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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
5
In Erie Pennsylvania Lodge No. 527 Knights of Pythias completed a membership campaign adding 237 members. The surge makes the Erie lodge the largest K of P. lodge in the world.
Walter Whitehead of Sharon succeeds the late Major Alexander McDowell as supreme treasurer. Whitehead, a charter member, has long been active in the order’s affairs.
Frank Lenske, detected robbing the Allen hardware store in Titusville Friday morning around 1 o clock, was arrested an hour later while asleep in a boiler room at a refinery after escaping through a rear door.
Experts estimate the apple yield in northwestern Pennsylvania outside the Lake Erie belt at one tenth of last year. Counties cited include Crawford Venango Mercer Lawrence Clarion Warren and Forest with Mercer praised as the best apple country among them.
The Isabella Hazeltine Society hosted a Friday chicken and waffle dinner in the church parlors. Over 500 tickets were sold and the event is expected to net nearly $100, with an expert Pittsburg caterer brought in to prepare the waffles.
Mrs Joseph Peterson of 7 Franklin Street Jamestown visited Warren last week and plans to move to Jamestown early next week. She chose a home here while staying and her husband has accepted a post at the Superior Dry Cleaning Works plant in this city.
In Chautauqua County towns on Tuesday voters faced liquor license questions. Campaigning by the dry faction influenced results with Portland and Hanover remaining wet while Charlotte Pomfort and Chautauqua move to dry. Westfield and Cherry Creek become moist. Elliott and Busti stay dusty.
At Smethport McKean County jail a convicted murderer and two others await execution. Rosario Gigilotti faces the gallows December 4. Christi Peter, the Macedonian, stands charged with murdering John Gallagher at Clermont. Ben Prouty is accused of killing William Wagner at Betula.
The report notes no retail liquor houses in Sharon and hints at county detectives in town. District Attorney Rowley allegedly says dry measures are in effect, while “blind tigers” close and local officials seek evidence. Building delays at Warren building trigger penalties for contractors. Maier of Titusville steps in.
N P Wheeler Jr of Endeavor led a party to a big bear catch in Forest County. G C Head of Corydon shot a 300 pound black bear at Hook Brook near Corydon. George W Arnold of Kane took an 11 pound wild cat near East Kane. Leo Printz of Warren and a Warren party harvested a wood grey fox on the Cornplanter reservation in that county.
The Red Cross Seal campaign will start after Thanksgiving with hopes of steady district growth in sales. Local revenue from stamps benefits local work, a practice uncommon in most districts. Everyone is urged to boost December mail by affixing a seal to every letter.
Thirty eight people in six Sharon houses were looted by skilled burglars using skeleton keys and a sleep inducing drug. The powdery vial found in one residence was turned over to police as residents recovered from deep slumber.
Word comes from the eastern part of the state that employers of female labor will refuse to abide by the provisions of the new law requiring girls under twenty one years of age from working after 9 o clock evenings. They will be fined in court and the cases taken to higher courts to test the law’s validity. If a contest arises, the outcome will be awaited with interest by Warren residents and others.
Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing November 19 in Buffalo on the case of Pennsylvania Paraffine Works of Titusville versus Pennsylvania Railroad. Paraffine Works says it ships about 300000 gallons of refined oil and 150 gallons of lubricating oil monthly and seeks tank cars or other transport facilities. railroad argues it is not obliged to furnish more cars and suggests shipping in barrels or other retainers.
The open deer season runs from Monday to November 25, a 15 day period. Hunters may shoot male deer with at least two inch horns. does are protected. Deer populations are rising with animals found in Warren, Forest and McKean counties near Titusville and reports of sightings between Pittsfield and Tidicute suggest soon kills.
William T. Carlyle conductor of the Jamestown line died in a Lakewood streetcar accident caused by frost and leaves on rails. His car jumped the wire near Lakewood station as the Chautauqua traction car followed, and he was struck while trying to reconnect the trolley.
Frank McGrail, foreman of the moulding room at Struther's-Wells Co. plant, was severely burned last Wednesday when a cupola blowout sent molten iron onto his face and hands.
Judge Hinckley ordered the liquor license transfer from E. and M. Gerow to S. E. Pryor for Hotel Struthers. Pryor took possession of the hotel on Monday following the transfer.
Fred Walter Wickwire of Pittsburg and Miss Sarah Rachel DeVore of Pittsfield Pa were wed last Saturday evening at Grace M E church parsonage. Rev H H Barr officiated and the couple will reside in Pittsburg.
Sheriff's office reports ten venire members include John K Masterson who has been dead six weeks A new juror will be drawn to replace him and seated for the December term of court.
A Monday afternoon fire broke out in the main building of Pittsfield School between Pittsfield and Irvington on the D A V P. Teachers averted panic by dismissing pupils and guiding them outside before the blaze grew. An overheated stove is suspected as the cause.
Ralph Wood, son of the late Register and Recorder Frank Wood, has accepted an appointment as Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Tate. They will assume office together January 1, 1914, when Sheriff Park leaves office. The appointee is a well known young man in the section and will be a capable assistant.
