Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-05-26

              >llsi Nora I. fiullirlf an<l liarllioln HH'W Wed This Myrnl'iK- nil Address to Ills Fellow Workers. C. I?. Crissnuin, of Hrookville, Issues II. G. Bowers, Ciml «>|x<rnlor, Struck on lloiltl While Holding Pluilgliif;' Horse. 5000 Rendered Homeless in Dallas—Casuality List COM I'.KK.M E \T tool, SPHIVCa WILL RESIDE IN THIS CITY Over 100. LITTLE GIRL TAKES A IUI>E Local Thespians Delight Large Audience With Their Cleverness. "Id MEXICO" m i HIT Of THE SEM POPULAR PUNX'Y COUPLE UNITED IN MARRIAGE PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1008 PRICE OF COAL WILL ROT BE ADVANCED INJURED WHILE SAVING GIRL FROM BAD PLIGHT SUCCESS OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION SURE flood muffin LOSS HAY REACH $3,898,000 ■ ' • ♦ VOL. II—NO. 217 Miss Carrol Newberry Christened the Latest of Uncle Sam's Ships. BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN LAUNCHED TODAY Sity Edition mm Authracite Operators Deny Rumor of Wage Reduction For Miners. THi: WEATI1KR FEW BODIES FOUND ABOUT HALF FINISHED PROFITS LESSENING SONG HITS GALORE i. leaving no stone unturned to make tlie local conferences an.I the annual <' R. Cri.sman, of Brookvllle, t'oiinty Chairman .of tin* Sunday School Workers of Jefferson County, address to his coworkers, which reads ''hairmau Crlssman has Issued an sue of The Spirit, a success, i ounty convent ions. the programs for whi' h were printed in Saturday's Is- as follows; "Dear Fellow Worker;- We have i i.ci' for Hie ttutelay Sehool workers i»: the coutily to !><• held tin* \v« eU pi eroding the Cimniy (''invention v. hirh convenes in Ii«ynoidsviHr, Juno 9th uim! iOlh. II is expected tha: the program will be a live wire frftm start lo finish, and we want you and yi.ur friends l«» i-nini com early and get n good seat, and he ready lo take arrngi'U for .1 t ri«of Loral Confer- The brl.ir, w ho for Home time hii ■ been employed as stenographer for the Bear Run Coal & Coke ('ompnny, :?> highly accomplished. «»f exceptional beauty ami Is exceedingly popular among the younger .set. The bridegroom 1m the proprietor of the Punxsuiawney Bottling Works. He is a young man of excellent business ability and numbers his friends here by the hundred. The bride wa> attended by her ulster, Miss Xelle Ciuthrle, while a brother of the bridegroom, Augustus FI» ck« nsteln, was best man. The cere- Oniony was witnessed by a large number of invited guests, who, following Jif tying of the nuptial knot, partook of u bounteous wedding breakfast at the home of the bride. The young Couple left on the noon train for HufTalo and Niagara Falls, New ! ork, where they will remain for several days. tTpon their return they will take up housekeeping in this city. Miss Nora I. Guthrie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Guthrie, of I'.eyer Avenue, and Hart J. Pleckenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleckensteln, of Blalrsville, were united In marriage this morning at eight o'clock In the SS. Cosmas Damlan Roman Catholic Church by liev. Father John Link. mis. JOHN Y. SMITTEN 1>EA1) "Another report has been persis- j ■cntly circulated to the effect that | plans are under way looking to th< distribution of coal direct to retail consumers. This rumor is without foundation in truth, as the mining ii terests have no desire to extend the Held of their activity beyond the mining and manufacture of coal, and Its delivery in the wholesale markets I ' hero it may be needed." devices. of coal been contemplated, notwlth standing '.hat the cost of mining has greatly Increased since 1903, when the present wage arrangement went into effect. This increase is due to a number of causes, among them being the exaustion of the more accessible and richer veins; the increased cost of materials, notably timber, the Installation of electric haulage; and, as mining gets deeper and more difficult, the provision of more expensive safety "As the existing agreement with tieminers remains In force until April 1. 