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4 I TED And so Here's another Dollar in the offing, Read the of Terings of the merchanta and prepare for the day and hall VOLUME 28 -NO. 802. Indiana Lurning PENNSYLVANIA, MONDAY, STEAMER TAHITI AT BOTTOM OF SEA; PASSENGERS, CREW SAFE Dollar Day "Ads" Make Money Talk--Use Them The Indiana merchants today present their Dollar Day advertisements, which will be effective all day' Wednesday; next and until noon Thursday. For your convenience we give the following lines a few of real bargains that will: be offered and at of the the end of merchants this participating in the Dollar Day sales event and the number of the page on which their advertisement Each and every "ad" in today's Gazette tells you Merchants of 8 saving message. are making event bigger and better than ever before.

Included in the offerings are: Used cars for $1.00. Shoes $1.00, the pair. Columbia records, 10 for $1.00. 12 yards muslin. $1.00, 8 pairs hose $1.00.

5 pounds coffee. $1.00. Up to $10.00 shoes $2.00. Men's. suits $2.00.

$1.00 blankets, 2. for $1.00. License plates free with your used car. Choice of summer hats $1.00. 4 neckties and, suit cleaned and pressed, $1.00.

50 gallons gas free with used cars. Bridge lamps complete $1.00, 5c cigars, 20 for 90 cents. Men's pants, $1.00. One dollar for your old tire. $2.00 women's dresses, 2 for $1.00.

And hundreds of other items of needed merchandise. Read every ad and spend, Wednesday and Thursday til noon in Indiana. COUNTY MEDICOS MEET THURSDAY The last (tri-county medical men's meeting will be held at the Crystal Springs Rod Gun Club, out the old Penfield. Pike, Thursday, August 21. The following program will be given: Dr.

Cornelius C. Wholey of Pittaburgh will speak on "The Mental Program Reference will be made to heredity and eugenics, the significance: of day nurseries and child, guidance clinics, together with other problems of delinquency and crime. Harvey M. Watkins, superintendent of Polk State School; will: speak on "The. Feeble-Minded." will be served at 1:00, P.

M. DRUM CORPS' LADIES GUESTS. Following the singing: of America and the sounding of mess call by Bugler John Moorhead, the members of the Legion Drum Corps and their ladies seated at the dinner table at Camp Rest-a-While Friday. evening and enjoyed a splendid meal. "Happy Days," reminiscent of the minstrel show, was sung, and then quiet reigned while knives, forks and spoons were put into play.

Chairman Valjean Work had his hands full with the program, but carried it out nicely, responses being. made by. Shea, Weaver, Erickson, Duncan, Marshall and Rishberger. Incidental singing kept the evening enlivened. In fact it was a fine party.

Festival Postponed Owing to the band concert. Wednesday evening, the testval at Grove Chapel has been poatponed from August 20 to August 27.. See Daugherty's Cut Rate ad, page 11 302x AUGUST 18, 1980. Gazette 1930 Mona Lisa Striking resemblance of: this picturel of Stella Lacey. of Springfeld.

and the famous Mona. Lisa, painting. by Leouardo, da Vinci has Interested art lovers. The painting of the 15th century Italian beauty is rated: by critics 88 the masterpiece of portrait work. THREE HELD IN "ASSASSINATION" Former Newspaper Man and Two.

Others Said in Conspiracy to Kill Gov. Doyle E. Carlton of Florida. SEIZE LIQUOR JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 18- INS- Charged with "conspiracy to procure.

the assassination" of Goy. Doyle E. Carlton, Fred O. Eberhardt, publisher of the State News of Tallahasse, and. Frank and Henry Halsema of Jacksonville were in jail here today.

The three men were placed. under arrest Cahoon last held night by without Sheriff W. B. and bail for arraignment today. Sheriff Cahoon arrested Eberhardt and Ralls at a local hotel while Halsema, a local business man, was ar-.

rested at his residence. Ralls, it was said, was one of Carlton's campaign workersi this county in 1928. Eberhardt, a former automobile race driver, has opposed the Carlton administration during the past two years in which he has published the State The sheriff announced that his deputies seized forty gallons of liquor at Halsema's home. The sheriff refused to reveal what. evidence he had against the trio.

