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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE'S
BILL PASSES SENATE
Democrats and Insurgents Unite on
Wool Tariff Measure-.Presi-
dent Vetoed II In 1911.

Washington-Th Republican mem
bers of the Senate, after achieving a
victory over the Democrats and ac-
complishing, in committee of the
whole, the passing of their bill revis-
ing the wool schedule in accordance
with the report OF the Tarir Board
were beaten In the end, through the
detection OF Senators La Toilette.
Kenyon and Clapp, the first named in
surgent being the ringleader. He re
vlved the Democratic-in alli-
ance of last year and succeeded in eff
fecting the adoption of his bill.
The La Toilette bill was adopted by
a vote of 40 to 2S, ten insurgent Re
publicans, voting for the La Toilette
Bristow, Clapp. Crawford, Cummins,
Gronna, Kenyon, La Toilette, PoindeX
ter and Works.
After an allday debate, Senator
Penrose, chairman Of the finance com
mittee, threw the Democrats and pro
gressives into confusion by introduc-
ing a wool revision bill based on the
findings of the tariff board.
The Senate sitting in the Commit
tee of the Whole passed this bill by d
vote of "a to 80
All of the Democrats voted against
it and the progressive Republicans.
Clapp of Minnesota, La Toilette Of
Wisconsin and Kenyon of Iowa. All
the votes cast for the measure were
Republican votes.
This vote, however, had been taken
in committee of the whole and La Fol
quickly threw out the bill which he
had introduced last year and the
Democrats Immediately rallied to his
support. The vote on the La Toilette
bill, as a substitute for the Penrose
bill, which had been substituted for
the Democratic bill, was SO TO u. All
of the Democrats voted for the La Fol
lette bill and so also did all OF the in
surgent Republicans, except Bourne
of Oregon.
The La Toilette bill as it passed the
Senate provides for a duty of 35 per
cent. on raw wool, with duties ranging
from 40to 80 per cent. on the manufac-
lures of wool This was the measure
that served as the basis of compro-
mise last session with the Democrats
of the House, and the indications are
it will again be used by Leader Under
wood and his colleagues in sending a
wool revision bill 10 the White House.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02

Since the order went out from the
Pure Food Department to pay especial
attegtion to milk dealers who violate
the law in summertime the agents of
the department have made more than
100 arrests throughout the State. De-
creasing milk nutrition by the addition
OF water is especially forbidden
by law, because it cheats the purchas-
er in quantity, decreases the food
value of the milk and is harmful to
babies. Especially in the coalregions
is this practiced, but recent reports
show that in agricultural counties also
the milkmen have been using the farm
pump. In Allegheny, Crawford, We
mango, Dauphin and other counties the
agents have been particularly active,
and many offenders We're tripped up.
In Venango county this week two Oil
City milk dealers were caught with
the watered milk in their cans, and
prosecutions were ordered. In Nc
Kean county two dealers, one selling
milk and the other cream, We're caught
disposing of dilutions far below the
legal amount of butter fat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
Tencr Returns from West.

Governor Tener and his fellow men,
bers of the Pennsylvania Commission
to the Panama-Paciiic Exposition ar
rived home from San Francisco, whith-
er they had gone to select and dedi-
cate a site for the Pennsylvania
Building. pennsylvania has obtained
what many consider the best of all the
State building sites for the eXposi-
ton" said the Governor. The building
will command good view OF the Gold
en- Gate. The selection of this loca-
ton is due to the Intelligent foresight
edness of the members OF the Pennsyl-
vania Society, composed of citizens of
San Francisco who We're formerly resi-
dents OF the Keystone State" Mem
bers of the commission say that the
one thing above all others which the
people of California want from Penn
sylvania is the exhibition of the Lib
erty Bell.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
WORK AMONG
The FARMERS
States Educational Efforts Re-
stricted by Small Appropriation
TWO DAYS IN EVERY COUNTY
Four Counties Will Have Movable
Schools of More Advanced Grade
Practical Instruction Given in
Farming and Poultry Raising.

