BUSINESS MEN
: ARE MM TAR
Nation's Prosperity Depends on
His Re-election.
EVERY SECTION FAVORS HIM
Men of Bubstance, With Interest* of
Country at Heart, Place Republican
Candidate Above Bull Moose
Wrecker and Democratic Free
Trader —Good Time* In Sight.
The Evening Post of New York,
which professes an Independent atti
tude toward the presidential contest,
has been taking the views of repre
sentative business men In various
parts of the United States on the Im
provement In justness conditions and
the probable Influence of that im
provement on the national election.
Among oondltlons pointing to in
creasing prosperity and better times
for all branches of trade and Indus
try are a wheat crop estimated by
the department of agriculture in its
report for August at 58,000,000 bushels
more than the crop of 1911 and ex
ceeding In magnitude only in three
preceding years; a corn crop, if not in
jured by early frosts, estimated to be
the third largest of our yields and 10
per oent. larger than in 1911, and a
cotton crop recently estimated as high
as 14,000,000 bales, which would be ex
ceeded only by the extraordinary 16,-
000,000 bale crop of last y-!ar. The
country's Iron production of July (usu
ally a "barometer" of trade) surpass
ed all records for the month. Orders
on the books of the United States Steel
corporation at the beginning of Aug
ust were the largest reported In any
month since the panic of 1907, and
showed the most rapid ratio of In
crease, as compared with a year ago,
that had ever been recorded. The to
tal wiekly value of checks drawn on
all the country's banks and passed
through the clearing houses has In
creased over 14 per cent, over 1911,
and In large sections of the west a 20
per oent. recovery was reported. Along
with this, the reports of the railway
association on the number of railway
freight cars Idle In the United States
have lately Bhown the smallest total
for thU time of year since 1907.
HONORS TO LABOR MEN
Positions of Public Trust Filled
by Members of Trade Unions.
Washington.—The Trade Un
ionist, the official publication of
organized labor In the District
of Columbia, says:
"Representatives of labor are
taking high place in public af
fairs —official, commercial, pro
fessional and civic. Fifteen
members of the house of repre
sentatives —Republicans, Demo
crats and one Socialist are
proud possessors of "working
cards" in the craft union which
claimed their efforts before en
tering upon the larger duties of
a wider field of endeavor. Re
cently the president of the Uni
ted States, desiring a wise, keen,
sagacious, practical private sec
retary, found his Ideal in Mr.
C&rml A. Thompson of Ohio.
"Mr. Thompson comes of a
family of unionists, his father
and six uncles being members
of the Miners' union of his na
tive state, Carmi as a boy and
man working beside his father
in the bituminous coal veins of
the Hocking valley. In his early
manhood Mr. Thompson attract
ed the attention of the leading
public men of the state because
of his wide knowledge of work
lngmen and rare Judgment in
matters pertaining to Industrial
conditions. His advance in pub
lic life was rapid, keeping pace
with his developing popularity.
He was elected to local and city
oflloes, held Important posts by
appointment of the governor,
and was secretary of state of
Ohio. When appointed secretary
to the president he was assist
ant secretary of the Interior.
"Mr. Thompson Is genial,
kindly, sympathetic, and hns lost
none of his interest in the labor
cause by promotion to command
ing positions In the public serv
ice/ W. N. B."
Under frae trade the man who earns
$lO a week now would be forced to ao
cept either sls or sl2. The differenc*
of $5 or SB, which now goes for clotli
lng, rent, an occasional cigar or a the
ater ticket, possibly a delicacy for the
home table, will not be at his disposal
Think of the several lines of trade
that will lose millions of dollars every
i«Mk by such enforced economy!
Now Used as a Circus Ground.
(From the Atlanta Constitution.)
Some say that Armageddon is "on
the other side of Jordan" and others
that It is a boat landing on Salt river.
