_VOL. LXXXYV.
JUDGE JOHNSTON ON LIVKNSE,
Miffiinburg, New Columbia and Vicksburg
Dry—Unlon House, at Lewisburg, Lost
License,
From the Lewisburg Journal is here
reprinted the action of the court on
the license question in Union county :
The court convened on Wednesday
morning of last week with Hon. Al-
bert W. Johnson, and the Associates,
Gotloeb Rowe and A. K. Diefenderfer
on the bench. The first application for
license that came up was the one for
the Union hotel in the west ward ot
Lewisburg, conducted by David
Chestnut, This hotel is a well known
stand and has been established for a
period of about forty years. Through
the efforts of the women a remon-
strance had beed filed against this
hostelry on the ground that the hotel!
was not a public necessity and there-
fore the license should not be granted.
No charge of violation of liquor law
was brought before the court against
this hotel, and the remonstrants only
contended that ss a necessity for the
traveling public could easily be got
along without. On hearing the evi-
dence of witnesses who stated that ip
all towns there is a need of a hotel
whose rates are lower than the rates
charged at the larger hotels, and as
the rates of the Union hotel were con-
siderably less than the other two ho-
tels, as a matter of fact, a need of such
a hotel to accommodate that class of
people who would be loath to pay the
higher rates. Afier hearing the evi-
deuce of a number of witnesses, about
six on each side, the court handed,
down, without giving counsel for
either side a chance to argue the
question, a decision that the hotel
with the license at this point was not
a necessity and the application was re-
fused. This decision was a great sur-
prise to the petitioner and his friends,
for it was only a few weeks ago that
the hotel stand was 8)ld to Bamuel E.
Blyler, who at the time the license
should have been granted, was to
take possession and whose intention
was to make several notable improve-
menta to the house,
The Cameron House application
was then taken up and = license was
granted it.
When the application of the Baker
house followed, the court without go-
ing into detail and hearing witnesses,
granted the application on the
grounds that there was no difference
between the two hotels in the manner
in which they were conducted, that
there was no violation of the law and
that during toe past year the houstelry
had been properly handled,
In Mifflinburg the ladies who had
started the action secured many sign-
ers to a remonstrance. The Commer
cial hotel in that town was next taken
up by the court. The witnesses
against granting a license to this hotel
testified that a hotel with a license at
this point was not necessary and that
a hotel witu eating and sleeping ac-
commodations waa the only kind that
was essential to the traveling publie,
and farther said that the hotel was
not conducted properly, basing the
claim on the fact that the bartender
and in one instance the proprietor
himself had sold intoxicating liquor to
minors. This was proven to be the
case and the judges decided that the
license for the stand should not be re-
newed,
After refusal of the license for the
Commercial hotel, came the granting
or refusal of the Deckard house in the
same town. This application was re-
fused on practically the same ground
a8 the other hotel, in the fact that
there were alleged violations of the
jaw. The remonstrants, who worked
hard in Mifflinburg to have the piace
go “ dry,” are jubilant over the double
victory which they have gained,
Licenses were aleo granted to the
following places : New Berlin, two ho-
tels ; Winfield, one ; and Glen Iron,
Laurelton and Allenwood. The ap.
plications for licenses of hotels at New
Columbia and Vicksburg were refused.
Fridsy morning the application for
license for the West Milton hotel sod
that of Joel Relish for distillery at
Forest Hiil were heard, and both were
granted.
There has been no Issue before the
court in years tbat has created the
interest sa did this session of the
license court. The sentiment of the
three judges on the bench Is strong.
ly for temperance, but where no vio-
Iations of the law were charged, it felt
that the license should be granted,
The action of the judges has met
with general approval in administer.
ing the law without being infinenced
by personal bins,
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Williamsport Comnereint College,
Business, Shorthand and Typewrit-
ing Bohool—s school that prepares
young people for business positions.
