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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
LEATHER WORKERS TO
ACCEPT OLD PAY RATE
Employers Agree They Will Not
Put rs Per Cent Wage Cut
Into Effect.

NunOre of n reduction In the pay OF
the leather workers of one OF the biggest
leather plAnts In this city and a coun-
ter movement on th~ part Of the leath-
" workers "a ask for an increase in
eheir wagvA were discussed by Thomas
y. William. . commissioner OF the
division " conciliation OF the Depart
mont " Labor. before Z meeting of the
leather workers' lodges In the Labor
Temple hast nigh,
When Mr.. Wiiliams explained to the
n,etnb~rs fths thrwe locals Of the
International LsA thsr Workers' Tn
Won. that the leather company In ques-
ton did not rroross To make wage
cut Of II per cent ~ rumored. the
leather workers.. by unanimous vote
aect4eA not 20 press their counter de-
uNaNl FOR IL per cent increase. This
d~cIoton 10 expected 70 stabilize con-
ditions IN the leather industry here
and remove = condition which. II al
lowed 10 develop unchecked. might
eventually have resulted in a strike
ond - . consequence the collapse oi
the leather industry In this city which
10 onw beginning 10 recover from the
pesic4 Of industrial stagnation.
The attention 81 the Department,
~ Labor was directed 40 the situation
eststtns here by John G. saylor OF tho
Central Labor Union who visited ths
department ofIsciass nj Washington
Mr. WiiiiAms, who waa assigned +,
eecretary Of Labor Davis To the tnal
~ rsmsdying tho evil. made II cl-a,
In hAs speech last niEht that he Wal
not = representative of either the en-.
ptoyee or the employer hut n repre-.
sentative cf the rcvernmcnt and tha
Me w'uvk was not 70 compel an agree
mont but 10 lay the facts before boti
parties and attempt TO amoothe gu
any dtfsscuittsa. He emphasized tn
fev that both employers and employ
s<s are aheoiussly free agents. fre
81 accept or reject any proposition pu
before them By the conc:liator.
"ecme time AGO. he said. you
ora niuaticn decided 20 make d.
swAsd for . IL PER cent increase. II
view of the known intent Of tn
company 20 make reduction II
WUeua. II - nfn fair to have II II
ny mind that ] should get the com
pAay 10 aGroo not TO make a rsrduc
ocA and forget that your orEr rixa
t&en might still have IN mind i
~ cent incrNAss. No doubt som
~ you think Y IL per cent increas
oNeAt 10 be put into effsct. You VIII
WUfk ~ the bvoinses know NOR
obeut that than d.. and I woul
~ attempt ~ tell you you shoul
Net ~ for more money. for In IN
eNA vou are better able 10 decid
wAethse that v coming 70 you o
net."
Nj, Williams then asked tn
toothlt Wog4s-u 10 take into con
u1eeokion The general economic stu
ae3sA. ~ pointed out that from tn
- - high prices during the va
\ ~ necessary 10 get beck to som
eoG1e a stability bsloee the righ
hAnl - conditions prevail. As sai
~ ~ ~ word 20 say about ia
rtght a the company 10 carry GU
~ ppopoosd cut ar the leather work
eso 70 demand IN increase. "whil
I unay not bsaisvs Il V an advisabl
thtao ~ The part q tho compan
- ~ teso s0sct 4 reduction"
oooloee4. II miOat sttli think Il nc
~ a1vtnaAss thing for the worker
= ~ ta@o e9ect "A incrsase."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
2THEODORA- CLOSES
ENGAGEMENT TONIGHT

Theodore" the mighty empress OF
the byzantine and the unfortunate
lover Of an unfortunate hero. will be
seen in the black and white OF screen
beauty for the last times today at
the Majestic Theatre.
On Monday Of next week Betty
Compson will be seen in For Those
We Love-" her latest production. With
Miss Compson viii appear Lon Cha
ney. 1t VIII be recalled that both
Miss Compson and Mr.. CLANCY Jump
ed to fame through their individual
appearances in THE Miracle Man."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
onsAs mPsno1n Arsoxs

