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VOLUME IV— No. 8
AUSTRIA PREPARED TO
BREAK WITH UNITED STATES
HOPE OF AVERTING CLASH WITH GERMANY RAPIDLY
WANING IN CAPITAL CIRCLES
PARIS, Feb. 15. All preparations have been made to trans
fer the handling of Austro-Hungarian affairs in France from the
American embassy to the Swiss legation, it was learned here to
day.
This move was evidently made in fear of a diplomatic break
between Washington and Vienna over the submarine situation.
The French foreign office has already approved the transfer.
GERARD SENDS REPORT ON TREATY INCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Ambassador Gerard reported
officially to the state department that Germany had tried to force
him to have the 1799 treaty reratified, under penalty of holding
American newspaper men as hostages.
His message contained much technical detail of just what the
Germans wanted.
DESERTERS CANNOT RE-INLIST
NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Forgetting that their finger prints
are bound to betray them, many deserters who have adopted fic
titious names, are attempting to re-enter the service, since the
breaking of diplomatic relations with Germany.
Recruiting officers have been flooded with this class of appli
cants, who trust to luck or indifference on the part of the military
authorities to cover up their misdemeanor, according to Captain
Frank E. Evans of the United States Marine Corps in this city.
It is believed that the present patriotic wave has awakened
many of these deserters to a sense of duty, but a comparison of
their tell-tale finger prints with the originals, kept on file in Wash
ington, proves a bar to their further service.
DETAIL OF STATE POLICE IS LOCATED AT INDIANA TO
REMAIN 3 MONTHS
A detail of the state police, consisting of Corp. W. E. Sher
man and Privates L. Golberg and Henry Wohman, has taken its
quarters at the Central hotel. The detail is a part of Troop D,
the home station of which is located at Butler.
Corporal Sherman states that the detail would be here for at
least three months and possibly might remain here permanently,
the latter contingent upon the possible declaration of war with
Germany, and the state police being called upon to assist in guard
ing the munition plants throughout the state.
Aside from their regular duties of preserving the peace, work
ing in cooperation with the county officials, the detail will also
assist Deputy Game Protector Iddo M. Lewis in the discharge of
his duties in this section.
GUARDS AT PUMPING STATIONS
Guards have been placed by the Standard Oil Company at all
its pumping stations from Texas and Oklahoma, to the Atlantic
coast. At the pumping station of the company just north of this
place, a guard is on duty day and night.
CREPS GETS APPOINTMENT
Howard Creps, son of the late Jacob Creps, of Indiana, has
been appointed secretary of the Judiciary General Committee of
the House of Representatives at Harrisburg. The appointment
was made through the influence of Wilmer H. Wood, assemblyman
from this county, and a member of the committee.
WATERHOUSE GIVEN LONG PEN SENTENCE
James E. Waterhouse, who had been in the county jail, await
ing trial on five indictments charging him with forgery, growing
out of his swindling of Indiana merchants, went into Court this
morning and pled guilty to all the charges. Judge J. N. Langham
sentenced him on one indictment and suspended sentence on the
other four. The sentence imposed on the forger was to pay a
fine of $500; pay the costs of prosecution, and to undergo not less
than three years, nor more than five years in solitary confine
ment, in the Western Penitentiary. The prisoner was taken to the '
institution by Sheriff Boggs and Deputy Sheriff Borland on Mon- j
day.
PRINT PAPER PROBE IS
STARTED IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. In
vestigation of the increased cost
of news print paper was begun
here today by a special grand
jury called by United States
District Attorney Snowden
Marshall.
Numerous witnesses have
been called and the probe, which
will go deep into the causes of
the increase and search charges
of a trust and restraint of trade,
is expected to consume consider
able time.
Today District Attorney Mar
shall and Bainbridge Colby and
Mark Hyman, who are associat
ed with him in the prosecution
of the inquiry, spent most of
the time organizing the jury.
This work of organization and
the preliminary steps of the in
vestigation are expected to last
several days and it will undoubt
THE PA TRIOT
edly be next week before any
witnesses are called.
