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MORNING TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 191 1. State Brevities West Chester's income last year was $11,071 all of which was spent but $248. The temperance people of Franklin In Other Counties Isaac Taylor, of Mt. Union, celebrated hrs 91st birthday this week.

Indiana Moose initiated a class of 100 new members on Wednesday evening. Eggs were plentv in Lock Haven Deathsjrf a Day Mrs. Margaret Ellen Alexander. Mrs. Margaret Ellen Alexander, mother of J.

R. Alexander, of 2617 Broad avenue and general road fore man of engines of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, died at her home at 6951 Frankstown avenue. East End, Recent Weddings Moses Kauffman. Last Wednesday. March 29, Samuel Warren Moses and Ella Grace Kauffman, both of Imler, were utiiied in bonds of holy matrimony at the Lutheran parsonage at St.

Clairs-vllle, by Rev. H. C. Salem, Lutheran pastor. Both bride and groom tre prominent young people and h-ivo many friends, who wish them much happiness.

the decided advance made during the last decade. If It Is not a good sign the time has arrived when all the people who have a judicious concern for the future should bestir themselves to seek a remedy for the steady depopulation of the rural regions. A glance at the figures show that nineteen of Pennsylvania's sixty-six counties fell off in population in 1910 as compared with the census returns of 1900 These counties are: Adame, Bedford, Bradford, Crawford, Forest, Fulton, Juniata, McKcan, Montour, Ferry, Pike, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, 'Wayne Wyoming. They are all agricultural counties. Some of them have lost Jernina tribune Published Cally Except Sunday by THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE CO.

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He won notoriety if not distinction by his protracted fight to reduce street car fares in the city of Cleveland. While engaged in this laudable task he likewise mingled in politics and was chosen mayor of Cleveland several times. But in the end his business foes were too strong for him. They won a victory on the street car fare question; they embarrassed him to such an extent that his business efforts resulted in failure and the chances are that his life was materially shortened by his strenuous efforts on behalf of the welfare of his fellow citizens. Opinions will long be divided over the status of the man who has now come to the end of his little journey through the world.

But he certainly did stir things for several years and his memory will long be cherished by his friends. hnvp ftcHtn won thir fizht to keeD wholesale liquor houses out of the town. A tract of ten acres fronting on Lake Conewago, at Mount Gretna, is to be added to the Pennsylvania Chautauqua. The accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of his J5-y ear-old brother, Morrison, hilled 4-year-old Willie Bliss at Donora. With forty cases ef diphtheria in the immediate vicinity of Hellam borough, York county, has ordered all public schools and churches closed for two weeks.

Pittsburg has just made a shipment of over 5,000.000 bushels of coal for southern points. The rise in the waters was the occasion of this resumption of activity on the rivers. In various sections of the state, east and west, the Young Men's Christian associations are displaying unusual activity, either by -vay of adding to their membership or projecting new- buildings. Two citizens of Greene county who were schoolmates In their childhood and have lived only a few miles apart, met again the other day for the first time in thirty-eight years. For some reason their orbits failed to cross each other for all this time.

The state veterinarian visited Waynesboro the other day and made a post mortem examination of several hogs belonging to Jacob J. Coon that had died of some virulent disease. He said the animals had died of hog cholera in its most aggrevat-ed form. There is a bill before the legislature providing for the creation of a state board of mediation and arbitration, with authority to investigate all strikes or lockonis involvirg ten or more persons. The board is to consist of three members, one an employer, one an eraplove and one who is neither an employer nor an employe AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Lombroso calls Italy a nation of rhetoricians, and the Camorro trial rather points that way. The socialists have won a victory in Wichita. which they declare was a surprise to themselves- Canada does not produce enough eggs for its own demand and many eggs from Russia and China are eaten in the Dominion. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York city, is dead in London at the age of 65 years. For the use of banks there has been invented an automatic camera which photographs checks in miniature on a roll of film at the rate of about 1,000 an hour.

