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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17

L that point on the African
map where the immense des-
ert OF Sahara verges on what
seems like habitable country,
the Italians are promised the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
SOCIALISTS LOSE
MAYOR sEIDEL is DEFEATED BY
$4,000 FOR REELECTION BY A
BIPARTISAN COALITION.
CHICAGO GOES DEMOCRATIC
Legislature Expected to Bar National
Parties in City EIections-Extra-
vagance Cause Of the Pres
a, ent Landslide.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 9.-Milwau'
kee has repudiated socialism.
Mayor Seidel, after two years of con
troll of the city with big majority OF
the City Council, has been voted out
of office. His vote was 10000 to 43,172
for his opponent, DR.. G. A. Bading.
Practically all the Aldermen and
other city officials fall with him.
On the question of Americanism VS..
Socialism and extravaganza as the fu-
sion ticket forced the issue $4,000
votes were recorded.
The new City Council will consist OF
twenty-siX Non-partisans and eleven
Socialists, of whom two are holdovers,
Under the fusion plan the victorious
ticket is under the Democratic desig.
nation.
The majority against the Socialists
breaks all records.
The landslide probably eliminated
every national political party from
participation in future municipal elec.
tions in Wisconsin, because as re.
suit of the non-partisan victory in Mil.
waukee the State Legislature at spe.
cial session soon to be convented is
expected to pass a distinctly non-parti.
san city election statute.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Demand for Trout.

Western Pennsylvania fishermen
have asked for more trout fry to be
placed in the streams of that section
of the state than known for years, and
if the plans of Nathan r. Butler, the
state fish commissioner, can be
worked out, there will be a large nun.
Der of young fish planted in the
creeks and rivers of Allegheny, Wash
ington, Westmoreland, Fayette and
other counties in the southwestern
portion. The applications on file call
for a large amount of young fish and
an equitable distribution has been
promised by the commissioners.
This is the first year under the new
system of distribution, as the commits
sioner requires assurance that ship
ments of young fish will be followed
up after being planted" and reports
made to him. Wherever possible he
has encouraged associations and fish
ing clubs to take charge Of the dis
tribution and to stock ponds and To-
calities favorable to the propagation
of trout. Furthermore, only trout
known as "fngerlings" or larger will
be put out Stock fish or breeding fish
will be shipped, but none of the min
ute specimens which cannot take care
OF themselves will be put out.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
OUR RURAL SCHOOLS
SUBJECT WHICH is BEING GIVEN
SOME SERIOUS coNSIDERA.
TION NOW.
NEW ARMOR|ES FOR STATE
Four New Armories May Be Built
BY the State Board the Com
ing Summer-Distributio
of Trout.

Harrisburg.-The outlines of bul.
letin calling to the attention of rural
school authorities the importance OF
better sanitary arrangements for the
little red school house and earnest.
ly recommending immediate action to
bring about improved conditions will
form one of the most important mat
ters to be brought before the state
board of education at its April meet.
ing in Pittsburgh.
The necessity of bringing about
change in sanitation in country
schools was noticed by Professor j.
George Becht, the secretary of the
board, in his numerous visits of in.
spection to schools in the interior
counties of the state Professor Becht
has been bringing to the attention of
school authorities the plans for uni.
form school houses and other prac.
tical means by which the state body
is aiming to assist the small districts
and in some sections he found condi
tions which had to be called to the
notice of the health authorities. 1t is
thought that much good can be OBJ
tanned by educational work among di.
rectors and patrons of schools and a
bulletin on the subject will be issued.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
COOPERATION
is SUGGESTED
National Waterways Commits
sion Not Too Sanguine
THE CASH MUST BE SHOWN
Extensive Analysis of Lake Erie-oho
River Canal Situaton-On
the Whole Fa.
Vorable.

