THE FULTOrt COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURB. PA.
SAYS HE HELPED
10 STEAL MILLION
James Moran Confesses Part in
Mail Robbery.
SACKS TAKEN FROM WACON
Celf-Accuted Robber Surrender Him.
elf In San Diego, Cal. Declares
H Wat Double-Crossed By
Accomplice.
San Diego. James Moran, a New
Tork chauffeur, confessed to participa
tion In the robbery two montti.i ago of
a mail truck in New York City, from
Which securitle valued at thousands
mt dollar and valuable bonds were
flolon, according to Federal ofT.clalfl.
"I've been double-crossed and I
want to get evon." James Moran Is
aid to have asserted In hi confer Ion.
Moran urrendrred Friday night,
and, according to I'nlted Slates Com
tilssloner C. E. Buret), bo made a con
fession, declaring lie was aided In the
Jobbery by three others, one the ring
leader, whom he named, and two pos
tal employea, whose names he said
be did Dot know. Moran then wua
tokeo to Ios Angeles for further in
vestigation. When ho surrendered
Moran wan without money.
After the robbery, Moran If said to
have asserted, he was Riven $200 nn,1
eent to San Francisco, where the loot
was to be divided. Then, smarting
under the belief thut he had born dou
Ue-crosel, ho came to San Diego, at
tended a Salvation Army meeting at
which he, conscience stricken, decided,
according to the alleged confession, to
rake a clean breaf t of the affair.
"I am willing to go back to New
Tork and tell all I know," fays the
fatement, which was made public by
Mr. Burch.
According to Moran's alleged con
fossion, he was approached by a man
whom he. named as the ringleader of
the robbery, who, he said, asked him
tf he couid furnish a car "for some
thing big."
"He explained to me that registered
nail coming from Weehauken, N. J.,
could be got on the ferry boat coming
over, as It was half hour' run and he
wanted to know if I could get a car
nd I told h!ra I could," according to
the confession.
Two postal employes, according to
the confession, were in the plot, but
Moran did not know their names.
MI think It was Janunry 18," the
ronfessioa continued, "that I went to
the leader and we laid for the -mall-wagon
and as it went on the ferry
boat we drove In back of It."
The key to the back of the wagon
was handed to the ringX-ader by one
of the postal employes, the confession
ald, "and we opened the bark of the
wagnn and took cut eight or nine regis
tered mail sacks,"
According to the confession, the mail
racks wcie opened in Lronx Tark.
"I was to gt rid of the car and
they told me to go to ."an Franclfco,
Where the division was to take place,"
Moran said.
The Irndpr, according to the confes
ion, was to bring Moran's share to
hlra.
"He has never shown up," the state
ment continued. "It looks as though
he 1 trj lns to make me the goat. Ills
home is at Cannnda.gu.i, N. Y. He is
nbout il years old and has a hatchet
fice. I have had other deals wMi
tin."
Moran, according; to his confession,
left at encj for San Francisco.
BURMAN KILLED IN RACE.
Mechanician and Track Guard Also
Lose Lives At Corona.
Coron, Cal. Boi Iturman, of I
troit, noted au'omnbile racer, his
C:h lianlclan, trie Schroeder, of Chi
tao, ami a truck guard am d-d a
result of tho overturning of Human's
ear In the Corona road race here.
Five rpectators were Injured, several
teriously.
I5urn;an suffered a fracture of the
akull and his left leg was broken. His
tar threw a wheel In the nlnety
eventh lap on the backstretch and the
machine overturned In a crowd.
The race was won by Eddie O'Don
tell, who covered the i'.Ol miles in 3
hours 20 minutes and 52 second..
Burman died In a hospii.il at River
side, 12 miles away.
DIED WITH TWO DAUGHTERS.
Trapped In a Room By a Fire In Their
Home and Suffccitcd.
