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Demon faidpen.
BY P. GRAY
MEEK.
INK SLINGS.
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—Week after next the circus will be |
here.
—P. is for PENROSE and P. is for
PALMER and p. is for pole and p. is for
persimmon.
—Many a man who is talking prohibi-
tion or local option today didn’t vote it
on Tuesday. :
—The A. B. C. countries all being with
us we are now a: liberty to make Mexico
a peaceful country p. d. q.
—BRUMBAUGH didn’t do so bad in Cen-
tre county. In fact he made a better
showing than we thought he would.
—The politics of Pennsylvania still re-
mains in the.vest pockets of the two
bosses who control the Republican and
Democratic organizations.
—If the women of Bellefonte persist in
these semi-annual rummage sales there
are a lot of men in town who will have
to be wearing their wives dresses or re-
main in doors.
—Tuesday’s rain was in the nature of
a blessing, both to the farmer who had
his corn planted and to the one who had
not. The ground was hard and dry and
needed moisture badly.
—Gradually the European war is at-
tracting less of public attention in this
country. The golf and base-ball seasons
are on and America never did stick to
one subject very long at a time.
—Are you getting ready for clean up
week? Look about your premises and
remove all of the unsightly rubbish. It
will please you and be an inspiration to
your neighbor to go and do likewise.
—So little interest was taken in the
primary contest in Bellefonte on Tues-
day that a number of the most ardent
workers in both parties forgot all about
it until late in the day when they
scampered off to the polls to vote.
—1It is not exactly the language of the
Bench but you'll all understand it when
we tell you that Judge QUIGLEY certainly
“soaked” PAUL SWARTZ on Tuesday. If
he lives to serve the ten years term in
the penitentiary it will be about the
longest period of his life that he has been
able to keep out of trouble.
—Was. it desire to save the county
money or was it eagerness to get back to
unfinished corn and oats ground that
actuated the grand jury that performed
the remarkable feat in court this week
of reviewing bills of indictment, finding
true bills, inspecting the public buildings
and getting discharged from further duty
all in one day. It was some record, but
we have our suspicions as to what was
back of it. 1
—It will just make Williamsport sick
when it discovers that the State High-
way Department is so impressed with the
importance of Bellefonte that it even
sends special messages of apology to our
council when it can’t find ways and
means of meeting our EVERY demand.
You know, Lycoming county and Wil-
liamsport have ‘about one mile of state
road to our ten and some of the good
roads advocates of Mayor FISHER’S town
are a bit jealous.
—Again Centre county has witnessed
the spectacle of the prohibitionists, who
are so vociferous on every other occa-
sion, failing to make good when the real
opportunity to strike presents itself. The
issue was clean cut between GRAMLEY
and ScoTT and the Legislature is the only
place where the matter of prohibition
can be settled, so that those who advo-
cate prohibition and did not take the
trouble of voting for it on Tuesday might
command more public respect by keep-
ing quiet on the subject in the future.
—The preferential primary, so far as it
is applied in Pennsylvania, is nothing
more nor less than a farce. Take for
instance, the action of our own party
organization. A few men gathered in
Philadelphia and picked candidates who
were placed on the ballot and then in
support of them the organization flooded
the State with specially marked ballots,
prejudicial to every other candidate who
- aspired to any of the offices they had
chosen men for. The first unit of a
political organization is the county or-
ganization. Now what do you suppose
would happen in our party right here in
Centre county, if three years from now,
when there may be dozens of Democrats
seeking the nomination to the various
county offices then to be filled, our coun-
ty chairman, whoever he may be, and a
few other Democrats, should meet and
declare for certain men for the stated
offices and then send ballots marked for
their choice and against all others, to
the voters of the county. Would you
stand for such a proceeding? Would it
be fair or would it be Democratic? Yet
this is exactly what our State Organiza-
tion has done in this primary and we are
predicting right now that if such things
are to continue there will be no Demo-
cratic party in Pennsylvania before we
are aware of it. The WATCHMAN an-
nounced weeks ago that it had no favorites
in the contest that was closed on Tues-
day, so that this statement is not en-
gendered by disappointment or pique. It
is putting a plain truth to you and if you
will not see it that way, you will know
upon whom will rest the fault when the
party meets with greater reverses that
are sure to come in the wake of sucha
subversion of a cardinal principle of
Democracy. aan
RE
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
The interest shown in the outcome
of the Republican National conven-
tion which will be in session in less
than three weeks is out of propor-
tion to ‘its importance. Of course
the inspiration to interest is Roose-
velt. . If he were eliminated from the
equation it is doubtful if a full con-
vention could be secured. But the
anxiety of one set of politicians to
nominate him and the determination
of another faction to prevent his nom-
ination have made the event epoch-
ical. It will probably be the most
largely attended and bitterly contest-
ed National convention ever held by
either party, and incidentally the
most turbulent and expensive to the
managers of the party. .