Especial Harrisburg Correspondence
Harrisburg.-Four hundred days OF
farmers sessions have been arranged
for 1928 by Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture A. L. Martin, who is in
charge of the States educational
work among the farmers. This is 40
less than last season, owing to the
small appropriation. For the same
reason but three lecturers Will be as
signed to each institute, but each will
be a specialist. The Institutes will
begin November 30 and continue un-
til March 10th, being allotted to coun-
ties on a basis of 1000 farmers. Every
county has at least two days of insti-
tute, including Philadelphia's rural
section, while Lancaster, which has
the highest number of farms, has the
most institutes. Four counties will
have movable schools for farmers,
which are conducted on more ad-
vanced grade than the institutes and
which last four days. They will be
for practical instruction in farming,
poultry raising, dairy work and other
topics. The counties selected are Erie,
Armstrong, Columbia and Lawrence.
The first of the schools will open
January 1 Eight counties made re-
quests for the schools.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
EXCISE TAX BILL
PASSES SENATE
Thirteen Republicans Support
the Democratic Measure.
PRINT PAPER PAYS So A TON
Measure Carries Repeal Of Canadian
Reciprocity and Cuts Tariff on Print
Paper-It Also Creates a Per-
manent Tariff Board.

acknowledgements and thir-
teen Republicans united in the Senate
and by SO to 1S passed the Democratic
Excise Tax bill (Which in effect is an
income tax measured extending the
present tax on corporations to the
business of individuals, private firms
and co-partnerships.
Attached to the measure, also by
the aid of Republican votes, were
amendments repeating the Canadian
Reciprocity law, and fixing So per ton
tariff on print paper. The establish
ment of permanent non-partisan tar
iff commission is provided also.
Senator Borah in a fight to have his
income tax bill substituted for the
though he mustered to his support
many of the regular Republicans, and
four mocrats-Ashurst, Culberson,
Hitchcock and MARITIME.
The receipts from the Excise bill
are expected TO make up the deficit
resulting from curtailments in the sug
ar levies.
On the passage of the excise bill the
Democrats were supported by the fol
lowing Republicans:
Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, La
Toilette, Nelson, Poindexter, Towns
end and Works
The measure will go back to the
House, and perfected measure soon
will be laid before President Taft
The excise bill would levy on all
persons, firms or co-partnerships an
annual tax equal to one per cent. of
net income in excess of $4,000.
Senator Cumminss permanent tariff
board amendment was attached to the
excise bill, SO to %. All the Demo
Gratis except Pomerene, of Ohio, voted
against the tariff board. while all Re
publicans except Hepburn, of Idaho,
supported it.
Senator Fletcher of Florida added
an amendment to the bill extending
the exemptions under the present cor
poration tax law to the new excise
law This was adopted without di-
vision 1t provides that religious and
fraternal organizations and benevolent
societies when incorporated, shall not
be subject to the tax.
Senator Bacon put in an amend
ment providing that tax of l per
cent should be imposed on the earn
ings of stock owned by one corpora
tion in another corporation, regard
less Of whether the cooperation of
which was thus owned, lad once paid
the excise taxes. This amendment
was adopted.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
TRAIN KILLS SIX
IN AUTOMOBILE
Two Others Fatally Hurt in
Crash Heard a Mile.
GRADE CROSSING TRAGEDY
Father and Three Children Are Among
Dead and Mother Is Fatally Injured
After Crash-Cornfield Cut Of
View Of Train.

Toledo.-In a crash that could be
heard for a mile six persons were KILL
cd, two fatally injured and another
was hurt when a Lake Shore train
struck an automobile containing nine
people at Alexis, about twelve miles
from here.
The Dead.
COUSINO, RUDOLPH, aged thirty
farmer, La Sale, Mich.
COUSINO. MRS. LOUISE, aged 80.
wife of Lafayette Cousino, La Sale
Twelve and six-year-oid sons and
four-year-old daughter OF Rudolph
Cousino
NAVARRO, EVA, aged twenty, La
Pleasant, Mich.
The Injured.
COUSINO, LAFAYETTE, aged 2S,
farmer, La Sale; taken to hospital.
COUSINO, OPAL, 2-year-old daugh-
ter of Lafayette Cousino; taken to
hospital; injuries not serious.
The accident happened on a grade
crossing where the view OF the track
was obscured by a cornfield. The oc-
cupants of the machine did not see
the train until they were directly on
the track and it was too late.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
GIRL ELoPE5 IN HER NiGHTlE.
Scranton Bankers Son Takes Her to
New York.

