The Conshohocken Recorder, January 20, 1933

              ®l)c €onsl)ol)0chen Recorder.
EitabHehed l«69. No. U(AK> PUBLsBlUID EVERY
TUBBDAY AND FRIDAY
EspositoW ins
$500 Verdict
For Damages
Jnr\ Om Six Boon iwardi
Again-t Berouffa for
Storm Damage
SEWER BLOCKE I)
oh. Vi/ur Ihiy
ClaimtMl Borottgn Workmen
Blocked Sewer. For*
Dsosiillgji l.M-i
A Jury in Judge Knight's court
at Norrtstown, lust night, after six
hours deliberation, returned ■ vi r-dlct
awarding Charles Espoeito. 359
West Elm street, $600 d^magev
against the Borough of Cousho-hocken.
The action was brought to re-cover
daniane done thi
property durniR a heavy rain storm
in July. 1931, erb
flooded and many of the furnish-ings
washed away. The complain-ant
contended the flooding of hL<-
house was due to borough work-men,
engaged in buildim
near his home, blocked On
the sewer causing the water to
back up upon his properly.
I |M. II,. U Hi-lt
H aBamd that on July 9. 1931,
following a rain storm, the wanr
overflowed a swamp tasln. and
flooded the first floor of the boon
of plaintiff on Oohralli lane, to
within a few Inches of tin- ceiling
The plaintiff rtftlmed that the
kiictv n floor gave way. and the
furnishings of the room went to
the cellar, or washed away with the
flow of water. BUmwaM tM
never recovered, as It was sunk into
the mud He claimed he was re-quired
to make many repairs to
his home, inclining new papering
doers repaired, and had to refurn-ish
the the kitchen. It Is claimed
that if the sewer pike had not been
blocked with planking, pot then
because workmen were engaged in
digging another trenrh, the flood
would not have occurred WltDfOt'
es were called to corroborate tin
plaintiff us to the limber being in
the sewer pipe, and the limber WBF
also brought into court as evidence
The plaintiff also testified he IM
much spaghetti and macaroni, a."
well as other foodstuffs which wen
stored In the kitchen He said
the flood following n hiavy rain
which lasted for two or more hours
Tipstaff Called as Interpreter
Duitiig tin prograas < t
then.1 appeared netd "f an Inter
prefer during the questioning o
one witness.
There is no court IntOl
duty at the sessions Of civil court
with the oount;
as in criminal court sessions, am
Judge Knight expianed thai if ar
interpreter was n eded In a clvt
action airangeincnls should be
made to huve hiin bare
Frank Stum afeo is a tipstaff
was then pressed bate
■ rgency, and tin
tlnued without Interruption.
Borough Solicitor Fo. n
defense presented the U '
Thcmas Nevins, former borough
employer, who said that the board!
• Continued On Page Taol
Sent to Glen Mills
For Attacking Father
"I have lots •** sympathy for
boy who protects his mother, bu
the attack of tin
necessary, and might havt
in murder." said Judge Knlfth.1 b
(he case of Herbert El
year-old colored boy livimr 01
Summit avenue Cresimont
Oaskin was bought bftl
court on the charge of assault ami
battery. He Is a heavy
It Was charged that on October K
he entered the kitchen of hi'
home, and without provocatlor
struck his father. Samuel Oaskin
on the head with a hiuchct. knock-ing
the man unconscious Tin
father of the boy was In the hos-pital
for some time apcrward.
As a result or the blow the vic-tim
has been rendered panlv par-alysed
in the right s: :
unable to raise his hand without
the aid of the other hand, and is
required to use a cane in wnlkinc
It A , . hrouKht out during the
hearing 'hat the parents of the
boy have quarreled on several oc-casions,
and the boy supported hi
mother in the trouble. The par-em*
had quarreled the day before
the attack. The boy was reported
to be a church choir singer.