Governor Carlton began a crusade against gambling shortly after he Continued on Page Two Death Stalked Vacationists SAEGERTOWN, 'Aug, INS- Tragedy and grim death -today. had brought to an end the vacation trip of Glassport family before it had fairly begun, bringing death to" four amall children and possibly fatal injuries to their parents and a brother in an automobile accident near here yesterday. The dead were all children of Matthew Hahey, of Glassport: Mercedes, 11; Lettie, Mildred, and James Ronald, three months. The three older children were killed instantly and little James died enroute to Meadville hospital. Laughingly discussing plans for the vacation in Edinboro with other members of the family, drove his car out of the line of traffic and crashed head on with a milk.

truck driven by Elmer L. Kidd, of Burton, enroute to Pittsburgh. In Meadville hospital today held out little hope for either of the parents, -crazed with grief. Continued on Page Two Dollar Day at Mabon's Read pur ad. on page.

12. These and many more offerings At A. W. Mahen Seri Cloudy today and not much change in tempera is the forecasting for this of the state. INDIANA, DEMOCRATS SEE "EVEN CHANCE" IN 12 PRIMARIES Some of Senate's Flaming Personalities and Outstanding Figures Are Entered in Remaining Contests.

CAPITOL NOTES By WILLIAM K. HUTCHISON INS Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. -While the Democrats claim an "even chance to win" the Senate this party leaders looked forward to the re: maining twelve Senatorial primaries In which opposing warriors will be chosen for the November electione. Out of a total of 35 seats to be filled next fall, the two major parties -have selected their Senatorial nominees for 23 of the contests.

Four more will be decided this month, two of them tomorrow, fve more in September while the primary day has not yet ben fixed in Delaware, New Mexico and Rhode' Island. Some of the Sennte's outstanding figures and flaming personalities are entered 'in the remaining contests. Tomorrow, Senator Pat Harrison will be renominated by the Democrats of Mississippi. He has no opposition and the nomination Is -tantamount to election in his state. At the same time, the voters of Wyoming will be choosing Republican and Democratic nominees to All the seat now, held by the picturesque: Senator Patrick, J.

Sullivan, who is retiring. A- week from tomorrow, Senator, William: D. Borah will be renominated. by the Republicans in Idaho while the Democrats choose a candidate to make a futile race against him In November. Even Senator Tydings, cimirman of the Democratic Senatordal campaign committee, has said the chances of the Democrat winning fer to keep Senator Cole L.

Bleade in of. South Carolina will decide wheththe same day, the Democrats (Continued on Page eleven) HIGHWAY NOW OPEN TO TRAFFIC The last link on the Benjamin Franklin highway opened traffic at 2 clock Saturday. afternoon. This Connel job was completed by and Lamb amid scenes of great joy. The opening of this highway' will give a shorter route to.

Kittanning. Work is under way on other pieces of the Benjamin Franklin east ol Indiana and when they are completed the route will be completely hard-surfaced from Atlantic City to a point west of Ohio. HARRY McCREARY IS CRITICALLY ILL Harry McCreary, prominent resident of Indiana and president of the McCreary Tire and Rubber was stricken with apoplexy his home on South Ninth street at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. He has beon 171- conscious since that time and grave fears are entertained that he will not recover, Mr. 'McCreary 18 in his 67th year, WASHINGTON VISITORS HERE VACATION TO FALLS, CANADA Col.

Penhallow, U. S. N. R. F.

of Washington, D. arrived Saturday to spent the week-end with Mrs. Penhallow and their daughter, Virginia, who are living in the Luster residence, South Sixth street. He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs. David.

Penhallow, A who plans to be several weeks in Indiana. Dr. and Mrs. John Crossan Blair, of Pittsburgh, and the latter's sister, Mrs. Nelle W.

'Stuchell, of Mast Water street, departed at noon today for two-weeks! motor tour, which will inolude vialts to Niagara Falls and points in Canada, Notice to Voters Registry' Assessors will sit at the polling places in. each voting district on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 2. and 3, to register and enroll persons not already registered and to change party affiliations. Now is the time to check up and see if you are registered, as you cannot be registered after Sept. 3rd.

