Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-11-07

              A.,'. ii ffoe ftanfinfatottea Hnitit !^i PUNXSUTAWNEY, ISRAEL M'ELWAII EXPIRES EHUEIT PALHA M NOVEMBER 7, 1908 'A., SATURDAY EVENIN PRICE TWO CENTS BUSINESS REVIVAL SOCIALIST VOTE WAS DISAPPOINTINGLY SMALL OVER THE UNITED STATES CIMm-ii of n. ll Timiislilp mi s of Fnwmlc Poisoning. Well Knonrt dim! Highly Olivmcil BUT NINE COUNCILMEN WERE ON HAND FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING RETURNS OFFICIAL VOL III—NO.45 LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS OF Y. M. C. A. COMBINE FOR A WEEK OF PRAYER New* pa per* Pay Hlgli Tribute* to Dcatl Statesman. Body l/U,v In SUite III CHy llall— Only Half That. Conclude Nov. 15. Opening S<»nlirs at lliillroatl Y. M. C. XovcinlH-r 8—Will No Quorum aiul Xo Scwlon Was lli'l<l—Iti'viilHiN IV'(<oii(Iiik Tlml of IlK' Delinquent. Taft Leads Bryan by 2,666 in Jefferson County-Kurtz Has Big Majority. l.OOO.tHIO. Hut It Was Dcb« ami Ills lYIciuls Rx|>ecte<l Fully 650,000 More Men Will be Working by the First of December. wera PHIXCK IN HAl.liOOX ASK FOR $1,000 BOM S SPECIAL TONIGHT. GOOD ItOAOS ASSOCIATION. Israel McElwaln, one of the mos esteemed and best known citizens of Hell Township, died of uraemle poisoning at his home near Albion Friday at 10:30 o'clock a. m., aged (57 TOT'S ELECTION IBM UNOFFICIAL FROM IMUNA years. Mr. McElwain was taken seriously ill about two weeks Hgo and the malady rapdily developed into a critical Nine eounellmen out of eighteen who have been chosen by the people of Punxsutaweny and who have taken the oath of office to perform well and truly their duties reported for roll call but the additional council* meii necessary for a quorum never Mil's amounting to about $2,00 and much important borough business was last night pigenholed to remain over for a month because there was not enough eounellmen present to constitute a quorum. of prayer, when men throughout the world will bo in prayer for men. The two local Associations have combined for the observance of this week, and will begin the »eri« s of services covering the week with a meeting at the Railroad Y. M. i\ A. Sunday afternoon. The following program will be observed: from 2:30 to ,1 o'clock a sacred concert by the Railroad Association Orchestra. At three o'clock, after a brief opening service, Rev. Kerschner will address the assemblage on the subject of prayer, till* address being limited to 20 minutes. It will be followed by live three-minute talks by lay workers in the various churches on the same subject. Secretary Baer will then outline the service* for the week, and the services be closed with a season of pray- Next week. November 8 to 15, inclusive, will be the Y. M. C. A. week the obsequies. The public offices were closed Thursday and remained closed Friday. Flags arc every when' displayed a' half mast. The rurales, the American troops and all other available soldiers, were called to assist at All the newspapers pay high tributes to Senor Palma, with the exception of the organ of Alfredo Ziyas, one of the Liberal leaders, which is silent, and the organ of Jose Miguel Gomez, the other Liberal leader, which Is abusive and disrespectful. Setiora Palma at first expressed a wish that the funeral should be private and quiet, but after reading Gov. Magoon'.s laudatory decree she consented to the State obsequies decreed b\ the Governor-General. The body lay in state in the city hall at Santiufo. The revenue cutter Vara was sent to meet the lug chartered by Gov. Magoon to hurry ths children of the dead ex-President from Manzaniilo, so that they arrived in time for the funeral. HAVANA. Nov. 7.—Following the i ustom of the country, where owing to the heat burial follows quickly upon tin- heels of death, the funeral of ex-President Palma, who died Thursday evening, were held yesterday at Santiago, wltfh all the honors due his former rank. HAD TO QUIT BUSINESS I The funeral services, which will be ' held from the late home of the deceased Monday a: 10:30 a. m., will !