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VOL XLV. NO. 2.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1912.
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ICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. 0. Dunn.
Juntices of the Peace C. A. Randall. D.
W. Clark. .
Oouneumen. J.W. Tenders, J. T. Dale,
O, Ii. Kohlnson, Win. Snuearbaugh,
K. J. Hopkins, Q. F. Watson, A. a,
Constable h. L. Zuver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Directors W. 0. Intel, J. K,
Clark, 8. M. IJttury, Q. Jatnteson, D. H,
Blum.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress P. M. 8 peer.
Member of Senate J. IC. P. Hall.
Assembly W. J. Campbell. 4
President Judge W. I). Hinckley.
A siotnate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary , Register Jt Recorder, e.
-8. K. Maxwell.
theriirWm. H Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee.
Oommtssioners -Wtn ' H. Harrison, J.
0. Sorwden, II. H. McClellan.
District Attorney M. A. Ca'rlnger.
Jury Oommisrionei) . B. Eden, A.M.
Moore.
. Cbroner Dr. M. O Kerr. M
County Auditors -George H. Warden,
A. O. Gregg aod 8. V. Shields.
County Surveyor Roy H. Brsden.
County Superintendent J. O Carson.
Heaala
It.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of (September.
I Third Monday of November.
Regular MeeCVigs of County Com mis
' sloners 1st and SilTuesdays of montb.
( March ass Nabbalfc Hohssl.'
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W.8. Burton.
Preachigg In the F. M. Church every
.Sabbath evening-at the usual hour. Rev.
U. ArUarreti, Pastor.
Preaching in'lhe Presbyterian cbttroh
every Sabbath ft 11:00 a. in. and 7:30 p.
m. Rev. U. A. Bailey, pB.-tor.
. The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second 'and fourth Tuesdays of each
mcnth.
A
.BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
tLvl N EST A LODGE, No. 869, 1.O.O. F.
X Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CA PT. G EO RO F. STO W POST, No . 274
O. A..K. Meets Ixt Tueaday after
noon of each inon lit at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wedueaday evening of each month.
F. RITCHEV,
MTTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tloneeta, Pa.
MA. CARRINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
OtB'-e over .Forest County National
Bank BfrMdlng, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT- LA W,
Warren, Pa.
Praotioe in Forest Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Office lo Arner Building Gor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., TionesU, Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Rank,
I ION EST A, PA.
DR. J. J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
" TIONE.STA, PA.
Eves Tested and Glasses Kilted.
D
R. J. B. SIGWINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. B. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up to-daie in all lis ap
pointments. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
R.-A FULTON, Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This la the most centrally
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.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Klnda of ouHtom work from the finest to
the ooaraeal and guarantees bis work to
give perfect satisfaction Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grottenborger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools,. Gas or Water Fit-
tings and General Blacksmlthlug prompt
ly done at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop In rear of and just west of the
8haw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTRNBEROER
THE TJONESTA
Racket Store
Can, supply your wauls in such staple
lines as Hand Painted China, Japan
ese China, Decorated Glassware, sod
Plain and Fancy -Dishes, Candy, as
well as other linesvtoo numerous to
mention.
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Bi-fore you plan your spring work
' in painting and paper. ng let us give
you our estimates on the complete
job. Satisfaction guaranteed.
G. F. RODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit Store, Elm
Srreel, Tioneeta, Pa.
MILLION BRITISH
MINERS STRIKE
Greatest Industrial Walkout in
the World's History.
5,000,000 FACE IDLENESS
Asqulth Contemplates Government
Working of the Coal Mines Work
ers Wont Compromise Hot
Fight in Parliament.
London. The national mine strike,
the greatest Industrial walkout in the
world's history, Is in full swing. All
the underground workers in England,
Wales and Scotland except a compara
tive few who are permitted to remain
and care for the safety of the pits
ceased work at midnight. Over a mil
lion men were affected and this num
ber will be augmented dally through
the closing of Industries which are de
pendent on fuel supply for their exist
ence. It Is expected that if the strike Is
prolonged 600,000 men In the allied
trades of London alone will be thrown
out of work. It is impossible to esti
mate the multitude that will ultimate
ly be affected, but it Is so large that it
will be certain to bring about a gener
al paralysis of British trade. Five mil
lion worklngmen face idleness.
