Punxsutawney Spirit, 1911-07-12

              m 1 r I'# ♦ g int. ' ■ '*? ■ P|Si .' i jMZjJmb ",JM» i^.. . ' K^^Br*-1 flHr .^^Ki^^hh PUNXSUTAWNiY, PA., JULY 12,1911 Ifffl W-—. •U Mldlt. It County Superintendent Jon* should decide to hold the bounty institute in Punxsutawney, as has been discussed, a joint Institut* could b« a ranged, with nn abundance of «4ueatlon«l tnlent. Past Express on N. H. R. R. Plunges Into Viaduct With Awful y Results HONKYMOON IN MONOPLANE NO. 0 LOCAL HM IAOLY mm H FALL Ins to Take Cliancr. BrMf-to-R* of Aviator Morceau Will* BOSTON, July 11.—Hector L. Moreau, an aviator soon to wed, annouuceH that a part of his honeymoon will be spent aboard a monoplane. The bride-to-be says she is ready to take a chance. John Hickox Fell Prom Porch Roof of Carmalt House— Skull May Be Fractured. „ REUNION AT FL03A NO nWOON YET , * ■;**•'®)PJSHK Fifteen Are ,Dead and Twenty Dying—Fifty-Five Injured—Wreckage Catches Fire and Injured Are Nearly Cremated—Day Coaches Filled With Women and Children Are Smashed Into Bits—St. Louis Baseball Team on Rear Coaches, Two of Which Remained on the Rails- Injured Hurried to Hospitals. wrttiilitfiiriiiiij li tim iiiaih «h! MM Julia IfcCrum— Arrange far Institute. JM-HM lit IE fll FEME! HE MAY LOSE SIGHT OF EYE . All teachers who have taught in cither of these schools, or any persons who have attended at any time any of those schools as pupils, are cordially Invited to be present. HARVEY CASS1DY, Pres. H. J. HECKETT, Sec. The,second annual reunion of the I levers', McKees and Pleasant Data schools will he held on Thursday, August 1(», 1911, at the Devcr's church, near Flora. DEWEY'S SEHVilNI STEALS EKIKIK CELEBRATES AT JIUIIE NIK TESTERDAT The train consisted of the engine, baggage car, two day coaches and flv« eleepers, which was running at a high rate of speed, wae running an hour late, and were trying to make up at least a portion of the time. The engine struck the coping of the vladuet and left the rails and crashed Into the street, the entire train going down with the exception of the two rear sleepers. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 11.— Rustling eastward at the rate of 40 miles an hour the Colonial Express, on the New Haven railroad, plunged thirty feet into a viaduct, on the outskirts of the city at an early hour today, kiillug a dozen or fifteen passengers and-injuring 55 of whom twenty are dying. The wreck caught fire after the accident and It was necessary to call out the city Are department to prevent the passengers who were pinned underneath the wreckage from being roasted to death. t (By United Press) IT hose not expected to reolver are: Mr*. Sarah Calabro, of Philadelphia, HHW. NtHrn (MUweDltor. Thirty others. Including two of the trainmen and two children. (■■identified foojr, linen years old I'liUh'iitlllcd wotmm. fiS years of age. Kngliteer and Imimn, Colonial Kx- Washington, D. C. I niilentifKtl young woman. Mis. (ieoige Hoger* ami Infant Nan, The following is u partial list of the dead: C. W. Christie, Philadelphia. The St. Louis National league basebal team, enrou'te to Boston, wer In the last two conches, the only ones of the entire train that kept the rails, thus escaping injury. Most 'of 'the dead, however, were In the two day conches, which were torn to pieces, a mass of twisted Iron nnd wood. It was necessary to chop holes through the roofs of the cars to get to the dead and wounded. The following is a partial list of the persons injured: Mary Sweeny, PhHIipwliurs. Pa; Henry Chrlstman, Middletown, Pa.; ICdward McGreen, Huntingdon, i'a.; Mrs. Mary Zoolor, Philadelphia: Miss Carrie Holnjes, Philadelphia: Mrs. n. Harris, Philadelphia; Miss Mary Hartman, Philadelphia; Miss Mallie Cornish, Philadelphia; Kdwln M. Green, Huntington. The injured are all at the St. Vincent '» and Bridgeport hospitals. and three children, Christie, Tony and Ida; Mrs.Bertha Monroe,Cllfftondale, Mass.; Mrs. Mary Walker, Wanhlngton, D. C.: Mrs. Mary Mc- Cann, Philadelphia; Mary MeSweeny, address unknown; Mrs. James B. Bo.vce, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Mary Note, Washington; David Kissner, New York; Frank Vln PfeilTer, Philadelphia; John Von Pfelffer, Itendville, Mass.; Eleanor Wilson Eleven, Philadelphia; Mr. Murdock, Somerrllle, Mass.; Mrs. MeConnor, Philadelphia; Carl Eraser,' colored, Haverdegrace, Md.. IMKIU DETNOLOS INJURY OF YEABS JIG0U DEATH Amos D. Brenneman Died Yesterday