Demorwic Wada = BY P. GRAY MEEK. INK SLINGS. —Washington without a scandal wouldn't be Washington at all. ! —Only one-tenth of the population of the United States is simon-pure. —That Atlantic City aeronaut who lit on a church steeple would probably have expired had it not been for a spire. —The weather has taken the steam out of most everything. Even the candidates | for county office have a sort of languid look. —Anyway Congress has stuck to Wash- ington long enough to put a crimp in the business expected at Beverly, the sum- mer capital. The Democratic State Committee. The result of the meeting of the Demo. cratic State committee on Wednesday, af- fords little cause for hope for the future in Pennsylvania. Instead of closing the chasm which divided the factions in the recent past, the breach seems to have Work of the Extra Session. The TAPT administration may fitly be The Senate has agreed to vote on the termed “the era of scandals.” One after Canadian reciprocity pact tomorrow and another of his “constitutional advisers" it may safely be predicted that within a has been compelled to resign either be- week it will have the full force of a law. Opens Door to Revolt. From the Pittsburg Post. i Senator La Follette, the boldest of the | SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE. —One of the largest gymnasiums and athletic fields in the world will be built for the Carnegie technical schools, Fittsburg. ~The superior court hasturned down appeals against the decisions of the Mifflin county court I jefinis Hislens, and te county will remain —Indiana county is now the scene of operations of an organized gang of theives. Homer City, Wehrum, Vintondale and Salsburg have been =Mt. Union hears rumors of another silica brick plant to be established along the line of the East Broad Top and is hoping the plant may land at that place. =A mam thought to be the one wanted at Homer City for horse stealing was arrested at il City last week and will be brought to Indiana county for trial. —Lock Haven's board of trade has a new in- dustry in the proposed plant of the American Hoist and Manufacturing company, now located at Hamburg, Berks county. fore or after scandalous exposures, and the end is not yet. Information from ' It might have been passed two months ago for no changes have been made in canism and of Taft. He has the | —The steel situation at the great Bethlehem Slarion nee of revolt against admin- | mills is getting better every day and production tion, and is now rallying follow- | will be greatly increased presently, for another ~The Democracy of Pennsylvania may be very far apart on many things, but Governor WiLsoN for President is not one of the many. —Anyway the Democrats were able to attract more attention when fighting with themselves than they are accustomed to do when fighting the enemy. —Ten more days of trout fishing, then the season of 1911 will be over and the story about the big one that got away given a rest until next April. —The newspaper reports about the Harrisburg meeting of the Democrats in- dicate that we have an awful number of would-be generals for a very small army. —Two Uncle Toms, two little Evas, two Marks the Lawyer, two donkeys and lots ‘of blood hounds. That's the mammoth, double, disunited Democratic party in Pennsylvania. —Dr. WILEY is turning out to be anoth- er thorn in the flesh of the TAFT admini- stration. It appears that there is little use for a man who strives to keep right in Washington. —Cholera has broken out in the city of New York and most heroic efforts are be- ing made to prevent the spread of the awful malady. Let us hope that the ef- been widened. The spirit of disorganiza- tion which developed after the Allentown convention a year ago, has increased rather than diminished in volume and in- tensity. The organization offered the olive branch in every conceivable form, but nothing but destruction would satisfy the disturbers. Like SHYLOCK they de- manded the pound of flesh and were will- ing to take it at any cost or hazard. Their malignity was unappeasable. Washington indicates that the Attorney General is to be investigated, grave charges of maladministration having re- cently been made against him on respon- | sible authority. In this connection there |is talk of impeachment proceedings, but ' such a course is not likely. Mr. WICKER- sHAM will probably resign when the facts are laid bare, as his late associates in the cabinet have done, and that will be the ‘end of it. But the investigation ought to There is a ray of hope in the move- phe made. ment for conciliation in the immediate fu- | The charges are that Attorney Genera] ture, but it is not large or brilliant. The | wickersHAM neglected to prosecute crim- organization committee appointed a com- | jnals, though information was presented mittee to