VOL. LXXXI.
AN ERA OF EXTRAVAGANOE,
Expenditures ln Three Years Foot up to
«hree nad One Half Millon Dollars.
The Roosevelt Administration now
places to its account the third deficit
in seven years. With deficits of $42,
000,000 in 1904, $23,000,000 in 1905 and
now’ $60,000,000 in 1908—considering
the flush times it has enjoyed up to
pine months ago—it makes a shock-
ingly bad showing.
This deficit of $60,000,000 for the
flscal year just ended represents (he
penalty paid for wilful extravagsnce,
It is only $4,000,000 less than the total
shrinkage in Government receipts
during a year of acute financial panie
and general depression in trade, Pri
marily it is due to an increase of §80,-
000,000 in expenditures in one year,
without which there would have been
only a negligibledeficit. With appro-
priations amounting to the immense
aggregate of $1,008 804,894 for the year
now beginning, Mr. Roosevelt prom-
ises Lo signalize the end of his second
term in the Presidency by still deeper
inroads upon the surplus accumulated
in days of prosperity.
The twelve months just closed have
witnessed the heaviest expenditures
in the history of the country since 1865-
not excepting the period of the war
with Bpain. Unpder Mr. Roosevelt
the expenditures for the Lbree years
1906-1908, together with the appropris-
tions for 1909, when the country has
been at peace, have reached the grand
total of $3,428 809 371, or $33,978,440
more than during the four years of the
civil war.
One of the most formidable tasks of
Mr. Roosevelt's successor will be to
keep the country on a working basis
within its income. No project to
spend money was ever vetoed by Mr.
Roosevelt. Many projects to spend
more money which he advocated failed
of approval by Congress. Public ex
travagance is 8 disease which he has
done nothing to check, but much to
make compulsory upon later adminis
trations.
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BRYAN'S TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND,
The death of Ex-President Cleveland
brings to a sudden end the phenom
eunal career of one of the strongest
characters known to the political
world daring the present generation,
Like every commanding figure he had
zealous supporters and earnest oppo-
nents, but those who differed from
him were as ready as his warmest
friends to concede to hin the posses
sion of elements of leadership to ap
extraordinary degree. He was deliber-
ate in action, firm in conviction and
ever ready to asecept responsibility for
what he did. Few men have exerted
a more positive influence upon those
associated with them.
We are not far enough from the
period during which his work was
done to measure accurately his place
in history, Lut the qualities which
made him great are a part of the na
tion's heritage and universal sorrow
is felt at his death,
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The Prohibition wave has reached
Oregon, and as a result of local option
elections held recently twenty-one out
of the thirty-three counties are total
ly “dry” since the lat inst. There
are from four to ten dry towns in each
of the other twelve counties, so that
now there are towns in every county
in the state where thirst cannot be
quenched with the prohibited bever-
age. A total of 237 saloons were put
out of business in the thirteen counties
that were carried for prohibition June
1st, and this number is increased to
270 by the addition of the saloons that
have been removed by the precinet
elections in other counties. Altogether
nearly 500 saloons have been closed in
the state since the local option law
was enacted.
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There is no question of the popular-
ity of William Jennings Bryan. Few
men have been nominated for the
Presidency three times. Mr, Cleve
land had three nominations, but when
nominated a third time he had been
successful once, Mr, Blaine was nom-
inated but once. The attempt to give
General Grant a third nomination
failed. Andrew Jackson was nomi
nated three times, but he was success
ful the second time. Henry Clay
alone before Mr. Bryan was nominated
a third time after two defeats,
Mr. Kerr, the Democratic leader in
Pennsylvania : Your loyalty to your
party won you the leadership ; there
is now some hope for the Democratic
party in the Keystone State,
rm IM ———
Bryan and Kern —say it over and it
will soon become familiar,
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Grange Plenle—dept, 12 to 18,
The date for the Grangs Encamp.
ment and Fair, Grange Fark, Centre
Hall, is from September 12th to 18th
BURGLARS FOILED AT PENNS CAVE
Man Fiees ln Darkness and Seven Bullets
Fall to Draw Bloody Trail,
There was an exciting time at the
Penns Cave House Thursday night,
2ad inst., at which time a burglar was
discovered ou the third floor of the
hostelry endeavoring to enter the
reom occupied by David Garver. Mr,
Garver gave the alarm, and then there
was a hurried tumbling out of bed by
a half dozen men conpected with the
house in one capacity or another.
