THE GAM EM ON COUNTY PRESS.
ESSTABL,ISHRD BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1566.
VOL.. 42.
GIANT PINE TREE
RECENTLY CUT.
Scaled 10,800 Feet of Lumber and
Probably Worth a Thousand
Dollars.
A giant tree of the Pennsylvania
forests was harvested recently in Cam
eron county —Warrant No. 4970—bv
the Central Pennsylvania Lumber com
pany that wis certainly something re- j
markable. This great tree was white j
pine and will make as fine lumber as
was ever cut in the Keystone state. It |
produced the following number and j
length of logs: 12 sixteen foot logs, - ;
fourteen foot logs, 8 twelve foot logs, j
3 ten foot logs, and 0 eight foot logs, j
and the whole bunch scaled the magni- :
ficent total of 10, SCO feet board measure j
The butt log mi . ured sixty inches, or
five feet in diameter at the small end, I
and plank cut from logs like that are j
worth in clear white pine immense j
sums of money. Such pino as th.s is ;
worth at least $73 a thousand :'eet, and ,
this great tree will likely bring the
company in round numbers about a j
thousand dollars. Just think of that i
for one giant of the forest.
Some people may be disposed to j
doubt this story and we must admit ]
that it does look a little fishy on the !
face of it, says the Ridgway Daily j
Record. Some fellow will likely add j
the length of those logs together and 1
when he finds that they combine to '
make that tree nearly 400 feet high, he j
will say at once that the story is a lie •
pure and simple. The Record's infor- j
mation was obtained from C. D. Oster I
hout, of Ridgway, who is superinten-j
dent for the Central Pennsylvania j
Lumber company, and Mr. Osterhout's j
reputation for truth and veracity is j
such no one who knows him will doubt
the story. The explanation is that the j
tree was not 394 feet high as it would
seem from the figures but it had two
forks and three branches of immense
size, hence the large number of logs.
The tree was cut down during the
deepest snow of the past winter and
hence it was not much broken because
the snow broke the fall to a great ex
tent. There were some cracks and
breaks of course, and these necessitat
ed the cutting of the short logs, but the
tree certainly was a marvel, and worth
an immense amount of money—as i
much as many a farm is worth.
Aunt Dinah atßeechwood.
The Beech wood Grange P. of H.,
will play "Aunt Dinah's Quilting
Party" at the Beechwood school house,
Saturday evening, May 16. There will
be songs and recitations also. All are j
cordially invited. Admission 15 and
20 cents. Proceeds for the benefit of
the order.
Down with Typhoid
Mr. W. S. Sterner's brother and wife
are down with typhoid fever at Austin.
Mrs. Sterner has been there for two
weeks caring for them. Yesterday
morning Mr. Sterner was summoned
there, his brother being worse.
A Sure Cure.
A gentleman is sure to feel better
satisfied with himself after his shoes
are polished, and the place to get that
relief is at the Warner House.
13-lt. DR ECKERDT.
Railroad Gossip.
The repoi'ted railroad changes does
not make the average Emporium busi
ness man feel not a little good. Wait
until the 21th.
Teachers' Examinations.
The Cameron county teachers ex
aminations for 1908 will be as follows:
Siunamalioning May 19.
Driftwood May 20.
Sterling Run May 21.
Emporium May 22.
Emporium June 26.
The permanent certificate examina
tions will be held in Emporium, June
26.
MATTIK M. COLLINS,
County Superintendent.
Wanted.
A good girl for general housework.
Good wages to the right party. Box
13, Emporium, Pa. 12-tf.
Bicycle Repairing.
Alfred Searfoss will continue his
Bicycle repairing business at Empori
um Machine Co's coal yard oillce,
where he has appliances for all kinds
of work, especially bicycles. Also lock
repairing, etc.
lotf ALFRED SEARFOSS.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are small,
safe, sure and gentle little pills. Sold by
R. C. Dodson.
Birth.
Born, May Bth, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs.
Jay P. Felt, a son.
Special Bargains This Week.
At the new Dry Goods Store, Friday
and Saturday we will sell 25 Handsom
ly Trimmed Hats, regular price $5.00,
at $3.98 each; Roses with foliage, reg
ular price 19c at 12c; Daisies (large
bunches) 35c kind at 25c; Rose foliage,
25c kind per bunch, 19c. We also sell
No. 40all Silk Dresden Ribbon the 20c
kind, at per yard 12c, and No 80 same
kind the 30c quality at 20c yard.
