Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-04-29

              PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1907 duttry Seeking Location «Here Being Thoroughly Investigated. THE MOST TALKED OF WOMAN IN AMERICA m SHEET STEEL MILL MAY ! riLOCATE in punxsutawney WORDS OF WISDOM TO 6BADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL CIIVltCH CKO\VI>KI> TO DOOUS PEMISTLVMM WILL IMPROVE ITS R. R. SERVICE Program For Orcli'r of Eion'lsm Contnlns I'lclimw of Well Known New Schedule Will Contain New Features of Great Advantage. .liniiE RFFI>S A Ma\(i THEM Monetary Conditions Much improved During Last Few Days. COMPLETE ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CELEBRATION BELIEF IS FELT IN WALL STREET MONEY MARKET PRICE 2 CENTS Citizens Will Have a Chance to Express Views at a 'rTlriiir —ijtp' \ jit H V 1 .-K. ->*»»,. ir -' ■ J/? - : By Publishers' Press. By Publishers' Press. TRAIN TO CRESSON MARKET IS STEADY Merchants Should Not Stop Working For Improvements on B. R. & P. Forward Movement Expected. Stocks Will Stand Still— This ofllce today received a program of the exercises which will lie held u' Keynoldsvllle Thursday, Ma> 2, celebrating tentii anniversary of the founding of the Society of Princess Helena In that town. The brochure, which was printed In Italian iti the office of Li Trlnacrla, a Pittsburg newspaper, ts a model of neatness and completeness. Among I ho illustrations contained in lis pages arc fine half-tone engravings of Romo of tii eorators who will !»<• present Including Judge John W. Reed ami W. L. McOracken, of Hrookvlile, Key. John Devi lie, of Walston, Or. J. ('. "King, president of the Keynoldsvlllo Town Council. Mariano Cancel- Hero. editor «»f La Trinaerla, Dr. <»Ulseppe Frederlcl, Italian consul, of DuHois, and many other orators of wl<l»* reputation. MINERS CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN TRAP Seven Men Imprisoned in Berwind-White Mine at Foustwell. Th, locati will t{ table behind of U injtiui tJndn jStprkJ of(thl Foil 11 (| make I propoj latt and tlvJ Mr. Mi'Oaw, station agent for the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Kaliroad Company at this place, has not been informed definitely regarding the desired additional trains over his road, but k Is understood thnt the eompany is ready to gran!: the demand of the business men and merchants of Punxsutawney make It plain that there Is a demand for the change. At any rate the members of the Merchants' Protective Association and of the Chamber <»f Commerce should put all the facts before the schedule makers, In which event we are assured demands will be granted. By changing the schedule so as to connect with the regular train over Pennsylvania Northwestern, the proposed innovation would give this town all that is demanded In the way of improved passenger and freight service in that direction. It is stated on good authority that when the new schedule for the Pennsylvania Railroad goes into effect May 16, Punxsutawney will not only get Sunday service over the Pennsylvania and Northwestern Division, but that the new time table will announce an early train out and a late train in for Punxsutawney over the Clearfield »V ('reason. Mrs. Potter Palmer Mrs. Potter Palmer, noted as a s Mrs. Potter Paimer, noted as a so of Louisville, Ky., where her family was most prominent. She married the Chicago millionaire Potter Palmer tn 1871, and the wedding was one of the,social events of that decade. Potter NPalmer died In 1 902, leaving his widow an immense fortune. Mrs. Palmer was appointed as the head of the board of lady managers which assisted in preparnlg for the great Columbian Fair, at Chicago. She went abroad in 1891, and was very successful In interesting foreign nations In the Columbian Fair. She was given the decoration of the French Legion of Honor as a tribute to her ability. Her home is in Chicago. FIRE DESTROYS THE BARN OF M. ANDERSON Last Night's Blaze Attracted Large Crowd—May Have Been Fired. AGED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY "Remember the lines of Tenny* son: "What you are is Infinitely more important than what you tuivc. What you become in your own manhood and womanhood Is vastly more Important than what you gain of the world's good things. if you should obtain these good things you will need character to keep your money from playing havoc with your morals. And what is character? Not genius, nor reputation. but a life controlled by a conscience taught by the word of God. Decide your duty always by the question Of conscience—Is It right?