I'HB FULTOn COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
HEN
A
WILL NOT CONSENT
Mexico's President Warns U. S.
What May Follow.
WHOLE FRONTIER UNEASY
Commander Of Invasion Determined
To Take No Chances With Inade
quate Force Scouts Will Have No
Hcpe For Life If Captured Dy Villa.
Part That Aeroplanes Will Play In
expedition.
Mexico City. General Cnrrnnxa
issued a manifesto to the nation de
claring that under no circumstances
Would the Mexican government grant
ths right to the United States to vio
late Mexican territory by rending In
n armed force In pursuit of Villa with
out consent and the reciprocal prlvlll
ege being first obtained and admitted.
Word was sent to the confidential
fccent of the Mexican government In
Washington to make Immediate repre
sentations to this effect.
General Carranza says In his mani
festo: "I an sure that I Interpret In this
matter the national sentiment and that
the Mexican people will comply In a
dignified manner with their duty, be
the sacrifices what they may, to sus
tain their rlrjhta and sovereignty, If,
unfortunately, this drags us Into a
war a war which the United States
can never Justify. We will not be re
sponsible for the disastrous conse
quences. Upon the heads of the
traitorous Mexicans, who, within and
without this country, have lahored to
produce this result, will fall the In
exorable Justice of the people."
Change Campaign Plans.
Ban Antonio, Tex. It became known
that the plans for the campaign
gainst Francisco Villa have been af
fected by the border situation else
where than at Columbus, N. M. The
iiuailon, it is said, Is so Important as
to have hindered rapid concentration
of the punitive expedition that will go
after the perpetrator of the Columbus
outrage.
Great exciterrie.it has been noted, it
Is authoritatively stated. In the Car
ranza garrisons at Nogales. opposite
the Arizona border town of that name,
nd at I'icdras Nesraa, which fronts
Eagle Pass, Tex., from across the Rio
Grande.
"We do not ourselves know Just
when the expedition that will search
fur Villa will start into Mexico, al
though, of course. It will be soon.
"It will go forward Just as soon as a
sufficient force with an adequate com
missary can be organized. It will not
be held back, however, until all troops
irnw ordered to the border have ar
rived." This was the statement of Major
Ceneral Frederick Funston while he
was outlining at Fort Sam Houston.
Southern Department headquarters, as
closely as military expe liency would
permit the plan that will be directed
t;:"'"it the Mexican leader. He added:
"There Is no use going at this thing
balf cocked. The ta.sk ahead of us will
te a long and anxious one."
The uneasiness along the border has
extended to the large Mexican popula
tion on the American side. Troops
Bow stationed on the border towns are
sufficient to cope with any situation
that may arise, General Funston says.
However, as it is his intention to use
these troops In the search for Villa
and as they cannot be moved un'il
ether detachments arrive to succeed
then on the burd'-r patrol, complete
crganlzation of the expeditionary force
Las tern delayed.
Army circles feci bound to respect
the fear cf residents In American bor
dor town" that, notwithstanding assur
ances from General Carranza's repre
sentatives uprisings may follow the
actual occupation of Mexican territory
ty American soldiers. It Is felt that
the welfnre of the border cannot be
sacrificed to the doubtful success of
a hasty and therefor unprepared pur
suit of the fugitive Villa.
CARRANZA QUICBLE3.
Replies To U. S. Note By Asking
Reciprocal Right To Cross Border.
Washington. General Carranza,
through Consul Silllman. has a.-ked the
American Goernmont for permission
Jo send Mexican troops across the bor
4er and Into the United States In pur
suit of bandits.
General Cananza's note will be
answered. The reply cf the United
State probably will say to General
Corranza that his suggestion will be
considered, If at any time It should
become neresF.-ry for his forces to pur
sue bandits Into American territory
through the lark of a sufficient num
ber of American troops to do the work.
It probably will be pointed out that
American troops are to pursue Villa
jandits In Mexico for the sole reason
..thmt Carranza forces are not there In
sufficient number to relieve the menace
nnd that If a similar pituatlon should
arise In the United States his offer of
co-operation would be erceptrd.
MEXICO CITY HAS MONEY PANIC.
Carranza Paper Peso Falls To 214
Cents In Gold.
