Mercer Dispatch

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0ND REPUBLICANS
Vol. 23, no. 35.
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MEKCEB, MEBCEB COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBEB 21, 1910.
VOL. 69 OLD SEBIES
TENER DEPENDS HONOR.
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Brands Foul Campaign
Story as Falsehood.
Muoh heralded oharges, threatening to
"expose" tha Republioan Gubernatorial
oandidate Jobn K. Tener, were published
in tbe Philadelphia North Amerioan last
Thursday. Statements were made that
Mr. Tener had been associated with pro
moters of a stook company, tbe oharaoter of
which is assailed. As soon aa the oharges
beoame known, they were vigorously denied, not only by Mr. Tener himself, bnt by
representative men who had been associated
with bin in tbat enterprise.
It waa stated that Mr. Tener was president of the National Publio Utilities Company, whose offices are in Philadelphia,
and that he reoeived 50,000 shares of the
stock without paying a oent for it, as well
as a salary of $5,000 a year, tat tbe use of
hia name, in order to give tbe oompany an
apparent stability, so that its stook oould
be soli.
The obarge was also made that the stook
of this oompany is worthless, and that many
shares were sold on the strength of Mr.
Tenor's name. It was stated that many
persons were induced to buy the stock on
bis recommendation. It waa farther oharged
that tha National Pnblio Utilities Company
was a holding oompany for several corporations whose stook was praotioally worthless,
but was given in the oompany's statements
as a valuable asset.
As soon aa Mr. Tener learned of the na-
t-M ol tbe oharges against him, he issued a
statement denouncing them as a malioious
attempt to blaoken tbe oharaoter of a oandidate for offioe. At Kittanning, wbere be
spoke Thursday evening, hs made the following annonnoement to the press and
public:
"I have been advised of the natnre of an
attaok made upon me as a oandidate of the
Repnblioan party in the North American of
thia day.' It is based upon my oonneotion
with the National Pnblio Utilities Corporation. It is a palpable attempt to besmiroh
my oharaoter and to question my integrity
withont the slightest justification, withont
a sointilla of faot npon whioh to base an Intimation of wrong-doing upon my part.
"I brand the artiole as a deliberate endeavor to blaoken my reputation, in an effort to promote tbe selfish and peouniary
interests of a mercenary and degenerate
pnblioation. T' g artiola is not intended to
serve any pnblio purpose. It is a slanderous soreed. The preliminary exploitation
and solicitation of sales of the paper em-
puasize the oharaoter of the men responsible
for it.
"My relations with tbis oompany were
, entirely straightforward and honorable In
every respect. I beoame connected with
the oompany in tbe ordinary oourse of business through W. L. Chrisman, a reputable
attorney in Philadelphia, and now president of the oompany.
"There is absolutely nothing to oonoeal,
nor is there anything that oalls tor an explanation of my aotions in tits matter.
When I fonnd I oonld not give the neoessary time to the company I severed my
oonneotion with it absolutely, never having
aooepted any ol its stook.
"My attention has been oalled to a circular letter issued over tbe signature of the
circulation manager of the paper in whioh
this pnblioation appeared, and in whioh offers for tbe purchase of oopies of today's issue were solioited two days ago from politicians laboring far tbe defeat of tbe Repnblioan party. Tba aim of those interested in the pnblioation was to have the
paper distributed aa a oampaign dooumant.
The letter is self-explanatory :
" 'Dear Sir: No doubt you noticed in
this morning's edition the oommnnioation
addressed to the Hon. Boies Penrose. The
oommnnioation is timed 10 o'olook, p. m.,
October 10, and requests an answer within
forty-eignt hours. The time will expire at
10 o'clook, p. m., Ootober 12.
'It has ooourred to me, in view of tbe
tone of the oommnnioation whioh appeared
tbis morning, tbat yon might desire oopies
ot the issue of Ootober 13 for nse throughout your oounty. We do not print extra
papers exoept on orders; benoe if yon desire
additional papers for use it will be neoessary
tar you to write or telegraph so that it will
reach me not later tban 7 p. m., Wednesday night, Ootober 12, stating the nnmber
yon want and wbere yon wish them sent.
