Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-06-02

              POPE U YEA KK OLD VOt X > EVENING, JUNE 2 I9W ~~ " PRICE TVO CENTS y H ATTEND CONVENTION BOY STILL MISSING Jug Tho SossJoii. Epuorth Leaguers In OttlloU Attend- STREET CAR STBIIEBS AND PHILADELPHIA POLICE IN RIOT MUM FIR m UT Special Sen Ices. Committer Mtils ami Dft'ldr to Ask Payors to Hokl msmrnm/ DEAL HAS HuCHEO POIRT OF CERTAIN] MIcliael Hnltrr. Who Olsap|Miirc<! Ten .Months \ro IIiim Not Rnn Ileum of Sincv. DEW . OPERATING II THE VICINITY OF WISHAW NIGHT WjPttWf GIVES BURGLAR A LONG HARD CHASE John H. Fink Purchases the John B. Bair Building. Will be Prepared to Ship Product in Three Weeks—75 Men Employed. Officers Used Club and Revolvers But No One Was Killed. Discovered Him Behind Counter in the Lambo Fruit ni mm sure ieii month MARINE CUD QUELLED OISMME flllU.il ELUDED HIS PitlSGNER MimNE A FIVE JUIB ONE HJIIF FOOT VEIN (Papers in JefTersnn and adjolnliiR counties please reprint.) Martin Raber, Jr., Is 19 years old, and was last seen at fiiR Hun, where lie went ostensibly to have some dental work done. The boy's parents hnve*grleved continuously since their won disappeared, the father, Martin Raber, Sr.. being almost worried to death over the continued absence of his son* Michael Raber, of Wlnslow, who was in town yesterday, is anxious to locate his brother Martin Raber, who disappeared from home about ten months ago, and hus not been heard of since. CH IN HAD OFFICE HElPiD ENTERTAII TAFT The DuHois Sub-District i>' composed of the local Chapters within the boundary <M the following charges. Pji|n\su awney. West Punxsuta wney. Oil Hols, DuHois Circuit. Reynoldsvlllc. Falls Creek, Sabula. Hig Uu.i, Lutherahurg. Frostburg and Sywesville. Among the speakers who addressed the" convention at the first session was PL T. Ha« r, Mrretary of the Central j V. M <A., of Punxsutawncy, who :spoke eloquently of the spiritual, intellectual and physical dev«-lopmetit «>f boys and young men. Mr. Ba<-r returned home l ist night, but the other delegates will remain until the close of the convention. Misses Effie Lleby, Florence Reese, Efflc Prescott and Cyrus Quick and E. T. Haer yesterday went to I)uH«ds to attend the Fifth Annual Convention tion of the DuHois Sub-District Epworth Letttyie. which met in the Clear Hun M. E. Church. Sessions were held yesterday afternoon, last night and this forenoon, and the closing session will be held this afternoon with a lecture by Rev. J. Hell Neff tonight. open LONG THE FAVORITE THROUGHOUT COUNTY They will build several houses, but a large proportion of their iro n have homes ia Wishaw. The company expects to employ about 75 men in the first opening:, and next fall a second drift will be started. Tiie company has a signed contrail for all the coal they can mine, and hence the plant will be completed as soon as possible and it Is expected that the first shipment will he made in about three weeks. The coal will be hauled over their own road to \Yishaw. a distance of 1 1 -2 miles and loaded on R. R. & P. cars for shipment. Today the contractor began laying rails and an order has been placed with I ima, Ohio, firm for a locomotive Last year they purchased several hundred acres of coal land lying to the east of Wishaw and early this spr ng began work on a drift on the Christ Hyphen farm. The head of the drift now shows five and a half feet of fine coal, and borings show that much of tho land is underlaid with six and one half feet of black diamond mineral. Tile latest one to make a bid in this respect is the Paradise Coal Mining Company, of Wlshaw. The now concern h is as stockholders, Lewis YVes- Icr, of Anita; Andrew Olson and (Jus Carlson, of Wlshaw, and Peter Larson. of Clierrytree. lite fan tint new coal companies are being organized almost weekly In this sec tion is another straw that indicates which way the coal dust trade winds are blowing. Mr. Lumho claims that he has been missing goods, especially eatables, lately, and the evidence is that last night's visitor, having found a key that would fit the hack door, made frequent visits. f DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT Ml RUN be burglar as he lied from Lam bo's, believe they know him. If he is tinparty they havr in mind he was to have gone to work this morning hut failed to show up. Young Baldwin and Cap Henry, who had a good look at the would- rourso and fled up Cherry Stree oflirer crawled tinder the warehouse Imt his prey had taken an ;i As the burglar was making good time and keeping about 100 feet ahead Gray fired his revolver in the air three times and called on the fleeing o.ir to top. but the latter took chances :md ran on until in* lout Gray at the l-»uderbaugh-Barber building. Tin- Gray gave chase and the two men ran a Marathon via