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Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work from the finest to the coarsest and guarantees his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion yiven to mending, and prices rea sonable. Electric Oil. Guaranteed for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Feet, Pains. Ac. At al 1 dealers Sede Prices ou every pair of Men'?, Women's . and Children's OXFORDS iu the store. 86.00 and 85.50 now 84.25 4.00 and 3.50 now 2.00 3.00 and 2.50 now 1.00 2.00 now 45 1 75 and 1.50 now 24 LAMiyTERS OIL CITY, PA. pnOPOBRD AMENDMENTS TO THIS CONSTITUTION HUHMITTED TO THE CIT1.KNS OK THIS COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RI'TJKCTION. I1Y THE (IKNKHAL. AS. BKMIILY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUIILISII- M BY ORDER OK THE SECRETARY OK THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR SUANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OP THE CONSTITUTION. Numlier One. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Proposing nn amendment to section twenty-six of artlclu ilve of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That tne following amendment to section twen ty-slx of nrtlcle live of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be. and the same Is here. by, proposed, In accordance with ths elKhteenth nrtlcle thereof: I lint section 2)1 of Article V., which reads ns follows: "Section 2tl. All laws re IhIIiik to courts shall he general and of uniform operation, and the orKanizntlnn. lurlsdlrtlon, and powers of all courts of the same class or Krade, so far ns reun ited hy law, nnd the force and effect of the process nnd Judgements of such courts, llmll he uniform; nnd the General Assem bly Is herehy prohibited rrom crcntlng other courts to exercise the powers vested ny inn i onsntiillon In the Judges of the lourts of Common Pleas and Orphans' Courts," be amended so that the earns IihII read ns follows: Beetlon as. All laws relating to cour s shall be general and of uniform opera- lion, and the organization. Jurisdiction. and powers of all courts of the same class or grade, so far as regulnted by law, and the force and effect of the process and Judgments of such courts, shall be uni form; but, notwithstanding any provi sions of this Constitution, the General Assembly shall have full power to estab lish new courts, from time to time, as the same may be needed In any city or coun ty, nnd to prescribe the powers and Ju risdiction thereof, nnd to Increase the number of Judges In nny courts now ex isting or hereafter created, or to reorgan ise the same, or to vest In oilier courts the Jurisdiction theretofore exercised by courts not of record, nnd to nbnlish the snmo wherever It may be deemed neces sary for the orderly and efficient adminis tration of Justice. A true copy of Resolution No, 1. ROHEHT McAKEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. RESOLUTION Proposing nn amendment to tho Consti tution of tho Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, so ns to eliminate the require ment of payment of taxes as a qualifi cation of the right to vote. Resolved (If the House of Representa tives concur). That the following amend ment to the Constitution of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania he, nnd the same Is hereby, proposed. In neenrdnnce with the eighteenth article thereof: Thnt section one of artlclo eight be amended, by striking out the fourth numbered paragraph thereof, so that the said section shall read as follows: Section 1. Every male citizen twenty one years of age, possessing the follow ing qualifications, shall be entitled to vote nt nil elections, subject however to such laws requiring nnd regulating the registration of electors ns the General Assembly may enact. First. He shall have been a citizen of the United Stntes nt least one month. Second. Ho shall have resided In the State one year (or If. having previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall hnve re moved therefrom nnd returned, then six months), Immediately preceding the elec tion. Third. He shall have resided In the election district whero he shall offer to voto nt least two months Immediately preceding tho election. A true copy of Resolution No. f. RORERT McAKEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Numlier Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, so ns to consolidate the courts of common pleas of Allegheny County. Section 1. Re It resolved hy the Senate nnd House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen eral Assembly met, Thnt the following amendment to tho Constitution of Penn sylvania be, and the same Is hereby, pro posed. In accordance with the eighteenth nrtlcle thorcof: That section six of nrtlclo five be amended, by striking out tho said sec tion, and Inserting In place thereof tho following: Section 6. In the county of Philadel phia nil the Jurisdiction nnd powers now vested In the