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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Settled the Difficulty.

An insurance agent had vainly tried
to persuade man to insure his valua-
bles against burglary. "A safes all very
WELL" he admitted, "but look at the
constant trouble of locking up and un-
locking to see If your things are all
right"
"I've got over that difficulty" de-
clared the weary listener.
Indeed" said the agent incredulous-
". "Howf"
I've had n window put in the safe."
growled the other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
No TROLLEYS FOR
STANDARD OIL

DENYING that it has anything to do
with the proposed trolley merger III
this section of the State, the great
Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, has
taken the pains to write letter to
this paper telling of that fact. The
writer declares that the Standard Oil
company is satisfied with dealing in
coal oil and its products and does not
propose to go into the street car bust
ness.
Editor American,
Danville. Pa.
"Dear Sir observing in recent
issue of your paper statement to the
effect that a proposed merger of troll
ley lines in your section the Standard
Oil company was supposed to be back
of the consolidation, L beg to state
authoritively that neither the Standard
Oil company nor any combination
representing what are loosely called
"Standard Oil interests" has any di-
rect or indirect part in the movement
for acquiring either interest in or con-
troll of the trolley lines.
cit seems to be generally accepted
by editors and often the public that
whenever proposed move in COM
mercial industrial fields has anything
of mystery in its make up, it is safe
to assume that the Standard Oil COM
pany is the hidden power. However
fiattering this may be TO the company's
means and influence, it will be seen
at glance that it gives opportunity
to schemers to hide their identity be-
hind the company's name. This course,
when taken, may attract the capital
Of the credulous to doubtful enter
prises or serve to divert blame and
suspicion from real promoters, but it
should not be tolerated in serious mat
ters of business. The Standard Oil
company is interested i'll the oil bust
ness and what directly pertains there
to, and editors and public are warned
that reports, hints or insinuations of
the company's interests in outside pro-
jects should be viewed with incredul-
ity. 1t has recently been found neces-
sary to contradict statements of the
company being interested in mergers
of ice, milk and cattle-feed companies,
as we'll as combinations of banks. In
none of these has it any interest. Even
in petroleum and related subjects it
has had within short time to deny
that it is exploiting petroleum but
ter and to say that it is not promot-
ng portable gas-making plant wide
ly attributed to it.
Asking the courtesy of space in
your paper for this respectful dis
claimer, believe me,
Yours faithfully,
CHARLES T. WHITE,
Assistant Secretary, Standard Oil COM
pany, New Jersey"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

The bond measures necessary to en-
able the administration to begin the
big improvement work authorized by
the vote of the people on the SO, 715, :
600 bond issue, passed the Pittsburg
councils. There were two ordinances,
one authorizing the sale of bonds ag-
gregating So, 420, 900 and the other
specifically appropriating the money
for various improvements.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Varied Formula.

"Did he tell the whole truth?"
practically. He told the truth with
crawl out of it"-Puck.
Doing Very Well.
'How's your son making out in busi-
ness?" asked the first capitalist.
Very well. indeed" replied the
other; hes got quarter Of million"
"Why. you started him with a mil
lion, didn't you?"
"Yes, and it's two months now since
he started operations in Wall street"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Anatomical Expert,

When a butcher answered the bell
OF his telephone instrument one day
the shrill voice of little girl greeted
his ears. Hello. Is that Mr.. Wilson,"
Yes" he answered kindly.
We'll. can you tell us where grand.
pas liver is? We've got to put hot
flannel on 1t. and we can't find it"-
London Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
A Choice of Calves.

The difficulties the early Virginlan
colonists had with their live stock is
curiously Illustrated by the fact that
in the colony of Massachusetts Bay
red calf was cheaper than a black one,
experience having shown that the for
mer was more likely to he attacked by
wolves owing, it was thought, to the
wolves mistaking it for deer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Overjoyed.

How did papa act when you asked
him for my handf'
~ could see that he was trying to
control himself, but he presented all
the symptoms of man who has
drawn a straight flush" - Houston
Post. -.-...
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

Worrying over his failure to return
to health, it is thought, caused Rev.
Paul Axtell, aged 2S, to take his life
in-the home of his father at Lebanon,
by shooting himself through the heart.
He was pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church at Sewiokley, and was away
ON leave of absence
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

Edward D. Rhoades, charged with
passing forged checks, is said to have
admitted his guilt at Easton. He plead
ed for mercy on the ground that he is
a morphine fiend. His excuse did not
appeal to Judge Scott and the fellow
got four years. He is said to have de-
serted his wife and children, who are
in Philadelphia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Meat on a Spit.

