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The Republican journal., 1915-01-14
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
In Which Number of People were More
or Less Injured.

In Which Number of People were More
or Less Injured.
Joseph Littlefed of Brooks, ex-sheriff of
Waldo county,who has been the guest for some
time of his son, Eben F. Littleield, on Miller
st rect, went to the Head of the Tide recentlv
to spend few days with his nephew, Fred A.
Holmes. Wednesday evening, Jan. 9Th, Mr.,
Littlefield slipped on the back stoop at the
Holmes house and fell, sustaining a fracture
of the right thigh. He was brought to his
sons home on Miller street and Miss Gayie
Ryder, trained nurse, employed Sunday
DR.. E. A. Wilson. assisted by Drs. G. C. and
H. L. Kllgore, reduced the fracture and Mr.
Littlefield is very comfortable, He was un.
able to take ether for the operation and stood
the pain with great deal of fortitude.
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OBITUARY.

Elroy R. Bowen of this city died Jan. 9Th in
the State Hospital at Augusta, where he had
been for some time. He lived for many wears
at 38 Searsport avenue and was EMPLOYED in
the Leonard & Barrows shoe factory. His
wife, formerly Miss Alice Hart of this city.
died about six years ago. Their surviving
children are Ethel, wife of H. NJ Harris of
Pejepscot; Grace, Ralph and Marian of this
city; and Mr.. Bowen leaves one sister. Mrs.
Angie Bray of Belfast. All were present at
the funeral service, held at p M, JAN 9th, in
the Coombs undertaking rooms Rev. Arthur
A. Blair, Universalist. officiated, and the bear
ers were Amos Partridge, Seldom A. Flanders
H. E. Bradman and W. H. Mcintosh.
News has been received in Belfast of the
death of Miss Carrie Pngree of Lawrence.
Mass. She was daughter of Mrs Susan Jane
(Durham) Pingree, formerly of East Belfast
and well known here. She was found dead
Christmas morning on the bath room floor bv
her aged mother. Miss Pingree was teacher
in the Lawrence public schools and was to
have spent Christmas with her sister Alice.
who lived near by. Besides those mentioned
one brother survives, Edward Pingree of
Providenco X
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Natalie Maude. the young daughter of N. C.
Pottle of Howard. R. l., who is boarding with
her uncle, L. J. Pottle, and attending school.
met with a serious mishap Sunday while walk
ing in the woods with her little cousin Carroll
She attempted to climb fence of barbed wire
when her coat caught and she fell on stone
wall on the opposite side, striking her left knee
and dislocating the patella. Carroll went
home for assistance and with the aid of his
mother, George W. Frisbee, and later Kemp
ton B. Craig and Roy E. Young, she was car
ried home, suffering much pain. She is un-
able to use the injured member and regrets
her inability to attend school.
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Last Sunday afternoon Miss Louise Ellis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Ellis, and
Miss Sadie Chaplin were driving with Winnie
Mariner when the horse became frghtene
and ran. throwing the occupants out and de-
molshing the carriage. Young Mariner was
uninjured, but the others were at first thought
to be severely injured. Miss Ellis was taken
to the Tapley hospital and was found to have
concussion of the brain. Later she was taken
to her home and Monday morn ing was quite
comfortable and it is thought she is not
seriously injured. Miss Chaplin was at first
thought to have broken hip. but physicians
pronounced it bad sprain and she is now con-
fined to her home on Union street.
Belfast surgeons were called to LincoInville
Sunday to reduce the fracture of broken
thigh for Mrs. VIM. A. Dickey, lady of Is
wears,
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The funeral service was held at the late
home yesterday at p. M, Rev. Haraden S.
Pearl. Congregationalist, relative of the de-
ceased, officiating. There was very large
attendance and profusion of beautiful flow
ers. Mr.. Quimby was member of Corinthian
Royal Arch Chapter and Timothy Chase Lodge.
+. & A, M, and the lodge attended in body
with very full ranks. The bearers were Messrs.
Albert c. Burgess. George A. Gilchrest, janet
Il. Howes and Ben D. Field
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ton. and Edward at the time of his death was
the head of the Quimby Mfg Co. in Detroit,
Michigan. After the death of his wife Mr..
Quimby made his home in the family of his
uncle. Daniel H. Haraden, until June 8, 1885.
when he married Miss Adelaide E. Chase of
this city and they made their home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Chase, until
the death OF Mrs. Haraden, when they went to
the Haraden house to care for Mr.. Haraden un-
til his death, and it has since been their home.
Mr.. Quimby is survived by his wife. by two
daughters. Mrs. y. C. Pineo of Havana, Cuba.
and Miss Katherine C. Quimby of this city, by
his sister, mentioned above. by little grand
daughter and by number of cousins. In all
the relations of life Mr.. Quimby bore we'll his
part and he has gone to his long rest re-
gretted by all who knew him. and the sympa-
thy OF the entire community is extended to
those so sadly and suddenly bereaved.
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William Haugh sipp ed and fell on the ice
near his home on Federal street early last
Saturday morning and tract ured a small bone
in his left ankle. No one was near to assist
him and he crawled on his hands and knees
the short distance home.
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TREAsURER'S REPORT.

