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FRIDAY, JULY 28 1916. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1916. NAVY GETS BIGGEST LIGHT GRAND CIRCUIT RACES of Easton, a member of the North BRIEF MENTION 7 ifttnpton County bar, and assistant EH general solicitor of the Lehigh vai lav Railroad. died on Monday at Fair Time and Close Finishes Order of the Days Card TRAIN WRECKS BIG TOIiniHC CAR fiiwanac Lake, N. Y.

He was bora In (Dally Record, July. 25.) m.iwi Cat Nests In Tree A cat in Flush ing 1ST rnnrt1 havlnr'tuat Searchlight Built at Schenectady Be-; cause Inventor Could Not Reach Germany i The' United States navy has come Into possession of the largest searchlight ever manufactured as the resu't 'givon birth to four kittens' in a nest fifteen feet up in a tree. ENGINEER MEETS TRAGIC DEATH Earl R. Wtaker of This City Is Eisctrocuted In Laflln Mine LOCAL APPLE CROP Bumper Harvest May be Result of Wins Scholarship Adolph ma, of this year's class, Hasleton High School, has won a scholarship ft tha iTliivmaan wai flnil the TTPSf I worth $250 a year at Lafayette Col lege. of Cccupants of Automobile Escape Serious Injury In Crossing Accident at Dorranceton Hurt at Colliery Charles Gldo, 14, the German inventor of the searchlight at Liverpool, England, in 1914.

Heinrich Beck, the inventor, who has been assisting In the building of the first searchlight of hi design at the Schenectady plant of General Elec iiS of Miner's Mills, waa seriously in ISTO and leaves wife and a daughter. 'Arrested' For Petty Larcsny Dewltt S. Pound, a Lehigh Valley Railroad conductor pleaded guilty to a charge of petty larceny at Sayr Tuesday, after police caught him at about midnight near the station with' a wheel barrow containing 200 pounds of sugar. He was fined $16. Injured In Auto Aocldont Miss Anna.

Thompson had a narrow escape from death on Tuesday evening when an automobile in which she was riding Jumped a curve at Binghamton. N. TH and went an embankment. The car caught fire, but Miss Thompson received only minor injuries. She has returned to her home with her mother, Mrs.

Harvey Eggles-ton, of Moyallen street. Most Abandon School Bufldin (Dally Record, July' 26.) T. Ellsworth Davis, expert mining en Detroit, July 24 With weather conditions ideal and the track in good shape the local Grand Circuit meeting began at the 'Michigan State fair grounds to-day. Fair time and close finishes were the rule throughout the day's card. Undor the every-heat-A-race plan, governing at the local meeting three heat are run In each clasa, xoepting the colt events.

The purse is divided Into three equal parts and apportioned in each heat 50, 26, 15 and 10 per cent. The horse standing bestin the final summary is declared winner of the event. Entries In the 2:17 pace to-day were so numerous that it waa necessary tl divide the field and make two races of it. In the first division of the event, Canute took three straight heats with little trouble, although Deputy SherliT jured in an accident at the Pine Ridge colliery yesterday. He was crushed between cars.

MAIN SUPPORT OF SISTER AND BROTHER vJHAUFFEUR TRIES TO tric Works, was refused passage to NATURE AND THE GROWERS' ARTIFICES BOTH HELP Smokes Fo'rOur Soldier Boy Pittsburg music publisher has arranged to send 5,000 Pittsburg stogies to the Pennsylvania troops on the Mexican border. SPURT ACROSS TRACKS Belgium, and Germany soon after the beginning of the European war. Ha then returned to the United States, Engine Strike Machine Broadside and ooened negotiations which have (Dally Record. July 27.) Luzerne County will have a splen led to the purchase of his patent did jyop. If not a bumper harvest, of (Daily Record.

July 27.) Richard Whlttaker, aged IS. residing at 26tt North Washington fctreet. met with a tragic death by electrocution yesterday afternoon in the Laflln mine while on his way through the workings with other members of the engineer corps employing him, and all efforts of the collier lilo 1.H Boy Drowned Edwin Ringold, aged 8, of Reading, fascinated with a whirlpool under the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in that lost his balance and was drowned. The new searchlight is the largest and and Carries it Along Track Toward Station (Daily Record, July 27.) most powerful ever made. a'mir- le growing gineer, reported to the West Scranton put up a game fight for the first heat.

Canute took the going in the second ev. tt diameter and sends out a curing me last several ww.it oy school board last night that No. 16 school Herbert N. Cobb, farm ajrent. Several a i vm-wmic oi.i.i building, recently damaged by mine officials and surgeon at resuscitation were unavailing.

He came in contact Dig ion. i.b Hwmii 500 miles when atmospheric con- foctors contribute to this happy con caves, will nay to be abandoned. Th Harry Symmons of South Grant street, diton are best. dition. The excessive wet weather, board haa ordered an Inspection, wnlcbt heat easy and won shoulders ahead or Deputy Sheriff.

