The Conshohocken Recorder, March 30, 1909

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44S:J CONSHOHOCKEN' PA. TUESDAY MAltCII M) 1909 $1 PER YEAR
A NEAR MURDER
AT BLACK HORSE
FIGHT AMONG ITALIANS OVER A
GIRL, LEADS TO A SHOOTING
AND STABBING AFFRAY.
As the retail of a shooting and stab-bing
affray thai oecured among the
Italian residents of Black Hone, Ply-mouth
township, Sunday afternoon,
one Kalian is at Charity He
and another la cursing several stab
wounds, in jail.
The affra) occui red about I 81
o'clock in thi aft< rnooD and from whal
can l)' learned was all due to the at-tempt,
d abduction ol Roale Caparelli,
daughtn in Oslo OaparelU, at noon on
Sunday. Rosie is employed ft! L«e'«
mills. Bhe is a bister of Felix and
is also a Brat cousin of John, who is
in jail. It Is alleged that John's
brother-in law wanted Rosie and plan-ned
an abduction which was to have
been carried into effect at noon on Sat-urday
when the girl quit work. This
brother-in-law and friend* are said to
have been waiting for the girl with a
closed hack, but they were foiled, says
Osto, the father. He heard something
of the abduction and be was on hand
when the mill closed on Saturday.
Before the alleged abductors couM
cauy out their purpose the father
had placed Roale on n trolley car an 1
had started for Norristown, reaching
their home in Plymouth safely later
on.
Felix knew nothing of this attstunt-ed
abduction of his sister until Sun-day
and men he accused bis nrst
cousin, John, of being a conspirator.
Just how the men got together or who
first attempted the life of the other
Is what the police have yet to learn.
John says that Felix attacked! him
with a huge knife, whereupon he shot
him three limes. He told the police
Sunday night that Felix stabbed him
in the aim and the head before he
finally began shooting. No statement
has been secured from Felix and the
ethers interested will say but little.
The police know, however, that there
was a light between thj two men and
that nearly all the residents of Dia-mond
Avuiue joined in, taking sides,
some with John and eonie with Felix.
The loud reports of the revolver
shots followed by the screams ot the
residents ol the vicinity alarmed the
American Citizens u«ur Black Horse,
and they telephoned to the Norristown
police for assistance. Chief Roden-baugh
hurriedly summoned Officers
Corrigan,' Mohii, White, James and
Conrun and despatched them to the
scene. They .made the trip in Livery-man
Wilsons automobile and when
they reached Diamond avenue the
smoke was just clearing away after
the battle. The .sight of the policemen
cowed the Italians and all sought the
seclusion ot their homes, thinking to
escape arrest
It was no easy mailer for the po-lice
to tenet out the principals but
they liiuiliy i(Ot Felix and John and
bustled these two back to Norria-town,
taking the former to the hos-pital.
Later they arrested Osto Cap-exelll
and Tony Lubo, who were said
to have been principals in the light.
John Bodo, who had handled his re-volver
quite reckleBsly and whose
■tray shots had narrowly missed
killing several persons, made his es-cape.
Two other Italians who had
Joined in the scrap also got away
and they were last seen going' in the
direction of Conshohocken.
After the police had managed to
clear up the mess In which they
found themselves they took account
of matters. Salvatore Picardo had
been shot in the head but the bullet
bad made only a scalp wound and he
Is not seriously hurt. John Ijenlzl,
a small boy, had gotten In the way
of one of the many stllletos that had
been brought into use and his hand
was badly cut, but he is In no serious
eondlUon. Several other Italians were
slightly cut and bruised in the m»
lee, but the bullets of the shooters
bad gone wild and no one except
Felix Caparelli was struck.
At the hospital they found two bul-let
holes in his body, while a third
bad entered his neck and had torn
Uvway a poition of the jaw. It is said
that a fourth wound was caused by
a bullet but the condition of the man
WM such that a probe could not be
made. He is said to be in a precarious
condition. Dr. Miller dressed John's
wounds, which are also serious. One
Stan wound penetrated the left arm
while another entered the top of his
head. Severs) physicians went to
Black Horse and attended the Injuries
of those slightly hurt.
Sunday night John Caparelli, Osto
Caparelli and Tony Lubo were ar-raigned
before Magistrate O. L. Len-in,
nit. Alter he hail heard the evi-dence
the magistrate committed John
OaparelU to jail lor a further hearing.
Osto Caparelli and Lubo were held
in their own recognizance when want-ed,
it was stated yesterday mat both
had left lor parts unknown.
