1 I WASHINGTON LETTER. special to The C>mmercial. Washington, July 8,— The investi- | gation of the manner in which legis- | pation is secured or prevented by the | «interests’’ on one sort or another is in its scope and no one can | | | w widening tell where it will end. Perhaps every | citizen who has ever written a tetter| to his Congressman may in time be called on to explain his letter and tell what influenced him to express his opinion regarding pending or proposed legislation. Great as is the interest over the lobby inquiry, the tariff and the cur- rency bill, Washington has not lost sight of the preparations for the prop- er celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal fn 1915. San Diego is ' making energetic preparations for this event. Every assurance is recei- ved from President D. C. Collier and the exposition management that this exposition will be a revelation to the ie. HUNTERS’ LICENSE. Secretary of State Game Commission Mages Announcement. Western Pennsylvania appears to | be taking a big interest in the new hunters’ license law, which becomes |. effective this year, judging from the | letters which are being ‘sent out by Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the | state crime commission. Dr. Kalbfus says that the plan is to start the sale of the licenses as soon as the necessary printing is done. county treasurers, not by the state game commission, and each county || will have a serial number, all accord- The licenses will be issued by the | Chicago.) AAAPAAPAAAN PIE re for Control of LESSON F LESSON GOLDY NATION T= SUNDAY SCHOOL x 4 LFSSON | ®y E. 0. SELLERS, Director of Ee Srepieetd FOES Department, The Muar Bil ‘MOSES PRE: deal of annoyance and loss to HAWAIL PREPARING BX wp , $10, | Bu ye B. ZR, Pasqui Meyefhade twp., ei Y with/me to Charles and, $75. ; 3 the ame to Giovanni: ~ Mifade twp., $150. . ¥Same to John D. Spiker, Byp., $50. Gatto, bited. Julia Berkebile, blir; twp., vty Amanda Meyers to same, JS Shade le Tignar- Shade Cipparone, Shade John E. Séese’s heirs to Joseph panmsn, Paint twp., $200. Henry Umberger, to John B. Zig- Jl Shade twp., $100. | John Yauman, to Shandor Bikar, Idella Waide to Telford Lewis, 1 Windber, $1,500. | Shade twp., $3,000 : Sadie R. Miller to W. H. Zufall, £ Harnedsville, $1,600. Jr W. Clarke to Stephen Martin, ‘Windber, $600. Ross Sechler, Co., Flk Lick twp., 81,500. i, Somerset, $3,500. thd oF illiam Gibbons to Jamss F. Weak- Shade twp., $45. J. Pyle to Clara B. Mos-|~ / 1coln twp., $150. “5 Harry OC. Miller, Al- / 2,500. to Keystone Coal Daniel W. Rhoads to John H. Fike, 5 to Stonycreek Stonycreek twp., Harry E. Al-| “The key to the graveyard is to be ‘wine, Cone-| found in the tavern.” This is an undesigned statement : . of a great truth. A great army of ~iatratriX | jen annually find the key that opens 3 tWp., | the way for them into the graveyard = by going into the tavern. They not only: unlock the graveyard to them- selves, but oftentimes to innocent illiams-| children and helpless women who are f Som-| dependent upon them.—Southern Pa- | triot. 2earle ; “BLIND TIGER” AN AND A SALOON -h, to their alphabetical position. meek; £ The state game commission has is- | (Matt. & sued a table showing just whatare| pranp- the game seasons in Pennsylvania to- | of se to day, the statements being based upon | \mid Iva legislation which has been enacted | fyf Fair into law, The statement is “well| Zr, The worth keeping in mind. Itis as fol-| | 1918, lows: ‘Schiller, Bear, number allowed, unlimited; season, Oct. 1 to Jan 1, traps prohii— Of. + For months BORATION interest to Meyersdale Readers. Meyersdale citizens have seen in_ these columns enthusi- astic praise of Doan’s Kidney Pills by Meyersdale residents. Would these prominent people recommend a remedy that had not proyen re- liable? Would they confirm their statements after years had elapsed if personal experience had not shown the remedy to be worthy of endorsement? The following state- ment should carry conviction to the mind of every Meyersdale reader. Mrs. W. C. Burket, 315 High 8t., Meyersdale, Pa., says: ‘I gladly confirm the pubilc statement I gave praising Doan’s Kidney Pills two yeass ago. This' remedy was used in my family in a case of kidney trouble and the relief it brought has been permanent. I have often recommended Doan’s Kidney Pills to other kidney sufferer and I know of cases where they have been used with just as great benefit.” For sale by all dealers. cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. , Remember