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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

A man in Greene county, Pa, was
incarcerated in a madman's cell few
days ago who lost his mental balance
by excessive reading Of five and ten
cent novels Of the thrilling kind. In
his room was found hundreds OF novels;
he had been persistently reading the
trashy things and became maniac.
1t is said that when the officers placed
him in custody he called out to his
dime novel heroes to come and protect
him, but they failed to materialize.
There are large number OF young
people in Reynoldsville who are spend
ing too much OF their time reading such
trashy literature and it will not be
surprising If some Of them become in
sane as result Of reading such liter
ature. Do you know the kind OF read
ing your son or daughter are spending
their time on? See that they have
good reading matter and that they
cultivate desire to read good books.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

A bill which provides that the chief
burgess OF any borough in this common
wealth will have the power to appoint,
suspend or discharge all policemen en-
ployed by the borough, passed the
house of representatives few days
ago, which, If it becomes law; will
settle question that has bothered
many boroughs for sometime, The law
on the management of policemen in
boroughs has never been clearly defined
heretofore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17
heretofore.

A bill has passed the state senate and
is now before the house which is being
strenuously opposed by hunters, VINO
claim that it would practically kill
pheasant hunting in this state. II the
bill is passed by the house and signed
by the governor it will change the
time when pheasants can be killed from
the present time of October 10 to
December l, to Nov. Is to December
l. Making the season only fifteen days
duration and that right in the middle
of the deer season when it is unlawful
for hunter to use dogs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

II you suffer from headache call on
G. F. Hoffman and find If it is not
caused by the eyes. Private room fully
equipped, with years Of experience and
a graduate of one Of the first optical
schools are his qualifications. Exsmin'
alton free. All kinds of eyeglasses and
spectacles at reasonable price If you
need them. G. F. HOFFMAN,
Jeweler and Optician.
Clover, timothy and alsyke seeds,
the best that could be purchased, at
Reynoldsville Hardwa Co.
Walkoyer, Gun Metal and Patent
Oxfords for men, price 800 Adams.
We are ready for you this year with
clean lot Of clover and timothy seeds.
Come In and let us talk it over. Reyn.
oldsville Hardware Co.
Lsurens toe is the new thing in mems
Oxfords price S4.00. Adams.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

County Superintendent Teitrick and
Mr.. j. S. Hammond, president of the
school board, participated in the chapel
exercises Friday. Mr. Hammond re-
fused to give us talk but Mr.. Teitrick
was equal to the occasion and talked for
both of them. His theme was that
effort Educates," which deeply i'm
pressed the Juniors and Sophomores.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

The Senior girls are awfully myster-
iou- b bout something Perhaps it is
class song. Now, the boys don't want
to know, put If on the night of COM
me ne, ment you miss our fine manly
voices, blame it on the girls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

Dr. Murray visited the schools Thurs
day and made general inspection of all
the advanced grades.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

How nice 'twould be II knowledge grew
On bushes, as the berries do
Then we could plant our Latin seed
And gather all the words we need
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17
B. R. &P. Excursion to Pis,sburg.

Sunday, April 2s- Train leaves Sykes
7:28 q. m, Punxsutawney 500 and $40
.. m. Round trip fare s1.50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

The records in the State health de-
partment at Harrisburg show that DUR
ing 1906 there we're 173,845 births and
1923, ,042 deaths in Pennsylvania.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17
The High School Bulletin

EDITOR IN-CHIEF, BERT A HOFFMAN
CURRENT EVENTS LENA HERPEL.
SOCIAL EVENTS, ALDIE MEANS.
FRESHMEN REPORTER, JANE SMITH
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

lime, ~ minute nalVeS. llmekeeper,
Evans and Coping.
Some of the Sophomores have been
seeing burnt cork.
Miss McCreight, In algebra class-"I
have found a man, but | can't find any
women" Lucky Hazel.
Raw eggs are good for consumption"
Miss Gray.
Well, don't study too hard. You
might strain your eyes.
Mr.. Teitrick gave the Freshmen a
practical test in written arithmetic.
Miss Reeds motto for Monday morn
ing was: 1.-THE Spirit moves me-"
Mr.. Means and Mr. Hammond called
on the Freshmen" Monday morning.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

