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VOL. XLV. NO. 22.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1912.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
ICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
liurgess.J. C. Dunn.
Jwiticea of the iVooe 0. A. Randall. D.
W. Clark.
Qnmcunicn. J. W, Tenders, J. T. Dale,
O, II. Robinson, Win. 8mearbaugh,
K. J. Hopkins, U. F. Watson, A. It.
Kelly.
Ckmstable Ij. Ij. Zuver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
A Aoot Directors . C. Itnel, J. K.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jamieson, D. II.
Ilium.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress V. M. Hpeer.
Member of Senate J. IC. P. Hall,
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
President Judge W. I). Hinckley. .
Associate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgmi.
Prothonntary , Register & Recorder, t.
H. H. Maxwell.
Sheriff Win. H. Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Hrar.ne.
Commissioners Wm. II. Harrison, J.
C. Hoowden, II. II. MeClellan.
District Attorney M. A. Oarrlnger.
Jury Commissioners J . U. KJen, A.M.
Moore.
Cbroner Dr. M. 0 Kerr.
Countu Auditors ('norge H. Warden,
A. C. ("regit and H. V. HlileltlH.
County Surveyor Koy H. Bradnn.
County Superintendent J. O. Carson.
Heaular Terna af ('carl.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of Snptetnber.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of County Coinmls
ilouers 1st and 3d Tuesdays of inontb.
Ckurra mi Mabbata Mchaal.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
ui. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. tn.
Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W.8. Burton.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
SHbbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
U. A. Oarrett, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbytorlan church
every Sabbath at 11 MM) a. in.' and 7:30 p.
in. Itev. U. A. Uailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourtu Tuesdays of each
mouth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
pi' .N EST A LODtlE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
X Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GKO RGB STOW POST, No.274
O. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of each mouth at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. OKORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
rp F. RITCIIKY.
1. ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,
Tiouesta, Pa.
MA. CARKINGER,.
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Office over Forest County National
Bauk Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTORN K Y-AT-LA W.
Olllce in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and BrVlge Sis., Tinnosla, Pa.
nRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. S.
1 Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank.
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
D
R. J. B. BIGGINS,
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. B. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date iu all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public.
HENTRAL HOUSE,
L R. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tlonsela, Pa. This Is the mostcentrally
locatod hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
bo 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 stroat. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion glveu to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grottenborgor
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work riertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and Genoral Klacksmitbiiig prompt
ly done at Low Katos. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guarautoud.
Shop in rear of and just west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBEKGER
THE TIONESTA
Can supply your wants in such staple
lines as Hand I'uiutoil China, Japan
ese China, Decorated dataware, and
Plain atx' Fancy Dishes, Candy, as
well as other lines too numerous to
mentiou.
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Before you plan your spring work
jo painting and papering let us give
you our estimates on the complete
job, Satisfaction guaranteed.
G. F. RODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit Store, Elm
Street, Tioneeta, Pa.
BELIEVE POLICE
ENTANGLED IN IT
Murder of New York Gambler
Causes Sensation
SLAYERS GET AWAY EASILY
Driver ot Auto Which Hauled Gun
Men to Scene Says He Was Told by
Party That the Police Were "Fixed."
Herman Rosenthal, a gambler, was
shot dead on the Btreet In front of the
Hotel Metropole, New York, a few
hours before he was to he called bo
fore tho district attorney and tell what
he knew of the relations betwoen the
police department and the gamblers.
The murderers drove up to the ho
tel in an automobile and easily made
their escape after the shooting.
Several men are under arrest, In
cluding the owner and driver of the
motorcar.
After the Burns men questioned Wil
liam Shapiro, driver of the car used
by the killers, and conferred with the
district attorney they went to work
believing that Rosenthal was slain by
a gang with the knowledge or the ap
proval of a policeman.
From Shapiro, who Is trying to save
himself, they secured the most aston
ishing information yet obtained. Sha
piro says now that the assassination
was a leisurely affair, that the killers
did not leap desperately at their work
at all and that they lounged In front
of the Metropole and they pistoled
Rosenthal with no apparent fear of
arrest.
