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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
Where New Law is Defective.

The following discussion of the new
primary election law from the Phila
delphia Press contains a number of in
teresting points:
There does not appear to be much
doubt about the intention of the act
regarding the nomination of borough
and township officers. A provision in
Section declares that nothing con-
tanned in the act shall prevent the
nomination of candidates for borough
or township offices, or other offices not
specifically enumerated in the act, in
the manner provided by existing laws.
That is plainly local option provis-
ion, If borough or township wants
to nominate its local candidates under
the uniform primary system it can do
so; il it does not want to it can make
the nominations by the old methods
This is the view taken by the secretary
of the Commonwealth. In letter to
the clerk of the Washington county
commissioners he says, "the act ap-
plies to all election districts in the
State, but if for any reason any bor-
oughs or townships prefer making
their nominations as at present they
may do so''.
The law is defective in that it does
not designate any authority to deter
mine whether borough or township
shall make nominations under the new
law or the old one. Who shall decide
that? The county commissioners can
not, certainly. Can it be done by one
party organization in the borough or
township where all the other party
organizations may be opposed to lit?
That would cause difficulties and prob
ably confusion. for while one party
would be holding primaries one way
another would he doing something
else. There is absolutely no single
authority under the law which can
decide this matter.
The most sensible thing the county
commissioners can do is 10 follow the
advice of the State department and be
prepared for primary elections under
the new law in all districts. 1t is quite
certain all boroughs and townships
will come to it in time If there were
no other reason it will be done on &C
count of the cost. The expenses of the
primaries under the new law are paid
by the State; if they were held under
the old law as may be done if so de-
sired, each party will have to pay the
expenses of it's own primaries, as here.
tofore. No doubt it will be preferred
that the State put up the money.
The controversy now going on. how
ever, makes it evident that the pro-
vision about borough and township
candidates must come out of the act,
or be amended so as to designate some
authority to decide when the act shall
aDply
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
Renting p. o. Boxes.

A new wrinkle has been put into the
post Office regulations. The local office
has received Instructions from the
postmaster general which read as fol.
lows:
"Box rents must be collected at the
beginning of each quarter for the en-
tire quarter, but no longer. Ten days
before the last day of each quarter
postmasters are required to place a
bill bearing the date of the last day
of the quarter in each rented box. If
a box holder fails to renew his right
to his box on or before the last day of
a quarter the box shall then be closed
aud offered for rent, and the mail will
be placed in the general delivery"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
PETITION Being
CIRCULATED

A movement is on foot to subdivide
the third ward of the borough of Dan
Vile making of the ward two voting
districts instead of one as has always
existed heretofore.
This measure has been advocated ow-
ing to the large number of votes poll
ed in the third ward, which imposes a
heavy burden upon the election board
there. Things were brought to crisis
at the last election when the count
was not completed unlil 7 O'Clock the
next morning. In times of such sus-
pense voters do not like the idea of
waiting so long before the result is
made known. Neither does the elec-
tion board relish wading through so
many votes for fixed remuneration,
which is no more than is received in
districts where the vote is only one
fourth as heavy or even less.
A petition is being circulated among
the citizens of the third ward, to which
s!gners are readily obtained, asking
that the voting district be divided fol-
reasons above set forth.
The petitioners pray the court to ap.
point three impartial men as commits.
sioners to inquire into the propriety
of granting said division who shall
proceed in the manner provided by act
of assembly in that behalf, and who
or any two of whom, shall report tC
the next court of quarter sessions o.
the county together with their opn
ion of the same.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
UNKNOWN MAN
KILLED ON RAIL

