The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 1

The Daily Republican THE HOME PAPER OUR MOTTO 'Say it With Service" I Of "The City of Homes" DEVOTKI) TO Till: IXTKIiKSTS OF MOXOXCAIIKLA CITY AND VICINITY. THE WEATHER Snow flurries sincl ntucli niidcr EIGHTIETH YEAR. X. MOXONOAIIELA, FRIDAY, FEIiRFARY TWO CENTS. FIRST NIGHT IHESTOF CONFISCATE MIE IK In the News Spotlight FAVORS A NEW msi Fin the coram BOUTS Jilt 9 MITE CDS BUT HE CKI sfiegisii gbeat success mm, is oeei ELIMINATION BIGGEST STILL til Four Wrestling Matches As We" ADoaratus Was Found Located Court Disposes Of A Number Of Ar Turn Cnantll Will Picao Ufhioh Ptrnn Dafnfn If Cases Which Came Before It Apparently No Clue To The Perpetrators Of The Outrage.

Jtate Treasurer Says Money Every Detail Of The Perform-Will Be Available If Assembly ance Was Carried Through In Approves The Project. Harmonous And Perfect Man- Pte Lots Of EnTortafn-! Bar" Town" Yesterday. ship, in hull uperanon. ment. ner.

Mike Iluba. and John Siflin, of of bootleg booze are the Turkey Foot section, near Consumers SstsX 'i" 4 Beallsville. two of the boys charged with breaking into and committing depredations at the summer homo of Harry Thompson, of Washington, near Beallsville, have been paroled by the Juvenile court and allowed to go home, with the understanding that if they come before in mourning since the knowledge that Fayette county's largest "still" is being held in the basement of the courthouse at Union-town has reached their ears. Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 County Detective R. C.

Bledsoe. Constable William and Elmer Harden. -VSJ PAT NEFF E. FOSDLCK and Corporal Jackson Dodson and the court again they will be sent to Officer Nyland. of the State Folic; the training school at Morganza.

It confiscated a 500 gallon still at apparent the boys were led on home of Paul Valsis. near ttieiin what they did by older persons. Charleston school house in These two also were charged with erne township. Besides Valsis. breaking a window at the power Tony Bodino and Bruno C.laranls house of the Nemacolin Country are also taken into custody.

jelub. The hoys said that Steve Iluba The still which was cleverly At Red Hill, In Which Threo Men Were Injured. Although it was reported that: two suspects had been arrested in connection with the dynamite ex-! plosions that bad occurred early I Uesterday morning at the Crescent; mine, near California, no such prls-i oners had been delivered to the county jail at Washington up un-: til last night. i The houses destroyed were lorat-j ed at what is known as Red just above Daisytown, where! many of the miners employed by Crescent mine, which has boon operating non-union since last No-: vt -miter, reside. The three injured men are in the Merry hospital.

Pittsburgh, Tom; Muska, aged 4 5. a loader at the' Crescent mine, is reported by the company's office in as in a serious condition, but the; other two. Jack Tweed, aged 50, Mid William Sied. aged 40. botnj 'rooks, are not so badly hurt.

I The detonation was plainly heard; i'i California, three miles awrtv.i here buildings were jarred nnd: windows rattled by the forte of the! explosion. The first explosion occurred at; 12:20 o'clock hen a bomb placed on the porch of the rear of the cook; house demolished the building audi injured Tweed and Pied, both sleeping inside. The bombs were well timed, and! probably a minute elapsed before the second let go on the rear porch of the adjoining house, a double dwelling. One man, Tom Muska. in; this building, was seriously injur-; ed.

The third bomb which had been placed in the rear of the next house Amid the pomp and splendor of lie beautifully decorated auditorium. 'with an enthusiastic and most appreciative audit nee. which filled the spacious hall to its capacity, the "Girl Of Breams." presented for the first time, was one of the finest shows that has ever been witnessed in Monongahela. And v. hen you consider that the cast was entirely made up of home talent, one cannot help but admire the outstanding ability of our Director.

Br. W. P. Taylor. Every one in the audience was pleased and felt that it was truly a performance which could only be equaled by professionals.