At noon to-day it was stated at
Charity Hospital that i-viix Caparelli
.■still alive, and despite the fact
that there are at least four bullet
wounds in his body, he is doinn nice-ly.
THE BAPTIST OPENING
Three very interesting and largely
attended services were held in the
Ilaptist Church on Sunday in connec-tion
with the initial use of their new
social and Sunday school buildings.
The Sunday School rightly occupied
the chief place of interest in the
morning, and the happiness of the chil-dren
seemed complete as they took
possession of their new quarters. In
the afternoon, Dr. Joseph K. Sagebeer
gave a splendid address to the mass
meeting of men and woman, and at
night, from the pulpit of the auditor-ium,
Dr. C. A. Soars brought the day
to a close with a fitting and appro-priate
sermon on Christian service.
To-night there will be an "Interde-nominational
Meeting," to which all
the pastors of the other churches, and
their congregations, have been, and
are, cordially invited. Acceptances
have been received from Rev. J.. T.
Gray, Rev. Will F. Bare, Rev. J. F.
Sheppard, Rev. B. R. Clemens, Rev.
Daniel Keys and Rev. 8. L. Baugher.
Mr. Charles Heber Clark will also be
present and speak. This should make
a perfect feast of good things.
Rev. Thomas A. Lloyd, now of Im
laystown, N. J., but formerly pastor of
this church, is expected for to-morrow
evening at the "Fire-place Meeting,"
intended to revive the memories of
"Auld I.ans Syne."
Thursday night will bring the cele-bration
to a close. That evening it
is expected thnt the following will be
present and speak: Rev. J. G. Walk
er, D. D., some time pastor of the Bal-llgo
Church, and one of the pioneers
of the work on this side; Rev Clarence
I^arkin, of Fox Chase, minister, me-chanical
engineer and the architect of
the new buildings; Revs. L. W. Hain-er
and C. \V. Sheriff, of Norristown,
Pa., and Rev. W. H. Eldridge, acting
pastor at Spring Mill.
The Baptist people cordially thank
all the good folks of Conshohocken for
their kindly interest in them at this
time, and for the general expression
of approval which has been given as
to the utility and beauty of the new
structures. So far as consistent with
their duties to their own churches,
they heartily Invite all to the meet-ings
of this week.
The following will be the program
for the balance of the week:
TUESDAY, MARCH 30th
Evening, 7.46—Interdenominational
meeting. Special music. Address by
pastors of neighboring churches.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.
Evening, 7.46—"Fireplace Meeting."
Reunion with former pastors and
members. The past linked with the
present.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1st.
Evening, 7.46-—Fellowship meeting.
Addresses by Baptist pastors from
Norristown and Philadelphia. Greet-ing
by Rev. Clarence Larkin, of Fox
Chase, Architect of the new buildings.
SUNDAY, APRIL 4th
Service morning and evening appro-priate
to Palm Sunday.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11th
A Joyful Celebration of Easter in
the completed church structure.
SCHOOLS AND
ROADS
SOME OBSERVATIONS BY SUPER-INTENDENT
LANDIS.
SOMETHING THAT WILL SUIT
YOU FOR EASTER GIFTS
We have a fine line of Rosary
beads. Gold and Gold filled Crosses,
handsome Belt Pins, Neck Chains,
Bracelets, Combs, Rings, Hat pins,
Fancy articles of all kinds. The
quality of these articles are the best
The price the lowest at Bloomhall's,
the watchmaker and jeweler, Hector
street, opposite Bank.
County Superintendent Landis Is
busily engagt d making preparations
for his annual examination of pupils,
Juniors and seniors, of the county.
The dates and places will be as (ol-lows:
April '•• and in. Kor lie c l.i <>i
Limerick, Upper Hanover, Franoonia,
Upper Potttgrove, New Hanover, Low-er
Salford, Lower Pottsgrove, Doug-lass,
Salford, Frederick, Marlborougo.
April 30 and May 1.—For the classes
es of Swamp, Green Lane, West Pottt-grove,
Upper Salford, Lower Provi-dence,
Skippack, Worcester. Pagleyt-ville,
Ind., Sumneytown, Ind., Perklo-men,
West Telford, Towamencin.
May 21 and 22.—For the classes of
Hat field, Pennsburg, Schwenksville,
But Grenville, Trappe, Montgomery,
Red Hill, Hatfleld Boro., Line l^xing-ton,
Ind., Souderton, Upper Providence,
Norriton, Whitpain.
