Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-01-12

              <3ity idition I' H ■ OTHER BUSINESS ACTED ON Beyer Avenue Muddle Cleared Up and Farmers Alley Changed to E. Torrence Street. IVIItlon of Former PtUaburK Player For RelnmalomeBt Will Mrot Willi Ut-rusul. ATTORNEY GENERAL MINI VOL. I. No. 100. AH OF MAIN HUE OF in dim GIVES WAT SEBRING CANNOT PLAY OUTSroE OF TRISTATE PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1907 PRICE 2 CENTS WRIT OF OUSTER WILL BE ASKED FOR BY BOROUGH Councilman Walker Presented Petition to [Council at Last Night's Meeting HE GAINED PROMINENCE AS A WAR CORRESPONDENT Joist Caused to Rot By the Lack of Air Ciri culation Damage Will Be /Repaired Once—Services ! T ! i i SINKING FOR MONTHS Teats of the joists under the remainder of the chureh have shown all that lumber to bo in excellent condition.be removed and tho space below Ailed with ashes as it should have boon in the first place. The tile flooring will not bo put down again until spring. However the tramped ashes will make an excellent temporary flooring. M. H. Todd Has Been Named as Member of Stuart's Cabinet Will Be MOII TILtMAN III HE HE OTHERS NOT NAMED Appointment a Surprise in Both Legal and Political Circles. Makes Bitter Speech Against the President's Action in Brownsville Affair the flooring in t'ae Methodist ,vay und dropped •mlock joists were it the best lumber ery likely that any e rotted under the In decisions handed down Thursday the National commission refused to reinstate Lewis I). Wiltse, Matthew 14 rod eric k and James A. Wiggs. Tho players nave been promulgated as having violated their contracts. Sebring is under contract to the Chicago National League club l'or the next two years, but will not bo allowed! to play with that olub. He played with tho Wllliamsport (Pa.) team last season, while under contract with the Chicago club. Herrmann stated that the oflicial finding by the commission in tho Sebring case would bo given out sometime next week. "That means that .Sebring will bo unable to play with an organized base ball team outside of the Trl-State League of Pennsylvania," said Herrmann.CINCINNATI, Jan 12.—Chairman Herrmann, of the National Baseball Commission, Thursday stated that the petition of Player James Sebring for reinstatement to good standing in baseball will be refused. SALE OF MILEAGE BOOKS DELAYED Central Passenger Association Adopts Resolutions on Mileage Question. Whitelaw Reid Ml ill Hill MB The rotten joists will now have to Lsitch filling might have been used and Pwould have been an excellent foundation for the tile flooring which was ftald later. [cheaper to have filled that portion of [the basement below the tower, flush [with the floor level. Ashes or some Why the tower was construcetd In this way is hard to understand, since it would have been much easier and When the chi/rch was constructed [eight years ago, a basement was built under the entire building, with the exception of the portion under the tow: er, which was walled tightly in with no chanee whatever for a circulation of air, which is necessary to keep any lumber from rotting. le conditions. lumber would fused and though procurable, It Is [about six feet. 'hurch has given Completely rot, the vestibule ok Ah strong and as stirring as have been the addresses of the South Carolinan senators and representatives in the past, that of Senator Tillman is regarded as the most bitter that has ever been delivered by any one from that State. He declared that by his rash act the President had brought on conditions that would inevitably bring on a race conflict that would bo the most horrible in the annals of the human race. WASHINGTON, I). ('., Jan. 12.— In a speech delivered by Senator Tillman in the Senate this afternoon, he bitterly denounced the President for the dismissal of the colored troops at Brownsville. He charged him with violating the laws of humanity and the Constitution of the United States, and that while encouraging race equality he provoked race hatred and had brought about conditions more threatening than those which preceeded the Civil War- By Publishers* Press. Hon. Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to England, was born in Xenia, <>., in 1837. He first came into prominence as a war correspondent In the Civil War. when he served on the statYs of Generals Morris and Ii<»s«• - crans in West Virginia. In 1870 he gained control of the New York Tribune. and has never relinquished his portion or interest in this great newspaper. He declined the post of minister t<> Germany in 1877, and again in 1881. He became minister to France in 1889. He served in that capacity until the end of 1 892. In 1897 he went to London as the special ambassador of the United States to the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In 1901 he went to England to represent the United States at the