VOL. LXXXIYV,. STATE EXECUTIVE QOMMITITEE MEETS State Dividad Into 32 Instead of 9 Divis- fons Newspapsr Men Organize, The Democratic State Executive Committee, with six of the nine mem- bers present at its meeting in Harris- burg Thursday of last week, adopted reaslutions recommending that a new committea be formed with a represen- tative from of the thirty-two Congressional districts, made tempo- rary plans for the organization in these districts and seated the contest- ing delegates from Allegheny county. The session of the committee was called to order by Chairman WwW, Those present First divison, William K. Meyers, Harrisburg : third divison, William N. McNair, Allegheny; fourth divia- jon, James G. Paul, McKean ; seventh division, Frod OC. Wilkes- division, Edward 8. Kremp, Roaading; ninth division, Frank B. Rhoads, Delaware, H. G. MeCormick, of Williamsport, the committeeman from the sixtn di- each (George Guthrie. were: Kirkendall, Barre ; eighth vision, telegraphed Lis regrets stating that ao ment kept bim 1 imporiant business engage rom belong present, ~~ 5 } vf yf « Ma POV 3 Altoona, commitiee- { Iman frol g BECHOOA failed had sent word | Vision, to appear, although hi early in the day that he would be in dance, Nothing was heard from Dr. F Waite, of Philipsburg, the committeman from the fifth divi- gion. No contests were made for any of the places claimed by tlhe Dewalit- atte? In Ritter committee CHAIRMAN'S RECOMMENDATION, Whe eialled the meell onen one, with n Chairman George W. Guthrie ng, the ses Was AD | a number sion of Demo- editors, newspspermen and o.h- retry James I, had read the call for the meet. eratic Af » Non Aint £4 ers press nt B akales ing, Chairman Guthrie pre gen ted his | The report carefally r | # 3 of (he Hiate | - wr 1 swwiewed | i : 1 Ff thes seating the action oi the meelling on July 19, and the resolu- | of that] Committee tions and recommendations body. Ther } rt executive ¢ members instead of urged © tae creation . fat Consiat. | of a new mmitiee, | { thirty-two Ang Oi nine, as at present constituted, urged | sug- | four com- | » campaign work and nt of systematic geated the appointme mittecs to look aud ¢csmpal is, 4 8 1 ed the report of the Re-organization | pe i ments of work for pub r, Organiza | tion, finance Recretary Jame Blaksles present-| i which showed a balance of | over $7.500 | { was ommitiee, i uearly $1,700, and with contributed since the commitiee appointed. The commiliee it could re-district found that under the present rules the saw fit, but that division uld not be on. It y the Bate Cent al | stale a8 i | rgauizad and | was decided | eommitiees © given re preseniall to recommend t Committee fo ils api roval apd further ! recommendation to the next siale con- vention. that the state be re-districted | into thirty-two divisions as al present constituted by Congressional districts, DISTRICT CHAIRMEN, In order that work in these districis | can be started at once il was that upon a request to the state chair-| man s district chairman can be ap- pointed for any of the congressional districts, who can in taro appoint a committee to promote the party's ia- tereata snd assist in all campaign work. This work cau be done under the present rules, and will give the concerted efforts are desired throughout the state, bul without the commitieemen having any power on the State Executive Committee, decided | that UNIFORM RULES In order to have the party rules a unit throughout the state a resolution was passed calling upon all county and city chairmen to file a copy of party rules with Becretary Blakslee within thirty days, in order that a rules committee to be appointed by Chsirman (Guthrie can make uniform rules to govern sll sections. The com- mittee to be appointed eall for eigit members each under the new appor- tionment recommended, NEWSPAPER MEN ORGANIZE After the Executive Committee sei sion a meeting of the editors and own- ers of the Democratic newspapers of the state waa called for the purpose of organizing a Bale Democratic Press Association, Warren Worth Bailey, editor of the Johustown Democrat, was elected temporary chairman, and Warren Van Dyke, resident secretary of the Btate Executive Committee, was elected temporary secretary, Letters were received from many editors and owners of Democratic newspapers heartily endorsing the or- ganization. Chairman Bailey was empowered to appoint a committee