Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-03-05

              T3k Hit- Inevitable. pie Ilut KfTc-ctive. Building Entirely Destroyed — Exit Choked With Children.S|>ok» eight Hours— III Flit ESUPES~MI EIUNEKO WantH Conviction. sutnc.ney Castoiner «»n an IJiH'tioii Ilet. < »•: it * < * i, « tj \i\ \(>|uirenUy »'-i i'- ; ljuuircl. ARTHUR I. VORYS. PRICE TWO CENTS KNOCKOUT BLOW FOR ALL COUGHS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1908 Afore Than 180 In MADE THE OPENING SPEECH Children Cremated School Fire Near Cleveland VOL. II—-NO. 147 10 PROTECT, PRESERVE AND INCREASE FISH IN WATERS OF STATE .1. F. Sprniikle Gives Public the Bene- fit of His A CLEVER SCHEME FAILED TO WORK Suit Now Pending in Superior Court of Interest to Pennsylvania Anglers. I raml and Deception. ted States Court, Charged With Firookvllta Italian Ih In Tolls of Unl- l>eputy Attorney General Cunningham PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION WANTS A!0 BROOK VILL/E, Mar. 5.—Postolfiee Inspector Claude Dobbins?, of Pittsburg, arrived In Pittsburg the fore part of this week to Investigate a charge of fraud and deception lodged against one Zandra Varencle, an Austrian, who w The offense charged against Varencle is that he secured, by fraud and Ith a party of ivilow countrymen, has been living on the South aide of town for several months. deception, a money order and registered letter addressed to Adam Slftar, der. Some time ago the foreigners employed on the railroad work south of town rented a postofflce box, and Varencle, It is alleged, has been the signed, as well as to the money or- and forged the name of the latter to tiu1 receipt for the letter, which he »>,).• is :.';[lir;in(c«- l to Stop your «. -;h or your money will bo refund-1 I. It ilon'I cost much to try it. T; i.' a aspoonful of sugar, into v. !iii-ii ; t si\ drops of spirits of miph ; consume slowly, allowing 'r.:!•> dissolve in the mouth. T'.t formula is simple, the ingredift v. and within the means of all, ! i.i- compound Is not "hard" to •'<■, three of the most valued attrl- Ithat any medicine can possess. To her great surprise the camphor n I .-invar took effect almost instant-1V. and in :i few minutes her cough topped entirely, whereupon she bem to < !i*« i *.tn» <l decided change «»f h< rt Iri re.uard to the efficacy of the >-npound and of her husband's here' ire undis >\«• i < d knowledge of the i i< -1;• inal p'. < ipertit s of things. <»r cuit. A few mornings ago Mrs. Sprankle w: - Mezcd with toughing; in a most \ ti.Mt form. The medicine she 11! I), n using was tried, but it had no effect. Mr. Sprankle suggested of a combination of camphor : .1 '.i -. tr. but Mrs. Sprankle shook li'-r hi .m1 disapprovingly. Mr. Spran!;!'• insisted anil the distressed wo! !• I. having concluded, phisnphirally, teat it would either kill J. F. Sprankle, of Torrence Street, i • < v • that he has discovered a ire cure for a cough. For the past •n <»r eight years, Mrs. Sprankle hail been annoyed and sometimes al• • driven to distraction by coughing ; lis. Beginning In the early fall she would try every known al• ! remedy that would be suggest« . but w ithout avail. HI LOSE Travtiifog SalcMium "Dill" a I'tiux- "As I stated to you at tho oustart, it will be your duty to ascertain exactly what the real facts in this case are and what inferences properly deduclble from them, the law of the Commonwealth as it shall he given you by the Court, and the result of the combination of these elements honestly, fearlessly and intellgently made, will be a true verdict." "I have no hesitation in asking you to find from this evidence that beyond any reasonable doubt, two of the defendants, Sanderson and filmmaker, were parties to the scheme to defraud the Commonwealth from its Inception, and that two of the defendants, Snyder and Mathues, joined l:i this plan, and became parties to it shortly after they had assumed tho duties of their respective ofllces. Upon this evidence the. Commonwealth asks you, as the sole judges of the facts in this case, to tind as