"VOL. LXXXV.
TAFT ON THIRD TERM,
Roosevelt Qould Not be Safely Iantrusted
With Fresidential Terms,
In his Boston speech, President Taft
makes this reference to the third term
Roosevelt seeks :
‘“ Mr. Roosevelt would accept a
nomination for a third term on what
ground ? Not because he wishes it
himself. He has disclaimed any such
desire. He is convinced that the
American people think that he is the
only one to do the job ( as he terms
it ), and for this he is ready to sacrifice
his personal comfort,
‘* Weare left to infer that the job
which Mr. Roosevelt is to perform Is
one that may take a long time, perhaps
the rest of his natural life. There is
not the, slightest reason why, if he
secures a third term, and the limita
tion of the Washington, Jefferson
and Jackson tradition is broken down,
he should not have as many terms as
his natural life will permit. If he is
necessary now to the Government,
why not later ?
** One who so lightly regards consti.
tutional principles, and especially The
independence of the judiciary, one
who is so naturally impatient of legal
restraints, and of due legal procedure,
and who bas so misunderstood what
liberty regulated by law is, could not
safely be intrusted with successive
Presidential terms. I say this sorrow-
fully, but [ say it with the full con-
viction of its truth,
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The Truth About Roosevelt,
At last Mr. Taft is doing his duty,
He is telling the truth about Theodore
Roosevelt.
When the president of the United
Btates warns the American people
that they are *' in danger of a dictator
who, once he received a third term,
would cling like a leech to the White
House and never leave it until death
removed him,” be is performing a
service of true patriotism.
The time is past for assuming that
Mr. Roosevelt, spurred on by a reck-
lesa and ruthless ambition, will hesi-
tate at anything. The time is past
for assuming that there are rational
limits to his lust for power. The
Theodore Roosevelt whose record Mr
Taft presented in his Boston speech
cannot be trusted in even the minor
decencies of political cootroversy.
How much less can he be trusted ip
the vital affairs of coostitutional
government ?
It was a shameful story of Roose-
velt falsehood, of Roosevelt treachery,
of Roosevelt bypocrisy, of Roosevelt
assassination of character, which Mr.
Taft told in his Massachusetts
speeches. It was doubly shameful by
its revelation of the motives underly-
ing Mr. Rooseveit’s attacks upon the
President, Io tue light of the record
submitted by Mr. Taft and coufirmed
in many cases by documentary evi
dence, it is pisin that Mr. Hoosevell
deliberately set about to slaughter the
President in ordet to pul himself back
into the White House,
The pretense of progressive policies
is revealed as a fraud and a fake, Mr.
Roosevelt is actuated by no concern
for progressive government. He Is
concerned only about his own ambi-
tion,
4 ocal newspapers are frequently
asked to boost the town, and ofitimes
they are asked to boost individaals as
business men, Just a short time ago
the writer was requested by a business
man of more or less imporiauce to
give Centre Hall a boost, Of course,
he was told that every issue of the
Reporter boosted the town and also
boosted londividuals, sud called the
business man’s attention Lo a boost
his own business had received
in these columns and for which no
charge was made. The reply came in
a form of an apology for forgetting the
kindness and the farther statement
that he was just then on bis way to
tue postoffice with a letier to a gentle
man in an adjoining county. who evi-
dently had read the notice in the
Reporter, aud as he was sayiog this,
the addressed and sealed envelope was
laid on the Reporter's desk. After a
moment's reflection the writer asked
the business man whether he did not
feel under obligations to boost Centre
Hall when HE bad an opportunity to
do so, and his response was '‘ Gertain.
ly, everybody ought to do his share
of boosting, and more than that, pat.
rouize home trade whenever possible.”
Then a floger was poloted to his gov.
ernment printed euvelope, and the
query was made, do you do as you
preach ? The remsioder of the con.
versation is not priotable, but the
writer took occasion to Impress the
man that tossve a few cents he sent
his work to the government printing
office to have it done rather than pat.
ronize his home priot-shop. No date
for a future meeting was made, e
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If you have something to sell ade
vertise it. Take advantsge of the Re.
porter’s colamus to tell what you have
w sell,
ROOSEVELT A MENAOE,
President Says Roosevelt's Election Would
Bring a Feeling of Distrust and Inter.
fere With Good Times.