the Hamilton buildings down the alley to Gilpin Street, north along Gilpin Street through ti»e yard between the resldenees of |{. (\ an<l W. W. Winslow. Niight Watchman Joe Gray, last night bad a lively time with a burglar who was intent upon robbing Lambo's grocery store, on North Kindley street. ruder ducked under a counter, and the officer leaving young .Raidwin to watch the front went to the rear via (Heck's restaurant. While passing the Lambo store at about 1:15 this morning Otlicer (iray noticed a stranger within. The In- A key was in the lock of the open door, but just as Gray went to enter the burglar ran out tin- front way and escaped past Baldwin, who was unarmed.The spectacle of the President and his companions, including Senator Knox, President lladley, of Yale, Chas iV Taft and other notable, mingling with the busy men and artisans of t■ great American metropolis <»f business, with civic, patriotic or boyish hilarity as the situations presented themselves was one to truly inspire the people c f a democratic country. A largo percentage of the two million people In and tributary to Pittsburg who either shook hands with hi in, saw him going from place to place or at tin4 ball game or heard any of tho addresses ho made, will henceforth f» «'l confident that while ho is in tin* White House the Ship of Stat«• will be guided by one who is very dose to the com mon.people, and who Is in perfect harmony with everything that is dear to Wllbcr Simpson. Dr. Lcnhart. Mayward Hair, Jack Curry, .1 M. Beyer. \V. J. Brown and ('. H. Freas were among tho Punxsut t win \ it« s who assisted the Pittsburgers to entertain President Taft Saturday and Sunday, and who on Saturday atfernoon witnessed the great game of baseball between th« ind the Chicago Cubs, 'l b' notable event- of tie Pre. ldent's visit and the unprecedented popularity be achieved by mingling with the crowds as one of the boys, are too well known to require additional description. I'tliix'y People Uteixhil Bali Came a Saturday The prediction i* made that ji handsome reward awaits the person or persons who return the groundhog and kttten, either or both, and that the thief or thieves who spirited them away will get .blackballed, if In-, or they, ever apply for admittance hit > the Ancient Order Marmot?*. The woodchuek and the kittens wore being: fori from a bottle, and all bunk-I 1 ed In the same .straw until last Saturday, when somebody swiped one of the kittens. The yard office menacforlo, which was rapidly TVecomlng the pride of Messrs. Puff and Richardson, therefore now consists of one little bottlefed pussy. Monday, while the employe* were assisting in the Decoration Day exercises,\somebody, with malice aforethought. and intent to inflict serious mental Injury, entered the office and made off with the pet groundhog. The little marmot was not only dishing up the finest kind of weather, but it was officiating as guardian for two motherless kittens that Yard Muster Moore discovered In the hollow bolster of a freight car some three weeks ago. Another change at the R, R. & p. yard office has caused considerable consternation and general indignation. Mr. White will not move his family to DuBols for several months at least. Several changes were made in the | B.. R. & P. yard office Monday. F. M. I White, who sat at the key during the first'"trick", has been transferred to the dispatcher's office in DuBols, and is succeeded here by Francis Veil. Edward Hardy, who did duty in the X-O, or north yard office, is now oil second "trick", and 10. W. Eastman, of DuBols, is fhe third "trickster". Merle Bowers succeeds Edward Hardy as head operator in the X-O office. F. M. White Sent to Dispatchers Oflire at DiiltoK—Somelxxly Stole the (■I'ouinlhog. STRIKING LUMBERMAN TERRORIZING CITY THREE LOSE LIVES III EK6IHE WRECK In 1855 John Hunt, grandfather of John B. Bair, bought tho lot for $l,00U and erected thereon a .small brick store. The title was originally obtained by W'illiam Campbell, who in August, 1852, sold the corner lot, 75x154 foot, to George Miler, for $325. Upon acquiring title, John B. Bair razed the old brick store and erected a new one7 30x70 feet, two stories high. A few years ago the building was Continued on Page Two . Five years later Mr. Hunt, by sheriff's warrant, conveyed the property to the late Ephriam Bair for $2,000, and in 1866 the deed for the properly was made over by Ephriam Bair to his son, J. B. Bair, for $10,000. Thus passes from the ownership of the Bairs title to a property which >had been held, by the family for over half a century. The announcement that a local merchant is to occupy the Bair Block takes off the tension from the other town merchants, who much preferred that a local established firm should occupy the big establishment rather