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Ruthless Slaughter.
THE WEATHER REPORT.

\ barometric depression OF consider
able extent is central this morning in
western Ontario. II is moving slowly
ECrtheastward, and has thus far caused
rain from the middle Mississippi valley
eastward 10 the Atlantic. Rain has also
fallen in the Plateau districts, west Of
the Rocky mountains
The temperatures have risen in At
lantic coast districts south of Virginia
and IN the east Gulf States: il is still
however. below the seasonal average.
except In the South and west Of the
Rocky mountains
The weather will doubtless clear in
the middle Atlantic States tonight. in
all other districts fair weather will pre-
vail tonight and Thursday. The ten
dency in northeastern districts will be
toward slightly lower temperatures dur
ing the next thirty-six hours. In the
South there viii be no material change
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwest to west
winds and showery weather to the Grand
Grand Banks.
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VENUE
CHANGE
Fight to Try Ratliff
in POCahOntaS
County.

MARLISTON, W. Va, June s.
When court was called 10 order this
morning in the case of the People
Us. Warwick Ratliff, charged with
felonious assault upon Miss Ona
Bird, Prosecuting Attorney Hill
made his argument before Judge
Bennett against granting change of
venue from Pocahontas county, as
former Senator Charles W. Osen-
ton, for the defense, had requested
yesterday.
The prosecuting attorney held
that far trial can be granted the
accused.
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SUN TABLE
TIDE TABLE

HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, June o.
Potomac and Shenandoah muddy.
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D. G. MORRISON DIES;
OLD G. p. o. EMPL0YE

Dallas q. Morrison, one Of the oldest
and best-known employees Of the Gov
ernment Printing Office. died this morn
ing at the Homeopathic Hospital of eu-
remic poison, Sfter short illness.
The remG.ls we're shipped this after
noon to the tu-mer home of the deceased
at Lisbon. Ohio. for interment. Mr..
Morrison had been employed IN the job
division proofr0om for nuEaber Of
years,
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CROKER TO VISIT AMERICA,
ONLY TO SEE OLD FRIENDS

LONDON, June 5.-Richard Croker an
.nounces that ne will visit America this
fall. Il CO." he said, with no other
intention than to see my old friends.
who are dying OF in great numbers. My
visit viii be without political purpose
am definitely cut of politics.
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ASSAULTS CHILD
Of MISSIONARY

LONDON, June 5.-A native at Nal
rObi, I'm Africa, has been sentenced to
five years imprisonment and to receive
twenty-four lashes, for an attempted
assault upon the daughter Of a European
missionary.
Feeling among the white settlers is
intense, in view of the recent imprison-
ment OF colOnisJs for hogging unruly
natives in order to prevent crimes
against white women.
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DESCENT MADE
At APPROACH
TO MOUNTAINS
Travellers Pleased With
Experimental Trip
Above Clouds.

