Punxsutawney Spirit, 1911-02-11

              m m m URGING BOXER UPRISING PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.—Archbishop Ryan seemed stronger today^ ARCHIBALD SKITTER PASSES QUIETLY AWAY POLICEMAN DIES IN THE FULFILLMENT OF HIS DUTY NAVARRO IS FIGHTII6 HIS WAY 10 JUAREZ PRICE TWO CENTS' LOCAL POLICE ASKEO TO] LOOK FOR ARNOLO GIRL 6ERERJIL QUABAITHIE ATWALSTOI POSTPONED Several Dogs are Slain and Quarantine Effected In Specific Caces. msn i beck me mm Intimates That There la More Than Identity of Letter Writer Under Cover. Revolutionists Hurry South To Meet Him and Battle Is Expected. Prominent Indiana County Resident Dies In His Eightieth Year. MIS HUE TUtllE IflEICE HGHSE TNOIIENT10 UK DIED OF IMBIES INSURRECTIONISTS LEAVE BLAZED TRAIL ♦ Our newest story Is filled ♦ ♦ from beginning to end with the ♦ ♦ inimitable humor, pathos and ♦ ♦ thrills which only Joseph C. ♦ + Lincoln is caable of distributing ♦ + evenly In a story. ♦ ♦ We would like every reader ♦ ♦ of The Spirit (o take advantage + + of our having secured this ex- ♦ ♦ cellent story, and read it. The ♦ ♦ opening chapters are on an- + <• other page of today's paper. ♦ + ♦ + IX TODAY'S ISMl'K ♦ * OI'KMNG CHA1TKIIN OK * + CY WHITTAKKIi'S PLACK ♦ ♦ ♦ On Ills way to the patrol box with his prisoner, named Bradshaw. the two men overtook him and pointed revolvers in his face. Lighe drew iiis own revolver, but before he could shoot, he foil with two bullets in his side. While lying on the walk lie emptied Ills revolver by flrliij; at the The three men escaped. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Policeman Thomas Lighe, aged 2!», was shot and fatally wounded yesterday in a revolver battle with two men who sought to force him to free a friend who had been placed under arrest. By United Press. Similar circulars, it is understood, are being sent to the chief of police in all boroughs and cities In the United States. Accompanying the request is a circular which gives three views of Miss Arnolu and a lengthy description of the girl together with the clothing she wore on the day she disappeared. The circular states that a liberal reward will be paid for information leading to the discovery of here whereabouts. From James C. Cropsey, police commissioner of New York, Chief of Police Palmer has received a request to join in the search for Mias Dorothy Arnold, of that city, who Oropped out of sight on Decembei 12, last. BOARDING HOUSE THIEF ;got busy at walston 7a years on the old homestead Archibald Smitten, died yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at bis home near Marchand in the eightieth year of his life. For the past five years the aged man had been gradually sinking and death came, as sleep comes, without pain or suffering/mm or mm HOME COMtS 10 CONCLUSION Immediately upon the receipt of the new ., General Soto and Crozco started south. It seems certain that that a decisive battle will be fought when Navarro's force is encountered.It Ik said that General Navarro is lighting his way north with 1500 men. .Juarez expects to have  before he arrives. 101. PASO, Texas. Feb. 11.—The lirst definite news of the whereabouts of General Navarro was received today. He is at San Jose, seventythree miles south ui' Juarez, on the Mexican National Railway. By United Press. The Insurrectors are burning all bridges behind them and tearing up all the railroad tracks to prevent their being followed and harrassed by the Federals from Juarez. Welsh Male Choir Coming- Auspices Of Choral Society Persons who keep lodgers should ask the prospective lodgers for credentials, especially if he in any way resembles the above description. Beware of a lop-eared man. Dressed in the above attire lie arrived at the home of Isaac Cochrane, of Walston, on Wednesday evening and asked for lodging saying that he had secured work. He was taken in and so was Isaac. The next morning the stranger was among the missing as was Mr. Cochrane's silver watch, and gold chain. The State Police were called, but having no clue to work on could do nothing. The correspondent describes the individual in question as six feet tall, light hair, thin ears, drooped a little, in other words, "lop-eared." He wears dark brown corduroy pants, brown shoes, black coat and a light cap. Watch and Chain According to a Walston correspondent the individual who cleaned out several boarding houses in Indiana and Cambria counties, has been working with similar success in Walston. Tall, liO|M'aml Man (ict Aawy \Vitj THE GOOD ROADS TRAIN