YOL. CI. UNIFORM TRAFFIC REGULATIONS . Administration's Traffic Bil Will Fol- low Code Suggested By Hoover Highway Rules Committee. BILL administration bill for uniform regulation will fi adopted The traffic vehicle commission. The hill. drafted n the department of thority to desig Rgerous rade Interurban rat hicles to fore the motor Hoover low the by the code as cros alti offonse « The bill Include provi signals it which authority appleable Speed limit clude: Fifteen an fvhen approaching A grade crossing when not have an unobstructed view crossing for a distance of at least 200 feet: fifteen miles an hour when ap- proaching and traversing business sec tions where traffic is controlled by of- ficers or signal; thirty-five miles an hour on the open road. Local might highways in cities and | speed limit but through highways would have to be marked plainly. Pen- altles now prevailing for reckless driv- ing and for infractions of “rules of the road” would remain as under the pres- ent law. The bill also would prevent the plac ing of st posters and signs on motor vehicles. A similar bill was de- feated in the House week, Driv- ere also would be prohibited hill thoughout restrict the might to to enact special ymmunities, particular « provisions of the bill in- speed limit fifty feet of miles hour within the driver of the does create thru rease the authorities fckers, last from trav th gears in neutral «ling down wi Attorneys Who Died Suddenly. The Phil Jou tion of 1 a county ipshurg rnal makes men- the itorneys In uddenly cnsmm———— so Spring Arbor Days, FOBT State study i of other lems In er, who has tree planting his since ago the forests ® Not many years of Penney ia were Commonw and source of our prosperity. tically all our great Only a few scattered inal timber remain. est desrtuction has left us with vast areas of bare mountain soil. It is our duty to restore to production this idle forest land. To long have we con sumed our forests without making pro- visions for their protecion and renewal. “There is no more practical way to <elebrate Arbor Day than by planting trees. Tree planting should not be Hmited to the school grounds, It should be carried to our home grounds, our roadsides, our woodlots, and our forests” ———————— bw A A Re DEFINING BOLSHEVISM. "Please define requests fi newspaper reader the buck to William Kansas, who says: one the glory most abundant Now prac forests are gone remnants of orig: The march of for- of our the Jolsheviem,"” us to White, Allow Allen pass of the to conniptions by munition long SCA It makers, selfish out of pro su of used “Bolshevism is of bugaboos into cession yer-patriots deliberately used by militarists. by those having interests in scaring the people their ordinary liberties, “Bolshevism has worked 10 and has not converted a single ed land-nhot its near neighbor governments were unstable, should America shake in her over this stupid scarecrow?” LL MASSA SA Taber at State College, I. J. Taber, master of the National range, will be the chief speaker and guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Penn State Grange at State College, March 19. The National Mas: ter has highly commended the efforts of the Pennsylvania CGrange to erect a women's dormitory at State College s a memorial, and his visit at this ime is considered highly important in the progress of the campaign by sub- ordinate granges. ——— a AAA — Gifford can’t quit. He is now offer: ing suggestions to Governor Fisher from his temporary Washington ad- dress on the election bills in the leg: fjslature and is bombarding Pennsyl: vania voters with a circular letter on the subject, in years civiliz whose Why thoes RAISED COUNTY THIRD TERM ISSUE IN CENTRE Death of Judge Keller Complicates Situation on County Ticket on Res publican Side. Philadelphia Sunday Bellef to the appeared in nierest to id in BE. R Inquis and po- onte its issue of all who follow the county Hancock, the ann nee they are from the cou y wil mean something addition. from not office for he a sect! that h with a county comes of the « resented wrters of a ountry 18 three and time century, that it iz about ity got recognition. farmer and spirit The unexpected death of Judge Har ry Keller the political sit- uation in unty. First of there will be appointment of a Judge by Fisher until the next The county at known mentioned says feels his local- some by o« seupation in complicates this o« all, an Governor to serve January. least five for that first of has well lawyers taking ranted will place Governor These are late Judge ove, a Love, int =n Furst, appx James C Austin Belle (FeOrge Dale, al i burg. Of this quintette Fisher man fall dent inst is sping ing the r Now that he has passed i hanged not telling result will situation has tween « at this be, and there is day what ably early the A ——— ep MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS. The Philadelphia editorially refers to bonding for road purposes in this way: The $100,000,000 raleed by bond is- sues and expended. by the State upon the construction of good roads during the past ten years, supplemented as it has been by Federai aid and county appropriations, has done 80 much toward pulling Pennsylvania out of the mud and putting it on an equality with other Commonwenlths, so far as highwiys are concerned, that i= is that Legislature fa bond be Record v fine not vars This tional mited Thanks tained by ment in where m hood that position to ie very cannot surprising the another issue a constitu be sub in 152% results ob. Depart in every by will people raised which the can only amendment