Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-12-04

              feW-i.' ' PURCHASED GREENHOUSE SAMUEL TUTOR REYNOLDS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1909. PRICE TWO CENTS Monday Congress Assembles un nts Crazed With Drink and Exposure Man Throws Himself Under Train UNCONSCIOUS TWO OATS II FIRES IT HfMOSVIllE Long Session Will Likely be a Lively One—Appropriation Bills First. cavation for Foundation of New Yard Office—a Modern Structure. James E. McGovern, Formerly Employed at Hoop Mill Here Commits Suicide. BODY ALMOST CUT lli TWO FIVE HE* TRACKS COIHG DOWN INI AMEND ANTI-TRUST LAW I la It led Willi lk'Hlrv to IHMroy lli tilveil—II«mI> al tiultTiakiiii; Parlor*. Twiity-ftevtMi Will Ik* laid in All— \i'\v IVlcgmpli Office KstablislKMl H«W. CLARK STEEL HOOP MILL'S RECORD OUTPUT boon made. Funeral arrangements have not yet Ho is survived by his vvifo, one daughter, Olive, at homo. and two •on;-. Vincent. of Johnstown, an<l Harry. of N'rw York (Mt> For several yours bo had boon in dot-lining hoalth and liis doath was ri«>t unoxpootod. Ho was tho owner of sovoral vaiuablo pit <os of property in his native town. resided thoro and in tho town «>f Reynolsvilio ail his life. pt.rn tin tho Reynolds farm a short distance from Reynoldsvllle, ho bad Street, aftor a proionge illness. Samuel Tilton Heynoics, one of the oldest and best knt»wn of RovnoldsvIIIo'h citizens, died Friday afternoon at throe o'clock at his homo on Grant Known Clttaen* l>eu«l. One of HeynoUlsvlllo's Oldest ami IW-M It is said that the plant will be enlarged and the products hereafter will lit shipped to a Pittsburg firm, with whit h Mr Gibson i.s now associated. It Is understood that Mr. G ibsori is to give possession by January, following which the dwelling will In* repaired and the lot beautified. The 'former proprietors have also contracti ed to remove the entire greenhouse ' plant before the beginning of the new year. Mr. Gibson, who is now a reslj dent of Pittsburg, and was here dur| lhg the Week, also, bas a number of sites in view, and In- expects to return a: an early date and supervise the removal of the greenhouses and stock. Itrnilicr of It. W. Dinsiitore, Buys I Tom ||. L, <;ibv<m & Company. I>r. S. VV. S. Dinsmore, of Sharsburg. who had been in Punxsutawney during the week, has purchased the East End Greenhouse property from H. L. Gihsnn «& (Company. Dr. Dinsmore, who is a brother of It. \V. Dinsmore, of tbis place, formerly owned the prop« rty. COMPIJiTKI) IX SPUING w HI. IH: siiippi:I> TO \i \it\\i\ CHIEFOFPOLICEPALMER APPREHENDS ADESER1ER Frank King, a son of Dr. King1, was lying ill with typhoid fe\« r in the house at tin* time. and he was removed to the home of D. Nolnn. It i* feared that tin i-xriti mvnt and moving will cause a rc!:i|)M-. Yesterday afternoon another alarm of tin took Die company t«» tin- home of Dr. Ivi.iK. of Main Street. The roof hail caught fin and was biasing fiercely when the company arrived. It was placed under control, however, in a few minutes. Mr. Adelson dlscove!•••<! th» blaze and turnnl in an alarm. The tiro company responded in double quick order, but. owing to an insufficient .supply of w iter, were unable to co,>«' suetcs.siully with the (lum< ■«. Late Thursday evening" a large burn, belonging to H. Adelson. of Keynoldsville. \va» destroyed by tire Tht barn was pneked from floor to roof with Junk of all description.11, and the lo.-s is about $1,500. Content Hla/e u( Home of l>r. King. Hani of II. \rirlson Destroys! Willi NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW IN EFFECT JANUARY 1 Campbell has a wife anil one child, tnd lives at Belknap, about two miles from MeOees Mills. When the uhforunato man was pickoil up he was unconscious and it was thought his lu rk hid It • • n broken. til en tlr.ee physicians have been in attendance. Tod \v it was learned tha: Ills Injuries consist of a broken collar bone and a bad injury on the back of his head, which caused concussion of the brain. Thursday at about 1 1 o'clock a. in., Campbell .ind other linemen werf stringing wire. Campbell was working on a pole which stood between and considerably out of line with two other poles, each occupied by a lineman When the other men Were tauting the wire. It slipped off the pole in the center and caught Campbel in such a manner that he w..s thrown to the ground, ;i fall of 1!0 fi et. Asbury Campbell, an employe of the Farmers Telephone Company. th it operates a line between MeGeeS Mills nnd Rurnside, for