Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-07-29

              • J .V*' -;-r*w;'''•!£: V 1 LEECHBIIRG BIIXII FIERCE ELECTRIC STORM i TIME TO BUILD PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING JULY 29, 1908 AdvunlaKo of Ijowct l^rld-s, Contractor Says People uro Taking PRICE TWO CENTS DUTCH ORDER WAR SHIPS TO WEST INDIES (uplulii Rfffie Mini Uiiph-uaaiit Kxprrknttv al (irltyslmrg— T<Mi>|M>riirlly IIII11<I<<I. ORE HAULED SOUTH WAR OR APOLOGY TI;\<;I< i>i:\rn, The order for tin- assembling of the TAW JOINS SIIOVUMIKS' I'NION Nelson ami (inns Matched For Fori > -1 ive KoiiihI (io cm Sep- Inubcr tt. 1M>I«;|»KXI)KNTS VS. |>( HOIS. LIVK WIRtt KIliLS <;IICL KKSTIt.\lXIN<i ORDER REMNANTS. CAPTAIN' JOll> (Copyright, Fawcett, Wash.) K. IMI.LSIH UV TO \ I SIT MONTREAL THE WEATHER : ■ mm .l<>si-|ili Hi-ale llii' C'liU-f Stockholder. 20,000 Ton of Coal Leaving Punxsutawney Yards Each Day VOL. II—NO. 270 RAILROAD TRAFFIC USE FOR WOM OUT FARMS STILL INCREASING United States Forcwt Service Will Plant TriT» on NoiipnKluoIlvc I ill iid. Mrs. Thompson PlIsHS Auoy Suddenly at ller Southern Jlome. Battleships and Cruisers Under Sailing Orders—East Indian Squadron Ready SOCIETY LEADER DEAD By United Press. Tin: 11 AG U10. July 29.—The Netherlands government has ordered the The yard office crew never was busier, and ainee coal Is the chief item Speaking of railroad business the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg is not lacking in traffic which originates or Is billed to Punxsutawney. «li' and tin- commander of the East the cruisers Holland, Utrecht and Krii slaiul 11» assemble at the West In- battliships H< •eniskerch, Pietheim and Indian squadron has been notified to l»i prepared to dispatch his licet to At her various functions sin.- had •ntcrtaiiicd Presidents McKiuk> and Meveland, and many other famous ATLANTA, (.la., July L'U. Mrs. Joseph Thompson, a well-known sodety leader of this city, and known throughout the country for her magnificent entertainments, died .suddenly this morning at her home in " Brook wood." By United Press. men. Mrs. Thompson was of the Woman's Hoard of the Cotton States 10 x posit ion. supplement the regular fleet In the ev. nt of a blockade of Venezuelan \ » ne/in la at a moment's notice 'fin Ministry of the Marine is ncKoil.it inj; f«»r the purchase of sever- I . 1 nisiiipy, which will be used to ports. THE MOIRE Carpenters and laborers arc receiving; good wages aed the prospects far industrial peace In the building tra is were never brighter. Mr. Syk'-s believes that t!.oje who Loild this year will be fortunate as to I rices for lumber and supplies, as the signs point to an advance ail along the line by another yet'.". Eleven carpenters are now at work tin the Catholic Church in Rossitcr, and work on the Homer City bank building is progressing satisfactorily. The Sykesvill » school house will bo almost a replica of the new school building at I:i-a Run, and will be ready for occupancy this fall. Besides the new school house contracts which were awarded Monday Mr. Sykea is erecting a handsome new school house in his home town, a largo Catholic Church in llosslter, and a three-story, stone front bank in Homer C;;y, Indiana County. A. W. Sykes, the Sykesville building contractor, was in Punxsutawney yesterday on his way home from Indiana county, where he was the successful bidder on contracts which call for the erection of two new .schoolhouses.Mr .Sykcs is not bothering much about the alleged financial panic, as he now has contracts wh'ch will keep him very busy the balance of the year. o plunge into a war with Venezuela i"ii a; home thi (idveriunent about ll« « t or. nnoiied intense excitement Ihroughoti- tli, eapital, and Is taken o m<• a i that <!'• spite Socialist opposl- 1111 • s (';i> ro completely backs down l'mnt hi- arrogant position, IIGHMI BOUT Wearing- the Article. Spokane Women (ict (hit* Free For At the home of Louis Aliens, in Logansport, where she received shelter, she said she was searching for lier sweetheart who had disappeared, but would give no furter information. She left the Aleous house a short time before }*he was killed, if her identity is not established soon she will be buried in the Klttanuing cemetery. KITTANN1NO, J'a., July !'!•. Inves* ligation into the death of tin- young and ha ndsu mo foreign woman \vlin was killed by a train at K< ilrs's Station, <<n the Allegheny Valley railroad last Saturday, discloses that : lit was searching minim-- f«. Frank Salak. cam ps "If Major llcalo's liabilities and assets were withdrawn fram those of the bank and tin other for incorporators it would have the laC.er combined liabilities exceeding the a/sets by ? 