Every skit was perfect, voices blended perfectly, and it would lie hard to select the features numbers. However we cannot fail to mention some. That ever famous ojiartet was in its element, their filial number "Chick. Chick Chick," was given in a wonderful manner and "Cock-a-doodle Doo" Jenkins brought the house down with his "Rig Ben" alarm which we sometimes hear in the wee hours of the Their costumes were a stream; wee Tink Hamilton's make-up caused many an eye 1o wet with laughter. Our bride was lovely, her vocal numbers wonderfully rendered, her acting perfect.

Our groom. Rob Albright was exactly what we expected him to lie. with the stamp of O. K. attached to him.

Mrs. Margaret Ley da. Mary Reese Wilson. Mrs. Harry F.

Larimer, Olive Xeff and Mrs. John Kelly were outstanding in the features which they presented, while the four black face artists. "Shad" Ewing, "Bill" Tuttle, Cliff Patterson and John Anderson kept ths audience in an uproar by the wa; in which they put their parts across. The military wedding was Twelve boxing bouts and four wrestling matches are on the card for the elimination events to be staged by the Monongahela Division of the Pennsylvania at the State Armory, Second street. next Monday evening.

The program is scheduled to get under way 8:30 o'clock, and the spectators promised some real doings. The boxing bouts wiil each be three rounds of three minutes each. and if the referee is unable to decide at that time, an additional round will be added. The wrestling bouts will be of the usual length. The boxing bouts will be featured by a contest between Steve Oulla, of Klrama.

and Sam Consonery. of Charleroi, both of whom appear in the eliminations. They are in the 147-pound class, and the "scrap" between them Monday evening will be in the nature of clearing away i a grudge as the result of last year's contest. Another feature, but not included in the elimination will be a three round "go" between Joe Polits and I Young Mentzer, both local boxers. Pohts appeared at the former entertainment and made a good im-: pression.

And then the management will 1 provide even an additional feature in the way of a set-to between Joe I Randall, colored, of Jefferson, and Sammy Ray. of Charleroi. Last year Randall put his man to sleep, and -this year some lively action may be expected in this bout. Every one of the bouts will go the full three minutes, and the win-' net's will be certified to appear in the big meet to be held at i Ohio. i It was announced that, a special train will leave Monongahela Monday evening at 11:30 o'clock, to take rare of all those from north' of the city who may be attending the entertainment.

By William R. Brow. I. X. S.

Staff Correspondent. Harrisburg. Feb. IS Plans which it is hoped to make posst-le the erection of a new executive today were announced by ate Treasurer Samuel S. Lewis.

bill providing for execution of le plans and making an appro-nation for the work will be in-oduced in the legislature next onday. Treasurer Lewis again his promise that if the bill pass-l he will find sufficient revenue pay for the work without in any ay interfering with Governor din S. Fisher's budget estimates, he bill carries an appropriation of 5 00,000. Under the terms of the bill the ate Treasurer. Auditor General i.d Secretary of Property and Pup-' ies would constitute a eommis-on to carry on the entire project, he commission would serve with-, it compensation except for actual; penses incurred.

The bill provides the entire plan for the acquisition of; site, not yet selected, and the; nstruction of the building. It al-; provides for the disposal of the cjsent site and building. said that he has no definite in mind but that it should be rated on Front street, which rders the Susquehanna river. Me1 believes that it should be as ur as possible to the capitol and situated that it cannot be Turned by adjoining buildings. i Canvass of members of the use and Senate and comment in press has led Lewis to believe.

asserted, that the people favor; erection of a mansion tn eeping with the wealth and dig-1 of Pennsylvania." i While several of Pennsylvania's vernors have strongly advocated new mansion upon ending their I 111 none has urged it while as; ef executive. the bill passes this session it hoped to have the new building npleted in two years. 1 i a step-brother of Mike, and much older, had led them into this trouble. Steve is above the Juvenile court age, and is now in jail. Sam Diabritski and Mike Mik-lasevich, two other boys ehargeu with committing depredations ar the old club house of the Nemacolin Country club, were also released on parole and allowed to go home.

