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(xl (firiilrlfT iMT JYr lyAyAy AyVy AND SEMI -WEEKLY REPORT. ESTABLISHED 1819. OLD SERIES VOL. xc; NO. 20.

LEBANON, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 1909. KXW BESIEB VOU I. NO. 80. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR WANT HIGHER PRICES.

WALMER SALE IS HELD. FATAL BLAST LOCAL OPT ION MOYER MAKES REV. DR. STEIN'S LABORS ENDED. 14 Pages TO PARCEL OUT LICENSE FEES OVER $28,000 TO BE D1STRI BUTEO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

HOW DISTRICTS FARE. Distribution Made By County TreaS' urer Weiss and His Deputy to the City Boroughs and All the Town ships. Basis of Division County Treasurer Charles Z. Weiss and Deputy Thomas G. Spangler are ready to make the annual distribution of liquor license moneys to the van ous boroughs and townships.

The state, county and city also get large shares of the total, which is J28.115.27. HOW IT'S DIVIDED. The State gets J9.394.37. The County Treasury gets and the City gets The various boroughs get the following amounts: Jonestown, J342; Richland, J228. IN i'HE TOWNSHIPS.

The township distribution is as follows: North Lebanon, J171; South Lebanon, J171; West Lebanon, J57; North Annville, J171; South Annvilie, $114; East Hanover, $114; North Londonderry, J228; South Londonderry, $171; Union, $285. Bethel, $342; Jackson, J399; creek, $285; North Cornwall, Cornwall, $57; West Cornwall, $171; Heidelberg, $342; Swatara, $57. The distribution in the townships is at the rate of $57 for every licensed place. the boroughs the rate is twice as much, $114 each. SUPREME COURTS APPEALS.

Four Lebanon County Cases Including the McKinney Suit to be Argued. Of the 23 cases on the list for argument before the Supreme Court at Philadelphia, during the week of Monday, February 15th, four are from Lebanon county, being in the nature of appeals from the decisions rendered by the local courts. Cases from Schuylkill, Lycoming and Allegheny counties will also be heard, and the arguments in the Lebanon cases will involve the attendance at the sessions of several prominent attorneys from this county. The cases appealed from the county are as follows: Hallock and Kinney, appellants, vs. the City of Lebanon, two cases, Warren G.

Light, for appellants. Seltzer vs. Boyer et appellants, Bassler Boyer, and Charles T. Hickernell, for appellants. Roland vs.

P. and R. Railway Company, appellants, H. C. Shirk, and C.

H. Killinger, for appellants. The Hallock and Kinney appeals are further chapters in South Mountain water supply litigation dating back nearly ten years, and in which City of Lebanon has won nearly every previous move. CANTON VISITOR HERE. Mr.

Smith, a Prominent Odd Fellow, Farmers Holding Potatoes for Greater Advance. Thousands upon thousands of bushels of potatoes, grown in tbe "potato of Berks and Lehigh counties, says an exchange, have been stored by farmers waiting for higher prices. Since there was little appearance of rot last year, many farmers stored nearly all of their crop. This immense stock will not be touched for some time. Unless foreign potatoes are soon started for the metropolitan markets prices will go higher.

Trade in potatoes, in that section at least, ihas been at a comparative standstill since before Christmas holidays. In December prices soared to 70 and 75c a bushel. The plan of storing the potatoes has been more general this year than ever before. The growers are of the opinion that it will pay to hold on to their product a while longer, possibly until the latter part of April, feeling sure that more money can be realized from the tubers than from any crop raised during the year. From inquiry among farmers, it is learned that positively no more pota toes will be released for the present.

This is corroborated by dealers who stated that in canvassing they were unable to secure enough to make their work pay. AARON EBERS0LE. Lebanon County Resident Passes Away at Philadelphia Hospital. Funeral Director H. C.

Roland, of Avon, left this morning for Philadel phia, where he was summoned to bring to Lebanon the remains of the late Aaron Ebersole. The death of Mr. Ebersole occurred on Wednesday at the Jefferson Hospital, that city. He was aged about 42 years. Mr.

