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“Bellefonte, Pa., September 7, 1923.
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Howard Wilcox, Auto Racer, Killed
on Altoona Speedway.
The big Altoona auto speedway was
christened with the blood of one
driver when Howard Wilcox, of In-
dianapolis, was instantly killed dur-
ing the big two hundred mile race
which was finally pulled off on Tues-
day afternoon. The accident was wit-
nessed by many Centre -countians,
who were in attendance.
Wilcox was making his 117th lap
and on the first curve got so low on
the wooden planking that he was tem-
porarily off on the dirt. He swerved
to get back on the track and his
wheels struck the castor oil soaked
boards at the track edge. His car
whirled completely about and turned
over and over, wheels flying up in the
bowl and rolling a considerable dis-
tance. Wilcox was picked up and
rushed to the field hospital but phy-
sicians declared his death was instan-
taneous. His neck, arms and legs
were broken and his chest crushed.
The unfortunate man was a veteran
of the auto race track, having follow-
ed the sport for seventeen or eigh-
teen years. He was driving a Dusen-
berg special and stood third in the
race when the accident happened. He
leaves a wife and two small children
in Indianapolis.
The winner of the race was Eddie
Hearne, another veteran driver, whose
time was 1:47:37:35, at the rate of
111% miles an hour. He won first
prize of $7,000.
The race was originally scheduled
for the afternoon of Labor day and a
crowd estimated at 60,000 was on hand
to witness the speed demons drive the
200 miles without a stop, unless caus-
ed by accident. The weather that had
been threatening most of the morning
broke in a slight rain just as the con-
testants were called for the start. Be-
cause of this one of them was sent on
a trial lap to test the plank track. He
reported it slippery and the start was
delayed for another half hour. At
that time another fall of rain made
the plank worse and the event was
called off until Tuesday afternoon,
when fine weather and an ideal atmos-
pheric condition greeted the races.
Some idea of the crowd Monday
may be had when we state that Al-
toona, Hollidaysburg and Tyrone ho-
tels were utterly unable to accommo-
date it and the overflow reached even
as far from the scene as Bellefonte
where many motorists came the night
before and came back again Monday
night to stay over until Tuesday. Our
personal observation of the traffic jam
was rather interesting. Leaving Al-
toona at four o'clock Monday after-
noon we had the right hand track and
there were no other cars in sight on it.
Going toward Altoona, however, there
was an uninterrupted procession for
the entire thirteen miles distance to
the bowl. Cars were not more than
ten feet apart the entire way and
were moving not faster than ten miles
an hour. At the bowl we had to fall
into the same kind of a procession
moving toward Tyrone and it was six
o’clock before we reached that place,
requiring two hours to drive the sev-
enteen miles. Of course we were held
up many times between Altoona and
the bowl by some foolish motorist who
cut out of his position in the line to
gain a place further ahead. His plight
was a sorry one when he met us for
those in the line wouldn’t make room
for him to get in and there was noth-
ing left to do but run into a ditch or
field where several of them seemed
hopelessly stranded and the butt cf
the jeering of all the others they had
tried to cut in ahead of.
Wilmer Rudy Killed at Burnham.
Wilmer S. Rudy, of McAlevy’s Fort,
was instantly killed at the Standard
steel works, at Burnham, last Friday
morning. He fell from a flat car right
in front of a moving train, was run
over and death resulted from a frac-
tured skull. Both legs were also bad-
ly crushed.
The young man was but twenty-
six years old and a son of Frank and
Rebecca Rudy, of MecAlevy’s Fort,
who survive with the following broth-
ers and sisters: John D. Rudy, of
Centre Hall; H. H. Rudy, of Lewis-
town; Mrs. J. I. Keller, of Pine Grove
Mills, and Miss Elsie M. Rudy, at
home. The funeral was held on Mon-
day.