The gray car's owner cursed his pas
sengers for dragging him into the mur
der and sat down ami told In detail all
that he professes to know about the
murder. He was pressed hard to clear
up certain points that have been only
vaguely referred to. Rut Shapiro, re
membering the threats made by
Rosenthal's murderers that they would
kill him, threw himself altogether
upon the protection of the district at
torney and swore that he was walking
the straight line of truth.
"I am Innocent, so help me God," he
said with emotion. "I had no more
idea that my car was going to be
used for murder than I thought I was
going to Jump in the river.
"Rose has been an old customer -if
ours. But he has not paid for Mon
day night's ride and we would like
to have the $."i0."
Because of Its Importance much of
Shapiro's story was withheld by tho
authorities. Relating the scene after
the shooting Shapiro said:
"The men that shot Rosenthal
walked away from him with their re
volvers In their hands. They put the
guns in their pockets without any rush
and they stood In the middle of the
street half a minute before they start
ed back toward me. They strolled
back, walking slowly pml they got in
the car as easy and quiet as you could
Imagine.
"I thought sure that policemen
would appear and grab us all and I
hoped they would. So I stalled with
the motor until I got a wallop along
side the head that made me seo
stars."
"Going up Fifth avenue," Shapiro
continued, "the man who had banged
me over the head told me I was a
fool tn get scared. He said that no
body was going to get Into trouble be
cause the Job had been fixed and that
the police weren't doing anything. And
then I was warned to keep from talk
ing If I didn't want to get a hole
bored Into mo."
District Attorney Whitman sug
gested that the elimination of Rosen
thal was of so much advantage to
what he termed "police system" that
the death must be laid at the door of
police terrorists. Mr. Whitman said
that whether or not gamblers killed
Rosenthal he could not believe other
wise than that the responsibility lay
elsewhere.
The killing of Rosenthal will not
cause the Investigation to be dropped,
said Mr. Whitman. He had already
obtained from Rosenthal the names of
ten gamblers and they will be ex
amined. And Mrs. Rosenthal, the dis
trict attorney says, stands ready to
supply the grand Jury with Intimate
details ot her husband's business.
Police Commissioner Waldo an
nounced the suspension of Policeman
William J. File, who was In the Hotel
Metropole at the time of the murder.
WEAK WILL, SAYS SWARTZ
)irl Slayer Writes Confession Before
Committing Suicide.
Nathan Swartz, branded by hl
father and sinter as the murderer of
twelve-year-old Julia Connors, was
found a suicide In a room In Christie
street, New York. Gas caused his
death.
About the walls, on tho margins of
newspapers, even on a collar in a cor
ner was scrawled in disjointed sen
tences a confession. On a newspaper
were these lines: "I read about my
mother and father not being able to
rest and I thought I'd do this and not
to disgrace their name. I never made
good on any Job anyway. I was born
with a weak will, formed only for
love."
Another scrap read: "Toll my
mother that I am really guilty and that
she shall not cry her eyes and heart
OJt. I'm sorry I done it. but I got
crazy as I often do and you can't
biame me nor anyone."
New Yoik Gambler Victim
of Sensational Shooting
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HERMAN ROSENTHAL.
REBUKE F0RPRESIDENT
Senate Resents Interference In Lorl
mer Case Congress Doings.
Senator Bailey's resolution de
nouncing alleged attempts by the
president to influence the votes of sen
ators upon the question of the right of
any senator to a seat was passed by a
vote of 35 to 23. It referred to the
Lorlmer case, although no names ap
peared in the resolution.
The resolution asserts that the gen
ate alone is the Judge of the qualifica
tions or election of its members and
that the attempt of the president to
influence any members is an "invasion
of the rights of the senators."
Not a Democrat voted against the
resolution. Six Republicans voted for
It: Bourne, Clapp, Fall, Gallinger, Mc
Cumber and Works.
