Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-10-01

              Jefferson, Indiana. Cambria ami Armstrong Counties to Ik* ('oiiiicrtt»<l by Kwtrle Lines. C. L SMYERS WILL ASK FOR $15,000 FOR HIS INJURIES Action Started Today Against B. R. & P. For That Amount of Damage. REYNOLDSVILLE HAS COSTLY FIRE PRICE I CENT DOGS GIVING TROUBLE PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1907 PRESIDENT TALKS TO KEOKUK MEN VOL. tl. No. 13 Expect to Finish the Entire List Before Adjournmhnt Today. K HUS FOUND JtSADIS! SEVER OF CAPITDL GRAFTERS Making Kuhls On Flower Pols and Clitilr Cushions On South Jef* fersoii Slrci't. BEGIN SURVEY FOR NEW STATE ROADS ENGINEERS WILL City Thronged With Thousands From the Neighboring • States. WOflK 811 NEW LINES Bids Will Be Received This Fall for Improvements in Young and Bell Townships. Building Occupied By Meat Market and Cigar Store Entirely Destroyed. MEMBERS OF COMMISSION THERE OTHER WORK MAPPED OUT. THE O'HARE LIQUOR STORE DAMAGED IHMi CATCHKK IS COMING. tiii: rntsr i.ixk nkxt yk\i:. WAS INJURED NEAR CHAMBERSViLLE Firemen Given Credit For Saving Business Portion of the Town. Collision in Friii ice. Terribly Injured in a ratal IHcycle Left With President For St. Louis at Eleven O'Clock By Boat. CHHIT TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION Judge Kunkle Will Fix Date as Soon as Grand Jury Is Finished. HIS SPEECH IN FULL ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN Claims Railroud Company Was Negligent in Car Inspection. IS STILL IN HOSPITAL BIG PAINTING BILL D. H. Mclntyre, of South Jefferson street, and Frunk Snyder, of Liberty street, are kept busy repairing; the flower beds and terraces In their front yards, while many other residents of that section, on account of the annoyance, are threatening to resort to the dog-button if these depredations continue. In ithe meantime Burgess Brown has been trying to get into communication with his official dog-catcher, in the event of which there will be something doing at the dog pound. A number of chair cushions that had been left on the Calloway front porch were lugged over Into Mr. Swartz's front yard and literally torn to pieces and their contents strewn over the lot. The residents of South Jefferson street art- up In arms because of the depredations recently committed In that section by a bevy of dogs. Every night for .some weeks, especially after a rain storm, the frisky canines race through tin* mud and dirt and •ver front porches, much to the disadvantage of the appearance of the latter. Not only do the dogs leave muddy tracks all over the piazza, but they extend their depredations to flower pots, chair cushions, yard decorations, . etc. Last night a bevy of no less than nine dogs made the rounds, including in their mischief-making stunts the homes «>f Ed. S. Swart/., A. W. Calloway, Mrs. Doncaster, Willis Horn and others. At the home of Mr. Swartz they destroyed a box of rare flowers, which had been placed on the front porch only recently .together with several cloth covers which had been placed over them for protection against frost. WILL run INDIANA Normal School Team From That Town Will Be Hero Next i Saturday. Punxsutawney ami Ueynoldsville road, beginning at Klk Street and Graffjus Avenue, ami extending .1,000 feet in the direction of the Grube Settlement; Punxsutawney and Big Run road, beginning near the It. U. Y. M. t'. A. building and extending 3.000 feet toward Bella Mills; 1'unxsutawney doe road, beginning at the P. K. It. crossing. East End. and extending 3,000 feet and passing through Fairview. South Side and South Young Township: Punxsutawney and Indiana road from the paving on South Oilpin Street, over Indiana street, to the borough line and from thence to the South Young Township line, to the Thomas P. North farm, a distance >f about two and one-half miles from the borough llfie; also the Punxsutawney and Rossiter road, fr >m Nordstrom's brick works to the Jacob Hoeh farm, a distance of about three-fourts of a mile south of the bonugh line. The sixth application covers the Punxsutawney and Waiston roafl, via the fair grounds. It is said that as soon as the State 1 Engineer has completed the surveys bids will be received and contracts , let this fall, so that the work of reconstruction may begin as soon as the weather will permit next springy The supervisors and members of the borough council are hopeful that all of the applications will be granted.It is said that there arc some pbjections on the part of some of the citizens in South Young Township to the program mapped out for thafl district on account of the cost of the new work, but when the objectors learn that the cost of reconstruction it* but slightly above the cost of the temporary repairs made each year, and that the State has made provisions for keeping the macadam roads in repair, the objections will fade away. Six applieatons were made last spring, Including three roads leading in an easterly direction, two r >ads leading in a southerly dir.