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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
FLOOR ON SPRINGS
BALLROOM FLOOR SET ON
SPRINGS MAKES LIVE" FOOT
ING FOR DANCERS

Spokane Wash. Sept. PA ball
room floor set On springs, cifccting a
live" footing for terp>ichorcan effects,
il being installed in hotel being built
here
The ballroom on springs il the last
word i'll building construction, and j.
said To lend bIoyancy and eNhiIira-
tiOn to dancing that H. impossible on the
ordinary dead floor. The floor j. Sus.
pended on resilient steel cables made
0f Il special Stce and the general prin-
ciplc is along the line of the suspension
bridge The floor j. perfectly smooth
and rigid. but under the rythmic mo-
iionS Of the dancers gradually adapts
Itself 70 the movements and sways
slightly, but not AOticcably, with agmild
dreamy ocean wave effect.
The live" fbOr has been used
Slightly in SCmc parts of the east in
private ball rooms. but 50 far os known
in Spokane never on 80 large a scale as
planned here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
COUNT PARCELS POSTED
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT TAKES
GENERAL ACCOUNTING, TO NOTE
RESULTS OF SERVICE.

Beginning Oct bcr | aud continuing un-
til and including October is caunt il
.to hc made Of all parcel post matter in
thc Brownsville poStoflicc. according to
instructions received from the postoilicc
department. The count will be made in
every y St0l1icc i'll thc United states Tt
iS made for the purpose Of noting the
growth Of the service ana to make plans
for it> Improvement. The count will in
cludc IN accounting cf the sales of
stamps. and packages weighing from the
minimum charge weight Of onc pound to
the maximum weight Of twenty pounds.
According To Assistant Postmaster
Pierce. the parcel post matter handled
through the Brownsville oaicr has in
creased greatly within the past two or
three months
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SULzER SCORES
ANOTHER POINT
JUDGE CULLEN RULED TO AD-
NIT TESTIMONY SHOWING N
TENT OF DONORS OF MONEY AS
TO IT'S USE.
JUDGES RULING SUSTAINED BY
IMPEACHMENT COURT ~ TO >.
WITNESS SWORN MONEY GIVEN
DIRECT TO SULXER
(By AgSoci0tcd PrcsS.)

Albany. n Y. Sept 2G.-Thc SuIzer
Impeachment trial developed another
legal battle today in which the defense
was victorious when Judge Guile nru
cd favorably dn the admisSihility Of
testimony, tending to show whether it
was the intention Of the contributor
Of money that could be used for private
purposes or only to meet campaign cx-
penscs.
The court voted forty-nine To two sus
tanning the judges ruling.
The test came during the testimony Of
Judge Lewis COnlon. who gave Sulzer
a cheek for one hundred dollars. Scy
eral Witnesses told 5f giving various
sums and Of receiving acknowledgements
Colon and Daniel Brady were the
next witnesses. both said they regard
or Sulzcr AZ a poor man and wanted to
help him.
Duncan Peck, state public works. tcS
tilted that Sulzcr asked him to deny
under oath that he contributed five hun
drcd dollars to the campaign fund.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
ROTATE CROPS.

DO not plant cotton after cotton but
plant your cotton on land that has
grown heavy crop of cowpcas, velvet
beans, Lespedeza or some other legumi-
nous crop to supply the land with nitro
gen and vegetable matter. Break the
land in the fall or early winter that il
to be painted to cotton next year.
where sufficient teams and tools
are available to plow under and com
pletely bury the stalks this should BY
al means be done.
Where it is impossible TO ploW
the stalks under they should be uproot-
ed, raked into windrows and allowed
to dry for a few days they should then
be burned"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS"
TO OBTAIN LIST OF FLIGIBLES
FOR APPOINTMENT IN RLNEN
UE SERVICE.

