fF YORK, July 12 —Former Judge B Parker lu a statement made takes bwue with some of the pralces of Secretary of War Taft the speech delivered at Greeusboro, L ©, by Mr. Taft last Monday Judge Parker declares that the secre in his speech sought to have the public draw (he inference that the re : gout prosecution of alleged \llexnl cow * ploations are due to bew statutes. To ) Judge Parker takes exception, and support his contention be quotes his letter of acceptance and = speech subsequently deliversd during “the last presidential campaigu. 1s both the speech anil the letter Judge Parker _ fa quoted as sayiog that the laws then on the statute book were eutirely ade quate if enforved Judge Parker Io his statewent says: “The inference that Secretary Taft would have the public draw from Dis utterances Is that thése things are due | to mew statutes, that the vindication which the law Is now recelviug is due to congressional action since 1904. But that is not so. “Not one of the successful prosecu tons for which the existing adwiols tration ls bow eutitled to credit is oft Buy new statute, Every sin- one of them down to this date rests 3 upon the law as It stood iu 1904 aid It should Bot be lust sight of by a discriminating public that the law gould have been enforced in 1904 and in 1003 and in 1902 just as well as to- day. Had it been the wrougs from which the people have suffered would “Bot have so multiplied. jury Taft's speech,” says Judge statement, “was luteresting } mocurate throughowt [shall refer to the statenvut (a which be alinded to the position taken by me in Th fibpaign of 1904. in substance and affect That Wwe have law enough to stop avery orate abuse. that all that Is lacking is administration disposed to enforce law © 91 said in the jetter of acceptance Do: ‘der the tithe of “Trust Reuiedies: #9 pelnkd out in my earlier re sponse the remedy which Iu my judg ment, can effectually be applied against monopolies, Aud the assurance was _ then given that If existing laws, In gluding both statute and common law, _ proved inadequate, contrary to my ex- ] 1 favor such further legisla- ‘ tion. with constitutional llmitatious, as will best promote and safeguard the interests of all the people.’ 1 emphasized the same thougiit on Ser rch in public speech. 1 re Ee it In n speech on Jeffersou's \y, 1905, in which 1 said: "The plain truth is that there bas “beth: Do time during the past eight A since the abuses alleged became rat when they could not have been eliminated. Notblug has been so ~~ yllding enforcement of the law as it stood, both civil aud crimiual. But lo- Stead of going on with the enforcement “of the law aguinst rebates by putting ralipoad officials responsible for thet bebind prisou bars precisely as we do other malefuctors thelr miscon “duct i» made an excuse for further cou- cebtration of power iu the federal gov i administration has now discov Bot only that there ls enforceable against the giving of rebates and sdeguate to check illegal comblua- but that the persous euguged lu tion can be punished for It decisions of the courts the fmposed In cases of convic- the threatened proceedings lu ev section of the country, all demon t the Jaw is and loug bas uate to stop offcuses against Pe » ii i frapges i i °F i Taft at Put-lu-Bay. PUT-IN-BAY. O. July 12 Secretary of War Taft in his speech before the State Bar association after expressing his pleasure lu again appearing before an Obio audience and spologizing for pot having setected a legal subject be ga Lis address upon the Panama canal by giving reasons for the selection by the government of the Pauvama route and explaining the apparent delay lo the