Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-03-31

              fie IHmHttfelimm fulfil * <5 thr gas broken company stohk \ i :\\ s »«e® will bo \j exhibition, j Yj KKYNOI.II city srnst iiiBKiis See Fink's ad on page six for in* teresting store news.—I • i* i . • ' PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 31,1*10. VOL. IV—NO.166 • MINERS 10 SIM WORK WAG PRICK TWO CENTS VAGRANT SETS 15 DATS FUME8AI OF H. L 10016 WANT OFFER MODIFIED SIMPLE FUIERAL SERVICES nit me SETTLEMEIT DISTRICT HERS HAVE A BUSY SESSION AT DUBOIS MINING INSTITUTE OPENS TOMORROW AT THE Y. M. C. A. Will Mine No Coal in This District Until Scale Is Signed. Government Expert From Testing Station at Pittsburg Will be Here. Lewis Declaxea-Sus- WltMlof.ast Over Thirty Days. President pension The hobo wus taken before 'Squire X. 1). Corey, who, after hearing the •hard-luck story of Murphy, lined him $5 and costs and imposed a sentence of fifteen days in the county jail. Being unable to pay the fine, Mr. Murphy will probably hoi ddown a county job Brook ville for about twenty days. Yesterday afternoon Nathan Ivohut, R, R. & P. Railroad detective, arre&t-ed a man who gave his name as Charles Murphy, and his residence as Chicago, as a suspicious character. The vagrants who come to Punxsutawney looking for a snap, are finding out that there are no cinches waiting for them here. ' UP 10 DATE LIVERY BIG MMCEJS ASSURED 250,000 MEI ME tfFECTEi memory: still a blank Interim nt will l o made Saturday, and President Taft will bo present. The Justices were- unable to accompany the body owing? to the press of business in the Supreme Court. His colleagues on the bench, with the exception of Justice Moody who is ill, acted ju> hourary pallbearers, and escorted tin remains to the station, win re the wore placed aboard «i train bound for Leavenworth, Kansas. By United Pre^s. WASHIiXOTON, D. C\, March 31.— Simple funeral services were held this afternoon over the remains of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court David J. Brewer, at his residence. USUI DELEGATES ARE SEATED Mrs. JB. W. Thompson, of-clarion; Mrs. John Clark and :\Trs. \V. F. Witlierell. of Rochester, New York; Mr. a id Mrs. Charles Young and son Carmen, of -Pittsburg; Miss Rosa Young, of Lima, (West Virginia; James Jom s, of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of Strattonville; Miss Maud Johnson, of Strattonville; William Altman, of i>ormont, and Altman Young, son of the deceased, -of Wllkinsburg.Th.> esteem in which the decease*! was held was made manifest by tinlarge number who attended the services. The following out-of-town people attended the services: Funeral services over the remains of H. L. Young weie held at the home in West End, this afternoon at three o'clock, with "Rev. Henry iMadtes, of the Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was made in Circle Hill Cemetery. of Owt-of-town People. Services Atfendod by Number The strike leaders spent the (lay addressing' meetings of the wives and other women sympathizers of the trolley men in preparation for the parade of \v« men and children planned for next Saturday. President Kruger of the company is out of town, tout his executive assistant said that the only way the men could secure work was by applying at the ofllcea of the company and that they would have to act quickly, as there are only a few vacancies left. PHILADELPHIA, March 31—An- Another effort to secure some sort of a settlement of th< strike against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company was made yesterday when Dennis A. Hayes, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, and Frank Feeney, a former president of the Central Labor Union, called on Senator Mc- Niehol and asked if th«« transit company could not be induced to make some modification of its offer to the trolley men. President Feehan said this morning that th< minors are waiting* for the operators to decide upon the day on which the conference shall be held. The miners will celebrate the graifting of an eight-hour day tomorrow. By United Press. PITTSBURG, March 31.—-The operators of the Pitts-burg District will confer Friday and arrange the details for the joint conference expected on Monday WIDE INTEREST IN b.,r.x p. farm train DOG ORDINANCE IN EFFECT ON APRIL 10 It is Relieved that the miners will in a 5.55 per cent, increase, as the suit of the action of some of the com anion in granting ai increase which, is believed, will force the other oprators to fall into line. The operators of the Central Pennsylvania Association are expected here thi;j afternoon, when the wage fight kill begin. DUBOIS, March 31.