Ebersole resided near Campbell- town, this county. He went to Philadelphia about three weeks ago, for treatment at the Jefferson Hospital. The deceased is survived by his wife, and six children, three of whom reside with Mr. and Mrs. John Light, at Avon; He was favorably known among a large circle of friends and relatives at Campbelltown, and other parts of Lebanon county, and was a member of the denomination, which, worships at the Kauffman's Meeting House, in North Annville township.

Funeral Director Roland will return here with the remains this evening. DR. GERBERICH TO SPEAK. State Senator to Address Fishermen on Friday Night. State Senator Dr.

Daniel P. Ger berich, a member of the State ben- ate's Fish and Game Committee, is scheduled to speak on and explain the proposed Fish law, at a regular meet- ng of the Lebanon County Fish and Game Protective Association on Friday night in Room 4, Court House. A big attendance Is expected as the meeting will be an open one. Dr. A.

C. Hersh is the president of the association. CASE IS CONTINUED. Alderman R. L.

Miller, of the Third ward, has continued the case of Leo Rothgaber, who is charged with aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill on Ray Moeckel. The case was 'continued on account of Moeckel not being able to appear at the trial. Moeckel who recently had his skull fractured is improving at the Good Samaritan Hospital. LICENSED TO WED. Clayton Hecker, coke worker, son of Clayton and Amanda Hecker, of No.

1622 Center street, Pleasant Hill, and Annie E. Gerhardt, silk weaver daughter of Emil and Mary Gerhardt, of No. 222 South Seventeenth street, Pleasant Hill. LETTERS GRANTED. Letters of administration on the estate of the late Alderman Landis A.

Gerberich, of the First ward, have been granted to Lidia A. Gerberich, of 212 Chestnut street. Attorney H. J. Schools represents the estate.

Washington Once Gave Up. to three doctors; was kept in bed for five weeks. Blood poison from a spider's bite caused large, ieep sores to oover his leg. The doctors failed, then "Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured me," writes John Washington, of Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils, burns and piles its supreme.

25c at all druggists of Things Bring Good Prices at the East Hanover Event. The public sale of John F. Walmer, in East Hanover township, was well attended yesterday. All of the farm ing implements and live stock of Mr. Walmer's were sold.

The sale was a good one. A fine dinner was served The auctioneers were L. J. Gilbert and R. J.

Emerich. Mr. Walmer and family will move to Harrisburg next week to take up their residence. Mr. Walmer has secured a position as motorman on the Harrisburg Traction Company's lines, a position which he filled for five years previous to mov ing to East Hanover a few years ago, Mr.

Walmer and family take with them to their new home the wishes of his many friends for a successful future. Mr. Walmer's father, John Wal mer, who has resided wnn nis son, will continue to make his residence on the farm, which will be tenanted by William Wentling. HORSES SELL WELL Fink Sale Wednesday Averages $178 Per Head. W.

M. Fink, the Lancaster horse dealer, sold sixteen head of Western horses at the Wm. Penn stables on Wednesday afternoon. B. F.

Patschke, of the Granitine Wall Plaster Company, got the pick of the lot for $204, a bay draft horse The lowest price received for a single animal was $113. The total receipts were $2848, an average of $178 a head. Adam Bishop, the Annville mule dealer, bought a pair of mules for $300. John H. Uhrich was clerk of the sale, and S.

S. Boniberger was auc tioneer. MR. MUSSER'S INJURY. Slips on the Icy Pavement and Sprains His Wrist.

Daniel Musser, of 1118 Old Cum berland street, a prominent Second ward Democrat and resident, and the veteran secretary of the Union Steam Fire company, met with an accident in a fall on Wednesday. Mr. Musser was on his way to the grocery store, when in me vicinity of Walunt and Spring streets, he slipped on the icy pavement, and sev erely sprained his left wrist. The mishap will keep "Uncle Danny," as he is endearingly know among friends to the 'house for sever- days. Many will regret to hear of Mr.

Musser misfortune, but hope to see him out soon. ARMERS TRUST CO. ELECTS OLD HEADS. AT ITS ANNUAL REORGANIZA TION HELD ON WEDNESDAY. President Gerhart and Cashier Moyer Chosen Anew and the Institution Prospers Much.