Don't keep your money around
the house, store or shop, or carry
it around your person ; it is apt
to get lost or stolen.
Deposit it with us and open an
account, check it out as it may be
required, and then you will know
what you are doing with it, and
for what the money was spent,
and you will have a receipt for
every dollar and cent.
Open with ns.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OP MERCER, PA.
CAPITAL,      .      .      .      9120,000
SURPLUS, .
RESOURCES,
. .   1120,000
.    11,000.000
This will be billed to yon at tbe regular
rate of one cent per copy.
'Yours truly,
'J. I). Lambertson,
'Mgr. Cir. Dept., North American.' "
Tbe National Pnblio Utilities Company
is a oqrporation chartered under the laws
ot New Jersey. It has a oapital stook of
$500,000, half ot whiob is in oommon stook
and half in preferred.
Aooording to offioers of the company, it
was formed two years ago for the pnrpose
of taking over the assets of several smaller
companies. By tbis means it was hoped to
do the work in whioh the smaller oompanies
failed for lack ot funds.
Mr. Tener beoame interested in the oompany in Angust of last year. Aooording to
President Chrisman, be was induoed to beoome president and took offioe in January
ot this year. At tbat time, it was said, he
was offered 50,000 shares ot stock so that
he might have a personal interest in the
oonoern. Tbis stook,Mr.Chrisman deolared,
was never accepted by Mr. Tener, who returned it to the oompany at the time ot his
retirement.
During his term ot office be was so busy
as a Congressman in Washington that he
was unable to give tbe oompany proper
attention. He resigned last May after
serving five months, for wbioh he oolleoted
$600 as salary.
General Russell Thayer, one of the directors of tbe National Pnblio Utilities Company, who says he resigned several months
ago on aooonnt of )be pressure of otber business, deolared that intimations that Mr.
Tener had been delinquent in any respeot
were without the slightest fonndation in
fact.
William L. Chrisman, president ot the
National Pnblio Utilities Company, who
succeeded Mr. Tener in that position, to-
sued a statement in wbioh he branded the
charges against Mr. Tener as false in every
detail. In bia statement Mr. Chrisman deolared that Mr. Tener bad entered tbe oompany witb every intention of making it a
paying proposition for its stockholders, and
had only resigned because the press of
pnblio business demanded his attention to
snoh an extent that he was nnable to devote sufficient time to the company's affairs. He also deolared that the oompany
was always oonduoted in an honorable and
bnsiness-like manner.
Simeon Merrell, a direotor ol tbe First
National bank ol Meadville and president
ot the Yoet Manufacturing Company, made
the following statement:
"Tbe charges have no foundation. Where
there is one grain of truth there are ninety-
nine parts of falsehood. It to tone that Mr.
Tener was formerly oonneoted with the National Publio Utilities Corporation, ot whioh
I am 'direotor, but be never owned any
stook. Tbere was a time wben be was considering becoming an investor with us. Bnt
he plaoed his money elsewhere. He owns
no stook in onr oompany and is not oonneoted with it in any offioial position. The
oompany waa founded npon substantial
business lines and it to neither a swindle
no. a fraud. It to in exoellent finanoial
oondition." . -,_■..
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November Jurors.
Tbe following jurors bave been drawn
tor tbe term of Common Pleas Conrt whioh
will convene the third Monday of November:
Cbas. Aklns, retired, Grove City.
Sherman Barnes, farmer, East Lackawannook.
Wm. Barbour, farmer, Sugar Orove.
Earl Buchanan, butcher, Fredonia.
Wm. Beatty, retired, Greenville.
Ingle B. Burnett, farmer, West Salem.
Wm. J. Ooon, farmer, Perry.
I. SI. Cook, liveryman, South Sbaron.      .
Harry Davis, painter, Sandy Lake.
Wm. C. Davis, farmer, Springfield.
N. W. Uumar.s; justice of the peace, Sugar
Grove.
Jas Fonner, farmer, Mill Creek.