All unknown man, with his head
crushed and his body mutilated. was
found along the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks, short distance above North
cumberland. on Sunday morning. And
throughout the driving storm of Sun
day morning the mangled form lay
there, while curious spectators gazed
at it, but hesitated to remove it before
the corner arrived to hold the inquest.
On Saturday afternoon man, who
gave his name as Brown, was in Sun
bury. Several boys who conversed with
him, and who later identified his body,
say that he was intoxicated. The man
was last seen alive in Northumberland
on Saturday evening. 1t is known that
he slept the previous night in an ash
pit at the nail mill at that place. These
are practically the only facts known.
The badge he wore was of the Bing-
hamton fire department. No papers
were found on his person.
Coroner Dreher went to Northum-
berland Monday morning, but de-
cided that an inquest was unnecessary.
The body had been taken to Under
taker E. X. Bright's parlors where it
is held for Identification. Meanwhile
kilograms have been sent to Bingham.
ton making inquiries as to the dead
mans home and relatives.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
rlay Install Stone Crusher.

E. S. Macdonald, who is in charge
of the affairs of the John r. Bennett
estate has project on hand, which, if
it pans out properly, may result in a
new industry of some magnitude, that
will employ our wage-earners and add
a new and valuable material for road
construction.
On castle grove farms there is vast
eposit of n brown fnty rock, which
upon being tested has been found to
be apparently harder than limestone.
Some of the rock has been used in re-
pairing Bloom road and it seems to
answer the purpose better than any
thing that has ever been used.
Mr.. Macdonald contemplates in-tall-
ing stone crushing plant at castle
grove and going into the stone bust
ness OH very large scale. Yesterday
he sent specimens of the stone to Har-
risburg and Washington in order to
get the views of the experts at those
places as to the composition of the
rock and to determine whether or not
it possesses any qualities that would
make it especially valuable in road
construction. Meanwhile Mr.. Mac
, donald is gathering information as to
the cost of installing a crushing plant
and the demand in this section fol
such material in road construction.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
PLACED UNDER
$1,000 BAIL

The first ward in the vicinity of
Mill street became the scene of consid-
erable excitement Saturday night at
an hour when most people had retired
to their homes and quiet had settled
down over town.
1t was about ten O'Clock. Justice of
the Peace W. V. Oglesby had gone home
and his office was closed for the night.
He was called out and responding
found James V. Gillaspy, the we'll
known hotel keeper, waiting for him
The latter desired to lodge informa-
tion against Clarence F. Blue, charg-
ing him with making threats. Form
ality was quickly complied with and
on the strength of the information a
warrant was issued for Mr.. Blues ar
rest, which was placed in the hands of
Chief Mincemoyer, who, accompanied
by Officer Voris, started out to make
| the arrest.
According to Mr.. Gillaspy's S story he
was on his way to the barber shop
| oboue ~ oo " oioShb hoobuiuoJ
when he was accosted by Mr.. Blue,
who threatened to kill him and also
his son. These threats, it was alleg-
ed, followed similar outburst by Mr..
Blue at Gillaspy's hotel during the
forenoon and the complainant, in the
information, alleged that he was afraid
of bodily harm.
In due time the officers appeared
with the defendant, who during the
hearing, which followed. strenuously
denied that he had threatened to Kill
Mr.. Gjllaspy and his son. The just
ice, however, regarded the case as {
prima facie one and in view of the
serious charge decided to hold the de
fendant in one thousand dollars bail
both for his appearance at court ant
to keep the peace. At a later hour ;
bondsman was procured.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
MR.. THORN'S ADVICE.
CHILD LABOR.

At present the law of Pennsylvania
permits boys of IA to work on the out
side of the anthracite mines and boys
of is to work inside. In the bitumin-
Gus region boys of 12 are allowed to
work. Chief Roderick, of the State
bureau of mines, favors uniformity
and thinks IA would be proper age.
The Wilkes Barre Record doubts the
wisdom of his suggestion, believing
that the boy has rights which the
State should guard and that lad of
IA is not well enough educated to leave
school and get down to his life work.
1t isn't fair to the boy. Under present
circumstances, however it does seem
that the State should either make II
few carefully guarded exceptions or
else provide for the living of large
families whose heads are dead or dis
abled
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
THE STATES GREAT
LIFE-SAVING WORK

