Punxsutawney Spirit, 1911-03-14

              m m THE WEATHER PUNXSUTAWNEY PA.. TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 14. 1011. RECORD 101010., 0.1 P. PRICE TWO CENTS VOL. V—NO.151 flMUl Nff «unit 1IFE HQ COUNTY HOME INMATE DENIES ALLEGATION ANNUAL MEETING Of PONX'Y COUNTRY CLUB PROMIXEII EDUCATOR FOR COMMENCEMENT TO PREVENT JAPANESE NAVAL BASE IN MEXICO S. S. Smith Characterizes Them As the Most Interesting Thing on the Isthmus of Panama. Old Board of Officers Reelected —Many Improvements Are Scheduled For Coming Season. Nathan C. Shaeffer Will Deliver Address Here At Graduation Exercises on Night of May 19, 1911. Troops. Such Is the Construction London NewspaperPuts on Mob* ilization of United States PRO-JAPAN FEELING STRONG IN MEXICO NEW GAMES WILL BE INSTITUTED SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS REGULAR MEETING SIMM Tt JEliCT i Kim JUEEI BUDGE MEM IK HANDS OF PRESfDENf OF COUNCIL William Riley, of PuBois, w.i- at the throttle. John Riter. of the same place, fired, and Many Conway, of this plate, was the conductor. A. B. White and Road Fort-man lane's Spellen made the trip with tin- delegates.The run was made over the B., R. & P. track* from Pittsburg to Clear- Held. a distance of one hundred and fifty-two miles, in precisely four hours, the train leaving Pittsburg at 10 a. in., and arriving in Clearfield at 2 p. m. The fastest run ever made over the B., R. & P. R. R. was made Sunda by a special train carrying one hundred and twenty-five delegates from Pittsburg to Willianisport to attend the State convention of Woodmen In progress there. Pittsburg to < 'Inii-ticlil in Four Hour*. Special Train .Makes Trip From "1 never told that to Mi> Smith, for I have better sense than to think that the members of the ■■ c.iml jury would be so Ill-mannered as io come out of the dining room with pie m their fingers. Mrs. Smith ;nows very , \v< ll that at the time the grand jury was there I was in the hospital ward and ii would be impossible fur 'lie to see out to the dining room dvov. "MELISSA HAUM3TT." "I just want to correct the false statement that Mrs. Edgar Smith, matron of the county home has made about me. Here is her testimony In regard to me and published in The Spirit March Oth,'1911. In speaking about me an the witness stand she said: 'I would not believe her at all. The day that the grand jury was here she said she saw tne men coming out of the room with pie, and we did not have any pie for din nr.' that day at all.' "Editor Spirit: Mrs. Melissa Barnett, an inmate of the county home, who is now visiting friends here, submits the following:MUNICIPAL WORKHOUSE A GOOD THING FOR PUNXH The Ameri.in mi 1 it a t > demonstration, Ir is said, is a warning to the Mexicanand a notification to Japan, that The I'nited States will not tolerate such • ' \ it i Tho situation could no: i» mm. -erious, says the Standard The Standard declares that the pro-Japanese >entinunt in Mexico threatens A in«-rica with a disastrous llan\ attack in the event of a war for ihe mastery of the Pacific It is stated that unmistakable evidence has been unearthed that certain eminent Mexicans ar- tarrying pro-Japanese activities to the extent of favoring the establi hnient of .1 Japane naval bas< on !he Mexican Mia.- . although Diaz himself opposes this movement. and is strong-1> prt)-Aineri« an. Army "maneuvers" along the Mexican border are in r. tliiy designed as a demonstration against Japan, the London Standard ioda> prints an article Vnat erea ,1 a -ensation in the British Foreign Office, and in diplomatic circles B> Cnit«.1 Press. LONDON. March 1 I S aline unequivocally tha t!i< I'nited States 849, Mi-k. with in life. •I HO 11 D. n a resi- Present at hurt night's meeting were: President Winslow, Secretary Slitter, Treasurer Robinson, McKibbin. Hughes, Davis, Jenkins. Allison, Hastings. •Borough Superintendent Jackson's? report showed the attendance during the past month to have been extra good. It also showed that sickness among the pupils ol" the school is at a minimum. As usual the Jefferson Theatre will be the scene of this function, and the preparations already under way will doubtless make the graduation of the Class of 1911 an affair long to be remembered in Punxsutawney. The graduating class will number thirteen. The board last night decided to defray the expenses of commencement by charging an admission of It) cents, a few tickets will be gi\|n the members of the graduating class for distribution among their frfads. Borough Superintendent of Schools Jackson has been in communication with Nathan (\ Shaeffet, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Pennsylvania's most prominent school man has promised to be hero for the closing exercises of the school year of 1D10-11 and will deliver the principal address. Mr. Stchaeffer is in great demand for institutes and commencement exercises tbrougi|)iit the United States, alul Punxsutawney can consider itself fortunate. In a short session held last night, the School Board did away with the regular routine business, paying a number of bills, smallei in the aggregate than usual, authorized a number of repairs, and fixe I the date for commencement as Ma> 1 !