ffiW ME FALLS
SKY AFTER DEATH
OF JERSEY FARM LAD
itWnts And Brother Sec It Drop
l,P .. -1 UTU,.n Unit Tlnrl
-Near op01- "1,clti "ujr ""
Worked at jjaKera- -ville
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KboKS LIKE HUMAN BONES
gB
"HAND OP FLAME"
kfhe photoKinph shows tho hand,
' which enmc forth from tho hcnVens
; L n great liffht and foil on the farm
l .1 Henrv Prantl. Llnwood, N. J..
Erf miles from Atlantic : City, a
hort lime unci "m "i""'
"Prantl's son Rudolph. It is prd
F'umahly a bit of n meteor, but its
resmblanco to a human Hand
turned off at tho wrist baffles tho
ncignuuriiuuu.
Bit a Staff Correspondent
.nrarnnn. N. J.. May 19. A "hand"-
V flame, which camo forth from tho sky
5th a great white light, tit 10 o'clock nt
SU a short tlmo after the death of tho
iivorlte son of tho family, and fell with a
ruihlng sound on tho farm of Henry Prantl,
IT BAkersvllle, about a mlla from this place,
'Jj the cause of much conjecturo In tho
neighborhood.
TnZ "hand" nppcared In tho sky, Tho
likr of tho dead boy, tho brother and
SBOiher, n lw " """ ; " nuiou
f which accompanied It. They 'saw It fall
Sen t spot whero Iludolph, tho dead son,
Ilsd worked many houra during Ills life.
iTha spot was not 100 feet from tho room
In wnlcn no meu.
John, tho 22-year-old brother, rushed to
the "hand," a writhing plcco of "myatlo
miterjal," as It lay on tho ground burned
e.t at tho wrist. Ho tried to pick It up,
tut It was hot. He could oven boo tho Im
trint of tho finger nails as tho glowing
tind writhed yiere, and ho Imagined hs
coma smell burning numnn nesii.
V When tho "thing" cooled ho took It Into
the houso. Although tho fnmlly Is not
rich, tho mother has refused an offer of
00 from "two men from Philadelphia,"
jho, she says, camo to her houso In an
mtomobllo and tried to purchase tho
Jhind," saying something about a incteor
!)U or a falling stnr.
r, Mrs, Prantl says sno aocs noi Know mo
tme of tho men, and does not care, add
Ilix Th's 'hand" had a pecullau meaning to
line. I will not pait with It for-all tho
1 money In tno worm.
t Then, with streaming eyes, and sobs that
!tkook her whole body, sho told of her boy
eire Rudolph who "hnd died before hlu
i'Ume."
jIlmow It never was Intended ho should
ir die, let," said the mother between sobs.
M.'lletod never been sick a day In his life
J WI01B. u o i.i.ii niiuiih. v ma u
fKl 2 incncR tan, nnu no weigncu is:;
Sborate. Hq was IS years, 4 months and 21
citri old. They say ho had pneumonia.
FJM I say ho died from too much mor-
thine. The nurso gavo it to mm."
t, Bdcause Mrs. Prantl Is prono to bcllovo
In things supernatural hho unhesitatingly
says. "There's somo who Bays Iludolph has
not reached the other side yet. They do say
as this hand may bo a messago from him.
That Is why I will not noli It for any
money."
(sThen she took tho gruesome "thing" In
hr hands and looked It over lovingly. She
told how sho went to tho grave of her boy
every day nnd praised him for what ho had
been In'lils life.
I The "hand" Itself, scientists believe.
must b a. bit or meteor hurled from space
to the Prantl farm. Tho material of
hlch It Is composed 13 unllko other mo
toric compositions seen In this part of
the world. It Is light In weight, has no
onell, and resembled tho right hand of a
human being grasping something In nn
lulsh. The thumb and little linger nro
Unusually long. Nails show on Bomo of
the flngeis. TJ10 first finger, middle fln-
Str ana ring linger arc drawn close to
Stthfr, as though In pain. They curve
slightly inwards. Tho wrist Is abnormally
snail. It Is burnt off nnd shows black
tried charred edges, which might, with a
stretch of tho Imagination, bn calleil
(barred bones, r
j The Prantls plan to have a glass case
bade and put tho "hand" In it .There have
been thousands of persons at the Httlo farm
to "see, that strange thing." Tho mother
:na daughter, Clarn, say they cannot get
their work done because thoy have to spend
fQ much time showing the "hand" and tell.
