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Bellefonte, Pa, January 30, 1931.
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NEWS ABOUT
TOWN AND COUNTY.
——The Samuel Monsell family,
this week, moved into the Miss
Margaret Jones property, on east
Howard street.
——New linoleum floor coverings
are this week being put down in the
offices of the county agent and the
county superintendent in the court
house.
~The Susquehanna Oil and Gas
Co., which has been drilling test
holes in Graham township, Clearfield
county, struck a light flow of gas
early this week. The well is down
2500 ft,
Stories were afloat, on Mon-
about three bold hold-ups al-
leged to have been perpetrated in
the town on Saturday. An investi-
gation, however, revealed the fact
that there was no foundation for
any of them.
——During the past week a pure
albino trout, about ten inches In
length, has heen swimming around
in Spring creek opposite the Watch-
man office. Where it came from or
to what strain of trout it belongs
is a mystery,
—Sunday and Monday's spring-
like weather melted enough snow in
the mountains to raise the supply of
water in Centre county streams and
now the hig trout in Spring creek
can swim around without their backs
sticking out of the water.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. R. North, of
Bordentown, N, J, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of their
second son, who has been named
Robert Shuey North. The little lad's
mother, before her marriage, was
Miss Sara Shuey, youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shuey, of
Bellefonte.
~—The Bellefonte Academy bas-
ket hall team will play the Jersey
Shore Y. M. C. A, five at the ar-
mory on Monday evening, February
2nd, at 8.30 o'clock. Admission, 50
cents. All lovers of basket ball will
enjoy this game for as Jersey Shore
is very strong. As this will be the
first home game for the Academy
———Mrs. Amanda Waite quietly
celebrated her ninety-third birthday,
Sunday, by receiving a number of
her relatives and friends, who -call-
ed at the Waite home, on east
day,
High street, to carry their good
wishes and congratulations Mrs.
Waite is among the very few resi-
dents of Bellefonte who have pass-
ed the ninety mark.
—Members of the Crystal
Springs lodge of Rebekahs will cele- |
anniversary
brate the twenty-fifth
of the institution of the lodge with
a banquet at the Penn Belle hotel
this (Friday) evening, to which
members of the Odd Fellows lodge
have been invited. A feature ot
the celebration will be the presenta-
tion of twenty-five year jewels to
all surviving charter members.
—-—A real Mexican dinner will be
served in the parish house of St.
John's Episcopal church in this place
on Thursday evening, Feb.5, from 5
until 7. It will be supervised by a
lady who lived in San Antonio,
‘Texas, a number of years and as
many of the foods to he served are
coming from there it will be ‘Mex"
in reality as well as name.
body is invited to partake of the
tamalies, frijoles and other (foods
rarely tasted here.
-——A dispatch from Washington
states that the Washington Pitts-
burgh airway is now ready for day
flying but not for night flights, as
beacon lights have not been in-
stalied along the entire course. A
teletype weather reporting system
will be installed on the new route
as well as on the Pittsburgh to
Newark route, both to
with the system at the
airport, the original field on the
transcontinental route from New
York to Chicago.
——Among Pennsylvania railroad
company employees who will go on
the retired list February 1st is
Daniel Q. Decker, blacksmith, of
Altoona. Mr. Decker is a native
of Centre county, having been born
in Pennsvalley on Ocotber 4th, 1865.
He entered the employ of the rail-
road company in 1891 as a black-
smith’'s helper anda year later was
made blacksmith, an occupation he
has followed ever since. His serv-
ice record with the company is 39
years and 3 months.
Bellefonte firemen were called
out shortly after noon, last Sat-
urday, by a fire at the High school
building, and were able to extin-
guish the flames before any great
damage was done. A wooden chute
in the building carries waste paper
and rubbish from the upper floors
to the boiler room in the basement.
In some way the pile of rubbish
caught ire and the flames communi-
cated to the chute. Several boys in
the building at the time saw sparks
shooting out of the chute on the
second floor and gave the alarm,
Had they not been there the fire
would undoubtedly have been more
disastrous. As it was, it was con-
fined to the chute and the damage
was only nominal. The firemen were
again
ning, by a flue fire on the Stine
home, on east Howard street, but
it burned out without doing any
damage.
