—————— A A—————— ————a The Centre Repo ———— CENTREHALL, - - PA a — ny DISFIGURING THE LANDSCAPE, i An agricultural paper makes ‘8 strong protest against the tod &om- mon practice in the rural districts of “disfiguring fences, barns and other buildings, trees, ete, with glaring signs,” There might have been In- cluded in the list of great sprawling billboards which are to be seen along rallways and highways at frequent in- tervals, says the Louisville Courler- Journal. A large amount of pictur esque scenery is marred in this way. Nothing is sacred to the enterprising advertiser who 1s interested in keep- ing his wares before the public eye. It requires the consent of the prop- beautiful landscapes in this way, but as some farmers and landowners find it to be a source of some small rev- enue, they are more than willing to in such matters, But the farmer gets from the appearance of his property. realize that there is a money value to them in keeping their farms and build- ings In good order. in that direction is by keeping the Hkely to be distasteful to passersby. The use of the automobile has In- creased with great rapidity, and it has been Inevitable that with the In crease in use there would be an in- crease in the number of accidents, even though there should be, as a Fatalities from horse-drawn vehicles have so long been a matter of course although until recently the number of the former has greatly exceeded the latter. In New York city thus far this year the deaths caused by wagons number 117. Last year, in the same month, wagons caused the death of 111 persons, while automobiles kiil- ed only 79. It will thus be seen that the fatalities caused by automobiles ly 100 per cent, while the number chargeable to wagons was nearly sta ures for a densely populated city, and it is altogether probable that if the figures could be compiled for the en- tire country they would show that ac- cidents to horse-drawn vehicles still outnumber those to automobiles, as land last year. A young woman living near Syra- cuse has just died as the result of a “Joke.” Someone pulled a chair from under her while she was out in com- pany, “there was a general laugh, In which she joined to hide her pain” and she dled of peritonitis at a hos pital four days afterward. Next July there will be a chance for some of her humorous friends to set a cannon eracker under somebody's chalr, says the Buffalo Express. It is good to of life in that way. “There never can be any real and lasting peace in this country until world's championship baseball games have been eliminated from the sport ing calendar,” says the Chicago Trib une. The contemporary seems dis posed to adopt the traditional method of pacification, namely: Creating =a desert and calling it peace. trains spread disease. AGRICULTURE 15 THE REAL KING Big Results Follow the Employ- ment of New Methods. i ff mon— REPORT OF SEC. WILSON. According To the Secretary's Report There Has Been An Uplift Of Agriculture and Of Coun- try Life. WEALTH OF THE FARM. The most effective move toward the reduction of the high cost of living is the production of greater crops. This has been the most productive { of all agricultural years in the coun- try. Based on the census of wealth pro- | duction on farms, the grand total for 1912 is estimated at $9,532,000,000, more than twice the amount of wealth produced on farms in 1889 During the past 16 years the wealth | production on farms, according to census items, has reached the grand | total of more than $105,000,000,000. There has been an uplift of agricul ture and of country life > Estimated value of 1812 crops: | Corn, $1,759,000,000; hay, $861,000,000; | cotton, $860,000,000; wheat, $596&000, | 000; oats, $478,000,000; potatoes, $190. { 000,000; barley, $125,000,000; tobacco, | $97,000,000; flaxseed, $39,000,000; rye, | $24,000,000; rice, $20,000,000; buck- | wheat, $12,000,000; hops, $11,000,000; | all cereals, $3,000,000,000; sugar, $117, { 000,000. Livestock Products— Poultry, $570, | 000,000: wool, $565500,000; animals, | $1,930,000,000. Washington.—The most productive in the history of the United | year Agriculture Wilson to the President Basing his figures on Secretary Wilson values the grand | total of the 1912 crop at $9,5632,000,000 | Besides the production of the soil this amount includes the live stock | put. In commenting on out | those preceding, Wilson sald: “The enormous sum represented by the crop output of the United States for 1812 is more than twioe the value | of the wealth produced on farms in 18989. according to the census, and it {8 about one-eighth more than the wealth produced in 1809. “During the past 16 years the farm: er has steadily increased his wealth | production year by year, with the ex- | eeption of 1911, when the value de | clined from that of the preceding year. If the wealth produced on | farms in 1899 be regarded as 100 the wealth produced 16 years ago, or in 1897. is represented as 84, and the wealth produced in 1912 as 202.1. Dur ing the 16 years the farmers’ wealth | has increased 141 per cent. During i the past 16 years the weaith produc- | tion on farms, according to the census tems, reached the grand total of more than $105.000,000000, : The Farmets' Uplift. { In conclusion the Secretary said: | “There has been an uplift of agricul ture and of country life. Beginnings | have been made in a production per | mere Increasing faster than the natural increase of population !