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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
The Sons Influence.
Charlotte Observer.

1t strikes us that Governor Kitchin,
as might be expected after his pains
taking investigation into the Shem-
well case, did just about the right
thing when he commuted the five
months Jail sentence to five days,
with a fine of five hundred dollars.
We quite agree with The Evening
Chronicle when it very fittingly says:
"There can be no doubt of the fact that
the beauty of his sons devotion had
it's effect upon the Governor. There
is nothing more true in Proverbs
than that "a wise son maketh glad
father"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Watch for the Comet.

The Red Dragon OF the sky Watch the
children for spring coughs and colds Care
full mothers keep Foley's Honey and Tar in
the house. 1t is the best and safest prevent
ion and cure for Group where the need is
urgent and immediate relief a vital necessity.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by all Druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07

Chanberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
assist nature in driving all impurities out Of
the system, insuring free and regular con
dition and restoring the organs OF the body
to health and strength. Sold by all dealers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Saved from the Grave.

/ had about given up hope, after nearly
four years OF suffering from a severe lung
trouble - writes Mrs NJ. l.. Dix, of Clarks-
vile, Tenn. "Often the pain in my chest
would be almost unbearable and could not
do any W ork but DR.. Kings New Discovery
has made me feel like a uew person. 1t is the
best medicine made for the throat and
lungs" Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds,
hay fever, lagrippe, asthma, Group, bronchl-
tbs and hemorrhages, hoarseness and whoop-
ing cough, yield quickly to this wonderful
medicine. Try it, soc and S1.00. Trial bot
ties free. Guaranteed by Melville Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Governor Exercised Power Given Him
by the People in Good Faith.
Raleigh Evening Times.


In committing the sentence Of Bax-
ter Shemwell from five months i'm
prisonment to five days and fine OF
$500 Governor kitchin simply exer-
cised q right that has been delegated
to the chief executive by the people Of
North Carolina. Certain papers and
men who are inimical TO the Governor
will doubtless raise a howl.
Governor kitchin gave this matter
a most careful consideration and the
evidence was reviewed from every
standpoint. With the ability that
has characterized his official life as
Governor, he was not content TO pass
snap Judgment in any importantc case
like this. Had he been narrow enough
and looked at one side, as some would
have had him do, closing his eyes to
all the lights in the case, quite likely
Shemwell would have been compelled
to serve the full sentence. But that
is not his way OF doing business. be
studies the matter in hand in a dis
Continued on fourth pageD
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
The Shemwell Case.

Comments of the Press on the
Action Of the Governor in
Committing the Sentence of
Baxter Shemwell from Five
Months to Five Days in Jail
and the Payment Of a Fine
of $5O0-Consensus of Opin
ion is that a Mistake Has
Been Made and a Bad Pre-
cedeni Established.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Nine Out of Ten Thought Sentence
Ought to Stand.
Col. Olds in Charlotte Observer.

Col. Olds in Charlotte Observer.
A vast deal of the talk here to-day
was about the Shemwell case, and,
to tell the truth, nine people out OF
ten said outright they thought be
should have had the full five months
term in Jail. At the same time great
credit was given by most people to
Governor kitchin for trying to take
q high view and to do what was right
in the matter from his view point.
The Governor gave this case an i'm
mense amount of attention and yes
terday devoted many hours thought
to it, and was thoroughly tired last
night as a result.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07

1t isn't the tears a woman sheds
in public that wear burrows in her
cOmplexiOn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
ShemweiI Had Forfeited All Claims 10
Leniency.

AIamance UIeaner-
If the Governor has erred, it is on
the side OF mercy. Shemwell has pa
raded with "a high hand for n long
time and in the opinion of most peo-
pie has forfeited all claims to leni-
pDpV
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Rest Cure Tight be Beneficial.

