THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. RATES Published every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Offloe in Smearb&ugh & Wenk Building, LM BTRKKT, TI0NB8TA, PA. Trrmm, il.OO A Year, Htrlolly ! Advaae. Entered as neoond-olasa matter at the poHt-otllce at Tioneela. Mo aubsoription received for shorter period than three months. Correepondence solicited, but no notloe will be taken of anonymous oominunlca lions. Always give your name. Fore One Square, one incuT" One Square, one inch, one u7W PUBL One Square, one inch, 3 months.. One Square, one Inch, one year .... 10 10 Two Squares, one year 15 00 Quarter Column, one year .. 80 00 Half Column, one year. 60 00 One Column, one year 100 00 Legal advertUements ten cents per line each insertion. . We do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but It's cash on delivery. VOL. XLVI. NO. 10. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, A I'll I L 30, 1913. $1.00 PER ANNUM. ICAN. i BOROUGH OFFICERS. Burgess. J. C. Dunn. Justices of the Peace C. A. Randall, D. v. v;iara. Oiunciimen.J.W, Landers, J. T. Dale, O. B. Koblnson, Win. Suiearbauiib K. J. Hopkins, O. F. Watson, A. H neiiy. CmixtnbleTj. L. uver. Collector W. U. Hood. fk'Jiool Directors W. O. Imel, J. K, t;iarK, a, M. llenry, tj. Jainleson, D. H uium. FOREST COUNTY OFFICER. S. Member of Congress V , J. Hullnga. Member of HewiteJ. IC. P. Hall. Assembly K. H. M editing. President Judge W. D. Hinckley. Associate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph xv . Mnrgn. Prothonotary, Register & Recorder, te M. K. Maxwell. SherilT Wm. H. Hood. Treasurer W. H. Braaee. Commissioners W m. H. Harrison, J, U. Moowden, 11. H. McUlellan. District Ktlorney M. A. Carrlnger. Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, A.M Moore. Coroner Dr. M. O Kerr. Oountv Auditors (Jeorge H. Warden A. U. Uregg and n. V. Nhlelds. County Surveyor Roy 8. Brsden. County Superintendent J. O. Carson Heaular Terns f Curt. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Regular Meetings of County Commis sioners lHt and 8d Tuesdays or montb. Chunk mmi Mabbalk Nrk.al. PreHbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a m. : M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m Preaching In M. K. Church every Sab bath evening by Rev. W. S. Burton. Preaching in the F. M. Church every nsuDBin evening ai me usual nour. ttev U. A. Oarrett. Pastor. Preaching in the Presbyterian church every Nauomu at u:ou a. in. and 7: iU p m. Rev. H. A. Bailey. Pastor. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and rourtli Tuesdays or each montb. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TI'.NESTA LODGE. No.889.I.O.O. F, X Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. pi APT. OEOROESTOW POST, No. 274 y O. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after noon of etti'h month at 3 o clock. rAVT. (1KORGE STOW CORPS. No, 137, W. R. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening ot each month. T F. RITCHKY, A. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Tioneeta, Pa. MA. CARRINQER, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. UllloH over Forest County National Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA. CURTIS M. S1IAWKEY, ATTORN EY-AT- LAW, Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co. AO BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. OfHceln Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sts., Tlonesta, Pa. FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8. 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. SIGGINS, Physician and Surgeon, OIL CITY, PA. DR. M. W. EASTON, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, of Oil Cily, Pa., will visit Tlonesta every WednemlHy. See him at the Central House, Setting bones and treatment of nervous and chronic diseases a specialty. Orealext success in all kluds of chronic diseases. 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. Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel in the place, and has all the modern Improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleaxant stopping place for the traveling pulttio. pHIL. KMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store on Elm street. Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to the coarsen t and guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANT. Furniture Dealer, AND UNDERTAKER. TIONESTA. PENN 5 cent package Household WAX For Preserving, Laundry, Etc. ASK YOUR GROCER WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO. Inilfprnilrnl Itrfiiirrrs i'iltNlnirKli ln. CHICHESTER S PILLS W v TDK M WKINH KUAM. A uairl-t- Ask for ( II . 