THE FUT.TON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNEI.LSBURO. PA.
FLYING COLUMNS
IE
U. S. Troopers Drive Villa In'.o
a Trap.
110 MILES IN 42 HOURS
Tales Of New Raid Spur Pursuer
On Rejldents Of American
Colonies Reported Slain
By Bandits.
CI Taso, Texas. Francisco Villa
has been driven into a trap by tho rapid
advance of the American troops, ac
cording to the latest information in
wireless dispatches from the front and
In toli-graphlc dispatches to Gen.
Cnbricl Gavlra, the Carranza com
Luinder at Juarez.
Everything seems now to depend on
the ability of the Carranza garrison
to hold their end of the net. On three
tides of the bandit chief he la hemuioJ
In by strong Carrnnza columns, while
on the fourth the Americans are dnv
luj forward with uniazing spued.
Villa On Hearst Ranch.
Villa was reported In the Eabrlcora
Lake region on the ranch of Mr..
I'hocbe liearst, which he has ravaged
several limus in the past Babrlcora
U about 05 miles south of Caiana,
where one section of the American ex
peditionary force hag arrived and U
pushing forward at the rate of 33 milej
a day.
A lew miles to the we.-.t of the ban
dit's position is f.'amlquipa, which Is
held by a powerful Carranza garrison.
On the cu t are the frowning barriers
of the Sierra Madre Mountains, har
ries the way to Sonora. Gen. Louis
Gutierrez, (arranza's field chief, de
clares that he holds all the passes to
Sonora.
Way To South Barred.
To the south. Villa's way is blocked
by the Carranza garrison at Madera,
a town of considerable Importance, as
the headquarters of the Madura Com
pany, Limited, an American concern,
which has vast lumber, mining and
rr.llroad interests. On account of tho
Importance of this town an exception
ally heavy Carranza force Is said to
told 1L
New Crisis Impends.
While Carranza leaders nnd the
United States military authorities have
succeeded thus far In avoiding; any
friction, thrro is tne serious question
which may arise at any time to threat
en the entire situation. As the lines
of communication of the American
force lr'igthen the problem of b.-inging
tip suppl.es becomes Increasingly more
pressing.
To grant the United States permis
sion to use the Mexican railroads for
shipping supplies, it la thought here,
may be misconstrued by many Mexi
cans. On the other hand, a refusal
would srarre'y harmonize with the pro
fesfed desire of the Ca:-ranza Govern
ment to co-operate In every way with
the American authorities. The ar
rival of this crisis Is being anxiously
waited cn both sides of the border.
6HOT D2AQ BY HIS WIFE.
Arthur Englbh, New York Lawyer
Sen Of Author Of Ben Dolt
Frederick, MJ. Mrs. Eloise Voting
English, daughter of the late MrClin
tock Young and rember of a promi
nent Frederick family, shot and killed
l.er husband, Arthur Epglir.h, a New
York attorney, at their home, near
Indian Sprinirr, about three miles north
vet of Fret'cr ck. Twelve shots were
fired, five of which took effect. Mrs.
Engliih claims that she shot in self
defense when her husband, in a fit of
either, drew n revolver uprn l:rr.
Mrs. Enrli'-'i ria-le a frank, straight
forward stnie:ven to the corontv's
Jury, giving in detail all the rlrctim-H'a.irp-!
le'ifi n't to the homicide. She
was corroborated by ail the children.
IV r tv-.- mpree.1 the Jury, which
svr'pi'.thiz"d with the ulTrirp v.-uman, i
and they promptly brought, In a verdict
exonerating ncr.
ANTI-TRCAT BILL PRO?0:ED.
Culberscn Introduces Measure To Pro
tect President.
Washington. Upon recommendation
rf the Attorney General, Sena. or Cul
Vrson, of Texas, Introduced a bill to
provide for Federal prosecution of per
sons who nnde threats aaint the life
of the President of the Unite 1 States
or any otlirlal In line in Fticression to
the rro.-'.ldrnry. ConvIcMnn would
rutin a fine not exceeding f 1.000 or lm
prlsonnt nt rot exceeding fivo years, or
both.
