Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, December 23, 1921, Image 4

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"Bellefonte, Pa., December 23, 1921.
_ P. GRAY MEEK,
- - Editor
To Correspondents.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real
mame of the writer.
Terms of Subscription.—Until further
motice this paper will be furnished to sub-
scribers at the following rates:
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Paid before expiration of year 1.70
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Published weekly, every Friday morning.
Entered at the postoffice Bellefonte, Pa.,
as second class mail matter.
Bellefonte’s Remodeled Y to be Re-
opened January 2nd.
The doors of the remodeled Y. M.
C. A. building in Bellefonte will swing
wide open on Monday, January 2nd,
to welcome the public.
A more attractive social centre is
not to be found here. A Y more com-
prehensively planned would be hard
to find anywhere. Spacious lobby and
social room, large gymnasium and
splendid bowling and billiards facili-
ties, with quiet reading and rest
rooms for men and boys it is really
such a place as the town needs and
will serve every purpose of a commu-
nity house, if we all pull together un-
selfishly for its success.
The opening will be very infermal.
From three in the afternoon until ten
at night every man, woman and child
in the community will be welcome.
Light refreshments will be served con-
tinuously and something of an enter-
taining character will be geing on all
the time. It is especially desirable
that every one who can will call at the
Y on the opening day and see just
what has been done with the money
that was raised for its rehabilitation.
While there has been criticism of the
delay in getting the work completed—
and possibly justifiably so—we are
sure that an inspection of the house
will be so gratifying as to efface any
unpleasant memories of the past.
Something in the neighborhood of
$16,000 was raised for the-work three
years ago. Most of it was expended
in the peak of high prices and you
should bear this in mind when view-
ing the great changes that have been
wrought. Few of the people who have
seen the remodeled building under
stand how so much was accomplished
with the funds on hand. It was not.
All of the subscrivtions have not been
paid and probably will not so there
will be a deficit of nearly $85.000.00.
This is a very small amount, however,
when it is considersad that the Y
building and improvements have been
estimated by various competent bus-
iness men as being worth fiom thirty
to forty thousand.
The plans for operation have not
been worked out yet.
held pending the arrival here next
week of the state secretary as coun-
sel in formulating them. F¥nough is
known, however, to insure that it will
be run on a most efficient scale possi-
bly for long enough time to give the
community opportunity to see wheth-
er it needs and will support an active
Association.
During the day of the opening there
will be expert bowlers from a distance
here to show the possibilities
pleasure and recreation on the new
alleys. Basket ball teams of the High
school and American Legion will play
on the gym floor and there wiil be
music every hour. Among the vocal
soloists will be Mrs. Ambrose
Schmidt, Mrs. Krader, Miss Mildred
Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Blair,
Miss Marie Doll, Master Irvin Martin,
Ross Williams, Roy Wilkinson, and R.
M. Funk. Cecil and Milan Walker,
James Seig and Mr. Fitzpatrick con-
stitute the male quartet. Miss Hazel
Solt, Mrs. Edna Straub, Miss Rachel
Shuey and Mrs. Krader will sing in
$1.50
quartet. The entire Reformed church |
choir will be present and sing parts
from their Christmas oratorio.
Instrumentally, there will be Hill’s |
novelty ocrhestra, Wetzler’s brass
uartet, Mrs. Louis Schad, violinist,
iss Rebecca Lyon, pianist, and Mack |
Yeager, saxophone.
There will be no program. All of
these artists have kindly consented to
drop in during the day and play or
sing just as informally as they would
were they visiting in your home. It
is a delightful arrangement and if we
all catch the spirit of such good fel-
lowship the opening day of the Y will
long be remembered. .
In the evening, at 8:30, there will
probably be a general meeting in the
gym presided over by the president,
Hon. A. G. Morris, at which the State
Secretary will briefly explain the aims
of the Association for the future.
The ladies of the auxiliary will
serve the refreshments and, remem-
ber, that entertainment is provided
for everybody every minute of every
hour from three until ten and you are
invited and will be made most wel-
come.
Bilger — Bartges.— A Christmas
week wedding was celebrated at the
Reformed parscnage, Bellefonte, at
the noon hour on Wednesday, when
Miles E. Bilger, a son of Charles Bil-
ger, of Pleasant Gap, and Miss Ruth
I. Bartges, of Centre Hall, were
united in marriage by the pastor, Dr.
A. M. Schmidt. Both the bride and
groom are well known in their respect-
ive communities and their many
friends join in wishing them a happy
voyage over the ocean of life.
——A special lot of ladies’ fancy
bedroom slippers, in all colors and
gizes, at $1.85 per pair.—Cohen a on
fe ————
They are being |
for |
GARMAN.—Cornelius Garman,
member of the well known Garman
family, of Bellefonte, and whose crit-
ical illness with asthma and dilitation
paper, died at his home at Weehaw-
ken Heights, New Jersey, last Thurs-
day night.
He was a son of Daniel and Louisa
Schreyer Garman and was born in
Bellefonte upwards of fifty-seven
years ago. The greater part of his
life was spent here, the most of the
time as one of the managers of the
Garman hotel. He left Bellefonte
about sixteen years ago, going to Wil-
liamsport and later moving to Wee-
hawkin Heights. For a number of
years he held a position with Meyer
Bros., dealers in gent’s furnishings,
in New York, but of late years had
been a clerk in the Industrial Bank of
Commerce, where he worked up to ten
days or two weeks prior to his death.
Mr. Garman was twice married, his
whom he had three children, Louisa
and Anna, both at home,
Freemont Moorehead, of Williams-
port. His second wife was Miss So-
phie Schoff who survives with two
sons, Daniel and George. Funeral
services were held at his late home
on Sunday evening and on Monday
morning burial was made in the cem-
etery at Weehawkin Heights.
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BARR.—Homer Barr, a well known
resident of Boalsburg, died at his
home in that place on Tuesday even-
ing as the result of a stroke of paral-
vsis.
hunting club and was stricken while
in camp at the Bear
day.
He was a son of Robert and Mary
Barr and was born in Huntingdon
county fifty-four years ago. In 1889
Centre Hall, and they took up their
lived until 1910 wher they moved on-
to one of Col. T. D. Boal’s farms at
Boalsburg. He quit farming several
Boalsburg.
wife and one sister, Mrs. Blair Gates,
tives throughout the county. He was
a good citizen in every way.
Rev. W. J. Wagner had charge of
the funeral services which were held
etery.
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Blair county, on Saturday morning, as
the result of heart trouble which de-
veloped only twenty-four hours prior
to her death.
John and Elizabeth Stalker and was
born near Warriorsmark on Decem-
ber 7th, 1835, hence had attained the
age of 86 years and 10 days.
Stalker family for years occupied a
farm in the Glades, in Ferguson town-
ship, this county. Miss Stalker was
| the last of the family. Her father
died many years ago while her moth-
er passed away less than ten years
| ago, at the advanced age of 108 years.
{| Miss Stalker was for many years
la teacher in the Blair
schools.
| eign Missionary society. Her only
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| niece and nephew, Mrs. Frank Fleck |
Fun- |
‘and H. L. Orr, both of Tyrone.
| eral services were held at her late
| home at 1:30 o’clock on Monday after-
| noon after which the remains were
| taken to Graysville for interment.
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| ELLENBERGER.—Mrs. Margaret
'Ellenberger, widow of John Ellenber-
| ger, for many years residents of west
| Ferguson township, died at her home
in Sinking valley last Thursday morn-
'ing as the result of a fractured hip
| sustained in a fall over two months
ago.
She was a daughter of James and
Margaret Reed and was born at Ca-
noe Creek, Blair county, on May 22nd,
11838, hence was in her eighty-fourth
year. The earlier part of her life was
spent in the vicinity of Gatesburg,
this county. When a young girl she
became a member of the Lutheran
church and was faithful to the teach-
ings of that church until her death.
Her husband died in 1900 but surviv-
ing her are the following children:
Milton and Irvin W. Ellenberger, of
W. H. Ellenberger
Sinking valley;
and Mrs. George James, of Tyrone.
She also leaves one brother, Harrison
Reed, of Auburn, N. Y. Burial was
made in St. John’s Lutheran cemetery,
in Sinking valley, on Sunday after-
noon.
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HOLMES.—Mrs. Jennie Conley,
widow of the late John Holmes, pass-
ed away at her home in Howard on
Sunday evening as the result of a
stroke of paralysis sustained on Wed-
'nesday of last week, aged 84 years.
She is survived by one son, Richard
Holmes, of Bellefonte, and two
daughters, Mrs. C. H. Hockman, who
made her home with her mother, and
Mrs. Joseph Warick, of Philadelphia.
She was a life-long member of the
Presbyterian church. Funeral servic-
es were held at her late home at How-
ard at eleven o’clock yesterday morn-
ing and burial made in the Schenck
cemetery. :
|
FRY.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fry, of
Fairbrook, are mourning the death of
their only child, Freddie Jr., who pass-
ed away on Wednesday afternoon. He
was two months old and had been del-
jcate all of his brief life. Funeral
services will be held at 1:30 o’clock
of the heart was noted in last week’s |
first wife being Margaret Crotty, by .
and Mrs. |
He was a member of the Riley |
Meadows on
Wednesday night of last week. He |
was taken home on Thursday where |
he lingered until his death on Tues- !
he married Miss Mary Harpster, of
residence at Gatesburg where they
years ago and has since lived in:
Surviving him are his
of Gatesburg, as well as other rela- |
a member of the Lutheran church and |
at ten o’clock yesterday morning, bur- |
ial being made in the Boalsburg cem- |
STALKER.—Miss Martha M. Stalk-
er died at her home in Williamsburg, '
She was a daughter of !
The
county
She was a member of the
: Presbyterian church and for a long |
| period secretary of the Woman’s For-
| known relatives who survive are a
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a | this (Friday) afternoon by Rev. J. FIRE DEPARTMENT ORDINANCE
| Max Kirkpatrick and burial will be
| made in the Pine Grove Mills ceme-
| tery.
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| FISHER.—Bond Fisher
borough home at 11:30 o’clock yester-
| day morning as the result of asthma
‘and other complications. He was six-
| ty-three years old on December 5th,
i and for many years had been in the
| employ of the Misses Valentine, at
| Burnham, their country home. When
i they left early in November for the
| Bermudas Mr. Fisher went to board
| and lodge with Mrs. Cain. He is sur-
| vived by a wife and three children.
| The funeral will be held at two o’clock
ron Saturday afternoon, burial to be
made in the Friends cemetery.
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| Program for Annual Meeting of
Farm Bureau.
December 24th will mark an epoch
in Centre county agriculture. Take
this day off and attend the annual
meeting of the Centre county Farm
Bureau and Centre county’s farm
products show. Both will be held in
the court house at Bellefonte. Mr.
I'armer, are you satisfied with farm-
ing conditions in Centre county?
Come to this meeting and learn what
the Farm Bureau is doing to better
agricultural conditions and give your
support in making this work more ef-
fective. The educational exhibit and
farm products show will be in the
grand jury room. The premium list
' was announced in a previous issue of
this paper. The meeting will begin
promptly at 9:30 a. m., in the court
room. The pregram is as follows:
FORENOON.
Call to order, John S. Dale, presi-
dent.
| Report of sceretary and treasurer,
| W. C. Smeltzer.
{ Report of year’s work, J. N. Robin-
! son, County Agent.
Discussion of projects by farmers
| cc-operating.
Plans for 1922, J. N. Robinson and
those present.
{ Election of officers for 1922.
AFTERNOON.
Potatoes for profit, E. L. Nixon.
Recent program in extension work,
F. P. Weaver.
Suggestions in selecting exhibits,
‘Nicholas Schmitz.
| Misses’ dress shoes in Mahog-
any, high cut, size 11% to 2, at $2.98
per pair.—Cohen & Co. 50-1t
| “Baby Bears.”
Did you ever read Beatrice Fair-
fax’s column in the newspapers and
enjoy some of the good laughs she
gives you? She has a rival in the
first act of the “Baby Bears” which
is called “The Love Nest.” You must
see this to appreciate it, for it mat-
ters not whether you are married,
single, divorced or intend to get mar-
ried, it gives you lots of advanced in-
formation on marriage. There is no
vampire in particular, but just eigh-
teen of the prettiest “Baby Bears”
(which by the way is a new name for
the chorus girls) to help entertain
you with lots of singing, dancing, ete.
With all this charming personality of
| eighteen beautiful girls good come-
_dians, and lots of novelties you are
sure to have a good evening’s enter-
tainment. The cast of the
Bears” include Harry S. LeVan, one
of the funniest Hebrew comedians,
‘and his associates, Ruth Denice, Geo.
Reynolds, Jean Schuler, beautiful
Nance Shannon, Charlie Xane and the
plump little Baby Bear comedienne,
. Pauline Russell. Opera house, Thurs-
day, December 29th, matinee and
night. Matinee 2:30 p. m. Prices, 50
{and 75 cents. Evening prices, 50 and
| 75 cents, $1.00 and a few at $1.50.
|
i Academy Basket Ball Team.
|
ket ball team at the Bellefonte Acad-
'emy this winter are unusually bright.
| There seems to be an abundance of
| excellent material. The two opening
‘games which the boys won just be-
‘ fore they went home for the Christ-
mas holidays gave a good line up on
the team and created intense enthusi-
asm among the students in general.
Their first game with the Phi Kappa
Sigma five of State College resulted
in the close score of 23 to 21 in favor
of the Academy. Their second victo-
ry was over the All Star team of
State College and the score of 35 to
17 was just as pleasing as the first.
Large crowds were present in the ar-
mory to witness both games, especial-
‘ly the latter because of the fact that
some of Penn State’s famous football
stars were on the team, namely: Benz,
Snell, Lightner, McColium,
and Palm. But the excellent team
| work of the Academy was too much
for their sturdy opponents.
| High School Defeats Philipsburg.
|
| Last Friday evening marked the
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died at the
Passed by Borcugh Council Without
a Dissenting Vote.
Seven members were present at the
regular meeting of borough council
on Monday evening, Mr. Fauble being
the only absentee. A communication
was received from the Logan Fire
company enclosing a resolution pass-
ed by that organization protesting
against that clause in the new fire de-
partment ordinance providing for the
election of a fire marshal by council
without giving the companies oppor-
tunity to make recommendations.
The Street committee reported var-
ious repairs and the collection of
$29.00 for work done and the sale of
old material.
The Water committee reported the
laying of a 1} inch water pipe out
Howard street to Wilson; also the col-
lection of $50.03 from the Bellefonte
Trust company for making connec-
tions for their fire protection equip-
ment, ‘and $828.57 on the 1920 water
duplicate.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported that policeman Thomas Howley
was in need of a new uniform and the
committee was instructed to purchase
one for him.
The Finance committee asked for
the renewal of one note for $3,000,
which was authorized.
At this stage in the proceedings
the new ordinance for the control of
the Bellefonte fire department, with
the changes authorized at the last
meeting, was read for the third time.
A committee from the fire companies
consisting of John J. Bower, Alex
Morrison, Thomas Shaughnessy and
Joseph Beezer, with Mr. Bower as
spokesman, was present to protest
against the passage of the ordinance
without changing the section provid-
ing for the election of a chief mar-
shal so as to permit the fire compa-
nies to have a voice in his selection.
My. Bower stated that it was the sen-
timent of both companies that they
should be permitted to recommend a
number of men from which the selec-
President Walk- |
er stated that there is nothing in the
tion could be made.
ordinance that will prohibit the fire
companies from making such recom-
mendations, and council would prob-
ably welcome suggestions of names of
men who will make good marshals.
That it was not the purpose of the
cornmittee which had the drawing of
the ordinance in charge to slight the
fire companies, but rather to relieve
them of the responsibility of the se-
lection as the fire marshal, whoever
he may be, will be held to strict ac-
countability for the care and upkeep
of the equipment. And for this rea-
son council felt that the selection
should be made by council. Mr. Cun-
ningham stated that the fire compa-
nies will have their redress if the
marshal selected by council does not
prove competent to fill the position.
The two chiefs, under the ordinance,
will have the power to make any prop-
er complaint against him, and if the
charges are sustained he can be re-
moved and another elected in his
place. Mr. Cunningham then made 2
motion that the ordinance be passed
as read and the same was seconded by
Mr. Harris.
sills
ception of the president whose name
was not called. |
Mr. Harris, of the Street commit-
“Baby |
tee, presented an ordinance for the
laying out of north Water street,
which was read for the first time. Mr.
Harris also stated that the deed con-
veying the necessary land for the
street to the borough has been signed
by all parties interested with the ex-
ception of two heirs living away from
Bellefonte, and the deed has been sent
to them for their signature. He also
| presented a survey of the new street
! The prospects for a champion bas-
as prepared by the borough engineer.
the Pruner Orphanage, through the
treasurer of the association, to invest
‘all the money received from the sale
Bedenk
ciety known as the American White |
of the Hoover block in Tyrone, the
property in Ness county, Kan. and
the forest land in Taylor and Rush
townships, as well as all other surplus
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
— Marshall Cook, of Pittsburgh, has been
here for a week with his father, Chas. F.
Cook and his daughter, Miss Anna.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rees, of Erie, are
in town visiting with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Rees, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hurley.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Valentine will have
with them for the Christmas, their son and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Valentine,
of Syracuse, N. XY.
— Miss Annabel Kessinger will come
from Bethlehem, Pa., today, to join her
brother Faxon, of Lock Haven, both ex-
pecting to spend their vacation with their
mother, Mrs. William H. Smith.
—Mrs. Charlotte Morse will go to Lock
Haven for the Christmas, and will be a
guest while there of Mrs. Rose Wallace.
Mrs. Morse is a sister of Mrs. A. B. Steele,
with whom she ‘makes her home.
—Mrs. Harry Keller and her youngest
son, William, will leave Tuesday fer a vis-
it of two weeks or more with Judge and
Mrs. William H. Keller, at Lancaster, and
with Mrs. Canfield and Mrs. Stoddart, at
Wyncote.
—William Schmidt, assistant electrical
engineer of the Penn Public Service, at
Johnstown, will spend Sunday and Mon-
day with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. M.
Schmidt. Press of business requires him
to return Monday afternoon.
—Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Kilpatrick are en-
tertaining Dr. Kilpatrick's father and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs, C. Kilpatrick, of Wash-
ington, D. C. Mrs. Kilpatrick will leave
here for New York the first of the year,
whiie her husband will remain for a longer
visit.
—Mrs. A. G. McMillan and ber small
daughter, who have bLcen with Mrs. Mc-
Milian’s mother, Mis. Mott, for ten days
or nore, will remain here {or the Holiday
season. Mr. McMillan is now on his way
home froin a visit of several months in
Europe.
—Among the out-of-town Christmas
shoppers in Bellefonte yesterday, was Mrs.
James J. Mitchell, who with Mr. Mitchell
returned to Cenire county to make their
home at Lemont, after having lived in
West Virginia for a number of years, and
Mrs. David O. Etters, of State College.
Child Kiiled by Automobile at Pleas-
ant Gap en Monday.
Going home from Bellefonte on
Monday with a bag of Christmas can-
dy in his hand, and his little heart fill-
ed with Christmas cheer, William
Chester Knoffsinger, the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Knoffsinger,
was struck by an automobile just as
he reached his own home and injured
so badly that he died within an hour;
his bag of candy strewn along the
road as a mute reminder of happiness
On roll call every coun- |
cilman present voted aye with the ex-
turned to sorrow.
The little boy had accompanied his
father to Bellefonte to do some
Christmas shopping. They went out
on the Lewistown bus, arriving at
their home, some distance above
Pleasant Gap about 3:30 o’clock. The
boy jumped out of the bus and ran
around back of the big machine to
cross the road to his home. Just as
he ran out from behind the bus a car
driven by Howard Dry, of Bellefonte,
came down the mountain and struck
the boy. According to the story of
those who saw the accident the lad
was not knocked down and run over
but literally picked up and carried
several rods before he fell from the
machine. Mr. Dry was accompanied
by William Taylor and as soon as he
could stop his machine went back to
render any assistance he could.
The father did not see the accident
as he was paying the driver their fare
out when it occurred. He heard the
money in the hands of the treasurer
in government bonds, and it was so
ordered.
The borough manager called atten-
tion to some much needed repairs at
the Logan fire company building and
the installation of additional radiat-
ors. The borough manager and Fire
to make the necessary repairs.
Methodists Organize White Cross.
In order that the work of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church in caring for
needy children and aged folks may be
expanded and made permanent, a so-
| Cross has been organized in Central
Pennsylvania Conference. There are
90,358 Methodists on the church rec-
| ords in the Conference and each one
' opening of the High school basket °
ball season with a victory over Phil-'
ipsburg. The latter team presented
a quintet of tall and experienced
passers against the local green team.
The tension of playing their first full
game before a crowd told on several
inexperienced players and
time the visitors led 10 to
is being asked to become a member of |
the new society by the payment of at
least one dollar per year membership
dues. Each congregation is being
canvassed between December 10th and
25th, and with the funds secured it is
‘hoped that the maintenance costs for
at half |
8. With burg will be assured for 1922, so that
the home for the aged at Tyrone and
the home for children at Mechanics-
the beginning of the second half tne : the Centenary funds now being ap-
Bellefonte aggregation found
selves and soon changed the
' deficit to a 10 point lead.
them- | plied to that purpose may be used for
2 point | permanent building work. The mat-
Thinking | ter of taking care of the children of
the game won, the Red and White | the church is one particularly that de-
started to take things easy but a mands
bigger and better facilities im-
Philipsburg rally soon reduced the | mediately.
lead to 3 points, the final margin of
The White Cross will also give con-
victory. Katz, by splendid work from siderable assistance toward providing
the foul line, really won the game
the visitors outscored
the field.
as a minimum salary for more than sev-
Bellefonte from enty pastors in
the sparsely settled
districts in the Conference.
|
impact, however, when the boy was
hit and quickly ran to him and picked !
him up. He at once realized that his
condition was very serious and took
him into his home in preference to |
sending him to the hospital. The lit- |
tle fellow passed away about 4:30
o'clock. Just about eighteen months
ago LeRoy Knoffsinger, a brother, was
run over by a heavy lumber wagon
Mr. Harris introduced a resolution | B€3T the same place and killed.
' requesting the board of managers of
William Knoffsinger was born
April 29th, 1915, hence was 6 years,
7 months and 20 days old. In addi-
tion to his parents he is survived by
the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Harry Young, John, Mrs. Claude
Baumgardner, Maurice, Anna Mary, |
Esther, Marion, Isabelle and Dean, all '
of Pleasant Gap. Rev. M. C. Piper
had charge of the funeral services
which were held in the Methodist
church at Pleasant Gap at two o’clock
yesterday afternoon, burial being
made in the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
) 1 : | ——Buy him a pretty dress shirt
and Police committee were instructed for Christmas,
he’ll appreciate it.
$1.50 to $5.00.—Cchen & Co. 50-1t
The Brooks-Doll Post Ameri-
can Legion is now conducting a mem-
bership drive. All ex-soldiers of the
world war ought to belong. It is only
by co-operation that the soldiers can
ever amount to a compelling force in
the political arena.
Frank Wythe has been appoint-
ed postmaster at Philipsburg to suc- |
ceed Roy Rowles. Mr. Wythe has
been assistant postmaster during part
of Mr. Rowles’ incumbency.
The old Lyon meat market on
Allegheny street has been sold by
Henry Kline to Andrew Thall, who
will take possession the first of the
year.
Pennsylvania Heads the List of Nine
States in Hunting Accidents.
Reports of hunting fatalities gath-
ered by the United Press from wil
Pennsylvania |
States are as follows:
85 killed, 75 wounded; Lower Michi-
gan and Wisconsin 24 killed, 100
wounded; Ohio 18 killed, 38 wounded;
Indiana 12 killed; Colorado 6, Minne-
sota 5, Illinois 8 killed, 5 wounded; !
New York 19 killed, including one
caused by target practice, 52 injured.
BOLD BANK BURGLARY.
Two Men Hold Up Cashier Shope.
Wednesday, and Rob Karthaus
Bank of $5,000 to $8,000.
Two auto bandits held up cashier
Avery Shope, of the First National
bank of Karthaus, at 11:30 o’clock on
Wednesday morning, took all the
loose cash they could get their hands
on, a sum estimated at from $5,000 to
$8,000, then locked the cashier in the
vault, walked very unconcernedly out
of the bank, got into their machine
and departed for other fields.
One of the bandits was a large man
and the other small. They drove a
sports model Hudson car, but unfor-
. tunately no one seems to have noticed
the license number. According to re-
{ ports they drove into Karthaus from
the direction of Snow Shoe. A Mr.
Potter noticed the car as it crossed
the bridge and stopped in front of the
hotel. He also saw the two men get
out. They were strangers and were
well dressed. They walked directly
across the street and into the bank,
but he paid no further attention to
them. Cashier Shope was alone in
the bank when the men entered and
one of the men promptly covered him
with a drawn revolver and ordered
hands up. The cashier promptly com-
plied. They then forced him to open
the door leading into the banking
room and while one of the men kept
him covered the other gathered up all
the cash he could find and dumped it
into a small grip he was carrying.
What to do with the cashier was the
next question. The smaller man ad-
vocated shooting but the larger man
demurred. Finally they ordered him
into the vault and in closing the door
mashed the cashier’s fingers. The
vault was locked so the cashier could
not get out, then the men deliberately
walked out of the bank, got into their
machine and turning around started
in the direction of Snow Shoe.
It was probably a half hour later
when the Mr. Potter above referred
to walked over to the bank. On en-
tering he failed to see the cashier but
at once noticed the open door leading
into the banking room. He called Mr.
Shope by name and that gentleman
answered from the locked vault. The
latter managed to give Mr. Potter the
combination and he opened the door
and released the cashier who promptly
told of the hold-up. An alarm was at
once sent out in the hope of catching
the bandits, but they already had a
half hour’s start. By diligent inqui-
ry, however, it was learned that they
had driven towards Snow Shoe until
they came to the cross-roads when
they went toward Kylertown and
Clearfield, but there the trail ends.
Fairbank’s Greatest Picture Coming
to State College.
“The Three Musketeers,” coming to
the Pastime, State College, January
9th and 10th, is announced by Mr.
Baum, manager, as the most gripping
and spectacular film ever produced by
Douglas Fairbanks.
Based on that universally read clas-
sic by Alexander Dumas, “The Three
Musketeers,” and added to from the
Memoirs of D’Artagnan, this feature
is said to embody more that is adven-
turous, romantic and dramatic than
it has ever before been possible to in-
corporate in a film vehicle.
The feats of swordsmanship alone
in this picture are said to be worth
, the price of admission.
Fred Niblo, who directed Douglas
‘ Fairbanks in “The Three Musketeers”
was formerly a Cohan & Harris star
in the “speakies.”
George Melford’s superb picturiza-
tion of E. M. Hull’s famous novel,
| “The Sheik,” which is the literary sen-
sation of the year, will be seen at the
. Pastime theatre January 6th and Tth.
| Agnes Ayres, Paramount star, and
! Rudolph Valentino, who made such a
hit in Cammille recently shown there,
are portraying the leading roles.
Another big picture scheduled for
early showing there is the Queen of
. Sheba, for January 16th and 17th.
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to grasp the importance in giving
our eyes a rest. Weak, tired or
strained eyes are a detriment to your
appearance and are continually sap-
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glasses will prevent both.
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