Bellefonte, Pa., April 13, 1928. Ba RO ST SARA as. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Editer To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real ;aame of the writer. Terms of Subscription.—Until further motice at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - 3 od 2.00 Paid before expiration of year - Paid after expiration of year - Published weekly, every Friday morn- ing. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter In ordering change of address always give the old as well as the new address. It is important that the publisher be no- tified when a subscriber wishes the paper discontinued. . In all such cases the sub- scription must be paid up to date of can- cellation. A sample copy of the “Waatchman’ will be sent without cost to applicants. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. ‘We are authorized to announce that T. E. Costello, of Bradford, McKean county, is a candidate for nomination for Congress on the Democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the voters of the Twenty-third Congressional district as recorded at the primaries to be held April 24, 1928. LEGISLATURE We are authorized to announce that Andrew Curtin Thompson, of Philipsburg, Pa., is a candidate for nomination on the Democratic ticket for Representative in the General Assembly at Harrisburg. Subject to the decision of the Democratic voters of the county as expressed at the Primaries to be held on Tuesday, April FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE TO DEMO- CRATIC CONVENTION. I hereby announce my candidacy for delegate to the Democratic National Con- vention from the Twenty-third Congres- sional District, subject to the decision of the Democratic voters at the primaries, to be held on April 24, 1928, JAMES KERR, Clearfield, Pa. REPUBLICAN. COUNTY CHAIRMAN To All Centre County Republicans: I have been urged by Republicans rep- resentative of all elements in our party in recent contests in Centre county, to be- come a candidate for Chairman of the Republican County committee. In the hope and belief that I will be able to ac- complish much toward re-uniting the par- ty, I have agreed to the use of my name for County Chairman on the ballot at the primaries on April 24th, 1928. My policy will be a square deal to all Republicans, irrespective of past differences among them, and my one aim will be to achieve Republican victory in the county. Upon this basis, I respectfully ask the support of all Republican voters. PHILIP D. FOSTER State College, Pa. ————— A rn ———— There Are Many Uses for Gas. Naturally in the wake of the pro- ject to give. Bellefonte,” State College and intermediate points artificial gas service there is much discussion as to the probable success of the venture. Electricity has come into such gen- eral use for so many purposes that at first thought there would appear to be very few needs for gas. The men back of the enterprise know what they are doing, however. Capital doesn’t often seek investment in barren fields and in this connection it might be interesting to know that there are 21,000 uses in industry to which gas can be put. Few who have been relieved of the daily job of stoking the kitchen range and disposing of ashes, and perhaps fewer modern housewives in whose “work room” the gloomy old coal stove has been replaced by the shin- ing, efficient gas range, realize the multitudinous tasks now performed in the industrial field by gas, comments the Pennsylvania Public Service In- formation committee. Food is dehydrated by gas; hogs are singed, cement blocks are dried, asphalt mixed, bananas ripened, am- monia is evaporated, all through pro- cesses utilizing gas. Heat treating of all kinds, annealing, japanning, braz- ing, brick making, calcimining, car- burizing, enameling, lead hardening, glass making and linotype printing are industrial tasks in which gas plays a prominent part. “How many men have given con- sideration to the advantages of run- ning a flexible line up from the city mains to heat rivets on a construction job,” asks Mr. Whitwell, in describ- ing the building of a bridge across the Columbia river outside of Port- land, Oregon, which was riveted by means of manufactured gas. —You can purchase the best grade of Hood hip boots at Yeager’s for $4.85. 