Mr. Farmer, are you getting too
much for your corn and cotton, meat
and produce? If so, support WUson
mad low tarML—Bokoaka (Okla-J JQa>
TUFT WOULD
MDMEfIS.
Wants United States to Adopt
Co-Operative Credit System.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
State Department, at the President's
Direction, Has Looked Into the Sys
tem In Vogue In Europe—lt Would
Mean Low Rates and Easy Terms
For Repayment.
The state department's investiga
tion of European systems of co-opera
tive credit has now reached the second
stage in which a study is made of the
mortgage bond societies and the mort
gage bunks. It is expected that this
is the form of co-operative credit
which, under one plan or another, will
be proposed for adoption in the United
States in connection with President
Taft's efforts to extend this assistance
to the American farmer.
As compared to the present Ameri
can system of farm land loans this
form of co-operative credit would ac
complish two things for the farmer:
First.—lt would permit him to repay
his loan through an easy system of
amortization extending over a long pe
riod of years and would remove effec
tively the menace of foreclosure or
renewal which hangs like the sford
of Damocles over the head of any bor
rower from a private individual under
a short time mortgage.
Second.—lt would unlock the doors
of the great money centers to the
farmer of the remotest regions and
give a security to the investor in New
York, so that he would ne<id have no
concern with knowing anything of the
r<ort of security offered by the farm in
Texas or Oregon on which Uie money
he lends is to be spent
This means to the farmer low rates
of interest and easy terms for repay
ment. What it would mean in more
specific terms to the American farm
er can be easily seen In a comparison
of conditions in Germany of France
and in the United States. Here is the
statement of a dealer in land mort
gages in our southwest, made at a
meeting in New York city. The
speaker was describing the business
of a company financed by British cap
ital which makes mortgage loans on
faims in the southwestern states:
"We have been loaning money at S,
9 and 10 per cent. 1 loaned money in
the Panhandle twenty-seven years ago
and for the first three or four years
never got less than 3 per cent a month.
That is incident to a new country.
Now our bank rate is 10 per cent. Our
land loans that we have been making
the first year or so through that sec
tion of the country have been made
on ar. Bor 9 per cent basis. However,
1 am very frank to say that 1 think
the rates ought to come down and
that we ought to be able to get money
from that section of the country at
li or 7 per cent."
In comparison with this statement
the Credit Fonder of France is able to
loan money on farm lands at 4.3 per
cent and the German societies and
banks at about 4 or 4.6 per cent. As
the speaker Quoted above says, the
high rate of interest in this country is
probably to a large extent due to the
fact that it is a new country and that
money here is more actively employed.
It is doubtful whether, even v ith the
adoption of the European machinery,
the interest rates on mortgages could
be brought down as low in the United
States as they are in either France or
Germany. It is the opinion of no less
an authority than Charles A. Conant,
however, that they could be brought
down to 5 per cent. A mortgage at
5 per cent with the advantage to the
farmer of repaying his loan little by
Uttlf through an unburdensome plan
of amortization might be accepted as
the sum total of benefit to be expected
by the American farmer from the
adoption of some such system—as, for
instance, the German mortgage bank
plan.
Another African Theodore.
An African Theodore came to grief
just forty-five years ago because he
thought he was the whole show. The
rest of mankind thought they were
some show, too, and Theodore of Abys
sinia learned too late that he had made
a vetj serious mistake in not taking
that very natural attitude into account.
Nature has not given to any individual
a monopoly of the abilities requisite In
the rule of a people.
A vote for the Democratic ticket this
f.'ll is a vote for free trade and all that
free trade stands for. A vote for the
bull moose ticket is a vote for some
thing which no one, not evcnAta pro
moters, can give any light u%>n. A
vote for the Republican ticket is a
vote foi protection to honest American
toll, and protection is a synonym for
prosperity.—Newport (N. H.) Cham
pion.
When Wilson Will Get Worse Left.
