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mu TUR VT fi ER Fail arid continued cold tonight. Sunday fair and warmer. o- o- BRISTOL'S DAILY 1 NEWSPAPER; BUCKS COUNTY'S BEST -i- o-o VOL. 144 BRISTOL, SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 14. 1916 4 PAGES TWO (IK VIH A PRICE T'JIo A YKAR IN AOVAMOS DROVE TEAM PA TRIOTIC ORDER AMERICANS HAS CLOSED ITS CHARTER WILE Philadelphia Man Lands in the Hands of the Bristol Police Event Was the Occasion for a Big Time Local Camp for Members of BRISTOL TRAVEL CLUB WILL JOURNEY TO PHILADELPHIA Members Will AMP Patriotic ans, spent a very HORSES WERE WORN OUT Police Also Land Two Strangers in Police Station for Drunkenness Officer Frank Musnuff assumed the role of ash wagon driver hot night, and drove a team of all I he way from Crov i on to the police station hero.

About seven the police re eeived information that a man driving an ash wagon with a pa of horses attached which appeared to be almost worn out by a long drive, was passing near royiion. Chief Saxton sent officers Musnuff and Blootlgood to get the man and team. The officers went on the chase in Claud automobile. The man and team were captured near Croydon. Officer Blootlgood returned the automobile with the prisoner.

Officer Musnuff took the re us and drove the team to the police station. The horses, when they reached here, were almost exhausted. They were quartered in a livery stable and will be eared for. The driver of the team was lodged in the station house. He gave his name as Harry Rie-s, aged Ml, of Philadelphia.

Order of pleasant even ing October 10th. The charter with name- thereon, A class initia i on was held, the initiatory work he- ing done by the degree staff the new camp in an excellent manner. Ad dre were made by the State Serro taries, George W. Schaffer, of Read ing. and Assistant State Vice Presi dent John Nugent, of Philadelphia Mrs.

Nugent was in attendance. ti the meeting closed the camp and guests adjourned to the lower room where I lie entertainment committee! served refreshments. At the next meeting, October 17th, deferred program of the oyat or will be carried out and all are asked to attend. On night of Oetob Huh, Camp 789, O. of A.

will meet with the auxiliary at Mohican Hail and an entertaining program will he carried out The band will render elections, and Brother Nugent atid State Chaplain Rev. W. Haas of Philadelphia, will address the gathering feat urea for th be other There will meeting. Washington Camp. No 789, P.

0. S. A held iis regular meeting on October 12th, which time the follow ing officer were effected; Master of. Forms. Ralph L.

Downs; Conductor, Darby, inspector, Alfred J. Rogers; Ghard, Sylvester Brady. The; committee tor the annual banquet who also appointed. Tim banquet will he In December 1 th. or thereabout.

Oh 'Huir day evening, October 19th. TO PROBATE Attend the Annual Convention of State Federation of Women's Clubs ristol Travel club have been invited to attend Register of Wills Bean Sustains Objections of Counsel for Son of Deceased APPEAL WILL BE Ions of the meeting of the state Federation which will be held Ifl Philadelphia on Octo her 21th. and 26th. The women will have their at the Phtlomusiaii Club, 11 i Walnut et ret i Evening sessions will TAKEN 1 and I the museum of University of Pennsylvania The Uri: ml Travel Club will be rep be held. On Tuesday evening, at Drexel Institute, there will be a sociological meeting at which It Is ex 111 fn annual pr.

Katherine Uemeut of New York, will he the speaker. Wednesday and Thursday at 9,30 the delegates will meet tu the church for an session. Following that, both mornings the meeting will separate into committee) On Monday evening a HpectHl treat awaits the in the opening of TO CELEBRATE RALLY BAY Appropriate Will be Presented by Methodist and Presbyterian Schools NOVEL FEATURES ARRANGED the camp will meet at 7 Mo p. sharp, Decision to Effect That Widow resented by Htnlen Martin museum of the nfverailv of Penn in order dispose of the business in good time to negin the social program for evening. All members of the O.

of are urged to attend this meeting as there will be something to entertain all. On Thursday evening, October 12th, a (, members of Camp 789 journey iff to Camp 71, of Mount Holly, and had a pie asanf trip The Mount Holly Camp has over Son members and is progressing Has NoStandingas Caveator BRISTOLWOMEN ATTEND Will PUN FOR Oct Ruling that the widow had no standing as a caveator against the probate of the Griffith 1, illiams is the alternate All of the Ilristol Travel i lub are cordially invited to attend the meetings, and it is expected that a number ill do so On Monday evening, October 2Mrd, the Hostess club will give an official reception to tbeir of tlie Federa tlon. I'ea will be served informally will of deceased husband. Regis i in the club at of each ter of Wills Ostar (). Bean.