,ros just liow it fell.
, The. daughter Clara Is running a harrow
through tho fields the&o days. She 13 trying
titae tha I,laCQ o Rudolph on the fnrm.
Whe hinted ShO thought ncrhling tho "honrt"
I)61"1 he wanted to help those left be-
f.J! rava ot the laa 's In -hs little Meth.
K:l'",.churcnyard on zlon "oad. At pres
KJt J .,s markci1 w"h bricks and Bottles
jcpntalnlng flowers.
KiSFSifJ e.oI,lff tQ navo n monument," she
LK Wth prldo, "just as soon as wo can."
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HUGHES' STAND IN 1908
HIS PLATFORM TODAY,
ms FRIENDS DEaARE
Supreme Justice Regards Ad
dress Before Republican Club
Eight Years Ago ns Suffi
cient Declaration
FOR ADEQUATE DEFENSE
fivenlno UAatr htaff Correspondent
ti.SHIaT.?N' M"y ,B' - Justice
,,om..C V,10 s".e,,t m?n of iha ncpubllcnn
party, believe In maintenance of the na
tional honor, In the creation of nn army
and navy sumclently large and effectUe to
Uphold and defend the nation, in a tariff
commission, In preparedness, and In the
principles to which the llopubllcan party la
committed.
Following a rule ho had established, the
Justice today declined to enter Into discus.
Blon of his views upon the vital questions
of the day, otherwise than to let It become
known through one of nil frlcndi Hint his
speech, delUcrcd In 190R before tho llcpub
llcnn Club of New York, summarises his
position today, modified only b'y such
chnnges ns subsequent developments In the
world's history would naturnlly entail.
In other words, it was explained on be
half of Justice Hughes, that he Is for tire
pnredncss In the shape of a bigger navy and
a more effective nriny. The purpose ot
preparedness he RUiumaribcd and npprocd
In tho following words
"Wo nro devoted to tho Interests of penco
nnd wo cherish no policy of aggression.
The malntcnnnco uf our Ideals In our unrest
protection. It Is our constant ulm to llo
In friendship with all tuitions nnd to rcnllza
the alms of a freo go eminent sccuro from
tho Interruptions of stilfo nnd the wastes
of wnr.
"It Is entirely consistent with these alms,
nnd It Is our duty to mnko adequate pro
vision for our defense nnd to maintain the
orrictency of our army and navy. And this
I favor."
Justice Hughes, It Is declared, stands on
this "platform," Ho regards It as unbe
coming, If It Is nt all necessary, to go Into
rdpetltlori nt this time. Ho vIowb reitera
tion as superfluous, and nil who may de
sire to know where he stands nro icfcrred
by his friends to tho Republican Club speech
of January 31, 1308, :yi expressing, despite
tho eventful gap of the lntcrenlng years,
in substantial form tho position held by tho
Justice today.
Ho holds that no now declaration Is
needed, as ho has not receded from tho
vlows therein enunciated In clear nnd cm
phntlc form. In his mind Justice Hughes
hns spoken. Now developments Mivo nrlscn,
but thoy havo not affected tho pur!ow Bet
forth In his nlrcady public utterance, and
ho who cares to find the components of tho
"Hughes platform" may llnd It In tho vari
ous paragraphs of that speech, which, to
his ndmlrtrs, bristles with a prevision nnd
grasp of subjects then but lightly consid
ered but now of great moment.
Tho Hvenino Lcdobb, through ono of his
friends today, was authorized to say that
Justice. Hughes' views havo not changed. on
any ot tho vital subjects discussed In tho
1008 speech other than ns such vlows might
bo modified by deelopments In tho world
since that tlmo. In other words. It any
thing Justlco Hughes 13 for a bigger nay
and a more effective nrmy.
"Wliero Justice Hughe Slnndn," pub
lished on the editorial pngo ot thin Issue,
rl forth In detail the speech of Jnnunry
31, 1008.
FRENCH AIR HERO WINS
NEW LAURELS IN FIGHT
Z. RUSSELL H. CONWELL APPEALS
TO CITY IN BEHALF OF TEMPLE
Our citv needs tho Ternple linl-
verslty!
