The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

TE CIUCULATIOII OVER 2,000 COPIES A DA EVENING EDITION 3.30 O'CLOCK CANONSBURG, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1910 SEVENTEENTH YEAR No. 5646. Cooler, Price One Cent. THE DAILY BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL FIGURES TELL SAD STORY OF Moving Pictures in Religious Service First Time in the History of Canonsburg That These Have Been Used. CROWDS THRONG CHURCH; MANY ARE UNABLETO GAIN ENTRANCE Unique Features, Including Moving Pictures, Brought into Use in Great Evangelistic Campaign Now Being Waged in Canonsburg COURT FAILS TO SEE "JOKE" IN THIS CASE Man Who Stole Suit of Clothes and Revolver Goes to Workhouse IN STREET, OPERA HOUSE On Account of Rain Chase Had to Be Given Up.

Thieves made a raid on the chicken house of W. R. Crumrine, three miles north of Houston on Saturday niglit and made way with a large number of choice fowls. Isaac Walker was called out yester day morning with his bloodhounds, Dexter and Beauty. The dogs took up the trail at the hen house and followed it for three miles until the rain began to fall shortly after 11 o'clock and the man hunters were compelled to give up the chase.

The dogs were following closely on the trail of the thief, however, as where they gave up the chase feathers were found that Mr. Crumrine said had come from his cmcuens. UVIGIOi pl avua iuiivvM o- in this chase, some going from Wash ington and others from Houston. During the past ten days Mr. Walker has had eight calls for his dogs to run down criminals.

These calls have come from four counties. BUDGET SEAMAN A PNEUMONIA VICTIM Weil-Known W. and J. Athlete and Coach Succumbs After a Short Illness ACTIYE IN SPORTING CIRCLES Washington, April IS. William 11.

Seaman, better known as Budget Seaman, the well known football and baseball coach, died this morning at the Washington hospital from pneumonia. Seaman was ill but a few days. This morning at 9 o'clock he was removed to the hospital and he died shortly after his arrival there. Seaman was 35 years old and was a very large man. He caught a severe cold last week and at the time thought nothing of it.

Saturday he became very ill, and it was found that he was suffering from pneumonia. This morn ing the physicians and his mother, Mrs. James S. Harter, decided to send him to the local hospital, and he died there about a half hour after his arrival. Seaman attended Washington "and Jefferson college in 1S95 and 1S96 and played guard on the varsity football team.

A few years later he eoacneu the eleven at W. but for the last five years he was coach of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland and was to have coached the team at. that institution this fall. Seaman was well known in baseball circles and was manager, at one time, of an independ ent team of tnis place. In 1906 he was manager of the Washington baseball club of the P.

O. M. League. He aiso was coacn --u the Canton professional football team at Canton, a number of years ago. Seaman was engaged to be married i to Blanche McDonotigh, of tnis city, at the time of his death, and the couple was to have been married this summer.

He Is survived by his mother, three brothers and three sisters. SUNDAY FIRE IN MOUNT PLEASANT Portable Saw Mill of R. R. Chapman Badly Damaged by Early Morning Blaze MUCH LUMBER IS CONSUMED Qn Sumjay morning about 6 o'clock fire was! discovered in a portable saw mill on the farm of John Ryburn, Mt. Pleasant township, near the Chartiers township line.

The mill was the property of R. R. Chapman. Sometime since Mr. Chapman purchased the timber on the Ryburn place and removed his saw mill to that place, and was engaged in cutting and sawing the timber.

On Sunday morning about 6 o'clock the mill was discov-ered to be on fire. The neighbors turned out and did what they could, but the fire had beenta 'progress for considerable length of time before was discovered and the mill was damaged, and a large amount of saw lumber burned. The fire originated the slab pile, probably from coals from the furnace, which had been thrown out, although this is not altogether certain. a CITY'S SHAME Of 155 Pittsburg Councilmen in 1908, 105 Are Accused FIFTY-THREE CONFESSIONS Pittsburg, April 18. Something over a month has elapsed since Dis trict Attorney William A.

Blakeley inserted the graft probe to the core of the rotten conditions existing in councils during 1908. The result reduced to cold figures as to bribes, bribers, indictments and confessions Is startling. These figures tell a story of the shame of the city and the heroic efforts of the authorities to bring the guilty to justice. The tale can best be told in tabular form. This is the first exhibit: Total membership of councils, 1908 155 Members accused of 105 Members indicted for grafting.

