Republican News Item. VOL. XII. NO 20. X524,000—544,000 o t i > Which Do You Prefer • > r The average man earns about si, ioo a year. He r works 40 years and earns a total ol $44,00 in a 112 time. Ihe average day laborer $2,000 a day or / 1 S6OO lor a year of mo days. Me earns $24,000 in a J / life time. The difference between s44,oooand $24- X \ 000 is $20,000. This is the minimum value of av r practical education in dollars and cents The in-V \ creased self respect cannot be mersure i in money. J Why not stop plugging away at a small salary when \ Vthe International Correspondence Schools, of Scran - / /ton, Pa., can give you an educat on that will make 1 V high salaried man 0! you ? No matter what line of V / work you care to follow, this great educational In- S \ stitution can prepare you in your spare time and at x r a small cost to fccnre a good-paying position. Ourr \local Representative will show you how you tripleV-ur earning capacity. Look him up today, 112 ? He " o. iF.iBiR/EisrinTaist, / O. I. S- Representative. TOWANDA, PA. HARDW J^~^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, CO-A.31. OH WOO D HE A T ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. A Tot of second hand stoves and ranges fcr sale cheap. VVe can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing, Hoofing and Spouting. S-Jiiiudl £ofe f Eiis.fiorc,Pa. The Sliopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, • r WILLIAMSPORT, PA. In the Aidjst of Autumn Business Every section of the store is bright with New Fall Mei chandise. New Black Goods. What h liaii'lsonie. satisfactory lot ol the newest weaves we're showing ili'b Fall. It'Mai'k form tiny pari of your dress good thought we want you to see thie new Kail collection ol choice Black Silk aid Wool and All Wool Fabrics. New Silks. The new season's Sili%s nre very attractive. liotli in we ve anil color eonihi nai I'll ink we've got about everything that if newest and best for waists and ,ir> - ' unie and see our new Silk Plaids, Fall Suit and Gowns We are the recognized leaders tor Ladies' (larments. The display of Ladies Suits and tiowns shown in the Cloak Room is one not easily duplicated anywhere. We vviii take pride in showing you what will lie the fashionable suit lor Fall. Separate Skirts. We oiler ilie hest values to lie had in Separate Skirts. Here you are certain to fir l the leading materials and the newest and dressiest styles. There are a good many styles to choose from. White and Colored Blankets. We are showing a very complete assort incut of while and colored blankets in all grades—we can suit vou in any •pialily yon wish. Subscribe for the Newsltem LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 1907. STUART AND HIS TOUKI Schedule For the First Two Waekg of the Republican Spellbinders. SHEPP TO DIRECT THE ORATORB "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Others of National Prominence to Speak In Pennsylvania. (.Special Correspondence.] Philadelphia. jyepieaibar 18. Edwin S. Stuart, tha Republican nominee for governor, and his col leagues on the Republican state tick et, will start out this week upon ttaoir tour of the state, and will make their initial speeches of the trip at Centra Hali, Centre county, on Thursday, Sep tember 20, at a farmer's picnic. They are scheduled togo to Bellefonte the same day and address the voters of that borough. On Friday, September 21. they Will address a meeting in the evening at Clearfield, and there will be an after noon meeting the following day, Sat urday, September 22.. at Ixick Haven, Clinton county, and in the evening they will speak at Williamiport. Ly coming county. A meeting in the afternoon at Se linsgrove Snyder county, will open the week, beginning Monday, Septem ber 24. and on the evening of the same day the goveraor-to-ba and his colleagues will address a meeting in Shamokin, Northumberland counlv. On Tuesday, September 25, they will be in Mahanoy City in the afternoon, and in Pottsville in the evening. There will be a meeting in Wells boro, Tioga county, on the evening of Wednesday, September 26, and on Thursday, September 27, the candi dates will speak in the afternoon at McSmethport, AlcKean county, and lit the evening at Bradford, ifcKean county. Tionesta, Forest county, will be rts ited on the afternoon of Friday, Sep tember 28, and on the evening of tha same day the spellbinders will address a meeting In Warren county. An afternoon meeting In Corry, Erie county, will be held on Saturday, Sep tember 2y, and on tha evening of the same day there will be a grand rally in Erie. Great Demand For Stuart There was a great demand upon Chairman