Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-03-29

              m MILLIONS 10 STOCK Tlflf HID AMEHICAN MILLIONS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29,1910. MURDER VICTIM DIES III ADRIAN HOSPITAL MINERS TORN DOH SLIGHT WAGE INCREASE PRICE TWO CENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED SEE GYM. EXHIBITION BASEBALL FOR PIINH IF DUBOIS GETS BUSY VOL.. IV-N0.164 fe Best Known Cii It's no go Without OuBois. zations Effected Here But ! \ Money in Sight [and Organi- Meritorious Performance for Best of Causes Is Witnessed by Small Audience. Situation Is Serious and Country Wide Strike Is Now Threatening' Daniel Spero, of Lucaerne, Fatally Shot in Row Among Foreign Miners. >ppo- zens in plexy Caused Death. One of HUGH LOWflY MG DIED US? EVENING 1 RESIDENT HERE FOR 21 (F« WILL BE REPEATED TONIGHT WIELD ION OK WRONG TACK FINAL ACTION TO BE Mil THREE CHARGED WITH THE CRIME Sunday night as the outcome of an Easter celebration among the fore- Lucerne, was fatally shot at that place Daniel tipero, a Croatian miner of An orga Ihe yirff •Sufficient money is in sight to insure a full season of the National game here without loss, providing that Oull'.ois counted on as an attjj lion. If.' "however, th<> younty metropolis fail: lVa.il, then it's all -i | least, in Pu; Baseball in Punxsutawney is at present at a .standstill, the pram, lu re depending entirely on whether Uu- Bola secures a team or not for the season. igners. It appears that Spero, who resided The corporation represents control of the Hell Telephone companies* all over the country, and it recently acquired the Western Union Telegraph company, which in turn has just taken over the control of the American District Telegraph company. The company which is now to be capitalized at $500,000,000 originally had a capital of $850,000 when it began business in 1ST7. New York, March 29.—At a special meeting today, preceding the regular annual meeting, the stockholders of the American Telegraph and Telephone company sanctioned the* proposal of the directors to increase the capital stock of the company from $300,000,000 to $500,0o0,000. The Increase, it is stated, is to be used in the acquisition of new properties and to extend the business of the company in new fields. .Mis« Daly had no attendants, and her mother gave her in marriage. Count Sigray had his best man the Manjuis George Pallavlcini, a subaltern of the 9th Regiment <»I Austrian Hussars, and a chamberlain of Emperor Francis Joseph. "copper king" .Mart-us Daly, of New York and Montana, the bride of Count Anton iSlgray, a Hungarian  Monsignor Lavelle, of St. Patrick's Cathedral, officiated at tin- ceremony, which took place at the Daly residence in Fifth Avenue, in the presence of a small, but notable company of society people. fffternoon In the ceremony whidh made Mis* Harriet Daly, daughter of N'HW YORK, March 29.—Another alliance of American millions and a foreign title was consummated this of Hungary. Special to The Spirit. Miss Harriet Duly Weils Count Sigray, FARMERS TELEPHONE CO. DELEGATES MEET REVOLUTION SEASON . IK THE LOWER HOUSE for this season secure a •Mold Washington, March l".». -This I>• -i 11 k revolution season in the House c»i* Representatives, other chant s besides revision of tin- rules are under United Press ('itncsiioiHlciii'c what Continued on Page Two. dy will receive the report of the committee and of the rejection of tho The convention, -by almost unanimous vote, turned down a tentative agreement which had been arranged b\ the special committee. Today the joint conference meets the ia&ue. This The miners and operators had been in conference for several weeks and the only hindrance f<>r an early settlement was the stand taken fly the Ohio delegation. The operators wfcrc displeased with til» actions of those delegates and several times last week it looked as though the eonferqneo would (.»me to an abrupt ending. However, on Saturday, an arbitration committee composed of two miners, two operators and an umpire, took the ir».111er In hand and it was reportd that the only thing wanting for settlement was an agreement on the powder question, the miners having decided to cut their demands in half, while the operators consented to give this advance of 5 cents. ( As a result both sides are completely at .sea and the outlook for a. strike is more threatening now than ever. The offer of the operators wan an advance of 5 cents per ton for Pennsylvania,3 cents per ton for parts of Indiana and Ohio, and 4 cents per ton for tin* remainder of those districts. The miners asked for a 10 cent in — < rease all over the country. <MX<eiNN.ATI, O.. March 29.