The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

DAILY MOTE TIE GOOD EVENING Are yon planning to attend Council meeting tonight? WEATHER FORECAST Western Pennsylvania: Fair tonight, colder in extreme north. MORE TEAS A NEWSPAPER-. A C03EU5ITT rCSTITUTIO CAHON8BUBG, PEOTSYLVAHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1924 2 Cents a Copy; Ten Cents a Week Thirtieth Year-No. 0176 To Take Degree Work Of Order of DeMolay PUT SOME BANDIT Many Citizens Attend Last Night's Meeting of Council Mrs. A.

J7. Pollock Summoned By Death At Ontario Home Mrs. Mary Jane Pollock, aged 33 WHEREABOUTS OF MAN CAPTIVE NOT YETJlllffl When Last Seen She was Mounted on White Horse Towering Above Figures of Bandits to refer, to in case any charges were preferred. The petition of the Central church also asked for the dismissal of John W. Crumm and the appointment of W.

H. Taylor. At 8:20 p. m. the fire alarm rang for the fire boys to take a run to West Pitt street.

The alarm was false, but vit-y few people left the meeting because they were too deeply interested. J. L. Grubbs told council about the large number of truck loads of grapes taken into the East End. He remarked that if all the barrel hoops let loose simultaneously in the East End that the district would likely be flooded.

He had reported a school mat Over twenty-five boys from Canonsburg, members of Joppa Chapter, Order of DeMolay, will journey to Washington on Friday evening, January 18, where they will be formally constituted, under the direction of Ralph Minehart of Pittsburgh, deputy in Pennsylvania for the Grand council of the Order of DeMolay. He will be assisted by the advisory coun- cil made up of nine members, of the Jacques DeMolay Commandery No. 3, Knights Templar, under which the boys organization was effected. W. P.

Wilson of Washington is chairman of this cfmmittee, and two Canonsburg men, James P. Houston and Ernest Isherwood, are members. The class will number over 150 candidates and the ies will take place in the Grill Hall, Masonic Temple, 44 West Wheeling street, Washington. The degree will from the Templar Ohf.pt. sr of Pit? burgh and will number 35.

All members of Blue Lodge Masons are privileged to attend and witness degree work. the Opening Session Of Parliament This Afternoon It Will Undoubtedly Be Marked by Accession of Power to First Labor Government By LLOYD ALLEN Tutted Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Jan. 8. Great Britain's parliament reassembles this afternoon for the session which will undoubtedly be marked by accession of power to the first labor government. Although not summoned to the House of Lords to hear the reading of the king's message until 2:45 p.

members of the House of Commons were busy this morning "t'eketing" the seats they propose to occupy. Lady Terrington newly-elected M. P. was amone the first in the House. She put a ticket on the seat she chose promtply at 10 a.

m. Scores of newly elected M. stood in the cold, misty dawn, waiting in line until the doers of commons opened. Then there was a rush to place cards on seats which will be theirs throughout the session. By 9 a.

100 places had been ticketed, mainly by liberals. After the reading of the kings mesage, election of a speaker of the House was the first order of business. There was no opposition to the reelection fthe riht Hon. J. H.

Whitely, who was proposed by Sir William E11H Hume-Williams, Con servative, and seconded by James J. P. O'Grady, Labor. Eulogistic speeches by veteran "Tay Pay" O'Connor, Stanley Baldwin, H. H.

Asquith and Ramsay Mac-Donald then were in order. Bridgeville Solons Meet Monday Night Special to Tne Notes BRIDGEVILLE, Jan. 8. Last eve ning at the borough building mem-j bers of council met and reorganized for the year. Burgess S.

P. McCaf frey presided and swore in newly elected members as follows: James A. Ellis, Adam E. Giehll, Dr. R.

C. Lutz, E. R. Weise. P.

J. Callaghan was elected president; J. E. Franks, secretary, and H. J.

Wilcox treasurer. William J. Flood was re-elected chief of police and John Maioli patrolman; William W. Andrews, borough engineer; Thomas B. Murray, solicitor, and Dominick Dalmerc, street com missioner.