10 J,ssr>while including Major Heule's schedule, the combined assets exceed tin- liabilities by $S46,5415- .03, so that on the disposition of the Major's holdings depends very large* 'y the outcome of the bank's affairs. "Among I nose who are in a position to know \'hereof they speak .;»evo is an exultation that the total russets of the closed Leech bur jr bank, fixed in the schedule lile 1 in the bankruptcy leiirt :it $r»07,'JS0.:»o, will hardly exceed $ 1 f» 0,0 0 0, while th » aggregate liabilities are estimated by the same sources t'» reach probably $175.- 000, nbou; $34,000 'hcs than given in the schedule. The affairs <»f the closed Leechburg bank, if wound up at present, according to Monday's Kittanning Times, | would wipe out the fortune of Joseph (5. Beale, the present member of Congress from this district. The Times article says, in part: "All the indebtedness involved it is asserted ;ould be ni. . in full were the extensive holdings of Congressman Joseph G. It-ale to be disposed of advantageously Major 1'eale, in his schedule places his liabilities at $112,- 717.«and his assets at $ 1.302,1 41*.<12, a large port in11 of which is invcs'.ed in coal lands, v hlch at i forced sale are not looked to bring prices that the properties may be \:>ki« I at. If some of tVe holdings could be withheld from tii" market: for a time it is believed their worth might be enhanced.REV. PENDER 01 PROHIBITION On Thursday, EvriiiiiK, duly 30, Kinilient Minister Will Talk in Sal- Vat Ion Army Hall, The Ohio farmer mentioned above expects to plant chestnut in the blank spaces aft after removal of the Ilrst crop of Christmas trees. About the time when the last spyuce is cut, it is predicted that the chestnut will be ready for the axe. In addition, caialpa, black locust, elm, box elder, and sycamore will be planted All of the trees mentioned are excellent for the purpose; growing well on les.; fertile land, and a comparatively quick return on the money ii vested. One of the fundamental principles of forest economics, say the experts, is that soil which is not good enough to make the growing of cereal crops profitable, should be devoted to the production of wood crops. This docs not mean that trees grow better on 1-oor soil thr.n on fertile soil. But, in proportion to the mon-y Invested better leturns arc secure 1 from trees planted on the less valuable land. An Ohio farmer suggested • tin* scheme. He owns a homestead whero farming has been a losing proposition. He has therefore decide 1 to plant the entire tract with tre -s. Norway spruce has been selected ihe tree, and as soon as they are large enough they will be sold for Christmas trees—and, by the way, Christmas trees bring first-class prices. By United Press. WASHINGTON, July 29.—The United States Forest Service has pla;i for the utilization of the Worn-out farms of the country—a scheme to make them a paying proposition. Ths idea is simply to plant trees. Wilt TRY FOR RECORD .lames Croffroth arranged the ma It'll, which is scheduled to go foriylive rounds. I'Jddie Smith lias been selected a.s the referee. h'luhcr SAX KIlANi'lSCO, July 29.—Bat- Ming Nelson and Joe Qan» have been matched for another light for the lightweight championship of the ! i«> take p'ace at Colma on ' By United Press. The honor was conferred by the International officers at the home of hli brother, Charles i\ Tall. Mr. Tafl leaves Cincinnati at nine o'clock tonight for Hot .Springs. By United Press. CINCINNATI, July lit*. -Judge Taft, | Republican candidate for President of the United States, this morning be- I'camo a full Hedged honorary member I of the International Steam Shovelers' 1 Union. Indomitable Heady With Extra'Firemen ami Coal—Kx peels to Ileal Time Marie by the !<usitaiiia. \TTOIJ\i:v COMMN'S SUICIDE <'M A Al BK11SHUHG, Pa., July 29.— 11, o race L. Header, former city clerk and district attorney of Franklin County, committed suicide yesterday while in bed at his home, by shooting.The Punxsutawney Independent baseball team is having* a bout with the DuRois leaguers this afternoon at East Knd Park. The Independents will play th|C iieynoldsville team liere [ Monday and the Glen f'ambbell nine next Wednesday. The Troop D and | West Knd teams will play a game Fri- I day. RACING HI SARATOGA Bishop Warren, who heard him lecture at Denver, Col., says: To those I concerned:—"I am happy to commend the lecture of Rev. J. T. Pender on the 'Bright Side of an Itinerant's Life' a.s a very graphic, lutiiling, and entertaining account of a preacher's experience on the Border in the time? of great peril. It »v111 stir the courage and zeal of the hearers.—H. VV. Warren.