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VOLUME lII —No. 25
MEDDALENA BEING TRIED
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The Case from Heilwood May Be Finished Sometime This
Afternoon —Other News of Court Proceedings.
The case now on trial is that!
of Domonick Maddalena, of Heil
wood, charged with the murder
of Luigi Cicero. The case has
been on trial since Thursday and
it may be ended today.
In the case of Domonick Trun
zo and Luigi Pecora, both charg
ed with assault and battery, the
jury turned in a verdict of not
guilty but directed them to pay
the costs. On that of Cecca
Rauli, charged with carrying
concealed deadly weapons, the
jury turned in a verdict of guil- •
ty as indicted; these were cross
suits.
In the case of Antony Karpol
ski, of Arcadia, charged with
selling liquor without a license,
the jury divided the cost be
tween the prosecutor and the
defendent.
R. E. Mikesell, of Coral, sus
tained a verdict of $431.32
Indiana s Centennial
to Be Celebrated
with Pomp
"Grand Old Time" to Be the
Biggest Thing in the His
tory of the Town.
Plans for Indiana's Centenni
al Celebration, for next week,
June 19-24 are about completed
and promise fine days of royal
entertainment of both historic
and modern nature. Business
men have been constructing,
designing and decorating floats,
for the P a st week. Over 100
magnificent portrayals of the
county's historic and industries
will be represented in the mile
long parade.
Besides the centennial celebra
tion, the state encampment of
the Sons of Veterans of Pennsyl
vania will be held next week,
when the entire membership will
occupy 200 National Guard tents
on a plot of ground just south of
Indiana. The business meetings
of the Sons of Veterans will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 20 and 21, but the greater
number of the boys will remain
here the remainder of the week
to enjoy the centennial festivi
ties.
The program for the week in
cludes a large variety of enter
tainment, such as a street carni
val, farmer's day, historical day,
firemen's contest and one of the
biggest first aid demonstrations
ever held in the bituminous coal
district of the state. These con
tests of the Pittsburg bureau of
mines.
Special centennial services will
be under the direct supervision
held in the Indiana churches
June 18. Monday will be devot
ed to a work of general prepared
ness, and completing final ar
rangements for giving a hearty
welcome to the week's visitors.
Mass Meeting Tuesday, June 20.
There will be a general home
coming reunion on Tuesday
morning and a mass meeting of
the citizens of the town in the
court of honor at noon, when the
key to Indiana will be returned
over to the guests. A baseball
game at Normal park will be the
feature of the afternoon.
Firemen's contests, consisting
of six events by Western Penn
sylvania teams, will be held Wed
nesday morning. In the after-
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THE PA TRIOT
I against John Madill, of town, on
[ a contract.
The cases of Samuel L. Hen
ry vs. Chas. E. Henry; Barbara
Yodic vs. George H. Jeffries,
sheriff; Bankers Surety Co., vs.
M. Bennett & Sons, were non
suited for want of sufficient
proof. Many other cases were
continued or settled by the par
ties.
LATER Domonick Madde
lena has entered a plea of sec
ond degree murder. He will be
sentenced Monday. The jury
was discharged.
COMMENCEMENT AT
MODEL SCHOOL
Commencement Exercises
were held in the model School
yesterday afternoon, the pro
gram consisting of choruses, re
citations and a few short plays,
was well rendered.
noon there will be a big parade
of G. A. R. veterans, Sons of
Veterans, firemen, fraternal or
ganizations and students of In
diana State Normal and the pub
lic schools. A feature of this pa
rade will be a historic pageant
by public school children under
the direction of Supt. of Schools
F. Ernest Work. Miss Margaret
Swan of Indiana, attired as an
Indian princess, heads the pag
eant, typifying the naming of
this place Indiana, after the In
dians which inhabited this sect
ion in the early days. Other
things or historic interest to be
protrayed in the pageant are the
arrival of the first settlers, a con
ference with the settlers and
the Indians, and the under
ground railroad, which had an
important station here during
slavery times, and the present
ing to the town, by George Cly
mer, of the ground on which the
Indiana courthouse is erected.
To Reproduce First Arrest.
A historical reproduction of
the first arrest and the first
court trial in Indiana will be giv
en in front of the courthouse on
Thursday morning, farmers' day
by Gen. Harry White. It will
be followed by relay races be
tween Punxsutawney Y. M. C.
A. and Indiana track teams. The
afternoon will be devoted to the
farmers of the county. Among
the speakers will be State Sec
retary of Agriculture Charles
Patton F. S. Welsh of the New
York Central railroad depart
ment of agriculture, G. D. Har
mon of Pittsburgh and an able
representative of Pennsylvania
State College. The day closes
with athletic contests on the
Normal field.