The annual reorganization of the Board of Directors of the Farmers' Trust Company took place on Wednes day. President Conrad G. Gerhart and Secretary and Treasurer Major H. P. Moyer, who have been the official heads of the institution since it was first organized, in 1892, were both re elected.

OFFICERS CHOSEN. Other officers were also re-eleoted as follows: First vice president, John L. aayior, Annville; second vice presi dent, Aaron S. Kreider, Annville; first teller, Harry H. Ulrich; second teller, John G.

Kreider; third teller, M. E. Donough; bookkeeper, Miss Sidney Moyer; messenger, Thomas Schaak. Former Judge F. E.

Meily was re-elect ed solicitor, and Attorney Grant W. Nitrauer was re-elected title officer. ITS F-NE RESOURCES. The bank was organized in 1892 and became a trust company September 1, 1905. It is in a most prosperous condition and is one of the most substantial financial institutions in the city or county.

Its capital stock is $250,000, and its surplus and undivided profits over $150,000 making Its total resources over $400,000. The institution has never missed a dividend. Its dividend date is the first of July. The stock, par value $50, brings in the neighborhood of $100, when offered for sale, but seldom gets on the market. COURT MARRIAGE RECORD.

John I. Strong and Margaret Zach- arias, on January 28, at Upper Allen, Cumberland county, by Rev. H. N. Feg-ley, of Mechanicsburg Lutheran church.

KILLS FARRINO. ITALIAN STRUCK (BY A ROCK AT THE BRADLEY STONE QUARRIES. IN A PLACE OF DANGER. Stands When Warned to Leave by His Fellow Workmen; Dies on the Way to the Local Hospital. Acci dent Near Palmyra.

Pietro Farrino, an Italian, aged 42, and married, with a wife and four children living in Italy, had his skull fractured during a blast on Wednesday afternoon, in the Bradley stone quarries, west of Palmyra. The man died According to Manager Bradley, of the stone quarries, the accident occurred at 5:10 p. on Wednesday, just ten minutes after the quarrymen and workman had quit work for the day, The Bradley quarries are located about midway between Palmyra and Deny Church. IN PLACE OF DANGER. At the time of accident, Mr.

Bradley said, the deceased was standing on top of an embankment, nearby to the place, where some blasting was being done. Farrino is said to have disregarded the request, of the other men that he get away from the dangerous place. In the meantime a heavy blast was made below in the quarry, and before the man could escape a large rock struck him, which landed on the top of his head, fracturing nis skull. Farrino was struck to the ground in an unconscious condition. He bled profusely.

BROUGHT TO THIS CITY. Fellow workmen and countrymen took charge of the injured man, and some of them accompanied him to this city later. The man was brought to Lebanon, reaching here on the 7:24 P. 11. train in the evening.

The Good Samaritan hospital had been notified, and when the train reached here, the ambulance was at the local P. R. depotv TheTttanwas hurried off toward the hospital, but before the hospital had been reached, he had died. TO BE BURIED HERE. The remains were removed from the hospital to the morgue of Funeral Di rector P.

II. Thompson, on South Ninth street, where they are being prepared for At the Thompson establishment today it was stated the funeral will be held Friday. Burial will be in the local Catholic cemetery. When Deputy Coroner Thomas J. Kohr, of this city, was seen concerning the accident, he said he had received no report of the matter, until informed by The Report.

It is expected that an inquest wiH be found to be unnecessary. LAMP EXPLODES BUT BLAZE IS PUT OUT. MR. BAYLOR'S NARROW AT HIS HOME. ESCAPE Detects the Smoke After He Had Retired Just in Time to Avoid a Catastrophe.

By the explosion of a lamp on Wednesday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, fire threatened to destroy the house of Grant Baylor, of 1714 Center street, Pleasant Hill. When Mr. Baylor retired he extinguished the light as he thought, but after he had been in bed awhile he thought he detected th odor of smoke and went to investigate at once. When he opened the door, that opens into the dining room, he saw the table in a blaze. He quickly called his neighbor, P.

