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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
OUR CROPS WORTH
$7,000,000,000
Degree of Prosperity Affected
by Harvests Abroad
FARMERS LUCKY THIS YEAR
Europe Will Call Upon This Nation
for Food SuppIies-Queetion Is
If Farmer or Consumer VIII
Profit the More.

Washington.-One of the best things
about agricultural prosperity in thi;
country, financial writer's tell you, is
that it has way of coming when
other agrarian nations are in the grip
of famine. The result is that the
great crop in the United States helps
to feed the other countries of the
world whose fields have lain sodden
at harvest or have burned in unre-
lieved sunshine. The restriction of
the supply raises the prices and the
American farmer gets the benefit.
which is parcelled out to the Ameri-
can manufacturer, tradesman and
workman.
With a wheat crop that will meas
ure nearly 710,OO0,000 bushels and has
an approximate value to the farmer
of $603 000.5O0, a corn crop Of al
most 5000, 100000 bushels, with farm
value of at least $1,350, 100000, an oats
crop which is reaching the record
breaking total of 1,290,0O0,000 bushels
and has value on the farms of about
1887 100000, and crops of barley, rye
the top notch the present value of
breadstuffs to the farmers of the
United States can be put roughly at
more than $7,OOO,0O0, 900.
BY December /, the date from which
the government figures the farm value
of grain, the gross value of this year s
crop to the farmers will be many mil
lions more.
In addition to that enormous sum
can be figured the money accruing to
the railroads for transportation, the
Incidental profits of the commission
buyers in the fields and the brokers
on the exchanges, the steamship
companies for carrying part of the
crop abroad, the elevator owners, the
millers and the others who deal d.
rectly with the grain in the process OF
putting it in the hands of the con.
sumers.
The deduction from the reports is
upon for an unusually large exporta'
tion of grain. 1t is noteworthy that
the present visible stock of wheat in
the United States is nearly 2O,000,000
less than it was a year ago. This, in
the face of probable heavy demand
from abroad, accounts for the readi-
ness with which offerings of wheat
are being picked up in the western
markets.
The gain crops act more directly
upon the prosperity of the country fol
better or worse than any other branch
of production.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
GREATEST REVIEW
OF U. S. WARSH|PS
Fleet of 127 Vessels Will Soon
Assemble at New York
IMPRESSIVE NAVAL DISPLAY
Main Event In Unprecedented Assem-
bIage Will Be Review by Presi-
dent Taft October 15-Over
$4,000 Enlisted Men.

Washington.-Final plans for the
tic fleet in New York Harbor, October
1915, are now in the hands of Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, commander
in-chief of the fleet.
The main event will be the review
by President Taft and Secretary
Meyer, October Is. The President
will view the column from the yacht
Mayflower.
The 1877 ships in the line, with to-
tai tonnage of 741,590, will constitute
the greatest exhibition of naval
strength ever made in American wa
ters. Last year there were 80 ships,
including "a first-ciass battleships.
This year there will be 80 battleships.
More formidable than last year also
will be the array Of armored cruisers
and other powerful craft at anchor
during the review in New York
City.
When the feet is ready for review.
October II, there will be on board
about 1000 commissioned offlcers, 30O
warrant officers and $4,000 enlisted
men.
With Secretary Meyer on the yacht
Dolphin will be members of the Sen
ate and House committees on naval
affairs. diplomats and other distin-
guished guests.
Mr. Taft probably will be Joined ON
the Mayflower by Secretary Meyer
and his staff. The Mayfiower will
move up to the head of the column
of battleships and drop anchor The
admirals will pay their respects to
the Commander-in-chief of the army
and navy, who will receive each with
the honor due his rank. Mr.. Taft will
then return the visits, going first to
the Wyoming, Admiral Osterhaus's
flagship.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
IMBECILES lMPERIL OHIO.
Sterilization or Bankruptcy, Says
State Official

Columbus, Ohio.-Alarmed by the
increase in the last year of the num-
Der of imbeciles in Ohio, President
Allen W. Thurman of the state board
of administration declared that, if a
law of sterilization is not passed soon,
within decade it will nearly bank
rupt the state to care for it's weak
minded.
1--WE must start at once to stop the
propagation of the human race by i'm
beetles" declared Thurman "The
states one institution to care for
them is taxed to capacity, and right
now we have over one hundred who
should be cared for there.
''At the Delaware Girls Home there
are thirty weak-minded girls who
should be confined in the imbecile in
stitution. They cannot hold them
there forever, and when they are re-
leased the state faces the danger of
an increase in charges. The same
condition prevails at the Lancaster
Boys Home and at Mansfield Reform.
atory.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
NEW YORK PROHIBITION TICKET
Party Adopts Progressive Platform
and Raises $4,000.