Samuel Foxall, laborer, Greenville.
Samuel H. Homer, laborer, HempBeld.
W. Holt'acker, laborer, Sharpsville.
Sherman _. Harsb, farmer, Fairview.
Thos. Jaxtheimer, machinist, West Salem,
Arthur Johnston, farmer, Springfield.
Wm. L. Jack, farmer, Worth.
Harry B. Locker, clerk, Sharpsville,
Wm. Lewis, retired, Greenville.
Thos. Makepeace, labor boss, Findley,
John H. Kelvin, farmer, West Salem.
Frank McFarland, farmer, Wilmington.
Thos. McClaln, printer, Mercer.
Patrick Morlarty, merchant, Sharon.
W. W. Kitch, merchant, Sharpsville.
Alex. Newell, retired, Mercer.
Jas. Osborne, farmer, East Lackawannook.
Floyd Oflutt, farmer, Springfield.
Calvin J. Ploff, farmer, Salem.
Lytle Perry,- farmer, Wolf Creek.
Henry Belgleman, railroad man. Hemplield.
Albert Royal, carpenter, Jamestown.
Joshua Spear, farmer, New Vernon.
John Sherbondy, farmer, Greene. v
Ghas. B. Satterfield, farmer, West Middlesex,
A. A. Shutt, janitor, Mercer,
Hugh A. Smith, farmer. Mill Creek.
Allison Sholenberger, farmer, Perry.
Harry Turner, farmer. Lake.
H. H. Williamson, oiler, Sonth Sharon.
J. P. Wagner, tailor, Sharon.
R. B. Weakley, landlord, Grove City.
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HIGH PRAISE FOR SPEER.
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Former  Mercer   County   Educator   Tell.
What   Ba   Know,   ot  the    Republican
Candidate for Congress.
We were very much pleased tbis week to
reoeive from our old friend, Prof. George
H. Lamb, of Braddook, a native of Meroer
oounty and formerly prinoipal of MoElwain Institute and the Meroer pnblio
sobools, a letter in whioh be speaks in terms
of highest praise of Hon. Peter M. Speer,
tbe Republioan oandidate for Congress in
tbe Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania distriot.
In a brief note aocompanying the letter he
says he is not afraid of putting it too
strong. Praise such he gives, coming from
a man of the obaraoser and standing of Mr.
Lamb, should have muoh weight in Meroer
oounty, wbere be is so well and favorably
known.    His letter follows :
Bbaddock, Pa., Oot. 18,1910.
Editob Dispatch :— Will you kindly
give me a little space in yonr valuable
paper to tell my old friends and neighbors
in Meroer oounty what I know of your candidate for Congress, Hon. P. M. Speer.
Peter and I were classmates dnring our
freshman year at Allegheny College, in '82
and '83. Like myself, ho didn't have any
more money than he needed in those days,
and at the end of the year be bad to stop
nntil he oould gather np the needful.
Later he went to Westminster College, and
still later to Washington and Jefferson,
where be graduated ia 1887.
In college Speer was one of tbe good,
substantial, bard working, honest kind.
Nothing showy, nothing done for effeot, no
playing to the galleries, but good, honest
work every day. In Olney'a third part geometry, nnder Dr. Goff, the whole book
oonsisting ol original demonstrations withont explanations or geometrical figures ot
any kind, tbe olass soon oame to know that
wben Speer didn't have them nobody could
do them. Tbe same was trne ot bis Latin
and Greek, and all otber studies. Speer's
room mate was Riokenbrode, now a prominent Methodist minister, and the way Speer
and Riokenbrode wonld oome up with their
Homer and their Horace was an inspiration
to many a fellow.
I was therefore not the least surprised,
after a-quarter of a century, to learn that
Peter Speer was the Hon. P. M. Speer, a
man of distinction In his own oonnty, an
able lawyer, and better tban all else, a good,
honest man. If the people of the Twenty-
eighth distriot want to be represented by a
firebrand, something spectacular, something
that will make a big noise, tbey don't want
to vote for Speer. Bnt if they want a man
to represent tbem in Congress who is not
afraid of honest work, a man wbo will go
to the bottom of every question, a man who
will bave the courage of his conviotions,
who will take a stand and bold it beoause
be has investigated and knows he to right,
they will And snob a man in Hon. P. M.