We still continue our great sale of
Ladies Shirt Waists. The §1.50 Lawn
Waists §1.00; the $2 50 Exquisite Lawn j
Waists at $1.50, the $3.00, $3 98 and |
and $5.00 Silk Waists at $2.19, $2.69 and j
$2.98.
R. KUEHNE, Emporium's Greatest Dry
Goods Store.
Mr, Michael Murphy.
Our former townsman, Mr. Michael
Murphy, now proprietor of a promi
nent hotel at Boliver, N. Y,, visited |
and transacted business in town Tues
day and Wednesday, looking alter his
property here. The PRESS enjoyed a
visit from our old friend and was glad
to meet him once more, as was all his
Emporium acquaintances.
Another Move.
Theo. Ilaberstock, the tailor, is mov
ing to-day into tho remodeled store
room recently vacated by Ed. lilinzler.
lie will putin a new and complete
line of summer styles in suitings.
Lettuce for the Nervous.
Lettuce has a soothing effect on the
nerves, and is excellent for sufferers
from insomnia, ltalsoastsas a seda
tive upon the human frame owing to
the opium it contains.
Alumni Dance.
The Alumni of Emporium High
School, will hold its annual dance for
the graduates, in the Theatorium Hall,
this Thursday evening, May 14, 1908.
$20,000 FIRE AT
SINNAMAHONING
Nathan Siian's Store and Resi
dence Burns.
Last Monday night, between one and
two o'clock, Nathan Silin, who was
kept awake with a serious case asthma,
noticed a bright light in his store, ad
joining his residence and hastened to
give the alarm. His clerk, who slept
in the store was after a number of ef
forts, aroused and the young man was
compelled to break a window before
he could get out, the key left in the
lock having been taken out. Wm.
Lytle, Fred Hanscom and John Swartz
were first to arrive on the scene and at
once removed all the goods they could.
The fire soon enveloped Mr. Silin's
residence and he was compelled to
hasten his family out, saving nothing
,to speak of. The neighbors all work
j ed and succeeded in saving consider-
I able furniture and goods. The loss on
j store and stock, and house and con-
S tents, is about $20,000; insured for $lO,
i 750. Mr. Silin was in town to-day and
! could not throw any light on the sub
| ject but believes the fire must be the
I work of an incendiary. Until he gets
i his affairs shaped he cannot tell just
; what he will do. Any of his custom.
i ers will be served from his Dents Run
. store.
Going to Washington
Arch F. Barr, of Huston Hill, accom
! panied by his nephew, Mr. John Uub
| bins of East Ward were PRESS callers
yesterday afternoon. "Arch" informs
| us that next week himself and family
j leave for Arlington, state of Washing
j ton, where they hope to permanently
reside. He has not yet sold his farm,
but hopes to do so. Mr. Barr has resid
■ ed on Huston Hill for 38 years and was
always a respected citizen and reliable
: Republican. We dislike very much to
have this good family leave us.
Epworth League.
Program for anniversary service ol'tlic Ep
worth League to be held in the Methodist Epis
copal church, Sunday evening, May 17, at 7:30
, o'clock.
; Prelude, —I m provision in F, Scotson Clark
Singing.
, I'rayer.
Anthem—Like as a Father Adams
Recitation—Look up and Lift up, Pearl Tompkins
Solo and Chorus -Jesus Loves Children,
Mabel McSwan and League
Recitation—The Father's Message,
Margaret Hamilton
Solo—Crown Him Lord of All,
Bessie Kackennieister
Recitation—The Man in the 80y,.. .Fred Strayer
Offertory—Hymn a Saint Cecil Gonnod
j Oration—A Wise Word from a Young Leader,
Karl Metz
; Duet—An Evening Song,
Caroline Cox, Flavia I.atlirope
Reading- No Sect in Heaven Emma Welsh
Address Pastor
Installation of Officers.
Singing
Postiude—Triumphal march from Fifth
Symphony Beethoven
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1908.
EXPERT TALKS ON
SHIPPING EXPLOSIVES
Railroad Men Listen to
Lecture by Colonel
B. W. Dunn.
EXPLAINEO NEW RULES
SOON TO GO INTO EFFEOT
Hereafter Cars Containing
Explosives Must be !
Carried in- Middle
of Train.
[Monday's Williamsport Sun.]
