Hr m—
AT LAST
Almost the Watchman had given up hope of ever having oc
| casion to dust off the roosters that were bought to crow over Demo-
sow Juper, hat — Gray Meek edicd and PO ting tor ty nietonte, soand | cratic victories in Centre county in a time when its present editor
Editors. | was nothing more than something yet to be picked out of cosmos.
GEORGE R. MEEK CHARLES L. GATES Like Eugene Field's little toy
——
MARY GRAY isiiid
ly, every FT “oe Co he Watchman's poultry farm were “covered with dust” until Wed-
Published weekly, every Friday m- To Correspondents No communications | the L | v d
in. Entered at the “pos ollice, Bulle. published unless accompanied by the real nesday morning. We didn’t kiss “and put them there” but we did
onte, , &s second c matter. name . | . . epho ex i
Terms of Subseription.—Until further In ordering change of address al offer to kiss and hug the courteous lady in the 18! P one L 1 Brg |
notice, of the lollowing Tates: 51/50 give $e 5a as ve i he ew els. who told us, on Wednesday morning at seven-thirty, what had hap-
Paid before expiration of year - 113 notifed when Sbtriver "wishes the pened in Centre county the day before. # ow
aid after expiration of year - paper discontinued. n such cases . 1 1
A sample copy of the “Watchman' will ihe ubseription must be paid up to From Republicans and Democrats, ha o We y ednesday,
be sent without cost to applicants. date of cancellation. came a telephonic and personal clamor for the atchman to seize
dust covered, roosters a chance
w this opportunity to give its poor old,
NOVEMBER 6, 198%. 10 CTOW.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
One woman even went so far as to telephone that her break-
OWARD DEMOCRACY. | fast dishes were all washed and she was ready to come down and
TREND T "wa
The result of Tuesday's election was not so much of a surprise | help us “preen them up” for the exhibition she thought they were en-
to those who have kept in mind the outcome of nearly every special | titled Io have. ;
opportunity the voters of the country have had during the past year The Watchman is not exultant. It alw
to express their feelings through the ballot. be with the under dog. In parading its roosters today it is not
In every State in which there have been local or special elections | gloating over anything. It is merely running true to form. jes
to fill vacant seats in Congress there has been a definite trend that | been a good sport mn it's eons of defeat and it is good sport enous
could indicate nothing else than dissatisfaction with the party in '© admit right here that it parades iis Fousters ig Seduse good
power. It might not be that Republicans are turning Democrats, Republican friends in Centre county have given it the chance to say:
but it is incontrovertible evidence that they are disappointed with Faithful to the Watchman the roosters stood
and anxious to rebuke their own party for its crimes of omission and All in a dusty row
commission. Hopeful of the time when Republicans would
Outstanding contests to the point on Tuesday were the smash- Give them a chance to crow
ing victories of Governor-elect Moore in New Jersey and that of
McDOWELL
Michael J. Hart for Congress in the Eighth Michigan district. It |
has been consistently Republican and was pivotal in that whichever
SPEARLY
party won that seat would be given a majority of two in the next
House of Congress. On the present line-up Congress now stands |
BRUNGART
A DEFINITE
It has been its habit always to
217 Democrats, 215 Republicans, 1 Farmer-Laborite and 2 vacancies.
While the Watchman can see no good to the
in having control of the next House of Congress the
been thrust upon it is gratifying evidence that the country is looking
to it for something better than the present administration has been
able to give. The result in New Jersey is positive proof that Pres-|
ident Hoover is regarded by the electorate as an exploded phenom- |
enon. The late Dwight Morrow, had he been spared, might have
held the State for himself, but he could not have done it for Hoov-|
er.
In Connecticut every
Following last year’s election of
time, almost within memory, this is
tends what might be expected there i
test. Connecticut counts little in the
are voters, whether they live in the “Nutmeg”
State. They are all human and susceptible to the same reactions. |
Here in Pennsylvania Democrats won county offices to which
they have not had entry for years. Of course most of such vic-|
tories were due to purely local and personal conditions, yet it can- |
not be denied that they are evidence of a revival of militancy in
Democracy and a willingness on the part of many Republicans to
join in any effort to give the country a government that has some- |
thing more substantial than promises to offer. In nearly every
important county contest in the State some rebuke to the Federal
or State administrations can be seen. : ; : "
The Utley victory for Judge in the new Mifflin district was a Crowing, not In exultation; merely to exercise lungs almost
direct slap at Governor Pinchot's having appointed a favorite to the t. bd. by long confinement in a dusty coop
bench there in defiance of the known wishes of the majority of the '
people of the county.
