Bellwood Bulletin 1921-10-13

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VOL. XXXIV.
LOCAL - «BB_- -COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
Ten* Paragraphs Concerning lba Doings
sf Our Borough—Tho Column
Our Subscribers Enjoy.
—Rev. Chprles Embrey, ol
Pittsburgh, will give an illustrated lecture on missionary work
Thursday eAemtrg at 7.30 in tbe
Olivet Baptist church. Everybody welcome.
—A game of foot ball will be
played at Lee Held next Saturday
afternoon between the Altoona
Tenth Ward team and *be Belt-
wood Ui. The kick-oft will be
called at 3.30 p.m.
—Male and Female Help Wanted—Canvassers; excellent opportunity, 100 per cent profit, permanent territory to hustlers. Keystone Products Oo., 1305 Oollier
St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 34 8t
—Howard Stone left today for
Pittsburg, wbere he has accepted
s position as a traveling represeu
tative f>r the Hoosier Cabinet
company. Howard's many friends
hope be will succeed in his new
undertaking.
—A fire in the chicken coop at
tbe rear of the lot ot Albert 1'elter
on North Second street, gave the
firemen a run last evening. A
garden hose was used until the
arrival of the fireman, aft«*r which
it was quickly extinguished.
—Pure Food Agent Neafter, of
Altooaa, was in town on Tntsday
JjpjLij^auispfii   .nt   i
^ythe   milk   men  of oor town.
The samples will be sent to State
college for analysis aod if they do
not come up to the required test,
prosecutions will tollow.
—Abraham L. Goss and wife
wull known and highly esteemed
oitizens of North Second street.
have issued invi'ations to tbeir
friends to be present at the celebration of their golden wedding
anniversary, which will take plsce
on Wednesday November 2.
—Philander C. Knox, Junior
senator from Pennsylvania, died
s nddenly at his home iu Wash
' ington Wednesday evening at
r>.30 o'clock, appoplexy biing the
cause of his demise. He had only
recently returned from a 'trip to
Europe and had been active in
bis duties in tbe Senate. He was
fged 68 yesrs. His widow, tbiee
sons and a daughter survive.
—The Sunday school rally beld
last Sunday at Pinecroft showed
ii fine attendance of Sunday sbhool
titsehers. There were present four
ministers of tho gospel. Ot the
1 »urteen schools   in  the district,
I Jiggle's gap was tbo only on**
without a representative. The
] esident and secretary, W. Howard Moore and Miss Eva Williamson were untiring in tbeir efforts which helped make the rally
* suecess. A. D. Bechtol led tbe
1'iusic aud singing. The young
peoples' orchestra was much ap-
] i eclated.
•—Harry Mayo. 23 years of age.
II the sessions of court held at
L wistown on Tuesday, was con-
vi ted of cutting an air hose on a
fat moving preference freight
t o weeks ago, and was fined !jv>0
s • nl costs and ninety days in the
jM (Bin county jail, liis home is
in Altoona. He ho.irded the
tr ia a tew miles on this side ot
Le wistown with the intention ot
ri'ling to that point, but when   it
, re ched there the train was raov-
in i too fast tp gat off and he oat
(lie air hose with a pen kuife.
aii'.eh applied ths brakes and
et tusd ths train to oome to a stop
FOSTER  GEARHART   KILLED, NOTED LECTURER IS COMING
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Met Tragic Death While la Ihe Psrform- j Rev Charles Stelile  Will  Speak Three
wee of His Doty It Tyrone I T**™*» ■*■ BMw«* ^"oi'*
Foster L. Giarbart, who resided on Fifth street near Washing
ton avenue, Tyrone a signal maintainor on the Middle Division of
the Pennsylvania railroad, met
it'Stant death at . 12.03 o'clock
Tuesday whi e engaged at his
work in Tyrone yard, a short
distance west ot   Tyrone   station.
The unfortunate young mm
was in the act of bonding rails
when a last freight train eastward
approacbi d, of which he was unaware. The locomotive struck
bim causing instant death.