1909, no consideration has been given to the terms :>r conditions of a new one; nor has an advance in the price unless the miners accept a reduction in wages after April 1, 190U, the following statement is made on behalf of the anthracite operators: crease In the price is contemplated having gained currency that an in- Special to The SpirjU NEW YORK, May l'6.—A report P The river last night parsed the Record of fifty-two t'cet made in , xt'66, when buuini's.s hou.sos standing in what is now a poor residence Quarter of Dallas, were swamped. Thhf tame part of the city is under several feet of water and thousands have lost their household effects while tho residence quarter of North Dallas Is cut off from thr business part of the city so far as strert car linos are roncc mod. Only one line i; operating to a part of North Dallas. The water works plant is out of commission ond tho light plant is inundated. •liar;'. Sheriff Led hot tor clings to his estimate that 100 persons perished. Today relief camps are being laid ru! and stands established from which to feed the hungry. TCstimates of loss jfcary from $1,500,000 to tim e million No one hero can identify thr bodies that have been found up to this time. [ A few bodies were recovered from j branches of tr< • s where they were J caught, but for the most part the bodf t i«-a have been washed down to points B below. By United Press. DALLAS, TMay 20. — Wearing the appearance of a eity under martial law, with armed guards everywhere, Dallas today has turned to th > relief and rescue work necessary to succor 5.000 people who were made homeless by flod and care for the* bodies of those drowned as rapidly as •they are found. UIS MUNI MINKKS KKTl'KX TO WORK Population of Semitic Turns Out En Masse to See Uncle Sam's , f Sailors. By United P ress. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 20.— Throughout the Southwestern District the mines is being resumed ' St»y' tomorro w lfl'gTii It X'J* es- fs m That 35,000 miners who have Mlo two months, will be back at Aid jobs. # signing of the new• agreement iwo years yesterday, makes the fnption of work possible. "Thanking you for any help you may bo able to give in promoting the Sunday Scho<d work, I remain, "Very sincerely yours, "('. It. CltlSSMAN", "County Chairman." "Vour school should br wrll ropresrntrd at thr CounLy Convention.' Much good may hr rrcrived in case this Is soon to. Your school i.s entitled to two delegates. Seek to send persons who will bring you back the most good. While I4. Is an enjoyable occasion, yet it is business— the Lord's business, and should be looked upon as'surh. "Thr program is lo hr a frre-fora 11 discussion, and We want you to rrmr with your brain in a ferment, and your tongue untied. He sure to discuFs at least one of these subjects, and as many more as you get a chance. To get in what you want to say. hop up the minute the question is announced, and talk so fast you will get all said in one ;<» three minutes. Kvcry pa. tor. superintendent and (earlier is expected to come. Urge them to he present. We I your el p. This is an opportunity for the el'iui f h people to show that they have living Interest in the Sunday School work in their community. part. 'he greatest living AUTHORITY ON EXPLOSIVES When completed the Michigan will displace 1C,000 tons, an.I will carry in addition to her battery of eight 12- incli guns, twenty-two 'three-inch guns and sixteen small rapid-lire guns. She will also be fitted with two submerged 21-inch torpedo tubes. On her trial trip, according to the conditions of the contract, she will be required to develop a speed of at least 18 1-2 knots an hour. Tho turrets will be electrically con- 1 trolled, while the most complete ar- | rangements for obviating tho dangers of turret explosions and other accidents which have caused so many disasters in the navy will be used to protect the mon who will handle the groat guns on the Michigan. The engines of the new battleship are to have a combined indicated horsepower of 16,500, each engine to be in a separate water-tight compartment. The twelve water-tubr boilers, which arr to be litted with suprrhratrrs, will be in three watertight compartments, and the coal bunkers are to have a maximum capacity o fahout 2,200 tons. All the main compartments below the gun deck will be provided with forced ventilation.The river about the shipbuilding plant was tilled with boats, and as tin new defender of the Hag took the water a great salute was given her by all tho craft, and by the whistles of nearby manufacturing establishments. The band played "The Star Spangled Banner," and the assembled crowd, including the party of nearly 100 citizens of Michigan, cheered itself hoarse. As the ship loft tho ways Miss Carol I (a rnes Newberry, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry. raised the berlbboned bottle of champagne and dashed it against the rere ling wall of steel, exclaiming " I christen thee Michigan.