Charles Lenchel and Andy Esnio of Slovan, charged with breaking into a store and getting into other trouble, were committed to the Pennsylvania Training school at Morganza. Louie Rosello, of Washington, a neglected child, was seni to the Tomer Institute in Pittsburgh. His father and mother are separated and the boy has been allowed to shift for himself. Clarence Hillman and Russell Phillips, of Monongahela, charged with entering a store and getting into other trouble, were paroled. Phillips was returned home and Hillman who underwent a slight operation, is still in the jail hospital.

boused in a barn at the rear of the, Valsis home was going full blast when the officers made their ent-lance. The liquor was flowing into; containers at a rate of about one; gallon, every twenty minutes, the officers said. With the still 25 barrels of mash1 or 1100 gallons. 1100 pounds of raw sugar. 130 gallons of the fin-: ished product, and 150 pounds of, veast were also confiscated.

Officers had been on the trail of the still for several weeks but, every time it was located the oper-, a tors would move it to a new The last location is said to have been the fourth. i Valsis Xonchalent. When the oflicers entered the, home Valsis was sitting at the ta-j ble eating, merely looked up and r.onchalently continued with his meal. When the officers centered, their attention on the barn they! were baffled for a moment when they could not gain entrance through the doors. Captain Bledsoe, finally broke a window and opened.

A HOttOUH I lairv Kmorson Fosdick, )nslor of llie I'ark Avenue fia p-tist Church, New York, nred coiil'cssioiui's where l'mleslnnls could lie Iiv llieir Pat M. Nell', former (iovernor of Texas, was appointed to the lSoarj of Hailroad Mediation. Murray liutlcr, president of Columbia I'niveisily, predicted that Calvin Coolidjje would not he a Presidential ctmdidale in V.Y1X. Mine. Ilosra Iionoun, tliitly-iwo, was tlie lilornev in Turkey.

i rt IIRIl HUE HI GUmCTEH OQRESS P.T. A. ffBtll PICTURES (inr minimi the doors which were barred on the inside. In the barn the officers gazeo upon one of the most completely equipped still houses ever uncovered in that section. Along the sides of the barn were work benches on which were tools of every description, pipe fitters' tools, blac.ksmltn ill nnnriT GMIEin hi uuuni in the row exploded a few seconds later, but.

no one was injured in this building. Officials of the Pittsburgh Coal, company announced that these three people are believed to havs! been the only persons in the build-1 ings at the time of the All of the injured men were rushed i by the coal company to the Mercy I hospital. Pittsburgh. Coal and iron police were quickly on the scene of the explosion, and have been working on the, rase, but no clues have been discovered. I Rod" Iliil is located in the center of what may be called the Bol-' sheviki district of Washington 1 county, and although no non-union trouble had occurred there prior to this, there has been considerable! Red activity in the Daisytown dls-: fintun tools and a carpenters' outfit.

The1 cracks and crevices in the sides of-the barn were boarded up so that If: BOAT IS Held Responsible For Deaih Of Man Who Was Riding In Car With Him. Also Of Being Drunk While Driving. LOCAL TEW IS BEATEN II FUST DEBATE Local Theatres Closely Follow Moving Pictures As Approved By The Child Welfare Crade bran-lies of the Parent-Teachers' Association of the Mon-'ongahela Public Schools were atl-i dressed yesterday afternoon, by Boy Scout leaders during the Feb-! ruary meetings in the various buildings. Wavrr'v Branch. no light would be visible to persons passing by.

The huge still was located in the cellar, resting on a large gas burner. The condenser, perhaps better known as the "thumping keg" was placed on the ground floor of the barn several feet above th floor. From here the fiery fluid passed MAIDEN TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS beautiful scene, handsomely staged, to which much sentiment was ar-, tached. Every detail in this feature; was perfect, and special mention must be made of the wonderful-effect given by the oflicers and their, jarch of swords, ulider which the, bride and her attendants passed in the final scene. I i The dancing of "Wee" Tommy Davis, in his Charleston offerings, brought down the house.

Special mention is also made of the capable 'manner in which the men nacre! jstage took care of their work, as; as the ushers for the prompt', manner in which they seated the audience. The final performance will be! I given tonight, and again we as you to be there and get seated so as not to miss the opening scene, wh.ich starts promptly at 18:15, and which has a direct hear-1' ing on the plot of the show. There are still a number of good seats I The "Better Movies" committee of the Parent-Teachers' Associattou Tar-met 3:30 with The Waverly Branch of the ent. -Teachers' Association I Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The meeting opened 1 1 if is saia.

