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HOLLAND REPLY UNLIKELY
Diplomat Of Entente Nations Still
Profess To Be Puzzled Ovr Real
Purpose Of President's Nota.
Will Soon Reply.
Washington. The three Scandl--avian
nations, Norway, Sweden and
Denmark, through Identical notes, the
Norwegian copy of which was handed
to the Slate Department by Minister
Bryan, have expressed their lively In
terest In President Wilson's proposals
"looking towards the establishment of
durable poace" and their "deepest
sympathy" with all efforts to shorten
the war.
Unlike the Swiss government which
offered to help In any way, "no mat
ter how modest," the Scandinavian
countries make no direct offer of co
operation. This fact attracted par
ticular Interest because Norway par
tlcularly has been one of the greatest
tufferers from the war among the
neutrals.
"The State Department made pub
lic the Norwegian note without com
ment. .
Holland's Attitude.
Most of the South American nations,
It was Indicated In diplomatic quar
ters, will not send communications re
garding the President's note, on the
official understanding that It was ad
dressed to them largely for their own
Information and not to solicit action.
Holland, whose attitude has been
the subject of much speculation, also
was said to be unlikely to take any
action, owing to the feeling there that
It might appear unneutral to one side
or the other and militate against tho
location of the eventual peace confer
ence In that country. Deyond the fact
.aat the Spanish Cabinet has not yet
decided on Spain's action, no further
Information had come to the Spanish
Embassy.
As to the belligerents, Turkey's re
ply to the President's note, practically
Identical with those of Germany and
Austria, was made public by tho State
Department.
WANTS U. 6. TO OWN HENS.
Government Charge Proposed In Mil
waukee Speech.
Milwaukee. Government ownership
of hens was declared to be more time
ly than Federal ownership of rail
roads, telephone and telegraph sys
tems and other utilities by D. E.
Sunny, president of the Chicago Tele
phone Company, In an address in the
University Club. "The average person
Is more Interested In the price of eggs
than he Is In the regulation of freight
rates or the telephone or other utili
ties,' declared Mr. Sunny.
HE STOLE IN JAIL, SHE SAYS.
Woman Prisoner Declares Caller Took
$400 and Two Rings.
Philllpsburg, N. J. Fritz Beecher
was arrested, charged with having
stolen $400 and two rings from Mrs.
Elizabeth Creveling In the Jail here.
He occupied a cell near hers. Mrs.
Creveling, who is 7f years old, was ar
rested on the charge that she had shot
her son. Beecher, who boarded with
her, called at the Jail to "cheer her
up." Ho was found In a saloon with
two rings and $3X0 in his pocket. Mrs.
Creveling Identified the rings as hers.
THREE-DAY WIDOW TO WED.
Boston Woman Gets License Before
Burial Of Aged Husband.
Boston. Three days after the death
and a day before tho burial of Daniel
J. Sullivan, retired policeman and
Civil War veteran, his widow applied
for hpr second marriage license. The
funeral was Wednesday. Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Sullivan, who Is 34 years old,
will marry Frank S. Morse, a Charles
town mnchlnist, by whom sho has been
employed as housekeeper.
WOULD MOBILIZE CIVILIANS.
BUI In French Senate Plant Auxiliary
Defense Force.
Paris. Henry Berenger Introduced
In tbe Senate a bill providing for the
mobilization of civilians In France Into
an auxiliary service for the national
defense. The bill provides for the
calling up of all citizens between the
ages of 17 and 60.
FOUR MORE STEAMERS SUNK.
Three British and One Norwealan
vessel sent Down.
London. The British steamships
Copsewood, 509 tons gross; Oronsoy,
3.761 tons, and Mereddlo, 3.0G3 tons,
have been sunk. The Norwegian
steamship Ida, 1,300 tons, Is reported
to have been sunk.
According to n Munich- physician,
heat prostration is directly dun to the
reduction by the high temperature of
xhe acids In the human system.
. A Danish nerve specialist places con
valescent patients on top of a piano so
that they may be benefited by its vibra
tion as It is played.