Texas is certainly a fortunate state in the matter of publicity. Not only is she just north of the Mexican border but there is to be a prohibition election in the state in July. President Taft has performed an act which deserves the thanks of the country in persuading the withdrawal of all anti-Japanese legislation from consideration by the California legislature. Baccarat, France, has the honor of producing the first glass that is unbreakable. The new process has been successfully applied to the manufac ture of lamp chimneys for use in coal mines containing fire damp.

Miss Dennis Martin and Miss Gladys Martin, twin sisters, have made the highest grade in the University of Missouri during the last four years. The tied on an average of 97.8 and headed the list of five seniors to be elected to the Phi Beta Kappa. The moving picture show has a successful rival at Munich in the form of a puppet theatre, arranged by the artists' club of that city. A recent performance of "Bastien and Bastienne." a comic opera composed by Mozart when he was 13 years old, has just scored a great success. A crowded house applauded the modestly invisible performers, and the cleverly manipulated figures answered repeated curtain calls with the alacrity and grace of real actors.

LITERARY NOTES. A budget of interesting stories and articles appears in the April issue of the Wide World Magazine. The Rev. F. Cowley Whitehouse.

of Constantinople, describes "The Turks at Play" and assures us that, when he chooses, the indolent Turk can exert consid erable strenuousness. Professor H. Hawcs continues his "Wander ings in and C. V. A.

Peel brings to a conclusion his sporting adventures "Among Ryper and Reindeer of Many other interesting articles are found in this number while there are a great many remarkable photographs. The Wide World is a unique monthly a great favorite among the boys of the household- Yaughan Kester, whotie new novel, "The Prodigal Judge," has just been published by the Bobbs-Merril company, began his literary work while the Kesters were living in the "Big White as it was called, on Riverside drive, New York. Here he wrote "The Manager of the and a railroad story which the Harpers published. His next book, "The Fortunes of the Landrays," was written at Woodlawn Mansion, the home which Washington bequeathed to his adopted daughter, Nellie Custis, a part, of the Mount Vernon estate. From Woodlawn the Kesters migrated to Angil! castle, Westmoreland, England.

Here the novelist found material which he was afterward to use in his story of Jamestown. Returning to America the Kesters are now settled at Gunston hall, Virginia, where "The Prodigal Judge" was written. Sophie Fisher, has had at least one quaint experience in her literary career. The author of "The Imprudence of Prue" wrote, on a darp, a burlesque, highfalutin' story In caricature of a certain much-advertised authoress, whose stamping ground was a weekly story paper. It was written in less than a week about 75.OO0 words and sent to the aforesaid story paper.

To her vast astonishment it, was taken quite seriously, highly complimented. bought, paid for and published. When Mrs. Flsber read the first number the only one she ever saw she was convulsed with laughter and covered about in shame as in a garment. Rack and thumbscrew would not force her to divulge more about that story.

a Pittsburg, at 10 o'clock Wednesday night of paralysis wltn which she had been stricken several weeks ago and since which time she had been in a serious condition. Deceased wss iu her 80th year and was the widow of George Murray Alexander, a former Pennsylvania Railroad company con ductor on the Pittsburg division and well known in this city. She was a devout Christian woman, was a mem ber of the Homewood Methodist Episcopal church and was held in high esteem and respect by all who shared her acquaintance. She is survived by four children, J. of this city, one son in the east and one son and a daughter in Pittsburg.

The funeral will take place Saturday af ternoon with services at the late home at 2 o'clock. Private interment will be made at Pittsburg: Mrs. Mary Poremsky. Mrs. Marv Poremsky, wife of Pe ter Poremsky, died at the home of her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Adam 'Web ber. 415 Willow avenue, yesterday morning at 3 o'clock of a complica tion of diseases after a lingering ill ness. Deceased was born in Altoona on October 29.

1875 and had resided here all her life. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church, was esteemed by a wide circle of friends and is survived by her husband and two children. John and Mary. She is survived in addition to her parents bv two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.