Mexico City. After a panic among
business Institution.., due to the Car
ranza paper pete falling to a new low
value of 2't cents gold, the prospects
are much brighter, because of the pre
vailing opinion that tho finance depart,
rnent has found a solution which will
bring Mexican paper money to a point
three times higher than its present
value.
WILSON
I
50CO U. S. Force Will Take Villa
'Dead or Alive."
SECRECY SURROUNDS PLANS
President Denies Aggression
or Intervention.
Troops Will Come Back When De
Facto Government Shows It Can
Control Situation, Says Sec
retary Baker.
CARRANZA EVASIVE ON
ACTION OF U. S.
Douglas, Ariz. According to
Information from a reliable
source received here, General
Carranza replied to a telegram
sent to him by Gen. P. Elias
Calles, Military Governor of
Sonora, asking the first chief of
the de facto Mexican Govern
ment for an expression of opin
ion on the act of President Wil
son In ordering a punitive ex
pedition Into Mexico to capture
ilia, as follows:
"I am very sorry that condi
tions are such that the United
States deems It necessary to
take the action of which you
have advised me."
Washington. American troops
were ordered across the Mexican bor
der by President Wilson to take Fran
cisco Villa and his bandits, dead or
alive.
Under the direction. If not actually
the leadership, of Major-General
Funston, who ended the Philippine In
surrection by taking Agulnaldo single
handed, American columns are mov
ing into Mexico. They go to meet
about 3. COO guerrilla troops In a
mountainous region from which Car
ranza troops have fled.
At General Funston's request, de
tails of his orders were suppressed,
so that he may move secretly and
swiftly. For military reasons, the
War Department declined to make
public the number of men to be sent
on the expedition.
Purely Punitive.
Whether this Ions deferred armed
action, which Is purely a punitive I
measure to clear Northern Mexico of I
menacing bandit bands over which
Ceneral Carranza has no control, shall
grow into a general armed Interven- '
tlon or occupation in Mexico depends
In a laree measure upon General Car-;
ranza and the Mexican people. j
After a conference with President
Wilson Secretary of War Baker Issued
the following statement:
"There Is no Intention of entering
Mexico in force. So soon as the
forces of the de facto government can
take control of the situation any forces
cf the United States then remaining In ;
Mexico will, of course, be withdrawn.
The forces of the United States now
on the border will bo immediately re
cruited, but only for the purpose of
Sufi-guarding the territory of the
United States from further raid." ;
Secretary Baker explained that by
recruited, referring to the present
border forces, he meant that movement
of troops along the border, or of regi
ments from the Interior to supple
ment the border control, were not to
be construed as a mobilization for an
extensive movement in'o Mexico. Ho
indicated that there would be no cam
paign to recruit the Regular Army
from peaco to war strength.
No Thought Of Aggression.
President Wilson declared that the
movement was entirely In aid of the
Carranza government -and without
thought of acgression. This state
ment, prepared by the President him
lelf, was given out at the White
House:
"An adequate force will be sent at
once In pursuit of Villa wi'.h the sin
gle object of capturing him and put
tin? a stop to his forays.
"This can be done, and will be done,
In entirely friendly aid of the consti
tuted authorities In Mexico and with
scrupulous respect for the sovereignty
of that republic."
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE
Three American soldiers were killed
In the destruction of the barracks at
Fort Gibbon, Alaska, by fire.
A new tube' plant, to cost $23,000,
000, will be erected at Gary, Ind., by
the United States Steel Corporation. I
Mrs. Clara Schweiger was found
guilty of killing her husband at Kan
wis City, Mo., and was given 15 years
In prison.
The lower house of the Massachu
setts legislature went on record
against abolition of cnpl'Al punish
ment, by a vote of SI to 87.
Fire, following an explosion In tho
chlorate department of the Niagara
niertro Chemical Compuny, at Niagara
Falls, N. V., threatened to destroy
the plant.
The soft coal wasn agreement af
fecting Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, '
Indiana and Illinois was slgnod In
Mew York. ,
It was officially announced In Chi
cago that 400, COO engineers, firemen
and trainmen of American railroads
voted overwhelmingly to demand an
eight hour day.
Colonel Roosevelt has given out a
statement In which he pays It would
be a mistake to nominate him for
President unless the country has In
I's mood something of the heroic and i
feels like devoting iuelf to Ideals.