the irresistible conclusion from the proven facts in this case, that these defendants falsely and maliciously conspired and agreed to cheat and defraud the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. True it is, three of the defendants on trial were high officers in the government of this Commonwealth, but no man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No oflleer of the law may set It at detlance, with impunity. All tho officers of the government from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law and bound to obey it. Conspiracy is a subtle and dangerous crime; it is a crime in which organization, combination and leadership can all be directed as an army by a commander, against the integrity of government, and the welfare of the people. The peroration of the address, which summed up the State's view of all the evidence submitted In five weeks of the trial was as follows: All of the sessions yesterday were devoted to his review of the case and he closed with a strong declaration tion that the State had proved Jts case. HARRISBURG, March 5.—Deputy Attorney General Cunningham closed the opening speech for the Commonwealth in the capitol contract trial last evening at 5:05, having spoken for eight hours. THE WESATIIKit TODAY CANOE RIDGE (Office of tho Weatherworks)—Rain and warmer tonight and tomorrow. "A number of inter, ted nn;;l. r have already contributed to v. sort trust or spi eiai fund to be h Id and lfted by this Association for legally testing In the Courts Jn-t such publie questions, and fbe gnod weak .!<•• > by this Association u g vh< so i; : s will, we feel save, ni • with t; hearty approval of < • • r !' -;iow aneNa i throughout the StaU. an,| without de- i siring to appear importunate, we j would add, tb:it any additional eoatributiona that may b. r ecdved w ' be duly apar* elate I and l>nowl'-i!." 1 by Mr. Fdwin Hagert, Trca-urer, or as increased power comes with In (teased numbers, your check for tla amount of the annual dues, accompanied by the wi:Mn application for membership duly signed by you, wiU answer the same general pur post." "This Association, in -operatb a with the Department of Flsherb s, has assumed the financial re- eon> - bility of appealing this < , ,• to the Superior Court, i < ill : i i> believi; that the legislative intent as manifested in the language of the Act of 1901, May -".'a. •. 23rd, i. clear and transparent that pub! lishlng should exist in "all waters a: ' parts of wat rs that have been or may be declared navigable by A 1 - of Assembly* tha' the constitutionality of both \« ts will be upheld by th ■ Appellate Tribunal. lows have the anglers' side of the controversy properly represented. Tiecircular letter r< in p. rt, ;is !'<■: The right to fish along what are known as "navigable" si reams. a id the rights of the owners of the land through which the streams (low, are involved in a case that is now • a loc Supreme Court calendar. It is known as thi! Foster Lackawax in case and the Association is raising funds to The Pennsylvania Fish Protective -Association, with headquarters in 111.• (rozier Building, Ch. ;nut Sti, t, Philadelphia, an organization which was creuted for the purpose of preserving, protecting and increasing edible (ish in the waters of Pennsylvania, and the enforcement of the laws affecting anglers, has issued a circular letter, a copy of wMch reached this office today, calling upon all fishermen in the State to as-.ist tbassociation in its fUrht to obtain a f;.vorabie construction of be law governing navigable stream.