Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-02-15

              hunting expedition arrived here to- TIIK WliATliKK ollowlng is the weather forecast night and Wed- VOL. tV NO.128 IMPROVE FARMERS TELEPHONE SYSTEM DRANK LIE HI MISTAKE PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1910. PRICE TWO CENTS MAT OF TBUNG GIRL 11 MOLE TAKEN FROM CMSIME NOTE OF Mlt to Dispone off m I* A-WORD OOLCWI. II It I UVMMB ntfJKwjTf .4 rt PR; <8W? J MMI1IBIH8 *«*jm« MSEMLl man JERKS HILL SCHOOL "L1" ,fI,j INTO mil LOIS Later a Jug- of <vm- • ntral.-tl ly»- was { Mr. !in,'; had pia<•«•«! a jUK of j'eidel* tinilm* a countep in til/' stor<*. ;i mrrc-lii nt at Porteisvllle, yesterday, KPTLKK, fa.. F« l>. 15- fuiii'in* tratf-d lye taken by mistake caused the tJi of Jl»*nry Heberllns:. atfed 72. "Uncle Joe" Reminds Members That Machine Must be WJI Oiled. Prominent Stockholder Tells of Dissatisfaction of Patrons With Present Strvice. H»* entered business ;it Mr. If<• 1>«• r*!i*i|? way a native of Hut- had taken a swallow. COT OUT OIWS UNO SWITCHES plai'ftl near if. Mr. Ileberllng i»i- t> ndin# to take a drink of tti«* older last nitfht Rot hold of tlie ly. Instead. Refoiv he discovered the blunder he FOB RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT ELECTROCUTED III IDE MINES AT ELEAKORA H«' is survived s. v« n t hlld»vn. his widow and :i menih< r of tin Presbyb-rian church. later moved t" f«»rtersvllb\ lie wa:; U-: county !?»• *.vcr, fa., in 1 sr»hut a fi w years jierience. fllll si'/.«■. It was rcmnvd yes- Mlss Pun*. II. UP. M. M-t said, will suffer no s« ; iou.- eflf»•< Is from her > \ ALIGHTS OK MAN AFTER BIG DROP WEST END MAN OIES IN NINETY-THIRD YEAR Patrick Crllley, of West End, Punx- The deceased, who is a grandson of .John Ft. Bell, of this place, is survived by a widow and two .small children. Motherwell, Andy Bodl. and two other men, it i*> said, were laying track when the former stepped back too far and raised up, the back of hi.s neck coming in direct contact with a trolley wire. He fell to the track, and. although his companions conveyed the body to the surface, and summoned a physician at once, he could not be revived. John Motherwell, aged 28 years, head tracklayer in the nr.nes at Kleanora, who was electrocuted while at work Saturday night, was buried in the Heynoldsvillo Cemetery this afternoon, the funeral,being in charge of Lot Reed, undertaker, of Desire, who conducted services from the home of Mrs. Alice Motherwell, of | Iteynoldsville, mother of the dect used. FEW LICENCES GRANTED III INDIANA COUNTY Continue** *"»n Page Three. Now, stockholders, we have tried this for a period of about six years with considerable of a loss each year, Stockholders, we have been to the trouble and expense of putting in an exchange in Punxsutawney with the assurance that the different divisions through this section of the country would keep up their lines and have their switches properly attended at all times during office hours, in re-turn for their service in the borough, but they have failed! A number of divisions have come far short of giving good or any service over their divisions for the past eight months or longer. There is a great deal of dissatisfaction in regard to the service given by the Farmers Telephone system, in Punxsutawney and vicinity, and especially the switch service rendered by some of the switch tenders out through the country divisions. of th« Farmers Telephone Company (Jentlemen and fellow stockholders Mr. Lewis does not mlnee mntters. but "speak* right out in open meetin* " and to the point. His letter rends as follows: Mr. Lewis, realizing that the system as now constructed ami operated will surely *•*mi«» to early grief, .says s«» plainly, but points (ho way to a practical remedy which will not only save the system but result In good service and proper returns on tin* money Invested. The maintenance unci operation of tli<- Farmers Telephone i oinpaiy. < «I»im ially as !