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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
CAN'T BE HONEST AND PREACH
So Asserts Rev. White In Farewell
Sermon at Connellsville, pa.

"a man can't be honest in the min
istry and hold his job declared Rev.
B, Frank White preaching his fare
well sermon before the First United
Presbyterian church at Connellsyille,
Pa. 1--WE had a warm time of it,"
ne added, "but I've got the clearest
conscience in the world"
Mr.. Whites resignation follows a
factional fight resulting from an al.
legged attempt at one-man rule. Many
sided with the preacher in his refusal
to allow wealth and influence to die.
tate his church policy and the char.
acter of his sermons.
Mr.. White will leave this week for
Princeton to take post graduate work
and will remain in the ministry, but
will not return to this presbytery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
William T. Davies Dead.

William 7. Davies, former lieutenant
governor of Pennsylvania, died Satur-
day at his home in Towanda, Pa.
Mr.. Davies was born Dec. 20, 1881. He
was a member OF the state senate
from 1877 to 1884 and was lieutenant
governor from 1887 to 1891, having
been elected to that Office at the same
time James A. Beaver was chosen gov
ernor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR
More Than 800 Arabs Killed by ltaI.
ians, Who Lose 81.

The most sanguinary engagement Of
the war in Tripoli was fought near
Derna, town 140 miles north
east of Bengazi. The Italians lost 81
men and 119 wounded. The Turks and
Arabs left more than 500 dead on the
field Forty-one prisoners, including
an Arab chief, fell into the hands OF
the Italians.
General Reisoi, commander of the
Italian army in Tripoli, in his report
to the war office estimates that the
Turks and Arabs must have lost 1000
men killed, including those who were
carried off, and that more than 1000
others were wounded
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
IN. NJ. E. Sabbath School at 10000 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 a. IN. and 1880 p.
m. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. @. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays Of each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Mrs. Grace Seeks nlunrne-

Mrs. Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace, who
recently was acquitted in Atlanta,
Ga, of the charge of shooting her hus-
band Eugene Grace, instituted pro-
ceedings in common pleas court in
Philadelphia for a divorce She
charges cruel and barbarous treat
ment
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF
Unrequited Love Causes Butcher TO
Commit Crime.

Miss Margaret Kresge, aged nine
teen, daughter Of Benjamin Kresge, a
wealthy farmer, who lives about four
miles from White Haven, Pa, was
brutally murdered by butcher named
John Savage, who also tried to kill the
girls brother, Harry Kresge, and later
killed himself.
Savage had for some time been pay
ing attention to Miss Kresge, but she
is said to have repused his advances
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
PUTS BLAME ON ClGARETS
Curran, Charged With Rigamy De
cIares He Didn't Know.

1T is all on account of cigarets.
didn't know what | was doing.
smoked so many cigarets | didn't
know What is to become OF my baby
and my wife? I'm so sorry So cried
George c. Curran, aged twenty-five,
when arraigned before Alderman Nc
Masters in Pittsburg on the charge OF
bigamy.
The alderman held the boy to the
grand jury and set the bail at $4,000
Curran was remanded to the county
Jail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
steeIworkers' Wages Advanced.

The Eastern Steel company an
nounced an increase of 10 per cent in
wages of all its employees in the rolling
mills at Pottsville, Pa. Several hun
dred men will receive from 500 to
S25 per month increase. 1t was
learned that the company intends in
creasing salaries of all its 1900 en-
ployes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
SMALLPOX BEING BESTED
Pittsburg Health officer Says Epi.
demic Is Abatlnu.

The number of smallpox cases in
Pittsburg since Aug. is ninety-four.
There have been twenty-five deaths.
The comprehensive campaign of vac
cination waged by the authorities has
been very effective and it is thought
that within several weeks most of the
residents of Pittsburg will have been
vaccinated. DR.. j. F. Edwards, who
has been directing the fight against
the spread of the disease, declares
that the epidemic is abating.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
CAMBRIA OFFICIALS QUIT
Chairman Morris and President Price
Out-Higher Pig Iron Predicted.

