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EARLY WINTER Early winter days are the ones that cause wost of the coughs, colds, etc. People hesitate to Shay from light to heavy Sok ing and while they esitate the lungs are left unpro- tected, at the time when they are most susceptible to attack. A CHAMOIS VEST Or a Caest PROTECTOR is a preventative that is worth many cures. AT ALL PRICES * BAROLD L. GILLESPIE Lockhart Street, Penn'a There is nothing so refreshing as a glass of good old STEGMAIER BEER! t It is palatable, delicious, invigorating and Absolutely Pure. Have a case sent home today. Prompt deliv- a Stegmaier Brewing Company. ih ODELL AND DEPEW Ex-Governor and New York Senator Star Witnesses. ROOSEVELTBARRED HY DES ANBITION Odell Deanled Story Told by Young Financier — Depew Interviewed the President Hegarding French Ambassadarship NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The revela ticus wade by former Governor Odell concerning political oomtribuations from thie life or Insurance companis= and oth corporations determined the legislative insurance committee to sub poena United States Senator Thomas ’. Platt as 5 wituesas, Senator Platt will be asked to testify immediately, Former Governor (dell and Senator Chauncey M. Depew were the star wit: pesses At the session of the lusurance lavestigation Johu Glichirist. head of the securities department of the Equitable testified that there was a compact between the insurance company and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. between 192 and 1504 by which $18.250 000 of dummy loans were car ried by clerks of the banking firm te deceive the insarmnce and banking de partments regarding the Equitable's surplus cash Renjamin B. Odell, Jr, ex-governor of the state of New York, testified be fore the commiitee that it was he who bad inspired the bills iutroduoced in the senate and assembly on March 81, 19M, to repeal the charter of the Mer cantile Trust company Odell was permitted to testify at his own request that he might answer the accusation of James Hazen Hyde that it was nuder the menace of that legis. Jation that the Mercantile Trust com- pany pald him $75,000 in settlement of a suit growing out of losses in the ship- building crash Odell admitted that he had gone be yond the limits of his legislation be fore he got his $75.000. He went to Charles M. Schwab, head of the ship- buikilng trust. and told him that he believed there was sufficient evidence on which to predicate criminal prosecu- tions Odell swore that be was actuated fo prepare his jegislation bearing upon the Mercantile Trust conipany’s char ter by the most exalted motives the destruction for ouce and all within the boundarics of New York of fifteen or sixtern lusolivent curporntions, behind which the Mercantile Trust company had stood for years He denled that personnl motives had played a part in Lis thoughts at the time but that Lhe had dropped the leg: islation when It became apparent to him that public opinion was tending toward the assumption that the meas ures proposed by Renator Ambler and Assemblyman Fish were the fruit of his sult against the Mercantile Trust company When Senator Chauncey M, Depew was called he walked briskly to the witness chair and gave his answers In an unhesitating manner The senator declared that if he had his way in the matter he would have federal and state laws forbidding cam- paign contributions by corporations Senator Depew. questioned about his salary of $20000 a year explained that in the time of the elder Hyde he had begun to give an hour In the morning and apother in the evening to the founder of the Equitable, bringing his (Depew’s) knowlodge of securities to bear to prevent the soclely making bad investments and outlining courses to be pursued in litigation At the death of Henry B. Hyde his son. James Haren Hyde, came to the senator with the Injunction from his father to continue the arrangement The senator said the increase of young Mr Hyde's salary did uot origl- nate with him, but be advocated it, as he “was a young man of very great ability, as I think has been demonstrat: «1 Iu his testimony here.” The senator sald he regarded him as an asset to the society. Moreover, the young man ownal the control of the society and was helng approached with tenypting offers to sell hia stock, The efforts of Hyde to obtain the French ambassadorship were next brought up by Mr Hughes, The witness sald he