He was never lit danger in the final mile. The 32 pan mutuels paid 347.80 on Canute in the first heat. The 2:10 trot went to Director Todd, who won the third heat after landing Th holding ud of a liner bound for which has proved the bane of other with a heavily charged wire. The young man is survived by a sister. Miss lMabel, and brother, Preston with whom he resided and was will take place to-day.

Antwerp and the arrest of Beck led dt- crops, is Juit the element needjd by Tetanus Victim Injuries received a few -days ago, when Charles Fal-conl, 155 Pine street. Plttston, fell off a wagon, have resulted in lockjaw. He is now in the Pituton Hospital. Paralysis In Carbondal Teresa Matteo, 10 months old, of Carbon-dale, is reported a victim of infantile paralysis. 4Jer condltlowas discovered on affcrowded trairtv and driven by Stanley Adams of Par-1 sons, and occupied with him by one other young man and two girls, also from Parsons, was wrecked by a Le-' high Valley train at the Wyoming MARRIAGE LICENSES their main support.

He was a nephuw of Mrs. Charles K. Oloman and (Mrs. rcctly to the experiments in scnenectaay the irult trees to supply them with and the purchase of the patent rights by plenteous moisture, the United States. Mr.

and Mrs. Beck en- Then again this is "apple year." gaged passage Aug. 1. 1914, on the yater- ppie trea of m0jjt varieties have a (Daily Record. July 27.) avenue crossing in Dorranceton George F.

Rinehimer of this city, aiscf Mrs. Reese W. Rftfse, Clark's Summit: second in the first two. The second and third heats provided the best contest of the day. After finishing fifth in-the first Bonington took" the second in a thrilling finish, with Direc midnight One.

of the girls, Marshall Brown Mary W. Evans Wllkes-Barra inn? land for Germuny- "3 tendency to bear only every other nuf th'8 V. canCe L.nd no matter when' truiting Hospital suf- pa8Sage for Antwerp on the ieeland Pro- several vears the trees other girl, Sng Europe the commander of "ter Mveral fars the trees about ceeaingiowa.ru u.w,.- rfrulat themselves to nral enHl Is in Nesbitt West Side The young man was of most cheerful Peter E. Michael Mary A. FrltsiAger Hasleton i lenng iron, siiuca.

tor Todd In the -best time of the day disposition, and a host of companions William Matuleskl 2:064. Director Todd won the final mile by little more than a jiose. The 6 tel la Mlslolek Nanticoka (Dally first heat went to McCloskey In a driv 'Ruth Jones, was cut about the ngnt the Zeeland took an poesiDie irei mu. Vye but was otherwise uninjured, against capture by the British and light, tions with the rw toatjin.wt the 'Neither Adams nor Peter Connick, the wore dimmed as they entered the danger orchards are i otherwise treated they man nf the party was injured xone. But a British light cruiser over- are characterized by alternate good 'otSen alew brumes Th car was hauM the Zeeland and escorted It to and bad years.

The- present year x.h 109 CBr Liverpool. Americans were taken ashore, a good one by schedule, as well as by badly damaged. r. held nboard until "mhr Record, July Miner's Mills I Miner's Mills Detroit Mich. Michael b'ltch Sheriff 8ekinfl Guardsmen Sheriff George Buss is endeavoring to Jocate ten "slackers" of the 9th Regt who failed to report for duty at Mt.

Gretna. Capt. Ravert asked the sheriff to locate the men who failed to give any reason for their absence from camp. ing finish. Carrie Alitski will be shocked to learn of his fatal Injury.

He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and attended tho Skbbath school until moving from that part of the city. Interment will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery, date to be stated later. Henry Eagan Zombro Clay, an outsider, paying JIS2.R0 in the 32 Mutuals in the first Kathleen U. Quinn Pituton According to the story told by Adams thev were uimI ni. The big l.eat won the 2:18 trot.

The summary crop brought about last Charles J. Schilling Wilkes-Barre 2:17 pace, first division, purse 31,200, h. was driving down Wyoming avenue 'VhoteI in Liverpool. I at moderate speed and approached the prisoner. iu 1 crossing under entire control.

He. t-ta wtisktm i nr rtiitisih return; drawing. year by the numerous rains, would have had a tendency to reduce the crop this year; were It not that this WOUND PROVES FATAL Helen Kliezps Wilkes-Barre Michael Nowsk Avoca Mary Facyna Roman Papoich Wilkes-Barre Emlla Panyes Wilkes-Barre tnreo heats. Canute (Fleming) 1 1 Deputy Sheriff (Thomas) I 2 PrestUite McDonnell) 4 3 Distinguished Prelate Taken HI Archbishop John Bonzano, papal delegate to the United States, In Scranton for the dedication of St. Ann's Monastery, left the city for Washing until i and sneoincatlons were counteracted by the Josle Rose Direct.

Medium he was within a few feet of the tracks. for the Beck light were taken from the wet weather of the current Then he treaded the accelerator and jnventor and were In possession of season. As it is the county will have tried to sourt across the tracks. The lirltish officers for a week. They were of the biggest apple harve-st that (Dally Record, July 26.) ton last night, suffering from stomach Pea.a Gazette, Vanza, Billy Direct, Harold and Young Todd also started.