JACK ALLEN SHOT DEAD.
Last Of the Hilisvil'e Gang Killed By
Will McCraw.
Roanoke, Vn. Jack Allen, last ot
the noted Allen clan of Carroll county,
was shot mid hilled In the home of
Mrs. Ri bert A. MnrMn, five miles from
r Jlount Airy, N. C, by Will McCraw, a
blorkader. Discussion of the Allen
trials of three vein a;;o, whlh re
sulted In some of the clan being put
to death for th' raid tn tho Ilillsvillo
Courthouse, led to a quarrel.
CLEVELAND'S DAY OBSERVED.
7Cth Anniversary Of Former Pretl.
dent's BlrtH Celebrated.
Caldwell, N. J. Tho seven'y-elghth
anniversary of the birth of Grover
Cleveland wai celebrated at the birth
place here of the late President vith
exerciFet under th nup'cei of the
Crover C'cvehnd Bir'ltp'ace Memorial
sooiatinn. Numerous new-found
relics of Mr. CVch-nd were rn cbi
bltton at h's brthp'neo, which wai
th --v n open lo tho public.
RECORD DASH
VILLA
BANDITS
FLEE 10
No Sign as Yet of Willingness
to Fight.
GUERILLA WARFARE LIKELY
Cowboys To Help Track Band Down.
Carranzlstaa Guard Mountain
Passes To Prevent Out
laws' Escape.
Washington. The main American
expeditionary force in Mciico, accord
ing to the latest Information, liavo en
countered none of Villa's outlaws. Re
ports to this effect were received by
the War Department in field wireless
messages.
CT.cials Interpreted the information
s clearly indicating that Villa and his
bandits were fleeing beforo the Ameri
can advanre and that It was extreme
ly doubtful that they would attempt to
cuke a Hand.
Expect Guerrilla Warfare.
The opinion prevailed among amy
oflicers that the campaign would de
velop quickly Into a guerrilla warfare,
if any opposition at all developed. The
War Department had no confirmation
of border reports that snipers had
fired on the American troops.
Mexicans Generally Quiet
Reports to the State and War De
partments Indicated that conditions
generally In the interior of Mexico
were fairly quiet. General Funston re
ported in one dispatch that there was
some excitement at various points
along the frontier. In another he said
trains southbound frem the border
carried only a few pasccngtrs.
Consu'ar advices to the State De
partment were to the effect that quiet
prevailed In visually all sections of
Mexico with the exception of Tam;ieo
and Torreon. At Tamplco and In the
adjacent oil fields Americans were re
ported to be uneasy, although no dis
orders had developed.
Military Forces Unfriendly.
The attitude of the military forces
In the district is said to he unfavor
able to Americans. It Is believed, how
ever, that when the acquiescent atti
tude cf the de facto government to
ward the campaign against Villa be
comes known there will be no further
cause for apprehension. The situation
in Tampico is not a new cne and is not
a direct result of the determination of
the United States to capture Villa.
Torreon has for some time been a
feat of disorder. Consul Williams,
who left his consulate at Torreon in
charge of the British vice-consul and
returned to the border with a party of
Americans, reported to the State Do
partntent that he had quit his post be
cause of unbearable conditions.
Dsdd Nearing Main Force.
San Antonio, Texas. Calcu'atlons
at army headquarters here Indicated
that General Pershing soon would be
In a position to redivide his forces and
from near the heart of tho region
where Villa has been operating end
beg;n a systematic search for the
Mexican bandit. Official reports to
Ceneral Funston gave assurances that
there had been no clash between Ameri
cans and Mexicans.
Funston Withholds News.
The actual news coming from the
forces "somrv.hore In Northern Mex
ico" was unexciting and unilluuiinatlve
as to Vi'la's exact whereabouts, but
not even his news was made pu'olic by
Ceneral Funstnn. lie is consistently
adhering to hin policy of not permit
ting the details of the expft litii.n to lu
cerne common knowledge.