. The larger part of Mexico consists
of an elevated plateau, with moun
tains on the east and west. This
jplatoau is of volcanic origin.
Atlanta, Ga., has raised $12,000 io
equip Boy Scouts.
British women are taking up tho cul
ture of herbs!
New System May Be In Opera
tion in Sixty Days.
BORROWERS TO SUBSCRIBE
Five Temporary Directors Will Be
Named Only Two Banks For
New England and Middle
Atlantic States.
Washington. Twelve cities In which
we- to be located the Federal farm
loan banks were announced by tbe
rami Loan Board, and it is expected
that within 60 days the new system
will be in operation, ready to make
the loans for which applications al
ready are pouring in from every sec
tion of the country. .
The banks will be set up In Spring
field, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Colum
bia, S. C; New Orleans, La.; Hous
ton, Tex.; St. Louis, Mo.; Louisville,
Ky.; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.;
Wichita, Kas.; Spokane, Wash., and
Berkeley, Cal.
Stock subscription books of the
banks will be opened within the next
10 days, to remain open for 30 days.
It is expected, however, that the gov
ernment will have to supply most of
the $9,000,000 capital, under that sec
tion of the law, which empowers the
Secretary of the Treasury to make up
the unsubscribed stock.
Temporary Directors.
Temporary directors, five to each
bank, will be named probably wltbin
the next throe weeks by the board.
As soon as the banks hare been or
ganized and borrowers have sub
scribed to $200,000 of the stock of each
bank, the temporary directors will sur
render their authority to boards of
nine directors oach, six of whom will
be named by the farmer borrowers and
three by the farm loan board. The
permanent directors will serve three
years and receive per diem compensa
tion as in the case of Federal reserve
bank directors.
Each borrower must subscribe to
stock In the bank from which he bor
rows to the extent of 5 per cent, of
his loan and the original subscribers
to the capital stock are required to
surrender their holdings as they may
be needod to meet this situation.
In designating locations for the
banks, the board was guided chiefly
by the needs of rural sections. This
has resulted in placing only two of
the 12 banks in New England and
Middle Atlantic States, the chief cen
ters of population. Three go to the
South, five to the farming States of
the Middle West and West and two
to the Pacific Coast,
Twelve Districts.
The 12 districts Into which the coun
try Is divided were announced by the
Farm Loan Board, as follows
District No. 1 Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey.
District No. 2 Pennsylvania,' Dela
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir
ginia and the District of Columbia.
District No. 3 North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
District No. 4 Ohio, Indiana, Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
District No. 5 Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
District No. 6 Illinois, Missouri
and Arkansas.
District No. 7 Michigan. Wiscon
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
District No. 8 Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Wyoming.
District No. 9 Oklahoma, Kansas,
Colorado and New Mexico.
District No. 10 Texas.
District No. 11 California, Nevada,
Utah and Arizona.
District No. 12 Washington, Ore
Con, Montana and Idaho.
EXPORTS FALL OFF.
Eleven-Month Total Shows Decline.
Last Month An Increase.
Washington. Exports of breadstuffs
totaled $45,838,549 In November,
against $30,492,(129 in November, 1915,
the Department of Commorce an
nounced. Meat and dairy product ex
ports totaled $25,513,770, against $18,
210.669 a year ago. Wheat exports
totaled $27,297,222, against $15,633,309
in Npvembnr a year ago. Flour ex
ports totaled $7,977,979, against $6,
780,550 a year ago.
During the 11 months ended with
November breadstuffs exports totaled
$401,260,496. against $477,423,790 for
the corresponding period In 1915. Meat
and dairy produce totaled $245,673,208,
against $226,008,558 a yoar ago. Wheat
exports during the period totaled 1 100.
745,773. against $266,595,823 a year
ago. Flour exports totaled $76,695,412,
gainst $85,204,168 a year ago.
FAMOUS MONASTERY BURNS.
Building Of Trapplst Monks At Oka,
Quebec, Prey Of Flames.
