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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16

Townsend-Esch Measure Adopted i'll
House by Vote of S26 to II.
BY a vote of 1876 to II the House Of
Representatives Thursday passed the
Townsend-Esch bill providing for rail
road rate legislation. OF the II mem
bers who voted against the bill II were
Republicans and Democrats.
The Democrats who voted against
the bill were Goulden. Harrison, Rider,
and Scudder Of New York. Schulz Of
PENNSYLVANIA, and McDermott Of New
Jersey. The Republicans who voted
against 1t were Adams and CASTOR Of
Pennsylvania, Dwight Of New York.
Gardner Of New Jersey, Hill Of Con-
necticut, Huff of Pennsylvania. Mccall
Of Massachusetts, Horton and Sibley
Of Pennsylvania, Southwick and Vree-
land of New York.
The Democratic measure offered as
a substitute for the Townsend-Esch
bill was defeated by vote OF 151 to
1856 FIVE Democrats voting against 1t.
They were Gaines OF Tennessee, Liver
nalsh Of California, Rider and Scudder
Of New York, and Wynne Of Califor-
mia.
The most important provisions OF
the Townsend-Esc bill are:
Interstate commerce commission en-
larged from five to Seven members, EN-
powered to declare any existing passen
ger or freight rates unreasonable or un
Justly discriminatory, and to fix just
and reasonable rate, which becomes op
erative thirty days after notice. Within
sixty days the carrier may appeal to
court of transportation"
When the rate substituted is a join
rate and carriers fail to agree on appor
tionment. commission may declare 1t par
OF the original order.
Fine of $500 day is imposed for eaci
day of violation of rulings. Court o.
transportation to be composed of fiv'
United States Circuit judges.
In every suit brought In the court o.
transportation to enforce orders the find
ings of fact reported by the commission
shall be received as prima facie evidence
Both the court Of transportation and thu
commission empowered to compel attend
ance of witnesses.
Appeals may be taken to Supreme
Court within thirty days from the dat
of entry of the decree of the court o.
transportation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
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The worlds largest dredger is now
docked at Liverpool. 1t is 200 feet long,
and can raise 900 tons of hard material
an hour.
In 1904 the free delivery mail carrier
system Of the United States employed
2Q. .T61 persons in towns and cities and
"a, ,566 on rural routes.
First-class masters in the Steel trust
fleet, who have signed for 1903. will re-
ceive 81 $50 per annum as salary. Most
of the old mates will be re-engaged.
A fir tree was cut in Oregon recently
which made nine savings averaging
| fourteen feet in length, scaling 21 ,4S3
| feet board measure. The product of this
one tree will net more than $1,000.
| Chinese capitalists have engaged a
number of German engineers to assist
them in the establishment of a large
glass manufacturing plant in the north
western part of the province of Kwang
| Su.
During the past twelve years the 100
principal British trade unions have ex-
pended approximately S90,000,00O, of
| which amount S21 100000. or over %
per cent, has been spent on unemployed
! benefits.
About 100000 kilograms are sent
over the worlds wires daily. In 1908 the
total was 3S4, 4,SiS,414. England sent 3d.
III 900. United States was second, with
III .391 600 Germany, Russia, Austria,
Belgium and Italy followed in the order
named.
The lifting of massive iron and steel
plates. weighing four, six and twelve
tons. by magnetism is now done every
workday in number of large stee
works. The magnets are suspended by
chains from cranes. and pick up the
plates by simple contact and without the
loss of time consequent to the adjust.
ment of chain and hooks in the older
method. 1t is also found that the metal
plates can be lifted by the magnets
while still so hot that it would be I'M
possible for the men to handle them. A
magnet weighing 300 pounds will lift
nearly five tons.
During the past year there were IL :,
:J39 men and IA 14I women employed il
the shops of Detroit and Wayne county
Michigan. The average wage for the
men was S1.94: for the women, $1.09.
The Erie railroad Company will equiv
its lines with pneumatic signals, whicf
will cost about $4,000 mile. 1t vii
cause the company to dispense with the
services of large number of telegrap pl
operators.
According TO the figures of the New
York State Department of Labor, the
average wage for all organized workmer
for the third quarter of 1904 was
S195.5O. as compared with $3.50 in 100;
and S197 in 1902.
What is declared by the Philadelphi,
Record to be the largest and heavies
cold rolled steel band saw ever mad,
has lust been turned out at the Disstor
works, Tacony. 1t is 20 feet long, 1;
inches wide, 0.134 of an inch thick. ant
weighs 1,4I4 pounds. BY repeated roll
ing the thickness of the band was re
duced from 02I0 to 0.134 of an inch Th,
saw is perfectly straight and is a marve
for uniformity of thickness. Bands NJ
, to fifty feet long and fourteen inche,
wide are regularly mad at the Tacon,
plant, but it is said that never befor,
has Il band of such length and weigh
been cold rolled NJ ans shop in tn,
world.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
rHjs Excellency."