{ “In this movement the Department tof Agriculture has been gradually equipped to occupy the foremost place, | It came to learn; it has remained to | teach. Its teaching, its discoveries | and its improvement are permeating | the national agricultural life. The | forees that are at work must cause every increasing results” Secretary COLONEL GRACIE DEAD. the mosquito. labor at two dollars a day. He might just as well have blown it acquiring a headache, Counterfeiting has decreased in this country during the past year, accord- ing to police reports. The gang must be working on those new $1,000 bills, Toa Angeles has opened a school where girls are taught dressing as a fine art. If they were taught dress ing as a culinary art, there might be some good accomplished. The Paris Matin tells us that the man who understands women is never desired of them. But this disability will not handicap most men of aver age intelligence. A woman has just died from blood poisoning, due to sticking her hat pin into her head. Usually some one besides tlie user of the pin has been the vietim. Aviators in Germany are pald $37 a month—that and death accounting tor the scarcity of German aviators. Chicago has a school for brides, but all graduates are mot guaranteed a position, Surface. New York—The last man to be | saved from the sinking Titanic, Col : Archibald Gracie, of Washington, died | fn a private hospital at 34 East Thir | ty-second street. The Colonel went | down with the ilifated steamer and, managed to grasp a wooden grating. { This supported him until he was able | to swim to a life raft and he stayed on it until pleked up by one of the lifeboats. SAW VOTES BEING BOUGHT. 80 Says Defeated Democrat Of Fair field, Conn. Fairfield, Conn.—~Alfred 8. Perry, de- feated Democratic candidate for judge of probate, in filling his election ex- penses, swore that hie spent no money in his campaign but did spend “one day's time watching Republicans buy votes.” TITANIC SURVIVOR DEAD, Ceol. Archibald Gracie One Of Last To Leave i1I-Fated Ship. New York.—Col. Archibald. Gracie, of Washington, one of the last pas. sengers/to leave the sinking Titanie, died here in a Private hospital, Col New York, Washington and Mobile, Alp... L Copyright.) CONGRESS AFTER THE RAILROADS House Unanimously PasesPhys- ical Valuation Bill, STOCK AND BOND INQUIRY. Purpose Of the Bill Is To Have Rail road Rates Fixed On the Basis Of income On Actual investment. Amended to authorize into the Washington, a complete investigation tion stock and bond issues, the bill by Representative Adamson, empowering i the Interstate Commerce Commission | to make a& physical valuation of the property of railroads and other com- | mon carriers was passed by the House | without a dissenting vote. The measure, asked for by the Inter ifor a farreaching inquiry with { view of having railroad rates fixed on the basis of income on actual invest ment. It would authorize the employ- ment of engineers and other experts, with power to summon witnesses and take testimony, to make an inventory | listing in detail the property of every The investigators | would be directed to ascertain the {each piece of property, the cost and | value to the present owner and what { increase in value is dye to improve ‘ments. All questions relating to exist ing stock and bond issues of such car riers also would be inquired into and i reported upon Representative Mann, of Illinois, of fered the amendment directing the ex- amination the stock and bond issue question after a point of order had been sustained against his amend. ment authorizing the Inter-State Com- merce Commission to regulate and re : strict the issuance of securities by car riers. The amendment vides that the proposed investigation iby the commission’s experts shall "also ‘cover 80 far as practicable questions | pertaining to the issuance of stocks and bonds by common Carrier corpora. tions, subject to the provisions of this act, and the power of Congress to regulate or affect the same, and par- into ' porations without full value being re- Express Officers and Book Storeroom : Gutted By Flames. Richmond, Va--Fire in the | streets, occupied jointly by the South. {ern Express Company and the Adams i Express Company, made such head { way that the entire firefighting equip- {ment was called out. | was completely gutted. The upper floor was occupied by the offices and general storeroom of the Virginia Book Company, which supplies schoolbooks for the entire State of Virginia. Only were removed from the storerooms of the two express companies. The Joss will be about $200,0000. i A RAN AS SH SON PI i THREE BURNED IN JAIL. Prisoners Set Fire, Hoping Thus to Escape. Crowley, La.