England Is facing the crisis, now
that it has actually come to a head,
much more calmly than she regarded
its development. The stock markers
regained courage after some flurry,
and the general public isasking, "How
long will the strike last?"rather than
"What will happen during Us continu
ance?" This philosophic calm Is largely due
to the belief that the attitude taken
by the Government will bring the re
calcitrant mine owners to terms.
It is believed that If such action still
fails to relieve the situation the Gov
ernment Is prepared to go still further,
perhaps to the extent of taking over
and operating the mines.
Mr. Asqulth In his speech to the
Miners Federation was emphatic In In
dicating that the Ministry would re
fuse to let the strike proceed. The
collieries, he said, were the life blood
of the country's industry and In the
continuance of mining lay the very
root not only of Its prosperity but of
Its existence.,
"We," he said, "are how face to face
with a warfare which will paralyze
all the other Industries of the coun
try." The Premier declared that the Gov
ernment was determined that the
minimum ' wage should become part
and parcel of the organized working
of the coat Industry by whatever ap
propriate means the Government could
command.
PEKING TROOPS MUTINY.
Yuan's Soldiers Rampage Through
Streets Shooting and Pillaging.
Ppklne. A mutiny of Yuan Shi-kal's
soldiers started in Peking causing a
reign of terror. Many of the natives
were killed or wounded, but all for
eigners are Bate. The legation quarter
is crowded, and the missionaries are
holding forth In their own compounds.
The mutineers number about 2,000.
For some unknown reason, probably,
however, because they had not been
paid, the Boldiers mutinied and started
fighting. This was followed by rioting
and looting and then the torch was ap
plied.
Ten ereat fires' set by the mutinous
troops raged In the northern section
of this city.
The soldiers, armed with rifles and
bayonets, each with about a hundred
rounds of ammunition, started out Dy
burning their barracks. They then
ransacked the goldsmiths' shops.
The mutineers having apparently
tiBed up most of their ammunition fled
from the city with their horsos laden
with loot.
DIX EXPOSES BRANDT'S PLEA.
Sought Pardon on an Explicit Recital
of Scandal.
Albany. N. Y. Gov. Dlx explained in
a statement he gave out why he de
clined to pardon Folke E. Brandt.
Brandt's own application for pardon,
says the Governor, was based on state
ments reflecting upon, the honor of a
woman mentioned by name, who is a
member of Mortimer L. Schiff's house
hold.
He savs that the partisans of Brandt,
as well as the convict's lawyer, have
clouded the case with falsehoods and
innuendoes from the beginning. The
nnvsrnnr RAVH that Brandt is a self-
confessed burglar and in letters to Dlx
a Belt-confessed liar. The Governor
writes what he calls Mb "farewell
word" in the case when he says Brandt
will never receive" a pardon from him.
KILLS HIS BABY AND HIMSELF.
Father Blamed the Child as the Cause
of His Wife's Death.
New York. James Julias took his
month-old baby, Mary Victoria, from
Bellevue Hospital to his home, where,
after a race with his brothers, Daniel
and Eugene, he shot the child to death
and sent a bullet through his own
brain.
Juhas was 25, and in business as a
butcher with his brothers. He was
greatly in love with his wife and her
death In child birth crushed hira
ARREST ROBttRS WHO
HELOUP TAXICAB
One of the Bandits Tells Whole Plan
of $25,000 Robbery Gang Them
selves Heldup.
New York. Having arrested five of
the principals of the Trinity Place
holdup, in which two messengers of
the East River National Bank were
assaulted and then robbed of $25,000
that they were taking from the Pro
duce Exchange Bank to the East Riv
er National, the police of New York
and Ave hundred other American and
Canadian cities continued their search
for five other men who are now known
to have had a part in that daring
crime. Every detail of the crime has
been told in the confession of one of
the prisoners.
Swede Annie, whose name is Annie
Hall; Myrtle Hoyt and Rose Levey,
companions of three of the bandits,
are held in $5,000 bail each as acces
sories after the crime.
Commissioner Dougherty did not hesi
tate to give the history of the holdup,
Including the way it was planned, the
manner in which it was carried out
and how the highwaymen met later iu
a Thompson street dive, split up the
money and got away.
The police weave their story from
the confessions of Jess Albrozza, Ed.
