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October 09, 1919 Page 1

Indiana Weekly Messenger (Newspaper) - October 9, 1919, Indiana, Pennsylvania VOLUME 4 INDIANA THURSDAY OCTOBER 9 1919 ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR BOOSTERS BOOST By ARTHUR Boosters Boost Life for six millions in the shadow death That is a strange for this weeks Booster column Strange because it is the first time in All history that the children of Israel have ever asked aid from fiEhers than their own race It is a sure proof of the dire need that they are brave enough to break an age old custom to overlook their pride of race for the first time and appeal to outsiders to save the perishing Six millions mean what We cannot grasp it Suppose along our main street a procession were passing The ranks are ten abreast The marchers are men and women prematurely aged in years in the prime of life in looks past the 80year mark not able bod ied young strong young men only a few children under five a child under five remains alive insane young girls and otfibrs so scantily clad they shrink from the light of day the maimed and muti lated the sick and dying Suppose these heartbreaking ranks are ten feet apart slightly farther apart TTian soldiers march but this is necessary because of this tottering struggling gasping host one anillion will die in spite of all that can be done Sup pose they march from daylight to dark a merciless twelve hours each day Suppose they sleep in fields and cellars without privacy or any sani tary arrangements Then daily take Up their hopeless plodding How long would you and I have to stand on the Court House steps to see the end of this massed misery Slightly over 94 days From October 8 until Janu ary 10 Every Sunday we would stand on Thanksgiving day on Christmas and all the holidays and on into the winds and cold and rain and snows of January we must stand to see the end No bands of music no lively cheering hosts mo bright banners snapping in the breeze But instead the sobs of the young the moans of the once strong the despair of the starving and flutter iof rags rags rags Merciful heaven what a night mare But there is hope Hope in the broad and generous people of America the favored America the land sheltered with wings that their old prophet Isiah long ago foretold Isiah who not only their prophet but ours also How much we owe to the Jews Moses the lawgiver Moses the author of sanitation Then David the sweet singer and Solomon the wise builder And the prophets men of faith and fidelity to right and Jesus the Christ the founder of the positive living vi talizing religion and all the apostijigs Apostles to both the Jew and All these were Jews and laWJ much of trade and commerce of arv and music of love for freedom in life and learning bow much fne forbids the cataloguing of these men and Itiheier works Head the cold bald statement of facts and figures from their official committee Six million souls old men old wo men and little children in Poland Lithuania Russia Palestine Glaicia Turkey Syria Rouonenia Greese and Bulgaria are in imminent danger of starving to death this winter The seriousness of this condition is indicated by a statement of Herbert Hoover who says that at least one million people will die of starvation in Eastern Europe this1 this despite the combined efforts of Ameri can relief agencies I Countless others will perish from the horrible slow torture of hunger and cold unless America comes im mediately to their aid Jewish War Relief Committees are expending more than a month now to keep alive the Jewish people and the nonJewish peoples in these afflicted countries jThe ships the Westward Ho and Democracy make constant trips and for the period ending September 1st 1019 approximately hats already been spent fThis year ia required to sustain the of these people and America always generous is asked to supply this sum in the campaign Oc tober 6th and continue through Octo ber lath Huge as the figures seem this is less than a year per person with which to provide food clothing fuel shelter medical attention drugs and the other necessities of life Two cents a day to keep alive an old man woman or young boy or girfc whose only fault is that they have been born to a life of war suffering is truly a small indeed to ask of a nation whose most frugal citizens must spend at least a sustenance clothing and shelter The Jewish population of Eastern Europe is entirely deprived of the op portunity tp be All industries are at a standstill The trader and mercahnt of the small town has been driven into the cities where he has added largely to the problems of unemployment Today 80 per cent of the