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5181 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 1919. $1.50 PER YEAR
TOBEISmTE
Low Assessments Cause for
High Tax Rate—Water Bill
Will Take 2 Mills.
3 POLICEMEN ELECTED
Mr. Carrel I. of the ways and means
Committee, soundcC a warning lo
Town Council and ihi' taxpayers, at
the regular meeting of Council Wed-nesday
evening that the tax rate for
the present year would have to be
10 mills; the highest rate which tho
borough can legally establish unless
something unforseen happens; which
will send a wind fall into the borough
treasury. Mr- Garret! suited that the
committee would immediately begin
work in preparing the buget lor 1919
and asked suggestions from Council
as to paring down appropriations to
hold down the expenses. The budget.
will be submitted at tho February
meeting and Mr. Carrett said he saw
no hope for a tax rate less than ten
mills as this and last year's water
bills, which will amount to about
$6:100 or nearly one-fifth of the entire
lax Income would have to be paid
this year
Mr. Carrett said that during the
last four years the expenses of the
borough have been constantly mount-ing
while their Income remained stat-ionary.
ThO borough has been hamp-ered
by the large amount outstanding
in uncoil.-cted taxes and the great in-crease
in the water rales for lire
protection which U now o»er three
and a half limes the old rale and the
amount appropriated last year.
Mr. Carrett also spoke of tno as
.iessments. He said I he triennial as-sessment
has recently been com-pleted
and a nei gain of 148,176 only
was shown over the assessment of
three years ago, or at a ten mill tax
rate, the Increased income would
only be $431.75. He suggested Uial
means will have to be provided lo re-place
the loss in liquor licenses
which now seems inevitable and
amount to ?lt>80 yearly or about a
hall mill on ihe duplicate. He said
it is Impossible to care for the regul-ar
expenses of this borough on tne
present 8 1-- mills rate, as this
this year water bills will take
another half mill and the loss of liq-uor
licenses will be a hall" n.ill thus
making a necessary increase two and
a half mills or a mill in
excess of the highest rate the bor-ough
is emowered by law to estab-lish.
Mr. Garett had read the assessment
for the various wards ai this
triennial and for lasi year and com-pared,
as follows:
Ward 1919 1918 ncrease
I'll si .. • .% 707,750 7OO.-100 7,150
Second ... BOS.ITB S12.100 •8.786
Third . ti'.IO.S40 674,685 18,85/1
Fourth ■ • • 580,!ll«0 -.70.81.-. 19,145
Fifth S00.2I5, 551,086 9,140
$3.-152,180 3.409,015 43,17.r>
(•) Denotes Decrease
Council offered no suggestions to
the committee and will wait until the
budget is presented and will then de-termine
what appropriations may be
reduced, but it was the general feeling
that it would be impossible to get
along with a tax rate leas than to
mills. It seemed to be impression
that could the l.i.rough get through
the year with an extra levy, Council
would ho very fortunate.
Police Elected
Three policemen will look after the
or.ier of the town during the present
year instead of four as heretofore. The
force has been composed of three men
since the resignation of Clifford Camp-bell
several weeks ago. The borough
will save the salary of one man
amounting lo $1080 per year.
account ..r the 1818 duplicate. Bills
duo amounted to 1449.78 after pay-ment
of which ii balance of $10.24 will
remain In the treasury. On February
1, Interest In the amount of $28.". will
be due as will also police salaries
amounting to $186. The committee
asked thai a note be discounted, if
aiy lor the payment of those
amounts.
The flnonoce committee had orders
granted for the paymenl or bills
amounting to 144.973
Chairman Giles of 111-• street mm-mlttoe
reported In the matter of the
damage claim of Peter Organskl for
Injuries sustained by his horse in
stepping into a hole In the roadway In
Spring .Mill avenue. He said Mr. Or-ganskl
came to see him and told him
he inn! sold the horse. Mr. Giles said
that witnesses to the accident told
him the horse did not step into 0
bole. No action In the mailer was
taken.
The only absentee was Mr. Smith.
C. H. S. TEAMS HAD
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
The basket ball team for 1818-19
Of Conshohocken High School has so
far not only lived up to the record
won for the school in former years
but has so far surpassed all expectat-ions.
The team this year is managed
by Charles Irwin who is also the
captain and a mainstay of Ihe learn
because of brilliant foul-shooting
and team work,
Mcilride'20 the big guard and the
c-nvy of Ihe teams of the surrounding
country has been exceeding his pre-vious
record and has already B large
number of points to his credit, in
him is centered not only the hope ol
the coach and the reliance Ol the
team but the confidence of the enlhus
lastic High School fans.
