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Read jche Mirror for All the News-Local, State and Foreign. All the Time TWENTY-FOURTH YEAK WARREN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS Grade Crossing Accident Cost Lives of Autoists Dr, and Mrs. James Gass, oi Sheffield Killed Wlien Their Automobile Was Struck by Engines at Stoneham Sunday Afternoon- Child in Machine With Them Escaped Unscathed-No Inquest Deemed Necessary. Two dead and another having had a miraculous escape from death is the result of a collision ot two heavy engines ot the Pennsylvania railroad and the automobile ot Dr.

James A. Gass, of Sheffield on the first grade crossing, west ot 8toneho.ni, Sunday afternoon at 2.4n. The dead are: DR. JAMES GASS, of Sheffield, aged 49 years. JTJLANA GASS.

his wife, aged 45. -Escaped miraculously: Fred Gass, their son. aged 9 years. Di. Gass was the owner of an eightt- een horse power Hupmobile machine which he used in his professional work in Sheffield and vicinity.

The car was a small one having seats for two while a third seat for the child was provided by a stool placed on the left" side of the car. It was wlrile driving this car that that the accident took place. Coming to Warren Sunday, afternoon Dr. G'ass was on his way to Warren, where he had several patients in Emergency Hospital and accompanied by his wife and child they had reached the grade -crossing of the Railroad just west" of Stonehanx "on -the eastern approach of what is known" as Griff The approach to the crossing is up a stiff grade on the roadway and the tomobile had partially tracks of the railroad when it was struck by two'loeomotives 'coupled together. These engines were' large ones 'and- had been usetl as "pusher engines'', shoving freight train-up the grade from, Warren to "Sheffield.

The engujes on "their re-- about 25 miles Jiour. Ofttside ofithe engine there are peVhaps living witnesses of the tragedy. A canvass made of the homes that sui round th'e crossing disclose-, no one who was. an eyewitness. 'First 'on -the Scene Air.

and Fred Johnson, who reside to the right ot the railroad but some little distance from it weie perhaps, the first ones on the scene. -Mr. Johnson endon arrived within a few minutes after tlie accident and examined the bodies. The boy who had been in the automobile with his parents it thought might be injuied internally and he was brought to Warren in an automobile and taken to Emergency Hospital, where he was examined. JS'o in Junes lound upon him.

The lad is a mute having never been able to speak so that he unable to tell of the accident. No Inquest Held Coroner W. S. Peirce was notified as quickly as possible and ne hastened to Wtoneham where after a number of inquiries he deemed an inquest unnecessary. crossing is open to view-for a long distance as it is approached from the ea'st and while the top oi the automobile -was up the side curtains had not been "in "place and a of the crossing, should have Been available tc the ocetipafits of the car.

The supposi tion the driver of the automobile saw that- he could cross tlie track in front of the engine but uhe engine of the automobile choked down and the machine failed 'to respond as had 'Been expected. The bodies were brought to the undertaking rooms of J. S. Bayer, where they were' prepared for burial. Examination there showed that death to both Must have" been instantaneous as Dr.

Gass had fractured skuU leg -was broken 'ami he otherwise Mrs." -Gass liad her'neck' brolfen aaid c-on- -in juries- wew-aiselosed-" about NEWY.M.C.A.BULDING NOW SEEMS CERTAIN Several Locations Are in View and Directors Meet Tonlaht. Many years ago a pical aud philosophical lumbenuaii started j.ut trom the upper Allegheny for Pittsburgh. It was. a splendid emit and would have netted nini many hundreds ot dollais had it reached market, it passed Warren in safety, but plac-e it struck an obstacle and torn in twain and entirely lost, although the r.jitmeii weie as well as tlie pilot -and the'owner. The crew ielt disheartened over the loss.

The good old lumberman listened to tnem aud said: mind boys, we will go back and build one far iow, that is the spirit of those who have been identified actively aud financially with the Y. M. C. A. for many years.

They have been cleaned out of house and home with a great financial loss, but the spiiit is there a.s ever and Warren will doubtless have a bigger and better V. Or A. institution. A iliiior representative queried A. J.

president oi the "Warren Pavings Bank, today uid he said that the fust thing to do 'is to dispose of Hit present site and then select another CMS. Then came the question, ''Will we have- another one?" His reply was, "Warren cannot afford to be without a Y. AI. C. C.

