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VOL. XLV. NO. 11.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. C. Dunn;
Justices of the react G. A. Randall, D.
W. Chirk.
Oounciimen. J. W. Tenders, J. T. Dale,
O. H. Knbinson, Wtn. Smearbaugh,
It. J. Hopkins, U. K. Watson, A. 11.
Kelly.
Constable Ti. L. Zuver. .
Collector W. U. Hood.
flcAoot Directors W. O. Imel, J. K.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jainieson, D, H.
Blum.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICER. S.
Member of Congress P. M. Hpeer.
Member of NeiutleJ. K. P. iiall.
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
n-esitient Judge W. U. Hinckley.
Associate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register et Recorder, de,
-S. K. Maxwell.
Hheriff Win. H. Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee. i
Commissioners -Win. H. Harrison, J.
C. Scowden, II. (I. McClnllan.
District Attorney M. A. Carrlnger.
Jury Commissioners JB. Eden, A. M.
Moore.
(kroner Dr. M. C Kerr.
County Auditors-dmrue H. Warden,
A. O. Uregg and H. V. (Shields.
County Surveyor Hoy 8. Brsden.
County Superintendent J. O. Carson.
Heaular Ttrmm fiirt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.'
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of Countjfc Commis
sioners 1st aud 3d Taesdaya ofniontb.
Church aa4 Nabkala Mchaal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
ui. ; M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Kev. W.H. Burton.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
U. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. in. and 7:40 p.
m. Kev. H. A. Bailey, Pastor,
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
mcnth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'TM' N EST A LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
A Mentfl every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
G. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of eauh month at 3 o'clock.
pAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
l 137, 1R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday
day nening ol eacn uiomu.
TF. RITCHEY.
. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
l lonesia, ra.
M,
A.
ER.
Attort
ui Counsellor-at Law.
OlUee
'orest County National
Bunk Bjyniig,
TIONESTA, PA.
imrFis M. SHAWKEY.
J ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Olncein Arner Building, Cor. Elm
aud Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANK S. HUNTER, .D. D. S.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glassies Fitted.
D
R. J. B. SIGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. B. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
R. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. Till is the most centrally
located hotel in thwplace, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to uiakclit a pleasant stopping
plnAtbr the traveling publio.
pUiL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Hindu of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees bis work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grettonborgor
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
AH work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Bl:ksm i thing prompt
ly done at Low Rales. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of and Just west of the
Shaw House, -Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
THE TIONESTA
Racket .Store
Can supply your wants in such staple
lioes as Hand Pai tiled China, Japan
ese China, Decorated Glassware, aud
Plain and Faocy Dishes, Caudy, as
well as other lines too numerous to
mention.
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Before you plan your spring work
io painting and papering let us give
you our estimates ou the complete
job. Satisfaction guaranteed.
G. F. RODD A,
Next Door to the "Fruit Store, Elm
Street, Tiouesta, Pa.
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR ROAD WORK
Commissioner Bigelow Soon To
Announce Program
BIDS TO BE ASKED FOR SOON
Lost of Automobile License Feet Re
ttricts Oepartment'i Activity.
Allegheny County Already
Has Good Roads.
Harrisburg, Pa. Commissioner Ed
ward M. Hlgelow will announce the
bulk of the spring and summer road
building program of the State High
way Department within the next 10
days, as he has been on visits of in
spection to some western counties
where applications for building undet
the state aid plan are pending. The
commissioner has already announced
that bids will be opened this month
on six sections of road, including two
in western tier counties, and one 24,
000 foot section of the national road
In Washington county.
The remainder of the list is being
made up very carefully, as the funds
of the department are limited, owing
to the stand of the auditor general
that it is not entitled to the use ot
the income from automobile licenses,
which is directed to be paid to the
credit of the road building funds by
the automobile license law.
Only such sections as are actually
in need of roads or which it is deem
ed important for future operations to
construct will be built. Careful in
spections of various counties are be
ing made to spread around his means
as much as possible.