Best trouble and a slight fever. It is be Vesta E. Wolfe him broadside and car- i roturnivl to Beck and Mr. and nas naa in a long time. lioved that the excessive heat caused time The lateness of the season li also riad the machine ud the tracks toward Mr RPrk were Bermitted to leave BIRTHS 2:10 trot, purse 31,200, three-heats.

Director Todd, (Cox) 2 2 England, but not for Belgium or Ger- contributed to the well belnij of the many. Mr. Beck decided to return to apples. The cold spring retarded the the distinguished prelate Illness (Daily Record, July 26.) opening of the buds, and put thorn the United States. WTiile in werpooi Dr.

Harris Dies in Boston Hospital. Will Now Charge Dr. Atwood With, Murder Boston, July 26. Dr. Wilfred E.

Harris, who was shot laat Tuesday by Dr. Eldrldge Atwood, died late to-day. HU wife was with him at the end. The police announced that tho charge against Dr. Atwood would bo changed from assault to first degree murder.

Dr. Harris failed to rally from tf.e coma Into which he lansed last nieht. Bonington, (Jones) 5 1 McCloskey, (McDonald) 1 3 Recover Stolen Auto A Ford stolen uiemmooa B. Kid Cunld. rnii from Stanley Freeman at Harvey Lake Monday evening was recovered In this city yesterday.

Marsnaii and Esperanza also started. uesi time by Bonington. O. IT the station. The side was crushed in.

The engineer of the train, which is the evening train on the Bowman's Creek branch, made three hours late by the washouts along the route, declares that the Jitney Jumped into the track Just ahead of him and that It was Impossible to stop the train in time to avoid striking the car. He says that the whistle was sounded and the bell rung for the crossing. The girls were taken to the Lenox garage, which Is Just above the tracks vowi, secona division nnraa 1 OAA -1. ii'w, tnrea neais. Mr.

Beck was known as "Alien enemy 30,094," and Mrs. Beck as "Allen enemy 30,05." A few days after air. Beck's arrival In New Tork he received a letter from the British admiralty, referring to an article In a technical magazine describing the Beck light and asking for terms of purchase. A few daya later Mr. Beck received a telegram asking him to visit Ehgland and demonstrate Gilbert Patch.

(Shivery) 1 1 1 beyond the ofl being nipped by late frosts. Practically every apple tree came out with millions of blows, but for some reason or other the fruit did not set, which is a good thing' for the crops generally. Luzerne County, it might bo stated, 1 going to have bigger and better eropa of fruit in the years to come. For one thing the men who are raising fruit are learning the value of sod mulch, of 'thinning and spraying, and as a result the (Daily Record, July 2T. To Mr.

and Mrs. John Gevanthor, July 18, 1916. a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Cecil Frey, Dorranceton. July 24, 1916, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wood, White Haven, July 24, 1916, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Semcyk, city, July 22, 1916, a son. To Mr. and Mrs.

John Gull, city, July 21, 1916, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sauvlski, city. July 18, 1916.

a daughter. (Daily Record, July 26.) To Mr. and Mrs. Teofil Martin, city, July 19, 1916, a daughter. (Dally Record.

July 25.) To Mr. and Mrs. John B. Feist, cltr. ivi ins rejected, (Valentine) 2 2 Shickghinny Auto 8tolen Raymond Conway, of Shickshlnny, reported to the local -police that his car had been stolen from his garage at Shickshlnny.

West Prostrstlon Hugh Boyle, aged 2r. of East Northampton street, was He made no statement bearing on U9 case, according to the police. ianeue imiuie (Shuler) ....4 3 4 Black Wreath. Hoosler Rnv v.x, la, Rayo De Arkemsello, HileyJU and treated there by ir. u.

Jti. rnimps and Dr. W. F. Davison, who happened i v-asiaway also started.

An extra guard has been placed over DrT Atwood as a result of his display of extreme nervousness, the first he has shown since his arrest. He was not told of Dr. Harris' death to admitted to Mercy Hospital yesterday r.eni lime to pass shortly afterward. The Reese wm deal Brltj8h govern trot, purse 21.200 ihr merit regadrnTsearlTght." wa. the the fruit is better In for heat prostration.

His condition is not serious. getting quality. uinuru v-iay, (valentine) 1 110 terse reply. of Mr. Beck night.

Intimations have been given Atwood's counsel that his defense will gin sunerea cuminum iimiu5 from the shock, and she was sent to West Side Hospital. The Jones girl went there later to have her face dressed. July 8, 1916. a son. Rescue Entombed Minet' After be AUTO KILLS LITTLE BOY mr iarK, (iurre) 3 1 Onward -Allerton, (Edman) 6 2 3 Truesada, Blackburn Watts, Miss To r.

and Mrs. Thomas utooerts. city. Mr. Beck then set out to interest the United States government.

When he started for Antwerp Aug. 1 war was anticipated momentarily, but at that July 6, 1916, a son. ing entombed eight hours in Continental colliery. Centralla. John Mulli oe nereaitary insanity.