Albert Vogle, of Pittsburg; Mrs. Frank Widley, Lewis and Frank, all of this city. The funeral will take place from the house at 8.30 o'clock and proceed to St. Mary's church where mass will be said at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in St.

Mary's cemetery. Miss Erma May Chipperfleld. Miss Erma May Chipperfleld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ChLpper-field.

of 2623 Sixth avenue, died at their home at 2.15 o'clock Wednes day afternoon of paraplegia the re-suit of a fall on a porch at her home three years ago. Deceased was aged 14 years and 10 months and was esteemed by a wide circle of friends. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon, services to be conducted at 2 o'clock at the First Brethren church, Maple avenue and Thirtieth street. Interment in Fairvlew cemetery. Matteo Marchitto.

Matteo Marchitto. an Italian resident of the city, died at his home at Ninth avenue and Seventh street, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon of pneumonia after an illness of several weeks. The man on being taken down with the disease was admitted to the hospital and for the past week he had been homesick, desired to be with his wife and family and his friends yesterday morning took him home. He seemed to rally being made comfortable in his home but during the early afternoon he-came worse and sank rapidly until he passed away. Deceased was aged 32 years and had resided here for several years.

He was a member of Our Ladv of Mt. Carmel church ana is survived by his wife and three children. The funeral will take place this morning services to be held at Mt. Carmel church at o'clock. Interment in Calvary ceme tery.

John D. Myrphy. John I). Murphy, father of Mrs. William T.

Lee, of 210 Thirteenth street, and a highly respected resi dent, of Johnstown, died at his home at that place at 11.30 o'clock Wednesday morning of jaundice and liver trouble after an illness of several months. Deceased was born in Iie- land, February 2, 1841, came to this country when a youth and had since resided in this section of the state. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in company Forty-fifth Pennsylvania infantry. He was taken a prisoner by the Confedorates Alav labi ana was connneu in both Libby and Andersonvllle prisons. He was a member of the Catholic church and is survived by these children: Misses Florence Anna Clara and John at home; Mrs.

Rose E. Lee, of Altoona; Mrs. John Knuff, and Mrs. George B. fnday, both of Johnstown.

The funeral will take place this morning at 10 o'clock and interment will be made in Geis-town cemetery. William Anderson. William Anderson, a former well known resident, of Tyrone, died fit his home in DuBois on Wednesday morning of heart, trouble. II: was horn in Tyrone and was aged fO years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church a-id the Odd Fellows.

He is survived by his wife, and two sons, James, of Coal-port and Calvin, of Pittsburg. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Adam Goss, of Tyrone, and two nieces, Mrs. Charles LePorto, of Juniata and Mrs. H.

B. Bashore, of this city. Interment will be made this morning at Reynoldsville. Joseph Brothers. Joseph Brothers, a former well known deaf-mute of the citv died at the home of Joseph Sutton, Sr.

Augustine, Cambria county, on Wednesday of tuberculosis after an iilnes3 of six months. Deceased was' aged 43 years, was a carpenter and followed this trade while a resident here. He was a member of the Catholic, church and is survived by these brothers and sisters, Scot; and Mrs. Delia Piatt, of Barnesboro; Edward, in the west; Mrs. William Litzinger, of Pittsburg and Miss Jennie, of Altoona.

The funeral will take place this morning and interment will be made at St. AugU3tinc. John Glasser. John Glasser, proprietor of the Star hotel at Carrolltown for many years and well known in this city, died at his home late Wednesday night of dropsy after an extended illness. Deceased was aged 71 years, was a member of the Catholic church and is survived by his wife and eleven children.

The funcal 'akes place Saturday morning and interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery at Carrolltown. Lunches Are Barred. Little Rock, March 30. Go- ernor Donaghey today signed a bill prohibiting the giving away of lunches in places where intoxicating liquors are sold. The bill also make? it unlawful to sell or give away Intoxicants to a person who is drunk.