—What is pronounced to be the concluding chapter in the conference between the miners and operators, for the purpose of reaching a working agreement to take the place of the one which expires April 1, occurred here late yesterday afternoon when the miner* flatly turned £own the offer made by tbi operators for a settlement of the differences between them. Continued on Pago Three. The House is to In- made smaller; th«v desks r»f the members are to be replaced by benches, alter the fashion of these used in the Rrltish House- of Commons; and an effort will be made to let more light into ihe now somewhat glbomy chamber. To accomplish all this Congress appropriated $",,".0,000 some thi> < years ugo, but up to the present year sufficient time has not been given the workmen to get at the task. Your before last Congress held an extraordinarily long way Plans have been drawn and all .preparations made for a physical transformation of the House chamber. All that i * lacking t«. set an army of workmen on the job is Ihe final fall of the Speaker's gav« I adjourning the House sine die. As soon as the coat tails of lie last congressman disappear through the glass doors, the jeans overalls of carpenters, ironworkers and masons will stalk in and the most tremendous upheaval ever witnessed under the big dome will begin. Spero and the arrested men wer« known to have been drinking throughout. the day, and although no eye w itnesses of the affray can bo found, it is probable that the men became Involved in a battle of words, and one of them becoming infuriated, tired tHe shot which ended Spero'g life. Lucerne. Three inmates of hous< No. «. at Lucerne were arrested as a result of the shooting. John l lms, who is supposed to have done the shooting. John Midiea, and Daniel Dido, all three Croatian* employed in the mines at The body was given in charge of A. c, Koldtisnn «V- Son, undertakers, who shipped it to Co roller Hammers it Indiana, where the ease will he Ini tio r investigated The unfortunate man was beyond aid. however, and died at the hospital at 1 I o'clock last night. Dr. Moore was summoned and fount]? that the bullet had entered Spero's face near the nose, passed into the head, and had been deflected downward into the neck. Dr. Moore announced that the man was beyond help, but his relatives wished him sent to a hospital, so he was tak< u to Indiana, from which place he was brought to the Adrian hospital here on the 11:20 R. K. K P train. by heavy drinking, quarreled with the men in No. 6 and was shot midway between the two houses. a ill Easter celebration accompanied the inmates of house No. ♦>, and after in house No. 3. was on bad terms with The proposition met tho approval <■1 the delegates and a resolution to that « t was adopted. Alter April 1st a five cent message fee will he charged on messages passing through the local exchange. The manager of the Punx'.\ oxchange finally caine forward with i proposition to tie effect that tie exchange here would be continued for three months, if it was not sold or transferred during that time, patrons to pay a five cent message fee for every call through Punx'y exchange, the charge not to apply to those divisions paying directly to the Punx'y exchange. The delegates were divided. A few who had heen Instructed were in favor of organizing a company, others were contended to remain in the present organization, stating as their reasons that it wasn't costing them much and that the organizing of a new company might prove an expensive proposition. * The delegates representing ahont twelve divisions of the Farmers' Telephone Company in this vicinity met yesterday in the Lewis hall and endeavored to come to an tindci'Matiding that would better the service of the Farmer's line. Continued on page tnree) In ISfi-l he married Miss \da M. S pence, who died ten years later. For years the deceased was one of the most successful