DEADLOCK ON
CHIEF BILLS
€onferees Tied on Child Labor
and State-Wide Primary
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COMPENSATION HANGS FIRE
eilities May Fail to Pass, Though
Women’s Employment Has Chance
—RBitter Feeling Prevents Prog-
ress in Legislation.
‘®Bpecial Harrisburg Correspondence.)
Harrisburg. —Developments indicate
dai there is little likelihood of any
af the four chief bills—compensation,
State-wide primary, child labor and
perhaps public utilities—being passed
By this Legislature. Deadlocks and
Bitfer feedimgs arose in conferences
en the State-wide primary bill and
ehijld labor, and no progress has been
made by the conferees considering
sompensation. The situation respect-
img these measures is: State-wide
primary, House conferees refused to
sccept the section preventing fusion
in the primary and a deadlock foliow-
ed. (Child labor, House conferees de-
elined to recede’ fram their positien
amd rejected the Senate amendments,
throwing the bill into a deadlock with
so chance of its being passed. Public
wtilities, amended by the Senate in |
form unacceptable to the House. |
After it. is passed by the Senate it
will go into a conference and a long
Sighi will result. This bill has a
ehance of getting through. The wo-
men’s employment bill was rather fa-
worably received by the conferees and
after another session an agreement
may be reached.
Deadlock On Fusion.
The first clash between the Senate |
and House came suddenly on the pri-
mmary bill. Progress which indicated |
an agreement had been made. The |
Senate comierees conceded nonpartis-
an ballot for city, borough and town-
ship offices and all Judges. The next
eencession was that the section pre-
‘vented the imformation of parties aft-
er the primaries be amended so as to |
allow this with some acceptable re- |
sirictions. These concessions all led |
te the forcing upon the House mem- |
Pers the acceptance of the feature
gweventing fusion in the primaries. |
This was really the one big thing de- |
mended by the Penrose-McNichol for-
ees for use in the Philadelphia pri-
maries to prevent fusion between the
Washington party and Democrats in
the councilmanic and county contest.
Representatives Humes, Walnut and |
Jomes, the House conferees, urged |
that this section be amended so as to |
allow fusion. The Senate conferees,
McNichol, Crow and Hall, refused to
recede and the House members with- |
@érew and formulated a report defend-
img their action. The Senate leaders
declare that they will be able to com-
1 the House to discharge the com-
mittee and will eventually get the
3 bill through as they wish it.
the House conferees had ex-
pisized their failure to reach an |
agreement the Senate conferees invit- |
ed them te another meeting. There |
je Mwtle likelihood that an agreement
cog be reached unless the anti-fusion |
section is eliminated. Senator Mec-|
Nichol said that the House sonierees
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meade it plain by their attitude
that they did not want any primary |
bill. The Meuse child labor conferees,
Representatives Walnut, Matt and |
I.enker, after a brief session with the |
Senate conferees on the child labor |
and women’s employment bills, refus- |
#é io agree on the former and became
@#eadlockec, forecasting the defeat of |
child labor. On the latter bill there is |
a possibility that an agreement will |
Be reached. Senator Crow, dominat-|
ing the situation on compensation, |
ssnounced that agreement on that
Mil was no nearer than a week ago, |
Bui other leaders are trying to evolve |
& plan which may be acceptable to
Bim.
House Applauds Conferees.
Representative John Robert Jones, |
representing the House conferees on |
the primary bill, made his statement in |
the House after rising to a question |
of personal privilege. At the conclu- |
sion of his statement Mr. Jones said: |
=he House members are willing to|
meet again with the Senate conferees, |
§% necessary, in order to arrive at a
primary law that will be fair, just and |
eguitable.” No action was taken by |
ghe Houge, although the members|
sowed they were in hearty accord |
with the conferees by the loud ap-|
plauge that followed the statement, |
wwirich said in part: “Upon two pro-|
positions advocated by the Senate the
House conferees did not agree. These |
were the provisions against fusion |
and the provision covering the Tel
tien of mew parties. As to the first]
proposition the Senate denied the)
right of fusion by two provisions. |
This is made clear by the Senate
amendment, which is as follows: ‘Pro-
vided that im no event shall any per-
son’s mame be printed upon the offi-
cial ballot of any party as a delegate,
candidate, State Committeeman or
party officer unless he is registered
and enrolled as a member of said
party.’ Under this provision a candi-
date, being compelled to be enrolled
as a member of one party in order to
become a candidate of that party
would mecessarily be denied the right
to become the candidate of another
party in which he was not enrolled.