Announcement IL made by the United
States Civil Service Commission that
an examination viii hc held in the Fed
cral building BroWu>yi lr. on February
I OF fill vacancies clerical in the Gus
toms service aS follows in the position
of dputv collector gaugcr. storckecpcr
gaugcr in the Internal Revenue service;
in the position Of office deputy marsha !:
and in other positions that require sim
liar qualifications, as they may occur
in the United States classified service
in Brownsville or vicinity. Applications
must be properly executed and filed in
completed form, with the district see
rctary Tenth Civil Service District
Room DDS Customs House New Orleans
ia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
NOMINATION IN
COMMIT TEE
CONFIRMATION OF BROWNSVILLE
POSTMASTER PROBABLE IN a
WEEK OR TEN DAYS NO OPPOSE
TION IN SENATE EXPECTED.
OPPOSITION UP TO VERY LAST
MOMENT DELAY SOUGHT At
WHITE HOUSE EVEN AFTER NOM
NATION WAS AUTHORIZED.
Especial Tclcqram to Thc HcroId)

(SpccidI Telegram to Thc Hcr0idO
Washington. ID. O.. Sept 2J.-Thc nom
;Yntion Of Mrs. Jesse O. Wheeler 10 be
postmaster al Brownsville WAS referred
today to the senate committee Cn post
offices and poStrOadS. 1t probably VIII be
reported back shortly. and. in the ulti-
mate course of routine business in tht
Senate, should he confirmed in 4 week or
ten days. Senator Sheppard is taking Il
personal interests in the case and will
what he can to have il speedily disposed
Of. President Wilson never wavcred in
his determination to nominate Mrs.
Wheeler once he had made up bis mind.
He told Texas dem crat Monday that
hc would nominate her
The opposition to Mrs Wheeler which
was based solely on factional grounds
kept up the fight to the very last moment,
hut it il n"t believed ppo>iticn viii be
shown TO the confirmation in the senate.
Efforts at delay were made at The White
House offices, even after President Wilson
had told Postmaster General BUrlcSon
to forward the papers Il miuating Mrs
Wheeler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
FACTS AND FIGURES.

"To prove the value Of destroying tn.
cotton stalks. the department COnduct~
experiments in Amite County, MiSSlSS
ippi, last year and the following re
suits are shown:
On III acres where no stalks
were destroyed but where all other
instructions of the government were
followed the average yield was 6l9
Z pounds of seed cotton per acre. ON
iG2S acres where the stalks were dcS-
troved before October 10th. and the
same cultural methods applied, the
average Weld per acre was 1000
Z pounds of seed cotton. or 4 gain OF
: AL pounds of seed cotton per acre.
worth at that time Tl76l was Sc
cured by early fall destruction of
stalks. If it pays a few men Sl1hl
pcr acre to cut their cotton stalks
before October 10th. what would il
mean to county if every stalk IN
it were cut before October 10th
'On the other farms in the sam,
eight to ten acres to make bale OF cot
instruction were followed it took frOH
county where none of the government
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
ROBBERY
IN ALABAMA
ROBBERS SAID TO BE MERE BOYS
HELD UP TRAIN. DYNAMITED
EXPRESS AND GOT AWAY WITH
S50.0G0
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED BY
MISTAKE BN ANOTHER DEPU-
TN OVER HUNDRED OFFICERS
AFTER THE ROBBERS
fRB Associated PrrSs.)

Montgomery. Ala. sept III. The rob
berry Of the Alabama Great Southern
Express near Cottondalc, Ala. last
night il said to have been committed
ny two mere boys. According to aspect
al To the Journal here today, clues have
been found which il is believed will lead
to the capture of the robbers The am
ount secured is rcpOrtcd To he so 600.
The robbers accomp iShed the hold
up by cutting off the engine. express
and mail cars. which were turned loose
to run Will VIII j they dynamited the
safe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
WEATHER.

+ New Orleans, La. Sept. 2G.-
= Tonight, rain, somewhat colder;
4 Saturday, fair, brisk to high north
: erly winds.
Y \ northwest storm warning was
4 located at 500 O'Clock this morn-
!. inc on the Texas coast The diStur-
1 hance is oil the mouth Of The Rio
I Grande and will probably move
i northeastwards and cause brisk
: 70 high northerly winds this al
I tcrnoon and tonight The hagmau
/ at Point iSaIcb was instructed to
! fly the proner warnings today
/ The following was received from
: Observer. BunncWeyer Of Houston
by the Western Union today: "Ri0
: Grande CITY repor,S river twenty
I four feet, raining Flood condition
/ expected in Lower Valley.
(
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
COLLECTOR COBB
NEW CUSTOMS HEAD AT Ell PASO
Is SWORN II BEFORE 4 NUMBER
OF HIS FRIENDS

FL Pas Texas, Sept 2l.-Zach Cobb Il
now collector 0f customs lit III PaSo sue
ceeding Alfred l.. Sharpe. The new col
lector. receiving hiS commission bearing
the signature Of Woodrow wills u, took
the oath Of Office today before 4 number
Of friends Judge Dan NJ. Jackson Of the
Thirty-tourth District Court administer
cd the ath and j. a. Escacicda, District
Clerk, affixed the seal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SAYS TEXAS IS BEST

