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1 The Ejaily's readers can be reached through Daily's columns only. 4 Weather Today Fair Conceded to Move the Largest Raid Morning Circulation YOUR, TUESDAY MOUSING, JAXUAHY .13, 1914. 10 PAGES. 0 JFcfj 2 cfj. a Copy 1870 Refugees From Ojinaga in Camp On the American Side of Rio Grande River t- merit.

Amonj? the civilians are 1.200 women, as officially counted by Major McNamec Thev have also 1,000 Fed- era! army horses and mules. McNamee sent cavalrymen U. S. TO HOLD MEX. TROOPS MINE MAGNATE RAPS PROBERS HEAD OF CALUMET COMPANY ATTACKS MOTIVES OF SECRETARY WILSON.

REPORT COLORED; HE SAYS along the read it fcltvt and provision camps at the points where stops will i l.e made. The food supplies will be irsued through trie army. Major McNamee was without deft- 1 nlte advlcej as to where the fugitive would be taken after they reached Marfa until late today, when orders ere received to intern the soldiers at Fort and permitting the wo men and children to accompany the soldiers i The whereabouts of Generals Paseua! 1 Orozco an 1 Inez Ka'azar. commanders oj federal volunteers, who fled from i with "f'0 cavalrymen. un- The arrest of Rafael Flores.

Orozeo's secretary, on the road between PYe- hW.t; 7 WASHINGTON ORDERS PATROL TO TRANSFER REFUGES TO FORT BLISS STAY THERE INDEFINITE Uninvited Visitor. Will E. 67 Miles to Marfa and There Aboard Trains Mexico Will Called Upon to Py the Bill Put Be Washington. Jan. 12 Ail of Mexican 1-ederal soldiers now in th custody of the United States larder I I i t'ne siqio ami joana, gave ripe to me iw-f lief that the general was somewhere on this aide of the river.

General Mer- esdo, of the. Federal reptilai. charged Orozco and Salaz-nr with cowardiee patrol force at Presidio. Tcx3s, win me be transferred to Fort Bliss and tn- general Villi, vrh.i In Oj'nni. terned there Indefinitely.

Secretary i fcffarted some of his troops to Ohirr.ia-Carrleon ordered the, transfer rate to- bua. and himself expected to leave for day, with permission tor the refuge that city at ont-z to his cam-women and children to accompany the paign southward toward Mexico City, soldiers If they desire. Hundreds of rid and nuirwrous field There arc about of the Mexl- pieces were fount! in Ojinaga after the can ortcers and men who fled across Federal retreat. th Rio Grande when the victorious 1 Constitutionalists entered Ojinaga and I k'CIJD 4 TP HC4PIVH with them besides many women and III JtJlAllv llCAlXlilll i-hi'dren are some 1,500 civilian sr toi scheduled for york Viease the- military authorities, those- desiring to remain in American territory ill have to satisfy stats Commission, of Which Rspr. the Immigration officers, With Presidio sixty mile, away from ssntativ Robsrt S.

Fray Is Member, the nearest railroad, it will toe quite an will 8it Here Fsb. 24. 1 undertaking to get the army of si.ners to its haven. r.riKadier General -1 eral oornman-itnir the boroer viit- Harrlsburjr. Jan.

12 A schedule of forces, will march his uninvited Mali- northward to Marfa. and thero bearings to held In rhiladel-tlieim trains for Fort BHs. phia. Pittsburgh, Scranton. Rrie and ti'ttr El lMo- Tlie thousand or more York, with a probability of others, was hore brought over by the Mexicans ouMined here tonight by the legisla-ITtkiMbly ill be used on the Journey commission to investigate the of five or six days, as there will nave and Inethods of fire insurance t- wugon trains for ths sick and --Bociatinna combinations OJIMAOA.