It is reported that George W.
Perkins, the Roosevelt “angel” has
secured or reserved four floors of
one of the leading hotels in Chica-
go at an expense of nine thousand
dollars a floor. That is certainly
“going some,” but in view of the
service Roosevelt rendered to the
Harvester trust during his last ad-
ministration, Mr. Perkins owes that
much to the Colonel. Other wealthy
friends of the third term aspirant
are equally liberal in manifesting
their devotion. Bill Flinn, of Pitts-
burgh, for example, will spend a
considerable fortune in an effort to
cinch the prize for Teddy and there
are others in various sections of the
country ready and willing to go the
limit.
" And when it is all summed up
what will it amount to? No matter
who is nominated, he will “lead a
forlorn hope.” The people of the
United States are determined to re-
elect Woodrow Wilson and whether
the candidate of the Republican par-
ty be Roosevelt or Root, Cummins
or Fairbanks, Burton or Weeks, the
result will be the same. The weaker
the Republican candidate the greater
Wilson’s majority will be and it is
weakest. In any event the Democrat-
ic convention will assemble a week
later and in orderly manner will
name as the standard bearer of the
party that splendid statesman and
tried public servant Woodrow Wilson
who will be elected.
Held by Force of Plunder.
We are not carried away with ela-
tion as some of our Democratic con-
temporaries appear to be, over the
gaping chasm in the Republican
ranks. It is true that the fight has
become exceedingly bitter and that
each faction leaders have been say-
ing things about the other faction
leaders. But the ruction is all about
spoils and after the primaries they
will be drawn together and held to-
gether “by the force of public plun-
der.” Vare and Penrose hate each
other with an intense hatred but they
have a common purpose in political
life and when their interests may
be promoted by peace the dogs of
nels. The growling will end when
the spoils are divided.
There is no great difference be-
tween the leaders of one faction and
those of the other. Penrose is a man
of liberal education while Vare’s col-
lege was the cart shed. Penrose was
brought up in an atmosphere of re-
finement and in an environment of
luxury while Vare lived in a neigh-
borhood dedicated to piggeries and
squalor. If the product of the slums
had developed the characteristics of
the collegian, it would be greatly to
his credit. But the signs fail to in-
dicate such results. Though the
brothers have acquired vast wealth as
the fruit of their efforts, they have
not developed the moral qualities
which commend the self-made man to
popular favor.
The aim of Penrose and the Vares
is the same sordid purpose to wield
power and control plunder. Their dif-
ferences are not upon questions of
principle. They may fight like cats
and dogs over the spoils of their bri-
gandage but when common interest
invites harmony they are equally
ready to join forces in iniquity. The
Vares have got the better of Penrose
in the last couple of deals. Brum-
baugh and Mayor Smith, of Phila-
delphia,have beth deceived and dis-
appointed the Senator. But now that
Brumbaugh has been safely shelved
and Smith menaced by removal from
office, the tide will turn and both fac-
tions will join in a strife for more
plunder. It’s the nature of the men.
Interest in Republican Convention. |
-a ‘good guess: that Roosevelt is the
war will be returned to their ken-!
BELLEFONTE, PA. MAY 19, 1916.
Penrose Threatens Prosecution.
| “When rogues fall out, honest men
~ come by their own,” is an old adage,
and the Penrose threat of a Federal
i probe into electoral frauds in Phila-
‘delphia may give it fresh verification
‘as well as force. Everybody has
"known that fraud has controlled the
‘elections of that city for years, but
nobody has been able to apply a rem-
edy for the reason that in the fear
and face of just punishment the
! rogues responsible have shielded each
other. This year the Vares faction
of the Republican machine seems
to have got all the profits of the
roguery and the Penrose faction
' threatens an exposure. It is to be
hoped that the Senator will adhere
‘to his declared purpose of investiga-
: tion. | :
| The particular. complaint which
Senator Penrose makes against his
| antagonists is that the primary elec-
tion law was violated by allowing
voters to take assistants into the
‘booth. “All cases of assistance and
| other violations of the law had been
carefully watched,” he says, “and pro-
| ceedings will be instituted in the
| Federal courts to punish the violat-
(ors. Praticularly in South Philadel-
'phia,” he added, “are Republicans
! determined to end the high-handed
methods and illegal proceedings
which have been practiced there so
long.” At this distance from the
scene of operations it would appear
that “assisting voters” is about the
least of the electoral evils from which
the people have patiently suffered
“so long.”