Pittsburgh, Recommending CO.
operation in the construction of the
proposed ship canal from Pittsburgh
to Lake Erie, but being careful not
to commit the government to any
financial assistance, the National
Waterways Commission, of which
Senator Theodore e. Burton of Ohio,
is chairman, has made public its re-
port on this particular project.
The commission sees merit in the
canal, believes an adequate water
supply is assured and says no serious
engineering difficulties are to be over
come. After an exhaustive investiga-
tion the commission says great bene-
fits would result to the communities
through which the canal would pass,
and it believes the government is JUS
tilted in cooperating in the enterprise.
1t favors the building of the approach
es to the canal by the government and
the furnishing of army engineers tC
perform the necessary supervision OF
the work, such engineers to be assign
ed by the secretary of war when $l0,-
100000 is available in cash and bonds
to the amount of $50,000,000 have been
certified by the promoters. The re-
port then continues:
The question to which the commits
son has given special consideration is
whether the benefits from the con-
struction of this waterways will be
commensurate with the cost The
surveys made in 1905 fixed the total
cost at $53,000,0O 1t is generally
conceded now that the figure is some
what too low, that $6O,00O,0OO would
be more correct estimate The fac
tors which determine how much traf-
tic can be reasonably expected to
make use of this canal, if it is built,
are on the whole favorable.
The commission points to the traffic
possibilities of the Lake Erie and Ohio
canal and says substantial reductions
OF the railroad rates may be expected
to follow operation. The Lake Erie
Michigan canal would obviate the de-
tour around the Michigan peninsula
and give a more direct route from
Chicago to New York.
Legislation is necessary to prevent
the elimination of water competition
and to prevent the raising of water
rates under railway control, in the
opinion of the commission. 1t be-
lieves the interstate commerce laws
are now insufficient to preserve water
transportation and foster its growth,
1t urges that every water carrier
interstate commerce be under control
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion TO enable the commission to es-
taDlish through routes, joint rates and
through bills of lading, without which,
the commission believes, the rehabili-
tation of water traffic will not be COM
plate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Urged to Aid Farmers.

"The grocers of the state should
make an effort to cooperate with the
farmers in the manufacture and sale
Of genuine cider vinegar" says Dairy
and Food Commissioner James Foust
in discussing the activity of his divi-
sion in the prosecution of people for
the sale of adulterated cider vinegar.
Allegheny, Butler, Cambria, Indiana
and Westmoreland counties have fur
nished cases of violation of the vine
gar act, it having been found that
some of the stuff sold as vinegar did
not originate in orchards at all. The
foregoing furnishes ample evidence
that the adulteration of vinegar con-
stitutes a favorite practice with those
who are anxious to furnish their
patrons with iow-priced article"
says the commissioner. "Pennsylva-
MIA has carefully provided for the en-
couragement of the manufacture of
pure cider vinegar by the farmers of
the state. The grocers should co.
operate with them"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10

Washington, April 5. - President
Taft sent to Congress his second mes
sage of the present year on economy
and efficiency in the government ser
vice. He recommended the passage Of
legislation designed to save more
than 81 900, 900 year. Probably his
two most striking proposals were that
the local government officers in the
Treasury, Postoffice, Justice, Interior
and Commerce and Labor departments
be put in the classified service, and
that the revenue cutter service be
consolidated with the lighthouse ser.
vice in the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
By the first change, the President
said, Congress could effect saving of
at least $10,OO0,OO0 a year. In a previ-
Gus message early in the year he pre-
dicted economies that would total
about $1,000,O00 a year.
His most important recommenda.
tions in this second message are to
have all the local officers under the
Departments of the Treasury, the Post
Office of Justice, of the Interior and of
Commerce and Labor placed in the
classified service:
'In my message submitted to the
Congress on January II, | referred to
the loss occasioned to the Government
because of the fact that in many cases
two persons are paid for doing work
that could easily be done by one. In
the meantime | have caused an in
quiry to be made as to the amount in
money of this loss. The results of this
inquiry are that the loss amounts to
at least $1O,OO0,O00 annually. For ex.
ample, it appears that a very sub.
stantial economy would result from
putting experienced and trained off.
GERS in charge of the first and second
class post Offices instead of selecting
the postmaster in accordance with the
present practice. AS the annual
operating expenses of the first and sec.
ond class offices aggregate the enor.
nous sum of more than S0,000,000
undoubtedly if the postmasters of
these Offices were embraced in the
classified service and required to de-
vote all their time to the public ser.
vice the annual savings would eventu.
ally represent many millions of dol.
lars"
The President says that the same
thing holds true of the pension agents,
in the General Land Office and the in.
ternal and revenue customs services,
in the last of which class, he says,
large expenditures are made for sala.
ries of political appointees.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
ECONOMY is URGED
PRESIDENT WOULD PLACE ALL
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES UN.
DER CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
RADICAL RECOMM ENDATIONS
To Be Selected on Merit-other Rec
concentrations of Legislation by
Which He Hopes to Save More
Than $11 100000.
Economies Urged

