ONLY BI LINGUAL
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NEW YORK AND CHICAG'
VOLUME U —No. 28
MiIFNTER AND
HOLTARE SAME
Suicide of Assailant of J.
P. Morgan Reveals
The Truth
BOMBS ON TWO LINERS?
J. Pierpont 31 organ, the New
York financier, Was shot by Frank
Holt, former professor of languages
at Cornell University. Saturday morn
ing at Mr. .Morgan s summer home
at Glen Cove, L. I.
The assailant entered the home
and was confronted by the butler,
who saw the gun in Holt's hand and
shouted a warning to 3lr. Morgan,
who misunderstood the cry and with
3lrs. 31c rgan rushed into the room.
Holt immediately fired two shots at
the financier when he was pounced
upon by 31 r. .Morgan and the butler,
disarmed and taken into custody.
The wounded man cooly sat down
and called a doctor and then his
offices, after which he telephoned
-vhis mother in Central New York that
he had been wounded slightly. This
proved the truth as the wounds were
in his hip and not serious.
Holt had in mind the stopping of
the war and thought Mr. Morgan one
of the principal causes of its contin
uing. His mind was evidently un
balanced by overstudy. Tuesday he
made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide by severing an artery in his
wrist. During the night he with
drew the attention of the guard by
feigning sleep and crawled to the top
of his cell to a window, and dove
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head foremost to the paved court 20 j
feet below. He was found dead in I
the morning with his skull crushed. J
Holt was the same man who set the j
bomb in the capital last Friday night,
and also wrote his wife in Texas that
he had placed bombs aboard two out- j
going liners, timed to explode on the
7 th. This has been proven untrue. ;
Holt has since been identified as
Erich 31 neuter, an ex-Harvard pro
fessor who disappeared nine years
ago after the death of his first wife
who died of poisoning.
THE SUFFRAGE BELL HERE TODAY
Big Cpen Air Meeting for Cause
of Suffrage Tonight
A series of meetings conducted by
the advocates of women's suffrage,
are being held in the county. 31iss
Jane Leonard, of the Normal faculty
and 3liss Stewart, Dean of the Uni
versity of 3lontana, started a series
of meetings Wednesday evening
when they spoke in Blairsville.
Thursday they appeared in Edge
wood. last night at Plumville and
tonight they will address a meeting
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on Philadelphia street in front of the
court house.
The new ••Liberty Bell" which will
be rung for the first time on the day
the fair sex secures the ballot in this
state, will reach this county Wednes
day where it will be seen a'. Blairs
ville at 2 o'clock. At 3:30 the bell
will be at Blaeklick. 4 o'clock at
Homer, at 5:30 the bell will reach
Indiana. The ladies accompanying
the bell will be entertained at dinner
and a meeting will be held in front
of the court house at 8 o'clock. From
here the bell goes on to West Leban-!
on and Apollo.
COLONEL HOUSE REPORTS TO PRESIDENT.
Photo copyright, 1915, by American Press Association.
Shortly alter his return from Europe, where had been feeling the pulse of the belligerent powers, Colonel
E. M. House had a visit at his home in Roslyn, N. Y., from the president. He reported that there was little de
mand for peace abroad.
| People You Know j
—Mr. and Mrs. George Prothero
have returned from their wedding
trip in the west.
—Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Rose and
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shearer, of
town are making an automobile trip,
to Erie, Butler, Youngstown and
other points this week.
—Mrs. W. A. Dinsmore and dau
ghter, of Patton, and Miss Gertrude
Dinsmore, of Punxsutawney, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Dinsmore, of Noi;th Seventh street,
over Sunday.
—County Commissioners E. M.
Ansley and J. M. Wakefield and
Commissioners' Clerk W. H. Avers,
of town, were at Stroudsburg last
week attending the annual conven
tion of the County Commissioners of
Pennsylvania.
—Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Guthrie, of
Church street, are members of the
Edward A. Wood s agency of the
Equitable Life Society, which is
touring the Adirondaeks, Montreal,
and Quebec. The return trip will be
made bv Lake Champlain and Lake
'
George and down the Hudson River
to New York City. Mr. Guthrie will
also be the guest of the society at
the convention to be held at Ports
mouth. N. 11.
