i OL. XCV1II FIND 100 INDICTMENTS IN HERRIN DISORDERS Fifty-five Counts Against! Glenn Young Dry Worker on Ku Klux Payroll One hundred indictmbnts were re- by investigating The jury's tO would avoid, recurrence of turned a Grand Jury which been conditions in Her- vin, Illinods. report made recommenda t fons bring about con- ditions that riots in Williamson Return of nine-day session of the special Grand Jury killing of Con- stable Caesar Cagle and the shooting of Deputy : the night of February 8. Fifty-five S. Glenn Young, dry worker and county. indictments follows a investigating and Sheriff John Layman, on counts were brought a- gainst paid leader of the Ku Klux Klan and of county Hquor raids conducted in the led to recent the which, it is sald clash between Klan and factions. The indictments include a charge of with intent to Kill in the case of Sheriff Viursous in © fir charges n- of Layman and nection with the ing the Hospital. The tween be clash Klux shootings followed a members of the Ku and anti-Klansmen, which resulted in State troops being sent there t., akl in © maintaining order the are assault with Your to murder, Among charges against 2 intent con - spimey, Kidnaping and false imprison- ment. The Grand Jury “8S. report charged th Glenn Young, who is not a citizen of Williamson county, assumed to take of the « deposing of over the government ity Herrin, by unlawfully Mayor and imprisoning the and other ficials." Others indicted are Sam Stears., alted cyclops of the Ku Klux Kian Marion ; of the chief Carl Neflson, Kian of exalted at Herrin, and John Ford of Herrin eect Work for Children, Jackie Coogan will; fors police “Jackle™ Wm Near ake the ies for der sade” ten weeks this summer In or- modern the Ur to lead a “Chilren's (Cru- throughout ted States in an to the children dollar stuffs for the destitute orphs appeal of America for a million shiploand of food of the Near East sad] Nears and and then will Person to deliver the gif the East orphans in Palestine Syria, V. Near East it ame known when o Vickrey, General Sex retary Relief, from John H father. giving Churches. schools, made lest ter Jackie's the Schools, publ ie A { Jack) Coogan. his consent to trip Sunday philic moving PRtures, theatres, clubs and fraternal societies. together with children’s organizations generally, throughout wil in the conducting of the the nation CO-Oparate campaign to foodstuffs. carloads of foodstuffs ment will be made in from New York, it was sail Both Mr. and Mrs. Coogan accompany Jackie on his Near East and all expenses paid by them. ; sm ——— During the past week the rural mail carriers were to make thirty mile trips on account of very bad conditions of the roads dus to the heavy fall of snow on the #th and 10th of this Most of the on these routes. however. was near enough to the Overseas ship- the late summer are to to the be trip will unable month located patrons on the them. The Brush and west of town, is reported been in a worse state for some yeahs past. ———————————— Station Agent W. Frank saved a man and the ¢ Ae was driving from being smashed on Mon- day morning as the regular passenger train was putting into Centre Hal sta tion from the east. Mr. Bradford had just come out of the station and seeing the coupe approaching the Crossing from the north. rushed in front of it waving his arms in manner could not be misunderstood, Was stopped within its length of the railroad track, but soon enough that the driver's friends were not called on to say ft with flowers. Valley rood, ty, have than for travel Bradford he A The cor A doe deer was supSheed to have been struck by one of the trains on the local branch below Old Fort cut, Saturday. Joe Hartléy. on retufning noticed the carcass of the litle anfhal tyihg along the track. From appear - ances the doe ran castward whead of the train and was sido-swiped. After being hit circled about In the snow and finally weakened from loss of blocky lay ‘down and died ——————— AI 050 iA The Centre Reporter, $1.60 /a year. | SIX FINED $1417.50 FOR GAME i State Agents Selze Grouse, Woodcock Shore Creamery and Owners of It IHegally Held. Charged with having game in their