Drunkenness is defined as the degree of intoxication which incapicate3 person reasonably to transact business, or renders one ridiculous in the markets on Wednesday at 15 cents a dozen, a low record price. A largely attended and enthusiastic Royal Arcanum district meeting was held at Curwensvllle early in the week. Perhaps the first high school commencement of the Feason will occur at. Blanchard, Centre county, on April 7. "There are seven in the class.

David Rummell, of Roxbury, Johnstown, is in serious danger of losing an arm because of blood poison which developed from a scratched knuckle. Among recent Juniata county deaths are Mrs. Maria Horting, aged 81 years, near Reed's Gap: William Stitt, aged 66, of Spruce Hill township. Mr. Union's new band made its how to the public at a concert in the rink on Tuesdaf night.

The audience was large and enthusiastic in its com pliments. George Hill, of Brushvalley. In diana county, was cutting timber on his rami a few days ago, when a falling tree limb struck him and broke his neck, killing him instantly. Mrs. Harry Test, aged 48 years, of Philipsburg, died while visiting friends at Pitcairn.

whither she had gone to recruit her health. Her body was interred at Philipsburg ester- day. Only the fact that Mr. Freund, of Cherrytree. was standing on a piece of dry paper on a mica-covered floor saved his life when a heavy voltage from an electric machine passed through his body.

A defective flue caused the fire that destroyed a dwelling and drug store belonging to John Kelly, of Brushvalley. The children were rescued with difficulty. There is $300 insurance on $3,000 loss. The campaign to raise $200,000 for buildings for the Young Men's Chris tian association of Reading is on The first day's canvass showed a to tal of $58,000 pledged. This included two subscriptions of $10,000 each.

H. A. Colbert, of Mt. Union, went out to investigate shooting he heard and received a bullet in 'his right arm. The bullet had come through a board fence on the other side of which a foreigner was shooting mark- The Men's Bible classes of Mox-ham and vicinity paraded last evening, in connection with a district Sunday school convention.

Eighteen classes were in line and there was a friendly rivalry in the matter of number in lines. Burglars took $10.05 from the cash drawer at Montgomery's grocery, Lewistown, on Wednesday morning. The unlocked safe and desk contained nothing of value, so the burglar or burglars left a card of thanks in the cash drawer and went their way. Daniel Speck, of Walker township, Huntingdon county, is minus a set, of harness, bridle, collars and two robes' one of which was valued at $18. The thieves had also stolen wheat which had dropped from their wagon, leaving evidence that they had gone toward Huntingdon.

As a result of a quarrel between James Stevens, aged 14, and Paul Hawn, aged 13. both of Huntingdon, the former is in a serious condition at. his home, having a stab wound just below his heart, made by his companions' pen knife. It is however, that he will recover. Three cases of typhoid fever have developed in Patton this week, causing considerable alarm.

One is H. C. Yerger, superintendent Pennsylvania Coal and Coke company operations; another is Earl, son of Rev. J. H.

Mortimer, Methodist Episcopal pastor. The name of the third victim Is not given. Marvin Long has returned to his home at Mt. Union after an absence of several months. His mother consented to his going with a stranger to assist in giving a show.

The man proved to be a mere tramp and the boy had some tales of hardships to tell. He had an exciting time trying to escape from his companion. George Hooker, of Tuscarora while putting a belt on a pulley at a sawmill at Vandyke a few days ago, was caught and whirled round and round. John Lauver's presence of min in quickly Shutting off the power saved his life, but not without serious injuries. He has an arm broken In two places and numerous bruises.

Among recent Cambria county deaths are: John I). Murphy, a well known Civil war residing at Johnstown; Mrs. Hetty McCleester, aged 90 years, of Franklin, who made her home with her son Sam uel, aged 70 and was blind. Mrs. Mc- C'leester's death resulted from a fall while delirious.