than that a new firm should come in and expand the already adequate mercantile business beyond present demands. Mr. Bair having a high regard for his former business competitors, hold off for a local buyer, and to him gratitude is due for having consummated the deal with Mr. Fink. Mr. Fink, however, has a "moving sale" idea on that, he wants to Work out, and yesterday, upon Mr. Bair's agreement to insure him a deed, he decided to go ahead. Today signs are up, announcing that Mr. Fink will move into the Bair building, but it is understood that the change will not take place until after the Fourth, until which time Mr. Fink will conduct a bargain sale. Since Mr. Fink, about ten days ago, entered Into an agreement to take the property, the legal papers have been on the go, and th deeds are now in Kansas for the signature of Mr. Bair's nephew, Norman Bair, who owns a third interest in the property. Negotiations that had been on for many weeks for a deal for the John B. Bair block, corner of Mahoning and (lilpln street*, reached a point of certainty yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Hair gave a guarantee for a deed, and John H. Fink took over the property. The deal had been pending for a long time, and about once a day. recently, stories were set afloat to the effect that It had been consummated, but until yesterday afternoon Mr. Fink, who may be said to have known something about what was being done in the matter, gave no one authority to state that he had closed the deal. MARRIED JIT MRS OPEN SHOP UNO LOWER WAGES bodies. Tiie Market Street Merchant Association. which has .'500 members, m- t yesterday and appeal-d to the Mayor, the City Councils, and the Rapid Transit Company for a settlement of th" strike by arbitration or oth't* myitis Mayor Keyburn, however, ha stated that "there is no all for arbitration. This strike will settle itself without the necessity of calling on foreign textile trades, numbering 40.000 men more, are also expe.ted to Join In the demons! ration. The members of the 'hiludelphla Labor leaders arc planning a monster demonstration for Thursday, when they contemplate a parade of 80,000 men of the building trades council, of union. company, including those employed in the subway, and elevated stations, were organized and members of the Robert M< Lain, bend of the local union of stationary tire men. claimed yes;erday that per cent, of the men in tin twenty-two power houses of the "I am for arbitration, but If the I Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company continues to treat us with contempt we will how them that w« are lighters, and we ar< going to win with fighters' methods, If the ■ ompany persists In their refusal to treat with the car men we will call out the firenu n and engineers. and we will do it soon." Ident of the International Electricians* I'nlon, are bore, and it is said that they will call out the union men employed In the power bouses of the Rapid Transit Company if the street car incit do not win wlthl.i a tew days. Ilea ley was the chief speaker at a conference In Id last evening Me said: President Timothy Mealey, of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, and W. B. Mahone, pros- •lay than at any time since the inception of the strike, tin strikers claim they have the strike well In hand. Last night tin' Mayor extended the time which saloons are allowed to remain open from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m. Although more cars are running to- Then the Marlni Guard swooped down upon the rioters who fled A volley nf rocks laid the motorman low and the policemen started for the rioters with drawn clubs. The workmen, however, stood their ground, and threw bricks and clubs. The police then drew their revolvers and tired over the heads of the mob. was manned by New York strike-breakers and guarded by two policemen on each end. Yard, attacked a passing trolley which By United Press. J PH 1A, Juiu- u — Heal ■ noting began in conection with tho I strike «»r (he trolley employee today. | Hut for the intervention of the M«i- Irine (iiiard ot League Island Navy the force m| city police would have he. u overwhelmed by the mob. A« it w.i the police were compelled ,,v' their re vol vt and clubs, but no one was killed. Many of the member.s Of the mob and the police were more or lens severly bruised before order was Anally restored. Seventy-five workmen employed, according to statement,* made \jy the police, by the Government in the Navy The troops arrived this morning and placed McCloud under martial law. The sheriff and his deputies had many clashes with the striker . but Invariably got the worst of it. and finally telegraphed for troops. The strikers had seized a powder house near town and had taken p<»- session of many pounds