cost to applicants. date of cancellation, i
= + = = « «'s = MAY 13, 193% |
FOR GOV. PINCHOT’S CONSIDERATION.
If an extra session of the Pennsylvania Legislature is called
Governor Pinchot could go far toward bolstering up his waning
prestige in the State if he were to greet the Assembly with a decla-
ration of intent to cut the salaries of every State employee, start-
ing with his own, as much as those engaged in corporate or private
business enterprises have been cut.
Nobody wants to see wages reduced, but since no method to
avoid it has been found during the two years that economists and
financiers have been searching for one practical employers have been
forced to make reductions in order to keep what little business they
do have.
In Bellefonte, semi-skilled labor is working for twenty-five
cents an hour. That is small compensation for the rough, back
breaking grind that labor in our quarries endures. It is better than
nothing, however, and since the law of supply and demand governs |
the labor market, exactly as it does the commodity market, there
are thousands of unemployed ready to take the places of any who |
refuse to accept it.
The problem of wage cuts is a more serious one now than it
has ever been before in the history of American industry, for the
reason that there are so many young workers who have never
known anything else than a four or five or six dollar day. To them
the dollar and a half their fathers worked for forty years ago has
been mere cigarette mone
The change brings on anothe: serious matter to be taken into
consideration. A generation raised to regard as necessaries things
that the preceding one considered luxuries will not give them
up without some mental webellion. In that state the masses need only
a leader to focus their attention on the government. Always con- |
stituted authority is held responsible for the condition of its sub-|
jects and looked to for betterment of their condition.
When men who are forced to take twenty-five cents an hour
know that within the year eight hundred new positions have been |
created in Harrisburg at an annual cost of a million dollars to them,
when they know that among the thousands of State employees there |
are many, receiving from three to six thousand: dollars a year, who |
in the present competitive employment market, would be lucky if
they could get half such sums, mental unrest is increased.
A far more dangerous situation confronts the State and the Na- |
tion than those who have been delegated to govern seem to realize.
While it is hoped they are not the Neros who fiddle while Rome
burns, unless something is done soon there is very grave danger
that history might have to class them with the witless Roman Em- |
peror.
To prevent the possibility of such a disaster no other sedative
would be more efficacious right now than one prescribed specially |
for the mind of American labor. We submit, to that end, that the
‘Governor would be hailed as a great doctor if he were to start the
“process of curing the State by prescribing the same dose for its
employees that those who provide the taxes to pay them have no
other alternative than to take.
Mr. GUFFEY REVEALS THE REAL PURPOSE.
The real motive that led to the exploitation of the Roosevelt |
candidacy in the recent Pennsylvania primaries will be revealed next
Thursday, May 19, when the Democratic State Committee meets in |
Harrisburg for the purpose of organizing for the coming cam-
paign.
Then an attempt will be made to defeat our present Chairman, |
John R. Collins, as well as our member <i the National Committee, |
Sedgwick Kistler. Both gentlemen have given the party unselfish
devotion during the past four years and proper reward for their
service would be
factorily.
However, as is always the case when victory seems at hand,
men who have stood on the firing line in the less hopeful battles
are turned upon by political soldiers of fortune when they scent
the spoils.
Warren Van Dyke, resigned publicity director under the Col-
lins regime, is a candidate to displace his former chief as State
Chairman. Joseph F. Guffey, of Pittsburgh, the gentleman w
smoothly masked his own ambitions under the pretense of saving |
Pennsylvania for Roosevelt, has revealed his real purpose in the
announcement that he is a candidate to succeed Mr. Kistler.
While it might be said in extenuation of Mr. Van Dyke's
perfidy to the organization that supported him in a prominent posi- |
tion for four years, that he has been misled there is no such explana- |
tion of Mr. Guffey’s position. The latter always was and is a poli- |
tician, eager to capitalize himself regardless of the cost to the par-
The very fact that John O'Donnell, minority Commissioner of |
Philadelphia by grace of his subservience to the Vare machine of |
that city, will be found throwing whatever strength he might muster |
from that city behind the Guffey aspirations, should be proof to the
real Democrats that this is no time to replace
one and especially with Mr. Guffey,
i
Mr. Kistler with any- |
{
Gen. Smedley D. Butler, defeated candidate for the Re-!
publican nomination for United States Senator, has declared his in-|
tention of supporting the ticket. Not so, however, with the gentle- |
man who inveigled him into the footless fight he made. Governor |
Pinchot has made no statement about whom he wiil support in No-|
vember. The recent declaration of Senator George W. Norris, of |
Nebraska, to the effect that he will support Roosevelt, if nominated
by the Democrats, in preference to Hoover, reveals that the radi- |
cals in his party have not given up hope of putting an independent |
ticket in the field. Since Mr. Pinchot is alligned with that wing of |
the Republicans his silence is significant. |
The fact that Gaston B. Means, erstwhile agent of the
Federal Department of Justice, ex-convict and whatnot, was able to
wheedle a hundred thousand dollars each out of Mrs, Edward B.
