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Bellefonte, Pa., September 5, 1924.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
; For President,
JOHN W. DAVIS, of West Virginia,
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CHARLES W. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
¥DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
*“¥or Judge of the Superior Court,
ARET C. KLINGLESMITH,
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THE CHINESE FLOWER FAIR.
Mrs. North Writes of Weather, Music-
als, Flower Fair, Etec.
Chengtu, China, April 6.
Dear Home Folks:
Although it is only April you would
think it was the middle of summer.
The roses and all kinds of lovely flow-
ers are in full bloom. We have had
some rather warm days already, but
just now it is rather cold. There was
a thunder storm during the night and
it has cooled the atmosphere consider-
ably. We have been without a fire for
weeks but this evening are having one
built in the fireplace in order to be
more comfortable. The few warm
days we had have given us some idea
of what it will be like in the summer.
But Bill and I are planning to spend
the summer months at a place called
Kwanhsien, about a day’s journey
from here. Most people with children
go there because it is not far from
Chengtu and is a nice place for the
children to play.
We are going there this year, be-
cause we thought we would probably
never have the chance again, as it is
too far from Chungking, and there
are other resorts we can reach from
that place without traveling so far.
We plan to leave here as soon as
school is over, early in June, we hope, |
and won’t return until the first part
of September. Bill is planning to
make a trip up into Thibet this sum-
mer with several other men. He is
keen about that sort of thing and this
summer will probably be the only op-
portunity he will have. At Kwanh-
sein we will share a bungalow with
three single ladies so that when Bill is
away I will not be left alone.
I must tell you now that we plan to
stay in Chengtu until February. We
are supposed to have a full year of
language study here, but we thought
when we came up that we would re-
turn to Chungking in November, be-
cause the annual conference was to
have been held there. But it has now
been decided to have conference here
- in February, so we will wait and go
down with the folks at that time. I
am anxious to get down to Chung-
king. We have received word that our
freight has arrived and I'd like to be
there to unpack it and see how things
look. I hope everything has come
through in good condition.
The past week has been a very busy
‘one. Out in the country they have a
club which meets once a month and
furnishes some sort of entertainment
for the foreigners. Here in the city
there is one that meets once every
two weeks, on Tuesdays. I forgot to
say that the country club meets on
Saturdays. Remember that when I
use the word “foreigners” I mean
those of us who are not Chinese.
Well, next Saturday night, April 2nd,
there is to be a musical evening out
at the University and Bill and I have
both been asked to help. It means
that we have to stay out in the coun-
try two evenings a week to practice,
and we have to stay over night. I
hate being away from home at night.
I guess I'm getting to be an old wom-
an, but I don’t sleep well away from
home.
We spent Monday night and Friday
night of last week out in the country,
and will have to spend Monday and
Thursday night of next week out
there, and then, too, Saturday night,
the night of the performance. I guess
we might as well move out there and
be done with it.
Just now, outside of the west gate
of the city, there is being held what is
known as the “Wah Weh” o#Flower
Fair. It is held every year and lasts
for about six weeks. It is very much
like a county fair at home and is very
well worth visiting. The Language
school went to spend the day on
Thursday, and we certainly had a fine
time. There are booths in which all
kinds of merchandise are sold, and
there are lovely birds and flowers.
One of the most attractive places to
visit is the basket department, where
you can buy all sorts and sizes of bas-
kets, from tiny, little ones to great,
big ones. They make miniature bas-
kets of almost every kind used in
Szechavan. Bill and I invested most
of the money that we spent (not more
than $3.00 Mex.) in these miniature |
baskets. I got a dozen to send home
to Rachael to use as nut baskets,
when she gives a party. The tiny
baskets are oftentimes as expensive
as the very large baskets, because, al-
though there is not as much material
in them, the work is much harder to
do. For instance, I had to give 100
cash a piece for the little baskets that
I'm sending heme, and I'got a big
clothes ‘basket, which woflld compare
very favorably with a clothes basket
at home, only that it is round in shape,
for 700 cash. Remember that there
are about 3300 cash in a Mexican dol-
lar, and that a’ Mex. dollar is worth
about 50 cents gold, and you can fig-
ure out the cost of these articles.