—J. Howard Houk. of South Six
th street, motored to Oil City to
spend the Fourth. He was accom
panied home Monday by his wife and
son who had Iveen the guests of 31 rs.
Houk's mother for several weeks.
Valuable Horse Dead
•■Gipsy." the beautiful riding
horse owned by Mrs. Harry W. Fee,
of School street, died Wednesday
morning after but a short sickness.
Efforts to save the animal by the vet
erinaries were unavailing. •-Gipsy"
was a valuable mare and quite re
cently Mrs. Fee refused a large sum
to part with her. Last year at the
county fair the mare was a first prize
winner in the riding class.
THE REAL JJBERTY BELL
Famous Relic Receiving Great
Ovation on Way to Panama
Exposition
No President, Prince or Potentate
in the history of the world ever re
ceived a more royal welcome, or
made a more triumphant entry into
a city than is our own Liberty Bell
this week on its triumphal visit to
cities fortunate enough to be in the
path of its trans-coninental trip to
the Panama-Pacific Exposition at
San Francisco. Thousands are meet
ing it at every stop and still more
are expectantly waiting at way-side
crossings or anywhere a glimpse of
the bell may be had either moving or
at the regularly scheduled stops.
Great care has been exercised for
this propitious trip of the famous
relic, a specially designed car having
been made for its transportation, and
every possible precaution taken to
safeguard it on the six thousand mile
trip. The car is equipped with a
special generator for illuminating the
bell at night, making it visible for
over a mile.
Some are not in favor of taking
risks with the bell, and others have
suggested making a replica cf it for
exhibition purposes. Somehow we
cannot think of the old bell objecting
to an occasional ride in its old age,
and we do not begrudge oue whit,
the pride it must feel as recipient of
all this flattering attention. There
is a yawning crack in its side, but
no doubt there is a good riug in it
yet and if occasion demanded could
make itself heard as it did that morn
ing long ago when the gray headed
man was waiting in the belfry and at
the cry of his little grandson. ••Ring.
Grandpa, ring!" rang the bell that
proclaimed liberty throught all the
land. May its journey be safe.
Attorneys Vacation Days
At a meeting of the Indiana coun-i
ty Bar Association held on Monday,
the dates of the annual vacation of
the attorneys were fixed. The vaca
tion will be from July 14 to August'
21 both days inclusive.
IXDIAXA, PA. SATURDAY', JULY 3 0 1915
Weddings
Griffith-Hill
Harvey C. Griffith, of Conemaugh,
and Miss Zoe G. Hill, of White town
ship, were married on Saturday, .July
3d, by the Rev. Dr. Bennett W,
Hutchinson at the Methodist Episco
pal parsonage, on Church street.
Berry-Colemen
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Oliver Charles Barry, of this place
and Miss Delphia Coleman, of near
Plumville, were married last Wed
nesday by Rev. J. C. Clarke, pastor
of the Christian church of Indiana,
at his apartment on North Seventh
street.
Bhe-Leach
Marl in B. Bne. of Rossiter. and
Miss Lottie T. Leach, daughter of
Mrs. Anna V. Leach, of Love joy,
were united in marriage Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. J. C. Clarke of the
Christian church, performed the cer
emony.
George-Miller
Harry George, sou of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. George, of Homer City, and
Miss Martha Miller, daughter of Mr.
and 31 rs. tl. 11. 31 iller, of this place*
were united in marriage, in .Johns
town on Wednesday evening by Rev.
W. W. Peffer. formerly pastor of
the Evangelical church of this place.
McFarland-Starr
Tuesday afcenroon at 3 o'clock, in
the home of the officiating minister,
who is the grandfather of the bride,
3lr. Paul McFarland. of Indiana,
and 31iss Evelyn Starr, of Kittaning,
were united in marriage by the Rev.
J. 31. imbrie. The couple expect
to live in Indiana, where the groom
ia engaged in the grocery business
McGearyLowman
A wedding ceremony witnessed by
only the immediate relatives, occur
red at the home of 31 rs. Jennie Gib
sou Lowman. on South Eleventh
street Thursday noon when her
daughter, 3larv Josephine became
the bride of 31 r. J. E. 3lcGearv. of
Lcechburg. Rev. Chalmers G. 31 or
row, pastor of the First United Pres
byterian church performed the cere
rnonv.
