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ty, mem mn SUDDEN DEATH OF “THE GREAT COMMONER.” William Jennings Bryan Dies of Apoplexy at Dayton, Tenn. William Jennings Bryan, three times Presidential nominee of the Democratic party, and known the world over for his eloquence, died at Dayton, Tenn., on Sunday afternoon. The end came while the Great Com- moner was asleep and was attributed by physicians to apoplexy. He had retired to his room shortly after eat- ing a hearty luncheon, to take a short rest. Mrs. Bryan sent the family chauffeur, Jim McCartney, to wake him about 4:30 and it was discovered then that he was dead. Mr. Bryan was the leading attorney for the State in the now famous Scopes evolution trial which took place in Dayton, and his exertions in this celebrated case may have con- tributed to his death. According to reports Mr. Bryan partook of a hearty luncheon and shortly before retiring to his room to rest told Mrs. Bryan, who was with him at Dayton, that he never felt better in his life. Later, however, in- conversation with Sue Hicks, who was associated with him in the Scopes trial, Bryan complained of feeling ill, but passed it off with the remark that a few hour’s sleep would make him “fit as a fiddle.” As he re- tired to his room he said to Mrs. Bry- aan, “Better wake me up about four o’clock.” Mrs. Bryan returned to the porch and her paper, taking up a seat where her husband, as he lay in bed, was visible through a screen door. Fre- quently she would turn and look to see if he was all right. Mr. Bryan apparently slept sound- ly. Tiptoed visits of Mrs. Bryan to the door served only to strengthen her belief that her husband slept and was in reality, as he had so firmly protest- ed, “perfectly all right.” Shortly before 4 p. m., the cham- pion who had thrilled Dayton to ap- plause when he rose in the court room and plead that christianity should pre- vail, lay in his bed, still apparently asleep, and his wife turned to her pa- pers content that her husband had re- covered completely from his slight in- disposition. A few minutes after 4 o'clock, Mr. McCartney, Mr. Bryan’s chauffeur and personal attendant, entered Mr. Bry- an’s room and called him. He did not stir and Mr. McCartney shook him. “He didn’t awaken so I shook him again,” McCartney told the United News. “Then I placed my hand on his forehead to see if he was all right and he felt cold to my touch. 4] jerked the sheet aside and felt his face. It was cold, too. ‘His hands were cold and then I knew that he was dead. “Mrs. Bryan sat just outside the door reading and I called her. ‘Mrs. Bryan, I'm afraid something has hap- pened to Mr. Bryan,’ I told her. “She dropped her papers and her face went white. She knew he was goad before she came in and touched im. _ Physicians. were hastily . summoned and they pronounced the cause of death apoplexy, and gave it as their opinion that Mr. Bryan had been dead some forty or forty-five minutes. Mr. Bryan was only sixty-five years old but in the twenty-nine years he had been a national figure he had been three times nominated for President of the United States; he had dominat- ed a half dozen Democratic national conventions; his silver-tongued ora- tory had swayed multitudes in almost every State in the union; he talked at political gatherings, lectured in church pulpits and on the Chautauqua plat- form; he wrote half a dozen books and edited a newspaper, but the talk that gave him his break into public life was his “cross of gold” speech at the Democratic convention in Chicago in 1896 when he was first nominated for the Presidency. Mr. Bryan’s writings and lectures made of him a million- aire. He was born in Salem, Ill., on March 19th, 1860. His father was Silas Lil- lard Bryan, a native of Culpepper county, Virginia, a lawyer and judge. The son, after graduating from Illi- nois College in 1881 and Union Col- lege of Law, Chicago, in 1883, entered the law office of Lyman Trumbull, for- mer United States Senator. Subse- quently he removed to Jacksonville, 1il;, where he practiced law until 1887, when he settled in Lincoln, Neb. "During the Presidential campaign of 1888 young Bryan’s speeches in be- half of the Democratic ticket attract- ed attention and in 1890 he accepted a nomination for Congress in the First