Foster Lee Oearhart was aged
about twenty-eight years and was |"VBd '" "*
a native of Newton Hamilton
where he resided until two years
ago when he went to T> rone. On
December 10, 1919, he wV.s united
in marrhige with Miss Lor ma Palmer, who, with-1heir iniant aon_
Charles Lee, survives to mourn a
loving husband and lather.
Deceased was a son ot Charles
F. and Catharine Goal-hart, both
•leceased. He is a<ao surv ved by
thctoliovving Drothei** aid s:ster*
H. S. Gearhart. of Bellwood;
Mrs. John Collins of Cuiwensvill■•;
D. O. Gearhart, Miss Martha C.
(icarfiart, and Mrs. R. B. Fields,
of Newton Hamilton; Edwa/ri
Gearhart, of No'tb Dacota, and
P.: M. Gearhart, of Georgetown,
Illinois.
Mi* Gearhart was a young man
of excellent character and a trustworthy employe. During the war
he servtd his country  faithfully
lint—if- ^'tfaH^A ■'tftwl**'hr*«ka*>J
ing overseas for apSTOf ot twenty-nine months, Uo was a- member ot the Methodist chuicb, aud
the Jr. O. U. A.M. of Newton
Hamilton, and a momher of the
Pennsylvania Relief Fund.
Tbe body was taken to Newton Hamilton Thursday morning
where burial will he made.
For some time tbe deceased was
a resident of our town, when he
lived with his brother on South
Fiist t-treet, ami had many Iriend*
bere who were grieved to learn
of his tragic death.
BELLWOOD. PA.f THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1021.
NO 34
Republicans Heel Satarday.
Republican County Chairman
George G. Patterson has issued a
call for a meeting bt the Republican county committee at Hollidaysburg at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. It will also be open
to Republican men and women
from all section* of the county.
The meeting will be held in
Mark's hall, a room sufficiently
large to accommodate a large attendance. It has been called tor
the purpose of arranging for the
b>H campaign and the election of
the entire Republican ticket.
The ruli b of tbe Republican
party in Blair county call for two
member** on the county committee from each voting precinct.
Heretofore tbe members have been
men and it is planned to amend
the rules to permit women to
serve on the committee and thus
take a more acivo part in tbe
campaign.
All Republicans, men aud women, are most cordially invited
and urged to attend  the meeting.
The noted Ret Cbarlea Stelae, of Na*V
York oity la booked to apeak In Altooaa
In the Punt Methodlat oburob, TburidaV
eveuiug, Oat 18, *oA to be lo Bell«ro<>4,
Sunrl.y. Oji 28, to .peak iu ibe Luttj-
e *ii ohuroh Ma (be rnorninsr, * A »t f
u i >n m*8B mi'etlni. iu the Y M. 0. ata
at 3 80 aod *t another unlou meet on If
be Presbyterian oburob at 7 45 io thjt
evening,
Be U a labor leader aod Industrial e
pert. Wbeo a man bM literally fori
his way from a New York tenement to
place of power lu tbe national relfgtoi
aod industrial world, he must bave bai
a wealth of experience whieb should oi
•niiy prove interesting, bat wbleb *0.
conns fur hi* leadership io tbe ohuro
aod ituou). worklogmeo.
Sush a man ia Charles Btelzle. H.
«n Yirk's tenement* for 2
yeare-aaiot as a "*o0lologloal ejperlm- ni"
hot because of extreme poverty. Hi
iheaeioie knowa the real ezper euoes of
■ he pour, Tod iy, Stels'e I* waging
(i_! .| 'or the great Amerioau ideal til
democraoy in fOooomlo aud religious lift
—an ideal wbiob means more to tbe ma
io tbe teuem iota than to tbe man lo lb
mauaiou. m
Fur eight yeare be was a machinist In,
tbe blggeat abop iu New York. Foi a'
dozen yems be atieuied the annual conventions of the A onuio in 1 eiletatioo of'
Lab'—lie knows every labor man of
i.iii.iii e« lu t.'i's couutiy. Tbe over)
two hundred labor papers In Aroer o»'
navH tor many years been prlutlng his*
human iutetesl arlioles every week.
' He org tn'■ -d end oonduoted for t*o
year< tbe famous Labor Temple lo Ihe
moil congested dintrict of tbe lower east
aide of New York, wbero be talked oat
with the almost frankness wltb radljals
•it all aorta tbe problems tbat trouble tb*'
.tirkingmeo.
