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VOL. XLII.. NO. 52.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1910.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
ICAN
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. D. W. Reck.
Justices of the reaeeO. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Oouneiimen. J. W, Landers, J. T. Dale,
O. It. Knblnson, Wm. Smearbangh, J.
W. Jamieaon, W. J. Campbell, A. It.
Kelly.
Constable-CU&rltm Clark.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Directors J. O. Soowden, R. M.
Herman, Q. Jainleson, J. J. Landers, J.
R. Clark, W. U. Wyman.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress. H. P.Wheeler.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall,
Assembly A. it. Mecbllng.
President Judge Win. E. Rice.
Associate JwlgetP. C. Hill, Samuel
Aul.
Frothonotary, Register o Recorder, te.
-J. O. (lelnt.
Sheriff-H. R. Maxwell.
Treasurer Geo. W. ITolenian.
Oommxssioner$Vm. H. Harrison, J.
M. Zuendel, II. II. McClellsn.
District Attorney M. A. Carringsr.
Jury Commissioners Ernest Hlbble,
Lewis Wagner.
Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr.
Oountv Audxton (Jeorge H. Warden,
A. C. Uregg and J. P. Kelly.
County Surveyor D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent D. W. Morri
son. ltaular Terns f Caart.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third )Jy of May.
Foua! ,.iday of September.
Tbime:onday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis
sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of montb.
Church o Habbalh Hrhl.
Presbyterian Sabbatb School at 9:45 a.
m. uM. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. nf.
Pleaching In M. E. Church every Sab
bajrj evening by Rev. W.O. Calhoun. I
Reaching in the F. M. Church every
dibbath wninR the usual hour. Rev.
K. L. M ''9 Pastor.
roaif .n the Presbvterian churcu
every " at ll:iHI a. in. and 7:30 p.
m. Revi. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourtb 'uesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'pi' N ESTA LODU E, No. 369, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. UEORQE STOW POST, No. 274
U. A, R. Meets 1st Monday evening
fn each month.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
TF. RITCHEY,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Tionesta, Pa.
MA. CARKINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Olfiee over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORNKY-AT- LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta. Pa.
I7RANK S. HUNTER, D. D. 8.
I Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F. J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
PVR. J. B. SIGGINS.
U P
hysiclan aud Surgeon,
U1U Kill I,
HOTEL WEAVER,
C. F. WEAVER, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public.
CENTRAL HOUSE.
J OEROW AG EROW Proprietor.
TlonBeta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees bis work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion viveu to mending, and prices rea
sonable. WAN
K-inctrin oil. Guaranteed for
Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore
Feet, Pains. o. ai an ueaier
Shoe
Troubles
AmmnHt exasDeratinz, because un
necessary Wear pur shoes to find
shoe comfort, shoe service, shoe sat
isfaction. There is never trouble on
foot for the wearer of our shoes.
LAMMERS
OIL CITY, PA.
Clarlngton.
From a letter received too lute for lost
week's Issue, we cull the following items:
The friends of tlio Rev. Jus. V. McAboy
and wife gathered at tlio parsonage Tuos
day, Feb. 22, to celebrate their twelfth wed
ding anniversary. Many useful presents
were received as was also a liberal purse of
money. The friends of Mrs. (Ucv.) J. F.
Strayer gave her a post eunl shower Feb.
1.1th, and many tokens of friendship were
received. The home of Jus. Heed of Jeffer
son county was destroyed by lire this week,
its was ulso tlio house of George Wilson of
Donuluiy Hill. The friends extend their
sympathy. Mrs. Elmer Hcoslcy was
tuken to the hospital at Kene, where she
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
The Kano Republican reports that she is
muking a good recovery, which her many
friends sincerely wish for. Coe Cook, of
Cooksburg, continues to improve slowly.
Whig Hill.
