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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10

gestion, which came on after he had
eaten HI luncheon, was the cause of
death.
Arrangements for the funeral were
placed in the hands of the Navy De-
partment. According to members of
the family, Admiral Evans, was to all
appearances in the best of health up
the time of his fatal Illness. At lunch
con he was the gayest person at the
table, and laughed and joked all
through the meal.
After luncheon he went into his den,
and was examining sword which
was one of his favorite possessions.
While looking at the weapon, he was
seized with acute pains in his stom-
ach. He died three hours later.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
NAGEL FILES REPORT on
COMMERCE AND LABOR
Greater Federal Control of Trusts 10
Favored by the Secre-
tary.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Secretary Ma
gel of the Department of Commerce
and Labor in his annual report trans
mitted to the President called atten-
ton to needed improvements at Ellis
Island makes recommendations for
additional inspectors and physicians
for ships carrying immigrants and ad-
vocates that American ships be allow
ed the use of the Panama Canal free
of tolls.
The Secretary commends the bu-
reau Of corporations for the work 1t
has done and gives his views on the
Sherman antitrust law and needed
legislation supplementary thereto. His
opinion on the latter. subject are of
moment because Mr.. Nagel is being
considered seriously by President Taft
for appointment to the Supreme Court.
The Secretary says:
"The decisions Of the Supreme
Court in the Standard Oil and Ameri-
can Tobacco Company cases have
brought forcibly to public attention
fact that has been repeatedly present
ed in the reports of the Department.
That fact is the imperative need for
the positive administrative regulation
of great industrial corporations.
"The recent decisions and the re-
organizations which followed have
made 1t clear that another imperative
step remains tAbe taken and that
this step is the establishment by ap-
propriate legislation of broad sys-
TEN of supervision and publicity for
all those industrial and commercial
organizations that are engaged in in
terstate and inferno tional business"
The Secretary says that the expert
ence and information acquired by the
bureau Of cornorations through eight
years Of work investigating such prob
lens will necessarily be of great i'm
portanro in the DEVELOPMENT of any
system" and has demonstrated be-
yond question what such system Of
permanent supervision can do and
presents one Of the strongest argu-
ments for the broadening of thnt syJ-
tenn into some such form as is here
suggested"
Secretary Nasel savs the Bureau of
Labor is ENGAGED in several investi-
cations among witch perhaps the
most immediately interesting is the
inquiry into the cost of living. This
report the secretary SAYS. promises
to be thororeh and to provide basis
for intelligent Discussion Of this cues
tion. In addition ranorts are being
prepared on conditions of employment
in the iron AMI steel industry, on the
employment Of women and girls in
the larger cities. on 6'Geases in vari-
GUS industries and IN the labor laws
of the principal industrial countries
of the world.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
State Death Rate Decreases.

Harrisburg saying that, "a
green Christmas means a fat grave
yard" has been changed during the
past year, thanks to preventive medi-
cine and proper sanitation, to "a
green Christmas means lean grave
yard" I hat is the conclusion to be
drawn from statement issued by
DR.. Dixon, Commissioner of Health,
giving the net results of one years
work, and it is New Years message
of good cheer to every citizen of the
Commonwealth. He says: There are
$500 men, women and children alive
to begin the New Year who, had the
death rate>of last year prevailed,
would have fallen victims of disease.
Putting aside all thoughts of the
suffering and heartbreak that has
been saved by this reduction in the
toll of the grim reaper, it means in
actual money a gain of $37 100000 to
the people of the state. This enor-
nous sum is one.fourth of the value
VI lllS NulliC lul III piOuNNNo VI NhS
Commonwealth. Not only this, but
there is an average of ten cases of
sickness to every death, and so there
have been 10000 fewer cases of i'll.
ness in as many homes.
"In the six years since the estab-
lishment of the department of health
there has been a decrease in the
death rate that shows a total saving
of $4,000 lives.
81 hanks to. the unselfish work of
the physicians, the local boards of
health, the educational workers ana
the cooperation of the press, the
people of Pennsylvania have come to
realize the tremendous value of the
work which is being done, and they
are aware that every penny spent in
prevention comes back into the
pockets of our citizens many hundred
fold"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
SURFACE STILL BUSY
SAYS DEAD APPLES ARE BREED.
ING PLACE FOR DANGER
Gus SPORES.
STATES HEALTH IS BETTER
Invitations to Governors Of Several
States Will Be Asked to Confer
ence to Be Held in February.
subject, Chestnut Blight"

