BY P. GRAY MEEK.
RA ESET
INK SLINGS.
——The war has completely settled
one important question. It is that no
European press censor could hold a job
on a modern newspaper for a single
week. :
——The “Coinel’s” latest complaint
against the old parties is that they are
“fossilized.” Well, nobody can say that
of the “Coinel.” He is more inclined to
putridity.
——The war has been going on two
full months and has come up to popular
expectation in nothing except the ex-
penses. It may also be safely said that
it has cost more than it has come to.
—The Old Dominion. has gone clear
dry. Last week Virginia deserted local
option and voted for state-wide prohibi-
tion of alcoholic beverages. Slowly but
surely the wave is rolling over the coun-
try.
—A. MircHELL PALMER would be a
credit to Pennsylvania in the United
States Senate. He would be heard from
in the open and would not be known, as
PENROSE is, as the ‘‘underground” work-
er and notorious absentee.
"—A. MitcHELL PALMER has been a
very useful man to President WILSON in
the lower house of Congress. He has
earned a promotion and could continue
his usefulness to our great President if
you were to vote to send him to the up-
per house.
—The ballot we will be givento record
our choice on in November will be twen-
ty by twenty-six inches in size. It is to
be a big election in Pennsylvania and big
things will be accomplished with this big
ballot if the majority of the voters make
a cross in the square opposite the first
party name that will be presented on it.
—Why should PENROSE be kept in the
United States Senate continuously? He
has never distinguished himself as a rep-
resentative of Pennsylvania nor is he the
embodiment of half that could be desir-
ed in a Senator in Congress. Let us vote
for a clean, brilliant man, a man who
will bring honor rather than political in-
trigue to the State. Let us vote for A.
MITCHELL PALMER. .
Senator PATTERSON has been looking
after his Centre county constituency dur-
ing the past week. The Senator has
been getting into personal touch with all
classes of people so that he will be the
better able to represent them when he
goes to Harrisburg next January. You
say, he hasn't been elected yet! Ah,
but he has. There is nothing to do now
but cast and count the votes on Novem-
BOE 30, ii aie
—While Dr. BRUMBAUGH is a perfectly
honorable, conscientious man so were
SAMUEL PENNYPACKER and WILLIAM S.
STUART. The Machine dominated the
departments at Harrisburg when they
were in the gubernatorial chair and it
will do the same if Dr. BRUMBAUGH is
elected. His is the policy of let-well-
enough alone, but Pennsylvania has suf-
fered enough, already, from that policy
to warrant it in wanting a change.
— A vote for PATTERSON for Senator
will be a vote for a man whom you can
trust implicitly to do the right thing
whenever the opportunity presents.
When he goes to Harrisburg every voter
in the District will have an honest, con-
scientious personal representative in the
legislative halls of the State. You’ll hear
no gossip of Senator PATTERSON tempor-
izing with anything that is not for the
best interests of the people whom he
represents. He never was that kind of a
man and he never will be. Besides, his
training as a lawyer will be very useful
in helping him to scotch the snakes that
the Machine element invariably tries to
conceal in harmless looking bills that ar
presented for consideration. 3
—WIiLLIAM E. ToBIAS, our candidate
for Congress is clean as a hound’s tooth.
Young, with the courage of his convic-
tions, and just having finished nine high-
ly successful years as superintendent of
the schools of Clearfield county, who can
say that he is not well equipped to rep-
resent this District in Congress. He has
touched elbows with every phase of life
in Clearfield county and Clearfield’s needs
ate just the same as Centre’s needs, or
McKean’s needs or Cameron’s needs.
And Mr. ToBIAS knows them. He has
no other interest to serve than that of
the individual.- He is not connected with
any big corporations, he is not entangled
with any political machine. He is just
the man to send to Congress.
—With agriculture as our greatest in-
dustry it is only natural that the farmers
of Centre county should want a farmer
to represent them in the Legislature.
