The Fulton County News
McConnellsburg, Pa.
VERSATILITY IN THE ARMY.
1
It there anything that cannot b
Bon by officers of the United States
uiny? And done exceptionally well?
There li nothing. For example, taka
Colonel Goethals and watch him con
struct the Panama Canal with ease
and grace after Tarlous civilians had
tried their hands at the Job without
achieving any glittering success. Then
take the five bachelor lieutenants at
Fort Scriven. Georgia, who gave a
chaflng-dlsh party, the particulars of
which we find In the Army and Navy
Journal. It was a surprise party, it
was given In the Bachelors' Club. The
service publication which makes
known the achievements of these
heroes Justly remarks that "a great
deal of praise Is due the bachelors for
having given such an elaborate party
without the assistance of the ladles
of the post." says the Chicago News.
For example: "The dining-room and
flen, In themselves very handsome,
were lavishly decorated with carnan
tlons and terns. The beautiful pale!
pink flowers were massed In profusion
on the mantel and library table in the
den. In the dining-room a large vase,
fined with the same gorgeous flowers
adorned the table. As a souvenir of
Um occasion a large bouquet, tied
with pink tulle, was presented to each
f the young ladles present A de
lightful Welsh rabbit was served with
dainty sandwiches, and a mild punch
was served during the evening." Is
h cot plain that these bachelors are
artists and poets as well as warriors?
What bachelor outside the service
could tie a bow of pink tulle around
a bouquet? Doubtless, also, any one
of the Ave, like Cyrano, could compose
a. ballade while preparing to transfix
an enemy on the point of his service
word. Gentlemen, a toast, standing,
to the army men who can concoct a
"Welsh rabbit which will not kill either
at close or long range.
A little harmless flirting with nice
people with whom yon are acquainted
vlll do much to rest the tired mind
after the arduous duties of the school
room." This is one of the suggestions
to ytoung women schoolteachers made
by an elderly lady on relinquishing
her position as teacher In the Boston
public schools after 49 years' service
"Be a live wire every minute, and
don't eat too much," is another bit of
advice. This kind of advice from a
learned and experienced school
"marm" will make most people "sit
tip and take notice," for In our opln
Ion It Is much worse than Indiscreet,
to say the least, says the New Or
leans Plcaqune. As a cure for brain
fag, flirting is entirely new to us
though some years ago we heard It
highly recommended for other all
xaents, and we thought it pleasant to
"take." Wonder how this teacher held
her Job for 49 years? She must have
tad a strangle bold on It
A Hindu philosopher and scholar
who has been visiting this country de
clares we have all the heathens we
can manage at home, and that the
money sent abroad to make converts
Is wasted and could be better spent
In missionary work among the
"Greeks at our own doors." He also
made some caustic comments on prac
tical Christianity in the United States
Sometimes the oriental mind displays
unexpected but comprehensive accur
acy of observation of Western super
iority.
The object of the organization
which calls Itself the Non-Smokers of
America is to secure the enforcement
of laws, ordinances, regulations and
rules against smoking in public places
In the United States. The man who
endeavored to Incorporate It In New
York Include several distinguished
educators. However, they were care-
loss In drawing up their application
There was no statement from the
would-be Incorporators that they had
xiot made application for Incorporation
before. For this reason, Judge Gieger
Jch denied the application. But the
non-smokers can begin over If they
choose.
A Brooklyn woman refused to obey
an order of the Supreme court to al
low her divorced husband to visit their
baby, and the Justice whose authority
was thus defied, asked: "What are we
going to do about It?" Being a Jurist
of wide experlenoe and knowledge of
human nature, be admitted that all
the courts going were no match for a
,-woraan once her mind was made up.
The amount collected at the port of
New York from fines, penalties and
forfeitures amounted to over $2,000.
000. Honesty, from this showing, Is
not only the best policy, but also the
cheapest In the end.
A Washington woman has applied to
the courts to get her alimony Increas
ed because she Is unable to live on
$600 a month. The courts might rec
ommend a course In domestic econ
omy for the lady.
. Astronomers have not found out
which way the new comet is going,
but that need not prevent the hysteri
cal from losing sleep about It
'. pictators of fashion have signed the
death warrant of the hobble skirt, but
It strikes us that It is dying a linger
lng death.
