The Courier from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

DgES GOOD MORNING: THE WEATHER: Fair and continued cool with very little change in general conditions. Mayor Royal should put the steam) rooler on the Holy Rollers. VOL. 13 NO. 11 HARRIS HU SUNDAY, JULY 28 1912 PRICE THREE CENTS fflOMLY- CS(Q)LLESS TOD QJFU-E THE 6 IS I THOUGHT DEAD HE RETURNS TO Negro Holy Rollers, Guests of White "Sister" Here To Re-Organize Disbanded Cult "Big Jim" Shrader Recalls Some Very Ancient History Didn't Know Old Stockyard Hotel Was Torn Down; Asks Tor Men Who Lay Dead LEAVES FOR NEW YORK TO SEE BROTHER Mrs.

Whorley Hastens To Engage Counnel To Defend Thomas F. Collins, Accused Officer the encroachment of the shifting tracks. "What has become of Nigger Dan," home of Brother Hickman, in Worm-leysburg." Prentiss said that Miss JaneBriggs, of this city and a number from Harrisburg were present "We were sorry Mrs. C. A Rather could not be with us," he said, "but she is in Atlantic City." "-Hickman, Mrs.

Briggs and Mrs. Rather were three of the persons whose names were mentioned in connection with the xepose which fol 'Reb' Hummel, George Pretz and the others of the old days? I have been all over the west but I never saw a man who was 'Nigger Dan's' equal in the saddle or who could swing a longer whip. I can still see him driving big bunches of cattle down Seventh street You say 'Reb' Carter is dead? Died poor? 'Reb' ought to had plenty. I know the day when he made $10 to $15 a day at the stockyard. His specialty was plaiting horses' tails.

"Gee, but I'm glad I'm not going to stay here long, with all the old boys and even the old places gone. Give my respects to everybody who remembers 'Big Jim' Shrader and tell them I don't feel or look a bit older than I did before I married and went to Denver to settle down. I have been in the butchering business in Illinois, the cattle and horse business in Montana and bare settled down to a no-whiskey diet and a good real estate business in Denver." TRY lowed the arrest and trial of W. E. Detweiler, one of the leaders of the cult in this city, on a charge of non-support.

Detweiler-was sentenced to three months in jail after his arrest in Waynesboro where he was attending a Holy Roller convention, and was released about two weeks ago. His whereabouts at present are not known although it is believed he is in Juniata county. Open Air Meeting Last evening Prentiss and Jamerson conducted an open meeting in Market Square and attracted many persons by their prayers and sermons-One of the features of the Holy Roller religion is the supposed ability of a person who receives the "spirit" to talk in unknown tongues and while one of the men would be praying or preaching the other would be talking in the mysterious language which they themselves could not understand Prentiss did his preaching while doing a near Marathon as he continued to walk or run in a thirty foot space all the time he was talking. Judging from appearances last evening the colored Holy Rollers were en. deavorlng to gain recruits and once more build up the cult which was almost crushed by the newspayers which assailed It here on account of alleged indecent pratices.

TOO OFTEN AGAIN AT GETTYSBURG AND WAS BROKEN Was Beaten and Another Arrested If SO 5 YOU ARE RICH English Couple Search All Susquehanna Valley Towns For Heirs To Fortune $27,000,000 LEFT BY ENGLISH RELATIVE Descendents of John Cammell Are Hard To Find; Believed To Reside Along the River Anybody in Harrisburg know of Samuel Cammil or any of his descendants? If so, Mr. Cammil may be willing to pay something ro to have this information brought to their knowledge. There is something like $27,000,000 waiting for the Cammil heirs, for it is hardly likely that you knew of Samuel Cammil himself, since he died in Jersey Shore away back in 1776. Anyway Mr. and Mrs, James Cam-mil are visiting all the county towns along the Susquehanna i nan effort to' locate the missing heirs, who are believed to have moved to the banks of the river years ago.

They state that a wealthy land owner died recently In England leaving a fortune estimated at five and one half million pounds, which in our money would represent over 27 milions. Cammil said he had been directed to Wll-liamsport by the register and recorder at the court house at Bloomsburg, Columbia county, and not finding anything there has determined to visit every court house, along the -river. Efforts are being -made to discover the -heirs of Mr. Cammil, who died ta England and it vit for that reason that. 4he: -clerks were fl-eqtiested to look up any deed or official document that could have been left at the court house by the Samuel Cammil, who died in Jersey Shore more than a century ago.

