Bellefonte, Pa., October 28, 1910. Berry A Bar to Fusion Plan. Keystone Candidate Has so Stuse of Mor- o Obligation. [Speciai Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 25, 1910. The failure of the Democrats and Keystoners to unite on a candidate for governor who could command the sup port of all elements of the electorate opposed to the Penrose machine, on account of the refusal of William H Berry to withdraw as the candidate of the Keystone party, confirms the statement made by Vance C. McCor mick, former mayor of this city, pend- ing the campaign for the election of delegates to the Allentown conven- tion. At a conference of those opposed to Mr. Berry's nomination Mr. McCor mick told of the circumstances of Mr. Berry's ball bond. He said that though Demociata were willing to bond the state treasurer without charge, he ac cepted an offer of the Harrisburg Trust company to make his bond on the same terms. Mr. McCormick dis tinctly stated that he didn’t regard this action as an evidence of dishonesty, but that it was proof of an absence of business acumen and official propriety which made Mr. Berry mentally and temperamentally unfit for the office. It was entirely characteristic of Mr. Berry, however. It may have been merely an accident that the president of the trust company in question was treasurer of the capitol building com- mission and that during the entire period of Mr. Berry's incumbency of the office of state treasurer, the presi dent of the trust company which had generously bonded him without charge withheld from the state the legal in- terest on the funds of the capitol building commission, amounting in the aggregate to thousands of dollars, and that after the expert accountants of the legislative investigating com- mittee had revealed these facts the president of the bonding trust com- pany and treasurer of the capitol building commission turned this vast fund into the treasury of the state. These incidents may have been merely coincidents, but they look suspicious. Soon after Mr. Berry was elected state treasurer in 1905 his name was freely canvassed as an available can: didate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania in 1906. Mr. Berry was at once seized with the ambition to be governor, and some time in February, 1908, he called upon the writer hereof to discuss the sub ject. He f(reely revesied his hoper and ambitions and expressed confi dence of his election in the event of his nomination. 1 fully concurred in bis opinion om that subject and thought fairly well of him as a candi date But | remonstrated that it was impossible for him to become a candi date for governor so soon after his election as state treasurer and actually before his induction into the office. for under the primary election law just enacted by the legislature the nominating convention had to be held before his entering upcn the office to which he had been elected. “You promised certain things in the event of your election,” | said to him, “and we made promises of reform in the office under your administration. For this reason you are under moral obligations to serve the term and ex- pose the villainies which we believe to be concealed there.” He listened intently and then satd that he didn't care anything about the moral obligations. He believed if nom- inated he could be elected governor and he was going to get the nomina- tion if possible. Another incident comes to my mind, During Mr. Berry's campaign for state treasurer he read some of his speeches to me before they were delivered and invited me to suggest changes in his language or the trend of his thought. He was a great admirer of Roosevelt, who was then president and cavorting fa the White House at a great rate. ‘Rensevelt was at that time formulating »ihe policies which he now designates ~a8 the “New Nationalism,” but which - are im fact the revival of the federal ism of Alexander Hamilton, to protest : against which the Democratic party ‘Sas organized by Thomas Jefferson. After hearing one in which he was gore than usually fulsome in his praise of Roosevelt [| suggested that e of that slush would better be ‘cut out. Oh, he replied. Roosevelt is popular with the people and praising Gim makes votes. Nevertheless he wodified his language very materially. These lemperamental infirmities of Mr. Berry account, no doubt, for his vefusal to withdraw from the Key- stone ticket at this time. He has an mordinate ambition to be governor or to occupy some sort of an office, and probably understands that his perfidy to the Democratic party this year puts tim out of the reckoning forever um- fess he happens to win this time. But the paople of the state should not sacrifice the opportunities to promote civic righteousness which is before them. Webster Grim was ready to withdraw, but was denied the oppor tunity through Berry's perversity or worse. But he is as well qualified as gleared the Democratic skirts of any man in the state today and If elected will adorn the office. — I —— Above all things give your present | “CLOVEN FOOT” ' Views of Leading Papers on the Fall | ure of Fusion. (From the Philadelphia Record.] | Senator Grim has proven his right to be considered. one of the first -citi- tens of Pennsylvania. Personal ambi tion, which took the form of honor | able desire to serve his state as gover. | aor, he has put aside in an effort to | make sure the defeat of an unit aspir- ant for the governorship. Senator | 3rim’'s