Demons atc.
Fe cic: Pa., July 22, 1927.
ET ARERR
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——Richard Brooks, of Centre Hall,
has been appointed a forest ranger
for Centre county.
The condition of T. Clayton
Brown, who has been ill all summer,
at his home on Spring street, remains
unchanged.,
——At the seventh annual inter-
county W. C. T. U. institute held at
Everett on June 6th and 7th Mrs.
Bertha M. Boyles, of State College,
was elected president.
——A marriage license was grant-
ed at Cumberland, Md., on Monday, to
William Weldon Richardson, of Bent-
leyville, and Miss Virginia Rosemonde
Thompson, of Bellefonte.
——-While rooting for the Belle-
fonte ball team, at a game on Hughes
field last week, Edward R. Owens was
severely bitten in the thigh by Wil-
mer Crossley’s German police dog.
——Seventeen laborers employed in
constructing a state road into the Sev-
en mountains, through the Bear Mea-
dows, were laid off last week because
their services were no longer needed.
—The President may have “cinched”
the cow boy vote by his recent episode
in the Black Hills but the cow boy
vote is a negligible element, hardly
worth the sacrifice of the dignity of
the office.
Tine Wagner, of Moshannon,
was brought to the Centre County
hospital, on Tuesday, as the result of
injuries sustained in a fall of coal in
one of the mines of the Lehigh Val-
ley Coal company.
——Thursday, August 4th, has been
set as the date for the annual mid-
summer commencement at the Penn-
sylvania State College. The 18th
summer session will close on the fol-
lowing day. A class of about fifty
will be graduated this summer.
Nine varieties of snakes, in-
cluding rattlers and copperheads, have
been captured alive by students in
the nature study camp in the Seven
Mountains by the summer session of
the Pennsylvania State College.
Many rare birds, such as the raven and
pileated woodpecker, animals and
plants have been viewed on trips into
the dense woods surrounding the
camp.
George McKaig, aged 24, an
employee at the Titan Metal company,
had his left eye knocked out by a
broken emory wheei, last Saturday
morning, and is now a patient in the
Centre County hospital. McKaig was
operating the wheel and permitted it
to attain an excessive speed with the
result that it broke and a spawl from
the same hit him on the left eye,
completely destroying the sight.
——The Evangelical orphanage
band, of Lewisburg, composed of
twenty-two pieces, is now touring
Central Pennsylvania and will be in
Bellefonte next Tuesday, July 26th,
and at 7:30 p. m. will give a concert
on the court house lawn. The public
is cordially invited to turn out and
hear the boys play. One of the young
musicians is Edward Miller, son of
John Miller, and formerly of Belle-
fonte.
——A mass meeting of members of
Lutheran churches in Centre and
Clinton counties will be held in the
Bellefonte Lutheran church this (F'ri-
day) evening for the purpose of hear-
ing an address by Dr. Rajah B. Mani-
kam, a native Lutheran of India. Dr.
Manikam was a professor of philoso-
phy in his native country before com-
ing to America three years ago for
further study. This will be a rare
opportunity te hear this eminent
professor.
Word has been received in Belle
fonte of the death, on July 1st, of
Mrs. C. G. McMillen, at her home in
Dayton, Ohio, following a seven weeks
illness. Mrs. McMillen will be well
remembered by a number of Belle-
fonte people owing to. having lived
here about forty years ago when her
husband, Col. C. G. McMillen, conduct-
ed the Brockerhoff house. Mr. Me-
Millen died a number of years ago and
her only survivor is one daughter,
Mrs. Roxie McMillen Gephart.
——A rather intrigueing entertain-
ment is advertisted for the Scenic
next Monday and Tuesday nights
when the screen version of Mrs. Wal-
lace Reid’s startling story of the “sis-
terhood of sorrow” will be shown un-
der the title “The Red Kimono.”