San Antonio. Sept 26.-Ikc T. Pryor
former president Of the Texas Cattle
RaiScrS Associations and one [ the most
widely known citizens Of san Antonio. j.
home after trip abroad. lie contends
that the best part Of the trip was the
crossing of the Texas line when he rc-
turned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
WARNS AGAINST
BOIL WEEV|L
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SENDS WARNING TO FARMERS
IN THE COTTON BELT ON SUB
JECT OF BOIL WEENIL.
STALKS SHOULD BE DESTROYED
IN OCTOBER.-SHOULD BE PLOW
ED UNDER WHEREVER PoSSl-
RLE.-DESTROY BREEDING PLAC
ES.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 26.-The
Department of Agriculture is sending
ing out warnings to the farmers III the
cotton belt cautiOning them against
the spread of the boil wcevil, 1t IS also
advising them through field agents how
to destry and prevent the spread of the
insect.
Destroy the cotton sta k early III Oc-
tober if possible" advises the Depart
ment. "Destroy your stalks even if your
less progressive neighbor does not. 1t
will pay Clear and burn all your rub
bish on ditchbanks and other hibernat-
ing places for the weevil. This should
be done early in the fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SUPPLY LIBERAL

Fort Worth, Sept. 2G The midwock
supply Of COWS and calves and butcher
stock has been liberal from five 10 six
thousand per day being received after
Monday. Prices held steady with first Of
week quotations with the exception of
lower grade Stockcrs and tanners. Veal
crs went t. %S.25 for the weeks record
"Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

Look inst q NinHte.-By our pictures
failing to arrive Wednesday caused us
to Get reels today and exchange wires
rs to ship al six back tonight. Rather
than send 2 reels back without running
We have decided TO give our patrons
Look at our program. Don't miss this.
treat. and will exhibit all six reels.
Dreamland. ADV.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
AFTER IO.O.F. HOME

san Marcos. Sept. 2G. This city IL work
ing hard to gct the Widows rd Orphans
home of the LOOF'~ located here The
Commercial Club has planned Il raise
i sufficient sum to get suitable Site for
the institution and the members Of the
club state that SAN Marcos has the in
side track
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
(By ASN0cidtcd Press.

Quebec Sept 8 Eight children
Of Uric Trudcl were burned to death
early today while sleeping in their home
i three story frame structure. TrudcI'S
lived ON the TOP / oor and the flames
cut off their escape Trudcl. his wife
and oldest son Antoine ESCAPED hut all
were badly burned. and the wife may
die.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
EXAMINATION TOMORROW


Tomorrow morning ut nine ocI ok.
there Will bc held al the federal huiid-
ing an examination for the purpose Of
securing list 0i persons eligible to tn"
positions If po>t0t7ice clerks on mail car
rirrS. All preparations have been made
10 hold this examination, which Will be
conducted by Assistant Postmaster +. r.
Pierce and Robert j.. CHM members Of
the civil service board Of examiners of
this city.
II iS necessary. in order TIP take this
Examination, to make application and oh
tain permission from the postal authori-
les before doing 80. Mr.. Pierce states
hat there are several applicants Oh the
list but he does u { know whether MI
have obtained the necessary permit He
thinks that in the event there hc any who
have not yet received rSpon>c to Their
application the permission might De Oh
tanned by wire tonight
The examination IL very simple. IT in
cludcs only arithmetic ~ far aS decimal
fractions, spelling. pcnmanShip and copy
ING fl III plain copy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
MEETINGS EXECUTIVE

Waco. Sept. 2G According to 4 res7lu-
tion adopted by the Texas Nurserymen's
association in session here this week, the
future meetings of the association will he
cxecutirc The reason for dcsiring to
u III III future meetings in star chamber
session is not given.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
ROAD FILES CHARTER

Austin. Spt. 2G.-Thc Nucccs Valley,
Rio Grande and Gulf railroad filed its
charter here Wednesday, The road is to
hc p miles in length, and bc a shoot of
from the :. A. u. & a. to the center Of
NcMullen county. It's capital stock is
SO 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SMALL BOY BIG PRIZE

