VOL. LXXX.
9,
Charge in Prosecution to Be
hermostats— 1 o Be Star
Fraud in Failure to Furnish
ted By Todd—Whole List of
Completed.
Civil and eriminal suits will be
brought by Attorney General Todd
against those responsible for the State
Capitol scandal. A complete list of
those who will be named as defendants
will not be known until the inquiry is
completed, The Commission will
hold no more public sessions until aft-
er the Legislature adjourns, on May 16
As the Commission cannot finish its
work in time to report to the present
Legislature, as provided in the resolu-
tion creating that body, the investigat-
ors will send a report to the General
Assembly which will simply be an an-
nouncement that the inquiry is in-
complete and a request that its time
be extended indefinitely and that it be
authorized to make its report to Gov-
ernor Stuart when ready.
The suits will be based on the
mony showing that the contractor col-
lected from the State for 752 thermo-
stats and installed only 363, and on the
substitution of domestic for Baccarat
glass and an inferior glass for Tiffany
favrilee. John H. Banderson & Co,
general contractors for the furnishings;
Joseph M. Hustop, architect for the
Building Commission and the
Board of Grounds and Buildings, and
James H. Shumaker, former Superin-
tendent of Grounds and Buildings, are
among those involved in the scandal.
lest)
also
HARRIS' TESTIMONY GROUND FOR SUIT
The testimony also shows that while
the more elaborate of the $2 000,000
worth of lighting fixtures was to
mercurial gold, the bulk of those in.
stalled were merely lacquered, the lat-
ter process costing one-tenth the price
of the former. All these fixtures were
supplied to the State at a cost of $4 55
# per pound.”
Fhe Commission has brought
testimony to show the padding of bills
of sub-contractors to the principal con-
tractor in fitting up the attic at a cost
of $308,000, which were rendered to the
State by Payne and used as a basis of
payment.
The testimony of Frank G.
former State Treasurer, who
member of the Board of Grovads snd
Buildings by virtue of Lis office, will
be used as a basis for the civil proceed-
ings. Harris admitted on the witness
st» nd that the board has wilfully vio-
Isted the law in not specifying the
quantities needed, and also in not com-
whieh
be
out
Harris,
Was a
plying with the provision re
quires that no goods shall be purchased
for wore than the actual market price,
The reports of the experts,
will be made to the Commission before
the public hearings are resumes,
show that of
parquetry flooring, paivtiog aod deco-
rating sod other fittiogs were falsified
and that the cr utractor’s profit on
2.000.000 metallic furniture contract
was 500 per cent.
which
will
Lhe Inessurements Lhe
the
SANDERSON'S PROFIT $3 500 000,
It is estimoated that
profits on the $5,556,785 paid to him
by the Siate for the furnishings were
$3,500,000
Except for the melnilic furniture,
which was supplied by the Pennsylva-
nia Construction Company, of Mari-
etta, Nanderson was contractor for all
farnishiogs. Architect Huston was
paid a fee-of $180,000 by the Building |
Commission for designing the $9,000,
Sanderson's
written to the Commission offering to
testify whenever he may be wanted.
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Ohildren’s Pennles,
It is the child’s impulse to buy this,
that or the other thing if they happen
to have the pennies for it, more be-
cause they have the few pennies, and
do not really know the value of the
them, than because they really want
what they see. This should be rem-
edied, not by discouraging the invest-
ment of the pennies, but by pointing
out the cheap worthlessness of the
things of so little value as to be sold
for a few cents. Encourage them to
save their pennies for a better article,
and them to discriminate be-
tween the good and the worthless: the
error of dropping their pennies into a
slot machine instead of into a saving
bank. A good way to teach this lesson
to a child 1s to let it, now and then,
invest as it pleases, and
point out the weak spots in whut has
been bought, fhowing how much
superior an article costing, perhaps,
but a few cents more would be in that
particular. Home children are
born spendthrifts, and it seems im-
them to save any
teach
its savings
one
possible to teach
thing.
