ESTABLISHED BY C. 11. GOULD, MARCH, 1860.
VOL. 42.
International Arbitration and
Peace Conference.
Special to the Press.
MB. EDITOR:— For the benefitof your
readers, and fultilling my promise to
you, I shall now send you from the
quiet of my study, some observations
which I made, and some experiences
that were mino at the International
Arbitration and Peace Conferance, at
Philadelphia, May 16-19 inclusive, and
just closed. Of course tlio papers have
brought to the people everytningl of |
interest on the Peace Conference pro- |
gram. The names of the speakers and j
the salient points in their addresses arc .
known, therefore I shall not do much j
repeating, but rather mention a few ;
incidents which may be interesting, ,
and in addition to what has already I
been pubiished.
From Driftwood to Philadelphia in 1
seven hours and half is not the best j
time to be -made by the Pennsy. It j
took that long. We went straight to
to Windsor Hotel, and found every- j
thing full. Brother Samuel Kreider i
had telegraphed for a room, and 1 told j
the clerk to book me for a corner in j
Mr. Kreider's room—that it would be j
all right with him. It was and so' 1 i
had a place for my baggage and my
self.
The city was crowded as I have never j
seen Philadelphia crowded before.
The Odd Fellows Convention meet- j
;ng at the same time set for the Peace i
Conference brought many thousands of <
strangers into the city, so that it was j
estimated there were 75,000 visitors in !
the City of Brotherly-love Sunday.
On account of my work it was impos- I
sible for me to be present at the open
ing of the Peace Conference, which was ]
on Saturday, May the Kith, however, I
from Monday morning until the close i
of the Conference, I saw and heard |
about all that was going.
After registering, and receiving my
credentials as Delegate from Cameron 1
county, I ascended the stairs, and
found myself in the presence of a great
gathering of noble-appearing women, j
This was in Horticultural Hall. Great
subjects were taken up by prominent
women from our own and other states,
and the object of the meeting was to
consider how the great Basic Institu
tions of Society, of which women are a
vital part, stand related to the peace
movement. Mrs. Sarah Yorke Steven
son was chairman of the meeting and
proved herself a mistress of assemblies.
As to the trend of this meeting, I notic
ed they thought it high time that
"spears were beaten into plowshares,
and swords into pruning hooks." So
mote it be.
Monday afternoon was devoted to j
the discussion of the important legal i
questions involved in the establish
ment of International Courts of Justice,
as proposed by the Second Hague Con
ference. The Chairman of this meet
ing was the Honorable William P.
Potter, Justice of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania. A number of fine
papers germane to the subject were
presented, particularly those of Jack
son 11. Ralston, Esq., Washington, D.
C., Umpire of the Italian Commission
in the Venezuelan Arbitration Cases at
the Hague in 1903 and Thomas Rae
burn White of the Philadelphia Bar.
The latter gentleman gentleman dis
cussed the Constitutionality of the Pro
posed International Prize Court at the
Hague, considered from the standpoint
of the United States. Both of these
papers were very instructive, and
profitable to a close listener. Some
times one missed hearing many good
things on account of the voice of the
Speaker, which was not sufficiently
strong, in every case, to reach all parts
of the large Horticultural Hall or Acad
omy of Music, as the case might be.
Monday evening was a great meet
ing, Honorable Philander Knox pre
sided. Four great galleries, great pen
dent clouds of human faces circling
over the large auditorium, which was
simply jammed, and this multitude
knew enough to listen, even at times
when the speaker took a rest on plati
tudes, and stereotyped utterances. It
was pleasant to hear Judge Brewer of
the Supreme Court held the thousands
of auditors as one interested, listening
individually. That was eloquence!
But William Jennings Bryan has the
same talent. My chair was within
twenty feet of both of them, and that to
by the merest chance. I had come
five minutes after eight o'clock, and
there were fully a dozen policemen at
both the main entrances and the stage
entrance. Reserved tickets even
though you were a delegate, amounted
to nothing. Becoming desperate, I
shoved my credentials over the heads
of several policemen to the person in
side the door, and was then admitted
by the stage entrance, and several
women followed in my wake, ami when
I was asked if they were with me, I
said "ABk them," but by that time
they were in, and scooting up the stair
way for the back chairs on the immense
stage. One of them gave a merry
l?.ugh and said to me: "Nothing suc
ceeds like success." But to return to
the speakers, both Judge Brewer and
William Bryan were fine, the latter, I
think, the finest on the program Mon
day evening. One receives the im
pression that William Jennings Bryan
is not only a very able man, but a sin
cerely good Christian gentleman. |
There was not one man or woman on
the program of four days meetings who
did not think the money spent for in- i
creased ornament on land and sea was
to a great extent a waste. Two hun
dred millions annually for army and
navy, with the prospect of having to
pay out more every year, and nt the
same time other and more important
interests neglected was the thing that
seemed to have gone too far in this age
of the improving world. The conven
tion thought it would be better to be
out of debt as a nation, and to have
money on hand, which, it was argued
was equivalent to war ships aud armies
of men, for money could procure both.