Kinsman and English Scotty. Montanl
mokes a cigar and says nothing, al
though the trio say that $3,000 was
becaus the police arrested him on the
set aside for him, which he never got
day of the robbery.
Reviewing the robbery, and consid
ering it from the viewpoint of the con
fessions obtained, the Commissioner
gave out the following list of the
dramatis personae" as he called them
The list runs:
The Ten on the List.
Geno Montanl chauffeur of the
taxicab, under arrest and refusing
steadfastly to admit any complicity.
Eddie Collins, real name Edward E.
Kinsman, uuder arrest, and has freely
confessed his share in the plot. He
rode beside Montanl, be says, and got
$2,750 as his share of the swag.
Eugene Splaine, a former friend of
Kinsman In Boston; arrested In Mem
phis on telegraphed instructions fol
lowing the confession of Kinsman,
who says Splaine blackjacked Smith,
the elder bank messenger, and rode in
side the taxicab until the "get-away"
was accomplished, taking $3,000 as his
share of the $25,000 captured.
"Dutch," an otherwise unidentified
man, who seems to have taken a most
active part in plotting the robbery, ac
cording to Kinsman's confession.
"Dutch" blackjacked Wardlle, the boy
bank messenger, Kinsman say, and
afterward got $3,000 as his share of
the loot
"English Scotty," real name Lamb,
a nondescript character who went
through the motions of stumbling in
front of Montani's taxicab to justify
Montanl In coming to a slow speed be
fore the hold-up, according to Kins
roan's confession and bis own admis
sion to Dougherty. 3cotty" was
promised $25 for his shi.re in the job,
but got nothing.
Jess Albrozo, ex-saloon keeper, "ex
truckman (when he worked for Mon
tanl), ex-moving picture man, chief
operator "on the outside" as Kinsman
describes him in his confession, and
Montani's direct repreentatlve In the
affair. Albrozo "has corroborated Kins
Ti'an's statements. He got $3,000 for
himself and took charge of Montani's
$3,000 hare when the division was
made. -He put $2,000 cf It away in a
sufety deposit vault which was open
ed and the money recovered.
"Brigands" Got $10,000.
Mutteo, Faull and an unknown,
known as "The Three Brigands."
The.se men, according to Albrozo cud
Kinsman supervised the robbery, but
took no part in it till the division
came, when Mateo grabbed $10,000 as
their share.
ICE FLOW HALTS TRAFFIC.
Rivers in Pittsburgh District on Ram
pageMuch Damage In Lowlands.
Pittsburgh. Millions of tons of Ice,
the heaviest flow seen by local river
men In the last three decades, de
scended from the tributaries of the
Monongahela and Allegheny rivers,
crushing houses and covering the low
lands, stopping, railroad traffic. It
swept through Pittsburgh at street
level and passed into the Ohio River.
Dlsajtrous results were reported at
Buena Vista.
REBELS CAPTURE JUAREZ.
Defenders Make No Fight, Fearing
Trouble With U. S.
El Paso. Juarez the largest Mexi
can port of entry on the Texas border,
fell in the hands of rebels styling
themselves Vasqulstas, without a
struggle. Mexican Consul Lorente
declared Juarez gave up rather than
run the risk of complications with the
United States. Troops of the United
States filled all the business streets
of this city, ready to go into Juarez, If
bullets fell on American soil.
Expenditure Explained.
Question Don't you know that the
amount charged you for postage by
your campaign manager would buy
enough stamps to paper the side of
the great pyramid? The Answer By
George! Is that what he did with
them? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Showing the Englishman.
Englishman (patronizingly) "Your
school faculties are excellent, I am
told." American (suavely) "Well, I
ihould say. See the Smithsonian in
itltutlon over there? Think of a build
ing ljka that, Just to educate Uje
Smiths." Vocue.
LID ON SUNDAY
IN PITTSBURGH
All
Clubs Closed Except To
Bona Fide Members.
CHARTERS ARE AT STAKE
Police Put In Busy Day, but Make
Few Arrests j Club Members
Abstained from Taking
"Friends" as Guests.
PiHahnrirli Pa Pracrlpnllv the en
tire police and detective force of the
city worked diligently Sunday to com
pel the enforcement of the Sunday
laws regarding the sales of liquor,
groceries meats and other commoai
ties.