lS ———————
Late Hecoguition,
It need take nothing from the luster
of General Grant's fame to show that
contributed no small
share to the achievements of his dog-
character. In the
earlier years the war his terrible
hammering tactics in the Wilderness
circumstances
ged, indomitable
of
try. Nor was there an army fit to use
for so dreadful a campaign. For Grant's
success his predecessors, who failed or
dissppointed, all builded. To none
was he or the country more indebted
than General McClellan, whose
hands forged the weapon Grant at last
used =o effectively. The dedication of
Washington to this man
who made the first great army out of
the Nation's citizen soldiery is a fit-
ting of that truth that
there is enough for all Me
Clellan hss had to wait for his recog.
io
A statue at
recognition
honor
nition, but it is comiog to him now.
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Tristate Averages In North Ameriosn.
You in the Tristate
League. Next to knowing the scores
fthe game, you want a chance to find
a
are interested
how the men are hitting and fleld-
ing, the anelysis that explaing the
victories and de fonts
I'he Nor Amerigan
carries the complete batting and fleld-
Philadelphia th
we nverages on its Tristate page every
Munday PFhese averages are prepared
for The North American,
aud it is the only paper which has this
festure. You can keep track of your
favorii les, nnd MANY 8&0 argu-
ment by having these figures close at
hard, from week to week
expecially
aeltie
Foeir accuracy was established last
which the
fioal compilation paralleled the official
figures issued by President Carpenter,
one month after The North American
printed its flual figures for the season,
melissa
Keith's Theatre,
Ihe great German protean player,
vear hy the closeness with
INCIDENTS OF 18790,
Local Items Taken from the Centre He.
porter of Interest to 1907 Renders,
[ Note : The spelling of proper names 1s the same
as found in the filles or the Reporter.)
Beptember 25—The members of the
Cross church, Georges Valley, cele-
brated the hanging of a new bell in
the tower of that church, Baturday, by
holding a picnic at which there were
five or six hundred people. The bell
is a Meneeley pattern, weighs 613
pounds and cost $176. The Farmers
Mills band was in attendance, also the
pastor, Rev. W, KE. Fischer, and Revs,
Whitney, Miller and Wolf,
The general store of Associate Judge
Frank, at Rebersburg, was entered by
thieves and a number of boots, hats,
cloth, ete,, were stolen,
October 2—Rebeisburg has a daily
mail from Coburn.
Rev. Robinson has resigned as pas-
tor of the Presbyterian charge to accept
a call in Juniata county,
The new road from Aaronsburg to
Coburn station is open to the public.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wolf celebrated
their 25th marriage anniversary Fri-
day of last week. A novel feature was
the appearance of the bride and groom,
bridesmaid and groomsman dressed in
the same garments worn when the
couple were joined in holy wedlock.
Beptember 25th the great Granger
Picnic was held on Nittany Mountain.
The attendance was very large, ex-
ceeding any gathering in the county.
The chairman was George W. Camp-
bell. The speakers were Deputy L.
Rbouoe, Dr. James Caldar, Col. James
F. Weaver.
October 9—James Spangler, of near
Potters Mills, while assisting in re
pairing the bridge at Red Mill, had
his foot badly crushed by getting it
between a piece of timber and & stone
Dr. Nefl dressed Lhe injury.
October 16—-0On sccount of a bone
tumor having formed on the left arm
of Jacob Dinges, that member was
amputated above the elbow, The sur.
geons were Dr. P. Neff, Dr, C. B. Mus-
ser, Dr. Van Valzah and Dr. W. A.
Jacobs,
Monday evening the silver wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Murray was
celebrated. If cupid could always
make his matches so well, how many
more happy homes there would be,
and how golden it would prove in
celebrating the silver wedding,
Rev. J. H. Bhoemaker, pastor of the
Aaronsburg Reformed charge, resign.
ed to gu to Emporium, Kansas,
Jerome Moyer, of Miles township,
bad the middle floger of one of his
hands badly lacerated by being caught
in a cider mill. The fluger was am-
putated to avoid further complications.
The Centre Hall band gave their in-
struments and property into the hands
of a committee and disbanded,
Married—August 28 Samuel H.