With the picture Dr. Daniel J. Dwyer
will lecture on the subject nearest the
parental heart: “What Becomes of the
Girls who Disappear.’ The picture
and the lecture are for grown ups only
and Monday night will be for women
——Joseph Twitmirs, traveling lo-
comotive engineer for the Pennsylva-
nia railroad, had a remarkable escape
in a train wreck on Tuesday of last
week. He was driving the pilot loco-
motive of a double header train of
ninety cars being taken from Sunbury
to Renovo and on rounding a curve
near Milton was confronted with a
earload of brick on the track. He
whistled for down brakes and had
slowed up to about four miles an hour
when his locomotive struck the car of
brick. Both locomotives left the
track and toppled completely over
landing with the driving wheels in the
air. Mr. Twitmire and his fireman
erawled out of the broken cab with
nothing worse than a few bruises and
a bad shaking up. He is a son of W.
T. Twitmire of this place.
BUILDING ORDINANCE
PASSED BY COUNCIL.
Erection of 44 Street Marking Signs
Also Authorized.
Councilman Harry Badger, of the
South ward, was the only absentee at
the regular meeting of borough coun-
cil, on Monday evening, the first
meeting in a month. A written com-
plaint was presented by residents of
north Thomas - street, north Water
street, Linn and Curtin streets re-
garding the smoke nuisance from the
plant of the Sheffield Farms milk
station. The matter was referred to
the Sanitary committee.
A petition signed by from forty to
fifty representative citizens of Belle-
fonte was presented requesting the
passage of a zoning ordinance to reg-
ulate the erection of new buildings in
Bellefonte.
The Keystone Power corporation
presented a certificate from the State
autherizing the installation of a gas
tank at their property on the corner
of Lamb and Water streets. The
matter was referred to the Street
committee.
Secretary Kelly read a letter from
N. A. Staples, superintendent of
highways, stating that the depart-
ment contemplated applying Class C
treatment to Allegheny and Linn
streets at an estimated cost of $625,
the borough’s share of which would
be ten per cent, or $62.50. Council
voted to accept the proposition.
The Street committee reported
various repairs and the collection of
$85.00 for sewer permits and $1.40 for
the sale of old pipe.
The Water committee reported lay-
ing a new line on Pike Alley, some
eight or ten new connections made
and the collection of $5.00 from the
circus for water, $16.29 on the 1924
water duplicate, $185.50 on the 1925
and $1748.21 on the 1926, a total of
$1905.
Mr Cunningham, of the Water com-
mittee, then called the attention of
council to the fact that the only
source of water supply for that por-
tion of Bellefonte lying west of
Spring creek is a six inch main which
is hung onto High street bridge, goes
across to Thomas street and north on
that street. That from this six inch
main there are four inch connections
with the silk mill, the Sheffield Farms
plant, the P. R. R. tank, the American
Lime & Stone company and the ex-
tension on Halfmoon Hill. There are
also eight or ten 2 inch lines and a
hundred or more smaller ones draw-
ing from the six inch main with the
result that it is overtaxed and cannot
supply all the water needed. Mr.
Cunningham gave figures to show
that approximately one-fourth of the
revenue of the Water department is
derived from this one line, and in
order to increase the supply of water
he re:ommended the laying of a six
inch line from Spring street down
Lamb to Thomas and north on
Thomas to the Sheffield Farms milk
station and down to the P. R. R.
water tank; also a link from the silk
mill down to the old Gamble mill to
connect with the new extension on
Lamb street. The estimated cost
was given as $1500. The committee
was authorized to put down the pipe.
At this stage in the proceedings
borough solicitor N. B. Spangler ap-
reared and presented to council an
crdinance regulating the erection of
buildings in Bellefonte and giving to
the borough full authority to approve
or reject plans for any and all new
buildings, with power tp remove any
which may be declared a nuisance.
Mr. Spangler also outlined the pro-
cedure that would be necessary to
pass a zoning ordinance and stated
that it would take from six months to
a year to put one through. On the
solicitor’s advice that it was entirely
legal council promptly passed the
ordinance presented, every member
present voting in favor of it.
The Finance committee requested
the renewal of old notes totaling $24,-
100 and a new note for $1000 to meet
current bills, which were authorized.
Mr. Reynolds, of the Special com-
mittee having in charge the matter
of the erection of street marking signs
submitted a final report in which he
recommended the erection of forty-
four signs at an estimated cost of
$441.23. Messrs. Flack and Cunning-
ham objected to the expenditure of
that amount of money at this time
and suggested the putting up of signs
only on the main thoroughfares of
travel, but Mr. Emerick made a
motion that the committee’s recom-
mendation be approved and they be
authorized to have the signs erected.