Montreal, Quo. The famous mon
astery of the Trapplst Monks at Oka,
Quobec, was burned to the ground. The
Iobs Is estimated at about a quarter of
a million dollars. There was no loss
of life. The cheese factory and agri
cultural and experimental farm build
ings operated by the monks were
saved. ' '
RAMS BATTLESHIP.
Fleet Tender Tears Hole Through
Armor Of Warship.
Norfolk, Vn. Crashing into the
port stern of tho battleship Delaware,
tho Atlantic fleet lender Sonoma tore
a hole six feet wide in the big ship.
The accident occurred whllo the ten
der was trying to make her way Into
the open harbor. Tho Sonoma struck
tho Delaware above the waterllno, her
bow penetrating the armor of the bat
tleship as though It were so much
wood.
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Noncommittal Note Received
Inspires Hope.
SECRETARY LANE IS SILENT
Contents Of Message Will Not Be
Divulged Until They Are Pre
sented To American Com
missioners, Washington. One more appeal for
modification of the protocol providing
for the withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico is made by General Car
ranza in a message delivered to Sec
retary Lane by Luis Cabrera, chair
man of the Mexican members of the
Joint Commission. Tbe Mexican First
Chief replied t the Insistent Ameri
can demand that the protocol signed
by his spokesmen at Atlantic City bo
ratified, with an 800-word document
In which he failed to accede to the
demand, but refrained from writing
anything that could be construed as
a flat repudiation.
The latest suggestions for changes
In the agreement now will be consid
ered by the three American repre
sentatives Secretary Lane, J. R.
Mott and Judge George Gray.. Secre
tary Lane advised his colleagues of
the character of the reply and asked
them to meet him here as soon as they
conveniently could.
This week a Joint session of the
Mexican-American Commission will
be held, at which the Americans will
give the Mexicans their answer and
on its nature depends the future
course of the commissioners, who
were directed more than four months
ago to effect, if possible, the adjust
ment of questions at issue between
the two countries.
ALL LIABLE TO CALL TO ARMS.
Drafting Ordered In the Event Of
War.
Washington. Every able-bodied
male citizen of the United States be
tween the ages of 18 and 45 years Is
held liable for service in the National
Guard In war tlmo, without further act
of Congress, by War Department regu
lations for the government of the
guard issued under the National De
fense Act, In a circular propored
nearly two months ago, but Just made
public, the Militia Bureau directs that
where a National Guard regiment Is
called out for wnr service a reserve
training battalion to fill vacancies at
the front shall be organized out of
the National Guard reserve and by
voluntary enlistment
For Full Strength.
"If, for any reason," the order con
tinues, "there shall not be enough
reservists or enough military enlist
ments to organize or to keep the re
serve battalion at prescribed strength,
a sufficient number of the unorgan
ized militia shall be drafted by tbe
President to maintain such battery to
the described strength."
FALL FROM HORSE FATAL.
Major Powell-Clayton, Washlngtonlan,
Dies Of Injuries In Texas.
Washington. Major Powell-Clayton,
former member of the General Staff,
and for years prominent socially In
Washington, died at Son Antonio from
Injuries sustained when thrown from
a horse during maneuvers 10 days ago.
He recently had been promoted from
captain.
OBREGON TO MOVE ON VILLA.
Mexican Minister Of War Confers
With Gonzales Today.
Mexico City. General Obregon, Min
ister of War, and General Gonzales
will have a meeting to arrange army
matters so that General Obregon may
take command In the North. It Is re
ported In woll-lnformed circles hore
hat General Obregon will at once take
iho field personally against Villa,
AMERICANS SANTA TO 1,000.
Help Make Christmas Merry For Chil
dren Of Berlin.
Berlin. The American Chnmber of
"ommorce In Berlin, says the Overseas
News Agency, gave Christmas presents
to 1,000 children of Iter in. Tho Ameri
:an Ambassador, James W. Gerard,
ind General von Kescl, commander in
Llcrlln, were present.
A recess for carrying a nail set fea
tures a new hammer handle.
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REJECT FOE'S PLAN
Washington Sees Probable
Danger For U. S.
IF THE WAR CONTINUES
Break Over U-Boats Likely, It Is Said.
