The Penn's Grove record., 1913-07-18

William Wrentz was overcome by
in Philadelphia
Herbert Johns was held without bail
at Wilkes-Barre on the charge of muir
dering Alice Crispell.
Christopher Lake said he has an air
craft invention that will make flying
as safe as autoing.
Senator Poindexter introduced a bill
granting American citizenship to the
people of Porto Rico.
A negro known as kid" Tempers
vas taken from the jail at Blount-
stown, Fla, ard jynched.
Owing to the discovery of five
smallpox cases, a quarantine has been
ordered at K~eeseville, N. Y.
A membership in the New York
Stock Exchange was sold for $685. 900,
the lowest price since 1900.
The Littleton CIV. Va Exchange
Bank has been ordered closed for fail
ing to comply with State regulations.
Judge Owens, of Chicago, ruled that
the estate of Charles F. Yerkes owed
Cook County an inheritance tax of
$18,4OS.
The 800 striking employees of the
stogie factories in Pollack, w. Va,
agreed to compromise, thus ending a
strike.
The Coroner's jury e%xonerated Her
bert Johns of causing the death of
Alice Crispell in Harvey's Lake, near
Wilkes-Barre.
Howard Williams, of New York,
entered a $1,075 claim for dog dam
ages to sheep, on his country home,
near Pittsfield, Mass.
William H. Shauger, of Newark, N.
j., committed suicide. after his fancee,
Miss Anna B. Yeager, of West Orange,
had broken their engagement.
Secretary of War Garrison has
asked Congress for an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 to increase the
forces guarding tho Panama Canal. :
Colonel George Goethals announced
that a Panama Railroad liner will be
the first steamship to pass through the
canal, when it is opened next October.
Raymond Raab, Is years old, of
Pittsburgh, was arrested and charged
with arson in connection with a fire
in which two persons lost their lives.
The Senate directed the Interstate
Commerce Commission to inquire into
the reasons for the proposed bend il
sue of $167, 000, 900 by the New York
Central Railroad.
Edmund J.. Painter, of Aurora, N. J.,
was killed when his automobile was
struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad
train at a crossing. His wife saved
herself by jumping.
In the list of securities when the
State Comptroller gave the executors
of J. P. Morgan's estate permission
to sell appeared many issues of doubt
full value or nc value at all.
The suit of the Riparian Land
Owners Association was dismissed
when the Federal court in Memphis
upheld the right of the government to
construct and maintain levees.
Secretary Houston has ordered a
quarantine placed on all cattle from
Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, Oklahoma and Texas, in order
to prevent the spread of the cattle dis
ease known as scabs.
The health authorities of Paterson,
N. j., expressed fear that much dis
ease might follow the cutting off OF
the water supply of many tenement
houses occupied by silk strikers who
have not paid rent.
Justice Cohalan, at Albany, N. Y,
under oath, admitted receiving money
from Connolly and said he had sub
mitted to blackmail in 1909 to prevent
injury to the Democratic party. MI.
Guthrie summed up for the Bar Asso-
citation and Mr.. Jerome for the Justice.
Chairman Murtaugh said the commit
tee had found the charges not sus-
tanned.