TREAsURER'S REPORT.
To the President and members of the Wom-
ans Hospital Aid, most respectfully submit
the following report:
Receipts of the year 1914.
Membership,
Sewing Circle and Entertainment... .$144 IS
Cash on 4l8 90
1852 IS
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Expenditures.
Bedding, furnishings and electric wiring. .$2l2 "a
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the public schools of his native city. He in
herited his fathers taste of reading, bis en-
quiring mind and ready and natural wit. When
young man he went to New York to clerk in
the ship chandlery of Thayer & Sargent, and
later for short time was engaged in the
cigar and tobacco business with his cousin
VIM. Quimby, in Minneapolis but loved
Belfast too well to remain long away
from home. About the time of the Civil War
he went to Portland to assist his father who
having become deeply interested in the art or
science of mesmerism, when in its compara-
tive infancy in this country devoted the
last twenty years of his life to the de-
velopment of its principles, especially
with regard to the healing art, and reducing
these principles to practice he wrought out
wonderful results. On returning to Belfast
Mr.. Quimby engaged with Mr.. George Pote,
under the firm name OF Pote & Quimby, in the
manufacture of vests in Hayford block, and
after the firm was dissolved, Mr.. Pote going to
Ne wton, Mass, he continued the business
alone for several years. After giving up this
business he became q member of the firm of
Field & sQuimby, insurance agents, and was SO
engaged up to his death. In May. 1872. Mr.
Quimby. married Mrs. Rose Oakes Quimby, the
widow of his cousin, Edward Quimby. She
died the following November. leaving two
you ng sons by her former marriage, Charles
and Edward. to which Mr.. Quimby gave a
father love and care until they went out in
the W orld for themselves. Both are deceased.
Charles was employed for many years in Bos-
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General statistics showing amount OF work
done in hospital from Dec. !. 1912. to Dec, I
1O1x.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
President SWIMS FOR LIFE
Costa Rica's Ruler Has Narrow Escape
From Drowning When Yacht Is
Wrecked in Gale
By Associated Press.

San Jose, Costa Rica, April S.-Al
fredo Gonzales, President of Costa Rica
had a narrow escape from drowning
when the Presidential yacht was wreck.
ed in the Caribbean three days ago. He
and the members of his party had to
swim ashore through a heavy surf to
save their lives.
The President, accompanied by the
members of his cabinet, a group of
government officials and several Con.
greysmen, went on the. government
yacht to the ralamanea region, on the
Atlantic coast. On their way back to
Port Limon a heavy norther struck the
yacht and she was driven ashore on the
rocks. The passengers and crew had to
take to the water They were all sue
cessful in getting safely to dry land,
but found the point where they made
shore to be absolutely isolated. 1t took
the shipwrecked party two days, during
which time they were without food or
shelter, to walk to the nearest point on
the railroad from which they could get
back to the capital. They came in to
San Jose to-day.
The recital of the dangers to which
resident Gonzales was subjected made a
deep impression on his countrymen, and
he was given rousing reception as he
drove through the streets of the city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
FORGER'S BOND DOESN'T COME
Mercer and LeBrun Sent Back to Jail
to Await Sentences

