Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-12-10

              Vy/:m AH. i- being hold up for four years HAVE YOU or tow HOME OB FLACK OT IfWI or WISH TO DISPOSE OPT TRT It'll CENT-A-WORD COLUMN, tt ii VOL. IV— N0.72 PRICE TWO CENTg BANKS ARE WARNED FOR VI01ATI0NG LAW CUTTING STEEL WITH ACETYLINE AND OXYGEN punxsutawney; pa. Friday evening, December io, im Believe Cook Victim of a Plot of His Enemies PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD FINED FOR FAILING TO HAVE HAND-HOLD ON CAR MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES LEAD THE UNITED STATES IN PER CAPITA RESOURCES motors DIB NOT WITHDRAW SURCHARGES in S. Barr and J. N. Kelly Were Defendants-Some Surcharges Paid into Treasury. With total resources of $450.19 per capita ot population the bunking institutions of the Eastern or Middle Atlantic States lead the country. The Flume Eats Through Metal As a Saw Does Through Wood. Widespread Conviction That Conspiracy Exists to Discredit Artie Explorer—Scandinavian Scientists Have Faith in Him. Over 600 Lent Wore Than T(n Per Cent of Their Capital Sto:k. K> United Press. COPENHAGEN. De« 10 WERE APPEALED FROM SOME MAY LOSE CHARTERS Ellis Stromgren. astronomer in the University of Copenhagen, who will preside over the committei which is bet* n whir it \v J. has men some have been ran s "In, ing (1j artielj form! state> CHRISTMAS TRFES CHEAPER In 1909, according to the report of the Comptroller of the Currency, mad. public today, over half of the Na.tionn.1 banks have violated the law in this respect. By United Press. The banks a.e charged with making loans in excels of ten per cent, of the capital stock. WASHINOTOX. l> ('., Uee 10.—• Nearly nine hundred banks in this country have been warned by the Comptroller of the Currency that they are violating the law and liable to forfeit their charters, and that the directors of the offending institutions will be held responsible. The general belief li- i • itf that a \vi<l« spn ad conspiracy . -xists with the object of dlf-rredlting Cook. •'The Polltiken" mays that an unnamed (.1: t enland' /. know n t«» be Knud Rasmus-sen, has received letters asking him to denounce Cook, and hints were given that a financial reward was in sight should he thus Prof. Stromgren said that t *'»•!; hail '.(iked t" numerous Si andinavian scientists and .satisfied them of his com* peteniy to inv« stigate Dr. Cook's North Pole data, intimated that the affidavit* inad(> by Captain Loose and Georg' Dunkle will fall down from their own weight, through th« assertions that Cook is ignorant of astronomiea I observations. SMALL HOUSE SAW HOLY Clll Thc-e comparisons form a feature of a ri'iiiat kable report Issued WYdncsd; y by the National Monetary Commission, mow in Fusion at Washington. D. . giving the results of an Inquiry which not only covers substantially evi ry Incorporated hank of any character in the I'liltcd States bu for tbi first time in th> history of American banking presents a tabulation of statements showing: the condition of all clas.-t;; of banks—nation- national. State and .savings and loan and trust companies — throughout the country at a givi n hour, namely, tin lose of business on April -N, lyUH. New England States come next with $433.60 per capita; the Pacific States are third with $347.78; the Middle Western fourth with $190.64; the Far Western tilth with $161.30; the Southern sixth with $71.1!'. and the island possessions tail off with $ n. 22 p< r capita. The United States as a whole shows banking resources per capita of $237.24; with the island possessions inelui!ed the rat* is low. red to $21..