two days has been unconscious as the rtsult of a fall from the top of a telephone pole From Concussion ol' Itruiii, plionc |»ole am} Is Suffcring- Asbury Campbell Falls From Tele- RAILROADS REFUSE TO ARBITRATE STRIKE The Clark Steel Hoop Mill is now running full tiny time on hurry-up orders .and tho ,)I'okj>ects are that it will soon be operated day and night, in which event the present pay roll will be doubled. The material is used by tie glass people for making cracking irons, bring welded (into the ends of Iron rods made of baser material. The hot point, when run along on the inside of a glass cylinder, cracks the tube, and. to insure perfect alignment, the point must be made of good material. The Eldred Glass Company people, whose factory stands on the plot adjoining the steel mill, got word that the Clark plant was making extra line iron and on Thursday sent their assistant blacksmith over to get a trial order. Yesterday the representative of the glass concern returned with an order for 6,000 pounds of iron, tin ofiu ial blacksmith having assured the officials of the company that the product of the lotal steel plant is superior in every respect to that which they had been ordering from the city. The order, which calls for 2-foot lengths, is being filled today. fiuali :y The Clark Steel Hoop Company yesterday not only broke all of its previous records for output, but broke in on an order that formerly went to a city firm. Working on live-eighth inch shapes the mill yesterday turned out 21.000 pounds of iron rods of a quality that Is second to none on the market. The plant not only broke Its record for quantity and quality, but on Thursday began turning out shapes 1 20 feet long, of perfect size and extra CHANGE III DME ENGLAND'S POPULACE CONDEMN THE LORDS minus of the double track system \ o 1" iho B., II. P. To be exact the | system now begins at the Pine Street \ crossing and extends to \lt. Jewett. i where there is a brake of about four \ miles, file only one between this place | and Rochester, X. V. Formerly the .southern terminus of the double track was at the northern Punxsu- Contlnued on Page Three. I its new quarters, the apartments they ( now occupy in the Penn Street build- J ing will be apportioned between the i forces under Trainmaster A. B. VVhltv | and ltoadmast&r J. H. Cummings, , whose departments have also outgrown j their present quarters. ! The new office ut the upper end of J the yard was made necessary for the ' / fuj&har reasua. ttet. Punxsutawney V was recently made the southern ter- W'hen the yard office force gets into which will be 25x4 2 feet, one story \ high,'will be erected at the northern \ extremity of the Punxsutawney yard, almost on to the line that separates Punxsutawney from Bell Township, and near the Twenty-Foot Swimming Hole, in Mahoning ('reek. The structure will contain modernly equipped office quarters for Yard master Ray Moore, the yard clerical force and the three telegraph operators. The concrete foundations will be completed as rapidly as possible, and a large force of carpenters will be put to work on the building, which is to be ready to occupy about January 1, 1910. .Excavations have been begun by the R., It. & P. Railroad Company for a new yard office at tills place, the office force having outgrown the present quarters located ut North Penn and Kailroad streets. The new building. llcnsilUr Have Nine. Farmers' Telephone Company W i 11 The train was brought to a stop as soon as possible, and. when In was taken from under, it was found that truck Conductor Stiver and 1'rakeman Davi«l U Neal both noticed the man boarding 111« train 11 ri>l warned him to get ofi He complied, hut wen; hack and mounted another ,ar \t Craig*'- ville ho was ordered oft again, and aguiti he managed to evade the trainmen. At Nor'h Point, when told that h« must not ride, it. waited until tho train stat . d and. without a word, jumped to tin ground and tlung himself under the' wheels of th« rear McClovi-rn, according t-» the statement "i tli* Butler Junction operator, eame to the office early in the morning. looking for n place to warm up. He seemed to he about ready to collaps, from expomue. and the effect* of siroiig drink. H> told the operator that he ha<l been using "dope" and that h« had been wheedled out of $7 before leavnig Allegheny on a fright train. He wanted to get back t<» Punxsutawney before he should be overtaken with another desire to kill himself, but soon lost control of bi.s' senses. Uttering I he words above quoted. he started for a H . It. A- P. freight train, which was then ready to pull out for Punx«utawne\. 