Spring term begins April Sih, Start
then and be ready for position this
fall. A young man completed s
course in eighty-five days and is re.
A FAKE ISSUE,
The Soap-Box Primary Roosevelt Wants
an Eleventh Hour Invention for T, R's
Benefit,
Mr. Taft, in his address before the
General Court of Massachusetts, met
the issue of Presidential primaries
frankly and honestly and sanely,
There is much to be said in favor of
the preferential primary as a test of
party opinion in the nomination of a
candidate for President, but unless
those primaries are carefully guarded
by law they are worse than worthless,
for they are fraudulent. If Demo-
crats may vote at Republican pref-r-
ential primaries and Republicans may
vote at Democratic primaries, the re-
sult is a legalizad lie,
The * soap-box ’ primary that the
Roosevelt managers are clamoring for
in the name of ** the people '’ is a fake
of fakes. The question was invented
at the eleventh hour in order to pro-
vide Mr. Roosevelt and his supporters
with an issue.
Nobody ever heard Mr. Roosevelt
mention Presidential primaries while
he was president of the United States.
They were not referred to by him in
the Osawatomie speech. He bossed
the Republican State Convention at
Saratoga in 1910, but the platform
said nothing about Presidential pri
maries. He bossed the campaign, but
be said nothing about Presidential pri-
maries in his speeches. He has been
writing articles for the Outlook ever
since, but Presidential primaries
formed no part of his propaganda
His first reference to them was in his
Columbus speech, at a time when the
issde could not possibly have been
raised in good faith,
The Presidential primary is a mat-
ter for State Legislatures alone. No
other authority can deal with it.
Neithe: Mr. Taft nor Mr. Roosevelt
nor any political committee has power
to decree a primary election. Presi-
dential primaries conducted without
the safeguards of a regular election
bave ne more moral or legal value
than a straw vote,
If Mr. Taft had cared to tell the fall
truth about the Roosevelt preferential
primary challenge, he would have
said that it was another piece of dema-
gogic twaddle designed to fool all the
voters some of the time.
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Batler Made * Dry.”
After April 1st the town of Butler
will be “dry,” all liquor licenses hav-
ing been refused by Judge Galbresth.
Oaly two licenses were granted in the
county, to the Hotel Wahldorf st
Evans City and the new Hiokey hotel
at Zlenople. There were nineteen
old applications and eight new ones.
I'he license court had a two weeks’ ses-
elon and the fight againet license was
given special impetus because of the
conversion of 4,400 persons in an evan-
gelistic campaign. Violation of the
liquor laws prompted the court's re-
fussl, testimony being given by minors
most of whom were converts of the re-
vival. The remensirances were sign.
ed by about 6400 voters and 7,000
women,
Deaths of Ventre Countiang,
Adam Goss, a civil war veteran,
died in Tyrone, aged seventy-one
years. He was born at Port Matilda.
Mrs. Rebecca Jones, wife of Alfred
Jones, at Philipsburg, aged seventy
years. Bhe was born at Stormstown.
James Irvin, in Utah, aged sixty.
four years. He was formerly a resi.
dent of Nittany Valley. The remains
were brought to the home of Mrs.
William Orr, a sister, at Jacksonville,
from which place interment was
made,
Mrs. Laura Cole, aged forty-seven
years, at Baileyville,
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UENTER MILLS,
Mr. Bhannon moved from the Moyer
farm onto a farm near Wolfs Store,
Howard Weaver was among those
whoattended the horse sale at Mill
heim last week, .
Mrs. Agnes Corman moved her fam.
ily to the home of her parents in
Buoyder county, this week,
Norman Duck moved to Union
county, on Monday, Charlee Miller
will work for him next summer,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller attend.
od the farm sale of Mr, Stover at Cedar
Springs, Clinton county, Tuesday of
Inst week.
