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Judge Telford Upe.s
Last Term Of Cuu.
Civil Court is los d
Monday morning Judge S. J
Telford, President Judge of Indi
ana county, began his closing t e. m
in court after eleven years' ser
; vice on the bench. Lis lemarks to
' the constables and grand juio/s
were highly eomplimenta: > and
i reflected credit upon the offices
who have served with him.
The following cases were tried
this week:
The jury in the case of J. E.
Ruffner vs. A. L. and E. Freed, of
Arcadia, returned a verdict of $6B
in favor of the plaintiff. The ac
tion was brought by Mr. Ruffner
to recoven money he alleged was
due him for hauling done by him
for the Freed brothers.
Following the charge of the
Court Thursday afternoon the ease
of S. S. Hazlett vs. Blair Brothers
was given to the jury. The de
fendants had given a contract to
cut ties to a Hillsdale man who in
turn hired Mr. Hazlett to assist in
J. the work. Subsequently the con
tractor fell down on the job and
Mr. Hazlett w as hired to complete
the work. The defendants want
ed to pay Mr. ITazlett for the ac
tual time consumed when he start
; 'ed the contract, but Mr. Hazlett
argued that he should receive pay
from the time the original contract
was let. The jury found a ver
dict for the plaintiff for $65.74.
In the action brought by Salva
dor Gualtieri, of Ernest, against
the Citizens' National Bank of In
diana, the jury decided in favor
of the plaintiff. It was alleged by
Mr. Gualtieri that he had made a
deposit of $2OO in the said bank
and had his bank book to prove
the statement. There was no rec
ord of the transaction on the bank
books and they denied the tran
saction. The jury found a verdict
for the plaintiff for the balance
claimed of $158.60 and assessed
the costs, which amounted to over
$lOO, on the bank.
Sheriff George! 11. Jeffries took
Nick DeCecco to the workhouse
to begin the serving of his three
months' sentence on the charge of
selling liquor without a license.
The officer brought back with him
Eugenio Sinkola, of Waterman,
who was sentenced to the institu
tion for running a speakeasy at
Waterman.
. Florence Mine Closed
Down for the Winter
The lv. & P. Coal and Iron Co.
have closed their mine at Florence
above Punxsutawney, and given
notice to the 400 men that it will
remain closed for the winter; and
for the men to remove all their
tools and seek employment else
where. The action was taken as
a result of the strike of the em
ploye of the mine, which strike
the company officials maintain is
a direct violation of the agreement
entered into by the miners.
Blairsville Man Named
As One of a Commission.!
Ilarrisburg, Dec. 9.—The follow#
ing commission has been appoint
ed by Governor Brumbaugh to se
lect a site for the proposed west
ern state hospital for the insane:
Wilbur P. Graff, Blairsville; Fran
cis J. Torrenee, Pittsburg; Lan
ning Harvey, Wilkes-Barre, and
Samuel S. Rrighard. Altoona.
V WANTED—Carpenters. Will
pay according to merits. Inquire,
at this office.
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This is the first picture of a German portable turret which was captured by tip
French in Champagne. In it were found three gunners who were shut off from the om
side. Death or capture is their lot, according to reports, as chance of escape is out o
all possibility. .
HONOR MEMORY OF DEAD.
Before a large and representa
tive audience Indiana Lodge, No.
931, Benevolent & Protective Or
der of Elks, paid a fitting tribute
to its deceased members in the Au
ditorium on Sunday afternoon,
when the annual memorial services
were held by the'local order. An
impressive feature of the memo
rial ritual conducted ,by the offi
cers and members was the calling
of the roll of the dead. Twenty
five members of the lodge have
died since the institution of the
local order and as their names
were called little girls placed a
floral offering of purple and white
chrysanthemums—the lodge colors
! —in a broken wheen , a beautiful
I memorial to the absent brothers.
I The late Paul J. Lieb, of town,
and/ Dr. R. F. McHenry, of Heil
wood, were the only members of
| the order that have died during
the last year. A fitting tribute to
the memory of Mr. Lieb was paid
by Hon. M. C. Watson, and the
eulogy on the late Dr. McHenry
was given by Attorney J. Elder
Peelor. The memorial address was
delivered by Senator Charles H.
Kline, of Pittsburg, a former Indi
ana boy, who deeply impressed
the audience with his exposition
of the order that gathers annually
to pay honor to its dead aud which
stands for the noble objects of fi
delity, charity and brotherly love.