The Reynoldsville High School lost
the second and last game Of the series
to the Athletics. The game was slow
and in some places trifle rough, al
though the II. S. played very clean
game. Leonard Harris, '06, starred for
the High School, while McEntire and
Thornton played the game for the Ath-
letics. Prof. G. ]. Scott refereed and
there we're not any OF his decisions ques-
toned.
r. H. So. Athletics-24
Harris Forward McEntire
Sykes Forward Thornton
Hoffman Center Oberlin
Thornton Guard Bohren
Murray Guard Deible
Time, 20 minute halves. Timekeeper,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

Mr.. Means and Mr.. Hammond called
on the Freshmen" Monday morning.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

Miss Reeds motto for Monday morn
ing was: "The Spirit moves me-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17

Mr.. Teitrick gave the Freshmen q
practical test in written arithmetic.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30

of commerce may recover from the
shock. We have endeavored to put
every other nation in the world at
an artificial disadvantage, and now
they are retaliating. That is the
whole story. We have no reason to
fall over in a faint merely because
we cannot shut foreigners from our
markets by duties ''purposely made
too high" and invade theirs at the
same time without some sort of re-
prisal on their part.
So we are being brought to the
parting of the ways. On the one
hand the road leads on to CONNER
cial war; on the other to a generas
lowering of our tariff schedule. We
must choose-and about the only
thing that can drive the Republican
party from its present power win
be blindness to the need for choos.'
ing without much more delay.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
New York and Child Labor.

Doctrinaires are holding their
breath all over the country. The
one in the greatest danger of as
phyxiation is Harper's Weekly. The
trouble is that the Government has
become so. centralized that it is even
proposed Congress shall take up the
question of child labor.
If that proposition needed any de-
Tense it is offered by the current
number of the periodical indicated
Therein a writer named Rheta Dorr
sets forth table of the prosecu-
tions conducted in the State of New
York last year for Illegal employ
ment of women and children after
p. m. The whole record follows in
four lines:
Total number Of cases prosecuted.....
Acquitted or discharged. ......-...
Convicted, sentence suspended. ....s.sss
Convicted and fined.
The estimated number of cases
believed to exist ranges from 5000
TO 10000.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
A Washington Opportunity.

Transportation agents are now
! telling circumstantially the story
brought to Washington from the
West this past year by hundreds of
travellers. 1t is that the jamestown
Exposition viii rival that at ST.
Louis in point Of attendance from
the States which lie between the
AIleghenies ard the Mississippi.
Special trains have been arranged
to carry 1900 persons from Chicago
alone in the month of May. That is
a specification which should awaken
Washington. Nine-tenths Of them,
nine-tenths of the thousands to
come East from other Western dis
tricts, win pass through the Capital.
If our local bodies of business men
: are alive to Washington-s CONNER
cial interests they will see to it that
proper preparations are made in ad-
vance for those visitors. There
should be guides at the railroad and
steamboat Offices; public waiting
rooms at convenient points down
town; lists OF hotels and boarding
houses readily accessible; and spe-
cial displays of merchandise to at
tract the custom of the strangers.
We shall have full opportunity
this summer to display probably
whatever of commercial enterprise
is ours.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
GENERAL BARRY GARRISON
ARRANGES FOR ANNIVERSARY