She was' the oldest charter member of the Conemaugh Presbyterian church. Fire ws discovered recently in the Juniata county jail. It was found in the wall separating the hallway from cell in which fifteen tramps were confined. Some of the tramps had put. hot coals from the stove into a hole In the wall hoping that fire enough would result to make a confusion during which they might escape.

But the quick work of the sheriff's bucket brigade quenched their hopes. Lowering Auto Records. Jacksonville, March 30. Two new world's records were made at the Atlantic-Pablo beach automobile race meeting today. Driving his Buck "bug" in the twenty mile freo for all, Bob Burman drove the twenty miles in 13 minutes 11.92 seconds, or at the rate of 91.06 miles an hour The previous record for more than ten miles was made at Daytona, by Lancia in a Fiat.

He covered fifteen miles at the rate of ninety miles an hour on a straight auto course Bur-man's course Included two turns, which lowered his average greatly Howard Wilcox sen- a national stock car across the mile distance in 40.32 seconds, establishing a new record for stock cars and lowering the mark of 40.35 seconds', made by Bar-ney Oldfield at Daytona last yenr. March 31 In American History. 1S30 John Caldwell Calhoun, southern statesman, vice president of the United States under Andrew Jackson, died; born 1782. 1907 Galusha A. Grow, noted speaker of congress, died; horn 1824.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 6:20. rises 5:39: moon seta 7:58 p. 6:06 a. moon in conjunction with Saturn, passing 2 degrees north thereat.

I Marriage Licenses Issued. To Charles B. Boyer, of Butler, and Bess Gray, of Tyrone. To Egbert Burdine Dodson and Maude Grace Burket, both of Clays-burg. To Harry Reese and Ida Ethel Friedland, both of Altoona.

To David Ezra Showalter, of Roaring Spring, and Margaret Heleu Ale-Intyre, of PoplatRun. JOHN MITCHELL Greeted With Cheers at United Mint Workers' Convention. Pittsburg, March 30. Following he passage of a resolution which called on the legislature to repeal the act creating the state constabulary, delegates to the convention of District No. 5, United Mine Workers, were addressed by John Mitchell, former international president of the organization, but now vice president, of the American Federation of Labor.

The men greeted their old chief with cheers and repeatedly applauded as he censured tlise who, he said, had attempted to disrupt the miners' organization in the Pittsburg district. He urged them to support a law that, will prevent, the employment of children under 16 years in the mines and pleaded with them to cease internal strife. Among other speakers was International Secretary Edwin Perry of Iowa, who told the convention that another small company in the Irwin field, where a strike has been on for a year, had signed the scale GOES TO SUPREME COURT. Anti-Bucketshop Law Condemned by Lower Tribunal. Washington, D.

March 3.1. Th antl-bucketshop law was declared unconstitutional in a decision rendered by the supreme court of the District of Columbia today. The decision was handed down by Justice Wright, and was sweeping in character, holding that it. was unconstitutional because of ambiguity in its provisions. Justice Wright ordered the dismissal of indictments against thirteen bucketshop promoters of Washington, Baltimore, St.

Louis and Chicago. Three men were arrested last May by agents of the department or Justice in raids conducted simultaneously in the various cities. Unless the higher courts overrule the decision of the district court the governments campaign against bucketshops has been effectually stopped. The department of Justice will carry the case to the supreme court of the United States. A PRECOCIOUS LAD.

Youngest Moonshiner on Record Ar rested in Kentucky. Lexington, March 30. The youngest manufacturer of moonshine whisky ever arrested is in jail at Richmond, today. He is Guor-ley Barker, of Wagersville, aged 13 years. United States Marshal Mays, who arrested him, says he is one of tho shrewdest, and most expert moonshiners the marshal ever knew.

The child operated an illicit distillery far back in the hills and conducted op erations so quietly that his parents had no suspicion. His frequent nights awav from home they thought were spent with neighboring boys. Mays says that the illicit still op erated by the boy is the most complete seen by the officer in thirty years' service and that the boy hail conducted it actively many months. NEEDS MORE MONEY. Lorimer Investigation Committee i3 at End of String.