Jewish population of Europe is absolutely dependent upon the relief funds furnished by the Joint Distribu tion Comnnittee The Jew of Europe has gained a large measure of political freedom from the War but his misery has not been it has been ac centuated by the end of the hostilities The accumulation of more than four years of war horrors has left these people probably in the greatest desti tution ever known in the history of the world Conditions Are Terrible The reports of investigators of the American Red Cross and other relief agencies show that in Poland hardly a child under five years old remains alive There are no albleJbodied young no strong young women The old tne mained the emaciatedchild ren more than of these are entirely dependent upon America At best these peoples and millions in the other warstricken countries can be kept from starvationthey can be kept ahve until the industries in the nations are resumed if this campaign is successful The Need of Funds The Jewish War Relief Committee n f in the funds in the United War Work Campaign The Jewish Welfare Board entireTy independent and distinct whose func tion was to minister to sailors and sol f d benefit in that cam Pfign This one is entirely for the civilian population in Europe Pales tme and Siberia which is absolutely destitute Given To AH Nor is this help limited to Jews and it is because those who are non Jews in the afflicted areas are benefic iaries that this year America without regard to creed is asked to contribute The campaign for this fund in West ern Pennsylvania will begin October 6th and continue through October 13th The committee in charge of the collection of this districts quota is composed of many prominent Jews and nonJews including the leading clergymen of all denominations Jewry cannot bear the of the United States have given with a liberality unknown in history and will continue to do so and it is of course the duty of every Jew to give to the limit of his means It should be the privilege of the nonJew to aid a cause so absolutely necessary so humanitar ian in its principles and so broad in its mercy The work of this committee is not in competition with other govern ment approved agencies for the re lief of war sufferers On the contrary supplements and extends the work of the Eefl Cross and similar organiza tions relieving them of a part of their burdens Give and Give Liberally committees have been or ganized and will work constantly dur ing the week of the campaign The responsibility of maintaining life in these six million sufferers rests upon every man and woman in the United States who is not willing to turn aside and allow a helpless harmless man woman or little child to die because out of his own plenty he would refuse to share his loaf of bread Also read what Louis Marshall a New York lawyer and Rabby Nathan Krass told a Pittsburgh audience this week and raised two hundred and fifty thousand dollars within a half hour These gentlemen had been sent to investigate the conditions in the devastated regions Mr Marshall said Becase the Yiddish language is of German he said the Jews have been subjected1 to cruelties false charges of treason and actual bar barities In the war between the Uk rainians and Poles the Jews were called upon to declare on which side they stood Uncertain of the outcome of the struggle they did not dare de cide They declared themselves neu tral and suffered from the hands of both sides Our said Mr Marshall be fore the war was slowly but surely lifting its head above the centuries of persecution As it neared the heights fand began to see the promised land the war came As the clouds of that great conflict rol away we see the devastation the misery the starva tion and ruin which has been visited upon our people which put the hor rors of the Inquisition to Families in Dark Holes Ralbfoi Krass confined his narrative to incidents which he saw in Eastern Europe The ruins left by the re treating armies now offer th only selter available in many sectione he said Cellars oiS devastated areas fromuthe chief housing facilities Into these dark holes whole families now live in filth and manaced by disease principally typhus he said In one small cellar he foitnd 19 families liv ing without privacy Many of Continue Mrs Iva Ralnton Gray Mm Iva Ralston Gray of Wil liam R Gray and a daughter of Mrs Anna Ralston of Indiana died in her home at Wililiamsport Saturday eve ninig Death was due to a complicai tron of diseases She leaves her hus band and these children Martha Wil liaon and Thomas her mother and these brothers and sisters Rob ert Ralston of Alltoona Edward Ral ston of Vandergrift David Ralston of Leechbung iMrs Samuel