Miss Dunmore. who has had
charge of the boy since November
39. stated Herbert was nlr- In many
ways. She stated he needed dlscl-
.-,.,,. Wffi
Policeman Kirkley. who arrested
the boy. told of his Investigation of
the attack, and produced the
hatchei as evidence
Oaskin related to Judge Knight
of the difficultv between his par-ent*
He admi-'. |
with his mother, and also admitted
that on the morning in QU
walked up to his father while he
was eating breakfast and hit him
on the head
Judge Knight spoke of the seri-ousness
of the act. and added that
he would send the bov where he
would reoelva discipline along with
other training. He was then com-mitted
to Olen Mills school
Bab* Coacnet renalrw ~ana~~retu-ad
Anderson's, 217 Reefer meet
AH-.Tr"»m*-t
PriestsHonor
Loral Reetor
Tettimonlal Dinner Given in
< fli'liratiim ol ReV. Seba*
ii.in |emk*i Nairn- Day.
I -—ii\in. - Plasned l»>
CongreajalioiL
•baitlan Jeraalt, rector of
St HUT'S H C Church, was ten-
- -timonial dinner at 6, last
night in the notary I the church,
in celebration of his rune
Feast of St- Sebastian. Which tails
today
The event was arranged by
low prleota of the phllad.
cese and members of the i
rtS of the state, with Rev
John Dunajskl. assistant rector of
)i. In charge of arrange
uients.
Acre laid for thirty two
nt A table beautifully decorated In
colorful flowers and lighted with
tall golden tapers The centerpiece
■f the table wns a plateau of Easter
lilies, the Kift of the guests.
Aavoos those who tendered fet.
to tie local rector were
Rev Frank Puleckl. of St. Peter
and Paul's R C Church. AUentown
Rev Gabriel Kruus. of St Hedwigj
R. C. Church Chester; Rev. Albert
Malusecsi. of St. Mary's R. C.
BO Btaclv
■jwlnt of Si. Jonephafe R C
gfeairch Ifaaayi
Bsffurt R c
Church ■wedeland; H-1
'aus Oars* at, of B'. Anne's R. C
Thumb, PiackvUl
Qombrowskl. of St. Stanislaus' R
■
Pytko. of St Cunegersu R C
?hurch. McAdoo. P» i Dr
Wlza of Philadelphia and Dr. W
borough.
Rev. Hurry J. Mvueckl. assistant
rurate nt St Adaibtn
JhUTCh, Philadelphia, and former
at Bt MaiV
Church here, was unable to be
ving to being In Pitts-rarah,
bul lotted ■ note of intereai
■
felicitations from there at
On Sunday. Ri
■lored by his congregation
it an entertainment to b
afternoon and evening in
Church hall, under the
iirection of the Bernardine nunv
who form the faculty of St. Mary's
oarachlaJ echoo] OhUdren ol tot
tchool will form the cast The pro,
rain will 1>e presented nl 2 for the
-hildrrn of the parish, and in thi
■veiling at 730 for adult
■
Plan to Extend
Sunday School Work
Flfteer men. r< njnanmiiij1 Hi'
Men's Bible classes of
• Consho-hocken
Sabbath School Aj
assembled at the home of Robert
C Landls. superintendent of local
choolf. and teacher of the Barr
Memorial Bible class of i
'list church 913 Fayettc street.
*venlng to arrange for a
mass men inL' t I be hrk] In thi!
borough SOIIK time next month
The object of the meeting Is to
now
the work of the church and Sunday
school
Mr. Landls was made chairman
■pjtnittee on arrangements
and Robert Long was chosen as
[fakers' commit-tee
comprises Mr. Landls. Ray
Flero. J. Howard Lent?, and Hairy
A St u Hi mil Her. George Cohee and
Charlis Gum were named as
ommittoe on music. J Howard
■ of publicity.