R0QP5 INTQ IVIEXICO
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-BOAT
Forced By British Disregard of
Law, Says Berlin.
NEW OFFER TO STOP IT MADE
Wachington In No Hurry To Take
Stand On Position Taken By the
Teutons Not To Issue
Warning.
Washington. Germany made a
further explanation to the United
States of the position it has taken
In regard to armed merchant vessels
of the Entente Allies.
Count von Eernstorff handed Sec
retary Lansing a formal memorandum
which, after reviewing the events
leading up to Germany's recent de
cision to treat armed merchant ships
as auxiliary cruisers, conceded that
existing International law does not
regulate the use of submarines and In
dicated a willingness to conduct
undersea warfare in accordance with
the law prevailing at the outbreak of
the war, providing Great Drltain and
her allies would regard the same laws.
It further expressed the hope that the
people of the United States, re
membering' the longexisting friendly
relations between the two nations,
would appreciate the German position.
The memorandum was submitted to
President Wilson shortly after Its re
ceipt. It will be considered, to
gether with other documents from the
German Government, In determining
what shall be the next step of the
United States In the submarine nego
tiations. There was every indication
that the Administration would be in
no hurry to announce a Btand as to
the new policy of the Central Eu
ropean powers or to pass finally upon
Germany's latest proposal for a settle
ment of the Lusitania case.
From both the White House and the
State Department there came em
phatic denials of a rumor that the Ad
ministration itself Intended to warn
American citizens off armed sh'ps. At
the State Department It was explained
that It was for the citizens themselves
who took passage on armed Bhips not
entering American waters to deter
mine whether they were boarding ves
sels armed defensively or offensively,
nnd the nature of the instructions
under which ship captains would act
In the presence of a submarine. An
offensively armed ship which enters
American waters, It was said, would
be regarded as a war vessel and
would not be allowed to remain more
than 24 hours. In foreign waters,
how ever, It was no concern of this
Government how ships were armed.
The new submarine campaign of
the Central Powers has now been in
operation eight days and the State
Department had no reports of any act
by a German or Austrian submarine
commander under the changed orders.
State Department officials make no
secret of the fact that they do not be
lieve any acts will be committed. If
they can be avoided, which will In
volve the death or injury of American
cltlrens.
Administration officials began con
sidering the complete translated docu
ments appended to the German dec
laration of intentions. It was indicated
that the next move by the United
States mirht take the form of an In
quiry to Great Britain as to the au
thenticity of the German confidential
copies of alleged instructions to Brit
ish sea captains.
30.C0J TO CONSCIENCE FUND.
Sender Writes He Has Restored
JC0.OCO In All.
Washington. A $30,000 contribution
to the Treasury's conscience fund, the
largest ever received, came by mail
In a registered package uailed in New
York. Under separate cover came a
letter unsigned, dated Philadelphia,
but mailed In New York, which an
nounced the sending of the $30,000
nnd explained that the fender had re
stored to the Government $50,000
in all.
RED CROS3 READY TO AID.
Denver Chnpter Wires Offer Of Hos
pital Supplies.
" Denver. The Denver chapter of the
American Red Cross wired headquar
ters at Washington that it was pre
pared to ship Immed'atcly a large
quantity of non per(: hable hospital
supplies to any point Indicated. This
action wr taken with In an hour after
receipt of word from Washington that
American troops hud been ordered Into
Mexico to capture Francisco Villa.
GERMAN
DEFENDS
SOFT COAL MINERS
GRANTED INCREASE
Middle-Western Operators
Agree to Higher Scale.
MEANS $8,000,000 YEARLY
Bituminous Diggers Cet General In
crease Of Three Cents a Ton.
Western Pennsylvania Miners
Also Win Run System.
New York. Wage Increases thaf
may annually approximate $8,000,000
or more In the soft coal fields of West
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois were agreed upon Monday by
the subcommittee of bituminous
operators and miners from those
States, who are here negotiating a new
contract to go Into effect April 1.
The action taken by the bituminous
sub-committee will have an Important
effect, It is said, on the wage contracts
to be negotiated In Central Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia, Michigan, Iowa
and Kentucky by the United Mine
workers of America. Nearly 200,000
men will benefit by the Increases In
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
Aside from the general Increase of
three cents a ton granted by the coal
companies, the minors In Western
Pennsylvania won the mine-run system
of paying wages, something, the offi
cers of the union say, they have been
striving to obtain for 30 years. The
mine-run system adds 2.49 cents a ton
to the miners' wages and gives them
about $1,250,000 a yenr, not counting
the three cents a ton general increase
also won by them.