.MINNEHAHA, AFIRE, IS
SPEEDING TO HALIFAX
Officials Making Efforts to
Learn If Ship Bearing
Ammunition Is
Holt Victim
New York, July B—While the steamship Minnehaha,
afire at sea with 15,000 tons of munition aboard, w is speed
ing to Halifax, X. S., tonight, the officials here were bend
ing every effort to learn if the blaze caused by an explosion
could possibly have been the work of Frank Holt, the as
sailant of J. P. Morgan, who had given warning that a ship
I would be sunk on July 7.
The ship was due to reach Halifax tomorrow mornin-
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FOURTH OF JULY
IN INDIANA CD.
A Sane and Mostly Safe
! Independence Day Was
Much Enjoyed
NEARBY CELEBRATIONS
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Indiana did not celebrate the 4th
j this year, Hut her little sisters more
than made up for it. Many journey
ed to points nearby and spent a pleas- j
ant day.
Homer City takes the first prize
for the best celebration. The ears
;to that place were well pretty well
filled all day. and the little town
down the line was doing her best to
make the eagle scream. Three bands
; were in attendance and the parade
in the morning was a credit to the
town. It consisted of floats, mum
mers, fraternal and secret organiza
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tions. The largest crowd in the his
tory of the town was in attendance.
Lucerne celebrated Saturday and
was principally a demonstration of
the efficiency of mine rescue teams.
The Lucerne team took first prize by
a narrow margin. Two games of
ball were also played.
Shelocta celebrated 3londay and
drew a fair crowd. The celebration
was under the auspices of Shelocta
Grange and consisted oi' fantastic
parades, picnics in the grove, patri
otic addresses and a baseball game
between the Shelocta and Park wood
mine teams with victory for the lat
ter.
3lany took advantage of the attrac
tions at Punxsv and took the trip
by train or auto to the Jefferson
county city.
Mistook Dynamite Cap
For Copper Rivet
Carlton Flickinger, aged 8, son of
3lr. and 3lrs. Harry Flickinger. of
Homer City, was seriously injured
Tuesday noon when he struck a dyn
amite cap with a hammer in rnistade
for a copper rivet. The lad found
the cap in the wash-house at the
home or his grandfather. He took
the cap home with the intention of
repairing his small wagon, believing
the cap was a rivet. TV hen he hit
the cap pieces of the copper struck
him. cutting his face and breast. It
is feared he may loose the sight of
an eye.
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The captain reports that
the fire is under control.
Blairsville Minister t,:t ty Auto
i Rev. Johnston, pastor of the A.
31. E. church, of Bl&iisvillc, was
run down by an automobile bv an uu
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i known driver on Monday night and
painfully injured. He sustained a
fracture of the collar hone and was
, shaken up considerably. It is said
the driver of the car was looking at
a baloon when the accident occurred.
The car number was secured and an
investigation will l>e made.
An Appreciation oF Oliver
Crissman by Judge tlkin
Justice John P. Elkin. of the Su
preme Court, came over from Indi
ana yesterday to attend tin* funeral
of Oliver Crissman. --Oliver Criss
man. said Mr. Elkin, - was my first
school teacher. He taught ine to
read and write. I went to school to
him longer, and my recoil ctions of
him are more vivid, than of any oth
er teacher. He was a man of sturdy
principles and kindly impulses, and
I have always held him iu high es
teem."—Wednesday's Punxsy Spirit
A New Coal 'own
Sidestep is the name of a new coal
town located in this county near
Martin town in Pine township.
Coal mines are bein opened bv
Estch Bros. on at io-acre tract.
Coal will be marketed over Lia* branch
road from Colver to Pine Flats.
Hotel Man Called to
His Door and Shot
Frank Lowerv. proprietor of a ho
tel at Windber. was slot ami serious
ly wounded Monday night, by a man
who called him to the back door of
his establishment. Hi- assailant es
caped. Lowerv is an Italian by
birth.
Forger Goes fa Jail
Joseph Selnig, the forger who op
erated in Punxsutawney. Dußois,
Reynoldsville. Wart n and other
towns in that vicini v about two
| months ago, pleaded i oil ty before
Judge Bell, of (" arfield county,
arid has been seutenc d t> a term of
from three to five year- in tHe West
ern penitentiary. H< wa> taken to
prison last week.
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