"REFUGEES JU5T AFTEti CROIN? M0 CRAM PC AKP ETAPLItH(Nd CAMP UNPCR RlVCU "PANIC ON AMERICAN 9PC THE OJINAGA. 1 the women and children ana buggage. i SecrnAry frarrivn determined to bold th refuges ater an hour's con- auitatlon with Councillor Moore, of the Mate department. Major uencrai Leonard Wood, chief trt staff, and untrauirr r-n-i. general oi inf ermj.

No Mors to "Filtsr Bsok" His is in continuation of th ad.uted ionths ago by the BUFFERING AMONG THESE MERCURY DROPS NEAR ZERO MARK LAST NIGHT THE COLDEST -OF WINTER ICE FORMS ON RIVER. Sharp northwest gales, which swept over Tork and the county all day yes-t rday, sent the mercury Co the lowest point It naa reached thia winter, 10 degreea above zero. That was the registration before 11 o'clock last night and the maximum temperature of the day was 26 degree at daybreak. Ffopt that hour there was a steady deaccn'i of the mercury as this record for this d.iy will aijow: Sunrise, 26; noon, 22; 2 l. in- 21: 3 p.

20; 4 p. IS; 3 p. 13; 6 p. 13; 8 p. 12; lOiM p.

m. 10 degreoa. With the high winds showing indication of subsidence at mldnrgnt, there vsaa likel.hcod tlial the zero mark would bv touched before sunrise th(4 morning. The cold snap in producing a cjop of natural Ice. The ice at Shenk's Ferry, where the Kuaquchanna, river Is froxen from shore to shore, is strong enough to bear skaters and pedestrians.

People were cioKxin, the rUer on the Ice at Phenk's Fcrrv yesterday. Mush Ice was running in the river at Wrights-vllle and ihtrme.t there were predicting that ti stream would be icebound before morning. Ice on ponds and dams of the county was three to lc-u? Inches thick yesterday. There wua a blinding snow squall about o'clock yesterday morning. Thi.i lasted about la minutes.

Snow-as line aa puder descendel in veritable clouds and vas driven in blinding I.I, 1 Tl war detriment in dUioslng of the bills as it may deem necessary for who crossed Imo Ariiorw regulation of ths making of schedules, from Sonora, and lnt)jrktes and charges. Texs from Matamoras, The xmmigeior, confer with Jwn of tti Constitution- 0j-jcj4ja of and borougt.s and list soldier, who. Include all classes of fire Insurance th iine at other poirt. tixxtgit ais-i 4 Irn ed bv the American troops wers officials In Its requests for information. stofDfrttly aiked to "filter back" The first meeting wrill fee hd at Phil-into-Mestm -when' the coast wa clear.

I adelphia on Jan. 2T, and will last For the present, however, there will; three days. The commtorton will meet no more -flltorlng bax-k." Secretary Feb. 16 in Pittsburgh; Feb. 24 at Tork; Garrison announced either of Federals arch 10 at Bri and March 24 at t-r on'3tuUotialista.

Pcranton, other hearings to be arrang- The decided that the worn- reautrud. the vicinity en and who accwinnled tne older into Tcxss hmUd be allowed the meeting Maces will heard remain with them In ths detention on any of the days assigned, tamp If they care to so. and that Ex-Penator Frank K. HaldrAin, of In any case thlr imTnediao wants In 1 Austin, may be counsel of ths com-tha matter of food and shelter shotild mission. The commission la compos-e provided for hy th army.

jed of Representative R. J. Baldwin. It was exprsly MWM triax m- policy or Shaw Charges That Commissions Taking Cue From Wilson's Seattla Speech, Arranged Verdict in Favor of Strikers in Copper District, Boston, Jan. 12.

President Qulncy A. Shaw, of the Calumet and Hoela Mining co.mpany. In a statement issued tonight, takes Issue with the report of the government commission, mad public last Saturday, oa the strike In Michigan in which, the Calumet and other miiiiiig companies are involved. He imputes the motives of the Investigators in making public the report at this time and intimates that It was colored In favor of the strikers. Mr.

fefiaw's statement says: "After Secretary Wilson's speech In Seattle it was to be expected that his subordinates would nia-ke a report which would be highly colored la favor of the strikers, 'fhe publication of tha report is also well-timed to assist the strike leaders In arousing false sympathy through misrepresentations. So far as It ontains information given by the companies, tire report could have been published months ago. if there was any genuine desire to have the public know the condition under which the men worked. "Extracts from the report which appear in the papers, if accurately quoted, contain many misstatements. "Since Dec.