The quartet, composed of Samuel
G. Hart, Harry P. Laughlin, John
G. St. Clair and W. Pearl Walker,
sang two appropriate selections,
and other musical features were a
vocal solo by Mrs. Clyde Wood
ward. of town, and a violin solo
by Miss Diautha Sims, of the Nor
mal school.
Sm&thers Store Sold
The Indiana Floral Company
has purchased the Sm at hers'
Flower Shop on Philadelphia
street. The consideration is not
known. It is understood that the j
latter store will be closed.
No Change in Schedule.
The fall schedule on the Penn- 1
sylvania railroad goes into effect
on Sunday, December 19. There
is no change in the running time
ff the trains on Indiana branch.
LHDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, DICKMBKB 11, 1915
PORTABLE TURRET.
INDIANA MAY BE
ON THE MAIN LINE
Indiana may be one of the im
portant stops on a proposed main
fine railway to be run through
here to Pittsburg. Whether this
will be one of the terminals or
merely a division headquarters,
rumor saith not. The rumor, if it
may be so called, originated with
the inspection trip now under way
by the general officials of the Buf
falo, Rochester & Pittsburg rail
way, and who spent Wednesday
night in Indiana, at the conclusion
of an inspection of the Indiana
Branch. The party left early on
Thursday morning for the north.
Although characterized as a
regular quarterly inspection jaunt
the length of time devoted to the
Pittsburg division was considered
to give the trip special significance
says the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The most tangible of the rumors is
that the 8., R. & P. has under con
sideration a plan to connect its
Indiana branch with the Wabash
at some point south of Pittsburg.
This, of course, would involve the
use of the Wabash terminal at
Pittsburg.
Where the connection would be
made was a matter of conjecture,
Iselin, as the point, nearest Pitts
burg, seemed to be the logical
point of contact with a connecting
line, although the topography of
the countryside between Pittsburg
and Indiana might make a direct
connection between these two
points desirable.
This plan, reports had it, con
templates an independent fight to
enter Pittsburg, with a drive to
within a few miles of the city as
the first move of the road's strate
gy. The co-operation of other
roads would be unnecessary to the
success of the scheme. Another
reported plan which would involve
the joint construction of a con
necting link by the 8., R. & P. and
three other railroads entering
Pittsburg, revives a project which
was forced into the discard 10
years ago through the combined
efforts of the Pennsylvania, the B.
& O. and the New* York Central.
Officials of competing roads as
serted that it is questionable whe
ther the 8., R. & P. could obtain
sufficient business in Pittsburg to
warrant the construction of an in
dependent termina 1 in the city.
This situation, they said, applied
to both passenger and freight traf
fic.
Pennsy to Erect $1,000,000
Building in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Dec. 8. —The Penn
svlvania railroad has decided to
erect an office building on Liberty
avenue, near the present Union de
pot, to cost $1,000,000.
The ponstaut demand s for addi
tionar office space resulted-in the
decision. ; Work on the new build
ing wiil" begin in 1916.
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Indiana Will Have Toy Mission
The Givies and Child' Labor
Committee of the New Century
Club has decided to institute a toy
mission in Indiana'. On Friday
Preceding Christmas toys will be
received at some central location
(yet to be selected), which will be
distributed to poor children who
may not otherwise receive Christ
mas gifts. If you have any surplus
toys save them for the "kiddies"
who have none.
Arrested in Bl&cklick.
William Arusko, of Blaeklick.
was arrested last week, charged
j with assault and battery with in
tent to kill. Arusko shot a for
eigner with a rifle three weeks ago
j and since that time the officers
j had been searching for him. He
1 will be tried at the present term of
court.
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Boy, Forgotten in
Fire, Meets Death.
John Glenn, 10 years old, was
burned to death, and his grand
mother, Mrs. William Glenn, was
burned severely in a fire which
destroyed the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Glenn, near Martin
town, esarly Sunday. It was re
ported to the coroner Monday.
Mrs. Glenn, asleep on the second
floor, was awakened by the crack
ling of timbers, and found the
house in flames. It is said that in
her confusion she leaped from a
second story window without first
arousing the grandson, and that
the grandfather, gleeping on the
first floor, was unable to save him.
FOR SALE—Good automobile,
1914 Vulcan Roadster. A-l run
ning condition. Will demonstrate.
Sacrifice, $250. Need money. Call
or write J. M., care "Patriot." 15
Carpenter avenue, Indiana, Pa.
FIE RIOT AND SPY
SUSPECT IN POWDER CITY
Hopewell, Va., Burns; Martial
Law Rules; Many left Homeless
NORFOLK, VA., Dec. 9. Hopewell, the magic city
on the James River wuich sprang up in four months with
the coming of the Du Pout de Nemours Pow ler Company's
plant practically destroyed by tire today.