The stevs taken bv District Attor
ney William A. B'.ake.ey to revoke the
charters of several clubs caused tne
operators to be much more careful.
Those who purchased liquor knew
where and when to go to get it and
generally had to be ciud memoers
Chartered nlnha were generally warn
ed that the selling of intoxicants to
other members would mean the re
voking of the charter. The warning
was generally heeded.
One foature of the enforcement of
the order was the manner In which
the members of chartered clubs were
compel.ed to abide by its provisions.
No club member is entitled to take a
friend who Is not a member into his
club on Sunday. Heretofore this was
nermittpd. hut. on Sunday none but
those with membership cards were
permitted to enter. Tiie soutn same,
is known as the home of the club.
It is said there are more clubs on that
side of the river than In any other
section )f ithe city. Not one oi
these clhbs was open to other than
niemhera.
In the East End district Captain
Vincent stated that the district was
clenn and that he would make the
man who would show a speakeasy a
present of $5. The same was said of
the Squirrel HUl diBtnct.
in Woods Run late risters were un
able to purchase milk, all the stores
having complied with the law. None
of the clubs waB open to any but
members in that section. In practi
cally all the other districts with the
exception of the First, or downtown
district, the same reports were made.
A neero and Italian were arrested,
the technical charge being violating a
city ordinance, while the real orrense
was to have shined shoeB. The pub
lic in wandprins whether this state of
things is slmly spasmodles and for
political purposes only or is to be
permanent.
OLD PIRATE WITH NEW CLUB.
Deacon Phillippe Signs at Local Man
ager of U. S. League.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Charles ("Deacon")
Phiiiinne in now a manager. The
veteran Pirate pitcher, who secured
his unconditional release irom me
pittahnreh National league manage
ment last fall, has signed a contract-
to manage the FittsDurgn ciud in mo
Urfited States league.
It is probable that the lease for Ex
position park, the Pirates old grounds
will be closed within a few days. It
Is known that Captain Marshall Hen
derson and W. T. Mcfcullough, the lo
cal promoters, visited General Agent
Robert Finney of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company to complete
negotiations, but it was stated that
papers had not actually passed. Phil
HppjB already has a line on some good
players, and expects to have a team
in the field In time for the coming
season.
Phillippe came under the notice of
President Dreyfuss of the Pirates,
four years before the Louisville
Colone's came to Pittsburgh. He
was with Minneapolis' for seasoning
before Dreyfuss took him to Louis
ville. He never played with any
other professional clubs than these
three. He was a Pirate mainstay In
the pitchers' box until about three
years ago. Probably his greatest
work was In 1903, when he practically
took up a world's series battle slngle-
vo,w!uH Winer the title to the Boston
Redsox under Jimmy Collins after he
had pitched the Pirates to tnree
straight victories. Phillippe is Inde
pendently wealthy and enters the new
league as a pioneer.
Good Breeder but Bad Provider.
Bellcfontaine, O. "I could not earn
enough to support my family the way
prices have been this winter and that
Is why I ran away," was the explana
tion Charles Gilbert of West Mans
field eave in Juvenile court here when
brought back from West Unity. He
was accused of deserting nis eignr.
fthllHron u'tin were found barefooted.
destitute and nearly naked In their
home. "I was down and out. So it
was either steal or beg, and I could
not do either. So I went away,
knowing that my children would be
looked after by charitable organiza
tions" said Gilbert. The court gftve
him another chance to provide for his
family.
President Bigelow of the Ohio con
stitutional convention, asserted his
belief iu the doctrine of Marx and
George before large audience In Cin
cinnati. ' Hit Economy.
The children In the Blank family
were taught habits of neatness at the
table by being compelled to pay a fine
of X cent for every spot they put on
the tablecloth. One day Harold, a
boy of seven years, was discovered
rubbing the overhanging part of the
cloth between his fingers, and, when
taken to task for It, he said: "Why,
Mummy, I was just trying to rub two
spots' Into one!" Woman's Home
Companion.
OLD PUFFS AND SWITCHES
Latiles of Twenty-Five Centuries Age
Made Liberal Use of Bor
rowed Hair.
Caesar's wife may have been above
suspicion so far as her morals were
concerned, but the same could not
have been said about her hair, any
more than It could about the hair of
the fashionable matron of today.
