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Connecticut western news., 1911-09-21


 AUTO THAT KILLED TWELVE. had just been run off, and the second heat of the Remy Rrassard trophy was to follow.
 On the forty-second mile Lee Old field, who Is a brother of Barney Old field, was barely in the lead of Ralph De Palma and was getting all he could out of his car as he swung on to the back stretch. Glancing back. he saw that he must get every ounce of power possible out of his car, and he urged the flier to the utmost.
 Suddenly, just as he had begun to gain inch by inch, there was a report like that of a cannon, and the Knox swerved. Oldfeld was seen to be trying to re- gain control of the machine. Then there was a cloud of dust and the fier ploughed its way through the packed and cheering throng.
 One man was pitched high in the air. another was ground under the wheels and others were tossed about as though they had been so many chips.
 The instant that the police realized the extent of the accident hurry call was sent to every hospital, and a dozen ambulanves were rushed to the fair grounds. In the meantime all sorts of vehicles were pressed into service and a score of doctors volunteered.
 As fast as the wounded could be placed in carts and carriages they were hurried to the woman's building, which was turned into a temporary hospital. Coroner Kline was at the track and Immediately began an investigation.
Connecticut western news., 1911-09-21
When the Day Awakes.

Only the country liver can fully feel it. this dying of night with the birth of day, this supreme moment when the mists and dimness and low voices of the one exhale into the melodg and brightness of the other.
 It is a daily miracle, this sudden transition from gray to rosy light, this unrOlling of the dew covered landscape, this assumption in delicious crescen- do of sound, this quickening of the days life over the sleep of night, this flying of darkness. as of a ghost pursued, before the flooding of light this oldest of all eartf's stories again told.
 Awake, for the day has dawned!-E. H. Arr in "New England Bygones."
Connecticut western news., 1911-09-21
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

Mrs. Brown, who has been spending a little time with her sister-1n-law Mrs. Russell, returned home last week.
 Miss Kathryn Russell, who has been with her mother several weeks, returned to New York last week.
 Miss Agnes O'Connell, of New York, is spending few days at MT. Russells
 Robert E. Pendleton spent Sunday with his brother Olin in Norfolk.
 Some of the Grange members are ex- pecting to attend the Pomona meeting in Cornwall. Wednesday the 2Oth.
Connecticut western news., 1911-09-21

". A. Pratt purchased the barn owued by the Methodist society and located near the church. He moved it to the rear of his residence on West Main street.
 s. w. Barnes went to Sharon to swap horses with Myron Whitney, taking Jerry, News judgment along, and brought back fine nag, which he got at bargain"
Connecticut western news., 1911-09-21
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Good CROPS Are Expected.

According to the reports made by
farmers of Southern Chautauqua coun-
ty who have been in jamestown with
in day or two, the prospects for
small fruit, vegetables, grain and
grass are excellent, owing to the late
opening of the season, the warm
weather and frequent rains of the last
ten days. Fruit trees. especial apples
and cherries, are in the pink of con
dition, the pasturage has made won
derful advance, the increased flow Of
milk being In evidence as a result;
the oat crop is practically all in, corn
ground is being prepared, and there
will be large acreage Of both corn
and oats.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Monday.

Ugly rumors of threatened massa-
ere of Jews were afloat at Kiev, Rus
sia.
Colorado legislator and labor load
ers were arrested for conspiracy.
Henry L. StimsoH. who has been
chosen to be secretary of war, re-
ceiyed many congratulatory messages.
A Harvard freshman was drowned
when his shell capsized in the Charles
river at Cambridge, Mass.
New York brokers appealed to Unit,
ed States supreme court to hurry up
Standard Oil and tobacco case decis,
ions, saying wait hurts business.
The situation in Fee was reported to
the French cabinet as being more
acute, and the order to rush troops to
the besieged city was confirmed.
The German emperor will he the
lion Of the coming week in London,
when the statue of Queen Victoria will
be unveiled.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
MONEY DISAPP EARED
Was Taken From lronworkers' safs
When McNamara Was Arrested.