district courts and courts of common pleas, subject to such changes ns may be made by this Constitution or by lnw, shall be In Philadelphia vested In five distinct nnd separate courts of equal nnd co-ordinate Jurisdiction, composed of three Judges each. The said courts In Philadelphia shall be designated respect ively ns the court of common pleas num ber one. numlier two. number three, number four, nnd numlier five, but the number of said courts mny be by law Incrensed, from time to time, and shall be n like manner designated by successive numbers. The number of Judges In any of said courts, or in nny county where tho establishment of on additional court may be authorized hy law, mny be In crensed, from time to time, nnd when ever such Increase shall amount In the whole to throe, such three Judges shall compose a distinct nnd separate court ns nforesnld, which shall be numbered ns aforesaid. In Philadelphia nil suits shall he Instituted In the said courts of com mon plens without designating the num ber of the said court, nnd tho several courts shall distribute nnd apportion the business nmong them In such mnnner ns Shall bo provided by rules of court, nnd each court, to which any suit shall be thus nssigned, shall have exclusive Juris diction thereof, subject to chnnge of venue, ns shnll be provided by law. In tho county of Allegheny nil the Jurisdiction nnd powors now vested In tho several numbered courts of common plens shall be vested In one court of com mon plens, composed of all the judges In commission In said courts. Such Jurls dlcn nnd powers shnll extend to all proceedings nt law nnd In equity which shall hnve been Instituted In tho several numbered courts, nnd shall he subject to such changes ns may be made by lnw. nnd subject to chnngo of venue ns pro vided by lnw. Tho president Judge of said court shall be selected ns provided by Inw. The number of Judges In snld court may be by lnw incrensed from time to time. Thin nmendment shall take effect on the first day of January suc ceeding Its adoption. A true copy of Resolution No. 3. ROHF.RT McAFEE. Secretary of tho Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an nmendment to section eight, article nine, of the Constitution of Penn sylvania. Scctlpn I. Re It resolved, by the Senate and Hiiuse of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met. That the following Is pro posed ns an nmendment to the Constitu tion of the Communwinlth of Pennsylva nia, In accordance with tho provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, nrtlcle nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which rends ns follows: "Section S. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or Incorporated dis trict, except ns herein provided, shall nev er exceed seven per centum upon the as sessed value of the taxable property there in, nor shall any such municipality or district Incur nnv new debt, or Increase lis Indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed val uation of property, wlltlout the assent of tho electors thereof at a public election In such manner ns shall be provided by lnw; but nny city, the debt of which now ex ceeds seven per centum of such nssessed valuation, mny be authorized by law tc Increase tho same three per centum, in the aggregate, nt any one time, upon such valuation," so as to read as follows: Section 8. The debt of nny rounty, city, borough, township, school district, or oth er municipality or Incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never ex ceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district In cur any new debt, or Increase Its Indebt edness to nn amount exceeding two per centum upon such nssessed valuation of pro.-rty. without the nssent of the elec tors thereof at n public election In such manner as shnll he provided by lnw; but any city. ho debt of which now exceeds seven per centum of such assessed val uation, may be authorized by law to In crease the same three per centum. In the aggregate, nt any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred by the city and coun ty of Philadelphia for the construction and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the construction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used In the construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public Improvements, owned or to he owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shnll yield to the city and county of Philadelphia current net revenue In ex cess of the Interest on said debt or debts and of the annual installments necessary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded In ascertaining the pow er of the city nnd county of Philadelphia to become otherwise Indebted: Provided, That a sinking fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. TAFT WILL VISIT OHIO President Will Try to Smooth Out Factional Differences In Party. P.everly, Mass., Sept. 13. President Trft will visit Ohio, his home state, before returning