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Bellefonte, Pa., October 20, 1916.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President,
WOODROW WILSON, of Virginia
For Vice President,
THOS. R. MARSHALL, of Indiana
Democratic State Ticket
For United States Senator,
ELLIS L. ORVIS, of Bellefonte
For State Treasurer,
JAS. M. CRAMER, Westmoreland Co
For Auditor General,
JAS. B. MURRIN, Lackawanna Co.
For Congressmen-at-Large,
JOSEPH T. KINSLEY, Philadelphia
JOHN J. MOORE, Luzerne county
THOMAS ROSS, Bucks county
JACOB D. WAIDELECK, Lehigh Co.
District and County Ticket
For Congress,
WM. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield county
For Assembly,
MITCHELL I. GARDNER, Bellefonte
JUDICIAL TICKET—NON PARTI-
SAN.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
CHARLES PALMER, of Philadelphia
EMORY A. WALLING, of Erie
William E. Tobias Should Go to Con-
gress.
The Democrats of Centre county
should not overlook the fact that the
indications are most favorable this
year for the election of William E.
Tobias, of Clearfield, as the man to
represent us in Congress from the
Twenty-first district. Two years ago
Mr. Tobias was defeated by Charles
H. Rowland, of Philipsburg, by 1168
majority. At that time Mr. Tobias
carried Clearfield county, always
counted strongly Republican, by 296
majority. The most of Mr. Rowland’s
majority went to him from Centre
county, a total of 761, which evidenc-
ed the fact that he got a good many
Democratic votes.
This year circumstances and condi-
tions are radically changed. Tobias is
said to be very much stronger in
Clearfield county, especially with the
laboring classes, and his friends pre-
dict that this year he will carry that
county by a very much greater major-
ity than he did last year. Now if tae
Democrats of Centre county de
their duty and give Mr. Tobias the
solid vote of his party he is sure to
be elected. And it is almost as im-
portant to have a Democratic Con-
gress at Washington as it is to send
President Wilson back for a second
term. This is one thing you must
bear in mind when you go to the polls
to vote on November 7%h.
Mr. Tobias is a clean-cut, life-long
Democrat. He is a native of Clear-
field county, and has lived there all
his life. He is an educator of more
than the ordinary reputation through-
out central Pennsylvania. A graduate
of Allegheny College he was principal
of the Penfield public schools four
years and of the Mahaffey schools the
same length of time. In 1905 he was
elected county superintendent of
Clearfield county and re-elected in
1908 and 1911, serving nine years. He
is a man of no mean oratorical ability
and would be a very creditable repre-
sentative in Congress from this dis-
trict. Mr. Tobias is personally known
to many Centre countians and there
is every reason why he should he
given a good vote at the November
election.
The man who thinks that
Mitchell I. Gardrer has no show of
being elected to the Legislature from
Centre county has another guess com-
ing. Mr. Gardner has been working
hard becouse he sincerely believes he
can represent the people of Centre
county in a way that they will appre-
ciate, and if the feports that are com-
ing into Bellefonte from outlying dis-
tricts can be relied upon, and there is
no reason to dishelieve them, he is
getting stronger every day. Penns-
valley will give him a solid Democrat -
ic vote and Le is making friends every
day in the strong Republican - dis-
tricts. If he continues to grow in
popularity at the same rate from now
until the election as he has the past
few weeks he will be elected by one of
the old time Democratic majorities.
——The most painful thought in
connection with the subject is that
the public will never find out what
Hughes would do if he were President
for the excellent reason that he never
will be President.
——The National Guardsmen who
are manfully performing their duty
on the Mexican border see no cause of
complaint even though Roosevelt's
heart is bleeding for them.
BIG OUTPOURING OF DEMOCRATS.
Monstrous Rally Held in the Court House on Wednesday
Evening. Enthusiastic Addresses by Candidates
Tobias and Orvis and Dr.
Baylis, of
New York.
Without a line or 2 word of news-
paper advertising and with only a few
days time to do poster work through-
out the county the Democrats had no
trouble in holding one of the biggest
political rallies in Bellefonte on Wed-
nesday night that has been held in
vears by any party. It was a general
outpouring of Democrats and men of
other political faiths to hear the
issues of the present campaign fairly
and dispassionately discussed.