The chances are that but one dis
trict in Allegheny county will get a
road built under the state aid plan. A
couple are under consideration, hut
the big county has such a fine system
and other sections are so much more
in need of the highways, that one is
likely to he the limit. Several other
western counties will be cared for. In
the neighborhood of Philadelphia prob
ably the same arrangement will be
made.
Work on the southern road in West
moreland and Somerset counties is tc
be pushed and four sections of the na
tional road, three now under contract,
will be constructed this summer.
Other roads will depend on the way
the funds hold out, although the com
missioner would like to a -commodate
every district which needs a first-class
road.
CITY STIRRED BY GAS WAR.
Fiyht Against W. Va. Company De
velops Into Complex Situation.
Wheeling, W. Va. The illuminating
gas situation in this city, growing out
of the recent derision of the Circuit
Court that the Natural Gas Company
of West Virginia must comply with a
provision In Its franchise which pro
hibits the sale of natural gas for illu
minating purposes, is approaching an
acute stage. The court order paves
the way for possible suits by the citj
to recover damages for losses sua
talned by the municipally-owned plant
through substitutions of natural foi
artificial gas in hundreds of Wheeling
homes during the past five or six
yenrs.
Both sides profess willingness tc
arrange compromise terms, but the
city demands $110,000 in ten equal an
nual installments for the privilege ol
selling gas for illumination, and the
West Virginia Company offers $25,000
The anti-illumination provision in
the West Virginia company's fran
chlse which is causing all the trouble
was placed tjiere for the protection of
the municipal gas works. When cus
tomers of the West Virginia Company
began burning natural gas as an illu
minnnt. the company held that it had
no control over the gas after it passed
through the meters. The courts held
differently. Then consumers were
given notice that they would be dis
connected if they burned gas for light
ing purposes. But consumers using
natural gas as an illuminant Increased
In number, and the receipts of the.
municipal plant grew correspondingly
less. The city charged 75 cents per
thousand cubic feet, the natural gas
company 25 cents. The question
threatens to become an issue in muni
cipal elections.
Wartime Letter 46 Years on Way.
Coshocton, O. Fulton Say re has
Just received a letter that had been 4G
years in reaching him. it was writ
ten by a brother on April 7, 1804, while
a parole prisoner in a camp before
Vicksburg. It was received by a sis
ter, who placed it in a hook, where it
was found last week and delivered to
the address.
Woman's Premonition Was Fulfilled.
Sharon, Pa. Mrs. W. G. Price had
a premonition that the large dairy
barn ou her husband's farm near here
would be destroyed by fire. Sunday
night, acting on impulse, she arose
from bed anil went out into t ho yard
to see if everything was nil right. She
discovered the barn ab'aze. The
building was destroyed, together with
III Jersey cows, four horses, a cream
ery outfit and farming Implements.
The loss is $10,00(1, with $2,500 insur
ance. The lire is blamed on incen
diaries. Judge Lifts Johnstown's Lid.
Johnstown. Pa Judge Stephens on
Saturday granted a preliminary In
junction restraining Mayor Cauffield
from enforcing the city executive's
proclamation relative to the sale ot
cigars, sodas, etc., on Sunday night
May 9 was set as the date for the
hearing.
Kentucky Mother 13 Years Old.
Georgetown, Ky.The youngest
mother in Kentucky Is Mrs. Kate
Fields of this cily. She is 13 years
old, and the grandmother of her new
born daughter 1 Just 30.
BAY STATE SPLITS
ONE HALF OF THE DELEGATES
ELECTED TO REPUBLICAN CON
VENTION FOR ROOSEVELT.
RESULTS OF MASS. PRIMARY
Delegates-at-Large Roosevelt Men
Crane Defeated; Foss a Winner
Champ. Clark Easily Defeats Gov.
Wilson as Democratic Choice.
Boston, May 1. Returns from the
Presidential preferential primary show
that the delegation fromMassachusettg
to the Hepublican National Convention
in Chicago is evenly divided 18 for
President Taft and 18 for Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt.
President Taft carried nine Congres
sional districts, each district having
two delegates. Col. Roosevelt carried
five Congressional districts and cap
tured in addition the eight delegates-at-large.
