Monessen Daily Independent, The (Newspaper) - March 2, 1928, Monessen, Pennsylvania with snow and probably Saturday morning colder Saturday ay MONESSEN DAILY INDEPENDENT MB 25 NO 123 MONESSEN PA FRIDAY EVENING MARCH TWO CENTS PER COPY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HER a gh School To Graduate Record Class and fifty-three the recent busily en- make up the Senior class messen high school will be at commencement held in the high school i on Tuesday evening June ng to an announcement ly Diplomas will be given have attained their required subjects at lation of this semester graduating class is the the history of the schools Is the previous high mark number receiving diplomas ast year's graduating class evenings of March 29 30 and 31 with of Pittsburgh supervising engineers 144 matinees the early part of t- A debates and into CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD UNITE IN LAUNCHING MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM Fire Sweeps Block At gaged for the final months of public school career and the most im- portant event in their school life commencement exercises Honor students will not be an- for some time yet Seniors have several weeks of hard before them To ing this distinction wll go the or of participating in the ment exercises The play progress during the last three years directed by the important event is scheduled for the mission under the guiding hand of the Morris Knowles Company On A At a joint meeting of the City Council the School Board and Park Commission the City Planning Commission of his city on Wednesday evening in the council the most comprehensive and forwarded looking program for the ment of the city that has been conceived since its All members of body were present The report of the Commission embodied surveys of the entire city that have The City Council and the a contract with the Morris Knowles ts are attracting interest be the of a double cast of a majority of the one cast to be used the first night Seniors who at successfully the close of and the other the second with the nal cast being decided later Rates Final Report for A meeting of the executive Ice between Monessen arid j of the Board of Trade has h Islands and other i been called for 10 o'clock tomorrow ints in Europe will be to make final report on the beginning March banquet an event of interest 0 J H Hofman manager 1 Telephone company here day the hours of service tended to include the r-30 a m to v m with a m to hey are at present rate from here to Great 1 be for the first ites and for each The Charge 0 This is a reduction of he first three minutes and each additional minute resents a saving of port charge e new schedule the same applies to the rate between hero and ten Holland Sweden which can be reached e from this city scheduled for Monday evening Previous to th's meeting nil the 35 ticket aie expected to make a report and of in order that the ladies in charge of the Company on May 25 1927 and since that time surveys have been made maps drawn and a complete financial program set up in full for the development of the city streets sewers school ings and parks The program as planned is for a years at a cost of the improvements to be financed by bond sues at various dates throughout the period of time alloted As a result of financing for the various improvements as set forth in the survey several bond issues win be necessary but the schedules are worked out so methodically that there would be no increase whatever in millage during the course of this de- velopment but there would be a decrease in school millage from 24 mills in to 22 mills in 1932 period of time The budget of annua expenditures by the city is common practice the adoption of a long financial program including schedule of funds required for capital is a task that greater thought and care but such a method gives economical stability to the com- munity Thei various projects considered School System The schedule indicates that it will not only be necessary to construct new than predicted but the figures are not far off The building program may be- made the growth For a period as short as 5 years however ii t i j v w jjum oy banquet may proper buildings to meet the demands of the the estimates of are tions Present are that increased population as shown by believed to be sufficiently substantial 442 persons will be in attendance figures but that will though this number may be so be necessary to the present school ed the reports of the ticket committee tomorrow Convention Reject Memorial Harrisburg March buildings As the rate of population about an the high increases it would bring condition of upon which to base plans of tion Parks and Playgrounds It is estimated that the city will ex- pend for the purpose of land and park school and Junior High The first de- velopment in the school program improvement within the would be the provisions for a new next in- building 12 rooms at what K street paru expansion and scribed on the plan as Oak Park at a beautification Ninth street park de- cost of m the Manown Velopment playground ait commission last night announced street section There is provided at Luce real estate ft UMble to find in the figure this place a park and playground of menti ReServoir Park and real estate submitted for the proposed memorial approximately 4 acres to be known as Park and real estate Trt of- r to frontier women at Washington Pa such qualities as would justify its erection in the state of The memorial at a meeting of the j today Oak Park The survey shows that it will ment and Oak park With the be tions of 11 acres or slightly over all necessary to acquire land