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Orphans’ Court Proceedings,
Real Estate, Marriage
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Licences, Etc.
REAL ESTATE.
Theresa Weich’s executor to Elmer
J. Giessner, Jenuer twp., $900.
Wm. W. Barkman to Conrad Lape,
Milford twp., $32.
Wm. Wechtenheiser, to Frank
Nisley, Shade twp., $5,000.
Ellen W. Broadberry to Connells-
ville & State Line R. R., Addison
twp., $156.
James E. Krissinger,
Wetmiller, Berlin, $3,500.
Cornelius Shaffer, to John Lochiie,
Shade twp., 12,000.
Simon P. Sweitzer’s executor to
George Auman, Somerset twp., §799.
John H. Seibert’s trustee to Daniel
W. Seibert, Somerset twp., $10,350.
Same to H. F. Berkebile, Somer-
set twp,, $10,650.
Eva Donnelly to Wilmore Coal Co.,
Shade twp., $1,126.
E. G. Mostoller’s heirs to- Foster
G. Bender, Shade twp, $107.
Caroline Watson to Mary L. Wat-
son, Confluence, $1.
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Mary L. Watson to Mary Glover,
Confluence, $1.
Austin 8. Zimmerman to Wm. Gil-
bert, Conemaugh $135.
Samuel 8. Thomas to Elizabeth Gil-
bert, Conemaugh twp., $115.
Simon P. Sweitzer’s executor to
Lorenzo D. Cramer, somerset, $4,640
Greek Oatholic church to Charles
Kaufman, Conemangh twp., $1,800.
J. Frank Nissley, to Edward C.
Cook, Shade twp., $1
John O’Niel to W. H. Sunshine,
Conemaugh twp., $12,000.
Wilmore Coal Co., to
Marinelli, Windle~, $200
Michael Visnosky to Andrew Tusco,
Windber, $1,100.
Jeremiah Stevannus to Elizabeth
Berkeley, Elk Lick twp., $225.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Samuel Wetmiller, and Mary E.
Hummel, both of Elk Lick twp.
Joseph Hocevar and Annie Turk,
both of Rockwood.
LETT«R$ OF ADMINISTRATION.
Letters of administration have
recently been issued to Hilda G-
Brantand C. R. Brant in the estate
f W. J. Brant, late of Milford twp.
Sond, $6,090
to George
Guiseppe
WILLS.
The will of Anna Lavina Koontz,
late of Somerset twp., was probated.
She died on’ October 8th, 1009. Her
sister, Missouri J. Koontz, is be-
queathed a life interest in testatrix’s
property, and at her death the es-
tate will vest in their nephews, Ja-
cob and Howard D. Kocn z. The will
was dated October 14th, 1903, and
witnessed by John G. Ogle and G.
W. Witt. Testatrix’s brother, F. F.
‘Koontz was named as executor, bub
he died a number of years ago.
Mrs. ‘Barbara Hoyle, widow of J.
G. Hoyle, late of Meyersdale, left
her entire estate to Oarrie McAtes.
Samuel P. Meyers is appointed ex-
ecutor. The will was dated February
14th 1906 and witnessed by Jacob
Zufall and W. F. Miller.
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Progressive News Service.
The ‘‘conference’’ of republicans in
New York City December 5th that was
announced in advance to be an old-
fashioned town meeting affair proved
to be a gathering presided over by
Senator Elihu Root and run from the
floor by state leader William Barnes,
precisely as those two men ran the
Republican Netional Convention at
Chicagoin 1912. Congressman Sereno
Payne, author of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill, made the motion fixing the,
limits of discussion, and he is the
identical man who made the motion
fixing the rules by which Root and
Barnes ran the Chicago convention.
The three conspicuous figures in the
steam-roller convention of 1912 were,
therefore, the dominant factors in the
December 5th Republican conference
in New York City and controlled every
step that was taken. Mr. Root, as
chairman, recognized no one who at-
tempted to speak on any subject not
included in Sereno Payne’s list. This
action, of course, precluded discussion
of Barnes’ leadership in New York
State, which is the principal issue in
New York, as the Penrose control is
in Pennsylvania, the Cannon-Lorimox
control in Illinois, and the Crane-Ald-
rich-Gallinger controlin New England.
Not one word was permitted to be
said on that subject, or on several
other matters related to boss-control
of thd Republican party, though fifty
or sixty so-called ‘‘Progressive-Repub-
lican’’ leaders were present at Barnes’
invitation to talk against reactionary
control of the party. Chairman Root
refused to recognize anyone having
such a purpose.
