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~—Forty-ous days wore of ROOSEVELT.
—JoHN D. has given another million 0
Chicago University: ‘Let your light so
shine * ** ' The pablic pays for she
oil. :
~—Accordiog to the papers both Congress
and our Legislature seem imbued with the
~The way President-elect WILLIAM
H. TA¥T is making googoo eyes at the
South makes it look as though be is al
ready planniog for 1912.
—Liceuse applications in Northamber-
land county, it granted, wonld give a bar
for every forty-nine voters. Such a condi- |.
tion of affairs could not leave much room
tor going dry in Northumberland.
—And now they eay poor ABRUZZI ie
willing to give np everyshing in order to
get the ELKINS girl. While we under-
stand that he would be giving up a lot we
understand, also, that he would be getting
a lot.
~—The explosion of foar tous of dypa-
mite near Woodbury, New Jersey, on
Wednesday, scared the natives into the
belief that they were having a first clase
earthquake. Any big noise nowadays is
enoagh to frighten the timid.
— With TAFT in the presidential chair,
Roor and BURTON both in the Senate and
KNOX in the cabinet ROOSEVELT can de-
part for Africa feeling that he has done just
about what he wanted to do with this
government of oure — no, we mean his.
—The Johnstown Democrat is wrong in
surmising thas becanse we proved to it that
a negio is a colored man that we think he
should he called a colored man. We hold
no such opinion and always believed that
be should be called just what his disposi.
tion merits.
—A late compilation of their costs shows
that the armies and navies of Enrope are
consuming fonr million dollars a day. Jost
stop aod think long enough to realize
what an awful burden of taxation this
must place on the producers. And we are
emulating the European idea of armies
and navies just as rapidly as we can.
~The Senate has voted to raise the sala.
ry of the President from filty to one huo-
dred shonsand dollars per year. What
for? Is WiLniam H. TAFT going to be
worth twice as moch to the country a
any of his able predecesvors or did Brother
CHARLES quietly let it be known in Wash-
ington that be was tired pussiog up for
BLL? fo
~Pennsylvania is qardoohly Hood of
the fact that Senator PENROSE has consent.
ed to represent her in the upper house of
Congress for another six years, He is such
a olean, such an able man, so brilliant in
the Senate that a great Commonwealth like
Pennsylvania can hold her head high
among sister States aud say: Look what
represents us,
—The importance of electing capable
men to {ill small offices should be realized
by every voter. Don’t nominate men
merely hecanse you like them or because
they are good fellows. A good fellow
doesn’t always make a good official, bat
nearly always men who are prudent and
oarefal with their personal affairs will be
the same way with public matters.
—The flying devil that has been leaving
hool-prints in the New Jersey snow fora
few nights past bas a lot of them guessing,
We are not surprised at the reports of his
nocturnal visite and we wonder that there
are not more devils out of a job in New
Jersey just sow, because you know there
are a lot of them who have nothing to do
when the season is nos on at Atlantio City.
—Representative WiILLETS, of New
York, may have bad ample reason for
wanting to tell President ROOSEVELT a few
things and we must confess our regret that
all of his vituperative speech did not he-
come public, yet the floor of Congress is
not the place to vent =pleen nor indulge
in language unbecoming a member of so
great a body,
—Tomorrow the primaries for nominat-
ing a ticket for she spring election will be
held in all parts of the county. Tomorrow
will be the time, shen, for every good citi.
zen to do his duty. Io the first place, as-
tend the primaries. In the second, when
you are once there vote for only such men
a8 you believe are qualified for and will
give their best efforts to the offices to be
filled.
—Centre county fared well in committee
appoiutments in the House. Our Repre-
sentative, Mr. MEYER, has been assigned
to place on the three best committees, viz:
Appropropriations, Ways and Means and
Judiciary General. It is rather unusoal
for a new Member to secare such impor.
tant places hut meu of Mr. MEYER sability
are rare in legstasive balls io Pennsylvania
aud it is proper thas they should be recog-
nized.
— About all there is to the local political
fight is she contest between WILLIAM B.