to Washington. He well spend four days in Cincinnati at the home of his brother, C. P. Taft. The president will see the Republi can leaders in Ohio and probably do something with a view to Improving I he situation of his party In lils home btae . The pre-conventlon fight left strong factional fcellr.g among the Republi cans and this added to the spirit of in surgency and the strength of Gover nor Harmon presents p. situation that is causing the president's advisers a good deal of trouble. It is likely that Mr. Taft v. Ml make an effort at least to smooth out the fnctional differences In the party. The president will leave Beverly next Sunday night. He will stop off al New Haven on Monday to attend a meeting of the Yale university corpor ation and will arrive in Cincinnati on the 20th. From the Ohio city he will fro direct to Washington to attend a three days' cabinet meeting. After tne cabinet meeting he will lcavo ngain for Beverly, stopping one night iu New York city to speak before tho National League of Republican clubs. It Is doubtful now if the president v- ill make a trip to Panama this fall. H had planned tentatively to !eav3 for the Isthmus on November 8th, re turning to Washington shortly before congress reconvenes. Senator Murray Crane, of Massa chusetts pud others ot the president's political advisers are credited with having urged him to give up this trip find to remain at the helm in Wash ington In the weeks Immediately pre ceding the opening of congress. BERLIN JEWELER SWINDLED Mexican and an American Beat Him Out of $35,000 Worth of Gems. Berlin, Sept. 13. A Mexican, who gave the name of Jose Pleroll de Clarduy, and an American of German descent, who gave the name of Emil Becker and said he was from Chicago, succeeded In swindling a Munich Jew eler of gems worth $35,000. The Jeweler met the swindlers in society and allowed them to have the Jewels on bearing from the famous pointer, Kulbnph, to whom he tele phoned, that the Mexican had ordered a portrait from him, No Wedding Has Been Arranged. Jlome, Sept. 13. -The latest relating to t he prolific crop of reorts in re gard to the wedding of Miss hather- ipe K'klns and le Puke of the Abruz si Is a Hal contradiction, In the guise nt a. spinl-otliplal note, that the wed ding had been arranged. This note elates categorically that all the re pent reports In regard to the marriage are without foundation. Pnd Skeleton of Woman, Rloomfleld, N. J., Sept. 13. Two boys found ire skeleton of a, woman in the woods In the rear of the farm of Frederick IJrtkaw, iu Hrookdale, lute yesterday afternoon. The police took chnrge of It and are endeavoring to establish Ha identity. TEN KILLED IN CAVE-IN Tons of Stone Fall, Crushing and Mangljng Workmen. The long list of workmen killed In the process of onstniction of tho JS'ew York. Lake iOlie West ern railroad's new open cut through Bergen hill. N. Y., wits Ineresed by 10 Bund: with the cave-In of a sec tion of the adjoining old tunnel at the western entrance to the cut. Ten men were killed and as manv more were Injured, some so seriously tlint the (loci ois at the nuspiials be lieve Uiey cantot recover. LOST BY am YARDS Actor-Aviator Lorraine Failed to Cross Irish Channel. Daring Airman Traveled 60 Wiles, Be. ing Out of Sight of Land For More Than 40 Miles Wire Broke When Victory Was Apparently Within His Grasp, Precipitating Man and Machine Into the Sea Picked Up by Lighthouse Boat. Robert Lorraine, of London, well known actor-aviator, failed to cross the Irish channel by GO yards Sunday. He lift Holyhead at 11:05 Sunday morn ing, traveled 0 miles, beinu' out of night of land for more than 40 miles, and then, with victory apparently in his grasp, fell Into the sea I.orralno says that when hfi got nut In ihe channel he met with consider able hae. He had tome trouble with lils engine. After he had covered one third of the distance one of the wires broke, but he got along fairly well. Passing the Kish lightship In Dub lin bay at an altitude of 400 feet, h made for Hnwth hill. As he neared Ihe cliff he found himself too low to clear Ihe face of the hill and he doubled bnck. Intending to ascend when another wire broke and the ma chine Immediately becan to fall. Lorraine, who was wearing a lire belt, swam towards the lighthouse, from which a boat put out. Soon aft-c-rwnrds the Dublin steamer Adela lowered n boat and drew the partly Mibmerged aeroplane to the side of I hp steamer. Afler reaching the lighthouse. Lor raine set out again in a boat for the Adela and superintended the holstlna; of his aeroplane to her deck. He found the injury to the machine wa slight. The Gnome engine was in per fect cnnd'tlon. Lorraine proceeded to Dublin and later returned to Holyhead, having made a record over sea journey by aeroplane. CAR FERRY SINKS Big Craft Goes Down In Lake Michi gan Carrying 28 People. A marine accident, one of tha worst in the histoiy of the state of Mlchi f.un, occurred when Pere Mar quette