Wilson Note and Lansing
Statement As Warning
To Germany.
London. Sweden has Joined with
America and Switzerland in peace sug
gestions. According to Information, a
Swedish note identical In terminology
with tho Swiss peace statemont has
been presented to the belligerents.
Washington. Despite a general feel
ing of hopelessness among Govern
ment heads over prospects for peace,
In the light of Germany's latest com
munication, men closest to President
Wilson believe he will strive to the
utmost to prevent the situation cel
ling beyond his grasp. Two reasons,
they said, will actuate him namely:
A desire to end the war.
And a desire, If possible, to avoid
having to put through his Sussex note
threat to break relations with Germany
should she overstep her submarine
pledges.
Pessimism Apparent.
Officials made no secret of their
pessimism over the probable allied re
jection of the German proposal for a
round-table conference. This was the
more emphatic because Germany does
not propose now to link the Idea of a
world peace guaranty with the round
table session, apparently. And the
Allies want such a theme Included.
However, men in touch with the
President said the "door Is not
closed," and that while the Allies may
throw down the German conference
idoa hard Wilson still can move again,
especially with the backing of neu
trals. Wilson's friends held be has placed
himself in the position of at least a
potential mediator, and hence cannot
quit now unless his Ideas are thrown
down hard and fast.
Break May Come If Peace Falls.
And, while the idea of obtaining
peace Is uppermost In Administration
minds, there is among the inner circle
a profound Idea that a break with Ger
many Is Inevitable if present pence
proposals fall utterly.
In fact, one of the highest officials
declared that present plans call for
no more note-writing to Germany.
And, he added, it the Marina, Arabia,
and other cases develop clenr-cut viola
tion of German pledges in the Sussex
case, or if Cermany start3 a new sub
marine campaign in case peace falls,
then a break In relations can be the
only answer.
Warning To Germany.
He doclared that President Wilson's
"peace" note end Secretary LanBing's
subsequent "verge-of-war" statement
wore in a measure educational, so that
the country would not wondor what it
was all about In event matters came
to the breaking point.
And officials make no secrot private
ly of the fact that the peace noto and
the Lansing explanation were aimed
mainly at Germany a warning to her
not to cut loose with her submarines
In event the peace overtures failod.
FOR NATIONAL 8-HOUR DAY.
Plans Being Made To Introduce Legis
lation In Many States.
Cincinnati. Plnns for a big fight to
get the eight-hour day aml.hcalth in
surance legislation passed In every
Legislature meeting In the United
States next month will be drawn by
the American Labor Legislation Asso
ciation, which meets hero. State
commissions in Massachusetts and
California now are investigating these
two things
8UCCEEDS FORD PEACE PARTY.
International Commission Will Seek
Ideas To Prevent War.
Tho Hague The recent moves to
ward bringing about a discussion of
noaco have resulted In the substitu
tion for tho Ford Noutral Conforence
for Continuous Mediation of a now
International commission, with rami-
'Icatlnnii in Europe and the United
States. The membership of the com
mission will comprise prominent
politicians, dlplomu'.s and theoretic
al! s,
Teutons Propose Conference of
the Belligerents,
THEY WANT EARLY ACTION
Joint Note Handed Ambassador Ger
ard Willing To Join In Effort
Te Prevent Future
Wars.
Berlin. Germany and her allies
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur
key presented James W. Gerard, the
American Ambassador, their reply tc
tbe note of President Wilson In which
he asked that the belligerent nations
state tbe aims for which tbey were
fighting.
The proposal Is made by the Cert'
tral Powers that a conference of dele
gates of all the belligerents be beld
immediately In a noutral city. The
task of preventing future wars, the
official statement says, can be begun
only after the end of the present strug
gle.
Text Of Reply.
The answer, which also contains the
reply of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey, says:
"The high-minded suggestion made
by the President of the United States
of America in order to create a basis
for the establishment of a lasting
peace has been received and con
sidered by the Imperial Government in
the friendly spirit which was ex
pressed in the President's communica
tion. "The President points out that
which he has at hoart and leavos open
the choice of road.
