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Bellefonte, Pa., September 4, 1908,
A HOLO-UP PURE AND SIMPLE
Declares Roberts Was Shot As He
Started to Attack Masked Man, Who
Ordered Him to Give Up His Money.
Afiair Has Been Distorted and Mrs.
Williams Claims She Has Been Mis-
represented—She Begged Rcberts to
Give Robber His Moncey, But Instead
He Rushed at Man and Was Shot.
Baltimore, Sept. 1.—Seated in ti
drawingroom of her home at Lon,
Green, Baltimore county, Mrs. W. §
G. Williams, in the presence of he:
€ister, Mrs. Sherlock Swann, wife of
the president of the police board, de-
ecribed in detail the shooting o
Charles B. Roberts, Jr. who was
wounded on Wednesday night on th
boardwalk at Atiantic City while in
her company.
Mrs. Williams discussed the affair
with the utmost candor.
“It was an attempt at robbery pure
and simple,” she declared, “and Mr.
Roberts was shot because he refused
to comply with ihe demands of the
man in the mask, who had ordered
him to give up his money.
“Words have been put in my mouth
about this sad affair that I never
spoke. Sentiments have been ascribed
to me that I never had. The whole
thing has been distorted and greatly
exaggerated.
Pistol Thrust Into Chair.
“When the shooting occurred I had
left my little daughter at the Hotel
Brighton, not more than twenty min.
utes before. Mr. Roberts was going
along with me in the rolling chair, We
got to a place where the boarding was
rough and the chair bounced a good
deal. | suggested that we turn back.
‘The chair was a covered one, and Mr.
Roberts rapped on the glass and toid
the negro chair man to turn around.
Just as he did so the chair stopp:d
and a masked man thrust a pistol into
the chair, having first opened the win-
dow on the ocean side and ordered ue
to get out.
“l was seated on the side of the
chair toward the ocean, and without 2
word got out and heid up both hands.
Mr. Roberts followed me, and as soon
as he had emerged from the chair t e
man told him to give up his money. |
had a little chatelaine bag attached to
my wrist, but the man made no effor.
to get this.
“When ordered to give up his money
Mr. Roberts declared that he would do
nothing of the kind, and started after
the man. Mr. Roberts was much taller
than the man who held us up. The
latter, who wore a mask of some dar’:
grayish material that came to his chin,
was small and emaciated. I should s1y
he could not have been more than five
feet seven inches tall. He wore the
roughest kind of clothing and, judging
from his appearance, though of course
neither of us could see his face, ha
looked like a tramp.
1
rim, She Was Scared.
“1 was scared and begged Mr. Rob-
«rts to give the man what money he
had, but Mr. Roberts instead rushed at
the man, who was covering him with
a pistol and stood a few paces off. As
Mr. Roberts started forward the man
fired two shots in all, one of them tal:
ing effect. At the moment I did not
know that Mr. Roberts was shot, an
doubt if he realized it. Although
struck by one of the bullets, he kept
on toward the man without pausing.
and the villain ran and escaped in the
darkness.”
“Did either you or Mr. Roberts
recognize the voice of his assailant?”
Mrs. Williams was asked. She replied
in an indignant negative.
“If it had been any one whom we
knew well,” she said, “do you not
think we would have recognized the
voice at once? If it had been my hus-
band, as they have tried to insinuate.
or my brother, it would have been im
- possible for either to have disguised
his voice so that both Mr. Roberts and
I would not recognize it. My husband.
as has now been proven, was here at
Long Green, and my brother, Tom De
Ford, was in Chicago on a business
trip. The names of other men—{friends
of mine and of my husband—have been
dragged into this, and very unjustly.
Surely there was nothing unusual in
my being on the boardwalk with Mr.
Roberts at that early hour of the even.
ing.