When we came away from the fair
we had so many things to put in our
sedan chairs that there was not much
room left for us to sit in them. I
could have gotten in mine all right
and my men would have carried me,
but Margaret Brennecke’s men (she
rides in a two-man chair) refused to
carry her and all her things. So we
decided to walk and let the men carry
our things for us. We rode as far as
we could in wheelbarrows, and it was
lots of fun though a little bit of it
goes a long, long way. If the road is
comparatively smooth, it’s fine, but if
there are many stones in the road, it
1is anything but fine.
I forgot to mention that this flower
fair is held in the grounds of the
“Chin Yong Gong Temple.” The
Green or Fresh Sheep Public Temple.
In the temple are two sheep made of
brass and they are supposed to cure
all diseases. If you have headache,
you just touch the head of the sheep
and your headache will be cured. You
touch any part of the sheep which
corresponds to the part of your body
which hurts and the hurt will disap-
pear. We sAw many people perform-
ing this ceremony and, of course, they
have to cross the palm of the old
priest with a cash piece. The temple
is a Daoist Temple. Here in Chengtu
there are Daoist, Bhuddist, Confus-
cian, and Mohammedan Temples.
Right back of our compound is a Mo-
hammedan Temple. Friday is their
day of worship and every Friday night
we can hear them singing. Bill and I
tried to locate the temple one Friday
evening, but were unsuccessful. We
hope to find it some day.
i faa SARAH.
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Silver Cup Baseball Trophy Presented
to Bellefonte.
The silver cup trophy given to the
winning team in the Centre county
baseball league was presented to
Bellefonte at a testimonial dinner giv-
en the members: of the local champion
team at the Brockerhoff house last
night. It was a gala affair for the
Bellefonte ball players, all of whom
demonstrated that they were as much
at home at a well spread board as they
have been on the diamond.
There was another reason why the
team and its management had cause
to jlibilate. They started the season
with a deficit of $55.00 from last year
and when all the bills are paid this
season they will have a balance of
approximately $300 in the treasury,
and this ‘without any appeal for pub-
lic contributions.
The result of last Thursday’s games
was Bellefonte 8, State College 0;
Millheim 6, Centre Hall 4. The sea-
son closed on Saturday with a double-
header between Bellefonte and Centre
Hall on Hughes field, Bellefonte win-.
ning the first game 9 to 2, and Centre
Hall the second 8 to 2. State College
forfeited its game with Millheim by
failing to appear on the ground.
On Monday Bellefonte literally
swamped the Lock Haven Eagles by
the score of 11 to 1 in an exhibition
game cat the Odd Fellows picnic at
Hecla park. The final standing of the
clubs in the Centre county league is
as follows:
Ww. L. r.C
Bellefonte .......... 23 1 767
Millheim -...c.iaesve 16 12 571
Centre Hall ........ 10 23 333
State College ....... 9 19 321
Altoona Auto Races Marred by Fatal
Accident.
Driving at breakneck speed in the
190th lap of the big bowl at Tipton,
on Monday, Joe Boyer’s Dusenberg
special car smashed through the up-
per guard rail and crushed both his
legs to such an extent that they had
to be amputated, at the Altoona hos-
‘pital, but he died from the shock at
12:25 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Boyer was driving in second place
when the accident happened and was
so near the finishing point that he
would without doubt won second mon-
ey. As it is his estate will get $583.-
50.
The above accident was the only
event that marred the big Altoona
auto races which on Monday were at-
tended by more than fifty thousand
people. Jimmy Murphy, driving a
Miller special car, won the race and
the purse of $9,000. Tommy Milton
finished second and Fred Comer third.
Many Bellefonter’s mingled among
the erowd at the big bowl.
——At the birthday party given
Thursday of last week by Miss Ella
Levy at her home in Milesburg, in
celebration of the. eigthy-ninth birth-
day of her mother, Mrs. Fisher, three
of Mrs. Fisher's friends were the
guests of honor. These included Mrs.