In Centre county, while the Democratic part presented a ticket
made up of eminently good men, it was not wholly th nalties |
that swept them into office. It is a moot question as to whether |
more than three of them would have been elected had not the feel:
ing that it is time for a change permeated the political atmosphere
here just as it has permeated the State and the Nation.
There are hundreds of Republicans in Centre county who are
tired of the appeals to “vote it straight,” especially when such im-
portuning comes from those whom they are disqovering are only us-
ing their party as a means to selfish personal aims, rather than as a
Democratic party |
duty that has
BOOB
Democratic Mayors. |
a Democratic Governor for the first |
significant of a trend that por-
n the coming presidential con- |
electoral college but voters
or the “Sunflower” |
large city elected
HERR
HUNTER
ol
WETZLER
YEARICK
A HODGE—PODGE OF id
NEWSY INCIDENTS.
——
On the street, last Friday, we
met one of the leading merchants
from a small town in Centre coun-
ty, but he is no “small town’ store-
keeper by long odds. On a guess
we'd say he has been in business
at the same stand for fifty years or
thereabouts. He has always man-
The difference between the entries
on the quarter sessions docket for
the November court and the Sep-
tember term is so large that it is
hard to reconcile. At the Septem-
ber term there were 211 entries and
for the Novembr term only 63.
Of course less than half the entries
are Commonwealth’ cases for trial.
Possibly the business depression is
also reaching into the realms of the
constructive agency in government. aged to keep about half a jump | bench and bar.
In the Nation, in the State, in the County, Tuesday's election ahesd or ‘the times with tue fest The election is mow a thing of
that he has built up a
his town and surrounding commu-
nity and his business is standing on
a firm foundation. He has also
made and saved money and has
‘various other good investments.
Speaking of the present depres-
sion he stated that business in his
‘store was about on a par with that
in the ordinary run of stores. That
there really was not enough to
encourages hope that our next President will be a Democrat. It
can be no worse for the country than conditions are now. Cer-
tinly no Democratic administration of affairs can be pointed to as
having been in power when such mental, moral, financial and eco-
nomic chaos existed as alarms the country today.
the past and we hope some candi-
date will come to the front with
definite information as to the kind of
publicity that did him the most
good. Thousands of cards of all
kinds were distributed and various
ways of attracting the attention of
the voter resorted to. We stood on
a Bellefonte street, one morning,
and watched a political worker tie
me wo
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY
Items taken from “the Watchman issue
another furniture store. John Proud-
foot and Reuben Spangler are go-
ing to open one in the McClain
block, next door to the Watchman
of November 11, 1881. office. ‘keep his clerks and himself busy, | & sign on the front bumper of a
— ‘so he was letting the clerks do the man’s car. Hardly had he got out
The County Fair Associ ation is a ‘work and he was just running of sight when the man drove into
little late in announcing the pre- |around. He said that so far he an alley and tore off the sign.
mium winners, but you will find them
all on page 5 of this jssue. Sum-
marizing them here J. G. Rider won
$6.00 for the pest heavy draft stal-
We know of two candidates who
attended a large gathering near the
close of the campaign and as the
people were leaving the men took
‘hadn't reduced his help or their
‘wages and didn’t intend to during
the winter. He doesn't expect to
lion. Daniel Poorman won $5.00 make much, if any, money this year,
for the best stud colt. H. K. Hoy i Demorals of Cente Coun: and will be catisfied if he breaks up a position of vantage and pass-
won the first prize, $3.00, for the 7 good reason to congra. even. In fact, he might have to ed out their cards. After the
themselves on the splendid victory
of Tuesday last. Every man on the
ticket was elected by a handsome
majority. While the returns have
not yet been compiled it looks as
though the lowest majority would be
500 and the highest 1500.
— The home of Prof. D. M. Wolf,
county superintendent of schools, at
Penn together with all of its
contents, was totally destroyed by
fire last Thursday morning. Prof.
Wolf was in Bellefonte at the time.
~The Bellefonte glass works will
be put in blast again next Sunday
pest mare colt. N. J. Dale was
awarded first prize, $3.00 for the
first best heavy draft mare. Harry
S. Stuart won $4.00 for the best
ir of carriage horses. J. Kyle
McFarlane won $3.00 for the best
walking horse. A. Garbrick won
$3.00 for the best milk cow. W. C.
