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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
PLAN A STATEWIDE STRIKE
Movement to Have All Union Men lr
Pennsylvania Quit Work.

Pittsburg, March S.--Within the next
As hours, if Pittsburg labor leaders
can effect it, all union worimen in
the state of Pennsylvania will be or.
dered to stop work in sympathy with
the striking street car men of Phil
adelphia. President Kelly of the Iron
City Central Trades council set the
movement on foot and he is backed
by Business Agent J. j. Thorpe of d.
vision S5, Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway employees
of America in charge of the Pittsburg
district. Kelly made the following
announcement:
'The annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of
Labor opens in New Castle tomorrow
morning and some action will be TAX.
en- regarding the Philadelphia strike
| feel sure that if vote was taken
for the general strike throughout the
state there would not be a dissenting
vote. | have personally visited Phil.
adelphia and assured the strikers that
we are with them and that | favor
action"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
BOYCOTT BY UNIONS
Ordered Not to Patronize Stores
That Supply Company or Men.

Something Seems to Have Induced
Strikers and Their sympathlzers
to Refrain From VioIence-Learned
on Authority That Another Out
break of Rioting Will Mean the Ex.
ecutlon of Warrants Against the
Committee Of Ten Of the Central
Labor Union.
Philadelphia, March S.-The labor
unions have played their left bower
"a boycott. Orders have been sent
to every labor union man in Philadel.
phia not to patroniZe stores that sell
supplies to the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company or its employees.
They estimate that they can deprive
the merchants of this city of 81 ,000, 900
worth of business day and that they
can force the business interests of the
city to take their side in the fight II
the pressure Is maintained long
enough and severely enough
Saloon keepers are complaining
that their bars are banned because
they have sold beer to the loyal EN-
ployes of the Rapid Transit company
Storekeepers in Kensington, German
town, Frankfort and other centers oI
the strike have been hurt sorak.
Something seems to have med the
strikers. Although the mMufactur
ing districts were crowded with idle
men who stood on the street corners
and ieered the Rapid Transit opera
tives and the policemen, the fellows
did not lay hand to a brick or dare
to shove bluecoat.
Undoubtedly the firm attitude oi
Mayor Reyburn and his director OF
public safety had a great deal to dc
with restraining the men on strike
and their sympathiZers. After the de
cision Of the mayor and his advisers
to arrest the labor union leaders who
are responsible for the present con.
dition of affairs became known, the
leaders hurriedly sent word to their
lieutenants actively in command OF
the strikers to keep their men peace
full and discourage anything like riot
ing.
1t was learned on authority that
another outbreak of rioting will near
the execution of warrants against the
committee Of ten of the Central Labor
union and other leaders who are di
recting the big strike. Both the may
or and Henry Clay, the director OF
public safety, believe that the strike
will fizZle out
The city officials and the merchants
agree that a sympathetic strike need
alarm nobody so long as rioting is
kept down.
The National Guard is in readiness
for strike duty here. The regiments
are under orders to start at an hours
notice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
CARNEGIE FOUND $3,OOO,OOO
Devoted $25o,ooo of It to a Fund For
Pttsburq Teachers.

Professor John Brashear, who rep.
resents Andrew Carnegie in many
things, has rented a suite of offices
in Pittsburg from which he and
others will handle the business of
Carnegie relative to the distribution
of proceeds from an endowment fund
recently created by Mr. Carnegie for
the public school teachers of Pitts
burg. This fund will produce $4,000
annually in interest over the running
expenses Of the office and Mr.. Bras.
hear has sent out calls to teachers for
suggestions as to how this money can
be best spent in the interest of pub
lie teachers of Pittsburg.
This brings out also the story that
Mr.. Carnegie before he decided to
give $250O00 as a fund for helping
along school teachers of Pittsburg
found to his surprise one morning
that he had $3,9OOOO0 that he had not
thought he possessed. This worried
the former steel king greatly and he
sent for some of his Pittsburg ad-
visers.
1t was finally decided that he should
give a quarter million to fund for
public school teachers of Pittsburg
and also nine other cities whose
names will be announced later. Mr..
Carnegie, however, insists on his
name not appearing in connection
with the donations.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
RESULTS OF FLOOD
State of New York Will Be Called On
to Pay Heavy Damages.

