TheFuItonCountyNews
McConnellsburg, Pa.
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HUNTING WORK IN SUMMER.
A graduate of the University ot
Minnesota has asked the New York
Poet and the Chlctigo Tribune to air
DU reasons why commencement
should be held In the fall Instead ot
In June. He left school In June wltb
euch honors as Phi Beta Kappa dang
ling from his sheepskin, but, like Daw
on, '11, says be has found no worn
yet He blisters the paper with a
scorching argument that summer Is
not the psychological time to find em
ployment, tut suppose this young
man lyid been released from the class
room and campus along In September
and bad to trail the Jobless route for
the following six months, would he
not, along about the holidays, deplore
a bleak world's unkind worldllness?
Would be not prefer to be knee deep
In summer, when. If he had to remain
Idle, be could at least retain a degree
of physical comfort? The trouble
with too many of these present-day
graduates Is that they emerge from
the dear old alma mater thinking
destiny bas a greater career canred
out than Is really In store for them;
they are not willing to begin at the
bottom, says the Indianapolis Star.
Scholastic training Is the greatest as
set a young man can carry as be
strikes out for himself, but with It he
must have the determination to begin
with little things If lie hopes ultimate
ly to reach greater things. A college
degree Is not always a passport to the
presidency of a big Industrial corpora
tion, though It Is ort en times a condi
tion precedent.
Following the store robbery and
shooting of a policeman in Cleveland
liy a boy, Inflamed by stories of Wild
West life and highwaymen, a council
man of that city bas Introduced an
ordinance prohibiting the sale ot
trashy and Immoral books to the
youth. There should be such legisla
tion In every city, says the Ohio State
Journal. We spend millions to edu
cate a boy rlgbt; why not do some
thing to keep blm from being educated
wrong? We have laws to prevent peo
ple from poisoning their bodies; why
Dot a regulation to restrain them from
poisoning their minds? To give a boy
a book that will make a highwayman
of him is a black offense that should
not be permitted. It is an attack on
aoclety that society should not tol
erate. We are greatly excited upon
the question what schoolbooks shall
be furnished the children. We should
be a great deal more excited upon the
question of keeping harmful books
away from them. Ordinances are need
ed for this purpose. There Is a vast
amount of bad citizenship made by
bad books, and there are stacks of bad
boys.
It is a base libel on the American
ben to charge that she could lay about
twice as many qtgs as she does every
rear, and Is therefore slothful. It is
unbelievable that the American Poul
try association Is responsible for this
reflection on her powers. The truth
Is, the hen's egg output is automatic,
being regulated by the treatment ber
owners give ber. On a proper diet.
wlch Includes shell-making material,
she works with great diligence, ac
cording to her breed. If she is expect
ed tc pick up a living about the barn
yard and to keep herself warm in ex
poted winter quarters, ber tally nat
vrally suffers. The ben Is a gold mine
only when her owner co-operates with
ber.
The new minister of war In France,
M. Messlmy, is growing unpopular
with the French officers. Taking an
Illustrious American exemplar, he bas
Issued an order that the examination
for promotion to generalship shall in
clude severe physical teBts, and an
other by which corps commanders are
to report officers who are unfit to take
the field. Any one who bas seen an
army review in Paris, sty July 14,
and observed the fat generals Jolting
like Jelly in tbclr saddles, will sym
pathize with M. Messlmy's efforts.
Every dweller In tropical or semi
tropical countries knows that windows
and doors should be closed In the early
hours of the morning, and not opened
again until sunset If the house is to be
kept reasonably cool throughout tha
day. They are opened widely enough
to the breezes of the night, but dark
blinds and closed shutters are the se
cret of keeping the temperature low.
However, one can never convince an
Englishman of this fact unless be also
bas Been Its demonstration abroad.
An Interesting sight In London Is
one of the great periodical sales ot
raw skins and furs held at a fur
warehouse in the city. The magnitude
of the trade and the vast amount ot
money involved would surprise any
one who visited one of these sales for
the first time. At the premises in
Great Queen street one can wander
from floor to floor piled with thou
aands upon thousands of skins until
one begins to worker wbere all the
creatures they once clothed lived.
A baby of four months was one ot
the passengers in the German Zep
pelln airship, the youngest on record.