A committee will be naai
local troops of Boy Scouts
to take care of the cars that will
be parked In the '
A slogan. '•Every man get a
man." was adopted at Tuesday's
meeUru-
Another meeting will be held at
the home of Chairman Landls
next Monday evening when It Is
expected the name of the speaker
M.ounccd and the place
04 the meeting decided
upon
id the commercial trav-l.
ave had letters of appre-ciation
from England, Wales and
Ireland '
\\ <*si Side
Taxables to
Pav in Cash
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2<». 1939
Present Local Historical
Records to Free Library
BUBSCRlPTKiN PRICE
• 150 PK*t YFAR IMtlt 1.: T%»» i K.NRj
<> \\ E
Berouffa Loti >J7titi
nu.' I.v \\ ..rk Plan. \|.
|trupri;itions $l.i..')lll)
rj ■ ni taxpayers
not !><■ jxTiTnticd
ii work out tbetl husj in 1933
Tins MM decided W an adjourned
of the Wtat HI •■
-ion was
■ itih the generoa-raaj
In perratt-
;ii (he UIllOUlK ■■:
UnatCly $^TiKi betag worked out
to 111 Vttleh the borout;!.
■
; III th'
amount of $2750. Allowann t»
ale nmoinit hud to
D iirraiiKUig the 1933 bud-
«i i Tiie s^mroprlauon ra
VOrh was out from tUOO to $2.">00
and i>f tins amount $1600 will have
to be paid for the rebuilding of
Moorenead avenue, now under
course of construction under coun-ty
relief work This Hanoi Only
$900 available fur BtMM work dur-ing
the year.
■nut nt strt-ei iHbor paid
fur la>! year 1m Hided the wages Of
a track driver who was employed
practically every working day To
offset this no amount was set aside
tor thi employ me nt of a supervisor
The appropriations committee
•ubmltted H;I ordinance fixing
budget at last nights mooting The
l calls for a total appro-of
$15,500.00. The
oiiiimce passed first and second
readings
Of appropriations fol-lows:
Police $ 160000
A book of photograph! and that occasion are pttoto-tiirlcal
data of Con»holiocken ar- j graphed The bridge as reported in
ranged and compiled by the bttelttM Goaabo! u nied
William A Coupir has been present- alonn with uli the di'UuU of IU dedl-
. ken nee i
hrary bv Ur* Wl It; Aimthi-r intereotuiR record In of tiie
Is a valuable and sorofulii prtpttred Tfltta Analvai irj ol the luumttng ol
Btarast u> every ettunBiM re notuent
* fol Conxlmhocken, nnd by it« pres-n- ' pliut.^raptm of tiie |»ge«iu
to the Library lb made avail-jbrntlon of that nent and
[able for rofSfl lnal copy of the pageant score is
I A prmtugrniih ,,f the old euvered filed
\) || Mutsntifiirrt toMfa, built in IB52 and i The record eonrluden with the
lorn d..wn :M 1872. prefaces the minutes of the OnahotaookaB Im-
I record H«ilron(l track* cronaed this, provement Association, formed in
|{ete- bridge and coal was hauled in cara 1908 with Charles Heber ClsrK pren-
I drawn by : inn from the Phi lade)-idem and II B Heywood secretary
! phut and K-nding Railroad on the, Thi Trust* ,iy pasaed
■ of the river to the mills on a vole of thanks to Mrs Cooper In
the En- s nt , appreciation of ihl* gttt to the Ll-tli.
brMga :.'. this crossing are given j t-arv Tiie btxik is m the e
UM dedication of the the Librarian and CHII be seen at
present bridge The parade and pag- any time upon request.
EndTestimonj K,,h *;"•';
In Statea Suit
For Ejectment ;
able af
holce t'hiiki'iis
Leaves $1000 IBlake SaysHe
To Ghtirck WasKidnaped
"-t. Matthew1! Chnrcti ;i B«a> \lin Wl... Daaarted Vlfeand
efidai*} in ^ ill of Antii
WeJth.- Givea te Orpitan-
«K<-. — Other Will- I
liUtfll.
Secretary
Tr.usurer ..
Solicitor
Auditors
Health Officer
Rent
Fire Hydrants
Light
George Clay Fire Company
200 00
75 00
25 00
30.00
25 00
142.00
1170.00
1550 00
inoo 00
•Inking Fund 1000.00
Interest on
Stale Tax
MS 00
■
BuuearisOr 1252 03
ous 3604.60
$15500 00
Thomas McNamara was DiUUll-mously
elected Mi|Mivisor and tOt
salar> axed at 51252.