“Things have been written and read
in this episode that are cruel an!
frightfully unjust. I had scarcely got
back to my hotel that night when a
detective of the Atlantic City foree
started to interview me, and we had
not spoken together a minute when he
asked ‘Where is your husband? Righ!
then and there I realized what his a!
titude was and about what his theory
would be. Utterly ignoring the fact
that a robbery had been attempted and
that Mr. Roberts had been shot dow:
by a hold-up man, the police of Atlan
tie City went to work trying te suo
stan..ate and prove a wicked theory
that had no basis in fact. From tha:
time on their course has heen the
same—always seeking to find a hidden
motive instead of the real one, which
they obstinately ignored.”
i oe m——
Worth More Dead.
They had been married seventeen
years.
“If there ever was an utterly worth-
less travesty of a man, you're it.” she
told him.
Six months later she was suing the
rallway company whose train had run
over this worthless husband for $25,-
000.
TAYLOURS AND SMYTHS.
They Were the Commonest Trades In
the Thirteenth Century.
The manufacture of leather in the
thirteenth century seems to have been
important, showing that leather jer-
kins and breeches were commonly
worn. We have 10 skynners., 40 bar-
kars, 6 saddelers, 3 cordeweners, 167
souters (shoemakers) and 8 glovers
The surname feuster is a trade name
denoting a maker of pack saddles.
The commonest trades are taylour
and smyth, since one lived in almost
every village. The taylours number
407. of whom 140 are called by the
Latin name of cissor. In addition to
261 smyths. several are specialized.
There are two grusmyths, three loke-
smyths, three goldsmyths, five Merours
(shoeing smiths) and six marshalls (far-
riers).
The wryght wrought both in wood
and metal. The number catalogued is
1£6. of whom 81 are called by the
Latin name faber (French favre), one
of the few cases in which the Latin
translation of a trade name has be
come a common surname. The
wrygzhts' trade, like that of the siyth
was specialized. The arkwryght mado
the great arks or chests in which thee
clothes or meal were stored. and we
find a plowwryzght, a wheelwrygzht.
two shippewryzhts, eleven cartwryghts
and two glasswryghts (glaziers), who
were probably concerned with the win.
dows of churches. Glass windows in
houses were rare.
The bakesters are few (fifteen), sug-
gesting that families baked their own
bread. There are twenty-six butchers
(fleshewer, hocher or carnifex), whence
Labouchere, while the surname potter
shows that this trade was in existence
The fysshers (forty-three» were opu-
lent, being taxed twelve times as munch
as laborers.—London Notes and Que-
ries.
Utterly Selfish.
Nellle—That Clara Sharpe is just tl»
meanest, most utterly selfish girl 1 ever
saw. She never thinks of any one bn!
herself. Dora—Tell me about ft. Nellie
—I ran in there the other evening for
a few moments, and wlhille ! was there
Mr. Spooner called. It wasn't long he-
fore he requested her to play. He's
passionately fond of music, you know
Well, what do you think that girl Q'C*
She asked him to come to the piano
and turn the music for her, so that I
couldn't talk to him.
Castoria.
CASTORIA
/
FOR INFANTS and CHILDREN.
Beais the signature of
CHAS. H. FLETCHER.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
In Use for Over 30 Years.
CASTORIA
The Centaur Company, New York City.
Constitutional Amendments
MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FON Ther oF
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN.
TH OF PENNSYLY PUB-
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE
OF MMONWEBAL: PURSU
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RCE. OF OF FHE aay.
STITUTION
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ARTICLE XVIII
' NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
amendments to Consti
fsdiction.
Section 1. Be it Tetived VY cane Sehate sud
House of ves in Assembly
met, That following amendments to the
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same
are hereby, in accordance with the
teenth article thereof:—
t section six of article five be amended
out the said section and
the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadelphia
and Allegheny all the jurisdiction and powers
EE a he oe
common pleas, shall be vested in one court of
common pleas 3 wich OL sug souwities }
posed of ll the in commission
Sum; Sant elon, 42
exte
ich shall have Deen instituted in
numbered courts, and sha
10 Such Change BY rs ude
to of venue
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Constitusional Amendments
Dr a Ae
EKAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON-
WEALTE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
LisuED BY ORDER OF fHE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN Punrsy-
ANCE UF AKTICLE XVIU OF THE CON-
STITUTION.