Miss Minnie Kline, who spent last
week with her patents, left on Mon.
day for Philadelphia. From there
she will go to Wilmiogton, Delaware,
then to Millington, Maryland, where
she will again engage in Buoday
school evangelistic work and at the
same time supply a vacant charge
every Bunday for an indefinite period
of time,
John W. Bickelsmith, Greensboro,
Pa., has three children, and like most
children they frequently take cold,
" We have tried several kinds of
cough medicine, '' he ‘ but have
never found any yet iat did them as
much .
"
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-+
Milllons of Tons of Much-Needed Mineral
Found ia Bed of & Dried-up Lake,
Epough potash to supply the
United States probably for the next
thirty years has been discovered by
Government scientists in Searles Lake,
Ban Bernardino county, California
The estimate of the fleld men of the
Geological Burvey and the Bureau of
Boils is that the deposit may amount
to 4,000,000 tons, but the authorities
from data in their possession, consider
that estimate conservative and believe
that more than $10,000,000 tons of pot.
ash is available,
The great value of the find is that
the product is in readily available
commercial form. Potash is known
to exist in many places in the United
States, but in most of the cases no
commercial means has been found to
use it. Hoyt 8B. Gale, representing the
Geological Burvey, snd E. E. Free, of
the Bureau of Solls, recently took
samples from six wells distributed
over the salt flat and analysis revealed
their value,
The dried-up lake has received the
drainage from the surrounding hills for
thousands of years, vast quantities of
dissolved minerals thus having con-
centrated in it. Bimilar dried-up
lakes containing valuable deposits, it
ls believed by officials, exist in the
arid regions and will be discovered.
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Talk Early, Act Later
‘ Mothers’ Day ” falls on the firet
Sunday in May, and while the cus
tom of observing this day is only four
years old it has gaioed in favor
throughout this country and other
parts of the world. It is proper for all
those who wish to show some out
ward respect for their mother to wear
a white carnation. The idea for such
an occasion was first started by a wo-
msn in Philadelphia, and while it
waa slow in growth it Is steadily gsin-
ing io popularity, and each year is ex.
pected to see more towns snd cities
observing the day. In addition to
the services that are held in the
churches at which time the pastors
preach appropriate sermons, the peo-
ple are reques ed to wear sa white car-
oation as a token of respect,
I A A AAA
Pittsburgh sunday Post
“The Lost World,” Bir Arthur
Conan Doyle's masterpiece and his
most recent work, began as a serial in
the magazine of The Pittsburgh Sun.
day Post last Sunday, Mareh 24th,
and already it has created a sensation
amoung all readers of flotion. In
many respects it surpasses even his
tales of the famous and fascinating
Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle in
this novel is even more clever than in
his earlier works,
“The Lost World" is a tale of weird
adventure, and shows from the open-
log paragraphs the power of the au-
thor's ripened genius, especially in
the characters that he portrays.
Conan Doyle surpasses all his previous
brillisncy in this story.
If you overlooked ordering or bay-
log The Pittsburgh Bunday Post last
=unday you have still an opportunity
to read this remarkable serial. Your
dealer will supply you free with a re-
print copy of the first installment
published in the The Pittsbargh Sun-
day Post Isst Bunday. Or you can
write directly to The Post and a copy
be mailed to you. Then you can ar-
range 15 get the remaining install.
ments by ordering The Pittsburgh
Sauday Post,
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J. H. AND B. E. WEBER,
Centre Hall sod Oak Hall,
umn--Interesting Communications.
ALTON, N. Y , March 20, 1912
Editor Reporter ;
Enclosed find $1 00 for my subserip-
tion to the Reporter for 1912 The Re-
porter is a welcome guest every Fri-
day. Ittells us much news, and I
think all true Centre countians are
glad to hear of dear old Centre, no
matter how far away or what their
occupation.