The mine run was bitterly fought
by Pittsburgh operators, but was
agreed to. through the persistence of
the officers of the Western Pennsyl
vania district, strongly supported by
the International officials of the
miners' union.
The wage Increases allowed on the
mine-run basis In Western Pennsyl
vania are 5.39 cents a ton on machine
mining, making the rate 50 cents a ton
and three cents on pick mining, ad
vancing this rate to G7.64 cents a ton.
IN WAR WITH PORTUGAL.
Seizure Of German Ships Brings a
Declaration From Berlin.
Berlin. Cermany declared war on
Portugal and handed the Portuguese
Minister his passports, according to
an ar.iiouie ement by the semi-official
Overroas Mews Agency.
"The German Government, there
fore, considers herself from this time
in war with the Portuguese Govern
ment," Is the conclusion of a declara
tion har.eed by the German Minister
at Llbboi to the Portuguese Govern
ment ard In Berlin to the Portuguese
Mlni3ter, the news agency announce
ment states.
SPIES ALL ALONG BORDER.
Calles Offers To Aid Americans In
Getting Rid Of Villa Agents.
Douglas, Arftt. Offlclnls of the de
facto Mexican government at Agua
Prida, Sonora, asserted that Villa
spies infested practically every Ameri
can town along the International
boundary. General P. Elias Calles,
Military Governor of Sonora, has sug
gested to the American authorities
here through Ives O. Lelevlar, the
Mexican consu'., that the alleged spies,
who, he says, are known to him, be
arreted and interned or sent back
Into Mexico.
NAVAL STORES PLANT BURNED.
Loss On Georgia Rosin and Turpen
tine Factory $530,0:0.
Brunswick, Ga. The plant Of the
Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine Com
pany was virtually destroyed and a
workman seriously burned by a fire
which started In the re.lnery building
here. The loss Is estimated at
$500,000.
WINCHESTER MAN A VICTIM.
Charles C. Miller, Slain By Bandits,
Was Druggist At Columbus.
Winchester, Va. Charles Chase
Mllloi', acd CO, one of the Americans
hilled by Mexican bandits at
Columbus, N. M., belonged to a promi
nent Whichever family nnd hnd b-en
engaged in drug business In Columbus
five years. Ha was a son of the late
Gcorre F. Miller and was a widower.
He leaves two brothers, Godfrey and
Clarence Miller, and a sister, Miss
Minnie A. Miller, of all Winchester.
yiLLA ATTACKS
NEW MEXICO TOWN
At Least 16 Americans Killed
Dy Bandits.
U. S. TROCPS PURSUE VILLA
U. S. Gives Notice Of Intention To
Hunt Outlaw Down Many Bandits,
Including Pablo Lopez, Killed In
Raid On Columbus, N. M.
Columbus, N. M. Francisco Villa,
outlawed Mexican bandit, raided
United States territory. With 500 men
he attacked Columbus, killed at least
16 Americans soldiers and civilians
and fired many buildings before he
was driven back across the Interna
tional border.
Not less than 250 troopers of the
Thirteenth United States Cavalry fol
lowed the Villa band into Mexico. In
this engagement a corporal, CapL
George Williams, adjutant of tue
Thirteenth Cavalry, was wounded.
Villa Seen Wounded.
In the fighting Villa is reported to
have been wounded. One report was
that 100 of the Villlstas were killed In
the fight, which occurred in a deep
ravine.
The report of the wounding of Villa
T.as circumstantially confirmed by one
of the Mexican bandits who was taken
prisoner. He said he was riding close
to Villa when he was shot and that
Villa nearly fell from the saddle, but
was supported by his men and alduJ
In making bis escape.
16 Americans Killed.
The casualties of the Thirteenth
Cavalry In the fighting at Columbus
were seven killed and six wounded.
Villa's total losses in the day's fight
ing were estimated in excess of HO
killed and twice as many woundod.
The American pursuit into Mexico was
reported to have accounted for more
than 75 Mexicans killed and wounded.
The American losses on the Mexican
side was one corporal slain when Villa
threw out a heavy guard to engage the
pursuing American troopers.
