The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE DAILY MOTE The Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder tonight. KVENING EDITION Fifteenth Year No. 5025 CANONSBURG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1908. Price One Cent. Good Results Obtained Program Is Completed For the Annual Institute From Miners' 'Organization BRITISH TROOPS OFF FOR INDIA London, Dec.

7. Another heavy draft on English home regiments for service in India was ordered by the war office today. The troops will be made ready to embark for India as soon as possible, as the threatened Indian uprising is believed to be imminent. ROCKEFELLER TO LIVE IN LONDON London, Dec. 7.

John D. Rockefeller is to become a member of London's colony of fashionables for at least a part of every year, according to the indications discovered today, wheii it was learned that the American oil king had purchased the houses at Nos. 38 and 40 Queen Anne's Gate MINERS' ELECTION TUESDAY WINTER IS COMING FARMERS TO HEAR PRESIDENT LEWIS ON LABOR PROBLEM Thus Far Francis Feehan Has No Op GOOD ADDRESSES Decided Drop in Temperature Is Predicted by Forecaster. Pittsburg, Dec. 7.

will be position for President and begun their demolition to make Today's draft with the heavy rein- Officers and executive board mem here today. A cold wave will cause a fall of 20 degrees, and a minimum of bers of District Xo. 5, United Mine forcements that started for India last Wednesday has reduced many of the home battalions to mere skeletons and an additional call for recruits will be made. Workers of America, will be elected on Tuesday, when 35,000 miners wih Outline of Exercisee to be Carried Out at Yearly Meeting Held by Agriculturalists MUSIC WILL BI? CHIEF FEATURE Perfect Organization, Says Head of U.M.W.A., Will Elimidate Strikes. What Has Been Done WAGES INCREASED 100 PER CENT choose their leadei for the ensuing way for a huge marble palace.

While the transfer of the property has not yet been officially recorded, owing to the amount of English red tape involved, several prominent real estate dealers are authority for the statement that the deal has been completed and the preliminary transfer 10 degrees by night. This is what Forecaster Pennywit declared last night. The cold wave will be the most severe that has struck this section this winter. It will take in an erea covering Western Pennsylvania, Ohio year. The only office for which there is but one candidate is for president, Cabbies May Strike Xew York, Dec.

7. Unless a new agreement is drafted and the union is recognized, 3,000 cab drivers in Xew and West Virginia. Tlue cold snap will linger until, after Francis Feehan, the present incum bent having no opposition. William Little cf Baird, is a candi tomorrow. There may be a light fall iYork City threaten to strike tonight.

New Judge Sworn In Pittsburg, Dec. 7. Livinston L. The agreement of the drivers with the date for secretary-treasurer against of snow, but the weather man declared last night that it will be clear and cold Tuesday, with a diminishing of Timothy Donovan. For member of A large number of the miners of Canonsburg and nearby points assembled in the Morgan theater on Saturday afternoon to listen to an address by Thomas L.

Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America. The meeting was appointed for 2 The committee arranging for the annual farmers' institute to be held in Canonsburg January 7 and met in the Citizens Trust building Saturday afternoon and completed the program. These meetings 'have grown to be something far more than a place the district executive board there are Davis was sworn in as judge of Common Pleas Court No. 3 this morning by Judge John M. Kennedy, to succeed Judge S.

A. McClung. livery stable keepers' association expired October 5, and business since that time has been conducted on the openshop basis. the strong winds that will prevail fifty-eight aspirants. The election promises to be very interesting.

Last Session of Sixtieth Big Legal Battle Opens o'clock, but President Lew's did not arrive in town until train came from Pittsburg, and it was nearly 3 o'clock when the chairman, Jas. At Waynesburg Tuesday for the mere discussion of agriculture topics, although the practical side of farming is by no means overlooked; there is sufficient instruction given at every institute to keep the farmers busy thinking for a year; but there is also variety in the way of entertainment, including vocal and instrument ongressConvenedat Noon PRESIDENT-ELECT IN NEW YORK Bryan of the Canonsburg local, called the assemblage to order. LEWIS REPLIES TO ENEMIES InivrUAnT tdiai After some preliminary remarks by Xew Work, Dee 7 -elect tXl EtltU William H. Taft errived here shortly the chairman, Justice of the Peace T. M.

Reese was introduced and gave a Head of Mine Workers Accuses Other nincrmiu iiuhl TO BE HARD FOUGHT brief but pointed talk in which he told after noon today, having, come direct AF QUART FIflN from Hot Springs, Va. Tonight he Uf OllUIil OLjjlUll Officers of Perfidy. of the great advantages which he had T. L. Lewis, international president received in an educational way from of the United Mine Workers, in reply will be the guest of honor at a meeting of the Xorth Carolina society at the Hotel Astor.

