VOLUME II —No. 4 RUMOR OF FINDING BODY IS DENIZL Vandergrift Officials Do Not Be lieve that Charles Koontz Was Murdered A report on the Indiana streets this morning to the effect that Charles Koontz, whoi disappeared from his home in Vandergrift ov er a week ago had been found in a pool of blood along the river bank, was met with prompt deni al from the Vandergrift officers, under whose supervision the sear under whose supervision the search for Koontz is being con ducted. A telephone information that the matter is still as great a mystery as ever, and that after dragging the river for trace of the body the search was about discon tinued. The editor of the Vandergrift Citizen stated that it was the general opinion of the citizens of Vandergrift that Koontz was not murdered and that he was not ev en attacked, and was probably lo cated in one of the towns nearby, until certain alleged trouble, the of which could not be ! framed, was settled. Koontz is a native of Indiana, being a son of Wallace Koontz, of * v.East Philadelphia street. * ; TO IDENTIFY MAN Mrs. David Schilling Is Coming to Indiana to See Prisoner. Johnstown, Jan. 21.—Mrs. Da vid Schilling, of East Wheatfield township, Indiana county, is re covering at the Memorial hospital from the effects of a bullet wound received in an encounter with a robber at her home last week and it is expected she will be discharg ed from the hospital within a few days. When her conditin permits Mrs. Schilling will be taken to Indiana where she will confront Clvde Car ney, the young man charged with the crime. Carney, thus far, has refused to make any statement, other than a denial that he was the place where the robbery was . committed, and the shooting took place. Sheriff Jeffries' Report. George 11. Jeffries, high sheriff of Indiaa county, has completed his report for the year just clos ed. It will be noticed that during the year 1914, 452 different pri soners were in the custody of the sheriff, an increase of 98 over the year 1913, during which period there were 354 prisoners in jail. The detailed report follows: To tal number of prisoners during the year, 452; sentenced to the peni tentiary (males), 4; sentenced to the workhouse (males), 35; sen tenced to the county jail (males). 37; sentenced to Huntingdon re- : formatory (males), 6; sentenced 1 to Morganza (males), 6; acquit ted, 3; discharged on habeas cor pus (males), 12; (females), 1; dis- < charged, bills ignored (males) 2; (females), 1; discharged by com- h mittig magistrates (males), 169:1! (females), 1; discharged on expi ration of sentence (males), 16; > discharged on expiration of time (males), 5; removed to almshouse (males), 3; removed to insane asylums (males), 6; (females), 1;; removed to other jails (males), 3; released on bail (males), 45; (fe males) 2; released on payment of lines and costs (males), 8; (fe males), 1; otherwise removed (males), 64; (females), 8; total disposed of (males), 418; (fe males), 21; prisoners in jail De cember 31, 1914, 13; total, 452. GEORGE IT. JEFFRIES. Sheriff {' ONLY 81-LINGUAL r AUr.ii BETWEEN NEW YORK ANI) CHIC A i<J THE PA TRIOT WIND STORM DOES MUCH DAMAGE AT BLAIRSVILLE Much Property Damage at Coke town and Saints' Rest from Young Hurricane. TWO AGED RESIDENTS DEAD Blairsville, Jan. 20 —The terri fic wind storm which passed ove this section of Indiana county oi Monday night did considerable damage to property. The home o Leslie McLaughlin, at C'oketown was unroofed. Windows wen, blown out of another house. Tin stable on the Mrs. Dick Hill ant Vorman property was leveled Trees and telephone poles were down in all directions. The storm came from the south and followed the Conemaugh river. The saim storm did much damage at Lat- | robe. Mrs. Jennie Coleman, nee Lias! of Dayton, Armstrong county, wi dow of Alfred Coleman, a promh nent merchant here 20 years ago' is dead at Williamsport. She was aged sixty-two years. A daughter, Mrs. Gleason, of Michigan, and a son, Harry, of Colorado, survive Mrs. Elizabeth Baughman, aged seventy-eight, since 1881 a resi dent of Blairsville, coming to this place from Sehellsburg, Bedford county, who died at the home of her daughter in Latrobe, was bur ied here Wednesday morning. Ser vices were conducted at the home of David Flukes, South Walnut street, by the Rev. J. P. Dundore, a former pastor of Sehellsburg. These children survive: Simeon and John, of Blairsville; Frank, of Indianapolis; W. G. Baughman. of Homer City; J. S. Baughman. of Blackliek; Mrs. R. V. Campbell and Mrs. David Fluke, of Blairs ville; Mrs. John Stone, of McKees port; Mrs. Daniel Dcgitz, of La trobe; Mrs. C. S. Spires, of Leech j! burg, and one sister, Mrs. David Ilite, of Johnstown. : Latrobe Visited by Violent Gale. • Latrobe, Jan. 19—A 60-mile j gale which struck here shortly af tor last midnight uproted trees tore down small sheds and buiL ings, unroofed a house and demo ralized telegraph and telephone Tviee. The roof of the residence of