Wo1ono neil. QIeriA Swanson and
021ooe ooaaer-etATs Ill q tAsm-Ars
snsst 81 5 ssssy.Ssss ~ Sss': is'I. !, !. :. |.
somo1v - 1ascieAl sisuatk,ns and
OuGA elovog oo41Pe.
- mooAav ~ 3. Phillips oppsn-
hG1n'o unAGoogtNl stesy q inpsrsena-
~, oo11n1 sIAe QruAi lmoersonA
o1oa.~ ~ - peeeealNd n ths screen
VooC1Dn ~ oeeros hs,sor1 hAs n,ad<
g -
~ ~ hnllRg characters have
oooN ooeeun1o1 = ~ Able genius Of
lnGDno 8SeWoo1, ssssy tneh = master
n ~ oDoo1 ~ ~ = reai man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
Painting Fire Onccs.

The offices Of Fire Marshal e. Nor
ton Ainscow in City Hall are being
painted. The office OF Fire Chief Will
liam ]. Lutz will be painted next. The
general appearance OF both offices will
be much improved
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07
THE PRICES ON
Towels and TOWeling
TAKE A BIG DROP
PART LINEN HUCK TOWELS

Size 1886 Inches
An exceptionally handsome part Linen
Huck Towel of convenient size, finely
woven, and absorbent. Down to each. .21C
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07
ALL N
18 Inches Wide

All Linen Crash Towelling; durably woven
of strong linen flax, and nicely finished.
This towelling, we assure you, will give you
the long service that you expect. Down to
~ Pure White with Blue Border.
HUCK TOWELS
16x32 Inches
A good quality Towel of medium size,
neatly hemmed ends, absorbent, and OF good
quality for ordinary use. Down to each. &c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07

them. This shows n of the tanks
in a Newport street. Children have
been ordered to stay off the streets
in the strike zone because of the
indiscriminate shooting that has
been going on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07
Builders Directory