The most important announcement
in the steel world in years is the with
drawal of Chairman r. B. Morris and
President C. S. Price, both of the
Cambria Steel company The former
suggested as his successor William II.
Donner, identified with the Frick inter
ests.
A leading marker predicts that
southern pig iron will sell at $15 for
the second quarter and has refused to
sell 10000 tons at $145O for delivery
during that period.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of C0ngresS-P. NJ. Speer.
Member Of Sendte-J. X. p. Hall.
ASSent6ly-W. j. Campbell.
President Judge-W. d. Hinckley.
Associate Judges Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register q Recorder, &c.
IS. r. Maxwell.
Sheri6-Wm. II. Hood.
TrcaSurer-W. II. Brazee.
Commissioners II. Harrison, j.
G. Scowden, II. II. Mcclellan.
District Attor1iey-M. A. Carringer.
Jury ConlnltssionerS-J. b. Eden, A. NJ.
Moore.
Cbroner-Dr. M. @ Kerr.
County AUDITORS George H. Warden,
A. G. Gregg and S. V. Shields.
County SlrveyOr-Roy s. Braden.
County Shperintcndene- o. Carson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Explosion in Non.oaseous MINI.

After mine experts had declared the
mine non-gaseous, one man was killed
and two others were injured seriously
by an explosion of a gas pocket in a
mine of the Wharton Coal company
in Coral, Pa Frank Scheelt of Indiana
was killed. The injured are Harry
Walker of Graceton and Adam Claw
son of Graceton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Four Furnace Victims Dead.

Four men died victims of an ex-
plosion of molten metal in No. s blast
furnace Of the Cambria Steel company
at Johnstown, Pa, when twenty were
injured, Five others are dying at the
Cambria hospital,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BttrgeSS.-J. @. Dunn.
Justices OF the Peace-C. A. Randall, d.
w. Clark.
Co,t'icitnen.-J. W, Landers, j. T. Dale,
g. b. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh,
X. j. Hopkins, G. f. Watson, A. b.
Kelly.
CbnStdble-L. l.. Zuver.
C0Ltector-W. II. Hood.
School DirectorS-W. G. Incl, J. X.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jameson, d. II.
Blum:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Try Out Woman Conductors.

The Philadelphia street railroad
company is experimenting with wo.
man conductors on its new pay-as.you-
enter cars. On the new cars the con
ductor is merely a cashier She sits
behind a desk, receives the fare,
makes change and records the re-
CENTS.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Walklnu HONEYMOON.

Walter l., Miles of Norristown, Pa,
and his bride have started on their
honeymoon which is to be a walking
trip across the continent The couple
expect to make the trip to San Fran
cisco in about 200 days.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
5000 Miners on Strike.

Eight thousand men employed by
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation COM
pany at Pottsville, Pa, went on strike
because several men employed at the
Nesquehoning colliery refused to wear
union buttons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Ms. Mulr Declared Not GulltY.

Mrs. Mary Muir, the seventeen.year.
old girl wife OF Pittsburg, charged
with numbering her father John Rock
ey was declared not guilty by the
jury which heard the case.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

1NI' N ESTA LODGE, No. 1863, I. o. o. f.
L Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" G. A. K. Meets lst Tuesday after
noon of each month at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
~ 1877, w. r. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening OF each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25

County Commissioner r. Stanton
Davis, accused of misdemeancr in Of
fee and corrupt solicitation, was de-
clared not guilty when the Jury re-
ported in court at Ebensburg, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Former Mayor HAYS Dead.

William b. Hays, mayor Of Pitts.
burg from 1903 to 1906, died in the
Allegheny General hospital He had
been taken there suffering from pneu-
mnnia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Fourth Man Involved.

William II. Rice, a quarry owner, Is
the fourth man to be arrested in con.
nection with the alleged planting OF
dynamite at Lawrence. Mass
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Minister'S Vic Commits suicide.

Mrs II c. Stone wife Of Rev. II. c.
Stone, curate of Holy Trinity Me-
mortal chapel Philadelphia, ended
her life in her apartments by taking
poison.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY Or
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the >Constitu-
tion OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, authorizing the State to
issue bonds to the amount of fifty
millions Of dollars for the improve
ment Of the highways of the Com
monwealth.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House OF Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, In acvcordance with the eigh-
teenth article thereof
That section four OF article nine,
which reads as follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be Great
ed by or on behalf of the State, ex-
cept to supply Nfs2al deficiencies of
revenue, repel ~ aston, suppress in
surrection, defend the State in war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiency in rev.
enue shall never exceed, In the aggre-
crate at any one time, one million OF
dollars" be amended 80 as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies or rev.
enue, repel invasion, suppress insur-
rection, defend the State in war, or to
pay existing debt; and the debt Great
ed to supply deficiencies in revenue
shall never exceed, in the aggregate
at any one time, one million of dol
lars: Provided, however, mat the
General Assembly, irrespective Of any
debt, may authorize the State to Issue
bonds to the amount of fifty millions
Of dollars for the purpose Of improv-
ing and rebuilding the highways of
the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth. |
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Lad browns.

