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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06
KENT OF CALIFORNIA TELLS
WHY He QUITS THE GAME

came self-sustaining. Now il wants to
fix the tariff at a figure represented
by the difference in the cost Of pro-
duction here and abroad. That, It
seems TO me, is a subsidy, and / am
against substituting anything. Now
with those views, would have TO be
explaining how ] claimed to be a
republican wherever ! went, and ! do
not want to be put in the democratic
party, and ! am not a socialist
There are lot Of good men here
There are a good, representative lot
of men. They do great deal OF
work, but It does not seem to count
for much. Take the committees.
Many Of them go right down to the
root of things and work very hard, but
when they bring in their reports they
may be knocked out because or some
political move II is hard to get re-
suits here; | have accomplished some
thing in my time, and l believe I can
still do much, but in some other field"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06

We will make the island trip, with
party of three or four at $500 each /:
and party of five or six at $500 each
Our per hour rates are $3.50, $500,
$3.50 and $500. Holidays, $500 per
hour. Silva's Auto Stand, Chaplain
street, opposite Catholic Mission.
Phone 1864 or 1179.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06
Unprecedented PROSPERITY
IN The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

precedented prosperity. The result
of the legislation by Congress, which
practically granted free trade between
the islands and the United States, has
surprised even its most optimistic
friends and advocates. The second
year of experience with this law has
shown a decrease of 100000 in ex-
ports to the United States but a CON
siderable increase in the imports
from the United States. The fact that
the markets of the United States were
open to the products of the islands
has resulted in an increase in the
price of sugar and tobacco and an i'm
provement in the market for copra,
but these products, as heretofore,
have found their way to the natural
markets in the nearby countries of
the Orient
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06

There are some differences in the
foregoing from the amendment to the
immigration bill, with respect to the
educational qualification of aliens for
admission, which was deferred at the
request of Mr.. Lodge as reported in
the Star of yesterday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06
LODGES ALIEN EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATION PROPOSITION

citizens of Canada, Newfoundland,
Cuba, the Bahamas, or Mexico, nor to
alien residents of continental Uniteu
States returning from foreign eontig-
GUS territory after a temporary 50
journ therein, nor to aliens in continu-
Gus transit through the United States,
nor to the inhabitants Of the Philip.
pine Islands, Guam, Porto Rico, or Ha-
wall, nor to aliens arriving in the Phil
ippine Islands, Guam, Porto Rico, or
Hawaii; but if any such alien, not
having become citizen of the United
States, shall later arrive at any port
or place of the United States on the
North American Continent, the read
ing and writing requirement shall APP
ply, unless otherwise excluded"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06
Imports.

The total value Of imports into the
islands during the year amounted to
$40, S33722 as compared with $37O67,-
$50 for 1910 The United States
headed the list of countries with 10
per cent of the total importations as
against 30 per cent in 1910
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-06
Exports,

The total value of exports was S39..
77S,629 as compared with $39,7l79a)
the previous year. Exports to the
United States decreased from $18,793,-
CTS in 1910 to $lG,S13,S64, but this
country still occupies first place, TAX
ing over 40 per cent of the total ex
ports. The principal articles Of ex.
port are hemp, copra, sugar, tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes.
CONTINUED on page eleven.)
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
DECLARES THAT SIXTEEN AND
NOT FOURTEEN SHOULD BE
THE MINIMUM
IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR
Surface to Fight the Fruit Tree Pest
will Commence a Crusade
About March 4-Fire Appa-
ratus Tags Free.

Harrisburg. rg.-Considerable attention
has been aroused at the capitol by a
report made in Philadelphia by DR..
Nj. G. Brumbaugh, member of the
state board of education and superin.
tendent of Philadelphia schools. 1t
deals with the question of child labor
and the superintendent is insistent in
his recommendation to the board of
Education that some plans be devised
which will compel children who have
secured permission to leave school
after attaining the age of IA to either
remain in employment or return to
school.
He states that in his mind il Is a
grave question whether a child should
be allowed to accept a position in any
line of employment until the age of
16 has been reached, and in connec.
ton with this statement he says that
1t is an indisputable matter that il
s0t employed the child should be in
school. The manual training schools
have created a larger appeal to the
child, according to the report, and at
present, meeting the ideal of training
In study work and play as the school
of Philadelphia does, some legal COM
pulsion or community sentiment
should keep the child in school for
longer period.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
OREGON INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM UPHELD
Supreme Court Refuses to Declare
Them UnconstitutionaI-G
Rejoicing in West.

