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a ‘Bellefonte, Pa., January 15, 1926.
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BIG GAME KILLED
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
More Hunters and Less Game Killed
in the State than'in 1924.
Preliminary figures.announced Sat-
urday by the State Game Commission
showed that 45 fatal and about 200
nonfatal accidents occurred during the
1925 Pennsylvania big-game season in |
which 12,784 deer, bear, elk and wild
turkeys were killed. This is an in-
crease in the number of accidents and
a decrease in the game killed, com-
pared with the 1924. season, for which
about 20,000 fewer licenses were is-
sued, and in which the kill totaled 11,-
678 with 38 fatal .accidents and 131
nonfatal.
Of the fatal accidents last year 53
per cent. were classed as self-inflicted,
while 47 per cent. were attributed to
the carelessness .of others. Of the
nonfatalities, 42 per cent. were self-
inflicted and the remainder due to
carelessness on .the part of others.
While data on the kill of small
game will not .be available for some
time the reports indicate that the
season on rabbits, ruffed grouse,
quail and ringneck pheasants was bet-
ter than in 1924, hut.that the squirrel
season was not as_good.
The kill as reported was: Elk, 6
legal, 4 illegal; deer, 7280 legal, 586
illegal; deer, killed in special season,
972 legal, 20 illegal;.bears, 470 legal,
5 illegal; wild turkeys, 3441.
Nine hundred .and seventy-two
legal and twenty illegal deer were kill-
ed during the special hunting season
last month for killing. of does as well
as bucks, following the regular big-
game season. * There were 5763 spe-
cial licenses issued in parts of six cen-
tral counties.
The special season was held in order
to rid the woods near farms in Adams,
Cumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon,
Mifflin and Perry .counties of deer
which the farmers contended did much
damage to their property. In 1924
during the special .season 126 does
were killed and sixteen illegal deer
brought down in Huntingdon and
Miffiin counties where .the three-day
seasons were permitted.
Three hundred and sixty-two legal
deer, does and bucks without antlers,
were shot in Huntingdon. county dur-
ing the 1925 special season, and the
legal kill in other counties was
Adams, 86; Cumberland, 120; Frank-
lin, 122; Mifflin, 1686, and Perry, 116.
The illegal deer killed were small
does and stags.
The report on the .special season,
made public Saturday hy Seth E. Gor-
don, executive secretary of the Game
Commission, shows that 4914 licenses
were sold to hunters, 1391 of these
going to Huntingdon aounty, where
more deer were killed than in any
other district. Eight hundred and for-
ty-nine licenses were issued free to
farmers and members of their fam-
ilies living within the special .season
area.
THE KILL IN CENTRE CGQUNTY.
From various game wardens .and
foresters it is learned that the kill of
legal bucks in Centre county during
the two weeks of the 1925 season
was between 550 and 600, definite
figures not being obtainable because
some hunting parties got away with-
out reporting their kill. Thirty .or
more does and illegal bucks were kill-
ed and $2,000 collected in fines as the
result of the illegal killing. Between
30 and 35 bears were killed. Of small
game the approximate estimate is
25,000 rabbits, 3,000 pheasants, 1,000
squirrel, 100 wild turkey and 2,000
raccoons. Raccoons were unusually
plentiful jin Centre county during the
season just closed, two hunters in the
lower end of Brush valley having 65
to their credit.
Foxes have also been numerous, J.
A. Gummo, of Pennsylvania Furnace,
having made the unusual record of
trapping 35 of them, while E. L. Pill-
ings, of Philipsburg, has 31 to his
credit. Quite a pumber of weasles
.and mink have also ‘been trapped.
Wild cats have been gnusually scarce
this year, but last Sunday a week
Adam Grassmyer, of Curtin, killed an
18 pound bob that was making stren-
uous efforts to capture one of the
chickens of his neighbor, Mr. Hard-
eshell.
Now that the hunting season is all
over hunters are urged to fill in and
return the stubs of their hunting li-
cense to their nearest game warden,
as by so doing it will enable the game
commission to make an accurate tab-
ulation of all game killed.
