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HlflffSS5!Ks? wwwmwy i,wwwwwivvvii,ii!ft'JM9 "I awn? ESTABLISHED 1836 MT. VERNON, 0., FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 1910 No, 6 PRICE TWO CENTS jjf fllk t H - - . - - '- - - II.,. """ ' '' ' ' " ' " " " ' ' ' ' " ! ! II .. J .. I , , v RAINEY IS FIRED BY REPUBLICANS Caucus Unable To Dislodge James Of Kentucky Expressed Belief That Presence Of Active Partisans On Baliinger Inquiry Commission Would Turn Investi gation Into Farce Goehel Of Ohio Played Import ant Part In Proceedings Lloyd Of Missouri Named In Place Of Illinois Man Deposed Washington, Jan. 20. At tho Re publican Uoubo caucus Representa tive Ralney, Democratic caucus noml bco an one of tho minority members t tho Baliinger probe commission, was deposed In favor of Representa tive Lloyd of Missouri; but tho effort to dislodge Ollle James of Kentucky In favor of Clayton of Alabama failed t consummation. Regarding himself as the chosen bead and leader of the national Re publican organization. President Taft Cave notice to his party assoclites of tho houso, both regulars and insur gents, that ho wns opposed to tho se lection of James of Kentucky and Ralney of Illinois as tho Democratic members of tho houso contingent on tho joint congressional committee which is to conduct what Is known as tho Ballinger-Plnchot inquiry. There havo been loud growls from many Republicans that James and Ralney wcro chosen by the Demo cratic caucus to go on tho committee because they were bitter partisans who would seek to make political cap ital out of tho charges against Secre tary Baliinger, with tho object of In juring tho Toft administration In the REPRESENTATIVE LLOYD. (falcated by Republicans an Minority Member of Bellinger Commission. eyes of tho country. Tho president let it be known plainly tnat ho be lieved tho objections to James and Ralney were well taken. Ho asserted 'that tho inquiry should bo a Judicial ffalr and not a partisan affair, and 'that tho men selected to conduct it uhould bo avovo suspicion of tho in tention to mako a. report contrary In any way to the evldenco presented. It was this question with which the Republicans of tho houso, insurgents a well as regulars, wero called on to deal when they met In caucus In the hall of tho houso. Object of the Caucus. The object of tho caucus was to chooso tho six houso members of tho investigating cornmlttco. Hero arotho men selected: McCall of Massachu setts, Olmsted of Pennsylvania. Den by of Michigan and Madison of Wis consin, Republicans; Lloyd of Mis souri and James of Kentucky, Demo crats. Tho caucus lasted two and a half liours and was stormy In spots, al though thero was not as much of a ruction as had been predicted. All would havo been harmony, but Rep resentatives Cooper, Lenroot, Llnde- zz Tjerg, Carey and Nelson of Wisconsin and Davis of Minnesotadlsagreed with their colleagues on the matter of In terference with tho Democratic cau cus selections and left before voting. They did not get dramatic. They simply announced that they did not believe as a mattor of policy and pol itics that It was proper for the Re publicans of tho house In caucus to Ignore the men solected by tho Dem ocratic caucus and adjust a slate to suit themselves. So they Just walked out and that was all thero was to It. Representative Goebel of Ohio tried to make a motlod to name nil six members of the houso on the Investi gating committee, but Chairman Cur rier decided that It was no time for that. Mr. Gocbel's motion named Representatives McCall, Olmsted, Denby, Madison, Republicans, and Lloyd and Clayton of Alabama, Dem ocrats. The wlndup came when Mr. Morse of Wisconsin moved the substitution of James' name for that of Clayton lr, the Goebel resolution, which was carried by a comfortable majority. Then a motion was made to substi tute Ralney's name for Lloyd, and that was defeated b7 an overwhelm ing vote. Rally to Taft' s Support. Washington, Jan. 20. A movement to rally all RopubllcanB, lrresoectlve of their standing as Insurgents or regulars, In the fight againBt Speaker Cannon and tho present houso rules, to the support of President Taft and his legislative program, was started by tho Republican delegation from Ohio. "Stop ciuarrellnc and get to gether under tho leadership of Presi. dent Taft, who Is tho responsible head of the Republican party,' Is In effect tho slogan of tho