EN Oil King Promised to Try to Fin. Tom Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland, Says He Is Broke — Carnegie De- clares For Tariff Revision—Grand- son Shot Read While Chums Held Him—Fifteen Dead In Gas Explo- sion—Bryan May Run Again—Hunt- ers Find Buried Gold — Richmond Publisher Dead. The list of the contributions that were made to the Republican cam- paign fund was filed with the secre- tary of state of New York by George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the national committee. The total amount contributed was $1,655,618. The larg- est contribution came from Charles P. Taft, brother of the president-elect, who gave $110,000. The reports shows 12,330 contributors, from all the states in the country, and one from Paris, $1000 from Henry White. Fred W. Upham, assistant national treasurer for the western territory, collected more than $500,000 of the $1,600,000. President Roosevelt is down for $1000. Some of the leading contributions are: $110,000—C. P. Taft, Cincinnati $34,777—Union League, New York. $22,500—Union League, Philadelphia. $25,000—Larz Anderson, Bosion; G. A. Garretson, treasurer. $20,000—Andrew Carnegie, New York city; J. P. Morgan, New York city. $15,000—Alex Smith Cochran, New York; J. N. Bagley, chairman, Michi- gan; William Nelson Cromwell, New York. $10,000—M. C. D. Borden, New York; ‘Whitelaw Reid, New York; Frank A. Munsey, New York; Jacob H. Schiff, New York; Fred P. Smith, Michigan; Edyth Agnes Corbin, Washington; W, J. Gehan, treasurer, Washington. $9000—S. Vail and associates, Wash- ington; H. N. Coe, chairman. $7500—Mark T. Cox, New York. $7000—R. C. Kerens, St. Louis. $6000—William Barbour, Paterson. Tom Johnson Says He's Broke. Tom L. Jechuson, the mayor of Cleve- land. O., and who for years has been credited with possessing a very large fortune, announced that he had lost everything and would be compelled to give up his beautiful home on Euclid avenue and move into smaller and less expensive quarters. The mayor also stated that he would give up his automobiles and other luxuries, because he could no longer afford t» keep thei. His fortune was wrecked, the mayor declared, by his devotion to the af- fairs of the estate of his dead brother Albert, who was heavily interested in | . the house Le washed the sweater to | 000, and that each of the stockholders of | remove the traces of blood. The actual | traction property in the east. The Municipal Traction company, which Mayor Johnson was treasurer, | i | say, was due to the fact that the aged passed into the hands of receivers in the federal court several days ago. | Foliowing this came the transfer to two local banks of the Depositors’ Sav- | ings & Trust company, of which the mayor was president. It is said this action was rrecipitated by the threats Crrnegle Favors Tariff Revision. A notable article from Andrew Car pegie, dealing with the tariff, will ap- pear in the December number of the Century Magazine, in which the iron- master takes the position that “infant industries” no longer need protection; that the steel and other industries have now grown beyond the need of tariff protection; that duties on lux- uries used by the rich should be main- tained, but that those on manufactured articles should be reduced greatly, or abolished entirely when noc longer needed. Mr. Carnegie says of future tariff | legislation: “The next congress deal- ing with the tariff will Probably be inclined at first to reduce duties all around and perhaps to abolish some, but its first care should be to main- tain present duties, and even in some cases to inerease them, upon all ar- ticles used almost exclusively by the rich, and this not for protection, but for revenue, not drawn from the work- ers, but from the rich. That is the first and prime duty of congress. “Its second duty is to +educe duties greatly upon manufactured articles and to abolish entirely those no longer needed. “The writer has co-operated in mak- ing several reductions as steel manu- facturers became able to bear reduc- tions. Today they need no protection, unless perhaps in some new special ties unknown to the writer, because steel is now produced cheaper here than anywhere else, notwithstanding the higher wages paid per man.” Mr. Carnegie says that several other features of the tariff should be care- fully looked into, more particularly il- luminating oils, thread and cutlery, Grandson Shot Read as Chum Held Him The circumstances surrounding the murder of aged William