Fred LeBrun, who, with II. R. Mer.
Ger, both New York crooks, is awaiting
sentence on several forgery charges in
Harrisburg. was disgusted and disap-
pointed this morning when it was an
nounced that final disposition of the
cases again would be postponed. On
the way back to Jail, while leaving the
court room in the custody of Sheriff
Wells, LeBrun shook his bald head and
mumbied something in the French Ian
guage. His countenance bore evidence
of his apparent anger, but he quickly
assumed his usual silent attitude when
spoken to by the Sheriff.
The cases were continued to-day be.
cause " .lliam J. Fallon, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of West Chester county,
New York, did not appear to press his
request to have Mercer released on a
$4,000 bond. He wants Mercer to aid
IN an investigation that is being car
ried on by the New York authorities.
The woman whom Mercer at the
time of his trial declared has been
bounding him." for years, was to
have furnished the required bond, it is
said, but she did not appear.
Judge Kunkel this morning let it be
known that there will be no further de-
lay in the cases and that both men will
be sentenced on April g if the bond is
not forthcoming by that time.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
Power Company to Post $4,000 Il
Protect Farmer From Loss

Before the York Haven Water &
Power Company again attempts to build
dam in the Susquehanna river, below
Middletown, extending from the Dau-
phin county shore to the head of Duff
fy's three-mile island, so as to divert
the waters of the stream to its power
plant on the York county shore, it must
file $4,000 bond in court, as a guar
antee to John B. Reider, Londonder-
ry township farmer, that he will be
paid whatever damages may result to
his farm land through changing the
rivers course. Judge McCarrell so de-
cided in an opinion filed at noon to-day.
The eastern river channel now skirts
Reider's land and court jury that
awarded Reider damages agreed with
the farmer, that the river, even during
the long drouths, furnishes enough
dampness to make irrigation on the
farm unnecessary.
The power company once before con-
structed dam in the river, such as it
now proposes to build, and, it is al
legged, that left the east channel prac-
tically dry in summer time. Because of
that Reider said he lost heavily, due to
poor crops. A jury awarded $4,000
damages to him. Reider also obtained a
court order compelling the company to
remove that dam.
The power company more than a.
year ago fled a $4,000 bond as a guar.
antee that Reider will be paid all dam
ages to be sustained through the build
ing of the second dam but Judge Me-
Carrell now calls for $4,000 bond.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
RUSSIANS FIGHTING way
over 4CARPATHIAN 4 PASSES

London, April 8, 1856 P. M.-The
fight for the Carpathian passes is pro.
ceeding bitterly. Both sides claim To-
cal successes. The Russians are fight.
ing their way over four passes-Dukla
Lupkow, Uzsok and Rostock, the last
named of which is in their possession
Rostock pass is not so important as the
Others, but branch road from it leads
to the rear of Uzsck Pass, which from
the desperature nature of the struggle
in that vicinity is regarded as the key
to the Hungarian plains.
The Austrians seem to have only
enough men to hold the Russians in
check, and evidently are unable to
make an effective counter stroke from
Bukowina. Therefore their hope must
again center on the Germans, who may
force back the Russians as they did
when the invaders had reached point
further within Hungary then they have
gained this time. On that occasion
an Austro-German force attacked the
Russian flank in the country south of
Cracow, and threatened its lines of
communication, quickly bringing about
a retreat. A similar movement might
be attempted now, but its chances of
success probably would not be as good
as before as the Russians are now
heavily entrenched and presumably
could only be dislodged at the cost Of
heavy losses of the attackers.
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AUSTRIAN army IS CUT IN
TWOPLACES BY RUSSIANS

Petrograd, April s, 10 Noon, Via
London, $50 P. M.-The advance of
the Russians in the Carpathians has
cut the Austrian army under General
Boerovitch in two places. The eastern
wing of this army is in a precarious
position. The Russians have captured
STolnik, east of Lupkow Pass.
, The Russians have also thrown back
the Austrians in the district of Bart
field and in the district of Lupkow.
Having advanced through the Rostock
Pass, they have forced wedge between
the Austrian armies. Smolnik controls
the only road through the Beskid noun.
tains between Nezelaborcz and Uzsok. a.
distance of sixty miles.
The western wing of the Austrian
army has its base at Gummenoe and it's
communication along the roads into
Hungary are quite safe. The eastern
wing, to the contrary, is Joined with
the forces operating around Uzsok,
twenty miles from the Russian positions
at Solnik, by which they are threat
ened with attack.
The Russians have crossed the crest
of the Beskids at Gummenoe and ap-
parently have clear road to the plains
Of Hungary.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
York Man Is Arrested
On Charge of Per-
Jury In Alleged Plan
to Cheat State
PASSES NIGHT
IN JAIL HERE
Taken This Morning to Lebanon to
Face Accusation That He Fooled
Justice of the Peace by Represent
ing He Had Killed Weasels

