Centre Reporter Centre Hall, Pa. SHOPPING IN MIDOCEAN., The wireless message pulsing ove the sea has put the voyaging financle In dally communication with the bourses of New York, London and Paris. Even in midocean the capital Ist may buy or sell, with a view the protection or the profit of his purse. But it were vain for mere man to imagine that he could reserve this instrumentality to hfs exclusive use if the wireless can be utilized make or to conserve money, it fol lows as the night the day that it 1s available for spending money. The enterprising merchant could not fall to be alert to this opportunity to in crease the debit side of a fair client's nccount, says Washington Post. Fath ers, husbands, brothers have cherished the thought that when their dear ones were safely at sea in swift and luxur lous palaces, the item of shopping was In a state of at least temporary de suetude. But not so; the ribbon coun ter and the ghowcases have been ex tended, figurately speaking, across the sea. The lady fair may now indulge her penchant for shopping even In midocean. Every department store io great cities near the Atlantic coast will be topped with its tall electric mast and maintain an operator at Its foot. Bulletins of bargains may be published on shipboard. Moreover, if the lady is on her way home with » depleted purse, she can make an aerial draft to meet every tip of every stew ard on board and make sure that some of her men-folk meet her with more pier. London's bad season, with dul compensated for by the promise of good grouse shooting. Parliament has risen in time for the sport, and that part of soclety which is not alread; “on the continent” for the moors. is exchanged for Scotland, which ‘when the grouse are plentiful and ir good condition, is a good place to be even if the weather ia wet. Bright skies over the moors transform the sportsman’'s part of Scotland Into semblance of paradise. To be sure the serpent is there have do is jut they Who can good eating the thousands. their destiny. And mighty cooked grouse from hills, - more’ In East Haddam, about miles north from the mouth the Connecticut river, hanging in the bel fry of St. Stephen's church and in use of over 1.000 years ago. The Spanish in scription stating that the bell was cast in Spain in £15 and the name ol the priest who blessed it are all very distinct. Those who have Interested themselves in this valuable old relic claim the church in Spain where if originally hung was destroyed by Na poleon, this bell and many others be ing sent to America, where there was & good market. It is 28 inches high and 34 Inches In diameter at the base - Nearly one million new farms have been created in the United States du ring the last ten years. In the last ten years the total number of farms has Increased 18 per cent., says Ameri can Agriculturist. In the older states from Ohlo eastward, there has beer going on for twenty years a tendency toward the amalgamation of farms dis tant from market into larger holdings On the other hand, this section has witnessed the cutting up Into smalle: sizes of many farms nearer to mar ket. There are now almost three times as many farms as in i870, and an unprecedented increase in the value of farm lands and live stock There is one boat on the Hudson river that refuses to be Oslerized. A: though the word fast Is not usually relished when applied to the feminine gender, the Mary Powell glories fr the epithet and has made friends bj it. This boat will complete this sea son fifty years of service, and the sembcentennial anniversary will be appropriately celebrated, Captalr Anderson has served on the boat forts years in various capacities. The Mary Powell is still In dally use by the Hud son River Day Line, and cuts the wa ter between New York and Kingstor not only like a thing of Hfe but like a thing of very lively life, A passenger has been carried on & monoplane across the English channel A majority of the people who have tc cross the channgl will continue for & while, however, to risk the danger ol being shaken up In the old-fashionec way. Esperanto Is attracting as much at tention now as the puzzle pleture: did a short time ago and has as man; disciples as simplified spelling eve: achieved, —- Sh hn NEW PRISON METHODS REFORM THE OBJECT Plan Advocated at International Prison Congress, DELEGATES FOR NATIONAL REGISTRATION. Report of the Committee On Criminal Law at the Meeting In Washing ton Calls for Bertillon Measures ments and Photographs of Every Citizen—Such a System, It Is Said, Would Elevate of Citi- zenship. Standard * Washington, D. CC, Bertillon measurements (Special). and photo- graphs of every citizen record were proposed at can Prison Association Convention | by Albert H. Hall, of Minneapolis, submitting the report of the mittee on criminal law reform. “The United States government ought to make its chief concern to discover, develop and realize