Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-07-28

              VVIMj HAVE GOOD START. GKKAT KAMi GAMK. 111(10 MEETING. COMMG /HOME WITH BRISE L —" I-Yank MarrIt'll Kinlin ks TlcUr liisl Mon- <lay. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1909. VOL. 1U-N0.2M PRICE TWO CENTS AT LEAST 70 01 - PiiiiVj Will jnit«rtHln the WIrk<m OmvdTlij lis History. /  ■f •;V' I COMING STRUCK OtIU EAR SAVAN BUM WANTS THE ENTIRE FORCE Of TROOP 0, S. P. F. ORVIllE WRIGHT BROKE AEROPLAIE RECORD IR FLIGHT YESTERDAY PARTNERSHIP OF EIGHT YEARS STANDING IS DISSOLVED III COURT THE TOBACCO EVIL AS SEEN FROM THE EYES OF A PIKIXS'Y MOTHER In Air With Passenger for One Hour and Twelve Minutes. ies Probably •••Crossed of Train, Disposition of Parties of the First Part to Imbibe Over Freely Causes Breakup. Troopers Make Good With all Classes—Newspaper Goes Wrong on Facilities Here. Cigarette Smokers Filling In sane Asylumns-Signs of the Trust Are Still With Us. VOMEH WOULD MINTUKIIFFEKMI UHtNI TO DORIAN ML TROOP UPECIEO NOME SOON USED SCANTLme IH SCUFFLE FAFI WITNESSED THE EXIM Mr. Torrence is u young man of Industry ami Worth. He has been a lifelong, resident of this place, and counts nearly every resident of the town his friend. Mr. Torrence and his wife have the bes't wishes of the whole community for a life of huppt- Frank M. Torence, son of George H. Torrence, of Mast Mahoning Street, is expected home on the 6:09 train tonight over the Pennsylvania Railroad, with his wife, formerly Miss Jean Lindsay, of Louisville, Kentucky. lri> until about six months ago Mr. Torrence was employed in Louisville, and it was then he met the present Mrs. Torrence. For some time past lie ii.is hem employed in the railroad offices of the Pennsylvania Company at Altoiina. On Sunday he left for Louisville and the marriage took place Monday evening. There ry outward indication th.it tii . ,'{0,000 people will spend Old Home Week here. On every side at least a dozen times a day one hears the remark "If other people are going to have as many visitors Old Home Week as We are, there will eertainly be a crowd in town." And such is the case. There is scarcely a home in town that will not entertain from three to ten persons during the big week, and with those who come for the day Punx'y is likely to entertain at least 70,000 people during the week. The amusement committee, as well sis every other committee connected with the big: doing's, is making every eflort to see that the visitors will be royally entertained. Furniture (balers are having a run on beds. Everybody in all tlu surrounding towns is talking "Old Home Week at I'unx'y." 11 eSS. YJ. C. 1 CAMPERS ARE III FINE FETTLE THAW TAKES STAND III HIS OWN BEHALF ur INJURIES Miss Jeffries, who is 2(> years old, la tho daughter of William Jeffries, of Rochester Mills. Yesterday evening: she started to go to the home of James Ink while enroutc changed Uier mind, and started for Davidson's#, which took her over the B., R. & railroad tracks. Miss Stella Jeffries, of Rochester Mills, Indiana County, last niBlit was brought to the Adrian Hospital, in this place, i In an unconscious state, and suffering from injuries that in all probability will prove fatal. While .walking on the B., H. & p. track /near Savan Station, at G:55 oVlorU;, a pusher engine, in charge of E. R. ICobb, of DuBois, started tr back with a light load. Miss Jeffries, observing the train, walked rapidly, appareriyly to get to a crossing. As the rcan of the train came near her, and she ivas still walking on the track, the engineer rank the bell and blew the whis'tle. At the crossing Miss Jeffries evidently changed her mind and tried ito cross to the opposite side, but made (he attempt too late, the oncoming carl knocking her to the side of the tracJK. The engine was stopped, and the crew carried the limp form to the station at Havan. Dr. John M. Stewart. of Marfion Center, was summoned. A special etngine and a caboose was provided, ijmd tin; physician brought his patient* to the hospital, where she was found Vo be suffering from a broken jaw, a'double fracture of the left thigh and <l»tlier serious injuries. Miss Jeffries did not show signs of recovery un&il o'clock last night, and had not become conscious up until today at noon. Harry Betliii in llaiul- BRADFORD'S OLD HOME WEEK Kev. Curry was unanimously chosen manager of the baseball team, and is (Continued on pabs three.) The visitors expressed surprise at the beauty of the camp site, and the compH'tvU'vis oi' the camp equipment. The camp is the best organized yet held at tills place. The c;imp lea Icrs, Secretaries I.arrick, of Clearfield, Baer and Bayha, of Punxsutawney, and B« v. t.'urry, the preacher athli.te of DuBois, are well