We are delighted with our home
here. It isa fine fruit country, The
farmers do not plant much grain but
they raise berries and depend sn them,
and apples snd other fruit from which
to make their money. There are
some very large apple orchards around
here. One orchard of this kind about
two miles from here has one hundred
acres ; it ls grand. I wish the people
of Centre county could see it, Beans
snd onlons and cabbage, whole fleld«
of them are also grown here. New
York is much like Pennsylvania, ex-
cept the hills and mountains. There
are very few stones to be seen in this
particular locality ; and the roads are
niece and level.
We were to Niagara Falls ; that is
surely a grand sizht, I thought At.
lantic City with its miles of board-
walk was a wonderful sight, but that
is nothing compared with the Falls.
We also went 10 Canada, and that is
fartber than I thought I would get
when I left Pennsylvania. I expect
to visit my son, James C. Barr, who
bas 8 farm near the city of Butler,
Pennsylvania, snd my daughter, Mrs,
G. Henney, who lives in Batler, and
Mrs. F. A. Lee, of Wilkes-Barre,
another daughter, and other friends
in Pennsyivanis, this summer,
We bad a very cold and BOOWY
winter bere. With kindest regards to
old Centre county people.
Very truly,
MRS. MARGARET BARR.
BosspurG, Wash. , Mar, 2, 1912,
Dear Editor Reporter :
Enclosed find money order for $2 00
which please apply tomy subeeription
sod advance label to 1913. It seems
we cannot do without the Reporter,
and especially since you have the Cor-
respondence Department, ss we quite
often see the names of old friends and
school mates, sud learn of their where-
abouts,
When we read of the cold and
storms of the east aud south, we cop-
sider ourselves quite fortunate in this
Inland Empire,
Since the cold of January lst, we
have had the fluest kind of weather,
the snow disappearing fast. The
middie of March was somewhat colder,
nights freezing, but days sunny aod
sprioglike,
We have not changed location, but
have now R. F. D. which changes
our address from Marcus to Bossburg.
Respectfally,
Mes E. G. HOFFER.
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Millinery Opening, 4th and 5th,
Ibursday and Friday, April 4th and
bth, are the days set aside for Mrs
Lucy Heooey's millinery opening.
An invitation is extended to all her
customers, as well as to others, to call
and inspect the beautiful styles in
Easter bonnets. A careful study of
the tastes and prejudices of her
customers enabled her to make a seleo-
tion which is sure to please every lady
in the purchase of her new spring hat,
tee Mrs. Heuney's styles first before
thinking of buying elsewhere.
Store open evenings,
Aaronsburg,
Hal Crouse is ili at this writing.
Mrs. Ella Meyer and son John
visited at the home of George Weaver.
Mre. Eben Bower, of Bellefonte,
spent Sunday at the home of E. A.
Bower,
Edith Gingerich, of Linden Hall,
spent Monday with her cousin, Mrs,
Emma Bright,
Jeunie Hull, Lula Winkelblech and
daughter Ruth, were Coburn visitors
on Monday.
Warren Beaver and family have re
turned to this place from their west-
ern home in Michigan,
Mabel Boob, who spent a few
mouths at the home of Walter Or wig,
returned to her home at Woodward,
Mrs. James Wert spent a week at
the D. Bohn home, at Linden Hall,
helping to care for her grandson who
is very iil,
Quite a few people from this place
attended the funeral of Henry Beaver,
on Saturday. His death was a shook
to the community,
Mrs. Jane Decker who spent the
last few months at Wolfs Chapel
with her brotherin-law Charles
Wolf returned to her home last week.
Bowersox left this place to locate in
nary physician snd surgeon at Leb.
Rear 305.87. barkot ot
Two Marriages at Latheran Parsonage.