For no reason ascertainable there
prevails a belief tlt.it an encounter
rith Villa is not prsbablc for some
days. Fit exact whereibouts Is not
known, b it he Is believed by most
perrm to be in the mountains not
far fri.m Cn as Grande.s district, to
ward which t'.ie Americans are moving
and against which the Carranza col
umn are said to be directed from
ether directions.
SNIPING 13 RCPOIITCD.
Americans Pursuing Villa Said lo
Have Been Wounded.
Columbus, N. M. While most of the
reports reaching here unofficially from
the Mexican border indicated that tho
American troops in Mexico were un
molested in their advanre, there also
were reports that a few snipers had
been encounte-cd. There was notl.lrc
to show which of the American col
umns rr.l;;:it have encountered them.
According to the e reports, six or
seven soldiers of the American expedi
tion had be:m. hit by snip?.
OFFICER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Lieut Edward M. Zcll, Of Pcrjhlng'
Command, Ends Life.
San Antonio, Texas. Word was re
crlved at Southern Department head
quarters from Houston of the suieldi
of First Lieut. Edward M. Ze'l,
Eleventh Cavalry, at Columbus, N. M.
Lieutenant Zel'.'s regiment was a mem
ter of Ceneral Pershing's conini"nd.
Mo'ancholia Is given as the cause.
Lieutenant Zo!l was famous at We.-t
Point as a star member of the baseball
and football teams.
DESTROYER OzF FOR ENSENADA.
Fishermen Brought Report That Car
rlson Threatens Revolt.
Ban Diego. Cal. -The torpedo-boat
destroyer Stewart left here for fcn
senada, Mexico, under order from Ad
miral Cameron Mrlt. Window, com-mander-ln
chief of the Pacific fleet, as a
result of reports brought here by fish
ermen of a threatened revolt In the
rarrlson there. The Admiral snld that
no movement of ships southward as a
precautionary measure in view of the
Mexican situation was contemplated.
SOUTH
GET
TORPEDO JUST
10C0 On Board French Passen
ger Vessel Whan Attacked.
20 AMERICANS ON SHIP
U. S. Consul At Cairo, Who Was
Coming Home On Steamer, Died
After Landing At Lisbon; the
Ship Had No Gun.
New Ynri: Tho French steamer
P.itrin nf th. rnhrn Line, can-vine :
1SSES
LINER
more than 700 passengers :9 of whom fected undetected entry Into Columbus,
were Americans, was attacked with- N'- M.. eccordlnj to Mrs. James P. Cas
out warning by a submarine off tho tleman, wife of Lieutenant Cistlcrtian.
Algerian coast on March 1, Captain i officer of the day during the raid of
Pierre Deschclles announced upon the 'Mexicans on Columbus. Mrs. Castle
arrlval of the ship from Mediterranean an was in Columbus during the battle
,.ort3- j and now Is at the home of her parents
3C2 Wo.en On Board. lW0'; '
. I "At 4.30 0 clock I heard a shot," said
At the time the attack occurred , Mrs CastIeman ..and , Messed mysell
there were 723 passengers aboard, of chlldren. Then bupU ralned 0n
whom 332 were women, eight babies, ' hous(, , pul ,ho cflildren un,i,.r
and 3S3 iren. ,he bpd and got my piljtoli for j snd
One of the American passengers., a they woud not (ake me allve and ,
Miss Frledenburg, whose address was, -fiP...lnlv . .ome of tnem if
not known, became 111 from shock as
the result of the submarine attack anu
left the ship at Lisbon. She was wh,ch , hfard nothlng blU ghot and
bnur.d for New York but said she was ghout3 of v,va vua; death t0 Amerl.
nfrald to continue on tha voyage. Tho cans,, Thon , hcnrd lhe Mexic(in trum.
majority of tho Americans were p,tg B0(jnd ,he retrent. Why they
naturalized cltlxens. i didn't get Into our house I don't know.