merchants In Strattonville, and for a number of years following his removal to Punxsutawney. he conducted a drug store here. During his residence here .Mr. You.ig served two terms on thschool board. During his residence in Strattonville Mr. Young was one of its bestloved and most Influential cifizt us, having been elected to the hoard of school directors ami to the town council for several terms. In a district democratic in politics, he was plac« .1 on the Republican ticket, for Stale Senate, Wiilioul leaving his stor< a id making no e tnipatgn whatsoever, he came within three hundred votes of securing the ofllce, a vote being cast for him that had never before been aecorded a Republican in that district. Horn on a farm near Strattonville, on May I1841. the . on of Thomas Young, the first male white child .horn in Clarion County, be resided in Strattonville until twenty-one years ago, when he moved to •I'unxsutawncy. him Two weeks ago the deceased suffered a stroke of apoplexy and for two days lay unconscious. He began to mend, however, and until last Thursday continued to improve. On that day his condtion again became grave, and from that time h.» continued to sink until death, claimed Following an acute illness of a littlft over two weeks, Hugh Lowry Young, one of the best known and most highly regarded citizens of Punxsutawney, died at his home in West Knd yesterday afternoon at i':0 o'clock, ageu sixty-nine years. Continued on Page Three. The juggling, tumbling and hand balancing by R. A. Wheeler and tenyear-old daughter. lSlta, was without question, great. Mr. Wheeler and his daughter performed a number of The single Hie drill and evolutions on the horse by the young men's class likewise brought a storm of approval from the small audience. The dumb bell drill and maze marching by Ihe boys of the Junior class, who range in age from twelve to liftecn years, was extra line. Without a leader the boys went through a series of evolutions with the dumb bells, followed by the maize marching, an intricate series of "elreumgyratory" movements that brought them much applause. The entertainment opened la I night with an overture by the Y. M. C. A. orchestra, which throughout the performance rendered selections that were highly phasing. That the playground would benefit every child in Punx'y who took advantage of it, mentally, morally and physically, the people Of the town don't seem to know or care. When the same kind of an exhibition for the same purpose was staged at Du- Rois last year, it was presented before two packed 'houses. Surely the Punx'y parents hsive their child's welfare at heart as much as the DuHols fathers and mothers. UPem should be vitally Interested In the project, showed almost absolute Indifference and less than one hundred people witnessed the exhibition, a truly meritorious one in every way. With the full knowledge that the proceeds of last night's gymnastic carnival, given by the classes of the Y. AT. ('. A. in the Jefferson theatre, were to be devoted to the purchase of a public playground for the children of Punx'y, the people of this place, the fathers and mothers, who it would Continued on Page Three, DuBols itself has poor prospects for a team. They have no assurance that the money to support a baseball there for the season would /A meeting for the organization of a h{ague is scheduled tonight to take place in DuRois. t'p to the present tiVne not one of the towns who were iiivited to-send a representative to the nhecting, have announced their intention of doing so, and it is probable tJiat the DuBols representative will Ijfcave a session all to himself. I The folly of endeavoring to organise a league is apparent. Not one of the towns mentioned as probable m.-mher® of the league, excepting Punxsutaw icy, has a team in sight, and even though every one of the six agreed to go into the league, it is highly probable that about four of them would find it pretty nigh impossible to organize a4 team. ion composed, of tt-ii i He bull standby* has bctMi and Punxsutawncy \y all to jj;> t busy tho minute !)nlN»i.s finitely deeldes 10 have a nine. [The fans h«rc well know is. ball would be in Punxsutawncy ithout DuBols, and to endeavor to ipport a twelve hundred dollar am without the old rival as a drawer card, would /be, the mcnubeitf of |<• or'tfunizatiion zMun\ folly. TELEPHONE STOCK INCREASE APPROVED BREWERY AGENTS ARE PLACED UNDER ARREST THE NATIONALIST PRESS LEAVES ROOSEVEL ALONE TRAM ORDER A STRIKE VOTE RURAL CARRIERS SHOW SPIRIT OF CHARITY CARMALI APPEAL WITH INDIANA ATTORNEY CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH AT WASHINGTON By I'nlted Press. taken In th« Lake Short- Michigan ins the .saint* lines of action as that Ni:\V YORK. March LMJ.