Patterson, of State College, won all
the prizes on his six exhibits of
wheat, rye, clover and timothy seed,
and corn. Mr. Patterson also won
first on his exhibit of Genesee Coun-
ty King potatoes. Mrs. David Sei-
pert won first, 50cts oy oe
Geo. Smeltzer, Wm. B. ey an
Joseph Baker took all the prizes in at midnight.
the fruit exhibit. John Bartruff __The first snow of the season fell
won all the prizes m the open and on Friday, November 4th.
top buggy classes as well as for _ pegington’'s axe works at Miles.
crowd had all gone one of the men
walked some distance along the
road searching for evidence. He
found eight of the other cardidaie's
cards but not one of his own, which
he considered a good omen.
And it was, because both he and
the other fellow were elected, and
both are good Democrats
draw a little on his reserves but he
is going to take care of those who
stood by him in the past, confident
that these times can't last much
longer and that he'll profit in the
‘end. If the country had enough men
with the same philosophical view-
point it might help a lot to improve
business conditions.
Just forty women were voted for,
at the election on Tuesday, as can-
didates for most of the precinct of-
fices. And we must give it to the
women they exercise better judg-
| ment in picking a sure thing office
‘than some of them do in choosing
a husband. For instance, out of
ELK'S MINSTREL DATE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.
Friday, November 20th, has been
definitely decided upon as the date
for the Altoona Elk's club minstrels
to be given in the Richelieu theatre
under the auspices of the Bellefonte
haetons and 8 ring wagons. The :
Dest loaf of oh bread was the purg sre sguin in runing CHASE of {tue forty women eighteen were |lodge of Elks for the benefit of the
one baked by Mrs. H. K. Hoy, gveville struck a Re SO ore re lominety for inspectors of election | Associated Charities. This min-
though the judges came near 10 few. days ago. Workmen have without any opposition. Two were | strel club has given annual enter-
blows in determining whether Mrs. gone down 27 feet without finding | 3% judges of election and, while tainments for the past five years
Hoy's or that exhibited by Mrs. T.M. the end of it and the owners, Dan- we were mot certain of the result|and has a reputation extending
Barnhart was the better. Miss Liz- i.) Rhoads Esq. of this place, and When this was written, we feel pret- throughout several counties.
DrFoster had the best display of ay Downing, of Philadelphia, =r ty certain they were elected. Ten | Tickets for the minstrels will be
water color paintings and WAaS preparing to develop and market it. women were voted on for school di-
on sale at the four drug stores, J.
B. Rossman’'s filling station, Hoods
billiard parlor, the Kell-Font and
awarded $2.00, though 8S. C. Stover |
Y sec- |
and. Sue C, Lefiker were close seC- go. uel Sheffer, living near Mo
rector, five for township auditor,
assessor and one each for
old son of Mr.
—A little five year
rris’ two for
onds. Best inserting by girl under |
16 years was won by Lettie Smelt. lime kilns, fell from a swing on burgess, borough council and over- | Montgomery & Co's. Price of tick-
zer and she is richer by $1.00. ‘Saturday last and dislocated one of geer of the poor. About the only | ets will be 75 cents all over the
Mamie Morris, Sallie Dawson and Lig nips. (This was the late Paul offices they haven't tackled are road house. These tickets can be ex-
Hattie Roan were very close with po Shaffer, of east Linn street, supervisor and high constable. changd for reserved seats at th
their exhibits. The best yellow | Bellefonte.—Editor’s Note.) | — I oo iiing Npveinhe oe ge
. rd- —— - | The grand jury is at work thi r 9
corn, selected by a boy, was avant. | g jury $ | 20th, inclusive. Buy a ticket and
__An important item of news in| week considering the bills of in-
william Smeltzer and Louis Gug- the metropolitan newspapers last dictment for the November term of
genheimer were second and third in | week was to the effect that former court which will convene next Mon-
this class. President Coolidge took his trusty day. Owing to Tuesday being
__The property of the Bellefonte | gun and shot a pole cat. We do election day the grand jury did not
Building and Loan Association will | hope it was one that Calvin always convene until Wednesday, but as the
be sold at public sale at the court | seemed to be sniffin’ when posing | list of cases for trial this court is
ed to Homer Decker. He got give the minstrels a big house.
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— Our mailing list has been cor-
rected and this week the label on
your paper ought to reflect the
standing of your account with the
house at 3 oclosk on the afternoon | for a picture. | the smallest in several years they | Watchman. If we have failed to
of November 14 eee een \will have no trouble clearing up | give you proper credit please advise
—Read the Watchman. Jtheir work before the week-end. | us at once.
_ Bellefonte is going to Bava)
dog the cocks and cockerels in|
PATIENTS TREATED AT
CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Miss Florence Peters, of Boggs |
surgical treat-
township, received
ment, last Monday, and was dis-
charged the same day.
Mrs. R. G. Forsburg, of Belle-
fonte, a surgical patient, was dis-
charged last Monday.