McMeen, Mrs. ‘E. G. Irvin and Miss
Sue Gregg, whose ages along with
that of Mrs. Fisher, totalled three
hundred and fifty-five years.
SUNDAY.—A brief notice in the
“Watchman” last week announced the
death, at 10:30 o'clock last Thursday
morning, of J. Elmer Sunday, at his
home near Pennsylvania Furnace, fol-
lowing a lingering illness.
He was a son of Emanuel and Lydia
Gates Sunday and was born on the
farm near Pennsylvania Furnace on
September 15th, 1866, hence was al-
most fifty-eight years old. He follow-
ed farming all his life and was.an in-
dustrious and dependable citizen. He
was a member of the Lutheran church
for many years, a member of Penns-
valley Lodge No. 276 I. O. O. F. and
Masonic Lodge No. 700, of State Col-
lege.
As a young man he married Miss
Sarah Kustaborder who died in July,
1921, but surviving him is one son,
Wilbur Sunday. He also leaves his
aged mother, Mrs. Lydia Sunday, and
four brothers, namely: Rev. Orin
Sunday, of Montoursville; Rev. Wil-
liam Sunday, of Hooversville; George,
of South Bend, Ind. and Luther, of
State College.
. Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church, at Gatesburg, at 10
o’clock last Saturday morning by his
pastor, Rev. J. S. English, assisted by |
Rev. H. D. Fleming. His brother Odd
Fellows had charge of the funeral and
the beautiful Masonic ritual was used
at the interment in the Gatesburg
cemetery. vy Ho
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* LEBKICHER.—Mrs. Emma L. Leb-
kicher, widow of Michael Lebkicher,
passed away Tuesday of last week at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mah-
lon McFeaters, in Johnstown, follow-
ing a lingering illness, having been
confined to bed five months preceding
her. death.
She was a daughter of William and
Nancy Glenn Robinson and was born
in Nittany valley seventy-four years
ago. When a girl the family moved
to Milesburg where she married Mi-
chael Lebkicher, a veteran of the Civ-
il war. Their early married life was
spent at Milesburg and later they
moved ta Snow Shoe where Mr. Leb-
kicher died twenty-six years ago. The
family later came to Bellefonte and
twelve years ago moved to Johnstown.
Surviving her are one daughter, Nel-
lie, now Mrs. Mahlon McFeaters, and
a stepson, Daniel R. Lebkicher, of Ty-
rone.
She was a member of the Bethany
Presbyterian church, in Johnstown,
and the pastor, Rev. V. D. Beery, had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at the McFeaters home last
Thursday afternoon, burial being
made in the Grandview cemetery in
that city. ih .
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HAINES.—Ralph Haines, a well
known resident of Penn township, died
quite suddenly at his home a mile
west of Millheim, last Wednesday
afternoon. For several days he had
complained of not feeling very well
but was up and around the house on
Wednesday morning. Toward noon-
time he became violently ill and died
within five hours. :
He was a son of John A. and Aman-
da E, Haines and was born in Haines
township forty-six years ago. He is
survived by his wife and three chil-
dren, Sarah, Paul and Dorothy. He
also leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Frank Haines, of Kingdom,
Texas; John, of Aaronsburg; W. B.,
of DesMoines, Iowa; Archie, of Altoo-
na, Iowa; Mrs. Kate Musser, of Pleas-
‘ant Gap; Mrs. Tammie Jones, of Scot-
land, South Dakota; Mrs. Annie Ei-
senhuth, of State College; Mrs. Su-
san Stemm, of Milmont; Amanda E.
and Cora, of Aaronsburg.
He was a member of the Lutheran
church and Rev. J. F. Hollenbach had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at 2:30 o’clock on Sunday
afternoon, burial being made in the
Millheim cemetery.
