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VOLUME III —No. 18
Ex-County Officials Are
Surcharged by Auditors
Charge That Former Commissionerà of This County Were
Overpaid —An Appeal is Taken in Case.
The county auditors in their
annual report made public Wed
nesday, surcharge E. M. Ansley,
of Chambersville, and John Ben
nett, of Blairsville, former mem- |
bers of the board of county com
missioners, $330 each on the
grounds that they were overpaid
that amount. J. M. Wakefield,
the other member of the board,
who received the same amount
as Ansley and Bennett, has re
turned $330 to the county.
By a recent act of the legisla
ture the salaries of county com
missioners who serve as poor di
rectors in counties of specified
population were increadfed to sl,-
800. Indiana county comes un
der the provisions of the act and
the board of county commission
ers took advantage of the in
crease, which amounted to $330
each, from the time the act went
into effect until the expiration of
Adrian Miners
Back to Work
Ali Locala Have Now Receiv
ed Officiai Notice of
the New Scale.
The miners employed in the
Adrian operation of the R. & P.
Coal and Iron Company returned
to ,work yesterday. Three of
the mines of this company that
have been idle for several days
have now resumed operation and
it is expected that the differ
ences existing at the other
plants will sjiortly be adjusted.
Vice President Charles O'Neil
of the United Mine Workers, dis
trict No. 2, states that every
miners' locai in the centrai Penn
sylvania field has received the
officiai endorsement of the re
cently signed scale agreement.
Scale Meets With Approvai
"I have heard from a number
of districts," said Mr. O'neil,
"and it sems to meet with gen
eral apporval.
"In March, instructions were
given the rnen to continue at
work until Aprii 20 at least. In
some localities, we understand,
the men have discontinued
work."
"Was it the idea that they
should cease their labors Aprii
20?" Mr. O'Neil was asked.
"Here and there," said Mr. O'-
Neil, "miners are out because of
locai conditions, but the great
majority of men are at work and
will continue at work. The
March notice instructed them to
remain at their posts until or
dered out by the union heads.
Needless to say, we have not or
dered them out. I expect to see
the recently signed agreemnt
ratified by a large vote, as let
ters received by the locals con
tained our endorsement of the
agreement."
HOMER CITY
COUPLE MARRY
HOMER CITY, Aprii
tin S. Byers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Byers and Miss
Ethel C. Dick, of Homer City,
were married in the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Dick, on Monday, Aprii
24. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. D. A. Magill. The
couple will live in Homer City.
Mr. Byers being a chemist by
trade.
THE PA TRIOT
their terms.
The auditors in turn surcharg
ed them for the amount on the
ground that an act to increase
the salaries of constitutional
officers in power. The commis
sioners and their legai advisors
declare that the office of poor
director is not a constitutional
office, but an elective one, and
that they are therefore entitled
to the increase. The mater will
be appealed to the locai court
for decision in the near future.
A similar condition presented
itself four years ago when a
board of commissioners, of
which the present commission
er, J. M. Marshall, was a mem
ber, was surcharged for overpay
in salary.
The case was appealed to
Judge S. J. Telford, who allowed
the increase on the grounds that
poor director is not a constitu
tional office.
Town News
Pension Bureau Delayed
Owing to the illness of Gov.
Martin G. Brumbaugh, it is
likely that this county will have
to postpone its establishment of
a mothers' pension bureau. The
governor has not as yet appoint
ed the county pension board.
The Shick Printing Co.—Mr.
James Shick, who for many
years has been employed by
Henry Hall, the printer and
stationer, has opened up a shop
of his own in the White Build
ing. He has a very modera
equipment and according to his
smile, Mr. Shick is doing weU.
We wish the new printing
company success.
Candidates File Papers—
Among those filing nomination
papers at Harrisburg last week
were, for Assembly, M. C. Wat
son and Wilmer H. Wood, Repub
lican; John A. Remaley, Demo
crat, and J. S. Kirkwood, Prohi
bitionist.
Improving —The many friends
of Sheriff J. C. McGregor will
be pleased to learn that he is
slowly on the mend. We hope
when the weather gets balmy to
see Mr. McGregor's smiling
countenance again on our busy
streets.
Veteran Dead—William Hen
ry Ruffner, aged 69 years, a vet
eran of the Civil War and a resi
dent of Indiana county for many
years, died at his home on S.
Third Street Saturday evening,
Aprii 22, at 5 o'clock. Death
Death was due to cancer, he hav
ing been a patient sufferer for
nearly a year.
New Truck A new Buick
truck has been purchased and
is now in service for the locai
establishment of the Lauder
bach-Barber Company. The
truck has a capacity of a ton and
a half and is an efficient look
ing affair.
