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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
FALL DOWNSTAIRS
KILLS MILLIONAIRE
John DObSOn SuCCumbS TO
His Injuries.

John Dobson. the widely known mil.
lionaire carpet manufacturer. died at
lis home. Thirty-fourth street and Al.
legheny avenue. Philadelphia.
Mr. DoDson was injured internally
by falling downstairs at his home.
Owing to his advanced age. eighty.
three years. Mr.. Dobson had but little
chance for recovery and his condition
became quickly critical.
When the end came Mr. Dobson's
daughter. Mrs. Samuel d. Riddle. and
her husband and his physician. DR..
ELI 5. Beary. were at the bedside.
Mr. Dobson fell down a fight OF
stairs and piece OF his scalp five
inches long was torn from his head.
DR.. Beary. who attended him. used
twenty stitches TO sew up the wound.
Mr. Dobson wis badly bruised about
the body, and owing to his advanced
age the consequences of the shock OF
the accident was feared.
Mr. Dobson. despite his age, had at
tended his place of business regularly.
About 3 o'clock in the morning one of
his servants went to his room and
found him sleeping quietly. 1t is not
known at what time the accident oc.
Cured. but Mr. Dobson was found I'M.
conscious and bleeding at the foot OF
q fight of stairs two hours later by
a maid.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
SCORES INJURED IN WRECK
Switch Engine Crashes Into Express
In Philadelphia Subway.

Almost two score of passengers on
the train OF the Germantown and
Chestnut Hill division of the Philadel
phia & Reading railway were injured
many OF them seriously, when IL
crashed into switch engine within
the subway in Philadelphia.
The train was heavily crowded with
residents of Germantown and Chest
nut HILL many OF whom were standing
in the aisles, when the switch engine.
with tender attached. ran over an open
switch 10 the track of the passenger
train just as the locomotive with four
coaches swept around the curve.
The pilot OF the switching engine
crashed squarely into the middle OF
the second coach OF the suburban
train. which was crowded. chiefly with
women. The force of the impact was
so great that the crowded coach was
thrown over upon its side. while the
switch engine was badly damaged.
The tender attached TO the smaller
engine was torn from its trucks and
hurled through the air to the wall Of
the subway.
Il. NJ Dolan. engineer of the Ger.
mantown train. who. II is said. ran
past the open switch. was hurled
through the air. to be buried beneath
tons of debris and scalding steam.
The smoking car was completely filled
with steam. and as the second coach
was thrown over II turned partly on it's
side The passengers fought franti-
cally to escape the steam-iilled car.
and many beat the glass windows into
fragments with bleeding hands. while
they hllndly sought to escape from the
inferno.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN HOME
Bullet Wound In Head Leads
Police TO Suspect Murder.
HUNT FOR MISSING MAN
Adnlrer Of Victim, Who Spoke Of
Suicide, Disappears After Quarrel.
Body Was Found by Daughter.