1, an eight hour day has been In effect underground and in all places whore work is continuously conducted for 24 hours. All other employes have a. nine hour day. The com panies in which 1 am Interested did not post a notice that the houri of labor were 87. "Directly after mentioning the Calumet and lecla Mining companiea' names, it is said, that 'two men made affidavit that at the point of a gun they were compelled to go from Superior to Calumet and then to work at some other These affidavits are false if they relate to any action on the part of cither the Superior or th Calumet companies.

"We have evidence of false atlldavits secured by th federation." TROOPS NAB MOTHER JONES BACK AFTER DEPORTATION Trinidad. Jan, 12. "Mother" Mary Jones, strike leader, who wa'. deported from the Southern Colorado coal fields Jan. 4 by the militia, returned to Trinidad this morning from Denver.

As aoon as her presence was learned by the military authorities she was arrested and taken to the San Rafael hospital, where she was held incommunicado. "Mother" Jones left the train at the outskirts of Trinidad and later appeared at a local hotel. She was arrested by a detail of state troops, hurried out of the hotel, placed in an automobile and whirled through the streets with a cavalry escort galloping at full speed In tront and behind the machine. Several hundred coal mine strikers lined the streets and cheered wildly while "Mother" Jones waved her hand In response. EVICTIONS InTlIZZARD; BREAK IN MINERS' RANKS Houghton, Mlchi, Jan.

12 Fourteen fresh eviction suits, coupled with, a blizzard and the first break In the union ranks at Ahmeek village. In the northern part of the strike district, caused Western Federation of Miner's leaders to shake their heads dubiously today. The union stores, especially tha one In Hancock, were crowded all day and numerous requests for Increased fuel and food ies had to be met. Charity workers and Salvation Army officers also found numerous calls awaiting them. Dan Sullivan, president of the district council of the federation, said the closing In of winter was smmethlng for which he and his associates were anything but anxious.

The desertions at Ahmeek Village were 14 In number and half a dozen other union members were reported to have turned in their ards to the management of the Mohawk mine. BILL TO REMOVE 2,400 FROM CIVIL SERVICE Washington, Jan. 12. Exemption of all assistant postmasters from the civil service and an appropriation of for experiments in government ownership ot railway mail cars were two proposal that attracted much attention hen the annual postoffice appropriation bill was submitted to the house late teniae. The bill carries Last year, before the parcel post sy.stem was Inaugurated, the total was $23,444,171.

A minority report by Representatives of Illinois, anil Steener-son, of Minnesota, Republican's, attacked the proposal to tnke the 2.400 assistant postmasters out of the civil service, as a "vicious" move for political purposes. BLANK LEASES "Agreements to Item." written ty an expert, up-to-date and li Ir to both tenant und owner; printed ir bond pn-per. For pale at the l.iiepateh und Dally office; 20c r-er dozen. jnnll-tr FOR SALE No. iitl N.

Newlwrrv street. Docnttori. fiUalitv. price, till spc'ik for this p-oper-ty. HariV S.

Fin rt. lo W. Market St. KODAK SUPPLIES Shearer's Drug Store, 10 N. tseore St.

JulylfVU Met an ernervency, ana nvsm- o- -changed at aiy time Jn the future. At Alexander and Frank McCann. Iltts- present the t'nifed Ktstes wlil pay burgh. for the Keeping of tlvt-se Mexican sold- i -i uu. rt f- ri i iff and the rebelr; have sentenced them to execution should they be captured on nnd pools as Its program for this year, The commission plans to have all hearings open, and property owners, manufacturers, merchants and man- agers of all kinds of establishments as ntUranc people will given an opportunity to present their com plaints or views.