Washington.-Only Congress, and
not the Supreme Court of the United
States, may object to the initiative
and referendum method of legislation
In the states, so the court itself de.
cided.
That tribunal held that the question
of whether state still maintained a
republican form of government, guar
anteed by the federal Constitution,
after it adopted the initiative and
referendum method was a political
problem for Congress and not judi
cial one for the courts.
The decision was based on the claim
Of the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph Company that tax i'm
posed on it by the initiative and refer
endum method in Oregon was uncon
stitutional. The initiative and refer
endum provisions in Missouri, Cali
fornia, Arkansas, Colorado, South Da.
kota, Utah, Montana, Oklahoma, Maine
and Arizona hung in the balance. An
adverse decision would have affected
proposed legislation of that character
in many other states.
The decision in the case has. been
awaited with vital interest by the states
that have the initiative and referendum
and there is great rejoicing among
many folks from the West Advocates
of this form of government say the
Supreme Courts decision will be of
great benefit to them in their efforts
to spread the propaganda.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
GIRL CONFESSES
KILLING BABIES
Young Mother Says She Poison :
ed Eight In Brooklyn Nursery.
PUT OxALlC ACID IN MILK
But She Insists that She Did Not Wish
the Little ones to Die-Wanted to
Worry the Nurses by Making
the Babies Sick"

Brooklyn.-At the end of two hours,
during which she had sat with tense
lips and challenging eyes while detec.
tives questioned her concerning the
deaths by poison of eight infants in the
Brooklyn Nursery and Infants Hospi
tai, on Herkimer street, Winifred An
kers, maid-of-all.work in the institu.
ton, said:
I did it."
Until the words passed her lips her
inquisitors said she had bafflod them
completely. They were about to end
the ordeal when suggestion inspired
by demonstration of mother love in
the neglected, pasty-faced unmarried
woman of twenty-four, as she coddled
her baby boy, prompted Lieut.. John
McKirby to say;
"Winifred, unless you talk more
freely we will have to take your baby
from you and place him in another in.
stitution."
The woman leaped from her chair
as if stirred by galvanic shock,
clutched her baby to her bosom and
screamed you can't!"
The scream ended swiftly in sob,
terminating with the plea: you
mustn't you mustn't! He is my life,
this boy. Yes, did it! | will tell you"
The detectives remained silent,
awaiting her recovery from hysteria.
81 did 1t Saturday night" she began.
Il did not mean to kill the children |
wanted to get even with the nurses
who had pestered me. About mid
night, when all was quiet, went into
the kitchen, where the bottles of milk
and lime water were. They'd been
prepared for the children. | poured
two or three drops of acid in each bot
tie. All | wanted to do was to make
the children sick, and that would
make trouble for the nurses. That is
all, ! didn't want to have the babies
die. Good God! I've got one of my
own, haven't II"
She fell to sobbing and the detec-
tives did not press her further. She
was not even placed under formal ar.
rest
The police, the hospital authorities
and Coroner's Physician Wuest be-
lieye the woman is demented.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
FATAL WRECK IN
HOOSAC TUNNEL
Boston Express Hits Freight but
Engineer Saves Passengers.
FOUR TRAlNMEN ARE KILLED
Electric Engine, Though Warned by
Flagman, Fails to stop-Passen-
gers Saved from Death by
Locomotive Engineer.