Indiana County Commissioners, 302-2x Special Gas Ranges this week only, Buchheit Bros, 802x Timing gear and chains for all maker of cars and truck. Auto Ferts 4 Ritz Theatre Bids. TWO CENTS A COPS S. S. VENTURA ARRIVES JUST IN NICK OF TIME Letter Mail of Union Steamer and Personal Belongings of Rescued Also Taken Aboard As Ship Sinks.

FEATURE NOTES SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. -The steamer Tahiti rested at the bottom of the South Seas today, all efforts to keep her afloat. having proven fruitless. News of the sinking of the Tahiti was. received here early today by Hugh Gallagher, chief of operations for the Matson Steamship Company (from Captain W.

R. Meyer of the. steamer Ventura. The message said: "Transferred all passengers and crew from 'the Tahiti to the Ventura. All is well.

The Tahiti sank at 4:40 A.M. Tuesday." The difference in time indicated the Tahiti was engulfed by the ocean at 12:40 A. M. Monday (Pacific Standard Time. Concluding a drama seldom equalled WELLINGTON, Aug.

a in the annals of the sea, the Matson, rescue liner Ventura today was steaming towards Pago. Pago Land bearing passengers, crew and letter mail of the lost Union steamer Tahiti, which sank this morning. Rendered helpless by the loss: of her starboard propellor, the British vessel enroute from Australia to' San Francisco had been wallowing on the South Pacific :460 miles southwest of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands since last week. Arriving in the nick of time -to transfer those aboard the foundering ship to, her own decks, the Ventura swung away as soon as the Tahiti plunged beneath the waves and headed for the nearest port. The sunken liner's passengers -already have been booked from.

Pago Pago to San Continued on Page Two MENINGITIS FATAL TO SIX Philadelphia Aroused at Spread of Dread Malady. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18. -INSWith six children already. dead of Spinal Meningitis, and.

five new cases. reported, oyer week-end health thorities today redoubled their efforts to stop the further spread of the deadly, disease. city- owned swimming pools and the League Island bathing beach already have been closed and: two aquatic meets were called off Satur: day because of the rapid spread of the disease: It was rumored today all of the city-owned. pools may be closed as it is: believed the deadly germs have been transferred to others by the afflicted victims while bathing in the city's pools. Dennis Nolan, 7.

was the latest vic" tim to succumb. 'The others, Edith Bookman, 16, Stephen Lelionis, 15, William Hofelder, 10, Edward Jaroszewski, 12 and Thomas Staples, Of the other persons suffering from the malady three areu nder treatment in St. Luke's Children's Homeopathic. Hospital, one in St. Joseph's Hospital, three in the Pennsylvania and two in the Episcopal BOYS OF 1898 ARE IN REUNION PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 18.

-INSThe battle cry of "Remember the Maine" sounded again through Philadelphia's historic streets today as 30, 000. of the boys of '98" asembled here for the annual reunion of the veterans of the Spanish-American war. For six daya the men who fought with Dewey: and followed Roosevelt through the and: Philippine campaigns will parade through the city and chat again with the com. rades of their. hectic war-days, Price Correction Price of $2.00 appearing in C.

D. Motor Corporation Dollar Day. "ad" should be. $200. Notice Logion Auxiliary special meeting of the Auxiliary at Memorial Hall, tonight.

Im. portent business. President 802x Round Dance: in CIEmPE Moore, Cly a Wednesday evening Aug 90 Penney la In Air Race These two'- tair pilots- -Loma Worth, above, of 1 Los Angeles, and Margery Doig, of Danbury, Conn. --are among the entrants in the National Women's Alr- Derby, a -race against time from Long. Beach to Chicago The derby.

is being held in connection with. the National Air Races at Chicago. DEATH OF MRS, EMMA PROTHERO Prominent Resident of Kellysburg Passed Away Early Sunday Morning Coal Run Man Dies Suddenly. CAUFFIEL DEATH Following a- long illness of -a complication of Mrs. Emma Margaret (Kinter) Prothero, 76, passed away at her home in Kellysburg at 6:40 o'clock Sunday morning.