McLean and Mrs. Finley J. Shepard is just more evidence in sup-
part of the old truism that fools and their money are easily parted.
Pittsburgh appears to be only mildly interested in the reve-
lations being made by the trial of her Mayor, Charles Kline, for
misfeasance in office. “What's the use?” say many residents of that
governmentally benighted city. “If he is impeached the next one
would be just as bad.”
| spend the fourth in Shamokin. i
‘home on east Linn street.
—The Logan Hose Co. seems to
in demand. It has been invited to
|
—Capt. Amos Mullen has issued!
orders, through 1st Serg, J. D. Geiss- |
inger, for members of Co., B., to
appear, Friday morning, May 26th,
‘in full uniform and with all accou-
' trements, to take the 6:25 train for
Altoona where a regimental inspec-
| tion will be made.
—Last Wednesday evening a gala
event was celebrated at the Lyon
It was
the occasion of the marriage of one
of the charming daughters of the
| Lyon household to Mr. Jonas Lich-
| ten, of Reynoldsville. The house was
beautifully decorated for the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rabbi
Wurzel, of Williamsport. The chef
of the Brockerhoff house prepared
the wedding feast and those who
partook of it say that nothing like
it was ever served in Bellefonte be-
fore.
—Having received invitations to
celebrate the Fourth in Tyrone, |
Lock Haven, Shamokin and two or
three other places the Logan Hose
Co., has voted to accept the invita-
‘tion of Hope Hose, Lock Haven, to
be the guests of the company for
the celebration that will be made
there,
~—Shade trees have been planted
in front of the Presbyterian church
in this place.
At some later day the Presbyter-
| ians must have fallen for that “Let
the Sunshine In"
song, for there
are no trees in front of it now, —
(Editor's Note.)
—A large and bandsome crayon
picture of Dr. E. O. Kirk, formerly
| of this place, now crowns the top of
the prescription desk in Dr. Miles
| Kirk's drug store,
It was enlarged
from a photograph by Miss Sallie
cellent piece of work.
—=Salad birds flocked in on
community thick on Sunday.
—J. C. Rumberger has been ap-
passenger and freight agent
this
pointed
| at Unionville, vice D. S. Rumberger
| resigned.
—The Hon. John Lawshe, former-
ly of Jersey Shore, but a resident of
Osceola Mills, Clearfield county, at
a later period is prominently men-
tioned as the man who wiil be the
next Congressman from the Colton
| dstrict in California, where he now
resides.
—Quite a demonstration was made
last Saturday night by the home |
town friends of Gen. Beaver. It was.
the occasion of his return as the
nominee of the Republican party for
Governor. Col. William Shortlidge |
was chairman of the reception com- |
mittee and Samuel Williams and
John Dawson were his aides. At the |
‘court house, where the public recep-
tion was held, Austin O, Furst Esq.
made the address of welcome. After
the meeting Gen. Beaver was es-
corted to his home by a parade!
headed by the Pleasant Gap band. |
RE — a —— i
BELLEFONTE SCHOOLS
PREPARING FOR CLOSE |
Today's assembly period will be
the last for Seniors in the Bellefonte |
High school, It will be the school's
that only a few weeks remain of |
the present session. {
Except for the final examinations
and putting the finishing touches on
practicum projects the routine of
i
i
-
In the home economics
finished. A written report was made
‘and given to the teachers. Three of 0 pay rent.
| the reports were chosen and sent in | Dig cuts in the salaries of their pas- |
‘to Harrisburg. The pajamas, which ors and everybody is wendering
‘are one of the projects being made What the end will be.
in school, are being completed.
Some girls have their pajamas all
made, and are starting on their last
project, which is the making of a
dress.
CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED
The results of the class elections,
for class officers for next year, held |
last Friday under the new election
system, which was explained in the
| last issue are as follows: |
Junior Class.—Presiient, Roy Wil-
treasurer, Martha Wilson; Student |
senate, Norman Kirk, Philip Mabus,
| Vivian Miles, Lawrence McClure. |
Sophomore Class.—President, Paul
Emerick; secretary, Melvin Foore;,
treasurer, Ben Gryctko; Student
senate, James Peters, Jeanette Fish-
er, Max Alters,
Freshman Class.—President, Mar-
garet Beaver; secretary, Nellie Jo-
don; treasurer, Fred Tanner; Stu-
dent senate, Jane Curtin, Budd
Moyer.