*. Abolish Borough Solicitor's Office and Gain or Lose? I11 justice to Mr. Fairinan it might he well to explain that when tho agreement was last returne I to Council, a letter of explanation accompanied it. stating that it had been slightly inidifled. For that reason it was turned over to the Financ• Committee for perusal, a wist? precaution. When it was returned to Council Mr. Fairman. according to the secretary of Council, did not refuse to sign it, but insisted upon first giving it a thorough rending himself. Mr. Fairman has opposed the measure throughout on the ground that the railroad company was too exacting in its terms, which is. without a doubt, true. Yet agreements drawn up by railroad companies never give the party of the second part more than the right to breathe. The agreement upon which rests the construction of the overhead bridge at South Penn Str-et, is now in the hands of President of Council \V M .Fairman, and before the coming special session of CoiinMl he will have probably affixed his signature to the document, making the construction of the bridge in the early spring a surety. fore \e\t Meeting—Wanted to be on S ile Side. Will I'rolmblv sign Doeinneiil lle- The Fourth Minn so!;i cavarly arrived today. They wore not In the original list of those ordered in the field and the eircumstam« is « ausing considerable speculat ion. San Antonio, March II. All skeleton companies are being recruited to their full war strength as fust as the recruits can be shipped in One company had only twenty-six men. the maximum of from 1 00 to 10 new recruits are drilled several hours daily. "Certahvly this matter will be investigated b\ Congress," he declared. Poindexter believes that the extra session will cause trovjble for Taft by a crit' ism of the Jean situation, and will delay action on the Canadian reciprocity rsheme. convenes. ST. PAI L, Minn.. March II. Attaching the Administration's move of mobilizing troops on the M xiean border. Senator Poindexter.a id i 1 it a 11 progressive, toda\ declared that Congress will demand reason from the President when tiie extra session Economic Zoologist Surface has uttred another warning that people are consenting themselves entirely too much over the approaching visitation of the seventeen-year locus'. He repeats that it. is impossible to tell jusi where the cicadas wTil and will not appear. The one sure way is to find from old residents whether a visitation of seventeen-year locusts occurred in that particular locality in 189 4. If they were there in i KIM they'll be seen again this year. If they weren't there in *04 they won't be seen there this year. IM)\'T WOltKY AIMH T < II>\I>\S Jefferson County Supervisors To Meet In Brookville JEWS ARE CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF PURIM MRS. GEORGE [OK DEAD Further, Borough Solicitor (iillespie states that lie has never asked for assistant counsel on any suit, in which the Borough was ifU<?r> estted. torneys Always Given .\i<l ill itiK Cases. In answer to those who maintain that the abolition of the Borough Solicitor's office would be a saving to the town, it might be interesting to note that practically every case that has been tried in the .Jefferson County Court of date within memory, in which a municipality, township or county was interested, the borough, township or county solicitor was assisted by other attorneys. It was so in the cases in which Brookville borough and Washington Town".