AT largely attended meeting. held
Thursday night by Gen. William F..
Barry Garrison. No g. Army and Navy
Union. Z. S. A. at Grand Army Hail. il
was decided to hold a reunion of the
members Of all the local garrisons-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, Admiral D. D. Por-
ter, and Cen Guy V. Henry-on the
celebration OF the nineteenth anniver-
sary Of the NationaT Army and Navy
Union, 10 be held in this city at c. A. r.
Hall tka second week of next month
The committee in charge will meet to-
night at 1890 II street northwest and
com plete the arrangements. Col. Abram
s. Hart, past commander OF the District
Of Columbia G. A R. and Capt J. w
Mitchell, department commander of the
District of Columbia Spanish War Vet
Grams, were elected members OF the Ma
tional encampment committee of the
Army and Navy Union. The conven-
ton takes place here in July. Barry
Garrison also decided to attend the un-
yelling of the Rough Riders monument
IN Arlington, Friday, April u
Capt. Sheridan Ferree was installed
as endowment adjutant. and the resig-
nation OF Senior Vice Commander John
J. Strain, who is now in the immigration
service In Winnebago, Manitoba. was
accepted. His successor viii be elected
at the next=Tueeting<.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
DemOcracy's High Hope.

France is rearranging her tariff
schedules. One item will indicate
the trend of the revision. Cotton
seed oil imported from the United
States win pay duty of IS per 100
Kilograms, instead of S1.5O as here
tofore; while similar importations
from other countries having trade
treaties with France win be taxed
only $3.50.
In the light of this discrimination,
writer in the Atlantic Monthly
quotes the secretary of the Ameri-
can Cotton Oil Company as saying:
It is plain TO be seen that foreign
governments are becoming incensed be-
cause Of the fact that our protective
tariff makes it impossible TO sell to the
United States. The matter is q serious
one. The solution of the difficulty lies
IN a modification Of the tariff. other
expedients might bring desirable re-
suits, but they would net strike at the
root of the trouble.
It is to be hoped this master mind
The Washington times., 1907-03-30

mission to superintend the growth
of public Washington. That there
is need for it is proven by the
merest casual tour of the city as
it is. In Jackson's administration
it would have located the Treasury
SO that il did not block the stateliest
avenue of the L'Enfant plan. In
Hayes administration it would have
kept the architecture of the new
State, War and Navy offices conso-
nant with the Treasury and the
White House. In Cleveland's admin
istration it would have prevented
the erection of the new Postoffiee
building out of all relation to other
Government offices, and, maybe, have
given it somewhat more of practical
utility. It's influence might have
guided various monument commits
sions of our own time to better Sc
lections.
Similar decisions must be made
every year Ia the future. At this
very moment project ponds to
award away to a stone cutting firm
all the discretion of the community
in the selection of design for an i'm
posing monument. A dozen memoir
ials open to the same danger are
proposed. New departmental homes
are provided by a bill which has
already passed the Senate twice.
In the light of the past fifty years
"a dark period" as Mr.. Brown apt
~ terms tit would seem that
every citizen should interest himself
TO safeguard the future by the SEN
sible and proven method this dis
tinguished architect has suggested.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
A CREATURE OF HABIT.

There is a Western man living here.
who has been a New Yorker for about
seven years-that is. a New Yorker by
adoption, as the real thing can only be
born here. He is in business and quite
successful. but he is a plain man. and
has not acquired the fashionable friiis
10 excess. He s about fifty years OF
age, and came from that part of the
West where bathtubs do not grow on
trees and the daily bath is scarcer than
the daily newspaper. An altogether
on Saturday night was the limit on
which he was raised. and he missed
that sometimes after he got away from
fis mothers careful guidance. The
other days OF the week his face and
hands carried the water burden
Since coming to New York he has ac-
quired the daily bath habit. taking one
every morning. and here is where the
force Ct early impressions still prevails.
When he has taken mis- bath and got
into all his clothes except his coat, he
goes 10 the stationary washstand. just
as he used to go to the tin basin on
the washbench, and carefully washes his
hands and face. He says the alto
gether" Is all right, but it wouldn't seem
natural to him to put on his coat until
he had washed his face and hands
New York Press.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
STANFORD WHITES
TREASURES ON VIEW
Collection to Be Sold at
Auction Open for
Inspection.