The lecture on "Explosives" given in
Association hall this morning by Col
onel 15 W. Dunn, United State gov
ernment ordinance inspector, was very
largely attended, there being several
hundred men in the large auditorium
when the speaker was introduced
shortly after 11 o'clock. Besides the
railroad officers from this city and a
number of their clerks and employes
and heads of departments there were
station agents and officers from all over
the Erie division of tho Pennsylvania
railroad. A number of officials con
nected with the ihiladelphia and
Reading railroad, the New York Cen
tral and Hudson River railroad and
the Susquehanna and New York rail
road were present upon the invitation
of the Pennsylvania men, making the
audience the most represent itive gath
ering of railroaders seen in this city for
sometime. Among the number of of
ficials from other divisions of the Penn
sylvania, were: 11. A. Jaggard, super
intendent, from>Elmira;W. S. Coughlin,
superintendent, from Renovo; L. W.
Alliboue, superintendent, from Sun
bury, and L. F. Kuntz, station agent,
from Baltimore.
LANTERN SLIDES NEEDED.
General Superintendent W. liey
ward Myers, of this city, presented t-K
speaker, and after a few remarks upon
the ability of Colonel Dunn to talk up
on the subject chosen, introduced him
to the audieuce. Colonel Dunn stated
that he was somewhat hampered be
cause of his inability to give the lecture
at night when lantern slides could be
used to illustrate his ideas and meth
ods. While his remarks were upon
the handling of explosives particularly,
he discussed at length tho new code of
regulations that will soon be putin
force of the railroads of this state that
are the product of a committee from
the Bureau of American Railways as.
sociation.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
The first point touched by Colonel
Dunn on the handling of explosives
was the phase of personal responsibil
ity. He said that every man in doing
work of this kind should have an inter
est in it and take the same care as he
would if he was handling a weapon or
a high explosive in his own home. He
made a statemnnt in which it was
shown that a very small percentage of
the deaths due to high explosives were
caused during their handling by a rail
road company, but that eveu the small
death rate was generally needless and
could be sttll greatly reduced by the
use of more care in the packing and
shipping of all kinds of high explosives.
Tho importance of an accident cannot
be measured by the number of lives
HURT TRYING
TO BOARD TRAIN
A Dislocated Shoulder and Ot her
Bad Bruises.
A. Pilington, a young lad who is
known as something of a prize lighter,
and caiming Cameron as bis home,was
hurt in the P. & E. yard Sunday, May
3rd, near the telegraph tower while
trying to board a freight train. lie
was thrown to the ground, and escap
ed with a dislocated shoulder and some
bad bruises. He was found by Chief of
police McLaughlin, who had him re
moved to the New Armstrong, where
medical assistance was summoned.
The next morning he was arrested by
the P. & E. detective and after a hear
ing was discharged.—Johnsonburg
Press.
Appointed Major.
Capt. B. Th. Bliss, of Ridgway, was
on Tuesday appointed Major of the
Fifth Regiment, U. B. B. A., in com
mand of the second battalion, of which
the Emporium company forms a part.
Capt. Bliss was formerly Capt. of 16th
Pa., Infantry and a thorough drill
master He hops to soon bring out the
Emporium company.
lost, but by the effect caused on the \
; railroad company.
PENNSY WAP FIRST.
The regulations adopted bytliePenn- j
sylvania Railroad company two years ]
ago was almost the first list of regula- |
tions regarding the shipping of high
explosives adopted by any railroad in
the United States. The two years of
use has shown slight defects which
have been remedied by the railway
bureau as well as possible and serving
:as a model, the old regulations are
| really the base of the new ones that
will shortly go into effect. The re
sponsibility of the station agent and
| the manufacturer were contrasted and
! the suggestion was made that all agents
become versed in the chemistry of ex
plosives in order to intelligently under
stand their handling. The manufac
turers came in for a scoring for the
loose way some shipments are made.
This evil is remedied as far ;is possible
by inspectors, but cannot always bo
detected.
CARS MUST BE IN CIOOD ORDEIt.
The second principle step in the sta
tion agents' duties lies in the choice of
a car in which to ship explosives. It
; was especially recommended that the
| agent, should see that all cars were in
I good order with tight root's and sides
in order to insure the contents from
fire caused by sparks from the engine.
The staying of the product in the car
is also important, in one instance cit
; ed, an inspector loutid a car in which
an immense roll of cable was loaded iu
| a boxcar and not stayed in any man
ner. When the train started the cable
began to roll and all that stopped it
was a box of dynamite with which the
rest of the car was loaded It happen
ed, however, that the inspecter learn
ed of the condition of the ear before it
went very far and stopped it until the
cable was properly placed. A series of
experiments will be conducted in Al
toona in a short time in which the best
way to stay packages of explosives
with the least amount of lumber will be
tried out.
MUST JSI3 IN MIDDLE OF TRAIN.
