The News-Herald from Franklin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

TE HERALD FINAL 1 48TH YEAR NO. 14,910. FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925. THREE CENTS SKELLY ELECTED SHERIFF BY MAJORITY OF OVER 3,200 iiiimimimmiiiiiiiiimimimmmiiii' iiiimmiiiiiimmmnmiiiiiimiimmi limitiiiimiiimiiiimiimiiimiMiiiiiii THE WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonig-ht and Thursday, with rising temperatures.

Bain Thursday. NEWS it AUTO E1LLJLP VANDERGRIFT BANK MESSENGER ROBBED WALKER WINS FOR MAYOR IN PARKER HAD VOTE OF ALL FOUR TICKETS OF $75,000 IN CASH N.Y. CITY RACE BODY IS FOUND IN TITUSVILLE STREET, HOURS AFTER MISHAP Mystery Surrounds Accident Police Believe Friends With Him Were Scared and Fled the Scene. STERRETT WINS ELECTION FOR ERIE'S SHERIFF Special to The News-Herald. ERIE, Nov.

4. Thomas G. Ster-rett, columnist of the Erie Times, who was the Democratic and Independent candidate for sheriff, defeated Harry. Moomy. former sheriff and Republican nominee, by approximately 1,000 votes.

Sterrett's victory is exceedingly popular in Erie, where he has championed the people's cause. He lost the nomination on the Republican ticket in September by a margin of 28 votes. One of his first acts was to appoint Traffic Officer Appleby his deputy, and "Happy" Conway, well-known Erie newsboy, with a stand at 10th ana State streets, assistant deputy. Messenger On Way to Station When Trio Stages Daring Hold-up Many on Platform Typical New Yorker, Pal of the Kids, and Ail-'Round "Good Sport," Walker is as Popular as Gov. Al Smith.

Osenider for Coroner and Dan B. Goodwin for District Attorney Were Also Without Opposition in Tuesday's Election Aghast at Robbery. FIRST IS JURY COMMISSIONER ONCE FAMOUS SONG WRITER STATE POLICE TAKE UP TRAIL By PAUL W. WHITE, United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Nov.

4. Along the VICTIM FORMERLY LIVED sidewalks of New York a "good sport' EISHFF '5 VOTE IN FRANKLIN FOR YEARS has trod right straight into City Hall, "Jimmy" Walker, the mayor-elect dits staged the hold-up and escaped In their motorcar. Walthour was standing on the platform when suddenly a Hudson touring car drew up to the curb. Three men leaped from the machine, seized him and pounced him over the head with a blunt instrument. Walthour fell, almost Insensible, and the bandits the satchel and jumped into the machine before bystanders could interfere.

On Way to Pittsburgh. All available State Police from the Greenslmrg, barracks have been dispatched in search of the bandits, reported headed toward Pittsburgh. Walthour was 33 years old. All roads leading to and from Vandergrift are being guarded In and effort to apprehend the robbers. The hold-up was one of the most daring ever staged in this section.

Walthour was beaten to the ground with the butts of the thugs' revolvers, and fell almost insensible to the platform when robbed. is of that species which the city loves to term "a typical New Yorker." All bis life he has lived on the lower West Side, only a seaut mile away from the INDICATES OVER By United Press. VANDERGRIFT, Nov. 4. Leaping from an automobile in the main section of the local business district, three masked bandits beat James Wall hour, a messenger of the Vandergrift Savings and Trust Company, and escaned with his satchel containing $75,000 at noon today.

Walthour was about to board a train for Pittsburgh where he was to make the bank's weekly deposit when robbed. He was then in sight of the Pennsylvania station. Many persons, awaiting the train at the station, stood paralyzed In amazement as the ban lower East Side where "Jimmy's Special to The News-Herald. TITUSVILLE, Nov. 4.

Under circumstances that are somewhat mystifying, B. A. Krenz, aged about 55 years, secretary of L. C. McKinney, of the McKinney Bank and for many years a business man of Franklin, was killed when run down by an automobile on Allen street, near the city limits, sometime Tuesday night.

friends and political sponsor, Gov. Al Smith was born and reared. Last night when the returns indi 1 WERE OUT 11! OTHER ELECTION NEWS Will be found on Pages 2 and 12. Under ideal weather conditions but with a rather light vote, the Republican ticket In Venango county swept to easy victory in Tuesday's election. William M.