Athletic Council.—Calvin Purnell,
James Caldwell.
See page 6 column 5 for list of
students on the school's honor roll.
——————
——Dr. H. A, Blair came over |
from Curwensville, Monday after- |
noon, and took his father, Frank P.|
Blair, along home with him whera
he will remain permanently. Mr.
Blair is in his 83rd year and while
his health is normally good for a
man of his age his mind is not ss
acute as it was during the active
years of his business life.
| from beneath the
son we offered a quart— (of milk)— |
| sending in the best fish |
None came in to claim the
day ‘answer, and it did; from away down
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stamm, of
Julian, are the proud parents of an
infant son, born at the hospital on
Leonard Bryan, of Bellefonte,
at Hartsville, S. C.,, and from an gurgical patient, was discharged on
old Bellefonte resident at that; from |
none other than James A. McCaffer-
ty; and it must have been the
“quart of something else”
brought the story; and while the
story is not of this year's hatch it
is good enough to tell, so here goes:
Editor Democratic Watchman,
My Dear Sir:
In reading a late issue of the
Democratic Watchman I notice you
offer a “quart” for the best fish
story. When I fished in Spring
creek I never took a bottle of milk
with me. Here is my catfish story.
When I was a boy we used to set
outlines in Spring creek. Our lucky
fishing hole was in the rear of the
Watchman office, between the found-
ry and residence of Major George A.
Bayard. We always strung our line
across the stream at that place.
One morning we were a little late
| pulling in our lines, It was break-
ing day and eels will squirm harder
to get free at that time than when
it is real dark. Naturally we were |
in a hurry to get all our lines rais-
ed. The first one we pulled in was
at our lucky fishing hole and we
left it lying on the bank until we
i raised all our other lines.
| When we returned we found the
line had disappared from where we
had left it. Looking around, we
found one end of
Bayard home. Picking up the
we hauled it out and with it Bay-
tens. We had baited our hooks with
small fish and the old cat and each
one of the kittens had taken one.
They were all well hooked. We left
line, cat and kittens and beat it out
of there as fast as we could, and
that was the last time we ever set
jan eel
| Fisher, of Halfmoon. Itisa very ex-'
line in that place. For
months after when we would see
Mr. Bayard sauntering along one
side of the street we always found |
it more healthy looking on the
other side. Whether he ever found
out who caught his cat and kittens
we never learned; and we made no
extra effort to find out,
Yours truly,
JAMES A. McCAFFERTY
Come up and get your quart, Jim.
A Tyrone man on trial in court at
Hollidaysburg, last week, on the!
charge of being a bootlegger, became |
quite indignant and protested to the
court that the charge was not only
malicious’ but . untrue. “pf simply |
couldn't be a bootlegger,” he protest-
ed, “because I always drink all I
can get; I never have any for sale.”
And the chief of police of Tyrone ment, Mrs. Jeannette Spearly, of
vouched for the truth of his state- | Bellefonte, was discharged last Wed- |
ment.
To see the cars parked on the
streets of Bellefonte every Saturday
night does not convey an impression |
of hard times. A large number of |
them are apparently new models,
too. Of course there's no telling |
from the polish on the outside how tion, a surgical patient, was dis-
many of them are plastered with
bills of sale.
According to the number of births
of April that is one line that has
not been hard hit by the general de-
pression,
And of the depression,
always occupied comfortable homes
tents because they have no money
Churches are making
And to make matters worse along
comes the Department of Agricul- |
ture with a warning that bugs and Miss Priscilla Wasson, of Harris
destructive insects are going to be tOWNship, became a surgical patient |
harder on tae crops—both garilen
and farm—this year than ever be-
fore, so that it seems as if its just
one d——n thing after another.
———e——————
——On her way home,
i
Saturday |
evening, Miss Sarah Cunningham |
kinson; secretary, Mary Hartle; lost her pocketbook containing $31.00
but it was returned to her several |
hours later. At that she may not |
know how near she came to losing |
it for good and all. The pocketbook |
was dropped on the pavement in |
front of the Thomas cigar store on |
High street. Leslie Thomas, on duty
at the time, just happened to walk
to the door as an unknown man
stooped down and picked up the
pocketbook. He looked around to see
if anybody had seen him pick it up |
and when he saw Leslie standing
nearby he knew he couldn't get
away with it, had he been tempted
to do so. So he gave ‘he book to
Leslie to find the owner. An exam-
ination of the contents disclosed
whose it was and Leslie took it up
to the loser later in the evening.
