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thy a Tiir NOTE Weather Forecast Partly cloudy touight atrd Tuesday scattered thunder showers ard not so warm. Cooler Tuesday. NOT real tirrledly and thro-sm away bet carried to the borne and studied hj every member of the family. KOBE THAN A NEWSPAPER SS A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Thirty-Seventh Year No. 10,780 CANONSBURG, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1930 2 Cents a Copy; 12 Cents a WeeH Intense Meat Nation THE Swetteri Bodies of Tots Found "in Swimming Pool Big Barn Prey to Fire BOYS DISCOVER HEAT CAUSES DEATH OF AGED HOUSTON MAN BULLET WOUND INFLICTED BY IRATE WOMAN TRIPLE MURDER Hottest Day on Record Causes Canonsburg and Vicinity Inconven ience Mercury Jumps Over 100 Mark in Many Places in City; Air Charged With Furnace Blasts Fire Authorities tfrge Extra Precaution With the highest temperature recorded here in years, going over the 10(f degrees mark in many places over the city, Canonsburg sweltered over the week-end and while there are no heat prostrations Teported definitely, the weather had much to do with temporary illness in many instances, according to practicing physicians of the city.

The average temperature was 98 in the shade, while in the business section thermometers registered as high as Of Undetermined Origin Property of Lee White on Venice Road Destroyed Saturday Night Fresh Hay Believed to Have Caused Spontaneous Combustion Many Other Fires IN W. VA. TOWN A rities Investigate Alfred Curtis Rinaman Dies Suddenly Early Sunday Evening Sunday's intense heat, was responsible for the death of Alfred Curtis Rinaman, aged 94 years, of Grant Ira Jackson in Canonsburg Hospital With Bullet In Liver And Think Death Due To Strangulation "Fire, believed to have had its origin in spontaneous combustion generating from the freshly-filled hay compartment completely destroyed the large and well-equipped barn of Lee White on the Venice road about five miles from this city. I The Are occurred about midnight Saturday night and when discovered by neighbors, had gained such headway as to make it impossible to EXPECTED TO RECOVER NO CLUES DISCOVERED 107 and in exposed sunny places it street, Houston. He was the house during thentire day, and had laid down on the bed about 7 o'clock in the evening in an attempt to secure cheek.

The harn and all its contents were ciestroyet, except tnree nurses went beyond that. and a calf which were released and' There was apparently no relief, as driven out of the barn by the early Anna Hopkins Arrested in Connection With Shooting at Cecil Facial Resemblance Indicates Brothers and Sister some rest and to escape from the heat. He passed away shortly afterwards. Up until the time of his death he was in good health for one of his years and was a familiar figure in the neigh- There were more than 30 tons of freshly cut hay in the barn together COMPANY ASSURES PLENTY OF WATER FOR LOCAL NEEDS with other grain, farm equipment and MUNICIPAL SHOWER BATHS FOR KIDDIES MAY BE GIVEN HERE implements and machinery as well as two wagons. Mr! White and his family were away ATJ.TIXBBTJ.ro, July 21: (INS) A wave or horror swept, through and sickened this from home at the time, visiting with friends here and in Houston during the evening.

He was on his way home when the lire was discovered hut did not know it was his barn until almost home. Willing hands, however, had taken charge of the situation and all was done that was possible, even in the absence of the owner. Frequent attacks on hT hy the man with whom she was living, without the benefit of clergy, proved too much for Anna Hopkins, negro, of the Cecil and shortly after midnight this morning, when Ira B. Jackson, negro, 35, attacked her, the woman procured a .38 calibre revolver from the bedroom and fired one shot into his abdomen. He is in the Canonsburg General hospital with a bullet wound which penetrated the liver, unless something unforeseen develops, he will likely recover, according to information from the institution today.

There were several negroes at the Jackson home at Cecil. Sunday night and according to the woman, there had been several quarrels between she and the man Jackson, with whom she has been living for several years. Shortly after midnight, trouble developed and according to the womnn'3 story, he struck her and knocked down. She went into the bedroom, The Canonsburg and Houston fire departments responded to the call and commnnify this morning when reports spread 1h rough Hie town Hint the bodies of three small children had been found strangled in a swimming pool. None of the hodies was identified.

One was that of a girl about 7 years of age and the others were boys of apparently the same age. A dirty, tightly drawn handkerchief encircled 1 he neck of each little tot. The gruesome find was made by a group of youths who had gone to the pool this morning, which is on the Martinsburg-Charles Town highway. although the barn was doomed within a few minutes after the discovery of .1 the fire, the efforts of the firemen were devoted to saving the home and out buildings. the hot wind was more of a furnace than a cooling breeze and the only relief was in swimming pools and similar bodies of water.

