Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-01-30

              (Continued on Second Page) Hungarian Newspaper Man Relieved of Valuables and $18 in Money. NEWLY ELECTED HEAD GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC ATMS 10 BRIBE I JURY DARING ROBBERY TAKES PLACE NEAR MAHAFFEY PRICE 2 CENTS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1007 VOL I. No. 115. Judge Reed Overlooked a Few of the Borough Offices. CONSTABLES, ASSESSORS AND AUDITORS LEFT OUT 11ECRUITINU OFFICER HKItK MUCH LAW ON SUBJECT Acta of 1891 and 1889 Affect Ward Division of Punxsutawney.That the qualified voters of every election district in borough tfnd town- The act of 1891, provides: In the matter of choosing officials for assessing property the law has provided two methods or rather there are two acts now on the statute books providing for the election of assessors in boroughs and townships containing more than one election district.sequent upon dividing the township Into wards, has produced chaos in the ranks of those who have been conducting the elections. District Attorney Jerome Makes Startling Chatge in Court. MERRY PARTY 60 TO COVODE (Continued on Page 2.) $100,000 FOR KNOCKOUT The number of applicants is not as large as was expected and up until eleven o'clock but one man had been examined by Dr. Verner. The recruiting station has, however, received a large number of applications from men in this vicinity and it is expected that the number of applcants will grow Unto the teens before the close of the examination. Plentiful as Exnect«l. Examining Surgeon Dr. Verner arrived last night for the purpose of examining candidates for the navy. Commander Harlow will arrive at noon prepared to enlist the men whom the doctor may have passed upon as physically qualified to serve. Seaman John ('rouse is advance agent for the party which will leave for Pittsburg this afternoon. Youiif? Men For Naval Service Not as Punx'y. Young Folks Partake of Antiquated Chicken and Waffles—Trip Enjoyable in All Respects. GUN CLUB TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING One of Thaw Jurors Admits Being Approached By Unknown Person Prominent Speakers Will Be Here to Talk on Improved Game Laws. / j/M/rv, /4*fsun it John J. Szellengi a representative of a Cleveland Hungarian Sunday newspaper. arrived In Punxsutawney from Mahaffey last night, entirely minus his personal effects, excepting clothing, as the result of an encounter with two colored men. Hclng at Lajose Monday, and not wishing to wait for a train he set out for Mahaffey on foot. As he was proceeding through a wooded spot along the banks of historic Chest Creek, ho was suddenly confronted by two colored men who poked a pair of revolvers in his face and gave the stereotyped command, "hands up." The robbers then searched him, seeuring money and valuables amounting to $ 1 5X, itu-luding cash of $18, watch $15, chain $25, and two rings, valued at $100. and they were subsequently recovered. The robbers after making the discovery that the rings contained the owner's monogram, threw them away Heing unfamiliar with legal proceeding in this country, Mr. Szellengl has as yet made no attempt to set the officers of the law on the track of his assailants and Is now awaiting word from his employers in Cleveland. A REAL FAKE HAS STRUCK PUNX'Y 1 Tho election laws, especially since the adoption of the new primaries act, are exceedingly complicated, which, added to the changes con- The candidates are also requested to meet tonight and select one of their number from each party to stand for election. In the matter of auditors it has been discovered that the borough is entitled to elect but one person to that office at the coming election in February, whereas nominations were made by both parties for auditors in each ward. When Judge John W. Reed, of Brookvllle In answer to a petition granted the decree dividing Punxsutawney into wards he specified the number of new councllmen and school directors, and the length of term of each that must be chosen at the first borough election after the decree had been granted, and appointed registers for each ward, but was silent in regard to constables, assessors and auditors. The ommission, if omission it be, has caused no litle discussion among Punxsutawney politicians and committeemen and has resulted in the election boards sending defective or Incomplete election certificates to the county commissioners. As noted elsewhere in this issue of The Spirit the members- of the election boards will meet tonight and make out supplementary election certificates. Hobort Burns Brown, the newly elected head of the O. A. It., was born on October 2, 1 844, at New Concord, ()., and attended the public schools at New Concord. He then graduated at Eastman's Business College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He studied law for three years, but never practiced, and went into newspaper work, lie tobert married Miss Evallne Waters on May 18, 1887, at Zanesville, <>. lie served in the Union Army, making a splendid record for bravery on the field, from August !