THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA. 25,000,000 55 3 PERSONS KILLED Explosion of War Materials In New York Bay. SHOCK FELT IN FIVE STATES New York Shaken At By Earthquake Office Bulldingi Rocked And Streets Strewn With Glass. New York. Property loss estimated it $-5,000,000 vat caused by a series or terrific explosions of ammunition h waiting shipment to the Entente Allies and stored on Black Tom Island, a small (trip of land Jutting Into New York bay off Jersey City. The loss of life Is still problematical It will not be derided definitely until there ban been opportunity to check up the workmen, employed on the island and on boats moored nearby. Three are known to be dead and at least two more are missing. Scores of persons were Injured, some of them probably fatally. Shock Felt In Five States. The detonations, which were felt In five states, began with a continuous rapid fire of small shells, then the blowing up of great quantities of dynamite, trinitrotoluene and oilier high explosives, followed by the burxtlng of thousands of shrapnel shell, which literally showered the surrounding country and waters for many miles around. Fire that started soon after the first great crafh, which spread death and desolation in Its wake, destroyed 13 of the hutre warehouses of the Na tional Storage Company on Black Tom Island, lu which were stored mer chandise valued between J12.0OO.O00 and U5.000.000. Tho flames, shoot ing Into the clouds, were reflected against New York's sky line of tower ing office buildings, which only a few moments before were shaken to their foundations as If by an earthquake. Miles of streets in Manhattan alone were strewn with broken glats and shattered signs. C. W. Leyden, chief of the Lehigh Valley Railroad police, was killed while aiding an engine crew in at tempting to save a number of freight cars from the fire. A quantity of dynamite exploded near where he was standing, it was said, and blew bis body to atoms. The members of the car crew escaped with lacerations and burns. Hints At Plot Made. The cause of the disaster has not been determined. Officials of the Na tionl Storage Company and the Le high Valley Railroad, which also suf fered heavily through loss of property, declared, however, that reports to them showed a fire started shortly after 1 o'clock on a barge belonging to an Independent towing company that had been moored alongside a dock used by the railroad company to trans fer ammunition shipments from trains to vessels In the harbor. The barge, it was said, was there without authority either of the rail road or the Btorage company. A statement Issued by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, after a con ference between heads of all depart ments here, said: "Thirteen brick storage warehouses out of the 24 owned aud opemted by the National Storage Company and six piers owned by the storage com pany and leased to the Lehigh Valley road were destroyed. Several others of the brick warehouses were badly damaged and some minor damage was done to the Lehigh Valley grain ele vators. In addition, as far as known, it loaded cars were destroyed. LIBERTY STATUE JARRED. Damaged To Colossal Figure And Base Estimated at $100,000. New York. Great havoc, was wrought on Redloe's Island by the explosion at niark Tom Island. Dam age to the Statue of Liberty has been variously estimated at from $100,000 to $1,000,000. The latter figure is the guess of Captain Clifton, in charge of Liberty Island. The exact injury can rot be ascertained until experts have made a careful examination of the pedestal and base of the statue. Redloe's Island, almost on a direct line with Black Tom, bore the brunt of the shock. MORGAN ESTATE $78,149,024. Does Not Include Property Outside That State. New York. The total assets of the estate of J. lierpont Morgan, the financier, who died In Rome, Italy, March 31, 1913. exclusive of property nut.-ide New York State are fixed at $7. 