——Dr. Grover C. Glenn, of State
College, won third prize in the golf
tournament at Altona last week, re-
ceiving a twenty-five dollar smoking
set.” Inasmuch as the doctor is not a
user of the weed his prize will prob-
ably be utilized for decorative purpos-
es entirely.
SPANGLER. — Mrs. Sarah J.
Spangler, widow of the late George
W. Spangler, of Tusseyville, died on
Monday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. W. Crawford, at
Centre Hall, following one week’s ill-
ness as the rseult of a general break-
down.
She was a daughter of John H. and
Mary March and was born at Salona,
Clinton county, on December 2nd,
1845, hence was in her seventy-eighth
year. Sixty years or more ago she
was united in marriage to Mr. Spang-
ler and practically all their married
life was spent in the vicinity of Tus-
seyville. She was a lifelong member
of the Reformed church and a wom-
an loved and esteemed by all who
knew her.
Her husband died in 1908, but sur-
viving her are two children, N. B.
Spangler Esq., of Bellefonte, and Mrs.
E. W. Crawford, of Centre Hall. She
was the last survivin membe : of her
generation. Brief 1uneral services
were held at the Crawford home in
Centre Hall at one o'clock on Wed-
nesday, after which the remains were
taken to Tusseyville where final serv-
ices were held in the Reformed church
by Rev. Keener. Burial was made in
the Union cemetery at Tusseyville.
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HAYSE. — Mrs. Emma Dorothy
Hayse, wife of Ralph R. Hayse, died
at Akron, Ohio, last Saturday, follow-
ing two years’ illness with a compli-
cation of diseases. She was a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Marshall
and was born at Newberry, Lycoming
county, on May 24th, 1890, hence was
in her thirty-fourth year. Most of
her married life had been spent at
Akron.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Harry Miller, of
Niagara Falls; Mrs. Frank Moore, of
Bellefonte; Torrence Marshall, of Un-
ionville; Mrs. Alice Brooks, of Centre
Hall; Mrs. Clara Haupt, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Virgie Smith, Nelson and Mack
Marshall, of Niagara Falls; Miss Mil-
dred, of New York city, and William,
of Linden, Pa.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Monday evening and taken
to the Moore home on Halfmoon hill
where funeral services were held at
two o'clock on Wednesday by Rev.
Reed O. Steely, of the United Breth-
ren church, burial being made at
Zion. :
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TOBIAS.—Lewis Case Tobias, for
many years a resident of Centre coun-
ty, died last Thursday at the home of
his son George, in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was born in Bloomsburg on July
17th, 1848, hence was aged TH years,
1 month and 13 days. He was a son
of Rev. Daniel Tobias, one of the pi-
oneer ministers of the Reformed
church, whose field of labor included
the Rebersburg charge. Mr. Tobias
and family lived in Millheim until
twelve years ago. He was quite ac-
tive in church work, having played an
important part in the organization of
the Reformed congregation at Mill-
heim and the erection of the church
there. He was the last surviving
member of a family of twelve chil-
dren.
Tne remains were brought east and
taken to the home of Mrs. Josephine
Hardenberg, at Millheim, where fun-
eral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. John S. Hollen-- |
bach, pastor of the Reformed church. |
Interment was made in the Fairview
cemetery, Millheim. .
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IDDINGS.—Mrs. Minnie Hall Id-
dings, wife of Morris Iddings, of Un-
ionville, died at the Bellefonte hos-
pital on Sunday morning, following |
an illness of two years with internal :
trouble. She was a daughter of Rob-'
ert A. and Margaret Berger Hall and
was born in Union township on No- |
vember 19th, 1864, making her age
58 years, 9 months and 13 days. In
November, 1887, she married Morris
Iddings who survives with one son, |
Thomas Elwood Iddings, at home. !
She also leaves one brother and a sis-
ter, George Hall, of Wehrum, Pa., and
Mrs. Ola Schiele, of Philipsburg. She
was a devoted member of the Meth-
odist church all her life and Rev. J.