*' tl< ship Michigan, the first of the all big gun battleships of the United States Navy, was launched today at the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Company In the presence of a distinguished gathering of officials from Washington and the State of Ml< higau. CAMDEN, N. J., May 26.—The bat- Special to The Spirit. READY FOB FLEET Tnconftt Milking Preparation to Welcome Battleship Fleet. c. f. cum [ The body was brought to Indiana on the 11:07 train Monday morning and was Interred immediaely in Oakland Cemetery.—Indiana Gaxette. I She i.s survived by the following children, all of whom attended the funeral: Archie T., N. C., S. H. and Mis# Florence Smitten, all of Pitts-, burg-; James M., of Fallen, Neb.; Richard D. and George M., of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Frank W B*ll, of Frost burg; Jefferson County. Mrs. Nancy N. MeComb Smitten, daughter of the lat»- Janu-s and Juno McLaughlin McComb, and widow of I John Y. Smitten, died at the home of her son, Samuel H. Smitten, 1320 collier Street, E. 10., Pittsburg, on Sat-' urday, May 23, In her «*lghtleth year. Death was due to peritonitis, from which she had been a sufferer for only a week. Mrs. Smitten was born • m th<» old McComb homestead, near where Covode la now located and what 1..; now known as the George Qourley place. She was married In 1851 to I John Y. Smitten, a prominent youne many of that vicinity. They lived at Marchand for nearly 50 years, where Mr. Smitten established a large mer. cantile business, which he conducted to tin* time of ills .leath, May 1, 1900. The deceased then moved to Pittsburg. I where she had since lived with her I son. | A:i Investigation disclosed the fart that she had "borrowed" a wheel and the condition of her garments and barked shins indicated that in trying to learn to manipulate it .she had rolled half time on top of the wheel over inoKl of the baek streets in town. The little girl who caused the commotion is naturally fond of excitement. Last week one day she remained away most of the day. When asked what .-he had been doing she .said that >he had been learning to ride a bicycle. Asked where she tot tin* bicycle, she said that she had borrowed it at Freas*. About 10 minutes after the scrimmage described the horse, still frightened, began to rear and charge again, and doubtless would have broken its neck had not a number of men come to the rescue. When the horse charged the last time, before Mr. Bowers caught It, the little girl was hurled from the buggy to the pavement. Everybody who witnessed the affair feared that the horse would jump upon her at any moment, and it seemed as If she must have been badly Injured, but she regained her feet and suffered only a slight bruise on her right cheek, where It came In contact with some wares that were on exhibition on the sidewalk. The horse belongs to Qeorge Mc- Oonaughey, of Marchand, and was one that was brought here f roin Texas when the State Police first came to Punxsuiawney. It had become quite sedate, and had given no trouble since it was broke to the bridle and harness until the little girl began to whip i i* Inst night. I Fortunately the injury was only a scalp wound, about two inches long. In the mlxup Mr. Dowers received a sever wound on the right arm, and one on his knee. The one toe of the shoe scraped a deep gash about two inches long from the top of his head to his forehead. Mr. Bowers gave the animal in charge of other men who came to his assistance, and with te blood oozing through Ills handkerchief, hastened to Dr. 1'3rube's Hospital, where the necessary repairs were made. Rvidently