Nebraska district, a Republican stronghold, “because no one else would have it,” he said, since it was believed no Democrat could win. He was elect- ed and served from 1891 until 1895. He was made a member of the im- portant Ways and Means committee in his first term. The first nomination of Mr. Bryan for the Presidency of the Democratic National convention in Chicago on July 10, 1896, has since been charac- terized as one of the “miracles” of American polities. The “Watchman” cannot devote the space to give in detail the biography of Mr. Bryan, but chronologically the hign spots in his career are as fol- OWS: 1860—Born at Salem, Ill. : 1881—Graduated from Illinois Col- ege. 138 Married Mary Baird, of Per- ry, Ill. 1887—Moved to Lincoln, Neb, 1890—Elected to Congress. 1894—Defeated for Senate by Thurston. 1896—Nominated for Presidency and defeated by William McKinley. 1898—Raised the Third Nebraska Volunteers and served as colonel of that regiment in this country through- out the Spanish-American war. 1900—Again defeated for Presiden- cy by McKinley. 1901—Started “The Commoner” at Lincoln. 1904—Saw defeat of Alton B, Par- ker by Theodore Roosevelt. 1906—Toured around the world. 1908—Defeated for Presidency by William H. Taft. 1912—Secured the Democratic nom- ee 2" tr mre om pm mre em WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. (As he looked when he first ran for Pres- ident in 1896.) ination for Woodrow Wilson at the Baltimore convention. ; 1913-15—Served as Secretary of State in the Wilson cabinet but re- signed after differences of opinion witn the President. 1916—Woodrow Wilson delegate at the Democratic National convention in St. Louis. 1920—A delegate by proxy to the Democratic convention in San Fran- cisco, he was unsuccessful in introduc- ing a dry plank in the Democratic platform. 1924—As a delegate from Florida at the Democratic convention in New York he secured the vice Presidential nomination for his brother, Charles Bryan. 1925—Chief advisory counsel for the State of Tennessee in its case against John T. Scopes in Dayton, Tenn. July 26, 1925—Died at Dayton. Following are the issues Bryan stood for year after year as a leader of the Democratic party. 1894—A graduated income tax. Federal licenses for corporations. Government operation of telegraphs and telephones. A double monetary standard. Tariff for revenue only. Popular election of Senators. The President to be ineligible for re-election. Majority vote to over-ride a Presi- dential veto. Popular election of all Federal judges. A three-fourths jury verdict in all civil cases. The initiative and referendum. 1896—F'ree silver. 1900—Anti-imperialism—No nies for the United States. ~ 1906—Government ownership and operation of railroads. The eight-hour day. 1907—Government National bank deposits. _-A. postal.savings bank... . 1908—Annihilation of trusts. 1911—Prohibition. Publicity for campaign contribu- tions. : World peace by international arbi- tration. 1915—A referendum on war. Time won for Bryan quite a few of these issues. Others still are issues. Some are dead beyond recall. Mr. Bryan’s family consists of his wife, two daughters and a son, name- ly: Mrs. Richard Hargreaves, Wil- liam Jennings Jr., and Mrs. Ruth Ow- en, wife of a British army officer. He also leaves one brother and a sister, both living in Nebraska. The remains were taken from Day- ton, Tenn., to Washington, D. C., where funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon, and burial be made in the Arlington cemetery. Details of the funeral ceremony are still to be determined, but it is prob- able that a simple service will be held at some Presbyterian church in the capital. It is not likely that the body will lie in state in any public building, nor that military ceremonies will accom- pany its entombment. colo- guarantee of ) —Get your job work done here. ST NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OR SALE.—Four rugs and kitchen range. Inquire of Sim Baum, Bellefonte. 70-30-tf ANTED.—Temporary or permanent WwW home in protestant family for pleasant eight year old orphan girl and boy. For name and particulars please Write P. O. Box 202 Bellefonte. 