The Fulton County Niws McConnellsburg, fa. POLITENESS. The decay of French politeness has become a subject for pusslng concern pa the part of the French themselves. it has been frequently remurked by lsitors to France, who have aliened a change In French mnnners within the period of their rccolloctlon, says the Charleston News and Courier. The Mine phenomenon Is something al leged of the weather In New Eng land. Scientific meteorologists pooh pooh this. They declare It to be all out of the question for climate to be materially affected except by Imper eeptible processes requiring ages to how results,. So as to politeness In Ftance; some contend that the change Is more apparent thun real. 'Most of those taking part In the con troversy Insist or admit It to be a fart. These urge that the causes be Identified and correctives applied. There Is a disposition, of course, to attribute It to women, "especially ele tant women whose Ill-manners have no limit," as one expert submits. Is the matter worth serious considera tion? Or, rather, should not the ymptora be welcomed? Is not po liteness Itself a sympton of decay, (Ike the beauty of old cathedrals, the mellowness of long-stored vintages, or the art of telling the truth? Man In a natural state Is not remarkable for good manners and will lie cheerfully. That school which holds that the de cadence of a people may be traced Ay observing Its cultivation of the feablt of telling the truth would prob ably reason that the diffusion of po liteness Is In the same way signlfl rant, If a less Important barometer f falling physical and Intellectual virility. A robust entity does not other about etiquette. Modern life Is complicated. It Is swift. We live at high tension. Tbo ins of society people have become Inured to them. Neurasthenia, one knows. Is often the Inevitable, though juueh-to-be-deprecated. result of going the pace, says tbe Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hut what Is one to think of neurasthenia In the poultry yard? Comes a publication which devotes Itself to poultry and other topics of tbe farm. In It a correspondent writes of the K.vmptoms of one of bis hens listless, nervous, Indifference to food and society. And the editor replies that the symptoms are those of a nervous disease, and he declares that the only cure for the hen Is the rest cure In some quiet retreat, away from the feverish atmosphere of the poultry yard. This is a withering In dictment of present-day civilization. A neurotic hen -think of that! A debutante of last season, no doubt, who should now be In the full feath er of glorious youth a victim of nerves! The form of Curtlss biplane which travels on the water and land as well he In the air U winning admiration at Han Diego. The machine Is a standard biplane equipped with bi cycle wheels and a pontoon about three feet wide by twelve feet In length placed immediately beneath the aviator with its long axis at right angles to the planes. At the extremities of the lower plane are two mall triangular copper tanks, whose Junction Is to prevent the planes from rutting too deeply Into the wa ter. Mr. Curtiss seems to have thought of everything but a name for his novel craft. The suggestion 1hat It be known as the hydroterro aeroplane shows closer acquaintance with the elastics than with the rmblt of the American people to Insist upon rutting long words short. The February fire loss this year In the I'nlted States and Canada amounted to $16,415,000. While a million more than the February loss last year and $300,000 In excess of 1he February loss In 1 !)(! this was five millions below the aggregate for last month, and somewhat below the average monthly loss during the twelve months last past. There Is nothing alarming nor Is there any .thing encouraging In the fire loss fig Aires of the first two months of the present year. On account of a heavy Ion In January, they are eight mil lions In excess of the total for the first two months of 1910. but half a million below that for the correspond ing period of 1909. Because a Chicago nan Insisted upon being a candidate for trustee of one of the large New York llf lt.surance companies, the company has been obliged to spend about $,'.0, COO In having bai'ots and proxira printed in eleven different languages .nd mailing them In sealed envelopes to all parts of the wot Id He Is the only candidate on the so cniied policy holders' ticket, although 3f triples are to be elected It was a wife u" which made provision for policy holJ rs" tickets, but In this Instance It bus not been advantageous from a iinantial viewpoint, at least. TotenUa," an Intel national moe tnent which tends to make all mar Jiind as brothers and