—There was but little business transacted at the morning session of the miners' convention of District No. 2, and it was adjourned in order to enable the scale committee to prepare its data. By United 'Press. John Walker succeeds Duncan 'Mc- Donald .is president of the Illinois district.5*PRLNG.FtE'LD. III.. March 31. —• Frank Hayes, the present sec rotarytreasurer of Illinois, becomes vice president of the miners tomorrow. Mr. Miller would not permit any one to interview his son. He plans to restore his memory by keeping the hoy in company with relatives and friends whom he knew well. Specialists will be brought into consultation. Not until yesterday, however, did he realize that his parents was more than some one he had met somewhere. He failed to recognize his sister. His ability to read has partially left him. DETROIT, Mich., March 31—Joy Miller, the Michigan university football star who disappeared last January, is home again, but home has not restored his memory of the. past. He recollects nothing prior to the time •he met in Chicago a party of young men bound for Manitoba to take up land. He cant his lot with them, but instead of trying to locate land, he wandered from one city to another in the northwest. The lot on which Mr. Heck is building the barn was purchased from E. If. Hess, of this place. The barn is now under construction, and is situated on the alley connecting: Mahoning and Indiana streets, near the Marshall livery. The building will be 50x150 feet in dimension, will be two stories high and of brick. The foundation has already been completed and Henry Rudolph, who has the brick laying contract, expects to have that part of the work completed in about three weeks. The floors of the barn will be of concrete and the barn will accommodate sixty head of horses. It will be thoroughly up to date in every detail, and will contain a rig elevator. During the latter part ,,f April there will be opened in Punxsutawney a new and thoroughly up to date livery and feed stable, of which James Beck, who lias just returned to Punxsutawney after a year's sojourn in ithe West, will be the proprietor. Brick Barn Here. James Bc<*k Const meting Two Story CONTRACTOR CONNERS WILL NOT TRIFLE "I don't anticipate any trobule in Ohio, and believe that the new scale wil be accepted." roLlWIlirS. <>.. March 31—William Green, president of the Ohio miners, today predicted that the minors will return to work in a week. DISASTROUS FIRE IN C. P.. CHURCH AVERTED INDIAN A POLKS, ind.. March 31.— President T. L. Lewis, in a statement which ho made public today, declares that the country will not suffer any hardships as a result of the suspension by the miners pending negotiations as to working conditions for the h'rom the window of her home on Union Street, Mrs. Emma Shook. Circulars have been sent out to the various miners" officials, requesting them to refrain from working until they are assured that contracts will be signed allowing the demands made t the eonvention of the International Executive Hoard. ensuing year. Mr. Lewis said that the suspension would .lot last longer than thirty days. Two hundred and fifty thousand out of ti\. hundred thousand will be affected. CENTRAL PEIN'A LEAGUE The new ordinance also has a clause making anyone Interfering with the ilng catcher liable to a line. The new dog ordinance is a simple proposition. If a dog runs at large it is impounded, and the owner pays costs of keeping and catching if he wishes to redeem the dog. and a tine of from $5 t»» $10 in addition. If he does not wish to redeem the dog he pays the line and the dog will be killed »»r disposed of at puiblic sale. Two dog pounds have been placed in readiness for the expected grand raid, and a dog catcher has been hired who will start to work early on the morning of April 10. The notices required by law to make the ordinance effective w e r e posted today, and the ordinance will go into effect ten days later, « r on April 10. It is time for the. owners of dogs who value their canines to make preparations for housini*" them permanently, or send them out of town on an extended sojourn. the Central Preshyterin investigation iom«' sort was in r<lny School ro<un, furn»<l in an 'in. Church, just ing noticed a suspicious