: Odell Would Have Him Recalled CHORCE W. PERKINS HAS RESIGNED haries A. Peabody Elected President of Mutual Life to Succeed McCurdy With Salary of $30,000 le- stead of $150,000, "NEW YORK. Dec. 14 —1t is now said that Edward H. Harriman, friend of Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. will go back on the legislative insurance committee's mek and explain how be happened to forget when be was there before that Be bad tried 10 get Thoulas F. Ryan to ive hima 2 share of the Hyde Equitable Life stock. As the record of the Inquiry stands it leaves much to be desired ln of the Union Pacific's president and sandbag him It was reported at the legislative ln surance Inquiry that former Governor Odell Is anxious to have Harriman re Ryan In telling of Harriwan's threats Bas involved Odell only by suggestion Jet the suggestion Is so strong that Harriman wili get the opportunity of saying that no matter what bappened between bim and Ryan In the Equita ble purchase last summer Odell wae Bot considered It is said that the committee's plan Is to give Harriman a decent time to avail Bimself of requesting permission to re furs to the stand and answer Ryan's charges and if be doex not come to time to order him to appear and testify ~ torthwit. George W. Perkins has resigned as first vice president and chairman of the finance committee of the New York Life Insurance company Alexander E Orr, president of the rapid transit commission. wis elected to succeed Mr Perkins as first vice president Mr Perkins still continues to be trustee In the company Johin Claflin wos elect od chairman of the finance committee « President McCull did not resign at the meeting. Vice President Kingsley #8id that a statement would be issued to the public later by the trustees He Would not disclose its contents prior to ts issuance. Charles A. Peabody was elected pres ident of the Mutual Life Insurance company At 8 meeting of the board of trastees. The vote i= said to have heen BRanlmous. Eight men were consid ored before Mr. Pent wy was selected : Mr. Peabody will preside over the or of the Mutual from Jan 1 on ; Cromwell retiring from the d of acting president at that time The Salary of the president will Le A year. President McCurdy got - MAF Peabody WAS ‘nominated ase a " to fll the vacancy caused by = resignation of Rufus W. Peckham At the Same meeting In which be was plotted president. Mr Emory MeClin tock wat ainated at the same time to take the place of Elihu Root re signed. Drunkes Youth Killed Mis Father. "WAYNESBORO, Ga. Dec. 14- George Glisson, twenty-five years of * Age, shot and killed bis futher W CO Glisson, at Hillls. The young man had been drinking and became enraged at Bis father's remoustrances. The latter retired to his room and locked the door Procuring a shotgun George cume Back looking for bis father and, finding : be door locked, broke It open and fired ice, wounding his father in the stom. i The father died an hour later Sle young man fed from the house pursued by bis younger brother John who fired at him wounding him io the Br. George has not yet been arrested Eightakip Crew In Hard Luck. . WABHINGTON, Dec 14 Secretary Metcalf of the department of commerce and labor states that it wus with pro found regret that the lighthouse board ~ furloughed without pay Captain Jor Rensen and his crew of relief lightship No. BB, which recently went down off et after their heroic efforts to ave the vessel ie said that the law Was explicit oo this subject and alisg Jutely prohibited the paymeut of thelr Wages when not employed iu the sery All Had 8 Good Word For America. "COPENHAGEN Dec 14--8ix han dred Danish Americans reached here yesterday. They will spend Christus With friends [n various parts of the country. It is expected that altogether S000 persons of Danish birth or de scent will come to Denmark to cele brate Christmas in the fatherland. Ey ®Fy one of those arriving bere bad a good word for the United States Greenwich Boy Gets $2,000,000 BARATOGA, N. Y. Dec 14- Jenne 2 who died at bis home (na Northumberland recently leas ing an state valued at about $2 000 000, made ne It wan learned, and the proper ty passed to his grandson Bil ns Sherman, the twelve yearold son of Jobn OC. Sherman of Greenwic bh. N. ¥Y Prominent Broker Shot Himself ATLANTA. Ga Dec 14 -C K MY, & prominent broker and commis sion merchant, shot himself in the Bead here with evident suicidal intent He dled without having regained con ‘selotsuess. 