Read at Vine- land, N. J, were apparently made clear by the confession of Herbert Grigg, who, with Walter Zeller, Read's grandson, and Cline Wheeler, were ar rested for the crime. Grigg, who at first denied knowledge of the murder, admitted that he took an active part in the murder. He said ~ that Zeller told him that Read had be | tween $1000 and $1500 in the house | and the three went there to get it. He . and Wheeler jumped upon Read as | he lay in bed and held him while ! Zeller searched for the money. When | Read awoke Zeller beat him over the ! head with a revolver. Subsequently he shot his grandfather, who strug- | gled to his feet and seized Grigg. ! Finally the aged man fell struzeling to the floor, with his arms around Grigg. ! Zeller then shot his grandfather in the head, according to Grigg. The lat ter says the blood spurted over his sweater and face, and after they left | shooting of Read, all three of the boys The | thought that he had been discovered ! and would be exposed, Grigg says, | man recognized his grandson. | made Zeller crazy and he attacked his | grandfather in his frenzy. The boys secured a small amount of money. of Mr. Johrson's individual creditors | Grigg says he got $6 and Wheeler $5. to file suits t- obtain payment on notes | endorsed by the mayor. S——— Quick Justice. i One of the briefest criminal cases | on record was that tried at Easton, Md., in the circuit court. It took but thirty minutes to hear the tes- timony of both the state and defense, the arguments for both sides, and for Judge Atkirs to pronounce guilty and sentence Clarence Foster, colored, to | eight years in the penitentiary for at- | tempting to assault Mrs. Sadie Ar- rington, wife of Walter Arrington, a prominent farmer living near Easton, on July 15. Hunters Find Buried Gold. While digging around a hole into | which a rabbit had disappeared, near Oil City, Pa., Edwards Woods and Thomas Dickinson, lumbermen em- ployed near here, uncovered an iron ketle containing $3600 in gold coins and $22 in silver. Old residents of this section believe the money was buried by John Caldwell, an eccentric farmer, who died in an insane asylum nearly thirty years ago. A Costly Mirror. A huge mirror, weighing six and a half tons, valued at $60,000, said 40 be the most valuable single article of merchandise that was ever carried across the Atlantic, arrived in New York on the steamer St. Andrew. The mirror will be used in the Mount Wil- son Solar observatory at Pasadena, Cal. It will be shipped by boat to New Orleans, and thence overland to Pasa- dena. Mark Fitzhugh Lee's Grave. A plain shaft has been erected in Hollywood cemetery, at Richmond, Va., by the friends of General Fitz- hugh Lee to mark the last resting place of that gallant soldier. The shaft is inscribed on all four sides with the Yess held by General Lee during his e. i Mr. Roosevelt to Speak In London. London, Nov. 24.—President Roose- velt has accepted the invitation of the president of the Royal Geographical society to deliver an address before the society on his visit to London about April, 1910. The subject of the address has not been decided upon, but it probably will deal with his im- pressions of his African tour. Eats Hot Poker; In Insane Hospital. Red Bank, N. J, Nov. 24.—Telling several of his friends that he could eat iron, Joseph McCormick, of Brad- ley Beach, placed a red-hot poker in his mouth. He was removed to the Trenton Hospital for the Insane. Fifteen Dead In Gas Explosion. Fifteen persons lost their lives in an explosion of gas which tore up Gold street, Brooklyn, The explosion occurred in a fifty-foot deep excava- tion, where a water main was being lald. The gas main recently sprung a leak, and in a manner unknown a spark came in contact with escaping gas. Immediately there was a terrific explosion that lifted the surface of the street for half a block in both directions and hurled dirt, paving stones and debris into the air. Gold street was crowded with schoo! children when the explosion oc- curred, and that scores of children | were not killed or injured was re- | markable. A woman and three chil- | dren were almost opposite the exca- vation when the earth crumbled under their feet and they were swept down into the hole under tons of wreckage. Two other children were on the oppo- site side of the street when the side- walk caved in and they lost their lives. Bryan May Run Again. “My friends do not require me to prej- udice the future, and I shall not take