Doyles afternoon session. town, admitted a will produced by aj Tuesday morning will mark for son of Frederick Rurnpf, late of Lang nml opening of the annual meeting at home, to probate Wednesday after Hear an Interesting Address on Mormomsm at Fi ankford WELL PLEASED WITH TRIP Home Week Committees to Begin Work Next Monday Night WILL KEEP THINGS MOVING Committees planing for the Old lie did not i Five Bristol women attended the fall Klve the nul'ce satlefaetorv (it the Women'. Missionary soele Home Week rolebratloii In llristnl In Tlon of his Imam or for har.ll'•<■'*. Home and Foreign, of mid. bexln the netlvllles next Philadelphia North presbytery, held First Pres- driving of team.

Philadelphia authorities were municated with, it wafound that; the team belonged to people Brothers, I contractors, of Philadelphia. On the, side of the wagon was the lettering Bureau of Highways, A District M2 Bless is being held until further in formation is received from Phlludel phia. noon. An appeal will be taken by Webster A. Melcher, counsel for Mrs Rumpf, Attorney Howard I.

Janies. of Ilris tol. of counsel for Wriliatn Rumpf, surviving executor and son of the do cedent millionaire manufacturer, raised the point concerning the widows standing as a caveator, when Attorney Melcher attempted to cross-examine a subscribing witness to the will. held that as the widow she had no landing at the hearing, having no right to caveat to the will of her late husband. Her alternative, if she re Jected the provisions of the will, he argued, was to take her share under the law as' his His object on was sustained.

Register of Wills Beau sustained 9.30 a. in the Chestnut Street Baptist Church, where the duv meetings H.vlvaiua to the women of the slate The beautiful new C. Harrison hall will he Illuminated and the won berful cwlleetlon of open for exhibit In tlu auditorium Brander Matthew will -peak on Duty to Drama Mrs Otis Skinner will also he present. Thui duv evening the Hatdng will be devoted to a concert to be held in the Drexel Institute. An elaborate program is in preparation Wednesday afternoon a series of trtp proposed to points of hi starle and local Interest Services Will be of Unusual Interest Because of Children Returning to Schools GO ON PILGRIMAGE AI FORRES! THEATER Are Participating in Meeting Kitty Bellairs and Strong Vaud- Pennsylvania at eville Bill Booked for Shadow Lawn Today BRISTOVIANS WtNT IN AUTUS GREAT PROGRAM FOR WEEK yesterday afternoon in bytei an Church, Frankforff.

Those from Bristol attending the meeting were the following; Mrs Charles E. George W. Strauser, Mrs. Wm. R.

Linn, Mrs. Adam Smith and MBs Elizabeth Crichton. An intensely interesting meeting was 1920. will begin the i week and it is proposed to keep nil those interested working right up the objection and affirmed the point the time or holding the celebration. after considering the legal authorities Bristol going to hold a celebra- presented, tlon in 1929 which will equal any cele Before the Oeeision was given At bravion a similar character held in i tornev Melcher attempted to the State of Pennsylvania.

mate the move by quickly offering a Doron Green, president of the old caveat on the part of Gustav A. Home Week Association, stated this Rurnpf. a aoti of the decedent by his held and the women report having had, morning' that meetings of the eomtt-jlast marriage, who bequeathed la very profitable and enjoyable after- hees would be held next week. On but $25,000 in the will, the bulk of noon, Mrs Lulu Loveland Sheppard mad; DRUNKEN MEN ARRESTED Officer Bloodgood took into custody last night two men win the influence of liquor and were strangers in town. The men were acting in a manner.

They gave as Juds-m Sutton, aged 26, i Other John Tulley.1 Crawford, Mrs, H. J. Huineston, Mrs. Both of Edmund 1). Lucas, of Lehoro, India; to two sons by were under 1 the principal address ol the afternoon she spoke on Mormon.sm.

which she said was her Home Missionary their of Brldgton, N. and aged 32, of Cleveland, Ohio the non were charged with drunkenness. TWO CASES AT MOR RI SV ILLE peakers included Mrs. IT. Monclnv niglit a meet ng of the Ways estate going ami Means Committee will he held in former marriage, William Rurnpf the room Young Assoeiaj and the late Frederick Rimipf.