The fire was reported under control late toni*lit with a
loss estimated at $2,500,000.
Ten thousand families are homeless and are being sent to
Petersburg and Richmond by the Du Pont Company.
(hie negro, caught looting, was hanged to a burning te
legrapli pole.
ITALY SAYS AUSTRIANS
VIOLATE RED CROSS FLAG
Rome, Dee. 9.—That the Austri
ans have been guilty of violations
of the Red Cross flag is officially
charged by the Italian government
The. following statement was given
out Monday:
"At two places on the front
there have been violations by the
enemy of the Geneva/ convention.
On Nov. 24 in the Plava zone five
of our ambulance corps were at
tacked notwithstanding the fact
that they were protected by the
Red Cross flag. All of the units
were made prisoners. According
to a declaration by an Austrian
prisoner an Austrian officer issued
orders for his men to capture Ital
ian stretcher bearers.
"On Nov. 27 on the lower Ison
zo the enemy artillery fired 35
shells against a house occupied by
a sanitary squad of the 16th divi
sion. The Rod Cross flag was
plainly visible.
"The chief medical officer, an
other medical officer and 19 men
were injured."
Heirs of Arabic Victim to
Demand $50,000 Indemnity
Washington, Dec. B.—The heirs
of Dr. E. F. Wood, of Wisconsin,
one of the Americans lost in the
Arabic disaster, will ask Germany
to indemnify them for at least $50,-
000. The state department and
German officials have been await
ing the filing of the first claim for
an indication of what might be
i asked, not only for the victims of
the Arabic, but fo Americans who
lost their lives on the Lusitania.
Allies Can Send 500,000
Men to Balkans in Spring
of 500,000 or more will easily be
Paris, Dec. 9.—An allied armv
available for operations in the Bal
kans in the spring, according to
Gen. de la Croix, military critic of
the Temps, in a review in that
newspaper of the military situa
tion in the Balkans.
There are 150,000 troops of the
allies at Saloniki and 100,00 Bri
tish at the Dardanelles could be
transferred thence, adds Gen. de
la Croix, who adds that unless the
British army evacuated the Galli
poli Peninsula the chances are "99
out of 100 that within two or
three months they would be
thrown into the sea."
WANTED—Slavish or Polish
men, well acquainted in Indiana
and mine camps. Can make $25
to $3O per week. Call 15 Carpen
ter avenue, Indiana, Pa.
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Martial law has been declared
and troops have been ordered'to
the scene from Norfolk, Rich
mond, Petersburg, Newport News
Portsmouth and Suffolk,
j The arrest of an alleged German
| agent early in the day lent
'silength to the rumor that the tire
; was of incendiary origin. T}je au
; thorities, however, do not believe
that the fire was caused by the
man under arrest.
DuPont Company officials claim •
ed the man admitted he was a Ger
man and that he had blue prints
: ot ' several of the Hopewell plants
in his possession. They also
chaige that the man was seen to
place something in the shipping
shed of the company. They
thought it was a bomb, but- had
not been able to locate it dp to
the time the tire was discovered.
The fire started this afternoon
in a restaurant conducted by a
foreigner iu Paison street. The
spread to adjoining build
ings and with only a volunteer
company of firemen to oppose its
progress, spread so rapidly that
within an hour the whole block in
which the fire started was in
flames.
The cashier of the Mechanic
Bank of Hopewell saved the
bank's money and securities and
started to Petersburg and was
held up by several men who at
tempted to rob him. Two of them
were killed, according to advices
trom Petersburg by citizens who
formed a vigilance committee,
pending the arrival of soldiers.
Clymer School Closed.
Several cases of diphtheria have
developed in Clymer within the
last few days and as a result the
high school building was closed on
Wednesday morning. The cases
are all of a light nature and it is
expected that following the fumi
gation of the building classes may
be resumed.
Blue Law Defeated.
Newport, R. 1., Dec. 9.—Ex-
Mayor Patrick J. Boyle was elect
ed mayor for his sixteenth term
over Mayor Robert Burlingame by
a majority of 227. The recent en
forcement of the Sunday blue law
is said to be cause of the present
mayor's defeat.
Commercial Hotel Bold
The Commercial Hotel at Creek
side, owned by Mrs. Zimmerman,
was sold this week to Messrs.
Swift and Fletcher, of Blairsville.
The new owners will apply for li
cense next year.
Advertise ra the Parirjol.
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