"To the Imperial Government an
Immediate exchunge of views seems
to be the most appropriate road in
order to reach the desired result.
"It begs, therefore, in the sense of
the declaration made on December 12,
which offored a hand for peace nego
tiations, to propose an Immediate meet
Ing of delegates of the belligerent
states at a neutral place.
"Tho Imperial Government Is also
of the opinion that the great work of
preventing future wars can be begun
only after the end of the present strug
gle of the nations.
"It will, when this moment shall
have come, be ready with pleasure to
collaborate entirely with the United
States In this exalted task."
The answer of the Central Powers
concludes with the usual diplomatic
terms of politeness.
No Comment By Bernstorff.
New York. Count von Bernstorff,
the German Ambassador, declined on
his arrival here from Washington to
comment In any way on the text of
Germany's answer to President Wil
son's note.
The Ambassador said he had left
Washington a few minutes before the
text of the reply had been received
there, but that he read a copy of It on
the trip to Now York.
"BOMB CIGARS" IN MAILS.
Postmasters Warned To Be On '.ook
out Five Recipients Hurt
Los Angeles. Postmasters through
out the United States were notified by
postal authorities to be on the watch
for 25 "bomb cigars" mailed December
22 at Coffd, Cat. The packages con
taining them are tubular in form, the
warning said. Five men, recipients
of the cigars, have been sent to hos
pitals with mutilated faces. Nicholas
Harris, of San Francisco, handed the
cigar he received to the police. In
tho end they found a two-inch-cap fill
ed with enough fulminate of mercury
to have blown off his head bad ho
lighted the clgur.
IN INDEPENDENCE HALL.
Will Be Offered To Belligerents If
Peace Conference Is Called.
Philadelphia. If the belligerent
nations of Europe agree to meet in a
pence conference they will be offered
the use of Independence Hall by the
government of Philadelphia. Mayor
Thomas B. Smith has announced that
he will urge President Wilson to use
his Influence to bring the diplomats
here. The Mayor will not act, how
ever, until he Is convinced there is a
chanco of buccoss In bringing about
the proposed conference.
GOLD IMPORTS $630,000,000.
$8,000,000 More Received From Canada
For J. P. Morgan A Co.
New York. Gold to the amount of
$8,000,000 has arrived ut the assay
ofllcos here from Canada for J. P.
Morgan & Co. This makes a total of
$639,300,000 Imports since January T,
1916, from all sources.
ADMIRAL DEWEY 79 YEARS OLD.
Daniels Reads From Diary To Show
Old Navy Was Not "Dry."
Washington. Admiral Dewey was
79 years old Tuesday and Secretary
Daniels and his council nnd most of
the high ranking officers of the navy
made their congratulations In person
at his office. Secretary Daniels read
to the Admiral part of a diary kept by
an officer of tbe United States steam
ship Colorado dated December 26,
1866,
SWISS PAPER PRAISES WILSON.
Says Other Neutrals Must Thank Him
For Proposal.
Geneva. Tho Journal de Genevu,
discussing the note sent by President
Wilson to the belligerent powers, gives
warm praise to the President.
"Whatever results President Wilson
obtains," the Journal says, "we Swiss
and other neutrals must thank this
?ood republican and salute him with
respect. President Wilson has dared
'o propose something precise In order
to realize his specific aspirations.
Reserve Board Takes First Ste;
in Foreign Trade Plan.
BANK OF ENGLAND AGEN
If Experiment Works Out Satisfac
torily, Other Foreign Govern
ment Bank. Will Be
Added. , " '
Washington. The Government took
Its first formal step, through the Fed
eral Reserve Board, looking to the
establishment of financial connections
abroad through which It hopes
strengthen the position of the United
States as a world banker, and to main
tain the American dollar as tbe stand
ard of exchaug..
Under a section of the Federal Re
serve act the board authorized the ap
pointment of the Bank of England as a
foreign correspondent of the Fedcrnl
Reserve Bank of New York, and an
nounced that the 11 other reserve
banks might participate in the agency
relations.
