Circulation Over 5100] 4 Ko) “. & == The Centre Democrat. = Bent Advertising Medium In Centre County Circulation © ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING STIRS HOWARD CIRCLES THE OLD STORY OF SEPARATED PARENTS. A CASE FOR SQUIRE SCHENCK Two Children Involved and Each will Now Live in Different Homes— Court Must Make Final Disposition of Case. | | | Howard Aac- | We are indebted correspondent for count of a mild this week In that town to the sensation well our following occurring usually behaved wn of Tuesday | dress- Early this an ordinarily well ed man rather ple appear ance, appeared on our ing about in a He Of Ween, of ising streets, loiter sort nt told seemingly aimless inquired where e¢ officer and was children w id who was then standing and Wolf corner, BTrow restless, cigarette and the school ho As the children away the cigaret ward them and of little Charles in the town, an child of eight Screaming away bu him kindly to stooped over, p him and child suddenly an inquir flung his neck, estly. Near Vas ana K in walked toward short are away eared he threw te, i i 18¢ sq O« id ewcomer handsoms« child ran man caught | him, and iting his arm whispering In stopped ing look at the little arms around and caressing hi meantime Soke man, the kissing In the lison had laid hold ter, Kathleen Fisher mannered little bringing her with hi corner of Main and The girl struggled to Allison, and ing up Main evading both taining the willingly. Going back to Wednesdas June a man and woman, representing them selves as man and wife, with children referred to and giving names of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Wester- lund, took boarding with Mr. and Mrs Frank Strunk, and in a shert time ar- ranged with F. 8. Dunham, of the Hustler, to open a picture show in a inrge tent which they brought with them. The picture show failed to ma- terialize any great exteat. Dun- | ham possession f the tent, and moving ip ] Main ] and taking tre wiring seemed to has made pany until At napping at work mother The together neighbor's, Joseph where the mother of affairs to Wester to come quickly ind would “go on up street’ toward the Lick Run nary erlund borrowed Balse hurried to the rescue carried them on house, where they took ot tain to remain hidden until nightfall, Westerlund going back to his work The stranger and « Allison followed as as Diehl's they secured the service of Will Wetzel with Diehl's automobile, and hurried on, passing the which the mother and girl had |e road Returning before long. they noted the buggy tracks, and finally secured both mother and daughter. The stranger, who had before this made himsel: known as F. F. Fisher, of the Empire Theatre, Dunkirk, N. Y. and the husband of the woman and father of the two children, made complaint | against the woman for desertion and adultery and haled her before Squire | Schenck, she retaining the daughter | and he the boy, whom he had put to | sleep In his own room at the hotel Bquire Schenck patiently heard the charges and counter charges, crimi- | nations and recriminations of the parties, and then held the woman for a further hearing at two o'clock Wed- nesday, permitting her to keep the daughter and leaving them in charge of constable Allison, who in turn plac. ed them In care of Mrs. Schenck who kindly cared for them, giving them supper and the use of her best bea room. All about miss 3 Streets iway from | soon SuUt™ stregt, parties, boy, who man geemed to aL the two | the | to secured Westeriund the got John employment Electric Company Ww sireet to houses ha him the girl thes little as f the m ongtable vhere point at ft the have been deal, have the parties seem to the world a good fairly pleasing manner, speak fluent | ly and to the point. The woman gives evidence of having enjoyed, and | improved, opportunities of mental de- velopment, and speaks the English tongue, with a New York dialect, sof- tened by association with southerners | or possibly, the reverse. The chil- dren are unusually polity well man- nered, neatly dressed, handsome, and to all outward appearance well cared for from their Infancy. Miss Fisher, thelr teacher, says she shall miss them from the school, The several and disconnected stafe- ments of all the parties, gathered and gifted yielded the following seeming facts: They have all been “In the show busirgssa”™ the woman's stage name being "Rega! Haven” and gives evidence to support the statement of her husband that she was well born, her malden name having been Inez Fowler. A year or more ago she and her husband separated, thelr last home being at Dunkirk, N. ¥. The bone of contention seems to be possession of children, the husband having nove times expressed himmelf as will- ing to leave his wife to the life she has chosen with Westerland, This appears to be the second attempt of (Continued at bottom next