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VOL. XLV. NO. 12.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1912.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. C. Dunn.
Justices of the Peace G. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Oouncumen. J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
G, K. Koliinson, Win. Hmearbaugh,
K. J. Hopkins, U. K. Watson, A. Ji.
Kelly.
CbtMfabfc L. L. Zuver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Director W . C. Intel, J. K.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jamieson, D, II.
Blum.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress V, M. Speer.
Member of Senate J. IC. P. Ilali.
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
President Judge W. I). Hinckley.
Automate Judges Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register C Recorder, de.
-8. K. Maxwell. .
Hheriff Wm. H. Hood.
Treasurer V! . H. Brar.ee.
Qmmxssiontirs Win. 11. Harrison, J.
C. Noowtlen, 11. II. McClflllan.
District Attorney M. A. CaTlnger.
Jury Commissioners J. It. Eden, A.M.
Moore.
Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr.
Countv Auditor -George H. Warden,
A. C. UregK and 8. V. Hhields.
County tturveyor Roy 8. Uraiien.
County Superintendent J.O. Carson.
Hccnlar Term. t (:.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of County Commis
sioners lot and 8(1 Tuesdays of month.
t'kurrk mni Habknlh Nckaal.
Prexbyterlan Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. 1 M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W.H. Burton.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
U. A. Garrett, Pntor.
Preaching to the Prettbvterlan church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. in. aud 7:.W p.
in. Rev. H. A. Badey, Pa-tor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
(J. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourtn Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'"pi'.NESTA LODUE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
i. MeHts every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
"t APT. GEORGE STOW POST. No. 274
J G. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of each month at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
F. RITCHEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tioneala,
Pa.
MA. CARRINOER.
Attorney and Counsellor.-at-Law.
Ome over Forest County National
Bnk Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORN E Y-AT- LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
HUNTER. D. D. S.
sover Citizens Nat. Rank.
TIONESTA, PA.
DRTF. J.. BOVARD,
Physician 4 Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA,
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
DR. J. B. BIGGINS,
Physician aud Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. B. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
oomfort provided for the traveling public
riENTRAL HOUSE,
J R. A. FU L.TOV, Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This Is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern iinorovementa. No pains will
be spared to make It a pleasant stopping
place lor the traveling puuito.
DHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Hanlet's grocery store
on Elm street. 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 gIVOU WJ UlOUUIUJl, BUU l IliOO iw
sonable.
Fred. Grottenborgor
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Oil Well Tools, Oas or Water Fit
tings and General Rlacksmithiiig prompt
ly done at Ixw Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
' satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop In reHr of aud lust west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
, Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
TIE TJONESTA
Racket Store
Can supply your wants in such staple
lines as Hand Tainted China, Japan
ese China, Decorated Glassware, and
Plain aud Fancy Dishes, Candy, as
well a9 other lines too numerous to
mention,
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Before you plan your spring work
in painting and papering let us give
you our estimates on the complete
job. oatisiactiou guaranteed.
G. F. RODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit Store, Elm
Street, Tionesta, Pa.
GIRL CLUBBED
BY LOVER DIES
Succumbs As Church Choir Be
gins Processional
PRISONER IN JAIL "GRIEVES"
Brutal Deed by Possible Mental Inca
pacitateAssault Charge Will
Now Be Changed to One
of Murder.
Johnstown, l'a.-(.lunt as the choir
of St. Mark's Episcopal Chinch hero
Sunday morning began singing the
"Processional," Fern Davis, who was
to have been one of the singers, died
at tho Memorial hospital from wounds
inflicted on the head last Wednesday
night by George Henderson, professed
to he her lover.
An autopsy showed that the blows
delivered hud not fractured the girl's
skull or left a blood clot on the brain.
The lamily physician, said the effect
of the blows had been simply negative
and that the who.e nervoug system
bad been disorganized.
Miss Davis did not regain conscious
uess after the assault. Members of
her family were nt her bedside con
stantly, hoping she might wake to
corrouoruto the story told by Hender
son. Miss Davis, it Is said, loved George
Henderson. Henderson was so lufat
uuted with her for the last year thut
be had triad often to persuade her to
elorxj with him. Henderson was em
ployed in the Cambria Steel Compa
ny's plant, but a month ago gave up
his position.
Miss Davis' father did not like Hen
derson and many times said that the
young man was not mentally compe
tent. Last Wednesday nlghl, according to
the story the police Bay Henderson
tells, Henderson called on his fiancee
and the two went for a walk. He
asked her to go with him to his home.