Scranton, Pa.-With the trunk con
tanning their clothes waiting in De
troit, Nelson Peck, son of William II.
Peck, president of the Third National
Bank, and Miss Martha Richmond, IS
years old, daughter of barber shop
proprietor, are supposed to be in New
York, getting married.
The couple left here at 2 o'clock in
the morning on the Lackawanna train
bound for New York, after they had
missed the train for the West that car
ried a trunk in which the clothing of
each had been packed without the
knowledge Of their parents Miss
Richmond had been lying on bed full
ly awake and fully dressed with a
nighie over all, waiting for her father
to get home from lodge meeting
Papa came at last, Miss Richmond
joined her sweetheart and they took
the first train out. Miss Richmond
created commotion in the depot by
appearing in her nightgown, but rails
ed the garment significantly while
awaiting for the train to show it was
only bluff.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
Increase in Taxation.

An increase of $7,360,093 in value OF
personal property assessed for State
taxation, the highest OF any county III
the State outside OF Philadelphia and
Allegheny in years, has been reported
to the Auditor Generals department by
Montgomery County Commissioners.
Ten counties Of the 81 have made their
returns and the gain on Montgomery
alone is greater than the aggregate OF
gains in the nine others. The total
valuation in Montgomery county is
$52,921 ,0S5, the figures for 1911 being
S45, 1892; for 1910, S39,937 ,615 for
1909, S34,257 500, and for 1908, S31, 1911
565. This is the most remarkable gain
of any of the counties in the State eX-
cept the two larger ones The Cam
bria county figures show $6,460,070, a
gain of $974,500 over 1911.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
FIRE DESTROYS SEVEN VILLAS
Loss in Blaze at Narragansett Pier Is
Placed at $t5O,oOO.

Narragansett Pier.-Seven cottages
were destroyed by fire here and the
property loss is figured at $150,000
The blaze started in the Little Casino
or Orton Lodge, the central villa in a
group of seven at Kentara Green.
The property destroyed includes Or
ton Lodge. occupied by Louis e. Stod-
dard, New Haven, Conn, La Cleve cot
tage. Corrotoman cottage and Muchi-
son villa. At Earls Court the follow
ing places were burned: The Breezes
civilian WINS villa,) occupied by Ro-
bert E. Strawbridge, Philadelphia;
Kenilworth, occupied by Ashton Har-
We. Jr.. New York; Waverly cottage,
occupied by Merwin White of Provi-
dence.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
No Poison in Viscera.

DR.. George r. Moffitt, a chemist of
this city, has examined the viscgra of
Allen Green. late of Weissport, Carbon
County, whose wife is charged with
his murder. The analysis was made
at the request of the Carbon County
authorities. No poison was found in
the viscera, but traces were discover
ea in two bottles and a Johnny cake"
found in an outhouse at the Allen
home. The lack of poison in the in
,estines of the dead man, the chemist
says, does not indicate that none was
administered to the man.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
KILLS IMMIGRATION OFFICER.
Man Barred from Canada Shoots Es-
cort on Detroit Ferry.

Detroit. Immigration Inspector H.
c. Herbert, employed in the Canadian
service, was shot four times and
killed on Windsor ferryboat at the
Detroit landing.
having only one leg, who was being
deported, fired the shot. He was ar
rested.
Ferguson had made half dozen at
tempts to cross into Canada.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
CENT AND A HALF RATE LAW?
Attorney Hogan Predicts Ohio viii
Change Railroad Tariff.

predicted that Ohio soon would have
a cent and a half railroad fare law
instead of the present cent law In
discussing his plans for bringing legal
proceedings against the Pennsylvania
and other railroads in Ohio Hogan
said the result Of this action almost
certainly would be a reduction in pas
senger rates.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
AUTO KILLS CHILDREN.
Mother Sees Machine Run Down Her
Little Daughter.

LiltiC GduSfLSf.
Boston.-Three lives were lost
among the multitudes at the beach re-
sorts about Boston. Two children
five years old We're killed on the Re
we're Beach Boulevard by automobil-
lists. Chester Linquist, of Winthrop.
was struck by car driven by Fred
Dufour, of Lynn and instantly killed.
Bessie Crowley was struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Arthur l.. Irving,
of Winthrop, and died within few
minutes in the arms of her mother.
who witnessed the accident. Both
drivers were placed under arrest.
At Nantasket, Edward J. Tausey, of
Charlestown ,and his niece, Miss Mary
+. Feeley, of Everett, Wee caught in
the undertow while bathing, and Tau
sey was drowned.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
TAFT ELECTORS RESIGN.
Five of the Seven Minnesota Noml.
nees to Go on T. r. Ticket.