Afternoon at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg. The right eye is also Injured and hi) bndly swollen that it will l>s several days before ft can be ascertained whether or not he will lose the slghi of it. An examination failed to reveal the extent of his Injuries. The bridge of his nose, however, is badly crushed; a ,«ash above his right eye is apparent and a smaller gash across his left cheek. The back of his head is also injured and the attending physician# will not be able to tell for several days whether he sulTered a fracture of the skull. Tin- believ, however, that such is the cane. The accident occured shortly after 4 o'clock and It was not nntll* after !» that he regained consciousness. Today Ills conditon remains unchanged and he Is delirious at times. Ceorge Itldwel motorman on the Jefferson traction line and Alex Sarmer, who Is employed by the People's Planing .Mill witnessed the accident and hurried to tho injured man's aid. The Adrian hospital ambulance was called and lllckox was hurried to that Institution. lllckox was engaged In painting the spouting on a porch roof when he was either overcome by the heat or slipped, and fell to the ground, a distance of about 11! feet, his head striking on a wooden bench. John Hickox, of Indiana street, m lying In the Adrian hoMpllal suffer- Ihk from Injuries, the extent of which have not yet been determined, received when he fell from a porch of one of the Carmalt houses on Railroad street. Murder of Robert Tozier Is Called to Memory wi/unced as a scientific discovery that the first test of defective mentality la. A baby is to try whether It will grasp hold of an article placed In its hand; if it won't, It is not of sound mind,—'Which Is soaiething our grandmothers knew a hundred years ago. section of institutions for the care children -it was an- ;ulBhed doctors engaged in the ikool hoard had to determine last renipg In a three hours' perspiring Issnon. This in the face of the fact jvt at a recent conventlno of ds- Ntophy, sa aa to be able to teaoh jkese abtruee subjects to high school APlls, was one of the problems the Whether or not women can thorighly grasp the mysteries of the nominal theorem, Integral calculus, organic chemistry and natural phi- After weighing the merits of nn< merous applicants, J. Martin Benade, son af P. H. Benade, of Big Run, a young man who has Just completed a acleutiflce course at Grove City, and w"ho has had several years' training in practical mechanicics, was chosen as teacher of science in the 'high school, at a salary of $75 a 'month. He comes well recommended by those who have observed liis work. Miss Julia McCrum of, Bradford, a graduate of Wilson college, Chambersburg, whose letters, recommendations and photograph Impressed the board favorably, was chosen to teach Latin and German. Other positions In the high school had already been filled, so that If none resign the faculty it complete. Prof. Jackson reported having heard many very high expressions of commendation us to Mr. Ralph Boots, Is to be principal, of the high HARRISBURG, July 11.—phe rumor that the four Pittsburgh men arrested In connection with the bank deposllbry ordinance, whose cases were considered by the Board of Pardons at the June meeting, have been recommended for pardon by three members of the board, is said to be false by Secretary Thorn of the Board. No meeting of the board hns been held since the adjournment in June. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds being In Tennessee and Secretary McAfee at his home In Pittsburg. Attorney General Bell Is In Philadelphia and Secretary Houck In Lebanon. Onsen DmIM. Ramnrrd Action in Pittsburg Graft LAST LEG OF AESIAl JOURNEY The culprit when made to face the facts that the detectives had secured admitted guilt and broke down under the Admiral's grieved reproaches. The servant In tears . begged for mercy, and was not only forgiven, but continued In the Admiral's employ.WASHINGTON, July 11. It was discovered not long ago that silver plate, the gift of admiring friends and public citizens soon after I be victory of Manila Bay, had disappeared from Admiral Dewey's home In this city. The value was supposed to be about $1200. The matter puzzled Admiral Dewey seriously and It was several days before he could bring himself to report the thefts to (he police authorities. He then went over the matter very carefully with the Chief of Police and