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VOLUME II —No. 34
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Greatest Storm
in Annals of
the Gulf
OVER 200LIVES EOST
DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 19.—Gal
veston has undergone one of the sev
erest storms in the annals of the
Gulf of Mexico, and has emerged
battered and sorely burdened with
financial loss, I nit comparatively sav
ed as far as life and death are con
cerned by its gigan'ic sea wall.
The water main leading to the city
supply well at Alta Loma, 18 miles
over the mainland has broken and
the available supply is fast diminish
ing, adding to the discomfort of the
city.
The first messenger from the is
land to the mainland to reach Hous
ton brought a summary of the re
sults of the storm, which began on
Monday afternoon and raged until
dawn Tuesday. A thousand feet of
the sea wall which skirts the south
ern side of the city has been torn
away and the causway which connects
Galveston with the outside world has
been cut in two at the drawbridge.
Tkree fires have done great dam
age and the city is without adequate
water supply. The estimate of the
financial loss in the eit}' alone will
equal that of the 1990 storm which
was estimated at $15,000,000, and
the total damage to the south will
run to over $35,000,000.
For more than 48 hours Galveston
was "lit cf touch with the outside
world except for a few feeble wireless
messages.
Despite the fact that a thousand
feet of the wall was battered away,
Galveston attributes its salvation as
a city to the big dyke which was
built a few years after the storm of
1900.
The mayor proclaimed the city un
der martial law. after a survey of the
losses to prevent looting. The city
will not call for outside aid.
Only 14 are dead in Galveston,
but over "00 lives is the storm's tot
al. The surprising lew loss of life
is probably due to the lesson of 1900
The people Monday sought refuge in
the stronger buildings, whereas in
the disastrous storm of 15 years ago
the residents remained in their homes
feeling secure against the gale which
claimed the lives of 8000.
The army camp at Texas City has
been destroyed with a loss of 10 sol
diers and a number of civilians.
" wenty-five members of the crew
of the government dredge San Ber
nard which sank in the canal below
Galveston are believed to have been
drowned, and the dredge Sam Hous
ton which went aground near the eitv
reports the LOSS of s me of her crew
of 56.
—Mrs. David Oris. and her
daughters, Mabel an 1 Mrs. Albert
Seigh, are spending the week at
Ridge view Park.
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HOLDUP ATTEMPT;
ELEVENARE HELD
Alleged to Have Share In
Attempted Paymaster
Robbery
Eleven prisoners, four of whom
are women, are confined in the Cam
bria jail for alleged complicity in the
attempt to hold up and rob the pay
master of the Greenwich Coal and
Coke company of $lO,OOO near Gar
mantown last Saturday. None of
the eleven have been able to secure
bail. The women are Mrs. William
Lale, her daughter. Mrs. Gleason;
Mrs. Emogene Dunlap. and her
daughter, Effie Dunlap. They were
arrested by the state police on what
is known as the Pickle farm, where
they had been making their home,
and where the plans for the hold-up
were said to have been made. The
officers maintain that the women
made the black masks used by the
men one of whom still remains at
large. The eases will probably be ,
disposed of at the September term
.
of court
Miller Girl Breaks Parole
Catherine Miller, of town, one of i
the four who escaped from the jail!
here some time ago, and who has j
been on parole at the Willard Home, j
is now an inmate of the Industrial '
school at Morganza, as a result of a
theft of SIOD and subsequent escape
from the Willard Home early Thurs- |
day morning. After stealing the'
money belonging to an employee of
the home, she boarded the early
train for Tarentuni. where she was
arrested the same day and brought ;
to Indiana. Judge Telford senten-1
ced the careless young lady to Mor- !
ganza, where she was taken by Miss
Willard on Saturday.
Kace Program for the Fair
The speed program for the fifty
ninth interstate fair to be held by the
Indiana County Agricultural Society
here September 7, 8, 9 and 10, has
been arranged and includes some
good events. In addition to the'
regular purses $5O will be given to
the first horse breaking the track
record of 2:10. Entries close Satur
day, September 4. Indiana is a
member of the Coal, Iron and Oil
Race Circuit. The schedule of races
follows:
September 8—2:20 Tret, purse
$309 ; 2:30 Trot, pnrse $300; 2:15
Pace or Trot, purse $3OO.