S. B. Monjar, a carriage manu facturer, was carried away and many windows in residences were shattered. The storm was one of the worst in the history of the town. £ HOSPITALS ARE NAMED Institutions Nearby May Conduct! a Training School The Westmoreland hospital at Greensburg; the Mercy and Memo rial hospitals at Johnstown, and the Uniontown hospital have been selected by thu State Board of Li censure as training schools for terneship. A wide experience can be gain-! Ed by the young physicians at the | hospitals as a wide variety of cas- ] es are treated. Last July state j law requiring that the training of I physicians consist of four years iu college and one in an accredited' hospital, went into effect. Arrested at Ernest Charged with assaut and bat tery, George Hunter, of Ernest was given a hearing before Squire J. J. MeCracken, of Creekside, on Wednesday evening and remand ed to the jail. He was brought to Indiana by Constable W. A. Kun kle and later was released on bond The trouble occurred in mine No 2 at Ernest Wednesday night. FRENCH SOLDIERS ON SKIS. JJFLLC Photo by American Press Association. Alpine chasseurs on scout duty In the Vosges mountains work under great difficulties. SHIP STOPPED 22 TIMES Steamer Takes Nearly a Month to Cross Atlantic New York, Jan. 21 —Reminis- cent of the days when a ship that crossed the Atlantic in a month was considered a flyer va? the voyage of the Norwegian-Am erican line freighter Tronhjemasf-. jord, which reached this port to day from Hull, England, under command of Capt. Chas. Bang She left Hull December 24 and was seven days coming through the English Channel. British cruis ers held her up 22 times before she got out into the Atlantic. Storm and gales fought her all the way across the ocean and minor mis haps contributed to the delay. The only reading matter on the ship was a copy of Burke's Peer age and a volume of Elizabeth | Browning's "Sonnet from the Portuguese." Some of the mari ners absorbed Burke's Peerage from cover to cover but all admit that "Sonnets from the Portu guese" was over their heads. LUMSDEN STORE ROBBED Pitcairn Shop of Local Company Lost Many Valuable Tools. Some time between last Satur day and the following Monday, a thief entered the Pitcairn shop of the E. R. Lumsden Co. of Indiana, and made away with about $4O worth of tools. Entrance was gain ed by removing the glass from one of the windows. A man, alleged to be the thief, has been arrested and will be held for court trial unless the tools are returned. The prisoner claims that he was out of town when the robbery occurred but it is said evidence to the contrary has been secured. New Theatre Named The Strand Mr. A. Blitz, manager of the uew picture house, announced on hursday afternoon, the new name el osen woud be "The Strand The atre", by which it will be known in the future, instead of the Pitt. The winner of the prize, which consisted of a beautiful gold bracelet was awarded to Miss; Margaret Hudson, of this place she thinking of the largest New York picture house in choosing a name. Mr. Blitz is decidedly pleased with the new name. New Postmaster at Heilwood Mr. D. M. Hess of Steelton, has been appointed postmaster at ! Heilwood. He succeeds Mr. J. M. Thompson, now. an Indiana resi- j dent. The office pays a salary ,of j *l4OO. INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, JANWARY 23, 1915 EFFERSON JUDGE HELD RECORD SESSION Heard Liquor Applications and Granted All Licenses in Twen ty-Three Minutes "■ i ' . - • : "The shortest license court in the history of Jefferson county and probably one of the shortest on record anywhere in the United States, was held in Brookville on Monday morning, when all appli cants in the county, numbering 40, were granted license," says the Punxsutawney Spirit. "Court convened at 9 o'clock and the list of applicants was read. There was neither a gene ral or specific remonstrance and to Judge Reed's question as to whether or not anyone present on any grounds whatsoever, objected to the granting of license to any one of the applicants, there was no answer. "License was then granted to the 34 retail, four brewery and two wholesale applicants." Boy Aged Two Years Drinks Kerosene Oil; In Critical Condition Clyde, Jan. 21—A two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brend linger, of this place, drank a large quantity of kerosene oil at the pa rental home Wednesday and is now lying in a critical condition. The child was alone in a room when he discovered the oiL in a small can. He drank all of it. He was found a short time later by his mother. The baby became vio lently ill and Dr. Tittle, of New Florence was summoned. The child's chances for recovery are slight. Boy Gets Pin From / Lung; Beat Surgeons A little son of the Rev. C. R. Cul bertson, of Clarksburg, is home from Pittsburg, where he was ta ken after having swallowed a pin. The X-ray showed that the pin was lodged in the right lung, when the boy was examined