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NEW YORK AND CHIC At
VOLUME JI —NO 12
VIOLATOR ARRESTS
ANOTHER VIOLATOR
In the case of Fred Schirer.
charged with aggravated assault
and oattery, the jury found Schir
er guitly of assault and battery.
The sentence of the Court Monday
morning was, "Paroled to pay the
costs.
The readers will recall reading
of the raid that took place at Er
nest several months ago, when two
families were arrested and a wa
gon load of "booze" was rolled in
to Sheriff Jafferies' basement for
inspection.
i
What Came to Light Last Satur
day Evening.
When Constable Kunkle, of
Creekside was called to testify in
the case of Commonwealth vs.
Fred Schirer, in which Tom Pitts
was prosecutor, among other
things Mr. Kunkle was asked if
during that raid he had a warrant
lie became puzzled for a moment,
but at last confessed by saying
"No, that they neither had a war
rant nor a search warrant."
During the trial it was alleged
that Fred Schirer ifc that time, not
only handcuffed and abused a for
eign woman, but also drew his re
volver and pointed it at her face
while her children were crying
about here. At that time when
she saw Pitts going by, she wanted
him to act as an interpreter, and
had him called, but when Schirer
went out and saw Pitts coming on
the porch, some witnesses said he
(Schirer) struck Pitts with a mace
over the eye, and with his other
hand drew his revolver and point
ed it at Pitts. All this is said to
have been done by this officer
without any authority whatsoever]
It occurs to us that officers of I
the law should give to foreign
born residents the same treatment
they accord to native-born citizens
Surely this is a poor way to teach
these people respeet for our laws.
If those entrusted with the en
forcement of the laws violate the
laws themselves with impunity
how can we expect the ignorant
and uninstructed to respect and
observe the law ?
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Commencing Thursday, April 8.
The Frascona Amusement Co. will
give each day in the Auditorium
a different program of high-class
musical comedy. This will be a
rare treat for the people of Indi
ana.
It will be the ambition of the:
management to make each per
formance more worthy. From time
to time the entire program will be
published in all the city's newspa
pers.
400 Men Are Jobless
After Greensburg Fire
Greensburg, Pa., March 19
The compressor building of the
New Salemville plant of the Key- j
stone Coal and Coke Company was
destroyed by fire late Monday ev
ening, throwing 400 men out of
work indefinitely. The loss is es
timated at $75,000. All the machin
ery in the building was ruined.
Foot-Mouth Disease
at Punxsutawney.
The foot and mouth disease has
broken out almost within the lim
its of the borough of Punxsutaw
ney. Three herds within less than
two miles of the city are infected
and quarantine has been establish
ed. The infected cattle will be
killed immediately. The diseased
cattle belong to Adam Smith, of
Elk Run; Joseph Pollect and Nick
Lorenzo, of Walston.
AMONG GREATEST TIPPLES
Lucerne One of the World's Modet
Coal Mining Plants—Daily
Capacity Over 6,000
Tons.
The current issue of the Em
ployes' 3lagazine, issued by the
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Railway Company, has the follow-
mg;
"Few of our readers realize the
enormous output of coal along the
lines of the railvay and it will be
jf interest to many to learn that
there is a total of 52 mine tipples
in operation in Jefferson, Clear
field, Indiana, Cambria and Arm
strong counties.
"One of the largest tipples in
he world is operated by this com
pany and is located at Lucerne.
The capacity of Lucerne mine is
6.000 tons per day, which is equiv
alent to about 150 cars, which
means the removal of about one
acre of territory per day, and if
this territory could be gathered
together in a solid block it would
represent approximately 300 acres
tf coal removed in one year. After
the mine cars, which have a capa
city of two tons, are loaded they
arq hauled by electric motors to
the main siding, at which point
he cars are made up in trains of
from 25 to 50 cars and hauled to
the tipple.
"Coal from the shaft opening is
raised 180 feet by steam hoist,
which has capacity of hauling two
two ton mine cars and is so con
structed that while coal is being
elevated to the surface two empty
mine cars are being lowered into
the mine. With this arrangement
> is possible to handle six cars, or
12 tons of coal per minute. This
coal is transported to the tipple by
the same means as just described
in connection with the hauling of
the coal from the entrances at the
side of the hill.
"Arriving at the tipple the mine
cars are dumped on a mechanical
cross-over dump upon the feeder,
by which it is delivered to the
shaking screens, which distribute
the various sizes to four picking
belts, 120 feet long and four feet
wide, beside which a large force
of competent men inspect the coal
and remove therefrom all impuri
ties before it reaches the cars. Sev
eral separations are made at one
time through these screens, and
make the following grades: lump,
special mine run, nut, nut and
slack, and slack.
"Leading as they frequently do,
from 125 to 150 railway cars of
coal per day, necessitating the run
ning of hundreds of electric trains
composed of mine cars to and from
the tipple, the manipulation of this
underground railway system,
which consists of 45 miles of rail
way, 35 electric locomotives and
3 500 mine cars, is in itself a trans
portation problem.