Olean, N. Y.-The Prohibition party
in state convention here nominated a
full state ticket, adopted what is
termed a progressive platform. and
raised $4,000 by voluntary subscrip-
ton to carry out the campaign for
ticket 1t was predicted by several Of
the speakers in their nominating
speeches that the party would poll
doub e thu vote cast two years ago.
The ticket follows: For governor.
Dr. T. Alexander MacNichol, of New
York; lieutenant-governor, Clark AL
lis, Medina; secretly of state, Ben d.
Wright, Lockport; comptroller, Ber-
nard Clauson, Binghamton; treasurer.
Arthur A. Amidon, jamestown; attor-
ney general, Ernest A. Woodruff,
state engineer, V. 9. Mott, Buffalo.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
RESULTS OF new
JERSEY PRIMARIES
Hughes of Paterson. Democratic
Choice for u. S. Senator
SENATOR BRIGGS A WINNER
Candidate Selected by Governor VIII
son to Make Race Against Former
Senator Wins by Overwheim-
ino Vote.

Trenton, N. J.-At primaries that
were turbulent and disorderly in Es-
sex and Hudson counties, but tame in
Gratis of New Jersey indorsed William
Hughes of Paterson for United States
Senator over former United States
Senator James Smith, Jr., of Newark.
Hughes carried most of the twenty
one counties, Smith capturing Essex,
his home county, by about 5000.
Senator Briggs received the entire
Republican preferential Endorsement
for another term. lie was the only
Republican to file petition.
The Progressives, who nominated
candidates by petition in Hudson
county and then fought for their in
dorsement by the Republicans, car
ried Hudson county, nominating the
twelve men for the Assembly and
three for Congress. The men named
for Congress over the Taft men are
George l.. Record, Harland Besson
and Harold Bouton.
Not only was Smith beaten, but
practically all the Wilson candidates
for nomination throughout the state,
outside Of Essex, Smiths home coun-
ty, were successful.
All told, each party selected sixty
candidates for the Assembly, six can
didates for state senator, twelve can
didates for Congress and many muni-
cipal Offices.
The vote was light all over the state
as rule, indicating that there was
more noise than genuine interest in
the primary campaign of both parties.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
PAWLING WILD MAN CAUGHT.
Lived Among Rocks Ten Years-Sent
to Hudson Hospital.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Arthur Brit
ton, 40 years old, who has been miss
ing from his home for more than ten
years, was found living in cave in
the Pawling Mountains. Justice Silas
l.. Davis at cnce committed him
to the Hudson River State Hospital
and the physicians there say that he
is almost veritable wild man.
He lived in hole in the rocks in
the side of the mountain and it re-
quired four hours work to induce him
to come out. Brtton's mird became
affected while serving in the Philip
pines in the Spanish-American war.
Soon after the war he began to wan
der into the woods. Finally, ten years
ago, his family lost all trace of him.
Five years ago the mountaineers be-
gan to tell stories of seeing a wild
man in the woods. The man, they
said, raced through the underbrush
and barked like fox
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
NEWPORT ESTATE CHEAP.
Cost $4,000 and Goes at Auction for
$15,1o0

Boston.-Real estate dealers are
commenting on the recent sale of one
of the finest places in Newport, that
cost it's owner $194,000 and brought
only $15,10O, or less than the stable
cost, at auction.
The purchaser was Col. William r..
Hunter, President of the Newport
Clambake Club which contains on its
membership rolls the pames of men
known the country over
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
PRoeREssivEs NAME WOMEN.
Choose Three to Serve on the Massa-
chusetts State Committee.

Boston.-Threes women were ap-
pointed to serve on the state commit
tee of the Progressive party of Massa-
chusetts. They were Mrs. Elizabeth
Towne, of Holyoke; Mrs. Anna Til
linghast, of Beverly and Mrs. Mary
Morton Kehew. OF Boston
At meeting OF women Progress
sives here a woman's state COMMITTEES
was organized. with Mrs, Elizabeth S.
Chid as campaign manager.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
THREE Av|ATORS
FALL TO DEATH
Ashley Killed at Belfast When
His Machine Turns Over
TWO GERMAN OFFICERS FALL
Narrow Escape Four Days Before
His Woman Passenger Wrote as
They Dropped-Two German
Army Officers Also Killed.