actus! work of excavation Suggeets a Triangular Trip. HONOLULU, July 17 Guvyeruor Chrter has written to President Roose velt inviting him to visit the Hawallan Islands in connection with the express of Intention of the president to go to . Punams. Governor Carter suggests that the president return by means of a triangular trip from the isthmus to Honolulu and thence to San Fraoclsco Allen Machinists Were Experts, WASHINGTON, July 17 Secretary * Metcalf rendered a decision In favor of the three alien machivists who were fmported from St. Jobo, N. B. by the * Hoopston Horse Nall company of Hoop ston, IIL, Bolling that they come under E the exception where mechanics of like © kind unemployed canuot be found in the United States. a ei—— _ Petscleum For Plagve. BOMBAY, Jadia, July 17.—-Dr. Tur mer, health oficer of Bombay. success: Tully: dethorstrated the extraordinary ficiency of crude petroleuin as a : je disinfectant. It is believed that J His" Experiments bave waterially ad _whiicedl the prospects of the extirpation of the plague. ENGLEWOOD, George 8. Lyon of Teroute put H | Chandler Egan of Chicage out of the amateur golf champiouship In the sec oud round at match play ou the Eugle- wood Golf club's course. Egan was fighting bard to retain the champion ship title, which be had cleverly won and beld during the last two years but Lyon led him almost every luch of the way and finally wou out on the twentieth hole. There have been many upsets lo this year's championship tournament, but the defeat of the champion by the Canadian player wag the greatest sur prise of all. - Two rs ago, however, Lyon and Egan met in the Saal of the Olympic chawpilouship golf coutest at St. Louis and then the Canadian beat the Chicagoan by 3 up and 2 to play Egan played poorly and by misalng a seemingly easy put on the howe bole lost the match after he was 1 up at the seventeenth hole, where by good work Lyon should have had a half Both players drove the bome green, Lyon then having a treacherous ap proach put to make. Egan rimmed the cup ou his third shot, while Lyon got down in three, making the match a tie They halved the ulpeteenth hole in fours, and Lyen won out with a well played four ou the twentieth green Egan, who was four ®Wown at one stage of jhe game, played good golf coming iu, but bis work on the putting greens was not up to his usual mark, and this defeat robbed him of the chance to make a record as a triple winner. The defeat of the champion was not the only feature of the day's play, however, as Walter J. Travis, the for mer American and British swateur champion, made a new amaleur record of 74 for the rearranged course Travis did this In the first round of match play, In which be bad Archie XM Reid of St. Andrew's as an opponent. The veteran went out in 87 mml-camr Lome with the sawe figured thus es tablishing the new cpmpetitive record for the COBO. ~ BASEBALL SCORES. Games Played Yesterday In the Na- tional and American Leagues, NATIONAL LEAGUE At Cl New York B $ 3 soez2016 Cinctnnat : Pe 35101 Hits—New York. 18. Cincinnatl, 4 Er rors—New York, 3; Cincinnati, ¢ Bat- teties—- Taylor and werman. Hall, Wei mer. Livingston and Schiel At Pittsburg — Brookiyn 1330000068 : 0200403 0°*-9% yn, 19; Pittsburg. 10 Er yu, 1 Phusturg. 