List of Letters —Remaining
uncalled for in the Indiana office
Aprii 22, 1916:
F.H.Barber, Fred Berry, Mrs.
H. C. Bloomer, Miss June Cum
mins, Prof. Frank Drew, F. B.
Eastborne, Miss Elizabeth Kin
ter, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Law
rence, Mrs. Harry Little,Mr.
Continued on page 4.
INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, APRIL 29. 1916
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1 COPVRIGHT UNDERWOÓO A UNDERWOOD. H. v
U. S. MOUNTAIN BATTERY, PART OF, PUNITIVE EXPEDITION SENT AFTER BANDIT VILLA.
The type of Mountain Battery whieh is part of the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, in an effort to get Villa, dead
or alive, and to wipe out his inaurading bands of followers. These men. seasoned campaigners many of them,
veterana of Indian campaigns are familiar with the kind of war waged by Villa in his fight against extermination.
Martial Law Declared Throughout Ireland
Warships Traili Guns on Dublin As Re volt Grips Entire Is
land Rebels HoJd Sway ir\,Capital and Menace Gov
ernment Property —Machine Guns Mounted on the
Roofs to Quell Ali the Attacks of the Ricters.
London, Apr. 28 —Martial law
jhas been declared in ali Ireland.
Fighting is going on in the
streets of Dublin, and it is ru
mored that many persons have
been killed and wounded.
British warships are anchor
ed in Dublin bay, opposite the
city, and have their guns train
ed on the city ready for instant
use.
That the rebels had sacked
parts of Dublin, but that the
banks were in no immediate
danger of being looted, was ad
mitted by Premier Asquith.
Ali government and financial
property in the capital is said
to be guarded by troops and ma
chine guns have been mounted
on the roofs of many buildings
ready for instant use should the
occasion demand.
Premier Asquith told the
house the Irish situation stili
presented serious features to
day* and that there were
tions of a spread of the move
ment to other parts of Ireland,
especially in the west.
The premier said there would
be a searching investigation in
to the cause of and responsibil-
NO CHANGE IN THE MINING
SITUATION IN DISTRICT
There is no change in the min
j ing situation in this region to
day. The Walston, Eleanora,
Florence, Lucerne and Ernest
mines are stili idle, but the pros
pects of a resumption at the
majority of these mines within
the week is highly probable.
Neither the operators nor the
miners anticipate a prolonged
shutdown at any of the mines.
FEDERAL BUILDING
FOR INDIANA SOON
A new federai building is to
be erected in Indiana in the near
future. The government officials
have been looking over the locai
situation and are satisfied that
the present postoffice is over
crowded. It is expected that the
contract for a modera structure
will be awarded in the near fu
ture.
LUCINSBORO ORGANIZED
SUNDAY SCHOOL APRIL 23.
HOMER CITY, Aprii 27—Lu
cinsboro, the new town near
here, celebrated Easter by or-
ity for the outbreak. He added
that it was obviously necessary
to exercise military censorship
while martial law prevailed in
Ireland.
Sir Edward Carson and John
Redmond, who were the leaders
of the opposing factions in the
Jrish home rule controversy, ex
pressed in the house of commons
their abhorrence of the uprising
and their desire to support the
government.
The uremier announced that
Maj. Gen. Sir John Maxwell,
wjio formerly commanded the
British forces in E?ypt, was
leaving this afternoon for I/e
land.
The general been given
plenary powers, under martial
law, over the whole country.
1 The troops in Ireland have
been and are being strongly
reinforced, Mr. Asquith added,
and the government was satis
; fied the force dispatched was
, adequate to deal with the situa
tion.
| The Irish authorities will
, place themselves at the disposai
of Maj. Gen. Maxwell to carry
out his instructions.
ganizing a Sunday school. Ser
vices were held in the first-aid
rooms with 42 persons present.
The following officers were elect
ed : Superintendent, W. K. Ray ;
Assistant, Bert Fisher; Secre
tary, William White; Treasurer,
Thomas White. Services will be
held every Sunday at 2:30 o'-
clock.
INDIANA CHILD ALMOST
STRANGLED BY PENNY
A pennv almost caused the
death of Virginia Kelly Stewart,
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Stewart, of Indiana, Tues
day. The penny lodged in the
child's windpipe. Wallace Cun
ningham, a painter working in
the house, dislodged the coin by
holding the child up by its feet
and striking it violently on the
back.
FOR SALE - House that cost 12,
200; 10 rooms and suu parlor, 8x24
feet. lot 50x170: well-water pipe in
house; half of house reuted ats7 per
month. Price SI3OO. Inquire of JohD
McConnell, Farmers Bank Bldg.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PATRIOT
FLORENCE HASINGER
SHEA DEAD.