F. Andreas had charge of the funeral
services which were held in the Meth-
odist church at Unionville, at 10
o’clock on Wednesday morning, bur-
ial being made in the upper cemetery !
at Unionville. ,
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. SHOOK.—Mrs. Caroline S. Shook
widow of the late: Ephriam Shook,
died on Sunday at her home near
Heckman’s cemetery, not far from |
Spring Mills, following a few day’s
illness with liver and gall stone trou-
ble. She was 55 years, 2 months and
9 days old and had been a resident of
Gregg township all her life. Her hus-
band died a number of years ago but
surviving her are two sons, Ralph,
living below Penn Hall, and the other,
whose name could not be learned, on
the home farm. Rev. Daubenspeck,
of Aaronsburg, had charge of the fun-
eral services which were held at 10
o’clock on Wednesday morning, bur-
ial being made in Heckman’s ceme-
tery.
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MORAN.—William E. Moran, a na-
tive of Bellefonte, died at his home in
Altoona last Thursday evening, fol-
lowing three years’ illness with heart
trouble. He was born in Bellefonte
on December 29th, 1870, hence was in
his fifty-third year. After going to
Altoona he entered the employ of the
Pennsylvania railroad and was fore-
man in the East Altoona round house
until compelled to resign owing to ill
health. He is survived by his wife,
his mother, Mrs. Louise Moran, two
sisters and one brother. Burial was
made in St. Mary’s cemetery, Altoo-
, Methodist conference, and Mrs. Gleny, |
' of Meadowside farm, Halfmoon town- |
attendants were Miss Frances Grove
: bridegroom, while Mrs. Emma Hoff-
man played the wedding march.
the guests were the immediate fami-
ilies and the members of the bridal
! Mrs. C. W. Swartz, by Rev. John F.
na, on Monday morning.
SOBER.—Mrs, Mary Sober, wife of |
Lake Sober, died at her home at How-'
ard last Thursday morning, following
an illness of two years. Her maiden
name was Miss Mary Weirick and she
was a graduate of the Lock Haven
hospital training school for nurses.
She was thirty years old and is sur-
vived by her husband, two brothers
and one sister, J. C. Weirick, of Phil-
adelphia; Alvin, of Altoona, and Mrs.
Charles Carr, of Juniata. Funeral
services were held at her late home at
Howard on Saturday afternoon, after
which burial was made in the Schenck
cemetery.
Etters—Johnson.—A wedding of in-
terest to Centre countians was that of
William B. Etters, son of county su-
perintendent and Mrs. David O. Et-
ters, of State College, and Miss Ruth
M. Johnson, a daughter of Mrs. Ir-
win Johnson, of Portland Me., the cer-
emony taking place in the Methodist
church at Oak Lane Park, Philadel-
phia, at 11 o'clock last Saturday
morning. The ring ceremony was used
and the pastor of the church, Rev. D.
W. Seigrist, officated. There were no
attendants.
The bride was charmingly gowned
in an afternoon dress of Coolidge
brown charmeuse and velvet, with hat
to match, and wore a corsage bouquet
of roses and lilies of the valley. The
decorations at the wedding breakfast
served at Green Valley farm, Over-
brook, immediately following the cer-
emony were asters, roses and ferns,
a pretty effect in red and white. Mr.
and Mrs. Etters will spend their hon-
eymoon in the Delaware Water Gap
region and later take up their resi-
dence in Harrisburg. The bride is a
most charming and accomplished
young woman, during the past two
years having been the head of the de-
partment of history in the Easton
High school. The bridegroom is a
graduate of State College and now
holds a good position in Harrisburg.
Guests present at the wedding in-
cluded Mrs. J. Irwin Johnson, of Port-
land, Me., mother of the bride; Prof.
and Mrs. D. O. Etters, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Etters and daughter Betty,
Miss Kathryn Etters and David B.