glimmer in shortly after 7:30 o'clock last even- An evening1 session at the Jefferson Theatre will bo held here on April 12. All persons 'interested in profitable agriculture are invited to attend these free lectures. Ladies will be welcomed. The train will run on schedule time and persons are rtquested to be promptl yon time and to take seats in the coaches a.s soon as the train stops'. Abstracts of all train lectures will be handed to each person leaving the train. Circulars giving information concerning the right use of lime on land and the growing of alfailfa will be distributed to persons desiring them. Six lectures are listed for the trip. Only four can be given at any one stop. Persons desiring to hear a lecture that is not given at one point can go on the train to the next stopping place on payment of the regular railway fare. The lecturers will be the following members of the faculty of the School of Agriculture: Thomas (P. Hunt, If. E. VanN'orman, F. D. Gardner, M. S. Mc- Dowell, and Alva Agee. The subjects selected for the lecture are: Soil Fertility: (Meadows and Pastures: Use of I.#ime; Alfalfa; Corn; Dairying. The B., R. & P. farm train, which has been given wide publicity, is being awited with interest by the men interested in farming in this section: P. I S. MUMS nih Ai'lo, March III,—A sharp advniH'i• in the price of coal to the ordinary consumer is expect, d as a iv- Hult <»f the strike by the Illinois min- At the institute tomorrow, in addition to the feat urea already mentioned, papers will be read by O. M. Means, chief electrical engineer of the U. X- P. C. & I., Hoger Hampton, S it1' Mine Inspector, and A. \V. Calloway, general superintendent ot' the It. a; 1*. C. »v f. Co. interests. The program is probably the strongest yet presented at a local mining institute. At the last mot ting of the board of directors of the V. M. C\ A., action was taken authorizing the admission to membership of men over eighteen years of age residing outside the borough limits for an annual membership fee of two dollars. This entitles siii h in-tei uifba.n members t,o the use of the swimming pool, baths, reading and rest rooms, school privileges. etc., and will probably be taken advantage of by a goodly number of mining men. Nothing could more forcibly demonstrate .the interest that has been aroused among mining men within the past six months by the work of the Y. M. C. A. Heretofore, with every effort put forth to bring mining men together from the entire Punxsutawney district, embracing all > the mines from Reynoldsville to Indiana, the largest attendance at district institutes- has been eighty. With an expert from the Govern-J ment Testing Station at Pittsburg to give a chemical demonstration of. gases, three Fir. t Aid Squads to give ] a practical demonstration of what1 can be done in this line by trained workmen, and papers by some of the leading mining men of this district as a drawing card, a record breaking attendance at the Mining Institute at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon and evening is now assured. Ticket sales already reported are: Florence 20; Eleanora, 30; Frost burg, 30; Adrian, 40, with other places yet to heir from. Probably 1100 men will sit down to supp'-r"tomorrow evening to partake of the good things provided by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. M. (\ A., and listen to the flow of oratory and mining knowledge directed by Earl Hewitt as toastmaster. WALTER SHOWN SELLS HOME AND WILL BUILD SPEED HOLMS mill The question of what the minors should do, until a new scale should be agreed upon, as the term for the old one has expired, was to be disposed of and it was turned over to a committee for recommendation. The question was one upon which there was a variety of opinions regarding details. The committee heard a great many expressions and was prepared to frame a proposition which compassed1 the sentiment of the majority. Continued on Pago Two. In the convention yesterday, the discussion over the motion to seal all delegates from Sub-district No. 3 was renewed, and it was finally adopted. With the adoption of the report of the credentials committee this put the convention in order to proceed with the remainder of its business without further argument about eligibility of applicants for seats in the deliberative ibody. /afternoon, following the afternoon ses- I sion of the convention, in parlor B, of I the Acorn Club. Almost the