Se — ly —————
—Figuratively speaking there isn’t
much difference between the opera-
tions of the British rubber ring and
those of our own tariff system.
Vare'’s struggle to control the
office of District Attorney of Phila-
delphia looked like a fight “in the last
ditch,”
$1.50 |
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WILLIAM CLAIR LYONS.
LYONS.—The sudden and unex-
i pected death of Clair Lyons, at his
| home on east Howard street, at 4:20
i
o’clock last Friday morning, was.a.dis-
tinct shock to his family and many
friends. Two weeks ago he was .ap-
parently in the very best of health
and the Saturday prior to his death
worked all day, although he was suf-
fering with a slight celd. Sunday
morning he did not feel so well but
came down town for a Sunday paper.
By Monday morning pneumonia had
developed and, though everything pos-
sible was done he succumbed to the dis-
ease on Friady morning. Mr. Lyon
suffered a gas attack while in serving
in France and it is possible that this so
affected his lungs and heart that he
was unable to withstand the .attack
which caused his death.
William Clair Lyons was a .son .of
William and Minnie Struble Lyons
and was born in Bellefonte on March
30th, 1898, hence was not quite twen-
ty-eight ‘years old. He was educated
in the public schools of Bellefonte
and was just a little past nineteen
years of age when the United States
declared war on Germany and on April
10th, 1917, he enlisted :as a private in
Troop L. of the First Pennsylvania
cavalry. He trained at.camp Hancock,
Augusta, Ga., and when the cavalry
was disbanded he was transferred to
Company A, 107th machine gun
battalion. He went to France in May,
1918, and served througheut the cam-
paign that drove the Hun out of
France. He was in five .or more ma-
jor engagements, the battles .of the
Marne, Aisne, Oise Aisne, the Ar-
gonne, Therincourt and the Argonne
offensive. In the latter he was gassed
on the first of November, 1918, just
ten days before the declaration of the
armistice.
Returning home in the spring of
1919 he later went with Lieut. Miller
to Elk county, where he worked a year
or more then accepted :a position as
{traveling salesman for the (G. F. Mus-
ser wholesale grocery. He had made
good on the job and was looking for-
ward hopefully to the future when
overtaken with his last illness. He was
one of the most loyal and enthusiastic
members of the Brooks-Dall post of
the American Legion, he was also a
member of the Bellefonte Lodge of
Odd Fellows and held the office of Vice
Grand, his brother, Merrill Lyons, be-
ing the Noble Grand and te which of-
fice he would have succeeded ‘within
three months. He was a straight-
foward, honest and upright young
man, and his death is deplored by a
wide circle of friends. He had been a
member of the Lutheran chur¢h for
a number of years. ;
On December 18th, 1924, he married
Miss Viola Mumma, of Chicago,
who survives with no children. He
leaves, however, his parents, residing
in Bellefonte, one brother and two sis-
ters, Merril Lyons, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Harry Williams, of Dover, Ohio,
and Miss Leona, at home.
The funeral, held at two o’clock on
Monday afternoon, was semi-mititary.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church where Rev. C. L. Arnold «ffi-
ciated, assisted by Rev. Homer C.
Knox, of the Methodist church. The
American Legion had charge of the
burial in the Union Cemetery, and
many members of the I. O, O. F. were
also in ;attendance.
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THOMAS.—Mrs. Clara K. Thomas,
wife of Thomas E. Thomas, of How-
ard, died at a private sanitorium at
Lancaster, on Monday night, where
she had been undergoing treatment
for several years.
She was a daughter of Balser and
Anna Weber and was born in Howard
on March 21st, 1864, hence was not
quite 62 years old. Her entire life
was spent at Howard. In addition to
her husband she is survived by four
children, B. Weber Thomas, of Man-
heim; P. Edin of East Orange, N. J.;
Mrs. Maude Wetzel, of Santa Monica,
Cal.,, and Mrs. Gertrude Noggle, of
Manheim. She also leaves two broth-
ers and one sister, Abraham Weber,
Mrs. Mary Muffley and William
Weber all of Howard.