The deceased was a daughter of Hugh B. and Emily (Warden) Kinter and was born June 27, 1854, near Taboma. She spent her entire life in Rayne, township and was united in marriage to Silas C. Prothero November: 15, 1874. Mr.

Prothero's death occurred February 5, 1929. Mrs. Prothero was a member of the Washington Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Prothero's health.

had been failing since the passing of her husband, but she had been confined to her bed for a week. Mrs. Prothero was highly esteemed and her death comes as a distinct sorrow to the community, where she had a host of friends, by all of whom she will be sadly missed. The deceased leaves sons, Charles G. Prothero of Cleveland, and H.

Dale. Protherp, at home, and three brothers, Henry, Milligan and Linn Kinter, 'all of Grafton, W. Va, a Funeral services will be conducted Continued On Page Two Rain Halted Forest Fires The forest fire. menace was. removed, at least temporarily, qver the week-end, when drenching rain, start.

ing about 11. o'clock, Saturday night, continued throughout the remainder of the night and intermittently during Sunday, soaking the last ing embers of the most disastrous summer forest fires western Pennsylvania has known in years. Although official figures covering the districts were not available late last night, unofficial estimates placed the precipitation at minimum of two inches, with perhaps a greater, rain. tall in some sections. While the rainfall came' too late to 'be of much benefit to corn and toma.

to crops, agriculturalists estimated that it added about 95 per cent to the potato yield and saved hay and grass cropa from complete destruction. Continued on Page, Two Daly Thin Week For that "Favor tell Gas Banger Hollow Ware Free Come Bron BROWN'S WORDS ON PINCHOT MAY. BE BOOMERANG Firey Tirade at Lehich Love-Feast That He Had Been Robbed of Page TwoMoorhead's. Page ThreeTroutman's. Page FourC.

E. Motor Co. Page FiveBrown's Boot -Shop. Page SixBon Ton. Page Seven- Brody's.

Page EightThe Men's Shop. J. C. Flude Co. Page NineLeader store.

Supply Inc. Heagy, Drug Store. Pago TenJ. C. Penney Co.

Page ElevenDaugherty's Drug Store. The Buohman Co. Anderson's, Auto Supply Co. R. W.

Wehrle Co. Page 'Twelve- Buchhelt Bros. W. Mabon Sons. Page ThirteenSloan Bros.

Widman Tealy Inc. Pago FourteenBuchman's. Sutton-Miller, Co. The Smart French Cleaners' and -Dyers. FifteenEdwards Motor Co.

The 'Master, Cleaners and Dyers, People's Shoe. Store. Page SeventeenIndiana Paper Paint Co.V Indiana. Sales, and Troub Furnituro Co, Page NineteenG. R.

Kinney Co. Kuhn'g Coffee House. C. E. Motor Co.

Page Stream's Twenty Music -Store. The Hub. Federal Bakery. ELKIN CLAN HAD REUNION Over -200 members of the Elkin clan gathered at the home of Elmer Elkin, West Mahoning township on Saturday for their annual family reunion. Al delightful time was out door games and visiting.

In the afternoon an excel" lent program, in charge Elkin was carried out, Following the program a delicious picnic lunch was served. Indiana members of the family, who attended the reunion were Attorney and Mrs. Wallace Chapman and family, County Superintendent of Schools and Mrs. James. Chapman and family, Mrs.

M. Ella Elkin and son Linus and. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Elkin and daughter.

The fourth; annual reunion of -the Jobo family will be held. Saturday, August 23, at Rustic Lodge, one' mile southwest of Indiana. Ill relatives: and friends of the family are, to SCHNEIDER DOWN AND UP AGAIN ALBUQUERQUE, N. Aug. 18.

-Eddie Schneider, 18-year-old youth seeking a new junior coast-to-coast speed flight record, was expected to hop off from the local airport for Los 'Angeles at approximately 7:45 A. M. (M. S. today.