on permanent organizstion and constitu. tion, and to issue a call for further meetings. The committee will soon be announced and the next meeting will be held within six weeks, Invita- tions are already on record from several places where the meeting ls desired, DEAN BAILEY’S GOOD FARMER. The Four Characteristios of a Good Farm- er a8 Defined by the President of the v Country Life Cummission, L. H. Bailey, Dean of New York's Agricultural College, a department of Cornell University, at Ithaca, -Presi- dent of Roosevelt’s Country Life Com- mission, and probably the foremost worker for rural betterment in America in a lecture before a company of country pastors, recently gave four characteristics of a good farmer : 1. He should have the ability to make a good living from the land. 2, He must have the ability to rear a family carefully and well. 3 Heshould have the ability to be of service to the community in which he lives, 4 Heshould know how and leave his land more productive than when he found it. Man's selfish instincts lead him to assent to the first proposition ; but there are also altruistic reasons for placing this characteristic in the fore- ground. The farmer, who cannot make a good living, who is always In the drag, pinched for money, and ever facing bankruptcy, will have little inclination or ability to promote the general welfare, The members of his family will find it hard to be use- ful members of society ; and he can give little aid to the institutions thra which the community expresses itself and advances to better things. The hope of any permanent advance in human welfare is that the children begin where the fathers leave off and carry the progress of development to a gtill higher stage. Hence he who fails to train his children so that they shall have the desire and ability to do this has failed in one of the most im- portant functions of a good citizen, Instead of multiplying himself for good in his own household he has the humiliating thought that his own asefulness will die with him, unless perchance somebody else's better trained children shall carry ou his The old Bible truth, * No man liveth to himself alone, "’ is becoming more and more evident in the ad- vancement of our complex eclviliza- tion. “A man alone is no msn.” ‘he farmer is sald to live an isolated life compared with most occupations, But if he will stop to think he will be surprised to find in how many and how varied ways even he is dependent on other human beings and on his community, Even the pioneers could not live altogether by toil on their own land ; much less can or does the farmer of Dependence carries with is not discharged by the pittance he pays for the aid given him by others. He may grumble, and often justly, at the siz2 of his road tuxes, and yet if when- ever he 1: ft his farm, he would find himself involved in an expense utterly imposstle for him to meet. This is only one of the less important ways in which his community is putting him If this community recognized and acquiesced in the possibilities for humsn welfare would be immeasurably increased. Especial. ly could the country be made more at- tractive socially, iotelectuslly, ma- terially, and religiously to that bright vigorous class of the young for whom the city lure is so strong, whom nevertheless the country so much needs. On the fourth characteristic depends the possibility of restoring the firtility of the soil where it has diminished, and of making it still more productive and capable of supporting the growing nation. It is a characteristic still more fruitful in character. The man who hag no care for the future genera. tions is essentially selfish, and selfish peas 1s a deadly blight to noble man- hood snd womanhood, The farther they for whom we toil are removed from us in time or space the greater the likelihood that the altruistic ele- ments of character will develop. Dean Bailey was right in making ability and willingness to increase the productivity of his land one of the essentials of the good farmer, The superiority of the American farming class is generally recognized, at least in theory, If Bailey's ideal should generally become the ideal of those who till the soil in the United Hiates this superiority would be great. ly augmented snd the national - life wotlld be pushed up many degrees, W. H. 8. 