WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! i ~— VOLUME III —No. 21 Strong Secures Nomination with Small Margin; Graff Sweeps District for Senate; W.H.Wood Leads Watson by4oo Votes In the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in this, the 27th congressional district, Nathan L. Strong has a majority of 104 over S. Taylor North with the vote from seven precincts in the four counties missing. "The Clover township vote in Jef ferson county is one of the mis sing," says the Punxsutawney Spirit; "and it is generally con ceded that this will increase Mr. Strong's majority slightly." The congressional race be tween Strong and North proved surprisingly close and the mis sing precincts may change the results, although it is not pro bable since it is generally con ceded that the missing districts will increase Strong's lead. The vote of this county be tween candidates for the dif tferent offices follows: COUNTY UN-OFFICIAL RETURNS Congress North 1884 Strong 1218 Smith 637 Senate Graft* 2810 Morrow 631 Adams 423 Assembly - Wood 2060 Watson 1657 National Delegate Fisher 2632 Wilson 1814 Gates 1368 Auditor General Tnyder 1684 . .mbler 1658 For the Republican nomina i ion for state senate, W. B. Adams, of Punxsutawney, car ied Jefferson county over Wil • ur P. Graff, of Blairsville, by . majority of 71 votes. Graff's vote in Indiana county was 2200 md Adams' 325, giving Graff a majority of 1904. John S. Fisher, of Indiana, and Harry R. Wilson, of Clarion . ounties, are the delegates to the tepublican national convention. Attempts Suicide in Clymer Lock-up Frank Russianasko, who went violently insane Friday evening, attempted suicide in his cell in the Clymer jail a sTiort time af ter he had been locked up. One >f the borough officials chanced to be in the lockup and heard strange sounds coming from the cell room. He found Russinas :o hanging to a rafter, a belt fastened about his throat and suspended form a rafter. Russinasko caused a near panic in the streets pf Clymer • esterday, when he ran through he streets, shouting le was bare-footed and haUess. Vhen placed under arrest he de lared that he was being persued >y men who wantd to kill him. The man was taken to the county jail Saturday. FALL OF SLATE KILLS ONE AND HURT ANOTHER CLYMER, May 18—Andrew Bellas was killed and Napoleon lussio was seriously injured, vhen tons of slate fell in the Rus •>el mine, Clymer, Friday even ng. Russio was taken to the ndiana Hospital. Bellas was tilled instantly. He leaves a widow and several children. Cor 3ner H. B. Buterbaugh is investi gating. "Indiana Wants You" to Help Make Its Jubilee Great and Grand During the Big Week, Ju le 19 to 24 ■ 1 Special Notice Commencing with June 1, the subscription of this paper will be increased to $1.50 a year. The reason of this is due to the high cost of paper, which price is continually in j creasing. Long-Lived People in Indiana County James Bothel, aged 93 years, of Center township, does his own farm work and reads without the aid of glasses. Mrs. Mary Petty, of Indiana, who is more than 91, does her own house work and enjoys the movies. A most remarkable man is <Harry Johnston, of near Sheloc ta. Although blind for many years he lives alone, does all his farming, housework, and in the winter cuts trees and makes pit posts for the mines of that dis trict. He is a regular attend ant at public meetings. He is more familiar with the topo graphy of the district in which he lives than many residents who can see. Indiana Couple in An Auto Accident When the steering gear on their car went wrong and their auto crashed into a fence, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Fleming, residing near Plumville, narrowly escap ed serious injury yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming were driving from their home to Punxsutawney. When near the ,Ed. North farm the steering gear of the car broke and the 'auto, swinging completely around, crashed into a fence. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fleming suf fered slight abrasions. The front wheels of the auto were smashed and it was otherwise damaged. Dr. Harry Gourley brought the occupants of the car into the city and their auto was later towed in. NORTH POINT MAN PLOWS AT AGE, EIGHTY-SEVEN S. C. Welshonce, of North Point, Indiana county, writes as follows: "I see in the Gazette Times that George Amos, a farmer of Bentleyville, who is 80 years old, is following the plow this spring. We can beat that at North Point. "Martin Reits, who is in his j 87th year, is still following the I plow on his farm, and one of the : team of horses that he is using I is 30 years old, and still doing good service. Now if anyone can beat that, I would like to hear from them. ROOM FULL OF STOLEN GOODS IS DISCOVERED HOMER CITY, May 18—The local police authorities have dis covered a room full of stolen goods in a vacant house here and a number of boys, ranging 13 to 15 years of age, have been locked in the town jail, charged with wholesale thefts. The lad& are of prominent families in this town and the arrests have caus ed a considerable sensation. INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MAY 20 1916 View of Parral, the city into which t theu treacherously attacked by the garrison and citiaens. Mclntyre Quietly Working Away While the Strike Leaders Are Held for Court After being idle for 2 days prior to the arrest of the seven strike readers, the Mclntyre mines are again working away according to a resident who came from that place yesterday, de clared that the general situation is quiet. The strike leaders were given a hearing before jutsice Cross man Monday afternoon and were held for the June term of court, each under $3OO bail. Airman Make Attack on Trains; Queen of Italy Has Narrow Escape from Death ROME, May 18.—Queen Hel ena and the Princesses Jolanda and Mafalda narrowly escaped death, when Austrian aviators attacked two trains on which they were passengers near Ven ice Monday, it was learned to day, following their return to Rome. Bombs burst all about the roy al train in which the Italian queen and the 15-year-old Jolan da were riding, and the coach es were showered with spent shrapnel from anti-air craft guns. One bomb exploded near the express train on which the 14-year-old Princess Mafalda was a passenger. Queen Helena, with Princess Jolanda, was returning to Rome from the front, having spent several days with King Victor Emmanuel at army headquaters. Princess Mafalda had gone to Venice, where she boarded an express trrin for Padua, plan ning to meet her mother and TELLS OF MOTHERS' PENSION ACT County Commissioner J. M. Marshall Explains Who Are Eligible for Assistance- The trustees of the Mother's Pension act in this county, not having organized yet, the fol lowing information is given out by County Commissioner J. M. Marshall for the benefit of those who are interested in the provi sions of the law: "It is regretable to the last degree that the Mothers' Pen sion Board will be unable to as sist many who will be found worthy but cannot qualify un der the law. At the last session the legislature changed the law to eliminate mothers, whose hus bands have deserted them, from the benefits of the fund. The re striction will somewhat reduce HOMER CITY MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN CARS Caught between two cars he was about to couple at the Wat erman mine near Homer City, Tuesday afternoon, Walter Duff, aged 32 years, a native of Punx sutawney, but who had been liv ing in Homer City, was so badly ' crushed that death resulted shortly afterward. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Gertrude JEvans, daughter of John Evans, jof Homer City. The funeral ser | vices were held at the Duff home j yesterday morning. j sister there. A squadron of Austrian air men, swooping down on the pro vince of Venetia, attacked both trains as they sped toward Pad ua. Two planes pursued the ex press aboard which the queen and Princess Jolanda were pas sengers, bombarding them con tinuously until their bomb sup plies were exhausted. The avia tors were finally driven off by anti-aircraft artillery. News of the attack was tele graphed ahead to Padua. Upon arriving there, the royal family was greeted by an enormous crowd, which gave them a tre mendous ovation, shouting: "Vi va Italy!" The princesses wav ed their handkerchiefs in re sponse. It is believed here that sp;es informed the Austrian air base ] of the exact time on which tue j queen would depart from the ! front, and that the attack on the | trains was carefully planned. the number of applicants but the discrimination is the result of Continued on page 4. CLYMER YOUTH DISAPPEARS FROM HOME James, the 14-year-old son of Squire and Mrs. J. C. Davison, of Clymer, this county, has been missing from home since la-t Saturday. He is described a? being rather slender in build ai:d would pass for a 16 or 18 year old boy. He is of fair complex ion and when he left he wore a broad-brimmed hat and tan shoes. Officers of surrounding towns have been asked to he'p find the lad. Brewery Men Under Arrest; Illegal Selling by Agent Is Charged It is Said Their Representa tive Sold When Clearfield County Was Dry 7 Weeks. DUBOIS, May 