Pretty sound argument too, when you
consider that almost as soon as a ship
is builded, it is old fashioned, so rapid
are the improvements in the great Sea
Dogs of War.
I find I must pass over an account of
the two meetings held on Tuesday.
Time forbids, and Mr. Mullin doubtles
has other things to mention in this
week's issue; but 1 must say a word
about the banquet at the Bellevue-
Stratford on Tuesday evening, which
closod the Peace Conference. Baron
Gagoro Takahira was the man i was
most anxious to hear, and he was not
present, being detained by important
business, and telegraphed at the last
moment his regrets. The Ambassador
from Brazil is a brilliant man, and
spoke well and to the point. As it is
claimed for South America that the
first aspirations after universal peace
were breathed there, the Honorable
Mr. Joaquim Nabueo, the Brazilian
Ambassador took considerable credit
Mid gave to his country precedence
over all other cations in the matter of
seeking peace.
Summing up the thought of the Con
ference, I find this:
First—General appreciation of the
valor in the breast of every true Amer
ican a valor which has recorded its
deeds in history with its very life
blood. Proper tributes were render
ed all our soldiers, and the soldiers of
every land, the furthering of whose in
terests in the past, seemed to require
war.
Second—Statistics of the almost in
credible and fabulous amounts that
have been spent to furnish armies and
navies, and what these millions would
mean if they could bo used for the
good of the people through their insti
tutions, etc.
Third—A great and high optimism
seemed to fill the air at all the meet
ings, and it not only expressed itself in
terms of hope for better things, but
there seemed to me to bo an undercur
rent of determination, that these things
should shortly come to pass. That the
work of this convention will have a
strong bearing on the Third Hague
Conference there can be no doubt.
Personally, I believe the Day of Bet
ter Things is about to dawn, and my
belief and feeling in the matter is ex
pressed in the following lines taken
from a poem written by myself on
Christian Socialism:
The next decade's wave which in mid-water
roars,
The pearls of Reform shall cast on all shores.
Where the multitudes wait.
And Brethren we'd gladly lie down in the grave,
Could we add hut a drop to that ricli-freightened
wave,
Which will baptize the race that our Lord came
to save.
And to emancipate.
CONWAY WING DICKSON.
Sinnamahouing, Pa., May 20th, 1908
Warner House Giants.
A new ball team has been organized
in Emporium and will be known as the
Warner House Giants. Following is the
list of players and the position they
hold:
Edward Breen, Field Manager, 3 base.
Drs. Mitchell and Bush, Aides, Pichers.
John Stephens, Captain, Catcher.
Ed. Hughes, Business Manager, L. F.
H. Brady, Second Captain, First Base.
P. Morrissey, Caterer, Short Stop.
C. Cummings, Caterer, Second Base.
Carroll Mumford, Private, C. F.
Cornell Cordie, Private, R. F.
Parker Jaskson, Mascot.
Any team desiring games with thi
team can secure dates by writing ors
calling on Edward Breen, Emporium)
Pa.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1908.
Knight Templar Conclave.
The fifty-fifth annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery Knight Templars,
opened on Monday at Erie. Quite a
number of our Masons are in attend
ance.
A Male Quartette.
A quartette composed of Messrs.
Lathrope, Farrell, Swartzand Mulcahy,
have been discoursing some sweet
music from the remote corners of our
town, and their voices blend very
harmoniously.
Ice Cream Festival.
The Friendly Society, will hold the
first, ieo cream festival of the season,
on the Presbyterian church lawn for
the benefit of the church, on Saturday,
evening, May 30th, 1908. The public
its cordially invited to attend. Don't
forget the time and place.
Ball Came on Saturday.
An interesting ball game will take
place next Saturday, at tho Keystone
Park, between home teams, tho East
Ward V 3 West Ward. A lively game
is looked forward to. Game will bo
called at 3 p. m.
Board of Trade Banquet.
The banquet of the Board of Trade
which takes place at the New Warner
House, Monday, June Bth, at 9 p. m.,
promises to be to the greatest affair of
the season. All the prominent men of
the town will be present. Among tho
out of town invited guests are Presi
dent Roosevelt, Gov. Stuart, Congress
man Barclay and many others. The
| Committee has already received word
from Congressman Barclay accepting
the invitation.