thinking that the horse | needed exercise the little girl climbed iato the buggy and began to ply tlift whip. The horse reared and the more it plunged the greater was the di light of the youthful driver. Finally the horse plunged and drew the buggy onto the sidewalk, spilling the little girl out. The animal then reared as If to climY) rne telegraph pole. Mr. Bowers, who saw the little girl's predicament, ran to the horse's head and seized the reins. As he did so the animal, which was still on lis hind feet, struck forward, the blow landing oil top of Mr. Bowers' head. Little Mary McGregor, who lives with her grandmother in apartments on the third floor of the Winslow IS lock, at about <1:45 o'clock found a horse and buggy tied to a telegraph pole in front of the Gilpin Street entrance to Davis' China Store. Harvey G. BoWers, the coal operator, received a ba.l cut on the head and had a narrow escape frome serious injury last nigh: at about six o'clock, while In the act of rescuing si little girl from a bad plight. II is a Source of Terror to Trout Flsh- THE CK.V/Y HOUSE Among the generous contributors to the fund were tin* Japanese residents of* Taeoma. They have been given entire charge of the pyrotechnieal display and If this future of the program dees not surpflss anything of lt.-» kind ever seen in the Northwest it will not be because of lack of effort or expenditure of money. TACOMA, Wash.. May 2G.—A fund of nearly $25,000 has been raised by the 'feeoma Chamber of Commerce to provide entertainment for the officers and men of the battleship fleet which will arrive here tomorrow for a stay of severay days. Special to The Spirit. BRYAN CHALLENGES TAFT Occupying seats on the reviewing stand, located at tin* corner «»t* Second Avenue and Stewart Street, werd the State officials of Washington and invited guests from other States, Mayor Miller and other officials of Seattle and the executives of a number of other cities in the Northwest. The uniformed fraternal organizations in lino included the Modern Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Foresters, Patriarchs Militant, and Woodmen of the World. The military division of the parade embraced thirteen companies of the Coast Artillery of the Puget Sound di. trict, in command of Colonel Albert S. Cummins. The famous Sixth United States Artillery Hand furnished the music for this division. The men from the shops numbered several •thousand, and the line of march extended over a distance of nearly five miles, leading through First Avenue, Jackson Street, Second Avenue, Union Street, and a number of other leading thoroughfares, all of which were lavishly decorated with tiie national colors. SEATTLE, Wash., May L'6.—Blue- Bluejackets and marines from the Atlantic fleet now lying In the harbor joined with a large force of soldiers representing the military posts in this vicinity and a great number of fraternal organizations in the most notable parade this city has ever known. The event took place this morning and was witnessed by immense crowds that lined the streets and occupied doors, windows and housetops. Special to The Spirit. l>t-nio<TiilU' ('undldule For Nomination \\ mils in Tulk—Struntt.- HnpiifDlnKH. 1HM. Pit K VENTS Ol'THAGE Awakens Sleeping Woman as Man is .Mmmii to Chloroform Her. (Copyright, Fawcett, Wash.) The wild horse wtikch haunts the woods beUveen liillmau and McGees Mills, has become a terror t«> trout fishermen In that locality. This furious ami vicious animal, which first brought Itself into notice by attacking ami making a determined effort to kill Alex Lowman, railway mail clerk, is ever on the lookout for trout fishermen, seeming to have a special grudge against them. On several occasions it has chased a fisherman up a tree or forced him to flee for his life. Its favorite paatlme is trying to tear off meti'i scalps with its teeth. A crazy horse Is certainly a frightful creature to encounter In the woods, and we don't blame people for being afraid to go trout fishing In that locality.(Clgned) "VVM. J. BRYAN." "I beg to suggest that an the loadlug candidates of our re<pectlve ,iartks, we Join in asking Congress to puss a bill requiring the publication of campaign contributions prior to the election. ir yotl think it beat we can ask other candidates to unite with us ill this request. WASHINGTON, IX C., May 20.