v OL. LXXIX. PERNICIOUS TEACHING. Citizens who still cherish the old fashioned doctrine that the Federal Government should have no more power than is necessary for maintain- ing the Union of States. have read with a feeling akin to dismay the President's drastic suggestions of Federal control over all the affairs of the people. There is scarcely a paseage in this long message from beginning to end that does not breathe the spirit of imperialism. With studied care its author refrains from mentioning the States execpt to disparage their gov- ernments or attack their rights. While the character of the message is uni- versally recognized, some of the sup- porters of the Administration avoid its discussion, and others hail it with approval in that it jumps with their notions and predilections in behalf of what they call a *““strong' Govern- ment. As a matter of fact, to use a favorite phrase of the President, the Constita- tion and Uuvion are not to his liking. If he had his own way he would make a clean sheet of the Constitution, write into it bis ideals of government as plainly revealed in bis message. Is] this an exaggeration? Read the passage in which he proposes to sull further extend the control of the Federal Government over the great | corporations, so that there would be | no room for the exercise of the powers | of the States. With the consumma- tion of this policy the Anti-Trust laws of the several States would become a | mere nullity, and the States them- | selves would lie helpless ut the feet of | the Federal Government and the cor- | porations. Not content with this enormous) stretch of Federal power, the President | proposes that the Federal Governmeut | shall regulate the hours of labor and | interfere with the relations of employ- er and employe as well as with the more intimate relations of b usband | and wife, He wants a uniform divorce | law for New Eugiand and South Caruliua, for California and Lilinois, | without regard to thelr different social | customs and opinioups. He would | confer on the Federal Government | power to levy progressive taxes on iu -l heritances and incomes, thus depriv- | ing the States of a pecessary source of | reveuue. To reduce this imperial] system to its last stage of puerility, its fo i i i author suggests that the Federal Gov-| ernment should establi- hi, if possible, shooting galleries in our public schools, | He taxes his iogenuity occasions for Federal interference with | to discover | the affairs «f the people, and expresses | his regret tnat the Constitution is sn | obstacle to the early realization of the system. On this account the message is Lhe most amazing document that was ever | issued from the Presidential cffice. A | professed temcher of political ethines | seeks to weaken the respect of the | people for State and local governments | and to put all their dependence on the | arm of Federal power. Under the | system as defined in the message those | free institutions upon which the Re- | public is founded would be utterly | destroyed, aud the States would be-| come merely the outlying depen- dencies of a centraliz d government | that in its turn would fall foto im- potency and anarchy. i | : i a ———— Judge Grosscup’s suggestion that the | President's tuessage wus s crazy-quilt | performance was un ceulrs shot, The | whole course of Federal administration i since Theodore Rous: veit was sudden ly thrust into the foreground has been a series of sudden shifts. Tue Philadel. phia Press cails the coustantly recur. ring Cabinet changes “a movable feast,”’ and reflectively justifies the al- legation by adding: “He has had four Becretaries of the Navy sud Is now to have the fifth. He bas had four Postmasters General and the fifth is soon to appear. With the change about to be made he will have had three Becretaries of Commerce in an office which has existed only three years.” And yet, despite this insta- bility, which puts at defiance all the canons based upon common exper- fence, either in affairs of church or state, the Rough Rider keeps his hold upon the public regard, His vagaries, condemned today, are forgives him tomorrow. The President's recommendation to establish shooting galleries in public schools would doubtless add to the business of the undertakers. A few extra messages on *‘ race death '’ would more than make up for the loss in population by earrying out this simple, foolish recommendation that all chil dren should learn to shoot to kill, —————— A —— The latter part of last week the first installment of winter weather was re- ~ gelved at Centre Hall. There are more Rowes in 160 upper Hall than e HUYAN'S VIEWS UN MESSAGE, Finds Much That is Good and Mach Bad in It Commenting on President Roose velt's message, Col. W. J. Bryan said there was much that was good and much that was bad in it, but it may be