Raleigh News and Observer.
If Shemwell is able to serve five
days in prison, what diagnosis deter
mines that he cannot serve five
months? If it is bad heart" that
troubles him, the rest cure in confine-
ment would help rather than hurt.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07

Governor kitchin is an honest
man. In committing the sentence OF
Baxter Shemwell to FIVE days in Jail
and a fine of $500, he did what be
conscientiously thought was right.
He was in possession of the facts OF
the case, and blended mercy with
Justice. In his decision the ends OF
Justice have been met. His sense OF
Justice was different from that Of
many who are raising a howl over
his action, and We take it that it is
more humane and righteous than
many of his critics will find coming to
them from a pardoning power higher
up. We never expected the Governor
to please everybody when he went
into office. and the criticism of his
every act was expected. But be
knows what he is doing, and We trust
to his good Judgment. He will do
what is right. "tho the heavens fall. F"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Did What He Thought Was Right.

Greensboro Telegram.
Seeing that everybody was down
on Shemwell, the Governor could
have made a grand-stand play by
hustling him off to jail for the entire
sentence. That he didn't see fit to do
so shows that he is not q man to
take position just because it is the
popular side. We are convinced that
he did what he thoughtwas right and
that's enough for us.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-07
Governor T1ade Serious Error.
Statesville Landmark.

Gov. Kitchin has made serious
error in committing the sentence OF
Baxter Shemwell. The result, while
not so intended of course, will be to
encourage lawlessness in North Caro-
lima. The five days in Jail is doubt
less intended by the Governor to
blunt the criticism he expected, but
SO far as practical results are con-
cerned the Imprisonment might just
as well have been left Of II Shem-
well can serve five days he can serve
longer The fact is that this man has
shown himself to be above the law.
He has in the past done pretty much
as he pleased and escaped the conse.
quences. The Governors action is
license for the future.
Governor nore Humane and Righte-
ous Than Many of His Critics.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
SENATOR D0LLIVER DEAD
Dilation of the Heart Caused Iowa
Statesman's Sudden Demise.

Jonathan Prentiss, Dolliver, United
States senator, died of dilation of the
heart, caused by an attack Of acute
Indigestion, at his home in Fort Dodge,
Iowa, Saturday night, while being rub
bed by an ostecpath physician.
Senator Delivers death was unex-
pected by his relatives and close
friends, who thought that he had al
most entirely recovered from the at
tack of indigestion with which he had
been suffering for a week.
Senator Dolliver had been up all
day and had made a trip downtown.
TIe told several of the men whom he
met that he believed that he had COM
pletely recovered from the indisposi-
tion which followed his trip through
Wisconsin on a speechmaking tour
for Senator La Toilette.
While working over Dolliver the
physician unexpectedly made the dis.
covery that he was no longer feeling
the heart beats. An examination re-
vealed that his patient was dead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Tuesday.

NJ. BRAND, the French premier, has
refused to permit a mass meeting OF
railway employees. Three bombs
were found In Paris, one was seized at
Nincennes and one was exploded in
Paris.
Twenty-Five cholera cases and ten
deaths occurred in Italy.
More riots were reported in Mana
qua, the Nicaraguan capital, where
tho situation was said 10 he critical.
Four persons were killed and %
injured In n trolley accident at Bos-
ton
Alexander r. Smith, secretary Of
the barge canal terminal commission,
In a statement issued at Albany, show
ed that the port of New York had lS
per cent of the total exports aud i'm
ports OF the entire country.
Robert Barton Pair, 23 years old, Of
Baltimore, leading man in a theatrical
company which played at Wilmington,
Del, was drowned while surf bathing
at Wrightsville beach, near that city.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Number Two.

Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, so as TO eliminate the require
ment of payment OF taxes as a qualifi-
cation OF the right to vote
Resolved (if the House of Representa-
tives concur), That the following amend
ment TO the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania be, and the same
is hereby proposed, In accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section one OF article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof. so that the
said section shall read as follows:
Section l. Every male citizen twenty
one years OF age possessing the follow
Ing qualifications, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections, subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the
registration OF electors as the General
Assembly may enact
First. He shall have been n citizen Of
the United States at least one month
Second He shall have resided in the
State one year (or II, having previously
been qualified elector or native-born
citizen OF the State, he shall have re-
moved therefrom and returned, then six
months), Immediately preceding the cleo
tion.
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least two months Immediately
preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2
ROBERT McAFEE
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
MRS. H0WE'S FUNERAL
Burial Of Famous Authoress VIII 90
cur Thursday Afternoon From
Unitarian Church.

Newport, r. l., Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, who was nearing her 92nd
birthday, died at her summer home
in Portsmouth, r. l., shortly before
noon Monday. The cause Of her death
was pneumonia.
Mrs. Howe during the past week
contracted a cold, but her physician
and family considered that She was
improving and bid fair to recover her
former good health. Even in the
morning Mrs. Howe was reported as
being improved in health.
During the morning, however she
was seized with sinking spell, she
lapsed into unconsciousness and ex-
.pired.
About her bedside at the time Of her
death were her three daughters-Mrs.
Laura Richards, Mrs. John Ellicott
and Mrs. Florence Howe Hall-and
her son-in-law. Mr.. Elliott.
Her son. Professor Henry Marin
Howe, has been summoned from his
home In Bedford, N. Y, and final ar
rangements will not be made until
his arrival. The funeral is to take
place In Boston on Thursday after
noon at the Unitarian church, where
she worshipped.
Mrs. Howe's last public appearance
was at the annual meeting of the Civic
league of this city few weeks ago,
when she spoke upon the increased
opportunities OF women in public life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19

city borough. township, school district, or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trlct except as herein provided. shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value OF the taxable property there
In. nor shall any such municipality or
district incur any new debt, or increase
Its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed val
uation of property, without the assent OF
the electors thereof at u public election In
such manner as shal! be provided by law;
but any city. the debt of which now ex-
ceeds seven per centum OF such assessed
valuation. may be authorized by law tc
Increase the same three per centum, In
the aggregate. at any one time, upon such
valuation" so as to read as folows:-
Section s. The debt OF any county, city
borough. township, school district or 9TH
er municipality or Incorporated district.
except as herein provided. shall never ex-
coed seven per centum upon the assessed
value Of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt, or increase It's indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation OF
property. without the assent of the cleo
tors thereof at n public election In such
manner as shall be provided by law: but
any city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per ccntum Of such assessed val
uatlon. may be authorized by law to In
crease the same three per centum, In the
aggregate, at any one time. upon such
valuation, except that any debt or debts
hereinafter incurred by the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for transit
purposes, or for the construction OF
wharves and docks, or the reclamation Of
land to be used In the construction of
system of wharves and docks. as public
improvements, owned or to be owned by
said city and county Of Philadelphia. and
which shall yield TO the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue In eX-
cess of the interest on said debt or debts
and of the annual installments necessary
for the cancellation of said debt or debts,
may be excluded In ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise indebted: Provided.
That a sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. T.
ROBERT McAFEE
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Saturday,