His mother, Mrs. Margaret Henderson,
and sister, Fannie, had just returned
front a prolonged visit to Altoona and
he wanted them to see his sweetheart.
Miss Davis accompanied him, Hen
derson's mother and sister had gone
out. Henderson again pl-eaded with
her to elope with him, but the gin
said she could not.
Excusing himself a moment, Hen
derson went to the cellar and return
ed with a sharp-cornered club which
he rolled in a newspaper so that his
'sweetheart would suspect nothing.
Entering the room he swung the
club at the girl as she looked at bint
Three blows were struck. Then Hen
derson went away.
Some time later his mother and sis
ter arrived and found the unconsci
ous girl lying near the sofa. Her face
was streaked with blood and a scar
Time Loans
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures
Stocks and Bonds - $530,852.84
Demand Loans - - 788,409.23
Overdrafts - - 4,007.24
Cash on Hand and in Banks 013,510.42
Total Quick
Trust
Trust
OFFICII KM.
Joseph Saep,
George Lewis,
D. T. Borland,
II. R Merritt,
Frederick Fair,
President
Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Assistant Treasuer
stretched across hnr forehead. After
phyaicluna were summoned the gill
wits removed to the hospital.
Tho next morning Henderson was
arrested. According to the police
man who arrested him, he said:
"I killed my girl."
"I niunt have been crazy," he said
at the police station. He grieved
over his deed and hoped she would
get well. He was taken to the Ebens
burg Jail where he now is, charged
with aHsnult, which will be changed
to one of first degree murder. There
he grieves much and yesterday wept
often over the crime.
MURDERER'S FATE IN BALANCE.
Four Alienists Will Determine Fate of
Slayer of Avis Llnnell.
Boston, Mass. The fate of Clarence
V. T. Riclieson, slayer of Avis Llnnell,
hangs upon the opinions of alienists,
some of whom have yet to complete
their examination of the prisoner.
If the three who examined Richeson
at the request of Governor Fobs fail
to find the former minister Insane, it
will be the prisoner's last Saturday
night In Jail before being removed to
bis death cell in the state prison.
With a physician for the defense
reporting that Richeson is insane and
still another physician in attendance
at the Jail declaring him sane, the
governor is expucted to lay principal
stress upon the report of the alienlstB
appointed by himself. Richeson was
prompt in answering that he did not
consider himself insane, when the
question was put to him directly.
Unless the sentence is commuted
one week from tonight will find him
In the death cell at the Chariestown
state prison, with the possibility of
his being called to Bit in the death
chair at any time after midnight of
that day.
Death Mystery in Old Allegheny.
Pittsburgh, Pa. The body of Chris
tina Bradley, aged 10, of 114 Rush
street, North Side, was found floating
In the Ohio river Saturday afternoon.
The condition of the body when found
would Indicate that she had met with
fould p'ay, after which she was thrown
in the river. She had been missing
from her home since the previous
Sunday. The Bureau of Police and
Detectives had condreted an unsuc
cessful search for her. The girl was
Inst seen aiive at Locust and Bidwell
streets, North Side, Sunday evening
by her young friend. Opinion is di
vided as to whether she was a suicide
or was murdered.
General Strike Is Ordered.
Baltimore. Md. As a result of the
failure to settle the stevedores' strike,
which has been In progress here for
the last two weeks for higher wages
and recognition of (he union, tele
graphic orders have been received
here from II. B. Griffin, president of
the National Transport Workers' As
sociation at New York to "pull out
everything in sight."
President Taft issued a formal de
nial of reports that he had sent Arch
bald Butt on mission of any kind or
the none
OIL OITT TRUST COMPANY,
OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.
Report to the Commissioner of Banking, Condensed,
At the Close of Business, May 3d, 1912.
RESOURCES.
Assets
Funds Invested
Funds Uninvested
Increase in Deposits Since Lcst Report, $456,974.92
SHIELDS LOSES
A LONGBATTLE
Convicted Sheriff Is Finally
Lodged in Penitentiary
A SAD PARTING WITH WIFE
Brought to Prison in Custody of Old
Friend Prisoner Promises Still to
Act as County Commissioner.
Andrews Trial Near.
Greensburg, Pa. County Commis
sioner John E. ShleidB, formerly sher
iff of Westmoreland county, was on
Saturday sentenced on two charges
growing out oi the conduct of his of
fice of sheriff during the miners'
strike. On a misdemeanor charge
he was sentenced to pay a fine of $1
and Berve not less than one year and
one month or more than three years
in the penitentiary. On a charge of
embezzlement and malfeasance in of
fice he was sentenced to pay a fine
of $j and cerve from one year and
three months to three years. The
terms of imprisonment are to run con
secutively, making the minimum sen
tence two years and four months.