Shoemakers say that women's feet
are getting larger. Maybe the women
are merely wearing shoes that fit
liN TRAPS
m
HANDER
Gives Him $500 When He Calls
for Money.
DETECTIVES WERE WAITING.
Mrs. A. M. Billings, of Chicago,
Aged 69 Years, Gats Threaten
ing Letter Dimanding Cash
Police Were Waiting.
Chicago. While C. K. G. Billings,
driving bis champion gelding, Uhlan,
was hanging up a new world's trot
ting record at Cleveland his mother,
Mrs. A. M. Billings, of Chicago, de
spite ber 89 years, was making a
little record of her own In capturing
a would-be blackmailer, or black
mailers, who are alleged to have
made threats In true Black Hand
fashion.
John Mills, a colored man, who
says Cairo, 111., In his home, and
John Hendricks, a white man, about
17 years old, and whom the police
styled a "hobo" from his appearance,
were arrested. Thursday Mrs. Bill
ings received a letter demanding that
$600 be wrapped in a bundle of old
clothes and given to a man who
would call today and ask for work,
also a "package."
Mrs. Billings promptly notified a
Arm of private detectives, who called
the official police to their aid. They
were secreted about the grounds of
the Billings home at 1424 West Lake
street today, when Mills appeared.
"I want a Job about the horses
here," Mills said to the maid who
answered the door and who had
been coached by Mrs. Billings in her
part.
"We have no such work hare," she
replied.
"Well, then, how about that pack
age?" Mills is said to have asked.
At this point the maid invited the
mysterious visitor into the house and
notified Mrs. Billings, who, owing to
the Infirmities of her years, was In
bed.
The maid was given a bundle of
eld clothes but there was no money
concealed within It, and this she
handed to the negro, asking him to
walC for a few moments. Then the
detectives were notified and Mills' ar
rest followed.
Ha expressed surprise at bis deten
tion. He declared that he came to
Chicago from Cairo and that he met
a stranger who gave his name as
John Hendricks at a saloon In West
Madison street. Hendricks, he said,
akd hlra if he wanted to earn $50
Mills was willing, and, he said, he
was told to visit the Billings home
and to ask the questions about work,
and .In particular about the package
He was to receive his pay upon the
completion of his mission. i
Mills, after his arrest, led the off!
ce.-s to a West Side saloon, where he
pointed out Hendricks, who is a Ger
man, ar.d speaks a little English. He
was sullen and refused to answer the
questions put to him by the police
Mills said that he was the tool of
Hendricks and knew nothing of the
threatening letter received by Mrs
Billings.
PAINTED STOWAWAYS RED.
Steamship Officials Near Canal Zone
Adopt Drastlo Measures.
Washington. Some of the vessels
touching at ports of the Panama
Canal Zone are resorting to unique
and drastic measures to discourage
stowaways, a great number of whom
In the past few weeks have attemp
ed to reach the zone. The crew of
a ship bound for Colon recently dis
covered several stowaways aboard,
painted their heads and faces with
red lead as a warning to others, and
then landed them at the port from
which they came.
As a result of extreme vigilance
on the part of steamship officials,
Vessels are now entering the cunal
ports practically free of stowaways.
Mutiny In Portugal.
Lisbon, Portugal. In consequence
of insubordination In the Slxte'entn
Infantry, quartered in this city, 18
sergeants were arrested and im
prisoned in the fortress here. A part
of the Seventeenth Infantry at Beja
planned a mutiny, under the leader
ship of a sub lieutenant, who, upon
being denounced, committed suicide
by cutting his throat.
Quakes In California.
San Bernardino, Cal. The
most severe earthquake shock felt in
this vicinity in years shook the busi
ness buildings with such severity
that the occupants fled Into the
streets. The damage was trivial. A
previous shock had been felt earlier
In the day.
Army of the Philippine.
Detroit, Mich. Gen. P. J. II. Far-
rell, of Chicago, past commander of
the Army of the Philippines, was the
principal speaker at the reunion of
the organization, .which is now being
held here. General Farrell pleaded
for more patriotic exercises in public
schools. "Something should be
done," he said, "to Increase respect
for the Stars and Stripes and kindle
a stronger feeling of patriotism
among the school children of the
United States."
Artls Gets 18-Year Sentence.