Andrews, of the Republican state committee, for meetings to be addressed by Candidate Stuart, and as far as possible an effort was made to meet every reasonable requeat for such meetings. Colonel Andrews has announced the appointment of Colonel Daniel R. Shepp. a member of Qovernor Penny packer's staff, to be chief of the l>u reau of speakers for the Republican state committee. Colonel Shepp has many friends throughout the state, and it is predicted that ha will anlist many of the beat orators of the Repub lican party in this and other states In the cause of Republicanism In Penn aylvania. Uncle "Joe" Cannon la among oth ers that Colonel Sliepp Is confident ha will have to speak for the whole Re publican ticket in this state this fall. Colonel Shepp has beeu in communi cation with Chairman Sherman, of th« Republican National Congressional Committee, and has been advised that a number of national celebrities will be assigned to speak in this state Re publicans realise that ttie skirmish of the next presidential campaign is now going on. The loyalty of Republicans every where must be appealed to. that tbey shall not be misled by the cry for fu sion candidates with the declarations that there ia no national g4gniflcance to the canvass in this state this fall. Emery and his supporters are busv with arguments that thia la simply i local tight, but when the Garmana, the Guffeys, the Donnallys and the Ryans at al. go over to New York and tall Bryan what they are really doing in Pennsylvania it is time that Republi cans ail along the Una ahould awaken to the true situation and rally around the banner of Edwin S. Stuart, their nominee for governor, and have Penn sylvania give a ringing answer to the Bryan presidential boomers with a tre mendous Republican and Roosevelt majority in November. aa There were taken in 19(16 ftom the Susquehanna and Schuylkill rivers tons of anthracite coal, which had a value of SKO,:J27. •One hund red and ninety persons were em ployed in the business. This coal washed from the culm banks along the river where the mining takes place, lodges in certain localities from year to year. It gathers in de pressions formed on the river l»ot torn, anil the men work these places during the summer time. A The Fourteenth Amendment had rather a hard time getting itself rat ified. After its adoption by Coiigress' in 1806, more than two years elapsed before the approval of three-fourths of the .States was secured. Ohio and New Jersey each ratified it, but a later legislature having a different party majority, sought to nullify the previous ratification by recalling it. Several Southern States rejected it and later under the pressure of the reconstruction legislation, changed about and ratified it. Finally Con gress declared that three-fourths of the States had ratified the amend ment, and that it was now a part of the Constitution, and the Secretary of State issued a proclamation in accordance with that resolution. For thirty-nine years the Four teenth Amendment has l»een recog nized as a part of the Constitution. The Supreme court has passed upon its provisions again and again, and while refusing to give them the wide interpretation asked for in sme instances, has treated the amendment as a part of the supreme law of the land. The State of Geor gia is a little late in questioning the validity of its ratification. The Pennsylvania Railroad com pany has taken a broad and far-sight ed course in accepting the 2-cents-a inile passenger fare act until it is passed upon by the court of last resort. Aside from the legal inconven iences of such a step, with a decision in its favor only authoritative in this jurisdiction, contentious oppo sition to statute law, such as some roads have adopted on this issue, is no policy for a great corporation to follow. Such a corporation is a creat ure of law. Its whole safety anq all its values rest on obedience to law. It would lose and risk infinitely more than it would gain by any more resistance to a statute which affected the property interests committed to its officers and directors than is need ed to insure the validity of the law under the Fedeial'and State Consti tutions. The public under the poli cy of the Pennsylvania, will receive the benefit of the reduction in t fares as soon as the law goes into 'effect under its provisions. If the law proves unconstitutional the ,is small, as the average passenger fare on the Pennsylvania now is below 2 cents a mile. If the law is held con stitutional, as has a # like law In Ohio, where the evpense of carrying on the business of the Pennsylvania is no higher than in this State, the railroad has avoided the risk of ser ious penalties.