Etters, of State College; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Etters and daughters, of Phila-
delphia; Miss Ethel Johnson, of
Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. A. Hall and Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. Davis and son, of Phil-
adelphia; Mrs. M. C. Kirschner, of
Jackson, Mich., and Rev. and Mrs. D.
W. Seigrist, of Oak Lane Park.
Glenn — Collier. — An attractive
church wedding took place in Harris-
burg, at three o’clock last Saturday
afternoon, when Miss Hazel Collier,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J.
Collier, of that city, became the bride
of John Gray Glenn, son of the late
Rev. George M. Glenn, a well known
minister in the Central Pennsylvania |
ship. The ceremony was performed
in the Messiah Lutheran church by the
pastor, Rev. H. W. A. Hanson. The
and George Glenn, a brother of the
A reception and wedding supper fol-
lowed at the home of the bride, when
party. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn left for a
wedding trip after the ceremony, and
after several weeks will be at home
in Brooklyn.
Out of town guests present at the
wedding were Mrs. George Glenn and
Miss Esther Gray, of Halfmoon
township.
The bride, who was graduated from
Central High school, Harrisburg, in
1919, was graduated from Goucher
College last June.
The bridegroom is a graduate of
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport,
and Wesleyan Umiversity, at Middle-
town, Conn., where he received the
B. A. and M. A. degree. He formerly
resided in Pennsylvania, but is now
instructor in the Polytechnic Prepara-
tory country day school in Brooklyn.
Decker—Swartz.—Sterling R. Deck-
er, of Montgomery, and Miss Bernice
V. Swartz, of State College, were
married at noon on Saturday at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Harkins, pastor of Grace Lutheran
church, of State College. Immedi-
ately following the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Decker left on a wedding trip by
automobile through the southern cen-
tral States.
The bride is a graduate of Susque-
hanna University and for some time
held the position of teller in the First
National bank at State College. The
bridegroom is vice president of the
Montgomery table and desk works
and it is in that city they will make
their home.
Burwell—Archey.—Arthur L. Bur-
well, of Pine Grove Mills, and Miss
Kathryn R. Archey, only daughter of
postmaster and Mrs. F. W. Archey, of
Pennsylvanian Furnace, were married
in Altoona on August 23rd by Rev.
Robert M. Campbell, and the young
people succeeded in keeping their
marriage a secret for one week. The
bridegroom is a veteran of the world
war and is at present one of the effi-
cient clerks in Fye’s grocery store at
State College.
——Three crates of carrier pigeons
came to Bellefonte from Shamokin by
express on Saturday evening, and
were released on Sunday morning at
nine o'clock. The birds arose in the
air and started on almost a direct
course for their home city. The pig-
eons- are sent here frequently for
flights home and usually cover the
distance in about two hours.
Few Veterans Left to Reune.
The reunions of the Civil war vet-
erans of Centre county will soon be
only a memory. Wednesday was their
day at the Granger's picnic and
though it seems only a few years since
these gallant men could turn out by
the hundreds for this event there were
but twenty-five of them on the park
when the roll was called.
Eleven went from here, all members
of Gregg Post, No. 95, and among
them was the venerable Daniel Eber-
hart enjoying every moment of it not-
withstanding his ninety years.
The reunion was held in the big pa-
vilion and was opened with prayer by
Rev. Emenhizer. Rev. J. Max Kirk-
patrick made the address of welcome.
Adjournment was then made for din-
ner and the first business in the after-
noon was the report of the commit-
tees, Grange park being recommend-
ed as the place of meeting next year.
Officers for the year 1924 were elect-
ed as follows: President, S. B. Miller,
Bellefonte; first vice president, Hen-
ry Meyer, Rebersburg; second vice
president, D. B. Brisbin, Centre Hall;
secretary, W. H. Fry, Pine Grove
Mills; treasurer, Capt. George M.
Boal, Centre Hall.