-i tion an<l one road leading a northerly directi >n. The application for roads leading in an easterly direction arfc as follows:Word has been received here recently to tin; effect that that 11»«* Bureau of S ate Highways this fall will order surveys made on nil of the apllc at ions made by the supervisors 'of Y luritf and Hell townships, and the borough council, for aid In reconstructing roads. SUCCESSOR TO ORCHARD I.. IS. IIlitli Seriously Injured While Out II iim(i111*. Ttxluy—Helped by Railroaders. Oregon Sheriff Blown up With Bomb in Same Manner as (iovernor Stcuiicnbcrg. It is the contention of the Commonwealth that 'this work was only clone once and that the State paid for It twice. It is also charged that 'the measurements were false and that In the second payment the State paid for more work than was actually done. President Judge Kunkle will fix the date for the trials as soon as the grand jury has completed Its work. QEOROE F. PAYNE, contractor. CHARLES 6. WETTER, contractor. In one case Sanderson, Huston, Shumaker, Snyder and Mathues are Indicted for conspiracy to defraud by fraudulent furniture invoice amounting to $19,307.40. fn another they are indicted for fhe same offense in- InVotving $2,649.31 for chandeliers. In »the third case they are indicted with Payne and Wetter (who are not involved In the first two cases) for confor $867,034.96 by fraudulent Mlt for decorating and painting. The latter item relates 'to the painting and decorating of the House, Senate and dome. The amount was paid to Sanderson in warrants for 9474,344.50, cashed between January j 10 and February 14, 1905. It is alleged thait Payne & Co.'s Capitol building contract required that when Payne & C6. were paid in full Huston certified that they hat} done the work on all the building. Subsequently Sanderson was given a contract to do this particular painting, and Payne as his sub-contractor really didn't. Sanderson then collected.WILLIAM L. MATHUES, former State Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SNYDER, former Auditor General. JOSEPH M. HUSTON, the architect. J. M. SCHUMAKER, Superintendent of Public Ground and Buildings during the Pennypacker administration.Those indicted yesterday are: JOHN H. SANDERSON, who furnished the Capitol. HARRISBURG, Oct. 1.—The Dauphin County Grand Jury at five o'clock last evening returned three true bills against seven of the fourteen defendants in the Capitol cases dna adjourned until this morning, when the remaining twenty-nine bills of indictments will receive their consideration. "By the time this line is ready it it! expected that t|ie road already running: from Latrobe t » Derry will have been extended to Hlairsville, where it will connect with the Indiana system. "Thus the four counties will be joined by trunk line railways, which In turn will be fed by numerouH branch lines t<» bo built as the development of the territory may warrant."Thus Cambria, Indiana and Jefferson counties will be hooked up. "The plans of the Indiana company include the operation of a line from Indiana to Hlairsville. Much of the grading on this section Is already completed. As is well kn >\vn, the Tniliami County Hallways Co.. with a line In operation between Indiana an<l Creekside, will, during the coming year, extend a trade gathering tentacle up through Chambersville and to Punxjsutawney whore it will unite with the l Jefferson County .system. The Clymer branch of the Indiana County system is being pushed t> completion as rapidly as possible. "The North Cambria stree-t railway system, now uniting Barnesboro, Patton and Carroltown, will s urn have its line extended north to Garmantown and expects to push on, as soon as possible, to Cherrytree. ''Superintendent McNeel.is, of $ thl# company, who was in Indiana on Friday, said that he thought it would j be a question of but a short