Dodson and Miis Albert Beatty of Wilkins burg Mrs Ernest LivSngiston and Miss Helen Ralston of Indiana and Mrs Marcelle Zamboni of Creekside The funeral services were conducted at the Gray home on Tuesday morn ing wiith interment in the East Wdld wood cemetery at WUliamsport James Anderson Anderson aged 68 years died on Friday at his home in Blairsville He is survived by these children Mrs Cora Sandles Mrs j Elizabeth Fails Mrs John Telford and Nelson Anderson of and Allen Anderson of Pittsburgh He is also survived by these brothers and sisters Thomas Elizabeth and Mary Anderson of Parkwood John Anderson of town and Samuel Ani derson of South Bend The deceas ed who was born at Parkwood was a son of the late John Anderson He was a member of the Uuited Presby terian church of Blairsville and the funeral services were conducted on Monday by his pastor Rev Dr R B McClure Interment followed in the Blairsville cemetery William 8 Ferguson William S Ferguson aged 54 years of Josephine died in a Pitts burgh hospital with Brights disease on Tuesday of last week He was a son of Elliott Ferguson and was born near Hopewell church in Blacklick township where he resided until 10 years ago when he located at Jose phine His widow who was Mrs I Arabel Morton and the following children survive Edna Ferguson of Plymouth Mrs Roy Condron of Josephine Larry of Akron Hul da Jane Charlotte Dorothy John and William at home A brother Larry Ferguson and two sisters Mrs Carrie Clawson and Mrs Annie Claw son reside in Blacklick township Burial was made at Blairsvllle Pr Uncoln IMehl A Lincoln iiehl aged 64 years a prominent resident of Cherryhill tnwTishin ded on Wednesday at his home near Penn Run from uraemic poisoning The deceased had not oeen in robust health for some time but his condition was not regarded serious until the day before his death He was a wellknown farm er and Republican of that section The funeral services were conducted on Saturday by Rev Hamilton and interment followed in the Manor cemetery in Ckerryhill township Surviving is his wife and two daughters Ila and Belle Fred London Fred London aged about 38 years a former resident of Cherry Tree died in the hospital at Lock Haven on Thursday with a complication of diseases While a resident of Cher ry Tree he was employed as engineer on the New York Central railroad He is survived by a widow and two children Clyde McCackern Home Clyde McCracken son of Mr and Mrs J J McCracken of Creekside arrived home last week after being honorably discharged ait Camp Meade Md He served in the Army 16 was cited Jfor bravery at the Argonne and when the Anrmstice was signed hiked to the Rhine He was in tftie famous First Division 28th Infantry He was a mill worker and will soon go back to his job at tho Labelle Iron works Trolley Styrike May Terminate Soon Indications ipointt to an early re sumption service on the Indiana Street Railway The company has is sued a statement to that effect and declares that it desirous of facing the old men in the service so far as consistent Employes wishing to re turn to work have been requested to make supplication to the railway of fice by 6 p Thursday A meeting of the employes and officers was held Monday and another meeting of em ployes and business mien was held on Tuesday night Nothing definite has been decided on by the employes Fifteen members of the Indiana County Dental Society held an inter esting meeting in Indiana Thursday afternoon The principal talk was given by Dr Kedding Pittsburgh while Dr Clark Rink Indiana gave a clinic Following the meeting the dental men enjoyed an automobile trip through Indiana and its environs returning to the Moore Hotel for sup per The United States recruiting office has been removed from the Deposit bank building to the LantfeLs building Wills Aifiter disposing of household goods Thomas R Luokhart late of Gherrv hiill township directs the sale of coal mineral and gas rights the proceeds to be divided among his seven children Miles Fisher and Lewis Luckhart are named as executors The wiill is dat ed March 27 1917 James B Douds late of South Ma honing township leaves ihis entire es tate to his wife Margaret Jane Douds His son David W Douds is named as executor The will is dated January 24 1900 William B Smith late of Montgom ery township leaves his entire estate to his wife Rebecca B Smith who is also named executor The will is dated April 1 1916 Michael Nibert late of Indiana leaves all household and personal pro perty and the sum of to Ms wife Annie Milbert Florence Pierce is bequeathed His and lojt in given to Mrs Nibert The sum of is given to Sit Bernards Catholic church of Indiana and to the Priest for masses Mrs