A torpedo directed at the Patrla 1 vlla dld not ccmo by either the
missed the ship by about 30 feet. I international gate or the water hole at
The Patria after landing at other Doco r,ralue. n cut the fence and
ports carried nearly 2,000 passengers rame ta betwocn Gibson's ranch and
when she arrived here. Her crew nutn- the gnte He knled all the gentries
bers about 300. wUh knives, noiselessly. His men
Consul Has Since Died. Iwcre In the city before anybody knew
Olney Arnold. American Consul Gen-' It- Some of the soldiers were killed
era at Cairo, was a passenger on the before they got their guns,
ship from Naples to Llrbon. He told "Lieut. J. P. Lucas was In command
Captain Deschellos that he would for- of the machine guns and fought all
ward a full report of the attack to the ! through the battle barefooted. Why
United States Government It was ; the machine guns failed to work Is p
news, however, to Captain Deschelles question many have asked. The battle
that cable dispatches have since re- j was In the dat'.t. Only two men could
ported that Mr. Arnold, who was re- get to Lieutenant Lucas; one of these,
turning home, died nt Lisbon the day a sergeant, was killed, and with Just
after his arrival there. himself and another man there In the
Information received by the State dark he must have put the charge In
Dopartment was that ho was on the wrong, for tho gun jammed. The sec
verge of a nervous b"eakdown nt tho ond machine gun worked,
time of his departure from Cairo. "The battle lasted till 7.30 o'clock.
The night before the submarine np- Tho Mexicans outnumbered us six to
peared Captain Deschelles received nc. I do not see how we won unless
the warning: "Ho careful, submarine H because the Mexicans all shot
sighted about 100 miles from Cape do h'ch. All the marks on my house
fiuarde," by wireless from Algiers. Ho and It Is full of bullets and bullet holes
remained on the bridge all night and -a hlCh- 0ur men a" blt De,ow the
posted 13 lookouts around the ship, jbolt, as we could see from the dead
The captain said he did not person- Mexicans In the street!"
ally see the submarine or the torpedo,
but both were seen by his first officer American Dum-Dums Used,
and several passengers. Tho ship was Chicago. American made dum dum
makinj full speed at the time. Orders bullets were used by the Villa forcei
wero Immediately given to steer a rig- In their raid on Columbus, N. M., nc
nag course, and no further trace of tho cording to Private Stephen Wlnczor
submersible was seen. jklewlrz, of the Seventh United States
"1 rerret to tav that I did not have Infantry, who took part In their pursuit
.. - ... .. 1 t V. n K,. -,1
nnv rum " I .in n n uesrhp es sa a.
None of the American passengers
raw the submarine. Mr. Norman, who
v.-a 3 In the first cabin, said there was
very little panic at the time.
PASSES C43,S33,131 CHECK.
New York Bank Handles Largest One
Ever Drawn In Thla Country.
New York. A check for $43,008,131,
one of the largest ever paid In the
United States, passe-d through the New
York clearing nouse mursnay. ine
check was drawn on the Mechanics
and Metals National Eank to the order
of the Guaranty Trust Company In
payment for Midra'e Steel and Ord-;
nance Compeny bonds recently sold by
a banking syndicate.
MAY DRAFT NEUTRALS.
Ccrmr.ny Considers Calling On Those
Living Five Years In Cauntry.
Ix)itdon. The Exchange Telegraph's
Amsterdam correspondent reported
that Germany Is considering pressing
into rervlce all neutrals who have lived
In Germany continuously for five
years. A census of these neutrals Is
boln-T taken, tho dispatch laid, and they
probably will bo forced to do rarrison
duty.
$50,000 REWARD FOR VILLA.
Ranching lntcre:ts Said To Have
Raictd Fund.
Columbus, N. M. Reliable reports
here indicate that some of the large
ranching and cattle Interests on the
Mexican side cf tho border near here
.iave clTe.ed a reward of $50,000 for
, 111a, dead or alive. Oilireis here said
they had reason to believe that news
of this immense reward had caused
ome commotion among the peons who
have heard of it in North ern Mexico.
OFF!
BANDIT VILLA
Lieutenant Castteman's Wife
Tells of Columbus Battle.
CUT FENCE TO ENTER CITY
Mrs. Cattleman Had Pistol and Was
Determined She Would Not De
Taken Alive American
Dum-Dums Used.