Huntington, W. Va. Elbert Artis,
convicted last week of murder in the
second degree in connection with the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, was
sentenced by Judge Taylor to 18
years In prison. '
To Swim Across Atlantic
Springfield, 111. Dr. Julius W. M.
Demmer announces that he will swim
across the Atlantic. He expects to
make It in 200 days at 20 miles a
day.
AVIATION MEET IN CHICAGO
(Copyright. 1811.)
THE TRUSTS IN
Perkins Says Corporations
Cannot Exist.
RED FLAG FOR BUSINESS.
Steel Director Tells Congressmen
That Corporations Cannot Con
tinue Operations and Con
form to the Statutes.
Washington. George W. Perkins,
financier and director of the United
States Steel Corporation, made some
striking recommendations with refer
ence to the government's control of
corporations. A witness before the
House Steel Trust Investigating Com
mittee, he declared that existing laws
were seriously threatening big busi
ness Interests and their rigid enforce
ment was rendering it Impossible for
corporations to continue operations
in conformity with the statutes.
Some of his observations follow:
"That great corporations, grown
up under demands of existing condi
tions, could no longer successfully
exist under the Sherman Anti-Trust
Law as now rigidly enforced.
"That the government's dissolu
tion of the Standard Oil Company
served as a waving of a 'red flag' of
warning to every corporation In the
United States.
"That something of a constructive
nature must be done by the govern
ment with reference to the control
of corporations, and rather than for
present conditions to continue, it
would be better to go to the limit of
permitting government regulation of
prices.
Foroed to Violate the Law.
"That the very reason subsidiary
companies of a great corporotion can
violate the law without knowledge of
the officers of the holding company,
Is the law which prevents such a cor
poration from operating and ruling
the subsidiary concerns instead of
merely advising them.
"That one great stride toward
averting financial panics in New iork
could be made If the government
would prevent banko In Chicago and
the Middle West loaning money on
call In New York during the sum
mer at cheap rates and suddenly
calling it back In the fall for the crop
movement, making high money and
trouble In the New York market.
"That the establishment of a gov
ernment bureau which could give
accurate information to the-public as
to the conditions of corporations
would be an active inducement to the
people to make wise investments.
"That one of the most striking de
velopments of the present system of
conducting business on a large scale
is the dividing of great interests into
the hands of many Investors rather
than concentrating them in the hands
of a few."
Witness Pounds Table.
Mr. Perkins made the foregoing
observations during the third day of
his examination by the steel commit
tee Inquisitor, and at times he was
eloquent and forceful In his declara
tions. He frequently emphasized his
remarks by waving his arms, pound
ing upon the witness table with his
fistB and rising from his seat to ad
dress the committee.
Mr. Perkins made other interest
ing statements. He said there was
too much alarm over the cry of an
ore monopoly In the country and that
valuable ores constantly were being
discovered, and ore yet unavailable
was being studied and soon would
be available.
Death at a Party.
Detroit, Mich. Miss Ruth Bryan,
aged 23 years, whose home Is In
Hudson, N. Y., Is dead as the result
of burns received while attending a
party at Birmingham, a village 12
miles north. While searching for
her pocketbook with a lighted lamp
she tripped over a rug. The lamp
exploded, enveloping her in flames.
She was brought to a Detroit hos
pital, where her death occurred
Thursday.
Prince Becomes Middy.
London. The Princ of Wales
joined the battleship Hindustan as
a midshipman. He will receive 42
cents a day, the regular pay, and
aside from having his own cabin,
will be treated just like the other
midshipmen.
Legless Man Swims.
Plttsfleld, Mass. William P.
Creegan, of Rocksprlnps, Wyo., who
has been legless for the last threo
years, swam two miles in Lake
Fontoosuc.
IE
SMS
A BIG DECLINE IN
P
Department of Agricultural Is
sues Corn Report.
GREAT SLUMPS INDICATED.
Total Production of 2 620,221,400
Bushels Against 3,125,968,000
for Last Year Oats Holds
Second Place.
Washington. A tremendous de
cline In the condition of crops, gen
eral throughout the country and
traceable to drouth and Intense heat,
occurred during the last month, as
indicated by the monthly report of
the Department of Agriculture. The
report Is the worst, as to general crops
Issued for any single month since
1901.