Rev. T. W. Young, of Bellefonte,
made the response to the address of
welcome and other interesting talks
were made by Clement Dale Esq., Dr.
John M. Thomas, president of The
Pennsylvania State College; Prof.
Dennis, of the State Department of
Public Instruction, and Mr. Bell, of
the State Grange.
According to the report of the sec-
retary the following old soldiers an-
swered the final roll call during the
year, with the date of their death and
age:
John Biddle, July 28...............0..0., kil
James Knox, July 30, 1923.............. 80
V. A. V. Smith, July 23,1923........... 84
James Askey, Sept. 12, 1922..... F's sian ain 83
Geo. C. Williams, July 9, 1923........... §4
Harry C. Warfel, June 17, 1923......... 79
Geo. C. Williams, April 10, 1923........ 7
Jas. A. Gilliland, March 22, 1923........ 83
David L. Ross, March 7, 1923........... 80
Philip B. Mertz, July 25, 1923.......... 92
John F. Mechtly, Feb. 24, 1923......... 7
H. :Shylor, Sept: 8, 1922... .. Valli. 000 7
Jas, L. Hinton, Feb. 3,1923............. 80
Rob’t B. Reeder, Dec. 22, 1922. ......... 7
George Robb, Sept. 12, 1922............. Te
Daniel Williams, Dec. 9, 1922........... 5
Ira Lyle, July 23, 1923..........0... 5. 76
Following is a list of the old sol-
diers in attendance at the reunion:
S. H. Griffith, 78, Co. G, 116.
Samuel Guisewhite, 78, Co. F, 1st Pa. Cav.
S. B. Miller, 85, Co. C, 100 Ohio.
C. D. Houtz, 83, Co. D, 98 Pa.
Wm. Hoy, 82, Co. H, 56th Pa.
= 8S. R. Gettig, 85, Co. A, 148 Pa.
J. 8S. Williams, 80, Co. B, 46th Pa.
D. W. Eberhart, 90, Co. C, Emer Bat.
J. B. Holter, 77, Co. H, 57th Pa.
Cyrus Walker, 85, Co. E, 7th Cavalry.
T. W. Young, 78, U. 8. Navy.
G. W. Emigh, 80, Co. H, 45th Pa.
T. A. Snyder, 79, Co. D, 1st Pa. Cav.
Wm. Flack, 78, Co. A, 45th Pa.
B,D. Brisbin, 81, Co. G, 148 Pa.
G. M. Boal, 85, Co. D, 148 Pa.
John From, 78, Co. A, 19 Cav.
W. H. Bartholomew 77, Co. F, 2nd Cav.
H. C. Pennington, 83, Co. E, 184 Pa.
John Miller, 76, Co. F, 200 Inf.
W. E. Tate, 80, Co. F, 146 Pa.
Samuel Shirk, 76, Co. G, 184 Pa.
Philip 8. Dale, 81, €o. A, 149 Pa.
Ben Espenshadé¢, 84, Co. E, 79 Pa.
W. H. Fry, 80, Co. E, 45 Pa.
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Boy Scouts in Camp.
Thirty-five members of Troop No.
1, Boy Scouts of America, spent two
weeks this summer, July 23rd to Au-
gust 4th, at Camp Kline, the camp of
the Williamsport Scouts, along Pine
Creek, above Jersey Shore. Condi-
tions at camp were as near ideal as
possible, and the boys made good
progress along scouting lines. Over
one hundred tests were passed by
boys of the troop, among which were
ten merit badge subjects taken suc-
cessfully by Carl Gray, senior patrol
leader. The following promotions
were made: Charles Bullock, from
second class to first class scout, and
Carl Dubbs, Leslie Shultz, Richard
Taylor, Ralph Toner, Victor Watson,
Philip Wion, from tenderfoot to sec-
ond class scout. Ten boys won the
coveted camp letter, viz: Carl Gray,
Fred Fisher, George Ray, Ralph To-
ner, Tom McGovern, Carl Moersch-
bacher, Philip Mignot, Michael Hazel,
Evan Blanchard and Leslie Shultz.
