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TOL. 23, NO. 40.
MEKCBB, MERCER COUNTY, FA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2B, 1910.
▼Oil. 69 OLD SERIES
BIG FRAUDS EXPOSED.
Government Raids Swindling Concerns That Have Taken $40,-
000,000 From Public
In raids so important tbat Postmaster
General Hitohoook assumed personal direction postal inspeotors on Monday olosed
two New York oonoems tbat by fraudulent
nse of the mails have swindled the pnblio
ont of more than $40,000,000. These oonoems were Burr Bros, and tbo Continental
Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Company. Offioials of both were arrested and
beld nnder heavy bail.
Both raids are evidenoe that the Government in its warfare against alleged interstate swindlers meant bosiness and no
longer will be oontent witb issuing fraud
orders denying them the nse of the mails,
bnt will press for oonviotions on criminal
oharges. The present oampaign began
some months ago and bas resulted in tho
arrest of Louis Cella, and bis associates,
oharged with operating a string of bucket
shops; the offioers of tbe United Wireless
Company, tbe El Progresso Banana Company, tbe United Exohange of Cbioago, the
Steele-Miller Cotton firm, of Corinth,Miss.,
and more than 60 other firms in all parts of
the oonntry.
Postmaster General Hitohoook estimates
that the pnblio has been fleeoed ont of at
least $100,000,000 by get-rioh-quiok concerns in tbe last five years, bnt says their
bey-day bas gone. Tbe postoffioe department, nnder the present administration, intends to keep after tbem every minute and
Mr. Hitohoook said tbat other arrests, involving corporations tbat have sought investors tbe length and breadth of the
oonntry, are expeoted shortly. His statement follows:
"The arrest to-day by postoffioe inspectors of the principals in two important companies, Bnrr Brothers, with offioes in tbe
Flatiron bnilding, and the Continental
Wireless Telegraph Company, with bead-
quarters at 56 Pine street, oonstitute two
more oases in the series of Investigations
tbat the postoffioe authorities have been
making In tbeir orusade against tbe fraudulent nse of the United States mails. With
tbe work accomplished to-day seventy-
eight suoh oases have been bronght to a
bead daring the year. It is estimated that
tbe swindling operations of these seventy-
eight oases have filohed from tbe Amerioan
people, in a period of five years, over $100,-
000,000.
"The ornsade now in progress is the resnlt of a carefully laid plan of some montbs
ago, the first step ia wbiob waa a thorough
reorganization of tbe inspeotion servioe,
with tha seleotion of a new obief postoffioe
inspeotor and oertain obanges and reorganization. The best men in the servioe were
seleoted and were Bent to their tasks with
tbe assuranoe that the department at Washington wonld baok tbem np to tbe fullest
extent. In order to strike at tbe root of
tbis evil, tbe department direoted its agents
to go after tbe men higher np in tbese gi-
gantio sohemes to defrand, and to allow no
influenoe, however powerful, to prevent the
proper punishment of tbe offenders.
"As the work proceeded it beoame apparent that the fraudulent nse ot tbe mails
waa far more extensive tban bad been realized. A vast system, as far-reaching as the
postal servioe itself, bad been developed by
men, wbo, tbroogh tbe grossest forms of
misrepresentation, were stealing from the
people millions of dollars annually. Tba
fraudulent operations bave not only swint
died thousands of innocent Investors, bu-
have created a laok of oonfidenoe in legitimate business enterprises. It is therefore
as important to tbe business oommunity to
have these frauds stopped as it is to the
people whose losses are direotly traceable to
tbem.
"Tbe results already accomplished by
tbe department represent only the beginning. Tbo work of investigation and pros-
eoution will proceed with all possible vigor
until the swindling of tbe people, through
the nse of tba mails, is brought to an end."
An offioial of tbe Government says tbat
nnder the new law in effeot on January 1,
of tbia year, the maximum penalty for a
single fraudulent use of tbe mails is five
years' imprisonment, and tbat tbe offender
oonld be oharged with a violation for every
letter proved to bave been sent by bim.