On that wintry day, Feb. 22, 1882,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Washington's baby
boy opened his bright eyes upon the
world, nobody thought of such thing
as that more than century and half
later that day would be kept as holiday
because it was the birthday of the
Father of his Country"
And when a little later he was given
the name George in honor of the King
of England. nobody suspected that the
baby's name would become far more
widely known all over this great land
than that of his royal namesake.
But the days and years went by, and
Mamma Washington lived TO see her boy
loved and honored as chief ruler of the
new nation.
What discussion there was when
title for this high office must be chosen.
One proposed His Highness. the Presi-
dent of the United States and Protector
of their Liberties; another, His Serene
Highness.' 'The President-GeneraF' or
| His Patriotic Majesty; and Washing
ton himself was in favor of His High
Mightiness," but common sense at length
chose the moderate one. "Excellency.
| How we should laugh to see his "Ex-
cellcncy" riding about in cream-colored
coach, which was gorgeously decorated
with flowers and cupids, with driver and
postillions. in gay suits of scarlet and
white, and dashing team OF six horses,
as our first President WAS accustomed to
do And then those state receptions,
what solemn occasions they We're, to be
sure!
Only invited guests couI come. Nc
cordial handshaking then, as now, but
the visitors who were promptly on hand
at the hour named formed circle and
stood in dignifed silence while the Presi
dent was introduced. The late ones found
the doors closed, and must wait till an
other day.
He is dressed in black velvet. Will
pearl-colored waistcoat, yellow gloves ant
silver buckles on knees and shoes, hl'
hair powdered and gathered into sill
bag behind, cooked hat in his hant
and at his side long sword in pol
ished white sheath.
= As he is presented to the guests n
bows low and speaks a few words t
each. Vefyy, formal, we should call it
but then it was tie fashion, you know
WashingtonS receptions wer
nd ,'I 70 thihe-sn imposing affairs; tn
ia;n,, Ia whv YOU should not be renrI snesf
'u"t7 L~worT IG.----liie, partook
SONIC ~. nd plum cake with the others
per 80 them. departed at o'clock.
Washington became President
: his birthday began to be observed rs
public holiday, as the birthday of tn
King of England had before been cele
. brated, and so through all these year
down to our day the hearts of the Amer
: lean people turn lovingly back to on
first President as surely as Feb. % draw
near-UniOn Signal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
BANKER escKwIrH is DEAD.
May Materially Affect Cases of Forgery
Against Mrs. Chadwick.

"A
c. T. Beckwith, president of the de-
funct Citizens National Bank of Ober-
lin, Ohio, died Sunday night. Only the
family was at the deathbed. From the
day of bis arrest Beckwith's health fail
ed rapidly, ns a result of worry over his
troubles. He frequently declared In his
illness that he wanted to die. For sew
erai days prior to his death he refused
tn take food in any form. Death result
ed directly from heart trouble.
The death of Mr.. Beckwith may ma
tcrially weaken the cases of forgery and
conspiracy to misapply bank funds now
charged against Mrs. Chadwick. 1t was
expected he would be the star witness IN
both the federal and common pleas court.
There is no way to perpetuate Beck
with's testimony. The constitution says
an accused person must be confronted
in court by the accuscrs. \ deposition or
affidavit cannot be used.
Mr.. Beckwith was about Go years old.
On Dec IA the federal grand jury in
Cleveland returned FIVE indictments
against Beckwitli orr The rhsree SoT-vfe-
lating the nationalzbanking laws in con-
nection with t. loans made 20 Mrs. Cas-
sic l.. Chadwick by the Citizens National
Bank of Oberlin, of which he was the
president.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
READS The BOOK.
"rbs Road to weiIviiIe" Pointed the