The motion was seconed by Mr.
Eckel and carried, the vote being five
ayes to two nays.
Mr. Brouse stated that residents
of south Allegheny and Pine streets
were anxious to have the sewer
which they have asked for repeatedly
and report that they will pay the $30
per tap. As the sewer will cost over
six hundred dollars or more the
matter was left in the hands of the
Street committee, and whenever there
is sufficient money paid in the sewer
will be put down.
Bills totaling $3300 were approved
for payment after which council ad-
journed.
meee
——A new storage and shop build-
ing is nearing completion on the cam-
pus of the Pennsylvania State Col-
lege. It will replace a number of old
frame buildings adjacent to the en-
ginering buildings that for years have
been a serious fire menace in that sec-
tion of the campus. The new build-
ing will be used by the college depart-
ment of grounds and buildings.
{ MINE WORKERS AT AMERICAN
‘LIME & STONE GO ON STRIKE
Because of a readjustment in the
scale of wages paid to the unskilled
workmen in the Bell mine of the
American Lime & Stone company,
which meant considerable of a reduc-
tion in their semi-monthly pay check,
fifty or more employes went on a
strike last Saturday morning; and on
Monday morning the skilled men fail-
ed to report for work. According to
the employes the cut in wages ran
from twenty cents to $1.40 a day, ac-
cording to the class of work. No cut
was made on the men who operate the
hydraulic drills and knock down the
stone.
According to officials at the offices
of the company the reduction consist-
ed of a readjustment of wages which
the company has had in contemplation
for some time. When the mine was
put in operation six years ago, accord-
ing to officials, the scale of wages
adopted was unusually high because
of the underground work. By degrees
any danger that may have been con-
nected with working in the mine has
been eliminated by the introduction
of every possible safety device, and
this having been accomplished the
the company decided the time had ar-
rived for a readjustment of the wage
scale. Notice of this was given the
men last Thursday and on Saturday
morning, when the new scale became
effective, the men failed to report for
work. On Monday morning the drill-
ers, Finlanders who helped to put
down the mine and remained as work-
men, did not report for work, but this
was because they had no one to move
the stone they knocked down. They
went back, however, on Tuesday
morning when the following men vol-
unteered to go in the mine as work-
men: John Curtin, George Purnell,
Paul Hartsock, Dave Washburn,
George Shugert, Harry Taylor, John
Dunn, Lynn Fromm, Arthur Hewitt,
Sydney Swindells, W. R. Cliff, Olaf
Reisen and Frederick Daggett. These
are all office or salaried men.
Heretofore the drillers, all Finland-
ers, have been paid 72 cents an hour
and no reduction was made on them
because of the more or less danger
connected with their work. The other
men had been paid from 58% to 683 cts.
an hour and the readjustment placed
them on a contract basis with a guar-
antee of a minimum wage of 50 and 60
cents an hour, but by working harder
they of course could reach a higher
maximum.
What looked like a long drawn out
affair was terminated on Wednesday
afternoon by a compromise arrange-
ment whereby the men went back to
work on the old scale with the under-
standing that the workmen cooperate
with the management in reducing the
cost of stone an equivalent amount
to the proposed reduction.
Well Known Half-Moon Valley Resi-
dent Surprised.
Mr. John W. Hartsock, of Paradise,
was given a birthday surprise party
by his ‘wife on Saturday July 16th
at his home. Mr. Hartsock celebrated
his seventieth birthday with a large
number of friends and relatives. At
noon the table was laden with all of
the delicacies of the season, and 2
wonderful feast was enjoyed by all.
A large birthday cake with an ar-
tistic candle feature made into the
figures ‘70’ was made by Hazel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hartsock.
Mr. Hartsock was the recipient of a
large number of beautiful and val-
uable presents. During the afternoon
there was music in the home and
games on the lawn. Several photo-
graphs of relatives were also taken.
A brother and sister (twins) of Mr.
Hartsock past 73 years of age
were a jolly pair at the party. A
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and an
aunt, past four score years were hap-
py participants in the affair.
The table was again filled in the
evening with tempting morsels and a
second repast was enjoyed.