Louisville. Francisco ilia s Dan
dits knifed every sentry and thus ef
they came In.
An . , hn1f hmlr fo,lowed.
.utiuna me uuiui-i.
W'leczorkiewlcz made this statement
while passing through Chicago on bis
way to his home in Toledo, Ohio.
He exhibited soft-nosed bullets of the
dum dum type and asserted they were
taken from the belts of dead Mexican
bandits by members of tho Thirteenth
Cavalry at Columbus.
TROOPS SENT TO PINTO, TEXAS.
Movements Of Mexicans Across Bor
. der Alarm Americans.
Del Rio, Texas. One hundred and
fifty Mexicans, who organized across
thn hnrilnr frnm Pintn 90 milna pftqt
movc(, m accordinR
, ' ,,, Wo A ,.,.
to word reaching here. American
guards have been redoubled along that
section of the border. A detachment
of United States troops was sent to
the scene.
THZCE TWO NOW AT ODDS. '
Bulbars and Roumnnia Said To Have
. Ended Relations. .
Rome. Bulgaria and Roumanla
, have broken eff all commercial rela
tions, nccording to the Agcnzia Nation
ale. It says the Soda Government has
i foro' l.lcn the transportation across
Lulcarlan territory of merchandise
consigned to Roumanla.
U. S. WILL ARMOR AEROPLANES
All Njw Aircraft Will Have Steel Plate
Underneath.
San Diego, Cal. If new aero squad
rons are organized for Bervlce tm:y will
bo equipped with armo.d aeroplanes,
according to word rerolved from Wash
ington nt the nrmy aviation school
1 here. Aeroplanes to be supplied the
I War Department hereafter. It was
'said, nre to be Qtted underr.er.th with
a thick p'a'.e of steel to protect the
plloi, observer and engine from rifle or
.shrapnel fi e.
KNIFED
SENTRIES
U.5..
TROOPS
ENTER 110
General Pershing Leads Main
Force of 4000 Men.
MEXICANS JOIN IN PURSUIT
Artillery Taken Along Expedition,
Ordered To Overtake and Wipe Out
Villa and HI Organization, Is
Prepared To Go Anywhere.
San Antonio, Texas. Crlg.-Gen.
John J. Jershlng, with more than 4,000
roops, began the pursuit In Mexico of
Francisco Villa, whose raid across the
border caused President Wilson and
'lis Cabinet to decide to use the United
Hates Army to run him down.
General Pershing's report that he
and his command hnd crossed the In
'crnatlonnl boundary line Just south
of Columbus reached Gon. Frederick
Funston. In charge here of general
;:peratlocs.
His report served to dispel to a grent
"xtent fears that had boon entertained
in seme quarters that resistance would
"io offered by the troops of the de facto
government. Colonel Rcrtil, the
"ommanding officer of the Carranza
-arrlson at Palnmns. on the south side
of the dlvldlnp line, promptly Joined
flonerr.l Tershlng.
Colonel Bertani's force was only
'ome 400 men, but they were reported
o have displayed willingness and even
"tigerness to Join In the chase. As a
'indy, the Mexican troops will remain
inder their own commander, but a
number of them are being employed as
icouts by General Pershing.
Renorts of progress In the country
.where the search has been begun will
e made by General Pershing to Gen--ral
Funston, but It Is not anticipated
hat these will be frequent or deal with
my but tho more Important develop
ments. Dodd Leads Second Column.
Col. George A. Dodd, heading a
smaller column that entered Mexico
some distance west of Columbus, also
Is moving in a southerly direction and
these two forces should be within
touch of each other before the end of
the week,
nv iht.t tinit it ta pvnected an In
fantry support will hold the lines of !
-ommunicatlon along which motor
trucks for the transportation of am
munition and supplies will be oper
ated.
The are believed to be about 1.E00
troops under Colonel Dodd's command.
Although the censorship Imposed by
General Funston was relaxed, efforts
till were made to keep secret the de
tails of the plan of campaign, the exact
number of men engaged and their
actual locations.
To End When Villa Is Taken.