Speer, and tbey will do themselves oredit
in eleoting snoh a man to represent them.
Very truly,
Geo. H. Lamb.
MAINE WILL RE RAISED.
President Taft Approve.   Plan,  of Army
Engineer.—Spain   Asked  to Watch  the
Work.
President Taft has finally approved plans
for the raising the wreok of the battleship
Maine from Havana harbor whioh oall for
the completion of the work on or before tbe
13th anniversary of the. destruction ot tbe
war vessel, February 15 next. Tbe work
is to be done • aooording to plans made by
army engineers and to be nnder tbe direction ot an engineer officer. President Taft
believes tbat tbe paramount question in the
raising of the Maine to the determining'for
all time of tbe oanse ot tbe explosion and
whether the souroe of destruction was from
tbe outside or inside tha vessel. For this
reason he desires tbat tbe work shall be retained in the bands of tbe army engineers
and not let ont by oontraot. By direotion
ot the President, Spain has been invited to
send a representative to Havana to be present dnring tbe work ot exposing and removing the wreok.
Tbe disposition ot tbe old hnlk remains
to be settled. Army engineers believe it
will be possible to float the after two-thirds
ol the vessel. The forward third is believed
to be too tar gone ever to be taken out as a
whole, and will be removed piece meal. If
Congress approves tbe recommendation of
the engineers tha wreok will be taken out
to sea and given a oeremonial burial in deep
water, there to remain nntil the end ot time.
Gettysburg Serai-Centennial.
That tbe fiftieth anniversary of tbe battle
of Gettysburg shall be oelebrated with a
monster demonstration lasting three days
and onlminating in a oonntry-wide peaoe
jubilee on the Fonrth, waa determined Friday at the meeting ot the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle ol Gettysburg Commission witb tbe committees from the Senate
and House ot Representatives and with the
delegates from the majority of tbe States
and Territories. The semi-centennial observance will take plaoe on Jnly 1, 2 and 3,
1913, with the peaoe jubilee on tne following day. No definite plans for the natnre
ot the celebration were presented, but it
was deoided that within the next month
eaoh representative should send to the commission appointed by Governor Stuart last
year suggestions along that Una. The commission will take these all into consideration and form a tentative plan, whiob will
in tnrn be sent to the State Representatives
and to tbe Governors of alt tbe States for
approval) rejeotion or revision.
Message to Mercer Peoples
For the repeated manifestations of kindness received from the ohnroh over wbioh I
bave been pastor, from many In the otber
ohnrohes of Meroer and from tbe oommunity generally, as well as for the unmerited
material help reoeived from two of the fraternal brotherhoods, my daughter Margaret
and myself return onr warmest gratitude.
These tender and unselfish acta of sympathy and helpfulness bave greatly lightened
the load of anxiety and sorrow we have
been foroed to oarry tbe past dark summer
ot onr history. We shall new forget Meroer. W. P. Gbaham.
Meroer, Pa., Oot. 18,1910.
_ _l.t of Latter.
Remaining in tbe postoffioe at Mercer, Pa.,
Ootober 20, 1910. Persona calling tor
letters will please say "advertised," as one
oent extra will be oharged :
Hubert J. Hossbun, Miss Marie Hollings-
worth. D. L. Barton, P. M.
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OCTOBER COURT OPENS.
Busy Session Monday Devoted to
Routine Business—Grand
Tory in Session.
The October Quarter Sessions Court
opened Monday With Judge A. W. WMfr
Hams on the bench. The day was devoted
largely to the disposition of routine business
of whiob tbere was a large accumulation.
The constables made tbeir quarterly returns, and dnring the day the grand Jury
was sworn and began its dnties, Thomas
D. Beatty, of Greenville, being named as
foreman.