On the floor OF her home, Marshall
street. near High, In Norristown. Pa,
with bullet wound in her head. the
body of Mrs. Sidney w. Steiner was
found by her daughter. Katharine, ten
years old.
AS the revolver with which the ia
tai wound was made cannot be found.
and as Charles Wayne. an admirer of
the dead woman. has not yet been To-
Gated by the police. 1t is feared by the
authorities that murder. and not sui
eide, is the secret of the tragedy.
This. coupled with the statement OF
a friend of Wayne. that he thought OF
committing suicide. AID that the friend
could have his clothing, has caused a
close search TO be made for him.
While the police are endeavoring to
catch Wayne they are also figuring
on the motive for the crime. They are
OF the opinion that he tired of her and
when she would not give him up he
shot her In the head and ended her
life. The police say that Wayne was
engaged to marry Mrs. Steiner about
six months ago. but when the time
came for the wedding he went away.
He returned. however. in few weeks.
II Is said. and renewed his attentions
to her. II is said that he told her that
he had an endowment policy to fall
due last week and that he received
$1,000, which he told Mrs. Steiner he
deposited In the Peoples National
bank, of Norristown.
To strengthen his assertion. Wayne
is alleged to have drawn up two
checks. one for 5000. which he made in
favor of Mrs. Steiner. and another for
SIS. to the order of Mrs. Steiner's
daughter. The woman went to the
place of business OF Oliver Keisen,
tinsmith. where son of Mrs. Steiner
is employed. and got Keisen to go to
the bank with them for the purpose Of
identification.
When they got to the bank they
were informed that Wayne had no
money on deposit. II Is believed by
the police that this so enraged Mrs.
Steiner that when Wayne next came
to the house she took him to task.
anu tlhL THIS TtSuitcu III WAYNE SuOot-
ing her.
Mrs. Steiner's mother, who lives
next door. says she heard sound as
II fire cracker had exploded. She
thought 1t was some person having a
premature Fourth of July celebration
and went on with her work. Now she
fears that II was the pistol shot which
resulted in the death of her daughter.
Not long after the noise Katharine
Steiner, Mrs. Steifer's ten-year.old
daughter. entered the house and found
her mother dead.
Two state policemen have gone to
Philadelphia to visit Waynes haunts
in that city.
Captain Thomas Wilson, who has
charge of the attendants at the State
Hospital for the Insane, stated that
Wayne told him that Mrs. Steiner had
threatened to kill him and that he was
going to break II OFF with her."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
AVIATOR DROPS
LETTERS ON LINER
SOpWith Sails Over Great
Olympic.
WAS IN AIR FIFTY MINUTES

cireied Within 200 Feet Of Steamer,
He Dropped Package While Passen-
gers cheered and Returned to start.
ing Point.
Tom Sopwith, the young English
aviator, who has only been flying since
last October, made a flight from the
Nassau boulevard aerodrome down
TO the Narrows in New York bay to
greet the leviathan Olympic. of the
White Star line, and after dropping
bundle of letters that barely missed
her deck, he circled back over the Bay
Ridge club house of the Crescent Ath-
lctic club and dropped easily onto the
base ball field of the Crescent club.
With Sopwith rode single passenger,
X. X. Sinclair
The Olympic was due to leave her
dock at o'clock p. m, and at 1927
o'clock Sopwith. in Howard Wright
biplane. driven by sixty-horse power
T.. y. " English motor. started from
the boulevard with his passenger. He
faced at first a moderately fresh wind
from the west. but before the fifty
minute flight was finished the wind
had died out.
On the way neither air pilot could
quite pick his way. and they passed
near Long Island City, skirted Brook
Ign and now and then swooped down
to identify some little hamlet along
the way. Pretty soon they found them
selves over Manhattan Beach, because
Sinclair said he recognized the towers
OF Coney not far away. and. veering to
the northwest, they passed directly
over the Crescent Athletic clubs
grounds.
The four smokestacks of the Olym.
pic were slowly passing through the
Narrows when the biplane shot over
the poplar hedge by the club grounds
and headed out across the water for
the steamer. Just like huge bird she
seemed to drop out OF the breast of a
glowering thunderhead to worry a
monster black crow.
About 200 feet over the steamers
SmOkeStackS she New, while the TWO
thousand odd passengers of the liner
split their threats in n glad cry. while
hundreds enjoying the GOODNESS of the
west wind and other things on the
club house porch shrieked and waved
things. The steamer herself made not
croak out OF Difference for the avia-
tors nerves. 1t was said. Then Sop
with dropped his bundle of missives.
Accounts differ as TO whether the
package landed ON deck or not. The
aviator himself seems to think not,
but that. like bleeting plummet, ii
dropped into the Narrows.
Having crossed the steamer. the ma
chine turned south towards Fort Ham,
ilton. and after swooping in a long
circle. returned to the club grounds.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
HAS TOAD GARDEN
Colorado Man Uses Them to Kill OF
Flies.

A unique garden near Greeley, Colo.
is that of ]. v. Crone. devoted TO the
breeding of toads as well as the rails.
ing of garden truck.
Mr.. Crone has caught hundreds OF
toads and put them on his place. He
says that they are the worst enemy OF
the fly and that the time will come
when people will domesticate them for
the purpose OF Kidding their premises
OF flies.
Toads have cleared every fly from
The Crone place and neighbors attrib-
ate absence of flies from their prem.
kes to the toad garden.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
LEAPS 7 STORIES TO DEATH
Boston Woman Takes Fatal Jump
From San Francisco Hotel Window.