Those Republicans who voted
against the resolution were Borah,
Brandagee, Bristow, Burnham, Burton,
Catron, Crawford, Cummins, Dupont,
Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, Massey, Mc
Lean, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Perkins,
Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Suth
erland and Townsend.
Archibald Respited Until July 29.
Judge Robert V. Archbaht of tho
United States commerce court was
formally arraigned In the senate on
the articles of Impeachment presented
against him by the house.
The Judge appeared and entered i
plea of not guilty and asked time in
which to answer The time for tho
answer was extended until July 29 and
further time will be given for a rep
lication and for further pleadings by
the defense, but under an order en
tered by the senate the pleadings In
the case must be closed by Aug. 3.
Bill Creates New Department.
The house passed Representative
Sulzer's bill creating a -new depart
ment of labor. President Gompers
and other labor leaders have argued
vigorously to secure enactment of the
bill, which they describe as a "recog
nition and Important benefit" to the
workingman. If the bill finally be
comes a law U will add another sec
retary to the next president's cabinet,
Death Blow to Fight Filmi.
Moving pictures of prize fights are
practically abolished by the passage In
the house of the bill to bar such films
from transportation by any methods
between the states or their Importa
tion from foreign countries. Nothing
but the signature of President Taft
is lacking to make the measure a law,
the senate having recently passed It
with little opposition.
a
Agree on Harbors-River Bill.
The senate and house confereei on
the river and harbor appropriation Mil
reached a complete agreement on un
amended bill carrying a total am?ro
priatlon of '33,000,000. An aniendaivnt
appropriating $300,000 for Improve
ment of the Allegheny river was
passed.
Cotton Futures Bill Passed.
The house passed the Beall bill pro
hibiting dealings on cotton futures. A
bill was also passed removing the in
ternal revenue duly from cigars cod
turned by workmen In cigar factories
DYING GIRL ACCUSES TWO
Enticed to Barn and Forced to Drink
Whisky, She Declares.
Following the death at Uutler, Pa.,
of seventeen-year-old Stella Hocken
berry . from acute alcoholism, Carl
"Snyder, agd twenty, and Ncr
Kci3ter, twenty-one, are under arrest
and the police are looking for another
man.
According to the girl's story, as
told her mother and a doctor, she
went riding with the two, men, Saturr
day night. They took her to a farm,
she alleged, and there forced her 10
drink whisky, The glii was taken
home Sunday In a serious condition.
Her death followed and her story' Is
being investigated.
The men dented that they were re
sponsible for the girl's condition and
named third party lor whom the
police are now searching.
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CANAL PROTEST
ISDEIiYED
Cot Some of England's Argu
ments Are Known
U. S. HAS ANSWERS READY
J. Bull Assumed That When Hay
Pauncefote Treaty Was Signed
There Would Be No Discrimination.
Although the expected statement of
the British protest, against the pend
ing proposal to permit American ships
to ubo the Panama canal without
charge did not arrive at the state
department as expected Secretary
Knox, It can be said, is already In pos
session of the arguments which Great
Britain advances in the formal docu
ment now on its way to Washington.
The British government in entering
the protest against the proposed canal
legislation will call attention to the
fact that Great Britain has from the
very first acted with the utmost feel
ing toward the United States, especial
ly In regard to the isthmian canal and
matters affecting South and Central
America generally.
The United States will be reminded
by the British government that that
government cheerfully entered Into an
agreement facilitating the construc
tion by the United States of the canal.
The removal of the difficulties In the
way of the construction by the United
States found In the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty was proof positive of this
friendly spirit, it will be stated. Had
Great Britain refused to eliminate
this treaty by declining to negotiate
the Hay-Paunceforte treaty the United
States would have been most seriously
embarrassed in its endeavor to con
struct alone the canal.
The British government Is likewise
prepared to remind this government
that Great Britain gave acquiescence
to the fortification of the canal while
a protest against its fortification was
going up from other nations.