149, 021 in a report filed with the State Controller by Transfer Tax Ap pi.ii 'er Lyons. THANKS AMERICAN CHILDREN. President Poincare Of France Appre ciative Of Gifts. Washington. President Poinrare of France in a personal conference with American Ambassador Sharp, pent his thanks to American children who hav Fiven approximately $::oO,000 to Krenct children orphaned by the war. WOMEN DO HARVESTING. Co Into Fields To Solve Laboi Problem. Harrisonburg, Va. Wives, daugh tcrs, si-ters and sweethearts are go ing out into the harvest field in the neighborhood of Lacey Spring, Rock Ingham county, to help solve the laboi problem. It is reported that the ides Is working well. Since some young girls have gone to work, it in said that certain young men have donned field clothes who were never before known to work. Ill TANGLE NEAR SOLUTION United States Agrees to Joint Commission. WANTS POWERS ENLARGED It Is Understood That President Wll son Has a Number Of Names Under Consideration As Mem bers Of the Commission. Washington. General Carranza was Informed In a note handed to bis am bassador that the Washington govern ment Is prepared to submit to a Joint international commission the task of seeking a solution of border problems. The proposal of the de facto govern ment for a commission Is accepted, however, with the suggestion that the powers of the commissioners be en larged beyond the limits proposed In the Mexican note of July 12. Agreement to this suggestion Is ex pected and it was stated officially that the American members would be ap pointed and the commission be as sembled at some point in the I'nlted States at an early date. Following is the full text of Acting Secretary Polk's note as delivered to Ellseo Arre dondo, Mexican ambassador designate, after it had been approved today by President Wilson and bis cabinet: Text Of the Note. "Sir I have the honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your communica tion of July 12 last, in which you transcribe a note addressed to ma by the Secretary of Foreign Relations of your government, and to request that you will be good enough to transmit to him the following reply: "Mr. Secretary; "I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note transmitted under date of July 12 by Ellseo Arredondo, your government's confidential agent in Washington, in forming me that Your Excellency has received Instructions from the citizen first chief of the Constitutionalist army charged with the executive power of the union to propose that each of our governments name three commissioners, who shall hold confer ences at some place to be mutually agreed upon and decide forthwith the question relating to the evacuation of the American, forces now in Mexico and to draw up and conclude a pro tocol agreement regarding the recip rocal crossing of the frontier by the forces of both countries, also to de termine tho origin of the incursions to date, in order to fix the responsi bility therefore and definitely to set tle the difficulties now pending or those which may arise between the two countries on account of tho same or a similar reason; all of which shall be subject to the approval of both gov ernments. Accepts Proposal. Ia repjy I have the honor to state that I have laid Your Excellency's note before the President and have received his instructions to Inform Your Excel lency that the government of the I'nlted States is disposed to accept the proposal of the Mexican government In the same spirit of frank cordiality In which it is made. This govern ment believes and suggests, however, that the powers of the proposed com mission should be enlarged so that, if bappily a solution satisfactory to both governments of the question set forth In Your Excellency's communication, may be reached, the commission may also consider such other matters the friendly arrangement of which would tend to improve the relations of the two countries; it being understood that such recommendations as the commission may make shall not be binding upon the respective govern ments until formally accepted by them. Should this proposal be accepted by Your Excellency's government, I have the honor to stale that this govern ment will proceed Immediately to ap point Its commissioners, and fix, after consultation with Your Excellency's government the time and place and other details of the proposed confer ences. Accept, Mr. Secretary, the vur- ances of my highest consideration. FRANK L. POLK, Acting Secretary of State. Appointment of the American com missioners will await General Car rana's. reply. If he approves the sug gestion that, the scope of the commis sion's deliberations be enlarged as de aired by the United States, it is ex pected his note will be accompanied by authorization to Mr. Arredondo to confer with Mr. Polk as to the time and piace of the meeting. ENDS LIFE WITH TOE. Man Apparently Used Member To Press Rifle Trigger. Millvllle. N. J.