Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-05-15

              m mi an approval of the hill would l»«• of ON KIjKCTION DAY. Flit ST MON mtlVE VOL 111—NO.205 At Public Meeting Old Home Week Movement Is Started Off PUNXSUTAWNEY* PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1909 nting Voice K.i|trv«w From Tills Place to Plunivlllc Goes By Way oil DnlloiK— 15 Hours lo Got Tliere. A LONG WATS MHO Diss Without One Enthusiastic Gathering in Municipal Building Biggest Celebration Ever Held in Jefferson or Surrounding Counties. Plans For the MAY DISCONTIIIUE RURAL ROUTE PRICE TWO CENTS Cross State Highway, School Code and the Capitol Park Extension Bills Vetoed by Stuart MEETING OF CHI CLUB Governor's Own Pet Measure Falls Under Veto Axe Because of Lack of Revenue—Change Was Made in Certified Copy of School Code Measure. rnilH MEN TELL OF OTHER DOINGS OF IISIM1UR NATURE cm ii Erases in meet the side's revenues folks gather 'round from all quarters the harmony of the hill by Introduc- ing many contradictory provisions. that it is more than doubtful whether of the country, would amply repay Patrons of the American Express Company, in this place would like for Home one in authority to explain why a package that is left at the local oftiee in the afternoon must be shipped via DuRois In order to reach Plumville, noth withstand ing the fact thai the H., R. & P. train leaving this place at 7:25 the next morning gets to Juneau before the R. & S\ train leaves that point for Plumvllle. As it is now an express package placed with the American company in the afternoon, goes to DuRois on the 8:12 p. m. train, lays over in DuRois all night and reaches its destination the next day, shortly before noon. The distance as the crow flies is about 2a miles, twhile the route used ed the following account of some rec-60 miles, with a time limit of about 15 hours, or about the same time required to gel an express package through to Philadelphia. The word "express" in such cases evidently does not mean what the word is commonly supposed to eon- MARIO IN THE WEST The supervisors along this route have been notified, and unless repairs are started immediately, the route will be discontinued according to departmental orders. It Is up to those receiving service along that and the other It. F. D. routes, to sec that the supervisors get busy at once. On account of the deplorable condition of the roads Mr. Monroe has been compelled for some time to use two horses to cover his route. When he starts out on his route each morning he is accompanied by a l>oy riding a second horse. When about half over his twenty-four mile drive, the horse ridden by the hoy is hitched in the mail wagon and the fagged horse brought back to town. OiK*c» and Put IHnlmay in Proper KImiih*. Unless ISoml Sii|M'i*visors (2rl llusy at According to the It. P. D. carriers from thl.s place the road .supervisors along their routes have been decidedly lax i»i the performance or theiriduties, this being especially true of Rural Route No. 4. through Oliver Township, on which S. R Monroe is the carrier. .Miss Kalherlne Simpson, rormerly <>f Tills Weils ill Boise, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11 Eberhart, Mr. and Mrs. James Lockard, Mr. and Mrs. Ranks Young. Mr. and Mrs. M. Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Flegal, Prof, and Mrs. S. F. Jackson, W. A. Dick, Frank Warne, John S. Rich and John Kennedy, Jr. Another cause for rejoicing was the big list of applications for membership. The list, all of whom were elected, 1 all told, includes the following names: Will Pull Off llig Tournament During "Old Home W«vk"—Sixteen New Members. Whether it is due to the fact that DuRois has organized a golf club, or the momentum the sport has developed i n Punxsuta wney, golf is looking up hereabouts, and the Country Club is growing like the proverbial bad weed. Last night was the semi-annual, or spring meeting of the association, and enthusiasm ran a mile high. It was understood that Old Home Week was being launched simultaneously with the Country Club meeting, and that was a prime reason for the extraordinary stir. "old Home Week will give the club an opportunity to pull off a big golf tournament and as such doings are the life of a golf association, the local enthusiasts are correspondingly happy. COMFORT HELEN BOTLE Let flu4 AmtTicaii Kxpress Company make arrangements to transfer packagi's from the P. II. <SL* IV t" the I! & S. at Juneau, and see h<»\v rapidly the business originating here for Plumville and points along the I». «M- S. and vice \*<<rsa, will grow. Until they do DuBoi.s, of course, will be favored with the aforesaid express business between the two points. To the layman the proposition has a weird look, for why should traffic be expected to Increase under conditions such as those hereinbefore described.It is claimed at the local express office that the express agent at Juneau will not be auttwin zed to transfer packages from tin- 15., R. & P. to the R. S., until the volume of business increases. , It is said that freight billed at Punxsutawney for Plumvllle may be shipped on the 7:25 train in the morning, and reach its destination at the same time an express package, which was sent the day before, gets the re. IE SPtlTTINfi COMEDY Mrs. Linslcy has many friends in Punxsutawney and vicinity. Miss Katherlne Simpson, daughter of Mrs. Anna M. Simpson, of this place, was married Monday, May 10. to Charles Allen Kinsley, Jr., in St. Michael's Cathedral, Roise, Idaho. Miss Simpson attended I r\ iriCollege, nf Mechanicsburg, Pa., and later Mi adville Commercial College, from which institution she graduated. She has resided in the West for some years, 'first, at St. Paul, Minn., in (he employ of the Wurt Publishing Co., and later in Boise, Idaho. Mr. LlTlsley is a native of NorthtUld, Mass., and a prosperous young business man, who has been a resident of Boise. Idaho, some time. Mr. and Mrs. Linsley will make their home in Seattle, Wash., where Mr. L ins ley already has an established business. LIVERYMEN AIIE RESPONSIBLE When Comforter was informed that prison inspectors were tin highest authorities and he would have to secure 11 permit from them to enter the penitentiary he answered: "No, they are not. Christ is above them all. T have been sent here to give words of comfort to Helen Boyle." Comforter Is believed to be mentally unbalanced. The authorities are holding him pending an investigation and arrival of his relatives. The man is well dressed and In addition to the essay and newspaper clippings of the kidnaping case, had over $200 cash. Penitentiary for That Purpose, >lan lOnilcavors lo Gain \<lmittaiiec lo Having in his possession a lengthy "ssay entitled "Words of Comfort to Helen Boyle," and insisting that Inwanted to gel inio the penitentiary to see the woman, Thomas Comforter, 4 S years old. of Altoona, Pa., was arrested at the doors of the big prison Wednesdas . STRAW HAT SEASON Rep. tling t In• .i"t of 1 sr»i» . inpoweriiuv township srliool boards to organise as hoards of health. A nthorizing tht* Hoard of Pardons to employ a se,-r« ar> at $1,000 per annum. Thi- Governor also vetoed the Keister bill providing for a number of additional employes in tin4 Departnit-nl of Public Ground* ant! Buildings, because -of in.snllUi' iit revenue. Another bill v«»l«»t**i provider tliat boards of r« vision In - numb s «»! ir on yOO.OOO to popuiatiou shall I).- appointed by count.v commissioners Instead of by tin (Vniimnii Pleas Court. The Governor disapproves taking the appointing' power from the judges. The following hills wciv approved: Department of Health's code for control of rornmunicablo dis<iiws. Defining tho right- of official visitnr. ti. penal and reformatory institu- tions. "Irrespective of this, however, the bill, as certified to me. under the provisions of the Constitution, shows that in connection with the proviso to Section 203, the printed word 'city' on .line twenty-six. was stricken out with the pen and the word 'district' In red ink. written above it. Shortly after the receipt of the certified hill I was informed by certain members of the Pen n syl van la Ed uea t ion a I ('omm isslon that the bill, as it finally passed the Senate, con, lined the printed word "city" and did not contain the word district.' and that it Anally passed the Legislature in this form. "In view of this information. T examined Into the matter and satisfied myself that the bill as finally passed did not contain ;he word 'district* but did contain the word 'city* in the sentence under consideration To approve this bill, therefore, would be to approve a Dill that did not pass the Legislature in the form in which it was presented to me for executive action." any benefit ;o the cause of education In the State. "The hill drafted hy the I'« nil \ 1- vania, Stale Educational Commission and submitted to the Legislature was so changed hy amendments during its passage through the Legislature, many of the hest features of the original draft heirig eliminated and (tumorous amendments made which destroyed The road hill veto then concludes with practically the same reasons as are