TAKES FOUR MEN TO CAMP To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anthony, city. nver, Helen Worthy, Dr. Buckley, July 8, 1916.

a daughter. Louis Nathan of Duryea is Held for vvaus, wanker Blngen and gan, aged 60, was rescued alive after a hard fight. to and Mrr. Micnaei uougnerty. St, "'arted.

Best time 2:084 city. July 14, 1916, a ron. Involuntary Manslaughter Sheriff. Arrests Members of Ninth to Mr. and Mrs.

joim iewia. city, juir Joins Regular Army Clinton Dur- 16, 1916, a daughter. -'J XtXl IV. TREATY NEARLY COMPLETE To Mr. and Mrs.

Casper Salllott. city. Regiment Who Failed to Report July 8, 1916, a daughter. time Germany was not engaged in the conflict. Mr.

Beck Intended to return to his native land and give Germany the benefit of his invention. He had experimented six years At his home in Meintngen, Germany, on the lamp before getting1 patents and then obtained patents in Germany, Franc, England, United States, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada. land, whose parents live on Birch street this city, recently Joined the regular army, Co. 16th Regt. and Is now In camp at Fort Bliss, Tx.

to Air. and Mrs. William iirown. city. July 19, 1916, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. vito i'esant, euy, July For United States to Acquire the Ovnv ership of Danish West Indies 16. 1916, a son. (Dally Record, July 26.) Four of the ten memhem tv.

oh To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. lismhy. (Daily Record, July 27.) William, aged 4, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Muir, 121 South Main street, Duryea, was struck and killed by an automobile yesterday morning at 11:35. The auto was driven by Louis Nathan of Duryea. The car was bound for Duryea and was traveling at a moderate speed on the right hand side of the Btreet. The child stepped from the curb directly in front of the machine and was tossed to one side.

The driver In Scranton West Side Hospital. Jul! li. Regt who failed to acoomranv the rgiment to Mt. Gretna for the annual encampment were taken the-A vtr. Washington, July 25.

Only deter minatlon of a few minor details re main- tn i 1 lumiJici, n-goiuiis or a deputy onenir Michael Bowen John J. McGuire Dead (Daily Record, July 27.) The death of John J. McGuire at Mercy Hospital at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning, came as a shock to a large circle of, relatives and, friends. The deceased was admitted to theTiOR-pltal a few daya ago suffering from acute atomach trouble and submitted tc an operation Tuesday afternoon. Mr.

MoOulre was aged 35, and waa born in North Wilkes Barre where he resided nearly all his life. He was a man of exemplary habits and was terested in the C. T. U. movement, was president of Division 28, A.

O. and a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Mary'a Church. He has been employed for several years la the subscription department of the Even' ing' News, and waa formerly with the Times-Leader. He 1 survived by his wlfg and three mall children, Mildred, Helen and John, the latter being only a month old.

He also leaves two broters and a tster, William, James and Mary Mc 1916, a daughter. DEATHS (Dally Record, July 21.) JONES At Plttston, July 23, 116, Mrs. Margaret Jones. 64 years. wealy oeiween the United States and Weds Brother of Man Who Killed Her Sister Miss Mabel Sheider, of Mahanoy City, married William Hinks, whose brother la now serving time for murdering the bride's sister.

Police Determined No arrests have been made in the cases of street car dynamltings. The police are working hard and signify their intention of not quitting until the cowards are brought to Justice. unaer warrants for their arrest issued bj the provost marshal. MaJ. Ravert providing ror acquisition of picked the boy up and drove quickly All of the four had valid axcusea Ionian west indies by this government at a purchase price of AAA ftnn SEE LIGHT FROM ADIRONDACKS United States naval authorities show cd great interest in the drawings which Mr.

Beck laid before tham and soon afterwards he went to Schenectady. For months engineers have been hurrying with all possible speed the construction of the first Beck light. About two weeks ago it was completed and brilliant shafts of light darted through the sky over Schenectady. TCniHneArH wnm rfent IntA th Ariirnn GLENN At Plttston, July 25, rtl6, -J So nearly In agreement are the two governments that an official White House announcement this morning for their failure to report but the sheriff had no alternative but to deliver them to the military authorities requested. The men are members of Companies and of Wilkes-Barre: of Pipston and Haste, ton.

The other six men wanted are to tne onice or Dr. Flannigan. The boy was unconscious and died in a few minutes. A fracture of the base of the skull caused death. Spectators say the accident could 'not have been avoided.

Nathan went to the ofllce of an alderman and, gaveJiiinsef iip. After bearing- the testimony Squire Gtlboy committed him for involuntary man Mrs. Joseph Glenn, formerly of Plains, of complications. KELLY In Wilkes-Barre, 7 July 25, 1916, Mrs. P.

F. Kelly, aged 66,, ot complications, LEV1NSON In Wilkes-Barre, July 25, will lnal tne treaty probably Auto Runs Amusk in Berwick A automobile bearing lieense No. 197791, now residing outside the State, beyond upc-iiBiito wre day. Tonight the delay In closing the negotiations was not explained, but It was indicated that no material hrri me jurisdiction or the local supposedly from this city, tore up the awning posts and signs on the main street of Berwick early yesterday morning, but got away without the their successful outcome had rt-v-i. slaughter.

