INK SLINGS. BY GEORGE R. MEEK. —There certainly was a hot time in the old town on Armistice day. Something must have let go. Such sbullience of spirits was probably pent-up patriotism, but we've rarely seen the community so patriotic be- fore. —Of course everyone has his or! ser own notion as to the cause of the recent Republican debacle in| Centre county. Ours is that while the many would-be captain generals were squabbling over who should ead the army in battle the privates aearly all ran and hid. —Warren Jones, of Lackawanna rounty, has succeeded Warren F.! Doane, of Stonehurst, as official let- ser opener in the Executive Depart- ment at Harrisburg. He gets five ‘housand a year for it, too. When Sornelia hears that Giffy has an of- jcial letter opener she will probably iave an official can opener at ten ;housand a year appointed for the uisine of the Executive mansion. —We'd like to say something 1bout the high dudgeon king Carol, | »f Rumania, would have the world selieve he is in because his brother i i ‘Nicholas” ran off and married a! sommoner. We are not going to do t, however, because what we hought of saying would surely sick | dr. Owen K. Adams, of Lock Hav- mn, on us again and we haven't got- en all of our hide back since the! ast time he skinned us for saying ;omething mean about Carol. —The Republican State organiza- jon is reported as being disposed to hrow no monkey wrenches into the egislative machinery during the ex- ra session. Such abstention from naking all the trouble possible for | he Governor would certainiy be a rery popular gesture to those who hink the Governor is always right. f it is done, however, it will be] mly because it is smart politics. "he extra session is the Governor's how and he should be handed no Jibis should it fail to produce the elief he promises in consequence of t. —Political gossip here is to the | ffect that if opening the ballot’ oxes does not jimmy Keeler into| he Sheriff's office he is to be made they consider reliable they believe . meat inspector at cne hundred and | that an act of fraud or fty per. The rumor goes further VOL. 76. KEELER ASKS RECOUNT VOTE FOR SHERIFF IN MILLHEIM BOROUGH. e— | | Recount of Ballots Will be Made To- | day by Charles F. Cook and G. Hunter Knisely, of Bellefonte, and Charles Freeman, of Philipsburg. Harry V. Keeler is not satisfied with the official returns of the vote cast for Sheriff of Centre county which showed John M. Boob the winner by two votes and has pe- titioned the court for a recount of the votes cast in Millheim, Mr. Boob's home town. The petition alleges belief ina “fraud and error,” and Judge Fleming has issued a decree ordering a recount to be made in open court, in the court house, Bellefonte, this (Friday) afternoon, the computation board to consist of Charles F. Cook and G. Hunter Knisely, of Bellefonte, and Charles Freeman, of Philipsburg. The pe- tition for the recount was signed by three resident voters of Millheim borough, and while “fraud or er- ror” is named no specific charges are noted. Following is the peti- tion in full: To the Hon. M. Ward Fleming, Pres- ident Judge. The petiton of the undersigned, three qualified electors of the bor- ough of Millheim, county of Centre and the State of Pennsylvania, re- spectfully represents: 1. That the said undersigned pe- titioners are qualified electors said voting precinct of the Borough of Millheim, and that they voted at the last general election held on the 3rd day of Novemebr, A. D. 1931. 2. That the said borough of Mill- heim, Centre county, Pa., constitutes of and by itself a separate election precinct. 3. That upon information which error, al- though not manifest upon the gen- eral return of votes made therefrom, nd predicts that Mr. White is to be | 45 peen committed therein the com- nade county chairman and Mr. putation of the votes cast in said feverly State committeeman for the | election. tepublicans of Centre county. The ‘entleman who gave the Watchman his information was unable to ex- iainhow it is all to be brought bout. W. I Fleming is the present | ounty chairman of his party and Sen - tor Scott the State committeeman. —The Rev. H. McAllister Grif-| memorial ance with a decree of your Honor- ths, ‘resbyterian as publicly rebuked those who rould have military training at pastor of Holland he Pennsylvania State College made ,..e as your Honorable Court EO Mig ptional. it organizations that are working | ) that objective, along with