Of course Brother Ed. Vare im-
agined that the threat is a “Penrose
bluff,” and possibly it is. But it
ought to be made a reality for as the
Senator says it has been going on
there a long time. After the election
of Governor Tener the Vares open-
ly boasted of the triumph of fraud
in their section of Philadelphia and
complained bitterly that the sinister
service was not more fully appre-
ciated and rewarded by the spoils of
office. Then the prosecution ought
to have been undertaken in the inter-
est of honest citizenship but it was
not for the reason that it was a
friend of Penrose who profited by
the fraud. Now, however, the shoeis
on the other foot and something may
happen.
Centre County Primaries.
One of the smallest votes ever
recorded at a district primary in Cen-
tre county was cast on Tuesday, less
than thirty per cent. of the Democrat-
ic vote being out and only about
forty per cent. of the Republican
vote. Of course through the country
districts the farmers were all busy
with their farm work during the day
and the hard rain storm in the even-
ing doubtless kept many away from
the polls. On the other hand, the
small Democratic vote can also be
ascribed to the fact that there were
no vital contests or issues at stake,
and a few hundred votes more or less
did not count.
With the Republicans, however, it
was different. The lines were closely
drawn in every contest on the tick-
et. It was a plain question of stick-
ing to Penrose and the organization
or supporting Brumbaugh and his ad-
ministration policy and principles and
the organization forces won easily.
In fact Centre county Republicans
registered a very emphatic disap-
proval of the Governor and his po-
litical methods. The issue between
Representative Harry B. Scott and
C. L. Gramley was fought out on the
local option basis and Scott won.
Owing to the size of the tickets
voted and the many candidates on
each one the task of counting the
vote was a tedious one, and it took
some of the election boards until
seven o'clock in the morning to
complete their work. The task of
computing the total vote cast is a
big one so that it is impossible to
give full results in this week’s paper.
The results on the most important
contests will be found in this issue,
and next week we will be able to
give the total vote of all candidates
voted for.
. ——GRAMLEY carried the following
precincts in the county over ScoTT, How-
ard Boro., Snow Shoe Boro., College,
north Curtin, west Ferguson, north Gregg,
east Gregg, Marion, east Miles, Middle
Miles, north and west Potter, west Snow
Shoe, north Spring, Union, and west
Walker. :
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cerned in conspiracies to blow up
ling of civic and military honors upon
Overtaxing American Credulity. |
The emperor of Germany ovéres- |
timates American credulity when he :
makes promises of improvement in |
his methods of warfare on one hand |
and decorates Boy-Ed, the recently |
retired attache of the German lega- |
tion at Washington, with high Im- |
peral favors, on the other. Captain |
Boy-Ed was more or less conspicuous |
in several conspiracies to murder !
men and women and destroy prop- |
erty in this country between the timo '
of the beginning of the war and that
of his enforced retirement from offi-
cial life here. He has done nothing |
‘since to entitle him to civic honors or |
i
military orders. Yet the Emporor has
recently honored him with one of his |
rarest decorations and favors him |
with high honors. !
According to evidence generally
believed to be accurate Captain Boy-
Ed was concerned in the conspiracy
to organize strikes in American mu-
nition factories. He was also’ con-
powder mills and dynamite indus-
trial plants. It is generally believed
that he promoted. the conspiracy to
blow up the Welland canal and com-
mitteed cther depredations within the
United States and Canada. The heap-
a man with such a record, for un-
explained reasons, compels the im-
pression that he is rewarding crime
and recompensing atrocities. Cap-
tain Boy-Ed has no recent distin-
guished service to his credit. He has
no just claim upon Imperial gratitude.
If the Emperor believes that the
acknowledgment of a submarine out-
rage which was already proved and
the promise of the punishment -of the
officer responsible for it will make us
overlook or forget his tribute to Boy-
Ed, he is sadly mistaken. Americans
are a generous and magnanimous
people but they are just and will not
tolerate false pretense expressed in
crocodile tears for one outrage while
a greater one is being rewarded by
decorations. The submarine crime was
of ‘more recent occurrence, it is true,
but the crimes of Boy-Ed have not
been forgotten and will not be for-
given until reparation has been made.