Niibert is given permission to sell all real estate if she so desires Subject to the above remainder of the estate is given to his three sons Martin Joseph and John Nibert John S Ortner is nam ede executor The will is dated April 14 1919 Jane L Gallagher late of Green names her husband John W Gallagher as her sole beneficiary and executor The will is dated March 18 1909 Thomas Stiles late of Buffington township leaves to his wife Abbie all personal property and the old homestead until her death or remar riage at either of which times the children shall inherit Mrs Stiles is named executrix The will is dated January 18 1907 Minnie S Stryokland late of Cly mer leaves her entire estate and the Minnie Stryckland Fund in the Cen tral Trust in Altoona in equal shares to her children J W Wetzel is named executor The wall is dated December 1918 Dfr Hutchinson Back jfDr B W Hutchinson hais been re appointed by the M E Conference just closed at Uniontown to Indiana for another three years Other assignments for the Blairs ville district follow E Rodkey D Paper Weyand J Duel Hill D Keller ii Ksller O Wagner A Edmonds Homer L Moore Marion C Lake New S Potts New L Pierce Price Rural R Peters G Cook Sentenced For Larceny In open court Monday John Ora naer having appeared and entered a plea of guilty to larceny growing out of taking goods from a freight car at BlackMck was sentenced to pay a fine of and undergo imprison ment in the AHengheny County World house for a period of nine months George Kovach and Carl Reynolds entered a plea of guilty the former to breaking and entering a freight car larceny receiving stolen goofls and the latter to larceny sen tence was suspended on coridibion first that they pay the costs of prose cution in equal shares second that they make restitution of tine value of the stolen goods to the amount of in equal shares and third that they abstain from the use of intoxi cating liquors for a period of one year Child Cremated The sixroom dwelling house of Sa jnon Gray a fanmeer residing atkxut three miles from Barnesboro was completely destroyed and Vaolet a 7 moniksold daughter of Mr and Mrs Gray was cremated when fire of un known origin broke out in their home at 2 oclock Sunday morning Martha Gray aiged 13 another daughter was seriously burned when ske made an effont to save the infant Richards Endorsed by Democrats J R Richards the Republican nom inee for Sheriff has been endorsed by the Democratic party for the office Jack is a popular man and will make an efficient and conscientious official Blum and wife of Indepen dence spent tJie week end with the family of W M Ufeer of South Fifth street RECENTJPIAGES John Edward Foose of North Ma honing township son of John Foosfi and Miss Lillian Haas of ney daughter o Mr and Mrs Wil liam Haas of township Jefferson county were united in mar riage in the parlors of the Mooreho tel Thursday norning The ceremony was by the Rev L iM Weber of the Lutheran church of After a short trip the couple will reside in North Ma honinig township where Mr Foose is a prominent farmer Norris Bowser of Indiana and Miss Mary Risinjer daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Risiniger of were united in marriage by the Rev E M Gearhart pastor of Zion Luth erant church at his residence on Sixth street Wednesday morning1 After a short visit with friends in Pittsburgh the couple will make their home in Indiana where Mr Bowser is a line man in the employ of the Penn Pu5T5 Service Co Previous 1x her marriage Mrs Bowser was employed in fne Boston Confectionery DuncnnMaquilken Mian Twila Maqullken daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Maqullken of South street became bride of Norman Duncan of town on Monday afternoon when the couple were un ited in wedlock by Rev C G Mor row at the First United Presbyterian parsonage on School street The groom who is a son of Mrs William Duncan of West Philadelphia street is a veteran of the world war having served as a member of Company F 110th United States Inantry and was wounded while serving with his com mand in France His bride is one of the popular young women of town VVattStcclc Herbert C Watt and Miss Twila B Steele both of Indiana were married on Saturday at the First United Pres byterian church parsonage of town by the pastor Rev C G Morrow The couple are well known in Indi ana where they have resided for some time The groom is employed in the wholesale grocery of George T Buchanan and his bride is a well known stenographer of town having been employed for a number of years in tbe law office of the late William N Liggett and later with Attorney W C Chapman Both have a wide circle of friends in Indiana Mr Watt and