Names Goethals to Rule Canal Zone Steps Will Sqon Be Taken to Reor- ganiez the Government of Canal Zone. President Wilson signed an execu- tive order putting into operation on April 1 a permanent government for the Panama canal zone and naming Colonel George W. Goethals, chief en- gineer of the canal commission, as the first civil governor. In some quarters this action is look- ed upon as putting an end to consid- eration by Colonel Goethals of accept- ing the police commissionership of New York city, a post pressed upon him by Mayor Mitchel. Secretary of War Garrison made the announcement of Goethal’s selection as he carried away the executive or- der from the White House. He said Colonel Goethasl had not been inform- ed officially, but that he would be as soon as his name was sent to the senate. Garrison said the cabinet meeting was devoted largely to a discussion of the Panama canal government. He added that the question of tolls had not been discussed and that the ex- ecutive order merely makes provision for the collection of such tolls as are provided by law. The order puts into effect the Adam- son act for the government of the zone. Steps will be taken within the next few days to prepare for the re- organization of the canal government under the provisions of the act. While no announcement was made, it is expected that the entire plan evolved by the secretary of war re garding the disposition of Colonel Goethal’s lieutenants in the building of the canal will be carried out. A commission to have charge of the for- mal opening of the canal will be ap- pointed, with Richard S. Metcalfe, at present civil commissioner of the gone, as its chairman, and with Colo- nels Hodges and Gorgas as its other members. The president’s order creates these departments in the canal zone govern: ment: Operation and maintenance; purchasing department; supply de partment; accounting department; health department, and an executive secretary. Mrs. Wilson Claims Land. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president, paid $3000 for sixty acres of land in the Coachella Valley, which is the subject of a contest in the Unit- ed States land office in Los Angeles, Cal. : Mrs. Wilson so informed Homer L. Goddard, vne of the rival claimants, in a letter written from Pass Chris- tian, Miss., on Jan. 9. She added that she had paid taxes on the land for three years. The correspondence was introduced in evidence. During the time the president’s wife was paying taxes on the land, how- ever, title to it never had been per- fected by John T. King, the original locater, who had acquired it by means of state lieu land script. Learning of this, Mrs. Maude Compton Hensie filed a homestead entry, which she sold later to Homer L. Goddard. It developed that the president's wife had made a good bargain, pro- vided her titled to the land was es- tablished. Witnesses estimated the present value of the tract at $8000. While Mrs. Wilson’s letter stated that she is the owner of the land, a deed introduced in the hearing vests the titled in the president himself. Heir Guards Gold Three Weeks. After standing guard, gun in hand, over a treasure chest containing $1800 in gold for three weeks, John Enders, twenty-five years old, of Dalmatia, near Herndon, Pa., was overpowered by William High, a constable, and placed in jail. Enders lived with Thomas Umber- ger, his grandfather, who died three weeks ago. While a preacher said a funeral service Enders stood at the stairway with his shotgun and threat: ened to shoot the person who would attempt to pass him. He has since re- fused to let anybody near the treas- ure under penalty of death. Constable High put a dog to barking at the rear, and while Enders was watching it he stepped up behind and overpowered him. Enders is the sole beneficiary under the will and he la- bored under the hallucination that he was to be robbed of the money. His sanity is questioned. He was half starved. He said he ate little during his three weeks’ watch. Hamilton, Aviator, Dies In New York. Charles ¥. Hamilton, who gained fame as an aviator by flying from New York to Philadelphia and return, died suddenly at his home in New York. His wife was aroused by Hamilton groaning, and she hurriedly summon- ed a physician, but the aviator was dead before the doctor reached the house. The cause of death was internal hemorrhage. Hamilton was twenty- eight years old. Hamilton had been ill the greater part of the last two years and re- cently suffered a nervous breakdown. His former home was in New Britain, Conn. During his career as an aviator he had many accidents. His collarbone was broken twice, two ribs were frac- tured, his left arm was dislocated, his right kneecap fractured, both legs dis- located and he suffered other minor hurts. Farmer and Wife Drown. While driving along Tulpehocken creek, about a mile above Reading, Pa, Adam Anderson, a prosperous 1 farmer of Tulpehocken, { house on his premises, and introduced into the sixty-eight years