NEW YORK. March 30.-Several rooms
IN the home OF the late Stanford White,
III East Twenty-fiTst street, were opened
to private view yesterday in anticipation
OF the sale Of its art treasures. The
rooms on exhibition include a large base
mert entrance hall, with adjoining re-
ception room; on the first floor a draw
ing room. hall, dining room. and music
room. and on the third floor a library, a
bedroom, a dressing room, and the art
gallery.
The four rooms Of the first floor con-
tain artistic antiquarian trophies from
every corner in Southern Europe. The
visitors. however, found many of the
things IN the house interesting more for
their rarity and historical value than
for their beauty OF decorative effects.
There is a wealth OF Gobelin and Ital-
ian tapestries, priceless objects from
France. Italy, Spain, and Greece. Lesser
objects from England and Holland. and
rugs from Asia Minor, Persia, and the
Caucasus.
OF Whites old masters. three-fourths
are CataIogued as school Of" ''irnita-
ton Of" after so-and-sO." etc. or the
collection of modern paintings. twenty
five. or more than cne-third their num-
Der, are nudes.
The public exhibition will be on April
1 and 2. by ticket only.
The auction sale VIII be held in the
afternoons OF April 4. 8. and 6, beginning
at 2:30 o'clock, anG conducted by
Thomas z. Kirby. OF the American Art
AssOcist ton, the attendance being lin
tied to those who obtain tickets by
written application
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
STRIKE OF TRANSFERS
PROBABLE IN BOSTON

BOSTON. March S0-There is now lit
tie hope that the big teamsters' strike
viii not be called next Wednesday. Color
was lent TO this probability today by the
arrival Of Cornelius P. Shea, interna-
tiOnal president. and Thomas L. Hughes.
international OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
union, which viii locate its hesdquar-
ters here for the next few days. The
national officers viii address a meeting
tomorrow when 500 members will dis
cuss further details regarding the scale
and take final action
Last Sunday the union vored to give
the executive board power to call a
strike next Wednesday morning at the
Darn OF every f1rm which has not signed
the union 81 a week more and baIF a
day less. wage Gale and working agrees
ment,
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
UNDER RING RULE,
DECLARES BURTON
Former Senator, Just Out of
Jail, to Fight Govern
ment.

CHICAGO. March 3O.-Former United
States Senator J. Ralph Burton Of Kan
sas, recently released from Jail, came
into Chicago yesterday to buy some type
and Machinery for The Home Rule, the
weekly newspaper he intends 10 start
at Abilene, Kan. within the next six
weeks
Mr.. Burton said he was through abus-
ing President Roosevelt and his news
paper viii institute a crusade against
the concentration OF political power, as
ne explained IT. and endeavor TO stop
the demolition OF the government made
by Washington and his associates.
A dozen or so men in Washington. -
said Mr.. Burton, represent a political
community Of interests more powerful
than 100 captains OF industry, such as
Morgan, Hill, or Hartman. It is COM
posed Of the President, five or six Re
publican Senator's, two Democratic Sen
ators, the Speaker Of the House, the
leader OF the opposition, four members
OF the House, and two members of the
Committee on Rules
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
TREASURY TO GET NEW
SANDSTONE COLUMNS

The proverbial saying 'solid as a rock
does not apply to the sandstone columns
and walls Of the eastern portico Of the
Treasury building, which are rapidly
disintegrating and steps are being taken
to remedy this defect.
Proposals have been sent out for bids
TO replace these sandstone columns with
granite ones and to put a four-inch
facing of the same material on the
walls. The bids will be opened on April
II next. Various plans and preparations
for preserving this sandstone have been
offered to the officials, always for a
consideration, and many have been Civ
en- q test but none has borne out the
claim of the inventors
Some years ago these columns were
given cleaning by a sand blast
method and for a short while there
after looked almost like new, but after
the lapse of two years they were in the
same condition as before they were
cleaned.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
Do the Colleges make GOOd7"