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HARTER.—Mrs. Emma M. Harter,
wife of Clement Harter, died at her
home along the Jacksonville road, last
Thursday, as the result of acute dila-
tation of the heart, following an ill-
ness of some weeks. ;
She was a daughter of William and
Calisca Hoy Corman and was born in
Marion township on May 2nd, 1876,
making her age 48 years, 3 months
and 26 days. In addition to her hus-
band she is survived by six children,
Mrs. Adaline Breon, living near Belle-
fonte; John, Ward, Merrill, Carrie
and Grace, all at home. She also
leaves one sister and three brothers,
Mrs. Harvey Truckenmiller, of Mack-
eyville; Harry, Otto and Earl Cor-
man, all of Bellefonte.
She was a member of the United
Evangelical church and Rev. Reed O.
Steely had charge of the funeral serv-
ices which were held at ten o’clock on
Sunday morning, burial being made
in the Zion cemetery.
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RICHARDS.—Billie Richards, the
young son of Samuel and Carrie Ha-
zel Richards, who was fatally injured
on Tuesday evening of last week when
he fell from the third story window of
the family home in the Brockerhoff
block on’Bishop street, passed away
on Thursday afternoon. He leaves to
mourn their loss his parents, two
brothers and one sister. He was two
years and five months old and was
laid to rest in the Union cemetery on
Saturday afternoon.
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KECH.—Henry Kech, for more than
fifty years a resident of Snow’ Shoe,
passed away at five o'clock on Sunday
evening as the result of an attack of
heart trouble, aged 79 years. He was
a contractor by occupation and built
many of the present houses in Snow
Shoe and vicinity. Surviving him are
two sons and two daughters, namel¥:
Dr. August S. Kech, of Altoona; Rob-
ert, superintendent of the Lehigh Coal
and Coke corporation, at Snow Shoe;
Miss Clara, dietitian at the Altoona
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! hospital, and Miss Anna, at home.
Funeral mass was held in St. Mary’s
Catholic church at ten o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning by Rev. Father Mec-
Kenna, after which burial was made
| in the Catholic cemetery at that place.
Clark—Haveistine.—The wedding
of Robert P. Clark, of Chester, and
Miss Bertha C. Haverstine, of Belle-
fonte, took place at noon on Monday
in St. John’s Reformed church, in the
presence of a few relatives and
friends. Using the ring service Rev.
Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt, the pastor,
performed the marriage ceremony, the
bride being given away by her foster-
father, Mr. Harry E. Clevenstine. The
attendants were Mr. Clevenstine and
Miss Margaret L. Clark, of Chester,
a sister of the bridegroom. The
church decorations of flowers and
clematis vines were quite beautiful.
Immediately following the ceremo-
ny the happy couple left for their fu-
ture home in Chester, where Mr.
Clark is a foreman in the ship-build-
ing yards. The bride came into the
Clevenstine family when they were in
charge of the Pruner orphanage and
has been like a real daughter to them.
She is a graduate nurse of the Chester
hospital and up to a month ago was
a superintending nurse in the hospital
at Rahway, N. J. As a prelude to the
marriage a wedding dinner was served
at the Clevenstine home on Allegheny
street on Sunday.
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Wagner — Kisling. — Many guests
were present in the Methodist church,
at Snow Shoe, last Friday evening, to
witness the marriage of Miss Fae Kis
ling, the charming daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William .G. Kisling, of that
place, and Charles H. Wagner, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Wagner, of Belle-
fonte. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Berkheimer and the attend-
ants were Miss Marion Harm, of
Snow Shoe, and Samuel Rhinesmith,
of Bellefonte, Immediately following
the ceremony the young people went
east on a brief wedding trip, return-
ing to Bellefonte on Tuesday. The
bridegroom is a graduate of the
Bellefonte High school and is now em-
ployed at the mill of C. Y. Wagner &
Co. Both young people are not only
well known but quite popular among
the younger set in their respective
communities, and if good wishes count
for anything they will have a long
and happy married life.
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Sweeny—Fishburn.—The home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Fishburn, sev-
eral miles south of Bellefonte, was
the scene of a pretty wedding, at eight
o’clock on ‘Tuesday morning, when
their daughter, Miss Pearl E. Fish-
burn, was united in marriage to Ralph
W. Sweeny, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
William M. Sweeny, of Spring Mills.
