| WE DO FINE t | BOOK and JOB PRINTING 1 TRY US! | VOLUME II — No. 37 ONE KILLED AND ONE INJURED WHEN MOTORCYCLE SKIDS ACCIDENT NEAR THE STATION AT REED Edward hang, aged twenty-three years, a corporal in Company I, Tenth regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, a resident of Greens burg, was killed, and Edna Trimble, his companion, was badly injured when a motorcycle 011 which they were riding skidded and tumbled in to a ditch Sunday. The accident occurred at Reed station. Lang was removed to the Indiana hospital and died a short time after arriving in the institution. He had a fractured skull. Lang, in endeavoring to avoid striking a passing automobile, turned his machine toward the side of the road. The wheels skidded and the machine and its occupants were hurled into the ditch. Lang was thrown 15 feet. The machine was badly damaged. Lang was one of Greensburg's best known young men. Miss Trimble was a resident of Blairsville. Labor Shortage in Indiana County Blairsville, Sept. 10, —The coal operations in the vicinity of Tunnel ton, White and Foster, near here, are in need of men for all classes of work. Operators declare that labor is scarce just now. There seems to be enough men about the streets of the mining town, but most of these seem to he disinterested and do not care whether they work or not. There is really a lack of good mine workers, the operators say and every effiort is being made to secure new men. * Over in .Josephine the coal mines are just now rushed with orders. Men cannot be obtained and the 2oal companies are g?eatly hamper ed, A shortage of labor is being reported in other Indiana county towns. 1. MISTAKES LYE EUR PiNNTROTAL TEA Benton Ligthecap, six years old, is in a serious condition at his home at the result of drinking a quantity of lye in mistake for pennyroyal tea. The mat her was boiling tea for the little boy. He is fond of the tea. Fin ding a pan on the stove and belie ving it contained the tea he drank the contents. It was lye water with which the mother was cleaning the pan. (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 be held 011 Tuesday, Sep tember 21, 1915. 1 Advertise in the Patriot THE PA TRIOT GOVERNORS TAKE TRIP ON THE WYOMING. Photo copyright, 1915, by American Press Association. At the recent conference the governors of the states were invited to review the Atlantic fleet and take a sail on the super-Dreadnought Wyoming. Secretary Daniels of the navy is seated, with Admiral Fletcher next to him and the governors about them. MARCONI SEES BOMBS BRBPPEB ON LONDON; TELLS OF HORROR LONDON, Sept. 9, "If I were Count Zeppelin, I would protest be fore the world against the kaiser using my invention as I saw Zeppe lins used last night," Guglielmo Mar coni, noted Italian inventor, told the ; 1 ' United Press this afternoon. "How sad and sick at heart Count Zeppelin must be," continued Mar coni, "If my invention were used to kill harmless men, women and child ren like that I would shout out my protest to my own king and before the entire world. "t don't know how many people were killed last night, but if there w T ere 59,000 slain, it would not have changed the course of the war. Deaths and fires have no move effect upon the war in such a case than if they had been caused by lightning. The Germans might iust as well have slain helpless men w om an and children in Berlin, so far TWB WOMEN WANT TO BE SCHOOL DIRECTORS This section has two. women can didates for school director. They are the first of their sex to run for any kind of office in Indiana county. They are Mrs. Edna Shield, wlios is a candidate for school director in Rayne townshiy, and Mrs. Lydia Niel, who wants to be on the Homer City school board. Clymer had goad program Monday Clymer had a good Labor day pro gram. There was a parade in the morning and in the afternon there we re trak and tield events. A dance and other social feature, were in the eve ning. The mines and bnsiness places were closed for the dav. There was an unusually large number of visi tors in town. Fulton Run Band hives Good Program The Fultorun Miners Band ga ve a pleasing concert last Saturday evening in front of the Court House. The attendance was large and the audience listened with great inte j rest to the various selections. This band was organized by Prof. G, No ce nearly nine month ago, INDIANA. PA. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1915 as effecting the allies was concerned." Marconi was silent a moment. Then he slapped his desk with a resound ing smack. "Thank God, they can't kill with my invention!" he said. Zeppelin, who has given his life to perfecting airships, is a sad figure in the field of science. The kaiser, out of pity.for him alone, ought to stop this sense less massacre—this dirty-dirty work, but I know the kaiser and I know that he won't order it stopped." "Have you met the kaiser?" I asked. "Yes," replied Marconi. "Ten years ago I had dinner with him in Rome. It wound up in a semi quarrel. I told him the Germans had stolen my invention and he got angry. I consider him a forceful man. but egotistic. He never for gets for one second he is em peror of German}-." . t j CHARGED WITH SELLING SHORT-WEIGHT SUGAR Jacob Pearlstine, who conducts a grocery store at Graceton, confessed before Justice of the Peace Crosland last Friday, that he had opened a number ol 25 pound sacks of sugar, removed a pound from each, sewed them up again and sold them. Information was made against Pearlstine by Sealer of Weights and Measures C. W. Simpson. Patrons of rearlstine's store beca me suspicious when one family wei ghed a sack of sugar after purchasing it. Simpson was notified and he im mediately investigated. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the In diana office September 4 193 5- L. T. Ashbaugh, Bargis Angelo, Mr Joe H: Braker, Mr. F- G. Crane, Mr Paul Fowler Mrs. Thomas Hair, Er nest Hamilton. Harvey Hazelett. Indiana Factory Co.. T. Lacemeyer, Misa Lily Nester. North Eastern MusieCo., Mr. Rafac-ela Olgie, Mr. Antonietta Politto. Mr. William Rimmerson. Mr. R. E. Simpson. W. E. Smith. Harry Wilson. Master Joe Williams. Giuseppina Bruna. Mrs. Jukee, Stevian Skosuke. Tabini An ' tonio. Wken inquiring for letters in this list please state that the* were advertised, giving date. HARRY W. FEE, P. M. FAIR EffiS TODAY Over 35,000 People in The Fair Grounds Yesterday, BUSY WEEK FOR POLITIONS _ The fifty-ninth annual fair will cloive to-day. This week crowds is said to have been the largert in the history of the association. The exhibits are among the best that Indiana has ever seen. Stock from practically every sect ion of the county is on display and the judges have a difficult task be fore them. The races pre attracting attention as are the aviation exhibitions that have been given every day. Indiana residents were interested in the j aeroplane performances. Aviator | Bud Gary, who flew over the Fair Grounds aud then steered to Indiana, high up in the air, so high that his plane looked no larger than a bird, the birdman flew in graceful circles, his machine riding as steadily as an automobile over a macadam road. The races yesterday were except- ( ionally good, the 2:12 pace being I run in excellent time, Statley ward j registering the fast time of 2:101/2 i n I # 1 the last heat. This time is within a • half second of the track record, 2:10. I Wednesday was soldiers day and the Civil war veterans of the county were guests of the management. Politicions have been very busy electioneering in the fair grounds. Many of them distributing souvenirs to remember them on election day. 11l health prompts soicide George Hazer, aget about 49 years, committed suicide by shooting him self at his home in Blackfick town ship yersterday. 11l health is given as the reason. 19,320 Italian Priests Serving as volunteers * Rome, Sept. 8.- Among the Italian volunteers at the front are 19.320, priests it was estimated today, besi des 745 priests who are serving as 1 chaplains. Many priests have been killed or wounded. Advertise in the Partriot. 1 • AUSTRIAN ENVOY SENT HOME Austros Take Dubno; Ross Victorv Halts Teutons in Galieia LONDON, Sept. 9. A dispach to the Central News from Vienna, says it is officially announean that tlie Au strian Lanwerh cavalry entered the fortress of Dubno, in the Lutsk Dubno-Rovno triangle of fortresses, yesterday. o' ♦ Dubno, with a popuiation of 15,000 is in the government of Tolhvuia, Ikva River, just northeast of the East Galician i frontier. Russian Take 17,000 Austros. PETROGRAD, Sept. 9. An official communication ma de public here anuunces another big success for the Rus sians, in Eastern Galieia. Following their reported victory at Tarnopol it is stated that southwest of Trembowla during the 7th and Bth Russian took as a prisonier, 150 officers and 7,0i>0 men and that the Teutons retrzated hastily toward the River Stripa. The communication adds that the Russian captures since 1 Troutman Company Secures Cunningham Department Store A. S. Cunningham, who has been ! engaged iu the mercantile business ! O C in this place for nearly half a cen tury, has sold the property and , business of the Cnnniugham Com pany on Philadelphia street, and Carpenter avenue to The Troutman Company, of Greensburg, one of the successful business firms of Western Pennsylvania. In all his years of activity Mr. Cunningham has conducted his busi ness on the golden rule principle, and the new firm secured an estab lishment that has nearly 50 year's of square dealing back of it. Trout man & Co. expect to make a clear l ance of the present stock, after I which extensive improvements will i be made, which, when completed, will make the popular store one of ; most up to-date establishments in I this section of the state. The Troutman Company has been in the mercantile business for many years and has an unviable reputation for fair dealing and up-to-date meth , ods. It is a pleasure to add the J name of this concern to the business directory of Indiana county. Elders Ridge is open again The Eldersridge Vocotional School has opened with an attendace of students. This number will be increa sed in the course of a few week by some who could not start at the ope ning. All indications point to a suc cessful and profitable year. Mr. and Mrs. Fetterolf where there for the op ning exercises. jj Doctors and i! Lawyers We print neat profes sional cards. We print neat letterheads. We print neat bill- < heads. J+ J+ J* I : Call on Us and , 1 Well Prove It j iH