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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
ELKS WILL TAKE
SNOW BATHS
In the Mld.Winter, That's What the
Western Fairy Tale Says
And 'TiS True.

Members of Danville lodge No. 754
B. p. o. Il. are preparing for the Elks
reunion to be held in Denver, Colo
RADIO, this summer. A good sized del
egation of the local lodge will see the
wonders of the west.
Snow balls in the summer time will
be one of the features of the reunion
to be held in Denver, next July. Sixty
miles from Denver, on the new Moffat
road, there are banks of perpetual snow
lying beside the tracks, and quantities
of this will be brought down whea
the great parade is passing through
the streets of Denver, and the Elks
will learn how it feels to plunge their
hands in cooling snow while the sum-
mer sun is blazing down upon their
line of march.
The snow that remains in the noun
tains during the summer does not
easily melt when taken to a lower al
titude. 1t exists two miles above the
sea level all summer long, and as Den
yer is one mile above the tide, there
is plenty of snow to turn the great re-
union of the Elks into unique festiv-
al. The Moffat Road is being built
from Denver to Salt Lake City, Utah,
and is now in process of construction,
and this is the first time it has been
possible to bring snow down to Denver
for the purpose of astonishing crowds
OF visitors who come from where the
snow vanishes' as soon as the breath of
Aprilltouches it.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Wholesale Reyoking.

Following the seventy arrests for
Sunday liquor selling in Schuylkill
county, the sensation of the year was
sprung in court Monday when Judge
Bechtel ,on motion of attorneys for the
Law and Order society granted rules
upon 40 saloonkeepers to show cause
why their licenses should not be revok-
ed, All these saloons. are in Shenan-
doah, and as 80 more similar cases are
to be brought in that town, which has
"a saloon for every 30 voters, the num-
ber of drinking places is apt to be cut
down by two-thirds.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Arrests for Sunday Selling.

Seventy saloon keepers of Schuyl-
kill county were arrested Sunday by
the Law and Order society for Sunday
selling. Yesterday attorneys for the
society, asked the court to revoke the
licenses of all of the defendants.
The large number of violations of
the law is considered extraordinary, in
view of the fact that the society only
a few months ago secured the convic-
tion of upward of 100 dealers for sim
liar offenses, and six weeks ago the
license court distinctly warned every
dealer of the necessity of keeping clos
ed on Sunday.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Destroyed by Fire.

After Mr. F. G. Delbaugh, of Lower
Augusta township, Northumberland
county, attended market at Sunbury
Saturday morning he learned that af-
ter he had left home fire broke out in
his smoke house which was consumed
with a quantity Of meat in it, the fire
communicating with an adjoining
chicken house, which was also burned
with number Of fowls. Although
these buildings were not far from his
residence the latter was not ignited.
No one was at home but Mrs. Del
bough. The fire evidently originated
from material that was being burned
for the smoking of meat.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
CONSIDER
THESE CASES

Notwithstanding the vigilance of the
truant officer there is now and then a
case which in the very nature of
things he is unable to cope with. The
truant not unusually combines along
with the indolent needless qualities
that make a poor student of him an
astute and crafty nature which makes
him an adept in eluding the officer.
truant simply has the best of it aud
the records at school show up badly
on that account.
When truants of this nature have
parents or guardians, no matter how
Indifferent, there is some hope. as these
people under threat of arrest can be
induced to cooperate with the officer
But when it happens that the boys are
without parents and there is no one
responsible for them it is altogether
another matter and whether they are
at school or not depends upon whether
they want to go or the truant officer
is able to catch them in a daily chase
about town and territory adjacent
thereto" Two of such pieces of hu-
man driftwood without any one direct
ly responsible for them the officer has
on his list at present and the boys go to
school when they want to. which is
seldom.
The question arises whether in such
cases something should not be done
that would be effectual in bringing
the boys under restraint and prevent
them from pursuing a course that will
be sure to make vagabonds of them.
Why does not someone upon whom
such duties devolve take the boys in
hand and if it is necessary to send
them to some institution where they
will have to obey the laws that govern
other people, then let it be done. Un.
der proper restraint there would a,
least be half chance that the boys
would develop into lawabiding ant
useful citizens.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Delays Trout Fishing,

Fish Commissioner Meehan has issu-
ed the following warming in connec-
tion with the opening of the trout sea-
son ''The trout season is fixed by law
to open April 18th. That date this
year falls on Sunday. The season, will
not, therefore, open until next day,
Monday, April 10Th. Any one caught
fishing on Sunday, will not be pro-
secuted for fishing on Sunday, but for
having in his possession fish caught
out of season. The penalty for fishing
on Sunday is fine of $25, but the
penalty for catching fish out of season
is $40 fish. This warning is issued
in order that there may be no misun-
derstanding between fishermen and
employees of the department of fish.
cries.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
PASSENGER TRAIN
STRUCK FREIGHT
Traffic on s. H. & ". Division Of Penn.
sy Tied up by a Rear End Col
liSiOn Above NeSCOpeCk.