Jr. at which time the ways and The Register refused to admit of raising money for the celebration caveat, sustaining the objection of will he discussed. The ays an composed of Andrew J. Mac Art bur chairman; Fred Morgan, Harry Lyn School Closed for an Additional Fourteen Days M0RRISY1LLE, Oct. Iff Two new eases of inf Ant do paralysis are ie- ported in Victims of the disease are as follows: Elizabeth M.

Ferguson, aged 23 months, daughter of John Ferguson, 32 Trumbull avenue, The date of onset was October 7th; paralysis, Goto her 10th. involving both thighs and both leg-, both ti. and th arms, and inter-costal muscles, an abdominal type oi breathing, child died later in the day. Joseph Price, up 11 months son of Frank Price, South Mill Mrs George J. Crist.

Mrs. H. Norman Perkin and Mrs Theodore B. Culver, A social hour followed. oOo---------- MALADY AT YARDLEY counsel that it wag not presented at a Means Committee is! and proper" time, testimony having already been taken the case.

The will was admitted to probate Attorney Melcher after the hearing that he would appeal from the decision of the Register, hut re fused to say whether another caveat would be tiled on behalf of Gustav A fore- vvitli The Board of Health to Consider Keeping Schools Closed Longer YARDLEY, cane of infantile paralysis has developed here. The victim is John B. Derry, a-, i 11 tu son of John B. Derry, of Main street. The onset of the disease was on October 7th, with alyse; of r.ffht.

thigh end right leg. right arm and right forearm on to her Uth. The Yardley Board of Health will consider the proposition of further postponing the opening of the schools, which have not as yet begun their dull. Samuel A. Pearson.

Charles Rat like, John Watson and Frank Ph pps This committee will meet at eight o'clock, ami the character of entertainments to be given during the winter months will be discussed much buff ness of importance is ex- Rurnpf. peeled to be transacted. i Estimates Ml of the members of this at from $500.000 to $1.000,000 are urged to attend this Previous to the death of the aged appointed to compile' manufacturer, whose will the wi a list of former residents will probably dow off with the explanation that she the coming had by agreement accepted substantial settlement several years ago in lieu of her share of the estate, an attempt place the of tin during meet week, HOODOO AT LAST FATAL made by Mrs. Rumpf to have a street The date off onset was tuber sessions, and tale action prohibit vug nth; paralysis October Xth, reaching its children under 16 years of age attend height the next day and involving the ing right thigh and rieht Teg. The Board of Health held a al meeting and will keep the schools closed for an additional fourteen days.

It has also ordered the exclusion of all children under 16 years of age from Sunday schools and from all public meetings. N-x -X -D A Cam via 1 at Pond and streets i Mulberry TIDES AT BRISTOL TODAY High water Low water a. m. p. 5.13 5.38 i 12.

IS 12.26 Sunday schools and places amusement. GRITTY AFTER TRAIN TOSS CHUNK, PA. Oct. 11 Although Elmer E. Stoigerwglt, of Packertou, a Jersey Central Railroad fireman, was struck by the pilot a passenger train at tou today and hurled down a steep embankment, he picked up his dinner pai! and wanted to go to work, regardless of his injuries.

WIRE FENCE KILLS A DOE WILLIAMSPORT, Oct. doe, which wandered from the woods east of Graved, killed herself by dash ing against a heavy wire fence around a Id near Canton The doe appeared on the farm owned by R. C. Winters, where she was discovered the midst of a herd of cattle. The I guardian appointed for him on the Slight Fall Kills Unluckiest Man ground that he was incapable of man Where Worse Failed I aging his property.

This was refused, LOS ANGELES. Oct 14 He was at that time seriously ill in Frank A Luce, unluckiest man in an Atlantic City hotel with a chronic Los is dead. ailment which caused his death. For the last three years the aged Within a few Hours after his death man was a familiar figure in the ae- counsel for Mrs. Rurnpf died a caveat of cident annals the city.

He was against the probate ef any instrument i known personally to dozens of umbu- purporting to be his last will or lance drivers. Other dozens of doctors testament and against the granting nurses who have worked over him 0f letters of administration. Later and his records in the hospitals are william Rurnpf filed a similar caveat numerous, for the jinx." it which he followed up by presenting appeared, lust made a practice of dog- the ill in question dated September footsteps during the 1910 and filing a caveat against the Today a party of Bristol went to Shadow Ijiwu, the summei Wh te House, they, 111 company with other of state, will be the guests of President Woodrow Wilson In a sort of get-together meeting. Among those who 11 Journey to Branch in automobiles are Mr. Mrs.