St. Paul, Minn.4Seven of the Presi-
Dental electors selected at the State
convention have refused to serve as
Taft electors. Not all of them have
presented their designations to f. f.
Smith. chairman OF the Republican
State central committee, but II. T.
Halbert, chairman of the Fourth Con-
gressional Roosevelt committee, has
heard from six by letter sad the sew.
enth informally.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
instruct in Library Work.

The Pennsylvania Free Library
Commission has opened its second an
nual summer school for library work
ers at State College.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
JUDGE DILLON WON'T RUN.
Ohio Republican Nominee for Cover
nor Formally Withdraws.

Columbus, Ohio.-Judge Edmond B.
Dillon, nominated as the Republican
candidate for Governor of Ohio at the
State Convention last month, announ-
ced his withdrawal from the ticket,
his reason being the determination of
the Roosevelt people to put up third
ticket in the State.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
TUNNEL FOR TWIN CITIES.
Plan to Connect ST. Paul and Mime
apoIis by 10 Minute Line.

st, Paula plan for connecting st.
Paul and Minneapolis by a fast "alr
line" is being considered by prominent
merchants of the Twin cities. One
plan is for an underground route
which would give tenmnute sched-
ule between the two cities, as against
the 40-minute schedule now maintain
ed by surface routes.
This plan would cost about $10..
0O0, 900
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
RELIEF FOR FLOOD DISTRICTS.
Frick Opens Stores-TroIIey Service
Resumed-One Track Cleared.

Hesumeo-Cne Tack Cleared.
ittsburgh.-Relief was sent into
the flooded district in Fayette and
Westmoreland counties. Trolley SER
vice was resumed from UnIontown to
Dunbar and the Pennsylvania Railroad
has cleared one track into Dunbar and
Evans station
The Frick Coke Co, threw open its
company's stores throughout the dis
trict to the families distressed by the
flood
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
MANY LIVES TOLL
OF SUDDEN FLOOD
Fourteen Drowned in Mine Near
UniontOWn, Pa.
PROPERTY LOSS ENORMOUS
Swollen Creeks and Rivers Carry
Away Homes, Livestock, Bridges
and Railroads in Ohio and
West Virginia.

Pittsburgh-Death and widespread
devastation from tremendous rains re-
suited in Western Pennsylvania, East
ern Ohio and West Virginia. From all
sections come details telling of per
sons drowned or reported drowned, of
hundreds OF buildings wrecked or
washed away, streets torn up and
bridges swept down, crops ruined,
light plants put out of commission and
towns left to suffer their misery in
darkness, while transportation, tele-
graph and telephone facilities are bad
ly crippled
At Evans Station, three miles north
of Uniontown, Pa, a cloudburst sent
waters raging into the mouth of the
Superga Nc. 2 mines. Fourteen men
were drowned like rats in trap,
while thirty-seven others had miracu-
lous escapes from a similar death.
A few miles away, at Lemont Mine
No. 2, three other men are reported to
have been drowned in like fashion,
Up in the Red Stone Valley, near
Brownsville, Pa, at least ten miners
were caught while at work by flood
waters entering the mines and drown
ed. At Millsboro, Pa.~ seventy-fve
miners had narrow escape when the
waters swept into the mines. All es
capped, but not before many were ex'
hausted.
For a radius of 100 miles around
Pittsburgh there is a scene of desola
ton. Wrecked buildings are visible
everywhere.
Fifty families were made homeless
100000 damage was done, buildings
and bridges We're washed away and
railroad traffic was suspended at Dun
bar by a cloudburst.
The upper Ohio valley, in the vicin.
ity of Wheeling, w. Va, was swept by
a destructive wind, rain and electrical
storm, with the loss of three lives.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02
THE MARKETS,
(New York Wholesale PrlcesO

M1Lk.-The wholesale milk price is
312c quart, in the 26c zone, or Sill
per 40-quart can.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-02

Pittsburgh.-Oy er sixty lives wera
claimed by the floods and cloudbursts
in Southwestern Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, and hundreds of homes
and business houses destroyed
Uniontown, Pa. leads the list of
known dead with fifteen. At Wheel
ing, w. Va, three We're drowned; at
Lamont, Pa, four We're drowned; at
Elenwood, Pa, three were drowned,
and thirty-six lives are reported to
have been lost in other towns of the
two states.
Uniontown, Lemont, Mount Brad,
dock, Connelsville and Dunbar, Pa,
were inundated. In Turtle Creek Val
ley the damage is enormous and
scores of families are homeless in the
upper Youghiogheny Valley. Railroad
traffic through a great territory is de-
moralized, especially so at Uniontown,
where the tracks of two railways were
torn from their foundations.
Dunbar is a wreck The County
Commissioners estimate that nearly
$1,000,000 damage was done there.
Eleven business houses were swept
away, seventy-five residences were de-
stroyed, streets torn up and bridges
carried out
Hunger is adding to the misery of
the people
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
LOST KID HUBBY.