2 MIL AIA ———— Bunnell Will Display Pianos, During the Grange Encampment and Fair, Beptember 9th to 15th, J. M, Bunnell, of Johnstown, will have on display high grade pianos. Your are invited to call at his headquarters and inspect the instruments, Clayton Wagner, of near Centre Hall, offers for sale two shosts and seven pigs. Call him by telephone, POMONA GRANGE MEETS, Bald Eagle Grange Hall The Beene of an Enthusiastic Quarterly Meeting of the Order, The third quarterly meeting of the Centre County Pomona Grange was held at Milesburg, in the new and well equipped hall of the Bald Esgle Grange, on Thursday of last week. There was a good attendance, and everyone there displayed an interest in the matters before the body. The officers presiding were Worthy Master, Willard Dale ; Overseer, D, K. Keller ; Lecturer, Leonard Rhone; Chaplain, G. L. Goodhart ; Bteward, George Gingerich ; Assistant Btew- ards, Jacob Yarnell and Mrs. Poor- man ; Becretary, D. M, Campbell ; Treasurer, F. W. Musser ; Ceres, Mrs, D. M. Campbell ; Flora, Mrs, SBamuel Durst ; Pomona, Mrs, D. L.. Bartges. The first business taken up was the matter of better maintaining the regls- ter of members in the county, and a committee of three were appointed to perform this work. The master named on this committee the secretary of Pomona, D. M. Campbell, D. K. Keiler and George Musser, The report of the Centre County Mutual Fire Insurance Co., by its secretary, D. K. Keller, was altogether flattering. The company was never in better condition floancially or otherwise. The secretary made the statement that Grange companies bad been organized in seveial of the adj oin- log counties in which the company did business, and that in such Io- stances his company had withdrawn from the fleld. This narrowing of territory has proven advantageous to the policy holders, for with the ex- ception of one instance the losses ex- ceeded the revenue in the districts. The new classification of risks was also shown to be just and sided to bring about the present good condi tion of the company’s finances Isaac Frain, president of the com- pany, supplemented the secretary’s re- port with appropriate remarks, sauce tioning and emphasizing all the secre tary had said. He pointed with pride to the fact that from the organization of the company sll ils losses were promptly paid, and that without pro- cess of law on the part of the insured. The next question taken up was one very much talked about by farmers in and out of the Grapge—The Heselan Fiy. The fly and its habits were spoken of in an exceptionally illumi pating way by Dr. H. F. Bitper. A number of others also joined in the discussion. The profits from patronizing the milk condensory was a question also discussed. To gain further light on the question a commitiee of five was sppoioted to investigate the methods of the condensory, prices paid for milk, ele.,, snd report at the nexi meeting of the bidy. The committee appointed is as follows: G. L. Good- hart, chairman ; Luther Dale, 8B. W. Bmith, J. M. Herter and Willard Dale, The chairman of the Grange Eo- campment and Fair committee, Hon, Leouard Rhone, made a verbal report. He stated that all the tents in posses. sion of the committee had been en- gaged, and that many additional re- quests were on file, and would be filled if it were possible to secure tents from the several sources being ap pealed to, All the space in the permanent build. ings has also been engaged by exhib. itors, and not all were accommodated. There is ample room for exhibitors who can do so on the open grounds, The chairman encouraged patrons to bring their exhibits of fruit, vegetables, grains, and antiques, so that even the former creditable displays would be eclipsed, Another subject discussed was the co-operative buylog system. R, P. Kester, a state deputy, will take up this subject with the local granges. Will Balld Grange Hall, *During the past year the Spring Mills Grange has added many new members, and the order is now very much alive to the interests of the farmer. With a view of further de veloping interest in Grange work and making it a permanent iostitution in that locality, it has been decided to build a home for the order. The old Methodist church, at Aaronsburg, was purchased with this view In miod, The structure has been torn down, and the material will be transported to Spring Mills and there re-erected. The bullding is amply large, and will be well suited to the needs of the order, —————I— A A ————— The Hooves