- PRIZE 'CORN COllESf The Govt rnmept was represented by United Stales District Attorney <I>. Witmer and Uly>ses IHitler. of Washington. spei ial assistant United States A11e? ncy. Lyman l>. Gilbert represented the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Two Interstate Commerce inspector.1*. H. c. ('rain, and A. F. Duffy, worked up the data upon which the suit was brought. In Uenovo yards An-rust id, 190S. they found a car t». .1 train pulling out of the yurds that lacked a ab-iron." With working models the inspector* explained that the "iron" is placed over the brakerod and is in ten tied to provide something for Ji raliroadman to hang on to when lie reaches over to manipulati the airbrake hose on a moving car. Several llenovo railroad men testified to the arrival and departure of the car from this to another State. One hundred dollars tine, the penalty provided by law, was Imposed Wednesday afternoon upon the Pennsylvania liailroad Company by a United State s Jury for falling t<> have a freight ear p.operiy equipped with a brakeman'p "hand-hold" or "grabiron," says the Harrisburg Patriot. The United States Government was the plaintiff, .suit having been brought h> tin- Interstate Commerce Commission, Violation of tin federal safety appliam e aet was the ehatge. Judge Archbald heard the rase and instructed the Jury ti> return a verdict in the Government's favor. The jury didn't leave the box. a Minimum Vudiciu-r. Company <«a\c (ieneral Satisfaction to Lonsdale, Cook's secretary, said that Doctor Cook was tricked into believing Loti.se an » xpert ast/onomer. and dictated his records 11» him. Hi: opinion of Loose, however. changed. and in a few days withdrew hlsi records on account of Loose's incompetency. Lincoln sralihnaii Wilis First Money —Corn Was Sold at Auction.There was a prize corn contest at he County Seat last Saturday, ol which the Brookviile Republican ir yesterday's issue said, in part: The Christmas tree trade in Ne\ York continues to increase » ach year, despite the popular supposition that the old-fashioiK <1 ways of keeping Christmas are dying out among tbe people. According to a reliable estimate nearly 1.000 carloads of young 111* and hemlock pine trees are required to supply the Christmas trade in Nc\V York City. Formerly . t Main a woods supplied nearly the whol • of the crop, but in recent years Canada has been drawn upon largely to supply 'the demand. I.argo Supply in Sight and Price is Consequently Down—Demand <«rcater Kadi Year. Special to The Spirit NISVV YOllK, Die. 10.—Kxpecting to reap a rich harvest this season, the Christmas tree venders have begun to ship their stock to toe metropolis. The llrst consignment, containing approximately 12,500 trees, reached the city this week from Winslow Mills, Me. The dealers state that a large supply is in sitfht and that as a consequence the cost of the Christmas trees this year will be cheaper than for man> seasons. "About four hundred boys receiv- ed seed corn from County Superinten dent Jones this spring, and the greater part of them were represented in the contest Saturday. The gathering of friends? the bestowing of prizes, niUl the praise bestow* d upon all cont< slants, was certainly an inspiration to all the boys of the county to take part in these contests, and Prof, .[ones deserves great Ted it for inaugurating tli boys 'agricultural elub movemen: i.i Jefferson County." Prizes vv n awarded t<» the follow- WASIN N*GT( )X, I). !>-«. 10.— Following; is (li«• forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Snow and slightly wanner tonight ami Saturday. Tin: \yi:vim:k "1 haven't tin- rrinntcsl idea where Dr. rook i keeping himselt. or why hi- persists in seclusion whfii his presence 's vitiiI to his own interests and his frit-mis. I read th.it he is in Hrooklyn, in a sanitarium in Maine, in .1 Philadelpha a ylum. lm personall> I incline t*» tin belief that in- is abroad. Some of ('<»ok's friends still assert tha* his records, now in Copenhagen, will substantial, hi- case, and Danish scientists refuse to aceept tin- exposure ns conclusive; but Cook's luwy e r publicly announces that he will have nothing more to do with the explorer, whose whereabouts are stll! unknown. This lawyer. Henry Wellington Waek. issued the following statement last night: N !