. VOL. LXXXIV.
MEISMER SENTENOED,
Old Age, No Doubt, Cause of Light Sen-
tence—~Other Court News,
John H. Messmer, of Gregg town-
ship, found gulity of selling liquor to
minors, was on Saturday morniog
sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars
snd undergo imprisonment in the
county jail for a period of twenty days,
In the hearing of this case it was
charged by the defendant's attorney
that the district attorney had knowl:
edge that sev ral other persons in
Gregg township were practicing the
same methods as his client—Mr, Mess.
mer, and that the defendant was being
persecuted, while the others were un-
molested in conducting their illegal
traffic. The district attorney denied
that he had knowledge of such vio-
lations, whereupon Mr. Messmer wus
called to the stand and questioned by
the court as to whether he had knowl-
edge of other persons engaging In
the sale of intoxicating liquors who
had no license to do so. [he reply
came that he had and pamed three
persons at Spring Mills whom he de-
clared were guilty of such an offense.
The sentence imposed on Messmer
is regarded light, but the age of the
man and other surrounding circum-
stances, no doubt, had much to do
with reducing the fine and imprison-
ment from the maximum.
The case of the commonwealth ve.
Theodore Williams, Mamie Williams
and Helen Wilson indicted on two
counts—larceny and receiving stolen
goods—resulted in a verdict of not
guilty. It was claimed by the de-
fendants that the goods were taken
with the full knowledge of Nannie
Butler, the prosecutrix, and her hus-
band, Burdine Butler, and the articles
of clothing, ete., were in exchange for
services rendered,
The Grand Jury passed on three
county bridges—one in Gregg town.
ship ercssing Penns Creek, the inter-
county bridge at Osceola Mills, and
the High street bridge in the borough
of Bellefonte, approving all three of
them.
Court adjourned on Thursday eve
ping until Friday morning. The at-
torneys, jurors, aod parties interested
assembled, but at the hour for the
opening of court it was learned that
there was evidently a misunderstand-
ing, because Judge Orvis failed to ap-
pear.
Court was called on Saturday morn-
ing at which time, as above stated,
Messmer was sentenced,
Edward Oswalt, Harry Smith,
Daniel Rider, Dewey Birattion, Harry
Rogers and Maurice Cartwright were
also called for sentence for haviog
stolen wire from the Bell Telephone
Co. at Philipsburg, the defendants
plead guilty early in the week.
These boys, it seems, were induced to
commit this crime, under the state-
ment made by counsel, by an older
person who as yet has not been
brought into court. Benlence was
suspended on probstion and the
young men placed in charge of their
parents subject to being called at any
time,
There were the usual number of f,
and b. cases disposed of but a report
of these the Reporter has always
deenied unfit for publication.
Politics in Adjsinlng Counties.
Judge Harold M, MeClure was de-
feated for renomination in the Union-
Boyder district by Albert W. Johnson.
The Democratic nominee is William
R. Fallmer.
The bitterest primary election ever
held in Clinton county resulted in the
nomination of C, H, Bressler and R.
W. A. Jameson for associate judges
on the Republican ticket, and John
A. Robb and John F. Corcoran on the
Democratic ticket. The fight was be-
tween the Hall and aoti-Hall adher-
ents, with complete rout for the Hall
men,
In the Perry-Juniats judicial dis
tricts the candidates are J. Mac, Bar-
nett, Republican ; and W, N, Belbert,
Democratic. Io Juniata both parties
nominated one anti-liquor and one
liquor candidaté for associate judge,
but the anti liquor candidates took the
lead by several hundred votes,
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Charles 8, Doolo, manager of the
Phillies who had his team high in
the National League race, till the loss
of Magee, Titus, and the manager
himself killed the peunant hopes, will
head the staff of baseball experts who
will cover the world’s series for The
North American,
The fan who wants to get the best
accounts of these games should order
The North American,
“ Temptations of a Great City, ” ex-
citing, interesting and instructive, at
Garman’s Opera House, Bellefonte,
saturday evening, October 7th.
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E. T. Jamison, of near Spring Mills,
advertises two colts for wale in this
issue,
The Ticket,
From among the thirty-two candi.
dates on the Democratic county prime
ary ticket the Democratic voters who
interested themselves sufficiently to
attend the primary election on Batur-
day, selected twelve mén as their can-
didates to go before the people at the
coming November election, yet
this does not say that the candidates
defeated are not worthy, capable, de-
serving, and that had any of them se-
cured the nominfition their chances of
election would have been equally cer-
tain. The will of the people is su-
preme at the primaries, as well as it
is at the general election, and they
made no mistake in naming Democrat
fc candidates.