By the time this youthful aviator is of
age airship routes may be as plentiful
and as usual as trtplley lines now, for
there Is no saying what is going to
happen in this age of remarkable re
sources.
It bas been found that Russian ca-
Tlar will kill cholera germs. It is
cheaper, however, to hire two doo-
tors.
JEERED 10 FLY
BURNS 10
DEATH
Frank Miller, a Young Aviator,
Meets His Doom.
CROWD CALLS HIM COWARD
Paopla on the Fair Grounds at Day
tor, 0., See the Man Enveloped
In Flamaa From the Blazing
Gtsollne Tank,
Dayton, 0. Forced Into the air
by Jeers by thousands who called him
a coward, Frank H. Miller, aged 23,
a Toledo (O.) aviator, shot into the
sky at twilight Friday evening and
at the height of 200 feet was burned
to death before the eyes of the ter
rified spectators on the Miami Coun
ty Fair Grounds, at Troy, north of
here.
Miller had circled the racetrack
and was just starting on a spiral
glide into a neighboring cornfield
when something went wrong. He
could be seen making a frantic at
tempt to get his machine under con
trol, when suddenly the whirring of
the propellers ceased. The craft
then dropped like a shot for a dis
tance of 50 feet.
A tiny blue flame was emitting
from the engine and in an Instant
the gasoline tank exploded. The
machine was wrecked by the Impact
and debris was hurled hundreds of
feet In all directions, what remained
of the machine and Its driver burn
ing almost to a crisp bb they dropped
rapidly to the earth.
It was Miller's second night or the
day and the fifth and last of the
week. In a short flight shortly af
ter noon his machine acted un
steadily and he did not care to go
up. The crowd jeered him in the
afternoon when he said he would not
make a flight and In the evening he
went into the air. "Let her go, I'll
be glad when this Is over," he shout
ed to his mechanician. Miller used
a Strobel biplane.
BITTER ON
DR WILEY'S
FOES
La
Follette Calls frr D imltnl
of
all engaged In Case.
Madison, Wis. In a bitter edi
torial in the laBt Issue of La Fol
letto's magailne, Senator Ia Follette
demands the retirement of the plot
ters who sought to oust Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley. In part he writes:
"The charge against Wiley was a
pretext to get the vigilant and honest
chief chemist. It collapsed under
the broadside of publicity.
Solicitor McCabe must go.
"Secretary Wilson may be forced
to retire. But it would be a sorry
perversion of Justice to drop Wilson
and keep Wlckersham. Wilson has
to his credit years of service in the
upbuilding of agriculture. Wicker
sham has not a single achievement
to commend him to the public.
Fair dealing to the public demands
that all Dlotters. high and low, be
removed from the positions of honor
and trust which they have be
smirched." RISE IN FOOD STUFFS.
This Tim
It Is B imid
In Canada.
on Result
Chicago. Foodstuffs which might
have been affected by an Influx of
Canadian products had Laurier and
his government not been defeated in
Canada Thursday, rose sharply in
priceB In all American supply centers
Friday. Wheat led the advance and
was followed late In the day by flour,
when millers ignored their previous
prlco lists Rnd adjusted their quota
tions to figures more commensurate
with the advanced cost of the grain
staple.
Oats, too, felt the effect of the
Canadian vote and as a result con
sumers may expect soon to pay In
creased prices for breakfast foods.
The Initial meal of the day, In fact,
seems destined to bear the brunt of
higher living costs within the next
few months, as It needed only to
day's developments In the trading
pits to add force to the recent ad
vances in coffee and sugars. The
consumer's toast and biscuit wheat
cakes and porridge. It Is probable,
will but add to the woes of the
housekeeper.
Sherman Will Recover.
San Jose, Cal. The condition of
the Rev. Thomas Ewlng Sherman,
8. J head of the Chicago Province
of the Jesuits, who was committed
to an Insane asylum Wednesday af
ter an attempt at suicide, was re
ported Friday to be Improving so
that an early recovery Is probable.
Dr. E. W. Mullen, of the Agnew
State Hospital, where Father Sher
man is confined, said after passing
several hours with him all that
was necessary was-complete rest.
Fifty Parish In Storm.