On Thursday morning the grand jury retnrned tbe following trne bills: Paul Mi*
ron and Gabriel Muilner, aggravated assault
and battery; Wm. Bberbern and Nick Sincere, assault and battery with intent to
oommit rape and assault and battery; Jaoob
Snyder, Henry Shoemaker and Kate Kettering, selling liquor without a lioense;
Gomer Williams, receiving stolen goods;
George Kinprella telonious assault; Jobn
Miller and James Bresnahan, fornication
and bastardy; Don Blagg, entering a bnilding with intent to oommit a felony; George
Kintrella and Joe Moro, assanlt and battery with intent to maim, disfigure and disable.
The grand jury approved the application
lot a bridge over Pine run, in Pine township.
Dnring the week the following routine
business was transaoted:
Wm. Beatty, guardian ol Walter P. and
Maude M. Beatty, was authorized to lease
real estate belonging to his wards.
Masters in divoroe were appointed as follows: A. H. MoElrath in tbe oase ot Elizabeth Snyder vs. John Snyder, T. A. Sampson in tile oase of Anna Wildman vs. Edward Wildman, A. B. Thompson in tbe
oase of Jorde Gealano vs. Sarafino Gealano,
J. J. Donaldson in the oase of Anna Whit-
tenberger va. David Whittenberger, H. L.
Keck fab the oase ot Homer H. Kelly vs.
Lola Kelly. In tbe divoroe case of Christine Gregory vs. Jobn Gregory a rule was
granted requiring tbe libellant to file a bill
of particulars within thirty days. Esther
Donley filed a libel in divoroe against ber
husband, Earl Donley, alleging desertion,
and Emma C. Reotor asked a separation
from Wm. J. Reotor, whom sbe aoouses of
ornel and barbarous treatment. A lias subpoenas were awarded in tbe following oases:
Eva M. Moyer vs. E. E. Moyer and Maggie
Davis vs. Harry Davis. In the case of
Viola A. Peterson vs. Silas W. Peterson a
pluries subpoena was awarded.
Schedules of property aet apart for' the
widows of G. W. Beerman, Wm. F. Williams and Wm. W. Stephenson, deoeased,
were filed and oonfirmed nisi.
J. M. Hittle, administrator of the estate
of Wm. Stephenson, deceased, was authorized to dispose ot real estate at pnblio sale
for the payment of debts.
A discharge was granted to Wm. Molntyre, guardian ot Dab, Ira and Elsie Hatob,
minors of Julia Hatob, deoeased.
A disobarge was granted to James L.
Moore and Wm. A. Millar, exeoutors of the
estate of Rebecca J. Gillespie, deoeased, and
to R. J. Zahniser, executor of the estate of
Anna Porter, deoeased.
In the divoroe oase of Anna M. Frey vs.
Charles Frey, a rule waa granted requiring
the respondent to show oanse why a master
should not be appointed.
Pleas ot guilty were entered and trials
waived as follows: George Wabler and W.
H. Paris, oharged with laroeny and receiving stolen goods; John and Tom Contania,
entering an outhouse with intent to oommit a felony, laroeny and reoeiving stolen
goods. Tbe oases of the Commonwealth va.
Steve Colio and Philip Pano were certified
to the Conrt of Oyer and Terminer, and tbe
oases ot the Commonwealth vs. Imbrie Z.
Wright, Ted Buokley and Martin Gorgle
were nolle prossed.
J. J. Donaldson, administrator of the
estate of G. W. Beerman, deceased, was authorized to sell real estate for tbe payment
of debts.
In tba case of the Hannah McCartney
Shoe Co. vs. J. S. Shaw and J. C. Fisher,
trading aa Sbaw & Fisher, a rule was
granted on plaintiff to give seourity tor
oosts.
An order for a private sale of real estate
of Robert T. and Martha A. Larkin,
minora, was granted to M. Paul Larkin,
their guardian.
A oharter was granted to tbe Meroer
Connty Antomobile Clnb.
Joseph Bower, administrator ol tbe estate
ot Mary Bower, deoeased, made retnrn of a
sale ot real estate whioh was oonfirmed nisi.