A Merry Mix.
Seats on sale Saturday, May 3D, at
Lloyds. Pricos, 75c, 50c and 35c.
Turn out and patronize the lire boys.
You'll certainly get your moneys
worth.
Fisher aud Eekhart as Fritz and
Hans are great.
Miss Agnes Blumlo sings the Gibson
Man, one of the greatest song successes
of the year.
Thompson and Quigley are on tho
job as Firestein and Bernstein.
The Ching a Ling Chorus is wc.flll
the price of admission.
A Merry Mix, a real musical comedy.
One of the most difficult dances put
on the boards, "The Spanish Dancon"
will be. given by the Home Talent
Chorus.
"Trading Smiles," by Lena Coyle,
I. Harvey, Louise Seger, and Frank
Knight. Don't miss this.
See the Double Sexette of "Smile,
Smile, Smile."
At opera house, June 2 and 3.
Why Should He Not Be?
WASHINGTON, MAY 25.—AS the na
tional convention approaches the
friends of Senator Knox ai-e more de
termined that ever to bring about his
i nomination. Gen. Chas. Miller, of
Franklin, Pa., a prominent business
man and leader of the G. A. R., in an
interview voiced the sentiments of the
Republicans of his state.
When you ask if the people of Penn
sylvania have any serious thought that
Senator Knox will be nominated for
the Presidency at Chicago, I answer,
"Why should he not be?" was there.
mark of Gen. Miller.
Perhaps men of other states look up
on Pennsylvania as so safely republi
can that it is not necessary to think
that nominating a Pennsylvania man
for the Presidency. Wo have not had
a man from the Keystone State in the
White House since Buchanan, aud I
think it is about time we were being
recognized. Of course we are serious
in our support of Knox for the Presi
dency. We aro fond of the Senator,
whom we know to be admirably quali
fied for that high place. He would
give us an administration that would
be a credit to himself and the country,
and would extend our business inter
ests. That is what we want the pro
motion of our home industries.
"It is all very well to talk about the
| Constitution and Old Glory; it is fine
to be patriotic and to install patriotism
|in the minds of our youth. I fought
j for the flag in the Civil War and would
| fight for it again. But we cannot win
I business by talking about the Stars
! and Stripes and the Constitution. You
! remember the man who went to the
I Orieut with a flag in one hand and a
! copy of the Constitution under his
j arm. He extolled the beauties of the
one and explained tho other, but when
he got through the Jap said to him,
"Well, what do you want? I don't
care to hear about your Constitution,
, your flag ia pretty. But if yon have
| anything to sell, trot it out and let's
i have a look at it."
SWEET ORR, NEVER-RIP OVERALLS,
i §1.50 a suit at JASPER HARRIS'.
The Editor and His Critics.
The Altoona morning Tribune makes
the following editorial comment upon
the critics of the editor, the same being
applicable to many individuals in every
community who take delight to find
fault with the editor who reserves tho
right to publish such matter as he
deems of interest to his readers:
"There is not a competent news
paper man in the world who is not
more conscious of imperfections, his
short comings and his blunders than
the most critical of his readers. Un
less ho is particularly fortunate, his
writing is done always under high
pressure, seldom with any opportunity
for reflection, much less for painstak
ing investigation. His work is one of
such a nature as to demand almost
every moment of his walking time,
leaving scarcely a half hour leisure, re
flection or study, and he is liable to be
confronted at almost any moment by a
new problem with which ha must grap
ple at once with an appearance of
knowledge which, in too many cases,
is appearance only.
There aro other limitations to per
fection. The newspaper is a business
enterprise. It is managed in the intes
esfc of its owners, just as you conduct
your business or as your employers
manage theirs. It is not published
from entirely altruistic motives. The
men who put their money in it do so
for business reasons and expect it to
return a reasonable dividend upon the
investment They expect the men
and women who they employ to con
sult their wishes and to make an hon
est effort to promote their financial
welfare. They are not always willing
to sacrifice themselves upon the altar
of public duty, as some of their neigh
bors understand duty, nor are they
willing to permit others togo beyond
the limits of prudence.
There is always more or less criti
cism of newspapers and their work.
This is to be expected. The publica
tion that never said anything to pro
voke or dissent or to stir up gerce an
tagonism would soon languish and die.
Some of the criticism is just; some of
it malicious; some of it is the result of
recklessness and of a desire to talk. It
is expected by the newspaper makers
and is borne with more tranquility.
