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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
EVERY SIXTH FARMER
in PENNA. owns AUTO.
Year Ago Only One in Ten Soil TIL
lerS Was POSSeSSOr of Car

HARRISBURG, Feb. % -
Every sixth farmer in Pennsyl-
vania owns an automobile, and
every hundredth farmer in the
State owns an automobile truck
according to figures compiled by
the bureau of statistics of the
state department of agriculture.
A year ago there was an auto
mobile on every tenth farm, and
the total was estimated at o.
6O8 but during 1916 farmers
purchased 1860 more machines
bringing the total up to 38,268
at the present time. In 1915.
there were approximately 15,-
600 automobiles on the farms
of the state, and in two years
this number has more than
doubled.
On many Of the farms the cars
are used for pleasure purposes
only, but other progressive coun-
trymen have added an automo-
bile truck to their equipment, so
that now it is estimated there
are 215O of them of various
weights, scattered over the
farms. In twenty counties 20
per cent or more of the farmers.
own motorcars, and in only ten
counties is there less than one.
machine for every ten farmers.
Seven counties show more than
"a thousand farmers owning ma
chimes. Lancaster is well in the
lead, with total of 2600 cars
for it's 10000 farmers. Philadel-
phla shows one car for every
third farmer, but the total is on
ly 247, as there are only 300
farmers in that county. Twenty
four per cent of the farmers or
1869 farms, have cars in Chester
county, while in Bucks there are
1924. Allegheny county stands
fourth with 1885; Washington
has 1885; Berks, 112 and York,
1899.
Other counties in which there
are more than 500 cars are:
Bradford, 932; Erie 881; Mer-
Ger, 1856; Montgomery 929; Som
erset, 1926; Westmoreland, 826;
Butler, 710; Crawford, 1872; Sus-
quehanna, 1853; Franklin, 637:
Lehigh, 659; Luzerne, 643;
Northampton, 651; Tioga, 621;
Bedford, 507; Lebanon; 5O8,
Schuylkill, $40 and Wayne, 551.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
ANOTHER PRISONER EsCAPEs-ALMosT

Harry Dick of Waterman arrested charge of assault
and battery preferred by his wife, while being taken from the
Judges chambers the county jail Thursday made bold dash
for liberty "a Waterhouse Escaping into the alley at Stew
arts livery his Sixth street. hoty his
erstwhe custodian Deputy Elmer Boand On the north side
Dce had headon collision with innocent ped
estan who rounding the at the crucial fell
the ground didn't perceptby
headong fight His liberty proved to be of short duration for
the deputy hot upon his heels the fugitive reached
the bowling alley he captured and taken the baste
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
LAD is INJURED
WHEN STRUCK BY CAR

John Martin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. B. Martin, residing in
the Bell flats, while on his way
to school on Tuesday was struck
by an auto truck driven by H. c..
Kunlle for ]. M. Stewart & Co.,
and was knocked down, being
painfully hurt. The lad will re-
cover.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
HOGS AT S12.95 PER
HUNDRED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. %. - Hogs
sold within five cents of S13 per
100 pounds at the Union Stock
Yards late yesterday, the high
est price paid in the history Of
the Chicago market.
Stock yards commission men
estimated that there is a short
age of 100000 hogs at the II
principal markets Of the coun-
try.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24

WASHINGTON Feb p. = Herculean efforts made to-
day by high railroad officials to rush freight to the West
order that they may be filled with foodsus rushed back
Eastern cities The interstate commission acting
der from big city the East has issued urgent
demands the heads of every railroad Reports to the
mission today indicate that the demands being met
So drastic is the situation cities that the railroads
have been requested to eack everything for food and fuel
declared.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
BROKE BACK IN COAL FALL

fall of rock in No 25 mine at Cymer Tuesday afternoon
resulted dsarOusy for TOmmaso MOntani aged 26 of
Cer who caught underneath it. When he eXrcated
found that his back broken He removed to the
Dxonvie Hospital and it not believed that he will
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
MUST ANSWER TO SERIOUS CHARGE

Harry Little has been held in 81 900 bond by Squire W. NJ
Mahan serious charge by Bert Long of Bushvaey
township father of the 13yearod girl with whom Little recently
eloped.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24
Uncle Sam Is In
Indiana For Recruits