Hate '19 is a co-worker with Mi.'-
Bride and his help and dependability
is a great asset in enabling the team
to roll up ihe score and in prevent-ing
the opponents from reaching
ihe basket
Beaver "M our wiry center is the
pivot on which this combination ol
all around sportsmanship and vigor-ous
Iraing revolves.
Merge! '20 and Wentling "L'l are
both clever at caging goals and are
a useful factor to the team.
U'iih remarkable display of lalent
how- could C..H.S. claim other than
the championship of the countyT So
far this season we have played seven
games and won them all, and a large
share of the credit is undoubtedly
due to our faithful coach, Mi irwin
When the team played games away
from home ii was accompanied by
crowds of interested rooters and
even had it nol been victorious the
players would have fell amply repaid
for their efforts by the patriotic spiril
of their school mates.
The girls teams of ('.U.S. which is
composed Of the Misses M, Murray,-
K. wood, M. Wood, K. Morris M.
ilarrold and I). Davis and coached by
Miss A, Witherow of Narbertb has
also been practicing deligently and
winning all its games.
It is with the greatest assuranco
that we predict for the Basket call
learns of Conshohocken High School .
Ihe most succesful season in the his-tory
of Ihe school and we hope thai
the championship of Montgomery
Counly will be awarded at Ihe end
of the season to Ihe team to which it
rightfully belongs - Conshohocken
High School.
Saturday evening January 11, 1919
Ihe boy's BOCOUd leatn plays Bridge-port
In the Conshohocken gym at
s o'clock.
K. OF P. CARNIVAL
The K. of P. Carnival in the P.O.S.
of A hall is drawing large crowds
Many fine entertainments have been
held la connection with several vaud'.-
rillea aeis. Bach nighl there are
! several Philadelphia actors lo pro-
The present officers, William Heald, duce up lo date vaudiville acts.
George Ruth and Nicholas Spurlento,
Were elected without opposition and
were the only candidates named.
Council did not consider the naming
of a fourth policeman.
Reports
The treasurer reported a balance in
the treasury of $458.90.
The police committee reported all
officers On duty during the month and
the allowance foi
lights to be $1.89.
the installing of a lire hydrant at
Third avenue and Wood street which
is Wo. G4 and is now ready for ser-vice.
The water pressure is eighty
pounds.
This evening Frank Johnson or
Norristown a well known piano
solist will play several numbers.
There Is a very close race in the
diamond ring and the wrist watch,
contests. Many localites are in Ihe
race and their friends are backing
them up strongly,
This and Saturday night are to be
the big nights. Many out Of town
outage of street people are patronizing the bazar.
They also reported Admission on Saturday aflernoon
and evening will be free to ail.
Daniel Hiltner Has Arrived at
Newport News, Va —Was
Sightless for 11 Days.
HEROIC ACT CAUSES INJURY
Daniel 1\ Hillner, Co. I). 820th.
machine gun battalion, 82nd, division
son of Louise and the late Henry F.
Hiltner, o4 Harrj street above Second
avenue, arrived al Newport News.
Va.. on Wednesday, from oversea on
the battleship Kanaa.
Hiltner has been gassed with Ger-man
mustard gas while in aeiion and
was blinded. He la) sightless for
eleven days in a base hospital In
France and ii was believed for a lime
thai he would be blind for life but
his sight has been restored and his
vision is again normal.
"The besl sight I ever beln Id was
yesterday morning when we passed
through the Virginia capes ami I saw-again
the shores of the good old IS.
A..' said Hillner.
The Conshohocken boy went to
Camp M<a..e in October of lasi year.
lie subsequently was transferred to
Camp Cordon, bear Atlanta, where
he was assigned to the 320th Machine
cun Battalion of the Slgnty-aecond
Division.
"Our division went first lo Toul,
thai supposedly quiet sector, but
which became a nightmare as soon as
the Hermans discovered Americans
Opposed l hem", he said.
"The Huns knew we were green
iroops, and the) subjected us to a
ten-hour barrage. Our machine M,:..
wore In support of the infantry, and
the avalanche Of high explosives
drove US to the dUgOUtS The Cerman
then flooded ihe seclor with gas. Our
masks saved our lives, but the gas
filtered through our clothing."