Detroit. Mr. Lillian Piebier nrd
her two young daughters were suiT.i
eatcd ar.d two persons wore Injured In
a fir which Rwept the Iiehl"r hon.e
n the Fast Side. Tle mother and
Children were trappcl in a room en the
aecond floor and, although they were
not burned, all were dead when fire
men reached them.
SPAIN MAY AID ALLIES.
Spanish Finance Minister Goes Te
Pari For Conference.
Madrid. Dr. Alphonsn Costa, Span
Kb. Minister of Finance, has gone tc
TariH to attend a conference on eco
nomlc affairs hold by representatives o)
the Allies. This is tho first intimatlor
that Spain has decided to link it fate
with that of tho Entente Towers.
WILSON CABLES TO KINQ.
F resident Congratulates Albert On HI
Birthday.
Washington.- President Wilson eon
frntu'ated King Albert of Belgium on
the celebration of his forty-first birth
day anniversary. The President sent
the following cablegram: "I beg your
IJaJo.- ty to accept r.iy cordial felicita
tions and greetings of friendship on
this unnivcrscry of your Majesty'
"b'r'h n-.d too assurance of my high
rors-iV"
111 PACTTO
KILL RULERS
Scheme of General Assassina
tion Unearthed in Chicago.
CZAR FIRST, THEN KAISER
All Other Sovereign Of Europe
Doomed By Plotter, Declare
State' Attorney Insider
Bared Plot
Chicago. Existence of an interna
tional anarchistic plot to assassinate
til ruler of Europe has been discovered
here, according to a formal statement
Issued by Maclay lloyne, State's At
torney of Cook county.
The alleged plot was unearthed by
the State's Attorney's men while in
vestigating the activities of Jean
Crones, suspected poisoner of the
guests at the banquet in honor of
Archbishop Mundeleln In February.
The State's Attorney said thnt a list
of the proposed assassinations was
headed by the Czar of Russia and that
Emperor William was second on the
list
According to the Information which
reached the State's Attorney, the plot
was known to anarchists in various
title in America, as well as In Eu
rope. One man from each city was
believed to have been delegated to
the work of assassination.
Insider Bared Plot.
Mr. Hoyne said that a written state
ment had been made to him by an
anarchist baring the details of the al
leged plot.
Officials said the headquarters of the
band of conspirators was In the down
town district and that there were
branches in other cities. According
to Mr. Hoyne' Information, the
Mundeleln banquet poisoning was
planned by the group which sought the
death of the European rulers.
The State's Attorney refused to dl
Tulge the identity of the man who re
Tealed the alleged plot and said that
his Investigators are seeking to con
firm the statements.
Assassin Chosen By Lot
'This man said that secret meetings
have been held In Chlcaco and a num
ber of other cities." said Mr Hoyne.
"He said he attended a meeting In this
city at which lots were drawn for the
purpose of picking the assassin, and
that the meetings were so guarded
that only the man chosen for the
crime and the leader of the Individual
group knew the particular ruler sin
gled out."
The assassins were to use poison, ac
cording to the Prosecutor's Informa
tion. Iiomhs were not to be used un
less It was "absolutely necessary," Mr.
Ilnyne said he was told.
The anarchist who supplied the In
formation is not under arrest, but the j
State's Attorney said he could easily
reach him whenever he wanted him.
The information given to the State's
Attorney is expected to be turned over
to Federal authorities.
The Prosecutor said his informant
Intimated tl-.at secret meetings had
been held in New York at about the
time of the Chlcagi mooting.
GOVERNMENT CLERKS IN UNION.
Organization Affiliate With Federa
tion Of Labor.
Washington. Approximately 6,009
Government clerks here have formed
a union and taken affiliation with the
American Federation of Labor as a
sequel to the recent unsuccessful effort
In Congress to require them to work
tight hours a day.