Parker, candidate of the four principal parties for Judge, will succeed Judge George S. Criswell as president judge of Venango county on January 1, next. John W. Osenider for coroner, and Dan B. Goodwin for district attorney also were four-party nominees and were without opposition.

The real Interest in the voting for the day was in the contest for sheriff. O. J. Skelly, police lieutenant of Oil City, being a candidate oa the Republican, Socialist and Prohibition tickets and F. Marion Sheffer.

Franklin chief of police, being the Democratic nominee. Sheffer polled a handsome, vote in Franklin, carrying the city, but was considerably snowed uu-der In Oil City. Nearly complete returns today indicated that Skelly had cated "Jimmy" had won the Mayorship by a crushing majority, photographers descended upon Tammany Hall and found Smith and Walker talking to friends. "Stand closer together, you fellows," pleaded a cameraman. "We're closer than you think, re ciaihi ooaq' city Police and friends here today were not altogether clear nly Z2 as t0 the acts surrounding Krenz's death.

Over Sheffer, With Only TWO. The crushed body was found by Bert Clark, near his home, Precincts in County Missing. lying at the side of the street. His coat was found beside the body; and his hat, which had been run over by an automobile, RAM STRDNfi IN nil PITY was Picked in the street. The discovery was made by Clark ltiUWb UIL shortly before 6 o'clock.

Local police were notified and the Crawford county coroner November election yesterday. The vote decided that an inquest would be necessary and set Monday, sponded "Jimmy." Small, Slender, I'nimposing. "Jimmy" is small and slender, there is nothing imposing in his voice or stature. But he is recognized as one NEW YORK ACTS TO WIPE OUT 4,000 GRADE CROSSINGS; WILL SPEND TOTAL OF 300 MILLIONS been elected by a majority or oter William H. First, of Oil City, Republican, was elected jury commissioner for the four-year term.

R. L. Logan, Democratic candidate, and Eliza- of the keenest politicians who ever represented this city at Albany. For live years he has been first majority and then minority leader of the Legislature. His friends say that he astutely follows the course of every bill that is introduced.

He has had to combat the same "anti-Manhattan" By United Pret: After weeks of wrestling with issues ranging from prohibi for sheriff, which was one of the few contests on the ballot, indicated that number turned out. Probably when the complete count is available it will show that close to 12,000 citizens or over heeded the call of good citizenship and expressed their preference at the polls. as the date. The police immediately started an investigation under the direction of Chief Dan Connell. UNKNOWN COMPANIONS BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE.

The story which seems to be the most logical and on which the police are basing their investigation, conuects friends of Krenz as the responsible parties. It is believed that Krenz got out of the car near the point where he was killed, and that in some manner, in turning the machine around, it ran over him. The theory that the friends did not want to be connected with the kllline and tion and the K. K. K.

to the grade crossing evil and crime waves, complimentary vote. Miss Brodher the American electorate emerged in many states today from easily carried Franklin over the other heated off-year elections. candidates. TVio o-rpnfpsf. vnrietv nf issnps.

t.Vif larffpst vote and rjerharjS sentiment up-tate that faced Gov. Smith. But the name he made for him- With only two precincts of the 74 in The voting in most of the precincts mQgt tant results featured the elections in New. York p.1!; Venango county missing, the vote at 2 lifted the dead body to the side of the road, is advanced. It is believed that the coat had been left in the car and after Krenz's death it was placed by his of the turnout at the primaries in Sep.

City and the empire state. There, apparently, the greatest step he gvrept New York like wildflre. clock this afternoon, showed for tember. The voters generally seemed yet taken to eliminate the grade crossing evil1 has been voted by sheriff: Skelly 7,410. Sheffer 4,162.

to be of the opinion that tne -eai eiec- foe people. With 4,000 dangerous crossings, the citizens on the tioa had taken pif time and face Q-f neariy compiete returns, have authorized a loan of tTgounting these intersections to Skelly's plurality, is 3,248 on the face of almost complete returns. The table ooay. Just what time the accident occurred is'not definitely known, but it is believed that it was about 10 o'clock. Bert Clark and members of his family stated that they heard an automobile in front of their home at that time.