coronation of King Edward VII, of England. In lssl Whitelaw Held married the daughter of D. Ogden Mills, the multimillionaire <»t New York. master Loses Several Thousand Dollar sby Carelessness.KNIGHTS WE WE MEETING FOND OF BEGGING FOR A LIVING PUPILS DEFY SCHOOL BOARD Maccabees Accept Three New Members Into Their Order Last Night. The I • - r i«• Kail road agreed with the Central Passenger Association to withhold issuing its $25 mileage book for its oWn road until March 1, when acton will probably also be taken by other roads. The general belief is that a $25 book of $1,000 miles will not pay. Even in the $25 interchangeable book in use now in the C. 1J. A. territory, with $5 return when the book Is used or $5 credit on a new book, the snles have fallen off to a very noticeable extent, because the rates are two and one-half cents a mile, except In Ohio, where they are two cents. Traveling men seem Inclined to pay as they go. even at the slightly Increased rate, because of less trouble. Roads in the territory report that mileage book sales are very low, but ticket agents' reports show ticket sales have increased. CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—The Central Passenger Association which was in sespion ho re. tjhis week, yesterday adopti I a resolution which will delay tin- issuing of the new mileage books. Freshman Class Raises Flag Over Building and Wait for Directors' Action Tramp Dies Leaving $50,000 to Charity—Was a Thief MULE HAS A BUSINESS DEAL The "Record" of That Place Takes in Pardner Well Known Here. CATTLE OX STAMPEDE TEN THOUSAND A few minutes after Mr. Scott had left the engine room a supposed miner rushed in and said Mr. Scott wanted to see the engineer and fireman in the mine. When they returnd from what proved to be a fool's errand the tool box was open and the money was gone. General Manager George Scott, of the Colonial Company, with headquarters in Philadelphia, drove from Philipsburg to Puritan with the money this morning. While he was making an inspection of the mines he left the money in charge of the engineer and firemen, who locked it in a tool box. ALTOONA, Pa., Jan. 12.—Two thousand dollars to pay the employes of the Puritan mine was stolen today from th<e engine house where% It had been placed temporarily. Bad Blizzard in Alberta Causes Great Loss of Life and Property Mr. Todd is a member of tho Union League. tho University Club, the Rittenhouso Club, the Philadelphia Gun Club and a. number of other local organizations. His home is at 2115 Spruce Street. In 1852 his parents moved to Greensburg", Pa., where he attended the public schools and later moved to Unfontown. He was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College. While in Uniontown Mr. Todd studied law under George K. Minor, and in the office of John 11. Hampton, in Pittsburg. He was admitted to the bar September 8. 1868, in Uniontown, and the following October went to Pittsburg. where be opened offices until January li3, 1869, when he was admitted to practice in the Philadelphia courts and has resided here ever since. M. Hampton Todd was born in Pittsburg August 31, 1845. He Is the son of the late James Todd, attorney general under Governor Ritner, in 1835. Governor-elect Stuart would not say this mornlg anything about the other members of his cabinet, and it is possible that, he may defer his announcements until early next week. Mr. Todd has also bee n long a personal friend of Mr. Stuart, and when the latter was mayor of Philadelphia Mr. Todd was one of his legal advisers. Although Mr. Todd has not personally appeared In court cases, he has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice, and has been known In legal circles as one <>f the best informed corporation andj constitutional lawyers in the State. His office Is in the Franklin liuildlng. and he has never before held any public otllee. The appointment of Mr. Todd was somewhat of a surprise in both legal and political circles as rumor had it that the place was to have been tendered to William I. Schhffer, of Delaware County, reporter of the Supreme Court, of Pennsylvania. He was also one of tin' next governor's closest legal friends. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 12.