Harrisburg.-"More trees than the
average person imagines are affected
by the spores of tree diseases of old,
dried, withered fruit left hanging on
trees" declared State Zoologist H. A.
Surface in talking about the common
practice of allowing faulty fruit to
remain on trees. Such fruit is known
as "mummied," because, from being
imperfect at the start, it hangs in the
wind and rain and sunsh me until it
is all dried up and fit for nothing but
the abiding place of germs.
People ought to make it point
to remove such fruit from peach,
apple and other trees and burn it,"
continued the zoologist. 81 have had
a lot of letters lately asking what to
do about such exhibits and / am
going to strongly urge people to take
off the 'mummies'. Do you know
that such fruit is sometimes left hang
ing for year and the spores of dis
eases remain in a condition to carry
infection for a couple of years? 1t is
certainly prolific source of trouble" :"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
will Defend Law.

Harrisburg--State Banking Com
missioner William H. Smith said that
the state would vigorously defend the
new private bank act against the
equity proceedings instituted in Phil
adelphia to test its constitutionality.
Attorney General Bell will represent
the state banking department in this
action, and every effort will be made
to secure an early decision.
Meantime, the department is collect
ing evidence against private bankers
who have been doing business with
out state license since December !,
when the new law went into effect.
Commissioner Smith estimates that
there are $50 private banks in the
state. Thus far 1O5 have applied for
licenses. The others are mostly small
foreign banks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
ELDEST SON OF CHARLES
DICKENS DIES SUDDENLY
Alfred Tennyson Succumbs to Attack
of Heart Disease in New
York.

; New York, Jan. 3.-Alfred Tennyson
Dickens, who was the eldest surviving
son of Charles Dickens, the novelist,
and a godson of Tennyson, died sud
denly in his apartment at the Hotel
Astor. Mr.. Dickens recently came
here from Australia, for lecture tour
after lecturing for year in England.
Mr.. Dickens was debating letter and
had just finished a New Years greet
ing sentence when he gasped sudden.
ly and sank back dead. Heart weak.
ness aggravated by indigestion caused
his death. His secretary, A. Siemer-
ling, vas alone with him.
Dickens was born in Devonshire
House, London, England, on October
2S, 1S45.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
INACCURATE FOSS
URGES MANY CHANGES IN ELEc-
TIoN ACTS AND STATE REGU.
LATloN OF MoNoPoLlEs.
NEW LAWS ARE PROPOSED
Condemns Corporate Device That
Unites New Haven Line and Bos-
ton G. Maine-Wants Real Consoil-
dation-Urges Public Ownership.

Boston, Jan. 5.-Gov. Eugene N.
Foss, the first Democratic Governor to
succeed himself in eighteen years,
was inaugurated for second term
here. He urged many measures on
the attention of the Legislature, the
principal of which follow:
Strengthening of the Direct Nomi-
nations law and abolition of fixed
party enrolment, "as the voter is en-
Titled to the same secrecy at the pri
maries which is now accorded him at
the polls"
The initiative, referendum and re-
call
Direct election of United States Sen
ators
Prohibition of campaign advertising,
participation of corporations in elec-
tions, hiring or loaning of conveyances
and all expenditures of money at the
polls.
Punishment of vote sellers and vote
buyers.
Sworn statements of expenses the
day before election.
Distribution by the State, at State
expense, "of an election pamphlet in
which each candidate shall be allowed
space to state his claims"
Submission of woman suffrage to a
popular vote.
Home rule for cities.
Conservation of the States natural
resources.
A State finance board to supervise,
State and county expenses.
A public utilities board.
Creation of labor bureau to en-
force labor laws.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
Bid Governors to Conference.

Invitations to the various governors
whose states are interested in the
checking of the chestnut blight for
the proposed conference to be held
here in the first week of February,
will be sent out by Governor Tener
within few days. The State Fores-
try Department is planning for the
presentation of some data covering
the national spread of the blight and
the members of tie commission to ex-
terminate the blight will urge the
creation of deadline district which
win be watched by every state inter-
ested Informal correspondence about
the conference shows interest in every
one of the states between Massachu-
setts and Ohio. Virginia may also
come il.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
236 NEW BANKS LAST YEAR
Treasury Rejects 70 Applications
7,340 Institutions With $685.
302,135 Capital.