George Keyes, aged eight, was
drowned in the Youghiogheny river 1t
Connellsyille, Pa. The boy was swim
ming and is believed to have been
overcome by cramns.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
WRONG Bottle Fatal.

Mistaking a bottle Of poison for
medicine Mrs, Emma Sutton Of Nc,
Keesport Pa, took a fatal draught al d
died.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
TOT KILLS SELF WITH PISTOL
Finds Revolver Touches Trigger, Re-
ceives Bullet in Heart.

Alice Bowman, aged nine, shot her.
self with a revolver at her home in
Toboyne township, Perry county, Pa,
and died almost instantly.
The child was watching her mother
clean house and while playing picked
up revolver which had been taken
from a trunk. She touched the trigger
and shot herself through the heart.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Green Grapes Cause Death Of child.

Robert Gettins, aged three, son OF
MIR. and Mrs Robert Gettins Of Irwin,
Pa died from eating grapes that had
not ripened
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
Regular Terms Of Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commits
sioners lst and Sd Tuesdays OF month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-09-25
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT & SHOEMAKER.
Shop over r. l.. Haslet's grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea
sonable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
AN ANDOVER SLEUTH.

Chief James Brinn of the Rock Is
land police department is in receipt Of
the following application, which he has
forwarded to Chief O. NJ Bisant of
Moline:
Andover H., Yulv 6.-Dear Yief:
am out of yOb. and write you to
give me place yasing crooks. | am
purity guide scout. Har only tree day
ago ] catch two fallahs in a box car,
and had no halp, by golly. You know
me, of course. | leeved in jure city
sax vars, and you and me were purity
yummy. | have had a guide yob har,
but | like to get in bigger town, whar
a fallah can mak3 a name | am purity
Smude, and can spot slicker mile
away. For three vars | ban a datac-
tive. | have badge that cost me SIS,
and balong 10 vun of de biggest
agencies in UNITED States. Last Da-
cember | nearly got $500 raward. De
fallah vent tru har on a train. but de
train did not stop har. and they got
hem .n Chicago Lat me har from ju
kvick, as l am relay to go on yob at
once. | have my own pastel.
Jurs truly,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

esses, young people were shown into
the magnificent parlor where much en-
tcrtaining conversation followed. Then
Miss Beasley sang Hero Mine" and
My Beautiful Lady" accompanied by
Miss Allie Warren On the piano,
which cast a romantic sentimental
spell over the assembly This was fol-
lowed by an exciting female name
guessing contest After so much fine
music and good singing couples were
invited out TO the beautiful dining
room for refreshments, consisting of
delicious sherbet and many kinds Of
dainty cake. Returning from refresh
ments some again awaited themselves
of the refreshing orange punch in the
alcove corner After much cordial
and spicy conversation, some more
music and singing, u o'clock was here
all too soon, and these very highly en-
tertained couples not by inclination but
through sense OF propriety, began to
leave, thanking again and again their
very kind and sociable entertainers
for the delights and pleasures extend
ed them. This merry crowd was COM
posed of nearly all the society goers of
Lewisville and a few visitors who ex-
press themselves as having been en-
tertained in a most lavish and queenly
manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

land to visit her mother. After an alb
sence of several months she sent let
ter to her husband, in which she stated
that she would not come back, prefer
ring to continue the study of the In
dian faith. The fundamental text of
the Yoga cult is as follows:
Love. glorious thing it be. is a dis.
ease as long as it destroys or even i'm.
pairs the freedom of the soul There,
fore, if thou wouldst love, withdraw
thysef from love, make it thy slave,
and all the miracles Of nature shall be
in the palm of thy hand"
DR. Stones second wife came over
from Germany several years ago as a
companion 70 his first wife. She is II
years old and Dr. Stone is 80.
DR.. George Moulton of Chicago first
instructed Mrs. Stone in the Yoga phi
losophy. He had a large class here
and the meetings were held in various
fine homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

senal workmen and returned to the
house a unanimous report against
the use of the stop watch and other
sweatshop methods, that the war de-
partment would relent in its plans
which harass the workmen in the ar
senals. General Crozier, chief of
ordnance of the war department.
however, has been quoted as saying
that he would proceed with the use
OF the stop watch at Rock Island and
Watertown just as if the house COM
mittee had never indicted such
processes as placing men in the po-
s!tion of beasts of burden So it
looks as if special legislation making
il an offense to use speeding up
processes on government employees
will be Necessary to cause the war
department heads TO see the injus-
tice of the Taylor system, The gen.
tleman from Iowa CMr. Pepper has
already introduced such a measure
House Bill 2530E--and il is now be-
fore the committee on labor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
PURDUE PREXY Welded
COMPANION OF WIFE