itself, by gathering and recording full bio-| graphic and civil data of each of its component units, the life of every man,” said Mr. Hall. “We have de-| veloped the registration and iden- | tification of domestic animals. Why omit the record of human life, the] supreme product of creation? The task is not impossible, its benefit would be incalculable and far-reach- ing “Such tional in bracing a and consecu whole for public the Ameri- in} 1 com- a registration should be na- scope and authority, em- continuous enumeration tive numbering of the citizenship, including a dupli- cate card certificate system, identi. fying its bearer by photograph or finger print Such duplicates should be kept in a Federal bureau. There should be a compulsory daily entry and report by all courts of record and other official keepers of social and vital data to show every contact of the man with the state.” Hall expressed the opinion that such a system would elevate and equalize the standard of citizenship, prevent duplicity of the individual in all of his relations and extend the family ties, constitute a universal in- telligence and credit bureau nd simplify expensive election discus- sion among the delegates, many argu ments being advanced for and against it Attorney General Wicker who was to have led the discussion on the report, was detained at the Cabinet meeting until late and was not nresent shan DIX IS THE NOMINEE. Democratic Candidate For Governor of New York. Hall, The nomin N. ¥ State Convention Rochester, (Special) Democratic ated the f« next State John convention lowi ticket For governor ng for the election Dix, Wash- ington county For lentenant F. Conway, Clinton counts For secretary of state Lazansky., Kings county For comptroller— William New York. For state treasurer nedy, Erie county For attorney general Carmody. Yates county For state engineer and surveyor John A. Bensel, Ney York For associate judge of the court of appeals Frederick K Collin, Chemung county " This list of candidates, after a day of almost continuous con- ferences, went through shortly after midnight. with only one halt in ita quick progress This was the pre- sentation of the name of Congress. man William Salzer as the only rival candidate for governor Mr. Sulzer received 16 of the 450 votes of the convention, and Mr. Dix got the rest All the other nominations were made by acclamation Thomas Eovernor Edward Sohmer, John J. nen Thomas J FALLS 75 FEET UNHURT. Painter Hits Two Men On His Way to Earth, Seranton, Pa. (Special) Arthur Mills, a painter, fell from the top of a 7h-foot smokestack on the lLacka- wanna Mills He struck a fellow. workman part way up the stack. breaking his fall somewhat, and then fore he landed. Mills was made semi-conscious by | tion at the State Hospital, where he was taken, disclosed that not a bone was broken. SWIFT JUSTICE FOR SLAYERS, Highwaymen Arrested 1 and Sentenced for Life In a Day. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Special). Arrested late Wednesday for the brutal murder of aged Marinus Land- man, Clem Blood, 38 years, and Arthur Shellhorn, 18, were Thurs. day sentenced to life imprisonment in Marquette prison. Landman died Monday as the re sult of injuries received In a hold-up Saturday. rosa A Planters Facing Ruin. Lexington, Ky. (Special). Hun dreds of tobacco planters in the Ken. tucky field are facing ruin in conse. quence of the announced intention of the American Tobacco Company that it will pot bid in the 120,000,000 pounds of the Burly Soclety’s 1909 pool. D. R. Toewater, vice-president of the tobacco company, has served notice upon Kentucky planters that, while his company will pay from 8 “ to 10 cents for the 1510 crop, it will not bid for the 1508 pool of the socletly » sa MINISTER ENDS. bls LIFE Rev. Dr. Little Fires Bullet Into Brain---Rector of Rich Chicago Parish. Dr most Rev. of the popular Episcopal in the United States, of the richest Episcopal America and the recipient Chicago Arthur W, prominent clergymen tor of one parishes in of University, is dead at Evanston, a suleide, his brilliant mind having given way under the welght of a great grief which had been a burden for five years Dr. Little was rector of 8t. Mark's Church, Evanston His body was found shortly after 6 o'clock on a couch in his study on the third floor of the rectory at 15601 Ridge avenue in his right hand Dr. Little held a new revolver The fatal bullet wound was in his temple Dr. Little left a letter in which that “something had broken in and professed anxiety lest should not be eared for prop- { Spec ial ). Little, and one recs his home he his wife erly The has doe but mething told the me, letter said: "'So in my brain I believe Then followed three in a scrawling appeared to be: "Clock line is broken. God have my poor, dear wife, be good A." The life of had been whom he he loved hand, which Oh, her mercy to this distinguished di- sad for years His