Every-
be tied in
Bellefonte |
called out, on Monday eve-
TEMPORARILY DERANGED
MAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF,
Uses Razor as Weapon with Which
to Commit Tragic Deed
With a brain beclouded and a
mind temporarily deranged from
some unknown cause Samuel Shultz
slashed his wife's throat with a
razor, shortly before three o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, at their
nome just south of Bellefonte, then
used the same bloody weapon to
cut his own throat with the result
that both died within twenty min-
utes.
As there were no witnesses to
the tragedy the cause thereof will
ever remain a mystery. Mr. and
Mrs. Shultz lived up the hollow
back of the Kew Gardens (the old
Valentine house) where they owned
a few acres of ground which had
been fixed up into a comfortable
home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shultz
were in Bellefonte both Saturday
morning and in the afternoon and
had not been home many minutes
when tragedy stalked into the little
home. All the children with the
exception of the two youngest were
out in the yard gathering ice and
snow with which to make a freezer
of ice cream. While thus engaged
they heard screams of terror from
their mother. Mary, the oldest child,
ran into the house and up the stairs,
and stopped in horror as she saw
her mother lying on the floor at the
head of the stairs with her face and
neck covered with blood, and her
father standing nearby brandishing
a bloody razor.
With shrieks of terror the girl
ran down stairs and down the road
to the Hendershot house, the near-
est neighbor, imploring them to
“come quick, as something dread-
ful had happened,” She also asked
them to get a doctor. Some of the
family went back with the girl
while they also sent a messenger
for Dr. Dale, the family physician.
When they returned to the house
they found Mr. Shultz lying at the
foot of the stairs, with his head and
shoulders through the kitchen door,
and his face and throat covered with
blood.
Dr. Dale responded quickly to the
call for his services and on entering
the house found Shultz lying on the
floor, as above described, with the
bloody razor still clutched in his
hand. The doctor took the razor
and threw it out into the yard.
Shultz was still alive and a hurry
call was sent for the ambulance.
An examination, however, showed
that Shultz's windpipe had been
severed and that he was past all
hope. In fact he died before the
ambulance arrived and without ut-
tering a word.
After examining Shultz the doc-
tor went up the stairs to see Mrs.
still alive and recognized him but
it was only for an instant, An ex-
amination showed that her jugular
vein had been almost completely
severed. There were several slashes
on the woman's face and throat,
indications that she had struggled
desperately for her life. Sheriff
Dunlap made a thorough examina-
tion of the house and is satisfied
that there must have been a hard
struggle between the man and wo-
man.
Dr. W. R. Heaton, of Philipsburg,
county coroner, held an inquest cn
Saturday afternoon before the bodies
were moved and, after hearing ail
the evidence obtainable, the jury re-
turned a verdict in effect that Mrs.
Shultz met her death at the hands
of her husband who then committed
suicide.
One thing is certain, and that is
that it was not financial difficulties
that led up to the tragedy, as the
Shultz home is stocked with enough
provisions to last a year. Another
is that it was not domestic trouble
as the married life of Mr. and Mrs.
Shultz had always been regarded
as exceptionally placid and happy.
Mr. Shultz had been in the employ
'of the American Lime and Stone
company most of his life and for
| several years past had been in
charge of the motor in the mine.
‘He had not worked since
a fit of despondency and was taken
in charge by sheriff Dunlap. He
was released, however, the sume
day, and so far as could be learned
had not suffered a similar attack
since.
The most unfortunate part of the
tragic affair is that nine children
are left without father or motger,
the oldest 17 years and the young-
est only 17 days old on Saturday.
| They are Mary, Eleanor, Helen,
Leslie, James, Earl, Violet, Herbert
and Phyllis, The baby was taken
to the hospital while the others are
with relatives for the present.