S0ME1HING ALL SHOULD VISIT The horse owned by Aaron Depp, which died a few days ago, is believed to have been suffering from rabies and the'brain of the animal is now being examined by the State Live Stork Sanitary board. Dr. Hethune will make a detailed report of the case to the State Live Stock Sanitary board, which body will probably instruct him to establish a general one hundred day quarantine immediately. Di taken to N'o any c ing u went he lii been where mi i? hi Walston canine, quarantines were established. bitten In West End a dog belonging to W. M. Roplaw was killed. The Roplaw canine is believed to have been Peter Clemen1 is also minus a dog as Iiu« result of Dr. Bethune's visit, as is F. Gatti. The dogs owned by Messrs. Clement and Gatti were seen in company with the rabid dog' just previous ri> his onslaught. At the home of (iuiseppi Renceniti two dogs were killed, (iuiseppi resides next door to the place at which the canine that caused all the trouble made his home, and as his dogs were in constant communication with the trouble maker, it was deemed wise to kill them. Dr. J. (i. Beth line did not establish a general quarantine in Walston yesterday, but he established two or three individual quarantines and was instrumental in sending several canines to that place where all good dogs go. IKE JURY DISAGREED The organization of singers is not that which appeared here two years ago and gave such great satisfaction. Those who have heard both choirs state that the Mountain Ash •" organization is far superior to that two years ago. The fact that the first organization was an organization of extreme merit augurs well for the enjoyability of the Mountain Ash Male Choir entertainment. The Choral Society is laboring under a heavy debt contracted upon the appearance of the Pittsburg orchestra here. It is the desire of the society to eradicate that debt immediately and for that purpose the male choir will be brought here. The Punxsutawney Choral Society lias made arrangements for the appearance here on March 7. in the Jefferson Theatre, of the Mountain Ash Welsh Male Choir. HARD 0118. P. 0. F. Friends and neighbors wishing to view the remains may do so up to 12 o'clock, noon, Monday. Brief funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home. Interment will be made at 1 o'clock in the Marchand cemetery and will be private. At 2 o'clock p. m.. public sevices will be held in the Marchand Evangelical church. 11. Clay Campbell, Esq., of this place, and General Harry White, of Indiana, will deliver addresses. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Ida .1. Kinsell, of Washington. D. C\; William B., ot' Mechanicsville, Md.: Hugh W., of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Iddo Lewis, who resides on the old homestead. In lsr.fc lie \vms united in marriage to Miss Spahr, of Covode, and to the union four children were gorn. all of whom survive. The seventy-eight years lie had been identified with the life of Marchand and vicinity, he was the town's leading citizen, mainly because of the aptitude lie har for making friends lTntil live years ago he was in the best of health and gave the appearanec of a man 20 years his junior. During the past five years he had been weakening physically although he maintained the mental alertness for which lie was famed until the end. "Arch" Smitten's death will leave a big gap thta will be hard to till in tin- life of Marchand. "Tforh near Motterns .Mill in 18!»1, the son of Archibald and Hannah Smitten, he moved to the farm 011 which he died 20 years after his birth. For seventy-eight years he resided there, longer, perhaps, than any resident of Indiana county ever maintaained the same residence. His father died when he wa*"2iJ years of age and left him in fairly comfortable ci re 11 m stances/ Good 11atured, easy going, primarily a maker of friends, he maiuniined that condition, neither improving nor lessening it. / ISAAC J. DEES DIED AT AN EARLY HOUR TODAY Tlie Punxsutawney members of the court of inquiry, \Yilli:im Fairman, esq., and H. Clay Campbell, esq., wished to return home immediately after the completion of the hearing of testimony and accordingly Wednesday next was set upon as a date when the boards shall meet, and arrive at a conclusion as to the charge against Mr. Smith. Meanwhile the testimony which has been taken down verbatim by the court stenographer, Buell Whitehill. will be transcribed and will bo used to assist the court in reaching a verdict. Chief of Police Palmer was heard