Among the out of town relatives
were: Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snyder
and their four children, of Pittsburgh,
Pa.; Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Meek, of
Avis, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Hartsock and children, of Clearfield,
Pa.; Mr. Thomas Rogers, of Swiss-
vale, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Holden and children, Mr. and Mus.
Miles Morrison, Mrs. Lewis and two
daughters, Mr. J. O. Hartsock and
daughter Edna, Mrs. George Hart-
sock all of Philipsburg; Mrs. Jennie
Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morri-
son, of Tyrone; Mrs. F. H. Clemson
and Master Billy Clemson, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Deal and daughter Phyl-
lis, of State College.
The only regrettable feature of the
entire affair was the fact that the two
sons of Mr. Hartsock, Bond and Gray,
were absent. Bond was unavoidably
detained and Gray is in California,
too far away to have gotten home for
the celebration.
Bellefonte 3till in Second Place.
Bellefonte won two league games
last week but as Lewistown did the
same the locals continue in second
place in the league race. Last Wed-
nesday Bellefonte journ:yed to Jersey
Shore and defeated the team of that
place by the seora of 2 to 0 while Mill
Hall was defeated, on Hughes field,
Saturday, 7 to 4. The standing of
the clubs to date is as follows:
WwW 1, PC
TeWIStOWR '. Vv...) con, 11 4 733
Pellafopte ,. 0. vila 10 4 714
Williamsport P. R. R. ........ 8 7 533
Jersey Shorea. ......... 00. 0 9 8 487
Lock Haven ..............s21a 4 10 286
MY Hall ............. 08650, 3 12 200
{ THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS.
DEMOCRATS MEET TO |
CHOOSE COUNTY CHAIRMAN. |
An Unusually Large Gathering of
District Chairmen of the County
Banquet at Bush House and
Elect John J. Bower Esq.,
to Succeed W. D.
Zerby, Designed.
Seventy Democrats, representing
practically every district in the coun- i
ty, gathered at the Bush house in this !
place, last Tuesday evening, and,
after having disposed of a sumptuous
dinner, proceeded to the business of
electing a chairman of the party in
the county to succeed chairman w. |
D. Zerby, who tendered his resigna-
tion because of his own candidacy for
office.
The dinner was tendered the county
committeemen by the aspirants for
nomination as the party’s candidates
for the various offices to be filled in:
November.
With the last course out of the way
and only coffee and cigars remaining
on the long tables chairman Zerby
called the diners to order and stated
the purpose of the gathering. Then
he called for nominations for chair-
man of the meeting. The name of E.
T. Jamison, of Spring Mills, was the
only one presented and he was unan-
imously chosen.
Mr. Jamison then took charge and
called for nominations for secretary.
The names of Harry Smith and
Deemer T. Pearce, both of State Col-
lege, were presented. Mr. Pearce
thinking it improper to act, because
he is a candidate before the primaries,
withdrew and Mr. Smith was unani-
mously chosen.
The secretary then read the formal
resignation of chairman Zerby, which
was accepted and the meeting declar-
ed open for nominations as his suc-
cessor.
The name of John J. Bower Esq.,
was the only one presented and Mr.
Bower was unanimously chosen.
The new chairman responded to the
honor in a short speech in which he
expressed pleasure and hopefulness
over the surprisingly large turn out
and assured the committeemen pres-
ent that the fact of their being there
was evidence that an interested and
potential organization was being
turned over to him, so that he saw
good material on which to start build-
ing for the coming campaign.
At the conclusion of chairman Bow-
er’s talk the formal meeting was ad-
journed and the committeemen and
candidates spent another hour in dis-
cussing ways and means of organiz-
ing and prosecuting a vigorous cam-
paign in the fall.
Before the dinner the newly ap-
pointed executive committee of the
County Democracy met in the parlors
of the hotel to discuss possible prob-
lems of the campaign. Every mem-
ber was present. It organized by se-
lecting Dr. F. K. White, of Philips-
burg, chairman, and J. D. Hosterman,
editor of the Millheim Journal, sec-
retary. The committee was in ac-
cord in the belief that a virile organi-
zation of Democracy in the Nation, in
the State and in the county is needed
to curb the injustice in government
that is being imposed on the country
by those who, drunk with power, dis-
guise their lust in the name of Repub-
licanism.
