2 The Days News in Cities and Towns of Central Pennsylvania MOTHER OF GIRL CHARGES BIGAMY Soldier Who Weds Daughter Lodged in Lewis town Jail Tjewistown, Pa., Oct. 13. —Charles C. Lynn has been brought here from Pittsburgh and lodged in jail, charged with having two wives. The charge is made by Mrs. Mark Boyn ton, of this place, mother of Miss Eva Boynton, who was married to Lynn, on Sept. 8 last at Hollidays burg. Pa. Mrs. Boynton says she has letters from reliable people in Pittsburgh showing Lynn has a wife and child in that city. The letters, Mrs. Boynton says, are in the hands of the police of this place. Miss Boyn ton first met Lynn in Lewistown about four years ago. He enlisted in the army in Indianapolis and served almost two years in the avia tion department. He came back to Lewistown after the war and re newed his wooing of Miss Boynton. She says he told her he was single. The day of their marriage they went from Lewistown to Mifflin where they took a train for Hollidaysburg. For four weeks they resided in Pitts burgh until officers got on his trail. The young wife, who lives here, is 20 years old and formerly worked in the express office at this place. Autoist Throws Town Into Darkness When He Hits Pole Carrying Wires Millersburg, Pa., Oct. 13.—Mlll ersburg was thrown in darkness Saturday evening for several hours when an automobile hit an electric light pole in Center street, knock ing the pole down and breaking the wires. Monument May Go Up in Honor of Soldiers Lykens, Pa., Oct. 13. —It is said liere that with the cash held in bal enee'from the big time staged for the Welcome Home celebration to the returned soldiers u monument will be erected in-honor of the local boys who fell in battle. It is gen erally felt that, inasmuch as the money originaly subscribed was to honor the local boys who 4-eturned. the most feasible thing that can be done with the remaining cash is to institute a campaign for a fund to erect a suitable memorial. As yet no fraternal order or body has taken definite steps toward this end. It is generally understood that in the near future the campaign will be launched. 91, He Has to Be Made Support His Wife, 86 Alleiitown, Pa., Oct. 13.—William Foltz, 91 years old, was In court here, charged with nonsupport by his wife, 86, who is living with an older sister no longer able to care for her. The nonagenarian defend ant declined to live with his ,wife. Since he has means. Judge Groman made an order directing that one of his houses be sold at once by the sheriff and from the proceeds the wife be given $5O Immediately. The rest of the money from the sale Is to be divided equally between Foltz and his wife. The district at torneys was directed to find a suit able home for the wife. Pay $B,OOO For 'Whisky,' Find It Is Only Water Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. Oct. 13. —Four Hazleton saloonkeepers, the names of whom the county authorities will not divulge, bought ten barrels of whisky they had sampled in Pitts ton. paid $B,OOO for it and took it to Hazleton on autotrucks, only to find that they had paid this big sum for ten barrels of water. According to the county detectives, the saloonmen had run out of whisky. They heard that some was for sale in Pittston. The owner of the supposed liquor gave the saloon men a sample, which was satisfac tory. and a bargain was struck for the ten barrels. Upon reaching Ha zleton the trick was discovered. Pen-Mar Postofflce Is Ordered Reopened Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 13.—Since the closing of Pen-Mar Postofflce on October 1 much inconvenience has been caused the year-round residents of the summer resort in getting their mail, the nearest postofflce being Cascade, Md. A Petition .asking that the Post office Department reopen the office was sent to Washington, with the result that the office has been or dered reopened. Physicians Find Pupils of Chambersburg Deficient Cliam bcrsburg, Pa., Oct. 13. There are 410 defects of a physiqal nature among the 199 pupils of one of the local schools. Only 28 of these pupils were found without some defect, a percentage of S6 showing some ailment under the ex aminations which were made by physicians. j Make Breakfast A Banc] uet says Easy enough J : when you get wise to . I POST j TOASTIES I MONDAY EVENING, Little Victim of Fire Buried Near McVeytown lewistown, Pa., Oct. 13.