regarded as the President's most im- portant paper. Mr. Bryan says “The message contains much that is Democratic and for which the general public may well thank bim. It con- taine some things that ought to arouse severe criticism. The President boldly appropriates some of the doctrines which the Democrats have been ad- and, on the other hand, he announces some doctrines which are #0 absurd as to excite amusement if the suggestions came from a less prom- inent source. In some cases he takes advanced ground ; in some cases he retreats from ground already taken.” Mr. Bryan complains that what the President says on Government by in- 1 not be satisfactory to the laboring men or to those who respect the right of trial by jury. The Presi- dent’s stand on child labor, the Eight hour law snd the right of the people voeating, 1dge is recommended, On President Reosevelt’s reference to the Japsuese question Mr. Bryan says : “ He pays a deserved tribute to the progress of the Japanese nation and { Cofigress to protect the treaty rights of | foreigners. That there should be such legislation csnpot be generally dis puted, but a great deal depends upon Finally Mr. Bryan deplores what he calls the President's war-like attitude, He says : ‘* He speaks of the navy as the surest | guarantor of peace which this country Shame upon the Chief Ex- «cutive, that be should plac: of brute force above the ip (eRe ases an instru- | ment nation’s of justice as a guarantor of peace, t is not necessary that the whole na. tion shall he keyed up all the time to the fighting point.’ ense ————— i — A Heoith's Thenire, Keith's Chestnut Theatre, Philade!phia, has a most varied and { pleasing bill of luternstional this week. First comes Niklas zonyi's Hungarian boys Hussar band. Chis is the first American Hireel Kens Fehils Appearance classic is the and grand This Cressy aud popular selections, week of Will ra comedy of New Eogiand Fhree La Maze brothers, European knockabout artists ; Lilliamm Le Roy, smong those who complete the bill, of school girls give a surprise Bailey and Austin, * two Ameri constitute the extra rollicking cat beanies” ad fed attraction, The borough council held a special meeting Monday night at which a comiuittee of the fire company repre ented that that department needed additional fire-fighting apparatus. Aft- er some deliberation a motion was re- corded to appoint a commitiee to cor- | reepond with fire-chiefs with a view of ascertaining the best make of fire hose, Other business transacted was the psyment of various bills, i > Communion at Salem Church, Rev. D. Gresa will hold communion services iu the Balem Reformed church, Penn Hall, Sunday, 2.30 p m. Braparatory services, Saturday after- noon st 2 o'clock. mim————————— Rabersburg, Willis Weber, who has been working at Pittsburg, returned home last Tues- day and is on the sick list, Mra, Clara Wate and sister, Miss Emma Sholl, left on Monday for Mid- dletown, Counecticut, where they will visit their sister, Lizzie, Mrs. Th ‘mas Gramley, of Altoona, visited relatives here, Mr, and Mrs, D. F, Luse, of Centre Hall, spent several days Inst week in town, guesta of Jacob Gephart and Heott Stover. Mrs. Jared Kreamer, who for the past month has been nursing her daughter, Mrs. Bolly, near Philadel. phia, returned home last Wednesday, Mrs. Bolly has fally recovered from her illness, Dr. G. W. Hosterman, of Centre Hall, Thursday, spent some time in Rebersburg. Charles Bull acd Mervin Kunhs have dissolved partoership., Mr, Kunhs will retire and Mr. Bmull will continue in the mercantile business, The members of the Lutheran Sun tertainment in their church, Christe mas eve, Miss Any Brover ls spending the HALL. PA. NOVEMBER COURT. Commonwealth Cases Honrd, and Verdicts | by the Jury. Sarah A. Nyman vs. Robert Cooke, Jr., being a feigned issue. This case grows out of an execution issued by the defendant against A. B. Nyman, the husband of the plaintiff, and levy- ing upon the personal property in the possession of A. B. Nyman, which property was claimed by the wife, this plaintiff. An issue was subsequently framed to try the title to this property, whether the same belonged to Mrs Nyman or Mr. Nyman. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff, subject to the question of law reserved by the court. Daniel T. Meyer vs. Rush township This is a trespass and grows out of an accident occurring to the plaintiff on one of the roads of Rush township, January 13th. The plaintiff is a liveryman, and was employed to take wedding party to Osceola. The road was icy and dangerous, being very narrow and no guard rails, When crossing this narrow road the eab which plaintift was driving slip- ped off the road down over a bank, and the plaintiff was Verdict in favor of plaintift for $60 00, subject to the question of law reserved, Lauderbach-Bsrber Company, in corporated, va. J. G. Platt and G. CO. Bhowalter, who survive H. K. Grant, being an assumpsit and ser. vice by the sheriff, the summons being served on GG. C. Bhowslter only, and not upon J. G. Platt. This is an action on a note, and verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $2734.77. A decree was made dividing Curtin township into two election precinets, namely, the northern and southern precinets. The election board which Ww Curtin township board was appointed as the election board for the precioet, and Asa Nelson judge, J. A. Mann sod Frank Daley inspectors for the northern precinet. Edward Robb was sppointed Regis- tration Assessor for the southern pre. cinet, and George Bixel for the 5 deceased, as the southern northern. Court adjourned Wednesday morn- Ng. m———————— From Lansdowne, The following note was received from J. Frank Rearick, of Lansdowne, a Philadelphia suburb. Mr. Rearick was formerly from Bpring Mills. He writes : * * * The Reporter reaches us regularly sod scquaints us with many iocideuts barely possible to learn in any other way of people and sur- former home; let me ssstire you it is appreciated. Like new location quite well, is place of over 5,000, no factories, clean streets, cement walks, school and church privileges the best, six miles from city hall, many building opera- in progress all the time aud class houses the best with steam and trolley service in every direction. We are pleased with place, people and sur- roundings and consider it an ideal place for residence. ms A— A —— From MeConnell, HL J. H. Jordan, of McConnell, Illinois, foruerly of Potter township, after making arrangements, under date of December 3, for a seven on his label, states that the farmers in his section are about through with the corn crop, and that it was a fine one. Bome fall plowing was done through the fine weather in November. The fall grain looks good. Cattle are grazing in the fields, aud are in flue condition. The following are the market quotations : Wheat, 65¢ ; varley, 85¢; corn, 88¢; onta, 27c ; bogs, $5.75 ; eggs, 2c; buts ter, 30¢ ; hay, $12.00. ss A fp A Growing Buasioess, From a small beginning the Yeager Swing Manufacturing Company has developed until it is becoming one of the important industries in the county seat of Centre county. The plant has been shifting its shops from oue point to another until finally definite plans are now being executed, with the result that a large brick structure, 50x200 feet, is being erected for a permanent factory, The members of this firm are Harry Yeager, Thomas J. Baxton, and Elmer E. Davis, all young, energetio men, tions Donations for Hospital, The Ladies Centre Hall Auxiliary to the Bellefonte Hospital se nt the fol lowing donations: Glasses Jelly, 82; pint jars fruit, 9; quart jars fruit and pickles, 48 ; two-quart jars fruit and { pickles, 5 ; sugar, 10 lbs. ; apples, 1} bushels ; potatoes, 8 bushels; rolled oats, one box ; cornstarch, one pack ; coffee, one Ib. ; dried corn, apples and beans ; beets, squash; cabbage, 6 A i fel ng service, $3.60, = INCIDENTS OF 1870, Local Items Taken from the Centre He porter of Interest to 1906 Readers, [ Note: The apelling of proper names 1s the same as found in the files of the Reporter. 1 APRIL 17—Dr. P. Nefl, in falling down a pair of stairs at Mrs. Miller's, broke a rib and received other slight injuries, G. W. Keene and John Btover, of Penn township, left for Kansas. C. E. Finkle, of Greenbrier, Penn township, left for Bloomsburg to at. tend the State Normal school. Mrs. John Lingle, of Potters Mills, was thrown from a wagon, breaking one of her legs above the ankle. APRIL 24—'Bquire John Bbannon moved his office to the second floor of the bank building. Duncan & Bon have opened a store in Bpring Mills, at the old Duncan stand, George Miller, formerly landlord at the Old Fort, takes charge of the Bpring Mills hotel, John Miller has resigned his posi. tion as clerk in the clothing store of Isaac Guggenheimer & Company, in this place, and will go into the lumber business, Bruce 8B. Lingle will suc. ceed him in the clothing store, The store of Wm. J. Thompson, at Potters Mills, was entirely destroyed by fire Bunday night, There was an insurance of $1000 on the house and $2000 on the goods, MAY 1-The sherifl’s office and pro- thonotary’s office are now connected by telephone, By falling through a hatch hole ip a barn, Miss Mollie Campbell, of Fergu- son township, was seriously injured, The Millbeim and Coburn turnpike company hss been organized. The township of Penn turned the road over free of cost, Watchmaker John Q. A. Kennedy has moved into the old bank building, May 8—Judge Frank's store, at Re- bersburg, was recently robbed of $15.00 in cash, and $10 80 in goods. Entrance was made through the transom. Peter Yearick, of Miles township, sustained