Weaver, of Oak Hall, and Miss Ligzie
Campbell, of Linden Hall, , , Rep.
tember 8, Frederick W. Krumrine and
Miss Annie M. Garner, both of near
State College Beptember 10,
Charles A. Bturgis, formerly of Lewis.
burg, and Miss Bell Musser, of Mill-
heim August 28, Michael Zeigler,
of Walker, and Miss Rebeoca C. Gram.
ley, of Rebersburg (No date)
John 8B. Baumgardoer, of Centre Hill,
and Miss Francis H. Willow, of Cen-
tie Halli , October 8, Charles Year
ick, of Madisonburg, and Miss Jestie
C. Lohr, of Gregg township . , Des
tober 12, J. W. Ferer, of Boalsburg,
and Mrs. Barah Weber, of Haines
township , , October §, John Keesigle
and Miss Barbara Albright, both of
SNAKE SAVES BENEFACTORS LIFF.
Remarkable Story of Ophidian Gratitude
Comes out of Mifllin County,
The following snake story comes
from Armaugh township, Mifflin
county, and is good euough to retell,
When Edward Houghten, of that
place, was preparing late last fall to do
some threshing he discovered a black
snake coiled about the cylinder of the
machine, the reptile being exhausted
by its efforts to escape. Houghten
found that one spike of the cylinder
had passed entirely through the snake's
body and was holding it firmly to the
cylinder. The moment the machine
would start the helpless serpent would
be torn to pieces.
Houghten was never in love with a
snake and generally killed them
whenever he came In contact with
them, but the helpless condition of
this one appealed to his sympathies,
and he liberated it, forgetting the in-
cident and being none the wiser,
thought it bad probably died from its
injuries.
A few days ago he was working at |
some machinery, and just as a wrench
slipped from a bolt he was trying to
loosen and threw him to the ground,
be heard the warniog buzz of a rattler,
Upon looking up the prostrate man |
saw the venomous ophidian’s head
within a few inches of his face and
coiled ready to strike. He turned cold
with horror, but before he could move |
a muscle there was a swish through
the air from an opposite direction and ||
a large black snake twined itself in the
coils of the rattler. 4
a writhing, squirming mass. The bat-
tle was short but werrible, and in a re
markably short space of time the rat-
tier straightened out and gave up the
ghost, The bilacksnake made a
effort to reach Mr. Houghten's side,
but was too weak, and in a few mo-
ments had succumbed to injuries sus. ||
tained io the gombat. Upon turpiong
it over Houghten found that his!
ophidian preserver was the same snake
he had befriended six months before
the marks of the injury being plainly | (
visible,
I'he rattler was three feet six inches
long and had twelve rattles and & but- |=
ton. Upon skianing it, he found that |}
slmost every bone in its body was
broken. 1
Mr. Houghten will preserve the §
body of the blacksnake in aloohol as a
memento of his kinduess Lo the reptile
snd the latter's gratitude in which life | t
was the price paid.
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LOCALS,
The loafer about Centre Hall
scarce article these days,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bible, of Belle-
f wile, made a trip to Mt, Carmel! and
feeble
i= 8
A monument was erected over the
grave of George Weaver in the Rebers. |’
bu: g cemetery by H. UG. SBirohmeler,
Sunbury will try oll to lay the dust.
It is used successfully in many towns.
A sprinkling is sald ta last for a long
time.
Mre. F. P. Geary sunday moruing
child. Her
as favorable
Seoretary of Internal Affairs Henry | 1
Houck will be the orator at the com-
mencement exercises of the Bellefonte |!
High Hchool, Wednesday evening, f
May 20th.
Ibe forty-eighth annual commence-
ment exercises of the Mont Amoena
i
1907,
FARMERS FOR DOG TAX BILL,
Will Urge in Benate Mensure Which Gilves
Fees to Constables,
Representative Wood's bill to pro-
vide for the registration and taxation
of dogs will provide a new source of
revenue for assessors and constables,
The bill passed the House finally last
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Good results are being obtained from
the curfew law in Bellefonte.
The
concrete abutments for the
week, and is now in the Benate,
it came before the House and was at
it reconsidered and passed, and they
purpose to see that the Senate concurs.