Even an Emperor can’t “fool all the
people all the time.”
——If Penrose and Roosevelt
should form a political alliance what
would become of Bill Flinn? It is
hardly possible that Bill and Boies
could sit at the same table for any
length of time without throwing
things.
If Carranza is wise he will
co-operate with the American troops
in Mexico instead of urging their
retirement. He may need them be-
fore long to keep his head on his
shoulders.
——Whatever other candidates for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent may do Roosevelt will not run
away from it. He purposes to be in
Chicago during the time of the con-
vention.
——There were 135,000 marchers
in a recent “preparedness parade” in
New York but that is no guarantee
so many men of that city would en-
list in the event of a call for troops.
——Now who will be the goat?
Governor Pennypacker might serve
the purpose without “making-up” at
all, but Shunk Brown is the natural
choice.
——Brother Bill Vare may not be
as gay in the immediate future ashe
has been in the recent past but itis
a safe bet that he will know more.
——The beet sugar growers have
done fairly well during the time
since the passage of the Underwood
bill. But we need revenue.
——What happens to Justice
Hughes at Chicago next month will
be a standard by which to measure
the wisdom of the sphynx.
——These are evil days for tramps.
Nobody can make anybody believe
that he can’t get work if he wants to
at present.
——LIEBEL tied PALMER in Snow Shoe
borough and west Ferguson and beat
him in South Philipsburg and east Rush.
——Thomas Fanning, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Foster Fanning, of Bush’s Addition,
isa member of ‘the Fourteenth U,"S.
infantry now stationed somewhere in
Mexico. dels Dew
Those Swelling Exports.
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From the Johnstown Democrat.
If we exclude munitions, what is it we
are sending to Europe these days? What
constitute the items upon our export list?
The question is interesting. Excluding
munitions, the articles we are sending
abroad are articles that people can eat or
wear. If such is the case, is it not possi-
ble that we are overdoing the export
business a bit? May we not be’ robbing
ourselves simply because we are being
paid excellent prices for our products?
Suppose a stockman, tempted by high
prices, were to sell all his steers, all his
cows, all his calves, all his hogs? That
man would have a tidy sum of money on
hand. And, if all the other stockmen
were following his example, where would
we get our young stock?
There is a certain sense in which the
country is playing the role of the short-
sighted stockman. We are selling a great
deal of produce, but we are robbing our-
selves in many lines.
. Moreover, we are selling so much that
we are boosting the prices on ourselves.
In order to acquire as large a bundle as
possible of British promises to pay, we
are rushing production—and charging
our home folks war prices. During the
last nine months we have sold Europe
goods valued at three billion dollars. If
Europe had sent us no goods in return,
we would have been paid in whole by
notes and by securities of the allies. It
is plain our people could not eat these
securities or these promises to pay. The
only way. they could be put to a prac-
tical use would be to use them at some
future time to exchange for goods manu-
factured in Europe. If we had all the
gold in the world and all the securities in
the world, bread would be just as hard
to obtain in this country as it is now.
The only way we could increase our
visible supply of wheat would be to trade
our gold or our securities for wheat
grown in some foreign land. So it will
be seen that .our mounting exports are
not an unmixed good. We are sending
abroad a great many products that we
could put to good use right here at
home. ;
Called Carranza’s Bluff.
From the Harrisburg Star Independent.
There is no longer any use in the
United States parleying with Carranza
about the disposition of American troops
now-in Mexico in pursuit of Villa. The
head of the de facto government has
been a stumbling block in the way of
Uncle Sam’s mission ever since the puni-
tiveexpedition went in search of the
murderous outlaw. The time has; now
arrived for the United States to pibteed
on its course without any counseling on
the part of Carranza or any of his ilk,
for it is evident any further negotiations
with them will only tend to delay and
probably defeat the object sought.
- After two weeks of constant dickering
with Obregon, Generals Scott and Funs-
ton have reported failure to reach an
agreement on the disposition of American
troops in the disturbed republic. Several
times Obregon, be it said to his credit,
was on the point of acquiescing in the
plans of the American generals, ‘ but in
each instance Carranza would interfere
with new and drastic demands which
would put a damper on the seemingly
amicable adjustment of the difficulties
and throw the situation back to the very
starting point of the negotiations. This
being the case, there is but one course
to pursue, the only wise one—send the
entire army of the United States into
Mexico, if necessary, and keep it there
until the object sought 1s accomplished,
the capture of Villa and the rounding up
of his gang of murderous followers.