Names of witnesses to be
called are by the dis
trict attorney.
GUARDING CLYMER
WATER SUPPLY
W. S. Hamilton, superintend
ent of the Clymer W T ater Com
pany, has received from the
State Department of Health or
ders for the careful policing of
the water supply source of the
company and forbidding the vis
iting of the company's filtering
plant except by special permis
sion. This is a war order taken
by Commissioner of Health Dix
on as a precautionary measure
to prevent the poisoning or pol
lution of the water supply by
some fanatic who might deem it
patriotic to wipe a few thousand
Americans off the globe by one
master strike.
Published Weekly by the Patriot Publishing Company
INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, FEB, 17, 1917
mSHINQTDH
Born Feb. 22, 1732
|' AI7 135 Years since was Bone
-U | / IZQYears since Jus first Inauguration'
LJll HSYears since Bis DeatH
HOMER CITY, DRY FOR 46
YEARS, IS ONLY WET TOWN
NEW LIQUOR LICENSES OPERATIVE HERE THURSDAY
Homer City, which was without a liquor license for 46 years,
will be the only place in Indiana County where a bar will be open
after Thursday, until March 12.
All present liquor licenses of the county expired Thursday.
By a ruling of Judge J. N. Langham, all hotels granted licenses
must keep their bars closed until March 12 as a penalty for violat
ing the Court's rule prohibiting treating. The Commercial Hotel
at Creekside has been penalized until April 1. The new license
at Homer operative yesterday.
Since the granting of liquor license to the Commercial Hotel
of Homer City by Judge J. N. Langham recently there has been
considerable comment as to the history of the licensed business in
the borough in the past.
There were two licensed houses in the town for some time
previous of 1870. The last one operated was conducted by George
C. Cribbs, in th basement of the building now occupied by D. L.
Snyder & Son. He was given a license in 1871 by Judge Logan, at
the time Judge of Indiana and Westmoreland counties. The busi
ness proved unprofitable and Mr. Cribbs closed the establishment
before the expiration of his license and for the following 46 years
Homer City was dry. Mr. Cribbs died several years ago. His
family moved to Pittsburgh, where Mrs. Cribbs died a little more
than a year ago.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining uncalled for in the
Indiana office February 10 1917:
D. B. Camel, Miss A. M. Cas
ey, W. M. Dickie, Mrs. John M.
Dixon, Miss Julia Fisher, Rich
ard Gilmore, Harry G. Keffler,
J. C. Monroe, Miss Jennie Mar
uca, R. J. Thompson, Mrs. Mary
White.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
HARRY W. FEE, P. M.
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
COMMERCE BODY
J. S. Jamison, manager of the
Troutman Co. store, has been
elected president of the Indiana
Chamber of Commerce for the
coming year. Other officers
elected are: Vice presidents, J.
R. Bath, Ira A. Myers, H. C.
Christy, F. L. Neff and A. I.
Rees; secretary, L. E. Miller;
treasurer, T. B. Clark; solicitor,
E. E. Creps.
JEFFERSON BOY MAY
GET NEW MURDER TRIAL
SUPREME COURT GRANTS OYER AND TERMINER LEAVE
TO ACT
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14. Henry Ward Mottorn, a Jeffer
son county youth, who, with Ernest Haines was convicted on Aug.
23 last of first degree murder for the killing of William Haines,
father of Ernest Haines, may be granted a new trial. The State
Supreme Court today authorized the court of Terminer
of Jefferson county "in its discretion, to grant a rule for a new
trial and to proceed in accordance with the act of April 22, 1903."
Counsel for Mottorn asked the supreme court for the rule to
obtain a new trial on grounds of new evidence, and also to give
alienists called at the trial an opportunity to explain Mottorn's
mental condition.
It is asserted in the petition that counsel had discovered that
the youth had began the use of whiskey at the age of 11, and has
been an habitual drinker since.