"There are over 1,500 men em
ployed at the mine and work is
so arranged as to insure the con
tinuous loading of mine cars in
the mine day and night.
"A central power house located
at Lucerne, is the largest, most
complete and modern plant in the
country. It is equipped with 15
500-liorse power water tube boil
ers, carrying a steam pressure of
175 pounds. In the turbine doom
they have two 3,000 kilowatt con
densing turbine generators deliv
ering current at 6,600 volts, which
not only furnishes power for the
Lucerne mines, but also for 21
other coal mines through 15 sub
stations covering a radius of 25
miles.
"The coal tipple is of concrete
and steel construction and there
are several buildings in connection
with this plant, consisting of boil
er power house, blacksmith, ear
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INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1915
FLEEING FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.
.
BM£E,<-nm SCAit rf- .IL£S
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Natives taking boat to cross into Asia. The figures 1, 2 and 3on the map
show the fortifications of the Dardanelles, where the allied fleet struck at
Turkey first, and figure 4 shows Russia's line of approach toward the Bos
porus.
All Sudan Held
by Native Rebels,
German Declares
Khartoum and Part of Nubia Is
Wrested from British by Fanat
ical Dervish Uprising, He As
serts —Gen. Hawley and Force
Butchered at Fashoda.
Berlin, March 18—(By Wire
less.) —A German merchant who
recently has returned from Egypt
declares that the whole of the Su
dan, including Khartoum, and al
so parts of Nubia, are in posses
sion of the Dervishes. He describes
also an engagement near Fashoda
last December in which Gen. Haw
ley, of the British army, and a
number of other officers, together
with almost 2,000 men lost their
lives.
Destroy All Railways.
The merchant in question re
lates a story of the : lie r 1 upris
ing of the Senussi tribesmen r:
November. He declares that they
destroyed an Australian camp
near the Pyramids November 19,
killing 200 Australians and cap
turing guns and provisions. Later
v large force, not less than 80,00
they overflower the entire pro
vince of Fayum and destroyed all
railroads, including the Cairo-Aus
suan line. December 1 they de
stroyed the Alexander-Cairo rail
road near Damanhar.
Thousands of tribesmen respond
ed to the appeal of the Dervishes
and on December 14, 40,000 of
them marched in the direction of
Fashoda, on the White Nile where
Gen. Hawley opposed them with
6,000 troops. Of the men under
Hawley all the native soldiers de
serted to the Dervishes, leaving
him with only 2,000 men. Most of
this contingent was killed and Gen
Hawley and all of his officers fell.
Naburel-Asi, commanding tho
Dervishes, had all his prisoners de
capitated.
Capture Military Base.
As a result of the victory all the
native chiefs joined the Dervishes,
who on January 1 took possession
of. the military post at Nasser, in
the district of Sennaer.
This merchant declares further
more that the Dervishes destroy
ed all the telegraph lines in low r er
Egypt. No word of the conquest
of the Sudan has been allowed- to
leak out.
Say Germans Flew Neutral Flag.
London, March 18. —Advices re?
ceived by the Foreign Office today
state that a neutral flag has been
flown by a German vessel. The
German steamer, Annie Elise, it is
said, recently entered a Norweg
ian port flying the Norwegian flag
Italian Government to
Buy American Horses
New York, March 15 Four
captains of the Italian army, ac
companied by 52 soldiers, arrived
here today on board the Italian
steamship, Europa. from Naples.
According to Capt. Sebastano
Raffaelli, in charge of the detach
ment. they are to take back to It
aly a shipment of 1.500 horses that
have been purchased in the United
States for use in the Italian army.
Italy Banning Austrian Mail
Rome, March 15 (via Paris)
The Italian minister of posts and
telegraphs today issued orders
suspending the exchange of tele
graphic money orders with Aus
tria-Hungary. Orders were also
issued suppressing the traveling
postoffice on trains bound for the
Austrian frontier.
LOST —Two room keys on ring
somewhere on Philadelphia street
Finder will please leave at this
office.
ERNEST MURDERER GIVEN
VERDICT OF 2ND DEGREE
CLYDE CARNEY GETS
FOUR YEARS IN PEN
The jury Thursday morning at
9 o'clock returned a verdict find
ing Wasil Sehrensky guilty of
murder in the second degree, as a
result of the death of Fania Wv
koskey, at Ernest, several months
ago. It is quite probable that At
torney William 31. 3la ban, coun
sel for the defendant, will make a
motion for a new trial.
The jury was given the case at
8:45 o'clock Wednesday evening
and arrived at their verdict very
shortly after midnight Thursday
morning.