qualified to show the boys the time of their lives, as well as to instil ideas of Christian manhood. The campers have inaugurated a contest for points of merit among the four tent**, for a "feed" at tile close of camp, which has effectually squelched the buguboo of camp discipline. An automobile party from Punxsutawney, composed of Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. J. L. Fisher and Miss Fisher, and David McCormick, visit eel camp Sunday. The Spirit's correspondent with the boys who are out in tin- V. M. <A. camp near McGees Mills, in Clearfield, sends the following: The Y. M. C. A. boys' camp at Plumb Bottoms, on the Susquehanna, is now on full force. ('amp opened last Wednesday with 26 present. Since that time four more hive arrived, making thirty in all. The weather has been ideal, excepting the first night and day. The rain, however, raised the river enough to make the boating good, and soaked the ground sufficiently to render Hr'er Groundhog's habitation of doubtful security. Hear and Br'er Groundhog ha\ matched their wits on two occasions since camp, with the net result tha . Br'er Groundhog and his hide haw parted company. flRE INSURANCE AGENTS ORGANIZE PERMANENTLY With all this damaging proof before us, ii11ikt we submit to a continuation of these tobacco signs'.' It" we do Continued on Page Thre# Tin subject of tobacco-using among hoys is one that, should interest every I (linking adult in tin- town 111« ,r;r-. iits. the oflicers of the V. A1. <\ A . Mir School lioard, ind particularly tin loacln rs. who best know the «• viI efj frets of tohacco on the boys during their .student years. It is a well known fact that tobacco, especially the cigarette, when used to excess, en atCM a longing which it cannot satisfy. and that the next step for the unthinking boy is intoxicants. Statistics show that three-fifths of all inmates of institutions within the State of Pennsylvania for the cure of the whiskey, opium, morphine and cocaine habits have been cigarette smokers, ind that sixty per cent, of these plead as their only excuse the need of a str« nger stimulant than the cigarette. Tobacco in any form is bad, but in a cigarette there are live poisons. There is the oil in the paper, the oil of nicotine, salt petre to preserve the tobacco, opium o make it mild and the oil in the flavoring. All physicians agree in saying th it a boy who uses tobacco can never be as large or well developed a man as he could have been without it. Me can never have the strength of body nor the vigor of mind that he would have beeti if he had grown up without using tobacco. Tiie case of the American Tobacco Company vs. Punxsutawney art and cJJiics, which has been foremost in public discussion for some days, is made the ubjeet of another cominunieation, which reads as follows: Ed if or Spirit: — 'Ihe t.ibacco advertising '-•igns are still with us. with very little hope of their removal before the object of the Tobacco Trust has been realized, tingrowing of a iloy.cn tobacco-using boy.; where one grew before. That 'lie men of an enlightened community lik< I'unxsutawin y should be so indifferent to the influences surrounding their i children, is almost beyond belief. it is next to impossible to train boys <> abstain from the use of tobacco, evi m though the 1 iw says they shall not use It before the age of sixteen, wli. n these signs are forever before their eyes. They act as a constant incentive to break the law. ged in pitching hay yes, the son of Dr. and Mrs. this place, was painfully 'seriously injured. With brother, Ira, he was cl i I - ped in pitching hay into • boys were working close , while Ira was making an [s pitch one of the prongs Ltruck Harry on the left Lelow the thumb. Tinlore Its way through the .inches. [revious while trying to Iw to leave the Bethune Ira received a prod Just I-ye from the cow's horn> lint of the horn baiyfy fill and an ugly gash/was <» lla<l 1*1 1j*Iifork Stuck -Ira Betluiiic Prod•il by Cow. RTHDAt IEMBEI While eng; terday Harr> Bethune, of though not (lis youngestl (gently engal a. mow. Thci together and1 axtra vigoroij \}f his fork i hand just I sharp point , lesh for two The clay ] irsuade a c garden patch ibove the left Phe sharp p< kissed the sii lade. 0 HI! IWO CAR LOADS OF FOUII Thf other test, that for speed, will he compiled with this evenlng.weathor permitIing, when Orvllle Is to take Lieutenant Benjamin KouloK, of tho Signal Corps. on a • i->, country flight to Alexandria and return, a total of ten mile-;, over a measuted rom p, and ,it a pen! required to Hvorag" 40 miles in hour. Orvllle could have made that flight la>t evening. hut it was almost dark when he alighted from a flight which would have curried him almost twirc aeross the Knglisli Channel. WASHINGTON. D. C. July 28.