When the big army balloon was
released here yesterday afternoon at
I'LL o'clock, its three passengers had
the novel experience of starting out
on a trip the termination or destin-
alton of which none of them knew.
The balloon which made the ascent
was used as a test by the Signal
Corps for the purpose of determin-
ing its uses in time of wy, and
when it landed at 5:45 o'clock in
Harrisburg, Pa, it could hardly be
realized it had made the dist2nce of
40 miles in 4 hours and 81 minutes
Recognize Harrisburg.
Captain Chandler, J. c. Mccoy. and
Leo Stevens. the constructor. were high
ly pleased with the trip and mgnifestIy
enjoyed IL immensely. Harrisburg was
the first city they recognized from
the maps they carried. the identification
being made by the curves OF the Sus-
quehanna river. The balloon was
brought down on the farm OF Jacob
Schriver, nine miles from Harrisburg.
During the trip toward Harrisburg
the balloon ran into bad weather
Several rainstorms were encountered
and frequently the balloon was shifted
either to the east or west but. as a
rule, it kept steadily 70 the north.
Nearing Mountains.
A steaGy breeze was back of the bal
loon throughout the trip. and it is prob
able the journey might have been con-
tinued. but as the balloon was making
toward mountainous country the de-
scent was deemed advisable.
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waste. i'm my view, is guilty. not only
Of shooting unscusonabIy. but disgrace
fully
Unwritten Laws Of Sportsmanship.
Statutory provisions may not meet
every necessity OF game protection.
When they are deficient they should be
supplemented 10y the unwritten laws Of
true spOrtsmauship, and no violator Of
these unwritten laws should be allowed,
without challenge. 10 exploit himself as
belonging 10 the fraternity OF honorable
sportsmen.
In my opinion. the unwritten law OF
craftsmanship should be deemed as OBJ
ing proluerhood. as any law on the
statute books. and there should be as
determined an effort TO enforce Ubedi-
ence 20 one as 10 the other.
Crimes of Friends.
a genuine sportsman may refrain
from quarreIing with a friend hagrantIy
guilty Of a violation of game laws-writ-
ten or unwritten; but how he can alb
solutely condOne and forget the crime
and retain FOR the criminal the same af-
lection and confidence and reliance as
before Is beyond my comprehension.
In any event / am entirely satisfied
that such amiability as this is not what
IS needed for the enforcement Of game
laws and the preservation of sporting
cOnstancy.
Il am unalterably opposed to the no
ton that the sins OF the camp should
not be remembered in the social swirl OF
city life
"A just and conscientious sportsman
cannot even there forget that his friend.
the life Of every gathering and the
fountain of table wit when last in
camp, sneaked out at night and shot
ducks, and that on a recent fishing cx-
cursion he hired a miserable creature
TO set night lines.
Sober Duty of Game Protection.
If game is to be preserved for those
who now enjoy all that is rational end
healthful and recreative in outdoor
shooting. and If those who come after
Us are 10 know the pleasures and bene-
fits Of manly. considerate sportsman
snip il devOlves upon the sportsman OF
today 10 enforce in every possible way
the written and unwritten laws which
recognize the Importance and the sober
duty of game protection"
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GUN MEN GUARD
HARRY ORCHARD
At BOISE TRIAL
Suicide or Murder of
Witness to Be
Prevented.

BOISE. Idaho. June 5.-Guarded bv
half a dozen ~Un men. Harry Orchard
spent last night in James IL Hawley's $
Office Extra precautions are being
taken TO prevent harm 10 the States
chief witness. the confessed assassin of
Steunenberg. Orchard once planned
TO kill himself in the State penitentiary
and his keepers are not sure that he
will not make away with himself before
he gets through with the ordeal he is
to begin this afternoon.
Orchard in Danger.
Special detectives who have been
brought here from Colorado fear that
Orchard is I'm danger from some crank
or zealot who might attempt his life
Haywood's mother is with him in
court today. She arrived in Boise last
evening, and win remain with her son
till the trial is over
When Orchard appeared in court he
passed within q foot of Haywood as he
went TO the witness chair in the center
Of the room. and directly in front Of
the jury. The men were once close in
innate friends. but there was no sign
OF recognition as their eyes met this
day in court where one is accusing the
other OF inspiring rWenty-Odd murders
he will confess having committed.
Ready to Die.
Haywood is fighting for his life
through lawyers. Orchard is trying 70
swear that life 20 the hangman. The
warden at the penitentiary said this
morning:
Orchard is ready to pay the last
penalty for his crime, and expects moth
ing else at the hands of the people of
the State 1 am well aware that il is
difficult TO persuade people on the out
side that this is the case. bat, singular
ly though il may be and is, ! know 1t
to be true
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
NEW EDUCATION
LAW A PUZZLE

Just how the Fair bill, recently pass
ed by the State Legislature and APPROX
ed by Governor Stuart, will make any
change in the compulsory education
law, is something that local educators
are unable to see. The bill, was IN
troduced by Senator Fair, exempts
from the provisions of the compulsory
education law all children between
the ages of IA and l6 who are able to
read and write English.
How this effects the present law Is
hard to see. The provisions of the
compulsory education law on this sub
iect are that any child who can read
and write English and whose parents
take oath that their child is past IA
wears Of age is exempted from the pro-
visions of the act.
In the opinion of prominent local
educators the Fair bill will simply
create condition of affairs that is
even more muddled than they were
before. AS the law reads nov dozen
different interpretations can be deduc-
ed from it, and corresponding num-
ber of varying enforcements is the re-
suit.
As far as the Fair bill is concerned
the provisions of it are covered by the
act which it seeks to amend.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Surprise Party.