It was assumed by Great Britain,
it will be said, that tho United States
would coincide with the British inter
pretation of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty and open the canal on equal
terms to the ships of all nations in
cluding American ships.
Among the answers to these argu
ments which have been suggested to
the state department and which have
already become known unofficially to
the British government are the fol
lowing: That the change of sovereignty In
Panama since the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was ratified alters the status
of the entire matter and renders tho
treaty no longer binding. This argu
ment, however, will not In all proba
bility be very strongly urged, If used
at all.
That the United States Is the only
nation that could build the Panama
canal.
That no nation in the civilized world
could have lor a moment superseded
the United States in building the canal
as a matter of philanthropy; that it
must have been accepted as a matter
of course that the United States would
seek to obtain profit from the canal,
at least gain some return upon Us
huge Investment, and that It must
have been equally evident that the
United States would probably choose
(o confer some of the benefits of the
canal upon its own shipping.
In answer to these statements the
British officials have further argu
ments. They will hold that the Unit,
ed States is the one nation which has
the least Interest In the canal from
a commercial standpoint Inasmuch na
there is practically no American mer
chant marine engaged In foreign
trade; that If the United States desires
merely a return upon its Investment it
will Inevitably, through the absence of
an American merchant marine, receive
such a return through the tolls paid by
the shipping of other nations and,
finally, that as far as national benefits
are concerned the United States as a
nation will gain an Incalculable ad
vantage from the canal through the
uniting of Its double coast line and
doubling the efficiency of the Ameri
can navy.
DISCOVERY COST $7,200
Data Bearing on First Trip of Colum,
bus Found in Spain.
Ledgers recently discovered at
Palos, Spain, contain Interesting facta
concerning the outlay made by Chris
topher Columbus on his expedition to
the new world.
The arniament of the little fleet,
the personal expenses of Columbus
and his officers and the cost of the
voyage total about $7,200.
FARMER'S JUMP TO WEALTH
Sells Place For $194,000 Paid $8,0C0
For It Four Years Ago.
E. E. Lauffer has just closed a deal
In Morgantown, V. Va., for the sale
or his farm n Fayette county, Pa
just across the state line.
He bought the farm four years aso
for $S,000 and Hold it for $1'J1,000. lli
sold tho coal lights for $181,150 and
the surface for $10,000. There are 127
acres on the farm.
Bluefield Has Big Blaze.
Fire destroyed the McCue & Wright
milling plant. In Bluefield, W. Va., and
four adjoining buildings, causing a loss
of $200,000.
Otiioan Chosen by Tatt as
His Secretary
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CAUMI THOMPSON.
0HI0ANS ARE PLACED
Administration' Changes Unofficially
Announced.
11 vo important changes in adminis
tratlon officials were unofficially an
nounoed. I"ojr of these v.iii lie taken
care of by Ohio men, as follows:
Carml Thompson will become secre
tary to the president; Sherman Allen,
assistant secretary to the president,
to succeed A. Piatt Andrew as as
sistant secretary of the treasury; L.
C. Laylin, Ohio manager of Presi
dent Taft's campaign, to succeed
Thompson in the interior department
and Granville W. Mooney, former
speaker of the Ohio house of repre
sentatives, to succeed Allen. Ralph
Cole of Ohio will be appointed confi
dential legal adviser to the comptrol
ler of the currency.
ACTIVITY BEING FELT
Reduction in Price of Grains Helps
business Boom, Says Duns.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week:
"Progress Is In the right direction. A
noteworthy incident this week is the
decline in prices of all grains, es
pecially wheat, which was sharply de
pressed by reports of exceptional crap
advancement in the northwest. T?n
days will place the spring wheat crop
beyond danger from drought.
"In the west manufacturing plants
are busy and labor is well employed.
Higher wages, larger payrolls an 1
great activity in industrial lines mark
the progress of events In tho Pittsburg
district and stimulate all branches of
business in that section."
W. R. THOMPSON NOMINATED
West Virginia Democrats Name Can
didate For Governor.