— Orville Wright broke all records by steering a passenger-carrying aeroplane around the Fort Myer parade ground for one hour, twelve minutes and forty seconds yesterday. He alighted with the ease of a passenger from a trolley car and received the congratulations of the President of the Cnited States. Ilnuml ami round she wont. seventyfour times about tin- great drill ground 4.000 feet they say, it i.s in the clrcum ference sometimes In short or circles, but usually out at the edges of the full boundary, at a bright varying but slightly. The machine made an avi rage speed of forty miles an hour and traveled about fifty miles in all. As tin hour drew to its close, exeltoment became intense. A thousand watches wore out and eagerly scanned. At the conclusion of the seventh turn a groat shout wont up; automobile horns wore tooted In a deafening chorus, and hand-dapping and cheers, ami waving «>f hats and handkerchiefs told the men in the flying craft that their task was accomplished. Wilbur Wright ran nut beneath them and waved his handkerchief. The crowd expeoted Orvillo Wright to come down then, but he kept on just the same He was after bis brother's laurels. Lower and lower tin aeroplane circled, until she was within ten feet of the ground. Out from the edges of the brilliant salmon cloud curtain the silver halfinoon sailed, and looked down on the scene as the machine dipped lnwer still, slid along the ground In a cloud of dust, and stopped, almost upon the identical spot where last September the fatal fall took place. This time there was no fall, the beautiful aeroplane was unmarred, and the two men stopped ouf unharmed and triumphant. Yesterday's success* was all-Important to the Wrights, In that It completed the first of two crucial tests of their machine imposed upon them by the Called States CJov« rntnenl the socalled endurance test. which required them to remain one hour continuously in the air with one passenger. Orvllle did nearly thirteen iniuut*s better than that, and could have kept on indefinitely -three hours and a half, the limit. OUARTEIE LOCKED UP They did nothing of the kind but. instead, according to Jesse's story, turned upon him with clubs, brickbats and a ten-foot scantling. But there is where the Kelso boy> reckoned without their adversary. The Continued on page three.) Jesse Travis, hearing the commotion, went out and seeing the blood flowing freely from wounds In his mother's head, and hearing crl- from his small brother, called upon the men to desl.'t. By this time the men had righted themselves on terra tlrma and were attacking, or attempting to attack, everything in the barnyard, including Mrs. Travis. When tin men drove up to the barn Saturday night the bugg> not only contained the pair of human beings, but a sack of flour, some groceries and a colt, which they had purchased from Dave Chambers, of this place, but which, disdaining to walk, they had loaded on and strapped fast to the rear of the buggy. The spectacle, in the dim light, was ton much for young Hurry Travis, 14 years old who, in his navy blue uniform, had just returned from an orphans' home, and he laguhed right out ill open meeting. This angered the pair, and they began to abuse him. The mother, hearing the fuss, went to see what it was all about, and as she peered info the hack of the buggy, the colt let loose with all four feet, striking her in as many places as it had hoofs. Papers were yesterday drawn up in 'Squire Corey's office by Attorney William Fairman, dissolving the partnership that heretofore existed between James and Harry Kelscy parties of the first part, and Mrs. Jennie Travis and her sons, Jesse and Harry, parties of the second part. Kight yearn ago Mrs. Travis and the Kelseys took the Couch farm now owned by Ho her Travis, near Frostburg, on the shares, the woman furnishing tile household goods and a carpet loom, and the men contributing some paraphernalia the nature and value of whic h the attorney was utiab!" to adduce.Matters between the two men and their housekeeper ran along smoothly at Jill times, excepting when the parties of the llrst part came to town and tried to bring back more than they could carry, haul or drive. The climax came Saturday night at about 8:30 o'clock. Harry and James Ivdsey, having been t<» Punx-8Utawiny, returned home with a bigger load, both internal and external, than they should have e>v;iyod, according to the Travises, but would have gotten away with both, had not a combination of strange eircum ances intervened. Attractive Arranged and Many Visitors Are Ex- pected.  BUADFOKD, Ja., July 28.-?