16—A county detective today arrested Harry G. Luker, president, Fred B. Stage, Vice President; Dr. S. S. Jessop, Secretary, and George W. Reese, Treasurer, of the Kittanning Brewing Company. Detective Jeffrey went to Kit tanning, Armstrong County, to serve the warrants and the de fendents were held in $lOOOO bail, the charges being selling liquor without a license and con spiracy to violate the liquor law. The arrests are the result of activities of alleged sales by a gents of the Kittanning Brew ing Company during the seven weeks that Clearfield County was* without wholesale or brew ery licenses pending action of Judge Singelton Bell. FORMER INDIANA MAN IS KILLED IN BORDER FIGHT Thomas Brown, a former resident of Indiana who was killed while fighting in the Unit ed States Army in El Paso, Tex., was a brother of Orin Brown, of Windber; Mrs. W. P. Leydic, of Johnstown and Mrs. Harry Swarts, of Barnesboro. He was a*son of John H. Brown, of Punxsutawney, who received word of his death last week. His body was buried in Washington, D. C. Thomas Brown was 30 years old,. LIME AND WATER CAUSED EXPLOSION—BOVS MAV • BECOME BLIND Guysell and Harold Wilt, aged 12, of Cookport, this county, may lose their sight as the result of curiosity to know what slaking lime would do if corked tightly in a bottle. They put the lime into a bottle, poured in some wa ter, pounded a cork into the neck and then sat down to see what would happen. The bottle burst ed and part of the contents struck the boys' eyes. LIST OF LETTERS—Remain ing uncalled for in the Indiana office May 13, 1916: Miss Larue Drummond, Mr. William Fleming, Miss Marjory F. Girad, Mr. John Reid, Mr. A. W. Rink, Mr. M. G. Sloan, John, Sabo. When inquiring for letters in this list please state that they were advertised, giving date. Harry W. Fee, P. M. CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO «U,L ADVERTISERS Senate Has Passed the Big Army Bill; Goes to the House First- Big Defense Measure Expected to Reach Presi dent in Few Days i • • WAHINGTON, May 18—'The Senate after an all-day debate a greed tonight to the conference report on the army reorganiza tion bill without roll call. The House is expected to approve the report within a day or two, and send the first of the big nation al defense measures to the Presi dent. The bill provides for a regu lar army of 211,000 officers and men at peace strength, and ap proximately 260,000 at war strength, and a Federalized Na tional Guard of 457,000 officers and men at maximum strength. Discussion of the conference report embraced a denunciation of Great Britain for execution of the Irish revolutionists, attacks upon the administrator's Mexi can policy, renewed assaults up on the National Guard as a poli cal force, and vigorous criticism of the provision for a Govern ment nitrate manufacturing plant. Sudden Death of Joseph Clements Less than a week after the death of his mother, Mrs. E. O. Clements of this place, Joseph W. Clements, aged 58 years, died suddenly from neuralgia of the heart at his home on North Six th street Tuesday morning. He had been identified with the business and social interests of Indiana for many years, and was one of the principal stock holders of the Indiana Countjr Gas Company, the first concern to furnish natural gas to the residents of this county. He was one of the promoters and char ter members of the Two Lick Country Club and the Indiana County Hospital association and at the time of his death was a. member of the firm of Sutton K Miller Co., the largest dealer in automobiles in this county. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Luna Jami son Clements, two brothers, Dan- Clements, of St. Louis, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Rose Scheurer, of North Sixth street. The funeral service was held at the Clements home Thursday afternoon. Interment made in Oakland Cemetery. Italian Earthquake Caused Damage ROME, May 18.—Heavy dam age was done, particularly at Pe saro, by the earthquake in cen tral Italy on Wednesday. Re ports received here today stat ed that a number of persons * were injured and many houses damaged. Undulations were felt through out the region from Aquila to Ferrera. Damage is reported from Rimini, Forli and Perugia, as well as from Pesaro. Build ings were wrecked and church bells were hurled from the bel fries into the streets. The shocks moved in a south westerly direction. MILAN, Italy, May 18.—A severe earthquake occurred in Romangna region today. No details as to damage or loss of life have been received. FIVE CENTS
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