The hat is furnishing the police with a clue. There were marks on it that showed that a heavy car had passed over it. The members of the Krenz family, at 109 West Main street, did not know of Mr. Krenz's death until notified by police early this morning. A physician who examined the body said death was.

instantaneous. Several of his ribs were crushed down upon his heart, and his left arm betwen the wrist and elbow, was broken. A the duty altogether. xne popularity or tne mayor-elect is noticed in contrasting quarters. He is well-known in the "White Lights" district.

He calls head waiters by their fret names and his early theatrical associations never have been' abandoned. Equally well loved is "Jimmy" in sporting circles. He fathered the state boxing law which bears his name. He is a devotee of baseball and, to a lesser extent, football. Always a "Kids' Favorite." And he is the idol of the "kids." Swinging jauntily through the streets.

aeam. New York City gave Tammany Hall complete authority in the municipal government by electing James J. Walker mayor, attaining a majority of the board of estimate and board of aldermen, winning the five borough heads and electing its judicial candidates as well as the entire city ticket. i "IT" DEMOCRAT FOR NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR Well-Known in Franklin. The deceased is well-known In Frank 'WET AND DRY" FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY.

lin, having been in business there for Constance Bennett Weds Pb'h't Plant After a hot "wet and dry" fight in New Jersey, A. Harry Moore, his hat cocked at a slight angle he of TRENTON, N. Nov. 4. (LP)- Commissioner A.

Harry Moore of Jet- 'wet" 'dry" Democrat, was elected Governor over State Senator Arthur Whitney, ten has a crowd of youngsters at his heels. And "Jimmy" is forever getting up ball games and marble tournaments a number of years. It is said that he visited in Franklin on Tuesday, but the report could not be confirmed. He was a partner in the firm of Krenz and Kuhns, Franklin clothiers. He was made a director of the Venan among the children near his home.

"Jimmy" is a pianist. "Yes, and a rotten one," he tells his friends, but go Manufacturing Co. on December 9, t.me was when he made his livine 1907, and was elected stcretary on 28, 1908, resigning the position by battering away at the keys of pianos iu lower Manhattan theaters and res sey City, "wet" candidate, defeated Republican, thus continuing a state government of "wet persuasion. State Senator Arthur Whitney of In several scattered localities the Ku Klux Klan entered the lists only to nnMunn for be whacked soundly on the head in a majority of cases by the voters. John Mendham, "dry Republican for Gov- of wftg re.elected over charles BowleSi Klau candi.

ernnrth hffin Lhp date, after sweeping several Klan strongholds. Henry Ford was for Smith. PAS nPas returns Assured him that Buffalo's mayor, Frank Schwab Democrat, routed Ross Graves who, whether mV Vwtion was certain Governor- rightly or not, had been reported- pro-klan. elect 1 announS that immedi-! Louisville, Ky threatened to go Republican after William T. Baker, the utely after his inauguration he would Democratic mayoralty nominee withdrew from the race two days ago when begin a movement to have Congress accused of Klan aftilis Ions Joseph T.

ONeal hastdy selected to succeed him modify the Volstead law so as to per- ran behind Arthur A. Will, Republican candidate in the early voting, mit manufacture and sale of light! In Virginia Democrats won a victory for their entire state ticket. The wines and beers. State Treasurer ran far behind Governor-elect Byrd, but seems to be safely Returns from 2,286 of the 2,810 elected. ou January 28, 1913.

For some time he taurants. He has written several sones. 5 78 22 SO 52 42 24 9 18 .) 19 60 21 34 25 20 97 151 75 89 144 134 156 161 152 87 134 117 His "Will You Love Me in December Allegheny 15 Canal 41 Cherrytree 55 Clinton ,.118 Clinton ville 80 Cooperstown 38 Cornplanter 1st DIst 79 2d DIst 20 3rd l5ist 72 4th Dist 132 5th Dist 80 Cranberry 1st Dist 86 2nd Dist 65 3rd Dist 92 4th Dist 155 Stu Dist 117 Emlenton 161 Franklin 1st 1st Dist 93 1st 2nd Dist. 54 1st 3rd Dist 88 1st 4th Dist. ...115 1st 5th Dist 61 2nd 1st Dist 73 2nd 2nd Dist.