A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
William Murray at her home near
Mausdale Friday evening in honor Of
her birthday by her friends and neigh
bors. Music was furnished by Delsite
brothers. Refreshments we're served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
McCane. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Raup,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Delsite and two
Sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fausey,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hollobaugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mari and son
Harry, Mrs. Arthur Fry, Mrs. Murray,
Misses Mamie Yeager, Bertha Moser,
Mary Merrill, Lulu Yeager, Emma
Krum, Annie Murray. Jennie Garnet,
Eva Boyer. Florence Fausey, Jennie
Murray. Jennie Fry, Mary McCane,
Messrs. Joseph Snyder, Sebastian Del
site, Reese Merrill, Peter Sandel, John
Heller, Charles Snyder, Warren Fenst-
ermacher, Harry Yeager, William
Parker. CalIe Rsup, Edward Delsite,
William Murray, Francis Delsite, Jean
Fry, Curtis, William and James Nc
Cane, John Snyder, Charles Fausey,
Harvey Murray, Jr.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
TO PREVENT THE
MOSQUITO NUISANCE

Sunbury sees a remedy ahead for the
mosquito pest, which Danville might
we'll give little heed to, seeing that
conditions that obtain in the two
towns are somewhat similar. Danville,
it is true, may not have so many basins
and stagnant pools, but it has what
is as bad or worse right in the center
OF town and that is the abandoned
canal with a foot or more of stagnant
water on the bottom.
The joint committees of the Iris
Club and the Borough Council of Sun
bury met day or so ago to devise
means to rid the town of the MOSQUITO
nuisance. 1t was decided to petition
Council at the special meeting which
has been called for the purpose this
evening, to appropriate 800 to fight
the pest by purchasing oil and pouring
1T on the basins and other pools of
stagnant water in public places about
the town
Since it has become so we'll known
that mosquitoes are not only an annoy
ance but a menace to health that
their sting is not only painful but
dangerous, and that they carry disease
from one person to another, it would
seem hardly necessary to urge upon
the public generally the use of coal
oil. This simple, inexpensive and ef-
fective remedy is within the reach of
all, and by using it freely in cess pools,
drains and Oh pools of stagnant water,
the larvae of the mosquitoes are kill
ed and people can easily rid their
towns of this pest.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Removing Seven Room House.

The building known as the Lester
homestead, corner of Bloom and Pine
streets. is to be removed from its pre-
sent site to the rear end of Charles
Wares lot on the opposite side of Pine
street
Burgess W. J. Rogers will erect
fine modern residence on the site be-
ing vacated.
The dwelling to be moved is a seven
room structure two stories and half
in height. 1t is an L shaped house
and contains a veranda in front and
another ON the side To successfully
remove the house across the street-a
distance of some forty yards-will
prove quite feat.
The contractor who has undertaken
the difficult job is James Hendrickson,
Bloom street. Mr.. Ware has the cellar
dug and walled up and all the work
pertaining to the foundation complet-
ed, while Mr.. Hendrickson yesterday
had the house partially raised from
it's foundation and nearly ready to be-
gin its journey to the opposite side of
the street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Death After Long Illness.

Mrs. Alfred Yerrick, Upper Null
berry street, departed this life about
9:45 o'clock Friday night after pain
full siege of illness. The deceased was
afflicted with cancer of the stomach
and had been i'll for over year.
Mrs. Yerrick was thirty-five years
Of age. She is survived by her hus-
band and two sons, Percy and Harry !;
one brother, Wesley Cooper, of Dan
vile, and one sister, Mrs. William
Lazarus, of Grovania.
The funeral will take place at p.
m. today from the family residence
No. ITO Upper Mulberry street. In
terment will be made in Odd Fellows
cemetery. The funeral will proceed
to the cemetery in a Danville and
Bloomsbury trolley car.
The deceased was a most highly
esteemed woman. Her death falls as
a harsh blow upon her family, while
she will be much missed by a wide
circle of friends embracing the entire
neighborhood.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Veto Axe Welded by Governor.