Dunn__ the winter lgt4 15   when N**».'
Yoik was ia tbe throes of its most aertiieX
unemployment problem,   Mr. Stela'e *a|
ao executive   ou   Mayoi   Mi otiel'e oom*
mitten     on     unemploameot—and       far
months he-epetiLb.a Big hi* oo bf'411
aud lo lodging bnu.ra, lo I*bor balls tttiaf
upon forums, discussing the   labor  Situa
'ion with the down aod   oata—aad  put-
tiug up ooustiuotlre pltos to  meet   tbelr
needa
He hae arbitrated for five yeara important? Lb ir dlsput*>e io tbe dally oewapa
per offi ims in Few York aod bia absolute
fairness always won both the^bnaaee aod
>b * men
ll'oiusH be waa a newsboy for several
years, and because be sympathized wi b
these street-youngsters, be organized aod
• an for several yeara one of ibe bi_gist
boy*' olnlis in tbia enuctry
He eetubliehtd "Labor Sanday" wbleb
la oo * abaetved by moat of tbe oburebe*
ihis c-uii ry oo tbe flrat Sunday io
Septemb r aod one result of wbleh la that
k iu .1 Biases* of tbe worker* go to oburob
»t. ie'isi o't tbat day.
.'  "»li  Steizie his studied tbe labor ques
'ton iu nearly every loduetilal   center   in
thi. oHMtry and io Europe,   alao making
impurtaut surveys  of   bow   workingmeo
spend their spire time   and   of tbe eoo
omltt HSpeois ol tbe liquor problem
He baa spoken lu big mass meetings to
more workrlovmen tbau toy other uiao lo
Ame-ica  -his audienoea often uomberiug
fr.m ien thnusaiid in fifteen tbousand
Aa a speaker iu ebop meetings be bae
always won ibe men tiy hia analysis of
tbelr duly prob'ema and his oonstruot-
ive suuJesiions on how tbey might de
»i lop tbeli c iar.ot.er* aod tbua implove
hen phyaieal conditions.
MS STAGE DYHAMITE ACT
Supply Bhaaty at Haggerty's Quarry Is
Robbed -Exploilves Hlddea
A ha'f dozen boys of tender
years, imbued probably more with
tbe spirit of tbe. cheap movie
thriller than with aoy real desire
to cause damage and possible loss
ot life, took their lives and that ot
ppssibly scores ot others into, their
hands last Sanday afternoon when
they broke into a supply shanty
at ths Ilaggerty quarry near
Hutchinson's crossing, pried open
the lid fiora a box of dynamite
and rentoved twenty sticks or
more which they packed into an
old dinner box and secreted in
another abandoned quarry witb
the expressed intention of blowing up several Altoona aiid Lo^an
Valley Electric railway cars.
Following the breaking and en
taring of the supply shanty, news
of the boys' intentions was given
the Logan Valley and Chief of
Polioe Anthony Murphy ot the.
street car company was placed on
the job with the result that the
ring leader of the gang, a boy
known as ''Babe" Clemmens and
two companions wsre arrested on
Monday. The lads, together with
three or four of tbeir erstwhile
companion*, the lattet averaging
eight yeurs ot sge, who. acted in
tbe capacity of witnesses, were
bailed before Aldermau J. L.
Haffly in Altoona Wednesday
eight.
Attorney 8. 8. Haro was pres-
■ent at the bearing as representative of the Logan Valley. While
Coanty Probation   Officer   Miss
immViifmi i   ■ i  *■■
—Seventeen oi the twenty-seven
prosecutions ordered by Director
James Foust of tbe state bureau
<>f foods, for violations of state
laws, obarge attemps to sell stale
eggs as fresh in Allegheny, Cam*
bria, Luzerne aud Westmoreland
counties. It was found by state
agents that the eggs offered as
iresh had been stored ar were
stale.
1*111 Observe Armistice Day
A meeting relative to the oh-
s rvance of Armistice Day was
held in the rooms of tbe V. F. W.