cited in the park extension veto. The .school eode is vetoed as follows:In killing his own road bill, the Governor* quotes fie- reference to good roads which he made in his message to tiie Legislature, and also says: "This bill authorizes the const ruction of a State highway from Philadelphia In Pittsburg and makes an a;> propriation of five million d ollars or an much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect its provisions. The bill was passjed by the Legislature upon mv reromi menda11 on, supporting as I believed a constructive policy and for the interests of the people of the Common- wealth.' Lack of revenue Is the reason for vetoing both the -park extension bill and the highway bill. In the veto of the park bill the Governor states that he disapproved of it reluctantly. The school code is Vetoed because he changes made therein render it of doubtful benefit and because a change was made in the certified copy Disapproval of the Governor's road bill and of the Capitol Park extension bill apparently cost the Governor some effort. Newspaper men were informed during the day that announcement of action upon some bills would probably be made at 7 o'clock in the evening. At 7 o'clock the hour was postponed until 10 It was actually 10:30 before the bills were ready, and at that hour nothing could be learned from the Governor further than his formal vetoes.HA RR1SBPRG, May 15 —The Fox Capitol Park extension Dill was vetoed last night by Governor Stuart, along with the Governor's own pet measure —the 'cross-state highway bill. The school code was vetoed at the same time. Elmer H. Bock, suiting the action to the word, advised everybody to take off coats and get to work Senator T. M. Kurta, a Rooster from the inception of the movement, gave it as his belief that to see the We're off! Working against a meeting of the School Commissioners, the semi-annual meeting of the -Country Club, a church festival, and other society functions, the "Old Home Week" Boosters' Club last night met and ccompleted an organization which is to set in motion the machinery that will insure Punxsutawney the biggest celebration ever pulled off in Jefferson or adjoining counties. Up until 8:30 o'clock last night things did not look roseate for the B (fosters, but Alex. Truitt, Esq., who has had both his sleeping and waUing hours occupied for two months with schemes for a big celebration, got a-going, and people came in to see what it was ail about, a large number of prom inVent citizens who were occupied elsewhere, sent proxies and finally the movement got such a start that it could not be checked. Rev. C. W. Miner expatiated about Old Home Weeks in the Eastern States, and told of their Increasing value and interest to communities. Rev. J. B. Eakins described what a fine time he had last year a4 an Old Home Week celebration in London, Canada, where they entertained 150,- 000 visitors. Lex N. Mitchell, Esq., drew a fine word picture of the thousands who have gone out from Punxsutawney and Jefferson County who are awaiting the opportunity to return and see what has taken place here sinFe they left. C. M. Neal, who last year attended Old Home Week at Meadville, gave the iiiyvemcnt a big boost by detailing hi» experiences, which covered two day*. Meailvillr Xvill have a'n- Smother this year. Dr. S. S. Hamilton, a former member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, stated that the people in the communities surrounding Punxsutawney had already taken it for granted that there would be an Oi l Horn./ Week here, and would stand for nothing less. mW KURTZ SATISFIEO Continued on Page Two. 4. Committer on Punxsutawney Day 2. Committee on Education Day Program. 3. Committee on Historical Day Exercises.riiiaiicc Committee—S. A. Ttinn, W. It. Cole. J. B. Phelan, Honf T. M. Kurtz, \V. H. Heckendorn, Geo. C. Brown, Lon Pantall, Chas. M. Xeal, H. G. Bowers, Jeff, G. Wingert, The executive committee was empowered to create sixteen sub-committees of not more than live members each. Following is the designation of the sub-committee: 1. Committee on Church Day Ex- erecises. Kxeriitivc CoiiiniltK'e—A. W. Calloway, P. O. Freas, A. J. Truitt, ,1. P. Eberhart, Or. \V. S. Blaisdeli, John O. Williams, John G. North, John A. iDoran, McKean Harl, H. J. Loeb. Many other citizens -present put in a good word, and after Dr. G. It. Roll, president of the Town Council had been selected as chairman and C H. Frfeas secretary of the meeting, the following motion went through without a dissenting voice: "That an Old Home Week celebration be held In Punxsutawney