Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-08-23

              ft V LOCATING HIS OLD HOME old 11 la li NHkhH (iriKlitali's (inlhri- at Jcll'i-rsoii SI reel HiiIIiIIhk'. onk tiioopkk kiu,i;i>. TAKE NOTIE. FIVE KNOWN TO BE DEAD \l I<''iisi I'orlj \rc Injured mid Many of Them Will Die. Allrnrtlons I'll!' Excel Those of niliei Similar Celebrations Klscivliwc.GREAT ELECTRIC DISPLAY CKOAVDS FLOCKING IN By United Press ■N AIROBI. H. !•:. A.. Ann. ja. Til. do re Roosevelt killed his first elephant Saturday. It is a magnificent .specimen, and tile skin is being pickled by the Smlthsonlan t.ixidermipt for shipment to the Institute. Roosevelt shot the beast \vh'!e .inn - ing: with his gunbearcrs near an extinct volcano located near the e imp. Roosevelt, accompanied only in his gun-bearers, la now hunting near L ike Mweru and Kermit is hunting in the vicinity of Quarox. OFFICI/L PROGRAM FOR TODAY ARO TOMORROW vagrancy Oiling When he will in all probability be instructed to clear out for other parts, the penalty of disobedience being a term in the Brookvllle jail for several other towns the negro was warned to stay away from the shows, and when he made his appearance here this morning Mr. Jones promptly had him placed under arrest. He will be givn a hearing this ev- At that plaee as well as at m ade has been a consistent hanger on, following the show from place to place. At Nolan Park, where the shows exhibited last week, a grip containing clothing was stolen. Utley was suspected of the theft but it could not be fastened upon him and no arrest was Traffic on the B., U. & P, 1 £ii 1 r<■ a.i 'U ltu' rc<l<"'st <lf Johnny ,1. Jones, hits assumed proportions su"h as ».i l,roPr'''tor of the Nxposltion Shows, a call a meeting of the managers of " :i" Kave his name as Samuel the traffic department, according to ' was P'uced in tin- borough basthe following press dispatch printed in ' l"°; yesienJay's papers: > ''1,1 I'nst two months the negro There was present at "The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg traffic officials held a meeting last Friday at Buffalo, to discuss traflie matters. The principal topics of discussion were the loading and unloading of freight cars and the proper time and way in which that hould be done. meeting T. F. Brenan, general superintendent; J. K. Burnes, superintendent of car service; F. W. Bale, general freight agent; II. Watson, division freight agent; E. J. Devins, superintendent of the Buffalo & llochestrr diision; I. X. Brandts, agent; C. J. Glidden, L. X. Mclntyre, C*. M. Miller, T. J. Delanty and A. J. Johnson, superintendent of the Pittsburg divi- sion." This morning at 10:30 o'clock the alumni class reunions were held in the Jefferson Street school building. 1 he halls of the building wen- very prettily decorated with red and white, the school colors, American (lags and potted plants, and the building was thrown open to the public for the balance of the day. This affair was only a preliminary to the real exercises of the day, whieh commenced at 1 o'clock this afternoon in the Jefferson theatre. The members of the classes since 181)1 registered and the morning: was spent chatting over old times. Each of the classes had its own room to use as headquarters and prepare for the exercises t<> follow. I he general committee consisting of Misses i„.vdia Parsons, Ida Rosenthal and Mary Robinson, were in charge of the reunion and the visitors were taken care of in a very efficient manner. MAKING IT EASY FOR POSTOFFICE EMPLOYES HARRIMAK'S HEALTH A BIG MARKET FACTOR CHURCHES EXTENC A GLAD WELCOME Tomorrow. Special all week features. Tuesday. Aim 24—Historical Day- Reunions or Hnr, Medical. Dental and Editorial associations. Public Kxercises in Jceffrson Theater beginning ;,t 1 1' M. sharp. Go to Punxsutawney Country flub at 3 P M. Old Home Week Historical Day Rail at Jefferson Park in evening. Opening of new Y. M. < \ A. /.uildlng. Today. Monday, Aug. 23—Education Day— Alumni Class Reunions, 10:30 A. M. Public exercises in Jefferson Theatre beginning at 1 P. M. sharp. An in teresting program. Good music. Alumni banquet in evening. Open house at all school biddings for receptions and inspection. DUKE ABRUZZI CONTINUES TO MAKE HIMSELF FJIMOUS A traveling man appeared at the i money order window of the post of- I lice Saturday evening and presented I an order for a large sum. The usual questions