Indiana Evening Gazette (Newspaper) - December 6, 1927, Indiana, Pennsylvania cast for this section This is another day of advertisements in the Be sure and read every page Christmas suggestions VOLUME 88 THREE SECTIONS INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY DECEMBER G 1927 TWENTY PAGES CENTS A FUNERAL FOR DAVID HARBISON Services in Presbyterian Church Af Hogan 95 Dies in Blairsville Home Funeral services for David Harbi son aged 84 years whose death oc curred in the hospital department of Indiana County Homo Monday morning at 8 oclock will be conduct ed in the Church Wed afternoon at 2 oclock by the Rev Dr Frederick W Hinitt Death was caused by the infirmities inci dent to old age The deceased leaves a A T Harbison of Grand Mich Burial will be made in Oakland Cemetery Mrs Alary Hogan Dec Mary Hogan aged years died yester day morning at the home of her son John J IHogan in fol lowing a short illness The deceased was born in Ireland and had resided in Western vania for the past 58 years She was a of SS Simon and Judes Roman Catholic Church Blairsville Her husband the late John Hogan died in 1883 The deceased is survived by two sons Patrick Hogan of Barnesboro and John J Hogan of Twelve grandchildren andone great grand child also survive Funeral services will be conducted in SS Simon and Judes Roman Cath Church at 8 oclock tomorrow Following the services the funeral cortege will leave for Wells boro Tioga county where interment will be made Thursday morning Continued on Page 2 DRIVE UNDER WAY Pittsburgh Synod Seeks for Minis terial Endowment A special session of the Pittsburgh synod of the Evangelical Lutheran has been called for this af at the First Lutheran church Pittsburgh by the president of the synod the Rev Ellis B D The purpose of the session in cludes the preparation for the drive of the United Lutheran Church for a ministerial pension en fund The year 1928 has been set aside in the church since 1920 for the year in which the drive is to be made and other matters have been cleared out of the way that there may be nothing to interfere with the progress of this campaign Up to now the pensions in the Lutheran church have been but small and hardly adequate They have been paid out of the annual budget of the church This burden has made the to the individ ual congregations rather large and has taken funds that might have been put to equally worthy ends in the program of the church The endeavor wiLl be made to put this matter on an endowment basis to supply an adequate pension for superannuated ministers of the church and for needy widows and orphans of church pastors A fund of at first was proposed but thru the efforts of the laymen of the church tho goal has been placed at 2 DEAD AS TUB OF GAS EXPLODES YONKERS N Dec Christian Grandquist 40 was burned to death and her husband Aaron was dying today from injuries received when a of gasoline exploded in the kitchen of their home John Pignato 20 a roomer in the home poured ten gallons of gasoline into a tub in the kitchen preparatory to cleaning an overcoat When he left the to get the coat the gasoline fumes drifted over to the coal stove and a blast follow ed The were drenched with the burning fluid PRESIDENT PAINTS PICTURE OF PROSPERITY Annual Message to New Congress Includes Rec in Long Account o f Peaceful Conditions Here EXCERPTS GIVEN Dec President Coolidges annual mes sage was received in Congress today with the usual mixed praise and cism Excerpts from the message will be found on Page Administration Republicans gener ally commended the document while Democrats and Progressives picked flaws in many of the Presidents rec Senator Brookhart Iowa Insurgent condemned bhe Presidents farm pro no uncertain terms He de clared the President had supported a subsidy for American railroads a direct subsidy for shipowners indi rect through the tariff for manufacturers and had put the government into the banking business through the federal reserve system After failing to oppose these measures for other groups the Pres ident denounces their use to aid agri Brookhart said his recom for relief are wholly in adequate He has promised the farm er equality in his platform though in office he is repudiating the pledge I predict that if the President and the Republican party carry out his present recommendations bhe West and South will put the Republican party out of Continued on Page 2 SMITH MARRIAGE WAS A SURPRISE DECORATOR HOME WITH PRIZE BUCK The Trout Run Rod and Gun Club of which Clyde Woodward local de is a member returned Satur day with its limit in bucks The ramp is given considerable credit The membership of the organization but six and each member got his bunk during the first three days of the season Woodwards deer was a specimen of six points Timkin and new Departure bear ings for all cars and trucks Auto Parts Ritz Theatre 203x A