General Pershing has gone Into
Mexico with orders to overtake nnd
wipe out Villa and his band. Unless
orders to the contrary are received
from those higher In authority than
General Funston, the campaign Just
begun will continue until Villa Is cap
tured or killed. This, It was said at
General Funston's heaiViuarters, Is the
idea of General Pershing which he car
ried with him across the lino.
No limits have been placed on tho
field of operations. After tho cam
paign Is well under way, it was pointed
out, circumstances may cause restric
tions, but Just now the troops are pro
pared to go anywhere to carry out the
President's orders.
Tendon Reduced.
News that the expedition was under
way reduced to a marked degree the
tension that was evident at army head
quarters here. ' -
General Funston regarded the situa
tion optimistically. He appeared to
have no doubts that the men In the
field would render good accounts of
themselves in the work undertaken,
and ho was hopeful that Villa would
he forced into a corner at an early
date.
20,030 Troops Available.
There are now available in this de
partment for operations In Mexico
more than 20.000 troops, and If the
plans for recruiting the companies to
full strength are carried out this num
ber will, it Is expected, be quickly In
creased. Cavalry posts have been re
lieved by Infantry In most cases in
order to furnish a more mobile force
In the pursuit of Villa, although In the
expedition that went In there la a con
siderable force of artillery, which can
be reinforced at any time by several
moro batteries that now are held on
the American sido lthln easy dlstanco
of the border.
GRZECE DAMAGED 81,250,000,
Allies Refused To Reimburse Athens
For Zeppelin Raid.
Geneva. An Athens dispntch to the
Derne Dund says the Zcpjielin raid over
Greek territory near Salonlkl several
weeks ago caused damage estimated at
nearly 11.250.000. The Greek Govern
ment, the dispatch Bays, presented a
bill to General Sarrail, commander of
the Allied forces, who Bald be was re
sponsible only for damages caused by
the Allies and advised Greece to pro
sent a bill to Germany.
DR. COOK PRESSES POLAR CLAIM.
Urges Passage Of Bills For a Congres
sional Inquiry.
Washington. Dr. Frederick A. Cook
appeared before the Hou o Education
Committee In support of the Uelgesen
and Smith bills for a Congressional in
quiry to determine whether he or Reur
Admiral Robert E. Peary discovered
tho North Pole. Dr. Cock raid he was
the man. The committee took no nctlci
other than tell Dr. Cook that he migh:
be given a chance to prove his claims.
MORE MONEY URGED
FOR RURAL SCHOOLS
Ctato Crange Committee Commends
Road Changes, But Opposes
Ccnd lacue.
llarrlsburg
Moro State aid for schools, reform
in taxation laws, local option, adoption
of a pay-as-you-go system in State
road construction and reduction of the
expensej of government are among the
demands made by the Legislative Com
mittee, of the State Grange, in its pro
gram for the coming primary and elec
tion for members of the Ceneral As
semkly. Tho committee Is composed
of John A. McSparran, Leonard Rhone,
William T. Creasy, Allen D. Miller and
E. J. Tut tie.
Tho resolutions declare that children
in rural districts are not receiving all
of the educational advantage to which
they are entitled. Demand Is made fcr
moro money for rural hlsh schools and
for oxtonlon of vocational education.
Tl lonolutlons commend chnngos In
the State Highway Department, but
oppose Issuance of bonds for roads.
Budget On Charities Urged.
A budget approporlatlon for char
ities, cn a basis of charity work dono,
Is r.dvocated. It is recommended that
manufacturing companloa bo subjected
to State tax cn capital stock; coal, oil
and gns bo taxed for roads, Incomes
and inheritance be taxed and that tho
cost of government bo reduced.
Criticism Is made of tho cutting ot
appropriations fcr dirt roads; failure
to provide eld for wiping out cattle
tuberculosis; placing primary elec
tion cotit on counties; reduction of
county fair appropriations; reduction
of rural school aid through operating
of existing laws and what Is styled,
"additional exactions of departments
on country people." '
For National Prohibition.