The contest is now on, and will
end in the summing up of the ballots
caet on November 7. The Demo-
cratic party can go before the people
and invite the search light to be thrown
upon every candidate on the ticket
without fear of developiug a single
dark spot on the character of any
of them; without fear of exposing
a lack of integrity ; without fear of ex-
posing a lack of ability ; and without
fear of exposing a lack of sound judg-
ment—every candidate is peculiarly
fitted for the office to which he as-
pires.
These candidates have entered the
final contest to win, and the Democrat-
ic party means to redeem its partially
lost prestige. This can and will be
done.
Orocoked Newspaper Contests,
The first sentence of the leading edi-
torial in the Williamsport Ban, date
of September 27, is this :
“ The newspaper voting ** contest, ' as it has
developed in these modern days, under the di-
rection of professional promoters, is not a credit
to the newspaper profession, nor fair to those
who go into them, and has come 10 be regarded
a nuisance by the general public,
Two of the contests conducted by a
Williamsport newspapei, says the
Sun, proved to be lotteries, in which
the newspaper conducting them and
the contestants were equally responsi
ble, and further the postmaster has
had charges of misconduct lodged
against him for permitting the circu.
lation of the pspers through the
malls,
A contestant in Williamsport won a
prize advertised by the newspaper to
be worth $125, but he found its actual
value to be but $65. He had spent
$100 in cash to win, aside from what
his friends had done for him. The
cont«stant threatened to sue for the
difference between the actual value
and the advertised value, and this
forced the newspsper to make good,
Another contestant spent $150 with
the hope of securing an automobile,
but his prize proved to be a $75 ring,
upon which four local jewelers placed
a value of but $30,
One of the methods of swindling
the contestants, according to the Ban's
editorial, is the * combining of dis
tricts ”’ as the contest goes on.
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LOCALS,
Miss Nellie Smith, of Centre Hall,
spent Banday with Miss Helen Breon,
at Ax Mann,
The Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor Boclety, on Bunday evening at
6:30 o'clock, will hold a special en-
deavor rally service to which all are
invited.
A great many election boards were
unable to complete the primary elec.
tion returns until several hours after
midnight, but the best they can do is
to collect the half-pay of a regular
election officer.
Unclaimed letters in the Centre
Hall postoffice, October 2.d, 1911:
Miss M. H., Mills, Mrs John Miller,
Mr, Harry Ayers, Mr, Louis A. Bmith,
Mr, J. F. Bult, Mr. Bam. Rapoport,
two for Mr, Charles Anesbach.
Saturday afternoon, Misses I. Myrtle,
F. May and Berte Barry, went to
Hartleton the home of the father, Rev,
D.F. P. Barry, who has long been
located there. Ou the return of Rev.
Barry from the Central Pennsylvania
Synod the latter Miss Barry will again
come to Centre Hall.
Mr. and Mrs, John W. Conley, of
Centre Hall, ou Monday afternoon
started on a trip to York where they
attended the fair. From there they
went to Lancaster, and before return.
ing will go to Pleasantville, New Jer-
wey, where they will visit a relative of
Mr, Conley, R. C. Holmes, who con.
ducts a large hotel there,
“ Mister ”’ is deemed a title of suf:
ficlent honor to be applied to the
at the Central State Normal
School, at Lock Haven, snd by formal
request of Principal Dr. D. J. Weller
the students have beett asked to sub.
stitute * mister ”’ for * professor '’ In
addressing members of the faculty.
That is » good move, and proves san.
ity on the part of the management of
the institution. The
weys believed that the title of “mister’’
carried with it sufficient dignity to be
to any one no matter how
high his station lo life,
I see nothing reasonable or wise in
many of the things that are now being
said regarding rural conditions. All of
us believe that country life should be
more attractive and desirable, and the
same may be said of the life lived by
most people of the cities. If we did not
believe that matters should be better
and could be better, we would not be in-
terested in agricultural education or eco-
nomic conditions. We readily grant
that some people in the country, and
some in the city, do not have sufficient
desire for the better things of life, but
someway one’s resentment is stirred by
the statement or the implication that as
an agricultural people we are in special
need of an ‘‘ uplift ’' movement. I can-!
not see the sanity or the logic in it all. |
The cart appears to be before the horse.