— William Jennings Bryan Issued a chai- Icnege today to William Howard Taft. I: was an Invitation to join him In urging Congress to pass a bill prodding for publicity of campagn expenses. The Invitation came by v.lre from Lincoln, Neb., and says: Hy United Press. She was suddenly awakened from her nap by the loud barking of a dog and saw a roughly dressed man standing above her with a handkerchief that smelled strongly of chloroform In his hands. Her screams aroused the household, but during the excitement the Intruder escaped. MADISON, Wis., May 2G. — While taking a siesta on a couch In a room In the Executive Mansion, Mrs. James O. Davidson, wife of Governor Davluson, narrowly escaped being chloroformed and robbed. atre last night, ladies gold watch. Finder please return to box office—1* LOST—IN THE JEFFERSON THE- .In addition to to local conference* designated In Saturday's Issue .>f The Spirit, arrangements have been made tj hold one Saturday evening, June #fi In the Church of God, Cool Spring. J vantages and Necessity of 'the Junior Society, Mrs. Fred Barlow; The L. T. L., Mrs. Wilson. Wednesday afternoon—Devotional Services—Rev. F. B. Bonner; Buh!- ess;; The Importance of Junior Work, Mr*. W. L. Dickson; The Ad- the Strengthening of the Character, Rev. L. E. Mcllvalne; (2) As to the Development of Church Loyalty, Rev. W. W. Frey; (3) As to Interdenominational Fellowship, J. M. Correy. The Relation #nf the Christian Endeavor Society to Mission Work—(1) Home I Missions, Rev. F. M. He,linger; (2) [ Foreign Missions, Rev. Rob't. Mor- I rlson. he needs of the Church? (1) As to Tuesday evening—Devotional Services, L. K Weber; The Importance of Local Option, Rev. A. P. Oaupp. Wednesday Morning — Devotional Services, Miss Margaret Butler; Does th«- Christian Endeavor Society meet The Standard »>f Christian Life, Rev. A. D. McKay; The Second Mile, Rev. F A. Kearns. Tuesday afternoon—(Convention Sermon, Rev. C. A. Clark, 1>. I>.; Christian Citizenship, Rev S. T. Mimes; The llrst session was called at two o'clock, and there will be live sessions, concluding with a sermon which will be a delivered Wednesday night by Rev. G. (J. Kerr. Following Is the program: Today a large number of Christian Endeavorcrs from the two Presbyterian churches, the Lutheran Church, and the Reformed Church, of this place, went to Falls ('reek, to attend Jefferson County's christian Rndesvor Convention, which Is meeting in the Falls Creek Presbyterian Church. Ant! Just hero It must be mentioned that the chorus was made up of ft store or more of the tn6st comely, bk* witching and altogether  y< ung ladies that one woulfl Noted bandits and musllcans who contributed to the success of thd production were Harry Ifllllard as Juan, Maurice Coulter as Nlcolo. Bert Hampsoii as Estevan, Blaine William j a« Hebastlan. John L. Keoph as Vll- IIosi John Herpcl as Manuel, and Lew- Is K. Lardln as Fernando. by a badly sprained ankle. talents that Dr. What's-hls-nama would have described as ma-arvelous. And this was accomplished under ex- I. optional difficulties on account of Miss Smith having been handicapped Olaf Carlton anil chorus, easily took lirst place In the estimation of <the audience, and ••Kspana," by Misses Smith and Trultt and Messra. Bowers arid Carlton, brought out a variety of Of tlu» chorus work a column could be wriUt-n without exhausting one's bulary. "Horemla.'' by Messrs. Emery Rdwards, Penn McCartney and most difficult one That she ivt eiveil thunderous applause was due entirely to her superior, well-trained voire, and intelligent Interpretation of the lines. I other pronounced musical hits were "The Brigand's Love," by Ray Bowers, who never sang in better j voice, arid "Wine. Woman and Waltz," by Olaf I). Carlton. la the case of Mrs. Hughes, whoso number rendered in French, was a In no instance was the lack of practice wi ll the orchestra so fatal as "Keep off the Grass," by Miss ('ricks, "My Alamo Lover" by Miss Smith, a.'id 'The Voice of My Dream Love." by Miss Rlnn, were easily above the amateur performance, as were the "Moon Song." by Miss