Bellefonte, Pa., September 14, 1928.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT
ALFRED E. SMITH, of New York
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOSEPH B. ROBINSON, of Arkansas.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Congress
T. E. COSTELLO, of Bradford
For Representative in General Assembly
ANDREW CURTIN THOMPSON,
of Philipsburg
“Veiled Lady Cavern” in “Hidden
Lake Park.”
G. Edward Haupt has at last se- |
lected a catchy name for his hole in :
the ground in Brush valley. At the
suggestion of Col. Henry Shoemaker
he has given it the name of “Veiled
Lady Cavern” in “Hidden Lake Park,”
the latter suggested by Prof. Gard-
ner Richardson, a well known artist,
of Elmira, N. Y.
Col. Shoemaker claims there is a
romantic legend connected with the
statue of the veiled lady at the en-
trance to the cavern. The romantic
story handed down through genera-
tion after generation has to do with
that of a charming young woman
having been turned into stone by her
rejected lover something on the or-
der of Lot’s wife having been turned
into a pillar of salt. Of course the
legend is good, even if the statue
was formed by the constant drip, drip,
of silica from the limestone rock.
Prof. Richardson, who suggested the
name for the park, has not vet seen
it, but has promised to visit it in the
near future.
The fact that Mr. Haupt’s cavern
lies just west of the summit of the
valley, between Penns cave and the
Millheim Narrows, in a section char-
acterized by various large sink holes,
while underground streams are known
to flow westward from this point,
would indicate the presence some-
where in that locality of an under-
ground hidden lake. There is little
doubt but that entire section is honey-
combed with caverns, and it is quite
possible that only the smallest of
them have been explored in the three
caves now known to exist in Brush
and Pennsvalleys. As water has been
found in all of them what more na-
tural, then, than an underground lake
of some magnitude. As soon as Mr.
Haupt gets his cavern sufficiently
cleaned out and opened up to permit
of free passage he will give volun-
teers an opportunity to explore the
hidden lake.
Work of clearing out the cavern is
going forward very satisfactorily.
The first cottage in the park will be
completed in ten days or two weeks
and considerable interest in the un-
dertaking is being manifested by the
people in that locality. Already hun-
dreds of people have visited the lo-
cation of the new cave, which evi-
dences an interest far beyond the ex-
pectations of the owner.
Mr. Haupt has received a nice let-
ter from Col. Shoemaker in which he
states that some time he might write
a book on the legend of the cave,
ee — resets.
Meeting of Centre County Medical
Society.
The regular meeting of the Centre
county Medical Society was held on
Wednesday morning, at 10:30, in the
room provided for this purpose in the
Centre County hospital building. The
scheduled speaker disappointed the
assembled M. D’s but Dr. P. H. Dale,
of State College, gave a very able
case report, which met the approval
of the audience. The question of at-
tendance was brought up, and while
it is recognized that the progressive
physicians attend without urging,
an effort is being made to have a 100
per cent. attendance every month. The
regular attendance at the scientific
sessions will prevent careless mem-
bers from getting into a medical rut
and becoming back numbers in the
profession. The next meeting will be
held, Wednesday morning, October
10th, at 10.30. Patients are urged
to defer visiting and calling physi-
scians during the hours of the meet-
ing, and they will indirectly be bene-
fiting themselves if they insist that
their physicians regularly attend
these splendid meetings where the ad-
vances in medical knowledge are reg-
ularly discussd. A worth while pro-
gram is promised for October.
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——Miss Ida M. Weaver, of Belle-
fonte, who has been ill for some time,
is now in the Joseph Price hospital,
Philadelphia, for observation and
treatment. When she is sufficiently
recovered she anticipates going to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCal-
mont, to remain until she is able to
leave the doctor’s care.
KURTZ.—John Frederick Xurtz
died at his home in Lewisburg, at
lowing an illness which dates back
over a year. Last March he under-
went an operation at the Geisinger
hospital, Danville, where he was a
patient for thirteen weeks. He final-
ly improved enough to be taken home |
but became worse about six weeks
ago and had been confined to bed ever
since.
He was a son of Frederick and
Anne Harter Kurtz and was born at
Centre Hall on May 23rd, 1868, hence
was 60 years, 3 months and 17 days
old. He was educated in the public
schools at Centre Hall and as a young
man became his father’s assistant in
editing and publishing the Centre Hall
Reporter. When S. W. Smith bought
the Reporter plant about twenty
years ago Fred went to Lewisburg and
assisted his brother, William Kurtz,
in the publication of the Lewisburg
Journal. Following the latter’s death
| Fred purchased the Journal plant and
{ operated it until about five years ago
{ when he sold out and had since been
connected with the Union Motor com-
pany, of Lewisburg.
i: He was the last survivor of the
| Kurtz family and with his passing
that generation has become extinct.
