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VOLUME lI —No 8
Ml IS Muled
JH M Blaze
Entire Business Section and Seve
ral Hotels Destroyed Early
Yesterday Morning.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $300,000.
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 18—Prac
tically the entire business sec
tion of Ehensburg, mountain sum
mer resort and county seat of
Cambria county, was wiped on
this morning by fire which broke
out in the pool room of the Moun
tain House. Every building in
the block from the Mountain
House to the county court house
was destroyed.
Fire Companies Called
The loss is estimated at between
$250,000 and $300,000. The cour. I
house was not damaged, althougl
the buildings adjoining were de
stroyed. Fire companies from
many northern Cambria towns
were summoned to assist the Eb
ensburg company. The Johnstown
city fire department also went tc
the scene.
Fine Buildings Burned.
The buildings destroyed include
the fine buildings of the Cambria
Title Savings and Trust com
pany, several hotels, a livery sta
ble, bank buildings and a number
of small office buildings. All tele
phone communication has been
cut off. The buildings destroyed |
were 13 in number.
A cigarette dropped in the pool 1
room last night is believed to be |
the cause of the fire. i
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Calver Man Is Found j
Dead in a Coal Mine. (
Colver, Feb. 18—Jacob Oversi j
by, aged forty-five, was found |
dead in one of the mines of the <
Ebensburg Coal Company Satur- i
day. It is believed that death was!
due to heart disease.
Oversby was working in the
mines. Workmen say they had j
seen him about 10 minutes before j 1
he was found dead. Xo one saw j 1
him fall. An investigation is be- j I
ing made. The remains were ret j (
moved to Johnstown for burial, j 1
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MAN WITHOUT |
COUNTRY MUST
LIVE ON SHIP, i
Boston. Feb. 18—Frederick A (
Taylor, who has been held at the *
immigration station since he was
sent here from England as an
alien spy suspect four months !
ago, was deported today after an:
investigation of his claim of Am- i
crican citizenship, lie was put s
aboard the steamer Pretoria for t
Glasgow to be guarded by the 1
ship's officers until the English c
authorities act further on case, j i
Officers of the Pretoria ex- i
pressed a doubt whether Taylor r
would be permitted to land in s
England again and feared that
they might be forced to keep him A
on board as a man of no country. |
Brumbaugh Heads State College.
Harrisburg, Feb. 18—Governor;
Brumbaugh today was elected the
president of the State College and
University Council. Dr. John H.
Harris of Lewisburg. was elected
vice president, and Dr. Nathan C.
Sehaeffer, superintendent of pub-,
lie instruction, secretary.
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Mail Man Again Under Knife
George Duncan, of Wayne ave- t
nue, a well known mail carrier *
was operated on again Tuesday
morning for rupture. Mr. Duncan
was operated upon for appendici- 1
tis last month at the Indiana hos- 1
pital. It is reported by his rela- i
tives that he is getting along nice- i
ly. > i
THE PA TRIOT
Joy Riders of This Place
Arrested in Johnstown
Paul Widdowson and John Mc-
Adoo, of this place, who were ar
rested in Johnstown Saturday as
the result of an early morning joy
ride in which the automobile of
C 11. Moore was considerably
damaged. Monday they settled the
trouble by paying the costs and
damages. Widdowson forced an
entrance to the Arrow Motor com
pany's garage Saturday morning,
secured Mr. Moore's car and wa
speeding along Oakland avenu
when the machine got beyond hi
control and hit the curbing. Tw
wheels were torn off and oth.
damage was done. No one w;
hurt. Widdowson and McAd
left town on the early morn in;
train, but were arrested in Johns
town later in the day by Count;
Detective Josiah Neal. Widdov
son exonerated McAdoo from aid
ing in securing the machine.
Sleven More Licenses
in Clearfield County
Saturday Judge Bell grantee
11 licenses in Clearfield county
Edward C. Lynn, Brady.
Chas. A. Dietz, DußoLs.
John Rokosky, Dußois.
Joseph C. Williard, Troutville
Joseph Pickering, Clearfield.
J. W. Ross, Brady.
F. C. Imhof, Houston.
Thomas Johnson. Brisbin.
Wm. MeKenzie, Iloutzdale.
Charles L. Fowler, Iloutzdale.
Edward Yiebahn, Bigler.
Miss Cogswell to Become a Bride
At a luncheon served by Mrs.
Hamlin E. Cogswell at the Cogs-,
well apartments at the Normal
school on Monday afternoon the
engagement of her daughter. Miss
Edna Allan Cogswell, to Mr. Clar
ence Wendell Otis of Terre Haute.
Ind., was announced.
