Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-02-23

              ■ '. fVf' -.•y? a •■>• %W^I f G'ty Edition ; jlflftt liEEE™Zj Special Service of The Spirit Continued on Third Page. By Publishers Press. Charge Is Made That Invasion Came Without Any Declaration. HONDURANS CLAIM VICTORY IS ipi: 4r PRESIDENT ELIOT IS TO SPEAK IN CANADIAN CITY 0 PRICE 2 CENTS phh mil! READY 10 TIIRR Oil! OH MONDAY THREE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ENGAGE IN LITERARY CONTEST Handle Subject "Why We Won the Revolution" in Masterful Manner. Occasion Promises to Be One of Most Interesting in Recent Years. MISS ERNST THE WINNER The Exercises Attendant Upon Washington's Birthday Are Interesting. LODGE GROWING RAPIDLY "Tin* American armies compared to 'When the call to arms came, the men left the ploughshare in the mould, the corn half gathered from the Held, or anything they happened to be doing. and wvnt to Reek revenge for their wrongs. By tlie.se circumstances, the wonu n were loft at the head of the family and the only support, and nobly and courageously did they perform their duty. Hut not to Washington alone must be given all the honor and credit. We should remember Samuel Adams and James Otis of Massachusetts, and Patrick Henry of Virginia, who spoke for freedom Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution; Putnam, who fought at Hunker Hill; and Warren who died there; John Paul Jones, the naval commander; and Nathan Hale, the patriot spy. Also entitled to our grateful rememberance are the foreign heroes, Lafayette, Steuben, and Pulaski. m lined the same calm, wise man pursuing the cause which he thought right. With such a man at the head, would not the people feel inspired with courage, and be confident of victory ? to the scene and spent many hours in clearing the tracks of the wreckage. Traffic was entirely suspended until near morning and even then there were but one or two of the four tracks available. The first reports received here of the accident indicated that the death list would mount into scores if it did not exceed 100. In consequence the train bearing the surgeons and local railroad officials, also carried a dozen or more undertakers ready to perform their gruesome work. When the work of removing the injured to the hospital was begun, Memorial Hospital, of Ibis city, was asked to care for at least seven of those most seriously injured. Every available ambulance in the city was lined up at the Johnstown Passenger Station when the special bearing the injured arrived after a quick run IVom Mineral Point. im£sid::nt vr. icmot. flyer a 111' hut three were inriy.if? at more than a mile lilroad's crack ei{;hteen>, canie to tfi'ift' l>,v jiuii|)- River five miles above Fnj>\ Eighteen'Hour Train Between New York and Chicago Is Wrecked Near Johnstown, Bringing Injury to More Than Fifty Passengers—The Postmaster of Chicago Is Reported as Among the Seven or Eight Who Will Die. OTTAWA, OtU., Fob. "3.—President Charles W. TO I lot of Harvard University arrived in Ottawa today from Montreal in acceptance of an invitation to deliver an address tonight before th«- Ottawa Canadian club. TOT PETS WOLF THINKING IT WAS HARMLESS DOG TEDDY VISITS HIS ALMA MATER AND GIVES AN ADDRESS STANFORD WHITE NEAR END OF ROPE WHEN HE WAS SHOT Thaw Defense Claims to Be Ready to Spring- Still Another Surprise. President Is Right Royally Received By Harvard Faculty and Students. The present officers of the lodge are: T. M Pantall. Chancellor Commander; C- 1?. (Heckler, Vice Chancellor Commander; A. H. Cochran, Prelate; Clark liodgers, Keeper of Records and Seal; F. It Stiver. Master of Finance; N. It. Corey, Master of Exchequer; Charles C. lloddy. Master at Arms; Henry Stiver, Samuel Harney and Joseph Conrad, Trustees. Monday night's affair, while It promises to mark the occasion of a very good time on the part of those who will attend, will be strictly Informal. tin* members and th«-lr wives gathering for a general good time. There will be speeches by Rev. tT- O. 11. Kershner and Hev. H. G. Teagarden, after which a lunch will be served Punxxsutawney Lodge No. 41*2 was instituted here on December, 1883, and seven of the charter members are still living. At the present time they have a total membership of ninety-three.The order of the Knights of Pythian was founded in Washington, 1). in February 1864 with Just a few charter members- From that time its growth has been so rapid until now its branches reach to every part of this country, with a total membership of more than half a million. An invitation has been extended to a I the members of the local lodge of ihe Knights of Pythias to turn out Monday evening for the purpose of celebrating tin- forty-third anniversary of the founding of the order. Wilson Watterson the owner of the wolf, had kept the animal caged and chained, but It got loose yesterday afternoon and started out on a dog killing tour, terrorizing the entire neighborhood. lip t<» the time It met tlii- hlld the wolf had torn two big doss to pieces. HKAVKK. i'a., Feb. 23.