In company with Attorney Giles, Mr. Nathan went before court yesterday afternoon, when bail was accepted. owner's name being learned. oped. It was suggested that the signing might await the return of Secretary Lansing from his vacation early in August.

Mrs. Alreretta Runyan Dead (Daily Record, July 25.) (Mrs. Alveretta Runyan. asred 66. died dacks and on returning said they had discerned the brilliant shaft of light nearly 100 miles from Schenectady.

Mr. Beck, naval officers and officials of the General Electric Company maintained great secrecy concerning the experiments in Schenectady, while negotiations were pending between the government and the inventor, and the full significance of the activities at the Schenectady plant have only Just been divulged. Knickerbocker Press. Enters Bail For Court Louis Nathan of Duryea, the Jitney Married Two Daysj Drowned John Grover, 21, of Bald Mountain, who had bten maired but two days, was drowned in the Lehigh River Monday at her home, 9 Constine Court, yester The exact provisions of the h. ment are being closely guarded in the anver wno ran aown ana killed Will lam Muir, aged 4, at Plttston yester day arternoon at 1 o'clock of complications following a long illness.

She is day morning, appeared before Judge evening when lie dived too deep, struck the bottom and was stunned. survived by her husband, John 11. i'uner aunng tne arternoon and entered bail for his appearance at uunyan, ana the following children: Margaret Best, a missionary In Pyng Yand, Korea: Mrs. Robert VnrA Farm House and Building Burn- GRAND CIRCUIT RACES court. He was accompanied by hi Fire of unknown origin destroyed the attorney, W.

H. Gillespie, and Louis large farmhouse and all the outbulld- 1916, Mrs. Sarah Levlnson, aged 78, of general debility. GROSS At Glen Lyon. July 24, 1916, Morris Gross, aged 65, of general debility.

(Dally Record, July 25.) KOVA.TCH In Wilkes-Barre, July 23. 1916. Mike Kovatch, aged 39. mine accident. HOKTON In Wilkes-Barre.

July 24. 1916, Miss Sarah N. Horton, aged 70, of general debility. KA RA DA At Lattlmer, July 22, 1916, Frank Zaranda of West Hazlaton, mine accident. BUNNEY In Wilkes-Barre, July 24.

1916, Alden Bunney. aged 24, formerly of Kingston, of heart trouble. RUNYAN In Wilkes-Barre, July 24. 1916. Mrs.

Alveretta Runyan, aged 66, of complications. MAILANDER In Wilkes-Barre, July 24. 1916, Joseph Louis Mai lander, aged 25, of complications. WICAVAGE At Luserne, July 22, 1916, Anthony Wlcavuga, aged 55, of throat trouble. FREDERICK At Plttsten, July 24, 1916, Mrs.

Joseph Frederick. HARRISON At Carbondale, JulJ it, 1916, Mrs. William Harrison, aged 61, formerly of Wllkea-Earre, of heart troa ble. GILLESPIE At Forty Fort. July 24, 1916, Mrs.

Hannora Gillespie, aged 75, of com- Baltimore of Duryea. The latter quail fled as surety. ncs of Alfred Williams, In bugar- Trenton. N. Christie Best, of Brook-ljn; Mrs.

W. W. McKInney, of Oreen-ville, Walter Best, of this city, and Misses Florence and Mable Runyan at home, she is also survive Guire, all of this city. Sketch of Miss Sarah N. Horton (Dally Record, July 25.) (Communicated.) Monday morning at 2 o'clock there passed from earth at the age of TO years, one of those spirits that earth can 11! afford to lose.

Miss Sarah. Nancy Horton. Though known in Wilkes-Barre to only a limited circle, those who had the privilege of tier acquaintance were drawn to her by ties that were like hooks of Undemonstrative and never attempting to make a great etir in the om-nmnlty, she was yet one of thoee strong characters who are valuable as intellectual and spiritual assets of the city Miss Horton had made her home with her sister. Mrs. J.

H. Turrell since the death of their father twenty-six years ago. first at Wyalustng then at Noxen. West Pitts-ton, and for the past eleven year at 42 North Frankbn street. Wllkes-Barre.

She was of distinguished loaf Township, Columbia County, early yesterday morning, entailing a loss of Miss Harris M. Wins Board of Commerce Stakes and Makes New World's Record LANDSLIDE AT ROCKDALE brother, John Dean, of Dmnvliu New York Men Buy Coal Company- oener mat publicity at this time might place the negotiators at a disadvantage. Officials reluctantly confirmed that the purchase virtually had been consummated and betrayed displeasure that reports of the advanced status of the negotiations had been circulated In last night's press dispatches. Their chief concern Is understood to be the possibility that some third nation might bring pressure to bear to defeat the project. In general terms the treaty Is understood to follow one negotiated in 1902 by the two governments, but which lapsed when the Danish Parliament failed to ratify It after the United States Senate had acted favorably.