sisters, Is tht latest wrinkle umong the hlg'r.brout Tbe dreamers of dreams continue t( dream In spite of the prevalence ol commercialism. Now that we know the world t hrve been born at Uar.t 4ni)O0iMOC years ago. It Is more than ever ur prising how tbe frivol um M tVng l'pi up Its perpetual glMy wl.hl OR PUBLIC CONTROL VAIL FOR REGULATION A3 WELL AS PUBLICITY. SAYS BOTH HERE TO STAY Frank Recognition of Public Rights by the President of Western Union and Telephone Companies. Public regulation of public service corporations has come to stay. I ought to have come and It ought to stay. That Is the flat and unequivocal sstertlon of Theodore N. Vail, presl lent of both the American Telephone Slid Telegraph ccmpany and the Western Union Telegraph company. It came In the form of his annual re port to the seventy thousand stock holders of the two great corporations. Although Mr Vall's advocacy of full publicity In connection with the affair of such concerns was well under stood, nobody In financial circles had intlclpated so frank an avownl of (nil public rights In the shaping of their genera", conduct. It CRme conse quently as a surprise, not only be cause of Its novelty and squareness, but also on account of the unqualified acquiescence of a board of directors comprising such eminent and conserv ative financiers is Robert Wlnson of Kidder, Peebody & Co., and Henry L. Illgglnson of Boston, Henry P. Ravi on of J. P. Morgan & Co.: Senator W. Murray Crane, George F. Haer, T. Jefferson Coolldge Jr., Norman W. Harris. John I. Waterbury and others. President Vall's declaration Is her alded as the first recognition by those In high corporate authority of the Jus tice or the demand that the public be regarded as virtual partners In all matters that pertain to the common welfare. He goes directly to the point. "Public control or regulation of public service corporations by perms Lent commissions," he says, "has tome and rome to stay. Control, or regulation, to be effective means pub licity; It means semi public discus felon and consideration before action; It means everything which is the op posite of and Inconsistent with effec tive competition. Competition-aggressive, effective competition mean it rife, industrial warfare; It means contention; It oftentimes-means tak ing advantage of or resorting to any means that tbe conscience of the con testants or the degree of the enforce ment of the taws will permit. "Aggressive competition means duplication of plant and Investment. The ultimate object of such competi tion Is tbe possession of the field wholly or partially; therefore It mentis either ultimate combination on such busts and with such prices as wi'l (over past losses, or It meani loi-s of return on Investment, and iventual Iofs of capital. However It remits, all costs of aggressive, un controlled competition are eventually borne, directly or Indirectly, by the public. Competition which Is not ag gressive, presupposes co-operative ac tion, understandings, agreements, which result In general uniformity or harmony of action, which, In fact. Is rot competition but li combination, unstable, but for the time effective. When thoroughly understood it will he found that "control" will give more of the benefit and public ad vantages, which are expected to be obtained through such ownership, and will obtain them without the public burden of either the public office holder or public debt or operating deficit. "When through a wise and Judi cious Ftate control and regulation till f-e advantages without any of tie Clsi dvsntages of state ownership re secured, state ownership Is dimmed." "If Mr. Vail Is right," says Harper's Weekly, In a concise summing tip. "then It seems pretty plain that -we re entered upon a new era In bofi e'nnomlrs and politics. And It Is high ('tux we did If evolution Is to sup plum revolution as an efficient force In the development of civilization. " Unreliable Physiognomy. I am a profound disbeliever In phys iognomy. Features are false wit r.r?ea. Stupidity frequently wears a Jin: k of Intelligence. I know busl ress men who look like poets and toils who look like business men. . f it (f genius Invariably look like Idxts. and If you pick out the man wi.o looks most eminent In a party oi: are sure to find he la a nobody. I always distrust men 'ho look mag nificent. Nature Is a stlmjy creature, the seldom gives a man the double e'ft of being great and looking great. i'hc trolt rare to lame Byron and de form Pope and disfigure Johnson. But tf-e crowning example of ber Jealous inrs'mony la Shakespeare. I have al ways been disappointed with Shakes peare's face. It does not live up to 11 poetry. It Is dull, heavy and com n.onplace Adventures In London. Vegetable Fancy Work. I !t:l Mrs. Bride had altost every t'.ir.e to learn about housekeeping, but rhn wnt so enthusiastic In her Interest t'.