now move ment. CANDIDATE Columbus, O'., Jan. 20. Former Governor Herilck, who hns been fre quently mentioned for a third nomi nation by tho Republicans for gover nor, announced he would not bo a candidate for the honor. STARTS TRAGEDIES Kenton, 0., Jan. 20. Qloorgo Boyer committed suicldo at. Westminster and his mother, Mrs. Emmalino Boy er. dronDed dead when told of hoi son's deed. Frank Harding, a son-in-law, while watching beside "Mrs. Boy er's corpse, lost his reason and rush ed to tho barn, whoro ho blew out his brains wltha shotgun. Wanted Her to Have tha Best. Nell - Rather conceited, Isn't ho7 Belle I should soy. He Bald the best was none too good for me, olid then to proposed. Philadelphia Record. It's usually when n man fmcakswltn out thinking that he says what ho thinks. Philadelphia Record. HERRI K IT WILLIE SIDIS, MATHEMATICAL PRODIGY William Jiunes Sldls. the eleven-year-old son of Dr. Boris Sldls, the famous psychologist, bus proved himself the tmirvcl of the age at mathematics. Tho boy has demonstrated some facts In higher mathematics, particularly In re gard to the fourth dimension, that tinve astounded the most profound men of learning In the country. lie recently lectured before a dozen or more Harvard professors and amazed them by elucidating mathematical proposition which they hud never been able to fathom. TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE VES SPREAD Washington, Jan. 20. Governor Harmon's presidential boom is at tracting a lot of attention in Wash ington theso days. It looks good and promising and the Democrats flock around It with great gusto. Repre sentative Slayden of Texas got on tho bandwagon by giving a breakfast in honor ' of Ohio's chief executive. Those Invited to meet Mr. Harmon were Representatives Harrison of New York, Page of North Carolina, Cox Cleveland, O., ' Jan. 20.-Tt la ru morcd hero that Tom L. Johnson will enter the raco for United States sen ator to succeed ocnator Charles Dick. uUulu IN BOSTON Boston, 'Jan. 2"&. ft cosXJames 3. Storrow $103,250 to run for mayor In the recent campaign. He filed n state ment to that effect with the city cleric. All this money was contrib uted by Mr. Storrow himself and was meroly his personal expenses. Philadelphia, 'Jan. iC-As'lbo re sult of a flro In a four-story factory building In Chancellor streo';, four girls and a man arc dead, ono pirl Is missing, a girl and woman aro dying and 12 others aro injured. Tho dead: Morris Pcssan, Clara Swartz, Ida Greenville, Rebecca Kauf man, Elizabeth Chachkln. MlG3lng: BlaiuiVj. Canta, 10, said by her sister tc bo in tho ruins. Scores of girls employed In the fac tory woro thrown Into a panic and, although tho building had .adequate flro escapes, they leaped from win down, some landing la improvised flro JOHNSON MAY ENTER RACE TO RUN 5 DEAD, 12 ' " F and "Ansberry of- Ohio, 'Johnson of Kentucky, Pujo of Louisiana and Hitchcock of Nebraska, tho latter a close personal and political friend of William J. Bryan. His Ad. Answered. A man stopped at a newspaper office on his way to the theater and placed an advertisement for a boy. Half an hour later ono fell from tho gallery Into hlB lap. PORK DROPS Cloveland, O., Tan. 207 Henry Feur has closed his moat market, being tho first victim of tho nntl-mat cru sade. Pork dropped 2 cents a pound as a result of tho agitation. St. Clatfsvllle,- 0., Jan. 2"o7 The Belmont county grand Jury returned IndlctmontB against 40 striking em ployes of a tin mill for Inciting to riot during tho recent troublo nt Bridgeport. , OR HARMON N PRICE STRIKERS INDICTED INJURED IN FACTORY FIRE nets, Several escaped from IhoTiurn Ing building by sliding down a ropo thrown to one of tho uppor windows. John R. Walsh, Chicago banker, an swers rollcall at tho Fort Lcavon worth federal prison as convict No. C.C81. New York physicians drew several pins from tho throat of Mattlo Cohen, 7, with a raagnot after pllors hod proven a failure. Tho Carnegie Instltuto has with drawn tho ?10,000 annuity paid "Seed Wizard" Burbank, and tho latter Bays ho didn't want it anyway, EDITOR GETS HERD MEDAL Pittsburg, Pa., Tan. '20. rGcorge F. Burba, editor of the Dayton (O.) Dally News, wns awarded a bronze medal by the Carnegie hero fund .iom mttslon for rescuing Catharine Murtz, 12, from drowning at Snydersvllle, lost August. Jesse Patterson of Ath ens, O., received a silver medal for rescuing thrco persons from drown ing during tho floods of 1907. A total of 19 awards were made, tho cash distribution amounting to $19,000. Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 20. Nearly 1,000 quail vrhlch were seized by Game Warden Acton at tho Slnton hotel, Williams' cafe, tue Fulton fish market and the Merchants' Cold Stor age and Ice company were distributed among the hospitals and charitable Institutions by Colonel Paiton, resi dent member of tho Ohio fish and gatno commission. Bloodhounds to Halt an Uprising. Storm swept Jamaica was In 1738 the scene of a rising- of the negro plantation slaves. At first there were brushes between tho soldiers of the Island garrison and the Insurgents, and lives were lost on both sides. Then the commander, General Wnlpole, be thought him of having 100 dogs trained to track slaves brought from Cuba. These powerful and savage brutes, misnamed bloodhounds, were .really of the mastiff tribe, says the London Chronicle. After being muzzled they were led to the position taken up by tho malcontents. General Walpole sent a message to thTS laves threaten ing to unmuzzle and unleash the ani mals If they did not surrender. The negroes, who una shown tuemseives to be by no means afraid of the bul lets of tho military, wcro now mad with Terror. They threw down their arms 'add gave In. Remarks a con temporary historlau Of Jamaica, "It is pleasing to observe that not a drop of blood was spilled after the dogs ar rived in the, Island." Fl Toledo, O., Jan. 20.-rFaccd by tho fact that hundreds of Toledo children aro sewed up In their clothing throughout the winter and hat In thickly populated districts bathing, at least In tho winter, .Is unknown, tho board of education decided to launch through Its department of hygleno a vigorous campaign in cleanliness. LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN CHICAGO Cati.e: Beeves, $4 1507 65; western steers, $4 0006 00; stackers and feeders, 12 9005 10; cons and heifers, 12 00C.5 40. Calves 17 5009 76. Sheep and Lambs Native sheep, 14 0006 00; western, 4 00 JIG 10; native, lambs, G 15 08 70; western, $6 2506 85; yearlings, 19 7508 00. Hogs Light, 18 3008 65; mixed, $8 3508 80; heavy, 18 4008 SO; rough, $8 4008 50; piss, 17 2008 25. Wheat No. 2 red, $1 18. Corn No. 2, 64ij0O4ic. Oats No. 3, 4Sc. EAST BUFFALO Cattle: Export cat tle, JO 1506 76; choice shipping steers, (5 5000 00; butcher cattle, $5 2506 25; heifers, 15 0)05 75; fat cows, 3 25 6 25; bulls, S3 0005 50; milkers and springers, 135 00060 00. Calves 110 000 11 00. Bneep and Lambs Mixed sheep, $5 7506 00; wethers, 16 0006 60; owes, (5 0006 00; lambs, 17 5008 65; yearlings, 17 2507 75. Hogs Heavies, 19 00; me diums, 19 00; Yorkers, 19 00: pigs, 18 90; roughs. JS 2508 40; stags, (7 0007 50. PITTSBURO Cattle: Choice, 16 750 7 00; prime, (6 5006 70; tidy butchers, 12 5005 50; fresh cows, 125 00050 00 Calves Veal. 17 00010 00. Sheep and Lambs Prime wethers, 0 1006 26; good mixed, 15 7006 00; lambs, 16 0008 95; yearlings. 15 0007 50. Hogs Prime heavy hogs, 19 05; mediums, 18 S509 00; heavy Yorkers, IS 59 00; light York era. "D0" Dies, 18 00. CLEVELAND Cattle: Prime dry-fed cattle, 16 2506 60; fat steers, JG 0006 :5; heifers, 14 0005 60; cows, 12 2504 00; bulls, 13 00O4 00; milkers and springers, J25 00060 00. Calves 110 25 down. Shoep upd Lambs Mixed sheep, 14 7505 60; iwea, 15 2505 50; lambs, 16 6008 40. Hogs Heavies, 18 76; mediums, 18 75; Yorkers, IS 7008 75; pigs', 13 CO; mixed, 86Q28. ISi roughs, .JS.15; str 17. 7. TOLEDO-Wheat, H 2851 i corn, mo; oats, 4914c i cloverseed. 18 t. HOSPITAL GET QUAIL LIB! CHILDREN TO CATCH AD Undertakers Trust III IJI'ilO Figures Refute Trice Theory-Statistics Show That Ohio's Population Has Not Kept Pace With Production Of Certain Farm Products, Thus Showing That Law Of Supply And Demand Is Unjustly Accused Of Operat ing To Maintain Present High Price Level Columbus, O., Jan. 20. Not only the cost of living Is being boosted, but the cost of dying aa well. Accord ing to Information received by Chair man Williams of tho high food price probo committee an undertakers' trust has been formed In a northeast ern Ohio city, while another town re ports tho organization of the physi cians for tho purpose of boosting prices. Senator R. A. Beatty, author of tho j food probe resolution, Is satisfied from a consideration of figures ob tained by the investigating committee that manipulation of prices