69 2nd 3rd Dist. 72 2nd 4th Dist. CO 3rd 1st Dist. ...100 3rd 2nd Dist. ...105 Frenchcreek As You Do in May?" as sentimental a Uliad as ever was composed and was held a position with the Franklin Valveless Engine Co.

During his residence in Franklin, he took a great interest in fraternal work, particularly as a member of the Elks and was an exalted ruler of Fraklin Lodge, No. 110, for one term. He was also active in the Royal Ar nationally popular, was sung at Jim my's wedding. election districts in the state gave in Binghamton, N. Clarence J.

Moore 363,009 and Whitney 340,553, a Cook a Republican who was nomi FIRE DESTROYS HOI OF canum, or FranKlin, ior a numuer or years, and was Past Regent of Michael lead or ior me ueniocrauc candidate. nated by the Democrats to oppose Charles Yeomans. Republican, with Anselo Council. Last rail wnen me I STEAMER WHICH LEFT FOR Ka support, was elected mayor. anniversary dinner was given honor of M.

A. Drake, mayor-elect of Franklin, Mr. Krenz made a short ad MIAMI TWO WEEKS AGO I is state ea(la-uarters 01 dress. lilt? IMUUi MISSING: FEAR IS GROWING Indianapolis, however, gave victory I to John L. Luvall.

the Klan candidate MIAMI, Nov. 4. (LP) Grave, for mayor, over Walter Myers, Demo-fears were felt here today for the crat- CHARLES JONES Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the home of and Mrs. William Anna, caretakers of the Oil City Boat Club, a short distance up the Allegheny river from Oil City, at noon Wednesday. The house, which was one and one- t.u FOR SHERIFF IN 1st Dist.

2nd Dist, state departments and for rewriting Important sections of the judiciary article in the state constitution, Ohio turned thumbs down on three constitutional amendments voted there. They proposed limited classification in taxation, four-year terms for state and county officers and limitation of taring districts in incurring indebtedness. Socialists Fail to Make Showing. One of the striking results of the New York elections is that the Socialists apparently failed to elect a single candidate. A full city ticket was placed in the field by the Socialists in New York City, headed by Rev.

Dr. Norman Thomas, candidate for Mayor and former Congressman Meyer London, a candidate for the State Supreme Court. The latter ran well. Individual nominees placed in the running at different points upstate failed to win an office. Boston Picks G.

O. P. Mayor. The usual crop of interesting results came out of the elections. Boston elected a Republican mayor, Malcolm safety of the steamer George W.

Goe-thals, which left New. York two weeks ago bound for Miami with a cargo of miscellaneous freight. The run from New York to Miami is nan stones, ana seven rooms, was K. Nichols, for the hrst time in 18 86 87 28 31 43 11 CRAWFORD COUNT MEADVILLE. Nov.

4. (LP) Returns today gave Charles Jones, the Republican candidate for Sheriff Crawford county, 5,824 votes to 4.223 for M. Green, the Democratic candidate. B. Cunnincham, in the race for ordinarily made in five days.

Nothing; rg wllen tne Democratic vote was 1 Iinni.fi tf tVtt rno.nl olnnn chit I I ben heard of the vessel since she houelesslv split among seven candi lias left New York. The steamer carried a crew of 35 men. dates. There also were three Repub-' lican candidates making ten in ail I fighting for the mayoralty. burned to the ground with all its contents.

It is located beside the Boat Club. Mr. and Mrs. Anna with their child, left the house one and one-half hours before the Are. Leon II.

Walter, who was trapping nearby, discovered smoke coming from the house and went to the eeene. After finding the doors locked he reported the fire to S. W. Nelson, who lives nearby, but nothing could be done to save the property. Mr.

