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ICawe The TUB WEATHER Rain aud Warmer Touight and Friday. IF ITS ON THE MARKET YOU CAN BUY IT IN KANE (jiCANE, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1922. rm VOL. XXIX, NO. 71.

nn raw MOT hi, pi mn 2) Uuvl umM SEVENTY GUESTS HAD ELEVEN BBLS. a. mam ft aMB ammm mmam CHILDREN PEET DEATH 111 EWES BIG PLANT WHICH EMPLOYED 60 HAPS DESTROYED TODAY Workman Heating Varnish Set WT1EH BYTHE OWMER TO FLEE TO THE FIE ESCAPESWITH SPEED Most of Them In Nightclothing Taken In at Other Hotels; Firemen Confine Flames To Hotel By Hard Work Loss Will Reach $60,000 Fire To the Mixture and the Flames Quickly Spread; Thousands of Sleds and Kiddie cars For the Holiday Trade Were Burned; Loss is Close To $200,000 Santa Clans' sack had an awful hole put in it this morning: when the niant of the Saftev Sled Company, at Mt. Jewett. burned and with it 12,000 sleds, 20,000 kiddie cars and coaster wagons, all ready for shipment for the Christmas trade.

In addition to the assembled toys 14,000 unassembled sleds and kiddie cars were destroyed. The loss is heavy and it is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $200,000. Of this amount $150,000 is represented in the manufactured toys and the unassembled parts and the remainder in factory building and machinery. A hft started about 3,0 o'clock in the. painting depart' mcnt and with huge supplies of varnish, a.

ready prey to the flames, there was never a chance of saving the paint shop, the assembling room or the stock room. How the fire actually started is a mystery. The plant's entire force was at work at the time and it is said that one of the employes of the paint department put a hot iron in a forty gallon tank of varnish in order to heat Fire which started about 4 o'clock this morning practically ruined the LaMont hotel on Fraley street, the second largest hotel in the city. The fire started in the furnace room at the front end of the basement and was discovered by Lawrence Miller, night watchman, who claimed that he visited the furnace room fifteen minutes before and found everything all right. There were 63 rooms in the hotel, every one of which was occupied last night.

Harry S. Canfield, landlord of the hotel, was away on a hunting trio. Mrs. Canfield and the watchman quickly awakened others and every room in the hotel was visited and assurance made that all were fully awakened. By that time the entire structure was filled with smoke and the lurid glare of approaching flames hastened the exodus of the guests and help.

Mrs. Canfield's efforts to awaken the sleeping people were particularly heroic as the flames spread with great rapidity and her work was conducted greatly to the risk of her personal safctyi Some of the inmates were able to escape by the stairways but a THREE CENTS A COPY. Wage Increases Granted By Pennsy (Spevial to The Republican) CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Wage inci cases totalling approximately tor maintenance of way employes retroactive to November have breu granted to the Pennsylvania railroad after a series of conferences bntwep'i.

the management and represontniivts of Hie employes, It was announced. The Increases ranged from one cent an hour for carpenters, painters an! masons helpers to five cents an hour lor assistant bridge and building foremen. Those receiving two cents an hour Increase include the blacksmiths, tinners, water statlonmen, crossing switchmen, ditching and hoisting laborers and all track laborers. Th Wt Sid Parent Teachers' Association will. moet tomorrow niter noon at 3:15 o'clock.

SE Death Takes Toll Of Three Well Known Persons Mrs. Kalherine Welsh Bly, wil of R. F. Bly, departed this lire at 11 o'clock this morning at the home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Welsh, 408 Dawson street.

Mrs. Bly was born in this city the 25th of June, 26 years '1 rri ntirt liuil ut.j.tot Vim nnliiui 111. this city. Her death was caused by a i lingering illness from which she had been suffering for the past lour years She is survived by her jmother and. nusbana ana a mile son, James, aged 6.

She was a member of the St Callistus church aud the C. I), of A Her education was received in the Parochial and public schools, Funeral announcement will be made later. Marilyn Hurley Marilyn Hurley, 16 months old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Harold B.

Hurley, of Garber, passed away at their home in that place last even ing at 8 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley are former' Kane young people and were guests of relatives in this, city several weeks ago. Miss Lynn Jones an aunt of Mrs.