Rutter in and they soon had the blaze extinguished by prompt work. There wasn't much, damage done save that the table and table cloth were badly burned. Mr. Baylor cannot understand how the lamp could have exploded. He found the globe of the lamp lying on the table unbroken.

JESSE BOYER IN TOWN. Well Known Linotype Expert Here to Attend Sister's Funeral. Jesse W. Boyer, a graduate of The Report newspaper and job office, and an expert linotype operator, now living in Vermont, has arrived in this city to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Edward L.

Miller, No. 136 South Fourth street, this city, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Boyer.

FORCES UNITE SIXTY LEGISLATORS HOLD CAUCUS AND HEAR MR. NICHOLSON SPEAK. COfUNTY PLAN BEATEN Discussion of the Various Projects and Finally the Bill Now Intro' duced is Approved. Mr. Moyer's Bill Starts the Snake Hunt.

Harrisburg, Feb. 4. A local option caucus of the House last evening was attended by about 60 members, who, after dividing on the Question of whether a county as a whole should vote on license or no license for liquor finally agreed, without any dissent, to stand solid for the Anti-Saloon League's' bill, introduced by Repre sentative Fair, of Westmoreland. This bill requires the voting units to be townships, boroughs and wards of cities. Representative Frank F.

Brier- ly, of Beaver, presided. It is claimed taat the 60 are much less than the local option strength of the House. There was a iong discussion of the unit question. John S. Carroll, of Fayette, and Warren B.

Simpson, of Huntingdon, were leaders of the side that (wanted the county unit. Anti-Saloon League Superintendent Nicholson pleaded that the plan of the Fair bill came the nearest to suiting the local option cause generally, as well as the legislative majority view, and he feared that the bill would be less successful, if changed, than it now promised to be. A motion by J. Calvin Meyer, Dem ocrat, of Centre county, to indorse Professor Fair's bill unchanged was adopted by a large majority. The defeated county unit majority, however, immediately rallied for the other side through a motion by Mr, Carroll, who had been strenuous for the county unit, that the adoption of the township unit be made unanimous, and that the entire force of Local Op tionists in the House stand for it.

This was unanimously agreed to. Representative Samuel B. Scott, i of Philadelphia, was among the active supporters of the township unit. His colleague, Representative Dearden, also stood for Mr. Fair's bill.

An uneasy hour or two for snake hunters poking into mysterious-look ing corporation bills followed the introduction by Representative Moyer, of Lebanon.of a bill authorizing the merging and consolidation of any corporation "now or hereafter organized under any general or special act to merge its corporate rights, franchises, powers and privileges with and into those of any other corporation or corporations transacting the same or similar lines of business." Official information finally came, however, that the elaborately rough' details of the bill had nothing new in them except a little provision prompted by the desire of a certain two banks to consolidate. They tried to do it under the merger and consolidation act of 1901, but failed because the Attorney General found that no provision existed for the merging and consolidat ing of corporations formed prior to 1874, and the banks were of this class. Lawyer Francis Shunk Brown, of Philadelphia, was here today, and said that the bill prepared by him to increase the number of Common Pleas 1 Judges in Philadelphia will be introduced early next week. DUAL IT WINS. One Wili be for Presidential Electors, "Straight Harrisburg, Feb.

4 Representative Dearden's Ballot Reform bill, introduced yesterday, would require two ballots at the Presidential election, one for the electoral candidates, and the other for the remaining nominees. The "straight-ticket" voting, except on the Presidential ticket, would be abolished, and it would be necessary to make an individual cross-mark for every candidate to be voted for except electors, for whom one mark would do. No candidate's name could appear more than once upon the ballot, but there would be a little square for each party putting him up, and these party names would be arranged according to the sizes of the votes at the preceding general election. FURNACE BLOWN IN. Tuesday night blast furnace No.

6, at Lochiel, near Harrisburg, was placed in operation. The furnace is at present making ordinary pig, but in the near future spiegel, for use at Sparrow's Point, will be made. 'EM SEE SNAKES. GETS THE LEGISLATURE GOING WITH HIS MODEST MERGER 'BILL. ONE OF HIS LITTLE JOKES.