"Ths Road to Wellville" Pointed tne
Way.
Down at Hot Springs, Ark, the VS.
itors have all sorts of complaints, put
il is a subject of remark that the great
majority of them have some trouoie
with stomach and bowels. This may
be partly attributed to the heavy med
icines.
Naturally, under the conditions, the
question of food is very prominent
A young man states that he had sur
fered for nine years from stomach and
bowel trouble, had two operations
which did not cure, and was at last
threatened with appendicitis.
He went to Hot Springs for rheuma-
tism and his stomach trouble got
worse. One day at breakfast the walt
er. knowing his condition, suggested
he try Grape Nuts and cream, which
he did. and found the food agreed WITH
him perfectly.
| After the second day he began TO
sleep peacefully a night, different
| than he had for years. The perfect
| digestion of the food quieted his ner-
vous system and made sleep possible.
He says: 1.-The next morning was
astonished to find my condition OF con-
stipation had disappeared. I could not
believe it true after suffering for so
many years; then l took more interest
in the food, read the little book The
Road to Wellviile," and started follow
ing the simple directions.
II have met with such results that
| in the last five weeks l have gained
eight pounds in spite Of hot baths
which take away the flesh from any
one.
"A friend of mine has been entirely
cured of a bad case of indigestion and
stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts
Food and cream alone for breakfast.
There is one thing in PARTICULAR
have noticed a great change In my
mental condition. Formerly ! could
hardly remember anything, and now
the mind seems unusually acute and
retentivs. 1 can memorize practically
anything | desire" Name given bJ
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
In the National Capital.

The report of the beef trust inyesti-
"a ton by the bureau of corporations will
not be ready for several weeks.
The House committee Oh merchant ma
rim. and fisheries authorized a fayora.
h,e report Oh the shipping bill reported
to Congress by the merchant marine COM
mission.
Senator Fairbanks, after conference
with Secretary Hay on subject of Cana
dian reciprocity, announced that aues-
tion of reassembling the Joint high COM
mis.ion will be considered after proroga-
ton Of the Canadian parliament.
Robert Watchorn, commissioner of i'm
m;qr,tion at Montreal, has been appoint.
od commissioner of immigration at Ellis
leland. New York, 10 succeed William
Williams, resigned.
Representative Kyle of Ohio introduc.
al hill that empowers the Presiden,
~ anpoint to the naval service the three
a,;anh;n,oen who We're dismissed from the
n.r.j academy Nov. 6, 1909, MS a result
OF court martial.
snperintendents of city delivery of Chi
,,c, New York, Boston, Brooklyn. Phil
odeynb;a and Washington held meetins
Lot the IOSloutC i'' fti lbAcll .VUU rec
ommended for adoption a variety Of mat
ters relating to city delivery service.
bill introduced i'll the House by Rep
resrntative Shackleford requires the in
,orstote commerce commission to publish
Jsn. /. 1906, a classification of freIgh
art;cles and rules. regulations and coudi
t;ons for freight transportation to b,
/ ,,,lr-n as the national freight classifi
cation
| William Williams, commissioner of i'm
migration at New York City, has resign
cd and will quit Office Feb. 10 next
His resignation has been accepted by tn
President. who wrote him letter cor
daily indorsing the work COMMISSIONS
| Williams has accomplished. and express
ing regret that be feels compelled to rs
iinquish the cost
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
misunderstood A Hint.

Il was awfully disappointed at
Christmas"
How sO:''
Il wanted an auto and didn't get it. y
why didn't you give your husband
IL hint
Il did. but he didn't understand it. y
That's too bad
Yes. l told him l wanted something
that travelled fast and that woman
could handle
'.Yes:r
And what do you think he gave
me-
Give ii up"
Il so bill. Plain Deal
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
AT the First Celebration.

