_VOL. LXXXI. A TREASURY EPISODE, Experiment Was Fraitful of Good Result, The Berry most beneficent experiment to put an official of the minority party in charge of the State Treasury for two years. It is worth while, now that the experi- ment is ended, to take a backward | look and make a mental note of accom plished results : (1) The exposure of the enormous Capitol frauds carried forward under the eyes, and with the apparent com- plicity of high Republican State of- ficials. (2) The saving brought about by the interruption and stoppage of contem- plated grafting. (8) The prompt payment of all au- thorized and properly adjudicated claims against the State funds. The schools and other creditors of the State have not been kept waiting to prolong the deposit of the moneys due them in favored banks. (4) There has been an enforced audit and cleaning up of the Treasury affairs. For the past two years the money of the taxpayers has not been at the call of political gamblers. (5) The same wave of public senti- ment that swept William H. Berry in- tothe Treasury compelled the msjority party to substitute a Stuart for a Penny- packer in the Governorship, a Young for a Snyder as Auditor General, and Sheatz instead of a Gangster for Biste Treasurer. The corrupt organization that controls the selection of Republi. can Sate officials in Pennsylvania did pot dare to nominate its favorites, Dis. honor was compelled to pay tribute to decency. This capitulation of popular advantage, resulting from the choice | of a stubbornly hooest and faithful white man to look after the adminis. tration of the Btate Treasury, might be indefinitely extended by going into details fresh in the memory. That is PEACE WITHOUT NOISE, Japan and United States Sign Arbitration Treaty—Third Treaty Signed Since Recommended by the Hague, There are two radically different ways of promoting peace. The battleship fleet reached Ban Francisco last Thursday. The forts | saluted with their big guns and im- mense crowds waved welcome from the shore. It was a magnificent spec- tacle, calculated to hold the world’s at- tention, if not allay the apprehensions of other nations. The eighteen battle. ships in line represent the flower of the United States Navy, which was never so strong or efficient. They are a fear- ful power for destruction such as no other country save Great Britain pos- sesses, but President Roosevelt ls alarmed because there are not enough of them “when we front two oceans,” as we have done for over a century. He notified Congress three weeks ago that the step to be taken at this time to- ward assuring the United States ‘a permanent career of peace’’ is to pro- vide for the building of four additional battie-ships. Barely tweuty-four hours before the battleship fleet entered Ban Francisco Harbor to the accompaniment of guns and cheers, Secretary Root and Baron Takahira sat down quietly at a table at the State Department and signed a treaty between the United Btates and Japan guaranteeing to arbitrate all dis j utes, excepting those involving na tional honor and terrified rights. It was a very tame and undemonsirative aflair. No gunps roared at the White House in glorification of the event. No flags waved from the windows of the President's office. No crowds had heen | summoned by curiosity or patriotism to acclaim the ¢ ¢-remony. The incident excited no more tumuit than if two Governwent clerks had indorsed a voucher for a gross of tin tags. Yet it was the third arbitration trea peedless. But it is worth While, | at this particular time, to take an counting. It would have been wise last fall to] have replaced Berry with Harman, | who owed nothing but detestation to! the political masqueraders who were | compelled, io order to beat him, to| nominate Shealz. Sheaiz is an honest | man, but he is hemmed in, hampered | and bamwstruvg. He will be obliged | todo his work in an atmosphere of | eorrupt solicitation and political pi- | racy. Still, the Berry experiment was fruitful of good result. Better Pay For B FD, Men Congressman John M. Reynolds, of | the 19th Pennsylvania district has in- troduced in the House, a bill increas. | ing the salaries of rural mail carriers to | $1,200 per year as the maximum. “The rural carriers are not given | enough money for the work they per-| form,” said Mr. Reyoolds, in discuss. ing the merits of the bill. “They are compelled to work all seasons of the year, in summer, io winter, in rain, snow and under all conditions. The government takes no excuse from them. In addition to this they are compelled to furnish their own horse snd wagon and keep both in proper repair, The amount allowed them by the government, therefore, hardly en- ables them to make both ends meet, I think $1,200 a year is little onough when one takes into consideration the duties performed by these servants of Uncle Bam. I am doling everything in