RET es i oe ” b TE TT SNOW SHOE TIMES eA MS - a ye ————— 4 nc ES 4. ™'n A PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SNOW SHOE AND SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP. ee VOL. I MOSHANNON AND SNOW SHOE, PA, WEDNESDAY, ‘MARCH 16, 1910 “LOCAL L NEWS ‘Snow Shoe and Vicinity. / Messrs. Shank and Irwin are en- ‘gaged in the chicken business. We understand they will devote all or most of their time to raising the young ‘broilers. Flick Drocker is a silent partner in the firm. The dog poisoners are at work again. J. H. Crandall lost two valua- “ble fox hounds. A reward of $25 will be paid to the person giving informa- tion that will lead to the arrest of the guilty party. Squabs for sale. For further in- “formation call or write to Ww. S. -Bud- inger, Snow Shoe, Pa. Alfred Thompson and son have sold “their famous steed Colonel, and have purchased an up-to-date auto, which ! Sur will enab’e them to serve their cus- “tomers in an up-to-date manner. Martin Reese has purchased a new “horse, and under the skillful care of Cheapy, he expects to enter him in several races this coming season. Wesley Shope contemplates going ‘into the chicken business and has al- ready purchased a 500 egg incubator. A corps of engineers from Tyrone, assisted hy W. M. Hoover, are laying «out the lines for the new siding at Gillentown. Ld Wanted—Young unmarried men. Must ‘be gentle, loving and obedient; also well versed in the art of modern up-to- date spooning, with sufficient nerve to practice same. Do not apply unless you mre provided with unlimited coin, as the “always broke sport” will not be tolerated under any conditions. All young men that can furnish references and are well supplied with the above blessings, are requested to meet a «qlelegation of our young ladies at the corner of Fourth and Olive streets, mext Saturday evening, March 19. (Signed) SOME TOWN GIRLS. For Sale—A blooded poodle dog with a rock oak bark. Thos. Redding. Some of the former editors of the High School Monitor undoubtedly have .a bad case of enlargement of the brain which may, in time, prove fatal. We would advise them to take a cold bath every morning followed by a large dose of mistaken ideas, mixed with a half ounce of intellect. This has been known to cure the worst cases of brain trouble. Our motto: ‘Boost, but don’t kick.” Advertised by Adams Express Com- pany: A box, addressed to L. W. Shank, collect 25c. Please remove said box before warm weather, as he will not be responsible for the perish- able goods therein. H. W. RABERT, Agt. John A. Confer Lag: purchased a new automobile, which he will use in his livery. Mr. Confer is an up-to-date liv- eryman and tries to look after the best interests of his customers. trippin fem CABLE BRIEFS Berlin—Professor Wilhelm Passa: kowski of the University of Berlin has doen granted a leave of absence in order that he may accept an invitation ¢rom the Germanistic Soclety of Amer: fca to visit the United States. London — Commander Robert E Peary, it is announced, is bringing oofs of his polar achievement with / Bim and will make them public at meeting which he Is to address : The Western Union Telegraph Coms i has declared the regular quarter. ividend of 8 per cent, payable 13 15 to stock of record March 16. The estimated net current quarter are $1,750,000, an in‘ stitution. | of their validity to the supreme court ‘alley at the rear of the two buildings, “was placed too far away from the ‘ness as compared with February of | Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Va., and ‘est shock since the big one of 1906, ‘vibrations were long and undulatory | nounced heavy movements with a Albert Hall, a slight interval of undulations between revenues for thd | srease of $65,107. J SOUTHERN GONGSESSMAN SPRINGS A SURPRISE Alabama Solon Declares Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments Void. ASKS FOR FINAL DECISION Cl#ms Neither Amendment Was Adopted by a Two-Thirds Vote. Nor Ratified by Three- Fourths of the States. ‘Washington—That the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the con stitution were null and void, was de: clared by a resolution introduced by Representative, Sisson, of Mississippi, | | PEARY’S PROOF WANTED Congressional Committee Refuses to Honor Him on Hearsay Evi- dence—Members Want ‘Facts. Washington, D. C. — Commander Peary’s recognition by congress for his North Pole journey has hecome ab- solutely impossible at this session, ac: coring to the views of House Nayal Affairs Committee members. . They assert the house would never consent to approve any form of .recognition lacking the favorable report of the committee, and that Peary’s failure to present his proofs freely and open- ly for