confer with a similar body from | ty him in ample time, until after the stat- the others, but it met with no response: | ytory limit. The criminals in question After the sober second thought a differ- | were accused of murder, forgery and oth- ent purpose may develop which will make | er high crimes, but they were working in for harmony. But at present, under the | he interests of J. PIERPONT MORGAN and frenzy of a delirium of power, the $0- | the GUGGENHEIMS, and therefore immune called reorganizers are deaf to ali appeals | from prosecution. This criminai syndi- of reason and hold in view nothing but a | cate of multimillionaires was determined thirst for war. When the full measure to secure the mineral wealth of Alaska at of the evil consequences of their folly ap- any cost. In prosecuting their purpose pears to them, they may take another | murder and other crimes were perpetrat- view of the matter. But we own to some- | od, But there were no prosecutions, not thing like a feeling of dispair of such re- | pecause of absence of testimony, but for sults. the reason that a complete exposure The vote of the reorganizers in their would have been inevitable. | committee is justly a subject of grave | The accuser in this case is the Repub: | concern. There a:e only eighty-five mem- | Jican delegate in Congress for Alaska and the text of the measure since it left the House, and no public information of value has been imparted during the debate in the Senate. The insincerity of LAFOLLETTE has been revealed during this period, it is true, but the people derive no advant- age from that. It is only a question ofA time with these noisy agitators, anyway, and if he had continued to fool the world a while longer, little harm would have | been done. His vanity is bumped and | that is all. i The reciprocity agreement with Capada | is of little value of itself though it may PS2c® work good results in so far as it destroys the tariff superstition which has prevailed so long. In other words if, as alleged, this act of Congress is the entering wedge for genuine tariff reform and practical tax reduction, it will be worth all it cost in time and labor. But there is no cer- tainty on this point. It still remains in cessi the arena of conjecture. There is said to be an agreement between the Demo- cratic and Progressive Republican Sena- tors to pass the Democratic farmers’ free list bill and the UNDERWOOD wool tariff measure, and if that result is achieved the work of the session will be worth while. In any event it may be set down as a certainty that Presidest TAFT and the Republican machine have been work- $2,000,000 blast furnace will be put in operation. —Palmer Scott, of DuBois, is in the hospital suffering with tetanus, the result of a Fourth of July accident. But it wasn’t a gunpowder acci. dent. The young man ran a splinter in his foot, —Fishermen of York county who are dissatis- fied with the situation at McCall's Ferry since the erection of the power dam there, propose to in- voke the aid of the law in removing the obstruc- tion heing that body. ~The first wedding in the Berks county prison This ultimatum of the Wisconsin Sena- | for years occurred on Thursday when John tor removed the last hope of the stand- | Pierson, lately sentenced to three vears as patters that the i ! ts would a wire thief, was married to Miss Lillie May Lutz, of Reading. ~The Sunbury school directors are having trouble filling vacancies in the high school facul- ty. No less than four instructors, who have secured positions paying higher salaries, includ- 1 ing the principal, tendered their resignations at the close of the last school term. ~Three inhabitants of Braddock went to the cellar of their boarding house on one of the re- cent hot nights to sleep. During the night a water pipe in the cellar burst and when the board- ing house mistress aroused the men their beds were floating about in the water. —While Jacob Ellinger and family, of Lewis- town, were sitting on their front porch a few evenings ago, their kitchen screen door was pried open and the house ransacked. Mrs. Ellinger’s sold watch and $70 cash formed the booty. Most of the money belonged to guests in the home. —A suitcase that reached Huntingdon from Philadelphia a few days ago caused considerable excitement. It was opened on account of its loud perfume and found to contain a fishing outfit and a lot of dead fish. When its owner arrived and wanted !o take it over the Broad Top line he was compelled to put it on the engine tender. 