That is one of the reasons that they are
taking so kindly to the candidacy of Da-
vID MILLER. He is just the type of man
to represent the common people. A
plain spoken, honest, sturdy, well inform.
ed country gentleman who knows what
work is because he has been a worker
himself. = And knows what the common
people need because he is one of them.
On the other hand, Mr. ScoTT, his oppo-
nent, is a rich coal operator. A man
mixed up with big corporations all his
life, a man hand-in-glove with “big busi-
ness.” And not the kind of a man that
the farmers and working people’ of Cen-
tre county want to represent ‘them when
it comes to making laws.
oy
——
STATE RIGHTS AND
FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 59.
BELLEFONTE, PA.. OCTOBER 2, 1914.
NO. 39.
Hopeful Sign of Confidence. |
The positive announcement that nei-
ther of the Democratic candidates on the
State ticket will withdraw in order to |
create a fusion ticket is an encouraging
sign of confidence and political integrity.
“Traffic in party nominations is flagrant
immorality. There were several aspi-
rants for the Washington party nomina-
tion for Governor, either one of whom
would have been preferred by the voters
of that party to VANCE C. MCCORMICK.
Yet by the manipulation of a few so-call-
ed leaders of the parties Mr. MCCORMICK
has become their candidate. No doubt
the Bull Moose managers hoped to elimi-
nate A. MITCHELL PALMER by similar
processes but he refuses to be so used
and Woobprow WILSON’s traducer, GIF-
FORD PINCHOT, will not be the Demo-
cratic candidate for Senator in Con-
gress.
It is said that fusion will be effected in
some of the Congress districts by with-
drawing Democratic candidates and sub-
stituting Washington party candidates,
but we hardly think that is possible. Con-
gressmen have to do with National poli-
cies and lustful as some politicians are
for office, it is inconceivable that they
would ask Democratic voters to send to
Washington Representatives in Congress
who would oppose the policies of Presi-
dent WILSON. That would be political
suicide. No political organization could
survive such treachery. No party that
could even encourage such perfidy would
deserve to survive the defeat which
would inevitably follow. A party organ-
ization which has no object or purpose
except to provide offices for its leaders
is putrid.
Honestly managed the pending cam-
paign in this State would have resulted
in the triumphant election of every can-
didate on the ticket. The Republican
party was hopelessly divided and the
factions so evenly balanced that a Demo-
cratic plurality was certain. But the
party organization directed its energies
to the task of splitting the Democratic
party asunder and trading patronage
for favors for ' those in control. Not-
withstanding this criminal stupidity,
however, there is yet a chance of elect-
"ing some of oir candidates. Intelligent
management may still rescue the party.
But that result cannot be achieved by
traffic in candidates and the sacrifice of
principle in order to satisfy the lust for
power that is consuming some of our
stupid party managers.
——We have been able to see nothing '
in the war thus far to make people not |
already involved anxious to get in, {
Theodore Roosevelt’s Fondest Hope.
An esteemed contemporary admon- |
ishes Democrats of Pennsylvania against |
“laying the flattering unction to their |
souls” that because of the diminishing |
proportions of the Bull Moose vote
THEODORE ROOSEVELT has given up the
idea of ‘wrecking the Democratic party. |
Next to his ambition to be again elected
to the Presidency, that is the dearest im- |
pulse of his heart. He hates WOODROW |
WILSON because that illustrious Demo- |
crat was elected in 1912 and he despises
the Democratic party because it present- |
ed Mr. WILSON with a first cup of coffee
when Colonel ROOSEVELT was anxious
for a third. ROOSEVELT cannot endure
opposition and he neither forgets nor for- |
gives any one who interferes with his |
ambitions. Yi |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ‘more than any |
man who has ever occupied a place in !
the public life of this country embodies
opposition to ‘fundamental * Democratic |
principles. In the contention between '
ALEXANDER HAMILTON and THOMAS JeF- |
FERSON, when our government was being |
formed, Mr. HAMILTON expressed, in!
' demands for reasonable credits.” :
was calculated to “hold them for atime,” 4 t& themiin time...
but it wasn't all. "The Secretary added :
The Blow that Proved Fatal.
