- Flannel! Shirts — You want lo see the grey ones we are selling at $700 Better ones up te $2.50. AT BOLTON'S. 's Furnishings, Hats Ave, Sayre. IRS and Both Phones, NATIONAL BANK E. Reynolds, A —————————— : ESTATE For sale in Athens, Sayre and Waverly Acuiaeat INSURANCE Property Bought, Sold and ——Rxchanged — Loans Negotiated 117 Packer Ave. Phone 230x, Sayre.P Pa A "INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. Negotiated, Insurance , Houses Rented, Rents Taxes Paid. y, ELMER BLOCK IRON AND ion easy and complete; re- sults show fumadiately. L. GILLESPIE Ae Jatt here for D, L.&W, hg prompt attended to by averly. a Go where you may will not find a that enjoys the of of its superiori- It is always the perfectly brew- scier tifically bot- ‘absolutely pure. drink inferior * when you can Btegmaier’ s for N'CURDY ON GRIDDLE Mutual Life's President, Au- gry, Refused to Answer. ————— HUGHES PROBING DEEP FOR GRAFT Wanted to Know Why Salaries Ine ereased While Dividends Decreased. Olds Pald Legislators te Lia- tem to Him Talk. NEW YORK, Oct 18 — President Richard A. McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance company was on the griddle aguin before the legislative committee on life Insurance, pur suant to bis policy not te become ci tangled with Chief Inquisitor Huzhes, he refused to answer many which the committee believes a $150, XK) a year officer ought to have been able and willing to answer offhand. While be was ou the stad letters were read from prominent policy holders showing how iu the last twenty years the dividends to policy holders had steadily decreased, while the =alaries bad rapidly iucreased Presideat McCurdy would offer no explanation of this, nor would be ad mit kuowing anything about the money paid out to various persons upon the recommendation of Andrew i. Fields, superintendent of supplies. He did pot even kuow, he sald, that Fields for many years had maintained a house in Albany for the entertaimment aml en- lightenment of legislators whose friendship the company wished to re- tain. By the time recess was declared one of the members of the committee had reached the conclusion that If “Presi dent MeCundy don't know any more than he pretends to know he wouldn't be worth £25 a week.” Chairman Armstrong was asked what the committee lutended to do about President McCundy's refusal to give any explanation for the large lucrease in salartes with the corresponding de crease of dividends to the policy hold ers, and Chairman Armstrong sald: “When the legisiature is In session it could punish for contempt any witness who refused to answer a8 question ma terial to the matter under inquiry. It is a misdemeanor to refuse to answer, and If we were not able to obtain the information better from some oue else and If we did not think that President McCurdy's refusal to suswer was more siguificaut than any explanation he could offer we might lay the matter be- fore the district attorney and ask that Mr. McCurdy be tried for a misde meanor, as provided by law in such cases. But I am inclined to think that the committee will draw its own con- clusions from President McCurdy’'s ret fcence In theses matters and that from other officers of the company we wil get the facts, and the facts in this case will be far more cloquent than any disquisition by President McCurdy.” Associate Counsel James McKeen sald to the court that when Mr. Mc Curdy was on the stand about two weeks ago James M. Beck, counsel for the company, had made the statement and President McCurdy bad adopted It as bis own that the assets of the Mu tual Life were greater than the com- bined assets of the Bank of England, the Bank of France and the Bank of Gerwany. President McCurdy bad adopted that statement to justify his increase in salary from $30,000 a year $180,000. Mr. McKeen said that since testimony to that effect was giv- en the committee had taken palns to ascertain by cable the assets of those three great banking lustitutions, and the answers by cable were 10 the effect that the Bank of France's assets In Au- gust of this year were $1.222.075.000, the Bank of Germany $472,045,000 and the Bank of England $531554,725, a total of $2,220,574,728, which Is an ex cess of §1,780,006,364 over the Mutual Life's combined assets of §$440,978,000. Mr. McKeen sald that he had ascer- tained that the salary of the executive of the Bank of Germany was $30,000 and of the chief governor of the Bank of England only $10,000. He had been unable to gscertalo, be