833 : i} i I i 3 forts are successful. ditional strength of the Philadelphia del- —The St. Louis Globe-Democrat remarks | egation, and forty-one of this number “the chances are that the Republican | participated in the deliberations of the party will win next year in spite of reci- | regular organization committee. Yet the procity.” “In spite of reciprocity? Never! | disorganizers announced a vote of fifty- To spite reciprocity, possibly. four, which would make a total of ninety- —We trust that county chairman Kim, 29% This Juels song have Desi disived PORTS' recent visit to Harrisburg proved y by fraud or ol i phat true that the tally taken during their roll inspiration enough to lead him to get| tle tis of only forty: busy and organize or re-organize—which Tey i Presefite y ! four. But the announcement was made ever he prefers to call it—his committee : in Centre county. from the platform that fifty-four votes bers of the committee, including the ad- | he declares he has the f ready. That i proo ] ing for party advan rather than the being the case the Democratic majority | public good. It a their intention in the House at Washington should have to pass the free list or the wool tariff no hesitation in instituting the work of in. | measures, and if they are it will quiry. The murderers would probably ! be Jor she Juason, Smiention: hy escape punishment in any event, for by the Republican party is no longer in con- the time the facts are exposed the stat. [50] of the Senate. Being in Session the ute of limitations will have intervened in | Democra Progressives can com their favor. But the corrupt and delin- Jegislution in the iliarest of Bw people, + : i quent public officials can be punished | bly have vetoed such legislation. both by forcing their resignation and: he will not do so now. He knows prosecuting. for conspiracy, and that that such an exercise of a constitutional ought to be done promptly and vigorous- prerogative would make an end of him. had been cast. The intention to misrep- ground fighting faked audiences. majorities. Among tho regret to —The back bone of the hot wave has | 53Y, Was Centre county. Arms been broken and a few refreshing rains have fallen so that suffering humanity | and suffering nature have taken on a| more hopeful aspect. July, 1911, will go : ment. Lancaster, Crawford, Dauphin and down in history as a month almost with- | Delaware counties might well clutch at out equal for continued excessive heat. | any straw that gives promise of change. : : _ | But this county might easily depend upon —The new census is said to establish | the integrity and the activity of her own the centre of population in this country! Democracy for victory at every election. four and a fourth miles south of Union- | Aj that is necessary is fidelity to the ville, Indiana. The statisticians probably | principles of the party and energy and have never seen east Bishop street, Belle- ! vigilance upon the part of the voters of fonte, when the kiddies up there are all | that faith. The attitude of our member out at play. | of the Democratic State Central commit- —Deer in Massachusetts are reported | tee on Wednesday, is, therefore, the more as having become adduced to the exces. | surprising. sive use of tobacco. Their raids on the growing crops of the Connecticut valley | are so destructive that the growers are taking steps to stop the chewing habit among them. Gary Has Uriah Heep Skinned. While Judge GARY, chairman of the | Steel trust board was in Washington, a | few weeks ago, begging Congress to take —Swell dancers at Manhattan Beach’ ' control of the industrial life of the coun- N. Y., are wearing anklets of precious | try in order to save it from the malign gems. Of course the idea is to attract | influence of some of his “wicked part- attention and solicit all to have a look. | ners," we were almost convinced that he The same principle of immodesty ought | was a much-abused philanthropist. No- to lead to diamond garters, with an occa- | body who read his testimony and believ- sional glimpse for the jaded public. ! ed any part of it, could have entertained a a are to { any other idea on the subject. There are ee hd mn in ben, he. dst sd in Newport society leader, is not regaining ferentially, and Shey suns to be restyain his shattered health and is still as bad |©d With a hard and heavy off as when he cut out the monkey dinner | happily the Steel trust has escaped from and barn dancing business to try to get such men and is now a public beneficence. well. We pity any one who isill, but In another atmosphere, however, judge Lenr has broken himself down in the GARY has since given expression to a dif- most frivolous of pursuits and is now | ferent idea. It will be remembered that harves "in his sworn statement in Washington he Teaping the boblugialy. | solemnly declared that there was no in- —On Monday the U. S. Senate passeda | tention to form an international steel general campaign publicity bill. One of | {rust But since that he has been in the provisions of the bill limits the | Europe and actually engaged in the or- amount that a Senator or