world | isarmament. Having gone through . some years ago and noted its ef- sct during most of the time that as slipped away since then we are f the opinion that the military -aining the students at State gets m't calculated to flood the world 4th young manhood that lusts for ww meat or the companionship of illet cooties. Next to the contacts ith cultured men we rate the new sion of what discipline means and ie physical set-up we got out of ar four years in the cadet battalion 3 the most valuable and lasting fts the Pennsylvania State College ive us. —We fear we are getting the rep- tation of being a gay old Lothario. appears that the obliging tele- 1one lady whom we offered to hug 1d kiss, when she gave us the won- wrful news the morning after the cent election, thinks we're a poor ort because we haven't made good. "hile we regard her peevish attitude i a very great compliment we just n't disillusion her by showing up ir awful decadence as a hugger vl kisser. We don't know wheth- : the story in last week's Watch- an had anything to do with it or )t, but in Millheim, on Saturday ght, we made a miserable spec- cle of ourself. Such a one as we we been ashamed of ever since. ‘hile walking with a gentleman fend on a dark street in that town 70 very attractively dressed wom- : made a desperate attempt to ick” us up. They were success- 1 in getting each of us by an arm dragging us a few yards fur- er down the darkened thorofare fore we succeeded in tearing loose. >u will note that we admit they d to drag us. Boy! “The old gray are ain't what she used to be” se the flossy lady who took our m would have gone galloping clear t into Penn township and even the ree bands that were in Millheim at night couldn't have lured us ck. We blush for shame as we cord this confession of our ungal- atry to the telephone lady in Belle- nte and the other in Millheim. ere isn't a crumb of consolation, her, in the fact that our com- nion tried as hard as we did to se himself froia the wiles of the yman who had him by the arm. 4. Your petitioners, under the averment aforesaid, respectfully pray your Honorable Court to make an directing order and decree that the said ballot box the bal- lots cast at the election on November 3rd, 1931, be brought forthwith into the Court opened, and there be recomputed in accord- church, Philadelphia, able Court and in compliance with | the Act of Assembly approved the 23rd day of April, A. D. 1927, and to make such other order and de- He names several pacif- deem meet and equitable in the premises. 5. And as in duty bound they will ever pray. F. CATHERMAN A. M. WILSON E. H. ZIMMERMAN The Court's decree is as follows: And now, to wit, November 10th, A. D. 1931, the within petition bav- ing been read and after careful con-| sideration, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the High Sheriff of Centre county, H. E. Dunlap Esq, is hereby directed to take into custody the ballot box and key there- of used in the borough of Millheim, Centre county, Pennsylvania, at the general election held on the 3rd day of November, A. D, 1931, and that the Sheriff, in the presence of the custodian thereof, shall affix his said seal to said box in addition to the seal now on said box and shall keep this ballot box and key safely in his custody until the 13th day of No- vember, at 2 o'clock p. m., in the court room of the Centre county court house, with all seals intact, and deliver the key thereof to the Court. It is further adjudged and de- creed that Charles F. Cook, G.Hun- ter Knisely and Charses E. Freeman shall constitute a board to recount the entire vote, and it shall be as- certained by the Court with the as- sistance of the above designated per- sons whether or not fraud or sub- stantial error was committed in the computation of the vote cart on the ballots contained in said hallot box or fraud in the marking of the bal- lots contained therein, or otherwise in connection with such ballots, as provided by the Act of General As- Souivly passed the 23rd day of April, 1927. The Prothonotary is directed to administer in open Court to the board the usual oath assumed by election boards with appropriate ref- erence to the creation of the board and the purpose of its appointment. By the Court M. WARD FLEMING, P. J. If the vote in Millheim is found correct as returned by the election board there are rumors that other ballot boxes may be opened on pe- tition of Keeler. And should an error be found in