Naples. A hurricane of great
violence and accompanied by a del
uge of rain raged throughout the
Vesuvlan region, causing a heavy Iosb
of life and enormous damage to
property. It Is estimated that 60
persons were killed. Houses were
razed by the wind, while others were
Inundated. Numerous boats In the
Bay of Naples are missing and are
believed to have been sunk.
It Is Impossible as yet to estimate
the total damage done by the Btorm.
Another Aerop'ane Teat.
Washington. Aeroplanes are soon
to be nut to a further severe
test by the War Department
If Is desired to ascertain whether
it would be practicable to drop
a ZOO-pouna oorao irom uu ui
the fliers without endangering the
machine and the lives of its opera
tors. Sergeant M. Idserelck, an ex
pert on explosives, has been ordered
from San Diego, Cal., to the Army
Aviation School at College Park,
Md. .
A PEST THAT NOW INFESTS THE COUNTRY
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BIGGEST GF TRUSTS YIELDS
Billion-dollar Steel Corporation
Punning to Dlsoive Problem
a Difficult On.
New York. It was reported here
on excellent authority that the mat
ter of dissolving and reorganiilng the
I'nited States Steel Corporation Is re
ceiving the earnest attention of the
Department of Justice and the legal
representatives of the so-called "Billion-dollar
Trust. ' There is ground
also for the assertion that the Steel
Corporation Is making a strenuous
effort to meet the demands of the
government, but by reason of the
complexity of the situation little
headway has yet been made.
Chairman E. H. Gary declined to
discuss the status of affairs, anu
Francis Llndo Stetson, the corpora
tion's general counsel, would not af
firm. nor deny the report that nego
tiations looking to a voluntary disso
lution are contemplated.
To those who have followed the
operations of the I'nited States Steel
Corporation since Its Inception a de
cade ago the work of disintegrating
and reorganizing the largest indus
trial combination ever organized rep
resents a task of titanic proportions.
Many of the subsidiaries which help
ed to make up the corporation have
lost practically all semblance of their
original selveB, and In the opinion of
dispassionate observers It would be
well-nigh impossible to restore
original equities.
It is a matter of common knowl
edge that a large part of the $500,
000,000 common stock originally rep
resented little more than bonuses, or
water. On the other hand, It has
been admitted by government Investi
gators that much of this Inflated
value has been replaced In recent
years by moneys taken out of earn
ings. In fact, the report of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor
has practically fixed upon a value of
$50 for the common shares, because
of the millions put into new con
struction, betterment, depreciation,
etc.
EROTHER KILLS BROTHER.
Hoa la Used With Fatl Ef act In
Fight on Farm.
Salisbury, Md. :Walston's Switch,
a little village about five miles east
of Salisbury, was the scene of a
bloody conflict In a cornfield in which
Theodore Ennls killed h' younger
brother, Eddie, In the presence of
their father, John Ennls.
The father and hlR son Theodore
had some words concerning the
shares of corn due each, and Eddie
Ennls became involved in the dis
pute. Eddie pulled his knife from his
pocket and lunged at his brother
Theodore, cutting him and also cut
ting the father's clothing while he
was attempting to separate the boys.
Theodore seized a hoe. and the two
brothers went at each other fiercely,
and after several gashes had been in
flicted by each Theodore sent the
sharp edge of his hoe into the brain
of his brother. ,
Eddie fell to the ground and died
at the house shortly after being car
ried there by his mother and father.
A KISSLESS HUSBAND.
Judge Grants Mrs. Mary Lyle Willis
a Divorce.
Kansas City. If a husband will
not permit his wife to kiss him, then
she Is entitled' to a divorce, decided
Judge Walter A. Powell, In the Cir
cuit Court at Independence, Mo., In
the case of Mrs. Mary Lyle WIlllB
against Archie C. Willis.
"When I would attempt to fondle
and kiss him he would call me silly
and tell me to go away," the woman
testified. Judse Powell Immediately
granted her a decree.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS SPLIT
Independents Open War Ey Plan-
nlng Gensral Primary
Nashville, Tenn. Political war
was formally declared In Tennessee,
w"hen State committeemen of the In
dependent Democratic faction ap
pointed a sub-committee to make
plans for a general primary.
This action follows closely on the
heels of the regular Democrats' , re
fusal to declare peace with the In
surgents for the Presidential cam
paign. Dead Horse Kicks.