yesterday, having been called in behalf of Mr. Smith. Some time ago two foreigners were sent from Punxsutawney to the County Home. It took several men to handle each one of them and the chief was called to testify to the fact that physical force was necessary in their management. Mr. Smith had been charged with being unnecessarily rough with the men. Smith was placed upon the stand yesterday afternoon and when the court's closing hour arrived, his statement, had not been fully heard. Accordingly the court adjourned to meet this morning in the offices of the county commissioners, and about eleven o'clock Mr. Smith had completed his defense of himself. He denied ever having been unnecessarily cruel or abusive to any of the inmates and stated that he used physical force in order to secure obedience to his orders, only when necessary. Wednesday. The investigation of the charges, made by the January Grand Jury against Edgar Smith, superintendent of the Jefferson County Home, by the special court of investigation, came to a conclusion this morning after Superintendent Smith was heard in his own defense. Decision Will lie Arrived at on \twt E. yours of January 20. You have been released to the Minneapolis hasebaTl club and have been for some lime. Very truly yours, R. L. Hedges." And the signature was done with a rubber stamp. T. G. Ig to n orthe. dtyle received 'edge'i nuch wa:l ant! trac points, iiiciiidiiiK the jacK, ijlcl be glad to look over a addelf'K lettei' was  ten ip I ha rich and rerlous whicA he is noted./ He re answer from Provident f t Tuesday. The ifote was M'terlthan that ogrRuhe's am t tojbo eoinjiaiVd with it ii teneii of dictyfn. but it had Tit af being dfccedingly clear. Thislis whs* he wrote: "M Wad\uJVT)i>ar Sir: Replyin Waddell mentioned briefly what he wnh going to do to the*opposing l)atters during the coming year, spoke of being in the pink of condition; touched upon the fact that he had struck out 25 men in a game lie had pitchedof indoor baseball; and concluded, "I will be there with all he in' and '  Ueorge Edward Waddell, the bis; Kood natured "Rube" wiio lias added no small mite to the fame anil glarv of Punxsutawney, is about ti> pass out of the big league, or l-ather he has passed out, and it is extremeivy doubt fill if the big fellow who niide the DuBois swatters look like a crowd of pink tea exponents will ever be. seen among the big fellows again. I *" Alfliough Rube was farmed out to Newark, N. J., last year it was understood that he was to be recalled at the end of the season. Rube himself was under that impression, and, desiring to make some copy for the writers of St. Louis, sat down the other day to indict an optimiBtie epistle to President Hedges of the Browns. MM LEAGUE FOII KEEPS I tube \Va<l<lcll is Dropped From the IIiowii'K List GEORGE mm IS 001 HARBORS NO ILL FEELING A TREAT IN STORE FOR THE MEN OF PUNXS'Y The cast is poorly balanced, the male characters being far superior to the females. The character of "Joe" the weakling husband, was well taken care of, as was that of "('apt. .lirnsy"," who had a pleasing personality, but doesn't tit the part in appearance. The women fell far behind the standard set by the men. "Paid in Full was witnessed last night by a well filled house and the j u r\ disagreed. Those who had never witnessed the performance before were enthusiastic, while those who had seen either of the previous productions at the Jefferson theater were somewhat disappointed. Spokane, Wash.. Feb. 11.--Desiring to effectually stop the slaughter of the few elks remaining in the state of Washington the state legislature proposes to nuike the killing of an elk a felony but in drafting the bill a joker slipped in and if the proposed act becomes a law there Is every chance of many members of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks breaking rock at the stale penitentiary. One of the provisions of the bill is six years in the penitentiary and a fine of $2,000 as the maximum or three years' imprisonment and a line of $500 as a minimum, if a person has in his possession, between November 1 and September 15, an elk tooth, the emblem of the order, unless he can prove in court that lie did not himself kill the animal. Members of the B. P. O. E. are clamoring for the defeat or amendment of the bill. The part of the act which makes killing an elk a felony is not without precedent. In California it is a felony to kill an elk at any season. Special to The Spirit. PARKER WATER CONDEMRED LONDON, Feb. 11. A dispatch from Pekin