For the past tw or three vpnrc through a large filter and thence tn cheeking up the moving picture into the containers. by the Child Welfare As- A ventilator was built in the roof sociation, find that the local the-of the barn so that the alcoholic I atres book practically all th the but Crescent mine has been idle, about the middle of The affirmative debating team of the Monongahela City high school was beaten by the negative team of California high school last night in its first debate in the Washington County Debating League. The debate. "Resolved, that the I'nited States Government Cancel All War A Tow Of Over Ten Thousand Tons Of Manufactured Steel Loaded In 12 Barges. it was opened non-union bv the Pittsburgh Coal company.

About S00 men are employed, all of whom live at Red Hill, located at the rear opening of the Crescent mine At the foot of the hill fumes would be carried out many feet above the ground in order that they would not give the dis-I tilling plant away. The still was taken directly to Uniontown by Constable Linn and shows approved by this association. The local committee considers it fortunate that our city has two first-class theatres, whose shows are not only the best, but are also the most up-to-date. John Rautio, of Walkertown in- dieted for driving while intoxicated and for involuntary was convicted yesterday afternoon in both cases. Sentence will be I pased this morning at 9:15.

The1 defendant was the driver of an automobile in which Elmer Hytiani was a passenger. When the car went off the road and over an embankment, due tq the alleged intoxicated condition of; Rautio, the driver, Rautio and Hytiani were caught under the machine. Hytiani was in a small stream and was drowned. Rautio's defense was) that he was not intoxicated, had had i only a drink or two of wine, and that the accident was due to the bad condition of the road. A number of cases set for this: week have been carried over to next week.

Judge Brownson had to be away yesterday and there be-j ing no cases heard in court room new all-steel steamer City Pittsburgh, the latest addition he large fleet of boats of, the which Coal Debts Incurred During the World; War." was held in the high school auditorium at California, and was attended by a crowd of students and citizens. i luiin, tl 1 is Vesta, No. 4, of the Vesta company, operated union: which can be purchased at Vance' caused much excitement as it taken through town. was The following list, taken from January and February numbers the sing'ng of "America." The annual entertainment of the Waverly Branch is to lie March 2 1 and 2f. 1927, at the Cen-Ltral builliivf.

The entertainment, to be in the form of a play with i demonstrations from each Tickets are to be sold by the chil-' dren for 25c each. Home made candy is to be donated by members' of the association to be sold each evening. Mrs. Ginsberg was appointed chairman of the candy conimitee and all candy is to be at her home, not later than 2 o'clock of each day. Ticket committee for Thursday, Mrs.

Woodward and Miss Harrison: for Friday, Mrs. Sufman and Mrs. Carson. negie Steel Company, left Pitts-1 office or at the dooi ami one mile south of Red Hill ia the Lilley mine of the Lilley Coal yesterday on her maiden trip Sew Orleans with a tow of 12 ges, containing 10,200 tons of MINE MADE UNSAFE of the Child Welfare Magazine, have either been shown, or, are booked to be shown at the Anton another union aim oko company mine. i ur BY DYNAMITERS' ROAD BILLS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED and Bentley theatres: I The Anton.

Shown Every-S body's Acting, Stepping Along, So's Your Old Man. The Nervous Wreck, The Strong Man, We're iu the Navy Now, Man of the Forest, iThe Lunatic at. Large, Syncopating Sue, Stranded in Paris, The Ca IF DEPUTY No. 2. the list is not up to the week's schedule.

Mr. Wm. MeCregor of Boy Scout Troop No. Three of the Pres- COLLECTORS Tl The local team was composed of Bernard Ginsberg and Gertrude: Crouch with Catherine MeFall as; alternative. The speakers brought out their points clearly, and led; the California negative team until; the rebuttal.