The President got a majority of the
preferential votes and this has given
rise to a complication which will be
carried to the national convention. On
the face of the returns the delegates-at-Iarge
whose names were under the
Roosevelt emblem have over 8,000 ma
jority over the Taft delegates-at-large,
beaded by Senator Murray Crane.
It is expected that the Roosevelt
4clegates who appeared on the ballot
as "for Theodore Roosevelt" will car
ry out such instructions and disregard
Taft's preferential majority.
Boston. The contest In the Presi
dential primaries for the 36 Massa
chusetts delegates to the Republican
National Convention far exceeded in
interest, by the volume of votes cast,
that for control of the Democratic
delegation to Baltimore.
Four Republican voters went to the
polls to one Democrat.
The race between President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt, which, on the
question of the preference of voters,
was a neck and neck affair, absorbed so
much attention that the long lead of
Speaker Clark over Governor Wood
row Wilson, especially in Boston and
a few small cities and towns, was al
most forgotten.
Champ Clark won In a canter over
Wilson, and La Follette was scarcely
heard from. The Speaker of the House
beat the Governor of New Jersey by
8.500 in Boston, but in the rest of the
State it was not quite as bad.
The vote was light over the State,
probably not more than 40 or 45 per
cent, of the total strength being cast.
The complete returns from the city
of Boston give:
Republican preferences: Taft, 11,
182; Roosevelt, 10,651; La Follette,
249. For Delegates-at-Large: Baxter
(leading Roosevelt group), 10,913;
Crane (leading Taft group), 10,078.
Democratic preferences: Clark,
14,300; Wilson. 5,879. For Delegates-nt-Large:
Coughin (pledged to Foss),
16,101; Williams (pledged to Wilson),
6,433.
Many of the manufacturing cities
supported Roosevelt, but In the resi
dential portions there was a tendency
toward the President.
The vote of the country towns was
a surprise to the state machine, for
usually those voters have been with
the old guard.
Lowell went for Roosevelt two to
one. The ex-President also carried
Haverhill. Lynn is also a Roosevelt
city.
There were many surprises for both
sides. In the Fourteenth Congres
sional District, for Instance, where
there is a large Independent vote. Col.
Roosevelt had a lead over President
Taft of about two to one.
Although Senator Lodge was silent
In the campaign, his towns spoke for
him In tones that could not be mistak
en. Nahant gave a 2 to 1 vote against
the Senator's old time friend Theo
dore. Republicans say that many Demo
crats, angry because Gov. Foss's name
was not on the ballot for preference
and caring for neither Clark nor Wil
son, wted for Roosevelt, and It ap
pears also that many of them cast
blank ballots bo far as preference is
concerned.
Underwood Wins in Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla. Oscar Under
wood carried the preferential prima
ries in tills State over Governor Wood
row Wilson, of New Jersey, and will
have twelve more instructed dele
gates at the Baltimore convention.
Underwood has run away from Wil
son by a vote of two to one.
Washington Political Notes.
Washington. Senator Dixon, Col
onel Roosevelt's manager, issued this
statement: "The result in Massachu
setts settles Taft's candidacy beyond
and to the exclusion of every reason
able doubt. Barometer readings of the
sentiment of the Republican voters
from the Atlantic to the aclflc coast
tell one unbroken story."
Florida Underwood beats Wilson
in the State primaries 2 to 1.
Now Hampshire Taft gets the
State's eight delegates, bound by Iron
clad Instructions from the convention.
Pennsylvania William Flynn be
comes the new Republican State bons;
Penrose steps down and out; Roose
velt gets the eight delegates-at-large.
Delaware Six Wilson delegates
elected by the State Den-ocratic Con
vention, though uninstructed.
FREDERICK FLEET
jrv ih (in 7
Frederick Fleet was the lookout in
the crow's-nest of the Titanic when
she struck the iceberg that sent her
to the bottom of the ocean.
FIREMEN'S WANTS
DEMANDS MADE AS RAILROADS
NAME ARBITRATOR TO ADJUST
DISPUTE WITH ENGINEERS.
ASK INCREASEOF$25.000.000
Eastern Roads Called On for Huge
Yearly Payment While Engineer
Dispute Remains Unsettled Mana
gers' Conference Will Meet.