The spirit of the Committee was to
really respond to the call to duty. It
expects to function to the end that
the party in Centre county, at least,
cannot be said to be either dead or
sleeping. In other words, the execu-
tive committee has willed to give
thought and time to the coming cam-
paign and that means something
hopeful for Democracy.
From Camp Heronimus.
Eleven Centre county girls—the
Misses Lisle Evey, Margaret Evey
and Helen Tressler, of Pleasant Gap;
Helen Hunter, Kate Strouse and
Nellie Markle, of Pine Hall; Leonore
Peters and Lois Shreck, of Lemont;
Jessie Woodring, Elva Williams and
Maggie Belle Robinson, of Port Ma-
tilda, have returned from a sojourn at
Camp Heronimus, at Wikert, Union
county, and report having had a de-
lightful as well as profitable outing.
The camp was in charge of Miss Mary
Reynolds, home ' economics instructor,
of State College, and Miss Harmony
Hutchinson, who represented Snyder
and Union counties.
The trip of the Centre county girls
was made with little cost to them-
selves, their expense being sponsored
by the First National bank of Belle-
fonte and Bellefonte Trust company’;
the First National bank of State Col-
lege, Mrs. D. F. Kapp, Miss Kapp, C.
G. Aikens, W. L. Foster, Maurice
Baum, Ray Gilliland and Mr. Wilson,
of State College. The camp was
made up of girls selected from the
home economic clubs in Centre, Clear-
field and Clinton counties, and the
Fullington Bus company, of Clear-
field, conveyed the girls to and from
camp free.
Five members of the State College
faculty were at the camp and gave in-
struction in cooking, sewing, the
crafts, first aid, heaith and ieader-
ship.
~——Joe Toner was arrested on
Hughes field, on Sunday, by sheriff
Taylor, for indecent and disorderly
conduct. As the tennis courts and
swimming pool are proving popular
resorts these days Mr. Hughes is de-
termined that those who go there
for enjoyment shall not be disturbed
by rowdyism.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Anna McCauley, Bellefonte's wel-
fare nurse, is spending the month of July
at her home in Virginia.
-—Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Hoy have been en-
tertaining their son, Harry K. Hoy, of
Wilkinsburg, and his family.
—Mrs. Charles Noll is spending two
weeks at her former home in Clearfield,
having been called there Saturday by ill-
ness.
—The Misses Cooney are entertaining
their cousin, Miss Mary Deghnon, of Beth-
lehem, who has now been in Bellefonte for
more than a week.
—Mrs. Harry Smith is here from
Steubenville, Ohio, to see her father,
Harvey Griffith, who it is thought, is
critically ill at his home on Spring street.
—DMiss Lucille Parthemore, of Harris-
burg, has been a guest of Miss Jean Knox
at the parsonage since Sunday. Miss
Parthemore is in Bellefonte for a week’s
visit only.
—Vincent Bauer, who is a patient in one
of the Johnstown hospitals, became ill
while he and Mrs. Bauer were on a visit to
Somerset and was taken from there to
Johnstown.
—Miss Caroline Bayard of the teaching
force at the Scotland orphans schoc’, has
been a guest at the Brockerhoff house for
a part of the week, while visiting with
friends in Bellefonte.
—Miss Caroline Valentine left Tues-
day to spend several weeks at Ogun-
quit, Maine, and during her absence Mrs.
George B. Thompson and her son Daniel,
will be at Burnham with Miss Anne Val-
entine.
—Mr and Mrs. A. H. Tarbert and their
daughter, Audrey motored back to their
home at York, Sunday, following a weeks
visit here with Mrs. Tarbert’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Coxey, at their home on
east Bishop street.
—Mrs. E. L. Culver, of DuBois, is mak-
ing a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
William Johnstonbaugh, at Axe Mann,
having come to Centre county from Pitts-
burgh with her husband, who returned to
DuBois on Friday.
—Over Sunday guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockington of east
High street included; Mrs. Cordelia Pharo,
of Bethlehem; Mrs. J. W. Smith and Miss
Johnston, of Mauch Chunk and Miss Mur-
iel Griffith of Scranton
—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rice and son ac-
companied by Mrs. Rice’s mother and sis-
ter, of near Pittsburgh, motored to Cen-
try county and Bellefonte to visit with Mr.