Since the conference of the American
generals and Obregon has proven a fail-
ure it is said the whole matter will be
referred back to the United States and the
defacto government with the hope of
settling it through diplomatic channels.
While this, too, is a proper way to
straighten out the tangle, there should
be nothing done in any way to show
lack of determination on the part of this
government to keep on until it has suc-
ceeded in doing what it set out to do—
get Villa. And he should be gotten.
Uncovering the “Slush.”
From the Clinton Dispatch.
That was an apt and happy retort
United States Attorney Humes made to
the announcement that his probe of the
Penrose-booze-special privilege funds
used in the 1914 and other campaigns
was gratifying to Governor Brumbaugh
and his political friends. Mr. Humes has
gone right ahead with his duty regardless
of politics, so he said:
“If Governor Brumbaugh and his
political friends get any gratification
from the announcement that an investi-
gation is to be made, it is gratification
such as they themselves could provide
for themselves at any time. The Gov-
ernor’s chief publicity agent, Attorney
General Brown, at any time could con-
duct an investigation of violations of the
corrupt practices act of Pennsylvania. If
either the Governor or his Attorney
General suspect that there have been
violations of that law, they have the
power and it would be their duty to in-
vestigate them.” 4 '
Mr. Humes is entirely right. The
Brumbaugh administration has the au-
thority and the funds with which to
show exactly how the “slush” was spread
in the election which brought the ad-
ministration into being. All that is need-
ed is the courage to go ahead and un-
cover the plague spots no matter whom
they offend. Furthermore, it’s not a
question of preference; it is a duty which
cannot be dodged.
Who Broke Open the Tomb?
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. .
Taking advantage of the present po-
litical confusion, Judge Alton . B. Parker,
he of 1904, has been unable to resist his
ifitense ‘desire to give his Democratic
comrades an earful.”
SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE.
—The Keystone Silk Mill company, located in
South Williamsport, is about to enlarge its plant
so as to do double its capacity.
—James Simcox, of Woolrich, Clinton county,
has ten common hens that laid 57% dozen eggs
during the first four months of the present year.
—The contract for the erection of a new home
for the Moose of Johnstown has been awarded to
Charles A. Clawson, of that city, at the price of
$41,000.
—A new gusher on the Thomas L. Kane lease
five miles north of Kane, was struck at a depth
of 1800 feet last Saturday and a mercury test
shows it to be producing about 3,500,000 cubic feet
of gas daily.
—All sorts of new-fangled experimenters are
now roaming about the larger towns of Pennsyl-
vania advocating many interesting improvements
and incidentally gathering in a few dollars for
themselves.
—Benjamin Roma, of Williamsport, was held
up a few nights ago by two thugs who knocked
him down and inflictzd severe injuries. They
were frightened away, however, before they got
any of his money.
—A pair of colored men with the Hagenbeck-
Wallace circus at Kittanning, got into an alterca-
tion on Thursday and used razors to carve each
other up more or less. Neither was killed and
no arrests were made.
—Casper Weaver, a veteran resident of Greens-
burg, cast his 66th ballot at the First ward poll-
ing place of that town on Tuesday. This coun-
try contains very few men who have cast 66 con-
secutive votes in the same precinct.
—Judge S. E. Sloan, of Kittanning, has refused
a new trial to J. Tressler, who was convicted of
manslaughter in connection with the killing of
an aged farmer named Kennerdall, near Kiski-
minetas Junction when Tressler’s auto struck
the victim. :
+ —The last request of Mrs. Henry Darroch, of
Newell, Fayette county, who died at the home of
a daughter, in Donora recently, was that her
eight eldest grandsons should carry her body.to
the grave. The request was complied with. The
old lady was 77.
—George Albert Ferry, a well-known citizen of
Latrobe, was taken sick one day last week and
went to his room, where he lived alone. Not ap-
pearing next day, a friend went to look for him
and found his dead body lying on his bed. Heart
disease caused his death at the age of 47.
—Seventy-one railroad ties were made from
one chestnut tree felled by B. R. Williams, of
Pine township, Indiana county. It was one of
the largest trees ever cut down in that county
and measured three and one-half feet in diameter
at the butt. The first limb of thetree was more
than 50 feet from the ground. A
—Some days ago the barn on the Miss Lizzie
Curren =farm, near Van Wert, Juniata county,
tenanted by William H. Sellers, was destroyed by
fire, together with all of its contents, including
one span of two-year-old mules, one mare and a
colt, three head of young cattle and eight hogs.