—Follow- During the past lew days unusual activity has been displayed by County Detective Josiuh Xeal, acting: under instructions of District Attorney W'il- wvre Vork Central Hudson River Rail- Southern, a subsidiary line, the New Oa/.ettc. The plan also includes an increase in the' board of directors of from t\v. nty, as it is now constituted, to NKW YOHK. March —At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Amercan Telephone and Telegraph <'ompan> today, a plan was approved, whereb> the capital stock will be increased from three hundred to live hundred million dollar*. t\\ enty-tive MODE BRIBERY MED ing been made for alleged violations of the liquor laws, says the Indiana liam K. Klkln, fourteen arrests hav- road proper, having: refused to ni • t their demands for an increased wage, was notified late yesterday that the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and th*i Order of Railroad Conductors would immediately order a "strikvote" by the .">,800 members of these unions i-mployed bet wren this city and iiuffalo. W01TEH SECURES COUNSEL The papers were yesterday taken to Attorney Banks by W. H. Heekendorn, a member of the finance committee. Mr. Flanks, who is to consult Borough Solicitor Gillespie if ho desires further information on the ease, stated that he would in iill probability make known his decision by Friday evening. The tinanee committee of the borough council through the authorization of the council have placed in the hands of John N. Banks, of Indiana, the testimony, opinions, etc.. in the Carmalt case and will abide by his decision as to whether or not an appeal will be taken in the case. EM EI ill TOUNGSIOWN The dead children, who slept in an adjoining room, were found with bodies charred beyond recognition. When Mrs. Howe awoke the (lames had already cut off her escape. She screamed for help* from a second story window, and was carried down by means of ladders just as the flam eft entered her room. The father had left early for his ork. The fire is (believed to have figinatcd from a gas Jet. escued by .firemen from the burning louse. Airs. Howe and three children, who were in a semi-conscious condition, as tlie result of inhaling smoke, were By United Press. YWVSHIN'UTOX. Pa.. March 2l».— Katherine, aged !», and Sarah, aged -1 daughters of George Howe, burned to death today NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 29.— General Manager Higgins, of the New Haven »v Hartford Railroad and the adjustment aboard of the railway conductor, trainmen and yardmen last night reached a satisfactory settlement of all difficulties on the basis of that recently math- by the Baltimore & Ohio with its employes. RABBIT CLUB FLAYS 500 .rick The party also visited the citadel of Cairo, two museums and six mosqu* s and gave a tea to Prince Kitel Fred- The Roosevelts today visited the bazaars and purchased a number of souvenirs. ('ommander Tanakeo, th«• Japanese fleet, now here, called upon the Roosevelts this afternoon. The Colonel received many congratulatory messages from English statesmen upon the fearlessness of his address. This absence of criticism i(H attributed to Roosevelt's private reception of the Egyptian editors on Sunday. when he told Hum that "Men must have the courage of their convictions, but must show a tolerant spirit toward those who differ in their opinions." CAIRO, Egypt, March 2l>. — The Nationalist press today docs not bitterly attack Roosevelt as was expected as ;i result of his speech yesterday before the University of Egypt. By United PreSs. KL1NG WILL BE REIRSUTEO The bill, as passed, compelled the companies to publish lists ol' their policy holders. Buckley was present at the inquiry and faced Kingsley. testified at the lire Insurance fciquirv. that William H. Uuckley %>li> - Ited a bribe of three thousand dollars for "six .senators." promising to prevent the Armstrong bill from becoming a Republican party measure. NK'W Y<»KK. March 29.