marriage which was a complete surprise occurred Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Smith in Gipsy when Miss Carrie Rjan daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Ryan became the bride of Blair Cooper of Homer City A number of the friends of the couple were present when the Rev evangelist from Ohio performed the ceremony The couple have a host of friends who wish them a very happy life They expect to make their home in Heil wood after a short honeymoon CLUBS SCORING The Clymer Hunting Club has re turned home from its camp in Clearfield County with a perfect Each member of the camp had his buck by Saturday evening Those in the party were Ross Ferrier Max Cramer Herbert Adams Allie Heines Lawrence Heines and Ed ward Dick ROOF PURCHASES HOFFMAN FARM A real estate deal was closed this week when E K Roof of town pur chased the Nicholas Hoffman farm at Hoffman White township The late Nicholas Hoffman clear ed the ground and erected the house in he and his family resided since 1870 Call Gulps Bell 221r Local 10 w for Greon Taxicab service Fire Department Active Indiana Fire Departments Annual dance and picture was the most suc in the history of the company The members wish to thank the good people of Indiana for their coopera tion and generosity and the following for their part in helping to make tho annual a success Indiana Gazette Silas Streams Indiana Bottling Works Indiana Progress Hoffman Ice Cream Orchestra Indiana Theater Armory Board and business es for using tising space They Appreciate all that toss teen given them try to pay their indebtedness they will try and raise the balance by giving away on Christmas Monday evening at the Indiana Theater a 1928 model De Luxe custom sedan to the person holding certificate of pa tronage Tickets may be purchased from members of Fire Department from Ic to 25 cents each also at booths on Philadelphia streel near Seventh street This booth donated by Indiana Lumber and Supply Co Buy a ticket every day and help mae this as a success 49 the pic ture of Fire or SERVICE CLUBS HAD FINE MEETS Musical Program Leads to News of Operetta Which Kiwanians Will Offer Rotarians Hear European Sidelights PROGRAM DAVID EVANS SERIOUSLY HURT DECEMBER David 0 Evans of Church street an employe in Planing Mill was seriously injured when he lost one finger and had two others severely cut on his right hand about 11 oclock yesterday morning Mr Evans was cutting lumber with a ripsaw when his hand slipped ami was caught by the saw Several years ago Mr Evans lost two fingers of his left hand in about the same manner His condition is reported tobe good this morning COURT BEGINS The Kiwanis Club had a very good meeting Monday night despite the fact that the attendance was not quite as high as usual due to the fact that a number of members of the club are hunting for big game are Allison Harry Herlinger and Dr A II Stewart v As part of the musical program in charge of Gilbert Wollenden Profes sor Sullivan of Pittsburgh gave the club a very clear idea of the operetta which is to be put on after the holi days The speakers for the evening iwere Herbert Wardrop and Charlie Russell Herb was most entertain ing in his takeoffs on the different members of the club Herb is possess ed of an unusual amount of wit and humor and he proves to be a most entertaining speaker Charlie in a very different vein told of the activi ties in other clubs particularly what club at Montreal is doing Char lies talk was both instructive and helpful and was appreciated by the members of the club It is possible that at the next meet ing after Elmer Harry and Doc get home with several bucks that the wanis will dine on deer meat ROTARY ift EUROPE Members of the Rotary Club spent an evening in Paris with the Ameri Continued on Page 2 EIGHT DEAD IN W VIRGINIA FIRE Two Women 3 Children Among Victims As Rooming House Burns WILLIAMSON W Dec people including two women and three children died in a rooming house fire in the downtown section here early today The dead Albert Ireson 49 Robert Ireson 40 John L Marcum 33 Mrs Willie 38 and her three children aged six years three years and six weeks and Mrs Mrs Brown ing 20 The names of the three children and the cause of the fire could not be determined immediately after the tragedy The building a brick structure was in flames before any attempts to extinguish it could be made The lower part of it was occupied by a cafeteria and a negro porter was deported to have been fa tally burned A number of the victims were con with the Wellman murder trial now in progress here Elijah Well man his three sons and another rela tive Willie Dingess are charged with killing William Conn Jim Conn and Willie Hampton during a feud shoot ing at Dingess near here last May Mrs Willie Hampton one of the Continued on Page 2i Blast Damages At New Castle NEW CASTLE Dec Many New Castle