After tbe raid Postmaster General Hitohoook gave ont an offioial memorandum oon-
oerning the Bnrr Brothers, stating that,
among otber oompanies, the Burr Brothers
are selling tbe stook of tbe Buiok Oil Company, a oonoern with $5,000,000 oapital.
The memorandum farther states as follows:
"Tbey bave also organized the following
oil oompanies: Carolina Consolidated,
capitalized at $1,000,000; Coalinga Alladin,
capitalized at $1,000,000; Kern- Western,
capitalized at $750,000; New York-Coal-
inga,   capitalized   at  $500,000;   Coalinga
Are your funds properly cared for ?
Who la yonr banker ?
These are questions that require
careful consideration.
At this bank yon may be sure of absolute trustworthiness, fine business
methods and all modern facilities.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OP MERCER, PA.
CAPITAL,       .      .      .      1180,000
SURPLUS, .
RESOURCES,
.   tl-0,000
•1,000,000
Crude Oil, capitalized at $400,000; Peoples'
Associated Oil Company, capitalized at
$1,000,000.
"All the stook ia these oompanies had
been Bold, exoept a portion of tbe two first
named and tbe greater part of the money
has evidently gone into tbe bands of Burr
Brothers, Incorporated. While all the oompanies are still in existence, none, save tbe
first four named, is doing any work."
TENER SUES PREACHER.
Ulairsville Minister Charged With Libel
As Resnlt of Charlies Made During Campaign.
Tbe Rev. William L. Barrett, pastor of
tbe First Presbyterian ohuroh of Blairsville,
must answer ia tbe Criminal Court of Indiana county for oharges be made from tbe
pulpit against John K. Tener, Governor-
eleot of Pennsylvania. Tbe preacher was
arrested Monday and gave bail. Tha trial
will be held la Indiana during the first
week of Deoember aad Mr. Tener will ba
present. The oharge against the preacher
is that of libel and proouring tbe publication of libelous statements. Tbe latter offense oonsisted in having his sermon printed
in the Blairsville Courier. Charles Kerler,
Jr., editor of the Courier, has issued a
statement to tbe pnblio in whioh be apologizes for tbe pnblioation and says that the
oharges against Mr. Tener were entirely
unfounded.
On Ootober 23, Mr. Barrett preaohed a
sermon to his oongregation in whioh be
referred to Mr. Tener, who was tben tbe
Republioan candidate forG overnor, In tha
following language:
"One of the most prominent-ministers of
this presbytery, a pastor of a ohnroh of
nearly 600 members, saw this man assisted
to a room in a hotel in a state of intoxioa-
tion and tbe next morning it took two men
to assist him to tbe railroad station to pnt
bim on the train and start bim home."
Tbis ntteranoe ia made tbe basis for tbe
libel oharge. Mr. Barrett ia aconsed of
oarrying a oopy of bis sremon to tbe offioe
of the Blairsville Courier and arranging to
bave it published. He is oredited witb
having eorreoted the proof sheets before tbe
pnblioation was made. Tbis aotion forms
the basis for the obarge of proouring tbe
pnblioation of libelous statements. The ao-
ousations made by tbe preaoher are denied
by Mr. Toner and held to be absolutely
false, untrue and incorrect.
No Pardon for Goldberg.
The State Board ot Pardons last week refused a pardon to Wm. Goldberg, tbe
Sbaron junk dealer, now serving a six-year
sentenoe in the Western Penitentiary on a
obarge of laroeny. Goldberg is in poor
health aod it was on this ground and the
faot tbat fall restitution bad been made
that the application for the pardon was
made. A lengthy petition, signed by several hundred representative oitizens of
Sharon aod Meroer oounty was presented in
behalf ot the prisoner. Another oase ot interest in tbis locality was before tbe board.
Tbia was the application of attorneys for
Alton Hover, of Atlantio, twice oonvioted
of wife murder, for commutation from
death sentenoe to' life imprisonment. The
ease was taken under advisement aod a deoision will ba annonnoed later. Tbe oasa
of Fred. McDonnell, of Crawford ooanty,
oonvioted of murder, was also taken nnder
advisement.
Hew Town fbr Mercer County.