First-Aid teame from 20 min
ing towns in western Pennsyl
vania will participate in the
First-Aid contests to be held on
Friday morning under the sup- 1
ervision of the Pittsburg Bureau
of Mines. A parade of mer
chants, manufacturers, miners!,
and farmers will be held in the
afternoon. A feature of it will
be a display of absolute and mod
ern machinery in operation, as
It was and is used in the various
industries of this county. There l
will be an elaborate display of !
fireworks on Friday night.
The festivities of the week j
close on Saturday with a gener
al parade of all the centennial <
pommittee, members of the
citizens of the town,
amusement enterprises, and <
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INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, JUNE 17. 1916
THE BANDIT CHASER," GEN. PERSHING
Photos by American Press Association.
Striking poses of the man beading the punitive expedition after Villa.
The question is now raised, "Where is VillaT
Mclntyre Boy Was Struck by a Motor
and Was Instantly Killed on Monday
Coroner's Jury Exonerates the Motorman.
James Short, the 3 year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carmine
Shart, was struck by a mine mo
tor driven by John Heinock at
Mclntyre.
The boy is said to have been |
BANKS WILL CHANGE
SCHEDULE
During Centennial week the
five banks of Indiana will have
different hours for the service
of their customers. On Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
the banks will close at 2 p. m.,
and on Friday they will close at
open at the usual hour, 9 a. m.
HARRISON LAW EFFECTIVE
INDIANA, Pa., June 16.— A
reduction of 80 per cent in the
use of narcotics and harmful
drugs since the Harrison drug
act became effective has been
made in Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio, according to
Ernest Koos, narcotic inspector
for the Twenty-third Pennsyl
vania and Eighteenth Ohio dis
tricts.
Electrical Storm Did
Damage in Vicinity
Yesterday morning during a
severe electrical storm which
passed over this place, the dis
mantled plant of the Woolen
Mills Co., was struck by light
ning, destroying the chimney
and tearing a large hole in the
roof. Luckily no fire ensued.
Bricks and debris were thrown
many feet, and damage of a few
hundred dollars resulted.
A workman in the building at
the time of the confusion ran to
a window on the second floor and
leaped through to the ground be
low. He was uninjured.
J. W. MEANER AGENT ON 8.,
R. AND P. AT HOMER
CITY.
Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burgh Railway officials announ
ce that Mr. J. W. Meaner has
Seen appointed Acting Agent at
Homer City during the absence
:>f Mr. D. H. Davis.
playing about the track when
the motor came out of the mine
and ran upon James killing him
instantly.
A Coroner's jury exonerated
| Mr. Heinock.
BACK FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hender
son who had been making their
home at Washington, D. C. for
some time, returned to Indiana
last evening. Mr. Henderson
will assume his old position
with The Progress.
SUSPECTED OF KILLING,
MAN FIGHTS POLICE
While county detectives were
scouring the woods near Craf
ton last night for Walter Norcia,
whom they are seeking in con
nection with the death of his
daughter late Tuesday night, a
man answering the description
of Norcia became violent in the
cellroom of the Wilkinsburg po
lice station and hurt three po
licemen before being subdued.
Italian Guns Sweep
Coast Near Trieste
ROME, June 16.—The Ital
ian fleet is now engaged in a
violent bombardment of the
Austrian positions on the Is
trian coast in the vincinity of
Parenso and Trieste according
to an official announcement to
day.
Airmen Kill Women
ROME, June 16.—Ten Aus
trian hydroaeroplanes bombard
ed Venice yesterday killing four
other persons, according to an
official announcement by the
Italiain War Office today. The
damage to property was slight.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining uncalled for in the
Indiana office June 10, 1916:
Mr. Ford D. Clark, Mr, Ralph
Kuntz, Miss Martha Myers, Mrs.
Wm. Matson, J. E. McCormick,
Mr. Sharp Neale, U. C. Nelson, l
D. J. O'Brien, Miss Mary Priho- j
da, Miss Sara Rissinger, Miss
Emma Rodkey, Dr. Charles F.;
Wilson and Marshall Chosen
to Head Democratic Party
One Lone Delegate Votes Against Wilson and Prevents a
Unanimous Nomination.
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Platform Has Not Been Adopted As Yet
ST. LOUIS, June 16.—For
President WOODROW WIL
SON of New Jersey.
For Vice President—THOM
AS R. MARSHALL of Indiana.