11 bealth is belleved to Bave been the cause of the tragedy ~ Seevetary Shaw a¢ PBafalo. BUFFALO, Dec. 14. Leslie M. Shaw Secretary of the treasury. and George Tate Blackstock of Toronto, one of the Wading lawyers in Canadas, were the principal speakers at the snnual bau quet of the Buffalo chamber of com merce beid bere last night Rodent Not Extinct The “dyomis,” a rodent of a species to be extinct, has been to be common in some parts of i, and the specimen preserved in museum of Berlin, supposed to be aly one extant, has depreciated ia - w x: * & Representative Lamar Made Attach oa J. § Williams Is the Mouse. WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.—The “wash Ing of Democratic linen for the amuse. | | ment of Republicans.” as Mr. Williams, | the minority leader. pat it, occupied the | attention of the house for nlore than four hours. The result accomplished | was a defi thrown at the minority lead er by Representative Lamar (Fla) and another by Representative Shackleford Mo ihe complaint of both resulted from | the failure of Mr. Wililaui« to recom their appointiient ax wewmbers interstate and for clgn commerce. Both made long speech in which Mr Williams’ leadership issailed from many Mr Willlauis replied to My Lamar at some | length and briefly to Mr Shackleford. | His defense was that last session tho Detuocrats on this committee were di vided, and he deemed It necessary for the good of the party and the country that a united minority report should be made ou the subject of railroad rate legislation. At there was high in the debate. Mr Lamar was! particularly hitter in his criticism and openly declared that his heretofore per sonal friendship for Mr Willlame was forever at an end unless the criticisin | of himself were retracted He. bow ever, would recognize Mr. Williams as the party leader Mr Shackleford denounced all bosses! and placed himself entirely ent of party le med of the committee on en Was points times independ lership in the house | I'he subject under discussion was the! eotmittee distribution of the annual] message of President Roosevelt Mr | Lamar charged Mr Williams with con. | tributing more io cue minute to Demo cratic inharmony than he (Mr. Lamar i had in a year. He admitted that onl Monday be was in the heat of anger | and giad that he had been stopped | However his personal friendship for | Mr Williams had Mr. Williams pointments of WW # and irr tion of cen wed referred to the ip Hearst on the irid lands Mn idimnitted be did nat love Why should | OWhis mi bor mittees and Mr Hearst millionaire knwe a who ny newspa | pers which be seetus to be devoting to) tearing me downy he nsked | Mr Lamar answered! with feeling aud charged that the minority leader had called the rate bill caucus of last session because he was AURTY at be | ing turned down by his colleagues on| the Miles amendment | enucogs Mr Williams interrupted to caution | Mr. Lamar and “to prevent unpleasant things from happening t) the gentler “It was pot al it was 38 gold hrick ” he snid whding { iN is bot permitted to use insulting language four of the | Mr Lamar referred to a let criticism of Mr Hearst by Mr Wiliams. The later denied the criti cism va the hionse ter oi Goodyear (ompany Sued For $180,000 NEW YORK. Dev 14. Because of its efforts to walntaiv wanufacturers combMmation prices in spite of a con tract to supply xoods entered into be fore the cowbine advanced prices the Goodyear Tire nud Rubber company of Akron, O, has heen made defendant in a suit for $150.60 damages brought In the supreme court of Kings county by Charles Blake Cisco, assignee of a claim of the New York Broadway Rub ber Tire