Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-03-25

              ;-V* " -v - ■ .-"/W w , • w VOL. IV—NO. 162 •browns! UVA FLOW DECREASES PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 26,1910. GEORGE A. GOUBLEY -De LAST NIGHT fie fititfitttsttmni NUIILTSH MiUltS GUILTT IF LARCEIT PRICE TWO GENTS EXPLOREfl CULLS 01TAFT foet, so Influential and Highly Respected Indiana Qoflnty Farmer Last Call. »AGRICULTURIST Frank Jordan Convicted in Armstrong County Court of Theft of $1680. WASHINGTON. I». <\. March 26— i Among President Tail's visitors toi day were .Sir Krnest Shaekleton, the noted Antarctic* explorer, and Lady Shaekleton. They were presented to the President by Ambassador Bryce. whoso Roosts fhev are during1 their >.triy in the capital. Tonight, before a distinguished gathering in Convention Hall, Sir Krnest is to receiv- from j the hands <»f President" Taft the gold j medal of the National Olographic j Society. ohm SHOOTING AFFRAT .* of today's issue of "zxzszrjz || d n tp vinnQ vspaper, will be found. ||| |Jl III U I I IllllUU vino," by Sewaii Ford. •<»m the very start to - ve and >hij?h flnunee n. r T , 01 , . ni.sori.intc u„.i, s „r ,i,. Big Foreigner Takes Shot at • are told in such a ' t imorous way thai i omaller Companion and Hot ■" is easily the most J , .,f kin,i over pub-: Chase Ensues. serial. I)oh t mls« tho i By United Press. CATANIA, -Sicily. March — The lava l'rom 'Mount Increased today, although the 11«»v\* is \\i£ so rapid. It is impossible \£ approael molten stream n<nr«|- than intense i*< the heat. The only danger to human life is through the rrcklesHness of the tour- | i.sts, of whom there are thousands | here. the Americans taking the most | daring chances. P. FRIEDMAN PURCHASES THEJAMILTON BUILDING PAIR COULD NOT BE FOUND WEI OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EKE DIES AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT III TUNNEL CAPITAL GRAFTERS TO BE TRIED 'rontagc •• Vwtiii' b» .st busines/ ;own, and is regarded The build The> property known as the Hamilton building, situated on Mahoning Str«*» t. adjoining the Farmers and Miners Trust Company building, recently sold by Dr. S. S. Haimtlton to (J. \\ . Kink, real 'estate agent* was y< ster» day purchased by for a consideration of jM »i.r»oo. 1 heigl twenty-liv section of t jt good purchase Mr. Friedma,n. who is at present located in the Y. M. <\ A. building on Findley Street, will occupy the low. r floor on or about June 1. Dr. Hamilton has not yet decided as to whether he will dispose of his drug store or move it into another room and continue the business. NOT A HOWL; JUST FACTS III THE CASE The deceased was fborn and raised on tie- farm where he died. Kv. r ;m upright, conscientious man, he was held in the highest esteem by all. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Covode, and took an active interest in the work. As a farmer he stood out in a community of successful agriculturists, as a man whose ideas along agricultural lines were t<» be sought after. He is survived by his wife and live children: Jennie. Leroy, and Max, at home, Dr. John, of Heilwood, and Herbert, of this place. Funeral services will probablV be lu Id tomorrow afternoon in the Mt. ■.Pleasant Church at Covodc. Hew Mclntyre, of Dayton, officiating. Mr. (iourley had been ill th< past year, and been confined to the house .ikirfng that time. Yesterday, however. he appeared to be in unusually good health, and walked about t he farm the greater part of the day. After supper In- complained of feeling tired, and went to bed early. During the night his wife was aroused by bis moans, and at ten o'clock the passed away. The death of rjeorg- A. Qourley, one of the most influential and highlyrespected citizens of Indiana County, occurred last night at ten o'clock ;»t his home, a short distance north of the hostelry known as the Fix- Mile House, on the Indiana road, aged sixty-nine years. \ HABRISBCRG. March —The jury pa no I has been drawn and nil preparations have been completed for the trial of Architect Joseph M. Huston. fur complicity in the Capital graft conspiracy, next week. The defendant is specially charged with , having entered a conspiracy to defraud the State in furnishing 27 7 do«ks to the. Capitol, on which an overcharge of more than '$25,000 is alleged, and of making false