car ferry No. 18, flagship of a fleet of five steel car ferries, sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan, 20 miles off Port Washington, Wis. The crew consisted of about 40 men, 20 deck hands and a few passengers. Most of those aboard hall from this city. A "CQD" wlrclesu message reached Lud Ington at 5 o'clock In the mornine which said: "Car ferry No. 18 sink ing, help " Tlie flash was repeated continu ously from 5 a. m. till nearly 6 a. m , but was unsigned. At 7 o'clock Su perintendent Mercereau of the K. & 1. Car Ferry line received a wireless from car ferry Nn. 17 stating that No. 18 sank at 7 o'clock. The Btorm of Thursday night was not enough of Itself to have over whelmed Ihe steamer. It is th ought, however, that by rea son of thp big pteel boat rolling in the sens, a numl-er of railroad cars load ed with coal and standing on her deck broke away. They were hurled about, battering the ship till they so far beat her to pieces that the In coming water enguired her. A wireless has been received from No. 17 stating definitely that 33 of the persons aboard were saved and 28 lost. Including a few passengers. Two of the crew of the ferry No. 17 were also drowned In their gallant attempt to rescue members of the crew of No. IS. WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW Report pn the Condition of Business by R. G. Dun & Co. R. 0. Dutf Co's weekly review pays; There la a continuance of former pilxed conditions of trade. While Conservatism nniopg buyers makes for purchases limited to current needs, jet there Is no sign of uny collnpse of confidence. Tne somewhat increased demand for pis irt n Is maintained. Vl finished lines specifications are Increasing and several suspended shi pipnts of burs, plates and light strtic tuial materials are being resumed. Tin plale continues active and on hand insure operations throughout the year, Reports from leading Jobbers of tlrygoods Indlcato a steadier distribu tion. Distluct Improvements Is noted In Ihe demand for slilks, and Ihe yarn trade Is on n Headier footing. Footwear lines continue uuiot. Trade in leaiher is still milet and though some Increase in the ucmaivt' was noted a week or so a.o. no fur ther Improvement in business has since occurred. Commercial failures this week In the I'nltcd Stiifts ate 2ji:, against 1U7 la;it week. In Canada there were 22. against 23 last week. Wellknown Politician Dea.l, EmM Kebcll, 4!l years old, died Hatunlay tit Fort Plain, N. Y. lie was u proniiiu'iit Republican for jears and postmaster under JlcKiu liy. since th'ti doork, per uf the lioii.se of representatives at Washing ton (tnd long a personal ami political friend of Vice President Sli'Miuan and former Conf.ressinan Lit latter. 11 died of tuberculosis. F. W. PLAISTED Has Been Elected Governor of the State of Maine. -'V,w AU. r ' h ' ,41 FINE HUNTING THIS FALL Good Outlook For Deer, Partridge and Other Game Birds In New York. Albany, Sept. 13. Chief Fish and Game Protector Tiurnham declared to day that he believed the prospects were excellent for ing this fall. He says there Is a .. :e outlook for partridges and other game birds, par ticularly in all sections of the Adir ondncks. Hunters have found partridges par ticularly scarce during the past three years because so many of the birds had fallen victims ot the black head, a disease which attacked the coverts of this slate and because of the cold, late springs, which ruined the eggs. Recently reports have come to the state forest, tlsh and game depart ment from Oswego, Saratoga and Warren counties as well as the Lake Champlain section, telling of an ap parent ahuiiibmce of birds this sea son. The shooting period opens Oct. l. Hoth the Adirondacks and Catskllls offer an attractive Held this fall for the deer hunters. This shooting sea son extends from Sept. IS to Oct. 31. and there is an additional section opened to hunters this year In Ulster county, where under a new law sports men will bo permitted to kill deer be tween Oct. Hi and 31. County clerks throughout the state are busy Issuing hunters' licenses to applicant? and probably the revenue from this source to the state will be augmented this year. From Ian. 1, thus far the number of hunters.' licenses issued is about 128,000. BOILER OF TUG BOAT EXPLODED One Man Severely Scalded and Otters Narrowly Miss Death. New York, Sept. 13. One- man was severely scalded and nine othets es caped death at Vonkers b only the narrowest of margins when the boiler of the tug Joseph Peene exploded. The accident occurred while Kngl neer Daniel Sheehan was getting up steam to tak" the tug from her pier at the foot ot Rock street, this city. Slieehiin, bo was the only man In the ennine room, was badly scald ed and bad to be carried to the top e'eck by other members of the crew, who were aboard at the time. The men barely had time to get to the top deck bvforc the tug started sinking. Their cries for help were heard by members of a volunteer lifesavlng crew nearby and they were taken off before the tug had completely set tled, WANTS MONEY FOR BLOOD Woman Sues Estate For $2,000 For Trarsfusion of Lifj Fluid. St. Paul. Spt. 13.