Indianapolis. May 18.-L. M. Kappa
port. counsel for John j. McNamara,
who is In the jail at Los Angeles,
charged with completely in dynamit-
ing outrages, notified Superintendent
Of Police Hyland that 1922 was taken
from the safe in the Office Of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers on the night
of McNamara's arrest Rappaport
says there is no doubt that the money
was in the safe when it was opened by
expert locksmiths shortly after mid
night, after John j. Mcnamara was
arrested. He says he saw the morev,
but that he did not count IT, The
safe was again locked after the search,
he says, and was not opened by the
ironworkers until the following Mon.
day morning. At that time, says Rap
paport, the envelope was in the safe,
but the contents of the envelope had
been removed. The money was the
current cash receipts of Mcnamara
for the month of April, he says.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Tuesday.

Notwithstanding the threatened
massacre of Jews, the day was quiet
at Kiev, with the authorities very ac.
tive.
Four trainmen were killed and three
seriously injured in collision of
freight trains near White River juno
tion, Vt.
Although revolution is threatened
in Hayti, two warships have been laid
up for repairs; the entire navy is said
to he crippled.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounced at Washington the designa-
tion OF forty-seven additional postal
savings repositories.
The pope is reported to be withhold
ing his Official censure of the Portu-
guese separation law, hoping the law
will be modified before July l. when
It takes effect.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
DISCUSSED FRUIT PESTS
Nearly 100 Farmers Attend Fruit
Growers Meeting In Batavia.

Nearly 100 farmers attended a meet
ing of the Batavia-Bethany Fruit
Growers association held Thursday
afternoon in Ellicott hall, Batavia, N.
Y. The meeting was called for the
purpose of discussing fruit pests, par
ticularly the codlingmoth caterpillar
and other insects injurious TO orch
ards.
Professor Whetzel, pathologist for
the association, and r. w. Baucher, its
entomologist, talked at length to those
present.
Mr.. Raucher showed those present
parasite eggs with the aid OF mag
nifying glass and specimens of fruit
pests were shown and their ravages
explained Attention was called to
the spraying of orchards as the time
for the second spraying was at hand.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Saturday..

Monsignor Then of Wichita, Kan,
was appointed bishop of Lincoln, Neb.,
according to a dispatch from Rome.
Five miners were sufiocatcd in a fire
at the Boston mine of the Delaware
G Hudson Railway company near
Wilkes-Rarre.
Baron Rosen, Russian ambassador
to the United States, was appointed
Temporary director OF the Russian
foreign Office
Secret Service men arrested three
Italians in raids on two counterfeiting
dens and coniiscated the plates and
hundreds of spurious coins IN New
York.
President Lee of the Brotherhood
Of Trainmen reported at the conven-
tion of the organization in Harrisburg,
Pa, that wages in the United States
and Canada had been increase $37,.
100000 in the last year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Thursday.

President Falieres of France was
royalty welcomed at Brussels upon
his arrival there for a three days
visit.
A dispatch from Port-au-Prince stat
ed that President Simon would tahe
strong measures against insurgents
who threatened the peace of Hayti.
About 40 women suffragettes, led
by Mrs. Harriott Stanton Blatch,
marched 10 the Capitol in Albany to
argue for the equal suffrage amend.
ment to the constitution.
The range country of the Dauphin
(Manitoba) district was reported COW
cred with fire; damage to timber was
unprecedented; there was fire in the
timber reserves at all points.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Friday.

The douma voted a credit of $4,000
600 to combat the cholera and plague
In Russia.
Juan Estrada, after resigning the
presidency of Nicaragua, tried to en-
bark OH steamer at Corinto.
Lieutenant George E. NJ. Kelly, 3Oth
infantry, was killed in an aeroplane
fight at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
General Thomas l.. James, post
master general under President Gar
field, was married TO Mrs. Florence
Gaffney of Utica in Tenafly, N. J.
Eight bodies, including those of La
fayette, the variety actor, and four
members of his company, were taken
from the ruins Of the Empire Music
Hall, Edinburgh, which was destroyed
by fire.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
ROOSEVELT BALKS
AT NOMINATION
Asks Nebraska PrOgresslVes
Not TO h2ms Him For President.