In many instances townspeople spent the greater part of the day in cool basements and in one instance the evening service in. one oLthe local churches was held in' the basement. The bathing beaches and similar resorts were packed to capacity during the day and afforded temporary relief for hundreds. The weather report from all sections of the surrounding country was similar to that in Canonsburg. Firemen Issue Warning With crops dried up, lawns burnt' and field grass dry as parchment, the fire departments of Canonsburg and Houston were kept on the jump, answering no less than a half dozen fires between Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening.

Fire Chief W. H. Arnold, Canonsburg, and Chief Wolfe, of Houston, joined in a statement this morning in which they sought to impress people with the necessity of extra precautions against fire. With vegetation dried up and homes scorching the possibility of fire is greatly accentuated as is evidenced by the number of blazes daring the week-tend i The fire departments are ready to answer any alarm, and are particularly alert at this time," the fire chiefs stated. "But we are anxious for public assistance and call upon our people to be more careful of fire than at any other time.

Homes are ready to blazeup with the sljghjsspark and and call the fire department at the earliest Second." Scanned for Rain; perspiring nation scanned, the skies for thunder clouds today! praying for relief from the (Continued on Page Three) The barn was located across the 0 fy mproved road from the house and a That the suggestion of The Daily Notes for a municipal shower hath for the kiddies of the city may be carried out within the next day or so was the belief of -Firs Chief W. H. Arnold this morn-" ing. Mr. Arnold stated that plans had gone forward several days ago to meet this demand for the children but because of the continued drought there was a question as to whether or not it would he advisable to use the water supply for the purpose.

With the announcement hy the water company that more than 100 million gallons of water is now on hand, more than enough for 100 days without rain, Chief Arnold announced that he would confer with council this evening relative to turning on fire department showers for the youngsters of the city. One excellent spray nozzle is now owned by the firemen and another could be procured municipal shower baths could be given for the children in two sections of the city at one time. It is likely that the plan will be started in the next few days and if, so, aschedule will be published in -this newspaper. 7 large poplar tree in the yard in front of the house, served to break the in With a daily consumption of approximately one million gallons and a present supply of 100 times that amount, there is little to fear from a water shortage in Canons-burg according to an announcement this morning by William Dunn, local manager of the Citizens Water Company. The statement from Mr.

Dunn was asked for by The Daily Notes to allay rumors that there was a possibility of a water shortage in eveqt the present drought continues. Mr. Dunn stated that the average consumption as handled from this city is half a million industrial consumption and about the same amount for domestic, purposes. He stated that the gauges at, the big storage basin show well over 100 million" gallons today. He explained that two years ago the companj aided five feet to the vertical height of the storage basin and that the water today is only three feet below the top.

The addition of water from Linden Creek to that, of the regular supply insures plenty for all normal purposes, Mr. Dunn explained. -This situation, doeg' no warrant; waste of water he said', adding' that with reasonable demand is no danger of a 'water famine. 1. As to the 'purity of the supply, it was stated tests are made with regular frequency by the company and these are supplemented by frequent and unexpected tests by the department of health.

Although there is no water softener used to reduce the degree of hardness of the water it is chemically pure at all times. tense heat and save the house. The rain of sparks from the fire, however, showered the house constantly and Hitmen were sVIJionp! on the roof at many points watching' for the slightest sign of ignition. Water from the springhouse was used to replenish the small stTeam running through the chemical apparatus of one of the trucks and this was held in readiness. (Continued on Page Three) The bruised body of the little girl 1r found half submerged on bant.

Her head had been crushed by a blunt weapon. Horrified, the youthful discoverers summoned help and a search of the swimming pool revealed the other hodies, those of the two boys. A hasty examination by a physician revealed the fact that the children had been dead Police believe the children were killed and "then, hurled into the swimming pool which adjourns a stone quarry. A strong! 'faf jal noticeable and authorities believe they were brothers and where she has kept a revolver for several weelcs, she said, and procuring it', returned to the living room fired at the man. He dropped in his tracks, apparently dead and she turned and left the house.

Peter Liggins and Commodore Kemp, who had been at the house, loaded Jackson in an automobile and took him to the local hospital for treatment. State police were notified and short time later Anna arrested and is being held on.a charge of felonious iassault and battery with intent to kill. She was. placed in the county jail and is said by officers to have made a statement, admitting the shooting. ALFRED RINAMAN' borhood in which he lived- He was well thought of and his mind contained much of the early of Western Pennsylvania.