Hurley and J. H. Hur ey left today for that place to attend the funeral. Llewellon Houser Lley.ollon Houser, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Houser, died yesterday afternoon, 5 o'clock in the Kane Summit liospial. He was admilted to the institution yesterday morning, suffering from serious hemorrhages with wjikh became ill faw tf(mdiv Mr. Hauser was born tin Sullivan county, New York April 4, 1886, be ing at the time of his death, 36 years of age He was a popular young man well known as a hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother. Friends are invited to call at the home 227 Welsh street, Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Fell Into a Vat Of Boiling Liquor (Special to Tin; Republican) SMKTIII'OUT, Dec. 7. Eugene McCarthy, aged 10, of this place is in the Bradford hospital, probably fatal ly burned as a result of an accident which befell him early yesterday morn: ing at the East Sinethport chemical factory. It is understood that McCarthy wool' into the factory to see one of the workmen, who was on a platform above the huge vats in which the wood liquor is boiled. He was walking along this platform when he stumbled and fell into one'of the vats scalding his legs aud body in a frightful manner.

Workmen quickly pulled him out or the vat and called Dr. W. A. Osttand er to attend him. The physician made the patient as comfortable as possible and rushed him to the Bradford hospital.

Dr. Ostrander said there were grave doubts of his recovery as much of the surface of his, body had been scalded. Eugene McCarthy is a stone mason and bricklayer, who is well kuowu around the county. TRAVELING MAN WAS QUICK THINKER A travelling man who was, a gueat at the LaMont. stated this morning that he occupied a room on the second floor of the building and when he came out into the hall following the alarm, it was so filled with smoke that he did not dare risk finding "the stairs or lire escape.

He said that he returned to his room removed the iv.at.ress from the bed and threw it out of a window to the ground. He then jumped out and landed upon the mat, tress and escaped Injury. Liberty Bends, all denominations, bought and sold. Kane Bank Trust Co.od. 12 1 tf the liquid.

The heated iron ignited the substance and in less time than it takes to tell the interior of the building was a seething mass of flames. So fast did the flames spread that there was no opportunity to remove to a place of safety a box car filled with kiddie cars, worth $V00, which was standing on a siding alongside of the plant awaiting shipment. The sled plant has been shipping its product preparatory to the Christmas trade at the rale of a carload a day and had the fire occurred several weeks ago the loss would have been a great deal more. The factory building was about 400 feet long and about fifty feet in width. It was constructed of galvanized iron and was two stories high.

About 250 feet of the building is totally destroyed, the machine shop alone remaining. The fire temporarily throws about sixty hands out of employment. About fifty of these were men and boys and the balance women. What plans, if any, Frank Hornquist, who owned the industry, has for rebuilding the plant is not known at this time. Mr.

Hornquist has a plant in Altoona, which is soon to start operations, but the starting of the new plant was not expected to make any difference with the operation of the Mt. Jewett plant. In addition to manufacturing the sleds, kiddie cars and wagons, the plant turned out rubber heels, a recent invention by Mr. Hornquist. A huge quantity of rubber which was to go into the manufacture of the heels added to the loss.

The Mt. Jewett Fire Department responded promptly and after working some time turned the work over to the factory hands. Help was sought of the Kane Department, but every foot of available hose was in use at the LaMont Hotel fire. The plant was destroyed by fire less than two years ago. Part of the Disputed Wet Goods Are Disposed Of MUCH WILL BE POURED AWAY JOHNSONBURG, Dec.

7. Some or the' wine placed in the local jail by federal officers in the raid made last July, was released Tuesday. Ouric anvetto, of Clarion Heights, had eleven barrels of wine returned to his property. The confiscated wine, which has filled the jail since July, has been a matter of contention. Federal oflicers agreed to have the stock removed in a short time but failed to keep their promise.

County authorities disclaimed any responsibility for the property for a time and later an older from the court was issued to the clfief burgess authorizing him to return the goods to the original owners. The "matter was presented before a meeting pi Council and they in turn declined to have anything to do with the disposition in any way. So the matter has been in a quandry ever Liquor confiscated from men who were found guilty of violation of the VVoner act will be poured down (he sewer. In all about 25 barrels of wine and grape juice were in the lockup during the past five months. American Legion Election of Officers The annual meeting for the election of ollicors was held by the Lieut.