-. crmpany CHIN E HUH Inveigles Yoitlls Into Vacant Oliice. Ttlkcs Diamond K*in and \\ alrli. Some time afterward Siftar got on the war path because his money did not arrive and made Inquiries of th« party who was to forward the same when he discovered that tho money order had been sent, and upon his inquiry at the postofllce the facts hecame apparent. Siftnr thereupon made an information before 'Squirt* Albert Baur and the ever vlgl'ant Chief of Police went over into the Soho district and yanked Varencie before the august personage of Squire Al., by whom he was committed to jail to await word from the postofllee authorities, who were Immediately communicated with. Upon Mr. Dobbins' arrival in Brookvillo it was decided that the testimony was sufficient to Justify the holding of Varencie for trial at the sessions of the District Court, which will be held in Pittsburg in May, and he was remanded to the custody of Sheriff Scheafnocker. subject to the United States Court. custodian of the key. He learned, in I conversation, that Slftar was expecting j some money in the mail, and conse[ quently when he found in the box a notice to Slftar to present himself at ( the postotlice and get a registered j letter, Varencle made a demand for | the letter. H«- told Postmaster Henderson that hi- was the man to whom the letter was addressed, and signed j the receipt therefor with Siftar'.s name. Opening the letter he found t.ie money ord»-r in question, and presented the same for payment. After signing the order Varencle was in| formed that it would be necessary for him to be identltled before the money could be given him and he took the money order and went out to g»>t some one to identify him. Postmaster Henderson waited in vain for his return, as the gentleman evidently decided that the chances of getting himself identified as Slftar were rather slltn, tint! consequently hit for the tall and uncut timbers. lyiq orraio uri' TAn t?A-j oiLiiio HLV ;O.: BUTLER, Pa. — With but three dusters out of 21 wells and' a 200- barrel producer during February Butler oil fields made a good record. Twenty-eight wells are drilling and fifteen rigs are going up. ' * > • « • ' «'<< • \I' »>> 111;; (1» \volil DOUBLE BliillM M in lt;hbf»r«. Tvlikado's attitude in the Tatau i ' ) lro\« r. > is >ne w '.ii h ill be hard idju t am ably, even though the rit- " are trying to avoid a conflict. : ' i 1 Mown to have implied the / \ \ i«5.•: 1,■«• iI by the : • : r 1 (» Canton to eniiuldent to the Chi«»I" the Japanese steam- '<• hi.'vh in official circles >* !| hi re is ( .c ry lipjrv.rancc on 'ii'' !•■ that they are try. to t'oivt. a quarrel with their Ty United Tress. I/'N'l 1 .MiirrH "j. — War is unlimnlm nt bo.twi i'ii China ;ind Japan. DECISION TWICE KVERSED issue of this paper, the young men o: (ieorgevillo de\eloped a '•nd-ms ;• slip away from their "steadl* s" an«! go :<• skating rinx purite* at Plum- l( u , ... ... A j Trultt. Esv 111... Till' girls found It out and j. ; . ■. >v.-t. - .i.-.y wer« taliated by following suit. Uutti-i* i,, th. Si . s ipr-me Court drifted along that way until r. . cntlj r„r ., wm ,,f when the young- ladle*. taking a.Ivan- tt j h, , wherein MrHi tag.- ol their leiip-y< tti i n-: -.a i\. -. . . f'ur.xsu wncv Is decided to patch up a true- by ii.vi r j.,.u| j.-|ro ling the younr, men to accompany # !ir.,.. c.,m, ,ny u lho them to Plumvlllc to a rink party. , .,,, j This The gallants, being Ktump. i com- whirh w.ut .P.. iplctcly b\ the Mt.i-lcn turn In iln.ii j Mrs r. . n In tin- 1'iiocial regime, fulled to respond in ,, , . A|,,„ wl„ be -iulli iv.it numbers and thus brought u„. i;,,|te I Sumatters to a climax. ,.m„ c«>urt. Thus, rnlngly . rt. ,i. tin. wo, ' r. , , d. .truc. .went out from th.- camp of the Am • . „ ( . ..lur v ,<0 ,,f | ...IS tha th. re wa to be a l«.» .«! ;■ , .. , t , „ (of aeorgevlile young men. No more UuI, The buiij|nK> ,vhich wu gg„ ote-a-tetes. lo mnv -ev.-nlnt,, j, ,,, Home", n.» more "in.-, . me tit tie ;.,r $i-.o-to I n, oe' hureh" pact-, no more try tin,; i-i ,.v , . ,xpl„s. the (.'ieorgeville buys with (.Jror,.;- \ .i; ' n < ''lilt',: !\ ii: . and for The young men from the surround- , ,U|.,UU.(. eompany ing towns got word of what was .40- . .