Again the smell of spring is at hund, the
snow is gone from the hills, the rohins and
bluejays are coming thick and singing
tlieir beautiful songs as if nothing hud hap
pened. The people are given ami taken in
nuirriugc, the stork has visited our hill
many times this winter ami brought glud
tidings of great joy, but now to mar our
happiness comes a yellowhaiumer and
takes away one of our heuutiful girls. But
everybody is hnppy because wo appreciate
sunshine and warm weather ami all wish
for a good year of great plenty. In the
raging storms it was nothing to see sleds
and cutters lying on their backs and peo
plo crawling out of snow drifts or walking
on their ears. Lots of people shoveled
snow until they hail no place to throw it,
but all is past and would no doubt be for
gotten, only it will bechronicled in Weath
er Prophet Osg 1's ledger to bo read
uhout later on. Their many friends in
this place join hearts in wishing Mr. Killer
and Miss I'ctterson great happiness as they
sail awav on the sea of matrimony.
Game seems to be scarce. Many pheasants
were starved and frozen under the crust of
snow this winter. Rabbits are visiting the
orchards and gnawing trees. There should
not be a season for rabbits, as they are be
coming so numerous and destructive in
many places as to become a nuisance.
Several people of the bill went down to
Kellettville to sec the ice go out. David
Illy, of this place, expects to move to Clur
ion county soon to tuke possession of a
large farm. Dr. Smith is again conlined
to his bed by sickness. No preaching
services in the Free Methodist church on
Sunday on account of quarterly meeting at
Mayburg. ltuggies and wagons as again
running on the reads. Traveling is not
very good yet on account of old drifts.
WANTED A DEALERJTO HANDLE
OUR MANUFACTURE OF
LIGHTNING RODS IN VOURLOCAL
ITY. We will arrange with you tor the
EXCLUSIVE SALE of the goods you
Belect for your territory. Prompt ap
plication should be made, if you are look
ing for a irood local business. Any per
son wishing to set ss a LOCAL CAN
VASSER may file his application at our
office. In either case state plainly,
whether you wish to canvass for a
nu A I .PU ni lianrilA IliA annitH for volir-
sell. For lull particulars addreM HUM
A LEATH ERM AN, 1U3 Market St.,
Pittsburg, Pa. lit
Administrator's Notice.
Letters of Administration on the estate
of Sarah Walters, la'e of Tionesta Bor
ough, Forest County, Pa., deceased, hav
ing been granted to me unaerBigneu, an
persons Indebted to said estate are hereby
notified to make payment without delay,
aud those having claims or demands will
present them, duiy auliieuucateo, lor
settlement. W, U. Hooi, Adin'r,
Tionesta, Pa.
T. F. Ritchey, Attorney.
Save the expense of that
BAND
NIAGARA BAND ORGANS are
equal to the best human bands
SPECIAL DESIGNS FOR
Skating Rinks, Moving Picture
Shows and all Amusement
Purposes.
NIAGARA MUS. INST. MFG. CO.
199 Thompson St., N. Tonawanda, N. Y.
PRACTICAL
BOILER MAKER.
Repairs Boilers, Stills,
Tanks, Agitators. Buys
and Sells Second - hand
Boilers, Etc.
Wire or letter orders promptly at
tended to. End of Suspension Bridge,
Third ward. OIL IT, 1A.
Popular Music.
Latest Songs Latest Waltzes
Latest Instrumental,
Just received, and will be sold at
25c per copy. New rousio
Received Each Week.
AUo McKinley Celebrated 10c
Mueio in stock. For sale at tbe
Zuvcr News Room.
JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
ROCKEFELLER BOUNTY
John D. Jr. to Devote His Time to
Supervising Immense Charity.
Young Mr. Rockefeller's Place on Di
rectorate of Standard Oil Company
Will Not Be Filled as the Board
Voted at the Last Meeting ta Reduce
the Number of Directors From Fif
teen to Fourteen.
It was learned in New York last
week that, the directorate of the
Standard Oil company had been re
duced on Jan. 11 from fifteen to four
teen members and that the name ol
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had been
omitted from the lint of directors foi
the curreut year. Mr. Rockefeller's
retirement from the board, together
with the statement made at the offices
of the Standard Oil, lends to the nat
ural conclusion that the younger
Rockefeller will devote his time to
the supervision of the immense char
itable project embodied in the Rocke
feller foundation, a bill for the incor
poration of which was Introduced in
congress Wednesday.
Furthermore John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., bas resigned from many other
bonrds of late and his resignation
from the board cf managers of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and the American Unseed company of
which he Is a director Is expected to
take place In the near future. It was
said at the Standard Oil offices that
young Mr. Rockefeller had not been
as active In the management of the
company ns his position as director
might seem to Indicate.