No definite arrangements for the
funeral have yet been made.
BARR.— David S. 5 I
at Pine Grove Mills the past twelve
or more years, died at his home in
that place at noon on Monday, fol-
lowing an illness of a year or longer.
He was a son of Reed and Mary
Williamson Barr and was born in
Ferguson township sixty-two years
ago. During his early life he worked
as a laborer and later became an
agent. During his long term as post-
master he filled that position with
care and fidelity. He was a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian church
and filled various church offices. He
never married and his only survivor is
one sister, Miss Sallie Barr, who lived
with him in the old homestead.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at two o’clock on Wednes-
day afternoon by Rev. J. Max Kirk-
patrick, after which burial was made
in the Pine Grove Mills cemetery.
TATE — andrew J aio Tate died
at his home at State College on Syn-
day morning, following a brief illness.
He was a painter by occupation and
the cause of his death was ascribed
to lead poisoning.
He was a son of Andrew and Ange-
line Tate and was born at Shiloh
almost 58 years ago. In 1892 he
married Miss Annabelle Bottorf who
survives with the following children:
Fred B. Tate, of Pine Grove; Samuel
H., of Burnham; Paul J., of Pitts-
burgh; Mrs. B. W. Stauffer, of Ash-
| ville; Mrs. Arthur Woodridge, of Erie;
| Harold W., of Philadelphia; Lloyd,
‘ Lester, Minnie, Thelma and Madeline,
lat home. He also leaves three broth-
{ers and one sister, Wesley Tate, of
| Pleasant Gap; George, of Duquesne;
Thomas, of Freeport, Ill., and Mrs.
Edwin Smith, of Chicago.
Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church at the College on
Monday morning by Rev. John' F.
Harkins, and burial made in the
Shiloh cemetery.
IRVIN. hobert H. Irvin, one of the
older and best known residents of
i Bellefonte died at his home on north
Spring street at noon yesterday. He
had been in failing health for some
time and had been confined to the
house since early in the fall.
Mr. Irvin was in his seventy-fifth
year, was a member of the Presby-
terian church and is survived by his
widow and the following children:
Jennie H., Wife or W. H. Gardner, of
Mackeyville; Kitty M., wife of Geo. A.
Miller, of Bellefonte and Horatio W.,
of Mackeyville.
An obituary will be published next
“week,
BIRTHS.
Keller—On Dec. 3, to Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Orvis Keller, of Bellefonte, a
daughter, Anne Orvis.
| Mills— On Dec. 12, to Mr. and Mrs.
i Joseph Hastings Mills, of Bellefonte,
‘a daughter.
i Rhoads—On Dec. 11, to Mr.
‘Mrs. Edward Vincent Rhoads,
‘Spring Twp., a son, Donald Edward.
i Johnsonbaugh—On Dec. 8, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Johnsonbaugh, of Pat-
. ton Twp., a daughter. i
! _ Owens—On Dec. 9, to Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph .J. Owens, of Spring Mills, a
son, Ralph Jacob Jr. : Ls
' Bingaman—On Dec. 11, to Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. C. Bingaman, of Bellefonte,
.a son, Clarence Edward.
Montgomery—On Dec. 22, to Mr.
‘and Mrs. W. Hassel Montgomery, of
Bellefonte, a son, W. Hassel Jr.
i Cox—On Dec. 20, to Mr. and Mrs.
! Robert Roy Cox, of Bellefonte, a
i daughter, Velda Grace.
Marmlick—On Dec. 26, to Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Marmlick, of Spring Twp.,
a daughter, Pauline.
Peters—On Dec. 22, to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Peters, of Bellefonte, a son,
Robert Bruce.
Rider—On Dec. 29, to Mr. and Mrs.
| dug W. Rider, of Benner Twp. a
anu
of
daughter, Etta Leverna.
Murhead—On Dec. 29, to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry H. Murhead, of Spring
Twp., a son, Henry H.
Baird—On Dec. 27, to Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie F. Baird, of Milesburg, a son.