>, 18fil, until December 27, 1SG5. He made a marked success in journalism and became finally the editor of the Zanesville Courier, and Is now the business manager of that well-known paper. Irown ITALIANS ATTACK JUDGE IN COURT FIRE SWEEPS PART OF BALDWIN PLANT Clever Book Agent in Town Attempting to Hoo-Doo the Good Citizens SURPRISE TESTS IQR1ILR0AD MEN Evelyn Neabit Thaw and May Mac- Kenzio were the only members of the The unexpected dropping of two jurors from the jury box and the rumors that attempts were being made to tamper with talesmen served to put. everyone in the court room today on the edge of uncertainty. A rumor has been current here today that one hundred thousand dollars would be paid t«» any talesmen succeeding in getting on the jury and hanging lit up in the event of the other eleven juoros standing out for Thaws' conviction of murder in the first degree. Two talesmen, when questioned, admitted that some unknown persons had approched them and spoken to them about the case in the corridors of tin- building. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—District Attorney Jerome began today the investigation of the persistent rumors that have been going the rounds that several of the tallymen in the Thaw case had been approached and that an attempt, would be made to reach one «>f the jurors chosen to try Harry K. Thaw. By Publishers' Press. & O. Will Inaugurate System for Improvement of Their Service. All persons who are interested in the subject will find It to their delight and advantage to attend the meeting. A special invitation to be present is extended to all officers in this section whose duty it is to see that the provisions of the game laws are not violated. The date of the meeting wrfs left open so that it may be arranged to suit the convenience of Dr. Calbfus. The club offfficials will arrange to have other eminent speakers here to assist in making the meeting a success.The commissioner's proposition was considered favorably and although no date was set it was decided to hold tho ipeeUnfir Ju the Jefferson Theatre, perhaps the second week in February. In his letter the Secretary made the club a proposition to come to Punxsutawney and hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to the state game laws, their enforcement and observance, and for the further purpose of suggesting new laws or amendments to the present laws. A special meeting of the members of the Ideal Rod & Gun Club of Punxsutawney, was held in L. C. McGaw's office last night for the purpose of taking action on a proposition made by letter by Dr. Joseph Calbfus, secretary oft the State Game Commission, of Harrisburg. ERIE DOES NOT GET INTO 0. 8 P. Will Be Compelled to Do Big End of Business for Interstate Little Longer. Any of the following arc authority on chicken and waffle suppers: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hastings, Mr. and Mrs- Penn Mcartney, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hampson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knarr, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hughes, Mr- and Mrs. Lee North; Misses. Lou Rob'inson, Grace Simpson, Wllda Lucas, Edna Evans, Aletta Olsen, Mary Mcartney, Elizabeth Jones, Clair Kunsleman, Mary Naylon; Messrs. Heath Hastings, Lee Reishel, Howard North, Harry Milliard, Pierre Smith, Samuel Weler, Chas. Googe, David Calhoun, Maurice Coulter, Clifton Hughes, Jr., Guy Cleaver. About half past eleven they started home and that ride back was the best ever, not warm enough to walk; not cold enough for ear tabs, good roads and a "well fed" happy bunch, none of the requisites of a good time were lacking and they had it. j One or two of the fellows and most ! of the girls were lucky enough to I get one or two "hot" waffles and. a j j nice piece of chicken, at least that is , j what they said, but it is the opinion | of some that they only had one | chicken that was old enough to die and when that ran out they rang in a few grand pa humming birds. Before they had partaken of the j country's best, some of them played % "'cards, others played the piano, a few played they were playing and one or | two didn't play at all. After they had sampled the chicken and watched i a couple of the thirty-three eat all j the "hot" waffles, they went to the i parlor and played that they were going to eat again, but the landlady