column) 5,600—Largest in Centre county. christening Chemical desist arrest are all employed at the Chemical Lime christening | style, | por. | i was {and | tion {ed tended | in of Stay | ro stay burg, bre | young Hen { while f Atherton } i ma | possible CAr Was going at high off cream, | Bel Snoke, Clancy { returns of | Sentence | bury | next Thursday is | ven for Brother. of a enacted in Monday morniag, and Wash Benzy employed at the operations near Buf. put under bonds to and In the future to their brother, Mike responsible for thelr are Slavishmen Threats to Kill sequel was Brown's office on when E. B. BDenzy brothers who are Lime Run, were the peace, molesting who was The men wo Foreigners Jailed The tiaial usual falo keep Benzy, night a in true Slavish customary the liquir refreshments predominat feeling to hilarity, and the usual quarrel, although TAN it reached only the threats at each other married man with a » defendants } him J the Saturday celebrated is the kilns us of Good rose in this Mike fam broth hurling ta ome ’ a Deputy 11! then state police, and PHILIPSBURG BOY KILLED. ‘| Automobile Being Towed Ran Against | Telegraph Pole. Al Henderson, a son 2 prominent phy As Instant ne i : aer afternoor onging to Dav nay resident down near Bh lerson was Another we ball Car w garage ma Henders hine ir hine wher end f the the rope became entangled wheels of car, making it to steer the machine the foot of the hill was reached. the heed It fone the im- the rond and into a ng Henderson against a His 8) and ct and death Birthday Party, ering f the frie served later in the eve licious refreshments e« and present naisting The foll Blaine y Spotts, of of Kyler Celin Way Mary Lans- Paul Clark cake ng wore sides. of Tyr candy Mra Miss Lu iarence Ma Margaret Calhoun, Gentzel, Ralph Holt, and Harry the happy may live the day me, efonte i Gable and Brugger, Mary Boyd Irwin Irwin Holt McElwain wish that to enjoy town Misses inea Eloise | M Kezia berry, Ruth Eminck left with Lansberry Miss many Wants Brother's Murderer to Hang. Fearful that Governor Tener change to life Imprisonment of Frederick Nye. the Sun- murderer, who is be hanged for the killing of Har- ry E. Miller, Mrs. Jennie Stine, Mil. ler's sister, started a ‘petition last week asking that the death sentence be allowed to stand. It is sald that she had no diMiculty In getting sign- ers as the general bellef in that com- munity is that Nye should die. Mra Mary Nye, mother of the youth, had numerous petitions out asking for a commutation of sentence. Both Nye's lawyers and District Attorney Frank Strouse presented the different peti tions before the governor yesterday would on Smallpox Patients Recovering. The smailpox situation at Mill Hall well In hand, states the Lock Ha- Democrat. Those who have the disease are getting along very well and there has been no new oases The public schools opened Monday. During the week all the rooms In the bullding were thoroughly fumigated and there is no further alarm felt from any spread of the disease 75 Millions From Beer. The late Adolphus Busch, million aire brewer, who died recently in Bt Louis, Is sald to have left an estate worth 275,000,000, the husband to secure possession of the children since the separation, At the hearing before Squire Schenck Wednesday afternoon, an agreement was reached between Fish er and his wife, stipulating that he should retain custody of the boy, the daughter remaining with Mrs, Fisher, Mr. Fisher withdrew the charges and the final custody of the children will be det ned by the court before ermi which in divorce have al. real begun. Una" CHRISTENING ENDS IN QUARREL., Tv Making foreign Squire | |A. F. JOHNSON'S THRILLING EX- and | | John | former point i Years ag When | ran! throw | tan infiocence {that All} the death | HELD UP AND SHOT, CREW WITH COWARDIGE | MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM SEA | PERIENCE, ONCE RESIDENT OF MILESBURG Together With His Wife, a Bellefonte | Lady, Mr. Johnson Was Returning | Upon by | to His Home When Set Negro Highwaymen. F A. Johnson Barnhart, of well brother-in-law 14¢ resident and a of Miles Hefonte, knows Wr who move } NiO Protestant + shattered hold - fe figured an "or ng In the mean taken to the remos we doc. IRTIOsN he had hold wag ater was taken injur and his was placed In a cast It is thought will rapidly recover ne arise It was a " for both Mr fe. and the tor » ot Mr Johnson's he thrilling exper Johnson and his fered consider 5s on r gh which WALKER TWP, MAN IN TROUBLE Harsh trunk the and it of the rol residence time rked for Harsh and when the ~ he two * m we nt money it is sup jorter. seeing where watched where the trunk, and le the mon A hear. te» was given Musser before maintained his inno. however bound him ) he was back te jail mntinued his Tues ny down had stolen the tated above before Judge Orvis