He will make an address which is expected to he of to an attack which he says has been his connection in former years with organized labor, and organized laborers, and closed by extending to made on him by other officers of the Fairbanks Presides Ovei the Senate While Cannon Calls the House to Order Judge Holt, it is Understood, Will Oppose Granting Continuance. Great Interest Shown with special inter- organization in an effort to defeat his national interest, est to the South. President Lewis and the other members of the United Mine Workers of re-election on December made this statement last night: America a hearty welcome to Canons al music, recitations, lectures, etc. As a result, many people besides the farmers attend the meetings year after year. The program this year will be unusually interesting.

The principal speakers will include Dr. C. D. Smead of Hector, X. Hon.

A. F. White of Norwich, D. J. Bell Xeff of Du-Bois, and Prof.

Byron W. King of Pittsburg. The music will be an interesting feature, and besides the or-crestra there will he vocal and instrumental selections at the afternoon and evening sessions. Mrs. Cohn, wife of Dr.

C. B. Cohn ot Canonsburg, has been secured as soloist. There will be the usual exhibit of fruit and grain, prizes being offered I Continued on Page Two. I "The articles referred to are in burg.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TUESDAY DEFENDANT FACES 17 COUNTS Ed. Mitchell, a gentleman well Plenty of Water on Hand The Xorth Strabane Water company now has sufficient water in its impounding dam and reservoir to sup known in Washington union labor circles, was called to the front and introduced to the audience, but excused spired by certain officers of the United Mine Workers with the knowledge that there is no truth in them. When the national convention meets the perfidy of these men will be exposed. My record during the past 26 years in the labor movement is open to the most rigid investigation." himself from making a speech on the ply Canonsburg for an indefinite period. The dam is almost full, the waters having spread out over the low grounds until the dam has assumed its former dimensions.

round that he was a worker and not a speaker. Washington, D. Dec. 7. On the stroke of 12 today, the last, or "short'' session of the Sixtieth congress was convened.

In the senate the body was rapped to order by Vice President Fairbanks, while Speaker Cannon presided in the House. Both bodies were, in session but a short time, adjournment being taken until Tuesday noon, when the last annual Waynesburg, Dec. 7. An important term of court was convened here today, a term whicn, unless there is a continuance granted or a change of venue allowed, will decide the case of the commonwealth against J. B.

F. Rinehart, indicted on 17 different charges of forgery and false pretense in connection with the wrecking vWO FAIR ASSOCIATION MARIANNA MINE GIYESUPMOREDEAD ELECTS OFFICERS message of President Roosevelt will be read in thesenate and house. years ago of the Farmers and Drovers bank. The case will be called tomorrow morning before Judge R. S.

Holt Five More Bodies Have Been of Beaver countv, who, it is under stood, will oppose a continuance, a John W. Quivey Was Re-Elected President of Burgettstown Association Without Opposition postponement having been granted at Brought to the Surface, and Seven More Are Found the last term of court on account of cer'ain publications by a Pittsburg Thomas Gibbs of Canonsburg was introduced and said he was glad to say a word for oiganizej labor. He said there had been a great change for the better in union labor circles since he first knew the town, now more than 20 years ago. Chairman Bryan then introduced President Lewis and he at once proceeded to address the men before him on he question of "The Lilor prefacing his address, by assurances of the pleasure- which it gave him to be in Canonsburg. Several times he had planned to come-here, but other duties had cut in to prevent him from carrying out his purpose.

One reason President Lew's said why he had rot been in Canonsburg before now was that the national officers were compelled to give places where there was trouble preference; and there had not been much trouble in mining union circles here. President Lewis then entered upon (Continued on Faee 2.) OHIO TWOjTHIRDS DRY Saloon Abolished From 55 Out of the 88 Counties Cleveland, Dec. 7 Fifty-five of Ohio's 8S counties are "dry." Seven are This is the result of six months' work on the part of the Ohio Anti-Saloon league since the Rose county option law went into effect. Of the 55 counties in which the saloons have been voted out, five went dry under an old law. As little progress was made by the anti saloon followers under that law, it was displaced by the new law, which has been successful.

Voting will be held in practiaclly all of the remaining 26 counties within the next few months. The counties remain "dry" or "wet," according to Ihe vote, for two years. afternoon paper bearing on the case. the otherwise perfunctory process of setting the session agoing was given some slight interest for Pennsyl-vanians because of the fact that Representative Henry Burd Cassel, of the Ninth district, presented himself at the bar of the house and took the oath as a member. Mr.