In the crowd were such stalwart
party workers as Joseph Emerick, of
Walker township; Dr. Bright and ex-
prothonotary William F. Smith, of
Millheim; Matthew Rogers Jr., Col.
John A. Woodward, William Weber
and Chester A. Moore, of Howard;
Earl C. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle; John
D. Miller, of Hublersburg; ex-sheriff
A. B. Lee and John Smith, of Spring
Mills; Newton R. Krebs, of Pine
Grove Mills; D. W. Orr, of Jackson-
ville; postmaster Robert M. Foster, of
State College; Jchn Dauberman and
W. Frank Bradford, of Centre Hall,
and H. N. Meyer, of Boalshurg.
Of course there were many others
whose names cannot be recalled.
Then there was an abundance of
music. Sammy Bryan rejuvenated the
old Coleville band for the evening and
the boys stirred up the patrictism of
the crowd by their stirring music on
the street and in the court house. The
reorganized Howard band was also
here, but this was not a case of “also
played” because the new Howard
band is fast forging to the front
under the painstaking direction of Mr.
Holter. There were upwards of
thirty pieces in the band on Wednes-
day evening and Will Weber assured
us that at least fifteen members were
not present. Their playing was splen-
did and the “Watchman” acknowl-
edges with thanks their kindness in
serenading its editor. And while on
the musical part of the gathering
mention must alse be made of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Russell Blair, who led in the
singing of that stirring song “Don’t
Bite the Hand that Fed You.”
The rally in the court house was
called to order a few minutes after
eight o’clock by county chairman W.
Groh Runkle, who announced the
meeting open for organization.: On
motion of Harry E. Fenlon Col. J. L.
Spangler was chesen to preside. Vice
presidents elected included Jerry
Donovan, Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff and
Hammon Sechler, of Bellefonte; Wil.
liam H. Noll, of Pleasant Gap; D. A.
Grove, of Lemont; Capt. W. H. Fry,
of Pine Grove Mills; Capt. John A.
Woodward and Abe Weber, of How-
ard; Wm. F. Smith, of Millheim; E.
M. Kuhn, of Boalsburg, and C. H.
Smull, of Rebersburg. The secretaries
were George R. Meek ard Milan
Walker, Bellefonte; J. C. Hosterman,
of Millheim, and S. W. Smith, of Cen-
tre Hall.
By the time the organization was
completed every seat in the court
house was taken and there were many
standing. In taking the chair Col.
Spangler made one of his customary
speeches which always ring true to
Democratic doctrines and then intro-
duced our candidate fcr Congress in
this district, Mr. William E. Tobias,
of Clearfield. It was probably the
first time that at least most of those
present had an opportunity of hear-
ing Mr. Tobias talk and the impres-
sion he made on his hearers was very
gratifying. He is clean-cut and
concise in all his statements, display-
ing a knowledge of current events
and political economics ahove the
average man, so that the voters of
Centre county can feel perfectly sat-
isfied that if he is elected to represent
us in Congress he will do it i: an able
and forceful manner. That his pres-
ence and manner of presenting facts
will demand recognition no matter
where he is.
In introducing ex-Judge Ellis L.
Orvis, the Democratic candidate for
United States Senator, Col. Spangler
called attention to the fact that one
reason why Bellefonte is so solidly
“on the map” is because the people
always stood by their own when they
were after anything, and he asked
that Mr. Orvis be given a liberal vote
at the coming election as an endorse-
ment of his fitness for the high office.
The ex-Judge spoke for almost three
quarters of an hour and his main lea
was for the re-election of President
Wilsen as an endorsement of one of
the ablest presidential adminisira-
tions since the foundation of our gov-
ernment. Mr. Orvis went to some
length in explaining to his audience
just why President Wilson ought to
be re-elected, and his arguments were
beyond refutation.
As the final speaker of the evening
Col. Spangler introduced Dr. Charles
T. Baylis, of New York. The Doctor
is a past-master at making stump
speeches and not a man in the big
audience regretted the fact that he
had been substituted for Congressman
Byrnes, of South Carolina, who was
unable to be present. Dr. Baylis spoke
for about an hour and his impassion-
ed appeal for the re-election of Presi-
dent Wilson was loudly applauded.