the name—Doan’s—and | take no others. ad Price 50 TAVERN KEY TO TO GRAVEYARD Gate: io Cemetery of ory. of Old Church Near Berlin Bears Undesigned State- “ ment of Great Truth. There is sald to be an old church near Berlin, Germany, which is very attractive to tourists. The graveyard back of the church is kept locked, but on the gate is the following notice: | | He -4 Clinton, ~ontrasts Outlawéd Hole gal Dram Shop. contrasts the out: ” and the legal sa. tiger’ keeps drink nadvertised, un- ight; the saloon | a building | - one of the 7ith lights thers in te and What! wl | fore hatching the yolk is drawn up in Characteristic x ton, in his dry, sar i EY = bl iy Bn Outlined by Insect Parasites. sect parasites are the cause of a goultrymen. Some essential measures as outlined by George M. Turpin for thelr control are: Have the poultry houses separated from all other farm buildings. Have all the interior fixtures of the poultry houses, such as roost-poles, nest boxes, feed hoppers, dropping doards, etc, removed so that every part of the interior can be readily cleaned and sprayed. Keep a good dust bath to which the fowls may have access at all times of the day. Common road dust with fine ashes and powdered sulphur or gir-slacked lime added is excellent. The road dust should be gathered during dry weather for use during the winter. Spray the coops and fixtures with a good whitewash twice each year, adding two pounds of salt and one- fourth gallon of erude carbolic acid to every 50 galons of the spraying mixture. Setting hens should have access to a8 good dust bath such as mentioned above. If lice are found later on the chicks, rub lard in the feathers of the head and throat, and in bad cases also under the wings. SHIPMENT OF BABY CHICKS Little Fellows May Be Sent Long Dis- tances by Express Without Dan- . ger or Discomfort. One of the most interesting branch- es of the poultry business is the ship- ping of baby chicks hundreds, even thousands, of miles, and yet have them arrive in good condition for further growth and development. By ship- ping direct from the incubator when the chicks are one day old, advantage is taken of that period in the life of the chicks when nature intended that they should be without food, and they can therefore without injury or dis- comfort be sent long distances by ex- press under any conditions of climate. Chicks when first hatched require |" neither food or drink. Indeed, such is harmful. During the first seven- ty-two hours the chick's life is sus- tained by the assimilation of the yolk, for the embryo chick is developed from the white of the egg, and just be- into its system and furnishes all the food any chick should have for the first three days of its life. It is dur- ing this period that chicks can be shipped as far as express can take them. § KEEPING RATS FROM POULTRY ‘By Inverting Tin Bucket on Posts Supporting House Rodents May Be Kept Away. -» If there are many rats in your vicin- ity it will pay you to make it im- ‘possible for them to enter your poul- ‘try house. Put a post in the ground ‘for every corner of the house, says a ‘writer in the Towa Homestead. Invert ‘ Rat-Proof Hen House. over the top of the post an old three- | gallon tin bucket. Set your house on ‘these posts and when Mr. Rat at- ‘tempts to climb a post and go into the ‘poultry house he simply goes up in- ‘side the bucket and does not accom- ‘plish hig purpose. Mectintoboie -—David Stambaugh, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tol bert Stambaugh, was severely bitten by a coach dog belonging to Samuel Stone, a liveryman. The lad is a Jour- nal carrier, and just as he was leav- ing the office the dog sprang at him without warning and bit him in the right arm above the elbow. The teeth] of the canine were so deeply imbedded that they protruded through the arm in the fleshy portion. Medical atten- tion was given and the wound was cauterized. Lewistown.—A snake came crawl ing down Market street one day last week. It was of the copperhead va- riety. A woman sweeping first saw the reptile. She uttered a scream, and Warren Yeatter, an employe of |. the trolley company, attracted by the noise, landed on the snake with both feet, smashing his snakeship almost beyond recognition. Reinerton. — The home of Charles Berger at Orwin was struck by light- ning and burned to the ground. - Most of the furniture was taken out, but many things were damaged. The lightning also struck the. Catholic church and caused slight damage. Mechanicsburg.