Jamieson. who has been one of the most -active workers be-half of the institution said to the Mirrortoday: "For the good of the community and the young men in the town we should have a Y. M. C. Charles Schimmelfeng said to the Mirror th.it nothing deimite in the way of a new structure could be considered at this early time, but that in Ms opinion it is the intent to all join hands and place the institution in a condition for the work it purposes better lhan ever before.

There were two meetings held Saturday, but there was only a general dis- cussjon. The directors will meet again (Continued on page three.) DEFENSE HAS MANY POINTS Rev, Richeson Will Provide Sensations at His Trial. SAYS HE IS INNOCENT Family of HJs Fiance Give Him Their Support-Will Produce Poison Bought. the A Sketch of Dr. Gass James A.

born hi Colchester, Nova Scotia, December 14, 1-S62, and was a son of Henderson and Eliza Gass. He was reared and in Xova Scotia, where he fitted himself for a school teacher. After teaching for three years he decided "to lot-ate in the states," and moved to Pennsvn He bad chosen from the other proi cations' that of a physician and having ateumu- BANKERS WORKED ARDRESCUNGBOOKS First. Natljnai OfflcersHad The officers of the First Xational Bank" showed commendable zeal aud business enterprise in opening up for business featurday at ocloek' in their old quartets, notwithstanding the fa ft that the lire in the V. il.

C. A. building, where they had temporary quartets during the 'remodeling oi their bank building, was buined Fncl.iy night. The officers of the bank were on the scene of the fire among the very first When 1 got there I found the car in the ditch and Mr3. Gass was in ir.

Her leet were in the car and her body was doubled up along the side of the ditch. I looked at her but there was no sign of life and I saw she was Dr. Gass was a little ways from her and he too. lay still and made no move. His head had been crushed on one side and he was bleeding from the wound and also from the mouth.

JNtrs. was bleeding from rtie mouth, nose and ears. Their son, Freddie, was iur- ther from the axitomobile than any but he scrambled bacs by his mother and on the bank. He made no cut- cry or other noise." Stopped the Engines The crews on the locomotives stopped their engines as soon as possible and ran back to the scene ready to render any possible aid, but could do nothing, -They "claimed they did not see the automobile too late to stop ar-d then screamed a warning to the oectipaiits of' the machine. The crews on the two engines were as follows: Engine Xo.

1786. Engineer Lucore and Fireman R. Doyle. Engine No. 845, Engineer Moore and Heavenor.

Car Turned Around The force o'f the impact of the engines and the automobile turned the light auto completely around, hurled it a distance of. about "id feet and left it resting in a ditch between the railroad embankment and the rails, lu its passage through the air the auto was lifted over TWO big posts that carry the wires protecting the railroad right of trom incursions of cattle, etc. The crir OM'- dently had been thrown high in the air. Physicians Soon Arrived Medical aid was prompt but the physicians proved of no use for life in the bodies of Dr. Gass and his wife had departed.

Drs. Hyer and Willard, of Clar- pense he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, from which he was grad.iAted in 1891; he opened an office in where he practiced for a year when he located Sheffield- making his home there since that time. In addition to being a physician and having a large and practice which lie purchased from Dr. G. F.

McXitt, he conducted tlie McXitt Drug store. His or'iiee and consultation rooms were in the reaf of this store and the whole establishment is conveniently arranged and a taodcl of neatness. Some time ago he disposed of the drug store. Tn 1892 the doctor became a benedict. Miss Julana Burlingame.

an accomplished daughter of Erasmus liurlrnsjame, a prominent farmer of T31k county, i ning his heart aud hand. They had a beautiful home, where they lived, happily" with their two children. 1'lor- ence Elizabeth, born in 1895-, and Fred. born in 1903. Dr.

Gass and his estimable wife were members of the Presbyterian faith and worshipped in the churdi of that denomination. Politically Dr. Gass was a Republican, but never aspired to an office. He was a valued member of the Masonic order, belonging to Xorth Star Lodge and the Warren Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons; he was a member of the I. 0.

O. F. tieing a past grand of Sheffield lodge Xo. 481 and also a member the Knijihts of the "Maccabees. He was for many years the physician for the Pennsylvania railioad at Sheffield, Pa.