homes were shaken a trestle was ruined and damage es at was done here when an explosion caused by what police said was at least 50 sticks of dyna mite rocked this section during the night The charge was placed under the trestle nt the big fill being con by the Valley Im provement Company near the New Castle Junction Buildings in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offices were shattered by the force of the explosion For move than an hour after the blast it was impossible to determine the source and a general alarm was turned in After a long search the blast was found to have been in the slag fill about a half mile from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offices Police said the sticks had been placed in the till by persons who op posed the filling in of low lying lands ailing the Beaver river The land is being built up for an industrial site Notice Notice to all United Commercial Travelers Owing to a conflict in dates it has been necessary to change the date of the annual New Years dance to Thursday evening Pec 29th Our display of beautiful gifts for Christmas First Presbyterian Church Dee 8th gJx To be at Marion 0 by Friday evening 80 SLIPS FALLS IN Paul Leroy Bratton 23 of Cresson Was Instant ly Killed in Tragic Oc currence at Station Grand Jury of Which In diana Minister Is Fore man Have Many Bills of Indictment to Be De FOUR SENTENCED LINDY HAD A SLIGHT MISHAP HEIGHTS N Dec Col Charles A Lind bergh who met with a slight mishap at Teterboro Airport inre yesterday while landing after a test flight in thy Spirit of St Louis planned make another light today The left wheel of the plant hit a rut on the Held and up on its nose bend ing the metal Lindbergh was Dot injured and tiie to the plane was repaired It was the hrn casualty that The Spirit of St had since it for Paris last HOPKINS HEADS EXTENSION BODY WAS HOSTLER VINTONDALE Dec Le roy Bratton aged 23 of Cresson was instantly killed this morning in front of the Vintondale station when he slipped on a rail and fell directly in front of a passenger train in charge of Engineer J G Conduc tor Andrew Baird both of Cresson His head was crushed and his body was badly mangled Paul Bratton was a son of Ellis E and A Bratton and was born Feb 16 1904 in Coalport He and Miss Gertrude M Jones of Gallitzin were married Jan 12 1926 The de ceased had been employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co as a loco motive hostler at Vintondale for sev eral years and was enroute from the hostlers shanty to the sta tion when he met his death Surviving are his his widow a daughter Mary Elizabeth anu lour sisters mis C C Duncan Cresson Mrs Gomer Morris Wind ber Anna and Eleanor both of Cres son The body has been removed to the home of his parents there Fu neral services will be conducted Thursday morning at oclock and the body will be taken to Clearfield county for interment IN BIG INCREASE Dec the construction season virtually at an end the department of highways to day announced approximately 7S5 miles of highway added this year to the state system the third largest program in department history Of this 536 miles was new of the permanent type under contract The remainder was constructed by depart ment forces FISHER MAY CALL A MINE PARLEY WASHINGTON Dec Reports reached Washington today that Governors Gore of West Vir ginia Donahey of Ohio and Fisher of Pennsylvania were planning to call separate conference between miners and operators in an effort to settle the soft coal strike These states have been hardest hit by the which began last April Until advised of the outcome of hese mediations the Federal Gov will make no moveto get the workers and operators into a jo hit conference Sieving Store Repaired Interesting repairs have just been completed atthe Sieving Furniture Store Philadelphia street The lino department has been removed rom the annex on tho of the main floor to the fourth floor The annex has been converted into a dis play room for living room furniture The lighting system has been rear ranged on the upper floors and in the various departments throughout tin store A beautiful display of Christ mas goods is now being shown for early shoppers The December Term of Court got under way Monday afternoon with the charging of the Grand Jury and the retiring of that body to consider with District Attorney K Earle Mill er the various bills of indictment The Rev R C Miller of Indiana waj named us foreman of the inquisitory body The Grand Jury will make first days report to the Court this afternoon On a charge of larceny to which pled guilty Beers and Carl Rearic were sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution pay the value of the stolen goods and a fine of six and onefourth cents and undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny Coun ty Work House for a period of not less than one year nor more