—Gov- Governor-elect Edwin S. Stuart yeterday announced the appointment of his personal friend, M. Hampton Todd, the well-known Philadelphia lawyer, as the successor to lliimptori L. Carson as attorney general of Pennsylvania.ANOTHER INDUSTRY FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY William Eyler, of Lindsey, was selected as Degree Master and has selected his team which will begin work next Friday night. There were four applications for membership acted upon last night and all were accepted. At a meeting of the Knights of the Maccabees last night, the atendance was larger than it has been since the organization of the lodge in Punxsutawney. This is mainly due to the efforts of Renne P. Kuntz, Deputy Great Chancellor the State of Pennsylvania, who has been in Punxsutawney the past two weeks working for an increase of membership in the local lodge. SQROSIS CLUB ENTERTAINED Neither Iron, Coal Nor Shirtwaists This Time, But Mushrooms er, has lint yet handed down a de- The nicmbcrs of tin- sophomore class declare that unless the school board has the flag removed from the flag staff that they will tear it down at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The freshmen are watching the "sophs" and if the latter attempt to pull down the tlag there will be a scrimmage. A meeting of the school board is being held this afternoon and, as three members of the Junior class were suspended by the board for defying its order not to raise a kclass Hag. the pupils at the school are anxiously waiting to learn what action was taken by the board. The three members of the Junior class who were suspended took the matter Into court but so far Judge K. S Holt, of Heavcislon in the case. HEAVER, I'a.. Jan. 12.—Pupils of the Heaver High School are holding their breath and tingling with excitement, sis another Hag is tlung in the breezes from the top of the High school's I lag pole. Tht Hag was run up by members of the Freshmen class in defiance of the school board, which ruled that the classes must not put up a Hag. INSANITY STRIKES ENTIRE FAMILY — ! Needle Orchestra Furnished Music for the Occasion at the Goheen Home Shortly before he died in a hospital, Gerlach confessed that be had originally intended to enjoy the fruits of his robbery quietly after the period of limitation had expired, but since then he had taken a liking to the life of a mendicant and tramp that he had been leading, and resolved to leave the money to charity. It was some years before the mystery was cleared up by a bank employe, who accidentally discovered that tho owner of a lnrge deposit account and Dr. Gerlach were one and the same person. The man, It appears, was a university graduate, and for many years held a responsible position In the house of Huron Iiulkaezy, a Hungarian nobleman. The latter died, and his large fortune went to distant relatives. It was discovered that some $50,000 in money and valuables were missing, but no one suspected the faithful Gerlach. The latter pietended to be wholly destitute, ami frequently applied for assistance from th • heirs h«j had robbed. BUDAPEST, Jan. 12.—Some strange details have come to light In regard to Dr. Gerlach, a beggar character of Budapest who, upon his death recently, was found to have left a fortune of $50,000. success on fterriilned to Inr Mr. Hoover be- In a small inusliin th»* Hoover place, who, •egan to lay »ms in Punx- The city of Lethbridge is in the center of the storm and it is feared that the loss there is very great. WIN1PEG, Manatoba, Jan. 12—The worst blizzard of years is today raging in the Southern part of Alberta and has already caused the death of many thousands of cattle, which number cannot be accurately ascertained on account of the deep snow which covers them. Ten thousand head of cattle are now running in a wild stampede hunting for shelter. By Publishers' Press. SMASHUP ON WEST PENN R. H. OFFICERS ARE TO BE INSTALLED Two Are Dead and Several Others Are Seriously Hurt Services Wil lbe Public and Literary Program Will Follow. Crossed Wires Causes Loss of More Than Million Dollars. No cause for the wreck has been assigned. Several other trainmen were painfully injured, but none of them seriously.PITTSBURGG, Pa.. Jan. 11.—In a serious wreck on the West Penn Railroad, near Crelghton last night, William Schaffer, brake man, and O. J. Romsey, fireman, received injuries from which they both died at an early hour this morning. Py Publishers' Press. After the Installation the ladles will have a literary program and refreshments will be served. The ladles cordially Invite the public. Nelle E. Lounsberry, Great Record Keeper, will be the Int',tilling officer.In the Knights of Pythias Hall this evening the Ladles of the Maccabees will hold an open Installation of officers. The lodges of Falls Creek. DuBols and ReynoldBVllle will be present and the officers of the four lodges will be Installed at the same time. He secured sev/n Imported bricks of spawn for a starter and at the end of eight weeks bdgan to harvest daily as much of the fsculent vegetable as could well grow In the small bed. At present his mushroon "farm" is yielding about fiften dozen plants per week. His crop being In greater demand, Mr. Hoover has concluded to build a large mushroon cellar and increase his facilities for raising the edible fungi about ten-fold. The building, which must be made as warm as an ordinary good cellar, will bt> erected in the back yard of the Hoover lot on North Findley Street and the "farming'' space will