entries of the number of feet contained in the desks. Huston had been indict< <1 together wltho for other nu n but was granted a separate trial. The other four men, William Ma'.'hues, who was state treasurer at the time | «.t the big frauds were committed, I John II. Sanderson, the chief "trim- I mer," Dr. Wm. P. Snyder, who as state auditor general audited the bills of the grafters, and James M. Shumaker, the former superintendent of grounds and buildings, were tried and convicted. The former two died before being taken to the penitentiary, while the latter two, after a hard light in the courts, which extended over nearly two years and ended with the eonllrmutlqn of their sentence by the Supreme Court, were taken to • the Eastern Penitentiary near Philadelphia, on March S, of this year and are now serving the two-vears terms 1 of imprisonment to which they bad j I bei n sentenced. Chief Palmer w.is informed and. after securing a description of the two, started out on a hunt for the pair, but they were not to bo found. At the Front street crossing the chief came upon a man and his wife, who iiad heard the shooting. The woman much worse for liquor, was crying and yelling with a force that spoke well of her lung capacity, and tear source. The idea that she had been shot filled her mind, and the crowd that gathered around, to a man, agreed with her. It is not believed that the small l' -r. igner was Injured by the shot llrod at him. According to witnesses he didn't run like a man that was weak from loss of blood nor were there any blood stains found along the course of his lllght. A re volver shot, ;i pair of Hoeing; foreigners and an intoxicated, crying: woman caused :i bit of excitement in the H., K. tSL- I*, railroad yards last night about 9::i0 o'clock. By the employes of the H., It. i<r P. yard office, two foreigners, one extremely tall and the other very short; wore seen to engage in ;in altercation to the west of Penn street crossing. The. word battle became heated, and the larger man without due notice whipped a revolver from his pocket and lired. The small man stood not upon the order of his going. but metaphorically "flew" up the tracks with the big one In full cha.s.'. Past the yard office ami toward the Elk Itun brewery they ran. and, according to eye witnesses, the chasee was making no endeavor to I throw the race. WORKHQUSE GUARD DIES This is the second accident 1«» cur I » the tunnel, a f:»II of earth having buri<M six nu n in the tunnol several weeks ago, whon, although all escaped with their lives, none were without injuries «»f a more or less serious nature. Father Link, of the West End Catholic Church. conducted the funeral services of the unfortunate man yesterday. in the West Rnd Church. and burial was made in the Catholic Cemetery. in West Knd. Although Bush was injured in so many places, none of the Injuries were sufficient to cause his death directly, but meningitis was brought on by the injuries, and from this cause he died Wedesday night. Other workers in the tunnel extricated him after some difficulty, and he was rushed to the Adrian Hospital here, when it was found that he was suffering from a lacerated «i|lp, .» broken ankle, a dislocated elbow an«t internal injuries. Bush was employed as a driller in the Mauk tunn-1, which is being driven by the Brookvllle and Mahoning iiailroad. near Sprankle Mills. Nearly two weeks ago, as he was working; in the tunnel, a weak place in the roof gave way. and before Bush could •.each a place of safety, he was crushed down under the fall ot earth and rock. Funeral s< rvit • s \v< r. hold yest« r- day over the body of John Bush, a foreigner who was injured by a fall ot rock ia the Mauk tunnel some time ago. i I 'so \X A Flour and savo money. Ii makes mnn- bread. .1. 15. Kberhart fo.. Ltd. 1 .*• "WILMINGTON. Del., n.Mrcli 2ti.  Guard Thomas C. 