• -latlng to the divisions rwd illn-ctly from tin- Puns/utawin y swltr•liboard. an- made rln subjeet of a letter, the author of which is I.. .VI. Lewis, olio of the most enthusi iastle supporters of the system of local telephone lines. FIVE KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK INDIANA. Feb. 15-—Judge Telford granted licenses to M. S. Murray and W. J. Dougherty, of Uossiter, and refused the applications of W. S. Neeley. of Clymer, and S. \Y. Zimmerman, NO TRACE FOUND OF GOVERNMENT TUG A their regular monthly meeting, held ill the Directors' room in th«- Jefferson Street school building last night the Hciiool ('ommlssi oners o£ Piuixsutawnoy voted to build a fourroomod addition to the Jenk.s Hchool, .«»r Second Ward buildfcng. The Hoard, furthermore, authorized the Building Committee, of which E. W. Kobinson is the chairman, to prepare plans not only for the Jenks Hill addition, but for the four-roomed addition authorized at a special meeting for the West End, or Sixth Ward ,'building, and advertise for bids for both, so that the work of construction may be begun as soon as the snow goes. the new additions are occupied and a teacher in drawing is added to the faculty, Punxsutawney will have the requisite number of teachers to entitle the ttorough to its own annual institute. If the school population of Punxsutawney increases as much in 191 0 as it has Ii; the recent past, fifty teachers will not more than fill the bill next year, or two years hence, at least. Prof. Jackson points out, with good grounds for his asseverations, thai Punxsutawney cannot obtain a separate County Institute too soon be-| cause the work properly carried on by a County Institute is not'suitable for the teachers of schools doing grade and high school work, such as is required by the Punxsutawney school curriculum. Punxsutawney is fortunate in having a school board which is composed of men who individually and collectively have an eye single to the needs of her rapidly growing school population, with a Superintendent and faculty working in harmony with tfiem for the best interests of the pupils and the advancement of the schools. Continued on Page Two. In addition to the authorization of the plans for two new additions the REEOSOPEHS IN MIHTIIME MOT HAS IJ START IT With New Rooms Punxs'y Will Have Required Number for Borough Institute. Tie Iters should he addressed to Navy Recruiting Officer, care of General Delivery, several days before ho arrives In this vicinity. The Postmaster has been requested to hold his mail In the office for him. Young- nu n desiring to enlist in the Navy may write to thin petty officer at tin- above adih?8s« s. and lie v. lll let them know where to meet him lor preliminary examination or any information regarding service in the Navy. , ui:X*i._ no. Kxnmlmtti'in.i I.Hns h. 1,1 this k is , (}ii- <iliii'<1 r will .U1|| l.„livi,n|,.llt| R-'i frimi this j>line lo KlttanniMf I Xoxt wrc-U, beginning- Sunday, a pi tty oflioor from the U. 3. tlerrultiiiic' ;rr,: UnlessFamCometotheFroiit-- young: men to enliM in the navy, arul1 (\ n i O i i Me examination.** will . oiittmi.. tot f.,nr ' UWflGrS i iirtlSi tO OpOfl days. I ir appiiouiiis ,,a s th- ivt,uir,ii j Themselves. I nyslrwi examination, they will ho fu : nislied transportation in the nt'urc.-i iteeruitintf Station for enlistment. Ai ' the tinn tin- N'av.v needs' a number of good younjf men and any who contemplate enlisting in the Wivy will lliKl tht? a lunitv lf ti„. i,,v, rs „f ,iinm..n,l s-r...r) = li 4 .1 do <?0. 1 ,, . . , rm.N^ntav. ncy art- to retain ;i Pax - TILLMAN CHILDREN GIVEN TO MOTHER ' May I have a minute more?" plead* il tlit- speaker. Mr Fitzgerald then obtained unanimous r.-ns.-nt to hav. his time extended live minutes and Mr, Cannon pro».«« «I• • 11. With the eve »>f prophecy hi ,vi»v the nation'.- population growing: from 90,000,000 to 500,000,000. verity Jt was while Representative Fit** Kent Id, Democrat, of New York, had the floor that members were surprised to stthe speaker lis*- from u h* at in ' their midst ami Inquire: "Will the gentleman from New V«»:'k yield to me'.'" I "1 will yit 1,1 to the gentleman — t hrilcvt' from Illinois." replied Mr. Fit/Gerald, snilllngly. Mr. Cannon told the House how ho had voted fur a rivers and harbor® bill during Arthur's administration, and explained that ho had voted to pass ill*- measure <»\ r the president's veto. He said he had some trouble in Justifying that vote before his constituents, but he said he did so. "1 thanked God then as I thank God now," said Mr. Cannon, "that that constituency, agricultural district as it is today, had the patriotism crossed with breadth and intelligence to stand by me at the polls." As th. speaker was enlarging upon the need of breadth of view to obtain approval all over the country for j river and harbor improvements, JRep| resentatI,. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, who tii cupled th*- chair, begun hammering the desk I), for, him with the speaker's gavel, "The time of th« gentleman has expired," h* exclaimed in mock se- machine "Representative" Cannon arose for the purpose of lending his approval to the pending rivers and harbors appropriation 1*111, but during his speech, which was of about 20 minutes' duration. he took ofi aslon to refer lightly to magazine and newspaper criticism, and to r* mind the minority members that th*- power of tin* majority was futile unless enforced by a well-oiled til mutt' . xvitli h«M\ j WASHINGTON', D. <•., F, ■b. 15 — II bmim<> apparent mIi-Muj that! ••iTin-i.- J6o" Cannon, laying n.sMo «■»«■ I'nust* Hi' (lie ironhl* wa:i a ino! .'hi* w;t■ 1 and - p>»akinK ypntt'rday from whlrh M Ish Pnri'HI hail apparvnUy the floor of tin- lions, , m. r. !y ax "the mvnllonvd wli.-n It was wry small K.-ntlcman from Illinois." sounded aiul was k. i.l all v.* until It ivaih"il „ warn Inn to hi* < ollcaKin-s. doct »r could get no Idea of what was She seemed likely to die. although t o gradually worked up Into her thorax. Miss Pure. II i w«» days a*!" was obliged to take to her bed. The pain able to diagnose the ease weeks Miss Purcell has suffered pains in her chest. They grew more and more acute and In. McRe# was Ult- For McHec. who is attending her. according to the statement of Dr. F N'KW YOliK. Feb. i —Katherlne Purcell, of Phterswui. N. J., has had a live mole in her body several months Both men dropped on the street and people who witnessed the aeeident believed both were Instantly killed. The physician a moment later raided to his knees. He glanced around in a dazed condition and seeing" the other man prostrate by his side opened his medicine case and proceeded to aid him. It was apparent to the bystanders that lie was probably as seriouly injured as the unconscious man. A moment later he fell by the side of Ba rrell. Dr. Rlbettl has been summoned on an emergency cast- yesterday afternoon and was returning to his otlice. As he passed the building in which his office is located, he was attracted by the pedestrians on the street calling "Look out!" He glanced upward just as Barrell's body came whirling through the air and landed squarely on the doctor's shoulder. 'Die physician, though knocked senseless, regained a semi-conscious state within a few seconds after the accidnti and although he could scramble only to his knees, saw the other victim prostrate on the street and immediately opened his medicine case and began to administer treatment. As th** crowd gathered Dr. Kibettl weakened and finally dropped on his side In u faint just as he was placing a tablet In the mouth of tin window cleaner. recover. PITTSBURG, Feb. 1ft—As th.* result of a window cleaner falling from the third story of 821 Penn avenue yesterday atemoon two men are In the Homeopathic hlspital in a c ritical condition and neither Is t xpected t«» When, at the age of about SO years, he decided to lay down the burdens of a busy life, he came to th1 home of his daughter, Mrs. Girard. His declining years were spent :n pi ace and quiet. i Mr. Crilley emigrated *rom Ireland | 24 years ago, coming direct J> to this "section. » He soon obtained work at " YValston, where he lived for several tyears. Church Cemetery, Thursday mornln.f at 9 o'clock. Father John Link will officiate at the funeral. Thr sons are Patrick, of Rossitcr, and James and Francis Crillej, of Pittsburg. The daughters are Mrs. Oirard. with whom he made his home, Mr.s. Bernard Rice, of DuBois, Mrs. John >i>- Oonnigle, of Horatio, and Mrs. John Cummings, of Luthersburg. The deceased was the father of several children, ami surviving are four three sons, 49 «?rand children and seven great grand cffildr^ii. o'clock a. rn., aged 92 years, and will be buried in the West End Catho'ic 'sutawney, for many years one of the best known miners at Walston, died of the infirmities of