POLITICAI. COLUMN Politicai Advertisement Every good citizen is natural ]y interested in the welfare of his country. As a voter he is the responsible agent of the . state, bound in honor and con science to exert his influence to ward securing the ablest and best man available for the office of Representative in Congress. This is a time wnen the Repub lican party and the United States of America needs men. Measured by the standards of character, ability, knowledge of public affairs, experience, effi ciency, and ali that goes to make a representative who will be useful to tne district and creditable to the country at large. W. 0. Smith, of Punx sutawney, will stand every test. Every citizen who casts his bal lot for W. 0. Smith may rest as sured that he has rendered a distinct and valuable service both to his neighbors and to his country. Punxsutawney Press. —POLITICAI, ANNONCEMENT WILBIR P. GRAFF OF BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH Subject to the decision of the Re publican voterà of the 37th Senator ial District, composed of Indiana and Jefferson counties, at the Spring Pri mary Election Tuesday, May 16th, 1916. Your $■ pport and Influence is Solicited Politicai Advertisement For Representative in Congress S. Taylor North of PUNXSUTAWNEY, PÀ. Subject to the decision of the Re publican voters of the 27th Congres ional District, composed of Indiana, Jefferson Armstrong and Clarion counties, at Spring Primary Election Tuesday, May 16, 1916. Your Support and Influence Solicited. □(Politicai Advertisement) For Congress Nathan L. Strong of Brookville and Kfttanning Subject to the decision of the Re publican Voters of the 27 th Congres - sional District, composed of the count ies of Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson, at the General Pri mary Election, Tuesday, May 16, 1916. Your Vote and Influence Respect fully Solicited Politicai Advertisement For Representative in Congress W. 0, SMITH Punxsutawney, Pa. Will appreciate your support and shall endeavor to deserve it. Primary Election, Tues., May 16,'16 (Politicai Advertisement) jj FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY \ Subject te the decision of the Re- > !» publican voters, May 16, 1916. > ì WILWER H. WOOD j ATTORNEV j ji INDIANA, - PENNSYLVANIA < || Your Influence and Support < |j Solicited. | I PROVATE I MACCHERONI | Marca "Giuseppe Garibaldi" <i i - Qualità' Garantita !; : Prezzo speciale per ordine di 25 casse in so. <: \ Scrivete subito al Sig. PASQUALE GIUNTA. jj || GRANDE GROSSERIA ALL'INGROSSO ij Prezzi ristretti per generi garentiti j; Pasquale Giunta li 1030 S. 9th Street, Philadelphia. Penna. ì i | (Politicai Advertisement) FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE Herbert G. Gates ot KITTANNING, PA. Subject to the decision of the Re publican voters of the 27th Congres sional District composed of Clarion, Armstrong. Indiana and Jefferson counties at the primary election to be held on Tuesday, May 16. 1916. PENNSYLVANIA NEWSJN BRIEF inisresting Items From Ali Sec tions of the State. COLLED FOR QUICK REAOING News of Ali Klnds Gathered From Various Throuflhout th« Keyetone State. Welgh mountain Area tiare destroy ed Tost tlmber tracts. Robert W. Roth, an invalici, shot bimeelf and died at Bath. A six-foot black enake was kllled along Goose Run, near Pottstown. Counterfeit nlckels and dimes are clrculatlng in the Hazleton. region. Rua over by a farm team, John Levan, Grovania, may not recover. Stmck by a train at Carlisle, Wil liam Waggoner was possibly fatally in jured. In ili health, Farmer Fred Tippitt hanged hlmself at Russell, Warren county. For"some time a thief in "West Ches ter has been robbing dogs of theiP collars. Seventy automobilista have been fined in Hazleton for running care without lìghts. Quarry workmen near Lewistown dug up a cluster ot snakes about the size of a football. A forest Are burned over 700 acres of woodland at Lily and Pond Hill, Luzerne county. The Duquesne Steel works produced 20,600 tons of bar merchant steel In March —a new record. Cows averaged SB2 each at the L. C. Swoyer sale at Centre Point. The higliest price was $124. The Aetna Explosives company, at ; Irvingburg, Warren county, will em-. ploy 400 additional men. i Francea Maise, thirteen months old, of Readìng, is in a serious conditlon as a