Seymour, Conn. John Bngdouls'
Jaw was broken when a dead horse
kicked him. John kicked the
corpse, and reflex action caused the
ex-horse to kick back, and Jotn's
Jaw got In the way.
Robbad of S400 In Church,
Chicago. While Samuel Reming
ton was attending church at Polk
street and Ashland avenue, some one
reached into his pocket and took
out a wallet containing $400 iu notes.
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Laurier Government Defeated
by Canadians.
BORDEN WILL BE PREMIER
Indications That tha Opposition Will
Have a Majority In Parliament
Laurier F.lteen Years Premier.
NEW PARLIAMENT.
The new Parliament will be
made up about as follows:
Province. Lib. Con.
Ontario 13 70
Quebec 36 27
Nova Scotia 10 8
New Brunswick 8 &
P. E. 1 2 2
Manitoba 1 9
Saskatchewan 7 3
Alberta 1
Brit. Columbia 0 6
Totals 81 131
Opposition, majority, 60.
Montreal. The Laurier govern
ment and reciprocity suffered an
overwhelming defeat in the Canadian
elections held Thursday.
By a veritable political landslide
the Liberal majority of 43 was swept
away and the Conservative party
secured one of the heaviest majori
ties, upward of 60, that any Cana
dian party has ever had. Seven
cabinet ministers, who had served
with Premier Laurier were among
the defeated candidates.
The Liberals lost groupd In
practically every province of the
Dominion. Where they won their
majorities were small. Where the
Conservatives won their majorities
were tremendous. Ontario, the
leading province of Canada, declared
almost unanimously against the ad
ministration and reciprocity.
Robert L. Borden, leader of the
Conservative party, will shortly be
come the prime minister of Canada.
He will be supported in Parliament
by a working majority of members
far more than umple for his pur
poses. The government defeat means
that the Fleldlng-Knox reciprocity
agreement, ratified by the American
Congress In extra session, will not be
introduced when the Twelfth Par
liament assembles next month and
that a revised basis of trade with the
I'nited States, looking to closer com
mercial relations, will not be pos
sible in the Immediate future. The
Conservatives are committed to a
policy of trade expansion within the
empire and a closed door against the
United States.
Although re-elected In two constit
uencies In Quebec, the defeat of the
Liberal party also means the retire
ment from public life of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, who for nearly two decades
has directed the destinies of the
Dominion.
Editor Shoots Jeweler.
Rock Island, 111. John J. Looney,
editor of the Rock Uland Newsi Is
under the care of physicians and Is
In a badly bruised condition, and
Jake Ramser, a Jeweler, has a severe
bullet wound In his hand as a result
of trouble between the two. Ramser,
It Is claimed, resented things Looney
said about him In his paper, and the
two had a quarrel In a barber shop.
Ramser was shot through the hand.
Entombed Miners Savad
Leadvllle. Col., Sept. 19. The
j ,hrce mnerg Fred Caskl, Deal Perle
and Nat Jacobson, Imprisoned In. the
Morning Star mine on Carbonate Hill
for sixty hourB by a cave-in, were
brought to the surface last night.
Odd Fellows to Meat in Winnipeg.
Indianapolis, Ind. Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, was selected as
the next meeting place of the Sov
ereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
In session here.
Wine Used To Put Out Fire.
San Francisco. The old town of
Sonoma was saved from destruction
by fire by the use of wine from the
great tankB In wlnerk there. The
town 1b built almost entirely of wood,
and when the fire started it spread
with great rapidity. The water sup
ply was exhausted, when the firemen
turned attention to the wine tanks.
With the wine the progress of the
flames was checked after a loss of
$80,000.
Ik
CANADA VOTES NO
ON RECIPROCITY
BUTCHERED IN THEIR BEDS
Two Fml las Exterminated at Col
orado SprlngaHaads Smashed
Whh Ax.
Colorado Springs, Col. Butchered
In their beds by some person as yet
unknown, who used an axe, the
bodies of six persons, three in each
of two neighboring houses, were
found here Wednesday.- The heads
of all the victims had been smashed
In and the appearance of the bodies
Indicated that they had been dead
several days, und that death came
while they slept.