Secretary of the Treasury MCADOO has
again been obliged to notify the corpse
of the Money trust that it is dead and
he has performed that service in no
uncertain manner. Having authorized
the issue to certain New York banks of
the enormous total of $140,000,000 of
“new or additional bank currency,” he
was surprised to learn that the banks so
favored were exacting usurous interest
from their customers. The issue of new
currency was for the purpose of avoiding
such burdens upon business. Therefore
the Secretary has given notice that banks
practicing usury in that way will be giv-
en no more currency. In other words
he has officially declared that the Money
trust is dead and like other dead things
it must stay dead.
During the administration of THEODORE
ROOSEVELT the Money trust was creat-
ed with his sanction and under his pat-
ronage. J. PIERPONT MORGAN was his
friend and whatever that manipulator of
banks and corporations wanted, he got.
The thing he wanted above all else was
absolute power of control over the cur-
rency of the country. TAFT amiably per-
mitted this slavery of business to contin-
ue during his administration. But the
advent of the WoobrROW WILSON admin-
istration sounded its death knell. For a
short time the trust yielded to the man-
date of the law but finally concluded that
it could clandestinely “put one over” on
the administration. It got all the cur-
rency it could and then quietly raised
the rates of interest and imagined it was
alive again.
One of the many merits of the WILSON
administration is that it is as vigilant as
it is honest and earnest. In the course
of business correspondence with bankers
in the sections less favored than New
York the Secretary learned of the game
which the New York bankers were play-
ing and he got busy. He promptly wrote
to the offenders that he will not “know-
ingly issue additional bank currency to
or deposit government funds with banks
which charge excessive rates of interest
or which are refusing to meet legitimate
That
that he would “withdraw government de-
posits from National banks which are
hoarding and restricting credits to the
maintenance of excessive reserves.” And
that was the “blow that killed father.”
——We sympathize with the cotton
planters who are unable to dispose of
their crop at profitable prices. We like-
wise feel sorry for the small farmer who
can’t get as much as he would like for
- several days rain to have any effect on
his potatoes.
Government Ownership of Ships.
We are persuaded that President WiL-
SON will insist upon government owner-
ship and operation of steam ships, in
view of recent developments. Govern-
ment ownership of ocean transportation
facilities would be preferable to ship sub-
sidies. But there is no necessity for
either under existing circumstances. It
is trie that international commerce is in
a condition approaching paralysis, owing
to the war in Europe, but it is not be-
cause of scarcity of ships. There are
plenty of ships available and there is an '
abundance of business to give them em-
ployment. But the hazard is so great
and the insurance rates ‘so high, that
owners are reluctant to take the chances.
Wisely Congress, at the suggestion of
the President, amended the maritime
laws so as to make it possible for Ameri-
can capital to engage in international
transportation and it may safely be pre-
"dicted that in the near future there will
be a number of ships afloat carrying the
i
i
| Mexico’s New Troubles.
No thoughtful observer looked for any-
thing other than trouble between CAR-
RANZA and VILLA as an incident to the
establishment of permanent peace in
Mexico. In fact the moment that the
war tide turned in favor of the constitu-
tionalists and against HUERTA, jealousies
began to crop out and the question of
which of the two leaders of the revolu-
tionary force would dominate became a
question. Both are small men, compara-
tively speaking. Neither was influenced
entirely by motives of patriotism at the
outset.
usurpation and wrong developed higher
impulses in both but the final . triumph
over their common enemy came before
they were ready to meet it.
VILLA is without education and until
recently was absolutely without training
or discipline. It may be presumed, how-
ever, that he was and is, heartily with
the oppressed people and that his pres-
ent as well as his recently past purposes
were for the people.
CARRANZA was born and bred “in the
purple” Highly educated and in some
measure trained in statecraft, he may
have had sympathies with the people
though not of them. This was the line
which separated these men and it is hard
to reconcile either to the sincerity of the
other or to complete confidence in his
purposes. No doubt that would have
come if they had dwelt together longer
in adversity.