RANKIN and EDWARD GEHRET for the
Republican nomination for Treasurer. Both
of the gentlemen have been playing the
political game long evough to know some-
thing abous it and we fauey they will
make it very interesting for one anoth
before the polls close tomorrow night. It
is a fair eld, both are competent, both are
politicians in their way and the fight is
be for the fature much
present. Under the most.
stavoes it would he years
be completed —and many ade
before additional roads
is with the county seat and
communities, distant from the coun
would traverse, could be built to in
it. Until vevery foot of she hig
completed, and the State so grid
with intercepting roads thas is
for it. i
Were its consbrubiion to he begun with:
in the next twelve months and pushed
with the greatest energy, there would be
thousands of the older tax-payers who
would be where pablio roads are not need-
ed and taxes are unknown, before it could
be ready for use. Sorely it wonld be un-
jnst to expect these men, who would never
have any benefit from it, to pay for it for
the use avd enjoyment of others. So it
would be with thousands of others who
would remove from the State before its
completion, and others who would be great-
ly benefitted by it today would be so situat-
ed that when completed it would be practio-
ally useless to them. Covsequently the idea
of payiug for this improvement before the
public oan have she benefit of is, would be
both impractical and unjust.
And the amonvt that this high-way
should cost the people should not be any
overwhelming sum. Calculating its length,
Af is ie bails to conueot different county
seats of the counties shrough which it pass-
es and the more populous communities of
the State, at 350 miles and the cost at $60,-
000 per mile it would be a total of but a
little over half of the present income of the
State for a single year —or about twenty one
millions of dollars. Sixty thousand dol-
lars per mile onght to build a most com-
plete and magnificent road-way and in ad-
dition allow for ail the *‘graft’’ that decent
or reasonable public thieves would de-
mand.
Bat for the eake of being oo the sale side
les she total be swelled to $25,000,000
This conld be put in the shape of State
ty years, and placed upon the market at a
very low rate of interest. If at three and
one-half per cent. the cost for the first fil-
teen years, to the tax-payers, would be bus
$87,500 per vear, or less than nine cente
for each taxable inhabitans within the
State, if an individual tax were levied. Bag
as the greater portion of our state taxes
come from the gross earniogs, and capital
stock of corporations, license fees, eto., the
cost to the citizen would not be even this
infinitesimal sam.
By the time these bonds would become
due, the natural increase in the wealth,
the business and the taxable property of
the State would have so swelled its reve-
nues, which are now $42,000,000 per year,
80 tbat the payment of these bonds would be
a master that would oripple no interests
nor work hardship to any one.
Strong Reason for insisting.
So we are to understand that part of the
‘‘glenthing’’ that cost the people the enor-
mous sum of $23,000,000 last year, was
done abroad aud vpon some governments
with whioh we are pretending to maintain
friendly relations. Iu other words the in-
formation comes from the White House
that the reason the President refuses to
give Congress information on the sabject is
that some of the Secret Service work bav-
ing been done abroad the publication of is
might disturb onr peaceful relations with
the governments coocerved io she opera-
tions. To our mind that is the hest reason
thos far given why Congress should insist
on a full and complete answer to its ju-
quiry. If the President bas been sending
spies into all segtions of the world the peo-
ple bave a right to know it.
No thoughiful wan bas doubted, any-
time within the lass three years, thas Pres-
ident ROOSEVELT has been srying to fo-
ment war with some foreign power. It is
reasonable to believe that be would bave
an
ear
she oase of the ter with
the country tk 4d fl
trigues as are implied Tate biog op’
(rations in Eorope. Any kind of a foreign
bonds, payable in fifteen, twenty and thir- |
preferred some weak power, so thay as in |
available to all, it would be little less than | hal
robbery to ask the people to begin to oy 1
how great the
additional waxation,
pus forth to save ne
ous taxes that ‘are
them. 4
If what we hear from the 8
is correct a great portion of she
Legislature, just beginning ite
he to discover additional objects
upon which levies can he made
cient funds to meet the ever i
of Republican rule. It has been the same
since that party took control of the affairs
of State. Every two years new and ex-
orhitant outlays are demanded, aud the
State is raked over as it were with a fine-
tooth comb for something new that saxes
can be wrung from or something old that
it is thought will bear a little heavier
assessment.