111 K.TFII D IHAMllSD IH( M I'll.l.s. f ,r i yeat$ k nown us first. S-Wcst. A Iwa vs K HiaU SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE I,adlcI AmU your IFructrUt for A 4 lil-otitwi-U'r'i ItlHitiutiuTtrundW I'llU id Ki d and Ciold nictaliiAV TfiLct no other. Itiiy of Tour llruirirUt. Ask for ( II . 111 K.TFII A PROBABLY 100 KILLED J MINE Gas Explosion Causes Disaster at Courtney, Pa, NINETY-SiX BODIES FOUND Probably Twenty-five More Burled Under Debris Alleged Mine Was Gaseous and Believed Dangerous. Nlnety-Blx bodies have been taken from the wrecked Cincinnati mine at Courtney, Pa. Perhaps several more bodies are buried under the slag and slate of the collapsed walls. Tbece bodies will not be recovered until the debris Is cleared away, which may be days hence. I'se of open lamps in a gaseous mine with Insufficient air currents seems to he the established cause of the disaster. This belief is borne out further by a statement of Chief In spector Roderick, who made a person al survey of the situation after talk ing with the men Who have been on the ground since the first. "We expect it will be found," he said, "that the explosion and Ioks of life was the result of more than care lessness. I do not like to censure the dead, but I believe certain dead em ployes holding responsible positions are to blame." The detonation of the explosion was terrific, the force of tho concussion breaking wimlo.vs in houses a consid erable distance from the Courtney en trance of the mine. Before the rever berations had died away a hurrying panlcetricken procession was on Its way to the mine entrance. The alarm was sonded all up and down the river vaJley and on foot in special train;, by wagon and automo bile came scores of workers from other mines, volunteering for places on the rescue parties which were organized with all possible speed. Shortly after the explosion word was telegraphed to the United States bureau of mines in Pittsburg and Res cue Car No. 6, in charge of Daniel Davis, foreman miner, am! six or seven assistants, was rushed there. On their first entrance Into tho workings the rescuers were driven bark by the smoke and fumes which filled the passages. The force of the explosion had seriously daiuased the fans at the Mingo entrance to the mine nd added the menace of asphyxiation to tho dangers of explosions. The conditions In the mine, as far as It could be penetrated, Indicate that most of the men were not killed by the MOIARCH CLOTHIIG COMPAIY. Our Success of Years. Special bargains to be given all over our store steady customers and 12 years of your patronage. This handsome Suit, in tan, light or dark blue, plain or fancy white serge and novelty colors, as wanted, $11.98 explosion, but were caught by the afterdamp, 83 dms of the dead was found In the rooms -.vhere they usually work, hut were scattered about In the entrances whore they lull on their way to safety. This firedamp was the worst miners, veterans of other similaf casualties, ever had experienced. And to make matters worse, the pumps went out of order, allowing water to gather In some polices, and fire is said to have broken out In the depths of the work ings. , . Nor was there any way of obtaining fresh air. The one force fan or the mine Is located at tho .Mingo entrance, four niilew In a straight line from the river eutranne, but more than ten miles through the winding of the mine, and the roof had fallen In the center of the mine, the debris blocking oil the entrances. The rescue crews at tacked both sides of the obstruction, but the work proceeded with dis couraging slowness. Coroner James Heffron has impan eled the following jury for the investi gation: C. H. Lundelleld. foreman: J. I). Hoon, B. S. Allen, Isaac Yohe, T. J. Kckbreth and W. F. Alten, all of Monongahela. The Jury will make no official findings until all the dead are recovered. Taere are many theories concern ing the cause of the explosion, some .f whlt.h may approach somewhere near the truth, but the officials continue to maintain an absolute silence. The mine was Inspected .March 7. The Cincinnati mine Is an old one and has hundreds of acres of aban doned workings or irooms. These are known to be gaseous. In fact, the en tire mine admittedly has been danger one for years, although it was thought the force fan would clear the air suf- flciently for working. William Davis, superintendent of the mine many years ago, is authority for the statement that the mine was gase ous. He also is authority for the state ment that the fan was Inadequate to keep a constant supply of fresh air Orculating through the workings. To his mind the accident was avoidable. "The Cincinnati mine winds under ground for