Omaha, Neb., May 18. - Theodore
Roosevelt has asked the Progressive
Republican league of Nebraska not to
place him in nomination for the presl.
dency next year and In addition 10
saying he will be very much embar.
rassed should his request be unheod.
ed, he calls upon his friends to dis.
courage and prevent any such move.
ment.
All this information was contained
in a letter written by Mr.. Roosevelt
and received in Omaha yesterday.
The letter was written to Franklin
Shotwell, leader of the Progressive
Republican league of Nebraska.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not, however,
state he will not eventually be a can.
didate.
Last week Mr.. Shotwell. in the
name of the league, wrc Colonel
Roosevelt telling him the league In.
tended to place his name upon the
ticket in November for presidential
nominee of the Republican party and
asked his approval of the movement.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
PROSECUTES HIS SON
FOR STEALING AUTO
Father Was In Court and Press
ed Charge Against Young Man,

New York, May 16.-Paul O'Brien,
lawyer and nephew of former Judge
Morgan ]. O'Brien, was arraigned in
police court yesterday. charged with
the theft of his fathers auto. He
was locked up in default of 81 900 bail.
John P. O'Brien, the prisoners father,
was in court to press the charge, No
sign of recognition passed between
father and son.
The elder O'Brien charges that his
son procured the automobile from
garage in New York and took it -
Philadelphia and Atlantic City. De-
tectives located the young man at At
lantic City and brought him back to
New York with a decoy letter. His
arrest followed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
MRS. D0RMAN INSANE
Lunacy Commission Says She Has
Been Sc For a Year.


A commission of lunacy experts
last week Friday examined Mrs Frank
Dorman of the town of Bradford and
pronounced her insane Mrs. Dor
man is the selfaccused murderer of
her husband, Frank Dorman, on the
night of May L.. The examination was
made by Drs. Gillette of Savona and
3. e. Decker of Bradford. The report
does not state whether or not the
commission regards Mrs. Dorman's
confession Of the killing Of her hus-
band as true.
The physicians are of the opinion
that Mrs. Dorman has been insane for
over a year. Their report was made
yesterday afternoon TO District Attor.
ney Edwin d. Smith. The report will
be presented to Surrogate Wheeler,
who will make an order committing
Mrs. Dorman to an asylum. District
Attorney Smith states he will adopt
no further steps for q prosecution in
the case unless something new de-
Yelops.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
APPEALS TO COURT
John Hays Hammond Asks to Be Ex
cused From Testifying In Suit
Until Next November.

Washington. May 16.-John Hays
Hammond. special representative oi
the United States at the coronation
of King George of England, has pett
toned the supreme court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia to excuse him until
November next from testifying before
an examiner in the suit for 81 ,6e0, ,00G
damages which has been brought
against him by Daniel Sully, the so
called cotton king, for alleged defa
nation of the character in conneo
ton with the exploitation of a patent
ed cotton gin.
Mr.. Hammond charged at a hear
ing Of the suit on Saturday that the
tactics of Sully's counsel were for the
purpose of preventing him, Hammond,
from leaving the country on the Lon
don mission.
Justice Barnard took the request
Of Mr. Hammond under advisement
and will decide the matter on Fri
Gay next.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
OSBORNE GOES TO ALBANY
viii Personally Tender His Resigna.
tion to Governor on Account
of lllhealth.

Auburn, N. Y, May 16.-The condi-
ton Of Forest. Fish and Game Com
missioner Thomas NJ. Osborne, who
has been i'll nearly four weeks, was
improved sufficiently to enable him to
go to Albany and he left on the En-
pire State express for the capital,
where 1t was said he will personally
tender his resignation to Governor Dix
because of illhealth.
He has engaged passage and will
sail for Europe next week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Burned to Death In Barn.

Frank Kichie, 72 years old, was
burned to death in fire which Sat
urday destroyed the barn in the rear
of a meat market owned by his son,
George Kichle, at Oleon, N. Y. 1t is
believed that Kichle had entered the
barn to sleep and was smoking in the
hay. His body was found by the fire.
men after the fire was eXtingulshed
and seemed to be lying at the point
where the fire originated. The body
was burned beyond recognition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
siooer Award by Court of Claims.

Fredericka W. Towar who refused
an offer of $9,065, by the barge canal
appraisers for 1875 acres of her farm
In the town OF Galen, has been award
ed $17,1OO by the court of claims, the
award with interest amount ing to $751;
1850. The land taken for barge ca
nal purposes was part of the Philip
Gansz farm, one of the best farming
properties in Wayne county.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Liahtlna Sets Fire TO Barn.