—dt2 Rev. J. T. Pender, a lecturer of MMtinnul reputation, will "peak on Pr •iiib'tlon in the Salvation Army Uarracks Thursday night, July 30, and preach in the M. E. Church Sunday night, August 2. There are some who believe that the servleo of Ren H. Rice, chief of the police department and the bine coats, as well as the tin* brigade, will bo required the quartet makes i its appearance i'i the principal thoroughfare. , Taking thi«; as a v«rdiefc. Frederick K. ijoodall, presidtni of the chamber ej commerce, who ip also manager of a dry goods store, will present a directoire with all the frills and slashes to each of the first four women who will wear one of the freak Pa' risian gowns in Riverside Avenue the last day of this month. Other stores will also have big stocks of the French and American models. SPOKANE, Wash., July 21). -When Jessie Shirley, leading woman of a stock company, now playing its 170th consecutive week In a theater here, appeared In a sheath gown of gray broadcloth and black silk, the other ilgh', the capacity audience ch»ercd Itself hoarse an \ bllstere 1 Its palms by band clapping. Special to The Spirit. vcnlcd. Ncu Peril of Berry-Picking Is Jte- sylvania. (b ad and Injured after thi* storm was such as to make any person who witnessed it proud of tin- men who constitute the National Guard of Penn- Capt. Reese states that the camp was one of the llnost he liad ever seen, and that the diseipline'of the men as shown while they were rescuing; the His identity was not established un-1 after roll call next day. Yesterday, b yusing colored glasses, he was able to return t<> Punxsutawney and today his sight is much improved, with the prospects for rapid recovery very bright. During the progress of the storm Captain Reese's tent was wrecked and he was taken from the debris by a searching party and hurried away to a hospital, where it was found that his eyesight had been seriously impaired. Friday, having become almost totally blind, he was taken to Pittsburg and placed in charge of a specialist where, after four days, his isght began to improve. an eye specialist for several days. Captain Reese was among those who attended the National Guard Encampment at Gettysburg last week, and it was his misfortune, to be present during - the terrible storm which last Thursday night swept over the famous battlefield, killing three guardsmen, injuring many others and wrecking many tents. J. L. Reese, captain of Troop D, State Police, located at this pjace, yesterday returned from Pittsburg, where he had been under the care of The terrible effects of the electrical demonstration was manifested on the ' body of one of the men who got killed. Standing; with one foot on an iron water main, the lightning; cut his body in twain, burned all of his clothing; and charred him beyond recognition. Hundreds of guardsmen of the 10,- 000 encamped at Gettysburg that night, next day, besides being partially blind, felt as though they had been pummelcd almost to death. "The lightning play," said Captain! ltees, "seemed to take effect in spots, the bolts rlsng and falling, and producing a tierce shock and light that blinded and paralyzed men." The great currents of positive and negative electricity seemed to meet near the surface of the earth, which at th time was covered with about six Inches ot water, and whenever an explosion occurred ruin followed. none of those approached the storm of last Thursday night In the matter of electrical destructiveness. a position to notice its progress during most of the evening. Ho states that he has witnessed many notable storms, including the western cyclone, the Paclllc tornado, the Far Fast hurricane and the Atlantic blizzard, but Before his tent was wrecked Capt. Reese observed the storm from a point of vantage and therefore was in (■anthlif. Houses Closctl—No Helling —Probably Death lllou to Ite.sorl. OIIY LEAGUE DISBANDED The Prince expressed regret that he was unable to accept invitations received to visit the United States. It is believed that no fighting vessel or mercantile ship of any nai *-n possesses the speed of the Indomitable.A special crew of firemen and an extra cargo of coal were made ready before departure. QUEBEC, July 29.—On board the Indomitable, Great Britain's greatest cruiser, the Prince of Wales sailed this morning for England. The big fighter is scheduled to make the fastest time on record across the Atlantic, and will endeavor to beat the dashes of the steamers Mauretania and Lusitania. By United Press. ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY (>umc ail lii-ookvillc. To Reorganize \|oug New Lilies—l''ast New York Police Toree Investigating Revolting Crime in Brooklyn. r'" ■ That industrial eondit'om: in this section are more than ord:navilv satisfactory is a'tested by In•? fact that there is not the; least sign : f discontent manifested by the toilers, and there is apparently the best of feeling obtaining betwen the employer and the employe. Although coal is being mined and marketed at n fairly rapid rate anil in rather satisfactory quantities, the R A': P. Company keeps about 1,000 cars loaded and ready for extra orders, in the Punxsutawney aid surrounding mine yards. Pittsburg to Punxsutawney, where •they were rebilled to Clearfield, and from thence to tidewate** over the New York Central Raihoad. Their destination is Europe and it is said that lareg orders of steel will be moved over the same route for the other side of the pond this season. The onlv business *hat does not show a satisfactory improvement in this section 's the manufacture of coke, most of the output at present being taken by the furnaces in Central Pennsylvania. tons of steel rails were billed from the local furnaces, inelu the Punxsutawney Iron Works in this place, the Adrian Furnace at DuBois, and the furnace at Josephine. It may not be generally known, but It is a fact, nevertheless, that Pittsburg ships a considerable quantity of heavy freight to tide water via Punxsutawney. Last week about 4,000 present. L morning their were about. twenty i,-li«ln>l(>ada>, 400 cars of ore in the DuBois yards for distribution among so large as at Monday Same is true of shipments south. Ore 'shipments to this section were never and freight north booming, but the Not only is the movement of coal The Jndiur.a field, although not up t«» the Jefferson Omnty operations, is being operated steadily, the greater rart of the coal bcin& shipped 1 > C* nadian points. During the past week coal shipments averaged about twenty-four trains, thirty cars to the train, fifty tors to the car, or about 20,000 tons per day. About all of the mines in the Punxsutawney field worked four days, which is ahou' as much time as they can be worked per w*»ek .with profit. At Yatesboro, which produces coal that M greatly in demand. the mines worked six days. The other crews come from Salamanca, N. Y., bringing down ore and merchandise, and returning with coal for the lake and Canadian trade. As a matter of fact, it now requires twenty-four train crews to handle the. business on the B., R. & P. at this point. About half of that number reside in Punxsutawney and their duty is to assemble the coal, coke and merchandise in the Punxsutawney yards whero it is billed to its destination. it follows that business in that line is picking up—in fact ha« picked up -—until it approaches the normal output for this time of the year. MOTOR DRAT WAGON Hazel's clothing was on lire when the rescuers arrived, but the blaze was extinguished before she" was seriously burned. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Trcssler of South Connellsvlllc are the parents of the two girls. crisp. Hazel's cries attracted attention of passersby, who found Cecelia dead. Hy cutting the wire they extriacted her body from the bushes. The dead girl's clothing was partly burned off, while her arms were roasted to a CONNELLSVILLK. July 2!>. — Cecelia Trcssler, twelve years old, was killed, and her sister, Hazel, aged seventeen, is iii a serious condition as the result of the former grasping a live wire near their home .South Conndlsville Tuesday. The two were l>i< king berries among thick bushes, when Cecelia, in pushing the branches aside, seized a trolley feed wire which had been blown down. ' -• - >v V ... ■ ' of I.umber. Oil) Auto Kelllixlcliil for the Delivery OLI) MAX DKFIKS SIIKKIFF the course by the Jockey Club. The association has put up purses which, throughout the meeting will average about $130 to a raci. The mooting Is to contl' ue eleven days. The patronage docs r promise much, bu: ll' it nhould pan out better than exjieeted the lUHnage.'nent will extend tile meeting for the full twenty-one days originally allotted to ushionable and best known summer •e.vort on this side of the* Atlantic. prohibtion of betting will be the final knockout of the popularity of what was for many years the gayest, most iiiK Association is to begin here tomorrow, when for the first time tlr famous resort will witness a rue< meeting without open betting. The (•losing of the gambling houses a year or more ago proved a blow from which Saratoga has never recovered, and now it is predicted that the SARATOGA, X. V.. July L'!>. The annual meeting of the Saratoga liao- Speeial to The Spirit. The entire detective force of the district is working on the ease in a vigorous search for a clue that may lead to the detection of the perpetrator. t It is doubtful, however, if the Identity of tTie woman will ever be discovered, owing to the corpse being so badly disfigured by tin' flames. That the attempted destruction of the body was mean; to hide a murder seem.'i certain. NEW YORK, July 2i».—A revolting crime was bared this morning when the ho ly of a woman was found burning in a bonfire on a vacant lot on Cayier Street, Brooklyn. I3y United Press. According to tholr story a Hon induced them to sign what thoy believed to ho a harmless paper, but which turned <»ut to be a mortgage. Yesterday the little place was sold at sheriffs' auction. MARION, O . July 2!).