the advice of my opponents on this sub- ject. 1 shall continue to write and speak in defense of things which I believe to be good for the American people. I hope it may never become necessary to run for office again, but I will not attempt to decide that ques- tion until the time comes to act. I do not see any necessity to say more on the subject.” In answer to the direct question, “Will you run for the presidency again if conditions arise to warrant it?” William J. Bryan dictated the fore going statement at San Antonio, Tex. Lebanon Courthouse Burned. Fire which originated in the attic of the county courthouse at Lebanon, Pa., gutted that structure and en- tailed a loss of between $50,000 and $75.000. The firemen were unable to reach the flames until the top of the building was almost burned out. The court and judges’ libraries and valuable papers of the Lebanon Coun- ty Historical society were burned. Richmond Publisher Dead. Joseph Bryan, owner of the Rich- mond, Va., Times-Dispatch, probably the best known citizen of Richmond and one of the well known men of the south, died at his home, “Laburnum,” just outside of Richmond. Taft Will Visit Havana. It is reported on geod authority that President-elect Taft will visit Havana to attend the Inauguration of General Jose Miguel Gomez on Jan. 28 as the president of Cuba. a | i Missing Stock Transfer Books of the i Standard Oil Company—Says There Is More Important Work to Do Than Making Money, and He Belongs to the Brotherhood of Man. New York, Nov. 24.—Credit for the creation of the Standard Oil trust, which counsel for the federal govern- ment claim still exists as the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, was given by John D. Rockefeller, as a witness under cross-examination in the federal suit to dissolve the Standard, to two men—Henry M. Flagler and Samuel C. T. Todd. To these two master archi- tects of the oil combine Mr. Rocke- feller gave full credit, saying that he was sure it was not himself, as he did not possess the ability for so progres- sive a move. Mr. Rockefeller spent am arduous day on the stand under the incessant questioning of Frank B. Kellogg, the government counsel. When counsel concludes Mr. Rockefeller's cross-ex- amination it is planned to place John D. Archbold, vice president of the Standard, on the stand. Frank B. Kellogg, who, with other government investigators, has been endeavoring for over a year to obtain the missing stock transfer books of the Standard Oil trust, sought through Mr. Rockefeller to find the missing trail of these books, and Mr. Rockefeller prom- ised to do what he could to find them. Mr. Rockefeller’'s examination carried him through the period of the Stand- ard Oil trust and the years of its sub- sequent liquidation, which lasted from 1892 to 1899. Mr. Rockefelier's memory at times was not clear on the definite details of this trust liguidation period, and he told counsel that he could not recall many of the incidents and develop- ments of that time. During the day Mr. Kellogg developed from Mr. Rock- efeller that early in the industrial ex- istence of the Standard the presidents of two railroad companies, together with several railroad directors, were stockholders in the oil combination. After adjournment Mr. Rockefeller told an inquiring audience of reporters that there were better things in the world than making money, and since 1891 he had been gradually retiring from business. He added: “There ig more lmportant work than making money, and there is much for me to do. I belong to the brotherhood of man.” Mr. Kellogg questioned Mr. Rocke- feller about the trust agreement of 1882 and about the ownership of the stocks held by this trust. Mr. Rocke- feller said that the total value of the thirty-nine corporations included in the trust was approximately $70,000. named in the trust agreement received certificates for the amount of stock of subsidiary companies which he owned. The Standard Oil trust was dis solved, Mr. Rockefeller said, as fast as the individuals came in and re celved their stock. Mr. Rockefeller and H. H. Rogers were among those who surrendered their trust certiff- cates and obtzined stock in the origl- nal company. he said. From 1892 to 1899 the subsidiary companies were conducted by their various officers and boards of directors elected by their own stockholders. “Then each company was independ. ent after the dissolution?” asked Mr. Kellogg. “Yes; the sales of its products were made as before, and the