70-30-3t P young man desires position of clerical-stenographic nature. Grad- uate Spencerian business college, Cleve- land. Age 36 years. Single, steady work- er. Willing to accept position as an order- ly in hospital, work in a dairy or restau- rant. Willing to do anything. Address “X,” care this office. 70-29-4t* N on the 14th da¥ of July, 1925, the State College Billiard and Bowling Company, a corporation, filed in the Court of Common Pleas for Centre County its pe- tition praying for a decree of dissolution, and that a hearing upon said application for dissolution has been fixed by said court for the 10th day of August, 1925, at ten o'clock a. m., when and where all persons interested may attend and show cause against the granting of the prayer of the said petitioner, if they so desire. OSITION WANTED. Protestant OTICE.—Notice is by given that ORVIS & ZERBY, 70-28-3t Solicitors for Petitioner. UDITOR’S NOTICE.—Estate of Mary C. Fisher, late of Centre Hall Bor- ough, deceased. The undersigned, an Auditor appointed by the Orphans’ Court of Centre county. Pennsylvania, to hear and pass upon the exceptions filed to the First and Final Ac- count of Frank M. Fisher, Executor of, etc, of the above named decedent, to re- state said account if necessary, and to make distribution of the funds in the hands of the Executor to and among those legally entitled thereto, will atiend to the duties of his appointment at the office of Blanchard & Blanchard, Temple Court, Bellefonte, Pa., on Tuesday, August 18th, 1925, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, when and where all parties interested are requir- ed to present their claims before the said Auditor or be debarred from coming in for a share of the said fund. JOHN BLANCHARD, 70-28-3t Auditor. —— NEW ADVERTISEM ‘ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OTICE.—In the case of W. L. Tehean, Libellant, vs. Ethel A. Tehean, Re- spondent. In the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, No. 78, February Term, 1925. Mrs. Ethel A. Tehean, Dear Madam: Please take protice that I have been ap- pointed master to take testimony in the above case, and that I shall hold a meeting for the purpou«s of my appointment on Saturday, August 15th, 1925, at 10 a. m. o'clock in my offices, 20 and 21 Crider’s Ex- change Bldg. Bellefonte, Centre county, Pennsylvania, at which time and place you are requested to attend. W. G. RUNKLE, Master. 70-29-3t HARTER NOTICE.—Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, the 5th day of August, A. D. 1925, at 10 o'clock a. m., under the pro- visions of the Incorporation Act of 1874 and its supplements, for a charter of an intended corporation to be called the “JOTA ALPHA CHAPTER of the THETA UPSILON OMEGA FRATERNITY,” situ- ate in the borough of State College, coun- ty of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, for the purposes to acquire and maintain a home for its niembers, promote moral and social culture, build up an Association for mutual assistance in education, friend- ship and fidelity, and to exercise all the right of ownership of, to, in and over real estate and personal property which is con- ferred by the said Act and supplements thereto. The application for said charter is filed in the Prothonotary’s office of Cen- tre county at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and entered to No. 201 May Term, 1925. D. LLOYD CLAYCOMB, 70-28-3t Solicitor. HERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of a writ of Alias Levari Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, Pennsylvania, and to me directed, there will be exposed to public sale at. the Court House, in the borough of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1925, at 1:30 p. m. the following described real estate to wit: : : ; All that certain lot of ground situate in’ the township of Rush, county of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: On the North by the public road 140 feet in width; on the East by School property extending back 314 feet; on the South by lands of John Miller, 140 feet in width, and on the West by the Creek 314 feet. Being the same premises as were sold and conveyed Zyupko by Michael J. Gorman, Adminis- trator d. b. n. ¢. t. a. of Peter R. Gorman deceased, by deed dated July 6th, 1916, and recorded at Bellefonte, Pa., in Deed Book Volume 119 at page 543 as by reference thereto being had will more fully and at large appear. Thereon erected a dwelling house and other outbuildings. Seized, levied upon, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Mike Zyupko. Terms of Sale.