for a new of this land is yet to be acquired and here Hen Junior at some of our industries or our The was one of 12 to be convention under the tho local class of tional Bible Students will and Sunday March at 207 will lie held in gS afternoons and noted Students Mr f Cleveland Mr Petro Pa will with other able The people of mcl arc Mrs Maud B Trescher former 0 and i of the Second 1 asked land district in the state legislature Seneca street in the path of the new philanthropic citizens come to the development There are provisions for cue within this given period of time j uc ui LU uc T i j from the same for a playground at the Iowa school and the land must be acquired either tion in each of the 12 states addition of two rooms to the through mutual agreement with den avenue building ample ground erty owners or condemnation at law now being owned by the school dis- It has been wisely determined by to make this improvement j our citizens that there will The possibilities of replacing the be no slums in the City of Monessen present Manown school building with and that as fast as possible open air a modern structure has been cared for spaces will be provided in every ed by the OW Trail and was to be placed under the direction of the tional organization of the Daughters of The American Revolution Will Be Candidate rest Bidder in the new change in most importance in the development of the city aie as Cutting corners of various street Sanitary sewer on Spruce street Graham avenue to Alexander additions to the general sewer plan on the new ing projects of the Third street extension to Spruce street of Donner avenue from Seventh to Eleventh street re paving of First street from ner avenue to McKee re- paving of Third street Donner to Scho avenue re paving of Fourth street from Donner to of McKee avenue from First to Second new highway to the country the ing and sewering of Seneca street The financial program includes a bond issue in 1928 possibly in May which will set up what is known as a contingent fund of at least 000.00 This fund will be used for the paving of the alleys throughput the business and residential sections of the city foi the paving of residential where property tion and such other improvements as will guarantee the stability of the fund and the of the The details ol this entire program cannot even be meagerly dealt with in this announcement but sufficient cart be given magnitude Of the program and also the possibility of fulfillment to establish in the mind of the people of the community that the city is to be built along substantial lines i At the meeting ewery member of the bodies was present gether with the members of the commissions and civic bodies The meeting was one of the most in- in thf civic life of the city and the indications that the program will be adopted in its entirely was vouchsafed by of the cil nnd the school board Plans wero made for a meeting of the joint to be held within the next few days at which time the program will outlined financial preparations made and the electorate asked to a bond issue as early as the date By United Press Kittanning Pa March which caused a loss of more than and threatened to wipe out a business block in the heart of tanning was under control today after firemen had fought the blaze since late last night Firemen from seven other towns helped the Kittanning volunteers bring the most stubborn blaze in the town's history under control The flames spread so fast and the cold and ice hampered the firemen so that within a few hours business seemed a mass of flames Calls were sent for help to Butler Vandergrift Apollo port New Kensington Ford City and McGran Within an hour men and apparatus were streaming into the town from all directions Practically all the population gathered to watch the blaze So fast as one building was con- the flames broke out next door ind firemen were compelled to limit efforts to attempts to save buildings One firemen was hurt and another overcome by smoke Herb Caldwell was the firemen overcome and Jack The frame school building known as throughout the country As far and as has announced her Candidacy for the Fourth Ward school is so poorly fast as land has been acquired for the situated to serve the m this corporate limits zoning has been done nomination in the April primary on the Republican ticket Mrs Trescher served in the in the 1925 session and the Construction company bidder yesterday in bids for cf a portion of Route No township 1 stretch of what is known as the Jew Eagle The t will correct a bad con- ic road where it crosses tracks of the Pittsburgh south of present unsatisfactory e highway at that point ie Scene of a number of rsj The bid of the company was for feet Of brick of concrete on Routes 57 Smith and Hanover Washington county was s it had not been d special 1926 session A nominating petition is being circulated in nette preparatory to filing with the state election bureau by Monday Cashier By United Pittsburgh March 2 Earl f Ax ton former cashier of the First Bank of Fairchance Pa was found guilty today in Federal Court on a charge of embezzling funds amounting to from the bank and he was paroled for two years by Judge R M Gibson Axton was acquitted on a second charge of falsifying reports made to the Federal Comptroller of the rency The jury in finding Axton guilty of embezzlement recommended DANCE Italian hall tomorrow ine the Golden Gafe ladies 50 cents i mercy be shown as the defendant had made restitution Besides placing Axton under parole the court ordered that he pay interest on from July 24 1926 un- til the time restitution was made ark Shoe Store To Open Here Tomorrow