Woodrow Wilson complained that
his private car was left several hours
behind by the Chicago express. That's
nothing to the wuy he and his free
trade crew will be left behind by tha
I Taft Republican express on NOT. B.
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His Only Opportunity.
"So Banks is trying to break his
late wife's will." "Yes; poor fellow,
I guess it's the first time lie ever
had the chance to do it." —Baltimore
American.
Yearly.
"George, dear," said the young wife,
"you are growing handsomer every
day." "Yes, darling," replied the
knowing George. "It's a way I have
just before your birthday."
Mightier Than Armies.
Ideas go booming through the world
louder than cannon. Thoughts are
mightier than armies. Principles
have achieved more victories than
horsemen or chariots.
Uncle Pennywise Says:
A great many couples surprise their
friends by getting married. Now and
(hen a couple surprise their friends
by staying married.
Caught.
"You are the first woman I've ever
kissed," he declared fervently. "You
don't kiss as though I were," replied
she.
'
Cruel.
Wifey—l'm going out now, dear.
Won't you be lonesome without me?
Hubby—Oh, no; just set the parrot
here before you go.
Free Speech.
Free speech is limited to women
and men who do not have to depend
upon salaries.
Scarcity of Opium Felt.
Codeine, a very largely used nar
cotic, is more than twice its normal
value, owing to the scarcity of
opium. Carbolic acid continues to
advance in price, and it is not at all
unlikely that the cost of household
disinfectants may be increased. The
most noteworthy of the few articles
which have declined in value is gly
cerin, which, after a long period of
high value, now shows signs of com
ing down in price.
Shows Slight Advance.
The lover of primitive passions is
evidently feeling the touch, if not the
grasp, of modern civilization. The
latest one of this type did not kill a
girl he was in love with because she
refused to marry him. With great and
entirely unexpected moderation, he 1
merely slashed her face with a razor,
so that nobody else would want her.
This is a distinct and encouraging ad-
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Imprisoned Tailor Strikes.
The latest Australian strike is one
of the Gilbertian order. A prisoner in
Ferniantle prison, a tailor by trad?,
refused to work on-4.he ground that
it would be contrary to his principles
as a trade unionist. He sent a letter
to the Tailors' union officially notify
ing it of his action, but that body ex
pressed neither sympathy nor disap
proval, preferring silence.
Scrub Chickens.
The skin of poultry is frequently
very dirty when brought from market,
and fowls should not only be washed,
but scrubbed with a soft brush and
warm water, in which a teaspoonful of
baking soda has been dissolved. Such
treatment will prevent the disagree
able "henny" taste often noticeable in
cooked poultry.
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Patriarchal Turtle.
A mud turtle, said to be 180 years
old, has been in an Albany (N. Y.)
family 65 years. Wrinkled skin,
broken shell and twisted claws indi
cate its old age. It is very friendly
with the house cat and night finds
them under the stove with the turtle's
head on the cat's paws.
Naturally They Would.
Clothier—l'm going to distribute 10,-
000 sheets of blotting paper with ray
advertisement on, "All Wool Trousers
for $2" in big letters. Ain't that a
good idea? Printer —I don't think it
is. Folks might take the blotting pa
per for a sample of the goods.
Excellent Evidence.
A witness at Shoreditch (England),
asked why he had borrowed a certain
pencil from the plaintifT, replied: "To
sign that document." "But it is sign
ed in ink," said his honor. "Then I
couldn't have had the pencil," replied
the witness.
Alice in a Quandary.
"What's the trouble with Alice's
deep-breathing exercises?" "The teach
er keeps on telling the poor girl
she's got to breathe from her dia
gram, and she don't know what kind
of a diagram to get her." —Baltimore
American.
The Meanest Man.
"He's a mean cuss, isn't he?"
"Mean? He's capable of going into a
barber shop for a shave and then get
ting his hair cut, a shampoo, massage
and hair treatment just to keep other
people waiting."