Saylor—On Dec. 25, to Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew James Saylor, of Bellefonte,
a daughter, Elizabeth Betty. :
Irvin—On Dee. .25, to Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Irvin, of Bellefonte, a son,
Philip in.
Rossman—On Dec. 29, to Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. E. Rossman, of Spring
Twp., a daughter, Margaret Phillis.
Zimmerman. .On Dec. 30, to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Zimmerman, of
Mingoville, a son George Eldon.
Holderman—On Jan. 1, to Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Holderman, of Spring
Twp., a daughter, Hilda Mabel.
Holmes—On Dec. 18, to Mr. and
Mrs. Hughes Holmes, of Chicago, a
son.
Shope—On Jan. 5, to Mr. and Mrs.
John Shope, a son.
JACKSONVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daily were
Yadkand visitors at the Ges. Ertley
ome.
Mrs. Mary Dietz and daughter
Josephine were visitors in Howard on
Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bartley were
Sunday guests at the Chester Neff
home, at Howard.
The ladies Aid society will meet at
the home of Mrs. James Bartley the
first Saturday evening in February,
On Saturday morning, January 9th,
a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Neff. The little fellow has
been named Joseph Leathers. Mother
and babe are doing fine.
Visitors at the Joseph Neff home
on Sunday were Mrs. E. R. Lucas,
Miss Edith Lucas, Miss Eleanore
Lucas, Mrs. Chester Neff and daugh-
ter, Sarah, Mrs. Miles Bartley, and
Willard Hoy.
—Poultrymen planning to buy day-
old chicks should place their orders
without delay. Practically all of the
reliable hatcheries will be booked by
February 1 with all the orders they
can possibly handle for the entire sea-
son.
PINE GROVE MENTIONS
A number of people in this section
are ill with the grip.
George C. Burwell, of the Branch,
spent Friday at Rock Springs.
Ralph Ripka will till the farm of G.
C. Corl, on the Branch, next year.
Mother Everhart is making her
annual visit at the John Quinn home.
Will Witmer, of Bellefonte, was
here on Tuesday in quest of fat pork-
ers.
After a month’s visit down in Dixie
land J. E. Brisbin returned home last
week.
Harry N. Meyer was here on Tues-
day in the interest of his insurance
business.
Will Rossman and wife, of Pleasant
Gap, called on friends at Rock Springs,
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Segner, of Boalsburg,
spent last Thursday with her cousin,
Viola M. Smith.
Ralph Walker will move from the
Everhart farm to the Harry Glenn
farm on the Branch.
A new gasoline car is being tried
out on the branch road from Tyrone
to Pennsylvania Furnace.
Joseph Gilliland will quit the farm
in the spring and move into the Dr.
Houser home at Baileyville.
Lloyd Frank and members of his
family spent Saturday evening in
Graysville doing some shopping.
Mrs. Stewart ' Ellenberger, of
Marengo, was a Sunday visitor at the
T. A. Frank home at Rock Springs.
Robert Harpster lost a good horse
on Monday, the animal falling dead
in the harness while hauling timber.
On going to the barn, Friday morn-
ing, J. F. Musser found one of his
cows mothering twin calves, born dur-
ing the night.
Grain merchant Alfred Davis is
sporting a new Hudson sedan while
loading a car of $1.80 wheat at Penn-
sylvania Furnace.
John and Guy McManus and Mrs.
Maude Goss, of Manor Hill, and Mrs.
W. W. Ramsey, of Altoona, spent last
week with their sister, Mrs. George
R. Dunlap.
Miss Edith Dunlap, who has been
home the past three months, suffered
a relapse a week ago and it is just
possible will not be able to resume her
work of teaching.
There are a number of empty stalls
in the barns in this section caused by
the death of half a dozen or more
horses lately. And the colts are not
coming fast enough to make up for
tha loss.
The recently elected officers of
Washington camp Ne. 620, P. O. S. of
A., took place last Friday evening,
district deputy W. S. Coble being in
charge. A big feed and smoker fol-
lowed the installation.
Robert Bloom, son of. Oliver Piolet
Bloom, and Miss Laura Brown, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Brown, were recently married at
Cumberland, Md. They are now at
1 the home of the bride-groom’s parents
but expect to go to farming in the
spring.