a serious injury to his knee cap, and physicians think the result may be quite serious. He was in the woods felling trees when the accident happened. Will Keller and J. C. place for the west. Spring Mille—Jacob Frederick has the carpenters at work on his new house . . J. N. Leitzel is remodeling his dwelling . . Daniel Ripka has pur- chased a lot from Mr. Grenoble and intends erecting a dwelling . . Rumor bas it that Spring Mills is to have a second hotel, Alfred Durst and William Neff left for Kansas. John Foreman and Reed Alexander also think of going. Married—April 10, Daniel Fleisher, of Centre Hall, and Miss Mary A. Bhirk, of Potters Mills. . . April 10, John Foituey, of Boalsburg, and Miss Li. J. Danley, of Pine Grove Mills. . April 15, Abram F. Markle and Miss Emma McElroy, all of College town- ship. . . April 15, H. J. Boyer and Miss Josephine Tomlinson, both of Aaronsburg . . . April 80, in Phila. delphia, Henry Yearick, formerly of Aaronsburg, and Miss Jennie, dsugh- ter of Col. H. B. Gross, formerly of Asaronsburg. —————— —— ——————————. Transfer of Real Estate Dora E. Fisher to Hannah Iddings, Mar. 12, 1909 ; J. M. Rearick to Henry F. Bitner, Mar, 31, 1006 ; 145 acres, 108 perches in Potter twp. $4,660, Bertha Grannis to Dora Solomon, Mar, 21, 1906 ; lot in Rush twp. $20, Andrew Sommerville to O. L. Schoonover, Mar. 10, 1906; premises in Rush twp. $1,300. William Frear, et, ux., to trustees of Gamma Phi chapter of the G:mma Delta fraternity, Nov, 19, 1906 ; lot in State College. $350, Bamuel Gray's heirs to Gray's Ceme- tery Association, May 22 1906; 171 acres, 45 perches in Patton twp, $160.77. Peter Robb, Jr., to Harry Young, July 19, 1906 ; 2 tracts in all—14 acres, 20 perehss In Curtin twp, $300. Lleanor H. De Giranta to Wm. M. Melick, Sept. 28, 1906 ; premises in Philipsburg. $2,075, Frank McCoy, et. ux., to Jacob E, Armbruster——1006 ; 2 tracts of land containing 80 acres, 20 perches in Walker twp. $1,200, James Eckenroth to Dorsey Ecken. roth, Mar, 26, 1006; lot in Spring twp. $50. Frank P. Irwin to Anos Margaret Waple, April 30, 1006 ; lot in Philips- burg. $660. J. Edward Dunham, et. ux., to J. Howard Lingle, Nov, 28, 1906 ; lot in Bellefonte. $75. Harry J. Patterson, ot. ux. to ke | trustees of the Gamma Phi chapter of the Gamma Delta fraternity, Nov, 17, 1906 ; lot In State College. $300. Dale left this 13. 3, 1906. THREE MEN KILLED | iad Lime Quarry at Bellefonte Friday Aft ernoon—Burlied Under Twenty-five Feet of Rocks, An immense landslide occurred Quarry No. 2 of the American and Btone Company’s plant, fonte, Friday afternoon, causing denth of three Hungarians—two broth- ers, Bleve and George Bovoneas and Hteve Binicoe. fl side of the quarry, when without a moment's warning whole west side of the quarry opposite where the ovnfortunate men working came crashing down. believed that Bteve Bovonca saw stone coming and ran up the side the steep ledge to escape from it. comrades, who were further had no chance to escape and probably killed instantly. It jE aown, men were alone in the quarry. to the hospital it was found that left leg was crushed to the knee, his right hip and leg broken crushed. He died at six o'clock. i sands of tons of stone and dirt, work was at once begun to their bodies. Bleve Bovoncs was had accumulated several dollars, He and his wife kept a board- ing house, married, = thotiegt LOU ER!T — The Electric Air Line. railroad now under contract struction or in immediate in the United States, the of Reviews in a recent issue says : One new project looms up in truz line territory. It is an electric way, projected by no less a personuags than Joseph Ramsey, Jr, late dent of the Wabash Railroad. It i announced under the name for It is to be, say the announcements, double-track, high-speed electric enger and freight railway. Mr. sey announces farther that he h the project. Ou the face of iL the r ooks like the dream of an ent Jr., is no dreamer, he is, in the judgment of many, most able constructive railway man in the east. sACALS, Mrs. J. Fred Kurtz, of Lewisburg, last week was the guest of Miss § Van Pelt, If you expect to take a Christinas vacation, tell the Reporter about it. Don’t be timid. If everyone was clam-mouthed there would have to be more guessing than ever, After an absence of several months, Mrs. Mary Shoop is home again, visited Lewistown, Harrisburg and Washington, D. C. Bhe found the Iatter city especially attractive, Upon their arrival in Pine Grove Mills, last week, Rev. Ralph Berg- stressor and bride were given an elaborate reception. The Woman's Missionary Society was at the head of the movement, Farmer Newton Yarnel, of near Linden Hall, last week sold two colts to Mr. Bair, of Bmullton, for $1580 each. They were three years old, and had never had a bit in their mouths, Yarnel raises good horses, and gets good