The State depaI tment of health con
tinues to save the lives of hundreds of
poor children throughout Pennsylvania
by the free distribution of antitoxin
for diphtheria. This is given out both
for curative purposes and for immuniz-
ing the other members of the house
hold who have been exposed to the
disease.
DECREASE IN DEATH RATE.
From October 10 to November 10,
this month, clinical reports returned
to the department by physicians for
47S cases treated with the States free
anitoxin recorded only 43 deaths. This
gives the very low death rate of eigh,
per cent, an evidence of the splendid
results Commissioner Dixon's free
distribution of antitoxin among the
poor is securing. Moreover, during
that period of thirty days the clinical
reports that have come in thus far
show that 4lS persons were immuniz.
ed, in other words, vaccinated against
the disease. Nearly all of these were
little children who might have gone
down with diphtheria but for the
States wise charity.
The antitoxin division of the de
partment of health acting through it.
five hundred distributing depots il
kept especially busy at this time o.
the year for not only is this the season
when diphtheria flourishes, but NOR,
and more antltoxin is being used, a
its benefits are tried and approved.
FEW ATTEMPTS AT IMPOSITION
The health commissioner is loud il
his praise Of the cooperation he ha
received from the physicians of tn
State and the distributors. There hav
been few if any attempts to impos
upon the free distribution of the anti
toxin for the poor. The doctors O
Pennsylvania, DR.. Dixon says, hav
shown themselves we'll worthy of tn
confidence placed in them. He ais
praises the faithful manner in whic
the distributors have performed thei
duty, aarranging to have their depot
accessible to physicians at all hours.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
ONE WAY.

James Beckley, of Northumberland,
bitterly denounces the compulsory ed :
ucation law, and due to defying this
act of assembly he is now serving
forty-eight hours in the Sudbury Jail.
Beckley aud his wife were brought be-
fore Justice of the Peace Carpenter
charged with not sending their daugh.
ter to school. The testimony produced
showed that the girl had been absent
from school thirty -four days out of
fifty. Beckley said he would govern
his own household and that he did not
give n rap for the law. When fined
two dollars he refused to pay and he
is now the guest of Warden Mcdonnell.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss s1s Of ZsxKzZzzM
Not SO flany Excursionists.

! The penny mile excursionists are
becoming scarcer. About 5000 visitor.
inspected the capitol at Harrisburg OIL
Saturday and rs compared with the
10000 crowds that througed the new
edifice on several Saturdays previous.
AT the South Danville station Satur.
day 10 tickets were sold.
Among those from this city and VIC
Unity who took in the excursion were
Rev. and Mrs. John Sherman, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Adams. Mrs. Edward
Wetzel, Mrs James Rishel and son
Melvin, Mrs. Harvey Longenberger,
Mrs. George b. Wintersteen, Mrs.
Frank Yeager. Mrs. John Peckworth,
Mrs. Jasper Perry, Mrs. Alfred Yer
rick. Mrs. William Roat, Misses Isa-
belle Wetzel, Margaret Krum, Bessie
Evans, Rose Daley, Flora Cashier.
Lena Campbell, Jessie Jordan. Alice
Gross, Bridget Ryan, Claudia Yeager.
Hannah Yeager, Fleda Kimbel, Rev.
Charles Garner and son Daniel, Mer-
rill Montague, Jacob Hoffman, Frank
Caslner, Frank Crum, George Armes,
Bernard Shevlin, Thomas Gill, Fred
Rupp, Beaver Hollabaugh, William
Pritchard, Foster Jenkins, John d.
Evans, Charles Getz, Wesley Holla-
baugh, Jesse Hendrickson. George
Hendrickson, Ambrose Robinson.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
AWFUL TIr1ES
IN SHAMOkiN