During the week a petition was cir
culated and extensively signed asking
the court to suspend sentence. This
petition was presented to the court
but without effort. It was believed
some demonstration might be made
when sentence was pronounced and
scattered through the crowded court
room were a number of plain clothes
men, state and city police.
Shields appeared In court accom
panied by his wife and Bon Frank.
Alter the sentence he was Immediate
ly taken In charge by Sheriff Benja
min Steel.
Curing the long struggle of the min
ers in the the Westmoreland coa;
tie. ds Shields, as sheriff, furnished
deputies to the coal companies, charg
ing the companies $3 a day for the
mm and paying the men $3. He fail
ed properly to account for the bal
ance, but finally made out a list in
which he made charges for police par
aphernalia. After the suit was brought
it was claimed Shields permitted pris
oners brought in by deputies to leav-s
the prison. He was then charged
with malfeasance in office.
After conviction he appealed his
ca6e to the superior court and when
the lower court was sustained, appea
was taken to the Supreme Court.
While under Indictment Shields be
came a candidate for county commis
sioner and was elected.
Recently the Supreme Court hand
ed down its opinion sustaining the
lower courts. The prisoner promises
to continue Berving the county as com
missioner while serving his term In
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
$2,GG8.G89.90
70,000.00
$1,943,430.7;)
$4,082,129.03
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
$256,681.70
3,029.6(5
$259,711.36
CORPORATE TRUSTS.
Total Amount of Trusts Under Deeds of Trust or Mortgages to
this Company as Trustee $1,253,000.00
the Western Penitentiary, to which
institution he was taken at once.
His wife accompanied him to the
prison and they had a sad parting.
The former Westmoreland county of
ficial was brought to the penitentiary
by Sheriff Steel. Sheriff Steel and
his prisoner both showed their humil
iation, the officer because he had to.
bring an old friend to prison and the
prisoner because of being Bent to a
penal institution.
Erie. Pa. "The murder trial of John
M. AndrewB, which will be taken up
In the Quarter Sessions Court here
next Wednesday, promises to exceed
in Interest any similar proceeding
conducted in the courts of this coun
ty. The Erie and Pittsburgh division of
the Pennsylvania ral'.road will run a
special train from Warren to this city,
each niornlnir, returning at night to
accommodate those who wish to at
tend the trial.
Thomas C. Cochran of Mercer, will
assist Frank Lyons In prosecuting An
drews. Attorney Cochran was for
mer district attorney ot Mercer conn
ty. Former Judge Frank A. Gunni
son of Erie, Henry E. Fish, who waa
former district attorney of Erie coun
ty, and A. C. Chapin will be associat
ed with D. U. Arird of Warren, and
James Scarlett In the defense of An-drewB.
Schenk Trial Goes Over.
Wheeling, W. Va. Prosecuting At
torney J. B. Handlan probably will be
compelled next Saturday either to set
a date for a second trial of Laura
Farnsworth Schenk, on the charge of
administering poison in the food and
drink oi her husband, John O. Schenk,
"the wealthy packer, or submit to dis
missal of the case from the docket.
The first trial resulted in a hung Jury.
Attorney J. J. P. O'Brien, chief coun
sel for Mrs. Schenk, made a motion
In Criminal Court for dismissal of the
case, on the ground that more than
three terms have intervened without
a re trial and that under West Virginia
law his c'.ient must be dismissed or
tried aain. Mr. Handlan asked time
to prepare arguments on the points
involved and Jmhe Jordan passed the
case until next Saturday.
Treasure Unearthed in Garden.
Kent, O. Charles Ramsey, colored,
unearthed a box containing JiUiO in
gold coin and paper while spading for
onions here recently. His lather,
Jonathan Ramsey, a former slave, had
buried it 20 years ago, and later died
in the SanJusky (O.), Soldiers' home.
Bank Charged With Fraud.
Cincinnati, O. Suit for an account
ing against the Second National Bank
of Cincinnati has been entered by W.
C. Starred, receiver for the Alabama
Trust and Savings Company of Birm
ingham, Ala., which closed Its doors
September 25, 1909. It Is charged in
the petition that the Second Nationa'
Bank as correspondent, fraudulently
applied the deposit balance in such a
manner that the Alabama Bank was
wrecked.
Mexican federal forces won big vic
tory in first decisive clash with rnhnla.
LIABILITIES.
Capital
Surplus and Profits
Reserve for Interest
Deposits
' Due Sundry Estates.