The will dated December 17 1910 filed at the courthouse designates Miss Harriett Yetta Ruhlman as executrix and owner of the corner house at Fourth Avenue and Hazel Street with contents, plus the adjoining Hazel Street double. Maude Moore of Colorado receives the two Hazel Street houses free of debt. Debts and funeral costs must be paid within a year and the remainder divided equally between the two daughters.
Ray Cook engineer who recently won the contract to carry mails from the depot to the post office has put on a new automobile truck, converting a Ford by Eysinger and Co. to replace the horse and rig. The vehicle promises mail delivery about a half hour sooner for local patrons. Five boys tried last Tuesday in Juvenile Court were sentenced to indeterminate reform school terms. Sentences went to Jack Cubney 13 Morganza Reformatory Edward Chapel 12 Elmwood Home Erie Raymond Anderson 15 Morganza Reformatory Michael Lisco 18 Father Bakers Buffalo Antonio Corbran Morganza Reformatory.
Thirty members of the Warren Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution visited the Tidioute Chapter at Mrs. J. L. Hunter’s home. They enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon and returned home in the evening.
Street signs ordered by the Council last spring have arrived and city employees began erecting them on Thursday morning. Some signs will be mounted on buildings and others on eight foot iron pipes set in concrete. The metal signs feature white raised letters on a blue field and are easily read.
George Keller of Jackson and Franklin streets was badly injured Wednesday at the Wilburnne Oil Refinery on South Carver street. His right arm was crushed and amputated below the shoulder at Emergency hospital after doctors Baker and Frantz performed the operation. Keller, a blacksmith, was working at a guarded machine when his arm became caught and bones protruded. fellow workers freed him and an ambulance rushed him to hospital.
A Washington Weather Bureau forecast warned of rain wind snow and colder weather for western Pennsylvania. Residents faced a harsh day as temperatures plunged turning slush to ice and breaking wires. Transportation suffered with lines and services hindered across the region.
Fresh eggs are scarce even in Warren with prices reaching 75 cents a dozen in some cities. New York wholesale price sits at 62 cents with some western brands as low as 43 cents. Hens’ poor lay, cold storage shortages, and foreign imports are cited as causes as dealers consider importing eggs from Norway Denmark Russia and Siberia to relieve demand.
French Banks fisheries in 1912 measured 240 metropolitan vessels with 6 838 men plus 40 colonial ships, totaling 7 500 fishers. Workers earn by share of catch after advances of 75 to 150 dollars, risking deficit if catches fail. Reforms come from naval officers, officials, shipowners, and Societe des Oeuvres de Mer.
Mrs. Mary Murry Howe, 40, wife of Warren county oil operator Robert Howe, was killed near Glade when struck by a southbound passenger train 34 around 7 30 PM. Parts of body were found near the tracks and on the engine. coroner ruled accidental death, removal authorized.
Elsworth Harrison, oldest son of Walter Harrison, attends Hydetown High School. Mrs. Rose Holmes sold a fat hog Friday, the first killed in the neighborhood this fall. C. C. Gilson bought two fine pigs. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Stedwell visited W. E. Ashley and later Mrs. Stedwell visited daughter Mrs. Marshall Myer. Skunks are plentiful and farmers lose poultry to them.
A royal commission debates whether British India should have a gold mint amid concerns over a longstanding hoarding impulse. The report notes most Indians earn under $39 yearly and that India’s gold wealth has vanished into jewels and hidden stores, with limited local access to foreign coins until a mint would allow unlimited bullion-to-coin purchases.
On his deathbed Clayton Kellam confessed to his brother Henry that buried money was hidden at various spots on the farm. Henry Kellam located 3000 in gold and 1000 in bills among the earthworks.
Seth Low serves on the arbitration board that settled the dispute with the trainmen. The appointment solidifies mediation efforts between management and railway workers and aims to prevent further strikes.
Mrs. Janet Watson Seward wife of General William H. Seward died Sunday in Auburn New York aged 74 after eight years invalid. Married in 1860 she accompanied Seward to army camps during the Civil War and managed the Seward home after the assassination shock. She led entertaining of many distinguished visitors and belonged to Mayflower DAR Colonial Dames. She leaves General Seward two daughters Mrs F J Allen of New York and Mrs R K Messenger of Auburn and son William H. Seward Jr. of Auburn.
Evangelist Billy Sunday in Johnstown Pennsylvania bans babies from his campaign events claiming infants disturb his preaching and threaten his nerves. He warns liquor interests may retaliate against merchants aiding him and vows a swift comeback against enemies.
The National Housewives league canvassed New York City to gauge the impact of its ultimatum against high egg prices. Mrs. Julian Heath and 11 members found stores had trimmed prices, with storage eggs as low as 33 cents for two dozen, while fancy eggs in some outlets remained as high as 75 cents per dozen.
Colonel Roosevelt reviewed the crack regiments of the Argentine army at a Buenos Aires banquet of the Museo Social Argentino last evening. He was the principal guest among 150 attendees.
The cost of living around Kansas City rises 59 percent in ten years while skilled wages climb about 25 percent, based on data from George A. Trayer of the federal labor department.
Canton lit November 13 A state wide search was begun today for Thomas H Bagley a Canton mine owner and operator who disappeared last Thursday Foul play is feared due to ill feeling over wage differences between Bagley and his miners
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