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NTE, PA.
TWO SOUND DOCTRINES.
The Hon. Sedgwick Kistler, of Lock Haven, member for Penn-
sylvania on the Democratic National committee, addressed a gather-
ing of Centre county Democrats in the ball room of the hotel Philips,
at Philipsburg, recently. His talk was brief but, in five minutes, he
expressed the ideals for which the party of his choice contends so
concretely that the most obtuse auditor must have understood the
high plane on which he is striving to serve his party. Mr. Kistler
preached the sound, old fashioned doctrine that it is only the princi-
ples of a party that are worth fighting for. Those who carry its
banners in battles are merely the agencies through which it should
operate when in power. And further than assurance of their
moral and mental fitness and integrity of character the personality
of a candidate should not be made a factor in a political equation.
o great parties of our Nation could
f duty that Mr. Kistler holds, what
Then men
If those who support the tw
be brought to the broad concept o
a reformation there would be in our national politics.
and women would vote, not with t
registering bigotry and fanaticism, but with a sense of honest con-
viction that the platform of the party they elect to support prom-
ises most by way of the greatest good to the greatest number.
In a Bellefonte church, the following Sunday morning, a min-
ister of the gospel preached much the same sermon to his congrega-
tion that Mr. Kistler preached to that gathering of Democrats in
Philipsburg. He took his fext from the epistle of Paul to the
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Nittany, Pa. Nov 6, 1931.
‘Readers and Fellow-Citizens:
I hereby desire to express my |
thanks and appreciation for the
many votes cast for me b the peo-
ple of Walker township. 1 -
ly want to thank the people inthe
| yicinities of Zion and Hublersburg
|who gave me an over-whelming ma-
jority, and among whom I lived for
forty years, while foreman of the
| Central R. R. of Pa. at Hecla Park
| from the time it was laid until it
| was taken up.
| At all times I have fought for
|right and the standards of good
citizenship to
not stooping to bribery or being
tial to a favorable few at the ex-
| pense of the people. In carrying
lout these ideals I could not please
every one, and was perhaps misun-
| derstood. My opponents made the
fight a strong one in this my own
precinct.
As supervisor of Walker township
‘I will endeavor to prove that the
| confidence and faith given me will
not be misplaced.
Very sincerely yours,
DANIEL PETERS
Il Il
I Was Not A Delinquent.
Altoona, Pa. Nov. 8, 1931.
'H. Corman
the best of my ability, Pp
Philippians, I, XXI, “For me to live is Christ,” and interpreted it to
mean that the matter of what creed one adheres to is of little conse- ee fou ont money omer tO
quence in building the Kingdom; that only the spirit of Christ in the | reduce the To hus 1 2 er the
individual can be constructive. 124th who has responded to your ap-
It might seem like going far afield to draw a parallel between a pes
political speech and a Sunday morning sermon, but the fundamental | gon ating chat 1 SA a
truths in both of them are so obvious that tremendous good to both | your peace of mind after the other
politics and christianity would follow a public awakening to the 651 remit, and that there may be
soundness of such doctrines. | universal peace in the world ere
Ts : ; | another Armistice day rolls ‘round,
If great principles, not party leaders, were to be fought for ir |I am
our national politics; if Christ, not creeds or sects, were the sole in | Respectfully
EDGAR D. REARICK
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Shation of the sili christian then there would be less fear for
the decadence of our governmental fabric and our spiri y
8 piritual welfare. |. \pank Mr. Rearick for his
| gracious expresssion of good will,
but so far as reducing the 775 by 1
he didn't do it all. He was paid in
‘advance of the date on which we
BETTER “LET A SLEEPING DOG LIE”
: John Boob's supposed majority of eight votes in the contest for called delinquents to our rescue and
Sheriff of Centre county dwindled to two in the official count. The didnt owe U8 & cent.
result was so close that Harry Keeler, his opponent for the office, the many who keep us in their debt.
has asked for a recount of the ballots cast in Millheim borough, the | 0 She, ia 651 Be Oties Loot ¥ oi
home of the Sheriff-elect. livelier rate than they are we are
Three persons voted in Millheim borough whose right to vote not going to have enough money to
there was challenged. The election board accepted them, A tiers ii rg
standing. The Millheim ballot box has been impounded and is now |charge our debt to the many Edgar
in the custody of the Sheriff. The batlots in it will be recounted to- | Rearicks on our list—Editor's Note.