my power to nave my vill favorably acted upon by this Congress.” A An, Orders for Postmasters, Stringent orders have been issued by the postoffice department to all post masters pot to divulge the names or addresses of any of the patrons of the office. Heretofore postoffices have been considered local directories, bureaus of information and depositories of all sorts of neighborly conveniencs and gossip. If a person wanted sn address or list of names it was understood that the postmaster was in duty bound to supply this information, together with the habite of character and fitness of each Individual who comes in contact with the postmaster or office. The guardians of Uncle Bam’s postal affairs are requested to keep the aflairs of the office as inviolate as the business of & bank, For New U. 8, District Court. A bill introduced into the house by Representative John M. Reynolds would establish a new division of the United States district court, known as the Altoona division of the Western division, and which will consist of Bedford, Blair, Cambris, Clearfield Centre, Bomerset, Fulton, and Hunt- ingdon, the latter named counties to be transferred from the Middle district. Ifyou have a son or a daughter or a friend, interested in the local news ~~ of Centre county, who is not already ty of the kind the United States has _ | signed since The Hague Peace Confer- | ence rece ymmended that nations enter | into these treaties with the purpose of svoidiog war. And it was Japan with which Becretary Root signed the tres. ty, snd we still “front on two oceans.’ pq. Dend Fisherman Found, Clark Chase, son of Postmaster John | M., Chase, of Clearfield, who has been missing since Thursday, April 30, | when he left home to fish in one of the mountain trout streams, was found idead slong Lick creek, about five miles from that place, The young man had evidently been caught along the stream in the heavy storm raging in the evening of the day {he left home aad started for home. | When he reached the place where he was found he was exhausted and dragged himsell into a thicket and there died. His lunch was intact, showing toast he had died the first Searchers from Clearfield in great numbers tramped a large scope of country for fouror five days before the dead body was found, Chase was twenty-eight years old and married, Closed to Cigarette Smokers, Appended is a list of institutions that have announced that their doors are closed aguinst cigarette smokers, Of course, there are many more firms, colleges, and lopstitutions that have no use for the young msn who smokes cigarettes, but the Patriotic American comes forward with these : Athletic clube, A business college. Union Pacific railroad. Omaha schools. Swift & Co, packing house, Chicago, Marshall Field, dry goods, Chicago. Life insurance companies (some.) Lehigh Valley railroad. United States Army positions. Carson, Price & Scott, Chicago, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, Central railroad, Georgia. Three high schools, and more, Ayer's Barsaparilia Co., Lowell. Wanamaker's. Philadelphia, service.) Burlington railroad. United States Weather Bureau(Willis M, Moore, chief.) Heath & Mulligan. Montgomery, Ward & Co. Academy of Northwestern University Chicago. Telephone company (Cumberland. ) New York, New Haven & Hartford milroad, Pitsburg and Western railroad, West Superior (Wisconsin raflroad ) Odd Fellows Edition, In honor of the eighty-fifth annual session of the Grand Lodge of Penne sylvania, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Philadelphia, beginning give that fraternity a news paper dis. play unique in this state, In its lesue of Bunday, May 17, The North Ameri- illustrated supplement recounting the origin, growth and work of Penusyl- vania’s most popular fraternity in all ita branches, { The annual Lodge of Odd § will meet in wlon of the Grand ows of Pennsylvania Sfubuceivus va Tuo Culire Resorts this office for information, week of May 17. HALL, PA. re— SUSQUEHANNA CLASSIS, Fifty first Annonl Session Held at Coburn Last Week, Closing Sunday, The West Busquehanna Classis of the Reformed church met in its 51st annual session in Bt. Andrew's Re- formed church at Coburn, Wednes- day evening of last week. The retiring president, Rev. E. T. Rhodes, of Lew- istown, preached the opening sermon, using ae his text 8t. John 3:17. After the sermon the president called the classis to order, when the stated clerk called the roll. Twenty-one ministers are enrolled. Each charge was repre- sented by an Elder delegate. Rev, Samuel H. Stein, of Lock Haven, was elected president for the ensuing year. Thursday morning, session was tak- en up with the resding of the paro- chiasl reports of the pastors. Rev, Daniel Gress, of Centre Hall, and Rev. Elias 8. Noll, of New Berlin, were excused for absence on account of ill- ness in their families. The various standing