>«• conducted by Rev. Miller, assisted by Rev. IT. O. H. Kcrschner, of Punxsutawney. Interment will be made in the Ridgemont Cemetery in the Grube Settleemnt. He is .survived by a widow and four children, namely: Frank MeElwain, at home; Elmer McElwain and Mrs. Elbell, of Albion, and Mrs. Swarmer, of West End. Punxsutawney. Daniel McElwain, of Harmony, is a brother of the deceased. The deceased was born in Bell Township and on account of his uniiorm and amalable disposition held the confidence and respect of his fellow men in a marked degree. He was* a faithful and zealous member of t!ie Albion lT. K. Church. stage. CODIFY GAME LAWS (.nine Commissioner l>t\ .loscpli Ivalbfus Suggests Plan Thai Sounds (iuimI. Clarence Shields, ol' ChamhcrsYillc. (iocs llack (o l-'ariii ItrcaiLS' of Kd'oris to litirn 11 i in Out. 5,652 2 £86 527 211 5 0 Taft & Sherman. Rep. Bryan & Kern, Dem. Chafln & iWatkins, Pro. Debs & Hanford. Soe .. Hisgen & Graves, Ind  Gilhaus & Munro, Sot'. Lab. .. . Superior Ct. Judge, W. D. Porter, Rep 5321 Webster Grim, Dem 2497 JEFFERSON COUNTY President In tlic following tables the Jefferson County vote is official, while that of Indiana County is unofficial and not. quite, but practically, complete. T. M. Kurtz, candidate for Senator, 1 received 5,091 votes in Jefferson County to 2,719 for Brumbaugh, a majority of 2,372. In Indiana County the vote was: Kurtz, 5,386; Brumbaugh, 1,655; a majority of 3,- 731. Kurtz's majority over Brumbaugh in the district, therefore, is approximately 6,103. The figures for Indiana however, are not official, and may be changed slightly. J. N. Langham, for Congress, received 5,350 votes to 2,637 for Shirley, a majority of 2,713. The vote liy Indiana County fcas Langham, 5,629; Shirley" 1,501; a majority of 4,128. Langham's majority in the two counties, therefore, is 6,841. The returns show that there was polled at last Tuesday's election, in the county, 905 votes more than was cast for the office of President in 1904, while in Indiana County the increase was only 437. The official retyrns for Tuesday's election in Jefferson County, which were completed in the Prothonotary's Office at Brookvllle late yesterday afternoon, show that Taft's majority over Bryan Is 2,666. About 9 o'clock A. J. Truitt, Esq., appeared in the council chamber and announced that Mrs. Truitt had just b< en injured by being tripped by a loose board in the pavement at the Gilblom corner. The new paving on South Findley Street goi an airing that promises to develop into something spicy. The monthly payroll, especially the sums due the laboring men were thrashed over, but the bills could not be granted in the absence of a quorum. The nine couneilrrten present whiled tlie time away in discussing sortie of the matters that should have been disposed of had a quorum been present.We shall see what we shall see. This question was uppermost in the minds of the councilmen present and will likely be uppermost in the minds of the people when election time again comes 'round. "Why does any man accept an office If he does not mean to discharge the duties of that office." came. The did standbys who reported in the council chamber promptly at 8 o'clock or thereabouts and waited and waited and waited until almost 10 o'clock, and who have had to wait iuid wait and wait heretofore are in no humor to temprize any longer and it will be well for the derelict or professional absentee yvhen they get a quorum. The Socialist leaders explain the Oklahoma, a farming state, .surprised tin* Socialists by giving Debs almost as many votes as he got in New York State, whore, if anywhere, one would naturally expect to find Socialism rampant. The vote in Oklahoma was double that of a year ago. The Socialists claim that Debs received 22,750. It is certain that Oklahoma gave him more than 20,000. But Socialism had its hardest blows in the big cities of the West and Middle West, where it was expected Debs would gain enormously. Chicago polled fur less than half the vote that it gave him four years ago. There was also a heavy decrease in the Socialist vote in Cincinnati and Cleveland. Milwaukee showed a slight gain, pulling 18,380 for Debs. In Manhattan with its Socialistic East Side there was an actual loss when eompared with 1 904. Four years ago Debs had 16.14(5 in Manhattan and Bronx; this year he got only 1 r,,- 110. Bronx, In New York City the vote was pitifully small when eompared \vi;h Socialistic expectations. There was a gain in Brooklyn but it was small and was practically offset by the loss of the Socialist vote in Manhattan and Though there wore Rains In nianv sections of the country, nowhere did the gains meet the expectations of the most conservative men in any party. It was generally believed that conditions were ripe for a tremendous Socialistic vole. It was predicted that the Socialists would pole close to I,- 000.000 votes tliis year. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Tin Soeialist vote for Eugene V. Debs was disappointingly small all over the United pected more than 1.000,000 votes, hut instead the party received probably no more than half that number. In fact, it Is doubtful if the total Socialistic vote will be 500.000. Clarence Shields has moved from Chambersville to the old home farm near Gaibleton, says the Marion Center Independent. Mr. Shields conducted a general store in Chambersville for some time, but so many attempts had been made by an incendiary to burn him out, that the insurr a nee companies declined to take the Friday evening- John A. Eby, Harrisburg, State Kfeligious Work Thursday evening Schildkret's Hungarioa Orchestra will give a short sailed concert following their regular concert in Jefferson Theater, closing with prayer for the local Association work by a local minister. Wednesday evening the Young Men's Christian Association will be the subject of the prayer meetings in the various churches. Tuesday evening cottage prayer 'meetings will be held in the homes of George AY. Stevenson, in Elk Run, and G. A. Weiss, on Union Street, tho subjects being the World's Committee and secretaries and Associations and men and boys of foreign lands. On Monday evening the first prayer meeting will be held in the Railroad Association building at 8 o'clock, the subjects being the state and international committees and secretaries, and the boys and men of America.In Rhode Island Debs pot 11,285; in Now Hampshire, 875), and in Connecticut more than 4,000. Bryan. pers turned many Socialist votes to GAME (Continued on page three.) nimnwoi Oilblom .had been ready to btflld a cement sidewalk for sonic time but was being held back until the telephone company should remove their TAFT'S PLURALITY CROWING FOREST FIDES EXPENSIVE rector ot mc i. cm. v .. win give an aft dress on prayer in the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Eby is well and favorably known to the people of Punxsutawney, having successfully Continued on page 3 Related Returns l-Yoin Isolated Flection Districts IMIing I p More Republican Votes. Hoys From Klcaiiom Put. up u Still" Fight, Itiit Lost by a Score of 15 to 0. In Addition to Tim I km' IjosI llig llill for righting llanios is Piled l p. Forest fires have been a rather ex- ('Hit 'AGO, Nov. 7 5398 2G38 539 The members of the game commission arc in accord with the views ol Protector Kalbfus, and will probably incorporate those mentionid in tin- commission's report to <lovernor Stuart. j Dr. Kalbfus also recommends the ! codification of thp •panu' laws, as is now being done with the fish laws, school laws and other statutes. He also suggests placing the dove on the protected list and taking it from the list of game birds, on the ground that the dove is useful to the farmers.in the last session. Another recommendation is an emphatic reiteration that the next Legislature should enact a law prohibiting from owning or carrying guns. A bill will be introduced next winter along tiiis line which will be practically the same as the Beidleman bill Dr. Kalbfus takes this potation., gat of regard for both game and forests. At the quarterly meeting of the game |commission he recommended that the hunting season be from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 and that hunters be kept out of the woods at all other times. He thinks that a great saving would thus be effected because the danger of ifires from strity matches and sparks would be greatly reduced. The prevalence Of forest fires in recent years, and especially the past season, >has co|vert»ed Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, chief protector for the State Game Commission, to the belief that hunting should be forbidden during %ihe season when forest tires commonly rage. "IDE DtVIL" The speech of Judge Tuft, assuring non-interl'erence vvh honest corporations, w;h appropriated as a motivo for buying Report# of the placing of I.true ord< rs in industrial lines wen alleged. Activity in the metal market helped. Wall Street yeterday felt the impulse and witnessed an outburst of speculation in the stock market which swept prices to a higher level in a sensational manner. Commission houses reported a large influx of buylntf orders, from \V« stern sources and from la l ive Kastern cities. The Industrial storks were conspicuous In th" moevment. the iron and steel issues heing In loavj demand for accounts of the industrial centers of activity in those lines. based solely upon actual business conditions and business possibilities for (the future. In securing this Information Domoera tie and Republican manufacturers alike weir addressed. No attempt was made to limit tli<• canvass to any particular industry or to any particular seeiion, and the queries Taking this as a basis it is safe to assume that the 13.000 manufactories which, according to the census of 1900, employed an average each of 100 men or over, will add at least .