Mr. Shultz was a son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Shultz and was born in
Bellefonte on March 4th, 1893,
hence was not quite 38 years old.
In addition to his nine children he
is survived by his mother, his step-
father, Miles Shultz, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Teretha Bloom,
Shultz, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Blanche
Walizer, of Slate Run; Mrs. Erma
Gee, of Monongahela;
Brown, Margaret, Leslie and Ed-
ward, all at home.
Mrs. Shultz, prior to her marriage
about nineteen years ago, was Miss
Florence Miller, a daughter of
James and Bertha Miller and was
the destinations being the
Shultz and he believes that she was
before
Christmas and several weeks ago had |
Elwood and John
Mrs. George |
WHITEROCK QUARRIES.
The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Whiterock Quarries,
Inc., was held at the general offices
of the corporation in the Temple
Court building, Bellefonte, on Mon-
day morning, at 10 o'clock. There
was a good attendance and the an-
nual statement for 1930 showed a
very satisfactory business for the
year, especially in view of the gen-
erally depressed business conditions,
After a general discussion of the
business and future prospects of the
corporation the old board of direc-
tors were unamniously elected as
follows: Col. W. Fred Reynolds, A.
Fauble, Ray C. Noll, William H.
Noll Jr, John Blanchard, W. C.
Smeltzer, Hard P. Harris, David
Dale and J. W. Herron.
L. A. Schaeffer, who has been
with the company for twenty-two
years, as secretary, tendered his
resignation on account of ill health,
and the same was regretfully ac-
cepted, as he has always been prom-
inently identified with the affairs
and activities of Whiterock.
Following the stockholders’ meet-
ing the board of directors organized
by electing the following officers for
the ensuing year: Col. W. Fred Rey-
nolds, president; A. Fauble, vice
president and managing director;
Ray C. Noll, secretary, treasurer
and general manager.
The lime plants of the quarries at
Pleasant Gap are now operating at
100 per cent. capacity, while the
pulverizing plants on rdw limestone
are running at about 75 per cent.
capacity. The crushed stone busi-
ness is, of course, negligible at this
time of year but with the opening
of State highway work in the
spring it will also pick up.
STATE COLLEGE TO HAVE
HOURLY BUS SERVICE.
A certificate of public convenience
has been issued by the Public Serv-
ice Commission of Pennsylvania to
the Town and Campus Bus company
for the operation of busses within
the corporate limits of the borough
of State College.
According to Major Eugene H.
Lederer, owner of the company, an-
nouncement will be made at an
early date as to routes and schedules.
The routes will cover the terri-
tory known as College Heights, or
north section of the borough, with
the business section and public
schools as the destination; the west
section of the borough with the
business section and campus, in-
cluding the agriculture group,
the destination;
tion
and the east sec-
and fraternity section with
campus,
recreation hall and agriculture
group. -
It is the intention of the’ Bus
company to cover the routes on an
hourly schedule in order to meet
the requirements of the towns
ple, student body and school chil-
dren.
The aim of the management will
be to render regular and expedi-
tious transportation service with
safety and convenience to the pub-
lic ata nominal fare.
MRS. R. S. QUIGLEY'S DOG
FIRST PRIZE WINNER.
Sutherland's Av Han Shih, owned
by Mrs, Richard S. Quigley, of Lock
Haven, was first prize winner in a
class of fourteen at the New York
dog show, on Tuesday of last week.
Telegraphic dispatches commenting
on the award said:
The winners class with 14 com-
petitors was one of the best seen in
many a day at the specialty shows.
The Canadian judge after
over the large class without any
reference to his books or consulta-
tion with his steward, awarded the
rosette to Mrs. Quigley’s Suther-
land's Av Han Shih, better known
as the Airplane dog, that was car-
ried to the New England specialty
show on arrival from England at the
the New York pier, where he won
winners after arriving just in time
to entér the ring.
Undefeated in his classes at all
shows prior to today, Shih captured
the winners’ ribbon in the strongest
competition possible. He is a bis-
cuit with a massive flat skull, gor-
geous coat, heavy bone, and stood
out in front of the remaining 13.