bride occupy apartments in the John F Clements residence on East Philadelphia street D Roberts son of Rev and Mrs R J Roberts of Marion Center and Miss Marie Wohler of Rayne township were married on Wednesday of last week at the Lutheran church parsonage at Indiana by the pastor E M Gearhart The couple will reside in Akron where Mr Rob erts is employed with the Goodrich Rubber Company James Wilbur Rankin of Washing ton township and Miss Mary Eliza beth Orr of Indiana were united in marriage Thursday afternoon Octo ber 2 The ceremony was performed by Rev E M Gearhart pastor of Zion Lutheran church at his residence on South Sixth street Ira N Whitacre of Home and Miss Flossie G Cooper of Rayne township were married by Rev R J Roberts at the Presbyterian parsonage at Marion Center on Saturday evening of last week William W Conrad and Miss Ar della Egolf both of Dilltown weere married last week by the Rev W L MoKee pastor of the Baptist church at his residence on School street Van Charles Van Horn of Marion Cen ter and Miss Mae Gearhart of Big Run were married ait Indiana last week by Rev Gearhart of the Ivuth eran church William eish and JVfiss Pearl Bland both of Roasiter were married on Wednenday at the home of the bride by Rev E C Good Another aeroplane lit near Marion Center last week It had been giving exhibitions at the Dayton Fair and was on its road to Philadelphia En gine trouble caused the pilot to alight It was soon repaired and the rruichdne proceeded on its way Friday October 24 was claimed by Dr Thomas E Finegan the new su perintendent of public instruction as autumn arbor day and bird day for Pennsylvania i Read what tihe Boosters Boost has to say about the Jewish Relieif PERSONAL HENTId Harry McMahan of RocUwsftm Milla visited in town Ray of Saltsburg wax a business visitor in town G Stewart of Mdfotyre county seat visitor on Tuesdfryu of near Mills was an Indiana visitor Elizabeth Buchanan of ion Center visited Indiana friends week Paul Graff who has been il iiwr several days is able to be afown again County Treasurer Cafe Leasure of was week on business Mrs S M Work Was the guest her sister Mrs A S Work of ion Center lust week Edwaird LaughMn of burgh spent Sunday with his on North Sixth street Maggie Brilhart of this visited her brother W H vS Marcihand over Sabbath H J Brody of ed through Indiana on ihis way Cleveland OUiio this week ExCounty Commissioner J Neal of Younig township was an to diana business visitor last D Wolf professor in tte public schools at Burnside was a feoe iness visitor in Indiana Saturday Mr and Mrs Walter H Fridk are turned to their home in last week after a visit to friends Indiana Mildred V Lytle of phia street wpent the weekend Misses Mary and Margaret of Johnstown iMr and Mrs Edward Shank Mrs Morris McLain of VandergrSFtj spent tlie week end with frieiwfts jfe Rayne township E M Bee and Mrs Agnes JaSoj Gregor of this place visited at home of Dr C H of Center last week iMiss Mildred Lytle of West delphia street was tihe week end of Misses Mary and Margaret ard of Johnstown C Douglass of Grant one of the suecefcsfirt candidates County Commissioner at the recsasfc Primary was here Monday H C Estep of South street has returned from College N where she was by the death of her mother Shearer J Rose L Brodfy of Indiana and I Slutzker of Altoom and Dr G I Brody of Cleveland were Pittsburgh business visitors week Arfter a nwnths visit1 in the Elliott Tomb departed Sabbath ndng for Fellows Califoraria he is connected with the fieled of the Santa Fe Railroad Robert Gilhousen has arrived iho He is a native of the which furnished so many fine for the American army He wa member of the Third and Mrs C H ville are guests of Mar and M D F Rinn of West street Mr Freas was a newspaper man at u B MJeLaughlin secretary of Texas Oil Houston Texaau by his wife1 and littter laughter Corinne visitsedr last with tiheiauncle and aunt Mrs Barney Coyle of Oakland nue over the weekend Mr and Mrs E E Lerwfs occupy their now home on East Chest nut street this week were guests at a pleasing social event heW at the residence of S W Gutihrfe ttif Church street where the couple greeted by their Olive Siwank of Indiana wfe has been connected with the Public Corporation for a number years has been granted a two leave of absence and has departed i Denver Colorado to visit Mifjs Adams a former resident oj Sherman J Shearer who returned from overseas service ed in Indiana recently and is now guest of his parents Mr and Samuel W Shearer of White ship During his service in he was wounded in the neck antf just recently discharged hospital iwJiere he was tre Vernon Taylor ojf Jxwjl at present sn4 iwW eral days