Before closing he urged the voters to
stand by their local tickets, also, as it
is just as necessary to have a Demo-
cratic Congress as it is a Democratic
President.
Notwithstanding the fact that it was
about 10.30 o’clock when the meeting
finally adjourned very few people left
the house, the large crowd staying
until the last word was said, all of
which is indisputable evidence that
this is a Democratic year and all the
party has to do is get out the vote
and victory is assured.
——The voters of Pennsylvania
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—Dr. Dixon now warns agairst the
will have a Judge of the Supreme | germs that dirty hands might deposit
Court to elect this fall and the se-
lection will be between two candi-
dates, Charles Palmer,
phia, and Emory A. Walling, of Erie.
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of Philadel- |
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The Centre county bar has informally
endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Wal-
ling, and the voters of Centre county
should extend him their support. The
judicial ticket is entirely non-parti-
san, so the question of a man’s poli-
tics does not enter into the contest.
While the “Watchman” has nothing
to say against Mr. Palmer, the Phila-
delphia candidate, it bespeaks support
for: Mr. Walling because of his widely
known ability as a lawyer and a
jurist. His election would be a credit
to the voters of Pennsylvania and at
the same time elevate to the Supreme
court bench a man of the highest in-
tegrity and loftiest principles.
——Great Britain
right to detain and occasionally to
scrutinize mail matter sent from this
country to neutral ports in Europe.
But it will regret its persistence and
its stupidity after the settlement
which is certain to comme sooner or
later.
——The gamblers of New York and
other centres of iniquity have done
their best to keep up the impression
that Hughes has the best chance of
election by offering odds in bets in
his favor. But in spite of them the
wise observers see that “Wilson will
win.”
——Villa has not heen captured
but the punitive expedition under
command of General Pershing has not
been withdrawn and the army of
your Uncle Sam usually gets what it
goes after.
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——The enormous advance in the
price of white paper is a near cry to
delinquent subscribers to come to the
rescue,
insists upon its !
on the flanged-top of the milk bottle.
Some men seem never to be happy
anless throwing a scare of some sort
and, besides, this kind of thing is
gradually involving some families in
more expense than their circum-
stances can provide for, We know
that if every one of the State Health
Department’s weekly . suggestions
were carried out to the letter it
would require the services of two
extra persons in every household. A
lot of the stuff is very timely but a
lot is rot and the whole procedure is
full of inconsistencies. Witness, the
order to lock the gate at Bellefonte’s
Big Spring and all the while other
towns in the State are drawing their
drinking water: from mountain
streams which cattle and wild animals
pollute and fishermen use for what-
ever purpose they please.
Charley Rowland missed almost
as many rell calls in Congress as he
answered. We always told you that
Charley didn’t want to go to Wash-
ington as your serious, diligent repre-
sentative. All he wanted was the fun
of the thing. He has had two years
of fun at the expense of this district.
Now let us send a man there who will
pay attention to business ; a man
who will appreciate the honor and
give the office intelligent copable
fervice.
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——As a matter of fact the cap-
tious critics of the administration are
not half as much concerned about the
protection of American citizens
abroad as they are about the protec-
tion of American concessionaires in
Mexico.
tien
——Candidate Tobias made a splen-
did impression on the great crowd as-
sembled in the court house Wednes-
day evening. He is the kind of a man
who ought to represent this District
in Congress.
A Brief Session of Borough Council.
Just six members attended the reg-
ular meeting of borough council on
Monday evening, the absentees being
the three members from the West |
ward, namely:
and Shope.
Burgess Blanchard was present and
called the attention of council to the
dangerous condition of the concrete
pavement along the north end of the
Brockerhoff house and around the
Messrs. Haupt, Cherry
Benner buildirg where Beezer’s meat |
market is located. The pavement has
been worn smooth as glass and the |
burgess stated that several people har |
fallen there the past week. He also
cslled attention to seve "al other puve-
ments that are in the same condition
and urged council to take some action |
toward having them put in a safe con- |
dition for travel. The matter was re-
ferred to the Street committee and
borough solicitor.