The alleged state-wide Primary Bill
adopted is not one step in advance of
the measure which Governor Sulzer
refused to accept last year. It retains
the State Convention. Itisan attempt
to blind people to its real character
by modifying the powers of the con-
vention, but in fact it is the same old
dodge by a party boss to hold on to
his power.
After the conference had adjourned,
‘the sixty Republican Assemblymen
who were present met by themselves
and Barnes easily proved his control
of that body. He had two-thirds of
the Assemblymen, and showed it on
a test vote to adjourn without doing a
single thing.
The proeedings on December 5th
and the results show clearly that the
Republican party in New York still
looks to the men who controlled the
1912 national convention, Barnes,
Root and Payne, as its guiding spirit.
They have a throttle-hold on the
party. ‘‘Progressive’’ Republican at-
tacks on them have not dislodged
them. On the contrary, they are in
absolute controljof the party citadel.
It all goes to prove that fighting boss-
control from inside Republican party
lines is futile. The party cannot be
revitalized from inside the lines.
Barnes and all he represents must be
fought from the outside, if they are to
be driven from state and national
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Solving2Egg Problem.
He was Ja genius. There was no
doubt about it. His hair was long and
there was a dreamy, far-away look in
his eyes, and he had a scheme that
would make him rich—rich beyond
the dreams of avarice.
“What is your scheme?’ asked a
friend of his, seeking the secret in-
formation.
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tell you,” said the long-necked one.
‘mig thus. It fhas been estimated
that the common female house fly
lays 20,000.000 eggs in a season.”
‘“Well,”’” answered his friend, ‘‘what
of that?”’ :
“I propose,’ continued the other
in a triumphantfvoice, ‘‘to graft the
house fly on to the hen.”?
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of all the similarjcrops, and although
experimental work has been limited
so far. It isexpected that it will be
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the southern states.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.—Mrs. Mary Mc-
Intyre, 59, a widow, and her son,
Frank Fegancher, 30, lost their lives in
a fire here in a lodging house, No. 302
Noxon street. The fire started from
a cigarette Fegancher dropped upon
his bed.
CHICAGO.—John Alexander Glad-
stone Dowie, son of Alexander Dowie,
the founder of Zion City, was ordained
as an Episcopal minister by Dr. G. F
Toll, Suffragan Bishop of Chicago, at
St. Luke’s Church, Evanston.
CHICAGO.—The $120,000,000 bond
issue of the Illinois Central designed
to refund other issues and provide
for improvements and extensions,
was ratified at a special meeting of
stockholders here. There were 728,-
626 shares rated in favor of the issue
and 12 against.
UTICA, N. Y.—Samuel B. Mac-
Luckey, Cohoes postmaster, was ad-
judged by a jury in United States
Court not guilty of stealing $2,675.85
in stamps.
WASHINGTON.—Secretary Garri-
son announced that Major-General
Leonard Wood will cease to be Chief
of Staff of the United States Army
when his four years’ detail to that
position ends on April 22.
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CANAL TO OPEN NEXT MONTH
Work on the Panama Water Way
is Ahead of the
Programme.
Panama.—Officials of the Canal
Commissioner believe that if no furth-
er slides take place the first ship will
go through the Panama Canal in Janu-
ary instead of some time next sum-
mer as had been expected.
When Captain Amundsen, the polar
explorer, decided to send his ship, the
Fram, around South America fearing
that she would not go through the
canal for six months yet, it was said
that the first ship would probably be
able to pass from the Atlantic to the
Pacific in May, 1914. This was the
last definite statement regarding the
possible date at the first thought mavi-
gation of the canal.
FIRE SWEEPS MILL DISTRICT
Eleven Big Factories and Other
Valuable Buildings of Cohoes
Destroyed.
Troy, N. Y., Dec. 12.—A fire in Co-
hoes destroyed eleven factories and
mills, with a loss estimated at $500,-
000.
The property destroyed was the
Parson Knitting mill, R. S. Clark &
Sons’ printing establishment; Cohoes
Wet Wash, Capital Knitting Com-
pany, Tim & Co. collar factory, E. B.
Supply Company, Halcyon mills, Na-
tional Textile Company mills, United
Waste Manufacturing Company's
plast, Williams-Moore Knitting Com-
pany’s mills and Erie mills.
SALARIES IN PHILIPPINES CUT
Assembly's Economy of Two Million
Dollars Brings Many Threats of
Resignations.