married 18 years ago, devotedly, and who wife, whom work, be came Ago Dr. Little judged insane ate sanitariums at Kenosha, Wis, there Thursday Sunday he rec ed a letter from her, dated waukee letter, somewhat coherent, she funds H. 8. Stayvmaker wardens, and # Letitia, make their Dr. Little se Milwaukes to Miss Staymaker mission and placed private sanitarium She reached home o'clock, and see ¢ neither her father nor Dr. Little, began to prepare din ner Her father came in a few min nutes He advised her to see if Dr Little were not in his pastoral as well as literary, mentally unbalanced five years her a in priv- had been have her refused to and kept Lately but she escaped fr was out of the parish daughter, Miss home at the rec- nt Miss Staymaker geek Mrs Little accomplished her Mrs. Little in a , One tory to 3 about 5.30 study study ad went to the clergyn Dr. 14 was 8 Irn, N. Y He was edu General Theological § York, and received his degree i diviy fron d ean YOArs an de ttie native cated in ary of Nq¢ af dow He was Mark’ tar of Hy B33 ye St d an n Evanston, 22 ars ol AE0 PATTEN LEFT 85,000,000, Greater Part of Money Will Be De. voted to Charities, Chicago {Specialy George WW Patten, the millionaire g who died of tuberculosis at the homes James A fortune great yt il be Tain operator 0 his brother, Patten rn By anston, left a $5.0 the whic h, it is said, ublic charities, donation for anti-tuberculosis relatives have tried to him the belief that be was dying, it has been known for months that he ing from tuberculosis, and there was no hope of recovery He spent eight years in Colorado fighting against the malady Two weeks ago ann that Mr. Patten of $500,000 known and Louisa Patten endowment of the Evanston Hospital Association, an institut in which the two hrotherg took =a great interest estimated part deve te pd an rr conceal from ent was had created a gs the pincen fund "Agnes for the ton TAFT ADDS TO CIVIL LIST. 7.000 Assistant Postmasters to Come Under Law. { Special) an executive 000 assistant the country Washington, D. C Taft issued placing over 7, postmasters throughout under the elv il service Inws This new policy was announced as a result of the deliberations of the Cabinet. It was also stated that the President will recommend legislation to place all second and third-class postmasters in the classified service. This class of Federal executive appointees, and are con- sional patronage. MAN IS PEC APITATED. From Body. Uniontown, Pa. (Bpeecial) Jacob Foreman, aged 37 years, was instant. ly decapitated and two other men in- jured by the bursting of a steam pipe at the Orient Coke plant, at Orient. machinist, condition serious, and Richard Adams, who will recover. The three men were at work in the engineroom when, without warn- ing, a six-inch steam pipe burst, fragments of the iron being hurled with terrific force in all directions. One plece cut off Foreman’s head. nn wsi—— Exports Increasing. Washington, Dr C. (Special), During the month of August the ex- port trade of the United States td every part of the word Increased in all over $12,000,000, according to a summary completed by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Com- merce and Labor. During the ht months of the calendar year which ended with August the value of ex- ports to Europe alone were nearly S520, 000,000 of the imports for the same period were more than $625,000,000, CRITICAL SITUATION American Army and Navy Pre- pared For Action, BOXER OUTBREAK 1S THREATENED. Rice and Dynastic Diflicul- | ties Have Caused Discontent In a Number of Provinces——All That Is to Start Seri-| Any Moment An Anti-Foreign Outbreak May Occur Number of American War Ships Not Far From China, Famine Needed Is a Leader ous Trouble—At Washington, D. : 2 3 vices nave (Special : Ad- from to been received here in the Orient crit | American officials effect the that a ical exists in China and that similar to the boxer rebellion of sev- eral years ago would not surprise the close of the recent trend of events situation’ an outbreak observers in China have! maintain a close walch on internal conditions and submit quick telegra reports the occasion warrants The advices thus far received inc. cate that the unrest in China is so great that only a leader is needed to put the spark of life into an open re- bellion All through the summer months there have been mutterings of discontent in some of the Chinese provinces arising from the rice fam- difficulties and dissatis- faction acts of the Peking ernment as to foreign investments in officials instructed to Diplomatic | been phic as ine, dynastic over EOV~ States Minister Call n, at May wrted to Department the generally! anti-foreign and anti- imors, is keeping in ¢ the situation there, consular body at the summer xb Oo last re fate lose | and % f Nanking emphasized to there importance of protective measures and the Navy are any emergency. but the foreipg: early in the viceroy immediate The Army pared for readiness is measure, it be taken diate danger Authenti charged with the the Dre. reget their solely a precautionary is said, and yuld not an indication shi as from those Hoeeping in jicate that only arallel the situation the boxer trou- into China the as well as those of orgs advices 1 ¥ ucsa the with conaits ig lacking to p that ceding hies whi Ow Am this erican nations, is the matter in the Asia itary forees almost instan " ! bie breaks the Navy the York, which is Admiral Hub +f of the fleet, Orleans, Samar, sua, the ington, the the cruiser vessel Buffalo 1 some » Philip. const de fh a L : ol ae transport fense are in re between China and ROOSEVELT'S CANDIDATE CHOSEN. Nominated for Governor of New York. Saratoga,’ N. Republican State nated Henry L. Sti its candidate nomination of Mr victory Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who personally led the fight for the nomination of his candi | date, completing the unbroken series of triumphs from the moment the convention was called to order until its final ad ournment The remainder of follows For lieutenant Schoeneck For secretary of state, Koenig (renominated) For state comptroller, Thdmpson For state | Fennell For state enginesr, Frank M. Wil. liams (renominated) For attorney gencral, {O'Malley (renominated). For associate judge for the Court of Appeals, Irving G. Vann (renomi- nated), | The vote for governor stood as fol- {lows Henry 1. Stimson, 684; Wil liam 8. Bennet, of New York, 242; i Thomas B. Dunn, of Rochester, 38; | James B. MeEwan, of Albany, 28; i seattering, 23. i ! The slate as made up by Celonel | Stimson The nomi- New i Spe «© ial} Convention meson, of York, as for The one governor Stimson was more for the state ticket governor, Edward Samuel 8 James treasurer, Thomas 8 Edward R isers went through without a hiteh.| | With the exception of the nomina- | tions for governor and Comptroller, there were no contests, To Prevent Cotton Frands, Austin, Tex. (Special). The Texas Railroad Commission held a public hearing on the proposal to adopt rules for issuing negotiable and non-negotiable bills of lading by railroads and to make the roads re- sponsible for shipments made on bills of lading. The object is to prevent frauds in cotton shipments, Valued At £3530,000,000. Chicago (8pecial).—The Burling. ton Rallway was roady to finish its part of the case when the hearing of the Western rate cases was resumed before Interstate Commerce Commis sioner Clark. The Alton and the Chi cago Great Western are the two oar riers yet to take the stand. According to Frank E. Ward, gen- eral manager of the Burlington, the value of the road is near $530,000, 000. His valuation differs from fig. ures presented by other witnesses. MURDERED WIFE AND BABE ter ~ Green Fled From the House, But Was Captured. Philadelphia ing a night of with his wife at View, Delaware county, a carpenter, and the father of nine children, shot and perhaps wounded his wife and instantly killed 13-month-old infant in promiscous shooting by the enraged man a l6-yvear-old daughter narrow- death Green fled from but later was captured Follow- quarreling home in Oak John Gree {Bpecial) constant their n, ihe the house, with had nis been all of the After the put to bed Mrs. Green and her daugh- ter and a son 15 years od tried to pacify the father The son finally gave up the effort and retired Arter in the night he was scream and the next mother, with the haby and followed by the daughter, into the room The infuriated hus- band rushed after them d began in the dark He fired five Two of them struck his and one bullet went through the in her arms : When the mother fell, still the dead babe, Green called Alice, the daughter She had hiding in a corner of the room, her father began her she exclaimed “Here I am, go ah and then leaped from a the room She struck a rolled off into the arms ne bor, who had been attracted by shooting Green tried to of the window, but the empty All +3 the evening wife children mom in ran shots holding out been and ¢ shoot, of and end and window shed of a Bhnont revolver children were arc and were screar ed from the } the shooting father fi thelr Use BANDITS HOLD UP MAIL CAR The Bold Robbers Escaped to Hiver at New Orleans. New Posses are in search held Bpecial) trict Orleans, La { scouring two four United a westbound Sou train at Avondale cre the Mississipp! River, and made escape with registered mall and bul lion believed to aggregate $50 value More than $30,000 in and silver alone is been taken While the engine ex and mail track so the other cond low the masked men four mail clerks, two ETOCS While one hands up the oth steered Hes and the levee dis of white bandit up States nail clerks on Pa- on thern clic BEIDE, taeir 1{ i reported to reporiedc t vas taking ERA coaches Hes cou irpr of whom man kep er gathered ti i the ne wit DO Uc fe EX PTR mat