•; \\ YORK. Dec. 10 — Dillon Wallace, the planner of the "Cook Relief" expedition, declares that the explorer is the victim of a plot to discredit him. He said Punkle cam< to him and wanted to meet Cook. He also off. red to < ollect money for the proposed relief expedition if he could have half of what h- collected for his own pocket. A close friend of Mr Wa k reiterated, howt'vrr, that Mr. Wack had long n« • decided to i-l-i.se dealing with a client who did not keep his counsel Informed of his intentions or move- 'Ill ments. To this phase of ttie situation Mr. Wack it >«i»* thi contribution "Dr. Cook." he said, "has disappeared of his own volition, and not by tin suasion of his :: i. rui I last In-ar I from him l»\ telegraph on Tuesday. Novi'mb« r :I had seen him personally two days before." "That is to say, if the papers now in the hands of the University of Copenhagen contain any considerable portion of the boreal observations' which Captain August Loose says he worked out 'by the reverse route' no farther north than the Gramatln Inn, in i'lonwille, X. V.. the deduction is thai Dr Cook felt no confidence in the adequacy of his own proofs. "If. on the contrary, the Copenhagen records show that Dr. Cook made no evident use of the calculations Captain Loose says he supplied, it will b< fair to assume that he accepted them only a- checks on his own data. The nqulry will tlnn revert to its first st'itns Are the original observations of Dr. Cook sufficient?'* Asked 11;11ly if h< had or had not withdrawn from Dr. Cook's affairs. Mr. Wack said: "This is not the time for an announcement. It might be thought I had deserted Dr. Cook in his need. 11• may be delirious in a sanitarium or on the ocean, unable to defend himself.""One thing, however, certain-— thete U ;iki« « m« nt now for the lirat time among tho«. who have always brlii ved that l>r. <'ook discovered the North Pole, those who have never believed and those who have waited to b» informed on disinterested author- It Partisans and skepties alike now • »!u •• «lc certain cardinal facU. which admit of no argument, namely: "Dr. Cook has sent his records to the University of Copenhagen for the insp. tion of a commission. Two in. ii -one a brok« r. who says he acted i- u --in wo n, and one a skilled naviuator have sworn that they supplied th doctor with a complete set of fabri< ii'd observations, covering his trip northward step by step to the pole, in agrt i mcnt with his narrative as originally published. These sworn statements carr> within themselves  own proof or disproof. all SLEPT III BED FOB FIRS! TIME II FIFTY YFAFS GRADING FOR TWO SPURS TO B, R. & P. RAILROAD IN INDIANA COUNTY SURCHARGE CASES IN INDIANA COUNTY BEFORE THE PUBLIC AGAIN »n the Court calendar for Novelty last was a efts# which was given •licity as the County of Jefferson .the County Commissioners, and fh did not come to trial because as withdrawn. IG. Cochran, one of the auditors, prepared for publication a statein which h<- calls attention to features of the case that may been overlooked or may have incorrectly reported. Mr. Coch»vs:the Brookviile Republican bear- it<- of November 2f»th appears sin in which the editor or his innt is badly in error, viz., he < that in the matter «»f the sur- by the county auditors the '<»un:j' of Jefferson was the plaintiff md t|ie Board of •Commissioner* the iefemlants, which is not correct, the. ;U'fcncRants being John S. Karr and J. N. Kelly, of the «> 1 d board. The article also stftes that the auditors withdrew from their position on surcharges, which is incorrect, the auditors as a board having nothing to do with it, The law expressly says when auditors tile their report their duties are ended. Therefore they did not nor could not withdraw In the cases. The truth is, a majority of the present board of commissioners refusing to act in defense of the county, as is their duty in such caves, it then was taken up by thirty citizens and taxpayers petitioning tjj<- court to grant tieright to defend the county in above eases. The petition being granted by the court, the County of Jefferson as plaintiff in the cases, was represented by said taxpayers and not b> the auditors. The following surcharges were not appealed from and were paid back into the County Treasury: or.u-r J. K. (Jourley for viewing Falls Creek park, $12.50: order Xo. 231, issued to X. 1> Corey, $7.00, illegally charged to the county. Those that were appeal•d from