The Federal Employes' Union is tho
name rf the organization, nnd It
pledges Itself not to engage in or sup
port any strike against the Govern
ment. Its alms are to be sought
through legislation. All departments
of the executive branch of the Govern
ment are represented In the member
ship. There nre app-oximatoly 10.000 Gov
ernment clerk In the capital.
VILLA'S BROTHER RELEASED.
Had Been Held In Cuba On Texas
Indictment
Havana. Col. Illpolito Villa, brother
of Francisco Villa, who was arrested
here on February 7 at the request of
the American Minister and has been
held pending extradition proceedings,
has been released. He Is under in
dictment In Texas on the charge of
complicity In cutting a railw.-.y llnp
rear El Paso last December, In an at
tempt to hamper the movement of
Carrar.za forces through American ter
ritory to attack the Villa fences in
Mexico, but the Cuban Secretary of
State announced that tho United
Staff had fallec to produce evidence
warranting his extradition.
ALLIED TRANSPORT SUNK.
Many Lives Believed Lost With Large
Ship.
lyondon. An Athena dispatch to the
Iiaily Mail says that a telegram has
been received from Prevera to tho ef
fect that a large transport belonging
to the Entente Allies bus been sunk
off the Weft Coast of Greece. The
telegram added that it was believed
many were lost.
COAST SURVEY CENTURY OLD.
Ends Two Days' Celebration With Ban
quet Wilson There.
Washington. A two days' celebra
tion of the onehundredlh anniversary
of tho establishment of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey
ended here with a banquet, at which
Presldont Wilson delivered an ad
dress. Tho Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey Is the country's oldest scientific
bureau. lis first superintendent was
a SLb, Dr. F. R. Hasslor, appointed
by Thomas Jefferson.
INADEQUATE
INjlLLA CHASE
Some Were in the Band That
Caught Geromino.
GO ON WARPATH IN MEXICO
U. S. Give Notice Chose I Te Go On.
Suggestion That Troop Be
Withdrawn Meet a
Prompt Answer,
Columbus, N. M. Twenty Apache
Indian scouts have started from here
for General Pershing's headquarters
at San Geronimo ranch to take up the
trail of Francisco Villa.
Only the arrival of "Peaches," de
scribed as premier scout and trailer
of the Apaches, was needed to com
plete their happiness in the prospect
of taking the warrath again after more
than 30 years of civilization, according
to their Interpreter.
Four Were In Geronimo Hunt
"Peaches" wbb lnhe mountains and
word did not reach him in time to
start with the others from the White
Mountain Apache reservation in Ari
zona. Thirty years ago four of the 20 made
a similar trip into Mexico to assist an
other cavalry command in the capture
in the Sierra Madres of another out
law Geronimo, the war chief of the
Apaches. It was 'Teaches," together
with Sharley, another of the scouts,
who, after Geronimo had made bis
escape from the soldiers at Mescalero,
N. M., and again took to the warpath,
went Into the old medicine mnn's camp
near rhoenlx, Ariz., and captured him.
War Feather Resumed.
As the scouts, clad In the khaki of
the cavalry, prepared for their depar
ture only the eagle feathers, the
Apacjie Insignia of war, stuck Into
the tightly woven braids of long black
hair which hung over the shoulders of
their army blouses, suggested the
primitive native of America. The fea
thers had been carefully preserved In
the tepees of the tribe since H was
last on the warpath, It was said.
Tucked away In each man' yhirt was
a small package, wrapped In buckskin,
containing a pair of moccasins. Esk
anhdesta, better known as "Chicken,"
the ranking officer of the band ex
plained that once on the trail of Villa
among forests and cliffs of Guerrero
the scouts will discard their uniforms
and continue the search as did their
forefathers before the civilization of
the white man enveloped them.
Not To Withdraw Troop.
Washington. Categorical denial by
Secretary Lansing was the official
answer to persistent reports that the
American troops might be withdrawn
from Mexico shortly regardless of de
velopment In the bunt for Villa. Both
Mr. Lansing and Secretary Bacr of
the War Department indicated that
there was no present Intention of
changing the original orders given
t.eneral Funston.