98 Members who have 53 Members who have not been accused 50 Members of 1908 councils who were reelected in 1909 and have confessed and 8 Members of 1908 councils who were re-elected and have been indicted and are standing trial. 16 Members of 190S councils now in prison 2 Members of 1908 councils exonerated by the grand jury 2 Councilmen waiting trial 45 Councilmen who are 3 The next exhibit has to do with the bribers and those connected with the graft scandal other than councilmen: Number of bankers in 1 Number of bankers who have pleaded nolo contendere 5 Banker fighting extradition Bankers who have been indicted Middleman convicted Middlemen under indictment 1 7 1 2 Jury-fixers in prison 2 Manufacturer who has confessed. 1 Manufacturers who escape by limitation 2 This exhibit tells the story of the amount of money figured by the grand jury as having been distributed as bribes: Bank depositories ordinance South Seventh street vaca- tion 10,000.00 Home street vacation 11,500.00 West Carson street bridge. 500.00 xotai $140,400.00 share for eacb of the 98 the divide been 1.433.00 smallest bribe paid 131.10 The above figures tell the story to date. The grand jury resumed its ses 8lons today.

So far it has examined upward of 150 witnesses and there is no assurance as to when the inquiry will be completed. District At torney Blakeley is not much given to announcing in advance what he intends to do. He may intend to follow some leads concerning which the general public has no information. MAY JURORS DRAWN Those From Canonsburg and Vicinity Who Have Been Summoned. Two traverse panels of jurors for the May term of court were drawn Saturday.

The jurors from this section are: Monday, May 23 Howard Cockins, M. V. Douglass, W. A. McBurney, Canonsburg; Joseph Carlisle, J.

M. Marquis, Mt. Pleasant; W. H. Crawford, North Strabane; Clyde Dague, Elliott Riddle, Somerset; John Holleran, Peters; Harry McConnell, August Storm, T.

R. Shane, Cecil; Samuel Stewart, Nottingham; William Wylle, Char- tiers. Monday, June 6 Joseph Heagen, George S. McWilliams, Canonsburg; Thomas S. Allison, Hduston; W.

CL Franz, F. O. Hall, T. J. Tope, Cecil; Joseph Kerr, North Strabane; A.

McClain, Miller Potts, Chartiers; William McCalmont, Mt. Pleasant; H. T. Thomas, Nottingham. Chartiers Railway Inspection The spring inspection of the Chartiers railway was made Monday when special train carrying officials of the Pennsylvania passed over the branch.

This inspection includes not only the condition of the roadbed, but stations, sidings, etc. of of Temperance Lesson, For the first time in the history of Canonsburg, moving pictures were used at a Sunday religious service yesterday. This was at opera house, the meeting there, held at 6:15, being conducted by Messrs. Hendrlck and Carter, In connection with the evangelistic campaign now being conducted here. The service wa in the interest of temperance, and an audience of at least 1,000 was present, the playhouse being filled, even "peanut heaven" being occupied.

The pictures shown depicted the life of a drunkard and taught an impressive lesson. These were followed by a short but most earnest address by Evangelist Hendrick. The temperance cause is one, he said, that con cerns every one, and he emphasized his remarks by several forceful Illustrations. Evangelist Carter sang several selections, concluding with "The Ninety and Nine." The latter song wa8 to have been illustrated, but the burning out of a fuse prevented the use of the pictures. LARGE SUM OF MONEY FOR COUNTY Pike Run Woman Leaves $10,000 for Redemption of Court House Bomds $8,000 FOR COUNTY HOME Washington, April 18 Probably for the first time the county was remembered by an individual in a will, this being the case in that of Elizabeth Phillips, late of West Pike Run town- whose will was admitted to pro- bate Saturday and contains a bequest of $10,000 for the redemption of court the county home and the children's home $4,000 each, these sums to be held in trust for the use of the inmates.

The will is a lengthy one, con taining 89 bequests and disposing of a valuable estate. The churches of Beallsville and vicinity are also remembered with substantial bequests, as follows: Bealls-ville M. E. church, Center-ville. M.

E. church, Taylors M. Clover Hill and Zion M. Deemston, each $1,500, these bequests to be heM in trust perpetually for general purposes and to be known as the Lucinda Hill and Elizabeth Phillips memorial. Bequests of $500 each are also made to the Beallsville Presbyterian and Fredericktown M.

E. churches. To the Board of Home Missions, the Board of Foreign Missions, the Board of Church Extension and Deaconess Society of the M. E. church is willed $10,000, the sum to be divided equally.

To the Beallsville school for high school purposes, is willed in trust $3,000 for school purposes; to the West Pike Run school district, for the McGirr school, $2,500, and to the Centerville school, for high school purposes, $1,500. To Charles Miller is willed the Joseph John's farm of 20 acres and to Mark Galway the Bennett Hill farm of 74 acres. TEMPERATURE TO FALL That the light rain which, fell yesterday probably will be followed' by snow flurries and a drop in the tem perature today, was the local forecast given out from the weather bureau last night An unusually heavy fall inow for this season was reported at St. Paul, Port Huron, and other points west Saturday night and yesterday and the weather map shows Pittsburg and vicinity to be in the storm zone. One-Seventh of an inch was added to the precipitation rain yesterday, making .65 the total for the month.

