THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. Published every Wednesday by J. E. WENK. Offioe in Smearbaugh & Wenk Building, ILM 8TBKKT, TIOMKSTA. FA. RATES OF ADVi.ni One Square, one inch, one wek... One Square, one inch, one month. One Square, one inch, 8 months.. One Square, one Inch, one year .... Two Squares, one year.............. KORE 6 04 1010 15 00 Quarter Column, one year SO 00 Half Column, one year - SO 00 One Column, one year 100 04 Legal advertisement ten cents per lint each insertion. We do fine Job Printing of every de scription at reasonable rates, but it's cash on delivery. . Tens, (1.00 A Yeu, Strictly la A4tuo. Entered as seoond-olass matter at the post-office at Tiooesla. No aubsoription received for shorter period than three months. Correspondence solicited, but no notloe will be taken of anonjmious communica tions. Always give your name. VOL. XLVII. NO. 13. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 19U. $1.00 PER ANNUM. EEFUBLICAK BOROUGH OFFlCERb. Burgess. S. D. Irwin. Justices of the Peaap C. A. Randall, D. W. Clark. f Couneiunen. J.W. Landers, G. B. Rob inson, R. J. Hopkins, G. F. WatBon, G. W. rToleman, J. B. Muse, Cbarles Clark. Constable j. L. Zuver. Collector W. H. Hood. School Directors W. O. Imel, J. K. Clark, S. M. Henry, Q. Jatnieson, D. H. Blum. FOREST COUNTY OFFICER. S. Member of Congress W. 3. Hulings. Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall. Assembly K. R. Mechlin. , President Judge W. D. H inckley. Associate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph M. Morgan. Prothonotary, Register A Recorder, te. -S. R. Maxwell. Sheriff Wm. H. Hood. Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee. Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J. C. Soowden, II. H. McClellan. District Attorney M. A. Carringer. Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, A.M. Moore. Coroner Dr. M. 0 Kerr. County Auditors George H. Warden, A. C. Gregg and S. V. Shields. County Surveyor Roy 8. Braden. County Superintendent J. O. Carson. Res-alar Tcroii af Caurt. Third Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Third Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Regular Meetings of County Commis sioners 1st and 3d Tuesdays of month. : Chorea and gabbata Heb.ol. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a. m. i M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching in M. E. Church every fJab bath evening by Rev. H. L. Dunlavey. Preaching in the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev. M. E. Wolcott, Pastor. Preaching in the Presbyterian church every Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. H. A. Bailey, Paftor. The regular meetiugs of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TI N ESTA LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F. M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274 G. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after noon of each month at 3 o'clock. CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 137, W. R. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening of each month. F. RITCHEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tlonesta, Pa. MA. CARRINGER, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. OlBoe over Forest County National Bank Building, . TIONESTA, PA. CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Warren, Pa. Practice in Forest Co. AO BROWN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Arner Building, Cor. Elm and Bridge Sta., 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 Glasses Fitted, , D R. J. B. SIGGINS, Physic an and Nurireon. OIL CITY, PA. r-rrvTi?!. nnivcn 11 H. E. PIERCE, Proprietor. Modern and up-to-date in an its ap pointments. Every convenience and comfort provided for the traveling public CENTRAL HOUSE, R. A. FULTON. Proprietor Tlonseta, Pa. This is the mostcentrally located hotel in the place, and has all the modern improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place tor tue traveling puDiio. DHIL. EMERT FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store on Elm street. Is prepared to do all vlnrl. rf nnutam work from the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to - . Ti ... ........ give periect BailHlHCkiim. jrruiiin. mwu- uon given to menuiug, auu pnuea rea sonable. '' JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANT. Furniture Dealer, AND UNDERTAKER. TIONESTA, PENN CHICHESTER S PILLS .1.1 HlnMi..n.rTtHi..J IMIUiu lld "i Hold metallic I ...1 4 ...tt. HI.... DlfehhA. Tali Ihmi Bt f Tor ' V llnjishl. Aik f t lll.rm H-TEKS DIAUIIVD IIRANIt FILLS, fu, life vears known as Best. Safest. A Iways Reliable) SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE SO YEARS' IXPiaif NCI. UurCHkRCES ARC THC LOWEST. Send model, photo or nkeu-h (or viM-rt nHarrli mid trei ri'iport on patfiiubility. INFRINGEMENT Kilt, niiulurtatt before all rnurts. I'att nla olxnined tliruiiirll tin. AOVER. VISED And SOLO, frw. TRADE-MARKS, PEN SIONS and COPYRIGHTS quickly oblalnod. Opposite U. 8. Patent Offioe! W A8HINCTON, P. V. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy . kuies uoiiUL vioup Boa nooping vuuku. RADICAL PLAN TO BE PROPOSED Wilson Will Demand Land Re forms in Mexico NSISTS ON PERMANENT PEACE What May Be Called a Meddling Into Mexico's Internal Affairs to Be In troduced at Mediation Conferences. It is learned on reliable authority that the Washington government will propose to the Huerta delegates at the mediation conferences that a reorgan ization of the" present federal land holding system In Mexico be made and will insist on the reform in any settlement of the Mexican situation. 1 That there must be a change ho that peons can have a chance in the owner ship of these vast properties, Wash ington is convinced. Anything 1ck, it is felt, would only perpetuate disorder Mexico and the administration hopes at this mediation conference to bring about permanent restoration of peace. The administration will insist upon assurances of this reform even if Car- ranza and Villa are in control at Mex ico City. There is good reason in fact to believe that President Wilson in the event of a Constitutionalist vic tory will withhold recognition from the Carranssa government until abso lute pledges of this character have been given. as v.ewed by administration lead ers any settlement or tue Mexican situation which does not provide for the doing away of the present system of land ownership by a small group of favored individuals Is certain to fall. There will follow a repetition of the scenes of the last two years under new leaders and with possibly new troops, but the spirit of discontent and revolution will, it is contended, be just as strong as it is today. Huerta, as the administration has now come to view the situation in the southern republic, merely typifies a system of government in Mexico which must be destroyed before the United States can hope for any permanent peace and order on its southern border. Such a course, it will be contended, constitutes a meddling with Mexico's Internal affairs which up to this tlmn has never been suggested In the presi dent's negotiations with the Huerta government. How far this fundamental question of a change in Mexico's system of and ownership will entpr into the pro Free Car Fare to Oil City With FvlMEG To visit Oil City and the circus. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus is the greatest animal circus in the world. The Monarch Clothing Co. will pay your car fare to Oil City and take you and your friends in an automobile direct to the circus and pay your fare, under the folllowing conditions. Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! MEN'S Car Fare and All purchases of $20.00 will and lree admission to the circus. title you to one fiee car fare nnd two admissions to the circus. Every extra purchase of five dollars entitles you to an ex tra admission to the circus. Brgodns Men's $20.00 to $25.00 men's suits, sale at $16.50 to $20.00 men's suits, sale at . $12.98 to $1150 men's suits, sale at Women's Suits .' $18.00 to $35.00 women's suits, all the late styles in tango Copenhagen, navy, black, blue, taupe, lancy stripes, checks, plain white serge, and in fact all the fashionable shades to be had. Your unrestricted choice. Free alterations, tifn sale at JpltC.UU All other suits for ladies and misses, comprising all our beautiful $14.50, $16.50, $16.98 and $15.98 ladies' ftn suits. Take yoir pick, sale at iplU.UU Mon.aoch Clothing Co., posals by the American represents Uvea at Niagara Falls Is uncertain. Jils connection it Is pointed out that) at least two of Huerta's delegates at Niagara Falls were in fact representa