The noon Pennsylvania passenger
train from Wilkes Barre arrived an
hour late owing to wreck at Retreat
siding, just above Nescopeck, which
occurred at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
The passenger train leaving South
Danville for Wilkes-Barre at 7:l1 ran
into the rear end of freight train at
the Nescopeck siding through some
misunderstanding of signals. The
engine of the passenger and the Ca
boose of the freight train were both
badly smashed up, both crews as we'll
as the passengers on the train all es-
capped uninjured. Some of the freight
crew were in the caboose as the pass
enger approached, and seeing that a
collision was imminent they jumped
to safety, just in time to be saved
from being crushed with the car.
The wrecking car was soon on the
scene, and after two hours labor the
track was cleared, but it was several
hours more before traffic could be re-
stored.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
ONE TOWNSHIPS PLAN.

The supervisors of West Chillisqua-
que township, Northumberland county,
at meeting held recently, laid a
three mill cash road tax. This tax is
to BE paid in cash. 1t was decided,
however, that taxpayers could have
the privilege of working to the amount
of their tax if they elect to do SO and
comply with the stipulations agreed
upon by the board. They must be read
to come when the supervisors call up
on them. All work must be done by
the hour. Teams will be paid thirty
cents an hour and shovelers and labor
srs twelve and half cents.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
WILL have COUNT
Err PROPOSITION
Miners Were Busy Yesterday Preparing
1t Tor TOday'S Conference
Contentious.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE count-
er-propostion of the operators that the
anthracite strike commission consider
only two of the miners demands,
namely. rates of wages and an adjust
ment of complaints by the board of
Cancellation will be rejected by the
mine workers in it's present form. The
counter-proposition of the operators
includes many restrictions and linn
itations that are altogether objection
able to the miners The miners scale
committee met today at the Ashland
house to consider this latest reply of
the operators to the demand for arbi-
tration and it was indicated that a
counter proposition will be drafted
which will be presented to the oper-
ators at the joint meeting tomorrow.
MINERS WANT SPALDING.
The operators say today that the
situation is with Mitchell and his men,
and upon them depends whether or not
there shall be peace i'll the hard coal
industry. The miners point out that
the anthracite commission be required
to arbitrate the situation, have lost to
the miners one member of the commits
sion, who was great friend of the
mine workers, Bishop Spalding, of
Peoria. The bishop has recently suf-
fered severe attacks of paralysis. and
is consequently unable to serve. The
operators in the counter-p proposition
state
1.-THE members of the anthracite
strike commission, or such of them as
may be able and willing to act, shall
be requested to decide, etc. -
This clause prevents anyone from
serving in Bishop Spalding' place and
as the bishop was appointed on the
commission by President Roosevelt at
Mitchell's request, they think it only
fair that the president be asked to ap-
point someone in his place. This re-
quest will doubtless be incorporated in
the miners counter proposition.
THINGS MINERS WILL REJECT.
The elimination of the miners de-
mands to only the question of wages
and the adjustment of complaints by
the board of Cancellation will be fiat
ly rejected by the miners. The mine
workers contend that the question of
the eight-hour day is one of great i'm
portance to the worker, and the scale
committee will insist that this ques-
tion be submitted to the commission
for arbitration. The mine workers are
of the opinion that there must be some
modification on the proposition of the
operators that the question of reduc-
tion of wages should be arbitrated as
well as the question of an increase.
How far the miners will carry their
objection to this position of the oper-
ators that questions of reductions, as
well as increases be arbitrated, is not
known.
David Wilcox, of the Delaware and
Hudson company, has stated that he is
prepared to show that the coal in
dustry is in such shape that the price
of fuel should be reduced, and that
there should be a decrease in wages.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
ON THE RAILROADS.

The congestion of freight trains on
the Pennsy, which held up things about
South Danville only week or so ago,
seems to be no longer in evidence. In
fact quite falling off of freight is re-
ported.
On the P. & R. apparently there is
no diminution of traffic, although it
is noticed that on all trains there are
more empty cars than loaded ones.
This is because in view of probabil-
ity of coal strike ON all the lines the
foreign cars are being sent back to the
roads to which they belong. The P.
q r. company is shipping its own
empty cars to Newberry Junction and
to the coal region, where they will be
kept until needed.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
SATURDAY NIGHT.