There is plenty of reason for study of
economic conditions in the country, and
we welcome all the interest that can be
shown by any one along that line. We
recognize the fact that all interest has
centered during the last half-century
upon the development of transportation
and manufacturing and mining, and this
resulted from a development of a lot of
science that could be applied to these
things. There was a field for skill in
work slong these lines and there was a |
chance for a combination of effort.
Naturally these interests came into con-
trol and we learned to think for a while
that they must dominate, There was
less necessary skill in agriculture and
less aggressiveness on the part of those
remaining in agriculture. One merely
states a fact when he says that the
share of the consumer's dollar which |
has been going, and still goes, int) the
pocket of the producer of food is too
small. Why should it be otherwise
when unusual opportunity for skill and
for combination attracted the aggressive
element of our population, speaking of
the people as a mass,
A SQUARE DEAL.
The improvement in rural conditions |
will come as improvement in economic
conditions comes. There are people
who will not educate their children nor’
live in good bomes nor support com-
munity improvements no matter how |
much income they may have, but public |
sentiment brings things around right |
within a ressonably short time, if there |
is money for such use. Much can be!
done in the way of making the attain-|
ment of desirable things more easy, and |
for one I am sure that the increase of
our definite knowledge of sgriculture, |
the widespread teaching of the funda-
mental principles in our schools, and the |
increasing ease of adapting modern in-
vention to home and farm life, are aids’
of grea. value but the primary question
is one of a square deal. We could do!
better than is now the case, but matters
are going to come right snyway. We
have more room for skill in our business |
of farming and we are more awake to |
economic conditions. There is bound to |
be a better control of transportation |
rates, and the day will come when dis- |
tribution will be more scientific and will |
put a greater share of the consumer's |
dollar into ihe farmer's pocket. Of |
course every human being needs more |
inspiration and higher ideals, but the
“ uplift ”’ will come to us all right if the
net income permits it. |
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS,
The definite knowledge which we call
science and the skill in its use made
work attractive. We now know things
that can be taught in colleges, high
schools and all other schools, and the
subjects can be made true training sub-
jects, When we know enough and
know how to teach it there Is going to
be a big improvement in agriculture,
and that work has started now. The
trouble is that some people want the
change in the old order of things to
come about within a year or five years.
A far longer time was required to make
much progress in manufacturing or
transportation and if the principles of
agriculture are effectively taught in all
our schools twenty years hence a great
and rapid work will have been done.
Only harm can come from testing the
value of agricultural science as training
subjects for children when teachers are
not equipped with enthusiasm and
knowledge. Time always is needed for
soy great change.
COOPERATION,
The same haste is shown today re-
specting the change in methods of buy-
ing and selling. We know in our
hearts that the principal of cooperation
is absolutely right, but we have not
work shoulder to shoulder for
munity good at all times, We are com-
ing to that probably as rapidly as we
have a right to expect. It is a matter of
education and every step in breaking
down the isolation of farming life is a
step toward the possibilities of coopera-
tion. There is no pessimism in the
statement that great masses are not yet
ready to join in a successful movement
for a more just division of the dollar
that a consumer pays. We are travel-
ing the road toward that goal, but we
do only harm if we try to travel too fast,
It is the spirit of the people that de-
termines the question of success, and
whenever a man reaches the point
where he believes in his calling and in
his community and in the judgment of
his community, he is ready for it. If
he goes into it as an individualist merely
for individual gain, he endangers the
movement.
COMm~
RECIPROCITY.
I believe the opposition to reciprocity
has been due more to resentment thao
the products of farmers were the first
thing to be affected by reduction of
tariffs rather than any absolute fear
that the loss would be serious, I may
be right and I may be wrong. The
thing that interests me is the wide-
spread earnestness with which a meas-
ure is scrutinized by farmers when it
seems to concern them.
Our country people are far more
capable of protecting their interests to-
day than they were twenty years ago.
There is an increasing number of wide-
awake young men going into agricul-
ture every year. Fifty years from now
people will look back to this day and
marvel at the progress that is being
made in agricultural knowledge and the
development of community interests.
We need more science and more fairness
in economic conditions. When we
have these, social conditions will take
care of themselves. The mass of people
always are willing to make their condi-
tions more desirable if their is income
for that purpose.
Gave Pastor Reception,
Friday evening in the Lutheran
church, at Centre Hall, a reception
was given the psstor, Rev, F. W.
Barry, who on Tuesday previous
moved from Bellefonte to Centre Hall.