Among these were Mr. Garver and
Wm, Caldwell, the latter the chef at
the hotel, both of whom were armed,
The burglar, who had made retreat
easy by opening convenient doors,
soon reached the outside of the build-
fog, but not before his pursuers saw
him double quick toward the moun-
tain.
Seven or more bullets were fired
after the fleet-footed intruder, each
shot quickening the pace of the man,
but as no bloody trail could be dis
covered next day, it Is thought that
the burglar escaped with a whole skin,
The pursuers were clad only in gar-
ments suited for comfort on a hot
July night, sand consequently were
not encumbered with unnecessary tog-
gery, but they moved, even under
these most favorable circumstances,
too slow to catch anything other than
the zephyrs always playing abou: the
end of Blue Ball Mountain,
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a Projected Skyscraper,
The Equitable Life Insurance Come
pany is contemplating a Mammoth
building in New York City, with a
frontage of 152, 804 and 312 feet respec.
tively on Nassau, Pine and Cedar
streets, will be four hundred and
eighty-nine feet high, #ith thirty-four
stories over the whole area, but a
square tower of twenty-eight stories
height of nine hundred and nine feet,
This is within one hundred an i sixty-
six feet of being twice the height of
City Hall, Philadelphia.
LOCALS,
gounty, with his sunt, Mrs,
Gingerich,
Fraok Boal, of Altoona, was in the
valley a short time ago, and was the
guest of his brother, Thomas Boal,
tenant on the Penns Cave farm.
7 (isorge Sharer, who is employed in
one of the Madison Supply Company's
stores, at Darragh, came home before
the Fourth for a ten days’ vacation. /
Daniel
The Garman house, Bellefonte, has
a new landlord in the person of Rich
ard Bheehe, of Clearfield. The hotel
has been greaily improved in many
ways in the interior,
Mrs. Terresaa Stover, of Millbeim,
and Miss Emma Messinger, of Lewis
burg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, F.
P. Geary, in Centre Hall, recently.
I'he latter is a saleslady for the Dock
Ash Btove Company.
A four-year-old son of W., Kahn, of
Altoons, fell into the race at Bpring
Bank, the other day. When discover-
ed by some of the family of J. A.
Kline, at whose place the lad is stop-
walter,
The contracts for the building of two
pieces of state road in Centre county
have been awarded R. B. Taylor, of
Bfllefonte, at the following rates :
That io Harris township, length 6,044
feet, $8,952 35 ; and that in Rush town.
ship, length 7,507 feet, $15,208.50,
Wm. H. Moyer, the south side
huckster, finds trade picking up in
the Burnham district where he sells
the greater part of his produce, meats,
ote. The first week in this month he
killed three large beeves and three
veal calves, all of which was readily
sold.
James Corl, the popular clerk to the
board of county commissioners, attend-
ed the Democratic National Conven-
tion at Denver. Mr, Corl enjoyed the
trip to its fullest extent, and declares
the Democratic gathering the most
enthusisstic congregation of mortals
ever seen by him,
This is from the Reedsville corre
spondent to the Lewistown Democrat
and Sentinel : Mise Jouelia Rey-
polds, daughter of Postmaster D, W.
Reynolds, was at West Chester last
week, attending the commencement
exercises at the State Normal school,
The present week she has been In
Philadelphia and from there will con-
tinue her visiting to Hartford, Con-
jeut.