FORD MAJORITY STILL CLIMBS.
Auto Man Practically Certain Of
Michigan By 6,000.
Detroit Henry Ford's majority
over Senator Smith for tho honorary
position of Michigan's favorite son was
increased to over 5,000 and is still
climbing. It is now practicaly certain
that Ford's majority will reach ap
proximately 6,000 and that he carried
the State, as well as the city of De
trult and Wayne county.
MILLIONS TO WAR DEPENDENTS.
Canada Now Paying Mor Than $500,
000 a Month.
Ottawa, Ont. Canada is now pay
ing more than $r,00,000 monthly to war
dependents. The half-million mark
was exceeded for the first time In Feb
ruary, when about $ri25,000 was used
from the patriotic fund. The amount
requisitioned fcr March payments Is
$1)00,000. The patriotic fund amounts
now to more than $10,000,000.
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mother and Daughter Near Clothes
Wire Struck.
Bristol, Va,-Tcnn. Mrs. Hugh Bliz
zard, 35 years of ago, and her 7 year
old daughter, Pauline, were killed in
stanljy by a stroke of lightning at the
family homo at Arcadia, Tenn., near
tho Virginia border. They were on
their way to the springhouse when the
lightning struck a clothes viro on a
line with lira. Blizzard's head.
i mm lf
THE SUBMARINE
Torpedoing of Sussex Regarded
as Virtually Proved.
U.S. ATTACHES SEND REPORT
United State Government Delay
Action To Give Germany a
Chanc To Preent
Her Verilon.
Washington. Report of American
naval attaches, saying metal frag
ments found on the channel steamer
Sussex, bore distinctive markings
showing them to be parts of a German
torpedo, and dispatches telling of
scores of submarine attacks on neu
tral and- other unarmed merchant
ships within the last two weeks, were
studied at conference between Presi
dent Wilson, Col. E. M. House and
members of the Cabinet.
Tho attaches' report are regarded
here as virtually conclusive proof thnt
the Sussex, carrying 25 American citi
zen, was attacked in violation of sol
emn and reiterated assurance given
the United States by Germany. With
this fact apparently established, It Is
generally conceded that the United
States 1 confronted by a situation
more grave thnn any which has arisen
since the outbreak of the war.
To Give Germany Chance.
It was said authoritatively, however,
that no definite step would be taken
by tho American Government until
Germany had replied to the Informal
inquiries submitted by Ambassador
Gerard In the cases of the Susex, Eng
lishman, Manchester Engineer and
Eagle Point It was declared that
word from Berlin was being awaited
not so much because Information as
to what has happened is wanted, but
to give Germany an opportunity to
present her version and to say what
will be done about it.
In view of the evidence collected, It
is confidently believed In many quar
ters that Germany will admit the at
tack on the Sussex, and unofficial dis
patches from Berlin have Indicated
that such admission undoubtedly will
be accompanied by disavowal and
offer of reparation.
Acceptance of such a response by
the United States would depend upon
the measure of punishment meted out
to tho submarine commander re
sponsible for the offense.
In the event of a denial of respon
sibility by Germany, the American
Government would be confronted with
the necessity of determining whether
It should act on the basis of evidence
from other sources.
$70,703,600 CHECK CLEARED.
Drawn By Morgan & Co., To Pay For
Canadian Bonds.
New York. A check for slightly
more than $70,703,600, said to be the
largest ever drawn, panned through the
New York Clearing House. It was
made by J. P. Morgan & Co. on a local
bank to the order of tho Canadian Gov
ernment In payment of $75,000,000 par
value 5 per cent, bonds recently pur
chased by a syndicate of bankers.
TO SET GERMAN CLOCKS AHEAD.
Federal Council Order the Hand
Moved Forward One Hour.