Anna stated that he did not know of anything that could have caused the fire as they had been careful to turn out all the fires before they left. the Superior Court judgeship, received about 3,000 votes out of 5.000 polled, i D. B. Bigby, Republican and Gertrude Cropp, Democrat, were elected jury commissioners by large majorities, poHinS 4.515 and 3.S65 votes, respectively, out of 5.000 New York Citv elected its first wom- CLIPPIXG BUREAU BRINGS an alderman, Mrs. John T.

Pratt of SLIT AGAINST THAW the so-called "silk stocking district." PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4. (IP) i Mrs. Pratt is a prominent worker in Harry K. Thaw was sued for $100 by Republican women's organizations a New York clipping bureau in a suit; here who says "I have no definite filed in Common Pleas court here to- plans to carry out in the board of day.

The Walter Hyams Company aldermen but I hope to do many ELECTION NEWS AT A GLANCE Irwin 1st Dist 92 2nd Dist 58 Jackson 37 Mineral 30 Oakland 129 Oilcreek 36 Oil City 1st 1st Dist 160 1st 2nd Dist. 2nd 80 3rd 136 4th 1st Dist. ...208 4th 2nd Dist. .365 4th 3rd Dist 290 5th 1st Dist 91 5th 2nd Dist 211 0th 355 7th 1st Dist. 7th 2nd Dist.

...215 Sth 1st Dist 92 8th 2nd Dist 169 9th 327 10th 1st Dist. ...173 10th 2nd Dist. ...193 Pinegrove 50 Pleasantville 110 Plum 144 Polk 63 President 3S CONSTANCE BENNETT. GREENWICH. Nov.

4 (LP)- William Jones, nominated lor mayor claims Thaw subscribed to the clipping thiugs." of Meadville by both Republicans and Constance Bennett, actress, daughter Democrats, was unopposed at the of Richard Bennett, distinguished Honus Wagner Loses. bureau's service and refused to pay the BUTLER Republicans scored victories throughout the city and county $100, which it alleges was agreed upon. In Pittsburgh, Honus Wagner, one 'V polls. nP n.ifl,. It U'lnk time Pirate shortstoo of star was wed to Fhilltp Plant, a stepson of Col.

William Hayward, of Greenwich, and New York. The marriage ceremonv was pei- BLIND MUSICIAN WINS. T. DARK ELECTED fame, was beaten for sheriff on the mi ri1em1aa my a TOte of 2'w, Charles JEFFERSON COUNTY JUDGE Democratic ticket ELIZABETH. N.

Nov. 4. (LP) H. Braham and Oliver Thompson, Re- DDAAU'VIT Vnv A Wiilium IH.tln rt 1artaA a A an A man l.rr with 5.747 rntis ilf-1 fnr liUtrlct Attnrnov John Pnt- PUMlCans, were elected to the City A. Heuninger and 1.

llnTrnnl-nn llnmn. I 1 .1 1 ,.0 rS tr. COUHCll OVer Democrats. irrticu uuuiu 1J. ii v.ui 11, leinuu, muL'umu iauuniat, vi 1.

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Nov. 4. (LP) iXltL mm I Ull IMll ll'U LIUIUIUdU, ntiu uunug iui; Ultlll. .1 II VI niltri9 nuitu i i 1 1 1 The race between two blind men in formed by Justice of the Peace llliaiu Cnion county for an assembly seat was M. Fisfee, of Greenwich, the same jus-won by Thomas Muir.

ice who olliciated when MLs Bennett Louis Schnepel, a blind musician, ran eloped with Chester Hirst Moorhead. a head of the Democratic tbket. pale student, on a wager. This union was annulled. NOTICE.

i Plant received notoriety two year We, the undersigned residents of ago when he was sued by a prominent Mrs. Lucille McVey, noted screen and would have elected a successor when 3,493, in the contest for Jefferson Patterson's condition was found to be xaiui, county judge. 42 34 66 54 56 43 46 80 53 28 43 64 43 28 341 26 59 6H 3 19 42 21 15 26 53 45 19 75 1 74 4S 27 17 was carried bj a vote of 6 to 1 critical yesterday, failed to stem the stage comedienne, is dead here following a lingering illness. Mrs. Drew, who was Co years old.

appeared with her husband, the late Sidney Drew in the "Jarr Family" film GREEN ACCEPTS FLACE. tide of votes to the dying man. Cambridge, threw precedent RIDGWAY Lyle Hall, candidate of Canal and Sugarcreek townships for- actress who sustained serious injuries HARR1SBURG. Nov. 4.

