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VOLUME lII—No. 50
SIX SHOT AS MINERS
CLASH AT AVOWHORE
Strikers and Guards Battle on Property of
Saltsburg Coal Co. Two May Die.
Six men were shot, two prob
ably fatally and several others
were badly bruised as the result
of a clash shortly before noon,
Tuesday, between deputy guards
and striking coal miners of the
Saltsburg Coal Company, near
the Pennsylvania railroad, at
Avonmore, near Kiskiminetas
Junction. Four of the wounded
miners were brought to hospi
tals in Pittsburgh.
The clash occurred, according
to Phillip Murray, president of
the Pittsburgh district of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, who investigated the trouble
when striking miners attempted
to approach five men said to
have been imported by the com
pany as strikebreakers.
The Wounded.
Josepli Boner, 28 years old, a
striker and president of the local
union at Avonmore; shot in the
right hand, removed to the
Pittsburgh Hospital.
Lorenzo Philipini, 30 years old
striker, of Avonmore; bullet
wound in left arm and right arm
broken; removed to the Pitts
burgh hospital.
Donati Bottagolli, 28 years old
striker, Avonmore, bullet wound
FEDERAL BUILDING WORK TO STARTSOON
The erection of Indiana's .new postoffice building to be erect
ed at the corner of Church and Seventh streets on the site secured*
from Harry W. Wilson may be started in the near future. Mr.
Wilson has been requested to vacate the site in order that it may
be at the disposal of the government. Mr. Wilson announces that
he has no definite plans for carrying out the request.
Ihe sum oi $35,000 has been authorized by the government
for starting the proposed building here during the coming year.
PUNXS'Y ATTORNEYS
GET BIG VERDICT
Charges Margiotti Secured An
Award of $4,500 for Client.
In the United States District
Court, sitting in Pittsburgh,
Charles J. Margiotti, of this
place, as attorney for Victor
Grenezko, secured a verdict of
$4,500 for his client from the
Ebensburg Coal Company Judge
Thompson presiding.
The youth, who is 18 years of
age, was employed as a trapper
boy in a mine of the Ebensburg
Coal Company at Colver. Six
cars broke away from a trip and
struck the boy as he was on his
way to another part of the mine
from that in which he worked,
on business connected with his
duties. His leg was broken and
as a result is two and a half
inches shorter than the other.
Mr. Margiotti proved that the
rear end of the trip constituting
the cars that struck the boy, did
not carry a light as provided by
the law. The trip had broken
near the end, it was shown, be
cause of deficient coupling pins.
MAIL PACKAGES EARLY
POSTAL HEAD PLEADS
WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—An
other appeal to the public to mail
Christmas packages early to pre
vent a crush of mail in the final
days before the holidays was is
sued today by the postoffice de
partment with a warning that
postal facilities would be taxed
this year to capacity because of
the country's prosperity.
THE PA TRIOT
in left leg and left leg fractured,
removed to the West Penn Hos
pital.
Steve Kewich, 32 years old, or
ganizer of the United Mine
Workers of America; bullet
wound in head, near right tem
ple.
John Rotali, 25 years old,
striker, Avonmore, bullet wound
in left foot and face cut; remov
ed to West Penn Hospital.
John Morbedina, 25 years old,
striker, Avonmore; bullet wound
in the head and face bruised.
According to Murray, five oth
er strikers suffered bruises on
the face and hands. They re
ceived medical attention and
were removed to their homes in
Avonmore and Edri.
Following the riot, Murray
said, four strikers, including Ke
wich and Morbedina, who were
the most seriously wounded,
were arrested by the guards and
taken to the Indiana jail. The
two wounded men were reported
in a critical condition.
The two strikers arrested
were James Young, secretary of
the Avonmore local union, and
William Pierce, a striker of Av
onmore. The men are charged
with rioting.
COMPOSER TOSTI
TAKEN BY DEATH
PARIS, Dec. 4.—The death in
Rome of Sir Francesco Paolo
Tosti, composer and song writer,
is announced in a dispatch to the
Havas agency. Sir Francesco
Paolo Tosti was born April 9,
1846, at Ortona, Italy. Among
the popular songs composed by
him are "Amore," "That Day,"
"For Ever," "Farewell" and "At
Vespers." He served as singing
master to the princess who later
became Queen Margherita and
in 1880 he was called to London
to assume a similar position to
the royal family of England. He
was knighted in 1909 by King
Edward.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PARDON.
Notice is hereby given that an ap
plication has been made to the Board
of Pardons of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for the pardon of Cena
Raul, lately a resident of Homer
City, Pa., who was convicted in the
Courts of Indiana County of Assault
and Battery, carrying conceal weap
on. etc., and sentenced to the Work
house, where he is at present con
fined.
