DISTRICTS Bellefonte, N W . | Bellefonte 8 W . | Bellefonte, W W| Centre Hall . . . | Howard . . « uo Milesburg . Millbelm. . . . . Philipsburg, 1st W Philipsburg, 2d W Philipsburg, 3d W Snow Shoe .. . . South Philipsburg. State College . . Unionville. . . .| Bepner, NP. . .| ge Fw. ese enee! Nagi 0 1 Co En aginey ot o- Sone rr oo ot C5 is she SJ wT i pe pt 3 a bt Curtin, S. . Ferguson, Ferguson, Gregg, N.. . Gregg, E. . Gregg, W. . Haines E. . . Haines, W . . Halfmoon . . Harris. . . . Howard . . . Huston. . . Liberty, E . Liberty, W. Marion. . Miles, E Miles, M . Miles, W Patton. Penn . . Potter, N. Potter, 8 Potter. W Rush, N. Rush, E Rush, 8S. . Snow Shoe Snow Shoe, Spring, N . Spring, 8 . . Spring, W. . aylor. Union . . . Walker, E. Walker, M . Walker, W Worth TOTAL . E. Ww BD wh het ft - PU ee GF S30 00 C5 = a Ot THE BEPORTER EXTENDS THANKS The Centre Reporter wishes to ex- tend thanks to its many patrons for the kindly way i} which appeals for subscriptions were received. With the exception of twenty-five or thirty, every subscriber to the Centre Re- porter is either paid up within a year of this date, or else in advance of this date, the latter predominating lsrgely. With the rarest exceptions, appeals were kindly received, and many re mittances were accompanied with cheering words for the paperand its Editor, and very few readers ordered their paper discontinued. It grieved the editor to send bills for a dollar to his personal friends, whose sccounts were as good as a government bond, but there was no other solution of the problem under the postoffice ficient in most instances to cause the drawing of a check. The Centre Reporter subscribers whose subscription expired between the first of January and this date, have also been prompt to renew, and in al most every instance payment was made for one year in advance at or before the date of expiration. This condition is gratifying, as it will avoid the necessi- ty of mailing bille in the future, and at the same time enable the Centre He- porter to pay its bills when due. Again, thanks ; and the promise that the Centre Reporter will endeavor to be newsler than ever, —— AI AP ————— LI 0. O. F. Acniversary sud Parade at Shamokin, For the Odd Fellows’ anniversary and parade at Bhamokin, April 28, special excursion tickets will be sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Sha mokin and return from Altoona, Hol lidaysburg, York, Columbia, Mt. Joy, Wilkes-Barre, Troy, Renova, end in- termediate stations to Shamokin, April 27, and 23 and good returning until April 20 inclusive, at rate of two cents a mile, Distance Traveled. For specific rate, consult Ticket Agent. The strongest argument made jor a big navy lies in the statement that we have two big stretches of const line on two oceans, and, therefore, need two big fleets of war ships to defend them The answer lies in the fact that, not. withstanding our extended coast lines, by strictly attending to our own busi ness we have escaped effective attack, Our Increasing cspability of taking care of ourselves makes us increasingly $8fo foe Chi future. "The cosets that so widely sep us the other great irs of the earth are one of the ele | » - - - ol - BRR! Spangler . . . i ~ WNW w ‘ Assembly | Swires . . . Sr Connely Je i ed ot pa oS © BO 60 Gn pe SOS He — nN ~3 C5 0 pt bt BD et C0 bt G0 et et BD OO = ot @ — < bY — BS BO 03 = 80 Cr G0 ~~ “ ® th Wr i0t Dp NINN OSI < - -9 a - — a ~3 dele ln Dray on Ne — — rE RD Su 1D we On SOW On le C0 w= Ont woe pp - be BD se er 00 we 0 On 1 5 oo oto le we WO aE e a - ols e300 oe or -3 re to el a a. BD a a a bt ow SOO rhs pe 1S a bo © 13 00 be 00 be 1 AD - < — G0 On in 0 “NWN 10 80 = 10 CWO GO BO On wd 00 C0 sie Tn es es OO ie © Ot a \ 5 BS tS we BS wg & —~ eso ~N BO ot 00 bt pe OO | bi i 3 -~ Republican OfMcial Vote, Appended is the official count of the Republican ballots cast at the recent primary election : Delegates to National Convention W. Fred Reynolds, 2232 : Harry Boul ton, 1654 ; Louis Emery, 1187. Two nominsted, Delegates to State Convention—Ed- mund Bisochard 2423; George F. Dun- kie 2308, Edward Sellers 2868. Two nominated, Member of Congress—Charles F, Barclay 2431 Amembly—R. B. Taylor 1061; Wm. L. Foster 740 ; Charles E. Fisher 685 : Wm. H. Evy 183; Theo. P. Rynder 108, One nominated, Sheriff -Wm. E. Hurley 2573. Treasurer—G. G. Fink, 1066 ; RT. Comley 954; Samuel dH. Diehl 588. One nominated, Recorder— Wm. H. Brown 12638 ; John L. Holmes, 964; W. A. Clees 410, Ooe nominated, Register—Earle C. Tuten, 2404. Commissioners—H. E. Zimmerman | 1756 ; Jacob Woodring 1732; John A. | Daley 1446. Two nominated. Auditors—Robert D. Musser 179 ; { H. B. Pontius 1543 ; K. R. Hartsock | 1424. Two nominated, A ——— A A ——— Commencement Exercises at Pine Grove, | The annus! commencement of the | Ferguson township High school was held in the I. 0.0. F. hall at Pine Grove Mills Thursday evening of last week in the presence of a very large audience. Prof. G. W, Johnstonbaugh presided snd introduced the clases ors foute, made the commencement ad- dress. which proved one of his usual | forceful and