The case ot tbe Free Methodist ohnroh ot
Meroer, a corporation, vs. tbe Mercer Sobool
District was argued on exceptions to the
Court's deoision, Q. A. Gordon appearing
for the ohuroh and B.' Magoffin for tbe
sohool distriot.   Tbe Conrt took tbe papers.
On a demurrer to a bill in equity arguments were beard in the oase of Margaret
M. Uber vs. Frank Rontman, T. 0. Coohran representing tbe plaintiff and H. W.
Davis the defendant. No deoision was rendered.
Mary Puoek filed a libel in divoroe
against hei hnsband, Joseph Pnoek, alleging desertion.
In the oase of Pringle Bros. vs. John H.
Koss, defendant, and Frank M. Ross, terre
tenant, a petition tor a rehearing was
granted, also a role to abow oause why
judgment shonld not be opened as to Frank
M. Ross.	
PENNSYLVANIA'S SCHOOL SYSTEM.
State Superintendent Schaeffer File. His
Annnal Report and Give. Many Valuable Suggestion..
An army ol 1,282,965 pupils is shown to
be in the sohools ot the Commonwealth ot
Pennsylvania ooming nnder the jurisdiction of the State Department ol Pnblio Instruction, aooording to the annual report of
State Superintendent Nathan C. Sohaeffer.
The report oovers the work of tbe department for tbe year ending in June and shows
tbat pupils bave inoreased 19,931. The
total paid teachers last year waa $19,657,-
318.47, the average monthly pay of men
being $63.43 and of women $47.47, increases in both oases.
The report deals in large figures, indicating a total value of all sobool properties
of $96,244,694.02 in 2,599 sohool distriots,
an inorease ol 15 distriots over 1909. Tbere
are 34,628 sobools, an inornate of 844; 164
superintendents, 35,596 teaobers, 8,103
male, an inorease of 168 and 27,493 female,
an inorease of 722.
The total expenditures are shown as $39,-
988,179.63, of wbioh $9,295,389 28 was for
fuel, contingencies, fees of collectors and
the like. The oost of text books was $1,-
004,608.61 and of other supplies $748,-
290.62.
Superintendent Sohaeffer urges that the
proposed new school code be carefully considered and expresses himself against a
State board ot eduoation; in tavor ot some
State aotion in regard to Normal sohools;
that a law be passed relative to restriction
on sobool loans; laws governing ohanges in
text books, more money for sohools and
other topios.
Tbe plea lor more money for the schools
notes the taot that other States are very liberal per oapita and tbat Pennsylvania
should inorease. He makes a strong declaration in favor ot medical and dental inspection and proper treatment following
such inspection and tor laws to preserve
young people from barm on railroads, highways and in mills, mines and factories.
CANNOT ELECT STATE TREASURER.
Supreme Conrt  Decide. That Charles  F.
Wright,   Governor  Stuart-   Appointee,
Shall Hold Office Until May, 1918.
That the present State Treasurer who
was appointed by Governor Edwin S. Stuart in April this year to till the vacanoy
oaused by the death of Treasurer Jeremiah
A. Stober, aball hold the office nntil 1013
to held by the Supreme Court in a per
ouriam opinion handed down Wednesday
morning. The opinion reverses tbe deoree
of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin
county, sitting in equity, from wbioh the
appeal was taken, orders tbe bill reinstated
and an injunction to direoted to issue aa
prayed for. Costs are to be paid by the appellee.
In November, 1909, Mr. Stober was
eleoted to tbe offioe, but died January 10,
1910, before be had qualified or taken the
offioe. Treasurer Jobn O. Sheatz's term
expired in April and Governor Stuart appointed Charles F. Wright to fill tbe va-
eanoy.
All the politioal parties nominated oandidates tor tbe plaoe this year, nnder the supposition that tbe appointment was only
until a successor oonld be eleoted at tbe November eleotion. George E. Etter, through
Attorneys Simpson and Brown, filed a writ
of qno warranto in Dauphin county against
Seoretary of the Commonwealth Robert Mo-
Afee and the commissioners of that oounty
to prevent them from plaoing the names of
the candidates for State Treasurer on the
ballots for the November eleotion.
