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VOL. XXXV, NO. 35.
PATTON. CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1929.
(5¢) $2.00
PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
BUSY SESSION IN
EBENSBURG COURT
Large Number of Criminal Pro-
secutions Are Disposed of
by Four Judges
John Feathers, of Johnstown charg-
ed with an offense again morality,
was found guilty by a jury and re-
ceived the usual sentence.
Blair Berringer, of Emeigh Run
charged with operating a motor vel
while intoxicated, pleased guilty be-
fore Judge Evans and was sentenced to
pay the cost and to serve three month
in the county jail, subject to parole a
the expiration of one month.
Louise Rodkey, of Bolivar, €
with an offense against morality, pled-
ed guilty before Judge Evans and was
sentenced to pay the ts, further
sentence being suspended.
A sealed verdict was returned in
Criminal Court at Ebensburg Monday
morning in the case of Cleophos Stil
of Johnstown, who was found not gui-
1ty, but directed to pay the costs. The
defendant was charged with operatin
a motor vehicle while intoxicate
William Lees, of South Fork, char-
ged with operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated, was found guilty in
a sealed verdict and his counsel made
a motion for a new trial and in arest
of judgement. The defendent was re-
leased on $1,000 bail pending disposi-
tion of motion.
Joseph Figura, of Johnstown, charged
with conversion, pleaded guilty in
Judge Evans’ court and was given 90
days in which to pay the costs of pros
ecution and make restitution and sen-
tence was suspended for the present.
Charles Williams, of Erie, charges
with an offense against morality,
found guilty by a jury being re
mended to the mercy of the Court, and
received the usual sentence.
Walter Hoine, colored, of Altoona
charged with a serious offense a
st morality wag acquitted by a ]
this being felony the costs were pla-
ced on the county.
John Krousz, of Beaverdale, pleaded
guilty to a charge of aggravated as-
sault and battery and was sentenced to
pay the costs and to make restitution |
in the sum of $150, further sentence
being suspended.
Mike Varnish, of Franklin Borough,
charged with an offense against mor- |
ality, and also with the non-support
of an illegitimate child, pleaded guilty
to the former charge and was found |
guilty by a jury on the latter charge. |
Thedefendant was sentenced to sup- |
port the child and further sentence |
was suspended.
Rudolf Orzel, of Johnstown, charged
with a serious offense against morality |
was found guilty by a jury, but re-
commended to. the mercy of the Court.
In this case defense counsel made a
motion for a new trial and in arrest |
of judgement and the defendant was
released in the sum of $1,000 bail pend- |
ing the disposition of the motion.
Frank Balozik, aged 23 years, of Lo-
wer Yoder Township, charged with ag-
gravated assault and battery on two |
counts, growing out of a motorcycle
accident was found not guilty, but di-
rected to pay the costs of prosecution. |
Balozik was operating a motorcycle
which ran down and seriously injured |
George Herrod, of Millcreek road a
Westmont Borough police officer, while
the latter was directing traffic at thc
entrance to the Westmont airport on
May 30, last.
Mary Magdal, charged with aggra-
vated assault and battery, and Katie
Drewinski, each charged with assault
and battery, tried jointly, were all ac
quitted by the jury. The defendant
all come from Cambria City, Johns-
town. In the case in which Mary Mag-
dal was defendant the jury directed
that the costs be divided equally be-
tween the defendant and the prosecu-
trix, Katie Trivinsky. In the case
against Katie Drewinski the jury also
directed that the costs be equally di-
vided between the defendant and the
prosecutrix, Mary Magdal. In the case
of Joseph Drewinski the jury assessed |
all of the costs against Mary Magdal,
prosecutrix.
Se
CARMELITE MONASTERY
CORNERSTONE PLACED
The cornerstone of the new Carmeite
monastery of St. Theresa de Liseaux,|
along the William Penn highway, op-
posite St. Francis’ college, was laid
Sunday afternoon with impressive serv-
ices in charge of the Rt. Rev. John J
McCort, bishop of the Altoona dio-
cese, assisted by numerous priests, in- |
cluding the Franciscans of the college. |
When completed, the nonastery will]
be the hore of the Discalced Carmelites
now residing at Eldorado, Blair coun-
ty. Ground was broken July 30 and
efforts will be made to have the build-
ing ready for occupancy before win-
ter.