The Troop plans to meet this fall and
winter on Tuesday evenings at 7:15
o’clock, in the troop headquarters, the
boys’ club room in the basement of St.
John’s Episcopal church. Parents and
other interested persons are cordially
invited to attend these meetings from
time to time. Members of this troop
are pleased to note that a new troop
is in process of formation at the Unit-
ed Brethren church, and promise their
help in any way possible.
pp pons
Total Eclipse of the Sun Will be Par-
tial Eclipse Here.
An eclipse of the sun which will be
total in southwestern California and
northern Mexico will be a partial
eclipse here next Monday. The
eclipse will begin along about 3:30
o’clock in the afternoon and be visible
for more than an hour. The lower
left portion of the sun will be obscur-
ed by the moon, according to astro-
nomical calculations. To see the
eclipse without causing eye strain,
smoke a piece of ordinary window
glass and use it in looking at the sun. -
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——The third diphtheria prevention
clinic was held Tuesday of this week
with a total of about 75 children inoc-
ulated up to this date. ‘The clinics
will be continued for several weeks
and any parent wishing to have the
benefit of the anti-toxin treatment
should aply for permit blanks to Miss
Daise Keichline, Bishop
phone 198-J., ~~...
. street, Bell
Monutain.
This being the week of the Grang-
er's encampment and fair all roads
leading toward Centre Hall have been
more or less congested with traffic and
when traffic is heavy there is always
some motorist who takes his life in
hand to jeopardize the lives and prop-
erty of others.
There have been plenty of the fel-
lows who won’t keep their place on
the road abroad in the county this
week. Some of them, happily, have
learned a lesson but in doing so they
have caused serious damage and in-
convenience to other drivers.
On Sunday Jasper Wagner, the
down the mountain toward Centre
Hall, when another car came racing
up, tore the front wheel off Wagner’s
Ford and went on without even look-
ing back.
While motoring about in this vicin-
ity on Sunday, Frank Cole, of Philips-
burg, collided with a Chevrolet, driver
unknown, and with the result that his
Ford was pretty badly wrecked and
had to be towed in to the Beatty ga-
rage for repairs. '
The Overland sedan of William Hos-
terman, of Coburn, went over the
bank while descending the mountain
toward Centre Hall, plunged 60 feet
down and wrecked against a tree. In
it were Mr. Hosterman, his wife, and
his son and his wife. None of them
were hurt. They were returning from
the Altoona races.
Milton Corl, of State College, was
returning from Grange park, Sunday
afternoon and had just started the
mountain climb, when he undertook
to pass a car ahead. Not noticing the
approach of a Chevrolet sedan driv-
en by a Mr. Stover, of Spring Mills,
until it was too late there was a crash
and both Corl’s Buick and the other
car were badly damaged.
Miss Winifred Hartman, of Lock
Haven, was injured in an accident that
occurred near State College, Monday
evening. She was returning with a
party from Altoona when the car
skidded and upset fracturing her nose
and injuring her back. She was taken
to the Lock Haven hespital.
A fishing party composed of Fred
Musser and Philip Hoover, of Belle-
fonte; Mr. Stine, of Reading, and
Philip Foster, of State College, came
to grief Monday morning about ten
o’clock when the Studebaker car in
which they were traveling was wreck-
ed, near Curtin, in attempting to avoid
striking another car. They had reach-
ed a sharp turn in the road near Cur-
tin when a Ford touring car rounded
the turn on the wrong side of the
road. In order to avoid striking the
car the driver of the Studebaker turn-
ed his car up the hillside and in doing
so smashed its front wheel.
Two men from Newberry, driving
in a Ford coupe, ran into the passen-
| ger train out of Bellefonte, Sunday
night. The accident happened at the
crossing on the concrete road at Miles-
burg. There were two unlighted
coaches on the rear of the train and
the motorist thought the crossing was
clear until he crashed into the last of
them and tore three wheels off the
Ford. The men were not hurt.