during the Fourth Week in August." The movement was then given tangible footing by the election of the following committees: Burgess P. O. Freas, summing up what almost all the others touched upon, stated that nothing would be permitted in connection with the celebration that woujl leave a bad impression on the townspeople or their guests. He also cautioned the populace not to confuse the Old Home Week celebration with a street fair proceeding. ' Harry Evans assured those assembled that the mater of getting crowds was the least concern, as people naturally flocked to Punxutawney on the slightest provocation. the town for any expense that may be incurred, while a big, clean celebration would fcive the town a place on the map such as it has never had before. AETI-SntODNISTS DIVIDED GUESS 'EM OUT SOCIAL CHAW WIS WITHDRAWN Itaptist You tig- People's I'uioii Provide Amusement for Over One Hundred. Two Opinions Held ns Regards l.ooil Option in the Part> Pint forms. Opened t'p T«xlay Willi as Little Noise as Accompanies the Approach of (lie Ice Mini. as little nois»e as that which accom- The open season for men to wear straw hats was ushered in today, with H A UK IS HIT R< 1, May 10. AVhat action, if any. shall he taken hy the Patron Through Vicious Horse —Owikt Must Sluiiri for Damages. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has recently rendered a derision of considerable importance to liverystable keepers and their patrons. It is said to be the first case in that court which has fully defined the relations of the parties, and determined the liability of m. liveryman for furnishing his customer with an unmanageable or vicious horse, resulting in injury to the customer. In the opinion of the Supreme Court it said: "The relation between ;i livery stable keeper and his customer is that of bailor and bailee for hire, and the forme r assumes the liability which the contract of bailment imposes. When the bailor lets a horse for hire lie impliedly or warrants that the animal is fit and suitable for the purpose for which the customer has hired it. NO TRICKERY IITEIDED ••The costumes for the performance "The costumes f<»r Ihe performanc' have arrived and are being distributed among the actors. The show will be the same at Punxsutawney as was produced here. The entire cast and chorus will take part and there will be no change in the personnel of either. This will assure Punxsutawney the opportunity of seeing one of the best home talents that DuBois has ever turned out, and it will no doubt be largely attended. The sale of seats both here and at Punxsutawney have been Very heavy, and The Jefferson Theatre will probably be taxed tb the limit." Referring the other day to the coming production of the show in the Jefferson Theater Monday night, the same paper said: Walter O'Horn and I*. V. 1>r!«\v as Noekey anil llndad in "Said Pasha" are Keally Funny. Following the first night's production of "Said Pasha" in DuBois, the Courier had the following. among%ther things, to say about the show: "Undoubtedly one of the finest comic operas ever rendered in this section was given at the Avenue Theatre last evening by the "Said Pasha" company of over a half hundred actors taken entirely from the ranks of local vocalists and comedians. "The individuals most conspicuous during the course of the play are P. V. Daley, as Noekey, and Walter (VHcrn, as Hadad. The actions or these two men alone is enough to keep the audience in a roar during the entire play. Their appearance upon the stage was the sign for uproarious laughter and by injecting some localisms into their comedy, they made a big hit." TAPPING WIRES The Baptist Young pe.»nle'> Colon last night held a social in tie he e ment of the chureit, at which over 100 folks, youtig. ntiddle-ageil and otherwise, enjoyed themselves thoroughly. As each person entered upon thscene of festivities they were . < ated at one of the tal'th-:-; and handed a menu card printed in French. The majority of those pn < nt had never dahhled to any great extent in the language of the Parisian and they had to order on the blind. The result of a majority of the orders was extremely ludicrous. Toothpicks, water, napkins and the like were down on the menu and a few received nothing else. (Others who were wise were favored with some choice edibles. The price of tin- article. down on the menu ranged from one irrii 10 five, and the cost of the entire bill was twenty-three cents. The curiosity shop w i also the . «n-tre of a great deal "I amu:ement. 