FOR AMBULANCE Black Curtains When It Is To Be Used For Prisoners; White When Hauling Sick Or Injured Specifications and plans for the new top for the police patrol auto were received at the police headquarters last evening. If the change is made the heavy top will be removed and replaced with one made of heavy screen. The weight of the machine will be reduced about 1500 pounds, leaving the net weight about 3,500 pounds. The roof will be lowered and so will the floor. The remodeled machine will be used for both police and hospital calls as at present but when used as an ambulance white curtains bearing red crosses will be drawn.

These will be on the inside. On the outside will be heavy black curtains which will be used in the winter and in inclement weather. The cost of reconstructing the machine will be taken from the police contingent fund. FATALLY INJURED AS RESULT OF JOKE Otto Keicher, of 418 Cumberland street, is in the Harrisburg Hospital in a serious condition with little hope of recovery as the result of a "joke" nlayed on him when he went to the Reily Hose Comapny's house late last night. Keicher was just about to sit down when one of his friends pulled the chair from under him and he fell to the floor.

His head struck the chair and he sustained a fractured skull and concussion of the brain. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital early this morning. BARBERS WILL HOLD PICNIC AT HERSHEY Labor Day Outing Will be Held at Popular Resort September 2 The journeymen barbers of Harrisburg will hold a Labor Day picnic at Hershey Park on Monday, September 2. The picnic will be under the auspices of Harrisburg Journeymen Barbers' Local Union, No. 591.

Refreshments will be served. The following committee is in charge of the arrangements: M. Stahl, H. Long, J. K.

Christmyer, R. Boyer, G. E. Bell, P. Farleman, J.

Moyer, R. Young, J. Albright i XH QUICK Unlucky Death Valley Prospector Finds Riches at Home After Years of Vain Search RAN AWAY YEARS AGO IN QUEST OF GOLD Court Decision Gives Denver Citizen Big Share In Profits of Rich Oil Fields Denver, July 27 A court order this week restoring to Alex. E. Johnson of Denver, $45,109.47 as his share of the net profits received from the sales of gas by a company, leasing a farm in Kansas in which he holds one-tenth equity, discloses a story in which Johnson as a boy ran away from home as the result of paternal chastisement, became a Montana sheep-shearer and Death Valley miner, later met by mere accident his mother and sister on the streets of Denver, heard of the disposition of the old home place and arranged to contest for his share of the profits of the gas company and now reaps a fortune.

Thought to be Dead Judge James W. Finley, of the District Court of Wilson County, Kan. sas, handed down a decision this week whereby Johnson was given the amount noted above as his share of the profit of six gas wells, said to have the largest flow of any wells in the state, and situated in a section of ofland near Chanute. In 1906 the Kansas Natural Gas Company leased from the heirs of the. late John A.

Johnson the exclusive rights to all as and oil deposits on ih.wjlfy the time of 'the signing of the lease; Johnson was thought to be dead. In 1916, while living in Denver, he met his mother and sister, unexpectedly, and was told of the lease. Johnson's life' history reads like a romance. -three years ago Johnson's father chastised him for not attending Sunday School. Angered at his parent, he.

left his home near Chan-ute and became a wanderer in the west. When hardly more than twenty years old he endured the hardships of the Colorado mining camps. He remained in this State several years, and finding little ore, left and became a sheep shearer in Montana. He corresponded with his family up until this time. The last letter received from his was when he was about to enter Death Valley.

Tears passed by and Johnson's family, hearing no word, mourned him as dead. One day representatives of the big gas corporation visited the Johnson farm. They told the family that Indications pointed to there being gas and oil on the quarter section. Land Leased for Nominal Sum The family was elated, as, by the way experts talked, much money would be paid them for the privilege of extracting gas from beneath the land. An agreement was entered upon whereby the company would pay $1000 annually for the exclusive gas and oil lease.

The day oame for the members of the family to sign their rights away. A lawyer asked if there was any other heirs to sign. He was told that Alex had left home twenty years before, but had not been heard from for nearly as many, and that the family considered him Hardly was the lease signed when operations for the sinking of wells started. One after another the wells were sunk. The six wells became known as the best in the Kansas district.

One by one the children left the farm. Some came West and others went East. In 1910 Mrs. Clark Rowley, a sister of Johnson's, with her mother, came to Denver from Ridg-wav, where they were living. Coming from the Union depot, Mrs.