Wednesday evening. Delegates
from various organis-ttions of the
town were present. Boyd Van
Scnyoc was elected chairman, W.
P. Bush, secretary, R. F. Taylor,
treasurer.
Tbe following committees were
appointed : Music, J. E. Beard, J.
Leddy, C. J. Wallace; speakers,
Roy Pick em>, Mrs. C. L. Bush,
Mrs. William Sitman; finance,
R.-F. Taylor, Elizsgetu Herzog,
Mrs. C. L. Bush, Mrs. O. L. Weaver, Fred Goss. Another meeting will be beld Tuesday eveuiug
of next week to hear reports of
committees and make farther
plans.
H*y IrtaVta 'wss also present
Following the testimony Yonng
Clemens, the directing head of
the gang, was tamed over to
Miss Davis to be held for the next
session of coanty juvenile   court.
According to the testimony the
lads entered the supply shanty
last Sanday afternoon breaking a
look to do so, and once inside
they used an old file to pry open
one of the dynamite boxes.
They filled an abandoned dinner
pail with the twenty or more
sticks and bid it in another part
of tbe quarries, planning later to
use the stuff", ss it was declared, to
blow up several of tbe Logan Valley street cars. Some time later
it is claimed by tbe boys they re-
turued to the shanty and replaced
eeven of the stroke of dynamite.
According to count of the sticks
remaining in the box when tbe
theft was discovered, about ten or
twelve of tbe sticks are still
misting.
EMMIImTIW OF WCCINATI6N
■sllssl Issssstsrs WUl bsaUas 1st*
Estrsati ts Iks lekssls
The commissioner ot health, in
accordance with tha provisions ot
Section 1505 of the Sohool Coda,
as amended by Aot of Msy 20.
1921, ba* directed School Inspectors to examine all pupils for soars
ot successful vacination. For all
children having the typical sear
the Medical Inspector will enter
a confirmation over his signature
on pupil's record card. Such entry will preclude farther examin
ation for vaccination soar in future
inspections.
Tberestter Medical Inspectors
will examine, only new entrants
and such pupils whose recordl
card does not contain tha School
Medical Inspector's confirmation
of a success?*, vaccination soar.
Pupils who do not have the aear of
successful vaccination auist, of
course be re vaccinated even thou
gh they bava filed a certificate ot
vaccination. Previous inspections
showed tbat in many instances vaccination certificates ware issued
without a verification of tha resulting scar. Such certificates
are illegal and ba declared void
A revised form ot vaccination
certificates bas been issued by the
Department and is required for
admission to school. This certificate is based upon tbe presence
of a scar of successful vaccination
and not upon tbe vaccination op*
eration itself as the operation, due
to improper virus, may often be
unsuccessful and most ba repeated
before a success 1 ul Soar is obtain
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Pooplo Who Viait Hera and
Thoae Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS IF OUR CITIZENS
Whs Are astwlalasi Uy Mwssi
its  Nrssasl MsaMsa et These
Vfes Travel To eai Pre.
I 8. Glasgow, ot Scottdale,
was ao over Sanday visitor with
home folks. ■
Mrs. B. O. Sttne returned home
Tuesday irom a visit of a few days
among friends in Clearfield.
A. Gr. Barrett and wite retui lied on Wednesday from a visit <>t
a week among friends at Kerr-
moor, Clearfield couoty.
H Gorman Lowther and wife of
Beaver, ware over Sanday visitors
at the home otJames W.Lowther
and wifo ot Martin street.
Fred Sitman, of Chicago, wber*»
ha has bean located for the patt
nine months ss a telegrapher tor
a grain broker, spent over Sanday at tba home ot hia parents,
William Sitman and wifo on Sooth
Third street.
A. L. Smith, of Iowa, arrived
In Bellwood Tuesday night and is
visiting at tba home ot bis uncle
D. A. Raugh on Clark street.
Mr. Smith left Williamsburg 52
years ago and this is bis first visit
east. He is one of fourteen brothers and sisters, seven boys snd
girls, all living wast of the Mi
sissippi river. The oldest/
seveoty-two years aod the,
—For Sale—Oue Moore's   air-
tiiiht double-heater   in   first-class
condition.   Apply at 510   South I not accept tbis proposition lying
Tuckahoe street.     M. H. Taylor.'down.