of high explosives, a id threatened to wipe uptown from the map. H.v Cnlted Press. SACRVMKNTO, Cal , June Five on guard today in McCloud. Siskiyou County, where one thousand striking lumbermen, mostly foreigners, have been terrorizing the city. The accident is the result of a dense fog which prevailed this morning. The light engine crew, on account of the. fog, were unable to see the signals until the engine had crashed into the freight. i The dead are A. W. Fowler, of Gallery, the engineer of the lijtht • ngine; F. L. Czarneskl, of Bakerxlown, fireman on the light engine, and Edgar Guthrie, of Callery, a brakeman. By United Press, tHeir lives at Downievllle this morning when a light engine collided with a freight tain on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. TAIlS, Pa., June 2,—Three no n lost Tho Amusements and Privileges ('ommlttee, which was scheduled to meet tonight, has postponed It.s meetiup. l)ue notice will he glevn of the future meeting. The Press ami Advertising Commift« e will hold Its second meeting this evening at 8:15 n'clock in the rooms of IT. F. Sprankle. The Human Flap Committee will meet at the home of Mrs. T. It. Williams, corner I'nion and I'enn treefs. tomorrow afternoon. The Historical Diy Committee was compelled to postpone Its meeting: until tonight, which will take place at Old Hoiye Week headquarters, over The Spirit office. Another committee is to wait upon 1 I'unxsuta wney's dairy in en and request them to drive their herds through the alleys as the present custom of driving their cattle along our unpaved street., stirs up great clouds of dust, and is unsanitary, unhealthy and annoyl lg Other committees are to look after a general cleaning up of our streets, rid up old junk piles and persuade our citl/.ens to paint, pave, improve a id get everything spick and span for Old Home Week. The Civic Improvement Committee met fit the residence <»f Mrs. 'J'. U Williams yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Williams, the chairman, presided, and Mrs. Annie Ij. Young wax elected secretary. Among the committees appointed was «»ne to wiiU upon the honorable town council at-Its next meeting to have the city fathers do as 'much paving as possible and make as much state road as possible prior to old Home Week. This also will give employment to many men now out of work and who will be glad t<> have the opportunity to earn wages. The committee adjourned t«» meet again on the evening of Tuesday, June '22, at headquarters. Rev. John I>ink sent his regrets tor not being able t»> be present, but assured the committee he would be with them at their next meeting. The consensus of opinion of the committee was to have a Church Day parade of the members of the churches, the church societies and Sunday schools. Tn have this take place early In the afternoon and mass iround the park where they can join in singing. This to be followed by a public meeting in the opera house, when the present pastors of our churches, and former ones, especially invited to return during old Home Week, will ejich have a part in the program. This public meeting is t<» | be limited to adults only. Each church will keep a registei and Its rooms and toilet will be for th> use of all comers. with pictures of the church thereon. Many of the churches will have a lunch booth under the auspices of the ladies' society of the church and have postals for sale mothers and children, Last evening the Church Day committee of the Old Home Week held its first meeting and the attendance and interest manifested augur well for the success of the movement. Rev. Miner. chairman of this committee, presided, and H. S. Bowers was elected secretary. After careful consideration and remarks by Rev. Eaklns, Rev. Kersehner, Rev. Mhley. A. J. Klegal, F. L. Clark and others, it was unanimously decided to request the pastors of all Punxsutawney churches to hold a special Old Home Week service on Sunday morning of Church Day, Aug. ,22. Also that each church be kept • •pen during every day of Old Home Week as headquarters f<»r the denomination it represents. This will give a resting place for many persons here during the week, especially the tired WRITING >R G SALE SMUGGLED RAIMENT Sheet A. Tin Plate Company for all its open shop" order from the American Wll !•: 1:1 INC.. VV. V.I . .1 III). J. The Several firemen wore overcome by heat ain 1 smoke. Tho t>ni)<li 11 mt wh'Ti' thi' lli« originat ed 1« located In tho center of the business section, and spread to tho Beneficial Ravings Fund building before the Ilamc.s wore placed undt r control. By United Press. I'll I LA IH'JIjPH I \. June 1! -Twelve linns were completely or partially burned out as the result of ;i 000 Are this morning In the Sehmoell building ATCHISOM DECLARES DIVIDEND Therefore it behooves every one of his friends to put their shoulders to the wheel of his political chariot, and boost until the polls close Saturday night.  