were asked him, and when the clerk wanted to know if there wns anyone in the town who could identify him, he replied that it wasn't necessary, as they would (lnd his photograph on the back of the advice. The advice was accordingly brought forth, and sure enough va good likeness or the applicant was pasted thereon. This was the first experience the local postotfice employes have had of that kind, but the traveling man explained that it was a custom pursued by many big establishments. They carried in the main office a number of small photographs of each one of their traveling representatives, and when a money order is mailed to anyone of them, one of the photos is pasted on the back of the advice. As soon as In- makes the attempt, tho d'lspatcji says, the I »nk• • will start for homo, hoping; l<> arrive whil" Ktaherinc Elkins is still in Europe. By United press. BOM E. Ann. I'.'!. -The "Uneon" today publishes a dispatch that Duki Abrusszi is preparing for an attempt to ascend Ml. Everest, tho world' • highest, mountain. YATESBOflO MINE FOBMAN Dili VALUABLE INVENTION PITTSBURG, Aug. 23.—As a result of the rioting at McKees Rocks last night, at least five are dead and perhaps 4 0 wounded. The known dead are: Harry Kxler, deputy, aged 55, shot and beaten to death in a street car. State Trooper John L. Williams, of Grcensburg, riddled with bullets by strikers. Three unknown men supposed to be strike-breakers, just arrived at Mc- Kecs Rocks, shot to death by strikers at the foot of Donovan's bridge. Wounded: Trooper John Smith, of Mt. Carmel, shot six times in body in light on air. Will die. Trooper Lucieri W. Jones, beaten and shot. Will die. Trooper William C. Donnell, from New Haven, Conn., shot near heart. Will die. Trooper George M. Kitch. Columbia, Pa., shot in arm and scalp wounds. Will live. Adam Cubornot, supposed sttiIcebreaker, shot four times. Will die. Mike Tisowaski, of Schoenvllle, striker, shot through body by troopers-. Will die. George Jerneski, shot through back, pikely to die. Additional fatally wounded are re- pored to be Samuel Marso, Mike Desofski and Mike Mclizhie, all strikers, and all shot through the body. The light took place about 10 o'clock last night when a largo body <»f strikers discovered Exler on a street ear. Exler was formerly a Pittsburg po- liceman and though ho was doing luly as a deputy sheriff the strikers wore evidently of the opinion that he was in the mill as a strike-breaker. The < 'onstabulary are enforcing 'martial law in Schoenville and Mc- K•'es l{(«eks foday. after tie terriblA rioting of last night. Everyone entering the town is searched for arms, and if he can't give a satisfactory ex- planation why he comes into the town, is not permitted to enter at all. Everybody is kept moving ami no ►no is allowed to stop for an Instint on the streets ami the strikers .ire ;t 11 being confined t<> their h »m--s Following are the dead officially reported by the Coroner today: Deputy Sheriff Harry Exi»-r, foorge Millha/.er. striker, Troop John Williams, Anton (Jub' no t, Trooper lohn Smith, and an unidentified striker bearing ( heck 778. D W. Atwater, ol lte,\ uoldsviile He recalled how, 35 ycar.s ago one hot August Sabbath, he went out to Shamoka to preach, wearing tin- proverbial linen duster, instead of tin classical Piinee Albert. Arriving a the church after the singing was wcl under way, he wrjit a front pew discarded his and Step t1ontinu<;d/DivfPage Six mmm answlrs THE CALt OF DEATi -f—~—y ■fcvke, 4\ Rev. King called attention to Punx! suta wncy's population then, 800, and now, 10,000 (ho could .safely have said 12,000 or 13,000) and .spoke ot' remembrances of th* happiest days of his life which he said were spent in beautiful little Punxsutawney. Hf related how one Sunday he wen: out to preach at the Union Chureh, where, now, is the mining' town oi Rossitcr, four miles distant, and how he got lost In the dank forest and did not arrive until chureh had been dis- missed. While the turning on or the lights on beautifully-decorated Punxsutawney was the harbinger of Old Home Week, the celebration exercises did not begin olllcially until Sunday morning, wlu-n, at every church in tile town, exercises were held, vouchsafing blessings on the event. Complemcning the morning services were those held In the Jefferson Thatre in, the aftcrnn >n at thre~ o'clock, the attendance being madeup of representatives