. He married a young woman of Beth-
lehem, Pa., and as they had no chil-
i dren she is his only survivor. Funer-
‘al services were held at four o’clock
jon Tuesday afternoon, burial being
i made at Lewisburg.
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LONG.—John Long, who for some
time past has conducted a small eat-
| ing stand near Axe Mann, was strick-
en with a heart attack while cranking
; his automobile, last Friday morning,
; dropped to the ground and expired
i before assistance could be given him.
He had been in good health right
along and so far as known felt fine
when he got up that morning. He
went .out about 6:30 o’clock to his car
and was in the act of cranking it
when he dropped dead.
He was a son of William and Mary
E. Long and was born in Spring town-
ship on November 20th, 1870, hence
was not quite fifty-eight years old.
He was a laborer by occupation and
an industrious citizen. A good part
of his life was spent in Bellefonte
and immediate vicinity. He was twice
married, his first wife having bean
Miss Minnie Uhl. Following her
death he married Mrs. Joseph Smoy-
er who survives with five children to
his first wife, namely: E. C. Long, of
| Philadelphia; Clyde, Harry and Mrs.
{Charles Martin, of Bellefonte, and
Charles, working on a farm near Le-
mont.
Funeral services were held at his
i late home, near Axe Mann, at two
i o'clock on Monday afternoon, by Rev.
C. A. Metzger, of Pleasant Gap. Bur-
ial in the Bellefonte Union cemetery
was in charge of the Bellefonte lodge
P. O. S. of A., of which he was a
member, :
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McAFEE.—Charles D. McAfee, a
well known Pennsylvania railroad
employee of Tyrone, died at his home
in that place, on Wednesday of last
week, following two days illness with
brain fever. He became ill while on
his way home from visiting his step-
daughter, in Philipsburg.
He was a son of Decatur and Annie
Lightner McAfee and was born at
Stormstown, Centre county, on Deec-
ember 11th, 1867, hence was in his
sixty-first year. As a young man he
went to Tyrone and entered the em-
ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and had risen to the position
of foreman of the shops. On May
20th, 1925, he married Mrs. Nina
Miles Silknitter, of Tyrone, who sur-
two sisters. He also leaves a number
of relatives living in Halfmoon town-
ship.
He was a member of the Methodist
church, the I. 0. O. F,, Knights of
Malta, Rebekahs and P. R. R. relief.
Burial was made in the grandview
cemetery, Tyrone, on Saturday after-
noon.
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JUSTICE.—Samuel W. Justice, for
many years a resident of Coleville,
died at the Centre County hospital,
on Saturday morning, following an
illness of some weeks with a compli-
cation of diseases.
He was a son of Jesse and Cather-
ine Justice and was born in Blair
county 71 year ago. The greater
part of his life, however, was spent
in Centre county. He married Miss
Margaret Updyke who survives with
the following children: John Justice
and Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, of Al-
toona; James, of Bellefonte; Homer,
Alfred, Mrs. Ida Rote and Mrs. Elsie
Cathcart, all of Coleville. He also
leaves two brothers and one sister,
Lowery Justice, of Coleville; George,
of Gallitizin, and Mrs. Louisa Mey-
ers, of Altoona.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at two o’clock on Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. William Gangware,
pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness church,
burial being made in the Meyers cem-
etery.
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RUSS.—John Russ, for many years
a well known business man, of
Philipsburg, died at his home in
Harrisburg , on Saturday afternoon,
in his ninety-first year. He was a
native of Italy but came to this coun-
try when quite young. He located ir
Philipsburg in the late seventies and
established the Russ restaurant which
achieved quite a reputation. He
later established an ice cream making
plant which developed beyond his ex-
pectations and which eventually be-
vives with three step-daughters and |
came the Hoffman plant, now known
all over Central Pennsylvania.
.and moved to Harrisburg. The re-
mains were taken to Philipsburg for
‘burial on Wednesday.
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| HEVERLY.—Charles Heverly, one
of the few Civil war veterans of
Bellefonte, died at his home, on Bish-
i op street, on Monday evening, as the
result of arterial sclerosis. He was
a son of Jerry and Polly Hughes Hev-
erly and was born in Bellefonte on
July 31st, 1847, hence was 81 years,
1 month and 10 days old. During the
Civil war he served as a member of
Company D, 45th regiment.