-.-.t every one was glad to help her. "I have some particularly fine as jT7?!,ufl," the marketman told her one (luy. und he displayed a bunch for her iicmlrntlon. "Picked not three hours j o," be added. Mrs. Pride looked at It with unaf frctfd amazement. "Pnrs it grow like that?" she asked. "I hIv. ays supposed the cook braided tLr ecds of It." Youth's Companion. Poor Grn. "Gnrn's wife is a suffragette, Isn't U-.f ?" "Yrs, aud Green says he wouldn't trlnri that so much If she didn't always r. -i rs though It Is his fault she can't vote." Neighborly Comment, "What do you think of Mrs. Gam- idea of keeping Ixnt condl li ns? lig'.ng from my experience of her, j I think It Is In never returning any i tLlLg the borrows." SIXTY PERISH IN BIG MINE FIRE Four Hundred Men Stampede in Race With Death. EXITS SHUT OFF BY FLAMES. Fire at Foot of Shaft of Pancoast Colliery, ' Near Scranton, Pa., Causes Explosion and Fills Mine With Smoke. Scranton, Pa - One of the most serious mine disasters which has. ever visited this section of the min ing country occurred at the little vil lage of Throop, a short distance from this city, when the lives of between 0 and 60 men and boys were snuffed out. ' , Among those known to have perished are Joseph Evans, who was In rharge. of the t'nlted States mine rescue, car; Isaac Dawe, a fire boss, nd Walter Knight, a foreman. Kvans' death wsh the result of a defective oxygen-charged armor. Charles Knzlan, the noted expert til general charge of mine rescue work for the Federal government, was also overcome and is said to be In a critical "ondltlon tonight. As rescuers entered the mine they tumbled over three bodies. One of IheBe was, Joseph Kvans. He was seen to wrench his helmet from his head. It had evidently failed to work. Evans was carried to the open air as quickly as possible, but he had Inhaled so much smoke and gas from the burning coal that he died within a few hours. Enzlan's experience was similar to that of Kvans. I'p to a late hour nearly two-score Of bodies had been piled at the bot tom of the shaft, but It was thought advisable not to bring them to the surface until the crowd had dwin dled. A temporary morgue had beeu erected at the opening to the mine, nd here were congregated hundreds of women and children, relatives of the men and boys who had been so 1 Ford after he had received the re luddenly snatched from them. Their I ports of his investigating physician grief was pitiful, children of tender j and Deputy George McKeever was years dinging to the skirts of their as follows: mothers, while older male members of the family sought to soften the anguish of the distracted mothers and sisters of the unfortunate men and boys. NTnno nf the bodies recovered was i I mutilated, death doubtless having I been caused by Inhaling flames and gases. To those familiar with the rondi- Hons in the Pancoast Colliery the finding of tne bodies indicated inai(0 t,)(, n)fln.g t.n,pc there was practically no nope lor the other Imprisoned miners. A great majority of the missing men and boys are foreigners, Foreman Walter Knight and Fire Boss Alfred Dawe being two Americans who are. thnutrht in ImvA nerished. The fire started In an engine house Tacoma. Wash. Tho practical com at the opening of a slope leading ; pletion of arrangements for the sale from the Diamond vein. 750 feet i of the Flores-Hale estate, comprising from the surfac. There were 400 j 12,700 square miles on Magdalena Bay, men In the mine when the fire start ed, about 00 of them In the work Ings Into which tho slope led. These 60 were at work In a 'blind" tunnel t the end of the slope. AIMED AT THE CZAR Reio utlons in House to Abrogeto the Treaty With Russia. At'n-l.lnirf.in II P PoMI-puntl t:lt i VP Eulwr. of New York. Introduced In the House a Joint resolution directing the President to terminate the treaty be- iween me i n.e .-.,,..