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have sought TO impress on their SEN
ators the same thing.
No one will object to any safeguards
adopted with sincerity and for the
sole purpose of preventing fraudulent
manufacture or sale of the denatured
alcohol, but any attempt to load the
bill with amendments with a view to
delaying its enactment or Gripping
its efficiency will be stoutly resisted.
Some members of the senate declared
that unless the committee on finance
reports the bill and affords the upper
house an opportunity to vote On it a
motion to discharge the committee
from it's further consideration will be-
made fight precipitated on the floor
of the senate.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
NEBR. MOLINE PLoW CO., Omaha.

guilty guilty Of misapplyying the funds OF that
institution and making false entries
and sentenced to ten years in the
United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, has arrived at the
prison. Coll appeared perfectly cool
when he entered the prison gates and
remarked that he was glad the trial
was over. Warden McClaughry said
he was assign the prisoner to do
clerical work. He may work in the
same department with Frank G. Big
Glow, former president of the First
National bank, now serving ten years
for his part in embezzling the funds
of the bank.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
TRICKS OF OIL TRUST.

Chicago-The interstate commerce
commission this morning overruled a
motion by the Standard attorneys to
exclude testimony regarded as purely
local matters, on the ground that the
commission can not hear anything
not touching on interstate commerce.
F. S. T1ibbs, former Standard agent
at Peoria, testified that the Standard
maintained school for teaching DEM
onstrators tricks to defeat COMPETE
tors. One trick consists of stopping
the holes of the burner Of lamp
burning rival oil, making the wick
smoke. Another demonstration con-
sists in putting two lamps side by
side, burning Standard and rival oil,
the wick of the rival lamp having
been secret wetted, thus preventing
the wick carrying the Oil properly.
Another trick is that of doctoring
lubricating oil. Hibbs told story
of bribing machinists to put injurious
substances in lubricating oil sold by
Independent concerns He said his in
structor was Frank Bush, of the Pc
oria office of the Standard.
Evidence that promised to involve
charges of bribery of state and county
officials was rendered by Special
Counsel Monnett at the Standard hear
ing. Witness Hibbs was asked il he
knew of any instance of bribery Ut
any one beside that of railroad agents
and machinists.
eyes," replied Hibbs, II know of
many state and county tax officials
accepting brides to permit inadequate
tax valuations to be entered
Attorney Miller objected.
IF the Standard bribed tax offic-
ials perhaps independent dealers
have, too, said Miller.
Some of them have been indicted
and sent to prison." retorted Mon
nett, "but no Standard official has
ever permitted the courts TO try
him."
The commissioner ruled that proof
of bribery of tax officials could not
show how the Standard destroyed
competition, and ruled the evidence
out.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
FIGHT FOR FREE ALCOHOL.
Bill to Go to
Favor Measure

Washington-Intere in the fate Of
the Free Alcohol bill increases daily,
and there are threats of dire things
to happen if the measure is smother
ed in the senate committee on finance.
The measure was considered briefly
in that committee today, and it i'm
mediately developed thta a majority
of the committee favored the measure.
1t is, nevertheless, to be referred to a
subcommittee, and fear is expressed
that this will mean the postponement
of action to another session.
The subcommittee to which Sena-
tor Aldrich will refer the bill will in
clude Senators Aldrich, Allison,
Spooner and Hale or Burrows, to-
gether with Senators Bailey, Teller
and probably Daniel. 1t is generally
believed that Messrs. Aldrich, Hale,
Burrows and Penrose are opposed to
the measure, although Mr.. Aldrich de-
Cldl CD IudL uO ID nv, ohu AZ AOhbOA
of the committee admits his opposi-
ton. Mr.. Aldrich said today that in
his judgment certain safeguards
should be provided before the bill
becomes law. 1t is admitted that
the date on which it will go into
effect should be somewhat deferred in
order to permit the makers of wood
alcohol to adjust themselves to the
new conditions; also that distillation
of the alcohol to be denatured should
be permitted only in uniform and
specific size of still, etc.
A majority of the senate wants the
measure to pass, and members of the
house are wild on the subject, many
declaring that the enactment of this
measure will produce more beneficial
political effect than any other BIZ. be-
fore the present congress. The entire
Illinois delegation came yesterday to
the senate in body to impress on
their senators the imperative necess-
ity of favorable action on the bill, and
many other members of the house
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-17
COLL BEHIND PRISON BARS