June 4 and 5.—For the classes of
Whitemarsh, Springfield, Horsham,
West Conshohocken, Upper Merlon,
Rockledye, lower Gwynedd, Plymouth.
School closing will begin in the sev-en-
month schools the early part of
next month.
During the course of a conversation
with Superintendent l.andis a Herald
representative inquired whether he
had much difficulty In reaching the
schools of the outlying townships on
account of bad roads, to which ques-tion
Mr. l.andis replied:
"Difficulty, well I should say I have
difficulty in reaching some ot the
schools. And the strange part of it is
that the greatest trouble Is In town
ships where there Is plenty of native
stone to mtfko food roads."
Asked In which townships were the
worst roads, Mr. Landis mentioned
Limerick. Skippack, Hatfleld, Fran-conia,
Douglass and Frederick. "The
worst roads are In Douglass," added
the professor.
"Well, would It not be a good Idea
to teach good roads in the schools of
these townships?" asked the newspa-perman.
"Yes, I believe it would. I am doing
all I can along that line but progress
is slow."
Mr. Landis went on to say that the
people of these districts are sort of
"good enough for father is good
enough for me" people, so that inno-vations
are looked upon with suspic-ion.
If considered at all.
The Inconveniences, if not actual
drawbacks, which somo teachers and
directors endure is illustrated in a
school not many miles distant from
Norristown. The school house is
built beside a stone crusher—or
more correctly, perhaps, the stone
crusher is built beside the school
house, for the schoolhouse was first
on the ground. The rattle of the ma-chinery
makes it possible for the pu-pils
to whisper without being heard
by the teacher; In fact, it Is neces-sar
yto pitch the voice at its highest
to be heard in recitation. Yet the
school keeps on, the dust fairly show-ering
into the schoolroom, so that it
is possible to work problems on the
blackboard without the use of chalk,
only the finger. And yet the direc-tors,
like the teacher and the pupils
are used to It, and having the machin-ery
stopped or the school removed Is
the thought fartherest from their
minds.
This Is' on a par with that district
which pays a big man $45 a month to
teach in a school where the enrollment
is eight and the average attendance Is
four. The directors would not think
of reducing expenses by closing the
school and transporting the pupils to
another school for about $15 a month.
ABOUT
CONSHOHOCK EX
THINGS WHICH WILL INTEREST
OUR PEOPLE.
A beautiful collection of Baster
Eggs at Kehoe's, Hector street, oppo.
School.
QUAKER CITY CHANGES DATE
Owing to a conflict in dates with
the Norristown Automobile Club's en-durance
run the Quaker City Contest
Committee has changed the date of
its auto run to Plttsburg and return
to May 11. It was previously arrang-ed
to hold the run on the 19th, but
this was the same date as the Nor-ristown
trip to Hagerstown and, as
the latter club had already received
the sanction of the A. A. A. for the
event, the date was shifted.
Women have always been a potent
Influence In the saving of money. A
man of limited means relies .
wholly on the efforts of his WJfi tor
saving something out of his v. Hj
salary.
Probably in no other saving; Insti-tution
is this tact well demons
as in the savings and loan UKM
Women use their method ol tavh tor
the purpose of putting aside som« hlng
for the proverbial rainy day.
There has been much dltcutsl B at
to the ability of women to enti r into
competition with men, but no i tier
how men may differ as to theii iliil-ity
in other fields, it must be con ded
that where women have taken part in
the management of the bulldin and
loan associations they have always
been successfully and honestly con-ducted.
,
The membership of the Teachers'
Building and loan Association and the
Teachers' Co-operative Building and
loan Association, both of New York
City, is largely made up of teach, is in
the New York City Public Schools,
and the women directors take an ac-tive
part in the deliberations of the
board. Frequently the women direc-tors
are sent to appraise property, and
their reports often give valuabu in
formation that a man would pa?i by.
Mrs. Minnie E. Phillips Is the sec-retary
of the Salamanca Building and
loan Association of Salamanca, N. Y.,
and successfully manages the affairs
of that corporation, with assets of
nearly $500,000.
The Niagara Permanent 6uvings
and loan Association is another insti-tution
most successfully managed by
a woman. Miss Ann E. Rae. This In-stitution
has assets of $900,000. col-lects
and disburses over $500,000 year-ly,
and is recognized in the community
in which it operates as an institution
of which every citizen can be proud.
Mrs. C. W. Bowers is the secretary
of the Mount Morris Co-operative
Building and Loan Association, an in
stltution that has been doing business
in "Harlem for over twenty years.