Ephraim Trnxall, of Pittsburg, formerly
manager of tbe Wheatland rolling mill, wbo
is at tbe head of the projected model town
near Trout Island, was in Sbaron Saturday
and olosed a deal tor praotioally all the
land that is needed. He states tbat he has
pnrobased or optioned 3,000 aores on tbe
east side of tbe Shenango river, north of
Sharpsville. He says fourteen industries
are considering looating on the site. He la
negotiating with a silk oonoern, a cotton
plant and tbs 'Belgium Glass Oompany.
Tbere is an inexhaustible supply of glass
•and near the island. Tbe glass plant will
be one st tba most important industries
built in tba new town and is expeoted to
employ 2,000 persons. Mr. Trnxall states
that a cement plant costing $10,000 will be
in operation by next spring, and will be
taming out about 3,000 Hooka a day.
Farmers' Institutes Open.
Tbe annual series of farmers' institutes
under tbe auspices of tbe State Department
of Agriculture, Division of Farmers' Institutes, opened on Monday in five divisions
of the State. Institutes will be beld in
every oonnty in the State before the olose
of tbe season, abont Maroh 0. The institutes, whiob have been arranged by A. L.
Martin, of New Castle, Deputy Seoretary
of Agriculture and Director, will oover 371
days, being apportioned to counties aooording to number of farms. Lanoaster leads
with 16, followed by Tork, 14; Chester and
Lackawanna, IS; Crawford and Bucks, 10;
Westmoreland and Montgomery, 9; Cumberland, Indiana, Lawrenoe, Lebanon,
Huntingdon, Bradford, Erie, Potter, Berks,
Schuylkill, Colombia and Lehigh, 8; Allegheny, 6, and Philadelphia, S.
Keystone rarty Mot Second.
The Keystone party will not oooupy tbe
seoond plaoe on tbe offioial ballot in Pennsylvania either in tbe eleotion ot 1011 Of
1013, though it polled next to the highest
number of votes in tbe reoent Gubernatorial election, deolare offioials of tbe State
Government. Ever sinoe tbe eleotion the
authorities bave been besieged by questioners wbo wanted to know it the Keystoners
will bave seoond plaoe, but tbe answer is
that it will remain jnst where it is, beoause
the vote io a Presidential year is taken as a
guide. Tbe Keystone party was not ia existence in 1908, when the last Presidential
eleotion was beld, and its vote tbis fall oannot give it a higher plaoe oa tbe ballot.
Upon the vote the party polls in 1913 will
depend whether it takes seoond plaoe.
TORTURES Or FILE-.
It ta Unnecessary to Suffer This Terrible
Tronble.
Keen torture is the every-day lot of the
sufferer from piles.
And yet tbat suffering is needless. C. R.
Lindsey, Meroer, will sell you Hem-Roid
and later return yonr money II It fails.
We have sold Hem-Roid that way for two
or three years and refunds asked bave been
less than three per oent. We therefore reo-
ommend it with oonfidenoe.
Hem-Roid is an internal remedy, tbe
prescription of Dr. J. S. Leonhardt. Oae
dollar for large bottle. Dr. Leonhardt Co.,
Station B, Buffalo, N. Y. Write for book-
Ill.
HON IT HAPPENED.
Democratic Factions Blame Each
Other tbrTener'a Election
to Governorship.
The politioal situation in Pennsylvania
as a resnlt of the reoent eleotion, from a
Demooratio standpoint, is peculiar. One
faot on wbioh voters of tbat politioal faith
oan agree is tbat Hon. Jobn K. Tener, the
Republioan oandidate, was eleoted Governor. As to reasons for this result tbey differ
widely. Tbe regular Demoorats plaoe the
entire responsibility on the shoulders of
those of tbeir party who joined the Keystone movement aod advocated tbe eleotion
of Berry, while tbe latter maintain tbat tbe
nomination of Grim and tbe fight made in
bis behalf was a part of a deliberately and
oarefully planned scheme to deprive tbe
people of tbe State of honest government.
Both faotions seem to bave entirely overlooked tbe fast that snoh a thing as an
honest Republioan exists, and every one ot
the more tban 400,000 men wbo voted for
Tener ia olassed as a rampant "ringster."