of all creeds and beliefs. On the platform or in the audience were the ministers of all the local churches, and several visiting divines w hp are back to spend all or part of the week. Rev. C. \V. Miin r, pastor of rhe First Al. K. Church, officiated as chairman, and introduced the speakers. First on the program was Rev. J> ii. King, of Vineland, N. J., who from 1874 t«» 18S0 ministered to the parishioners of the First Presbyterian Church, of this place. Special to The Spirit. NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—A great ileal more importance is attached to Mr. Harriman's health than would he necessary if his securities were selling strictly on their merits. Rut the recent dazzling operations have so excited the imagination of the uninitia- ted, that it is difllcult to get at the real value of this group of stocks, es- pecially as their valuation is so vitally 'effected by speculative holdings of other shares by the parent company. No one doubts that l.7nlnn Pacific and Southern Pacific have wonderfully developed under progressive methods, backed by the marvellous growth of the far West, without which their present status would have been impossible. Because of this growth those propertiesh no doubt have a magnificent future; but who known what Union Pacific will be worth ex segregation, or what would happen to his huge combination, still in its formative stages, if it unexpectedly lost its master mind? The stock market has again been dominated by the Harriman issues, unfavorable rumors concerning his health causing a sharp decline in Union Pacific, which in turn precipitated large realizing sales in the general market. There has consequently been a good deal of feverishness at times and a conspicuously unsettled tone, although it cannot be said that the undertone of confidence has been seriously impaired in t'h* general situation. Were it not for the fear of excessive manipulation by the big operators, there would no doubt have been good public buying on the reaction, but the fact that the market has recently been so intensely artificial is generally understood and creates more or less distrust. At the same time the market still remains in Continued on Page Six ALL SIGNS DOWN AND FAST DRIVING CHECKED £ Prof. Ormond today will be taken to the .scene oi his childhood by William Fairman. Yesterday, in company with Mr. Evans,. Prof. Ormond visited the Old Cemetery and located the grave of a sister, who died at the age of five years. By a curious coincidence, Mr. Evans, who was first to remember the name of Ormond, had, through all these years, kept the grave in good repair, the mound being close to the Evans burial plot. Prof. Ormond graduated from Princeton in 1X73, and, with the exception of three years since that time, during which he was a member of the faculty of ;he University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, has been hn instructor in the famous college. Prof. Ormond was at one time instructor in the Orphans' School at Dayton, Pa., when G. L. Glenn and others, of this vicinity, were pupils in that institution. His likeness to the. late President of the United States, '.Jrover Cleveland, who spent the last years of his life in Princeton, is quite marked, and was the cause of him being mistaken for the ex-President many times. The resemblance is .so striking that Continued on Pago Six "I was born somewhere in this vicinity t»2 years ago, and left with my father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ormond, for Armstrong County, 57 years ago. I have not been back since. I have a sister burled here somewhere, my father lumbered some, and that is all 1 know about the scenes of my early life, except that I was cradled in a sugar trough." With the foregoing data as ;i clue, the representative of The Spirit and Prof. Ormond started out to interviewsome of the older citizens who might be in the possession of the desired information.During Old Home Week Punxsutawney people cannot expect to enterain a more distinguished homjecomer one who Saturday afternoon arrived her from Grove City, in the person of Prof. Alexander T. Ormond, who, for 26 years, has occupied the <'hair of Philosophy in historic Princeton University, and who is the dean of the faculty of that famous college. Prof, ormond, having concluded a course of lectures at the summer college term, Grove City, determined to visit the scenes of his childhood. Shortly after his arrival, and after making a few inquiries, he entered The Spirit office and bought an Old Home Week souvenir booklet. Alter glancing through its pages, he remarked, in a jocular way, that he could not find a picture of the place where he was born. When assistance was proffered by one of the editors, Prof. Ormond spoke up, in substance, as follows: Several of the elder citizens were interviewed, but without good results, until the Princetonian wai Introduced to It. R. 10vans, «»f West End, who, after repeating the name, replied: I "Why, of course, I knew your father! 