Only members of the two families
were present to witness the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. Dr. A.
M. Schmidt. The young couple were
attended by Miss Mildred L. Fishburn,
a sister of the bride, and George H.
Sweeny, brother of the bridegroom.
The ring service was used. Following
a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Sweeny will take up their residence
in Centre Hall, the groom being a
teacher in the Manor Hill school.
The young couple have the best wish-
es of a host of friends for a happy,
prosperous married life.
Kramer—Sackett.—The home of
Dean and Mrs. R. L. Sackett, at State
College, was the scene of a quiet wed-
ding, at 9:45 o’clock on Saturday
morning, when their daughter, Miss
Frances Sackett, was united in mar-
riage to Raymond Charles Kramer, of
Philadelphia, the marriage ritual of
the Friends church being used with
the addition of prayer by Dr. John M.
Thomas. The bride is a 1924 gradu-
ate of Mt. Holyoke College while the
bridegroom graduated at State Col-
lege in the class of 1922. He is now
in business in Scranton, where they
will make their home.
Osmer — Taylor. — Edward Osmer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osmer,
and Miss Harriet Taylor, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, both of
Bellefonte, went to Woolrich last
Thursday where they were married by
Dr. E. H. Yocum. They returned to
Bellefonte on Saturday and yesterday
left for Cleveland, Ohio, where they
expect to make their home.
Kline—Young.—Leslie Kline, of
State College, and Miss Julia Young,
of Bellefonte, were married at the
parsonage of the United Brethren
church, last Thursday afternoon, by
the pastor, Rev. Frank B. Hackett,
the ring ceremony being used. The
attendants were Paul Young and Miss
Richard, an intimate friend of the
bride.
New Librarian for State College.
The appointment of Miss Sabra W.
Vought as librarian of The Pennsyl-
vania State College, has been an-
nounced by Dr. John M. Thomas, and
she will assume her duties at the
opening of College on September
24th. Miss Vought is a graduate of
Allegheny College, class of 1899, and
of the New York State Ii: ary school.
During the past five ye: © she has
been supervisor of school libic ries for
the University of the State ¢’ New
York.
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Tuesday’s rain broke up the het
wave that had prevailed in this sec-
tion since:last Thursday, during which
period we experienced some of the
hottest weather of the summer sea-
son. Every day thermometers ranged
around 96 to 98 degrees above zero,
with unusually warm nights. But
since Tuesday’s rain the weather has
been more seasonable.
WILL THE TROUT STICK?
Council Must Extend Sewer to Pro-
tect Spring Creek’s Big Fish.
Five members of borough council
braved the torrid heat of Monday
evening and held a regular session.
Conrad Miller was present and asked
council to insist on Homer Baldwin
putting down a pavement in front of
his property on Ridge street. His de-
mand was referred to the Street com-
mittee.
The secretary reported that the
boilers at the pumping station have
been inspected and pronounced in sat-
isfactory condition.
The secretary also read a letter
from Paul D. Wright, of the State
Highway Department, stating that be-
cause the County Commissioners fail-
ed to exercise their right and make
application for Centre county’s allo-
cation of the State aid funds prior to
December 31st, 1923, no money is now
available for road construction in this
county.
The secretary also presented a vo-
luminous correspondence with the
State Sanitary Water Board regard-
ing the laying of a pipe in Spring
creek to convey the sewage from the
falls to a point under the High street
bridge as a means of protecting the
big trout in the stream. The corres-
pondence was backed up by a letter
from the Attorney General demand-
ing that some action be taken on or
before September 15th under penalty
of carrying the case into the courts.
In defense of the borough council it
can be said that they have never re-
fused to put in the sewer extension.
When the State Sanitary Water Board
first made the demand they specified
that the sewer be hung on the retain-
ing wall. Local fishermen also main-
tained that if the sewer were extend-
ed the trout would likely follow it.