Henderson Gass. father of Jame; GASS. and seven Brothers and two Asters, survive him. Mrs. Gass is survived by a consin, Mrs.

Frank Beers, of Bolivar. Pa. Funeral Announcement Funeral services over the bodies of BOSTOX, personal friend of Moses Grant Bdm.uuU said today that the llidiesuu's would be that a founer suitor le- tor Miss Liiim-li's shame, and the suitor, not Richeson, killed the yiil. On that Richeson's inteiest in hei i.as purely ministerial. This i be onp of the irhief points of eke deten.se.

he ue- hired. lie said that Mi--s Edmands would testify that Richeson i her all day Saturday, the day the girl died. It is further said the Edmands will pio- duce court the bottle of cyanide ot alleged to h.ne been found in Richeson's room ooid ask Druggist Halm if it dpesn't contain ths exact amount given the pieachei. Richeson slept last night -and awakened early'Smd called for tne morning He talks freely to his jailers, but is mum. ou the Linnell murder, lie won't see the reporter's or police officials.

It is- not denied that private detectives in the employ of the defense, searched Richeson's rooms before the police arrived and took away a suitcase or stuff. They declare Richeson did a to kill a "doft, but didn't and didn't give the girl any poison trom the supply he bnusht. BUSY WEEK IN COURT IS PREDICTED October Term-of Common Pleas FORMERNORRISTEAM IN A REUNION GAME Seven Members of One-TIme Celebrated Aggregation Get Together and valuables of the bank. They toiled from 3:00 o'clock in the morning, when the fire broke out, until 9:00 the next, removing all the valuables to their original bank building and had everything in shape for the public at 9:00 o'clock. No records, money or books were the only thing consumed by the Irre was quite a lot of stationery and other supplies.

While the new bank building will not be entirely completed for several weeks, fortunatefy it was so nearly done that the public" will sutler but slight inconvenience by reason thereof. The building is an ornament to Warren, the rn- teriaor arrangement admirable and beautiful, and the officers and directors deserve great praise for their enterprise in putting this old and reliable bank in the shape, both physically and financially, that it is today. REAR MTTRDOCK WATCHING CHINESE EVENTS United States Has Three Warships in Chinese Waters church in Sheffield," Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'cIocK. The Rev. Mc- Camev will officiate.

MOT DEATH WHILE WORKINGS TANNERY Stanley Meleske Struck on Back of Neck by Plying Bark. SHEFFIELD. Oct. Meleske, of Brookston, was Killed at rhe at this place Saturday morning 10 He was employed in the bark mill of the tannery running rhe bark grinder. feeding through a piece of bark it caught in the mill ii some manner and flew out striking him on the back of the neck.

A blood vev seel was severed and the man bled to death internally. Death soon his relief before medical attention could (Continued OB page eight.) YOUNGSTOWN HOTEL SCENE OF SHOOTING One Fatally Injured and Another Wounded at Salow House. YOUXGST'OTVX. R. McCready.

aged 1ft. of Beaver FnlSs, was fatally wounded in the heart and Lydia-ffninnell. aged 25. of Sharon. Pal, was woundPd in the shoulder, in the Salow Hotel early today.

Both declare they didn't iir tin: whors. it is a mystery, and the police are investigating. trousers and icvol- ver were thrown in an alley hack of the hotel, through a window. It is beHeirecl another woman is in the case. --Try the Mirror for Job Printing.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23---The state department fc deeply interested in the rp(-enr disturbances in China and is watching matters The United States has three in Chinese waters under the command of Rear Admiral Joseph B. Mnrdock. HP hod Wn busy keeping his eye on developments and' to protect American interests should such a step he necessary.

Indications point to a busy week in Common Plea- com-t which opened this morning, Judge W. D. flincklev and Associates Walkerman and Siggius on the bench. Theie are twenty c.ises ou the trial list; four of these were continued, one settled, and the others, aie libted ioi trial, but it is possible that a number of them will be settled beloie they are called. Application Refused in a lengthy decision read the opening of Common Pleas couit tint morning Judge W.

D. Hinckley refused the application of residents of Columbus borough and a portion of the nshrp to comprise ui independent behoof district. For many years Columbus borough and a portion "of the township have comprised an independent school district, but when the new code passed and became law it made the borough alone an independent district. It then- claim that they should not support the Columbus High School without the assistance of the adjoining portion of the township and they petitioned the court to so constitute a district. The residents of the township not included in the former district fought the application.