committees were then appointed. On account of the division of the White Deer charge, Classis voted $150 sustentation for this year ; the charge to increase the salary of the phator $50. Bellef inte was cho- sen as the place of meeting next year, May, 1908. The evening session was in charge of the laymen, D. K. Miller, of Lock Haven, presiding. C. H. Btover, of Aaronsburg, spoke on, “The Elder and Deacon in the Congregation,” and Jared Harper, of Bellefonte, told “How to Mapage the Finsuces of the Church.” Action was taken looking to the orgapization of Iaymen’s association in the classis. The Classis resumed its work Friday morning with the beariog of the re- port of the commitiee on overtures. Among the items was the reception of the Rev, E. H. Lauback from the East Ohio classis. The reconstruction of & number of charges occupied much of the morniog session. Rev, Preston A. Delong, of Watsontown, represented for the hearty support of the body. Rev. John u. Bowman, D. D., of the Theological Seminary, Lancaster, spoke of the great need of the church in securing young men for the Chris tian ministry. Also for the need of a larger endowment for the seminary. Fhe evening session was given over to two inlerestiog addresses. The first by Rev. Wilson F. More, Buperinten- dent of Bethany Orphan's Home second by Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt, who spoke on the “Activity of the Re formed church in Japan and Chios.” A —— Transfer of Hea! Estate Thomas Foster et. al. to Smith April 7, 1908, lot 108, College, $300 W. H. Bartholomew et. al. to Dane iel C. Rossman, April 11, 1908, 64a. 90 p. in Potter Twp. $2600 John Stoner to David Lingle, Jan- uary 29, 1502, 518.30 p., in Gregg Twp. $50. Thomas Foster et. al. to Laura Ross Lytle, April 4, 1908, lot 86, in Biate College. $300. Barabh A. DeHass et. al. to Joshua Rupert April 16, 1908, i acre in Bald Eagle Valley. 840. J. H. Reifsnyder to M, CO. Bpigel- myer, April 20, 1901, 50 feet lot, in Mill beim. $175. Alexander Chaney et. ux. to Joseph Williams, April 20, 1908, 100 acres in Worth twp. $2400, Thomas M. Hall sheriff to Thomas Wilson et. al. August 31, 1848, 100 a. in Halfmoon twp. $2300, Thomas Wilson et. al. to Joel Louder July 29, 1850, 100 a. in Halfmoon twp. $1900, Annetia in State to HW, Dinges, April 20, 1908, land in Potter twp. $1000, Mary A. Dinges et. al. to J. C. Ross- man et. al, April 20, 1908, land in Pot- ter twp. $1000, Mary A. Dioges et. al. to J. CC. Ross. man et, al. April 16, 1908, lot in Centre . $1750, urgaret Smith heirs to Mary Wright, April 6, 1908, premises in Pine Grove. $700, George Valentine et. ux. to James Eckenroth, March 25, 1908, 105 a, 66p. iu Spring twp. $4132.50, Lillie May Frantz et. al. to Alice R. Devine, April 18, 1908, 49 a, in Worth twp. $500. John 8. Bhafler heirs to W. H. Bmith, March 4, 1908, house and lot in Madisonburg. $850, Rebecoa J. Houtz to C. D., Houtz, April 16, 1908, 13a. 24 p. In College twp. $850, Marcellas A. Thomas et. al. to Leo Green, May 4. 1908, property in Boggs twp. $300, H. A. Moore et. ux to Christian Holter, March 16, 1908, premises in Howard boro, George H. Moore et. al. to H, A. Moore, April 11, 1908, premises in Howard boro. $700. Frederick Herbert et. ux, to John Herbert et. al. April 25, 1008, two lots MAY 4, // HOME WINS FIRST GAME, NV Milesburg and Centre Hall Play an Inter- esting Game Saturday Afternoon, Every feature of the ball game, as well as the preliminaries, between Milesburg and Centre Hall was highly interesting. The score was 8 to 0 in favor of the home team. Both nines played well, and omitted the scrap- ping numbers that largely, among local teams, make the game tiresome to the spectators. The scoring was done in the third and fourth innings, but there were several ‘‘ deaths’’ on third on both sides. Pitcher Bailey put up his best game, and was cleverly assisted in fleld, and also had an unerring catcher before him. There were nineteen strike outs and not a hit was made off his de- livery. The Milesburg team worked well, and their battery understood the game. The opposition occasionally found the horse-hide and sent it over the diamond, but it was iovariably taken in the air ; or, if 8 grounder, as a rule it reached first in time to cause Umpire Smith to indicate a wave— out. Whether on or off the field the young men who made up the Miles- burg team were gentlemanly, and left a good impression on both spectators on the ball ground and citizens of the town. They are welcome here any time, as ball players or as individuals, The score : MILESBURG, Of, Mi jon W a. Jodo i. ef Shope ri Tota CENTRE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 0120000 x3 lars, Bad oy to Hartman to Stahl: C ws, Bolen Bases~Metz Hartman mith, Knarr. Two base hit, hit, Stahl. Bases on balls & Hit by 9 itched ball Balle I 5 ¥ by Johnson, 7; By Bailey, 19. Um J ¥ Smith, Scorer, John