It Is aid to contemplate American acquisition of the group, which lies east of Porto Rico and is regarded as of great stragetic military one sister, Mrs. John Kline of Harria- Blocks Traffic on Lehigh Valley Railroad for Nearly Three Hours UUIg. West End Coal Company at Moca-naqua has been sold for $1,600,000 to Says Husband Broke Her Arm (Daily Record, July 27.) The police patrol was called to 459 New York capitalists, who, it is rumored, represent the Susquehanna Coal Company. The stock was sold at $200 a share; Detroit, July 25. Miss Harris a daughter of Peter the Great, beautifully driven by Lon McDonald, this afternoon won the 35,000 Board of Commerce stake for pacers, the feature event of the second day's Grand Circuit program.

Incidentally, McDonald drove the Indianapolis mare into a world's record for two consecutive heats by a 4-year-old mare and llcatlons. pllcatlo E. South street yesterday afternoon and found Mrs. Joseph Bernesky In a serious condition with a broken arm. She was removed to the City Hospital.

Her injuries, she says, were sustained through a beating administered by her husband, who was afterward arrested. 5TIXE At Kingston. July 24, isi. Jacob Lloyd Stlne, aged 42, of complica Kidnaps Son The Berwick police are looking for Jesse Hendricks, who is charged with having kidnapped his son from the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. John Klinetob, at Foundry-ville.

where Mrs. Hendricks has been living since their separation. tions. vaiue. Keunquishment of undefined American claims through right of discovery of Greenland, a Danish colony, also is said to be included.

BURHMER In July 24, 19:6. (Daily Record, July 2.) All Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks at Rockdale, below Slatington, were blocked for nearly three hours early last evening, due to an extensive landslide, during a severe rainstorm. The trackwalker. discovered the trouble before any trains came along. While large gangs of men were removing the slide Lehigh Valley passenger trains were detoured around Rockdale over the Jersey Central tracks between Allentown and Packerton.

INo. 29. New York and Philadelphia, due In Wilkes-Barre at 9:25 p. was over an hour late in reaching this city on that account. Traffic was resumed over the Lehigh Valley tracks about 9 o'clock.

George Bushmer. Inrnnt son or Mr. ana Mrs. John Bushmer of 114 Parrish street, of complications. The funeral will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30.

Interment In St. Mary's fVineterv At Itsnover. CLOUDBURST AT BL00MSBURG Melon Crop a Failure C. E. Evans of -Lerwick, who raises a large quantity of berries and vegetables, was also etsabllshed a new record for the Board of Commerce stake, heretofore known as the Chamber of Commerce stake.

The new mark for the stake was set in the first heat, which was covered in 2:01 'A, and the world's record was completed when Miss Harris M. negotiated the second mile In 2:01. Miss Harris M. completely outclassed the field in the first two heats. The third heat furnished the real fight of the race, Miss Harris M.

winning in a gruelling finish with Savoy. Sadie Densmore and Billy Dale. Billy Dale WILLIAMS In Riverside Hospital, July compelled to plow under his entire 24, 1916. Mrs. David H.

Williams or i'iym- Devastates Farming Country and Washes Out Highways Ties Up All Railroads ancesu-y; among ner roruears were men renowned in the civil. Judicial. induatria.1 und religious life of Massachusetts, Connecticut. Long Island and Bradford Coun-ty. and in spirit and character she maln- talned the fatmilv trailtionn.

The Hortons came originally from Lelsterahire, England, in 1633 to Alampton. but the family history dates authentically buck to 3110. Barnabas. on of three brothers, waa one of the organizers of a Congregational Church Bit Hampton, all the members of which with their church pastor. Rev.

Mr. Yorurgs; transferred themselves to Southold, at the eastern end of Long Island. Here the Hortons became one of the most prominent and influential families In the town. Barnabas becoming a Dynamite Cap Injures Boy Andrew Keleuich, aged 7, of Sand street, Hudson, was seriously injured about the face and eyes last evening by the explosion of a dynamite cap. He was admitted to City Hospital at 8 last evening.

Smith-Hadley Reunion (Dally Record, July 25.) The fifth annual reunion of the Smith and Hadley families will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Falls, in Smith's grove, Friends are Invited. melon patch and plant It with sweet corn. The melon crop was a failure, due to too much rain in June. Paid $5,600 for Colt Bloomsburar.

Julv A tnontv. (Daily Record, July 25.) Those who have the mistaken Men four hour rain, which earlv tn.dnv 1. led to the three-quarters with Miss Harris M. in second place. At this outh, asred or complications.

(Daily Record. July 2T.) Mo DONALD At Plttston. July 2ft. 1916, Mis. Catherine McDonald.

MARTIN At Denvllle. Julv 24. 1916, Mrs. Msrv Martin of Port Griffith. MOYER At Hohhle.

July 18, 1916, William Moyer, aged 72. LEWIS At Muhlenburg. July 12, 1916, Mrs. Emily Lewis, aged 76. DILLON At Bloomsburg.

July 2fi. Mrs. J. L. Dillon, formerly of Kingston, of ivmnlicetJons.