Tbe reception was informal, although
maspy of the members for the first
time met the pastor. Ja a brief ad-
dress Rov, Barry gave his views of a
pastor's obligations to his people, and
the church member's duty to the
church aod the pastor. He laid par.
ticular stress on the duly of the
church member parent toward the
children. The little ones should be
when of proper age it is the parents’
further duty to see that they are
catechised and attend all the religious
services,
In speaking of the pastor's duties,
he stated that pastoral work did not
consist of friendly visite where his
services were not needed. He promised
his people that under all conditions
and at all times he would be ready to
visit members in need of pastoral
of him.
T. M, Gramley, president of the
joint council of the charge, made a few
remarks io which he brought out that
the method of calling the present
pastor was not new to this charge.
Rev. J. M. BHearick, who was here
more than a dozen years, was called in
the same way, and although the call
was issued contrary to the church
regulations, the outcome proved the
wisdom of the proceedings, and he be.
lieved that history would repeat iteell,
Alter these adiresses, E. M. Huyett
announced that preparations on the
part of the assembled should be
made to partake of the refreshments
prepared in the Bunday School room,
and this suggestion was at once heed.
ed, and an hour was devoted to this
feature,
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Progress Grange will hold a regular
meeting Saturday evening, at which
time the members will take up the
LECTERS FROM BUBSCRIBERY,
Heporter Sab eribars Oorrespondent Col.
amu-—-New Department,
Dear Mr. Smith ;
We kindly thank you for remem-
berivg us by forwarding the Centre
Reporter, for we know how we shall
@ jy reading the news from Pennsyl-
vauia. Weare more than pleased with
Oalo. Have been to Akron several
times, and it is certainly a beautiful
city especially at night, as it is so lav-
lenly Lighted with electric lights, and
then one cannot help but appreciate
paved and level streets, I like Barber
ton very much, Everyone has a
chapcas to breathe, as the homes are not
crowded together, but have large
lawns and the streels are paved and
wide and level as far as one can see,
A hard ralo storm visited us to-day;
it was 80 dark at 10:30 a. m. that it
was impossible to do any work at all
indoors without artificial light, but
the results were not as bad as we ex-
pected,
Natural gas is principally used, for
lighting, sod nesrly everyone does
their cooking on gas stoves, and also
heat their houses with it,
Of course we are not so far from
boms, tut far enough that we cannot
see the mountains of Pennsylvanis or
ramble over them in search of chest-
nuts. We must pay ten cents in Ohio
for a thimble full of these delicious
puts,
With best wishes to our friends in
Centre county,
Very truly,
Mr AND Mrs Jos F. BROOKS.
Barberton, Oulo.
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Mr. Lingle Attacked by a Boar,
Friday, while endeavoring to cap-
ture a boar for castration, L. R. Ling-
le, at Earlystown, was attacked by the
brute and narrowly essaped with his
life; but for the aseshtwnce of his
faithful dog, and helper, John Garis,
he would have been torn to pieces.
The apimal was in a small pen, and
the men endeavored to fasten a ropeon
bis jaw, as is the customary way of
overpowering them, when the brute
made a vicious ssssult on Mr. Lingle,
tearing his clothing fromm him on the
kip, and then ssnk his tusks into his
limb on the inner side mid way be-
tween the crotch and knee tearing the
flash. The men began beating the
brute, and with the aid of the dog he
was driven to s corner and Mr. Ling-
le made his escape.
Der. Foster was called to dress Lhe
wounds loflicted, which dressing re-
quired several stitches, and no farther
trouble is anticipated.
Veterinary Bargeon Ksup and other
men castrated the boar, but he never
regained his feet, dying on the spot.
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Lutheran Byunod.
The Central Peonsylvania Synod of
tbe Lutheran church is in session at
Middleburg, the first session being
called Wednesday, The Synod in
cludes the counties of Boyder, Juniata,
Perry, Mifflin, Centre, Clinton and
Union. Toe pastors in sttendance
from Centre county are :
Boalsburg Rev, J. 1. Btonecypher
George Scholl.
Pine Grove Mills-Rev, F. 8. Shultz,
State Coliege~Rev, I. 8. Sassaman ; delegate,
Hon. John T. McCormick.
Centre Hall—Rev. Frell, W, Barry ; delegate,
T. M. Gramiey, Spring Mills.
As ronsburg-Rev, D. M. Geesey
Rebersbrg-Rev, N. A, Whitman ; delegate
Clark Gramiey, Rebersburg,
Saydertown-], J. Minnemier,
delegate,
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Transfers of Hen! Hetate.
William L. Fisler et al to Barah E.