The bill provides an annual
$2 on male dogs and $4
to
tax, of which they are permitted to re-
tain 10 per cent. A numbered tag is
by the Live Btock Banitary
Board to be worn by the taxed animal.
The constables must * capture and
on females.
Assessors are required
issued
any
The money collected, after payment
ha a am ren
Transfer of Keal Estate,
Wm. T. Buck, et. ux., to Jas. Q.
505 { premises in
T. C. Williams, et. al., Ww.
! acre
to Jas.
n Liberty twp, $1.
John M. Bhugart, et.
A. Beck, Feb, 268, 1907 -
wp. $50.
Chas. W, Hoover to William Stine,
April 6, 1
Mike
Uux.,, to vobt,
lot in Bpring
07 ; lotion Philipsburg. $
Deipatka, et. ux., to Mary
1907 : land
100,
2 in
Henry Yingling, et. ux., to Chas. A.
: two of
0,
to Roy Brand.
1907 ; in
7 tracts
and in Taylor twp. §
Chas. F. Cook, exr.,
nan, March 28, premises
$000,
John W, Harter, et.
‘orman, Dec. 8, 1905 ;
ux., to Jas. T.
1 sere, 38 perch-
$236.48,
John C. Jones, et. ux., to Mrs. Bes.
ie Heverly, April 10, 1907
ot in —-s
Eliza G. Irvin to Katharine A. Tur-
er, April 24, 1907
EM 8
; house and
Wush twp, #
; Blam Bid., Julian,
Sarah E. Garis to Homer Decker,
#7: premises in Spring
$1500
8. Condo,
el,
wp.
J.
well,
Ny i
el. Bl,
to Jennie Yar-
al, July 9, 1907 land in
$l.
D. ¥berts, et.
Nov. 30,
$1.
Wm. A. Hoy, et. al., to Jeremiah N.
foy, June 5, 1905 :
OO. Jacob
acres in
ux., to
1906 -
drt}
‘wo tracts of land
ontsiniog io all 197 acres, 114 perches
nn Ferguson twp. $6000,
William
T. Vallance, et. ux., to
Jverseer of the Poor of Spring twp,
EE ——
Charters Validated,
Governor Stuart signed the bill vali-
i charters of religious and
haritable jostitutions issued under the
contain the
wrovision relative to lay members, and
provision as to
he holding of real estate by aliens,
Most of the local churches were
hartered under this act, and measures
wd been taken to have their charters
which will une
now be
bridge
pleted.
Bale of household goods, ete., at the
Lutheran parsonage, Centre Hall, Bat-
urday afternoon.
in Millheim are about com.
Perry Alters, formerly of this place,
recently accepted a position in an ex-
press office at Genoa, New York.
The heirs of Mrs. Mary E Bnook,
deceased, have sold the house and lot
on Penn street, Millheim, to George
B. Btover.
Jellefonte was well represented in
Centre Hall Bunday. Bellefonte peo-
ple are just like the rest of the world—
they want to know what's doing.
If you are in possession of a bit of
local news, please impart it to the
porter. The reader will thank you for
it. Give the news to the Reporter,
The mechanics employed
Crider planing mill,
out on a strike Wednesday of last
week. They made a demand for
higher wages,
Loe
in the
dellefonte, went
George H. Btewart, of Bhippensburg,
has been appointed by the governor to
be a manager of the State Industrial
Reformatory, at Huntingdon,
Alexander Port, deceased.
vice
Harry W. Frantz, who about two
years ago bought the Wilson farm sat
Earlystown, had the misfortune
two year old worth
one hundred dollars or more,
Wm Run, is
at the Domison Banitariom, William-
gport, to have the x-ray applied to a
sore under his nose which his attend.
ing physician has diagnosed as cancer.
wo
lose a fine
B. Bellers, of Buffalo
Contractor Asron Thomas and
force of men began
Lis
remodeling the
Odenkirk farm barn at the Old Fort,
owned by W. Frank Bradford. The
remodeling will be extensive, and will
include a large manure shed.