Manila, Dec. 11.—Many officials of
the Philippine Government threatened
to hand in their resignations in con-
sequence’ of the passage by the As-
sembly of an appropriation bill by
which economies amounting to $2,
000,000 in the Government’s expend-
iture are effected, chiefly by the re-
duction of salaries.
It is expected that the Philippine |
Commission will modify the measure | one point, where it
! pected.
in a minor degree.
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1 broken dividend
CIVIDEND PASSED
CHRISTMAS DISBURSEMENTS OF
$3,575,885 DENIED TO HOLDERS
OF NEW HAVEN STOCK.
40-YEAR RECORD IS BROKEN
He Explains Income
crease in Next Six Months; That
There's a Big Advance in Wages
and Improvements Are Costly
New York, Dec. 11.—After an un-
ecord for more
than forty years, the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad sus-
pended payments to its stockhold.rs.
This action was taken at a pro-
longed meeting of the directors held
at the Grand Central Terminal, in
which the financial situation of the
old investment property was thor-
oughly gone over, and the reports of
the earnings of the last three months
and the outlook for the next quarter
were critically analyzed.
The decision was unanimous and
practically that of the entire member-
ghip of the directors, there being only
six absentees, the most conspicuous
smong whom was J. Pierpont Morgan,
whose firm is the financial sponsor
for the property. Mr. Morgan is in
Europe.
The passing of the dividend, which
has been foreshadowed in the heavy
declines in the stock and the tre-
mendous liquidation that has taken
pace in Wall street in the last fort-
night, means a gloomy Christmas for
many New England homes in which
New York, New Haven and Hartford
stock has been one of the principal
sources of income.
Interest in the action of the direc-
tors was so great that representatives
of many New England newspapers
awaited the result in the offices of
Chairman Elliott.
Howard Elliott, chief executive of
the railroad, speaking for the direc-
tors, said the passing of the dividend
had been decided upon “for the wel-
fare of the company, its shareholders
and the territory served by the vari-
ous lines.”
A deeper significance was attached
to the passing of the dividend, how-
ever, by many transportation men and
financiers who have been watching
closely the various moves of the
great railroads of the East to obtain
from the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission an increase of 5 per cent. in
their freight rates. They see in the
passing of the dividend a move on
the part of the New Haven directors
in behalf of all the railroads that
are making that fight.
On the New Haven board are repre-
sented the two greatest. financial
groups in the country—the Rocke-
feller intere8ts and the Morgan inter-
ests—for whose vast railroad interests
outside the Mew Haven millions in
profits will be gathered if the five per
cent. increase is granted.
$48,600,000 WAGE INCREASE
Eastern Lines Urge Advance in
Freight Rates As a Necessary
Offset.
Washington, Dec. 11.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission re-
sumed its inquiry in the matter of
the application of the railroads oper-
ating east of the Mississippi River
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
Rivers, for an increase in freight
rates of 5 per cent. the railroads
continuing the presentation of their
case.
John G. Walber, assistant to the
vice-president of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, testified concerning
wage increases which have been
made by the railroads participating
in the application for increased rates.
This is a summary of Mr. Walber’s
statement:
Estimate for 29 of the 38 railroad
systems, parties to this rate proceed-
ing, show an increase in weges for
1918 over 1910 of $48,618,972, due to
changes in rates of pay and working
eoonditions.
In addition to the increases up to
June 80, 1913, careful estimates show
that the iscreases in wages recently
granted to firemen, conductors and
trainment will add not less than $8,-
750,000 more to the expense of the
railroad.
STRIKERS’ DAY OF PRAYER
Calumet and Surrounding Districts
Hold Parade of Protest—Very
Little Disturbance.
Calumet, Mich, Dec. 11.—Follow-
ing a morning devoted to prayer on
the part of the women of the strike-
afflicted copper region of northern
Michigan, 40,000 either took part in or
watched the demonstration at Calu-
met and Houghton in protest against
the continuance of the rule of law-
lessness and disorder which hag char-
acterized the strike of four and a half
months. Every preparation had been
made by the civil and military au-
thorities to prevent disorder during
the day. Charles H. Moyer, president
of the Western Federation of Miners,
had been requested by 2George E.
Nicholls, of Grand Rapids, at the in-
stance of Governor Ferris, to advise
the strikers to maintain peace and to
keep off the streets, which Moyer had
promised to do.
Two thousand deputies covered the
district. Trouble occurred only at
was least ex-
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