North Adams, Mass-Four train.
men were killed and Hoosac tunnel
was choked with burning debris as
the result of the collision of an east
bound Boston and Maine express train
and string of freight cars.
The list of dead as made public by
railroad officials, follows:
DAVIS, LUTHER, Greenfield, appren-
tice on electric engine.
GREGG, HENRY, Scotia, N. Y, assist
ant engineer.
KEMP, REUBEN, 81, North Adams,
fiagman attached to freight train.
SIMONDS, ARCHIBALD l.. so, Will
Jamestown, engineer of electric To-
comotiye on passenger train.
Many of the occupants of the coach
es were badly shaken up, but there
were no serious injuries.
With the exception of the electric
locomotive the passenger train was
not damaged, but fifteen freight cars
were burned in the tunnel and the heat
has caused large rocks to fall from
the roof.
About 4:30 in the afternoon watch.
man at the eastern portal of the tun-
mel noticed smoke pouring out and
realized train was afire. He went
into the tunnel 10 investigate, but was
only able to penetrate far enough to
see that there had been a collision.
The watchman notified railroad Off.
cials and the local fire department
sent Chief Montgomery with forty
men They were taken on fiat cars
into the tunnel, but the smoke and
heat were so intense that they were
unable to get near the wreck.
The freight train, consisting OF thir.
ty-two cars, for some reason yet to be
learned came to a standstill in the
tunnel. Brakeman Kent was ordered
back with a red lantern. Engineer 81.
monds Of the passenger train saw
Kent's danger signal and slowed down
to let Kemp jump aboard the electric
locomotive. The passenger train was
proceeding slowly ahead apparently
under control, when from some un-
known cause the electric locomotive
gathered headway and crashed into
the freight. There was brilliant dis
play of electric fireworks and the
wreckage was ignited
The engineer of the regular engine
on the express train saw that { only
hope of saving his passengers from
death by suffocation was to get away
from the spot at once, and he immedi.
ately started to back away. 1t was
not until nearly o'clock that the
train finally emerged into the open air,
having been held up west Of the main
airshaft awaiting orders.
The accident happened about $500
feet from the portal of the tunnel.
Shortly before midnight a gang OF
wreckers went into the tunnel and at.
tempted to reach the burning debris
They had got to within about three
hundred feet when a car of oil burst
into sames. There were number OF
heavy explosions, and smoke, densei
than ever, spread through the tunnel
The wrecking crew was barely able to
escape No further attempt was made
to get into the tunnel until the fire
had burned itself out.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
VERDICT AGAINST P. r. R.
Jury Awards Coal Company SASS
In Discrimination Case.

Jury Awards CoaI company 3lfo,ooO'Eo
In Discrimination Case.
Clearfield, Pa.-The largest verdict
ever obtained against any common
carrier in the many discrimination
cases brought by operators in the
Clearfield soft coal region has been
returned by a jury in the Cleartield
Common Pleas Court in the case of
the Sonmen Coal Company against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. 1t
gives the plaintiff $145,S90.25.
The company operates a mine In
Cambria county, near Portage, and
claimed damages to the amount Of
$1S0,000. Former Mayor Vance c..
Mccormick of Harrisburg, is presi-
dent of the company.
The injured, Or alleged to be in
jured, operators, all over this coal
field have been bringing suits in the
Clearfield court within the past few
weeks. The Puritan Coal Company
obtained a substantial verdict, and
so did the Walnut Run Goal Company,
both in the same county.
This week the Beulah Coal Compa-
ny suit, in which about 100000 is
asked for, will be tried.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
To Fight Fruit Tree Pest.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEM
onstrations of methods for the con-
troll of the San Jose scale and other
fruit-tree pests will begin about the
4th Of March, according to plans be-
ing made at the office of State zoolo.
gist H. A. Surface, and he is now at
work on the list of model orchards.
1t is probable that close to 1000 or
chards will be used for model or dem.
onstration purposes, the object being
to get orchards which are we'll located
and which, through systematic care,
illustrate the value of the work.
Something like 1000 orchards have
been offered.
DR.. Surface says an announcement
of the date will be made during the
coming week, and, in the course of
some remarks on the volume of let
ters pouring in about fruit tree work,
declared: at is amazing to find out
how many people think that extreme
ly cold weather such as We have had
lately will kill scale.
when one considers that the scale
come from the other side of the Chi.
nese wall, in couRtry that is colder
than we have ever known here, it is
surprising that people do not reflect
that it had its habitat on apple and
pear trees. Now if it could exist year
after year on fruit trees in that cold
eto N hat ~
could survive the comparatively mild
winters we have here. Now is the
time to prune trees, and as soon as
the weather moderates the trees
should be sprayed and the spraying
should be kept up until the buds be-
gin to burst. There is no winter that
has terrors for the scale, and eternal
vigilance is the price We must pay to
keep it down.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
ROOSEVELT'S HAT
is IN THE RING
Says He Will Accept If NOmi-
nation Is rendered Him.
REPLIES TO THE GOVERNORS
Speaks Again for Direct Primaries.
Taft and Followers Still
Profess Serenity and
Confidence.