- ('apt. Howard Tyler committed suicide at his home here by shooting himself in the head. 11 is believed to have Iain on lis bed, placed the muzzle of a rifle in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his toe. The body was found by a neigh bor. Tyler had been in poor health for a long time. GUARDS MUST PAY FARE HOME. Miitiamen Asking Discharge Because Of Dependent Families. New York. Guardsmen at the bor der discharged berause of the neces sity of supporting dependent relatives will have to pay their own expenses home. This was announced at the headquarters of the Department of the East, where It Is said many requests have been received from soldiers ap plying for such discharge indicating expectation that their fare home would be paid by the Government. ARRANGING AN ECONOMICAL VACATION " n'opyrlf ht UNITED STATES Should England Not Modify Its Blacklist Order. PRESIDENT SENDS PROTEST The President Sets Forth That Illegal Restrictions Are Imposed By the Blacklist Order Upon American Trade. Washington. American Ambassador :'age prevented to the British Foreign Ollice a note protesting against the blacklisting of American business firms under the trading with the enemy act. In announcing that the communication had been transmitted to London, Acting Secretary Polk said it discussed only tbe general princi ples of international law involved, without specifically taking up cases of Individual firms blacklisted. The note, officially described at the department as a "protest," ia said authoritatively to be positive In tenor and to leave no doubt regarding this government's attitude. This government's view that illegal restrictions are Imposed by the black list order upon the freedom of Ameri can trade is set forth In vigorous terms. Some modification of the order. Is Insisted upon. There have been In dications that should diplomatic efforts fail to bring relief to affected Ameri can Anns, come form of retaliation would be considered by the United States. After promulgation of the Trading with the Enemy Act last January, the i State Department notified the British 1 government of its view that possi bilities of "undue interference" wltn American commerce were contained In the Instrument. The potential, rather than the actual, Injury so far accom plished is understood to be given stress also In the note. The British Ambassador conferred with Mr. Tolk and, It Is believed, be was given a full explanation of tbe basis of this government's protest in International law. Individual cases of blacklisted firms, It is expected, will be taken up In personal conversations here And at London. Business men have been appealing daily to the State Department since tbe extension of the blacklist to the American concerns was announced. FIFTH SUSPECT ARRESTED. Developments In the San Francisco Bomb Horror Inquiry. I San Franrisco. Edward Nolan, a union machinist and former delegate to the San Francisco Labor Council, was arrested In connection with the recent bomb explosion In which 9 per sons lost their lives and 40 were wounded. The police said they found samples of acids and powders In Nolan's room. TEXAS MAY VOTE "WET." "Dry" Majority Cut To 1,087, With Antl County To Report. Dallas, Texas. With almost com plete, returns in from 207 counties the early majority in favor of the sub mission of a State wide prohibition amendment has been cut down to 1,087. More than 3,000 votes are ex pected in that return, and there is a strong possibility for the defeat of the plan. CONCRESS PUTS CLOSING OFF. ' September 9 Now Considered As Date For Adjournment. ! Washington. September 9 Is the 1 date now being considered by adralnls tra!ion leaders for adjournment of i Congress. All hope of getting through ! by August 19, the date fixed by the ! Iemorratic Senate (atlcn. has 'been i abandoned In view of the decision to ! take up the Child Labor bill. AEROPLANE HITS AUTOS. Lieutenant Wheeler Loses Control Of Flyer. Ontario, Cal. Second Lieutenant S. H. Wheeler, of the army aviation school at North Island, lost control of his aeroplane here and crashed Into a line of automobiles, overturning four, killing Harold Stoebe. 