Keeler's favor it is quite possible that Mr. Boob's supporters will also petition the court for the opening of one or more boxes. — When you find it in the Watch- man you know it's true. Dm BELLEFONTE, PA., NOVE reratic STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. | LOSE COURT APPEAL PAY FINE AND COSTS. For Breaking His Parole Thomas Franklin Auman Was Haled Into Court and Sent to the Penitentia. ry for Two to Six Years. OFFICIAL COUNT OF | CENTRE COUNTY VOTE NOW COMPLETED. The Watchman is able to give, this ‘week, the official vote cast for every | candidate on the county ticket at the election on Tuesday of last week. The count began at 12 | o'clock, last Thursday, and because In court, last Friday, John and of the exceptionally close vote for Joseph Boran, of Ramey, Clearfield county, lost their appeal from a de- | Sheriff unusual care was exercised MBER 13, 1931. in the computation. | cision of 'Squire Byron, of Philips- SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE. —Records of the Game Commission show that more hunters have been kill- ed in mistake for groundhogs than for any other game animal. —A cache of $12,000 worth of cigars, stolen by hijackers ten days ago, was uncovered in an abandoned barn near Abington, Montgomery county. Stanley Schultz, who, police said, was guarding the place, was arrested. —Adam Probst, 56, of Renovo, died in a hospital, last Thursday, from injuries sustained when he was accidentally shot when his four-year old daughter ran (against and upset a loaded gun and “he | charge lodged in his foot. i aha Sante Carr, deputy secretary I |o ennsylvania Labor and Industry "REPAIR THE JAIL | Department, faces loss of her driver's li- | SAYS WOMAN FOREMAN | C0b SLUG LL lb river. A coro | lw a ing the driver. A i OF GRAND JURY. por, jury recommended she be charged ——— with involuntary manslaughter and that Miss Vera Hummell, of Philips- pater i {her license be revoked. The Motor Ve- ‘burg, a Joreran of Le hicle Department is considering the case. in the history of Centre county that or : B. arg 5, -clacted lust Tues: a woman officiated in this capacity y . ol commissioners of + Lycoming county, by the highest vote ‘and according to reports she per- given any commissioner candidate, died formed the duties most satisfac- suddenly on Wednesday night at the 'torily. ‘The jury completed it's work Williamsport hospital. Dr. Bardo, round- It's re. ing out a four-year term as sheriff of NO . 45. T in two days and a half. of until Wednesday, | Judge M. Ward Fleming read off burg, and were sentenced to pay a 'the vote from the official return fine of $20 and costs each for il- | sheets, which were opened and hand- legal fishing. The two men were ‘ed to him by prothonotary S. Claude arrested on July 14th, on informa- Herr. Syd Weller, Republican, and tion furnished by 'D. Paul Fortney, Democrat, checked | Philipsburg, who identified them as port was also one of the briefest ever returned. It was in effect as follows: We examined 23 bills of indict-| Fred Mattern, of ment, 17 of which were returned as |, bull's halter cost Philip Fulcrode, 55, true bills and 6 ignored. Lycoming county, sustained an injury to | his spine some weeks ago while serving 'a warrant on a refractory prisoner, and | had since been a patient at the hospital. —An attempt to fasten a new chain to | of Dauphin county, several broken ribs the figures on the tally sheets. two men he saw the night previous We found the living quarters in! _. . padly cut face. The animal turn- ‘Ivan Walker also checked a sheet in fishing Six Mile run with a net and ‘the interest of Mr. Boob while Mr. carbide lamp. At a hearing before | Keeler was also represented. The 'Squire Byron they were adjudged (clerks were Roy Wilkinson and Mrs. guilty but appealed their case to |J. H. Decker. The last district court. After hearing the evidence ‘was called at 5.15 o'clock and the the court denied the appeal and ‘vote for Sheriff was totaled. It pronounced sentence. The men set gave Boob just two of a majority | tled. over Keeler, instead of eight, as giv- Homer Detwiler plead guilty to a en in the unofficial newspaper re- violation of the liquor laws and was turns published last week. | sentenced to pay the costs, a fine of | Because of the fact that, undera $300 and 60 days in the ‘new law, the court is required to Elias M. Ripka, of Gregg town- ‘count the vote cast not only for ship, plead guilty to a charge ‘county candidates