| Builders Directory
JAS. A. SMITH & SON
Phone $751; Perth Amboy. N ,.
Rear Majestic Theatre
ASPHALT ROOFING AND SHINGLES
ONE PROFIT PLAN
Factory Direct to You
IRA r. GROUSE
LUMBER AND BUILDING
MATERIAL
SEWER PIPES
PERTH AMBoY. n. }.
Phones 2os4 and 2Os5
FRED CHRISTENSEN
CONSTRUCTION co.
CARPENTERS M BUILDERS
Office and Shop: 2Is Madison Avenue
Estimates Cheerfuliy Furnished
John Noble Pierson & Sons
ARCHITECTS
Designs for all types of buildings
Raritan Building Perth Amboy. N. j.
Phone 1922
GEORGE w. STILLWELL
PLUMBING AND HEATING
787 KING STREET
Phone III Perth Ambcy. NtJ.
GREISEN & THOMPSON
MASON AND BUILDERS
II. Greisen. Room 4l3. Raritan Building;
Phone 1916. Res. Metuchen. Phone 292-W
W. Fl. Thompson. Long Branch Tel. S61-J
A. R. A. OVERGAARD
Mason and General Contractor
Tel. 752-M. Eords. N. j..
Next 70 Posioffice
D. J. WILLIAMS
MARBLE AMI. GRANITE MONUMENTS
3)s-3Il New Brunswick Ave.
arADsr6 5EETH Ahfe 3 sSNdsIosuRrs
A B. McKEON
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Excavating. Grading. Etc, Sand. Gravel.
Broken Stone. Carting. Etc.
$40 GAK STREET
CARL G. CHRISTENSEN
MASON AND CONTRACTOR
All Kinds Of Cement Work A Speciality
Telephone 42
Corner State and Paterson Streets
T. p. HENDERSON q sON
MASON CONTRACTORS
J000'ns wd Rromg,Is A.asnae sDe to; Cement
s.s STATE ST PHONE eel
LOUIS P. BOOB
CIVIL ENGINEER
AND SURVEYOR
1870 SMITH STREET
FLOOR sURFACING OF ALI KINDS
OLD OR NEW FLOORS
]. sUNDQUIsT
Telephone 1921 Fords. New Jersey
MUNOZ co.
STORAGE AND TRUCKING
eS6-238 SHERIDAN ST.
PHONE 4s9
J. X. JENSEN
ARCHITECT
Now Located In C~itlxers' Loan Building
log SMITH ST. PHONE 81
JOHN H. MILES
HOUSE MOVER
Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
Concrete. Brio & Frame Buildings Moved
458 NEVILLE ST. TEL. i44s
j. B. KUBINAK
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
isf GORDON ST. PHONE I4s4
Perth AMBOY. N. j.
EUGENE BORQS
MONUMENTAL WORKS
Monuments. Headstones. Etc.
corner Amboy Ave. and Barclay Street
Telephone 1923 Perth Amboy. N. J.
Perth Amboy Bluestone Co.
OFFICE 81 GORDON ST.
CUT STONE. FLAGGING 4 CURLING
PHONES 544-J & $50
A. B. MASON
skylia ht. Metal Ceiling. Pipeless Furnace.
80 JEFFERSON ST. TEL. SIS
CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
ROOFING CONTRACTOR
Slate. Stag and Tin Roofing
575 SAYRE wi PHONE 6i6-R
PERTH AMBOY. ~. J..
D. DIAM
GLASS CONTRACTOR
Polished. Plate and Window Glass
226-230 New Brunswick Ave. Phone 1898
RAY z. LAMBERTSON
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
JObbing Promptly Attended to
So Washington ST.. Perth AmbOy N. J..
X. L. SCHUCK
Electrical Contractor
Motors and Generators Installed and Re-
paired. line construction and interior wir-
ing. Shop and Residence. d40 Compton
Ave. Tel. 1917.
TERTH AMBOY GLASS WORKS
Polished. Plate and CoiOred Glass
Mirrors and Table Tops
Windshieids u Speciality
sc New Brunswick Ave, Opp. City Scales
Phone 2113
WIRE ME-. AND I'LL WIRE you
1897
JOIN MARTIN
GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
So BRIGHTON AVE-. PERTH AMBOY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
WATER SHORTAGE STILL
SERIOUS AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Pa, Dec. rs
A light rain was falling in this
section today, but officials in
charge Of the water supply for the
Washington region said It would
have little or no eject on the wa
ter shortage, which is more seri-
Gus than during the past month.
Only a heavy downpour will rem
edy the situation, they said.
Public officials and members of
the general water supply commit
tee, named to take charge Of the
situation called upon each resi-
dent Of the region for "faIr play"
and to adhere strictly to the Iegu-
lations promulgated yesterday.
DR.. Charles Wenner, bacteriolo-
gtst Of the state department Of
health, is Analysing water from
wells, springs and cisterns, and IL
1t is found free from disease, or
ders will be issued for its use for
cooking and drinking purposes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
GRAND JURY CALLED
TO PROBE BOMB PLOT

COLUMBUS, Ga. Dec. 2S.-Tbe
Muskogee County grand jury was
summoned today for an extraordi-
nary session to investigate the al.
legged bomb plot unearthed hero
yesterday which caused the police
to place guards around the homes
OF the five city commissioners, an
apartment and a large factory.
The police said they were ready
to present to the grand Jurors full
details Of the plot, which they
claimed had been formulated to
bring about wholesale destruction
in this city.
The police said twelve men were
involved in the plot and included
members Of the Columbus police
department, indictments. criminals
and one or two persons from the
Alabama cities cross the river from
here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
ERIE FIRE DRIVES SEVEN
FAMILIES FROM HOMES

ERIE Pa, Dec. 2S.-seyen fam
lilies were driven from their homes
by a fire which destroyed the
Arts Theatre Building, 18TH, and
Peach streets, and the three story
luck Building adjoining.
Every available piece Of equip
ment was used in battling the
flames In the midst OF one Of the
worst sleet storms in years, which
is demorallzing transportation and
which put several fire alarm cir
cults out Of order. The fire started
at six o'clock. The luck Building
houses seven apartments and two
stores.
Fire Chief cronin announced at
5 o'clock that the fire had been
checked in the luck Building. He
estimate the loss at 100000. Joe
Roe, fireman, was injured when
he fell through a hoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
|WOAEATALITIES
REPORTED AT SEA
assenger Sustains Fractured
Skull and Second Mate Is
Washed Overheard.