Judge Hinckley's opinion a comprehensive one, plainly setting forth the court's reasons for refu-ing tin' application. Damage Cases Settled With a jurv in the box and the of ilaud C. Poy and Charles Poy her husband, vs. Gallup ready to be tiled, the attorney- conferred and settlement was made. Mr.

Gallup was being sued for $12.000 by 3Irs. Poy for alleged injuries received wnen iier horse became frightened at- Mr. Gallup's automobile and threw Mrs. Poy from the buggy. The accident took place two years ago Youngsville.

Poy's became frightened at Mr. Gallup's automobile, despite the fact that the latter brought hU oar to a top and alighted to assist in getting the horse past the machine. It is alleged that 5fe-s, Poy drew the whereupon the horse lunged and (Continued on page three) I WALSH PAROLED BANK WRECKERDIETODAY Shock of Seeing Family and Friends Proved TOO Much for Him. CHICAGO. R.

Walsh died at his home here morning, of Iwau failure. WaNh was'75 years old. He came to Chicago in it- early days and gained prominence in financial circles through his astnte business methods. The Chicago National Bank failed on December Hi, 1905 and he was indicted in January charged with the of the bank. After his appeals in the United States Supreme Court on 17, 1910 had been refused he began to serve a five year sentence at Leavenworth.

he was paroled Oc-t. 14, .1910 after having served eighteen months. The family the confinement affected Walsh at his When released his constitution not -trong to meet the shock of seeing familiar faces anil being with his. family He began sinking yesterday. Seven yea i ago it occasioned no sur- puse or comment to announce that the Xoiris ball team of Sheffield had a decisive victory over some other team in thi-, vicinity.

But seven years aftei the tp.un di-banded an announcement or chaiacter creates considerable i terest. Seven membeis of the. one time ciacii team who got together Saturday and with the assistance of two other players, paid their respects to the regular team of the State Hospital for the Insane at Xorth Wairen. The Xorri- boys took the hospital Jads down the line to the tune ot 7 to 1. it was an inteie-ting game and amused the large gathering oi inmates of the institution and townspeople.

The Xbrns team derived name fiom the fact that it was lecruited and managed by William C. Xorris, who is in TuKa. Okla. l-'oi several years they defeated all other ball teams in this vi- i i time and again, but when the members began to employment iii widely separated parts of the Union, it became necessary for the team to disband. Saturday was, the first time in seven years that s.o many ot the mem- beis have ber-n logether.

Harvey and Corey Baeus. members of the old team were not able to be present. In Saturday's contest the Xorris team lined up as follows: George Weaver, catcher: "Pike" Wright, first base; Wy- He pitchei; Arthur Carmeney, -econd base; H. Weaver, "Art" Cherry, third base; ''Jimmie" IMagee, left field; ''Walt" Campbell, center Held: J. Anundson.

right field. The hospital team played their regular men with Healy on the mount! and Boweroox behind the bat. Wright at fiist for the Xorris team won the cheers ot the one rooter not knowing that Wright had spent the summer playing with the Lowell team in the Massachusetts, ended his query of "who's that on fiist" with ''why don't he play ball for a "Jimmie" Magce also came in for his share of the lam els. He is a leaguer and a star hitter and fielder and has been sold to the. St.

Louis Americans for the coming season. A brother of the celebrated Sherwood Magee of the Philadelphia Xationals. It was expected that Edward Klepfer woirjd on the mound for the. Sta.te Hospital team, but he was prevented from attending the oamp. The Xorris players acquited themselves Vith the old time Probably many years will elapse before seven members of the team are together again but will always rerhembpr the game with the Staic ifospital upon October 21.

1011. ALL READY FOR SYNOD Warren This Week Will Entertain Many Clergymen. FACTS CONCERNING IT Synod is the Largest of Its Kind in the World-Dr. R. 5.