Clark F. Brewer, of
came a medical patient on Monday
of last week and
Wednesday.
Norman E. Houser, 6-year-old son
‘of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Houser, of
Benner township, was discharged,
Tuesday of last
surgical patient for a day.
Mrs. Sid Wellar, of Bellefonte, be-
came a surgical patient on Tuesday
of last week.
Mrs. Franklin Reichert and daugh-
ter, of Orviston, were discharged
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucy B. Johnson, of State
College, a medical patient, was dis-
charged last Wednesday after re-
ceiving medical treatment.
Florabelle, 6-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Tipton, of How-
ard township, was discharged last
Wednesday after undergoing surgi-
cal treatment.
Richard Scull, aged four years,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lercy Scull, of
Bellefonte, was discharged last
Thursday after undergoing a day's
s.-gical treatment.
Miss Hazel Sayres, of Bellefonte,
was discharged last Thursday after
undergoing surgical treatment.
Mrs. Charles Hines, of Centre
Hall, who had been a surgical pa-
tient, was discharged on Friday.
| Mrs. Irvin R. Mulbarger, of Pleas-
ant Gap, was discharged on Friday
after receiving surgical treatment.
Mrs. Nellie Soltis, of Clarence,
was discharged on Friday after re-
ceiving medical treatment.
Ernest McChesney, of Altoona, a
surgical patient, was discharged on
Friday.
William Solt, of Spring township,
was admitted on Friday as a medi-
cal patient.
Miss Sophonia Wando, of State
College, was admitted for surgical
treatment on Friday.
Austin L. Johnson, of State Col-
lege, is a surgical patient, having
been admitted on Saturday.
Miss Anna L. Corman, of Spring
township, was admitted for surgical
treatment on Saturday.
Lois J. Billett, aged four months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Billett, of Coleville, died on Satur-
day-
Mrs. V. A. Williams, of State Col-
lege, was discharged on Saturday af-
ter undergoing surgical treatment.
Miss Madeline L. St. Clair, of
Bellefonte, became a surgical pa-
tient on Sunday and was discharged
‘on Monday.
Jacqueline, the 2-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Eversoll,
of State College, was admitted on
Sunday for surgical treatment.
George Miller, of State College,
became a surgical patient on Sun-
day.
Mrs. Mayme Barr, of Port Ma-
‘tilda, is a surgical patient, having
been admitted to the hospital on
Sunday.
Mrs. Homer C. Wayne and infant
daughter, or Bellefonte, were Ais-
charged from the hospital on Mon-
da
is a surgical patient, having been
admitted on Monday.
Florence M. Volynch, of Belle-
fonte, became a surgical patient on
Monday.
There were 38 patients in the hos-
pital at the beginning of this week.
— The banks were the only
business places in Bellefonte which
observed election day as a
holiday. All stores and offices were
open as usual.
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UNIONVILLE
the season George E.
| Holt bagged his limit of rabbits and
John Resides and son Johnny each
‘got a wild turkey.
I HD. Rumberger of Scranton made
his usual visit to his
the Fall election and visited his son,
Pierce and other relatives here.
Mrs. J. S. Askins returned on Sat-
visit of about three
and friends
Mr. and Mrs. J. wi
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Harrisburg Spent Sunday at the home
of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
McElwain.
Those who attended the Ww. C.T|
U. meeting at Howard last Thursd
from here were Mrs. WwW. B Parsons,
Mrs. Anna Finch and Mrs. H. E.
ully
‘mittee had a fine program
and all had a jolly social time
Election day was quite a busy day.
Most of
effort to get to the polls.
the candidates furnishing
to enable many to g0 who otherwise
wouldn't have got out.
The opening of the hunting season
prought a number of visitors to our
cinity. At the home of
‘Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Holt were Henry
Waldvogle, Victor Crone and George
Foeria of Shamokin; 0. F. Saunde!
D. R. Beveridge, william Steppe an
Lenore Holt from Gettysburg.
| At a recent meeting of the board
of managers of the tover Cemetery
‘they planned to serve a Baki
| supper in the community hall, Thurs-
i November 12th, price
130 and 50 cents per plate. The menu
' will be baked ham, mashed potatoes,
exavy, Sweet potatoes , corn, 2h
, celery, pumpkin e, ,
|Ice cream and Home BL cake will
{be on sale. Proceeds for_the purpose
|of improving the cemetery.
Bellefonte, be-
was discharged on
week, after being a
y.
Oliver T. Corman, of Spring Mills, |
legal |
home town for
wagner of
the citizens made a special |
of
their cars
| WOMAN JAILED FOR
| NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES
DISCHARGED BY COURT.
