Monessen Daily Independent, The (Newspaper) - July 6, 1928, Monessen, Pennsylvania V rt j i n v 4 t j r V iness and warmer Showers Saturday 4 i r VI v t- j V i V M VOLUME NO 19 FRIDAY JULY TWO CENTS PER COPY T i o A Morning Blaze Unknown Ori t t j urns me i Honor Guest h i At Centennial W Woman Alone In House Barely Escapes Are Destroyed SEES WAR THREAT WAS TOTAL LOSS n v P R J m I P I I d I Injured j Fire of unknown origin early this morning completely destroyed the h frame bungalow occupied by Mr and Mrs Arthur Tolf at near The moved to their new p home about May 1st and last night j was the first that Mr Tolf reported for work at the rod mill of the burgh Steel company Mrs Tolf in the house was awakened from her slumber about one o'clock j by the smell of smoke and ed that the entire lower part of the house was in flames She barely had time to escape with her life and was unable to save any of the furnishings Four Monessen people were injured in an automobile accident at this afternoon on the and Mis Mace Lennox and two aged 10 and 8 I en route from Donora to Charleroi j when the Durant car driven by Mr Lennox left the road and the got caught in a deep the machine Mr Lennox passing and his wife States Chief Executive Ad- dresses Assemblage At Mt Pleasant Yesterday Frunk Lines Seek ean i- ML JW Rail Extension Home In Triumph A GEN MARTIN PRESENT United i New York July Westmoreland Bounty entertained j hart came home in triumph today distinguished state officials yesterday Up through lower Broadway where headed by Governor John S Fisher J New York shouted its acclaim to Auditor General Edward and Byrd Walter H state secretary j rode the Boston girl who joined of mines and E former select band of Americans who have ambassador All were the I conquered the Atlantic by air With j guests m t t t i A j and two children to ora and medical attention None were reported seriously although Mrs Lennox had a Dumber of stitches in her scalp to close lacerations The automobile was badly damaged s of Aft the staid old the companions the flight j of the county which is j f rorn Trepassey Bay to ing the 100th anniversary of its mer the pilot and Lou b 1 as a borough mechanician Governor Fisher had spent the The first woman to fly the Atlantic j afc the home of his son was bv Crover or The house is owned by Louis disputes local who and Mrs Tolf awakened him and the alarm was sounded Both the Belle Vernon and North Belle Vernon fire departments responded hut were unable to save the due to the lack of They confined their efforts to saving an ad- joining garage and the home of Mr petroleum y and widely known journalist who in his new book predicts strife over West's World Wonder all new and bigger this are July the first time in several months Pittsburgh is without the silly past time of a t marathon However the city can boast the rather worthless honor of 14 champions in this line j After a record of 1532 hours of dancing with hourly rests of fifteen supposedly a world had been sot seven couples halted Ukl i i J II T j U J I V 1 I 1 Arcuri The house valued at j early was also only partly covered was only partly covered by a engagement starting ance while the furniture of the evening on the Page Park show under the direction of ttm Monessen Volunteer West's shows present twenty ten of the season's latest rid- ing devices the kiddie fifty or more furs a good line-up of free acts and two concert TT bands on their super mammoth mid- United to the advance S here now heralding the big of died today f rom j traveling amusement company s com- a fractured skull received when was struck by an automobile Wests Shows travel on thirty all bv Alfred C Miller I steel double length railroad cars n derby started June 13 in quesne Gardens The dance was stopped by an from Director James M Clark after he had received reports from city physicians who had ined the contestants cf the Mayor's reception I who went down bay in the city tup to escort lier to City Miss Stultz and Ciordon j were taken off the S S Wailing to greet thorn i were Clara j smother of the flier and Miss Anna I Bruce of who ised to marry Gordon if he flew the i Atlantic and who will keep her ise B 0 and Nickle Plate To Present Further ment Against Con- i m i Link AWAIT DECISION That the Eastern trunk lines have not given up their fight to prevent the Pittsburgh West Virginia from through this connecting Great Lukes with the Atlantic despite the fact that the ter Commission granted was shown in the announcement from D CM today that two of the trunk the Baltimore Ohio and the I Plate have asked the Com- mission to for further ment the permission The extension is a in a proposed system opening through a route from the Great Lake region to the Atlantic The her chief went to Houston from Cochran's Mills JOHN S FISHER of Pennsylvania Miller has been ordered to post j the show s personnel of nearly people tne snows big pending an inquest red circus wagons which convey the white free acts and so forth AH the meats baked soft ice cream and i other commodities required to cater p to the big will be ar- united 1 ranged hore this week from the local F J attorney 1 advance man and Sunday school superintendent i The committee in of the Barged with the murder of Philip festivities is Clark in the First Christian church undone m order to make the next if last May was refused I s one of if the 11 over held in the city While the proceeds from the