4 years old, and werlously Injuring Mrs. C. A. Stoebe, the boy's mother. Lieutenant Wheeler was not injured, although his machine was wrecked. MAY RETALIATE UNITED STATES IN DEAL FOR ISLANDS Treaty Negotiated for Purchase of Danish West Indies. ISLANDS'PEOPLETO HAVESAY Price la Fixed At $25,000,000 Consent Of Resldenta To Be Secured Before Consummating Deal. Copenhagen. A treaty for the pur chase of the Danish West Indies by the United States has been negotiated be tween the Governments of Denmark and the United States, and in the near future it is to be submitted to the Senate and House of the United States and to the two bouses of the Danish Parliament fur approval, according to Information given today in Copen hagen by the highest authority. To Pay $25,000,000. If the treaty Is ratified as It stands In "project" form, the United States will pay for the Islands $25,000,000 and in addition will relinquish to Denmark the rights of the United States in Greenland. Greenland Is a Danish pos. session, and the rights which the United States will abandon are merely rights of discovery, the scope of which is Ul-deflned. Tbe United States will obtain from Denmark full possession of the Islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, or Santo Cruz, as It Is better known. These Islands lie about GO miles off the east coast of Porto Rico. Tbey are 142 square miles In area and support a population of 27,000 persons. Near ly all the inhabitants of tbe Islands are negroes, who live by the cultivation of can sugar. Treaty Ready For Signing. Washington. As confirmed here officially, the Danish ministry has formally communicated to the United States its willingness to accept the terms offered by Secretary Lansing for the three Danish West Indian Islands, aud the treaty of cession is about to be signed at the State Department by Secretary Lansing and Cunstantln Brun, Envoy Extraordinary and Min ister Plenipotentiary of Denmark. It Is assumed that the status of the Is lands of St. Croix, SL Thomas and St. John, should the treaty be ratified, will be similar to that of Porto Rico. The new treaty is peculiar, in that it will require action not only by tho American Senate and the Danish Rigs dag, but by the United States House of Representatives as well, since it will be necessary for the House to sup ply the needed appropriation of $25, 000,000 to defray the expense of pur chase. To Give Islands' People Say. It is understood that the people of the Danish West Indian Islands are to have a voice in this question of cession and that the Government has given notice that before It ratifies the treaty it would submit the question to the people of tbe islands. It is stated fur ther that the people of the Islands are much in favor of the suzerainty of the United States and that the treaty is so framed that they are not called on to surrender Danish allegiance; they may remain Danes, In fact and in name; while enjoying whatever advantages, In a commercial way, may result from a transfer of the Islands to the United States. It is stated that formal delivery of tho territory and property ceded shall be made immediately after the pay ment by the United States of the sum of money stipulated in the treaty and that the cession, with the right of Im mediate possession, is to be deemed proper on the exchange of ratifications. KAISER GETS APPEAL. Wilson's Note On Polish Relief Wired To Emperor. Berlin. American Ambassador Ger ard delivered to Minister of Foreign Affairs Von Jagow President Wilson's Polish relief appeal. The message was Immediately telegraphed to Emperor William at the eastern front. VILLISTAS PUT TO FLIGHT. Three Killed By Carranziataa In En counter Near Hacienda. Chihuahua City, Mexico. Govern ment troops fought a sharp skirmish with Villa forces near Hacienda Tres IMrcllas, scattering the bandits and pursuing them into the hills, accord ing to reports to General Trevlno from General Arrleta today. The Carranza column, under coinmund of Colonel Quintans, surprised the bandits, who numbered about a score. Three out Isws were killed tbe report said. RURAL CREDITS BOARD NOMINATED President Appoints Lawyer, Banker, Farmer and Student. ALL HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE Two Of the Board Republicans and Two Democrata How They Are Equipped For Their New Duties. Washington. Division of the coun try Into twelve Federal Land Bank Districts and location of Federal Land Banks in each of them under the new rural credits law, will bo undertaken soon by the Federal Farm Loan Board, four of whose members were nomi nated by President Wilson. Secretary McAdoo. who as an ex-offlclo member completes the board, said, however that be believed it would be Impos sible to conclude organization of the system In less than six months, and that it might not be In actual opera tion before next spring. President Wilson nominated Charles E. Lobdell, of Great Bend, Kansas; George W. Norris, of Philadelphia; W. S. A. Smith, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Herbert Quick, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, as members of the board. The President hopes to have the nominations confirmed quickly by the Senate In order that the organization of the rural credits