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LAND YACHT STARTS TO CROSS THE CONTINENT
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This liouRe on wheel was designed and built by Roland R. Conklin In order to take his family on a land yacht
Hp from his country estate In Huntington, Long Island, to the Panama-Pacific exposition in California. Every
infort of the party which Is going on the transcontinental trip was lateen into consideration, ana mere is even b
of garden atop the machine. The start on the long trip was made recently, and though the "yacht" was stuck
: t Long Island ditch for 24 hours, it is proceeding merrily on its way. The party includes Mr. and Mrs. Conklin,
'dr sou and daughter, another girl, two nephews, two governesses, two chauffeurs and a cook.
IN THE FLOODED STREETS OF GALVESTON
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Scene at Market and Twenty-second streets, Galveston, looking west and south over the section of the city that
' flooded by a swift stream three feet deep during the recent great storm.
ZEBRA BORN IN CAPTIVITY
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This baby zebra, believed to be the first one born in captivity In Amer
lc If not in the world. Is in the Central Park zoo. New York city, and Is
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MRS. MARYE WORKS IN WAR HOSPITAL
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Scene In the operating room of the American lazaret In Petrograd where
Ueorge T. Marye, wife of the American ambassador to Russia, Is serf
1 " a nurse. . She Is standing at the physician's right hand.
KAISER AND HIS STEED
Emporor William of Germany and
his favorite horse, one of several that
have been specially trained for bis
use.
Caoital Punishment.
There are seven states in the Union
in which the maximum penalty -for
any crime is imprisonment for lire
Maine. Rhode Island, Kansas, Mlchl
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Wash
in Eton.
In the form of electrocution capi
tal punishment is executed In Massa
chusetts, Arkansas, Indiana. Kentucky,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania
South Carolina and Virginia.
Death is by hanging or shooting
in the discretion of the condemned
person in two states, Nevada and
Utah; and the hangan uses the
noose in the balance of the subdl
visions of the Union, including Alas
ka, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and. with tne bal
ance of the states, the three New
England states not already named,
Connecticut, New Hampshire and Ver
mont
Many a woman without brains is
able to fool a male highbrow.
TERRIBLE FLOOD IN CANTON, CHINA
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a pponn tn thn cltv of Canton. China, during the rocent flood, when tho city was Inundated hr from four to
flftofin fPit of water. This was the worst flood ever visited on Canton, and hundreds of the inhaMtants were lost.
Thousands of shops in the principal streets were ruinod, and to make matters worse, numerous Ores were
started by bands of thieves.
READY TO REPULSE RAIDERS FROM MEXICO
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Men of the Twonty-slxth United States infantry gathered at Brownsville, Tex., to guard lives and property
against raids by Mexican bandits.
HISTORIC FRIGATE IS SCRAPPED
This is the famous old American frigate Portsmouth as she appeared
Just before being taken to East Boston to be broken up for her metal. For
four years she has been used as a hospital ship at Norfolk.
FLOATING A BIG BRIDGE SPAN INTO PLACE
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Illustration shows the 250-foot double-decked draw span of the new
bridge over the Harlem river In New York city being floated into position on
barges. The span weighs 1.400 tons, and Its entire weight rests on a two
toot ball of phosphor-bronze, the hardest metal known.
MRS. GERARD LEIGH
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TROOPERS WATCH
AUTO SPEEDERS
State Police Co-Operate With Highway
Men In Enforcement Of
Motor Laws.
Harrlxburg. State policemen have
been ordered to co-operate with the
State Highway Department in the en
forcement of the automobile laws.
Highway Commissioner Cunningham
Ivis secured the support of Major John
C. Groome, superln indent of State
Police, In his effort to check violation
of the law, and the captains of the
troops of State policemen have been
Instructed to have their men report ail
violations whlcJi come under their
notice, including improperly displayed
registration tan, cases where, cily
one tag Is shown, reckless driving, '
speeding and other infractions of the
law. In the last few months the High-
wsy Department has revoked the 11
conses of a number of persons who
operated cars recklessly or while In
toxicated.
Mrs. Gerard Leigh, formerly Miss
Helen Uoudy, prominent In Chicago so
ciety, recently gave birth to a sou.
Captain Leigh, hor husband, Is at the
front with his regiment, the First Life
Guards.
Water Power In Ireland.