The new Rockefeller foundation is
at present but vaguely outlined. In
Senator Galllngor's bill there Is a par
agraph stating the objects of the un
dertaking: "To promote well being
and to advance the civilization of the
peoples of the United States and its
territories and possessions, and of
foreign lands, In the acquisition and
dissemination of knowledge, In the
prevention and relief of suffering, and
In the promotion of any and all of the
elements of human progress." Th'ia
reads the prospectus of an orgar.lzp
Hon which, according to a statem?r
made by Frederick T. Gates, Is some
thing new.
"Kvery other charitable Institution
has been organized," said ie, "for
some specific object. The new scheme
differs from them all in that It is lim
ited In Its activities to no particular
race, religion, time, place or method.
It will be a reserve fund In time of
calamity and it can be used for any
emergencies that may arise."
Starr J. Murphy said that it would
be Impossible to discuss the actual
working out of this Inclusive project
until congress had taken action, nor
could he say what would become of
the bulk of Mr. Rockefeller's fortune.
The general education board which
may In time be superseded by the
foundation received $.13,000,000 from
Mr. Rockefeller. He himself has said
that his fortune cannot exceed $300,
000,000. HARAHAN TO RETIRE
As President of the Illinois Central;
Underwood Possible Successor.
James T. Harahan will retire from
presidency of the Illinois Central road
to become chairman of directors,
a position that Is to be created for
him. The change In the active man
agement of the road Is scheduled to
take place at a meeting of the direc
tors In New York on Wednesday of
this week.
Mr. Harahan's retirement is due to
his desire to he relieved of the bur
den of active management and to re
main with the property which he has
aided In building up, but to remain In
a capacity where the strain on his
health Is not so severe.
It is understood that a successor to
Mr. Harahan has been decided upon
provided the man the directors hope
to secure will accept the position. F.
D. I'nderwood, president of the Erie,
Is said to be one of the men In view,
and Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, the other.
THOMAS COLLIER PLATT DEAD
Brlght's Disease Direct Cause of For
mer Senator's Death.
Former United Stales Senator
Thomas Collier Piatt, Republican lead
er of the state of New York for a score
of years and intensely Interested In
the Republican party from Its organ
ization In 185(, died unexpectedly on
Sunday afternoon, In his apartments
t 133 West Uth street. He would
have been 77 years old if he had lived
until next July 13. The direct cause
of Mr. Piatt's death was acute Brlght's
disease.
The end was stai tllngly sudden. An
hour before the senator died his two
eons. Frank and Edward, with their
families, and his widowed son Harry,
with the la tier's daughter, Charlotte,
and lion Sherman, had left the house,
after their usual Sunday visit. Mr.
Piatt said at that time that he felt
very well and thought he would read
the Sunday papers.
Should Favor Timbered Land.
The state foresters' conference at
Harrlsburg, Pa., was addressed by
Dr. J. T. Rothrock, president of the
Etate forestry commission, and John
Fulton, state engineer, of Johnstown.
John E. McNeill said other stales do
not tax growing crops and that the
same principle might be applied to
growing timber. Tho point was also
made that such a policy would result
in reforestation.
40,000 MEN QUIT WORK
Out of Sympathy With Striking Phil
adelphia Car Men.
The unions in uympathy with the
car men In Philadelphia struck on
Saturday morning. Simultaneously
It became known that every Na
tional Guard regiment in tho state ol
Pennsylvania has received orders to
be ready to entrtaln for Philadelphia
at an hour's notice. General Clay,
hefd of the police force, denies it. II
hai pens, however, to be true.
At least 40,000 men of a hundred
different trades did not show up for
work that morning. The labor leaders
ere shouting 'exultantly that 100,000
men have lined up with the striking
motormeu and conductors. The po
lice canvassers make the figure less
than 21,000. An impartial estimate Is
40,000, a little more or a little less.
The outlook Is ominous, even to the
most cheerful observers. So much
bitterness has develoed In the past
few days that the people of Philadel
phia are preparing for any kind of
trouble. An hour's walk in sections
of the city, such as Kensington, where
the feeling against the P. R. T. Is
most Intense, is sufficient for anyone
to understand what is smouldering.