Mr. Rinaman was born near Oak-dale, April 22, 1S36. He was united in marriage to Miss Ramsay of the Canonsburg at Clinton, Allegheny county, 9, shortly afterwards moved to the North Side, Pittsburgh where- they resided 35 years, later going to Ingram where they their home for 13 years, moving from that place, to Treveskyn, where he served as justice of the peace for a number of years, and from SPECIAL JUBILEE SERVICES OPENED South Canonsburg Church To Have Nightly Meet PICNIC BOARD HOLDS SPECIAL CHECKUP MEET CARS COLLIDE AT BUSY INTERSECTION GOING ON TONIGHT NO SERIOUS RESULT FROM AUTO ACCIDENT there moving to Houston in 1923. On September 19, 1929, Mr. and Mrs.

Rinaman celebrated their GStu wedding anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert McMillen at Treveskyn, at which time a large concourse of friends and relatives paid them their respect. Besides his wife Mr. Rinaman is survived by one brother and two sisters in Philadelphia and the following (Continued on Page Three) Boy Struck by Car Friday Afternoon Shows No 111 Effects All Details for Big Outing! Companions of Forest of America holds meeting in Labor Temple, West Pike street; 8.

Board of trustees of Houston U. P. church meets in church; 7:30. Young People's Christian Union of Chartiers U. P.

church holds wainer roast in town park; 8. Madam Kose, Palmist Tells past, present and future. Tells by hand or cards. Satisfaction guaranteed. Willow Beach Park.

c-l-SO-2 ings for ltf Days' Despite the sweltering heat of Sunday evening, there was 41 good attendance at the opening night of the midsummer jubilee services at the South Canonsburg church Sunday evening. The exercises were under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. Ralph T. Kemper, who has enlisted the assistance of a number of laymen and local pastors for a nightly service during the next 10 days. The general theme for the meetings is "The Church's Obligation to the Several Institutions." On the first night the speakers were C.

A. Matthewson, principal of the Canonsburg High school, who spoke on "The Obligation to the 'Schools" and George A. Anderson, editor of The Daily Notes, who spoke on "Obligation to the News paper and Public Opinion." The program tonight will include an address by the Rev. C. W.

Holliday, pastor of the Free Methodist church Two Weeks Hence in Excellent Shape BIG AWARDSDISPLAYED No serious results are expected to follow the accident of Friday afternoon in which Matt Wactatz was struck by an automobile at the corner of Pike and Jefferson. In Saturday's Two Men Held on Charges Of Reckless Driving Following Collision Two automobiles came together Sunday afternoon at the corner of Central avenue and Pike street, and while no one was injured both machines were somewhat damaged. Mike Sweda of Cuddy, was driving east on Pike and it was while attempting to make a left hand turn onto South Central avenue that a car driven by Joseph Farno of Detroit, crashed into him. It not being clear as to who was to blame a charge of reckless driving was lodged against each driver and a hearing will be held before Justice of the Peace T. M.

Reese Thursday evening, at 6 o'clock, eastern standard time. issue of this newspaper it was stated Free Trip to Community Picnic for Two Young People of This Section that the boy was knocked down and run over by the car driven by R. E. Hood. It has since developed that he Plans Chaneed and Buick 8 Sedan Will be Pirst Attendance Gift was not run over by the car.

John Chermer, who was an eye-witness stated this morning that the car did Daily Notes Offers Unique Contest During Week and Many Prizes Will be OfferedRead the not pass over the boy's body. Mr. Chermer picked him up and put him into the Hood car to be taken to the hospital- Hood is to face a charge of reckless driving, it being stated that he was rushing to get through the street intersection before the traffic light changed. on Our Home Mission Enterprises and hy the Rev, John Patterson, assistant superintendent of the E. S.

Mission Station in the Belgium Congo, Africa, who will speak', on "Our Foreign Mission Enterprises." The services will continue nightly at eastern standard timer" Going: Away? Have The Daily Notes sent to you while you are away on your vacation. No extra charge. Daily Notes Circulation Dept. Phone 706. 1-65-25 'Here Is a chance for somebody to go to the big Canonsburg-Houston Community picnic, Monday, August 4, FREE with all expenses paid, money to spend and opportunity for all the fun he can desire.

Everything will K1WANIANS WILL VISIT WEDNESDAY SELLING PRESSURE CAUSES STOCKS TO DECLINE PRICIPITATELY TODAY Local Club Members to Go to Camp Talquah to See Boy Scouts CHAIROPLANE AT KENNYWOOD PARK Plans for the Community Picnic, which is to be held in Kennywood Park just two weeks from today, were enlarged by the committee at a meeting yesterday. One of the big features of the outing is the gift award of two automobiles. Everybody is hoping to get a new automobile to drive home. The committee ysterday announced that the first gift is to be a new Buick Sedan a new Eight-in-line car that the Buick company has not yet announced publicly. It is to be on show here next Saturday at the Hoxworth Garage for the first time.