The voters of Jefferson County lyive been invited to Investigate Mr. Long's qualifications. They have compiled, and if reports are correct h«- has met with their highest expectations. Jesse Long's friends nerd not. dodge Into dark places to solicit support for him. Hr represents that which is admirable in a young man. He is competent and trustworthy. He hiis made no entangling alliances with venal polltic-lam. Ills shoulders aro not being padded to lit anybody's mantle. He has no axes to grind and no political debts to pay. believer In fair play and clean polltics, or that any voter who has been attracted to him by the justness of his cause can afford to become indifferent ( oncoming tin- outcome, if he Is to win. He needs, and will thoroughly ij<>reci»fe, ti l active support of all clean-minded voters. lie has undertaken to obtain an office for which h*» is eminently qualified, by legitimate methods, so that In the event of success he can enter upon his duties lit Flout a collar about his neck or the special interests of any certain faction or set of men to Interfere with his official acts. He desires to serve all the people of th«• county from an impartial and untrammeled standpoint. Mr. Long has surprised the old warhorse politicians by the strenuousness of the single-handed campaign he has waged, and the strength he ha* developed in ill parts of the county. This should not be taken to mean that he does not need the support of every The., three-cornered light which is b< ing made for the nomination for District Attorney In this county has about run Its course, and If reports that heretofore have been thoroughly reliable, are correct, Jesse Long, the local candid itc, will win by a handsome, and some say. a big majority. Mr. and Mrs. Cook will go to housc.- keeplng at Hamilton upon their return from the North. While the accident robbed the function of some of its charm for others, the young couple went through the jreremony unperturbed, and left on the noon flyer for a honeymoon trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other points of Interest along the lakes. Frost burg. the bride lost all of her wedding garments, personal effects, wedding ring and furniture in a fire which last Saturday destroyed the Means home in Miss Aide Means the Bride of »l. M. Cook, of Hamilton. Miss Allele Means, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Means, of Frostburg, and J. M. Cook, of the linn of Cook Bros., merchants, of Hamilton, were married today at the home of ♦lie. bride's sister, Mrs. Omer Depp, of Cherry Street, Punxsutawney. Rev. C. W. Miner, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of this place, performed the ceremony, which took place at 9 o'clock In the presence of relatives of both high contracting parties, and the following friends: Miss Joan Milliren, Eugene Murray and Josephine Means, of Reynoldsville, the latter a niece of the bride, as ring bearer. The bride was given away by her father. As stated in The Spirit yesterday, The locals tomorrow will have as their opponents'at East End Park, the strong Onondaga team, and a fine conrest Is on the tapis for Punx'y fans and rooters. Manager Gleckler has the material for one of the strongest all-home-player teams that ever represented this burg, and he Is willing to have them try conclusions with any independent team in the State. C. B. Glecklj Punx'y Indepei •esterday wru yfft«\* with h ams it Dayton, Ino Normal. DuHois, Brook vi lie and Rcynoldsvllle, ami lias concluded to Issue challenges also to the toama at Itural Valley, Clymer, Kldgway St. Marys, Butler and other surrounding towns. •ball team, r of the nt rating a number of its branches. The feeling is so bitter that, despite the posslbiliu «»t" u transfer of the plant, the men may vote for strike. By the now scale of wages given I11 connection with the "open shop" order the men get a reduction of from 3 t«> 25 per cent. The unions are t<» hold a special meeting Sunday to <1 • ido whether they will accept or not. They realize, however, that a refusal may mea.i that the company will move its plants to Gary, Indiana, where it is now eon- tion In Wheeling and \1 irtia.v Kerry, where nearly ten thousand men are affected.union mills has made ail ugly situa- Wlth the dividend comes the announcement that a new Issuo of approximately $27,000,000 will be issued, with stockholders of record having the preference in subscribing for the bonds. NEW YORK. June 2.