After an absence of fourteen years
from Centre Hall, which time he has
came to Centre Hall to see old friends
and relatives. He is a salesman in a
large retail store, and to show how
closely he attends to business, it only
need be related that this is his firsh
vacation since leaving Centre Hall,
and during the eight years he has
HALL. PA,
may support it without violating party
are open to debate within the party.
is Iree Irom Populism ;
sion is: *“ Shall the people rule 7”
On the subject of public
ministration.”
duties.”
shall be put on the free list.
from oppression.
at home must be reduced.
purchasers on the same terms.
zations,
not be materially impaired.
Ishler.Hamliton:
Miss Emma May Hamilton, dsugh-
ter of Mr. and Mme, Robert Hamilton,
Ishler, son of ex-Sherift W. A. Ishler,
of Bellefonte, were married Wedones
day evening, 24th ult, The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride by
Rev. James B. Braker, pastor of the
First Baptist church. The groom is
employed in the General Electric
Company, io Pittsfield, Mass., where
the young couple will make their fu-
ture home,
The valuable and instructive series
of articles on Commercial Law, pub.
lished for some months in the Phils
delphia Bunday Record, and which
recently terminated, will be published
in book form by the author. Any per-
son desiring this valuable educator
should communicate with Utley E.
Crane, The Commonwealth building,
Philadelphia.
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Kolth's Theatre ,
The program ut Keith's theatre,
Philadelphia, this week has many
new numbers. By special arrange.
ment with Charles Frohman, Eva
Taylor & Company will appear in that
merriest of farces, * Chums.” James
Thornton has brought with him a new
line of humorous and timely mono
logues, and Gillette and MacFarlane
have an sot called * Bits of Musical
Nonsense.” The three Constantine
Sisters are new to Keith audiences.
were dancing features of the
Fritzl Scheff Company. Harry Bob-
ker, character comedian ; Viola and
Eogel, acrobats and jumpers, and
Mile. Pertins, " the queen of toe
dancers,’ are also on the bill, Worm-
wood’s animals are especially for the
Every Democrat
traditions or stultilying himsel!, even if
There are details which
No platiorm can bind the political
But in its general
it indicates the par-
expenditures, which Republican ex-
* community of inter-
It
“ There is no twilight zone between
Il persons charged
The Williams Reunion,
The next aunual Williams Reunion
#ill be held in Beckwith's Grove, at
Port Matilda, August 20th,
The following committees have been
selected and it is hoped that everyone
on a committee will do their very best
to make this reunion a grand success :
Committee on finance—A. B. Wilk
linme, Ernest Bpotts and J. N. wil
linms, all of Port Matilda,
Commitlee on music—-J. A. Wilk
liams, Port Matilda, R. R. Hartsock
and James B, Williams,
Committee on transportation—Q. G.
Fiok and H. B. Williams, of Martha
Farnace,
Committee on obituary—Wm, H,
Williams, Port A. XY. Wik
liams and David Giongery.
A meeting of the officers and the
several committees will be called in
the near future.
¥chool Appropriation S833 88,
John H. Pufl, treasurer of the Cen-
tre Hall sch sol board, received a check
state, the board W
time after September first, its appro-
priation for the High School.
Leg Broken,
While dragging a log
Ing, 5rd lost, Paul 8
Farmers Mills, was struck on
with such force that
broken. The fracture
1 908.
NO. 28.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Picked from Exchanges of
Interest to Reporter Renders,
Millheim Journal—
Mrs. Andrew Kubp, of Rockview,
ie visiting at the home of John Myers
on East Main street. “R
Mrs. Bessie Koch, of Lewisburg,
spent several days this week In this
place visiting friends,
Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Barner, of
Jeanette, ure visiting at the home of
C. F. Miller, of East Main street. ,
Mr. and Mis. George Musser and
children, of Burnham, are spending
sometime with relatives in this place.