time when the lin|- of his company to : Cherrytree and that of the Indiana i company to Clymer wDuld be joined.! Me also said that the Northern Cambria Co. had plans on foot to extend j s.»uth, through connections, to Kbensburg and Johnstown. "In each of the counties named then- are in operation small systems each of which is reaching out to grasp the harifls of its neighbors in adjoining counties; and when all* the hands are joined there will be a pretty game of electrically propelled ring-ar undthe-rosy, the Influence of which on the business and social life of this section, is beyond present computation.When In making- a speech in Punxsutawney about f »ur years ann, Judge John P. Klkln stated that tin* scene of th•* greatest industrial activity in ;he State during .the following ten years would be in the territory south of Punx'y, embracing" South Jeffers m County and a lurge section of Indiana, Cambria and Armstrong eoiuities, each, he evidently knew what he was talking about. That tinforecast made by Judge Elkin and noted in The Spirit at the time is materializing, will not be doubted when viewed through the medium of an article in last Saturday's Indiana Gazette, which reads as follows: "It will not be many months before a great system of electric- railways will cover the four counties of Indiana. Jefferson, Cambria and Westmorela ml. KIT 81 PIECE OF COAL Nearly every person in town was on the scene of the fire and great trouble was experienced in keeping the crowd back. Special to The Spirit. HEYNoLDSVIIjLE, Oct. 30.—Dam- Damage amounting t"> $8,000 was cause 1 by a lire here that raged from shortly after twelve this morning until two o'clock, in the business center of the town. A frame building occupied by the Keystone Cigar Store and Hunter & Milliren's meat market, was destroyed entirely, while O'Hare's wholesale liquor store was damaged both by lire and water. Shortly lifter midnight as two young men were leaving Bohren's restaurant, their attention was attracted by a sharp explosion In the Keystone Cigar Store, and within a few minutes flames were seen lapping the walls in the Interior of the store. The alarm was sounded at once and, although the fire companies responded promptly, the entire store was enveloped in flames when the first stream was put on' the burning building. The flames spread quickly and seemingly within a few moments the meat market of Hunter & Mllliren was a seething mass of lire. Hose lines were connected all over the town until six streams were playing on the flames. The firemen were worked hard and constantly, the water pressure was strong, and before the flames had made headway in the liquor store the fire was under control. At 1:30 o'clock all danger of further damage being done was passed, though two streams were kept on the smouldering ruins until an early hour this I morning. Too much credit cannot be given the firemen for their untiring efforts, and to them It Is almost" entirely due that a great portion of the town was not wiped out. The burned building was the property of Patrick McDonald, on which there was no insurance. McDonald's loss is about $f>,000. Hunter & Milliren curled $1,000 Insurance, which will fully cover their loss. O. F. Woodford, the proprietor of the Keystone Cigar Store, had $500 insurance on his stick, while his loss will probably aggregate $1,500. The insurance carried by O'Hare will fully sover his damage. The second story of the building was not occupied, two families having moved dut last week. The origin of the tire is but a matter of conjecture and will likely be never known. The explosion heard by those who discovered the fire leads many to bejieve that a shotgun shell exploded while others believe that a burning gas jet caused the destructive blaze. WALTHOUR IN A WRECK WASHINGTON, Pa. — Officers are looking for Charles Caldwell and James Larklns, both of Erie, who escaped from the Western Pennsylvania Reform School at Morganza. Each is eighteen years old. On next Saturday afternoon the Indiana Normal school fott ball eleven will be here for a game with the High school and the Saturday following the home team will play a return game at Indiana. The local squad appears to be fast and though the normal team will likely have the advantage In weight, a good game is guaranteed. The High school team appears to be the one that will uphold the honor of Punx'y on the gridiron this year and it is up to lovers of the sport to give that aggregation "their hearty support. Games have been arranged with Ridgway, Clearfield and a number of other surrounding towns, but to date DuBols has not signified her willingness to battle wi'th the local braves. Why It Is the management here is unable to say. It might possibly be that they are a wee bit afraid. The season is long and the high-schoollsts are willing 'to meet them during any part of it. HEAVY FROST REPORTED By United Press. RAK10K CITY. Ore., Oct. 1.