Washington, Jan. 9-The total num-
Der of banks on Dec. 81, last, was
1918, of which 2,779 had discontinu-
ed business, leaving 7,S4O banks with
authorized capital of $1,0SS,S02,135
and circulation outstanding secured
by bonds $714,369,O6S. The total
amount of the rational bank circua-
ton outstanding was $74O,6O3,1S7, of
which $26,240,119 was covered by law
full money of like amount deposited
with the treasurer of the United
States.
During the calendar year ended
Dec. 81, last, 314 applications to or
ganize national banks were received
OF the applications pending 296 were
approved, 20 rejected, 206 banks with
total capital of $11,505,0OO were au-
thorized to begin business, of which
12S with capital of $S,S6O,OOO had in
dlvidual capital of less than $4,000,
and rs with capital Of SS,145,000 indi-
vidual capital of $4,000 or ever
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
1000 COKE OVENS RESUME
All ldl Plants In the ConnellsVille
Region Start This
Week.

Connellsville, Jan. 3.-The H. G.
Frick Coke Co., Las announced that
it will start 1,499 additional coke
ovens during this week and that all
the plants in operation that have been
working part time are to be operated
six days each week until further
notice.
Other companies have also announc-
ed that they will increase their opera
tions, so that by the last week in
January the output in the Connells-
vile field will be equal to that of the
boom years, 1906 and 1907. Among
the largest companies operating mer-
chant ovens is the w. ]. Rainey Co.,
which ANNOUNCES that within two
weeks the entire 5000 ovens Of the
company will be In full blast.
The company is now operating 1900
which will go on full time. There is
no more stock coke in the Connells.
willie repion
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
PEACE IN CHINA AT END
Imperial Forces viii Fight to Force
a Limited Monar-
chy.

Pelin, Jan. 4.-Yuan-Shi-Kai, who
says he has obtained $2,O00,O00 from
the Empress Dowager and who expects
to seize $1O,OOO,OOO more owned by
Manchu mobiles, said he would oppose a
republic and fight to the end. He has
informally notified the legations, but
Just how far he means to go nobody
can say. He says he will stand for a
monarchy based upon that Of the Brit
ish Empire and intimates he will have
the support of Japan In any event
he thinks one-half of China can be
saved to the anti-republicans.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
REWARD AFTER
FIFTY YEARS
Five Survivors of Famous War
Time Raid Concerned.
UNEQUALLED DARING SHOWN
Twelve Courtmart aled and Seven
Shot at Hours Warnng-old
Men VVidly Recall Events
of Youth.

rindlay, 0.-Almcst 80 years after
thy placed tne Coniedelate lines
near CHATTANOOGA ana stole iocomo-
tive IN the heart OF the coniedeIacy,
the iive suryivOrs OF the Andrews rad
els WI. be gained SPECIAL pension
OF SlU0 month, ii bal Introduced
by Congr ssman Wills OF tn.s district
becomes a law. The Survivors are
William Bonsinger, ~, OF McComb,
this county; w. j. Knight, Stryked,
o., W. W. Brown, "A, last Ioiedo;
ID. A. Dorsey, 1G, Lincoln, Neb., and
John X. Potter, residing In Limos.
On Apln, loU1, ~ men, comprising
the Andrews raluers, picked for tnelf
daring flOm thf,e ohio reg.ments, d.s-
gulsed themselves ana, gettlng
through the nnes at Chattanooga,
penetrated into Georgia. Al Blg
Shanty, While the tan clew was at
breakfast, the Taldels stole locomo-
tive on the Western a. At ante rail
rOad. MI,h the locomotive The band
hurried north, Durnlng bridges behind
them. he purpose OF the rad was
W cut Oh inc NOHltuNldtS dilhJ
around Chattanooga from its base OF
supplies and at the same tune block
the retreat of the amy from MOI tn
elm Alabama.
AS SON as the theft of the engine
was discovered chase was gwen the
raIueis, but thy were so lar in the
lead they uistanced their pursuels un-
I'll near Chatlanoosa, where they
were forced TO aoanuon the engine be
cause of lack of fuel, and flee 10 the
mountains.
Within a week al of the 22 men
had been captured and thrown into a
jail at Chattanooga. James j. An
dlews, the leauer, was tried and SEN
fenced TO be executed. Two weeks
later 12 OF the men were courtmar-
tlaied, and seven of them were shot
without an hour warning. Tne sur
vivors weIe taken to an odd jail at At
lanta. ON October l6 they overpow-
cred their guard and brohe Tor the
union lines. Within two weeks eight
of the number reached the unl.n lines
at various points, but the SAX others
were reuapture1 ana he d Prisoners
until exchanged, May II, 1864.
The oid men in tnelr peaceful pur-
suits recall with the notation OF the
Nvarious half-century anniversaries the
stirring events of the days of theil
young manhood.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
sMoKELEss Pudding FURNACE
Pittsburgh Officials View Operation
at Lebanon, Pa.