-Brulford is going to have an "Old Home Week," beginning August 8. and big preparations, are under way for the reunion. Many thousands of people engaged in the oil and other pursuits who have gone from here in the past, are expected to revisit the town and be royally entertained. A great program of parades, public exercises, sports and amusements of many kinds have been arranged. Special rates on railroads have been secured. The celebration opens Sunday, Ceremonis Day. Monday is Children's Day; Tuesday, Historical Day; Wednesday Military Day; Thursday, Firemen's Day; Friday, Labor Day, and Saturday Automobile Day. PLEASANT MOONLIGHT PICNIC "It is not," was tlie reply. "Are you willing to have your wife take the stand and waive your prlvi leges In this connection?" demanded Jerome. Hut Thaw announced that he would waive none of his privileges. Jerome then produced a letter that he said was written t«» Kvclyn by Thaw, but after a lengthy debate It was barred as a condlidenti;.I communication between husband and wife. "Did you ever write your wife lewd letters, containing lewd drawing*, by yourself?" shouted Jerome, angrily, because the letter had been barred. Then followed another storm objections, and tin* argument that :«»i-|owed between Jerome and Mei\ hauler was long and extremely bitter. The argument gave Thaw a rest from the galling rapid lire questions frc.m Jerome. Thaw observed the lebatc closely, and smiled down at his m ther and sister, who smiled back ihclr congratulations for his attitude on the stand. From remarks he had heard he, answered, he thought such things possible. He certainly exercised a strong InHuencc over her. While talk- ing to Anthony Comstoek, Thaw had said: "I have taken little interest in this work since my arrest." "Is it true," continued Jerome, "that your wife threatened to sue for a divorce because of your Hogging of girls, and you said you had sufficient reason?" . "Why, yes," said Thaw, smilingly, "that entered into the matter." "You think he exercise* hypnotic influence over her. "Yes, a very little." "Did you study it because y » l bought Kvelyn Thaw was doinina I »y Stanford White through hypnot; • nflULC-nees?" "I was acquitted 1 think, because counsel on both sides thought I was suffering with delusions at the time." "Von studied hypnotism before your marriage V" "Why, you killed Stanford White, did you not? Shot him to death it. Madison Square Garden7" asked Jerome."because at the end of the second trial I was acquitted, nut the presiding judge issued a committment." "Well, why were you acquitted?" "Because they found me not guilty," answered Thaw. "Why are you here?" began Jerome, "it is a habeas corpus proceedings looking toward my release from Matleawan," answered Thaw nervously. "Why were you committed to .Matlea wan ?" By United Press. WI11TI-: PLAINS. N. Y., July L'8.— Plainly nervous, and realizing that his fate depends upon his own actions and testimony. Marry Thaw took the stand Ills morning to try to prove to Jusice Mills that he is sane enough now o be freed fjfom Mattcawan. As soon as Thaw took the stand he was turned over to tin tender mercies of Jerome, Merciiauser waiving a direct examination. i business who yesterday took the ■ad In milking the day one long to e remembered by Mr. Beck. lYientis of .(. 11'\ Hrrkn'lelH'aitr the > Eightieth Anniversary of I ills nii-iii. P. Bock, Of Park Avenue, was SO eaiys old yesterday, and the event fasi not. forgotten by his friends. From >uB»ols, in automobiles, came Mr. nd/ Mrs. Luther Lowe and son and Ir.t and Mrs. Charles Taylor, while •uiAxsutaw ney friends swelled the hroyig to big proportions. Many sub- tokens of esteem were left «he visitors, and about 200 postal arjtis poured in during the day. Mr. Ieifjk, until he retired a few years ago, as the manager of Lowe & Son's tusic store it} this place, and it was Js former employers and associates sur- And ''till there are munc people who insist that an Old Home Week is not a pood thing for a town. Bradford merchants are not only going to Hell all they have and ran contract for from the city wholesale (inns, but they are arranging to take stock from merchants in the towns rounding Bradford. Sold to llradforil Merchant* by I'unx- .M(iia\viic> firm I'M- Old Home Week. Peter Mambuea, n pr»•: etiting tho I'unxsutawney Wholesale Grocery Co., yesterday went to Bradford, where he got a contract for furnishing two carloads of bananas and other green fruits and green groceries to be used week after next, when Bradford will celebrate Old Home Week. it is said that Bradford people are making preparations to entertain large crowds everv day and the merchants have appealed to their brethren In this place to help them out on certain lines of « a tables, etc —I'lve Days in Lockup. Man and Wife Arrested for Vagrancy Chief