—Darwin P. Kingsley, president of the New York Life Insurance Company, todtfy Hy L'n ited Press. For some time Mr. Munroe had been unable to work. Pulmonary trouble and an accident met with while covering his route making him unfit for duty. During his illness his wile, braving storms and drifted roads that forestalled the most hardy of carriers, covered hit#, route. She has not been officially appointed to the [position of rural carrier and is one of the few women in the country now serving the government in such a capacity.was secured, Mr. Munroe's trip was made possible through the benevolence of his fellow rural carriers throughout the United States. Some time ago a letter appeared in "The Rural Carrier," the olticlal organ of the U. I), men throughout the United States, telling of Mr. Munroe's plight and soliciting aid for 'him. In small sums the required aid soon arrived anil with a substantial donation from the employes of the local office, nearly $!!00 Summers H. Monroe, who for the past four years has covered a rural delivery route out of Putix'y has left for Hot 'Sprltngs, Ark., in the hope of behellt physically. DEATH LIST PLACED AI350 CINCINNATI. March -"J. — The board of arbitration which had in hand the controversy 'between the Big Four Railway and its telegraph operators reached an agreement yesterday. The operators are to receive increased wages, amounting in the aggregate to $3,400 a month. It in claimed thai illegal be» r agents ar«- making: sales in sill parts of the Many other arrest** in other parts of the county will follow shortly. John Castelalnio and Unuldo Cleona, of Homer City, released on .*i bond of $500 for their appearance at a hearing' on April J 1st. Joe L'egallno and Louis Manifredo. of Hlackllck are in jail. Joe Soloman and It. M. Cramer, of Creekside. released on a bond of $500 each. The hearing of this case is set for April fith. Mark Telca and Jim lleilman, of Krnest, released on bond for their appearance in court. Tuesday Samuel Llngenfclter. Cordon and Riley Hileman, of ('hambersville. released on $300 bail for a hearing Joe Deaurella and Pasquell Deanrella, of Homer City, liberated on a bond of $.">00 each for their appe.it ance at a hearing on Thursday. March 31st. Following are the names of persons apprehended, and the action taken so far Iti each case. The fire started In the basement, where the men who met death had been sleeping. .Patrick Carney, Sr., his wife and lour children, who were upstairs, were rescued from a window. By United Press. Yol'NlkSTOW'X. ()., March 29.— File today destroyed three houses in East Youngstown today, and two men nam« d Tracy and Blaine were burneu to death. county BRSTHEHS SENIE1CE1 IMPLICATION OF MORE MCILMEN EXPECTED MICE BREWER DEAD Inspector Titus says: "Lawyer or no lawyer, Wolter will (finally fell all." The police insist that the circumstantial evidence they have addueed is sufllele.it to convict him of murder in the first degree. 'YYol tor's attorney has instructed him not to talk, and as he left the cell Scott said: "There is no question that Wolter is innocent. The evidence seems damaging, hut I am convinced I will be able to show that he did not kill .the child." Hy United 'Press. MOW YORK, -March 2'J. The parents of Robert Wolter, the alleged slayer of Ruth Wheeler, have secured as his attorney Wallace Scott, and today a conference was held in the Tom bs AMD SMOKED hose. Following cards a luncheon of .such delicious proportions that it could not be adequately described in print, was served.. Progressive five hundred was the Kami! of the evtning, Miss I moronism ith winning- the ladies prl/.e, a beautiful hand painted cup and saucer, while Earl North captured the gentleman's prize, three pairs of silk Mrs. Harry HI 11 lard last night entertained the Rabbit club at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Hastings, of Woodland avenue. before the Grand Jury today. PlTTOIilJiKKJ, March L'U.