The accompanying verses were sung al
the first public celebration of Washing
toms birthday in New York, which oc'
CURED in 1874:
Americans, rejoice,
While songs employ the voice;
Let trumpets sound.
The thirteen stripes display
In flags and streamers gay:
IT'S Washington's birthday
Let JOY abound.
Long may he live to see
This land of liberty
Flourish In peace:
Long may he live to prove
A grateful peoples love;
And late to Heaven remove,
Where joys ne'er cease.
Fill the glass 10 the brink:
Washington's health well drink
'TIs his birthday.
Glorious deeds he has done.
By him our cause was won.
Long live our great Washington
Huzza! Huzza!
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
Short Personals.

'rha Baroness Burdett Coutts, now
over 90 years old. is III excellent health.
Manuel Garcia. at one time a noted
singer. is living in London. He is 100
years old.
Janes r. Randall. who wrote M Y
Maryland" is still living. His home is
at Augusta. Ga.
George Clinton Payne of Newark. y.
J.. is an energetic book canvasser. al
though SO years old.
Mai. Austin s. Cushman. private sec
retary 10 President Fillmore, lives in
New Bedford, Mass.
Manuel Enriquez, last survivor of Gen.
Fr.mont's battalion in the Mexican war,
is dead at Los Angeles.
W. q. Trask, Boston antiquarian and
an authority on records at the Hub, has
lust passed his 92d birthday.
President Roosevelt's grandfather was
The first man TO navigate steamboat on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
DIR. Andrew Siedd, graduate of both
Harvard and Yale, has been chosen pres
;dent cf the University Of Florida.
Judce Andrew J. Harlan of Savannah
Mo. surviving member of the Thirty
erst Congress. was born in Ohio in 1915
William Bowers, one of the two mer
who voted for Lincoln in Georgia il
1864. is still living at Franklin, thai
| State.
Rear Admiral Coghlan. in command oi
| r.,e brooklyn navy yard, is GO and ha!
fo,r wears vet TO serve before retire
! ment.
| Henry Duuant, now 76 years of age
living near the lake of Constance, orig
mated the Red Cross movement forty
| Ave years ago.
Jossph Hayden Of Uniontown. Pa. vot
| .d for President Roosevelt. He is 8.
vaars of age. and he and his father vot
| s., for every chief executive the Unitet
! States has had.
! Rudolf Genee, 50 years, an eminen
! German playwright and historian, ha
h.ar, Granted a pension of $500 yea
by the Kaiser.
| The new laboratory OF physical scienc
ct Werleyan university, known as tn
| John Bell Scott memorial, will be dedi
| Gated Dec. l.
There are nine Gibbons brothers Twin
,s.r Lees Summit, No, the eldest 8
years old. The twins Of the family cele
hrsted their 73d birthday recently.
| Gnstay Ebe, the Prussian architect
Who celebrated his seventeen birthda
nacentiy, was the first to use sandston
/ In Herlin as the favorits building mate
rial
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND OOINGs OF THE WORLD.
Courts and Crimes. Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital, GRAIN
Stock and Money Markets.
Ten Thousand Pounds of Dynamite Ex-
plodes.

Calumet tAIich.) special: The fate of
missing miners reported to be entombed in
the Osceolo mine near here is unknown.
An explosion of 10000 pounds of dynamite
kept in an underground magazine at the
eighth level of shaft No. of the Norther
Keargage branch of the Osceola consoli-
dated mine, resulted in the death of VIII
liam Pollitt, jr., who was blown to atoms.
1t is believed two or three others were vic
tins of the explosion. Six members of a
rescuing party were overcome by gas. but
recovered on being brought to the surface,
The interior of the mine is mass of ruins.
The logging in the mine is on fire and the
shafts of the mine have been sealed to pre-
vent the spread of the fire. 1t is believed
all who survived the accident have been
Wrought out of the mine.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
a oversight,

L thought" said the father of a
strenuous 5-year-old. when | bought
the kid train of cars. Il fire engine,
an automobile. mechanical monkey
and a watch for Christmas that would
be about I'll for him.
And isn't he satisfied asked the
man who lives next door.
No answered the parent with q
deep sigh. Il neglected TO get him n
hammer to smash them with.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN

Backache Quickly Cured by Dodd's
Kidney Pills - Mrs. w. H. Ambrose
Tells How Her Pains Vanished Never
to Return When She Used the Great
American Kidney Remedy.
Dover, ny, Feb. 13th.-(Special)-
So long has Backache been the terror
of the women of America that the nu-
meroas reports of the complete and
permanent cures of this ailment now
being made by Dodd's Kidney Pills
are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable Of these cures Is
that of Mrs. w. h. ambrose or this
place. Mrs. Ambrose says:
II had such pains in my back at
times l could hardly move and other
symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills drove away all the pains and
l have never been troubled since"
Backache is the kidneys first notice
that they are out Of order and need
help. If they get that help in the form
of Dodd's Kidney Pills all will be well.
If they are neglected the disease may
develop into Diabetes, Bright's Dis
| ease or Rheumatism.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
McCue Hanged.

j. Samuel McCue, former mayor of Char
louisville, Va, expiated the crime of wife
murder on the scaffo!d in the Jail after con-
Tossing his guitt.-He refused tho offer of
asSance of guards, walking erect and
hurriediy to ms scaffold. McCue left his
cell accompanied by his spiritual advisers.
He kept his nerve to the last. Ihe execu-
ton was without hitch.
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Rradstreet,s review of
New York.

Now Vnrk the country's trade condi-
-oA -oI tions for the week says:
Railroad earnings for January will
show a moderate increase in gross re-
ceipts. Pig iron remains quiet,
as heretofore reported, but this
quiet in the crude form is not
indicative of the very large business
in finished products, said to be of next
to record proportions, so far as orders
on hand and specifications coming in
can indicate.
Hardware, while rather quieter, Is
in excellent shape, and manufacturers
are largely sold ahead. Copper and
lead are higher on the week.
The dry goods trade still shows hes
itation in the cotton goods branch.
Wooden goods meet with encouraging
trade at the leading Eastern centers
Western jobbers note that cold wealth,
er restricts buying at large centers
but fair business Is doing through
statesmen. Eastern shoe manufactur
ers report fair orders, but shipments
are smaller than year ago. Wool II
quiet but firm here. London WOO
sales prices We're good, except tina
some low grade cross-breds weakened
slightly.
Weather conditions curtail outdoo
activities and especially affect Goa
trade movements. Owing to car con
gesuon, shipments are away behind
and Ice in harbors affects deliveries t
vessels. Building activity has bee
lessened by recent cold weather. an
lumber and building material for i'm
mediate use are affected thereby. Lum
Der, however, Is strong at primar,
points, and a large demand at hig
| prices Is looked for.
Business failures for the week end
ing Feb. 2 in the United States nun
ber 239, against 22S last week. q
In the like week in 1904, 20S In 100;
247 In 1902, and 250 In 1901.
In Canada failures for the wee
number 80, as against 43 last wee
and % In this week year ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-16
The weekly review of
ChieadN Chicago trade, published
VH'eNys BY r. G. Dun s. Co,


says: Retail trade, Notwithstanding
adverse elements, made fair showing
in the volume Of dealings. Distribu-
ters of general merchandise report en-
couraging features. Mail advices from
various interior points indicate that
stocks have been selling we'll, and
much replenisbing is going on, and
will continue should cold weather be
prolonged, Orders for spring delivery
have come forward satisfactorily, and
the house buying increased in dry
goods, footwear, wearing apparel, and
furniture. Visiting merchants are
planning confidently for larger sales
during the coming months, and mer-
camille collections are reasonable.
Fuel and raw materials were in am
pie supply and enabled the factories 10
run without Interruption. Price
changes appeared in only few lines
the most important being an advance
In nails and other wire products
Wheat and sheep rose slightly In val
ue. but other food stuffs made lower
quotations in corn, oats, pork and cat
tie.
Bank clearings, $751;, Ass, ,732, arr
12.4 per cent over those Of a year ago
Failures reported in Chicago distrlc
number twenty-nine. against twenty
four last week, and twenty-seven {
year ago.
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Earthauake in Texas.

Delayed dispatches from Lockhart,
Texas, tell of an earthquake shock felt
there, lasting for several seconds. Build
ings trembled. dishes ratified and live stock
was frightened, but no damage done. The
disturbance is believed to be due to Pilot
Knob, high mountain near there, stand
ing alone on vast prairie, which has
shown volcanic characteristics during the