15-1t. Tells How to Select Right College Course. At this season of the year when boys and girls are about to be grad- uated from High schools, they and their parents begin to think about possibilities of college. If the way is clear for a college course for the son or daughter, the most important item is the selection of the college to be attended and the course of study that is to be pursued there. To assist young men and. women and their parents, the Pennsylvania State College has included in its book- let of preliminary announcement for 1928-29 a section under the heading “Selecting Your College Course.” It is designed to aid the prospective stu- dent in his selection of a curriculum. This is quite a task for some boys and girls because of the many ave- nues that are open for training in the average college, for at Penn State alone there are 39 different curricula. This free Penn State bulletin may be obtained by writing W. S. Hoffman, registrar, or the department of public information at State College. —OQur March furniture sales were the largest in our history. There’s a reason.—West Co. 15-1t HARPSTER.—Mrs. Deland Patton Harpster, widow of James C. Harp- ster, died on Friday morning, at the home of her son-in-law, Merril Ho- man, in Ferguson township. She had been a sufferer for some years with heart trouble but as late as the mid dle of the week went on a drive to Centre Hall, making Easter purchas- es for her grand-children. Her maiden name was Deland Pat- ton and she was born in Blair county, being at her death 54 years and 9 months old. As a young woman she married James C. Harpster, of Rock Springs, and for a long term of years they lived on a farm in Ferguson township. Twelve years ago they quit the farm and moved to State College. Following Mr. Harpster’s death, or during the past six years, she had made her home with her only daugh- ter, Mrs. Homan, An only son, Ralph Harpster, was killed by being thrown from a horse onto the State road, near Rock Springs, a number of years ago. Mrs. Harpster was a life-long mem- ber of the Lutheran church and the funeral services, at 10 o’clock on Mon- day morning, were in charge of Rev. John F. Harkins, assisted by Rev. J. S. English, burial being made in the Pine Grove Mills cemetery. il Il HEVERLY.—Mrs. Sarah Mallory Heverly, wife of Charles Heverly, passed away at her home on Bishop street, at 1.30 o’clock last Thursday afternoon, following an illness of more than a year with heart trouble and other complications. She was a daughter of John and Mary Mallory and was born in Belle- fonte on July 24th, 1848, hence was in her eightieth year. She married Mr. Heverly on January 3rd, 1867, and lived to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary last January. The first twenty years of their married life were spent at Axe Mann but for forty years they have resided in Bellefonte, ! Mrs. Heverly is survived by her hus- band and five children: Mrs. Thomas , Howley, Alfred J. and Augustus C. Heverly, of Bellefonte; Ned, of Axe Mann, and Elmer, of Duncansville. She also leaves three brothers, Alfred and H. B. Mallory, of Altoona, and Roland, of Buffalo, N. Y. | She was a member of the Presby- terian church all her life and Rev. W. , Bellefonte Kiwanis Had Interesting Delightful Musicale by D. A. R. Luncheqn Meeting. Visitors at the weekly luncheon of Bellefonte Kiwanis, held at the Brock- erhoff house on Tuesday, included J. B. Ring, of Oakfield, N. J.; Howard V. Bullinger, of Boston; Glenn John- ston and L. A. Schaeffer, of Belle- fonte; J. B. Meek, Harry Sauers, Jack Frost and Fred Clemson, of State Col- lege; E. A. Hoadley and H. H. Rus- sell, of Williamsport. Mr. Russell, who is the division agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, was the principal speaker, and natur- ally his talk had to do with the work in which he is interested. ' He made a comparison of the railroad of 1920 with that of today, and emphasized two important points in the manage- ' ment, efficiency in service and econ- omy to patrons. Speaking locally he stated that certain of the trains op- erated in and out of Bellefonte cost the company $1.25 per mile, while the returns are only 37 cents, and that is the reason the company desires to curtail the service. J. Kennedy Johnston Esq., gave an interesting account of a visit made to the New Castle Kiwanis last week, and Kiwanians were urged te have their cars inspected as soon as pos- sible. The Agricultural committee report- ed that plans are in the making for three meetings with the farmers of Centre county during the summer. The first will be at Hecla park on June 28th. The second will be a tour ! through the farming sections of the county and as a third meeting Ki- wanis will be host to several agricul- tural organizations in Bellefonte. Before adjourning Horatio S. Moore read a well prepared paper on “Bellefonte, the Best Small Town in Pennsylvania.” Penn