'Tin whet is seem to beckon me." The foregoing word* were uttered by James K McGovern, of Hirmlnghmn, Ala., until recently an employe at the Clark Steel Hoop Mill, in this place, as he left the telegraph station a t Butler Junction yesterday forenoon, and rushed toward a Huffalo, Kochc*- ter «v Pittsburg freight train. Mcc.ov n did not t arr\ out his implied lash act at tha time, as the train, which Was in charge of Conductor Joseph It. Stiver, had come to a stop, but he did consign himseli to the whe. is when th« train reached North Point early in the afternoon, with th« result that his severed body is now lying at Robinson Son's undrtakers, of this plate. The .switchmen are relying upon the other sections of the country to help them out. Over a thousand strikbreaker.s arrived here today, and more are on the way. whipped. Railroad officials express the opinion that the switchmen are already President Hawley, of the Union, says his men are far from being beaten, and that even in a losing light switchmen in all parts of the country will go out. paralyzing the railroad business. The strikers are willing to arbitrate, except under the terms of the Erdman act, but the railroads say it is too late. They declare their tight is already practically won. This action is a surprise following, as it does, the announcement made yesterday that they believd the strike would be settled. It slvows that the efforts of the business men have gone for naught. By United Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Dec. 4.—The railroads issued an ultimatum today, saying there would be no arbitration of the switchmen's strike, but that it will be a light to thr finish. NO HUNTERS MISTAKEN FOR DEER IN PENNA. Tho foregoing arc some of the more important measures which will clamor for attention, but not all of them are expected to receive it. An investigation of th«» sugar trust scandal will !»«• proposed, and may or may not be undertaken. A proposal to reduce the present tix on oleomargarine. Internal waterway improvements, according to the policy outlined by the Presidon in his recent addresses In the South and West. Legislation regulating the boycott and the issuance of injunctions against labor organisations. Authorization to ntilroads to pool under strict supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission. An amendment to the Sherman antl-trust act exempting labor unions from pi nalties for i ombiuation. Subventions for tiTe upbuilding of the merchant marine and extension of the ocean mail service. Sweeping changes in the railway laws, giving added power to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Her> are some of the things CongiesN will find ready to hand to work on: outset The a.>i»roprlaton bills air to be given the right of w.iy at both ends of the eaplto! and pressed through with all possible haste. The appropriations committee iii the House has been at work for more than a week. When the appropriations bill has been disposed of, Congress will turn its attention t<» moii- Interesting if not more important measures. There will be plenty to engage attention. Every important committee of the House has a calendar full of bills, introduced in the extra session, and a flood of new measures. cooked un by ambitious members during the recess, is expected at the :WASHINGTON, 1>. Dec. 4.—Con- Congress will assemble Monday for the "long session." which probably will run well Into the summer. Senators ind Representatives who have arrived in town express a determination t< take up the work of the session vigorously at the beginning with the hope of having it well advanced before the holidays. The House is already organized bv the election of Speaker and officers at the extra session, and the appointment of committees, so there will he no excuse for that body not getting down to buslnt ss at once. Special to Tho Spirit. HI THE PAESIYTERIAN CHUBCI BELIEVEDIOWNIIIG LIST WILL REACH 200 (Continued on page, throe.) By Many. Historical anil Social Night Enjoyed FIREMEN RESCUE 100 Requirements already in force are also in the new law. ♦  Any person caught running an automobile under the numbers of an> other person .shall be subejet to a fine of iii»t more than $100, or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. Any Intoxicated person eaugtvt tunning an automobile can be lined not less than $100 and not more than $.'U)0 or Imprisonment of not motv than one year, or both. A .special application for operators under th» age of IS years must be taken out. Thi« application must be signed by three reputable business men as to, the abilty of the applicant to run the machine. An automobile dealer must secure a license for j.ach car he has and anvst pay fr» for each car. A chauffeur must pay the sum of Si! for his license for which he will receive a badge. H« must bo over IS years old. Under th- new law. the owner of an automobile in making application for a license must stat«- the power of the machine, the name of the maker and the manufacturer's number. A fee of $."> will be charged for moior vehicle* less than tin-horsepower; $lu for a machine under 50-horsepower and $ 1 for machines with over 50-horsepowcr. In the cas<> of motorcycles a fee of $2 will be charged. forms. The new automobile laws passed last \pril will go in o effect JanViary 2. 1910. and all person* wishing to receive their license can have them renewed by t ailing upon one of the Justices of the peace and getting blank Hy United P:c.->s. I a >\ . 1». I -Shipping inti-r- The penalty for desertion is from G to is months In the guard house, and the officer who arrests the deserter Is entitled to recover $50 from the Government. Chief Palmer has wired the commanding officer at Fort Totten for 'instructions. Chief Palmer was not sure that 11iiber was ready to give himself up. He had had a tip to the effect that Huber was in this vicinity, and was on the lookout when he espied him in the Washington Hotel. Huber did hot make an effort to evade or Hoc from the officer. "You can telegraph Col. Todd, commanding the 87th Army Corps. Coast Artillery, Port Totten, X. V., and he will advise you what to do." • I \vj s. when 1 reft the army, a private in the sTth corps, Artillery. and I still claim t<> belong to the service. As soon as I b« -ran to feel better 1 came to the home of my brother Frank, who lives at Elbel, about six miles east of Punxsutawney. • I was born in Sr. Marys, but my people all having died I left then many years ago. on Fob. IS. li»0!». 1 enlisted in the army at Cumberland. Maryland, and was sent to a receiving ship at Fort Slocum. N. V.. and subsequently to Port Totten, L. I In testing the muscles of my neck and back 1 think Sergeant McLaughlin overdid the stunt, with the result that 1 was in the hospital for 4J days. 1 hail not recovered when I was discharged, and as they would not constant that 11 should be returned to the hospital L loft the institution Sept. 11 to seek to regain my health. At the lockup Huber gave out an Interview as follows: "Yes," replied the chief, "I have learned that you are wanted on a charge of desertion. Come along and \ve'll see about it." "1 u»ss I'm the man you're looking for." s tid a medium sized, rather healthy looking individual, as Chief of Police S. IS. Palmer entered the lobby of the Washington Hotel shortly before supper time last night. "My name is John IS. Huber. and I'm trying to get back to the army again." CtEARFIELD WINS F10M F. I.S. LONDON, Dec. 4. — A hu nil rot thousand people packed Trafalgar 1 Square and adjoining streets today, where six simultaneous meetings had V been called to denounce the Lords' ! rejection of the budget. » The speakers all insisted that there be equal taxation of both rich land poor, which was the end toward «vhlch the budget aimed. The crowd sang improvised songs, and adopted many resolutions condemning the action oftheupperHouse. By United Press. The first basketball game of the PRAIRIE SIILL AGROUND It Is said that the marines will be transported to Fort Delaware in hope* that the Prairie will float off the mud at high tide this afternoon. WILMINGTON', Del., Dec. 4 —The cruiser Prairie is still aground in the river and no further attempt was made to dislodge her last night. By United Press. Four ships from Naples arc miss* MOl'LOfJNE, Dec. 4 - Tnc quays :111 • • i-rowdt'd with the families of the missing sailors believe.! to have been drowned i nthe storm which Is sweeping the English Channel Two vessels an» known to liavt foundered and one unknown ship sank this morning off the Hritish coast. The crew of twelve an- believer to have drowned. Nine eirgo steamers hav< either bt • ;i lost or greatly damaged and several are missing, togther with numer>u?i smaller boats. "7 The storm has slightly abate.! today. but still i* threatening. It is believed that the number of