—No deed will be ac- knowledged until the purchase money is paid in full. BE. R. TAYLOR, Sheriff. Sheriff’s Office, Bellefonte, Pa., § 70-28-3t July 7th, 1925. N In accordance with an Act of As- sembly, known as the Uniform Primaries Act, approved July 12th, 1913, and supplements thereto, notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held —Tuesday, September 15th, 1925, at which time the polls will be open from 7 o'clock a. m. to 7 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 1925: State Offices. One Judge of the Superior Court. One Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. County Offices. One District Attorney. Two Jury Commissioners. Township, Precinct, Borough and Ward Offices. Each political party is entitled to nom- inate candidates for the following offices: Judge of Election. Inspectors of Election. Constable. Overseers of Poor. Auditors. Supervisors. School Directors. Councilmen. High Constable. Justice of the Peace. Also all other Township and Borough offices which have become vacant by res- ignation or otherwise, or where appoint- ments have been made which will expire in December, 1925. Notice is also given that petitions to have the names of candidates printed up- on the ballots for the Township. Precinct, Borough and Ward offices, for which nom- inations are to be made, must be filed in the office of the County Commissioners at Bellefonte on or before August 18th, 1925. JOHN S. SPEARLY, JAMES W. SWABB, HARRY P. AUSTIN, Commissioners. OTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION.— Attest: 8. Claude Herr, Clerk. Bellefonte, Penna., July 20th, 1925. unto Mike, | OTICE Hayes Mary Letterman, Respondent. In the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, No. 187 May Term, 1925. To Mary Letterman, of Bellefonte, Centre county, Pa. ‘ You are hereby notified that the under- signed has been appointed Master in the action in absolute divorce brought by Franklin Hayes Letterman your husband, against you on the grounds of adultery. A hearing to take testimony of witnesses will be held at my office, 75 Temple Court Bldg., south Allegheny street, Bellefonte, Pa., on Saturday, the 15th day of August, 1925, at 10 o'clock a. m., at which meeting you are notified to appear in person or by counsel and produce such witnesses as you desire to have testify. W. D. ZERBY. 70-29-4t Master. A the School District of Ferguson township, Centre county, Pa. for the school year ending July 6th, 1925: IN DIVORCE. — Franklin Letterman, Libellant, vs. NNUAL AUDITORS’ REPORT—Of We hereby certify that we have exam- ined the above accounts and find them cor- rect, and that the securities of the officers of the Board are in accordance with law (Section 2613). A. L. BOWERSOX, J. C. GATES, July 6, 1925. 70-28-3t Auditors. Caldwell & Son Plumbing and Heating By Hot Water Vapor Steam Pipeless Furnaces Full Line of Pipe and Fit- tings and Mill Supplies All Sizes of Terra Coita Pipe and Fittings ESTIMATES 70-29-3t : Cheerfully and Promptly Furnished 60-16-tf Busy men now wear the strap watch When your hours are crowded with activity, it’s espécially important to keep track of passing time. That's why so many busy men wear the strap watch. Just 2 turn of the wrist, and the dial of*your strap watch gives you the time — instantly. For sports, of course, the strap watch is practically a necessity. But men are finding it equally convenient for general wear without a vest. If you do not yet enjoy the strap watch habit just drop in and examine our latest models from well-known manu- facturers, dressed in sturdy Wads- worth Cases. F.P. Blair & Son...Jewelers BELLEFONTE, PENNA. RECEIPTS. Bal. on hand July, 1924..... NES $ 2734 33 TAXES i4usiivennvnsnss cies sivinsisvens 11912 60 Non-resident tuition ............. 81 State appropriations .............. 6248 00 Other receipts v...ccevvoreensssinse 85 48 Total receipts......... $21061 41 EXPENDITURES. General Control, (A) NECTEIATY .coevcvvesnrosssssesernns $ 100 00 TTYEABUTEL cv vvcersiresvroaraes . 7% 00 Tax Collector ...........oosverveee 486 59 AGIOS ......c0rrcversssccasvasnes 6 00 Compulsory Edu. and Census..... 