11- rfor five cents one could purclia-e any one of a number of packages tied up In neat bundles. The buyer never knew wtytt he had bought until lie1 wrapper was off and the unwntppiiiK of the articles caused a great deal of merriment. ADJOURNED MEETING 'Squire Tim hi in Will Not He Tried for Arson. 'Souire A1 Timblin, of H-'i.wthorne, Clarion County, formerly of Jefferson County, was in town yesterday, wearing a "never-touched-mo" smile. Some time ago the Stat" Police from this place, in tracing up smith? firebugs at Hawthorne, thought they found a clue that implicated ihe 'Squire, and his and the arrest of two boys followed. At the hearing 'Squire Timblin was held for court and was released on bail. •Since the hearing the citizens of Hawthorne and the prosecutor have . been (loins sonic .sir.,thing- on their "" •« <'»»' "r th" ,iv"r>' •s:a,>l1' own account, with the result that the'keeP<'r l" ll,t(irm himself or the ha hits case, so far as Mr. Tlmhlin Is eon- and disposition or the horn* which he cruet! has been dropped. The most 1,1 hiii f,,r 1,lr"' ,""1 if h< recent move Is reported In the New know» thllt lh">' ;m' dangerous and Bethlehem Vindicator as follows: unsuitable or by I exercise of ren"In the matter or the. prosecution aonnble <•««> <"uU1 ascertain the fact of J. A. Tlmhlin. Instituted by Dr. r\ "e iK llabl<> tor 'V-lurles resulting E. Sayers. of Hawthorn, charging the to his customers resulting from thenformer with arson, the latter has with- vicious pi opt n itii^ drawn the charge, rind Timblin will not. be required to answer to that charge at the May sessions of court " The two boys that wore arrested at the same time will be tried at the May term of Clarion ' »"nty Court, which begins Monday, May 24. Robinson's show, which is scheduled to be here Saturday, June 5, will be up against election day, which means that the hotel bars will be closed, and that the thirsty ones will be obliged either to drink water onct, go without irrigation, or carry a pocket canteen. Men arc so different, you know. Rr}ween the haberdasher and tlie milliner the former has a cinch. Women usually figure several hours, and sometimes several days, on the purchase of a new spring bonnet, while most men simply enter a store, announce the size of his head, asks for a certain brand that he has observed in the show window, puts one on, takes about three looks in a mirror, and Is off to the golf links, the baseball field or the garage. Prosaic man has adopted ;i date before which it is unsafe to appear in the open with a straw lid. but that i all. In the matter of style he is con,'t nt to accept anything for summer wear made of light material, and he is not particular as to the vintage. He can resurrect an old chapeau that has seen some summers or sum'mers thereabout, have it fumigated and revamped and feel as comfortable in its shifting silhouette as though it was hot, rifiht off the griddle. f Rut then there are others who are more fastidious and who spear a sailor the first day of the season, and go through all of the styles before tlii- snow files. II is to the latter class thai the haberdasher must look for his profits, and he is usually not disappointed. panics the approach of the ice man in t he winter time Wllilj MKKT ON TIIK WAY NAIROBI. Brit. E. Africa), May 15. —(Special)—Col. Theodore Roosevelt will start out on the first extensive "lion drive" next Monday. Preparations are unxler way for the biggest lion hunt since the one arranged for Winston Churchill several years ago. Resolutions were accepted unanimously by the board which declare for the units of townships, boroughs and wards of cities, as expressed in the Pair bill. These resolution were laid before the open conference late in the afternoon and unanimously adopted. Aside from consideration of this question, the local optlonists unqualifiedly endorsed the essential provisions of the Fair local option bill tfrhlch wjf* defeated last March, all sectons of the State being represented when this was jone. The hoard of trustees yesterday declined to dispose of the question further ban to refer it to the headquarters committee because they werf hopelessly divided as to the expediency of such a step. The question was yesterday delegated to this conimltee after lengthy consideration by the board of trustees of the State Anti-Saloon League. The headquarters committer, which acts in much Mir same capacity as a political steering committee, is composed of Rev. Dr. (ieorge S. Chambers, Rev. Dr. Isaac L Wood, R. y A. Fireman Anderson and Bishop \V M. Stanford, all of this city, and Prof. J. 11. Morgan, of Dickinson College. No inkling can be gained