past year 13 fatal accidents in
side, and three outside, lnakin;
'otal of 16. The total oilier acci
dents was 32 inside and lo outside,
making a total of 42.
Washington Horough. Mis.s Irene
Wills has sued John Vounj; lor
$2,000 damages for allegel injury to
her prospects in matrimony. St
as engaged to bo married, a:.d btf
Intended husband broke the tnwpf
ment on rumors that she had colored
blood In her veins, which she d.-nioi.
Mahanoy City. Struck by
crowded west bound Schuylkill Kail
way car at Mahanoy Plane. Witti'i
Muck, of Maizeville, was crushed to
ieatli. A panicky feeling possessed
tho passengers when tho car jumped
irosswise on the tracks as the result
if tho accident.
Lancaster. Walter W. Franklin,
a member of the Lancaster bar, l
been prosecuted on the chnrsje of em
bezzlement. J. W. Morrison allocs
Franklin appropriated money given
him to pay costs In divorce proceed
ings and also failed to account Iof
money collected for Morrison.
Reading. Mrs. Emma IJoycr, her
5-year-old daughter, Vcrna, and t
boarders, Anna Bertolet and J'ar'
Urady, were mado seriously ill a''(f
eating caramels. Samples of I1"
candy will bo analyzed, and if
to contain stuff contrary to tli" P"
food act, prosecutions will folio.
Hazleton. Lewis Grcbey, of t!li!
city, foreman at the Cranberry Col
liery of A. Pardee & Company, ,l"
struck by a mine car and killed.
Shamokln. Directors of the Odd
Fellows' Orphanage, west of Sn'
town, nt their Ecinl-annunl inoftinP
referred plans for a handsome ,1C
school building to the Education1
Committee. Over $10,000 were ex
pended for the maintenance ol '
orphanage during 1910,
' Mahanoy City. Mrs. Casfj
Schad, an aged woman, living
Coles, fractured her skull, m"1
dying as the result ot a fall t"t
preparing tho noonday meal. sje
was overcome by weakness, nnd
her head striking a chair.
Cuts Off His Own Arm.
Bellefontaine, Ohio (Special)--1
save his life, Charles Deat"'
Champaign county farmer, cut o"''1
arm with a pocket knifo. He ,M
caught In a corn shredder a"1' '''
companions found that they were '
abla to release tho arm with""1
Ing. the machine apart. Dea10"
alized that he must bleed t df1
unless he was freed from the
chine's grip.
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