Several arrests were made in Faris
in connection with The general rail-
road strike. ard the government gen.
orally is showing firmness in dealing
with the situation.
Five persons were burned TO Jaath
and two others are supposed to have
perished in a sl5O,0OO lire, which de-
stroyed Kings hall, in Montreal
President Taft at Beverly approved
plans for raising the wreck of the
Maine in Havana hartor, and after
conference with Colonel Goethals de-
cided to visit Panama early next
month.
Secretary Ballinger of the interior
department was reported to have been
severely shaken up in a railroad wreck
near Cincinnati.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Number Three.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania, so as to consolidate the
courts OF common pleas of Allegheny
County.
and House OF Representatives of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in Gem
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn
sylvanla be, and the same is hereby. pro-
posed, In accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said Sec
tion. and inserting in place thereof the
following:
Section 6. In the county of Philadel-
phla all the jurisdiction and powers now
vested In the district courts and courts Of
common pleas, subject to such changes
as may be made by this Constitution or
by law, shall be in Philadelphia vested In
five distinct and separate courts of equal
and coordinate jurisdiction, composed
Of three judges each. The said courts in
Philadelphia shall be designated respect
lively as the court Of common pleas num-
ber one, number two, number three,
number four. and number five, but the
number of said courts may be by law
increased, from time to time, and shall be
in like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of judges in any
OF said courts, or in any county where
the establishment Of an additional court
may be authorized by law may be In
creased. from time to time. and when
ever such Increase shall amount in the
whole to three, such three judges shall
compose distinct and separate court as
aforesaid. which shall be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall
be instituted In the said courts of COM
mon pleas without designating the num-
ber OF the said court, and the several
courts shall distribute and apportlon the
business among them in such manner as
shall be provided by rules Of court, and
each court, to which any suit shall be
thus assigned. shall have exclusive Juris-
diction thereof, subject to change OF
venue as shall be provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny all the
Jurisdiction and powers now vested In
the several numbered courts of common
pleas shall be vested In one court of COM
mon pleas, composed of all the judges In
commission in said courts. Such jurls-
dIction and powers shall extend to all
proceedings at law and In equity which
shall have been instituted In the several
numbered courts, and shall be subject to
such changes as may ne maue Dy laW'
and subject to change of venue as pro
vided by law. The president Judge OF
said court shall be selected as provided
by law The number OF Judges in said
court may be by law increased from
time to time. This amendment shall take
effect on the first day OF January sue
ceedng It's adoption
A true COPY of Resolution No 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
KETCHEL'S SLAYER CAUGHT
Arrested by Farmers II Mile. From
Scene of Crime.

Walter A. Hurtz, also known as
Walter Dipley, WHO shot and killed
Stanley Ketchell, the pugilist, at the
ranch OF r. H. Dickerson, seven miles
from Conway, Webster county, Mo-,
was arrested by three farmers near
Niangua, Webster county, II miles
from the scene of the crime.
Dipley, when accused, confessed
that he had shot Ketchell The pris.
oner then told of the alleged remarks
made to Goldie Smith by Ketchell on
the day before the murder, saying he
Killed Ketchell because he feared he
would lose his own life, as Ketchell
had a revolver in a scabbard around
his face. Dipley was then taken to
Marshfield, and placed in Jail there.
He met Goldie Smith in Bluff. Christ
ian county. at the home of her STEP
father about a month ago, when they
decided to live as man and wife.
Funeral services were held over
the body of Ketchell yesterday after
noon.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Monday.

English political leaders draw from
the Socialist agitation in France the
lesson that military conscription is a
necessity.
Eight sailors were drowned when
the Norwegion ship Bardowie was
wrecked off Oregund.
United States Senator J. p. Dolliver
died at his home in Fort Dodge, Iowa,
from dilation of the heart.
The proposal to change the name of
the church by eliminating the word
Protestant" was lost by one vote
in the house OF deputies of the Episco-
pal convention at Cincinnati.
District Attorney Whitman returned
to New York from Scranton, Pa, and
said that Frank J. Gardner, indicted
for attempted bribery, would be in
New York this week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
HUSBAND BOUND TO WIFE
Woman Gives Her Blood In Vain Ef'
fort to Save His Life.

With his wife bound to him on
the operating table of st. Johns
hospital, in Brooklyn, in which he
had Just undergone an operation
for blood TRANSMISSION, Harry j. Folger,
a policeman, died following an illness
of nearly four weeks, Mrs. Folger had
volunteered to undergo the ordeal i'll
the hope of saving her husband, who
suffered from intestinal hemorrhages,
Folger was known as the perfect
policeman" having passed his physic-
al entrance examination for the de
partment at 100 per cent.
Mrs, Folger was on the table 10
hours before the TRANSMISSION of blood
was stopped. When It was found that
Tolger did not rally and, in despera-
ton, having. no other volunteers at
hand, the physicians consented to a
second TRANSMISSION from Mrs Folger
to her husband. This was immediate
ly undertaken, but the policeman died
while his wife was still strapped to
him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
Friday.