had I seen that game played before and locked the dining room door. In a tallyho, a three seater, and a single rig, thirty-three of Punx.sutawney's young people journeyed to Covode last night to sample country chicken and the kind of waffles that mother used to bake. The country chicken was there all right when they arrived and it must have been waiting for them about fifteen years. The waffles were the kind ordered and were the kind mother used to bake but they must have been the kind she baked when she was first married.The most perfect winter night that ever happened was taken advantage of last night by scores of single rig* and a number of .sleighing parties. LICENSE COURT DRAGS AT INDIANA Brother, llaiT.v K. Thaw. THK COUNTESS OP YARMOUTH. Who is Witnessing;- (lie Trial of Ilcr NKW YORK. Jan. SO.—Prompt action by court officers prevented Italians who were gathered In the County Court in Brooklyn Monday afternoon from making an attack on Judge Dike, who hail angered them by saying that he would send any "Black Hand" members brought before him to prison for life. The Italians grew excited and started toward the bench, but the court officers were prepared and without hesitation rushed the crowd Into the corridors and out of the building before any harm was done. Incidentally the Italians were thumped by the police, who used their billies to good effect. The trouble grew out of a sentence inflicted on Gulseppe Aurchello, an Italian, for cutting his 164-year-old sweetheart. Parma, of No. G38 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn. In pronouncing the sentence of ten years, Judge Dike said: "I am going to put a slop to these eriminal Italians and 'Black Hand' societies, if it can possibly be done. Tho only way to eliminate them and bring them t«» a stop is by giving them tho limit prescribed by law. I wish to say now that if any member of this society—Black Hand—or any one supposed to be a member of such a society is brought before me for sentence, I will give them the limit— life, if | can." As Judge Dike concluded the Italians arose from their seals and started toward him. Instantly the court officials were in net ion. Big Locomotive Works Are Partially Destroyed— Many Injured. Members of "Black Hand" Rush at Jurist When He Threatens Them. Taking Up Valuable Time of Court Hearing of There is little doubt but that President Baumelster wll transfer the local "President Frank Baumeistcr, of the Interstate Baseball League, will meet with the magnates of the Ohio & Pennsylvania League at* Cleveland, today. At this session it will be definitely settled whether or not the local aggregation of ball tossers are to be transferred from the Interstate to the O. & P. fold. The baseball prognosticator who hands out diamond dope for the Erie Dispatch is today eating large chunks of crisp crow because of the following predictions, which were printed in his paper yesterday: Thaw party who were In the 'court room today when the trial commenced.Tho absence of the other mom bora of tho party cauaod considerable comment and provoked the report that new differences had developed be- C'ontinudo on Second Pago, The Chicago and Northwestern's experiments covered a period of three lyears, and It was stated recently that Kthey showed the trainmen to be strict lobservers of the rules. There were but for the most part the engineers were always on the alert and stopped whenever a signal required them. The Baltimore and Ohio believes its men are also on the alert at all times, but, nevertheless, the officers seem to think that no opportunity should be neglected for improving the efficiency of the employes. The Baltimore and Ohio has its entire road equipped with the block system, and on the dvision between here and Philadelphia the blocks work automatically. Within the last week new orders have been issued to employes in the operating department concerning the observation of rules. The company has not Issued instructions to its division superintendents about the experments with the block system, and it is unlikely that any written orders will be put out but a general understanding has been reached with them- As Was the case with the Chicago and Northwestern, the trainmen and operators are not be informed of the times when the tests are to be made. It is proposed to spring a danger signal every now and then at some important point, and failure to observe it may mean dismissal for the engineer. I BALTIMORE, Md.. Jan. 30.