prices. How about the Christsias service in the Bunday schools? A Christmas service, true to its meaning, is one of the muwt instructive and impressive sermons that can be delivered. The strictly religious Christmas service is hailed with delight by every one. The farmer says: Grain flelds are looking unusually promising in Penns Valley. . . . Pasture has been holdicg out better than for some yeais ; there are many flelds thickly covered with green grass. ... The corn crop is about all housed. There is ie dbubt but that next year the power. husker will play an important part in die posing of the crop, especially if t crop leas good as this year. . , is bringing a better price than it fhe for a number of years. Dealers ¢la the high price is due to shortage of freight cars, which retards shipments from the west Hay in Illinois is quoted at over $12.0, which would i «dieate that not all the advance in price can be attributed to lack of rail road facilities, . . . Hoge remain in good demand, and are very sofroe. . Sheep are bringing top prices. The selling price of sheep and hogs depends much on the SuEY of Se dnliee to put on the price. . . . Apples are barely worth as much today as they Yor ie she NO, ®, [Tow AND COUNTY NEWS, | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. An evening school for working boys was established at the Y. M. C, A. mite, Attorney Kline Woodring is suffer- ing from an aflection of the eyes, and for some days was unable to attend to | business, 13 Bellef At their Mill plants, the Hall and Lewistown Manns annually manufac. one million eighty thou- uit of a sudden stroke of pa- Mrs. Fannie Frantz, aged al. ‘ighty years, of Tylersville, fell ie two ribs, and Mrs. William MeClellan, fonte, have snnounced g ( December 18 ) i Mr. Bellef of the wed- of their daugh- y Margaret, to Jesse B., Yarnell, 0 new telephone operators have in Millheim, Miss Me yor r in the Bell exe hange and : Beaver in the Commer- appointed Green has decided not to con- ion of Harry Alvin Hall, judge-elect, in the ton-Cameron-Klk judicial distriet. #5100, ratic I’. Frank is back to Harris- , after having been sat his for fa short sefore going to the capitol city, vizited at Bloomsburg. Rebersburg, th Zimmerman, mn school, teacher of has accepted of the Milesburg Paul Wetzel has been press nto service in the Bush Addition 1013 ig alship I'he changes in the time table of the vanis railroad, so for as it ef- local branch, are very slight. ug train leaves Centre Hall vl of 7.04, and the train ne minute later, ‘arali Tressler was a caller nd advertised ber home near I for rent, as will be observed column. Mrs, Tressler, her home, ex- 10 make a trip through the west. slie can rent al institute for the western { Penns Valley will be held burg, January 5. The pro- minitiee follows : H. C. Roth- H. B. Botten- A. Noll, W. H. ’ FP. Smithgall, I. Park, P. lel from a gun in the hands of ‘ole just grazed the chin of Bert Lhe two were out for rab- Coleville. Each saw the but they did not observe meh other until after the bullet made the ciose connection. WU Attorney Clement Dale, D. J. Meyer and G. Perry Gentzel have been ap- pointed by the court to view a private road from the Joseph Grossman farm to the public road, leading from Earlys- town to Nasseyville, The viewers will meet Saturday morning. The committee appointed at a meet- ing of the fire company to appear be- fore the council and make request for more efficient fire protection was in neil room Friday night, but failed to meet the members of that body. The meeting had been poste poned, Although improving Ammon Walk- er, of Rebersburg, as a result of a hunt. ing accident, is carrying at least three lead pellels—one in the arm, osa in he skull and another somewhers in the neck. The ball in the arm was lo- cated by the means of an X-ray ma- chine at the Lock Haven Normal School, but the other balls could not be discovered. The narrow guage road now being built from White Deer to Loganton for a lumber company is thought by some to be a part of the Readiog's scheme to secure an outlet to the Penn. sylvania soft coal fields. When the work on the new road was started of- ficers of the Reading were on hand di- recting that the road bed be made so it could be used for standard guage. The will of the late Gottlieb Haag, of Bellefoute, leaves to Harry Haag, of eo | Bellefonte, the Haag hotel, two double b | Houses ‘and a lot on Bishop street. To John C. Mulfinger, of Pleasant Gap, he leaves his interests in proper ties in that town. The personal prop- erty is divided equally between them with the exception of bequests of from $100 to $300 made to brothers and sisters, For the past ten days Mr. and Mrs, Adam Necse, of Mt, Pleasant Mills, have been among friends in and about the oot
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