'McCullough was shot at the workhouse when Steve Hunter, a negro, went on a rampage, and died today. Frank Jordan, of Hamilton, was j.N' terciay convicted of larceny in the Kittanning County Courts, and will, sime time during the coming week, be s« ntenced to a term in the Western "Penitentiary, The crime of which Jordan was ae< used • ocvurr < <| on August L'U, during old Home Week, when Daniel M. Vite, of Juneau, in company with Jordan, started to drive to Oak Jlidge where .» picnic was then in progress, after the two had imbibed considerable liquor. At th. time of starting Vite claimed to have Upon his person fifteen 1100 bills and nine twenties. The drive consumed the better part of th.' night, and when the pair arriv- d at New Maysville VIto discovered that his money was gon« Jordan was accused ot th« thf i t. and later arrested. At the trial a w* l> of circumstantial evidence was woven around the accused. Theophllis Smith, of near this place, testified that on the day of the alleged' theft Jordan tried to borrow $J from him. Others testified that .it oak Kidg- Jordan had spent money lavishly. Mm hing a numbe; of SL'O bills, and that later, while at his home in Hamilton h« appeared to hava more money than a hog drover. The climax* came, however, when Fulb r Blase, of Hamilton, now inspector of concrete on the Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad, testified that during th- month of October he had visited Jordan whil. in jail, and that Jordan had confessed to him of having taken the money, stated that he had extricated the pocketbook containing the bills from Vite's hip pocket. and later disposing the hill resceptacle by throwing it into a < tump of l-ushej- near the roadside. Jordan was indicted for larceny an<ij robbi-ry, and was convicted on the fir.-1, the less serious of the two counts. Attorney Lr\ X. Miti h. llaiul W. M. Falrma.i, <•! this place, app. ar««l for .1.. defendant, while J. L. Fisher, }•>., a id LCx-Judgc Rey<burn ,of Kitta milng. assisted the Armstrong- County dlstrlt-t attorney in th< prosecution. FAREWELL PARTY J. H. 1CHERHATIT CO.. Ltd. Wo never had a complaint on our $0 s black taffeta silk petticoats. Hundreds of them now in. A nice new lot just arrived. (Jet your Easier bread and cakes this evening. Fresh foods, also a full line of new vegetables. This morning we received a number of new styles In children's ging- ham dresses. stori: m:\ys. Read our big ad and save money on Hour. Leave your orders tonight or Monday Read a live ad on page three about the uiOBt popular and classy automobile in America. — 1 In the preliminary game to the Uidgway -Punxsutawney Y. M. C. A. loage contest last night, tile Beds, with ;i teatn enforced by Dock and Dick of the Oranges, defeated the Greens by a score of 13 to 12. During the first half the Greens •had everything their own way, but the Reds came back strong in the last half and nosed out a victory. Dock. DiCk and Jones starred. You will have good broad If you use AX A Flour J. B. Eberhart Co. 21 AWAIT SOLVING OF LABOR QUESTIONS PROGRAM FOR BIG GYM. EXHIBITION An accidental shooting affray that might have been attended with fatal results, toojc place last evening'on th<- corner of Mahoning and iYnn streets, directly in front of the Anita Coal ■Mining Company's office, when William Chambers discharged a gun ho ["didn't know was loaded," the bullet ploghing its wa" through the left khand of Jefferson Crow, to wtiom mtr. Chambers was showing the weaf|n.m While rummaging around in . his homo afternoon, Mr. chambers discovered an old. rusty, •'Mo'pldflted-looking gun that had b< < n in his possession for about four years without having been used. He inserted two cartridges in the cylinder, and started to walk to the garbau< [grounds to see whether or riot the fcun would go off. | On the way no met Jefferson Crow Jtnd the two stopped to discuss the feather. During the course of the) versation "Bill" pulled the gun Bum his pockvt to exhibit it to ('row nl,, forgetting about the cartridges he had inserted, pulled the trlg- Bt several times. ■ Simultaneously with the report wmi the gun name a cry from Plr. Crow, who held up a bleed11 hand. The two hurried to the Punxsutawney Hospital, where it was found that the bullet had entered the lleshy part of the hand, just tbelow the little linger, and plowed its way through, without breaking any bones, coming out between the thumb and the lore-linger. The wound was dress< d, and Mr. Crow left for home, as did Chambers. Near the residence of George Post, in East End, he again pulled the gu.i from his pocket to look it over, and again he forgot about the other bullet. lie was already wrought to a high pitch of excitement and when : the gun again went ofT he rammed it into his pocket, and started on the run for—he didn't know