Springfield. 111., March 30. An propriation by the general assembly will be necessary before any further expenses incurred by the senate bri bery committee that is investigating the election of Senator Lorimer enn be met. In view of the antagonism which the house holds for the Investigation, it is doubtful whether it will aid in making an appropriation lo meet the expenses of the commi'ree. The fact that the appropriation made early in the session for committee expenses had become exhausted became known today, when Lieutenant Governor Oglesby asked the attorney general's advice as to whether he should committee experse vouchers which have been presented to him.

The attorney general hold that a new appropriation must be made. CHANGED THEIR MINDS. Maine Legislature Voted to Ratify Income Tax Amendment. Augusta, Maine, March 30. Follow ing a conference between Governor Palisted and the democratic leaders of the house and senate, the legislature voted late today to ratify the proposed amendment to the federal constitution, providing for an income tax.

This action squarely reversed that taken by the senate this morning and by the house previously in voting against the federal tax and adopting a state tax measure. Both republicans and democrats favored the federal amendment in helr last platform, but the measure met with opposition in the legislature ard was thought to have been killed by the action of the senate this morning. New Companies Chartered. Harrisburg, March 30. The follow, ing state charters have been issued Wnyne Paint company, Waynesboro, United Steamshls Passenger Transfer company, Philadelphia, capital Schuylkill Lehigh Coal company, Pottsville, capital Scraniuii Cold Storage company, Scranton, capital Paul H.

Light com. pany, Steam Heating Appliances, Leb-anon, capital, Mifflinburg Body and Gear company, Mifflinburg, capital Lock Haven, Automobile company Lock Haven, capital The Casino Pavilllon company, Reading, capital East. Stroudsburg Lumber company, East Stroudsburg, capital Eureka Box company, Columbia; cap ital Bangor Slate- Minln company, Bangor, capital 75,000. several thousand inhabitants each in the ten years; others have lost but a few hundred. Still, the tendency to give up tie country for the town is common to all.

If you were to ask the men who have abandoned those counties and settled in larger and more stirring communities what led them to do this, their ans-wer would be that they sought the larger opportunity of the town because they wished to rise in the world and were anxious to give their children lue best possible opportunity. It is difficult to find fa.ult with persons ho have forsaken the coun try. A goodly number of those who read these lines first saw the light on a farm or in a village. They remember their happy childhood there. They remember, too, that ere long life began to appear narrow and re; strioted.

They began to long for the stir and bustle just beyond the horizon and presently they gathered themselves up and took the way that led to the town. iHow can they blame the later generations for following their example? And in what way is this craving for the more substantial rewards of the city to be overcome? Unless it is cured to a very considerable extent the cost of living will continue to mount. EDITORIAL NOTES. September primaries are all right; but they should be held early in the month, not on its last Saturday. Virginia has finally erected a bronze statue of Patrick Henry, one of her most eloquent sons, in the city of Richmond.

There is every reason why men and women who are in possession of interesting items of news should promptly communicate them to their favorite newspapers. The senate committee having re ported the biil increasing judicial sal aries in this state, nothing remains for genuine representatives of the people but to vote against it. The loss to the peach crop is estimated at These annual estimates are always received with smiling incredulity, even when they are most likely to be based upon truth. President Taft promptly denies that he ever joined in recommending influential men in Illinois to promote the election of Senator Lorimer. We are pleased to give him the benefit of this denial.

Senator Salus? He is the gentleman who as one of the sponsors of the infamous Pennypacker press muzzling bill which was enacted into a temporary law while he was a member of the lower house. What a pity it is that Japan is actually promoting the selfish claims of Russia in China instead of standing up in defense of the integrity of Chinese territory and the independence of the Chmese government. The members of the new congress are getting ready to move on Washington. They may greatly benefit the country or they may halt business progress and industrial activity. Let us hope patriotism and discretion will rule their actions.