Kensington, where two-thirds of the
union men live, will be the seat of
trouble. The streets are crowded
with strikers and their hangers on.
They spend part of their time In the
corner Baloons, the other part in
standing cn the street coiners and
cursing the non-union car crews. The
police are preparing for a riot at the
very outset.
The labor bosses spread the prom
ise late at night that no union man
would throw a brick or participate In
any resistance to the police or the
military. The promise was accepted
for Just what It is worth. With 40,000
men idle and sore because they were
drawn Into a general strike, no one
supposes that the leaders can keep
the peace. If any one had confidence
In the police force, the prospect would
not be so unpleasant. But nobody has,
111 even the commanders. Rioters
have taken the policemen of the city
by the scruff of the neck and wiped
up the back streets with them.
CARNEGIE; FOUND $3,000,000
.Devoted $250,000 of It to a Fund For
Pittsburg Teachers.
Professor John Brashear, who rep
resents Audrew Carnegie In many
things, has rented a suite of offices
in Pittsburg from which he and
others will handle the business of
Carnegie relative to the distribution
of proceeds from an endowment fund
recently created by Mr.. Carnegie for
the public school teachers of Pitts
burg. This fund will produce $12,000
annually In Interest over the running
expenses of the office and Mr. Bras
hear has sent out calls to teachers for
suggestions as to how this money can
be best Bpent in the Interest of pub
lic teachers of Pittsburg.
This brings out also the story that
Mr. Carnegie belore he decided to
give $250,000 as a fund for helping
along school teachers of Pittsburg
found to his surprise one morning
that he had $3,000,000 that ho had not
thought he possessed. This worried
the former steel king greatly and he
sent for some of his Pittsburg ad
visers.' It was finally decided that he should
give a quarter million to a fund for
public school teachers of Pittsburg
and also nine other cities whose
names will be announced later. Mr.
Carnegie, however, Insists on hU
name not appearing In connection
with the donations.
ASK FOR MEDIATION
Leaders of Insurrection Realize Their
Cause Is Hopeless.
The leaders of the revolution in
Nicaragua have appealed to the Unit
ed States for mediation of the pres
ent difficulty In order to bring about
peace.
A dispatch was received at the
state department from Thomas P.
MotTatt, American consul at Blue
fields, where the headquarters of the
revolutionary government are located,
saying that the leaders of the insur
rection realized that their cause was
hopeless and they wished the United
States to mediate. The state depart
ment has the request under advise
ment. SODS AND SHAMROCKS
Large Quantities Shipped From South
ampton For Irish Fellowship
Club of Chicago.
The American liner St. Ixwls, bound
from Southampton for New York,
which sailed from Queenstown on
March 4, carried a quantity of Irish
sods and hundreds of packets of sham
rocks for the Irish Fellowship club of
Chicago. It Is before this club that
President Tatt is to speak on S!
Patrick's day and Ihe suds are for a
squat e on which he Is to t-tuncl so that
he may speak from liish soil when he
delivers his address on the feast
day of Irel'ind's patron saint.
Recount Elects Municipal Reformer.
London, March S. A recount of the
ballots cast on Saturday in the Fim
bury divi-slon for a member of the
London county council gives the Mu
nicipal Reform candidate a majority
of one. This makes the Municipal
Reform party's majority In the new
council two so far as elected members
are concerned, but seven by Including
those aldermen who retain seats In
tho present, council.
BOYCOTT BY
UNIONS
Ordered Not to PatronizeStores
That Supply Company or Men.
Something Seems to Have Induced
Strikers and Their Sympathizers
to Refrain From Violence Learned
on Authority That Another Out
break of Rioting Will Mean the Ex
ecution of Warrants Against the
Committee of Ten of the Central
' Labor Union.
Philadelphia, March 8. The labor
unions have played their left bower
a boycott. Orders have been sent
to every labor union man In Philadel
phia not to patronize stores that sell
supplies to the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company or Its employes.
They estimate that they can deprive
the merchants of this city of $1,000,000
worth of business a day and that they
can force the business Interests of the
city to take their side In the fight If
tho pressure is maintained long
enough and severely enough.
Saloon keepers are complaining
that their bars are banned because
they have sold beer to the loyal em
p'.oyes of the Rapid Transit company.