Of the eight American civilians
slain here Charles Dewltt Miller, of
Albuquerque, and Dr. H. J. Hart, of
El Taso, were burned to death In the
fire that destroyed the Commercial
Hotel. The body of Wlllinin Walker,
a Sunday-school convention delegate
from Playns, New Mexico, who was
shot to death with W. T. nitchie, pro
prietor of the hotel, also was In
cinerated. Tho Mexicans ret tho hotel on fire,
together with a number of other build
ings, and posted snipers to pick oU
Americans as they fled.
GIVEN FREE RE N F03 FURS'JIT
Colonel Slocum's Action In Sending
Troopers After Bandits Up
held At Washington.
Washington. Washington stands
squarely behind Colonel Slocum In
sending his cavalrymen Into Mexico In
pursuit of Francisco Villa and his band
of outlaws who raided Columbus,
N. M., murdering American soldiers
and citizens and firing the town.
Secretary Lansing informed the do
facto government of Mexico through
Eliseo Arredondo, the Ambassaaor
designate here, that he trusted no ab
jection would be made to the action
of the American troops, they hnvlig
followed hat Is known In military
circles as a "hot trail."
No orders have been issued for the
raturn of the soldiers and It Is not
probable any will be issued for tho
present.
Wrathful Over Raid.
Shocked Indignation occasioned by
news of Villa's outrage was quickly
suecoeded by undisguised satisfac
tion In official nnd Congressional
circles over the knowledge that after
three years patient forbearance
Unued States troops actually were on
Mexican soil to avenge the death of
their comrades and bring to justice
the outlaws whose depredations have
terrorized Americans on both sides of
the border.
While no formal word of the policy
of the Administration was given out,
it was reliably stated that the army
would be given free rein to catch the
bandits if possible. Mr. Arredondo
called upen Secretary Lansing, ex
pressed regret for the Villa raid nnd
was Informed of the attitude of the
United States. Mr. Arredondo said he
would communicate with General Car
ranza Immediately.
VILLA AFTER MORMONS.
Apprehension Felt That He Will Mas
sacre Colony Of 500.
El Taso, Texas. Villa Is headed di
rectly for Casas Grandes, Chihuahua.
In order to attack 600 Mormons set
tled In that section, according to a re
port received at Juarez by General
Gavlra from General Bertanl. Small
Ik ie Is folt that General Uertanl will
be able to bring help to the Mormons,
as the cavalry force of 600 he com
mands is stationed at Pnlomas, 100
miles distant over a broken, roadless
country. Ten trains, containing 2,000
men, left Chihuahua City to act as
railway patrols and train guards,
Gavira said.
TO TRAIN YOUTH FOR WAR.
Jersey House Votes For Military
Course In Schools.
Trenton, N. J. Two bills passed
place tho New Jersey House of As
sembly on record In favor of military
! training In the public schools, Tho
Pierson bill, providing for two hours'
training each week, was pass ed by a
vole of 37 to 10. It v. as proposed to
have the State Board of Education
1 and me military ueparimeni outline
j military subjects for boys and hygiene
I and nursing pourses for girl pupils.
DIVIDE STATE INTO
5 ROAD DISTRICTS
State Highway Commissioner Cunning,
ham Announces Divisions To
Increase Efficiency.
Harrlsburg
Highway Commissioner Cunning
ham announced the division of the
Slate into five districts for handling
the work of the Bureau of Township
Highways, and a number of appoint
ments on his staff.
P. M. Tibbs, a-sslstant engineer In
chargo of the Scranton district, was
promoted to engineer of construction,
succeeding John T. Gephnrt, Jr., re
signed, and win have headquarters in
Harrlsburg. W, A. Van Duser, assist
ant engineer at York, has been trans
ferred to Scranton to succeed Tcbbs.
Charles W. Erlsman, Lancaster, drafts
man In the Township Bureau, was pro
moted to be acting assistant engineer,
with headquarters at York.
The creation of the five districts z
to get the bureau Into closer touch
with the supervisors and the pub'le,
according to an announcement mudo
at the department
First District
The first district, with hcadqunrlors
at Harrlsburg, of this township high
way bureau subdivision, comprises the
following counties: Dauphin, Lebanon,
Schuylkill, Borks, Lancaster, Lelilgh,
Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery,
Chester nnd Delawnre. The mime of
the assistant engineer In chargo of this
district is withhold.