Under the new regulations a list of
all high explosives will be published
and the shipper be compelled to state
what kind of explosive the shipment
shall be classed as. There has been a
great deal of trouble in the past bo
cause the way bills did not state clearly
what the shipment was. One of the
old regulations that has been discarded
by the new rule is in the placing of
cars of explosives in trains. Hereto
fore not more three cars of high ex
plosives were supposed to bo carried
in one train and these cars had to be
five cars apart. The new rules change
this in that the cars containing the ex
plosive shall all be placed in the middle
of the train thus reducing the points Of
danger to a central point. In the old
way there were separate points of
danger and if a carload of explosives
should explode its force would explode
the other cars. As his conclusion,
Colonel Dunn stated that in the future
the manufacturers would be held more
responsible for accidents as under the
new regulations the company would
not be likely to be responsible for or
dinary trouble.
A general discussion ot questions of
importance was taken part in by a
number of the men present after the
morning address was concluded.
EMPORIUM SECOND
CLASS OFFICE
Mr. E. M. Norris, Assistant Supt-
Division of Salary and Allowances
Post Office Department, with head
quarters at Newark, N. J., visited Em
porium yesterday to make the neces
sary arrangements to advance the Em
porium post-office to the second class.
Under this class, which takes effect
July Ist, Postmaster Chas. Seger will be
relieved of the compensation for clerk
hire, maintenance, etc. Mr. Norris in
formed us that with the new change a
deputy will be installed, in addition to
clerks. Postmaster Seger has labored
hard to build up the business of the
office and ranks today as one of the
most proficient officials in the depart
ment. New and complete outfit, such
as are used in first and second class
offices will be installed at an early
date, making the Emporium office
equal to the best.
Attending K. of C. Convention.
A. F. Vogt and J. 11. Mulcahy were
this week attending the Knights of
Columbus convention at Cambridge
Springs as- representatives of Empori
um Circle and no doubt had a large
timae nd enjoyed the ttirkish baths.
Favorite Sons.
WASHINGTON, MAY 9— (Special)—
Representative Charles B.Landis of In
diana, in a recentspeech at Pittsburgh,
spoke in the highest terms of Senator
P. C. Knox, Pennsylvania's candidate
for the presidency. Mr. Landis de
clared his loyalty to Vice President
Fairbanks, the favorite son of his own
state, and said:
"Other states have their favorite sons.
But I want to say to you here and now
that the Republicans in Indiana have
no quarrel with you Republicans in
Pennsylvania, because you are loyal
and enthusiastic for the nomination
of Philander C. Knox. Wo know as
well as you that he is of presidential
size. We know as well as you that no
man in public life in the same length
of time has made greater strides in
public esteem andconfider.ee. He was
introduced to the country by William
McKinley, and I do not believe that
any man has to a greater degree the
warm admiration of President Roose
velt. He served with rare distinction
in the cabinets of two presidents, lie
twice refused a nomination to the high
est judicial tribunal in the world. No
man i:i the nation is better acquainted
with its traditio His legal aim is
unerring. He has perforated the
swinging target of complex and
troublesome conditions and problems
more times with the projectiles of
judgement and logic and common
sense than any man who sits under the
dome of the capitol. He knows what
I is right as between man and man, as
between capital and labor, as between
the producer and consumer, as be
tween the combination and the public,
and I would be willing to trust him in
any place at any time. I regard his
acquaintance and friendship as ono of
the chiefest treasures of my brief
career."
THAT EMERY
OUTRAGE.
And so Lew Era cry will not vote for
Knox. That is not surprising. He is
always against the Republican party in
this state. The only wonder is that he
is going to the Chicago convention at
all. He belongs to Denver. —Phila.
Inquirer.
The conspiracy to elect Lewis Emery,
Jr., a delegate to the Republican Na
tional Convention from this Congres
sional district was aimed as a thrust at
the Republican party. That he will, if
allowed to take his seat, only sow seed
of discord, having done nothing but
kick ever since we knew him. He has
no more right in the Republican Na
tional Convention than Bryan, whom
he strongly endorsed. He should be
bodily thrown out of the convention,
and that promptly.
Special Drill of the Boys Brigade
Friday Evening.
The officers of Co. I, Ridgway, of the
Third Battalion, Fifth Penna. Regt. of
the United Boys Brigades of America,
will give an exhibition drill in squad
formation in Emmanual parish house,
at 7:15 p. m , Friday, May 15. Co. M
Emporium, of the same battalion, will
then drill and afterwards take part ia
a military election. Spectators will be
charged 10 cents admission.
Emporium Physician Honored.