Utica, n. Y, March S.-As a result
of last weeks great flood in Herkimer
and adjacent places in the Mohawk
valley, the state of New York will be
called upon to pay some pretty stiff
bills for damages. Anticipating the
filing of hundreds of demands from
merchants and householders in the
village of Frankfort, a representative
of the state board of claims, eccom-
panied by party Of expert appraisers,
appeared in Frankfort today making
estimates of the damages.
The state is liable for all the dam
age there because the overflow of wa
ter came from Mercer creek, which is
used for quite a distance as a canal
feeder. TIE village will put a force
of engineers at work to make an es-
innate of the damages in case dis
putes arise over the amounts to be
awarded by the state. 1t is believed
that the damages caused by last
weeks flood will amount to $4,000 in
the village of Frankfort alone,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
ROCKEFELLER BOUNTY
John D. Jr. to Devote His Time to
Supervising Immense Charity.
Young Mr.. RoekefelIer's Place on Di
rectorate Of Standard oil Company
viii Not Be Filled as the Board
Voted at the Last Meeting ia Reduce
the Number Of Directors From FIJI
teen to Fourteen.

1t was learned in New York last
week that the directorate OF the
Standard OIL company had been re-
iuced on Jan. II from fifteen to four.
teen members and that the name OF
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., had been
omitted from the list Of directors fol
the current year. Mr.. Rockefeller E
retirement from the board, together
with the statement made at the offices
of the Standard Oil, leads to the nat
ural conclusion that the younger
Rockefeller will devote his time to
the supervision of the immense char
liable project embodied in the Rookie
feller foundation, bill for the incor'
portation of which was introduced in
congress Wednesday.
Furthermore John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr., has resigned from many other
boards of late and his resignation
from the board CT managers OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and the American Linseed company OF
which he is a director is expected to
take place in the near future. 1t was
said at the Standard Oil offices that
young Mr.. Rockefeller had not been
as active in the management of the
company as his position as director
might seem to indicate.
The new Rockefeller foundation is
at present but vaguely outlined. In
Senator Gallingers bill there is a par
agraph stating the objects of the un-
dertaking: "To promote well being
and to advance the civilization OF the
peoples of the United States and its
territories and possessions, and OF
foreign lands, in the acquisition and
dissemination of knowledge, in the
prevention and relief of suffering. and
in the promotion of any and all of the
elements of human progress. Thus
reads the prospectus of an orgaI.Za-
ton which. according to a statemer
made by Frederick r. Gates, is some
thing new.
EVERY other charitable institution
has been organized" said he, for
some specific object. The new scheme
differs from them all in that it is lin
tied in its activities to no particular
race, religion, time, place or method.
1t will be a reserve fund in time of
calamity and it can be used for any
emergencies that may arise"
Starr j. Murphy said that it would
be impossible to discuss the actual
working out of this inclusive project
until congress had taken action, nor
could he say what would become Of
the bulk of Mr.. Rockefeller's fortune.
The general education board which
may in time be superseded by the
foundation received $53,O00000 from
Mr.. Rockefeller. He himself has said
that his fortune cannot exceed $780,
O000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
VOL. KILL. NO. 50.
ClaringtOn.


From letter received too late for last
weeks issue, we Gull the following items
The friends of the Rev. Jas. Il. McAboy
and wife gathered at the parsonage Tues
day, Feb. %, to celebrate their twelfth we'd
ding anniversary. Many useful presents
were received as was also liberal purse of
money.-The friends of Mrs. (Rev) j. f.
Strayer gave her post card shower Feb
10Th, and many tokens of friendship were
received.-The home of Jas. Reed of Jefier-
son county was destroyed by fire this week,
as was also the house of George Wilson of
Donahay Hill The friends extend their
sympathy. Elmer Heasley was
taken to the hospital at Kene where she
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
The Kane Republican reports that she is
making good recovery, which her many
friends sincerely wish for.-Coe Cook, of
Cooksburg continues to improve slowly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
PRESIDENT HONORS ELLIS
In Order to Show There Was No
Thought Of Reputation In His
Letter