possession Hlegally five Jersey Shore paid Friday at company {men and a resident of Brookside fines. aggregating $1,417.50, I or The in’ storage {| the plant Kame seized was Jersey Shore Creamery wind H. protector: was taken dn custody by of Montoursville, W. B. MceClarin, of potector, and A. L. Ppro- | Charles Snyder, 4 aunty Sallndsburg, deputy { Budd, of Troy, traveling game tector, The selzur, was made a few days settled unth Friday afternoon. when the fines were paid The men fined and the amounts ® paid by each with the game belonging follow P. Angle, 12.50 them Dr. W, io Jersey grouse, each. and cock at 2.00 each: total fine B. J English CGrmasso, Jersey Shore, fof Center, 29 $362 Nevins, druggist, $12.50 each: BIN Usa total fine L Erouse $50, total W. Nef, 50 each: $1: ench: afl, George Shore, 7 at juar venison. of ve $50; Ss $12 total and p nison $187.5 Shore KE fine, i Jersey One PRCKnge Mn 33] Received 22.Cal. Bullet in Shoulder Miss Lulu ry Iu suffer Left who five from It report fron in from mapping up s—————— Slogan Contest in Schools of Centre Co. Jedlefonte Hospital $100. 000 chdidren oondaet phaser fs ith T of the are invited fi i bow Wy SUREest a slogan camypeign *The sfogean four words It i fonte.” i Ie of t must be of not more than must not Include the word “Belle. should. if th he campaign for the Hogpital Children may hek the co-operation of their posesihle, convey the Mea teachers and Competitors may different: slogans as oan A 310.00 prize will b. given by Quigley to adopted i The will | Raturday March 22nd Mall or bring parents send in as many they suggest Judge the person whose sdogan is ont emset Close at 4 Pe your slogan t, Campaign Headquarters, Court House. lellefonte { You may use the word “Centre” in your slogan as the name of the Hos- pital is going to be changed to “Centre County Hospital” The following is “A Call t, ANIL" a sugwested slogan: ses Ms rss Drive for $100,000, Judge Henry CO Quigley, who has been chosen Chafrman of the campaign . NTRE DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE | tral State Body. of the ministerial ty thy General Conference iL Was elected one of n delegates the Methodist Church, which meets | Springfield, Mass, next May, at a ses of sion the fifty-sixth annua] meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Conference in Wildamsport. On succeeding ballots four more pastors were elected by the Conference A. LL Le. Jacobs, Evans, Miller, of Lew of Nowberry Wi Rev, H. B H. follows: istown; Rev, Clear- fiedd; Rev.” 8. of ¥: and Rev. John Daugherty, of Hamsport The conference, in executive accepted the plan of unification wl ih the commission on the Meth id the Met tion calling for the union of Episcopal Chaavh an HO S10 dist Epis¢opal Church South. The recommendations amiting ent district ul term of a sSuperintend adopted to re that su «i more than How many enemies with Mise Jack? cosass——————— Shoop Ao . & f roy stess at 82, The n the Dnily following Tyrone of March 10 Hyved the refs Hall: permits Hernid and in Centre Lord on Now woman and then a to walk earth. many years jonger than the allotted time and th is pleasing to Mra Mary Auntie for a purpose, one at her large circle of friends Shoop, better known at at the Methodis: his Seen favored £2nd milestone Home for the Aged On Saturday reached her along Methodist Sunday school gave a party Saturday evening at the Home in this county-wide campaign, which wil | give every individua); and business con- leern an opportumity tt, contribute to the much needed fund of $100.00 for the Centre County Hospital. This fund will be used for building a new wing to the present hospital. improving the present building by making many need- ed changes, and providing current ex- penses for two years or until these building operations are completed. A committee will be organized in every center in the county. Each committee will be held responsible for canvassing a LApril 4th to 14th. A ning, April 4th, in Bellefonte. 