Governor Stuart had field day yes
terday welding the veto axe and sew
eral measures of the utmost import
ance we're vetoed by him. Before u.s.
ing the axe, however, the Governor
approved the Casey employers HaolI-
itv bill. which makes employers H.
able for damages where injury IS IN
Aicted by the carelessness of an em-
ulove. and the bill repeating the ac-
tion of the act of 1868 which makes
railway companies liable for damages
TO railway mail clerks i'll cases OF ac'
cident in and about a railway station.
Then the Governor took up his veto
axe, chopping the following;
Providing for the safety of persons
in and about anthracite coal mines
and to limit the hours and labor OF
hoisting engineers employed in and
about the mines.
The act prohibiting the employment
of a minor under sixteen in or around
All anthracite coal mine or colllery 1or
more than eight hours day is vetoed.
The act prohibiting an anthracite
miner from having charge or more
than one breast or working face thick-
er than thirty-six inches is vetoed ne
cause the Governor cannot see why
distinction should be made between
men working in veins of coal OF vary
ing rhicknesses in perhaps the same
mine.
The above bills were all brought TO
Harrisburg by the representatives ol
the United Mine Workers and passed
at their request.
The Governor vetoes the act proVid-
;ng for the creation of State Board OF
Examiners of Horseshoers for the rea-
son that there does not appear to be
anv public necessity for Legislation
of this character at this time.
The act amending the health act OF
1896. providing that certificates OF sue
cessful vaccination or of previously
having had smallpox shall not be re-
ouired in any locality in this state
when smallpox is not known to exist
in that locality, is also vetoed, The
amendment applies to vaccination GER
tificates necessary for child to have
before entering school,
The Governor wants to know now
the disease shall be known to exist or
bv whom it shall be known to exist
before certificates are required. In
view of the fact that vaccination is
preventative measure" says the Gov
ernor,"it would probably afford little
protection in any locality to enforce
the requirements relative TO said
certificates only after smallpox is
known to exist in order to make it the
duty of the school authorities to re-
uuire certificates. - He does not think
it advisable to remove what seem to
be necessary precautions.
The Governor also vetoes another
mine worker bill advocated by the
miners which provides that no minor
child under fourteen years of age shall
be employed outside of an anthracite
colliery and no child under sixteen on
the inside of an anthracite colliery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
LOCAL TEACHERS
RECEIVE ADVANCE

The act of the legislature approved
by Governor Stuart OH May 31st, fix
ing the salary of common school teach
ers holding a provisional certificate at
not less than forty dollars per month
and of those holding a professional,
permanent or normal school certificate
at not less than fifty dollars per month
will add very much to the item of
salaries in the Danville school district
No less than twenty-five teachers will
receive material advances under the
law. The lowest salary paid under
the schedule adopted by the local
school board for the payment of teach
ers has been thirty-fi dollars per
month. OF the three, who were this
low, two will be advanced to forty
dollars and the third, who holds a
normal diploma, will go up fifty
dollars per month.
The law provides that from and af.
ter the passage of the act the salary of
common school teachers in districts of
this Commonwealth receiving State
appropriation shall be no less than fifty
dollars per month in all cases where
the teacher holds professional, per-
manent or normal school certificate
and has had two years practice and
presents certificate of proficiency
in said practice for said time from the
superintendent in charge of said teach.
er.
1t provides that the minimum salary
shall be forty dollars for all teachers,
holding certificates of less grade than
required under section one of this act.
1t prescribes that the State shall pay
the amount of increase in all salaries
that are provided for under this act
and over the amount Of salary paid IN
each school district in 1906 and said
increase shall be paid out of the in
creased appropriation.
The total amount payable to all the
school districts in the State on ac-
count of the increase of teachers sal
aries shall first be deducted from the
total annual school appropriation and
the balance shall be apportioned and
distributed among the several school
districts as provided for under exist
ing laws. The State superintendent
shall at the usual time of paying the
regular appropriation pay to those dis.
tricts from the annual school ap.
preparation an excess equal to the diff.
ference between the salaries for the
school year 1906 and the minimum sal
aries prescribed by this act.
There was some doubt in the mind.
of the local school board as to wheth
er or not the above act goes into eff
feet the present year W. J. Burns,
then chairman. addressed an inquiry
to State Superintendent of Public In
struGtion Nathan G. Schaeffer and in
reply received the emphatic informa
tion that the law goes into effect il
the school year, 1907-190S. Gnasmucl
as the appropriation is paid at the enc
of the year for which it is made the
first payment cannot take place before
June, 1908, but the increase of salaries
begins with the opening of the schools
in the fall of 1907 State Superintend
ent Schaeffer states that in hisopinior
the law does not change any contract
which the school board may have made
for the present month of June, which
properly belongs to the school year oi
1906-1907.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
2,25O,OOO Trees for Railroad Ties.