Sarah Mallory who died
1927, but surviving him are five shil-
dren, Elmer Heverly, of Duncans-
ville; Mrs. Thomas Howley, A. J. and
A. C. Heverly, of Bellefonte, and Ned,
of Axe Mann. Funeral services were
held at his late home, on Bishop
street, yesterday afternoon, by Rev.
W. C. Thompson and interment in the
Union cemetery was with full mili-
tary service conducted by the Amer-
ican Legion and Troop B.
Butler—Kessinger.—Claude Henry
Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Butler, of Dunmore, Pa., and Miss
Helen Rebecca Kessinger, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kessinger,
of State College, were married at St.
Andrew’s Episcopal church, State
College, at eleven o’clock on Wednes-
day morning of last week; by the pas-
tor, Rev. Edward M. Frear. :
Miss Polly Kessinger was maid of
honor and the best man was Russell
E. Butler, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a
brother of the bridegroom. The ush-
ers were Albert T. Decker, of Dun-
more, and John R. Kessinger, of State
College. Miss Margaret A. Butler,
a sister of the bridegroom, sang “Oh,
Promise Me,” “At Dawning” and “I
Love You Truly,” being accompanied
by Mrs. Edna Jones Dimmick, of Dun-
more, who also played the wedding
march from Lohengrin. The bride
was given in marriage by her father.
Following the ceremony a reception
was given the young couple at the
home of the bride’s parents, and later
Mr. and Mrs. Butler left on a wed-
ing trip through northern Pennsyl-
vania and New York State. On their
return they will be at home to their
friends at Norristown, Pa. !
The bride is a graduate of the class
of "21 State College High school, class
of ’25 Penn State, and a member of
the class of ’28, medical school of the
University of Michigan. She is also
a member of the Alpha Epsilon Iota
Sorority. Mr. Butler was honor man in
the class of ’20 Dunmore High school
and the class of 23 Wyoming Semi-
nary. After attending Columbia Uni-
versity he received his degree with the
class of "27 Penn State. He is now
a member of the class of ’31 Jeffer-
erson Medical College, Philadelphia.
He is a member of the Phi Alpha Sig-
ma Medical fraternity.
Out of town guests at the wedding
included Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. But-
ler, Margaret, Russell and Charles D.
Butler, Dr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Dim-
mick and Albert T. Decker, of Dun-
more; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hull and
Miss Jennie Hull, of Aaronsburg; Mr.
and Mrs. Torrence Bell, Miss Anna
Bell and Miss Lillian Parsons, of East
Hampton; L. I.; Miss Mary Sealy, of
Allenwood; Miss Helen Johsek, of
Wilkes-Barre; Miss Caroline Kes-
singer, of Englewood, N. J.; Thomas
K. Rothmell, of Ridley Park, Pa.; Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Chambers, Miss Mar-
tha Chambers and Mr and Mrs Cal-
vin Troup, of Bellefonte.
Frantz—Nevling.—Horace Frantz,
of Tyrone, and Miss Isabelle Nevling,
of Tyrone and Bellefonte, were mar-
ried in the Presbyterian church, of
Tyrone, on Tuesday evening of this
week, by the pastor, Rev. Joseph A.
Speer. A reception at the Nevling
home followed the ceremony, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Frantz went to
Ocean City on a wedding trip.
During the past six years the bride
has been located in Bellefonte, filling
the position of assistant treasurer in
the offices of the American Lime and
Stone company. Her position there
has been filled by Miss Helen Calder-
wood, who was transferred here from
the Tyrone office. Mr. Frantz is an
electrician in the employ of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad company, in Ty-
rone, and it is in that place they will
make their home.
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Hubler—Moser.—Miles J. Hubler,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Hub-
ler, and Miss Beulah A. Moser, both
of State College, were married in
Grace Lutheran church, that city, at
9:45 o'clock on Wednesday morning
of last week, by the pastor, Rev. J.
F. Harkins. There were no attend-
ants and only members of the imme-
diate families were present to witness
the ceremony. Following a wedding
trip to New York State Mr. and Mrs.
Hubler will reside at Bellwood.
——The Bellefonte Chapter D. A.
R. will have as an honor guest on Con-
stitution day, (next Monday) Mrs. N.
Howland Brown, of Norristown, State
Regent for Pennsylvania. The din-
ner and reception will be held at the
Centre Hills Country club Monday ev-
ening, at 6:30 o’clock.
——Edward J. Purdue, who lived
on the mountain above Coleville, died
at the Centre County hospital yes-
terday morning, following an illness
of some weeks. He was about sixty-
five years of age.