Mrs, Florence Hasinger, Shea,
wife of C. J. Shea, of Wilkes
Barre, and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Clement Hasinger,
of School Street, died in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more, Md., last Sunday night..
She leaves her husband; two
children, James and Mary
Louise Shea.
SAXMAN QUITS THE
EBENSBURG COAL CO.
COLVER Aprii 27—E. F. Sax
man of Philadelphia, for some
time vice president and general
manager of the Ebensburg Coal
Co. at Colver, has resigned his
pos'tion. Mr. Saxman has been
a coal operator in this state for
a number of years.
PROBE ROBINDALE
DISASTER, MAY 9
Coroner H. B. Buterbaugh, of
Indiana county, has selected
May 9 as the date for the in
quest into the disaster which
caused the death of eight men in
the Robindale mine of the Cone
maugh Smokeless Coal Co. The
inquest will be held at Indiana,
the coroner announced.
Mine inspectors, mine officials,
miners and others connected
with the Robindale disaster will
testify at the hearing. The
case is attracting the attention
of mining men from ali pars of
the country.
Almost a month ago the ex
plosion occurred in the Robin
dale mine. Eight men lost their
: lives. Seven bodies were re
moved some hours after the dis
aster. The mine fìlled up with
water and it was found impos
sible to recover the eighth body,
that of Thomas Hoover.
After more than a score of
days the water was drained
from the mine and the dismem
bered body of the workman re
covered Friday evening.
Mining men have advanced
the theory that gas was ignited
by the use of open lamps by the
miners.
CAN MAKE MOTOR DO
WORK OF GASOLINE
ELMIRA, N. Y. Aprii 27
Edward Lewis, a locai inventor,
says he can make a motor per
forai the same function as gaso
line with one ounce of sulphuric
acid to each gallon of water.
CIRCULATION
BOOKS OPEN TO ALL
ADYERTIBKRS
FIYK CKNTS
More Plants
Are Closed
in Pittsbu£h
Other Works of the Westing
house Company Now Prac
tically Idle, tlie Sliadyside
and Twenty-Eighth Si reet
Mills Being Shut Down.
The Westinghouse strikers to
day had succeeded in closing ali
the plants of the Westinghouse
company.
Inability to operate its plants
was admitted by the company to
day when it closed the Shadvside
plant of the Westinghouse Elec
tric and Manufacturing com
pany, employing 1,500 mechan
ics. There was no disorder, the
men finding notices posted that
the plant had been closed and
returning to their homes.
The company also closed the
plant at Twenty-eighth Street
and the Allegheny Valley rail
road. Superintendent J. E. Bar
iceli said nearly 450 men were
employed there.
James O'Connell, president of
the metal trades department of
the American Federation of La
bor, left Washington, D. C., for
the scene of the big Westing
house strike and he is expected
in Pittsburgh some time thia
afternoon.
Mr. O'Connell is coming here
to look over the strike situa
tion and make a report on it to
William B. Wilson, secretary of
labor in President Wilson's cab
inet.
Patrick Gilday, state med lator
for Pennsylvania, today is en
deavoring to arrange a coufer
ence between the employerc and
the employes, and come to some
sort of understanding bet veen
them.
Big mass meetings were held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Wil
merding and East Pittsburgh,
when men were selected to nake
up the general strike commi ttee.
Peace reigned in the Turtle
Creek valley strike zone today,
and the streets practically were
deserted. Pickets were station
ed at the various plants, but
they had little or nothing to do.
Only at the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacuring
plant in East Pittsburgh did any
employes show up for work, but
the strikers declared most of
them were office employes. Ten
pickets were on duty at the
bridge, but they did not sto ) any
of the men entering the plant.
At the airbrake plant in Wil
merding and the Switch Sig
nal plant at Swissvale, the plants
were closed, and no workm<n en
tered save enginers for the boil
er houses and trains. It Ì3 ne
cessary to keep the boile s of
the plants in operation and nany
cars in the yards must be mov
ed.
Last Warning to Owners of Doga
There remains but three days
after today in which dog tax
may be paid. If you wish to
save your dog from the execu
tioner, who will appear on May
1 or soon thereafter, you had
better attend to this now. Licen
ses may be had of your assessor
at the commissioners' office. The
constable who kills the dogs will
have no authority to issue Jicen
ses. DO NOT PROCRASTI
NATE! Get busyì
County
Indiana, Pa., Aprii 26, 1916.
Best stores advertise in Tke
Patriot.