ay. I I
While the outcome of the recount is not known it is reasonably
certain that it will reveal no advantage to Mr. Keeler, since the bal- |
1 CYCLONIC REVERBERATIONS.
lots were called off by the Republican inspector on the board. Tt is
That sure was an old time Democratic
not likely that one who was opposed to the election of Mr. Boob Spaet,
would be careless in scrutinizing the ballots that were cast for or Unesstand Se FSIS. 4Fe: fomiug - tn
against him.
g They seem to have gotten the Republi-
Should the recount of the Millheim vo i say Sout
; 1 te make a change in the /
relative positions of Boob and Keeler it is likely that every Wow LT Ty Haver dug, Tm Mar
box in Centre county will be opened. :
y And in that event developments may be expected that will over- :
shadow Keeler’s attempt to go behind the official count in order to | Evidently many Republicans taking part,
get himself into office. Under the new ballot law all tickets are |On ‘tis a sad and harrowing tale,
numbered. ‘The number is supposed to be torn off by the voter be- [Wonder what the Governor #44 ts Dale?
fore placing his ballot in the box. There is a fine of ten dollars im- | Some thought that Millheim person was
posed on the judge and majority inspector of each election district . * [™P®"
for every ballot that is deposited in the box without Tre He | Wel he was, ‘and Si'y, 3 popular
The Democrats upset the Pinchot apple
cart,
numbered corner torn off And all such ballot i i | )
C ; s are invalidated as y
to all candidates thereon. An ro? hore, Bem, Wetier ane
Insasmuch as it is known that there are m ij Hose Wa oh ne
9 e s ki any such ballots in 4 They
districts carried by Mr. Keeler and one in which they were torn off | a a
when being counted by the election board it is just possible that the Is the night after election and all
gentleman has started something that is likely to get those who sup- | through: the Cywre House,
ported him into serious trouble. yios SUP” | Not a Republican is stirring—like
. | Proverbial mouse,
; The voters of Centre county have never been friendly to elec-|™ “ue ® Hine gome, and u 00d Hip Was
ion contests. They have ever been willing to accept the official | By all
count as fin : . . | Even though the Republican batter got
fou final, no matter how narrow the margin between contest-| hit with a Democrat ball.
C. B. WILLIAMS
Westfield, N. J, Nov. 9, 19831
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the
WE WELCOME SUCH “RUBBISH”
; ul Shasacieridfic venom the Keystone Gazette last week read
undreds of Republicans out of the party it presumes to own in
J Ty: a : : A Mrs. Bumgardner, of Snow
Centre county. After charging them with “treachery” and calling Shoe ta and a Mater boy,
them '“degenerates” the Gazette expresses the thought that it would living on Halfmoon hill, were in-
be “good riddance of bad rubbish” were they to get out of its party jured in an automobile collision near
and stay out.
| the residence of J. M. Cunningham,
The Watchman hopes they will do exactly what Editor Harter on-soutis-Potter. stress) at moon on
commands them to do. Such “bad rubbish” wold be welcomed in
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| Monday. The Mater boy was tak-
. : : ing dinn
the Democratic ranks, for it comprises the very best element of the ng oF 10 M8 fathep SU Works
citizenship of the county:
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|for the Bellefonte Lumber com y
Men and women who refuse to be led by land was riding with James pany
the nose by any party boss:
see that there are no politica
Men and women who are coming to |caino, who was on his way to work
t | principles involved in the elections for |at the Federal Match company.
precinct or county offices and have the good sense to vote for their |
own interests rather than to grease a political machine.
Just as he came down off Half-
The Gazette is very mad just now. When the next election
comes around it will be pleading with the “so called Republicans,”
whom it charges with “treachery” and brands as “degenerates” to
rally behind its banner and fight to give it back the county patronage.
Then it will be wanting to forget the “good riddance of bad
WOMAN AND BOY HURT IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
|car driven by George Dewey How-
ard. who had with him Mrs. Bum-
| gardner, and several others. The
Mater boy was thrown into the wind-
shield of the Boscaino car and was
badly cut on the head and face by
of
rubbish,” but there will be many whose memories are not short the broken glass. A small piece
enough to do that y glass dropped into his shoe and in
: stepping on it he cut his heel. The
Bumgardner woman also sustained
The ruction between China and Japan would indicate that Site any b ou the face and
the world, so valuable, that Nations
are ready to go to war over it. We are supposed to have some won-
derful railroads in this country, but the only persons apparently in-
terested in them are prospective receivers.
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there is a railroad somewhere in
Howard and took him to jail. It
is alleged that he was under the in-
fluence of liquor.
——Jury Commissioners J. C.
Condo and J. C. Gates will start
their job, next week, of filling the
jury wheel for the year 1932.