I because.' It extends tho bene
fits of the common schools and
of the private free schools to
every industrious young man or boy
in the city.
2 Because: On Us present plan
any scholar above the gram
mnr grade may go on to a
higher trade or business or Into any
of tho great professions while he
stays nt Rome nnd earns his own
living.
3 Because: There is no limit to
tho number of students who
can cam and pay their own
tuition.
Because: Tho University Is a
L practical and successful solu-
tion of tho problem how to
give a college or university education
to all tho people.
5 Because: A student can recite
at any hour of the day or
evening in any college or
trade subject.
Because: Once it has build
(R intrs enouirh. nr hns the in-
V come to provide them, it will
be self-supporting for all time. l)c con(luclc(i in the futuro whony
7 Because: It is absolutely un- for tho benefit of boys or girls of any
sectarian nnd has been con- clnss who need instruction to en-
ducted for 28 years nnd must, large their lives.
hm P. R.T. EMPLOYES
REPUDIATE UNION MN'S
EFFORT TO START STRIKE
&CLjUj
20-Year-Old Superhawk Defeats
German Flyer in Thrill
ing Battle v
PAKIS. May 19. Adjutant Jean Navarre,
20-year-oId hero of tho French aviation
corps, has won further honors It wns of
ficially announced today that the young
blrdman had been victorious in his 11th
combat with filers ot the Herman army.
Tr, n thrilling conlllct, high in the air, In
tho Argonno region, Navarre defeated a
Gorman nvlntor, uius g.mmii; n i.j un niu
French rival. Lieutenant v Georges Quync-j
mer. f
The friendly contest between these twtj
aviators has thrilled Franco for several
months. Guynemer, who also Is only 20
years old, was enrolled in tho aviation corps
after he had failed four times to pass the
physical examination given by army sur
geons. Naviirro was originally enlisted in
tho Infantry, but sought nnd seciired a
transfer to tho flying forces.
Mexican Raiders to Be Hanged Today
AUSTIN, Tex., May 10. Two Mexicans,
Joo Chapa nnd Mnlquladas Burrostro, will
bo hanged nt Drqwnsvlllo today, for com
plicity In bandit raids last summer. It was
anounced officially today that Governor
James E. Ferguson would not Interfere to
prevent tho carrying out of tho sentences.
STABBED TO DEATH
IN FIGHT AT ERIE
C. II. Stanton, Pennsgrove Man,
Killed in Quairel Slayer
x Still at Large
Emu, Pn.. May ID. C. II. Stanton, 40
years old, of Pennsgroc, stabbed In tho
stomach by an nssallnnt believed to bo F.
S Itlcc, died nt Hamot ( Hospital shortly
after 2 o'clock this morning, 30 minutes
after the wound had been Inflicted
Tho stabbing occurred near tho Union
Depot, In what Is known ns a bad section
of tho town There woro but two witnesses
to tho affnlr, but from what the pollco can
learn. Rice struck his victim In revenge,
as a loomtnnto of tho dead man had
previously Inflicted a beating on Rice.
O. R. Thlckston, ono of those who saw
tho affair, attempted to part tho men. As
Rico ran nwny In tho darkness, Stanton bc
camo limp In Thlckston's arms nnd fell to
tho sidewalk unconscious. Ho was hurried
to tho hospital, but did not regain con
sciousness. Stanton with his roommate,
Jack Smith, came hero looking for work In
a munition plant. They formerly worked
with tho du Pont Powder Company In
Pcnnsgrotc. Rico has not been apprehended.
SERVICES FOR MSS TOWER
TO BE CONDUCTED TODAY
Victim of Motor Car Accident Will Bo
Buried at Waterville, N. Y.
Tho .funeral of Miss Gertrude Tower,
youngest daughter of Charlemagne Tower,
former Ambnssndor to Gcrmnny, will tuko
place today nt 3 o'clock. Services will bo
held at tho-Tower home, 1315 Locust street.
