Hon. William T. Creasy, of Cats. wissa, familiarly known as ** Farmer Creasy, was elected master of the State Grange, over A. M. Cornell, of Brad ford county, who was badly defeated two years ago by W. F. Hill, the re. tiring master, ; Logically, * Farmer!" Creasy was the choice as leader, because of his re. lentless push in the state Assembly in favor of legislation that will help the farmer and because of his activity at all State Grange sessions. His election makes it certain that the Grange can- not be used politically by schemers of the Republican state machine. OFFICERS ELECTED Master, W. T. Creasy, Catawissa Overseer, H. F. Blair, Bellwood Lecturer, E P, Dorsett, Mansfield Sweward, Theodore M. Kline, Lake Ariel Asst. Steward, J. P. Gifford, Harbor Creek Chaplain, Rev. J. W, Johnston, Skinners Eddy Treasurer, 8. E, Nivin, Landenburg Secretary, J. T. Allman, Thompsontown Gatekeeper, Alex. Strittmatter, EbelLsburg Ceres, Mrs. Anna Post, Dalton Pomona, Mrs. Hannah McK. Lyons, Lincoln Univers'ty Flora, Mrs. Carrie Dale, State College Lady Asst. Steward, Mrs Mary O. Howden, Corrigan Executive Commitieeman, L Toughkenamon E Finance Committeeman, 8, i Choice When the State Grange of the Pa. trons of Husbandry formally opened its sessions in Altoona more than 1,200 delegates were present for enrollment. After the opening exercises, the public was admitted to the open session and a large audience listened with interest to the annual address of Worthy Master W. F. Hill, of Huntingdon, read by Becretary J. T. Allman. Past Master Leonard Rbone, of Cen. tre county, was warmly welcomed He was worthy master of the State Grange for eighteen years, and after several years’ absence from these meel- ings, was present and gave an excellent | address on several lines of Grange work. He emphasized the necessity of the farmers standing together, es- pecially for the securing of better] legislation. There should be greiter effort to secure the election of farmers | to legislature and congress. The de-! partment of agriculture was established | through the work of the Grange, whose duty it is to see that this and all other departments in which the | farmer is interested are properly wain- | tained. Forty-seven per cent. of the population is composed of farmers, | who should therefore Le represented | by forty-seven per cent of the legis | lature. | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT, | The report of the Legislative com. mittee in part is as follows : We reaffirm the position we have taken heretofore in favor of the town- ship road law passed by the last Legis lature and vetoed by the Governor without giviog the farmer a reason, That law required the state to pay 50 cents for every dollar cash tax raised by the township and repealed the $I per capita tax, The state of New York pays 50 cents for every dollar raised by the town- ships, and taxes corporations and rail. roads for local purposes. It is evident that every citizen of the state is direct- ly interested in the proper maintenavce of the township roads, and we demand | that the bill vetoed by the Governor be re-enacted by the next Legislature or the present aw repealed, We believe that the State Highway Department should be reorganized, to the end that the red tape should Le done away with and the law made flexible to suit conditions in the sever- al commupities. Bome method must be found to reduce the cost of building roads if the townships are expected to share in the expense, The dictatorial powers sssimed by the State Department are not consis. tent with sound business prioeiples, where three parties share the expense, The contemplated state road from Philadelphis to Pittsburg is, on the statement of a president of the Nation- al Automobile Association, only a part of a large plan for a boulevard from New York to Chicago. We favor no expenditure of the state’s money that Is not equitably distributed among the counties of the state, And especially so when a $4000 auto pays a miserable §3 tax and the owner of a $4000 honde pays $60, A more equitable and practical proposi. tion would be for the state to build and maintain at its own expense a net. work of roads connecting the county seats in the state, making an aggre. gate of 5000 miles of state road, at an B. Chandler B. Brown, Manns eight to ten years, and that without fssuing bonds. We are unalterably opposed to in- volving the taxpayers in an interest. bearing bonded debt. The old bonded debt of the state in 1848 reached its maximum with $12,000,000. Thisd.bt “was for the building of our public works. It bas taken sixty-four years since then to extinguish it. The endless scandal, and the building of th~&tate Capitol has created a greater scandal and the state has not thus far shown its ability to bring to justice those who robbed the state of its money and its fair name. We reaffirm our position on the question of parcels post, not as apply- ing to free rural delivery where the great enemy of parcels