DRUNKEN DRIVERS GIVEN
TERMS ON. GUILTY PLEAS
The following persons pleaded guilty
in court last Thursday and were sent-
enced:
Paul Zimmerman, pleading guilty
to a charge of immorality, was direct-
ed to pay the costs and a fine of $100.
Irwin Bailey, pleading guilty to driv-
ing a motor vehicle while intoxicated,
was assessed the costs and sentenced
to jail for not less than 30 days nor
more than three months
Guy Marsh pleaded guilty to driv-|
ing a motor vehicle while intoxicated
and was sentenced to pay the costs
and to serve three months in jail.
MISS MARY SIMPSON
swarvsowsox oly 1 OMBARDO AND [10 ISSUE HUNTING
| HIS ORCHESTRA
at one of the successful summer stu-
dents to receive their diploma from the] : ‘
America, was | Coming to Sunset Park, Menday,
Information has reached this office
the
Dancing Magters of
Miss Mary M. Simpson of Patton.
Miss
Masters’ Normal and Convention at
Pittsburgh and had an opportunity to
study Balle with Ivan Tarasoff; Na-
tional Character Dances with A. Kot-
chetowsky; Mugical Comedy with Flor-
ence Cowanova; Oriental Dances with
Simpson attended the Dancing
September 16. Made Famous
By Their Radio Programs
CHICAGO BEST ORCHESTRA
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Cana-
dians Orchestra, which will play at
Ted Shawn; Tap and Step with Leo | Sunset Park on Monday evening, Sept-
Kehl; Acrobatic and Physical Culture
with Arthur Kretlow; Modern Ball
Room Dancing with Oscar Duyrea and
others. Wm. D. Simpson joined his
sister in this work after the summer
sesgion at State College, which he at-
tended in the study of the various ty-
pes of music.
The Simpsons’ will again resume
their teaching in various schools in-
terested in this line of work; also at
their various studios.
EIGHT MILLIONS IN
THE COUNTY ROADS
Cambria Contributes More thar
$540,600 Yearly to New
Projects.
Cambria county has contributed $8,-
780,742.29, or an average of $548,796,-
39 annually, to various districts for
road and bridge construction in the
16 years, according to figures com-
piled Tuesday by Henry L. Cannon,
county controller.
Over the period of almost two dec-
ades, the largest amount was contri-
buted in 1924, when $1,565,968.84 cf
county funds went into township roads
and bridges, and the lowest amount
was in 1916, when but $25377.73 was
expended. The total for 1924 was $25,-
966.73 and for the period from Jan.
1 to Aug. 15, 1929, a total of $99,599.32
has been amassed.
Yearly Amount Vary
The annual contributions for the
other years are: 1915, $55,072.72; 1917,
$123,839.02; 1918, $156,562.01; 1919, $560,-
; 1920, $828,583.80; 1921, $1,046,-
1922, $863,770.75; 1923, $1,221,-
; 11925, $1.076,291.11; 1926, $473,-
6; 1927, $286,052.75; 1928, $371,988.