—'Philadelphia Press. Arrangements have been com pleted for the consolidation of the Bell telephone company of Philadel phia, the Pennsylvania telephone company and the Chesapeake and Potomac telephone company, now operating in Southern New Jersey, Fastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and West Vir ginia. The companies now operat ing 800,000 telephones, are in no sense competitive, as they do not op erate anywhere over parallel or com peting lines. The object of the con solidation is to secure greater econo my and efficiency in administration and operation and greater efficiency in future extensions and enlarge nients. The issue capital of the com bined companies upon the comple tion of the transaction will be less than the aggregate capital stock, including the debt of the several present companies. The shareholders of the Philadela delphia company and the Pennsyl vania company respectively will re ceive an equal amount of new stock for old stock surrendered. The div idend rate in each of these compan ies is 0 per cent. The shareholders of the Chesapeake and Potomac com pany will receive two shares, all new stock, for each three shares of old stock surrendered. The authorized capital stock of the new company will be $60,000,000. This will retire the old stock, dis charge the indebtedness of all the companies and provide for several years growth The directors of sev eral have provided a plan anil a suf ficient number of stockholders have indorsed It, coverin » the ratfication of tha future policy of the new com- I pany. Serious Stabbing Altair at Lopez. A serious stubbing affair occured at Lopez, Friday evening, in which William Allen of Plymouth, was probably fatally wounded, and Wal ter Lane of Hazelton, less seriously earved with * razer in the hands of Thomas Colon, of Plymouth, who has thus far succeeded in makiug his escape from arrest. The three men were employed at Ricketts and had went to Lopez for the day where they became intoxi cated. In the evening between 8 and 9 o'clock a quarrel was started among them a short distance from the railroad station. Colon making a wicked slash at the two men with a razor, cut Allen's throat from the front clear around under one ear, and struck Lane across the forearm inflicting a painful wound. Colon immediately disappeared. Allen was taken to Dr. Christian's office in a dying condition, but by skillful handling he was revived and the flow of blood stopped. Much to the surprise of everyone the man was still alive the next morning and he wis placed on board the early train and taken to the Wilkes Barre hos pital where last reports say recovery is possible. The following new rulings, gov erning the exchange of mails be tween the United States and other countries will be found of interest to postoffice patrons. On the first of October, 1907 the Universal Postal Convention, signed in Rome, Italy, on the 26th day of May, 190(1, to supersede the Univer sal Postal Convention signed in Washington, June 15th 1897, will take effect; and on and after October I, 1907, its stipulations will gov ern the exchange of mails between the United States and other coun tries, except Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Republic of Panama, with which the United States has sepa rate postal conventions. The postage rates (except the rate applicable to letters) remain un changed. They are as follows: For letters five cents for the iirst ounce, and three cents for each addittional ounce or fraction of an ounce, pre payment optional. For postal cards single, two cents each, double four cents each. For commercial papers, live cents for the first ten ounces or less, and one cent for each addition al two ounces. Limit of size and wight the same as for prints. The package must not be closed against inspection. For prints of every kind, one cent for each two ounces or fraction of two ounces. Limit of weight tour pounds six ounces; limit of size eighteen inches in any direct ion, except that when rolled the package inay measure thirty inches in length by four inches in diameter. Postage upon all articles, other than letters, must be prepaid at least in part. Double the amount of the de ficient postage calculated at the above rates, is collectable upon tlu< delivery of articles upon which pos tage has not been prepaid in full. I n the case of short paid art icles of any kind returned to the senders as undeliverable, the senders must pay the amount which would have been collected of the addressees if the arti cle had beeu delivered. For selling spreckled brook trout i,legally, J. W. Perry of Klk Grove, Columbia County, paid a fine of s2o and costs. The information was sworn out by Fish Warden C. R. Holland, and Perry pleaded guilty. The information charged that som,> time in April Perry gave a trout dinner, which was celling the fish illegally. He did not deny that he sold the fish, but said the dinner was not quite worth >2.'