That which is merely malicious is dis
missed without much ceremony. That
which is based upon ignorance is also
but little considered, as every com
munity has its "wise ones," while that
which is evidently based upon justice
is taken to heart.
The makers of newspapers would be
greatly benefited if honest critics
would communicate with them face to
face. It may well be that half an hour
mutual conversation might enlighten
both the critic and the editor and put
both in the way of far more use to the
world than either is now.,'
Must Keep Waters Pure.
In deciding that the act of tho Penn
sylvania legislature of 1905, prohibit
ing the pollution of the streams of this
state, is constitutional the supreme
court has rendered a service to t{ie
public which will no doubt result in a
stricter enforcement of the law in ques
tion. For many years there have been
frequent but futile attempts made to
prevent the pollution of the streams
by mills and factories and the act of
1905 was passed to answer to the ap
peal of the people for pure water sup
plies. That this law will now be en
forced there is every prospect.
In this section of the state somo of
the streams have been made the dump
ing ground of mills and tanneries un
til the waters have become so poisoned
that fish cannot live in them. Annual
ly complaints have been sent to the
state fish commission depicting the
conditions which exist in some of the
streams, but until the law prohibiting
the pollution of the streams was pass
ed three years ago no attempt was
made to prevent the mills and tanner
ies from dumping their poisonous re
fuse into the streams.
Because of the danger which men
aces the health of the people through
the use of water taken from polluted
streams as well as because the stench
arising from these waters are injurious
and likely to spread disease the state
should throw every protection possible
around the water supplies of the state.
The first test of the law of 1905 has
proven that the state has tho right to
see that water supplies are pure, and
the hope of the people is that the law
will be strictly enforced against all of
fenders.
Will be Sold for Repairs.
The undersigned will sell at auction,
on June (ith, 1908, a couch recently re
paired and made as good as new. Call
and see it. Total charges $13.00.
14-3t. HENRY JAEGER.
NOTES OP INTEREST.
WANTED—A girl for general house
work. Apply at PRESS office.
Watch for Meisel's ice cream wagon.
If you want ice cream or fruit in a
hurry call up Meisel's.
We call your attention to the CON
QUEROR IN VIS ABLE SUSPENDERS. Sold
at JASPER HARRIS'.
Two land slides along the P. & E.
railroad on Saturday,which caused the
delay of all trains seveal hours.
Andrew Carnegie says that nine bil
lions of tons of coal have been wasted
in this country since the discovery of
this fuel. And tho worst of it is that,
the waste continues.
J. M. Swope, a young man of Reno
vo. died on the train between that
place and Lock Haven last Friday
night of heart failure. His remains
were taken to Howard, Pa., for burial.
While three Italians were crossing
the river above Westport last Satur
day, (he boat upset and two of them
were drowned. The water was very
high and muddy, and at this writing
their bodies have not been recover
ed.
Harry K. Thaw must remain in
Matteawan insane asylum unless ho
shall recover from his aberration of
mind. So says the court before which
the habeas corpus proceedings hav
ing for their object tho release of
Thaw were heard. The court oecides
that Thaw is insane and that if he
were given his liberty we would most
likely commit another crime such as
that which ended the life of his rival
for Evelyn Nesbit's affections, Stan
ford White. Of course Thaw thinks
he is sano and that his detention in
the asylum is an act of injustice.
"Once upon a time a man who was
too economical to take THE CAMERON
COUNTY PRESS sent his little boy to
borrow the copy taken by his neighbor.
In his hasto the boy ran over a $4
stand of bee 3 and in ten minutes looked
like a watery summer squash, His
crico reached his father, who ran to his
assistance, and failing to see a barb
wire fence, ran into it, knocking it
down, cutting a handful of flesh from
his anatomy and ruining a §4 pair of
pants. The old cow took advantage of
the gap in the fence, got into the corn
field and killed her self eating green
corn. Heariug the racket, his wife
ran, upsetting a four gallon churn of
rich cream into a basket of kittens
drowning the whole flock. In her
hurry she dropped a §7 set of teetb.
The baby left alone crawled through
the spilled milk into parlor aud ruin,
ed a SSO carpet. During the excite
ment the oldest daughter ran away
with the hired man, the calves got out
and the dog broke up eleven setting
hens." "Moral: Subscribe for THE
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS."
DEATH'S DOINGS
'££3B9
KIBLER.
The funeral of Ida Belle (Hackett)
Kibler, of whose death on May 21st,
brief mention was made in last weeks
PRESS, occured last Saturday afternoon
at two o'clock from Emmanuel church,
and was very largely attended. Her
former schoolmates and the class with
which she graduated were her flower
bearers. Mrs. Kibler was born June
5, 1883, and was graduated from Em
porium High School with the class of
1902. Deceased was united in marriage
on December 12, 1905, to Frederick
Kibler who with two small children
survive her, the elc >st being a child of
one and one half years of age and the
youngest is but seven weeks old. The
PRESS extends its deepest sympathy to
the bereaved family.