A OOtaaaunssattOO from Uie Penn
Rate AjioelattOB
oughs to the necessity of having
\i annual
coal mini! m Hiirnsburg on Feb' .
Mr Hailudiiy repor«od he had
by the foreman in charge
of the county relief work on Moore-one
'hat lht borough was
Hpected to provide the drains
tgS Powers stated
eoonetl li not .supposed to pwolda
■he drains as the entire oontraol is
being paid for by the county
which the borough has agreed to
oav 11600.
The absences were Messrs Hov
>11. Adams and Nace.
Lawyers Honor Old
Employees of County
Joseph D Moore, local
was among tight veteran employees
at house, Norrlstown. who
OTOd at I testimonial din
iered by the Hootaotnerj
County Bar Association last night.
A suggestion that the bar asso
elation sponsor and support legis-lation
to enable the county to ere
ite ;i retirement fund for old em
l !- by Judge Har
old O Knight, principal speaker
The Jurist suggested a plan slm
lar to the Teacheis' Ri
Fund and urged some action that
'.he county and employees alike
might contribute to care for their
veteran workmen.
Mr Moore has been a member
of the Recorder of Doedl staff as
deputy since 1894 He ranks i
ond in point of veteran entployeai
ba the court house Harry
AJtlni Norrlstown, deputy clerk
Of the Orphans Court tops
list with 45 years
Other employees honored last
night were Abram H. Hallman
deputy prolhonotary; Morris O
deputy sheriff; John
O'Nell Orphans court Crier and
I:iw librarian! Joseph Jervis, deputy
controller and E Dodd Condit,
■:"Krapher All these are
residents ol Norrlstown ami v» :n
Ity.
Lincoln Saxton, North Wales,
n 1'isler of wills, ovas the
other employee honored.
Attorney Franklin L. Wright i
former president of the bar asso
elation, was toastmaster
Taking Nn Chance*
All Six—Why do you leave that
IT of yours parked In
front of the house?
Mis - Fire—Weil, if I leave It in
the alley somebody might dump
ashes into IV.
The will or Annie A. Welsh, late
of this borough, who died January
was presented for probate at
■ ii The estate is valued
at S5300 Bequests of flOOO each
are made to Rev Philip J Oalla-gher,
of St. Matthew's church, this
borough for the purpose of saying
masses for the repose of the souls
Of t.'stauix and her laic husband
Luufce F Welsh.
A bequest of 1500 is made to St.
Matthew's school fund A slster-tn
law. Mary Welsh Brennan. Is to
reootve S5<>o The residue of thi
potato ll to go io St. John's Orph
anage Asylum. 49th and Ayakastng
Philadelphia.
Rev Philip J. Oallagher, D. D.,
and Daniel A Bkelly are named
executors of the will written Aug-ust
15. 1029.
Iu tin- wilt of Charles DePrefon-taine.
of Whitpaln. seven children
are named as heirs to an estate
valued at 120.000 The sons Wal
ter and Charles are named execu
rors of the will, written J.nuary
25. 1030
Jeannelte 8 Forrest of Qrnwyd
who died IhTember 31 left an es-tate
valued at tfleso Her interest
in a property In Cynwyd and un
■aat) In bank was ne
' -:i F Mill
lineaux. The balan'-e of too eaaate
'Oes to three nephews, Joseph F
iix. William J Phillips
and Forr-'sl W. Phillips, and a
niece, Elizabeth Phillips A nep-hew.
William J Phillips is named
"Xucuvor of the will written Octo-ber
1924.