And so the primaries are to be held on the last Saturday in September, not for the purpose of giving the people relief from political manipulation a part of the year, but solely to pre vent the reorganization of the dis mantled democratic party! What a notion that is! The, sentiment in favor of a perpetual treaty of peace between the English-speaking nations is growing rapidly. Arbitration between the United States and Great Britain and reciprocity with Canada will go a long way toward cementing the friendship of the two nations. For the sake of the general good the people of Altoona would be willing to submit to a slight increase in the number of members of the board of school directors. But they are not going to be content with'a method that threatens to undo all they have accomplished during the last half century. We hear that some folks are thinking of starting a new afternoon paper in Johnstown for the purpose of "punishing" the Tribune.

After they have wasted their substance on this experiment only to learn that Brother Walters and his bright newspaper are quite as strong as ever, they will know something nobody can teach them now. The general Impression is that after a season of agitation, more or less prolonged, the New York public will forget the massacre of the shirtwaist girls in presence of some new topic of passing interest. It is to' be hoped this Is a mistake and that somebody will go to the penitentiary on account of the latest wholesale murder. ALTOONA, 31, 1911. GOOD MORNING! What do you thank of the Sop torn tier primary proposition? CHOOSING SENATORS.

After a long and bitter struggle the republican members of the Iowa legislature have finally agreed upon a candidate. At least a majority have and it is expected that the others' will fall into line within a day or so, If they have not already done so, and then it will be Senator Kenyon. This gentleman Is a progressive republican and has had large following from the beginning of the struggle. We are sorry to note the failure of Senator Young to win nn election, but as he is undoubtedly out of harmony with the dominant fientiment among the republicans of his state his defeat was not specially surprising, even to his warmest friends. In New York events are beginning to move quite rapidly.

Thus far the democrats have failed 'to agree upon a candidate, although they have drop-red Sheehan. It is hoped by the more sanguine members of the party that a sufficient num1er of hz insurgents will join the regulars today to effect a nomination which will secure the support of the democratic strength in the joint caucus. Several names have been euggested as agreeable to the insurgents. Whefb-er the regulars, despairing of winning "without a complete surrender, will permit the bolters to name the candidate, or whether the existing lack of harmony will continue, must be determined by the events of the next few hours. In the meantime, William Barnes, chairman of the republican state committee, ha3 issued a letter to the republican members of the legisla ture, advising them to unite with the bolting democrats in support of a conservative democratic candidate for senator.

If today finds the democrats as far apart as ever if may be that the deadlock will be broken bv a union of the republicans and the democratic minority. THE SACRIFICE OF LIFE. There are more accidental deaths in the United States in a month than occur in most European countries in a year. Some of these are the re-suit of circumstances that could not be foreseen or guarded against, but the greater number are caused by gross carelessnes. Accident resulting from the indifference of employers or the selfishness of fellow employes seldom occur in Europe because the law provides for the severe punishment of those who are responsible.

And those laws are certainly and impartially enforced. The knowledge that this is true has a very wholesale influence. Accidents in mines, In shops, wholesale catastrophes that shock the public for a day or two, are frequent in this country because it is very seldom anything happens to those who are responsible. Usually the coroner and his jury put the 'blame on the dead and the matter ends at that. Occasionally somebody Is but incidents of this sort are extremely rare.

Human life is a very precious thing. Once taken it can never be restored. Many a strong man goes out in the morning full of life and vigor. few hours later the mangled house in which he lived is brought back to his crushed wife and wondering children. Life is going to be a very different thing to them henceforth, perhaps 'because of the gross carelessness of some fel low employe.

Accidents of such appalling char, acter as the destruction of the steamer Slocum, on Long Island sound, of the Iroquois theatre, in Chicago, or the factory in New York the other day, do not happen every week or even every monti, but they do occur entirely too frequently. The laws should be more severe than they are at present and nothing should be permitted to 6tand in the way of their impartial enforcement. Here in America we do not place the proper estimate upon human life. Its precious "quality does not appeal to us as it should. The immense loss to the family and to the state when a vigorous worker is cut off prematurely is not sufficiently considered.