He |
four o'clock on Sunday morning, fol- retired from business fifteen years ago
On January 38rd, 1367, he married d
in April,
COLEVILLE.
Our schools opened on Monday with
a large attendance.
The funeral of Mr. Justice, on Tues-
day, was one of the largest ever heid
here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Billett spent
Sunday at the home of J. T. Billett,
at Clintondale. :
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and family,
of Lewistown, spent Sunday at the
Bradley parental home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Markle and
children, of Pleasant Gap, spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rote.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jodon and Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar McMurtrie and son
Ray motored to Blandsburg, on Sun-
ay.
Mrs. Harry Emenhizer has return-
ed home from Rock, where she was
helping to take care of her sister,
Mrs. Hoy.
| Mr. and Mrs. Clair Stemm and son
and Mr. and Mrs, Norman Grubb at-
. tended the funeral of Mrs. Stemm’s
sister, at Yeagertown, last week.
! Edmund Thomas took a ride in
Henry Noll’s air taxi, on Sunday, and
| evidently bribed the pilot to fly over
| Coleville so he could wave his arms
at a certain house.
Mrs. Carl Rodgers and three chil-
dren, Misses Stella and Elizabeth
Rodgers, Miss Elsie Shultz and Con-
rad Shultz, all of Pittsburgh, were
Tuesday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Lee.
Marriage Licenses.
John W. LaRue, of Chicago, IIL,
and Helen Taylor, of Cairo, Ill.
Newton C. Neidigh and Katherine
H. Stover, both of State College.
William Edward Flick, of Flem-
ing, and Harriet Reese, of Bald Eagle.
Harold Hugh Crain, of Port Matil-
da, and Ruth Elizabeth Meyers, of
Julian.
Robert B. Rutherford Jr. and Eliza-
beth M. Sauers, both of State College.
Lewis Perry, of New York City,
and Helen Colombine, of State Col-
lege. :
John E. Roach,
and Rachael Rupe,
Albert Perr
Hope Newell,
of Osceola Mills,
of Philipsburg.
y Powell and Margaret
both of State College.
FRESHMEN WEEK
AT PENN STATE.
Preparatory to the opening of the
69th year at the Pennsylvania State
College, nearly 1200 freshmen are
now on the campus taking part in the
fourth annual “freshman week” ac-
In buying lime be cure that you get
your money’s worth. “There is a wide
variation in the amount of actual ef-
! money,” declares county agent, R. C.
Blaney. “The amount of lime is
shown by the statement of analysis
which the State requires to be made
for the protection of the purchaser.”
Analysis are stated in two ways,
as calcium oxide and as calcium car-
bonate. In the burned State, lime is
in the oxide form, while limestone,
air slacked lime, plant lime, marl, and
oyster shells are in the carbonate
form. Hydrated lime is in the hy-
drated form but the analysis
generally lists it as oxide. One hun-
dred pounds of lime in the carbonate
iorm, when burned, is reduced in
weight to 56 pounds of the oxide
type. In other words, 56 pounds of
calcium oxide is equivalent to 100
pounds of calcium carbonate. It is
approximately correct to divide the
carbonate analysis by two to reduce
it to oxide for comparison. Magnesia
and calcium do the same work in the
soil about equally well, so that the
percentages of calcium and magnesia
may be added together to find the to-
tal amount of oxide,
“There are plenty of experiments
which prove that if fairly finely
ground or slaked, equivalent amounts
of lime based on the analysis will give
very similar results in the crops.”
“In the case of ground limestone, if
all passes a 20-mesh screen (20 wires
to the linear inch) it is fine enough
for all practical purposes.”
To determine the comparative costs
of two or more forms of lime, he |
says, divide the cost per ton deliver- |
ed on the farm or spread on the field |
by the analysis on the oxide basis. |
This will give the cost of 20 pounds
of actual oxide of lime. Thus, 70 per
cent. hydrated lime at $14 per ton
hauled to the farm would cost 20 cents
for 20 pounds of oxide. Fifty per
cent. ground limstone at $6 per ton
delivered would cost 12 cents for 20
pounds of oxide and 85 per cent. lump
; fective lime that one may get for his i
| Azricultural Lime .Costs How Much? lime at $7 per ton, with $2 added for
‘hand spreading,
would cost 10% per 20:
pounds of lime
oxide.
BOALSBURG.
Mrs. Paul Coxey, of Philipsburg, is
visiting friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Reitz, of Mill-
brook, were visitors in town on Sun-
day.