The second district, also with head
quarters at Ilnrrisburg, comprises the
following oountles: Cambria, Somer
set, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, Ful
ton, Franklin, Adams, York, Mifflin,
Juniata, Perry and Cumberland. Tho
engineer Is George L. Sollenberger.
Tho third district, with headquar
ters at Pitti-burgh, comprises the fol
lowing counties: Lawrence, Butler.'
Armstrong, Indiana, Beaver, Alio
(fheny, Westmoreland, Washington,
Greene and Fayette. The engineer iu
R. B. Hamlll.
Fourth District
Tho fourth district, with headquar
ters at Warren, comprises the follow
Ing counties: Erie, Crawford, Mercer,
Venango, Clarion, Forest, McKean,
Elk, Jellcrson, Clearfield, Cameron,
Potter, Clinton and Centre. Tho
engineer is W. P. Miller.
The fifth district, with headquarters
at Bloonibbttrg, comprises, the follow
ing counties'. Tioga,' Bradford, Susque
hanna, Lycoming, Sullivan, Wyoming,
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Mon
tour, Northumberland, Union, Snyder,
Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Curbon. The
engineer 13 Hurry O. Harper.
Decrease In State Death Rate.
The death rate In Pennsylvania dur
ing 1015 was 13.8 per 1,000, against a
doath rate of 16 per 1,000 In 1900. and
during tho year Just closed there was
a marked decrease In the mortality
from most of the preventable diseases
and 100,000 more births than deaths in
the Keystone State. These facts are
set forth in a summary of tho vital
and mortuary statistics Jot the Stnto
for 1915 submitted to Governor Brum
baugh by Commissioner of Health
Samuel G. Dixon.
It Is estimated tit the Capitol thnt
the Increase in tho population of the
State is 120,000 per year. In 1915 there
were 115.311 deaths and 218,915 blnhs,
agnlnst 114,832 deaths and 219,543
binhn In the previous year.
Ten years ago the State began the
collection of vital and mortuary statis
llcs on a systematic basis nnd the fig
ures for 1916 and 1315 show a marked
decrease in the deaths from diseases
against v.hlch tho Department of
Health has waged a campaign of pre
vention. Illinois Engineer Studies Highways.
Tho sy.stom in use by the Mainte
nance Divl.sion of the State Highway
Department has atlracled so much at
tention throughout the country that the
Stale Highway Department of Illinois,
desiring to stnrt a maintenance divi
sion, sent a representative to Harrls
burg to secure data from State authori
ties. B. A. Plepmeler, maintenance engi
neer, of Springfield, visited the depart
ment and went over the system with
Second Deputy Commissioner Biles,
under whose jurisdiction maintenance
work Is being done. He oxpressed
himself as greatly pleased with the
system.
State Charters Issued.
State charters Issued were Mellet,
the Meat Man, Svranton, capital, $100.
000, treasurer, Anne L. Mallet: Na
tional Prcm'jtm Building and Loan As
Foelntion, Pitsburgh, capital, $1,000,
000, treasurer, George J. Hubey; Ex
celsior Laundry, Inc., Pittsburgh, capi
tal, $5,000, treasurer, L. G. Carlln.
Student Seeks Seat In Housa.
Elmer George Thumm, student,
Pittsburgh, filed a petition to be a
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for tho House In the Eighth Alle
gheny District.
Justices Of the Peace Appointed.
Justices of the Peace were an
pointed as follows: Collegevllle,
Horace L. Saylor: Lnckawannork
Township, Mercer county, D. J. Keerr;
Delaware Township, Msrcor county,
Ceorge W. M3,.'.
Want Rates the Same.
The Association of Bituminous Coal
Operators of Cen'ral Pennsylvania,
who have miners In the Clearfield and
iidjnccnt region, has Intervened be
fore the Public Rorvlcc Commission In
the complaints of the rittsburrh Coal
Operators' Association a;;ainit tho
rates charged by the lYnnsylvn&la sys
tem from the Pittsburgh district to
Philadelphia, Erie nnd New Castle.
i 1111 uunnv iu uavo iijo VAiniuig unnis
I of rates maintained.
I .I...1..a t.i haul.