This ticket was renominated
by the Democratic national con
vention in the coliseum here a
few minutes before midnight to
night. The President was not
literally nominated by acclama
tion. One delegate defiantly
shouted "No" when Chairman
James put the question. This
was Delegate-at-Large Emmett
R. Burke of Chicago.
It took the bloom off the rose.
Senator James was obliged to
announce the vote 1092 to 1.
The renomination of Mr. Wil
son was accomplished at 11:56
after a nominating speech by
Judge John W. Wescott of New
Jersey and seconding speeches
by former Gov. Judson A. Har
mon of Ohio and Gov. Stuart of
Virginia.
Vice President Marshall was
CONSTABLES FORM
CO-OPERATIVE ASOC.
The constables of Indiana Co.
have formed an organization
through which they hope that
the capture of criminals will be
simplified. The organization
was planned by the court and
the district attorney, and is
along the line of a county police
force.
The name, address and tele
phone number of every con
stable in the county has been
listed. A copy will be placed in
the hands of every constable.
Where a crime is committed the
organization will find it very
easy to get the officials of the en
tire district out, working for the
apprehension of the criminal.
'Punxsy V Bill Fairman
Is Given Wrong Label
ST. LOUIS, June 16.—"Col
onel W. M. Fairman, a delegate
from Alabama, is here," says
today's issue of the St. Louis
"Globe-Democrat" under a two
column half-length cut of none
other than "Bill" Fairman of
Punxsutawney. Not content
with putting the Pennsylvanian
as coming from Alabama, the
paragraph continues: "He is a
noted criminal lawyer, who has
a record of having defended 72
men for murder, securing the
acquittal of all but one. He
dresses in the style of the typi
cal old southerner, and has the
lovable drawl and intonation."
Such is fame.
Whether the enthusiastic re
porter who discovered Bill to be
fell innocently has not been
"a character" was framed or
learned.
Nothing made "Bill" mad but
the reference to the Southern
drawl, which he certainly has
not.—Pittsburgh Sun
Sealone, Miss Charlotte Seanor,
Mr. Weddel, J. M. Weddel, Mr.
H. D. Wilson, Mildred Wood
ward.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
Harry W. Fee, P. M.
CIRCULATION
BOOKS OPEN' TO ALL
ADVERTISERS
FIVE CENTS
renominated by acclamation,
Delegate Burke having no ob
jection. The formality was re
corded at 11:57 p. m. All op
position crumbled away—the
candidacies of Roger Sullivan of
Illinois, Gov. Major of Missouri
and Gov. Moreland of Nebraska
having failed to enlist serious
support.
'Mr. Marshall was placed in
renomination by Senator Kern
of Indiana in a single sentence.
There was no seconding speech
es. The name of Ambassador
James W. Gerard, who was en
dorsed by the New York delega
tion for vice president, was not
presented to the convention.
At 12:07 a. m. a committee
was appointed to wait on the
platform committee to see if it
could get its report ready with
in reasonable time and so wind
up all remaining convention
work. It had been in session at
the Planters Hotel since early
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Luxenberg Jewelry
Store Open June 20
Indiana's New Establishment
Will Give Souvenirs on
Tuesday. • * .
The Luxenberg Jewelry Store
located in the Mrs. C.B.M. White
building on Phila. street will be
ready for business Tuesday, June
20, at 1 o'clock p. m. Hundreds
of souvenirs will be given to the
-visiting public. The store is
nearly completed and when it is
done will give the very best of
appearance with its new fixtures
and glittering jewelry. The Lux
enberg Company at present has
stores in Cambria and Clearfield
Counties. The one at this place
will be in charge of Mr. Joseph
H. Luxenberg.
Progress Souvenir
Edition Published
The Progress, Indiana Co's.
oldest newspaper, edited and
owned by A. S. and A. Ralph
Moorhead, issued last Wednes
day an anniversary number of
98 pages in honor of its 103 th
birthday. This number is a
credit to its editorial and mec
hanical departments. The edit
ion gives a complete history of
Indiana County and it is a sou
venir directory of county infor
mation worth laying away.
The Progress was established
in the year 1813, and since that
time has been edited by memb
ers of the Moorhead family.
BLANCHE LOCKARD
CHOSEN TEACHER
Miss Blanche Lockard of
Washington street, has been
elected as a teacher, in the
schools of Ben Avon, a resident
suburb of Pittsburgh for a nine
and one-half months' term. Miss
Lockard has just recently re
turned from Florida, where she
had been teaching for the past
two years in Cocoa, a tourist
town on the East coast.