today says that the Buddhist priests in China are urging another Boxer uprising against the foreigners on the ground that they are responsible tor the plague. By rutted Press. Last Saturday evening when the Citizens' Band was on the street giving a concert prior to tlie entertainment under the auspices of the firemen at the Jefferson Theatre, the band stopped and rendered a selection not far from where the Salvation Army was holding an outdoor meeting. Adjutant Urban, not having fully investigated the matter, made statement to The Spirit to the effect that the band had broken up the meeting, leaving the impression that the band had acted wiihout consideration loathe Ariny adherents. He has Jfecome eowvTnced that the members*? of have all due the Salvationists and of Fire Department, Carl Jordan, submits the following:The action of the band on Saturday night was entirely an oversight and was done to harm no one in any shape or form and Adjutant Urban harbors no ill feeling toward the members of the band or the fire company. TO THK IH'IILIC Under the head "Mr. Beck's Answer," the Brockwayville Record publishes the following evdltorially in this week's issue: "In the meantime, we will give Superintendent Smith the same advantage that is accorded to every other accused person and refuse to believe him guilty until a case has been made out against him." "Until Mr. Beck can give to the people something more definite and not covered by people who are hiding behind the bush, the Record will have to await a belief in these stories until they are accompanied by something more tangible. "If the grand jury had eyes to see, what did they see? They have not. informed the public as to anything they saw. Do they men to insinuate that they saw Superintendent Smith cruelly treat some of the inmates af the county home? Did they see all this cruelty which they allege have been going on? Are we to infer this from their statement'.' if they have hands to examine, what did they examine with them? !s it their hope to rectify the alkyxd cruelties of the county home by ' he laying on of hands? Do they believe that they have the power to onre the political ills of Jefferson county by the laying on of hands? " 'The members of the grand jury not only had sworn testimony hefore them, but they have eyes to see and they saw, they had hands to examine and they examined.' Beck intimateB he has up his sleeve. The fourth paragraph threatens to publish some letters Mr. Beck claims to have received, and his :lue:tt is fulfilled in the issue of The Spiri' ot' the following day, lacking, however, the very essential information as to who the authors of the letters were. And the article, which starts oft with the statement that it is to be a reply to the Record goes on without in any way whatever replying to any of the statements which the Record has published, unless it might be in that paragraph where the statement is made that the Record believes ! published last week in 'behalf by mistake) that the members of the grand jury were tricked into making fiiur report. Of this Mr. Beck says: "Mr. Beck's reply is in fact anything else but a reply. His first paragraph is a little fling at the editor of the Record, personally. That cannot affect. the competency of Superintendent Smith in onducting the affairs of the county home The second paragraph is a repetition of his statement that he is willing to forget his obligation of secrecy as a member of the grand jury just as soon as he receives word to tun. himself loose. It is the understanding of the Record that 'he work of the grand jury is done under an obligation of secrecy. The third para graph very sensibly awaits u decision of the court of inquiry and promises to petition the court for priv! leges to make kn<nNt wmc thing* whieb "In Monday's and Tuesdy's issue of the Punxsutawney Spirit Mr. Elmer E. Beck has published an article which he states is in answer to the statements which have been made in the Record, and letters, unsigned, which he claims to have received from inmates of the County Home and which inspired the alleged investigation and subsequent report of the grand jury recommendjng the removal of Superintendent Smith. On account of the anonymous character of the letters in question, the Record doeB not feel that they are worthy of attention—not at least until their author or authors have become known and they are justly entitled to public discussion. .The great desirability on the part of the authors not to be known in the matter is an