A hearing on the above matter
will be had. before the Board of Par
dons in the-Supreme Court Room at
Harris I Pa., on Wednesday, Dec 1
20, 1916, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
CHAS. J. MARGIOTTI,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, DEC, 9, 1916
WOMEN WAR WORKERS WEAR BLOOMERS
Photo by American Press Association.
This happy group of girls are on their way to work in a French munition factory. Their duties require then
to adopt mainline-like ?;>H■ to avoid Pitching: in machinery.
NEWS OF THE COURTS
BLAIRSVILLE PHYSICIAN IS
INDICTED ON CHARGE
OF FURNISHING LI
QUOR
A true bill has been returned
by the grand jury in session
here, against Dr. F. W. Corson,
of Blairsville, on a charge of fur
nishing liquor to persons of in
temperate habits. The arrest of
Dr. Corson was made recently .on
information furnished by Rose
Palmer, of near Blairsville, who
alleged that she had secured pre
scriptions from the physician
for liquor for 25 cents each.
December term of criminal
| court is in session here. The
only matters of importance re
| ported by the constables were
! roads and bridges' and in a few
townships being in poor condi
tion and the court advised action
be taken along this line wher
ever necessary to safeguard the
traveling public.
A list of jurors had been sum
moned also for this week to hear
civil actions, but all cases were
settled or continued and the jur
ors were sent home without be
ing called.
Squire A. T. Weir, of Homer
City, was appointed foreman of
the grand jury, which immedi
ately proceeded to its inspection
of the public buildings, after re
ceiving instructions from the
court, and no cases were called
before the grand jury on indict-
INDIANA COUNTY FARMER ENJOYS
HIS MOST PROSPEROUS SEASON
James S. Lucas, of Buffington township, has made more mon
ey during 1916 than any other 12 months in his career. He is a
farmer and as a reward for his labors his acres have returned him
big yields during the season and the products of his farm brought
him top-notch prices. He harvested 850 bushels of oats, 300 bush
els of buckwheat and 300 bushels of potatoes. From a field con
taining only one-fifth of an acre he had a yield of 126 bushels of
potatoes, and for every bushel of the tubers sold he received $1.50.
WEST MAHONING REPORTS CASE OF SMALLPOX
HARRISBURG, Dec. B.—Two cases of smallpox were reported
to the state department of health yesterday. Samuel Sharpe, a
negro of Braddock, is suffering from the disease and has been re
moved to a hospital. Numerous persons who came in contact with
the man have been vaccinated in an effort to halt any further out
break of the disease. A case was also reported from West Ma
honing township, this county, James Kennedy, a farmer, being the
sufferer.
LUCERNE YOUTH DIES FROM ACCIDENTAL WOUND.
Larry Zentner, aged 19 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Zentner, of Homer City, died Wednesday night from a gunshot
wound received a week ago while hunting. The lad was walking
through the woods when his gun was discharged accidentally, the
contents entering his left leg.
.
HOMER CITY BOY HIT BY DOCTOR'S AUTO IS DEAD
Carl Quigley, of Homer City, ager 12 years, who was hit by an
automobile, driven by Dr. H. W. Truitt, Tuesday afternoon died at
the Indiana Hospital Thursday morning.
ments by the district attorney
until Tuesday morning.
The December Grand Jury
made their daily report to the
Court. The report follows:
William A. Speer, desertion
and non-support, Millie I. Speer,
prosecutrix, true bill.
Thomas S. Runzo, embezzle
ment by agent, Frank J. Schister
prosecutor, true bill.
Angelo Mainoli, false pretence
Marino Pace, prosecutor, true
bill.
Frank Turzit, larceny by bail
ee, Mike Lupjo, prosecutor, not
a true bill.
j Frank Castagna, et al, riot, H.
|Jf. Aims, prosecutor, true bills.
Frank Vachill, assault and
battery, Annie Vachill, prosecu
trix, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
lary and larceny, W. Fred Wett
ling, prosecutor, true bill.
William Klingensmith, arson
and burglary, C. W. Seanor,
prosecutor, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
lary and larceny, H. C. Christy,
prosecutor, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
lary and larceny, J. H. McQuown
(R. W. & Co.) prosecutor
true bill.
Chester Fry, furnishing liquor
to minors, furnishing liquor to
persons of known intemperate
habits and selling liquor on Sun
day, Mrs. J. J. Palmer, prosecu
trix, true bill.
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
WHILE ON WAY TO
CHURCH.