—The [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will probably begin a series of tests with the block system on its various divisions within a few weeks smllar to jthe experiments conducted recently iby the Chicago and Northwestern 'Railroad, the intention being to have the trainmen always on the alert. At the investigation in Washington of the wreck at Terra Cotta on December 30 It was stated that engineers had disregarded signals, and, while this was not proved, it is understood that the company desires to make a thorough examination. RHINEHART MAY NEVER BE TRIED YOlTNG LADIES ORGANIZE Memliern For Social Will Meet Each V/cck at Home of llie Political and Business Associates Said to Be Raising Fund to Avert Trial Wllgus—C. D. Gorman. Arcadia—Emll Llscher, Kerr Avenue Hotel: E. E. Hilt, Hill Hour?; J. H. Ake, Commercial Hotel. Dlxonvlile—W. H. Sterner. Richmond—A. R. Cooper. Widdowpon House. Lovejoy—Joseph Moore, Pleasant Valley Inn. Gypsy—J. W. Mrady, Brady House. Plumvllle—R. L. Mahaffey. Andoro, Greene Township—J. R. Spyker, St. .Charles Hotel (new). Rosslter—Paul M. Reldy, Rosslter Hotel; M. S. Murray, Brandon Hotel. Smlthport—J. H. Aul, Smlthport Hotel. Wehrum—Christ G. Brixner. Blacklick Inn. Following is a list of the names of the applicants who have been heard since our last report. Clymer—Henry Houpt. IJagan Hotel; W. F. Neeley, Clymer Hotel. (Both new). Sixteen applicants for licenes In Indiana County were hoard from yesterday noon until today'noon. making 28 In all since court was convened Monday. There are live more applications to be hoard and some additional testimony to he heard in some cases that was passed over. The hearings In all probability wilt bo conducted today, but Judge Telford has given no intimation as to when his decisions will bo handed down. Last Friday the club assembled for the first time at the home of. Miss Emma Beyer, who Introduced a rather novel entertainment, called progressive peanuts. Each lady Is provided with a hat pin and a dish of peanuts Is placed on each table. The lady who succeeds In getting the most peanuts out of the dish While the head table Is emptying thelr's wths the game and goea Up a table. "Pam" was given as first jprlse to Miss Lucile Robinson, who proved to be the most capable artlat with the hat pin. Sixteen young ladles of Punxautawney have organised a club, the object being entirely of a social nature. They have no specified form of entertainment, it being up to the hostess to do as she chooses on such matters. Attention, Republicans and iDemocrata The muddle caused by attemptlug In conform to tlie provisions of both the old aiul tlic new election laws at Saturday's primaries, and 011 account of the Borough of Punxsutawney having- iwently been divided Into wards, have caused the officials who conducted the elections Saturday, both Republicans and Democrats, to send erroneous election certificates to the County Commissioners. Because of this condition and for llie purpose of making out supplementary election certificates, a meeting of the various hoards as constituted last Saturday, both Republican and Democrats has been called to meet tonlglit at 7:30 o'clock. In the office of William .leaks, Zcltlcr block. Those who were nominated for the office of Auditor, both Republicans and Democrats, are also requested to meet at the same time and place. These members of the Election Board ami candidates should not fall to attend the meeting tonight as otherwise corrections cannot be made, which must be mdde or Punxsutawney cannot get tickets printed for the election which will be held Saturday, February 1*. (Continued on Pif< J.) In the two cases we have Investigated In Punxsutawney It was the husband who bought the book. When husband No. 1 took the book home his wife, after looking the publication over, pronounced the publication a fake, and the husband a biff chump. She had not heard of the afent'a board of health argument and subsequently received a call from him. After listening to the fake official for The agent claims that ho has sold over 100 copies of the hook In this vicinity since Christmas, and winds up by asking you to subscribe; price, one dollar down, and one dollar a month for five, six, or seven months, according to his conception of the prospective buyer's ability or gullibility to pay. He tells you that "Medlcology" Is a hook of over 1,4 00 pages and that therein is the printed formulas for prescriptions that will cure at littlo or no cost at 11 diseases to which human flesh is heir, and gives you a regular "every person his own physician," line of talk. He leads you, or attempts to lead you, to believe that the authors of the book are eminent University of Pennsylvania professors and that they have as associate editors and contributors a score of the most eminent phys Iclans In the world Before you are aware of what is going on he Hashes a handsomely bound prospectus, which is filled with physiological charts, mamiklns and illustrations purporting