New York, May 3. Now the loco
motive firemen on Eastern railways
want higher wages.
No sooner was a way opened up for
settling the engine drivers' dispute
than the railway managers received
the demands of the firemen.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engine Men, through
their President, W. S. Carter, of Peo
ria, 111., presented to the Railway Man
agers' Conference Committee, of the
fifty Eastern railroads, a set of de
mands, almost similar to the demands
made on the railroads by the engine
drivers.
No estimate has as yet been made
as to the percentage of increase asked
by the firemen, but the railway man
agers say the annual increase asked
amounts to between $25,000,000 and
$30,000,000 yearly.
J. C. Stuart, Chairman of the Rail
way Managers' Conference Committee
acknowledged receipt of the demands
and informed Mr. Carter the demands
would bo taken up at the next meet
ing. In the demands, many changes are
aBked and many concessions are de
manded. One request is that on all coal
burning locomotives in freight service
a fireman and an assistant fireman
shall be employed. At present, there
Is only one fireman. This demand, if
granted, would mean an annual In
crease of more than $60,000,000 as
there are 14,000 firemen, and it would
mean an additional 14,000 men, at
about $2.60 a day.
Another demand states:
Firemen shall be relieved from all
cleaning of engines, tanks, fires and
flues, scouring of brass, painting of
stacks, smoke arches and front ends.
The demands also include a univer
sal ten-hour-a day scale, and all over
time shall be paid.
Coal Conference Rupture.
New York, May 3. Work in the an
thracite coal mines, which has been
suspended pending negotiations for a
new agreement bet ween the operators
and the 125,000 employes, will contin
ue suspended as a result of a rupture
between the two committees of ten
each representing respectively the op
erators and the employes. The oper
ators ratified the agreement reached
by their sub-committee In its conferen
ces extending over three weeks, but
the miners refused to ratify It.
William Green, formerly State Sen
ator in Ohio, who represented John P.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, said negotiations
were broken off because the miners
could not accept that part of the agree
ment relating to the four-year term
of the contract, the abolition of the
sliding scale without, providing that Its
equivalent be added to the proposed
advance of 10 per cent, in wages, and
the failure to recognize the miners'
organization as a party by not provid
ing for the deduction of union dues
from tho miners' wages.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National Leagne.
Clubs. W. L.
Cincinnati 12 3
New York 10 4
Boston 7 8
Chicago 7 8
Brooklyn 6 8
Pittsburgh 6 9
Philadelphia 5 8
St. Louis 5 10
American League.
Chicago 13 4
Boston 10 6
Washington 9 6
Philadelphia 8 8
Sleveland 7 8
Detroit 8 10
St Louis 5 11
New Yoik 4 11
PC.
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.429
.400
.384
.333
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.625
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.444
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ASK IN NAME
OfJHILDREN
Greatest Tag Day in City's His
tory the Result
OVER $15,000 WAS GIVEN
And the Best of It Wat That Every
body Gave Willingly Money
is to Establish Chil
dren! Ward.
Pittsburgh, Pa. There were streaks
of yellow Saturday almost to everyone
in Pittsburgh . But the saffron hue
was a badge of charity, for it was Tag
Day. The person unspotted with the
yellow disk was looked upon as sus
picious. More gloriously than the
sun shone the yellow paper emblems.
Men, whose public spirit had dwindled
to about 22 around the waist, sudden
ly became inflated. The little yellow
tags did the work injected more real
charity, more public spirit, more kind
ness and more real fellowship than
a month of exhortation.
F. ashing automobiles stopped sud
denly at curbs. To the rumbling and
coughing of motors, men and women
known only by name and sight to
thousands in Pittsburgh, dug deeply
into pockets and purse, produced rolls
of hills, peeled off a few yellowbacks
and got in return a few yellow tass.
The tags were worth about a 'steen
of a cent, but those who gave showed
they were tlckeled at driving such a
good bargain.
Early in the day, Just about the
time folks were going to work, the
taggers were stationed at prominent
places all over the city. Pretty girls
button holed the man with the dinner
bucket and the man with the cutaway
coat and silk hat. Both grinned.