The award was well received.
INFORMAL FLAG RAISING
AT NEW ARMORY SUNDAY.
An informal flag raising and dedi-
cation will be held at the new mili-
tary reservation of Troop L, mount-
ed machine gun troop, at three
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Stuart F. Gast will preside and the
speaker will be Prof. A, H. Sloop.
Prior to the ceremonies at the ar-
mory the troop, hes?ed by the
American Legion drum and bugle
corps, will give a street parade at
two o'clock. The public is invited
to the flag raising.
ed by the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs, Willard Emenhizer
and Capt. Herbert Miller, of Cole-
ville; Mrs. John Poorman, at home.
Mrs. Lawrence Hines, of Hyatts-
ville, Md.; Mrs. Albert Smith, ot
Bellefonte; Misses Minnie and Mar-
| garet, at home.
Funeral services were held at the
| Forge church for both Mr. and Mrs.
| Shultz at two o'clock on Tues-
|day afternoon, after which both
CUSTER PAYS PENALTY
i FOR NOT AIDING BECK.
Three Other Cases Disposed of in
At a special session of court, on
Saturday morning, Clarence Fryer,
of Yeagertown, plead guilty to com-
plicity in re rw. Evans
garage, in Gregg township, as well
as several stores at Spring Mills,
The robberies were perpetrated last
' November and associated with Fryer
was Perry Decker, of Pleasant Gap.
The latter is now serving a six
‘months to three years jail sentence
‘after making restitution for most of
‘the stolen property. As there is
‘still a balance of between four and
five dollars to pay Fryer was sen-
tenced to make restitution to that
amount, pay the costs and placed
on probation for three years.
Benjamin Fry, of Bellefonte,
plead guilty to stealing a $35 gun
from Charles A. Miller, on Novem-
ber 14th, 1930, and was sentenced to
pay the costs, a dollar fine and go
to jail for six months to one year.
The case of Irene Rhoads, a
weak minded person, who had been
before the cour‘ two months ago,
was continued.
' Harold Custer, of Wingate, charg-
ed with having run over Edward
Beck, on north Water street, on the
night of December 24th, was given
a hearing. In his own defense the
young man stated that he did not
believe he ran over Beck. He
stated that he and two other young
men had started home and just as
they went around the curve on
north Water street he saw a man
lying in the middle of the road, his
head towards the west. He turned
sharp to the right to avoid hitting
him and after he passed the man
he slowed down the car and discuss-
ed the question of going back to
render aid to the man in the road,
but he finally decided not to do so
for fear they would be blamed for
hitting him and knocking him down.
Dr. Coburn Rogers, who attend-
ed Beck after he was taken to the
hospital, testified that he found no
indications about Beck's legs or feet
to show that he had been struck or
run over by a car; that his only in-
juries were on the face and head, and
they were no doubt the result of a
fall. Mr, Beck was in court but
was not called to testify. Because
he failed to stop and render aid
Judge Fleming sentenced Custer to
pay the costs and placed him on
probation for three months,
BELLEFONTE NEWSPAPER
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION.
| The Bellefonte Republican, oldest
Republican newspaper in Centre
county, owned and published the
past twenty years by Charles E.
'Dorworth, Secretary of Forests and
Waters under Governor Fisher, will
suspend publication with this week's
issue, Mr. Dorworth has had charge
of the paper for twenty years, and
during all that time it has never
been a money maker, while of late
years its publication was continued
at a financial loss, but he held to
it because of the poiitical prestige
it might bring to him. Now that he
has had his fling at Harrisburg and
returned to private life he decided
to discontinue the publication.
The Republican was the oldest
Republican newspaper in the coun-
ty. It was started in 1869 by Col.
'W. W. Brown and for several years
had a checkered career. In 1872
the plant was seized by the sheriff
and publication suspended. A year
later it was bought at sheriff's
sale by E. T and R. P. Tuten,
The paper was reissued and in a
few years became a power in the
Republican party and acquired a
good circulation. R. P. Tuten re-
tired from the management and E.