The committee had selected a Marquette sedan for this gift but when it was made public that Buick would soon have a new eight-in-line on the market it was decided that the newest car was none too good for the committee's gift to the picnickers. The committee met yesterday and practically completed plans for the outing August 4. A new entertainment feature will be two baseball games in the afternoon between the Canonsburg Cubs and Sons of Italy, and the Junior Cubs and White Eagles. The gift awards will be made In the afternoon at 5 o'clock at Kennywood. This is sure to be one of the most interesting events of the day.

The gift tickets are being distributed by the merchants who are members of the Community Builders and customers are requested to ask for them. Wave of Selling and Profit-Taking More Than Buoy-ancy Could Withstand; Wheat Takes Drop Members of the Canonsburg Kiwanis club will hold their weekly meeting on Wednesday this week instead of on Thursday, according to announcement made today. Following the luncheon the members will leave at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Camp Talquah where the Boy Scouts of the Washington arid Greene county area TJ. S. Steel, Chesapeake, and Ohio Railroad and other well known shares.

Profit taking in the Industrials and Utilities more than offset the demand from investors and bargain-hunter3. Call money renewed at 2 per but there was apparently plenty of funds available in the outside market at 1 per though current Industrial earnings reports are better than expected, those submitted todav show that net income is off about 20 per cent, from the same period last year, while Industrial production is at the lowest level since November, 1924. be FREE for this lucky person. He will not be alone for there will be several others who will also be fortunate. The Daily Notes will offer 10 big prizes for local people in a big "Window Shoppers' Puzzle Contest." This contest will be easy to hustlers nd persons with quick eyes.

It won't be hard but it will take some "snap." Today there were placed in the show windows of 15 Canonsburg end Houston stores, large colored placards each bearing the legend "Kennywood Window Shoppers' Puzzle." On the left end of each card in a red circle is a white letter. These letters when put together spell the words "Kennywood for Fun." That sounds easy, but wait you must be able to tell in whose windows you saw the cards, every one of them. But that is not hard. Just a little tim- at window shopping will do it. Must Spot Missing1 Letters The hard part comes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 23, 24, 25.

On those days The Daily Notes will publish advertisements of Canonsburg and Houston merchants from which are in camp. the letters found In the store windows have been lost or omitted. The hardest part of the job will be to find the words from which the letters have been omitted. But that won't be so hard, either, for anyone who can spell can easily find the words which have missing letters. Neither will it be hard on the eye? for everything will be plain nothing hidden.

The cards in the store windows will be so bright you can't miss them and it will be easy to find where the letters have been omitted from the ads. Write Answers to Newspaper Then you must write the answer, telling where you found each letter of the words "Kennywood for Fun." and from whose advertisement it was omitted and on what day. Of coarse there are several repeat letters in the three words. For instance, there are three "n's" and three "o's" and two "f's." It won't be necessary to teil which is the right one, just so you tell where you found it and whera it correctly belongs in an advertisement from which it has been omitted. Then you must bring or mail youv solution of the puzzle to The Daily Notes office and the first correct one will get the first prize and the nine other correct ones which are first received will also win prizes.

So you see, speed is important. You must have good eyes and you must use them quickly and be prompt about getting your solutions to The Daily Notes. Although the work is light, the rewards are big. Here is the list of prizes: List of Prizes FIRT PRIZE One round trip rail-(Continued on Page Three) The Kiwanians, who are sponsoring the local Boy Scouts, will spend the afternoon at the camp and will be NEW YORK, July 21. (INS Selling pressure in the security, cotton, grain and -commodity markets today pro-duced a generally lower range of prices at the start of the new week.

Losses in wheat and corn here wcra approximately 2 cent3 a bushel, while cotton lost a dollar a bale and local commodities, with metals and foodstuffs, declined fractionally. With a volume turnover of less thtfn 800,000 shares in the forenoon, tho stock market presented the usual midsummer sluggish appearance. Losses of 1 to 5 points were recorded in Auburn Auto, Case Threshing, Dupont, American Can, Johns Manville, Radio, guests for camp supper. The ladies of the Kiwanians are to be included in the party and all are urged to take along bathing suits, tennis racquets, golf clubs and other outdoor parapher- Closing quotations of today's Stock Market will be found on page 2 of this issu. At.

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