Wednesday evening of last week
Fereon Bhowers and Miss Emma
Watkine, both of Bellefonte, drove to
Centre Hall snd were united in mar-
riage by Rev. F. W., Barry, pastor of
the Lutheran church. The ceremony
took place at the parsonage. The
couple intend, making Bellefonte
their future home, Mr. Showers being
employed as head barber by Milton
Kern. The groom is a young man of
good character and is held in high
esteem by all his associates, The
bride, up to the time of her marriage,
Was an operator in the Commercial
telephone exchange at Bellefonte, and
has many friends,
Thursday morning at nine o'clock,
Rev. Barry united in the bonds of
matrimony Albert C. Mark, of near
Spring Mille, and Mise Maud Eung-
ard, of Penne Cave. The couple have
decided to make their home with the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel
Eungard, where Mr. Mark will oon.
duct the farm.
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Fassiog of the Cow ?
During a single year, it is shown by
statistics, we spend nearly $500,000,
000 for milk, and still the demand ex-
ceeds the supply. Government ex-
perts have been studying the milk
situation in Europe, and they think
they have found the answer to our
problem here in the goat. The de-
partment of agriculture will try an ex.
periment on ite reservation in Wash.
fogton state with thoroughbred Swiss
milch goats, and if the results measure
Up to those obtained abroad the pass
ing of the milch cow is only a matter
of time. The Bwiss goat gives from
five to six quarts of milk daily, and
the experts believe that scientific
breeding will greatly iucresse this
yield. With great herds of goats
atilizing vast sress of now useless
land we shall only be following the lead
of France, Germany and Austria
Meanwhile agriculturists will view the
experiment in Washington with in.
terest,
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Serious Shooting Affcay.
As 8 result of a shooting affray in
Rush township Benjamin Colander is
incarcerated in the Centre county Jal}
to await trial at court, while his vie.
tim, John Bweigert, is a patient iu the
Cottage Hospital at Philipsburg.
Colander shot Bweigert in the neck
st the Istter’s home ia Edendale. Col.
sander was arrested and taken before
‘Squire H. C. Warfel in Philipsburg,
He waived a hearing, however, and
was brought to Bellefonte and lodged
in the bastile by Constable William
Obrien, of Osceola Mills, Bweigert,
who is twenty years old, is a son of
George Bweigert, of Osceola Mills, and
his condition is not considered serious
if no complications ensue. Colander
claims the shooting wae accidental.
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Transfer of Heal Estate.
J. M. Ewing et al to Oscar M.
Bowersox, tract of land in State Col-
lege ; $4000.
Edith 8. Aliport to Michael Perko,
lot in Philipebarg., $200.
Thomas Quick et ux to James B.
Weaver, tract of laud in Boggs twp.
$250,
Silas Reese et ux to Jennie Champ
lot in Philipsburg. $200
Lemuel Bieriy to Thomas Quick,
tract of land in Boggs twp. $355.
Jamima H. Parsons to Matilda Mag-
nuson, lot in Boggs twp, $300.
John I. Potter et al to Elizabeth J.
Davis, tract of land in Harris twp.
$210.
Jacob Mann to George E. Hess,
tract of land in Curtin twp. $275,
James C. Heverly to Jacob Mann,
tract of land in Curtin twp. $300,
George De Garmoet ux to William
A. Roberts, tract of land in Boggs
twp. $850,
William D. Custard et ux to Lillian
M Taylor, lot in State College.
$3000,
L. F. Wetzel et ux to Jacob Shultz,
lot in Boggs twp. $200,
W. L. Foster et al to Charles M.
Confer, lot in State College. $300.
Bamuel Weber et al to W. J.
Wright, lot in Siate College. $50.
George E. Halues ot al to Abigail
Brungart, tract of land In Miles twp,
$118 17.
Abigail Brungart to John A. Rowe
et al, tract of land in Miles twp, $45.
Christian Wolf to Jehn A. Rowe,
tract of land in Miles twp. $12,
Elmer Fetzer to Robert Mann, tract
of land in Curtin twp, $1300.
John Bottorf et al to Wikon H.
Ghaner, tract of land in Patton twp.
S000 od I. Smith ot ux to Grace Ann
Holling, tract of land in Rush twp.