--Three prisoners In get fire to the structure in an attempt to burn their way to freedom. A I OL AN SH SN CHILD KILLS COMPANION, A FourYearOld Boy Shot By Young Playmate, Corning, N. Y.—CGeorge Button, a four-yearold boy, fatally schol Ray Adams, the same age, at Mills, Pa. The Adams boy aimed a pop gun at his companion, who in turn fired a revolver which had been 1o(t on a ‘table In the room where they were playing. The bullet entered the Adams boy's mouth ard. passed through the Jower part of bis skull, Proposes to Amend Constitution to Permit Popular Vote. LEVER AGAINST CONGRESS. | Gives President Whip Over Congress— Would Permit Appeal To People from Supreme Court's Decision, Washington. — The initiative and the recall of judigial decisions, as amend: the Constitution, were proposed by Senator | resolutions laid before the Senate. Senator first resolution would permit the President to submit ments to Federal Bristow's to popular vote at a Congressional any measure he has recom- mended to Congress and upon which action has been taken for 3 eiection i RO months To Overrule Court The second would provide that “if the Supreme Court shall decide a law enacted by Congress is im vielation of the provisions of the of the United States, a regular session held after suce cigion may submit the electors at a regular get 10 the Congressional election.” Under each amendment It is pro posed that the questions submitted to the people must mave a majority of the popular vote in a majority of the States, as well as in a majority of the Congressional districts of the pa tion. Lever Against Congress. i i 10 ELECT WILSON | GOST A MILLION Democratic National Commit- | tee’s Expenses. Statement Filed With the Shows Expenditure of $1,150, 446, With Contributions of $1,110,062. Washington,—It cost the Democratic National Committee $1,159,446 to carry the election for Wilson and Marshall, according to its final statement of the House. Charles R Chicago, was the heaviest contribu- tor with $40,000, closely pressed by Cleveland H. Dodge, of New York, $35, 000 and Herman Ridder, of New York, as treasurer of funds collected for the committee, $30,073. The total of $1,110,852 contributions received by the committee came from £9 854 separate contributions, of which all but 1,625 amounte less than $100. Crane, of were in FROM AGATE TO ZINC, Everything To Be Revised, Says Rep: resentative Underwood. Washington.—A complete revision of the tariff along the lines indicated in the bills passed by the Democrats in the last two sessions of Congress will be made during the special ses according to Oscar Underwood, akairman of the House Ways and Mesuns Committee, Congressman Un called at the White House after talking to President Taft, outlined the special session program Hearings on tariff revision will begin When the special session begins in April, the Ways and Means have sufficient ma- terial in hand to send its schedules to the House without delay “Everything from agate to zinc” was the reply of Congressman Under wood to a question as to what would be revised. California Electoral Returns As Tabu lated By Secretary Of State. Sacramento, Cal.— Provided no more ourt decisions affect the canvass and thet the corrections made delaved Los Angeles county re ‘un the i the President would ing an undesirable measure, say that it was the best he could get from an unfriendly Congress Senator Bristow, in support of his amendment affecting decisions of the state whether or not they desire the jaw enacted by Congress and ap proved by the President, to stand as judgment.” JOHNSON WEDS WHITE GIRL. Cameron. pugiliist, and Lucille Cameron, the “f guess this will stop all grimly. "As s0On as we can get away | we will go to Paris." the Wabash avenue home where the ago. NA I BM —-— DR. ALICE STOCKHAM DEAD. ———-——— She Was One Of the Pioneers Of the Eugenic Movement. Chieago.—Dr. Alice Bunker Stock. ham, widely known as a physician, author, suffragist and one of the pioneers of the eugenic movement, is dead at her late home in Athambra, near Los Angeles, according to word received in Chicago. Dr. Stockham was born of Quaker parentage at Cardington, O., in 1833 HATA 5 a MIS TONGUE SEWED UP. tii Youth Nearly Bit It It In Two When He Fell, hospital are awalling the result of a delleate operation-«that of sewing into place a nearly severed human tongue. old, who fell while roller skating, His | ohin struck the pavement, and ‘when he was picked up it was discovered that his tongue virtually was bitten in two. Bi 5 re not materially change their ! Secretary the election Democratic Jordan indicate of 11 Progressive and 2 electors in California AGAINST THE RED FLAG. Be Presented To the Massachusetts Legislature. Boston.