— Detectives aiv making a careful and rigid search today for Harry Orchard's successor who blew up former Sheriff 11. M. Brown with a diabolical "cunning equal to that of Orchard, and In style most approved by him. One >f Brown's legs was blown off. one arm badly mutilated, and he was otherwise severely hurt. Brown was blown up In almost an identical manners as the late (Iovernor. Steunenberg. A bomb was set at the front gate and a wire found t >day, that the assassin had lain in wait for his victim. Brown, as sheriff, made a hard campaign against saloons and gamblingTouched Along Allegheny Itlver But No Damage Done — Fog Saves (aurdeiis. An ambulance attendant who crossed tin- track to assist the Injured man was Instantly killed as the result of colliding with Walthour's pacemaker, Hoffman, who was thrown to the ground and caused Walt hour to fall. The latter sustained a severe concussion of the brain and was taken to a hospital, where he remains unconscious and in a serious condition. The pacemaker was severely hurt when he collided with the ambulance. STUART WON'T BE SENATOR BEKLIN, Oct. 1.—One man was killed and three, including Bobby Walthour, the American rider, were seriously Injured in a series o faccidents yesterday on the Spandau bicycle track. During a race a pacemaker's tire burst .throwing the rider, who broke his right arm and suffered other injuries. Men and Women of Iowa 1 am glad Indeed to see you and to speak to you in this thriving city of y>ur great and prosperous State. I believe with all my heart in the, people of Iowa, for I think that you are good', typical Americans, and that among you there has been developed ,lf> a very high degree ttiat body of characteristics which we like to regard as distinctively American. During the last few years we of the United States have been forced to consider very seriously certain econornlc problems. We have made ;i beginning in the attempt to deal with the relations of the National Governmen—that is, with the relations of the people of the country—to the huge and wealthy corporations, controlled for the most part by a few very rich men, which are engage! In Interstate business especially the great railway corporations. You know my views on this matter. You know that I believe that the National Government, In the interests of the pc )- pie, should assume much the same supervision an.l control over the management of the interstate common carriers that It now exercises over the national banks. You know furthermore that T believe that this supervision and control should be exercised In a spirit of rigid fairness toward Continued on Page Three. The present spoke, In full as follows:The steamboat carrying the President will make no stops between Keokuk and St. Louis, and is due to reach the last-namftd city at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Many of the visiting Governors and other public men who were here to join In the reception of the President will travel to St. Louis by special train and will take part in the exercises there tomorrow.The Presidential party reached the city on schedule time. Waiting on the station platform were the reception committee, headed by Governor Cummins, the mayor of the city and j other dignitaries. Members of the Inland Waterways Commission, who are t> acompany the President on the trip down the Mississippi, were also in attendance. The President ttias escorted to Rand Park by a detachment of the Iowa National Guard, with several visiting Governors and other notables falowing in carriages. The President's speech was listened to by a crowd that numbered Into the thousands and his remarks were received with loud and enthusiastic applause. The departure of the steamboats carrying the Presidential party and the waterways commission was the most picturesque feature of the day's program. As the boats steamed away from their landing the steam whistles •if the other craft and of numerous factories blew a farewell and the thousands of people wh.i lined thV river front joined in with a hearty cheer. Special to The Spirit KEOKUK, la., Oct. 1.