Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-03-13

              SHIPMENTS ARE INCREASING Til 111 .I! IllMHlED IN LINE. Continued on page two.) I .Ike Tub*. PUNXSUTAWN SURER 11 HTESBtN KffilES NAD A TIME PA., FHIDAT EVENING, MARCH 13, 1908 HUM M CUL HSNB mm pieashk motes PRICE TWO CENTS GRAFT CASE JURY VOt. II—NO. 154 Attorney General Todd's Address Was Very Brief— Attorney Scarlet. Yesterday — Surprise Party for Mrs. Putney. Puiixsiitawiiey People Entertained Fifty Male Enjoy a Pleasant Evening DeMplto tin* Absriu1 of liUilles. Buffalo Market Is Enjoying Considerable Inrmir In Orders For Spring Month*. Crowd Thronged MalionliiK Street to Se«i Noodle'* Sell The Evening Spirit. FLEET AT MEM IS III FIRE HDITIOII FOR MET PRACTICE cmoiiuir TROOP 0., HAS EN ORDERED TO TROOP B. AN EXTKRTAINGfMG PIMM; HAM. "It ABIHT" AT IllOQUOIS CLUB Naval Drills and Maneuvers On Program For Trip Up Coast. J. L. Reese Assigned as Commander of Orginazation in This City. MURSH PROMOTED 10 LDfflUIT PACIFIC FLEET WILL JOIN ATLANTIC HjWE Fit MtTHOES mi SIM J L. Rei'st*. formerly lieutenant in It Is with regret that the people of this place learn that Captain Robinson, of Troop 1>. State Police, haa been trans for red to Wilkesbarre, where he will assume rommand of Troop It on Wednesday, March 17. During his tw<» ..ears of service here aa captain of Troop D. Mr. Robinson has made friends by the hundreds. and has proven himself a thorough gentleman and an efficient officer The Troop under his command has proven the best of the force, due in a large part to the personality of the Troop commander. After the regular business.of the evening, they were entertained by the following program, with James M. Pryde acting as Master of Ceremonies: Fred Patterson Vocal Solo David Jones Vocal Solo William Burns Violin Solo John Shaw Vocal Solo Arthur Wadding Vocal Solo T. T. Lindsey, Cincinnati, O., The regular meeting was held, after which a delightful repast was served. When all had partaken of the good things prepared, they proceeded to give the side degree, known a.< the "Z," to three brothers—J. J. Johnson, Rural Valley; T. T. Lindsey, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Walter Robinson, Houtzdale. YATESBORO, March 13. — About fifty resident and visiting members of the Knights of Pythias, Krnest Lodge, No. 241, Yatesboro, were present at a Smoker given Tuesday night. . . Reader Vocal Solo Sagamore. J. Z. Llngenfeltor William Burns  Duet—guitar and violin. Messrs. Foray the and Williams, of Vocal Solo Eevery time Noodles got a handfull <>1 pennies he threw them into the street and a scramble would follow, and when they had made the rounds of Mahonng Street from (rllpln Street to the East wide of the Plasa. it had been pretty well mopped of both pennies and mud. Shortly after four o'clock Noodles, with a bunch op papers under his wing, started to wade through the sea of juvenle humanity Twentyfeet from the door he managed to mount a pile of snow and started to use his sky-scraper voice, but it was no use. Those boys yelled and whooped with so much zest and with such rasping rapidity that Noodles might just as well have hollered into last year's groundhog hole. Tin- "Newsies" of Punxsutu wney, as well us the balance of the boys «>l the burg, had a strenuous afternoon and evening1 yesterday, the centre of commotion at all times being Noodles Pagan, the champion Newsie, of New York. As per schedule the youngster* broke away from school aa soon as possible and made for the Spirit office. By four o'clock, the hour set for beginning the distribution of papers, Mahoning Street, for two blocks, was a mass of urchins, flanked on both sides by adults who had come to see the fun. THE GAME PRESERVE K. ('. Gourley lias Support of I'owers in Fight fop Tp«cI In Tills Section. On (lie farm. The homo of G. VV. Evans, on the John Kerr farm, wax the scene of a most enjoyable gathering; Thursday Surprise Party. I The neighbors and friends of Mrs. i Jane Butry last night tendered her a surprise party and about eight o'clock walked into her home on "Front Street, announced their intention of staying, and straightway started in to have a good time. (James, music, dancing, stories, a delicious luncheon, in fact almost everything that goes to make an evening's fun was enjoyed by Mes.flames Honey, Wells, Carter, Williard, Shaffer, Craft, MeSwan, Vanbryant, Murphy, CJrawl, Alberts. Hobbs, White, Sullivan Heighney, Mason, Graflius, Sink. Coulter, Fish. Bethunc, Watts, Conway, Augden. Beck, Misses Gourley, Murphy, GraffifJlus, Brady. Malise, Woomer. Carter, Hobba, Gourley, Messrs. Hobba, Fish, Bethune, Grawl, Beck MeSwan, Williard, Watt, Craft, Wells. Mason. A- twelve o'clock a