evidence that they are trying to rover up something, and perhaps more then just their identity. BETH II SIEEl MARKET IIAItltl THAW'S lilltTHIKW NEW YOK.C, Feb. 11. Harry Kendall Thaw, the star boarder for the criminal insane at Matteawan, will celebrate his forty-first birthday anniversary tomorrow. Within a few months Thaw will have rounded out five years behind prison bars as a result of the tragedy on the Madison Square Roof Garden on that night In June, 1906, when he shot and killed Stanford White. He has now been at the Matteawan institution near three years and prior to being there he had passed two years in the Tombs. io cue io enouis. Signed, ADJUTANT URBAN, CARL JORDAN. Mr. Reese leaves to survive him three children by his first marriage: Margaret A. Rees, of New York city; Mrs. Marie Clewett, of San Diego, Cal.; and Alfred I. Rees, of Indiana; and by his second marriage: Florence, Mabel, Frank and Kdna, at home; Olive E., of New York. His wife also survives him, and he hns several nephews in Toronto, Denver and Reno. ta wnev about and his first married Sep. daughter ol Since then End, carr\) sonry coi was n nijj telligen earnest ways questionV j/o had many acquaintances and friends here and In Ridgwav. The funeral will take place Monday at lit o'clock, burial in Circle Hill cemetery. He was born in Wales, August s, and came to this country soon after his marriage to Miss Mary Jenkins, living for a number of years in Ridgway, where he was a successful contractor. /He came to 1'unxsui/ivonly-five years ago, /wife having died, he 1 (I, 1 S87, Alitre i.averty Ihe late Jacob Coon. 11* has liveiV'in tlie West ig on his business as ma,actor iiul/l liis death, lie i of moii'/hun ordinary in,, a grep reader, and of ChristiiyT convictions, a!- id ojX arguing scriptural Isaac J. Reese, of 810 West Mahoning street, died this morning at 12:25, of a respiriatory form of grippe, complicated with bronchitis. Succumbs to an Attack of Bronchitis. Well Known and Respected Citizen HOOSKVKI.T CJI KST OK HONOIS (By United Press.) GRAND DAPIDS, Midi.. Feb. 11. Ex-President Rosevelt arrived tod!> from New York tobe the chief speaker and gueBt of honor at the Lincoln club bankuet Ibis evening. "You are earnestly urged to do your utmost to create the proper interest In your locality, so that every person who can be of influence may be present, when the party reaches your part of the state, and aid in making this train—which is costing many thousands of dollars to operate—an efficient Instrument in stirring up an active popular inter est in good roads throughout the state." "To demonstrate the value of good roads to the public, to show the different forms of construction and different kinds of machinery used, both manufactured and homemade, a Good Roads Train is visiting the different parts of the state, having started in Harrisburg on the 2(>th of January. This train is under the direction of the Pennsylvania State college, which has the co-operation of the State Highway department, the United States Good Roads office of Washington, D. C., and the Pennsylvania Railroad company. Instructive lectures on good roads eonstruction are given; and pictures and models of different forms of road construction are shown, as well as the various kins of machinery used. "In order to have these conditions in every localitly. it is necessary to have Che best road that con be constructed by the means available. The state has constructed roads of stone and brick in many localities, but not in all. For many years it will be necessary for the townships to keep the greater part of the roads in good condition with the material and means they are able to procure. (The State Highway department gives engineering assistance and advice for this without charge.) "The value of good roads is beyond argument, and good roads are conceded to be of the utmost importance to the properties of all communities, and especially to the farmer. A good road passing through a farming district and extending to a town gives many advantages, of which the most important are cheaper transportation, better social conditions, and increased value of property. On the subject of good roads and I he good roads train which will arrive here on Monday, February 13, at 11.:25 o'clock, and remain until Tuesday. February H, at 2:35 p. in., John Price Jackson, the dean of the school of engineering, State college, says: Dean of Engineering Department, SCale College. Tells of I lie Importance of (iootl Highways ! ERIE, Feb. 11. Despite the promise of the detectives who are investigating the desecration of the Scott mausoleum, that the men who are responsible will be quickly caught. the officers today admitted that they have no substantial clue. The fact that the silver ornaments of the coffins were stolen shows tliat robbery was the sole motive. BRUSSELS, Feb. 11. A number of fatalities and many Injured today was the result of the collapse of Machinery Hall, one of the international exhibition buildings. Three bodies were recovered, and seven of the injured were taken to hospitals. All water Is being boiled and the stringent sanitary regulations are being enforced.