entire /'committee was present, and the es\ sion continued untiil nearly 6 o'clock. / ft is rather expected that the first joint sitting of the scale committees will not be later than this evening. The committee met in the 'ourier. I The scale committee of the United ijine Workers for this district, as aniriunced in the convention Tuesday, Began yesterday to prepare for the lonfcrence with the representatives of the operators, who are to arrive here in numbers today, says the DuBois Once the men had arrived at the scene of operations, and had received their clothes, they took the first opportunity to leave. Conners at once had warrants sworn out for them charging them with false pretense, and they were yesterday afternoon arrested hy Chief of Police Palmer. They were given a hearing before Squire N. L>. Corey and held for court. The quartette of Pittsburgers arrived from the Smoky City on Monday, their transportation being paid by Conners, who also bought them clothes, etc., expending about $«>0 in all, the sum expended to be taken from their pay. That Mr. Conners is in need of men was made evident when he imported four Pittsburg men io get on rhe job. and that he Isn't disposed to fool with men who break their word to him was also made evident yesterday. Men who are seeking work can easily tlnd it on the Brookville and Mahoning railroad construction work under James ('(Miners, wlvo has the contract for constructing a portion of the road near this place. SUTTON LEAVES TROOP Contlnued on Page Two. The coal dealers declare that Chl» ago is poorly prepared for a strike. The railroads and big industries have b«en purchasing coal i.. big-quantities, SALE I BIG SUCCESS The prompt action of Mrs. Shook, the work of Joseph Thompson, who broke in the door and turned off the gas, together with the speedy turning out of the fire company, probably saved tiie edifice from destruction, or serious loss, at least. ri ived ✓ door in prevent an across the street. showed that a (ire 01 progress in the Si and she speedily When the flrj some husky h: and turned off] explosion. .i hose eonn< < tins: a burner and stove caught fire, and burned olf, setting tin to the wooden pillar supporting the gas light. A eh-mical extinguisher was used, and the blaze was quickly put out. DISHERIT CONDUCT By United Press. NEW YORK, March 31.—A speedy trial of Alibert Wolter, charged with murdering Kuth t\\ heeler, i.s expect- The new road will probably be finished about the latter part of 11)12, and will eonnect with the 1*.. II. 1\ at 'West Mo.sgrove and with the Pittsburg Shawmut and Northern at Brockwayville. The promoters of the road claim to have assurances of business from eoal alone that will amount t(» tile shipment of 3,000,000 According to President Tait, of the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, which is now building a line over 100 miles in length, with Knoxdale and Hyde as the terminals, the P. S. trains will run into Kittanning over the Pennsylvania Railroad from Fiveport. The court* today refused to grant ten lays in which to plead, but allowed -1 lours instead. Pleas will be made tons a year. MASQUERADE PARIY HO TREATING HE THIS CLUB I'unxsutawney is not going I" I" without base-ball altogether. Several strong teams will be organized with local timiber, and there is some talk of a city league. Anything t>t.»I will help remove the taste of the reeent earth rooting out of the fans' mouths, oui'-t to be encouraged. At lioiiovo last night representatives from the towns mentioned" met and discussed the proposed reorganisation, and. although no delinite steps were taken the chances look good for a league in that section. Now that Punxsutawmy has joined the newspaper association, it may be interesting to the fans here to know that there is a fair chance of reorganizing the Central Pennsylvania baseball league, with Renovo, Belh - foten, Haven Emporium, St. Marys and Ktdgway in the lineup. i/.v it — INinx'y in the Newspaper Association. I'lmlcutor W ill 1110 >lade to llcorgun- tomorrow. weeks. It is expected that the trial will commence within the- next two MINIUM TARIFF TOR CANADA town For some time Mr. Brown has owned a lot o i Woodland 'Avenue, East End, and it is there lit* will build a modern home of brick. Mr, Brown plans to make it one of the most convenient and beautiful homos in the The plans for a new house, to be built by Mr Brown, are now being drawn by an architect, and the eontract will