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VOLUME II — No. 24
Montefalcone Occupied by Italian Troops. President's Note is Sent to Germany
DHtiraPE
County Jail at This Place
Scene of Successful
Delivery
FOUR m LIBERTY
Well Laid Plans Work Without a
Hitch and Quartette
Soon Were tree
The most clever and successful jail
escape ever planned in the history of
the county occurred last Tuesday
morning at an early hour when Mr.
and Mrs. Harry iScheffler, held for
trial on a chaige of larceny, Chester
Frye, accused by his own (laughter,
and Catherine Miller, incarcerated
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the day previous for stealing clothing
from the Normal School, made their
way out of the county jail at this
place.
For some time, evidently, Scheffier
and Frye had been busy cutting the
iron bars of their cell, one drowning
the noise of the file by playing on a
musical instrument while the other
worked.
Monday night was probably the
time agreed upon for the dash for
liberty. Early in the evening Frye
was permitted to go to the cell of
Scheffier ostensibly to play cards,
and closed the door. Evidently all
four were cognizant of the details and
progress of the plan as each contrib
uted to the help of the other, and so
cunningly were the plans laid that
not a hitch oceured to mar their suc
cess.
When the time came for closing
the second tier of cells, the doors of
each were seen to he closed and the
bolts were shot and everything was
supposed to be in proper order, but
in the cell of Schelfier were a busy
pair.
By the aid of files made from cor
set stays the last bar was cut, and
through the opening thus made they
drew themselves to the top of the
cage and thence to tli3 attic to a
place directly over the hospital de
partment where the two women were
confined, cut another hole, and by
aid of blankets, decended into the
room occupied by the women. Again
they tore up the floor, and all four,
by the aid of the blanket-rope lower
themselves into an outside room
where they had but to raise a window
and drop into Court Place. In all
probability a conveyance was waiting
nearby and they were soon on their
way.
A general alarm was sent tnrough
out the county and detectives and
constabulary have taken up the
chase.
Joseph E. Weaver
Prof. Joseph E. Weaver wishes to
announce that he will be a candidate
for the office of Register and Record
er, Prof. Weaver has taught school
for twenty-one years and has been
principal of the Ernest public school
for four terms. He is seeking pub
lic office for the first time and will
appreciate the help of his friends.—
Adv.
TO FILL THIRTY-FOUR PLACES IN HALL OF FAME
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Preliminary ballots have been sent out and final election will take place July 1 to Oct L
MONDAY IS FLAG DAY
138 Anniversary of the Stars and
Stripes
Monday is the 138 anniversary of
the birth of the flag, and at no time
in recent years has there been great
er occasion for fittingly celebrating
it than this year.
Many days were spent by Betsy
Ross and lier girl friends in design
ing and making the beautiful emblem
of our country, and the anniversary
of its completion and initial unfurl
ing should rank among the impor
tant holidays of the nation.
To many it stands merely as a tri
color of red, white and blue, but the
mind of Washington, who sketched a
design for Mrs. Ross to follow was
nothing less than inspired; to them it
meant more than a blaze of bright
hued colors; it meant love, respect,
! duty, truth and purity, and when the
! first red and white stripes were layed
and sewed by dainty fingers long
since returned to dust, they stood
for the thirteen original states, the
square of blue for truth and the
i white stars purity, and as each suc
cessive state become part of the un
ion. another star was added until
now. 48 states covering a continent
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, un
furl this flag to the breeze, a united
country of over a hundred millions
ready to fight and die if need be, for
the stars and stripes.
We all love the fiag. There is no
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question about that, but how many
of us doff our hats as the fiag goes
by? How many give it the honor of
a salute? How many arise when the
orchestra plays the opening bars of
the "Star Spangled Banner"? You
should do it! Respect for the fiag
demands it.
i With fifty years passed since the
"honorable surrender"' of General
Lee at Appouiatox; with the South
emerged from her desolated ruins
into peace and prosperity, with all
the old feeling passed and gone, the
southern people, as observed by the
writer, pay more respect to the em
blem of their country in times of
1 peace than do the northern. With
; the first bars of the "Star, Spangled
Banner" you will see them rise and
stay "riz" until the finish. If in the
open, they remove their hats as we
all should do.
