Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-24
NOTES OF INTEREST.

NOTES OF INTEREST,"
A house in the East Ward, near the
Portage bridge, belonging to Mrs. Win
field was badly damaged by fire this
morning.
The weather yesterday morning by
Mr.. II. B. Lloyd's thermometer, regis
tered 17o below zero and this Thurs
day. morning 20o below. Cold enough.
A poem of Mrs Emma Mersereau
Newton's has been set to music, and is
now in press. 1t has been pronounced
ofsuch unusual excellence that thirty
department stores have contracted to
handle it.
AT Lock Haven last week the court
refused to issue licenses denied by the
regular license court last Dec presid-
ed over by Judge Green and Associates
Kinsloe and Harris.
Judge Harry Alvan Hail has declin-
ed to entertain the petition of citizens
of Woodward township, Clinton coun-
ty asking the Court to order an eleo
tion to enable the citizens to decide
whether they would prefer cash road
tax. Judge Hall holds that so much of
the act as provides for submitting the
subject te a popular vote is unconstitu-
tional, being delegation of legislative
power expressly reserved to the Legis-
| lature.
According to decision handed down
by the United States supreme court,
the fellow who runs a gambling joint
or permits gamblingon property under
his control is liable for every cent lost
by person who plays in any gambling
game. The decision ought to put
stop to gambling almost every where.
All man who loses his money in one
of thess places has to do is to bring suit
and prove his loss and the proprietor
will be forced to make good.
The influx of foreigners last year was
the largest in the country's history. 1t
| aggregated about one eightieth of our
total population. Think what that
means-that one in every eighty of our
J population-men momen and children,
! is new foreigner full of the ignorance,
superstition, criminal viciousness and
general cussedness of the low Europ-
can types. Talk about the assimilation
of this mass. Every year reduces the
standard of intelligence and citizenship
in this country and this condition will
continue until there is some restriction
placed upon immigration.
The new primary election law is a
puzzle in many ways, and there are
varying opinions given. In regard to
closing of saloons the Chambersburg
Valley Spirit says: "There is now a
discussion as to whether the provision
requiring saloons to be closed during
certain hours on the day of the pri-
maries will apply in those counties
where it has been decided to make the
borough and township nominations in
the old way as tho law permits. OF
course the lawyers are divided in
opinion, but those representing liquor
dealers, who want their clients to be
entirely safe are advising that they
close their places during the hours
designated by the law, whether the dis
trict holds primary under the act or
not"
| The largest gas well in the world has
! just been completed about three miles
from Kane and on the old Western
road. 1t is about 200 feet from the
Keeler gusher struck last September
and which could not be shut in until
thousands of dollars worth fgas had es-
capped. The new well is spoutiRg gas in
to the air at the rate of millions of feet
the day, and the roar of escaping gas
can be heard for miles around. 1t
would appear as if there is gas enough
in the section to supply half of the
cities of this part of the country not
only for light and heat, but for manu-
featuring purposes. Glass houses at
Kane had intended rem owing from that
place on account of the scarcity of gas
for use in the manufacture of their pro
duct but the recent strikes, if the gas is
not piped out of the country, may cause
change of plans.