Cambria Steel Employe Meets a
Horrible Fate in Franklin
Plant
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 18—
Frank D. Shirk, aged 31 years,
mill recorder at the Franklin
plant of the Cambria Steel Com
pany. was buried under two tons
of steel which fell late this after
noon and was instantly killed. He
had been absent from his office
more than an hour before the ac
cident was discovered, the remov
al of a few bars bringing to light
his clothing. His widow and one
child, together with a large num
ber of brothers and sisters, sur
vive.
Jailed on Charge of Arson
Harvey O Tiara, a well known
resident of Montgomery town
ship, is in the county jail on the
charge of arson. It is alleged that
he burned his dwelling near Ar
cadia last November to secure the
insurance. The arrest was made
as the result of an investigation
made by Deputy State Fire Mar
shal Seanor, of this place.
WHAT IS GOING ON THIS EV
ENING.
Strand.
The Tip Off.
Lyric Hall.
Roller Skating at 7:30.
Grand.
Singing and Dancing Pictures.
Star.
Magnate of Paradise (Spec.) :
Treachery in the Clouds.
Colonial.
The Ghost of Smiling Jim, fea
turing F. Ford and Grace Cunard
and two other good reels.
Indiana's streets cannot be said
to be scrupulously clean at this
time. The reason is that it will
not be time for our regular annu
al street cleaning until some time
ie April.
INDIANA, PA. SA RUNI AY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915
J HYPOSCOPE IN THE TROCHES.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Simple arrangement by which the soldiers can see what is in front with
out exposing themselves to fire.
Britain Watchful in the "Deat Zone"
Submarine Blockade in Force for 24 Honrs Not Marked by Any
Untoward Incident •• Traffic Is Not Hindered
London, Feb. 18 —No incidents.
so far as is known, have yet mark
ed the opening of Germany's sub
marine blockade of the British
Tsles, although it has been in force
f. r nearly 24 hours. Nor has the
British government thus far an
nounced its promised retaliatory
measures.
Precautions, however, are be
ing taken on this side of North
sea and although the German gov
ernment has warned the German
people not to expect any sensa
tional developments for some days
the regular cross channel passen
ger services have been some
what curtailed and altered. Oth
erwise the sea-borne trade of the
country is proceeding much as us
ual.
The White Star steamship Ad
riatic, from New York Feb. 10.
crossed the Irish sea during the
night, but did not resort, as did
the Lusitania some days ago. to
the use of the Amerk. I . o.iie~
neutral flags to evade the Genua.:
submarines. Other ocean liners
and freight steamers are main
taining regular schedules.
Scouting Airships Meet Disaster
in Sea.
A tieet of freight steamers left
Denmar for England with provi
sions aboard, and it was to keep
track of these, it is believed, that
German airships, one of which was
destroyed by fire yesterday and
another of which was reported
wrecked today on the Danish
coast, have been so active.
In England, Gemany' reply to
the American note of protest
against interefrence with neutral
ships is creating more interest
than the threatened blockade, and
there is a great deal of curiosity
as to what the United States will"
say in response.
Even Germany's victory over
the Russians in East Prussia and
in northern Poland and the claim
of the Germans to have taken (14,-
000 prisoners take second place in
these diplomatic questions be
tween the Germans and neutal
nations.
ITALY NEEDS
VAST SUPPLIES
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"Washington, Feb. 18—President
Wilson was informed in a cable
gram received from the American
consulate at Milan today that It
aly needs 1.000,000 tons of Ameri
can coal, 300,000 tons of steel,!
hundeds of thousands of tons of
American goods and that "Amer
ica can get the entire trade per
manently. ''
"Peg government to furnish
the cablegram added.
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GERMAN MINE
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SINKS NEUTRAL
SHIP AND CREW
London, Feb. 18—The Norwe
gian steamer Xordcap, according
to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany's Copenhagen correspondent
has struck a German mine in the
Baltic sea and foundered. All her
ciew perished. The Xordcap wasj
a steamer of 322 tons and was i
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owned by Wrangell & Company
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of Haugesend.
The crews of one Danish and
three Norwegian ships at Aarhus.
Denmark, refused today to sail j
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for England and left their ships.
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The best stores advertise in
"The Patriot."
For Aggravated Assault and Bat
tery.
On a charge of aggravated as
>ault and battery, Joe Sabo, of
Edri, was brought to the county
jail on January 25 and Monday
morning his wife died at the Sabo
home as the alleged result of tin
injuries which had been inflicted
upon her by her husband. Coro
ner 11. B. Buterbaugh and County
Detective Neal went to FJri
Monday morning, where the for
mer conducted an inquest, tin
verdict ot "death by heart fail
ure" being returned by the jury
Death was probably due to hear
failure, but it is the generally ac
cepted belief that it was the ter
rible beating administered by the
husband that was the real cause
of death.