Unless an unprecedented amount of rain falls in the next two weeks this month will go down in the records as the dryest April in half a century. WEATHER FORECAST Rain tonight and Tuesday; possibly snow near Lake Erie; colder. MEN'S MEETING, SERVICES Not since Major Hilton closed his series of union evangelistic meetings here fifteen years ago has there been such a large number of people in the First Presbyterian church as crowded it Sabbath evening, the attraction being the gospel as preached and sung by Messrs. Hendrick and Carter. Almost every inch of available space in the auditorium and lecture room was taken.

Not only were all the pews and chairs occupied, but there were many standing, and still scores were unable to get inside the doors. The services opened at 7:30. The New Kensington quartet was present and sang a number of selections in a manner which charmed and deeply im pressed all hearers Mr. Carter sang "Where is My Wandering Boy To night," in a manner at once artistic and impressive. Rev.

Wm. Alkin led in prayer. Mr. Hendrick preached on "The Unpardonable Sin." He illustrated his subject by many short, but forceful stories and enforced his views by apt quotations of Scripture. He said that there have been many views held concerning this subject by students of and commentors on the Holy Scriptures, but that it is now generally agreed that -what the Bible means by the unpardonable sin is a continued rejection of the offers of salvation through Christ, on the part of the sinner.

The Bible teaches that it is nos- sible for men to sin away their day of grace, to reject Christ and to continue to reject him until the spirit no longer strives with the one who rejects, who then is left to continue his own downward way to perdition without let or hindrance from the Holy Spirit, who had been grieved by repeated rejec- iftTl until YiA ntio CfaA o-j-iw i iMr' Hendrick urged upon all present toccf the ercy now nunc LUC spun. 15 sun pifilUIIlg. lays in matters of such great import- ance are dangerous. If you reject Christ tonight, you do net know that you will Jive to receive another offer of mercy; or if you live you do not know that the spirit will longer strive with you. Now is the accepted time.

At the close of the sermon Mr. Hendrick made a stirring appeal to the unsaved in attendance to come forward and signify their acceptance of Christ by taking him by the hand. After one or two additional selee tions by the quartet and Mr. Carter, the meeting was dismissed with the benediction. This evening the services will be in the First Presbyterian church.

Mr. Carter will sing "The Holy City," and Mr. Hendrick will preach on the same subject. The evangelistic meetings now in progress in Canonsburg are the largest attended of any meetings of this character held in Canonsburg in more than fifteen years. Not since January, 1S95, when the Hilton-Tuller meetings closed, has the First Presbyterian church, the largest house of worship in the town, been packed as it was Sunday evening.

Many who wished to 'gain admission were unable to do so, and before the hour for the opening had arrived all available space in both the auditorium and Sunday school room was occupied. The great audience helped make the service a most impressive one. The evening service was one of sev eral large meetings held Sunday. The morning union service, held in the Central Presbyterian church, was at tended by an audience which com pletely filled that church, the two Presbyterian congregations taking part. Evangelist Hendrick's theme at this service was "The Church." The men's meeting, held at 3 o'clock, attracted an audience that filled the church.

The audience was composed of men of every religious be lief, as well as those not belonging to any particular church. A feature of this service was the singing by a male quartet from New Kensington, where Messrs. Hendrick and Carter recently held meetings. "My Mother's Prayer," sung by Evangelist A. I was another interesting feature ot the service.

Rev. Mr. Hendrick Bpoke on the subject, "Is the Young Man Safe?" and compared the Absalom of today with the Absalom of old, petted, loved and spoiled. "The Absalom of today is ever in danger," the speaker said. "The world has two histories, the political and the moral, and in both are found the records of the downfall of men with the finest possibilities.

"Is the young man safe? Not if he is addicted to the drink habit. Men persuade themselves that their case 13 unique. They like to think that the other fellow went down because he was weak. No man is safe who takes the social glass. The drink habit is a Wot upon our civilization, blasting hopes, ruining homes, causing unknown sorrow and dragging thousands yearly to early graves and eternal pun ishment.

And the first glass is at the bottom of every downfall. "Is the young man safe? Not if he gambles. The gambler is one of the meanest types of mankind. Gambling is robbery, pure and simple. Make all the money you can, but don't make a dishonest dollar.

Gambling is a curse which blights all the finer sensibilities and is a short cut to destruction. "Is the young man safe? Not if he does not respect the Lord's day or if he blasphemes God's name. Reverence for God is at the basis of all good government and upright living. A person who swears and deliberately swear3, without trying to stop, is no gentle man. In the sight of God a man who takes God's name.in vain, is just as guilty as the man who steals.