advanced years at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Girard, thi,s morning at. 1:30 lot ated to be found in un> town in lie country it behdoves tin in to be ifp and doing. Continued on Page Three. | The owners believe that they could, in a very few years, dispose of the park by plotting it and selling the lots to a much greater financial advantage Lthan by .selling it outright for the price per acre which it cost thom, J hiu the baseball enthusiasts are to Since the new firm acquired the property they, have had several offers for lots which, if sold would de. Htroy the park for baseball or foot! ball, and it is evident that the park, unless taken over by the friends of the great national sport, will not long remain intact. The present owners of the park are baseball fans themselves, and do not desire to ellmi' nate the ball grounds, but they have •money invested which they want to get out of it. That they would rathi er sell to a baseball association or someone who would purchase it. to tbe held for the sport, is evident, as they will .veil for the same price per n< re that it cost them, and that, too, (notwithstanding the fact that they !will occupy the swymp lands, where- I as the playing field is located in the >most desirable part of the plot. As stated in The Spirit a few days ago. Fast Fnd Park has been sold to Peffer AL- Sutler, oil dtatributors, who are erecting on part of it. a group t>f buildings, the location of which, however, will not probably encroach upon the diamond or playing Held as at present constituted, or. if so, can be remedied by the removal; north 100 feet, of the fences. ROOSEVELT HAS HIS FILL OF JUNGLE HUNT JIT VALEIII1E PARIY BEATRICE RUTH HOSTESS Despite a two days' search no trace of the vcs&cl has been found. It is now certain that the lug in either at the bottom of the sea, or is drifting helplessly. course. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 13.— Information here this "morning indicates that the missing tug Nina did not get far on her journey before she went down or was blown out of her By United Press. By Unit i'd Press. frONDOKOTiO. Soudan. Feb, 15.—• The advance guard of Roosevelt's The wreck is said to haw resulted from a failure of the north-bound crew to follow their orders. The wreck was caused by a headon collision between a north ami a south-bound passenger train. By United Press, MACON, (la., Feb. 15.—All those seriously Injured as a result of the wreck on the Georgia and Southern Railroad, near this place, last night, will probably recover. Five were instantly killed. J- Barren was-working on the third Moor without a straj> as was his practice. lli- had just stepped out on the window sill, which was covered with snow. When his foot slipped Being rippled in his left hand he was unable to support himself and toppled over. He said his body made a dozen revolutions in its fall and he called out to the people below to "look out," as he expected to be killed instantly. LESLIE TAKES STAND III HIS 01 DEFENSE RUILER PRESS SINES PRAISE RE "ERE EURO DECREE" da> . They reported lha! the rest of ANOTtiEH WIRELESS TELCGflAPH RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN William Shields. New National, Hoi. I. Glen Campbell; Jacob 10. Ober, Ober House, Gipsy; W. H. Farnsworth, tiii- Kerr Avenue Hotel, and Joseph H. Ake, Arcadia Hotel, both of Arcadia; Jacob W. Kselman, Pleasant Valley Inn, Lovejoy; William F. Allhouse, Plumvllle; H. N. White. Clymer Hotel. Clymer; F. K. Getty, Getty House, and P. F. Geurty. Keystone Hotel, both of Creekside. Of these, one applicant. Alexander Dunbar, of the Commercial Hotel at Glen Campbell, was granted a license, and nine were refused as follows: cense Court, < Mi -Saturday Judge Telford handed down his decision on ten of the applications for license to sell liquor, presented at the recent session of IJ- The case of the Indian Brewing Co., of town, has not been decided. The members of the party now here say that llooseevlt is enjoying the last stage of the hunt, but he has about C'U his llll. He is spending considerable time making rough draft*, of Iks speeches to be delivered in Paris and Berlin. Sir Reginald Wingati Sirdar of the Egyptian army, will convey tho 1 arty in a steam launch. start. After