NO WORD FROM BESEIGED CITY By KAY G. MARSHALL United Press Staff Correspondent PEK1N, Jan. 8. Major John Magnifier and Captain Woodrow Wood-bridge proceeded today to the Howan Province to seek the whereabouts of Juline Kilen, woman captive of Chinese bandits, who has completel disappeared. Wher.

last seen, Mrs. Kilen was mounted on a white horse, towering high above the squat figures of the bandits, who swarmed about her on foot as they led her steed awoy over the hills. The woman was captured when bandits raided a mission and shot several foreigners, imprisoning other. Nothing further has been heard from the beseiged city of Batang, near the Thibet frontier, where foreigners, including ten Americans, are reported surrounded by brigands. News travels slowly from the Sze Chuan province, where communications are carried by junks down the Waynesburg Blaze Is Caused by Torch Jan.

8. Loss of $30,000 to stock and of $5,000 to 'the building is estimated as the result I of a fire here yesterday afternoon in the basement of the Hoffman furni-jture store. Firemen kept the flame3 from spreading to the upper floors of the three-story brick structure. The fire is said to have been caused by from a torch used to thaw out frozen water pipes. Work men left for about 15 minutes and when they returned they founr the room filled with flames.

Flames Destroy Store In Midway Borough MIDWAY, Jan. 8. The general merchandise store of Sam Siolovitcz was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin at 7.45 last night, despite the desperate efforts of volunteer fire fighters. The store, a one-story frame structure, handled besides general merchandise, meats and miners' supplies, all of which were prey to the flames. The total loss has not yet.

been estimated, but part of it will be covered by insurance. Will Meet at M. E. Church There will be a meeting of the Chartiers District Sabbath School Association in the First Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday evening, January 10, at 7:30. All members are urged to be presenl.

If you have a house to rent use a classified ad in The Notes. tf Opening Game Houston Independents vs. Linden A. C. Willow Beach Park Thursday Jan.

10 Admission 25c POLICE ARE GUARDING (lEETING PLACES One Man Killed and One Wounded In Clash of Labor Unions Last Night BOTH ARE SAID TO BE LEADERS TBy United Press to The CHICAGO, Jan. 8 Fearing further outbreaks in Chicago's smouldering labor war, which last night resulted in one death and the wounding of two, police mobilized today to guard union meeting places. John Gilmore was shot to death and John Dunne seriously wounded a revolver, battle just outside the doors of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Union while a meeting was in progress. Both were said to have been leaders of one faction in the organization. Patrick' Berrell, president of the International Union of Truck Drivers and Chauffeurs, was wounded by bul lets from unknown assailants a few hour earlier.

Gunmen of a rival chauffeurs' union were blamed for the shooting by police. Carnegie Citizen Fatally Injured CARNEGIE, Jan. 8. William J. Greasel, 22 years old, of 569 Boquet street, died in the Mercy Hospital at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon from fractured skull and internal injuries suffered while he was assisting in attempting to extinguish the fire raging thru the McMullen public school on a hill overlooking the Painter's Run road, Upper St' Clair township, at 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning.

Shortly after the 200 children in the school had been marshaled by their prinicpal and teachers and marched out of the burning building, the roof collapsed. The children lost their wraps, books and lunches in their orderly hurry to escape from the burning edifice. The building, a two-story frame, was destroyed with a loss of J20.000. The fire was discovered by Miss Mary Hoffman, living near the school house. She notified Principal Byron Fruit." Mrs.

Dora Gray, the janitress, rang the bell, giving the alarm, and the teachers, Miss Regina Hoffman, Miss Emma Hoffman and k'rs. Lucille Clevenland, with the principal, marched the children from the burning structure. As the children reached the outside, the roof collapsed. The blaze burned so rapidly that the pu pils were forced to leave their coats, hats and lunches behind. They also lost their books.