to be sample pages of a wonderful publication on health subjects, entitled Medicology. A representative of The Spirit heard that such a person was in town and upon making an investigation, found where he had made two sales by employing tactics that are. extremely deceptive. Being aware that women have little time for his ilk this agent has adopted a scheme that will insure him an entrance to any home if the head of the family or the mistress are not absent. If the ordinary wiles of a book agent fall him he counters with the statement that he Is representing the board of health. Being convinced that the caller Is an official he is admitted, whereupon the agent launches into a harangue about health. You soon discover that his lingo is that of an ordinary book agent and when you g«'t an opportunity to ask him what his talk has to do with tho board of health he replies by stating that it is not the local board of health but the Philadelphia board of health. You counter by reminding him that you are not Interested in the Philadelphia board of health, and he cross counters by telling you that the publication he is Interested in getting you Interested in is issued by the University Medical Society of Philadelphia. There Is such a character In Punxsutawney' now and If the book he sells Is not a fake the agent's methods are. Have you received a call recently from a stranger who claims to represent the board of health but who Is really only a proverbially Insinuating book agent? This report will slate that the rediscounted paper from the Farmers' and Drovers' and Bank amounts to about $1,125,000. and will recommend that the government In settling up the ler of currency at Washington. WAYNESBURG, Pa., Jan. 30.—Receiver George C. I'utts of the closed Farmers' and Drovers' National Bank, today completed his investigation of the alleged Irregularities In the institution and forwarded Monday evening a detailed report to the comptrol- Eating out the heart of the building, the blaze an hour later left the structure standing as a menace to all Tho explosion, echoing for miles around, warning the families of the 18,000 employes of the locomotive works, occurred at 5:35 o'clock. Instantly a single flame covering tho complete area of the paint and tool building, went soaring into the air. For an appreciable second the roof of the building, construeted of tin and wood, seemed to tremble aloft in the air and then go crashing and trembling into the flames. It was one of th<> most spectacular and dramatic fires that this city has ever seen. A terrific explosion, caused as far as could be ascertained, by spontaneous combustion in the paint department, raised the roof of the four-story building clear into the air, a cap to a monolith of flame. Had some of those plans been destroyed it would have set tho firm back many months In its work, moaning tho loss of another million of dollars. So largo have tho orders for locomotives been that lately it has boon impossible for the concern to promise to complete any locomotives within twenty-two months, and had those valuable plans gone wilh the flames oilier countries than America would have been clamoring over contracts. A constant stream of water was played upon the burning building: from the vantage point of the office building from that moment on. In the meantime, hundreds of the employes of Baldwin's wero engaged in removing records and plans and books from the offices below. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 30.—Threat- Threatening the entire plant of the world's foremost locomotive works, a sweeping, rapid and almost irrcsistable fire completely destroyed the paint. Jacketing and tool department of the Baldwin Locomotive Works ai Broad and Spring Garden streets, last evening.The general office building, at Spring Garden and Broad streets, In which are located the olllces of John H. Converse and the other officers of the company, together with the draughting room, and which is met by the fourth wall of the structure marked for destruction, was saved through the energy of Chief Baxter and bis men. Like acrobates the firemen clambered up ladders upon the general office building, determined to save it at all hazards. Half a million dollars went with the flames. The plans for expensive electric locomotives are now in the ashes of the ruins. Costy tools melted, tiiey were obliterated in the terrllllc heat. Six hundred men at work when the fire occurred, droppd tools and dashed in safety to the street Continude on Second Pago. (Continued on Second Page) « is "■ ■* ,1 ■P ■■ »' . N A/ . . •.W /•' p- : » \ I • T \ I  t- • HIGHWAYMEN AT LARGE Victim Unacquainted With Customs, Forgot to Give Alarm Until Too Late. Co**v* *c * r r o u 1 %