Captain W. Harre of the 37th u S. Infantry and Private
Harry Cast have completed the arrangements and have opened
recruiting station the third floor of the building
Philadelphia street.
Applicants accepted will be transferred from here
burgh and thence to New York for six training
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24

Joseph Campbell of East Water street. became the of
the shoe conducted for the last several years S. Hart
SOCK of South Seventh street Mr.. Campbell who will
charge of the today of ndanas progressive young
business venture
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-02-24

NEW YORK, Feb. q. - Armed with rapidfre gun and
carrying cargo of 1000 horses the italian steamship Napo
sailed for Italy today The horses for by the italian army
Among the number of from the Italian
army. The NapoI carried passengers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
BIG PROPOSITION
UP AT A DINNER
A Hundred keokuk Business Men Are
to be Told the Details OF
Plan to Make keokuk
Tire Center,

A project having for It's object the
enlargement Of the Standard -Four
tire factory here to be one of the
large tire production plants of the
country and take care of Its RAPIDLY
increasing business, came to a head
last evening at meeting of the direc-
tors at the Industrial associa ton Of.
flee.
1t was determined to give din.
ner at the Hotel Iowa Monday even
lng at $3.50 o'clock, to which about a
hundred business men and fInanciers
OF keokuk are to be invited The
proposition will be put I'D to the
guests after dinner and explained in
all It's details and ramifications.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
SOLDIERS PASS
THROUGH HERE
Quietly Enter and Leave the Railroad
Yards Without Man Leaving
the Oarkened Passen-
DER Coaches.

A train load of soldiers of the ma
tional army passed through Keokuk
about 9 o'clock last night from Camp
Dodge to a southern cantonment
Their train slipped into the rail-
road yards about 9 o'clock. was
shunted around awhile and then
pulled out on another track without
the least special attention being paid
It. Not soldier left the passenger
coaches which were all dark.
me government deprecates any
local demonstrations during troop
movements after the men have been
in cantopment
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

mining claim in the hills back Of the
of the reservoir lake-that-is-to-be.
They're doing it so that they can get
out an injunction, or whatever you
call it. and then Wen have to buy them
Off, as the others have been bought
off,"
Smith was by this time entirely ia.
miliar with the maps and prof1les and
other records of the ditch company's
lands and holdings.
"All the land within the limits of the
flood level has been bought and paid
for-some of 1t more than once, hasn't
it," he asked.
"Oh, yes; but that doesn't make any
their location was made long ago, and
that they are just now getting ready
to work it. It's often done In the case
of mining claims" N.Y.
"when is all this going to happenr
he inquired.
1T is already happening" she broke
out impatiently. "Mr. Martin said
the three men left town a little after
daybreak and crossed on the Brewster
bridge to go up on the other side of
kthe Timanyoni."
\ The young woman had taken her
place again behind the big tiller wheel
and Smith calmly motioned her out
of it.
"Take the other seat and let me get
in here" he said; and when she had
changed over he swung in behind the
wheel and put foot on the clutch
pedal.
"what are you going to do?" she
asked.
I'm going to take you on up to the
camp, and then, f you'll lend me this
car, I'll go and 90 what you hoped to
persuade Williams to do--run these
mining-claim jokers into the tall tim
ber."
"But you can't!" she protested; you
can't do 1t alone! And, besides, they
are on the other side of the river, and
you can't get anywhere with the car.
You'll have to go all the way back to
Brewster to get across the river!'
1t was just here that he stole an
other glance at. the very-much-alive
little face behind the motor veil; at
the firm, round chin and the resolute
slaty-gray eyes.
II suppose ought to take you to
the camp" he said. "But you may go
along with me. II you want to-and
are not afraid"
She laughed in his face.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