re3ult of drinking poison. Caught under falling rock at the Draper calliery, Gilberton, Daniel j Bruce, Frackville, was kllled. Jerry Jodoflli, of Bunker Hill, was 1 «hot in the back, it is alleged, by Co legria Narroa, who is a fugitive. ; Supervisore of a dozen townships in Lancaster were reported to court for bad roads in their districts. A gale blew his wagon over upon William Meyers, a Butler Valley far mer, and eeverely injured hìm. Miss Rachel Bradshaw, of Pitts burgh, has been elected secretary of the assoeiated charities in Reading. In an auto mishap between Free land and Wilkes-Barre, ten-year-old •Fred Nanstiel, White Haven, was kill ed. The Lehigh Presbytery elected Rev. Charles H. Miller, of the First Pres byterian church, Catasauqua, modera tor. Diphtheria is prevalent in Bristol. Pupils in the scbools bare been found j with sore throats and have been sent home. Section men in the Lewistown Nar rows report seeing a large black bear fishing for suckers along small streams. A half million square yards of ma cadam streets are to be oiled by Reai ing this spring under an appropriation of SIO,OOO. The night force at the Weatherly Weaving mlll, saspended recently be cause or a lack of material, went on duty again. Jerrech Jodofili, of Bunker Hill, shot It is alleged, by Colgia Narroa in a quarrel, has died at the State hospital In Hazleton. A square mile of antricite veins be tween Beaver Brook and Slackarevllle Continued on Page 3. Dtinde e Rispose pei Di ■rete ioli ifti j D. Have you read tke Consti . tution of the United States ? R. Yes. D. What form of Government is this? R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of the United States? R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of the United States? R. The Congress. D. What does Cougrc«s consist off R. Senate and House of Rep resentatives. D. Who is our State Senator? R. Theo. M. Kurtz. D. "Who is the chief executive I of the United States? i R. President. D. How long is the President jof the United States elected? i R. 4 years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies? R. The Vice President. D. What is his name? R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By wliom is the President of the United States elected? R. By the electors. D. By whom are the electors elcted ! e R. By the people. D. Who rnakes the laws for the gtgte of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature eoosist of? R. Senate and Assembly. D. Who is our Assemblyman ? R. Wilmer H. Wood. D. How rnany State in the un ion? R. 48. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed! R. July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written? R. Thomas Jefferson. D. "Whieh Ì5 the. capital of the | United States ? R. Washington. D. Which is the capital of the ! state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. D. How many Senators has j each state in the United States Senate ; R. Two! D. Who are our U, S. Senators 1 1 I R. Boise Penrose and" (George ; T. Oliver. D. By whom are they elected ? R. By the people. D. For how long! R. 6 yean>. D. How inany representati ve* Are there ? .. R. 435. According to the pop ulation one to every 211,000, (the ratio fixed by Congress after eacfc deeennial census.) D. For how long are they elect ed! R. 2 years. D. Who is our Congressman? R. S. Taylor North. D. llow many electoral vote* has the state of Pennsylvania? R. 38. D. Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania? R. The Governor. D. For how long is he electedf R. 4 years. D. Who is the Governor? R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government? R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organi*- ed goYernment? R. No. D. Are you au anarchist? R. No. D. What is an anarchist? R. A person who does not be ieve ia organized government. D. Are you a bigamist or poli gamist ? R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poly ! gamist 1 * R, One who believes in having moro than one wife. D. Do you belong to any secret Sockty who teaches to disbeliev <» in organiaed government? R. No. » D. Ilave you ever violated an} L'Wg of the Tnited Statesi R. No. D. Who makes the ordinances for the City ? R. The board of Aldermen. D. Do you intend to remaÌD permanently in the U. S.T R. Yes.
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