Rowley noticed a familiar looking man walking in front of them. He stopped to gaze into a window. It was then that the mother and sister recognized the brother and son who was long thought dead. A happy family reunion resulted. Johnson inquired about the old home and was told of the lease by te gas and oil company of the land.

We realized that a share of the should come to him. as he had not signed the terms to the lease. Johnson encaged an attorney and a Fuit was filed soon afterwards that was to set aside the lease on his part of the ground and for an accounting of the gas extracted from the six weiig from the time they were opened. Under the Kansas law, Johnson, being one of the six heirs now living, he has a proportionate share of the estate and the fact of his being alive and not having the lease, he is entitled to a share of the company's profits. At the close of the first hearing of the case the court appointed a receiver to ascertain the amount of gas (Continued on Page 4) CLAIM BE be Efforts are being made to reorganize the Holy Roller cult in Harris-burg and aiding in the uplift are two colored "brethren" who hail from the M(est and who came to this city on 'iursday.

Since the expose that resulted in E. Detweiler, one of the leaders, being sent to jail several months ago, little or nothing has been heard of its followers but from all indications secret meetings of some of the more "faithful" have been held. These meetings, it is understood, have been held at the homes of members as the last hall which the cult used, at the corner of Third and Boyd streets has been closed for some time. "Brother" Brinser closed the doors of the mission and as far as can be learned has not opened another. On Thursday Henry Prentiss and Guy Jemerson, both colored, and who say they are from Chicago, arrived in Harrlsburg, "the spirit having moved them to come here." They claim they were strangers when they arrived and that they tried to secure accommodations with some of the colored residents of the town, but were unable to do so.

Taken In by White "Then," according to Prentiss, "we went to the home of Mrs. Saul, a white sister, living at 529 Seneca street, and she took us into her parlor. We talked over the Scriptures and praised God and at nine o'clock tn the evening she asked us whether we had supper. We did not, so she got us something to eat. "Then we talked about tne ixras work and her husband and then she took us to a beautiful room where Brother Jamerson and I slept.

On Friday night we attended a meeting of more han a dozen people at the PITCHER WENT ONCE Also Man" Who It When Wesley Taggart, of 1015 North Seventh street, started from his home with an innocent looking pitcher last evening he didn't know that it would cause him a beating, land another fellow in jail and then broken. But it all happened, nevertheless. Taggart objected but before he the pitcher and had it filled. He start-for home but on the way, Cy Johnson, colored, held him up and said he was going to drink the beer. Taggart objected butu before he could do so very strenuously, he says, SECOND REG'T WINS LAST SHAM FIGHTJT GAMP Third Brigade, Including Local Companies Defeated In Hard Fought Battle (Special to The Courier) July 27 The First Brigade, N.

G. covered themselves with honor at Camp Edwin E. Stuart here today, when they won a decisive victory over the Third Brigade in the final sham battle of the camp The turning stroke in the mimic warfare was a brilliant flank movement by the Second Regiment, led by Colonel Hamilton Turner By this they cut through the enemy's liies, captured the enemy's artillery, turning the guns on them, and, figurea-tively, destroyed an entire regiment. Recall was sounded immediately afterward. The engagement began near Division headquarters, where the skirmish lines of the two armies, the "reds" and the "blues" engaged.

And from that time on, for more than three hours, the "battle" raged furiously. At first the First Brigade troops were driven back when the artillery opened on them from ambush. But Col. Turner's flank movement, by which his regiment crept up on the enemy undiscovered, cut their way through the lines and captured the battery, turning the tables. The grand review was held this afternoon at 4 according to the announcement made at Division headquarters on the streets of Gettysburg the field being too soft from frequent rains.

Governor Tener reviewed tne troops. Tin division encampment here was divided this morning into four armies (Continued on Page 8)' TO HOTEL Man When James Shrader, horse dealer cattle man, erstwhile butcher and now a real estate man of Denver, Colorado, strolled up Market street last evening between trains, he chanced upon an old friend; or rather the old friend chanced upon him, and ''Big Jim," as he used to be known here, wanted information on a lot of things that are such ancient history now that the chances are very few residents of Harrisburg even remember them. "Big Jim" was a horse dealer who bought In the surrounding country and shipped from here by the carload in the days when the old stock yards on North Seventh Street were in their prime. "They tell me the old Stockyard Hotel along the canal has been aban doned," said heand was astonished to learn that not only had it been abandoned, but long since displaced by railroad tracks and that the canal too, had beerj blotted off the map by M'CALLEY READY TO Harrisburg Aviator Who Fly (Special to The Courier) Gettysburg, July 27 The aero plane flights for Sunday afternoon are assured provided the necessary weather conditions allow the aviator. James B.