1 Batteries —Strichlett and Bergen Farland and ois 1 Sys: poten | Chicago. and O ell: Brown and Ki nd game— Boston sensi @ Chicago 2 410 Hits Boston, 6, Cluesgte, - Boston, 8; Chicago, © tteries—Linde- man and Brown: Pleister and Moran TABLE OF PERCENTAQG Chicago sxipesasine New York ... ' ‘ a Pittsburg aiiisne tnd Philadelphia Cincinfati St. Louls Brooklyn Boston AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New Yorks Chl i aesieises New York Hits Cb rors Chicago, Batteries — Smith and Sullivan; Orth and Kisinow At Boston Bt louls 020101 0-4 Boston ‘sr 00100000 0-1 Hits-8t Louis 5, Boston, 6 Errors Bt. Louis 0. Boston, 6. Batters Pow- oll and O'Conner; Dineen and Carrigan At Phntladelphia— Detroit ee 00.0 0 0} Philadelphia 0006 02 te troft, 2. Philadelphia, 2 Er- rors—Detruit, 2; Philadeiphla, 12 Bat- teries—-Donovan and Warner, Plank and Powers 0 06-1 0 0 +2 At Washington Cleveland Washington Hits— Cleveland, 7 . rors Cleveland, ¢, Washington, & 3 tertes Hess and Clark; Falkenberg and Kittridge TABLE OF PERCENTAGES New York Philadelphia Cleveland Chic Det t Bt. Louls Washington Boston PC Lae €1s aq 2] 1 wm a2 20 SUMNER BEE SeERpuBNr Six Glidden Racers Fined. ROCHESTER, N. Y. July 18-8Six members of the Glidden automoblle party making the run were held up at Lima for exceeding the speed limit of ten miles an hour. Four of the drivers pald foes of $3 each In the justice's court, and two deposited £25 each as security and sald they would come back and stand trial. The drivers were warned by a coustable to keep within the speed limit, but disobeyed aud were stopped and taken back to the justice's office Broadcloth at Salem, N, H. SALEM, N. H.. July 13—Broadeloth wou the Francoula stake and lowered the mile record at the Rockingham park track In the presence of one of the largest crowds that has seen a race since the medting opened. The track record of 1:30%, beld by New York, wos reduced to 1394. Frow the very first Broadeloth set the pace in the contest and won by a length, New York weakening In the final drive, though showing good speed up 10 that pulot. Vaotory te Come to America, BIRMINGHAM, July 13 Speaking here, Walter Chamberlain, brother of Joseph Chamberlain, sald that as a result of the election and postponement of fisesl reform the Messrs. Avery bad decided to erect a factory in the United States In order the better to compete with Americau manufacturers of scales snd welghiag machines. British Africa TAKES STAND I§ BIS OWN DEFENSE ————— Prisoner Reflected Severely on Char seter of Prosecuting Attorney Adame—Was Not In Flot te Murder Marcum. BEATTYVILLE, Ky. July 18 — Forwer Judge Jawes Hargls, charged with the murder of Attoruey James B. Marcuis, was the principal witness In the case of the state versus Hargls asd Callahan, Hargis, who wus the first witness for the defense, told the story of his life in Breathitt county and how he bad risen from a poor boy to a man of wealth and position. He described his whereabouts when Marcum was shot. He saw Tom White coming out of the door of the courthouse just before the shots were fired Witness sald he had no intimation that Marcum was to be killed and sald he had never spoken to Curtis Jelt or any other mau with reference to the killing of Marcum or ghy other person. He said Moses Feltuer never récelved any money from him ndt to testify agalust him. He said Feltner wanted him to prepare affidavits for Sam Fields and Russell Button, but that be declined todo so. ° Hargis sald the statement of Asbury Spicer was absolutely false. In fact, witness sald, no conversation ever oc curred Detween him and others with reference to Marcum, Hargis referred to commonwealth witnesses as Hoaters and men who jurked around town, aud It was neces sary for the court to admonish Hargis on several occusious and instruct the jury not to consider such testimony. Hargis reflected several fiees On the chesa=as =* _Atswiuey Adams, and Judge Dorsey sent the jury from the room while Adams took the defendant sharply to task. Attorney Young, fog, the defense, objected to