'T. Tuten continued as editor and
| publisher.
| In 1884 the paper supported the
late Andrew G. Curtin, Democrat,
in his candidacy for Congress,
against the regular Republican
candidate, and that was the begin-
ning of the downfall of the paper's
prestige, as it lost over a thousand
subscribers within six months.
BAKER HOME AT WINGATE
MADE HABITAT OF TRAMPS.
On Wednesday afternoon James
Snyder, of Wingate, who has super-
vision of the summer home of Mr.
‘and Mrs. Joseph D. Baker, (the
former John T. Harnish property),
crossed Bald Eagle creek to see
that the property was all right.
When he reached the house he dis-
covered a broken window and while
looking it over two men ran out of
the rear door, ducked into
the woods, headed west. One of
the men wore a leather coat but
both were strangersto Mr, Snyder.
On going into the house
‘he found it in a horrible con-
dition. The men had evidently been
making it their headquarters for
. some time as the house was befoul-
ed from cellar to attic. Furniture
‘was in complete disarray, bureaus
‘and boxes had been ransacked and
'heuse furnishings were thrown
‘arvund in complete disorder. Wheth-
er anything was stolen is not yet
known but the damage done was
considerable.
Sheriff Dunlap went up to the
property Wednesday afternoon and
| attempted to trace the men but
| failed. County detective Boden took
| the chase yesterday morni but
born at the Forge. She would have husband and wife were buried in UP y y ng
been 37 years po in April. In ad- the same grave in the Suanyside ‘had not caught them when the
| dition to her parents she is surviv-
cemetery.
| Watchman went to press.
—Miss Geraldine Noonan was in Wil-
liamsport during the week, a guest of
relatives, for an over Sunday visit.
—The Misses Loretta Kane and Mary
Carpeneto spent the week-end at State
College, guests of Mrs. Eugene Brooks.
—Mrs. John Strouse, of State College,
was a pleasant visitor at the Watchman
office, on Tuesday, while in Bellefonte
on a shopping trip.
Mrs. George R. Meek. Mrs. George D.
Green, of Lock Haven, was up Tuesday
for a
Mrs.
Hall.
—James Cook left, Tugsday, to return
to his home at Colorado Springs, aftera
visit of several months in Bellefonte
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J.
Cook.
—Miss Bessie Sommerville, who had
been so critically ill at her home at
Winburne during the past
that little hope was felt for an improve-
ment in her condition, is now slowly
recovering.
-—Mrs. R. 8. Brouse spent last week in
Lewisburg, called * there as a juror at
Shugert’'s apartment,
the Federal court being held by Judge
Johnson. Mrs. Brouse was one of seven-
teen women empaneled, but was called
to serve only on one case.
—Mrs. Frank McFarlane Is expected
home, this week, from a visit witn her
niece and nephews, the Kinsloe family,
at Millburn, N. J., and with Mrs. Hast-
ings, at Harrisburg. Mrs. McFarlane
left Bellefonte before Christmas.
—Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Wiseman and Mr. and
Mrs. Zerban were down from State Col-
lege, Tuesday night, guests at a bridge
party given by Mr. and Mrs. Paul J.
Reber. at their home at Coleville.
~—Mr. and Mrs. John G. Love Jr,
have been spending the week at At-
iantic City, having gone down Tuesday
to stay until Sunday, the visit to the
Shore at this time having been made
to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
—Mrs., J. M, Curtin was here from
Pittsburgh for the greater part of a
week, under the care of her dentist.
During
Tuesday, Mrs. Curtin was a guest of
her sister, Mrs. John M. Shugert, and
—Miss Rachel Shuey went to Borden-
town, Monday, for a visit with her sis-
ter, Mrs. W. R. North and the North
family. expecting to spend several weeks
in New Jersey. Mr. North is an in-
structor in the Bordentown Military
Academy,
—Mrs. Herbert Kerlin is here from
New York, having come over to look af-
ter some business relative to her How-
ard street property. While in Belle-
fonte Mrs. Kerlin has been the guest of
Mrs. Ebon Bower, at the Bower home on
Howard street.