Washington, March S.-Lloyd c.
Griscom, president of the New York
county Republican committee, and
Mrs. Griscom; Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth, Miss Mabel
T. Boardman and Wade II. Ellis, the
former assistant to the attorney gen.
eral and now chairman of the Ohio
Republican executive committee, were
guests of the president at luncheon
yesterday. The presidents lunchen
invitation to Mr.. Ellis was intended
as his answer to the report that he
rad repudiated Mr.. Ellis. The reports
grew out Of the letter written by the
president to Mr. Davis in which he
disclaimcd any responsibility for the
selection of Mr. Ellis as head of the
executive committee.
When Mr.. Ellis got back to Wash
ington from Ohio on Saturday the
president decided that he ought to do
something for him just to show that
there was no thought of reputation"
in his letter. 1t was made known that
both the president and Mr.. Ellis were
surprised at the construction placed
on the Davis letter. The president,
1t was said further, had written sew
eral confidential letters to friends in
Ohio after Mr.. Ellis was named as
chairman, explaining that he was not
sent to Ohio as the personal repre-
sentative of the president at all and
that he had no authority for the ad.
ministration to choose candidates or
put White House tinge on political
events in Ohio.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
HARAHAN TO RETIRE
AS President of the Illinois Central;
Underwood Possible Successor.

James T. Harahan will retire from
presidency of the Illinois Central road
to become chairman of directors,
a position that is to be created for
him. The change in the active man
agement of the road Is scheduled to
take place at meeting Of the direc-
tors in New York on Wednesday Of
this week.
Mr.. Harahan's retirement is due to
his desire to be relieved of the bur.
den of active management and to re-
main with the property which he has
aided in building up, but to remain in
a capacity where the strain on his
health is not so severe.
1t Is understood that a successor to
Mr.. Harahan has been decided upon
provided the man the directors hope
IN secure will accept the position. F..
d. Underwood, president Of the Erie,
is said to be one of the men in view,
and Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific. the other.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
S0DS- AND SHAMR0CKS
Large Quantities Shipped From South
ampton For Irish Fellowship
Club Of Chicago.

The American liner st. Louis, bound
from Southampton for New York.
which sailed from Queenstown on
March 4, carried a quantity of Irish
sods and hundreds of packets of sham.
rocks for the Irish Fellowship club Of
Chicago. 1t rs before this club that
President Taft is to speak on St
Patrick's day and the sods are for Il
square on which he is to stand 50 that
he may speak from Irish soil when he
delivers his address on the feast
day of Irelands patron saint.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
THOMAS COLLIER PLATT DEAD
Briehts Disease Direct Cause Of For.
mer Senator's Death.

Former United States Senator
Thomas Collier Plat, Republican lead
er of the state of New York for score
of years and intensely interested in
the Republican party from its organ
ization in 1856, died Unexpectedly on
Sunday afternoon, in his apartments
1t 1873 West 11th street. He would
have been II years old if he had lived
until next July Is. The direct cause
of Mr.. Platt's death was acute Bright's
disease.
The end was startlingly sudden. An
hour before the senator died his two
sons. Frank and Edward with their
families, and his widowed son Harry,
with the latter's daughter, Charlotte,
and son Sherman, had left the house,
after their usual Sunday visit. Mr..
Platt said at that time that he felt
very well and thought he would read
the Sunday papers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
10000 MEN QUIT WORK
Out Of Sympathy With Striking Phil
adelphia Car Men.