post ( namely the express companies ) get their steal and the rural carriers make the de- livery, but as applying to the whole postal system throughout the United States. Your committee cannot understand puts before the farmers such a misrep- resentation as is found in the report of the product of the farm) The total value of corn is taken. Then when are taken. Tien large numbers of cattle are used in the production of milk and butter, and again the w hole product is taken. The skim milk is fed to hogs and chickens, and again the whole product is counted. Io this way the iromense total of $8,000,000,000 is announced as the income of the farmer. Henes it is clear that in many cases the same mooey value is counted several times and is thereby misleading and untrue. We believe a much greater good would ensue if they would publish and preclaim the fact that we pay more for our machinery here at home than do our foreign com- petitors for the same machinery abroad. Or to explain the just prin- ciple in political economy that where a producer has to sell his product on the world’s market that be should be allowed to buy on the same market, J. C. Bweeny, formerly of Altoona, pow of Harrisburg, gave an ioterest- ing half hour's talx on rural tele phones, which have done so much to connec’ the farmer with the outside world. Mr. Bweeny’s connection with plan of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvnia gave him exceptional qualifications to speak on this subject “ Washiogton the Farmer,” was the subject of an address by Dr. Edwin E Sparks, president of Pennsylvania Hiate College, a ——_ A A SAG AAA OUR NEW DOCTOR OF LAWS, Io one interesting respect President Roosevelt's last message is a departure from his former lectures to Congress upon public morality and political economy. For the firet time he has set himself up as a Doctor of Laws and has laid the basis of a Twentieth Cen- tary system of philosophical jurispru. dence quite different from the musty paodects of Justinian. the Code Na. poleon or the * outgrown’ Constitu- tion of the United Btates and the ob solescent decirions of the Bupreme Court. For the enforcem ‘nt of thie system of jurisprudence the message says '‘ we shall owe most to the Judges who hold to a Twentieth Century economic and social philosophy, and not to a long outgrown philosophy.’ The future Judges of the Federal Courts now know what is to be expect- ed of them, as the present Judges are assumed to be too old to learn. What, indeed, to this philosophy of Twenti- eth Century jurisprudence are the Constitution of the United Btates and the edifice of precedents constructed by the Bupreme Court ? It need scarcely be said that the oo casion for the enunciation of this new Judicial system, with the accompany- ing rebuke of * vicious Judges "” who do not obey his will, is the adverse decision of the United Btates Circuit Court in Chieago upon the $29,240,000 fine of the Standard Oil Company, Forthis he pours the vials of his wrath upon the “‘unwise’’ Judges who are incapable of comprehending the " Twentieth Century economic and sceial philosophy.” In their simplic- ity and unwisdom the Judges of the Federal Courts have hitherto concely- ed that their provinces is to interpret the laws, But they know better now under the instructions of our learned Doctor of Jurisprudence. The system which he has briefly defined will be very apt to occupy the legal mind of the country for some time after its dis- tinguished suthor has gone to chase lions, elephants and giraffes in the jungles of Africa, But it may be taken for granted that few jurists will follow him in bis attempt to bring discredit upon the honored judicial institutions of the country. AAA A AAG ATA Notice to Sabsoribers, During the first issues of January bills will be mailed to all subscribers to the Reporter who are lo arrears, The publisher prefers not to send bills until after the first of the year, as many subscriptions are paid avout that time by a large number of patrons. These bills will be enclosed In the regular issue of the paper, such en- TRIMMERS TO BE SENTENCE Friday of This Week-—-Unses Will be Ap. pealed--Huston Next on List for Trial, President Judge George Kunkel will sentence to prison tomorrow ( Friday ) the four ** trimmers,” convicted in the first trial, of conspiracy to cheat and defraud the state in furnishing the new Capitol, He over-uled the mo- tion for arrest of judgment and a new trial. The men who will be sentenced for their part in overcharging the state for $9,000,000 trimmings for the $4,000,000 building are : John H. Banderson, contractor, of Philadelphia. James M. Bhumaker, of Johnstown, superintendent of public grounds and buildings during the Pennypacker ad- ministration, when the steal was con- summated. William P. Buyder, of Bpring City, auditor general from 1904 to 1907 ; member of Board of Public Grounds and Buildings during his term as auditor general and member of the Capitol Building