The Greek, Egyptian, Carthaginian
and Roman ladies of twenty-five cen
turies ago made use of the most as
tenishing quantities of borrowed hair,
and the Roman women of the time of
Augustus ' were especially pleased
when they could outdo their social
rivals by piling upon their heads a
greater tower of additional tresses.
They also arranged curls formally
around the head.
An extensive commerce in human
hair was carried on, and after the con
quest of Gaul, blond hair, such as
grew originally on the heads of Ger
man girls along the Rhine, became
very fashionable In Rome. Caesar did
not disdain to mix a little commercial
Ism with his military enterprises and
collected a vast amount of hair from
the vanquished Gauls, which he sent
to market at Rome, and in the Roman
provinces a cropped head was regard
ed as a badge of slavery or at least
of subjection.
The hairdressers of Rome were per
sons of real importance and charged
exorbitant prices for forming the hair
Into fanciful devices, such as harps,
wreaths and diadems.
WHY THEY LOVE THE LIBRARY
Such a Nice Place to Sit, Especially
if One Has Agreeable
Company.
While pleasant weather lingered the
stone benches In front of the New
York public library were occupied by
couples whose presence could not be
attributed wholly to their Interest In
the architectural scheme. They re
malned too long and their eyes spoke
of other things.
Since rain and chill winds have
made marble benches out of doors un
comfortable, even for ardent sweet
hearts, they are to be found on simi
lar seats which are placed for decora
tive purposes In the long corridors In
side the building.
"Don't you love the new library?"
one girl said to another.
"No; It takes too long to got the
books."
"Well, I don't know about that. I
haven't drawn any books yet."
"What do you go there for, then?"
"Oh, It is so lovely just to sit there."
"Alone?"
"No, not alone."
Had His Eye On the Boat.
Alexander Carr has a reputation as
a wit and story teller only equaled by
bis reputation as an actor. His latest
story was told the other night and
runs as follows:
Two Hebraic gentlemen, frlend3 of
long standing, went to the lake and
each hired a rowboat for a trial ol
skill and strength. In the middle of
the lake one tipped over his boat and
sank from sight. Coining to the sur
face close to the bow of the other
boat he shouted:
"Ilcey, Iltoy, save me, I can't swim!"
Carefully holding the boat a few
feet away from his drowning friend,
the other looked on unmoved.
Again the unfortunnte one sank be
low the surface, and as he came up
for the second time repeated his cries
for help.
A third time he came up, and then.
as he started to disappear from sight
for the third and last time, his friend
bhouted:
"Able, if you don't come up again
can I have your boat?"
Wanted to See It Bloom,
Mabel Parr, just turned six, liver
in Lauderdale avenue, in Lakewood,
says the Cleveland Leader. Her
mother, a Scientist, has been trou
bled for some days with a coll-Eore,
much to her little daughter's concern.
When she could not longer r?strnli
her sympathy she turned Interroga
tion point.
"Mother," she asked, ' pointing to
the slight disfigurement, "what Is
that you've got?"
"That's a rosebud, dear," said Mrs.
Parr.
Mubel was silent and thoughtful all
the reRt of the day. When she yield
ed to pressure she confessed she'd
been worrying about her mother.
"I've been thinking about that rose
bud," she said, "and wondering why
that flower never blooms."
Not a Monothelst.
What might have been Oliver Her-
ford's last witticism was delivered of
the poet-artist in a recent attack ol
typhoid, when the malady wbs near
Ing Us crisis. A frequent visitor was
a clergyman of his acquaintance, who,
leaving the sick room o this occa
sion, remarked cheerfully:
"Good by for the present, and God
be with you."
Mr. Hereford was unable to Hrt his
head from his pillow, but be respond
ed feebly:
'The same to you and many of
'em."'
Primitive Reasoning,
"Did you sell your vote?"
"No, siree! I voted fur that fellev
cause 1 liked him."
"But I understand he gave you
$10?"
'Well, when a man gives you $10
aln' no tro-e'n natural to like him.
THOROUGH STUDY
OF SMOKE BEGUN
Experts to Investigate For the
University of Pittsburgh
2 YEARS MAY BE REQUIRED
Effect of Soot on Health, Wealth and
Minds of Plants and People to
Be Noted Merchants to
Be Interviewed.