a stay of two days and a trip down the Nii<- to Khartoum, they will the party would arn\e Wednesday. HAD HIS TROUBLE DELIVfRINB BALLOTS FOR TODAY'S ELECTION The court's decision upholds the mother's contentions and orders that the children be returned to her. Senator Tillman alleged that his daughter-in-law was unable to properly care for the children, while the wife claimed that she owns a home and has an income of a thousand dollars a year. In her application for her children Mrs. Tillman, Junior, declared she returned, after having left her husband once, for the sake of her children. Later she again left. By United IPress. COLUMBIA, X. Feb. 15. — The State Supreme Court today handed down a decision in the Tillman habeas corpus case, taking Senator Tillman's grandchildren from him, and awarding their custody to their mother. HOPELESSLY INSANE DEPOSED TURKISH RULER AGED ROM WOMAN Leslie named a Plttsburger who was in New York with him at the time, and he will probably be called as a witness to te&tify in his behalf. PITTSBURG. Feb. 15.—Max Leslie took the stand in his own defense in the graft trial this morning. He claims he was in New York at 1he time Jennings and Grllfln claim to have given him graft money for the Columbia National Hank, and sought to establish an alibi. By United* Press. PARLIAMENT MEETS INFORMALLY WANT UNIFORM AUIQ LAWS "The management of the Majestic Cannot get a stronger attraction and the crowd justified their judgment in booking it." "The play is an exemplification of police methods of the large cities and does credit to author and actors when presented as It was last ni&ht. "It was all that press notices predicted for it, and then some. Not a dull moment was noticed. "Presented by one of the strongest casts on the road this year, "The Third Degree" was last night staged for a Butler audience. .The following from today's Butler 'Citizen would indicate that "The Third Degree," the attraction at the Jefferson Theatre tonightti is a show that is well worth seeing: Jane Grube, Janet Richie, Lucille Zeitler, Josephine Biddleman, Ann a bell Cole, Kitty Robinson, Effle Roney, Juanita Stevenson, Ruby Langan, Ella Schoch, Oeraldine Cromiey, Elizabeth Hoeh, Elizabeth Rosenberger, Irene Smith, Marion Francis, El| len Swartz, Helen Jenks, Virginia Perry, Luella Barry. j Those who enjoyed the fun and  j|Ubles are: Miss Josephine Bidleman proved to be the best heart Under, and was presented with a beautiful valentine as , a reward for her accomplishment. The handsome Huth home, corner Penn and Liberty streets, was gaily set off within, the feature being urt'istie designs done in heart-shaped decorations. A variety of games, embracing the central plan of hunting two hearts that beat as one, furnished fun for the youngsters, but, of course, a dainty luncheon was the climax of the evening's entertainment. little friends. Don St. Valentine got a pretty farewell reception last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Huth, where their daughter, Miss eBatrlce Allen, gave a party for 20 of her STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND Honululu in an ulr line is 2.BOO miles. In both instances amateur distance lecords are thought to be broken by this performance. royal Inaugural ceremonies take place. LONDOX. Feb. 1 ft l*he new Parli- ment, chosen at the recent general hear Point Loina but not Honolulu. 'lections. assembled for organization Paul Haokett. another Walla Walla TI»' formal state opening by amateur wireless operator, was with ,'1'' 'las '"'en deferred until early Moore and heard the Honolulu mes- ln >'oming week, as the swearingsage. The distance to Point Lorn a is ln "r lumbers and numerous other 1.100 miles overland. The distance to Pr'llmlnurl.s are necessary before the menial station at Walla Walla could SPOKANE. WASH . Feb. 17.—Frank Moore, of Walla Walla. Wash., son of former Governor Miles c. Moore, who has one of the most completely equipped private wireless stations in the country, says that an the rnonring of February a few minutes after midnight, he heard Honolulu calling to Point Loma, Oal. Point Loma apparently could not "get" Honolulu. For half an hour after midnight all wireless Instruments were silent, while the Point Loma and Honolulu government stations tried to'talk. The com- 200 mo in mm WASHINGTON, H. Feb. J 5.