Last Friday night W. H. Glenn and
L. D. Musser, State highway employ-
ees, started out with a big truck and
snow plow to remove the snow falling
on the highway. They had not proceed-
ed far when they became affected with
gas fumes from a defective exhaust
and turning around drove home as
rapidly as possible. They were almost
overcome and a physician was sum-
moned who rendered medical aid and
both have now almost recovered.
PLEASANT GAP.
J. W. Gill spent a few days last
week with his two brothers at Hunt-
ingdon.
Mr. and Mrs Atcherson visited
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Marshall, at Fillmore, last
week.
Mrs. Robert Harris spent a few
days last week with her mother, at
Lamar.
Robert Wells and wife, of Niagara
Falls, are visiting their grandfather,
George Wells.
Jack Baney, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Baney, has been quite
ill the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rossman, of
Mifflinburg, spent a few days here
with Mr. and Mrs. William Rossman.
William Hoover's Sunday school
class will be entertained this (Fri-
day) evening at the home of Mrs.
Millward.
From present indications we will
have quite a building boom at the
Gap this spring. Most of it will con-
sist in the erection of houses for which
there is a constant demand.
Mrs. Magargle, teacher of the in-
termediate school, has had her home
quarantined because of her daughter's
illness with scarlet fever. Her
daughter in-law is teaching the school
during her absence.
Reed Jodon, Edgar Sommers, Doc
Stover and C. K. Stitzer left on Sun-
day morning on an auto trip to New
York city to attend the automobile
show. It goes without saying that
they will all have a good time. as
they are a jolly bunch.
Freeman Hile, our leading sports-
man, captured twentyraccoons during
the ’coon season and so far has fifteen
foxes to his credit. He expects to
increase the latter string materially
before March 1st. Game of various
kinds has been quite plentiful on Nit-
tany mountain and in Greenvalley.
Mrs. Robert Miller, of Tyrone, well
and favorably known here on account
of her occasional visits, had the mis-
fortune to make a misstep while de-
scending the cellar stairs in her new
home and sustained quite a fall.
While no bones are broken she re-
ceived a number of painful body
bruises. She is now getting along
nicely.
~—Get your job work done here.
Charles
CENTRE HALL.
Received too late for last week.
The week of prayer services were
fairly well attended.
“Sunshine” Dietrick entertained a
large audience in Grange Arcadia on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Butts, sister of Mrs. Greenhoe,
left town last Friday. She will spend
the remainder of the winter in Flor-
ida.
Mrs. Lucy Henney went to Latrobe
on Sunday where she will visit in the
Tom Henney home for a week or
more,
Among those who entertained ut
parties during the holiday season were
Mrs. Keener, Marian Moore and
Louise Smith.
Walter Hosterman left for Detroit
on Tuesday. He will attend a con-
vention of Dodge dealers, in session
there for three days.
Warren Homan opened a very at-
tractive restaurant and pool room i
the Bartholomew building on New
Year’s day. A most excellent chicken
dinner was served.
Mrs. Belle Whiteman and son John
and family drove to Newport on New
Year's day. Mrs. Whiteman will
spend a week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Geary. The
younger Whitemans returned home
on Sunday.
Word reached Centre Hall on Wed-
nesday that Galen Erdley, of Milton,
died on Tuesday and would be buried
at 2 p. m. Friday Mr. Erdley will
be remembered as manager of a
restaurant at Granger’s picnic for a
number of years.
Most of the over-Christmas visitors
returned to their various places of
employment early in the week. Among
those who were at home were Prof. L.
O. Parker, Frederic Moore, Harold
and Charlotte Keller, Kathryn and
Gertrude Ruble, Beatrice Kramer,
Agnes Geary, Guy Jacobs and family.
Several changes in property own-
ers recently, The Charles Swartz
hom= was bought by Clymer McClena-
han and will be occupied by the Mec-
Clenahans after a week or more. Mrs.
Eliza Meyer sold her home to Stro-
hecker’s, who will occupy it in the
near future. Mr. C. F. Emery bought
the Slack home.
