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PENNSYLVANIA
Oilproof

VACUUM CUP TIRES

for AUTOMOBILES, MOTORCYCLES and BICYCLES

The greatest tire improvement ever devised. They resist the rotting effects of oil. The advantages of the oiled road can be enjoyed to the full without anxiety, because without risk of undue tire deterioration. OIL ROTS RUBBER. Only Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires have this new and wonderful feature. The saving in tire expense will be obvious to any user. This feature has lately been added to the anti-skid and long service qualities which have put four seasons of fame back of these tires. More than any tires on the market they can claim to. be TROUBLE-PROOF.

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PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO., Jeannette, Pa.

Reorganized February 1, 1910

Pittsburgh, 505 Liberty Ave.
Chicago, 1004 Michigan Ave.
Kansas City, Mo., 514 E. 15th St.

Detroit, 254 Jefferson Ave.
Minneapolis, 34 S. Eighth St.
Cleveland, 1837 Euclid Ave.

Seattle, Wash., Armour Bldg.
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PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO. of California.
San Francisco, 512-514 Mission St.
Los Angeles, 930 S. Main St.

An Independent Company with an Independent Selling Policy.

SOME months are occupied in printing a volume so bulky as THE WORLD ALMANAC, and it is necessarily put to press in parts or forms." Changes are in the mean time occurring. Advantage is taken of the going to press of the last form of the First Edition to insert information of the latest possible date, which is done below. The readers of the ALMANAC are requested to cbserve these additions, corrections and changes, and it would be well to make note of them on the pages indicated. Table of Memorable Dates-The Balkan War. War declared by Bulgaria, Montenegro, Servia and Greece against Turkey.

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Panama Canal Act-On Nov. 13, 1912, President Taft issued a proclamation
announcing the rates of toll to be paid by vessels passing through the water-
Prosecution of Trusts-The Supreme Court of the United States on Nov. 18,
1912. upheld the decree of dissolution against the Standard Sanitary Manu-
facturing Company and allied concerns, known as the "Bathtub Trust,"
handed down by the Federal Court of Maryland. In a sweeping decision the
Supreme Court of the United States held on Dec. 2 that the Harriman
merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad Companies con-
stituted a combination in restraint of trade within the meaning of the Sher-
man Anti-Trust law, and should be dissolved. A civil anti-trust suit against
the alleged Candy Trust" was filed in Philadelphia Dec. 13 by Attorney-
General Wickersham. A suit to dissolve the Elgin Board of Trade, known
as the "Butter Board," and the American Association of Creamery Butter
Manufacturers was filed in Chicago Dec. 14 in the Federal Court.
Pennsylvania Railroad-On Nov. 13, 1912, President James McCrea resigned
and was succeeded by Samuel Rea.
Statistics of Wool Fleece and pulled scoured, product 1912, 136.866,652
pounds.
Davis Cup (Tennis)-The English lawn tennis team, challengers, defeated the
Australian team, defenders, in the matches played at Melbourne, Australia. 3
matches to 2, winning cup and world's championship for England. Results
by matches: November 28, J. C. Parke (England) defeated N. E. Brookes
(Australia), 8-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; C. P. Dixon (England) defeated R. W..
Heath (Australia). 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. November 29, N. E. Brookes
and A. W. Dunlop (Australia) defeated J. C. Parke and A. E. Beamish
(England), 6-4, 6-1, 7-5. November 30. J. C. Parke (England) de-
feated R. W. Heath (Australia). 6-2, 6-4, 6-4; N. E. Brookes (Aus-
tralia) defeated C. P. Dixon (England), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
Six-day bicycle race held at Madison Square Garden, New York City, December
9 to 14, 1912, final standing of teams: Rutt and Fogler. 2.661 miles 5
laps; Bedell and Mitten. 2.661 miles 5 laps; Clarke and Hill, 2.661 miles 5
laps: Root and Hehir, 2,661 miles 5 laps; Drobach and Collins, 2,661 miles
5 laps: Grenda and Pye, 2,661 miles 5 laps; Kramer and Moran, 2.661
miles 4 laps; Perchicot and Egg, 2.661 miles 4 laps; Wells and Walker.
2.661 miles 3 laps; Brocco and Berthet, 2.602 miles 1 lap: Cameron and
Thomas, 2,547 miles 3 laps; Carmen and Loftes, 2.466 miles 4 laps; Suter
Brothers, 2.355 miles 1 lap. The record, 2,737 miles 1 lap, was made by
McFarland and Moran in 1908. Six teams were tied for first place and two
for second at the finish of the long race, and one rider from each team
competed in the final mile sprint to decide the places and money prizes.
The sprint racers finished as follows: First, Rutt; second, Bedell; third,
Clarke: fourth, Root; fifth, Drobach; sixth, Grenda; seventh, Kramer;
eighth. Perchicot.

Countries of the World-Negotiations for cessation of hostilities in the Balkans
may result in change of area and population of countries affected. On Dec.
21, 1912, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Great Britain agreed
on the principle of autonomy for Albania, with a provision guaranteeing
to Servia commercial access to the Adriatic.

1912.