tives, not of the Mexican dictator, but oLUie landed aristocracy in Mexico. njat'Hwas asserted, was the plain jBiAt,,, .he statements that have bnQiaftdaSreneatedly that two of tht) delegatatu-wjpre not Huerta men at all but repreiiqted Wt.e Mexican people. It was learned detinitely that the United States now, regards the diffi culty between Mexico and this country as having passed completely beyond a stage where a settlement of the Tam pico flag incident will satisfy this gov ernment. If Huerta's delegates aro merely contemplating a settlement of this phase of the situation the pro ceedings at Niagara Falls will fall. The United States delegates at Niagara Falls will be content with nothing short of the elimination of Huerta and an adjustment of the in ternal difficulties of the republic. IMPORTANT BRIDGE GONE Structure on Interoceanic Railway Blown Up by Mexicans. Brigadier General Funston reported from Vera Cruz that the Mexicans had dynamited and destroyed the San Francisco bridge on the line of the Interoceanic railway, twenty-eight miles out from Vera Cruz. This bridge was one of the most im portant on the line of the Interoceanic and Its destruction greatly increases the difficulty of this route for an American invasion to Mexico City. The San Francisco bridge crossed the Antigua ravine and was 164 feet in length and 14 feet high. The Inter ocean is a narrow guage line and has not been used for the removal of ref ugees from Mexico City. It also .has been the second choice as a route tor the American troops to the capital. General Funston does not say how the Sau Francisco bridge was de stroyed or by whom but apparently It was the work of the federal troops. General Funston also reported a rumor that General Navarette, the federal commander, is in the neighbor hood of Vera Cruz with a force of 3,000 men. The blowing up of th9 railroad bridge while causing some worry is not to be compared with the situation growing out of the execution of Private Parks and developments in Tamplco relating to the oil fields. The two latter constitute the really serious phases of the present Mexican crisis. The developments at Tamplco in volve the Constitutionalists. It is charged that they already are extort ing money from foreign owners of the oil fields. So seriou) are these re ports that the Hutch minihter at Washington has called at the navy de partment and asked for an immcdlats Investigation. MONARCH CLOTHING COMPANY. FREE ! on UftU Kit AND WOMEN'S SUITS AT A Circus Free. entitle one person to car fare Purchases of $25.00 will en- To Be Hed Suits .$16.50 .$12.98 $9.98 SaJe Starts ELEVEN DIE OF EXPOSURE ATSEA Sailors Adrift in Open Boat For a Two Weeks SURVIVORS IN BAD CONDITION Third and Missing Boat of Liner Co lumbian Found by Revenue Cutter Seneca Off Coast of Newfoundland. The third and last boat which got away from the burning liner Colum bian in midocean on May 3 and had been missing ever since was picked UP by the United States revenue cut ter Seneca, which immediately made for Halifax, N. S. Aboard the small boat were five sur vivors who had undergone as trying an ordeal as ever befell a mariner In the history of navigation. When the small craft left the side of the Leyland liner there were six teen men aboard. When the Seneca came up but five remained. The rest had died one by one and as they slow ly passed out of this existence their bodies were cast overboard. A wireless operator listening In first heard the news as the Seneca's skipper was sending it to a shore station that it might be relayed to Washington to the head of the service. Those aboard the derelict destroyer are Robert Trese, Oscar Kendall and Peter Ballanger, seamen; Michael Ludwigeer, fireman, and the first of ficer. The forward lookout of the Seneca discovered a small object In the dis tance as they cruised off the Nova Scotia coast. Once the lookout had reported the object full speed ahead was crowded on and in a very short time the Seneca drew alongside a small boat above which an oar pro truded with a piece of cloth affixed. From the b-ldge of the cutter It could be seen that huddled together on the seats were several men. Hastily a small boat was lowered over the side of the big ship and every ounce of stiength in the possession of the boat's crew was bent toward pulling it alongside the frail craft afloat. A few