of Police Palmer and Milton Walls last night rounded np four parties on various charges. Mooney Hob son was arrested for being intoxicated and disorderly. Allen Williams and wife, who gave their resid» uce as Pittsburg, were arrested for vagrancy and being disorderly. Mike Sappho, who had communed too freely with John Barleycorn leveloped an inclination to stop ladies on the street. Hobson. as well as Mooney and his wife, were sentenced to spend five days In the lockup, unless they can secure the wherewithal t<> pay their tine of $5.25, whhjH seems unlikely. Sappho posted a Ttyfeit of $7.25 pending a hearing tonight at eight o'clock, and was relfi#ed. JUGULAR VEIN ALMOST SEVERED Quay Hewit this morning started iiit to round up the merchants wh > Expert to contribute toward setting tip 111 housekeeping the couple that will |»e mafrted here publicly Old Home reck, and the success he has had insures the happy couple a big boost !or the beginning of their trip on the natrlinonlul sea. As matters have quieted down both in Butler and New Castle, the troopers are expected to return to headquarters any day, with the possible exception or small detachments being left behind. It' till' Butler scribe will come up here Old Home Week, say on Groundling Day, and eust his 1'lagle eye on the incoming and outgoing trains over three railroads, and as many street car lines, his newspaporlal horizon will have been expanded at least 62 miles to the eastward. "What the sheriff says is true of nearly all of Butler's citizens. They feel that Butler should haev a delegation of thee troop, r.s They keep order, are gentlemanly in their behavior and are the surest means of personal and property protection. "The troops now here will remain for some time and in the interim the sheriff and district attorney will take some decided action looking to the establishing of a barracks here." If the Eagle's knowledge of the future disposition of Troop 1) is as meager as its statistics about railroud faunities in Punxsutawney, the policemen or anybody connected with the department have, not given out anything about a probable change of headquarters', and the writer of the article should get more book "larnin' When the Kagle man made the .statement that Punxsutawney has but on road, it stung either the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg, the P. It. k., or the Indiana Branch, as well as Hi Jefferson Traction Company, and the Mahoning Valley Traction Company, for the owners of each of these railroads and street car lines have been laboring under the impression that th- y serve Punxsutawney and derive; considerable revenue thercfroift. If tb Fagle will send a representative to this town, we will show him that Punxsutawney has as many railroad and street car lines as has Butler, and convince him that the State Police have never lacked for facilities when they wanted to get after the evasive Black Hand. Captain Leon Pitcher and his men have so deported -themselves that there is now in urgent demand that some of the troopers be left at Lyndora, Butler's trouble-making suburb, and the Butler people even go so far as to dream that Troop I) will be transferred bodily to the car factory burg. This last proposition and other deductions are reflected in the following which is taken from yesterday's issue of the Butler Kagle: Since Troop 1), State Police, went to Butler to take i hand in the strike inaugurated by tile employes of tile Standard Steel Car Company, the troopers, according to reports, hav< been making converts to the proposition thai ('aptain John C. Groome's men arc about the real thing when it cornea to preserving order and making both employer and employe sit up and take notice. "Sheriff John B. Caldwell and District Attorney A. C. Troutnian will prybably lake the necessary action this week to have Putter made either a substation for the State Constabulary, or have the company headquarters moved here. "Speaking of the project Monday morning, Sheriff Caldwell said: Butler offers many facilities that are not to be had at Punxsutawney. Here the men can get out in any direction on a half do/en railways or street car lines, while at Punxsutawney they have but one road. These troopers have made friends, and their work is of such a character that the most prejudiced of our citizens are coming around to look on them as almost a necessity for the town. I have be.yn [talking to our citizens and they feel j that we must have at least a few of these men permanently. The law abiding clement need them and tin law defying element need only fear them. I am of the opinion that we will have ihem returned here permanently. I have not fully decided on any line of action.' Tim Sullivan and M. R. Brown