this, but the court ruled that Hargls bad made s serious reflection against the common- wealth’'s attorney and the court be lleved Adams should be permitted to defend himself. Hargis was questioned Ly Attorney Byrd on cross examination He sald he had no ill feeling against Marcum as a result of the coptested election cases. but be sald they uever spoke after the Indictment for criminal libel was returned against Marcum He did pot secure an indictment agalust Feit ner because be did not feel that Feltner could slander auy one — MITCHELL SHOT BY HIS SISTER. Youth Who Killed a “Hely Rolle?” Prophet Himself a Vietim. SEATTLE, Wash July 13.—Ueorge Mitchell a youth who recently shot and killed Fruuz Edmund Creffield, a “Holy Roller prophet,” and was acquitted of the charge of murder on a plea of lo- sanity, was sbot and killed by his sis ter Esther in the Seattle Union station. Esther Mitchell joined the “Holy Rollers” sect at Corvallls, Ore, apd was ope of the most ardent of Cref- field's followers. When her brother pursued the leader of the “Holy Holl ers” to Seattle and shot him In the street he pleaded in justification that Crefield bad deluded and wronged his sister. George Mitchell was acquitted of the charge of wurder on Tuesday last, and nearly all of the following day be spent in searching for Esther in Seattle lodg- lug houses. She refused to be comfort- od after the death of Creffield. . Grief Caused Suicide. NEW YORK, July 13-Ou the ar rival bere of the British tramp steamer Jacob Bright from Bahia, Brazil, It was announced that Captain Anderson of the steamer committed suicide while the vessel lay at anchor in the harbor of Rio Janeiro. The body was buried In the English cemetery. Captain Au derson’'s mind was supposed to be temporarily unbalanced, brought on by grief over the recent death of his wife In Englavd. Seven Girls Drowned While Wading. CEDAR RAPIDS, la, July 13 Sev en girls were drowned in Cedar river while wading Four of thems were daughters of Robert Sweeting The smallest child slipped nto a deep bole, and io trying to rescue ber the »ix others were drowned. Excursions ERIE RAILROAD. $1.25 to Keuks Lake and return Sunday, July 20th. 58 $4.09 to Niagara Falls and return, good six days, on sale July 26th. J] $5.50 to Toronto, Ont. and return July 26th. Tickets good eight days. 58 10 day excursion to Saratoga and Lake George, $5.00 from Waverly via Erie BR. R. July 14th and Aug 18th, 48 30 day excueijon, to Chautauqua July 6, via Erie Railroad, $6.83 from from Waverly. 48 $6.75 New York and return from Waverly via Erie Railroad, Jaly 19h, on all trains. Tickets good 15 days. 48 SLES to Shahola Glen or Port Jer- vis and return Sunday, July IBth. See later dates for time of special tealn. $6.75 to New York City and return on Thursday July 19th. Tickets good on all trains on that day and to return in 16 days. 17-4aw 78¢c to Binghamton and Sunday, July 15, and each alternate Sunday thereafter. Tickets good leav- ing Waverly at 7:52 30d 10:36 a.m. 25 Sizth annual Eastern Star excursion and basket picnic to Eldridge Park, Tuesday, July 17h. Round trip, adults §0¢, children 350. Special train will leave Waverly via the Erie at 9:15a. m. 30-eod-4d $31.15 to Milwaukee Wis. and’ re- turn. $40.88 to St. Paul or Minn. sad return. Good to druggist. Ita shoregas® lined with countless cozy Toots wae ate unable to se- cottages, excellent at the several Grove Spi you enjoy attrastion, Hh ii lil it it | k i f fi I oh LEE FH £ i R § i E E vision Agent, Elmira, N. - 36-diy-8-1 A Charming Vacation Trip A most charm vacation trip has been prepijres] byt ESie Ral » a very expense to logs Spr and Lake George on Saturday, July 