The people in the Shamokin district
have gotten so used to the awful reign
of terror that exists over there that
but little more than passing notice is
given to the robberies and murders
and suicides that are of daily occur
| renee.
The following article picked at ran
dom from one of the Shamokin in papers
shows how long association has taught
them to treat lightly and even humor-
ously crime that would have done
credit to the wild west in its wooliest
days:
1t was dark and stormy evening
and Reading shop employees were seat
ed around the fire when the foreman
turning Great Scott Bill, what s
that?'
1t was an apparition standing in the
doorway and the shop men who had
been recounting ghost stories as they
ate their midnight lunch, paused.
Like the Seventh King in Macbeth
the stranger was covered with blood.
He staggered through the door and fell
down.
The men revived him with hot coffee
and food when the Hungarian told
them that he had been assaulted near
the Five Spot, the bloody angle of
the Fifth ward. Three men had beat
Ell him, took his little money and left
him for dead.
Officers are now investigating the
mans tale. Wally Kapinski is his
name and he is now lying in a critical
condition at his south Pearl street
boarding house.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
Each Shot a Deer.

William Hendricks, Front street,
who with Charles Grim, Railroad
street, returned Monday evening, from
hunting excursion in Centre county
called at this Office yesterday and gave
an account of their success. Mr.. Hend
ricks and Mr.. Grim each shot deer,
the former doe weighing ITO pounds,
and the latter five-prong buck weigh
ing 205 pounds. Both deer we're shot
in Brush valley narrows, eight miles
from Mifflinburg. The doe was ship
ped to Danville but the buck was cut
up in camp and distributed among the
hunters.
Mr.. Hendricks says that the deer are
very numerous in Centre county. Him
self and Mr.. Grim saw three during
their trip.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
WASPS' STINGS
MAY BE Fatal

Wasps that had built nest in the
Waller church at Waller, Columbia
county, swarmed out of the nest dur
ing a protracted service Tuesday even
ing and stuug Mrs. William Roberts,
of Waller, so severely that she is not
expected to live.
The service was in progress when
Mrs. Roberts felt something on the
back of her neck. 1t was particular
ly vicious wasp, and it stung her three
times on the back of the neck and
three times on her hand before it
could be killed.
Mrs. Roberts was taken home, and
DR.. Sidney Hoffa was summoned. Dur
ing Tuesday night Mrs Roberts had
twelve commissions, and the same con-
dition continued all day yesterday.
There was, last evening, but little hope
for the woman's S recovery.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
KILLED. AT
CENTRALIA

Anthony McAndrews, prominent
man of Centralia. and who has been
conspicuous of late in the Conyngham
school squabbles, was killed yesterday
about noon by fall of coal in the
Midvalley colliery. No. /, Conyngham
township. Columbia county.
McAndrews was one of the best
known and most skilled miners of that
section. He was digging out a hole
for a blast when the coal overhead
gave way and fell on him. He was
caught and buried under tons of coal.
After time the body was dug out
lifeless and badly mutilated.
McAndrews was a member of the
Conyngham school board, and gained
much notoriety through his opposition
to Prof. Kelly, the recently ousted
principal. %
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
AN APPEAL TO
LITTLE MONTOUR