interesting talks. The | graduates of the '08 class number sev- (en as follows: H. F. Reed, L. F. Fishburn, L. C. Gates, A. C. Kepler, 8. M. Hem, E. C. Martz, and Miss Mary F. Kepler, the latter being the valedictorian of the class, Haymond Hitchicock To Follow “The Round Up” In accordance with their of presenting only the biggest attractions whether of drama or music at the beautiful Forrest Theater, in Phils delphi, Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman announce that they have arranged with Mr. Henry W, Bavage for the en. ga rement of Raymond Hitohoock in the new comic opera, “A Yankee Tourist 7’, beginning Monday evening, May 4th, io Hiteheock Is one of the most popular of all the comedy stars in Ph hia where he beg | Snook . NPWS | Treasurer (Recorder) Register| Musser . . . . . Pletcher Carlin Sechler. . . . . BO Bs is RESO EN ot ed es BOB 0 © FERRER er oh Ww or - wp WHI RhAWCR ENDS ® - - ROEM O SE —- -— © pe WJ BD ADO Ge i St aOR OO a ’ o = S&S & Ww TO ie et wd le BO BO 0 00 BO wet eat 3 Ba ral COO re DO me ba ER 20 — - c WW SI tv ta AD a v Ld ow w 0D dt BD pet 3 CWE Sr Orn is BOB n ee CO 002 bt xe pr Be a cs ean BO NNO WNI ~~ ll W de nN THE LESS OF TWO EVILS, There is considerable complaint about the Primary Election law be- cause it makes it necessary for an elector to publicly announce his poli- tics, yet the same publicity was neces sary under the laws governing the old primary system. It is simply a matter of selecting the less of two evils—elther the elector must announce his polities, ‘or else the minority party must run ita risk of having its candidates named by its foes, the majority party. The law governing the primaries | needs no amending, although reports | come from various parts of the state | that members of the msjority party {asked for and voted the minority ticket. The election board has no power to challenge, and in the absence of a challenge, the request of the Democratic ballot must be complied with without question. But Section XIII ofters a remedy, and under it an |overseer may be secured who has privilege to remain in the poling place during the casting and counting of ballots, and to him can be delegated the privilege of challenging all voters who ask for a ballot not in secord with their past political actions, Generally speaking the electors un- der the present system of nominating candidates have ample protection against the violations complained of, provided the provisions of the law are all enforced, and until the provisions have been enforeed and found ineflect. ive, the new law should comand the respect of the people. The Lieotric Line Bursts. The Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railway, scheduled to cross Cen. tre county from Sandy Ridge to Pad. dy mountain tunnel, thence follow the course of Penns creek to near New Ber. wick, Selinsgrove and Bunbury, which Was 80 extensively advertised a year or #0 ago, and into which some 15,000 creduious stockholders were drawn and $1,000,000 or more subscribed has gone into thebands of a receiver in New York on charges of m tation and use of mails for fraudulent purposes. It was to be an air line be. tween New York and Chicago, cross. ing the Busquehanna below Selins- grove Mountains were to be tunneled, streams and ravines bridged, and towns in the way cut through, snd electricity was to be the motive power. Burveys were made through this seo FEDERAL AID TO PROHIBITION, The Knox 8111 Fraotically Reaches Federal Government Limit to Prevent Evasion of State Ennctments, Benator Knox's bill to regulate inter- state shipment of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors is probably as drastic & measure as could be enacted within the copstitutional limit of the powers of Congress. Common carriers would be fornidden to deliver such goods to any person other than the consignee, except on his written order to be given io each iostance They would be for- bidden from delivering or participating in the carriage and delivery of the same to fictitious persons or to Any person under a fictitious name, from accept. ing shipments C. 0, D, “or in any manner acting as agents of buyers or or sellers of such liquor . nr for the purpose of completing the sale thereof.” Finally, all packages con- taining such goods would have to be distinctly labeled and marked. Obsery- anes of these provisions would be eom- pelled by heavy pensities for knowing violations thereof—deceptively mark- ed packages would bring the shipper in trouble and make the contents con- fircable, while the penalties for the other violations would fall on the car- riers, Generally speaking, the bill would oblige persons living in Prohibition territory to make their purchases out. side the Btate and have the goods shipped directly to themselves. The liquor could be transporteo and deliv- ered within the State of the purchas- er's residence in the “original pack- sage’ only. There has been some con- troversy as Lo what constitutes an * or. igioal package.” It has been held that the package must be of the character in which goods are usually shipped in the course