In the circumstances a clash was in-
evitable and happily it has come and let
us hope gone. If neither of the chiefs
is elected to the Presidency at the first
election and a capable, courageous and
conscientious man is chosen, it is more
than likely that CARRANZA and VILLA
will be brought together before another
election is held and under the chasten-
ing influence of private life both may
better fit themselves for public service
in the future. Mexico must have a sta-
ble and just government. Her people
are entitled to the opportunities for pros-
perity and happiness which come to oth-
‘ers and under the watchful care of Pres-
‘ident WILSON such chances may be open-
io apr
| —So far the weather bureau holds
out no promise of relief from the pres-
ent drought. While local showers are
predicted for to-day or tomorrow the
barometic disturbance is not great
enough to warrant any great amount of
rainfail. Meanwhile the country is suf-
fering for water greatly. Not only are
the streams drying up but all kinds of
vegetation has turned as brown as if
burned by fire. In fact it will .require a
; the streams and springs.
——Bear hunting came in season yes-
terday, but there was no general exo-
dus of hunters from Bellefonte in search
of that kind of game. They are all
probably waiting for Thursday, October
15th, when the open season will begin
for Hungarian quail, pheasants, wood-
cock and squirrel. Be wary of wild tur-
| keys, as they are protected from all kill-
ing, and don’t bother the rabbits, as the
season don’t open for them on October
15th.
——By discharging employees indus-
, trial corporations may make the public
| believe that times are hard, but they
can’t fool intelligent folk into the absurd
i notion that the tariff law is responsible
for the fact. If the European war had
, not broken out the tariff revision would
have helped rather than hurt industrial
life in this country. .
——From various sections of the State
come reports that the chestnut crop will
be a large one, but those who have in-
mild form, some of the heresies which flag of the United States. This is as far vestigated conditions in Centre county
ROOSEVELT now proclaims. But HAMIL- |
TON never drea of carrying paternal. :
ism half as far ag ROOSEVELT would take rather than promote the development of burrs well filled nuts are scarce, a fact
it and HAMILTON would have been shock- '
ed at the A of such a measure ,
of centralization
that he can wreck the
party. Democrats should never let these government owned ships ought to be | if the tariff tax were one per cent. or one |
facts escape their minds. !
This is one of the reasons why fusion |
as the government ought to go in the
matter. A step farther would retard
an American merchant marine for indi-
viduals hesitate to go into competition
s ROOSEVELT hopes to With the government. Therefore, unless |
force upon the people now, in the event there is some vital reason not known to ;
Democratic the public, the proposition to operate | there would be in the volume of revenue . ed by the Belgian commission.
abandoned.
; : : 3 |
So far as our information goes there IS NOt imported. In other words, if the
'tell a different story. They aver that
. while the trees are well laden with
‘ascribed to the dry weather during the
latter part of the summer.
——Really we can’t see what difference
hundred per cent. on a commodity which
with the ROOSEVELT party in Pennsylva- is no public demand among Democrats in | War Prevents importation the rate of tar-
nia would have been a crime. The hope | or out of Congress for this sort of pater- : iff taxation doesn’t influence revenue re-
of THEODORE ROOSEVELT for the achieve-
ment of his sinister purposes lies in main- |
taining the false pretense that his. party favor government ownership of about '
is as strong, or nearly as strong, in Penn:
sylvania now as it was in 1912. With
fusion a measurenient of the Bull Moose
party strength could have been avoided
withdrawal of DE
that direction but ‘happily it has been !
halted. The weakfless of the ROOSEVELT |
backing will be tevealed in November.
and the ROOSEVELT, boom will collapse.
nalism. Possibly some of those closely
associated with the administration who
everything would like to use this inci-
dent as an entering wedge. But unless
there is no other remedy for a real ' evil
k this one ought to be avoided. It is sub-
and ROOSEVELT would have forced him- | versive of a fundamental Democratic |
self upon the Republican party as its principle and a menace to future indus- their efforts to hurry peace. There will
candidate for President in 1916. The : trial and commercial prosperity. For |
LEWIS was a step in i these reasons we do not believe that | ed.