whole UU WHE OF 0 say, in a few minutes TT obbers bound erks before not tell of the when the train on Station ! : A ter desi y they oe] : 4a * until Gis reached i the Wagga- HUGHES CHIEF JUSTICE. Is Made Au thority. Statement tn Highest D {Speciall Washington, That G rnd 3 definitely slated to becoiie chief arles E. Hughes ted States ipon such 1 Rive it ¢ of the Uni was the gtatem thority value Taft, already make Hughes the made much firmer by the discussion made igi £ specific trongiy MES, DAVIS DE AD. Mother of Richard Harding Davis, Novelist. York the city Mount Harding Richard Harding Mra, Davis was 50 She wags born in Washington, was an author of note, first prominence with her “Life Iron Mills.” Was { Special) Word the death N.Y... of Davis, Davis, years of age Pa. and gaining in the New of Kisco, at § Mrs of the novelist, reached o'clock in Rebecren mother Work Attacked. i.oa Angeles, Cal. (Special) ithe Committee on Alaskan Legislation to the American Mining vigorous criticism of the work of L. ¥. Glavis and the other government employees engaged in in- vestigating claims in Alaska. Among things it wag charged that Glavis and Jones were not within 500 miles of the Alaskan land which they reported Hpon. Glavis' Two Autoists Killed. Piqua, Ohio (Special). Miss ‘Maria Anderson, 23 years old, of | Piqua, and Edward Piper, 28 years old, of Sydney, Ohio, were killed and Miss Grace Conover, of Piqua, was fatally hurt, and C. A. Richey, of Columbus, and Ray Piper less seri ously injured when a Cincinnati, Hamilton ands Dayton train struck their automobile. OA RR AAAI I, Cavalieri 111 Th Paris. Paris (Special) Lina Cavalieri is iil. She has been confined to her room since her return from Rome three days ago. She thinks her ill- ness is a relapse after Lor recent operation. A —-——w Conqueror of Alps Dead. Domodossola, * Italy (Special). George Chaves, the Peruvian aviator, who achieved the glory of being the first man to fly over the Alps in an aeroplane, died In a hospital here of injuries which he received when his Bleriot monoplane crashed to the earth with him. here, just after he had completed the perilous of the rey Jom anus, Sul COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade and Market Reports. con: — R. G view of With quantity duced politics certain and engaged Dun & Trade says Crops ager and value, yield of spring becoming so intense and 88 to make enterprise timid, with the rail and shippers in a dispute over rates, the business outlook 8 mixed, trade re- action being very plain in some im- portant directions, the same time there are progress a walt COUTAE® eondi- Co.8 Weekly Re. large in of the re- with - gating in spite wheat; am Aa roads at streaks of as a whole 1ie9), while and activity It ing situation, with speculative tions, come fo en enterprise until now doubtful or more cl defin unsetL eq, ve carly Bradstireet's says "Business eg for the 1640 faliures in tu week ended “Sora wt S11 araing a y ¢ eXPOTLS i Canada week end i oepler ther 22 aggregate 1,583,668 bushels, against 2,174,052 last week and 2.973.601 this week last exports for the week bushels, Bgainst 174,07 24 .- 41% bushels in I'nited Fay Spring rors » 1215. pPacxing We quote, bran, £24.50 25: flour to white 20: City Mills, 8241x235: City Mills bran, 824 .50025.50. Butter jer demand. and 1 market 1s easier on 100.10 Wes "rife spring ters INgs, go7 steady derate receipts t) clave sik Fancy me alira Creamery Creamery ( Creams ry Creamery Cre Amery {Cheese We quote, Ih: 2 ) 3014 y 20 Good 027 Imitation Prints Market steady prices, pet 17617 Yer Eggs Receipts light ie firmer We per Maryviand, Pennsylvania firete, 2ic; Western Viginia firsts, 26; guinea egpe, 12@13 Live Pounitry—The market steady un. der moderate receipts. Old hens steady. Fairly good inquiry for large, fat ducks We quote, per lb: Chickens, old hens, beavy, 16¢; do, small to medium, 14@)15; do, spring large, 16; do, small to medium, 16: do, old roosters, 10611: ducks, large, 126713; small, J4G 15; do, mms covy and mongrel, H@1b. Jab ing and the doren, and firsts, 27; Southern firsts, market joss off ; nearby Wer t 25; quote Live Stock _Oattle market slow, weak: beeves, £4.90/78.30: Texas steers, £3 TR 6.00: Western steers, 4.405010; both ers and feeders, BA30L 6.00; cows and heifers, 82.2546.50; calves, $7.00610.00, Hoge-Market strong, 5@10e" higher than yesterday: light, O5@0.40, mixed, 8R.30@0.40; neavy, $85.2000.95; rough, $8.20 8.40; i to bie vy, SR40G 0.25; pigs, sales, SR.A5GD.00, Shes Market weak : 4.00; Western, $2654.40; wear) 84.75@5.70; Jamin ative, 8&5 257.00; Western, 85. SIR KANSAS CITY « Cattle — Market steady to 10¢ 4 Cov ar beef and ‘t steers, 8&7 1 alr to 40637 00; ‘Western steers, 83.7 Foo; stockers and feeders, $3506.10; the ern steers, $3.50005.00; Southern cows, $2.75(4.00; native cows, $2754.88; native heifers, Bl Is@e5s, bulls, 88.95 NT He he RS ——— CHIC AGO-- native, 82 a