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.
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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.
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Latrobe Visited by Violent Gale.
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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.
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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
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"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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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