NUMBER TWO.
A JUINT RESOLUTION
an
Be it resvlved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvama in ueneral Assembly met, That
tion eight, article nine, of the Common-
Jeaith of Pennsylvania, reading as follows:—
. Tne debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or other
mumcipality or incorporated district, except
as herein provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein; nor shall any such
municipality or district incur any new debt or
increase its indebtedness to an amount ex-
| ceeding two per centum upon such
| vaiuatlon of property, without the assent of
| the electors thereof at a public election, in
such manner as shall be provided by H
but any city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed valua-
tion, may be authorized by law to Increase
the same three per centuis, in the aggregate,
at any one time, upon such vaiuation, * be
amended, In accordance with the provisions
of the eighteenth article of sald Constitstion,
#0 that said section, when amended, shall
read as follows:—
Section 5. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, schoo! district, or other
municipality or incorporated district, except
as herein provided, shall never excesd ten per
ceatumt upon the assessed value of the taxable
ity or district incur any new debt or increass
its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two
per centum upon such assessed valuation of
y without the assent of the electors
thereof at a public election,
us shall be provided by law. .
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. .
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PAQEAL, QI BIIBCHON J THE GEN:
RAL ASS 1 N-
re Bde eriiia, HE
LISHED BY ORDER O SC
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON-
STITUTION.
NUMBER THREE. |
A JUINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight and
twenty-one of article four, sections eleven
and twelve of article five, sections two,
three, and fourteen of article eight, section
one of article twelve, and sections two and
seven of article fourteen, of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania, and providing a schedule
for carrying the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, That the following are proposed as
amendments to the Constitution of the Com-
monwealith of Pennsylvama, in accordance with
the provisions of the eighteenth article there-
oY enliment One-To Article Four, Section
t.
jon 2 Amend section elgnt of article
_— of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which
reads as follows:—
“He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all the
members of the Senate, appoint a tary
of the Commonwealth and an Attorney Gen-
eral during pleasure, a Superintendent of Pub-
lc Instruction for four years, and such other
officers of the Commonwealth as he Is or
may be authorized by the Constitution or by
law to appoint: he shall have power to fil
all vacancies that may happen, in offices ®
which he may appoint, during the recess o
the Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next session;
he shall have power to fill any vacancy that
may happen, duting the recess of the Senate,
in the office of Auditor General, State Treas-
urer, Secretary of Internal Affairs or Super-
intendent of Public Instruction, in & judicial
office, or in any other elective office which
he is or may be authorized to fill; if the va-
cancy shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the
Senate, before their final adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy: but in any
Bon cane of vacancy, in an elective office,
a person shall be chosen to sald office at
the next general election, unless the
in such manner
acti or executive
hall sit with open doors,
no Tg I da
The shail be entered on the journal,”
and with the
and consent of tWwo- irs of all the
{ the nate, Aappo
eT ommon wealth and an Attorney Ges
eral during pleasure, a Superintendent oi
lic Instruction for four years, and suc)
¢ the Commonwealth as he Is
or may be authorized by the Constitution or
by law to appoint: he shall have power to
all vacancies that may ha , in offices
Ie, 7 bing commimin which
of The CepAeit Tad ana of r next jon;
he shall have power to fill any yastauy tha
may happen, during the recess of the te,
in the ce of Auditor General, State Treas-
Bnet Pubic Thsiracion, io. J
gy to any other elective office which he
is be authorized to fill; If the vacancy
the session of the Senate,
nominate to the Senate,