555 AM A AHSAN, Caring for State Roads. | Various care-takers of State roads in this section have been appointed as follows: From fhrminus of brick road on Nit- tany Mountain to Bellefonte—Willam " Ay. i From k road on Nittany Moun- tain to ‘near Spring Mills—8amuel Gin- gerich, From Centre Hall east to Brush Vale ley Samuel Stump. From Mifflin Centre county Hne, in Seven Mountains, to Old Fort-Frank ¥. Palmer, Boalwburg From Potters Mills to Edward Sweetwood. From near Spring Mills to Millhedm “Ira Bartley. § The occasion was a beautiful testimony to a beauti- ful that in the hearts and minds of all who were priv. fleaged t, be present. Mra, Shoop is most excellent Christtan woman, 8he is gracious and pleasant all with whom she comes in contact, quiet and unassuming in speech and manner. That she may lve, to enjoy many, hap- py returns of the day ls the wish of her host of friends Weaver~Mowery, A very pretty wedding took place In | Altoona. on March 8th when Mies Leora May Mowery beoame the bride of James E. Weaver, of State College. Af. ter spending a short honeymoon in Pittsburgh the couple returned to | State College where they will take up housekeeping, Mr. Weaver being em- ployed at that place, | Ther many friends extend thelr best wiwhos, soul, one lingers Jong A to AA MAI 55 Daylight saving wil] go nto effect (in Philadelphia April 1st without the contention exerfenced last year. The City Hall clock, the court house clock and other official clocks will run on sun time. but nearly all the factories, stored, etc will begin work and quit work on fest time. Grange Encampment and Falr News. The of the En- campment and Fair met at Centre Hall March 11th. Wis toward committee Grange | { On Important action improvements will | taken many A the of Mr. Cowell, landscape architect of Penn Grange Park. new fence A planted, built around entire property, wrge number trees will be State College. will have entire charge of Ha a plan for a better Grange Park, which this feature. hag also drawn haw been accepted by the committee, More tents wily be bought, since the demand for them seems ever on the in Cresine The entertainment plan will be everyone of i Interest to and promises for ths HUM CORS the Encamp- ——————————— The Aut, Show, dealers and fas seven Were in the Wednes The Centre represented tellefonte from of jast by Wea Tveored the omobile dealers assOCIintion, manager - Kansas Hard to Beat. # owing tem here Lae three mare. belong oh the mum, neighbor mie oniis one birth Can a — State- Wide Safety Conference. Wednesd; neXt week a wiate- wil open at of the House called to consider reduce accidents The welfay subject is vital to e of the Stat, and tl every estatilishment in Commonwealth witl be represented 1923 of Industrial ace Penn- 2.691. Kents in in Vans onused Loss over ¥ injured employees; wage $13.354.000 to employees: $13.143,393; Jose of material oon - cost of incaleu- and production: ployees killed; 1,167 employees perma- 104.205 employees 82,651 employees 649 eyes Jost: fingers injured; I injured lens Injured; 308 1.46% arms 1860 and crushed severed i foot toes remMved ~ Such is a part of the record of indus trial and accidents last year in Pennaylva- A littde more oare would have prevented the greater part of this loss and suffering. Safety pave everybody. A A AAAS Old. Age Assistance Act Attacked. The old age assistance act, passed by the 1923 Legislature, was classed as “arbitrary discrimination” and a “Jig #aw"” puzzle by counsel for almost forty plaintiffs who attacked the constitu- tionality of the measire before the Dauphin county Courts jast week. Ira Jewall Willinms, Philadelphia, , argued the case for the Plaintiffs who are seeking a decree to set aside the law. Williams declared the aw included provisions in opposition to the Const tutional prohibition against approprin- tions to any Jerson or community for charitable’ educational or benevolent Purposes except for military pensiond, Other provisions of the act also were attacked, Attorney Gener! George W. Wood- ruff argued the act is not legislation prohibited by the Constitution. and Deputy Attorney Generasd Philp Moyer defended its provisions, holding that if the contentions of the plaintify should be sustained other charity work might be affected. Decision was reserved, LETERS FROM SUBSCRIBE RS, Missy Gertrude