Allocations to townships and bor-
oughs over the 16-year period are:
Adams, $396,124.61; Allegheny, $231,-
343.80; Ashville, $25,439; Barnesboro,
$46,590.71; Barr, $297,562.78; Blacklick,
$163,877.20; Brownstown, $27,500; Cam-
bria, $294,645.11; Carrolltown, $26,741.-
25; Cassandra, $500; Chest Springs, $1,-
941.23; Clearfield, $211,388.31; Conema-
ugh township, $281,119.79; Cresson, $45,-
389.99; Croyle, $338,120.42; Dale, $4,-
750; Dean, $5,000; East Carroll, $278,-
075.87; East Conemaugh. $39,183.32;
East Taylor, $426,849.14; Zbensburg,
$79,687.59; Elder, $51,186.97; Ferndale,
$27,000; Franklin, $207,091.86; Gallitzin,
$10,000; Gallitzin township, $45,270.30;
Hastings, $55,196.21; Jackson, $102,-
| 184.73; Lilly, $41,143.19; Lower Yoder,
$235,235.83; Middle Taylor, $96,364.09;
Nanty-Glo, $83,528.32; Patton, $68,518.-
15; Portage, $25,000; Portage township,
$153,512.4 Reade, $225,142.68; Rich-
land, $198,621.33; Sankertown, $3,948.-
08 Scalp Level, $27,917.58; South Fork,
$37,366; Southmont, $140,058.29; Span-
gler, $56,395.47; Stonycreek, $66,198.99;
Summ township, $78,628.87; Sus-
quehanna, $485,556.12; Upper Yoder,
$423,633.53; Vintondale, $32,251.35;
Wa
$126,288.79; Westmont, $17,682.70; West
Taylor, $76,203.21; White, $69,376; Wil-
more $30,894.12; Johnstown, $694,-
062.05.
COUNTY TO PAY 90 PER
CENT OF HOSPITAL COST
County commissioners of Cambria
county are willing to contribute 90 per | Monday morning at nine o'clock w
cent to the construction most of a new
| joint city-county hospital for the treat-
ment of contagious diseases, it was
learned following a conference between
a committee of Johnstown city coun-
cilmen, representatives of the medical
society and county commissioners.
According to the agreement reached
at the conference, the city of Johns-
town will furnish the site for the new
institution, pay 10 per cent of its con-
struction cost and maintain the hospi-
to the conferees for approval within
the near future, it was learned, and
the belief was expressed that construc-
tion could be started before long.
EVAN WILLIS, 82 AND TWO
OTHERS FATALLY INJURED
Evan Willis, 82, a pioneer of Cresson,
was fatally injured in an automobile
accident at Clinton, Ill, late Sunday
night, according to word received at
Cresson Monday by John S. Willis, his
brother, who is employed as cheif clerk
to the superintendent of the Cresson
division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
According to information received
at Cresson by John Willis, the accident
occurred as Evan Willis and a party
were returning from a short motor
trip. With him was William Willis 41,
a grandson, and Lloyd Howe, 50, a
cousin, who also lost their lives, and
his wife, Mrs. Tillie Willis, 80, who
is said to be in a critical condition in
a Clinton hospital.
Evan Willis resided in Cresson until
about 55 years ago, when he located
in central Illinois, where he engaged in
1ington, $7,527.92; West Carroll, |
ember 16, has another claim to cele-
brity besides their overwhelming radio
popularity and the reputation of being
Chicago's latest sensation, in thai there
are three brothers in the orchestra, all
GUY LOMBARDO.
under 25, and each one with more than
a bowing acquaintance with that fickle
goddess, Fame.
No young orchestra leader in Amer-
ica occupies a more distinguished posi-
tion than Guy Lombardo in his chosen
field of dance music and radio enter-
tainment. Gifted both as a violinist
and as a director, young, good-looking,
ambitious, and with that suavity of
manner which is his Latin heritage
Guy has a brilliant future before him
as well as a record-breaking past.
Carmen Lombardo, the youngest of
the three Lombardo brothers, is rapid-
ly making a name for himself as one
of the most successful young. composers
in the country today. His latest com-
position, “Last Night I Dreamed You
Kissed Me,” is one of the big hits of
this season, and is being broadcast
from coast to coast not only by the
Lombardo orchestra, but also by all
the big “name” bands of the country,
including Whiteman who is featuring
this song. Carmen is also the composer
of “A Lane in Spain,” “Coquette”, and
“Rosettee,” all of which have had a
popular vogue. He is a featured singer
with the orchestra, and on their re-
cords. He is also a clever saxophonist.
SIMON BORTMAN
EXPIRED FRIDAY
of Patton; Ill for A Long
Time.
|
of the oldest and best known resident
| section, passed away at his home on
several years.
dow and the following children: John,
of Colorado; Mrs. Robert Nelson; W.