The commission is charged with making a report to the next legislature together with such fenator William E. Crow. Favette: Jret.h S. ikhluv I in A IIF hi WHO DEFENDS DYING MOTHER P.aitlmore. Jan.

12. A fur dragging a dying woman, eighty-blht years from her bed and tying her to a chair, and beating into insensibility let sixty-year-oi I son. who went to hir rescue, two masked men Onh'. ransacked the home of Charles Kim-tiii, at Middle Itiver. near here, in search of a quantity of gold teputea to lie hidden in the house.

K-lmmel and Lis mother were ft und an hour aftej wards by a physician wj, had been summoned to the house to attend the aged woman. The robbtr. who have be-i p-tured. secured only a imul amount n.oney. MUSICIANS REFUSE TO STRIKE.

Clevetand, Jan. 12. Kefu--aJ of union musicians at the Hotel Statler to otey the order of the Cleveland Federation of Laobc to strike may reuit in the American Federation of Iab-jr being drawn into the situation here. A waiters" strike IteS been in progrt at the hotel for several weeks, breaking off of negotiations between the Cleveland labor federation und the hotel management In an effort fo efYcet a settlement resulted in rderlng ail union em. plojes of the hotel to otrike today.

The rr.Uftlcians declined to obey. SMALLPOX I II AO II MAIL; POSTOFFICE QUARANTINED Hoilldaysburg. Jan. 12. The HoUwiayiMjurs jostorfKe vus for ama.lpox this Hfternoon.

lieed Mentzer, a delivery clerk, was stricken with the disease tfter handling infected mail. The office was closed by i.r-der of the Lo.rd of health no iiiail matter is t'tstributed. Tlie p.jst-master and ail tne attaciua of the of-ib-e wer ac.t inated. Mt-ntzer's is the rst case of pmailo'jx here tins whiter. STAR COURSE TONIGHT Barnard rent i a.

High echc 1 li i. rn. fnln-Fiial numli. m. irn if brn.

iolin lit. solo en olin, lai itnot. c-rnt. ironlH-n xviopnone. i wo r-.

flings. AdniiHon and centM. Jet tickets at Y. A. t.uiidlng: or at lu SPECIAL IN DIAMOND RINGS lleautiful white sl.irn-n.

'GfTanv stvn-. 14 i.t.rat RoUi from to (1 vatces, prices ri hi Heeatifce "Our lfatien t-sves voti money. K. Mfj, The Jewe'ior W. Phlia.

St. j.nit; HENRY SLEEGER SONS FuhtiI rectors. KUi V.ast MarHtt Ml. Brgans in Unredeemed Diamonds Kranich 4 S. George St.

1 u.c o.e,,. 'o-'-j raUaaiij. during the day until at snow later in the morn- "PEOPLE PITIABLE. THE raged for less than 13 minutes In an area of about five mile square. In that time more thar) a half inch of snow fell.

The thermometer tonight registered 20 decrees above rero. GALE DEMORALIZES SHIPPING Vineyard Haven, Jan. 12. A northweirt gale thrashing over the shoals at a mlle-a-mlnute velocity accompanied by severe cold, demoralized coastwise shlp-pln -today. Although no wrecks had been reported tomight, there was much minor damage.

TEN ABOVE IN ALTOONA Altoona, Jan. 12 Ten degrees above rero. Altoona is he coldest night of the season. 4MNCH SNOwTrIFTS IN-WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh, Jan. 12.

Wes'-ru IVun-sylvania is ir. the gra--p of wave the winter tonight, Ihe wings of a strong est ri-l inJ by mow ilurrlep. w.iv struck V.s section this i the--mercury began to drop, reaching 10 I degrees 'oove zero early i. mi-stht. 'ei-o i weather tomorrow mw-v i ii predicted.

In the oil fields many derricks were hi vn down. A', li ne Uie has drlfteJ to a depth of 42 inches. N. Y. GALE CARRIES INJURY.

