The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-11


ment. State Senatorial districts re-
apportioned. State Highways Depart
ment more efficient. State constabu-
larry to replace corporation police.
Cost of bridges to be borne by coun-
ties. Corporation law revision COM
mission. Legislation on registration
of voters Dairy and food division
appropriation. Small coal tax for
good roads and schools. Suppression
as public nuisance of "yellow jour
nails"
Application has been made at Har-
risburg for charter for the Kenner-
ly Coal and Coke company, $1,000
900 corporation, whose main office Is
to be at Johnstown, where at least
half the capital stock will be held.
The new company proposes the oper-
alton of $500 acres of coal land at
Forwardstown and Thomas Mill, in
Somerset county. The promoters al
so propose trolley line to Bens
Creek, there to connect with the
Johnstown Passenger Railway COM
pany's system. A contemplated con-
tinuation of this line would connect
Johnstown directly with Boswell j.
Blair Kennerly, of Philadelphia, and
H. H. Light, of Lebanon, are among
the promoters.
Gov. S. w. Pennypacker fixed Feb
ruary 1G for the execution of Mrs.
Kate Edwards, the Berks county
murderess, and her negro accomplice,
Samuel Greason. The woman's hus-
band, John Edwards, was murdered
nearly four years ago. The case has
been before the pardon board repeat
edly and was also before the Supreme
court The Pennsylvania Legislature
passed a bill at the last session which
was intended to apply to this case
which permitted the courts to review
newly discovered evidence on appli-
cation for new trials in murder cases.
Every effort, however, to free either
the woman or her accomplice fail
ed
The constitutionality of the in
crease in the salaries of all the judges
of the State, granted by the last
Legislature, was affirmed by Justice
Thompson, in an individual opinion
handed down in the Supreme court.
Justice Thompson, who retired from
the bench, was the only judge free
from interest in the case, and he said
the other members of the court de-
clined to consult or enter into any dis
cussion of the matter. The decis-
ion will involve an additional expendi-
ture of $192,500 a year for the State,
and will affect 124 judges in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Injunction issued in the suit of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
against the Pennsylvania and Mahon-
ing Valley Electric Street Railway
company, to restrain the latter from en-
tering New Castle with its interNrban
cars over an overhead bridge built
by the Pennsylvania railroad, was
dissolved by Judge William d. Wall
ace. The cars are operating now
through the public square without in
reference undet a perpetual fran
chise recently granted.
W. w. Woods, of Transfer, while
carrying a loaded rifle, accidentally
shot himself in the left leg. A rope
was tied around the injured leg by
companions, and Woods was placed
in a buggy and hurried to the Green
Vile hospital. The bullet entered one
side of the leg and went out the
other, severing several large blood
vessels and fracturing the bones.
Woods recovered from the operation,
but may lose his leg.
In a fight over a woman in a re-
sort at Shoupton, a suburb of Canons
burg, William Hayden was shot and
fatally hurt by Henry Skinner. The
two, with three others, were playing
cards when Hayden spoke sighting
ly of a girl with whom Skinner was
enamored. The latter resented the re-
mark and drawing revolver shot
Hayden through the right breast.
Skinner fled, but was captured by the
police.
A crusade has been started in Can
onsburg and vicinity against the nu-
merous alleged illegal liquor sellers.
Two women were arrested charged
with selling liquor without a license
and sent to Jail to await trial II is
claimed that at Shupetown, suburb
of Canonsburg, numerous speakeasies
exist, and as a result constant dis
order prevails.
At the coroner's inquest into the
death of George Shrader, who was
killed while in the ash pit of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Derry.
Engineman E. G. Wolford, of Young
wood, was censured for alleged negli-
gence.
John Bodusko, 95 years old, en-
ployed at the Calumet plant of the
H. c. Frick Coke company, was kill
ed by train on the Sewickley branch
near Greensburg.
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