Loving a Prank He Pokes at the Animals in the Cage and the Roar They Emitted Could be Heard for Miles, They Say. Mr. Moyer, the state assemblyman from the Londonderrys, dearly loves a joke as all his friends know. Giving his penchant free rein at Harrisburg, wuere his party has made him floor leader and general factotum in the Legislature, he introduced a bill which made the members think they had been indulging tog freely. At least they saw snakes, they aver.

POKES THE ANIMALS. "Honest Gabe" with cherubic inno cence merely introduced a modest merger bill on Wednesday and then the optical illusions began. Mr. Moyer had poked at the animals in the cage and the roar that he succeeded in get ting was detonating. After the din had subsided Mr.

Moy er looked around in mild surprise and confessed that he really didn't see that anything was loaded. A Philadelphia paper goes cn describing the fun in this wise: SENSATION STARTS. "For an hour or two the Legislature experienced something of a sensation, the result of a blU introduced by Rep resentative Moyer, of Lebanon, the Re publican House leader. The measure explained that it made it possible for corporations engaged in a similar line of business to merge or consolidate. More mystery was added by a para graph explaining that it applied to all corporations except gas and water companies, and that these, too, were to be Included with certain reserva tions.

HE'S INNOCENT SURE. "Representative Moyer frankly said that he'Tinew litle or nothing about the bill. Aiiere were hints of an un named corporation lawyer figuring in the matter. A gigantic merger of street railways in Pennsylvania was rumored in connection with the bill. The merger of both telephone -com panies in Philadelphia was put down as a certainty.

A consolidation of the Standard Oil and the independent pipe lines was next rumored. A colossal merger of water companies along the line of the Pennsylvania Railroau, looking to electrification of the system at an early date, was classed as but a small part oi the scheme. CAN THIS BE TRUE? "And then came the awakening. Deputy Attorney General Fleitz ex ploded the The bill, he an nounced, is intended to permit two modest banking institutions in Luzerne county to consolidate. They happen to be left outside the breastworks by the consolidation law of 1874, and also that of 1901.

The State Department approved the bill. It then was indorsed by Governor Stuart. When this was made known to. the Senate and House leaders they breathed normally once more. As we say down in re marked Representative Moyer, because his name was attached to the bill, 'we' had one narrow escape, 0.

B. SIEGRIST THE MAN. Mr. Rise Not a Candidate for First Ward Alderman. William S.

Rise, whose name was submitted to the Governor as that of a successor to the late Alderman Lau-dis A. Gerberich, of the First ward, has withdrawn. The name of Constable Oliver B. Sie- grist, of the First ward, formerly County Detective, has been submitted to Governor Stuart for appointment to the vacancy. Mr.

Siegrist's appointment will probably be made in a few days. MR. FREEMAN TO SPEAK. Chairman of Banks and Banging to Talk to Representative William Coleman Freeman, of Lebanon, has been invited to deliver the address at the annual dinner of group five, of the State Bankers' Association, to be held at the Harrisburg Club on February 22. This group is composed of many of the Central Pennsylvania counties, and the address of Mr.

Freeman, who is chairman of the House Banks and Banking Committee, will be of unusual interest in view of the pending and prospective legislation. PROMINENT REFORMED CHURCH PASTOR SUDDENLY DIES AT HIS READING HOME. HIS CLOSE LOCAL TIES. Cashier George Stein, of AnnvMle, is a Brother. Born and Reared Hereabouts He is Widely Known and Beloved.

His Life-Work. Rev. J. Phil. Stein, D.

pastor of St. Thomas Reformed church, Reading, one of the most prominent divines of the Reformed church, and well known here, passed away at his home, 851 North Eleventh street, Reading, on Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. Death was unexpected and was due to heart failure. The deceased was aged 72 years, 7 months, and 22 days. During the forenoon Dr.

Stein had officiated at the funeral of Samuel D. Crouse and in the afternoon attended to some business affairs on Penn street, arriving home, apparently as well as he had been for some time, at 5:15 p. m. In less than an hour hla body was lifeless. 45 YEARS A MINISTER.