The second provision denying the
right of fusion is as follows: ‘Should
such a petition be filed to place the
name of any person upon the official
ballot of any party, no petition shall
be filed to place his name on the bal-
lot of any other party.’
Senate Offer Rejected.
“It frequently happens that the ma-
jority of the electors of each of sev-
eral parties are united in the advo-
cacy o! eme candidate. The Senate’s
amendment weuld, in such case, make
it impossible fer the electers of those
parties to meminate the mam of their
choice. The answer of the Senate
was feund im the proposition that aft-
er the primary had been held the
party committees under certain re-
strictions of a candidate of their se-
lection. Your committee insisted that
it was the right of party electors to
select as candidates whomsoever they
pleased. As to the second proposi-
tion, the Senate amendment provides
that no party should be organized
subsequent to a date fixed
three |
months before the date of the pri- |
mary. It also provided a system of
party formation so complex and cum-
bersome as to make the formation of
a new party practically impossible.
Your conferees censidered this meth-
od destructive of a free election, in
view of the plain fact that the neces-
sity for the creation of a mew party
ordinarily does not arise until after
a primary has been held, when candi-
dates and issues are clearly defined.
The Senate Committee was concerned
primarily with the advancement of
the interests of party organization.
Every amendment introduced by the
Senate was colored with this same
endeavor. Your comferces, on the
other hand, viewed a primary law as
a means to secure to the individual
elector the freest opportunity for se-
lecting at a primary a candidate of
his choice without depriving any elec-
tor, whether a party man or npt, of
an opportunity of supporting & new
party standing for candidates and
| principles of his choice.” The surface
indications of the sentiment of the
House have not chilled the ardor of
the old organization, for it was said,
a lobby of organization men was at
work trying to line up enough House
members to concur in the Senate
amendments to the primary bill.
SENATE ROUTINE.
General Investigation of Mineral In-
dustry Proposed.
An investigation of the operation
. of all kinds of quarries, ore banks, oil
and natural gas wells is provided for
in a resolution adopted by the Senate
and gent to the Heuse for concurren-
ce. The resolution was offered at the
instance of the Department of Mines,
which desires to revise the laws re-
lating to those operations.
The Senate passed on secomrd read-
ing all the monument appropriations
bills that have passed the House.
Among House bills passed finally
were those prohibiting the use of fin-
ger bowels unless they are thorough-
ly cleansed after each individual use;
requiring the payment of anthracite
miners on the basis of the record of
the car at the point where It is load-
ed, and permitting Mayors of second-
class cities to be candidates for Coun-
cils.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
Bills Passed Turning Escheated Funds
Over to Schools.
The House passed finally the two
bills of Senator Sproul relating to es-
cheats after Representative Roney, of
Philadelphia, explained that under
companion bills $800,000
turned over to the State Treasury for
the use of the public schools. This
amount, Mr. Roney said, would go to |
four or five men who have filed blank- |
Norma!
is evidence that its hold
Thirty-ninth Year begins September
* Dr. James E. Ament, . .°
Pennsylvania State
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Oth, 1913.
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$10.50
Good in Pullman Cars
With Pullman Ticket
July 3, 17 and 31; August
SECURE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET GIVING
ORE & OHIO
SEASHORE EXCURSIONS
FROM MEYERSDALE TO
ATLANTIC CITY
~ CAPE MAY, SEA ISLE CITY, OCEAN CITY, STONE
HARBOR, WILDWOOD, REMOBOTH
TICKETS GOOD RETURNING 16 DAYS
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILE_ AD
14 and 28; September Il.
FULL DETAILS FROM TICKET AGENTS,
et informations agairst the trust com- |
panies and banks of the State, unless
the two bills were enacted.
contains amendments to the escheat
funds.
| Order
One bill |
Together the bills will bring |
all the money subje-t to escheat, said |
Mr. Roney, where it belongs, into the
State Treasury.