be chosen by
the State at gel ; but a State
elected In the year one d
nine hi and . serve for three
Ta al and Big uc ton 1a the year fg nd
nine hundred and twelve,
thereafter. N ne e office
year meatier. 3 pirech ected th
Gupable of hiding “the athe lofice “for
act Tastes, Article Five, Section
4 as otherwise in this Con-
(on Miers nian peace St ‘domes
shall be elected in the several wards, districts,
boroughs and townshi time of
election of constables, by the
, in such manner as s
by law, and shall be commission
Governor for & term of five years. No town-
e t or ash ! a
more than two justices of peace or a
men without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township, ward
or h;
ah
In cities
townsiip,
year ni
containing over fi thousand inhabitants,
not more than one alderman shall be elected
in each ward or district,” so as to read:—
vided In this Con-
e peace or aldermen
be elected In the several wards, dis-
tricts, boroug or lowiships, 3 He ial ifled
ors thereof, at e municipal el n,
be directed law
£
trict elec
justices of the peace or aldermen without the
consent a majority of the qualified electors
within such township, ward or borough; no
to such office unless
ough, ward d or one year next pi
ing is elaction, In cities containing over
nd inhabitants, not more than one
Slasuman shall be elected In each ward or
Amenfiment Four—To Article Five, Section
ve,
Section 6. Amend section twelve of article
bia) of the Constitution, which reads as fol-
lows :—
“In Ph shall be established,
for each Ianbiase, one
property therein; nor shall any such municipal- |
only by fixed salaries, to be paid by !
a ein te. |
c criminal, as n .
as is now exercised by aldermen, subject to
such changes not involving an Increase of |
civil jurisdiction or conferring political duties, |
be made by law. In fladelphia the |
office of alderman is abolished,'' 50 as to read i
|
as follows:—
In Philadelphia there shall be established,
for each thirty thousand inhabitants,
court, not of record, of police and civil causes,
with jurisdiction not exceed
dollars: such courts shall be held by;
trates whose term of office shall be s Jens,
and they shall be elected on general ticket at
the municipal election, by the qualified voters
at large: and In the election of the sald |
magistrates no voter shall vote for more than
two-thirds of the number of persons to be
elected when more than one are to be chosen;
they shall be compensated only by fixed sal.
aries, to be pald by sald county; and shall
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and criminal,
exe as herein provided, as Is now exer.
cl by aldermen, subject to such changes, |
not favelving an increase of civil jurisdic. |
tion or conferring political duties, as may |
be made by law. In Philadelphia the office
of alderman is abolls " |
Amendment Five-To Article Eight, Section
0. i
Section 6. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows :— {
“I'he general election shall be held ennually
on the Tuesday next following the first Mon- |
day of November, but the General Assembly |
may by law fix a different day, two-thirds
of all the members of each House consenting '
thereto,” 50 as to read:— }
The general election shall be held biennially |
on the Tuesday next following the first Mon.
day of November In each even-numbered year, |
but the General Assembly may by law fix u
different day, two-thirds of all the members
of ench House consenting thereto: Provided, |
That such election shall always be held in an |
even-numbered year. |
Amendment Bix—To Article Eight, Section
Three, i
Section 7. Amend section three of article |
eight, which reads as follows:— |
“All elections for city, ward, borough and
township officers, for regular terms of ser- |
vice, shall be held on the third Tuesday of
February,” so as to read:
All judges elected by the electors of the |
State at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election, as eclrcum- |
stances may require. All elections for Judges |
of the courts for the severa! judicial districts,
and for county, city, ward, borough, and |
township officers, for regular terms of service, |
shall be held on the municipal election day; |
namely, the Tuesday next following the first |
Monday of November in each odd-numbered |
year, t the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day, two-thirds of all the mem-
bers of each House jongeniting thereto) Pro.
vided, That such election shall always be
held in an odd-numbered year.