William It. Thompson was noniln.it
ed by acclamation for governor by the
Democratic state convention.
John II. Holt of Huntington was
named temporary chairman. He sound
ed the keynote in an address that
bristled with denunciation of the rulo
of special privilege under Republican
rule and a promise of a chance under
Democratic rule.
MAM FALLS 700 FEET
Two Others Hang by Fingers and Es
cape Death In Mine Shaft.
As Wlllicm Griffith, employed as a
carpenter for the Kingston Coal com
pany in Edw ardsville, Pa., and Edward
Richards and John Wikaloula, helpers,
were on a scaffold over the mouth of
the shaft making repairs the scaffold
gave way and Griffith was plunged to
death In the 700-foot shaft.
Richards and Wlkalonis succeeded
In grasping the bunting and hanging
by their lingers for half an hour. Both
men were exhausted and collapsed
after being rescued.
LINES EAST BOOZELESS
Pennsylvania Railroad Orders Alco
holic Drinks Off Trains.
Tho Pennsylvania railroad luu
censed to serve intoxicating liquors
on its trains on lines east of Pitts
burg. Inquiry disclosed tho fact that or
ders to that effect had been sent to
H. H. Baker, chief of the dining car
service at the Pennsylvania tc ;ilnal,
New York, ami the cars on reaching
that point had been cleared of their
stock of alcoholic drinks.
PITTSBURG MARKETS.
Butter Prints, 28'if2!); tubs, 274
ff? 2S ; Pennsylvania and Ohio cream
ery, 2.".ifi2.V'a. Eggs Selected. 22'i.fffl
ZZV-i- Poultry ( Live)-Hens, ITflfi.
Cattle Choice, $X.7"i'fi fi.2,'; prime.
$S.2.wi S.Oj; . good. $7
flSUi; tily
butchers, $7.2.. 7.85; fair, $8 ft 7:
common, $5416.25; common to goo.l
fat bulls, $4'(6.75; common to good
fat cows, $:ifi fi.f.ll; heifers, $5f?7.50;
fresh cows and springers, $2." fi .55.
Sheep and Lambs Prime wethers.
$I75?!"5; good mixed. $ 25'M.r,(l; fair
mixed. $:'.59''H; culls ami common,
$ 1 . 50 'rf .' ; yearlings. $:!?( 5.50; spring
lambs, $t.r,liT 7.25; veal calves, $!l.5M
10; heavy and thin calves, $tlfi7.
flogs Prime heavy, $X.ln'Ji 8.15; heavy
mixed, $S20tfi8.25; mediums, heavy
Yorkers and light Yorkers. IS.I'.r.fi"
8.40; pigs. $8? 8.25; roughs, $6.75
7 25: stas. Sift 6.40.
WAYS GREASED
FORjGAfjiPAIGf
Republican and Democratic Com
mittees Named
BOARD OF 14 TO ASSIST WILSON
Democrats Adopt New Idea Twelve
Will Help Chairman Hilles to Fight
For President Taft's Re-election.
A board of fourteen men, eight at
present members of the Democratic
natloual committee and six from out
side the organization, will direct
Woodrow AVilson's campaign for the
presidency.
A linance committee of from thirty
five to forty men from the four
quarters of the country will collect
the funds in collaboration with the
finance committees to be organized 'n
every state from suggestions of the
respective national committeemen.
Committees on publicity, on speak
ers and what not, also to be organized,
will look after details of the light.
The fourteen members of the cam
paign board are: William V. Mc
Combs, Joseph 1. Da vies, Wlllard
Saulsbury, Delaware; Colonel Robert
Ewlng, Louisiana; A. Mitchell Palmer,
Pennsylvania; Josephus Dunkles,
North Carolina; Judge William H.
King, Oregon, and Robert S. Huds
peth, New Jersey, of the national com
mittee ami Senator T. P. Gore, Okla
homa; Senator James A. O'Gorman,
New York; Congressman Daniel J. Mc-
Glllicuddy, .Maine; Congressman
Albert S. Iiurloson, Texas; Senator
James A. Reed. Missouri, and W. C.