Sturdy devotion to her church
T was one factor figuring in the
> shocking death of aged Mrs. Eli
zabeth Jane McGaughey, here
1 Sunday. Mrs. McGaughey, whc
' would have been 84 years old to
day, Dec. 9, was on her way tc
* attend the Second United Pres
byterian Sunday School here, a 1
i 9 o'clock Sunday morning, wher
; she was struck and killed by i
train on the Oakland avenue
- grade crossing of the Buffalo
: | Rochester and Pittsburgh rail
road tracks. Almost every bone
. jin her body was broken by the
'blow from the locomotive, bul
[ otherwise there were few marks
. to indicate the manner of hei
death.
Mrs. McGaughey seemed tc
. feel that her sands of life were
running out. She had been mak
ing her home with one of hei
sons, Joseph L. McGaughey, oi
Park wood, and came here a few
. days ago to visit her other son
| Frank McGaughey, of 1235 Oak
land avenue. She had about fin
lishfed her visit with her son's
family and was preparing tc
! leave the following day for She
locta, to visit the family of hei
only daughter, Rachel, wife oi
William Rankin.
Mrs. McGaughey was the wi
dow of Joseph McGaughey, whc
died in October, 1914, aged 7£
; years. She was bom a Mc-
Gaughey, her father being Nich
olas McGaughey, one of the pio
neers in this section of the coun
ty. Surviving her are the three
children named and a half-sistei
Mrs. Benjamin McCreight, oi
Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. McGaughey, when struck
by the train, was accompanied
by a granddaughter, Eleanoi
McGaughey, aged 16, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc-
Gaughey. The old lady had diffi
culty in hearing and the girl in
trying to save her grandmother
narrowly escaped death herself.
STEEL MILL RESUMES OP
ERATIONS.
The Clearfield Rolling Mills,
situated on the Buffalo, Roches
ter & Pittsburgh Railway at
Hyde, Pa., which have been clos
ed down since 1914, have been
purchased by C. T. Hennig, of
Bellefon'e, Pa., and aictive oper
ations will be resumed at once.
The increased demand for
steel products is bringing into
action new plants throughout
the country and there is a re
sumption of activity by many
plants which have been idle for
a time.
CIRCULATION
BOOKS OPEN TO ALL
ADVERTISERS
BLOCKADE OF
JiREECE NEXT
MOVE BY ALLIES
King Attitude
In Recent Athens) Coinmo
tion Cause of Action.
——_ v
LONDON, Dec. 7.—Greece
will be blockaded by the allied
nations in retaliation for the
government's attitude in the re
cent commotion in Athens, it
was stated authoritatively here
today. Formal announcement of
the blockade may come tomor
row.
The text of the Greek reply to
the written and verbal protests
of the American, Dutch and
Spanish ministers, made "on hu
manitarian grounds," against
the ill-treatment of Venizelist
prisoners, taken during the at
tempt at a revolution on Friday
and Saturday, has been made
public. After thanking the neu
tral ministers for their senti
ments of friendship for Greece
which inspired the representa
tives in question, the reply says:
"The royal government from
the first day had in view only
the re-establishment and main
tenance of order in the trouble
on Friday and Saturday caused
by revolutionary elements. This
was done completely with as lit
tle damage as possible.
"If contrary to the orders giv
en there was some excess of ten
sion and indignation on the part
of the population and troops who
saw in a moment so tragic for
the fatherland, agitators taking
advantage of the unhappy
events of that day to take up
arms against the country and
try and overthrow the establish
ed government, this must be
taken into consideration. This
exasperation was particularly
aroused by the bombardment of
the royal palace and the neigh
borhood thereof in this, an open
city, at the very moment when
an armistice having been con
cluded, it was hoped peace would
finally reign."
List of Letters
Remaining uncalled for in the
Indiana office, December 2, 1916
Henry Bedorf, Charles Boling
er, Miss Betty H. Cameron, A.
H. Clawson, Mr. Andy Covach,
Mr. Jesse Edwards, William
Goldsmith, Mr. Charles Hileman,
Mrs. Harry Hood, Mario Morers,
J. A. McGaughey, G. B. McClel
lan, Ada Philips, Walter Rober
son, Fred Reichenbach, Harry
Strayer, Mrs. D. L. Shank, Mr.
Vern C. Warner, Miss E. I. L.
Wilhelm.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
HARRY W. FEE, P. M.
BACK TO THE BORDER
Capt. Richard W. Watson,
who had been spending a 10-day
furlough at his home on North
Seventh street, left here for EI
Paso, Texas, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. \\ atson will again assume
his duties as Captain in the
Quartermaster's Dept., of the U.
5. Regulars.
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