When the alarm rang, employes of Harrison Mine No. 1. Pittsburgh Coal Company, nearby, left their places in the mine and formed a bucket brigade. Greasel was one of the first men on the scene. He was on the roof when his foot slipped and he fell to the ground.

When word spread thru Beadling thatt he school house was afire mothers whose children were in the building, ran to the school. Many became hysterical. Road North of Town In Very Bad Shape The section of unimproved road be tween the boro line and the Venice road is reported in very bad condition. It is hurting the business of Canonsburg each and every day. Trade from the National Mine in Cecil Is going to Bishop to Bridgeville and to McDonald because of the piece of bad road above named.

Why cannot red dog be used and the road made passable for this winter? Why should not the Hungry Club take up this matter this evening. It is a question of Importance. T. M. Reese Resigns As Detective Chief T.

of this place, serving as chief of county detective under appointment of District Attorney How ard W. Hughes, yesterday voluntarily resigned his position. Mr. Reese, who is a justice of the peace, will devote his time exclusively to that office. W.

B. Dinsmore, at present a member of the county detective force, was named by District Attorney HugVes as chief with B. M. Laird, a member of tho force, and David W. Crouch, a new CHICAGO ITCHES IN YOUR CIS, SAYS CHIEF Brig.

Gen. Smedley B. Butler Issues Drastic Orders to Philadelphia Police RESULTS ARE ALREADY NOTICED By United Press to TUe PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8. "Put some bandit notches in your guns," Brig.

Gen. Smedley D. Butler, new director of public safety for Philadel phia, ordered the policemen of the city today. "Clean up the cesspools. Don't time bawling out people who make left-hand turns.

You catch the bandits. Never mind chasing a couple of Mocks after automobiles without tail lights. You keep the bandits from robbing mail wagons," the new commander of the police bureau told his men as a 48-hour drive began to clean up vice and crime. "Sail in and get some bandits. It looks as though nobody ever got shot in Philadelphia, but policemen.

The score is all wrong, nit some uanau notches in your Gen. Butler announced today that he has taken personal charge of the police department and that George Elliott, assistant director of public safety, is in full charge of the fire department. i "Politics and the police department are divorced," Gen. Butler said. "No invisible government will threaten any policemm." At this point Gen.

Butler explained that the city has arranged to assume responsibility to take care of policemen who are arrested in assault and killing cases wheti they have done doing their duty. First reports of the cleanup cam paign reached City Hall early today. A number of dives in the tenderloin region of the city were closed tight and the red light district had van ished over night. "Be absolutely polite to every body," the new director told police men under his command. "It is not dignified to bawl out a woman.

Don't waste too much time with petty automobile violations. Don't be too finicky about little things and don't quit when you are after a real crim- Greatest Ram Haul Off Coast of Texas 4 fBy United Prs to The Notes GALVESTON. Jan. 8. The greatest liquor haul ever made on the Gulf of Mexico and in all probability the greatest ever made by United States officials since' the eighteenth amendment became effective, was executed by local customs inspectors and coast guard officials when the British auxiliary schooner Muriel E.

Winters was captured about five miles off Galvestion Island Sunday afternoon. The clearance papers found on the craft showed that 4,250 cases of assorted liquors had been in the cargo when the vessel cleared from Nassau to Tampico. Indications found by the officials showed that the cargo recently had been broached, as the forehold was practically empty. No accurate check on the cargo has been made today, but it is believed by officials that there remains enough liquor aboard the craft to make it the greatest haul thus effected off the coast of the United States. Petition to Congress Over Two Miles Long Bv United Press to Th Nctesl WASHINGTON, D.

Jan. 8. A petition more than two miles long, bearing signatures of 345,516 farmers, asking Congress to cut governmental expenditures and reduce taxes was presented to the House by Congressman Darrow of Philadelphia. It was said to be the greatest petition in length and number of signers ever offered In a legislative body. Every signer was declared a practical farmer, or directly Interested In farming.