14th, Tickets will be good for ten days, giving ample time to visit Saratoga and the most beamtiful of all American lakes, Jove rouge, as well as the historlo Lake Champlain. Elegant new vest. buled coaches will be used for this trip and run th to Bara Fare for oud tip from Waverly $5.00. For info a trains, etc, call on or address aay Ticket Agent or J. H. Webster, Division Passenger Agent, Elmira, N. Y. 48-ejl4 New York and the Seashore, Fif- teen Days That's the time given on the Erie ex- oursion, July 19th. A splendid time and the real place to your vacation. One fare plas one dollar for the round trip, tickets good going and returning on all trains. All thr trains carry elegant, wide vestib cosches and Pullman ears. All other information farnished by any Erie Agent ord. H. Webster, Division Passenger Agent, El- mira, N, Y Week-End Outings On Saturday and Sundays from June 80th to September 30th, the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad will sell exoursion tickets locally in New York state st low fares, which will provide over Sanday outings ats minimum cost for rallroad fares. Doin A dd a I yen es t ord. ver, Ask Lehigh ticket agents for full par- ticulars. 40-4 Pacific Coast and Colorado Ex cursions The Lehigh Valley Railroad announces special fares during the seasoa to the West from Sayre aa follows: Colorado $41.80 round trip; tickets to be sold July 11th to 13th. Good to re- turn until August 24th. Was (state), and Brit- ish Colambia, $79.25 round trip. Tickets to be sold Juae 17th, inclusive, Limited to return within wii San Francisco and Angeles $80.25 round trip. Tickets to be sold June 24 to July 6th, inclusive. Limited to re- turn Sept. 15th. Inquire of agents for farther informa- tion with reference to stop over privil- eges, side trips, ela. -t $1.35 to North Fair Haven and Return The Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell tickets Sunday, J oy Ist and ovary Ban- day thereafter uatil Sept. 9th. lokets guid going and retaraiog on all trios on of lasae only. Bee Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents for furlher culars 48 $6.90 to Chautauqua, N. Y. and return, account Jato exour- a A be sold July 6 and 27, good returning within 30 as insleting date of sale. Tickets not be mond reas. Eo on the Black Dis soe Lehigh Valley ticket agents, 15 farther 7s¢ to Ithaca and Return Leh! Valley Rallroad, July 165th. train in both directions. Leave Sayre at 9:05 a. m.; relarnlag leave Ithaca (Renwick Park) 6:00 p. m., stop- ing at Ithaca station. Tickets go- and rain returning only on t on date of issue, See Valley Ticket Ageats for farther 61 $1.90 to Freeville, N. Y. and Re- turn, via Lehigh Valley ao count Central New York State Spiritual- ist Meeti July22 to Aug 20th, 1900. Tickets July 11 to Aug. 10th, In- elusive, good on all regular trains. For further particulars see Lehigh Valley Ticket Ageata. 61 $1.00 to Wilkes-Barre and Re- tarn. The Lehigh Valley Railroad, July 20th, ial train in both directions. Leave Sayre at 7:10 a m,; returniag leave Wilkes-Barre 6:00 p. m. Train will stop at Pittston in both directions. Ticketa good going and returning on special trains on date of issue only. See Lehigh Valley Ticket Agénta for particulars, Bb $8.20 to the Seashore and Return The Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell tickets July 20th at above named fare from Sayre to Atlantis City, May, Ocean City sod Ben ale City. ~iokela good on trains rambo ies Oy ar aa; Tisthed Yur tatam YA} Aupate ' ve. Stop ures Philadelphia gw rebasn, tap thin toe time alley Ticket Agents for Some at Half Price. They Must Go Regardless of Cost or Yalue Grocery Department. 