New York. Jan. 12. A cold and blustery northwt.t wind, traveling at times 75 miles an hour, tying up considerable shipping, injuring dozens of persons by throwing them to the ground or against walls, smashing plate glass windows, levelling sl-gns and playing freakish pranks upon p-dehtrlan' in the canyons between the city's skyscrapers, today gave New York and its vicinity its first real touch of winter. Starting at 25 degrees above zer, th mercury feli night it hu reached degrees anove, with indications that it would go still lower.

PROTEST LIBERTY BELL TRIP Philadelphia, Jan. 12 A committee representing the Philadelphia chapter. Daughters of the American Itevolution, caled upon Mayor Blankenburg tod.iy and presented a petition against tlie rmrval f.f th t.istorl t.lrtt' II I from Independence Hall for exhibition purposes. The petition was signed by tousands of persons. Mrs.

Thoma Poter. regent of the chapter, headed the committee, and spoke not only for the Daughters, but al for Jissocat-d patriotic societies. INJECT SERLM INTO B.IAIN TO CURE CASE OF PARESIS Philadelphia, Jan. 12. In an effort to cure a case of serum was applied directly to a diseased brain here today and surgeons declare that the operation, the tirsl of Its kiiu! in this country, wlil be successful.

The operation haa been performed three times in France and in two of the there fatisfactory results have been reported. The operation today was on a man fifty-one jears old. Two small holes were bored in his kull, one on each side of the brain. A serum obtained by inoculating a rabbit with an arsenic compound was then injected into each sxie of the brain. TO SUCCEED RAMPOLLA.

Rome, Jan. 12. The pope has appointed Cardinal Merry Val arch-priest of St. Peter'sr. to succeed the bite Cardinal according the official announcement made tniht.

A deputation of tho canons of St. I'etcr's was received In audience by the pone w-, .1 u. 1 1 1 L' i I 1. 1 iwii 1 1. 11 1 vn till 111 iva iiuinni ii.

i archoriesr WOULD CHANCE GAME SEASONS. Harr.i-burg. Jan. 12. The repoi of the state gime commission placed In the hands of the governor today cai's atte-ntion to the necessity of more definite fixing of seasons for game.

It Is suggested that the bird season be confined to November and the deer and bear sasirn to December. ONLY ONE LEFT FOR SALE No. Nerth Aliejtv.arie street, a fin-I 1 1 1 in an bation. liar ry F.bei-t, to W. MirKU Ht.

of FIR.INC LIME WTM THE TRUST PROGRAM AWAITS WILSON ADMINISTRATION BILLS WILL HOLD OVER UNTIL MESSAGE IS READ. Washington, Jan. 12- Congross settled down to the work of its long regular session today after being In recess lnce the iissage of the currency reform bUl, just before Christmas. The coming administration anti-trust legislation program loomed up as the big buslnees ef the winter, but withrjhe prospect of waiting until next wee'k tor th president's message, btii houses devoted themselves actively to other matters. On the house side of the capital return to work was celebrated by prompt passage of the first of the annual sup- rneustires, the IHstrict of Columbia appropriation bill and the introduction the usual opening day batch of nii'scC'huneou measures.

The senate tegan debate on the Alaskan government railroad bill. The antl-urust expert of both houses began a period of extraordinary activity which will continue until the antitrust is written imo law before tne close of the session. Actual work on the anti-trust bills in th-i i luse judiciary committee and the senate interstate commerce committee will bu delayed pending President Wilson's address. A rough draft of the address will be brought to Washington by the when he returns tomorrow, and later In the week Chairman Clayton, of the house Judiciary ommlttee. and Chairman NewianUs.

of the senate commerce committee, probably will bs called Into conference with the president und Attorney General Mi-Key not js. Meantime Chairman Clayton and presents tive.i Carlin and h'loyd. of the huurfc committee, i-'e reviewing the ior.g list of anti-trust measures al-iea-J before the committee. RESTFUL DAY FOR WILSON. Train Carrying President Back to Capital Niskes Few Stops.