1 boarded with him when he kept store for Henry# Crown up at Bells Mills, and conducted a bearding house fig years ago." Next William Steffy came forward with the information that the Ormond home was near the presen: site of Onondaga mines, on a farm which he sold to William Clawson. The farm house is now occupied by W' IH*' m Km o 1.1 se. As electrocution by rca.sim uf these live u ires is by no means an uncommon occurrence, the importance of this invention will he readily appreciated. and Mr. Mcpherson is to be congratulated upon his success in working out an invention of such practical value to the miners, not. only of this secion, but of the mining world in general. The invention is in the nature of a cap for the protection of miners working in mines where electric feed wires are used to run the motors. This invention makes it impossible for a miner wearing one of these caps to be shocked by coming in contact with tinlive wire, and it also prevents his lamp from burning his head. Three patents, covering features of tho cap, have been granted to Mrs. McPherson, in whose name the application was made. representative of the Wane Earners' Protective Union, of Punxsutawney, -returned Saturday from Vat.sbor-.. and tell;; of an' important invention ma»le by Thomas McPherson, mine foreman at Yatesboro. ui.ciisTKv iiritivM' IM'OKM VriON .\\l> it ou> in>mi: \m:i:k «- V* v <« •' " •' •» Y »,* V V? W •« it And Old Home Week regis- It ter and Bureau of Information K it has been established by Beck J* It Corey in their office in the It it City Hotel Block, Mahoning VI it Street side 1% They hav- purchased a large it it book in which it is desired to it I' have registered the name of W evt-iy "Oldhomer" who is here I* 1% or who shall be here this week. !r» 1* This will make it easy for the Ji newspapers to secure a com- S3 It plete list. Old-homers should £3 1% give their present address and 5£ %A the name and street number of 1% their host or relative. \l' Beck & Corey will also keep V* It a register of rooms to rent and 5? lit boarding places for those who It make arrangements for such W K services. ® There was issued this forenoon from the ollice of Hurgrss 1*. (). Freas the following self-explanatory orders: (J. E. Dlstel, Street Commissioner. Borough of Punxsutawney. P. O. FREAS, Burgess. Punxsutawney, Pa., Aug. 23, 190a Dear Sir:—You arc instructed to remove all signs, of whatsoever nature, that have not been properly installed or placed in accordance with Ordinance No. 82, Clause No. 1. Ordinance No. 62, Clause No. 26 explains mode of procedure. You will first consult with the Horough Solicitor, who will give you further instructions. DO YOU KNOW? You have shows of every kind and many of them, but only one talking picture company, and that you will find at the Bijou under canvas. oppo« site City Hotel. A real novelty. A five-act drama talked in fifteen minutes—tl Funeral services will be held toraormorrow morning in the West End Catholic Church. Burial will be made in the West End Catholic cemetery, Rev. John Link officiating. The deceased, who was ninety years of age, was born in Germany, and came to this country when a young man. He lived in various parts of the East and finally located in the West End sortie years ago. He followed coal mining during his residence in this country. A man of unusual intellectuality during his prime he retained his faculties until the last. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Theodore Deitman, of West End, and one son. Martin Shan • or the old■st residents of v _> place, and 1 ik .vise one of the oldest in the county, lied at his home in West End this morning at eleven o'clock, after a lingering illness due to the ravages of old age. P. O. FREAS, Burgess. I have this day instructed the Chief of Police to issue orders all along the lines to have all fast or reckless drivers of automobiles, carriages, or vehicles of any kind, or riders of horses or bicycles, during Old Home Week promptly arrested. THE WEATHEll. WASHINGTON. D. f.t Aug. 23.