system be per fected without delay. The board will select the cities in which tbe twelve farm loan banks will be located' and divide tho country Into districts for the operation of the provisions of the bill. Secretary McAdoo already has col lected facts on available locations for the banks, but tho board will make a thorough investigation of the ques tion before acting. Lobdell and 8mith are Republicans, and Norris and Quirk are Democrats. The law provides that not more than two of the appointed members of the board can belong to the same party. From a list of more than 100 suggested bv senators, representatives and mem bers of the, Cabinet tbe President selected a lawyer, a farmer, a banker and a student of rural credits prob lems Mr. Lobdell Is a student of farmers problems and has had extensive ex perience in loans on farm lands. Mr. Norris. a graduate of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, has beeu suc cessively a newspaper man, a lawyer and a banker. Mr. Smith, a farmer by occupation. for the past year has been an expert in farm practice in the Department of Agriculture here, and has baa ex tensive experience in farming prob lem. Mr. Quick, until a few months ago, was editor of Farm and Fireside, and for many years has devoted himself to a study of rural credits and other farm problems. Many Cities Candidates. The board In locating the banks will consider first cities which are near farming centers, regardless of size or other banking facilities, and that cities which were candidates for federal re serve banks but failed to get them probably would be strongly considered fur federal land banks ' TienuesU for loans on farm lands under the law already have been filed In large numbers in the Treasury De- nartmenL but no action can be taken on them until after the board Is organ ized. Each federal land bank must have a subscribed capital of $730,000 before beginning business. Individuals, cor porations, state governments and the United States may hold stock, under law, but dividends accruing may not be paid the United States as to other stockholders. The banks will not come In direct contact with fanner borrowers, but will operate through national farm loan associations, cor porations chartored by the farm loan board under authority of Congress and operating In the farming communi ties where loans are sought. All loans to be made under the sys tem must be secured by first mort gages providing for amortization over a period of years, and at Interest not exceeding six per cent. No loan may exceed 60 per cent, of the valuo of the land mortgaged and 20 per cent, of the value of permanent improvements, nor be greater than $10,000 nor less than $100. Mortgages may run from five to 40 years. HAS NO HANDS OR FEET. Child To Be Taught To Use Artificial Limbs. Elyria, Ohio. Born without feet or hands, little Frances Campbell, 7 years old, of Lorain, Ohio, is a new arrival at a local hospital for crippled chil dren. Orthopedic physicians hope to equip the little girl with artificial legs so that she will be table in time to walk and use artificial hands in per forming simple task. Frances has short stubs at each limb socket. She hops and rolls around much to the amazement of nurses. It may take several years to train ber to use the artificial bands and legs. WILSON ASKS ACTION. Wishes Full Legislative Program Put Through This Summer. Washington. Something like an ultimatum was unofficially Iwued by the White House to Congress. It Is to the effect that the President wanted his legislative program put through-if It takes all summer. Officially it was announced that he would not leave Washington for bla vacation until the record has been completed. It prom ises to be a warm summer in Washington. STATE TO REPAIR BOROUGH ROAD Commissioner Black Promises To Make Exception To Rule In Llttlestown Case. Highway Commissioner Black was asked to Improve a portion of State Highway, Route 42, running through the borough of Llttlestown. This high way was a turnpike toll road which was purchased by the State and for the maintenance of which tbe State Highway Department Is held responsible.