State Thespians on Annual Road Tour. Presenting their annual musical comedy in which all parts are taken by men students, the Penn State Thespians are on their usual spring road tour this week. They opened their show, “Honestly Yours,” in Bellefonte on Monday, the first of seven showings scheduled for the trip. | They are appearing in Philadelphia, | More properly, it was a musicale given for the Bellefonte chapter, D. A. R, in the Presbyterian chapel, Bellefonte, Thursday evening, March 29th, as the entertaining feature of the regular monthly meeting (April, held in advance) by the thirteen piece Pennsylvania State College student orchestra, trained, led and accompa- nied by one of the chapter members, Mrs. H. H. Havner, of State College. It was a “crescendo.” At first like “stately steppings” came the preci- sion and accuracy of the rendering of the first of the classic numbers of the programme, then the “ware notes” soared, and the volume and flood of harmony “filled us, thrilled us,” es- pecially when they accompanied and blended with those of the voice of the tenor soloist. Upon the completion of the pro- gramme those in the assemblage, composed of “Daughters” and their guests were received by the hostesses for the evening, Mrs. Ivan Walker, Mrs. Louisa Harris, Mrs. John I. Olewine, Mrs. N. B. Spangler, of Bellefonte, and Miss Tillie Keller and Miss Mary D. Potter, of Centre Hall, who, before coming to the chapel, had entertained the musicians and the past regents of the chapter at dinner at the Brockerhoff house. Many Easter Donations to the Centre ! County Hospital. The management of the Centre County hospital acknowledges with thanks the following Easter offerings? From the members of the Woman's Guild of St. John’s Episcopal church, of Bellefonte—16 tray covers, 23 bands, 1 baby blanket, 11 dozen safety pins, 48 diapers, 6 petticoats, 4 wash cloths, 20 in- fant’s dresses, 18 shirts, soap. From the Woman's Aid society of the Presbyterian church—24 infant's slips, 12 infant's petticoats. From the Bellefonte public schools.—30 dozen eggs, 20 pounds sugar, 5 pounds oatmeal, 1 package post bran, 1 can tea, 6 cans soup, 35 jars fruit, 1 package rai- sins, 2 cans red raspberries, 1 can white syrup, 14 cans corn, 3 cans pumpkins, 1 loaf bread, 5 cans lima beans, 1 package Jersey jems, 43% dozen oranges, 2 bushels potatoes, 2 pounds chocolate, 1 package muffets, 1 pound rice, 70 glasses jelly, 22 jars vegetables, 1 package dried peaches, C. Thompson had charge of the fun- | Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Sunbury, and 3 cans evaporated milk, IT pound Rum- eral services which were held at her Will appear in Pittsburgh next Mon- | ford baking powder, 14 cans peas, 12 cans late home at 2.30 o'clock on Sunday day. Returning from Pittsburgh the | peaches, 7 packages cornstarch, 3 cans afternoon, burial being made in the | Thespians expect to appear in Johns- | pork and beans, 1 can sea clams, 1 peck Union cemetery. I Il GLENN.—William Glenn, a well known retired farmer, died at his home at Lemont, on Wednesday morn- ing of last week, following an illness of several years. He was a son of James and Susannah Glenn and was born in Ferguson township on June ! 15th, 1858, hence was in his seventi- | eth year. He followed farming all his life until failing health compelled his retiremerit a few years ago. i He married Miss Annie Williams who survives with one son and a daughter, Hamill Glenn, living near Pine Grove Mills, and Mrs. Margaret Shirk, at home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, of Al- toona. He was a member of the Presby- terian church and Rev. J. Max Kirk- patrick had charge of the funeral services which were held at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, burial being made in the Branch cemetery. Il i MILLER.—The remains of John Miller, who died in Monroe county, on Sunday, following an illness of sever- al years, were brought to Bellefonte | on Monday and taken to the home of | his sister, Mrs. S. J. Musser, at her | apartment in the Harris block, where funeral services were held at three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Robert Thena, of the Reformed church, of which he was a member, | Burial was made in the Union ceme- | tery. i Mr. Miller was a son of Henry and Catherine Miller and was born on a farm, in Spring township, 79 years ago. He spent all his life on the farm on which he was born until leaving Centre county twenty-three years ago. He never married and his only survivor is his sister, Mrs. Mus- ser. i Il WILCOX.