nival will fro into the Volunteer of the president of Keystone more than three weeks ago l j Coal Coke CoM and in company Detroit i with Judge Whitten continued to Randy United Fort July pilots competing for the 1928 national air tour trophy rested here today preparatory to resumption of their speed and ity race over the United States Tomorrow the tour will continue westward to Waco and San Antonio San Diego is the most westerly stop cc today witli a gained in the flights completed since the tour for the Democratic Miss Rachel became acting head of thf California State Bureau of Criminal Idnetifieation and in Allegheny county would pass near this city according to many e would he great benefit to the United j journey towards Mt At a few miles from Mount ant a caravan cf automobiles with i prominent met the Governor and escorted him to the borough Luncheon was enjoyed at the V J f T A 1 j 1 1 T release from the Allegheny county m thf -I nr jail on bail today by Judge Jhall members of Judge Marshall handed down r in quarter sessions court j Company D hope to i wt JTS T i -t 4 ft i iay in answer to a petition filed by attorneys for Tyrell at Mt Gretna Tyrell sought his freedom on the company store m the grounds that the shooting of will on was in self defense i Prisoners Valuable prizes well i as a prize the final night United Union July G H United Four July The will of cut a 20 inch hole in p Pittsburgh vall of the county jail here today who died in his home here ind escaped One of the prisoners was for probate vas Johnny under death ali his money and property to his in connection with the Margaret Marshall of Roland Bell I written in long hand on earch for the men Ga July persons tional hotel for the party with were killed and five others injured by i bers oi thc Kiwanis and Rotary clubs lightning during electrical storms hosts AL in the afternoon North and Governor was introduced from ports to the United Press revealed j platform on the town square by today j Judge William T Dom The Three Now Orleans boys and a continued his address largely to the historical and chatted in intimate fashion with his hearers Governor year-old man we're killed near derson vi Iks camp yesterday when struck a trW Two Fisher referred to the fact that his others under the tree wore injured early came from A six year old boy was killed at county and later migrated La sister badly Indiana county He compared the of a century ago with the burned At Oa two persons were present-day hv Today's wi Injured by lightning A storm of near cloudburst tions struck Northern Georgia early last night No deaths had been re- Today's program will be featured by the industrial parade with many beautiful floats in line Tonight the historical pageant will be presented ported early today Streets were i again and tomorrow night the week's flooded in Atlanta Lightning set fire j festivities to a close with to the plant of the Southern Iron mardi celebration Equipment company was piloting a Detroiter junior dropped from the group of five leaders day when he landed here ably behind schedule Charles flying another Waco assumed second place with a point score of 4150.8 Frank Hawks in a Ford Charleroi council in regular monthly meeting Tuesday night set the tax milluge for the year at 22 the same as for the past year will be divided ap fifteen mills for general fund and seven mills for state tax on fund and for redeeming bonds of the borough for the year The setting of the mi I Inge has delayed somewhat to the failure of the county commissioners office to send the assessment books to the city and community in general It would connect the Western land with the Wheeling railway The approval of the construction of the extension was by a 5 to 4 vote The trunk lines that the extension create any business but would divert traffic from railroads A decision for the re-opening for further argument will be handed down shortly and in the Taplan back of the ed are going actual of the extension h i piano wont into third place with 4035 points United July rarest cluck in haft been mounted in Field Museum It is one of the 45 specimens of the labrador duck which in the world United Lock Pa July New York Central freight running over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at near was de- railed and the engine and two rolled into the river when the United p ran into n landslide Although the engine landed upside j San Quentin New Trial At a mooting of the borough cil of held lust Monday preliminary an issue of from the proceeds of which hew sewers will be con- and street repairs were authorized The borough was directed to proceed with preparing tho when it is presented arid the matter will be presented to ers of the town for approval Mine May down in the river the engine escaped without injury Two With only two Avenues of before William Edward Wife United July she had read of apples being shot from the head of living Mrs United July three-story brick house cf 1208 Colwell street men suffered minor injuries The Westbound tracks of the i convicted slayer of Marion road were buried under tons of rocks probably nnd debris for a distance of more sometime this will bo hanged than two miles The landslide heard with outward ied in depth from five to cloven yesterday that the rains of the last few had denied him a was bombed early today for the third the mountainside time in five according to had loosened the dirt and rocks trial