Leavenworth, Kan.-Henry G. Coll,
former cashier of the First National
bank at Milwaukee, recently found
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he was caught beyond all hope of es-
cape. Now his party friends and his
party enemies are vying with each
other as to which one of them can
get in first and participate with him
in his gratuitous captivity.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
MONTOUR'S NEWEST
RURAL PHONE

The Farmers Mutual Telephone
company, the latest addition to Mon
tour county's extensive phone system,
is practically completed, and the sub
scribers are enjoying the many privil-
eges of this great convenience.
The new line connects with the u.
T. & L. company's wires just this side
of Mausdale, where the Jerseytown
road branches from the State road, and
extends out Frosty valley past Kase-
vile to the farm of Joseph Grimm, a
distance of ~ miles.
There are 13 phones on the line, all
in Valley and West Hemlock town
ships except one in Columbia county.
The subscribers are O. f. Styer, JOS
eph Grimm, p. S. Brugler, George D..
Ksse, John johnson, Raymond Pur-
sci, John Hughes, Hiram Stettler,
Charles Arnwine, Franklin Crossley
and Mrs. Augusta Maus three phones.
The phones have now all been install
led with the exception of two of Mrs.
Maus'.
The line works admirably and is a
credit to its constructors. In a con-
versation yesterday with O. f. Styer.
we were able to judge of its ex-
cellence.
The officers of the Farmers Mutual
company are President, @. f. Styer
secretary,S. P. Styer; treasurer, Frank
lin Crossley; board of directors, John
Crossley, Hiram Stettler and Charles
Arnwine.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
CONQUERS RATTLESNAKE.

A live rattlesnake proved an attrac-
tion to large crowd of people on
Mill street Saturday night The snake
was three feet long and was brought
up from the Ditzler farm about two
miles below Cameron by Harvey Gard
ner, who is employed at the saw mill
on the Ditzler tract. The snake was
caught by a woman, Mr.. Gardner's S
wife, who evidently does not share in
the very common dread of snakes.
Mrs Gardner Saturday was at some
distance from her house when she en-
countered the rattlesnake. Seizing q
club she entered into q combat with
the serpent. With one we'll directed
blow she quieted the snake and it lay
as if dead. Catching rattlesnakes,
which are wanted for skins, is some
thing of an industry along the noun
tain. STOPPING down Mrs. Gardner
picked up the apparently dead snake
and started toward the house. The
snake, however, was only stunned and
squirming. The woman, made Il dash
and managed to fling the rattler into
a cage prepared for snakes before it
got into a position to do any harm.
The cage was plain box covered
with wire screen. As the rattler lay
imprisoned Mr.. Gardner's children
crowded arounl and the serpent be-
came very savage. In attempting to
strike at the children the poisonous
fangs of the snake became entangled
in the screen. At this juncture Mrs.
Gardner again distinguished herself
and seizing a small pincers, by clev-
er bit of dentistry. succeeded in ex-
tracing one of the venomous fangs.
In this condition the big rattler was
brought to town Saturday night. 1t
was still full of game and showed that
it only wanted the opportunity to in
tiict a mortal bite. 1t was taken back
to the Ditzler farm.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
New Company Organized.

Il. }. Price, f. H. Vannan, Clarence
Haupt, Leonard Foulk, Robert G. Pur-
sci and Irwin Vannan form new com
pany of Danville men, who have pur-
chased the foundry and machine shop
on East Market street of the heirs of
Daniel M. Curry. Although the bar,
gain was closed Tuesday afternoon
the new owners are not yet actually
in possession of the plant. Next Mon
day, the 9th inst, is the date set for
the transfer.
With the exception of Z. j. Price
and +. II. Vannan the members of the
company are all part of the organiza-
tion under which the plant prospered
so greatly when owned by the late
Daniel M. Curry. Clarence Haupt is
at the head of the moulding depart
ment and Leonard Foulk of the pat
tern shop. r.. G. Pursel will have
charge of the office and Irwin Vannan
will be general manager.
Each member of the company is a
practical man, who enjoys the confid-
ence of all classes. That they will
succeed hardly admits of doubt.
The plant under Curry and company
employed 1876 men. Among its speci-
alties are the manufacture of archi-
tectural iron work and rolling mill
machinery of all kinds.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
VICTORIA FALLS.
Called "the Most Beautiful Gem of
the Earth's Scenery"