*»0 per cent to their present force, making a total in round figures of 650,- 000 men. In other words, with the continuance of business confidence, the important manufacturing interest* ot 'Country will be enabled t» increase their present force by more tha.i half a million worklngmen to meet the market demands for their products. The percentage of replies received indicated thai an average of 135 men each will be added to the majority of manufacturing plants in the association by December I. The percentages show that at leas: one-half of the 3.000 members of the National Association of Manufacturers expect to add to their present force more than two hundred thousand workingmen.The National Association of Manufacturers publishes a eontinuatlon of (he statements on trade conditons contributed by its 3,000 member* representing every branch "f industry. Telegrams were sent prior to the election to a number of the association's members asking them to state specifically how many workingmen would be added to their present force by December 1 if nothing occurred to shake commercial confidence. A resume of the information contained in these replies is given as follows: NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—Signs arfl multiplying in all industrial centers that the revival in business, so long awaited, is beginning ths week. The cause unversally given for the n«i\v movement is that the election of William II. Taft as president has ended the suspense of tin* business world. NATION SOMEWHAT ALARMED rnOSPEfllTY II IDE REST 5345 2832 W. G. Buffington, Hop. . . . J. H. Carr, Doin. . (Continued on page three.") Eli Vasbinder, Dem. . . . A. E. Galbraith, Uep  G. W. Minich, Pro 421 County Treasurer 3261 .503ft Blake E. Irvin. Rep  t'alvin Mowry, Dem Ham'l Ferman, Pro. Sheriff J. C. Shermer, Dem 24*73 Marshall McLaughlin, Pro 512 Pi'otlioiitotary 3519 It H. Longwell, Rep 4 783 J. G. Mitchell, Hep 4418 A. D. Deemer, Dem 3628 Irvin M. Simpson, Dem 2907 M. H| Caldwell, Pro 435 Register & Unorder Ira J. Campbell, Rep. 5091 J. S. Startzell, Pro  Assembly n mi 11 B. B. Brumbaug, Dim 2719 J. T. Pender, Pro.  Slate Senator T. M. Kurtz . J. N. Langhatn. Rep -.5350 J. S. Shirley, Dem 2637 603 T, H. Kennedy, Soc 197 L. S. Kauffman, Ind 0 Congress a links, The expenses for tie lire fighter, arc paid through the ofllce of the County Commissioners. Up to this date the following amounts have been paid to lire wardens of the townships named: pensive institution in Indiana County this fall, says the Indiana Gazette. In addition to the great losses cnfialled in the destruction of buildings, timber and fences, a great bill of costs has been piled up by the lire wardens and the men employed by them to fight the flames. (.Voter  East Wheatileld Grant#.. Itayne . White Cherryhili .... Canoe  Bur nil A store-room whieh stood on til'1 'site of the present one was burned before Mr. Shields purchased propefty.HANDSOME PRESENT TO BUI Last March ATr. Shields received a couple of letters demanding $250, with threats of what would be done if the cash was not forthcoming. He paid no attention to these letters, aiul on May 6 a fire clearly of incendiary 01 igln was discovered in, an addition to his store building,,, but it was seen in time to be put out before any serious damage was clone. A short time later a second attempt was made to fire the building in the cellar. A barrel of combustible material was connected t<» the outside by a device which failed to work when lit, and the rascal was again foiled. But on July 5th the enemy came very near accomplishing his ends. This time lie got the lire g«»in«" in some manner In the attic, a:id the blaze was far advanced when discovered. Hut by heroic efforts of the lire company and citizens generally the property was saved from total destruction. but great damage was done to building and stock. lead him to retire from the paying business and return to the farm. $21)0.00 303.nr> t?. 7 4 2.35 •J ST. 00 12.40 108.75 1 s.so 95.85 hut—One lluiulrtNl I looks to lie l-oanrd. Next Big' All motion at .JcfTorson Tlie- Aiixlcty, Xuitilnl Willi Much Ccni hi > Miign/.hie** InltM'vk'tv Is $100,000.00 Home Itccvlvcd by Miss H.vlvla Parsons on ller Wedding Day. United Press. MHIIMN, Nov. 7.