LaFalette, Ind, July 13.-Dr Win
throp Ellsworth Stone, president of
Purdue university, and Miss Margaret
Winter were quietly married here and
left for vaction tour in the mountains
of Canada. This is DR.. Stones second
marriage. His first wife deserted him
in 1907 to pursue the Yoga philosophy,
a mystic teaching supposed to be i'm
ported from India.
That she might embrace this mystic
faith Mrs. Stone not only gave up her
husband, but her two sons. Before
leaving, she announced that she was
going to her old home in German Pc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

fans, the locomotion being provided
by a water motor.
July l3.-There will be a meeting OF
the wheelmen of this city at the Sun
Insurance Office next Saturday even
ing. to organize a local bicycle club.
One of the motors on the Rock Is
land & Milan street railway jumped
the track near the curve toward the
Watch Tower yesterday afternoon.
and the other motor had 10 be sent out
TO relieve II. The derailed motor was
later brought into town and was sent
into the shops for repairs. II will be
ready for service on circus day.
The board of supervisors have gone
on their annual lark 10 the poor farm
today. No very great amount of good
can be accomplished from such a trip,
as the supervisors have again adopted
the strange policy of letting the
steward know in advance that they
were coming, so that everything. can
be in apple-pie order and all the coun-
~ charges fixed out in their best bib
and tucker The poor farm should
be inspected in its every day condi-
ton, otherwise the visit is a farce.
The deputy sheriff and turnkey went
on a hunt for bats in the caves OF
the court house this morning. and
routed out a young regiment and still
did not get all.
Superintendent Gamble of the No
line x Rock Island street railway,
reports a big passenger travel on
the Fourth. Fifteen cars were in use
most Of the day and there was a total
OF $500 passengers carried. There
was not the slightest incident or de-
lay
There was a serious disagreement
between the superintendent and men
al the Union street railway barn last
night. resulting in the firing OF one
| or two of the drivers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

recently appeared in newspapers in
all parts Of the country. These ar
ticles were written by newspaper
man of reputation-Clyde H. Taven-
ner of Cordova, Ill.-and, so far as
am aware, were the first nation
wide protest against what is known
as the Taylor system.
"Tavenner is one Washington
correspondent who seems to be will
ing 10 use his pen and his aDlIitv AZ
a writer for the cause of the men
who earn their living by the sweat
of their brows, and it would be a good
thing for humanity and good gov
crnment if there were more like
him.
PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT.
Strange 10 say, the war depart
ment OF the United States govern
ment has started out to install the
Taylor system at the Rock Island and
Watertown arsenals. l thought,
though, when q committee of this
house heard the testimony of the ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
DOES ADVERTISING PAYf

The Dwight Star and Herald asks
this question, and then remarks:
Well. We should say it does. Last
week a merchant advertised fresh
dairy butter for sale. The compositor
substituted an n for ID" and the
ad read: Fresh Hairy Butter for
Sale A smart barber called up the
grocer and offered to shave the hitter
at standard rates. The grocer got mad
and licked the barber, breaking his
nose and otherwise disfguring him SO
that he was compelled to call upon the
doctor, who charged him q tenner for
the services rendered. The next day
the barber met the editor on the
street and threw a brick at him, Civ
ing him a close shave. In his efforts
to get away. the pen-pusher fell down,
tearing his trousers 80 badly on one
side that he was necessitated to buy
a new pair; also the editorial shears,
which were in his hip pocket, pene-
trated his anatomy so that the services
Of a surgeon were required. And all
the result of one little ad. Who asked,
does it pay to advertiser"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
WE SLEEP NIGHTS.

+. c.: / believe l ain the person
you quoted in your paper as having
suspected that he heard the electric
sprinkler pass along Second avenue
one afternoon the present week. I
wish 20 correct you. What | did say
was that Il friend OF mine made
the statement that he believed he
heard the car-he did not claim 10
have seen IT, / afterward learned that
he had been drinking excessively, and
the fact that he probably had his mind
on the water wagon accounts for his
Wild assertion with reference TO the
sprinkler Really. has the sprinkler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
Goes After Wertz Fortune.

Chicago. July 13.-Mrs. Estelle Ryan
Snyder of haywood, president of the
Wertz family association, will leave
Chicago next week for Germany,
where she will represent the American
claimants TO the WCrtz millions. With
her husband, William ]. Snyder. and
their two daughters, Bessie and Ethel,
she will spend a week in New York be.
fore sailing for Bremen.