| mobile, with the cut-out open, was top
ping the side-hill grade. and Smith rec
ognized it at once. 1t was Colonel Dex'
ter Badwin's roadster, and 1t held a
single occupant-namely, the young
woman who was driving Ii.
Turning to look up the track, he saw
| that the three loaded cars had been
set out and the forward section of the
train was now backing TO make the
coupling with the standing half. He
hoped that the trainm-n had seen the
automobile, and that they would not
attempt to make the coupling until
after the gray car had crossed behind
the caboosc. But in the same breath
he guessed, and guessed rightly, that
they were TOO far around the curve TO
be able to see the wagon-road ap-
preach.
Smith saw the young woman check
the speed for the abrupt turn at the
bottom of the hill, saw the car take the
turn in skidding slide, heard the re-
newed roar of the motor as the throttle
was opened for run at the embank-
ment grade. Then the unexpected
dropped it's bomb There was Il jan
Cling clash and the cars on the main
track were set in motion. The train
men had failed to make their coupling
ana the rear half of the train was surg
ing down upon the crossing.
Smiths shout, or the sight of the on
coming train, one of the two, or both,
put the finishing touch on the young
woman's nerve. There was still time
in which to clear the train, but at the
critical instant the young woman APP
parently changed her mind and tried
10 stop the big car short of the cross
ing. The effort was unsuccessful.
When the stop was made, the front
wheels of the roadster were precisely
in the middle of the main track, and
the motor was killed.
BY this time Smith had thrown his
coat away and was racing the backing
train, with the eX-grade-laborer poor
second dozen yards TO the rear. Hav-
ing ridden in the roadster, Smith knew
that ii had no self-Starter. Jump T"
he yelled. Get out Of the carr and
then his heart came into his mouth
when he saw that she was struggling
to free herself and couldn't; that she
was entangled in some way behind the
low-hung tiller wheel.
Smith was running fairly abreast of
the caboose when he made this discov-
cry, and the hundred feet of clearance
had shrunk to fifty. In imagination
he could already see the gray car over
turned and crushed under the wheels
of the train. In a flying squirt he
gained few yards on the advancing
menace and hurled himself against
the front of the stopped roadster. He
did not attempt to crank the motor.
There was time only for mighty
heave and shove to send the car back
ing down the slope of the crossing
approach; for this and for the quick
spring aside to save himself; and the
thing was done.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
CHAPTER VI.
A Notice TO Quit.

Once started and given its push, the
gray roadster drifted backward from
the railroad crossing and kept on until
it came to- rest in the sag at the turn
in the road. Running to overtake 1t,
Smith found that the young woman
was still trying Intellectually to free
herself. In releasing the clutch her
dress had been caught, and Smith was
glad enough to let the extricating Of
the caught skirt and the cranking Of
the engine serve for preath-catching
recovery.
When he stepped back to ''tune" the
spark the young woman had subsidized
into the mechanician's seat and was
relying her veil with fingers that were
not any too steady. She was small
but well-knit; her hair was golden
brown and there was good deal Of
it; her eyes were set well apart, and
in the bright morning sunlight they
were slaty gray-of the exact shade
Of the motor veil she was rearranging.
Smith had sudden conviction that he
had seen the wide-set eyes before; also
the straight little nose and the half
boyish mouth and chin, though where
he had seen them the conviction could
give no present hint.
Il sup-pup-suppose I ought to say
something appropriate" she was be-
ginning, half breathlessly, while Smith
stood at the fender and grinned.
"You don't have to say anything. It's
been a long time since I've had a
chance to make such a bully grand
stand play as this" And then:
you're Colonel Baldwin's daughter,
aren't your"
She nodded, saying:
"How did you known"
II know the car. And you have your
fathers eyes,"
She did not seem to take It amIss
that he was making her eyes a basis
for comparisons. She was her fathers
only son, as well as his only daughter.
and she divided her time pretty evenly
in trying to live up to both sets Of re-
quirements.
"You have introduced me; wo-won't
you introduce yourself7" she said,
when second crash OF the shifting
freight train spent itself and gave her
an opening.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

.i'n smith, he told her. acal..
"Its my real name"
Her laugh was an instant easing
Of tensions.
"Oh, yes; you're Mr.. Williams as
sistant. I've heard colonei-da-my
father. speak Of you"
"No," he denied In blunt honesty,
I'm not Williams assistant; at least,
the pay roll doesn't say so. Up at the
camp they call me the Hobo"
The young woman had apparently
regained whatever small fraction Of
self-possession the narrow escape had
shocked aside.
"Are they never going to take that
miserable train out Of the wayT she
exclaimed. 1--WE got to see Mr. Will
liams, and there isn't a minute to
spare. Colonel-da-I mean my father,
has gone up to Red Butte, and little
while ago they telephoned over to the
ranch from the Brewster office to say
that there was going to be some more
trouble at the DAM"
"You won't find Williams at the
camp. He started out early this morn
ing beyond Little creek. and said he
wouldn't be back until some time to-
morrow. Will you tell me what you're
needing?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, with little
gasp Of disappointment "Tve simply
got to find Mr.. Williamson some
body Do you happen to know any
thing about the lawsuit troubles?"
Il know all about them; Williams
has told me-"
"Then I'll tell you what Mr.. Martin
telephoned. He said that three men
were going to pretend to relocate a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
IDEA JUST SUITED DR.. HALE
Famous Minister Declares That He
Had Always Wanted His Church
Called "The Exeter Club"