—".Vice, big : lisped a little girl, tis she : 111 • d the shaggy neck of a big gray wolf which terrorized this place last night. The mother of the child was nlinost, frightened to death and afraid to move for fear the wolf would turn upon the child. The little girl finally loft the "big doggie" to go with her mother and the owner of the wolf and another man sent a bullet into the animal's brain. The train was running behind its schedule and was making up time on the western slope of the Alleghanies. When it reached the sharp curve near Mineral!1 Point, the brake rigging under the engine became loose, hurling it to the bottom of the Conemaugh River which at this point runs about fifty feet below the track. In plunging down the embankment the engine carried four sleeping cars and all the telegraph and telephone wires to the bottom with it, thus cutting off communication with nearby towns. When word was finally received here of the accident aM the surgeons of the eity were called upon for assistance and were hurried to the scene on a special train. In the meantime the in- F. L. Barrows, of San Francisco W. O. 0 Donnell, of Chicago. 0. W. Wigler, of Chicago. W. H. Rome, of New York. By Publishers' Press. JOHNSTOWN, Feb. 23.—Speeding al a minute, Train No. 21, the Pennsylvania hour train between New York and Chica? ing the traek and plunging into the Concn this eity shortly after midnight this mor Of the fifty-four people aboard the jured, some of them, it is thought, fat Those probably fatally injured : P. A. Busse, postmaster of Chicago. John L. Kline, postmaster at Jolliet, III — — — _ H CI *3— -- • HIS TALK IS INFORMAL. The wreck trains from Conemaufeh and Derry were hurried Ki;jlit of the more seriously hurt were taken to Altoona hospitals, seven were removed to the Memorial Hospital here and seven others lltess seriously hurt were taken to Pittsburg. Others were made comfortable and sent on to their destinations. jured passengers suffered terribly from the eoild. GEN. WILLIAM BOOTH STARTS ON WORLD TOUR LOCAL COUNTY CLUB 1 ACQUIRES NEW TRACT TO MAKE IMPRi p Courts the Golf Links and Tei Will Be Finest Land. Deed for 100 Acres of Farm Land Is Formally Turned Over. ! the purchase of tho Carmalt farm anil j the added facilities for amusement I and out-door exercise, the desired i number of new members will be j reached before the next monthly meeting:. ENROUTE TO NEW YORK Aged Head of the Salvation Army Has Big Trip Ahead, Will Make Speeches Day and Night While Traveling.THE SKATING RINK IS BIG SUCCESS MASQUERADE AT Special Service of The Spirit. The Countess of Yarmouth, sister of Thaw, it was reported today, has eliminated herself entirely from the case. The disagreeable notoriety of the case is said to have disgusted her. She has not appeared in court since Justice Fitzgerald suggested that it might be well for all ladies to retire, nor has she visited Thaw in the Tombs so far as Is known. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw was a caller at the Tombs today, spending several hours with her husband. She appeared much improved, having recovered somewhat from the nervousness brought on by Jerome's pitiless onslaught. There now appears to be no doubt but that she will be able to resume, the stand and undergo the terrible grilling she will yet be subjected to. If necessary the defense is prepared to prove this on the witness stand in Thaw's trial. Thaw's bullet saved White from witnessing his own exposure to the world for the man White, this attorney declares, npd planned to give another of famous dinners in his studio on the night of June twentieth. This fact was known to one of the anti-vice societies and through this society the police had been enlisted and the den of the rich architect would have been raided. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The statement was made today by one ol' Thaw's attorneys that had Stanford White lived just one night longer than he did his career as a high life devotee would have bet-n brought to a disgraceful close by th«> raid on one of his studios by the police. LONDON, Fob. 23.—To make n hurried trip around the world, to deliver public speeches almost every day and every night.'and at the same tim»- to • keep In personal touch with all the details in the management of a world-wide organization would • et in almost, too much t<» be undertaken by a man of near eighty years <>t" .-'go and not in nny too robust health. Hut this is the task mapped out by Geenral William Booth, the founder and head of the .Salvation Army, who sailed for New YoA; The members of the Country Club have decided t6 Increase their membership to several hundred and at the present time are engaged in a systematic canvas with that end in view. It is altogether likely that with It is said that golf links and tennis courts which were built on the club grounds are the finest In this part of the State and the spring water is unexcelled in Jefferson County. The Country Club will now go ahead with the improvements decided upon at the last meeting of the stockholders. A fine porch twelve feet wide and 100 feet long will be built on the house and the "barn will be fitted to accommodate ten automobiles and twenty rigs. The price paid by the Country Club was $4,000- The deed for 100 aci yesterday handed to t! the Punxsutawney CoJntry Club by the Rochester and Pittfburg Coal and Iron Company. The (land was formerly a part of the ol<j Carmalt farm and has a house and barn situated upon it. of land was directors of The rink was packed to the doors with spectators and a large number of them got only an occasional glimpse of the skaters. The grand march, from the march point of view, might have been improved on a little, but it served to show off the various masquerades which was the main thine. The masquerade skating party at the rink last night was most emphatically a success. The costumes were many and varied and though some made poor attempts at concealing their identity, others were extremely clever and it was in impossibility to guess them out. COLUMBUS, O.—A warrant has been issued for the arrest of M. F. Bramley, head of the*Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company in connection with the Board of Public Service bribery scandal fn this city. Bramley is said to be in Colorado. In speaking here at the Harvard Union 1 wish to say first a special Trie address of the President follows in full: This afternoon President Roosevelt delivered an address in the living room of the Harvard Union, under the Joint auspices of the Union and the Harvard Political Club. The addre«M was simply an informal talk to the undergraduates and Harvard men generally. This evening the President will visit the quarters of the Porcelllan Club, of which he was a member while in college and which his son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., will probably join at an early date. The President and his family will leave here in time to reach Washington by Monday morning. j CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 23.— I Theodore Roosevelt paid his lirst visit I lo his alma mater today since becomj inp Pres'iderit of the United States. The President made no effort t » eon! real his pleasure at the opportunity to revisit the seenes of his college days and to walk again across the historic j Harvard campus. The students, too, | were glad to see him and they turn- I i'd out i-n masse to do him honor, it was as a Harvard man that he was greeted, not as President of the United States, and the informality of ; the occasion was especially pleasing I to Mr. Roosevelt. Special Service of The Spirit. HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA ENGAGE IN BLOODY WAR (Continued on Second Page.) "Was there any man In America more capable to be commander-inchief than Washington? His experience as a surveyor, had made him master of one of the most important branches of typography. Knowledge for a commander—the typography of the country- Then his experience as a parade officer, and as a leader of large bodies of trained soldiers, had taught him the principle of war. Without possessing much genius .he was possessed of sound judgment. Although he lost more battles than he gained, still he was able to keep an army together under more trying circumstances than any other general ever did. Of all great men In history, he was one of the most sagacious, and no act of his public life can be traced to personal ambition. In the most trying times of our country he re- "Of much importance and benefit was it for America, and also to the whole world, that a great man, a guardian genius, presided over her destinies in war. The essay which won the prize, that of Miss Ernst, follows: Miss Young, one of the High school teachers acted as mistress of ceremonies. Miss Young said that in compiling the essays none of the young ladies received any assistance what; soever from the teachers, nor were they re-read by the teachers after they were completed- An octette of hoys of the high school made a distinct hi: as did a mandolin guartette, led by Miss Bessie Putney, teacher of music in the schools. The piano aceompanymeiits were played by Miss Lydis Parsons in a way which added greatly to the selections.As mentioned previously in The Spirit the Daughters of the American Revolution had offered a prize to the pupil in the local high school who would write the best essay on the above named subject. The essays, three in number, were written by Misses Ada Campbell, Mollie Cooper Ernst, Elsie Miller. After hearing the essays read by their authors and a large amount of deliberation the judges, George Glenn, Rev. Charles A. Clark, \V. W Winslow, derided in favor of Mis ■ Ernst, though the essays were all of a high standard, and deriding was a hard matter. were exxtremely interesting yesterday afternoon, especially that of the high school, three .pupils of which were contesting for honors through essays, the subjects of which were "Why We Won the Revolution." The exercises in the local schools Rev. Clark addressed the pupils for a short time, the subject of his talk being "Longfellow as a Poet." Mr. Glenn followed Rev. Clark with a short talk on Washington. Mr. Winslow, another of the committee, then gave a general talk in which lie ineluded both the subjects and told the pupils of his meeting with Longfellow twenty-live years ago, when he was t student at Harvard. The prize was presented t<» Miss Ernst by Mrs. Henry Mundorf, who represented the I). A- R. Mrs. Mundorf gave a very delightful talk and congratulated the young lady on her efforts. Miss Ernst responded with a few words of thanks. 