The area most seriously affected
extends from New York and Pennsyl
vania westward to the Rocky Moun
tains, embracing all of the great corn,
wheat and bay producing States In
the country. The estimates follow:
Corn Condition, C9.6 per cent, of
a normal, compared with 80.1 per
cent, on July 1; 79.3 per cent, on
August 1, 1910, and 81.2 per cent.
the average for the past ten years on
that date; indicated yield per acre,
22.6 bushels, compared with 27.4
bushels, the 1910 final yield, and
27.1 bushels, the average for the last
five years.
Winter Wheat Preliminary re
turns Indicate a total winter wheat
yield of about 455,143,000 bushels,
as compared with 464,044, 00 bush
els finally estimated last year, and
450,130,000 bushels, the average an
nual production in the past five years.
The yield per acre Is about 14.6 bush
els compared with 15.8 bushels in
1910, and 15. S bushels the average
for the past five years. The quality
Is 92.0 per cent., against 92.6 per
cent, last year.
Spring Wheat Condition, 69.8 per
cent, of a normal, compared with 73.8
per cent, on July lj 61.0 per cent. In
'1910, and 82.3 per cent, the ten-year
average. Indicated yield per acre,
10.1 bushels, compared with 11.7
bushels in 1910 and 13.5 bushels, the
average for the last five years.
All Wheat Indicated yield per
acre, 12.8 bushels, compared with
14.1 bushels In 1910, and 14.7 bush
els the five-year average.
Oats Condition, 65.7 per cent, of
a normal, compared with 68.8 per
cent, on July 1; 81.6 per cent, in
1910, and 82.2 per cent, the ten
year average. Indicated yield per
acre, 23.2 bushels, compared with
31.9 bushels In 1910, and 28.4 bush
els the five-year average.
The amount of oats remaining on
forms until August 1 is estimated at
64,342,000 bushels," compared with
63,249,000 bushels on August 1,
1910, and 62,663,000 bushels the
average amount on farms August 1
for the past five years.
Ninety-six Mile an Hour.
Los Angeles. According to a veri
fication just completed by the Aero
nautical Society, of California, Frank
Champion, the local aviator, made
what Is declared to have been the
fastest time in America in a cross
country flight last Friday, when he
flew a distance of seven miles at a
speed of 96 miles por hour. Cham
pion used a racing monoplane pur
chased last winter from James Rad
ley, the English aviator, and with the
wind at his back flew from Domin
guez field to Long Beach in less than
five minutes.
Taft's Private Roof Garden.
Washington. A new roof garden
has been opened In Washington. It
13 located at 1600 Pennsylvania ave
nue, where President Taft lives when
Congress keeps him here and admis
sion is strictly by Invitation. Every
mild evening Bince the President's
family went away the White House
dinner has been served on the top of
; the west wing of the structure that
connocts the executive mansion with
the ofTlces. The President, Secretary
Hilles and Major Butt are usually the
only diners.
Demanda on Mexico.
Mexico City. Facing demands of
foreign governments for more than
$8,000,000 in damages, a commission
to take testimony and fix Indemnity
claims for destruction of property in
the Madero revolution has been ap
pointed by the Mexican government.
Dlea Over Plnoch'o.
Nashville, Tenn. The excitement
of a game of pinochle was fatal to
Mrs. Theresa L. Kllpatrick, so far as
known the only woman officer In the
Civil War. She was 78 years old.
CONDITIONS
'93 DROWN IN SHIPWRECK
Frnch Steamer Emir Founders After
Col Islon Twenty-seven
of Craw Rtscued.
Gibraltar. The French steamer
Emir foundered five miles east of
Tarlfa, Spain, In the Straits of
Gibraltar.
Ninety-three persons were drowned.
The ship sailed from here at 3
o'clock Wednesday morning for a
Moroccan port. An hour later, In a
dense fog, she collided with the Brit
ish steamer Silverton, bound from
Newport, England, for Taranto, Italy.
The crew of the latter rescued 27
of the Emir's crew and passengers.
The Silverton later put In here with
her starboard bow stove in and her
forepeak full of water.
The Emir floated only a few
minutes after the collision. Sixty
nine passengers and 24 of the crew
went down with the ship. Those
saved were 12 of the crew and 16
passengers. All the passengers were
French.