<nip were interested at the last term of court and in innumerable other cases. County, Municipal and Township \ t- HENRY YOUNG HELD FDR COURT The stonv that would thus be broken could be user to advantage by the street commissioner, who frequently has use for large quantities in filling up holes. His Honor then went on to elaborate his scheme, which in all probability he will place before Council in the near future. He would have a large shed erected somewhere and in it he would have placed several loads of rock together with a number of good sledges. Whenever a hobo would be caught plying his begging tactics around DuBois or if a mon was sent up for misbehavior they could be turned loose in the municipal workhouse and told to get busy. If they refused to work, no bread and water would be forthcoming at meal times. The sooner a man accomplished his portion of work the sooner he would be given his liberty. It is safe to say that a man who went through the mill on the stone pile would steer clear of DuBois in the future. "I am of the opinion that DuBois should have a municipal workhouse," said Burgess Scofleld the other day. "At the present time about the only thing that we can do with the hoboes that strike this community and prey upon the people is to place them in the lockup and feed them at the expense of the taxpayers. Now if we had a municipal workhouse, these gentlemen of leisure could be turned loose, I in !t and made to eanj their bread and water by the sweat of their brow. Of course, when it became generally known that this borough had a municipal workhouse where the denizens of the road would be compelled to work, we would not be troubled by so many of this class !' undesirable citizens, but I do not think anyone would object to this condition." Neighboring Town. Punxsutawney has ever been \ popular nesting place for the hobo, and the following from yesterday's DuiHois Express on the subject of a municipal workhouse, should prove interesting: For Itlll'liOss Scliotlcld, ol' I>11 ltois, is lilvoi'iiliiiK Institution <if (hut Kind EXAMINAIIONS FOR FIREBOSS m miihman Washington, Match I . V big' sensation was caused here today by the London Standard, the story coming simultaneously with the unexpected official confirmation of tic Japanese effort to establish a coaling station at Mar/anillo on the wacoasi of Mexico. Vice Consul S'a-.i-din of Manzanillo in his i nn (>f February 27. staled »ba! T.um K: / Kaisha, of the big Japan- ''..irfj- Pacific steamship line, and prartlfiyly owned by the government, was tarrying on negotiations with the Mexican National railways, for the establishment of a coalinu station two and one half miles from Mauzanilla on the National rail\v;»> Hue Toyo ships touch at Man/.anilla on the Yokohama-Valparaiso run \ coaling station for this line would be needed in ease of an emergency as a coaling, station for the Japanese fleet. The vice consul's statements directly conflict with the assertion of the Mexican government and the Japanese ambassador rchida, who denied, positively, that any such negotiations for a coaling station were under way "Supervisoi er and * "An Ideal/ "Esentiall Town shy Receive jects will be d ers: > of Supervisors. The first annual convention of the Supervisors of Jefferson County will be held in Brookville, Thursday, March 2M. Each township is entitled t«> be represented by the Hoard The following sub* (cussed by able speak- ALLEN WUOLDBIDGE IS "MAKING GOOD" FAST JEWISH WOMAN DEAD Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the home In Buffalo. Word was received here this morning to the effect Unit Mrs. George Downes, formerly of this place, had died at an early hour this morning in Buffalo, New York, after a long illnass. The deceased Avas for winny years a most esteem«l of Punxsutawney, haviiV nipped to Buffalo. New York, a three years ago. She is survived by her husband and one adopted daughter, Mrs. Ethel Watkins. traded Illness. Funner I'unxsutawney Woman Dies in Kiiffiilo, X. Y., After I'rii- relatives, and the giving monos,"/t>r gifts, to the 'ally eajoined. ■if Pu/lm was esUft)lishemoiime the deliverance e of/ Israel trrnn the of J Human, /he prime King of Perugli# to destroy the enion pf Jewjrin that king'i jealouaf of Mordecal, promlmmt and much-rember of the Jewish com- The plans for the destruction of the Jews, conceived by Hainan, were frustrated by Queen Esther, a Jewess, and the niece of Mordecai. The whole story is contained in the Book of Esther, and the only religious element in the celebration of the feast is the reading of the '"Meglllah", the Book of Esther, in the synagogues of the Orthdox Jews, last night and this morning. The teas eil to comn of lhe peop maehinatior minister of sia, who si tire popula ■dom throug who was a spected nn munity. The Jewish population of Punxsutawney, in common with their religious brethren the world over are toJay celebrating the festival of Purlm. The celebration is primarily a joyous one, and is entirely secular in tone, consisting of merrymaking and feasting, of making gifts ti friends an(' ' "  of "shalaci. poor is espec Convention convenes at a m.. and will adjourn ai I p. in. The purpose is to create a sentiment for better roads, and adopt a uniform system of making roads, as well as fall in line with the movement as advocated by the State. Our county papers should help us to advertise this convention, gratis; and by editorials urge supervisors to attend and rural route and automobile people If this idea meets with your note it in your paper. 