~The firemen were called out,
late Sunday afternoon, by a slight
fire at the Boyer home, back of
the Bishop street school building,
but the blaze was quickly extin-
guished without doing much dam-|
age.
that |
it sticking out
kitchen at thé
line |
| Tuesday.
ard's old mother cat and five kit-.
: fonte,
Sunday of last week.
After undergoing surgical treat-
ment, John Shuey, of Lemont, re-
turned to his home on Sunday of
last week.
Miss Isabella Hill, of Bellefonte,
who had undergone medical treat-
ment, was discharged last Sunday,
Mrs. Merrill Walker and infant
daughter, of Spring Mills, returned
to their home last Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah Maule, of State Coi-
lege, was admitted on Monday of
last week for surgical treatment.
Mrs. Clare Hutchinson, of State
College, became a surgical patient
last Monday.
Edward Watkins, of Howard, was
admitted on Monday for surgical
treatment and was discharged on
Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Armstrong, of Lemont,
was discharged last Monday after
undergoing surgical treatment.
After receiving surgical treatment,
Mrs. Julia Pletcher, of Pleasant Gap,
was discharged last Monday.
Mrs. Margaret Shuey, of Lemont,
after having been a surgical patient,
was discharged last Tuesday,
Mrs. Egil T. Risan, of Bellefonte,
was discharged on Tuesday of last
week, after having undergone sur-
gical treatment.
Mrs. Fred Neff and infant son, of
Bellefonte, were discharged last
Mrs. Ella Musser, of State Colleg»,
after receiving surgical treatment,
was discharged last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Stamm, of Centre Hall,
became a medical patient last Wed.
nesday.
Miss Gladys Williams, a student
nurse at the hospital, was admitted
last Thursday as a surgical patient,
and discharged on Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Emenhizer, of Belle-
who had undergone surgical
| treatment, was discharged last Wed- |
nesday.
Mrs. Eleanor Gherrity, of Belle-
fonte, was discharged last Wednes-
day after receiving surgical treat-
ment.
Hazel Lingle, four-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Lingle,
of Spring Mills, died at the hospital
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Effie MacIntyre and infant
son, of Rebersburg, were discharged
on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Carl Bitner and infant son;
of State College, were discharged on
Wednesday of last week.
After undergoing medical treat-
nesday.
Mrs. Elmer Queer, and infant
daughter, of State College, were dis:
charged last Wednesday,
Mrs. Carrie White, of Linden Hall,
became a medical patient on Thurs-
day.
William Ferree, of Oak Hall Sta-
charged on Thursday.
William R. P. Garety, 16-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gare-
: ty, of Bellefonte R. D., died at the
retention at the posts they have filled so satis- formal “send-off” for the class of Which took place at the Centre
po y {1932 and brings to mind the fact Couny hospital during the month | 1OSpital on Thursday.
Edward Watkins, of Howard, a
surgical patient, returned home Fri-
i
I In
| received by
‘fines
by law.
have
destruction
garden season opened. In
much shrubbery has been killed by
their activities. For the information
of dog owners, Burgess Harris calls
| attention particularly to the follow-
‘ing sections of the State dog laws.
“Section 19: It shall be the duty
of every police officer to seize and
detain any dog or dogs which bear
'a proper license tag and which are
! found running at large, either Japon
the public streets or highways of
the Commonwealth, or upon the
| property of other than the owner of
Such dogs, and unaccompanied by
the owner or keeper. Any police of-
ficer is empowered to go upon any
premises and enter any building to
seize and detain any dog or dogs
which have been found running at
large unaccompanied by the owner
or keeper, when such officer is in
immediate pursuit of any such dog
“Section 24: It is unlawful for the
owner or keeper of any female dog
to permit such female dog to go
beyond the premises of such owner
or keeper ay time she is in heat,
i ess such female d is proper
in leash. ” Dropeny
| “Section 25: The owner or keeper
| of every dog shall at all times be-
| tween the hours of sunset and snun-
| rise of each day keep such Jog
| either—(a) confined within an en-
closure from which it cannot escape,
or, (b) firmly secured by means of
a collar and chain or other device
| 80 that it cannot stray beyond the
| premises on which it is secured; or,
(¢) under the reasonable control of
some person or when engaged in
lawful hunting accompanied by an
owner or handler.”