McAdoo, New York, outside members.
Further announcement by the gover
nor was that the selection of a vice
chairman of the national committee
and of a treasurer will be postponed.
Republican Executive Committee.
The personnel of the executive com
mittee of the national Republican com
mittee was announced by Chairman
Hilles at nntional Republican head
quarters in New York.
The committee will consist of J. P.
Adams, Dubuque, la.; Charles H.
Brooker, Ansonia, Conn.; Prod W.
Estabrook, Nashua, N. II.; James P.
Rooilrich, Winchester, Ind.; Alvah H.
Martin, Norfolk, Va.; T. II. Neidring
hatis, St. Louis; S. A. Perkins, Ta
coma, Wash.; Alfred T. Rogers, Madi
son, Wis.; Newell Sanders, Chatta
nooga, Tenn.; Charles B. Warren, De
troit; Ray C. West, Chicago, and
Ralph Williams, Dallas, Ore.
Glasscock For Teddy.
That he will support Theodore
Roosevelt and not President Taft for
the presidency Is the substance of a
statement Issued by Governor William
E. Glasscock (Republican) of West
Virginia and at last sets at rcBt tho
question whether ho had deserted
Colonel Roosevelt.
The governor makes It clear, how
ever, that he Is for the Republican
state ticket anil proposes to do nil ha
can to elect the regular Republican
ticket with the exception of President
Taft.
ANOTHER STEEL PROBE
Corporation's Dealings With Railroads
to De Investigated.
The Interstate commerce coinnii?
uion has ordered an Investigation In
volving the I'nited States Steel cor
poration. The committee's Inquiry will be Into
the rates, practices, rules and regula
tions governing the transportation oi
cement, iron ore, iron, steel and their
products, inasmuch as iron oro, iron
and steel constitute a large part of
tho traffic on many roads tho Im
portance of the Investigation is ap
parent. The object of the commission's
move will be to determine if Hie rates
are excessl-e and to ascertain if the
relations that exist between tho rail
roads In tho Cnlted Slates east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio and
rolomac rivers ami concerns engaged
in mining and producing Iron, steel
and cement.
Tho sweeping character of the pro
ceedings Is indicated by the fact that
300 railroads are named as de
fendants. The commission has not yet
fixed a date to begin the investigation.
The order directs the inquiry be
made with a view to compelling the
respondents to desist from any such
practices.
PARKER BACKED BY MILLION
6hechan Gives Evidence About Demo
cratic Fund In 1904.
According to William K. Shechan,
manager of the Phi-Kit campab,n
In 1004, the Democratic presidential
m:pal;:n fund that year contained
about $1.0110.1)1)11. He gave tills evi
dence before the neiiate committee
invesiit;a!i';i,r campaign funds.
Mr. Shechan admitted August lie!-
Inont was a large contributor. He was
asked if Thomas P. Ryan also gav5
money ami he replied In the affirma
tive. Tho witness said the conim'ttce
made It a rule :iot to accept contribu
tions from trusts.
More Money For Steel Workers.
Almost fi.ooo workmen of the Jones
Lauglilln Steel company of Pitts
rir will be affected bv a wnce In
crease which was announced bv Hie
company. The advance averages alio it
10 ur cent.
HUMID NOW, NOT MUGGY.
An Old Time Familiar Weather Word
That Has Passed Into Disuse.
"Fifty years ago," said the middle
aged man, "close, sticky weather was
commonly described as muggy. No
body ever said 'humid' or spoke of
the humidity In the air.
"Scientific persons knew then, as
everybody does now, the cause of the
air's seeming closeness and stickiness,
but the common people, of whom I
was one, did not. We all in thoso
days described close, sticky weather
as muggy.