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Section
: Fourteen,
Eection §. Amend section fourteen of article
elght. which reads as follows:
‘District election boards shall consist of a
Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen
ansually os the citizens. Each elector shail
have right to vote for the judge and
one Inspector, and each Inspector shall appoint
one clerk. The first election board for any
new district shall be selected, and vacancies in
election boards flled as shall be provided
by law. Election officers shall be privileged
from arrest upon days of election, and while
engaged in making up and transmitting re-
turns, except upon warrant of a court of
record or judge thereof, for an election fraud,
for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace,
In cities they may claim exemption, from Jury
Suty during the terms of service,” so as to
read; —
District election boards shall consist of a
{uage and two inspectors, who shall be chosen
ennially, by the citizens at the municipal
election; but the General Asembly may re-
quire sald boards to be appointed in such ;
manner as it may by law provide. Laws
regulating the appointment of sald boards may
be enacted to apply to cities only: Provided,
That such laws uniform for cities of the
same class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the judge and one inspector, and
each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board for any new district shall
be selected, and vacancles in election boards
filled, as shall be provided by law, Election
officers shall be privil rom arrest upon
days of election, and while engaged In making
up and transmitting returns, except upon war-
rant of a court of or thereof, for
an election fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may
claim exemption from jury duty during their
terms of service,
Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve, Section
Seciion 9. Amend section one,
which reads as follows sm i We twuive,
, whose select not
OR aa shall be PE ped
be directed by law.’ so as
officers, whose selection is not
for in this Constitution, shall be
or
appointed as may de directed by law: Pro-
vided, That electicns of State officers sha
be laid on a Swaeral election day
tions of local
cipal election day,
except
special elections may be required to fill unex-
pired terms.
Amendment Nine—-To Atle Fourteen, Section
Section 10. Amend section tw artic
fourteen. which reads as follows: — ” le
: all vacancies herwise
shal) be in such manner as may be Joe
Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen, Section
Section seven,
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of amendments, on a
office may end In the year one thousand nine
hundred and eleven, shall continue to hold
fhetr offices Shh the first Monday of Decem-
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A true copy of Joint Resolution No, 8.
McAPER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
FREE! FREE!
$250.00
WORTH OF PRESENTS WILL BE GIVEN
AWAY FREE ON SALES MADE AT
OUR STORE FROM AUGUST 15th
TO OCTOBER 15th, '08, inclusive.
BB. With each 50 cent purchase will be given a
numbered ticket, and on October 16th the fol-
lowing valuable articles will be distributed .
O .¢ 810 Single Barreled Breech Loading Ham-
merless Shot Gun.
Oue $109 Harmony De Luxe Talking and Sing-
Machine.
One Set of Records worth $30
Oue $25 Diop Head Sewing Machine.
Oue $15 Velour Upholstered Morris Chair.
Oue $15 20x40 Beveled Plate Mirror.
Oue $12 42 Piece China Dinner Set.
Oue $10 Washing Machine.
Oue $10 Velour Upholstered Couch.
One $8 Art Square.
Oue $5 Rug.
Two $6 Decorated Parlor Lamps.
Two $4 Pairs Irish Point Lace Curtains,
One $6 Chocolate Set.
This is an unprecedented opportunity given
our friends, and is made in recognition of their
liberal patronage during the past year, Don’t
forget the date of distribution—October 16th, '08.
YEAGER'S SHOE STORE,
successor to Yeager & Davis.
Bush Arcade Building,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Lyon & Co.
Lyon &. Company.
WE ARE SHOWING NEW
Fall Dress Goods
Our buyer is now in New York and we
are receiving new goods every day.
Every department will be filled with
new goods. If you want to see the
latest in Dress Goods, Cloths, etc., we
can show you the early Fall Styles.
PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
We are showing a large assortment of
Ladies’ and Misses’
TAILORED COATS AND SUITS.
Every one new and the latest.
LYON & COMPANY,
47-12 Allegheny St., Bellefonte, Pa.