Berlin. The German Federal Coun
cil has passed a measure providing
that on May 1 all clocks shall be set
abend one hour. The measure was
proposed by hygienic and economic
rensons, as lengthening working tlmo
during daylight and decreasing the
necessity for artificial light
PRESIDENT BREAKS PRECEDENT.
Goes To Fort Myer Fop Dinner With
Gen. Hugh l Scott
Washington. President Wilson
broke a precedent by going to Fort
Myer, Va., for dinner with Maj.-Cen.
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the
army. It Is customary for the Presi
dent to accept dinner invitations only
from member of his Cabinet
PARDONED AFTER 23 YEARS.
President Commute Sentence Of
Washington Negro.
Washington. George Hardy, a
negro who has served 23 of his 39
years in the Atlanta Penitentiary, was
ordered released by President Wilson.
When Hardy was 16 years old, in 1S93.
he held up a man In this city and gave
him a beating from which he died.
Hardy was sentenced to be banged,
)ut President Cleveland reduced his
sentence to life Imprisonment becuuue
of Hardy' youth.
DARKENS
OF
NG IE
Germany's Chancellor Says it
is Absolutely Silly.
FIGHTING FOR EXISTENCE
Von Bethmann-Hollweg Make An lm
pactloned Address In Reichstag.
Contemplate No Violation Of
the Monroe Doctrin.
Berlin. Chancellor von Bethmann
Holweg protested vigorously In the
Reichstag against the report that Ger
many, now or In the future, contem
plated aggression against the United
States. The Chancellor said:
"The latest offspring of the calum
niating campaign dtiected against us1
is a report that we, after the end of
Ibis war, Bhall rush against the Ameri
can continent and thn', w shall at
tempt to conquer Canada.
"This Is the silliest of all the Im
putations Invented against us. Equally
siliy are the reports that we contem
plate the acquisition of any territory
on American soil, as In Brazil, or In
any Amorican country whatsoever.
"Wo fight for our existence and for
our future. For Germany, and not for
space in a foreign country, are Ger
many's sons bleeding and dying on the
battlefield.
"Every one among us knows this
and It makes our hearts and nerves
strong. This moral force strengthens
our will In order not only to weather
the storm, but also to achieve final
victory."
Von Betbmnnn-Hollweg killed all
hopes in the minds of his hearers that
the war may be brought to an early
end. The Allies' response to his offer
to discuss terms of peace was a de
mand thnt Germany's military power
be crushed.
"To these poace condition only one
answer Is left, and this answer our
sword must give," declares the Chan
cellor. "If our adversaries want to
continue the slaughter of human be
ings and the devastation of Europe,
thelr's will be the guilt, and we will
have to face it like men."
Continue U-Boat Campaign.
The Chancellor covered every con
ceivable angle of the military and
diplomatic situation. Among his most
striking declaration were these:
Germany contemplates no violation
of the Monroe Doctrine after the war,
either by conquest of Canada or by '
obtaining a foothold in South America.
Germany will continue to carry on
her submarine warfare, meeting Eng
land's attempts to starve her out,
though with consideration for the
legitimate rights of neutrals.
Germany will never willingly con
sent to tho return of Poland and con
quered Russian provinces to the Czar
at the conclusion of peace.
BUILDS ARK LIKE NOAH'S.
North Dakota Farmer Expects Deluge
In Near Future.
Drayton, N. D. John Uule, a farmer
living on the Red river, south of this
town, believes that the present high
water In that and other streams In this
section Is a forerunner of a flood equal
to that described in Genesis, and has
accordingly built an ark In which he
expects to save himself and family.
A large houseboat, provisioned for
40 days, has been constructed and
hauled close to the porch of hi farm
house in order to provide a means of
escape from the expected high water.
BELGIAN WOMAN PUT TO DEATH.
Two Others Imprisoned By German,
Say Echo Beige.