Storekeepers In Kensington, German-
town, Frnnkfori and other centers of
tho strike have been hurt sariJto,
Something seems to have jJmed the
strikers. Although the mfhufactur-
Ing districts were crowded with Idle
men who stood on the street corners
and Jeered the Rapid Transit opera
tlves and the policemen, the fellows
did not lay a hand to a brick or dare
to shove a blnecoat.
Unloubtedly the firm attitude of
Mayor Reyburn and his director of
publle safety had a great deal to do
with restraining the men on strike
and their sympathizers. After the de
cision of the mayor and his advisers
to arrest the labor union leaders who
are responsible for the present con
dition of affairs became known, the
leaders hurriedly sent word to their
lieutenants actively In command of
the strikers to keep their men peace
ful nnd discourage anything like riot
ing. It was learned on authority that
another outbreak of rioting will mean
the- execution of warrants against the
committee of tm of the Central Labor
union and other leaders who are dl
recting the big stnke. Both the may
or and Henry Clay, the director of
publ'c safety, believe that the strike
will fizzle out.
The city officials and the merchants
agree that a sympathetic strike need
alarm nobody so long as rioting Is
kept down.
The National Guard Is In readiness
for strike duty here. The regiments
are under orders to start at an hour's
notice.
PLAN A STATEWIDE STRIKE
Movement to Have All Union Men In
Pennsylvania Quit Work.
Pittsburg, March 8.-Within the next
48 hours, If Pittsburg labor leaders
can effect It, all union workmen In
the state of Pennsylvania will be or
dered to stop work In sympathy with
the striking street car men of Phil
adelphia. President Kelly of Ihe Iron
City Central Trades council set the
movement on foot and he Is backed
by Business Agent J. J. Thorpe of di
vision 85, Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway employes
of America In chaige of the Pittsburg
district. Kelly made the following
anouncement:
"The annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of
Labor opens in New Castle tomorrow
morning and some action will be tak
en regarding the Philadelphia strike.
I feel sure that if a vote was taken
for the general strike throughout the
state there would not be a dissenting
voe. I have personally visited Phil
adelphia and assured the strikers that
we are with them and that I favor
action."
CONSTITUTION WANTED
Prince Promised to Appoint a Commis
sion to Consider the Question.
Tails, March 8. A dispatch from
Monaco lo the Matin says the people
of that little principality have de
manded a con ititution. Some 700
made a demonstration Sunday. Dele
gates appointed by tho demonstrators
interviewed the Prince of Monaco,
who promised to uppoint a commis
sion to consider the question. The
leaders of the agitation threaten to
create trouble at the ceremonies at
tending the opening of the magnifi
cent Ocean-Graphical museum on
March j. unless the prince ratifies
the decisions of the commissions be
fore that date.
The prince has been trying to In
duce the Em purer of Germany and
the president of Fiance to go to Mon
aco and meet during the early spring.
Collision of Aeroplanes.
Paris. Mi'irh 8. The first collision
between aeroplanes in flight took
place nt Mounnelon yesterday. Frey.
who Is one of Farman's pupils, while
drlivng a biplane dushrd Into oik
piloted by Captain Moreau. Both nn
chines were badly smashed and fell
but neither of the aviators were hurt.
After a legal contest of 17 years
Mrs. John A. McVieker wins flOO.OOO
trom tho estate of Daniel E. Crouxe
of Svracuse.
PRESIDENT HONORS'ELLIS
In Order to Show There Was No
Thought of Repudiation In His
Letter
Washington, March 8. Lloyd C.
Grlscom, president of the New York
county Republican committee, and
Mrs. Griscom; Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Miss Mabel
T. Boardman and Wade H. Ellis, the
former assistant to the attorney gen
eral and now chairman of the Ohio
Republican executive committee, were
guests of the president at luncheon
yesterday. The president's lunchen
Invitation to Mr. Ellis was Intended
as his answer to the report that he
tad repudiated Mr. Ellis. The reports
frew out of the letter written by the
president to Mr. Davis In which he
disclaimed any responsibility for the
selection of Mr. Ellis as head of the
executive committee.