Mill street was thronged Saturday
night as it had not been for months
previously. 1t was the first Saturday
night on which the weather was any
thing like agreeable and the weather
conditions as we'll as the approach of
Easter had the effect of bringing out a
crowd. The spectacle, indeed, was
most enliyening one after the dull
season, in which few persons appear
ed upon the streets that were not bent
upon business. The stores wore their
gayest Easter attire and presented a
beautiful appearance. That the merch-
ants did good business goes without
saying.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Will MOnopolize Court.

Mount Carmel will practically mon
opolize the attention of the judges and
officials at the sessions of criminal
court to begin at Sunbury the first
Monday in May.
Mt. Carmel will have almost fifty
cases, all developed since the term of
court held in February.
The list includes cases representing
almost every known crime, from mali
cious mischief, one of the lightest of
the minor offenses, to murder, the
worst of the major crimes. There is a
manslaughter case, two of highway
robbery, one of criminal malpractice,
several of assault and battery, also
some Of aggravated assault and battery
with intent to kill, a speakeasy case,
and even witchcraft case.
The latter case is one of the oddest
known, and is quite novelty for the
present officials. 1t grows out of the
defense to be made by Walter Heavy,
now lodged in Jail on charge of bur-
glarizing the Parsick home on Vine
street, Mt. Carmel.
Heavy's friends allege that the pros
ecution against him was instituted
because of information" CLEANED
from the incantations of several for
tune tellers. They claim that Mrs.
Miller, of Ashland, and other alleged
fortune tellers held seances at the Par
flick home to discover the identity of
the burglar, and that the "witches"
said the guilty man was Heavy No
doubt the story will be vigorously
denied, but nevertheless the case is in
teresting.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Flyer Wrecked In Landslide.

Plunging at high speed into land
slide at Port Clinton, Monday even
ing, the Wilkes-Ba "fyer" on the
Pennsylvania railroad was badly wreck
ed
The locomotive, containing engineer
Harry Hoffmeister and fireman Will
liam Weismiller, went down the To-
foot bank to the Reading railway, and
both men were badly hurt and were
taken to the Pottsville hospital.
The passengers were transferred to
the Reading, as the Pennsylvania was
blocked all night.
The passenger coaches kept the track
and beyond being violently shaken.
none of the passengers were injured
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Danville Defeated.

Fresh from conquering tour
through the West, where they earned
the title of champions of the United
States, the Tamaqua basket ball play
ers came to Danville Monday evening
and easily took the locals into camp.
1t is doubtful if such brilliant bask-
ct ball was ever seen in DanvilIe as
the Tamaqua boys put up at that time.
The locals, too, were playing good
ball, and made the champions work
for each point. In the first part of the
second half especially the Danville
boys for while out passed and out
tossed Tamauua, but the squirt soon
passed off and the visitors once more
started forging ahead. Fogarty, one
of Tamaquas forwards, that night won
the distinction of making a record for
goal throwing in one game, tossing 27
baskets Score was l03-4S
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss ss: Of &MAZSSZ1
"TOWNEY" HOWE.

j. I. :Towney) Howe of Scranton,
came down to this city Sunday to
see his old friend, Captain J. II. John
son, who is on the sick list Mr..
Howe, who is an alderman of the city
of Scranton, began life i'll Danville
and is personally known by every resi-
dent here of middle life and upwards
He never visits the town but he meets
with a royal welcome. He is u news
paper man and learned his trade in
Danville under Charles Cook. He
went to Bloomsbury and Berwick work
ing on the newspapers there, after
which he returned to Danville where
he enlisted in the United States Army
during the Rebellion, After the war
he drifted to Scranton where for over
thirty years he was on the Scranton
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
BUSINESS AND RELIGION.