1t was the custom In medieval times
to serve roast meat on a spit and to
pass 1t round the table for each guest
to cut of what he liked In France
one still finds chicken livers and ba-
con served on small spits.
1t Is probable that many people con
dnued to prefer fingers to table uteL
sis even after these were perfected
and In general use. for knives were
certainly invented at the period when
Charles XII. chose to butter his bread
with his royal thumb.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
The Only Exception,

The Suburbanite-I suppose the folks
next door don't know we have a Christ
mas tree.
The Wife-What makes you think
so7
The Suburbanite-Well, they haven't
sent in to borrow it-Brooklyn Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
His Share.

Councilman-I've come to see IL you
will subscribe anything to the town
cemetery. Old Resident-Good gra-
cious! I've already subscribed three
wives.-London Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

II shall miss my train" she said
petulantly.
"Oh no, you won't" the dressmaker
assured her. You will soon get used
to these gowns which haven't any,
New York Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE

to January m for
Wholesale Dile
residence locatio &c,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
Work of the Earthworm.

When we behold wide, turf COW
cred expanSe we should remember hat
its smoothness. on which so much of
its beauty depends. is mainly due 10
all the Inequalities having been slowly
leveled by worms. Ii Is a marvellous
reflection that the whole of the super
fetal mold over any such expanse has
passed and will pass again every few
years through the bodies of worms.
The plow is one of the most ancient
and most valuable of mans inventions,
but long before he existed the land
was. in fact. regularly plowed by earth
worms. 1t may be doubted whether
there are many other animals which
have played so important part in the
history of the world as have these 10
ly organized creatures. Some otl
animals. however. still more lowly
ganized-namely, corals-have done
more conspicuous work in having
structed inuumerable reefs and islat
in the great oceans. but these are
most confined 10 the tropical zones.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
His Snecialtv.

THAT clerk of yours seems to be
hard worker" Yes. that's his spe
2ialty." What workings" mo.
Seeming to."-Boston Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20
a stage Manaaer's Ruse.

The house bill Of the Imperial the
ater OF La Roche-sur- Yon announced
for the evening performance La Tour
dc Nesle," a five act melodrama. and
La Soeur de Jocrisse." one act farce.
The drama had been disposed of. but
the low comedian was missing and
could not be found. What was to be
done? A luminous idea finally entered
the managers mind. The orchestrs
played an overture. then another
then n third. then Il polka and finally
quadrlIe. At last. when the audi
ence had grown quite obstreperous.
the stage manager appeared. He ad-
dressed the three conventional bows to
the spectators and said: Ladies and
gentlemen, you are anxious. know, to
, listen 10 La Soeur de locrisse.' The
piece has just been acted but through
an unaccountable oversight on the part
Of the stage hands they forgot to raise
the curtain"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