Pittsburgh, Pa. "Does a pall of
smoke hanging over a community add
to the cost or living? Docb it stunt
the growth of plants and trees? Does
it shorter the hours of daylight and
dull the sunbeans? Does it impair
the working efficiency of the health of
the people? And last, but not least,
does smoke tend to make persons
mean, grumpy and depressed?
These are some of the questions
that the Industrial Research Depart
ment of the University of Pittsburgh
will strive to answer by means of the
most exhaustive investigation of the
smoke problem that has ever been
made. Sixteen experts will conduct
the investigation. Eight of them will
work continually under the direction
of Dr. Raymond C. Benner, who has
charge of the Inquiry. The investi
gation may tako two years to com
plete. By the end of that time or
sooner Dr. Brenner hopes to have
amassed a volume of information that
will show Just what part smoke plays
In the life of any city.
The lnvestrgation will be made
along all possible lines that may be
practicable. The effect of smoke will
be studied from the botanical, econo
mical. physiological and psychological
points of view. The legal aspects
Df the problem will not be forgotten.
Ordinances adopted by different cities
In this country and abroad will be re
viewed and the results of their en
forcement noted.
Engineers will find out just what
manufacturing plants are emitting
smoke and which are not. Why Binoke
Is emitted or why it is absent, as the
caso may be, what means, if any, have
?en employed to prevent smoke.
The relation ofa smoke to efficient me
chanical operation will be studied,
is It is maintained by some authorities
that the imperfect consumption of
coal which causes smoke, means a
waste of fuel ranging from 13 to 50
per cent.
A botanical survey of Pittsburgh
and vicinity will be made to find out
what plans grow beBt and which are
hindered by smoke. Extensive labor
atory experiments will be made to de
termine what Injury If any is done to
plant life by smoke.
Architects will take observations as.
to the damage caused by smoke to
buildings and building materials. The
Additional cost of maintenance due to
these condtions will be estimated.
The merchants of the tity will be
Interviewed to find out to what ex
tent goods are damaged by smoke.
The additional labor necessary
for hotlsewlves to keep their homes
clean, and, the work required with
scrubbing brushes to counteract the
blight o'f smoke will be computed In
dollars and oents as nearly as itossi
ble. Seven doctors will study the effect
of smoke on the general health of tho
community and Its results on differ
ent organs when breathed Into the
lungs. Some medical authorities Bay
this does not harm and believe that
smoke has an Injurious effect on nose,
throat and lungs. It will be the aim
of the physiological probe to get at
the facts.
Dr. Benner will make an exhaustive
study of the chemistry of smol;e.
"Very little Is known of the chemistry
of smoke," said he. "Ordinarily
smoke Is considered soot. If that
were all It Is tho problem would be
easy. But smoke contains other sub
stances. . It Is probable thai It con
tains tar and It has acids. Including
hydrochloric and Biilphuric. It. Is the
tar that makes It stick to buildings,
while the acid eats away the material
In time."
The psychological aspect' of the
smoke question is the most interest
ing as well as the most intangible
that the research department will en
counter. It is Impossible to deter
mine just what effect smoke has on
the disposition and temperament of a
person. The men in charge of this
part of the investigation have heard
of people committing suicide because
of gloomy surroundings. It Is con
sidered certain that the effect of liv
ing In the place which Is overhung by
clouds of smoke Is depressing on the
mind.
Annie Yeamans Is Dead.
New York. Mrs. Annie Yeamans,
known as the "Grand old lady of the
Stage, died at her apartment In the
Hotel Gerard Sunday, a victim of
paralysis. She was In her seventy
seventh year and her last appearance
was In vaudeville at Lynn, Mass.,
June 13 last. At her bedBide was her
only surviving daughter, Mrs. Lydia
Yeamans Titus, an actress. The fu
neral services will be he'.d in the Lit
tle Church Around tho Corner. She
will be burled In this city. Mrs. Yea
lnaus was booked to play at the
Grand In Pittsburgh, on "Old Home
Week" March 18.
Landefeld Is Roosevelt Candidate.
Washington, Pu. Theodore Lande
feld of Monongahela has filed with the
county commissioners his petition to
have bis name p'aced on the Republi
can primary ballot as a candidate for
delegate to the state' convention. He
is for Roosevelt.
Conducting Free School for Farmers,
Greensville, Pa.--a bo faculty of the
State Col'ese Agricultural School,
headed by Dean Thomas F. Hunt Is
here and will spend a week conduct
ing a school for the benefit of the far
mers cf Western K'nnB'ylvanis. .
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IS THE ORDER OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON TO
ALL COMPANIES
DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE STATE
Gov. Tener Approves Commutation of
Sentence of Frank Endrukat,
From Hanging to Life Im
prisonment. Harrlsburg. Insurance Commission
er Charles Johnson has sent to 908
insurance companies listed to do busi
ness In Pennsylvania notice that
every person engaged in soliciting in
surance must take out a license and
that each partner and person em
ployed by a firm must also be li
censed as well as the firm. This ac
tion is taken along lines of an opinion
rendered by Deputy Attorney General
J. E. B. Cunningham. The license no
tice was issued to 536 fire Insurance
companies and 372 life, casualty, as
sessment and fraternal organizations
engaged In business in Pennsylvania.
The commissioner also announced
that the law prohibiting Insurance
brokers from writing life Insurance
would be enforced in every county
and instructions to this end hav
been issued.
Prisoner's Sentence Commuted.
Governor Tener has approved the
commutation of the sentence of Frank
Endrukat of Philadelphia from hang
ing to life imprisonment. The case
is one of unusual interest as Endru
kat was found by lunacy experts to
be Insune, one of his vagaries being
to maintain silence during a trial.
Four times the date for hanging was
set and respites granted each time to
allow the pardon board opportunity
to study the case.
Hog Cholera Now Checked.
The state live stock sanitary board
appears to have very successfully
coped with an outbreak of hog cholera
that threatened to be serious In parts
of Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon
counties and by adoption of the meth
ods used In similar outbreaks In Law
rence, Crawford and other counties
the disease has been almost wiped
out. The board's agents vaccinated
hundreds of cattle and by a system
of Isolating the hogs and prohibiting
sales from infected herds prevented
loss of valuable live stock. The, board
has had to contend with half a dozen
outbreaks this year, but the new
methods have been a boon to farmers,
judging from letters received by the
board.
Two Hospitals to Be Opened.
Harrlsburg. Two of the state's new
insane hospitals will open their doors
for the reception of patients this year
after having been years in building
and the result will be the ease of the
strain of overcrowding that is report
ed from many of the state Institutions
In various pnrts of the state. Gover
nor John K. Tener has taken a per
sonal Interest in the completion of
these two Institutions and it is large
ly due lo his efforts that they will
be ready to care for the unfortunate
wards of the commonwealth this sum
mer. The big state hospital for the crim
inal insane nt Fairview in Wayne
county, which has been in course of
erection for the last four or five years,
is to lie ready about June 1 to tako
in patients and Insane hospitals and
the two penitentiaries will send peo
ple to it. The hospital is located in
a far off section and Is one of the
most modern Institutions of its kind
in the country.
Ktlll greater relief will be given to
the various state Insane hospitals by
the opening of the Institutions for the
homeopathic Insane at Rlttersvllle.
This institution, which hns been al
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most ten years in building, has been
pushed to completion by a commis
sion named by the governor last year
and will take care of hundreds of
people.
State Capitol Notes.
Harry II. Shldle of Pittsburg has
been appointed chief clerk of the state
banking department, to succeed Wil
liam Dawson of Scranton. Mr. Shldle
was for yearB connected with one of
the Pittsburg batiks.
Tho Dauphin county courth has de
cided In the state tax case of G. W.
Ellis & Co. of New Je.-sey that it
should pay a bonus on only $60,750.95,
the amount of capital employed In
Pennsylvania. The state claimed a
bonus on $74.3o:t.
Arrests for the sale of colored olo
have been made In Tamaqua by agents
of the dairy and food division. A test
case will be tried In Pottsvillo next
mouth.
Governor Tener has accepted the In
vitation extended to him by the citi
zens of Doylestown to attend the ob
servance of the centennial of that
borough.
The Issue of automobile license
tags has climbed to 23,000 at the state
highway department.
Deputy Attorney General J. E. B. .
Cunningham said in reference to the
decision of the Supreme Court in re
fusing a change of venue for the
Coutesville cases that the state would
bn raaily to fo on wi'.h tb' trials in
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