—Miss Haupt, chief operator in the
local Bell Telephone exchange, and Miss
Sara Love, winner in the competitive
drive for new subscribers, attended a
conference of operators in Altoona a
week ago, all being guests of the Com-
pany for dinner, at the Penn Alto.
~—Mrs. Thomas A, Shoemaker went
out to Pittsburgh, Saturday, to see her
grandson, Waliace Ebe Jr, who has
been ill much of the winter and under
the care of bone specialists, the ail-
ment having started with what
thought to be rheumatism in his right
leg.
! —Charles A. Morris and his daughter,
| Miss Elizabeth, came east with the body |
‘of Miss Lida Morris, last week, and af-
ter the funeral in Tyrone, Saturday
morning, both went to Pittsburgh to
spend Sunday, expecting to leave from
there early in tle week to return to
Searcy, Arkansas.
~The Buffington family, occupants of
the east side of the Cook house, on Linn
street, will leave Bellefonte on the third
of February to go to Wilmington, Del.
where they will be permanently located.
Mr. Buffington was here as supervisor
for the building of the road between
Bellefonte and Milesbu g,
—L. C. Wetzel who has been in
Antwerp, Belgium, for several years
superintending th e establishment
plants for the Toledo Scale Co., has
completed his work abroad and is on
his way home. He sailed from Antwerp
last Saturday and upon arrival here will
be located at Toledo, Ohio.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Henszey re-
turned to State College, Saturday, from a
motor trip south. Having left the day
before Thanksgiving they went direct
to Texas, where they remained but a
short time, going on from there to
Florida. Their month's stay in Florida
was spent in the vicinity of Miami.
—County Commissioner John S. Spear-
ly returned home from the Geisinger
hospital, on Monday, where he had been
for a minor operation and under obser-
vation for several weeks. Though a lit-
tle thin he is feeling considerably im-
proved and as soon as he picks up a
little he will return to the hospital for
another operation.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Sellers, who
are now visiting at the James Thomp-
son home at Centre Furnace, went there
following a visit with Mr, and Mrs.
George B. Thompson, in Bellefonte.
Mrs. Harry Garber had aisc been a
guest of the Misses
Thompson, for a week, but is now home
again at the Bush
Arcade.
Miss Helene Williams has been en-
tertaining her aunt, Mrs. Henry C. Wil-
liams, of Beech Creek, who came to
Bellefonte, Tuesday, for one of her oc-
casional visits. Mrs. Willlams will be
| joined here today by Miss Carrie M.
. Parker, of Waltham, Mass.,, a friend of
| Miss Willlams, who will stop in Belle-
fonte enroute to the Pacific coast, where
apartment in the
she is going for the remainder of the |
winter.
-~Daniel Peters, of
town, Wednesday,
and dropped
Nittany, was in
in for a chat. He was
pleased at something he saw in
Watchman a week or so ago because it
assured him that an old friend whom
he thought to be dead is stili alive and
| well. He was referring to James Mc.
Cafferty, of Hartsville, 8. C. When the
, Central R. R. of Pa., was being built
Daniel had a hand in the work and Jim
was foreman of the
bridge abutments.
| know one another
They came
then and
| Jim that we published recalled a lot.
day's visit with Mrs. Curtin at
in Petriken
two weeks
her stay, from Thursday until
of
Hilda and Alice
on a little business
the
masons building | WHERE .cceccssne
to | Corn
a 8 | Oats
| Daniel cherishes every memory of the Rye
| long abandoned railroad the word from | Barley mms + mm—————
OF CLARENCE DARROW.
BY JOHN M. FLEMING
Mind pictures, gathered from read-
ing the events connected with hap-
penings of national interest often
lead to misconceptions, Several years
ago Clarence Darrow, reputed to be
the greatest criminal lawyer of his
time, defended Leopold and Loeb
‘when they were on trial for the
murder of Bobby Frank. The pic-
ture we drew from the newspapers
and magazines at the time of this
sensational trial was that of a
shrewd, calculating, old man, relent-
'less in cross-examination and with
the oratorical powers of a Daniel
| Webster, standing in defense of two
‘lads who had brutally murdered an
innocent boy without cause.