They liked it. There was no use de
nying the taggers. Before you knew
it a yellow tag fluttered from your
lapel. Yellow tags became as neces
sary as suspenders to men and hair
pins to women.
Toward evening, tagless persons
were extremely scarce. In all, about
2,000 girls and women formed the tag
gers' brigade. They were stationed
in all parts of the city, and remained
on duty until 8 o'clock at night. After
that, and until 11 o'clock, the East End
was besieged by the tag troopers. A
leading financier In the Frick building
gave a girl a check for $1,000.
At the East End Savings and Trust
Company, the main depository for the
Tag Day receipts, it was stated the
total realized would reach more than
$15,000. The exact amount will not
be known tor a few days.
All this and more will go toward
the establishment ot a children's
ward at Pittsburgh Hospital, East
End. The hospital, operated by the
Sisters of Mercy, is non-sectarian.
The money will form part of a sum
to erect an annex to the hospital for
the treatment of child patients.
Taft's Son Becomes Editor.
Cambridge, Mass. Robert Alphonso
Taft, son of the President, has been
elected president and editor-in-chief
of the Harvard Law Review for 1912
13. He succeeds his chum, Charles
Evans Hughes, Jr., son of Justice
Hughes. Robert, who is in his sec
ond year in the Harvard Law Bchool,
recently took out registration papers,
adopting Cambridge as his home city,
In order to cast a vote tor his father
at the primary election. During his
first year Taft was the honor man of
his class.
Accidentally Killed by Brother.
Warren, Pa. Wurren Vanderburg,
aged IS, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Vanderburg of Cherry Grove, this
county, was shot in the head Satur
day with a bullet from a rille in the
hands of his brother Clarence, aged
15, while the two were shooting at a
tin can. Warren was throwing the
can into the air. The gun was dis
charged prematurely and the bullet en
tered Warren's brain, causing death
within a few hours.
Pastor Dies In Rain Barrel.
Arcadia, Ind. Letting himself down
head first into a barrel of rainwater
under the caves of his home, the Rev.
Charles Marts committed suicide. He
was 0U years old and had been a min
ister of the Christian church 30 years.
Lately he had shown signs of insan
ity. Colonel McDermott Quits Race.
Morgantown, W. Va. Colonel Jo
seph H. McDermott has withdrawn
from the race for the Republican nom
ination for the state sentate from the
Eleventh Senatorial district. His ac
tion followed announcement of the
candidacy of Henry S. Green, editor
of the Post-Chronicle.
No Race Suicide There.
Monroe, O. Mrs. Annie McClung Ib
dead here at the age of S9. She Is
survived by seven children, :s grand
children, 36 great-grandchildren and
29 great great grandchildren, making
her the progenitress of 110 persons.
Her husband, James McClung, aged
90, survives.
Hearing in the United States gov
ernment's suit for dissolution of the
United States Sleel Corporation be
gan .Monday at New York.
Was a Pioneer Oil Man.
Oil City, Pa Dr. E. M. Woife, aged
C4 years, a pioneer resident of this
city who had an extensive acquaint
ance among Plttsbiirghers Identified
Willi early operations In the oil fields
of tills scrtioii died at his home here
Saturday morning. Dr. Wolfe, who
was a prominent member of the Ma
sonic order, was actively engaged In
the production of oil for many years.
The Cunnrd liner Ultonia from Eng
land ran into an lee field and lost her
propcll'T while attempting to enter
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
KEYSTONE REPUBLICAN -w
STATE CONVENTION
Delegates at Large Are Instructed to
Vote for Colonel Theodore
k Roosevelt. -nSf
Harrlsburg, May 2. The Pennsyl
vania Republican state convention in
structed its delegates-at-large to vote
for Roosevelt for President, indorsed
the policies of the colonel, nominated
an antl-Penrose state ticket and turn
ed the party machinery over to Wil
liam Flinn of Pittsburgh, and Editor
E. A. Van Valkenburg of Philadelphia.
The following ticket was named:
State Treasurer Robert K. Young,
Wellsboro.