old, and his wife, sixty-five years old, were drowned in the creek. The bodies have not been recovered, al- though grappling hooks were used. The aged couple had been invited to spend Saturday evening with a married daughter and hitched up their team to drive to the city. They took the road along Tulpehocken creek, and it is believed missed the road and drove into the creek and the strong current washed their bodies away. The dead horse was found on the breast of the Vanreed Paper Mill dam and the carriage was found entangled in underbrush some distance away. Why She Kept Quiet. A nervous matron was upbraiding her negro maid and the servant re- mained silent. This exasperated the mistress. who shouted: “Mandy. why don't you suy some- thing? Why do you keep quiet?" “Cause, missy.” replied Mandy meekly, “it takes two to make a fight, an’ it ain't propah foh ladies to fight.” —New York Tribune. Where An Apology Would Look Well. From the Clearfield Republican. Judge Bonniwell, of Philadelphia, is giving the LIE to his late defamers in Deniocratic ranks throughout the State. He has proved beyond all possible doubt that he is not a part of the Penrose ma- chine and that he is the one Judge on the new Municipal Court bench who will not take orders from any boss. The recent defamers of Judge Bonniwell, especially the alleged Democratic literary bureau supported by the present State organization, should hasten to apologize for the misrepresentation sent broadcast only a few weeks ago. No public man in Pennsylvania has hit the Penrose ma- chine a harder blow than did Judge Bon- niwell last week when he exposed the gi- gantic scheme hatched by the Penrose | crowd to provide fat berths for gang lieutenants. SPRING MILLS. All of our sick folks are improving. E. C. Schoch, of Philadelphia, made a flying visit here on Tuesday last. The time of the railroad section men here has been reduced to three days a week. How about the adage, ‘‘when the days lengthen,” the cold gets “all fired” severe. Warren Wood, formerly proprietor of the Spring Mills hotel, was a visitor here on Friday last. f The icy condition of the roads for a day or two | this week forced some of our seriously inclined people to play circus. But no damage has been reported. Good sleighing and sledding for the last ten days. Of course all the beaux took adyantage of it. If the late thaw should continue for a few days it’s good-bye to sleighing. Quite a large shooting match was held here in the coal yard of H. I. Brian & Co., on Saturday of last week. Several experts were present, and some very close shooting was the result. The prizes were turkeys and chickens. A number of enterprises are on the carpet for our town the coming spring. Among them being a large poultry establishment. Robert Smith, one of our active business men, will be the proprietor, and intends operating quite exten- sively. Hehas just erected a very large chicken building several new and novel improvements. The condensary of the Continental Condensed Milk Co., located here, is decidedly a very busy and lively establishnient. Under the able and careful management of W. O. Gramley and A. J. Shook the business has assumed large propor- tions. The building is thoroughly equipped with all the latest improved machinery, enabling them to ship to the Mill Hall plant {from 1500 to 1800 gallons of milk daily. All the cans, utensils and flooring are scalded and steamed every evening. Everything in the department looks like the pro- verbial new pin. The company expects to erect a large plant here the coming summer. BOOKS MAGAZINES, Etc. Two serial stories will begin in The Youth's Companion during February. “Northern Dia- monds,’’ by Frank Lillie Pollock, isin the main for boys, and tells of the adventures of some boys in the Hudson Bay country. “The Mixing Bowl,” by Beth Gilchrist, isa story of Freshman year in a girl's college. Both stories will run together, in The Companion for a good many weeks. THE FEBRUARY AMERICAN MAGAZINE.—Proba- bly the most remarkable contribution to the Feb- ruary American Magazine is a description of an execution, written by F. P. Dunne, of “Mr Dooley” fame. Mr. Dunne was a Chicago news- paper reporter at the age of seventeen and as a reporter saw threemen hung. This experience he describes and interprets with such vividness and wisdom as to make perhaps as wonderful a document on capital punishment as anywhere exists. Hugh Fullerton begins a series of articles en- titled “American Gambling and Gamblers;”’ Ray Stannard Baker begins a series of letters from the field entitled “Seeing America;”’ George Fitch, the Illinois humorist,describes the ‘“Home- burg Weekly Democrat” in a sketch of life in a small town; Walter Prichard Eaton describes a great and successful fight against loan sharks now being made in Atlanta; W. P. Eaton, the theatrical critic, writes entertainingly and ably on the subject “What Is a Moral Play?” and J. Breckenridge Ellis contributes an article entitled “The Finger Test of Literature,” which is an ac- count of ablind man’s ideas of literature gained from the slow process of finger reading. In ad- dition to these there are many pages of interest” ing fiction, articles about remarkable living Americans Etc., making up an unusually inter- esting number of this always entertaining publi- cation. New Advertisemonts. EGAL NOTICE.—Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the following inventories of the goods and chattels set apart to widows under the provisions of the Act of April 14th, 1851, have been confirmed Nisi by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Centre Coun- ty, and if no exceptions be filed on or about the first day of next term the same will be confirmed absolutely. 1. The inventory Sppreisement of the per- sonal property of Harry K. Hoffer, late of Phil ipsburg borough, deceased, as the same was set apart to his widow, Grace Hoffer. 2. The inventory and appraisement of the per- sonal Property of Dallas Cronister, late of Huston township, deceased, as the same was set apart to his widow, Nora Cronister. 3. Theinventory and appraisement of Roland B. Treaster, late of Potter township, deceased, as the same was set apart to his widow, Lydia Treaster. 4. The inventory and appraisement of the per- sonal property of J. M. Goodhart, late of Gregg township, deceased, as the same was set apart to his widow, Lettie Goodhart. and New Advertisements. EGISTER’S NOTICE.— The following ac- counts have been examined, passed and ed of record in the Register’s Office for | the inspection of heirs and legatees, creditors and others in anywise interested, and will be pre- sented to the Orphans’ Court of Centre County for confirmation on Wednesday, the 25th day of February, A. D., 1914. 1. The first and final account of A. A. Pletch- er, administrator of Etc., of George A. Jacobs, late of Howard borough, deceased. 2. The first and final account of F. W. Keister, administrator of Etc., of Enoch Kreamer, late of Haines township, deceased. 3. The first and final account of Jerry Glenn, administrator of Etc., of John Glenn, late of Howard township, deceased. 4. The first and final account of Josiah C. Rossman and Rosetta Lose, executors of Etc., of John B. Ream, late of Gregg township, deceased. 5. The first and partial account of Dr. W. S. Glenn, Guardian of James Dorsey Hunter, John Gilbert Hunter and Oscar Wallace Hunter, minor children of Oscar W. Hunter, late of Bellefonte borough, deceased. 6. The second account of George H. Emerick, Trustee, appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Centre County, of the Estate of Simon Harper, late of Centre Hall borough, deceased. 7. The account of John S. Harter, executor of the Estate of Esther Tate, late of Walker town- ship, deceased. 8. The first and final account of Rev. Harry A. McKelvey, executor of Etc., of Sarah F. Mc- Kelvey, late of Bellefonte borough, deceased. 9. The first and final account of F. W. Confer, administrator of Etc., of John C. Lingle, late of Gregg township, deceased. 10. The first account of N. B. Spangler, Trustee of the Estate of Wm. Colyer, late of the borough of Centre Hall. deceased. 11. The first and final account of Thomas A. Hartsock, administrator of Etc., of Mrs. Fannie Carson, late of Patton township, deceased. 12. The third account of Ellis L. Orvis and Aden y Wagner, i Trustees sender e last will and testament of John Wa , lat of Bellefonte borough, deceased. goer, Ate 13. The first and final account of Clement Dale, executor of Etc., of A. W. Swisher, late of Huston township, deceased. 14. The first and final account of D. L. Zerby, executor of the last will and testament of Christ- ian Miller, late of Millheim borough, deceased. 15. The first and final account of Joseph J. Rhoads and Rebecca N. Rhoads, LE dose J. of Etc., of Edward K. Rhoads, late of the borough of Bellefonte, deceased. 16. The first and final account of William F. Tate, administrator of Etc., of Angeline Tate, late of College township, deceased. J. FRANK SMITH, Register, 59-5-4t Register’s Office Bellefonte, Pa. UDITOR’S NOTICE.—In the matter of the Partition of the Real Estate of James A. ukens, late of the Borough of Philips- bure. Centre County, La. Gecessed, n e Orphan’s Court o ni s No. 8785. Centre County, To the heirs and legal representatives of the estate of James A. Lukens, deceased, and lien creditors of said estate and of decedent’s heirs and legal representatives: — You are hereby notified and vou will please take notice that the undersigned, an Auditor, ap- pointed by the aforesaid Court for the purpose of ascertaining whether there are any liens or incumbrances on the real estate of the said decedent, or against any of the heirs and legal representatives of said decedent affecting the in- terests of any of the parties in interest, and for the further purpose of determining the amount due to any of such creditors, the amount due to the heirs and legal representatives of said decedent, and the share of each of said parties in interest in said estate, and to make a full re- port thereof to said Court, will meet all of the parties in interest at his offices in the Masonic Temple, Bellefonte, Pa., on Friday, February 20th, 1914, at two o’clock p. m., at which time and place you are Jeguested to be present, or be forever debarred from future consideration in the above matter. W. HARRISON WALKER, 59-5-3t Auditor. the WATCHMAN Office. satan New Advertisements. OTICE.