On Biard President Wilsons Special Train, Chat lot N. Jan. 12. Antl-trutt and rural credit legislation arc considered ot paramount ana immediate importance by President Wilson. Though influence of the executive will be exerted in behalf of other measures a well during the present sesfion of congress, he indicated in a conversatioi with the correspondents aboard his traia today that in tho immediate future these two subject would occupy th.

forum of public attention. The train ride today wa a one, f(r tn president and hifc family. Few stojiu were made, but at many of the towns and cities the special was run through slowly while the president stood on th'; back platforiii and waved his hat in response to the cheers. The pr-fdioent will arrive in Wash- ington car'y tomorrow, looking better than he has In several months, BIGELOW INDICIMENT THROWN OUT BY JUDGE! Sunburj-, Jan. 12.

Judge II. W. Cuininings In the Northumberland county coin'. her3 today, handed down an opinion in which he ordered the indictment usainst State Highway Commissioner K. M.

I.sigelow and his assistants, Juscph W. Hunter, K. A. Jones, Samuel D. Foster and Arthur Clay quashed These state ofli-tials were prosecuted by the Shamokin Motor club because a certain stretch of highway near Shaniokin.

the property of the fctale, was not repaired. Attorney tenera! J. C. Hell and Deputy William M. Hargest, of Harris-burg, and Attorney H.

S. Knight, of Sunbury, represented the defendants. iJistrict Attorney Frank Strouas, of I Mt. Carmei, and Attorney H. M.

Oram of Shamokin. were the prosecuting attorneys. ELOCUTIONIST ss Carclme I. fea mi. t-1 atlu.it" of I.uJ.

school. dslrs pupils at 4. t. Price Kurcnable. bun CONSTITUTION AUST5 BEFORE.

SE00 EACH FOR WRECK HEROES New York, Jan 12 Captain W. T. Aspinwall. of the Booth liner Gregory, und his three officers who jumped overboard saved five sailors from tha wreck of the tank steamer Oklahoma, a wee; ago. have received $500 each from the Gulf Refining company, owners of the lost vessel.

Announcement of the gift was made today. HUSBAND SURVIVES WOMAN 93 Unloitown. Jan- 12 Mrs Margaret I. Victor, aged ninety-three. died Uday In Falrchance.

Phe leaves her husband, a former postmaster at li 11 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 thlldrei. 64 great-grandchildren and eljrht icrcat-great grandchildren. I CARMODY TO FIGhT THAW BAIL IN HIGHEST COURT Albany, N. Jan. 12.

Attorney Genen.l Cannody. will appeal to a higher federal tribunal, the supreme court. 1. i the United State circuit court, permit Harry K. Thaw's release on ball.

He also 111 take steps to stay any such order by Judge Aldrlch, pending Una! 1 disposition of the case by the higher! court. In nnounclnj thin determination I tonight, the attorney general expressed th" opinion that in entertaining Thaw's application for rclea.se. Judge Aldrlch had iceeded hist authority. Thaw will be Uept under close surveillance ry New York authorities In case his release and if he attempts to leave Judge Aldri. h's.

jurisdiction, his arrest will follow immediately. Mr. Catnmdy would regard tlie release of Thaw under bond as equivalent to giving him his permanent freedom, he said tonight. NEWSPAPER PLANT AT AUCTION. Philadelphia, Jan.

12. No bids were made for the entile plant of the Philadelphia Item wiu-n the property va3 offerel for rale today by the executors of tho ttuie of Thomas Fitzgerald. Thu presses, linotj pe machines and other fixtures were then sold In lots. About 10't printers and Jobbers were thj principal bidders. The paper t-us-perided publication on Oct.

f. MOVAMENSING PRISON PROBE. Phtadelphia, Jan. 12. The board of inspectors of Mojamenslng prison met today and determined to make a thorough probe of th3 charges of unsanitary p.nd revolting conditions niado recently in a grand jury presentment.

Various charges ot bail treatment have been mad. by 1 rifoners con lined in the institution. MONEi7 LENDER TOLMAN FAILS 10 BUY PARDON Albany, N. Jan. 12.