NAMES OF APPLICANTS.
Ernest N. Smith, 1st ward, Danville,
Hotel ....,............... -.
Frankie. Peters, 1st ward, Danville,
Hotel. l.......- ..........
James g. Heddens, 1st ward, Danville,
S. NJ. Dietz, 1st ward, ..Danville, Hotel
]. B. Karlson, 1st ward, Danville,
Hotel. ...................
Daniel B. Heddens, 1st ward, Dan
vile, Hotel.
Daniel Marks, 1st ward, Danville,
Hotel. .............. =.
Emil Gaertner, 1st ward, Brewery.
William @. Williams, lst ward, Dan
vile, Hotel.
Joseph Smith, 1st ward, Danville,
Hotel. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ........
Albert Kemmer, s.2nd.ward, Danville,
W. H. N..Walker, 2nd-ward, ,Danville,
Elias Maier, 3rd.ward, Danville, Res
taurant. Observation-Disclosures. ........
Vim. E. Schuck, .3rd ward Danville,
Restaurant
PaulsP. Swentek, ..3rd:ward, Danville,
Hotel. l................. ............
James Tooey, Bird ward, Danville,
motel. ...,........... ............
David Steiner, 3rd ward, Danville,
Wholesale Liquor Store ...........
Augustus Treas, 3rd ward, Danville,
Restaurant. ....................
Peter Treas, Bird ward, Danville, Hotel
Clarence f. Peifer, 3rd ward, Dan
vile, Hotel Observation-Disclosures.
John @. PETER, 3rd ward, Danville,
Wholesale Liquor ..........
George \. Meyers, 3rd ward, Danville,
Hotel. l............... ..............
Thomas Buck, 3rd'Eward, Danville,
Hotel ...............
James Ryan, 3rd ward, ::Danville, Hotel
Elizabeth Meyer. 3rd ward, Danville,
John Kranack, Bird ward, Danville,
Hotel. ......,........., ....,...
John Tooey, 3rd ward, Danville, Hotel
Harry W Fields, 3rd ward, Danville,
Restaurant Observation-Disclosures.
Hanover Brewing.Company 4th ward,
80 Danville, Brewery y...............
NJ. NJ. Houghton, Exchange, Anthony
township, Hotel. ............. go.
Luc1etia Beaver. Derry township,
Hotel. ......... .......,....
Clarence Frazier, Derry township,
Hotel Observation-Disclosures. ...........
Joseph Hilkert, Liberty township,
Hotel. l................ .............
W. d. Wise, valleyItownship, Hotel.
Francis Sheatler, Valley township,
Hotel ....................
Fanny Heddens, Washingtonville,
Hotel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Amandus L. Heddens, Washington
-. vile, Hotel. ....................
Notice is hereby given that the 70
@ &C @
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-20

hereby that the
Petitions License which will be the
Friday January, A. a a
THOS G.. VINCENT of @. s.,
Danvie, Pa January 6th 1910
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
SON IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Horse Killed, But No Person Badly
Hurt in Collision With
Wagon.

An automobile belonging to the Mexican
ambassador and delivery wagon owned
by the Yale laundry collided last night
at 18th and NJ streets. The horse at
tached to the laundry wagon was killed,
and James Moore. colored. OF 400 street
southwest. driver of the animal, was
thrown from the vehicle and slightly in
jured.
The automobile, which was being ope-
rated by T. Courthouts. was occupied by
Senior Don de la Barre, the thirteen-year-
old son of the Mexican ambassador, but
he escaped injury, while the chauffeur re-
ceived only slight bruises.
Moore turned into 10th street from NJ
street and the automobile was moving
north on 10Th street. When the chauf-
feur realized there was danger of col
lisiOn he made an effort to bring the au-
tomobile to a stop, but did not succeed in
doing SO until after the collision had oc-
CURED. Moore was only slightly shaken
I'D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
NEW. COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Trustees of West Virginia Institu
ton Meet in Washington.

Prof. James Z. Allen was elected presi-
dent of the Davis and Elkins College OF
Elkins. ". Va, to succeed Marshall c.
Allaben, who recently resigned to pursue
postgraduate studies in Europe, at a
meeting of the board of trustees yester-
day afternoon in the office of Henry
Gassaway Davis, this city The question
of co-education in the institution came
up before the board for consideration
and it was decided after short discussion
TO refer the matter to the executive com
mittee for final action.
The institution is supported largely by
fees and donations from Presbyterian
churches in West Virginia and private
contributions from Senator Elkins and
former Senator Davis. \ statement oil
the finances of the college yesterday
showed ii to be i'll a satisfactory condi.
ton.
Members of the board of trustees at
tending the meeting We're Rev. w. A
Cook OF Wheeling. w. Va: Rev. III. G.
Stoetzer' of Fairmont. W. Va; Rev. F.
vi. Woods. Martinsburg, w. Va; Rev
A. H. Hamilton, Steels Tavern. Va: the
Rev. ~ NJ. Frazer. Stanton, Va: Col
Thomas e.. Hodges, Senator Elkins anC
former Senator Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
FIRE DAMAGES AUTO.
Blaze in Garage Causes Loss of
About $500.

a disastrous fire occurred last night
about o'clock in the garage of w. M.
Sherman, rear of 457 Missouri avenue.
The blaze was of unknown origin. the
police report, and so much Roadway had
been gained before the fire department
could be summoned that an automobile
in the building was wrecked. 1t Is esti-
mated that the damage to the horseless
vehicle amounts to about $1,000. while the
building sustained about $500 damage.
Last night. shortly after Ii O'Clock. the
fire department received Il call from box
S21, the alarm having been sounded be-
cause of a blaze in the house of Henry
Pearson. 40 Bland alley. The fire was
caused by IA lighted candle coming in con-
tact with a curtain, and was extinguished
after about s. damage had resulted.
No. II engine company responded to a
call from the house of DR.. David Buck
ingham, 1904 14th street. yesterday after
noon. 4 blaze in the chimney was ex-
tinguished before the house had been
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
BEGINS DAMAGE SUIT.
Mr.. Poston Claims Railways In
jured His Good Name.