—The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Bellefonte Lumber Co. will be held at the office of the company in Bellefonte, Pa., on Monday, February 16th, 1914, at ten o'clock a. m., for the election of directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may properly come before such meeting. Bellefonte, Pa., D. BUCK, Jan. 26th, 1914. 59-5-3t Secretary. | In Re Satisfaction of Nore] In the Court of gage given by the Edison Elec- | Common Pleas tric Illuminating Company of {of Centre Coun- Bellefonte to J. D. Shugert, (ty, Pa. Trustee. No. 5, February Term, 1914. To Charles F. Cook, Succeeding Trustee, and to any and all parties interested in said mort- gage or in the bonds secured thereby; Take notice that on January 13, 1914, the State- Centre Electric Company presented its petition to the above named Court, averring in su ce, as follows: L That it is the owner of the mortgaged premis- es described in the mortgage hereinafter men- tioned, as follows, to wit: “All that certain mes- suage, tenement and lot of ground situate on Lamb street, in the borough of Bellefonte, Coun- ty of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, bounded by lot of John Caldwell on the west, lot of W. F. Reypolae on the south, on the east by lands of E. C. Humes, and on the north by said Lamb street, fronting on said Lamb street seventy-four feet from the lot of John Caldwell to the lot of E. C. Humes, and extending ba | about one hundred and twenty feet to lot of W. F. Rey- nolds,” having erected thereon the buildings con- taining the machinery, &c., of the Central Sta- tion of said Company together with all and singu- lar the buildings, improvements and appurte- nances; that the said mortgage is a certain mort- gage given and executed by the n Electric Illuminating Company of Bellefonte. to J. D. Shugert, Trustee, dated June 1st, 1893, and re- corded in the office for the recording of deeds, &c., in and for the said county of Centre, in Mortgage Book ‘““V.” page 514, &c., being a mort- gage given to secure an issue of thirty coupon bonds of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) each, aggre- gating a total indebtedness of Fifteen Thousand ollars ($15,000,) payable ten years after the date of said mortgage, with interest thereon at the rate of five per cent. per annum, payable semi- annually, and being a mortgage upon the above mentioned mortgaged premises; that the princi- pal and interest on the bonds secured by said mortgage were fully paid in the year 1902, but, owing to the death of J. D. Shugert, the Trustee named in said mortgage, on October 26th, 1900, the record of said mortgage has not been satis- fied; that on the petition of the said petitioner the said Court, on December 6, 1913, by decree of the said Court bearing that date, appointed Charles F. Cook, Succeeding Trustee in the place and stead of J. D. Shugert, deceased, as Succeeding Trusstee under the above mentioned mortgage, with all the powers and authority vested original- ly in the said J. D. Shugert under and by virtue of the said mortgage. That the said petition, therefore, prayed for the satisfaction of said mortgage. That thereupon the said Court ordered and de- creed that the Sheriff of the said County of Cen- tre serve notice, stating the facts set forth in the petition, on Charles F. Cook, the Succeeding Trustee under the said mortgage, and that the said Sheriff also give public notice in two news- papers within the said County of Centre once a week for four weeks successively, prior to the next term of the said Court, beginning the fourth Monday of February, A. D., 1914, requiring the said Succeeding Trustee and any and all parties interested to appear at said succeeding term and answer the said petition and show cause, if any, why satisfaction should not be entered on the record of the said mortgage by the Recorder of Deeds for the said County of Centre, or why the said mortgage should not otherwise be satisfied of record. A. B. LEE, Sheriff. BLANCHARD & BLANCHARD, Attys. for Petitioner, 59-4-4t Bellefonte, Pa. Jewelers. Every Saturday from now on we are going to have nl SPECIAL... case, hand engraved, F. P. BLA THIS SATURDAY. MEN. Men’s full size Elgin or Waltham Watch complete, in 20 year guaranteed gold filled $8.00 LADIES. Ladies Gold Filled New Bangle Bracelets, plain and chased finish, - - 50c Phone your order if you cannot come in. Our catalogue sent upon request. 