luncheon, of which too many good things cannot be said, was placed on a table in the hallway, and for upwards of half an hour tie- eatables were removed in quk k succession. Dancing followed the luncheon and continued until after one o'clock. This is the fourth Of a series of informal parties held In the club rooms. I Twenty-five couples were present ! last evening at a rabbit party held | in the Iroquois Club rooms. From I nine until twelve the ever-popular game of "rabbit" engrossed the attention of the fifty present. T. Books Mitchell carried off the majority of the games and the gentlemen's prize. Mrs. Ward Brown, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. W. S. Dinsmore and Miss Clare Kunselman tied for th»- ladies' prise. A double play-off resulted in a victory for Mrs. John Brown. Two of the late publications were the winners' spoils. The regular program of the New York Stars, with some « xtras for the occasion, kept the youngsters and their parents, who were there 'n goodly numbers, in a high state of excite- If all of the boys who got in free are newsies then there are about 370 of them in Punxsutawney. At seven o'clock the boys again assembled on Mahoning Street and about a hundred strong marched and shouted until about eight o'clock when, headed by Noodles, they made off to the Jefferson Theater. Governor Pen- the lowest bidders. nypacker thought the schedule was for furniture; Snyder knew It was for "Was Sanderson the lowest bidder? Why on those three items alone Sanderson got $984,r>63.63 In excess ol' The address oi Mr, Scarlet, begun on Wednesday afternoon, was concluded yesterday, shortly before noon. In taking up his talk, the Danville lawyer pointed out that on the painting item, John Gibson bid $164,- 433.57 and Sanderson $789,473.16, a difference of $624,999.59; Sanderson bid $357,362.04 more on the bronze works, and $2,202 l'or gas and electric fixtures. The total excess of Sanderson's over the other bids on these three items, Mr. Scarlet said, was $984,563.63. The last addresses for the Commonwealth were dellveerd yesterday by James Scarlet and by Attorney General Todd, who spoke less than forty minutes in the afternoon. It would have been possible to have concluded the case late yesterday afternoon, but Judge Kunkel announced that hecause of the mad illuminating facilities of the jury room, he preferred not to send the jurymen out so late In the day. There is a vast number of exhibits to be examined. HARRISBURO, Pa., March 13.— Judge Kunkel delivered his charge this morning, starting at 10 o'clock, and then the twelve men were taken will be kept until they agree on a verdict, or disagree, in the Capitol graft cases. to the Grand Jury room where tiiey "Pui "Mr. E. C. Gourley is fast rounding up tht* powers that be in his efforts to establish a game preserve on the headwaters of Sandy, as witness the following letter received by him yesterday from the State Game Commissioner:Plans for the run from Magdaiena Hay to San Franc Use o have been worked out in connection with arrangements to receive the licet at San Francisco, which arrangements have been prepared tentatively by Secretary Metcalf after .several conferences with Governor Gillette of California,The Meet will put in about three weeks in target practice, a practice in which it is expected there will he great rivalry between the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, the latter having also been ordered to rendezvous at the bay. This will be a convincing demonstration that after more than 12,000 miles of cruising from the Atlantic roast the fleet has arrived on the Pacific in a high state of efficiency. Before tiring it will be necessary to lay out the ranges, which will require one or two days. The target practice will be unusually extensive, including battle practice with a rough sea and record practice in smooth water. Special to The Spirit. SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 13. — The arrival of Admiral Evans' fleet, at Magdalena Bay yesterday means that the long: trip from Hampton Koads is virtually ended. Of the total 14.000 miles only about 1,000 miles remain to be traversed between Magdalena Bay and San Francisco, the final objective point. The trip trom Callao, the last stopping: place, to Magdelena Bay is 1,102 nautical miles and formed the longest leg of ed Magdalena Bay shortly less than three months out from Hampton Koads. nypacker would have approved the ciuantitles plans which meant the ex- Harry Walker, Mrs. Andrew Beatly, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Moorehead. penditures of countless millions? Sny-i Mr. and Mrs.. "William Fetterman, der and Mathues approved them. It Mrs. Edward Fetterman, Mrs. David was part of the scheme. They say Fetterman, Mrs. James Grey, Mrs. the day's entertainment. Those who attended from this city are: HOOFS A FOOT IN DIAMETER operators. who have large I holdings in (he Allegheny Valley, are somewhat optimistic, believing that there are likely to be some fancy prices going before the difference of opinion between themselves and the miners are ajustcd." "Mine-run coal is being rigidly held at $1 per ton at the mines, while thirty days ago this price was perceptibly shaded on large orders. One operator reports, today, that his entire output is sold to April 1 and he is trying to buy along the Allegheny Valley for the benefit of his customers. 