The Pymatuning swamp water con-
servation plan, carrying an appropria-
tion of $400,000 for a dam and reser-
voir, was passed by the House, 142 te
922. The bill was attacked by Repre-
sentative Humes, who said the swamp
improvement plan would probably
cost $3,000,008 before it is completed. | as follows:
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fiemerial to Washington.
The Buckman' bill . appropriating |
25,000 for the erection of a monu-|
ment and the purchase of a park not
to exceed 100 acres, to be known as
fhe Washington Crossing Park, pass |
ed the House finally and goes to the |
@avernor. The park is to mark the
site where the Contin 1 Army mei
with General V cross the
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of Trenton. 1
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for
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Salary Raiser Advances.
Senator Clark’s bill increasing the
salaries of the employes of the House
and Sc ‘
for a session based on 120
irst reading. This bill provides
al payroll of $202,880 for a
i, while the present sal-
$178,100. The meas-
awn after the two
up as the result of
ation into the
were in.
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as brought out from the House |
-gpriations Committee and passed |
not to exceed $50, on payment of a
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HAVE MANY FORBEARS.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Shumaker, of
near town, have five children who
have nine grandparents living in the
same state and county within an area
of nine square miles. Following are
the children:—Allen, aged ten; Ruth-
eilene, eight; Paul, six; Mary four,
and Arthur, one. 3
The nine grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. A. Q. Housel of Deal, Pa., and
Mr. and Mrs A. E. Shumaker of
Meyersdale. The great grandparents
are Abraham Shumaker of Boynton,
Pa., Mr. and Mrs. S. M Housel of
Pocahontas, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs.
Poter Weimer of Deal, Pa. The great
grandparents are nearly ninety years
old ’
FARMER FOUND
DEAD IN CHAIR.
Benjamin Snyder, aged 63 years; a
native of Upper Turkeyfoot Township,
died Saturday at his home their. He
had been an invalid for a number of
years and was found dead in a chairy
The funeral has held on Monday
afternoon, with interment in the Uuion
Cemetery, Upper Turkeyfoot Town-
ship. Services were conducted by the
Rev. Mr. House, pastor of the United
Brethern Church.
POSTOFFICE REGULA.-
TIONS.
ORDER No. 7241.
1. On and after July 1, 1913, ordi-
pary postage stamps, including com-
memoratiye issues, shall be valid for
postage and for insurance and collect-
on-delivery fees on fourth-class mail,
and distinctive parcel post stamps
shall be valid for all purposes for |
which ordinary stamps are valid. The |
regular issue of due stamps and de-
stinctive parcel post due stamps shall |
sould te | be valid for the collection of unpaid |
and short-paid postage on all classes |
of mail. |
2. Section 8, 9, 38, 43, 62 and 66, |
Parcel Post Regulations, and section |
15 of thore regulations as amended by
No. 6857. March 28, 1913, are |
modified accordingly: |
3. The issuance of parcel post |
stamps and parcel post due stamps |
to postmasters shall be discontinued |
after the stocks now on hand in the |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing are
exhausted,, and no additional supply
supply of these stamps shall be printed.
Order No. 7246. Effective July 1,
1913, paragraph 1, Section 62, Parcel
Post Regulations is amended to read
+:SEc. 62, A mailable parcelon which
the postage is fully prepaid may be in-
sured against loss in an amount equiv-
alent to its actual value, but notto ex-
ceed $25, on payment of a fee of five
cents, and in an amount equivalent to
its actual value in excess of $25, but
| ago to the effect July 1.
fee of ten cents in stamps to be afixed.
be placed on the receipt given the
sender and,on the coupon retained at
the mailing office.”’
A. S. BURLESON,
Postmaster Genera
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MARKET REPORT.
Corrected weekly by McKenzie &
Smith. :
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PAYING PRICE.
Butter, per pound........... tani
Eggs, per doz..............
Chickens, per pound....... Heady
Country Side, per pound................
Apple butter, per gal........... .ivensios 65¢
Shoulder, per pound... ...13¢
Bam............... ®ithessksetysnnbsisiesnc anne 16¢c
Corrected weekly by Becker &
Streng. 7
SELLING PRICE.
Gorn, per bus.........i..........0 ii denen 80c
Oats; ........ nhl . trite hired, 50¢
Wheat, per bus............c...coceinnin $1 056
Wheat chop, per ewt............. eee 1 00
Corn and oats, per cwt. home
ground...................... ov easures 1565
Flour, “Best on Record?’ per bbl. 5 45
‘King of Minnesota’’ 60 per cent
patent, per barrel..................