__ With all due credit to Governor Pinchot’s attempt to get the
farmers out of the mud we opine that they would very much prefer
being in some right now.
He is one of |
‘and Li
moon hill his car was struck by a |
State highway patrolmen arrested
is true that they
ready for paint-
the fore part of the week and
order was sent to one of the
ocal hardware stores for one gal
lon of paint with which to cover all
the cars.
—Married—At the Lutheran -
sonage in Bellefonte, October 23,
1881, by Rev. S. E. Furst, William
and Lydia A. Rockey,
both of near Bellefonte.
—Two of Henry Evey's children,
at Pleasant Gap, are lying very low
with scarlet fever.
—Judge Larimer informs us that
of all the men in Bellefonte who
voted for him for Commissioner, in
1847, only nine are living.
— New driving wheels are being
ut in Duncan and Hale's grist
mill, at the foot of Lamb street, and
milling operations there have ceased
for the time being.
__We noticed Monte Ward, the
celebrated base-ball champion, on
our streets during the week. This
is Monte's home and he is here for
a visit.
Mr. Wilbur Twitmire was spout-
ing a house in College township
when he felt the scaffolding under
‘him giving away and jumped be-
fore he fell with it. It was 20ft to
the ground and his right heel and
ankle were badly injured.
—OQur young friend George Uz-
| zle, of Snow Shoe, shot a buck near
that place, the that
dressed 180ibs.
Miss Mary Ray, sister of Syl-
vester Ray Esq. whose parents re-
side on the Thomas farm near this
place, died on Tuesday morning last
of typhoid fever. (The Thomas
farm in question included most of
«Halfmoon Hill and the meadow
now filled with buildings of the
American Lime and Stone Co. The
other day,
| farm house stood near the present
location of the Company's office
building.—Editor's Note.)
~The Sprankles had a family re-
union at the home of their mother,
near Spruce Creek, last Thursday
and Friday. The five sons and
five daughters, with their wives,
husbands and children, were
there. The oldest of the family is
Mr. Jacob Sprankle, of Coleville,
who will be 55 next Christmas day.
During the reunion his mother pre-
sented him with his deceased fath-
er's “specs” for which he had paid
| eight dollars fifty years ago.
— Arriving at church in Millheim,
last Sunday, Miss Ada Eisenhuth
declined the proferred help of a
young man to assist her from the
spring wagon. Then she attempted
to jump to the sidewalk, but her
dress caught in the lock lever and
she was thrown on the stones 80
hard that for a time it was thought
she had been fatally injured.
— Robert Doak, well known paint-
er and paper hanger, of Bellefonte,
died of dropsy last Saturday morn-
ing.
—The Osceola Reveille is giving
the Commissioners of Centre and
Clearfield counties fits because they
don’t do something about the bridge
over the Moshannon in that place.
It is very rickety and a new one
was ordered by the grand juries of
both counties many months ago.
—The Watchman sanctum was
honored on Monday by a visit from
ladies,
‘namely: Miss Maggie Jackson, Miss
Alice Van Ormer and Misses Sallie
McGinley. Ladies, call
‘again.
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MANY CANARY BIRDS
BURNED TO DEATH.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Al-
fred Voyzey, an elderly couple liv-
ing at New Liberty, near Philips-
burg, was entirely destroyed by fire,
at an early hour last Friday morn-
ing, and when the flames were dis-
‘covered they had made so much
‘headway that the Voyzeys had
‘barely time to escape with their
lives and were unable to save any-
thing.
The aged couple were engaged in
breeding prize canaries which ..they
‘kept in the basement of their home,
and many of the birds perished in
the fire. Some of the canaries es-
‘caped when basement windows were
‘tion of them were captured.
| When the fire was at it's height
the crowd
| building were startled to hear the
‘ery: “For the love of Mike get us
lout of here, it's hot ss hell! Don't
| rush, it won't be long.” When the
{flames were extinguished a prize
| parrot was found dead in it's cage.
| The loss on the building,
(ture and canaries was placed at
| $8,000, with only $3,000 insurance.
| ——Friday and Saturday only.
Genuine Franklin A grade 3-piece
|1iving room suite, covered all over
' with moth-proof Verona velvet, with |
'the guaranteed “crown sagless”
| spring construction. A quality suite
| for $134.00—W. R. Brachbill's furni-
{ ture store. 45-1t
Donald Beard and Thomas B.
| Bastburn, two State College stu-
| dents, escaped injury in an auto ac-
|cident on the concrete highway,
| near Bald Eagle, about five o'clock
last Friday afternoon, when the ma-
chines in which they were returning
to State College collided. Both ma-
, chines were badly wrecked.