Concise Explanation,
A young policeman giving evidence
in a London burglary case was so ex
cited that he accidentally said:
"Please, your worship, I was the only
person present in the bouse except
another constable, who was outside."
Williamport &.North Branch Railroad
TIME TABLE.
In effect Sept. !>, 1912.
Read down „ .
— Read up
I Flag stations where time is marked "112" ~—
Sunday
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pS AS 5,1 1 If
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ll '- j J8 19 Strawbridge.. 9041113 312
lli- Beech Glen.. nnn
1 *'4 —4 Mm icy Valley s r <w 11 *l7 'qYy~
£ 140 5 % Jonestown ... K fl3 „ 02 j
225 iß2|~®f a, 5 , $ e 819 1028
■?•*> f«23 ...RiMgdale ... Wi 101
«88 935 ..Beriuee Jc... f7W
72'/ jio»,:.!rJSS!sff:;:| 6 7 £ , .°. W)
S. D. TOWNSEND, H. A. KNIPE,
Pen. Manager,Hugheaville GeneralSupt.
Roll Call.
| Berniee and Mildred Absent
Sonestown Absent
Muncy Valley Present
I Ricketts Absent
Nordmonr. Present
Forksville Absent
Ilillsgrovo Absent
Eagles Mere Absent
Remember we furnish stamped
envelopes and paper to correspon
dents.
Death of Ralph Molyneux
Ralph O. Molyneux, son of Oscar
N. and Ada (Muilan) Molyneux,
died of kidney disease on Monday,
Sept. .'{(). The funeral services
wore held at the home in Forks
township Wednesday at 10 o'clock
a. 111., interment was made in the
Millview cemetery. Rev. Wilcox
of Mill view officiated.
Ralph was a very bright, loving
child of 5 years, 0 liiotths and 10
days. All that good care and
physicians could do proved of no
avail.
Just before his death he pointed
up toward heaven and said "Going
Hone." The parents and only
sister, Florence, have the sympa
thies of a multitude of friends.
Death of Perry Stoddard
Perry Stoddard of Sciotavale,
died at the home of his brother,
William, at llollenback, on Wed
desday, Sept. 25, after an illness of
several weeks. llHs ailment was
heart and stomach trouble. The
funeral was held at the church at
llollenback with interment in the
El well cemetery, where part of the
service was performed by a delega
tion of the Clauson Lodge, I. O. O.
F., of Sugar Run. Mr. Stoddard,
whose age was O'J years, had fol
lowed farming, owning and occupy
ing the Benjamin Barnes farm.
He was unmarried.
Death ofChild of John 0. Miller
John, the 15 months old child of
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Miller of
Ricketts died on Tuesday, Oct. 8,
of w hooping cough. Funeral ser
vices were held Friday and the
child's body was taken to Mifl'in
burg by automobile for burial.
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Scranton Woman Dies
in Dentist's Chair
Reran ton, Oct.. 11.—Mrs. John
Howells, aged '2B, died at 4 o'clock
t his afternoon of heart failure while «
under the influence of an anaesth
■ etic, administered by a physician,
; Dr. I. R. Vincent, in the office of
; ! Dr. M. J. Noble, a dentist. Mrs.
ij Howells intended to have her up
; I per teeth removed and , under the
> pressure of good natured joking at
! home, went today after a delay
of two weeks to have the operation
over with. Her death occurred in
I lie dentist's chair.
Young Railroader
Terribly Injured
Lloyd Lyons, aged 20 years, was
■ terribly injured in the Lehigh yards
on Sunday. He is now in the
Packer hospital and hopes for his
recovery are slight.
Lyons was employed as a fire
man. Sunday forenoon he was
1 tending a switch near the round
house in Sayre, when in some man
ner he fell under an engine, both
legs and one of his arms being
severed.
He was hurried to the hospital,
but his condition was such that it
was impossible to amputate the
crushed limbs. His condition is
very critical.