George A. Beezer wus present and
asked that he be given better water
facilities at his garage on north
Water street. The matter was refer-
red to the Water committee.
A communication was received
from Boyd A. Noll, of Zion, request-
ing exoneration of water taxes for six
months on two houses he owns on east
Lamb street, owing to their not hav-
ing been occupied during that period
This matter was also referred to the
Water committee.
The Street committee reported that
the Ruffalo Run bridge had been com-
pleted and a statement of all the ma-
terial used and the labor bill was pre-
sented showing that the entire cost of |
the bridge was $397.74, or within the
four hundred dollar estimate. The
bridge is of iron and concrete, hence
will last for a generation without re-
pairs. The committee also reported
that the stone taken out of the sewer
on Pine street had been crushed and
is now being used in surfacing Pine
and south Spring streets.
The Water committee reported the
repair of a broken water main on
Thomas street.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported a small fire at the Edward Gil-
len house on east Logan street on
October 27th, and also presented the
burgess’ check for $27.00 for fines and
licenses collected
Dr. Brockerhoff, of the Special com-
mittee, reported that the bill of the
State-Centre Electric company for
$571.05 for putting in the north Alle-
gheny and west Linn street boulevard
lights had been received some weeks
ago but had been considered exces-
sive, especially one item of $150.00.
That the matter had been taken up
with superintendent H. J. Thompson
and he had agreed to split the bill,
which would make the total $496.05.
He also reported the bill of the Belle-
fonte Engineering company for $80.50
for making the tops for the boulevard
light posts. A motion ‘was passed
authorizing the payment of both bills.
Borough engineer Norman R.
Wright reported that he had written
State Health Commissioner Samuel G. |
Dixon regarding the action of council
toward preparing a comprehensive
sewer plan, and asking for any plans
or suggestions he might have or care
to make along that line. So far he
has received no word from the com-
missioner or his office. .
Walter Cohen again appeared be-
fore council relative to a sewer out
Bishop street to connect with his new
houses. The president informed him
that the matter was in the hands of
the Special committee and borough
solicitor with power to act. Mr. Har-
ris, of the Street committee, stated
that he and several others had gone
over the ground and arranged for a
route for the sewer, but that the
building of same was being held up
by the borough solicitor. At that
point the solicitor, J. Thomas Mitchell
Esq., again told council that under
the law they had no right to put down
any sewer without first securing a
permit from the State Board of
Health, and that such a permit
could not be secured without
preparing a comprehensive sewer
plan and filing same with the depart-
ment. After considerable discussion
pro and con the Special committee
was instructed to go ahead and work
out some way whereby the sewer
could be built soon.
Mr. Seibert called attention to the
fact that the street lights were not
turned on as early as they should be
in the evening, and Mr. Harris also
stated that proper attention is not
given the lights so far as cleaning and
renewing burners is concerned . A
motion was passed instructing the
secretary to notify the State-Centre
Electric company that better attention
must be given the lights, to conform
with the agreement on record.
Bills to the amount of $1,247.80
were approved and counsil adpourned.
Who Are His Relatives?
Charles Ludlow, an itinerant ped-
dler crept into a barn near Gillintown
on Wednesday night to sleep, got up
in the night walked to the front door
and fell out into the barn yard, killing
himself. Undertaker John Confer is
now anxious to find his relatives, if
he has any.
DR. ANNA H. SHAW CAN
SEE VICTORY FOR
| SUFFRAGE.
| Famous Speaker Greeted by Large
Crowd.
| “Three reasons for government are
, three reasons why women should
| vote,” said Dr. Anna Howard Shaw,
. “Grand Old Woman of Suffrage,” to
700 people in her address at the Court
; house Tuesday evening.
She said:
“There are only three things we
have a government for:
(1) “Protection of person and
| property.”
Are women persons, and have they
property ?
2) “Administration of justice.”
Are we not interested in the admin-
istration of justice?”
(3) “And the last reason, the de-
velopment of society.”
“Certainly we are interested in the
development of society.”
Her talk of an hour and a quarter
was so interesting that she held the
years of reporting political and other
public meetings qualifies us to state
audience like that.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beach, Chairman of
the Centre county Suffrage Associa-
troduced Dr. Shaw, at the conclusion
of whose address Mrs. J. O. Miller,
State Chairman of the Suffrage Asso-
ciation, was introduced. Mrs. Miller
spoke briefly, urging a generous col-
lection for the cause.
and amounted to $45.00.