BY the President.
Putting postmasters in classi-
service, saving $4,512,000.
Placing pension agents in classi-
fed service, saving $4,000 year.
Abolition of office of receivers
of district land offices and trans
ferring their duties to the regis.
ter, saving 100000.
Transfer of political ap-
pointees" in internal revenue and
customs services to the classified
service.
Consolidation of lighthouse and
life-saving services, saving $780,
600.
Distribution of work of the
Revenue Cutter Service to other
departments, saving about $1,000,-
OOO
Consolidation of auditing Offices
in the Treasury Department, saw
ing 100000.
Uniformity of travel allowances
for government officers and EN-
ployes.
Better methods of handling Off
cial correspondence.
Capitalization of distribution Of
government publications, saving
$242,000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
MAGDALENA BAY QUEST
President Asked to Tell What He
Knows Of Japan's Intentions
Lodge Pushes Inquiry.

Washington, April 3.-The U. S.
Senate took official cognizance of the
reports that have been circulated re.
Gently that Japan is seeking to estab.
lish naval station at Magdalena Bay,
on the coast of Mexico Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, a member of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re.
lations, introduced a resolution calling
on the President to send to the Senate
all data in the hands of the Govern.
ment relative to the reported acquire.
ment by Japanese interests of strip
of land on Magdalena Bay. This resolu.
tion was passed Immediately by the
Senate without discussion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
DEPOSITORS LOSE$147, 1863
Windsor Locks Savings Bank Treas.
urer Had Been Stealing
for 30 Years.

Hartfor', Conn, April 5--Deposi.
tors in the Windsor Locks Savings
Bank, whose treasurer A. w. Converse,
died defaulter, know now where they
stand 1t has taken two months to
check up the books, which had not
been audited for over thirty years,
just before Converse's stealings began
A statement signed by tho directors
issued puts the deficit at Sl47,369.29.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
State Capitol Notes.

Dairy and Food Commissioner Jas.
Foust has been assured by a commit.
tee representing the executive com.
mittees of the State Confectioners
association and the wholesale confec-
TONERS organization that they would
cooperate with him in driving out
chocolate candies coated with resin.
Gus glazes An agreement was reach.
ed whereby the commissioner would
work with the committees in prevent.
ing sale in this state Of such products
sent in from other states.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
SETTLING DOWN
IN COAL FIELDS
Cleveland Referendum's To Be
Out Saturday
RATIFICATION IS PROBABLE
British Coal Miners End Long and
Costly Struggle - Vote Almost q
to 1-Nearly $4,000 Had Al
ready Returned to Work.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-By next Saturday
the referendum vote upon the wage
agreement as fixed by the Joint scale
committee at the conference OF coai
operators and union miners in CleVe-
land, o., will have been completed
Sentiment among local union coal
miners indicates that the agreement
will be ratified In that event tne
order for suspension OF work in the
mines will expire automatically.
The stand OF Pittsburgh District
No. as 10 the suspension order was
shown Saturday at the annual con
vention in the Labor Temple Inc
men at the Roscoe mines petitioned
the convention to reconsider the sus'
pension pension order The inference
among the delegates was that Vole
was wanted as to the sense OF the
convention regarding the suspension
of work in the mlnes, pending the
referendum vote upon the vase
schedule. The Roscoe measure was
presented to the convention ana was
tabled in short order. The tenor OF
the debate showed Discrimination to
reconsider the suspension order.
1t is considered likely that the
clause of the national constructor
providing for an assessment oil one
haf of per cent upon the earnings
OF the men may be enforced soon
This constitutional provision is fol
the establishment OF defense fund
and in the event of non-ratification o
the wage scale, the assessment, II II
said. may be levied. The miners
now pay 25 cents a month in dues u
the national organization; 10 cents u
the district, and 10 cents to the loca
organization.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10