London.-That H. J. d. Ashley, the
aviator, was certain sooner or later
to come to a tragic end because OF his
daredevil temperament has long been
whispered in aviation circles, and his
fatal fall in full view of the spectators
at the Belfast cattle show grounds
while causing painful sensation here,
evoked little surprise.
Only four days before, while flying
at Lille with Miss Trehawke Davis as
a passenger, he had miraculous es-
cape from death, falling 200 feet and
having his machine badly smashed.
Miss Davis made notes of her sensa-
tions during the tumble.
The fatal accident occurred while
Ashley was $50 feet in the air. He
had been flying brilliantly, and after
several graceful evolutions began a
ed the machine too sharply, and the
aeroplane, catching at the same time
a gust of wind, was dashed straight
downward, the aviator being flung
from his seat against the wing post.
He was removed to a hospital,
where death followed during an opera
tion on his skull, which was badly
fractured.
Mrs. Ashley, wife of the aviator. was
at Hendon watching the flying there
at the time of the accident.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
FOSS WINS IN BAY STATE.
Ex-Speaker Walker Gets the RepubIi-
can Nomination for Governor.

can Nomination for Governor.
Boston.-Gov Eugene n. Foss was
renominated by the Democrats in the
primary election, defeating District
Attorney ]. c. Pelletier of Suffolk
county by $4,000 votes. Joseph Walk
er, former speaker of the Massachu-
setts House of Representatives, won
the Republican nomination, defeating
of the Governors Council
The Republican vote was light COM
pared to that of the primary year
ago.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
CALLS NEWSPAPER LAW VOID.
James M. Beck in Opinion Declares
Measure Unconstitutional.

New York.-ln an opinion written
by James M. Beck for the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
the new federal law affecting news
papers and other periodicals, a rider
of the post office appropriation bill,
approved on August "A, 1912, is down
as unconstitutional and void"
The law requires newspapers to
make sworn reports twice a year to
the government of ownership, man
agemept, evidence of debt and net
paid circulation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Man is a queer animiie. He arises
in righteous indignation at the
thought of woman wearing socks.
and yet risks an eye when one climbs
on a street car.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

tive nation you should note that 68
per cent. of the worlds telephone
calls in 1911 were registered in the
United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
PLAN PARCELS POST WORK.
Big City Postmasters Confer with
Hitchcock and Special Committee.

WashingtQn.-Post Of the
FIVE largest cities of the United States,
Edward Nj. Morgan of New York, Dan
iel A. Campbell of Chicago, Edward
c. Mansfield of Boston, Thomas B
Smith of Philadelphia, and Thomas ].
Akins of st. Louis, conferred with the
special committee appointed by Post
master General Hitchcock to work ou
,'ans for the establishment of the
arsels posts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Ohio women have formed an anti.
gossip league. Such charity ought to
cover even the fashionable sins of the
hobble skirt and the cigarette.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

If stimulating the thyroid gland will
make men taller, scientists ought to
be able to tap something or other to
make men wiser, handsomer and bet
ter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Philadelphia Judge is at loss to
decide whether lobster suffers when
1t is boiled. but 1t is we'll known fact
that lobster suffers when he pays
for one.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Still, there is nothing to show that
synthetic" rubber tire will be
cheaper or last any longer than the
kind you have always bought.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Woman in New Jersey, whose hus-
band refused 20 take her to a moving
picture show, deftly hit him on the
head with an Ak. AK and you shall re-
ceive, as 1t were.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
FIRST FOOTBALL FATALITY

CeyIon Starrin Dies Of Injuries Re-
ceived In Game at Gouverneur.
Watertown, N. Y.-The first football
fatality of the season occurred here
when Ceylon Starrin, aged 15 years,
Of Gouverneur. while playing in a
game there, was kicked in the stom-
ach. He died the following morning
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

In the midst of new sensations and
startling developments the unloaded
pistol is still killing fits victims in the
good old-fashioned way.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Another actress has obtained di.
vorce from her husband. but will not.
: we fear. cause the press agents to
cease complaining about the populari
ty of the moving picture shows.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Aviation since it's beginning in 1908
has caused an astounding loss Of life.
Within the last month deaths have
been surprisingly frequent, England
alone having lost four army aviators
in two accidents. Up until October,
1911, the death roll numbered 100.
The deaths which have occurred since
that time reach total of eighty-one.
about evenly divided between those
due to monoplanes and to biplanes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

1t has been established that the an.
sient Egyptians had the hookworm.
And despite all their wisdom they ap.
parently lacked thymol and epson
salts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Add to the list Of pessimists the
man who last spring bought an ex-
pensive lawn hose with money that
he might have used in pursuit OF
pleasure.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

A motorcyclist, to be sure. might
give the girl behind him some sort of
handlebar to cling to, but he usually
seems to prefer the hug.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

A bad-very bad-sign of the times
Is that convicts are gaining the sym
pathic ear of Justice by writing bad
pathetic ear Of Justice by writing bad
Ing public is alarming.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

"Pie," says an exchange, "is an ex-
preston of the soul" Yet most OF us
have been under the impression that
the expressions were due to night
mare.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

A lobster may suffer when 1t is be-
ing cooked. but think of the agony of
the lobster who foots the bill
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Since New York man has estab-
iished farm to raise butterflies, 1t is
reasonable to suppose that some other
man will soon start to raising butter
Inc flies.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