—All Keokuk lent itself today -to the reception of President Roosevlt in his two hours' stay here. The p >pulatlon of the city was multiplied by throngs of sightseers from the nearby sections of Iowa, Jlinol.s and Missouri. There was a general closing of all business h >uses anda long the route of the procession from the station to the stand in Kami Park, where the President delivered his address, and thence to tile river wharf the residences and stores were covered with lavish decorations if flags and bunting. The sidewalks and streets were packed, and at several points the school ehildren were massed, singing national songs, as the procession passed. Clarence L. Rmyers, of Punxsutawney, through his attorney. A. J. Trultt, today began an action for $15,000 damages against tin- Buffalo. Hocnester Pittsburg railroad company. In his statement, which was filed at Hrookville t . lay. the plaintiff alleges that on February 17. 1907, while in the employ of the defendant company in the capacity of i brakeman, he was seriously, permanently and painfully injured by reason of the defendant's negligence. That on said date he was a careful, competent, willing and faithful employee of defendant company. and of the age of years, in good health, able and strong, and willing to work, and received good wages. And while engaged m the line of his duties and of his employment on said February ntlv. A 1). iy07, at at what Is known as the south end of the ('ummlng's passing aiding of the Indiana Branch of defendant company, in the county «»f Indiana aforesaid, he sustained the serious and permanent injuries, hereinafter stated, by reason of defendant's carelessness : and negligence, as shown by the fol- I lowing facts and circumstances name- I ly:— Defendant company had received and was transporting over its said brunch railroad and under its care and direction what Is known as a coal car# 1 used for transporting coal or othttb I fOtamoditle*. That on said date and (at said particular place, plaintiff's I duties and i*mployment consisted In making up a freight train of empty i coal cars, and while thus engaged, i : became necessary to kick in a loaded [ coal car of props from said branch I road of defendant onto said Cumming's siding; in the performance >f this act and duty, plaintiff climb, d on the front end of said ,car, which ho was required to do, while it was moving rapidly, about the time it entered said siiiing- ,and immediately grivning the brake-wheel, proceeded to check J and brake the car and stoji It—plaln[ tiff being much hllrried In doing all same—and while plaintiff was using said brake, it broke, that Is thv shaft or stem thereof, about where he was standing, and preciplttated him in front of the moving ear he was braking, which passed over his body, breaking his c(»llar bone in two places, spraining and otherwise painfully injuring both his wrists and arms, cutting and seriously bruising his face and h< ad and shoulders—many stitches being required For ills wounds and cutting off his left leg and did many other violent, painful anil si - rlous Injuries to pla'utiff, permanently Injuring him, and by reason of which he was taken to the hospital, w lie re In1 remained tunny wee and is yet r<»elvlr.g treatment at tit hospital. and has bc. n uuder the care of physicians and has undergone many seven- and painful operations, all having been caused and required by reason of defendant's carelessness and negligence in receiving and using and operating said car, with said defective brake thereon, which was not the brake or method or appliance for such purpose, then in ordinary and general use, being unusual and more dangerous than the brakes on said date in general use; one of said defects being, among others, that it had no brace or strap connecting it with the car, so that when it did break It yet would have been fastened or attached to the car. and saved plaintiff from falling and receiving the serious and permanent injuries aforesaid, thus rendering it unsafe and unusual, and that said defendant eompdny did not maintain said brake in a reasonably safe condition by inspection and repair and testing, but neglect \ same, and neglected to make examination and inspection thereof, carelessly and negligently accepted and used same