It is high time that a new leaf should turned over in this regard. TRtND OF POPULATION. Yesterday the Tribune published the detailed population of Pennsylvania. The most superficial reader could not fail to observe that while there was a notable increase in population it was practically ajl in the cities and 'towns. It was in those parts of the state where mining or manufacturing operations are carried on upon a somewhat extensive scale.

If nn.4 ninn tVnn II una io n. guuu iijcu nu iit; reason to congratulate ourselves upon Pennsylvania is not exactly in a position to point the finger of scorn at Illinois and her singular juries. In Philadelphia some days ago a ward politician was indicted and tried on the charge of assaulting a citizen at the polls on election day in November, 1909. The evidence was clear and direct, yet the jury disagreed and at the expiration of fifty-one hours was discharged. Six of its members voted for conviction, in accordance with the evidence.

The other six voted for acquittal, in spite of the evidence. District Attorney Rotan is investigating the circum stances and the judges are said to be mildly interested. Every time there is a failure of justice by rea son of the presence on the jury of miserable scoundrels who care noth ing for the sanctity of an oath great harm is done. It is this disregard for truth and right that breeds dis content among the people and threat ens the stability of our system of government. The telegraphic news this morning concerning the contents of the fire-devastated capitol of New York is somewhat more reassuring to those who have been mourning the supposed destruction of priceless manuscripts and books.

The original statement was that these valuable documents and volumes had been totally destroyed, but it is now announced that many of them have received little damage and will be as good as ever after they have been rebound. Of course many are lost, but the destruction is not complete. This is a good time for librarians and other custodians of precious documcntsto inquire whether conditions with them are similar' to those existing in the New York capitol when the fire broke out. To erect a fire proof building and then house the library in such a way as to invite fire among the books and papers is highly absurd. 'Such carelessness borders on criminality.

I If Philadelphia and Allegheny county are afraid to trust the voters with the delicate task of selecting school directors, and if the legislature means to" gratify the wishes of the opponents of popular elections, why not make all the boards of the state appointive? There is not a single reason why the big cities should be singled out from the balance of the state. If it is unsafe to elect school directors in Philadelphia why isn't it unsafe to elect them in Altoona? If we are to have the system of minority representation it will be much safer to permit the judges to appoint than to run the hazard of an election at which the minority candidates are absolutely certain of election, nomination being equivalent to election. If this feature is permitted to remain there should be no elections of directors; they should all be appointed by the courts. Otherwise the intrusion of the meanest sort of politics in the school management is inevitable. Minority representation necessarily means partisan, nomination and election.

The militant suffragettes of Great Britain invaded a hall in which a meeting was being held in honor of the tercentennial of the King James version of the Bible and created much confusion. They did this be cause the premier was advertised to speak at the celebration and they seem to nave lormed an insistent purpose of dogging his footsteps wherever he goes. That may be the way to win a victory in England; it would certainly greatly injure any cause in the United If the women of Great Britain get the ballot by the bulldozing methods their leaders have adopted it will greatly surprise Americans. As for the women of the United States, they have no sympathy with the bullying methods adopted by their English sisters, a circumstance infinitely to their credit. President Hadley, of Yale university, is quoted as saying that the rule that a thing which costs nothing is little valued holds true in the educational field as well as elsewhere.

It "is his experience that young men whose way is made so easy, by obliging friends that they are not compelled to fight for knowledge make very indifferent students and generally disappoint the hopes of the philanthropists who clear the obstacles from their pathway. We suppose the experience of Dr. Hadley could be duplicated in every institution of learning in the country. The hard way is often the way to success. The process of getting an education is all the more interesting to the young man when he finds that he must exert himself to the utmost if he would break out of the gloomy realm of ignorance.

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