—The announce* NEW YORK'S BIG HORSE SHOW $1,167.05 Total Of this amount a small portion was paid for lighting a Arc In Juno, the remainder Is for Hits occurring since the lirst of October. TAFT TO HOT Continued on Page Two The scoring seemed to put new life into the visitors and they started doing stunts. Crooks, the big fullback. tore through the line for repeated gains. Bohren made his yards twice around the end and a neat forward pass was pulled off for a gain of fifteen yards. Another forward was tried on the next down, and Bohren nailed the ball for a good gain, but Flannigan had failed to pass the ball the required distance Five minutes after play started Punx'y scored its first touchdown when, after being held for small gains, Pantall booted the ball almost the entire lentgh of the field, Dock downing Flannigan in his tracks. Eleanora failed to gain and on a poor punt St'ctler secured the ball and made a pretty run of thirty yards for a touchdown. Pantall missed goal. Score, Punx'y 5, Eleanora 0. The result of the game was due mainly to the inability of the visiting eleven to handle punts, and the kicking of Pantall. Before a small but enthusiastic crowd P. H. S. football team yesterday afternoon defeated the husky Eleanora eleven by the score of 15 to 0, in what proved to be one of thy most interesting and scrappy games of tinseason."Missoutians must be shown," says Mr. Hoeh, and there being1 little evidence of hard times they voted to let good enough alone. J. B. Hoeh, of East End, Punxsutawney, yesterday returned from a live weeks visit with friends and relatives in Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Hoeh's visit to the west was made exceptionally pleasant owing ?o the fact that the people In the section which he visited have been wonderfully prosperous during ti e past decade. They have not been affeete by the so called financial panic in the east. Their crops were never better, prices are good and there was»general rejoicing Tuesday night when the announcement was made that Judge Taft had been elected. In Minnesota. Montana, Illinois and Ohio the Tat't pluralities continue to grow, but In tin- two latter states tin fight on he local iekets may be carried to the courts. Stevenson, Deniocraie candidate for governor of Illinois. already has declared that he will contest the election of Deneen, and Harris, Republican candidate in Ohio. Harmon, however, appears to have q lead of 20,000 while Deneen goes in by apparently a very small plurality. Tin*" Bryan plurality in Nebraska has been cut by late returns to 00 and it Is thought that tin figuie will grow less as other districts are heard from, but no: enough to place the Slate In the Republican column. Latest reports from Maryland show that while the Republican candidal" carried the state by a plurality of f. 1!0, Bryan will receive at least six. and possibly seven, of the elector votes while Taft is sure of but one or possibly two. The Taft plurality in West Virglna s nereased to J (i.OOfl. Glasscock. Republican. for governor, carries the state by ;it least 1'J.OOO. tion returns from the isolated districts simply add to the Immense plurality of William 11. Taft, lie Republican candidate for president. In the ,>ast tw entt-four hours : h<* Republic ans have added two members to their represe.itajion iii the national house. Albert Douglas, coitrary to previous advices, was eleetod in 'he ISleventh Ohio district, and Moses P. lvinkaid, who was reported as defeated in the Sixth Nebraska. a No was elected, making the house stand 17:'. Democrats and L'1 s Republicans. These figures are subject to revision as it is likely that CI. W. Morris. Republican. was elected in the Fifth Nebraska district over Fred Ashton. —Related elec- It is rononrd that the German Embassy at Washintgon has been requested to approach the publishers of the Century .