Miss Florence r. Cushing. of Bos-
ton, who arrived from Honolulu, Ha.
wall. jumped from the seventh story
OF hotel In San Francisco. Cal, and
was instantly killed.
A note found in her bedroom said
troubles had made her desperate and
asked that her brother. c. +. Cushing.
of Ncedham. Mass. be notified.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
King Georges Bread Missing.

Twenty thousand wheat growers OF
Saskatchewan. Canada's bread bas-
ket." sent to King George V. Of Eng.
land. as coronation present. a sill.
ver bread basket Weighing twelve
pounds and filled with bread made
from Saskatchewan wheat -four II Is
supposed that some one ate the bread
enr0ute. ss II was not TO be found
when the basket renched England.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
ACCUSE s.eeIton PostotfIce Clerk.

James NJ. Brown. aged twenty-seven.
a clerk In the Steelton. Pa. postofiice,
was arrested on a charge Of robbing
the mails. He is accused of pilfering
money from letters for a period Of
over a year.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
Given % Years For Assault.

Michel Icrbo was sentenced IN
cour; ~ Brunswick. ". j.. 10 serve
tweniyu feafs IN the state prison.
having rie'ea guilty to the charge or
assarl n. lie GarIick seven years
old. of Perth Amboy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
OVER NIAGARA IN A BARREL
Bobby Leach HURLED Through the
Whirlpool, But May Die Of Injuries.

WVITTPUUTi Cut way DFc OF TIIIuITTs'
Bobby" Leach. of Niagara Falls, On
tario. made a barrel trip through the
Whirlpool Rapids and the Whirlpool,
in which he sustained injuries which
may result fatally.
Starting from the Old Maid OF the
Mist landing. he was tumbled through
the rapids, his steel barrel several
times being shot clear of the water In
the rush to the pool.
The barrel was swept into the mid
die of the pool and remained there
for two hours before II swung close
enough TO the shore to be captured
by watchers on the shore. Several
times the barrel was sucked under.
Leach is fifty years old.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
Kicked by Mule to Death Under Train

Kicked by mule and lifted several
feet In the air. Earl Bonawitz, aged
eighteen years. of Tower City. near
Pottsville. Pa. fell In front Of train
Of cars at the Brookside colllery. His
body was maneled and death was al
most instantaneous.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
Frost In Wisconsin.

Ground in the vicinity OF Couder-
say. Wis. was covered with frost early
Wednesday and Ice formed on water
in small; receptacles. Garden truck
was damaged
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01

cireied Within 200 Feet Of Steamer,
He Dropped Package While Passen-
gers cheered and Returned to start.
ing Point.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-01
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE
WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND
REV. T. N. LEWIS, %. n, IL. D., President
For Young Men and Young Women in Separate Departments

LOCATION unexcelled above the in the high
lands of Maryland Pure air. pure water charming
cry. Only an hours from Baltimore.
EQUIPMENT complete Twenty acre Campus Modern
Buildings comfortable living Accommodations Laboraor
les, Library, Gymnasium, Power and Heating Plant.
CURRICULUM up to date. Classical Scientific, Hstori-
cal and Pedagogical Courses, leading to A. b. degree.
Music Elocution and Oratory. Strong Faculty
Preparatory School for those ready for College.
70 Catalogue md FOO Views
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Hosiery Opens.

On Thursday morning last the Union
Manufacturing Co., of Frederick, opened
it's branch factory at this place.
As has been stated before, this COM
pany has rented for number of years
the ground floor in the Odd Fellows Hall
on E. Main street, and will manufacture
hose. Fifteen knitting machines have
been installed and these are being run by
an electric motor, current for which is
supplied by the Frederick Railroad Com
pany. Fifteen young ladies are at pres
ent employed and are being instructed
in the work by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shaw, both being old employees of the
company at Frederick. Mr.. Shaw stated
to us that the girls were getting along
exceptionally well and would have no
trouble learning the work. AS soon as
these become far enough advanced, others
will be given work and machines will be
installed in sufficient number SO that all
who apply can secure work.
The company is here for business and
if the present room is not large enough,
buildings will be erected to accommodate
its needs.
While learning, the girls are paid 81. 80
per week, and the sign, whether or not
it is hanging out, will read-"Help
Wanted"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Suit For Divorce.