Amsterdam, Holland. The assertion
Is made by the Echo Beige that Miss
Gabrielle Petit, of Molenbeek, Bel
gium, has been put to death by Ger
mans after trial by court-martial on a
charge of treason. It Is alleged sho
conducted an Information bureau In
the Interest of Germany's enemies.
The newspaper Also states that Louise
de Bettlgnlos, of Lille, has been sen
tenced to death, but that the scntenco
has been commuted to imprisonment
for life.
250 WOMEN GOING TO CAMP.
Will Be Instructed At Presidio In First
Aid Work.
San Francisco. Two hundred and
fifty women will go into military en
campment at the United States Fre-
sldio here June 1 for six weeks, un
der strict military rule, to learn the
ways of war, according to an an
nouncement made today by Mrs. Fred
erick H. Colburn, regent of the Son
Francisco Chapter of the Woman's
Section of tho Navy League. The ob
ject of the camp is to prepare women
in first aid work.
BANK ROBBED OF $15,000.
Two Men In Auto Seize Chanc Whlf
Cashier I Alone.
Cannonsburg, Pa. More than a
score of detective scoured the hills
In the vicinity of Houston, one mile
west of here, for trace of th two men
who robbed the Flit National Bank
of Houston, of $15,000 and escaped In
an automobile, but according to coun
ty authorities, no trace of them has
been found.
COW BUTTS HER INTO CREEK.
Woman In Serious Condition From
Attack By Animal With Calf.
Morgantown, W. Va. Mrs. John D.
Anderson Is In a serious condition at
her home near here as a result of be
ing attacked by a cow. The cow ha
a calf, and when Mrs. Anderson went
Into tho field the 'cow attacked her,
trampled her and then pushed her Into
the creek, whore she nearly drowned.
Mrs. Anderson's lej was broken, hei i
head was cut and she was bruised on
the body.
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GRADE CROSSINGS
TOLL 94 KILLED
Total Death 592 On Railroad For
Last Six Month Of 19154,864
People Injured.
Hnrrlsburg.
Ninety-four of the 592 persona killed
on the raifroads of the State In the
lant six months of 1915 lost their live
at grade crossings, and of this num
ber thirty-four were occupant of auto
mobiles, according to tho report oa
accidents on the railroads and elcctrlo
lines of the State Just Issued by John
P. Dohoney, Investigator of accidents
of I no Public Service Commission.
The report shows a total of 592 kill
ed and 4,869 Injured on steam rail
roads, and 98 killed and 1,352 Injured
on electric lines. The figure show an
increase of 29 railroad fatalities and
a decrease of 220 person injured, a
compared with the last half of 1914.
There were ten more killed on trolley
lines and a decrease of 288 injured on
the same railways, as compared with
the last six months of the preceding
years.
Railroad fatalities Included 185 em
ployes, 4 passengers, 229 trespasser
and 105 others, the latter class Includ
ing the grade crossings. Two hun
dred end twenty-eight person were
Injured at grade crossings. The grado
crossing list shows an increase- of 33
killed and 67 Injured, over the figure
for tho same period In 1914. Thirty
eight of those klllod at crossings were
pedestrians, 20 In wagons and 2 on
motorcycles.
Fourteen ocoupnnts of automobile
were hilled In grade crossing acci
dent on high-speed electric lines,
Board To Prob Anthracite Rlt.
Ex-Judge Robert S. Gawtbrop, of
West Chester, was elected chairman
of the commission provided by the last
Legislature to probo tho Increase In
the price of anthracite coal after en
actment of the anthracite tax.
Thq commission, which la composed
of Mr. Gawthorp, C. Tyson Kratz. Nor
rlstown, and John H. Langdon, Hunt
ingdon, organized In the Governor'
office after Governor Brumbaugh had
outlined the purpose of the legislative
resolution. District Attorney General
W. II. Keller met with the commission
and Chief of Mine Roderick offored
tho assistance of his department
Immediately after tho organization,
the members of the commission left
for Philadelphia, where they will con
sult with Attorney General Brown,
who was designated as counsel for
the commissioners. The office of tho
commission probably will bo estab
lished In Philadelphia.