—rather than by the questions—Will it pay? or Will It please? The services were brief, a feature being the singing of sacred songs by the lower classes of the High School. Rev. Charles A. Clark delivered the bac laureate sermon, taking as his subject "The Aim of Life," and his text, "What will ye do in the end ; hereof?" Jeremiah, 5:31. Dr. Clark's talk bore on the subject of a perfect example, the life of Jesus Christ, saying that no life could be true and lived at random and that from the very beginning one must h'tve the end and aim of life in con>» mplation. In conclusion he said: "Members of the graduating das.c Allow me to congratulate you on teaching this stage in your education. Having finished the course of study in our public schools with honor to yourselves and the endorsement of your teachers, you go forth Into the larger school of life. Sytne of you will complete your education In the college and university. others will begin the active work of life with the excellent foundation given you here. The teaching you have received here is that your highest aim In life should be to form and maintain a noble Christian character. Services for the graduating class of 1907 of the High School were held last night in the Methodist Church, which was crowded to overflowing, the doors of the Sunday School room having to be Opened to accommodate the crowd. OH SAY FANS; LOOK WHO'S HERE Communication with the entombed men, however still continues, and the nine pumps are working to their fullest capacity constantly. Two of the three headings have already been cleared of water and It l» confidently predicted that the third heading will he drained early in the afternoon. Tly Publishers* Press. JOHSToWN, April JO. Despite tinefforts of willing rescuers, the mine officials and volunteers who have been fighting against the water in the Hcrwind-White Mines ut Foustwell since Friday night, they have as yet been unable to reach that portion of the mine In which the seven men are Imprisoned.Milt and Several of the Pennant Winners Rolled in This Morning. Peter Stockdale Numbered Among His Friends Every Person in Town. ELECTION DAT EOR SYKESVILLE Self reverence, self knowledge, self control— These three alone lead life to sovereign power. Yet not for power—power of herselfWould come uncalled for, but live by law, Acting the law we live by, without fear, And because right is right to follow right, Were wisdom In the scorn of consqucnce.Tomorrow Officers Will Be Elected to Fill Borough Offices. Special to The Spirit. NEW YOHK. April -9.—The drift of affairs In Wall Street is apparently towards betterment. Kecent liquidation of excessive speculative ac- I counts has afforded material relief ui the money markets—not only in New York but also abroad. The expected reduction in the Hunk of Knglund rate i from l l-i' to 4 per cent was emj phatlc testimony of Improvement, Over there the situation has been dls| tlnctly bettered by removal of fears I that American demands might Impose I a threatening strain upon Kuropeaii 'reserves. Liquidation In March rc- I moved this fear, and the situation j abroad Is gradually assuming the norj ma I. While the monetary situation at home Is easier owing to these caus- I es, there arc still points which call for more or less concern. It Is highly desirable that our bank reserves should be strengthened. The laat report of the national banks Issued March '22. shows that reserves In the interior are much below the average. There has been a tremendous expansion of $400,000,000 In loans withi out a corresponding gain In the rc: serve items, and the banking situation ; in the Interior is one that demands I general conservatism. * Western bunk; ers appear to be quite confident of another year's large business, yet at I the same ,tlme I hey recognise the j necessity for prudence. Locally, the I situation is much stronger than three months ago; anil the tremendous expansion In loans shown during the last three weeks Is largely due to the transfer of accounts from the Interior and elsewhere to New York. This should serve ?•!' ■ institutions; though it imposes a heavier load upon New York. Nevertheless, there is a better feeling 'n local hanking circles than for some weeks; and the hope is expressed that reserves will shortly begin to rise In order to meet the trade and crop requirements of spring and midsummer. Fortunately there are Indications of I abatement In the new demands for capital. The railroad# are postpon• ing some of their new enterprises, and i i onflning outlays t<> wtrlctly necesi >ary Improvement.- Bankers are also ; turning a deaf ear to new schemes and to speculative propositions. This policy «>f caution, which is everywhere prevalent, should avert any serious difficulties. Tin- opinion is growing that a moderate recession in business must bo expected. The more fact that new enterprises are being undertaken with more care will result In a lessened (Continued on Pago Six.) DEFENSE ML rtEAD Mill "Your commencement day looks back over the school course -as step by step you have come through all the grades to the present day. The course of study has given you a fund of knowledge, but it has done more. The mental effort put forth has made you strong to think, to bear and to do. This commencement also looks forward to that last graduation day when the tasks of life are over and the Great Teacher of us all calls us home. "May there be for you and me In the 'Well done' of that Great Examiner a better diploma than that which this week you are to receive and 'an abundant entrance Into the everlasting klndgdom of our Lord anil Savior Jesus Christ.