|PEYMoUTH, England, Dec. 2S.-
NJ the Associated Press.)-Two
saDHes at sea attributable to the
rrific storms encountered on the
hantic during the past week were
ported by vessels reaching this
Fl today.
William Holmes, travelling with
wife and five children on the
lrman steamer Haimon, which ar.
fed from Baltimore, was killed
lrihg the voyage when he was
lfown to the deck, sustaining =
ictufed skull, He was buried at
hhe second mate Of the steamer
t9sfield, bound from New Found.
nd to Bremerhayen, was washed
erboard and several members OF
i crew seriously injured while
le vessel was laboring in the wild
las. The Neotsfield put in at this
brt before proceeding to Bremen
kyei1.
1rhe French liner Perou, arriving
IA Central American ports, re.
an unusually difficult voy.
he Haimon is hero for pro.
nd repairs:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
REVOLVER THAT PERMITS
ESCAPE CAUSES DEATH

DETROIT, Dec. ga pistol
that would not fire for a Jail
guard played an important part
last Sunday In the sceape OF sew
en- prisoners from the Wayne
County jail. Reliance on the Same
faulty weapon was responsible In
large measure for death early to-
day OF Joseph Ryan, the convict
who wrested 1t from the guard as
he fled the jail. It refused to work
when Ryan and three other tugl-
tives were cornered in an apart
ment house last.night and a de-
tective fatally shot him and ar.
rested his companions.
The sheriff's office announced
today that another Of the escaped
prisoners had been trapped and
soon would be taken into custody.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
RATE FIGHT BY
VALLEY PEOPLE
NEARING CLOSE
Little Chance Now to Secure
Benefits Of Proposal
Made by 3. & o.

Following a conference between
Daniel Willard, president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and
representatives OF the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce this morp;
ing in regard to the status of the
freight rate proposal made to tha
towns Of the Upper Monongahela
Valley last summer by the Balt.
more & Ohio eliminating the Pitts.
burgh plus scale, which has never
been put into operation because OF
objections from other roads, the
Chamber Of Commerce representa-.
itives intImated that; the long
freight rate fight by the people Of
the valley was apparently lost, un.
less favorable action should be tax.
en- at meetings in the near future OF
the traffic executive committee OF
the Trunk Line Association and
general committee Of the Central
Freight Association. The case has
been requested to be put on the
docket Of the Central Freight AS.
sociation's general committees
next meeting which will likely be
in January some time.
The conference with Daniel VII.
lard was held at 10 o'clock this
morning in Mr., Wizards private
car at the local station. Those in
the conference were It. D. Cornell
Recret tart: % tie Charber or Com;
iinerce, O. s. Wax lnHfY nresidsiit
.ot the! samE or y }. 1. a. i j Al
Jacobs "a. Yice |. pres ID emit OF the
chamber, ] John y. Cornwall ychief
counsel forf the Baltimore & Ohio
and Mr.. Willard. 2
At meeting in New York on De.
cember 10 of the freight traffic
managers committee Of :hs Trunk
Line Association, the proposal OF
the Baltimore & Ohio for a new
rate scale in this section was re.
jected, and Mr.. Willard TODAY IL
said to have given little encourage.
ment that the proposaf would re-.
ceive favorable Consideration at
the hands OF the other two commit.
tees that It is scheduled 10 come
BEFORE 1850
However, Mr.. Willard Is alleged
to have stated that in case the
matter should be rejected by ali
the committees, he had another
proposal which he thought could
be put through which would be Of
value to the shippers in the Mo.
nongahela Valley territory.
The merits Of the new plan which
Mr.. Willard intlmates that he viii
Continued on page tour.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
DAMAGE
CASE OPENS IN
CIRCUIT COURT
French Barnes Asks $1,000
for Destruction Of Car by
Agent of Defendant.