Let us give the flag of the "land
of the free and the home of the
brave" the place it should have in
CELEBRATED 95th BIRTHDAY
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Mrs. Thomas Patterson, of Grin
more Oldest Wuman in County
Mrs. Thomas Patterson, of near
Grinmore, this county, celebrated
her ninety-fifth birthday anniversary
at which time all of her living child
ren but one were present in honor of
the event. Mrs. Patterson was a
daughter of John Dunkle, one of the
pioneer settlers in the vicinity of
Spruce, and she has resided in the
locality in which she now lives since
a girl of nine years.
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New Mine Snperinlen
dent at Rossiter
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Michael MacDougal, of Blossburg,
has succeeded J. J. Connors as
superintendent of the Clearfield Bi
tuminus Coal corporation's mining
plant at Rossiter. Mr. MacDougal
took charge of the operations last
week. The new superintendent is a
man of great experience in the coal
business and goes to Rossiter with
the reputation of being a man who
accomplishes things
Mr. Connors tendered his resigna
tion some time ago but continued in
charge until his successor was nam
ed. He has been superintendent at
Rossiter for 1G years and was held
in the highest esteem, not only by
his employers, but by the mining
men of Rossiter and vicinity. He
will be greatly missed in the town.
He has not yet decided where he
will locate.
Aged Han Killed
By Train at Twollck
Tuesday afternoon Martin Lorah.
aged 78 and a veteran of the civil
war, was instantly killed at Twolick
by the passenger train leaving here
at 12:01. He was picking coal from
: between the rails and did not hear
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the approaching train. The body,
which was terribly mangled, was re
moved to the undertaking rooms of
Steving A Streams of town and pre
pared for burial.
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FOR SALE —Corner lot in Chevy
Chase, 65x150, for further informa
tion, apply at this office.
our hearts. Thousands have died
that it might wave, and the least we
can do is to swing it to the breeze
and give it an endearing salute.
Get out a flag Monday if it isn't
any larger than a ten cent piece.
INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, JUNE 12 1915
GRAND JURY BUSY
Many True Bills Returned by
That Body This Week
The June term of Criminal and
Civil court opened Monday afternoon
by Judge S. J. Telford hearing the
returns of the Grand Jury, which
immediately retired with District At
torney W. F. Elkin to consider the
cases.
Following are the cases passed up
on up to 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing:
Joseph Canela, burglary, not a
true bill. Pay costs.
Mike or Metro Bv-kosky. murder.
True bill.
Com. vs. Peter Hurley and G. W.
Scheller, Ist, damaging property of
livery stable keeper; 2nd, ditto; 3d
abuse of confidence of liver}- stable
keeper. A true bill on first and sec
ond counts, only.
Com. vs. William McAdoo, Ist
felonious rape, 2d statuatory rape.
True bill on 2d count only.
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Com. vs. Clayton Palmer, felony.
! True bill.
Com. vs. J. H. Kerr, misdemeanor
Not a true bill, pay cost.
Com. vs. F. Marino and Mrs. Man-
Marino, illegal liquor selling. True
bill.
Com. A r s. Norman Holland, A. <£
R. True bill.
Com. vs. Samuel Galbreath, assault
with intent to rape. True bill.
Com. vs. Clark Beer, A. &B. A
true bill.
Com. vs. John Beer. A. A. & B.
True bill.
Peter Stonnich, Ist assault with
intent to kill. 2d assault with intent
to disfig, A. A. & 8., 4th A. &8.,
sth carrying concealed deadly wea
pons. True bills on 2d, 3d. 4th and
7 th counts.
Joe Marts, selling cigarettes to
minors. Not a true bill. Prosecut
or H. H. Alms pay the costs.
J. B. Mclntire. carrying concealed
deadly weapens. True bill.