Congressman | ganization of an international steel trust may spend in a campaign to ten cents | 5ng in an address to those whom he hoped for each voter in his district. Why, if | to entice into his enterprise he said that they keep up this reform craze there won't i such an organization would control SO be anything doing at all on election days | ch money that it could defy all the of the future. Shades of the blind horse | governments of the world and compel in the West ward hearken to the newlaw | ,yion ce to its mandates in every part that allows an easy and willing candidate ¢ v0 earth. to spend only ten cents per man. "In this country judge GARY is playing —County chairman A. B. KIMPORT | the role of humility for a sinister pur- voted with the reorganizers in Harrisburg pose. He realizes that the period of tariff on Wednesday. In other words he en- plundering is drawing to a close unless dorsed the principle of no conciliation, no the steel and iron makers of Europe will quarter, no offer to compromise with those | join with those in this country in an Democrats of the State who think they : agreement to not compete with each have quite as much right on their side as SR I tha & een que isang on the GuTHRIE—MCcCORMICK faction. Mr. ania: could be maintained without the KiMPORT could probably have helped the ' tariff as well as with it and as the Steel county ticket, which he will be called trust controls the government of the i United States now he can't see why an upon to take care of this fall, by at least international Steel trust might not con- ford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Hunting- paid to Dr. RusBY has little or nothing to don, Snyder and Chester and other coun- | do with the recent movement against Dr. ties are hopeless of Democratic achieve- | WILEY, chief chemist of the agricultural . by. It ight forse MORGAN Soi permanest Admits Frapd in the Vote or Count. a 1 rv RIC ls H EL per starts out with the report of its meet- ings thus: “The Reorganization movement in the Democratic party in Pennsylvania justified the Sonngence of its sallers y y when forty-seven ly elected and duly qualified rT of the Democratic State Central Committee met in the hall of the Board of Trade and elected GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, ex- It may safely be said that the salary department at Washington. The salary of Dr. RusBY is quoted as an excuse for the movement, but that is all. The re-. fusal of Dr. WILEY to assent to food adul- terations is the real cause of the quarrel mayor of Pittsburg, State Chairman.” and if he will yield even in the slightest These are exactly the figures shown by respect for the present and promise tore- | the minutes of the meeting of the regu- linquish his position by degrees, the fight ' lar Democratic State committee that against him will end instantly. The pur- could have attended the disorganizers veyors of impure food have the strongest gathering. The committee when full, after lobby and are the most determined con- ‘adding the three additional members al- spirators in the entire country. They lotted to Philadelphia, is composed of and | turning under the heel; they | estimated the influence of La Follette and | his trusty followers, and are now face to | face with the most serious division that - has confronted the Republican organiza- tion in a generation. , Wickersham Figures in Scandal. wit legate Wickersham, of Alaska torney General Wickersham “deliberately | permitted the statute of limitations to run | in favor of agents of the Alaska syndicate : who defrauded the government thro | periury to the extent of $50,000.” e | House Committee on Judiciary has de- . termined to report favorably a resolution ; of inquiry offered by Delegate Wicker- isham. It is surely time that such scan- | dals in high government circles should be ‘ rendered impossible. But that cannot be accomplished so long as “loose construc- tionists of the Constitution and contem- ners of the laws constitutionally enacted are placed in the most important offices in the executive ent of govern- ment. The kind of statesmen who are linked together by a contempt for the fundamental law expressed in the remark ~The Commercial Travelers’ association Phil- ipsburg has received a courteous letter from New York Central officials, promising that the matter of taking off passenger train service between Munson and Philipsburg will be thoroughly in- vestigated before final action. The Commercial Travelers will improve the opportunity to put up a strong plea. —~Charles W. Smith, aged 18 years, of Renovo, was out for huckleberries last week, when bitten by arattle-snake. He prompity shot the end of the finger off, let the poisoned blood flow out, then his companions bound the finger tight enough to save loss of blood. He has a