seconds later the boat was alongside the Seneca and her pas sengers, weakened and half-crazej men, were being taken aboard the cutter. Willing hands were ready to receive them and within half an hour of tho time they were first sighted all five were snugly tucked away with stimu lants administered and hot broths being prepared. FREE ! Free Admission Boys' $2.50 and $3.00 boys' suits, sale at i nn J c nr 1 i ..:- jpi.uv auu pj.uv uuys emus, sale at $7.50 all worsted and fine suits, sale at Women's Dress Skirts $3.50 and $2.98 handsome dress skirts, i nQ sale at $I.y8 $3.98 fine dress skirts, worth sale at $4.98 fine dress skirts, worth $6.00, 0q sale at . SJ.yO House Dresses $1.25 beautilul house dresses, nn . sale at 79 CIS $1.50 beautiful house dresses, no . sale at CIS $2.50 and $2.98 beautiful house dresses, 1 -n sale at 31.0U $1.00 fancy kimonas, , sale at CIS $1.50 fancy kimonas, sale at Friday, May 22d a.nd Continues 10 Days. The iseneca s crew were unbelieving that the men could have been from the Columbian, for it has been almost two weeks since that craft sank and not a man aboard thought that the five had been able to live during ths two weeks, but the name of the ill fated liner was found painted on the small boat. A few hours later one of the quintet awoke from the first real sound sleep he had had In two weeks. He slowly told a story to the Seneca's captain. Enough of it came Into this port to convince old time mariners that a most wonderful feat had been ac complished and that the almost un believable was a fact. The harrowing experiences had left the men in such condition that it will take days and possibly weeks of the most carefi?" treatment to bring tliera back to normal. How they existed is a mystery. The scant supply of craok ers aboard such a craft is hardly suf ficient to last more than a day or two. LOOTING BY WHOLESALE Pretty Nearly a Store Full of Goods Found by Pittsburg Police. In the arrest of nine residents of Sample alley and the recovery of about $10,000 worth of merchandise stolen from Pittsburg stores, Commis sioner of Police Walsh of the North side, Pittsburg, believes that the greatest system of shoplifting ever conducted in that city has been ex posed. According to a confession said to have been obtained by Commissioner Walsh from Mrs. Busch, the prison ers, all of whom are related, have been shoplifting from local stores for more than three years. The police discovered eighteen trunks filled with unused merchandise and four hrge iron-bound and pad locked packing cases, also containing a great store of valuable articles. One of the vomen Is said to have con fessed that the family had been pre paring to ship the goods to German", where it was their intention to open a dry gon,s store stocked with the merchandise obtained here. CANAL HANDLES FREIGHT Cargoes Passing Through Ditch. Barges Are Employed. Water borne freight began passing through the canal Monday noon when five barges carrying about 2,100 tons of miscellaneous cargo was towed from Balboa, at the . Pacific end to Cristobal at the Atlantic end of the Panama canal. The channel's approximate width Is 135 feet, with a depth of 38 feet, suf ficient to pass without difficulty a 10,-000-ton vessel. Thaw to Have Vacation. Under guard Harry K. Thaw will spend the summer in the White mountains. to Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Tuesday, May 26. mm Suits . $1.98 pc.yo $3.98 $5.00, $2.98 .98 cts MFLLEN BLAMES THE DIRECTORS Says They Knew What Was , Going on in New Haven RAILROADER BEFORE PROBERS New York Politicians Profited When West Chester Trolley Road Was Taken Over by the New Haven. After his appearance before the Inter state commerce commission Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New Haven railroad, gave out a re markable statement which indicates that Mr. Mellen intends to shift tho blame for any poor financing on tho directors who were associated with him in tho management of the New Haven. Mr. Melleu says the late J. P. Mor gan and the other members of tl.'J board wero fully cognizant of the negotiations with the Grand Trui't railroad which led up to the passenger and freight traffic agreement. This is the agreement for which Mr. Mellen has been indicted by the department of Justice for conspiracy in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The giving