Phil u. Poston has filed suit to recover
$4,000 damages for alleged libel against
the Washington. Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company; Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company and Robert A. Chester
Mr.. Poston charges that the defendants,
intending to inJure his good name and to
bring him into public disgrace. procured
February Is last from the clerk of the
circuit court of Alexandria county in ad-
vance of its filing the original report of
the county grand jury, containing sworn
testimony by him before that body, and
caused the report to be published In a
local morning paper.
The suit grows out OF complaints made
about alleged boisterous conduct on the
late cars of the Falls Church line last
year. Mr.. Poston attacks the legality of
the grand jury which made the report
generating the railway company, and
declares it received improper testimony,
tending to reflect on him. which. lie says,
was ordered by q court eXpunged from
the report.
Attorneys Carter & Brooke represent
the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
EXCURSIONS.

From this city popular route south is
by the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company's vessels. They maintain
daily service the year around. leaving eth
street wharf at 6:45 o'clock pm, COM
plotting the trip to Old Point Comfort
and Norfolk overnight. Through tickets
are sold to all the wintering places in the
Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
An opportunity for a short outing on
salt water is offered by the low-priced
weekend outing of the steamer ST. Johns
to Norfolk or Old Point. The steamer,
which is operated by the Potomac and
Chesapeake Steam boat Company, leaves
here each Saturday at ) pm. and arrives
at Old Point at am. and Norfolk at I
am, Sunday. Regular trips of the st.
Johns from this city are made each Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday at > o'clock
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
INEQUALITY OF LAW.
Speaker Declares National Morality
Has Not Advanced.

The friendless tramp detected in steal
ing Is sent to Jail, while the multi-million-
aire steals railway with impunity, and
bestows his charitable gifts with great
public commentator" declared George
r. Stetson i'll his talk on Some Social
Fallacies" yesterday evening before the
Anthropological Society of Washington,
which met in the west hall of George
Washington University
1T appears" continued Mr. Stetson
while individual morality has undoubt-
eddy advanced to higher plane among
nations, moral idiocy has apparently in
creased, and that International morality
rs as crude, as savage, and as barbarous
as in the middle ages
Miss Rowena Buell.. who has just re-
turned from Italy, read a paper on Ital-
ian amulets. The paper was discussed
by DR.. Hough and ]. Walter Fewkes
NJ Casanowics, DIR. Lamb and DIR. Volk-
aer also discussed the paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
SOCIETY OF 1912.
District Body Receives Reports of
Oficers-Committees Named.

The District of Columbia Society, United
States Daughters of 1912. held its Feb
ruary meeting Monday afternoon at the
Ebbitt House. The president, Mrs. Kate
kearney Henry. presided.
Mrs. William NJ. Dove ltreasurerl, Mrs.
j. +. Wilson lrecording secretary, Mrs.
A. d. Goddard corresponding secretary.
MRS. James III. Draper assistant CORE
spending secretary, each gave com
prehensive report of the work of their
respective offices. Mrs. Newport Potts,
chairman. of 1872 grave markers commit
tee. reported on the patriotic work OF
that committee.
The president, Mrs. Henry, announced
the committees for the annual meeting OF
the national society in April next, as fol-
lows: Reception. Mrs. Mary Dallas
Strong, chairman. and Mrs. William NJ.
Dove, vice chairman; transportation,
Miss NJ. v. McCabe, chairman; hotels.
Mrs. y. Newport Potts. chairman: hos
pitality, Mrs. George Marsh, chairman.
The meeting was well attended and after
discussion of plans for the annual meet
ing adjourned to meet March IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
BUSY DAYS FOR CUPID.
Half a Million Valentines Handled
at Washington Post Office.