The IambeZi river, carrying a huge
volume of water two miles In width, as
1t reaches the western borders of Rho
desia precipitates itself into cavern.
GUS gorge and thus traverses the north
ern plains OF the country.
This great drop In the river has pro-
duced "thc most beautiful gem of the
carths scenery" the Victoria falls. AL
most twice as broad as Niagara and
two and a half times as high, an i'm
mcnse mass of water rolls over its edge
to prccipitate itself in magnificent
splendor 400 sheer feet into the narrow
canyon below.
Undeterred, the Rhodesian engineers,
without detractng from the natural
beauty of the surroundings, threw
across the canyon splendid $50 foot
cantalever bridge and thus opened the
way to TangaIyika, to Uganda, to
Cairo.
This bridge. the greatest railway en-
ginecring triumph of Africa, deserves
more than passing notice. 1t consists
of a central span weighing approxi-
mately 1000 tons, 500 feet in length
and 80 feet wide The steel work Is of
rolled steel weighing 400 pounds to the
cubic foot. The end posts of the bridge
are over 100 feet long. The pull on the
anchorage apparatus is about 400 tons.
The contract for the construction was
obtained by an En%!is!I firm of bridge
builders-the contract time fifty-five
weeks. The work of erection was car
ried on from both banks, the material
being taken across The river by means
of an aerial electric railway. The elec-
trical conveyor of this sible way was
capable of dealing with Il ten ton load
at Il lifting speed of twenty feet per
minute and traversing speed of 800
feet minute.
An initial difficulty in the construc-
tion of the bridge was the securing
of firm foundation, and owing to the
crumbling nature of the bank a much
greater quantity of concrete was neces-
sary than estimated.
The construction was happily unat-
tended by accidents of a serious nature,
though few slight accidents to body
work and the replacing from England
of one piece of steel work were record
ed. In spite of these delays the bridge
was linked up at n. IN. on April l,
1905, or exactly forty-eight hours ear
lier than had been estimated year be-
fore.-Lieutenant Colonel Sir Percy
Girouard in Scrlbner's.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
Wire THIHF'S
BAD FALL

Wire thieves have made their ap-
pearance in this vicinity. The DAN
vile and Sunbury trolley line was the
first attacked. The thief, however,
| failed to get any wire, but instead
came very near being caught by fall
ing into his own trap.
| The affair took place couple days
ago and although instantly discovered
| by the company nothing was said
about the matter. The time was i'm
proved by quietly working along sew
eral lines in the hope of finding the
guilty party, who according to indica-
tions was novice, unaccustomed to
cutting trolley wire.
The morning following the visit of
the thieves the copper wire, about
three-e -eighths of an inch thick, was
found cut in two at point about mid
way between town and the hospital
for the insane. 1t was plain that the
thief had climbed the pole and obliv-
ious of what might occur when the
| tightly drawn copper wire was severed
had crawled out along the iron arm
that carries the wire and with stout
nippers or other tool began work. A
glance sufficed to show what had oc-
Cured.
When the wire snapped in two each
portion relieved of the strain, under
its weight, flew backward with terrific
force. The arm to which the man was
clinging was given a sudden jerk and
carried around by one section of the
wire. Naturally he lost his hold and
was precipitated to the roadway, and
there in the mud was the imprint of
his body where he fell. The height of
the fall was quite sufficient to cause
injury and that the man was more or
less disabled would be inferred from
the fact that no further attempt was
made to secure the wire.
An examination of the wire showed
the nature of the instrument used in
cutting it. Had none of the plans fail
ed the thief would have secured q
couple of thousand feet of good copper
wire.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
CUBAN GIANTS |
DANVILLE A. A. 0