Efforts were made at Mottorn's trial to show he was insane,
but this line of defense failed. Subsequently, notwithstanding
the fact that the trial judge, and the prosecuting lawyers sup
ported his application, the board of pardons refused to commute
the death sentence which had been imposed upon Mottorn.
According to the petition, the new evidence will show that
young Mottorn was retarded in his mental development for two
years, giving him a mental age of 14 at the time of the commis
sion of the crime; that he was idle and apparently lawless; join
ing in plans for mischief without thought of the consequences;
that his self control was weak and that he apparently did not ap
preciate the enormity of his deed.
GERARD HONORED ON
ARRIVAL IN FRANCE
PARIS, Feb. 15. Many Am
erican flags were displayed here
today in honor of the arrival of
James W. Gerard, former Unit
ed States ambassador to Ger
many, who is on his way home.
It is expected that the Gerard
party will remain here about a
week or 10 days before sailing
from Spain on the steamship In
fanta Isabel on February 27.
A rousing reception was plan
ned for the American diplomat
with representatives of the
French government, the United
States embassy and the Ameri
can colony taking part. The
party consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerard, the ambassador's staff
and about 50 Americans.
A dispatch from Berne stated
that a big demonstration was
given the Gerard party when it
left that city for Paris last night
for here.
A crowd, including officials of
the American embassy, was pre
sent at the Garo De Lyon when
the train bearing Mr. Gerard
and party arrived. Cheers greet
ed the American diplomat, to
which he responded by bowing
and removing his hat.
Immediately after his arrival,
Mr. Gerard, accompanied the
Ambassador, William G, Sharp,
to the United States embassy,
where the two diplomats confer
red for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharp are plan
ning an elaborate dinner for Mr.
and Mrs. Gerard.
1000 ACRES OF COAL
IS SOLD FOR $45,000
The Savings & Trust Com- 1
pany of Indiana has sold almost I
1,000 acres of coal in White and j
Cherryhill townships, belonging
to H. B. Engle estate, for $45,-
000. The purchasers are Rob
ert E. Young and J. R. Daugh
*rty, of Indiana; C. M. Lingle,
rf Graceton, and B. F. Clark, of
Punxsutawney. The tracts lies
along the Yellow Creek and the
IHvolick Creek and is one of the
nost valuable of the county.
Robert E. Young has pur
chased 52 acres of land adjoin
ng the property of the Two
lck County club from the M. H.
VlcHenry estate, for $6,750.
CIRCULATION
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IWILLCOX TO ASSURE
WILSON OF SUPPORT
■
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.
To assure President Wilson that
he may count on the Republi
cans of the country to support
him in any step he takes to pro
tect American rights on the
high seas, Chairman William R.
Willcox of the Republican Na
tional committee is to call at the
White House at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Willcox reached the city last
night and when seen today said:
"I wish merely to show my re
spects to the President and as
sure him that the people of the
country will be behind him in
the protection of American
rights."
| MOTHER OF DEAD AUTO
RACER ASKS FOR HELP
UNIONTOWN, Feb. 14.
Support for the widow and
daughter of Hughie Hughes, the
international auto racer who
was killed at the speedway here
i December 2 last, is asked by his
mother, Mrs. Bessie Hughes, in
a letter from London, England,
to local men interested in the
speedway association.
Mrs. Hughes says that she
has the racer's daughter with.
| her in London and that this
child as well as "his poor wife"
are unprovided for. Mrs. Hughes
writes that she does not believe
that Uniontown men interested
in the racing game will allow
Mrs. Hughes or her daughter to
want for anything. The mother
j requests the names of the rac
l.
mg proomters back of the race
of December 2.
SALTSBUR CONCERN TO
DECREASE ITS CAPITAL
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.
A special meeting of the Salts
burg Coal Mining Co. will be
held at the principal offices of
the company in the Norfh Am
arican building on Monday, Mar.
19. at 9:30 a. m. for tne purpose
of considering and voting upon
the proposition to decrease the
capital stock of the company
from $500,000 to $400,000.
Louis C. Madeira is secretary of
the company.
FrvE CKNTS