The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-07-13
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
BANK. EmPLoyE IN rRousLE
Well.known Resident Of Tsrentum 10
said to Have Been Short In
His Accounts.


known residents Of Tarentum, and
bookkeeper of the National Bank Of
Tarentum, was placed under arrest.
charged with having embezzled sever
al thousand dollars belonging to the
financial institution by which he was
employed. The arrest CT Ekas caused
sensation In that place. The small
depositors crowded about the institu-
tion during the day, and many of the
accounts were Withdrawn. The In
formation against the bookkeeper was
made by ]. w. Hemphlll, president OF
the bank. When taken In custody he
Is said to have made a confession of
his peculatlons, which cover period
of over eight years.
A short distance from Ehrenfeld
station, at the same place where an
engine exploded two months ago, kill
ing four, engine No. III, drawing an
eastbound freight train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, exploded killing
three men almost instantly, probably
fatally injuring two and slightly in
jurlng several others. The dead are:
John Wessinger, englneman, OF Cone
maugh, As yais old; Daniel G. Crouch,
fireman, of Conemaugh, 2S years old;
Charles Ross, flagman, of East Tay-
lor township, 21 years old. Seriously
injured: ]. B. Smith. flagman. of Cone
maugh II. C. Boyle, conductor, OF
Conemaugh. In addition to the fore
going FIVE others received slight in
jur'ies.
In letter to district president T. d.
Nichols, of the United Mine Workers,
Umpire Carroll ID. Wright today sus-
tanned the contention of the miners
that 1t is incumbent on the companies
to collect from the miners the wages
of the acknowledgment or docking
bosses. The Scranton Coal Company,
the Pennsylvania Coal Company and
| the Temple company, employing 200,-
| 900 men, refused, to collect for check
| weighmen and docking bosses from
| the wages of such miners as refused to
make written assignments authoriz-
ing the deductions.
Harry NJ. Shoff, 81 years old, an at
torney of Coalport. Clearfield county.
was murdered by Romey Loymeir
while attempting to collect a bill for
legal service. Early yesterday Shoff
defended Loymeir in an assault and
battery case, and while on his way
home at midnight stopped at 10y
meir's to collect his bill of s5. An ar
gument and fight followed and young
Loymeir crushed Shoff's skull. The
murderer gave himself up short time
after the killing. =
Rev. Harry e. Kaufman, graduate
OF the Western Theological Seminary
and of Grove City College, has been
installed as pastor Of the Presbyterian
churches at Harrisville and New Hope,
Butler county. Rev. E. r. Worrell, OF
Butler preached the installation SER
mon. President Isaac Keller, OF
Grove City College, preached the
charge to the people, and Rev. G. f.
Moore, of Slippery Rock, the charge
to the pastor.
At Butler, Judge Galbreath granted
tavern licenses to Captain Herman
Liebold of the Hotel Arlington, Earl
ID. Clinton of the Standard, Charles
Gels of the Lyndora, Ralph Gregg OF
the Park, Simeon and Brown Nixon of
the Nixon, Daniel F. McCrea of the
Butler, Alfred Klein OF the Willard
and George Haworth OF the Bowman.
The application OF c. H. and II. B.
Kemp for the Hotel Lawry was re-
fused.
have contained $4,000 in gold dust.
taken from a Pennsylvania train near
Philadelphia, was found yesterday
morning by Foreman John Foresha.
of Supervisor Hippey's division near
New Florence. It had the appearance
OF having been roughly torn open and
was lying on a pile OF ties, and
empty. Inscribed on the satchel was
lNGnntt o. q r6 ENffh
New York"
John Lepka, Christ Bofnger and
John Combush, miners Of Adrain, each
lost leg by being struck with the
haulage rope as they were walking
along the track in the mines. The
rope caught in the guard rail and
when the signal to stop was given 1t
slipped off, cutting them down.
BY order of the Venango county
court the verdict Of $41.200 damages
received by Stuart Simpson, Of OIL
City against the Pennsylvania railroad
company. has been reduced to $22,000.
The plaintiff Is given Is days to ac-
ctpt or refuse.
The following fourth-class Pennsyl-
vania postmasters were appointed:
. Haysville, Allegheny county, Samuel
J. Fair; Lamartine, Clarion county.
James T. Laughner; Polk. Venango
county, William w. McClelland. :
After a steady run of IS months the
| two tin mills at New Castle closed for
. an indefinite period. The employees
are satisfied with the settlement OF
l the wage question at Pittsburg last
} night.
; The entire plant Of the American
} Tin Plate company, at South Sharon.
J has closed for repairs. In view or
!. the scale being signed 1t is expected
l that the plant will be idle for a short
: er period this year than usual.
Pennsylvania food inspectors pur-
chased samples of so dairymen at
Johnstown, but were unable TO find
. any traces Of adulterations. Nineteen
dairymen were arrested in raid
: year ago.
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