to a vote of to the excellent the State Highway road work, which inifest., there little there will be any serious op- the new bond issue, but it obvious that his sort of thing continued indefinitely. Al- ready the fixed charges involved in the issuance of $100,000.000 in bonds are becoming an Important item of ex- pense, and they will be largely In: creased by the proposed new flotation. Before long it would seem to be the winer policy to stop borrowing money and to depend on motoriets’ license fees and the gnsoline tax for the mon- ey necessary for the building and main- tenance of good roads. There is such # thing as spending too much money on highway improvement, and Penne sylvania would seem to be approaching that point, A MS IIIA SS To Wed March 19th, Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Albert Walter Thompson, of Lewis: town, for the marriage of her daugh- fer, Alberta Margaret, to Wyndham Kenneth Bator, The ceremony will take place In the Presbyterian church, Lewistown, at 6:30 o'clock. its in Hkeli- he | { i i | i | FOUR BANK BANDITS ELECTROCUTED Slayers Show No Emotion As Are Led to Chalr— Refuse Statement In Final Hours, The MONDAY They to Make known as the Olney for kill four men condemned an attempted hiladelphia, pald the eman in pei ives in ir Hie i $3 . the ole attended In Father O'Hanlar The men were report guards slept fairly during the night, after which the ur men were moments by College have and Father last by the to nie a good O'Han- nan administered rites None of the men made any state ment All tives the bodies and during the The four were were sent day men to f last were the death week f steel best be described ns and une eh Hn the meals wl to fren] thie per them the ted the irtet. Govern Sv i or refused by C Gu for a an 4 14.5 Fb Stuart ippeal Patterson, after consult ing of the State Pardon Board which last month re fused to commute the death sentence the bandits, the condemned men, with for the members - B—— SERIES OF HIGHWAY BILLS INTRODUCED IN ASSEMBLY Authority for Highway Commission to Improve Township Forming Part of State Highway Route One of Provislons—State Rewards for Bi. tuminons Roads Also Asked. A series of bills amending the laws to highways introduced House by Representative Hess, Lancaster, who sald they had the sup port of the administration One of the measures would empower the secretary etter any in any manner commodate and relating the were the State will traveling public would permit the of highways improve any in any designated State route but would not obligate the de partment of highways to maintain or construct the township road. One would permit payment of town ship rewards for improvements or roads treated with a bituminous sure face, The secretary of highways would be authorized to build connecting roads not over one-half mile in length to connect two State highways when such connecting roads wuold improve traf fic conditions under one of a series of highway measures introduced in the senate hy Senator Buckman, Bucks. Provisions of the other bills affect ing the highway department would ine clude: A bill prohibiting any tags other than license tags to be attached to or in the vicinity of the license tags, and further prohibiting the placing of pos: tors or tage on the winddhield and the letter or marking of the body and hood of a motor vehicle was defeated by a vote of 38 to 120 by the House last week. The measure was sponsored by Representative Strayer, Westmoreland, highway in he believes inform the Another best ac secretary township highway to JUDGE KELLER LAID TO REST SATURDAY Many Politleal Gather to Friends Honor—Bar By Judges and Personal Do Addressed Last Association and Attorneys, The body Ind in its last Harry resting plod of Judge Keller wa iY morning in the day of las Ness wns second in denth, rmant occurred gave 12:15 P whi M Judge Keller became {1 while held- ing court, after convened a 1 timost immediately to 1°30 o'clock P the former Dr. +] a pase a brief and res ons re o'clock, but wmirned the ses M He walked and was taken the office ching there to had there Wis court 90 add i sion of cour sheriff Yarn Rogers i room and o as he was which he woul step rom the aut in been nveyed From taken the Centre C Hospital and Hed suffi ta the NE r at Penna we M hi Re who died in f Depart ricultural Economics at lege, N. J Orvis structor, located at Erle instructor of history and at the Bellefonte High and Willlam H., a senior In the pre-le- gal at Penn Btate The three older boys all served in the late war, the second (Henry Jr.) receiving a shrapnel wound in the right leg dur- ing the fighting along the Vesle river Politically Mr. Keller had always been a steadfast Republican, and serv- ed times as County Chairman of the party. Following the death of Tudge Quigley in November , 1924, many prominent citizens of the county urged Gov. Pinchot to appoint him to fill unexpired term. which the Governor refused to Then it was that Harry Keller announced his candi- dacy for he Republican nomination for Judge of the county, and was elected in assuming the duties of the office in January, 1926. head o men 3 Rutgers Col ational In for jw Vin who was mer social 8 hence school, colrse College several the do Courts of Centre ti — Heads Chamber of Commeree, Guy W. Jacobs, a former Centre enville (Ohio) Tee Company, was a short time ago elected to the presiden- ¢y of the Chamber of Commerce of Steubenville. Mr. Jacobs is a popular young man in that hustling Ohio city, and the Reporter congratulates him on the new honors conferred upon him. i —— One Grouse Costs $75.00, Fines totaling $75.00 were collected last week by Game Protector Miles Reeder, for the Hlegal killing of a sin- gle grouse. The grouse was killed in the vicinity of Woodward by a party of three men who later had the bird cooked and served for dinner. A. Bur ton Snyder, of Conyngham, near Ber: wick, was fined $20 for not wearing his hunting license while hunting deer, and $25 for consuming illegally taken grouse. Harry Farnsworth, of North umberiand, and Willlam Orndor!, of Woodward, were each fined $25 on the Intter charge. A I MAND ASATTANIN. W. Nell Baker has been appointed 10, 19217. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS, Who Tuberculin The Animal Move Herds Into Tested Quarantined Townships. the Bureau of be of gre following from Industry will f il im portance irmers obliged to CHang [¢ i lenan 4 A A Cured f Harr agent adugiry at District 5 $44 accredited the Persons Cour Agen who untested move into tuberculin tested quarantined violation i areas will prosecuted of the T Bureau « Report on Siren, ribsere f the i ———————— —— , Gramely Home Sold for $3750, § — lass Entertained Mates, Emer Ker Bu Cella Delaney, Dorothy Ethel McC Mary ver, Marion Corman, Margaret McClen Colyer, Em wood vKe rtha Gar enahan, (3ar- Eugene Colyer, Russell illiam McCormick. Paul Palmer ory Floray, Bruce Knarr, E Smith, Robert McClenahan Bud Ceol dron, Glenn Corman, Mr. and Mrs. OC D. Confer and daughter Myra, Emma Jodon, Geraldine Jodon, Isabel Jodon. Edgar Harter, A Comet Due in June, in June, will rarer or about June 26, unaided what it through tele- Pons-Win- ahan a night for davs Vvear lare ps are in June this about midnight, on mortal eye will see never saw before except scopes, the Winnecke necke comet, The comet nt Can corned only through the most powerful astronomers, according Van Bileshroeck, of the University be or present be He instruments of to Prof. George Yerkes’ of Chicago ———— A AP More Licensed to Drive, Bureau of Motor Vehicles at Harrisburg announced that up to March 1 it had issued 1.257088 oper ators’ licenses for 1927, an increase of 188, 223 from the total which were fesucd up to the same date in 1926. C—O MS The Grange Encampment and Fair Association will held a committee meeting in Centre Hall this (Thurs: day) evening, when matters pertain ing to the 1927 fair will be taken up. A —— MS PSSA CNN. A music class under the instruction of Mra Alberta Krader, of Bellefonte, opened in Centre” Hall Monday even- ing with about forty pupils, the ma jority being of mature years, Meet: Inge are being held in the High school building. MI MS. OfMcer James J. Noland, represent: ing the Philipsburg headquarters of the Salvation Army, was in town Mon: day gathering funds for the organi: gation. His credentials bore the sig- nature of Bruns Mall, officer in charge. of observatory The postmaster at Lewisburg. W NO. 11 HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. resents the ri bpp of Bell county. sale at March of all m $30 about Cone bake school ~the the and aintance in weey or Mary Henn staying with Mr. Potter and his = living in Tate purchased Little tie, Jersey, a8 y Potter Mra. Mary a short are in Cen- the "r iNew ol of and it, iw them for ister the recently by of finneapolis, his sister, of towed, of the busi- came 08 id home. 8 Fuerst o Brooks, branch Company Ca west manager He 1} and ther rre Shunk has been seriotsly of her daughter, Mra home Lowe injured HK, Was hose slong : chief W. Kifer, on Greensburg where of next day The trip for the his I ai day ove {0 home night was spent at the and the Pittsburgh. up the latter's sister went made quarry I. E Jacob on to to look they was business lives ont the between Peane ave and Madisonburg, will make pube c sale of household goods, ete. op Friday, March 25th, and after that date will prepare to leave for Phoenix, Ar zona, where he will live He is @& young man, has traveled extensively, and likes the West, The Rachau, who Musser farm, { 34 is at Millbelm and Sunday wformed church was recently remodeled was rededicated. The improvements consist of new and comfortable pews new carpet, fixtures decorations, eto. The pastor Rev, G. A. Fred Gries ing. Ministers who assisted in the va* rious incident to the occasion R. Keener, Centre Hall; Rev. W. W. Moyer, Boalsburg: Rev. H. C. Kleffel, Rev. Robert Thena. Rev. F. H Daubenspeck, Rev. E. H tomig and Rev. Fred K. Stamm in services were Rev, DD. The Millheim Journal relates that a German Bible, published March 1, 1720, and in an excellent state preserva tion is one of the valued possessions of J. L. Winegardner, of Millheim. The book is about twelve inches wide, eighteen inches long and four inches thick, is bound between leather cove ered lide, the corners of which are protected by brass mountings. It was the property of Benjamin Orndorf, of Woodward, who passed it on to Saraly Orndorf. The latter. sometime prior to her death, gave it to the present owner, About seventy-five excursionists from Philadelphia came on to Bellefonte on Bunday morning. The train had fours teen coaches when it left Philadelphia. but most of the patrons stopped at points below Williamsport. The ox cursion gave many Philadelphians an opportunity to spend Sunday amid old home surroundings. Mise Bdith Boog er, an instructor in the Mt. Alry school, was the only one of the excursionifte to reach Oentre Hall. She is a daugh~ ter of Mr. and Mra. I, A. Boomer. T. M. Gramley and family are now located in thelr new home in Millhelm, of having moved from Spring Mills,
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