Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-08-17

              ■ - \y(^Jpp,\ '""'V- " * UNWRITTEN LAW IS HAINE'S DEFENSE •PRICE TWO CENTS TWO PfRFORMAICES TROOPERS HONOR UEUT. MARSH PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 17, 1908 DOME FROM CAUDA l>r. Means nils Naught But Praise for the West and Canada—Itcmain(Icr of Party Coming Soon. FIRE INSURANCE RA TES SHOULD DROP VOL. II—NO. 286 A Handsome C*o1d Watch Presented As Token of Their Ksieom— I.lent. Van Voorliees llerr. Entertainment Coder Auspice of Baptist CI hi nl i Will IV I'riNciitctl Tuesday ami Wednesday. ROOSEVELFS BACKERS Man Who Killed William Amis is Arraigned in LARGER LINES DOWN The Illustrated Magazine section of HEARING POSTPONED GRANGER'S PICNIC BHOTIIKHS STILL l\ ,I\IL. Two Deputy Sheriffs Held Gang off— Thirty-five Men at Hay Hy United Press. GOIiFERS AT HVTbEH, NOTIFY SHERMAN INDICATIONS. Special to The Splrii. UTICA, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The (fun- eral committee in charge of the ofll- No Hjhv Suicide in the .lacoh Wagner rainily, of Yatesboro. Local Yoiiiik Moil <in in Skill's Ihmn Mahoning, Thoiii-o Into Alio, tihoiiy Hlvir. WJITER TRIP TO PITTSBURG Extensions and New Lines of Water Company Have Increased Pre- sure. The Baptist ladies, who are to preset! 5 .Miss Fisher and a loeal east in a theatrical entertainment in the Jefferson Theater f«r the benefit of the building committee of the Ladies Aid Society, have met with so much en- tile Pittsburg Gazette Tinges yesterday contained an Interesting picture \lleged Confession of Wife Said to He io Safety I>c|m»sI< Vault. High Rat<N Said lo IJe Duo to Lack Sufficient Wilier Protection Heretofore. Lieutenant William Marsh left yesterday f<> assume his duties as lieutenant of Troop C, State Police, at Heading. Prior to his departure he was presented with a handsome gold watch by the members of the troop as a token of their regard. •censor. Lieutenant Van Voorhees, who will assume the duties of lieutenant of Troop I), vice Lieut. Marsh, transferred, arrived here Saturday. The record of the new lieutenant is an enviable one and he will undoubtedly satisfy the standard set by his pred- WIM/ GIVIfi I ILLUSTRATION With the completion of the extensions that arc now being: made by the Punxsutawney Water Company, By United Press. NlKW Yokk, Aug, 17.—Palo to lie lips, hut without the slightest out- ward evidence of excitement, Captain Peter Haines, of the United States lift OF 0. C. LEA-SURE The costumes arrived Saturday and those who- have seen the new stage toggery are enthusiastic over them. Tickets can be had at any of the drug stores in Greater Punxsutawney, or from the solicitors. The Jefferson Theater patrons at Tteynoldsville and Big Hun are arranging: to have special cars t<> take til cm home after the .show. eoHragement that they have decided to give two performances, Tuesday and Wednesday nights of this week, respectively. Large Laud Owner. Was a Wtcnin of the Civil War—A «>t Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner of Yatesboro, and their 1 .p» children. Mr Wagner, who is now f»7 years old, was among the pioneer settlers of that region. Forty-seven years ago he married Mary Rearick, daughter of George Kearlek, of Klderton, Pa. From this union there were horn eight daughters aud seven sons, all of them living, the youngest being elght• •••n, wliile the oldest is 16. All are married with the exception of the youngest girl and two of the boys. Doth Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are in l iirly good health. At a reunion of this remarkable family a few days •'go a'l were present, the married sons and daughters bringing their own children, the whole constituting a nu- merous company MLH-MK BLOCKED No delays will be made for meals, but a<t night the «|uartette will disembark and sleep in a tent which they have fitted up with all the conveniences of a rag home. Unjess they are mistaken for a hostile fleet and delayed by the government authorities they expect to make the port of Pittsburg by I<'riday night. This morning they went (<> Fordhani where a»t s:30 o:eloek they made loose and pointed the noses of their crafts Allegheny Uiverwanls. At noon they were in the harbor at North Point, with all en board well, and going at the rate of "stecn" miles per hour. Recently the quartette luid eon- Htruetcd two staunch skiffs which were moored at Fordlmm and during' the latter part of the week stocked with provisions for a trip of about six days. Jar vis J«ek, Baldy Cricks, George Gray and Jay Putney left early this morning for a sail down the lovely Mahoning and over the bosom of the apathetic Allegheny Uiver to Pittsburg.Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Frank It. Hoberson, in illustrated lectures; Monday and Thursday evenings, Treble Cieff Concert Co. The 35 th annual great Grangers' Ph'iiic Exhibition will bo held on the "Old Camp Ground," Williams' Grove, August 24-29, 1908. The exhibition of I ;i rm machinery, implements. etc., and live stock promises to eeed that of any former year. splendid program will be presented in the auditorium; Wednesday. Governor Stuart and other State officials; Thursday, Hon. W. F. Hill, Master Pennsylvania State Grange and other prominent <Grangers. 200 RIOTERS ARRESTED 12 L1VKS LOST IN KX PLOSION By United Press. PETOSKKY, Mich., Aug. 17. -The excursion steamer Leelanau was blown up at Carp Lake early this morning. It is reported that a dozen lives were lost. Slate Atloney Hatch Asks For SfHVial Court ;ind Indict incuts of Large Numlx'rs. Mr. and Mrs. Klock and Mr. and Mrs. Allison are now . visiting Mrs. Klock's sister, Mrs. Samuel Long, of Salina, Kansas. They are expected home the latter part of the week. Dr. G. \V. Means, who, in company with Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kloek and Mr. and Mrs. All" AJIison, have been louring the West and Canada the past two months, returned home Saturday, having parted company with the other Punv'yites at Spokane Saturday, August S. The party went from Punxsutawney to Calgary, Alberta Province, Canada, which was their headquarters for about three weeks. After looking our northern neighbors over carefully, Dr. Means arrived at the conclusion thai the Canuck.s have us beat about two to one for grain yield per acre, coal and en- busiasm for the Stars and Stripes. The latter proposition was demonstrated during the Calgary fair. On Dominion Hay there were fi.OOO admissions to the grand stand and on he following day, Fourth of July there were 10,000 admissions, with Ihe S. It. o. sign in evidence early in the day. The Punxsutawney parly traversed Ihe Kootenai region, which three weeks later was devastated by lire. They spent some lime in British Columbia and then returned to the States, where they took in the sights at Seattle, Portland and Spokane. Dr. Means says that the West is exceedingly prosperous. crops were never better, and money is bringing ten per cent, on long time loans. The 'urban growth of the West Is illustrated in the case ( of Portland, Oregon. The census of moo gave the "Quevn"' City 00,000 inhabitants, whereas the Webfootcrs now claim, and with directory evidence to substantiate them, that Portland Is now a city of 225,000, or within about 25,000 of Seattle's populaion. BENZINE BUGGY HUNTINGDON, L. 1, Aug. 17.— 1'wo deputv sheriffs armed with guns held a gang of 3f> men at bay early today, when tho enraged mob attempted to storm tho jail and get hold of George Washington, a negro, for an I alleged attack on a woman yesterday. The gang bad already battered in the door, but at sight of the deputy sheriffs armed with their guns, the mob withdrew. The prisoner will be removed to the Hiverhead jail today. Last night, compared to those passed Fridav and Saturday was quiet. This morning, after a conference with Governor Deneen, States Attor-1 ney Hatch will today ask the Courts to order a special grand Jury to investigate the cause of 'rioting and to return indictments against .two hundred citizens who are now under arrest."By United Press. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 17.—State militia are now in absolute control of this city. GhwUM ZciUrr Owiw the KimiI t tlelc—-Touring Cur Stolen I'rom .laUK's of Clearfield. TO OUST LUMBER JBBST The funeral services of the deceased will be conducted by Rev. Warnshuls, of Covode. on Saturday at 1 p. m., at his late residence. Interment will be made at Gilgal graveyard. Of the life of I). C. Leasure, brief mention of whose death at Richmond, from kidney trouble, was made in Saturday's issue of The Spirit, the  ana Gazette says: The deecn/'d, who had livefl on the old Leasure homestead all his life, owned several large farms in that vicinity and was Interested in coal operations, having leased nearly