1 Dr. Stein was one of the most widely known ministers of the Reformed church. He served in the ministry 45 years, beginning with a charge at Schuylkill Haven immediately after his ordination. For 26 years he was stated clerk of the Eastern Synod of the Reformed church and for ten years he filled the same position with rare fidelity in the General Synod. As a trustee of the Franklin and Marshall Theological Seminary and also as an official of the Bethany Orphans' Home he gave freely of his time and energy.

Becoming the first pastor of St. Thomas church seventeen years ago he built it up from a struggling mission to one of the largest congregations in 4.he northeastern section of Reading. THOSE SURVIVING. Dr. Stein is survived by his wife, Catharine A.

(nee North), two brothers, Jacob H. Stein, Reading, and George H. Stein, Annville; two Bisters, Mrs. Charles Smith, Lebanon, and Mrs. Michael Batdorf, Annville, and these children: Mrs.

James Jameson, East Orange, N. Dr. Edward Stein, Jersey City; Dr. D. Ambrose Stein, Philadelphia; John P.

Stein, Reading, and Leslie A. Stein, assistant surgeon, hospital corps, Fort McKin-ley, Philippine Islands. SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. The following sketch of "the life of Rev. Dr.

Stein appears In the "History of the Reformed, Church in Reading;" "John Philip Stein, eldest son of Daniel and Catherine Stein, nee Forney, was born June 11, 1836, at Annville, Lebanon county, Pa. He was baptized in infancy by Rev. Henry Wagner, pastor of the Annville congregation, and. was confirmed in October, 1851, by the late Rev. Dr.

F. W. Kremer at Leb anon, tfa. Dr. stein received an early literary training under the Instruction of Daniel Balsbach in the Annvilie Academy.

He entered Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster in 1857, and was graduated in 1861. In the fall of the same year he en tered the Theological Seminary at Mercersburg, and completed the third year of his course in June, 1864, in Union Theological Seminary, In New York. Stein was licensed and ordained as a missionary on July 25, 1864, by Lebanon Classis in the First Reformed church, Lebanon, and entered upon his labors at Tremont and Don aldson, Schuylkill county, Pa. In 1899 (the title D. D.

was con ferred upon Pastor Stein by Franklin and Marshall College." OAKS IS A SPRINTER. Gave Policeman a Merry Chase Till He Was Nabbed. Marks J. Oaks, of this city, was ar rested at moon today by Police Ser geant Charles H. White, charged with the larceny of a sweater, by Harry Ott, a brother-in-law of the The larceny was committed on January 21, last.

The warrant was issued by Alderman R. L. Miller. The accused was held for a hearing, before Alderman Miller next Tuesday. Bail in $300 was asked.

When Policeman White went after his man, Oaks ran away, running down the C. L. railroad, and up Tenth street. Harry Sattazahn, a eon of County Detective Aaron Sattazahn, came to Policeman White's assistance. Sattazahn, who is a fine sprinter, went after Oaks, and finally overtook him.

Oaks was brought back to city half, and locked in a cell. Renews Acquaintances. Charles P. Smith, of Canton, Ohio, tu pioneer Odd Fellow of that city, was Lebanon today, visiting his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.

William N. Spancake, who reside at 134 Mifflin street. Mr. Smith and mother, Mrs. Mary A.

Smith, also of Canton, were summoned to Harrisburg on account of the serious illness of Mr. Smith's brother, Dr. E. B. Smith, of the Capital City.

Mr. Smith, accompanied by Mrs. Spancake, of this city, left on an afternoon train for Harrisburg. During his brief stay in Lebanon, Mr. Smith renewed acquaintance with his friend, L.

Howard Rhein, a let- ter carrier, and a prominent member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 121, I. O. O. F.

Mr. Rhein made the acquaintance of the Canton visitor when he attended the National Association of Letter Carriers at Canton several years ago. TO SECURE MORE HORSES. Horse Dealer Harry E. Light leaves for the West tonight to secure a carload of horses for his next sale here, in two or three weeks..