As long as the present stock of
goods lakt, we will make photo-
graphs at one half the regular price.
All portrait frames will also go at
the same rate. We guarantee all
goods to be strictly first class and
up-to-date. E. E. Conrad. ad
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Big Coal Strike May Be Avertad
The opinion prevails that a general
strike in the New Riyer field, where
more than 15,000 miners are employed
has been averted as a result of con-
ferences between Gov. Hatfield, coal
operators and miners’ officiai. Offici-
al notice, however, has been given by
the Upited Mine Works of America
for a general strike on Paint Creek
and Cabin Creek, where rioting and
bloodshed occured during 1912 and13.
A strike call affecting the large New
River field was issued several days
It is known
that concessions have been made by
each side, but they are being with-
held until ratified or rejected at meet-
ings of both miners and operators,
scheduled for Monday in the New
River field.
The new strike on Paint and Cabin
Creeks, the scene of much violence
from April 1, 1912 to almost May 1,
1913, when the old strike was settled,
was intimated several days ago con-
trary to the wishes of the United Mine
Workers of America. The support
tendered by the miners’ organization
to the men in that field brings the
trouble to the front as a serious factor
in the West Virginia labor dispute.
Upwards of 5,000 men are inyolved.
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away free, at Habel & Phillips. ad
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Executrix’s Notice.
In the estate of Henry J. Wilmoth, late of the
Borough of Meyersdale, Somerset County,
Pennsylvania, deceased:
the above estate
Letters testamentary in
haying been g
y authenticated for pe
Executrix, at th
july3 6t.aav
RESOLVED,
THAT oUR SUMMER SALE IS
NoT ONE oF THoSE FAKE
SALES, THOSE BUBBLE SALES
--IT IS NoT oUR WAY OF
DOING BUSINESS.
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IF YOU WISH A PIECE oF FURNITURE FOR
THAT ROOM YoU CAN FIND IT RIGHT NoW.
WE ARE MAKING SUCH A TEMPTATION SALE
ON FURNITURE THAT YoU WILL BLOW YOUR —
SELF FOR IT AND BE GLAD YoU DID. TH
WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY A NICE NEW BIT
OF FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS OR SOME
NICE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
WE HAVE THE FINEST FUNER AL
EQUIPMENT IN SOMERSET COUNTY.
PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
ALL WORK ENTRUSTED To UJ.
R REICH & SON.
130 Centre Street. ~~ Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Both Phones.
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Every season has its special aids to health and comfort. A
stock like ours provides everything of this nature that you are
apt to need. You should not wait, however, until each separ-
ate need arises, but should equip yourself with these modern
antidotes for discomfort. You’ll want them when you stay at
home or go on a vacation trip.
Toilet Waters, Perfumes, Bath Supplies, Massage Creams,
Lotions, Talcums, Foot Powders and Toilet Articles of all Kinds.
Our assortment is complete and our prices right. If you
cannot conveniently come to the store, phone your order
and we shall deliver just what you want.
F. B. THOMAS,
| Béth Phones. ‘Leading Druggist. Meyersdale, Pa.
Opposite Citizens National Bank.
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Hurrah, for the Fourth of July! No one can be patriotic with an
unappeased appetite. :
Our good groceries will fire your enthusiasm to the exploding point.
Most appropriate for 4th of July dinners: Fancy Canned Goods,
Chipped Beef, Olives, Peanut Butter, Sunshine Cakes and Crackers, ete.
Haye you tried Olive Relish?
We sell the best 30c Coffee on the market; four brands to select
from. We can please you.
THESE PRICES DUGHT TO INTEREST YOU.
Good June Peas, 10c 2 large cans Baked Beans, 25¢
2 bottles pure Lemon Juice, 25¢ 1 qt. Heinz’s Sweet Mixed Pickles,25¢
Quart jar Olives, 35¢ 2 packages Corn Puffs, 25¢
Large jar Mustard, 10e 3 5¢ bars good Laundry Soap, 10c
2 boxes Imported Sardines, 25¢ * 1 can Black Raspberries, 15¢
GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY.
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142 Centre Street. Both Phones. Meyersdale, Pa.
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