than two years S S McCracken entered a plea of guilty to violation of the automobile laws and received a suspended sen tence upon payment of the costs of prosecution and the sum of to the prosecutor A fine of the costs of prosecution and a fine of was imposed upon Mollie Hindman for violation of the liquor laws VIOLINIST MADE FINE IMPRESSION Szigetti Program Show ed An Aritist of High est Calibre To be a good soloist with orchestra a violinist must be not only a tech nician of surpassing ability and a performer of steady nerves buthe must be a musician who can become part of the music which he is per forming with a huge body of players Szigetti one of the most remarkable technicians of our time and who ap pear in a concert recital at the Ritz here last evening is that good With this is his training leading to a recital artist of the highest distinction Szigetti is a violinist who has the remarkable and divers tics of such masters af Kreisler Thi baud and Kubelik must be an artist of distinction and this was fully realized last evening with his appearance in Indiana an appear ance which added a new nanie to the list of beloved instrumentalists The artist has been declared one of natures and this was shown in his beautifully balanced program given with verve feeling dramatics tone quality and a tech nique that left the audience corn Green Cab service is now avail able in Indiana Call Gulps 22Ir Local 10w for prompt ser vice Dont Forget Supper Bazaar First Presbyterian Church A good supper bilked food sale candy and all kinds of pretty and useful gifts for every body 89x Opened under New Management Barber shop next to store S 5th St Special price for children 35c adults 40c week days Saturdays 50c G W Henry 88 Special Delicious homemade pumpkin pies home made candy and salted nuts of all kinds Ask Kennedy man or call local phono 387Z 878991X Continued on Page 2 Bombshell For Defense COURTHOUSE MAYS LANDiNG N Dec after the defense had rested its case in tho murder trial today the prosecution created a furore of ex in the court room which as a bombshell to the case when Harry S Sanderson the States witness was recalled to the stand and positively identified Wil lis Beach codefendant with Margaret Lilliendahl as the man he saw running away from the murder scone on September IB Sandersons appearance was a ter rific blow to the defense although his first appearance on the stand had been a distinct failure from the pro standpoint At that time he had been so uncertain in his iden to the surprise of the pro that the court ordered him held under surveillance Today Sanderson a Sidney Ohio salesman returned to the stand and after asserting that he wished to correct his former testimony stated positively that Willis Beach alleged illicit lover of Dr Win Continued on Page 2 Benefit Card Party Thursday Table reservations are coming in nicely for the benefit card party to be given tiy the Council of Jewish Women in Moore Hotel Thursday af at 2 oclock 39x HARMONY LACK IN CONVENTION CITY DEBATING Chips on Shoulders To d a y As Committee Meets to Decide Merits of San Francisco De troit and Kansas City FEATURE NOTES BY GEORGE R HOLMES INS Staff WASHINGTON Dec can harmony which has been more of a theory than a condition anyway sustained a jarring shock today the Republican National Committee met to select a 1928 convention city and make other decisions affecting the forthcoming campaign The goodnatured rivalry that has existed between the various cities notably San Francisco Detroit and Kansas City the three principal con tenders disappeared overnight and when the committee assembled this morning theie were chips on a good many shoulders A terrific row has been kicked up over the efforts of William M But ler President Coolidges personally selected chairman of the committee to send the convention to Kansas City His activities on behalf of Kansas City Avere keenly resented by Far Western members of the commit tee who already have a third of the committee pledged for San Francisco and there no less resentment Detroiters who have sent their to Washington to impress upon the committee how bad ly Michigan wants the convention Butler gave no reason for his ac in behalf of Kansas City other than to say he felt the best interests of the party would be served toy taking the convention there He disclaimed to speak for the White House as President Coolidge had previously informed inquirers that it was a matter of indifference to him where the convention met The immediate effect of the Continued on Page 2 Reports Made at Yearly Meeting Here Show As sociation Has Been Ac tive Poultry Farm Products Show DRAINAGE MEET Paul Hopkins of Kant was President of Indiana County Agricultural Exten sion Association at the annual meet ing held at the Court House Blair Ansley of township was elect el Vice Charles K Glas AGT also of Rayne township