J. Bortman and Mrs. Evelyn McCon-
nell, all of Patton; Mrs. Irene Kline of
Portage; Idward Bortman of Altoona,
ith
a high mass of requiem in St. Mar
Catholic church, and interment was in
the church cemetery.
Freeman W. Williams, for
years a resident of Patton, expired at
Pittsburgh, where he has made his |
les. He was aged about 70 years.
Williams is very well known to many |
of our readers. He is survived by one |
son—Lee Barton Williams, of Pitts- |
| Pittsburgh, overland, this
1
| view cemetery.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Simpson Studios announce the |
| 1930 term on Monday, September 16. |
| Classes in music work include instruec-1
| tions in Piano, Violin, Cello, Trumpet, |
{ Saxophone, Clarionet, and kindred n- |
| Struments. Group instruction for pupils
| wishing to enroll for music theory and
{ harmony courses. Instructions
| group classes and include work in bal-|
| let, tap and step, physical
| athletic dancing for boys, and modern |
| ballroom, Class and private instruction
[for adults and children in all types
of work taught. For information and
| appointments call, write, or phone the
Simpson's Studios, 818 N. Fifth Ave. |
Patton, Pa., Telephone number 26J. |
Vote for Phil S. Gordon for Jury (the grain brokerage business, a calling | Vote for Phil S. Gordon for Jury |
Commissioner—Democrat. adv.
Commissioner—Democrat. adv.
he followed until the time of his death.
The funeral services were held on |
|
84,000 Acres Hunting Land To Be
Added to State of
Pennsylvania
County treasurers in the state will
have 1929 hunting licenses to issue
within a week, according to informa-
tion from Harrisburg. The first hunt-
ing of the season is already on, the
season for rails opening September 1.
Eighty-four thousand acres of hunt-
ing land will be added to the reserves
soon, jf contracts already made are
carried through. The game commission
now controls for the state 143,362 acres.
Primary game preserves occupy 26,-
455 acres. The boundary lines of state
game preserves run almost 400 miles.
Bounty for Goshawk
Prosecutions for breaking the game
laws totaled 176 during August. A
fairly number of out of season deer
hunters were caught. Clajms for bounty
totaled $1,887, representing 1,170 de-
mands. Weasels furnished 1,160 claims,
almost all the others were for foxes.
The state has asked taxidermists and
sporting goods stores to make the pu-
blic familiar with the goshawk, for
which there will be a bounty of $5,
November 1 to May 1.
The game commission supports a
free educational service, which they
have asked clubs and schools to take
advantage of. The commission has
available a corps of lecturers and 16
reels of motion pictures. Audjences
numbering 265,000 persons have seen
the pictures.
LOCAL AND STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Condensed items Gathered from
Various Sources for the
Busy Reader.
Harry Isaacson, of Gallitzin has been
advised that he successfully passed the
State Board examinations to practice
law. He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania law school, Phila-
delphia. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louise Isaacson.
Second-degree burns of the hand and
body were suffered by three-year-old
Robert L. Boring, son of Mrs. Hazel
Boring, of Vintondale; ‘when he is re-
ported to have fallen into a tub of
hot water Saturday night. At Memorial
Hospital, where he has been a patient
since the accident, his condition was
noted as serious.
James Edward Thompson, five-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Thomp-
son, died of pneumonia on Saturday
at the parental home in Blacklick
Township. He leaves his parents and
two brothers.
Thomas W. Bender of Lilly has been
elected district commander of the
American Legion for Cambria coun-
ty, according to announcement from
the state headquarters of the organ-
ization. The position, which is an im-|
portant office in the legion, was held
originally by the late George Foster.
pired term of Atty. Foster.
Arnold, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
LIGENSES SOON
TWO MORE GOOD
TALKIES COMING
Grand Theatre Offers Fine Pro-
gram for This Week
and Next.
“No Defense.”
Monte Blue looked death in the face
during the filming of “No Defense”, the
Warner Brothers production in which
‘he is co-starred with May McAvoy, and
the fact that he emerged alive from
his experience was the result of good
fortune.