Governor Glynri today refused finally to pardon 1). II, Tolman, th convicted New York money nder. District Attorney Whitman refused j0 nay that he favored an absolute par- uon tor Tolmun and th.s was the chief canst for the failure to obtatn the prlso release. The gov ernor require the endorsement of the trial judge and the prosecutor in every ca.se hT he exercises clemency. Th? governor said in a statement that Jie amount Indebterlness which would be cancelled by the notes Tol-man promised to destroy if released, and 'he number of people who would be bi ncfitted woulJ be based on guess Kuik Tolman's offer of a' bond as a guarantee of his sincerity was worthless, added the governor.

"The acceptance of such a proposl- tlon would open the way for men of means to secure a pardon that is not. open to poor men." he said. "I know of no reason why a millionaire criminal should be treated any differently than a pauper criminal. I do not feel justified in inaugurating a precedent of this kind. Our South George Street Homes t'nt 1.

rt fro. 11 fiery usudpom. Xos. and SIT S. lieo.

Street. Tlte opportunity to a lionu rtady lo iccupy, Fulfil for the location, in open yoii. Keys furriheu at otbee. Harry S. to St.

J. D. DOTTERER Funeral Director, 156 North George St. i TITANIC OWNERS CON! EST. CLAIMS U.

S. SUPREME COURT ARGUMENT TODAY ON $13,000,000 DAMAGE SUITS Washington, Jan. 12. Compensation for the s-jupendoua los of life ajid prmwrty when the steamship Titanic went to the bottom of the ocean will nf -rtme tJ America's leading admiralty lawyers will depend whether the Oceanic ftteam Navigation company, the owner of the Titanic, face tihe payment of some claims, or whether its lia-UUty is to be limited to some $30,000. Intricate questions of law whicii have perplexed legal minds of the United Spates and Great Britain ever since the Titanlc's maiden voyage was en-Jed by the iccberg'e fatal blow, and uv which have not yet been decided by the Uritlsh courts, will be up for decision.

The navigation company seeks have the American hold the admiralty laws and rules of the United States apxltcable to the case, and thereby limit the liability of the company to the salvage from the WTeck and the passenger and freight money received on the voyage amounting In all to torn $90,000. Claimants seeking to recover for loss of lives, baggage and freight have i ine supreme pmn yilii uncui ot behalf. Kvery inch of the ground upon which the navigation company is basing its claim to a limitation of liability is to 'be contested. SAYS SIEGEL BANKERS HELPED THEMSELVES Receiver Tells State Committee that Proprietor Borrowed Withou' Giving Security of Any Kind New York, Jan. 12 Henry Melville, receiver for the Henry Slegel and Company bank, told the committee on lanks of the state senate today that "whenever any of the proprietors felt the need of any loose change to the amount of a few thousand dollars he vent to the bank and took what he vantHl without giving any note or security of any kind.

Mr. Siegel himself, the receiver said, borrowed without security except a written agreement Dledging 34,000 shares of the common stock of the Slegel stores corporation against these loans. The hearing was held in the senate cemmittee to get testimony for the use 11 revising the state banking laws in relation to the privileges of private banks. The whole days session was spent Investigating the affairs of the bankrupt Siegel enterprises. Mr.

Melville fiald that the transactions he described were legal under the present law but admitted that conditions were "unfortunate." The Slegel bank, according to the elver's testimony, had deposits of distributed among 15,000 customers of the Fourteenth street store in this city. Mr. Melville said that this money was lent to the two Slegel stores In New York and the one in Huston. The actual assets of the lank, he said, were $14,000 in cash, 25,000 In banks and a cash bond of SlOu.OOO. STAR COURSE TONIGHT Parnard OrcheMra.

High s-hi-o aud to-rium. 1:15 p. ni. Orehei'tral r.umoers. trio of horns, viol end duet, sclos on violin, ctarlonit, cornet, trombone and xylphone.