Commission. William L. Mathues, of Media, state treasurer from 1904 to 1906 and mem- ber of the Board of Public Grounds and Balldiongs during that period. These four men were tried last win- ter. They were convicted February 13 Five were indicted in the conspiracy charge, the fifth being Joseph M, Huston, of Philadelphia, architect of the Capitol. Huston was granted a severance at the outset of the trial. Bentencing the defendants does not mean that they shall go to jail st once, if at all. The maximum pensity which can be imposed upon each is two years’ imprisonment and $500 fine, Both fine and imprisonment must be imposed. The fact that the indict ment contained two counts does not incresse the penally ; both charged other common-law spiracy and the conspiracy decides against them. Bhould the Ra- perior Court sustain this opinion, they will go to the Bupreme Court, if they can, In the event of the Buperior Court sustaining Judge Kunkel's opinion, the case, being a misdemean- or, cannot be taken to the Bupreme Court unless that tribunal should grant an alloeatua—in other words, give its permission that the appeal be brought before it, Appeal to the Bu. preme Court from the Buperior Court is not a matter of right in this case The third of the Capitol cases to be tried may be auvnounced this week, It will be one of the conspiracy cases involviog Architect Huston and the four men who were denied pew trials, but the commonwealth has not desig- nated which one will be called. Coun- sel for the defendants have been noti- fied that on December 28 court will be asked to fix a date for the next trial. The third or fourth Monday of Janu. ary will probably be set, Senator John 8. Fisher, of Indiana, will settle up the accounts and wind up the affairs of the Capitol Investi- gating Commission crested during the last session to probe the state house scandal. The commission has from $5000 to $7000 left out of its appropria- tion of $100,000 for expenses. A ASAT. FREEING TOLL ROADS. some of the counties throughout the state are not at all pleased with the movement to free all toll roads at the expense of the state, and there is good reason for it. Take Centre county, for instance. A number of pikes within its boundaries have been free! of toll gates, and the expense was born by the county. Other counties have the same opportunities to do away with the toll roads. It is simply a matter of dollars and cents, If the state concludes to go into the business of freeing pikes from toll gates, it should also agree to reimburse counties that have freed their roads in the past at their own expense. That, at least, would be fair to sll. S——— A pon. WHO GOT THE MONEY? Rather than answer the question— who got the money-propounded by the New York World, President Roose- velt may be willing to go to the woods for other reasons than hunting tigers, If the President knows what he is talking about it would be an easy matter to answer the World's ques tion, but it looks as though Mr. Roose. velt, like Pennypacker in the Penn- sylvania Capitol building, knows it all until the witnesses are heard, C—O Walker's Expense Acvount, In giving the expense accounts of the various candidates at the fall elec tion, W. Harrison Walker was credited with haviog expended $5670 14. This was an error ; the sum was but $567.14 ~the cipher made all the difference. Had Mr. Walker been able to con- tribute as liberally as Candidate Bar. result might have n {AUBUKRN HAIR TRAPS GIRLS FAMILY, Burglar's Attentions Lesd to Disclosures as to Stolen Goods Recelvers, Jack Wilson, serving a sentence in the penitentiary for counterfeiting, lavished bis attentions upon 17-year land, so successfully that he caused that girl, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Beckley, and her brother Paul, to be remanded to jail, after pleading guilty in the Northumberland County Court on the charge of receiving stolen goods, Upon his discharge from jail six months ago, after serving a term for burgary, Wilsor looked about for a convenient method to make spurious coin, snd secrete the goods which he expected to steal. He was attracted by the beauty of Leah Beckley, and began feigning serious court to the girl, ten years his junior, with the gratifying result that he was admitted t) tue Beckley house as a boarder. Soof store robberies in Sunbury and Northumberland became almost night- ly occurrences. Leah then became conspicuous by the fine silks she wore, and Wilson proved an enviable suitor by squandering 10-cent pieces. Pheir prodigality, coupled with the discovery in a burglarized Bunbury store of a tuft of auburn hair, the hue of Leah's locks, caused suspicion. A raid of the Beckley home revealed dies for casting 10-cent pieces and over $1000 worth of merchandise, which store- keepers identified as property taken from them. a ————— SS ————— Real Estate Doa's. Heveral real estate deals were con- summated in and about Bpring Mills inst week, 1. J. Zubler purchased the Fetterolf