McCalley, to fly. All. ar rangements have ben made for the event and Gettysburg will have Its first 'experience in aviation. According to Frank tI. Wolfe, who is advance man for the attraction, several flights will be made, one.

of which will toe over the National Guard encampment and another over Gettysburg. The first flight be early in the afternoon and the exhibitions will continue until about 4 o'clock. Warner's field will be the place of starting and alighting. James B. McCalley, the aviator, is a resident of Harrisburg, and received a great deal of prominence several weeks ego when he started on a trip from Harrisburg to Norrlstown at the time of the old home week celebration in the latter city.

He was strongly opposed to -going up on account of adverse weather conditions but yielded to the entreaties of his friends, with the result that he struck an air pocket, his machine fell and was demolished while McCalley escaped with slight Injuries. Meetings of Both Branches Called For Tomorrow Night; May Not Be Quorum, It Is Said Both branches of Council will meet Monday night. The summer vacation is now on and it is a question whether either branch will be able to muster a quorum. There is important business to be transacted. It is understood that Mayor Royal will return the pure food measure, known as the Snavely ordinance without his approval.

With the exception of the members of the lower branch, and one in Select Council, both bodies are for passing the ordinance the veto. Mayor Royal has not announced his intentions. He is looking over the measure and is also making iquiries regarding the legality of several of the cleauses. On Thursday the city officials and councilmen will hold their annual outing at the P. H.

Vaughn cottage at Riverside. There will be big doings from I P. M. on. BERRY PICKER KILLS FOUR-FOOT RATTLER Woman Nearly Stepped on Snake Coiled In Hre Path Carlisle, July 27 W.

H. Gibb, who lives at Barnitz, and Mrs. Gibbs, were gathering huckeiberies on the land known as the Weakley tract, near 'Barnitz. Srdenly Gibb heard his wife scream He looked and saw a big rattlesnake directly in the woman's path. Another step would have landed her on the snake.

Gibb killed the snake, which maas-urde four feet long and had seven rat-les and a button. COUIICILlll ON VACATION IT 1 OFFICER HE SHOT DIED IN HOSPITAL Says He Was Defending Dead Man's Wife When He Shot; Her Statement Agrees With His Mrs. Frank Worley, of 1422 Walnut street, sister of Thomas F. Collins, the New York mounted policeman who shot and killed Richard A. Chaffee in New York on Friday night, together with her husband, left last evening for New York to engage counsel for her brother.

Collins is a former resident of this city and while here lived with his parents, who reside on Race street. He left Harrisburg several years ago and went to New York, where he became a member of the police force and made a good record. Collins, in company with Chaffee, went to the latter's home near Sheepshead Bay on Friday night for lunch. Chaffee engaged In a quarrel with his wife and threatened to kill her when Collins interfered. The latter was thrown to the floor and Chaffee was about to draw his revolver when Collins got his first and fired.

Chaffee was hurried to the Coney Island Hospital but died several hours later. Collins was locked up on a felonious charge pending an investigation. The stories told by Collins and Chaffee's wife agree in every detail and the woman says that If it had not been for Collins aha would have been killed. Mrs. Chaffee did not know Collins previous to the night of the tragedy.

FOUND DEAD UNDER TREE BY HIS WIFE Shepherdstown Man and Veteran of Civil War Victim of Heart Disease Shepherdstown, July 27 Stricken with heart disease, W. A. Shaffner, 73 years old, a prominent resident of this town and a veteran of the Civil war, was found dead by his wife here. Mr. Shaffner was trimming trees in a lot adjoining his hmoe.

His wife went to the door to call him for When she failed to see him, hie went to the lot and found his on the ground underneath the tree. His glases, a handkerchief and a pruning knife were still in his hand. Mrs. Shaffner called to some neigh-bars, who carried the stricken man to his home. A physician yho was summoned pronounced his death due to heart disease.

Mr. Shaffner was a member of the United Brethren church of Shepherdstown. In addition to the wiodw, four daughters survive him. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon, with services conducted at the house by the Rev. C.

H. Gardner, of the United Brethren church. Interment will be made in the Harrisburg cemetery. BODY UNIDENTIFIED BURIED AT MT. HOLLY Inquiry at Martinsburg Fails to Find Friends of Negro Killed by Train Mt.