President WILSON is anxious to involve
the government in this way or that he! ——If you always want to have the
will insist upon the passage of such leg:
islation. : } :
| ceipts. :
| ~The Bellefonte Steam Heating
company fired up their boilers on Tues-
‘day and turned on the steam about the
“middle of the atternoon, to the great re-
‘lief of their many patrons.
be no peace until somebody is well lick-
best ‘take ‘the WATCHMAN ‘and you'll
thave'it.' =" :
y
The war against arrogance, |
On the other hand !
——The preachers may as well stop
Plain Talk on Good Roads.
From the Philadelphia Record.
There is no problem of State adminis-
tration in Pennsylvania of wider interest
or deeper consequence to the people than
the problem of replacing our wretched
country highways with a system of good
roads. The discerning makers of polit-
ical platforms and the astute candidates
for the Governorship have not been ob-
livious to the popular concern in this
question. The platforms and the candi-
dates have declared in favor of good
roads. But unfortunately they have
dealt in generalities, and generalities are
unsatisfying. *
i The time is ripe for explicit and spe-
cific statements from both Mr. McCor-
{ mick and Dr. Brumbaugh setting forth
their plans, if they have any, for recon-
structing Pennsylvania’s roads. We may
take it for granted that both are against
graft in the administration of the High.
way Department and in the letting of
road contracts. Both are pledged against
the mixing of politics with road-building.
But how do they propose to handle this
great undertaking, of such vital impor-
tance to all parts of the State? "How
much money do they believe should be
devoted to it? How do they propose to
meal construction, stretching over a long
period of years, or a wholesale tackling
of the job, involving its speedy comple-
tion? Whatis their attitude toward our
anachronistic toll roads, which ‘hamper
communication and transportation, and
put an embargo on free trade .between
neighborhoods?
We urge upon the Democratic stand-
ard-bearer, as well as his Republican an-
tagonist, the necessity of a full and com-
prehensive declaration upon these and
other phases of the road problem, and
the desirability of presenting a practical
plan which the voters may discuss intel-
ligently. We are well aware that the
Legislature will go through the form of
determining these matters, but the di-
recting mind will in reality be that of
the Governor. What he recommends
and works for will be accomplished if he
is competent and resourceful. There-
fore, it is of the highest importance that
the candidates should take the people
into their confidence and state in ad-
vance of the election what measures
they favor to facilitate the building of
the kind of roads in all parts of the State
that modern ideas of convenience and
utility demand.
Speak up Messrs. McCormick and
Brumbaugh!
Friend Villa.
From the Johnstown Democrat. i
Friend Villa should at least give Car-
‘ranza a chance. The peons of Mexico
overthrew first Diaz and then Huerta in
order to free the land. They fought for a
“place in the sun.” They revolted against
the system that gave to a few men at a
figure approximating three cents an acre
all of the available farm land in the re-
public. The revolution was fought on
the issue that the great estates be broken
p.
. The peons won. Villa, apparently, is
becoming a bit impatient. However,
even though Carranza is favorably dis-
posed toward the cause of the landless
he cannot straighten out the tangle that
confronts the republic in a day. He,
moreover, lacks Villa’s directness. The
latter would do well to take Wilson’s ad-
vice and keep not only his shirt but his
coat on until it becomes apparent that
he has been double-crossed. This much
is certain, however. Even though Villa
falls dead the fight for the land has gone
so far in Mexico that the struggle will
not end until economic justice has been
is fighting for a “placein the sun” for his
that canfind it in his heart to throw
stones at the poor unlettered Mexican
peon when the latter grabs up a rifle
when the time comes to get what he
wants? The Mexican peon is battling for
economic justice. He is fighting because
the civilization he knows pinches him.
With a greater measure of justice there
will be less pinch and, consequently, less
fighting.
President Should be Let Alone.