is respon sible for the present high living cost. Statistics gathered at tho state board of agriculture, on which Beatty based his opinion, show thnt the law of sup ply and demand may not be. as many believed, blamable for cc iditions. Population In Ohio, although In creasing fast during i0 years, has not kept pace, according to tho figures, with the growing production of hogs, butter, eggs nnd potatoes. There, however, has been a decrease In corn and wheat crops and In cattle raising. In five years butter Increased 1, 918,517 pounds and eggs 10,00,000 dozen. There were 100,000 more hogs raised In 1908 than In 1899, and this too In face of the fact that hogs now arc higher than ever In tho state. There were 60,000 less cattle raised In 1908 than iu 1899. In 10 years the production of wheat decreased 10,- 000,000 bushels and corn 13,000,000. Shy on Statistics. Ohio Is lamentably weak In statis tics that will be available for the probers, and as a result the food probe will be put off at least threo weeks. Meanwhile, a thorough study will be undertaken of economic food production nnd transportation, and other states and tho federal govern ment will be called upon for statis tics. D. E. Cain, accountant In tho secretary of state's office, has been loaned to the probers, and he will gather figures of farm production. The state ucpartment of labor statis tics will get figures on labor and wages in food manufactures. Much regret is espressed that no figures TWew York, Jan. 20. George A. Da vis, chairman of the legislative com mittee Investigating telephone and telegraph matters In this state, nover smiled In the aldermanlc chamber of the city hall when be caused to be read into tho records a letter ho bad received from James M. O'Grady, dated Rochester. Dec. 10, mentioning a paltry 2,000,000 of telephone stock having been handed to Chairman Con ners of tho Democratic state cornmlt tco, Mr O'Grady wrote thnt A. O. Fenns, president of the Alllaneo Bank of Rochester, had cworn that ho Issued a certificate of stock of the face val ue of .$2,000;000 to Conners at the re quest of Mr. Flnucane, president of tho United States Independent Tele phono company, without any consid eration being paid therefor; and that Mr. Flnucane "had sworn that tho stock was given to Conners because ACCUSED OF RECEIVING LARGE GIFT OF STOCK MM OR ALIVE Is Latest In are available on farm labor. "Such data never has been collected. Tho state railway commission 1b expected to compile utatlstlcs on transporta tion charges from the cities in the west, where big packing establish ments are located, and also on ex press charges for milk, butter and eggs. SENATOR IS SARCASTIC Johnson Comments on House Action In Ordering More Histories, rvilnmhnn. n Jinn. 2(1. Soon after tho housei y a vote 0f $1 to G, passed the Bowers resolution authorizing the printing of another edition of 17,000 sets of Howe's Histories, Senator Johnson of Cincinnati facetiously re marked: "The money could be appro priated directly to the members and that instead of the books could bo used In our campaigns. Some of my constituents would much prefer the money." Washington; Jan. 20. The "National Civic Federation's three-day confer ence on uniform laws and other mat ters came to an end after tho adop tion of resolutions on many subjects. Coshocton, o., Jan. 20. The war department notified John Kitchen that his son, Walter Kitchen, 28, has been killed in a railway accident on the Isthmus of Panama, and that his body Is being shipped to the states. he was an Influential man and ovvned two newspapers In Buffalo and be cause Conners had been Investigating tho matter of telephone franchises In New York city, "and It was thought advisable by him (Flnucane) to buy him (Conners) off by the payment of this $2,000,000 of stock." THISANJHAT Former Covenor Lowry of Missis sippi died suddenly at bis homo in Jackson. By a vote of 1732 to 486 Mrs. Au gusta E. Stetson lost her fight to wrest control of tho First Church of Christ Scientist of Now York from the Eddyltes. Chief of Police Mllllken of Cincin nati advocates tho repeal of tho mid night saloon closing law, saying ho 1 w111 regulate tho thirst parlors If they IUU jyUiUiilLKU IW AC ujyBU Mil i(Ui Combines CONFERENCE AT END KILLED IN ACCIDENT -s-;! a-'vwlwJ-.J:'fa--JJ i, AAtfc JL1t'i.w.U vJtFSx J&.m, uASHUft' ..J. .JK-, ,h. 'L.u .,'U, -ttrfWi.- ,(.. .jiU llflllg. Ill, 111,1.1