scientific criticism has preju diced his case beyond repair at the present session. This is the sentiment following the . sub-committee meeting at which ap proval was given the Bates motion to postpone all action until Peary's proofs are in evidence, One of the which directs the attorney general to members said: submit the question to the supreme | | hanging fire any longer. court. “It is unwise to keep the matter Peary’s re Mr. Sisson’s resolution recites that fusal to uncover his records imme: the journals of the senate and house of the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses show that the two amendments, relating to the en franchisement of the negro, were not adopted in the two houses by a two. thirds vote and further, that three fourths of the several states did not ratify them, as required ‘by the con- The attorney general is “ordered and directed” to submit the question and to file at the same time with the court copies of the journals of both houses of congress and of the legisla- tures of the states which acted upon the matter. Pcst Bank Bill in House. The postal savings bank bill, which passed the senate last Saturday, reach- ed the house and was referred to the committee on postoffices and post roads. Chairman Weeks stated that it would be some time before the com- mittee finished with it. ROBBERS DYNAMITE BANKS Secure 33.900 at Edna, Kan., and Es Edna, Kan.—Robbers dynamited the safe of the bank of Edna, secured an amount estimated at $3,000, and es: caped on a handcar after exchanging shots with a number of citizens. One of the citizens was shot, but it is be lieved he was not seriously wounded. Gary, Ind.—Gary was shaken by a terrific explosion at 2:30 o’clock in the morning, which is believed to have been an attempt to blow up the Gary Savings bank and the office of the United States Express Company te rob them. The blast uccurred in an which are opposite to each other in the same block. Nearly all the inhabitants were aroused by the detonation and hun dreds flocked to the scene to investi gate. Six men, strangers in Gary were seen about the premises and in the alley in the afternoon previous tec the explosion. These men have noj been seen since. The dynamite, or whatever explosive the robbers used buildings to do much damage. BUSINESS IS IMPROVING Postoffice Barometer Gives Unerring Indication. Washington — Business throughoul the country is improving as indicated by the receipts of the postoffice de partment, which is regarded as a cer tain barometer of business conditions During the month of February 4( of the 50 largest postoffices in the country showed an increase of busi last year. The only offices showing a decrease in receipts were Boston Nashville, Tenn. Califcrnia Shocked. San Francisco—A sharp earthquake in some patrs of the state, the seven was experienced throughout the cen tral part of California about 10:54 o'clock on the night of March 10. The but slow. The duration was from one and one half to four seconds. The shake was felt as far south as San] Luis Obispo, but did not extend far north of San Francisco. The pro were plainly felt, but no damage’ was reported. This is so free a country, admits the Pittsburgh Dispatch, that it is sometimes difficult to avoid being trampled on by criminals getting out ' has prejudiced the whole case. ring any honor i ‘churches, monasteries for another chance. ' diately for the consideration of any experts the committee may invite here We cannot be making history without in cluding the proofs which future gen erations will demand. The future cannot rely on the word of witnesses who will pass away. We must have documentary proof that will last for | all time.” Representative Roberts of Massa: chusetts expressed himself as being absolutely opposed to granting any award to Commander Peary unless his proofs are made public. “There is nothing whatever before us to show that Mr. Peary discovered the Pole except the statements of cer tain gentlemen,” he said. “We would be in a ridiculous position backing ug a bill with no facts to support it.” Representative. Macon made the most sensational statement before the committee. i “I confess,” he sald, “that I am ex ceedingly skeptical about Mr. Peary’s ever having discovered the Pole and [ am going to iw against confer a has shown that he did discov Mr. Macon then hab attention to what he considered discrepancies in Peary’s story, pointing out that the explorer traveled much faster after leaving his white companions. Peary made 9.06 miles a day until he left Captain Bartlett behind, after which he made 26.4 miles a day. Mr. Ma con regards this as singular and call ed attention to the statements of Lieu tenant Shackleton, General Greeley