• . ing on and i-'ttcrs be...in . > liy v. . i ' .t 011 the policy In Strange rk and -tan f. < ■< ,. , . . v 1 Mav, loomed up large on tie- « ial ho.. „|,„.'e and the Oeorgevllle girls winked the . )a st ,,Itul Minn itlur eje. , Ultlj nn nr. But it did not las: 1 • • 11 '] : . . r t to -stock of the fact Mat <: -iv. ... . , r.... i Waiei girls have n » supei in ] • • the charms ami gra ■ *»!' h '' > , ,, )l( j j Jn •••* «»>• "r ••••> l,lu' • ■ D ; . ' 1 vermeil rushed into the breach and ..... v , , , nf MrH_ aved the da> ! . I !: ... the amount The young ladies MOB began to „• th( lnsllnul , from receiV'- ln\ itatlons i > K" «» thi- i*. ..u Ml-e Skating itink, part,,., . ,1 . ' , ,. . , ,. ' ,, „f " -a. . etc.. and it...v tin l U not ,• .• . w.rl ,,v uttlc lent number uf the I'air ;-ox l«> ; , ... . --i 1 « uirt of 1 "UI"1- ' • i a < U|tt an 1 The upshot of it all ia that the of- jVbn,aiy mm>7 jU(i}eo Lann!if* ■ Ural tally h ■ t • rry half oi u. , " whu:\ rotvd to Plumi . . and Hi ,o is tail; ,,,. ..„ at getting niiother outfit. j Judgment, l.elow, and Judge Holland And maybe il. would no: pay. , , ,,, ,„r m ' 1 is ..verwlieiinln,; . ,, „ r, !'' W,,U"1' 1 1. . p, , • fur a. t'ralg Whitiaker. tl. "IIP 'I ' her by ,r lh'' 1,1 I-" 1 a : ■ v it, i;,07. blacksnuk- whip wh:« h wield ■ \  •r IVnm.'sn .rent dexterity. On II, rout, lo . . for an rink pcopl,. ilvi . ::t " ' • an hear the. i rack of (in- .-•!.• n ii , r u, i jj. .is the driver si i i - u;. 111.• mht>w.. . 1 ! t'*s .sui rcmo C^ourt. Ing atmosphere and .-purs h«.» ,• , , , . . '• if' - sueca--sful itei! steeds through tho drnis ad' . .. flirt tho policy the pike. MM , .. , Wlil amount rhere i.s no longer any dUli ul;> ; > . 1(, '•botit who shall f. >t the h\\'<, l ; i -. . , „ , •'* "l 1: t tsburr, allyho man /.:■ s his p.-.y in ads :;••• . . , ! " tho insurance Not-only that, but S'une «»I th. yi-un : nadlea have had their far - paid >>> two or three different j .i; <- Th driver lias also been numei ■ >us tips recently and now one trip s 'elda more mazuma t:i. n half - dt-zen under the old i n !iti .. . Then again there is great ri\ for futuri1 dales. It is said some of the Georgeville lassies has had their fares paid ahead as far a- June or July. It i ; in .i : ! >od t it "l*n ' " .lai-.i Frantz Is back of the mov .v. nt to buy an additional tallyho. While the boycott ssas threat*'nlng, "Unci-" Jake was Invited to accompany th • girls on all of the r trips and lie usually acted as chaperone for halt j doxen or more i harming damsels, whereas now he cannot find room even to ride one of the horst s. When the new tallyho a: \ lo ■' out for breakers for. it is ; 1. it \ ill be a dandy, Also, j: will b< heated by electricity, and then look out for sparks. Last fall, as was state-J In a rei < u! and the 1 Alter Succumb to The boycott of the Georgcvtllo boy.- Wilt Of COfti0T3fj GtcintfiCl At" This state 1 on the best of author- torneys B. M. Clark and ity and The Spirit hereby tur AIT lonrf, lusty lati udina! wh»opH for th<- A. J. I Tliitt. ads and lassies of the classic North ern Indiana town. SOPBEME COURT Girls Follow Ia*ih1 of IJoj». THE BOYCOTT HAS DCPijAlij P/lQf BEEN DECLARED OFF ■ tHWAII UHUL WIlL GO TO «. t IMS® OUTSIDERS Tli> n nsuUi wncy business man i?nmedlatc!y went into training" an-1 it' he <| m -; not change his mind that •desman will spend about four weeks in a Punxsutawncy hospital follow-1'is n< m appearance in this burg. 1 I ; o> y of the Spirit of i !•". « it <i.• t• • he was at first inclined • » blame t.h' individual who answer-1 tho sil««iaan on tin phone, but later was eonvin- • d that the sa'csman had faked the report. Yesterday the victim, during a lull in l'ii--irn ss. got t>> thinking about the i:):iitfr and Aent and looked up tin ::! • which had been the source of a- i! i i-atc. A surprise awaited idin. :'<-r In- discovered that the date In had contended for was the correct a<\ As his information had been ob- ar. I, "V ;ii |.<> whereupon tin 'i be- in s man, without furthei .. paid ov.-r the money. The sab .-anaii and the Punxsutawia y busine-s man having had a di - :<gr» eincnt as to the last date for aiing iieminaiion pa pi rs for county ; i es, and having made a wag« r on i he subject, agreed to submit their 1 putc to the Spirit office. The sale - man called up the ■ Mice on the phone ad the desired information was ('•'i; hcoming. The date given, however, showed the salesman to be the !" • r Withou* er i king a smi e the threw out bis chest and un- file mazuma. There Is a traveling salesman "makes" Pumxsutuwney who, the ■ her day, turned a i: at trick on one " h local customers ami carried oft I'ongratillations oh Success of Institute. Pro|'< -,sor A. >1. Huminors llcocivlng (.