The origin of the fire is unknown. :
~—MTrs. Bessie M. David, wifeof Ellsworth Da-
vid, died at hef home in South [Huntingdon last
Sunday evening of pneumonia which followed'a °
severe attack of _measles. She was in her 26th
year and is survived by her husband and five -
young childcen, as well as by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Miller, of near Tipton.
—A christening at Crabtree, Westmoreland
county, last Saturday night and the usual inci-
dent, a murder, followed. Mike Pruginic, aged
26, was shot and killed by Andy Kusick, aged 29,
the result of a quarrel. It is said that Pruginic
slashed Kusick on the left shoulder when the lat-
ter rushed to his boarding house, secured a revol-
ver and did the fatal shooting.
—Some nights ago a’ wanderer named John
Wilson was given lodging in’ the woman's depart-
ment of the Wiliiamsport city prison. Later he
was removed to the city hospital. Some days
later a dilapidated vest was found and investiga-
tion disclosed the presence in one of the pockets
of over $60. It was Wilson's property and was
restored to him at the hospital.
—Judge C. B. Witmer in the federal court at
Sunbury last Thursday sentenced John B. Bei-
gle, postmaster at the substation at Wilkes-Barre,
to nine months in jail and $300 fine when he
pleaded guilty to robbing his own office. Beigle
broke the safe and door at his store and made it
appear as if the place had been robbed. He went
to Canada and later returned and surrendered.
—Louis C. Herbert, former postmaster at Sha-
mokin Dam, pleaded guilty in the United States
court Saturday to a charge of making false re-
turns of stamp collections, alleged by the govern
ment to amount to $560, and was sentenced to -
pay a fine of $350. The average pay of the Sha-
mokin Dam office is $25 a month, but Herbert re-
ported stamp cancellations at $45 and his arrest
followed.
—Second story workers believed to be travel-
ing with the Hagenbeck & Wallace circus enter-
ed the home of Ralph Snook, at Lewistown Sun-
day night, breaking open the children’s banks
and taking the contents, with a watch and revol-
ver, made their get-away before the family re-
turned from church. Snook resides next door to
constable Leonard Saxton, who was asleep ona
lounge less than ten feet from where they forced
an entrance.
—Going to a cupboard recently, Mrs. Ella Nor-
ton, of Oliver township, Mifflin county, saw what
she believed was a rope wound about a crock of
jam, but closer investigation proved it to be a
large blacksnake. Mrs. Norton is not particular-
ly scared of snakes, but she don’t like them tak-
ing liberties with her jam closet so she procured
an ax and carved the word *‘finis” in the anato-
my of his snakeship. The reptile was of the blue
racer species and measured five feet. Just how
it obtained an entrance to the closet is a mys-
tery. but there is no question that its timely cap-
ture saved a small son a sound spanking, as the
jam crocks had been previously tampered with
and suspicion rested heavily upon his unhallowed
thatch.
—Through their attorney, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Tulicki, of Coal township, Northumberland coun-
ty, on Monday morning brought suit in the coun-
ty courts against Coal township, seeking to recov-
er $9,000 damages for injuries sustained by Mrs.
Tulicki in a fall on a township street. In their
statement of facts, the plaintiffs alleged that
they were traversing a township street one night
about a year ago, when the woman stumbled
over an unprotected drain pipe and suffered a
broken ankle, together with internal injuries. As
a result she claims she has been permanently in-
capacitated and asks damages to the extent of
$6,500, while her husband seeks to be re-imburs-
ed for the loss of his wife's service to the extent
of $2,500.
—The State Treasury of Pennsylvania was pre-
sented with $70.00 by six young men from Sandy
Ridge last week. The young men were deter-
mined to fish on the land that is reserved and un-
der the control of the Tyrone Rod and Gun club
at Gardner, and although two special men are pa-
troling the stream every day, they managed in
some way to land. State Game Warden Jacob
Sizer, of Huntingdon, happened to be over the
mountain on the day of the fishing excursion
and on his way back to Tyrone he noticed six
men fishing near Gardner. He dropped off the
train at that point and interviewed the men and
at the same time took a peep at the speckled
beauties. 'In the basket he found enough fish un-
der six-inches to run the day’s pleasure to a sum
of $70.00, enough to pay one of the guards at the
Ritual Sh Sl bee scion adn
on
on the club
the Sandy Ridge sports for
property.