The men who sang on Christmas
eve were royally entertained at the
Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. and Mrs.
Greenhoe, while on their expedition of
song. Not the least of their enter-
tainment was the delicious lunch
served them. Those who sang were
Messrs. Edward and Newton Craw-
ford, F. P. Geary, Wm. Boozer, H. L.
Ebright, Kryder Frank and Rev.
Kirkpatrick. =~ The music was very
pleasingly rendered to many interest-
ed listeners.
AARONSBURG.
After an illness of. ten days Mrs.
C. G. Bright is again able to be about
the house .as usual. Loa
Abraham King, who had been
housed up with a bad cold gnd rheu-
matism, is again able to travel about
as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armagast had
as recent guests Mr. Lingle and sister
and brother-in-law, James Guisewite
and family, of Beaver Dam; also Mr.
and Mrs. Lingle and daughter Arlene,
and Mr. and Mrs. Sellers, of Sunbury.
On Monday evening January 4th,
Mr. and Mrs. George Bright gave a
party in honor of their daughter, Miss
Mary’s birthday. The evening was
spent in games and social intercourse.
Choice refreshments were served.
Miss Mary was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful gifts. Following
is the list of guests present: Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Breon, James Weaver,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Weaver, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Weaver, Mrs. Blanche Ard,
Mrs. John F. Krape. The Misses
Mary Showers, Velma Stitzer, Sara
Haines, Edna, Dorothy and Mae
Weaver, Lida Martz, Grace, Marion,
Martha, Helen, Alma and Sara Bower,
Ruth Winkleblech, Thelma Shull,
Irene Musser, Sara Cunningham,
Martha Smith, Grace, Luella, Edna,
and Sara Hosterman, Sara, Alma,
Maude and Irene Zerby, Marian
Breon, Ardrenna Winklebech, Cath-
erine and Esther Krape, Stella Hazel,
Sara and Marion Weaver, Mary and
Sara Burd, Mary Wiley, Verna Cum-
mings. Messrs. Miles and Lawrence
Wance, Owen Smith, Harvey Mowery,
Henry Bower, Russel Sylvis, Aaron
Stricker, Ray Hazel, Maurice Wit-
myer, Paul Zimmermen, Paul Bartges,
Chas. Cummings, Chas. Cunningham,
Franklin Lamey, Harold, Raymond
and Robert Ard, Wesley Smith, Orvis
Hosterman, Paul Vonada, Roy Weav-
er, Paul Krape, Harry Krape, John
Haines, Harry Burd, Ray Boob, Law-
rence, Lester, John, Glenn, Fred, Don-
ald and James Weaver, Lawrence
Musser, Robert and Henry Zerby.
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OAK HALL.
Miss Mary Reish, of Boalsburg, is
spending this week at the L. K. Dale
home.
Mr. Wilson, of Lock Haven, trans-
acted business at the L. K. Dale home
on Tuesday.
David Homan visited at the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. David Krebs,
of near State College, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Whitehill and
children, of State College, spent Sun-
day at the Charles Whitehill home.
Mrs. George Burwell, of Pine Grove
Mills, spent a few days with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Houser, in this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zong and Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Zong spent Sunday
at the Howard Frazier home, at Lin-
den Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stover and
children, of Bellefonte, were recent
visitors at the Ray Williams home in
this place.
——The people of Pennsylvania de-
mand ballot reform legislation and
whoever stands in the way will suf-
fer.
‘| door.
BOALSBURG.
Earl Philips is driving a new Ford’
Sedan.
Mrs. Jane Close is spending some
time at State College.
Mrs. Austin Shuey, of Ohio, is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. Wm. J. Wagner.
The Knights of Malta entertained
their friends at a banque’, on Thurs-
day evening.
Mr. Nogle and daughter returned.
to Shamokin, after a month’s visit at
the home of Henry Reitz.
Miss Frances Patterson went to.
Johnstown, Thursday, having accept-
ed a position in that city.
Wm. Goheen was honor guest at a
dinner given by his daughter, Mrs. E.