In their defeat the Demoorats, while realizing tbeir predioament, are at a loss to
determine wbat is to beoome of tbem. Tbe
regulars advocate a nnion of all faotions
under a recognized leadership, while the
followers of Berry oontend tbat their fight
must be continued. What tbe outcome wUl
be future campaigns will determine. At
present the party is withont a head and bas
lost tbe little influenoe it formerly possessed.
The comments of the leaders and oandidates of both faotions are interesting. Democratic State Chairman Dewalt thinks tbat
the voters wbo left the ranks in this eleotion not be too harshly censured, nor
should those who remained steadfast ba
blamed. Conoisely he oites for reasons for
the defeat.   Tbey are:
First—Dissatisfaction with party management and distrust of party leadership,
however well Of ill founded.
Seoond—A desire to rebnke both regular
politioal' organizations.
Third—The belief tbat the Demoorotio
nomination was controlled or influenced by
the agenta of the Republioan party and by
discredited representatives ot otber organizations.
Fourth—The belief that tbe independent
movement, as presented by tbe Keystone
party, was tbe surest avenue of securing
tbe defeat ot tbe Republican maohine.
These reasons are supplemented with tbe
statement that "It is of no benefit to discuss tbe truth or falsity of tbese reasons.
Tbe voters believed some or all of tbem and
the result is wbat we know."
State Senator Grim, tha defeated Demooratio oandidate, says:
"It goes without saying that I am disappointed because the oause of Demooraoy,
whioh I represented, bas been saorifioed in
the bou9e of our friends. There never was
a more opportune time to demolish the Republican inaobine, aud it is plain now to be
seen tbat bad Mr. Berry supported tbe
nominee of our oonvention, as he was morally and personally obligated to do, or had
be even retired from the oontest three
weeks ago, as proposed, we oonld have accomplished it."
Thomas Hicks, obairman of the Keystone
party State oommittee, oonoeding Tener's
eleotion, said :
"Throughout the State we are of oourse,
disappointed in tbe retains from oertain
seotions. Some of tbe oounties. beld tbeir
own tor Berry, aooording to promise, some
others gave Barry a better plurality than
was estimated, bnt in some oases we were
entirely wrong in oar estimates, as Mr.
Tener oarried about nineteen or twenty
oounties where we bad not oonoeded him
more tban twelve. Grim, tbe Demooratio
oandidate, oarried about seven, wbere
we had not expeoted he wonld oarry over
five."
Mr. Berry, the Keystone nominee, issued
tbe following address to the Keystone
voters:
"Yon are to be congratulated npon tbe
splendid fight yon have made for popular
government. Yon bave won, on a fair
oonnt, against tremendons odds.
"Tbe Penrose machine haa reoeived a
jolt that proves its inability to win without
its Demooratio allies.
"Tbe Demooratio bosses bave apparently
succeeded in tbeir original pnrpose to eleot
tbe Pen rose- Mulvibill candidate, but they
are forever discredited, and will not again
be able to deceive a sufficient nnmber of
Demoorats to accomplish tbis pnrpose.
"I thank yon all profoundly for the self-
saorifioing effort yoa have made, and sincerely trust that you will not be discouraged.
"Reload yonr guns, and fix bayonets for
another obarge. We will free tbis State
from boss and boodle rule, or perish in tbe
attempt."
Old Injunction Forgotten.
Disregarding a permanent injunotion
granted by ex-Judge S. H. Miller wben he
was on tbe benob, about fifteen years ago,
restraining the Bell Telephone Company
from ereoting telegraph poles on the west
side of South Water street, Sbaron, a foroe
of men on Satnrday attempted to plaoe a
pole in front of the residenoe of Squire S. S.
Gilbert. Tbe squire informed them tbat
unless tbey desisted be would bave them arrested. They pleaded ignoranoe ot tbe Injunotion proceedings and one of tbe offioials
of the oompany from Pittsburg stated tbat
be was unaware tbat the injunotion was
•till (n foroe. Tbe men filled np tbe bole
they had dug. Fifteen years ago a pitched
battle took plaoe between several property
owners on South Water street and employes of tbe telephone company when tbey
attempted to put up several poles. Even
some of the women participated, playing a
stream of water on tbe men wbile tbey
were digging tbe boles. At that time an
injunotion was asked for and granted.