in its business. STATE FIREMEN AT PITTSBURG es, and Others Musi." "My Friends Will Respect My Wisli- H. W. Douglas, conductor on the train, saw Mr. Nlckerson bending over the injured man and stopped the train. Bleeding profusely Mr. Huth was t arried into the caboose, where Conductor Douglas dressed the wound as best he could to stop the steady How of blood. The train was hurritd through to doe where a rig was secured and Mr. Huth driven to the office of Dr. Qrube, where the wound was dressed. Mil IMF! The scalp is badly lacerated, but it is not thought that the skull is fractured. Mr. Huth feels particularly grateful «to the conductor, H. W. Douglas, of Bradford, for his kindness and consideration. While hunting this afternoon H. U. ' Huth, proprietor of the Bon Ton bakery. was seriously injured in a peculiar manner. Tired from the morning's hunt. Mr. Huth and Harry Nlckerson, with whom he was hunting, seated themselves along the railroad track about midway between Savnn and Locust on the Indiana branch. They had been seated but a few moments when a freight train rumbled by. As the tender passed the spot where they Were seated a piece of coal the size of si man's head became dislodged and rolled off. striking Mr. Huth on the top of the head indicting an ugly gash. Along1 the Pan Handle there are reports «>f fro.st In the valleys as well as on the hill tops. According to the Weather Bureau a heaVy fog prevented frost In many nearby boroughs. By United Press. PITTSBURG, Oct. 1—Reports from towns along the Allegheny Klver indicate the first general visit of Jack Frost. Heretofore frost only appeared on hill tops but hist night •It descended on the houses In the lower regions of Sharpsburg Etna. Millvale and other towns al/>ng the Allegheny. ALTOONA. — While patrolling his beat this inor/iing Policeman Michael Morning was viciously attacked by thugs. He was hit on the head with a brick and sustained brain concussion.McLaurin Confederate army for the entire period of the Civil War, and after the conflict was ended, studied law. Senator McLaurin was admitted to the bar In 1868. and began practice at Raleigh. He married Miss Laura Ranch on February 22, 1870. Senator McLaurin was governor of MIssislppi from 1896-19000. His home Is at Brandon, Miss. HARRISBUBG. Oct. 1.—Governor Stuart last night issued the following statement: "In response to recent articles that appeared in the Public Ledger 1 desire to say that I am not and will not be a candidate for the office of United States Senator, nor will 1 permit the use of my name in any manner whatsoever for that or any other public office. Those who voted for me expected that, if elected, I would serve my term as Governor, and if my health is spared that is what I shall do. This decision is irrevocable. My friends wiU respect my wishes, and others must." CANOE UIDGE (Office of the Weather works) — Cloudy and warmer tonight. Hain and wanner Wednesday. Hon. Anslem Joseph McLaurin. Anselm J. cd States Senator from Mlssls- I, was born at Brandon, Miss., •cho.il. He (rat# school. serve.! In the He serve.! In the Arch 2tth, 1848. He was elected i the Senate for the flrot time In Ml. He wa» reared on a farm In iNrtMippl -and educated In a coun- By United Press. NEW YORK, Oct. l.—Six persons were injured, one of them fatally, in a Are which partly destroyed a sixstory tenement house t.xlay. Rebecca Stein was fatally injured, being knocked from a fire escape in her effort to escape from the burning building. Millinery opening Oct. ft, 4 and 6, at LllUe A. Htahel's. * At 1:30 this afternoon the second regular business session convened. A great crowd of firemen are in attendance, and the city ,is today Ailed with visitors. By United Press. PITTSBURG, Oct. 1.—The first resul«r session, of the Pennsylvania State Firemen's Convention in the old City Hall, adjourned after a brief meeting this morning out of respect for their dead comrade, George W. Cooper, if Harrlsburg, chairman of the Law Committee, who was killed In an auto accident Monday. Mayor welcomed the delegates, and Wood N. Carr, the delegate from the Keystone Hose Company, of Uniontown, respondede with an able address. TARENTUM, Pn. — The Fidelity Works of Tarertfum has voluntarily increased the wages of boys employed in the plant, who in addition will i be allowed Saturday afternoons'off. i , f: ; < ; m V : ' MA AA A. JL /fttBAB nK^RrTwMA|'« P*ion] pttD||OtSDH)IK jlPtstL [ssssrgy