were orders Xo. 17, 4Ji9, 52:1, tc, etc.. amounting to $f>4.7f>, paid for • rinting and stationery for Countj uperintendent, and order Xo. ued to J. it. Oourley, $10.00, excesspay on road and bridge views, were oaid back by J. N. Kelly, amount- to $Y0.7o, \\ settlement was agi'rod upon whclrein the petitioners agree.I to not furtlier press the balance of the surelnirigos on condition that no costs be filed'.on either slue. This explanation is given, not for any controversy in the matter, but inasmuch as it is a ma ter of interest to the citizens of the county." SERIAL SIMMS TOMORROW the ■ ase «>t Indiana County v-rsua • \-< 'ommissioii* rs Johnston Moor- Get n Copy of Tomorrow's Spirit and Jtcuil Hie First Installment of "The Hdl Mouse." The task of repairing tin- iron works Xurnaee is proceeding satisfactorily utKJcr the supervision of Mr. Kennedy, .who has on h:«n<l- tin* material fur rebuilding tin* hearth and super-stru - ture along strictly modern liars. Tinold lire bricks and iron linings of the hearth havo been disposed of, tin- tons of dross metal at the bottom of tin furnace removed, and the work of rebuilding will soon be begun. . .. iuwnti 'ii was conceived. it s a id. l>\ a :u-»n while trying to release in imprisoned person from the wreck where the cutting of a steel beam would have resulted in tin .saving of several liv.-s. To v ul, by tin- old methods, that s eel jacket irto the number -»f piece* necc.-v.'iry to • -nabl ■ the workmen to remove it. w >uld have taken two nn-n a week, whereas under favorable cireiimataneis tin »»\>-acetylene machine would do it in about two hours. The old bosh, or hopper jae.ket, which is only nbout thr«-« --eights of an inch thick was "e:i-y" for tin lire saw. .Mr. Roberts brought his oxy-acetyb-ne outfit here Tuesday and set It up i 11 the engine house at the ire; works. \V. S. Roberts, of Huft'alo, who is operating tip- fiery steel cutter, sim[ ply hold.s the point of the nosszle close | to the steel and the blaze does the rest. Yesterday and Wednesday he cut, into sections, the s>ti . 1 jacket that sui rounds the hearth (,r bottom of the furnace. Although the steel is one and one-fourth inches thick and about eight feet, upright measure, the blaze "sawed" a quarter-inch earf through it in l'2 minutes,, and had it not been for the coatings, on both surfaces, of rust it would haw tufn ed the trick in about fifteen minutes. Talk about making the spaiks tly! Tha: oxy-a; etylene blase has a whole Fourth of July fireworks beaten by a bushel a minute. The compound <auses the steel to burn like tinder rid the fore- of the flame throws off the ? prrks so violently that men working twenty feet away could not have lived through it had i; not been for th(. intervention of a sheet-iron shield. The blaze playing through the steel carf causes a shower of hot sparks like unto a stream «»f water from a fire hose nozzle, a . the making of the carf proceeds. . The Punxsutawney Iron Works furnacc. which is now undergoing cxten sive repairs, has been, for a couple of days, the central attraction for many laymen who have been-drawn hither to watch the operation of a device that cuts steel plates as rapidly as a sharp saw can be made to cut a pine board of an equal thickness. The device consists of a brass nozzle to which Us attached two seta of strong rubber hose, one of which conducts acetylene, and the other oxygen to the nozsle. The compound formed of the two gas. s, when lighted, deyelopes a flame of 2,300 degrees Farenhelt, and it is this (lames that does to steel what a saw can be made to do to wood. 33,H0fl BUSHELS OF OATS In tomorrow's issue the readers of The Spirit will find the first installment of one of the best serial stories iVer published in any newspaper. "The Red Mouse" tells a story of political intrigue, love and mystery .so interestingly told that the reader will find himself awaiting impatently the succeeding installment. The interest Y begins with the first lino and continues, until the happy close. In tomorrow's issue will be found a generous installment and those who ; fail to begin the story will regret it. FUNERAL SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF MRS. R.JONES From a dramatic standpoint the work of Mi - s Pauline Marie- is Sa - lome, daughter of Merod, Marry F- Morgan, as Maiius, her Christian lover. Frederick Brandon as King Herod, Mr. Bennett in tile double rob- of John the Haptist and Judas lscarlot, J. H. Yauglmn as Caiaphas, the High  L. I). Kirk as Pilate. Alma Merrill as Elizabeth, and Harry (Jllmore as Andrew, satislicd the audience last night. The dramatic possibilities of such a play :is '"Tin Holy City" are unlimited, but there will always be a difference of opinion about the moral Indie nee and e1 hies of portraying sac ed history from the .stage. Most thespians shrink from such things, because of the element of sacrilege and the critic lind.s it difficult to venture upon the task of describing how well or ill this player or that player portiayed the lives of those sacred characters. ■No producer would dare to cast a performer to impersonate the central igure of the tragedy, for that .would be sacrilege, but the doings of the mortals who took part, from tin fisherman to M>-rod and Pila • . are repre sentcd act ording to tin- conception of the player. For this reason it is not clear why. when the stor> that made such an Impression, i.s given the added charm »f portrayal by persons representing the human characters accredited to he line and place and scenery that aiakes vivid the earthly surroundings, "lloly City" and it.s environs, more people do not come out and witness a production that vitalises and .-11a!■ es most relaistlc the great tragedy on Mount Calvary. Is it becau-e orthodox Christians regard such plays as "The Holy City" as sacrilegious, or, is it indifferent • on the part of theatergoers in general that last night operated to keep the attendance at the Jefferson The,'tre down to the minimum? That th« production was worth the price of admission, no one who was ;<resent will seriously doubt, for the •ompany, seencrv and equipment were ill that the lover of drama had need of to make the story vivid. It i; presumed that few normal mor als attain their majority without having read or at least having heard, of the story of the crucifixion of Jesus 'hrist. and whether or not the story is aec pl d In its literal sense, it I* idmitted that no one other event since the advent o! man has influenced .*»«» many people CALLED HOI BY DEATH There is a large amount of st« am show I work and tilling, ami Mr. Carson Mated to the Courier that he would begin at onct . Ho is taking carpent rs there now to erect the ramps, aim as soon a. sufficient at■>-ommodations a re provided tin grading crews will get busy. He estimates that it will take six or seven months to do tintwo jobs. When the> are (inisln d and track is placed for operating, tinnew territory opened up will contribute largely to the coal tonnage carried by the Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburg ('ompany. I) .1 Ca:son, contractor, of DuHois. ai• i■ ording to 1 he "..nil r. has M-eured the work of grading for two spurs t«. the Huft'alo, Rochcst. r »V I'n'tsburn system in Indiana Count>. oiut of the pieces is known as the Jacksonville i»un a, and i.s about four miles long Tin- other i tin N. slut Run branch, near Clarksburg, and is about one and one-half miles They are both projected to reach coal operations which an to be op. ned up by the Jefferson Clearllcld Coal \ Iron < "ompany interests. "Following the award of prizes. Harry Iteltz, of Stanton, ereated a lot of merrlmen. In his handling of the auction sale of the prize corn, during which individuals vvi-re gven an opportunity to encourage a worthy movement by the purchase of corn, thus assisting in defraying expenses. The run winning first prize, after spirited bidding, was purchased by v.