——A finer lot of horses have sel-
dom been put on the auction block
in Centre county than were those
' offered at the Jodon sale, at Pleas-
ant Gap, Monday afternoon. A sor-
rel team was bought for the peni-
| tentiary for $480.00. Other mated
| teams sold down to $260.00. The
| highest price paid for a single horse
(was $250.00 for a handsome black
| gelding bought by Mrs. Aaron Kep-
ler, of Pine Grove Mills. Aside from
an animal that was sold without a
guarantee the lowest price was $125.-
00. An unusual incident occurred in
the sale of a team of browns that
were offered either as a team or
bidder take his choice. They were °
‘bid up to $260.00 and stopped, the
. bidder took his choice at $130.00,
‘then the rejected horse brought
$170.00.
| ——At the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Society for Crippled
‘Children, held in Harrisburg last
week, Senator Harry B. Scott, of
Philipsburg, was re-elected presi-
dent, and Rev. J. W. Claudy, super-
intendent of Rockview penitentiary,
was chosen first vice president.
UNIONVILLE
| The Ladies Aid society met, Mon-
day evening, at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Spotts,
| Mrs. Mary Wright moved from
'the apartments in Mrs. Finch's
i
house to the Pratt house, on Tuss-
day. day,
Elmer Auckerman, of Spring Mr and Mrs. Earl Waite and son,
Mills, a surgical patient, returned of Warriorsmark, spent Sunday with
school work is practically completed. | Out in Johnstown families who have DOMe Friday,
Miss Louise Ryan, student nurse
HR I OE Dnt a is been | Are moving, bag and baggage, into at the hospital, became a medical
patient on Friday.
Richard Roberts, of Bellefonte R.
D., became a surgical patient on
Friday and was discharged on Sun-
day.
Mrs. Juanita Miller, of Pleasant
Gap, became a surgical patient on
Friday.
on Saturday and was discharged the
following day.
Mrs. Durham Carver, of Belle-
fonte, became a medical patient on
Saturday.
Mrs. George A. Cadwallader, of
Spring township, became a surgical
patient Saturday,
Ambrose Ray, of Bellefonte, is a
| surgical patient, having been ad-
mitted Saturday.
Miss Lillian Lucas, of Howard
township, was admitted on Saturday
for surgical treatment.
John Andrews, of Worth town-
| ship became a surgical patient on |
| Saturday. |
Mrs. George H. Kline, of Gregg |
township, was admitted on Saturday
for surgical treatment. |
Mrs. Raymond Love and infant!
| daughter, of Spring township, were |
| discharged on Saturday.
| Mrs, Anna M. Love, of Bellefonte, |
| a surgical patient, was discharged |
| on Sunday. |
| Mrs, E. M. Gandy, of Spring|
| township, was discharged Sunday. |
| Carl Thomas, one month-old son
(of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thomas, of |
| Bellefonte, died at the hospital on |
Sunday. i
Charles Tierney, of Spring town- |
ship, became a medical patient on |
Sunday.
| Miss Grace Baumgardner, of
| Pleasant Gap, is undergoing surgi- |
her parents, Mr, and Mrs.
|
oseph
James McDonnell and lady friend,
| the Askins chicken farm, last week,
| where he is employed in farming
‘and caring for the chickens.
| Jams McDonnell and lady friend,
and his mother, Mrs. McDon-
nell, and sister, Miss Margaret, all
{of Tyrone, were visitors among
| friends here on Sunday.
Mother's day was observed in the
M. E. church, on Sunday. Rev.
Crawford gave a very inte
sermon and special music by six
young men was very much enjoyed.
' A silver medal contest will be
' given in the community house, Fri-
| day evening, May 13th, at 8 o'clock,
‘under the auspices of the W. C. T.
|U. A cordial invitation is extended
| to all.
Quite a pleasant family gathering
| took place, last Sunday, at the home
'of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hall. All
their children and grand children
| were home except one son, Harry,
|of Albany, N. Y. Wilson Hall and
| family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
| Houghton and son Luther, of Har-
risburg, and Mrs, R. C. Williams
and family and Miss Anne Finch
were among the number.
Miss Laura Rumberger gave a
dinner party, Wednesday evening,
in honor of her nephew, Pearce
Rumberger, who will be graduated
from the Bellefonte High school
with the class of 1932, There were
twelve guests, mostly his classmates
and if we are to believe what one
of them said there never ware So
many good things on any tabl2 he
ever sat at before. After the dinner
the young folks were entertained
wih games and an amateur moving
picture show.
cal treatment, having been admitted
on Sunday.
There were 44 patients in the
hospital at the beginning of the
week.