all tinland In the vicinity of Crcekslde for the coal companes. He was a grandson of John Leasure, known as the wolf hunter, who was one of the scouts sent to guard the houses of settlers along Crooked ' Creek. His grandfather was a mighty hunter, having paid for several farms with the proceeds of wolf scalps. I D. C. Leasure was a veteran of the Civil war, having been enlisted In the 206th Rest. P. V. I. About a score of local golf enthusiasts tomorrow will go to HUtler where they will instMute a tournament with the JJutler and Fnxburj country elubg on the Butler links A tennis tournament will be pulled of simultaneously with th«• golf contest and it is expected a large crowd o devotees of both sports will be pre.1 cut. Injunction Suit Pllwl By Altorncy (•oncral lladley Against laimbcr Companies. Army, and his brothorT. Jenkins Haines, this morning faced Magistrate Gilroy, charged with the murder of William K. Ajinis at Flushing Saturday afternoon. Contrary to the expectations of th»» sensation lovers who had flocked t«» the courtroom to be on hand, the hearing begun with formal questions on the part of the Magistrate was suddenly cut short, after a whispered consultation between District Attorney Darrln and W. K. Percy, the lawyer of the Haines family. The rtsult of the conference was then reported to the Magistrate, who adjourned the case until a week from oday. Although neither the prisoners or the lawyers would consent to an interview. it was learned upon absolute authority, that the "unwritten law" will again be Invoked and report has it that an alleged confession of Mrs. Haines, In which she Is said to have admitted wrongdoing with Annls, was placed In a deposit vault in Manhatta n. The brothers have not been granted their release on ball. Annis, of Xew York, owner an»l pub- The crime for which Haines must answer was committed at Flushing, I«ong Island, where Haines, U. 8. A.. son of Brigader General Peter C. | Haines, IT. S. A., retired, fired five bullets from a revolver Into William E. I lisher of Burr Mcintosh's Monthly, land other magazines, late Sunday on the landing: s«';»tfe of the Bayside Yacht Club, Flushing-. I Ann is, whom Captain Haines' broth- I er accused of having- been Improperly I attentive to the captain's wife, tiled in i the Flushing- Hospital a few hours after the shooting'. A crowd of gaily dressed women and yachtsmen, among whom was Mrs. Annis, witnessed the tragedy. I Prize waltz given at Jefferson Park Thursday, Aug1. 20, by (J. II. Jacobs. (J raff Bros. One prize gfven to ladies; one to gents.—8(itl Peter Mullen, «»f Scranton, who Jiri.s been superintending (he new construction work has a signed contract for buiidng the new reservoir south of West End, and other new work which was planned last spring, but as yet ho has not been authorized to begin the work of construction. In order to show the advantages of the new system the fire companies are to he invited to give a demonstration of fighting fire with the present faeiltes. Immedately thereafter the connections will bo made with the new lines and a second demonstration will be given which show plainly the advantages of t«he now over the old system. Supt. Ttatz has installed gates at all of the principal intersections of the system, so that in case of a break in the main line at any point the broken section can be shut off and the circulation and pressure maintained at all other points. Alley near Municipal Hall, in which event the town will be well supplied in that respect. fire insurance rates should take a doelded ■ tumble. It lias long i>. en maintained that high insurance rates In Punxsutawney could be traced directly to the lack of water ;irotection, but, with he new in operation, there should follow a readjustment. / During the last two weeks old. small lines have been replaced and new lines have been laid In the buslj nesa part or town and In the East and I West ends, aggrgeating 5,r,oo feet, or considerably over a mile. Over 2,]00 feet of new 10-inch pipe have been laid In the business section of the town, including Penn Street, Pine Alley and .Mitchell Avenue, with a new lino yet to be laid on North dllpln Street. A new six-Inch line has been laid from the pump station across Mahoning Creek, to a point in front of the Dunlap property. A similar line is to be projerted from the present ■terminus of the South Penn Street line, across Mahoning Creek, via the Hu-bfck Addlton, to Blast End. These new extensions therefore will complete a circuit and give that section of the town a pressure almost as high as any other part of town. The line being laid along Sawmill Run, West En.l, will produce the same result 111 the Mlddletown section. The new lines recently installed those now being constructed will, can readily be seen, establish com- plete circulation throughout the town. 