but for every can- | non-support and was sentenced to 'didate for borough and township of- pay $15.00 a month and give bond fices, he was unable to complete the in the sum of $300 within ten days. ‘count last week, and this being court Failing to do so he is to be taken |week could not resume the count to the Allegheny county work house with the result for six months. that the final computation was not Raymond Hetrick was in court on ‘completed until that time. |an appeal from the authorities at | Judge of Supreme | State College where he was arrested James B. Drew, 5621 | for retailing goods without a license. ® James B, Drow. L ee my = | Hetrick maintained he was opsate | Charles mer, se ..1447 ing under a WwW esale license, w | John W. Slayton, 8 . 179 | . Sey: jhe Sid After hearing the evi [YHRATEY V: JEOOMOF, J eceroereerecromeeed ois | denc the appeal was sustained and Harry y Keeler, P - 204 the costs put upon the county. John M. Boob, D ....... Melvin W. Schnars, of Rush town- Prothone ship, piead guilty to the charge of tary : Leland H. Walker, R 8. Claude Herr, D 8. Claude Herr, P ... 8. Claude Herr, N. P | Treasurer: Harry F. Jones, R Robert F. Hunter, D reese | Register of Wilis: : wi Brooks, 2 eee A John L. Wetzler, N. P, .......commu | Recorder of Deeds: Malcolm H. Hall, R ... desertion and non-support and was sentenced to pay $15 a month, give bond in the sum of $300 or go to the Allegheny county work house for six months. y Cassidy, Gray Hoover and all of Sandy Ridge, plead | - enrsserasrssreres sen rteenss guilty |R. J. Barnett, on September 26th, and were sentenced to pay the costs, D. A. McDowell, D ... pay for the damage to the car and | Coun Commis oners : undergo probation for a period of e tzworth, R . H. E. wr th N - hike Years. plead guilty to I Fiaare, worth, N. FP .. Austin Eiseman plead guilty to a Ten y ia charge of false pretense and was John 8. Sgearly, P .. sentenced to pay the costs and tor Lugar. D. placed on probation for one year. Robert D. Musser, R. ... Otto F. Adamitz, proprietor of Robert D. Musser, P the Hi-Vue hotel on the top of the | | Robert D. Musser, mountain along the road to Sandy | David A. Holter, P ... Ridge, plead guilty to operating | Fisrence A erenigk, PD - gambling devices and was sentenced | Coroner: to pay the costs, a fine uf $200 and | v R. Heaton, BR spend 60 days in He also | Walter J. Kurtz, D plead guilty to a violation of the | County Survey liquor laws and on this charge was 1 Thonbor Beaty Bm sentenced to pay the costs, $300 J. Thompson Henry, D cen 4749 | fine and 60 days in jail to date from of the foregoing sen- SHERIFF-ELECT BOOB SERENADED SAT. NIGHT. | Headed by Legionnaires from Beile- fonte, Philipsburg and State College a thousand or more “buddies” and | friends of sheriff-elect John M. Boob gathered in Millheim, last Saturday Hem il show the new official how | Robert M. Courson and Stanley ppy they are over his election. | (Qsgrowski entered pleas of The Main street of the town was to malicious io Pe AE i crowded with cheering onlookers |was sentenced to pay the costs, a when the parade swept into it from dollar fine and spend 35 days in the assembling place at the school house. Arthur Williams plead guilty to First in the line was a color bear- ‘er, then a Democratic donkey (mule size), then Wetzler’'s band display- ing a banner expressing its grati- tude to those who had voted to make one of its members Register of the county. Following it was a delegation of Legionnaires. The Spring Mills band was next with a delegation from Gregg township and Spring Mills. After it came the Aaronsburg band with a crowd of marchers following it. The line of march was over the principal streets of the town and when it had been completed most of the crowd repaired to the communi- ty house where an informal and very enjoyable evening was spent with the retiring and incoming sheriffs, the centres of the activities. 