"I told the commissioners to go
ahead at once and to find out all that
could be ascertained about the In
crease. I told them to be thorough
about It," said the Governor.
Glippery Rock Trustee Appointed.
The State Hoard of Education ha
announced the following appointment
as trustees of tho Slippery Rock State
Normal School:
Jame M. Galbreath, former Judge
Butler rounty; John A. Gibson, super
intendent of schools, Butler; Charles
A. Klein, Allegheny county; S. C. Mc
Onrver, Allegheny county; C. C.
Green, superintendent of schools,
Beaver Falls, Beaver county; O. IC
Bingham, postmaster. Slippery Rock,
Butler county; T. P. Mifflin, North
Washington. Butler county; Ray'P.
Wilson, Slippery Rock, Butler county,
and J. H. Grendy, Beaver county.
Man Without a Party For President
Edward Callnghan, of Charlerol, ad
dressed Secretary of the Common
wealth WoodB, asking that hi name
be put on the State ballot as a Presi
dential candidate, without stating what
party. He said that he felt that the
primary law was contrary to the Fed
eral Constitution and wanted to give
the plain people a chance.
Harrlsburg City Forester Named.
O. B. Glpp'e was appointed City
Forester to succeed II. J. Mueller.
Glpple is a graduate of Cie-J'ennsyl-vonta
sinta fYilleeo Fol-estrv School.
George A. Shrclncr wa reappointed a
member of the City lianning commis
sion.
Two Justice Appointed.
Justice of the pence were appointed
a follows: Michael Qulnn, Collier
Township, Allegheny county, and
Albert B. Lowry, Salisbury, Somerset
county.
Philadelphia Pay $134,000 Stat Tax.
The State Treasury received $134.
000 from Register of Wills Sheehan.of
Philadelphia. It was the March pay
ment of the State' share.
Huntingdon Justice Named.
K. D. Schmittlo was appointed Jus
tice for Cromwell Township, Hunting
don county.
Governor Respite Two Murderer.
Governor Brumbaugh granted a re
spite staying the electrocution of
Thomas Chlckarelll and Gasper Mar
turana, Cambria, to the week of April
24, to permit application for a rehear
lnnr to bo made' to lie State Board of
Pardons.
Miller Death Warrant Recalled.
Governor Brumbaugh recalled the
warrant for electrocution of Jacob
Miller, Philadelphia, as his appeal la
In the Supreme Court
Carrying a bucket nnd clo?k and
about to descend from tho second to
the Ana floor of her home at Shamokln,
Mrs. Mnrtba Eaton, trlped and fell to
the bottom of the landing. Ilor skull
was fractured In addition to Internal
Injuries from which sho likoly will
die.
Zinc concentrntes to the value of
$2,847,142 were Invoiced to the Ameri
can consular agency at Adelaide,
South Australia, for the United Slate
during 1916. '
STATE NEWS
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The Latest Gleanings From A!
Over the State.
FOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPH
With the car supply equal to tha
Riand, the Connelsvllle coke trad,
roached a new high record this wect
ciiipmenta being 477,000 tons, an U
crease of 135,000 ton over the Ant
week In January. Labor condition
also Improved, allowing tha additiot
of ISO ovens to the active list Then
still is a shortage of men, 4,000 of Um
89,000 oven in the region being on
of commission because the necessin;
labor cannot be securod.
Referee Jacob Snyder, of the Slttt
District completed the adjustment oj
the compensation claims of ' th
widows of tho eight miners killed It
an explosion In a mine at Roblnsdalt,
Somerset county, Tho amount of th
award was approximately $S5,004
which Is the largest resulting from i
single disaster since the eompenaatloi
law became oporaUve.