"But the present generation knows
'muggy' not at all. Everybody now
knows that the 'closeness and the
stickiness are due to excessive mois
ture In the atmosphere, to high
humidity in a high temperature; this
as far as it goes exact present day
knowledge being due to the establish,
mint tf the weather service and to
the widespread dissemination of its
reports through the daily newspapers.
Now, whether we realize It or not, we
all have a scientific knowledge of the
cai.se of this weather condition and
now we all say 'humid' and 'humidity
not 'muggy' or mugginess.'
"And so that good old word 'muggy,'
once in universal use, has now passed
into all but total disuse. It Is rarely
heard; never indeed except as It may
be spoken instinctively or reminls
cently by the older inhabitants."
New York Sun.
HUSBAND MAY SPANK WIFE.
Took Jury Nearly 24 Hours to Come to
That Decision.
After being out for almost twenty
four hours a Jury In Judge Vandeven
ter's court in East St. Louis decided
that a husband has a right to spank
his wife. The Jury therefore refused
to give a divorce to Mrs. Hannah
Rebecca Yowell.
Yowell testified that at 2 A. M.,
he got up and gave his wife "a good
spanking," because she had kept him
awake for four hours talking to him.
He then dressed and went to a neigh
bor's hoiii e and told nbout It
"lie called me 'red head' when he
wanted to make me mad," said Mrs,
Yowell, whose auburn locks attracted
the cye3 of many spectators.
Yowell said that the night he
spanked his wife he asked her repeat
edly to refrain from her hurricane of
words, but the verbal storm lasted for
four hours and he was unable to get
a wink of deep. Baltimore Sun.
Forks for Soldiers.
Turkey's war minister haa Just
ordered forks for tho convenience of
soldiers in barracks. The fork did
not appear in Europe as a common
table implement until tho seventeenth
century, though as early as the thir
teenth century gold and silver ones
we;e made for special purposes. Tho
ordinary dinner wns only provided
with a trencher, napkin and a spoon.
Por knife he used his own, which
lie carried about. There was no
r-econd trencher, no second spoon.
When the several courses came along
he exercised his Ingenuity and mopped
his trencher with his bread.
Denman Thompson Feared Failure.
Thompson used to love to tell why
he was afraid "Tho Old Homestead"
would never be a great popular suc
cess. Actors who saw It at rehearsals
were moved to tears and to laughter
just as thousands of theatregoers have
Place been moved. It is a well known
stage superstition that when actors
like n play nt rehearsal the public
will not like it when offered for regu
lar performance. "The Old Home
stead" was the great exception that
proves the rule. Boston Evening
Record.
A Mountain as a Gift.
The Church Armv has In tho coursn
of lt:i existence received many novel
gifts, anil now It has been favored
with the offer of a mountain. A friend
In Wales has written offering to the
society what he describes as a small
mountain. Tho exnlanation la thnt
the mountain contains n larce niintitltv
.. . , , ., j
of stone which tho donor thinks may
be useful in providing employment in
quarry lug to the men under the
society's charge. London Evenlnif
Standard.
Wireless From Aeroplanes.
The first tests of wlrclins from
aeroplanes by the Government In this
pari or me couniry were made at
Potomnc Park. Efforts will be made
to have a number nf ollliers tr.iinnil In
aviation and experiments will be made
In sending wireless messages to the
War Department laboratory In Wash-
ii'Ktnn, the Navy Yard and the wlre-
icss station at Annapolis. Washing
ton Evening Star.
Postage Stamp Inventor.
Who Invented the postage stamp?
w riter in Chambers's Journal points
out that the Inventor of l!m "adhesive
postage stamp" was undoubtedly Row
land Hill. In ls:7 lie proposed the use
of "a bit of paper Just large enough
to bear the stamp, and covered at
the back with a glutinous wash, which
the buyer might, by the application of
a little moisture, attach to the back
of the letter."
Dait for Early Bass In Indiana.
P.irly fishermen say that crawfish,
the best bait for bass make their ap
pearance In the canal and in small
streams. Whenever they me found If
is bellevej that bass will bite. Con
nersvillo correspondence Indianapolis
News.
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