Bailey. ————— AAR ——— Centre Hall Janlors Lose By the score of 16 to 12 Bpring Mills defeated the junior base ball team from this place Saturday safterncon in an interesting game, Up until the sixth inning Centre Hall had the lead, 10 to 8, when, through tha injury of one of their nine, it became necessary to sub- stitute an “outsider,” and it was then and there that the game was lost, ws — Men Wanted for Navy, Three thousand men are wanted im- mediately to man our battleships, and three thousand more will be needed before the year is over, Of laste there has been no difficulty in getting re- cruits, because of the general lack of employment. The revival of industry on land, however, will make recruit. ing very slow. Without, heavy addi- tional appropristions for the naval service, making possible stronger wage inducements, ns long as conditions of peace exist it is doubtful whether it will be possible to fully man our fight- ing eraft. When there is fighting to do, things are different. The danger itself is a suflicient lure. “Ball-nose” Picks up Rooster, When the east bound passenger train on the Bald Eagle Valley rail- road pulled into the passenger depot, at Bellefonte, Saturday afternoon, says the Daily News, a large rooster was noticed on the front of the engine, It was found to be wedged in along side the “bull-nose’” so tightly that it could not extricate itself and was carried along in that manner while the trdin was running. It was taken out at the station and given to the fireman on the engine. Grand Lodge Delegates, The Pennsylvania State Grand Lodge, 1. O. O. F,, meets in Philadel phia, Baturday, and the sessions will continue for several days during the next week. The representatives of the local lodges in Penns Valley are as follows : Centre Hall, C. W, Black. Spring Mills, B. F. Kennelly, Rebersburg, L. P. Bower. Boalsburg, O. I. Rishel. Pioe Grove Mills, Dr. RB. M. Krebs, Bell Telephone at Penns Cave, For the first time in its history, Penns Cave is connected with the out side world by telephone, a Bell instro- ment having been installed at that re sort Saturday, under the Patrons telephones on Branch h Company No, 21 ween Centre Hall and Penns Cave, 1908. Paragraphs Picked from Exchanges of Interest to Heporter Readers, Millheim Journal— F. O, Hosterman spent Monday and Tuesday at Altoons. Hon. Willis Blerly, of Wiiliamsport, epent a short time in Millheim, Tues day. Miss Helen Kister spent several days last week visiting her brother, Harry, at Bellefonte, B. F. Royer, of Lamar, spent sev- eral days this week visiting in this place, his old home. Alfred Btover, of Pine Creek, was stricken with paralysis one day last week and his condition is reported rather serious. Mr, and Mrs, John Burns, of Bhamo- kin, spent several days at the home of Mrs. Burns’ mother, Mrs. Rebecca Behlelffer, Mra. W. BS. S8helton,and two daugh- ters, Bessie and Mamie, who had been visiting at Towanda, returned home Monday afternoon. Mra. 8. Ward Gramley spent sever- al days the past week at Wilkinsburg with her husband, who is teaching school at that place, Prof. T. J. Geist, who taught the high school in this place last winter, but who is now located at Perkiomen, spent Monday night in Millheim. Hosterman & Btover, the hardware firm of this place, have built a large addition to the rear of their implement store on Penn street for the purpose of storing cement, which they receive in car lots, Keystone Gazette— At the regular meeting of the Ty- rone Council on Monday evening J. H. Musser and F. M. Waring, of that plsce, were appointed as members of the board of managers of the Pruner Orphanage. On Burday morning the pug dog which for the past fourteen years has been a pet in the family of W. R. Brachblll, suddenly went mad and quite an exciting time was experienced until the animal was caught and later shot. Joseph E. Spangler, of Newton, Kansas, who came east about two weeks ago to see his aged father, Jona- than Spangler, of Rebersburg, who has been in ill health for some time return- ed to his home in the West on Tues day of this week. Mr, Spangler at one time was a Penns Valley farmer, but eight years ago moved west, and is now in charge of a farm containing 450 scres of the finest kind of soll, which is being tilled by his four sons and himself. Mr. Bpaugler states that from indications the wheat crop of Kansas this year will be the largest harvested for many years, Democratic Watchman— The walker limestone quarries up Buflalo Run were started up the past week, and from present appearances it will not be long until every plant and all the kilns io this neighborhood will be operated on full time. Peter Mendis recently bought a farm down Nittany valley and now divides his time between farming and carpet cleaning and dealing in rags. If he proves assuccessful in the former as he has in the latter he will be 8 millionaire