drownings will .each 200, 7-' of which are from the s .amer.s Thistlemore and more and Kllanvnnnia. esU are alarmed at the constantly Krouini! lis ot wrecks reultinsg from the storm which his been whipping the British coast the past three dav.v. Robbers Mred a jewelry store in an East Si<1 • • t» nement and the flumes spread rapidly to the balance of the building. Firemen rescued seventylive tenants. Several completed aeroplan-s were destroyed by lire at the lvemball Acroplane Co.'h plant near Morris Park. Several completed aeroplanes were reseued. Joseph Amp>s went asleep with a pipe in his mouth and the bed clothing ignited, Ames being burned t«» death. The flame.s spread to the upper floors. Mrs. .Marie liraum and a child, aged The fire-light cm made sensational rescues of one hundred persons. N i :\v YORK. l»<> 4 Firemen here lough three tires this morning, resulting in the loss of three lives Ry United Press. HER SEVEMH BIRTHDAY The proposed change will be printed o.nd mailed to the secretary of each division for the consideration of the members and they will he voted on at the annual meeting of the company at Marlon Center th» second Tuesday in January. com pany. That the actual dues of each member to the general company be increased from 25 to 50c. Only such part of the 50c shall be levied as is necessary to meet the expenses of the That the executive board be given the power, if deemed necessary, to elect a general manager to look after the lines. That the salary of the secretary be Increased from $25 to $50 per year, and that the president be paid a salary of $25 a year. That the number of directors be increased from 5 to 9, three to be elected each year for a term of three years, Jefferson County to have three, Armstrong two and Indiana four. The committee appointed to draft proposed changes in the constitution and by-laws of the Farmers' Telephone Company, which met at Marl >n Center, has concluded its report. Among the changes recommended by tin- committee are the following: Min Helen Kvans Teiuleml Delightful Party at Home of tier Grandmother. If the Prairie is not floated before night it is likely that the marines and pupplies will be transferred to the cruiser Dixie. W A»H IN-GTON, D. C., Dec. 4.— Preparations for the impendig Nicaragua conflict are centered on the hopt» that the cruiser Prairie will be floated this afternoon. Despite the fact that the Consul was ordered to report developments to the State Departmnt no word has been received of th attitude of Zelaya. utile will m The storm is raging with renewed fury today and Is doing much damage on land as well as destroying sea houses along the coast. moors m sirike scene Toy land will be opened in n f«w days on our third floor. Best elevator service to this department. — J. B. KBERHAUT CO.. LTD. "Elegant line of holiday handbags 50c to $8.50. New holiday goods arriving daily. Tons of pure, fresh candy will he opened Monday. Hegin to do your holiday shopping early. STOltK m:\vs Store open every evening until further notice. Games and a tasty lurtcheon made the event a memorable one to the following friends of Miss Evans, wh > participated in the. evetat: Bertha Winn. Hazel Evans. Avanlal Drummond, Orpha Jones, Mildred Redding:, Lillian Loyd, Rosanna Morrow, Jemima Thomas. Florenco McCarthy, Alice and Ethel Haines. Kenneth Strawbrldge, John Morgftti. Haymond Morfow. In honor of the seventh anniversary of her birth. Miss Helen Evans was yesterday tendered a party at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. William Lloyd, of West End. The troops are sent at the request of the sheriff Who is unable to cop# with the situation. By United Press. " COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 4.—Governor Harmon today ordered 1,500 troops to Bridgeport to assist in controlling the strike at the plant of the Aetna Standard Tin Plate Mills. Clenrllcl<l Johnson. Chase. .. . Stewart Mitchell Stage . . . c . f  . f  OOals from field, Johnson 6, Chase 3, Stage 3, Blose 3. Allison 1, .Mitchell 1. Goals foul Allison 2 out of eight, Blose none out of three. Parsons, 3 out of eight, Johnson t out of 5, Stage lout of four. Officials— Boise and Martin. Korb Smith Blose P. H. S. . Parsons . Allison The lineup The refereeing of Boise, of Clearfield, and Martin, of this place, was especially commendable. They kept the game going and showed no partiality whatsoever. At team work the locals were fully as strong as the visitors, bu they fel1 down on shooting for