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
FOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
That prosperity Is not confined to
the industries In the eastern section
of the State was demonstrated to the
Philadelphia Traveling Commission In
Butler, when Mayor Hinman fculd tha
Standard Steel Car Works bud been
shut down only six montlu in the last
twenty-nine years, and was complet
ing steel cars at the rate of thirty a
day. The Standard Steol Car Works
employ more than 10,000 men, all of
whom are kept busy cn orders from
European agents.
Norman E. Gutshall, a Silver Spring
Township farmer, returned a marriage
license to wed Alta E. Wovcden, his
sweeahe-art since childhood. Gutshall
is but nineteen and stated when re
turning the license that on the day set
for the wedding his finance fell from
a porch and was injured fatally. The
license was marked "not iwed," and
placed In the record.
Because it was alleged thct they
failed to file required eloetion expense
accounts, Harry Morgan and John Bo
back, members of Snnniokln Council,
were ousted by Council, and then re
elected. This fcerves to shorten their
terms to two yenrs, instead of tho
four, to which they were elected.
The final shipment of an ordor for
1,600 cars from the Berwick plant of
the American1 Car & Foundry Com
pany has Just been mndo to the Rus
sinn Government. The cars were
crated and shipped to Vladivostok,
where they will be reassembled by
workmen from the Berwick plant
Norman Moyer, a constable of Au
burn, was held for perjury by Court,
following his statement that he had
subpoenaed two witnessos In the
prore. When questioned, he admitted
thnt he had not served any pnpers. A
bill of Indictment waa sent to tho
grand Jury against him.
John W. Blnke, an Altoono, black
smith, who has figured In several Con
gressional campaigns, filed a petition
to he a candidate for the Republican
nomination In Congress from the
Nineteenth District. His petition was
the first Consressional paper to be
filed.
The front portion of tho homo of
Michael Belasch, at Grcsnwood, was
blown away by dynamite, the explosion
being fct off, It Is alleged, by mem
bers of an Industrial organization in
revenge for Bclasch's return to work
In Greenwood Colliery. The family of
Bclasch narrowly escaped death.
Looking to better fire protection, a
petition has been presented to Lans
dale Borough Council a.king that the
tax rate be raised half a mill and tho
proceeds given to the fire companies.
The petition has the signature of two
thirds of the taxpayers.
Ruth Bankes, five-year-old daughter
of. Dr. C. W. Bankes, of Reading, was
burned badly by the explosion of a gas
range In the kitchen of her home. An
other child had turned on ono of the
gas Jets and ran away. The kitchen
was wrecked.
A Jury, In finding Benjamin Decker,
of Philadelphia, guilty of burglarizing
the homo of John Taylor and John
Bush, at Wyncotc, in January, 1913,
established a precedent In Montgomery
county In returning a verdict based
on finger-print testimony.
According to the report of apprais
ers, little Delaware Is ono of the
wealthiest counties In this State.. The
report shows thnt the county has
astets of moro than $1,000,000. The
debt is about $100,000.
The winter short courses In agricul
ture and home economics at State Col
lege closed after a session of twelve
weeks. One hundred 'and thirty-one
students Including twelve women were
enrolled. v
Colonel Harry C. Trexlor, of Allen
town, has received from Wyoming four
magnificent elk, which will be placeJ
in his game park to infu.se new blood
into bis herd.
Many minors at tho Susquehanna
Coal Company's Richard Colliery, quit
work, refusing to pay $3.75 per box for
a new grade of dynamite. They had
been paying $2 per box. '
T. H. Breldenbaugh, Martlnsburg,
Blair county, was appointed to a clerk
ship in the State Compensation
Bureau, to succeed the late Major
A. Gherst
A police force or twor.ty men' with
Morris Value as chief, has been organ
ized to protect the Tray lor Eug'.neer
tng plant at Allentown,
The Stnte's receipts from automobile
licenses has pussed the $1,300,000
murk, which is considerably ahead of
tho payments to this date last year.
Conshohocken and West Conhohock
en School Districts havo consolidated
their continuation schools under the
supervision of Miss Emily Jeffries. The
local distilct has seventy pupils en
rolled nnd the west district, fifty-six.
Re-openimr of the Mount Holly Pa
per Mills closed several years waa
announced by a representative of a
new Boston corporation which recent
ly purchased the mills. New machinery
will be Installed aud some changes
made.