--'I lic monetary value of blood given to savo t no life of another was the nnbleni belore Judge of Probate George P.. Smith yes. lerday. The transfusion was glvon bv K-elyn Wbltlev, ?tl years old, to Mrs. Mt Me Mullii'an on her deitbhed it: rit. Mary's hospital, on Sept. 1.' last. The operation did not stve the old er woman's lit'?. She died, leaving an c slate of SISji'H), lOvelu) Whitney bus made a claim ol $2,000 against the estate for her sacrillce ot blood. A part of Mu- claim will be allowed. Mrs. M'iman was dying of anae mia. Dr. IJ. C Cowlcs told in court bow tho operation wus iu Pinned Friends bad gone to many persons, lie suid, tel'ora Mbs Whitney offered lo undergo the operation. An artcrv was severed In her wrist and Joined to the artery In (he other woman's npn. They were connected for two timtrs. it v E Plaisted Elected Governor by About 5,000 Plurality. Governor-Elect Carried Nearly All ot the Cities and Large Towns, While the Country Districts Showed Large Democratic Gains Two Democratic Congressmen Elected, a Third Is In Doubt, While a Fourth Has an Even Chance For Victory. Bangor, Sept. 13. The predicted Democratic landslide struck Maine yesterday, with the result that, as in dicated from late returns, Frederick W. Plaisted, Democrat, of Augusta, is elected governor over Pert Fer nald ,the Republican Incumbent, by a plurality of 6,000 to 8,000, while Will iam M. Pennell, Democrat., Is elected to congress in the First district over Asher S. Binds, and D. J. McC.illl middy, Democrat, has defeated John P. Swasey, Republican, In the Sec ond district. Chairman Boyd of the Republican state committee admits that the eU-c-lion of RepresentatP'o F.dwin C, Httr leigh In the Third district Is in doubt, with at least an even chance of the election tif Samuel W. Uotild of Skow eghan, Democrat. Representative Frank E. Guernsey of Dover, in the Fourth district. Is probably safe, though hard pressed by George M. Hanson, Democrat, ol Calais. Great Gains In Country Districts. Plaisted has carried nearly all of Ihe cities and large towns, while even in the country districts the Demo crats have made great gains and Plal sted's plurality may be 10,000. The Democrats hava made large gains In tho legislature, both senato and house, but It Is not likely that, they will be ably to overcome tho heavy Republican majority of 62 ou Joint bnllot in the last, legislature. The result is a siiroriso. not to sav a shock, to the Republican leaders, who suppovtoii tin; Fernaid adminis tration, hut causes much rtiolcln among those Republicans who re volted against Fernabi and what Is known as "the Rltker .'i-owd," mean ing the rich Rickcr of Poland Springs, who two ye'trs rim. nut Fer- nald forward for gou'tnor and who have since been enw.Li-d iu bnildini; up an organization t() combat the old guard and send Judce Frederick Pow ers to the I'nlted States senalo In place eif Kugi tie Hale. This rebellious faction of the party contributed much to the triumph ot the Democracy, while for the rest U Is attributed to general disgust at po litical abuses under proMM'iou and extravagance in state . x;i v dilures during Fernald's admlnlstrat! ,-n. LEGISLATURE IN DOUBT Democrat Will Probably Succeed Sen ator Eugene Hale it Washington. Bangor, Me., Sept. I",---F. Marlon Simpson of the Republican st-ite com mittee, now admits the h-gisluiuru to bu iu doubt, ami a ret urns conic In from the back towns it becomes evi dent that the landslide hits completely overwhelmed the Uepiibilcuns and that both house and senate will be Democratic. This is the most im portant and siuniticnnt feature of the election, as it insures the election of a Democrat to succeed Kugene Hale In the I'ni'ed States senate some thing entirely unexpected by either party, and an tinlookcd result of the factional light In the Republican party t hut forced tho retirement of Hale For the first time ulnco Its organization the Republican party has been routed completely !n Maine. Taft Prepared For Result. Beverly, Mass., Sept. 13. -President Taft, with Secretary Norton und one or two friends received the Maine up turns in the Taft. cottage last night. Mr. Tatt was somewhat prepared for the result by the reports which he had received from Republicans in Maine, although within the Inst day or two, some of the outside cam paigners who had been In that stale had led him to take a more hopeful view. Mr. Taft had no comment to make on the result. OLDEST RESIDENT DEAD Mrs. H. S. Beckwilh Was Aged 102 Years 10 Months When .he Died. Utlca, N. Y., Sept. 1.1- -Mrs. Harriet Seymour Heckwllh. the oldest resi dent ot Oneida county, N. V.. is dead t her home In this city, aged 1 02 years 10 month. I'p to a year ago she enjoyed excellent, health and wf.:i Con li ncd to her bed only throo weeks