-,,. -.. because of dlscriminalon against American citizens of Jewish origin. Srlein Slmllnr resolutions also have been In- , i ... . ( ... I f ...... I .... .. onl irOdUCeil UV .urm . lini I iaMi Rim I , . v- v.... .ani. t.o....K.e. ... tlons were rrrrd t he Fo eign Af- fa rs Committee, of which Mr. Hulzer ,. eh,,,,,,,, .; m. I , .. , , , ., report is predicted this session. Makes 146 Fire Dead. New York. Death claimed the one hundred and forty-sixth victim of the Triangle Waist Company hole canst Friday, when IB-year-old Annie Miller succumbed. to Injuries received In jumping from the burning Asch Building. The girl died In St. Vin cent's Hospital after being uncon scious for more than two days. Government Seizes Rifles. Douglas, Arte. Two rases of Kprlngfleld rifles with bayonets, con signed from a St. Louis firm to Kl Paso, and thence to this city, were confiscated by A. H. Thompson, spec ial agent for the Department of Jus tice. Campaign Publicity Bill. Washington, I). C Representative McCall, of Massachusetts, reintro duced In the House a bill providing fur the publicity of campaign contri butions In congressional elections prior to the election. Mr. McCall's bill lust year passed the House, hut was amended In the Senate to provide publication after the election. As campaign publicity Is one of the DeK'ocretle plans for the extra ses sion. It Is likely that the McCall bill will be laid aside and a similar bill Introduced by a Democrat passed. Eat Their Elck Hogs. Saltsburg, Pa. Following an In vestigation by the State Department of Health the epidemic of typhoid fever at Iselln is attributed to the consumption of cholera-tainted pork and to a contaminated water supply. Durlcc the Inst year 4ft nearby hogs bad cholera. Most of the-n were kill ed by the health authorities. Pome foreigners, not liking to lose their hogs, butrhered and ate the animals, st oon as they showed signs of 111-rcss. LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS (Copyright. 1111.) CRAIGE LIPPINCOTT A SUiCIDL Prominent Publisher Shoots Hlmselt in PhiladelphiaIll. Health as Motive. Philadelphia. Cralge Lippincott, 64 years old, president of the pub lishing firm of the J. B. Lippincott Company, art patron, clubman and society man of prominence, shot and killed hiniBelf in his home, 218 West Hittenhouse Square. The wound which killed Mr. Lip pincott was self-inflicted, It was ad mitted In a formal statement made by officers of the publishing concern and confirmed by Coroner Ford In an Interview. The statement Issued by the pub lishing house is as follows; "During a period of temporary aberration Cralge Lippincott, presi dent of the J. B. Lippincott Company, shot and killed hlmwlf at his resi dence In this city. The business or the publishing house will not be af fected by Mr. Llppincott's death." The statement made by Coroner Coroner's Statement. "Cralge Lippincott killed himself with a .32-calibre revolver. It was a new pistol, evidently purchased especially for the deed. Only one ... , , i .. ,unUnraA (mm Ktieii nail evr. uur.i umv r,- v. ....... gnd ,lllt wag tne gn,i yvhlch: kill- ed Mr. Lippincott. He shot himself while lying In bed. The powder nrii nhnw that the revolver must nave n,,,n Mei,i at very close range SOUGHT BY THE JAPS 12,700 Square Miles of Magdalena Bay Now For Sale. on the penlsula of Lower California, was announced by Ezra P. Savage, ex- ! governor of Nebraska, who Is one of the owners. The land is owned Dy a syndicate of Eastern men. The land Is said to have been sought by th Japanese government for a coaling station recently. Two foreign and one American syn dicates have have been figuring on the purchase. One of these syndicates has an option; which one Is not an- , nouncea El Paso, Texas. Regardless of Washington denials It can be positive- ... ... .,..- of Am. '.'" .,,.,....,.. ,,., t can imiia mi me .- for precisely the purpose stated In these despatches recently. The troops , i !.. were massed as a warning to Japan that it must cease its pressure on .. . , ; S, he need not be rrtgnienen aooui turn ing down the yellow man s proposal. This comes from a man as close to the Mexican foreign office as any Ameri can in the I'nlted States, a man who has many social autograph letters from Knrlnue Creel. Jose Yves Limantour and even Porflrio Diaz. Spells 2,500 Words. no'wling Green, Mo. "Sep pulcher," spelled Miss Margaret Pat terson and the two P's ended the longest spelling bee ever held in Mis souri, with Miss Kuth Crenshaw, tbe winner, still standing. The Pike county court house was filled with friends and relatives of the contest ants, who for 1 hours, with only an occasional Intermission, had with stood the bombardment of words un til 10,000 had been given out. Oil Peddlers Fined. Richmond, Va. -In test cases be fore 'Squire Cheatham, of Chester field county, for peddling oil, the Standard Oil Company, National Oil Company and Richmond Oil Com pany were fined $250 each for the sale of oil rrom their wagons and the driver of each was fined $100 additional. Appeals will be taken. To Rea'ore Canteen. itri.tn.r.nn n f A Hi 11 tn fpatnre L.ihii'ii, - .