25 lbs Granulated Sugar . . $125 5 lbs Lemon Cookies . . 25¢ 5 lbs Ginger Snaps . . «28 Good Bread Flowr . . ro Good Pastry Flour . . . . . .55¢ 10 lbs Buckwheat Flowr . . . . 25¢ Pancake Flowr . . . J . . .Jox 3% lbs Oyster Crackers Soda... ivr Yeast Foam . . . . . «+ . 3 ples Raisins . . . . . . Finest Dairy Butter . . . . Finest Creamery Butter . . Oak Leaf and Acme Soap . . . 3¢ 13 bars Hustler Soap . . . . 25¢ Baker's Chocolate . . . . « 28 30¢ Mized Pickles bottle . . « . . 10c 3 cans Bell Condensed Milk 3 cans Best Corn. . . . 3 cans Red Seal Lye . 2cans Pears . . . . . Freshbggs . . . + Headlight Oil . . . . . 7 boxes Sardines dbs Starch . . . . .. Eagle Brand Condensed Milk . 15¢ Large cans Cormed Bief . . . 20¢ Large cans Roast Beef. . . . 20¢ Large cans Chipped Beef . . . 22¢ Baker's Cocoa . . . + + + 8-20¢ Banner Oats . + + « « « « 2 22¢ Bestlard «-.« «+ « «+ « + 10 Teas. . . . . + « 10-25—-§0-50c Coffees . . . . . + 15-18-25=30¢ 6 rolls Toilet Paper . . . . Clothes Lines. . . . . . Mop Sticks . . + « « + Wash Boards . . . . . Scrub Brushes . . . Folding Ironing Tables . Jardensere Stands . . . Bible Stands . . . . . . Good Floor Brooms . . . Oranges and Lemons at Lowest Price Good Broom Brushes . . . 10-I5¢ Rolling Pins . « . « « « + .10¢ Crepe Paper, All Colors. . . . 5¢ Good Line Work Gloves . 25-35-50¢ 3 gts Beans . . . . Croguet Sets... 7 papers Garden Seeds Pulp Water Pails , . Horse Whips . . . . « 10-25-50¢ Carpet Ev anaes HOE Ladies’ Fine Umbrellas . . . . }5¢ Wall Racks . . . . . . +. «39¢ Copper-bottom Wash Boilers goc-$1 Tin Pails. . . . “+ 08:10 Bread Tims . « « «. + + «+ + 5¢ Good Tin Dippers . . . . « « 10¢ Enameled Kettles . . . . . . 20¢ Large Square Dinner Pails , , 25¢ Nic va Kettles, . . . . $1.00 7s Oat Flake . . . =. . .25¢ Shoe Department. We have a good line of Men's and Boy's Work Shoes from $1 up. Our line of Children's Shoes is complete al the lowest prices We have a large line of Ladies’ Shoes we will close out at cost Baby Shoes 25¢. Gent's Furnishing Dept. Full Line Overalls . . . 35-50-75¢ Full Line Work and Fancy Shirts 50¢ Men's Pants . . . $1, $150, $200 Full Line Caps . . . . 10, I5, 25¢ Men's Socks, 6 pairs . . . . + 25¢ Men's Socks, 3 pmrs. . . . « 25¢ Men's Socks, 2 pairs . . + . « 25¢ Full Line Underwear, blue, black and white . . . . 256, 50¢ LinenCollars . . . . « «. . . 5¢ Best Rubber Collars . . . . .20¢ Colored or White Handkerchiefs Civ a ae vise n SE HOE Great variety of Crockery, Glass ware, China and Notions we wnll close out at Cost and Less Than Cost, Great bargains in this line of goods. All Silk Ribbons at Cost to close out. Also all of the 7c Ginghams at 5¢ to close out, and all other Cloth at Cost. : Plated Tea Spoons, eack . . . . Ic Plated Table Spoons, cach . . . 2c Gold Clocks, each . . . . . $1.00 Table Tumblers, doz . . . . . 30¢ Salt and Pepper Shakers, each . gc Water Pitchers, tach . . . . . I5¢ Crumb Trays . . . . 10,25, 50¢ Lamp Shades . . . . . . . .5¢ Two Foot Carpenter Rules . 10¢ Father Brushes . . « « + . + 10¢ 7 cakes Buttermilk Soap . . . 10¢ Pearl Buttons, card EE LJ Men's Suspenders . . . 10, 15, 25¢ Hand Lamps .. . . . . . 20, 25¢ Standard isis vv JO, 408 Ladies’ Slack Hose . . . §, 10, 15¢ Boys Heavy Ribbed, 3 pears . . 25¢ ad fron Handles . . . , . . 0c . “A Runaway Tramp,” “Broken Hearts,” “Jess “Rip Van Winkle," Unexcelled List Prices 10 and 20c. See Our Great of Specialities. Ladies 10c Open * Opening Play, : SA 2\ J@n 4 Ladies’ Nightgowns Muslin and Skirts 8 We have the reputation of sending the LARGEST PLUMBING BILLS of an fiom in the valley. A ' isn't it? 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