inl Random [tems Io, ; The record of the Bellefonte High School faculty, long known for its childoessness, is soon to be broken Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas, of Bellefonte, who recently returned home from a trip with friends to Floridan, missed calling upon a num- ber of acquaintances in that State. | ‘Mother and Third Child Return From Neigh- They had jotted the addresses of those they Intended to see, In a notebook. One day before they reached Florida, Mr. Thomas mailed a batch of cards, and into the mall box went the notebook which Mrs Thomas had mislaid among the cards. G. E. Hillegass, agreeable Penn- sylvania Rallroad agent In Belie- fonte, dropped into this office Fri- day to explain why no watchman is kept at the High Street crossing and consequently why crew members of passenger trains coming into Belle- fonte have to run ahead of the train to flag traffic at the crossing The signal tower at the crossing wa tloved Some years ago and a watchman (here would have abso- lutely nothing to do except at train time, the agen: said. The rallroad farced fo retrench because of busi- less conditions, has removed watch- men where their services could be conveniently performed by othe: railroad employes, he explained The chief objection heard to agains; Governor George H. Earl's suggestion, Saturday, at the ground- breaking program at Penn Bhat 4 pt 2 A p date the changed to * Commenwealth of tat the name longue Headline ny a headache unless he name to qn Lo wise-org Commonweal:ths States, and there wealth University Poses the name to Governor Barle's suggestio dently the result of \ thought on his part. Las De ber 17 Dr. Jan } Newpher of the Department of Edu- cation, Harrisburg Coli as his personal ceremonies for onfe Ig 1 Senator Bdwerd Jackson Thompson an honorary membership in the V F. W.. Dr. Newpher voiced the opin- kn that Penn State should become a University. The suggestion at that time was given prominent space in The Centre Democrat. It shoul be a University. There is as much difference in restige ately accorded ‘College.” a when he sent to State representati th Aiviiy wae ungnedi- ! OV there is to Ce over “Fariners' High School Bill Brouse,k J TS grocery, ing his own who ordered Cracker Jack In State, opening i Governor Earle brought laugh from the ca- the college recrea en he smilingly remark- I'm having as good a tim I had the last time IT was here.” He referred to the boo-ins he received from anti-Barle grou; upon his first appearance at the College. Saturday, indications of whole-hearted welcome to Governor Earle were the only ones evident Hoffman, 8tate Colleg sports scribe, writes I'o this ob- server, the boxing meet with Pitt was one of the finest of recent vear: in the Lion gymnasium.” If it wa Pete must have been somewhere elie when the Hamas Richter. Bouse type of fighter made boxing at Penn State worth seeing Saturday's ex- hibition was probably the sorriest one he Lions’ point of viev we've ever witnessed. Ii may be the boys had an off day. Anyway hope that was the reason 14a) tion hall w today Pete’ ’ from Tall Tale of the Week (This narration was related in apparent seriousness by a man who recently moved to Belleionte) “Remember when the Hindenburg visited Ak- ron? Well, my home was in a small community several miles from Ak- ron and the night the Hindenburg arrived there, the ship could not locate the airport. It hovered over al a low altitude, and finally a spot-light was shone directly Bown I saw the ship moving toward my house, s0 1 ran out In the yard, and stood with my arm pointed toward the airport. As soon as the spotlight struck me and the officers saw in which direction I was pointing, they changed the course o the ship and soon landed safe y." —————— ——— SECRETARY VAN DYKE TO TAKE HOSPITAL TREATMENT Secretary of Highways Warren Van Dyke, who has been in Florida for several weeks recuperating from pnewmonia, left for Baltimore on Sunday night, expecting upon hw arrival in thot city 10 epter Johns Hopking Hospital for {reatment Secretary Van Dyke