where. Scr-1 Jorcant Chambers and Trooper Sutton, of Troop I), State Police, had beard the repot t, and when Chambers chased by them on the (lead run they gave chase. in the rear of the Episcopal Shurch they caught him and conducted him to the lockup, where he was turned over to Chief of Police Palmer. * He later gave bail for his appearance at a hearing- at sev<*n o'clock tliis evening. That the shooting was purely accidental is -beyond a question, and (Vow will probably not lodge any information against him, although he is liable to a fine for shoot - ir in the borough. producing a strong undercurrent of political disquiet. A renewed period of tariff agitation is almost certain, but this Is a matter of the distant future, and may not have any immediate bearing upon the stock mar ket. 11 ION UY CLKWS. THE WKATHKR WASHINGTON, D. March 27.— Showers and thunderstorms tonight 01 Sunday. Warmer tonight. CALL BIG STRIKE OFF NFXT MONDAY When the points were totalled following the basketball gamt between the Kidgway ami Punxsutawm y Y M. (' A. teams last night, it was found that the visitors were one point In the bad. the score being thirty to thirtyone. It was only, however, on the .« core board that Kidgway won. The visitors brought with them the physical director of th« Kidgway Y. M. <'. A., ;i man named DeVol, who last night treated the spectators to an exhibition of the most llagrant unfairness anil incompetency. iPu nxsutawney I'ans ar- good losers, and the newspapers of this place are not disposed t<» place on otficlals ttudefeats of local teams. The Punx sutawney live went to Itidgway two weeks and sutTered treatment such as l >« • \*«»1 accorded them hero without a murmur, but last night's « xhibltlon was too much. DeVol called a foul practically ev c ry time a Punxsutaw n« y man sho'. When Mr. Martin, acting as umpire during the second half, called \ foul, DeVob immediately made it a double foul on grounds that .had the/ not meant defeat, would have been loughaiblo. On several occasions, when Punxsutawney succeeded in throwing a foul goal he called out: Continued on Page Three. Misses Florence and Kthel Gensinicr, who will shortly have for Kaylop, were last night tendered i farewell party ;»t Iht* home .»f their mother, Mrs. I >. R. (Jensimer. Music. games, and a luncheon of extraordinary ddieiouaness wer»- enjoyed. Those present were. Misses Anna Smith. Hlam he Parker. Martha X< ilson. Klfzabeth Mailing. Hell C:trriek. Mr and Mrs. John Sargent. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kgiin. Mrs. Arch. Richardson. Messrs. Jas. St ration. William Treharne. James Xeilson. Lawrence Kenniberg. Peter Kefinfb.rg, Guy Wolf, Henry Sorgent.The following program will be observed at the Gymnastic (exhibition to be given in the Jefferson Theater Monday and Tuesday night of next week, the proceeds to go towards the purchase of a public playground for the children of Punxsutawney: Overture V. M. ( '. A. orchestra Class linen;) — jill classes ia suits. Dumbbell drill and maze marching, Young Men Junior a and B Single Pile Drill and Horse, powers North's announcement on page two should be read by every lady in Punxsutawney. — l K'bcrhart guarantees AXA Flour !•> make the beat bread. —13 AXA Flour is made from pure spring wheat. J H. T!b< rhart <'o. — C. H. FREAS AND HIS VELVET BEAN IDEA Be sine to read Bowers & North's ' announcement on page two.—l. AX.Y is first patent spring wheat flour. J. B. Eberhart Co., Ltd. —7 Juggling and Tumbling, . . . Prof. Wheeler and daughter Elta Wand Drill and Bhythmatics, SECURE PEACE BY WAR PREPERATION GRAFT JIM RESTS Tho prices art* moderate. Eleven rows, fifty cent*, eight rows, thirtyfive cents. Balcony, 3 rows, thittyllve cents, six rows, twenty live cents, gallery, 10 cents. By patronizing this exhibition the people of the town will show their appreciation of a most worthy object. By staying away' they stamp thereon their disapproval. Surely no one can afford to go on records as being against Improving conditions for the child. High School I'iivnlar Exercise and Parallels Night Hawks Indian Clubs and Elephant. . . .Se.iiors Military Drill Co A. Cadets Tumbling . . \crobatic Team During tie performance clowns will be in actUm and the V. M. A. orchestra will render musical selections. The work done by the classes participating ifi this exhibition