•ills. ouitz I .utiles < V:» f rate a-ai I \eliao :e Tiio follow!nst communication from Yc.lesboro is a a sample of the latter: prof. A. M. Hammers has received many congratulations on the success ; he first borough school institute, which last Saturday was held' in 1 unxsut iwney, both by word of mouth, anil by letter. WASH!1 : f" Pa. — James Yo. i-r>. a bait~ was sefxed with 1 \ i'ok'rit *.■ 1. ■ > .n of coughing, fol- I, wed by at tile < tn W1 A /.■hv.-dt , .a f Vo<?ers had broken a rfb in two i'l.i; « while couching. ilp T <: u, If 3ii' « • mands of the MJkado are omplied with it will be caaus Leili. It i'-i.ki.- and the house was „Mav was unhurt. 7.;;L.v Vl>, Md. — When her huubei .i • n ■ h«me late Mrs. John M ;»r f. . • . 'hrew a lamp at him. bur .cd. Card gwn<» weie enjoyed unluncheor preceded an enjoyable musical program. Both young indies i\vi-ived several useful and valuable gifts, which, in a spirit of good fellowship, they exchanged, Miss Armstrong pr« hers to Miss Gary and vice versa. A double bfrth iay o urn d I.. ; night at the home of .Miss Mary Arm* s'rong, of South Penn Street. M !»■■■« Arm: irong and Mi.ss Ltira Cary w ere the chief actors in the birthday play., This morning the woman, when called before 3 Brown, pe rsisted, in stating h> r innocence of having had anything to do wi h the robbery. She was therefore fined $6.25 for disorderly conduct and in default of the amount was remanded to the lockup, when she now languishes. Two men whose names or business could not be learned were seen coming from the office where the Jewelry i< alleged to have d!•■■appeared soon after the woman left, and for this reason lht> case is a complicated one Chief of Police Palmer was notified, a couple of State Policemen who were passing that way, were enlisted and the search for the Jewelry w:t-begun. The woman was located, arrested and taken to the lockup I y Chief Palmer, but none of the goods were found on her .person, although she agreed to submit to a most exhaustive search. Soon after leaving the place one of the men missed his watch and the other a diamond stick pin. The woman fell in with a runx utawiiey youth and a strapper, and on the preiens'- of .selling them her ne\ crop of i-qualis, or of that sort, Inveigled them into a vacant office. Charlotte CutupsK.v, a w.-il-krn.Aa character and (ni'ni -m woma: from down tho r:ke, came to town yesterday and last nij-'li; Mn -e. ,-dt 1 in creating a turmoil on North Findlay Street that landed her in tielockup.BTTTLEU, Pa. — Py a vote Of S ' at the Cutler ('.oiii. il meeting. Ml an Phi!- Kg tie Parker Paine, the only w an. hot and police sergeant lu the State, we d «: 1 ' r» •• • • «*ur!y feated after three year-' s rvice by d >.< n he shot him- Jf. M. King, a cripple. Sympathy ' I' Jealousy is believed to be triumphed over gallantry. the motive. Continued on Page Two. Since daylight thla moraine fkt search In the rulna haa added conaiant evidence to the extent of the awful tragedy. At eleven o'clock thare were one hundred and fifty-nine The building was completely destroyed, only the outside brick walls remaining standing. The floors and roof fell Into the Interior early in the Are, making the rescue of Intact bodlea absolutely hopeless. Fearful scenes were enacted around the burning school house. Fathers and mothers raved, cursed or prayed. Many tried to break through the crowd and jiome gat as far as to dash toward th© flaming doorways. One big mnn in overalls and Jumper was restrained by force. Explaining in broken English that his "kinder" were in the building, he struggled desperately with the three men who barred him from rushing Into the burning building. Finally they threw him to the grownd and sat on