‘broken open but only a small por- |
surrounding the burning
furni-
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NEWSY INCIDENTS.
Election figures are something to
conjure with and no college has as
yet turned out a mathematician
adept encugh to provide a tangible
solution of the average return table.
Take the office of sheriff at the re-
cent election, Keeler carried 32 pre-
cincts, Boob 32 and one was a tie.
Hunter for treasurer, carried 39
precincts, and Jones 25, with one tie
and was elected by a majority of
about 1500 votes, while Boob, who
had only two of a majority, ran
ahead of Hunter in 33 precincts,
tied him in three and ran behind
in 20. Herr carried 32 out of the
65 precincts with a majority ex-
ceeding 200 while Wetzler, who was
elected over Brooks, carried only 30
precincts out of the 65 and was tie
in one. McDowell carried 36 out of
the 65 precincts while Spearly, with
a majority in excess of 1900 car-
ried only 35 precincts, and Musser,
for auditor, carried 31.
Applications for jobs in the court
house under the Democratic officers
who will take charge on January
4th, are coming in thick and fast.
One man wants to be janitor at the
temple of justice because he is look-
ing for a place where the work is not
hard. Of course we've never been
a jznitor but it is our impression
that the janitorship is a man-sized
job, providing the work is done that
should be required of any one who
fills the place. The very fact that
every grand jury has something to
say about unsanitary and uncleaniy
conditions in the court house would
indicate that the temple of justice
needs more or better janitoring.
Millheim's big demonstration, Sat-
urday night, in behalf of the success-
ful Democratic candidates lacked
only one thing, and that was an ox
roast for which that town has been
famed in past years.
Candy dealers in Bellefonte aver
that the past summer was one of
‘the worst they recall for wormy
candy. One dealer states that he
has been compelled to return whole
shipments while
signment received
wormy boxes.
most every con-
contained some
And no one has
as yet been able to figure out just |
why such a condition prevailed.
Canned apples and apple butter
will be on the menu at Rockview
penitentiary the coming winter. An
enormous crop of apples was grown
on the trees in the orchard at the
institution and hundreds of bushels
were canned and other hundreds
were made into cider and turned
into applebutter. 'It is also likely
that hundreds of bushels will be
stored for use in other ways.
The Legislature has convened in
special session, at the call of Gov-
ernor Pinchot, to provide relief for
the unemployed during the coming
winter season. It will cost a
quarter of a million dollars, at
least, to determine the best method
of helping those in need. And the
only way of raising a fund for the
purpose is by taxation. Just what
method of taxation will be devised
is as yet undetermined, but what-
ever it is the people who are al-
ready overburdened with paying the
price of expensive government at
Harrisburg will have to pay the
piper in the end.
Thanksgiving is drawing nigh and
turkeys are reported fairly plentiful,
but what the average man is con-
cerned about is the price per pound
and where to get the money to buy
one at any price.
One of the albino trout in Belle-
fonte's big spring died last week
and on removing it from the water
J. D. Seibert examined it closely to
see if he could discover the cause
of the trout's demise. As no cause
for it's death could be found on the
outside of the fish he cut it open
and was amazed to find the inside
almost completely filled with fish
eggs. The eggs extended up al-
most to the trout's gills, and six of
‘the eggs, almost the size of a large
match head, were completely em-
| bedded in the liver. It was quite
‘evident that for some peculiar rea-
son the trout was unable to dis-
‘charge the spawn and they had so
increased in size as to cause
death.
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SUPERVISORS—AUDITORS
TO MEET HERE NOV. 24
The annual convention of the road
‘supervisors and township and bor-
‘ough auditors of Centre county will
‘be held in the court house, in Belle-
fonte, on Tuesday, November 24.
There will be two sessions: One
at 9:30 in the morning, the other at
1:30 in the afternoon. Experts on
all topics pertinent to the offices of
supervisor and auditor will be pres-
‘ent to speak and participate in dis-
cussions. The detailed program will
be announced next week.
H. M. Hosterman, of Boalsburg,
'is president and Frank A. Carson,
'of Potters Mills, is secretary of the
| association.
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| Seventy-one patients were ad- |
| mitted to the Centre County hospi-
‘tal during the month of October,
|and the total number of patient days
| during the month was 1283. There
| were eight births and one death.
The total receipts for the month
were $4432.53, and expenditures $4,
935.27.