A demurrer was filed to tbe petition by
Attorney General M. Hampton Todd and
the Superior Court sustained the demurrer.
Tbe oase was appealed to tbe Supreme
Conrt and waa argued last Monday. The
Conrt in its opinion holds tbat under previous statutes and tbe State Constitution a treasurer was eleoted biennially,
but tbat in this oase it will be neoessary to
oonsider the amendments to the Constitution adopted ia 1900. One ol these amendments says speoifioally that the State Treasurer eleoted in 1909 shall serve three years
and that the next treasurer shall be eleoted
in November, 1912, the term expiring the
first Monday ia May, 1913. Shonld a va-
oanoy occur the Governor haa the right to
fill tbe vaoanoy, as he did in this oase.
However, the Court holds that as the
next eleotion of a State Treasurer to to be
in 1912 there ia no right to eleot a treasurer
either in 1910 or in 1911. The term of
Stober would not have expired until 1913
and as Wright was appointed to fill the
plaoe, under tbe amendments to tbe Constitution and tbe statutes governing tbe
eleotion, be will serve the term tor whioh
Stober was eleoted.
Church Motes.
Dr. MoFadden will preach at tbe Cottage
Methodist Episoopal ohnroh Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'olook.
"A Reliable Statement" will be the subjeot ot the evening sermon at the First
United Presbyterian ohuroh. Speoial musio
by the ohoir.   Strangers cordially welcomed.
Tbe Methodist Episoopal congregation
will bold a reception lor the new pastor and
his wife, Friday evening, Ootober 38, from
7 to 10 o'olook. All members of tbe ohnroh
and oongregation are invited to be present.
Two special servioes will be held in tbe
Methodist Episoopal ohnroh next Sunday.
At 11 a. m. there will be an "Old Folks' "
servioe witb a sermon by Rev. J. M. Foster
on "A Beautiful Sunset." At 7:30 p. m.
there will be a saored song service with a
brief sermon. The program for the song
servioe is as follows: Anthem, "Great Is
God," Choir. Quartet, Come Unto Me,"
Mesdames Ayer, Rinker and Baker and
Miss Craig. Duet, "The Homeland," Miss
Craig and Mr, Barr. Solo, "Abide Witb
Me," Liddle, Mrs. Minnette Miller Ayer.
Quartet, "The Savior Calls," Messrs. Barr,
Merchant, Gloyd and Merohant. Anthem,
"More Love," Choir. Duet, "0, Divine
Redeemer," Mra. Ayer and Misa Craig.
The pnblio is oordially invited to all
servioes.
—We guarantee that holeproof sox
will need no darning it worn alternately
for six montbs.    For sale at
Herman Fbankbl Co.
GRAFTERJADM1TS2GDILT.
Contrator Who Built State Capitol Change.
Plea and Likely Will Make Restitution
of Money Stolen.
The fourth Capitol graft trial came to a
sndden termination last week. On Thursday morning tbe attorneys for Cbarlea G.
Wetter, of Philadelphia, a former member
ot the contracting firm whioh bnilt the
Capitol, withdrew Wetter's plea of not
guilty of the oharge ot false pretense in rendering oertain bills for alterations in the
new bnilding and entered a plea of nolo
contendere. This means that Wetter plaoes
himself in the hands of tbe Court. At the
same time tbe Commonwealth agreed to
drop the charge of conspiracy bronght
against the aooused man.
Wetter was a member of tbe firm of
George F. Payne & Co., of Philadelphia,
and was plaoed on trial two weeks ago.
George F. Payne, tile senior member of the
firm, who was indioted along with Wetter
and about a dozen others in oonneotion witb
the alleged frauds, died before be oonld ba
brought to trial. The State olaims in this
particular oase it was defranded ot $14,000
in a bill al $97,000.
Wetter was sentenoed Tuesday to make
restitution ot $14,000 and to pay the oosts.