The negative team of the local school will meet the East Pike Run debaters here Monday evening. Thtj! debate will be held in the high school auditorium and will start at. 7:30 o'clock, in order that the upriver team may make a train. The Monongahela negative team is1 composed of Louise McCain and Ray Wozniak with Irene Stemme us al-1 tentative. No admission is charged for the debates and the public is urged to i attend.

bytenan church, who was present at the meeting, told about the Mart of the scout movement iu America ami explained the scout UFflRK Fllll steel and wire pro-is. Captain Calvin L. Blaxier mster; with Captain Fred Erwin Captain Lou Bradford as pilots far as Louisville. From that it Captain Blazier and Captain R. Xadal will stand watch to Orleans.

he steamer, which is a dupli- of the former boat of the same received its preliminary trials the Monongahela river, towing from the mines to the by-luct plant at Clairton. These ng proved satisfactory, the boat ow placed in the Ohio and Mis-ppi river trade, for which it built. The Monongahela, a ship, now under construction Coal Valley ways of the Car-e line, will lie ready for service the first of June next. I I 1 2 1 i U' i 1 1 J1ES SET Fill Connellsville. Feb.

IS---: (INS.) Work was suspended to-' day at the Davidson Coal Com-j pany's South Connellsville mine when it was discovered that ing the if lit an attempt had been made to blow up the mine with dynamite. The dynamiters stole explosives I from the coal company's powder house and exploded a heavy charge 300 feet inside the mine mouth, j. officials said. Tracks were torn up, the roof! of the mine blown down and the: mine made unsafe for further op-' orations until a thorough examina-, tion of the damaged parts has been made. The mine was operated with non-union labor.

It had an output, of F0 tons a dav. I Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue, now taking care of income tax returns, have announced their schedules for the eastern part of Washington county, as follows: Deputy W. H. Johns will be at While Monongahela and vicinity is hoping for favorable action whereby the section of highway between New Eagle and Elrama, along the river, will be taken over by the stale, as a state highway, reports coming from Harrisburg indicate that the proposed omnibus road will he cut down to a great extent, and that only approximately 500 miles of highway will be taken earo of. Just when this proposed bill will be presented to the legislature is not stated, but it.

is expected that State Highway Commissioner Stuart, will have considerable to do with its makeup. More than 200 road bills are now pending in the House. nadian, and Kid Boots. To be shown Old Ironsides. The White Black Sheep, Eagle of the Sea, Just Another Blonde, Young April, A Regular Scout, Rocking Moon, Breed of the Sea.

and Kosher Kitty Kelly. Bentley. shown Exit Smiling, The Buckaroo Kid. Trie Flying Horseman, Michael Siro-goff. The Flaming Cross, Prtsoneis of the Storm, Tin Hats, The Canyon of Light, Three Bad Men, The Third Degree, The Scarlet Letter, and Bardeleys the Magnificent.

To be shown Flashing Oars. Money to Burn. The Cheerful Fraud. Tell it to the Marines, Ice Flood, Taxi, Taxi; Loco Luck, ana the Better 'Ole. TtllBinill: uiEiuimuiH NOW BRANCH MANAGER OF CLEVELAND OFFICE lie office of S.

F. Boyer, in Finley-Uille. on March and 9, to take care of the returns of that district, i Deputy Frank Protin will be at the Ellsworth Coal company office, Ellsworth. March 1st, and at the (post office, Bentleyville, March 2nd. i Deputy J.

L. Bryant will be at 'the post office building, Mononga-hela. from February 28 to March 3rd inclusive. I All those desiring the services laws and the essential Qualities of good scout. The scouts gave the i oath of allegiance and the pledge-i to the flag and also a first aid I demonstration.

The attendance banner was 'awarded to Miss Jones' room. Mrs, I Larimer was unable to be present: but an article on the movies was. read by Mrs. Wm, Sutman. An In-, jvitntion was extended to all mem- hers of the Waverly Branch to at-1 tenil the entertainment given by: Lincoln Branch on February 25.

1027. A social hour was enjoyed by I I fall and lunch was served by the, I following committee: Chairman, iMrs. Albert. Maloy, Mrs, Matthew; Carroll, Mrs. Max Jannff.

-Mrs. It.i i L. Tidball. Mrs. George Grace and iMrs.