Geris, March 9, 1911, tract of Isnd in
State College. $900.
Lehigh Vallley Coal Co. to D. H.
Meredith, February 24, 1903, tract of
land in Snow Bhoe, $50,
D. H. Meredith to I. B. Budioger,
September 16, 1011, tract of land in
SBoow Bhoe, $50,
Frank Pennington et ux to W, B.
Taylor, Beptember 18, 1911, tract of
land in State College. $4400,
Charles G. Avery ot ux to Emma
C. Hurley, Beptember 14, 1911, tract of
land in Pnilipsburg. $2000,
Frank Azpo et ux to Harry Azepo,
September 4, 1911, tract of land in
Rush twp. $1,
Emma L. Lebkecker ot al to Cora
Hymn, August 23, 1911, tract of land
in Boggs twp. $600,
James 8, Martin to Willlam Cus
tard, August 15, 1911, tract of land in
Spangler, Beptembar 16, 1911, tract of
isnd in Philipsburg. $1525,
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
John D, Lucas, during the past few
weeks, has been at Penn Hall doing
carpenter work of various kinds for
the Fishers. 5
Dwight Wolf, brother of I
tha Wolf, is a patient in the Williams.
port hospital, suffering from an stisck
of typhoid fever, ‘
Miss Cora Luse, s student of t
Central Btate Normal Behool at Lock
Haven, was home on Monday to st-
tend the funeral of her grandfather, A,
P. Luse,
If you have not paid your school
tax you will be obliged to psy a pen-
ality of five per cent. O 3 other taxes a
discount of five per cent. will be ale
lowed until November 1st.
The voters in Centre Hall, both
Democrats snd Republicans, dido’t
slight a candidate. The tally sheet
has Lhe name of every candidate on it,
and one or more voles were cast for
each,
Harry Keller, Jr, son of Attorney
Harry Keller, of Bellefonte, has re-
ceived the appointment to the United
States Naval Academy, at Annspolis,
He will begin his studies and trainivg
there next spring.
The sale of household goods held by
Mise Elsle Gels, Saturday afternoon,
was largely attended, and fair to good
prices were received ; there were no
sacrifices. L. F. Mayes, of Lemont,
was Lhe suctioneer,
8 IL. Condo, the Spring Mills car-
riage builder, and Elmer E. Swartz, a
Nittany Valley farmer, met in Centre
Hall on Saturday morning and made
an exchaoge—Mr. Condo passed a new
carriage to Mr. Bwariz,
Beginning of this week, Mr. and
Mrs. Ammon R. Burkholder set up
housekeeping in Philipsburg, New
Jersey, at 154 Washiogton street. Mr.
Burkholder is employed by the Penn-
ey under his brother-in-law, A. kK,
Person, and bas been railroading for
several years.
Rev. D. M. Geesey, pastor of the
Asronsburg Lutheran charge, hss
been at his former home in York
county daring the past few weeks and
will not return until after the Synod
at Middleburg has adjourned. Mr.
Geesey is sccompanied on his vacs
tion by his wife.
After six months’ residence in
Bellefonte, Emory 8, Ripks and fam-
ily moved back to Centre Hall on
Monday, and are now occupying the
Geiss bouse, which has been leased
for eighteen months. Mr. Ripka is a
traveling salesman for a shoe house
the Hamilton-Brown Company, and
is away from home much of the time,
There are several cases of typhoid
fever between Colyer and Potters
Mills, and since thie disesse is always
due to a germ that is taken into the
body in either food or water, an effort
should be made to locate the breeding
place of the disease germs. In the
mean time residents in the locality
named should exercise great care to
boil all water used, and not unneces-
sarily expose themselves, \
Oliver Strunk snd his assistants)
Charles Stump and Jared Ripka, did
their best day’s hay baling last Thurs:
day at the barn of the writer, when be-
tween 7:30 and 5:45 with an hour and
a half of! at noon, nineteen and three.
fourth tons were packed. No attempt
was made to make a record run. The
hay was put to the machioe by Perry
Breon and George Breon, assisted oc-
easionally by the boss, and was weigh- // :
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ed and piled by Harry Nef.
Prof. Holsopple, of Huntington, will
hold services at Centre Hall, Union
snd Georges Valley, ss indicated in
the church appointments for the
Lutheran denomination, Prof, Hols
opple will appear as a respresenative
of the State Anti- Baloon League, He
most delightful social events of the
season was the high clase musical giv.
en on Tuesday evening to about fifty
fovited guests by Mr. and Mme. R,
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