September 9—2:20 Pace, purse,
$3OO. 2:24 Pace, purse. $3OO. 2:14
Pace, purse, $3OO.
September 10—2:24 Trot, purse.
$3OO ; 2:30 Pace, purse, $3OO. Free
for-All Trot or Pace, purse, $4OO.
All events will be conducted un
der the rules of the National Trot
ting Association, of which all fairs
in this association are members.
Hunting Eggs; Found Snake
While hunting eggs on Friday.
Clark Little, of Plumville, found a
blacksnake coil d up in the nest.
He promptly killed the reptile, which
measured nearly 6 feet in length.
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Photos by American Press Association. ,
f The vast coal strike in Wales with which England had to contend and
the threatened strike in the big Krupp works at Essen, Germany, have been
the topic of much discussion recently. The photos show a gun room in the •
Krupp works and Welsh miners.
CAMP PAYROLL
AMOCNTIS $48,000
Gtiyen Soldiers Will Re
ceive Pay Soon
A payroll of $48,677.59 was made
out Wednesday at Harrisburg by Ad
judant General Thomas J. Stewart,
as the state's share of pay for men
for service at the Indiana encamp
ment. The Federal Government pays
the balance. The totals by regi
ments are: Tenth, $13,726.79;
Fodrteenth, $9,936.60; Sixteenth.
$11,824.39; Eighteenth, $11,535.54;
Brigade headquarters. $820.58; Sig
nal corps, $844.09.
| People You Know!
—C. H. Moore of Water street, j
was at Kittaning yesterday.
—T. L. Edwards, of Philadelphia
street, left Wednesday for a ten-day I
trip to Cambridge Springs.
—Mrs. John McGeary, of Leech
burg, is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Jennie G. bowman, of South Elev
enth street.
—Mrs. George Elgin has returned
to her home in Kittanning. after a
visit with her son. A. T. Elgin, of
West Church street.
—Miss Laura Hassinger, of Apol
lo. is spending a short time with her
mother. Mrs. Susamnah Hasinger. of
North Sixth street.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Lanich. of
Church street, are spending two
week's with the latter's mother, at
Saliadasburg. Lycoming county.
—Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Work, of
Water Street, are spending, two
weeks in Detroit. Mich., as guests of
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Work.
Presbyterians Select Pastor
After being without a pastor for
over a }~ear, the Presbyterian con
gregation of Indiana voted in favor
of extending a call to the Rev. Jesse
R. Ziegler, I). D., of Frankfort, Ky.
at a congregational meeting held on
Monday evening. The salary offered
is $3,000. Dr. Ziegler is a native
of Mercer county, a graduate of
Princeton college and one of the
ministers who preached here during
the time the church was without a
pastor. A formal call has been is
sued to him. The meeting was in
charge of Rev. R. M. Offut, of El
der ton.
Get a Net
One hun Ired and fifty thousand
people will attend the county fairs in
i central Pennsylvania within a month,
i What are we going to do to get them
'to come to Johnstown?— Johnstown
Democrat. We dar say, out of this
number about one-third wiil journey
to little old Indiana. - We should
1 worry."
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Ten Bolivar Yonng Men
Arrested ior Selling Liquor
Monday ten young men of Bolivar
most of them of more or less promi
nence. were arrested by a constable
from Bellvernon on a charge selling
liquor illegally. The young men all
that they are the victims of a plot to
injure them.
Boy Scouts Camping
The junction of Plum and Crooked
creeks resembles an embroys military
camp. The reason for this is that
two companies of Boy Scouts from
Josephine and Indiana are in camp
there and will remain until Septem
ber 1. The boys are all in uniform
and are being well taken care of by
their scout masters.
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V essel Goes Down in Elev
en Minutes After Being
Submarined
26 AMERICANS ON THE SHIP
LONDON, Aug. 20 —The big White Star Liner, Arabic
!on her way to New York, was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine at 0:15 o'clock yesterday morning south
east of Fastnet. The steamer was attacked without warn
ing and went down in 10 minutes. 32 of the passengers
and crew are missing and are believed to have perished.