was stricken with pneumonia at a time when he was considered a possible organiza. tion candidate for the Democratic may] | Monday for the A Visitor in Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. The Most Widely Read Newspaper in Centre County. SECOND SECTION Che Centre Democraf VOLUME ! Yi - BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH NEWS, FEATURES “ oy 193 NUMBER 9 2 CHILDREN BURN T0 DEATH IN L0G HOME NEAR TYRONE bor’s to Find Cabin in Flames; Stoye Be- lieved to Have Caused Bloze sinall children wore burned last Thursday morning at about 11 o'clock when fire of un- determined origin destroved he home of Wayne Zindel, along the Janesville pike, near the German settlement two miles north of Ty- rone The children se I'wo to death Zin- Httle Zindel, Patricia Ann and her Howard wed in blag nearby nelghbors galn entrance to the thelr rescue. The alone in the home substantial log struc- ture, their mother Mrs. Wayne Zindel with another daughter, Constance, age three, having gone out for a to call on a neighbor Zindel had time and together two veal Wayne del brother, Jr. age one, pers ing home before ele able to to children wore a small but the house effect {ew minutes Just ung been gone was retury wilh JROETE the home. house Lhe entire it being lm- house 10 save at wal Hort from irom to enter yr chill Slayer Gets Last Minute Death Stay 74-Year-Old Former Police- man Was Scheduled to Die Monday at Rockview JOKED WITH GUARDS ON WAY TO DEATHHOUSE T4-vyear-old Duquesne can jodk to at fF MH Weeks Of Iie to die in Rockview electric chalr early slaying of Mrs Laura Bacon. a social worker. Sul- livan was granted a reprieve until the week of March 21 by Governor George H. Earle to permit a sanity fearing Scheduled penitentiary ’s peniien- Sitting calmly in the AT death cell with tia lectri eived the nes wit) 4 His only request was my family at once rmer policeman, charged iliing of four other door-to-door December 17 he entered 1036 SON Bul today | w calm Deputs Warder C. { Rhoade ud he ale a hearty breakiast and lunch. He slept well Saturday night Rhoades sald Sulll re- Mn Rockview sent ell, pending the outcome the anity During long ym Allegheny Pittsburgh to Cent van maintained cgnstant conversas tion with deputy sheriffs. At times boastful, sometimes humorous, he occasionally uttered 8 weird shriek He feared two men were after him t eves out They Ying to ut of there van would al p of automobile ride all at ounty. 8 the fre counts £0 52 ms kept sayh te come you'- Durlig a brief stop Export Sullivan was asked whether he had been In the community before. He thought a minute and chuckled: “1 dont know. But I do know this. I've never been to the electric chair before.” Questioned Sullivan napped 1 threw about mes it his about " flared Into wig, He red Wnger that talk a pack red from AWAY All Using rouge was of lie My chetks were being outside.” At Rockview Sullivan was met at the gates by Father F. P. McCreesh Catholic chaplain, and Deputy Warden Rhoades. He went through the usual physical examination, his head was shaved and he put on orison garb The aged man refused to recog- nize or speak with his six daugh- ters or give them a last farewell before he left Pittsburgh. Three of the daughters came to the jall and left weey bitterly after the old man refused to speak to them. He did say goodbye to his two sons and their families and announced he was ready to die after a deputy sheriff read him the death war. rant iu Tyrone Dental Office Robbed The dental offices of Dr. Walter FE. Lotz. in the Masonic bullding, Tyrone, were ransacked during the noon hour on Saturday, the mar- auders securing about $50 In dental melerials. An attempt was also made to break into the ofTice of Dr. William Gilbert in the First National Bank bullding. The rob- bery in the office of Dr. Lotz was Lotz wpon his te’ The heavy glass The Ni pune Fire Tyrone was called, the firemen ex- tinguishing the blaze and remov- ing the bodies of the dead children from the ruins The bodies ware taken 0 the Glass funeral home in Ty 0 be prepared for bur nl Th rmined. hut {it ftom a suliering company ol Font of u fire 1} beileved Mrs cause unde- to have Zindel considerably fram nd was unable to be inter Mr. Zindel, the fatlier }, Wi at work West compan Ce mediated t bs stove Le Larted at as Virgil the Lie oon en Howard 28. 