Thig is an all talking picture that
will be at the Grand theatre Friday
and Saturday of this week. Many sce-
nes for the picture were made on a
great railroad bridge that stretches
125 feet above the tumbling waters of
the famous Feather River in Califor-
nia, and it was while working on this
structure that Blue started to slide off
into space.
Clutching desperately at the tieg he
scent, and as he slipper through under
the track his feet come in contact with
a steel stringer, six feet below the lev-
iel of the rails. His fall, thug broken
momentarily, he was able to sécure a
firm hold on the ties above his head,
and later to draw himself up again.
In “No Defense,” a vivid and thrill-
ing picture produced in all the perfec-
tion that has been brought to the ci-
|nemic art, Blue and Miss McAvoy are
| supported by an excellent cagt.
“Modern Love.”
The Universal Talking Comedy fea-
ture, “Modern Love,” which has been
| booked by the Grand Theatre for next
Monday and Tuesday has an unusually
strong cast of players for its featured
roles.
Jean Hersholt, well known for hig re-
markable character portrayals in many
great productions including Stella Dal-
las, Abie’s Irish Rose, The Girl on the
Barge and many others, heads the cast
With him are Charley Chase and
Kathryn Crawford. Chase wag for
years director of comedies but his na-
tural talent for acting was of so decid- |
ed a nature that he was cast by Hal
Roach as the star of a series of two-
reel comedieg which have made him
famous.
Kathryn Crawford, the pretty lead-
ing lady of “Modern Love,” was noted
as a musical comedy singer before she
started her screen career. In the Uni-
versal picture she has an opportunity
of both acting and singing for the pic-
ure ig par dialog and features a theme
song which Miss Crawford sings first
to a solo and later in a duet with Char-
| ley Chase.
Acocrding to critics who have had
an opportunity of seeing this picture in
pre-view, it ig delightfully humorous.
TWO CRACKED RIBS, IS
RESULT OF MULE RIDE
Two cracked ribs are the net result
of Dr. William E. Varnes’ unhappy
bareback ride on Prof James E. Ber-
Inard’s uneducated mule.
To cap the climax of an other-wise
| pleasant outing of the Gallitzin Elite
| club on Webb's farm, near Munster,
Was Pioneer Resident of Town |Walter J. Kress served out the unex- (last Saturday night, the young dental
| surgeon mounted the animal just long
| 1
enough to be tossed back to earth and
| Henry Pennington of Arcadia, died in|given two vious kicks in the side. He
|
The decased is survived by his wi- |
and Mrs. Dorothy Holleran of Ash-| A
ville. |Penn highway, east of Munday’s Cor- |
ner , were conducted at 2 o'clock Sun- 3
|day afternoon in the Pike Brethren | taker George Ondriezek and formerly
last Thursday morning, where he had
Mrs. Zella Berringer, aged 33 years
| Mellon avenue last Friday after an ill- [of Barnesboro died of a complication
ness that hag dated back for the past |of diseases at the Spangler Hospital at
15:45 o'clock Friday morning. Funeral
services were held at 2 o'clock Sun-
day afternoon. Burial was in the Mec-
Dowell Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane E.
Wilkinson, aged 76, wife of George E.
Wilkinson, whose deather occurredlast
Thursday, at her home on the William
church.
been admitted the day before for medi- |
of Patton, and a pioneer in the this | cal attention.
t =~ | the Spangler. hospital at 10:18 o'clock | Was picked up unconscious and in five
| Simon Bortman, aged 76 years, one |
| minutes revived, but not until an X-
| ray examination Monday were two
| ribs found to have been fractured.
| The animal had been taken along
| to the cornroast as a part of the en-
tertainment feature and fancy tricks
on muleback were in order at the time
Dr. Varnes was injured. The mule,
fortunately for it victim, wore no shoes.
It is owned by Prof. Bernard, Gallitzin
High School instructor.