WHTTTAKER At Laflln, July "WW. Earl Richard Whlttaker, aged 18, electrocution. VT i til a W.MMlnw VallAtf YTnnjw point the field closed in and the finish tthat the day of thj horse is passing1 veloped into cloudburst proportions, tied up railroad traffic and caused a loss of thousands of dollars to the farmers, whose shocked wheat waj Di owned in Lehigh Canal James Edward Waick, tender of lock No. 6 on ihe Lehigh Canal, opposite Packer-ton, was drowned in front of his home on Monday evening by falling Into tha lock, which was almost full of water at the time. Owing to the lock being closed he was unable to get out over the steep sides.

MARRIAGES was so close that many of the spec- i must have received a rather severe tators were uncertain as to which had IJflt w-hen Walter Cox paid no leas won. The Bummary: thun $5,600 for an undeveloped year- Jl'ng of standard-brel trotting blood. 2:12 trot. Hotel Wayne 3-year-old 1 While higher prices have been ob- vn.AAn.Alrn. 1.

1 (alnl fr. 1 carried away by the deluge. The Pennsylvania Railroad had nine member of the general court et New Haven and Hartford. He and his siiaes oetween Creasy and Catawlssa. (Daily Record.

July 27.) une or these, opposite Bloomsburir. CORGAN MORAN At Kingston. Julv K. descendants nntl f-- fh.u "'mK oays' .1 i i 11 1 1 1 1 I (there has always; been a record at freak ature-T-M anning Jaita. oi UathhHinHa Jul stinsvManr.

deep-toned piety, patriotism- and de-Ta ivx was fifty feet wide and 1.800 feet long I 1W. by Rev. M. E. Corgan, Charle L.

imdxtendeft "flown "the'entlre hillside rgan'of Alexandria," formerly of mll hreHnrnf Davennort Blair. Infant daughter of Mr. VOtM.it. i rmiTim-riWrlmn fi -in-- expressive jou aiurpny i iracuons or the youngster ir question. ortnglng down many trees.

Tracks In this Crse. however, St. Frusq-iln, Towanda has taken a photograph of an unusual freak of nature in the shape of a large blackberry bush growing from the crotch of a ftiaple tree cn the Talte farm at Eatohvllle, were pushed out of place four and five Brownie Watts (B. Fleming) ....3 3 3 Lightsome Watts and Peter Dixie also started. Best time, by Expressive Lou.

and Mrs. Brv- W. Blair of 211 Exeter (re-t. We-t Pit'rton. SCHADFL Tn Wtlk's-Bsrr.

July 26.1916. Gertrude Emily Schadel. Infant daughter of Albert Pchade'. at 2S Pa-k avenue, of complications. Funeral th'e afte'-nnon at I o'clock from 95 Coal street.

nnu Anna i. aioran oi Ktneston. CORTRIQHT HARNED At Bloomsburg, July 21, uis, by Kev. D. J.

Waller, li. Frank R. Cortright of Berwick and Miss Agnes Harned of West Berwick. McGLYXN O' BOYLE At Plttston, July 2S, 1936, by Rev. James McHugh, John McOlynn of -Avoca and Miss Bertha Wyoming County.

The bush is grow ing eight feet above the ground, and this year is loaded with berries. I Interment In City Cemetery. uom. Trumbull's History of Connecticut. Griffin's Journal and other reliable histories bear testimony to the 'Industry.

Integrity and piety" which were characteristics coramon to members of the family. The homestead which Barnanns built in 1660 remained standing and in good condition until 1376. when it gave place to a larger residence. It has always been occupied by a descendant of the original owner. A caek rn which he parked household O'Bovle of Plttston.

FREY HESS At Plymouth, July 26. 1916, LTOvs-jn wiwes-narre. jniy zo. isfin, William E. Lyons, aged 86, of concussion Krsln.

LITTLE At Plains. July 26. 1918, Mrs. Margaret Little, of pneumonia. by Rev.

B. M. Johns, Stewart A. Frey a son of the noted San Francisco-Melbande, has never been driven against timo, and thus the price establishes a new record on the sales market. It seems rather a pity that the name St.

Fruxnnln should have been chosen for s-irh promising colt. It will be confused, possibly at a dlsadantpye, with the great running horse St. Frusquin. owned by Leopold dc Rothschild, which wax the winner of the classic 2000 guineas and was besten only by the sensational Persimmon, then owned by the Prince of Wales, in the derby of 1896. The Spur.

2:06 pace, Uoard of Commerce stake; purse. three heats-Miss Harris M. (McDonald) Ill Sadie Densmore (Thomas) 3 2 3 Savoy (Floyd) ....11 5 2 Goldie Billy Dale. Ben Earl. Lillian Roan Hal, White Six, The Problem, The Beaver and Pat Carmody also started.

Best time, 2: 01 "4. and Marie Hess or Blooms burr. EVANS-In Wilkes-Barre, July Railroad Ties on Fire The South bound 8:15 Laurel Line car was delayed last night for a few minutes at the bridge over West Carey street Ilnli.s. The motorman- stopped and left his car with a fire extinguisher to pot out a blase on the north bound track, on the bridge, which was burning the ties. leei.