the Co open one Newark of their in this city introducing of f and value in shoes for men at n standard price ie ntw of over the United Ideated at 550 Donner he interior has been ren offering the comforti to be windows with their i been the mecca of the past few days and it s expected that the latest district the difficulty already being and all building hereafter will be done experienced in sending pupils this way according to classifications street when many could reach the Tenth lines air spaces witn a view to light school more conveniently that air and sunshine According to the it is proposed in the future lay out accepted theory it is that the Fourth Ward school be en- mated that for each 100 persons there tirely disbanded and this district com- should be an acre of open space but j with the Tenth street school dis- the amount of developed park space and 10 room addition be built on the West side of the present school building All the ground necessary for this can be acquired with one ad- lot Adequate playground space will be provided m the Ninth street park adjoining the school ground The Ninth street school building is deemed adequate to serve the mated population of this district but additional play ground space will be necessary and it is proposed that a f plan with somewhat of a tion At least hereafter no plans will the location owing to this be approved by the city officials that property being on the proposed main do not provide ample breathing outlet to the country There are very space and recreational advantage con- slight changes suggested at the with the standard set by can be set consistent with the law it Kinley and school building nmg Commissions and authorities s believed that public sentiment will be strongly back of the program as outlined and that the bond issue which will include money for schools parks and city development will re- an response Hear Reports By United Press Pittsburgh March against the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America have endeavored to create the im- pression that they had the support of mine unions in the Pittsburgh Coal strike region by displaying copies of the seal of the local it was learned day Members of the special United States Senate investigation paid particular heed to reports of propaganda when they the Pittsburgh district last week One t it that radical ers were plotting to gain actual session of the field of many locals as but John O'Leary in- board representative of the miner's union said that this Iwas not the method used The radicals go to the mine camp and inform the strikers they will give the local union food and ing if they will place the seal of the local on a piece of O'Leary said The United States senators of the investigation meeting headed by Senator Frank R heard much testimony concerning efforts of Communists to pois on the minds of tho strikers by propaganda Tippett slipped on icu and sprained aiv ankle Four two-story brick buildings were burned out Roofs and floors fell with a crash as the smoke and flames mounted higher Ice which formed on ladders and roof tops where the hose their posts increased the danger The flames roared through the L E Diehl clothing store the King Co store the Monster Son Cloth ing store the H H Keylman jewelry store and the Appel department store Offices occupied the uper floors of the different The fire crept up toi the hotel a three story brick building and burned into the third floor fore firemen forced it back The Farmers National bank of Kittanning is on the lower floor of the hotel building It was not severely aged The origin of the fire was mined although firemen believed the cause might have been an ed furnace Fifteen of water tered on the heart of the blase throughout the night Home perched on the roof of the three-story city overlooking the ing poured water on the flanies that shot through the roofs Five Indicted Strange Find By United Press Pittsburgh March men with conspiracy tc commit murder in connection with ho killing John 23 last January were indicted ty the February grand jury late yesterday Those indicted Louis Charies Curtate Joe Mario and Anthony The latter has not been apprehended The other four men wnre arrested a squad of detectives raided a louse and confiscated a number of guns and ammunition Daniels was thought by police to lave been a victim of gang which were staged early in the year The four men with a girl By United Press Greensburg Pa Mar family of ten persons living in a shack with 17 goals 60 chickens and two horses was discovered today by A G Greasier an agent for Humane Society was of Thomas Patrick 45 The family consisted of Patrick wife Anna 44 eight children ranging in age to U The ten persons slept In a cot and one bed They had little bed clothing food Patrick was arrested and lodged in on wore arrested January 19 and for Jail on charges 01 cruelty and non- i while they were held without support of MB family Ind tho mother I ater they mil each were freed under and children were taken to the county home Asked To Resign i Youths Shot By United Press Uniontown Pa March By United Brookville March uther S Crawford dropped a bomb in the act of the Dodge Ser nto police circles today when he vice station Russell 20 that he had asked the Clayton Beers 21 shot and of four policemen fatally wounded to No charges were made against a running with -n plot 120 feet by available on the 215 feet be end of the made Ninth street side of the school by vacating Ninth street and acquiring the ing property Some slight change is suggested in the location of this street at this section In the Grandview section it is posed that a location