Jones and chorus, and the "Nymphs and Sylvans." a solo, by Mrs. C. G. Hughes. niy equal to all demands in these respects, but they "made up* charmingly. looked as pretty as the proverbial stage picture, and were constant source of delight to the audle ice. Miss Gene Smith as Dolores, Miss I Mary Rlnn as Dorothy, end Miss Lillian Cricks as Carmen, each won unstinted applause In parts that call for exceptional talent in speaking, dancing, acting, singing and stage business. These young ladies were not unquallfled success, But It was the young ladles who carried leading musical roles, and the large bevies of pretty and handsomely-costumed girls in the chorus that made the production a complete and alect and clever antics came as a gen- uine surprise. George E. Bender, as Morano, the chief bandit, sang several numbers hi splendid voice, hla I Toreador song: being one of the dlslilnctlve hits of the evening. tinctlon last night. The audle.ice doubtless was aware of a few discordant puusages caused by the unfamlllarity of the orchestra and the play| ers, each with the other, but they made no p/Jto of it. B. P. Kothsteln, as Isaac (Soldberg, a Cook's tourist, was the arch fun maker. His collection of jokea and localisms kept the audience In th«§ best of humor, and his originality, J1- were compelled at the last minute to go outside for an orchestra. DuRols came to th». rescue and considering the fact that the musicians and the cast had never practiced together, b« th acquitted themselves with dls- tles. Owing to an unfortunate situation In musical circles In Punxsutawney, ;h«* promoters of "In Mexico'' numbers was so delightfully rendered thai the entire audience joined In the applause and encores were demanded in every Instance. And It v« rblal stagt1 picture, and were a control back, but the real thing, and all this was In the face of many dlfflcul- Heretofore musical comedies given by local talent in Pungautavvney have had their particular admirers for each number, but last night it was dlff< rent. Each one of the seventeen luted "In Mexico," tlie home talent attraction at the Jefferson Theater last night. The bill brought out a fine, large audience and a better pleased crowd has not been assembled in the Jefferson aipce It Was dedicated. Seventeen musical numbers, each one of which, judged by the applause, made a distinct lilt, was what consti- WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 26.— The weather indications are: Showers and cooler tonight; fair Wednesday. The Junior Endeavor Society of Yatesboro, under the direction of their superintendent, Mrs. (,'. W. Hill, on Saturday night gave a recital followed by a penny social, which netted them $G8.06. A fish pond, guess, cakes, flowers, ice cream and fruit figured prominently In tlie sales, and the literary program included songs, duets and recitations by the following members: Lizzie Johnston, Ruth Bell, Mary Black, Anna Craig, Margaret Pryde and Bessie Notph. Itivital at Yatesboro. Virginia and Pennsylvania—are due dlerctly or Indirectly to the use of charges of dynamite or other explosives to break down the coal. Gradually it lias come to be realized that some explosives are muill less liable than others to induce the explosions ot coal dust or lire damp that snult out tile lives of hundreds of miners In an instant, but detailed information has been lacking as to just which of the explosives are "safest." Professor Munroe will endeavor to clear up this point, and it is expected that a.i a result of his work there will be passed a national law governing tho use of high explosives. Prof. Charles K. Munroe. the greateft living authority on hlsli explosives, has just undertaken a. line of invest!- j gation which it Is hoped will prove of benefit to a large proportion >>f the American people and will, ultimately, no doubt, save "thousands of lives. Professor Munroe will seek by means of a series of tests and investigation* to discover what explosives are best adapted for use in mining opera'ions. It is no secret that a-niajoority of the terlble disasters which occur in American coal mines—and particularly harrowing examples of which have lately been presented in West Mi' ■ / iw. " IHV ■n tWsWW. %