"lie didn't lell you how his eyes
caught the gas." Interposed ;> com-rade
of Hiltner's. "He looseneci ula
mask when he helped lo carry a
bunkle, who had been hit by a shell
bit Thai's how ho gol gas in his eyes
If he had stood still, he v.-oundn't
have been blinded."
"Well, ihirly-flve of our company
were gassed that night, so everyone
£ot his share,' observed Hiltner.
LADIES AUXILIARY ORGANIZED
In the Conshohocken Fire House
lasi evening Ihe Indies Auxiliary of
the Conshohocken Fire Company was
organized, with a membership ol" 160,
The following Officers were elect-ed:
President. Mrs. Francis Frews, Vice
President, Mrs. Benjamin Kay, Re-eoi'i
»ing Secretary, Mrs. William
Little, Financial Secretary, Mrs.
Howard Joins. Treasurer, Mrs. Jesse
Cornog, Trustees, Mrs. Harrj Logan
Mrs. Howard Jones and Miss Marlon
Griffith,
The next meeting of the Auxiliary
will he held on Thursday evening,
January 2i!rd.
"CORNERS" WERE PREVENTED
Y LECTURER LAUDS RUSSIA
True Demcracy. Humanity and Co-operation
if Found Among -.he Rus-sian
Peasants Says Prof. Rees.
Was Fatally Stricken With Ap-aplexy,
at His Home, Last
Evening
WORKED FOR FIRM 40 YRS
Food in Plenty Supplied the People
by Restriction and Regulation in
Supplies and Prices, Mr. Heinz Re-port*.
'ihe Pood Administration has saved
vasi stuns for the people of Ihe State
as well as insuring them an adequate
supply of food. This fact ii made
dear in the annual report of Howard
Heinz, Food Administrator for Penn-sylvania!
Just published. Left li> ihe
John McElhenny was fatally strick-en
With apoplexy al bis home, 373
Spring Mill avenue, al 8.80 o'clock
lust evening and died Instantly.
Mr. MeKlheiiny was employed as u
driver by the lumber firm of Joseph
C, Jones and BOHS and worked ycsicr-
(l.iv as usual, lb- did not complain
of feeling badly and enl a hearty meal
in the evening. He spent the even-tog
St boms With bis family and hid
h. i n conversing with his sen when
he arose from his chair and started to
go to the front door. n«- had taken
only a few Bteps when lie fell proa-
Mule to the flOOV. Mis son. John Jr.,
Wen! to his aid and lifted him to u
COllCh and bullied for a. physician.
normal law of supply and demand* The physician found Mr. McHJlhenpy
prices would have soared far above 'bud suffered a stroke of apoplexy and
the level which they have reached, had died instantly.
With the natural result that the weal- He Is survived by his widow, who
thy would have, hud a surplus of food before her marriage was Miss Annie
and the poor would have been aide stroiid. a son John Jr.. and two
lo buy only the barest necessities, daughters.
The funeral will be held from his
llate residence on Monday afternoon
al 1 O'clock. The interment will be
The Food Administration has pro-vented
Ibis by ItS "fair price list''
system; and although they have pol
ben able to keep prices as low as
they would have liked, still "comers"
in food have been prevented.
Some Astonishing; Figures.
In wheat Hour I here is a normal
consumption of ttbOUl 9^000,000 barrels
in Pennsylvania ami the Food Admin-istration
bos by regulation affected n
saving in prices of from 910 to |12
per barrel. Left lo ihe law of Supply
and demand Hour would have reached
a price of $25 n barrel. This on Hour
alone, means a saving of ol iPBSl
ninety million dollars to IVnnsylva-iijnns.
In sugar the Scares are even great-ut
Gulf cemetery. i
Mr. MoEDhenny resided hero all his
life and for forty years was employ-ed
by the .same firm as a driver. He
was an expert horseman and in IIIH
. r days broke many colts.
ALFRED HENDRICKS KILLED
Official confirmation has been re-ceived
of the death of Alfred Y.
Hendrlcks, in action in France on
October 2. 1!H8. He was previously-reported
aa missing and I his family
er. riicoiitn.ib.il Ihe price would have and friwids had- hoped lliat he was
laken prisoner or would be found In
DR. H. J. MEYER8
Dentist.
75 Fsyette Str«»t.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
DISORDERLY CONDUCX
Mrs. ESIIsobeth Olfford, wife of
Charles Olfford, of Spring Mill avenue
was arrested Wednesday, on a war-rani
sworn oui by Mrs. Mary Dunn.
Wesi Hector street, charging her with
disorderly conduct and threats. A
hearing was held before Magistrate
Llghti Wednesday evening and Mrs.