Hooly Springs, July 27 The body of the unidentified negro who was killed by a train near Carlisle Junction early in the week, was buried from the undertaking establish-? ment where the body was held yes-' terday morning. Services were conducted by Rev. James E. Holder, and interm was made in the colored ceme here. Inquiries sent to Martinsbur to a stationer whose nar peared on a writing pad founr man's pocket failed to bring formation that would identii tim of the accident.

FIND INSANE WOM' BEGGAR WORT'' Los Angeles, Cal mad bv constant only pleasure, the and small piece? from paasereby ancient charac' ers, was sent and there for least $3000 Arangem send her 1 Oklahom tracts 0 fell At Island Park Will Today He will bring a Curtiss biplane here on Sunday. It la now in Hammonds-port, New York, and its shipment has been ordered. Mr. McCalley was formerly a member of Company Eighth Regiment, N. G.

and Is a son of the late James McCalley, former Of short arms practice In the Eighth, and for number tf years was one of the chief clerks in the office of the adjutant general. Young McCalley is the only citizen of Pennsylvania who holds an aviator's license. His machine cost $4500 and is of the eight cylinder type. National Guard bfficers are taking a keen interest in the arrangements for the Sunday flights. It is customary in arranging for these exhibitions to have the towns in which they are held put up some sort of a guarantee tout on account of the large crowds expected here Sun day and the advertising which will be secured the Pennsylvania Aviation Company, which is managing the af fair, is conducting it at its own risk.

An admission fee is to be charged to the aviation field where the Btart and finish of each flight may be seen at close range and 'where the machine may be inspected. P. R.J. YARDS Augustus Peiffer In Hospital as Result Of Two Engines Coming Together Augustus Peiffer. of 2434 Lotran street, was injured while at work in the Harrisburg yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad last evening and had to be taken to the Harrisburg hospital where he is in a critical condition.

Peiffer was engaged in cleaning an engine, when another engine, running backward, ran into it. Peiffer was caught between the two and crushed badly. He was injured internally. SIGNAL CAP STARTS PANIC ON TROLLEY Explosive Placed on Track Just as Crowd Was Leaving Mt. Holly Park Carlisle, July 27 A big carload of Bedford Shoe Company employes on an outing was thrown into a panic and a big piece of one of the wheels of the front truck of one of the big cars of the Cumberland Valley Railway Company's line at Holly Park was blown off when the car struck a torpedo signal shortly after eight o'clock.

The car with a trailer was just leaving the park heavily loaded with passengers returning from an outing at the park during the day, when the front trucks struck the railroad signal placed on the track. Instantly there was a flash of fire, a loud report, frightened passengers, a broken wheel and a disabled car. It is believed the torpedo was placed on the tracks by some person mls-chieviously inclined. Detectives say they have learned of the guilty persons and the trolley officials will bring action. INJURED Johnson knocked him and the pitcher to the pavement.

He got on his feet again when a fellow named Banks came along and wanted to know the trouble. When he had learned he got behind Taggart, held his arms and allowed Johnson to go the limit with his fists. Taggart finally broke loose but by that time he was surrounded by a dozen negroes and each of them did their best to cover his body with bruises. They succeeded. A hurry call was sent to the police station, but Johnson was the only man caught in the net.

OF County Chairmen Say People Want State Republicans To Meet Again; Seek End Of Tangle The conference of the chairmen of the Central Pennsylvania Republican County committee here last week has resulted in a marked revival of the demand amonj; Republican voters and among people generally for some step to be taken for the clarification of the situation as regards the presidential electors, and judging from what visitors from other counties say, there is a general disposition not to accept the dictum of State Chairman H. G. Wasson that there is no way to settle it. Wasson took the position that only the Roosevelt men who are candidates for elector can settle the ques-t'on, and that the only way they can do so is to resign and allow the properly constituted authorities to fill the vacancies; No one here expects any of the pronounced Roosevelt electors to resign, and Wasson's attitude is resented by many in Central Pennsylvania. As was brought out at the meeting on Thursday, the Republicans in Cumr berland.

Franklin, Adams, Lancaster, Dauphin, Lebanon and other counties want separate electors on separate tickets and several of the chairmen said at the meeting that unless something was done it would drive many voters to Woodrow Wilson and endanger the State ticket. There was considerable talk of that character at the meeting and it was the fear of some of the blunt remarks about the difficulties besetting the party this year that led Wason to hold the conference behind closed doors and to have only such reports as he cared (Continued on Page 8) CONVENTION.