some day. Matthew Hemmis and Daniel Ryver two residents of South Philipsburg, were arrested on Monday for stealing chickens from John Dalton. They were given a hearing before justice of peace John B, Hoflman snd in default of $300 bail were brought to Bellefonte and lodged io jail to await trial at court, Howard Hustler. The Centre Brick Co., started their Iarge pisut last week which gives em- ployment to a large number of our men. J. Will Mayes, the marble and gran- ite dealer, had the misfortuns while handling granite, of having two fing- ers on the right hand crushed. E. 8. Mobley is preparing toopen a general store in Beech Creek, in the building which was formerly occupied by the B. F. Thompson estate, Ira Guosallus has begun the erection of a new barn on his farm between Beech Cresk and Blanchard. C. W. White and his carpenters will do the work, “EA Mose.” “ Li'l Mose "" * came, saw and con. quered ”’ the large audience which as sembled at the Park Theatre, Phils delphis, last Monday night, and has entered upon its second week. * Li'l Mose" is quite a different personage than formerly, and instead of being a Rouge Nove Shatuctt, ie da iow little darky, with a me aheeiu of Tuo in his make NO. 20. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, Bpecial court this week. Miss Breeze Benner is home from Philadelphia. The United Btates Treasury is to-day $105,000,000 poorer than it was one year ago, The week started in with s besuti- ful day, and farmers began tilling the soil and floishing seeding. Henry Lowry, of Bellefonte, has purchased a lot at State College and has broken ground for the erection of a 22-roomed house. A California trout, twenty-one inch- es long, and weighing three and one- half pounds, was caught in Elk Creek by Grover Musser, of Millheim. If you have a son or a dsughter or a friend, interested in the local news of Centre county, who is not already a subscriber to The Centre Reporter, write to this office for information. Jeremiah P. Clement and Miss Pu- ella Bwartz were recently married at Milton. The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Bwartz, of Lewis- town, formerly of Potter township. Miriam Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H Meyer, of Reedsville, was presented a Bteinway piano by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, J. W. McCormick, of Columbia, Bouth Caro- lina, The forestry department of the Penn- sylvania Btate College has set out thousands of oak, pine, walnut and fruit trees on the southern slope of the land recently purchased by the col- lege. The third daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gress. The mother and chidren are at Adamsburg, in the Pittsburg district, and last week Rev. Gress went there to see the new arrival, remaining over Bunday. About 30,000,000 feet of logs reached the Busquehanna boom at Williams- port this season, and they are ali in now except several hundred thousand feet belonging to 8, N. Williams. The logs are now being rafted oui to the mills as fast as needed. At a congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church of Greens. burg, a call was issued to the Rev. Albert J. Welsely, D. D., formerly of Tyrone, but now pastor of the Central Presbyterian chuch, of Trenton, New Jersey. It was also decided to make the salary $3,000 a year. The Mifflin and Centre railroad tick- et office, at Milroy, was entered by burgiars. They rifled the cash drawer and succeeded in obtaining about a dollar and a quarter in money. Noth- ing else was disturbed. Eotrsnce was obtained by breaking one of the front windows in the ticket office. Dr. W. L. English, of Pittsburg, a brother of Mrs, John King, in Centre Hall, is suffering from blood poison ing. He had been ata health resort in West Virginia, and was greatly pleased with the benefits of the cli- mate, but a short time ago he cut his band, with the above noted result. In complimenting itself on install ing a platen press that takes a form 14x22 inches, the State College Times makes itself believe that it is the larg- est platen press in the county. But this is all a mistake. and all because there is a Universal of the same size, in trim order, in the Reporter office, The following item is making its sunual rounds in local exchanges : It is unlawful for any public official, of a borough, township, county, city or state, to have any interest, direct or otherwise, in any job or contract, com- under his jurisdiction. A severe ty is named for a violation of this act. The sopual ministerial Sunday school and Keystone League conven- tion of Centre District of the United Evangelical church will be held at Centre Hall, May 19.21. An interest- ing program has been arranged. The pastors of various sppointments and delegates, from each Sunday school and League are expected to be in at- *
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