At the Alhambra "Ponjola," featuring Anna Q. Nib-son, also comedy today. 1-75-2 Much interest Was Shown and Many Talks Made Concerning lax Enforcement of laws Police Officers Will Not Be Elected Until Next Meeting The boro council, as constituted during 1923, met last evening at 7.40 -sU the council chamber with eight out of the nine members present, Eckhardt being the only absentee. Lewis, Boyle, Iloch, Pollock, Murphy, Gowern, Iloxworth and" Nantker answered to roll call. Lewis was in his place a.s chairman pro tem.

Secre- tary W. C. Black was at his post and Solicitor A. L. Zeman, Engineer H.

M. 0 uay ana treei commissioner v. Wilson and his assistant, J. A. Cub- bage, Afere also present.

The minutes "of the last meeting were read and approved. Council ad journed sine die alter being in ses sion five minutes. The new borO council held its ini tial session last evening at p. m. The council chamber was jammed and the hall outside was crowded, the room proving entirely too small for such a gathering.

Doors and windows were thrown open in order to get a breath of fresh air. One boro official saya he never saw the council chamber filled with so many people in the 22 years he has held office. Two councilmen retired with the adjournment of the old council. They were John A. Hoxworth, Second ward, eight years, and James L.

Murphy, Third ward, four years. The vacancies were filled by M. Miller Potts, Second ward, elected on a four-year term, and D. Q. Crawford, Third ward, elected for four Three members were re-elected for four years.

Three members were re-elected and are as follows Pollock, Second ward, four years; Lewis, First ward, four years; Nantker, First ward, two years. The hold-over members are Boyle and Iloch, Third ward, and Gowern, Sec-1 ond ward. The five members chosen at. th. November election were sworn in try' Burgess W.

B. Chambers before the meeting opened. The council of 1924 was called to order by the burgess, who appointed W. J. Gowern, clerk pro tem.

Roll call of members was next in order and the only absent member was II. C. Eckhardt, who is sojourning at Alburquerque, N. for his health. On motion of Boyle, W.

M. Lewis was elected chairman by an unanimous vote. The Balary of the boro secretary-was, on motion of Hoch, fixed at $75 per month. On motion of Lewis, W. C.

Black was elected clerk unanimously. Council then took a recess of five minutes during which time the secre-' tary was sworn in. Council 'was called to order by chairman Lewis and then an opportunity was given the citizens present to lay their petitions before council. Rev. Dr.

W. P. Aikln, pastor of Chartiers U. P. Church, presented a resolution which expressed the sentiment of his delegation and other members.

Theh same resolution was adopted by the First Presbyteniar Church, Rev. G. G. Kerr, pastor, who also addressed council on the lax enforcement of law in our town. The First M.

E. congregation also adopted the resolution, the Rev. Charles Wolf, pastor and representatives being present. Rev, David Dempster headed a delation from the Central Presbyterian Church and he waxed warm in his remarks when he addressed council. The resolutions 'In view of the lax enforcement of the law in our community in the past, in connection with the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act, the disregard for the Sabbathb.

laws, and a general contempt for all law on the part of many people it is urged: "First That each church appoint at least seven (7) persons from its body to meet with the council Monday night, Jan. to insist that efficient policemen be appointed and other officers, and that a sufficient, compensation be given to secure men of known intergrity and ability for the various positions to be filled. "Second That we pleddge our support to all officers who enforce the law, and our co-operation with all others Who are willing to stand for a clean city and work for the elimination of vice and the bringing to justice those who defy and willfully violata the law. "Third That we will consistently keep the law ourselves and Bupport and patronize those who show proper regard for both the laws of God and the State." J. L.

Grubbs presented petitions signed by about 600 citizens, all over 21 years of age, asking for the removal of John W. Crumm as chief of police, and urging the appointment of W. H. Taylor. The papers were carried by James W.