and others that from 10 to 12 miles per day was the limit of human en durance over polar seas. FRENCHMAN'’S BIG GRAFT Misappropriated a Million from Church Property Fund. Paris—The arrest of M. Duez follow: ing his confession that he had misap propriated something like $1,000,00( of the funds received from the sale of church property, for which he was the liquidator, has created a great sensation in France. Intimations are freely made that other liquidators in the employ of the government are sim: ilarly involved. ’ The Republican press find no words of excuse for the disgraced official and lay much of the responsibility for the condition of affairs upon the im mense amount of work assigned to 8 single-liquidator. At the same time the papers accord the government un stinted prajse for its courage in bold ly exposing the scandal on the eve. of the general elections, when it is sure to become a powerful weapon in the hands of ‘the Catholic adversaries, whe | for months have been organizing a genuine political campaign. The Catholic and Royalist opposi tion press generally manifest high glee over the exposure, which they declare confirms the suspicions long entertained that the property of the and convents appropriated by the state, instead of furnishing $200,000,000 for old-age pen: slons and other social reforms, as the proletariat had been taught to believe at the time separation of Church and State was voted, had disappeared inte the pockets of thieving politicians. Favors General Strike. New Castle, Pa.—The Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor at its sec ond day's session here came out strongly in favor of a general strike to bg q.dpau ugurated throughout the state in case the Philadelphia street rail way troubles, are not adjusted speed fly. A pointed resolution was pre sented the convention by President W, D, Mahon, of the Amalgamated Asso ciation of Street and Electric Railway Employes, and was adopted unanim-- mountaing in sleds and on snow shoes. ously. He must es: e open. -and not. g LABOR NOTES Organized labor in Minnesota is pre- paring to enter politics again. There are 27,000 cotton mill opera- tives in New Bedford, Mass., and about the same number in Fall River. The first efforts of national co-oper- ation in connection with the labor movement originated in Boston In 1844. There were about 20 national or in- ternational - unions in the United States in 1881; in 1907 there were more than 125. Six countries already have agreed to send representatives to the inter- national congress on child welfare to be held in Washington in May. The linotype machinists of Manhat- tan have established for themselves an official organ under the title, Type- setting Machine Engineers’ Journal. The Great Northern Railroad of Ireland has issued a notice that em- pioyes reaching the age of 65 years must resign their positions. No pen- sions will be paid. The new scale of the Minneapolis, Minn, Hod Carriers’ & Building La- borers’ union calls for an eight-hour day at 37% cents an hour, a pay at least every two weeks and double pay for overtime. The officials of the Bricklayers’ union have been. notified that the general headquarters of the Interna. tional Hod Carriers’ & Building La- borers’ Union of America have been moved to Albany, N. Y. The Montreal Trades and Labor council is preparing to take up the matter of abolishing employment agencies, and to have substituted a public office, under government con- trol, where men may obtain jobs with- out paying for them. The Alaska Fishermen’s union has voted to affiliate with the San Fran- cisco Labor Council. The union voted $220 to the men on strike at of the American Steel Trust and $50 to the fund for the Mexicans in an Arizona prison for violating the neu- trality laws. Work has been commenced on in- stalling the machinery for the new blooming mill at the Portsmouth Steel Company’s plant. The bed plate are already ydown. A large force is en- gaged on the job and it is now hoped to complete the mill within the next two or three months.