R. Tussey, on Saturday evening, in.
celebration of Mr. Goheen’s T4th
birthday.
Undermining Anthracite.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Northwest, with its severe win--
ters, offers an example no less signi-
ficant than that of New England in
the quick adaptability of the American.
people to the need of using substitutes
for hard coal. Against a shrinkage of
474,457 tons of anthracite shipped to
Duluth, bituminous shipments gained
1,241,163 tons. The coal trade is con-
vinced that a large share of this loss
to the anthracite market is perma-
nent. Scotch, Belgian and Dutch cokes:
and German and Welsh hard coal im-
ported briquettes are now available,
but may not be regarded as formid-
able competitors of Pennsylvania
anthracite after the present emer-
gency has passed.
TOMB IN ROCK MAY
BE THAT OF DAVID
Important Find Made by
Jerusalem Excavators.
According to advices from Jerusa-
lem, received in London, Rev. J. Gar-'
row Duncan, who has been conducting
excavations at the Ophel quarter of
the city for the Palestine Exploration
fund, announces the discovery on the
western side of the site of a series of
underground rock-cut chambers, com-
prising a large central room with five
smaller chambers five feet square
branching from it.
To the southward is a room 15 feet
by 16 feet leading into two narrower
rooms, each 15 feet by 8 feet, which
again lead into similar narrow cham-
bers, each with smaller chambers cut
Into its walls. Tool marks on the
walls indicate the period of the Irom.
age, not earlier than 1200 B, C. There
is a similar series of rock chambers
and galleries on the eastern sile of
Ophel, entered from the face of the,
rock scarp under the Jebusite east city
wall, and: closed by a curious -stone:
It is not wholly. impossible. that: .
‘here we have the: actual long - hoped--
for tomb of David. The probability is.
that both sets of chambers are parts.
of a series of royal tombs, The series
has been much abused by later usage,
first an olive press and storerooms in
the Byzantine period, then as cisterns
by the Arabs.
Plans for the complete excavation
of the ancient city of David on Mount
Ophel were announced just over two
years ago, and work has been in prog-
ress since then. For a long time the:
true location of the city of David was
disputed, but excavations carried on
by Doctor Bliss in 1896, by Captain
Parker in 1909, and by M. Weill in
1913-14 settled the question, though
much work remained to be done in
exploring the original stronghold of
the Jebusites, the palace of David, and
the tombs of the kings of Judah,
which are probably those referred to
in the telegram,
This position was that captured
about the year 1000 B. C. by King Da-
vid (as described in the Second Book
of Samuel, chapter 5:6-9). His capi-
tal had till then been Hebron, Mount’
Ophel lies on the southeast side of the
city, just outside the southern. wall
(just south of the “temple area”), and:
in the area between the wall and the:
Pool of Siloam, which marks the south--
ern area of the site, ten acres had
been reserved by the administration.
for excavation.
On November 23, 1923, Prof. R. A..
8. Macalister, who had charge of part
of the work, announced the discovery
of the north wall of the Jebusites and
a tower. Later, it was announced that
the breach made in the wall by King
David had been discovered, as well as
an ornamental portico added by King
Solomon, and of defensive works hur-
riedly erected by King Hezekiah to re-
sist the Assyrian Sennacherib. Other
discoveries were later announced of
works constructed at an even earlier
date.
The work of excavation has been
carried on by a number of national so-
cleties.
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Revolutionized Lighting
About forty years ago electric
light began to supplant gas, and most
people made up their minds that gas
lighting was deomed. Then Baron
Auer von Welsbach came to the rescue.
He discovered that cotton fabric, if
soaked in a nitrate solution composed
of ninety-five parts of thorium and one
part cerium, and then placed over a
hot flame to burn out all impurities,
would glow with a white incandes-
ence, giving out a pure white light
of astonishing power. By making a
cone of this fabric he produced the
incandescent fgas mantle, which, if
placed over a gas jet, cut the con-
sumption of gas by half, and at the.
same time gave ten times more light.
This invention saved the gas-lighting
Industry, and is today being used ex.
tensively upon ofl as well as gas light,