morning and entered a The court suspended sent to declare evening nfeasad money in the He was taken on Wednesday plea of gullty sentence unth when he and « he manner {the latter part of the week and In the meantime, will investigate the case ascertain If this is the man's first fense If so the court may deal ently with him to of - len. Anti-Saloon League Convention. The Twentieth Century Jubilee convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America will be held at Columbus, Ohio, November 10th to 13th. Twenty thousand delegates are expected to attend. Centre county is a part of the Altoona district, and no doubt will send a delegation. Each church, Sun- day school, Young People's Soclety and local W, CC. T, UI. is entitled to one delegate. The raliroad fare from Bellefonte will be $7.10 each way The Altoona district Is planning to send a chorus to be led by Frank Waring, of Tyrone, Appointments to Fill Vacancies. This week the county commission. ers made three appointments to fll vacancies In the office of valuation as Sessor, occurring in as many towns- ships In the county 0. M. Loneberger, Spring township, to take the place of A, M. Kerstetter, resigned George Fye, Burnside township, to take the piace of A. V. Daugherty, who moved from the township. J. W. Bodle, Benner township, to take the place of B. HH. Grove, who moved from the township, The Medical Qualities of Weeds. The following is taken from the current issue of Farm and Fireside: “Analysis of our edible weeds shows that they ". werful medicina qualities, he dandelion, for example, is replete with tonic salts and Is aperient, besides being a natural liver medicine; the m d 1s a perfect tonle for the kidneys and a general cleanser of the system; the common yarrow is a good ng tonie for chil dren: while red clover Is one of the richest of all nitrogenous plants, and nitrogen is one of the most strength. ening elements.” of | number of ip { only head | i no compiica- | | the | assembling, | “The DISASTER TELLS STORY. OVER A HUNDRED LIVES LOST Terrible Scenes When Catches Fire and Ocean Is Rescue of Passengers Impossible. Not the been since Titan BO disaster thrilled has the world the an ny no in i Atlant} ia dn nignt { Vis . neg | { ire of the | t hese When night came sHghtl The kept their Waite rele cred ships searchin and d patiently wit} for the first mot again aun The Wim hog jemaness manifested evening lore away =a in nn Ines grr : fom : alier ®iny oom ong the turnoe wo TAR the walters Meanwhile {al wf the terrified passengers wrapped | iN i Vet Wo, es, dropped rye of over them Ma rd wae irmania f may mw a taken ard t i" that r Yes. | bhtedly Tore omes 5) PAsseEnIReTr had from the one n« r of the disaster taken armania. This man is Trintepohl, a German who the Carmania and was ros exhausted condition Nince ken aboard the Carmania has been the ship's threatened ith paeumonia his story to Mr. Spurgeon ime seriously i. but exhausted state ' his a aboara Walter swam 1o wd In the ( be owing broken the disaster somewhat incoherent. and possibly not accurate in every detail ‘All went said Trientepohl til ¢ clock Thursday fire alarm sounded We were med and told to go on deck, as had broken out i¥ the hold. On life belts were handed around, and much time was upled in fastening them Ve were told that the fire might be quenched, but the captain thought It wise for all have belts as a precaution. The captain, who cried terly There were many babies arma. The fire grew worse things blazing down below lock there as a ery to lower boats captain behaved splendidly did the officers, who were English AM Sorry to say that the crew. were Germans and Belgians, very hadly wildly, and the crew seemed to think they ought to have first place and in- stead of quieting the passengers they made the panic worse. The first of. ficer took charge of the first boat. but, although he wanted the women and children saved first, = majority of those who entered the boat were members of the crew. This boat was smashed against the ghip's sides Just as it reached the water it broks in two, and all were drowned "Meanwhile attempts were made to lower the second boat. | cannot say who was In eharge of this, but I do know that after the chief steward had thrown provisions in he jumped himself. There were more men than women and children In this boat, which did not go down, for It was broken against the ship, apd all were drowned. These two boats were amid. ships. Three other boats ware put out aft. The fourth officer was in one of them, but 1 cannot say which ona, All was confusion. The ropes broke and the opcupants were thrown into the water and drowned or killed When the esptaln saw what happened he cut the tackle of the other boats could not be launched, and his lis} ount of well un morning, when Aro fire 00 sOOn frightened the in behaved (Continued at bottom Liner | Threatened | With Destruction-—Raging Sea Made | sever. i! to | fire bit. | We saw | About 10] Be, | I who | tion The peoples rushed about | Above the church's indebtedness COMING TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE Will Be Held in Court Mouse, Week of November Three weeks from Hell will have the ples entertaining the army of school throughout Centre county ty Superintendent DD, O announced the time for holding the sixty-seventh annual Teachers Ir sit ur during the week November 10th to The session will convene on Monday 0th, at 2 p and, as Ves the court Ouse } as the place of meeting nection with the annual stitute 1 10-15, next Monda efonte ! teact ore Cour ite to om first the former select In teachers’ in- directors in has been con the school tre county will hold meeting ir auritorium on her 12th } eventh annual ichool Wednes The | of meetiy Jag. G. Pent RPppeaiod ¢ Republica: erything options His mo Ereal impetuyr Son BHR AOwR hi» jeads Philadel? " Henderson before x « cement has galned the Thet "It AS the tie an ket! outside vhich cast a large ot "Wie Law E Not Complete. vO) hunting a i for wil must Har get gis three tool Edward Mayes Held for Court. Al a hearing before derman John FP. Anthony at Lock afternoon Edward years old son of Nittany Reed McoGill of Lock Haven, was held in the sum of $1000 hb for trial at court on the charges of assault mttery, wantonly pointing a gun luntary manslaughter valley whe killed ail and invo Church Dedication at Gatesburg. The new English Lutheran church at Gatesburg was fittingly dedicated Bunday with impressive services Rev. Dr. Charles T. Alkens of Susquehanna University, delivered the morning sermon and Rev. Span- gler, of Yeagertown, lifted the collec which netted something over $200 Centre County Mas Many Hunters. Up to this time 2416 hunters li- conses have been lifted in Centre county, and there are a number of hunters yet to apply. The goilar tax seems to be no hindrance to the man with enthusiastic love of the sport Mr. and Mrs. Den Schaeffer and daughter, Catherine, of Huntingdon, Pa. have been visiting friends In Bellefonte and State College during the past week. Mr. Schaeffer is a former resident of this place but left here several years ago and is now In charge of the tining department at the Huntingdon Reformatory; he is also a member of the Huntingdon boro coun- ell, don the engines “After the explosion I thought it better to jump, for 1 am a good swim. mer, and an English passenger and one of the crew sald they would ace company me. I jumped first; they followed, but I never saw them again ure of Ftlers has and | | political | power | the | 000 president | ( Vol. 36. No. 41, A PROTEST AGAINST BIG ROAD LOAN ALLEGHENY BOARDS OF TRADE TAKE DECISIVE STAND USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES Urge Voters to Oppose the Measure at the Polls—Loan Is Unnecessary and Uneconomic—Cost of Upkeep A Btate-Wide Political Machine. allied Boards of Trade county, comprising week afded It ¢ Pitt rel of i} Al- units, Opposition tion was adop the ve the vords about which £ ali~ ommas 000 008 o Cost of Upkeep mt Fs , ne f bm i about | total of urse of ten stimated that ese roads will re d by the to effect rm Leg Dee the oon. from the they becoming Highwa Depart - Ww hereaf- ee wer roads Highway he is rmous throug nage 1 FOVernos ther hire ter Iw partment thir end Wer, distribution f t a Lr trol elections States Senator measure which ; hoe fore the people Inasmuch as the Highway Governor appoints the en- organization of his department, usands of men In every state, can x for the in tire employing the inty of the used part purposes bh) calls attention te issue of $50,000, - which went to favored ontractors. Now in order to coms plete the work mapped out in New York another $50000000 is 10 be ex pended alm bond The report New York much of A Portage Bandit Given 30 Years. Francesco Imbesi, who killed Charles Hayes and wounded and robbed Pay- master Patrick Campbell at Portage, Pa. In 19804, surrendered himself to the authorities at Messina, Sicily, on Wednesday, Oct. 8. He was imme- diately sentenced to thirty years im- prisonment Largely through Nr. Campbell's efforts, in a trip he made to Biclly, Imbesi was captured severs al years ago, but during the great earthquake at Messina he managed to escape. Fillorano Guiseppe, who is al- so wanted In connection with the crime, is still at liberty Want Bryan's Help. The New York Legislature Tuesday adopted a resolution calling upon Sec. retary Bryas to use his diplomatie ofMices to secure A fair and Impartial trial for Belliss, the Jewish priest ace cused of killing a young boy as a hu- man sacrifice. The resolution declares that the charge is built on supersti- tion. Clothes For These Hens, Mrs, William Matthews, of Indian
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