Clifford was lined $10, Ihe costs of
prosecution and required to furnish a
l.ond in the amount of $100 to Keep
the peace. The woman said she had no
money to pay the line and cosls and.
no one to go OH her l.ond. The Mag- '
istrate then committed her to the
county jail. AH officer Heald was
taking her to the car to go to the jail,
the woman solicited the aid of R. J.
Crawford, who went to the Magistrate
and on behalf of the defendant appeal-ed
from his decision. lie gave bond
in the amount of $50 for the payment
of the fine and costs and the case will
be returned for trial nt the next crim-inal
court,
The testimony Riven by Mrs. Dunn
at the hearing was that Mrs. Gifford
came to her house Tuesday evening.
The woman was Invited into the house
bill refused to enter and remained at
the door. Mrs. Dunn said Ihe woman
accused her of going out with her
husband and alSO of entertaining: him
at her home. Mrs. Dunn claimed that
she did not know the woman's hus-band
to speak to and closed the door,
whereupon, Mrs. Olfford became very
abusive, talked so loud and profanely
that a croud was attracted and deliv-ered
threats. Mrs. Dunn sent to Mag-istrate
Light for police assistance bill
when the police alarm was rung, the
woman disappeared into Forrest
street.
Mrs. Olfford slated that Mrs. Dunn
and Gifford were seen together in n
train going to Philadelphia on Satur-day
evening, December 28. Mrs. Dunn
said she attended n local anniversary
Celebration that evening. Seven wit-nesses
corroborated Mrs. Dunn in all
her testimony.
soared to al least "Jo fonts a pound,
as was ihe case in the Bermudas, and
with a normal consumption or seven
hundred and twenty million pounds in
the Stale there is shown roughly, a
saving of about one hundred million
dollars. In these two items alone, the
Food) Administration saved the people
of the State almost two hundred mil-lion
dollars in actual money.
The Food Administration begun in
March, 1017, ns the Department of
!•' I Supply of the Committee of
Public Safety, and Mr. Howard Heir.-/,
of Pittsburgh, was appointed director
by the Governor in May of the same
year. Mr, Heinz, first assembled nn
Advisory Committee composed of
Lewis S. Sadler, of Carlisle: ,T. S.
Crutchfield, K. V. Babcock, Judge Jo-seph
Bufflngton, \v. I.. Clause, A. W.
Meiion, all of Pittsburgh; M. B. Ru-shong,
of Quarryvllle; O. B, Swing, of
Ml. Union; M. C. Kennedy, of Chain-bersburg;
M. s. McDowell, of State
College: Lieutenant Governor Frank
It. Mci'lnln, of Lancaster: John Me-
Sporran, of Furnlss; K. L, Tusiin, H.
D. Irwin. J. Russell Smith, and Mrs.
Charles M. Lea, nil of Philadelphia.
This organization did most excellent
work ami continued In existence until
In August when the United States
Food administration was created by
Congress and Herbert Hoover was
made United States Food Administra-tor.
The Federal Administration.
President Wilson, through Mr. Hoo-ver,
appointed Mr. Heinz Federal
Food Administrator for Pennsylvania,
and to avoid duplication of effort, it
became necessary lo form one general
organization. Mr. Heinz, Immediate-ly
organized Ibis department In meet
the Increased duties which accrued
from his Federal appointment and ihe
Food Administration in Pennsylvania
Is now organized in twenty-one divis-ions,
each under a chief of division,
who serves without salary.
One of the first works of ihe Admin-istration
was to Insure the complete
harvesting of the Pennsylvania crops
and this was successfully accomplish-ed
through school hoy labor and other
means. The Division of Distribution
and Markets successfully established
aome hospital but the later casualty j
Ii3t8 report him as having been kfll-i"
d in action.
Private Hendricks WSJ Ihe only son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks, for |
a number of years residents of this
borough and now residing in Philadel
phia. During his residence here, he
was an active member of the Presby- j
lerfan church. He is survived by his |
parents and four sisters: Mrs. Edm !
Bate and Mrs Grace Hate and the \
Misses Janet and Mary, who reside
with their parents. .
"The Soul of Russia" was the sub-eel
of a lecture delivered Wednesday
afternoon by Arthur Dougherty Rees,
M. A., of the I'nlverslty of Pennsyl-vania,
before the u'l'iniin's I'luii In the
Baptist Sunday School room. Mi.