be let as soon as they are convplejed. The Walter Brown home on West Mahoning Stn el, has been sold to Mrs. Emma Jatfobnon. of this place, for a consideration of $L\55Ui^-*The house is a iao'1 in Qne, situated. and (the puijpjidse Is regarded as a bargaiiT^^^^^ The neighbors of Mrs. Soltz allege that she ycf.terda> raise-d a rumpus that would not permit of a. reoccurrence, so they accordingly got together and the information resulted. She is having a .hearing this afternoon before Squire Means. < >n the information of Mrs. If annul! Coleman, of Elk Run, Mrs. Lillian Soltz, also from that end of town, was -this morning arrested by Constable Patrick Sweeney, of the West End, charged with disorderly conduct. In addition large quantities of harness, forks and other equipment were disposed of. Carpenters will start at one to get the building ready for the garage, Which il will house. Pet ween the hours of 10 a. m. and five p. m.. sixt< • n head of horses, nine buggies, two three seated Ire ks. ono two-seated liaek, and lour sb dS wero disposed of by the auction* < r, John I,. Steer. The public sale held y« sterday of the equipment of the National livery barn was certainly a success and some of the purchasers secured rare bargains.BELIEVE TOWNS DOOMED WASHINGTON JUDGE TO TACKLE HARD PROPOSITION EAST ORANGE. X J., March .'51 — Deciding to establish a precedent to be followed by social organizations I throughout the country, the City Club of East Orange will formally begin its career tomorrow by enforcing i rule prohibiting members from treating each other. Once a year, on "club night." the rule will he suspended. iThe club, which formerly Wits the Orange Club, has an attractive home in Prospect street and its membership is composed of men prominent in society.Mount Etna's activity continued today. and in places the lava is a hundred feet deep. The towns are already depopulated, and* soldiers have been placed on guard to prevent a return of the residents. NiAlMvKS, March 31.—The towns of Borello and Belpasse are btilieved to be doomed by Mount Ktna. By United Press. PLANNING ACTIVITIES Refreshments were served throughout the* evening. Fifty couples attended, and the music was furnished by the draff brothers. The costumes varied from the tattered garb of the tramps to the most elaborate of the May Queen's, etc.. and in the greater part absolutely hid the identity of the wearer. At .10:15 masks were removed, and the surprises attending added doubly to the enjoyment of the occasion. Misses Mary Harl, Anna Schneider, Mae Brennan, Zula and Leila Grinder, were last night hostesses at a most delightful masquerade party, held in the Lrungan and Sullivan Hall. Enjoyable Function in the l.angaii • and Sullivan Hull. Following this proclamation it was announced that President Taft has invited Dominion Government officials to a conference looking to closer trade relations between the two countries and to a general readjustment of duties.WASH INGTON, M arch 31 —Presi- President Taft yesterday issued the proclamation extending the minimum rates of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill t<» Canada. This brings to a successful conclusion negotiations extending over several months, and ending happily principally because Canada took the matter up directly with the United States. FIRE IT UTICA many frieni to make hln and will pur.M hanginft and | During his four years of service hero Mr. Sutton lias proven himself nn efficient policeman, and has maile The fact that he was not given more notice, at least the ten days' notice the. troopers are required to give the officials on resignation, has aroused Mr. Sutton's ire. Some time ago Mr. Sutton was sent to Philadelphia to be examined b> a physician employed by the State Police Force, for deafness. A thorough examination proved that his hearing was all right, but a further examination showed that he was suffering from an enlarged spleen and liver, the result of an attack of malaria, from which he suffered while serving in the United States Army in the Philippines. >Mr. Sutton believed that his disability would not impair his usefulness as a policeman, and was therefore considerably surprised when he received notice of the action of the Superintendent of the force. He has applied for a pension on the disabilities for which he was discharged from the force. James Sutton, on. of the original meinhets of Troop I), State Police, is no longer a. member of