declination of the Democratic comination for governor is in the nands of the Democratic executive with the Keystone Party in a fusion ticket headed by George W. Guthrie ior governor. It is up to Mr. Berry and his cam- paign managers to save Pennsylvania. Will they do it? Theirs is the responsibility. They can make the defeat of T=ner by a man fit to be governor certain. It is u great opportunity for honorable pub- lic service. The “Organization” Reformers. [From Philadelphia Public Ledger.] Pennsylvanians became quite famil- ar at one time with the class known as Quay Democrats—the unholy baad that might be counted un to further, either directly or indirectly, the mas- ter politician's ends. A far stranger and more paradoxical species has arisen—Organization reformers, “reg- ular” independents,” Berry Democrats, who either from gullibility or perver- sity are bent upon doing the work of Tener and the Republican organiza- tion, as no other human agency now can, by keeping Berry in the field and preventing fusion upon a man like Blankenburg or Guthrie. It is to be hoped in the interest of common intelligence and simple hon- esty that no man who pretends to be a genuine reformer will have the har- dihood to vote for or to countenance the tactics of the Keystone junta. There are limits beyond which straightforward men may not go and retain their self-respect. Now that it is clear that the only possible end that can be served by maintaining Berry in the field is to prevent, under the thin. ly-veiled guise of reform, any success- ful effort to defeat the Republican or- ganization, honest men cannot support committee, now firmly pledged to join | and the sorrowful ears comes to the desk of the man with the dispirited mustache and asks: ! “Why is a man who goes on an ex- ! pedition to discover the south pole afd after many months of tol! and pri . vation during which he eats all his canned goods and balf of his dogs and i then returns to civilization with a : fixed appetite for boot heels and hat . brims—why Is he like a woman who has been walting impatiently since { midnight for the sound of the latch- | key as her husband endeavors to un- lock the front door without awakening the entire neighborhood 7 The man with the discouraged mus- tache shakes hix head impatiently, and the other repeats the question, where- ‘upon the man with the discouraged mustache asks: “What is the difference between a lady reading a hair restorer ad. and a man who asks fool questions when you are busy? Answer—Because they are beth about ready to die.” “Oh. very well!” sniffs the man with the fretful eyebrows and the sorrow- ful ears. The answer to mine is that both are getting ready to deliver a lecture, but | wouldn't tell you if you pleaded with tears In your eyes." And with a haughty tread he de- parts.—Chicago Post. i i : Stevenson and Dreams. Robert Louis Stevenson owed much of his Inspiration to dreams. In one passage he attributed some of his fin- est work to the “brownies” who ten- anted his brain during moments of ! unconsciousness. “The Strunge Case of Dr. Jekyl! and Mr. Hyde" owes its origin to a dream. *1 had long been trying to write a story on this sub- ject.” writes Stevenson, “to find a body. a vehicle, for that strong sense of man's double being which must at times cow in upon and overwhelm the mind of every thinking creature. For two days | went about racking my brains for a plot of any sort, and on the second night | dreamed the scene at the window and a scene afterward split in two, In which Hyde, pursued for some crime, took the pow- der and underwent the change in the presence of his pursuers. All the rest was made nwake and consciously, al- though I think I can trace in much of it the manner of my brownies.” the i the fretful eyebrows ' the Keystone party's present policy | Double Quick Composing. and at the same time pretexd that they Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote the over- are against the Republican organiza- ture to “The Yeomen of the Guard” in tion. This is so plainly apparent that merely by way of illustration the case may be put thus: If the Republican organization possessed half a million dollars of an unlimited campaign fund it would surely accomplish more defi gite results by keeping the Keystone and the Democratic nominees both in the field opposed to each other than by the expenditure of the money In any campaign undertaking whatever. Senator Grim, though he received the regular Democratic nomination at the convention from which Berry vainly sought it, recognizes the folly of pre- tending to fight under the conditions and therefore offers to sacrifice him- self for the common benefit. Mr. Berry, though he would gladly have had the nomination at the hands of the Allen- town convention, denounces the action of that convention because it nomi. nated another man than himself, and persists in his rule-or-ruin policy of doing all in his power “in the name of reform" to make reform impossible. Justly Places Responsibility. [From Harrishurg Star-independent.]