—TRUCK DRIVER KILLED
IN CRASH ON CROSSING
John Cassirk, son-in-law of Under-
|of Nanty-Glo, was almost instantly
| According to the final account and | killed Tuesday when a truck which he
[distribution of the funds arising from |Was driving was struck by a train at
FREEMAN B. WILLIAMS |
FORMER RESIDENT, DEAD |
opening of their studios for the 1929-| _
the operation of the Southern Cambria
Railway Company and the sale of all
its franchise by the Title Trust and
Guarantee Company, of Johnstown,
trustee under the mortgage, the hold-
par value of the bonds. The account
home for the pagt several yeras, on | shows receipts of $62,325.06 with ex-
| dav . ieati F AiSRRS = | raved: Frome
tal. Plans will be drawn and submitted | Luesday, of a complication of diseas- | penditures of $20,147.52,
allowing a
Mr. |palance for distribution of $42,177.54.
CHICKEN SUPPER
The annual chicken supperserved by
come here for supper.
NOTICE!
~ On and after September 11th
in the following barber shops,
[all work will be done at the fol-
in|lowing prices:
Children’s hair cutting
culture, | der 12 years) 25c.
Men’s and Women’s Hair cut-
ting, 35 cts.
Shaves and Neck Shaves, 20c.
Hair Tonie, 10c.
JOHN WILKINS,
FRANK FREGLY,
TONY SOTTILE,
W. H. FINK.
(un- |
{ Depew, N. Y. A message to Mr. On-
| driezek from the widow of the 26-
| year-old victim lacked detail, but indi-
| cated that the crash occurred on a
railroad crossing.
many |ers of the bonds secured by the mot-| Mr. Ondriezek left Johnstown for
| gage will receive 7.0295 per cent of the
| Buffalo late Tuesday night and arrive
| there yesterday night with his daughter
land the body of her husband. John
| Cassick is survived, in addition to his
wife, by his parents, who reside on a
| farm near Philipsburg. He and the
| former Miss Ondriezek were united in
| marriage at Nanty-Glo five years ago.
| burgh. His wife died about seven years |the ladies’ of St. George congregation,| TWo months ago they left for New
(ago. The body will be brought from will be held in the Municipal hall,
) : afternoon, | Patton, on the evening of Tuesday,
and interment will be made in Fair- | September 17th, (Election Day.) The
{general public is cordially invited to
|attend. The price will be 60 cents and
| will include dessert. Go and Vote then
Cassick was employed there as a truck
driver.
DOINGS OF GIRL SCOUTS.
The meeting of the Girl Scouts on
Thursday night was under the leader-
ship of Naomi Somerville. The meet
was opened in patrol formation, anc
the following songs were rendered
885555858 ETAON ...cccieis ir staninns srninsannas
Tell Me Why, and Popular Son, The
Vagabond Lover. The Scout Promise
and Motto and their meanings follow-
led. Dues were collected and inspection
was made by Misses Gwynn and
Young. Next the Patrols had a meet-
on what to do in the future about at-
tendance, pins and scout suits.
| the meeting one of the meeting the
[girls in Patrol 3 were taught to signal
The Girl Scouts wish to thank Mr.
was able to break the force of his de-|
York state to make their home. Mr. |
ing in their respective corners to decide |
Blatt for the use of his office, as well |
|
{GRAND JURY SUGGESTS
{ COUNTY BUILD BRIDGE
i Agreeing with city councilmen ot
| Johnstown that the present bridge
the Stonycreek river connecting the
| city of Johnstown and Ferndale is in
|a run-down condition and must be re-
| placed in the near future, the Septem-
| ber grand ury said Friday
| ber grand Friday recommended that a
| new structure be built by the county
|and that the county commissioners ap-
propriate the sum of $125,000 for its
construction.
The matter will be placed before the
| December grand jury and, in the event
| it meets with the approval of that body
| actual construction can be started ear-
{ly in 1930.
| Members of city council and the city
engineer of Johnstown appeared before
the grand jury Friday to urge replac-
ing the present span with a new one
at the expense of the county, point-
ing out that the city had maintained
the present structure for many years,
but that it had reached the point where
it would not support its burden of traf-
fic for more than another year.
CAPT. ENGLISH
IS YOUR MAN
Here’s Where Republicans Have
An Excellent Chance to
Render A Favor.