-' Commissioner Black told his callers that the State Highway De partment would endeavor to keep the section of tho road In Llttlestown Bor ough In repair, because this was an ex ception to the general rule of the De partment not to assume control of State highways In boroughs. Fatal Accidents Nearly Doubled. During the first six months of 1916, almnsl as many fatal accidents oc curred In Pennsylvania Industries and were reported to the Bureau of Sta tistics and Information of the Depart ment of Labor and Industry as were reported during the entire twelve months of the preceding year, accord ing to a statement by Commissioner John Price Jackson. Eleven hundred and thirty-six workers were killed dur ing the first six months of this year while the total death list, for the twelve month of 1915 was 1,203. The total of all accidents, fatal and non fatal, Is 121,180 for the first six months of this year as against 61,540 total accidents reported during 1915. Al most seven workers were killed as a daily average during the first six months of this year. Tbe monthly average was 189, while the monthly average of Injuries, fatal and non fatal, was 20,197. State College Has Big School. Enrollment In Tenn State's Summer session has reached the record break ing total of 1,103, an Increase of sev-onty-nlne over last year's attendance. This Is the largest registration the summer school has had during the seven years It has been operated. State College now has the largest summer school In the State. The at tendance Is made up exclusively of public school teachers from Pennsyl vania. Dr. E. H. Smith, director of the summer session, attributes the steady growth in attendance to a wide selection of courses to meet the needs of progressive teachers. Particular attention is given to agriculture, home economics, public school drawing and the sciences. Penna. Peach Crop Low This Year. Estimates made by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on tho probable peach crop of the State for this season place the amount at 1,124. 200 bushels, compared with a produc tion of 2,044,000 bushels last year. The production last year was the largest ever known In the State, the other high years being 1910 when 1.600,000 bushels were produced and 1914 when 1,544,000 bushels was the estimated crop. Thousands of bushels of peaches went to waste last year, but with im proved marketing facilities and the smaller crop this season suitable mar kets are expected to be found. Mothers' Pension Trustees Appointed. Governor Brumbaugh appointed tho following Mothers' Pension trustees for Huntingdon county: Mrs. Ceorge B. Orlady, Mrs. I. Harvey Brumbaugh, Huntingdon; Mrs. Lillian Bernhardt, Threo Springs; Mrs. J. M. Kelchline, Petersburg, and Mrs. Mary A. Kyper, Mt. Union. Fred O. Fryburg was appointed Jus tice of the Peace for Hooversville, Somerset county, and Henry A. Snipe, for Jens Township, Forest county. Contract For Chester Highways. State Highway Commissioner Black awarded the Souder Construction Com pany, of Lancaster, the contract for 32,214 feet of road in Penn, Upper and Lower Oxford Townships, Chester county, at $109,631.81. The South Shore Construction Company, Erie, was awarded the contract for 5,385 feet of road In Hickory Township, Forest county, at $11,527.64. Approve Many State Bridges. The State Water Supply Commis sion approved the largest number of bridges covered by applications at a single meeting In years. There were twenty-three county, thirty-three town ship and sixteen railroad bridges, In cluding a number of Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and other Eastern coun ties. Stream Lines For River. Reading city officials asked the State Water Supply Commission to define stream lines In the Schuylkill River at that place and to aid In prosecution of firms encroaching on the waterway. The commission will take up the mat ter later on. Camp Meeting Force Insured. The State Workmen's Insurance Fund Board Insured the whole force of a central Pennsylvania camp meet ing association for employer's liability. The Insurance is the first of the class to be written. Hold Mayor Hearing August 17. Attorney-General Brown set August 17 as the date for the hearing of the application for a quo warranto against Mayor Jonas FiRcher, of WlllIaniKport, who Ih alleged not to be an American citizen. NEWSY ITEMS. The world's ekl Jumping record Is held by an American, who covered a distance of Just under 193 feet. In October, 1900, the city of Ghent, In Belgium, adopted the first public system of unemployment insurance. China has Increased Its tetegraph lines to a total of about 30,000 miles, of which the government owns more than one-half. STATE HEWS BRIEFLY TOLD The Latest Gleanings From All Over the State. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS The first of a series of it half a dozen meetings, to be held throughout Berks county for the purpose of organizing the dairy farmers of the Oley and Schuylkill Valleys, south of Reading, took place In the fire hall at Oley, and was presided over by County Agrictii. turlst Charles S. Adams, of Reading. Farmers are seriously considering tb discontinuing of raising cattle for mar ket and cows for dairy purposes, be cause of tbe Increased cost of food and other expenses. Fanners are ef the opinion that more money could bs made In the raising of grass and grain. Jacob Trash, a farmer residing be tween Cross Roads and Peterxvllle, Northampton county, committed sui cide, using a shotgun. Trash placed the muzzle of the gun In bis mouth and then pulled tbe trigger. The resignation of J. M. Owens ai road superintendent of Jefferson coun ty was announced at the State High way Department. Tbe vacancy hai been filled by the promotion of H. is. Dorwart as acting superintendent fur the county. Matthew Yuscavage, a miner it Eagle Hill Colliery, Pottsvllle, lost an exciting race for bis life. He was st work in a breast when be heard the roof cracking and Instantly realizing what was taking place, he made i dash for safety. Big boulders foil all around blm, Just grazing him and be bad almost reached a place of safety when another big rock fell, pinning blm fast and crushing most of his bones. He died after being at tbe Pottsvllle Hospital less than an hour. Mrs. Andrew Stifka, of McAdoo, was granted $5,165 as compensation for herself and two children by State Referee Paul W. Houck, from the C. M. Dodson Company, for the doath of her husband who worked only four days for the company. Stifka was a contractor miner and the payroll showed that he earned $18.55 for four days and on this the compensation wai based. The referee Intimated that a dltlonal sums will be granted tbe widow later on for a posthumus child. Fourteen-year-old John Kerns, play ing with boys tbe same age around tbe John Sheaffer mill at G reason, secerted himself In a thousand bushel bin of corn which, while the lad was bidden, was drawn upon for shipment Tbe drain sucked the young man into the mass of grain and ultimately bis dying struggles attracted tbe attention of the mill hands engaged In handling the corn. The rescuers tore away the lower part of the bin and found Kern.1' body. Tbe lad was dead when found. Former City Treasurers John St rick ler and J. William Jones have made demand upon the City of York for pay ment of $1,290 and $964, respectively, which they claim to be due them si percentage for collecting street paving assessments while they were serving In the capacity of tax collectors. If payment Is not made suit will ensue. This Is a new question In York, al though tbe hlghec courts have decided In favor of city treasurer tax collector! In other cities. As the result of a rush of culm and water down a chute In tbe No. 11 mine, Tamaqua, Palmer Jones, aged nine teen, a laborer, was' killed and Peter McHugh and John Smith were im prisoned In the chute two hours, until released uninjured. Jones had his foot caught by a plank, and was forced to stand In a car which he was about to load, while the culm slowly mount ed as high as his head, smothering him before help could reach blm. Manufacturers falling to make re ports to the Pennsylvania State De partment of Labor and Industry under the act of June 2, 1913, giving figures of production and general statements of business will be prosecuted accent ing to a warning Just Issued. Mrs. Mary Froy, twenty-three yttr old, died at tbe Taylor Hospital, Rid ley Park, of wounda sustained on Mf 22. when she was shot by her sister-In-law, Mrs. Mary Bunnetta, at Mill mont, near Chester, during a quarrel. Taken to Allentown by his rnothir to escape Infantile paralysis, Freddie, six-year-old son ef Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goldberg, of Brooklyn, died at the home of an uncle In that city of cere bro-spinal meningitis. Reports made to the State Depart ment of Agriculture are that Berks county farmers are harvesting twenty five bushels of wheat to tho acre i tome townships. Samuel T. Harleman has been mad superintendent of the crucible steel o partment of theBothlehem Steel Com pany, at Weatherly, succeeding Vi llain F. Stein, who resigned. From a broken neck received wh he fell from a cherry tree at his horn In Mohanoy City several days ' Patrrck Cannon, twenty-four years is uena At a special election, held at Glib ton, to increase the borough Inllc()te ness $46,000, tbe Issue lost by 423 168. James Powell, of Raven Run, ws badly injured at tho Hammond Co llory by a fall of coal, that he "f at the State Hospital.
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