Connections with other foreign gov
ernraental Institutions, such as tbe
Bank of France, Is foreshadowed, off!
clals say, by this action. The Bank
of England is tho first foreign corre
spondent whose appointment has been
authorized since the operation of the
new financial system In this country,
In its statement announcing the ac
tlon, the board said:
"Tho Federal Reserve Board has au
thorized the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York to appoint as one of Its
foreign correspondents and agents tbe
Bank of England, of London, England,
under the terms of the Federal Re
serve net.
"Section 14 of the act permits any
Federal reserve bank with the consent
of the Federal Reserve Board to open
and maintain banking accounts In for
eign countries, appoint correspondents
and establish agencies In such coun
tries wheresoever it may derm proper
for tho purpose of selling and collect
ing bills of exchange, and to buy and
sell with or without Indorsement
through such correspondents or
agencies bills of exchange arising out
.f actual commercial transactions, so
that a broad Mold of operation Is pos
sible under It.
"In granting the authority to estab
lish this agency the board has author
ized the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York to maintain accounts either for
or with the Bank of England, so that
operations both in England and In the
United States are possible.
' "Other Federal reserve banks may
participate In the agncy relationship
with the Bank of England upon the
same terms and conditions that will
govern the Federal reserve bank of
New York, If they so desire."
In addition to being the first step by
the Government toward going after
foreign business, It Is understood that
authorization of this appointment is a
part of general plans for establishing
financial connections thnt will
strengthen the United States as a
creditor nation in the commercial com
petition which probably will result
when the war closes, and to provide a
ready means to offset any tendency on
the part of foreign bankers to with
draw the huge supply of gold accu
mulated here during the war.
The action marks a radical depar
ture from the previous financial policy
of the country, Inasmuch as it' places
the Governments of the United States
ind Great Britain for the first time in
Indirect continual financial relation
ship. FROST DAMAGES ORANGES.
California Growers Using Fire In Ef
fort To Save Crop.
Los Angeles, Cal. Frost has dam
aged the orange crop of California
more than $5,000,000, according to con
servative estimates. Orchardlsts are
spending $70,000 nightly for oil with
which to keep going stoves about the
trees. Some, in addition to stoves,
are employing European war methods
by running a curtain of fire a mile
long and driving It Bkyward to force
back the descending currents of cold
air. The orange crop this year Is
valued at $50,000,000.
NEW TARIFF BOARD CHOSEN.
Personnel To Be Announced On Re
ceipt Of Acceptances.
Washington. It was nnounrcd at the
White House that President Wilson
has completed tho personnel of the
new Tariff Board and that Its mem
bership will be announced as soon as
acceptances are rocclved from thope
selected.
LASSEN ERUPTS AGAIN.
California Peak Surrounded By a Ring
Of Smoke.
Redding, Cal. Lassen Peak celo-
orated Christmas by emitting a great
black pillar of smoke. Then the wind
came up and whipped the smoke Into
a ring like a haio around the top of
the restless old mountain, which has
been erupting at intervals since the
spring of 1916.
Both the Incumbent of tv pastorate
of the -Methodist church ut Smiley,
Tex., and his predecessors are one-
armed men.
Japan has a goldfish farm that has
been In continuous operation! since
1763.
Slam has resumed tho cultivation
of cotton, once a leading Industry in
that country.
Mendoza, Argentina, has 76,000
people.
Harrlsburg
Addresses and discussions on the
problems attending tho financing of
the schools of Pennsylvania and the
administration of the rural schools oc
cupied the members of the Pennsyl
vania State Educational Association
of the sessions of the slxty-ooventh, t"
nual convention which was held in the
Technical High School.
State Treasurer Young, State Super
intendent of Tubllc Instructian
Schaeffer and George W. Cerwig. of
the Pittsburgh Board of Education,
were the speakers on finances.
Dr. Schaeffer advocated a biennial
appropriation of $18,000,000, pointing
out tho increased demands on schools,
necessity for paying teachers more,
for providing, for retirement and for
Americanization of foreigners. The
State school appropriation made in
1915 for two years was $15,000,000,
with an extra Million for vocational
schools and aid to high schools.