Wheye women take an Interest in a
building and loan association it uni-versally
follows that the association
is continually adding to its m< nlior-ship
and attracting to Itself a class
of people that cannot be reach-d in
any other way.
It would be a good thing If the Con-shohockejj
building and loan asrocia-tlons
could Induce the women lo be-come
directors. A number of the
shareholders are women, and If one
or more were on the board of dives-ton
of each of the associations ol our
vicinity, the number of women share-holders
could be Increased.
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Nicholas Gilbert, besides being a
good operator In the Electrical Bu-reau
at the City Hall, Is a pedestrian
who loves to get next to nature by
indulging weekly in long walks in one
of the suburban sections. One oj his
favorite trips Is from Chestnut Hill to
Plymouth Meeting and back to Chest-nut
Hill. Mr. Gilbert, who Is strenu-ous-
looking young man, was walking
over the pike Tuesday when he was
accosted by an old friend who asked:
"What are you doing here?"
"Why," said the employee 61 the
Department of Public Safety, "1 come
out here winter and summer a; I in-dulge
In eight miles of a walk while
other city folk sit at home and talk
of the value of fresh air as a health
builder. Vou kuow Roosevelt walked
ten miles in the rain. And if he walk
ed that much in such weather I guess
I can do the same in good weather.
Besides, I find that my health It bet-ter.
And when I return to the office
my work does not seem so bin den-tome,
for the reason my brain is
clearer." Before the friend could say
another word the operator was strid-ing
down the pike from Barren Hill
In the direction of Wlssalilekon
Creek.
•STAiNER'S CRUCIFIXION
Everything for Easter—Good and re
liable, at Bent's.
Easter Eggs and novelties at Ke-hoe's,
Hector street, oppo. School.
EASTER PRESENT8
We have the smallest, the cutest
little clock you ever saw. Can be
used as a bedroom clock. In the
schoolroom on the desk, to take with
you when yon travel. It Is a stein
winder M.A setter. We have th in In
nickel, brass, copper, cases, and only
$1.25 each. Worth $2.26. To be had
only at Bloomhall's, the Jeweler, Hec-tor
street, opposite bank.
This sacred cantata was sung in
Calvary Church last evening, in a
most impressive manner. Every seat
in the church was taken, it being n« c-ettary
to place chairs in the aisles to
accommodate people, many of whom
were troin Norristown and other near-by
towns.
The singing of Messrs. Pagdin and
Sullivan was artistic, and both Im-parted
thi as also the duet,
with much feeling and taste, both be-ing
in good voice. During > 11 offer-tory
.Miss Fronefield sane "Gonnod'a"
Repentance. Her voice was clear and
tweet and she sang with a great deal
of sympathy,
Tite lninoi solos were all well
sunn bj Mettrt. J. B. Holland. 11. Har-ry,
A. it- II, D. I. Bell and W. .1. Davis.
"God So Loved the World ' was
sung in a most effective manner by
the following double quartette; so-prano.
Mrs. Bebmke and Miss Brooke,
Altos. Miss Mathlas, Miss Orner and
Miss Hampton; tenors, Messrs A.
Bell and E. G. F. Davis and basses
Messrs. E. I. Bell and tl. W. Powner.
The entire work of the choir cannot
be too highly commended.
The chottis was full, round and well
balanced, the attacks were splendid,
and the choir are to be complimented
as last night's results are proof of
good, hard work on the part of each
individual.
"Stainer's Crucifixion" is rapidly be-coming
and Is now in fact recognized
as a part of our church services, dur-ing
the season of Lent, where there is
a choir capable of singing it.
It is not a performance, or even a
sacred concert; It is a devotional ser-vice,
of the Passion of our lord, and
should be entered into by the whole
congregation. The hymns distributed
through the cantata are for congrega-tional
singing and it is here suggested
this be remembered for such another
occasion.
Last night's congregation were a
little slow in responding to this idea,
which was of course, due to a misun-derstanding
as the program stated
that all were earnestly invited to join
in singing the hymns.
It Is hoped that Calvary ClWreh wHl
give us the pleasure of this musical
treat every year.
PHIPPS CAUGHT
HIS MAX
BURLEY POLANDER, WHO AS-SAULTED
P. R. R. OFFICER CAP-TURED
AFTER RESI8TING FIVE
OFFICERS.
Officers l'lii|ips and O'Donnell went
to Hani ho station on the P. R. R.