A somewhat extensive water-power
scheme In Ireland, according to the
Irish Industrial Journal, Involves the
combination' of two powerhouses
utilizing the waters of ihe Shannon
aud Erne, and capital expenditures
amounting to 1,600.000. The drain
age area of the Shannon Is B.0U0
square miles, and the average dis
charge Is given as 1,320,000 cubic feet
a minute at an available head of 4U
feet, equivalent to some 60.000 horse
power, all the year round. It Ib pro
poBod to utilize Loughc Dorg. Rea and
Allen as storage reservoirs. The
catchment area of the Erne Is almost
half that of the Shannon, but a iead
of 60 feet is said to be available. Com
parativoly' little in the way of dams
would be required, although consider
able dredging would be necessary be
low the fall, and a conduit would be
needed. It Is proposed to establish
transmission lines to Dublin, Cork.
Waterford, Kilkenny, and other centers.
To Insptct Watersheds Of State.
rians were announced by Commis
sioner of Fisheries Duller for an in
upectlon of the whole State by water
sheds to ascertain sources of pollution
of streams. In conjunction with other
departments of the State Government,
maps have been made of the water-
heds and the locations of all manu
facturing plants, mines and other in.
dustrles noted. The wardens will
make inspections along the streams
and report the extent the waters are
being polluted and fish affected. Steps
then will be taken to require the in
stallation of filters. The inspection
will be started in the oil and lumber
regions and then extend to those pro
ducing coal.
Predicts Depression After War.
Charles A. Slbely, a statistical ex
pert, addressed the Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce on "Business After
the War." He said that America
would feel the depression when war
orders ceased and that preparations to
avoid this should be made. Europe
then will owe us money, he declared,
and will not have the funds to buy
products. He said peace only could
come after freedom of the seas had
been guaranteed and there were inter
national tariff schedules and Interna
tional ownership of communication
and malls.
Suggests Arbitration.
A complaint filed with the Tubllo
Service Commission by E. E, Boyle, of
Centrevllle, airalnst the Pennsylvania
Railroad, alleging removal of a siding
which had not been replaced and diffi
culties over cattle shipment facilities,
was suRKested by Chairman Alney as
a fit subject for the parties to get to
gether. The chairman stated that he
believed the points at issue should be
taken up by the complainant and the
railroads and an effort made to avoid
the expense of a bearing.
State Bonding Business.
The American Fidelity Company, a
Vermont concern, walked off with the
State's bonding business, according to
an award ninde. T.ie concern Is a
new bidder tn the field for bonding
State officials whose bonds have to be
paid for by the State, and underbid all
of the old companies which hitherto
have been enjoying the business. It
Is said thnt the old companies bid
about the same. Thirty bonds are Included.
Luzerne Man On Charities Board.
Announcement was made of the ap
pointment of Lanigan Harvey, Wllkes
Bnrre, to be a member of tho State
Board o4 Public Charities to fill ft
vacancy. Congressman Edpar R. Kiess,
Hughesvllle, was reappointed a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees of State
College. Miss Roberta M. Vet, Erie,
was reappointed a member of the
Board of Examiners for Registratloa
of Nurses.
State Farm Board.
Members of the State Commission
of Agriculture have commenced ft
series of visits to the county fairs and
agriculture exhibitions In their dis
tricts to ascertain the sentiments of
the farmers and to study out ways for
agricultural development. The com
mission Is to be called togetber by the
Governor upon bis return from California.
Hours Not Restricted.
Attendants of insane patients or
nurses In charge of such persons do
not come under the operation of the
hour limitations in the women's em
ployment law of 1913. according to an
opinion given to pr. John Price Jack
son, Commissioner of Labor and In
dustry, by Attorney General Brown.
York Makes Complaint.
The city of York filed a complaint
with the Public Service Commission
against the charges made by the York
Water Company for water used In con
crete work on the city's streets. In
addition, complaints were filed arainst
rates charged for eervlce to citizens.
Stella Cressman, wife of Frank
Cressman. a well-known merchant, ot
Sellersville, died as a result of blood
poisoning, which followed Infection
from a mosquito bite.
Nesquehoning. The Lehigh Con!
and Navigation Company's collieries
at Nesquehoning are working again,
but all the other collieries ot the com
pany are flooded.
An estate of $300,000 is divided by
the will of John Sheaff, late of "The
Highlands." Whltemarch Township,
which Just has been probated.
Edgar R. Vlllee, a pigeon and chio
ken fancier, of Marieta, is in posses,
sion of a Black Minorca chick, whicli
was hatched by ft pair ot pigeons.