When Mr. Ellis got back to Wash
ington from Ohio on Saturday the
president decided that he ought to do
something for him just to show that
there was no thought of repudiation"
In his letter. It was made known that
both the president and Mr. Ellis were
surprised at the construction placed
on the Davis letter. The president,
It was said further, had written sev
eral confidential letters to friends In
Ohio after Mr. Ellis was named as
chairman, explaining that he was not
sent to Ohio as the personal repre
sentative of the president, at all and
thet he had no authority for the ad
ministration to clioose candidates or
put a White House tinge on political
events In Ohio.
RESULTS OF FLOOD
State of New York Will Be Called On
to Pay Heavy Damages.
Utica, N. Y., March 8. As a result
of last week's great flood in Herkimer
and adjacmt places in the Mohawk
valley, the state of New York will be
called upon to pay some pretty stilt
bills for damages. Anticipating the
filing of hundreds of demands from
merchants and householders In the
village of Fiankfert, a representative
of the state board of claims, eccom-
panied by a party of expert appraisers
appeared in Frankfort today making
estimates of the damages.
The state 13 liable for all the dam
age there because the overflow of wa
ter came from Mercer rreek, which Is
used for quite a distance as a canal
feeder. Tre village will put a force
of engineers at work to make an es
tlmate of the damages In case dis
putes arise over the amounts to be
swarded by the state. It Is believed
that the damages caused by last
wet k's Hood will amount to $50,000 In
the village of Frankfort alone.
PRISON SENTENCE REMITTED
In Case of Two Union Officers Grow
ing Out of Contempt Case.
New York, March 8. Supreme
Court Justice Itischoff remitted today
the sentence of twenty days' Impris
onment imposed en Patrick J. MeCor
mlck, former president of Typograph
ical union No. 6, and Vincent C. Cos
tello, an organizer of the union, for
criminal contempt in disobeying an
Injunction order obtained against the
union In 1907 by the Tyirothetae of
New York city restraining the union
and Its ollieers and members from
comlttlng acts of violence. The court
directed that lines of $2'0 each he
paid within ten days by McCormlck
and Costello and $100 each by Will
iam J. S. Anderson and Thomas Ben
nett, two union pickets, convicted with
the others.
The caf-e came before Justice Bis
chod on the application by the plain
tin" organization to Issue the jail com
mitments for McCormlck and Costel
lo, the order halng been affirmed re
cently by the court or appeals and
prior to that by the appelate divis
ion of the supreme court. McCormlck
and Costello m.i.lo n strong appeal
for clemency and In his decision the
court took their plea Into considera
tion. VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN
Was Guest Last Night of the Lawyers'
Club of Buffalo.
Buffalo, March 8. James School
craft Sherman, vice president of the
United States, was- the cuest of honor
at the dinner of the Lawyers' club
nt the Genesee hotel last night.
Nearly 300 lawyers and Judges at
tended tho dinner. Mr. Sherman ar
rived In Buffalo nt B : 1 ! p. in., coming
from his home In Utica. He was met
at the station liy committee of the
Mlllcers of Ihe Lawyers' club.
Justice Warren B. Hooker, who was
a member of Ihe house of representa
tives with Mr. Sherman and is his per
sonal friend, also was at thci station
to greet him. The vice president was
escorted to the Genesee, where the
dinner was served promptly at 0:30,
as he was to leave for Washington at
10:45.
The other spiakers at the banquet
were Mayor Louis V. Fiiiliniaiin and
George B. Mcl.ian, chancellor of Ihe
University of Iowa. Professor Mc
Lean's topic wis "Americanism and
Educational Foundations."
prepared to Guard Mint.
Philadelphia, March S. That the
United States (.'overnnient does not In
tend to tuke a;iy chance of having
Its proierly in Philadelphia Inter
fered with by unruly mdis was made
evident when orders were received at
Fort Iiunont. 1V;I.. to have tho Fifth
company, t oast artillery, ready to
leave for Philadelphia at a moment's
notice.
GIVES L E FOR OTHERS
Charles Rommel, Trying to Save Chil
dren, Is Electrocuted In Front of
His Own Door.
rittsburg, March 8. A broken and
swaying electric light wire took a life
out of the happy home of Charles
Rommel at Fair Oaks. Rommel, who
was 23 years eld, was electrocuted In
the Beaver road while attempting to
make harmless a heavily charged light
wire. His two boys, 3 years and 13
months old, were within a few feet
of him when one end of the heavily
charged wire shot a bolt of death Into
his body.