A large barn belonging TO Ernest
Trask, on the Lake Road, near Dun.
kirk, was struck by lightning and to-
tally destroyed with its entire con-
tents, consisting of hay, grain and ag-
rictulture implements Two horses
and a lot Of chickens were roasted to
death. The damage is estimated at
$4,000,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Secretary Dickinson Reslans.

Jacob NJ. Dickinson OF Tennessee
will be succeed as secretary of war in
the Taft cabinet by Henry l.. Stim-
son of New York. The public an
nouncement of Secretary Dickinson's
at the White House last night Mr..
resignation and the selection of Mr..
Stimson as his successor was made
Dlckinsons resignation will become
effective Immediately upon the qualif-
cation OF Mr.. Stlmson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9;46 a.
m, M. E. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W. o. Calhoun.
Preaching in the #. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
q. A. Garrett, Pastor.
Preaching IN the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 1l:00 a. m. and 1880 p.
m. Rev. II. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings OF the W. U. L.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
lronworkers viii Levy Assessment

indianapolis. May lG-Information
to the effect that the executive board
of the International Structural Iron.
workers had levied an assessment OF
s. on each member of the union for
the purpose of raising defense find
to be used in aiding Secretary John ].
Mcnamara, who is to be tried at Los
Angeles for alleged completely in dy-
namiting outrages is contained in the
May issue of the Bridgemen's maya
zine, the official publication of the
union.
Copies of Tany messages from labor
unions, pledging moral and financial
support, are also sent out.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Buys Worlds Banner Cow.

F. B. Keeney of the village of War
saw, N. Y, has added to his herd Of
Jerseys the worlds greatest dairy COW,
Jacoba Irene Mr.. Keeney's herd now
contains this peerless COW, two of
her half-sisters and her dam, also IS
granddaughters and a grandson.
Her dam is now over Is years old
and is just finishing years authenti-
Gated test. in which she will produce
COO pounds of butter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Killed While Walkinu Tracks,

Glenn Wood, SO years of age, Of
Dewittville, ~ Y, was run over
and killed by a ]. G. G. L. e.
freight train near that village early
Sunday morning. He was walking
the tracks. A few years ago he was
run over on the same railroad and
lost an arm.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE
Futile Efforts Were Made to Secure
Vote on Measure on June I.

Washington, May 1G - An effort
was in the senate yesterday, bot with.
ont success, to secure a vote on June
l on the resolution looking to the
election Of senators by popular vote
Senator Borah, who is IN charge of
the legislation made request which
promptly evoked an objection from
Senator Hepburn, the other Idaho
senator. Senator Borah then an
nounced that he would call up the
resolution again at todays session uf
the senate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Buffalo Provision Market.
Buffalo. Nav 1h.

Buffalo, May 10.
WHEAT-No. | northern. carloads.
$1.06A; No. red, 97c.
CORN - No. 2 yellow, 5S&c, (. o. b.,
afloat; No. yellow, 5Sc.
OATS -- No 2 white, SSc. (. o. b.,
afloat; No. white, 37hc.
FLOUR - Fancy blended patent,
per bbl, $5.5O@6.25; winter family.
patent, s4.7565.50.
BUTTER--Creamery, western tubs,
etra, 22c; creamery, state fair to
good, 1SQ2Oc.
EGGS-State selected white, 1915
zoe.
CHEESE-Good to choice, new, II
G11iac
POTATOES-White, choice to fan
cy, per bu, 5S060c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
DOUBLE SUICIDE
Newspaperman of Binghamton and
Wife Take Cyanide of Potassium.

Frank NJ. Harrington, formerly the
editor Of the Binghamton Republican,
accompanied by his wife, went to
sunny hillside near Chenango bridge
in Binghamton and drank cyanide of
potassium.
After they had picked out the spot
where they were to die, Mr.. Harring-
ton wrote letter to a newspaper as
sociate in this city telling him where
the bodies might be found. That they
had planned to die is believed from
inquiries regarding the effect of cya-
nide that Mrs. Harrington had made.
When they left their apartment what
was left Of the furnishings was divid-
cd and marked for various persons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
MARK ET REPORT
New York Provision Market.