This thing has become so common that
it is so surprise to be told that among the
first measures that will come from the
Ways and Means committee of the House,
. | will be a bill placing a tax of from one to
three cents per bushel on all bituminous,
and from three to five cents per bushel on
all anthracite coal mined within the State.
The same measare, itis said, will au-
thorize the taxation of the capital of the
manafacturing corporations, which bas bere-
tofore been exempt, to the extent of from
2 t0 3 mills. Oo she bosiness of trust
companies which comes from trust business
alone 5 mille,and on the face valae of their
stook a fixed rate of millage is to be desig-
nated in place of permitting them to choose
between a 10 mill face value or a 4 per
cent. book value. Companies manulactar-
ing gas and which bave heretofore escaped
Atate taxation sre slated in the same bill
tor an 8 mill tax on their gross receipts.
From the tax on coal it is estimated that
many millions will be raised, although this
will vary largely as the business of the
country is prosperous or otherwise. From
capital invested in manufacturing, corpor-
ation, an income of over $2,000,000 per
year, it is said, would be derived, as the
rate of miilage stated; from trust com-
panies not less thao $500,000 ‘and from gas
companies rot less than $50,000. All told
it 18 expected that the proposed measure
will increase the revenues of the State,
which now reach the enormous sum of
$42,000,000 annually, not less than $10,-
000,000, giving the Commonwealth a year-
ly income of $52,000,000.
Of this, about twelve millions go for
educational purposes; about eleven mil-
lions for charities and three millions for
roads. Can any tax-payer imagine to
what legitimate use the other twenty-six
millions can be pus by the different depart-
ments that have control of and disburse
this vast sam ?
This is the conundrum the tax-payers
should solve before voting again to con-
bly expensive to them
Dr, F. K. Waite, of Philipsburg,
as Conaty So
woud sy oii like a pionio ¢ i
or two, which aT na | TE to
blaze of glory. Sig hon the of | demonstr
tinue conditions hat are proving so terri: ©
to an insanely vali man
at least acts npon the. wh
ever he wills ie law and that his o
areabove the constitution. It means
to those who believe in constitutional gov
petuation of the Republic.
An Hower Worthily Bestowed.
The Democrats of this Sena
bave reason to be proud of &
paid to, and the distinosis
distriet, through its Senators’!
ty at
barg, for the high office of United
Senator. Other districts have |
tives who have been’ in pul
longer than he has, and of
and importance in the State
been pleased to have been the party nomi-
nee for the position ; hut unexpected and
unsolicited tbe honor came to Mr. DiME-
LING, with a unanimity that shows the
hold he has upon the good will of the Rep-
resentatives of the party, as well as their
anxiety to recognize his ability as a leader
and his service to the cause of Democracy.
DIMELING was elected Senator, be was
practically nuknown to the Democracy of
the State. Before his first session was half
over he had so risen in the esteem of bis
NELLY decided to resign the position of
chairman of the State commit-
tee, through the nflnence 0 his follow
was unanimously chasen to that position,
and, although at first refusing to allow his
pame to he mentioned in that connection,
was finally induced to accept its duties and
responsibilities. It was the good work be
did in tbat capacity ; the loyalty shows |
to every candidate upon the Demooratic
ticket, whether national, state or county ;
the untiring efforts he made #v harmonize
and unify the party ; bis unselfish labor to
bring victory to the party nominees, avd to
build up and strengthen its organization
worthy of and entitled to the hosor. And
doubtful voice, this recognition and |
ernment, however, aud hope for the per-|
moas vote given him on Taesday lan, hy .
A little over two years ago, when Mr. | th
fellow Senators that he was looked upon as | fo!
one of the safest advisers and most sturdy |
Demoorats of that body. When Mr. DoN-
Senators and the members of the House, he
in this State, that pointed tc him as|®
it was given him without one diwentio or [xm Be
ious on Saturday, C. C. Shaffer, of Windber, ‘was
tale to all the other depar
re only issue between ne and the
ent was 6
Fo TS
detectives or whether the treasury secret
esvice should be transformed into an irre.
ble'spy system. ‘Yet Mr. Roosevelt,
appropriations
bas had aguregating
ly $44.000,000 dari the last two
to enable him to » the law i
try
Joldvemmucty paralyzed the machinery of
ET i Ir did not
tm n ven wih 40 be investigated by
ce
Oue Good Job at Least.