sald, the salary of the president of the Bank of France, but he desired to have it go on record that Mr. Beck and Mr. McCurdy were eutirely erroneous ln protuulgating the statement that the assets of the Mu tual Life were greater than the com bined assets of those three great Euro pean banks, Lawyer Beck then arose and sald that he had not Intended to say that the Mutual's assets were greater than the combined assets of those three big financial institutions, but that the Mu. tunl’'s assets were greater than the combined capital of those three insti tutions, Mr. Hughes remarked dryly that as the Mutual bad no capital whatever most any institution or combination of institutions would have a greater capi tal than the Mutual Mr. Hughes showed to Mr. McCurdy 8 voucher for the payment of £5,000 to Williaa A. Fricke, formerly Insurance commissioner of Wisconsin, and a let ter from: Charlton T. Lewis, an attor ney of Madison, Wis, The letters stat ed that Mr. Fricke would accept a re talner “to see that the interests of the Mutual Life should come to no harm” In that state. Mr. McCurdy approved the voucher, but could not remember the details. A voucher for a payment in 1903 of $3100 to 8. 8S. Olds “for professional pervices In matter of Michigan” one third of which was to be paid by ench big Inkorance companies, and, fjuestions 4 panies. He procesdad to the capital of the state and discovered the ond of political godparents, the relatio and neighbors of the legislators TH meant journey after journey up and down the state and the inducing of meh to go who would expect their ex {ruses and something else. Then he went to Washington and spent some weeks getting acquainted with the scpators and congressmen froin that state. He got on a friendly footing with them so that he might speak to them of the damage the legis lation would do the Insurance business and got letters from them back to the legislators in the state assembly. For thi= be received $5,000 for his OW | services and expenses for traveling and employing men, but not one dollar ex cept for legitimate purposes" “What did he pay men for?” “Well, many of them were laymen | and he had te pay them to sit and] listen to him. 1 say this explains the matter, and [ resent the suggestion thal the money was spent in Improper ways, but 1 think it would be improp er to publish the names of sowse of those he employed” Mr. McCurdy then stated he knew nothing of S. 8S. Olds, “Can you recall at all what legisla tion you thought it necessary to op pose?” “It would not be In my province. If 1 undertake to run all the departments I wonld soon run myself under the ground.” Mr. Hughes sald that a question bad been raised concerning the money pald by the Mutual fife Insurance com pany for luncheons for its clerks “Yes,” said Mr. McCurdy, “the clerks were fed, but the scrubwomen, eleva tor men and policemen are not fal by the company. About GOO clerks are find daily at a cost of 40 cents a head “Is there a stock of wines kept In the building?’ asked Mr. Hughes “1 don't Lelleve that” A voucher for payment of £10,000 ander date of May 22 1902, for a first payment ou a contract of that date to Thomas H. Howles was brought up Witness sald Bowles was an agent at oue time. The mouey was In part set- tlement of a suit Bowles brought against the company for claims after his removal Io Mliwaukee, Bowles or ganized a campaigu of policy holders against the company, and the cownpany settled the sult for $3000, Witness sald Bowles was rewoved for “insub ordination.” which consisted of oppos- ing the changing of his general ngency to a salaried agency and transferring his agency business to the books of the company. Mr. Bowles had addressed a letter to the trustees denouncing the president. “The trustees referred the matter to the president with power,” witness testified. He added that the board had not read the letter, Witness read only sufficient of it to see what it was and then removed Bowles He testified that Mr. Bowles had been a successful agent In the south and west and he was removed for “throwing mud.” To the charge in the Bowles letter that President McCurdy provided fat offices for his family, witness replied in a lengthy statement as to how his son, Robert H. McCurdy, became the general manager Witness detailed the education his son had received to adapt Lim to take up the foreign buel- ness and sald above all he was loyal to the company. “I know of no other man's son in this city or anywhere else,” he coutinued, “who could have filled that position as the man 1 ap- pointed to It.” Witness “assumed all the Bowles charges were a lie" “Well, why did you settle his suit?’ “Well” replied witness, “not to be disrespectful to the committee, I think a farmer is justified lo buying a rifle to shoot a skunk withont shooting It at close quarters.” “You thought In either case there were unpleasant results you'd rather treat at Jong range?’ asked Mr Hughes. Witness sald that the sult was set. tiled to get rid of the policy holders’ agitation, nod at Mr. Hughes’ sugges- tion witness sald that the agitation ceased when Bowles was dropped. Former Vice President James Hazen Hyde of the Equitable Life Assurance society, having decided that he had bet. ter come to New York and tell all about Equitable matters, Is at Lome and Intends to remain there until the committee Is through with hls. Since Mr. Hyde left Newport after the soclal season closed there hie has been spend Ing most of his time ln Boston. It Is said that his counsel has decided that it would be better for young Hyde to take his chances before the Armstrong committees than to remain an exile from New York Elk Specimens Captared. BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Oct IN As a result of the second day's drive of the herd of wild elk which for years has made Its feeding grounds at the Miller and Lux ranch at Buttonwillow, thirty miles south of this city, twenty three perfect specimens were captured with the lariat, and of these twenty lived to be transferred to the government re serve, Sequoia park. At least 170 ani- mals are still at large Bonaparte on Stump, WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Secretary Bonaparte has left Washington for Baltimore, and tomorrow evening he will address the Repuulican clubs of Massachusetts at Boston. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Bonaparte will speak at Rising Sun, Md. which will be the be ginning of & series of speeches in Mary land. Meors Fire on British Destroyer, GIBRALTAR, Oct, 15 -The Beitish torpeda boat destroyer (herwell re that ¢ Auchored Bet iaay SHONTS' PARTY BACK Canal Conatrustors Will Re- port to Washington. WEALTH SITUATION ENCOURAGING. Three Questions Agitate Commis. sioners, the Time, Cost and Prac. tieabliity of Traas-Ameri. can Waternay. NEW YORK, vet 1% Rear Admiral MD Endicott, Brigadier General O, 11. Ernst, Benjamin M. Harrod, General George W. Davis, chairinan of the cousulting Williams Barclay Parsons, H. Burr, Henry L Abbott and Eu geue Tioncanzer, Panama canal have arrived here Theodore P. from Co- fon Mr. Shouts =aid that the health situa ton vu the isthmus Is more eucourag ing than auy one had dared to hope. There were sixty two cases of yellow fever ln June, forty-two io JOiy, twen- ty-seven in August, six io September amd none so far in October. In Apcon hospital there were Lut 239 cases of various sorts of disease, where the av- erage at this time of (he year is usu- ally 3060, The party brought a hcavy brand new Ideas abou! Paua the place where the causal through. The ideas were veel in We heads of the twelve members of the board of consulting engineers, who had spent eight busy and inquisitive days in Papama under the sheitering wing of four members of the isthmian canal commission. None of the party, even William: Barclay DPursops, would state very explicitly what they thought or had discovered. Mr Parsons sald that the engineers had collected a great mass of data, which they intended to got off their winds iu the form of maps, projections and calculations at a weet lug of the board in Washingtou tomor row. The results of their meeting will be turned over to the capal commis sfou, which will meet on Friday In Washington Mr. Parsons Said. “Three questions occupied all our time, and in thelr so lation we bent all our energies. They were the practicability of the canal, Its lowest cost and the leugth of time which it would take to complete It These will be the poluts at issue at the meeting tomorrow in Washington. No, we have not yet decided ou the ques- tion of sea level or locks.” To Fortify Canal Terminals, WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 — General plans are to be made for the fortitica- tion of both etds of the Panama capal, according to an announcement made that Secretary Taft had invited a com- mittee of the board on fortifications to accompany him to the isthmus on his coming trip. Secretary Taft will leave for the