An antl-trcatlng law and prohibition
of liquor In clubs are urged, and on
national Issues the committee declares
for national prohibition, denatured
alcohol legislation, conservation and
oleo laws and against limiting parcel
post to fifty pounds.
Abolish Class Fights At College.
Class fights at the Pennsylvania
State , College were abolished by a
unanimous vote of the studont body.
Taere was not a dissenting ballot in
the 2,000 cast at tho chapel exercises.
Agitation against continuance of the
custom has been spreading since the
recent fatality In the bowl flsht at the
University of Pennsylvania, nnd this
sentiment has been fostered by the
"Penn State Collegian," tho student
newspaper, edited by David McKay,
Jr., of Philadelphia.
Fornore than a decade, Penn State
Sophomores and rrer.hmcn have
staged three class fights annually, the
cider scrap nnd push ball flshts in the
fall, ai:d the flag scrap in tho spring.
During tho last three years, more than
1,000 students have participated in
each event
Contract Not To Figure In Complaint
The Public Service Commission an
nounced that It would proceed to a
hearing In the complaint of th New
Jersey Zinc Company against an in
crease of rates for hauling coal made
by the Central Railroad of New Jersey
from the Lehigh and Wyoming regions.
The complainant company contended
a contract made in 1808 for hauling
coal from twenty years should be pass
ed upon before the reasonableness and
legality of tho new rates were con
sidered. The commission holds that
It is required to go Into the complaint
in spite of the existence of a contract
which the courts mlsht have declared
nondiscriminatory.
Bridge Permits Granted.
The Phl'ndelphla & Reading Rail
way was granted permission by the
Slate Water Supply Commission to
construct a new bridge over the
Rrandywlne at Coatesvillo. Pennsyl
vania Railroad authorities wero per
mitted to build bridges in Cento-, Lan
caster, Tlk and other count-ts. A new
county britl.ie was authorized over
Conestoga Creek In Lancnster cou.ity.
May Grant Parole Despite Detainer?
The fact that a detainer has been
lodged against nn applicant for parole
from a penal Institution doos not pre
vent the Tarolo Donrd from granting
a parole, Is set forth In an opinion
given to Dr. Charles D. Hart, of the
State Parole Board, by Deputy Attor
ney General Ilargost.
State Compensation Ruling.
The State of Pennsylvania may pay
compensation for any employes in
jured or killed directly from th8 ap
propriation of $15,000 made for the
purpose. This statement was made
in an opinion to the Auditor General
by Deputy -Attorney General W.' M.
Hargust.
Justices Of the Peaea Named.
Governor Brumbaugh appointed L.
Albert Gray Justice for Montgomery
Town-hip, Montgomery county; Roy
Fi. Butler, for Ellwood City, and
Thomas U. People, for Llgonlcr Town
ship, Weiitmoroland county.
Nominating Papors Filed."
J. Emerson Wilson, Tipton, and
Simon F. Zook, Currysvllle, filed peti
tions to be candidates for Republican
nomination i for tho House in the Sec
ond Elalf District.
Dounty Payments Fall Off.
Payment of bounties for scalps of
noxloys animals or birds approved for
February amounted to $2,000 less thnn
In Jnnuary, when $12,000 was ap
proved. This la attributed to the kill
ing of many fur-bearing animals and
to weather conditions. Fowcr attempts
at fraud have boon noted.
Ne'scn'ii lnrt words in the cockpit
of tho Victory were "Thunk God, I
have donu my duty!"
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest Gleanings Frcm All
Over the State.
rCLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Homer Greene, attorney, poet and
author, suffered an attack of acuto in
digestion at the Allen Houae, follow
Ing the close of a session of court,
lie was removed to bis borne. Court
adjourned on account of Mr. Oroene's
Illness. He Is best known as the
author of 'The Blind B.-othcr," a tale
of tho anthracite region; "Dumbman's
Island" and "Pickett's Gap." He had
built up a large law practice and has
figured largely in Republican State and
county politics.
A larjo acetylene tank exploded in
the Lr.cust Mountain Coal Company's
colliery repair shop. Robert Walters
and Benjanln Lauderman were hurled
to one sldo and struck by flying debris.