Lebanon, Pa.-lhe Pittsburgh city
counci. men who came to see the oper.
alton of smoke. less pudding and heat
ing furnaces, are convinced that the
EN- .ssion of smoke from such FUR
naces can be prevented.
The Pennsylvania Steel and Iron
Company operates a plant here and
another at Reading, Pa. AT the Le-
banon works gas coal slack from the
Pittsburgh district is dried and pull
verized and as fuel is driven into
the furnaces by an air blast, produc
ing complete combustion. The com
pany says it spent from $4,000 to
100000 in experiments and insta l.
ing tn, system and the pant saves
each year in fuel a sum equal to the
cost of installation.
1t is ploDaD.e that Pittsburgh ord
inances vii be oyerhauled as pudding
furnaces are now Exempt from the op-
erations Oh the law.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10

Larger appropriations for agricul.
tural societies and fairs.
State aid to higher education by
paying for free tuition in existing col
leges so as to avoid the expense of a
State university.
Ratification of the Federal Income
Tax amendment.
Reform of tax laws.
Cooperation with other New Eng
land States to procure uniformity Of
laws.
Regul; tipn of trusts and monopolies
by the State.
Dissolution Of the Boston Railroad
Holding Company, corporation which
enabled the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company to ac-
quire control of the Boston and Maine
system.
Improvement of Boston harbor and
public ownership Of transportation ter.
minals so as to attract the Canadian
trunk lines and make Boston the port
OF Canada.
Removal of tariff handicaps.
Reciprocity with all nations
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
FEDERAL DEFICIT LARGER
s22,O0O,O0O In Excess of Expenditures
In the Last Six
Months.

Washington Jan. S,-The year 1911
is bequeathing to the Federal Govern
ment an increased deficit, as com
pared with the close of 1910 to be
wiped out, if possible, in the remaining
half Of the current fiscal year The
general fund, representing the availa
bic resources Of the Treasury, showed
big growth, due to the sale of $50,
100000 in Panama Canal bonds in
the year
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
BY-PRODUCTS CHIEF PROFIT
Witness So Explains. Telling How
the Packing Business
Paid.

Chicago, Jan, 5.-By-products yield
81 per cent. of the profits in the pack.
ing business, according to figures giv.
en- by William D. Miles, formerly
general manager of the Armour Pack.
ing Company Of Kansas City, in the
trial of the ten Chicago packers charg.
ed with criminal violation Of the sher.
man law. He gave the company's net
profits for 1899 as s202,S75.1s in the
dressed beef department, based on
the slaughter OF 2t4 $50 antmals
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
BISCUIT COMPANY FAILS.
Small Creditors Throw $3o,o0o,00o
Concern Into Bankruptcy.

Concern Into Bankruptcy.
New Yo.k-1he Fedora. Biscuit
Company, a $S0,0O0,OO0 concern or
ganized a year and a halt ago fol-
the purpose of fighting the cracker
trust, was thrown INTO bankruptcy
when a petition was filed against the
company for a number of small cred
itors who sought IN vain to collect
money due them. Attorney Genera.
Wlckersham was appointed receiver
OF the assets by Judse Hough. III
receiver was gwen the power to car
ry on the BUSINESS tor 80 days.
The company was organized on Au
gust /, 1910, under the laws o. De-
aware and had capital stock of $780,
900 900, of which Sl2,c 1000 was pre-
ferred and the remainder common
stock. I he purpose OF the orsanlza
ton was to merge rs of The lndepen
dent biscuit ants scattered through
out the country. Its control stretch
ed flom Oregon to Maine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
BOROUGH OFFICERS

BtrgeSs.--J. O. Dunn.
Justices OI the Peace &c. A. Randall, ID.
w. Clark.
CDltHcilmep.- W. Landers. J. T. Dale,
@. Il Rnhiuson. Wm. Smearbaugh,
r. J. Hopkins. G f. Watson, A. b.
Kelly.
Co,lStdbie-L l. Zuver.
CoLLectOr-W. II. Hood.
School D,rect0rs-W. G. Incl. j. X.
Clark, y. NJ. Henry, Q Jameson. d. FL.
Blum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
INDICTED FOR NEGLECT
Buffalo Officials Held for Causing
Deaths Of Pumping
Station.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 3.-Francis s.
Ward, Commissioner of Public Works
for the city, and his chief assistant,
Henry l.. Lyon, We're indicted here on
a charge of mansla chter in the third
degree. They are accused of negli-
gence in the drafting of plans on the
building of the engine house for the
water pumping station which collaps-
ed last June. kIfin5 eight %orkmen'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
GIRLS SAVE BOYS LIFE
Skating Ccmrade Goes Through Thin
Ice and Has Narrow
Escape.