11«• has been paying for shipment to be made between March lf» and April 1. $1.10 per tone, minerun. llis action is a pretty good indication of what the best informed operators see in the prospects of the future.The DuBois Express, referlng to the situation In this section says: "During the last ten days bituminous coal dealers In the Buffalo market, have been enjoying a considerable increase in orders. This they attribute largely to the rumors of prospective trouble between the miners and operators. The meeting, which was called for February i!9, in Indianapolis, was adjourned for two week?, nothing having been accont| ptished. "The suggestion of a suspension of mining on April 1 is beginning to have its effect on the consuming public, which is providing against'a thirty-day or sixty-day shut down, and they are now for the lirst time, realizing the necessity of beginning to place extra orders. It is said that the number of orders which Home of the large operators have booked, during the last ten days, will practically take care of their entire output for the balance of the month. Some of: the railroads in this state are Just beginning to get information as to the . tru© situation and are beginning to look in various directions for an Increase in their available supply of fuel. at their stocking points. Referring to the outlook In the Bituminous Coal Regions, "Bluck Diamond," a New York publication devoted exclusively to coal interest news, has this to say: (Continued <>n pttgo kI\.) CAN BE BROUGHT FROM SOIL SUCCESSIVE CROPS OF TREES Continued on Page Three. Kach boy wa« Riven five crackers with the promise tbKt the one who ~ otuld oat his and whlMl lirst, after Troup 1 > \vb • r. • -•irlv tu,.k tin , \- completlng the job, should get a pviw* aiil nation for captain, auccessfully The contestants waded in bravtly. pas><d th<- ' i" pr<'inoiiun and has craunchinff to beat a sand crusher, but re« » i\t d h nuiis ion i* « a|»tam their hoppers and grinders soon t '«•«- and a commander of ment At the close of the show twenty urchins mounted the stage and engaged In a cracker-eating contest that produced more fun than a cage of monkeys. Lower Extremities Look llorse Itllc for Fifteen Years —- Its "Sec'y Game Commission. "Harrisburgr, March 12, 1908." "Respectfully yours, "JOSEPH KALBFl*S, "I am just in receipt of your letter of the 2nd and will certainly do everything In my power to help in the work you are pushing. I would much prefer to see the State own a tract of land In your section and will consult with the Forestry people about it. The Game Commission has no money to buy territory of this kind. We do not even have money wherewith to buy game for distribution. 1 am trying to have your organization come into the Penn. State Sportsmen's Association, so that we can unite in efforts of the kind you mention, as j well as others that tend to the betterment of game and tish conditions. Glad to hear from you at any time. •ley, Pa.,_ Gourley, HOAD SUPERVISORS WILL WORK WITHOUT WAGES fs competed at Magdalena Bay the combined fleets will head northward and on the way will engage in many drills and maneuver**. The practice will in' elude a division into two fleets, each containing eight battleships, eight cruisers and small torpedo flotilla,destroyers, repair ships, supply ships, etc. The fleet will be pitted against each other, and will work out the complex problems which have been devised bv the general board, as well as others which may be suggested by the flag officers of the fleet. Again, a division will be made into four fleets, each headed by four battleships, and still other problems will bo solved. Great benefit is expected from the work on so elaborate a scale. It is a noteworthy feature <»f the program that all this will be done without resorting to a navy yard, there being none in the vicinity, and any repairs which may be necessary will havo fo be made by the repair ships that accompany the fleet and in the machine shops on board (lie ships themselves. "It Is .sure that forest land can be made to grow successive crops of trees under proper methods us that plow land can be made to grow suecessive crops of wheat," says tin- Secretary of Agriculture in the par? of his annual report, just issued, in which he speaks «»f the National fores t. I'CIIII Township Officials lUvtlgii Mlieu This Action Is Taken. AID SOCIETY ENTERTAINED CUXHAVEN, Her, — The Uormun torpedo boat "S-IU" collided with an unknown vessel in the Kibe, and went down with the chief engineer. THE DECISION OF AUDITORS. Church Kiljoy l*)cii>4tnt Evening nt I'awtor'* Home. I,at I Un of Klaiiora I'rwbjininn "Just as American farming has had to develop and is still developing methods adapted to the conditions of each region io make the beat use of the agricultural lands, so must the forester learn by scientific study and practical trial to make the best use of our timberland. And the best use means, of course, not merely its best use for the growing of trees, but i s best use with reference to all interests directly or indirectly affected bv ,it. This country which once eould boast of forest resources richer tha.i any other nation in tin* world, has been cutting three times as much tUnber for a number of years as there is grown, and the consideration of timber as a crop to be carefully harvested has come at a time when many of the virgin forests are already depleted. Continuing. Secretary Wilson says, in part: HIE DEATHS II MOITH "Yesterday, when the purchase was made, it was found that the front hoofa* of the horse had grown to almost a foot in diameter. About eight inches of the animal's hoofs were cut off and the horse was taken to the stable of Plus Inlow, its new owner." "The owner became enraged at the actions of the animal and, after getting it back in the stable, swore that It should never leave the place as long as he owned it. During the 15 years the owner treated the horse kindly, feeding it regularly. With no exercise the horse began to grow fat and its hoofs became enormous. "Fifteen years ago the owner, who resides in the Sixth Ward, had his wife and child «»ut driving. The animal frightened and ran away, breaking up the carriage and throwing out it* occupants. "A horse that never once was taken out <>f its stable within the past ir> years, and was at one time considered a very fast driving horse, was yesterday sold by its owner to a local drayman and in the future will ">e -e°n on the streets of the city. Poisons who abhor largo pedal oxt re motley may find instruction in the following article from the Altoona Oazetto: The Secretary tells Interestingly of J how the government manages its tlmberlands as a trustee. it gives timber away through free-use permits In small quantities to the actual home-maker, who comes to develop the country, and in larger quantities ;•> communities for public purposes, it.- system of management is vastly different from tha: of a landlord. When large quantities of timber are harvested from the National Forest, .salt's a»v mude to th,- hiirhest bidder. !>u; under suili restrictions as look to the maintenance of a lastin* supply answering to .he needs ofJJio locality, to be had without favor t- Ism and without extortion.!* dem.lid based upon liie nrcessl.J- at the i< I sumer. "The timber in the National forests, which is the l"Kai y ,,t the grow'h of eenturie , is now in the truest sense public proper administered for the public benefit of the people primarily for the bene tit of the people of the West, sine, they are nearest at hand, but on the whole, for the benelit of every par of the country, since the welfare of every section is Interwoven with that.of all others. The communities and settlers adjacent to the forests are safe from any fear i>' monopoly of one of the chief net - esnlties of civilized man." wast' ful exploration that i s power to g«ow wood ami More water is be,- ing xtafeguajiiel for all time, and that neveiihiv . its pr« sent supply of useful material opcr i1' imrtiedate use wheni ver it I wanted. The report say s: *3S,«00 l llil: IN BM/riMOItt:. UAI/i't.MUKS. March 13 — o;a!