1 It is said that there is not a single ; detail In lb*- world-wide activities and ramifications of the organization with which he is not personally familiar. Though he has able lieutenants in j the persons of the various mem Iters of his family they are never trusted lo act indej < ndently in any matter of Importance. Kvery matter is re! ("erred to General Booth beforo action i is taken. He frequently consults j with Ills subordinates, but always acts !on his own judgment. General Ballington Hooth was Inclined to manifest a spirit of independence and the result was a permanent s< vernnce in the relations of the father and son. Humor had it that General Booth will attempt a reconciliation on bis forthcoming visit to New York, but those who are acquainted with the austere character and views of th» leader do not place much stock in these reports. The amazing energy and vitality displayed by General Hooth Is something truly remarkable. For years In* has led a life that would tax the energies of mu-4 men of half his years. Me is constantly on the go, now In Norway, Sweden or some other part of Europe and soon on a hurried trip to Australia, India or some other remote land. And no matter where he happens to be it would seem as If he never for an instant relaxes ills firm grasp on the affairs of the Sal- Nation Army directed from the general headquarters in London. ioday on the slenmer Minneapolis. II" will spend two weeks in the Amerlui metropolis before proceeding by way of Canada I«» take the steamer Minnesota on April 1 for Japan. After traveling through the empire of the Mikado, General Booth will go on to pekin. He plans to be back In London by July to commence another automobil - campaign through the British Isles. At the conclusion of this trip, in the month of October, he will a gain-across the Atlantic for a two-months* trip in the United States. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1907 VOL I. No. 130. PENNSYLVANIA FLYER PLUNGES INTO WATERS OF CONEMAUGH RIVER CONSOLIDATION PAPERS SENT TO GOV. E.S. STUART LOCAL TENT OF THE MACCABEES ADDS TO ITS ROLL They Also Say They Trust in Triumph of Justice—Reports From the Front. PANAMA, Feb. 23.—A dispatch received from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, signed by Manuel Bonilla, president of Honduras, says: "Without declaration of war, Nicaragua invaded Honduran territory. The Nicaraguan troops were repelled In the lirst encounter. Honduas trusts In the triumph of justice." The reports or the judges am% the agreement wore placed In of the solicitor, Jefferson Wlngert, Esq., who will send them to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, from whose hands they will go «vUie Governor and, after being signed by him, he will Issue letters for a charter for Punxsutawney borough which Includes the former borough of C)ayville and the present borough of Punxsutawney. A special meoting of the Council was called last night for the purpose of receiving and acting on the reports of the Judges of Election on the vote on Consolidation of the Borough of Clayville and the Borough of PunjJmtUwncy. Tho reports wcro accepted and certified to the Secretary of the Commonwealth by the president and secretary, who were authorized to sign their names to the agreement between the councils of the two boroughs. UNIONTOWN.—Burgess R. p. Wurman has given Instructions that crew* of Baltimore & Ohio trains which block crossings In Uniontown be arrested. \Jose Santos Zelaya President of Nicaragua. Manuel Bonilla of liomluru. The membership contest belnir conducted by I). G. C. Kuntz closes March 15, and a large Increase In member* ship seems assured. Punxsutawney Tent, No. 227, was organised about thirteen years ago and has enjoyed a continuous and prosperous existence. N. D. Corey, the present Record and Finance Keeper, served the tent in that capacity fur nine years—a worthy recognition of his faithful and efficient services.The Knights of the Maccabees of Punxsutawney Tent, No. 227. at a well-attended and enthusiastic meeting in their hall last night. Initiated Into the order three candidates. The beautiful and impressive ritualistic work of the order was exemplified by the local team under the direction of Degree Master \V. \V. Eyler, assisted by D. G. C. Henne P. Kuntz. Reports from the front received here say the Honduran troops lost the engagement of February 18, and that three Nicaraguan generals were killed in this fight. Honduran troops are now taking up positions in front of the enemy and a battle la expected. SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 23.—The government of Honduras has telegraphed a circular notf, declining responsibility for the present xvifjc and saying that the Nicaraguan government, after provoking war, had invaded Honduran territory and opened hostilities. jjjpv ■ >- } M- ' fey "' /I l£_. ■  •——>sr-rrr-u." , ■■ ■ ■ - -'T:: •i ;•••' ' * iM.'