The fans who remained away from
DeWitt's park Friday afternoon
missed a battle royal between the Dan
vile A. A. and their worthy oppon-
ents the Cuban Giants. Hummer and
McCloud were in the points for the
locals and the balance of the team
worked behind McCloud with the reg
ularity of grandfather's clock, pulling
down the high ones and scooping up
the low ones in way that made the
spectators sorry they had not paid fifty
cents instead of twenty five to witness
so fine an exhibition.
Up to the ninth inning Hertz was
the only one man to reach the third
corner and the hits up to this point
were so few that it took magnifying
glass to locate them on the score sheet.
Bradley and Abbott did the trick for
the Giants and did it to perfection.
The locals had only one strike out
while McCloud whitfield six of the Wis.,
favor of the Giants, the winning run
being made in the ninth inning. The
six last games played with the Cubans
the total number of runs made by the
two teams was only IS. 1t is to be re-
gretted that the attendance was so
| small.
1t is most lamentable that the at
tendance at Fridays game was not
larger. The small number of persons
present, the base ball management
states, is due to the fact that the grand
stand, which was blown over in a re-
cent storm has not been replaced and
great many of the fans being averse
to standing in the sun, were absent
from the game.
For this reason the base ball man
agement has cancelled all home games
and also declined an offer made Fri
day to book the Cuban Giants for
July 18th. The score:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
WHERE MOSQUITOES BREED.

Mosquitoes are breeding by the mil
lion in the old canal and in very
short time the town no doubt will be
infested as badly as last summer, when
mosquitoes proved greater pest than
for many years past. This is only an
other way in which the abandoned
canal proves nuisance to Danville.
Some of the Pennsylvania towns that
have stagnant water nearby in order
to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes
employ petroleum, which is poured
upon the surface of the water This of
course would prove perfectly feasible
in the canal, if any one could be found
willing to foot the bill.
The mosquitoes bite is bad enough,
but the insect is to be dreaded in 9TH
er ways. 1t is now pretty we'll establ-
ished that the mosquito is responsible
for the spread of malaria as we'll as
yellow fever. Perhaps the board of
health will take the matter up with
the borough council and recommend
the use of petroleum in the old canal !;
also that council will see its way clear
to adopt the recommendation of the
board of health and do what it can to
eliminate the mosquito nuisance.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
LITTLE COONS'
QUEER STUNTS

The three little racoons, which for a
couple of weeks past have been an at
traction in the window of M. H.
Schram's store, Mill street, have been
removed to DeWitt's Park where they
will remain the balance of the season.
The little animals have been viewed
by thousands of persons while at Mr..
Schram's store. Frequently the side
walk has been nearly blocked by peo-
pie, who were crowding around the
window. The little animals seem to
understand that good deal is expect
ed of them and they are just as anus
ing as they can be. Indeed. their an
tics at times surpassed all belief. They
are natural little acrobats. To bring
out their accomplishments Mr.. Schram
installed small horizontal bar and a
swing. The coons seemed to divine
the use of each and while one mounted
the bar the other took the swing and
in short time they were doing stunts
that rivaled the performance of the
most accomplished human actors. Ev-
cry day they add something to their
accomplishments. They reached the
climax on Thursday evening, how
ever, when they learned how to turn
out the gas. Suddenly Mr.. Schram be-
came aware that the front part of the
store was in darkness and upon in
vestigating he found that one of the
coons had managed to reach the Wells
bach burner and turned out the light.
The burner was relighted, but it was
only few minutes until one of the
coons had climbed up the window and
turned off the gas for the second time
OF course the logical conclusion would
be that the coons in their inquisitive
and meddlesome way unconsciously
manipulated the thumb screw which
turned off the gas without knowing
that there would be any effect, al
though many persons indulge the pleas
ing fancy that the young coons knew
exactly what they were about and
turned off the gas because at night
they preferred darkness to artificial
light.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
EVERYBODY TO
GET FISH NOW