—Mrs. Florence Wilcox, widow of Rev. Thomas S. Wilcox, at one time pastor of the Bellefonte Methodist church, died at her home in Williamsport, last Friday morning, following a brief illness with bron- chial pneumonia. She was a native of Baltimore but all her married life was spent within the confines of the Central Pennsylvania conference of the Methodist church. Dr. Wilcox died a few years ago but surviving her are two sons and one daughter, Dr. Thomas S. Wilcox, of Altoona; Frysinger Wilcox, of Oakland, Cal, and Miss Elizabeth, at home. Burial was made at Williamsport on Tuesday afternoon. Three Weeks of Court to be Held at May Term. Judge M. Ward Fleming has issued his edict for three weeks of court at the May term. The grand jury has been summoned to appear on Wednes- day morning, May 16th, to consider the bills of indictment to be present- ed by the district attorney. The reg- ular session of court will convene on Monday morning, May 21st, and will continue for three weeks, or until all the business on hand has been dis- posed of. Judge Fleming hopes that with three weeks of court the docket of untried cases can be pretty well amination in a course they have failed i to Huntingdon, Thursday, April 19th. cleaned up. town and either Altoona or Tyrone. A professional coach has trained the cast and chorus for the show, which is said to be up to the usual standard set by the Penn State boys in recent years. Penn State Increases Its Scholastic Standards. | As another great step forward in raising the scholastic standards at the Pennsylvania State College, the” practice of offering students a re-ex- ! has been abolished. Hereafter, when a student fails in a course he must re- | peat that course in a subsequent sem- ester or year, the rule going into ef- fect next fall. In the past if a fail- ure of a course was by a mark equiv-. alent to a grade within ten points of the passing grade, a re-examination was possible. An average grade of 70 per cent in all subjects is required for graduation from Penn State. —Solid car living rooms. Fine suites as low as $102. All guaranteed. —West Co. 15-1t The Bridge Event of the Season. Thursday evening, April 19th, Mil- ton C. Work will conduct one of his . famous evenings of Bridge in Hunt-' ingdon. Mr. Work thrills and amuses while he instructs; injecting just' enough wit and humor throughout the entire evening without detracting from the bid and the play. There is not a slow moment from start to fin- ish. There are plenty of bridge teach- ers but there is only one Work. You will regret your failure to hear Mr. Work. Call your bridge friends on the telephone and arrange to drive —The demand for Easter flowers in Bellefonte this year exceeded that of any former year. Represented in the ! offerings were large displays from two Williamsport green houses, the State College green house and Half- moon Gardens, in Bellefonte. The agents of both the Williamsport dis- plays got rid of practically all their plants, a large part of the State Col- lege display was sold while the de- livery truck of Halfmoon Gardens was on the go from morning to night making deliveries, which did not in- clude the purchases made from dis- plays in a number of business places in town. None of the displays shown in Bellefonte offered any better or prettier selections than the Halfmoon Gardens, and this being the case why would it not be better in the future to patronize the home industry. Muy. Tabel has gone to a lot of trouble and expense to build up a greenhouse the equal of any in this part of the State and deserves all the local patronage. —When the full length porch was torn down from the front of the Bush house it left the building with a very undressed appearance. To relieve this an ornamental coping is being put on just above the first floor doorways and windows, which will be a decided improvement. ~If it’s a living room, see West Co. We can save you money. 15-1t apples, 14 packages corn flakes, 14 pound tea, + packages jello, 1 package macaroni, 8 quarts relish, 1 can beets, 1 can sauer- kraut, 6 cans tomatoes, 1 can wax beans, 4 packages pudding. Creek, Near Winburne. Charles Kempe, aged 59 years, of Lanse, Clearfield county, drowned in the wreckage of. his car, in Moshan- non creek, near Winburne, on Mon- day morning. Nobody saw the ac- cident occur and the man had been in . the water probably an heur when his | body was found. Kempe was a laborer at the brick plant at Winburne. He left his home at 6.30 o'clock to motor to his work in a Ford car. From all indications he was motoring along on the road parallel with the creek when the road bed, evidently weakened