After Brooklyn woman had run
the house thirty-five weeks on $55 her
husband left her. saying that she was
no wife for poor man. Evidently
she overfed the brute!
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Some women are born beautiful, but
statistics show that great many more
have beauty thrust upon them by so
ciety reporters who write up thstJ
weddings
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Man went to attend the funeral of
his mother-in-law and found her alive.
And yet some people are not satisfied
with their lot.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

According to one estimate, II costs
$4,000 year to keep hydroplane
In commission. One could keep a
white elephant for that sum. and not
have half the trouble.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

An English physician says that in
BOO years the majority OF the people
on earth will be insane. Judging by
the political arguments, lot of them
won't have to wait that long.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

gambling gamer" Not with some
dealers we know.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

The South Jersey peach crop is said
to be the greatest ever known. A
peach of crop, as 1t were.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

An inventor has completed a ma.
chine for making cheap cigarettes at
the rate of Is minute, and now all
that is required is a cheap. noncorros-
i've machine to consume them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

When Eve dolled up in the new
spring style fig leaf Adam, no doubt,
wrote a letter to the newspaper COM
planning about the shocking styles Of
the day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04
LABOR MAN DUckED.
c. A. Miles Stoned Out Of Thompson.
Vile by Mill Workers.

willie by Mill Workers.
Thompsonville, Gonna serious
riot was narrowly averted when a
crowd took Charles A. Miles of New
York prisoner and handled him quite
roughly.
Miles, representative of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor was endeav-
oring to effect an organization of the
employees of the Hartford Carpet Cor
poration. He was ducked and stoned
out of town.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

OF the thirty-nine suits entered for
the October term of the Lancaster
county thirty-three are for divorce.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Missouri's peanut crop is short, but
the country's crop of peanut politics
Is q wonder.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

DR.. Anna Shaw, who AYERS that
women will fill mems shoes. presum-
ably refers to Chicago women.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

County fairs are an infallible indi.
cation of cooler weather.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Jacob Friedman, of South Bethle-
hem, fell while playing on the Lehigh
University athletic field and fractured
an arm.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

Considering it case Of "Do Some
thing or quit" Doylestown Council de-
cided to have a surveyor measure off
speed trap" for automobilists and
drivers of fast horses.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

After paying fine of $500 and $500
costs, 74-year-old William Zazzo, of
who was convicted of sell
ing liquor without a license, was re-
leased by court at Doylestown.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-04

An audit made of the accounts of
the Montgomery County Fair Associ-
Pottstown the receipts were $6,400
and the expenses almost that amount.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

porated services) aggregates $52.339,- 5'o in stock and $31267 SS7 in bonded debt Of the stock $40,223, 500 and of the bonds $19211137 are owned bv Is railroads or their subsidiaries. In most instances railroads own practi- cally all the stock of the separately incorporated water lines which they controlr
 or the traffic not dominated by railroads along the eastern seasboard. the great bulk. adds the report. is controlled by two important steam ship consultations, the Atlantic. Gulf
 and West Indies steamship lines and
 the Eastern Steamship Corporation. With few exceptions the constitu- ent companies of these consultations were formerly subsidiaries of the Con solidated Steamship lines organized by Charles w. Morse and which col lapsed in 1907.
 While there appears to be no inter- | ownership of stock between these two steamship consultations. MT. Conant adds, they have several directors in common indicating considerable community of interest
 On the Great Lakes all the import tant through passenger and package 1 freight lines, it is declared, are own ed by railroads. In the local pack age freight traffic there are a large ! number of independent water carriers. l Several of the principal Lake fleets
 handling ore, coal and lumber it is said, are under the control of i'm portant concerns, the largest being 1 the Pittsburg Steamship company, controlled by the United States Steel 1 Corporation
 | On the Pacific coast the commis- ! sioner found independent steamship
 lines forming an important factor in 1 the coastWise trade, but said several water lines were under railroad con- | trol, instancing the igerest of the 1 Union Pacific Southern Pacific in the ] Pacific Mail and the san Francisco i & Portland Steamship company The l Southern Pacific also controls a fleet
 of oil vessels. belonging to the Asso- l ciated Oil company. he adds.
 Steamboat lines on the Mississippi l river. MT COnant says, have largely | Succumbed to railroad competition or natural difficulties. The great bulk
 of bituminous coal, the principal item i of traffic today on the Ohio and Mis-
 sissippi river is handled, he adds by
 q single industrial line-the Mononga : hela River consolidated Coal and Coke : company. controlled by the Pittsburg 1 Coal company.
 Railroads now control, continues MT i Conant, about 90 per cent of the
 mileage of the few private canals 1 still in operation.
 "On the Erie Canal the most i'm