Cassel omitted this ceremony during the first session of the congress because of the fact that he was under indictment for alleged connection with the Harrisburg capital graft scandal. Now that he has been tried and acquitted of the charges brought against him, he feels at liberty to take for the first time the seat to which he was elected in November, 1906. Mr. Cassel was not a candidate for nomination to the Sixty-fiVst congress. Burgettstown, Dec.

7. By a unanimous vote of the stockholders of the Union Agriculture association at a meeting held at this place Saturday afternoon John W. Quivey, of Char-tiers'-township, was again elected as president of the association otherwise known as the Burgettstown fair. The vice presidents elected are: First, A. S.

Hays, Smith township; second, L. E. Foster, Jefferson township; third, Marianna, Dae. ill-fated Marianna mine continues to give up its dead. Since Saturday morning' five bodies have been taken from the mine and it is stated on the authority of the engineer in charge of the work, that there are still seven bodies in the workings.

The first of the five bodies brought to the surface Saturday was that of an Italian. It has not yet been identified. This body was brought to the surface Saturday morning. The bodies of the other victims were brought out during Saturday night. They were taken to the morgue Sunday morning.

The finding of these five bodies raises If Rinehart is brought to trial tomorrow, there will follow one of the biggest' legal battles in the history of Greene county. Defending the accused banker is a brilliant array of counsel, consisting of W. F. Anderson of Youngstown, Franklin P. lams of Pittsburg, and A.

F. Silveus and J. W. Ray of Waynesburg. This probably will be the last big fight that District Attorney Staggers will have during his incumbency of the office of state prosecutor, as his term expires January 1.

He promises to make this the one great ba tle of his life, and, assisted by Attorneys James J. Purman and R. F. Downey, will do everything in his power to secure a conviction. The state prosecutor will contest In nomt of nonulation.

the state is point 0f John L. McGough, Hanover township; nearly half "dry" now. In fourth. S. D.

Rankin, Mt. Pleasant area, it is two-thirds "dry." Most of the "dry" counties do not contain large cities. So far, about 1,730 saloons have been voted out. THIRD WEEK OF CIVIL COURT OPEfS township; fifth, John S. Hunter, Hopewell township.

McDonald and Midway were added to the districts this year and directors were elected from the two places. Following is the full list of directors elected Saturday and the place The interest in the coming session is very light. What is going to be done, this winter is the subject of far less discussion than the program for the extra session in the spring, and the general subject of the probable course of the Taft administration. In all probability little will be done this winter in the way of general legislation. It" will be an ideal Cannon session just pass the regular bills and I the total number of fatalities to 144 and if there are seven more bodies All Cases But Two Listed Last Wdek Were Disposed of-New Panel of Jurors bitterly any attempt on the.

part of the defense to secure either a postponement or a change of venue, but they represent: Burgettstown, M. R. Stevenson and M. W. Scott; Smith townshfp, A.

M. Carlisle and Harry Pyle; Crosscreek township, T. M. MARIANNA BODIES ARE BURIED HERE i Remains of Two Victims of Mine Explosion Brought to Canonsburg for Interment Johnson and Stewart Reed; Jefferson, if the latter course Is necessary to bring about an early trial he will con sent, to it. Whether Washington or Allegheny county will be selected in case the latter course is adopted, has not been decided as yet.

January 4 has been fixed by Tndge James S. Young for Rinehart's ordeal in the United States district court for the western district of Pennsylvania and to that end a panel of 48 jurors to report on the first Monday of the coming January ws ordered in the mine the total list of dead will be 151. The first of the four bodies brought to the surface Saturday night was identified as that of James J. Roule. He was a resident of Monongahela, was single and about 18 years of age.

Through an oversight this body was taken to Monongahela before being viewed by the coroner's jury. It is probable that it will be brought back before burial. The second body was that of Andy Kubacki. He was married and lived at East Marianna. He leaves a wife and five children.

get away. There will be an attempt to get through some amendments to the administrative features of the banking and currency law. There may. he an effort to get through the campaign publicity bill, which was hamstrung in the house at the last session through the maneuvers of Representative Burke, of Pennsylvania, in getting on it an amendment, the Crumpacker bill, having in view the cutting down of Southern representation. The bodies of two more of the Mari- Washington, Dec.

7. The third week of Commoi Pleas court convened this afternoon at clock. Good progress was made with the rial Lst last week and all cases were disposed of but two. A new panel of jurors reported today for duty for the remaining two weeks of the term. In the suit of Fay Gainer against W.