Mary Olive Owens, of Norrlstown
who died January* 8 leaving an
$ii50. directs for the bur-ial
of her body In Riverside ccme
■ iv The bulk of the estate be di
vlded Into three parts for Clara E
Edwards, a daughter, and Mary O
Fleming, and Frank N Edwards,
grandchildren Sumuel L. Edwards
(TO 1200; a trust of $600
Is created for Anna L Fleming and
Samuel Fleuiliu; they to receive
'he principal at the age of 2
vears. Thn* friends Sara Rosh
ing and J Weaver RoKhing. i
Norrlstown. and Carl W Sisler. o
Marquis. Tex., are to receive 1100
i-aeli. In u codicil tu tiie will tes
tarix directs that if any one ootv
tests any part of the will, their
share Is to go to the Orpin
Home and A .yluni for Uie Aged
and Infirm at Oermantown In
the cotlicil u bequest Of $200
made to Rev Paul Y Yount,
■hown: and $100 each to
Mrs Clarence Bosler and Mrs
Margaret McCoy. O Carroll Hoover
Is named executor of the wUl writ
'en June fi 193(1 The codicil was
written October 11. 1932
Not Common Law
Wife; no Support
Judge Williams, in a decree hand-ed
down Wednesday morning de-cided
that Alda Russell, formerly
of Royersford. now living in Bridge-ton
N' J . is not the common law
wife of Michael McLaughlin, and
■itled to support from the
man, as sought by the woman.
The opinion of Judge Williams
reads "The evidence of the Com-monwealth
falling to establish a
contract of marriage per verbs d
passent between Alda Russell, the
prosecutrtx. and Michael McLaugh-lin
.the defendant, it ordered, ad-
Judged and decreed as follows: (1)
The application of the proseutrlx
for support as the common law
wife of the defendant is denied; (2>
the proceeding is dismissed; <3>
the defendant Is discharged.
The Russell woman, through her
counsel. Attorney Thomas Hallman.
claimed she had contracted a
common law marriage, and that at
first they had considered a formal
wedding, but that McLaughlin
claimed they were as much mar-ried
as they would be If a priest
had performed the ceremonv; and
that he Introduced her Mrr. Laugh-lln.
McLaughlin, through his counsel.
Attorney F. Kenneth Moore denied
there had been « common law
marriage contracted within the re-quirements
of the law recognizing
such a contract.
Four Children Telia Storj
lo Di-tri« I Atlnru.\ ..f It. -
nu- Hi ll unit Ki.rccil to
Work. Di-uvilit Story,
Edward Blake. 34-year father of
the four children deserted at North
Wales un the Christmas holidays,
returned to Montgomery County-yesterday
afternoon with a story of
having been kidnaped and held
captive since he left NorUl Wales
December 34.
Blake told his story to Stewart
Nase. district attorney He said
he had gone to Ambler In search
or a housekeeper Hu wife had
left home the night before. There
he had met a man. a stranger He
was given a drink of liquor and
that Is the last Blake said he could
remember until he awoke on a
farm near Trenton
He said he was held at the farm
and made to work He said he be-lieved
the place to bt a liquor
cache
Nase after the story said. "It was
hard to believe " The prosecutor
said no charge would be pressed.
He plans to bring action should
Blake fall In his promise to sup-port
his family
The children, ranging from 3 to
7 are in core of the Children's Aid
The wife and an Infant daughter
an* at the county home
Home for Children
The last c' the deserted Blake
children will soon have a perman-ent
home likely with
-hlldrcn who were placed In charge
of the Chllldrens Aid Society two
u(ecks ago
Anna May Blake. 7 years old.
was brought before Judge Knight
this moinliiK In Juvenile Court, as
ii legliited child Two weeks ago
her two sisters, Pauline. 5; Doro-thy
3. and a brother, Martin 2
were given in charge of the Chil
dren's Aid Society, following the
ret otunieudatlon of Mlas Susan
Dunmore, juvenile probation offi-cer.
Anna May could not be present
at the time for she was in the hos
pital, where she had her tonsils re-moved.