Red Cross War on White Plague.
The pretty Red Cross Christmas seal, the
talisman of tbe noblest of penny obarities
bat been issued and before the close ot this
week tbe great Yuletide oampaign will be
well under way. Early orders for the seals
are being filled. The seal or stamp is beautifully designed and suggests its pretty sentiment. Unole Sam long ago attested bis
appreciation of the seal and its purpose and
this year he is expeoted to help more tban
ever by lending courtesy in his postoffioes
to assist the oharitable agenoiee that will
sell them to tbe pnblio. Tbe little "penny-
wise" oampaign will mount into high figures as, throughout the oountry, II is expeoted tbat 75,000,000 will be sold. After
December 1 tbe seal will graoe letters,
packages and private messages throughout
the United States. Eaob little insignia
will mark an added penny to the funds for
tbe great humanitarian effort—the positive,
nltimate suooess of whioh will crown tbe
efforts of oity, State and Nation. The oampaign that was largely oonduoted on ednoational lines now embraoes the practical relief measure* to tbe fullest extent and the
little Red Cross seal stands out at one of
the greatest blessings and agenoies of in-
oome towards tbe white plague war.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF CONGRESS.
Democrats  WUl   Have   SJ87   Members   In
Next Bouse, the  Republicans   163   and
the Socialists One.
The Demooratio representation in the
next House will be 227 as against 163 Republicans and one Sooialist, according to
tbe roster of tbe House published Tuesday.
These figures give the Demoorats a majority
of 03 and plurality °' 04.
Aooording to tbis pnblioation Kansas is
tbe only State of sice wbiob has a solid Republican delegation. A nnmber, however,
contain only one Demoorat, among those
thus inolnded being Iowa, Minnesota, California and Wisoonsin.
All ot those Southern States have solid
Demooratio delegations exoept Maryland,
Virginia, Kentuoky and Tennessee. Maryland and Virginia eioh have one Republioan, while Tennessee and Kentuoky each
have two members of that party. Colorado
is the only Northern State represented entirely by Demoorats, but Indiana, possessing a muoh larger representation, presses
olose upon her heels with twelve Demoorats
ont of thirteen members.
- Illinois bas 11 Demoorats in her membership of 25, Massachusetts four out of 14,
Miobigan two out of 13, New Jersey seven
ont of 10, New York 33 ont of 87, Ohio 16
ont of 21, and Pennsylvania nine oat of 33.
Missouri's delegation oonsists of 13 Demoorats and tbree Republioans.
The Nebraska delegation is evenly divide., three and tbree, as is Maine's, two
and two; Oklahoma bas two Republicans
aad three Demoorats; Washington is represented by tbree Republioans. All of tbe
States having one Representative ealy are
Republioan.
Roney's Boys Ooming.
One of tbe most unique Juvenile organizations in Amerioa is tbe Roney's Boys
Concert Company whioh will appear on the
Meroer Lyoeum Course, Wednesday evening, Deoember 7. Eaoh summer the oompany is organized fiom boys taken from
different families all over the United States.
Tbey are, of oourse, seleoted beoause ot their
musioal talent and are given a thorough
training before tbe season opens in the fall.
Tbe work done by these young artists is
simply marvelous and of great oredit to
tbeir trainer, Mr. Roney. Meroer people
wbo beard the oompany wben it was bere
twr years ago will remember tbe high
standard and merit ot tbeir. program. Of
oourse tbe personnel of the oompany will be
entirely different tbis season, bat tbe high
standard of tbe program will be maintained.
Tbe looal management expeot a large
torn-oat to bear this exoellent ooncert and
sinoe tbe lower part of tbe house is mostly
reserved for the season tbe north side of the
gallery will be reserved for this nnmber.
The publio is thus given a ohanoe to get reserved seats and is asked to remember that
in the gallery are to be fonnd some of the
best Beats in tbe honse. There are, of oonrse,
some seats in the lower part of the bnilding for those wbo prefer to sit there.
Sobool ohildren will be offered a speoial
admission prioe of 25o to tbat part of tbe
gallery not reserved. Reserved seats will
be plaoed on sale Monday morning, Deoember 5, at Hinkley'8.