—Little Dorothy Amadio was fatally burned at her home at Ardmore, Pa., a couple of days ago, when she got too near a bonfire. She was aged 4 years and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silvo Amadio. The mother before her marriage was Villa Aurand, of McVeytown. The funeral took place yesterday from Spring Run Church near McVey town. interment being in Spring Run Cemetery. LETTER MAN MANY MILES Written to Fighter in France, Missive Is Back After Long Absence Hagerstown, Md., Oct. 13.—After traveling 10,000 miles, a letter writ ten by Mrs. E. L. Beckenbaugh, of this city, formerly of Harrisburg, to her nephew, Sergeant Herbert Pow ley, through France and this coun try has been returned to her after nearly a year. The letter was mailed on November 8, 1918. It has kept going for eleven months, the en velope bearing evidence of its pil grimage,'being covered with foreign j and domestic postmarks, but is in i good condition. The letter was re turned to the United States after having followed the addressee through various camps in France, after Powley came back, and con tinued to pursue him through the army camps. Sergeant Powley. who was in a Pennsylvania regiment, came here to visit his aunt before leaving for Montana, where he is located, but the letter never reached him. Strike Forces Hundreds of Workers From Town Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 13.—Sev-1 eral hundred of the members of the I local unions, who went on strike Au- j gust 18, have secured employment i elsewhere, and others are leaving town daily. Thirty-five left for York on Saturday and about 300 expect to leave for Norfolk, Va„ early this: week. Most all the men leaving this ! city are skilled mechanics and have' spent almost their entire lives here. The deadlock between employer j and employe seems to be on in full force. The business men have used ; every effort to bring both to an! agreement, but so far have not been j successful. Organizers of the unions j are in town trying to adjust matters. ; Mrs. Mary Miller Dies at Union Deposit Home Union Deposit, Pa., Oct. 13. —Mrs. Mary Miller, widow of Andrew Miller, died on Saturday morning at her home here. She is survived by one daughter. Miss Annie, one son Frank, and two grandsons. She was 88 years old. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at the residence at 9.30 o'clock, with funeral services at Hanoverdale in the Brethren Church, condircted by the Revs. John Witmer and Amos M. Kuhns. Interment will be made in Hanoverdale cemetery. Railroad Man Held For Grand Jury's Action Hagcrstown, Md.. Oct. 13. —O. W. Morris, a railroad man, arrested here a few days ago charged with taking merchandise from cars on the "Western Maryland Railroad, was given a hearing before Police Justice H. P. Hartman who, after hearing testimony, held Morris in $l,OOO bail for the action of the November grand jury Morris's al leged accomplice, A. F. P'Connell, a freight conductor, who escaped from officers several days ago, has not been found. Lykens Valley Musical Genius Fractures Arm Lykens, Pa., Oct. 13. While cranking a Ford car here Friday eve ning Clayton Cook, of Wiconisco, had the misfortune of sustaining a com : pound fracture of the right arm. I Cook is the musical genius of the ! Lykens Valley, and will be obliged • to abandon his instruments for some ' time. He was preparing for a trip lin the country when the accident i occurred. He made an effort to eon ; tinue the trip, but was compelled to I return home. Gettysburg Drug Firm Has Big Toy Contract Gettysburg, Pa.. Oct. 13.—One of Gettysburg's most recently estab lished industries, the American Drug and Chemical Company, owned and operated by John D. Llppy, Jr., has accepted a large contract for the manufacture of a new toy. The toy. which Is a photographic device, was Invented and patented by Mr. Linpy several months ago, and along with the drug business he has installed tho equipment for the manufacture of the toy in large quantities. WAR ROMANCE IS ENDED AT ALTAR Missouri Soldier Woos and Wins Northumberland County Girl Sunbury, Pa., Oct 13. —A romance of the World War culminated In the marriage this week of Miss Beatrice Homan, of Weigh Scales, and Henry Hatileld, of Syracuse, Mo. The wed ding ceremony was performed by the Kev. J. R. Christ, of Pottsville, in the Schuylkill