Tuesday morning Judge Telford
pronounced sentence upon Clyde
Carney, who was convicted in the
court last week with assault with
intent to kill and robbery. While
attempting to rob the Shilling
home, near Vintondale, Carney
shot in the ami Mrs. Shilling as
she entered her home. On the first
charge he was sentenced to pay
the costs of prosecution, a fine of
$lOO and undergo imprisonment in
the Western Penitentiary for not
less than three years and not more
than five, and on the second count
he was sentenced to pay the costs,
a fine of $lOO and to serve not lesr,
than one year and not more than
years in the Penitentiary.
Leo Venio was found guilty of
attempting to blow up a house at
Homer City with dynamite and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $lOO
the costs of prosecution and serve
twelve months in the Workhouse.
Max Byer, charged with steal
ii.g money from the store of Johq
Bennett, of town, was found guilty
COUNTY AUDITORS FINISH
TASK FOR ANOTHER YEAR
The bounty a \ditors, R. J. Hood
James Speedy and F. E. Groft
have completed their task and.
have filed their report with the
Court.
In account with J. Willis Wil
son, of Indiana county
the figures show receipts of $205,,
991.45 and disbursements of $153,-
797.32, leaving a balance in the
county treasury of $51,194.13. The
disbursements included exonera
tions, delinquent outstanding tax
es, county commissioners' orders,
appropriations, salary of borough
officers, election expenses, jurors
etc. The jurors' fees and mileage
amounted to $10,707.60; County
Commissioners' salaries, $3,600;
County Treasurer's salary, $2100;
Court Stenographer, $l5OO, and by
extra Court Stenography work.
$1,486.25; Sealer of Weights and
Measures, $l,OOO, with that offi
cial's expenses of $281.93; tho
same official's outfit, $282.35, and
his automobile, $570.
In account with J. Willis Wil
son, in the Indiana County Poor
District, the figures show receipts
of $68,703.63 and disbursements of
$55,553.13, leaving a balance of
$13,168.50.
There is a balance of $8,894.50
in the Dog Fund; $1,029.15 in the
School, Road, Township and Bor
ough Funds. The account of Sher
iff Jeffries shows orders granted
to the amount of $4,830,73, with
disbursements of $4,827.03, leav
ing a balance of $3.70.
The assets of Indiana are over
the liabilities of Indiana county
Poor District to the amount of
$136,018.46, an din the Dog Fund
the assets are over the liabilities
to the amount of $14,784.39.
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and sentenced to the Huntingdon
Reformatory.
Chas. Kiddo was convicted of
larceny and sentenced to pay a
line of $l, restore the stoleu cloth
ing and serve 30 days in jail.
John Yansiek pleaded guilty to
aggravated assault and battery
and was sentenced to pay a fine of
$25 and serve four months in the
Workhouse.
Louis Trunzo pleaded guilty to
assault and battery and was sen
tenced to pay the costs of prosecu
tion and a fine of $lOO.
In the case of assault and ha? 8 * 5
tcry against H. E. Lowry, of
Blairsville, the jury found him not
guilty and divided the costs be
tween him and his wife, who was
the prosecutrix.
Joe Sago was convicted of ag
gravated assault and battery and
sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and
serve three years in the peniten
tiary. Sago had abused his wife
in a brutal manner, which treat
ment is alleged to have been in
part the cause of her death since
the prosecution.
The jury acquitted Chas. M.
Ouiggle, employed on the New
York Central train through Cly>
tner, of the charge of assault and
battery, but placed the costs on
him. This case grew out of diffi
culty which the conductor and
brakeman had with a foreigner as
u passenger.
Harvey O'Harrah, of Arcadia,
was acquitted of the charge of
burning his house to defraud the
i n su ranee" com pany.
Joe Pompi was convicted of sell
ing liquor illegally and sentence/'
t pay a fine of $l5O and serve .
months in the Workhouse.
[BREVITIES
Mr. A. L. Frascona was a Pitts
burg visitor Tuesday.
Miss Stella Vogel, of North
Fifth street, visited her sister,
Mrs. Frank Sweeney, at Punxsu
tawney, last week.
Miss Blanche Anthony, of Rail
read avenue, has returned from
a three months' stay in Washing
ton and Philadelphia.
M. Levy, of New York City, is
the guest of S. W. Rose, of The
Bon Ton store. Mr. Levy lias with
him samples of spring wearing
apparel.
E.~ R. Springer is in Pittsburg
attending the state convention of
photographers. The convention ia
u session at the Monongahela
House all this week.
B. Shields Sloan, accompanied!
by his daughter, Miss Cynthia
vere in Pittsbug the first of the
week, where Mr. Sloan underwent
an X-ray examination.
WHAT IS GOING ON THIS EV
ENING.
Strand.
"The Red Flame of Passion."
Lyric Hall.
Rolles Skating at 7:30
Star.
Oh, Where Is My Wanderif
Boy Tonight V 1 Cabmate Katt
Colonial.
"A Woman's Debt," 2
Gold Seal, Cleo Madison. "Tfce
Useless One," big U. drama. ,# A*
Maid by Proxy," Nestor comedy..