Auditor-General A. W. Powell,
Pittsburgh.
Congressmen at large Fred E. Lew
Is, Allentown; Arthur R. Rupley, Car
lisle; John M. Morln, Pittsburgh; An
derson H. Walters, Johnstown.
Henry G. Wasson of Pittsburgh was
chosen Chairman of the State Com
mittee, succeeding Henry E. Walton of
Philadelphia, a Penrose henchman.
The platform declares for: A sim
ple, direct and short ballot. Nomina
tion by direct vote of all candidates
lor public office. Presidential primar
ies, the result to be bidding on the
lelegates elected. Direct election of
United States Senators. A drastic cor
rupt practices act. Wilful violation of
ill laws governing elections to be fel
onies punishable by imprisonment. A
comprehensive and effective public
jtillties law. An employers' liability
ind workmen's compensation act.
Such national legislation on the cur
rency as will decentralize control of
:he nation's money and commercial
credit. Conservation of natural re
sources. The platform stands pat on
the tariff, merely indorsing the nation
al platform of 1908. No mention is
made of President Taft or his Admini
stration. GEORGIA FOR UNDERWOOD
Governor Woodrow Wilson Defeated
by 5,000 Clark ; nd Harmon
on Ticket.
Atlanta, May 2. Oscar W. Under
wood, of Alabama, Democratic floor
leader in the National House, carried
Georgia over Governor Woodrow Wil
son of New Jersey by a substantial
majority and will be supported by a
solid Georgia delegation at the Balti
more convention.
The names of Chump Clark and Gov.
Judson Harmon were on the ticket,
but they did not figure appreciably In
the contest.
Taft Sweeps Georgia.
Macon, Ga., May 2. Roosevelt's last
hope of carrying a Georgia district In
the election of Republican delegates
to the National Republican Convention
was swept away when the convention
In the sixth district named two dele
gates with instructions to vote for
President Taft, first, last and all the
time.
AGREE ON PENSION BILL
Conferees of Both Houses Get To
gether on a Schedule Will Aver
age About $25,000,000.
Washington, May 3. Conferees of
both houses of Congress on the Gen
erul Service Pension bill reached an
agreement on the basis of the Senate
bill, with some increases for advanced
age and length of service. This action
is said to assure the enactment of the
General Service bill Into law.
The Increases grant $18 a month to
soldiers 66 years old who served two
and a half years and $19 to tlioeo who
served three years. Those 70 years
old who served one and a half years
get $21.50; two years, $23; two and a.
half years, $24; three years, $25.
Those of 1 5 years who served one and
a half years get $27, two and two and
a half years $30.
It Is estimated that the increase in
the Government's pension expendi
tures for five years under the terms of
the ngreenient will average about $25,
000,000 annually.
WINANS GAVE GIRL $500,000
Won Eccentric Millionaire's Regard
by Kindness at Newport
Hot..
Baltimore, May 1. The will of Ross
R. Winona, which was fed In the Or
phans Court, gives nothing to the
Prince De Beam, who was the hus
band of Beatrice, the deceased daugh
ter of the testator.
The largest individual bequest,
$500,000, was to Miss Dorothy Bate
man. Miss Bateman Is a (laughter of the
proprietor of the llalemnn House at
Newport. Miss Bateman was kind
and attentive to Wlnans and won his
regard by her thoughtful considera
tion for hira.
The heirs to the residue estate, the
value of which Is estimated at $4,000,
000, are Ross W. Whistler, a brother-in-law,
and George S. Revillon, step
brother of Winans's mother.
CUBA'S FINANCIAL TROUBLES
Creditors of Island Republic Clamor
ing for Payment of Their
Claims.
Washington, May 4. Cuba Is in the
grip of serious financial troubles on
the eve of the Presidential election,
and creditors -especially American
contractors who did public work In
Havana are clamoring for their mon
ey, with the result that fiscal interven
tion by the United Slates government
has been urged on the administration,
giving new Impetus to the idea enter
tained for some time by certain stu
dent a of Cuban affairs that such a
course should be adopted.