county seat. The beautiful story of love, court ship by mail and the ultimate wed ding had its inception last May when the young people began their corre spondence. Through a friend who was serving in the same unit with Hatfield, he secured the name and address of the young Weigh Scales woman. To help pass away the hours in war-stricken France, Hat field opened a correspondence with the young lady. An exchange of photographs fol lowed and Hatfield found the face of the woman he loved in the photo graph she sent across the seas. The letters became more fervent in tone and a proposal of marriage follow ed. Miss Homan, too, was smitten by the photograph of the handsome young soldier and she accepted him. Arrangements for the marriage as soon as the doughboy arrived in this country were made. Hatfield came to Shamokin after havings received a leave of absence at an eastern military camp. He proceeded to Weigh Scales and saw his future wife for the first time. The young people Vent to Pottsville where they were married. The bride is the daughter of Con ray Homan. She Is a fine young woman and from the recommenda tions young Hatfield brought from his commanding officer she will find in him a fitting companion. Jury Finds Driver of Automobile Guilty of Causing Girl's Death McConnellslnirg, Pa., Oct. 13.—-i Max Sheets, mail carrier and auto j bus driver between this place and i Chanibersburg, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury here. I Evidence was submitted to the j jury showing that Sheets on De- j cember 23, 1918. tried to drive his ; automobile around a team driven by 1 W. S. Clevenger, that he failed to j blow his horn and endeavored to ; pass the Clevenger team on the j wrong side of the road. His machine struck Anna Mary Sipes and Marian Hassler, killing the former and severly injuring the i latter. Drayman Has Fourth Horse Killed by Train / Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 13.—Pe-J culiar accidents have happened on the mountain Tn the vicinity of Pen- | Mar park—and tire same kind of | accident has happened four years | consecutively. A horse owned by Drayman Harry S. Werdebaugh, Pen-Mar, was killed by a Western Maryland train the past week. The scene of the accident was at the site of the Old j Blue Mountain House, which was i destroyed by fire on August 15, 1913. I The peculiar circumstance about! the accident that resulted in the j death of Werdebaugh's horse is that j the animal was tied to an iron peg that had been driven down in the i lawn of the old Blue Mountain I House. And the perplexing ques- | tion and one for solution is, "How Did the Horse Get Loose?" This is the fourth horse belonging to Mr.* Werdebaugh that has been killed in the same manner, at the same place, same month of the year and same day of the month. Reading Italians Give Greeting to Admiral Conz Reading. Pa., Oct. 13.—Admiral j Ugo Conz and other officers of the! Conte de Cavour, the Italian battle ! ship now at Philadelphia, were to day guests of the leaders in the; | Italian colony of over 6,000 persons j here. A banquet at the hotel of | ! Matteo G. Albert, one of the city's j largest restaurants, was a feature of| i the day. i The visitors arrived at noon, and; ' after a short parade were taken to i i the banquet. From 4 to 8 they were i I guests at a public reception in the I building of the Spartacus Society, i I which houses all the Italian lodges i here. The officers of the ship and : many of the men of the crew were iin the party. INew Ministers Named For Eleven Stations Hanover, Pa., Oct. 13.—At last j night's session of the United Breth j ren Conference here the appoint ments for the year were announced and showed that but 11 ministers had been transferred from their present charges. The new appoint i ments are as follows: Bendersville, Guy C. Stambaugh. Dillsburg, J. A. Gohn. Jefferson, D. R. Barshinger. Lemoyne, F. T. Kohler. Littlestown, E. L. Hughes. Mechanicsburg, Paul R. Koontz. Newburg, Carl L. Mundes. Shepherdstown, A. C. Krone. West Fairview, S. A. Crabill. Winterstown, J. E. Francis. York, First Church, J. H. Ness. Calves Bring High Prices in Nearby Market Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 13—Al though there was a general expecta tion, due to the drop In the price of pork at the western markets sev eral weeks ago, that the price of meat generally would be lowered there is no Indication along that line around here, judging from the price being paid for calves. Two calves four weeks old brought $55.10 several days ago and later an animal three weeks old was sold for $34.23, while another weighing two hundred and fifteen pounds was purchased by a local butcher for $38.70. GF7TS KAGTJR SIGK MTLIj Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 18.