-v-.. the army canteen (was Introduced by Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri. Nearly Fed Child to Hogs. Roxana. Del. Falling Into a slop barrel, a 2-year-old-daitghter of Ben jamin Johnson was drowned. The child was playing In the yard at the time and her disappearance was not noticed for sore tl-e. The body was not found until th father went to the barrel to feed the hogs. Lsst PawnsHoo to Go. Paterson, N. J. The only rems'n Ing pawnshop In town Is scon to be tinned ss the result of a reform 'v CtaAC.aBA'U'DQ'lRl 30L ROOSEVELT AS A Suggestion From the Insur rectos in Mexico. THEY WANT A COMMISSION. Propose Commission Be Made Up of a Man Named by Diaz, One Named by Insurrectos and Third an American. El Paso, Texas Peace efforts have nut been drnmicd bv the father of Francisco 1. Madero, neither Is the aged nmn discouraged, but on the con trary, he has confidence lu eventful success. The death of his 83-year-old father, EvariBto Madero, at Monterey, was a severe blow to the father of the insurrecto-chief and he has not been active In his peace negotiations, but so firm are his convictions that he will have arrangements so far concluded that he can go to his son's camp In a very few days that he declined to leave for San Antonio and Monterey, to at tend his father's funeral. The real snag upon which the nego tiations now hinge Is the demand of the Insurrectos for a commission to carry out the pledges of Diaz. It Is understood t)iat Francisco I. Madero is willing to let Diaz remain In office and that the Insurrectos are willing provided that the reforms which Diaz has promised to grant are carried out under the guidance of a commission. This commission is to be composed of a man named by Diaz, a man named by the Maderlsts and a disinterested outsider. This outsider the insurrectos have mentioned as possibly Theodore Roose velt and possibly President Tart, but more likely Roosevelt, because the offi cial position of Taft would make it j rather indelicate for him to act. The Insurrectos are known to have pro posed such a commission with one of these two men as the chairman or third party. This would virtually mean a triple dictatorship or government head for Mexico, with Diaz a mere figurehead until the promised reforms are put Into execution. As the American mem ber would hold the balance of power, he would practically be the dictator and reformer of Mexico. If Limantour and the Diaz cabinet will agree to this, the peace meeting will be held. As soon as an answer on this subject is definitely received the senior Madero and his party will leave for the ramp of President Madero. T. R. Lays Corner Stone. Portland. Ore. Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Portland from California, and laid the corner-stone of the new club house of the Multlnomah Athletic Club, speaking on the development of amateur athletics. The Colonel re viewed HO.OdO school children. Swallowed Stee" Points. Ithaca, N. Y. Surgeons removed 16 steel compass points from the stomach of Instructor T. J. Williams, who had placed the points In a capsule, for safekeeping and then swallowed the capsule by mistake. Ho will probably recover. Plans to Prevent Deadlocks. Washington. I). C. A bill provid ing for the election of I'jiited States Senators by a plurality vote of State Legislatures was Introduced In the Senate by Senator Root, of New York. The purpose of the measure is to prevent deadlocks In elections. Hits Prohibition Blow. Montgomery, Ala. State-wide prohi bition in Alabama was given a knock out blow when both branches of the Legislature adopted the Smith liquor regulation bill. This provides that 45 per cent, of the votes of a county may petition for an election to determine whether liq'ior shall be sold In that county, either by saloons, dispensary or otherwise. Each county is thereby given full power to regulate its liquor traffic. Woman Editor Dead. Rockland, Mass. Miss Hulda I). Lour, editor and proprietor of the Rockland Independent, died in the house where Bhe was born C6 years ago. She was a sister of the late Congressman Eugene F. Loud, of Cali fornia. Miss Loud was one of the first women In Massachusetts to esoouse the eause of woman suffrage, and for sev a years she expounded her views on hpt question from the lecture plat-'nm. PEACEMAKER TAFT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Reciprocity Only Question Taken Ud by President Considered It HI Onty. Washington, D. C The President! sent to Congress his message asking the passage of the Canadian Reci procity Agreement. Tbe document Is short and concerns Itself only with the trade pact. Mr. Taft explains he thought his "utmost efforts" Included calling the special session. He said: To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: i 1 transmitted to the Sixty-first Con gress, on January 26 laBt, the text of the reciprocal trade agreement which had been negotiated under my