The railway strike in France threat
ems the capital with famine; the work
men refuse to answer calls made on
them as reserves.
The German foreign Office expressed
regret for the attack on an American
correspondent, but declined to pun
lsh the police involved.
The grand jury in London found in
dictments against DR.. Crippen and
Miss Leneve; the trial will begin on
Tuesday.
William Barnes, Jr., the Republican
leader OF Albany. resigned as men,
Der of the Republican state commit
tee.
The Dauphin county court at Harris
burg, Pa, refused a new trial to J. NJ.
Huston, convicted architect of the
state Capitol.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
EIGHT PERISH IN FIRE
Overcome by Smoke and Die In Burn.
ing Building.

As the result of conflagration in
Montreal which destroyed Kings Hall
building, a large business block on St.
Catherine street. eight lives we're lost
and a loss of over 100000 entailed
The building was five story struc-
ture in the heart of the uptown bust.
ness district. The ground roor was
occupied by stores and the other floors
were taken mp by concert hall, Il
billiard parlor and a number of sleep
ing apartments. Some l3 people in
Guiding the caretaker slept in the
building.
The fire broke out about 2 O'Clock
and the occupants we're aroused from
their slumbers by smoke and flames.
A number OF them managed to es.
cape but others were overcome by
the smoke aud carried down with the
ruins of the building which is total
wreck. The remains Of the victims
we're found in the ruins.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
COLONEL ON SPEAKING TOUR
Lambasts Dix at Every Opportunity
and lauds Republican Nominee.

Troy, N. Y. Oct 1S.-Mr. Roosevelt
beat his way up the Hudson in the
interests of Mr.. Stimson and the Re-
publican ticket. He spent most Of his
time hmbasting John A. Dix, whom
ne treated with the bitterest scorn.
The colonel attacked him at every op-
portunity.
The colonel attempted to justify
again his criticism OF the supreme
court. He reiterated more vehement
ly than he did at Denver that the de-
cision on the New York bake shop
case was against states rights. He
used that point to bring out the fact
that when Mr. Dix attacked Mr.. Roos-
evelt for criticising the highest court
in the land, Mr.. Dix was placing him.
self in the position of opposing states
rights.
In relating the things that Mr..
Stimson mad accomplished as United
States district attorney, the colonel
harked back to the prosecution Of
James Gordon Bennett, owner OF the
New York Herald. In this connection
he declared that the New York news.
papers, which are now supporting Mr.
nix, naming the World, Evening Post,
Sun and Times, gave no publicity to
what Mr.. Stimson had done Indeed
for the most part they suppressed all
mention Of It, he said.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-10-19
DEATH SONG SAVED COUPLE
Canary, Suffering From Gas. Trills,
Awakening Man and Wife.

'HWdNCIl'l9 Hdl anu "hS'
A canary birds death song saved
the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Etero
of Stamford, Conn. Gas thrown off
by coal fire nthe kitchen range Of
their fat poisoned the bird.
Just before the bird became lifeless
It burst forth into song, weak and qua
vering, but still sufficiently loud to
awaken Mr.. Etero. He arose with a
sense of sulfocaton and nausea. He
fell, but regained his feet with effort
and staggered to window.
Opening the window. he called for
help, then collapsed. Neighbors heard
the cry for help and hurried to the
apartment. They found Mr. Etero un-
conscious on the floor and his wife,
seemingly lifeless, in bed in a room
of the kitchen, The bird lay on its
back in a cage near the range.
DIR. Mead reached the place within
a few minutes. and by constant a.
tention for long period, he brought
the Eteros out of their peril.