} As was anticipated by those who know the character of the conspiracy to break up the Democratic party in Pennsylvania through the Keystone faction headed by William H. Berry and promoted by other disappointed seakers of favor at the hands of Demo- cratic state leaders, the movement to effect a union of the elements vpposed to the Penrose machine, revived by an ord to Senator Grim and Mr. W. H. Berry to quit the field as candidates for governor, in order that a candidate satisfactory to the friends of both might be substituted, has virtually failed through the refusal of the Key- stone faction to withdraw its candi- date, notwithstanding the willingness expressed by Senator Grim to with- draw in favor of such a substituted candidate and the assurance given by Chairman Dewalt, of the Democratic state committee, that an acceptable substitute would be made by the or- ganization of which he is the executive head. This proposition did not meet with favor from Chairman Hicks, of the Keystone state committee, nor from the manager of Mr. Berry's per- sonal campaign, Mr. Eugene C. Bonni- well. Mr. Hicks was a machine Repub- lican, was postmaster of Philadelphia under machine auspices, and naturally doesn’t relish the idea of fusion with his ancient political foes, the Demo- appeal made by the Philadelphia Ree: | ' twelve hours and that to “lolanthe” in less space of time—from 0 p. m. to 7 a. m. But even this capacity for speed in composition is eclipsed by M. Bom- pard, who for a wager composed the music to a song lu ten minutes. Mr. N, Trotere, however, Is the composer of whom most quick time anecdotes are told. His beautiful song "Asthore” was both written and composed In forty minutes in Blanchard's restau- rant. The melody of “In Old Madrid” was the result of a sudden Inspiration. It came to the composer while ou bis way bome from the aquarium. Lest it should escape him he rushed into a small public house In Rochester row, seized a biscuit bag and on it jotted down the air. But Mr. Trotere holds the championship. It is sald that he actually composed “The Brow of the HIiIL" wrote a letter and ran 400 yards to post it in elght minutes.—Dundee Advertiser. Odd Names In China. Chinese children are endowed with , strange Christian names. Thefr girls, | for instance. are not called Mabel, Jenny or Matilda, but Cloudy Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring Peach or Casket of Perfumes. Their boys get less attractive names, being made for work and wisdom rather than pleas- ure and dancing. Thus we find a little two-year-old Practical Industry: three- year-old, Ancestral Knowledge: four- year-old, Complete Virtue: five-year- old, Discreet Valor. To their slaves they give still another set of names. Not For Me, Joy to Serve. Your Hap- piness and Humble Devotion may be taken as typical examples. Harold Chose the Easier Way. Maynard had been naughty. and his father, after showing him his fault, bad sent him up to his room to ask God to forgive him for being a bad boy. Three-yearold Harold was pres- the conversation. It was his turn, however, before many days to receive and his father took him across his knee. “Oh, don't, papa,” he said. “I would rather go upstairs and pray.”—Delineator. John's Great Loss. “For goodness’ sake, Harriet, why so sad?" “The cook's left, but that isn't the worst of it. She took with her the recipe book for all the things John's mother used to make.” —Brookiyn Life. ent, but seemed to take no notice of | peace crats. And WV. T. Creasy, who since he i Not His Hat. failed to secure the Democratic nomi- Principal—Johnnle, [I'm surprised pation for iate senator in his district that your French Is so weak. Now, bas done what he could to injure the think. Chapeau—what Is that? What party that made him, has struck hands does your father throw up when he's with the conspirators whose sole aim merry? Johnnie—His job, sir.—London is to destrov the Democratic party in Tit-Bits. Pennsylvania. He, too, opposes the fusion proposed by the Record. Bou A Legal Difference. The Client—How much will your opinion be worth In this case? The any Lawyer—I'm too modest to say. But 1 ble blame for the apparent fail. Cap tell you what I'm golng to charge ure of the proposed union of the antl. YOU for it.—Cleveland Leader. machine forces. i EE Now let the people who honestly de- | A Sign. tor Grim and the Democratic organi- sation through Chairman Dewalt ha attention to getting out the vote. | Sire the defeat of the Penrose outfit | Whenever you bear people referring Speak to every Democrat you meet | justly place the responsibility for the to any one as “an original genius” you ' be sure that they are prepared to and every time you meet him about it. | fusion fiasco upon the Keystone digor- MAY If he seems careless or Indifferent | ganizers and rally to the support of . make excuses for him.—Chicago Ree- reason with him. A fairly full vote | the gallant man who can and will lead ord-Herald. will give the Democratic ticket a large | them to victory, if they but march un- majority and that will be worth much to the people of Pennsylvania. der his stainless banner, the Hon. Webster Grim. Were it not for hope the heart would break.—Irish Proverb. Humor In Advertising. It 1s agreed on all sides that as a rule | humorous advertisements are to be | avoided. Business is business, and the | businesslike ad. is the one ihat counts. | | Nevertheless it is Interesting to come | upon an odd, amusing or out of the | , ordinary specimen—for instance, that | | of the photographer who made a spe- | clalty of baby photographs. His ad- vertisement read: “Bring your dear little babies. |’ they don't sit still 1 won't get cross i I was a baby once myself.” : What is especially rare Is to tind a: | advertiser who will exhibit any cand « | . about the negative qualities of hy: ! goods. It is all the more rofrostinz, ! then, to peruse the annout ement of ‘an innkeeper in one of the smaller { states who was evidently burning with : & desire to tell the exact truth about his establishment: { “Not the largest hotel in the town, , bot newly furnished throughout. uo . free bus to train, not the best grub the , market affords, but simply clean beds | and good food, 25 cents to sleep. 