sore fin- ger, naturally, but kept the poison from going through his system. —A recent verdict of a Pennsylvania court awarded $325 damages to W. H. Diefenderfer, of Tamaqua, for injuries caused to his I | by D. E. Zehner. The latter was driving a team when he met Diefenderfer, and refused to give any of the road to the motorist. Diefenderfer drove up the side of a bank to get around, but his mud guards, horn, windshield and lamps were smashed by the wagon. —Ten cars and a caboose of a southbound local freight on the T. & C. railroad ran away at Blue Ball on Saturday morning and took a joy ride to Philipsburg, where they crashed into the north i bound local. The engine of the latter was badly damaged and two cars, containing brick and brickdust, were demolished. There was a car of dynamite on the north bound freight, but the | collision didn't reach that. | —Pennsylvania fishermen have good news in store for them. There will be sent to the Key- stone State this month 20,000 large mouthed and small mouthed black bass from the United States fish commission hatcheries. A promise to this ef- fect has been made to Congressman Grier, of Lan- are ready to commit any crime. Dr. WILEY entered into an agreement to pay Dr. RUSBY a certain amount of money for performing certain important services. The agreement was not author- ized by law, but was sanctioned by cus- tom. Besides, the Secretary of Agricul ture has assented to it and that fact ab- solved WILEY of blame. But the adulter- ators of food, the murderers of millions | of men, women and children, wanted something on Dr. WILEY and seizing upon this incident prevailed upon Attorney General WICKERSHAM to denounce him. eighty-seven members. Forty-one of these attended the regular committee meeting, | leaving forty-six, just the number Mr. .McCorMICK'S paper claims attended the bolter’s aggregation. Now as thereis no one to deny that forty-one of the regu- lar chairmen took part in the meeting of the regulars and voted with them,and the Patriot admits and publishes that forty- six was the number present at its bosses gathering, where did the other nine voles ~ come from, who cast them,or in what way were they manufactured, that made the roceedings of the McCORMICK—GUTHRIE they are accustomed to make to each | caster, and he has selected i2 points along the other at is he Constitution song | Susquehanna river north of McCall's Ferry dam, riends?” when their pockets are to ! as the places where they will be planted. filled at the public e will not balk | j at the violation of a simple prohibitory : —~Twenty-one miners were killed in an explo- or directory statute. But in the case in | sion in the shaft of the Cascade Coal and Coke question it is almost incredible that the | company's mine at Sykesville, nine miles from accused official could so far forget the | DuBois Saturday night. The explosion occurred obligation of his oath of office as withde- | at 9.30 but it was after midnight before the ex- liberate intent to defeat the ends of jus- tent of the disaster was known. All of the dead tice which it is his sworn duty to advo- | but three were oreignes. 3x explosion was cate and promote. Let us gonarously be. slight 38 visas gure a | Surstee dJone in lieve, until irrefutable proofs to the con- | the ise id iy after damp is responsi- trary are presented, that Delegate Wick- ble for most of the deaths. grshai is laboring Slaps a mistake an | — James Ray, an Reaias. and Wiliam New, an General Wickersham American, waiting or robbery, escaped jail be able to establish his innocence of the at Clarion Friday night, but their get-away was charge preferred against him. But if the | not discovered until noon Saturday. They broke Pp WICKERSHAM cheerfully served their pur- SoWd show a vote of fifty-four for GUTH- Wi pose. Probably a part of the lobby he RIE: O0g Jor Wiison and one Sfesing found it to his interest to assist in the were members at their meeting? conspiracy against a just, capable and in- —— corruptible official. . Had Better Got to Work Himself. Dr. WiLeY has a hard fight on his Now that chairman KIMPORT has hands, but we don't believe he will lose shown by his vote that he believes re: it. The President will hardly dare to aid organization in the State is necessary— in the poisoning of the public, for that is it js earnestly hoped that he will get what the removal of WILEY means. Food | about the business of organizing his own adulteration makes millions of dollars an- | county in a way that he will atleast have nually to those concerned in it. They a county committee to help him do some can afford to spend vast sums and might of the much work that will have to be easily get the leading politicians of the done this fall if the ticket that will be dominant party to join them in their cru- nominated in September is