Minnie E. Renner, through her attor-
neys, Stoner and Weinberg, filed suit
for an absolute divorce from her hus-
band, William l.. Renner. Cruel and in
human treatment is alleged. They were
married September S, 1889, and have re-
sided in Frederick county ever since.
The above item appeared in the Fred
erick NeWs last week, and for time
was very annoying to another family of
the same name. We refer to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. l. Renner at Rocky Ridge.
Mrs. Renner's name is Minnie E., but
Mr.. Renner's name is William L., and all
is peace and happiness in their home on
on the Ridge"
The parties suing for divorce reside
along Hunting Creek south of Creagers-
town. The 81" denotes the two parties.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Tooth For Tooth,

."Bill Anderson and his trio of local OPP
ton pets of Senator and House of Dele
gates elected from this county will be
present at Annapolis when the local OPP
ton program hymn is given out. Does
Bill know his associates Demo-
cratic Advocate.
The Westminster Sentinel answers as
follows:
1--WE never knew that FIVE made trio,
but siLce the above appeared in our con-
temporary we are wiser. Yes, the trio
will be at Annapolis and this county will
be represented truly. They will not be
untrue to the people of this (CarrolD
county and will endeavor to prevent the
txtravagant use Of the peoples money
for political purposes. .
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
NOTICE!
y,
NO TRESPASSlNG.

All persons are hereby forewarned not
to Trespass on my premises, with dog,
gun or trap, for the purpose of taking
game in any manner, or in any way in
juring or destroying property. All per-
sons so trespassing render themselves
liable to the enforcement of law in such
cases, without notice.
G, D. Holt. ADAM r. ZENTz.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
HOLIDAY GOODS.

II. S. Lands, 33 N. Market st.
Leading Jeweler of Frederick.
We respectfully request you to call and
inspect the many pretty and useful
articles suitable for Holiday Gifts. Court
eous treatment whether you buy or not.
DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY,
STERLING sILVERWARE, CUT GLASS,
sILVERPLATED WARE, HAND-PAINTED
CHINA, CANES, sUNsHADEs, UMBRELLAS,
COMB, BRUSH AND MIRROR SETS,
MILITARY BRUSHES, CLOTHES BRUSHES,
MEAT CARVERs, STEAK CARVERs, DC.
Look for the name "Landis" on the Big
Watch. Best and Quickest Repairing
and Engraving. Engraving Free.
Phone 1853 F may IL Tyr
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Give Us Il Compulsory School Attend
ance Law.

Give Us Il Compulsory School Attend
ance Law.
A reasonable compulsory school attend
ance law should be passed for the whole
state, perhaps such as is now in
force in Baltimore city and in Allegany
county. All children should be educated
in the common branches, such as the
"three RS" and should be compelled to
receive such instruction in some legiti-
mate school-public or private-before
they reach the age of IA years.
The opposition to compulsory school
attendance compulsory education
as it is usually called-is not worth con-
sidering. There are always few peo-
pie either too bigoted, or prejudced, to
be worth arguing with. The foolish con.
clusion that education is for the classes,
and not the masses, ought to be sufficient
evidence on which to commit the holders
to an insane asylum.
Ignorant parents are menace to civ
ilization and good government, wherever
found and they should not be permitted
to propagate, in their children, this
danger to our society and institutions,
without considering proper standards of
morality. Indeed, these truths are so
self-evident that lengthy arguments in
their support are wholly superauous.
What we need now, is action. Instead
of playing politics, and passing number
less measures of little or no general i'm
portance, the new legislature should give
the state several measures of real wide
spread public benefit, and not the least
of these is compulsory attendance law.
Carroll Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
MUST FIX PAVEMENT.
Decision Handed Down In Mid
dletOWn Case.
Grade Lines In Question.