A BUMPER HARVEST.
Hunters Using Ferrets.
Bntler oounty sportsmen who bunt rabbits aooording to law complain that tbere
are many pot hunters who are using ferrets
in hunting rabbits. In one of tbe lower
townsbips of tbat oounty it is said tbat fonr
men oaught ninety-four rabbits out of one
tbioket in two days,a feat that would be impossible without the nse of a ferret. It is
an open secret tbat many ferrets are used
in that seotion by rabbit hunters and especially at times like the present, when owing to tbe deep snow tbe rabbits wander
bat a short distance from their burrows and
promptly "holeup" when a hunter or dog
oomes la view.
Sibley's Appeal Mis.
Attorneys for ex-Congressman Joseph C.
Sibley made an effort Tuesday to prevent
tbe removal ot the reoords in the $42,500-
eleotion expense andit from Venango oounty
to Warren oounty, week after next, for use
in the oonspiraoy trials of Sibley 'and his
four co-defendants. Earlier in the day
Judge Criswell bad made an order for their
removal and Sibley's attorneys sought to
bave it revoked.' They argued that it is
unlawful to remove papers from one oounty
to another, but the judge said be did not
share that view.
Ohuroh Motes.
Evening prayer and preaohing servioes
will be held in St. Edmund's Episoopal
ohuroh next Thursday evening. All wbo
attend will be made weloome.
Servioes in tbe Methodist obnrob next
Sunday will be as follows: 11:00 a. m.,
special service with sermon on the subjeot,
"Dark America, the Problem, Solution,
Obligation;" 7:30 p. m., Gospel singing
aud a Gospel message with speoial musio.
The publio is oordially invited to these
servioes.
Berry's Account Turned Down.
The acoount of oampaign expenses filed
at the State Department by William H.
Berry, Kenstone candidate for Governor,
bas been ordered retnrned to him for correction. The acoount was filed a few days ago,
but has been under investigation wbiob disclosed that tbe Keystone oandidate, who
did not file any expense aocount for the
two conventions in wbioh bis name was
voted upon, bad failed to observe two provisions of tbe "oorrupt praotioes" aot.
—Harsh physios react, weaken the bowels, cause ohronio oonstipation. Doan's
Regulets operate easily, tone the stomaob,
oure oonstipation. 35 oents. Ask yonr
druggist for them. nov
SAVE 5TSTS Robins
This is good news. 36w2
Yield-of Farm Products in United
States Breaks Records--
Corn Leads.
Bumper orops, led by oorn witb tbe
greatest harvest ever gathered, were pro-
duoed by the farmers of the United States
during tbis year. In a general review of
orop oonditions, issued by tbe Bureau of
Statistios, the Department of Agriculture
says:
"Tbe harvests ot 1910 bave been praotioally oompleted, with results exoeeding the
expectations during the growing period.
Preliminary estimates have been made of
tbe produotion of most of the important
orops, from wbiob it appears tbat tba aggregate produotion of orops in 1910 is approximately 7.6 per oent greater than tbe
orops ot 1909—and about 9.1 per oent.
greater tban tbe average annual produotion
of tbe preoeding five years. Prioes for important orops averaged on November 1
about 5.4 per oent. lower tban a year ago.
Estimates give the total 1910 produotion
of oorn as 8,191,381,000 bushels, as oompared witb 8,779,-70,000 for 1909; yield per
acre as 37.4 bushels, oompared witb 25.8,
tbe 10-year average; quality as 87.2 per
cent.,oompared witb 84.4, the 10-year average.
Produotion of tobaooo was 967,150 pounds,
oompared with 949,35? to 1909; yield per
aore, 795.4 ponnds, oompared witb 811.6,
tbe 10-year average, and quality, 85.9 per
oent., oompared with 86.3, the 10-year
average.
Produotion of buokwheat was 17,084,000
bushels, oompared witb 17,438,000 in 1909;
yield per aore, 20.9 bushels, oompared with
18 8, tbe 10-year average, and quality, 92
per oent., oompared with 90.7, the 10-year
average.