— Rain or snow to- DYNAMITE SAFE Doctor's who examined Abdul following his attempt to commit suicide, have found that his mind is shattered. His physical suffering is intense, and he constantly fears that his guards will poison him, refusing to eat food, or drink, for days at a time. According to an authoritative dispatch received here it is believed that tile ex-Sultan's death is only a question of a few days. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 15.—Ab- Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan of Turkey, is hopelessly insane, and is starving himself to death in hio prisson palace at Salonika. Hy United Press. ST. PETERSBURG. Russia, Feb. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Feb. 15. — Five masked robbers this morning dynamited the safe in the Citlaens' National Bank at Chatsworth, near here, and escaped with a large sum. Reports received here place the sum of money secured at as high as ten thousand dollars. This dividend Is the same as was declared this quartei\§l'or the last five years. The last dividend on December 15, was for ten dollars. By United Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—A quarterly dividend of fifteen dollars a share was declared today by the Standard Oil Company. The purpose of the convention is two-fold—first, to secure the passage In Congress of the Federal motor vehicle registration bill, and second, to bring before the official delegates from various tates the necessity of enacting a uniform State motor vehicle law. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15— Uniform Federal and State legislation for the regulation and control of automobiles is the desire of a large and .enthusiastic bods* of men who assembled in Washington today for a three days' convention to discuss the subject. The gathering meets under the auspices of the legislative board of the American Automobile Association. The county commissioners Insisted that he take a sleep before resuming his arduous trip. but. fearing that he would be unable ot get through the unbroken roads if he waited he went on. Almost exhausted he returned to Kittanning Saturday evening and asked if it was necessary that the ballots for Redmond and the Haas farm be delivered. Being informed that the ballots must be delivered, Mr. Mcllwaln again started out. During the early part of his trip he delivered six of the packages of ballots and wore out four teams of horses. Most of the time he was i driving through fields or going ahead of the teams breaking a path, so badi ly drifted were the roads. Mr. Mcllwain started from Apollo on Friday with ballots for eight districts. He became snowbound almost before delivering the first batch of ballots and for 4 8 hours had a continuous battle with the elements. KITTANXIXG. Feb. 15—Suffering much hardship from cold and snow, going 72 hours without sleep and undergoing great fatigue, was the expedience of X. VV. Melhvain, of Apollo, while delivering ballots for the spring election which occurs today. Mrs. Xeff is survived by six sons. Ezra Xeff. Esq., of Reynoldsvllle; John, o/ Punxsutawney; S«las. of Du- Boi.%; Quincy, of DuBois, Dr. E. L., of Pittsburg; Aaron, at home. Two daughter preceded the deceased to the grave. Mrs. Xeff was one of those motherly I women, whose beautiful life was ali.ways mirrored in her face. Her maidj en name was Mary J. Farnsworth. Her girlhood and long and happy married j life were all spent in West and South | Mahoning Townships, Indiana Coun• ty. The body of the deceased will i be carried to its last resting place by j her fcix soons. Rev. McFail. her , pastor, will officiate, at the funeral; j interment In Mahoning Baptist Cemej tery today. Mary Jane Xeff. of near tlossmoyne. I Indiana County, died at, 3 a. m., Hat| urday, aged 92 years, 7 months and ; 26 days. She was the widow of j Jonathan Xeff. who died in Xovember, j 1908. !•'>.—"The Ru&s" today prints a dispatch saying that more than 200 passengers and the crew of two unknown passenger steamers, one of them a freighter, were drowned when thi> boats were swampd In th Persian Gulf. I nesday. Colder, m of < Yeekside. W&t lnn|$itfatrnies fjiitfit W a m •— — . . - ,T" ' i <a *