—The ground has been staked ofT for the erection of the buildings of the Eagle Bilk Mill which is to be built here. All materials for the construction has been ordered shipped and work will be started as soon as possible. (Other State News on Page 14.) ' HARJFtISBTTRG t&f&L TELEGRAPH TRIO PROVES FISH BITE IN MOONLIGHT Three Chambcrsburg Anglers Have Unusual Luck at Welsh Run; Woman Gives Ground For School Build ing in Franklin County Scat Cliam hers burg, Oct. 13.—The pis catorial minister who caught oodles of big fish in a thunderstorm and upset ■ all Waltonlan tradition, even if he did have to defend his story for some later weeks in the news papers, has nothing on some local anglers as hoodoo-busters. Dr. Samuel D. Shull, George W. Brttsch and Manager Othello Sandbrook, of Piedmont Silk Mill, went to Welsh Run a few days ago and returned with about the longest strings of big bass and other fish seen about here in years. The startling thing about it is that they caught these fish when the moon was at full and everybody about here knows that according to general belief fish will not bite at that time of the month. This trio knows better and proved it and now the anglers about here are patiently waiting for next full moon tide to try their luck.. Chambersburg, like many a larger place, is shy on school room and the lack of facilities gets worse in stead of better becauuse the popu lation Is increasing and no school houses are being built. The latest school report shows there are 47 pupils for every teacher of town schools if divided equally, which is far too many. Mrs. Andrew Buch anan has presented the school board with a fine lot in the eastern end of town and it is planned to build thereon a ten room school building, contingent upon the vot ers agreeing on November 4 next to a bond issue for $BO,OOO for the purpose. There seems no doubt that the bond issue will be approv ed as that end of town needs a new school building badly. One of the saddest funerals ever seen here was held from the home of William Trout on East Wash ington street the latter part of last week when Horace Cree. his wife and five little children, who were all instantly killed at a point near Springfield. Ohio, when a trolley car struck their automobile. Even a little pet dog with the party was killed. The Crees had left here two West Shore News Notes and Mention of People in Boroughs Over River Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tritt of Car- j lisle visited their daughter, Mrs. I. | P. Deardorff, at Washington | Heights. Mrs. P. R. Koontz, is spending the week with her narents, Mr. and Mrs. Law, of York. M. M. Eshleman. of Lemoyne, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Eshleman at Washington Heights. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tritt, Mrs. I. P. Deardorff, Mrs. D. S. Eshleman motored to Carlisle on Wednesday when thev were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tritt. W. H. Young, of Philadelphia i visited his sister, Mrs. W. O. Rishiel. j Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Peffer enter- j tained at dinner on Thursday even- | ing Mr. and Mrs. Berkley of Camp I Hill, Miss Hilda Famous of Worm- | leysburg and I. J. Monier of Camp j Hill, lately returned from France. Mrs. I. W. Rlshel spent Thursday j with her mother, Mrs. Ida Smith, of Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. William Fortney of Washington Heights left Thursday for Hanover, where Mr. Fortney Is representing Calvary United Breth ren Church at the annual confer ence. Miss Mary Rlshel spent the week-end with Miss Viola Nye, of Rutherford. t Mrs. J. W. Snyder visited her | parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fire- j stone, Trudle Road. Find Bag of Spurious Dollars in the River N orris town, Pa., Oct.'l3. —Detec- j tive Carrigan with the assistance of i C. K. Langhnm, of the secret ser- j vice, has recovered eighty-three counterfeit silver dollars of the year 1901. The bogus money was found ; In a bag In the Schuylkill river be- ! low the Ford street bridge by work men laying a gas main across the j river to Bridgeport. The laborers who thought the | money real nearly fought over it. ; One man obtained forty-five pieces, i while the other thirty-eight were distributed among thirteen. Detec- j tive Carrigan. the secret service | man. visited their houses and con* ( fiscated the coins. They don't 1 : know how many pieces have been i ! passed. Drive For Hospital Is to Start on Wednesday Gettysburg, Pa.. Oct 13.