Edward Homan Dies from Tetanus
Caused by Fall from Mule.
Two weeks ago yesterday Edward
Homan, who occupied the Homan
farm just below Centre Hall, fell
from the back of a mule and dislocat-
ed his right thumb. The dislocation
was reduced and he confidently ex-
pected to be all right in a few days.
But the injured thumb grew worse in-
stead of better and last Thursday
evening he was brought to the Belle-
fonte hospital. On Sunday his ceondi-
tion was so serious that a portion of
the thumb was amputated in the hope
of saving his life but tetanus (lock-
jaw) developed and he died at 3:20
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon.
Edward Emanuel Homan was a son
of William and Sarah Margaret Ho-
man and was born near Centre Hall
twenty-nine years ago. His entire
life had been spent on the farm. A
A few years ago he married Miss
Elizabeth Bible who survives with one
child, Rosella. He also leaves his
parents and two brothers, Ralph and
Ernest. Funeral services will be held
at his late home at ten o’clock this
(Friday) morning by Rev. Drumm,
after which burial will be made in the
Centre Hall cemetery.
——At the regular monthly meet-
ing of the Bellefonte chapter Red
Cross, Hardman P. Harris was made
chairman of the annual roll call, the
date of which, for this community has
been set for October 22-31, instead of
November 11, as in past years. This
will insure against overlapping with
the tuberculosis Christmas seal sale
that necessarily, is conducted in No-
vember and December.
Friday, the 13th, is Not Unlucky Un-
less You Think So.
President Wilson’s lucky number is
13. He has also said that Friday is
his lucky day. We all have our hob-
bies, so why shouldn’t we ride them
occasionally ?
If you get drowsy after reading;
if the sunlight seems too bright at
further away these are signs that your
eyes need attention.
Consult me some Friday
i want it to be your lucky day.
Consultation free. Prices moder-
ate.
Dr. Eva B. Roan, Optometrist. Li-
censed by the State Board.
Bellefonte every Wednesday after-
noon, and Saturday 9 a. m. to 4:30 p.
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Many Auto Accidents on Centre Hall MANY GREAT CITIES OF JAPAN
WRECKED BY EARTHQUAKE.
Fire Follows the Quake and Nearly
Obliterates Yokohama and Tokio.
Hundreds of Thousands Die and
Property Loss is Incalculable.
Osaka, Japan, Sept. 4.—So vast an
area of Japan has been devastated by
the greatest earthquake in the history
of this country that occurred last Sat-
urday that it will be long before the
actual loss of life is known. The most
reliable estimates of the dead up to
the present reach from 200,000 to
320,000.
Tokio and Yokohama, with sur-
rounding towns, which formed the
center of the disturbance, are almost
completely in ruins. For two days
Tokio was swept by flames, and apart
from the loss of life caused directly
through the falling of the buildings,
thousands must have perished in
their attempts to make their way
through the fire zones, and other
thousands from exhaustion.
SHOCK CHANGES EARTH’S SURFACE.
_ Yokohama, Tokio’s busy port, is a
city destroyed. Probably more com-
plete destruction has been wrought
there than in the capital itself, for its
great docks were torn asunder, its
shipping wrecked, its public buildings
and homes leveled to the earth.
All advices received here indicate
a succssion of earth disturbances in
that area extending for many miles
inland and to the north and every-
where the first destructive forces were:
augmented by explosions, the burst-
ing of water mains, the overflow of
rivers and the terrible overpowering
rush of tidal waves.
Details of geographical changes are
lacking, but it is reported that new
islands have been forced up from the
bed of the ocean, while sections have
disappeared. Rivers are said to have
changed their courses, and volcanoes
are erupting in various districts.
MANY NOTABLES PERISH.