The Intelligencer has received a
letter from John II. Lands, superin-
tendent of the United States mint at
Philadelphia, who along with DR.. N.
Q. Schaetfer, superintendent of public
instruction, and other leading men of
the Commonwealth, is an active MEM
Der of the Thaddeus Ste, ems Memorial
| association and is anxious that the
friends of the common schools through
| out the State be familiarized with the
| objects and purposes of the Stevens
memorial movement.
Little Montour stands almost alone
as one of the counties that has as yet
made no contribution to the fund. Mr..
Lands would like to have the borough
and county superintendents and the
principals of the various schools in
our county take up the matter, and
promises to give such aid in the work
as may be desired. He thinks during
the county institute, which takes place
the week after next.a fine opportunity
would be presented to get the school
teachers interested in the Stevens me-
mortal movement. The communication
encloses letter from DR.. N. @.
Schaeffer, State superintendent, who
is president of the Thaddeus Stevens
Memorial association. DR.. Schaeffer
makes an appeal similar to Mr.. Landes
and likewise invites correspondence
promising to give all the aid he car
to help along the work in the variou:
counties. DIR. Schaeffer says:
1T is gratifying to state that the
fund intended for this memorial, al
industrial school for INDECENT orphan
boys is generally growing. Mr.. Stew
ems own money, bequeathed under hi
will, amounts to about $50, 000 Tht
State of Pennsylvania has appropriat
ed $50, 600. The public schools ant
friends of education in the State hav,
contributed about $4,000, and from
reports received from nearly all tn,
counties we have reason to believ,
that the latter figure Will be very ma
terially increased in the near future.
We urge upon our friends the push
ing forward of this work as speedil,
as possible. All contributions must b,
entirely voluntary. We want none 9th
er. Each county, city or town, mus
decide what plan to adopt to rails
, money for this work. Superintendent
and directors must fix day on whicl
contributions can be received in tn
, schools; entertainments can be gottel
+ up festivals or sociables can be hell
for the purpose, etc. "
Thaddeus Stevens is regarded as til
= great champion of the free school sys
TEN. Anyone desiring a copy of hi
great speech in opposition to the repe
al of the school law of 1884 can obtai
the same by addressing the treasure
, of the association, John II. Lands
n Millersville, Pa.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
SOUTH SIDERS
DEMAND RELIEF

The approach to the bridge on the
south side, although thread bare sub
ject, with the advent of winter has be-
come such nuisance that to avoid
mention OF conditions that exist there
now would be to ignore the claims of
the people who are inconvenienced by
the muddy. lilly constructed and dan
gerous roadway.
The approach from the end of the
bridge to the railroad crossing is one
slough of mire, which near j. H. Kase's
store. where a sort of basin is form
cd, has assumed liquid state and flows
over the trolley track toward Peter
Burgers S residence. Already the bridge
from one end to the other is covered
with coat of mud deposited there by
the wheels of vehicles that have
ploughed through the deep mud Oh the
approach. Conditions being as they
are already the imagination can only
picture what the approach will be like
by next spring. Residents of the south
side as we'll as the travelling public,
who are brought directly in contact
with the slough of mud, which is
dignified by the name of approach, are
crying out loudly for relief in some
form.
Several south siders who aired their
views Tuesday stated that they look
ed to the county commissioners Of
Montour to take the initiative in some
plan that will at least bring temporary
relief. It was suggested that If the two
counties would furnish limestone suffi-
cient teams could be procured on the
south side to do the hauling gratis for
the sake of the improved conditions.
The south siders can not see why
the county commissioners do not pro-
ceed to build the section of retaining
wall on each side which devolves up
Oh the two counties jointly and con-
cerning which there is no dispute, leav-
ing the rest of the proposition to be
fought out between Northumberland
county, Gearhart township and the
Danville and Sunbury electric railway
company. If this were done, they say,
the approach as far as the walls were
but could be construct ed in a propeil
manner, which would relieve the sit
uation a great deal.
A member of the Montour county
board Of commissioners was interview
ed later, who explained why the prop
osition to build the short sections OF
retaining walls devolving on the two
counties would not be considered a
present. When these walls are bull
the idea is to make them conform will
the main retaining walls, which remain
to be planned; otherwise with thu
massive wingwalls there will be three
sections of walls each unlike the 9th
or.
The county commissioner stated
that the local board in order to bring
relief will endeavor to interest TIN
Northumberland county board and tin
result will probably be that limestone
will be procured and placed on TIN
approach to obviate the mud nuisanc
during the winter. The commissioner
will also have the driveway of tin
bridge soraped and the mud remove
before freezing sets in.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-23
RETALIATIO

A singular controversy is brewing
in Sunbury. The railroad men of that
town claim that the merchants have
instigated an order from headquarters
against blocking crossings. The Broth
erhood now intends to retaliate by
starting "a Brotherhood store and tax
ing their trade away from the local
dealers. The trainmen claim that the
order imposes hardships upon them by
forcing them to uncouple and recouple
cars more than would ordinarily be
required.