After Jobs For Guardsmen. '
Announcement of tho proposed re
turn to Pennsylvania of about one
third of the 8,900 National Guards
men from this Sta'.o now on tho bor
der has caused a number of Inquiries
to be made of Director Jacob Light
ner, of the State Employment Bureau,
for information as to the occupations
of many of the men in the militia.
The bureau, at the suggestion of Cap
tain George C. Jack, of the Governor's
Troop, called attention of employers
to tho fact that a number of trained
men would bo home again and the re
sult has been a notable Increase in In
quiries. Director Llghtner will make effort
to find out what places are open to
men who nre returning, the particular
needs of railroads, mills and factories
and others which have been seeklnc
belp, nnd .the occupations of tho men
who are coming home with no posi
tions In sight.
"Wo have already received a num
ber of letters asking when tho sol
diers will reach home, and at what
points they may be found," said Mr
Llghtner. "We Intend to get all tho in
formation possible from both sides un.t
by the time the boys get hore th
bureau will bo able to help them, n
well as the employers seeking men
with special qualifications."
Adjutant General Thomas J. Stew
art has given Director Llghtner as
surance of all the aid possible From
what General Stewart has learned the
men will be home during January and
Mr. Llghtner plans to get into prompt
touch with tbe commanders, so that
jobs will be ready when home stations
aro reached.
Negligence Is No Compensation Bar.
The State Compensation Board In a
decision handed down by Commis
sioner Leech finds that Mary Watson,
of Moon Run, is entitled to compensa
tion for the death of her husband in a
mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company
allk-ough he died as a result of his
disregard of mine rulos. It Is hold
that he was In the course of his em
ployment.
Watson was engaged In filling his
miner's lamp, which was lighted, with
crude oil, which he had taken Into and
secreted in the mine, and dlod as the
result of the explosion. It Is admitted,
says the decision, that Watson was
killed as a result of his own wilful
misconduct in violating the bituminous
mine code, but at the same time he
was under the compensation Act.
The question of negligence has
been eliminated, and as we view it,
that Is all the conduct of the deceased
employe amounted to, which Is no bar
to compensation, even though U
amounts to gross or criminal negli
gence whilst In the courso of employ
ment," concludes Mr. Leech.
Sees Fowl Shortage.
"It is probable that we will open
the season next year with a 40 per
cent, shortage In the number of fowls
on farms," says J. T. Campbell, farm
adviser of the Slate Department of
Agriculture. "From this we may form
somo idea of prices of poultry prod
ucts in the near future. Breeding
fowls will be higher, eggs for hatch
ing and chicks will cost more and j
market eggs and fowls will bring un
usually high prices."
State Got Jobs For 2,199.
State employment agencies were the
means of 2,199 persons securing places
during the month of November, ac
cording to a summary of the reports
of the four agencies Just made public
by the bureau. During the month, re
quests were made by 3,193 to find them
Jobs and employers asked for State
aid to secure hands for 3,375 places.
In all, 2,250 persons were referred to
positions.
Farm Wages Higher.
Figures compiled by the Department
of Agriculture for 1916 show an In
crease in farm wages In Pennsylvania.
Tho average per week with board was
$2.35, some countlos reporting as high
as $3.25. The monthly average was
$27.50. Harvest hands received an
average of $1.89 per day, tho rate be- ;
Ing as high as $2.50 In some counties.
Farmers Gather At State College.
Farmers and their families from all
parts of Pennsylvania gathered at the
twelfth annual Farmers' Week at
Pennsylvania State College. More j
than two hundred lectures and demon
stratlonB on the various, phases of
agriculture will be given during the
next six days.
STATE CHARTERS GRANTED.
Harrlsburg. State chartors were
Issued as follows:
Francos R. Building and Loan As
sociation, Philadelphia; capital, $1,
000,000; treasurer, Henry Korn.
Heme Building and Loan Associa
tion, Philadelphia; capital, $1,000,000;
John J. Sullivan.
Atlantic Sales Corporation, Philadel
phia, autos; capital, $6,000; Stanley
Cornell.