Barbour, Louis Wright, Bazil McMillan, J. L. Grubbs, Thomas Schussler and Mrs. Anna Lasko. The first four named were sworn by Secretary Black (who Is a notary public) and the testimony taken down by court stenographer.

This was done I years, widow of A. W. Pollock, ana for many years a resident of Washington, died Sunday afternoon at hf home in Ontario, California. Mrs. Pollock has been a semi-invalid for a number of years, and her death was not unexpected.

Funeral services will be held at her late home this afternoon with interment in the family lot. in, Ontario cemetery, Mrs. Pollock was a daughter of the late Robert Moore and was. born in Peters township, near Thoipsonville, May 20, 1840. On April 21, 1864, Bhe was united in marriage to Alexander Wilson Pollock and they moved in 1866 to Washington, Mr.

Pollock having ben elected county 3 treasurer. After a few years residence here, they returned to the farm in Peters township, where they resided intil 188tl, when the family again returned to Washington. They continued to, reside there until 1905, when they removed to California, where they had since resided, and where Mr. Pollock died about ten years ago. Mrs.

Pollock was the last member of her immediate family. She is survived by the following children: Miss Mary A. Pollock, at home; Judge James R. Pollock of Ontario; Rev JoJhn B. Pollock, pastor United Presbyterian Church at Reinbeck Iowa, and Dr.

Alexander W. Pollock of the American Mission hospital at Assiut, Egypt. Mrs. E. W.

Coleman and D. Moore Bovce of North Central avenue are neice and nephew of the deceased and a of relatives at Boyce and Hills Station also sur Important Oil Port Evacuated By Rebel Troops Federal Troops Are Advancing to Oc cupy City -There wss No Conflict By FREDERICK NEUMEIER United Press Staff Correspondent MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8. Tuxpam important oil port in the state of Vera Cruz, was evacuated by rebel troops of Adolf De La Huerta, ac cording to government advices. Federal troops are advancing to oc cupy the city.

There was no conflict Government reports said many rebels deserted, so that the number remaining was insufficient to told Tux pam. Many rebel desertions in the state of Morelos also are reported. Bridgeville Banker Dies in Pittsburgh Snecial to The Notes BRIDGEVILLE, Jan. 8 J. Wil cox, treasurer of the Bridgeville Trust Company at the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, this morning at 8:30, after an illness extending from Christmas.

He was on duty at the bank the day before but was taken sick during the holiday. His condition became worse and he was taken to the hospital for treatment on Friday, December 28. Everything that medical science could suggest was done for him but of no avail and he passed away as aforesaid. High blood pressure was the primary cause of his death, his heart not being able to stand the strain. Mr.

Wilcox was aged 54 years and had been connected with the Trust Company for the past 20 years, and he was highly esteemed by all for his sterling qualities, and his efforts to advance the interests of Bridgeville at any and all times was an underly ing motive of his lite. He 13 survived by his wife and one son and one daughter. Funeral ar rangements have not been announced. Poor Directors Organize for Year The board of poor directors of Washington county met yesterday afternoon and reorganized for the coming year. R.

C. Buchanan was elected president and Charles R. Rig-gle, secretary, At the County Home, Charles was re-elected su perintendent; Dr. H. L.

Sargent, phy sician; Harry A. Jones, solicitor; D. Glenn Moore, chaplain; Fred Clark, farmer and gardener, and Jerry Bur-geBs, assistant farmer. T. C.

Luellen was re-electeds uperlntendent of the Children's Home; Mrs. Luellen, matron, and Dr. S. A. Reuben, physician.

ter to Chief Crumm and was told he had no police to send there, and that the school board would have to look after that section of the town. He had not asked for anything since, as he did not think it would be of any use. He claimed Mr. Taylor measured up to a gentlemen's qualifications. He would serve, if council so decreed, without compensation, or would turn over any money given him to raise patrolmen's pay and encourage offi cers to do their duty.