A report Bays that the murderer
has been caught and that he has con
fessed, but this Is denied by the po
lice olllclals, who, it Is Intimated, fear
a lynching might follow such an an
nouncement. An axe which had been
loaned to Mrs. Henry F. Wayne, one
of the victims, by J. R. Evans, a
neighbor, last week, was found blood
stained by Mrs. Evans on Monday
near the back door of the Wayne
home. No attention was paid to this
fact, however, as It was thought the
axe had been used In killing chick
ens. The dead:
Mrs. Alice May Burnham, wife of
A. J. Burnham, cook at the Modern
Woodmen Sanitarium.
Alice, aged six, and John, aged
three years, their two children.
Henry F. Wayne, a consumptive,
until recently a patient at the Wood
men Sanitarium.
Mrs. Wayne and iier one-year-old
baby girl.
The Burnham house Is situated at
Dale street and Harrison Place, and
the two houses next to It on Dale
Btreet are vacant. Directly In the
rear Is the Wayne home and close to
It Is that of Evans.
The discovery of the bodies was
made by a neighbor who called at
the Burnham home. Not getting any
response and noticing a strong odor,
she forced an entrance. The bodies
of Mrs. Burnham and those of her
two children were found in their
beds, which were covered with blood,
and the walls and celling were also
spattered.
The woman rushed to the s-reet
and gave the alarm. Instlnctlv ly a
dozen persons went to the Wayne
house, where there had been no signs
of life since Sunday and the same
I terrible scene was presented. In bed
! were the bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
I Wayne and their baby, all horribly
i mangled as In the case of the bodies
In the Burnham house.
That such a crime had been rom
' mitted In a thickly settled neighbor
hood and left unrevealed for three
days Is regarded as Incredible. Not
even a footprint is to be found on the
floor of either house, and no one
could be found who had seen any
one about the premises since Sun
day when , all the murdered persons
at different times were In a neigh
boring grocery.
TILLMAN TO RUN AGAIN.
Announces His Intention to Succeed
Hlmse f.
Columbia, S. C. Senator Benj. B.
Tillman's announcement that he was
a candidate to succeed himself, was
mado public here, refuting recent
stories that he might refuse to run
again because of failing health.
BENJAMIN R. TILLMAN.
U. 8. 8enator fror Smith rwii.
Senator Tillman probably will be
opposed by former Congressman W
J. Tabert, of this city.
While Senator Tillman was in
town he purchased two pitchforks
for agricultural purposes and car
ried them to his home In Trenton.
New Kind of Incubator.
Willows, Cal. A flreleBS cooker
used as an incubator has como to the
rescue of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Pleper
In sustaining life in their twin chil
dren, born a day or two ago. Curled
in separate compartments of this
kitchen appliance, the boy, who
weighed but two pounds at his birth,
and the girl, who weighed three, ore
Bleeping their way to health when
not receiving food by aid of a medi
cine dropper. '
To March 500 Mllss.
Junction City, Kan. To tost the
new cavalry equipments recommend
ed by the Army Cavalry Equipment
Board, Troops I and K, Thirteenth
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley, have
been designated for a practice march
of 600 miles. Col. Edward J. Mc-
Clernand, president of the board, will
command. The route of march,
probably starting tomorrow, will be
from Fort Riley to St. Joseph, Mo.,
and will require 23 days to complete.
Big Oil Fire Loss $1,250,000.
Los Angeles, Cal. The fire at the
plant of the Hercules Oil Refining
Company at Vernon, which has burn
ed for 24 hours, was brought under
control Tuesday night.
Cor doles With Russia.
Washington. Acting Secretary of
State Huntington Wilson haB .tent a
message of condolence to the Russian
government upon the death of Pre
mier Stolypln.
RAGK
IDE
IN
Fast Train Dashes Into Party
of Merrymakers.
SIX BODIES ON ENGINE PILOT
One Vlcilm Hurled Over a Barn Flfiy
Faet From iha Railroad Track
Thirteen Kl lad, . hree
Others Wl.l Die.
Neenah, Wis., Sept. 24. Thirteen
persons are dead, three others are
dying and five are seriously hurt as
the result of a fast train on the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway,
early Sunday morning, crashing into
a hay rack, on which a party of 31
nwrrymakers were returning from a
celebration. A big billboard beside
the railway tracks obscured the vlow
from the locomotive, as well as from
the wat,on. Dust and fog were con
tributory causes to the tragedy.