Produotion of potatoes was 328,787,000
bushels,oompared witb 370,537,000 in 1909;
yield per aore, 93.4 bushels, oompared with
91.4, the 10-year average, and quality, 88.5
per cent., oompared with 87.7, the 10-year
average.
Tbe average produotion ot apples waa
43.5 per oent. of a fall orop, oompared witb
50.07, the 10-year average.
Tbe oorn orop in Pennsylvania showed
an aoreage yield of 41,0; a total yield of
05,020,000, and tbe quality was 90 per
oent.
The potato orop la Pennsylvania showed
an aoreage yield of 88; a total yield of 27,-
896,000, and a quality peroentage of 87.
The tobaooo orop in Pennsylvania showed
an aoreage yield of 1,400 pounds; a total
orop of 44,554,000 pounds, and a quality
peroentage ot 95.
The world wop of oats is nearly 3,700,- ]
000,000 bushels annually, aooording to a'
bulletion issued by the Department of Agrionlture. The United States' annual' orop
IV190809 was about 900,000,000 bushels,
and tbe United States is aligned with
European Russia, Germany, Franoe and
Canada as the prinoipal oat prodnoing
oountries.
and Twenty-fourth Congressional distriots of
Pennsylvania will be without a representative in Congress, This will be caused by
tbe resignation of Hon. Jobn K. Tener and
Hon. Jobn M. Reynolds, reoently eleoted
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, ao person having beea eleoted to take tbeir plaoes.
Tbe Sixty-first Congress will olose its books
on Maroh 4, 1911. Tener and Reynolds will
be compelled to resign about the middle of
January so as to be inaugurated on January
17. Tbeir suooessors in tbe Sixty-second
Congress have been eleoted, bnt will not
be sworn in until tbe first Monday in Deoember, 19(1. Tbe Constitution of the
United States provides tbat vaoanoies in
Congress shall not be filled ia any other
way tban by eleotion.
RECENT DEATHS.
JOSEPH WEAVER.
Joseph Weaver, a well known resident of
Delaware township, died Saturday at his
bome in New Hamburg, after an extended
illness. He was 71 years of age.and waa
born and spent bis entire life in Meroer
oonnty. He» was a carpenter and worked
at the trade until a few years ago when ill
health oompelled bim to retire. He was a
veteran of the Civil war, having served in
Company G, Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves.
He is survived by his wife and tbe following ohildren: Carrie and W. R., at home;
Mra. G. W. Beokman, of Grove City; E. A,
of Youngstown, and A. M., of Greenville,
Tbe funeral was beld Tnesday with interment at New Hamburg.
Official Count Completed.
With tbe completion ot tbe offioial oonnt
in Allegheny oounty tbe last figures have
been added to tbe tabulation of tbe votes
oast in Pennsylvania at tbe eleotion on
November 8. It shows tbat Jobn K.Tener,
tbe Republican nominee, was elected Governor by a plurality of 33,484 over Wm. H.
Berry, wbile Reynolds, for Lieutenant Governor, bad 133,018 over Gibboney and
Houok, for Seoretary of Internal Affairs,
had 175,893 over Casey. The vote for the
State tioket with all oounties oomplete
follows;
Governor-
John K. Tener, Republican., -5.011
William H. Berry, Keystone. 882128
Webster Grim, Democrat 129,395
John W. Slayton. Socialist 63,053
Madison F. Larkin, Prohibition 17,445
George Anton,;industrialist      802
LieutenamlGovernor—
John M. Reynolds, Republican 429,874
D. Clarence Gibbony, Keystone 307,356
Thomas H. Greery, Demoorat 156.922
Louis Cohen, Sooialist....-,... 55,879
Charles E. MoConkney, Prohibition 22,875
William H. Thomas, Industrialist.    1,687
Secretary of Internal Aaffalrs—
Henry Houck, .Republican 451,007
John J. Casey, Keystone..... 275,115
James I. Bla_slee, Demoorat 131,142
Beaumont Svkeg. Socialist. 57.685
Charles W. Huntington, Prohibition 24,907
James Brwln, Industrialist    1,347
Bntler Druggists In Trouble.