Roes lived for a time In Russia and
traveled extensively through the coun-try.
lie spoke with a strong sympathy
for the ltussian peasant, saying the
peasant is 8 devout Christian, pacific,
very hospitable and willingly aid
his fellow by co-operation,
Mr. ROOM lOid, we, Americans can-not
understand the ltussian though!
and spiril, neither can the Russian
understand the spirit of the West nor
does he WOnl to.
In Russia, ho said, there is no per-manent
tenancy Of the land The land
is apportioned to tenants for a term
of years and the great co-operative
spiril of the peasants is such thai a
peasant who has hoi | ' land and is
under heavy obligations, la given a
better and more tortile portion In the
at M exchange of lands.
He denied that anarchy, nihilism and
the brand of socialism which teaches
murder, theft and the disregard for
all government can claim Russia as
its place of origin, lie said the Russ-ians
are not a warlike people: they
are opposed to war and as proof Of
the pacifllolsm of the Russlns, he said
Russia bad not produced a great gen-eral.
He spoke of Ihe great courage of
the Russians in the world war, saying
they went Into battle badly armed and
many had no equipment and fought
a trained foe with their bare hands.
He also stated Russia gave op ihe war
when the Allies refused to restate their
war aims which were to exclude the
conquest of territory.
He said for thousand years, Russia
waged war io acquire Ihe city of Con-stantinople,
i.ui the Russian peasant
refused to wage a war for other peo-ple's
possessions.
In speaking of Trotsky and l-enlhe
Ihe leader* of the Soviet party In Rus-sia,
he said the accusation that they
were pro-German is false and that
they did not betray their country in
the Brest-Lotevsk treaty, He accused
the American newspapers of no: print-ing
the true news from Russia and
accused a great New York paper of
Suppressing Russian news. He said,
if we were getting the I rue news from
Russia, we would have a different
viewpoint of their domestic silnation.
Mr. Rees will lecture before the
Club nt the same place on January 22,
laking as hi3 subject: "Japan the
next Democracy".
FIREMEN WILL PARADE.
Tin- Washing! on Fire Company
will house the new La Prance motor
pump of the Bridgeport Fire Compnify
tomorrow afternoon. The Wlshing-ton
Company will meet at their house
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock In
full Uniform and escorted by the Con-shohocken
hand, they will leave over
the Pennsylvania railroad on the 1.46
I*. M. train for Norristown and from
there march to Bridgeport.
Many fire companies from various
sections of the county will partici-pate
in the parade and the local com-pany
has been given the honor of
housing the new apparatus. The
Bridgeport firemen have made elab-orate
arrangements for ihe entertain-ment
of their guests.
HON. JACOB HAMILTON
Adv.
The ways and means committee re- BABY CQACH WHEEL8 rctIred at
ported the receipt of $300 in ta.\cs on KEHOE'S 217 Hector St—Adv.
Representative Hamilton, of this
borough, was sworn in as a member
of the General Assembly, last Tuesday
and was given seat No. -10 In the
curb markets in ihe larger cities, and House, the Montgomery county defe-the
number of them was increased gallon having been assigned very
during the past year. BOOll „,.„,.... |
MILLS RESUME OPERATIONS I Mr. Hamilton will return to Harris-
The Schuylkill Iron Works and the burg on the 20th for the Inauguration
J. Wood Department Of the Alan of Governor Bproul after which the
Wood Iron & Steel Company have House will enter into the regular
resumed operations since the Christ-mas
holidays. Two weeks' work
were lost owing to difficulties with
the "holster" hoys.
Tuesday ufternoon, the workmen
called a meeting at the Schuylkill Iron
Works to have the boys settle their
work of the session.
I Ion. .lames lioyd, Mr. Hamilton's
predecessor In the Assembly, has tak-en
his seal in the Senate and the oc-casion
was made a memorable one
by his friends. When he took his
seat, his desk was piled with floral
Save your eyes. Dr. JOHN T. FIN-NET,
American Store Building. Tues-day
and Friday evenings.—Adv.
difficulties which was done, most of., tributes from many of his sonstitu-th^
boys returning to work and ai ents and his predecessor Senator
number of the mills wero started on Croft, presented him with a large
Wednesday. box of candy.
UPPER MERION SCHOOL bOARD
Al the regular meeiing ol I'pper
Meiion school board held on Monday-evening
In Bteward Fund Hall. King-of-
Prussia, Attorney Maxwell Siraw-bridge
was again chosen as [solicitor.