about ten miles," said Davis, and "has has many abandoned rooms. Years ago there were more than forty acres of gas. and we lllier. ated it sufficiently to allow working. I am, of course, entirely unable to ex plain why the present accident oc curred, but I know that proper care would have prevented It." S. T. Holmes, aged fifty-five, a negro, escaped through the Courtney en trance. He said "he had crawled a mile and a half through debris on his hands and knees. He said that often he had to go through small holes In the debris. He said he had passe,, many dead men on the way but was unable to tell the number or to tell the conditions In the mine. His son escaped with him. La.st Three Days of the Anniversary and Opening Sale. Women's Suits $22.50 Suits at $16.50 Several new models with straight or stylish cutaway coats for women or miss es; made from serge, in navy, black, tan or blue; some have pretty empire backs and trimmmed with Nell rose, French panel and stitched or hand cov ered collars and revers; also light stripes ana colors you will want $16.50 Women's $16.50 Suits $11.98 These pretty models in navy blue, light blue, brown, tan, grey, slate, light colors in stripes and all desirable or stylish shades; straight or cutaway coats, lined with guaranteed satin ; skirt of the newest model; some Norfolks or pretty empire backs, French panel or hand turned collars and revers; beauties we never saw at double the price. They are well worth $16.60. Anniversary Sele $11.98 New Girls' Dresses, Coats and Middy Waists are specially priced at our open ing sale. $2 Women's Waist at 98c Handsome Voile Waists, with Bulgar ian trimming, dozens of pretty $2.00 styles, tastefully made and trimmed. Sale at 98c Junior Suits Our Junior Suits are too pretty and too much space would be required for a full description. They come in Norfolks, empire backs, nobby straight or cutaway models in a variety of colors the young miss will want. Many have a dash of trimming of Nell rose, Helen pink and Alice blue, contrasting to the color of material selected. They are made of serge, chiffon panama. They are rarely sold less than $16, $16.60 and $18. Our prices $7.98, $9.98, $11.98 TARIFF BILL A LAVBY JULY That's Prediction ot Democrati Leaders in Congress ! TO PASS HOUSE BEFORE MAY 10 i Leader of "Two-Pronged Minority" Prepared With Wallop Currency Legislation May Be Up This Session, Democratic leaders are now pretty confident that the Underwood tariff blil will become a law on or about July 1. They base their belief on the expedition with which the measure is being handled in the house and in formation that One bill will be put through the senate In .record time. Accordingly the leaders have about reached the conclusion that an op portunity will be afforded at this ses sion to revise the banking and cur rency laws. General debate on the Underwood bill was concluded in the house .Mon day night and the measure was taken up under the live-minute rule on Tues day. Republicans and Progressives, char acterized In debate last week as "the two-pronged fork minority," are plan ning to bombard the measure with amendments until Democratic Leader Underwood, with his overwhelming majority, repulses their attack. With two minority leaders, however, Mann for the Republicans and Murdock for the Progressives, directing assaults on the items as they are brought forward, progress necessarily will be retarded longer than usual. Bringing up the hill under the five minute rule will afford the first op portunity In more than half century to test the working of a three-party house organization, the new Progres sives being entitled to mUiority recog nition for offering amendments to the pending measures. It being the de termination of the majority to hasten the passage of the tariff bill any at tempt to filibuster will be checked by special rule, If necessary. Majority Leader Underwood is In clined to suppress efforts of anxious Democrats to bring In a special rule limiting amendments. He has an nounced he does not wiBh to resort to any such drastic measure, but has further declared the country Is en titled to the new tariff law as soon as it possibly can be enacted and that undue delay will not be tolerated. This being the attitude of the majority leader, the bill Is expected to pass the house before May 10. Women's and Misses' Suits at $9.98, $11.98, $16.50, $18.00 and $20.00 Special prices on Slip On Raincoats, Suit Cases, Umbrellas, etc. Silk Waists 60 dozen pretty Messaline and Silk Waists in plain or fancy stripes, Bulgar ian trimming or trimming of Neil Rose, Blue and Pink, $3.00 and $3.60 value. Sale at $1.98 Men's Suits Our $16.50 Suits that sell lor $12.98 Men's Nobby All-Wool Worsted Suits. made with hand turned collar, broad and shapely shoulders, peg top pants and fin ished with 2 1-2 inch cuffs. Made of fine quality worsted of green, brown, blue and grayish stripes. Beautiful pat terns in every instance. Just what the young man wants. $16.50 Suits $12.98 $10.00 Men's Suits at $5.98 Over 160 Men's and Young Men's Stylish All-Wool Suits, come mostly in light-colored cheviots. Built to give per fect satisfaction and elegant fitted gar ments. Blue and fancy serges in the lot rn sale at $6.98. i Men's Norfolk Suits Choice of all our new styles Men's Norfolk Suits in nobby plain or fancy blue serge, grey or browns, regular $18, $20 and $26 Norfolk Suits. ' Sale at $15.00 Democratic opposition to the bill on account of free raw wool and free sugar In three years Is not now expect ed to develup much strength In the house, though a few Democrats will not vote for the bill, having been re leased from the pledge binding them to the party measure In the caucus. The Republican minority will have amendments to every paragraph of the wool schedule and the sugar schedule. The Progressives also will have many amendments to all schedules and both minorities will present amendments to the administrative features of the bill. Amendments that 'would change tho exemption in the income tax and Its administrative features also are to be offered. FRIEDMANN TO SELLOUT Reported He's to Get $125,000 For Tuberculosis Serum. The federal doctors who are investi gating Dr. Krledmann's tuberculosis culture are greatly concerned over the fact that he Is about to sell out to a distributing concern and that the plans include provisions for the man ufacture and sale of the culture in many states of the Union. The government doctors are sur prised that any such action should he taken until the government has made Us official report on the remedy. According to present plan of sale and distribution by the Kisner & Men delsohn comnany the vaccine will be manufacture In most of the states from the culture which Dr. Frledmann bas with him now. Plans for the final signing of the contracts between the two were per fected. It was reported that Dr. Frledmann received a check for $125, 000, the cash payment agreed upon In the sale contract. The other provisions are supposed to include the original plans for the establishment in a number of states of Institutes which are to be at first under the control of the central com pany here, but which later are to be leased out with state rights. In each of the state corporations Dr. Frled mann is to receive $50,000 worth ot stock. CANAL TO BEJJPENED JAN. 1 Goethals Announces Amundsen's Fram Will Be First Boat Through. Colonel George W. Goethals, engin eer in charge of tho Panama canal, has designated next Jan. 1 as the day upon which the canal will be open to navigation. Dispatches to this effect were received by Secretary of War Garrison. Secreta Garrison further an nounced that he had decided to award to Captain Amundsen, the Antarctic explorer, and his Ship, the Fram, the honor of making the first passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific -'Ha the new waterway. 12 in appreciation of 12 years of We appreciate your trade. Boys' Norfolk and Double-Breasted Suits $10.00 Boys' Suits at $6.98 f.ou - 4,98 6.00 '! " 3.98 6.00 ' " 2.98 3.60 " " 1.86 Knee Pants $1.00 Knee Pants at 69c 68c " " 48c 60c " " 39c Boys' Waists 60c Waists at 38c 76c " 50c $1.60 Flannel Waists at 98c Women's Wear $1.50 Muslin Gowns at 69c 36c Corset Covers at 17c $1.60 Princess Slips at 98c 1.76 Petticoats at 88c 1.00 " 69c Hosiery Specials 26c Hose for men, women or children . 16c 15c Hose for men, women and chil dren, all kinds 9c 60 cSilk Hose for ladies and gentle men, all colors 25c Monarch Clothing Co Oil City, Pa. ELECTION BILLS AREREP0RTE0 Senate Committee Favors Those Framed by Commission MEASURES CHANGED LITTLE One Man Changes His Vote in Senate and Women Win Fight For Ballot In the Present State Legislature. The state senate elections commit tee affirmatively recommended the bills prepared by the state elections lonimlsslon. Some slight amend ments have been made. The bills follow: Envelope system in voting. Providing for a state convention this fall for the nomination of superior court judges. Providing a system of party enroll ment for the primaries. .Method of nominating and electing United States senators. Personal registration of voters in first and second class cities. Appointment of registrars as poll tax collectors in first class cities, a similar bill for second class cities having been dropped. Providing a uniform method of nominating certain public