A habeas corpus hearing was held
before Judge Fleming, Saturday
morning, in the case of Mary C.
Watson, of Clarence, committed to
the Centre county jail on October
23rd, by justice of the peace BET
Haynes, of Snow Shoe, for failure
to pay her taxes to the collector,
Iva Burkey.
The commitment gave the amount
of unpaid taxes as $24.55, but rec-
ords in the County Commissioner's
office showed that a lien had been
entered against real estate owned by
Mrs. Watson for $20.37. There
was no evidence to show that the
tax collector had made any attach-
ment or attempted a sale of the
personal property of Mrs. Watson
for her per capita tax of $5.00 and
occupation tax of 20 cents, or a
total of $5.20.
Mrs. Watson expressed her will-
ingness to pay the $5.20, but de-
murred on the costs, a total of
'$12.80, which included $1.50 for
justice Haynes and $11.30 for the
constable who brought Mrs. Watson
to jail. Under the warrant given
all tax collectors there is no pro-
vision for a hearing before a jus-
tice in the case of any person who
refuses to pay their taxes, and itis
up to the tax collector to deliver
the person to jail. And because of
the fact that the jusice and the con-
stable acted without any auhority
of law they are not entitled to costs.
The court took all the papers in
the case and will give a written
opinion and decision in the near fu-
ture for the benefit of tax collectors
in general.
Charles Ward and Ralph Buffalino,
the two prisoners who escaped from
Rockview, on Monday of last week,
and were caught within three hours,
were called up for sentence, Ward
drawing 4 to 8 years and Buffalin)
21, to 5 years.
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PENN STATE AND BRITISH
TO DEBATE NEXT WEEK
Coleman Herpel, of McKeesport,
and John A. Hoch, of Milton, have
been selected to represent the Penn-
sylvania State College next week in
the opening debate of the year, Pro-
fessor John Henry Frizzell, debating
coach, has announced. The Penn
State team will meet two
students November 12 in a discus-
sion of unemployment relief. De-
bating is opened each year at Penn
' State against a team from a foreign
country:
The clash with the English de-
paters will be over the merits of the
dole and private charity to relieve
distress caused by unemployment.
The visitors, Stuart Craig and John
‘Needham, will support the dole
while the Penn State men will
present the case for private charity.
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Graffius—Corman.—Lester Graf-
fius, of Spruce Creek, and Miss
Elsie Corman, of Graysville, were
married in the Presbyterian church,
at Baileyville, last Saturday morn-
ing, by the pastor, Rev. S. B. Brown.
Following the ceremony the young
couple left on a brief wedding trip-
Just where they will make their
future home has nui been announc-
ed.
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BOALSBURG.
——
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Houtz moved
to their new home, near State Col-
lege, and Miss Hester Christ moved
into the D. W. Meyer home, vacated
by the Houtz family.
pr. and Mrs. T. 0. Glenn, of
Bradford, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Morrow, of Sinking valley,
were callers at the M. A. Woods
home on Saturday evening.
The Ladies Bible class of the
Reformed Sunday school, will hold
| their annual chicken supper in the
Sunday school room Saturday, Nov.
21st. The price of the supper
be 50c
Community
quite a success.
| grain, fruits, canned fruits and veg-
atables, and needlework, were very
creditable.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sohl,
Philadelphia, arrived in town,
day noon, Mrs. Sohl to visit at the
Segner home while Mr. Sohl spent
the time at State College. On their
return home Sunday morning they
were accompanied by Mrs. Segner:
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IN BELLEFONTE CHURCHES
REVIVAL MEETINGS
There will be revival services in
the Advent church on the hill, be-
| ginning Sunday evening, Nov. 8th,
at 7.30 o'clock and continuing as
‘long as the interest keeps Up:
| Everybody invited and urged to at-
tend and assist in the good work.
r C. C. Shuey, Pastor
of
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
9:30 A. M,, Church school.
10:45 A. M., Morning worship and
sermon: ‘Confession «r lal.”
| 7:30 P. M., Vesper service and
| sermon: “Neither Shall They Learn
| War."
] Clarence E. Arnold, Pastor.
METHODIST CHU RCH.
| Church school, C. C. Shuey, Supt.,
| 9.30, with special event and goal—
that one per cent increased attend-
| ance: last Sunday, 334, this no less
‘than 337. League, 6.30—special
| events. Preaching, piquant and
| pungent, 10.45: 7.30 —evangelistic
| service. Pastor responds to calls
| for his services. Welcome strang-
| Horace Lincoln Jacobs, Pastor.