The woman had been married
but a few months and it is alleg
! ed that her husband gave her pe
riodical beatings several times
since the wedding day. He was
brought to the county jail follow
ing his last attack. Sabo is 28
years old and his' wife was seve
ral years younger.
Youth Discharges Revolver
Blairsville, Feb. 19—Oliver Cur
tis, a youth well-known in this
place, received a nice trip for an
indefinite stay at Oakdale, Indus
trial school Tuesday, because a
revolver that he was toting was
accidentally discharged during a
session of the Blairsville school
last week. Curtis has been more
or less of a hard problem for his
parents. The revolver incident
was the last straw and they con
sented to have the boy sent to a
school, where his conduct would
be a matter of first importance.
Fortunately no one was hurt when
the revolver was discharged, but!
considerable excitement was cans- j
ed for a time.
Robbery at Chambersville.
George Grove , of Chambers
ville, is out $BO and the county of
ficials are hunting for two strang
ers who became the new owners
of the money as the result of a
robbery late Saturday night. The
robbers secured entrance by re
moving several panes of glass
from a window on the first floor
and quietly ascended to the sec
ond floor and into Mr. Grove's
room. At the point of a gun Mr.
Grove was made to tell where the
money was hidden and the robbers
made good their escape.
Taken to Huntingdon.
Larello, Tullilo, of Ernest, was
taken to the Huntingdon reform
atory on Tuesday by Deputy Sher
iff 11. C. Williams. Tullilo was
charged with larceny.
Candidate for Sheriff.
Jay D. Hill, of Oakland avenue,
has announced his candidacy for
sheriff on the Republican ticket.
Arrested at Ernest.
County Detective Josiah Xeal
arrested Alik Schrinko, at Ernest
last Sunday ngiht, charged with
malicious mischief and surety of
the peace.
List of Letters
Remaining uncalled for in the In
diana postoffiee Feb. 13, 1915:
Miss Olive Anderson. Miss Mary
Diener, Miss Charlotte Kinter.
Mrs. A. T. Morrow. Alex Swiss.
Harry B. White.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
HARRY W. FEE. P M
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COAL PRODUCTION IN
DISTRICT FALLS OFF IN 191#
Number of Accidents in Mines De
creases Considerably.
The annual report of Thomas
A. I* urniss, mine inspector for the
12th Mituminous District, \v hick
includes part of Jefferaon. Clear
field, Indiana and Armstrong
counties, contains a number di
most interesting facts. It shows
that during the past year the eoarf
production in this district was
more than a million tons less than
in 15)13.
R. and P. Falls Off.
1 lie R. & P. Coal & Iron Com
pany. the leading producer in the
district, was the chief sufferer as
the result of the condition of the
coal market in 1914. Their pri>-
duction in the 12th district for
1914 was 712,091 tons less th&a
in 1913. The allied company, the
Jefferson and Clearfield Coal anil
Iron Company, increased its pro
duction in 1914 by over 26,000
tons. The Clearfield Bituminous
Coal Corporation, with its largest
operations at Rossiter, dropped
behinds its 1913 production
about 63,000 tons.
Cascade Doubles Product
The Cascade Coal and Coke
Company doubled its production
ill 1914, jumping from 211,000
tons in 1913 to 410,000 in 1914.
During the year two new mines
were opened in the Twelfth dfei
trict and none were abandoned.
61 Mines Operating.
There were 61 mines in opera
tion as compared' with 58 during
1913, and the tons of coal shipped
tc market was greater than that
of 1913. The coke production was
slightly less.
Loss of Life Lessens
The best showing 1914 has %
offer is the great reduction in tjui
number of fatalities and accident*
In 1913 there were 16 fatal aerti.
dents inside tin* mines; in 1914
only 10. There were 37 non-fa
tal accidents in and outside the
mines in 1914, and in 1913 there
were 34. The production per fa
tal accident inside in 1913 was
188 in 1914.
Production by Counties.
Jefferson 2,259.991
Indiana 1,864.294
Clearfield 447,727
Armstrong 169,868
Creekside Church's Rapid Growth
The Methodist Episcopal con
gregation at Creekside has out
grown its church home and they
are building a wing, 24x30, to it
The new part is added as an L and
will be divided by folding doors
and curtains into a room for the
Men's bible class and also room*
for two or three other classes. The
repairs will cost about $l,OOO.
Dairyman May Lose Entire Herd.
Wood Smith, who conducts a
dairy near Smith Station, Blach
liek township, may lose his entire
herd of 15 Jersey cows as the re
sult of the foot and mouth dis
ease, which has appeared among
the cattle. The herd is valued at
$2,000. Smith has refused to fur
nish milk until a representative
of the state veterinarian depart
ment inspects the herd.
The best stores advertise
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