In undertaking the most extensive
private forest planting on record, the
Pennsylvania Railroad company has
recently begun setting ont some $50, =
900 trees. The purpose is to provide
economically in future years for the
company's requirements for ties.
Work upon large basis is progress
ing at Mt. Union, where about 224, 900
are to be planted. At Altoona, $50, :
900 or more red oak trees are to be set
out this spring. At Hollidaysburg a
forest nursey" is being created,
about 1876 pounds of seed being planted
this year in nursery beds, and many
trees being set in nursery rooms for
use next year.
When this years planting is COM
pleted the company will have about
1000 acres under cultivation. Some
2,250, 600 trees will have been set out,
in addition to the seed planted The
planting is all done with great atten-
tion to scientific detail, under the dir
ect supervision of the company's re-
Gently appointed forester, A. E. Sterl
ing, formerly of the United States
bureau of forestry.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
rleat Inspection Soon In Effect.

The new meat inspection law will
be put into effect within 80 days. AS
soon as Governor Stuart, who approx
ed the meat inspection bill, completes
the work on the remainder of the bills
on his desk, he will take up the regu-
lations for meat inspection now being
prepared by Dr. Leonard Pearson,
State veterinarian.
There will be ten inspectors for gem
eral State work. These men will real
ly be experts and will be paid 81, 800 a
year. They have full power to inspect
cattle for meat establishments wheth-
er in buildings, on ships or cars, and
to inspect plans and appliances as we'll
as the products. They have the right
of entry and will use stamp similar
to that of the United States. Viola
tion of prohibition to use meat is pun
ishable by $500 tine or imprisonment
or both as is also the forging or fraud
ulent use of the stamp.
The law is modelled after and is de-
signed to supplement the national pure
food law. 1t is interesting to note that
at the same time the State dairy and
food department has ordered the strict
est kind of inspection of milk and the
enforcement of the oleomargarine
laws.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Beer Party Tapped a keg.

With the advent of warm weather
beer drinking in the alleys during the
evenings, especially on Saturday
nights, is becoming a nuisance. Much
complaint comes from the vicinity of
Groves furnace, where last Saturday
night a party of fellows with keg
for company. made night hideous.
The beer drinkers were picnicking i'll
an alley and they kept up noise un-
til after midnight, the language as a
rule being vulgar and profane. People
residing near were much annoyed and
were prevented from obtaining sleep
The alley in question is favorite
picnicking ground for beer parties
On next Saturday night there will no
doubt be a repetition of the same scene
unless the police put in an appear
ance.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13
Col. Robinson's Brilliant Record.

A distinguished visitor to Danville
is Colonel J. K. Robinson of Mifflin-
town, deputy State factory inspector.
The colonel visits Danville quarterly
and has many friends in this city.
Colonel Robinson. who. by the way,
is really entitled to be called "Gener-
al, has remarkable war record, and
talks very entertalningly of his thrill
ling experiences.
He entered the service of Uncle Sam
soon after the Civil war began. as a
captain in the First Pennsylvania
cavalry. Later he was transferred to
a captaincy in the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, and for gallant service
was made colonel of the regiment. For
particular bravery he was brevetted a
brigadier general. He had active'com-
mand of his regiment in the Appomat
tox campaign and his cavalry corps
was large factor in compelling the
confederate commander to surrender.
An honored member of the Union
Veteran legion, Colonel Robinson is
everywhere held in highest esteem by
his comrades of the great civil war.
An oil painting, an excellent likeness
of the man as he appeared in war
times, occupies conspicuous place in
the flag room in the new State capitol
building at Harrisburg.
Colonel Robinson. although 78 years
of age, is very active for man OF his
years, and bids fair to render the state
efficient service for a long time to
come.