—Portsmouth Times. W. B. Trainer, for several years as- sistant superintendent of the rolling mills of the Duquesne plant of the Carnegie Steel Company, has been ap- pointed to succeed Carl F. Maeder as superintendent. Mr. Maeder resigned to accept the position of general man- ager of the Western Steel Corporation at Seattle, Wash. a Official advices received from Youngstown, Ohio, are that the floods in that section have caused the Re- public Iron & Steel Company to bank two of its blast furnaces and close its steel plant. There has been no dam- age to speak of. It is expected that the plants will be able to resume in a day or two. The Riverside and W. S. & I. plants were both. in operation at Benwood, W. Va., last week, and there is not likely to be any closing down of any reason of the high water. The steel department of both plants closed down the latter part of last week, “when indications pointed to a flood, but promptly resumed when more re- assuring information wag obtained. The mines west of town which have been suffering more or less owing to a shortage of cars for the past several months, are all the more handicapped at the present, owing to the inability of the railroad company to provide cars while the water is so high. For the past few days the company has had no little difficulty in keeping even a small part of its rolling stock in op- eration and, as a result, the mines have lost much time. Within the next few days, however, the conditions will be much improved.—Wheeling News. Thousands of Elk Starving. | x i Cheyenne, Wyo.—Governor Brooks and three other state officers left for Jackson Hole country to look after the thousands of wild elk said to be starving because of inability to find food in the deep snow. It will require 10 days to make the journey over the nr the works of the departments at either plant. by NO. 2 | LOCAL NEWS Moshannon and Vicinity. Literary society at Snow Shoe on Friday evening, was quite well attend- ed by the young folks from here. They report an excellent program and a de- lightful time throughout. A quiet little surprise party was held at the home of Raymond Williamson on last Wednesday evening, it being the birthday anniversary of Miss Martha Beates, a sister of Mrs. Williamson. Some of our young men took in the chicken and waffle supper held in the camps near Christ Cook’s on Friday evening, and by their account it was a very pleasant evening for all pres- ent. - A “spelling bee” will be held in the grammar school room, at this place, on Friday evening, March 18, for the bene- t of all persons concerned. A cor- dial invitation is hereby extended to all who are interested in this import- ant branch of learning. Those who do not know how to behave on such cccasions are respectfully invited to stay away. . 4 AUCTION SALE. On Saturday, March 19th, at one o’clock p. m., at the Passmore House stables, Philipsburg, the following property will be sold: Nine good horses, suitable for driv- ing, delivery or light work; nine good buggies, two good surries, ten set sin- gle and double harness, ten dozen whips, ten dozen tie ropes, five dozen halters, horse clippers, brushes, robes, blankets, etc. Salg—rain or shine. All goods will be sold to the highest bidder. MINES TO CLOSE APRIL 1 Agreement Expires at That Time and Will Be Suspended. Springfield, I'l.—Duncan McDonald, president of the mine workers. of Illi- nois, confirmed the statement of the operators that there will be a suspen: sion of mining in this State April 1, when the agreement between the op erators and miners expires. Technically speaking, it will not be either a strike or a lockout. There will simply be no contract between the men and the mine owners, and work will cease until a new agreement {1s reached. The shut-down will not be distaste ful to the operators, as large stocks arq now on hand at all the principal cen: ters and prices are up as.a result of advances made during the cold weather this winter. The miners are insist Ing on an advance in wages, and it this were the only demand it would easily be met, tut the miners are again demanding that the operators pay the shot firers. : FIREMEN READY TO STRIKE — Brotherhood’s Committee Forwards Uutimatum to Managers cf Railroad. Chicago—The threatened walk-out of 25,000 firemen on practically all the railroad systems between Chicago and ‘the Pacific coast reached a critical stage when W..S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire« men and Enginemen, formally notified the railroads that if the entire contro- versy was not submitted to arbitration a strike would be inevitable. Mr. Carter’s letter of notification was indorsed by the Brotherhood’'s committee, which represents the fire-. men on about 47 railroads west, north- west and southwest of Chicago. The letter was sent to W. C. Nixon, gen. eral manager of the St. Louis & Sap francisco railroad, chairman of .the Railroad General Managers’ commit. tee. No Strike on B. & O. Baltimore—There will be no strike 3 of conductors or trainmen on the Bal timore & Ohio railroad, Commission: er of Labor Neill having brought to a successful conclusion his efforts as mediator in the wage dispute between the railroad and the men. A woman, sneers the New York Press, never forgets to say her pray- ers and never remembers to balance her check book. Am ' i { WALTER B. GRAY. =... we Rr : a Tm a ios et at gt na is MS ———