THESTATETREASURV
STATEMENT FOR THE END OF
APRIL MAKES FAVORABLE
SHOWING.
PLANT MILLIONS Of THE FBI
Auto Licenses Have Reached the 40,
000 Mark Revenue Derived Will
Go to the State Highway
Department.
Harrisburg. The balance In the
state treasury at the close of Aprl;
business was $9,516,700.-19, against $9,
362,488.74 at the end of March. Dur
ing April the receipts of the general
fund amounted to $1,319,788.43 and
the expenditures to $1,237,576.68. The
sinking fund business was very small
both ways.
The balance for the end of the
month was divided as follows: Gen
eral funds, $8,711,934.01, and sinking
fund, $804,766.48. During the month
one $500 bond was redeemed.
Fish for State Streams.
Over 36,000,000 pike.-perch have
been sent out from three of the state's
hatcheries the last few days, the ship
ments being made at the rate of 12,
000,000 from each of the three estab
lishments. The fish are distributed
throughout the state, the Susquehanna
and Delaware getting large Bhares In
the east and the Allegheny, Mononga
hela and Kiskiminetas rivers and
French creek in the west.
The first shad eggs were taken at
Torresdale hatchery a few days ago
and the cultivation will be carried on
by joint work between Pennsylvania
and New Jersey with a view to in
creasing the famous food fish in the
Delaware.
Trout shipments are being made
from the Bellefonte and Corry hatch
eries at a lively rate, but none have
been Btarted from the Wayne hatch
ery, although they will come along
soon.
Auto Licenses Number 40,000.
Harrisburg The state highway de
partment has issued automobile li
cense tag No. 40,000 and broken all
records for putting out the number
plates which are evidence of registra
tion. The Issue is only 4,272 behind
the total registration of cars last year
and as 31,351 was the total of 1909,
the best previous year, it is evident
that the people of Pennsylvania are
spending large sums for automobile,
and that the use of tho vehicle is
growing tremendously. It Is believed
that the 50,000 mark will be passed
this year.
The automobile registrations have
brought In approximately $400,000,
allowing $10 for a car, which is a fair
average, and this money, together
with the $1,400,000 realized from reg
istration in previous years, will likely
be appropriated by the legislature to
the highway department for road
building purposes. Such was the very
evident intent of the legislature in
1907 and 1909, but owing to the
wording of the specific appropriations
act of 1909, Auditor General Slsson
has ruled that acts particularly men
tioning the sums adn the period cov
ered must be passed before the road
constructing department can obtain
the use of the money. The result has
been to tie up considerable road worl'
on the state aid plan which It was
hoped to construct this summer.
To Fight Codling Moth.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface is re
ceiving many answers to his requests
fur the use of orchards to fight the
codling moth. The zoologist is find
ing the people of the state keenly In
terested in the battle this spring and
expects that it will be of great value
to the fruit-growing Interests.
Equitable Company Wins Suit.
The Dauphin county court has de
cided In favor of tho Equitable Life
Assurance society in a case Involv
ing a claim of $100,000 for state taxes.
The claim of the state was based ou
premiums of $5,000,000 derived from
Pennsylvania, but were paid at the
company's New York office. The court
decided that this was not business
done within Pennsylvania, and there
fore not subject to state tax.
Qulnn Deputy Inspector.
Harrisburg. Thomas Qulnn of
Uraddock, Allegheny county, has been
appointed ns deputy factory inspector
for the district composed of Dauphin,
Cumberland and Franklin counties.
He succeeds L. L. Knlsely of this city,
who retired a short time ago.
Mr. Qulnn Is a native of Cambria
county, but has lived In Allegheny
for years, lie worked for years In
mills in Uraddock and has lately been
engaged as a plumber. He Is about
45 years of age.
State Capitol Notes.
State Zoologist Surface has been out
on a round of visits to orchards and
finds conditions better than feared at
first.
Owing to the large number of char
ters issued for electric, gas and other
public utilities, the department of the
secretary of commonwealth has es
tablished a separate docket for the
recording of such papers. Building
and loan companies, natural gas
companies, railroad and street rail
wa'.s have separate dockets,.