Mercantile Uo. No, #3, The directors of the Hooven Mer. oantile Company, have declared the regular quarterly dividend of one and one have per cent. on the preferred stock and one per cent. on the com. mon stook, payable on September Ist to stockholders of record August 19th. Checks will be mailed, Dividend GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND FAIR, The Thirty Eighth Gathering Will bs Hela on Grangs Park September © h to 15h. In his report as chairman of the Grange Encampment and Falr As soclation committee to the Centre County Pomona Grauge, held at Milesburg, Hon. Leonard Rhone able tent had been leased, and that all the floor space in the permsgent ex- hibiting buildings was already under contract to exhibitors. Thess state precidentedly large number of cxmp- ers and exhibitors, two elements necessary for a successful gatheriog in September, The exhibits of horticul- ture and agriculture, the antique de: partment, the State College display, in the permanent exhibition building, will eclipse any heretofore in qusnotity, quality and nicety of arrangement. I'he displays of implemsats, vehicles, dairy supplies, engines, farm ms chinery, etc, under private tents will be larger and more varied than ever, The success in making sales at the encampment last year by the ex- hibitors is responsible for the increase in toils very desirable feature, The entertainments in the sudi- torium in the evenings will bs of a high clase, and popular, very similar to the scenios found almost where in the lager towas and cities, These will be conducted by W. J. Aa derson, of Philadsiphis, who for the first time will appear ia this s2ction of the country. During the day there will be ad. dresses in the suditorium of special interest to the farmers as a These talks will be lustructive aad tertaining. No simission is gates of the grounds, Class charged al the ture bullding, are open to the public. Ibe lectures in the suditorium also free, The camp opens on Baturday, when the great mesjority of campers will move into their temporary homes, Sunday afternoon religious services willbe held in the suditorium, coan- ducted by Rev. 8B, A. Boyder, ——— A —— A GP ATTA LOCALS The Pine Btump Sunday-echool will hoid a festival Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake will be served, Wilbur Leitzell and family, of State College, were guests at the home of W. 8. Miller, in Rebersburg, over Sun- day. Miss Minnie Kline will hold services for the last time this sesson in Moyer’s grove, near Colyer, on BSBaturday eve ning, Sunday morning sod Sunday evening. All are invited. Mrs, Carlton Read announces the marriage of her daughter, Mary Grace, to George Btewart, of Bellevue, form- erly of Boalsburg. After October Ist Mr. and Mrs, Stewart will be at home at 154 Sprague Aveuue, Bellevue, The Pennsylvania snd Erie rail roads placed orders for cars and loco- motives that foot up to $5,000 000, The contracts were left to the various concerns who usually furnish this class of stock for these roads, The corn fields along the pike be- tween Penn Hall and Millheim pre- sent 8 sorry appearance. The drought cut the yield in some few flelds almost to nothing, and ail of them from twenty-five to fifty per cent. To show the ravages of the Hessian fly one needs merely to quote that John Eoute, in Nippenose Valley, last fall sowed eighty bushels of wheat, and the yield was seventy-six bushels, four bushels Jess than was planted, J. L. Tressler, of Linden Hall, with the assistance of a third limb, walked into the Reporter's sanctum on Moon- day. Mr. Tressler sustained an it jury to his back, but the eflccls are gradu- ally disappearing and he soon will feel just ae young ss he used to be, Mr, and Mrs. Harry M. Bitoer and little daughter of Pittsburg, are at the home of the former's father, Dr. H. ¥. Bitoer, in Centre Hall, for a week's visit. Mr. Bitoer is city editor of the Pittsburg Press, having worked his way up from the position of a reporter. Stewart M., Leiisell, of Washiog- ton, D. C., was the guest of W. J. Carlin, E«q , at Rebersburg, returning to the Nation's capital on Monday. Mr. Leitzsll ia in the civil service di- vision of the Postoflice Department, and just came up to Centre county to get a few whifs of country alr that so fnvigorates him that he forgets all about physical ailments. In the Sanday Issue of the Chicago Record-Herald, a copy of which was forwarded