Dearland. fcXa,. September 26.-At the
Honston Real Estate Exchange contest
held Wednesday. Edwin Polk Of this
place. q 13-ycar-old boy won first prize for
the best corn grown in Harris county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
GILLESPIE COUNTY FAIR

Fredericksburg, Sept. 26.-Oct bcr /. ,
and , has been set for the holding Of the
Gillespie county fair. 1t is hoped that a
train can bc run from san Antonio on
the road before the closing date, but this
is only barely possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SELL COAL HOLDINGS
Nm lANncintcd PrcsS.N

Philadelphia. Penn, Sept. 26.-Presi-
dent Rca of the Pennsylvania railroad
today announced the road directors had
decided to Sell all anthracite coal hold
ingS which have been attached TO the
sySte mfOr forty years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
DIED OF GRIEF
(BU 4 IySociUtcd PrcNS.l

BB 4 ~Soci0tcd PrcSs.)
New Haven, Conn. Sent q. Charles
Dohcrty engineer Of the second section
Of the New Haven express, which cor
.fded with tn first section Of Stamford
last Jane killing six, died Of heart fail
urc today. Grief over the wreck is be
licvcd to be the cause.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
BREACH WIDENS
lRn AxNOciatcd Pres. }

Washington. ID. III. Sept. 26. The sen
ate tariff cOnfcrecS proposed tod"y to
drop the cotton futures taxabut - the
house members refused. Dillerences4.on
this subject has wblened the sbreach be
tween the houses on other qrIcStions.A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
RIVER RISES RAPIDLY
HEAVY RAINS ALL OVER VALLEY
CAUSE BIG RiSE-RIO GRANDE
REPORTS II FEET LAST NIGHT.

With a twcntyfor foot rise in the Rio
Grande rcporfcl at Rio Grandc City
today as a result Of the rains Of the past
few days, there is every likelihood that
the lower end of the stream viii 20 out
Of its banks within the next twenty-f lur
hours. \ flood warning for the Lower
Valley has been sent out by Weather Oh
server RUnncmeycr ut Houston.
Farmers below Brownsville for the past
two weeks have feared the frequent rises
in the river, and the lowlands Ill ng the
bank Of the river, toward he.Gulf stand
in danger Of the flood of water thai is
now coming down.
Heavy rains were reported Yesterday
from all points up the Valley. and it is
probable that when the rise reaches here
il viii u have run itself down. but Will
have increased iii volume.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
KILLED BY WASP

(By 1SS0cI0tCd FFCSN.l
Trcwarlhcnic, Eng. Sept. % Lady
Molewsworth died today within twenty
minutes today from the sting Of wasp
on her iugular vein She was former y
Miss Jane Frost. daughter of Bri.adicr
General Frost. of the /. ). Army. and
widow NJ Sir William MOlcNSWOrth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
BUREAU OF MARKETS

Plano. ILL., Sept ri The Farmers Ma
tional Congress il session here for the
last four days. has passed resolution
asking the United States to establish 4
National Bureau Of Markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
IMPROVEMENT BONDS.

KingSyillc Sept. 26.-The bond elec-
ton for the purpose Of issuing sewer and
street improvement bonds will DC held
here Saturday. It is thought that the
bond issue will carry with little opposi
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
LEE JOHNSON HUNG

Aan Antonio. Tex. Sept. 26-Lee
Johnson the negro who killed DR.. Aug
uStuS Maverick while the latter was de-
Tending the servant girl against John
son was hanged here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
ASSUMES DUTIES

Austin, Sept &C. T. Pyle Of Belton
recently appointed a member of the In
dustrial accident board to represent EN-
ploycrs assumed his duties today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

Deputy sheriff Bonner of Birlnina
ham was sholt and killed today by
Dcprtv Cope Of Montgomery. who mis-
took him for rObbcr.
Over hundred officers are securing
the country i'll air directions. search.
ing for robbers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
SEED HOUSE BURNT
I'm AxSocidtcd Press D

Waco Tex, Sept. 2G.-Fire in the seed
house of the independent cotton seed
oil company at Bruceyil'e south Of here
caused 4 damage Of twenty five thOus
and dollars. II il still burning ia the
seed tOday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
VOTING TODAY

Galveston. Sept 2G.- The connty il vot-
ing on the issuance Of good road bond
issue Of 4250,000 today. Considerable in
tercst il being taken in the election From
all indications the issue will carry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
EDITOR HONORED.
(BU ASSOciHtcd Press. !