the day be fore the operation. That night the lad) became ill and vomited. The next day the physicians were un able to locate the pin. Harry Earhart Better Reports fronv the Indiana Hos pital this morning says that Har ry W. Earhart, who has been suf fering from a severe attack of per itonitis. is very much improved and the physicians in charge feel very much encouraged. New Indiana Town . The newest Indiana county town is Cheswick. L. C. Lockhhra has been named as postmaster by President Wilson! Imerican Youth Held as Burglar Who Shot Womar Clyde Carney, twenty-six, mem )er of an old and respected Indi ana county family, was lodged in the Indiana jail on a charge of be ing. the robber who shot and wounded Mrs. David Shilling at Wehruin on Friday night,'when the woman found a man ransack- ing her home. Carney was arrest ed at the home of his father near New Florence by Constable John Blakeley, of Buffington township. Carney is said to have been arm ed at the time of his arrest. Some of the jewelry alleged to have ben taken from the Shilling home Before Justice of the Peace Col- lins of New Florence Carney was held for court. It is reported from the Memo rial hospital, Johnstown, that the | woman is recovering rapidly and will shortly be able to return to her home. Mine Superintendent A Mad Dog Victim Word has been received that the dog which bit Samuel Madill. assistant superintendent of the Luciusboro mine, was suffering from rabies. Mr. Madill has gone to Pittsburg to take the Pasteur treatment. It is believed that prompt medical attention has counteracted the effects of the disease. Lyric Minstrels at Creekside The Lyric Minstrels, Indiana's premier musical organization played its second out-of-town en gagement at Creekside on Monday evening and Canava hall was fill ed to the doors with an apprecia tive audience. The production was a good one. Wreck Ties Up Traffic. Traffic on the Indiana branch was tied up for several hours on Wednesday as the result of the de railment of a freight train on the heavy grade at Juneau. License Court Next Monday. License court for Indiana coun ty will be held next Monday after noon at 2:00 o'clock. Postmaster 11. W. Fee was~iu Greensburg Tuesday, to attend the postmasters' meeting and ban quet at that place. The best stores advertise in "The Patriot." ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPL HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED? ALLIES' FLIERS DROP BOMBS ONJSSEN ATTACK KRUPP GUN PLANT AND WRECK MANY HOUSES, EYE WITNESS SAY S. France Sued for Peace In September, But Britain Blocked It, Says Berlin. Berliu, Jan. 20—(By wireless o London) —The Cologne Gazette oday publishes the following sen sational disclosures regarding th% German advance in France. "In September Franco had sin cere wishes for peace and she in ! Jrueted an eminent neutral diplo mat to introduce preliminary pro posals to this end. This diplomat previously had occupied an official position in London and he was under English influences. He betrayed the secret to the British ambassador in Paris causing an enormous sensation in London. "Lord Kitchener was sent t France. He threatened a bombard ment of the French coast and fore? Ed from the French government the well known treaty not to con- elude peace except England con sented." Arnhem, Switzerland, Jan. 21— (via London). —A passenger ar t ' riving here today from Germany asserts that allied airmen yester day threw bombs upon the town of Essen, destroying a number of houses. Essen is the home of the famous Krupp steel woks. London, Jan. 21—Essen, the seat of the Krupp steel works and the seat of the so-called German "militarism" that the allies say is primarily responsible for the present war, is a nourishing indus trial city of about 120,000 inhabi tants in the Prussian province of Rhineland, about 27 miles north east of Dusseldorf. It is in the center of the extensive Ruhr coal fields. Here all the ordnance of the German army and navy is manu factured, and it is believed that the object of the reported raid was to disable the huge Krupp plant so as to interfere with the supply of the Kaiser's heavy guns. No official reports of the raid have been received as yet and the j extent of the damage inflicted, if any, consequently is unknown. ■ AVEZZANNO FEELS EARTH TREMORS Avezzano, Italy, —(via London. Jan. 21.) Slight earthquake shocks continue to be felt here. The disturbances are causing the walls which were cracked by the earthquake of last week to fall and keeping the populace in state of terror. Three persons, two women anff a boy eight years old, were taken alive from the ruins of a fallen building today. All were in good condition. Earthquake at Messina. Mcssina.Jan. 20 —A slight earth quake tremor was felt here early lt was also perceptible in other towns of Sieily, but report* thus far received say that practice ally no damage was done. FIVE CENTS
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