¥rom the Johnstow Democrat:
Pertape the most importants of all the
mesaages of Roosevelt to congress
of “Is probably marks
an epoch in y of the country and
bi every woof si pope 1 com
er move
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whieh ph Pet
ras were $6 602 45. As
townships bave to pay
of the extras, as well as of
a | oii
hw i
- | and the Postal Telegraph company
to | ly killed. Both legs were severed no
| body, which was also badly mutilated.
| —Bishop Darlington, of the Protestant
Dance fixed the tax at filty cents per
—Greencastle is in the midst of
mr boars cn rr a aT ee
er and consumers are allowed to use water
6 o'clock. Tho Geloot bugis: in Yiu plade-:
‘have been closed d ;
—Stepping out of the way ola o
loaded coal cars while comin
mine at the Berwind-White
or
run down by a string of empties and
for which was |
pal church, bas decided to give up his
ce in Williamsport and will hereafter
te his home throughout the year at Har~
i rg. Since the creation of the Harris
tits dive 10 isos has been making his
Goebrig, whe was killed by falling from a
pole June 3rd, 1908.
—Miss Ida Watkins, of Shamokin, pur~
chased a box of candy at the store conducted
by Clarence Slifer at that place, on Saturday
night and when biting into a piece of the
candy discovered a very bard object. Making
an investigation she found it to be a diamond,
which a dealer upon examination pronounced
to bea perfect stone worth three hundred
and fifty dollars.
—As a reward for the bravery of her hus.
band, who lost his life in attempting to
rescue Michael Maloney, a miner, from a fall
of coal, Mrs. Blanche Pittsley, widow of
David Pittsley, of Rossiter, Indiana county,
has received a medal awarded by the Car-
negie Hero Fund commission. In addition
Mrs. Pittsley and her three children will
receive $40 a month pension from the com-~
mission.
~—Alfter being shut down in its entirety for
about fourteen months,the Harbison-Walker
fire brick plant at Wallaceton resumed opera-
tion last Thursday morning. The plant is
one of the very best in that section, tarning
out a strictly high grade of brick, with a.
ty of about 35,000 per day. Its resump-
is the very best piece of news the people
yi Wallacoton have heard during the past
fourteen months.
: Fhomey Ramsey, Jr., who is at the
of New York, Pittsburg & Chicago
k Air Line, which is surveyed to pass through
| Centre county, makes the announcement
| that work wiil soon be started on the road,
A and that it will be a low grade, double track
line, operated from the beginning with elec-
tric locomotives. The enterprise is backed
by British financiers, and it is estimated the
line can be buiit in three years.
1. ~A very neat job of safe opening was per-
by Captain J. E. Harder on Wed.
* | nesaay, in the office of the Madera Brewing
company, at Madera, Clearfield county, when
| be opened a four combination safe lock on a
Lon that | Diebold safe which had been locked since the
its death of Andrew Veeser, of the company
the brewery. The combination
#5" worked out in about an hour of sys-
"+ J tematic, enreful work by the captain, who
bas a wide reputation asa safe lock expert.
—George R. Woodward, a farmer living at
Penfield, Clearfield county, recently was
annoyed by the disappearance of pigs and
habe | chickens from his premises in a mysterious
manner. er, For over a week a close watch was
kept and late on Thursday eveningas he
as going out of the kitchen door he met
face to face a fleree looking wild eat. Both
were taken by surprise and while they were
sizing each other up, two large dogs came
bounding around the house, when the wild
cat fled to the mountains.
~The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Sunday announced another outbreak of foot
and mouth disease in Lancaster county. In
addition to the seriousness of the outbreak
itself, after it had been thought that the
fever hud been eliminated, this case presents
the additional gravity of having possibly
| been iu existence for a- week, but purposely
‘kept from the knowledge of the state officials,
The cattle infected are on the farmof J. I.
Leaman, in East Lampeter township. They :
bes 1 i
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number 26, and have all been condemned.
¢- { but two hours each the morning from.
18 to9 o'clock and he thong from 5 to
00 oe te teat ot nly William
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