direc tion by the Secretary of State with the representatives of the Dominion of Canada. This agreement was the consummation of earnest efforts ex tending over a period of nearly a year on the part of both governments to effoct a trade arrangement which,1 supplementing as It did, the amicable settlement of various questions of a diplomatic and political character that had been reached would mutual ly promote commerce and would strengthen the friendly relations now existing. The agreement, In Its intent and In Its terms, was purely economic and commercial. While the general sub ject was under discussion by the com missioners I felt assured that the sentiment of tho people of the United States was such that they would wel come a measure which would result in tho Increase of trade on both sides of tho boundary line, would open up tho reserve productive resources of Canada to the great mass of our own consumers on advantageous condi tions and at the same time offer a broader outlet for the excess products of our farms and many of our In dustries. Details regarding a nego tiation of this kind necessarily could not be made public while the confer ences were pending. When, how ever, the full text of the agreement, with the accompanying correspond ence and data explaining both Its pur- i pose and Its scope, became known to tho people through the measure transmitted to Congress It was im mediately apparent that the ripened fruits of the careful labors of the commissioners met with widespread approval. This approval has been strengthened by further considera tion of the terms of the agreement In all their particulars. The volume of support which has developed shows that Its broadly national scope Is fully appreciated and Is responsive to the popular will. Tho House of Representatives of the Sixty-first Congress, after the full text of the arrangement with all the details to the different provisions hail lieen before It as they were before the American people, passed a bill confirming the agreement as nego tiated and as transmitted to Con gress. This measure failed of action In the Senate. In my transmitting message of the 26th of January I fully set forth the tiiararter of the Agreement and emphasized its appropriateness aud I necessity as a response to the mutual needs of the people of the two coun tries, is well as Its common advan tages. I now lay that message and the reciprocal trade agreement as In tegrally part of the present message before the Sixty-second Congress, and again Invite earnest attention to the considerations therein expressed. . I nm constrained In deference to popular sentiment and with a realiz ing sense of my duty to the great masses of our peopjo whose welfare Is Involved, to urge upon your con sideration early action on this agree ment. In concluding the negotia tions, the representatives of the two countries hound themselves to use their utmost efforts to bring about the tariff changes provided for In the agreement by concurrent legislation at Washington and Ottawa. I have felt It my duty, therefore, not to acquiesce In relegation of action until the opening of the Congress In De cember, but. to use my constitutional prerogative and convoke the Sixty second Congress In extra session In order that there shall be no break of continuity in considering and acting ' upon this most important subject The White House. April 5, 1911. (Signed! WILLI AM H. TAFT. Against Woman Mayor. Hunnewcll, Kan. After winnin;: the Mayoralty In a fair fight and with a heavy handicap, Mrs. Ella Wilson has been counted out and tho certificate of election goes to her op ponent, O. M. Akers. city clerk. Her prompt action In hiring an attorney to protect her interests, however, may cause a reversal of the proce dure hy which her successful vote was annulled. She has convinced the city sttorney of the error. Women to Wear Suspenders. Philadelphia. Dr. Moses Steam, many times candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia, sees In the harem skirt the moral uplift of the human race, the physical betterment of woman hood and the reduced cost of living. Full Time In Pittsburg Mills. Pittsburg. Orders have been is sued this week In practically all the wire and nail mills of the Pittsburg district to place those plants on full time, owing to the overcrowding of business for the spring season. Another He-o Fund. Stockholm, Sweden Andrew Car negie has donated $230,000 for a hero fund for Sweden, It Is an nounced. Pass Ohio Utilities Bill. Columbus, O. The House passed the Winters public utilities bill, under which the State Railroad Commission s given stock control over all public utilities, including stenm and electric -allways, and