is the outgrowth of the regular class work In the V. M. (A. and no choice of material has been made for the exhibition, which promises to be highly entertaining. Plor is not Before the various locals participating in tho strike, however, can formally instruct their members as to t'ho termination of tho movement, it will he necessary for the Central Labor l'ni«,n, which proclaimed the general strike, as going- Into effect three w *eks ago last night, at midnight, to take official action declaring tV* strike off. PHILADELPHIA. March JG—All organized employes who have been on strike In sympathy with striking trolleymen will be at work on Monday. according to statements made by labor leaders last night. Jt'on-union workers, as well as thousands of union men and women. who took part In the general i walk-out, have been returning to work daily since the first big break was made in the ranks of the sympathetic strike early in the week by the textile workers. EXPULSION OF JEWS .the men, sue until that BERLIN. March 20.—"Die Welt," an organ of the German Zionists, today publishes a dispatch stating that Russia has issued a secret circular to its authorities throughout the Russian Empire, ordering a forcible expulsio not" Jews living outsldte of the Jewish quarters of their respective cities I •nnected with of the alleged sported that they ley knew of the Harry K. MuehJbronner, teller, and Charles Wverk, bookkeepr, formerly employed in the YVorkingmen's Sav|igs Hank and Trust Company, one of thu,1 «lx 'banks Implicated In the &r:jF probe, today pleaded nolo conte-.dre to charges of defaulting twenty Ijfou- Siind dollars each from th«> bank# <"ross examination developer] the bank had not prosecuted hut urged their bondsmen iRlakely forced the ban The two moii  the bank at the t1 bribery, an dit i.* 11»i«I Blakely nl^ l.ank'H buhiiK Judge Fraser declares h«> is ready to hear additional confessions, and it is expected ihat more Councllmen will come forward. PITtfmTRG, March 2G.—The Grand Jury is not working today, but will reconvene Monday. "We deal re lasting peace with all nations. We also desire lasting peace bejtween all other nations, hence our league was formed, and we are working to secure this grand result, to abolish'war with nil its attendant suffering and cost In life and money. War Is murder and robbery. "To Insure peace we must, how- The following speech was delivered by Henry Clews, L/L.D., at a banquet give nto the President of the Unlted estates at New York City: "To secure Peace be prepared for War.—Four words expressed the sentiment of General Grant at the closing of the Civil War, and those four words were, 'Let us have peace!* These will live long after the deeds and words of many of our statesmen arc forgotten. When war was necessary, he was ready to light. When necessity called for the sacrifice of human life, he sent his brave soldiers to their death without a second thought. 80 when he said, 'Let us have peace,' they carried a glad message to all sections of the United States. The iron hand was stayed by the gentle, felicitous words of our great chieftain. ever, be fully prepared for war. Our State Militia must be kept well drilled and well disciplined. Our regular army must be kept in the highest state of efficiency. Our navy also must be kept in the front rank. Dreadnoughts must be superseded by still stronger Dreadnoughts. We must be so fully armed that we can command the respect of the world. "During the recent strike in Philadelphia the police force were unaible to awe the mob. A company of militia were called out, and being so hampered by orders not to use their guns, they became a plaything for the rioters, and suffered unjust humiliation. Their bravery cannot be questioned, as they obeyed orders. Continued on Page Two. k'\Vnhen. the State Constables —a little over two hundred strong—appeared on the tield, a different state o| affairs was apparent. These men were known to be dangerous targets for a}>usc by mobs. Their business is to shoot to kill when necessary to preserve order and insure peace, and although the crowds had jeered and rough-handled the militia, they broke in terror before AXA Flour makes more and better bread, J. B. Eberhart Co. —IS Fse AXA~IHour7lsberhart Co. —10 The stock market is in a waiting attitude, and is likely to ho remain until the April settlements are over and the labor outlook becomes* more clear. Funds withdrawn previous to the first of April for the usual disbursements do not generally return before the middle of that month, leaving an interval of unsettlement and possible stringency. A1»»»ney is lirm abroad as well as here, and a further advance In the Bank of England rate would not be surprising. i The commercial outlook, however, is generally satisfactory. Thus far agricultural prospects are equally so. 