'The write has no interest only, as'a Supervisor, and for better roads. \ eccs- sary for Making Roads." "Best Material for Culverts and Bridges." fs, their duties, pownitorityDirt Road." in /) rder that a nniyy be Entitled to »5e Benefit of the Act of May l;t, •Drainage and Ditches "Valuable Implements His trip home was of a great benefit to him and 1 am confident that he is going to nittko the good people of IMiuxsutawney. proud of him. His visit to PunxsutaMney put a new vim in the game and 1 am glad that I sent him home." The judge says in part Word has been received from Judge Willis X. Brown to the effect that Robert Wooldridge the local boy who is now iif his care, is getting along in the finest way and is fast developing into what a boy of his age should be. M. I. KUNSEIjMAN. Cool Spring. Pa., March 14, 1911 The 'examining board consists of C. P. Byrne, mine inspector of this district, John Reed for the operators ,and James Wood for the miners.Those wishing to be examined for Fire Boss certificates will be given the test 011 April 7. Miners must take the examination in the same district in which they work. Those who desire to take either the Mine Foreman or Fire Boss examinations will kindly notify Inspector C. P. Byrne, of this place, so that proper arrangements can be made. An examination for Mine Foreman certificates will be held in the Mi.» nicipal building in Punxsutawney on April 4, 5 and I!, beginning each morning at nine o'clock. aml 7. Here .April 4, 5, (I Will lie lleUI in Municipal Building The deceased was :'l yeais of ape and is survived by her husband f*nd three children. Burial was made yesterday in the Jewish cemetery, .ear town. Mrs. Abe Dietel, one- of th< most highly respected of the young Jewish women of the town, died Sunday night at 1» o'clock, following a brief Illness. (The young man reiterated his story to the effect that a girl had fired tho shots and further stated that he die bfefore he would reveal her identity.Miss Kelsey told of the threats made against her by Young and this with the fact that on Young's person a revolver was found with three empty shells in the chambers was deemed by Squire Corey to be sufficient to hold the young man for court. Bail was fixed at $200, which bond Young was unable to secure. He was taken to Brookville this morning to await trial at the April term of criminal court, which session will not be called for four weeks. Henry Young. arrested early yesterday morning by Night Watchman Gray on suspicion of having fired three shots that aroused the North Penn Street neighbors and who later had charges of surety of the peace and carrying concealed deadly weapons, lodged against him, Miss Anna Kelsey being the informant, was given a hearing yesterday afternoon before 'Squire N. D. Corey. Have to Await A mi I Term llehiiul liars Citable to Furnish llail and Will After experimenting several years a chemist in an English brewery claims to have produced a dealeohoK ized beer, free from intoxicating properties, but retaining all the I favor of other beer. By the barrel $4.80 per hundred pounds sacks, at $4.85. If you cannot come in, phone your orders here or to our Elk Run Store. J. B. Bberhart Co., Ltd.—1. STORE NEWS Tuesday and Wednesday we will sell extra fine granulated sugar, delivered direct from the car at wholesale prices, 25 pounds, for $1.26. I The ants and roaches are the Jworst pests. The ants are principalis ly of the small, red variety. Every- I thing Is polluted with them. They i go In platoons and battalions. A J dish containing any eatable must be I placed In a pan of water or it will I be full of red ants in a few moments. It is interesting to watch an armj** of red ants attack a sugar bowl, j They could just die eating sugar—' and they often do. If you careless-1 ly set your shoes and stockings on j the floor at night before retiring, the | ants are likely to devour them before morning. I would like the ants better if they were less friendly. They get too familiar on short acquaintance, and thus invite con-' tempt rather than friendship. They | crawl up your legs and down the: back of your neck, and their very| action seems to say, "I like you, old I boy." But still you can't treat j I them