> to him. It is said that arrests will be made at Fishing Creek for o'Ji >r violations of the fish laws. The work of empanelling a jury began Monday for the trial of Uni ted States Senator William F. Bor ah, accused of conspiracy to defraud the government odt of 17,280 acres of Idaho timberland. Though 12 other persons are indicted with him, he will l>e the first to face the iury, having demanded a hearing in time to permit him to complete the trial before presenting his credentials as a senator next December. 75C PLR YEAP DERNICE ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. I.(i. Weaver" nt tended the lfughesville Fair Inst week. John O. Connor of Mildred return ed to college at Allegheney, N, V., after spending his vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. James Conner. We predict that lie will return home next year with even brighter laurels than those of this year. Julius Meyer and sister Ruth at tended the Hughesville Fair and spent a week with friends at that place. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Lilley of On shore visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer on Sunday. C. E. Jackson was a Berwick visi tor last week. Quite a number of our citizens at tended the clam bake at Rlngdale. The clnms must have been well sea soned. The entertainment committee of Kakonka Tribe will have a big time in the K. of L. Hall on Tuesday evening, October 1, consisting of a box party and dance. From the Baltimore American we take an article that will interest many of our readers, the subject of the sketch being well known in this part of the county. "Rev. Eugene A. Ileim has been named as the rector of St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church, Ro land avenue, vice Rev. F. Ward Denys, resigned, and has taken charge of his work. Mr. Denys, it is stated, will goto Europe to persue a literary course. Rev. Mr. Ileim had been acting as curate under Rev. Denys for two years, having come from Eagles Mere, Fa., where he was pastor of St. James' Church, as well as St. John's Church, La. Porte, Fa. Since his appearance at the St. Mary's Church Itev. Ileim has made a host of friends. The church has about 2"> organizations. Among the important ones are the free kinder garten, headed by Miss Bessie Hoop er, and which has a membership of about lit homeless children; the sew ing school headed by Mrs. Leslie Good and Mrs. Alton S. Miller, meets once a week and has a mem bership of between ">n and i>o young ladies of the congregation. There is also a girls' guild in connection with the church, and those belonging to it have pledged themselves to give s|(io a year to the church and SSO a year to missions. The young men of the church formed a company for the boys' bri gade last Tuesday night, and already it enjoys a membership of 70. One of the important features of this con gregation is that it has a trained nurse, whose duty it is to visit those who have not the funds to hire a regular physician and nurse. An endowment is now on the church of #IO,OOO and a membership of 700 is on the books, all of whom an- act ive workers." One ground on which the Penn sylvania 2-cerit fare law is declared invalid, so far as the Pennsylvania is concerned, is that it deprives that corporation of property without "due process of law," which is con trary to the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. This i» the ground on which the rate laws of other states have been attacked in the Federal courts, if the reduction in fares is indeed confiscatory, the prohibition will apply, for a railroad corporation is a person, and if it? legitimate income is reduced by lav its property is made less valuab/ and the diminution is made wit hoi due "process of law," that is, it made by arbitrary legislation aj not as the result of regular proctj ings in a court of law. / The Stnte of Georgia has a law that is being contested in / Federal court. The State autl ties who uphold the la v, apparJ do not feel sure of their ahiiil demonstrate that the F«,urW j Amendment is not violated b I legislation. So they propose to 1 a counter attack by declaring the Fourteenth Amendment/ part of the Constitution, beci ! was not ratified in accordant I the terms of that instrument
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