Raymond A. Nicolas Post, No. 250, in the post rooms on Tuesday evening. The following odicers were elected: for post commander, Frank Roche for vice commander, Francis Hultsch; for adjutant, Willis C'hilds; for finance officer, William Halliwell. lor historian, H.

L. VanAken; lor chaplain Rev. O. T. Anderson was re elected; for sergeant alarms, II.

W. Summersgill. And th following were elected as members of the executive committee: M. A. Means, K.

E. Iavis, Prof. Ralph Dewey and A. C. Cooke.

The committee on the recent fair held In the armory reported that the financial returns from the fair were satisfactory, though, no definite report on finances could be' made until all bills were in and all collections made. The legion approved the recommendation of a committee previously appointed for the purpose of determining upon awards for the various grade schools in the township. One boy from each school's eighth grade is to be selected in a way to be decided upon by the committee as showing the highest qualities of leadership and given an award by the lA'gion consisting of a two and a half dollar gold piece, More definite an ouncoments concerning this award will be made by the' committee, later, and the awards made probably the last week of the school year. W.B. A.

Elected Officers Last Night The YV. B. A. of Maccabees elected the following officers last evening for the ensuing year: Commander, Estella Weaver; Lieutenant Commander, Mary Cook; Past Commander, Mary Eckborg; Chaplain, Mrs. Morse; Record keeper, Sadie Nelson; Collector, Maine Strong; Lady at Arms, Anna Westerberg; Sergeant, Lelba VVith Inglon; Musician, Olive Holmes; Musical Director, Margaret Broenell, Cap lain of Guards, Eunice Klmbell.

7 Fatally Burned In One Home; Others Are Injured BURNING LAMP OVERTURNED (Special to The Republican) EUGENE. Oregon, Dec. 7. Seven children are dead and three adults arc in the Mercy hospital here, probably fatally burned, today, as a result of a fire which destroyed the home of Iver Johnson here last night. The fire was caused by the explosion of a five gallon can distillate.

Johnson used the explosive to start a fire in the kitchen stove and live coals in I hi fi re box ignited the distillate. In Critical Condition CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Four little chil dren, the. eldest 10 years, the young est 10 months were burned and may die, Joseph Burdak, his wile and two children rq in Ihp People's hospital iW a critftfat SoniKtlom? ''A iilgV wind sweeping, through an open window, blew over a kerosene lamp and caused the When the house burst into flames the children were trapped by the fire and died in their little beds.

Verdict of Almost Half a Million (Special to The Republican) Bl'KLlNGTON, Dec. 7. The ury in the million dollar alienation suit brought by Mrs. Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse against her husband's parents, Mr. add Mrs.

Lorenze Woodhouse, today, returned a verdict of 165,1100 in her favor. She charged that her banker father law and his wife had won away rom her their son, C. Douglas Wood house. The trial lasted more than five weeks and was enlivened by love etters exchanged between Woodhouse and Mrs. Lillian Hendricks McClelland a Washington society divorcee.

Irish Officials Shotto Death (Special' tn The Republican) DUBLIN, Dec. 7 John Hales, a member of Dail Elreann, was shot to death and Patriok O'Malley, deputy speaker of Dail, was wounded here today. The British soldiers were attacked at the same time. The assassins escaped. Hale's brothers and O'Malley were on their way to the Parliament building when attacked by the Republicans at close range.

Hale's body was rid dled with bullets. O'Malley is in a serious condition. BEZDEK KEFUSESV BASE BALL OFFER PIUADLELPHIA, Dec. 7. Hugo Bezdek, Penn State football coach, yesterday rejected the offer made Mn by President William F.

Baker ta manage the Philadelphia National baseball team. "I have decided to 'remain in college Work and therefore can not accept managership or the Phillies," said Beidek's telegram to Daker. WE EXTEND THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks to the members of the Kane Fire Department and friends for the assistance and kindness shown us during and since the fire. We are certainly very Mr, and Mrs. H.