Danbury, Conn, Jan. 4.-When 16-
year-old Harold Kirch broke through
the ice on Oil Mill pond on the out
skirts of this city the only persons
near at hand were Ruth Kirkby, II
years old, and Ruth Wilkinson, 16,
whom he had escorted on a skating
expedition.
Throwing herself fiat upon the ice
Miss Kirkby made her way as close
to the hole as she could, her compan-
ion clinging to her at arms length. In
this manner they managed to reach
the end of hockey stick to Kirch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
TO STERILIZE CRIMINALS
New Jersey Commission Organizes
for Work Under
/ Law.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 5.-The sterili-
zation commission appointed by Gov
ernor Wilson under an act of last win
ter organized here. DR.. George B.
Wight, Commissioner Of Charities and
Corrections, was elected chairman and
DR.. Henry b. Costill, Of this city, sec.
retary The commissioners decided
to inform the managers Of all institu.
tions likely to have inmates available
for treatment that they were prepared
20 enforce the provisions of the law.
The act provides for the steriliza'
tion of certain classes Of insane per.
sons and criminals convicted of speci.
fled offences.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
Was Postmaster Under Harrison.

Oil City, Pax Postmaster Will
lam M. McKim is dead after linger-
ing illness. He was born in Cur
wensvile, March 25, 1858, and moved
to Oil City in 1868. After fol owing
the work of ra lroad clerk and engag-
ing in mercantile business he was ap-
pointed postmaster at Oil City by
President Harrison and served two
terms. He held a clerkship at the
State Legislature for a number oil
years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
Bank Re-chartered.

The Miners Deposit bank of Lykens
has been re-chartered for 20 years by
the state. Forty years ago it was
chartered by the legislature for 20
years. Twenty years ago it was re-
chartered By the governor. Now it
gets its third charter. Isaac Mossop
is the president aLl F. II. Voss is the
cashier.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
PARDoNED, BUT NOT FREED.
Liberated Convict Must Take on Wit,
and Seven Children.

Liberated CONVICT MUST dko OF WIZ
and Seven Children.
Columbus, O.-Peculiar condition.
are imposed upon George Sheets, VIII
has Just been pardoned flom the pen
itentiary by Governor Harmon. Sheets
must return at once to Toledo ana
marry the widow of his brother, VIII
has seven children.
The woman slnle the death of he.
husband last wlnter has been taking
in washing and her health has given
way. She is in need and has agl eed
to marry Sheets, who VIII now be
come a father to his dead brothers
children.
Sheets has been serving a 15-year
term Tor stealing chickens. His term
began March rs, 1904 Prior to thai
he had served two years for steailng
chickens and seven for robbery
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
Church and sabbath school.

Presh> terIan sabbath School al S:4b
IN, IN. Il. sabbath school nj 1000 a. IN.
Preaching NJ. E. Church avery Sah
bath aven az by Rev. W \. Burton.
Preach * in the f. VI. Church aver,
Ss hhath evening M the usual hour. R"'
q A Garrett. Pastor
Preaching IN the Presbvterian church
every Sabbath al ll:00 y. IN and 1850
m Rev. Il A Ia Icy Pastor.
THE regular meetings of the w. Z. J.
U. are held Al the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays nj each
IN, nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS

Member of Con0rsss-P. NJ Speer.
Member Of Sennte-.J x p Hall.
Assembiv-W J Campbell.
P,as,den, Judge W. ID Hinckl-y
AsSOc1nte Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M Morgan.
Froth0noto'v. Register q Recorder, @c.
s X. Maxwell.
SherIf-Wm. n. Hood.
TTeaSurer-W " Brazae
Commissioners Wn n. Harrison. j.
G -Scowdan, II. II. Mcclellan.
Disty1c, AttOr1tsv NJ A "a r'ng'r
yury Commisu0ne"s- b Ellen, A. NJ.
Moore.
CDrOner Or NJ g Kerr.
TprastU Itl,tttprs Ganrva ". Warden,
A.C Grpgg aud = V Shields
County Spnpey0r Roy s. Braden.
County superintendent o Carson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10
woman Heads Ohio Schools.

C.eve.and, O.-For the first time in
the history of the city a woman is su
pel intendent of the pubic schools, at
tended by 100000 pupils. The board
of education has erected Miss Harriet
J.. Keeler, 50, to The position, to I'LL
a short term from January Z, to Au'
gust 81, 1912, at salary of $4,000 a
YEAR