advised Hyde In the beginning that there slight chance for one so young fo get a posi tion so exalted I.ater, however, the senator talked to the president, but Mr Hoosevelt sald, according to the wit- ness, that “the thing was impossible.” have Was A POLICY OF RETRENCHMENT. President McCurdy Reduces His Own Salary fo $75,000 Per Annum. NEW YORK. Nov. 17 —At a special meeting of the board of trustees of the Mutual Life lusurince company here, at which s preliminary report of the recently appolnial special lnvestigat Ing committee wis submitted, Presi dent Richard A McCurdy caused a stir by announcing that at his own re guest his salary bad been cut in half, from $150000 to $7T0.000 a year. This sction, Mr. McCurdy sald, was the first step In reducing the expenses of the company Salaries of the other executive offi- cers of the company also have been ré- duced, the saving amonnting In all to between $145,000 and $150.000 per an- uutn. Mr. MecCurdy's statement to the di- rectors preceded the submission of the Investigating committee's first report. > pending its farther inquiry the execu tive officers adopt immeliately a policy of retrevchment. The preliminary report was adog@ed together with the resolution incréasing the powers of the committee In con tinuing its investigations. The di rectors ordered that full publicity be given to the report as well as to the statement made Ly President M. Cardy. President McCurdy iu his address te the trustees outlived a policy of re trenchment the exerntive officers had devided upon. Whatever criticisin say have Leen wade of features of its administration, he declared the fact remains that uo policy bolder of the Mutual Life need ever entertain the shad »w of a doubt that his policy, with all accretions, will be paid In full when dne Mr McCurdy sald he was aware that the management had beru subjected to serve criticism and that the company’s bisiness had suffered to a great ex- teut, Ihe prindipal reform demanded was the reduction in the cost of lusurance. He had set an example In retrenchment by asking that his salary be cut in half Commission agencies will be changed to a salary basis, and legisla. tive expenses will be doe away with, policy holders’ protective committees taking the places of salaried legal agents, President McCundy's plans cull for a reduction of expenses In ov- ery branch of the business CHRISTIAN FEDERATION. President Roosevelt In Fall Sympe- thy With Cenference. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Over 500 dele gites elected by the highest governing bodies of twenty-three evangelical re lizious denominations of the United Stites and representing over 15,000,000 conimunicants are meeting ln Carnegle hull to discuss the fderation of all the evangelical churches in the country. The delegates include bishops, college pre lents, editors, jurists, leading cler- gynien and laymen celebrated in their respective denominations I'r. Robert Stuart MacArthur of the Calvary Baptist church welcomed the delegates. A potable feature of the op+ ning session, at which J. Cleveland Cady presided, was the reading by the Rev. William Heary Roberts, chairman of the committee of arrange ments, of the following letter from President Roosevelt, which he charncterized an baving three points in its favor-viz, it bLrevity, belug to the point aud worklwide in Its sympathy “1 have your letter of the Tth. In. dead 1 remember very well the call of your delegation upon me and our talk upon the proposed meeting of the In ter hureh conference on federation. “I bave the very highest sympathy with the movement; for instance, 1 feel that indirectly in addition to the great gol it will do here it is perfectly pos- sible that the movement may have a very considerable effect in the Chris tianizing of Japan, which I feel to be retarded by the divisions among our selves and by the failure to recognize the fact that the Christian church ia Japan must of course assume essen tially a Japanese national form “So you see | have a very real inter. et mn what you are doing and only wish it were In my power to attend the meeting, as you request, Lut | re gre! to say that It Is out of the ques. tive for me to do so” At the second session, presided over by Dr. J. H. Garrison of St. Louis, the subject was “A United Church and Re ligious Education.” Those who took part io the discussion and thelr toples are the Rev. George Richards, “Re lgious Education In the Howe” John Wanamaker, “Religious Education and the Sunday School” and Rev. G. U Wenner, “Week Day Religious Educa tion." Aute Story From New Jersey. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—-Dr Walter O Goldinann was speeding Lis automo bile at the top of a hill near Jersey City after dark, tooting his horn. when be heard an answering honk and saw soivething rushing toward him throngh the alr. “Duck!™ he shouted to his companions, and they ducked as a flock of Canadian gegse swept over the machine. One of the headlights wins smashed. When Mr. Goldmann went back to look for his hat he found tw zeese In the road. They were gen. une wild geede, with black heads and white throats, and weighed about twelve pounds each A Satirical Cablegram. IHAVANA, Nov. 17.—A salirical ca- blegram is published bere describing an alleged meeting of 17.000 Cubans resiling at Key West, at which, after it was declared that Key West was a territory of Cuba, territorial officers aid nn delegate to the Cuban congress were elected. An additional company owing to the prevalence of minor dis onlers there and to rumors that more scrious trouble Is impending Bangeet Given Spanish Kiang. VIENNA, Nov. 17 Emperor Francis Jrwph gave a banquet In the royal castle of Bchoenbrunn last night In honor of King Alfonso. The guests In- ciuded Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The banquet wus followed by a per formdoee in the theater of the castle Thue positive statement 1s made that King Alfonso's return to Madrid will be followed immediately by an official aunouncemént of his betroftml to an Ehglish princess. After Homemade Bank Notes. ~ PROVIDENCE, R. I. Nov. 17~In- ion nifed States secret Chief of Fifty Thousand Peas- ants Would Oust Ozar. NEW UPRISING ON BANKS OF VOLGA Panic en Bourse at St. Petersburg. Strikers Clone Rallway Station, Stepping Traflle From Capl- tal te Moscow. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov, 17.—A fulse eriperor hay suddenly made his appearance pear Penza, and already his followers number 50,000 This i= the startling report received from Bimbirsk Péenza is In the heart of the vast région extending westward from the Volga. where agrarian uprisiugs ov a large scale have been occurriog If the pretender to the throne has placed limself at thé head of the peasanf(ry the government will soon face. besides its other troubles, a for midable agrarian rebellion It required a year to suppress the famous rebellion led by Pugntchef!, who lmpersonatéd the dethroned and murdered Peter. 111. in the time of Catherine II. That uprising was started lu the same region, on the banks of the Volga A veritable panic prevail bourse as the result of a ru the Grand Duke vitch, commander guard, bad been dictator. There was a stampede of holders of industrial stocks, who hastened to un- load Government lotteries fell 26 points to 400, and imperial 4s dropped to S3iy, a lower point than touched at any time during the war M. Voulch, chief? of Premier Witte's chancellery, denies positively ‘the ru- wor that a dictator bad been appoint- ed. While neither a dictatorship nor mar- tial law for St. Petershurg or Russia proper has been decided upon, there Is no doubt that the Witte cabinet has been compelled to consider the possi. bliity of the government being driven to extreme measures The attitude of the moderates leaves the government, nuless It is prepared immediately to convoke a constituent assembly baséd on universal suffrage, no chulce between the anarchy which the revolutiouists are trying to create and repression Rumors are circulating that the em- peror will extend clemency to the great majority of the Cronstadt muti- neers, The council of workmen's delegates here have resolved to continue the strike indefinitely The workmen's orgunization at Odes. sa has proclaimed a general strike The workmen of Moscow are oppos- ed to the general strike proposed by the leaders at St. Petersburg, and the majority of them decline to cease work for the Polish canse The sttikers have forced ghe closing of the Moscow rallroad station here, stopping outgoing traffic for Moscow, and have fimlly suoceeded In closing the electric statious and lo cutting off light from the city. Committees were seut to all the theaters and succeeded In stopping the performances In sev- eral of them, nud in the outlying dis- tricts they went from drug store to drug store, ordering the pharmacists to close and threatening then