The Macmillan Company viii publish
aout April l. q book entitled Individual
Training IN Our Colleges" by Clarence
f. Birdseye, a well-known legal author
and Amherst graduate OF 1874
More than FIVE years ago Mr.. Birdseye
began a thorough investigation Of the
students problems in our colleges from
the standpoint Of the STUD ent himself,
rather than from that of the college au-
thOrities or alumni. The author, while
he believes thoroughly IN the college
course does not believe thar college
students as individuals are getting the
mental and moral training that they
should from the splendidly endowed in
situations OF today.
His work, however, Is said to be con-
structive even more than il is critical,
for he points out in the most practical
way a remedy for the false Conditions,
which is likely to cOmend itself 10 every
person. Among the subjects discussed
with particular fullness and candor are
the problems of college athletics and OF
college fraternities.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30

considered a great improvement over the
past.
The question. therefore. TO be consid-
cred, Is: Where is the weak point in
our present system, and what is the
remedy? In my opinion the weakness
IS found IN the lack OF concentration
of effort on the part Of our many civic
organizations.
Several attempts have been made 10
bring the various citizens associations
together in urging public improvements.
and il is generally admitted on every
hand that much greater good could have
been accomplished If they could present
10 the District committees Of Congress
a united front. The contrary, however,
is the case. The committees are often
greatly puzzled as 70 what the people
really want. and often lay aside import
ant measures because Il Is difficult 70
find out what is best for the people.
The various civic bodies. instead OF
| concentrating their work scatter their
efforts, and often pull against each
/ other. At one time we had only one
central commercial bOdy-the Board OF
TTade-now We have three similar
bodies.
The Commissioners OF the District and
the various members Of the Congress
sional committees have repeatedly testi-
ned to the great Importance Of reaching
public opinion, and have often given
credit to the work Of the many citizens
associations. think Il is time some Sc
rious effort be made, on new lines, TO
gather our forces together and present
a united front.
/ would suggest. as one remedy, that
the Commissioners organize, under the
authority Of Congress, a central advls-
DRY council composed Of delegates rep
resenting the various sections Of the
! District. and elected by the duly or
ganized citizens associations and other
important civic bodies.
] believe the Commissioners would
have no difficulty in getting from Con-
gress small appropriation each year
to pay the expense OF the meetings OF
such an advisory council.
The failures of past efforts have been,
| in my opinion, due mainly to the fact
that the central body existed under no
official authority. and could only be rec
ognized as another OF the many scat
tered civic organizations.
II such a central council could be
created. they could, at least on general
| questions of municipal government,
( crystalline public sentiment and 10 much
/ Tor the Improvement Of the District.
Yours respectfully, s. SOWERBUTTS.
The Washington times., 1907-03-30
What's the Matter
With Washington /?

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
In considering the question of your ed
itoriaI. What's the Matter with Wash
ington%" the many answers already
given show a great diversity OF opinion
among our citizens. but 1t is hoped that
the discussion viii help in the solution
Of the important problem.
It is generally admitted that the pre-
vailing conditions surrounding our sys-
ten. OF government could DO improved
At the same time 1t must. I think, be
admitted that the Capital City has made
rapid and wonderful progress under the
present form OF government.
We have been free from graft and po-
liticaI corruption. Our Commissioners
have been generally satisfactory to. and
held the confidence Of, the business
community. We are TO be envied in
the fact that we are entirely divorced
frora the blighting influence Of party
politics.
Looking at the matter from the stand
point Of patriotic sentiment. every citi-
zen would. no doubt, feel justified in de-
handing that he be granted his vote
and voice in the government Of the city.
We, however, cannot lose sight Of the
Iact that the conditions surrounding the
seat Of the Federal Government are ex-
ceptional and altogether different from
those prevailing in every other munich
pality IN the country.
Inasmuch as the District has tried
both systems OF government. is It not
fair to make a comparison OF the two
periods? I myself cannot make the
comparison from personal knowledge.
having come TO the city just after the
change TO the present form Of govern
ment II is, however, common znowl-
edge that before the present system was
inaugurated the city was cursed with
ring rule and civic corruption, like most
other large cities, and now in looking
back over the Intervening period. the
great body OF citizens, in spite Of a lin
gering desire 10 enjoy the right OF suf-
frage, IN common with all American cit
liens, feel a decided reluctance to cast
OF the present system, which. IN spite
OF some points OF weakness. is generally