Nine members of the purty escaped
without a scratch. Nobody on the
train suffered except from a
momentary severe Jar. The; collision
occurred at 3.40 A. M. at the Com
mercial street crossing here. Train
No. 121, northbound, whirled
through the wagonloud of singing
and happy people, who were return
ing from the Peter Hanson farm,
where they had gone to attend the
celebration of a wedding anniversary.
All but two, who were Chicago men,
were residents of Menusha.
Armless. legless and headless bodies
covered ' the right of way, as the
train, nine coaches In length, was
brought to a stop 800 feet from the
scene of the crash. Several of the
odles were so badly mutilated that
Identification was possible only by
fragments of clothing. Six bodies
were discovered on the engine pilot
and two other bodies were hurled
through a flagman's shanty with such
force as to overturn the structure.
RECIPROCITY SHELVED A WHILE
Unde wood Doesn't Buleve nexs
Sestlon Will Consider It
Birmingham, Ala. "I do not be
lieve anything will be done In the
next Congress over the proposition of
Canadian reciprocity," said Chair
man Underwood, of the House Ways
and MeanB Committee, when asKea
what disposition would be made of
the matter.
"The reciprocity act, he aduea,
"could hardly come into Congress
unless the two Governments open
negotiations, and this not being pos
sible now, 1 do not believe there will
be anything said or done."
FRANCE SENDS SECOND REPLY
Two Nations Not Far Apart on
Moroccan Question.
Taris. The latest reply of the
French Government td the German
proposals, which was approved Sat
urday by PreslJont Fallleres, who
received the CaU.iiet at Ramboulllet,
was dispatched to Berlin by special
messenger.
A Bemi-offlclal communication says
that the reply shows Borne slight
divergence from the text of the Ger
man note, but adds that the changes
are Inspired by the general views ex
pressed at the last conversation be
tween Herr von Kiderlein-Waechter
and M. Cambon.
Boy Scouts Condemned.
Battle Creek, Mich. The Michi
gan State Federation of Labor In an
nual convention here adopted a reso
lution condemning the Boy Scouts,
whether they be called by that name
or Minute Men, Children of the Re
public, or anything else. The reso
lution Dlaced the federation on rec
ord as opposed to "war and all Its
rnnines. and especially the Boy
Scout movement, and, further, that
the local unions affiliated with the
State Federa'tlon of Labor to be re
miPBted to begin an active campaign
to counteract the evil Influences of
this Insidious movement."
His Testimony Was Satisfactory.
IndianapollB, Ind. Testimony of
Thomas L. Lewis, former president
of the I'nited Mine Workers of Amer
ica, given before a special committee
investigating the alleged disappear
ance of thousands of ballots cast In
the last election for president of the
organisation, was "entirely satisfac
tory," according to Charles Baker, of
the Kentucky district, member of the
committee. It was announced that
the committee soon would make a re
port of the findings to the National
Executive Board.
To Succeed Senator Frye
Portland, Maine. Obedlah Gard
ner, of Rockland, was appointed
United States Senator to succeed the
late William P. Frye. Mr. Gardner
was the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Maine in 1906, and an
aspirant to the Senatorshlp before
tho Legislature at its session In Jan
uary, when Charles F. Johnson won
th honor. Governor Plalsted ap
pointed Mr. Gardner assessor for the
State for six years, ana ne nas uecu
engaged in that office since April.
Hiohar Thm War Prices
New York. Prices of food prod
ucts are soaring so fast that it Is
freely asserted In wholesale circles
that within another month me alti
tude record of a year ago would be
exceeded, and that by the first of the
year the necessities of life would be
out of reach of the common people.
Wholesale dealers made no effort to
minimize the situation. It Is most
serious, they say, and few had any
reasonable excuse or explanation to
offer.