—The A'hison Itailway Company today declared its usual semi-annual dividend of 2 1-2 per cent, on preferred stock. I The mill In which the Are started, was u giant .structure and well equipi pod with modern machinery. It was built for the Dodge Lumber Company about sixteen years ago by Heth C. Moore, of thin place, and had been In operatmn ever sine*'. About eight years* ago the Goodyear Company bought it. The lumber yards in connection with th«- mill contained over 11,000,000 feft of the finest kind of aawed lumber and the quick response of the DuHois firemen and their work was the only thing that kept the entire amount from being burned. The train arrived at ri:4f» o'clock and Chief Ditchburn immediati'ly took charge of the light against the blaze, which had heretofore been fought by the woodsmen i , with poor means of fighting such a tire, and its spread was checked immediately, but it was not fully placed under control until nearly seven o'clock. Chief IMtchburn, of the DuBols de- partment was asked for aid shortly after two o'clock and at 2: SO o'clock three carts with several thousand feet of hose, one engine ami a full complement of forty men were on their way to the scene of the conflagration over the P. U. It. The most destructive fire that has visited Central Pennsylvania In recent years was that which yesterday afternoon destroyed the Wig mill and about 4.000.000 feet of hoards belonging to tlie Goodyear Iaimher Company at Medix Run, entailing a loss that is estimated-at from $175,000 t<» $ I 80,000. Of the conflagration the DuBols Courier this morning said, in part: The loss is apportioned as follows: Saw mill and contents, $50,000. Four million feet sawed lumber, $80,000. The fire is thought to have been .darted by a saw striking a nail and throwing a spark into a pile of saw dust. Much mill dust was floating around at the time, and It exploded, as mine dust sometimes does, having similar chemical properties. Tluls was at 1:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon and In twenty minutes the big mill was an entire loss. Two blacksmith shops and contents, machine shop and contents, lumber cars and some other buildings, $50,000. There are numerous places on Little Mahoning. below Mottarn's Dam. where llti> pools of oil have gathered. A thin strata of sand -along the creek Is Impregnated with oil. The Handstone 111 that neighborhood Ir particularly coarse, which olfmen take an a surface Indication of oiI»bearltj n|k underneath. It Is within the range of probability that oil In paying quantities might be found In that locality. There Is no patent on this Idea. MIGHT BE AN Oil. FIELD ROME, June it.—(Special) — The Pope la 74 years old toay. having been born In Rleae June 8, 1835. . In ac-. cordance with hlg expressed wish, the day la being observed without any public demonstration. Leavy havltig been especially well received. During the second performance Mr. Leavy was taken 111 but managed to pull through without detracting from the fun. On his thlr# appearance he had quite recovered and tonight will be himself again. The three Leavyg laHt night made a big hit at the Star Theater In their Happy Hooligan skit, Little Martlne MADE A HIT Harry Olnter. the DuBols shoe merchant, was a Punxsutawney visitor yesterday.ALLENTOWN. Pa.. June 2.—The Rev. ojseph Specht, who was a minister of the Evangelical Church for more than 50 years, died here yesterday, aged 76. The offering today embraced the contents of but one trunk, but xthis would be sufficient to gown even the most fastidious society dame for a year at least. Included In the list'of articles put up by Marshall Henkel, who conducted the auction, were twenty-two princess rolls, sixty-seven f| e shirt waists, unmade Tobes of Alice blue veiling, blue voile, magenta satin, sliver sheen, rose veiling, chiffon scarfs, Brussels net, Duchess lace, dreslng aacques, kimonas, gold and silk embroidery, ecru lace, white Llcrre lace, soutache silk braid—In all 382 different lots. NEW YORK, June 2.—A bargainday crush of women crowded the Custom House today at the |jening of if.- widely-advertised sale of confiscated dresses, seized by the Customs authorities several weeks ago. The sale will be continued at Intervals during the greater part of this month, as the goods to be disposed of include the contents of five trunks. The total value exceeds $50,000. on Confiscated Presses. Special to The Spirit. Women Crowd Custom House to Hid THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, June 2.—Following (a the forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Showers tonight or Thursday. No change in temperature. KITTANNING, Pa., June 2. When F. A. Moesta, president of the Kittanning A Leech bury railway company, yesterday offered a reward of $100 for arrests, it was learned that an attempt had been made Tuesday night to wreck a street car near here, 1 WRECKERS PLOT FAILS. •p- , jt ■ .. WMFM ' $200,000 FIRE By United Press'. K * r, mum lout for