'The improvement means that whereas only two or three streams could be thrown heretofore, six or seven high pressure streams will be availably in case of an extensive tire. In other words the firemen can attach hose at from six to seven plugs all at the same time and owing to the completion of the circulatin the pressure at each plug will be the same, which will be from 40 to 150 pounds as the conditions jnay require. It isysaid that an additional water plug should be installed on Farmers' Semi-Centennial of the First Cablegram Across Atlantic Recovery From Hard Times Is Coming Slowly But Surely Queen Victoria Sent Message to President Buchanan— 23,000,000 a Year are Sent at Present Time— a Celebration. Occassion for Insults to the soldiers arc the cause of many arrests, and every step possible is being- taken to how the citizens that the troops are on hand to en fore the law. i scape. Only once during the night was there anv serious attempt lo caus« further trouble, and that was when three men tried to cut the electric light wires and tire alarms. The attempt was frustrated by the soldiers, who fired on the men, one of whom was injured before they made their Today ti s believed that the saner I spirit will prevent further outbreaks. More than five prompt thousand troops, in addition to the prompt ac- , tion being- taken by State Attorney Hatch on the advice and with the backing of the Governor, is expected to break l he backbone o fthe mob ypirit. Late Rise in Stock Market Due to Abundance and Cheapness ot Money— Depressing Elements are Gradually Dissapearing. HOME FROM CAMP Mr. K< rr, probably foreseeing such a condition, had another car 011 hands. Ho is nevertheless anxious to locate the missing vehicle and intercept the man who has nerve enough to make off with an automobile without having procured either leave or license. ' A real benzine buggy, driven by Zeitler, of Clearfield, is attracting considerable attention in Punxsutawney. The vehicle is unlike other automobiles, being constructed about the same as an ordinary horse-propelled conveyance, high , wheels, seat and axles, but depends on a secreted gasoline engine for its power. Mr. Zeitler states that on Saturday some person, as yet unknown, appropriated and drove off with a handsome big touring car belonging to James K. ICerr, the Clearfield coal magnate, and Democratic politician. |»KO.MIM':NT II WIVKK l)K.\l> Clearfield Mountain*. iilhliels of HueLleberrioN ill IMuixsiilawiiey I'arly Gathers Five Rv United Press. HALT I MO UK Md.. Aug. 17.—A private cablegram received here today announces the death at Manheim, Germany, of Frank D. Hambleton, the millonaire banker and senior member of the firm of Hambleton & Co. of this city. Hambleton is one of th • most widely known financiers in the South. l-.MToiis mi:i:t in st. r.\ri< The injunction proceedings apply to oo lumber companies doing business n Missouri. In his petition Attoricy General Hadley asks the Supreme 'ourt en banc that each respondent operation may be excluded from all corporate right,s privleges and franchises it enjoys under the laws of Missouri, and that its franchise, license and certificate to do business in the State be declared forfeited, an I that all or such portion of its property as the Court may deem proper, be confiscated unto the State ,or in lieu thereof a fine be imposed upon it in punishment of the perversion, usurpation, abuse and misuse of the franchise. Special to The Spirit. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 17.