The sexton of Edward Everett Hale's
church suffered from that convenient
form Of deafness that prevented a
man from hearing what he does not
wish to hear and enables him TO hear
what he does wish to hear. Occa-
sionally, when sweeping the sidewalk
in front of the church. some stranger
would ask him for information. and
his usual answer was wave of the
hand. I'm totally deaf totally deaf.
You will have TO ask someone in the
church"
1t often happened that Doctor Hale.
In the midst of n busy day, would find
the luncheon hour at hand and an
important appointment still unmet.
1t was his custom to invite his caller
into his study, and ask the janitress
to make an oyster stew. The sexton
resented Doctor Hale's informally.
The time came for new sign to be
placed on the front of the church, and
Doctor Hale and the assistant pastor
were standing In the vestry aisle dis
cussing just what the wording of it
should be. To their surprise the con.
versation was suddenly interrupted by
the deaf sexton who stood far enough
away to make doubtful the ability OF
a normal persons overhearing what
had been said. I'll tell you what to
put on that sign," he exclaimed
"'Come in Everybody welcome
Meals served at all hours of the day
and night ="
"All right" said Doctor Hale quick.
ly. That's what we will do. I've al.
ways wanted to call the church The
Exeter Club !"-Youth's Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Smith shows his real character
to Colonel Baldwin's daughter
something Of the fierne brute ma
ture that 10 alive In him. There's
a real fight described In the next
instaIlment.
Gro BE CoNTINUED.)
Internal Heat Of Planets.

The late Professor Lowell's discov-
cry that Saturn does not rotate as one
piece, but has "confocal layers, rotat-
ing faster Within" suggests that some
Of the other large planets may have
the same structure. AZ pointed out
by Professor Very, the friction OF lay
ers Of different velocities would gen.
crate heat, and thus retard the cool
Ing down OF the planets.-Scientino
American.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Copyright by Chas. Scribner's Sons
CHAPTER v-continued.

Smith heard him through, noddlng
understandngly when the tale was
told.
ITS the old story of the big fish
swallowing the little one; so old that
there is no longer any saving touch of
novelty I'm it," he commented. "l'ye
been wondering If there wasn't some
thing of that kind In your background.
Aud Won say you haven't any Bclmonts
or Morgans or Rockefellers in your
company?"
1--WE have a bunch OF rather badly
sCarcd-up ranch owners ana local
people with Colonel Baldwin IN com
mand. and that's all. The colonel is
II lighting man, all right ana he can
shoot aS straight MS anybody when
you have shown him what to shoot at
BIT he is uutCluSscd. Ike all the rest.
Of uS, whca II comes 70 q game Of iinan-
Cial frec2c-out And that IS what we
are UP against, I'm afraid"
"Thcrc isn't the slightest doubt IN
the world about that said the one
who had been called IN as an expert.
"What can't understand Is why some
of you didn't size the situation up
long ago--bcfOre it got into its pres
cnt desperate shape. You are nj the
beginning of the end now. They've
caught you with an empty treasury,
and these stock sales YOU speak OF
prove that they have alrcndy begun
to swallow you by Titles. Timany5Ai
cOmmOn-I suppose you havNnt any
prefcrrcd-nt thirty-ninc is an excel
lent gamble for any group az men who
canCsnc their way clear 10 buying the
control. With an eager market for the
water-and they can sell the water 10
yOu people. even If they don't put
their own Escalante project through
the stock can be pushed To par and
beyond, as 1t will be after you folks
are all safely frozen out. Moro than
that, they can charge You enough, for
the water you've got to have, 10 finance
the EScalante scheme and pay all the
bills: and their investment. at the
present market will be only thirty
nine cents in the dollar. It's u neat
little play"
Williams was by this time far past
remembering that his adviser was
man with Il possible alias and presum-
ably fugitive from justice.
. Cant something be done, Smith,
You've had experience in these things
your talk shows II. Have we got to
stand still and be shot to pieces?"
"The necessity remains to be dem
onStrated. But you will be shot to
pieces, to n dead moral certainty, If
you don't put somebody on deck with
the necessary brains, and do it quick
ly," said Smith with frank bluntness.
Hold orD protested the engineer.
every man to his trade. When said
that we had nobody but the neighbors
and our friends in the company.
didn't mean to give the impression
that they were either dolts or chuckle-
heads. As a matter Of fact, we have
q pretty lcvel-hcaded bunch Of men in
Timanyoni Ditch--though I'll admit
that some Of them are nervous enough,
just now, to want to get out on almost
any terms. What ! meant to say was
that they don't happen to be up in all
the crooks and turnings of the high
finance buccaneers"
II didn't mean to reflect upon
Colonel Baldwin and his friends" re-
joined the ex-cashier good-naturedly.
1T is nothing especially discrediting
to them that they are not up In all the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
OF No Value.