Mr. and Mrs, Adam Yearick, of La
mar, spent several days at the home of
Dr. and Mrs, F. E. Gatelius this week,
Joseph K. Moyer, of Centre Mills,
and Henry Kreider, of Wolfs Btore,
were business visitors in town Monday
afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Frankenberger,
of Philadelphia, are visiting at the
home of Charles Frankenberger, west
of town.
Robert and Will Breon, who are
employed in Nittany Valley, spent
Sunday at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Breon.
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. Moyer and
two sons, of Harrisburg, are visiting
at the home of Mrs. Moyer's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John H, Hoffman.
Miss Amy Btover, of Rebersburg;
Miss Margaret Harry, of Bmauliton,
and Miss Rose Taylor, of Bpring Mills,
were the guests of Miss Lulu Btover
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Miller and
daughter, of Altoona, and Mr. and
Mrs, Will Miller snd two dsughtérs, of
Jersey Bhore, spent several days Lhe
past week visiking at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Henry Miller, of Penn street
Keystone Gaszelte— .
Their many friends in Bellefonte
and throughout Centre county will
be interested in the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Emma Holli-
day, of Bellefonte, and James A. Mo
Clsin, of HSpaugler, the wedding to
take place sometime in the near future,
David Grove, who resides on a farm
vear Roopsburg, had the misfortune
of breaking his left arm, near the wrist,
on Friday. He was mowing gras
with a mowing machine when one of
the wheels slipped into a rut sai Mr,
Grove was Lhrown off with the above
unfortunate result.
Witmer Smith, manager of the
American Uolon Telephone exchange,
has taken his family to Hecla Park
where they expect to camp for the
pexl two months. Mes. Smith has
been in delicate health for some time
and it is thought that this kind of life
will be beneficial to ber.
Harry Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs
John FisLer, one of the enterprising
young newsboys of Bellefonte, has
been #0 successful io his weekly sales
of the Saturday Evening Post, that
on Wednesday he was notified he had
won a handsome set of carpenter's
tools as a prize, and now the young
fellow is planning to go into the con-
tracting business.
Traosfer of Real Estate,
Wm. P. Humes, et. al, to Henry
Lowry, April 24, 1908, lot in State
College. $600.
Lucretia J. Condo to W. B, Krape,
March 10, 1908, premises in Aarons
burg. $1200,
T. R. Hamilton, et. ux., to Robt,
Brennan, June 17, 1908, lot in Belle
fonte, $100.
Thos, Foster, et. al, to J, I. Yarnell,
April 1, 1608, lot in State College. $200,
C. UC. Bhuey, et. ux., to W. H,
Thompson, Jane 22, 1908, premises in
Bellefonte. $500.
Jonathan Harter, admr., to Matilda
Wetzel, Oct. 12, 1907, lot in Millheim.
$728,
Wm. L. Foster, ot. al, to 0. H,
Bathgate, July §, 1908, lot in College
twp. $400,
H. K. Hicks, et. ux., to M. B. Gar
man, June 20, 1908, lot in Bellefoate,
$30.
Bophis Hale to Wm. Shaw, May 12,
1908, lot in Philipsburg. $450,
G. W. Howard to Thos. Byron, Dec.
14, 1907, 4 lots in 8. Philipsburg. $725,
Miles Alexander, ot. ux., to G, W,
Gill, June 25, 1908, 33 a, 146 p in Hus
ton twp. $1000,
Laura EK, Beuinay, el bar, to H. 8.
Stewart, April 28, 1908, lot in Rash
twp. $100.
J. B. Irish, et. al, to Jas. FP, Kropo,
March 27, 1908, Jot in Rush twp.
$101.26,
Christine E. Rishel, ot. bar, to Jas,
B. Btrohm, lot in Centre Hall, $950,
Uora A. Wagner, et. bar, to John F.