—The Injunction suit filed by Attorney General Hadley against the lumber companie alleged to be concerned in the proposed $.'100,000,000 merger came up for preliminary hearing in the circuit court today. The action is brought under the Sherman anti-trust act and if successful, it is believed, it will knock out the plans of the proposed "trust" not only in Missouri, but in Arkansas. Texas, Kansas, Okla- j hoina and other States in which similar action already is under way or i.s contemplated. Harvey Steele and son Floyd, David Hoover and L. it. Huth Saturday returned from th<- Punxsutawney Camp in Clearfield County. The party left Punxsutawney last Monday and .Ttthough it rained all but three days, they succeeded in picinkg five bushels of High 151 lie huckleberries, which they brought home with them. Samples of bushes of the High Rluo huckleberry, which the brought home, show that tlie berries are not only exceptionally large, but that they are so plentiful as to leave very little room for leaves to grow on the stalks. ST. PAUL, Minn., Auk. 17.—Bo- Botwren 400 and 500 delegates are attending tile sessions of tile National Editorial Association, which begun in this city today. The gathering will last an entire week and an elaborate program of entertainment has been provided. Between business sessions the editors and their families will visit Minneapolis, Lake Mlnnetonka, Red Wing and Stillwater. Ex-postmaster John Walters of Evalis City took' a ride to Klhvood City yesterday on the Butler and Harmony. Incidentally lie took a straw vote on Presidential preferences on his homeward trip. The result was; Taft 14, Bryan —Butler Eagle. it\i,i. pij.VYKH fatally nruV A biff celebration is assured. ?n addition to the members <>f tlie notification committee representing the various states there will be on hand large delegations of Republicans from Albany, Troy, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and other cities. The programme for the day will include a huge parade of marching clubs, an automobile procession, speech-making and an electrical display. Secretary Root, Senator Burrows, Congressman Sherman, Mayor Wheeler and President Stryker of Hamilton College, aro to be included among the speakers. cial notification tomorrow of C«»n-gressman Sherman's nomination for the Vice Presidency has completed tis work and everything is in readiness for t.hr event. and received between Queen Victoria and President Huchanan. Hut tin* ;rh«'ii|<! Wii« not yet dec- lined to bear the fruits of victory. Soon after the initial message had been sent and tin- press of the world had Mounded loud praises in honor of the triumph, the cable was again severed and the work of years was undone. In I s♦;r. another unsucressful attempt was made to lay a cable, and a year later the first operative cable line was completed. In 1869 the French Atlantic cable was completed. this being the first submarine line to stretch actually from the shore of America to the shore of France. The landing of the American end of the French cable was made at Duxbury, Mass., and was the occasion of a great celebration. On Boston ('ominous 100 gnns were tired, and the national colore of France and the I'idled States were displayed on all the public buildings. Within the brief span of fifty years, the world has built more than 1!00.- 000 miles of submarine cables, suf- ticent to girdle the world eight times. Besides the $200,000,000 invested in cables there is a fleet of 42 cable steamers kept continuously in services. In the early days -it cost $100 to send a message across the Atlantic. The cable companies made a charge of $5 a word, and the minimum amount of words to be transntfttj^ Bv means t>r •duplicalinr" (he copper \v I r o coated « ith tfutta I»;r<;ha—" process Invented-and perftpted by Dr. Alexander Mulrhead-th* Mne,of the rnble service has been doubled. Continued on Page Two The first step In the program was to be the laying of the cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Cape Hay Cove to Cape North. The first trial was disastrous, bceauRe of a furious storm, but it1 the following year the cable was successfully laid. Newfoundland was to be the western terminus. The work of laying the cable between Newfoundland and lieland was then begun. The first attempt was a failure. After three ! hundred miles o/ the wire had been ' spun out the cable broke. A secord I and a third attempt were made and i finally, on August B, 1868, the enstj ern end of the cable was laid in Trln| ity Bay, Newfoundland. Twelve days! I later the famous messages were sent I MOW VOliK, Aug. 17. Today is a notable one in the history of sub marine telegraphy. Just lifts- years ago, on August 17, 1858, the firm! cable mesage was sent across the Atlantic. The message was of 1»0 words from Queen Victoria t<» President Huchanan. it took 07 