> - After « stubborn twi-hour lltfht th*. llrrinan early '■ 'Hlay nubdued « blaze In the warehouse "f the ItaltinioTu Wall Paper Company. with a loss mi buililtnKs and contents e»tihatori at $38,000. THI: wkvthk C'AN'OK IUDQK (Oltli'f of the Weatheworks* — Partly cloudy tonight; fair and colder Saturday. "Ah time passes. H will doubtless appear that the principles which centuries of experience In older (jountriei have placed at our command can b< applied with increajUng good result as we grow more familiar with ou own special condition#. The ipsue 1; sharply between caring for our for ests by applying * jiyatem of knowi efficiency, or suffering certain Ins* not onli; of the forests, but of usable water and noil as well, through th«' operation of causes as certain to Bias are the rivers to run to the sea" The Forest Service now has admlniatration over more than l«4,000,000 acre* of (and- This if slightly more than one-flfth of the country's total formed area; the remainder is in the hand* of private owners. Nearly nil the tlipbermnd of the unappropriated public domain la now In the Natiomi Forests. This means that It is be ing protected aginat Are, then, uni , PITTSBURG, March 13. — For the fifth time in fo.ur weeks death visited the home of Mrs. Catharine Bpehr, of this place, today, her son, Jesse- aged four, dying: of spinal meningitis, Mrs. Spehr's husband died Febru- WJT li. and two djiya her father died. Then her daughter Mil- I died expired, being clqpely followed by a year-old t»rother, John. The only remaining member of the ffmlly beelden Mr*. Bpehr I* WUlle. who at LhU time I* lying 111 with an iutaek of, pae*«onla, iro* which; he U not ex|wcted to eurvlire. i The unfortunate mother la brokenhearted orer the Iom of her family. By United Ptpss. "It I* probable that other township* will take the mime action as has Penn and that other resignation* wall follow.""The auditors of the Township are J. N. Maharg, James Dodd* and Mark Starr. "Last year the auditors paid the ■supervisor* J-'i each for their services. It appears that the law does not authorise the expenditure of money for the pay of supervisors and the auditors held this year that the moneyshould not be paid. The supervisors will not serve without pay the* claim they have burdensome duties and hence handed in their resignations."At a meeting of the auditors of penn To.wnihip yesterday, at Mahurg, the decision was reached to deny the road supervisors compensation this year. This decision was followed promptly by the resignation of the supervisors. P. B. Dodd a, J. M. Douthett and O. P. Chlids. Road supervisors elected this spring. who have not yet heard of it may he expected to "hedge" when they learn that thoy are not to receive pay for their services hereafter. According to the Butler Kagle, here In what the supervisor* of Penn Township did when they learned that they were up against It: Hev, Teagarden. their pastor, has been laboring among these people for about seventeen years, with, the .eg* ception of a few months* the pulpit was supplied toy othtilh The church Is in as good condition, everything considered, as it ww .Was. and Is maintaining * Sunday School, Young People's Society, prayer meetings and regular;service#. The following were present: Mrs. Thomas Pifer, Mrs. Robert Hunter, Mrs. Solomon HlnderHtep, Mrs. William Nesbit, Mrs. Jasper N. McEiitU*e, Mrs. William Good, Mrs. John Dilley, aU of Eilanoro, and Mrs. J. H. Elder, of Ollveburg, who was an invited guest. After luncheon the ladies held their Usual business meeting and spent the afternoon in a social way. Late In the afternoon the ladies left on the street car for Eleanora. The Ladies Aid Society, of 15leano ra Presbyterian Church, was entertained at the home of Mrs. Harry G. Teaagrden, No. 514 West Mahoning Street, Thursday. At 12 o'clock the guests were invited to the dining room of the parsonage, where Mrs. Teagarden served a splendid luncheon, which was enjoyed by all. 'time. To carry out hi# theory he has | had a high-level or "stand up" de»k installed in his private office and spends much of his time on his feet, although by way of change he does perform some work at hl« ordlnry flat-top (leak. If there is anything In this scheme for increasing individual capacity certainly no person is more in need of It thap the Postmaster General, for he Is championing three important new projects—the parcels post, postal savings bank and the Introduction of stamp-vending machines—any of them suRicicnt to engross the attention of the most resourceful man of affairs. George C\ Meyer, of Boston,' now serving us postmaster general of| the United States, has a brand-new method of work that will cause business men all over the country to stand up and tuUe notice. His lately Introduced innovation is nothing less than a plan for performing desk work standing up Instead of sitting down, as has heretofore been the universal custom. Mr. Meyer, who, by th«> way. la .a millionaire and one of the most expert horseback riders in the«ountr>-, contends that not only w lf ,fc*althler ,to work standing than sltmuch more work can b# accomplished in a given space of r * \K ' mwm ■ ■•wV, ~| * Bpppft : . it : f ■ wMsll. ■ i-s '' . * < { ■'% i ■■-v • liSirWBtf''' ' ** m m ■ 'fU - ■*II M ' mm ■MM td Wj IDI1I WfcrtrtB-r- m * • ' . ■ ' ' " / ..  I» *