with the destruction of thelr stocks If they re fused. Other stores were not Inter- fered with, The action of the strikers with regard to the druggists is in striking contrast with the course pursued In Finland, where, when every other business par- ticipated In the general strike, the druggists were directed to remain open in order that the sick might not suffer. The course Is condemned by a large part of the population There is no betterment of the agra- rian conditions. Dispatches from Kursk, Poltava, Riazan, Samara and other provinces coutiune to report the spread of disorders, which In Poltava are taking an anti-Jewish turn. How ever, the Imperial manifesto regarding the distribution of the crown domains will be issued throughout Russia early this morning. and the emperor and Count Witte hope 1t will tend to pacify the peasants and will have an impor tant tactical effect on the coming strug gle with the Socialists and other antl government forces In the elections for the douma, Count Witte has made the following personal appeal to the workmen, which was sent to all the factories, mils and other works and posted throughout the industrial section: ‘Brother workmen. Get to your work. Cease making disturbances and have pity on your wives aud children Do not Hsten to bad advice. The em: peror has ordered us to devote special attention to the labor question, For this purpose Lis wajesty has created a ministry of trade and commerce which must especially seek to establish rela- tions between workwen and employ- ers. Have patience. All that is poss! ble will be done for you Listen to the advice of a wan who sympathizes with you and wishes you well” When the above appeal was read to the workmen at the Westinghouse works the leaders replied: “Witte promises us a soft bed, but In the meantime we man sleep on a hard one.” Kiang George of Greece at London, LONDON, Nov. 17—Kiug George of Greece and Prince and Princess Nich: plas of Greece fined with Rls Ed- on the r that Nicholas Nicholale of the imperial appointed military a - CURZON'S FRANK AVOWAL. India's Retiring Viceroy Ofves Rea. sons Fer Quitting His Poet. BOMBAY, Nov. 17-At a banquet given iu his honor here last night Lord Curzon of Kedleston, the retiring vice roy of India, made a frank avowsl of the reasons for his resignation. Beginning with the declaration that be considered the office of viceroy the noblest in the gift of the British na- tion and that it ought to be looked up- on ak a prize to bé awiurdM only to its greatest statesmen, he sald It could not be supposed that he would without the sfrobgést reasons resign a position which had been the dream of bis child hood and the ambition of his manhood. He resigned, he said, on no personal ground, but In defense of two great principles—first, that there should be An Indestructible subordination of the military to the civil authority, and, sec- ond, the necessity of paying becoming regard to the Tudian authority io de terwining the needs of Indla Lord Curzon contended that In sacri- ficiug himself in defense of these prin- ciples he had the great preponderance of Indian opinion bebind bln and pre dicted that, should the day ever come when the viceroy woulkl be treated as the mere poppet of the home govern. ment, the justification for the post would cease to exist. He sald he dfd Bot belleve that the administrative wis dom of his countrymen would ever tol erate such a blunder, AT BENNINGS TRACK. Bad News, Favorite In Columbia Handicap, Preved a Fallure. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 — The au tumn meeting under the audpices of the Washington Jockey club opened here with a gol card. The feature of the day was the Afth Columbia band cap, for three year-olds and ppward Bad News, played as a favorite, prov: ed a disappointment, finishing third to Bohemia and Race King In the mec ond race Oriflamme ran Soclety Bud bard to win and fulshe! second but was disqualified for fouling This gave second place to Santa Susanun and third to Akbar, both long shots in the betting. Pacett! was badly lujured In the steeplechase. Summaries First Race —Veruess, first; The Cure second; Blue Coat, third Second Race Society Bud, first Santa Busauns, second: Akbar, third Third Race ~The Lad, first; Olerose, second; The Miner, third Fourth, Race — Holemin, first, King, second; Bad News, third. Firth Race —Debar, first; Dr. Coffey, second; Jupiter, third Sixth Race. Bobble Kean, first; Hip