New York, May Is.
WHEAT-No. red 81, elevator.
CORN--No. 2, T. o. b., 60Rc. +
OATS-Standard iO1ac.
PORK-Mess, S1SOO@1S.25.
BUTTER - Creamery, specials,
22c do, extras, 21c; packing
stock, held, 14d15c.
CIIEESE-States specials, 14c.
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania, 1915
020c.
POTATOES-Bermuda, new. No. l,
per bbl, $5.0O05.5O; state In bulk,
$1.6201.75.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
M|LKTRA|N H|TSAUTO
Three Persons Instantly Killed
and Fourth MortalIy Injured.

Two Of the Victims Were Thrown 90
Feet to Their Deoth-Wonan Was
Caught Under Trucks of Locomotive
and FearfulIy Maneed - Accident
Occurred at kast's Bridge, Near
Herkimer, n. Y. - Other News Of
General Interest.
Three persons were instantly killed,
2 fourth was mortally injured and a
fifth was severely hurt Sunday after.
noon at Kast's bridge, near Herkimec,
\. Y, when a milk train on the Mo
hawk and Malone divisions of the New
York Central crashed into an auto.
mobile
The victims, all of whom were oc.
cupants OF the automobile, were w. II.
Van VIE of Fultonville, instantly kill.
ed; Frederick Harvey, chauffeur, Ans
terdam. died in hospital; Miss Julia
Ellington, Amsterdam, instantly kill
ed; Miss Gertrude Jones, Rome, fatal
ly injured and now in the hospital.
Mrs. II. Van Vie was severely, but not
mortally hurt.
The autoists were en- route eastward
and had just crossed a bridge and
coasted down an incline to the rail
road track when milk train bound
towards Herkimer and travelling at
a 4O-mile-an-hour clip crashed into the
automobile, striking it squarely and
hurling its occupants in all direc
tions.
Van VIE and Chauffeur Harvey
were thrown so feet and landed in |
nearby field while Miss Ellington was
caught under the trucks of the loco
motive and fearfully mutilated.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
ILLINOIS LOSES FARM PLACE
Texas Gains First Position In Value
Of Agricultural Products.

Washington, May 16.-The value of
wealth produced on farms of the Unit
ed States was $685. 10000 during
1910 as estimated by the department
of agriculture in a statement just is
sued. This is an increase of $1O4,O0O,-
900 over 1909.
Texas with her 100000 acres Of
cotton wrested from Illinois during
1910 the honor of being the first state
in the union in value of principal farm
crops, which aggregated 1864, 100000
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
PEASANT LEADER KILLED
Sons of a Landowner Murder Hun.
garian Politician.

Budapest, May 16.-Herr Achim, the
leader of the peasant party in the
Hungarian parliament, was killed yes.
terday by the sons of landowner OF
the name of Zalysky. The tragedy
grew out Of the parliamentary attacks
made by the dead man during his par.
liamentary career.
There is intense excitement at Be.
kescsaka, where the killing occurred.
and troops have been sent to prevent
threatened uprising of the peas
antry.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BurgesS.-J. d. W. Reck.
Justices Of the Pedce-C. A. Randall, ID.
w. Clark.
COtacitmen. W. Landers, j. 7. Dale,
G.. B. Robinson, VIM. Smearbaugh,
Il. j. Hopkins, w. o. Calhoun, A. B.
Kelly.
Coflstdble-Charles Clark.
CoLlector-W. II. Hood.
School DirectorS-J. @. Scowden, II. M.
Herman, @. Jameson, ]. j. Landers, j.
O. Geist, Joseph Clark.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17
Loses Foot; browns Himself.

Jefferson City. Mo-, May 1G.-After
losing a foot by attempting to board
freight train in the Missouri Pacific
yards yesterday, man supposed to be
Frank f.. Bernthaler of Palestine,
Texas, crawled into the Missouri river
and drowned himself.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-17

The large barns belonging 20 John
Winkleman, near Ripley Crossing N
Y, were struck by lightning. Every
thing was burned, including eight
horses. four cows, pigs and farm imple
ments. Nearby buildings were saved.