as to the probable future course of the committee upon the question of approaching either the Republican or Democratic State Conventions next year. The member, of the headquarters committee meet questions on this subject frankly and say they haven't the slightest, idea what the committee will do. Pennsylvania State A n ti Saloon League looking toward the incorpora- tion of local option planks in political party plalforms in this State next year i a matter entirely in the hands of the headquur'ei. ommiltee of the leacue. The Weston Walking Club, of Tndljun;1, headed R. Wi Wehrle, will leave tomorrow morning for a tramp to Punxsutawney. They expect to meet the Punxsutawney Fresh Air Club about midway, exchange greetings, tf the gait Is not too rapid, and then chase on for the goal. The Punxsutawney delegation will be In charge of Capt. J. ff. Freas. Thompson and Smith gave ball. Barto was unable to furnish bail and was sent to jail to await a hearing which has been set for Tuesday.By United Press. PITTS BIT HO. May 15. — Charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud the Chicago Board of Trade of certain grain quotations by tapping telegraph wires, Isaac X. Barto. former general wire and repeater chief of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and William L. Thompson and William H. Smith are under arrest here. "The amendment, therefore, was made In writing and the necessity Tor so doing was openly explained In th(' Senate." •Owing to the fart that tho bill •ontalned ovc 400,000 words It was physically Impossible to reprint It in time to have It acted upon by the Legislature after the discovery was made that tho word 'city- appeared where 'district' was intended," said Baker today. Governor Stuart referred to this change in his veto message, and assigned it as one of his reasons for killing the bill. By United Press. IIAKRISBURG, May 15.—W. Harry Baker, assistant chief clerk of the Senate today denied that there was any trickery attempted in the changing: of "the word "ctiy" to "district" in the School Code bill, in red ink, Instead of reprinting the bill, THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.— Following Is the forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Cooler Sunday. Scott Adamson was elected to take care of all of the school buildings during vacation. Fuculty ItOMicr For the Coming Year. Directors of Schools Begin Priming; At an adjourned meeting of the School Commissioners of Punxsutawney last night the directors began revising the faculty roster for the coming year. The directors discussed the situation thoroughly, but did not. use the axe any great extent. The pruning process, however, will go on until time for the election of teachers next month. Having been approved by a Governor who has been wielding his veto axe at the sight of almost every bill that carries an increase in salary, the member from Punxsutawney may be pardoned for feeling elated over tho matter. Increasing the Auditor General and the Secretary of Internal Affairs tr> $8,000 places those elective officials in the same salary class with the State Treasurer (an elective office) and the three Railroad Commissioners (appointive officers). At present the Auditor General and State Treasurer receive the same salary as the Superintendent of Public Inntructlon, the Adjutant General, the Chief of the Department of Mines and the Secretary of tho Railroad Commission, while the present salaries of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Insurance Commissioner, the Banking Commissioner, the Highway Commissioner, the Chief Factory Inspector, the Health Commissioner and the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, as well as the salaries of the Governpr, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Railroad Commissioners are all greater than are paid the Auditor General and Secretary of Internal Affairs. Governor Approved Ills lilll HiiMiik I'uy of Stale Olllccl's. (he aproval Thursday by Governor Stuart of the hills increasing the salaries of the Auditor General and the Secretary of Internal Affairs from $4.- 000 to $8,000 each, and that of messenger In the Banking Department from $!»00 to SI,200 per annum, as reported in yesterday's issue of The Spirit, was gratifying to Senator T. M. Kurtz, of this place, who Introduced the measure in the Senate. The bill was killed the first time ft' came up in the Senate. Senator Kurtz, however, succeeded in convincing his colleagues that the measure was a just one, and the bill was resurrected and passed with little opposition.pi mm ■y w