Last Friday night we drove up to
Altoona and had this impression
‘changed. Mr. Darrow delivered his
‘lecture on “Crime.” The text of the
speech was perhaps a bit radical
‘but the character of the man who
made it created a lasting impres-
sion. Clarence Darrow is one of the
plainest men who ever turned from
a Judge to address a jury. His
mamoth frame was encloaked in a
plain black suit, a white shirt that
was slightly wrinkled around the
collar and a black and white neck-
tie, carelessly tied, The famous lock
of gray hair hung at a rakish angle
just above the left eye. Among the
others who sat on the platform, the
famous lawyer might have been
taken for an impostor.
Throughout the entire two hours
that he discussed the subject closest
his heart, Mr. Darrow did not
change his tone of voice. With his
large hands thrust deep in his
trouser pockets and his broad
shoulders hunched so that his head
appeared to be resting between
them, he produced spasms of laugh-
ter and not a few tears.
The lecture was concerned princi-
pally with the causes and preven-
tion of crime. Mr. Darrow gave a
‘portion of his past history and in
‘explaining why he had chosen the
law as a profession said, “My fath-
er lived across the street from the
office of a Justice of the Peace and
I was always an interested listener
|at the trials. I made up my mind
then that if I could ever abuse any-
body like those lawyers abused each
‘other I'd be happy.”
| The great defender of those who
‘step from the straight and narrow,
|in speaking of the general faults of
[the United States, said, “We havea
| tremendous flair for size and little
| for quality” and then applied this
| statement to the laws of the land.
“It is almost impossible to get a
fair trial anywhere in the United
States; to be tried is almost to be
convicted.” = While
prison system used in* ca ,
Darrow made a plea against long
terms and treatment of the criminal
as a mass rather than as an in-
dividual, “Prison sentences general-
ly means destruction—few people,
born into this world, are strong
enough to outlive it.”
Nine-tenths of the crimes commit-
ted are caused by poverty, igno-
rance, and lack of home training ac-
cording to the well-known attorney.
The other tenth is caused either by
overwhelming hard luck or an un-
balanced mentality. The solution of-
fered is education. Teach every boy
some trade before his schooling is
finished so that he may be thus
enabled to make an honest living.
There were, we will venture to
say, a great number of people in
that audience who did not agree
with Mr. Darrow's views but there
was not a single person among the
fourteen hundred that crowded the
Senior High School auditorium who
could deny the fact that Clarence
Darrow has a wonderful personality.
It is not hard to see how he could
sway a jury or impress a Judge.
His very demeanor and voice seem to
radiate the fact that he is firmly
convinced that what he is saying is
his idea of right. Whether the
theories of this great lawyer are
right or wrong is a question which
will remain open for sometime to
come but, right or wrong, we feel
that we can safely say that Clarence
Darrow is truly a great man.
»
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——The January meeting of the
Woman's Civic club was held last
Monday evening, in the directors
room of the High school. . After
the regular business meeting, Miss
Anne W. Keichline gave a very in-
‘teresting illustrated talk on “Home
| Architecture,” in which she pictured
| the home of the very near future,
| electrically equipped, and designed
| meet practical as well as artistic
| needs. Miss Keichline exchanged
| evenings with Mrs. F. W, Haller,
| who will speak next month on the
| “Passion Play at Oberammergau.”
SALE REGISTER.
| MARCH 18.—At the residence of Ro-
‘land Spicer on the Swartz farm on the
- middle Buffalo Run road, 4 miles west
' of. .Bellefonte, a clean up sale. 6 horses,
14 milk cows, 13 head of other cattle,
25 hogs, 50 chickens, 2 tractors, and a
gene line of farm implements in good
condition. household articles will
also be offered. Sale will start at 9:80.
L. F. Mayes, auctioneer.
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