Rev. G. W. Williams, pastor of the Payne A. M.

E. Church said he had no petition to present. He understood Mr. Taylor was a member of the KtL Klux Klan and as he and his people could not ioin the organization he he did not think they would sign the paper. As a representative of the col ored citizens he stood for law en forcement and order.

He believed in coming out in daylight and having a government of the people, for the peo ple and by the people. Sam Baker i a committee from Canonsburg Lodge, No. 79, A. A. of I.

S. and T. was qualified by oath. He said at a meeting Saturday, attended by about 100 to 150 members, he was instructed to protest against the removal of Mr. Crumm as chief of police.

Citizens should get behind the police and make a clean town. Rev. Kerr stated that was what we are here for tonight as citizens Rev. Dempster sworn and stated that My. Crumm could not get law enforcement now.

His election would be a curse to himself and the town. The officers have hoodwinked, he declared, at the dives and dens. Several, times during the meeting speakers were applauded. Joseph Parrish, a former policeman, told how even a lady music teacher in our schools had violated an ordinance, by parking her car up against a fire plug. Rev.

Aikin stated he had evidence to be given by reliable citizens which would warrant pulling a speakeasy. The name was not given out. William Williams, colored, asked why Local 79. wanted to be boss of town. He thought it was the citizens duty to report violations.

James T. Espey asked why pay police if citizens have to report about all the cases. James W. Barbour, Brook street, stated that on an occasion he had called the police to arrest a drunken man 'on, the South Side. He wishes to know how the case was disposed of.

Also on another occasion when the police were called "Ret? was intoxicated. This was given to show how inefficient some officers were. Thomas M. Gibbs was also a witness to that affair. Mrs.

James H. McBurney, representing the W. C. T. U.

of Canonsburg, was the only lady to address council. She did not ask for the removal of Mr. Crumm, but for the officers to enforce the laws. Thomas J. Jones, representing the Chartiers district of the Sabbath School Association of 24 schools, stated that ihere was strong evidence of violations of law at a house in Forrest street, another at 103 Mur-dock street and dTunken men come out of social clubs and off Buffalo Hill.

Applause. Later in the meeting W. H. Taylor made a statement that he understood Mr. Crumm was to be asked to resign and as the boro would need some one at the head, he consented to offer his services to organize the force to cleanup the town and then step out.

He served his country in Cuba, the Philippines, Alaska, been captain of police; in revenue service and with several steel and coal companies ns officer. He also presented a number of recommendations. Solicitor Zeman stated that council elects and fixes salary of police and also dismisses them, but the Burgess Is the man who has control of thoir beats and hours spent on I he (same. The petition called for the removal of a man who is out of office. The application of John W.

Crumm was read for chief of police. The application for Motorcycle cop was made by Harqld Addis. The following mode application for truck driver-patrolmen: Panl Arnold, John Berda, Steve Ducny, (Continued on Page Tbtee) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In yesterday's Notes was a statement signed by a committee of Canonsburg Lodge, No. 79, of A. A.

of S. T. W. of N. which made insinuations' regarding "the type of man which had been chosen by certain groups to take Chief of Police Crumm's Place.

As I am the only one, to my knowledge, that has been mentioned for the place must refer to me. Now what I want to say Is this: If there is one ounce of manhood In this committee I want them to state through this paper, or otherwise Just exactly what these insinuations mean. Facts are the only things that count and I demand of these men to state publicly just what trey accuse me of, and if they do not steps will be taken to make them. If any man makes any statement derogatory to my character he la telling what Is not so and Is a liar. My telephone number Is 47 or 106 during the day, anu at night 271-W.

Or it he says I am against organized labor he la a liar. Anyone makng Buch statements and is a man will not take this, and I refor him to my telephone number and will be on hand to back up my statement at any time or place, on his own terms. W. H. TAYLOR.

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