isthmus the latter part of this month and will be accompanied by a committee of the board ou fortifica- tions appointed by President Roose velit. of and will go CATR: ha =to m——— , Reocsevelt Ade Santo Domingo, WASHINGTON, Oct 18 —~President Roosevelt bas taken another step to preserve peace in Santo Domingo and to prevent the “pereunial revolution- ists of the Island from getting warlike supplies,” as polotal out in an ex- planatory statement issued at the state department, together with a proclama- tion in which the president prohibits the exportation of arms, ammunition or munitions of war from any port of the United States or Porto Rico to any port In Santo Domingo. The state ment accompanying the proclamation says It was made with the concurrence of the Dominican government, Hancock Feared Mob Vieleace. WASHINGTON, Oct 1S - Fearing for his own safety, Wintield 8 Han: cock, General Wiofleld Scott Hanm- cock's nephew, who was arrested Sat- urday night on the charge of murder fog Emma Smallwood, the victim of an alleged crimliual operation at Hyatts. ville, Md., was taken from the police station in this city and lodged in the Jail at Marlboro, Md Hancock de clared to Constable Garrisou that he beard a commotion just outside the window of his cell in the Hyattsville jall, that he belleved himself in danger of being attacke! and should moved from the place be ree Wounded Ex-Pastor Hulnad, REENE. NH, Oct IN -Rev. 4 Ruland, a retired clergyman several mouths has carried over one of the rural free routes iu this vicinity, was shot wonnded by a highwayman, The ter obtalued no plunder The occurred on the Walpole road five miles from this city. The fires] at the the Lin Ing efMMect Just right eye Commander Younes = Defense (losed, MARE ISLAND, Cal, Oct. I At the ses=<ion of the trial by court martial of Commander Lucien Young of the United States gunboat Beanington Lieutenant Commander Bartlett made several minor changes in his previous testimony, and the defense closed Hs examination of the witness. Bartlett was then briefly cross examined, after which he took his place associate counsel for the prosecution Ww who for the wail dell ery and lat holdup about robber let tuk the clergyman in the head over as To Reform Our (onsnlar Servioe, WASHINGTON, Oct. IS Austin A. Burnham, the general secretary of the National Business leagie of Chicago, has bad an interview with Secretary Root regarding the formulation of a bill ving for its o a thorough re Hon consular servic INSULT TO ROOSEVELT, Tobacce Med Protest Against Cigaw Box Pleture. NEW YORK, Oct. 18 — President Roosevelt has promised immediate at- tention to a subject laid before him in conuection with the use of his photo graph for trade purposes. It appears that In every fifth twenty-five pound case of a certain brand of tobacco there fs a picture of President elit, the other four containing pictures of King Edward, the mikado. Emperor William and the czar. Great indigna tion was caused among of the cigar trade of the United States M. W. Difley, president of the Cigar Dealers’ Association of the United States, wrote a letfer to President Roosevelt in which he said “1 wish to protest against the use of your photograph in this manner Our wen bers consider it an lusalt to you” Secretary Loeb replisd “Your letter of the 5th inst. has been received, aud on behalf of the pres! dent 1 thank you for calling attention to the matter lo which you wrote. The subject fn question be taken up with the you wen- tion.” Loose members will ut once cvlpany HUNTINGTON STAKES. Belle Strome Defeated the Favorite at Jamaican. NEW YORK, Oct. 18 at 5 to 1, won the Hunting! stakes at Jamnlea, easily the 2 to 5 favorite, phine went to the pace to the streteh, moves out and won by two lengths Oak Drake, split favorite with Ben the first long shot, wen the second Right, favorite, the third; favorite, won the fifth, and Good Luck, also favorite, won the last race Jockeys W. Fisher and Meclutyre were suspended for the remainder of the meetiug by the Sam maries First Race —-0ak Duke, Ben, second; James Reddick, third Second Grenade, first; bury, second, Mabel Richardson Tuird Race -Ormonde’s Right, Tous HH , second; Palette, thind Fourth Race - Belle Strouse, Keator, second; Czaraphine, thind Fifth Race Brush Up, first; second; Water Mirror, third Sixth Race Good Luck, first; ing Tom, second; Samson, third Str on selling Seite Hi defeating Reator 2: : front and made the where Belle Strome Sly 2 Ormonde’s Bdush Up, i