. The disaster spared none who stood
in its path. Many members of noble
families have perished, but thus far
the only notable foreign resident in
the list of killed is the American con-
sul at Yokohama, Max D. Kirjassoff,
who, with his wife, is believed to have
been buried in the ruins of the consu-
ate.
The American Ambassador, Cyrus
E. Woods, and all the members of the
Embassy at Tokio, are known to be
safe, but many of the diplomatic rep-
resentatives of other nations have not
been accounted for, nor has any word
been received of their fate.
The newspaper Osaka Asahi esti-
mates the earthquake dead at 320,000,
which included 150,000 dead in Tokio,
100,000 in Yokohama, and 60,000 in
Yokosuka. Word is received that the
fires in Tokio burned out Monday
night, but at the same time couriers
carry appeals for food supplies and
medical supplies and assistance for
the hundreds of thousands homeless
refugees who, unless succored speed-
ily, cannot survive.
_Innumerable bodies of earthquake
victims are clogged in the River Sum-
ida, which flows through Tokio.
Thousands of frenzied men and
women, overcome with excitement and .
fatigue, went mad and threw them-
selves into the river when the shocks
were occurring.
Thousands of others perished when
the bridges across the Sumida River
collapsed.
Yokohama is still smouldering. The
latest report from the greatest of Jap-
anese ports is that only two build-
ings remain which are at all recog-
nizable. They are the Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha building and the Yokohama
Specie bank.
Casualties throughout the horror
zone are estimated to exceed 500,000
killed and injured. Three millionpeo-
ple are homeless and most of them are
swarming in gigantic crowds to the
open country beyond Fujiyama.
Five billion dollars damage has been
done in Tokio, according to revised
estimates made by a vanguard of re-
lief workers in that city.
BACKWASH OF TIDAL WAVE BREAKS
ON U. 8. COAST.
Wave swells 20 feet high, larger
than any in the experience of mari-
ners at Los Angeles harbor, struck
the Southern California coast early
Tuesday and were believed to have
been the result of the earthquake and
tidal wave which devastated. parts of
Japan. The swells broke completely
over the 15 foot breakwater and car-
ried away all loose objects, including
a boat-tender at the lighthouse and
considerable lumber piled along the
shore.
Naval observers said no storm of
any size had been reported anywhere
on the Pacfic, and they thought the
huge swells was the reaction on this
coast from the Tokio catastrophe of
Saturday.
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——The Williamsport league base-
ball team will play the Philipsburg
team in Philipsburg next Monday as a
benefit for the hospital building fund.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. Amanda Ostrander returned to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Bowersox, on Saturday, after a visit of
two weeks with her son Will and family,
at Spangler. ;
—Miss Elsie Altenderfer, who has been
with her father, M. L. Altenderfer, and her
brother Jerry and his wife, at Milesburg,
during the summer school vacation, will
return to her work in Philadelphia, to-
morrow. Miss Altenderfer is now a mem-
ber of the Senior class in the regular four
year's course, at the college of Osteopathy.
—Miss Annie Noll is spending her
week’s vacation with her sister, Mrs. W.
MH. Miller, on Bishop street. The {ore purt
of the week the two women visited with
the Thomas Hagerman family, in Wil-
liamsport, and today have planned to go
to Altoona to be week-end guests of their
nephew, Wilkie Horner and his family;
Mr. Miller will join them there tomorrow.
—Bellefonte’s representatives at the
races Tuesday included James Caldwell,
Michael Hazel, Col. and. Mrs. W. F. Rey-
nolds, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hunter and
Mr. and Mrs. Alter Ulsh, Irving Warner,
with Irving Jr., Billy Curtin, James Pot-
ter, A. G. Morris and a family party, L. A.
Schaeffer, Dr. Locke, Forrest Tanner, Jay
Storch, George Carpeneto, William Emer-
ick, Gideon Payne, Dave Finklestine, Al-
len Cruse and Charles Saxion.