preceding her death. Mrs. Keckwith wn born In the vll- lage of Ne Hartford, les than half a dozen miles from the scene of her death. Ashes Deposited In Artists' Corner. London. Sept. 13. The urn contain ing the ashes of the late William Hol- taaiiHunt, the artist, was deimslted in (lie artists' corner of St. Paul's cathedral. Keene on Road to Recovery. Lexington, h., Sept. 13. lames R Kceno was reported as doing well to day. It Is thouKbt be Is well on the road to recovery and Is now able to Kit up fur a while. DEMOCRATIC "WALT MASON" FOUND DEAD Poet and Artist May Have Expired a Week or More Ago. Philadelphia, Sept 13. Dead, it is believed, a week or more, the body of John Scanlon, better known tia "Walt Mason,' writer of prose poetry that has been used by newspapers from one side of the continent to the other, was found In his studio which he oc cupied at 913 Arch street. The discovery was made by a Bister, vho Instituted a search for him be cause he had not called upon her, an was his custom cn Scndays, idnce two weeks ago Sunday. Bottles partially tilled wi'h poison were found In th loom, and It Is believed that Scan on ended his life to gain relief from a Komach trouble from which he had suffered. He was 43 years old and an artist and illustrator in addition to t ing a writer. INDICTED AS SLAYERS Eight Kertuckians Charged With Kill ing Night Rider Witness. Kddyvllle, Ky Sept. 13. Eight men were indicted here for the murder of Axiom Cooper nt Lemasco about a Month ago. Mr. Cooper was a tenant on the farm of Milton Oliver and was ti witness in the coming night rider trials. It la charged thnt Mr. Cooper's mur der was the result of a night rider plot. Those Indicted for murder are Alonzo Gray, Bartley Creedmore. Claude Murphy, Baylcss Mitchell, Roy Merrick and a man named Creed more. Byron Hawkins and James Bozarth were Indicted for manslaughter. Motion for bond was overruled. The men are now In Jn.il here. JUMPS TO DEATH FROM CLIFF Miss Grace L. Burt, Fearing She Would Become Blind, Decides to End Her Life. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 13. Miss Grace L. Burt, 30 years old, took her life by kuping from the summit of Kast Rock. She had become despond ent and feared that phe wonld become blind. She went walking with Mis3 Julia Palmer, her aunt, and when they reached the rock, she ran ahead and up the face of the cliff. - She Jumped from the top, but her fall was broken by shrubbery and she wns conscious when she reached the ground. ?r s'uill and bip bones were fractured. She died 40 minutes after her leap In Grace hospital. SPLINTER CAUSES LOCKJAW Disease Develops a Few Days After Wood Was Taken From Foot. Orange, N. J., Sept. 13. Florence Van Reckon, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Van Recken of Fast Orange, U In the Memorial hos pital, this city, suffering from lockjaw. She had gone to Bradley beach with a party of children, when she was tak en ill. Dr. Ralph If. Hunt of Fast Orange diagnosed the caso as tetanus. He cald that, while be hopes to save the life of tlie girl the chances are ugalnst the sufferer. The disease was caused. Dr. Hunt taid, by n splinter the child got In her foot while going barefoot several days ago. DOG SAVED MASTER'S LIFE With Broken Leg He Crawled Six Miles and Obtained Aid. Wllllnnisport Pa., Sept. 13. With one leg broken and one eye blinded by bee stings, a shepherd dog owned by Patrick Dolin of Cross Forks crawled six miles through tne woods to a house nnd whined a message that obtained aid fer his master, uncon scious and a prisoner beneath a tree ll.nt he had felled to gather a store ot honey. Dolin also was terribly stung by the enraged bees, and, had It not been for the sasaclty of his canine companion. there Is little doubt that he would have perished, as his family did not know in which direction he went when he left homo. Another Double Tragedy. Philadelphia. Sent. 13. Another murder and suicide, the fifth to occur In this city during tlie last 30 days, was brought lo light yesterday when the bodies of Harry Scblons, 45 years old. and his wife Marthn, aged 42, Vcre found Ir their home, with re volver wounds in their heads. It Is believed by the police that the man fhot his wife and then killed himself during a quarrel. Killed In a Fight With Negroes. Columbus, O., Sept. 13. Four ne groes attempted to hold up Charles Otis and Calgln Heyge, two white men, near Cireleville, and Iu the pis tol light which followed Otis was In stint Iv killed and Heyge was shot through the back. I'liysicinns say he cannot live through the day. The ne groes escaped. Allentowm The Rev. Charles K. Fegluy of Palmyra, field missionary of the Kngiish Lutheran Home Mission Heard, nnd the Rev. F. A. Rowers of Philadelphia, asistant sitierintcndent of the Luther home missionary depart ment, decided to recommend the erec tion of a Lutheran church In tha northeastern section of the city.
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