—The intense heat caused Aaron Long of this place to sustain a sunstroke on his return from Gettysburg in his automobile. Stop- ping at Dillsburg to make some re- pairs to the machine, he was pros. trated while at work and taken to the hotel, where medical aid was given, Later he was sent home in the trolley car. z Waynesburg. — A large family cat belonging to Dr. J. H. Koons devel oped rabies and as soon as its condi- tion was noted the animal was shot, but not before it had bitten a small dog, also belonging to Dr. Koons. Sev- eral weeks ago the cat was bitten by a mad dog which was terrorizing this section. Pittsburg.—According to statistics, popular beliefs and facts, there have been more June brides in this commu. nity during the last few days than at any other similar month since Father’ Pitt began bookkeeping. The clerks at the Fort Pitt hotelsought for sooth. at the Fort Pitt hotel sought for sooth. muscles, follawing the strenuous days of last week. In one day alone they had 13 lovely June brides on their hands. It seemed as though they were everywhere about the Fort Pitt. If one walked with one's eyes closed, one was almost certain to stumble up- on a June bride. They held a mo- nopoly on all the shady neeks of the hotel, and it was almost necessary to blow a whistle when turning a corner. The same hotel clerks declare that in this month of roses there have been the month of roses there have meen no less than 40 June brides within the confines of the hostelry. Marietta.—More than a score of per- sons were baptized in the creek near the Smithville Church of God, by the Rev. E. E. Kauffman of Maytown, as- sisted by a number of prominent clergymen from other parts of the county. The pastor, the Rev. W. Gable, had charge of the affair. It was witnessed by several hundred | persons. Carlisle.—After having received in his body the fall charge of a tele- phone wire that had been torn down by a storm, Edward Weigle of Mount Holly Springs, who was thought to be dead following the accident, is now able to walk about. Physicians re- vived him by artificial respiration. An effort will be made to obtain a Car- negie medal for James Green, who witnessed the accident and rescued Weigle from the deadly grip of the electric current. When Weigle picked up the telephone wire Green secured a stout pole and attempted to knock the wire from the man’s grasp. When he came in contact with Weigle, Green was hurled as though shot from a cannon. Several times he was cata- pulted through the air, but he per- sisted until he finally knocked the wire away from Weigle. Both of Weigle’s hands were severely burned. It is thought he will completely re- cover from the shock. Sunbury. — Mrs. Peter /Bedver of Milton, mother of Cliff Beaver of this city, died from heart failure when she heard that her son-in-law had been called to Williamsport, where her 'HEN MANURE AS Fe Greater Value Than Any [Other ‘nd Used on Farm—Should le Well Taken Care 9%. —_— nure 38 a ‘ilizer has 8 than any her fertiliz- 4m. It is generally sup- some poultry’nen that the will pay for ‘taking care of ps, but this demends much on , it 18 kept. The dropping boards the roosts should be kept cov- er the sme absorbent to preserve 2 trengthif the droppings. fe 9s a plasteior South Carolina rock O0T@ | 4g oy . Newg use’ yood ashéy or dan- | ji Itry droppings. Whe n would be set e value of the fer free, \ tilizer he Aroppings should not be apDEE 8 growing crop, or cov- ~red se it on corn by putting handfeach hill at’ the time of + hat should be kept under d. ing a Turkey. way to kill a turkey is t together, hang on a the throat and allow to Dry pick, leaving head After picking, dip In then in cold. This will a fresher look. wre daughter was in a hespital. The in- tormation stated that his wife had recovered and that he was to bring her home to Milton, The mother mis- interpreted the news and believed that her daughter had died. She sweoned and died soon after: Harrisburg. — The 60 tetanus anti- toxin stations throughout the common- wealth have received their supplies from the department of health and are ready to meet the usual Fourth of July demands. The « antitoxin will be furnished without cost to the poor and the sta- tions are so located that every part of Pennsylvania is within easy reach of one. It is essential that the te- tanus antitoxin be administered with- in 24 to 48 hours after the wound has been inflicted. Warren.