Rice's relatives, making their headquarters
at the home of Mrs. Lula Gingery, at this
place.
—Richard Taylor drove out to Johns-
town, last Friday, and brought to Belle-
fonte Mrs. Edward L. Gates, with her
little son, ¥Edward Lindley and baby
daughter, Martha Marie, who will visit
with her Bellefonte friends for three
weeks,
—Mrs. Stone and a friend will arrive
here from Coatesville Monday, to spend a
week in Bellefonte, as guests of Miss
Humes. Mrs. Stone was for many years a
resident of Bellefonte and these recent
summer visits back with Miss Humes, have
now became a custom.
—Miss Belle Lowery, of Moundsville, W.
Va., is making one of her occasional visits
in Bellefonte, and since her arrival has
been a house guest at the John M. Keich-
line home on Bishop street. Miss Daise
Keichline is at present motoring with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Murtorff through New
England.
—Wilbur Tate, of DesMoines, Iowa, an
clder brother of Benton D. Tate, was an
over night visitor of his brother last week,
having come here from Cleveland while on
a business trip to that city. Mr. Tate is
a native of Bellefonte, but left here forty-
five years ago and had not seen his brother
for thirty years.
—Mrs. Harold Kirk is anticipating
spending her vacation next week with her
sister and Mr. Kirk's sister, Mrs. Tuten
and Mrs. C. H. Young, in Harrisburg and
with the Amos Cole family in Lewistown.
Mrs. Young and her three children, who
have been in Bellefonte during July, and
Mrs. Kirk will go down to Harrisburg to-
gether Sunday.
—Miss Ethel Dale, who is living at the
Showers rooming house while here spend-
ing the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Clement Dale, arrived in Bellefonte last
week from New York. Miss Dale is teach-
ing in Colorado and motored with a friend
to Fort Worth, Texas, went from there by
train to New Orleans and thence by boat
north to New York.
—Dr. Lee B. Woodcock and his cousin
Byron, drove to Bellefonte Tuesday from
Scranton, to spend the remainder of the
week with Dr. Woodcock’s mother, Mrs.
John A. Woodcock. Mrs. Woodcock’s
other guests during the week, included
several cousins from Philadelphia, who
had been motoring in Canada and stopped
here on the return drive home.
—G. W. Ward, of Pittsburgh, and his
sister, Miss Lucetta, were in town Wed-
nesday afternoon; having driven down
from Pine Grove for a short visit with
Mrs. KE. J. Ward, of Curtin street. Mr.
Ward is on his annual visit to his old
home in Ferguson township and says that
while business is slowing up in Pitts-
burgh he has all the work he can do as a
free lance carpenter.
—John Carver, of State College, was in
town Monday on his first visit to Belle-
fonte since last summer. John doesn’t
look it, but he is nearing eighty-two years
of age and finds the hills in Bellefonte are
a bit harder to negotiate’ than they once
were. He makes his home with his nephew
at State College and is fortunate to have
such a pleasant haven in his declining
years, for he says he does little but tinker
around in the yard and garden and sit
in an easy chair.
—Mrs. R. L. Stevens and her two chil-
dren, who with Dr. Stevens and his broth-
er Vincent and his family, had driven
to McConnellsburg for the Fourth of July
arrived home Sunday, after spending
two weeks there and at her former home
in Petersburg. Mrs. Stevens’ mother,
Mrs. A. C. Keith, has been in Bellefonte
this week with her daughter, who will ac-
company her back to Petersburg upon her
return home. Dr. Stevens youngest broth-
er I'rank has also been a guest of the
Stevens family, having come to Bellefonte
with his brother following their Fourth
of July visit at McConnellsburg.
——————r ly ———
——Twenty fresh air children from
New York will arrive in Bellefonte
today for a two week’s outing.
Rockview Prisoner Captured Six
Hours After He Escaped.