out of this statement followed a remarkable recital by Mr. Mellen on the witness stand of one chapter of the New Haven's financial history. This related to Mr. Mellen s activity in bringing about certain modifications of the franchise of the West Chester trolley line, which was being acquired by the New Haven In 1908. As Mr. Mellen recalled the cir cumstances these changes had to be made by the board of estimate ami apportionment of New York city. The changes were effected through former Police Inspector TIioiiihs Byrnes, who represented parties un known to Mr. Mellen. The railroad man acknowledged that he had been careful to avoid seeking details In re gard to tliis deal. He suspected, how ever, that Myrnes represented certa n men of Influence, possibly politicians. It cost the New Haven railroad $1,200,000 to acquire the stork held hy the group of Individuals represented mysteriously by Byrnes and to effect the changes lu the West Chester''! franchise. Mr. Mellen acknowledge'! that the stock was worth intrinsically at that time about "tun cents a pound." In carrying out this transaction Mr. Mellen 1st ued personal dim bills which were distributed by Byrnes. Some rf these due hills nre mill heinir pre FREE ! 110 IflliililffH BIG SACRIFICE. $2.00 fancy kimonas, sale at Pretty Latest styles of $1.50 crepe and fine voile waists, prettiest creations, sale at CIS 50 dozen beautiful waists in many novel and . pretty styles, sale at .t" CtS Table ol $3.00 and $4.00 silk waists in all plain 1 -and fancy styles, sale at J..OU Petticoat Sale 75c petticoats, sale at. $1.00 petticoats, sale at. $1.50 petticoats, sale at. MEN'S AND BOYS' STRAW HATS, GIRLS' STRAW HATS, WOMEN'S STYLISH COATS, MEN'S UNDERWEAR, MEN'S SHIRTS, SUIT CASES, and hundreds of summer garments at bargain prices. Call and save your car fare and get a free ticket to the circus. Oil City, Pa, sented for collection and Mr. Mellen continues to honor them without asking any questions. Mr. Mellen dealt with Byrnes be cause he felt that he would be able to "reach" men of influence. "The devil or anybody else was en tirely satls'actory to me If I got what I needed," said Mr. Mellen, referring to the transaction. Mr. Mellen is expected to lay bare his relations with politicians of New England acd New York of high and low degree and to substantiate his statements with documents. He is ex pected to tell a dramatic story with regard to his indictment in connection with the Grand Trunk traffic agree ment and to detail how he shouldered full responsibility for the agreement when he thought he was performing a public duty by protecting others. Altogether Mr. Mellen is scheduled for an interesting recital in his pres ent capacity of "helping the Interstate commerce commission." SUN MAY HAVE CAUSED BLAST Explosion of Chemicals in Detroit Factory Kills Thirteen Men. Thirteen workmen were killed and eleven injured when a series of ex plosions of chemicals and gun cotton followed by a fire resisted the efforts of firemen to penetrate the ruins that destroyed tho one-Btory concrete building of the Mexican Crude Rubber company in the western part of De troit. Ten of the thirteen dead were prob ably killed outright by the force of the explosion. The detonation thre v to the tloor men in adjoining build ings. Four men were found to be all""!. One alter an other ten horribly charred bodies, most of them lacking a vestige of clothing and some still afire, were carried out and laid in a row on the ground. John C. Treadwell, general manager of the rubber company, said It ws possible that the heat of the sun coming through the windows niav have caused an explosion among the mixed ether and alcohol. JURY FINDS PANAMA GRAFT Commissary Manager Indicted by Fed eral Jury in New York. John Burke, former manager of the commissary dc pnrtmeiit of the Pana ma canal zone, was Indicted by the federal grand jury in New Y'ork for conspiracy to defraud and for other alleged offenses. He was dismissed some time ago. At the time of Burke's removal it was alleged that he had accepted gratuities from dealers In supplies. H's rase has been under Investigation by the grand jury for three months. The Indictments set forth tha Burke accented a total of approximate ly 10,000. iff $1.25 Waists .49 cts .79 cts .98 cts III
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers