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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For United States Senator,
(Short and Full Term)
SAMUEL E. SHULL, of Stroudsburg.
For United States Senator,
(Unexpired Penrose Term)
FRED B. KERR, Clearfield County.
For Governor,
JOHN A. McSPARRAN, of Lancaster.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ROBERT E. PATTISON Jr., Philadelphia.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
A. MARSHALL THOMPSON, Pittsburgh.
Judge of Superior Court,
HENRY C NILES, of York.
For Congress,
J. FRANK SNYDER, of Clearfield.
For State Senator,
WILLIAM I. BETTS, of Clearfield.
For Assembly,
Miss ZOE MEEK, of Clarence.
For Member of State Committee,
G. OSCAR GRAY, Bellefonte.
For County Chairman,
G. OSCAR GRAY, Bellefonte,
A r——— A ——
Col. Theodore Davis Boal Reluctant to
Talk of the Work of the Penn-
sylvania Battlefield Com-
mission to France.
(Continued from page 1, Col. 5.)
the Argonne, where the German
Crown Prince had his headquarters for
awhile and where the 79th Division
distinguished itself, is to be left a ru-
in. Points were visited also where
the 78h and 80th Divisions had
fought their way to fame and the
graves of many of our soldier-dead
received reverential visits.
In Belgium it was different. De-
struction had not been so great there
and, as that country has already re-
ceived a portion of the reparations
due, everything is practically restor-
ed and business going on. The Com-
mission entered Belgium by way of
Coblenz and Luxemburg and was re-
ceived by Ambassador Fletcher, a
Pennsylvanian of great distinction in
diplomatic circles, who arranged for
a delightful luncheon with King Al-
bert, at his country seat, where they
were received very informally by the
King and aid de camp, Count An-
dre de Meeus.
At Coblenz they were entertained
by Maj. Gen. Allen commanding the
American army of occupation and
were the permanent guests of Maj.
Gen. William H. Hay, formerly com-
mander of the 28th Division and at
one time commandant of cadets of The
Pennsylvania State College.
While at Coblenz they were able to
make a survey of conditions in Ger-
many and, much to their surprise,
found that country in a highly pros-
perous condition. Notwithstanding
the depreciated value of the mark
German industry was booming, the
people seemed prosperous and happy
in marked contrast with the stricken,
hopeless atmosphere of devastated
France. Possibly that is an explana-
tion of a significant thing Col. Boal
told us when referring to the talked
of bridge of Fismes. He said that
wishing to know the cost of the new
bridges now being erected in the dev-
astated area the Commission studied
the plans and found all new construc-
tion providing for several explosive
chambers in each pier to facilitate
their rapid demolition in case of the
feared invasion.
Germany has successfully invaded
France four times within the last one
hundred and fifteen years and it is the
fear of a fifth that is motivating
her demands upon her Allies that her
territorial integrity be made secure
before Germany is released from any
of her obligations.
A Whale of a Puff Ball.
It would seem that there would he
scant chance for any member of the
agaricus campestris family to devel-
op in the dry weather we have been
having this fall but on Wednesday
evening Luther Smith brought into
this office a specimen of mush-room,
commonly *nown as a puff ball that
surpassed anything we have ever
seen. It weighed 7 lbs. 14 0z. and
was 44 inches in circumference.
It was in prime condition for use
and inasmuch as Mr. Smith is very
much like we are in the matter of for-
aging on toad stools—afraid to take a
chance—we presented it to a lady
whose appetite for such delicacies en-
tirely submerges her fear of the con-
sequences.
A SE
——Oscar Ostrander, a former res-
ident of Bellefonte, was sentenced in
the Blair county court on Monday to
pay a fine of $100 and serve one year
in jail for bootlegging.
L. OLIN MEEK.
Leonidas Olin Meek died at his home in this
place Sunday afternoon. He had been failing for
two years and more, but was confined to bed only
about three weeks. The immediate cause of death
was pernicious anemia superinduced by atrophy
of the liver.
He was the last of his generation of a family
preminent in all spheres of life in the Halfmoon
valley and years ago was well known as a resi-
dent of Bellefonte.
Funeral services were conducted at his late
home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. E. E. McKelvey,
of the Methodist church, after which the remains
were taken to the Meek cemetery in Ferguson
township where interment was made by the side
of his parents and sisters, a delegation of the Ma-
sonic fraternity of Bellefonte having charge of
the services at the grave.
L. Olin was the third son of Reuben Heron
and Mary Ann Gray Meek. He was born on his
father's farm in Patton township, “Halfmoon
valley,” September 6th, 1844. There his youth
was spent and on the threshhold of young man-
hood he came to Bellefonte to learn the “art pre-
servative” in this office, which his older brother,
the late Senator P. Gray Meek, had acquired by
purchase only a year or so before. Through all
the strenuous days of the Civil war, the delin-
quencies of printers of those days and the ane-
mia with which Democratic journalistic enterprise
suffered Olie was the certain anchor to the wind-
ward that held this storm-tossed ship. Long
hours, very small pay daunted him not, so full
justice will not be done his devotion to his brother
unless we here publicly state that had it not been
for his patient, self-denying application to the
mechanical department of the “Watchman” it
could scarcely have weathered the storms that
beset it.
In the eighties, when Samuel J. Randall was
the outstanding figure in Congress and its Speak-
er, he was appointed messenger to the Speaker.
In this capacity and others he served in Wash-
ington until the Democrats lost control of Cen-
gress. Then he bought and successfully conducted
2 drug store in that city continuing in the busi-
ness until the Democrats came back into power
under Cleveland and he was given a position in
the cabinet of the Mint at Philadelphia, and
later became assistant curator of the Mint. While
there he started the State College Hardware Co.,
and later, associated with the late David George
Meek, built a home for it in the Meek building,
recently sold to the new banking company at the
College.
He remained in the Mint until September,
1920, when his health failed and he was com-
pelled to retire. Since that time he has made his
home with his nieces, Elizabeth and Mary Gray
Meek, in this place.
Some weeks ago there appeared in this paper
a little story of “A Boy, a Dog and a Thousand
Dollars.” It was a true tale of an early romance
and a sequential reality. It was L. Olin Meek
who gave the thousand dollars for the Bellefonte
hospital, and he has added another thousand to
that one. We refer to it now that he is gone be-
cause in life he so shunned anything having the
appearance of self-exploitation that we dared not
openly name the benefactor without offense to
his ideals of unostentatious service to his fellows.
Self-effacement was his creed. He wanted little
for himself and saved always for others. His
philosophy of life was to forgive and forget and
do. And this has been fully exemplified in his
having bequeathed a substantial sum to the cause
of Methodism notwithstanding the fact that he was
kicked out of the old Methodist church that is
now an apartment house near the jail, because he
was. a Democrat. We can speak of such times
now that the bitterness and bigotry of the sixties
are but memories but in the old Methodist church
on the hill other Methodists fell upon the late
Morris Cowdrick and “Olie” Meek and tried by
force to drive them from the church. The for-
mer defied them and stayed, but “Olie” left, went
his Christian way by other paths, forgave and be-
queathed because he was a christian man.
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Two Jersey Gunmen Electrocuted.
Peter Erico and Antonio Puntario,
two alleged New Jersey gunmen, were
electrocuted at the Rockview peniten-
| tiary on Monday morning for the
murder on July 20th, 1920, of detec-
tive Samuel Lucchino, at Pittston.
The two men were convicted mainly
on the evidence of the murdered de-
tective’s widow, who positively iden-
tified them as the men who shot her
husband. The sheriff of Luzerne
county took no chances in bringing
the men to the death house on Satur-
day, as he was accompanied by six
burly deputies.
Erico was the first to be sent to the
chair and Puntario followed twelve
minutes later. Rev. Father O'Hanlon,
of State College, attended the men
and Dr. Robert Campbell was the phy-
sician in charge. The bodies were un-
claimed and were buried in the peni-
tentiary cemetery.
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SWIRES.—Jacob Swires, ex-bur-
gess and well known resident of Phil-
ipsburg, died at the McGirk sanitor-
ium in that place on Friday morning,
as the result of a fractured skull sus-
tained the Monday previous while
helping to operate an ensilage cutter.
Mr. Swires owns four farms near Phil-
ipsburg and spent most of his time
looking after the work on one or the
other. On Monday afternoon of last
week he was helping cut ensilage to
fill the silo on one of his farms. The
cutter became choked and he un-
dertook to clear it when the cover
of the machine fell on his head, frac-
turing his skull and breaking his jaw.
He was rushed to the McGirk sanitor-
ium and everything possible was done
to save his life but without avail.
Mr. Swires was born in Cambria
county and was in his sixty-ninth year.
He located in Philipsburg when a
young man and learned the black-
smithing trade with Alfred Jones.
Later the two men formed a partner-
ship and engaged in the mercantile
{ business. In due course of time
he withdrew from the firm and
successively conducted a foundry bus-
iness and wholesale fruit store. He
: was one of the promoters of the Cen-
I tre and Clearfield street railway com-
. pany and a member of the Reliance
| fire company No. 1.
| He is survived by kis wife, two sons
rand three daughters. Burial was
‘made in the Philipsburg cemetery on
Monday afternoon.
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MILLER.—Mrs. George Miller died
; at her home at Axe Mann on Tuesday
| evening as the result of a stroke of
i paralysis. She was seventy-two years
told and was a daughter of Andrew
and Mary Sunday. She is survived
'by her husband and the following
| children: Mrs. John C. Shuey, of
i Houserville; R. A. Miller, of Tyrone,
{and George C., of Axe Mann. She
{also leaves a number of brothers and
| sisters. Burial will be made at Shi-
!loh this (Friday) afternoon.
Court Cases Tried This Week.
The September term of court con-
vened on Monday morning. The civil
list was gone over and most of the
{cases were continued until the next
| term for various reasons, while sev-
{eral had been settled. O. J. Harm, of
| Snow Shoe, was appointed foreman of
| the grand jury.
The first case taken up was that of
the Commonwealth vs. W. Howard,
| alias Dr. Bowers, charged with steal-
|ing a team of horses from John A.
{ White. He plead guilty and was sen-
| tenced to not less than five nor more
than six years in the penitentiary.
Commonwealth vs. William A.
: Stewart, charged with carrying con-
| cealed deadly weapons and wantonly
i pointing fiirearms. A plea of guilty
{ was entered and he was sentenced to
i six months in the county jail.
Commonwealth vs. Robert Leath-
jers, charged with forgery. Defend-
ant plead guilty and was paroled in
I the custody of Harold Fisher for a
{ period of three months on condition
{he pay the costs and pay back the
amount of money he received through
his unlawful act.
Commonwealth vs. William Kutz,
charged with selling liquor without a
license. Sentence was suspended up-
on the payment of costs, owing to the
fact that the man is an invalid and
the sole support of his eighty-seven
year old mother.
Commonwealth vs. J. T. Yarnell,
charged with selling liquor. Defend-
ant plead guilty and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $100 and serve six
months in the county jail.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Boyer,
wantonly pointing fire arms. Defend-
ant entered a plea of guilty and was
given a suspended sentence on con-
dition he pay the costs within thirly
days.
Commonwealth vs. John Lenger,
James Moyle, Warren Moyle and Dor-
sey Johnson. Prosecutor, Foster L.
Bowser. The case was from Philips-
burg and was the outcome of a free-
for-all fight. A verdict of not guilty
was returned.
Commonwealth vs. Robert Hender-
"shot, charged with selling liquor. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty but
the case has not yet been disposed of.
Annie Sockoloski, of Rush township,
was again before the court on the
charge of malicious mischief and was
sent to jail for six months.
The grand jury completed its work
on Tuesday, having acted upon twen-
ty-four bills, six of which were ig-
nored.
The homicide case against Steve
Zimmerman for the killing of Joe
Surovice went on trial yesterday, but
was not completed when the “Watch-
man” went to press.
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District Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday school associations of
Centre, Blair and Huntingdon coun-
ties have organized a district associa-
tion and have selected a site near
Pennsylvania Furnace as the location
for a permanent young people’s camp.
The State association will join with
the district association in fixing up
the camp at an expense of approxi-
mately fifteen thousand dollars. The
plans of those in charge are to build
the camp something on the order of
the one at Lake Geneva, Wis. A dis-
trict convention will be held at Phil-
ipsburg next Thursday to take definite
action in the matter.
——George T. Bush attended a
smoker at the Phi Gamma Delta fra-
ternity, at State College, last Friday
evening, and entertained the members
with an impromptu talk on travel.
ALLISON.—Hon. William M. Alli-
{ son, one of the best known residents
| of lower Pennsvalley, passed away at
his home at Spring Mills at 3:15
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon follow-
ing a prolonged illness. Six years ago
he underwent an operation and a year
later suffered a stroke of paralysis.
He partially recovered but his condi-
tion eventually grew worse and he
had been confined to his room, and
his bed most of the time, the past two
years.
Mr. Allison was of Scotch-Irish pa-
rentage, his ancestors having emi-
grated to this country in 1773 and lo-
cated in Dauphin county. Some years
later members of the family came to
Centre county and settled in Nittany
valley. One branch of the family lo-
cated at Spring Mills and it was there
that William M. was born on Novem-
ber 4th, 1850. He was a son of Wil-
liam and Sarah McNitt Allison. In
his boyhood days Mr. Allison attend-
ed school at the Penn Hall Academy
later continuing his studies at Per-
rysville and concluding his education
with a course at State College.
His first business venture was the
management of the old woolen facto-
ry at Potters Mills in company with
his brothers, Edward and Archibald.
His ability and tact were demonstrat-
ed in the success of that enterprise.
In 1887 he moved to Spring Mills and
in connection with the firm of Allison
Bros. purchased the gristmill proper-
ty from the Barcroft estate. The mill
was remodeled and brought up-to-date
and under his management did a large
business. He also dealt in coal and
produce in addition to giving a por-
tion of his time to his farming inter-
ests. He was a stockholder of the
Penns Valley Banking company, at
Centre Hall, a member of the Centre
Hall Masonic lodge, and belonged to
the State Miller's Association.
In politics he was a staunch Re-
publican and could always be found
lined up with the regulars of his par-
ty. For a number of years he filled
the office of judge of election in his
precinct and in 1884 he was nominat-
ed for the Legislature but was defeat-
ed by thirteen votes. Two years later
he was given the nomination and was
elected by a safe majority, serving a
term of two years. He made a good
representative for the people of his
home county.
Mr. Allison was a regular attend-
ant and earnest supporter of the Pres-
byterian church at Spring Mills, giv-
ing liberally to its support and allied
charities. In fact his philanthropies
were not confined to his church work,
as he was always among the first to
respond to any one needing assist-
ance in any way. His home was a ha-
ven for friend or stranger and many
whom he befriended during his seven-
ty-two years of life will regret his
passing away.
On June 2nd, 1880, he married Miss
Lurana B. Higman, of Corning, N. Y.,
who passed away in January, 1899.
He is survived, however, by four chil-
dren: Charles E., of Toronto, Can.;
Miss Mabel, at home; William H., of
New York city, and Frank, of Hart-
ford, Conn. He also leaves one sister
and a brother, Mrs. Frank McCoy,
and Archibald Allison, both of Belle-
fonte. Funeral services will be held
at his late home at two o’clock this
(Friday) afternoon by Rev. J. Max
Kirkpatrick, of the Presbyterian
church, and the remains will be laid
to rest in the Allison cemetery close
to his old home.
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MARTIN.—Frederick P. Martin
died at the Clearfield hospital last
Friday morning following an illness
of many weeks. He was a son of John
and Elizabeth Martin and was born in
Bellefonte on November 6th, 1857,
hence was not quite sixty-five years
old. When twenty-one years of age
he went to Clearfield and that had
been his home ever since. Of a rath-
er retiring disposition he yet loved to
assist those less fortunately situated
than himself and in this way made
many friends who deeply regret his
i death. He never married but is sur-
| vived by two brothers, Alfred T., of
| Pittsburgh, and John H., of Clear-
| field. The remains were brought to
Bellefonte on the 1:27 p. m. train on
Sunday and taken direct to the Union
cemetery for burial.
—It pays to read the “Watchman.”
HON. WILLIAM M. ALLISON
[As he looked when serving in the Lzgisla:ure in 1887.]
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Young People’s Division Conferences
of Centre County, October 1-7.
Two squads of speakers will tour
i the county in the interests of the
young people’s division of the Sunday
School Association the first week in
October. The county has been divid-
ed into twelve districts and the same
program will be produced at each
place.
United lines of activities will be
presented to the young people and a
program that will keep them busy
the rest of the winter.
Much interest has been awakened in
the proposed camp for them to be
conducted next summer by the coun-
ties of Centre, Huntingdon and Blair,
with the co-operation of the State
staff, who will conduct a training
course for them during the summer.
The schedule of meetings as ar-
ranged for to date is as follows:
October 1st—Pine Grove Mills, Metho-
dist church; Snow Shoe, Methodist church.
October 2nd—Centre Hall, United Evan-
gelical church; Howard, Reformed church.
October 3rd—Millheim and Port Matilda.
October 4th—Milesburg, Methodist
church,
October 5th—Gray’s
burg, Methodist church.
October 6th—Zion and Bellefonte.
October 7th—Lemont, at United Evan-
gelical church.
Mr. Zentmyer, of Tyrone, and Mr.
Ives Harvey, both of the State com-
mittee; Rev. David Evans and Stephen
S. Aplin, Y. M. C. A. secretary, of
Bellefonte, will be ‘among the speak-
ers. A fellowship supper will be hel
at each of the conference points fof
the young people.
church; Philips-
Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. Notes.
Thursday, October 19th, will be h
red letter day for the Y in Bellefonte.
It will be the occasion of the 53rd an-
niversary of the organization of the
work and plans are under way whi¢h
will be submitted to the board of di-
rectors at their meeting this (Fri-
day) evening for their approval, to
fittingly celebrate the event. The
celebration will cover the week and
more definite announcements will be
made next week.
Soccer football is being taken up
for the boys and practice is held on
Hughes field on Monday afternoons.
Goal posts will be erected and the
real game played.
The bowlers are warming up for
the league games this winter and the
tumbling of pins can be heard every
evening on the alleys.
The class for girls which opened
last Thursday, started with a good
registration and promises to increase
in interest and attendance. A class
for girls of a younger age will be
opened after Christmas.
The class for the business men is
growing in size every way, and if the
pace of registering keeps up it may
be necessary to engage the gym an
extra night a week.
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY NOTES.
The Women’s Auxiliary met in the
community room on Tuesday evening
to discuss the business of the winter
program. It was decided that a Star
Course of popular entertainments be
held during the winter. A committee
will be appeinted by Miss Overton,
the president, and arrangements made
at once. Excellent professional tal-
ent is offered and the course will be
put on at a reasonable price.
The Auxiliary will have charge of
the Y men’s banquet to be given on
October 19th, and this assures that
the catering will be well taken care of.
erecta pee ener
More Money in the World Than Ever
Before, So Why Worry?
You may not have all you want, but
if you had to have more to keep you
alive you could easily get it. You
don’t store up sunshine and water, yet
you can’t live without them half as
long as without money. So don’t wor-
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Vo if you have any trouble with
your eyes you should worry until you
find it is not serious. Better step in-
side and make sure. Prices moder-
ate.
I am registered and licensed by the
State Board.
Bellefonte every Saturday, 9 a. m.
to 4:30 p. m.
State College every day except Sun-
day. Both phones. 66-42