Mrs. George C. Hall was a guest
of Mrs. Ellen Stuart, at State Col-
lege, on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bohn, of Akron,
Ohio, are spending their vacation with
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Alfred Lee has returned from
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ezra
Breon, at Columbus, Ohio.
Preparations are being made
give the state road through
top dressing of stone and oil.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reitz enter-
tained a number of Ohio relatives at
a dinner, on Thursday evening.
Misses Ellen and Cathryn Dale,
spent Thursday with their cousin,
Mrs. Ralph Noll, at Pleasant Gap.
Miss Anna Sweeny returned, Wed-
nesday, after a month’s visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs, in Cen-
tre Hall.
Misses Margaret Gingerich and Em-
ma Eliza Stuart went to Lock Hay-
en, Tuesday, to enter the Normal
school for the winter term.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher and
son Charles have returned to their
to
town a
(home in Danville, after spending the
summer at their Main street home.
Charles expects to enter Mercersburg
Academy.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Rote, of Lewis-
burg; Mrs. Mitchell Stover, son Nor-
man and family; Mrs. Nicodemus, of
Altoona, and rMs. Samuel Kimport,
of Juniata, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kuhn, Sunday and Mon-
day.
~——The Watchman gives all the
news while it is news.
YOU ARE
tivities. The college opens on Wed-
uesday, September 19, and for six |
days prior to that the new students ;
are going through a daily schedul¢ |
of instructional meetings "aimed to- |
wards fitting them for their college |
Penn State was one of the first
work.
eastern colleges to establish “Fresh- !
men Week,” this being the fourth
event of its kind held here. With |
record breaking classes each fall the '
college administration has found the
feustom to be a ‘most profitable one,
for both student and faculty find
a great saving in time getting the
freshmen started right.
Mass meetings to learn college and
student customs and tradition, school
meetings to get the freshmen ac-
quainted with their deans and depart-
ment heads, registration, physical
examination, a psychological test, in-
struction in “how to study” and var-
ious other activities are scheduled for
the new students,
—Use paradichlorobenzine to con- :
trol the peach tree borer. Apply it
during warm weather to get effective |
results. Your county agent can tell
you how to use the chemical.
STATE
THEATRE
Bellefonte’s Finest Amusement Center
Friday, September 14
GILDA GRAY
“The Devil Dancer”
Topics of the Day and Comedy |
ADMISSION 10 AND 25 CENTS
Saturday, September 15
BOB STEEL
IN
“Captain Careless”
Fox News and Comedies
Matinee at 2:15
ADMISSION 10 AND 25 CENTS
Mon., Tues. and Wed.
DOLORES DEL RIO
IN
“Ramona”
Vaughn and Al Cooke in the new
“Racing Blood’’ Comedirs.
ADMISSION 15 AND 385 CENTS
Sept.. 17, 18 and 19 I
Also Fox News and Alberta ||
Booster
INVITED
TO ATTEND THE
Altoona
Stores’
PALL
STYLE SHOW
STARTING
Wednesday Sep. 19
AND CONTINUING OVER
Thursday, Fri. and Sat., Sept. 20, 21 and 22
Windows will be Unbeiled
Tuesday even
at 6 o
ing, Sep. 18
"clock
Booster Merchants are planning to make this their greatest
est formal display of
NEW FALL STYLES
In everything pertaining to
Wearing Apparel and articles
for personal adornment for women, as well as for men and
children; also everything that is new in Furniture, Draperies,
Floor Coverings and all other Furnishings for The Home.
Booster Stores are favorably known for the high quality
and correct styles of their merchandise, the fair prices at
which it is sold and the satisfactory service rendered their
patrons, and the goods that have been gathered for this great
event measure up in every detail to the high standard main-
tained in the past.
It is always a pleasure as well as profitable to shop in an
Altoona Booster Store.
Plan to come and spend the
You will derive a lot of
goods.
entire day in Booster Stores.
pleasure from inspecting the new
Take lunch in a Booster Restaurant.
Visit a Booster Treatre for
ping is attended to.
entertainment after the shop-
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Suburban Day
Altoona Booster Stores
A popular Shopping Day used by thousands of people in
Central Pennsylvania to visit Booster Stores for the things
their local merchants cannot
Arrange to Come Wednesday
trade event.
THE BOOSTER STORES!
supply and to meet their friends.
, September 19 for the double
SUBURBAN DAY AND THE OPENING OF
FALL STYLE SHOW!
BOOSTER STORES ARE OPEN ALL DAY THURSDAY!