8 1 §5E8oss the payment Bills ignored by the were as follows: Charles Rudy, accused by Price Johnstonbaugh of defrauding a board bill. William Imel, indicted for a viola- tion of the Liquor laws. McKinley Corrigan, charged by Viola Corrigan with assault and bat- tery. Harold Askey, charged with as- sault and battery by Joseph Viard. CASES DISPOSED OF THIS WEEK. The regular term of November court opened on Monday morning at 10 o'clock, and it was the shortest session held in several years, as practically everything was cleaned up by Tuesday evening. Cases dis- posed of were as follows: Commonwealth vs. Grant Kline, assault and battery. Prosecutor, Ernest A. Wagner. The jury re- turned a verdict of not guilty and divided the costs between the prose- iz 1 ———On her way to the parochial school, Monday morning, Elizabeth Saylor, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saylor, of north Penn street, was hit by an automo- bile driven by John Gordon, on Bishop street, knocked down, and dragged twenty or more feet along the street. She was rushed to the Centre County hospital where it was found that she sustained a number of bad bruises and contusions but no broken bones. So far as can be determined she suffered no internal injuries. to stealing the automobile of | the sheriff's home badly in need of | repairs. It is very evident a new jail is needed, but think the taxpay- ers should take a vote on same. | the meantime there are some | necessary repairs that should made at this time. | The men's lavatory in the rear of is | the court house, second floor, In a 16-year-old farm hand, very Engle, warded the bull off with a pitch- | fork. Fulcrode was taken to the Harris- ed on the farmer, knocked him down and trampled him until a neighbor, Elmer Schrefler, called to Fulcrode's barnyard Clarence burg hospital. —Mrs. Hettie Grieco, 58 years old, of loose from the wall and the spigot Allegheny county, last Saturday put on | broken. i It should be repaired. All of the lavatories are more or less in There is need of ‘need of repair. county jail. | petter ventilation in the treasurer's | vault and also in the jury room, and of a more sanitary exist throughout the entire court Withifh 8 condition | house. i | — | |cutor and defendant. The | sentenced both Kline and Wagner to pay half the costs and stand committed until the sentence is complied with. Commonwealth vs. Joseph Gordon, charged with false pretense by John | Junious for evading payment of a board bill. Verdict of guilty and sentence was suspended upon pay- ment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Justina Harbi- nos, assault and battery. Prose- |cutrix, Mrs. Clair Watson. This | case was from Clarence and the accused d by Mrs. Wat- was dismissed upon motion of attorney because the prosecutor was not in court to ap- pear against her, and the defendant was discharged. Commonwealth vs. Henry Brown, charged with keeping a disorderly house and aggravated assault and | battery, was tried on Monday. The case was the result of a shooting affair at Brown's shack, at State college, a month or so ago. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and Brown was sentenced to pay the costs, a dollar fine and serve a year in the county jail. Andrew Swiers and Patrick Mec- Queeney, who were in Brown's shack at the time of the shooting, and who were brought into court on dis- orderly conduct charges, were both discharged, the cases against them being nol prossed on motion of the district attorney. Paul Weaver, g of State College, . | plead guilty to a violation of the liquor laws and was sentenced to pay the costs, a fine of one dollar and undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny county work house for a period of one year. Thomas Franklin Auman, who at the May term of court plead guilty to the crime of arson for burning his own house, was sentenced to one to twenty years in the western penitentiary and later paroled, was brought into court for a violation of his parole. It was charged that Auman, who is past seventy years of age, threatened to kill his wife and was considered a dangerous character. In fact two of his sons assisted in bringing him into court. He was then sentenced to pay a dol- lar fine and undergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for not less than two years nor more than six. It is understood that he will be taken to Pittsburgh for regular entry was an inmate then brought back to Rockview and placed in the psychopathic ward for observation. ——A group of students from State College will put on the ex- ercises for “Negro Achievement” week on Sunday, at 7.30 o'clock p. m., in St. Paul's A. M. E. church Bellefonte. The program will be lively and entertaining. Good mu- sic. The public is cv *ally invited. ———Nelson E. Robb, cashier of the Bellefonte Trust Co., has been confined to his home on Curtin street since his return from a vaca- tion several weeks ago. His illness is not serious, however, and he is now able to be