won Fie Grenade starter first, Sly Nor third first, Hace first, Yada, 'eep- Columbia Will Not Remove Han. NEW YORK, Oct. 18 —Rumor that the Columbia faculty wonld remove the ban ou Starbuck, Carter and Thorpe, the disqualified football players, was discredited last night by an official statement of the faculty representative None of the men will be allowed to rep resent Columbia again this season, aml Thorpe will under no circumstances be allowed to re-enter any department of the university. Barred from Columbia, Thorpe intends to enter Cornell and there complete the course in mechanical engineering Williams Team Won at Goll. WOLLASTON, Mass, Oct 18 Williams college team, composed of A W. Mitchell, Harold Wilcox, IL. W Mitchell, E Clapp and A. Gregory, won the fourth New England Intercollegiate golf champlouship on the links of the Wollaston club, defeating the team of the Massachusetts lustitute of Tech nology in the final round by a score of 10 points to 4 The Racing at Dover. DOVER, N. H., Oct 18 wou in each event at the Granite park. Loulse G. won the 2 consecutive heats after dropping the first to Barius. Mary Scott wou the 2:18 trotting, but was obliged to step four fast heats to carry off first money Straight heats and easy drives chara: terized Owassia’s victory Tn the 2.0 pace Favorites State US pace in Coruscate at Latonia, CINCINNATI, O, Oct. 18S—Corus cate, the favorite, won the fourth event at a mile, the feature of the cand, at Latonla. Pirate Polly was second and White Plume, the pacemaker. thind The third event, for maiden two year old fiilles, easily went to Woggle Bug second with Polly Forest, an ontsider, second and Tarp third [} holce, Horse Sat on Him, NEW YORK, Oct. IN an electrician, in a manhole Sixth avenue bis face. Douglass was fixing and Paul Doring express wigou, Jid not notice manbole was until plunged in Pollcemnn O'Connell first decided to shoot the horse wate appenl in the ol him to pity. A rope and the was pulled crowd that gathered John Douglass spel 0 trying Lialf hour at Nixteenth street aud with a horse sitting on Wires who was driving an that the apn his Liorse at but the anhmal's eves mow ured the Wis Jie horse ont by Threw Freshmen lute the River, APPLETON, Wis, Oct. IN A des pernte class rush took place Law rence university the hinen held their first meeting of the after fighting for an bour with the sopliomores for the privileges. The sophomores were outnumbered four to one, but threw several the river Lefore the won the day A number players in uniforins adel eclasswien ut (ros when year freshmen into lower classmen of football the upper Boller Faplodeas nt Harvard, CAMBRIDGE, Mass, ct IN A steam boller in Waverley hall, one of the Harvanl university private dorm tories, exploded last night, wrecking | the vestibule and entrance ball of the! Island Republic Wants Reci- | procity With Uncle Sam. LEADING ME RCHANTS 10 URGE PALVA| pe Traders, Manufactarers and Planters Waat General Commercial Treaty, Anglo-Cuban Agreement May He Killed. HAVANA, Ot were al Industria soc ations of Cuba held ing and unanime resolution to the effect that the great commercial need of Cuba Is a new and, ify asatble, a permanent commercial treaty with the United States The meeting elected a commission edd of prominent representatives of each Interest concerned to initiate & wovemnment toward the obtaluiog of such a treaty Louis Galban, a lead Ing fruporter and president of the Ha vanha chamber of commerce, was president of the jolut wove amd other permanent officers lected meeting Ihe seven com igticuitural as a joint meet ore rusly Coll chosen nent The the directed the officers and members of the commission to President Palma and the mem- f the cabinet and acquaint them with the purpose of the movement They will be received Ly the president bers « The mere hauts, plant: manufacturers and treaty not but also general com I relations. It Is expected that movement incldentally presages certain death of the Anglo Cuban ial treaty, the ratification of now pending in the senate Busi interests universally are awakening to the fear of retaliation by the Unites] States if such a treaty Is allowed to effective, and the Eovernment is criticised in some quar ters for signing a treaty according to Great Hritain favors] nation treat without consultiug the business Interests of the country r= desire a ciprocity covering mer the the Cainer is es Lecotne ment CABINET OFFICERS ABSOLUTE. May Now Sommarily Dismiss Ine clent Civil Service Employees. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 — An to the rules ud comprehensive in its character iuthorized by President vend ment civil service sweep ing Wis veit Hereafter a cabinet officer will have the power to summarily and without hearing any civil service em- ployee In his department who, to the personal knowledge of the head of the department guilty of mis conduct of who is inctficlent in the per formance of his duties By terms of the cabinet officer must have per knowiedge of the misconduct or clency of the employee poses to discharge. With this personal know iwdge the power of the Lead of the department is absolute Rouse relove has been the amendment the Nida iueth whom he pro HOLD BRITISH OFFICERS. Moorish Nrigends Commit Near Tetuan Bay. TANGIER, Oct. 18S —Two British ma- rine oiticers, Captain Jolin E. Crowther and Licutenant Edward Hatton, have been captured by Moors. They were on their way from the interior to Tet uan Lay, where the British repair ship Assistance lies stranded The captors are Anghera tribesmen, under a brother of Vallente, the brig and chief who was recently arrested and lwprisonal at Tangier. They at tacked the British officers, overpower ed their escort of RIF tribesmen and carrivd the oflcers aw as I'he British commissioner here has demanded the release of the English wen The leader of the brigands has offered to exchange his prisoners for Lis brother, Valiente Ovirage Cuban Editor Honored by Spain. HAVANA Oct. 1S Tue Spanish gov ernment bas conferred on Nicolas Ri vero, editor of the Diarlo de 1a Marina the graud cross of the Onder of Alfon so XII In recoguition of the uewspa per’s accomplishments In the direction of the winlnteuance and the further in recent years of the cordial relations betwecn the governments and peoples of Spain and Cuba and for other dis shied services In bebalf of Span ish interests in Cuba LOY {ingu George HH. Liter Vor Governor, PROVIDENCE, R. 1, Oct, 18 ~The convention at Infantry hall, where the Republicans of the state wet to noml nate their candidates for state officers named the following: For governor H. Utter, Westerly; for fleuten governor, Frederick HE Jackson dence; for secretary of PP. Benoett, Providence general, William RB Providence, for general Walter A. Read Geary ant Pros Charles attorney stuls for Laren ough reas urer Gloveestor Oar Newest Crulser. NORFOLK, Va, Oct, IS The Unit el Nt riser Charleston, the Jar est addition to the navy, ins nwn plac od in commission at the Norfolk navy yanl, with Captalu Herbert Winslow US Nin command. The Charleston after her official trial trip will be sent to the acidic hip of the Asinth vessel of the St How building ites station as tag fleet She Louis IS A sister amd Milwaukee Sveund the World IN Colonel 8 A Day, 1". 8 A, and bis wife, the well known American novelist, whe is known ns flelen Mamilton Ganlener, are hore for a brief visit. Colonel and Mra. Day have just concluded a three years ernise around the world, trulaed ROME. (xt “ALL THE N FIT TO PRINT” PRICE ONE CENT Another Lot of New Goods i New Handbags I'he avenue and carriage styles, npc. of the latest leathers and bav- jing the new flat inn handles. Ladies’ Neckwear Some dainty i of lace, chiffon, ap- silk. Also some Batten- ettes entirely new, Ribbons Just rece ized some new holly rib bons, all widths, very pretty, also Some new PR braids. Prettier than ever new creation plique burg chem 1 ind Dress Goods Just arrived Saturday some of the west things in greys, greens and : leading colors in the city : also some very pretty new weaves in black dress goods. We claim we can save you money. It costs you nothing to find out, Goods shown with pleasure in eve ni re ds the Ls way department Underwear We bave most anything in under wear Ladies’ and men's union Children's fleeced and wool. Reuben's wrappers, “misses’ rarments, ete. All at the usual Globe Warehouse low prices. Overalls We have added to oar stock the “Peters” Brotherhood Overalls. They need no introduction. We be- lieve them the very best overalls made Silks We have another piece each of the Grey and Black Moire, also another piece of the Green Velour. line of all shades. : See our new plaid silks, checks, shadow silks, ete. Globe Warehot Talmadge Block, Elmer VALLEY "PHONE. suits Little shaped g want a firs RANGE We have them have the vier ranges in stock ar Sterling, Dockash, Happy Thought and Garland If you
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