(IP) John the Republican and Democratic par and trespassing uoon 'n a motor accident with young Flam. J. Green, a Philadelphia lawyer, today; to the winds and re-elected Edward bid all hunt in Richland' 1st Dist. Rockland 1st Dist. 2nd Dist.

3rd Dist. Rouseville nnti snnnintmwit nn Pin- Ouiun. its mayor, for his fifth term of ties, lias been eiecteu Associate Juuge coaieuieN uepicung uunut-uc rrouuies. 66 67 32 30 127 45 chofs election law reform commission, two years. of Elk county over W.

Barbour, She was aunt by marriage of Ethel. Svraruse, N. elected a Republican 1 tue i-rouioiuon vauumaif. u. l.

i juuu aim i-mun uaujuiuiv, The commission now numbers 74 mem bers. Straub, of St. Marys. Republican and The Drews were among the first mayor for the first time iu four years. i ue aciress claimed tuat sno was ni-rignred for life by the accident which occurred at Pelhatn Manor.

New York. Mrs. Helen Best and her husband were the only witnesses of the ceremony today. Miss Bennett and Moorehead weiv married on June 16, 1921. The marrias was annulled shortly after.

54 Democrat, has been elected District At-(stage stars to enter the motion picture toruey by a large majority. field, making one-reel films for Yita- graph. NEW YORK Complete unofficial Sidney Drew died in 191ft. Since Sandycreek Sc-rubgrass Sugarcreek 1st Dist. 2nd Dist.

jour premises: W. A. Service jli. E. McAlevy E.

IL Shouey jUeo. Loomis iL. II. Burns T. Murdork F.

Wood jW. M. Beatty B. MrClclland Samuel hinsey I A. F.

Neeley Keiter Bojer W. K. Ilagerty K. C. Beatty E.

B. White R. J. Bruro C. B.

Mend E. R. Rodgers J. J. White A.

H. Vogus R. S. Duftield S. W.

fohnton R. C. Boughner John B. 30Oct4t returns estawisnea waiters plural-: that time Mrs. Drew virtualiv has resuming 20 years of Republican rule which had been unbroken up to 1021.

Rochester Mayor Re-elected. In Rochester, N. Mayor Clarence D. Van Sandt was re-elected after being refused the nomination by the city's Republican machine. Kansas City returned a Republican ity 'over Frank D.

Waterman, his Re ,.130 4 .113 54 24 publican opponent at 401,801. 3rd Dist. 4th Dist. 5th Dist. 6th Dist.

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ROSEMONT GREENHOUSES. Open day and night. Ihone Mon-Wed-Frl tf $10.00 REWARD For information leading to the arrest of parties doing damage to property at niy residence in Miller Park, Saturday evening. October 31st. B.

ILVSKELI. mayor in the person of Albert I. Beach. t'tiea S2 Victory 21 While the victory appears to have ten-year term, with practically no op- rooms. Members should send their contributions before that day to the 'Director through wlicm they rontri- abandoned her movie career.

She is survived by a sister. Rose McVey. and two brothers, C. L. McVey and H.

Hartley McVey. COAL FOR SALE, Fearock roal direct from the mine formerly owned and operated by Mr. Beebe. $6.00 per ton delivered. Prompt given all order.

Call L. R. Cooke, phone "76 at 135 Elk street. NOTICE. Totals 7410 4162 the undersigned, forbid all trev bute.

The Hospital is very much in passing or hunting on my farm. Will need of household linen, and any crowned four constitutional amend- position. nients advocated by Gov. Smith In New York providing $100,000,000 for NOTICE. improvement of public buildings.

We are making special rates for (tOO.000 for elimination of dangerous meals Sy the week. grade crossings, for reorganization of EXCHANGE DINING ROOM. ATTENTION. FOLKS! Remember Saturday. November 7.

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