Tbe oosts amounted to $518.40. Tbe sentence was pronounoed by Judge Kunkel after
tbe attorneys for the Commonwealth and
defendant stated they had agreed upon
$14,000 as a fair amount. This waa the
sum tbe State olaimed it had lost by reason
of the overcharges. Wetter immediately
paid the $14,518.40.
Former Mercer Woman in Trouble.
The following item, whioh appeared in
the daily papers Monday under a Los Angeles, Cal., date line, may be of interest to
residents of Meroer: "A man prominent,
but whose name is withheld by the polioe,
seeks the hand of Miss Julia Ward Gibson,
stndent and magazine writer, who is nnder
arrest tor attempting to shoot Millionaire
Al D. Meyers, of Goldfield and Long Beaoh,
for refusing to marry her. He met tbe
young woman at bar former home in Pittsbnrg. Ever sinoe Miss Gibson has been
confined at tbe oounty jail, boxes ot flowers,
ohoioe fruits and delicacies bave been reoeived by her and always a oard from a
man well known in commercial life ol Los
Angeles bas been attaohed.
Tbe Home Beautiful.
Every family takes pride in* the home
that is wall painted with the L. & M. Paint.
One coat only beautifies and also adds valne
and inoreases its saleable ohanoes. The L.
A M. colors are bright and lasting. Tbe L.
& M. is used by everybody who studies
eoonomy, and uses tbe very best at the least
oost. Cost only about $1.30 per gallon
wben ready for use. It to metal sine oxide
and lead oombined. It wears and oovers
like gold.   Sold by J. R. Good.
Big Census Fraud. Unearthed.
Staggered by the enormous growth shown
by the returns of tbe new oensus for a nnmber Of Western oities, Direotor Durand, of
the Census Bureau, ordered an investigation, tbe resnlt ot whioh appeared in the
announcement Saturday night that gross
frauds bad been perpetrated. Mr. Dnrand
gave out also a letter from President Taft,
directing tbat persons implicated in the alleged frauds should be proseouted. Cities
speoifioally mentioned as being affeoted by
the frands are Tacoma, Seattle and Aberdeen, Wash.; Portland, Oregon; Minneapolis, Minn.; Boise, Idaho, and Fort Smith,
Ark., bnt it is stated that tbere are many
others. Tbe resultot a seoond enumeration
of Taooma shows a population of 82,972, an
increase ot 45,258, or 120 per oent. over the
population ol 1900. The first figures turned
in tor Taooma were 116,268.
Infantile Paralysis Germ Found.
The disoovery of a germ whioh probably
causes infantile paralysis was annonnoed
Friday night at a speoial meeting ot the
Philadelphia College of Physioians. Dr.
Allen J. Smith, dean of the medioal department of tbe University of Pennsylvania,
deolared that in the blood of sufferers from
tbe disease bad been found a protozoa, or a
low form of animal Ills, whioh, be thinks, -
may prove to be the germ whioh oauses the
disease. It resembles the germ whioh
oauses sleeping siokness and in his opinion
is oarried trom one viotim to another by in-
seots. Other well known physioians corroborated Dr. Smith in bis opinion.
MO MORE PILES.
Hem-Bold Doea Ita Work Thoroughly.
No Return.
II you have piles, yon know that the
usual treatment with salves, suppositories
or operations oan't be depended upon tor
more tban temporary relief. Outside treatment won't oure the inside cause—bad circulation in the lower bowel. Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid, a tablet remedy taken
internally, removes tbe oause of piles permanently. Sold tor $1 and fully guaranteed by Lindsey's Pharmaoy. Dr. Leon-
hardt Co., Station B, Buffalo, N. Y., proprietors.   Write for booklet.
How Money Helps to Make the Man
Money in the bank is more than money—it is character.
The man with a bank account is seldom out of work. His
thrift is recognized. It makes him a good workman. If a
man is to be selected for promotion, the man with a bank account is apt to be chosen. He is looked upon as reliable.
He is a good citizen.
This bank solicits the accounts of wage-earners and all
others who wish to become thrifty.
3%
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS OF $1.00 AND UP.
Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank,
Mercer, Pa.
CAPITAL, $80,000.00 PROFITS, $40,000.00