\la;?azl<ic and ascertain the « \act text of the Interview and if any of it is found objectionable to attempt to induce the magaxlne to suppress it. "Londo.i Telegraph affair", and once more involve Hermans in political complications from which It will bo impossible to emerge with dignity. The fear is universally expressed that the Interview will prove another mont made toda> that the Century Mag'-mm would publish an « \te ided interview with Kaiser Wilhelm In its December issue, has sent a thrill of aiarm throughout the German Nation.TWO BURIED TO DEATH opportunity to do so, before the play is presented here on Friday evening, November 13, patrons may borrow a copy of th»» same by calling at either O. M. Pelcht'8 drug store or the Punx'y News Stand, leaving * their name, with the understanding that they will return the book within three days' time. By following this plan every person who wishes to do so, can read the story of the play.—1. That all those who have not read the Iiook. "The Devil," may have an PUBLISH Ml EXPENSES the bride's attendants. today on the occasion Of her marriage to W. Randolph Weld. The present came from her father, William Barclay Parsons. The wedding took place at noon in Trinity Church and was one of the most brilliant seen this season, Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson.' niece of President* Roosevelt, and Miss Alice Meyer, daughter of Postwaster General Meyer, were among NEW YOKK, Nov. 7.—A $100,000 home was among the handsome preagents received by Miss Sylvia Parsons NEW YORK, Nov. T.-fThe twentyfourth annual exhibition of the New York Horse Show Association, the event of the year for patrons of the horse in ring competition, and the first great public function of the season for fashionable society, will'open Monday In Madison Square The show this year promises to be fully up to the standard of former years, the entry list being as large, with more new exhibitors than In any previous year. As an affair of social brilliance, however, it is anticipated that the show may feel the effects of the recent hard times and also suffer somewhat from the rival attraction of the Manhattan Opera, which will open its season simultaneously with the beginning of the horse show. HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pu., Nov. 7.— Thr Blair County Good Roads Association was organized here yesterday for the purpose of promoting: the building of a great State highway extending from Philadelphia to Pittsburg by way of Harrlsburg, Lewistown, Huntingdon, Tyrone. Altoona. Hollidaysburg, Johnstown and Greensburg. Ml THE WKATHEU While no official announcement has been made, it is said on good authority that Mr. Carpenter* who has been Judge Taft's secretary for many years, will be the secretary to the President. Mr. Carpenter was with Mr. Taft in the Philippines and was his secretary in the War Department. Wendalt Mischler, assistant secretary, retains that potion, and after a leave of absence will rejoin Mr. Taft this fall. The day was very quiet for the President-elect. He sent a cable dispatch to Governor Magoon at Havana, expressing his condolence at the death of President Palma. CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 7.—President-elect William H. Taft, Mrs. Taft, and Fred W. Carpenter ,private secretary. left Cincinnati last night for Hot Springs, Va., where Mr. Taft will remain for rest and recreation until Thanksgiving. 200 pieces of wool underwear, odd siaes, 91*28, 91.80 and 91.75, for 08 cents. J. B. Eberhart Co., Ltd.—1. BERLIN*. Nov. 7. — (Special)—* Crown Prince "fc'llllam miule an ascent today In the <ilrlj(lble balloon "Zeppelin 1". Count Zeppelin was in charge of the flight ami twelve others beside the Prince were carried as passengers. WASHINGTON. D. €., Nov. 7.— Following is the weather forecast: Fair tonight and Sunday; slightjy cooler tonight. "BVery dollar that has passed through my hands;" said the Treasurer, "will be faithfully accounted totS* By United Press. NJQW YORK, Nov. 7.—George R. Sheldon, Republican National Tieasj urer, announced today that the list pf contributors to the Taft campaign "dough bag" will be made public about November 15. All hope is abandoned of rescuing Stevens and John Holmes alive, who are also entombed in the mine. BENTON. 111., Nov. 7.—Lying on a bed of hot coals which had burned their bodies beyond recognlton, the remains of Patrick Dally, aged twenty-eight years, and George Heed, aged thirty-two, two of the miners entombed In the colliery by an explosion Tuesday night, were recovered today. By' United Press. The Dayton Fair officials will make application to the oou lty for the $1,- 000 -appropriation allowed count*eg by the State for fairs held without gambling. The local association disqualified from participating In the appropriaton on account of having only ;i three-day exhibition, whereas the law* requires they shall be four days In length.—Kittanning Times. IT m ff