The youthful speed flier landed here at 6:30 A. M. after spending the night at Anton Chico, 100 miles east of here, where he was forced down on local storms late yesterday while enroute to Albuquerque from Wichita, See Daugherty's Cut Rate ad, page 11 RE RECORD-HOLDERS DOWN CLOSE UP OF O'BRINE LEFT, AND JACKSON ST, LOUIS, Aug. on the ground and again in -pos of the world's refueling ondurance flight record after spending 27 days in the air, Dale Jackson and Forrest Q'Brine today set about to capitalize on their feat, Manager Wuliam Pickens said the pair had to appear at the ARREST fair sat Sedalia, Mon, there Sate for 7.500. The have agreed 19.

at other fairs. 100.000 00.000 Votes Greeted by Boos and Hisses. REACTION RIFE PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18: -Speculation was rife today, If circles here as to the effect of Francis Shunk Brown's fery, tirade on Gifford Pinchot and charge that he had been robbed of 100,000 votes at the annual of Lehigh county's Republican committed on Saturday. The boow and hisses; with which Brown's charges were greeted, com Ing from' voters who had cast their ballots for him In the recent: bitter primary fight, were regarded litical geers here as an indication how the defedted gubernatorial can didato's speech may be accepted in other parts of the No expressions could be gleaned however, from the Philadelphia of ganization leaders; as they eagerly awaited the start of arguments here tomorrow In the' supreme courts off Brown's appeal to throw out the perforated, ballots of Luzerne and, thereby have himself ruled the legally elected Republican nominee for governor.

Briefs have been fled by both the Brown and Pinchot forces and the return from Europe of Judge William- I. Schaffer, quorum of the state supreme court Is ready to hear arguments. Justice Robert: von Mosche zisker and Justice John, W. Kephart still remain In Europe; so. Justice: Robert S.

Frazer, Pittsburgh will preside as chief Justice. He war DO Continued On Page Two GANGSTER HAD "BOOK OF BRIBES" More Startling Evidence Expected Follo wing Zuta Expose. CHICAGO, -INS- The carefully kept. "book of bribes? left by. Jack Zuta, slain vice, lord and gang leader, threatened today, tor bring to light more startling dence of huge payments.

made by gang interests to Insure protection from police, public officials and pol iticians. State's attorney's, investigators under the direction of Pat Roche, were concentrating thei, on two notations in Zuta's ledgers crediting a myterlous with dividends amounting to $108,469 These huge sume have been traced to a. "secret eight clique of polite clans, according to Roche, who were pal dthe protection money by according to' the state's attorney en office, has been identified as one Matt Kolb, alleged fixer. Kolba to be summoned for questioning today, Kolb was recognized as the czar and dictator of the north and northwest sections of' Cook county, ac cording. to Roche, and had to be "seen" before liquor and vice estab.

lishments could' operate. The Cook County Grand Jury was. to reconvene today, but it was uncer tain whether the evidence contained in the slaln leader's records would be presented, Names in the Zuta documents. included, those of one' municipal fudge, a former super rior court judge, a former state senator, a police sergeant and a former sherift. BIRTHDAY AT BRUSH VALLEY I Jackson and O'Brine brought their oil-smeared monoplane to earth early yesterday with a new.

world's suB. tained flight record of 847 hours 38 minutes and 30 econd to their credit. Their new record was more than 93 hours beyond that set by John and Kenneth Hunter near Chicago on July, 4 Motor trouble which shower. ed the tuselage and engine with. oil forced the airman to- quit the flight (Continued on Page eleven).

Vesta Roser was the honor guest a birthday party held in the home her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence in Brushvalley, an' afternoon recently, A number of gifts were presented and the following guests; participated in games, music and a fine luncheon: Dorothy and. Jean Cons rad, Francis Altemus, Marjorie Overs dorff, Audrey Cressley, Margaret and Janet Allen, Sue Mauk, Ruth Deyar min, Twila Spires and Ruth Lydie, Your Last Opportunity, To buy a high class stock At a big saving and get heavy cast iron: ing utensils Free. See our Favorite Gas Ranges this weeken Bros, Fact.

Hurt? Here's Relief Dr. Freeman of Greensburg will be at the Union in Wednesday evening, August.

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