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ALTOONA BOOSTERS
HAVING BIG $-DAY SALE
As announced elsewhere in this
week's issue, the Altoona Booster
' Stores will hold their quarterly dol-
ut day next Wednesday, November
1
As mentioned in the Booster
Stores’ advertisement, this Novem-
ber dollar day will be an outstand-
ing trade event inasmuch as it
comes at a time when many people
are doing all of their buying for
winter, and because of the unusual
‘values to be offered on dollar day
many of these purchases can be
‘made at lower prices than have been
in effect for many years.
Dollar day will also afford a good
opportunity for people to buy gifts,
as many things suited for gift pur-
poses, especially the useful kind of
gifts that will be in such demand
this year, will be offered at special
dollar day prices.
The stores that are connected with
the Altoona Booster Association sell
such a wide variety of merchandise
that those who shop on dollar day
will be able to buy at good savings
|apparel and other personal needs for
every member of the family and alsc
new furnishings of all kinds for the
home.
Dollar day visitors re reminde:
to look for the yellow window cards
/ that will be displayed by the official
dollar day Booster Stores.
The Altoona city officials are co
operating with the Altoona Booster
Stores in their dollar day plans anc
have removed parking restriction:
for dollar day visitors.
Those who drive to Altoona to dc
their dollar day shopping will be
‘able to park their cars in the busi.
‘ness district for as long a period as
' desired, which will enable them tc
‘complete their shopping at their lei:
sure.
As a special feature of dollar day
the Altoona Booster stores have ar
ranged a splendid musical program
to be broadcast by a specially as
'sembled orchestra over Station W
F. B. G. at 7.45 P. M., Tuesday, No
vember 17.
Our readers are given a special in
vitation to tune in on station W. F
B. G. and enjoy this excellent pro
gram.
‘A BELLEFONTER WHO IS
UP FRONT IN PHILADELPHL!
| The following, which we havi
‘clipped from last Thursday's editio
‘of The Progressive Labor World, o
Philadelphia, indicates that the Cit;
lof Brotherly Love is conscious ©
the fact that Centre county has giv
en it many good citizens.
| In these dark days Ira D. Gar
‘man, man of business, is not one o
those who believe America has com
‘to a standstill. Mr. Garman |
made of sterner quality. Pessi
'mism never is permitted to cros
‘the threshold of his establishment i
'the Burlington Arcade, 1420 Chest
nut street. For fifty years Mr. Gar
{man has been established as one ©
Philadelphia's outstanding jeweler:
The house of Garman stands out a
one of the city's institutions. Th
113th of October Mr. Garman cele
‘brated his half century in his art
craft. He was the recipient of in
numerable congratulatory message:
For eight years this civic-spirite
Philadelphian served his communit
in City Councils. His service fo
the Commonwealth is well remem
bered. His voice was always raise
for justice, and his hand constructe
for social progress. He represent
ed the Forty-sixth ward in thos
| happier, if more prosaic days. Fror
his councilmanic associations he be
came known to every newspaperma
in the town. He is a most likeab!
‘character, and stands pre-eminent i
‘the jewelry trade. His succes
therein is predicated on absolute ir
| tegrity, courtesy and quality. Wha
more could be said of man or prc
| fession? 'Tis said around the vi
‘lage that Philadelphia is virtuall
composed of those who have m
| grated from Centre and Schuylki
'counties,up state. Most likely ti
true. Good blood has poured fort
into Philadelphia from those terr
tories. Mr. Garman was for yea:
president of the Centre County A:
| gociation—com of former res
‘dents of that prog ‘essive section «
| Pe vania. All of which make
it manifest that Mr. Garman is tk
‘sort of man who attracts attentio
and adds value to the communit;
Which all bears out the ancier
maxim:
“They win success who deser
success.”
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D. A. R. NOVEMBER MEETING
AT STATE COLLEG)
| The Bellefonte chapter of tr
Daughters of the American Revol
'tion met at the Presbyterian churc
‘at State College, Pa., at 8 P.M
| Thursday, November 5th, 1931.
| The hostesses for the evening we)
Mrs. W. L. Foster, Miss Miria
| Dreese, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mr
(L. A. Nichols, and Mrs. R. D. Gill
| land.
| Mrs. Edwin Earle Sparks ga
'a very interesting talk on the di
ferent countries she had visite
while abroad, including Englan
North Cape, Iceland, Norway, Sw
{den and Russia. The conditions
| Russia at present were described :
| length.
One new member was added to tl
| society, Miss Helen Bottorf, of Sta
| College.
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Among the marriage licens
granted at Cumberland, Md., on Sa
urday, was one to Joseph Steph
Novosal, of Bellefonte, and Dorotl
| Caroline Yorkes, of Milesburg.