* "May God bless you all. Amen." mi puncn HR.tr. com to. A neighbor of the Andersons states that she saw a man leaving the barn only a short tlm before the blaze was discovered. Whether the man  a hobo and set the building on lire through carelessness, or whether he was an Incendiary, has not been ascertained. Many persons entertain the belief that last night's fire, as well as the Friday night's blase, when Gray's blacksmith shop was burled, wer both the result of the actions of an Incendiary. Fire last night at about twelve o'- clock destroyed a barn belonging to Martin Anderson, who lives on West Mahoning Street. The blaze was not discovered until the flames had made so much headway that only the horse, harness and buggy wer saved. The barn was not a large one, but on account of the hay, straw and other material the flames lighted up the entire town and surrounding bills. The tire company responded promptly and the water pressure was all that could be desired, so that none of the surrounding buildings were seriously menaced. A large crowd witnessed the conflagration. FITZGERALD MAY DENY REQUEST The deceased was born In Echo, Armstrong County in the year 1842. He served three, years in the Civil War, two with the heavy artillery and one in the infantry. Shortly after the close of the war he married Miss Jennit; Eckman, of Armstrong County. During the winter of 188G the family moved to this place and shortly after Mr. Stockdale was made night watchman. He was a man who seemingly knew no fear and filled his office with the utmost faithfulness. His encounter with the postofflce robbers some time ago is still a matter of comment. For nearly ten years he was the guardian of Punxsutawney at night and never has the town had a more efficient or more faithful officer. A good citizen, a kind husband and father, his death comes as sad. news to the people of the town, almost every man, woman and child of this place numbering among his friends He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter, Mrs. Horace Miller, of this place; Joseph, of Wiltnerding; Arthur, at home. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Peter A. Stockdale, one of the best known and most prominent citizens of this place, died at two o'clock this morning after a long illness occasioned by a stroke of paralysis about a year ago. He was sixty live years of a if-, twenty years of which have been spent in this town. Two year term: C. <Gad, demoerat, and Joseph Shaffer, republiean. One year term: J. Z. Slawson and .J. W. White, republieans, and Alex Zimmerman, democrat. Tho other candidates were all chosen from a list of Sykesvllle's besi citizens. The rivalry for offices for the new burg is spirited, but the canvass foi voters is being made without undue strife or bitterness. Tomorrow the citizens of Sykesvllle, the hustling metropolis, of Stump Creek, will an election when a full complement of officers will be elected. The list of the candidates put up by fhe Republican and Democratic parties is a guarantee that the new burg will start, off with a progressive corps of officials. Thomas Sykes, Republican, and Jacob llishell, Democrat, are the candidates for burgess. J. 11. Sykes. David Kstcs. and J. 10. Long, republicans, and J. K. Long, Abraham Fye and CSeorge Walker, democrats, are the candidates for the three-year term for councilmen.RAILROAD CHARGED WITH FAVORITISM Manager Brown hail a large forco of men at work today and the diamond Is now in first-class shape. The first praetlee game will be played with the Dayton Normal team at East End Park Saturday. • Several mare of Milt's minion* are expected here tonight anil tomorrow afternoon practice work will be the order of business. Campbell and Rapp are both in excellent physical condition and will start In with the Qther boys tomorrow. Milt Montgomery, manager of the Punxsutawney Interstate ' base bait team, and a goodly number of his brother diamond artists arrived in town this forenoon and are spending the afternoon selecting an appropriate site near the outer edge "of East End Park as a place for planting the penant pole this fall. With Montgomery were Pitchers Johnny Loedt, J. E. Adams, Dave Calhoun, Guy Crabb, and Outfielder Cowan. Managor Montgomery tost id a hot tomale surprise into the ears of the waiting fans by announcing that on Saturday he had signed Outfielder Walter Crum, of Steubenvllle, O., acknowledged to be the star outfielder In the P. O. M. League last season. Crum will report In Punxsutawney tomorrow. The Pennsylvania Railroad brought in Eddie Meehan and Pitcher Morris from Philadelphia, and Outfielder Barndollur, of Wlndber, was a passenger on the 10:45 train from Indiana. Thomas Traynor was headed for Punxsutawney this morning, but a" circus at Indiana caught Tink's fancy and he chased up town after the elephant and will not arrive her* until this evening. Special Service of The Spirit. Sl»ltlNC»FIELD. Mo.. April 2U.