to win. It is sade against WILEY, for they will need the first time in over fifty years that the money very much in the next campaign. Democracy of the county has been left But TAFT will not dare align himself without a committee and no effort made with them in this way. Nobody cares on the part of the chairman for over a particularly for WILEY, but everybody year to form or announce one. Really if cares a lot for the health and happiness reorganization is needed in any part of of the children, and TAFT is no fool. | the State it would be hard to find a spot = ' th it needs it needs it quicker, ——Following a dry spell of several ebony Thon Rud endo weeks a most welcome rain fell on Sun- pop Cos ohticted with that duty over day ight and Monday morning, which | ono voor 206 You have raised the not only was very beneficial for all kinds | | Shiboleth of “reorganizal * Mr. Kpa- of garden truck and vegetation, but came | ,oor you have Os at in the nick of time to very materially help the corn crop. This crop, by the lot with men who say they “do not want one. | into our own, and if YOU purpose declining to vote for Mr. GUTHRIE for 4c) all the governments. Judge GARY state chairman. has UriAH Heep skinned a mile. x + a | to save the integrity, the —If yo: want high class job work hopes of party workers in Cente county come to the WATCHMAN office. | it is high time you get to work. | ' evidence to be taken by the House Judici- ‘ary committee shall Klsanly rove the ' truthfulness and justice of charge made by Delegate Wickersham, then President Taft will be thoroughly justified i choosing and installinga new Attorney What Salvation Costs in Erie. From the Johnstown Democrat. _The Rev. “Billy” Sunday has concluded | his evangelistic crusade in Erie. And ' here is the result in tabulated form: | Number of converts .... .$ S312 ‘otal attendance......... - | Attendance on last day we | Calccions for char. i Re fe charity........ 3 - | Eo eo Sasa party Cen For Mr. Sunday ...... ... 11,555.67 Total collections.............. ~ 24,909.48 | Total cost per conversion. | Paid to Sunday per conversion ............... 2.17 Thus it would appear that the Rev. Mr. . Sunday has an of how expert knowledge to take care of No.1. And further it would appear that salvation is not free sc far as the cerned. Should Pray for Deliverance. Well may President Taft fervently pray to be delivered from his so-called friends. The attempt to which action would be entirely | harmony in the party.” You have tried | tr lo Comyn TX I rt na i fe and with enough rain will be a very 800d | ,14 gigtracts other counties in the State | end of explaining when he goes the pecple seeking endorsement record. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. before of circus performer is con- | From the Altoona Times. | | jail by sawing a bolt from a door leading from | the corridor to a condemned man's unused cell, | from which a prisoner escaped two years ago. | Before doing this Ray and lew made dummies ! of clothing and placed them in their beds. Two | men were in the condemned cell when Sheriff i W. S. Smathers made his final round at 9 o'clock | Friday night, but he saw the dummies and , thought they were the prisoners. —W. B. Startzel, sheriff of Montour county, | whoisalso warden of the jail at Danville, was murdercusly attacked Friday moming by John Burke, a young man awaiting trial on a charge of pocket picking. He somehow or other eluded the officer’s vigilance the night before and re- mained out in the corridor, trying to dig his way through an 18 inch brick wall. Not successful, when the sheriff opened the jail inthe morning, he attacked him with the heavy oaken back of a | large chair. Mr. Startzel bravely defended him- | self, and his wife, hearing the noise, and fearing | an attack, turned ina fire alarm. A number of | men responded and the prisoner was quickly | subdued and placed in a steel cage. The chair | had two ugly screws protruding from it. The sheriff was only slightly hurt. { —Money sewed in stockings, valuable papers in | the sleeves of dresses, silver and gold coins and i bank notes in drawers, in the heater, in old | chests and in the garret, were discovered in the | home of the late Sabina Yeagley, at Stouchsburg, Berks county, recently. While the deceased was supposed to have some money, her method of keeping it was not known to her relatives, and the discovery was made under peculiar circum- stances. Miss Yeagley died as the result of a fall down a flight of stairs. In her fall she was severely cut, and considerable blood collected on | the carpet. It was while taking up this carpet to RiS | ican it that nine $10 bills were found. This led | to a general search of the premises. Bills were even found in the pages oi old books. The sum found will amount to probably $1,000. He