All afternoon the Insulation on the
wire had been spluttering and burning
Rommel, whose home was but a short
distance from the bridge over Big
Sewickly creek, was standing In the
doorway and his children were play
ing near the bridge when the wire,
burned through, dropped to the ground.
One end alighted near his children.
Rommel ran out and caught one
end of the wire, protecting himself by
grasping It where It was insulated. He
coiled this end about a tree where
It would do no harm. While endeav
oring to do likewise with the other
end an uninsulated portion of the
wire struck his hand. He dropped to
the. p round and his children ran
screaming to the house.
The unconscious man was carried
to the home of his father, which ad
joined his own home. Dr. Charles R.
Bonzo was summoned end Bald that
death had been Instantaneous.
Rommel was employed at the Amer
ican Bridge company works as crane
man. Besides his two children he la
survived by his young wife.
STATE SUING FOR $5,000,000
Pennsylvania Seks to Recover Money
Paid For Furnishing Capitol.
llarrisburg, March 8. .ctlons in
equity for the recovery by the state of
at least. $5,000,000 alleged to have
been illegally paid to contractors for
the furnishing of the new state Capi
tol were entered In the Dauphin
county court by the attorney general's
department. The actions are against
the contractors, John H. Sanderson,
deceased, and the Pennsylvania Con
struction company, the state officials
having to do with the awards of the
contracts and the approval of bills In
payment. Architect Joseph M. Hus
ton and the sureties of the contrac
tors and state officials.
The suits are the outgrowth of the
Capitol investigation conducted In
1!)07, and are entirely separate from
the criminal nctlon brought over two
years ngc. Tl)e commonwealth
charges (hat Sanderson, the prfncl
pal contractor, who died after his con
viction and sentence In the criminal
court of Dauphin county, received over
five million dollars for furniture and
equipment which was not worth more
than a million and a half, and that
the Pennsylvania Construction com
pany received over two million dol
lars for metallic filing cases, ward
robes, etc., which were not worth
more than $750,000.
The commonwealth seeks: to recover
tbe difference between tho real value
of the furnishings and the amount
paid out of the treasury to Sander
son and the Pennsylvania Construc
tion company.
DROPS DEAD AT BAPTISM
Wealthy Farmer Stricken In Church
Near Yoiingstown.
Youngstown, O., March 8. While
James Applegate, aged 65, a wealthy
farmer of Seceder's Corners, was
waiting in the United Presbyterian
church there to be baptized Sunday
afternoon, he dropped dead. Recent
ly he expressed a wish to Join the
church and last Thursday night ap
peared before tho sessions.
With his wife and four children he
drove to the church Sunday, appar
ently In the best of health. Arrange
ments for his baptism were being
completed when he was stricken with
heart failure. Mrs. Applegate is In a
critical condition from shock.
Prepared to Guard Mint.
Philadelphia, March 8. That the
United States government does not In
tend to tuke any chances of having
its prorty In Philadelphia inter
fered with by unruly mobs was made
evident when orders were received at
Fort Dupont, to have the Fifth
company, Coast artillery, ready to
bavo for Philadelphia at a moment's
notice.
Woman Acrobat Breaks Neck.
Cincinnati, March 8. Fifteen hun
dred people were horror-strlckPn at
a vaudeville theater when Augusta
Fassio, perched on her brother's head,
IS feet above the stage, lost her bal
ance and fell, breaking her neck.
Killed by Fall of Tree.
Meadville, Ta., March 8. A. B.
Bales, aged 55, a farmer of Conneant
township, was killed yesterday when
he was caught under a tree he had
chopped down.
Train Kills Meadville Boy.
Meadville, Pa. March 8.-Walter Mc
Mahon, aged 10, was killed by an Erla
freight train at the Popular street
cmsslng last evening. The boy tried
to cross the track in front of the train.
Pears Preserved 38 Years.
Kittauiilng. Pa.. March 8. Pre
served 3S years ago by Mrs. P. N.
Sihall, a jilr of pears opened by her
yesterday vas found In perfect con-llitinu.