The Delaware. Lackawanna Western R. R. had four washouts and two slides between Bloomsburg and Rupert a distance of two miles and its tracks at Danville under several feet of water. The Bloomsburg Sullivan Railroad was tied up all day.

Hundreds of nrn were rushed by the railroads to the slides and washouts, but normal conditions do not yet prevail. Fishing Creek carried on Its crest thousands of dollars worth of recently harvested while outbuildings formed an endless procession down the swollen stream. Campers along the creek were driven out In the early hours of the morning and marooned. It is estimated that It will cut more than $50,000 to place theountry roads In anything like a passable condition. PROPOSALS 2.

1P1 by Rev. C. H. Frick, Harshall Brewn and Miss Mary Evans, both of IlkM-Barre, (Dally Record, July 26.) EAGAN QUINN At Plttston. July 25 116, by Rev.

M. E. Loftus. Harry DALLAS TOWNSHIP school board will let the hsullnr of the scholars to and from school. All bide will be auctioned off Sst.

July 29, at Ip. in. i OLOYMENT WANTED" Eagan of Detroit, and Miss Kathleen QMinn of Plttston, KISHBACH FKEY In Wilkes-Barre. Austria Makes Protest Amsterdam, July IS. Baron Burlan von Rajecs, Auetro-Hungarian Foreign July 25, 1916, by Rev.

B. L. Rom- berger. Meredith J. Kishbach of A WIDOW WOMAN with child would Woman Shoots Large Snake Mrs.

Earl C. Henwood of the Warden Place, Harvey's Lake, on Monday afternoon killed a Ave and a half foot black-snnke. near that place. The reptile mtaaured four inches--in-diameter- and its appearance created much excitement Mrs. Henwood fired two shots nt it w.th a revolver, the second shot proving Minister, haa handed a note to the i Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Nesco- like to--eve- position, housekeeping peck, and Miss Carrie M.

Frey of gooas- and Drought over with him from England, is still In existence end is owned by the Southold branch of the Hortons. is doubly historic from th fact that when the British invaded Long Island in the Revolutionary war, it wax'-filled with wheat, of which it held fifteen bushels, and burled, thus securing the wheat from the foraging parties of the enemy army. The Horton co4 of arms bears the mott. 'Quod vnlt, valde vult" "what he will he wMls cordially and without stint On her mother's sride Mlm Horton van descended from th Jnghams of lucka County, who were Quaker. parents were Elmore and MsryS Ingram Stone Horton.

hose home was at Rttrar Run. Bral-f rd County, and whose relatives are pTiong the honored and substantial ci'-isenJ of that county. preferred: good references: also rood and strong. 99 SLOCUM iForty Fort. Wilke'-Pnrre 2:12 pace; purse.

three heats-Patrick M. (Stokes) 1 3 3 Dexter Direct (Egan) 7 1 Duimeter (Lindsay -S Derby Custer, Allen Red Mike, Contention B. and John- Maleomb also started. Best time, 2:05, by Duimeter. To beat trot VirginiaFox (Colby) won.

Time. 2:164. Sli.ht Fire" in Cellar. (Dally Record. July 2s.) 13 A fire alarm from box 18 at 1 o'clock this morning called engine companies No 2 and No.

to 279 North Main street where a fire was discovered in the cellar of the residence of I. Brow'n. The fire was caused by crossed wlra. There was no damage, J' representatives In Vienna aays a telegram received here to-day from the Austrian capital, protesting against the sinking of Austrian merchantmen by Entente Allied (Dally Record, July 25.) FOR SALE FEASE in Wllkea-Barre. July 24, 1916, by Alderman John Masterson, Lroy w.

pease ana. vista n. woire. hofh of Perwlck New Ambassador 16 Turkey Washington. July 26.

Abraham I. Elkus, the new ambassador to Turkey, called on President Wilson and State Department officials to-day and arranged to depart for his post about Aug. 20. Mr. Elkus plane to spend next week in Washington studying the Armenian question, in which the Americanfovernment is taking a deep interest I.

cl; r.1 fiim CIDEft PRESS for sale. Hydraulle Cider press steel beams, double pump, 41-inth pnny, wnicn nas oeen i)iupn-nui rsflcs, ail complete. Jetts-KulIev Co coal near Summit Hill for several heap. Address GEO. CALLEN- Cotton Belt President Diet St July 26.

F. H. Brlt-ton, aged 66, president of the Cotton Belt Railroad for the last seventeen years, died nt his home here to-day of stomach trouble." 7' KING El OH In Wilkes-Barre. July 24. 1-fl.

bv Rev. J. J. OoMe. srt A.

King and Jean Meigh of Wllkea-Earre. LB RT HO PE LL A Dorrs ncet on. July 12, 1916, by Rev. Ernest Tutye Kd- wsrd J. Wilbert and MIss-tZmma-Bow dell, both of Dorranceton.

DER. Sweet Valley. Fa. ysara gave up operations recently. Dr.

Ernst Eyes, Northampton, TT-B Ea.ton Lawyep Oesd-E, Ujtyj 4.