was elect ed Treasurer ami Clyde of Green township j The reports made by the members of the Extension Committee shew ed that a great deal of work for the betterment of agriculture had been i brought about by the Extension As during ths year The dis cussion of Potato Improvement Work made up a of the program Following County Agent Warners report Mr J M Frye Assistant Di rector of Agriculture Extension at State College made an address on the relation of Agricultural Extension work to other agriculture activities Fiftyfive farmers attended the mens division of the annual meeting and the division All reports indicated tho outlook for agriculture is good tVi 1928 The emphasis on the Program will likely be made along the lines of Dairy Improvement Poultry Improvement arrd Potato Cul ture The other lines of activities however included sheep work swine work field crops will not be neglected j Poultry and Farm Products Show The entries for the Poultry Show are now all in indicating one of the most successful Poultry Exhibitions ever staged in Indiana County The Directors of County Poultry Association are gratified to report that at least ninety per cent of the poultry exhibited will be from Indiana County Entries have been received from all the adjoining coun Continued on Page 2 NEW CENTS CLUB MEETING WINS FOR TOOTH IN LUNG Correction The square dance at Twin Gables js OR fpr instead af FREEHOLD N Dec Be cause while extracting four of her teeth on January 4 last he permitted one molar to drop down her throat and lodge in her right lung a jury today decided that Dr Willard 0 Pit tenger an Asbury Park dentist must pay his patient Miss Georgiana 21 damages and also pay her father Charles Yarring ton for expenses incurred in getting relief for his daughter MAN WIFE THEN LYKENS Dec INS Enraged with jealousy Arthur Sal ada 41 wounded his wife Kate at their home early today and then turn ed the gun upon himself ending his own life The womans right ear was shot off while Mike Sass a miner enroute to work was struck by a scattering charge of gunshot Salada a miner and his wife quarreled after he charged her with being untrue to him police were told The woman was rushed to a Harris For Green Cab service call Bell 221r Local 10w Literary Night Ob served with Clever Pro gram Last Evening I Interesting and instructive sions by Miss Lemon and Mrs Mac Donald of Teachers College featur cd the Literary Night program r the New Century Club Bliss Lemon traced the develop ment of Childrens Books from the dull uninteresting types of to the beautifully illus volumes for the young to found today thorough knowledge of her subject The iMod ern Trend of as portray ed by Mrs is bad as re gards its disillusionment frankness worship of mediocrity and material ism but shows a hopeful improve ment in certain poetry and novels of I the better writers of the present day Her talk too was brimfull of infor mation A short musical program consist ing of a vocal selection by Miss Mal colm a duet by Mrs Pollock and Miss Malcolm and a piano number by Misa Caroline Pollock added to the enjoy ment of the evening During the so cial hour delicious refreshments were served by the hospitality committee directed by Mrs Robinsteen SURPRISE PARTY FOR BORLANDS Elmer Borland and Mrs Borland were delightfully sur prised when twentytwo of the ladies of the neighborhood called at their home last night and tendered a real surprise party The ladies prepared a delicious lunch which they brought to the home where it was served later in the evening The evening was spent with music play ing games and gossiping Administration In Saddle Come Come To the Supper at Presbyterian Church Thursday Menu Swiss steak j scalloped potatoes lima beans pep per slaw jellied apples ice cream I cake and coffee We sell King Folds guaran teed genuine leather best in Amer ics Call and see new lodge styles with emblem and your in Christmas gets now BY WILLIAM S NEAL INS Staff WASHINGTON Due tration Republicans were firmly in the saddle in the House today The big four of tho House Speaker Longworth of Ohio Rep Tilson of Connecticut Republican door leader Rep Begg of Ohio as sistant and Rep Snell of New York chairman of the Rules Committee stood unchallenged in the strategic positions which they have heretofore occupied with Rep of Illinois the Appropriations Commit tee as While the leaders y state will he no of the big questions confronting the i their party majority of 35 ap to assure them of general dk tutorship of House policies and con trol upon scores of measures I ed by the Coolidge administration i The first failure of an attempted models ed upon the Senate plan came with j abandonment of proposals Uberal j ize the rules to make it possible foif I a minority to overrule the j can committees and the Rules com mitteo by summarily calling 1 from committees to the floo Under the as if