him, forcing his great form down into the ankle deep mud. It was in the hallways and at the main exit where the greatest number met death. The hallways were narrow and could not accommodate the large number that attempted to rush through them to reach the main door. The doors and windows were packed with terrified little ones, whose panic left them helpless to escape. Many children descended the fire escapes, but feared to Jump on reaching the bottom. These were pulled down to make room for others. Tho fire from the basement, In addition to filling the school rooms with smoke, which caused the first alarm, leaped up the stairway to the first, second and third floors. When the children rushed from their rooms to the hallways they rushed Into a fiery furnace. Very few were saved from among the children who were behind tho Jam ex the front door. The others escaped with slight injuries. The school was of the common grade and contained 360 children ranging In age from six to fourteen years. Two or three of the teachers also are thought to have perished. Factories in the immediate neighborhood dismissed their men who went to work in an effort to rescue the little ones. A few minutes after the building was known to be on fire the school was surrounded by parents, fathers and mothers, who were frantic in their dazed efforts to rescue their children. The greater number of those who met death were cut off from escape by the smoke which blinded them. Caught like rats in a trap they fell witfi the lower floor, amid the blazing timbers, to the basement below. There the little bodies could be seen writhing In their last death struggles. Bodies were taken to the morgue at the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company's shops. It la now believed that the loss of life will reach, If not exceed, ISO. The fire started In the basement of the school building about ten o'clock, a short time after school had convened. It was caused from an overheated furnace. The smoke from the Jlre quickly filled the building and alarmed the children and teachers. A panic ensued. No tire drill was used ir. rescuing the children, nil rushing pell mell for the doors and windows. Walter C. Kelley, a newspaperman two of whose chidren were In the building, was one of the first upon the scene. Mr. Kelley stated that the rear door, one of the two exits, was locked. The children rushed for the front and rear doors, the front exit goon being jammed full of fighting and panic-stricken humanity. Many who reached the exit first escaped, but those, the greater number, who followed, choked fhe doorway. Those who fell were trampled upon and many of the unfortunate children were left helpless and to the mercy of the flames, In this manner. Those behind turned for the windows. Some upon the second and third floors jumped from the windows and escaped. In this way three or four were killed, while others were more fortunate and escaped with slight injuries.CLEVELAND, O., March 5. — In the most terrible holocaust In the history of this section of the country, about 180 school children lost their lives yeserday In a fire which destroyed the three-story school building on Collamcr Avenue, in Cllllnwood, a suburb, just outside the city limits. By United Press. Arthur I. Yorys, of Ohio, Is one of the men In the United States, on. Mr, Vorys Is the political manager for Secretary Taft In the canvass and his responsibilities are likely to grow Instead of lessen as time goes for the presidential nomination. Thanking you in advance for your kindness. I remain, "One Interest In Schools." Yatesboi'o, Pa., Mur. 4, 1908. T'.ie paper of one of your teachers was read from the Punxsutawney Spirit with so much interest that I would ask you If it be possible that you could have some of the others published ? Would like so much to hear some of those subjects, at least, discussed. Prof. Hammers, Dear Sir: BERWICK. Pa. — The Berwick plant of tlje American Car and Foundry Company has resumed work, giving employment to 4,000 employes. •A* V '•/' f VP 3 Pt -4w;'