— The weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania is: Fair tonight. Tuesday slightly warmer. Frank Roefovla, allna Rarbaro. the Italian who attempted to cut tho throat of Charles Maurer in tho paper mill at Johnsonbiirg, on July 21, has been raptured In New York olty. Hft will probably be brought back to Rldgway for trial. Rev. Kugeno V'ecsey, pa«tor of the Rossiter Maggar Church (Hungarian), and Ron. Alex Szrkely, pastor of the Clymer Magyr Church, In the name ol' the Magyr societies of the Magyr Church of Jefferson and Indiana Counties, wish to call the attention of the Old Home Week committee on decorations, thit since those societies were invited to participate in the celebration, they should have seen that their national Hag, red, white and green, were among the decorations. They feel that their nation should be properly recognized among the other nations, and trust the COUlttllttee will look after the matter. Rligene Vecsey will he glad to furnish the flag. L. C. BOYD, Chairman. L. C. McGaw, Secretary. Punxsutawney, Pn„ Aug. 23, 1909, The committee for entertainment for Old Home Week( having: only received half a dozen responses t<> their advertisement for accommodations for people during Old Home Week, due, we believe, to the fact that most every one were expecting their own friends to take all the available space, the committee suggests to the people that they open up their houses for the accommodation of the great number of people who will be here during the week, and that they do so at a reasonable charge, the reputation of our town depending upon our ability to take care of the people and to do it at a reasonable rate. • Any one having rooms or boarding accommodations will please -notify the chairman at once or post notice to that effect.G. D. Ward, R. It. Policeman, who las*t week was arrested by John C4. Harl and others on a charge of false pretense, was give na hearing before Squire Means Saturday night, who reserved his dedlslon until Wednesday noon. Snyder Bros, and the Washington and Pantall Hotels also have added beautiful electrical designs to the work of the color artist. Punxsutawney Beautiful, and no mistake. As Punxsutawney has outgeneraled all other towns in the matter of decorations, so has it excelled all others in the list of attractions for Old Home Week. Most owns have been satisfied to have one or two free attractions, a few eating booths, and a single day parade, but the Mahoning Valley metropolis has not stopped at this. Following the religious exercise* yesterday, the educational exercises today, and the Historical program, bar, medical and dental reunions, and visit to the Country Club tomorrow, and the Old Home Week Ball tomorrow night, the committee has on tap three days ot parade and stirring music. Wednesday, the nterch'ants and manufacturers and owners of automobiles, firemen, raftsmen, will pass in review, firemen's races will be run, and a public wedding will take place in the afternoon and in the evening 4 gorgeous display of Ureworks will occupy the attention of the multitudes. Thursday the parades will be military, when three regiments of soldiers, G. A. R. posts and local military, civil and secret societies will be in line. Friday the Punxsutnwney Groundhog Club, far-famed as the patron saint of Br'er Groundhog, will entertain, by one of the most unique parades ever devised, and at a banquet. Governor Stuart and a long list of •notables. As special attractions there has been assembled on the plaza. In front of the park, and dividing with the Court of Honor, a virtual midway, Where can be seen and enjoyed all of those mysteries In the category of the concessionaire, of which we read so Within the half circle is a background of purple and white, the Elks' colors, and festooned below, across the face of the building, is a string of electric bulbs in color. Notable among these are the Kurtz Block, which the local B. P. O. Elkshave transformed into a thing of beauty. On the top and front the building has been mounted an Elks' head, one of the largest ever seen, with wide-spreading antlers decorated with