Today she * appeared in
juvenile court appearing bright
and happy
In answer to a greeting of Judge
Knight, when he asked, "How do
you do. Anna'" the little girl
smiled nnd looking at the judge
wfvon ■■
"I am all right, I got mv tonctsl
out"
Again when the girl was leaving
after being placed in charge of the
Children's Aid Society. Judge
Knight, shaking hands with Anna
said. "Oood bye, I hope you have a
nice ttme imti ii Dioe hottM ■
"Thanks." said Anna and added
'"I will com,e and see you again."
The Blake children were desert-ed
by both their parents. Mr and
Mrs Edward Blake just before
Christmas They had been living
on a farm near North Wnl.-'; Hi'
mother look an infant child with
her when she left home She has
since returned to this county
Neglected Hoy Wants
To Live on Farm
When Judge Knutht remarked to
Charles David Kuhn. 13 years old.
of BalaCynwyd. that he thought
he would send him to the country
to live on a farm the i>
and said, "That is what I would
like-
Kuhn was not brought mto Java
nile court for any wrong doing of
his own. He was listed as » ne-glected
child His mother died in
1936. according to Miss Dunmore
and his father, with the boy, is
living in an undesirable place a<.
cording to the report of Uie county-
Juvenile official.
After hearing the story of Miss
Dunmore. Judge Knight directed
the boy be placed In charge of the
Children's Aid Society with in
structlons to secure a home in the
country for the youth.
Suit to I j«. i W in. Steven-, at
\ ;i\\v\ Forge, "ii Trial
at Norristow n
I I MM STAT1 OWES
(Attorney I- ltii|iortant Uil-nt---.
Gooa I" Jur\
Thi- Afti-rtioon
Tin- (lnal case of the week
cmi court bat to ue board was that
i;l UM Cuiiiinonwealtli versus Wil-liam
ttvaoa, in which (he state
n a prop-erty
at Valla? P-Tge which eras
taken 1,-v park purposes more linn-ten
paon ajto. and which has been
under discussion ever since
There appeared to be a dsaafjrat*
ini-m betorooa tin poitioe as to the
amount of interest to be paid in
addition to the amount awarded by
n J'iry of view Mr Stevens claim-ed
there was money still due turn,
while the state claims it has paid
all that was coming to Stevens, ac-cording
to the agn■■
Attorney Edward J. Pennell was
an important witness in the tmi!
which started yesterday and con-tinued
Into today before Judge
Oorton. Mr Pennell was called by
both sides, and each contestant
placed much confidence In the re-sult
of the case in their behalf be-cause
of the testimony of Mr Pen-nell
It appears that when ihe
land was first taken Mr Pennell
represented the state, and the late
Attorney I P Knlpe represented
Helena
The Judge will charge this after-noon
and the case will be given to
the Jury
Certain agreements were reached
declared, between Mr Knipe
and Mr Pennell whereby the state
was to pay A Jury had awardad
115.300 for the Stevens property
This was In 1920. Later irjMrOfl
was fixed at 13659 for three years
and eleven months. Prom this
amount, however, rent at the rate
of $30 per month, was deducted
from the interest money. Objec-tion
is made to all the deduction
reported.
Meat of Thursday afternoon wa.'
taken up In present Ing record;-
showing transactions had gone on
between the parties. Mr Pennell
was on the witness etaqd for a loni:
p«rtod. giving in detail what had
taken place several years ago when
settlement was being made for the
Miss Margaret Potter of the
Penn Trust Company, told of the
settlement which had been marie b;
the attorneys representing the two
parties
In answer to a question of At
tornoy Thomas, representIIIK Mi
S»evens, whether the dep
this case was at the settlement, o1
had approved of it. M
Mated he wa.< not at tl
However, tie MtH from Florida for
the amount of money eonUa]
him. stated Miss Potter, and he
must have agreed." she added Mis
Potter also displayed the deed for
the premises, which she had been
to hold until the eetUi -
(Continued On Pair tight >
Relief Asso'n. Opens
Clothing Room
Beauty Treatment
Wife—My doctor says that sleep-ing
out of doors tends to make one
beautiful.
Her husband—That explains the
charming appearance of most
tramps.