company Battleship Louisiana's Trial Trips. ROCKLAND, Me. Dec. 14. The new battleship Loulsiuna was sent over a weasured mile course near Owls head and easily exceeded the government re quirements of IN knots an hour The maximum speed developed was 1S 024 knots, and ber builders express confi dence that the ship can attain a speed | of 10 Knots. The Jlouiziaus was sent over the course twelve times Derinjanovich Gets Reprieve SPRINGFIELD, III, Dec. 13 —Jobn Doriojnuovich, ullas John Mueller. who Was sentenced to baug next Friday at Chicago, Las been granted a stay of ex: | until Feb. 16 by Governor De in onder that Dorinjauovich may have bis lewed by the supreme court ecution eel case ret FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stoek Quotations. Muney on call firm at 10 per cent mercantile paper SUS per changes HI LIN balances Closing prices Amal Copper ¥h N Y Central Atchison a% Norf & West B&O Penn R R Brookiyn BR. T Reading C.C.CaH8LL Rock Island Ches & Ohlo 3 5 Paul Chi & Northw Southern Pac DD &H Bouthern Ry Erle South Ry pt Gen Electric Sugar iil Central Texas Pacific Lackawanna Unica Paci Louis & Nash ! 8S Steel Manhattan 162 U7. 8 Stee} pt Metropolitan 13 West Missour! Pac Wy prime cent ex 0 76 my 1g “HY ay 15% Hy Union New York Markets. Hteady byt full Mir Moat wint *raights 10. winter extras §2 Sgr nts, 4 55 WHEA There was a fa w heat Aus ed by Argentine ar uvering May December ste months With the west, December BUTTER Creamer $i ltae (Mercantile citation CXITAS nesots $3 wy winter pat FLOUR viiance ig ables being Lhe hag extras per pound | Exchange Mi ad | i firsts, 2g % seconds, ISIN thir 16gis beid “x tras. ride firsts Te CHEESE -8tate, full cream large sired and white, Se i cy October. best. 12%01% late est, smail, colored and 2 fair. 11 : fm #0 ye good. Sag to fair, TuTY full skims Pennsylvania and fancy Bm small and tember, far v8 Rtate ted, white ¥u mined extra frets ii¥x TALLOW Quan, nearby Rojee rd frets to extras Da ye country Ws OO Steuds domestic fleeces DRESSED POULTRY Firm Killed fowls holce, 131% do Fo i v see Liliu ndergrades Steady City Lae freak i t i3 fair te »1 turkeys ¥ Van fair to good iT I roosters iy ~ Hew 348 1 story 145 140 Western chickens Mis ¥ x » | Live Stock Markets. f CATTLE Supply Hh! market steady choice, §.Eg8 0 Prime Sat vea calves BLE HOGS Recaipts Tight. market higher prime besvies, medium snd heavy orn. ers. BISNIS. ght Yorkers and ples. 10; he. 4 Roheas “ajo Lisi Suspia, fair; common, Bon, * CLOTHING MANUFAC SEEK RELIEF Loaded to the Gunwales with Millions of Dollars Worth of High Grade Men's, Boys’ and Early Fall, yre have been among the first of the retailers to respond to the call and Underwear and Gents’ Furnishings that will be placed on sale Thursday.December14 at their Lockhart street store, next the postoffice, and the cut in the prices has been made so deep that there is not a man, young or old, in this section that can afford to pass them by. The reason for this big concerns ran their fa-tories night and day during the summer have secured ' n entire new line of winter Clothing, astonishing cut is plain. Manufacturers expected a big fall trade. The months anticipating the biggest business in the history of the clothing industry. They were grievously disappointed. Mild October and November weather was responsible for a big slump in manufacturer's sales and now at the very outset of winter they find their warerooms crowded with goods that must be disposed of at any price. ally they look to the retailers Jor relief, and the lattér have promised to do their best. Natur- The manufacturers need the money that is invested in their enormus output of Clothing and the instructions th cut the price to the core. The consumer is the only one who will profit by this transaction. Legitimate cut price sales Just previous to the holiday season is a hitherto uah-ard of proposition aad an innovation in ths busin»ss world, bat the step is justified by the conditions and if you fail to take advantage of the opportunity to secure high grade cl sthiag at