1837 Howard Zindel Candidates May File For May Primary Must Pay Tax “for Petitions Issued Until Four Weeks From Saturday Wa (Fisher) chuare: Katheri yne STATE MAKES PROFIT FROM CANDIDATE FEES howis kors Candidates for stalewide and legislative offices bave until March 28 to file with the Bate Bureau of Elections a fixed number of signa tures of volers In thelr districts The oflice-scekers are required y the new codie to send a for $10 to £50. de- post, wilh the pe- owing ba ecliection ertified check pending on Lhe Cand loe2! nd local ollices fir with he coun- ty commissioners The commitise- fees are )owest--80c The fling Tees, and number mers regquieed for each st od kegisiative job U. 8. Benat $50 and 100 atures in each of ten counties lieutenant of Internal affalrs 100 signatures in each of counties 8. representalive—435 and 200 atures in the district senator--838 and 200 in the district representative—425 and 100 in the district committesman--4$10 natures in disiriet or oo idates for commitiees ya oF PRA a of g- governor CCrelary sig~ pie only one candidate filed for each party for the offices at stake this year, sdld James H Wallace ig director of the Flection Bu- reau. £15000 would roll in. He es timated the stale probably would realize between S35000 and $40.- 000 Wallace disclosed the bureau and the Legislative Commission on lo- al government were considering using only enough of the fees to pay the bureau's election expenses The rest would be returned to counties The bureau would ask for super- vision of county expenses how ever, the director sald. pointing to the wide variance in ballot printing costs by counties as an example of what he termed the need for supe ervision re ——— CS ————— QUESTION BELLEFONTE MEN IN BANK ROBBERY William H. Rhodes, 20, and Char- les Baughman, 20, both of Belle fonte, were returned to the Clinton County jail at Lock Haven, Friday after having undergone questioning for two days in Lewistown lor pos- sible connection with the robbery of the Milroy Bank last December. The two Jocal men, and George and Joseph Newman, brothers of Mt. Union, were relesased Thursday ' Motor Police after a sald night by cashier and two oustomers 3 “There's nothing to it." Corporal Richard Gray, of the Motor Police at. Lewistown, sald. Rhodes and Baughman are awaiting trial at Lock Haven for forgery charges. George Newman also is held under similar charges, while his brother | has been released from custody, Hey! Let Go, Will Ya2?2 iy Nef ¥ » A PARTI EN Wk JOE JAY New Gold Rush is On’ And Itis Right Down C ellar Steps It was staged in the pit of an ex- cavated cellar under an old ao WieT( YWOIKDCD Were engaged ng out the stone and dirt wes a ask well done-——but t tractor decided i bad been over Feliow laborer Nit a will a ( swung their John Joh yold phecs 4 { 3 sometd it at his feet hought they were wa ea M AE iden dirt ’ ick rose and Lock Haven Man Dies of Injuries C. Foerhart, 8 Wednesday afternoon at the Lock Hay Private hospital, where he had been a patient for ten weeks sui wo days, I an mobile accident. After his retire. ment 85 A car inspector for the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company 1836, lollowing 30 years service, become Interested the H fog Sarvice Station. and was or | : highway near the stat ICE DY 8 CAT 1 wOILLG died § 44 i a Pye +4 He had John's been a 8t Lutheran member ¢ C brother James made Bal a 8 rial was i - OLD GEAVES FOUND ON PROPOSED SITE OF BRIDGI ALGlher obs 0 proposed const: bridge over the Haven wt . it the ction 3 a ver east 1 encountered wd tacle in ' Baturda that old gra : n the Robert M slers property at Race and Main rect The old burial ground on land which would by 4 ramp leading to the wa was lear been found ¢ located cavered vereg bridge