Half million valentines, comic and
sentimental, is doing We'll for the ST Val
cntine day sentiment of Washington. and
that was the number handled by the To-
cal postal service Saturday, Sunday and
Monday" according to Acting Postmaster
Merritt.
Not since the Christmas holidays have
the mails been so taxed or the letter car
r1erS so burdened with the misSives of
The people" More than three-fffths of
the total number passed through the
main office and the bulk of the number
came in Sunday. Thirty extra clerks were
required TO handle the extra mail. Post
cards flowed in by the thousands, super
seding in measure the more elaborate
sentimental productions of former years.
The small boy, too. asserted his rights in
a way that could not be mistaken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY
LEADERS WILL GATHER AT
JEFFERSON BANQUET.
To Outline Plans for Congressional
Campaign-0pposition to
Inviting Bryan.

Following plans outlined by Norman E.
Mack, chairman OF the democratic ma
tional committee, members of the Dis
tr.ct democracy are making all the pre-
liminary arrangements for great gath
ering at Jefferson's birthday dinner in
this city on the night of April 3D. Among
the speakers who will be invited for the
occasion are Gov. Harmon of Ohio, Gov
Marshall of Indiana and Mayor Gaynor
of New York, and it is expected the out
come of the meeting will be the perfection
of many details of the impending demo
cratic congressional campaign. No eff
1or's Will be spared to restore harmony in
the rank and file of the party.
Trouble Over Bryan.
1t seems probable, however, that the
committee which is arranging the affair
may have trouble in the very beginning
over the question of Bryan and Bryan
ism The Nebraskan has not few
friends in the democracy in this part OF
the country and they may insist that the
gathering would not be complete without
the presence of the sometime party
leader. On the other hand the opponents
of Bryan do not hesitate to say that the
mere presence of the three-time candidate
would be sufficient to insure Bryan dom
nation at the dinner, and this would be
tantamount. they say, to putting the
whole organization present at the feast
on record as indorsing Bryan as the nat
ural leader again in 1912. Consequently
they are opposed to inviting Mr.. Bryan.
The local committee will hold a meet
ing tomorrow evening at 1880 O'Clock in
the parlors of the Riggs House to discuss
the preliminaries and the problem OF
Bryan or no Bryan may be sifted to the
bottom at that time. The committee in
cludes about thirty members, among
whom are j. Fred Kelley, Edwin A. New
man, Cotter T. Bride, Charles ]. Doug
las. Frederick S. Sddons. Thomas J.
Moore. w. NICK. Clayton. Robert E. Mat
tingly. Thomas B. Kalbfus and Capt
John s. Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
LOCAL MENTION.
ANU SEMENTs TONIGHT.

New Northumberland earle in MA
rvs Lamb Sis pm.
Belasco-Frances Starr in THE Easiest
Way S:15 pm.
Columhia-'The Barrier" SIS pm.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, SID pm.
New Academy-Thomas e. Shea in
1.-The Bells, SIS pm.
New Lyceum-"Miss New York, Jr.,''
ST., pm.
Cayety-"The Queen of the Jardin de
Paris" S:1o pm.
Casino-Vaudeville and moving pictures.
J am. TO IL pm.
Majestic-Naudevillc and moving pic
lures, = to . and { to II pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED.
Woman Alleges Car Was Stopped at
Unsafe Place.

Virginia Kate Chalmers has filed suit
to recover $4,000 damages from the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company for alleged per
sonal injury. Through Attorney Arthur
Peter. the plaintiff says she was a pas
seuger on car going To Fort Myer July
II last, and. having signaled her inten-
ton to alight from the car, il became
the duty of the employees of the COM
pany TO stop at safe place for alight-
Ing.
Neglieently regarding this duty, it is al
legged, the car was stopped at "a danger
Gus place. and in attempting to alight.
the plaintiff says, she fell and suffered
serious injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
A M U S E M E Mt S


At the BelascO next Monday night Dus-
tin Farnum will appear i'm Cameo Kir-
by, new romantic comedy drama by
the authors of THE Man From Home,
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon Will
son. The chief character is a Mississippi
river gambler, a dashing. picturesque
figure, one of the type that freduented
the steamboats, in the early days. The
adventures of this unusual hero. who
commands sympathy and respect despite
his questionable calling, constitute a
story which maintains it's interest to the
fall of the final curtain The period in
which the scenes are laid is one of the
most picturesque in our history, the early
thirties in and about New Orleans.