Borough manager J. D. Seibert claims
it is not feasible to hang the sewer
onto the retaining wall as it would
freeze up in cold weather, and a re-
quest was made of the Sanitary Water
Board to lay the pipe in the creek.
This request has never been answered,
but in the correspondence read on
Monday night the opinion of Fish
Commissioner Nathan R. Buller was
given on the question of the trout
following the sewer discharge, he
maintaining that they will not do so.
That as a rule they hunt the clear,
pure water, and the extension of the
sewer will in nowise affect them. The
matter was referred to the Street and
Sanitary committees with power, but
to ascertain, if possible, before put-
ting down the sewer if it must be hung
on the wall or can be laid in the creek.
The Street committee reported var-
ious repairs and continued work on
the north Water street extension.
The Water committee reported a
number of new taps made on the
Coleville line and that the notices sent
out regarding hopper toilets are prov-
ing fruitful of good results, as eight
changes have already been made.
The Finance committée asked for
the renewal of a note for $1,000 and
that a new note for $3,000 be author-
ized to meet current bills.
President Walker called attention of
council to the suggestion made a
month or two ago by secretary Kelly
that a book typewriter would be a
great convenience in transcribing the
minutes in the minute ‘book, recording
ordinances, etc. The standard Fisher
machine will cost $390.50, less $35.50,
or $355.00 net, and council authorized
the purchase of same.
Chairman Brouse, of the Street
committee, again brought up the mat-
ter of repairing Spring street between
Bishop and High streets, and after
some discussion the matter was refer-
red to the Street committee and bor-
ough solicitor with power to start the
preliminary work, secure bids, ete.
Mr. Badger again called attention
to the urgent need of a gutter along
some five or six properties on Logan
street and the matter was referred to
the Street committee and borough so-
licitor.
Mr. Cunningham called attention to
the opening of the borough schools
and the urgent need of a policeman to
control the traffic on Bishop street
hill during the periods that the chil-
dren are going to and returning from
school. The matter was referred to
the Fire and Police committee with
power.
Bills were approved to the amount
of $1492.72 after which council ad-
journed.
W. C. T. U. Convention to be Held at
H. ward.
The thirty-ninth annual convention
of the Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union of Centre county will be held in
the Christian chapel, at Howard, on
September 18th and 19th.
The leaders of the various sessions
which will open Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o’clock will be Mrs. W. C. Crain,
of Port Matilda; Mrs. John Foresman,
of Howard; Mrs. Aneeda Hosterman,
of 'Rebersburg; Mrs. Frank Gardner,
of State College; Mrs. R. O. Steely,
of Bellefonte; Mrs. Catharine Phil-
lips, of Aaronsburg; Mrs, Mary Mor-
gan, of Philipsburg; Mrs. R. P. Camp-
bell, of Milesburg.
There will be two sessions Wednes-
day and three on Thursday. Mrs.
Lillian Mitchener, president of the
Kansas W. C..T. U., will be the con-
vention guest and principal spealep.
She will conduct the “Question Box”
at the Thursday morning session and
celiver the annual convention address
rhursday evening.
© Delegates are requested to take
lunch boxes for Wednesday and to re-
port their. intention of attending to
Mrs. Clara Weber, Howard, Pa., not
later than Friday, September 12th.
—Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
Judge Quigley Hands Down Justice
Tempered with Mercy.
Six men faced Judge Henry C.
Quigley at a special session of court
on Saturday morning, and not a man
drew a prison sentence. The first case
called was that of Raymond Rudy and
Jesse Deering, of College town-
ship, charged - with manufactur-
ing moonshine. The arrest was
made by constable R. R. Min-
gle, of State College, who stated
to the court that about a month ago,
acting upon information which he had
received, he visited the farm on the
White Hall road occupied by , Mr.