The burial place at least 112 years old, contains two known grave and was flarmerly owned by the Hunt family Willlam T. Hunt. a descendant is against disturbing the burial grounds, esntending the deed requires the pilot shall never be disturbed, R. Beott Kift, counts superintendent of highways. is in- yestigating ——————— Birthday of Noled Pioneer Buffalo Bill, one of the outstai Ing and most picturesque pioneers of the west, was born 92 years ag Saturday. He died 21 years dg He was the author of sevetal book produced a wild west show and killed 4.000 buffalo in 18 months to feed workers building the western rallroad. He was a pony expr rider and government guide and scout. He was engaged in a great number of Indien fights. Ris full name was Willlam Frederick Cody ——.-_<§Se a pP-. I you wail for other peopie to do something for you. the chances are that you will be a long Hime wail ing. HOW worker They Holds U. S. Should Use Poison Gas or. Ff Miegy ik C. Whitmore president of Blate of the American hemica] society, asserted the Uni- rd Slates wis “dulug an ostrich Wi” by neglecting ts chemiond warfare serviom yw for deliy- of ths 80+ speech prepared 10 the Cleveland unit i Whitn ¢. dean of chem ne i Fh ard pou ) | » Permnsyl- nia Btlale Coliege, declared J Ww: ticking our ry Neass wnical by perhaps prevent neuticads I war Asgerting hal % mater r Re sums lar for thelr HH : there magining we oan use of in ar- se "n Because many well-meaning hu- pitariang Rave decided that the # of gases In warfare is not nice without apparently considering wiher the use of the bayonei In warfare is nice’ or whether war taell is ‘nice’ there hax beth a ten in the United States to ne- the Importance of chemistry means of deiense in modern dency glee “a kK] war Mp —— HELD FOR COURT IN FIRE AT SELINSGROVE Accused of arson in the 351.000 daze which took twp Nves ‘at Be. Unagrave, Pebrgary 15, Anthony Va- TARO, hoe repair shop Proprietor vir held for Boyder county court Flight withesses testified at the liraring, one of whom said the blaze spread In such A way 48 0 Indical« that miammable materials wer present Mrs. Charles Helwig, 45, ang Mrs Nancy Rohrbach, 86, perished in the fire, and Mrs. Helwig's husband was ically injured in the biases, Il 8 alleged that Varano had in- reased his Insurance on January 27 from $1200 to $2000 a — I ——————— HIGHWAY WORKERS TO WEAR RED REFLECTORS AT NIGHT Pennsylvania highway workers will wear red reflectors © guard thei: Zeon motorists at night Samuel W. Marshall, chief engin. eer of the highway department, to- diy ordered 750 men fitted out with belts and shoulder straps studded with bits of red glass to blink back approaching automobile headlights If the experiment works, Marsh. all said, 5000 of the belts will be purchased COUNTY NATIVE RELATES OF EXPERIENCES IN FAR NORTH W. B. Yan Valin Shows Eight Reels of Motion Pictures Taken During Seven Years’ Resi- dence on Rim of World many land of Telling thrilling Llales of escapes from death in Ud the Eskimo and showing molon petures of the actual thing, W. B van Valin addressed an apprecia- tive audience in the Ninth street auditorium at Philipsburg last Tuesday Mr. Van Valn, a tre counts wis {ntrodug audience by Ralph Cope, a ber the scoul commitiee spon- orig the entertainment, He made Ris appearance op the stage dress. ed In a real Eskimo costume and demonstrated its various Teatures and showing how the Eskimo dress- es and wears his clothes After showing 2 number of and curios from the Inr van Valin showed eight moving piciures taken hy during the seven years he lived on the northern rim of the world Mr. Van Valin bostdées being an explorer, adventurer nod lecturer is an suthor and has written ele- ven books Alaska. the Wonder- land” he said now being b- night Cen- the mem- LY of 1 relies north, Mr rolls oi N _- "w himself pu four the Year BEeki- Bureau wr al He was 850 dentist of t he reindeer his fame he had herd expedition into Barrow gained the Iate the Ire- of Point where he a $ rt prehistort who were the ioe imens, as well a fossfls and , ’ tribe of buried discovered 83 Eskimos enturies Spec sands of other valuable for Bixty-one of 1 et thou- CULO Wele Hugs die pose] rounding danger Ww first whit there and th “Queanuk babs So She Ett Her Onion Sandwich, and Reckoned She Was Worth $100,000,000 A oouple of 10-galion hets got 10~ gether a Los Angeles the other day One was the old wild West head- back of a mass of halr, fras SB rear, thrust od greving yj ue vi of Death A red Me IO Der WAS a NI IL framed the well-groomed head of ag Bouthern California so- ciety girl, Chariotie Babuey Halla- ran, nursery tale artist You have met many interest! people, Mr. Soott, but who is the moss imtepestiing petson you ov met?” the gir] asked People are just amt much different” mid the old prospector. His keen Dlue eyes sharp as the desert sun, peered Into the jarge orbs of the society girl. He d as resumed: “Did you ever hear of ‘the oid lady™ Wal It was 2 spell ag Up at ihe shack before the castle (soott famed dosert home), a maithetrap sar shovk gown the wash and stop- ped. An oid lady got up Ble start. ed arguing with the driver. he shook her big old black umbrella So 1 went Ot “What's the row?’ 1 sex “ 7 hired 2 driver from Beat) He wants $158. Taint worth i she 22 Thin worth morn $10 Klie OLIMAR IRDA humans: the) Emi ~ GAME RESEARCH UNIT TO OFEN AT PENN STATE Investigations for improving methods of managing wild life in the state, as well as related biological =udies, i being undertaken by a new wild life research nit at the Pennsylvania State Qollege The College, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the United States Bureau of the Biological Sur vey are coopersting in the project Pennsylvania is the eleventh stale o enter Mto a cooperalive agree. ment with the Biological Survey for ‘investigating ways of fitting wild ie resources into land use Programa Forest and fain game problems will receive oghal attention. In- , vestigations will cover environment- al studics, life habits and the rein. tionships of the more important wild {life species. THA management aress will be estublished to demonstrate how Information obtained in re- sun. IT squate this’ 1 sez 1 showed the jeller § gTUD Ae Fy t SOM oe me late? 1 oked how 10 fp looked lke Yep £20,000 600 mor #0 “I jumped up hand. “Ah 1 got You're Hetty Groen and grabbed Yuh now, lag) Khe I got later. Went over Pound a shabby house. She wis glad 10 (Continusd on page foun) HO-ghny ecarch mad a manna Dr. Logan J the Iowa research Ia, sifice ember, 1035, will bead th Pen State be applied - Wile of General Sheridan Dies Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan, 88-year old widow of the Oivil War Cavalr; leader, died Friday in Washington after a long lliness. Once a8 noted beauty and popular In capital so- ciety. she was the last living widow of any high ranking union arm; lender, Survivors are her three daughters, Mary, Irene and Louise Sheridan A —— Isolation 2 fine thing ¢an Join in with the crowd a the profits ss — es ——— When politics gets Mixed Into al argument yo can tell reason fare- well is All right. ady. gt in oultia thuh OO house 1 Odd and Curious News Faumily | | \ re. Truckmen Save A ikened t 3 Fl Eaghes Atlack f Lands in Same Net 4 Hubert ’ Br Nam Names Sa May Move Georgian e F Re Huge Monument Planned A huge £50000 monument where 1847 ands of a Dew A MAsSs sCti.emen Uiah Avalanche 'we men = Walks 75.000 Miles on his best a! abd Culps Rill vears of his service a pedometer. and foun avetage he walked eleven a in the pe BPang.er ® During the earl : means omputation he judged that during he has walked more made service three LHINes ou - Tower of An inleresting which diusses ing which = artist recent) years of work as present generation many Babel ol interesting March 6th issue of } rics Weakly. the big magazine distridu ed with the Baltimore Suna American o> ale al TI standx ™ habit of might These dictators have a getting nd of men wix | oo leaders KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ — An Estheti
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