of trade. A single pack of Cigurelles has been declared not an “origiosl package,” and the attempt to evade the Anti-Cigarette law of a State by such device has been frowned upon by the Courts. A pocket flask of whisky would, perhaps, not be regard. ed as a proper article of interstate com- merce though a full quart might ve. | Agencies lo Prohibition states for the | reception and distribution of consign. ments of nicobolic beverages shipped from beyond the borders would come under the provisions of the local law. Wholesale liquor dealers under a fed- eral license are not permitted to sell in quantities less than five gallons any- way ; and to enjoy the protection of the “original packages’’ decisions they may not break their consignments into smaller parcels. Renator Knox feels assured that the bill, if enacted, would be constitution. al ; but on this point the Bupreme Court bias the Inet word, If it should pass judicial scrutiny in this respect it would be “up 0" the Blates to give eflect to local opinion with regard to the dispensation of and traffic in li. quor, The Federal Government would have gone to the limit of ita powers to prevent evasion of State enactments. Odd Feliows Day Program The program for the celebration of the snoiversary of Odd Fellowship in America at Shamokin April 28 accord- ing to the official bulletin is as follows : The association meeting will be held iu the hall of Bhamokin lodgesat 11 a.m. The parade will form at 2 p. m., headed by the Patriarchs Millitants and move by Grand Master B. H. Hart and others. Immediately after the parade a special session of the grand lodge will be held at 7:30 p.m. for the lodge of instruction for all third degree members at 5.00 p, m. A special session of the grand encam p- ment will be held at 7 p. m. in Mt Tabor lodge hall. The president will be present and hold a special session of the Rebekah assembly at 7.30 p. m, in James A. Garfield's hall, to confer the assembly degree, and there will be a school of instruction at 3 p.m, Sulelde Near Philipsburg, Mre. William Olark, of Grabam Station, who has been mentally affect- ed for several months, committed sul- cide, by hanging herself to the barn rafters and using a sheet to accomplish her purpose, Asususl Mr. Clark went to work early in the morning of the incident snd returned shortly after one o'clock. Not finding his wife at home he sup. posed she had gone to Philipsburg or to visit friends which was castomary for her to do. In the evening while doing the chores he the door leading to the barn loft and was hor ror struck to find his wife hangiog to the rafters. She was 61 years of age and besides her husband is survived by one son and one daughter, No one should Blaughter of the " Emerson Hough's astounding statement of facts that appears In the May number of ap “ ybody's.” It blasingly and a ———— A ——— ALL FOR TARIFF REFORM, What Else than Robbery is a System that Levies » One Hundred Per Cent Duty on Clothing 7 Bo strong has become the sentiment for tariff reform throughout the whole country that all parties profess to be in favor of a revision of the existing Dingley act. But the revision fore- shadowed in Republican State Conven- tions is quite a different thing from the substantial reform demanded by the Democratic party on behalf of 80,000. 000 of American consumers. The Re- publicans used to flippantly reproach the Democrats with tarift “tinkering,” which is just what they now propose, while the true friends of tariff reform, including the whole Democratic party and multitudes of Republicans, de- mand such complete revision of the ex- isting system as was outlined at the meeting of the committee of the Re- form Club in New York on Tuesday night, This is a revision not for the promo- tion of party ends, but for the protec- tion of the masses againsts system that despoils them for the benefit of a few. In this sense a8 Democrat may well speak of protection in its con- trast with the system of robbery under the false flag of “Protection to Ameri. can Industry.” It has teen shown over and over again that under this system many of the duties {notably the steel and iron schedule) are levied neither for protection of home indus. try nor for public revenue, but solely to enable the Trusts to plunder the people at their leisure. There is no question of Free Trade or Protection in an issue that involves the extirpa- tion of manifold abuses and iniquities which can have no place in an honest protective policy. Germany and France have their protestive systems, but the Governments of those coun- tries would be ashamed of the spolis- tions promoted by the Dingley tariff in the name of Protection. As the stand-patiers mean once more to do all in their power to befog and misrepresent the great issue by filling the air with their insensate cries of “Free Trade,” the work of disseminat- log information among the people ne suggested by the Reform Club esnnot begin too soon. To this belongs the not difficult task of demonstrating that the Republican tariff is robbery of the American masses. What else than robbery isa system