The unions in sympathy with the
car men in Philadelphia struck on
Saturday morning. simultaneously
1t became known that every Ma
tional Guard regiment in the state OF
Pennsylvania has received orders to
be ready to entrtain for Philadelphia
at an hours notice. General Clay,
head of the police force, denies it. II
happens, however, to be true.
At least 10000 men of a hundred
different trades did not show up for
work that morning. The labor leaders
ere shouting 'exultantly that 100000
men have lined up with the striking
motormen and conductors. The po.
lice canvassers make the figure less
than 21000. An impartial estimate is
10000, a little more or little less.
The outlook Is ominous, even to the
most cheerful observers. So much
bitterness has developed In the past
few days that the people of Philadel'
phia are preparing for any kind OF
trouble. An hours walk in sections
of the city, such as Kensington, where
the feeling against the p. r. 7. is
most intense is sufficient for anyone
to understand what is smoulderlng
Kensington. where two-thirds of the
union men live, will be the seat OF
trouble. The streets are crowded
with strikers and their hangers on.
They spend part Of their time in the
corner saloons, the other part in
standing On the street corners and
cursing the non-unlon car crews. The
police are preparing for a riot at the
very outset.
The labor bosses spread the prom
Use late at night that no union man
would throw brick or participate in
any resistance to the police or the
military. The promise was accepted
for just what it is worth. With 100000
men idle and sore because they were
drawn into a general strike, no one
supposes that the leaders can keep
the peace. If any one had confidence
in the police force, the prospect would
not be so unpleasant. But nobody has,
noN even the commanders. Rioters
have taken the policemen of the city
by the scruff of the neck and wiped
up the back streets with them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
GIVES l E FOR OTHERS
Charles RommeI, Trying to Save Chill
dren, Is EIectrocuted In Front of
His Own Door,

Pittsburg, March S.-A broken and
swaying electric light wire took a life
out of the happy home of Charles
Rommel at Fair Oaks. Rommel, who
was 20 years cid, was electrocuted in
the Beaver road while attempting to
make harmless heavily charged light
wire. His two boys, years and 10
months old, were within a few feet
OF him when one end of the heavily
charged wire shot bolt of death into
his body.
All afternoon the insulation on the
wire had been spluttering and burning
Rommel, whose home was but a short
distance from the bridge over Big
Sewickly creek, was standing In the
doorway and his children were play
ing near the bridge when the wire,
burned through dropped to the ground.
One end alighted near his children.
Rommel ran out and caught one
end of the wire, protecting himself by
grasping it where it was insulated. He
coiled this end about a tree where
1t would do no harm. While endeav-
oring to do likewise with the other
end an uninsulated portion of the
wire struck his hand. He dropped to
the ground and his children ran
screaming to the house.
The unconscious man was carried
to the home Of his father, which ad-
Joined his own home. DR.. Charles r.
BonzO was summoned and said that
death had been instantaneous.
Rommel was employed at the Amer.
lean Bridge company works as crane
man. Besides his two children he is
survived by his young wife,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
CONSTITUTION WANTED
Prince Promised to Appoint Commits
sion to Consider the Question.

Paris, March s. - A dispatch from
Monaco TO the Matin says the people
of that little principality have de-
manded a constitution. Some 700
made a demonstration Sunday. Dele.
gates appointed by the demonstrators
interviewed the Prince of Monaco,
who promised to appoint commits
sion to consider the question. The
leaders Of the agitation threaten to
create trouble at the ceremonies at
tending the opening of the magnif.
cent Ocean-Graphical museum on
March 5, unless the prince ratifies
the decisions of the commissions be-
fore that date,
The prince has been trying to in.
duce the Emporer Of Germany and
the president of France to go to Mon.
AGO and meet during the early spring.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
STATE SUING FOR $5,OOO,OOO
Pennsylvania Seeks to Recover Money
Paid For Furnishing Capitol.

Harrisburg, March S.-k ctions in
equity for the recovery by the state of
at least S5,O0O,00O alleged to have
been illegally paid to contractors for
the furnishing of the new state Capt.
tol were entered in the Dauphin
county court by the attorney generals
department. The actions are against
the contractors, John II. Sanderson,
deceased, and the Pennsylvania Con-
struction company the state officials
having to do with the awards of the
contracts and the approval Of bills in
payment, Architect Joseph NJ. Hus-
ton and the sureties of the contrac.
tors and state officials.
The suits are the outgrowth Of the
Capitol investigation conducted in
1907 and are entirely separate from
the criminal action brought over two
years age. The commonwealth
charges that Sanderson, the princi.
pal contractor, who died after his con-
viction and sentence in the criminal
COulL vi lDduplllH county, IeCelNeu uNel
five million dollars for furniture and
equipment which was not worth more
than a million and half, and that
the Pennsylvania Construction COM
pdny received over two million dol
lars for metallic filing cases, ward
robes, etc. which were not worth
more than $750,0O0
The commonwealth seeks to recover
the difference between the real value
of the furnishings and the amount
paid out of the treasury to Sander
son and the Pennsylvania Construc-
tion company.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
Should Favor Timbered Land.