—The' drive for the .$1,000,000 endowment, fund for the Annie M. Warner Hos pital will begin on Wednesday. So licitors have been appointed in all parts of the county and the drive thoroughly advertised, and a ready response is anticipated. The drive will continue ten days. | LITTLE LINES FROM NEARBY || Waynesboro —Alfred John Snod derly died at his home here of a complication, of diseases, aged 70 years. Hagerstown—A chapter of the Roosevelt National Memorial Asso ciation has been organized here with a large membership. Khippensburg Miss Elva May Heler, aged 23 years, died here as the result of an attack of Influenza, with which She was afflicted a year ago. Carlisle—Miss Euphemla Moore has completed the altar place In St. John's Episcopal Church with Caen stone In memory of her sister. Miss Marcia Moore. Enola—Funeral set vtc.es were held yesterday afternoon for 8-year-old Gwyim Gilbert Woodward, son of George Wl. Woodward, who died of pneumonia on Thursday. Greenoastle—'The Lutheran con gregation here will meet to deter mine whether to erect a new build ing or remodel the present one. Either plan Is to Include the Instal lation of a pipe organ. 1 days before after a visit to the mother's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Trout. The Revs. Dr. L. W. Lutz and Peter Lehman conducted the services and interment of the fam ily was made In the Brethren churchyard along Falling Spring Road, an immense concourse of friends joining in the cortege. The Twenty-first Cavalry Associa tion held its annual reunion here in Housum Post Grand Army Hall, with a fairly large attendance of these veteran troopers of the Union forces of the sixties. The comrades passed resolutions endorsing the League of Nations and re?elected their former officers. The grand jury which was called for the quarter sessions term of court buckled down to work quick ly and in 20 minutes had a true bill for the court to work upon. Its work wus finished on Thursday and on Friday did not make the custo mary visits to the jail, almshouse, hospital and homes for children and the aged but decided to omit the junket and reported to His Honor that such inspections are of no consequence and of no good. Judge Gillian said he agreed entire ly with the grand jury and com mended the wise course taken. Battalion Sergeant Major William C. King Camp Meade, whose home is Baltimore, was married in Mer cersburg by the Rev. Dr. J. G. Rose to Miss Ruth B. Rockwell of that place, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rockwell. They will re side in Baltimore. Miss Alby Mason, daughter of Mrs. W. H. Mason, entertained at their home in St. Louis in honor of her guest, Miss Arie Niccolls Jones, whose engagement to Grin Jones, of Dayton, Ohio, was there announced. Miss Jones is the only daughter of Mrs. Meredith Jones, formerly of this place, and had just come from attending the wedding of her brother, Meredith and Miss Lila Capon, in Washington, D. C. Giant Blast Brings Down Thousands of Tons of Stone in Adams Co. j j Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 13 —A giant j I blast of dynamite which brought ! down thirty thousand tons of stone j | was set off at the Steacy-Wilton: i quarries at Bittingers Station. One hundred and eighteen cases of dyna mite were placed In fourteen holes, which were drilled to an average depth of sixty-nine feet. It is said to have been the biggest blast ever set oft In Adams county quarries. Lewistown Man Home From Service in Navy Ix-wLstown, Pa., Oct. 13. —Willis I Popoland, son of John Copeland, of I this place, is home with an honor able discharge after serving 15 | months in the navy. During the war | he was a fireman on the U. S. Tona- , dores. The vessel went agrounJ in the Bay of Biscay and after being deserted by the crew, who were taken off by another boat, broke in two and sink. Mary Francis Heilman to Marry Philadelphian | Green castle, Pa., Oct. 13.