almost yoar own figares, you only are the loser. : Te The stock which will be placed on sale is positively the largest and finest ever displayed in a Clothing store in this valley. It would require a sheet many times the size of this to list the clothing bargains which will be have to be content with a few, and witness with your own eyes the thousands of others when number of low priced offerings that will prevail during this money saving event. y are sending it to the retailers with offered at this sale, therefore Te: you will you visit the store. Here are a limited Men’s Suits Every suit we show is well worth consideration. Evers new aad snappy style, single and double breasted ooats with new collar, wide lapel, broad athletic shoulders and shape retaining front, beautifully tailored and finished with careful attention to detail, made of Sootchy cheviota, tweeds and worsteds, in the nobbiest patterns and color- ings the markets produce. Single and double breasted sack suits for men, in black and blue cheviots, thibets and undressed worsted, former price 18.00, sale 2 &2 price _. : ‘ ‘ Sesh enrns ° Men's sack suits, single and double breasted styles, made of excellent fabrics in handsome i0 4b patterns that were 15.00, now estes . $10.00 and 12 00 suits, sale price $7.98 Black and blu» cheviots containing all the fashion kinks and style changes that expen- $3 vl) Boy's knee pants Overcoats for 01d and Young Overcoats, medium length for men, very popalar and dressy styles which have many admirers, cut single breasted with fall skirt, fine velvet collar, broad shoulders, beautifully lined thidaghoat, made of meltons, § friezes and kerseys, $18.00 and 20.00, now... .. s Boys’ single vests WN mw 19¢ Single Coats Single coats for men in all sizes, in black and gray, worth $4.00, sale price Fir rr reiens Boys’ caps. Children's fleece li and 85¢ a garment Long overcoats for men and young men, 4 50 handsomely tailored and lined, $12and $15... ® Double breasted overcoats for men and oung men, the season's dressiest style, cut ong, loose and roomy, with or without belt, & 1 $8 and $10, sale price SR Cereaniae ® 5 Men's smart overcoats that were formerly $7, now aes ceed . 108 tis Foret ms rao in black €4 OR Haberdashery Department von Lipud shirt aed draure for- 29¢ mer price 50c, now 39c Red aod blae 10c handkerchiefs, now. 2c dik 8c 38c 92 19c 39c 79c 2.26 3.76 6.90 91c 21c Men's all wool reefers, were $5.75, now. . . .. Black Irish frieze, made with extra high ool- lar, double breasted, wool lined, $8.00, now. . . Heavy canvas coats in sive clothing boasts wool lined, were $1.50, now. Boys” Clothing Boys’ suits sizes 3 to 17 years made of warm serviceable fabrics, sturdily tailored and very smart styles, regular value 5.00, 6.00 and 6.50, 3 50 Sale price .. ‘ . $3.00 and 3.50 suits cut in mannish lines in $2 25 ® single and double breasted styles od and wrinkle that the most fastidious young $i 2b . 10 dozen boys' vests, former price 50c, now Suits for Young Men Young men's single and double breasted naits brimfull of all the character that the most particular young man could wish for. $12.00, 15.00 and 18.50, gale price ......... 76¢ aad $1.00 dress shirts $8.76 $2.00 and 2.25 suits, containing every kink 35¢ suspenders, now boy can wish for, from $1.40 to Young Men's Pants Young men's pants $3.50 and 4.00, now $8.00 and 10.00 suits, sale price Boys’ knee pants, 50c and 75¢, now... $6.00 and 7.00 suits, sale price. Remember this is a cash sale. lutely no goods charged. Money must accompany all orders. A small amount of it does a large business at this sale. Store brilliantly lighted at night. Store open early and late. Don't forget the location and date of the opening. MURPHY & BLISH Clothiers and Haberdashers, Next Door to Postoltice, Sayre $1.50 black derby hata, fall and winter styles 2.16 2.00 $1.36 Heavy wool hose, 25¢, now, $2.50 and $3.00 pants, now Men's 50 and 750 heavy jersey shirts T 60 ta, nov ’ pans 4 Mea's $1.00 flesce lined heavy jersey shirts
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