up and around in the house. should eed her favorite dress, then called her hus- band at his work and told him she was going to kill herself. Grieco called a | taxi and reached home a half hour later | just in time to see an ambulance carry- |ing his wife to a hospital. She died tew hours, from a bullet wound, | self inflicted, the coronsr's office said, | because of domestic difficulties. —A complaint alleging the Fullington court Auto Bus Co., Clearfield, has engaged in | interstate operations between Cumber- |land, Md., and Altoona, Pa., was filed | with the Public Service Commission at Harrisburg, on Monday, by the Edwards Motor Transit, Inc.,, DuBois. The com- plaint charges that the Fullington com- | pany holds a certificate for local service |and has been accepting interstate pas- | sengers in violation of the provisions of intra-state certificates. —Billy Pickering, flve years of age. {son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pickering, | of Mackeyville, is in a serious condition at the Lock Haven hospital suffering from burns from the waist down, sus- tained when he got too close to a bon- fire his mother had in the yard at their home Saturday forenoon. The child's overalls took fire and he was burned practically to the bone. He was admit- ted to the Lock Haven hospital at noon Saturday and iz not expected to recov er. ; | —William Pitman, a Negro, is In a Pittsburgh hospital with a bullet wound which police described as having been | received when the bullet he fired at anoth- |er Negro bounced off the latter's skull | icocheted and struck him in the chest. | Pitman fell to the street after his own | bullet had hit him but struggled to his | feet again and fired a second shot which | found its mark in the heart of the sec- | ond Negro, Charles Davis, who died soon | thereafter. The shooting was sald to | hove been over a woman. | —Stephen Campbell, Jersey Shore, con- | victed at the last term of Federal crim- inal court at Scranton on charges of | operating a still and manufacturing liq- wor in the mountains near Logantown, Clinton county, was sentenced to the York county jail for ten months, fined $500 and placed on probation for two years by Federal Judge Albert L. Wat- son, at Scranton, last Thursday after- noon. Campbell admitted to the Court that at one time he had been made a detective for the New York Central rail- road. —The Bellefonte Lime company, with a plant at Salona, and the Independent Oil company, Altoona, which has a serve |jce station in Lock Haven, are planning to aid the unemployed this winter. The Lime company is deducting 10 cents a day from each of its thirty-five employees and gives an equal amount daily, and william L. Schadt, station manager of the Independent Oil company and his son, John, have decided to give one day's pay each a month for the five winter months toward the aid of unem- ployed. This action followed a vote of all employees of the company after an appeal by Samuel Cohen, president. — Three United States Navy combat planes, taking six officers from Philadel- phia to attend a Franklin wedding, were forced down in a snowstorm at DuBois late on Friday, after they had flashed word from Bellefonte they would land at Franklin Afrport in an hour and a half. In the party was English Hirsch, whose cousin, Charles Barrow, identified with the Franklin Alrcraft corporation and himself a pilot with more than 1500 hours’ flying, who married Miss Julia Henderson at noon Saturday. The three “Hell-Diver” planes took off from Du- Bois shortly after daybreak, Saturday morning, reaching Franklin in time for breakfast. The young couple went on a wedding trip to White Sulphur Springs, Washington and Philadelphia. —A bright future for Lewisburg is visioned by officials in charge of con- structing the new $3,000,000 Northeastern Penitentiary, near there. They estimat- ed that 200 additional homes will be needed to accommodate the attaches of the penitentiary who will move their fam- ilies to Lewisburg. It is also estimated that at least 100 homes will be required to accommodate the influx of families and relatives of those committed to the institution. “We always find,” one of- ficial said, ‘‘that wives and families wiil follow their husbands and fathers when sent to prson.’” It is expected that a building boom will be started there next spring that will greatly increase the pop- ulation and at the same time increase the activities in all lines of business.