asked that under no circumstances publicity be given the matter without his consent. It was not long before the detective bureau had located the plate, which was recovered and the guilt fastened on an old and (rusted employe of the Admiral. When a full report was made to the Admiral be at once said that It was (he servant's Hrst step; that the their should not be prosecuted by his consent, and left It entirely to the police authorities. No steps have been taken to Institute proceedings against the servant. Admiral forgives anil Continues ( ul prit In HIn Kinploy, Stone has not been found. Klsner took the pot and then had the nerve to show his bob. Then, It is alleged( Stone beat the bluffer Into unconsciousness. Yesterday afternoon Kisner revived and told of the game. Kilmer decided to bluff and, after ..the betting reached a point where there were a couple of weeks' wages In th» pot, Stone got "cold feet." Thinking Klsner had a royal (lush he declined to call his last raise. The men were playing draw poker in Alger, a small town near here. Kisner drew one card, but the best he'got was four spades and a heart. Stone, who held his aces pat, also drew one card. KENTON, d, July 11.—Because Garfield Klsner had the ill luck to hold a bub (lush and bluffed out Ram Stone, who held four aces, he Is In the hospital in a dying condition and Stone Is being hunted by the police. WAR SIGNS IN MEXICO When a youpg man, Wlclilngton Reynolds moved to Klttannlng, where ho lived the greater part of his life. When he came hero first he became connected with the Pier & Llghtcap stage coach line, operating between Klttannlng and Brookvllle, and afterward was connected with the old packet line, which ran between Mahoning and Brady's Bend. After the railroad was completed to Oil City, Reynolds became passenger and freight agent at Klttannlng, and held that position for 40 years. He was retired about seven years ago on a pension. His wife was Miss Isabella Hoggs, daughter of the late Jndge Jackson Boggs. Reynoldswas a member of the Masonic order. He is survived by two sons, Jackson B. Reynolds, and Richard W. Reynolds, both of Kittannlng. Served for 40 Yews as Passenger niul Freight Agi'M at Kittanning. KITTANNINO. July 11. Wichlngton Reynolds, aged !>7, one of the best known railroad men along the Allegheny valley, died yesterday at his home In Kittanning. He was born on the North Side, Pittsburg, and was a son of the late Capt. Thomas Reynolds, an old time riverman, who was engaged In the steamboat business In Pittsburg for many years, and who owned several packet boats. Bill TELLER ARRESTED It Is the continuance of these small outbreaks that is hurrying the country,.to 'afrother general cob met. Thp sta(etU)im.s of the new ambassador to Washington sounds ridici|Ious here, with a hundred evidences of the dangerous unrest, that has Invaded every corner of the republic. of MadprlNtx nntl Regulars. MEXICO CITY, July 11.—Six persons were killed and 18 wounded In an encounter between the Maderists and the regular soldiers, which took place Saturday night near Atlaxco, State of Puebla. Six Killed, 18 Wounded In Conflict UNCLE SAM GENEROUS The body arrived hdre last night, and will be taken to Bradford tomorrow afternoon, where burial will be made. He Is survived by his wife and one child. Several brothers and sisters also survive. At the .time of his Injury he was a member of the Brothorhood of Railroad Trainmen, but had since withdrawn from the order. For the past six months he had been gradually sinking and his death was not unexpected. Had he lived until July 17 he would have been forty-five years of age. The detallB of the accident that finally ended in death to Mr. Brenneman are well remembered. After yenrs of faithful service on the B., R. & P. Railroad he had been elevated to the position of conductor. At Falls Creek ip March, 1907, a rear end freight collision occurred and Brenneman was knocked from the cupulo of the caboose, falling through a trestle and alighting in a ravine below. Ills head and spine were badly Injured and It was feared at the time that he would not live. He partially recovered, however, but since that time has been almost a helpless invalid. Amos D. Brenneman, who for years was a well known and respected citizen of this plocc, died yesterday afternoon shortly after 1 o'clock at the St. Francis Hospital, at Pittsburg, after an Illness of over four years, his death being directly due to Injuries received In March, 1907. BQ8Y WEB HERE UST RICUT REEK SPRE CUBED DEATH Mysterious thefts of money have been going oil at the bank for some time. Kerrigan, It Is alleged, would secure possession of some of tho checks after they had been entered by the bookkeeper, and by turning1 them Into .the bookkeeper a second time, would secure their entry again. It is alleged that he then kept the accounts of the bank balanced by pocketing the amounts called for by the checks which had been entered twice. A. fj. Kerrigan Charged With Misap- propriating More Than <lftOOO. Pittsburg, July 11.