59-4-tf. Jewelers and Opticians, R & SON, BELLEFONTE, PA. Automobiles. A Car for Every Purpose In considering the prices of Studebaker Cars please remember it is by reason of their excellence in design, immense volume and method of manufacture, and the resources and buying power of the Studebaker Corporation that we are able to offer you these values. SIX Touring Car, 6 Passenger, fully equipped, Elec- $1 575 esses este saan senses 9 trically Started aud Lighted......... FOUR Touring Car, 5 Passenger, trically Started and Lighted....... Delivery, with choice of bodies, and Lighted.................. daedeieian, BEEZER’'S GARAGE, GEORGE A. BEEZER, Propr. Also agent for J. FRANK SMITH, 59-5.4t Register. Electrically Started $1 1 50 siadidhs cs itRieite seviivaions otis 3 BR I ——— EL “sess iasaas fully equipped, Elec- $1,050 © 59-3-tf Bellefonte, Pa. Chalmers Cars. ——For high class Job Work come to | New Advertisements. New Advertisements. ANTED.—Able and willing good girl to do general Pls and willing Eos wages. In- quire 143 East Linn street. 58-36-tf OST.—Gold brooch, leaf design, baroque pearl, Sunday morning, January 11th, be- - tween the Episcopal church and 18 High se. If found please return to this office. OR SALE.—The Double House on South Water street, Bellefonte, opposite Belle- fonte Lumber Co. office, now occupied by W. H. Houser and G. F. Sasserman as tenants. Inquire of 59-4-3t HARRY KELLER, Atty. OURT PROCLAMATION.—Whereas the Honorable EllisL.Orvis, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the 49th Judicial District, consisting of the county of Centre, having issued his precept bearing date | the 31st day of December, 1913, to medirected for holding a Court of Common Pleas. Orphans’ Court, Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, in Bellefonte, for the county of Centre, and to com- mence on the ! FOURTH MONDAY OF FEBRUARY, being the 23rd day of February, 1914, and to continue two weeks. NOTICE is hereby given to the Coroner, Justices of the Peace, Aldermen and Constables of said county of Centre, that they be then and there in their proper persons at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the 23rd, with their records, inquisitions, exam- inations and their own remembrances, to do those things which to their office appertains to be done, and those, who are bound in recognizances,to'pros- ecute against the prisoners that are or shall be in the jailof Centre county, be then and there to prosecute against them as shall be just. Given under my hand at Bellefonte, the 23rd day of January, in the year of our Lord 1914, and ANTED.—To rent, a small house or two rooms, furnished. Inquire at this of- fice. 58-50-tf AND UP.—Earned weekly selling our High Quality Lakeshore Grown Nursery Stock. Best grown in U.S. Permanent position. Pay weekly. Outfit free. Write today. Pennsylvania Nursery Co., Girard, Pa. 59-2-8t XECUTOR’S NOTICE—Letters testamentary upon the estateof Hannah Ianthe John- ston, late of Bellefonte borough, deceas- ed, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to same are requested to make prompt payment, and thosé having claims against said estate to present them duly authenticated for settlement. FANNY A. SHUGERT, Ezxecutrix, W. HARRISON WALKER, Bellefonte, Pa. Attorney. 59-2-6t For Sale. Automobile For Sale. 1910 Model Cadillac Touring Car for sale cheap. In splendid condi- tion, new Nobby Tread Tires this season, prestolite air tank for filling tires, inner tubes and full set tools. Guaranteed to be in A I condition. Call on or address | the one hundred and thi -eighth year of the In- dependence of the United States of America. GEO. R. MEEK, 50.5.4 ARTHURS. LEE, | 5846 Bellefonte, Pa. ‘The New Grocery. me OLD STOCK SOLD OUT Our entire old stock of shoes and dry goods has been sold out. No more bargains in « dress goods; though we will continue to car- ry a small line of Dry Goods. terials and patterns. All new ma- Double Stamps Given on Saturday Our shelves are now filled with a splendid line of strictly fresh Canned Goods. The Best Groceries in Town are waiting your order. ten cent cakes of Soap five cent cakes for 25c. Stop and get four for a quarter, or seven They won’t last long. ROBERT MORRIS, BELLEFONTE, PA. 58-49-1y. The First National Bank. The New Year Brighter for business. has opened with Prospects I1iK Let us help you to get your share of profit from the good times coming. Open an account with us. You will find that it will pay. The 59-1-1y First National Bank BELLEFONTE, PA. mn. The Centre County Banking Company. it confers. positor. It is the policy Small Accounts Encouraged evans One need not have a large account with this Bank in order to enjoy the privileges Believing that banking co-operation tends to develop the resources of the small de- preciative attention to all who bring their business here regardless of the size of their transactions. You are invited to open an account at this bank, no matter how small. The Centre County Banking Co. of this Bank to give ap- BELLEFONTE PA.
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