Chicago. March 15.--A romance
which lasted for eleven years between
Amy Leslie, the well-known Chicago
dramatic critic. and her husband.
Frank II. Buck. who is twenty-five
years her junior. has been broken.
MIR. Buck is in Buenos Ayres, Argen-
tine. or on the high seas approaching
the city. Miss Leslie. as his wife is
familiarly known. is in Texas. where
she went in an effort to find him after
his disappearance several weeks z
Various reasons have been advanced
to account for the Disbursements
which led to the separation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Buck. but the strongest reason
advanced is that another woman be-
came more attractive to Mr.. Buck.
This woman. 1t is said. ia Miss Reryl
Marsden, also we'll known in Chicago,
who has appeared in this city in Lit
tie Johnny Jones' IA Girl at the
Helm" The Golden Girl and other
productions Miss Marsden also has
disappeared.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
SUGAR CAMP IS
RA|DEO TO-DAY

New York. March 15.-The govern
ment sprung a surprise in the sugar
trial today by invading the camp of
the defendants and placing one of
their number on their stand as its own
witness.
United States District Attorney
Wise obtained from Judge Hand the
dismissal of the indictment against
Thomas B. Barned, attorney for
talist. in he deal whereby the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company obtain
ed control of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining company. Counsel for the
defense protested but were overruled.
AfterBarned had obtained consent
that the record show that he stood &C.
Quilted Of all charges. he began testi-
Tying as a government witness.
District Attorney Wise questioned
home in 1908 when the late Gustave
e. ktssel. who ID alleged to have rep
resented B. o. Havemeyer in the ST..
100000 loan to Segal was present.
n witness said that at this meet
ing Kissel told Segal: II can get you
enough money. but. on three condi-
tons: That you must not care where
the money comes from: that it will be
enough to tide you eve and that the
- okoSno vi III cHuSylVdnla
sugar Refining company be put up as
collaterial."
Was anything said at this meeting
about closing the new Philadelphia re-
f1nery?" asked Mr.. Wise.
Yes" replied the witness. "Mr.
kissel said 1t would. be better to let
the Philadelphia refinery stop con-
struction as even with the large loan
there would not be enough to supply
fh0r uynTkfnD N0 INITIAL NJ. YSa-.-r 800
ne was going to be one of the owners
Of the refinery and that later on more
money could be got to start the new
refinery again."
After telling something of the vot-
ing trust agreement created by the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company
stockholders through which the gov
eminent alleges the sugar trust was
able to close Its rivals plant. the wit
ness was asked about a meeting be-
tween kfssel, Segal, himself and John
p. Parsons. attorney for the sugar
trust" and one Of the defendants,
when arrangements are alleged to
have been completed for the loan.
Barned said he was always opposed
to Segal letting go Of his $4,000 shares
OF the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
company, and advised him to try to
avoid delivering the stock.
<Aeheu u! one OF the express agree.
ments In the making of the loan was
that Segal should close the Philadel.
phia refinery Harmed said he did not
remember. An attempt. was made to
inform segal. he said. OF the source Of
the loan. But Segal said" Harmed
declared. that he did not care where
the money came from. he had to have
1t. and nus have it."
Earlier in the day Mr.. Wise got into
he evidence through Joseph Jemkin
Of Philadelphia. attorney for George
Il. Earle, receiver for the Pennsyl-
vania company. that the American SUI
gar Refining company had comprom-
ised Earle's $5o.o00.00 suit to recov-
er losses sustained through CLOSING
down the plant. by paying $4,000 900
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
THEY DIFFER ON RESULTS
ton and Y%Oungdahl Differ OH
Election Returns.

Dry and wet interests found it pref
ty hard to agree on just the number
Of net gains MADE by each in Tues
DAVIS election, but It was finally as
certained that the vets had gained
fifteen or sixteen towns and the drys
had gained between twenty-five and
twenty-five so far as the poll has been
recorded.
Frederick w. Zollman, counsel for
the Minnesota Brewers association,
secuted the idea that there was n
significant victory for either faction.
His figures were fifteen gained by
the vets and twenty-four by the drys.
The difference Of nine he considers
small and very possibly not a real