One of the worst offenders against
the State in fraudulently obtaining
large amounts of the money paid out as
bounties for the killing of noxious ami
mails and predatory birds, according to
Game Commissioner Kalbfus, is man
arrested in York last evening and who
spent last night in the Harrisburg Jail.
The prisoner was taken this morning
to Lebanon, where the alleged offenses
were committed.
The prisoner is William Stock, of
York, and he was arrested yesterday
afternoon charged with committing per
jury at least twelve times in obtaining
bounties offered For the killing Of nox-
ious animals and birds when, as a mat.
ter of fact, he is alleged to have fooled
justice of the peace in Lebanon.
where he said he had done the killing,
by producing what he represented to
be the heads of weasels or goshawks.
These he claimed to have killed in
June, 1914. To substantiate his claim
he produced what he is alleged to have
sworn were the heads of the birds and
animals he killed, which, il has since
been aseertained, were the heads of
chickens, rats and rabbits, but so de-
cayed that the justice could not dis
tinguish them. On these it was testified
he collected $619. Stock said he poi
soned the birds and animals with Git
tie grains but could not tell what
kind of grain.
In the same month of June, 1914,
he produced what he called the heads
of more than 100 weasles which he
said he had caught in traps in the
woods near Lebanon. When asked
where he got the traps Stock said he
carried the lumber to the woods and
made them, but he4could not locate the
places where he had set the traps.
Last evening Game Wardens Shoch
and Baum went to York to get the
man. He did not appear at the door
when they reached his house, but raised
a window and demanded to know what
they wanted. For answer they reached
in and pulled him through the window,
thus making the arrest.
In the cellar of his house almost a
bushel of rat, rabbit and chicken heads
were found.
The man was brought to Harrisburg
last evening and placed in Jail over
night and to-day was taken to Lebanon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
Fiend Puts Blazing Oil
Soaked Material In
Two Exits of a Steel
ton Dwelling
GLARE AROUSES
WOMAN IN BED
She Calls Her Husband in Time For
Him to Extinguish Flames Before
They Out Of Avenues of Escape
State Authorities Are Investigating

An attempt to burn down a house in
which seven persons were sleeping al
45S Main street, Steelton, was discov.
cred at z.30 O'Clock this morning, when
Taschko Dundoff, one of the imperiled
persons, woke up and saw fire at his
kitchen door. The flames had been
started on the outside and had eaten
through the door when Dundoff discov.
cred them.
just before the blaze in the kitchen
was discovered Mrs. Dundoff was awak-
ened by a bright glare from the rear
yard. Going to her bedroom window,
she saw pile of old lumber blazing
tiercely. She called her husband. who
quickly donned some clothing and start
ed down to the kitchen.
When he entered that room it was
filled with smoke and flames were lick
ing at the door jambs. He ierked the
door open and was almost felled by an
other door which had been placed
against the inner door on the outside
and which fell IN with the opening of
the first door. By using several buck
cts of water Dundoff conquered the
flames.
An investigation was then made,
which showed that just outside a door
opening from a rear porch to the din
ing room, as we'll as Just outside the
kitchen door, there had been piled large
quantities of matches and some tallow
candles, together with shavings and
old rags, the whole mass having been
saturated with large quantities of coal
oil and then set ablaze.
The reason the blaze did not make
more rapid headway probably was be-
cause the dwelling, which is occupied
and owned by the Dundoffs, is a brick
structure. 1t originally was built by
the late George A. Lauman, of Middle.
town, about 35 years ago.
A large number of broken quart bot
ties, some containing small quantities
of coal oil, were found on the premises
about O'Clock this morning by Fire
Chief Shupp. who made an investiga-
tion. The pile of old lumber in the
rear yard also had been saturated with
oil and set afre. 1t was that blaze
which awakened Mrs. Dundoff.
The occupants Of the house are Mr..
and Mrs. Dundoff, their two children,
two men clerks in the employ of Dun
doff and woman servant.
The State Fire Marshal's Office has
been informed of the circumstances of
the blaze.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
GERMAN MISSION MEMBERS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE In
UNSUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION

Rome, April 8, via Paris.-The
members of the German mission who
made an unsuccessful attempt to pene-
trate to Adds Abeda to communicate
with the German minister to Abyssi-
MIA, have just arrived in Rome on their
way home. Italy did not permit them
passage through Eritre but undertook
to see that mail for the minister would
go forward in due course. The mem
bers of the mission had series of re-
markable experiences, which included
twenty three days ON the Red Sea in
a native boat; an encounter with a
French cruiser which almost resulted
in their capture, and persistent but
futile efforts to obtain permission 70
travel through the Italian coast coun.
try.
1t has been rumored that the object
of this mission was to instigate the
Abyssinians to attack British forces
in the Soudan. This the Germans deny,
saying their purpose was only to carry
mail to the mission. This denial has
been met by Italian newspapers with
recital of the composition of the
mission and also by the fact that it
travelled through Rumenia, Bulgaria,
Turkey and Asia Minor before landing
on the Arabian coast near Akabah.
The mission consisted of Herr Frobeius,
a German explorer, who is described
as an intimate friend of Emperor Will.
liam and two secretaries and special
attache of the foreign office.
From Akabah the travellers crossed
the Red Sea to Massowa, capital of the
Italian colony of Eritrea. 1t was on
this trip that a French. cruiser over
hauled them. The native boat charter
ed by the mission was thoroughly
searched by the French officers, but
the four Germans had so carefully hid
den themselves that they remained un-
discovered. When it was apparent that
the Italian authorities would not per-
init them to go to Eritrea the mission
gave up its objective and started on
the return journey home.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
CLARK'S FERRY BRIDGE IS
likely TO remain IN Use
Christian w. Lynch, Of This CITY, De-
clnes However, to Say What He
Intends to Do With the 2,O88-foot
Structure He Snapped Up at $4,000

The suggestion that number of Har-
risburg fnanciers are interested in the
wooden bridge spanning the Susquehan-
ma river at Clark s Ferry, which yester-
day was sold as the property of the
old Pennsylvania Canal Company to
Christian w. Lynch. of Harrisburg, for
$4,000, was contained in gossip in this
city this morning.
Mr.. Lynch, the purchaser, declined to
say what he proposes to do with the
bridge, preferring, he said, to make
no statement at this time. The
bridge probably is the longest frame.
covered viaduct in this section, meas
uring 2,0SS feet 1t is iE good repair
and belief was expressed by close
friends of the purchaser that the bridge
will be maintained and operated. The
toll charges collected from the users of
this bridge, it is said, cannot be con-
sidered to be trifing.
An acre of ground leading up to the
bridge on the Dauphin county side and
sometimes referred to as the Wieonisco
division of the olo canal, also was
bought by Mr.. Lynch. This ground
contains small frame dwelling. The
Puichdse PIice ior thiS PioPeis was
$1,000.
Years ago an unsuccessful effort was
made by the then District Attorney of
Dauphin county to have the Clark s
Ferry bridge taken over by the county
and made fres bridge. That was new
er accomplished because of the enorm-
GUS cost that, it was estimated, would
have been entailed.
The last of the old canal company g
property was sold yesterday, and that
practically wound up that concern s af-
fairs.
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3OOCERMANS MOVED down
BY FRENCH machine Guns

Paris, April s, Via London, 4 P. M.
-"The rains of the last few days
have soaked through the clay soil OF
the Woevre to great depth, rendering
difficult the movements of artillery and
preventing the explosion of shells. The
French troops have consolidated the
progress made on the previous day and
maintained all advance in spite of coun-
ter attacks of extraordinary violence, !"
says the French official statement.
cat Les Parges, especially, the last
German counter attack was carried out
by regiment and half and was com
pletely repulsed. The enemy sustained
enormous losses. Corpses of their men
covered the field. Three hundred men
who momentarily were able to advance
from the German position, were moved
down by our machine guns. Not one Of
them escaped.