James Fields, an Allegheny county
negro, made his escape from Rock-
view penitentiary, about eight o'clock
last Saturday morning, while at work
on the big impounding dam in Me-
Bride’s Gap. His absence was discov-
ered about an hour later and deputy
warden W. J. McFarland promptly
put the blood hounds on his trail. The
dogs ran down the fleeing prisoner
over near Tusseyville, about 1:30
o'clock in the afternoon and when
deputy McFarland undertook to hand-
cuff Fields the latter drew a stilleto
and made a lunge at the deputy. The
latter sidestepped and knocked the
negro down, then disarmed him and
put on the handcuffs. He was then
brought to the Centre county jail.
Fields was convicted in Allegheny
county for robbery and on September
30th, 1926, was sentenced to serve
two to four years in the western peni-
tentiary. He was transferred to
Rockview last December.
On Tuesday morning he was taken
before Judge Furst for sentence, hav-
ing plead guilty to the charges of
breaking and escaping and also carry-
ing concealed deadly weapons, the
stiletto with which he had made a
lunge at warden McFarland being ex-
hibited in court.
When asked by the judge why he
left the prison farm he stated that he
couldn’t stand it there any longer and
wanted to get back to Pittsburgh.
Asked about the stiletto he said he
had made it himself. That he had
planned to leave a month ago and had
heard that the mountains were full of
bear and other wild beasts and he
made it to protect himself when he
escaped.
Judge Furst imposed a sentence
of two to four years for breaking and
escaping and three to six ‘months for
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
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Machine Gun Squadron Gets a New
Commander.
Editor Benjamin C. Jones, of the
Tyrone Herald, last Friday, was com-
missioned a major in the Pennsylvania
National Guard and assigned to the
command of the Fifty-second machine
gun squadron, which includes tha
headquarters detachment and Troop
B, of Bellefonte; Troop A, of Boals-
burg; Troop C and the sanitary de-
tachment, of Lewistown. Major H.
Laird Curtin, of Curtin, had been the
commanding officier of the squadron
but owing to his impaired physical
condition he has been relieved of ac-
tive duty and placed on the National
Guard reserve.
Major Jones is a son of the late
Capt. C. S. W. Jones, for many years
commanding officer of the Sheridan
troop, Tyrone, hence the son is but
following in the footsteps of the fath-
er. Major Jones saw service in the
world war and is at present command-
er of the Howard Gardner post, No.
281, American Legion. He will take
active command of the machine gun
squadron when it goes to camp at Mt.
Gretna on August 6th. Major Jones’
appointment will not affect the per-
sonnel of the squadron in any way.
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Powerful Drama of Love and Cour-
age at Cathaum.
“lth Heaven,” one of the most
touching love stories ever produced
on the screen, will have its world’s
first showing at popular prices at the
Cathaum theatre, State College, next
Monday and Tuesday.” To date, this
picture has played but two cities—
New York and Los Angeles where it
is now running at $1.65 prices, so the
Cathaum engagement will really be
the third showing in the world.
As a stage play by John Golden,
“Tth Heaven” ran for two solid years
in New York City, and it is classed
as the most powerful drama of the
past 50 years. Yet on the stage it
was necessarily limited by the four
walls of the theatre. On the screen,
the full sweep of its dramatic narra-
tive is unfolded before you. It is one
of the most elaborate productions in
the history of motion pictures.. There
will be two shows daily. Matinees at
2 and evenings at 6 o’clock.
Robert Conklin Drowned at Morris-
dale.
Robert Conklin, 22 years old, was
drowned in the swimming dam at
Lakeside park, Morrisdale, on Satur-
day night and his body was not re-
covered until early Sunday morning.
The young man had gone alcone to the
dam about eight o’clock Sunday even-
ing and when he was missed some
time afterwards a search revealed his
clothing on the banks of the dam.
Searching parties dragged the dam
all night and it was not until 5.20
o'clock Sunday morning that the body
was found. His parents and eleven
brothers and sisters survive. Burial
was made at Allport on Tuesday
afternoon.
——According to automobilists the
State Highway’s experiment of re-
pairing the asphalt coverd road be-
tween Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap
with a top-dressing of oil and lime
chips is not proving very satisfactory,
as the latter will not stick to the as-
phalt.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. ¥. Wagner & Co.
Wheat - - - - - - $1.30
Rye - - - - - if 1.00
Oats - - - - - - - 45
Corn - - - - - 1.00
Barley - - - - = 80
Buckwheat - - - - - 90