goal, while tb» Clearfield forwards seldom missed. During the .second half the locals held the Clearfield five even, each team scoring eleven points, Blose scorsix of the eleven points. The visitors scored the majority of their points in the first half. Their team work was excellent and their forwards seldom missed a shot for goal, and eighteen points were totaled in the first half, while the locals scored but four, all on fouls, two awarded for interference on shots for goal, and two on free throws. season played in the V. M. c. A. gymnasium last evening, ended rather disastrously for the loeal High School live, the Clearfield team winnnig by the seore of 29 to 15. TIIK WKATHKIt WASHINGTON. D. <\. Dec. 4 — Following Is the forecast for Western ■ Pennsylvania: Rain or snow tonight- Sunday, j>now and colder. Numerous deer with horns are reported to have been shot in the southrn tier. The game official says that he has little information as to the number of does killed, but the number will run loss than the twenty-three of last year. This will go on record as one of the greatest bear seasons known, but a.s It is not ended yet there Is no telling how many will be killed. Dr. Kalbfus flays that no one can tell yet how many bucks were .shot this year, but the number will be less than the estimate of 600 for last year. He says that it will run between 350 and 500 and that the smaller number is due to the wind which prevailed throughout the fifteen days of deer season ending Tuesday, the noises in the woods preventing hunters from getting near deer. "Other states were not so fortunate," continued the game official. "In five states where both does and deer with horns may be shot, eighteen persons were killed and forty-one by shots tired in mistake. In nine othf-r states where only deer, with horns, may l>e shot not one man was killed in mistake for an animal in the bushes. Three men were shot during turkey season, but it was their own fault, as they were in the bushes making turkey calls, which i« contVary to law." for a deer this year. 1 know of only one death among deer hunters and that was of a man who was accidentally shot by a cook at a camp during .some . xereising with a gun. This makes a record equal to last year, and far better than many other states," says State Came Commissioner Joseph Kalbfus, of Harrisburg. "As far as I know not one person was killed in Pennsylvania in mistake MANILA, Dec. 4.—A bloody encounter between wild Moron in the Mimdanao province and the native constabulary In which a score of Moro* and six constabulary, four porters and one policeman w?r killed, is reported to day by'Lieutenant Flarb, commanding the constabulary. « T By United Press. The audience filled the church and the exercises closed with a social time when ol<f friends met and renewed the memories and experincs of the past. The ladies of the church served refreshments that were enjoyed by all. The anniversary program closes with the Communion Services and reception of new members tomorrow. Kev. J. H. Helm, the first pastor of the church, recounted the early struggles of the church, aud congratulated the people on the excellent record made in the quarter century of service Rev. S. G. Palmer, of Big Hun, also gave a word of cheer and congratulation.Friends were present from the other churches of town, from Pittsburg, Leechburg, ltinggold and a large delegation from Big Hun, headed by tin* pastor of the Presbyterian Chun ft. Kev. S. G. Palmer. Letters of congratulation were rea<" from George \\ . Downes of Buffalo. X. Y., a charter member, and for many years an elder of the church; from Thomas E. Jones, of Duluth. Minn., another charter member; from Mrs. J. S. Helm, of Leecjiburg. All of these showed marked growth in membership and gifts in the twenty-five years. Among the reports given were those of the Ladies' Aid, the Missionary Society, the Sunday School, the 'Endeavor societies, the A. C. Good Band, and, last, that of the youngest organization of the church, th» Presbyterian Brotherhood. One of tin- most interesting of the twenty-fifth anniversary exercises of the First Presbyterian Church was held last night. It was Historical and Social Night, and brief histories of the work of the various societies of the church were read. - m BOMB OB PLACE OP BnOOB TOO WISH TO DI8POSB OFT TBT OCR CKNT-A-WOIU> OOLCMS. it tl BATE TOP -I $be itonfgtttatoneg Outfit [ — *1 : : —  ni flpisn ijDL. IV-NO.67 Co V I, R - & P. Rai}r6aa mpang Hets Beg asi^Jjffproveme -