Eugene V. Barrett, YnmV Barrett. John Coyle and Mr Cuney, of Philadelphia; Hugh Hark- ns. Harry Lynn. Patrick John Irwin, John A McGinley, Charles Grover eagle, John A Eecleston.

Thomas Devinney and James Casev. Chauneev fitoncback also took a party, including family, in his automobile. Others expect to make the trip via rail. Last night the Democrats held ft meeting in the Family theatre on Mill street Eugene A Barrett acted as chairman of meeting. The speaker, Dr.

Mailer, of Darby, proved to be an entertaining talker. HOTEL wells infected Kitty with Mae Murray as the star, will be the ui tract ion at tin- Fnrrest theatre today at both the matinee and night performances. This evening the usual Dili of vaudeville will be given. For the week beginning Monday night the following have been booked; Monday Emily Stevens in The House of a Metro production. Tuesday Virginia Pearson in Tortured Heart, a Fox prodmtiotu Wednesday Edmund lffreese will be featured in The Sped of Yukon Thursday Charlie Chaplin will again be seen in famous film entitled The Firemen, and in Sea lea Lips, William Courtenay will be the star, Friday Peggie Hyland in the Paramount production, Saints and S'nnera, will he the attraction.

Saturday Victor Moore in The Clown, a Paramount production and a of good vaudeville. Joe Hortlz in Across the Rio Grande I- announced for October 26th, to ap pear at the Forrest theatre. Tomorrow the Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday will hold Rally Day Special efforts aro being made In the preparation of the program to celebrate I return of children and of Bristol While Rally Day Is held in each year, year it means more than it has iti years, owing to the that the children have been compelled to remain away from the churches and Sunday heels owing to the epidemic of famile paralysis. In Methodist Church the Ratty Duv will extend to church alao. At the morning service pastor will preach a special sermon on subject, "My The pastor, lev.

Dr P. Karhoisen, Ph. sires to see a large representation of the church membership out at service. The rally spirit will also be manifest In the Sunday School at 2.15. Each leat her sent postal cards to hia or her and it is hopod a largo number will attend meeting.

In the evening ut 7,45 p. there will he special Rally Day exercises in charge of the Kundav School. An attractive program of singing, Gone aud other has been arranged. Special arrangemnts are being made for Rally Day at tlie Presbyterian Sunday School. In the afternoon a program will he rendered by scholars of the school under the direction of 1 he Rev.

Dr Charles Burns, and the superintendent of the school, Thomas S. Harper. The decorattans for day will be in charge of Miss Charlotte Beatrice Chambers and Miss Viola Vanzant. I nOo 0 0 NATIONAL CANDY DAY engine Rim? "Dandy eon of years. probate of any other will.

But yesterday the man who figured Before the hearing began Attorney in more than 15 accidents, had been; Melcher asked that while one witness struck and buffeted by street ears and wa8 testifying all the other witnesses autos, and had once fallen off a bridge, excluded from the room to prevent ied as the result of a fall of a suspicion of fraud or collusion. Heeit-h A Find in Them photd Germs DOYLESTOVYN, Oct. 14 Reports! from- Hie IF pari mu of Health show that two off tin wells along the public highway! it the Mt. Plea ant Hotel, ll.lltown iGWlirliip. kept by GotR K.ot-iilg-1 where tlure were typhoid bxn condemned.

Analysis of the water shows that it large quantities of at-wag and tho colon bacillus, health authorities will not approve' the wella uatii livey have cleaned and MrUd and subsequ tit examinations of Ui wat have been made and th wa! proved to be from R. ci there were five of plic in hotel. 0 0 of feet downstairs. 0 0 MILKMEN TO ORGANIZE Bucks Co inty Hold Attorney James called this "absurd on its face." particularly as the wit nesses on his side were merely sub Suffering Typhoid Mrs. Harry Frank is idl with typhoi scribing witnesses to the will.

Producers to Three More Meeting ni have been arrang by Bucks County Farm Bur.eu to hr li eld in the interest of ft v. on their dairy farm in 1 ainptun township. 0 0 ---------Marriage Licenses Win Id 8. Ltik and Deborah M. A.

8. Longbottom, a subscribing iiaj and county organizations for the animal had evidently been chased out Adams, of Davisville. TOMORROW High water Low water 5.59 1.03 6 22 1.14 by dogs and was TEMPER ATE Temperatur Excess tout of the woods haunted. Husks Corn at 92 F.dward Neff, grand man. at 92, is husking corn, as lias been his custom each fall since he was a boy.