- edtor nt the Republican for $5.00; S. J. Stahlmidi purchased the second prize1 corn for $2. Various other sets of the prize corn .were sold at prices ranging from 25 cents to $1.00. among the purchasers being Brookville Title K- Trust ('<». Thos. A. Mayes, Charles Bryan. W. M. Jones, S. R. Mi 11 iron and B. K. MatsoR. The balance of the prize money, over the amounts thus raised, was contributed by the County Superintendent.""Fourteen prizes of $1.00 each Were awarded to Ralph MeCullough, Nellie Campbell, ,J. \\\ Bi ohIus, C!ar»« St ra user, Mary Cuinm.ings, Allison Home, Shirl Beyer, Ra> Davis. John Stewart, (Jraei Keifer, .Jaeob R. Startzell, Arthur liorne, Sidney Croasman, Carrie Knieely. Third—-»«uy Stewart. Prize, shot !.;un valued at $5.00, donated by Ran kin Hardware Company. Fourth—Lerov BuMers. Prize, box of oranges valued at $5.00, donated by L. \. Leathers Co. Second—t >tto Rlggs Prize, library able \ alucd at $7.50, donated by iteltz Furniture Co. FLnw -Lincoln Stahlman. Prize, *x.ou in cash. SHOW THAT IS WORTH WWLf lu .td, i oloinbn- McCov and John A. Campbell may nnno up for trial at tin March term of court, as Judge Telford, in an opinion Hied Thursday, with l'rothonota ry John, C. Wells, ordered the case p| '. ,d on the trial list for i: n \t term of court, says tin Indiana «'«a • • 11• The e lse has been on tli< list mans tim - but some thins .ilways o<\ unvd t«» interfere with its being heard. Tin latest action was to grant a rule allowing a e'langi of venue but in the opinion of T« lford this rule was dissolved ami order made that it be h >rd next Marach. He also directed that it bo heard befor ean outside judge While Mi-ssr# More head. McCoy and (trnpbell \\ • r> In oftlc « the i oU!l« t.v auditors tool; « xceptlons to their accounts and surcharged them various amounts. Ahout $s."00 of those surehurg* h wt-rc paid, the last settlement being: only a few months ago. Then- is on. surcharge. Jl.SOO, upon which the present action is based. Attorn, v John M. l,t« h and John N. Pierce represent the count> and Attorneys Harry White. I > H Tomb, I). H. Taylor. Samuel Cunningham and others the «>x-commissioners. AFTER CHAMBERSVILLE COAL Captain PitrlM'r This MoiiiIiik Hwhcil Word of (lie Death of 11 in rather. "Cull of till* Willi" IjUUiII'iI to tilt* Skies by DuJIois Xewspn|HTs and Citizens. They are having; considerable stir in DREDGING FOR VICTIMS OE STORM ON LAKES According to the statement* of Mr. 11 mil. mid weather does not affect humanity in tin* Calgary region as it does here, as was illustrated one day when, with the thermometer registering four degreew below zero, they worked all day at shingling a grain elevator and the machine was kept going until the thermometer registered degrees below zero. .Mr. Huth will return to Calgary about May, 1810, to complete the threshing, unless a warm spell should set in, in which event his farmer will complete the work. Mr. Huth will have about 33,000 bushels of oats and between -50 and 300 tons of straw, which will be fed to cattle next year. Mr. Huth. ensconced In a long, black fur coat, emerged froVn the boreal regions with his anatmony intact.1. It. Math and family have returned from Calgary. Canada, where Mr. Muth had been overseeing matters pertaining to the threshing of a big crop of oats. The threshers began as soon aS tile oats were fit and, although they worked every day that such operations were possible, breakaway time found them with about 2,1100 bushels in stock. "Cull of the Wild" which will be produced here tomorrow night comos wifh the best of reputations. When the show was staged in D\i- Bols aevoral weeks ago, it called forth Uv highest commendation from the newspapers of that place. Franklin Woodruff, who plays the hading role, is said to be a star of the first calibre. A DuBois citizen who witnessed the production in DuBois. said yesterday to a representative of The Spirit. "You don't want to miss 'Call of the Wild." It's one of the best shows I ever saw and the people here that fall to take it In will regret it." Strong commendation from a disinterested party. Funeral services over the remains o» I Mrs. Murdith Jones, wife of Ralph Jones, who died at eight o'clock yesterday morning, aged thirty years, of blood poisoning, will be held at the home, 112 Elk Street tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. Rev. Kerschner otticiating. The deceased was a member of th*» United Brethren Church and