Born blind, Ida Friend, daughter tr
Mr. George Friend, of Lchlghton, no
can see. She has passed her twent)
fifth year. Restoration came by u
operation performed it the Wills Eri
Hospital, Philadelphia. Mrs. Eckley H
Coxe, owner of many coal mines, bear
Ing the expense. Surgeon say ibt
ultimately will have excellent vbtlon
William If. Bull, Secretary to th
Governor, delivered a lecture at Ira
manuel Presbyterian Church Mei'i
Club, Harrlsburg, on the trips of th
Liberty Bell across the continent Mr
Ball, as Chief of City Property, but
charge of the bell.
State Highway Commissioner Cub
clngham left for his home In Bewick
ley for a rest of several week te
recuperate from a severe attack of
acute Indigestion. All his engagementi
for the next month have boon can
celled..
The Berwlnd, White Coal Ulnlni
Company has announced an advance of
three cents a ton on pick and machlni
mining and a five per cent Increase on
day labor to Its employes. About 20,-
000 men are afTected.
James Flanagan, a miner, has Jutt
reccivod $1,000 from the Carnegl
Hero Fund Commission for valor dis
played In carrying two men through I
mine fire to safety. Five years ago b
received a gold medal for his act
Two thousand of the 8.000 minors in
the Allegheny and Klsklminelaa Va!
leys, who struck for recognition of
their newly-formet! union, returned tu
work, their employers having mail
that concession.
Edward Mewes, a West Fallowflcld
farmer, despondent after Illness wltt
grip, committed suicide by hanglnf
himself to the rafters In the bay loft
He was found by a nolgbbor. Hla par
ents died recently.
Joseph Benezeiky, a prominent con
tract miner, sustained a broken back
by a fall of rock at Maple Hill Col
liery, and Harry Karrlle wa squeezed
probably fatally between mine cars al
Gilberton Colliery.
Clayton Mert wa appointed Over
seer of the Poor of East Pen TownahlB.
to fill the vacancy caused by the re
fusal of Roger Andreas, the duly eloct
ed officer, to serve.
Riley M. Little, of Philadelphia, ad
dressed the Harrlsburg Chamber Of
Commerce on the part the bualne
man should take toward helping W
eliminate poverty and suffering.
The State Forestry Department h
given Harrlsburg 40,000 pine treei,
T'hlch will be planted throughout Oil
parks and Islands of the Susquobanni
belonging to the municipality.
A Jury In Northumberland County
Court awarded Wallace W. Stanka, of
Shamokln, $100 damages for injuria
suffered In a fall on an Icy pavement
He asked $10,000.
William J. Laldley, a fame! ol
Carmlchaels, filed a voluntary petttiol
In bankruptcy at Pittsburgh. Htt
assets were given as $112,100 and bll
liabilities as $208,738.
A State charter was granted to
Jnmerson Clothes Shops, Inc., or Phila
delphia. Jacob Goldstein Is treasurer,
and the capital Is $15,000.
The borough of Mont Alto 1 build
ing a water line from the "Pearl of
the Park to town for Its new water
system. The "Pearl of the Park" H
the most famous spring In the Soult
Mountain and permission has beat
given to. use It by the State.
Gcorgo Davis and Charlei GeleJkt
were injured seriously, If not fatally,
at Sioux NO". 3 colliery, a Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company operation at Mt
Curmel. They bad fired a shot in
breast when their naked lamps ignltH
a pocket of gas.
. William Suttcrs, of Lchlghton, cad
William Hontz, arrested on the chnrg
or assault and battery, but the granl
Jury fulled to believe Sutter' te'U
mony and directed him to pay th
costs. Not bolng ablo to do o, b
went to Jail.
The Mlllersburg Light Company
been purchased and will be operated
by Farley Cannot, consulting engl!""0'
of Harritburg. Mr. Cannot formerly
va engineer with lb State Wtf
Supply Commission.