Deering and there found Raymond
Rudy in the act of emptying a small
barrel of corn mash. That he confis- *
cated a still which was quite warm,
evidence that it had been in operation
only a short time before, and also
found another still hidden in the cel-
lof under the kitchen. He admitted,
however, that he had not found any
moonshine. Judge Quigley told con-
stable Mingle that his over-zealous-
ness in making the arrest before se-
curing evidence of the manufacture
and sale of the moonshine would re-
sult in losing the case. That the
courts have held it to be no crime to
be in possession of a still, and that he
had no evidence to show the mash he
found was being used to make moon-
shine. The court, however, told
| Messrs. Rudy and Deering that they
had made a narrow escape and in the
future had better have nothing to do
with stills. They were discharged
and the costs put upon the county.
B. F. Clewell, of Port Matilda, was
brought before the court on the charge
of driving an automobile while intox-
icated. The incident happened on the
night of August 9th when Clewell, El-
mer Cassidy, of Sandy Ridge, and J.
K. Adams, of New York, were on their
way to Port Matilda from Philipsburg
and their car was wrecked against the
guard rail of the mountain road above
Flat Rock. Mr. Clewell admitted be-
ing intoxicated but blamed it on just
one drink given him by a friend near
Osceola Mills, though he confessed
that he took about half a pint of
moonshine in the one drink. On
agreeing to sign a pledge not to take
a drink for one year he was paroled
for that length 'of time and given
three months in which to pay the
costs.
George’ and Arthur Gentzell, of
State College, plead guilty to robbing
the garage of John Neese, at Axe
Mann, and the Schreck Bros., at Le-
mont, on or about the night of Au-
gust 15th. District attorney Arthur
C. Dale told the court that everything
stolen by the young men had been re-
covered, and stated that the robberies
were undoubtedly committed because
| the young men needed new tires for
their car-and had no money to buy
them. George Gentzell, eighteen
years old, and who works at the laun-
dry at the College, admitted that the
district attorney was correct in his
statement. Arthur, who is 24 years
old, served one enlistment in the reg-
ular army, having been discharged in
May. The court placed the young
men on parole for two years and gave
them one month in which to pay the
costs.
The district attorney asked for a
nolle pros in the case of Earl Smith,
of Marengo, charged with issuing
checks with no funds in bank to meet
them. He stated that the young man
aad purchased a car from the Du-
Quesne Sales company on the month-
ly payment plan and gave checks that
were no good. But that his father
had made good the checks and put up
the money to pay the costs and for
that reason a nolle pros was request-
ed. The court however, took occasion
to lecture the young man on the er-
ror of his ways and advised him to
sell the car, but granted the mnolle
pros. A nolle pros was also granted
in the case of Frank Thomas, charged
with assault and battery.
Two Stolen Cars Recovered.
Two weeks ago C. F. McDonald, of
the American Lime & Stone company,
drove to Philadelphia on a business
trip in the company’s Ford roadster.
On Friday, August 22nd, he parked
his car in front of the Walton hotel
and when he was ready to depart the
car was gone. He reported the mat-
ter to the police and came home by
‘train. Last week the Ford was found
at Gloucester, N.J., where it had
been abandoned the day it was stolen
by eight yoyng men. American Lime
& Stone company officials were noti-
fied of the whereabouts of the car and
Linn Fromm went down and drove it
home on Sunday.
Last week we told of the finding of
Frank M. Crawford’s car in Youngs-
town, Ohio, and the owner going after
it. He returned to Bellefonte Friday
night with the car in good running
shape but it had been stripped of
about all the extra equioment possi-
ble, which had evidently been sold by
the person who stole the car for the
purpose of purchasing oil and gas.
The proprietor of the garage at which
the car was found stated that it had
been brought there by a young man
probably twenty-four years old who
wanted some slight repairs made. He
paid for the work in advance and after
he left the garage owner became sus-
picious and notified the police. Their
records showed the car to have been
stolen in Bellefonte but the young
man who took the ear to the garage
never returned for it.
All the business places in Belle-
fonte were closed on labor day. A
number of people went'to Altoona for
the auto races, a few went to Snow
Shoe, some were with the Grangers
at Centre Hall but the largest num-
ber attended the Odd Fellows picnic
at Hecla park.