was an earnest worker in church circles. Besides her husband and four-yearold son Russell, her father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. John Taylor, of Pittsburg, formerly of this place, and one brother, who resides in St. Louis, survive her. By an inadvertence the name of Dr. G. W. Means was omitted from the list of those named as being present at the bear supper which was given by the Punxsutawney -Club Wednesday night. The doctor advised it. the son demanded' it, and yesterday both father and son said it was great. Thursday Mother Nature rebelled and the Smyerstown capitalist, who had sold hundreds of beds, and made enough money to buy the whole suburb, allowed his son to tit up fine sleeping quarters, not because the father had changed his mind as regards such luxuries, but because the Cold weather has loose a flock of rheumatic pains that for several nights had been perching here and there in his anatomy. Mr. Blice was reared in that part of Italy where sleep does not need to, be wooed by artificial means, and when he came to this section, a widower, with one son, he eschewed woolen blankets, comforters, counterpanes, and the whole outfit. Rossiter, a rejuvenated mining town, mar here, boasts of a man who, although well past fifty years old, never s.ept in a bed until Thursda> night. The name of the bedless one, who lives in Smverstown, a suburb of Rossiter, is Ralph 1:1 ice. ami while the cognomen indicates that In- Is of Teutonic extraction, Mr. Blice began life as a subject of King Humbert. It is not because Mr. Blice could not afford a bed that he has been a stranger to that piece of household luxury! Not by a long shot! Mr. Blice has the price. His friends say that he would have no trouble in having his check honored for $50,000. He conducts a hardware and furniture store in Smyerstosvn, owns a lot of real estate, including eight dwellings, and at one or another time in the i?ast eight or ten years, has owned about every piece of property in the suburb. While ©lice was amassing his fortune he never went to bed. That is. he never slept in one of those fluffy, downy, sumptuously-bedecked, four-legged etnbleips of ease so dear to most tired mortals, but, when hard pressed by Morpheus, just "turned in" at the most convenient place, sometimes on and sometimes under the counter, and frequently in a chair by the fireside. GUDBXSBURO. Pa., Dec. 10.— Kight public schools were closed this morning to remain closed until after the Christmas vacation, on acount of the scarcity of water. Jeanette, Pa., is also suffering from a water famine. Ice cut holes in the hull of the dredger. Eight escaped find six stay* ed on the dredge and were drowned. By United Press. POUT ARTHUR. Ont.. Dec. 10.— Boats are searching for the bodies of the six men who drowned lost night in the .sinking dredge, owned by the Great Lakes Company, near Mutton Island. coal matters down about I'hambors- villc. Another companj has appear- ed upon the scene and is jiving the H., K. & l\ "interests a hustle for the land not already taken up. say.s the Marion Center Independent. We are informed the new company has leas- eed the Shannon property at $188 petacre. and it is supposed the new oper- ations will be located on this (arm. Good prices are offered on all coal, but this is the highest price so far as learned. The new people have a large body of coal on down the Crooked creek valley. Captain Pitcher left f >r his home this afternoon. Captain Pitcher had just returned from a visit with his parents and, although his father was feeling badly at the time of his visit there, his condition was not regarded serious and word of his death came to his son entirely unexpected. Thdeceased, who was sixty nine years of age, was formerly active in the lumber business, but retired several years ago. In addition to Captain Pitcher, his wife and two daughters survlce the deceased. Captain Leon Pitcher, of Tr<»op I >. State Police, this morning received word of the death of his father, (Jeorge Pitcher, at his home in Milford, Delaware. -s* 7 SWT? yf*r ps WfWi t n Si* Ihmffiitiitomeii Sjiifit L vll