administration of its affairs was independent. The Standard Oil Company of Ohio sold oil where it would be to our best ad- vantage.” Some of the Facts Brought Out. During the cross-examination the following facts were brought out: Original investment of Standard Oil company, $67.000,000; dividends, $591, 000,000; surplus, $300,000,000. Stock dividend in 1886, when com- pany had capital of $98.328,000, was $15,000,000. Up to 1906, company’s net earnings were $551,922, 904. Dividend in 1907, about $39,000,000. Net earnings from 1889 to 1906, about $490,000,060. Net earnings for 1907, about $80,000,000. Nevertheless the business is haz- ardous. Always present is the fear of fire, since ofl is an explosive pro- duct. The Pennsylvania railroad in 1877 agread to give a rebate of 10 per cent of freight rates, but, says Mr. Rocke- feller, “we sought to secure what all shippers then and now seek.” Later the company got from the Pennsy a rebate of 20 cents a barrel on its own shipments and a rebate on shipments by independent refiners, too. Asks Police Aid In Double Murder. Washington, Nov. 24. — James Al- bany, a young negro, went to police neadquarters and asked for a gun with which to kill his wife and mother-in- law. Asked whether he was parcitular as to the kind of gun, he said he would take any that would shoot. He was put in a cell and tried to hang him- self. Parent Abused ramily and Son Hit Him With Brick. Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 24.—John Hin- kle, Jr., of Upper Lehigh, gave him- self up to Squire Buckley, of Freeland, and confessed that he struck the blow which caused the death of his father, John Hinkle, last week. He was held awaiting the action of the coroner. Young Hinkle said that on Nov. 6 his father came home from work and took the last doliar in the house to buy whisky. Then he returned and abused the family. Hinkle, the son, threw half a brick at his father and hit him on the head, resulting in a fractured skuil THE PARACHUTE. Lecnardo da Vinci Was the First One to Suggest It. Credible accounts exist of an English Benedictine monk, Oliver of Malmes- bury, in the eleventh century having tried to fly by precipitating himself from the height of a tower with the assistance of wings attached to his arms and his feet. It is said that, hav- ing gone along a little way, he fell and broke his legs. He attributed his acel- dent to failure to provide his appara- tus with a tail, which would have help- ed preserve his equilibrium and made his descent a gentler one. In tue sixteenth century Leonardo da Vinel first demonstrated that a bird, which is heavier than the air, sustains itself, advances in the air, “by render- ing the fluid denser where it passes than where it does not pass.” In order to fly it has to fix its point of support on the air. Its wings in the descending stroke exert a pressure from above down, the reaction of which from be- low up forces the center of gravity of its body to ascend at each Instant to the height at which the bird wishes to maintain it. Some sketches which have come down to us prove that Leonardo occupied himself, lke Oliver of Malmes- bury, with giving man the power to fly by the assistance of wings suitably fixed to the body. We ofte to Leonardo also the inven- tion of the parachute, which he de- scribed in the following terms: “If a man had a pavilion each side of which was fifteen braces wide and twelve braces high he might cast himself from any height whatever without fear of danger.” It may be sald, too, of Leo- nardo da Vinci that he was the first to suggest the idea of the screw propeller. A SAUCY DUCHESS. Her Audacious Fight For Gay and His “Beggars’ Opera.” When the “Beggars’ Opera,” by Gay, was produced in 1728 it took positively by storm. The king still clung to Han- del, but the nobility, with the Duchess of Queensberry among them, flocked rapturously to the “Newgate pasto. ral.” The “Beggars’ Opera” had a run of sixty-two nights, unprecedented in those days, and as one result of its success Handel became bankrupt. Sud- denly there came an order from the lord chancellor to stop the new plece Why, is not exactly known unless it was because the prime minister consid- ered himself to be too faithtfully rep- resented therein. However that may have been, the theater had to be closed. whereupon the Duchess of Queensher- ry took up Gay's cause and vehemently championed it. Very busy was she In those days. driving about in her coach asking for guinea subscriptions