W. F. Bayle. Williams Branch, The meeting of Williams Branch; of the Parent-Teachers' Association! i C. U.

Daubenspeck, at one time a professor in our high school, later an assistant county superintendent, but of recent years in the i employ of the Firestone Tire and WILL ASK BIDS FOR ONE COUNTY SECTION Harry Jones, 2 2, of near Elrama, who is alleged to be the man who entered the home of Mrs. Harry Woodward in Elrama last Saturday evening, gagging, chloroforming and attacking her and stealing $84 from a pocketbook hidden under a will be arraigned before Alderman R. L. Elwood tomorrow afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock for a hearing. Four charges will he made against Jones, it is said.

Jones is being held In the Washington County jail. Private Detective M. I-. Elwood will go to Wash- UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE IS FAVORED ntiooer company, nas recently oeenot (he Bhould tnke note of promoted to the position of branch these dates, and make their arrange-manager of the firm at Cleveland, monts accordingly. Ohio.

During recent months he has been working in the Pittsburgh ALLEGED BAD CHECK ARTIST APPREHENDED i Mrs. Annie Reman, wanted in jMonessen, Donora, Charleroi, and jfllso in Monongahela, it is said, for I passing bad checks, was arrested in Donora last night and lodged in the borough lockup. At the jail she gave her name as Laura O'Brien, Word was received in Donora yesterday of the death of Clarence office, of the company. BOARD OF TRADE HOME RELATION TO THE GOAT Lebanon, IVb. 18 Harry Hiler, local grocer, hud lltiee turkeys rattening In a pen.

long ago he caught one and ll' killing it for dinner he 1 it to In a very heavy bird. I er, bis wife, while cleaning turkey illsroveivil the follow-; iii its craw: thirty two, one boll si one, oiip half inch three nails an Inch nit'l long; and lour Iron wnshcrs, i'vcrnl clays ago Iho Unco keys wc re caught righting nml wttft nollred that hirge tool i containing (he "old htinl-c" was tipNi't spilling lis ton-h. Kohelcr In now snsplc of the weight of I lie other ItirdH. C. McCune.

which occurred In HOST TO MINISTERS, Cleveland Wednesday night. He former assistant chief clerk of MILLIONTH AUTO was held in the Williams School, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The meeting was opened by the singing of America. The. Jones here for the hearing.

and lived on TAG IS issued; Thirty ministers of Donora and vicinity were guests of the merch of Pleasant Valley, N. claimed that her mother Tenth street, in Donorn, fused to give her name. hut re- A measure instituting traffic the American Steel and Wire company at Donora. His wife is daughter of H. S.

Messenger, of Donora. The State Highway Department yesterday announced the first. step in its road building program for the year. On March 4 the department will open bids for the work on 12 construction projects in various parts of the state. AntoVig them is one In Washington county, Route 115, section 4, This road is in Smith township, and' the distance to be improved is 11,14 2 feet.

It leads from Burgettslown north toward Florence, and Is part of Hie main route of the William Penn highway in Washington county and the Lincoln highway in Beaver county. i minutes rf the January meeting The wo-' were rend tut nrmvnvmi iuiu-i regulations through uniform ants' committee of the Donora Board of Trade at a luncheon held man was arrested after attempting fhp pavo f.nm.,,ptp traffic law is under preparation for Harrisburg. Feb. 18 (INS) The Motor Vehicles Bureau of the Highway Department today will issue the millionth 1927 tag for to pass an ai ecen unci check on rial report. introduction in the legislature now Mrs.

D. W. Nelson, a member rr session at Harrisburg, probably at the Irondale hotel yesterday noon. W. II.

Watson acted as toast-master and each minister gave a short address. C. and other members of the hoard of trade the Belter Films committee, gave week. Governor Fisher hits i passenger automobiles. This Is two a report.

She Raid that list of nn-' Announced himself in favor of tint-' months earlier thnn it was reached Benjamin Friedlandei-i of Mon-essen, On her way to the Donorn lockup she chewed up the check, but the oflicers determined to hold tier for heurlng. WIO.ATHKU FORECAST Western Pennsylvania: Snow flurries and much colder tonight. Saturday futr form rattle law, aim me mil to ne jmi-, uucuiuimk to unities oi U'onllnuod on Pago Eight) presented will embody his views, the Pennsylvania Motor Federation. I responded tn a fitting manner.