to this office, Is a cut of a flag bearing the words ** From Chiles go the Star Clty.” The designer of this banner Is Alfred Beirly, uncle to J. Frank Bmith, of Centre Hall. In Mr. Beirly’s opinion Chicago ls wor thy of a more fitting name than the Windy City so he suggests that here- after it be termed the-Btar City, are | RebaMt Portion of Towa Threatened to be | Agsin Wiped Out, Millbeim had a fire scare Friday | night of last week, and hed not the I newly ballt portions of that town {been of brick with the mioimum {amount of wood exposed, they doubt. less wonld have been reduced to ashes, I'he bullders probably built wiser than they knew, at least they had not thought that their judgment would | be put to such a severa trial at this early stage. To the rear of the Nieman store building stood a wooden structure oc- capied by A. J. Beholl, a photogra- pher, and on the night mentioned fire broke out in the attic of the one- story bulldiog., It was only an in- stant until the building was & mass of flames. The local fire company work- ed heroically, but could only protect the adjoining property. Che windows on the second floor of the Nieman bullding were broken from the heat, and the facing badly scorched. This was the only damage done, except to the building where the fire originated. Mr. Beholl had insurance io the sum of $500 in a cash company, snd Mr. Nieman $500 insurance in the Annville Company. The fire was first observed about eleven o'clock, and it was soon over, every one retiring except a few waltch- | men, At three o'clock a second fire inlarm was sent out, and before the flames were subdued two stables in the Texas section of Millheim were {burned. The firet was that of Abe | King. A horse, chickens and feed were also destroyed by the elements. | The fire from the King stable com- | municated to the stable owned by Willlam Royer, and this, to), was licked up. The fire company were |able to prevent the spread of the | flames to other buildings. Neither Mr. King nor Mr, Royer held insurance, and their loss is quite keenly felt. Sm—————— A ——————— tireat Grangers' Plenle, The 38:th Annual Great Grangers’ Picnle Exhibition will be held st Williams Grove, August 258 Lo Beptem- ber 2. The exhibition of farm maschin- ery, implements, etc., and live stock promises to exceed that of soy former year. Thursday, Hon. William T. Creasy, Master Pennosylvania Siate Grange, and other prominent Grangers, and Hon, Robert M. Lafolette, United States Senator from Wisconsin, will deliver addresses. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Frank RK. Roberson in ii lustrated lectures. Tbursday and Friday evenioge, Ideal Vaudeville Company. Clean, altractive amuse- ments. Everything high grade and up-to-date. Excursions on all rail roads, Consult your station agent. I — A —————— ihe N A, On pext Bunday, August 27, there will be given as a supplemenat with the Philadelphia Sunday North American the regular semimoathly magszine, containing short stories ana serials by noted writers. Ever since the publishers of the North American have been giving this magazine away to its readers, the circulation has been rapidly increasing. : This magszine has now become a regular feature on tue second and fourth Bunday of each month. Those who are not regular subscribers would do well to place their order in advance with their newsdealer, s0 a8 to avoid the dissapointment, which usually follows. I A ————— Transfers of Henl Hstate. Catharine C. Bhook, et al, to An- drew Rote, April 1, 1911, tract of land in Gregg twp. $1915, William L. Foster, et al, to J, B, Martin, November 30, 1908, tract of lsnd in College twp. $850, David B. Delong to Jacob H. Bechdel, August 5, 1911, tract of land in Curtin twp. $300, H. 8. Taylor, sheriff, to F. W, Crider, February 2, 1903, tract of land in Bellefonte. Cyrus Brungart, sherifl, to F. W, Crider, February 25, 1902, tract of land in Bellefonte, $1100, William Alexander et ux to Nannie M. Coxie, May 13, 1910, tract of land in Harris twp. $75. Fiorence D. Pope et al to Nannie M. Coxie, March 31, 1911, tract of land in Harrie twp, $100, Barah Moyer et baron to Nannie M, Coxie, May 13, 1910, tract of land in Harris twp. $50, Mary Ellen Garbrick et al to Harry B. Garbrick, July 19, 1911, tract of land in Spring twp. $960, Buy it now, Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, It is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over, This