rate control over utili ties, save those which get franchises from City Councils. Despite their leeser area, Ger.iany, Russia and Austria produce more otatoes than the Vnlted States. WILLIAMS DIG American Leader's Band Fought . Against Fearful Odds. MACHINE GUNS DID THE WORK, Frightfully Wounded, Former U. S. Soldier Is Being Cared For in Army Hospital Dream of Empire Over. Mexlcala, Mexico. Gen. Stanley Williams, most spectacular and bruv est of all the lnsurrccto leaders, whoan bold assaults on Mexican Fi-i) erals have made the western branch of the Mexican revolution bloody enough for any one, Is dying. Regardless of the fact that Wil. Hams is a deserter from the Ninth t'nlted States Infantry, and consi dering only that he Is a brave man alio Is about to breathe his Inst, United States officials were the lirnl to offer their services when be vai brought In here fatally wound. J from the bloody battlefield of tin Mesa, five miles south of here. Most remarkable of all is thai tho hospital In the Custom lions.., where Williams Is now lying, Is a regular army hospital. There hii record of desertion has been forgot ten, and he Is being given every at tention. The Insurrecto commander is ter ribly wounded from a shell .-xpi.i. ilon. A piece of the shell tore hi! bead horribly, and this Is the uuum) which was diagnosed as fatal. Meanwhile the other 20 Burviv-nri. of Williams' force of 80 men, all ol them more or less Injured, are b.-iiij; treated in private houses In M.-xj cala by Dr. W. B. Larkins, of th! place, with what assistance he can get from across the water. The battle of the Mesa was siiorl and bloody. Williams marched out with hisSOmen to attack Col. Mipi.) Mayot and his 600 men sta'ioneil about five miles south of here. At the first clash the little band of in surrectos seemed to have the advan tage, but when field pieces w r broupht up by tho Federals tli slaughter of the attacking fore wai quick and terrible. "Social U'op a" Fails. Mexlcall, Mexico. Gen. Stanl.-j Williams, who was wounded Satur day in the spectacular assault his little force of 80 men engaged the entire Eighth Rattalion of th Mexican army, died Sunday in the Improvised hospital established hy the I'nlted StaUs troops at Culcicn. Together with the other dead brought from the battle fid. I live miles away, the fallen chieftain was burled at night In the little grave yard at Mexlcall, Just behin I !:. breastworks. "The war Is over In Lower Cali fornia. The dream of cM'.Msh ment of a socialistic utopi.i im evaporated." This Is the opinion of office--; of the I'nlted States Army her. lias. 4 on the defeat of General Wllli.vrs. A HUNDRED CONVICTS CEAD Working In Mine When Ep!os on 1 Snuffs Out LivesLoss of I LltoTota s 115. J Littleton, Ala. Of the 115 m:-. ! who are believed to have met .Lath In the explosion at the Runner r..v ' of the Pratt Consolidated Coal pany, near here, less than half ' dozen bodies have been recovered. The deadly black damp, due to th I destruction of the ventllatin,- fain l by the explosion, was a menace tn , ail who attempted to enter ''' nrk- Ings and It may bo several days n"; , fore all the dead have b-en f , covered. The dead are: Eighty. five negro convicts. Twenty white convicts. Five free white men. Five bodies of negro convi.-s re covered. ( It was shown by a checkin-' employes that 4 5 men escaped frt"1 the shaft after the explosion Clark McCormick. son of fienrrti Manager II. E. McCormick, of 'h' Pratt Consolidated Company, own ers of the mine, made a dash m the workings and after returning' ' the surface said that the inii'r'jr nrounnlefl a nlnA of I IlllCSCT horror and that dead bodies rounded him on all sides. While no official statement na been made, It Is believed th ' Ion was cnused by safety po Ignited by a lamp and follow"! n. Just "Hard Luck" Loan Fund. New Orleans, U.-im"', efforts of Rev. G. H. Hlnes a W fund has been established M stewards of his church, t W Charles Avenue Methodist LPi"'0 and money is loaned without est to worthy men and women, , are in financial trouble. The ! says: "We have found that men and women who have mm Is usually termed bad luck c saved from a heartbreaking ls by financial assistance." Nutional Un'vrs'tv Bairt'. Washington. D. C.-The Mijb ;;., ment of the United States I ' In the National Capitol Is V0 for In a bill introduced by ' Borah. It Is purposed to ' ren.-ral trslnlnp for the l'ul,-V!,ii. Ire and an honorary Georg , . 'r-gton degree In consl rati "one distinguished services fl e-i to t' e v.Hon is authorlr. en- (, bill proposes an appropr la' , f'. poo. ooo annually for 1 Ci ratabllsh the iinv"'" maintenance. .... i.
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