Seldom indeed do voters of any party
have the opportunity of rendering a
favor so deserved as they do in the
case of Capt. Thos. W. English, by
giving him their vote on Tuesday next
as the Republican candidate for jury
commissioner.
Very few men in the history of our
nation have had the distinction of 34
years of service in five wars. Yet this
is what Capt. English has behind him.
He was wounded in action in the In-
dian Wars and the Filipinu Insurrec-
tion, and besides these two conflicts,
was also in the Spanish American War,
the Boxer Rebellion and the World
War.
Capt. English has been honored by
his country with the Congressional
Medal of Honor, the Distinguished
Service Cross, and was made a Pall
FLOOD OF ALIBIS
FOLLOWS ARRESTS
BY MOTOR PATROL
“Innocents” Give Varied Excuses
In Pleas to Escape
Fine
A large portion of the mail received
daily by Capt. Wilson C. Price, Super-
intendent of the State Highway Patrol
consists of letters from men and wo-
men who urge that he withdraw in-
formations made against them for vio-
lations of the motor code, or informa-
tins brought against friends of tt 5
These letters do not bring the desired
result. Informations are not withdrawn.
Several days Capt. Price received a
letter from an official of a trans-Penn-
sylvania bus line complaining of a
motor patrolman’s “audacity.”
“We were bringing a large bus into
your state,” said the letter. “We were
in a hurry and did not have tags for
the vehicle. One of your patrolmen
not only had the audacity to arrest
the driver of this bus, but he also in-
sisted that the vehicle lie over in Bea-
ver Falls until we got license plates
from Harrisburg. We wish it were pos-
sible for your patrolmen to go to the
courtesy school we maintain for our
drivers.”
“I felt like increasing the patrol-
man’s pay for his ‘audacity,’ ” was
Capt. Price comment.
Pass “Stop” Signs
During the last three or four weeks
several thousand Pennsylvania drivers
have been arrested and fined for vio-
lating the requirement that cars come
to a full stop at intersections marked
with the regulation “Stop” sign. The
alibis they forward to Capt. Price and
other Harrisburg officials are some-
times quite original. One driver, for
example, declared that he understood
the stop-order was operative only when
other cars were passing on the main
highway. Four of every ten persons
charged with the offense they “did not
see the sign.” Patrol officials are con-
strained to wonder how much larger
and how much yellower the sign must
be made to come into certain ranges
of vision.
S.
Bearer at the funeral of the Unknown
Soldier.
Capt. English has been deservedly
honored by his country, so why not by
his county?
This is written not as an editorial,
but as a service to Capt. English, whom
we do not even personally know, in
the hope that we may help in some
small way in helping him attain the
position to which he aspires.
Republicans, vote for him.
HOT, DRY WEATHER RUINS
FOOD SUPPLY FOR GAME
Hot, dry weather that ruins the far-
mer’s crops also affects to the same
extent food supplies upon which the
wild things of the fields and woods
depend for their existence, John J.
Slautterback, Executive Secretary of
the Game Commission said yesterday.
Although the expected food scarc-
ity will not become acute until snow
covers the ground, hiding what little
food matured, field officers of the
Commission already have been instru-
cted to begin distribution of food for
some species.
Slautterback in giving some sug-
| gestions for the distribution of food
praised the co-operation which those
interested always have given the com-
mission and asked that it be contin-
ued during the coming fall and winter.
Corn, Sautterback said, is one of
the best foods to put out at this time,
especially for turkeys and squirrels.
Mixed grains will do for rabbits and
quail, although quail like the hungar-
ian partridge, confines his winter diet
almost entirely to wed-seeds.
The ruffed grouse eats many dif-
ferent forms of winter food. It eats
the buds terminal twigs of birch, as-
pen, poplar, fire cherry, apple, haw-
thorn and wild rose. It is very fond
of berries and pulpy fruits, such as
huckleberries, winter-green berries,
ves of the winter-green berry and lau-
rel during winter. On the ground they
find weedseeds, small acorns and beech
nuts, and they like the fruit of bitter-
sweet, wild grapes, and Virginia crep-
er. Grouse do not often feed upcn
waste grain as they do not come into
the open as a rule.