—Alleged to have misappropriated $5188.52 of the funds of the Exchange National Hank, L. A. Kerrigan, paying teller of the Institution, was arrested yesterday by United States Marshal Irons. After being detained at the Federal Building for several hours, his friends managed to raise $6000 ball and he was released. It was two years ago today that Joo Veltra and Bruno Carbone were banged by Sheriff H. Wallace Thomas In the oprrldor of the Jail.— Indiana Gazette. Frank Veltra, who was afterwards acq li i I tod, was rumored to liavo boon sentenced to 15 yens In tlif penitentiary for rape In Clenrfleld county, but thta story was not trno. Frank Is still at large. Tlie man serving sentence Is another foreigner by the same name. The murder of Robert Toe let", who was an old soldier and almost blind, for the purpose of robbery was one of the most ignominious crimes sommltted in this county. After their arrest Carbone and Veltra made the sensational escape from the Indiana county Jail by tearing through the roof of their cell and thence down through the celling of the public toilet room fnnerly located In the Jail. They were captured in the northern part of the county several days later. charge of removing mine tags from coal cars that had been loaded by others, substituting their own tigs. The men were discharged by Justice of the Peace .lames A Crossman after tile payment of the costs. The information waa made by James Yanlty.Nick Veltra Is the father of Frank and Joe, while Suvnna is a brother. Nick and Havana were ar<wted by County Detective Joslah Neal on .1 for Crime Arivstiil at Kmest Father anil Ill-other of Men llnngeil The arrest of Nick and Havana Veltra at Brnegt thin week, recalls tlie murder of Robert Tozlor, neat (lien Campbell over two years -ago for which Joe Veltra and Bruno Carbone wer hanged, and Frank Veltra was tried and acquitted. The special train brought the picnlcers home at 11 o'clock.*—DuBola Courier. " At 4 o'clock good music tor dancing was furnished and continued until .time for the train to depart and during the program of waltses, twosteps and square dances, supper, another of those fine meals made finer by the natural environs, was served. In the afternoon a special program of athletic feats In which every person present from the biggest man to the smallest girl and from the smallest woman to the biggest boy, were given amplo opportunity .to participate and did. Races, of speed, endurance, strength and other proprieties of the physique were conducted and team contests of quoits, baseball, etc., were held, all serving to furnish much fun for those who participated and those who watched. Prizes of a valuable nature were offered .to all winners and seconds, making the contests more keen,. In the baseball game the Regulars with Bobby Jones In the box, trimmed the Extras with Smith In the box by a score of 15 to 1 In four innings when the vanquishers quit. Other results were not recorded. The morning was given over to a general good time In which boating, walking and enjoying others' company were the chief Indulgences and served well to get up a magnificent appetite for .the noon feast which was served a la picnic under the trees. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, In a special train of four coaches the. DuBols delegation, accompanied by large well-filled baskets, paraphernalia for providing a good time and a spirit of indulging In such, went down to the scene and from then until 10 o'clock last evening when the special train left the park for the return journey, activities were In order. Others went down In the trolley cars or regular trains and helped to make merry while as close to Nature as possible. It was a big day and over three hundred people, Including representations from Punxsutawne.v, Sykesvllle, Big Run, Johnsonburg and other points joined with the DuBois division in making merry. Not only "eagleeyes" but conductors and other trainmen and englnemen and their families participated In .the functions of the day. A committee composed of Chairman E. J. McMullen and Messrs. H. J. Clifford and J. S. Ryan were In charge of the event and much credit of the success Is due to their efforts. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and especially Mountain City Division No. 626 long noted for doing things socially along at different times during the year, yesterday conducted another event that will go down among the very largest ones in the history of the division when the third annual outing and picnic was held at Alahoe Park. Theyj were received by newspapoi men and Baltimore friends, and escorted to the Hotel Kennert, where they told the story of their flight, the hottest aerial voyaeg, they said, that was ever made In this or any other country. Thousands of Baltlmoreans were disappointed. Man yunable to sleeup because of the intense heat, were on housetops at daybreak, craning their necks eastward for a first sight of the Hyers from the seashore. The last leg of the now famous Boston to Wa shlngton flight wasbegun tills morning at 4 o'clock, when the aviators left Stemmer's Run for Washington. Begun as the sun crept out of the sea, the aeroplane trip lasted three hours and l!tl minutes, and was one of the most daring cross-country flights >ever tried in America. Exhausted by the long strain under the gare of a sun which sent the mercury Into the 90s, At wood and Hamilton, who came as a passenger, left the machine in a field and came to Baltimore by train. BALTIMORE, July 11. Trapped by the failing buoyancy of tlie sit. due to the Intense neat, Harry N. Atwood and his companion aviator, Charles Is. Hamilton, were nearly caught yesterday between the lines of telegraph wires 011 the Pennsylvai)la railroad, and only a gust of wind carried them ove and Into a Held at Stemmer's Run, ending their flight from Atlantic City to Baltimore at 9:24, when within nine miles ot this city and about 14i> mllos from the stnrt. ffilllllC AT KUICET • SHARON, Pa., July 11.—The Mc(Dowel National bank yesterday received frbm the treasury department at Washington a new five dollar bill. Last June Mrs. E. 3. Schaler of <Clarksvllle was burning refuse and accidentally threw Into the fire an eaveope containing four one dollar bits. She brought the charred remnants, together with the ashes, to the bank, reporting her loss to the treasury department and the burnqa money sent on. In the letter reclVed yesterday it was stated five one dollar bile wer burned instead of tour. Return* Extra Dollar .'or Oliarrril BEETLES DEVASTATE CROPS H. ll. TEAGARDKN, Postmaster. When galling for above letters please mention advertised list, giving date. Clias. Renthe. AI>VHHTI8KI> LETTERS Advertised letters at Punxsutawney, Pa., for week ending July 11 Miss May Co&tlow. ( Mrs. Harry Lucas. Jack Oliver. PITTSBURG, JuJy 11.—Venderlng Qolish and John Semenich were friends and worked in a mine near Greensburg. ■ Yesterday they divided a keg of powder between them, taking alternate handsful, not having any other way of m«aauring the explosive. Finally one handful remained and a spirit of fair dealing prompted one of them to fire this. The Ignition also caused the explosion of the two other heaps, and Golish was blown through the roof into atoms. •Semenlch was terribly burped, and now lies In the loeal hospital not expected to survive. Think of the Horse. I Watch for the big Fink Clearanco SAle ad. It will appear soln.—1. FIRE BKIilKVHO INCRNMARY 'BAST PALESTINE, O., July 11.— Fire of mysterious origin destroyed [the big grand stand at the fair grounds at 10 o'clock last night with ! a toss of aobut |3,50«. Many be- I lleve It was the work of Incendiaries. The bride Is one of DeLancey's moat popular young ladles and the newlyweds have the beat wishes of a host of friend*. Mr. Volk Is known throughout this community as a ball player of excediag ability and Is much esteemed by his fellow townsmen. Paul Volk and Miss LIsKie Paul, both of DeLancey.were uAited In marriage yesterday morning at 9:3U o'clock in St. Adrian's church by the 'Rev. Joseph Zublnsky. WHEELING. W. Va.p Mrs. Laura Coon, aged 60, is In a dying condition at her home near Clinton,' 10 mile.? eaat of this city, as the result of a gun shot wound., The gun was accidentally discharged by a little boy. OH1I.I) WOUNDS WOMAN Watch for the big Pink Clearance Sal* ad. It will appear aooh.