— The case of (Sarland Moore, the young mail carrier who is charged with tho murder of his sweetheart, Clara Wett, last December, was t ailed for trial in the crimnal court here today. The tit fcndant is barely twenty-one years of age. while the girl ho loved and killed because shu would not marry him was twenty-eight. After three years' courting they had been engaged. During their lam quarrel Moore stabbed her eight or ten times with a large butcher knife. The defense, It Is announced, will be In sanity. STOW IS AGAIN ACTIVE Coal Company Asks Commerce Commission to Investigate Affairs of West Virginis. STEAMER BURNED; i WHOLE CREW LOST Make a nolsjo and exultation, Give a eheer; Milt Montgomery's penapt chasers Now aro here. The Rochester and Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company has purchased the interests of the Cowansvilie Coal Milling Company, situated at Cowansviye. Tiio mine will hereafter be known as the Cowan mine of the K. & P. C. & I. Company. At present the mine is employing soverHy-flve men and is producing on an average of 300 tons per day. This output will be increased until the mine will be one of the most Important single mine operations of the company. General Superintendent Calloway left this morning to take possession of the mine. WILL ASK FOR A CHANGE OF VEHUE DOUBLE TRAGEDY III PHILADELPHIA By Publisher*' Press. UIO JANEIRO, April 29.—It Is reported here that the British steamer, Brownhlll, bound for Rio Janeiro, was destroyed by lire during -the voyage. It Is also reported that the entire crew of the Ill-fated steamer perished either In the names or by drown- Int. In Attorney Pea body's request, ompeeia! reference was made to loiters which had been written to Delman during the progress of the trial. The letters referred to were Used In evidence presented before the Lunacy Com mission. It la not known why Thaw desires to have the letters taken out' of the hands of the authorites. WILL OPERATE ON MITCHELL TODAY Py Publishers' Press NICW YOllK. April 29.—Justice today denied ihe motion made by Marry Thaw's counsel thai the clerk id' the Court be Instructed to return to Thaw all the exhibits in his recent trial for the murder of Stanford White. Ily Publishers' Press. NAPLES, April 29.—The volcano of Stomboli Is again in active eruption and the residents who live on the surrounding islands are pan'.o stricken, fearing that destructive earthquakes will follow. Slight shocks have been felt in several parts of Italy and adjoining islands, and these Have added to the fear of the people. Ashes and cinders ar falling over a wide area of land and great damage is being done, scores of vineyards in Sicily and Calabria already having been ruined. Only meagre Information is obtainable from the Island of Strombal, as all cable communications have been destroyed and the extent of the damage there cannot be ascertained. J!y Publishers' Press. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.— Charges that gross favoritism was being practiced In West Virginia ns tho result of control held In a coal company by a railroad company, wero filed today with the Inter-state Commerce Commission by the Campbell Creek Coal Company, the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and several other concerns. They charge discrimination on part of the Kanawha and Michigan Railway Company, a majority of the b fc.K of which Is owned by the Hocking Valley Railroad, which latter corporation owns and controls the Sunday Creek Coal Compan/. drowned. VIBNNA — Prof. Albert Rltter Von Moestlg-Moorhof, the famous surgeon and Introducer of Iodoform, threw himself into the Danube while suffering from mental trouble, and w«s he members of the Punxsutawney mber of Commerce during the ;r part of last week entertained talked shop with the representaof a firm that desires to locate licet steel mill- In Punxsutawney. le proposition was considered from ry standpoint, both on tho part of visitor and the local business men, . the result that a committee, to iMe John H. Kennedy, supermini! of the Punxsutawney Iron tjB, and E. W. Robinson, manager <■ Punxsutawney Machine & ■ry Company, was selected to ■ a thorough Investigation of the wltion. M visitor made a proposition to E a mill In Punxsutawney that transform raw steel into markut- Iproducts. The plant nnd matry will entail a cash Investment |226,000, employ 260 skilled lata and Insure a payroll of (24,000 month. Tho machinery and enoutfit for the plant has been lufactured and was put In oporaln another town for a short time, owners failed, not because of a i of orders, but for causes entirely Bide of tho business. The outfit, Ich Is modern and strictly up-too and which cost $100,000, can now purchased for $25,000. To move o Punxsutawney and get It ready operation will require an outlay ot ,000. Tho total cost, therefore, Uld bo $75,000. With $225,000 start