Varieties of foods which can be used
at feeding shelters for game to very
good advantage include commercial scr-
atch feed, good shreening, gommerhial
rhick feed wheat, oats, rye,
broom-corn, millet, and sunflower seed.
Elk vary their diet normally with
lichens, leaves, twigs of various trees
and such small fruits as they can
| find. When such foods are scarce they
| will eat clover, timoahy and alfalfa,
branches from fruit and other trees,
nd occasionally corn and other grains.
| greatest problem of all for these crea-
| tures do not respond favorably to hay
| and fodder placed for them. They will
| They also like unthreshed grains and
| cull apples.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish through these columns to
Signalling was next, and following |thank all those who assisted vs in any Huber, Bill Harding, Beanie
way during our recent bereavement, the
illnesg and death of husband and fa-
ther—Simon Bortman; for the floral
as all others who helped to make their | the Funeral —Mrs. Simon Bortman and
food sale a success.
' Family.
jack in-pulpit, redhaws, rose hips, black |
haws and apples, They often ‘eat lea-|
barley, |
Feeding the deer it was said is the |
eat corn which is placed for turkeys.
offerings and for the use of cars at
In a town not far from Harrisburg
on Labor Day Capt. Price stopped a
New York licensed car which failed
to stop at a through-highway inter-
section.
“I beg your pardon,” said the offi-
cer, “but in Pennsylvania we expect
drivers to bring their vehicles to a
full stop at signs of that sort,” and
he pointed to the marker the drive:
had ignored. “Because you are from
another state I am merely warning
you that you may get into trouble if
you do not obey the law.”
“That's All Right”
“Oh,” laughed the driver, “that’s
all right—that’s all right. I'm the con-
stable in this town, and I'm merely
showing some friends from New York
scenery.”
This particular constable was called
upon to show his card, and within the
next few days he paid a fine and costs.
Great political pressure was brought
to bear in the case of a 14-year-old
youth charged with driving a motor
car. It was explained that he should
be excused because his mother’s chuf-
feur accompanied him. State officials
refused to interfere. however—even
when the boy's mother was arrested,
charged with permitting an unlicensed
person to drive her car.
The Motor Patrol some time ago
discontinued the practice of arresting
bus drivers on view. When such dri-
vers are detected in law violations
they are permitted to continue their
journey, but summons are issued. Pa-
trol offidials discovered that when they
arrested a driver “on view” he usually
bemoaned the fact that he had no
money, and deplored the aditional fact
that the bus could go no farther be-
cause he would have to go to jail. This
sorry plea had instant effect on the
occupants of the bus, who “chipped
in” and paid the fine and costs them-
selves, rather than suffer delay. This
| fact coming to the attention of the
| patrol, orders were issued that arrests
jon view cease.
Patrolmen have orders to watch bus
| drivers very carefully. A recent arrest
| was made that of a busman on the
| William Penn Highway in Cambria
| county. Approaching a 14-foot bridge
[at Winterset he saw a small touring
| car coming from the other direction,
| but closer to the bridge than he. In-
| creasing his speed and sounding his
| siren he so confused the small-c
tdriver with his clamorous approach
{that a serious accident narrowly avoid-
| ed.
“There is an absolutely certain way
{to avoid arrest by a motor patrolman,”
said Capt. Price to-day. “Drive as you
would have othérs drive, and obey the
FAREWELL PARTY
FOR JANE LOWES
A pleasant farewell party was held
{ in honor of Miss Jane Lowes by a num-
{ber of her friends on Monday even-
| ing last. The following attended: Jane
Lowes, Ella Lowes, Helen Albert Gr
Shunkwiler, Mable Fitzpatrick
| Kelsall, Esther Beck, Ct
{land, Lorraine Tarr, Mild:
y Peg Gaul, Betty Greene, J
land, Ralph Cordell, Jim Si
| baugh, Paul Kline, Harry Hall, Pres-
{ton Nevlon, Roy Sanker, Bill Davis,
Ken Parrish and John Thomas
Vote for Phil S. Gordon for Jury
| Commissioner—Democrat adv.