for printing cop- fes of the forbidden play. And so heed- less wae Kitty that she carried her list to the queen's drawing room itself and had the audacity to ask the king for a subscrintion. This was a little too much, and her grace was requested to ‘withdraw from the court, Kitty an- nouncing, with characteristic compo- sure, that the command was very agreeable to her, as she had never gone there for her own diversion, but to be- stow civility upon the king and queen. Papua island. Papua island was so named by the Malays, and the word means “frizzled,” in reference to the hair of the inhabit- ants. It is generally supposed that Papua or New Guinea was originally part of the mainland of Australia. It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1526, though it was probably sighted by A. Dabreu during his voyage fifteen years earlier. The Australian govern- ment, realizing the danger that would arise if an enemy seized land so near their coasts, frequently urged England to annex the eastern portion of the island, and after two or three unau- thorized annexations a British protec- torate was established there in 1884. Clipping Their Wings. The costume of the Pu Yuan Pen-jen women in the Shan states is very strik- ing, consisting of a cloth hood, an open jacket and a pair of short white trou- sers reaching barely to the knee. But the most important though the least noticeable part of their costume is their colored cloth gatters. These the women are obliged to wear, as without them it is believed they would be able to fly away, leaving their husbands and sweethearts sorrowful. Sweet and Low. A young man named Sweet engaged to marry a young woman named Lowe. A few Sundays previous to the wed- ding the happy couple attended church together, and as they walked along the aisle the choir began singing the song “Sweet and Low,” entirely unconscious of the musical pun that was being per- petrated. Thrifty. “Well, parson, is your flock lib'ral in their 'nevolences?” “Liberal? Well, I should say dey is not that. Why, when I asted them to sing ‘Ole Hundred’ dey done sung ‘The Ninety and Nine.’ "—Harper’s. Talk. “It takes a baby mos’ two years to learn to talk,” said Uncle Eben, “an’ den it takes de res’ of its lifetime to learn to keep f'um talkin’ too much.”— Washington Star. Two Bad Bites. Diogenes being asked “What is that beast which is the most dangerous?” replied, “Of wild beasts the bite of a elanderer and of tame beasts that of the flatterer.” Those who want friends to whom to open their griefs are cannibals of thelr own hearts.—Bacon. LUCKY STONE CAUSED DEATH Train Hit Ridley Park Man As He Stooped to Get Talisman. Chester, Pa., Nov, 24—Oscar Brown, thirty years old, of Ridley Park, was walking along the Pennsylvania rail- road tracks with a companion when he stooped to pick up what appeared to be a lucky stone, at the curve above Crum Lynne station. He was struck and instantly killed by the express train due at Chester at 10.21. Objects to Buying Silver $4." Warship. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 24. — Con- gressman Hiram R. Burton raises his voice in protest against buying a sil- ver service for the new battleship Del. aware, to be launched at Newport News in the early spring, as is con- templated by the Wilmington board of trade, and instead favors paying more attention to the wants of the seamen. Congressman Burton favors providing a fund, one-half the interest of which should be devoted to the purchase of current literature for the men on the craft and the remaining half to be used for prizes for gunnery and other evi- dences of skill. Taken From Jail and Lynched. Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 24.—Jim Gil- more, a negro about twenty years old, was taken from the guard house in Luray, a small town in Hampton coun- ty, this state, and lynched by a party of enraged citizens. Gilmore had at- tempted to criminally assault one of the daughters of his employer, A. C. Fitts, a prominent farmer, while the young woman and her sister were in bed asleep. Something Better Than the Presidency. Henry Watterson in Courier-Journal. There is something yet better than heing president of the United States, and that 1s the real sense of duty done. Tilden will live in history, when Hayes is forgotten or execrated. History will say of Bryan that in three great popular movements, clouded sometimes by errors of judgment and ob- structed always by corruption—as we now know by insurmountable corruption—he led sublimely ; thas he set before his coun- trymen the standards alike of God and truth ; and that he went down beaten with clean bands and high repute, carrying with bim the homage of patriotic men. Announcements. We are authorized to announce William H. Daley, of Lamb street, as a candidate for over. seer of the poor subject to the rules and regula. tions of the Democratic party. 