A reporter Of a Canadian publica
ton, who was not devoid of the sense
Of irony, was giving detailed account
Of recent automobile race. He con
Guided his article in this manner:
"Motorcars on this particular speed
way are sometimes run out of the
course, and to prevent the possibility
Of any loss of valuable lives the ground
level of the promenade was occupied
only by representatives of the press"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
JOHN SMITH HAS THE GOOD FORTUNE TO PLAY HERO TO
A VERY PRETTY YOUNG LAOY-HE IS OFFERED THE
JOB OF FIGHTING ENEMIES OF COL BALDWIN

synopss-J cashier the Lawencevile Bank
engaged Verda
wrongy accused of dishonesty by Watrous
the crooked
him for dead and fees the
state He up a tramp irrigation dam
mountains John Smith rough
attention because of his secretve manner ana
his Of financial straits and
Williams tells Smith his troubles
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

"Cant Something Be Done, Smith7'
tricks of trade which is not theirs.
The financing Of scheme like this has
come to be business by itself, Mr..
Williams, and it Is hardly to be ex-
pected that group Of inexperienced
men could do IL successfully"
The construction chief turned abb
ruptly upon his cost-cutter.
keeping In mind what you said
few minutes ago about back numbers
would II be climbing over the fence too
far for me to ask IL your experience
Ia tackllng Job Of this kind2"
"That is a fair question. and I can
answer 1t straight" said the man I'M
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

Men with welghty opinions are will
ing that anybody should weigh them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

There was time when hair oil and
duck suit meant conquest for any
young man.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-10
Fire Proof Safe for Sale.

The undersigned, will receive pro-
posals for the purchase and removal Of
one steel, ireproof safe, formerly u.s.
ed by the County Treasurer and now
stored in corridor of second floor Of
La Sale County Court House.
Said safe is about 60 inches wide
and So inches deep by 7 feet high
outside, with outside and inside doors
of heavy construction and fitted UP
inside with cabinets and file, and
complete money chests. operated by
time and combination locks, Greenleaf
and Sergeant make. High grade make
all through Estimated weight 5000
pounds.
Proposals to be made and delivered
to the County Clerk on or before noon
on March Is, 1917 Sale to be made
according to the approval of the board
of supervisors The committee re.
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, and accept any proposition that
may be deemed Of advantage TO coun-
ty.
For further information apply to ia
son r. Richardson. Jr., Architect, or to
James II. Walsh Chairman.
COURT HOUSE AND JOINT
COMMITTEE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-10
BEAR IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
Huge Animal Fights With Regiment
on French Front,

Petrograd.-Fighting with the Rus.
sian army in France is huge bear
from the Caucasian mountains. who
seems to enjoy his sojourn on the
French front fully us much as his mas.
ters enjoy theirs.
He Is the mascot of one of the Rus.
sian regiments that were transported
halfway round the world from the Rus.
sian to the French front to show the
solidarity Of the allies
When the time comes TO- The bears
regiment to 20 to the front line
trenches for its six days uf duty the
bear goes along lie. keeps the all night
vigils with the sentfhe.s. and us there
is nothing else to eat but the regular
rations brought up from the rear lie
permits the soldiers to divide their
share with him