Washington, y. e., Sept. 26.-U. VI
Pindcll. newspaper editor Of Peoria
Illinois il is said. has been selected for
ambassador to RusSio and his nominal
ton is eXpcctcI soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
CHANGE OF VENUE

Austin. Sept 26 The case against
Amado Sanchez, sheriff of Webb county.
will be tried in the Fifty-third district
court on change Of venue from Webb
county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
RISING AT BROWNSVILLE

The river began to rise here about
eleven this morning. IN to three O'Clock
il had risen four feet and was still riS-
ing. II was u ready above normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
FOURTEEN CENT COTTON.
(RN 1SSOciatcd Press. }

WaXahachic, Tex. Sept. pa
fourteen cent average was paid for
one hundred and sixty bales Of lint
cotton today. This is the highest
price here for several years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

Lake Charles, La. Sept % Torrcu-
tial rains since Thursday have dam
aged the rice crops several hundred
thousand dollars
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

If your business in the city does not
paw. do not 90 to the farm. There are
already too many dOwnand-Outs il agri-
culture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26
QUADRUPLETS
tBu Associated Press }

DU HSSVCTWTtH ITt0o
Central III, Sept. 2G-Four boys
we're born today I'd MIR. and Mrs. Pearl
Yates Physicians believe that all will
live.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

With the greater part ofyeStcrday al
tcrnCon clear. rains set in again at 5.3G
o'clock and there was a heavy fall be
tween that time and III o'clock. At the
latter hour drizzle began. and at 3
o'clock and ut q o'clock this morning,
there were further hard Sh wcrs.
The wind vecred to the north shortly
after midnight. and by morning the at
moSpherc had cooled considerably.
The lcvcc near the bend in the river.
about two miles north Of the city. which
caused considerable trouble during y
flood stage of the river year and half
ago. has become weakened again during
the present rise of the river. Mayer a..
Il. Cole has placed men AZ work ~
strengthen The levec III order that it may
cope with the coming food.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

( 4 x x x x !; 4 x x 4:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-26

X x =; X I; x X y; x x x
The Washington times., 1913-07-28
Native Aluminium to
Be Largely Developed

A notable increase in the use of alum
mum during the past year in the United
States, due to the many new uses to
which the metal is put. is stimulating
private corporations to cNpeud large
sums of money in developing bauxite
ore mines in New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
other States, according to a repor: made
today by the United States Geological
Survey.
More than $1,000, 900 pounds OF alum
mum were consumed during 1912 as
compared with 46,125, 900 pounds con-
sumed during the year 1911. The do
mestic development Of bauxite ore,
from which aluminium is derived, dur
ing 1912 was valued at 1856, 1892, as COM
pared with much smaller amount dur
ing the preceding year, but even this
increase failed to satisfy the demand,
and left open great margin for I'M
ported bauXite and aluminium. The i'm
ports Of the ore and the finished metal
were record breaking during 1912.
The manufacture Of new aluminium
products includes long distance power
transmission wires, household ware and
cooking utensils powdered metal for
paint pigment, lithOgraphing and manu-
facture Of explosives. Aluminium foil
for wrapping tobacco and candy is rap
idly replacing tinfoil and because of its
non-corroslve qualities aluminium metal
Is being used in the construction of
tanks, cooking watts and vessels used in
breweries, preserve manufactures and
similar industries where heat cOnductior
and non-corrosion are essential.
The Washington times., 1913-07-28
Shoots Himself at
Home of His Friend

PHILADELPHIA, July 2s--Mrs- Anna
Johansen was about her duties in the
kitchen at the Marlborough apartments,
Eighth and Spruce. yesterday, and
her husband was at his work as an Or
derly in the Pennsylvania Hospital
when Louis Larson, an old friend of
the couple, dropped in. He passed the
time Of day and seated himself.
They talked Of ordinary things. Mrs.
Johansen turned her back and moved
toward a cupboard. Then she heard two
revolver shots. She screamed and turn
ed round. Larson had fallen over
against the table. under which his
weapon had dropped. He had shot him.
self In the breast, but one bullet having
entered his body. The other had gone
wild.
Whether 1t had been meant for the
woman or not is not known. The
woman ran screaming from the house
and summoned assistance. One of those
TO answer was Ler husband from the
hospital across the street Johansen
asked Larson why he had shot himself
and il is said he answered ITO keep
You from doing it," or something to
that effect.
Larsen was taken TO the PENNSYLVANIA
Hospital, where he lies at the point Of
death.