President Hurdle, who was elected
at the last meetig named his com-mittees
for the ensuing year, as fol-lows
:
t Committee on Supplies—Messi,--,
Cieorge V. Hurdle, George F. Jlartman
and Charles A. Myers.
Repairs—Hayes Hill. David M. Di-lls
and Mr. Hurdle.
Transportation —Messrs. Myers,
Hill and Hurdle.
', TJea'/'Jie.rs—Sujn^v|s'inK Principal',
Miss Mary Mcl,nin nnd Mr. Myers.
Finance— Messrs. Hurdle, Ilarlman
and Hill,
The treasurer reported a balance
In the general fund of $6730.fl7. whil
that in the sinking fund is $4119.25.
Tax Collector Brower'received $707.-
90 during the month of December.
Attorney Maxwell Strawbrldge, of
Norristown, was again chosen as so-licitor.
Mrs. Emma J. Finney Dropped
Dead in Her Home While
Chatting with Her Husband.
TALKED OF GOOD HEALTH
Emma .1.. wife of Martin Finney,
dropped dead ai her home, 817 Apple
street, West Conshohocken, at 7.15 |
O'clock, Wednesday evening, as she
Was conversing with h"r husband.
She was 17 years old.
Coroner Neville was notified of tho
death and gave a certificate as death
being due to acute dilation of the
heart.
Mrs. Finney Buffered an a i tack of
influenza las! October and apparent-ly
fully recovered her health. In
foot, for s'Veral days previous lo her
death, she often remarked or her
good health saying ibal she never
fdi better in her life.
Al supper. Wednesday evening, shO
was in line spirits. Shi' carried OH a
lively conversation with her husband
and daughter and after supper, sho
put her young grandson to bed. Sho
returned lo the sitting room and
while chatting with her husband, re-narked
that the fire in the stove was
HOI burning brightly and the firo
needed raking. As she spoke, she
wen: io the stove and stooped to
shake the grate. As she gave a pull
ou Ihe shaker she keeled over and
and fell prostrate upon Hie flour. Her
husband and daughter were at her
side in an Instant and thought her
unconscious. They removed her to a
couch and summoned a physician.
'I'lc physician soon arrived nnd after
an examination said Unit Mrs. Fin-ing
was dead and lliat her death had
been instantaneous, due lo acute dil-ation
of ihe heart. Coroner Neville
was notified and gave a certificate
of death in accordance With the phy-sician's
statement.
Mrs. Finney was one of Wesi C.m-
Shohocken's best known w. Rl 'It, She
was active in the social life of the
borough, was a member of Ihe Hol-iness
Christian church and had a
large circle of friends.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons: Edward and Irvin, the lat-ter
is in ihe American army of occu-pulion
in F.uropc. being a member of
the 4th Division, and two daughters:
Bessie, wife of .lohn Klnsler, and
Emma, wife of Hoy McMullen.
The funeral will be held from her
UVte residence Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Services will be held In the
Gulf Christian church, and will be
conducted by Rev. M. W, Butler, the
pastor. The interment will be in tho
(adjoining cemetery.
Friends may call al Ihe bouse on
Sunday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock.
NORRISTOWN WRECK IS
BLAMED ON FOUR
Prosecutor Says Warrants Will Be
Issued On Charge of Manslaughter
Blame for the collision between a
trolley car and a shifting mgine on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at the
DeKalb street crossing three weeks
ago. in which two persons were kill-and
a dozen injured, was placed on
the crossing watchman, the engineer
of Ihe shifting engine and Ihe con-ductor
and motorman of the irolley
i ai by a coroner's jury
"The accident'1 ihe jury says, "waa
due to the combined negligence ot
the crossing watchman, William Mc
Kadi.en, who failed lo close the gates
in lime to protect ihe crossing:
Albert Barrett, conductor A. oi the
trolley car, who failed io observe the
rules of the company; Howard Booz
motorman of the Lrolley cur, who fail-ed
to use the proper discretion be-fore
crossing the tracks, and Eugene
Atili, engineer of ihe shifter, who
failed lo stop his engine oi p,ace It
under control when he saw the safety
gates open."
The jury also found thai "if tho
Irolley car." operated by the Reading
Transit Company, "had been equipp-ed
with an air brake, tho accident
might have been prevented."
In this accident Julius Chaumont
was cut in hair and Asa R. Merrill
j received a fractured skull and died
'in ihe Norristown Hospital a Tew
hours afterward. Both wero employ-ed
by Ihe Rainey Wood Company
1 and were on their way lo work at
I Sw^ inland
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