that body, he having been discharged today on account of disability. One of the Original Members of Tnoop JHseharged on Physical Disability. Their arrival increases the number of bankers In the prison here to thirty-eight.LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 31 William H. Marker and Noah Marker, brothers, were received at the Federal penitentiary here yesterday from Indianapolis, under sentence for embezzlement from the First National Bank of Tipton. ber of Leavenwortli Initiates. THNKTY EIGHT HAD HANKERS Marker Brothers' Arrival Swells Xiun- Utica's lire department aided in checking the flames, and there were many narrow escapes. UTK'A, N. V., March 31.—The village of Stiltvllle was practically destroyed by /fire today, with damage amounting to a hundred thousand dollars.By United Press. This morning we opened 400 dozen handkerchief* • that will be sold by the dozen only, at 4fu\ This is thi* same quality as we ordinarily sold at 10e, 3 for 2.">. It is only possible to sell them at 45c per dozen, when imported direct by the csae. This is better value than \\ e can possibly offer under any other circumstances. Widow Jones clothing- for boys. 3 to 16, are better values than any other line we can fiuck They are sold on honor, and must give satisfaction, or money returned. — 1 J. B. KBKRFIART CO., LTD. If the proposed playground ma- j terlalizes, outdoor basketball will bei a feature. ception oi All gym ej before the/ Physical Director Martin is planning various activities for the coming summer, among them cross-country runs, tennis, volley ball, and, if conditions are favorable, may organize a four team baseball league among the Seniors. same as Men's Class. which will rnT*rr"Friday night, instead of Saturday, as heretofore. ith the ex- Among the Y. M. C. A. Tafl.s who sold tickets for the recent gymnastic exhibition. Eugene MeCreight leads, having sold 23 tickets, while Louix lvorouse and Chapes Calloway Were close behind. Smith M villf attorn* for the Hep district att« boon rt'comm itt ynoldsvilltho present da. Hi will continu Monit- in I'lirixsuiawn.) u- his tnnl«>' of pap< •aintir»K / >svn,i,K j^ostofficf. /IcCreiyiit. the Rey.noldi , las/ year a candidal iblk/n nomination f» vn«'v:/of this county, hu *m|ImJ for post master : tJsucceed E. C. Burn incflmbent. THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, D. C\, March 31.— Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight with brisk west winds diminishing — SP11MT PUBLISHING CO. Our collector will call on all subscribers within the next week. Please have amount due ready for him and greatly oblige. are 20 of these cases on the docket for the coming sessions, and are chiefly disputes among the descendants of chieftains and fighting men, who, because they distinguished themselves in the numerous wars and exhibited exceptional strength, skill and endurance in the red men's games, were allowed a plurality of wives. The scions now claim the glory resultant from the deeds of the forebears, as well as, in SPOKANE, Wash., March 31—Determining the inheritance rights which obtained under polygamous relations, sanctioned by the tribal laws <>f Umatilla Indians, following the raids oil the pioneers of me Oregon country and the conflicts with neighboring tribe*?, is a task assigned to Judge R, S. Bean, of the United States district court fit Pendleton, Ore. The adjudication involves also the adjustment of the tribal relations to the laws of the white man. The hearing will begin on April G. In the meantime Hie agent had leased the lands and had continued from year to year to collect the rents, depositing: the money In the banks. Some of the lands arc rich and produce incomes which have grown to large proportions during the 10'years the lawsuits have been pending in the courts. The government, as the trustee of the Indians, will endeavor to ascertain the rightful heirs with a view to accomplishing a distribution of the accumulated wealth. When ih»' spirits of the semi-savage warriors hud crossed the Great Divide to the "Happy hunting ground," controversy followed as to the division of his wealth after the white man's way. There was no way in which the Indian agent could determine the real owners of the property, so the court of the white man was resorted to. things tangible, a slice of the allotment which the government allowed to each member of the tribe who would husband the soil. W-T' ■ y SiV Ba In ■ T W -V m 'i m j