'Farmers are enjoying almost ununprecedented prosperity, and appear to be possessed with the idea of 'holding their produce back for the highest possible results. Whether or not they will over-reach themselves in this respect remains to be seen. The new crops are not very far distant, and there is a point beyond which It will be Imprudent for producers to hold their products from the market. It will not do, moreover, to overlook that the high cost of living and the high tariff are ! NEW YORK. March 2»l—Holiday quiet pervaded the stock market at the close of the week. Many prominent operators are still absent on I'aster vacations, and this also tend; od to discourage activity. The most j important feature of the week was the offering of $50,000,000 New York City 4 l-4s. The issue was a success, inasmuch as it was largely over-subscribed, and the prices realized were fair, considering unfavorable conditions. The credit of New York city I lis unimpaired, yet tafbnd issues have'! 'been coming along with great fre-j fluency, and the market has been well if not ovorsupplied. it is estimated that about $10,000,000 of this issue were placed abroad, which is satisfactory, especially in view of the fact that conditions generally favor stocks i more than bonds. The latter yield only a lived Income, and in times Motile present when the cost of living pendent upon investments for their better returns and a chance of In•creased dividends. Seriously, however, Mr. Froas is 'unrli impressed with Florida, and ho ocsn't hesitate to say so, in fact ho In his praises that the fhji havo termed him 's Official liooMtor." And h* PunxHiitawiit y, takik to praiso tho • Id town a tho weather works. . Kocontly. crossing: Tampt l>ay from St. l<etersburtf to T»«n AT. Mr. Froaa, tho l\nxsutawneylf. INF1 Rested tho Idea «>t\akln* a tho 500 passengers aboard *Q • mine what states were rcpro— This was dono, and It wa» fowl® Pennsylvania led the van with twcftHf eight prt'wnt T , r Mr. Freas followed HP tfc« *£ nounc<«moiit with Ml on Pl#p- Hutawncy, Old Hoitle aod KruunUho*. MCplahU** tt <"<*** fi rty-npyen vitMlK of wowtfcor **• manufactured. - Mr. Trultt MImw ®»t If W Pifai #vfr returaa to tlio Ktyitww I state It will only *>« on * tWt Haul been neglected by growers in the past few years and for thnt reason would double in price this year, so that his venture would total $1.S00- 000 in a twelvemonth. It's a big thing1, this bean business, according to Mr. Freas' figuring. I.'to worth of beans can be raised on an acre and all one has to do Ms to sow them, no labor or expense being necessary In the cultivation. The crop takes sixty days to mature. Mr. Frcas at first intended buying 1000 acres, which, according to his figures, would bring in $30,000 in sixty days, or $180,000 for the first year's crop. That sum not being In according with his ideas of high finance, he decided to buy 5000 acres for hiH velvet beans, which would bring him $150,000 in sixty days, or 1$900,000 a year. After a careful Investigation he found that velvet beam A. ,1. Truitt has returned home after a six weeks' sojourn in the land of sunshine and tourists, Florida. Mrs. Truitt and daughter. Jean, are so enamored with the dim there that they will remain until Ma> X Mr. Truitt states that when train pulled out of the station a* Tampa, he left <'. H. Freas, formerly city editor of the Spirit, on the platform with his pencil in hand figuring out the profits of a velvet bean proposition he Is about to embark in. i. • . v. . DIDN'T KNOW THE ! » I >Xlfl pilRO ft nun uiip i s,,irir-,h" bun WAo LuAIM!;: —— "Cherub 1>» ~ is Intrrouting i' William Trigger of and Bullet I ilPliKhtfully i _ • Mt f\ "('lu rub J ». vii Gobs in j€if. Crow's Hand, i intercstim? stm j lish«-»l iis n st ————— i opening chnptr* HEARING TONIGHT ,,„T IT W — LAST OF m fvjf i\ % w m ■t " S$f