cordially. They are, however,' ' an improvement on the common housefly as an article of diet. They 1 are cleaner, and have a better- I flavor, especially when you eat them I with suger or molasses. j The roaches are worse. I can frankly say that I do not like roach- They do not have a single amiable quality. The variety that flourishes down here is abnormally j large. They seem to be a cross be-1 ' tween a beetle and a pole cat. They! are very numerous and very hungry. They will eat anything from a dress suit to the mucilage off a pos-1 tage stamp. But after all they are' useful to the natives as indoor scavengers, devouring things that would otherwise become putrid and I add to the bad smell about their, / dirty houses. | I When we go hunting we always bring home something—deer, wild hogs, squirrels, canalhoes (a variety of ground hog) and a nice colleci t|on of red bugs and ticks. The red bug is a nifty little red mite that .playfully hides under your skin, and when you conclude that the time haB come to part, the separation is always painful—you can scarcely! tear yourself away from him. | The ticks are much of the same l' order, and harder to get rid of than j your creditors. Where they first I familiarize themselves with your anatomy they are very small. But , when they Anally conclude to depart, they look like a Philadelphia alderman, while you have shrunk proportionately. They seldom desert you as long as there is anything left to hold to. We also have sand-files and horse flies down here. The sand-flies In; •the jungles are extremely fond of human society. They greet you j heartily when you arrive and seem to witness your departure with regret. The horse-fly is about the size of a sparrow, and for a .proboscis he uses a hypodermic syringe, which he dexterously sticks through your body and ties a knot on the under side. Of course there are other varieties of life on the Zone. Mr." Walker, superintendent of lock construction, while out hunting the other day saw a boa twenty-eight feet long. He said if the snake had been a decentsized one h« would have killed it and Bent it to Punxsutawney as an evidence that my observations on natural history were not exaggerated. He is afraid Colonel Roosevelt might: denounce me as a nature-faker un-< less the proofs accompany my state-j ments. Editor Spirit: The most interesting thing about thiB country to me is the wide variety of lite that flourishes here. There are insects of every size, shape, color and design that you could imagine—even with a well-developed case ot the jim-jams. And the plant life is just as varied and wonderful. The copious supply of sunshine and rain of course, accounts for it. Besides the old, reliable types, there is a new species evolved every fifteen minutes.Mr. Walker and John and Charles Penman were out canoeing on Cocoll Lake no* Jong ago, and as they take the' M A to church and to bed with had them along on this occasion. As they passed under a mangrove tree Mr. Walker noticed a big hornet's nest hanging from a limb, and quietly drilled a hole in it with a bullet, quickly covering his face and hands with his coat. The exposed parts of John and Charles were immediately covered with hornets! Charley thought James S., of tliiB place; Mrs. John G. Snyder, of Altoona; Mrs. James M. Sutter, of West End; Mrs. W. B. Adams, Mrs. Walter VV. Dick, of this place. One brother, John Airgood, of Juneau, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Brontz, of this place, and Mrs. Sophia Johnson, of Juneau, also survive her. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Ttrrm—Ui»- ilBewiHeTT haa~Geen confined to her home and for the past five months had been bedfast. She had been sinking gradually and he death was not unexpected. Born in Beaver County in ' the daughter of Mr. and" Michael Airgood, she movofl her parents to t'ovode earn Since her marriage to A Corey in 18(i!i,;she had JSc dent of Punxsijtawney. / Slie had be<jn a lil/long member of the Methodist Enpscopal Church and was activeW tjpircli work until the state of herliealth forbade it. She bore her long Illness with Christian fortitude and knew no terror of death. She was a loving mothe' and held the respect of all. Ksteepteil l'un\NUt««viiey Woman K\- yftjlvi] Idist MkIiI After Long I / \ Illness. Mrs. Margaret Jane Corey, wife of Nelson D. Corey, died at 11 o'clock last night after a protracted illness, of a complication of diseases' Since Friends wishing to view the remains may do so at the home on East Mahoning Street from 7 until 1 I o'clock tonight. Tomorrow the body will be removed to the home of