—Mrs. ! Mary D. Heilman, Hagerstown, has | announced the engagement of her I dr tig hter. Miss Mary Frances, to Dr. | Carl A. Christian!, of Philadelphia. ; The date of the wedding has not i been announced. Miss Heilman was j a resident of Greencastle for a num- I ! ber of years. Her father, now dead, j j was pastor of Grace Reformed j I church. Greencastle Minister Is Critically 111 From Stroke Waynesboro. Pa., Oct. 13.—The j ' Rev. I. N. Peightel, Greencastle. i j pastor of Grace Reformed church, | ; has been paralyzed and is in a I critical condition. Dr. Peightel was . , getting rendy to go to Hagerstown j j to conduct services In Zion's Re- | j lormed Church, and while pulling j | on his overcoat was stricken and t ■ fell unconscious. 400 in Line With Buckets to Save Barn Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 13—Four! I hundred persons forming a bucket i line for almost four hours were nec . essary to fight a fire which com pletely destroyed a straw stack on the farm of John Shetter, near Guldens Station, the efforts being directed to the saving of the build ings and the season's crops stored in the barn, the straw stack being the only thing that was burned. Carlisle—Edward J. Rafferty, a soldier at the Army Hospital here, died on Friday evening of pneu monia. He was 87 years old and is survived by his mother, two sisters and a brother, who reside In Altoona. Camp Hill —The case of Mrs. Georgia Cullum against the borough of Camp Hill for $5,000 damages hifs been settled out of court. Mrs. Cul lum alleged that because of the bad condition of the streets she fell and was severely injured. Carlisle—George W. Musser, who was one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner at the pri mary election, announces ho will make an independent light for the election at the noils next month. Gettysburg— -The Central Iron and Steel Company, of Harrisburg, may sue Adams county for the failure of the bridge at" Plum Run to hold one of its six-ton trucks, which broke through the structure on the Tancy town road, four miles south of here. REBUKE ACTION OF STATE BODY Duffy Post of Legion Objects to Resolution of State Organization Scronton, Pa., Oct. 13.—Resolu tions repudiating the action of the State convention of the American Legion in Harrisburg, In passing resolutions branding Eamoun De- Valera, president of the Irish Re public, as a traitor, were unani mously adopted here at a meeting of Lieut. Col. Frank J. Duffy Post, No. 120, of the Legion. The resolution will be forwarded to the State body, the State execu tive committee and to the national officers of tho legion. Edward Lavelle led the fight against tho State body, presenting the resolutions which wore seconded by half a dozen members and pass-, ed without a dissenting vote. "Last week the State convention of the American , Legion," Mr. La velle said in prefacing his remarks, "passed resolutions branding Ea moun DeValera, president of the Irish Republic, as a traitor. In this city the resolutions have created a wrong impression of the legion and many men who would otherwise be come members are refusing to join. "We want to set ourselves right with the service men in Scranton. DeValeria was not In America dur ing the war. He was in a British Pfison. He in no sense avoided mili tary service. Enola Parents Give Party For Daughter; Music is a Feature Knola. Pa., Oct. 13.—1n honor of the birthday of their daughter, Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Adams, of 35 Suspuehanna street, entertained last Thursday evening. The evening was most enjoyably spent. There were games and In strumental and vocal music. Jack Adams, of the old Eighth Regiment band, played several cor net solos, his talented wife accom : panying him on tbe piano. The well known Adams broßiers, of Harrisburg, entertained with comic song and banjo and guitar solos. Miss Adams, the honor guest of the occasion, played several piano solos. Tbe house was beautifully decora ted. A buffet luncheon was served to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 1,. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur B. Adams. Mrs. Harry B. Keller, Jr., Mrs. John Falk, Mrs. J. Snyder, Misses Martha Betz, r.avina Wil liamson. Ruth Hank, Thelma Hall. Mary Klemm, Margaret Jenkins. Margaret Snyder, Hilda Falk and Messrs. A. B. Adams. Raymond Hall. Henry Sharp. Hale Jenkins, William Krebs, James Snyder, Charles Pottimer, William Hazzard, Harry, Keller, Sr., James, Williams, John Adams and Charles Falk. P. 0. S. of A. Chaplain Hits Alien Foes Within State Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 13.—Fore shadowing drastic action by pa triotic organizations against Anar chists and Bolshevists, State Chap lain Harry Daniels, of the P. O. S. of A., aroused tumultuous enthusi asm here on Saturday when he de clared that "it is time to put out of our national life men who would overturn our wfiolo civic founda tion. Tt is an astounding situation when a few men can get in control and compel an American workman to quit his job when he doesn't want to." Mr. Daniels spoke at the celebra tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization, Camp No. 36, of Pottsville. He declared the chief menace of our country is not from any foreign foe, but from foes within our own borders, and said the same element which> overturned order in Russia is at work here. Adams County Native Crushed to Death in Texas Gettysburg. Pa., Oct. 13.—Word has been received here of the death of Harry D. Bream at Comyn, Texas. Bream is a native of Cashtown. this county, and has brothers living there and in this place. His last visit here was two years ago at the time of the death of his father. He was planning to leave the oil fields of Texas to make Adams county his hime. The OWNER QUICKLY ENDS A STRIKE Threatened Walkout a* Can ning Factory Prevented By Manager BiglervUle, Pa., Oct. 13.—Trouble that threatened to develop Into a strike at the canning l plant at Gard ner's Station, owned and operated by C. H. Musselnian, of this place, was quickly settled by the owner. Strikes i and walkouts are so rare around ! Adams county that when the place ! suspended operation for about an hour, during which time Musselman met tlm employes to talk over the difficulties, persons on the outside quickly spread the rumor that a real strike was on. ' v The trouble grew out of the belief that some of the workers were on titled to more money than they were getting for their labor, and a poti tion 'yvas circulated asking for an in crease of wages and carrying with it a threat to strike if the request was not granted. Musselman at once went "to the scene of the trouble and met the em ployes, and after talking the matter over gave the men five cents an hour more than they were receiving, the amount asked, and the women ton cents per bucket instead of eight, as asked. Mr. Musselman then came to Mia plant here and gave the workers the same increase. Runaway Car Crashes Into Milling Property; Upsets Smokestack ITaserstowii, Md., Oct. 13. —Losses .estimated at $5,000 were sustained ; by the Antietam Milling Company |at F unkstown when a freight car on the Hagerstown and Frederick . Railway Company's line broke loose on a steep grade above the plant and crashed into the 90-foot brick smoke stack. In falling the stack crushed | hair of a two-story stone building, I used as a storage house, and tore lout several windows and doors in the fifth story of the flouring mil!. I Half of the stack fell into the An ] fietam Creek. Nearly all of the wheat was lost. The accident was caused by a brake chain on the car breaking. The members of the crew —Motorman Edward Mants, Con ductor Joseph Baker and Brakema i Charles Couch—all of Frederick ! leaped from 1 the car and saved them selves. The stack contained 78,0nn bricks. Hagerstown Ministers Are Against Gambling at Fair Hngerstown, Md., Oct. 13.—The Hagerstown Ministerium has taken a strong position against wide-open exhibitions at the Hagerstown Fair, which is to begin here on Tuesday for five days and adopted resolu tions protesting against race-track gambling. The resolutions ask the fair officials to rescind their action permitting the Pari-Mutuel system of betting on races, declaring that the system, "which if not illegal, certainly is flagrantly immoral." Whole Valley in Grip of Whooping Cough Lykens, Pa., Oct. 13.—The entire Lykens Vftlley is at the present time held in the grip of the whooping cough. In Lykens borough many cases have been reported. 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