In his emi-annual report to the
Fisheries Commission which has been
approved by the commission and has
been sent to the Governor, Fish Comis-
sioner Meehan says that for the first
time in the history of the Department
all of the applications for fish will be
filled this year. UP to June /, the
ending of the first half of the fiscal
year of the department, the out put by
the department was 394, 450, 900 fish.
This number is more than 1, 900, 900 in
excess of the output for the years of
1903, 1904, 1905 combined, and is only
6, 900, 600 less than the output for the
combined years of 1902, 1908, 1904 and
1905.
OF the enormous number of fish put
out by the department credit is given
field work for $50, 600, 600. The fry were
gathered by men sent to the lakes in
Wayne and Pike counties, their efforts
resulting in 25O, 600, 600 young fish the
report states that ninety five per cent
of these would have died in the natur-
al state.
1t is hoped to fill applications for
black bass during the coming months.
The several hatcheries of the depart
ment have produced 1875. 900 of this
popular game fish and 50, 600 have
been procured in the field the field
work is expected to produce produce
at least 10, 900 more and it is hoped to
have all of the fry ready to ship be.
fore August /.
Applications have been made for fish
in the number named as follows
Trout, 5000; pickerel yellow perch,
frogs, black bass and wall eyed pike.
800 each catfish, 200. Frogs are treat
ed as fish" in making up these sta
tistics. The aggregate number of fish
represented in these applications, in
round numbers, is 400, 600, 900.
SHAD WORK ON THE DELAWARE
The report states that the shad work
in the Delaware river during the
spring carried on by the Pennsylvania
department in connection with the
Federal, New York and New Jersey
departments, was very successful. The
Pennsylvania men gathered 3, 130, ,000
shad spawn to be Matched at Torres
dale. Nearly all of the fry will re-
main i" the Delaware. New York and
New Jersey is each to get a proper
tionate share of the fry but of the
amount credited to New York only
$50, 600 will be transferred to the Hud-
son river. The balance of New York s
allotment will be placed in the Della
ware, as will the entire shares of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. During the
work among the shad the Fishhawk,
the Federal government boat, gath
cred 23S, 900 shad eggs.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
flilliOns for improvements.

The result of the proposed merger of
all the independent telephone lines in
one gigantic combination, is waited
with interest here, as the consumma-
ion of the deal now practically assur-
ed means the expenditure of several
million dollars in improving the lines
in this section. OF this money the
local lines will receive their share.
An official of the local lines said Sat
urday that he felt sure that the deal
would go through and that it would
mean vast improvement in telephone
service here especially in the long dis
tance lines. New long distance lines
will likely be put up and the local free
radius lines thus relieved of long dis
tance business. In addition to this,
entire new equipment will be made,
with all the latest improvements in
the lines. At present the repair force
is handicapped as they have to work
with oldstyle apparatus, going as far
back as 1892
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
DANVILLE.
Loss In Storm

They have serious times in McKees-
port also during heavy rain storms.
The Times of that city tells how dur
ing a recent extremely heavy rain a
street which is very steep and was but
recently paved at cost of over S24,
600, was badly damaged. For consid-
cradle distance "the fine new pave
ment was bulged and rose up as though
it were above volcanic eruption the
paving undulated and the brick in
some parts left the street, and these
with great bodies of earth and debris
came down the street, tearing and
blockading it. " 1t is n rather serious
thing for the people of city to sus-
tain such losses during heavy storms,
and there ought to be some method of
getting rid of the surface water in
some less harmful way.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
LOWERY BROS
SHOWS COMING

Lowery Brother big shows are com
ing to Danville and will exhibit on
the furnace lot near the Reading sta
ton, Monday and Tuesday, July 8 and
10.
Lowery Bros. circus has been seen
in Danville before and has always
given good satisfaction. This year the
circus has number of interesting
features which will be new to Dan
vile people. Manager Lowery takes
great pride in the show this year and
says he considers it the best show he
has ever carried.
A free show is given at the grounds
every afternoon and evening.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-06
GUARD HUMAN LIVES.

Some days ago an employe of the
locomotive shops of the Reading Rail
way company, at Reading, was killed
by the accidental fall of steel hook
from a travelling crane. His skull was
fractured and his left arm torn off.
The coroner's jury in its verdict sug-
gested that if any modern device were
in existence for more securely fasten-
ing said steel hooks it ought to be ad-
opted. That jury did the thing right.
Human life is too precious commod-
ity to permit this reckless waste. 1t is
the supreme duty of corporations en-
ploying large bodies of men, as well
as of private employers, to spare no
expense in guarding the lives of work.
men,