J. S. Corey, at 215 Woodland Avenue. Frends may take leave of the remains from 10 o'clock a. m. until 5 o'clock p. m. tomorrow. At 8 o'clock p. m. services will be held there by Rev. Horace McKlnney, pastor of the First M. E. Church. At 10 o'clock Thursday morning interment will be made in Circle Hill Cemetery. The burial will be private.MRS. HAIGMET JAKE COREY CULLED Mf DEATH Following the election of officers, resulting in tne re-election of the entire board which served during 1910, President J. H. Kennedy invited sug J gestions tor the good of the club upon which the board of directors might be guided in their annual session.The annual meeting of the I'nnxsutawney Country chili was held lust evening at the Central Y. M. C. A. and if enthusiasm counts for aught the coming season will be iho banner one in the club's history. The new greens which have been nursed tenderly the past two years will receive further care this season and although It will not he possible to use all, the majority will be in (it condition for play following favorable weather. The placing of sand pits and bunkers at at least three holes tm the golf links was advocated, and it Is believed that the directors will ac! favorably upon this. It was She unanimous opinion of the members In attendance that n lawn tennis court should be placed at a point near the club house and that a suitable game for the ladies, and other members who are not golf devotees, should be instituted. Lawn bowl was suggested and received the approbation of those present. The game In question is not one of extreme strenuosity, btr should become decidedly popular. While the club was organized by golf enthusiasts and those who were of the belief that they could cultivate the habit, it is the wish of the directors to provide amusement for all and to that end the tenuis court, the lawn bowl and perhaps other games, that would appeal to the fair sex and the non-golfers, will be placed Hi evidence.Every care will be given the course so that it will maintain its present standing as one of the very best nine-hole courses in Western Pennsylvania.The interest in the Country club promises to be greater this year than ever before. The ladles' auxiliary, organized during the latter part of last season, did much to make membership in the club extremely desirable, through the many delightful social functions arranged and carried through by the auxiliary. This year the members are looking forward with pleasure to a similar order of events. The treasurer's report given lasr. nifeht shows the club to lie in excellent standing financially, with all debts eliminated with the exception of the $1100 mortgage and a small note. The officers elected were. .1. II. Kennedy, president; .1 II. Beyer, vice president; H. M. Mundorff, secretary; ■lack Crosby, treasurer: E. E. Shaffer. Irwin Simpson. George Brown, Dr. W. F. Beyer. Or. T. R. Williams, directors. Continued 011 Page Two. The carnival is a very ancient institution, having its origin in the Feast of the Lupercalia, celebrated by the ancient Romans in honor of Faunus, one of the pagan deities. TJie Lupercalia wan a cave 011 the Palatine Hill, sacred to this heathen god. Mark Antony, In his funeral As you are 110 doubt tired of the menagerie, perhaps we had better visit the circus for awhile. 1 am going to tell you about the carnival that the natives have been celebrating for the past three weeks. aoinc one had hit him with a dynamite bomb, and John was about to jump ln(o the lake. But remembering about the alligators, desisted. When they got free John looked as though he had gone through a concrete mixer, and the back of Charley's neck resembled a bunch of bananas. Returning that way, Charles took a bead on the obnoxious nest with with the idea of avenging his wrongs. But, upon reflection, decided, not to. He said he hadn't the heart to break up a happy home. ERIE, Pa., March 14. The annua. bench show of the Erie Kennel CIuj opened today with the largest and most varied display of thoroughbrad dogs ever shown in this city. Tie exhibition will continue until Saturday. i " The city of New i'ork maintains two trade schools in which the pupils are taught to operate electrically-driven machinery exclusively. WASHINGTON, March 14.—Fol- Following is the weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Fair tonight and Wednesday. Colder. After Mr. du Pont builds his 150- 000,000 through the state of Delaware there will be mighty little room left in that state for the Blue Hen's chickens.—Johnstown Democrat." i a #% jf BI fl| H| IT •'fl ' -?< m u I ill' \ ' if ■ : "'• k '-'- -■