From the Brookin Eagle. Jo ok
It was in no spirit of hostility to Ger-
many or pro-German opinion in this
| country that President Wilson declined
| to receive the editor of a German news-
paper who sought to reply to the charges
| made at the White House by the Belgian
. commission. hg
| The President was bound by all the
{‘customs and laws of international rela-
tions to receive the commission. It was
sent to him by the King of Belgium, who
represents a government with which our
,own is on terms of friendship. The
President would extend precisely the
i same courtesy to a commission repre-
! senting the German government, should
| Berlin elect to present in official form
But Mr. Wilson is under no . obligation
, to listen to arguments from American
citizens whether they have German,
French, Russian or British sympathies.
If he yielded once to that sort of impor-
tunity he would find little time for other
matters. The President is entitled to be
let alone in this respect. His preference
for a strictly neutral attitude should be
respected by all Americans, whatever
heir descent and whatever their preju-
ices.
——The Bellefonte fish hatchery is now
sending out trout at the rate of a thous-
and a day to applicants who desire them
for streams that have sufficient water to
protect the fish. Trout will not be sent
out to localities where streams are un-
usually low. These trout are all year-
lings and average from three to five
! inches in length, while a few are almost
of catchable size.
raise the money? Do they favor piece-
established. The German Kaiser says he
people. While he fights. who. is there.
evidence contradicting the charges lodg-|
SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE.
—The dog poisoner has been at work in Lock
Haven. One night last week six dogs succumbed,
among them the mother of a lot of puppies only
a week old.
—John M. Griffin, police officer, of Milton,
committed suicide last Monday morning by
shooting. He was about 60 years of age and is
survived by his wife.
—In the Clearfield county civil court this week
a jury awarded James Marks and Patrick Egan
$1,000 in their suit for libel against the publishers
and proprietors of the DuBois Journal.
—The Rev. George Leidy, now of Williams-
port, will supply the pulpit of the Montoursville
Methodist Episcopal church, rendered vacant by
the sudden death of the Rev. Joshua K. Liovd.
—Twelve mules, the property of the Scootac
Mining company, were cremated by the destruc-
tion of the barn in which they were sheltered.
The property was located at Bear Creek, near
Beech Creek.
—Patrick Riley," of Woodvale, a Johnstown
suburb, was found dead last Monday morning,
sitting in abarber shop chair in Franklin. He
carried keys to the shop and is believed to have
gone in Sunday afternoon.
—A Clearfield sneak thief entered the residence
of Mrs. Henry Hooven and stole a valuable gold
watch and guard from her bath room. The
watch was a present from a near friend and the
lady is distressed by its loss.
.—Ida Fisher, assistant postmaster of Glen
Ritchey, Clearfield county, has been arrested in
Cleveland, Ohio, charged with having appro-
priated about $600 in government funds. She is
a Polish girl whose father is dead.
—While William Hammaker, a well known
citizen of Watts township, Perry county, was
playing with his children a few evenings ago, he
was suddenly seized with heart disease, dying
before medical aid could reach him.
—MTrs. Bridget Nayton, of Williamsport, aged
75 years, mistook the entrance to the stair door of
her home for the door of another room and fell
dewn sixteen steps, receiving injuries which re-
sulted in her death some twelve hours after the
occurrence of the accident.
—While leaving the Boston slope of the Erie
Coal company, atthe Boston settlement, near
Pittston, Saturday night, Giagaro Ross, aged 24
years, was fired upon by a masked man and
bullet wounds in the head, mouth and chest
caused his almost instant death.
—It is announced by Johnstown’s city physician
that twenty-four of the existing cases of typhoid
fever in that city arein families served by one
milk dealer. The inference is that the milk he
sells is infected. Six new cases have been re-
ported the total in the city being thirty-five.