Trenton Cut-Oil railroad, yesterday
morning and arrested the man who as-saulted
Officer Phlppt about ten days
ago. lie and his Wile put up a stren-uous
fight, as when the officers at-tempted
to get in the house, they found
the door barred. They forced this.
The woman and man locked them-selves
in anotner room and the ofl
were cninp. lied to force this door.
They found the man concealed uuder
the bed with a revolver in his posses-sion,
and quickly disarmed him and
look him to Squire Lenhardt's office,
in Norristown, where lie was given a
hearing and committed to jail without
ball for the next term of Court.
Drama at Fri nds' School
Several hundred well-known subur-banites
attended a reception, music-al
ami dramatic entertainment by stu-dents
of the fashionable Abingtons
Friends School Thursday evening in
the auditorium of the Academy at Jen-klntown.
The Interesting feature was
dramatic part of the evening's pro-gram.
In whoch the students present-ed
the farce, "A Perplexing Situation,"
in pleasing style.
BECHTEL STILL IS MISSING
Wherabouts of Former Pottstown
Politician a Mystery.
A WANDERING TRAMP
In the Borough Hall this morning a
hearing was given to a man who seem
ed to have everything on his person
but money. Last night he asked for
lodging and was given it. On being
searched a kit of razor tools was
found, nicely wrapped up. In his
pockets were sewing cotton, buttm-
• is, needles, stones, knives, nails and
nil colors of sewing cotton. ■•
He claimed to be an Irishman, and
when the question was asked by tho
Burgess "What State do you come
from?" he replied; "I guess from
the State of Misery."
Characters like these are seldom
found, as his intellect should find him
a position.
With his mail accumulating at the
post office, Harry MeC. Bechtel, ot
Pottstown, former deputy factory in-spector,
remains among the missing.
David Bechtel, his brother, said that
he did not know where he was and
had not heard anything from him since
he disappeared with his family more
than two months ago.
Old political associates are equally
in the dark as to where he is, and no
motive can be assigned for his action.
New Prrson Inspector
Samuel Roberts, of Norristown, was
appointed by the Court as inspector of
the Montgomery county prison to take
the place of Dr. H. M. Corson.
BIG CLOTHING DISPLAY
Mitchell Estate Show Latest Styles
at Annual Spring Opening.
Pollock Was Not Murdered.
Valvular disease of the heart, Coron-er
King says, caused the death of
John Pollock, a farm laborer, employ-ed
at the country home of Thomas H.
Miles, a retired Philadelphia business
man, at Gwynedd. Pollock was found
dead in a tenant house. The story
spread that the man had been murder-ed.
LITTLE'S OPERA HOUSE
The attractive Beverly Sisters,
now appearing at Little's Opera House
are giving an unusually clever act.
Their singing nnd dialogue is good and
bright and will make them favorites
here.
Lew Harris, a Hebrew comedian, is
making good and every time he opens
his mouth, the crowd laughs. His
monologue is rich and his antics keep
the audience in good humor all the
time he is on the stage.
The whole show is a good one and
a better place to spend an evening is
not to be found in town.
Of the multitude of people who
are v lew lng the display of spring and
summer goods for men and boys In
the windows ot the store of David
Mitchell Estate, 18 and 20 East Main
street, not one but has expressed ad-miration
for the display of wearing ap-parel
this firm are showing at this,
their annual ppring opening. With a
business record of upwards of thirty
years at their present address, and •}.
store full of up-to-date merchandise
with an established policy of giving
to every customer 100 cents worth
for every dollar spent, this firm has
kept In the front rank not only in en-ti
i prise but along the line of 20th cen-tury
ideas In the latest styles of men's
and youths' clothing, which they are
showing at present along with one of
the largest assortments of gents' fur-nishings
to be found In Montgomery
County. Another special feature of
this firm is to purchase large quanti-ties
of clothing and in that way they
are enabled to sell the best goods the
market cau produce at prices that aro
within reach of the most moderate In-come
which a visit to their large
store will prove. Another feature al-most
exclusively their own in this sec-tion,
Is the fact that after selling you
clothing they keep it cleaned and
pressed for a year, free of charge.
La Puro, S cent cigar, as good at
the bust and better than the rest.
YOU CAN BUY
All tiit Standard Brandt of Choice
Whiskies, Winet and Gins at
TALONE'8 WHOLESALE
LIQUOR STORE
-.&b Ilm Street.
Easter Novelties of all descriptions
at Benz's.
J. BRESSEN
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