The state foresters' conference at
Harrisburg Pa, was addressed by
DR.. j. T. Rothrock, president of the
state forestry commission, and John
Fulton, state engineer of Johnstown.
John E. McNeal said other states do
not tax growing crops and that the
same principle might be applied to
growing timber. The point was also
made that such a policy would result
in reforestration.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
ASK FOR MEDIATION
Leaders of Insurrection Realize Their
Cause Is Hopeless.

The leaders of the revolution in
Nicaragua have appealed to the Unit
ed States for mediation of the pres
ent difficulty in order to bring about
peace.
A dispatch was received at the
state department from Thomas P,
Mofatt, American consul at Blue.
fields, where the headquarters of the
revolutionary government are located,
saying that the leaders of the insur.
rection realized that their cause was
hopeless and they wished the United
States to mediate. The state depart.
ment has the request under advise.
ment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
DROPS DEAD AT BAPTISM
Wealthy Farmer Stricken In Church
Near Youngstown.

Youngstown, o., March s. - While
James Applegate, aged So, wealthy
farmer of Seceder's Corners, was
waiting iii the United Presbyterian
church there to be baptized Sunday
afternoon, he dropped dead. Recent
ly he expressed a wish to join the
church and last Thursday night ap-
peared before the sessions.
With his wife and four children he
drove to the church Sunday appar-
emily in the best of health. Arrange
ments for his baptism were being
completed when he was stricken with
heart failure. Mrs. Applegate Is in
critical condition from shock.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of C0ngreSS-N. P. Wheeler.
Member Of Sendte-J. X. p. Hall.
ASSembiy-A. II. Mechling.
President Judge-Wm. Il. Rice.
Associate Jtldges-P. @. Hill, Samuel
Aul.
Prothonotary, Register d Recorder, &c.
j. @. Geist.
SheriG-S. X. Maxwell.
TredSurer-Geo. w. Holeman.
Commissioners II. Harrison, j..
M. Zuendel. ii. II. Mcclellan.
District AttOrney-M. A. Carringer.
Jury CbmnlfSstonerS-Ern Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
CbrOner-Dr. M. @ Kerr.
County AttdttOrs-G George II. Warden,
A. G. Gregg and j. p. Kelly.
County Sl,Ueyor-D. W. Clark.
County Superintendent-D. W. Morri-
son.
Regular Terms Of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Mnaay of May.
Foul lday of September.
Thifu1 onday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commis-
sioners lst and Sd Tuesdays OF month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
Prepared to Guard Mint.

Philadelphia, March 8. - That the
United States government does not in
tend to take any chances of having
it's property in Philadelphia inter
fered with by unruly mobs was made
evident when orders were received at
Fort Dupont, Del, to have the Fifth
company, Coast artillery, ready to
leave for Philadelphia at a moments
notice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
Recount Elects Municipal RefOrmer.

London, March S.-A recount of the
ballots cast on Saturday in the Fins.
bury division for a member of the
London county council gives the Mu.
nicipal Reform candidate a majority
of one. This makes the Municipal
Reform party's majority in the new
council two so far as elected members
are concerned, but seven by including
those aldermen who retain seats in
the present council
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
Collision of AeropIanes.

Paris. March S.-The first collision
between aeropanes in fight took
place at Mommelon yesterday. Frey,
who is one of Farman's pupils, while
driving 2 biplane dashed into one
piloted by Captain Moreau Both ma.
chimes were badly smashed and fell
but neither of the aviators were hurt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

'TI' N ESTA LODGE, No. 1859, I. o. o. Y.
L NJ Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" G. A. X. Meets 1st Monday evening
In each month.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" 1877, w. h. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
Prepared to Guard Mint.

Philadelphia, March 8. - That the
United States government does not in
tend to take any chances of having
its property in Philadelphia inter.
fered with by unruly mGbs was made
evident when orders were received at
Fort Dupont, Del. to have the Fifth
company Coast artillery, ready to
leave for Philadelphia at moments 5
notice