pocrates, second; Scotch Plume, third Petash Got the Money, NASHVILLE, Tean, Nov. 17 —Pem- berton, ou Poorlands, fuvorite In the steeplechase at Cumberland, lost a stirrup at the first turn of the feld which caused him to keep too far out for any chance of victory. Potash, at 20 to 1 In the betting, got the money, baving his own way in the ron home Race Bearcatcher Beaten at Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 -There were only four starters in the fourth race at Oakland, and Bearcatcher, a 1 to 2 favorite, never had a chance to beat the two-year old Confederate. In the two year-old event Cocksure, 15 to 1, was the only one ready when the barrier was sprung aud easlly won Cleveland Among the Ducks. NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 17 Ideal ducking weather prevails at Back bay, and former President Grover (leve land, who is there with Dr. Paul Van dyke of Prioceton university and Ernest Gittings of Baltimore us guests of Joseph Beelluger of Norfolk, have bad great sport in the blinds Gevernor and “Oathbound Thirteen." LEXINGTON, Va, Nov. 17.—Govern or Moutague, gecoinpaniad Ly former Licutenant Gog Joseph EE. WII lard, Henry T. Wickham of Richmond and Tazewell Ellett of New York and Richmond, visited the Virginia Milita ry institute, and as the result of thelr interviews with the “oathbound thir teen” and other students of the third class accused of insubordination the whole class signed a paper prepared by the governor. This paper, which Is sald to be acceptable to the board of visitors, meets the demands of the board without the expulsion of the of fending boys Life Insurasnee In President's Message WASHINGTON, Nov, 17 Senator Dryden of New Jersey, who Is presi deut of one of the largest life insur ance companies in the country, had a talk with the president here on the subs ject of insurance, which the president will discuss freely” in his forthcoming message to congress. Senator Dryden will introduce ut the approaching ses sion a LIU providing for federal super vision of life Insurance Vdd Fellows Klect Ofoers. TRENTON, N. J. Nov. 17. — The grand lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Jersey has closed its session here, electing these officers Grand master, Wesley B Stout, As bury Park; deputy grand master, Har ry E. Jones Trenton, grand warden, Frank Crowther, Perth Amboy; grand secretary, lewis Parker, Trenton, and grand treasurer, Joseph Deacon, Bor dentown Discussed Food Adulferation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 ~The twen ty-second annual convention of the As sociation of Official Agricultural Chem lates has opened here with 150 members n attendance. W. I. Bigelow of the shank of he Sepactmat SKIPPED HIS BAIL. New Yorker Indicted For N- legal Voting Disappears. FIVE THOUSAND CASH FORFEITED. Attorney General Mayer Had Been Trafling Him With Detectives, Feariag a Flight—-Warrant Fer Arrest Issued. : NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Joba Krup, under indictment for alleged illegal voting in the Eighteenth assembly dfs trict, for whose appesrance before Judge Davy iu the criminal branch of the supreme court $3,000 cash ball was deposited by former Assembly wan John P. Dillon, has futled to up pear for pleading. and Judge Davy ac cordiogly declared Lis ball forfeited Krup disappeared during an intermls sion Abraham Levy of counsel for Krup agreed to have the prisoner in court for trial, and Attorney General Mayer sald be would have Krup watched at the Intermission, but neither Krup nor his bondsugn, Dillon, who Is also his senfor counsel, appeared Mr. Levy was there and be express ol surprise that his client Bad not shown up “I left him a few minutes ago” Mr Levy told the court, “and be promised me that he would be here.” Attorney General Mayer was visibly indignant at the turn of things and de clared that be was not surprised “If this Aafendant bas skipped out” be sald, “1 know with whom he was last seen and will know how tn pro ceed. | thought that somebody must have been greatly intervsted in Krup to put up 85.000 ball for him just to se cure his liberty for a few hours” The Morgan deputies who had been detalled to watch Krup reported that they had lost Krup in Lawyer Levy's office in the Pulitzer bullding. They sald they had seen him go Into the of fice and had walted until they learned that he had disappeared. They declar ed that he did not come out of Levy's offices, all the doors