Interment will tnko placo at "Waterville,
N. Y.
Miss Tower died late Wednesday nfter
noon at tho Presbyterian Hospital as tho
result of Injuries caused by tho upset of
an automobile in which Bho and Thomas
Harvey Dougherty, Jr., of West School
Houso Inno, Gcrmnntown, were riding In
Fnlrmount Park. Tho young man was
taking Miss Towor from the Philadelphia
Country Club to her homo when tho acci
dent happened. There were no witnesses,
but Captain Duncan, ot tho Park guards,
said tho automobile was traveling about 45
miles- nn hour Just before it upset. Doth
occupants were Injured. It was thought
at first that Miss Towor would recover,
but a sudden relapse on Wednesday after
noon proved fatal. Sho wns 20 years old.
one of tho most popular members of the
younger sot, and had mada her debut less
than a year ago.
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FIRE LOOTED STORE
Six Persons Carried From Blitz
ing Building $200 Haul Made.
Gas Meter Sniashcd
"Bunch of Political Labor Skates
Trying to Start Trouble to
Further Own Interests,"
Says C. O. Pratt
DEMANDS NOT APPROVED
TIiIovcr forcibly entered tho store nml
residence of (JcorRe Blovln at 332.1 ICen-tlnp-ton
mcmio early today, stoto $200 out of
a cash drawer nnd after bi caking open tho
slot Ras meter sot flro to tho building. Kit
liorsons were sleeping In tho house, vhlch
Is attached to tlio store, and they had to
bo carried to tiia street In their night
clothes.
Tho blaze started In tho cellar. It li be
lieved that It wan caused by a lighted can
dle, which ono of tho robbers Jield, hl!o
a partner was rifling tho gas meter. Tho
flro was d!scocrcd by Policeman McFnr
land about 3:30 o'clock this morning. Ho
saw smoko Issuing from a cellar window
nnd sounded an nlarm. Ho thon uwoko tho
proprietor of th5 establishment.
Dlevln heard tho cries of Mary Klnno
man, 27 cars old, ono of ncornl roomers
In tho houic He tried to reach her, but
was prevented by tho denso smoke. 'When
ho abandoned tho effort, l"rnnk ICIInk, .1
fireman attached to tho Krnnkfoid acnuo
and Clearfield street station, carried tho
woman down tho ladder.
Dlovln's wlfo Tcggy nnd his two-year-old
daughter Clarn wcro rescued by other fire
men. McFarlanil carried Veinon 1'cttys
and bis wlfo ltertha out of the burning
building. Tho latter wcro sleeping on the
third floor.
Tho loss exceeded J1000. Tho cntlro
stock of candy and cigars was destroyed,
and several trunks of clothing were burned
Furniture throughout tlio houso was dam
aged by wator. Soxer.U dollais were stolen
from tho meters,
Kfforts of International officers of tho
Stiect Car HinployeV Union to foment a
trolley strlko lit Philadelphia were repudl
nled last night at two mass-meetings, at
tended by more than 1600 carmen. Tho
demands formulated by 0110 group of tho
carmen nt n mass-meeting on Wednesday
wcro not approved last night, and the car
men unanimously adopted resolutions de
nying tho authority of tho International of
ficial ocr them until nil members of Hie
locil union Division 477 who wcro sus
pended five years ago, when they stood be
hind O O l'rntt in his fight with tlio In
ternational executive board, are fully re
stored to membership in tho locnl.
The group which formulated tho demands
for 40 cents nn hour and the abolition of
tho "swing runs" nro members of the
Amalgamated Association: whllo tho group
which tepudlatcd their demands last night
wns led by tho suspended members. Ono
mnss-mcctlng last night began at 8:30 nnd
tho second nt 1'30 this morning. Moth
wcro In Mercantile Hall.
Tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
wns not defended nt tho meeting, although
C. O. Pratt assailed tho men responsible for
tho present agitation among the carmen as
"a bunch of political labor skates who nro
trjlng to start trouble now to further their
mm Interests." Pratt also charged that Vf.
P. llnhon. president ot the Street Car
Workers' Union, had favored tho co-opcra-tlvo
iigiccmcnt with tho Transit Company
which he Is now trjlng to havo tho men
biealc.