MINERS RIOTING
MOBS OF MEN, WOMEN AND BOYS
TURN BACK LABOURERS FROM
THREE COLLIERIES.
CAUSE CORNER IN REVOLVERS
Unnaturalized Residents Buying Fire
arms Water Flooding Mines In
dustrial Workers Urging Men to
Reject Compromise and Strike.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 10. At the
East Boston colliery of W. C. Payne
at Luzerne a mob of 600 men, women
and boys took possession of the road
leading to the works, drove men on
their way to work back to their
homes and before dispersing beat
John Riddlck badly for refusing to
comply with their order.
At the Nottingham colliery of the
Lehigh and WllkeBbarre Company at
Plymouth a mob of 600 men and boys
gathered at the entrance to the workb
and turned back the men who have
been carrying on the repair work aud
the engineers, firemen and pumpmen
who have the union's consent to work.
At the Delaware colliery of the
Delaware and Hudson Company at
Hudson a crowd of 600 collected and
drove back men who started for their
regular places of employment. In no
instance did the State police appear.
At the Liggetts Creek colliery of the
Delaware and Hudson in-the Scrauton
district a crowd of 500 men and boys
armed themselves with clubs and
stones and took their position on the
road leading to the colliery. They
held up the men who appeared for
work and Informed them that they
would not be permitted to start their
labor. John Z. Anzenburg raised an
argument over the order and the mob
led him to the bank of Liggetts Creek
and threw him in, pelting him with
clubs and Btones. After all workmen
had been sent home the crowd brcrke
up.
At Minersvllle the men are angry
over the shouting and threaten to
even up matters with the "Black Cos
sacks," as the State troopers are
called.
Pottsville, Pa., May 10. During the
past two days foreigners have almost
exhausted the supply of firearniB and
ammunition of local dealers, while dy
namite magazines have been robbed
of of large quantities of explosives. It
is said these people have enough dy
namite to blow up the whole of Min
ersville. Since seven of the State police put
a crowd of over 700 to rout In a pitch
ed battle the bitter feeling has become
intense and the troopers have been
warned to beware of ambuscade on
$259,711.36
$259,711.36
the mountain roads. Although the
State laws prohibit unnaturalized resi
dents from owning firearms It Is said
that every foreigner In Minersvllle is
a walking arsenal and Is spoiling for
the opportunity to use his weapons.
The rainB have swollen all the
mountain streams and the water is
pouring into the mines. The interfer
ence with the pumpmen and firemen
has tied up some of the collieries and
as a result the mines are rapidly fill
ing. Minersvllle, Pa., May 10. Represen
tatives of the Industrial Workers of
the World have arrived here "and are
endeavoring to Induce the mine work
ers to repudiate President White by
voting against the sub-committee's
agreement in the Wilkesbarre conven
tion and casting their fortunes with
the new organization. The Industrial
Workers are Indorsed by the socialis
tic element in the mine workers,
which element is away in the major
ity here.
TO KILL COMMERCE COURT
Amendment to Appropriation Meas
ure Also May End Tariff
Board.
Washington, May 10. The United
States Commerce Court and the Tariff
Board will be abolished on July 1 If
the Senate concurs In and the Presi
dent approves the legislative appro
priation as perfected by the House.
Backed by all their following and the
Republican insurgents, the Democra
tic leaders Jammed through the House
by a vote of 120 to 49, one amend
ment provding for the abolishment of
the Commerce Court and another cre
ating a new agency to take the place
of the Tariff Board. This latter fore
shadows a bill abolishing the board.
The Commerce Court and the Tariff
Board are two of the most important
creations of the Taft Administration.
SHOT TEACHER; KILLED SELF
Jealous Suitor Calls Woman to School
Door and Opens
Fire.
Ogdensburg, N. Y., May 9. Clephos
Duquette, 20 years old, of Henrys
burg, is dead, and Miss Rancour, with
whom he had been keeping company
and who was teaching school, re
ceived bullet wounds Inflicted by him.
Calling her to the door of the school
he fired four shots at hT, three of
the bullets entering her neck and tho
fourth lodging in the shoulder. Leav
ing the young woman for dead Du
quette then drove to Lacolle and step
ping into the parlor of the Nolins
House he posed In front of a mirror
and sent a bullet into his brain. The
shooting was due to jealousy.
$ 300,000.00
597,019.52
2,908.93
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$4,082,129.03
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I). T. Norland, J. P. Keru
V. K lUrr, Joseph Levi
Henry Suhr, II. II. Fair
W. W. Srilaue, H. H. Siuipsou
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