Harry E. Bible, of Altoona, who
holds a good portion in a large gen-
eral store as chief clerk, was home to
visit Lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas
Jible, at Centre Hill, for a few days.
He thinks Altoona is all right.
Rev. Theodore 8B. Faus, who was &
former pastor of the Penns Valley M.
E. charge, while his way from
Lumber City, Clearfield county, to his
new appointment at Elysburg, spent a
short time with friends in Centre
Hall,
A tale of the good luck of two fish-
ermen comes from Hyner, Clinton
county, where Hugh Runkle is en.
gaged at the Boyer lumber camp. Mr,
Runkle writes that be and Mr. Boyer
captured 132 trout in one day, the
same measuring from seven to eighteen
inches in length. Surely, that's a
fine catch.
on
Bunday was a beautiful
though the air was brisk. Tuhore was
much pleasure driving and gene.al
hubbub, quite contrary to the ususl
quietness of Sundays in Centre Hall.
There was reason for all this, but the
blame can’t be placed on the weather
man for having cut out a lovely May
day.
There must certainly have been
growing weather in Oklahoma some
time since the break of winter to
develop the over two-foot-long saifalfa,
a sample of which is displayed in the
day, al-
Seminary, Mt, Pleasant, North Caro- | DeCessaly,
lina, with which institution Rev.
John H. Keller is connected, will be
held May 18.21.
Mr. and Mre. Marcellus Sankey, of
Potters Mills, were callers at the Re-
porter office Monday. Mr. Sankey
was somewhat vexed because of the
Reporter window, and sent here by 8,
J. Krader, of Mountainview Okla-
homa. Alfalfa iss a very important
crop in the west, and is gradually ex-
tending eastward.
When horse dealers get frightened
at the high prices asked for horse flesh
in the horse markets, there is no won-
000 furnishings. | Henri DeVries, ia appearing for the
All the bills were paid between the | first time in Philadelphia, at Keith's
time of the election of William H, | Chestnut Street Theatre. The vehicle
Berry as State Treasurer, in November, | is a melodrama entitled “A Case of
1905, and his takiog office the follow-| Arson.” In this thrilling play Henri
ing May, except ope of Sanderson’s| DeVries takes seven distinot parts.
for $108,000 and apother of Huston's!* Lit Je Hip,” the trained baby ele
for $104,000 for professional services, | phant from the New York Hippo-
Potters Mills . . . October §, Wm. H.
Working and Miss Rebecca J. Btrong,
both of Centre Hill , . October 21,
Henry K. Harshberger and Lydia
Confer, both of near Centre Hall,
The Approaching From ne §
he Democratic Watchman of last
I ———— A
Not Deaf Tom,
The description of the men arrested
for the 10bbery of the Falls Creek post
office does not tally with any of the
tramps or umbrella menders seen in
this neighborhood previous to the
cracking of the safe in the Centre Hall
Berry * held up’ these bills, which |
were presente ) after he uncovered the
scandal in the last campaign, and will |
not pay them unless compelled by the |
Courts. Berry is entirely satisfied |
with the work of the Investigati g|
Commission and has placed at its dis- |
posal his services and sll the informa |
tion in his possession.
Former Governor Penny packer, who
was president of the Board until be
went out of office last January, and
was a party to all the furnishing con-
tracts issued a public statement last
fall that not a dollar was misspent by
the Board ; that the building could
not be duplicated fér $13,000,000 ; that
no bill was finally settled ungjl the
article had been measured or weighed,
as the schedule required, and that
every bill was certified, to by Huston
and Bhumaker as (0 ils scouracy be
fore paid.
In view of the recent disclosures the
publig ip eagerly waiting Penny pack.
er's explanation of the motion of the
Board in approviog and paying these
bills. The Commission has decided
that everybody who has any connec
tion with the contracts, or knows any-
thing about them and is willing to
drome, is a delight for the children,
This ia siso the first time in that eity
for the Americus Comedy four, who
have a surprise in store for the au-
dience. The Four Londons give a
great casting act | Bailey and Austin
delight with their gomedy acrobatic
wonders, Milton's dogs, the Bell-boy
trio, the Parisian whirlwind dancers,
Latelle BYothers are all on the bill,
Here also gre to be seen the first moy-
ing plotures of the Jamestown expo-
sitlon. Gennaro’s wonderful Vene:
tian Gondolier band gomes direct from
Europe and they give grand olsassio
and patriotic selections.