remedy bas no superior, Fou sale by all dealers, 34) eed, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. An iofant child of Mr. and Mrs, Norman Duck, at Centre Mills, Is seriously ill. William Wilkinson, of near Mill. beim, was kicked in the face by a horse when it tore loose while he was leading it to water, The echool board had a cement walk bnilt in front of the #chool house, Minor improvements sre also belong made in the interior of the building. Mre. F. P. Brandt and children, of Altovns, have for the past week or more been the guests of the former's sister, Mrs. John Rabble, in Centre Hall, The Rebergburg lodge, I. O. O. F., on Baturday, will hold a basket picnic in Bmull’s woods, west of Rebersburg, Two bands will be present. A general invitation is extended, It is only occasionally that you see a clover fleld having the appearances of making seed or a second crop of hay. Last year at this time the reverse was true ; few clover fields did not make a go 4d second growth, An unusually large smmnunt of com mercial fertiliz or will be used this fall to sid the wheat in developing into a paying crop. Four or five car loads of fertilizer have already been unload ed at the Centre Hall station. Mr, and Mrs. Foster Bharer and Mr, and Mrs. Eimer Bwartz, of near Zion, were guests on Bunday of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bharer, east of Centre Hall, They are progressive farmers, a type peculiar to that section of Nittany Valley. The acreage of Lhe tobacco crop in Clinton county is beiween five sod #ix hundred acres, apd growers will cut it within a few days. Generally speaking the plants grew well, and the quality will be up to the high standard grown io that county. Rev, L. Oscar Moon, of Baltimore, after the regular Bunday-school ses sion at Pine Blump, talked to the scholars on Bunday morning. He and his wife and little son ate camp- ing at the ** House of Lords” on Nit. tany Mountaic,. Rev. Moon is a Dunkard, and is a native of Indians. A heavy wind storm passed over Penns Valley Friday afternoon. Damage to trees and ripening fruit is reported from every local section. In a few instances bulidiogs were par- tially uoroofed. The rain fall st Centre Hall was but eighteen hundredths inches, but farther to the east the fall was considerably more. Mrs, James Smith sod daughters, Elizabeth, Adalaide and Corsa, of Pitts burg, were guests of Mr. sand Mrs, Lyman L. Smith in Centre Hall. Oa Mowmday they went to Williamsport, which is Mrs. Bmith’s native aty. Mr. Smith is a contractor, and was too busy to sccompany his wife aud children to Central Pennsylvania. Shawver’s remodeled hotel at Mill. heim is quite creditable to that town. The building bas been changed to such an exteal (hat it is not recog- nizable. The floor space hss been materially enlarged, and a third story added. Heat and baths have been in- stalled, and every eflort made in the arrangement of the interior to serve the patrons of the house, The following is from the Philips burg Journal : Frank W. Grebe, now associated with his father and brother as bookkeeper at their planiog mill, and who is a popular candidate for County Treasurer on the Democratic ticket, went over the mountain this morniog to look after his fences, Frank is making a strong fight, and it nominated snd elected, hss the ability to fill the office acceptably. George H. Thomas, son of Cliflord 8. Chomas, of near Potters Mills, and who is connected with the Martin Press, New York, is on a sight see ing tour. Today he and his party are scheduled to be in Bt. Petersburg, They went direct from New York to North Cape by way of London, and had the pleasure of seeing the sun at midnight. Hammeisport, the most porthern city ol the world, was also visited. The party left New York the begining of July and will return about October lst. At the last commencement of the Lock Haven Btate Normal School, a handsome tower clock and a 3500 pound bell were dedicated. They were presented by Wilson Kistler, a philanthropic citizen of Lock Haven, and they are in every respect first class. The entire expense involving an expenditure of about $4,000.00, This is an evidence of the esteem in which the school is held by the best citizens of its home community, but it has a state wide reputation as well as reference to its finely illustrated oatalog will show. 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