—Helen Averill, aged 8, and Margaret Averill, aged 10, with others were enjoying a picnic on the banks of the Brokenstraw creek, 11 miles from Warren, and while dodging fire crackers thrown into the air by boys, stepped into a deep hole and were drowned. Newton Hamilton.—James I. Camp~ bell of Greenwood, near Altoona, aged 19, was drowned in three feet of wa- ter in the Juniata river here, when he and several other campers had gone swimming. The body was found ‘and report upon safe construction of ors and witnesses of Bucks county. NEW LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA A Brief Qutline of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1913, As Approved by the Governor No. 1. Appropriates $70,000 to cover de- ficiency in equipping and maintaining Homeopathic State Hospital for the Insane. No. 2. Appropriates $4,000 for maintenance last quarter current fiscal year of the State Quarantine Board. No. 3. Appropriates $9,327.53 to pay in- debtedness incurred in furnishing and altering State Hospital for Injured Persons of the Trevorton, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel coal fields. No. 4. Provides for the resentencing of con- victs who have been sentenced under a law declared unconstitutional. : No. 5. Appropriates $20,000 to cover de- ficiency incurred in carrying out the law to provide for registration of births and deaths. No. 6. $1,800,000 for State Highways. Authorizes the accumulated fees of $1,800,000 from licensed autos to be expended in maintenance and con- struction of state highways and state- aid highways, to be rateably appor- tioned among the several counties of the Commonwealth. No. 7. Repeals the act to lay out a state road from Ayr Township in Fulton connty to Warren Township, in Frank- lin county. No. 9. Extends the time to November 1, 1914, for the report to be filed by the commission appointed to investigate buildings in the state. No. 10. } Repeals a section of the act au- thorizing pay to certain officers, jur- No. 11. To Protect Birds. Blackbirds, turtle or mourning- doves and killdeer plover are made game birds, and a penalty of ten dol- lars for each bird killed, wounded or captured is prescribed. No. 12. To quiet the title to real estate; and to enable citizens of the United States, and corporations authorized to hold ‘real estate within'this Commonwealth, to hold and convey title to real estate which has been formerly held by or for corporations not authorized by law to hold the same: : No. 13. Provides for the election each three years in counties having 150,000 in- habitants of a controller instead of an auditor, first election to take place in 1913. No. 14. Fixes the salaries of controllers in counties of 100,000 inhabitants at $2,500, where previous provision has not been made. No. 15. To Honor and Protect Our Flag. Provides that no other flag than the Stars and Stripes shall be allowed to wave from any public building unless occupied by a foreign minister. or consul. And prohibits the use of a red flag, “intended to represent anarchy,” from being carried or dis- played, in any public procession. No. 16. Authorizes the leasing of state for- ests for church, school, health and recreation purposes, 80 per cent of the revenue to go to the state school fund. No. 17. Amends the law requiring publica- tion of auditor's reports, so that the reports may be published in other than weekly newspapers. No. 18. Provides that hushand and wife may sue each c¢ her and testify against each other in certain cases. No. 19. Provides that toll bridges may be closed to public travel, where free bridges have been erected to accom- modate the publie. No. 20. Establishes a county court for Alle- gheny county to which all appeals from justices and aldermen shall be taken in civil suits, other than suits for penalties, on actions started after July ‘1, 1913. Appeals from county court to be taken to the Court of Com- mon Pleas. No. 21. Validating bonds or other obliga- tions of counties, cities, boroughs, townships, school districts and other municipalities not in excess of two per cent of the assessed valuation, where there has been failure to file the proper statement. No. 22. Directs the publication of a pamph- let containing the game, fish and for- estry laws. No. 23. Provides for another judge in each | Philadelphia county. No. 24. Increases the jurisdiction of the County Courts of Allegheny county to $1,500, and providing other regula- tions for said court. No. 25. Allows wholesale and retail liquor some time afterward 50 feet vhere it was last seen. RTE Ee from dealgrs to keep licensed place of busi- ness open pending action