SENATOR W. P. FRYE DEAD.
Had
Been III Long, But End Was
Unexpected.
Lewlston, Me. The State of Maine
lost Its senior Senator and an almost
lifelong, faithful servant when Wil
liam Pierce Frye died Tuesday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Helen White, in this city. The end
came at 3.65 P. M. At his bedBlde
were Mrs. White and his other
daughter, Mrs. Alice Briggs, who also
resides in Lewlston. Although he
had been ill for a long time, death
came suddenly.
WILLIAM P. FRYE.
United States Senator from Milne,
Forced by the condition of his
health to resign his position as
president pro tempore of the Senate
at the beginning of the present spec
ial session 'of Congress, although he
retained his membership in the sen
ate, Senator Frye soon afterward
made his last Journey to the city
which always had been his home.
For several weeks his condition was
not considered necessarily danger
ous. Up to last week he rested In
comparative comfort, spending much
of his time in reading or In having
some member of bis family read to
him.
Last week the Senator's Illness
took a serious turn, but he soon ral
lied, and this week his physicians ex
pressed the hope that ho might re
cover. As late as 3.15 Tuesday af
ternoon he appeared to be in a com
fortable condition. Shortly after
ward it was seen that he was sinking
rapidly, and at 3.65 he died.
Bids for the Cabraa Islands.
Lisbon. The Portuguese govern
ment is considering whether it will
allow Senhor Abrel, owner of the
Cabras Islunds, off the Portuguese
const, to sell them to a foreigner.
Abrel says that an American capital
ist has offered him $200,000 for the
property and that the same amount
has been offered by the British Mar
coni Company. He says that a Ger
man also has made a bid for the
islands.
Hat Pin Injures Eye.
New Haven, Conn. F. Carroll
Bulkeley, a broker, may lose the
sight of one eye as the result of an
encounter with the hatpin of a wom
an who sat next to him on a car from
Southington. The pin reached sev
eral inches beyond the woman's hat,
and when she turned to speak to a
friend the point scraped Bulkeley's
eyeball and the membrane was
scratched.
Canadian Cabinet Changes.
Ottawa, Ont. The cabinet changes
forecasted several days ago were
made by order-ln-councll. Minister
of Marine Bourdeur goes on the Su
preme Court Bench in succession to
Judge Girounrd. The Hon. Rudolph
Lemleux is transferred to the port
folio of marine and Dr. H. T. Beland,
of Beauce, comes Into tr cabinet as
postmaster general.
U. S. to Gat Four Islands.
Washington. The United States
government will shortly come Into
full poBBessIon of four Islands Naos,
Flamenco, Perlco and Culebra In
Panama bny at the Pacific entrance
to the Panama canal. The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company has accept
ed the awards of a joint commission
by which that company will receive
$44,000 for its half Interest In and
improvements on the Islands. The
remainder of the title to the Islands
already rests In the Panama Railroad
Company.
Dimamlta Fiend Kill Two.
. Berkley, W. Va. Dynamite placed
under the house of two Italian la
borers at Slab Fork, wrecked the
house, killing the two men ana
throwing the little mining town into
a panic. The shock was felt for
miles. It is believed to be a Black
Hand outrage.
S31 Man Want Wives
St. Louis. Since Mrs. Blanche
Hovt wrote to the police chief of Chi
cago to find her a husband she has
received 831 letters.
IB MAKES PYRE
OF
Pennsylvania Mob Burns Negro
at Stake.
HAD KILLED A POLICEMAN.
Desperado Taken Half a Mile Out
of Town Makes Piteous
But Vain Appoal
For Mercy.
Coatesville, Pa. Zacharlah Wal
ker, a negro desperado, was carried
on a cot from the hospital here Sun
day night and burned to a crisp by
a frenzied mob of men and boys on
a fire which tbey ignited about a
bait mile from town. The negro,
who had shot and killed Edw. Rice,
a special policeman , of the Fort
Worth Iron Mills Saturday night,
was first dragged to the scene of the
shooting, begging piteously for
mercy.
He bad been arrested by a poBse
Sunday afternoon after a search
which had stirred the countryside.
When the posse finally located him
he was found hiding In a cherry tree,
and with the last bullet in his re
volver shot himself in the mouth,
falling from the tree. He was re
moved to the hospital and placed
under police guard.