home from Bamuel Wise, the sum paid for same being $1800, Mr. the view of occupying it himself some in the future, probably next spring. In the event he leaves the farm, his son-in-law, Cleveland Eung- ard, will succeed him. Messrs. Samuel Wise and W. E. Hagen, the latter a son-in-law of the former, purchased the Harvey B. Haugh farm, below Penns Cave. The sam paid for same is quoted as having been $2500. The purchasers intend moving there in the spring. Mr. Haugh, as had been previously mentioned in these columns, pur. chased a farm near Livonia, mc————— cf —— MeClhaue. Bennison, A wedding snnouncement that oo- casioned considerable surprise among the many friends of the bride in this county was that of Harry MeClintie, formerly of Ridgway, Elk county, but now of Atlantic City, and Miss Emma Mae Beauison, daughter of Capt. snd Mrs 8. H. Bennison, of Howard. The wedding took placeat Atlantic Cityon Wednesday, November 25th. They are now at home at 122 South Belmont avenue, Atlantic City. The bride is an accomplished young woman and is very well known in Bellefonte, How- srd and Nittany Valley, and the young couple have the hearty con. gratulations aod best wishes of ull their friends a —— A A ——— LOUALS, Ladies’ $1.73 warm shoes, 950 at Yeagers, Charley Stump has some notion of going south sometime next spring. Headquarters for Christmas post cards, UC. P. Long's. John Gowland has been reappointed postmaster at Philipsburg. Rockers suitable for Christmas pres. ents, §1 39 at C. P. Long's, Among the Bellefonte hospital patients this week was Mra. James Swab, of Linden Hall, who went to that institution Tuesday. George W. Bweeney, mention of whose illness was made last week, is improving slightly, although he is yet unable to help himself. He is suffer- ing from a paralytic stroke which effected his arms and limbs, James Corl, present clerk for the county commissioners, after the first of the year will take up the sale of the Royal visible typewriter which he will follow at least until something better suited to his taste turns up. Miss Badie C. Bower, h for Jacob Bprow, on Nittany Moun- tain, Thursday of last week returned from Coburn where she had been visit. ing at her old home for a week. Mr. Bprow says housekeeping, without a woman on the premises, has little attraction for him, and consequently was very glad to have Miss Bower return, The Iatter part of last week on going to the stable in the morning Frank Walker, west of Centre Hall, found his driving horse lying io the stable, and when examined it was discovered that one of his hind legs, at a above the knee, was broken, No Use Red Cross Stamps, The oppor- | tunity afforded | the reader to buy Red Cross Christmas stamps at this | office will doubtless be mem— - appreciated by many who are interested iu the cause that these little messengers represent — combatting the white plague. These stampe sell for a penny aplece, the money thus realized being sent to the American National Red Cross Boclety to aid in the warfare against consump- tion. There is a fine sentiment at- taching to the use of these stamps in connection with the Christmas giving —# sentiment not only mindfal of one’s duty toward his afflicted fellows, but one expressing appreciation of the privilege thus created to aid in the crusade for our land’s emancipation from the scourge of tuberculosis, Beal your Christmas packages with Red Cross stamps. Ef — Snow Shoe K. BR. Eagiueer Killed. Thursday morning of last week a wreck on the Bnow Bhoe railroad caused thé death of the engineer, Alonzo Bachman, of Tyrone. The engine and two cars were thrown down an embankment. The engineer was caught in his seat by the tender and was badly used up. At the Belle- fonte Hospital it was discovered that his injuries consisted of a fracture of the left leg below the knee, sa fracture of the left thigh, badly lacerated s=alp, nose torn off, and scalded over the entire body. Death ensued at one o'clock, several hours after arrival in the hospital. The engineer was conscious to the end, and asked the surgeons not to amputate his limbs and to notify his wife of his condition. He had been promoted from brake- man to engineer only about two months ago. His age was twenty- seven years. The body was shipped to Tyrone for interment. The fireman was thrown some thirty feet, but escaped injury, as did also all the brakemen. X-Ray Reveals Needle. By the use of the X.ray a needle was located in the hand of Mrs. George A. Young, of Bellefonte, formerly of Cen. tre Hall, and removed with little difficulty. Mrs. Young, while per- forming household duties, ran a needle into the palm of her hand and broke it off, a®but the half of it remaining in the hand. She suffered considerable pain, and as thedays went by the pain grew worse, and finally she went to the office of Dr. Locke where the nee- die was located and removed as above indicated. From appearances, the needle, during the few days it was in the hand, had gone fully