United July McDonald and Louisa mine of the Carnegie Coal which have been closed for eral years may ing to rumors heard here in coal circles r The Carnegie company was the holdings of John A Belis con- Carnegie banker According to reports the mines will be in tion by August 1st employing non- union miners Peak production of the two minds estimated at tons of coal m I Joan raid to be owner of j A posse of citizens was organized note was dated December 20 hortly after the escape and started j j 920 and read as j bequeath all I have to my be- loved Margaret Marshall and appoint her the executrix of this my LAWN FETE TONIGHT last will M E Fourth The value of the estate was not Auspices Epworth League given in the will James Dennis refused to place house and j in such a especially fte of the houso at the I with the rifle in the hands of her time of the were taken into Airplane Crashed she told authorities custody by police United July hang April but the appeal pre- husband had a nice big red I The explosion which did apple selected for the feat and damage to the house was heard favorite rifle loaded for the throughout the hill district of the aml Mannes Mrs Dennis when she city managed to escape from their home Parade and Pageant Attracts Great Crowd To Belle Vernon Belle Vernon the mecca address of welcome by Miss Belle S ast night with the parade Miss Elsie nd historical pageant as the by 48 representing ions Thousands of visitors lined the states of the union he streets and applauded the The history of the section inter- and their motor with allegorical scenes IS they passed in review resenting the dawn of creation and ianies with trucks responded to i other more familiar incidents in the invitation of the Belle Vernon progress of Mr Apartment and participated in the dock in the first sale of lots at I jjj H V t 1 which was one of the largest Belle transfer of lands from held in this section was Indians to the first wedding by numerous bands and the trials and tribulations of the m early settlers in this Following the parade the The record crowd of last evening its way to Reservoir Hill well pleased with the the historical pageant and tion and the Firemen were highly a check-up of tickets complimented for their efforts to paid admission to cure and sponsor an entertainment of 1 the spectacle Vll A he the pageant of Belle Vernon in the community the size in the mountains near Seaton's She police who found Dennis asleep in his home his rifle his hand the core of the target nearby He was lodged in jail on a charge of pointing arms Sail For Europe United New July Gov Alfred E Smith was nominated for president en the first Mrs Ann will sail for Europe tonight Before the Democratic tional Convention she bet her band a trip to Europe against a tion in the mountains for him that the Governor would win on the first vote Lineman Killed Aspern Field near to Los where a new date when their private net for the execution Both were leading Officials of the estimated j that his second sentence would be i given some time in August and the would not take place until An appeal will be made to and will employ approximately United States Supreme attorney for Hickman Should that plea be do Gov of will be asked to commute the to Cantillon said originally was sentenced Attend Service men Shot To Death i November United July Christian who United July members of a Light Company rescue squad an 1 fight early today to save the life of 1 R 36 of Pa How t y 11 v BT v T- j voltage wire ho was repairing a was shot to death early broken street light Boys playing in by Joseph police re- the street saw Howard's limp fall over a crossbar atop a pole and The two men argued in the is allied with the Nationalist entered Peking unexpectedly to participate in an Yat service at A- V July a repairman for i sought to defend his Nick Per-j came in Contact with a high 20 father of three small Body of Missing Donora Youth Taken From River notified cio police after m e ft T r w t C of former Washington and the holding of a private funeraL While a complete investigation has not been the young man had The squad of the S made defamatory remarks Jefferson college track captain and j been despondent recently and it was was it was impossible to about Mrs a RASPBERRIES FOR SALE J K II save Howard's life DANCE AND CARD PARTY Two Missing United that hit fleet of 12 Italian flying from England to extend an aerial tour to caused nine of them ite of the local who that he had probably jumped eric LucHano was slashed with death by drowning in the j into the river to end his his find fatally shot were interred having been left in an Uhe abdomen I The man had been bile which he had taken to a Lucciano was arrested when he recently with C E last seen BRACK on the night of hie college he was June 28 at 12 o'clock beat distance i rt r T r i -3 1 r HTl ur m M II Vi vj ff i ss L i His body was found floating in the July 8th Bob McGowan Monongahela river at Huston and his Radio Good eats and eight miles below Tuesday M f jf f T 1 rTr 1 B M fraternity and i Given this evening by the Olympic to land in Holland and o good swimming Located -on The body was in a A A at their hall Everyone tenthi to to London Two are road Free j decomposed and just a year ago T- TT l T t- I U Vk J L J I A i S n and the reward for hia He mvi i 0 j V J T were made by the family at once for Bachelor of Arts i i t r 1 L I L i l I l L L i W v i r U V C i