electric lights in colors. At the base "Welcome" and above B. P. O. E. appear in large letters, carved in the frame, and made bright at night by lights in the rear. Historic Pennsylvania Avenue during her quadrennial "dress-up," for the Inaugural procession was never so completely, so compactly, so ravishingly garbed in the triune of color. And that is not all. Electricity has been drawn upon by the city and many firms for additional luster in decorations. Mahoning Street and the Court of Honor, in front of Punxsutawney's beauty spot, the Park, are festooned on both sides with electric lights, and many buildings havecadded pretty and suggestive electrical designs to the color decorations. In no instance has the artist overdone his work, and in only a few, where artistic effects have been undertaken by local talent, has it come short. And it is both literally and metaphorically correct. The heart of no town was ever more gorgeously decorated in the national colors, red, white and blue, which to the American is the ne plus ultra of beauty in street decorative art. As far as the eye can reach, from any of the business blocks Mahoning Street and North Findley Street and manv of the cross streets arc ablaze with flags, bunting and myriad shapes of national colored decorations. Not one building has been missed, and credit is alike due to the business men of Punxutawney and the decorator for the magnificent display.The city beautiful! No .three words in the English language better describe the business section of Punxsutawney than do the above. much and the "barkers" describe so glibly. In the heart of the midway is a | huge amphitheater where, during the i parades and upon the entrance into i town of Governor Stuart will be on I view a great human flag, composed of 4 00 girls in red, white and blue, has instaled reduces on a!! of the fire Tomorrow a Stroebel airship will begin to aviate twice a day, weather permitting, the circumambient atmosphere ove'r Punxsutawney and, in its every evolution the populace will find a thrill. Johnny Jones has surrounded East End baseball park with a eongrosS of wild animals, 20 shows in all, an attraction that in itelf has been the only feature of "Big Weeks'' for many cities and towns. In the John Fink store room, corner Mahoning and Gilpin slrerts, is a Museum of C'uriospone coll< etion being valued at $2,000, while others are of inestimable value to the owners, and a treat to look upon. For the curios' museum and airship \ shed in th«- ball park, a small admis- ' sion fee will be charged, to pay current expenses of watchmen and caretakers.The Johnny Jones band, which last night gave a sacred concert to 5,000 people on the plaza, will be reinforced by the Citizens' Band, of Punxsutaw- j ney, the Big Run Band, he celebrated F. O. E. Band, of McKeesport, and many others that will come here with visiting military organizations and societies.Captain Leon Pitcher, of Troop D, State Police, with a squad of mounted men, will lead all parades, and a big force of local deputies will assist the Chief of Police and Burgess, to maintain order. Charles E. Ratz, superintendent of the Punxsutawney Water Company, has instaled reducers on all of the lire plugs in the main part of |Vwn, so that the thirsty may drink at every turn. v Add to this perfect groundhog weather, bright skies, balmy weather, heaven-sent breezs, ideal atmosphere, and you have what Punxsutawney toclay has to offer to the citizens of the earth. The scene of animation on the main i streets and the visitors' roster printed elsewhere in this issue of The Spirit, indicate that the leaven, "Welcome to Punx'y," is working, and that the big celebration could not hiive had a more auspicious start. VOL. 111-NO, OPEN FIND ATT T v • PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23,1909. PRICE TWO GENTS ALUMNI REUNION COLONEL ROOSEVELT BUGS ms rinsr elephant Deputy Is Hauled From Street Car and His Body Riddled With Bullets. FRENZIED M'KEES ROCKS' STRIKERS IN BATTLE WITH TROOP A, STATE POLICE EMINENT EDUCATOR BACK TO BIRTHPLACE AFTER LONG ABSENCE Heart of the Business Section a Brilliant Mass of Nat- ional Colors. riurric 01 b„ b. i r. is ASSniMIHE URGE PROPBRTIOIfS ~  ill KcqiH-Ni <il .V«>Iiiiii> ,P. •loiics. IG WEEK IN GALA OCCASION PARASITE II IKE TOILS Alexander T. Ormond, Professor in Princton College, Is Here. m [NG&AYQFB S  IR&FOR THE C -a K %