French E. Barnes OF this city
seeks to recover damage of ST.,
600 from Lloyd NJ. Kuhn of Mou
ongah in an action which wss
started in the Marion County Cir
cult Court this morning. The sui
is the result Of an automobile &C
cident at Monongah several
months ago in which Ford de,
livery truck owned by Kuhn
struck velie touring car owned
by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is attempting t.,
prove that the accident was til:
result Of reckless driving on !! tho
part OF the truck driver employee
by Kuhn. and that on grounds 81
agency the principal is liable IL.
the acts of his agent done within
the scope OF his authority.
The defendant is trying to prove
that at the time the accident oc
cured the truck driver was MT
acting within the scope Of his au
thority but had gone on a "frollG
Of his own" An effort is also DO
ing made to prove that after the
driver OF the truck had made hi.
deliveries he went on q mission
Of his own to Worthington and
that on the return from this trip
the accident in question occurred,
that at the time Of the accident
the agent was not acting within
his authority and therefore tho
principal is not liable.
The declaration OF the complain
ing party sets out damages to the
car, repairs, disable value, and for
permanent damages. In to open
ing statement to the jury this
morning, the counsel for the plain.
tiff stated that the permanent In
juries mentioned In the declara'
ton would not be asked. AS to the
damages for the disable value o;
the car, the defense is trying to
prove that the car was a pleasure
car and for this reason no such
damages can be recovered.
Evidence in the case took up
practically the entire day in the
Circuit Court, and the remaining
Continued on page fourl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
Similar meeting
ALREADY PLANNED
Chief Executive Declares Rep.
arations Foundation Of
All Difficulties.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %
President Harding asked The
Senate today not to adopt Senator
Borah's proposal for a new inter.
national economic conference, say.
ing In letter to Republican
Leader Lodge that formal con.
gressional action on the. subjeC..
now would embarrass him in neg0.
tiations he already Is conducting
looking to such a conference.
The Presidents letter was sent
to Senator Lodge for presentation
during the Senate's second day Of
debate on the Borah proposal
which is embodied In an amend.
ment to the Naval Appropriation
Bill.
The President acted directly to
block Senate action after he had
consulted with Secretary Hughes
and after Senator Lodge had Wis.
tied the White House and had re.
ported on the progress made In
the determined fight already be.
ing waged against the Borah
amendment by administration
leaders In the Senate.
The letter stated that while the
Senate might properly advise Ia
regard to the international nego-
tiations, its action on the Borah
plan might give false impreS-
sions" to European powers.
The administration, the Presi.
dent said was trying to be help
full In the European situation.
which had been given "most
thorough and thoughtful consider.
alton for many monthA:,
| without DISCLOSING detli1s OF
ls.what he is doing the President
Suggested that Congress might bs
helpful by freeing the hands OF
the Allied Debt Commission. He
also declared that the Preparations
was the foundation Of European
difficulties, and that this, nation
Cannot assume to say to one ma
ton what 1t shall pay in repara.
lions nor to another what 1t shall
accept"
AS to further armament limita.
ton negotiations, also provided
for in the Borah plan,. President
Harding warned against what
might be "a gesture OF promise
to the world which cannot be full.
filled until the nations directly
concerned express their readiness
to cooperate to such an end.
Senator Lodge presented the
Presidents letter Immediately aft
err the Senate convened and the
reading OF It by a clerk was lis.
tened to attentively by senators on
both sides OF the chamber.
Senator Borah noted on a pad OF
paper the high spots Of the com.
municatIon and smiled broadly at
the Presidents declaration that the
proposed amendment would in eff
! feet give the impression that the
executive branch Of the govern.
ment was not fully alive" to the
present world situation and that
Congress could facilitate the work
OF the debt commission "by freeing
the hands" Of that body.
Senator McNary, Republican,
Oregon, gained the floor after the
Continued on page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
President Harding Asks Senate Not
to Adopt BotQh,s Proposal for NelU
International Economic Conference
Valued Treasures
See Daylight After
Ouer 5000 Years