—Martin Berry, aged 71. last night guarded his littl» home west <>f here, defying the authorities to eject him. He and his aged wife say they will die before they will give up their home and be turned out penniless. The values that, will be offered at Eberhart's three day Remnant Hale warrant careful consideration by all economic buyers. Odd lots in every department, will be marked regardless of cost. Our big ad only enumerates a few of the many Items Included In this sweeping reduction.—1. OIL STRIKE AT MINGO The injunction is asked for until the valldty of the laws have been tested In the courts. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 2(1. — The attorneys of all the railroads operating In the State of Arkansas this morning applied to Judge Vandervenier, of the United States Circuit Court, here, for a temporary order restraining the State ltailroad Commissioner of Arkansas fom enforcing the rate laws which were recently passed by the legislature of that State. By United Press. Yesterday Mr. Cole loaded his new motor dray with lumber and delivered It to the point desired and the new vehicle has been found to work so admirably that there is already talk of gelling the horse and dray wagon which for n number of years has been lined to deliver the lighter forms of building supplies. The new vehicle looks like a long tailed bird, but the possibilities It suggests looks bad for the dray horse. The transformation was effected by removing the woodwork back of the seats and constructing In its stead a bed. The tires were sent to a factory and tilled with a composition making them solid and durable. The motor dray wagon made its advent in Punxsutawney yesterday when VV. K. Cole, the contractor, completed some radical changes on the body, anterior parts and. wheels of a runabout and pressed the odd looking vehicle Into service. By United Press. MINGO JUNCTION, O., July 29.— Tills town Is a state of excitement today over the big oil strike which has been made here. Oil Operators from many sections of the country . are eagerly bidding for leases on two 200- barrol wells. <1*1. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2d.— The weather indications are: Fair tonight and Thursday. Nearly stationary temperature. •omj, uo ponuuuoj The Cubp and the Athletics yesterday, in a game that was remarkable for bases on balls and stolen bases, These suggestion!* .are made in good faith and are submitted for the consideration r»/ the lessees of the East End Park. The Independents have been traveling in fast company recently. Marge's team yesterday all but trounced the strong Brookvllle aggregation, and Troop D is spoilng to get a team into some kind of a league. The teams now in shape to play good ball arc tin* Punx»utawn?y Independents, Marge's West Enu team and the Troop I) team, and there is no doubt but what Fred Campbell and Frank Boney could select a nine from the remnants of the City League teams that would be able to h*>ld its own with any of them. tion that could go ahead wi'h some such schedule as had been adopted h,v the City League, The only hope of a continuance of anything like organized ball liys In tin4 suggestion advanced this forenoon, when some of the sports advanced a proposition to incorporate the three well-defined teams now in existence in Punxsutawney and with a fourth that could be recruited from the defunct City League, perfect a new organiza- The City Haseball League, as suc h, has passed into local baseball history, and unless there is a re-alignment of teams the situation looks dubious for anything like organized baseball in Punxsutawney the balance of the season.MONTREAL, July 2!*. — Prepara-j tions are being made for fitting welcome to Lord Roberts, who Is to ar-; rive in Montreal tomorrow as the guest of Mr. and Mrs Robert Meighen. The famous Britis-'i commander is to remain here days, af- Iter which he will procee 1 to ti.e West, and will visit Toronto, afterward? going to Niagara Falls. i dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, which j iiin-w tii:* Spaniards into .such a panic I wh«'ii she appeared before Santiago. A lew years nqo he also had eaperi< nee In recent years as assistant to ihe chief of the Bureau of f,en. so that he comes well qualified to tin I ask of actln* as "bualneia manager" of the Navy at a Jme a *n the bulk of our sea power Is en#awe<t In the most remarkable cruise In our history. . ft f 1MJ Capt. John E. Pillshury, who now holds the position of chief of tl-e .Bureau of Navigation of the United States Navy—a posi made vacant by the sensational resignation of Hear Admiral Brownson—is one of the best Known and most capable officers of Uncle Sam's sea service. A native of Massachusetts, he entered the Navol Academy in 1S62. ami graduated five year* inter. DurliiR the P|innish-Amerlean War he commanded tlia j ' ■"! - rii-j':i:ii:aiM^— 73*? * ™ f-' '*■* vf ' « ' ■