“
Do yeu know that of all the minor
aliments colds are by far the most
dangerous ? It is not the cold
NO. 13.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Former Treasurer James Ciramley
has left Centre county to make his
home with bis sons, who live at Free
port, Illinois,
Mrs Lucy Henney is in Philadel.
phis making her Easter millinery
purchases. An announcement of the
opening appears in another article,
Edward J.. Bartholomew spent
Sunday st the home of his brother,
Chas. D. Bartholomew, in Centre
Hall. He returned to his bome in
Altoons Monday morning,
Warren Woed, formerly proprietor
of the Wood House, Bpring Mills, re
ports that he is very well pleased with
bis business at Jersey Bhore, where he
is conducting the new Gamble House.
Rev. Elmer L. Williams, of Chicago,
is recovering from an sttack of puoeu-
mosis, which for a time was serious,
Rev. Williams is the husband of Miss
Katharine Kerr, formerly of this
place,
Bernard E. Spangler, of Chicago,
has just recovered from a severe
attack of erysipeias, Mr. Bpangler is
the eon of W, W, Bpangler, of Centre
Hall, and is engaged in manufacturing
cigar boxes,
John M. Wieland, who for several
years lived on the Wieland homestead
st Linden Hall, which farm he owned,
will again become a resident of Boals-
burg, having made sale of his stock
and farming equipment this week.
Bpecial services will be held esch
evening during Passion week in the
Lutheran church, commencing Mon-
day evening, April 1st, and conclud-
ing with preparatory services Sstur-
day evening. Communion Easter
morning.
Prof. R. U. Wasson, who has been
principal of the Aasronsburg High
School, will open a spring term of
school, in that place, especially adapt -
ed to the needs of teachers in the pub-
lic school and those wishing to be ex.
amined for certificate for the first time.
The first day of Spring was a hum-
mer, With six or eight inches of
snow, rain and sleet falling during the
last day of winter, the 1912 spring
opened with a clean landscape. Rain
continued during the greater part of
the forenoon, and at night mercary
dropped to nine degrees above zero.
The Contivental Condensed Milk
Company, at Mill Hall, closed its first
year's operation last week. On the
last day of the yearthere were received
27,000 pounds of milk and cream. The
Lock Haven papers speak very flatter-
ingly of the company’s success, and
epeak highly of the officers and of the
methods of dealing with costomers.
On Monday night a week a fire
broke out in the store building of Mr.
Howard Zechman at Glen Iron, total-
ly destroying it snd the contents. Loss
estimated at §1000, partially insured.
The adjoining building owned by J.
L. Fessenden was somewhat damaged
ere the fire was extinguished by the
citizens who had quickly sssembled.
Two boys, twelve and fourteen years
old, sons of John Bowers, near Lewis
burg, captured a bob cat. The animal
was watching a hen when the boys
began the chase. The cat jumped in-
to a snow bank and stack fast, The
younger boy held it down with a fence
rail while the older one tied it with a
plow line and then they dragged it
home,
David B. Glasgow, who lived on the
Michael Rossman farm near Tussey-
ville for several years, is about to be-
come a resident of Linden Hall, and
will succeed Joha M. Wieland on the
Wieland homestead. This farm was
recently purchased by F. E. Wieland,
the Linden Hall merchant and grain
and coal dealer, It isthe old home, a
splendid farm, and one the Wielands
will wish to keep in their name,
Lawrence 8, Bitner, who for a year
and a half had been in Alaska, is back
to the Btates, and hes located in San
Francisco, California, where he pur.
ment house, while Mr, Bitner is devot-
ing his time to the interests of a large
piano manufacturing establishment,
baving charge of their advertising.
Mr. Bitoer is a son of Dr, H. F. Bit.
per, of Centre Hall,
Newton Yarnell's sale was a good
one, but the number of people |
tendance was very small,
day of Inst week, the
this sale was held,
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