—Butler Eagle. Three patients are critical, Mary Mowry, George Deluncy and Leo Abels. The Delancy boy had a relapse and Is very weak. The Abels boy is tile son of Frank Abels of the Central hotel. Messrs. H. H. Mathes and Ira Zeigler of Harrlaburg, sanitary engineers remain In charge of the situation.Six new cases of typhoid have developed at Parker this week. This makes a total of about 7<> reported since the epidemic began some weeks ago. All samples of water sent by Parker citizens to the state health department at. Harrisburg have been condemned as containing typhoid fever germs. This Includes the water from the river supplied by A. Pew from his plant, the well water and the spring water. mined Typhoid Fever Germs All Samples Sent lor Analysis Con- The report showed unfilled orders on the books on January 31 amounting to 3,110,919 tons, compared with December 31, when the orders amounted to 2,674,767, an Increase of 436,162 tons. By United Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—That the steel business Is again on the upward movement was Indicated yesterday when the monthly report of the United States Steel Corporation was made public. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.—Archbishop Ryan was seized withanother sinking spell this noon and it. is reported thaf the archbishop is In a critical condition. PriestVs were ealed to his bedside. AIU'IIIUSHOP It VAN SIN KINO THK WKATHKK WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.— Following Is the weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania. Snow or raiu tonight or Sunday. Warmer. "Very truly yours, "H. A. BALDWIN. "General Secretary. "East Liberty Branch, Y. M. C. A., "Pittsburg, Pa." "Dear Sir: We are pleased to know that you are to have our chairman, Mr. More, as your speaker on February 12, and can assure you that he will give the young men a splendid talk which will not be readily forgotten. He is secretary of the Monongahela Connecting Railway of the Jones & Laughiin Steel Co., and has risen to this position by reason of real merit. He has been Interested in all forms of church work, especially that which lias had to do with the young. His Association experience has been principally within the last decade, in which time he has given much of his time and money to its promotion. He was our chairman during our building campaign and was the medium through which much of the success of that $300,000 enterprise was promoted. He secured the plot of ground upon which our building is erected and which is vnlued at more than $100,000, from Henry A. Laughlin, and a subscription of $25,- 000 from one of our best friends. His judgment in association affairs is good and his influence in the community Is quiet but effective. You will not find him a 'barn stormer' speaker, but his earnestness and personality are attractive. "Mr. C. H. Manley, With regard to John F. More, who will speak.to men tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Central Y. M. C. A., Secretary Manley has received the following communication: Self-Made Man. John I''. More, Who Speaks Tomorrow ill Central V. SI. C. A. is a EASTON, Pa., Feb. 11.—Mrs. garet Mildreil March, granddaughter of Thomas Stone, of Virginia, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, died today of apoplexy. ATTEMPTED ASKANHI NATION BARCELONA, Feb. 11.—Five shots were fired today at Alejandre Lerroux, the Republican leader, at Sabadell, all missing the mark. Three suspects were arrested. | By United Press. VIENNA, Feb. 11.—Baron Albert " head of the Austrian branch of the famous family of bankers, died today of heart disease. y the \V*lstoii cuv. rjethline followed Hie ck iv the i/i<l dog from Wal: li iniyf's, but could liot her that had hten loi rouniy when the Walston 011 hit rampage./Neither cc i ai\V cattle ou-norses that ilttrn. Inyflne or two c pcfcple thalr in contact with M m - W