A few minutes after 9 o'clock, a
crowd numbering almost 1,000 pet
sons appeared at the hospital. The
leaders were unable to gain admis
sion, but quickly smashed the win
dow frames and crawled through the
corridor. A policeman, who had
been placed on duty to watch Wal
ker, was the only person in the
building besides the nurses and pa
tients. The leader of the mob placed his
hands over the policemen's eyes,
while others, who had entered the
building, set about to take their
man from the hospital. When
Walker was taken to the hospital be
was strapped down in order to pre
vent his escape. The mob seeing
this gathered up the bed and, placing
It on the shoulders of four men,
started for the country.
The negro was begging piteously
to be released, but his pleadings fell
upon deaf ears. A match was placed
to the pile of grass and the flames
shot up quickly, entirely enshroud
ing the screaming victim. That not
a vestige of the murderer be left,
the mob tore down the fence along
the road and plied the rails upon
the burning negro.
The lynching was accomplished
only after the negro, mad from pain,,
had leaped from the blazing pyre
built over him and tried to escape,
dragging the bed to which he was
bound by his handcuffs. The mob
leaders beat him with fence rails and
forced him, shrieking, back into the
flames. Three times, be bounded up
and three times was thrust back un
til Anally the quivering body fell
into the fire. .
After waiting for half an hour the
mob dispersed as quietly as it bad
come.
A curious feature of the burning
was the fact that there were almost
as many women in the crowd as men.
NATIONAL FOOD PROSE BEGUN.
Third of It Kind Will Cover Period
of Nine Months.
Washington. A country-wide In
vestigation of the wholesale and re
tail prices of all foods, which will
require nine months to complete and
which will represent the most thor
ough Inquiry of Its kind yet attempt
ed, has been begun by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
This Investigation will cover the
years 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911. By
comparison with records of the De
partment of Agriculture for the same
period it will be possible to know
Just what prices were paid for every
commodity now used, from the time
it left the producer until served at
the table of the consumer.
The present Investigation is the
third of Its kind attempted by the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
Four experts, under the direction of
F. V. Croxton, are now touring the
country In search of data. Over all
of the experts is A. W. A. Hanger,
chief statistician, to whom the rec
ords will be first submitted before
they are published.
Whether the data of this Invest!
gatlon will be made the subject of
Congressional inquiry Into the high
coBt of living or will be turned over
to a committee of experts, who will
. , n ...
seen irom uie ngures ai ineir com
mand to evolve the solution of the
high price of foods, will not be de
termined until some time next win
ter, when the report will be made
public.
Paid to Pick Pockets
New York. That she had been
taught to pick pockets for a dally
wage of 45 cents, turning over all of
her stealings to her employers, was
the assertion of the youngest pick
pocket ever arrested in this city. She
was Concetta Inglese, nine, fair
haired and pretty. She was arrested
after detectives had watched her rob
13 persons and so cleverly did she
work that none knew It. She told
Judge Hoyt that a man, for whom
the police are searching, taught ber
to steal.
Women to Work on Streets.
Jackson, Miss. Women prisoners
In the city Jail were ordered to work
on the public streets or Jackson in
the same manner as male prisoners.
The ordinance was Issued by the city
Judge, who held that the municipal
ordinance was mandatory and left
no discretion on his part. The en
forcement of the law will result In
in modification, as much criticism
has been aroused by the spectacle of
female prisoners working on the
streets,
HOSPITAL BED
THE NEWS OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Carlisle. The discovery of coal in
the South Mountain, a few miloi
south of Carlisle, within the last few
days, has caused quite a sensation
here, While drilling for water on
property leased from George Tanger,
of Hatton, Pa., by Chester C. Bashore,
of the Holly Sand Company, the lut
ter company has run through a vein
of coal for twenty-two feet which
represents a deposit of what Chemist
Wilbur F. Horn, of Carlisle, says Is
semi-bituminous coal of a quality
somethlngslmilar to theCllnton coun
ty, Pa., product. Dr. Horn has made
careful analysis of the coal and be
lieves that it is of great value. The
samples partake of the qualities of
asphaltum and burn like a petroleum
product, Mr. Bashore, the lessee, la
a local attorney. The find was en
tirely unexpected, although a mem
ber of the Ahl family, whose eBtate
In the South Mountain was extensive
years ago, said that some traces of
coal were found three decades ago.