Excerpts from Dr. Shaw’s address
follow:
“Now the suffrage questicn, which
i I am asked to speak upon to you to-
| night, is one which I consider of the
| foremost before the American people
| It is greater than preparedness. The
| Republican state committee of Penn-
sylvania declared that it stands for
three things, preparedness, protection
and Americanism. Now, does any-
body know that Americanism counts
out the women of the United States?
Americanism would mean nothing if
there were not wemen included in the
people of our countryv-—if there were
only men. Speaking of Americanism
as their great aim, they fail to state
that one-half of the people are wom-
n.
“It is a terrible thing to belong to a
class of people forgotten, but we be-
long to a class forgotten. About a
i vear and a half ago I had the pleas-
ure of speaking at Atlantic City with
Scnator Borah of Idaho.
women have the political equality
with the men. He is of a Legislature
elected by the people of the State,
and Senator Borah prophesied that
the time had come when no man
would be elected President of the
United States who did not know where
he stood on the woman suffrage ques-
tion, and it has come true, for every
candidate of every political party, has
declared himself an advocate of wom-
an suffrage.
Every candidate knows he might
. imperil his election if he did not, as
though we are a very frightful body
of people, but they need not be afraid.
The sentiment of the whole country
is turned in that direction, and if
there is one thing that has helped, it
is the terrible war being waged across
the sea.
“I heard a woman say that woman
suffrage was a growing cause and a
coming cause. There is not a single
territory between the northermost
territory of Alaska and Mexico along
the Pacific coast where women are not
equal with men. Everyone is treated
as though they are people of a repub-
lic. The Atlantic coast is black and
the Pacific coast is white. Only a few
weeks ago we got out a new map on
which we had three prcvinces in Can-
ada white, three provinces which had
granted suffrage during the last year.
The printer’s ink had hardly dried
until the women of British Columbia,
fourth province, had .a voice in the
government. Now I wish the Penn-
sylvania men had done as the men of
British Columbia, who voted two to
one in favor of the erfranchisement
of the women.
“Now can it be true that we women
of this great republic of ours are to
sit back and watch Canada and Great
Britain extend suffrage to their
women, waile the men of our land
sing ‘Land of the free and home of
the brave’ lustily ? Shall we watch the
women of all countries being enfran-
chised? What shall we do as a peo-
ple? There is not another country in
the world where women occupy the
same position as we do.
“Now about the suffrage plank in
the platforms: There is very little
difference between the Democratic
and Republicans, both stand for state
rights upon this question.
“We went to the Republican state
committee meeting last week and we
said to them: “What does a woman
suffrage plank in your national plat-
form mean?” It recognizes ithe right
of States to give suffrage. We went
begging of the state committee and
the state committee gave us a sub-
committee and said the sub-committee
would take it up. The sub-committee
said they had three things that they
would stand for. They forgot all oth-
er planks in the national platform,
rural credits, conservation, civil serv-
ice, the Monroe Doctrine and even
the woman suffrage plank. -
“So they forgot us, but impressed
upon us that they loved us so much,
and are so eager and so determined to
enfranchise the women of Pennsylva-
nia that they decided to say nothing
about the woman suffrage plank in
their state platform. We find them
so eager to love us and to serve us,
that we are beginning to question the
interest and sincerity of men.
“I have just come from West Vir-
vast audience, many of whom were |
standing, until the last moment; and |
1
that rarely do men speakers hold an
tion, presided at the meeting and in- ©
It was lifted |
The Idaho ;
a
ginia where the meetings have been
intensely enthusiastic and the women
are extremely hopeful that they will
win their fight for the ballot next
| month. If we are to believe the men
' to whom we have talked there can be
no doubt of the result.
“I am just as certain that the wom-
en of the entire country will be en-
+ franchised before long. I do not be-
lieve the American men, seeing the
men of other lands enfranchise their
! women, will any longer withhold this
| privilege and responsibility from us.
I predict that before many years all
i of us at last will be considered peo-
ple.”
| Preparing Foreigners for American
Citizenship.