That cbi
: I
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at 41'. Weal i
nine dtil la) night
their quarry the
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leading 'i
than itoa
house dm
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four rtx*
The rol I
icrday Dtoming when II
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thi n '■'■' 'i .' i"i Ol :■ ■'!■■
about ili>
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in' none ol the H
toy noofM during the oigbl
'i he Rraie w re batohod
spring nnd hud btOO Uajrli
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'BigJake'Getg
Life Ti nn
A clothing room. to* supply
clothing of various kinds to the
needy here, hits bOOO DpOfisd hf Us
Civilian Relief Association on ttM
second floor of the Mary I! Wmwl
Park House. In the room formerly
occupied by the John F. DeHaven
i lean Leajlan
The room was opened to allevi-ate
congestion in tin- baaoajuartore
of the Civilian Relief Association
On the main floor of the Park
House, where the clothing HI
tornorh* stored and distributed
This hampered the riinmntier Of
work, however.
hlng i\.om Is open every
Tuesday and Thursday from two
until five, with volunteer balptre
In charge This week. Mrs
Thomas Smith, of east Tenth ave
nue and Mrs P X. McCarthy, of
west Third avenue, officiated Al
ready, there have been distnliuleii
there mure than 200 garments
Most of the latter are those made
from Red Cross materials, by local
sewing groups.
Orders for the clothing must
first be obtained from the Civilian
Raltof Association. Mrs P X Ifx
Carthy or Rev R Earl. P
I onshohocken
I'unlnii Board C inlM
Death SeittaBM «»l Slayer
of Ralph Spaniah. W$»
Doing Jij: Saw Puaalea
When He Received Newt.
Jacob 0 ■ »ig Jake) Lehman
S2. Doton nimbler and f< n
fighter, coiuictetl i>! tin n
Ralph Spanish, ol
nue. and sentenced to <!
.■iectric choil le Kl
nesday won his fight lo M>T« in
llle and will Read the remuliulei
of his days In lull
Acting 00 the rOoOBU I
of the State Board ol
Ihnchot commuted Hkt
befanuurg do th ■entonor to lue
iniprisiinitient 'Hu- Hi>|*'nl to th*
board mi made a sliort tiiiic be
lore the Governors acUon. Lafa*
man's electrocution had been
;i!i(thiled for next Week
1 ■ inn ii who was a foot ball
player several years ago I
nor Hujh Sctvxil, was ootivicted
December 19. ltt;tl in CfaO afOBj
gomerv Coumy Court al Norri-s
town. His defense at IlrBt was thai
he was so drunk at the time Snac
loh was shot on October 11. 1911
tliat he did not re. all Ol
pened.
tatei. during his 'rial whlc''
tasted two weeks. Laoaaai
shot Spanisii in « it -<i> "sjfn ll
front of Uie hitters ganililm^ ee
:.lli Ml
Ihooken.
in thott appeal ii> tbi
ni uket
ror oonmutsUon "i the
niertiiati'il Tin I
■
told thai eight ol the ii; Jnron
who found nail guilty had wnttei
■
that Ooneraj Bnudiey D Butler
•etlred M
nil knev.
imiii lamily
i made n tp>
dash for liberty a few mlnuta
aft< i ho wae ■entenoBd in Xorrfi
town last May 2" Be wl
tor the door, bul
Go eubdue linn
Lehman t' eOtyi
Li bman i U m th,
Montgomery County prtfOfl
rtttawn, doing a t|f<oa« pusn*
iiy Deputj Warden John Roion
-Alright, 111 rinlih uu ptn-
Bk Lehtaan lepiied, without get-ting
up from hie iprawllni poeltloi
on his blanket Tl
1.' Iiuiati said
'Thnnk.s '
Kontlnued (In PsfSj 10000
Checks Mailed to
Contest Winners
Checks were mailed this week by
the RECORDER to the three win
the Brighter Community
Christmas Contest, conducted here
for the first time this year, by the
Oonshohock^n Business Men's As-sociation
and the RECORDER. The
awards totaled 160. and were di-vided
as follows: Mrs. Frank C
Palacao. Jr 2.lfl Boring M:!l gve
nue IBS; Conshohocken Fire Com-pany,
No 2. 115; Mrs Jopeph A
Ruth, 1024 Payette street, tin
Awards wt-e made to residents of
this community whose properties
entered in the contest, were select
ed as having finest illumined
Christmas displays
Still Time to Pay
For Xmas Seals
The total s..'