officials and the election of national and state dele gates. The Bigger bill, which would allow state and federal employes of first and second class cities to register without appearing before the division registrars, was also reported. It baa already passed the house. William Fllnn, Senator James P. Mc Nichol and Senator E. II. Vare dis cussed the use of money In politics at a hearing before the committee. Fllnn complained that the game was grow ing too costly in Allegheny county. Vare said that In the thirty years he had been in politics in Philadelphia he had never found it necessary to buy any votes. Henry G. Wasson, chairman of the Republican state committee, referred to certain legislation pledged by tho Republican party. Mc.N'ichol gdyisod him that tho least said about party pledges the better. The result of the hearing was that the bill for the direct nomination of all officials was ordered reported with the distinct understanding that, after it had passed second reading, it would be recommitted for consideration by the committee. It is not likely to be re reported. The house postponed tho lienson Joint resolution monosinc a constitu Years in Oil City. EXTRA SPECIALS Girls' Middy Waists Handsome Middy Waists of pure white linen, trimmed in red or blue, sailor col lar and cuffs; extra special $1.00 value. 49c Women's and Misses' Handsome fine tan, white or blue all wool serge coats, full length a Johnny style $12.00 and $13.60 values. $8.98 Misses' and Juniors Golf or Norfolk Blouses, of all wool flannel; come in plain red with Bulgarian or black trim med collars and cuffs; same styles in big block plaids of white and black and red and black; $7.60 value. $4.98 SPECIAL Today & Saturday Choice of all Men's and Young Men's Norfolk Suits in all styles and sizes; till Saturday. $12.98 Free, Free, Free Hats Free with all Men's Suits till Saturday. Bargains galore all over the store. Follow the crowds. tional amendment lor the recall: Representative StoedVa measure, to provide for a tax on billboards, was placed on the postponed calendar. By a vote or S." to 611 the .Mitchell bill, to exempt from state and local taxation all machinery actually ami exclusively used for manufacturing purposes, was defeated. The house, by a vote of 108 to 41, passed finally the bill to Increase the salary of members of the senate and the house from $ 1.500 to $2,000. The Down bill, to prohibit the mar riage of white persons with persons of negro bloon, went over to the post poned calendar. The house reconsidered the action by which the Matt flag bill, carrying an appropriation of $10,000 for the re moval of the battle tlags from the state museum to the capitol, was de feated last week. The measure was recommitted for amendment and the appropriation will be reduced. Representative Letzkus' bill to pro vide penalties for persons found visit ing gambling houses was defeated on third reading by a vote of 74 ayes to 44 noes. The woman suffrage resolution, the subject of political maneuvering for months, passed the Pennsylvania sen ate finally by a vote of 2(i to 22, obtaining the necesaary vote through tho sudden shift ot Senator Walter McN'ichols of Lackawanna county. His conversion was effected through the activities of Stephen J. .McDonald, president of the Central Labor union of Scrautou, who rushed to the capital from a meeting of labor leaders in Pati-rson, protesting against the In dustrial Workers of the World. Before the people of the state pass on the question at the polls the legis lature of lai.l must adopt the resolu tion again. The Letzkus bill, to repeal the pro hibitory liquor art for the borough of .Midland, Heaver county, caused a stormy hour in tie house. The bill was defeated by a vote of 82 ayes and 91 noes. The house refused t- approve of the demand for an elective school board in Pittsburg. After one of the most interesting fif.lit, of t.ie session tin members defeated, !2 to 80, tile Stein bill, a:iieudi:i;; the school cede of lftll to provide for the election of members of the hoard of education in Pittsburg and Phiiado'lphiii. Thr llergey bill, providing lor neces sary medical attention to indigent per sons who may he assumed to he in danger or suffering from rabies and the payment of expense:) by counties, was signed by Governor Tener, who signed a so Senator Jones' bill pro hibiting the sale of aigrette. The bill to curb theater ticket scalp, ing by requiring the regular price to be printed plainly on ea.h ticket and inuk'ug it a misdemeanor to sell tickets for - sum in excess of the regu lar price, pa.-sed without a nay. $5.98 to $12.98 to $9.98 to $20.00
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