S. Canfield ud LaMont Hotel great many used the fire escapes on the rear of the building in making their getaway. Very few of them saved any property and most of them were in their night clothes when they reached the street. The New Thomson, Arlington and Windsor hotels threw open their doors to the men and women driven out into the biting cold of early morning. There were a number of narrow escapes recorded of people who tarried a little too long and were confused by the dense smoke in making their way out.

There were 10 women guests besides the women helpers employed in the hotel and also a number of children among the occupants and it is due to the work of cool headedness on the part of those first awakened that all got out in safety. The firemen were quickly on the scene and started on the stubborn fight that lasted until nearly noon. By the most strenuous and wisely placed efforts they confined the flames to the hotel structure. It was a hard fight and every bit of apparatus in the city was surely needed and made use of. A second alarm was turned in at about 7 o'clock which brought additional helpers to the task and at that time a brisk breeze was fanning the flames in a manner very dangerous to surrounding property.

The First National Bank adjoining the LaMont oh the north and the John Sevalen building occupied by a confectionery store and the Star Theatre were separated from the hotel on the south side by only a few feet. These buildings were thoroughly drenched and the bank building being higher than the roof of the hotel offered a vantage point from which the firemen poured water into the burning structure. About 9:30 o'clock while assisting in tearing down a portion of a wall which threatened to fall the bricks suddenly fell and Patrick McKenna and Murcl Hums, firemen, were bruised and burned so badly that their injuries had to be attended to at 'the hospital. Neither man Mas seriously hurt although first reports were that McKenna's arm was broken. Aside from the hotel office the first floor of the building was iarge.

The Calumet Baking ocupied by Frank Hearst's pool powder company claim a loss of and billiard room and tobacco ab0ut $1,000. A representative store; Edgett Paup barber 0f this with his wife siiop and the room formerly used and five female employes, were as the barroom of the hotel was guests of the hotel. They lost temporarily occupied by the. (jalumet ijaKing rowaer com' pany, which had demonstrators working in Kane The hotel was a three story brick structure originally erected in 1887 by the late James Campbell. In 1893 the hotel was remodeled and the northern section of the building constructed.

The property is owned by the James Campbell estate, man 1 Revolution In Bulgaria, Report (Special lo The Republican) LONDON. Dec; 7. Ik volution has broken out. iii and the revol Utionisis are marchiiiK upon Sophia, the capital, according to reports received here today from Alhen and Uelgrade. Three former 'ministers, Dunnes, Guerchoff and Malinoff, are reported to have been assassinated.

A BolKi ade. dispatch snys refugees are arriving at Juko. On, I ho Slavok frontier, it ia reported that the Bulgarian cabinet was proclaiming 'a statti of HiegCi Conflicting reports have' obscured tho recent situation in Bul Forty Automobiles Go Up in Smoke CH.Vni.K.STON, W. Dec, 7. Forty automobiles were destroyed io a (ire that today razed the Spring Street Garage, owned by Gilbert Iftid 1 son.

Tho estimated loss is Are you insured against fire? If not see Howolls Crossmlrc. ad. aged by W. fc. Campbell, who C.

P. Slagle, representing the was away on a hunting trip and Mecca Products of Cleve is expected to return today. The land, was one of the first men to building was leased by Harry S. awaken and did good work in all their wearinjr aDDarel and personal property. Mr.

and Mrs. Canfield estimate their loss will reach nearly $8,000, with very little insurance. Mrs. Canfield's brother, I). T.

Zahnizer, liis wife and two children of Pittsburgh, who had been visitors for several days, lost their wearing apparel, jew elry and valuable papers. Their loss is estimated at $2,000 awakening others and helning them out of the building. Are you Insured against fire? If not see Howells Crossmlre. ad. The Edgett and Paup barber shop will be opened Thursday evening in the Block Bowling Alley, where they will be glad to receive their old customers.

d. 12B 2t Wrltfl It. "Christmas." Canfield, who was also on a hunting trip but returned this morning. The total loss will reach $60, 000 which is perhaps one half covered by insurance. Frank Hearst estimates his loss at $6,000, with no insurance.

Edgett Paup, who occupied the front end of the pool and billiard room were able to K.ivc the greater part of their jp" p.v'ty that their loss is not 1. 1 iin i hi iinn'ii tf iril tm itj.