be acquired at as this section is expected to uild up very rapidly The site is on the map which accompanies he report and it can be acquired at a small cost at the present time It is expected that by 1945 to 1950 will be necessary to accommodate approximately 1500 additional dents in the Junior and Senior High school This is far beyond the period of the survey but it is looking to the uture Future requirements of the Senior High school can probably be met by an addition to the rear of the present building providing for about 300 additional seats Approximately addition to the mercantile business 1200 seats for the Junior High pupils here will be visited by hundreds must be provided for in the Seneca morrow street school district by a new D Sober is tha partner manager ing will be located on the same ct street grade school is for the t an school requirement when the present for the trade and 1 of cit n on developed But the Co ii ed at represents the probable and of school and fa of the local establishment and he to surround with expects forie of efficient and courteous to care for the trade am morrow all visitors will receive Newark cnc of the large retailer of shoes due to their immense ag tne a The plim ms production the next population increases of the ue o e claim they can offer greater Tte of in to the public tion may be slightly greater or less for each 250 persons is acre If this standard is applied in Monessen the city should now have ly 90 acres of land instead of 11 acres Another matter of serious tion in the survey and tions is the distribution and the de- velopment of the park sites with a view to the greatest benefit to the greatest number Our aim has been to develop a plan which will be quate to serve the community when the present area is entirely built up This is vision it is what the ties are doing at the present time and had this policy been adopted Monessen was plotted we would not be required to condemn valuable erty in order to get a place for our youngsters to play or our older folks to enjoy a little out door life It is recommended that as much of the park land be acquired as possible at an early date in order to avoid paying the price of developed territory or paying that class of citizen who likes to fall in the path of progress in der to profiteer The purpose of these surveys has been to determine the greatest needs within a period of five years and devise proper methods of financing and agree officially for their tion The magnitude such un- can only conceived by those who spent hours with these dies the relative importance of the various projects and means of accom them is in reality the tials of city building To build sub stantial solving needs of the masses and to finance the projects without placing a burden of taxation upon the general public is the job of a ist and interested It Juw been found thai much cab be done that could not be accomplished without comprehensive survey and there are many things for which the fe ambitious that cannot be considered in a covering suck Found Guilty By United Press Youngstown 0 March IPV Ross Beaver Falls Pa youth was guilty of first degree murder by a iury here today in connection with the killing of Patrolman Henry A Clemens who was shot to death during robbery The jury mended mercy making a sentence of We imprisonment mandatory ROSF be eligible for pardon The policemen Henry O'Neal Dave Turner William Price and Minor haw employed an attorney demanded a public hearing developments are expected Plead Guilty drive up in an automobil had loaded a few tires into the chine he them to hold up their hands answered with shots and Blackwell returning fire wounded both of them Lindberg Lands By United Press Uniontown Pa March ing guilty to four of eight charges of By United Press burglary preferred against him Cuttis Field N Y March Steven B England of Crafton W Lindbergh and Va was sentenced here today ness associates landed here soon from 20 to 40 years in the ei 7 a m today flying from Boston Western Penitentiary England was wanted in West ginia on similar charges in a little more than three hours The flight was made in a Brougham monoplane Johnny Jones Shows Coming Here May 21 With the announcement this week that only four shows would be mitted in Pittsburgh this season in- three circuses and one travel ig exposition The Johnny Jones Shows also came the news that this great exposition would play but one other engagement in Western sylvania and that at Monessen ing the week of May 21 All vals will be prohibited within the city limits of Pittsburgh and it was only due to the high class ment provided by The Johnny Jones Shows that they were given sion to show there for one week fcl lowing their engagement here The Johnny Jones Shows the est traveling in the world will exhibit here at the Page grounds under the auspices of the McKee Post of the American Legion brinking with them 500 carloads of amusement including 18 of the newest rides and 32 shows The shows will come here direct from Washington D C and sen will be one of the smallest com- m which they will appear during the season but owing to the drawing power of the city and the fact that they found hearty operation between the 600 employees making up this great traveling or the city and county officials and public in general they were again willing to give essen the only open date Mt ant preparing to celebrate its tennial this year offered the company a great inducement to appear and Greensburg and Johnstown were after the shows but to no arati as following a short tour of the conn at x try after quarters in leaving their the Shown will play the great Canadian i