We note with approval that Cam
eron county has been honored by hav
ing one of its physicians, Dr. R. P.
Heilman, invited by the West Branch
Medical Society to prepare on one of
the new and lately developed medical
topics and read the same at her annual
meeting held at Clearfield, Pa., on the
12th inst.
Competent and Reliable.
E. 11. Gregory, who has been in the
employ of the Central Pennsylvania
Lumber Co , for some months, came
home on Saturday to visit his family
and shake hands with old friends. Air.
Gregory is one of the best all-around
practical lumbermen in the State.
Emmanuel Church Notices.
/ May 17, Fourth Sunday after Easter:
Celebration of the Holy Communion
at 8 a. m.
The offerings next Sunday will be
for General Missions.
Entertainment Galore.
With the "Dreamland" at the opera
house and the Theatorium in Shives'
new brick block, our citizens are pro
vided plenty of amusement, all for ten
cents.
Do it Now.
This is a good time to have your
lawn mowers and saws sharpened.
Call on
13-3t. L. L WELSH, W. Fifth St,
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 ix ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Pair.
SATURDAY, Showers.
SUNDAY, Fair.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business May 13th, 1908.
$829,255.47
EARLY TRAINING
In the practice of selt-denial; instructions as t©
the use and value of money; opportunities fo''
earning and saving money. All these tend to fii
and fasten the children in the way of thrift ans.
prosperity.
INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
LEADERS ANGRY
AT EMERY.
Desertion of Senator Knox Does
Not Please People Who Chose
Him as Delegate.
WASHINGTON, MAY U —lf Lewis
Emery, Jr., goes to Chicago claiming 8
seat in the Republican National Con
vention he is likely to find himself a
political pariah.
Senator Penrose stilted to-day that
word has been received from the Re
publican chairmen of tho County
Committees in Mr. Emery's district to
the effect that Emery does not repre
sent the sentiment of the Republicans
by any means. The sentiment there is
overwhelmingly for Senator Knox for
the presidential nomination.
There is no longer any doubt that Mr.
Emery's right to a .seat at Chicago will
be contested. It lias not yet been de
termined, however, whether a contest
will be filed by Mr. Reynolds, who ran
against him, or whether the seat shaU
be declared vacant and Emery's alter
nate be called upon to fill it. The lat
ter course seems the more likely.
It the feeling expressed to-day among
Senators, many of whom are national
committeemen, is indicative of that in.
the whole National Committee, there is
no doubt that Mr. Emery will be re
fused a right to a seat. It is rumored,
that committeemen friendly to Tall
take the ground that Mr. Emery, o»
account of bis antecedents and his ut
terances, is not eligible to sit in a na
tional Republican convention. His in
dorsement of the Democratic state plat
form two years ago would take hitn
out of the class that seeks a continu
ance of the Administration policies.,
which is one of the cardinal principles
of the Taft platform.
Among Pennsylvanians there waic
general indignation expressed to-day-
The following are some of the views
held by members from that State.
Representative John Dalzell, of Pitts
burg, said:—-
"I think that any man who enter
tains the sentiments that Emery claimt
to hold had no business to be a candi
date for delegate to the Republican
convention and should never have
been elected as a delegate."
Representatives Huff, of Greensburg;
Acheson, of Washington; Cooper, of
Uniontown, and other Pennsylvania,
leaders expressed similar opinions.
Valuable Home for Sale.
The Julian residence on North Broad
street, Emporium, Pa.; all modern im
provements, good barn, handsome
grounds. For terms apply to CAM
ERON COUNTY PRESS, Emporium, Pa,
lltf.
A New Firm.
Telegraphers, Messrs. J, 11. James,
and A. B. Croop, of Huntley Toweiv
have entered into partnership, their
business being scenery and group pic
ture taking. These young men are the
possessors of a large up-to-date camera,
and are putting out some splendid
work at very reasonable prices. As
both gentlemen are very populat
throughout the community, it goes
without saying that they will succeed
in their new undertaking.
J. P. s.
Bonds tor Sale.
The undersigned has fifty thousand
dollars ($,">0,000.00) worth of a Water
Power Company, first mortgage 7 pet
cent, gold bonds for sale.
These bonds are a high-class secur
ity, and are amply secured by real es
tate. Interest payable semi-annually.
Will be issued in the denomination of
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each.
Said bond issue is under the control
and certification of the Scrauton Trust
Company.
For further particulars apply to the
undersigned.
E. R. W. SEARLE,
Office of Clerk of U, S. Court, Scran
ton, Pa. 13-4 L
NO. 13.