by Saturday night’s hard rain, gave way, which caused him to lose to control of his car and it upset into the stream. Kempe was likely knocked uncon- scious and the water being quite deep drowned before being discovered. —DMiss Tillie P. Keller and Mrs. A. H. Stover are two Centre county Sab- bath school workers who have re- served space on the special train that will carry the Pennsylvania delega- tion to the convention in Los Angeles, ' ; Cal., next July. The train will {eave July 4 and return July 28. If you have a thought of taking the trip, Darius Waite, Bellefonte, secretary of the Centre county association, will gladly supply the literature informa- tive of the program and expenses. —The inmates of the Centre coun- ty jeil had the pleasure, recently, of listening to a talk by Rev. Rose Sny- der, wife of William Snyder, pastor of the U. B. church, of Bellefonte. Mrs. Snyder is a fully ordained preacher as well as a good singer and her services at the jail were greatly enjoyed by all those who had the priv- ilege of being present. —————— ee Marriage Licenses. Charles I. Heverly, of Howard, and : Luella M. Clements, of Jacksonville. Adolph Kraus, of Philadelphia, and Minnie Fink, of Lock Haven. James Edwin Williams and Sarah C. Marshall, both of Bellefonte. Walter J. Winslow, of Philadelphia, and Eleanor C. Lucas, of Jacksonville. —Just received, a solid car of liv- ing room suites, at unheard of prices. Sold on liberal terms.—West Co. 15-1t —And before Harry Sinclair gets through with his court trials he may need the considerable sum Senator Borah tried to give him. An East London vicar put this ques- tion to his children in the church: “What is a saint?” One small boy replied quickly, “I reckon a saint is a bloke that’s good when nobody’s lookin’.” Teacher: “What is your name?” Boy: “Jule.” Teacher: “You should say Julius.” (Then turning to the next boy). “What is your name?” Boy: “Bilious."—EXx. 6 bars castile ! This column is to be an open forum. Everybody is invited to make use of it to express whatever opinion they may have on any subject. Nothing libelous will be published, though we will give the public the widest latitude in invective when the subject is this paper or its editor. Con- , tributions will be signed or initialed, =as the contributor may desire.—ED. Some weeks ago we published an interesting biographical sketch of Dr. T. F. Dornblaser, a native of Nittany valley, who is now located in Ger- many. A copy of the Watchman evi- dently reached the gentleman and his reaction to it is voiced in the follow- ing most interesting letter. It refers to days in Centre county and Belle- fonte that we have no personal rec- collection of, but we have heard so much of them from older associates and always have been so intensely in- terested in them that at times we fear we give the impression of having lived through them ourselves.—Ed. Nowawes Bei Potsdam, Germany, March 27, 1928. : To the Editor of the Watchman, Dear Sir: It surprised me to see a copy of one of my letters in the columns of the Watchman, some weeks ago. The print, as well as the composition, was so well done, that it seemed to me like an improvement on the original. Where you got the photograph ac- .companying the letter I do not know. “In my opinion it also flatters the or- -iginal. If it were placed side by side with my present octogenarian phys- i iognomy, it would hardly be recog- nized as my photograph. the Watchman, which some friend was kind enough to send me, awakened many interesting reminiscences of , Bellefonte and vicinity. As a boy ‘about twelve years old, I have a very (vivid recollection of a great Demo- I cratic mass meeting, in the county seat of Centre county. It was the vear in which Governor Bigler was . the candidate for that high office, It was my privilege to witness, in Nit- | tany valley, a procession a mile long, { of loaded wagons, and decorated con- | veyances, moving toward the great political assembly. Pretty much all imy relatives, and friends, were rep- | resented in that long procession. Since I the prospective Governor had been in- , terested in the lumber business, the | Democrats in Pennsvalley, and Brush valley built a raft of lumber some seventy feet long, placed it on wheels, and with a half-dozen spans of hors- es, brought it across the mountain, and led the great procession through I the principal streets of Bellefonte ' Automobilist Drowned in Moshannon amid the vociferous cheers of many thousands of spectators. It was inspiring to see the immense { future Governor, and other prominent | politicians harangued. the people. The !intense enthusiasm gave evidence of ‘the successful election of the lumber- man which soon followed. But that which left the deepest im- | pression on my boyish mind was the sudden death of a young m an at one of the hotels, during the din- ner hour. While he was sitting at the table his head suddenly fell for- ward on his plate, without giving any evidence of pain or suffering. When his associates examined him, he was The appearance of this number of |f crowd in an open square, surrounding a temporary platform from which the already dead. This event seemed to solemnize the whole day’s proceed-- ings. Among thousands of others, I also looked with sorrow upon the lifeless: corpse that afternoon. They said he- was one of the young men who helped: to steer the timber raft through the: streets. At that time more of my relatives and friends resided in Centre county, than in my native county—Clinton.. My father-in-law, Squire John Shan- non, of Centre Hall, was elected as: treasurer of Centre county. My. un- cle Benjamin Schaeffer served: some- years as sheriff of the county, while other relatives and friends were elect-- ed as representatives to the State Legislature and other minor offices. . Prior to the Civil war Capt. Israel’ B. Schaeffer, of Nittany Hall, an .un~ cle of mine, raised the cavalry com-- pany known as the Independent: Dra- goons. Early in the war this com- pany, composed almost entirely of’ Centre and Clinton county boys, was mustered into the United States serv- ice at Harrisburg and enrolled as: Company E, 7th Penna. Cavalry. This command was. assigned to the army of the Cumberland under Gen. George H. Thomas and remained under his. command to the close of the bloody war. Before leaving Harrisburg for the front the ladies of Harrisburg presented a beautiful flag to our regi- ment, and Governor Andrew Curtin, of Bellefonte, delivered the presenta-- tion speech to the gratification of all’ our boys. It was also my privilege to have several interesting visits with Gen-- eral and Governor Beaver, of Belle-~ fonte. His character and unsullied fame was calculated to reflect lasting: honor upon the community in which he resided. His patriotic services to his country was witnessed by the sacrifice of his own flesh and blood. The fact is, you must travel a long distance be- or you can find a more beautiful valley, than old Nittany, with its big red barns, comfortable farm houses, mountain walls, running streams, and crystal springs. To this enchanting vale in Central Pennsylvania, the fountain city of Bellefonte, stands as the entrance portal from the west. Most cordially, T. F. DORNBLASER.. We are wondering if there are any who might read the above letter who recall who the young man was who met such a tragic end at the Bigler rally. In the days referred to by Dr. Dornblaser political gatherings were great occasions. All parts of the county turned out and for those in the remote sections it meant a trips of nearly three days. In wagons, on horseback and in buggies men would start from remote sections the night: before the big day; arriving here in the morning and not starting the: homeward trek until all the speeches, parading and barbecuing was over, which was usually in the morning hours of the third’ day—Ed. . ——— PE ——— ———— — > —Living room furniture at all pric- es. 30 suites to pick from.—West Co. : : 15-1 swe Ss —Miss Edith. Mabel Tower, of Lit- tle Rock, California, has accepted the position of children’s division super- intendent for the Pennsylvania Sab- bath school association. She will as- sume the duties on: May 15. A RR RURAL State Theatre 0 Ll oh fire. BLANCHE SWEET and WARREN BAXTER in “SINGED;” a story of a woman of the world, who fights for her rights. Mary McAllister has a strong part as well. Seven. reels. FRIDAY and SATURDAY, APRIL 20 and 21 Tom Mix in “SILVER VALLEY” a real Mix picture and sure Scenic Theatre GOOD PHOTOPLAYS AT LOW PRICES Only 10 and 15cts. for Real Entertaitment Sle lan lal BELLEFONTES FINEST AMUSEMENT CENTER =) : ee ee meen] SH US EACH EVENING AT 6:15 -MISS. CROUSE AT THE CONSOLE gi : g : —— Ty or aay TT id WEEK AHEAD PROGRAM 0 ren SH Uc [1 SATURDAY, APRIL 14 sl OLIVE BORDEN in “PAJAMAS,” a live wire movie with oh many interesting moments. 0 =H] MONDAY and TUESDAY, APRIL 16 and 17 SH DOLORES COSTELLO and WARREN. OLAND in “OLD SAN’ Ii FRANCISCO.” This is a dandy 8& reel character play with hu LE mor and pathos. = ue WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, APRIL 18 and 19 LE USE, Jo = =n = rk i Sf] LS =ly! Lic SSE AER a oR
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