Mr Burley, an action to recover alleged due for wages, an affidavit of defense has, been fled. The defendant claims that Gainer was to receive $1.25 per day and board and not $2 per day as claimed Saturday. The fixing of the date for his trial there was the result of a special commission of inquisitors appointed by NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS S. C. Cunningham; Hanover, E.

P. McMillan; Robinson township, Thomas R. Donaldson and D. M. Russell; Mt.

Pleasant, Herbert Buchanan; Independence, J. E. Perrin; Hopewell, John S. Hunter; Canton township, C. L.

Taggart; North Strabane township, S. W. Berry; Charters, James M. Pax-ton; Cecil, Thomas Tope; Allegheny county, Dr. I.

B. Reed; Beaver county, David Whitehill; Hancock county, W. J. Chambers Scott; Brooke county, W. John McKimm, Jr.

The new districts are McDonald, W. J. Hunter; Midway, E. C. Donaldson.

The election of secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer and marshalls will be held at the Fehruaiy meeting. The report of the treasurer was not very encouraging, especially for the reduction of the admission fee. At the present time there is $37, in the treasury. The receipts the past year were short about $1,600 over the er-penditures. Two years ago wet weather caused the association to fall back to the reserve in treasury and last year the crowd was kept down owing to the fact that the celebration in Pittsburg occurred the same days as the fair.

The officials are not discouraged, however, and are now tay- anna mine explosion victims were brought to Canonsburg Monday for interment. These were the bodies of Albert Vuek, white, aged 35, and Aridy Kubacki, also white, aged 40. were Slavs, and their remains were discovered in the ill-fated mine Saturday night. They were identified without difficulty. The remains were prepared for burial by a Monongahela undertaker and shipped to Capons-burg, arriving here on the noon train Monday.

The remains, upon their arrival 'here, were taken to the undertaking rooms of W. H. McNary, and later were removed to the Polish-Catholic church in East College street, where funeral services were conducted by Paul Urban, pastor of the church. The interment was made in the Polish-Slavish cemetery in Alexander place. Both men had worked at Meadow Lands before goins to Marianna a few weeks ago.

An effort is being made to establish a hospital in Wellsburg. The Herald says such an institution is needed in the town. The Donora American published a splendid cut of the bridge over the river at that piace and which was built by Washington and Westmoreland counties at a cost of $200,000 and dedicated Saturday. President Theodore Roosevelt to ascertain the cause for the delay in bringing Rinehart to face his acus-ers. Since the comjnittee made its report to the nation's chief executive, National Bank Examiner Charles Starek, especially assigned to the department of justice, has 'been at work gathering evidence against the banker and turning it over to United States District Attorney John W.

Dunkle. The third body was that of Albert Znek, aged about 35 years. He leaves a wife and four children in the old country. The fourth body taken out Saturday night has not yet been identified. The five bodies last taken out were found near the foot of Agnes shaft No.

2. They were so completely covered with debris that they 'could not be seen. They were found while the work of clearing out the passageway was in progress. It is stated trfat the seven bodies still in the mine are located near the foot of shaft No. 2.

These seven bodies will be brought up to the surface this morning. The bodies of 12 of the unidentified victims were Interred in the Scenery Hill cemetery Saturday. Arrangements have been made for the Interment of 21 more of the bodies today. by the plaintiff; that a settlement was made with the plaintiff in full of all claims. The defendant further claims that he paid the plaintiff a greater sum that he is entitled to, believing that the defendant would remain in his employ.

Defendant claims he is entitled to a set-off of 345.17 with interest from February 15, 1906. In the equity suit of F. B. R'chards against fan L. Speer, Edna P.

Grow and others, the court has appointed J. R. McCreight master to allot the real estate among the parties In interest. The Oil Well Supply company gives notlceW the filing of a mechanic's lien against the Washington. Distillery company for material furnished, amounting to $313.77.

The South Canonsburg Fire Department will meet at South Canonsburg council chamber at 7:30 this evening. Annual election of officers. B. Order of President, 1-25-lt D. Q.

CRAWFORD. An advertisement nursing bottle printed in a Canadian newspaper con eluded with the following: "When the baby is done drinking it must be unscrewed and laid in a cool place under a tap. If the baby does not thrive on fresh milk, it should be boiled." These make seven bodies that have been brought here from Marianna for ing plans to hold next year one of the interment, one having been interred best exhibitions ever seen on the last Wednesday and four on Thursday. 1 grounds. Thrice armed Is he who hath hia iH TT)slnf '1'tiIrv( li)fl right.