London, England.-After five stag
mating weeks that have cost the
United Kingdom upwards of $l,OOO''
100000 and have rendered more than
1000 600 men, women and boy work
ers idle. the national coal strike mas
been called off by the officials OF the
Federated Miners Union. The deci'
sion was reached after a long con
ference in Westminster, where the
miners delegates, representing ever!
coal field in Great Britain, gathered
The resolution to end the struggle
was carried by a vote of 44O to 10
Before the meeting it had been seen
that the strike spirit had greatly
weakened in Scotland and wales
where the vote had been in favor oi
the minimum wage bill and return to
work. 1t is believed that by the ma
die of the week the coal industry WI :
again be in full blast, Nearly oo'oVO
men had returned to work before the
miners officials decided ON ending the
strike. The next step will be 10
appoint Joint boards throughout the
various mining districts to fix MN
mum wage as provided for in the
minimum wage bill,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Said He Brought on Gettysburg.

New York.-Courtland Cunningham
70 wears old, who as a telegraph oper'
ator claimed to have brought aOou'
the battle o. Gettysburg, dropped deaa
in Brooklyn restaurant last Week
As a member of a military telegraph
CORPS in the Civil War, he claimed he
intercepted a message that was peihs
sent from Richmond to General Lee
with instructions to begin the INV
SION of the north. He hurried TINS
information to washington and Gener'
al Meade received orders which re-
suited in the battle of Gettysburg
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Democrats Sweep CHICAGO.

Chicago, April 9.-The Progressive
Democrats swept the city in the Alder
manic elections. OF thirty-six Alder
men elected twenty-five are Democrats
and eleven Republicans.
The election was the first test of
party strength since the city was re-
districted. Eighteen of the twenty-six
Democratic nominees indorsed by the
HearstHarrison forces were elected.
Bond propositions for S5,00O,0OO for
harbor construction, $25O,OOO for bath
ing beaches and $1S0OO0 for Health
Department buildings were carried.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
SHOWS RECORD SURPLUS
British Chancellor Of the Excheouer
as $32,725,ooO to Play With
But viii Hoard It All Up.

London, April 3.-David Lloyd
George, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
introduced in the House of Commons
his budget for 1928. His surplus
was $32,725,OO0, being the largest on
record.
It is held as a reserve until the end
of the year, until it could be known
how many extra ships Germany would
compel the Admiralty to lay down and
how much money would be needed for
the insurance system and for tele.
phone purchase.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
More Halfway Money.

Harrisburg.-As result of the con-
ference held between Attorney Gener-
al Bell Auditor General Sisson, Dep.
uty Highway Commissioner Hunter
and Chief Engineer Foster, it is UNI
derstood that an opinion will be given
to Mr.. Hunter that the department is
entitled to the 100000 paid into the
state treasury by counties as their
shares of road construction cost in
the last few years. This money was
collected on accounts which had be-
come over due and it is the plan to
divide it among counties where it
belongs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Girl lakes Poison.

Carbon, Pa.-Mary Matey, aged IS,
of this place, is dead of poison, self
administered. She was one of the
principals in the sensational hearing
given two young Greensburg men, last
autumn. They took a party of girls
from here toward Ligonier and 1t
was said one of the girls was attack
ed by one of the men, charges we're
made by the father of the girl, but
later withdrawn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
New Armories for State.