A dinmntlo Incident of the meeting ww
tho Interruption ot Cpuductor l-icitz, or
tho Woodland nvcnuo barn, who got on
tho floor to nnnouncc that ho made the
motion for tho lO-ccnts-nn-hour demand at
the meeting tho night before under a mis
apprehension. "When I made that motion It wns be
cause I was laboring undor the delusion
thnt officers of tho amalgamated associa
tion wcro to bo here tonight for the pur
poso of bringing nbout a reunion of tho
Philadelphia carmen," snld Fleltz. "I seo
nono of them here, so I want to mnko my
position clear that I favor no demands so
long nR nit suspended members havo not
been reinstated by tho amalgamated association."
NEW YORK PREPARES
FOR "BILLY" SUNDAY
Word Sent to Evangelist to
Choose Site for Campaign
Next Year
NEW YoniC, May 10. More than 300
prominent men. Including a number of min
isters, attended a dinner In the grand hall
room of the Hotel Savoy last nlghl and
heard of the campaigns of "Billy" Sunday,
who has been engaged to speak In this city.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., dcorgo W. Per
kins, August Belmont and John Marklo were
among those who listened attentively to
words of eulogy regarding Sunday's work
In Philadelphia, Baltimore, Scranton, Syra
cuse and Trenton.
The dates for the Sunday campaign were
recently ngrced upon and the evangelist
will spenk In a great tabernacle In January,
February nnd March of next year. This
tabernaclo will be constructed with special
roference to Its acoustic properties and will
hold at least 20,000 persons.
1500 Miners Return to Work
SHKN'ANDOAII, Pa, May 10. Officials
ot the United Mlno Workers of America
and tho Locuit Mountnln Coal Company
camo to an agreement last night, whereby
tho 1600 omplovcs of the colliery voted to
return to work this morning nfter n strlko
ot two weeks.
Union Pacific Head Quitfl
OMAHA. May ID. Resignation of A. I,.
Mohtcr, president of tho Union Pacific Rnll
ro.ul, was announced hero Inst night.
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American Soups.
We can express our enthusiasm, even in cold type, because we know
the high quality of the ingredients that go into these soup,s and the
artistic care which is lavished upon them in the making.
But print has never yet been able to do the palate's work. To
appreciate soup at the very top of perfection, you must taste Franco
American Soup.
We promise you an epicurean relish an almost indefinable satisfac
tion arising from that perfect blending of food and spice which lifts
these soups into the category of culinary masterpieces.
Merely heal before serving
Thlrty-Jivc cenh the quail Tuenly lelcctloru
At the letter tloret
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Franco -American
Soups
after i-na recipes oj
OF PARIS
formerly superintendent of ife palace
of' H.7A.. "Kinti Gaorda of Greaaa.
Let us dive yoL a taste, of our quality"
ji'l nil miii Jin nil in mi ww liiiiii
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BEDFORD COUNTY JUIKiB OlKW
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John W, Huff Succumbs (is Tw Sons
Win in Election
BEDFOnr. Vti.. fav 10-Jonn W. Jhrtf. -
Associate judge of Bedford Countyi dl4
last night At Baxton, nt the BgA of 88,
surviving ate his widow Mia 10 chliaran,
two 6t whom were tlectfed temperance rep
resentAtlves ot Bedford County by largo
majorities. Ho had been seated oil th
bench but few weeks of his second term
wherf Illness from cancer- pelted him. Thft
funeral will be Sunday.
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fabrics in
Perry
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They're
all wool
They're
better cloth
than you'll find
in most Suits
at $15
$18, $20, $25
And they're Perry
tailored !
Cjf Your fifteen dollars'
worth at Perry's is un
matched anywhere, we
believe, for the quality
of the cloth in it. The'
trimmings and the lin
ings follow the class of
the Suit-fabric as its
shadow.
r
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1$ Same story
$20, $25!
at $18,
4$ Instead of shaving
off a few dimes here
and there, we put in an
extra few cents where
they do 1 a lot of lasting
good, without getting
any credit in the lime
light of show.
CJBut there can't be
any weaknesses
in Perry Clothes not
if we know it, and since
we make them our
selves, guess we ought
to know!
IfBrimful selections
andssortments right
now at the height of the
season! Summer fab
rics in two-piece and
three-piece Suits.
Pleated-back models in
blue flannel, in light
worsteds, in cassimeres,
in novelty patterns.
Regulation models
about which we have
only to say
Remember theft
fit and style !
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