New York; will accept the NOM
ination for president If 1t is rendered
to me and / will adhere to this deci-
sion until the convention has express
ed its preference.
Theodore Roosevelt In these words
broke his silence of months, dispelled
whatever mystery may have surround
ed his secret campaign against TAFT
and formally declared himself in the
race for the Republican nomination.
The colone!s statement was issued
from the Outlook offices in the form
of reply to a petition from eight
western governors, dated February
10, In which they implored him to ex-
press his willingness to accept the
nomination. Following is his reply:
New York, Feb. "a, 1912.
Gentlemen:-I deeply appreciate
your letter and / realize to the full
the heavy responsibility it puts upon
me, expressing as II does the carefully
considered convictions of the men
elected by popular vote to stand as
the heads of government in their sew
eral states.
| absolutely agree with you that
this matter is not one to be decided
with any reference to the personal
preferences or interests of any man,
but purely from the standpoint OF the
interests of the people as a whole. l
will accept the nomination for presi-
dent If 1t is rendered to me and | will
adhere to this decision until the con
vention has expressed its preference.
One of the chief principles for which |
have stood and for which | now stand
and which have always endeavored
and always shall endeavor to reduce
to action, is the genuine rule Of the
people and therefore / hope that so
far as possible the people may be
given the chance, through direct
primaries, to express their preference
as to who shall be the nominees of the
Republican convention.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The letter is addressed to Governor
William E. Glasscock of West Vir-
ginia, Governor II. c. Aldwich of Ne
braska, Governor Robert p. Bass of
New Hampshire, Governor Joseph NJ.
Carey of Wyoming, Governor Chase
S. Osborn of Michigan, Governor w.
r. Stubbs of Kansas and Governor
Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri
The only remark which has emanat-
ed from President Taft since the an
nouncement that at all bore upon the
tense political situation, was made to
senator who asked that his name
be not used II was this:
Il know that we're right and ! am
confident that we will be successful
After reading the statement of
Colonel Roosevelt, Charles p. Taft of
Cincinnati, brother of President Taft,
said: ~ don't think Mr.. Roosevelt
will get the nomination. In fact
am positive we will beat him. Mr..
Roosevelt has made himself unpopular
with the Republican party by his
speech at Columbus" Mr.. Taft said
that this statement was his own per
sonal opinion
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
LONE BANDIT Roes TRAIN.
Gets $1,000 in Cash and Much Jewel.
ry from B. G. o. Sleeping Car.

Baltimore, Md.-FlouriShing a re-
volver in each hand, and his face GOV.
cred with handkerchief, man
boarded the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road passenger train, No /, eight
miles west of Piedmont, West Va,
and compelled the passengers to sur
render their valuables.
The bandit obtained more than ST.
600 in cash and considerable jew.
elry.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
Bank Examiner Is Named

Williamsburg, Pa. Francis Miller
of this place has been appointed ma
tional bank examiner. He is 40 years
of age and has been engaged in the
banking business since 1887, having
filed the position of clearing house
clerk general clerk, bookkeeper, dis
count clerk and receiving teller in the
Tradesmen's National Bank, Pitts
burgh, until 1900, when he resigned
to become cashier of the Central Ma
tional Bank, Williamsburg. He was
active vice president and director OF
the latter bank from June 1910 to Jan
uary. 1912,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
KNOX ON HIS WAY.
Leaves on Cruiser Washington for
Momentous Trip.