Charges of illegally selling whisky, morphine, cocaine and poisons were preferred
Friday against eleven of the fourteen drag-
gists of Bntler, on information of Marion
Hay, druggist, who was bound over to
oonrt two weeks ago on similar oharges.
AU exoept Hay are members of the Butler
Druggists' Assooiation. Tbe eleven ao-
oused men went before Justice Jaoob Keok
and gave bail for tbeir appearanoe for a
hearing.
£.ose Congressmen By Oversight.
From early in January, 1911, to tbe first
Monday in Deoember, 1911, tbe Nineteeth
Building and Loan Growing.
Pennsylvania's Building and Loan Associations made big gains in business during
the year 1909, aooording to a report on the
activities of these organizations by State
Banking Commissioner William H. Smith.
Sixty-four associations were obartered ia
that year and as twenty-two gave np charters there was a net inorease of forty-two.
Tbe report shows the remarkable amount ot
wealth la these associations. Assets of the
1,488 associations examined were $168,043,-
443.33, a gain of almost $10,000,000 over
1908. Tbe associations aided to build or
purchase 13,504 homes. The nnmber ot
shareholders is 394,860, holding 3,995,837
shares, of whioh 943,456 were borrowed
upon.
Important Railway Department.
The "lost artiole" department of the
Pennsylvania, in Pittsburg, is one of the
prides ot the system. It is in tbe basement
of the station and so many artioles are lost
and fonnd tbat it is neoessary to keep an attendant on duty at all hours. No matter
bow small or insignitioant is tbe artiole
found in tbe stations or on tbe trains of the
system, it mnst he brought to this department, and a reoord taken of it. Tbey are
kept for three months and then if not
claimed, are given to the party wbo turns
tbem in. Strangest ot all is the nnmber ot
greenbacks turned in. Tbey are labeled
and pnt away, until olaimed. Bat it is
rarely tbey are oalled for.
Mall Christmas Presents Early.
"Mail yonr gifts ahead ot the rush, but
don't open before Cbistmas," is tbe slogan
of tbe Postoffioe Department in its oam-
pain to minimize tbe annual congestion ot
Christmas mail. Postoffioes all over the
oountry are preparing for the Cbistmas
gift mails. Last year word went oot that
postoffioe patrons sending remembrances
early should write on the paokage a caution
to bold nntil the proper time,- but mail tba
package far ahead of the roth if possible.
The intention was good, bnt it oansed almost endless confusion and tronble and
grievances, for suoh a direction took suoh
mail out of the lower third and fonth olasses
and Bubjeoted it to the high first-olass rates.
Now the postal offioials are hoping that
wherever possible gift senders shall get
tbeir mail in early and put the inoription
quoted on the outside of the paokage in
print or in robber stamp impression, if '
enough mail it sent to permit a rubber
stamp under tbe law.
Tha Bev. lit K. Hicks 1911 Almanac.
The Bev. Irl R. Hioks Almanac for 1911,
tbat guardian Angel in a hnndred thousand
homes, ia bow ready. Not many are now
willing to be without it and tbe Rev. Irl B.
Hioks Magazine, Word and Works. The
two are only one dollar a year. The Almanac is 35o., prepaid. No home or offioe
should fail to send for them, to Word and
Works Publishing Company, St. Lonis, Mo.
—The "pure food law" is designed by
tbe Government to protest tbe publio from
injurious ingredients in both foods and
drugs. It is beneficial both to the publio
and to the conscientious manufacturer.
El> 's Cream Balm, a successful remedy for
oold in the head, nasal oatarrh, bay fever,
etc., containing no injurious drags, meets
tally the requirements of the new law, and
tbat faot is prominently stated on every
paokage. It oontains none ot the injurious
drugs wbiob are required by the law to ba
mentioned on tbe label. Hence yon oan
use it safely.
—Warren T. Baker sells tbe best farm
wagon on earth.   Call and see. 16tf
CONSERVATISM
Is the foundation of good banking. Without
it only failure can result. With it, combined
with progress and up-to-date methods, success is a certainty.
This bank is both conservative and progressive.
3%
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS OF $1.00 AND UP.
Mercer, Pa.
CAPITAL, 180,000.00 PROFITS, $40,000.00