be about 16x24 feet, and two or three tiers high. After the seed or spawn have been planted it requires eight weeks before the first crop matures, but when the start Is made the output from the beds continues daily for three months before sowing time comes again. After the beds begin to yield, the only attention they need is watering every other day. Mushrooms are worth about $1.00 per pound and are found on the billoffare for dinners at nearly all of the best hotels and cafes and in many homes. Dave Hoover, of thi about ten weeks a go, J plans for raising musl sutawney, having met, a small scale, has crease his facilities, gun his experimeni room bed, 5x8 f< cellar, (Continued on Ptfft Six.) It was estimated, that the differonce In cost would be about $4,000 und as the Council does not favor slag for bottom without further investigation. a resolution was passed authorising the City Solicitor to take the It was pointed out that the bid for the work on Front Street stipulated slug bottom whereas the specifications expressly state that either trap rock or blue limestone must be used on all streets where brick is used for the top structure. Second In Importance to the water question to come before the meeting, whs the developments in regard to the Council signing the contracts for {fie street Improvements which are to be made with the assistance of the Bureau of State Highways in Punxsutawney this year. When asked what the status of the water situation would bo should the Punxsutawney Water Company fall to secure u new franchise when Its present franchise expires. May 1, 1907, and a new company be not yet in a position ti> furnish water it was pointed out that the present company could not refuse to supply its patrons unless it would abandon Its plant entirely. in which event the borough would come Into the possession of the property. In the event of the Punxsutawney Water Company neglecting to furnish a sufficient supply of good water at once the proceedings will be pushed to a conclusion. Should action be brought and the borough be sustained by the courts, the borough will own Its own water plant. Should the action fall a franchise would be granted to the Citizens Water Company. On being interrogated as to the outlook in the water question as It affects the citizens of Punxsutawney the City Solicitor said, in substance: petition. Should the peMtlon be granted, which it is presumed, is almost certain, the action to oust the Punxsutawney Water Company will be brought at the April term of the Jefferson County Court. in order to facilitate matters, George \\ Fink, m.tary public, was secured to accompany the solicitor and required all of the signers to make affidavit to the contents of toe The petition recites at length and In detail the many alleged shortcomings of the company and prays the Attorney-* Jeneral for permission to go into the courts and show that the company should be compelled to live up to Its agreement or vacate. The petition was endorsed by members of tho council present, the secretary of the council, all of whom were required to make atlidavit to tne contents of the petition. The City Solicitor was then authorized to begin the proceedings against the Water Company and to secure other signers to the petition to tho Attorney General, including Burgess Brown, members of the Board of Health, city officials, chief of police, chief of the tire department, physicians and prominent citizens. i The most Important business coni side rod at last, night's meeting came In the form of a petition which was prepared l»y City Solicitor Jiff. (». Wingert and presented by Councilman Walker, asking Attorney General Hampton L. Carson to grant the Council a writ of quo warranto proceedings against the Punxsutawney Water Company. As there is an ordinance which j\rohlbits barns and livery stables from being located on streets it was sugg sled that the changing of Farmers' Alley to Bast Torrenee Street would work an Injustice to the many citizens now owning such establishments on Farmers' Alley. It was explained, by the City Solicitor, however, that the properties now located on that thoroughfare would not be affected by the change, but that it would prohibit buildings of that character from being erected there in the future. It was also stated that the ordinance, if passed, would have the effect of gradually changing the alley to a street and consequently enhance the value of all property along both aides of the street. The ordinance was pasued finally by a unanimous vote. City Solicitor Jrff. U. Wingert presented an ordinance to have the name of Farmers' Alley changed to Kast Torrence Street, also the name of Virginia Avenue changed to Beyer Avenue.The first business to come before the council was an application from Truant officer C. M. Stoops to be made a special pollct-man. The application was granted unanimously. An adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held last night at which business of considerable Importance was transacted. There were present John H. Bell, president of the council, J. C. Smith, (). P. Walker, Dr. Qeo. U. Bell, \V. I. Uosenberger and C. M. Miller, councllmen, F. B. Hastings, secretary of the Council. City Solicitor Jeff. G. Wingert, a committee from tiie Fire Department, several c itizens ami George W. Fink, notary public. With the greatest difficulty the unfortunate people, who fought like wild beasts, were overpowered and taken to the hospital. The villagers firmly believe that a neighbor of ill-repute, and said to be in league with the devil, cast the "evil eye" on the unfortunate family. PARIS, Jan. 12.—The uncommon case of a whole family being struck ( with insanity at the ,same time has just occurred at Perigno, a village in the department «»f Deux Sevres. A farmer named Guilbert. his wife, his son aged 28, his daughter of 23. and a young servant girl of 12, suddenly became seized with a terrible form of violent mania. They tore their clothes to pieces and demolished everything in the house. Armed with old fowling pieces, they kept the neighbors at bay until their supply of ammunition was exhausted. It was only then that the police were able to force an entrance. A terrible sight met their eyes. The Ill-fated Inmates were bleeding profusely from severe Injuries they had sustained In their last act of destruction, that of smashing all the windows of the house. LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 11—The tobacco ware houses and cigar factory, of S. S. Moss and Company caught lire here last night and both were»burned to the ground causing a l-iss of II,- 000,000. The Are is ascribed to the falling of an electric arc . light which pulled down a weak electric light pole causing the wires to cross. Five dwelling: houses were also destroyed by the fire which will greatly increase the total loss. Michael Flood, who has been visiting at his home in this place for the past three days returned Thursday to Pittsburg, where he is employed on the street car line between that city and Braddock. Miss Nelle Meyers, of Kellysburg, is visiting friends in. the south side of Punxsutawney. B. P. Griggs, of Canoe Township, left thl« morning for Columbus, Ohio Where she will visit her sister the coming month. At five o'clock the ladies were ushered into the spacious dining room, where they were seated to a lunch that will long be remembered by them all as the acme of the entertainer's art. The object of this club is fancy work, and fancy work they did, played the piano some, sans not a little, and between the click of the needles, could now and then be heard a woman's voice. The Sorosis Fancy Work Club was entertained in a most delightful manner yesterday afternoon by Mrs. David W. Goheen, in the handsome Goheen home on West Mahoning Street. The following ladies were present: Mesdames- John Grube, John Brown, Markle, Arthur Bowers, Harvey Bowers, Harvey Steele, Arthur Klock, Charles Robinson, Harry Gourley, Shaffer, Morris, Bell, Theodore Kurtz, Harry Sprankle, J. W. Smith, Herple, Sherman, Charles Neale, John North, Hammers, Osterhout, Elmer Hess. Mrs. Goheen was assisted by Misses Francis Hess and Leone Kurtz. While the ladies adjourned to the parlor for more music, the real fancy work of the evening was done in the dining room, where Arthur Eberhart and Streamer Goheen put the trimmings on the lunch. If laughter is an Indication of enjoyment and to give enjoyment the Object of the entertainer, yesterday's meeting of the Sorosls club was the grandest sucess of the year. The Brockwayville Record, one of The Spirit's most valued exchanges, makes the following announcement in this week's issue: "A local business deal of considerable importahc ewas consumated this week in which Dr. B. B. Brumbaugh, of this place, acquires half interest in the printing plant and business of the Brockwayville Hecord, and hereafter the business will be conducted under the firm name of Adam & Brumbaugh."George It. Adam, who has been owner, editor and manager for several years, will remain in charge and there will be no material change in tin policy of the paper and the manner in which the business has been eonducted The aim of the Record has always been to be fair and upright In its policy and it is the intention of the new ownership to put forth greater efforts towards makng the paper better from every standpoint. The Record stands for the truth regardless of party, clique or denomination, and it shall continue to be run in the interestiLof Brockwayville and surroundinfikountry.''Dr. B%mbaugh is well and favorably known In Punxsutawney, his wife being a daughter of Henry Ernst, of this place. LANCASTER HAS EXPENSIVE FIRE fsfc- . :f5ipp , ....... - /,T'' UBS r- \ v "■ ' ■ ■ —___________—__ — '