30. 00 Other expenses .......eeeeveeneene 57 71 Potles.cviienaias $ 755 30 ‘ Instruction (B) Salaries of Teachers ............. 8906 00 Text BOOKS ....rsvtvecosssonvaree 329 20 Supplies ..... .cccviiiindiisinens, 350 27 Other expenses .e...eeeeseessseses 2689 39 Total... ....i......0 $12275 86 Auxiliary Agencies (C) Transportation “.i.:....ivovevaesee $ 602 00 Institute, lectures, etc............. 240 00 Totaliseerresreess: $ 842 00 Operation (D) Water ........» Ses udebnlivne cesium $ 3 Wages of janitors .............e00 = 7 Yuel c...... sans adie eis Sadie e 480 10 Janitors’ supplies ...........00000 19 50 Other eXpenses ...ccceeseeessonees 14 88 Total... .....s 0... $ 590 18 Maintenance (E) Repairs .c.oviecincssscionn Sebleh a nleis $ 80179 Fixed Charges (F) State Retirement Board ..........$ 184 59 INSATANCE ceeeverceicsnseinerss . 71 36 otal, eveevicr sreess 50 95 Total of all payments . BCD, BF G H)........ $15521 08 Bal. on hand July 6, 1925......... $ 5540 33 WEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ARMS AND PROPERTY—Wanted Everywhere. 3% Commission. Write for Blank. Smith Farm Agency, 1407 W. York St., Philadelephia, Pa. 70-11-1 yr. XECUTOR’S NOTICE.—The under- signed executor of the last will and testament of Frank McClain, de- ceased, of Bellefonte, Pa., hereby notifies all persons having claims against the es- tate of decedent to present them, properly certified, for settlement and those knowing themselves indebted thereto to make im- mediate payment. JAMES A. McCLAIN, Executor, 70-28-6t Spangler, Pa. IMBER LAND FOR SALE.—50 acres of Timber and Ore Land in Marion township, Centre county. Address Mrs. P. McCaffrey, Executrix Estate of P. McCaffrey, Lock Haven, Pa. 70-28-4t EE ENE RT SR RR IN IRS, Insure your Farm Property Farmers. You are filling your barns with the results of a year’s labor. Is it covered with insur- ance? I am writing Insurance on Farm Property and Crops at a Reduced Rate. 70-28-8t* J. M. KEICHLINE. IRA D. GARMAN JEWELER 101 Seuth Eleventh Bt. PHILADELPHIA. Have Your Diamonds Reset in Platinum 64-34-tf EXCLUSIVE EMBLEM JEWELRY — Subscribe for the “Watchman.” Scenic Theatre Weeks-Ahead Program SATURDAY, AUGUST 1: “BAD COMPANY,” starring MADGE KENNEDY and CONWAY TEARLE. An actress determines to save her brether from an undesirable marriage with an adventuress, turns thief and steals a ring from a lawyer's home. reel comedy, “Puzzled by Crossword.” Also, 2 MONDAY, AUGUST 3: “A FOOL AND HIS MONEY,” with MADGE BELLAMY. The story re- volves around the purchase of a castle in a fictional European country by a newly rich young American writer. Also, Pathe News and Esop’s Fables. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 AND 5: “THE MARRIAGE WHEEL,” with CORINNE GRIFFITH, KENNETH HARLAN, NITA NALDI and HARRISON FORD. showing girl rushing into matrimony with a gay youth. Regrets the mar- riage after being satisfied with the fast life. restored to health and finds ultimate happiness. Comedy. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6: “THE RUFFNECK,” headed by GEORGE O'BRIAN. A very clever, strong melodrama with fast action. Many fights and many picturesque scenes of Also, Pathe News and Review. the South Sea islands. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7: TELLEGEN. “AFTER BUSINESS HOURS,” with ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN and LON A screen drama with the spirit of the younger generation, blase, cynical, childish, ever young, ever gay, intoxicating, craving the wine of life and adventure. A photoplay that will hold your attention from the opening to the closing scene. Also, the 8th episode of that wonderful serial, “THE GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY.” Drama of the jazz age Tries to kill herself but is Also, good 2 reel Pathe Toney, the wonder horse. laughs and screams galore. MOOSE TEMPLE THEATRE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 31 AND AUGUST 1: TOM MIX in “OH, YOU TONEY!” FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 AND 8: Introducing “ME” with DOUGLASS McLEAN. One of Mix’s greatest pictures, with A great farce comedy, with : Par “ae ee “ v ae Hazel on Whittall Rugs is Still On and will Continue Until August. 15 lower grade. 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