The great nation-wide campaign in
' which the public schools of the coun-
i try, in co-cperation with the Bureau
| of Naturalization of the U. S. Depart-
! ment of Labor, are preparing foreign
born residents fcr the duties and re-
1 sponsibilities of citizenship, is receiv-
ing additional support daily. Belle-
fonte, which last year failed to pro-
; vide for the instructicn of its alien
population, has now joired this tre-
mendously important movement for
{ the betterment of civic conditions,
| both loyally and nationally, and re-
ports that night classes will soon be
established.
According to the Census of 1910
. the total population of Bellefonte was
{4,145 of which approximately 150
| were foreign born. The foreign born
whites of voting age numbered 78 of
which only 46 had been naturalized.
| Of the foreign born whites ten years
| of age and over 15 were classed as
illiterate.
In 1910 the total population of the
county of Centre was 43,424 of which
2,629 were foreign born. There were
1,403 foreign born whites of voting
age of which only 464 were natural-
ized, while 655 foreign born whites
ten years and over, were classed as
illiterate.
These figures indicated the pressing
need for alien instruction and the
movement has the cordial support of
public spirited citizens generally.
The Burcau of Naturalization will
assist in every way possible the pub-
lic school authorities of the United
States in this campaign for citizen-
ship preparedness. It will furnish a
textbook for the instruction of candi-
dates for citizenship and adult aliens
generally. Copies of “An OQutline
Course in Citizenship”, containing a
basis for a standard course in citizen-
| ship instruction, and a “Syllabus of
; the Naturalization Law,” both pre-
pared by the Bureau of Naturalization
as aids to teachers in explaining and
| answering questions on naturalization
. and citizenship, will also be universal-
ly distributed.
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| Interesting News of the P. O. S. of A.
i On Saturday evening, October 23th,
| the charter for the new Bellefonte
{Camp P. O. S. of A. will close and
| thereafter all men over fifty-five
| years of age will be unable to join.
The above evening will be quite an
i eventful one. A degree team selected
from members of the Alexandria
Commandery, of Altoona, and mem-
| bers of the State Executive committee
| from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Al-
| toona and Lock Haven will be here to
witness the work of the local team
and take part in the ceremonies inci-
dent with the closing of the eharter.
The Bellefente Czmp has secured the
Odd Fellows hall for the above occa-
sion and are expecting about four
hundred guests. If you have not en-
rolled asa member of the new Camp
and are thinking of deing so, do it be-
fore the 28th.
The new camp at Pleasant Gap will
be installed in the Fire Company hall
on the 25th. Over forty of the best
citizens in that community have
signed the charter application. Among
the officers are J. P. Eckels, Samuel
and Abner Noll, Wm. Haas, Ammon
and W. W. Kerstetter, Chas. Stitzer,
Wm. Hoover, W. M. Durkee, Samuel
Poorman and C. R. Flory. A com-
plete account will be furnished next
week including list of officers install-
ed.
On Monday evening in Wetzler’s
hall, from a list of about forty appli-
cants, the following officers were se-
lected for the Milesburg Camp, who
will be installed when the Camp will
be instituted next Monday evening;
the 23rd: President, E. C. McKinney:
vice president, C. F. Williams; past
President, Wm. Stanley; recording
secretary, H. T. Mann; finance secre-
tary, T. C. Sprankle; treasurer, Frank
Wetzler; chaplain, Rev. Pifer; M. of
F., M. F. Seyler; conductor, Dean
Shope; inspector, Roy Jones; guard,
A. P. Watson; trustees, Wm. Fulton,
Thos. Shope and J. W. Hall.
The officers for the new Camp at
Unionville have been elected, and the
Camp will be instituted Tuesday even-
ing, October 24th.
Buckwheat and Potatoes Short.
Harrisburg, Oct. 18.—Reports to
the State Department of Agriculture
show that the State’s buckwheat crop
this year will be less than 60 per cent.
of that of last year and that the po-
tato crop will not reach 70 per cent.
of that of 1915, largely due to weath-
er conditions. It is also reported
from many counties that the thresh-
ing of wheat does not show as many
bushels to the acre as last year in
some of the best wheat raising coun-
ties.
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