—A petition for enacted, would legislation srevent the ¥ played recently in parades in Law rence was filed at the Statehouse. The petition asks for a law providing that no other flag than the national flag shall be permitted to be carried in a public parade. EIGHTY FISHERMEN PERISH. Four Driven insane By Their Terrible Sufferings. Jost on the survivors their storm Coast The and cold winds prevailed came insane, jumped overboard were drowned. and CONTESTS LEVY'S ELECTION. Spent Too Much, Washington.—A. H. It was alleged that Mr, Levy gpent more than the $5,000 limit to procure his election. W. J. BRYAN LAUDS RAYNER. Says Senator Exemplified All That is Best In Public Life Lincoln, Neb.-—William J. Bryan paid this tribute to the late Senator Rayner in the Commoner: “In the death of Isidor Rayner. of Maryland, the Democratic party lost a strong teader and the United States of Amer fea lost a valuable citizen.” ORGANIZE A NUT CLUB. Connecticut Women Will Add Other Nuts As Membership Increases. Winsted, Conn--8ix ladies of the town of Canaan have formed an organ: {zation to be known as the Nut Club. The members will meet at frequent intervals to sew and chat. The nuts for which the members are named are the chestngt, walnut, peanut, butter nut, pecan and cocoanut. As the mem: bership grows other nuts added to the list. STATE NEWS items of Interest REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD Churches Ralsing Funds for Many Worthy Objects—items of Busi ness and Pleasure that Intersal Samuel Abrazeli, charged with pos gibly fatally shooting Elmer Teseky, at Exchange, is imprisoned at Sul bury. Former Alderman Myron Kasson, of Scranton, has gone to Florida to re main until the Lackawanna siraw- berry crop is ready for harvesil. Caught between a caboose and a box car, Henry Foster, of Ol] City, a Pennsylvania freight conductor, was erushed to death at Tileesviile, AMhough $1 years of age, Mrs. John Shepperly, of West Hazleton, never saw a theatrical performance until a few days ago, when with her daughter she vigited a theatre in Wilkes-Barre, Paul and Charles Miller are in jail at York, charged with stripping a a rowery of all its metal fixtures ex. cept a huge copper vat, too heavy 10 move Admitting that he had stolen the purse of Jacob Cart, of Catawissa, with $61 while drunk, Willlam Cooper was given four months in jail at Bloomsburg to sober Norristown School Board refuses to j{ift the ban on the Reliance football team, of Conshohocken, alleging row iyism on the school athletic fleld as the ground At the home of Misses Hannah and Katherine Mohn, Reinert, Berks coun- ty, 20 men split enough firewood to last the entire winter. Hannah is 25, Katherine 50, A trolley car struck a team driven by Charles Schaefler, gp Reading bak- er. and he received painful injuries about his neck and side, while $250 damage was done, M. C. Heffner, of Reading, a brake man on the Schuylkill & Lehigh Divi gion. fell from an engine and rolled down a 15-foot embankment, injuring his hip seriously J. W. Lloyd, of Reading, four years a yeoman on the gunboat Wilmington, on his return home was given a rous ing reception, a gold watch and a silk umbrella by friends The same number of births were re corded last month with City Clerk Gates, of Wilkes-Barre, as were re corded in November, 18511, totaling When Mrs. Margaret Curry, of Cheswick, prepared a turkey that she had bought at McKeesport she found a diamond ring worth $35 in the craw The bird weighed 16 pounds and cost Mre Curry $3 The Court has divided Nanticoke borough's Ninth ward into three sepa rate wards, to be known as the Ninth, Twelfth and Thiteenth wards. The old in the to great inconvenience in reaching the Councilman Frank Hemingway, of wWhikes Barre, is going to try to solve He has been informed that the sparrows will not to make the experiment in the Public Little houses will be The “weasel” which bas killed or at all, but a man and two dogs Sam- Before he could chicken coop other hound got away. John A. Carns, 70 years old, who bears the reputation of being the king of deer hunters in Ceatral Pean- gylvania, has been a hunter of deer, bear and smaller game for over a half century, during which time be has killed over 200 deer, to say nothing of a lot of bears and innumerable rab bite, squirrels, pheasants, quail, etc His record, it is believed, cannot be equaled by any other gunner in Clear flald county, Harry Russell, formerly a Shamo. kin ball pitcher, has made $12,000 through the sale of a Government al jotment of New Mexican land on which oil was discovered. has returned from a three mobthe' stay at Ugines, Savoy, France, where he studied the working of electric far ent of the crucible steel department we
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