Holmes Coming. Arrangements have all been completed for tjie opening heie of meetings HI the Peniibj Ivania Pre.sbj teriair Synod the lirst sea-ion of which will be held tomorrow. In addition to tlio meetings ot the Synod the Sunday and mi-sioiiary societies of the nod will receive and his- evening a meeting will be held in the First Presbyterian church ar aduressei ou the missionary topics be given. All day long representatives nave been a i i i to attend the sessions heie ana there i be over 2.30 attendance. The body is the largest synod in the i It has 21 1,222 ministers, 29 170 candidates for the ministry, 1.17-1 churches, 5,810 273.07-1 communicants, 234,810 Sunday school teachers and scholais and gave last year to home missions, $318,993 to foreign missions, $30,680 to ministerial education.

$02,346 to Sunday school work, $36,099 to church erection, $42,799 to ministerial relief. $48.905 to freedmen, $23,930 to colleges. $300,700 to the general to congregational expenses and $334,307 to miscellaneous objects, making a total of $4.682,.85. rhe synod carries ou its o'wn missionary work, supporting all its weak churches and planting new ones, at an expense of over $100.000, and then gives over $200,000 to the home board for home missionary work outside its bounds. The opening sermon will be preached bv the moderator, the Rev.

Ebenezer Fleck. D. of Scranton. Robert Hunter of Philadelphia will be the state's clerk, while Benjamin M. Geoinril is the permanent clerk.

Among-those-who will attend will be Rev. Dr. R. S. Holmes and wife, formerly of this city.

Jn connection with Dr, Holmes coming here the Oil City Derrick contains the following regarding a visit of Dr. Holmes Franklin Sunday (Continued on page eight.) JAMESTOWN DEFEATS WARRENS HEROES Hotly Contested Game Saturday Viewed by a Large Crowd. ame-itown High School triumphed ovei High School when these old i ivals clashed on the Knssell Park grid- ji-oii here Saturday afternoon. The linal score wob 17 to 0, the York State boys scoring two touchdowns, and Lindbeek kicking field goals trom placement. Seldom if ever before in this old town has rtiicli enthuuiabm marked, a football was manifested over Saturday's contest.

The Warren rooters were. out early and foi some time before the- g.vrae the streets resounded with the" tooting of horns, the ringing of bells and, high school cheers. A feature of the- deinonstration were over half dozen automobiles, elaborately bedecked the blue and white oi Wan en High; and loaded with girls, themselves I adorned with colors and supplied withrt all kinds of noise making devices. Tlie boys also were out in force, as the boys and girls vere each trying to outdo others 111 the way of "boosting." The team aud supporters ariived on a special ti action ear shortly before 2 o'clock, accompanied which added to the enthusiasm of th.fr occasion. The chartered car was crowd- ed and its occupants, together with ers who had arrived gavej Jamestown a splendid repreesntation.

The game itself was good, -although marred by frequent penalties inflicted 3 lor practically every offense in the foot- S' ball categoiy." These penalties lost rua-nyf yards for both teams. Neither team could gain consistently by rushing and Hums and Lmdbeck had plenty 01 op- 1 portunity to display their kicking ubiJ- A ity. Xor were the forward passes very successful, Warren making good but twice in seven attempts and Jamestown getting away with three out of seven. Lavery. Burns and Bfiggs the mainstays of the Warren Jamestown, Ogden played J- especially good ball on defense, while Lindbeck and Walkerman were theig- gest factors in the visitors' offensive won the toss and clioae'to defend the eafat goal, aud the game- was on Lindbeck kicked -off," to Offerlee.

During the'Hrst quarter the ball changed, hands often, with little advantage of either team unta toward the period Jamestown- iSe on a punt on Warren's. and was soou ru first touchdown. for being offside. ble pass, went fifteen -yards." offside penalty was inflicted upon' the locals. Strong mswie-frve and time- was called with the ball two yards form (Continued on page eight.) Your Will be your most INTIMATE FEIEND this Winter.

CHOOSE it as you ouglit to choose your FRIENDS. Never in the history of WARREN has there ever been shown such assortments of MEN'S, BOYS' a CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS as we are showing this season. Auto Collar Style Threeway Style Chesterfield Style English Box Style And the Swell ENGLISH Raglan Style The Swagger Garment for the Swagger Fellow Men's and Young: Men's Overcoats $10.00 to $40.00 Boys'. Overcoats to $22.50 Children's Overcoats and Reefers $3.00 to $10.00 Complete showing of MEN'S, WOMEN'S, BOYS' and CHILDREN'S COAT SWEATERS from 48c to $10.00. The largest line of College Pennants shown in this end of the state, 50c and 75c.

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