by the court on permission to transfer license. N No. 26. Provides for the protection of the elk as a game animal. No. 27. Reoistcs to fees of prothonotaries im counties of 200,000 cr over. No. 28. Appropriates $720,000 for the de- ficit in caring for the indigent in- sane during the past five years. No. 29. Authorizing the State Treasurer to endorse to the Ladies Memorial Asso~ ciation of Petersburg, Virginia, all in~ terest accruing on a bond bought from the city of Petersburg, Virginia, by the Battlefield Commission of the Third Division, Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac, said interest being due to said Ladies Memorial Association. No. 30. Provides for an additional law judges of the several courts of the Forty- seventh Judicial district. No. 31. Appropriates $7,500 for the expem- ses of the State Board of Censors of moving pictures. No. 32. Provides for enforcing the law re- quiring toilet rooms and water clos~ ets at foundries. No. 33. Allows the Cottage State Hospital at ~ Connellsville to dedicate to public ‘highway use a small plot of ground. No. 34. By the provisions of this act Coun- ty Commissioners may sell lands pur~ chased at Sheriffs’ sales under judg~ ments for tax claims. No. 35. Twenty-five thousand copies of the bulletin “Increasing the Winter Yield of Eggs” are to be printed by the Secretary of Agriculture, the former supply having proven inadequate to supply the demand. No. 36. Authorizes the purchase of live stock and farm implements by the new Western Penitentiary: in Centre coun-~ ty. No. 37. Authorizes the removal of buildings, machinery, appliances and materials from the old penitentiary at Pitts. burgh tothe new in Centre county. \. No. 38. i Cities of the second-class may create’ a pension or benefit fund for aged, re- tiring or disabled employes, by de- ducting a fixed amount from salaries, or by annual appropriations, or by both methods. No. 39. Fixes the number of clerks and sale aries in the Auditor General’s Office. ° No. 40. Regulates appeals from tax and other public accounis settlements of the fiscal officers of the state. . No. Permits Courts of Common Pleas tay fix return day or writs. 4 No. 42. An act, relative to the Publi¢ Grounds and Buildings; defining the powers of the Commissioners; authors izing the Board of Commissioners to. carry into effect the provisions rela-, tive to contracts for stationery, sup- plies, fuel, furniture, furnishings, dis~ tribution of documents, repairs, alter-' ations or improvements, and other matters needed by the Legislature, the several departments, boards and! commissions of the State Government, and executive mansion; authorizing: the appointment of a superintendent, and defining his powers, authority, and duties; and providing for the ap- pointment of subordinate officers, and. fixing their compensation. No. 43. Prohibits the sale or use of eggs unfit for use. No. 44. Amends the state highway law, de~. fining the methods for proceeding im. condemnation cases. No. 45. Includes townships of the second- class with other municipalities in the law authorizing the appropriation of private property for necessary publi. . buildings and works. No. 46. Direct Vote to Elect Senators. Joint resolution ratifying the pro. posed constitutional amendment pra viding for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. : . No. 47. Makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both, te make a false statement or present. false certificates relating to the age of minors for whom employment is sought. Also makes it the duty oft truant officers to enforce the law con-- cerning employment of minors. } No. 48. : Carrles the same provisions as No. 47 in relation to the employment of* minors in bituminous coal mines and authracite collieries. No. 49. Authorizes the sale of the real es- tate upon: which the fish hatchery at. Spruce Creek is located. , No. 50. ! Empowers courts to attach property belonging to husbands who have de- serted wives or children, to provide for the support of the abandoned rela~ tions.. No. 51. Makes it unlawful to use the word “Consul” or “Consulate” or the coat of the Courts of Common Pleas In of arms of a foreign country for adver tising purposes. No. 52. Provides for the transcribing of di-- lapidated records in counties with a population of over 1,500,000. No. 53. ; Provides for the appointment of col- lectorg of taxes in counties having a population of 300,000 to 1,000,000. (in a $.ily D 41. EE
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