seals In thi
per cent ||
' rdlng tc
Rev Roher- .' < . ■
man of the Ohi Ii ton
for Urjcttoomer]
amount received KDdate :■
the chairman, it. «: I
bers of the board or due ■
Monlgonv '
and Public Realm
appreciation of tl
from many individual'
I ,nids tot
carrying on a preventotlve and life-
■> k throughout tlir \< ar
Mr. Oottschall stab
Seals whi' I through
.ksgtviht!
Returns miiy be sent to Mrs
Thomas F McCoy, chairman in
this dlstru■:
TuberculwLs Is being In
unempldVmont and it is Important
that the work of thLs s
continued. Th- m .
Miss Cole Carter, excutlve secretary
showed many visits had ba
to patienti wtth tuiieieuiosis and
X-ray otud
children had been nfade
quest of the family physicians and
work was continued In the schools
Itfl the fourth class districts.
Local ISt'lirf
Coot $27,007
For \ cai
Local ' iiiilriliiiti.iii- \\ ere
$15^42 and M 1,765 ProM
T0JI...1 Relief |-,.nd
Ml) TH". I \ V " I I S
I i.v, i t»sl \t .i-tra-limi.
itiini anil I JotO>
in^ Given
hen iluring
Ing October Ilrst,
an oun( of SiTT,-
,i ol tilt-
■
and baa
Conshohocken aeneral Relief Asso-ciation
revealed today.
amount, 115.343 "if. was
Hi ' uroup,
from locally contributed I
rernaindei m TA.'I aai '
here by thi Hellel Kund,
administering I
eight and four tilu
whole, a pereente
less than :n many communitfoa
rotal iidnniustration expenses were
$2 4<>5 for both the local ami county
diiisnlMintu ii ban
The nane roport ihovod that
Mrs. Prank B Wilson,
t the Civilian K
!:»nthrop-ical
work i I
eight hundred and twenty one offlco
made two thousand four
hundred U tlrld"
I
■on hundred and twenty nine
and handled two
housand eight hundred and ninety
tuall.
UMd repori compiled by
d Cases. Oc-tobor
I. 1981 343
Cases opened during this per-iod
■ an
m
Cases closed 44
Active Oat
Cases to whom other service
rendered MM
nth ol wood cut and dis-tributed.
2335 bags of flour
290 baskets of potatoes.
106 jars of preserves
■
EM ide clothing bought
Beeda provided lor 2(H registered
9821 Of!l< '47 Field
1770 let-
Finanrtal Sl-itcnVnt
rj from Annual
H
■
lot) ■ * ftft5°
3oke ■
boohing liftJI
■
Mitt 1498.63
7«44
72ii0
1.224 04
,-v ,:t
I ..
number Of Wl I
Civilian Relief A
non. called Deetgnatod
Fund;. 2.4OS.00
Council Attends
K. of C. Meeting
Ion from Consh ~
nf Col-
■ odod ■ program held
School
..i h SU-preme
Knli
ring of close to a
■
CM
■
it which the
Supreme C
ond John R P. : '
1. i. I II, stats
Mr Car-thraogtt
jih J N i itrauui of
■
poll-, II I W.I.I > TO
ATTINK K NEEAL
Uembot
■ adqumr-might
»t
■
■
John Wi "
■
from hLs .
morning M 'rnanlxa-
R the re-the
Wernlck
home
Mr Wernlck died Tuesday morn-
■ ■
■ super-
Ihll YOUR
OWN NAMF AND ADDRESS on
re vellum. IfB
sheets and 100 onvelopW, only tl
■ RCCOADBfl Mall or
one 50.