No Reverl
Tax payers of Lower Merion
township,   Montgomery   county,
have risen in angry protest against   tbe  "full  value"  assessment
proposed for that district.    The
purpose of course is to raise more
money, but tbe tax   payers   are
told tbat it won't cost tbem soy
more as the mi I luge will be lowered    The people know better and
as they now feel   that   t hey  ara
paying too muoh tax, they are
opposed to any change tbat will
enable  the authorities  to  levy
heavier   taxes    It   is    rumored
tbat   the   commissioners of this
coanty are being urged to undertake snob an assessment bere.   It
is also said the urge came from
Harrisbarg via the State Convention of Coanty   Commissioneis
and is preliminary to a State tax
on real estate.   Tbe   money,  of
course, being needed to carry out
the imperialistic program of those
in authority.   We have an idea
that tba people of .Bellwood will
eol.   The commissioner     	
hai   msde  tbe  appointments of
the Medical  Inspectors for tba
tourth olsss sohool districts ot the
Commonwealth; a total  of 960
physicians having been appointed
for  tbis   work   throughout   the
State,   but  the inability of tha
printers to famish supplies is pie-
venting   these   Inspectors   from
starting their work.
In tbe first, second end third class
school districts tbe Inspeotorsara
appointed by the local Boards of
Sohool Directors, Tha inspection*
however,  are carried on   in con
formitv with the standard requirements ot the   Commissioner of
Health   as  provided  for in tb*
Sohool Code.
families so highly favored.
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Second    Degree     Vertlct
Latterly sal Tsa
Edward Yoa and George
(Buck) Lafferty, were convicted
in the court of oyer snd terminer
at Hollidaysburg late Tuesday
night in the second degree for
having participated ia the murder
of William E. Niehaus in Altoona
at an early hour iu th* morning
of August 8. Th* conviction
carries with it a long term in tba
Western penitentary. Among
the jurors who sat oo the exse
were Blair W. Coromessor and
Charles McFarlin ot tbis place.
"Gibby" McCloskey, who is
said to be tbe master mind of this
band of outlaws, is now being
tried in court for murder in tbe
first degree. It in alleged that
the evidence against McCloskey
is quite damaging and a first degree verdict is anticipated.
—Typewriter paper can be obtained at th* Bulletin office.
—Married—At th* Presbyterian parsonagb last Monday, by
the Rev. Samuel Barber, Ralph C.
Noble of Altoona, aad Mias Alia*
Eeroberling, ot Pinecroft. Tba
bride is well and favorably known
bere, aud the groom is a promising young man from Orbisonia.
Tbey expect to .make their bom*,
in Altoona.
m*Mt
Tb* state highway department
has announced that it is ready to
receive applications for automobile license tag* for 1922, shipments of togs will ba mad* short,
ly after November 1.
In former years th* necessaiy
preparations were postponed until later in the year with tbe result that the rush in the latter
part of December caused congestion and contusion and consequent
delay io delivery.
Because of tbe volume of mail
bandied daring tb* holliday period, tba state highway cannot
guarantee delivery of automobilo
licepse tag* by January 1, 1922,
on applications received after
December 25.
Tbe chief complaints daring
the latter part of 1921 arose from
tb* foot tbat applicants Mt their
duty wae done when tbey made
affidavits before notaries pnblio
and entrusted to tbem transmission of their applications to tha
automobile division. In many
cases tba notaries held th* papers
—some of them as long as two
weak*—-until they bad collected
a large number. Tha resulting
delay was not chargeable to tha
state highway department, whieb
undertakes to plaoe all tags iu the ,
mail within forty-eight hours after receipt of applications.
It is urged upon applicants tha1;
they answer all questions correctly aod avoid tha return of tba application through error. Applicants ar* asked to refrain from
sending currency. Remittances,
should be by check, draft or mon •
ey order. It sbould be specifically stated upon the blank that
tb* application is for th* year
1922. -
—An eminent surgeon says tobacco fa) tb* least harmful of four
'♦social poisons," tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco. This will cau*e
muoh consternation, probably,
among tan nnd eottee  drinker*.
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