—Formjr Councilman Charles Stewart testified By United Press. Five hundred wen In the hall, and the panic-stricken crowd, in its attempt to get out, piled up in the doorways. Among the dead are many children, and many of the bodies are dismcmtbered, indicating what a mad scramble wa.: made for the exits. .MATEBXZALKA, Austria. March —Today's reports say that three hundred and Jilty were burned to death In the dance hall lire at Ockoerlto.By I'nitcu Press. AID THE NINA VICTIMS KXC'KLSiem SPRINGS, Mo., March —Catch Kling, formerly a member of She >£*hlcag«» National . I« a«:nc baselmllVliiV will be penalized. but reinstall Into organized baseball some time' .during the next week, but It will n«»\ be with the consent of It. B. Johnitou. president <>f the American league. The report of the findings in the Kling case will be signed by Garry Hermann, chairman of the National Baseball Commission, and by Thomas J. Lynch, president of the National league, who, with Johnson, compose the commission.INDIANAI'Ohiy, Ind., March 2I».— VV. 11. and iNoah Marker, brothers, formerly officers of the Tipton National Hank, of Tipton, Indiana, were convicted of stealing $103,000 iBy United 'Press. BROTHERS SENTENCED 75,ooo;ARE HOMELESS Noah received a sentence of seven years, and his brother will serve ten years. from the banu's favorite, and sentenced to Fort Leavenworth prison today. 8-4 linoleum 75c per yard. J. B. EBERHATlT CO., LTD. H and H carpet soap exterminates moths and cleans upholstery. Fifty new patterns in lace and ruffled curtains. 50c to '$12.50 a pair. We have arranged for insurance and cold storage on furs and coats. Come in and get our pl|fc£H and prices. A new lot of ladles' suits this* morning. They are extra values. STOKE NEWS. If you intend buying rugs, carpets or linoleum read our big ad. for tomorrow.- ./PER PRESIDENT DEAD B'OflTON, 'Mass.. March 29.—(Special—'A wireless says that President Alexander Agassi/,, of the Calumet Hecla Mining Company, died on board the steamer Adriatic , en route to Europe, today. THE WEATHER WASHIiNGTOuV, D. <\. March 20.— Following is the weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Showers and thunderstorms late tonight or Wednesday. Colder Wednesday. The consolidation of the Brookville and Punx'y camps was discussed and viewed with favor by the members present. The proposition" will be voted on in a short time. The euchre and smoker held by the local camp of the Modern Woodmen of America last night was -attended by about fifty Woodmen, who following a lodge session enjoyed themselves Immensely. Councilman Ferguson's attorney has asked Judge Cohen A> fix Ferguson's bail, and it is believed that he intends to fight the matter out. District Attorney Dlakely says that four Counciltnen are ready to confess as soon as the Court is ready to hea* them. other members of the Select Council, as being implicated In the graft scandal, is expected late this afternoon or tomorrow morning. A sensational presentment, naming This order means that seventy-five thousand will be temporarily homeless.By Unites! Press. NAJM.,KS. Italy, March 2i).—Owing to the resumption of activity by Mount Ktna, the authorities have ordered that the entire southern slope of the mountain shall be evacuated. The affair has been arranged by tim Navy Relief Society under the leadership «>f Mrs. George von L. Myer, wife of the Secretary of the Navy. WASHINGTON, I). ('., March 29.— Official society is displaying much interest in the fancy dres.s bail to -be given at the Washington (Navy Yard tomorrow night In aid of th< wives and families of the men of the United States Navy who are supposed to have gone down with the naval tug Nina. Special to The Spirit. Shortly after 10 o'clock he retired I to his room and within a few mo-' menta Mrs. Brewer heard a heavy fall and went to investigate the cause. She found her husband prone upon the floor of the :buthroom. He did not regain consciousness and died before a physician, hastily summoned, could reach the house. Joslah Brewer, associate justice of the supreme court of the I'nited States, died last night at 10:30 o'clock as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. His death followed •within a minute or two before he could be carried to his bed. Mrs. Brewer was with him when the end came. Justice Brewer was 711 years old. • WASHINGTON, March LMJ.—David 7v ' ipp . * "!■ • 4. pyrt*\ v '' 'v ; , '' 'y '  wv. *• '• - . ' ■ M . * |pi| ■- ' * •• t . - '■ - M IP i -