Walters' injuries are serious and Laud
erman was cut sllshtly and brubed.
Five other men narrowly escaped in
Jury by flying missiles.. Tart of tho
shop was wrecked and every window
in the building was blown out
Mrs. Emma L. Miller, fifty years old,
of South Bethlehem, on nor way to at
tend a meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of St Peter's Lutluran Church,
fell dead. She was found by James
Keady, a star Lehigh Unlvorslty foot
ball player. In rrdcr to establish bor
identity the news of tho sudden death
was flashed cn the ccrocc of a moving
picture theatre.
Howard E. Baker, fcr some time a
member of the faculty of the Ambler
High School, has been ordained a
minister of the Evnnge'ical Church and
has been assigned to a charge in Read
ing. He will continue as a me.mbor of
the faculty until the end of the pres
ent school year.
Jonathan O. Hoffman, scvonty-two
years old, a farmer of Weaverstown,
while attending the sale at the farm
of Franklin Earner, fell dead on the
front porch of the farmhouse twenty
minut?s after he hnd enjoyed a meal
served to prospective buyors. Dcatb
was due to heart disease.
More than 20,000 Individual exhibit
go to make up the first annual County
School Fair, held In the Columbia
County Courthouse under the auspices
of the rural schools and tho farm
bureau. Practically every township In
tho county is co-operating.
Dean Holmes, of Siato College, lec
tured on "Tho Dollnr Value of the
Farmer's Boy," and Secretary of Agri
culture Patton nnd Secretary J. George
Becht, of the State Board of Education,
addresses tho annual School Directors'
Convention.
Oscar A. Ncff, of Slatlngton, has
petitioned State Highway Commission
er Cunningham for tho extension
of the improved State road from
Schnccksvllle to Lehigh Gap. This
would give Lehigh county a truuk Hn
its entire length.
Orlando A. Rlchnrds, doan of work
ing printers In the Lehigh Valloy, hay
ing been working at the trade for half
a century, fell dead of a stroke of
apoplexy at his home In Bethlehem.
He was seventy-three years old.
As John Murphy, construction fore
man of tho Shnmokln-Edgewocd Trol
ley Company, was assisting In clean
ing the track of snow on top of the
Treverton Mountain, he fell forty feet
into a ravine. He probably will die
Because of the rush of business dur
Ins the past two months, ascribed by
some to tho Influence of leap year, it
has been decided to devote a special
office In thb Cumberland County Court
House to the Marriage License Bureau.
Orders have been Issued by the Stata
Department of Agriculture for the
prosecution of any persons or firm en
gaging in the process of blenching
flour or selling flour so treated in this
State.
The smallest payment of State tax
made in many months was received at
the State Treasury the other day. It
amounted to one cent and was a bal
ance due on some bank stock tax by a
savings bank.
Walter C. Shaw, of RIdgeway, was
appointed an assistant surgeon and
first lieutenant In tho National Guard
Medical Corps, nnd assigned to the
Sixteenth Infantry.
The Pequo Flshlnt Club, which soma
time ago lost its clubhouse by fire, has
under constructlcn a finer and more
commodious building, the cost to be
nearly $5,000. It is along the banks
cf the Susquohanna, and a terrace will
be erected.
Tho costs In the case In which O. T.
Tarrart, of Savannah, Ga., chargod Dr.
Ludlum and associates of the Olad
wyne Colony with con-piracy, but
which the Jury found was not well
founded, were imposed on the doctors,
amounting to $222. They will appeal.
George Andreas, of Fire Lane, em
p'oyed at Bert Llchtcnwalner's sand
quarry, was caught In a huge sllda of
nand and completely burled until dug
out. His back is broken, nnd he can
not recover. Andreas has a wife aud
eleven children.
Tho flvo voluntoor Ore companbi of
Bethlehem, elected the following dis
trict chiefs: Central, John Dllllncor;
Monocacy, Gcorgo Eckhardt; Rollance,
Clarence Werst; Falrvlow, Edwin
Feist; Lehigh, John O. Fottor.