Kimport, April 27, 1908, tracts of land
in Harris twp. $8350,
Edward G. Mingle, wdmr., to Elisa
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
damuel Bhoop spent his Fourth of
July vacation in Altoona,
Dr. 8. M. Huff, of Milesburg, has
been promoted to hospital stewart,
6th Regt. Inft., N. G. P.
Tyrone is the place where Miss Ver-
gle Durst, one of the Bell telephone
operators, spent her vacation,
John Emerick, at Farmers Mills, is
in delicate health, and his condition
is causing his relatives more or less
alarm.
Daniel Osman, sou of Hiram Osman,
of Altoona, recently returned from
Wayne, Michigan, where he visited
his uncle, James Osman,
Mrs. Barah Btover, of Centre Hall,
accompanied her daughter, Mra. Al
vin B, Meyer, to her home in Altoons,
where she will remain for several
weeks,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gross Mingle re-
cently took a trip to Johnstown and
intermediate points, the former in the
interests of the Howard Creamery
Corporation, and the latter for pleasure,
George W. Spangler, the well known
Democrat of the south side, has been
seriously ill for several weeks His
condition at present remains about the
same, his recovery being very much in
doubt,
E. L. Royer, of Rebersburg, who
graduated from Bucknell University
al the recent commencemeft, in com-
petition and ms a reward for high
scholarship, was awarded a scholar-
ship at the Medico-Chirurgical Medi-
eal college.
Irvin Keller, of Doylestown, and
Miss Lizzie Bloom, of State College,
recently were guests of the family of
Mr.and Mre. John Luse, in Centre
Hall. Mr. Keller remained only for
the day, but Mise Bloom, who is a
cousin of Mrs. Luse, tarried for a week
or more.
The following is taken from the
Lewisburg Journal : Bamuel J. Rowe,
of Centre Hall, is in town superintend-
ing the removal of the heavy piece of
machinery from the gas works to the
cars. Mr. Rowe is employed by a
western concern manufacturing stone
crushers and massive eogines.
The barn on the Joseph Long farm,
oear Balona, was recently struck by
lightning and totally consumed.
bere was no insurance. The tenant
Samuel Boob, who lost six good
borees, two colts, a large quantity of
bay and some grain, carried a light in-
surance on his horses in the Grange
Company.
After walking on three legs fora
week or more, J. Frank Smith, the
implement desler and general mere
chant, made kindling wood of the
third pin, and vow is content to limp
slong on the game leg. The injury
causing all this was on account of
some machinery falling from the sta-
tion platform =-u swiking one of his
pedals,
A quarantioe notice was posted for
some time on the residence of Mre,
Mary Odenkirk, in Oentre Hall, yet
there was no diphtheria there at any
time. The quarantine wes a précsu-
tionary messure, the two children, from
Burnham, it was thought, might have
been exposed, and no one wished to
run an undue and unnecessary risk,
hence the quarautine,
The vacation travel has commenced,
Preparations for moving during the
summer months about 450,000 passen.
gers, more than fifty per cent of the
oumber carried during the whole of
iast year, have been completed by the
railroads of this country, and multi-
tadinous tarifl sheets giving rates
have been prepared in sccordance with
the restrictions made by the various
state commissions in compliance with
the law.
Mrs, C, E. Wolf, who is now mak.
ing her home with herson, Rev. R. B,
Wolf, Kansas City, Kan., is spending
the summer with her brother, Fred
Working, in Hutchinson, Minnesota,
Mr. Working left Penns Valley sixty-
one years ago, and the brother and
sister bad not met since until last
month. Another brother, Daniel, was
to be one of the party, but he died sud-
denly a short time before the time set
for the trip.
Mrs. Matilda Willidkas, well known
to many of the Reporter readers, who
on the 12th of April received a para.
Iytio stroke while at the home of John
A. Grenoble, at Yeagertown, was
taken to the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Brown, in