that levies 100 per cent duties on the woolen cloth- ing and blaukets of the people at the Custom House, thus encouraging enormous sdulterations of these neces. saries of living, to the great injury of public health ? By carrying the cam- paigo of enlightenment against this nefarious system into every Congres. sional district it will go hard if a great tarifl reform msjority is not returned to the Bixty-first Congress, and with it a tariff reform Administration. A A ———— A Bepuise for the President. When the Commander-in-chief of the army and navy issued his White House order to Congress to make an appropriation for four battleships he little dreamed of the repulse that a- waited him. Yet he should have known that he had not power enough to overcome the sentiment of the House in favor of the report of its Committee on Naval Affairs to limit the appropriation to two ships of war. The non-partisan victory over Presi dential dictatorship by a vote of 199 against 53 was decisive and brilliant. Whilst this was a triumph of common sense over jingoism and extravagance, it aflorded at tue same time a signal proof that Congress is weary of Ex. ecutive hectoring. John Sharp Williams evoked a burst of applause from both sides of the House when he tersely described the situation: * The President of the United States is Commander-in-chief of the army aud navy, and not Com- mander-in-chief of Congress.’ What doubtless contributed in no small degree to the President's over. whelming defeat was his threat to veto the Public Buildings bill if Congress should refuse to make an appropria- tion for four battleships. The House treated with contempt both hie men- ace and his offer of compromise. If he should now attempt t6 make good his threat by vetoing a reasonable Public Bulldings bill NO. 17. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. A daughter was recently born to Lawyer snd Mrs. W. D. Zerby, of Bellefonte, There was an unusually crisp air Thursday of last week. Otherwise it was a perfect day. Miss Mavde SBechrist went away to teach, the day following the closing of her school at Centre Hall, Prof, George Bible, of Philadelphia, will give an elocutionary entertain- ment in the Reformed church at Asronsburg, Friday evening. Mrs. Mary Wright bought the Dr. Smith home in Pine Grove Mills, and took possession Tuesday of last week. The purchase price was $700. J.H. MeCool, who this spring be- gan farming the Kerr place which he bought a year or more ago, is having éome improvements made on the in- terior of the dwelling house, C. W. Bwartz, the Tusseyville mer- chant, who does not count himself an expert with hook, line and rod, cap- tured ten and one-half feet of trout on the first balf day of the trout season. C. W. Fisher, the senior in the finn of J. B. Fisher's Bons, was in Centre Hall Baturday evening, and was sc. companied by his niece, Miss Lola Ulrich, also of Penn Hall, and a stu. dent in Bucknell University. Before leaving for Montrose, Colo- rado, the young friends of Emerson Wiser, of Millheim, gathered at his bome for a “farewell.” The young man will make his home with an uncle, J. C. Diehl, at the place named, The Bellefonte school board have made a precautionary move in case of fire by having all the doors on the various school houses reversed, to open out instead of in, so that in a rush and jam there will be no difficulty in the students getting out. Mr. and Mrs. Adam N. Neese and son Paul, of near Millbeim, were in Centre Hall Thursday of last week. Mr. Neese formerly lived in Centre Hall, and bas a goodly number of friepds about here who are always glad to see him and the members of hie family. After practicing his professior in Lock Haven for fifty-two years, Dr. Richard Armstrong, died at his home in that piace, aged seventy-six years, He bad been ill for several months, bat recently recovered sufficiently to be about again, when he suffered a re- lapse, terminating as stated above, With the Chicago-New York Elec- tric Railroad Company in the hands of a receiver, the south side of Potter township will need to wait a few years wore before planning for grain eleva- tors, coal sheds, etc., and be content with riding behind the old coal-fed iron-horse on the Lewisburg and Tyrone branch, James B. Btrohm opened a short session of select school for primary, intermediate and grammar grades in Centre Hall. Mr. Strobhm i+ the teach. er of the borough grammar school, and was induced to open the &Chool at the earnest solicitation of patrous, who secured some thirty pupils for him without effort on his part. %\ The motion- pictures shown in Grange Arcadia Wednesday night of last week were all that one could have wished for, and afforded both Amuse ment and instruction. Harvey M., Shelley, the manager, was successful a8 a lecturer, and emphasized the points in the view on the canvas. It wasa trip through New York thor oughly gpjoyed. The merchants are preparing a pe tition asking the repeal of the mercan- tile license tax. In the minds of many the only legitimate source of tax is
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