That the smaller municipalities, after
being granted charter by the Legisla-
ture, have full and complete control over
the streets and sidewalks within the con-
fines of the town, was the substance of
the opinion handed down on Saturday af-
ternoon by Judges Motter and Peter in
the case of the Burgess and Commits
sioners of Middletown vs.. The Middle
town Savings Bank.
The case is one that dates back two
years and was contention over street
grades in Middletown. When the bank
desired to lay a pavement in front of it's
building, it applied to the town for a
grade and was given one. This did not
seem to suit the bank officials, and when
it was ready to lay pavement, laid one
not on the grade given by the town au-
thorities. This pavement did not meet
one of the adjoining pavements. Sew
eral blocks of concrete were laid, and
the work was stopped. The remainder
of the pavement was then laid after night
or very early in the morning.
Following this and on September 30,
1909, the Burgess and Commissioners of
Middletown, filed bill in the equity
court, asking that the bank be compelled
to tear up the pavement put down. and
relay one according to the grade.
On agreement of all parties concerned,
the case rested and remained until Au-
gust of this year, when full hearing
was given before the court. There were
large number of witnesses for both
sides.
The bank then attacked the ordinance
relating to the grade as unreasonable,
unjust and made with malace. On an
other point, it was contended the court
Of equity was without jurisdiction, and
the authorities acted outside their duty.
The court says in its opinion the town
has perfect right to exercise control
over it's streets and sidewalks, and to
make and establish grades for same.
While the charter granted by the Legis-
lature, does not impose upon the town
officials specific duties yet the court says
that the granting of the charter gives to
the town authorities the right to pass
and maintain such ordinances as in their
judgement the town requires.
IN this case, the court says the ordi-
nance of the town was clearly disobeyed,
and the pavement put down in defiance
of the authority of the Burgess and Com
missioners of Middletown.
In conclusion, the opinion says if the
plaintiff will prepare a decree setting
forth the matter contained in the opinion,
the court will sign it.
This decree will be the instrument un-
der which the court will enforce its opin-
ion. This decree will compel the bank
to remove the pavement, which is now
down, and to relay one'to the grade es-
tablished by the town. The opinion of
the court in the case covered IL type
written pages.
Judge Hammond Urner, Coblentz, Wa
tiers and Brown were the attorneys for
the town, Judge Urner being succeeded
by Milton G. Urner upon his election to
the bench. C. o. Keedy and the late w.
P. Maulsby represented the Bank. -Ne'cs
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
The Sick.

Mr.. Geo. j. Damuth, the efficient and
we'll known clerk in Rob't A. Tyson's
store, was taken suddenly and seriously
i'll at his home Sunday morning. After
making an examination, his physician,
DR.. E. C. Kefauver, pronounced his i'll
ness due to appendicitis. On Wednesday
morning he was taken to the Union Prot
estant Infirmary, Baltimore, for treat
ment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23

The boys appetite is often the source
of amazement. If you would have such
an appetite take Chamberlain Tablets.
They not only create healthy appetite,
but strengthen the stomach and enable
it to do its work naturally. For sale by
All Dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23

at is pleasure to tell you that Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough
medicine have ever used," writes Mrs.
Hugh Campbell, of Lavonia, ia. 81 have
used it with all my children and the re-
suits have been highly satisfactory"
For sale by All Dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Freight Service rs Usual.

The Frederick Railroad Co. begs to in
form the general public that it's freight
service to and from Baltimore, and al
other points, reached via Thurmont, has
not been interrupted in any manner
whatsoever.
1t is, as it always has been, the quick
est and best service to and from all
points it reaches.
july 13tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23

"There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My
children were all sick with whooping
cough. One Of them was in bed, had a
high fever and was coughing up blood.
Our doctor gave them Chamberlain 9
Cough Remedy and the first dose eased
them, and three bottles cured them"
says Mrs. r. A. Donaldson, of Lexing-
ton, Miss. For sale by All Dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Local Items.

Religious.
Services at Trinity Reformed church
next Sunday will be as follows:
Sunday School at $50.
Preaching at 1920.
Junior C. E. meeting at 2. 80 and Senior
C. E. at $50.
Preaching at 7.3O, sermon by Rev. }.
B. Shontz.