Spangler Writes Callfornia, from $700 Daisy Bt., Oal land, Cali 1924 { } % March Edidor Centre Heporter Enclosed find check for renewal of subscription to Centre Reporter, which 8 always a one visitor and brings Oo me many interest from my home town the country, On tinuous Chas, A. Mitterling Writes from Chicago iid Wl } 43 104 Crystal Rock OH Co. Left to Employes, i © Hn electric motors two offios Sandows trucks seal ture alse some stock and 8 Very good contracts on turpentine and 1924 of Hnsead ofl for the We trip year arg stil milking the grand we bind last DD. mother, ton and Centre Hall brothers, and LeRoy sisters, and good friends, | Vera are both going to Lindblom High school and getting alot good the Very 1 remain Sincerely yours ! CHAS. A. MITTERLING | P Pieture of High schodl end Tossed which ix one of the finest = in the is oily and four blocks from our house, a — Violated Mann Aet. Edward Young Clarke. of It is only four years old Atlanta, former acting imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Meaded guilty in Fed- eral to violating the Mann act. and was fined $5000 hy Judge J A yousg woman, in- volved in the case, was brought to New Oricans by Clarke. “You have entered a plea of gulity, which shows that you long way toward making restitution,” the judge maid, “If you had plead not #ulity. and tried to Ne Your way out of it, 1 would have sent you po the penitentiary,” y The defense attorney in his plea said "arke has suffered more in this case than any man 1 have over known. He hasslearned hie lesson and is ready to #0 back to the teachings of his mother, who will be the greatest sufferer i his Punishment és severe” The woman in the case Was in court ax sentence was possad, The above is reprinted from the Phil adelphda Inquirer of March 11 -— a ——— | Hairent, 200, Haircut at the shoe repair shop, Cen- Jre Hall, for 20 cents; Whears used. court or Hutcheson, Jr. have gone a TOWN AND, COUNTY NEWS, | — | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST You may lose Oke out among the children KE ana sec ’ surrounding Mra Jom Tatz spent a day. last Weed with her sister, Ommussioners decided work on Mover ove onto Penn swdent « f and hu Ooilege, her pa- Liuse, for LY ho has her home Hall, i sha { * Hoaisbhurg t, visit an Centre Short period of Aarvnshurg McVey. Ness 1 Pac OOO» ~ th a bro- the extended pore rect, Lewistown, was tally f ire $2100 f Charles dew §f wHaR the prop ty « The fire An attempt to burn th The lose wan It Shaw. sant insurance M Wag of an imcendiary origin ibd e Darn was made [®ix weoks ago, but the fire was extin- guished Tw 0 1. Can daughters of Station Agent W. Coburn wii Miss Dorothy, who ipbell, at were recently in a liamesport hospital | porated on is a student in Dickinson Seminary, underwent an Og hearing, it be- take Miss Janet the removal eration to defective COTY and this wus soarcaely over when necessary to to of { Came the same hospital for the appendix | It was due to the almost impassable | roads for travel that many traveling salesmen were obliged tn stop over night in Hall and other | points in Penns Valley. The road through Penns Valley from Old Fort [to Miflinburg bas been in very bad condition all winters—snow or noe snow “=the jower section of the Penns Vai- le¥ narmows being the worst ever, Ed 8 Wiser, who has been Jocated ar Centre Hall during the past Year or #0. and who for the past several years bas been in the employ of the State Highway department and operated a Steam roller on Kighway work, has been transferred to Glenside: a suburb of Philadelphia. This is the same point to which I. A. Sweetwood will move this month. He is also a Stale road man, Mr. and Mm J. Cloyd Brooks, of near Centre Hall. went to Willlams- Port on Thurelay 10 attend the Metho- dist conference which was then in ses sion and closed beginging of this week. Mr. Brooks is a lay delegate. reprosent- ing the local charge of which Rev. Catherman is the pastor. While in the city the couple will be entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Honry Smith, the former being a cousin of Mrs Brooks ant, Bo Centre
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