Dominican Republic-Eladio Victoria, President, resigned Nov. 28, 1912, and was succeeded by Archbishop Mouel as Provisional President. 424, 437. Italian Ministry and Government-A new ministerial department has been created, that of the Colonies (Tripoli, &c.). Colonial Minister-Hon. Pietro Bertolini. Reigning Families of Europe-Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, died Dec. 12, Military Educational System. Coast Artillery School-The school year for officers and enlisted men is from Jan. 3 to Dec. 15, instead of Sept. 1 to July 1. Diplomatic and Consular Service-Whitelaw Reid, United States Ambassador to Great Britain, died December 15, 1912. Sixty-third Congress-Salaries of Representatives are $7,500 per annum, and mileage of 20 cents per mile each way to and from seat of government. Salary of the Speaker is $12,000. Roman Catholic Hierarchy. Dec. 2-The Pope at a consistory officially announced the appointments of the following American prelates: The Right Rev. Dennis J. O'Connell, Bishop of Richmond; the Right Rev. Patrick A. McGovern. Bishop of Cheyenne; the Right Rev. Austin Dowling, Bishop of Des Moines; the Rev. Edward J. Hanna. Auxillary Bishop of San Francisco. The Pope created a new Cardinal, Charles Baron Hornig, Bishop of Veszprim, Hungary. At the consistory the red hats were placed on the heads of Cardinal Francis X. Magl. Archbishop of Vienna; Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Cos y Macho, Archbishop of Valladolid; Cardinal Antonio Vico, Papal Nuncio to Spain; Cardinal Francis S. Bauer, Archbishop of Olmuetz, and Cardinal Enrique de Almarez y Santos, Archbishop of Seville; Cardinal A. Capecelatro died. National Highway Protection Society-President. Frederic R. Coudert. Headquarters, 1 W. 34th st. Alfred E. Nobel Prizes-The board of directors of the Nobel Institute an nounced in December that no Peace Prize would be awarded in 1912.

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The Jews of the World.

OCCURRENCES DURING PRINTING.

Benefactions-Dr. Morris Loeb, chemist, left nearly a million dollars to scientific and charitable_institutions, including $500,000 to Harvard University. Record of Events-On December 9 the British Government presented its protest to the Secretary of State of the United States against free tolls in the Panama Canal for American coastwise vessels. On December 9 a conference of the leaders of the Progressive party was held at Chicago and Col. Roosevelt was named as candidate for President in 1916. On December 16 the Turko-Balkan peace conference began at London. Death Roll-On December 12, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, at Munich, aged 91 years. On December 13, Bishop Thomas A. Jaggar, ProtestantEpiscopal Bishop in charge of European churches, Cannes, France, aged 73 years. On December 15, Paul Smith, Adirondack guide and hotelkeeper, surgical operation, Montreal, aged 87 years. December 15, Peter Doelger, brewer, debility, New York City, aged 80 years. December 15, Whitelaw Reid, United States Ambassador to Great Britain, pulmonary oedema. London, England, aged 75 years. December 15, Lieut. Parke of the British Navy and Askell Hardwick, manager of the Handley-Page Aeronautical Company, were killed by dropping of a monoplane at Wombley, England. Parcels Post-Packages weighing up to eleven pounds and of not more than 72 inches in length, breadth and girth combined, may be sent through the mails. See page 115.

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CHENT UNIVERSAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.

April to November, 1913. An Exposition showing in detail the latest developments in Art, Science, Industry and Commerce, and to encourage universal and international trade relations. New York office, 389 Fifth Avenue.

NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND VICE-PRESIDENT-
ELECT OF THEIR ELECTION.

THE DETERMINATION OF THE RESULT OF THE 1908 PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TION WAS AS FOLLOWS:

Feb. 10, 1909, the two Houses being assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives for the count of the electoral vote, and the count having been duly made and certified to, and the announcement thereof made to the two Houses assembled, the statement of the Tellers closed in these words:

This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a SUFFICIENT DECLARATION OF THE PERSONS ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, each for the term beginning March 4. 1909, and shall be entered, together with a list of the votes, on the Journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

"The count of the electoral vote having been completed, and the result announced, the joint meeting of the two Houses was dissolved; and "The Senate returned to its Chamber."

Ember and Rogation Days.

EMBER and Rogation Days are certain periods of the year devoted to prayer and fasting. Ember Days (twelve annually) about the beginning of the four seasons, and are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, in Spring; after the feast of Pentecost (Whit Sunday), Summer; after the festival of the Holy Cross, Autumn; and after the festival of St. Lucia, Winter. Ember Weeks are the weeks in which the Ember Days appear.

Rogation Days occur on the Feast of St. Mark, April 25, and on the three days immediately preceding Ascension Day.

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THERE are 11,483,876 Jews in the world, 8,876,299 are in Europe, 1,880,579 in America. Russian Empire leads by far all the nations with 5,215,805. The United States follows second with 1,800,000. The distribution in the United States is very incomplete. While the city of Warsaw leads Russian cities with 220,000, New York City alone includes 905,000 Jews in its population. Philadelphia has only 100,000 and Chicago 98,000. New York City embraces one-thirteenth of the entire Jewish race. Every fourth person in New York is a Jew. Even London has only 140,000 Jews.-Christian Work and Evangelist.

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