LUXOR, Egypt, Dec. %. =
Some Of the priceless treas
ures found In the tomb Of King
Tutankhamen saw daylight for
the first time in more than
three thousand years yesterday
when Howard Carter and Az
thour Mace, excayators Of tho
Metropolitan Museum OF Art In
New York, superintended Their
removal to the tomb OF King
Seti II, a half mile away.
One of the objects thus
transferred was a magnificent
inlaid box upon which was de
picted King Tutankhamen and
his queen at a lion hunt. The
box contained the queens
robes and jewelry, including a
large black amber necklace.
An elabaster vase, containing
substance believed to be balm
for the dead, similar to that
mentioned in the Bible, also
was removed to the Seti tomb,
where all the treasures will be
subjected to a further preserT.
ing process.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
LOUISVILLE FIRE
WILL Be PROBED
One Fireman Dead and, Eight
cen Others Injured as
Result Of Fumes.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. %. :
One fireman was dead and eigh
teen others are listed as injured
today following a four hour battle
last night with the fire which gut
ted a four story building IN, Tho
heart Of the business district
Revised estimates Of the losses
early today placed the total n
100000.
T. G. Maloney, Jr., 2s, died In
a hospital soon after he was in,
jured by fumes from an explosion
OF acids stored In the plant Of an
engraving company on the fourth
floor. Most Of the injured men
few of whom were. seriously hurt
were suffering from the effects Of
smoke and acid fumes.
Veteran firemen declared the
fire was the most difficult to com,
bat Of any here In the, last ten
years. Dangling live wires and
frequent explosions Of acid in the
engraving plant added to the US,
ual hazards of falling floors and
topping walls. !. p ~, - g ~ !.
More, than $50 persons deserted
hats and wraps and escaped from
a cafeteria on the ground floor
when the alarm was sounded :,
Soon after the room was cleared
the ceiling crashed down.
Origin Of the fire was undeter.
mined. Cross wires or a loose cleo.
trical connection was blamed In
some quarters. Arnold Neuensch.
wander, fire department chief, In.
dictated he would Investigate a,
report that a porter employed in
the building had said he was
aware of the fire fifteen minutes
before It was reported but was
prevented from giving an alarm
by his employer
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
DE VALERA URGES
ARBITRATION PLAN

DUBLIN, Dec. 2s.LThe Irish
bulletin today prints q statement
from Cannon De Valera replying
to the recent criticism Of his atti-
tude by President Cosgraye. In
the communication the RepuhiI-
can leader says:
The present government OF the
republic Is acting as the emer-
gency trustee Of the government
and 1t Is prepared to surrender It's
authority the moment the second
Dali is allowed to meet and the
supreme court OF the republic Is
allowed to. determine the legal
and cons titutional differences
which both sides now arc trying
to solve by force.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-28
THOMAS ASHGRAFT
DIES SUDDENLY AT
.ELKS' HOME HERE
.PayrolI. Clerk Of Consolidation
Found Dead in Room at
club ms fMOfnllng'.. y. i.

Thomas Jackson Ashcraft, IS
years old, brother Of NJ. E. Ashcraft
Of this city and a prominent citizen
Of Fairmont, died last night at his
home in the Elks Club.
Mr.. Ashcraft had been in declin'
ing health for ten years, being a
sufferer from locomotor ataxy. He
was apparently in his usual health
yesterday, being at his place as
pay roll clerk in the office Of the
Consolidation Coal Co., and he. was
seen about the club house as late
as 1880 o'clock last evening. This
morning his dead body was found
lying face downward on the floor OF
his room at the Elks Club, and he
had apparently been dead for sew.
eral hours. It Is believed that he
was taken suddenly Ill during the
night and that in an attempt 10
reach the telephone or possibly the
bathroom he fell on the floor and
died.
Mr.. Ashcratt returned few days
ago from Uniontown, Pa, where he
spent the holidays with his wife
and daughter, Miss Eleanor Ash.
craft The latter, who is a student
at the Beechwood School at Phila.
delphia, is spending the holidays at
Unlontown. With her mother she
came here today in response to a
message falling NJ the daafh NJ NJ
Ashcraft. Mrs. Ashcratt is a teach.
er in the public schools at Union.
town, having been a teacher at the
time OF her marriage. and when
Mr.. Ashcraft's health failed she
again took up her work.
A number Of years ago Mr.. Ash.
craft was located here, being CON.
nected with the 0. s. Express Co.
He left here and resided elsewhere
for a number Of years but had been
Continued on page four.)