Leaves on Cruiser Washington for
Momentous Trip.
Key West, Fla.-Secretary of State
Philander C. Knox embarked on the
U. S. S. Washington here on his Off.
cial tour of the Cent VI American and
Caribbean republics. The Washing.
ton got under way at once for Colon,
Panama. When Mr. Knox stepped
upon the deck of the Washington he
was given a salute of nineteen guns.
Commander r. NJ. Hughes, command
ing the Washington, received the sec.
retary and his party, and ma ,e the in
Productions.
With Mr.. Knox were Mrs. Knox, hi;
two sons, Hugh and Philander c., Jr.,
and their wives, w. T. S. Doyle, chief
of the Latin-American division of the
State Department, and Leslie Coumbs,
confidential clerk to Mr.. Knox. Hugh
Knox is private secretary to his
father. Lieut.. Commander ]. l.. Stitcht
Of the Washington has been designat.
cd naval aide to the secretary of state
for the trip.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
water comnanv Makes offer.

Johnstown, Pa.-Municipal owner
ship of the local water system has re-
ceived' an impetus in the announce
ment of President Charles S. Price of
the Johnstown Water Company that
the directors are willing to sell to the
city at an appraisement equal to the
value of the property, including the
bonded indebtedness. No figures
are given in Mr. Prices statement, but
It is estimated that $1,250,0OO will be
necessary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
Fire Apparatus Tags Tree.

Deputy Attorney General w. N.
Trinkle has given an opinion to the
State Highway Department that
motor fire apparatus owned by Dor.
oughs or townships and under the
control of such municipalities at all
times shall be granted registration
and license tags by the State free OF
charge. The question arose as to
whether the act of June l, 1911, Gov
cred suSh apparatus.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
JERSEY SENATORS ACCUSED.
Order for investigation Follows Com.
mittee Hearing

Trenton, N. Charges of attempt
ed extortion of $4,000 in connection
with two bills now before the Legisla.
ture were made by Oscar f. Ostby,
general manager of the Commercial
ACetylene Gas Company, of New York,
at a hearing on the measures before
the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Ostbys
charges involved Senator Richard f
Fitzherbert. A committee was empow.
cred to conduct an investigation.
Former Attorney General Robert II.
McCarter presented to the Supreme
Court aflidavits upon which he based
an application for rule requiring
State Senator William c. Gebhardt to
show cause why he should not be dis.
barred The afTdavits allege unprofes,
slonal conduct in trying to influence
the selection of grand and petit juries
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
MUST FAVOR LOWEST RArEe.
Commerce Board Rules on Transfer Of
ehlpment by RoAde.

Washlngton.--The Interstate Com.
merce Commission in decision hRnd.
ed down held that where more .han
one route is available for forwarding
a shipment it is the duty Of the car.
rier in the absence of routing instruc.
tons, to forward it by the route taking
the lowest rate.
The ruling, 1t is said, will apply to
a large number Of shipments annually.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
To Gust Water Companies.

The attorney generals department
have instituted quo warranto proceed
ings to oust from exercise of state
charter rights three water companies
which were found by the State Water
Supply Commission not to have gone
into operation. They were the Allie.
gheny Valley Water Co., Hyde Park
Water Co. and Paulton Water Co., the
latter of Westmoreland county. The
rules are returnable March 4.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
Regular Terms Of Court.
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m, M. f. Sabbath School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching IN M. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. s. Burton.
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
q. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching IN the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at ll:00 u. IN. and 1880 p
m. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. Q. t.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
Second oearee for Young Slayer.

Washington, Pa,-Clement Dargosh,
not yet Is years old, accused Of kill
ing Ladislow Palatkes at Riverview,
this county, on the night of last Octo-
Der 7, was found guilty Of second de-
gree murder and sentenced to a term
Of not less than five years nor more
than 20 years In the Western Peni.
tentiary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-02-28
HELD AS TRAIN BANDIT.

Baltimore & ohio Brakeman Had Loot
Taken from Passengers.
Kevser, West Na.-F. A. Becker was
arrested charged with holding up the
Baltimore G Ohio Express. He is a
freight brakeman on the road. He
lives at this place, and was overtaken
at Forty Mile Station, nine miles from
Piedmont, by Lieut. Kenney of the
Baltimore & Ohio police.
Becker was searched and money
and watches taken from the passer.
gers were found upon him,