The state armory board will open
bids for the construction of armories
for Battery B, in Pittsburgh, and for
the infantry companies in Pottsville
and Meadville at its meetings on April
10. This will be the second time bids
have been asked for Battery and for
the Meadville company of the Six
teenth regiment, the former bids hav-
ing been found too high.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
WORST OF FLOOD
ALL THE PREVIOUS HIGH WAITE
MARKS ALONG THE MlSSIsslP
Pl COVERED.
MANY LEvEEs SWEPT 0.
Hickman, KY, Cut OF and 5000 I
sons Without Abode Face Hum
Taft Urges Congress to Grant
lief-Sends Tents to New Mad

Memphis, Tenn, April 4.-With
town completely flooded, four or
others partially inundated, seven
sons dead, 5000 homeless and
plies cut off from some sections,
Mississippi flood situation is one
grave menace.
Between Cairo, ILL.,, and Arkal
City, Ark, the water is six to ten
above the danger line.' The total d
age is estimated at $2,OOO,OOO,
tween 5000 and 5000 persons
been driven from their homes. s.
lives have been lost.
1t is estimated that 100000 acre
farm lands in Kentucky, Tennes
Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi
flooded and probably 5000 more
untitled because of fear that the lie
protecting them may break.
Railroads are operating trains
considerable difficulty. The Big
has abandoned service between I
and Mound City, but is maintai
continuous service into Mound Cl
Several steamboats, are resc
livestock from the flooded district
although many thousand do
worth will be saved, the loss on
item alone will be enormous.
The scene of greatest distres
Hickman, Ky, where 1000 pei
from Dorena, Mo, have been add
the 1000 homeless residents of
town. Some of them were taken
the roofs of their homes. The
supply is sufficient to last only
DAYS and it will be a week beforf
plies can reach the place, as the
roads are cut off by washouts an
roads are impossible. No mai
gone in or out of Hickman for
Shopkeepers there are wearing n
boots in their stores, as the waite
reached even the higher part z
town. The factory district is
fifteen to twenty feet under
Several houses were washed aW
Dorena, Mo.
The number of lives lost
brought to eight, when the deg
three railroad men near Fulton
was reported, and two more
drowned near Clarksville, Tenn,
latter drove off the road into oY
water of the Red River, The fat
the loss of life has not been grei
due to the warning given to III
dwellers of the coming high WI
At Columbus, Ky, which WI
first town to be inundated, theI
!, ton is grave. Residents are
, rapidly, and there is much suffeI
outlying districts. The dana
that vicinity is estimated at )
The leeves are sliding badly 4
, astrous breaks are certain VIII
! inundate and damage the maj
| Der companies and various o.
n dustries.
r Washington.-President Tar
S ed the War Department to s.
t army tents to citizens of New
Mo-. who have been rendere
less by the flood in the Mi.
, River.
y President Taft sent a mes
h Congress asking that $4,000 |
}. propriated for Strengthening
% and building new dikes in I
IS districts along the MississiI |
souri, and Ohio rivers, and "
teen minutes after it was req
House that body passed Re
II tive Ransdell's bill making
a available for the purpose
$ was rushed over to the Senal
y it also was passed and was 50
IN President for his signature. |
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
Former Wait Now Mayor.

Kansas City, Mo, April 3.-Henry l..
Jost, 81 years old, Democrat, was
elected Mayor of Kansas City over
Mayor Darius A. Brown Republican,
by majority estimated at $500 votes.
With Mr.. Jost the entire Democratic
ticket, outside of few Aldermen, was
elected.
Mr.. Jost is an Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney. He was a waif in New
York and was sent West for adoption
when a small boy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
New Mines to Be opened.

Charleston, w. Va.-Pittsburgh ana
New York men have Incorporated the
Charleston ,Kanawha Coal COMPANY
with 100000 authorized capital lhe
company mas bought 10000 acres ol
coal land in Kanawha county. Oper'
ations will begin in few months me ut
coal lands are among the most valua
b q in the county. The property oop
Grated will extend from the kanawha
river and X. & NJ. railroad to the EN-
river and the Coal & Coke and haha
wha & West Virginia railroads
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-04-10
THREE KILLED BY TRAIN
Man, Son and Dauehter-in-law Struck
While Crossing Railroad
Track.

Ogdensburg, N. Y, April 5.-A man
named Doucet, As years old; his son,
25, and the sons wife, 21, we're killed
while attempting to cross the railroad
tracks ahead of passenger train at
Biles Junction Their horse also was
killed
They were driving across the track
and were nearly over when the train
hit them. The train was stopped and
the bodies picked up. The body of
the woman lay beside the track, but
the two men had been hurled into a
snow bank.