Business principles applied to relig-
ion are as successful as sound religious
principles applied to honest business.
In Knoxville, Tennessee, the-pastor of
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church, at his wits end to check a
falling off in the attendance at his
Bible school, recently inserted page
advertisement in a Sunday morning
paper inviting young men to come to
his meetings. The effect was instant
aneous. AS result of one insertion
of the advertisement the membership
of the Bible class increased one third,
and scores who had never heard of it
became sufficiently interested to write
and inquire concerning the work. The
church officials say that one hundred
dollars-the cost of the advertisement
was never spent more advantageous
ly for the cause of religion.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
LEGAL CAMPAIGN
Expenses

There are many inquiries as to what
are legitimate election expenses under
the corrupt practice act passed at the
recent extra session of the Legislature.
The act defines them as follows:
1. For printing and travelling ex-
penses and personal expenses incident
thereto, stationery, advertising, post
age. expressage, freight, telegraph,
telephone and other public messenger
service.
2. For dissemination of information
to the public
3. For political meetings, demon
strations and conventions and for the
pay and transportation of speakers.
4. For the rent, maintenance and
furnishing of offices.
5. For the payment of clerks, type
writers, stenographers, janitors and
messengers actually employed.
81 For the employment of watchers
at primary meetings and elections to
the number allowed by law.
z. For the transportation of voters
to and from the poles.
8. For legal expenses, bona fide, in
CURED in connection with any nomina
tion or election.
These are the authorized expendit-
ures. Candidates or treasurers of
political committees are forbidden to
pay, lend, give or lend, agree to pay,
give or lend either directly or indirect.
ly any money or other valuable thing
for any nomination or election ex.
penses whatever, save as declared in
these eight exceptions. Considerable
latitude is allowed as may be seen.
All the expenditures permitted are
perfectly legitimate however There
are some things that both candidates
and political committees must do, anG
there is no purpose in the new law
to interfere with anything that may
be proper to promote the interests Of
a candidate or party. The purpose il
to prevent the corrupt ues of money il
politics, to prevent the purchase OF
support through bribery, either will
money, or other valuable thing, such
for instance, as the promise of fut
ure office. 1t puts in more definite
form the principles of acts which
have been in existence for many years
The law provides for an accounting
by which the candidate and the trea
surer of the party committee mus
state under oath just how much money
has been expended and give the details
of such expenditure. In fact the state
ment must be itemized, and the Law
rtates very clearly what are Legitimate
expenses. Furthermore, every expens,
account incurred by candidate for
state office must be filed with the sec
retary of the commonwealth, and can
didates for other offices must file will
the clerk of the court of quarter ses
sions.
Chief Clerk Bartho has now in cours,
of preparation blanks to be sent to al
candidates for state office, including
senators and members of the house O.
representatives, and they must all fill
their accounts, which will be open tt
public inspection. These blanks will
be forwarded to candidates from tn,
department. Danville and those fo
county offices must be supplied by th'
county commissioners
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
Favor the Widow.

The term of the postmaster at Ash
land being about to expire there were
a number Of applicants for the office,
but all Of them, including the present
incumbent, who would like to have
had another term, have withdrawn in
favor Of Mrs. Patterson, widow of
Congressman George r. Patterson, who
died some three weeks ago in the
midst of his congressional term. Presi-
dent Roosevelt will probably appoint
her this week,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-13
HAVE YOU MONEY
THEN FUMIGATE IT

Bankers of Pennsylvania will at
once get ready to fumigate all money
that passes through their hands, and
from health point of view this is the
proper thing in order to ward off con-
tagion.
State Health Commissioner Samuel
G. Dixon will call upon bank officials
Throughout Pennsylvania to assist him
in checking the spread of disease by
taking the precaution to fumigate
money before it passes out of the
banks hands.
DR.. Dixon has found disease produc-
ing germs on filthy paper money in
circulation and says that undoubtedly
many cases of communicable disease
throughout the State must be traceable
to infected money.
He has prepared the following cir
cular letter to be sent to every bank
in the State which he believes will
not only prevent infection but be of
direct benefit to the institution itself
as business proposition.
GAS the germs of disease are found
in. money in circulation, the depart
ment of health respectfully suggests
and requests that you cooperate with
it in the protection of the health of
our people by fumigating all money
received by your bank before it is
again put in circulation. Such pre-
cautionary measure, 1 am confident,
will avoid many cases of sickness and
death in your community.
"The disinfection of money may be
accomplished by spraying with form
aldehyde solution or exposing to the
fumes of formaldehyde gas"
| DR.. Dixon's attention was called to
lhe Importance of washing and disin-
fecting money through the action of a
bank in the eastern part of the State,
which invariably fumigates all of the
paper money that passes through its
hands thus insnring immunity from
disease germs. This was pretty good
idea. and led the State health com.
missioner to send out the above cir.
cular. Another bank in the western
part of the State gives bath to the
dirty paper money that it receives. II
places the notes in a basin of clean
water, and in short time the ac.
cumulated filth scales off and the note,
after being dried, becomes crisp and
clear as if just issued from the print
ing press.