Swearing is one form of sin for which there is no possible excuse. "Is the young man safe? Not if he fails to strive after the highest type of purity. I believe in the same standard of purity, for both man and woman. It is possible to live a pure life and the statement that it is necessary co sow a few wild oats is false. God demands only one standard.

Let's stand for the highest type of manhood. "Is the young man safe? Not if there is anything in his business which is not in keeping with the highest type of business principle. Not if he keeps bad company. A man is always glad when he does the right thing. God always has his eye on the man doing the right and always stands by the man who does the right.

The hardest thing to run against is the influence of and association with evil companions. And lastly a young man is not safe if he hasn't' given his heart to Christ for the greatest life is the Christian life." Next Sunday will be the day of the revival and another. Lig men's Mr. Hendrick will probably talk on "Sowing the Wird and Reaping the Whirlwind." The subject for tonight is "The Holy City," and Mr. Carter will sing "The Holy City." Carrying Gospel to Mills and Stores Evangelists Hendrick and Carter held another meeting at the Fort Pitt Bridge Works Monday noon.

The service was attended by a large number of the workmen employed at this big plant. This week the usual services will be held at 10 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening, in the First Presbyterian church. Tuesday morning at 9:30 a service will be held in the H. T. Welty store, which will be especially for the business men of town.

It will be open to all, however. The meeting held in the street Saturday evening attracted much attention. The chorus choir which furnishes music for the evening service was present and sang at this meeting. Missionary Sick in Africa Mrs. W.

W. Whitely recently received a cablegram from Congo Beige, Africa, anouncing the seriousness illness from fever of Miss May C. Mc-Murray, who last fall went to the dark continent as a missionary. Since the cablegram was received a letter has arrived, but this was written before Miss McMurray had been taken HL Conge Beige is about 100 miles inland from the coast, in West Africa, LIQUOR SELLER SENT UP Washington, April the deader who appeared for sentence in court today were two recent arrivals from Canonsburg, and one a workhouse sentence and the other a term in Jail. Henry McKay was sent to jail a Wit ago by Justice T.

M. Reese of Canonsburg, on charge of burglary. McKay was arrested for breaking into the home of Penny Griffin, colored, in South Canonsburg Sunday night, April 10, and stealing a new suit of clothes, valued at $22, and a revolver of caliber, the latter valued at $3. In pleading guilty to the charge this morning, McKay said he meant it only as a joke, and that he did not mean to keep the articles. The court, however, failed to see any joke in the matter, and sentenced him to pay the costs in the case and serve four months in- the workhouse.

McKay is whjte. Tony Joy came up, not of his own accord, however, from East Canonsburg, and he was accused of having sold liquor without having gone to the expense and trouble of taking out a license. The prosecutor was Constable John W. Crumm, and Joy was committed to jail last week by Justice Reese. Today Joy pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was sentenced to pay the costs, a fine of $500 and serve three months in jail.

William Smith and Jerry Harris or Monongahela pleaded guilty to steal ing chickens, it being alleged that the two offenders had secured 25 fowls at one haul. They drew a jail seotence of 60 days, besides having the costs and a fine of $10 each to pay. HICKORY WOMAN BADLY INJURED Mrs. James McCoy Thrown From Buggy While on Her Way to the Covenanter Church Hickory, April 18. Mrs.

James McCoy, aged 69 years, Is lying at her home at this place suffering from injuries of a serious character sustained when she fell headlong from her buggy Sunday. The accident occurred yesterday morning as Mrs. McCoy was on her way to church. She and her small nephew, John Dinsmore left the McCoy home in a buggy to attend services at the Covenanter church at Millers Run. As they were driving down a steep hill near the James Moore residence something gave way in the forward part of the running gears allowing the front end of the buggy to suddenly fall to the ground.

Mrs. McCoy was unable to save herself and was pitched from the buggy alighting on her head at the horse's heels. The horse immediately stopped and to this fact Mrs. McCoy probably owes her life. The Dinsmore child was thrown from the buggy, but was unhurt.

Assistance was soon at hand and Mrs. McCoy was removed to her hofSet. at this place ana Dr. jucuarreu canea. It was found she was suffering from an ugly gash in the head, while her left arm was broken at the elbow.

She is also suffering greatly from shock. All on Wrecked Steamer Saved London, April 18. All of the 61 passengers of the stranded liner Minnehaha, which crashed on the rocks at the dread Scilly Islands shortly after midnight, were rescued In darkness and a dense fog this morning. Capt. Sidney Layland, commodore of the fleet of the Atlantic Transport line, and the crew of the wrecked liner remained abroad her, after the passentrs had been landed.

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