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SPENCE.
Lloyd Spence who has been an inva
lid for several years died at his home
at Sterling Run last Saturday morning.
Mr. Spence was formerly a resident of
Shippen township, where he owned a
farm, and was an industrious citizen.
He was stricken with palsy several
years ago and had been in a very
feeble condition over since. Shortly
after his affliction he moved his family
to Emporium where he resided until a
shprt time ago when he moved to
Sterling Run.
Through all his years of suffering
his faithful wife and daughter tenderly
nursed and gave him every care within
their power to relieve and cheer him in
his affliction, but on Saturday the end
came.
The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon and interment made at
in the Sterling Run cemetery.
The Arrow '.Brand Collars, one 15c,
two for 26c; in quarter sizes. Sold at
JASPER HARRIS'.
TERMS: #2.00—51.50 1N ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Showers.
SATURDAY Showers .
SUNDAY. Fair.
ASSETS
$771,558.18 '
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM,PA.
At the close of business May 27th, J 308.
SAVING MONEY.
Nobody saves much at a time. Everybody can
save a little at a time. Financial success is
simply a matter of sticking to your saving plan
Try the bank account plan of saving.
SI.OO opens an account.
INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom our Regular Correspondent.!
Washington. May 'J.'}, 1908.
As the first session of tho sixtieth
Congress draws to a close, the record
of legislation is being anxiously scan
ned by those who will have to defend
the Congress against partisan attacks
in the coming campaign, and the most
cursory examination reyeala an
amount of legislation far in excess of
popular supposition and including
many laws calulated to retlect the ut
most credit on the Republican party.
Many important measures have failed,
it is true, and to the cursory observer it
might seem that those most needed
have failed of enactment, but reflection
will demonstrate that it is the measures
which encounter opposition and excite
controversy which are most in the
public mind, as they are most promi
nent in the public prints, while the
numerous wise and carefully framed
laws which the Republican majorities
have enacted without much publicity
may prove of even more importance to
tho country than certain mooted ques
tions.
During the past week the House has
made a desperate eil'ort to agree upon
some form of anti-injunction legisla
tion which would be satisfactory to a
majority of the members and the same
time satisfy the demands of the labor
leaders, but. without success. Two
long conferences of the Republican
members were held and the whole sub
ject carefully considered, but it was
found that nothing which the legal
authorities in the party could sanction
would satisfy the demands of labor, as
voiced by the leaders of labor organi
zations, while the whole subject prov
ed so complicated aud involved that
the effort had to be abandoned.
With adjournment momentarily
pending, the President and the House
leaders are making a strenuous effort
to secure some form of financial legis
lation. The two houses have been in a
deadlock on this subject, the Senate
willing only to make such extension
of bond secured currency as would
guard against an emergency, while the
House was determined to embark on a
new scheme of credit curreney. It was
finally determined to do nothing
further, but to permit the financial bills
of the two houses to remain* in status
quo until the next session. Then the
President sent for Speaker Cannon and
urged that a final effort to secure legis
lation be made, lie pointed out that
the party could not but suffer if no
provision were made against a recur
rence of the financial stringency of last
fall, and that without such provision
such recurrence was almost certain.
Did it occur again this year it would
be on the eve of the presidential elec
tion and might work serious injury to
the party.
Spurred by the advice of the Presi
dent, who is regarded as the ablest
politician in the party, the House lead
ers are trying to frame some sort of
compromise which'they can present to
Senate couferrees and under these cir
cumstance it is impossible to say when
Congress will adjourn, although ad
journment is possible at almost any
moment. All the big supply bills have
passed and only final agreements on
measures in conference remain to bo
reached.
Public Hanging.
In order to teach the foreign popula
tion of Schuylkill county, Pa., a lesson
Sheriff Clay Evans decided to make the
execution of Felix Radzius public.
Sheriff Evans believes, that by the
foreigners witnessing the execution of
their countryman, will do much to pre
vent so many murders in that part of
the coal regions.
Business Change.
On Monday Mr. Q. P. Balcom pur
chased the interest of Mr. W. F. Lloyd
in the firm of Balcom & Lloyd and he
will hereafter conduct the business
alone. This old and popular firm
needs no comment from us, and we
bespeak for Mr. Balcom the same lib
eral patronage enjoyed by the old firm.
NO. 15.