one-half inch deeper into the flesh, A A ———— Teacher's Institute, County Buperintendent D. O, Etters bas practically completed arrange ments for the sixty-second annual teacher's institute which will be held in the court house the week beginning December 28th. As instructors he has secured Dr. Henry R. Stanford, of New York ; Dr, Uric N. Roark, of Richmond, Ky. ; Prof. Harland E. Hall, of Mansfield, Ohio ; Dr. Edwin Erle Sparks, president of Peunsylva- via State College, and Dr. F. A. Ott. The principal lecture of the week will be delivered by Hon. Thomas A. Gore, the blind Senator from Oklahoma. It will be on Thursday evening, Decem- ber 3let, and the subject, ** Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.” EE —— ———— Keith's Theatre, The vill at Keith's Theatre, Paila- delphia, this week, is full of noveity. Robert Hilliard is playing a welcome return in an act of dramatic intensity, entitled * No. 978.” Lily Lens, Eng- land's dainty comedienne, is again puttiog in her appearance after a tour of the country. Bhe is entertaining with some of her charmingly original songs. A special feature is Joe Hart's “ Bathing Girls,” who furnish much music and fan. Niblo’s talking birds are especially interesting for the chil. dren, as are Borani and Nevaro, in “ Weary Waggles, the Dandy Dude dollars outright to Mrs, Evelyn and the balance of his estate Fit dct wi , Dr.’ Coburn Rogen his nephew . C. Quigley, Eq, and Dr. NO. 50. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Ladies’ storm rubbers, 48¢ at Yea- gers, Richard Brooks purchased a new sleigh from D. A. Boozer. Of course, it is the latest pattern. A Christmas service will be rendered by the members of the Lutheran Sun- day Behool Bunday evening. For the past two weeks Jolin Bohn, who lives just beyond the southern boundary of the borough, has been ill from typhoid fever, Mrs. Andrew Gregg, of Beranton, came to Centre Hall on account of the illness of her father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. George W. Sweeney, A fire, caused by an overheated stovepipe, occurred at the residence of Harry Musser, Struble station. The strenuous efforts of a bucket brigade saved the building. Mrs. John F. Emerick, of Farmers Mills, is now at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meyer, in Centre Hall, and will remain there for the present inthe capacity of housekeeper, This from the Miflinburg telegraph: William R. From visited his daughter Miss Maud, a trained nurse at the Williamsport Hospital, and his son ter part of last week. From the Henry Duck farm, near Millheim, Harvey Mark will move to the Charles A. Krape farm, east of Centre Hall, and succeed Oscar C. Homan as tenant there. The Krape farm is a highly productive one. Dr. George F. Harris, vice president of the First National Bank, in Belle- fonte, is the acting president since the death of the president, Col. Coburn. The directors hold their annual meet- ing in January, at which time a president will be elected. J. L. Crust, who for some time past had been stationed at Fort Totten, Long Island, N. Y., as = corporal in the Sea Coast Defence, Navy Artillery, arrived in Bellefonte last week for a visit at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mre. Reuben Crust, of Buffalo Run, Mrs. Margaret Bailey, of State Col- lege, was among those who attended the funeral of Emanuel Fye, Mrs. Bailey had intended moving to Centre Hal! by the first of April, but she has changed her mind, and will continue her residence at State College for at least a year longer. Dr. George P. Bible came to Centre Hall Wednesday morning of last week from Boalsburg, where the evening previous he delivered a lecture. Dr. Bible just returned from a southern trip, and is now about to go through the western states on a lecturing tour, As an entertainer and lecturer he has been meeting with great success, George W. Earhart, of Linden Hall, will become a half owner in the farm stock of W. Frank Bradford and Chas, W. Black, and will succeed Mr. Sisck as tenant on the Old Fort farm, owned by Mr. Bradford, after the first of April. During the ownership of that farm by the Odenkirks, Mr, Earhart, then at home with his father, lived where he expects to move to in the spring. Lieutenant 8. D. Gettig of Company B, Fifth Regiment National Guards, of Bellefonte, sent his resignation to Colonel H. 8B. Taylor. For twenty years Mr. Gettig had been a member of the National Guard, and has been held in the highest esteem by ail the members of the company. He wasat Homestead and went to the front dar ing the Spanish-American war. His resignation is due to some differences between himsell and Col. Taylor, Messrs, John F. Royer, of Madison burg, and Harry E. Royer, of Fiat Rock, Ohlo, were brief callers at the Reporter office Friday afternoon, Mr. Royer is making his first visit to the . promising here until the close of the year, In a local reference to Rev, John A.
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