Services on Spring Mills Clirealt.
Rev, C. D. Drelir, of Reading, pre-
siding elder, will hold communion
services on the Spring Mills circuit of
the Evangelical Association at these
places : Shrader, May 8, 8 p. m. ; New
Lancaster, May §, 8 p. m ; Huayirg,
May 10, 4 p. m. ; Tusseyville, May 11,
Bp m., and May 13, 10s. m. |; Linden
Hall, May 12, 2 30 p. m. ; Spring Mills,
May 12, 7:30 p. m.; Mountain, May
13,8 p. m.,, German. The quarterly
business meeting will be held at Tus
tell, shall be called, Pennypacker has
seyville on May 11, after evening ser-
vies, ~~ EE Haney,
week made this reference to the From
case 1 Two weeks from next Monday,
or on May 20th, will be the opening of
the regular term of May court and
more or less interest centres therein
because at that term will be heard the
trial of Jacob From for the alleged
marder of Josiah Dale.
Since the habeas corpus hearing
given Mr. From in March there have
bgen no new developments which
have heen made publio, but because of
this fact it must not be supposed that
the authorities have been idle or re.
laxing iu vigilange, They are putting
forth every effort to unravel the
mystery and bring the murderer to
Justice, whoever he may be.
At this time it would be unfair to
print anything that might predjudice
the public mind one way or another,
or against any person or ng, but
it oan be said that the sythorities are
in possession of more facts than they
have made publig, some of whieh will
undoubtedly go a long way toward
solving the hitherto puzzling question
of the murder of Mr. Dale.
The pension of Henry Miller, of
Miliheim, a veteran of the Civil war,
hae been increased to $34 a month,
backwardness of the weather, but bad
reason to think he was not the farthest
back with his farm work.
The ten days’ trip to Northern Illi
nois was greatly evjoyed by B. D.
Brisbin, who returned the latter part
of last week. While in Chigago, Free-
port, Orangeville and other points in
Illinois be saw many former Centre
countians, all of whom are apparently
prospering,
Have you regolved to do your part
by cleaning up a bit around your own
premises? This is a work in which
there is no compensation. It is a
' community of interest’ idea. Your
dooryard is visible to your neighbor ;
his to you, If yours is cleasn, he likes
it and you like it , if his is clean, vice
versa ; if everybodys is clean, every-
body is happy. Worth trying, lsn't it?
John Kuorr, the senior member of
the firm of Knorr & Ruth, the Read-
ing shoe men, was in town Monday
and Tuesday, and while here was the
guest of his sister, Mre. E. M, Hugett.
On his return to Reading he will tuke
Sime hag eon WATE w Hin bet dete
ter. Mr. Koon Ro trip | int
URI $0 & upp shi was
to tl
-
the
to
12
der farmers get long-faced or losing a
godd filly or work horse. DD, A. Grove,
the Lemont horse buyer, was in Buf-
falo recently, having gone there to
buy a car load of the faithful animals,
but on finding the market ruling ex-
ceptionally high, he turned his Atten-
tion to cattle,
The Lock Haven Daily Democrat of
Thursday contained the following :
Three suspicious looking characters,
who tallied somewhat with the de-
sctiption of the men who robbed the
Centre Hall post office were under sur-
veillance in this city this morning.
They were followed by several officers
to the lumber yard at Hipple's planing
mill, where about 5:30 o'clock they
boarded a west-bound freight train.
Mrs. SBhreffler, accompanied by her
two daughters, and Miss Grace
Runkle, of Willlamsport, last week
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Shuts, in Centre Hall. Mrs. ShrefMer
is the wife of John C. SBhrefller, who
will be remembered as having spent
his boyhood days in Centre Hall. He
is now employed in a silk mill, and is
getting slong very nicely. He was
-