of which they bad carefully watched Mr. Levy losisted that Krup and Lawyer Dillon had gone out together. Krup was Indicted for fraudulent voting in Charles F. Murphy's district. “I don't think there Is any doubt that the map bas skipped” sald Attorney General Mayer, “and the very fact that Krup, a man of no means and no influ- ence, could command $3,000 cash ball Indicates that there are big disclosures behind his disappearance. Certalnly It would take a stroug inducement to force anybody to put up $5,000 with a good chance that it would be lost.” The mouey had ouly been pald In a few hours before Krup disappeared STOKES MADE TWO SPEECHES. Addressed Sanday School Convention at Atlantic Clty. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Nov. 17.— Governor Stokes of New Jersey made two speeches here last night. One was before the state Sunday school conven tion and the other before a mass meet ing of citizens In the Interest of the Jews In Russia. The governor touched upon the ad vantages of education befure the Sun day School association. He said: “No wan can lay claim to culture without a knowledge of the couteuts of the BI ble that coutalus God's messages. He hoped to see Bunday school teachlog raised to the poiut of a profession. Re cently we have Lad disclosures in com wercial and political life that have stir red the consclences of our people. All sorts of legislative remedies are now being suggested for the correction of abuses. They will be welcoiued Ly ev ery good citizen, but the way to purify A stream Is to begin at its source rather than establish a filtration at Its mouth ™ Fitsgerald and Dewey Nominated. BOSTON, Nov. 17 Former Con gressman John FF. Fitzgerald was nom- inated at the primaries here by the Democrats for mayor of Boston. With five precincts missing out of the 108 in the city the vote stands: Fitzgerald, 27.020; Bdward J. Donovan, 23M2 The contest within the Democratic par ty for the man for mayor was the most bitter ever conducted In Boston Complete returns show that Henry 8 Dewey, Republican candidate for the mayoraity nomination, received thirty eight more votes than his nearest op- ponent, Louls A. Frothingham. Twe Men Lest In Dorles. GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov. 17.— Two members of the crew of the Bos ton fishing schooner Strunger were lost off this port daring a heavy gule. The Stranger put in here on her way to Boston and reported that while her men were out In dories a gale came up and all put back to the schooner except - James McDonald and Peter O'Brien. Musical Training For Harvard Boys. BOSTON, Nov. 17 — An arrangement between Harvanl university and the New England Conservatory of Music whereby the students of one institu tion may attend the other, bas been made public. The plan provides on the part of the conservatory for the admission of properly qualified stn deuts from Harvard Federation of Labor Congress. PITTSBURG, Nov. 17 The sessions of the American Federation of Labor convention was largely of a routine charactér, except for the tilt between during which Scullen was se SATURDAY ————————— SPEGHA Dressing Sacques. and Wrapy Owing to lack of room we clos out our Dressing Sacques Wrappers below cost. 0c > Dressing Saaques 25¢ $12 25 “ $1.25 and $1.50 Underwear Another case Ladies" f same as had earlier in the worth 25¢ each, Saturday ar day 18¢c garment, 35¢ suit. Dress Goods Some new ones in gre greens; very pretty. Specials 15¢ Danish cloth, all cole 15¢ Arnold's school Serg 25¢ Homespuns An assorted lot of 50¢ Goods 10 to 46 in. wida, str wool, Saturday and Monda * Hosiery If we get another case of Li hose here in time sim# Wednesday will sell them a 3 pairs for 25¢, you to wait. You will them; they are on the ~ 3 pairs 12jc H : one Blankets Cation 45c 104 white or grey and Monday 39¢ 55¢ 10-4 49¢ 75¢c 114 89¢ 85¢c 114 79¢ 100 114 8%¢ 1.35 11-4 best made L13¢, 1.75 12-4 1.37 er ——————— By the way Linen Sale is under way this week. | in a day or two, and Thanks is close at hand. Take ourw it, buyers at this sale save m¢ ; Unbleached Da 51 in. regular 25¢ price 23¢ 60 in. several patterns, 60 in. usual 45c¢, all linen” 60-62 in. Irish or German ma all pure flax, worth 60c 2 in. Inish linen, pure 1 in sever] patterns, usual Bleached Ds in. } linen, worth 3 price 28¢ G0 in. pure flax, worth price ER 58 price 18¢ 70 in. new open borde worth 75¢, sale price € ; 72 in. worth 1.00, sal use, worth 1.25, 8 day 89¢c