minutes Jo transmit it. Today some 20,000,000 words are sent by cable between America and Europe each year and the various lines have a capacity of 100,- 000,000 words. Hut it was the little message sent fifty years ago that offered the first tangible proof that one of the greatest efforts of man in | the Held-of science had succeeded. When a little company of men under the leadership of Cyrus W Field, began to organize for the purpose of bringing th< old world and the new within speaking distance by means of a protected thread of wires across the Atlantic, they were hooted at as mad men. STI C K Tin: BOKOrCill. A foreigner who gave liis name as Stephen Gigor, and his residence as Florence, is in the borough's debt about two dollars worth. On Saturday Stephen was taken into custody by McDonald, of Troop D, State Police, on a common drunk charge. Yesterday he desired to post a for- , I el t and was informed tiiat the re- j quired amount was $4.25. He. had ; but two dollars on his person and asked permission to go see a friend in order that lie might make up the necessary sum. He accordingly paid over his two dollars and went on a borrowing expedition which proved latfr to bo a hiking trip, inasmuch a* he has not yet returned. Ry United Press. PAR1CERSRURG, \V. Va., Aug. 17. —Henjamin Hecker, a ball player is dying today as the result of a riot at a baseball game at Wadesville following a questionable decision by the umpire, Charles Lowers, who, It is alleged, struck Hecker on the head with bat. was $3,045,000,000 or $2i;4,000,000 J more , than a year ago. This is nj huge increase and comes at a time when the supply of currency should contract rather than expand. Of this enormous circulation $1,999,900,- 000 was in gold coin, bullion or certificates, which is $219,500 more than on August 1, 1907. Here is inflation of the most pronounced type, especially if the banks are to grant credit on the ustial basis of 4 to 1 on gold. Where does this great pile of gold come from? Well,.the United States, in additon to an already large stock of the precious metal, Is producing annually at the rate of $100,000,000 and over. Last fall we imported more than $1 00,000,00, of which we returned only about half. The clouds are gradually disappearing, and the benoticient effects of a good harvest are already ma- King themselves felt; especially in tho interior where shelves are empty and buyers plenty after a period of economy and liquidation. The unexpected success of the big auction sale* of cotton goods last week was a gratifying feature, and showed good buying power in the various markets. We continue to advise caution in stock market operations, especially avoiding the temptation of pyramiding. A reaction is due, and would prevent tho market from becoming dangerously one-sided. Indications . point to continued activity, with better opportu| nltles for tracing than have been oxperenced for some time. HENRY CLEWS. Special to The Spirit. NEW YOUK, Aug. 17. — Beyond question the abundance and cheapness of money has been one of the most influential factors In the late rise in the stock market. It furnished the big operators with an unlimited supply of funds with which to carry stocks a* low rates; and cheap money always means dear stocks sooner or later. Our banks are literally glutted with idle funds, and although crop moving demands have commenced the New York banks show a surplus reserve of about $(>0,000,000, which is near if not exceeding the record. This phenomenally plethoric condition of the money market is attributable to two influences: first, the diminished activity of business; and, second, an excessive and unwholesome expansion in our currency. As to the first cause the facts are unpleasantly familiar. Business in general is running between 10 and 20 per (jent below last year in volume, and in some eases the shrinkage is even greater, the Iron trade for instance running less than 60 per cent, of its capacity. The lower range of prices established for many commodities also lessens the requirements for money. Happily these depressing elements are gradually passing away; and surely, if slowl>, we are recovering from the disasters of 1907. The great expansion of our currency, however, has not re-j celved the attention it deseves. According to the last statement issued by the Treasury Department he amotfhI of circulation in the United States ISP RfjPI I