DEATH
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
State Sue Town,
Suit for recovery of fines to the
amount of $42,160 for violation of
the State purity of streams act of
1 9 Oti was brought in the Dauphin
County Court here by the Attorney
General's department afcalnst the
borough of Jeanctte, Westmoreland
County. The suit is for the larpwt
Bum ever claimed for Buch viola
tions, and is brought at tho Instance
of the Commissioner of Health on
the ground of alleged disregard of
notices to obtain permits for extcn
sion of sewers and to file plans. I n
der the terms of the act all munic
ipalities must obtain authority from
the Commissioner of Health for ex
tension of sewer systems under pen
alty of $600 fine and $50 penally per
day and must also file plans of sewer
systems or pay $50 fine. It is al
leged In the statement filed that In
February, 1907, the borough applied
for a permit to extend sewers, but ex
tended them without waiting for au
thority. Later this authority wub
granted, but subsequently new sew
ers were constructed Into Brush Run
without State sanction, although
warnings to obtain permits were
given. The statement claims the
fine and $60 daily penalty from June
1, 1908, for disregard of tho require
ments and a $50 fine for failing to
file any plans.
('Ives $5,(M)0 For Orphan.
The Stute Council Jr. O. I'. A. M.
voted to make the council a repre
sentative body so that only delegates
may vote and hold office. This ac
tion, which is the consummation of
years of discussion, was carried by a
close vote. The council voted $25,
000 as a foundation for a fund for
orphans of members of the order,
with directions that It be added to
yearly. Reports were received Miow
Ing growth in the order, and a cam
paign to add 10,000 more member
was Inaugurated. Altoona wa
selected as the next place of meeting
and the following olllcers were elect
ed; State councillor, Thomas V. AsV
ford, Pittsburgh; vice-councillor,
Harry N. Selly, Holmeslmn;; treas
urer, A. II. keBiie, iiooiiKen.
Actor To Knrfipe Noose.
The State Board of Pardons has
recommended to the Governor com
mutation of the death sentence of
George L. Marlon. Marlon killed
his wife In 1909 and was convicted
In January. 1910, being Benlenced to
be hanged on September 28, after
the State Supreme Court had affirm
ed the verdict of the lower court. At
the hearing the plea was made that
at the time of the murder Marion
was insane, and members of the
Jury, prosecuting officials and experts
for the State Joined in stating that it
was a fit case for exercise of the par
doning power.
1'nvell Barnard Statue October 4.
The Barnard Statuei Commh-sion
met here, with the Governor, and
approved the arrangements that have
been made under the direction of
Chairman Robert R. Deard -n for IM
ceremonies of the unveiling of tM
Barnard Btatues In front of the State
capitol on October 4. An Interests
announcement was made to the ft
fect that while the sculptor. George
Grey Barnard, modestly declines to
take anything but a spectators par
In the program, the commission has
obtained the consent of his P"
father, Rev. Jos. H. Barnard, to de
liver the Invocation. So.no year
ago the veteran clergyman exprcwf"
the wish that he might live to i"
the completion of tbe work his W
was doing for the capitol.
Rpfuses To Pay lin,,i'
a.,. nv stock Sanitary'
Board refused to pay claims amount
ins: to $17,000 mado against '
State V railroads for disb and
cleaning of cars and yar M .
by farmers for expenses and 1
curred In quarantining cattle W
the outbreak of the foot and moot
disease in tniB Vrnmit.
ago. The United States Go rnn
which paid three-fifths of the roil
cattle and buildings n,
also refused to pay such claim
State takes the
expenses and loss were I
precautions for the pu bile
and are not like Dills f" lnflC'
cattle killed.
PostmasTeTlectlon.
The State Association of (J
Class Postmasters adjourneo
meet next year at Kastoti.
lowing officers were electee. .
dent. H. G. King, Ne
Vice-President, n. l'- K,rk i.o
Unityvllle; Secretary, l BCtl
thersburg; Treasurer,
Plalnsvllle.
n,ll.lelpltat1'-rter. (!"
Philadelphia charters
pltali
as follows: .Mai - , Efi.
150.000; Philadeipni". ,l0l.
and Development Co.. cai
000. and Espolr Realty to..
$5,000.
Cocoa"nTaTe" being ; pWj
the Philippine Islands m
ers In place of hemp, the n0
which has rendered iti n0,
longer profitable, or a t i
profitable as some otmr
The city of Ha.-put is on
tain and overlooks iWl
on the south, one of 'hu- ,Id
60 miles long and var e
from 6 to 10 miles,
is about 30 miles lonlt
miles wide. Thro a
plains there are numerous
ton patches,
"' To tha" ''
Black opals worth ,
600,000 have been " ,
South Wales since 1J 9 'It.'1
them being obtaln 1 Jo
ironstore and sandston-.