with this would leave $160,- 0 for working capital, an amount nslderd sufficient to carry the bustis up to a point that would see the llant self-sustaining. The promoter Is one of the members jf a firm that has established four similar plants, and the prospective jtjtberltitendent has had thirty years' pplljMI WpBHbWPe In the sheet steel business. He is well known In the Pittsburg district as a successful operator and manager, and his business associations lire such that he can guarantee a market for the products ol the proposed mill. He came unsolicited to Punxsutawney and his proposition was made after he became thoroughly convinced that this place offers better advantages for tho location of a plant such as ho has under /consideration than any other town InAvestern Pennsylvania. In order to show his good faith in thf ultimate sucpess of the undertaking he Is willing to make a cash Investment of $30,000, the balance, $■95,000, to be furnished by local capitalists, who consequently- would control the plant. m Here is a proposition then that offers an opportunity for citizens' of Punxsutawney to make an investment that will Insure as good, if not better pro rata returns than those establishments that have made Pittsburg the .home of millionaires. ' An Industry employing 260 skilled laborers, It has been demonsttatd, especially in the case of Willtamsport, will Insure an Increase of from 2,000 to 3,000 in the population of the town. To the business man who owns property It will mean an increase in values equal to a liberal subscription. At the same time it means a largly increasd trade, "besides the returns on "jiis Investment. The Punxsutawney bWslness man who Invests, therefore, tvjlll win three ways: first, on his investment; second, on tho increased values of his property, nnd third, because of an increase in his business. That every citizen of the town and the farmers who mnke this their trading center, would also be beneficiarics, requires no proof. The members of the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce who met the prospective superintendent aro unanimous In the opinion that the proposition Is tho best that has been prevented to the citizens of this town, ns ijn the event of a successful consummation the returns of capitla In- vested, the products of labor, tho tnrcrease of business and the advance In property values are all In favor of the Vioal Investor. Messrs. Kennedy and Robinson will make « thorough investigation of the plant In the town where It Is now located, the prospects of marketing the manufactured products, and report to the Chamber of Commerce. , In the event of a favorable report [ti meeting will be called for the f purpose of ascertaining what the cltlftena of Punxsutawney are willing to f do in order to secure the location [ Sere of the plant. ii, That stych an Industry can be made s/'$• pay.handsome dividends on the investment the promoter or none of the tnsnibers of the Chamber of Comjjtaerce doubt for a moment. I? That Punxsutawney Is located most AftvaaUgaously for such an industry E|ke prime reason for the appearance K|ie last week of a man who under■MMe What he proposes to do and is ■nlir to hack the proposition with HI savtafs he has accumulated while Kmc business H>r others. flHt tke Mahoning Valley can be ■jpiple a Mve of industry with Punx- "tOoettoMed on Pace SU.) By Publishers' Prose. SPUING VALLEY, 111., April 29.— John Mlehell, president of the United Mine Worker* of America, came home Saturday from Chicago and wag conveyed to St. Margaret' Hospital, where the physicians ore preparing him for an operation today. Nothing serious Is anticipated as a result of the operation, but Mr. Mitchell wl'.l probably be ennnned In the hospital three or four wecka. > .4 SEVEN KILLED BOISE. Idaho, April 29.—There Is every Indication that the defense In the Haywood case, when the trial opens on Muy 9, will move tor a change of venue on the grounds that there Is too much prejudice against him. The attorneys will not discuss the case, but they have had men In every precinct of the county, learning the sentiment of the people, and It 1b said that they have Informalon that prejurioe does exist and that they' have afBdaylts to present to that effect.PHILADELPHIA, April 29. — An old world romance began two years ago in Russia and came to a Sudden tragic end here today, when Alex Frank shot and killed Maria Cartac, and then ended his own life with a revolver. Maria tired of her lover's attentions and came to America. Frank followed, and after spending many months In searching for her, today they met on the street and In less than two minutes both were dead. PALL RIVER, Mass.—Unless some unexpected development occurs, more than thirty thousand cotton mill operatives In this city will have their wages advanced May 2t, probably 10 per cent. _____ / •' • --v . ft.' m GOOD PROPOSITION Itov, CI»ark>H 'A. Clark Gives Good Advice to Memtiers of Class of 1007. 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