IPRfIF. COLBURN
SUCCESSOR TO
PROFJiBGSWELC
Prof. Rexford Colburn, of Addison.
N. Y., has been chosen as musical
director of the Conservatory of Mus
ic at the State Normal School at this
place. He will succeed Prof. Ham
lin E. Cogswell.
Prof. Colburn is a graduate of
' Syracuse University and is a talented
musician of much ability. Last
year lie was professor of music at a
university in Jamestown, N. D.
Mrs. Colburn, bis wife, is a won
, derful singer, and will be welcomed,
no doubt, by Indiana ninsic lovers.
She is credited with having one of
the finest dramatic soprano voices
ever graduated from Syracuse.
i
Some Egg
Did you see the big hen's egg in
the display window at J. M. Stew- j
1 art & Co's hardware store? As a
j sample of what some hens can do to
cut down the high cost of living,
that egg is a blue ribbon prize win
ner. It is inches long and seven
inches wide, the product of a Rhode
*
Island Red hen belonging to Mrs. A.
A. Wiggins, of Shelocta.
Motorcycle Stolen
An Indian motorcycle owned by
an employee of James Hileman. of
Reed Station, was stolen Monday
night. Tuesday the machine was
found near Fairview in good condi
tion. having been discarded by the
thief when the lnbrieating oil gave
out. The machine had been driven '
apparently about 100 miles.
List of Letters
remaining uncalled for in the Indiana
office Aug. 14. 1915:
Mr. L. T. Brown, Mr. Piti Castel
li, Miss Lilian May Craddock, Miss
Lillian Craddock, Kugene Caldwell,
Mr. F. S. Carnock. Mrs. Harry J.
Davis, Miss Giavanno Dell Erbo,
M rs. Bryant Forest, Lucy Gault. Mrs.
R amy Johnson. Mr. E. Jonese. Mr.
Oiville Kintz Mr. A. J. Neal, Miss
Louise Remey, Carl D. Smith. Miss
Bess Thompson. Mrs. Furman War
ner. Jno. Juksic.
When inquiring for letters in this
list please state that they were ad
vertised. giving date.
HARRY W. FEE. P. M.
CIRCULATION
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! Twenty six Americans were
on board and whether any of
these are unaccounted for is
not known.
The survivors have been
picked up and are at tjueens
town.
Italy is Ready
to Crush Turks
TARANTO, Italy, Aug. 19
A strong squadron of fast
cruisers is being held in read
iness to steam from here at a
moment's notice. It is expected
that the warships will be sent against
Turkey if that country fails to satis
fy Italy's demands for the release of
Italian subjects held in the Ottoman
Empire.
Brindisi, Italy, Aug. 20.—Five
army corps concentrated at Apulia
have been ordered to be prepared to
leave for an unknown destination.
Prot. Cogswell Gave Farewell
Concert Last Evening
With Prcf Hamlin K. Cogswell
directing and his last appearance
with the organization before going to
Washington, D. C., to assume the
supervisorship of the public schools
of that city, the Indiana Military
Band last night gave a concert on
the lawn of St. Bernard's Catholic
church, incident to the turtle supper
and lawn fete. A large crowd en
joyed the following program:
March—The Volunteer, St. Newman
Overture—Poet and Peasant, Suppe
Selection—The Bohemian Girl, Balfe
Waltzes—Blue Danube, Strauss
March—The Imperator. Chnstensen
Medley—Songs from the Old Folks,
M. L. Lake.
I Finale—Star Spangled Banner
John C. Watson will succeed Prof.
Cogswell as director of the hand,
which will play for the Indiana Fair
next month. During the balance of
the summer the band will give con
certs on the Court House lawn.
(Political Advertisement)
For Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas.
(Non-Partisan)
J. N. LANGHAM,
Of Indiana Borough.
Subject to the decision cf the vot
ers of the Fortieth Judicial District
(Indiana County) at the Primary
Election to le held on Tuesday, Sep
tember 21. 1915.
Advertise in the Patriot
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