53-45 New Advertisements. {OR SALE.—A first class fox hound, only thirteen months old. Will not run saying but foxes but is the best in the country for fox hunting. Inquire at this office. 5343 (f — " - - ————— - _— Bellefonte Lumber Company. New Advertisements. Snow Shoe » It stands about eighteen tahes high, is white with two black shot, one on left side and one on the back, with yellow head, Liberal reward if re- turned to J. C. FREEMAN, 537A Tyrone, CHANCE TO GO TO SCHOOL—and a comfortable home will be given a boy large enough to take care of a little stock and is willing to work mornings and evenings for his board and small wages. Address J. E., care of this office. 53-46-3¢. BY WANTED.—A well grown boy who can take care of several horses do the chores about a small farm nights and mornings, and go to school during the day. A comfortable home and wages sufficient to clothe him comfortably will be paid. Address X. Y. Z, or call at this 53-46 tf, PHOLSTERING.—Have you Sofas, Chairs, Mattresses oranvthing in that line to repair. If you have, call H. M. Bidwell on Commercial "phone. He will come to see you about it. 53-46m * B SALE Horse, and barness, Eo condition. ea Bagy homemade, and hames good ss new. Reason for selling, moving away. Apply to Rev. R. H. BERGSTRSSER, 53-45-t1 Pine Grove Mills, Pa. EGAL NOTICE.—Notice is given that the first and final account of William 8. Brooks, guardian of Samuel T. Brooks, will be presented to the Court for confirmation on Wednesday, December 9th, 1908, and unless ex- ceptions be filed thereto, on or before the second day of the term, the same will be confirmed. A. B. RIMPORT, 53-44-5t honotary. MALL FARM FOR SALE. — The subscriber, on account of the loss of his eyesight, offers for sale his HOME AND FARM situated near Runville station on the Snow Shoe railroad, consisting of three acres of land with good h barn and out-buildings, all in ex- cellent repair. Plenty of fruit of kinds, and an excellent supply of never failing water. It is a comfortable house in a neighborh: close to church and sc and will be cheap. A to P. ApPlY MICHAEL SENNET, 53.204 Runville, Pa. : Eye Specialist. PROF J. ANGEL EYE SPECIALIST. Ar Brocxemrnoryr Hovss, Wronespay axp Tuurs- PAY, Decesnarn Oi AND 10TH. To my Patrons and the Public: On account of being established in Bellefonte for many years and my busi. ness juerensing ail the time as a success- ful eye specialist, I have decided to maken REDUCTION OF 25 PER CENT. FROM MY FORMER CHARGES so that everybody can have the best eye treatment for little money. All parents having school children who are not very bright in learning or studies should have their eyes examined and see if they need g By so doing you may save lots of trouble and make good scholars of them. Eyes examined free. All work guaran 53-46-3t PROF. J. ANGEL, Eye Specialist, rr DO YOU NEED ANY Rh) shed NOW. 52-2-1y In a ride along the railroads of Centre county how many farms could you see where there is machinery needing housed? Go back away from the railroads also, and we thing there would be even more. No one doubts that it pays to build sheds for your machinery and stock. Are you one of those who do not have all you need? Maybe next year you WILL be in bet- ter shape to put it up—BUT you need the BELLEFONTE LUMBER CO, Bellefonte, Pa. J ———————— Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. a ad dd le Be Bn dB Me Me Be Le Me AM Me BM Mr of decoration. pensive. Bush Arcade, a i. Ab. AB BE BB AA. BE BE. BB. BA BE. ABE. BB BB ABE AA BA PAINT YOUR HOUSE In attractive colors and it will stand out from its neighbors. OUR EXPERIENCE In combining colors harmoniously is at your serv- ice, with Pure White Lead and Oil to back us up. THE NEW WALL PAPERS We have can be made to give many novel forms We'd be glad to suggest original treatment for your house—They need not be ex- Wall papers, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Paints, Oil, Glass, &c., at — ECKENROTH BROTHERS, 52-09-11 YY CYTE YY YET TY TYTTYY vy Bellefonte, Pa. ——— NN TY YY TOY YY ip A A
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