Plants Looking for Site Two industrial plants, one a ehemi witness to the will offered for probate by William Rumpf, identified his sig nature to the will Mr. Rumpf at that time, he believed, was sound and vigorous in mind and body. Miss Elsie Snyder, the other sub- uiora lair of securing a for milk. October 16 a meet ng wiJI ho held at Newtown; October 17, ant? It to her 18 at Bristol Local organizutioua will he effect- A to Will Start to Spread News the Event The firsi national candy day to celebrated in country is being observed today. The celebration, through a comprehensive publicity movement, will he reminding every tine who could possibly candy for himself or any one he knows that there is a plentiful supply in boxes and that thousands of hands will stretched appreciatively to receive them.

As part of the movement Wilbur Sons. Inc, a motorcar from Philadelphia to curry word the national candy day across country to San Francisco, Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, will speed the automobile on its way. The national candy day idea was suggested at the lust annual convention of the National As Philadelphia manufiutnr- POTATO BREAD URGED A H1N TON, D. Oct. More general use of potatoes in making bread is recommended by the baking specialists of the Department of Agriculture.

Bread containing ladled and mashed potatoes was found during experiments just concluded to be Just as nutritious as ordinary bread and to have the quality of remaining fresh longer. The department believes that In local ties where there is a surplus of potatoes, or where they are cheap, much economy can be practiced at this time by reason of tlie high price of wheat flour, and that even in localities where the relative market nriees of potatoes and flour are such that there Is no economy in substituting potato for flour, the Individual flavor and Uecn ng quality of potato bread should make it desirable as a variant in the family -X News Flashes Italian advance of two 011 tiring King Victor troops with in fount eu of Trieste Netherlands to make stmng protest lo Germany ov the by a 1 boat of Ute steamer Blooniersdijk. ers will hold a celebration banquet at to close the event today. Bulgara Serbian advance, six -0O0 attacks against lin-e beyond the Cerna being repulsed MAZE scribing witness to the will then test I- tHi, These will he of tit caff and the other a foundry concern, ik'd that she saw the will signet! andcounty organization and each county art inv' Doylestowti as a site at tini(! WHS Will -1; a member of ox sound mind, memory and understand- C(HmuStlce in Philadelphia. Mr.

Fine on the Job 0O0 DOYLESTOWN, Oct. 14 Former 0O0 1 Stricken While Walking (tuinty Treasurer William K. Fine Will Meet Walking to his home at New i thirteenth day of the month, 13 weeks Baker callod dominant 1 actors .11 al up from Bristol today to visit Tlie fall meeting of the Coun tain, Frank utwon ago. that he asked Miss hand loged. Lehih alley Coal monopoly fr'ends.

The fact that part of his ty Historical Society will be held on suouh vva.s found verai laftw in marriage. The young people leit Bayonne snipers shoot WED DESPITE 13 German socialists iu favor of annex- Friday and Repitition of other conquered Number-' Can Scare Coupla ritary, according Ui oua of party CHESTER, Oct Iff. gans at the warning of their friends to beware of the "unlucky 13," Herman Germans attack Russians north Brownand Vllss Edith L. Gulden 1 eft P.nsk win, trench sector, this city today, Friday, October 13th, hut, lose it later. for Baltimore, where they were mar- Mauser works raided by forty rled this afternoon at the home of the Fr noli and Dritisli aeroplanes.

Six parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Gorman machines sJioff down defend- Gulden, ing factories. Allies lose planes They met 13 months ago, and the en route aridgegroom admits that it was the E. T.

Stateslmry arid 6. grees; excess since October 1, 29 de" 1700 Hunters Licenses fr'ends. The fact that part of his ty Historical Society will be held on scions, found vcral la ft in marriage. The young peopie ten uayonce 11001 policeman, grfes; excess January 1, 183 Eighteen hundred hunt lie na-s errand was to get hunting licenses for Saturday, October 28tli, at by a party of nut ar.d in here on the train for Baltimore to be Alt nipt to tire oil tankff. degrees (have bean up to today at the (Bristol sportsmen indicates that the House ar New Hope.

There a serious condition. at 13 minutes to 12, and upon Pronjiunc drift toward Pr. Octob 1 county tr. a-ur a office. Th rabbits and of lower Bucks 11 two at 10.30 clock 000 their arrival in the Maryland city manifest log- itaelt among the .20 inch; daliciency since January 1, than issued during are not going to have a vacation this Uie morning and 2 in.tha DO IT NOW i walked 13 squares to the home of the to Episcopal trlannial convention S.98 inches I same period, ar fall.

afternoon, bride, and they were married 13 hours in St. LouJa..

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