Mike Malich, Dan Gilbesky, C'has.
I Oresky. felony. True bills.
Norris Cochran, misdemeanor. A
true bill.
Mike Drotcr, F. &B. True bill.
Joe Seoya and Mrs. Eva Lista,
(illegal liquor selling. True bill.
Peter Bell, A. A. &B. True bill.
Ignatz Lasky. Mike Paralovsky.
Alex Diel. A. A. & B. A true
, bill.
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Allies Face Crisis;
Britain Fears Invasion
Badly in Need of Ammuni
tion. Good Officers
Are Scarce
LONDON, June 11. — 4 'Where Germanv once 1 had a
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marked superiority in men, she now has a superiority in
'ammunition. Sir William Robertson Nicoll thus sums up
the situation as lie sees it in the current issue of the British
Weekly, stating that the Allies must hurriedly equip them
selves and urges the British to stand behind the minister of
munitions as one man. In conclusion Sir William says
that another pressing need is efficient offi )ers.
PARIS RECALLS ALL
AMMUNITION WORKERS
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PARIS, June 11. —The French government has recall
ed from the front all Frenchmen capable of working in am
munition factories. What happened in France was that
the workmen were taken from the factories by the moboli
zation and their places were taken by women and others who
conld not be sent to war. France realizes her mistake.
Campbell's Mills Is
Popular Picnic Resort
The picnic grounds at Campbell's
Mills are as popular this season as
ever, and scores of outings will be
held there this summer. There is
some talk ef erecting stands and con
verting the pretty spot into a regular
park.
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School Marms Re-elected
At a meeting of the School Board
Monday evening, all the former
teachers for positions in
the Indiana High School were re
elected, but not to any particular
rcims. The salaries will remain the
same. The school year will be nine
months, starting Aug. 30.
Mrs. Romanye Wagner Sexton,
widow of James Hall Sexton, the
Johnstown newspaper man who died
recently, was among those elected to
positions as teachers. Airs. Sexton
resided here before her marriage.
Other new teachers are the Misses
Edna Stewart, Lillian Hazlett, Edna
McFarland, Mary Lockard and Edna
Bell.
Annual Meeting nf
Indiana Coal Company
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Indiana Coal company
will be held at Glen Campbell Tues
day, June 22nd. Officers will be el
ected and other important business
will be transacted.
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Billy Will Recover From Wound
Edwin Hilty, who was mysterious
ly shot last week is recovering in the
Indiana hospital. It is said that the
injuries are not likely to prove fatal.
The police authorities are investiga
ting. Two arrests have been made.
ALL THE NEWS FOR
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I S. Seventh St. Residents
Want Pavement
J he Borough Council was present
e<l Monday night with a petition fron
the residents of S. Seventh street to
, pa\ e that thoroughfare this summer.
A large number of the signers were
present at the meeting and offered to
furnish the necessary money if the
work could start immediately.
Faculty is Re-elected
At a meeting of the joint school
board of Kldersridge State Vocation
al School, the following faculty was
re-elected for the next school year:
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Prof. H. C. Feterolf; supervisor of
| agriculture, J. \Y. Warner; domestic
science, Miss Mildred E. Vail; music,
Mrs. 11. C. Fetterolf; assistant prin
cipal, Miss Lillian Rowe. Flders-
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ridge Vocational school was former
ly Eld< rsridge academy. It has
been in existence more than 75 veara
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and was made a state institution a
year ago. Many of Indiana's prom
inent residents attended this famous
institution.
Unnaturalized Foreigners
Cannot Own Dogs
j No unnaturalized foreign resident
!of this state may hunt hereafter any
wild bird or animal with a dog, nor
may any unnaturalized foreign born
resident even own a dog in Pennsyl
vania, under penalty of $25 or im
prisonment of a day for each dollar
of fine and costs. Any game or fish
j warden, state policeman or constable
may arrest without a warrant any
foreigner found with a dog. GOF
! ernor Brumbaugh has made it a law.
Beift stores advertise in The
Patriot.
FIVE CENTO