—Fire of unknown origin, supposedly the work
of an incendiary, destroyed the large frame bank
barn owned by D. F. Gibboney. of Duncansville,
last week at Duncansville. Valuable live stock
the season’s crops and farming implements were
consumed and the damage is estimated at fully
$5.000, partially covered by insurance. 3
—Miss Jennie Miller, west Main street, Myers-
town, Sunday received the welcome news in the
shape of a cablegram informing her that a
wealthy uncle, whom she had never seen, died
recently at his home in Germany and left her a
fortune aggregating $15,000. Miss Miller is only
18 years of age and is well known in Myers-
town.
—The barn of Thad Jones, of Cambria town-
ship, Cambria county, was destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning. Included in the destruction
were all crops, five horses, eight cows and a
newly completed silo filled with ensilage for the
winter’s feeding of the cattle. This is the sec-
-ond time Mr. Jones has lost his barn by fire
within less than three years. The loss is about
$6,000.
—Ridgway is now in the midst of an- epidemic
of scarlet fever and as a result the school board
has ordered the schools closed. Moving picture
shows have also been requested to close until it
is thought entirely safe to reopen. The parochial
schools were also closed and as aresult the chil
dren are enjoying an enforced vacation. There
are so far eleven cases of scarlet fever reported
to the board of health.
—From an unknown field into one of the rich-
est in the county within eight months is the re-
markable- development of the Elk county gas
field, although only a small percentage of the
possible wells have been drilled in the wonderful
district. The output of the wells that have been
drilled is estimated at 100,000,000 feet a day since
the first big well was struck on the Van Orsdale
farm by the Wyckoff Oil and Gas company.
—A Westmoreland county farmer one of whose
cows returned home each evening without her
usual supply of milk started out to make an in-
vestigation. Going some distance he came across
adead doe. The cow presently stopped some
distance from the dead animal and a very young
fawn approached and began to take its breakfast
from the udder of the well-disposed cow. The
farmer will permit this arrangement to continue.
-—Considerable excitement was caused around
Gardeau, near Emporium Sunday evening, when
it was learned that some time during Saturday
night a large bear had made its appearance in
the neighborhood and carried off a large spring
calf. The calf belonged to L. R. Kightlinger,’
and searching for his cattle he found part of the
carcass wherethe bear had left it. . The rest of
his cattle were scared and were scattered over a
large area and he had some trouble to locate
them.
—Mrs. Josiah Howard, wife of Josiah Howard,
of Emporium, a member of ‘the State Legislature
and candidate for State Senator from Cameron
'| county, died in the hospital at Williamsport on
Sunday from injuries received Saturday night
when an automobile in which she was riding
turned turtle near her home in Emporium. Mrs.
William Howard, also of Emporium, had a leg
broken and suffered internal injuries while four
other members of the party were less seriously
injured. :
—A. J: Kelly, of Tyrone, a brakeman on the
Tyrone and Clearfield division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, fell from his train near Summit
station, Saturday morning. The unfortunate
man’s right foot was crushed off just above the
ankle. He was rushed to the Altoona hospital,
where it was found necessary to make an ampu-
tation. Kelly resides at 1400 Blair avenue, Ty-
rone. While he suffered greatly from the loss of
blood and shock, his condition is not regarded
serious.
‘—Attorney General Bell on Tuesday gave an
opinion to State Treasurer Young in which he
informed the treasurer that he could pay without -
specific appropriation to the treasurer of State
College money received from the United States
government for co-operative agricultural exten-
sion work. The question arose when the treas-.
urer objected to $5,000, drawn under the act of
1914. The opinion further says that payments
may be made by the treasurer upon filing of a
proper order from the trustees. :
—Robert A. Walker, a native of Confluence,
Somerset county, was instantly killed while cross-
ing the railrood tracks at Roanoke, Va., a few
days ago, where he had been attending a fair.
He was 47 years of age, was a son of Mr. and
| Mrs. John Walker, of Confliiénce, and spent
many years at that place. For'a number of years
he was a school teacher. He was a veteran of
the Spanish-American war and was identified
with the Knights of Pythias. The remains were
brought to Confluence Monday night, where the
funeral was held Tuesday, the Rev. E.'R. Addi.
son officiating. - Interment was in the Addison
cem etery.
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