are getting their clans together and practicing for the annual game of baseball to be played between teams composed of married men captained by Mr. Brown, and single men under the leadership of Mr. Sullivan. Admission for the gamo will be $1.00, with a proviso that persona not satisfied with the exhibition will have their money refunded any time they choose to leave the grounds. The RIk nun Pleasure Club, made u11 of the young ladles and young men of that section of the town, last night held a delightful moonlight picnic near the Cool Spring, .iusl outside the borough limits. The youg people assembled about nine o'clock and from that time until two o'clock this morning enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Ciurnes of vcrlous kinds and a most delicious spread constituted an evening of royal entertainment. Those present were: Misses Denise Wery, Bertha Bargerstock, Oisilkine Bastille, lara Drinker, Bessie Mccllnton, Esther Bayot, Mary Dessy, Amelia Dessy,. Mary Dumont; Messrs. Stanley Marshall, Ellery Potter, Olle and Hans Amundson, Hoger Andre, Joseph Bayot, John Gotwald, Mllo D. Tedrlck, Harry Quigley, Lou Cirube. J. B. EBERHAHT CO., Ltd. Special alteration sale prices on rugs and carpets. STOKK NKWS. The "Middy" shirtwaists. which have been expected for several days, arrived this morning. Also some large sizes In ladies vests. I.MBIAN PRESIDENT RESIGNS THE WEATHER WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 2«.— Following Is the forecast for Western Pennsylvania: Partly clou !y, with showers tonight and Thursday. Continued warm. The members of tho Central Fire Company havo been called to meet In special session tomorrow night to take action in the mntter of attending the annual tournament of the meets In Beaver August !1 to 14. and Western ePnnsylvania Ass'n. which to transact other business of importance.WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28 — 7ho resignation of President Reyes, if Colombia, has been officially acepted, according to a dispatch reelved here todny from Paxton Hlb«n, the secretnry of the American negation at Bogata. Mr. Chase has been stamp clerk in DuBois for about tow years and has won the respect of all the agents by bis integrity and ability. He will leave for his new position in Philadelphia the first of next month. Walter Brown, Punxsutawney, president; L. J. Lesser, Illdgway, vice president, and George A. Stoekdale, of ])U' Bois, secretary. It was deeided to make the banquet an annual event, and the following committee, one from each county, was appointed to take care of the next banquet: Fred Heed, Brookvllle; L. J. Lesser, Ridgway; J. E. Collder, Clarion; Frank Allen, Kmr»"Hum, and E. Fred Vosburg, of Duma. <. ii m Mr. Chase Is succeeded by A. O. Dense], of Philadelphia. Referring to the doings last night, the DuBois Courier this morning said: The newly formed organization did not decide upon a name, but left that honor for Mr. Chase to decide as a token frf the appreciation of his work. Resolutions were also adopted thanking him for his work while stampclerk of the district, and a copy will be sent to the, Middle Association. The festlvtlies ended shortly after midnight.After the retiring official had been feasted and toasted to a turn, a business meeting was held and officers elected as follows: A permanent organization of the file. Insurance agents of Jefferson, Elk, Cameron, Clarion and Clearfield counties was effected at DuHois last night, when over a score of men, representing the underwriters that do business in tills section of the State, assembled to do honor to their stamp clerk, John 11. Chase, of DuHois, who has been promoted to a position with the C.irard Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia. Bids will be received ofr painting and papering First Ward Municipal Hall up to Saturday evening. July 31. Plans and specifications may be seen by calling upon G. W. Thomas, West End, or Calvin Bley, Flndley St.—6613 WASHINGTON. P. C.. July 28.— Cnlesa something unexpected occurs, it Is reasonably certain that by tonight the Conference Committee w'll have completed Its work. Luckily for himself, Mr. Gorman heard the crunching preceding the fall, and started to run. The fall however, caught him and a jagged rock almost severed his jugular vein. I'mler the care of Dr. Blacklock the injured man is progressing rapidly. While working in the mines at Klcanorn Monday. Nicholas Gorman had a narrow escape from death when a heavy fall of rock and coal struck him a glancing blow on the left side of the neck and chest. Fall of Coal and Kock Hits .Miner a (tlaiiciiig; Blow at Klcii. iiora. ! - m f , * > t I f Jitally Injured- Track in Front i f  ■■■ fw i Qfot fimlitttatQiieo fjrffit i i