—1. Watch for the big Fink Clearance Sale ad. It will appear eoon.—1. Fink's always lead. Watch for .our big Clearance Sale ed.—1. the neat school year. Prof. Jackson will begin at once to engage Instructors. The tstchers have agreed to contribute toward the expenses, the .county Is required to aid financially, and It ought to be possible to make I the occasion one ot much pleasure J The new code permits Independent tatrlcts having more than forty teachers to hold a separate Institute, lad It wat voted to organise an Instt[ttte district here and make preparations for holding an Institute during mechanic*! drawing besldbs. bees, and Punasutawney being laientabty behind In this regard. Few Urns of thla site, are without a reglar teacher bt drawing, and the |igh school ought to have a course ivlng been done in many other ■ stenographer. The Bennett system of penmantlp has proven to be a success durtbe first year of trial. It was bted to introduce the teaching of ■rawing by the same method, this >a file, besides attending to the oor■espondence and much other business, was re-elected to her position safch day, aud who does the tabulat•g and compiling of the card indices by which each pupil's record Is kept Is engaged in visiting the schools Scott Adanuon, Morgan Lloyd, John iGourley and John McElwain, the present staff of janitors, were re-elected, all having done satisfactory work. Like most other jobs, this one demands experience to insure efficiency. , Adelaide Jenkins, who has charge .of the superintendent's office while \v' fUHng to vote against medl- H'al fcispection, the board committed Bbenjselves to this feature of the code land Appointments will be made later 'for (Carrying on this work. The ex- I uuiin'ution is not to bo as immodest I as tile Reynoldsviiie board feared I wheiy they voted against it recently, 'it Is difficult to understand the opposition to medical examination of school children in some quarters. Even parents wao boast that they are abundantly able to care for the health of their children ought to f-e equally solicitous that somebody should look after the health of the children with whom they must associate several houre each day. The auditors' report was present- I and ordered to be published, a immitte to determine where and in kat form this shall be done. SThe treasurer's bond in the sum ($20,000 was presented and ap- Itved. The new code requiring | ]. the secretary shall also give 1 Id, his was fixed at $5,000. Ilieven directors were present— 'resident Winslow, Secretary Sut- lins, Stevenson, Hughes, Calloway, tastings, Wiliam Allison and Mc[Jbbin.sr. Treasurer Robinson, Davis, Jen- Again we aay It: Remember. | when driving In this "hot weather, that you are riding, but the horse i has to go afoot—Franklin News. Fink's always lead. Watch for our big Clearance Bale ad.—1. Farmers Near Connellsvllle Are Fighting New Font. CONNHLMVILLK, July 11.—The crops In this locality are being damaged by a species of bettle which farmer* claim never to have fcen be- AT MURRAY'S KTOItK fore. The Insects are of a bright Come to our July sale—beginning .blue hue and measure a half inch in Wednesday, July 12. Prices will be P"1'-J length. They have appeared In low. Meet your friends here. ■ 611. Dunbar Township In great swarms I At our July sale you will find that .000 anj are devastating potatoes, alfalfa cost prices are not considered for In .600 and oilier crops. Farmers are light- a lot of instances prices are below .G75 |ng .them with parls greeu and other cost. .568 lnsectldes with little success. Shoes and oxfords, suits and ■*31 * skirts at big reduction this week. .370 Fink's always lead. Watch for Ask for Murray's gold bond trad.243 big Clearance Sale ad.—1. lug stamps.—1, National 1m|m. W. L. Chicago <♦ 28 New York ....... 45 30 Philadelphia . t... 45 30 Pittsburg 42 31 St. Louis 42 32 Cincinnati 31 41. Brooklyn ........ 27 46 Boston 18 68 Watch for the big Pink Clearance Sale ad. It will appear soon.—1. A woman may say what she thinks of a man to his (ace and still Indulge in a lot of back talk. rillWKT TO CKIjBBBATR GRBENSBU'RU, Pa., July 10.— The Rev. Father Edward, O. 8. . B., pastor of the Most Holy Sacrament Catholic church, will celebrate his silver anniversary here today. Visiting priests began to arrive oarly. • ■> F1 3 M K v '