23 cents to eat. Toothpicks and ice water thrown in. Try us. Pay up. And if not satisfied keep mum!"—London An- i i The Forbidden Fruit. | The botanical curiosities of the is- | land of Ceylon are replete with varied interest. One of them is “the forbid- den fruit’ or “Eve's apple tree.” Its | native name 1s diwl kadura, kadura | | signifying “forbidden” and diwi “ti- | gers.” The flower of this extraordi- pary production Is said to eit a fine scent. The color of the fruit, which bangs from the branches in a very pe- cullar avd striking manner, is very beautiful, being orange on the outside and a deep crimson within. The fruit itself presents the appearance of hav- ing had a plece bitten out of it. This circumstance, together with the fact of its being a deadly poison, led the Mchammedans on their first discovery of Ceylon, which they assigned as the site of paradise, to represent it as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden, for, although the finest and most tempting in appearance of any, it had been impressed. such was their idea, with the mark of Eves having bitten it to warn men from meddling with a substance possessing such noxious properties. Grief That Kills. “My poor boy,” said the beneficent old clergyman, who had encountered a young walf sobbing In the streets, “what ails you? Some case of dire distress has touched your heart chords no doubt.” “No,” sniffed the lad; “you're clear off your base, old kazoozicks. Me an’ Salppy an’ de rest of de fellles tin- canned the mangy old yellow cur up at Schwartz's grocery, an’ while old Schwartz an' de gang followed de 1 sneaked back to de grocery to dried apples. De Fido chased into Schmitt's orchard, an’ de gang cribbed de swellest peaches you ever seen, an’ den dey smoked grapevine cigarettes and set the barn afire. I made a sashay Into de apple barrel at de grocery, an’ de delivery boy pasted me with a bed slat, an’ it hurts yet, an’ I didn't get to see de fire an’ didn't get nothin’ to eat, an’ I wisht I wus dead—doggone it all!”—Bohemian Mag- asine, His Advice. A young genius named McCarthy went to Commodore Vanderbilt and gave him a suggestion which led the commodore to organize all the little railroads between New York and Chi- cago into one. Before McCarthy went to Vanderbilt he went to a friend for advice. Here is what his friend told him about the commodore: “Don’t let him scare ye. He's as full of power as a turbine. Has a good deal o' whir in him. Likes re- sistance; so does every great force. He's fought a thousand difficulties. He'll take you for another an' pitch into ye, like as not. Den't let him scare ye. If he jumps on ye, jump on him. He'll enjoy it an" begin to re- spect ye. [It's like puttin’ a belt on the turbine—you'll take off a bit of his power and ease him down."—Denver News. The Crimean Crime. Kinglake was all for war. “He used to say,” says Mme. Novikoff, “that would -emasculate the world. ‘Besides,’ he continued, ‘population when too dense is not at its best.’ ” He did oot illke Bright. Mme. Novikoff told Kinglake one day that Bright had made a curious remark about the Crimean statue in Pall Mall. “The in- scription,” he had said, “should be al- tered. The ‘a’ should be put before the world ‘crime’ and not at the end.”— London Standard. Charity. i a : il k : i Fes fFERT jie £5 5 i Lég I 3g welfare of the whole.—Cumberland. ——“The good die » ed ey a. clic a garding them is that they are to different statesmen as the years proj gress. Yeagers Shoe Store WALDORF $3.00 Shoes For Men. The Waldorf is the only shoe in the world sold direct from maker to wear- er and independent of the shoe ma- chinery trust. This is the reason for the very good vaiue in the Waldorf $3.00 Shoes. They are made in all kinds of leather—Goodyear welts and oak tanned soles. Every pair guaran- teed. Yeager’s Shoe Store, Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA. LYON & CO. —) OUR LINE OF (— DRESS GOODS And Trimmings has been replenished. We have again received a big assortment of new shades in ex- clusive Dress and Coat Suit Patterns. Suits and the new one-piece Dresses. Everything new in Serges, Broadcloths, Shuddah’s Wtde Whales, Silk Crepe de Chenes, Messalines, Mar- quesettes, Figured Jacquards and Poplins. Curtains and Draperies. A new line of heavy Draperies and figured Scrims. Underwear. A big assortment of Men's, Women's and Children’s Fall and Winter Underwear. Coat Suits and Coats. We are receiving every week new and nobby styles in Coat Suits for Ladies and Misses. New styles in the medium and full length Coats in black and tan colors. Furs, Furs. A most complete assortment of fine Furs in the new pelerine styles, and new large Muffs to match. Blacks and natural colors. Shoes. Do not forget our Shoes for men, women and children are always the best and the prices the lowest. Blankets and Comfortables Everyone can be kept warm these cold nights. Com- fortables and Blankets to suit everyone. Butterick Patterns and Books for November just in. LYON & COMPANY, Allegheny St. 4712 Bellefonte, Pa.
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