Pittsburgh. Adeline Fraser, alias
Smith, and Kathryn Harmcn, two
young women from Hazleton, who
were arrested several weeks ago,
charged with shoplifting at three dif
ferent department stores here, plead
ed guilty before Judge Davis and they
were placed on parol for one year.
During the hearing it was developed
that the young girls came from excel-
Iqnt families, the Fraser girl being
the daughter of a former superinten
dent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany of Hazleton, who, died last year.
Pottsvllle. Warden Walton re
fused to allow Mrs. Susan Mesluck,
of Tuscorara, to enter jail as a
prisoner although the woman was ac
companied by a constable with a com
mitment. Mrs. Meslnick Is killing
all the chickens belonging to her
neighbors, who enter her yard, and
this is the second time within a week
she has been sent to Jail for this of
fense District Attorney Lyons sayi
such cases are too trifling to be listed
for trial.
Allentown. George Demuth wni
hustled into Jail here on a charge of
having attempted todynamltethe safe
in the saddlery of P. J. Welder, at
Emaus. The noise aroused the
neighborhood and a chase followed
through lumber yardB and corn
fields. He had apparently escaped
when a dog that accompanied th
pursuers sniffed the fugitive under a
pig stye on the farm of Frank Moyer.
Pottsvllle. Jacob H. Llghtono, a
St. Clair merchant, was arrested for
selling a stove to Charles Tillip,
which Tillip alleges would not bak
bread, notwithstanding ho was assur
ed It would do this. District Attor
ney Lyons was much amused when
the case was sent to him and at onra
iniormen me prosecutor inai uie of
fense he charges would have to b
tried In a civil and not a criminal
court.
Belle Vernon. The body of James
Garrison, a wealthy real estate deal
er, was found in a field near his home
here. Wounds on the face and head
prompt the belief by the police that
he met with foul play. Garrison wi
known to have a considerable amount
of money when he left home. Then
was none on his body.
Sernnton. Stanley Fortuna will
battered to death with a pick handl
whlcTi crashed through his skull sev
eral times, at Olyphant. Laurence
Mundor and Jacob O Ish have hcen
arrested as the murderers, the latter
having been beard to threaten
Fortuna for being attentive to his
wife. The blood covered pick handle
was found at Mundor s home.
Shenandoah. Charles P. W
Commissioner of Labor, notified all
anthracite coal operators that arcorii
!ne tn the nrlce of coal at tidewater
points all anthracite mine workeTi
were to be paid three per rent nw
the basis for August, an Increase of
two per cent, over July.
Reading. Fifteen hundred rlPr
ninlrnm nf tlin Ttpnillnir district crn
made happy over an announcement
of an increase of wages. 1 tie
Renin has heen Rlcned bv all the union
factories In the district. The men
will receive from 50 cents to
more on a thousand.
Homer City. Fire destroyed
plant of the Prairie State Imiihator
Company and for a time threaten
destruction to the entire town. A
number of buildings were dynamite
to check the spread of the flam".
The loss Is $150,000.
Lewlstown. Henry, ten-ycar-oU
son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian U""r
mnn, was drowned In the Jm'''J
River. The lad, with a number
others, was walking on a sandbar
less than two feet of water when
dropped out of sight.
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News or an interesting - .
Pure Food Department and its '
ant refund of $666 by a dislion'-
milk dealer was received
Bee 111 8 mac in urrw
who bad been supplying a Mai' (
,11
stitution tor some iun
was found to have watered nis P R
net. When arrested he was toi
was known ha had been
the practice for several inotit"
could be fined sever il tlioiisu'"1
lars or sent to Jail for 234 day.
offered to make refund and
lowed to go.
A 1 1 o o n a. George, J'
months old son of W. W. ,n,
of Punxsutawney, who is y M
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nero wun niB muuu-i - ,m
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He
White-Man's Hope.
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thirty-three and a half pound"
able to lift twenty-three P0,1" ,tl,ti
ease. He does other athletic
that moBt lads of six years
do, .fP.
Numerous details of State ' P0
men will be made In the
months to county tara. ictt
quests for this service M
Jalrly Inundating the depart"'