Two Admission und "SO cnts. (Jet tickets at M. f. A. huildlrp or at door.

SALE OF UNREDEEMED WATCHES and their rcul valve. 4 S. Geo. s-'t. i r.ntcli SHEARER a 8HINDLER, Funeral Directors.

North Duke 8. lers ana the Mexican government will be called Upcn for rinVjrsement. BORDER TROOPS ReIdY TO TRANSFER REFUGEES Cavalryman Ars Ssnt Ahsad ta Provi-alon Camps at Points Along Four-Daya' March to Marfa. 'iesi2lo. Jan.

12. fcix generals of lha Mexican Federal army. 1.300 faciUva oiuiers and 1.5i5U rfuges who wers driven out of Ojlnaga, Mx- lo. by General 1 rancisco VHui's rebel forces, were put in readiness today for) a lour-daya" march afoot over the 67 n.ila of road to Maria, Texas. The' soldtara w'll tnternod at Ftrt BUsa lXidef.nJtelj-.

At Marfa. the nearest railroad sta-j tion, the Fl-ra! army which sought Ssyiusn in the Fulled tatea after the! of eat by the l-els. will be guarded by the border i-atro! pending their THE WEATHER Foracsst: Fair, eonttnusd cold Twssday; Wsdnasdsy fair, sbght-ly wirmir; modsrata northvsst to north winds bsooming variable Wednesday. Maggia wants to know how Ojinaga is pronouncod. Whsn ws come to words liks that, wa just say "wrXs I barrow" and pasa along to somathing assise, Fsd-srat Mscicans to ths numb' of 2.800 pronounced Ojinaga too sultry for hsalth and ths pursuit of 1 1 happinsss, so thsy boat it across tha border into ths old U.

Sn whr Miss or sksatsrs or whatovsr also was pestering thorn couldn't follow. That'a wnat ths war gams is liks. It is mora rsfmsd than it used to be; but still, thera is yet so much in it that's liksly to jolt those who go into it that ovan roughnacks prefar to join with our Scotch fnmd Andy, in naving a stand-in with the Oova of Psaca. Zing; Nobody heard tha mar. cury drop, but wa all ftlt it.

Jack Frost is gstting into ths fashionable class. Going to Flor-iHs in ths wintar. How's that furnaca working thia morningT Ik Ing. Snov squalls nd flurries visited all part of the county during the morning hours. MAN BLOWN OFF PORCH SUSTAINS BROKEN LEO Strong G'e Responsible For Injury to Jacob Coble, York, at Manchester.

Brought Here on Trolley Car. Sp-rial To Tth. York laily) Manchester. Jan. 12 Blown from the side porch of the Manchester hotel to- lay at 5:30 p.

tn. Jacob Coble, 376 Norway street, York, sustained frao-Itures of both bor.es of th right bs below the knee. on his way to York Haven for the purpose of gct-jtlng work at 'cutting storped off 'here. It Is sail, uhile the trolley enr i made the Ml. Wolf trip.

He ptarted for the rear part of the hotel when truck by a strong gusi of wind which caused him lose his balance. He fell to the ground and when picked up it was found he had broken les. Ir. J. C.

May was summoned. The phsician. after an examination, bad him sent to Yolk and the city I ambulance conveyed him to his home, (where the fractures were reduce. by Dr. Pius H.

Jones. BILZZARD HITS N. Y. STATE Syracuse, N. Jan.

12. Blizzard conditions prevailed tonight In Syracuse and throughout Central and Northern New York. The snow fall v. as th" heaviest in ears and showed no slgrs of abatment. focal and In- I terurban troliev trafli.

with diffcultiy and railroad trains were gent-rilly late because of deep snow and hih wind. The zero tem-' perature caused a rush of tlie homeless to the police stations and municipal lodging bouses. FREAK BLIZZARD IN PHI LA. Philadelphia. J.n.

by the coldest weather experienced this year, a brief and unusual blizzard se-fjnns of this city today. Dark (bonis and a strong wind from the west preceded the storm, which.