President Taft in his Boston speech
made this reference to Roosevelt, and
every business man and farmer should
know it. Here is his exact language :
"One of the real reasons why Roose.
velt ought not to be selected as a can-
didate of any party Is the natural dis-
trust that the whole business com-
munity will have In respect to the
measures which Mr. Roosevelt will
propose in order to effect a revolution
in the interest of social justice which
he advocates so strongly and defines
80 vaguely. It is true that under the
inspiration of the filing of the bill
against the Steel Trust he teok such
a strong ground against the Anti-
Trust law that for a time some of the
big business community approved
him ; but when he went to Columbus,
while he used these same expressions
in order to hold this element to his
support, he at the same time and in
the same addresa advanced such radi-
cal views as to the change of the fun-
damental principal of our Govern-
ment that the general business com-
munity lost sight of his promise to
avoid injury to big business and could
only contemplate the danger to the
security of all business by his threat-
ened undermining of our constitution.
al government and his attack upon
the independence of the judiciary.
“I affirm that the nomination of
Mr. Roosevelt would extend through
the business community a feeling of
such distrust as to the future as to in-
terfere with the good times which if
business is let alone and present condi-
tions continue will expand into the
most encouraging prosperity.”
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The Electoral College.
How many members will the
electoral college have ? is a question
frequently asked. It is commonly
understood that the electoral college
will bave as many members as there
are senators and representatives in the
sixty-second congress, or four hundred
and ninety, but the statute of 1792
clearly sets fourth that the number of
electors sball be equal to the number
of representatives and senators * to
which the several states are by law
entitled at the time when the presi.
dent and vice president to be chosen
come ioto office.” The number of
representatives and senators at the
time when Lhe next president and vice
president come into office, under the
new apportionment, will be 531,
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One of the gratifying results of the
primary election in this state was the
success of the reorganization move-
ment in the Democratic party. For
some months past the prediction nas
been that when the people were given
the opportunity at the polls to express
an opioion as Lo whether they wanted
a new deal in the management of the
party in the state, there could be no
doubt as to ihe success of the reorgani-
zation move. The contention further
was that unless the machine legisia-
tare, controlled by the Penrose forces,
had not cowe to the assistance of the
Guffey- Hall-Donnelly snnex and
postponed the time for electing the
party officers, the victory for reorgan-
ization would have been accomplished
inst fall. But the people have abided
their time. The result is none the
leas certain despite the long time the
rank and file of the party had to wait
to put their wishes ioto force ana
effect.
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Guffey’s Becretary Ritter, of Will-
iameport, keeps on sending letters to
Guthrie offering todo things he will
not be eailed upon to do and offers to
sacrifice other things which he will
not have the opportunity to sacrifice,
How easy it is to deny yourself of
something you never have even a
chanve of getting. Ritter is the tail
end of a dead dog and the sooner he
gets next to the fact the better it will
be for ali parties concerned,
A —— i MM AYP ———
The Democratic state convention
will meet in Harrisburg, May 7th,
The Reorganizers will have a large
msjority of the delegates composing
the convention, and consequently will
be able to transact business under new
regulations—without the approval of
Guftey and Hall,
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Mr. Goodhart is not much of a flash
erman, but he will represent Centre
county at the Democratic convention
at Harrisburg, Tuesday of next week,
He Is In good health, with lungs and
throat capable of serving him rightful
ly when old Centre is called in oon
vention,
A ——— AAs.
Bmith is the same Smith, whether
merchant or register of Centre county
~he’s a baseball enthusiast, and fle
gathering those Interested in the
game about him, and some day this
season Bellefonte may have a ball
team that oan wic a game,
Reporter Sabseribers’ Correspondent Col.
umub--Interesting Communications.
Morris P. Breon, who is a member
of the firm of McClellan & Breon,
dealers in hardware, sanitary plumb-
ing, ete., at Camden, New York, writes
the Reporter thus, under date of
April 23rd :
Enclosed find a dollar for the Re-
porter. We feel the money is well
spent, as we are always anxious to
hear what is dolog in old Centre.
We are having awfully disagreeable
weather here this spring—oplenty of
cold, mud and snow ; had a lively
enow storm here all of this forenoon.
We only get about three months of rea
summer here,
We expect a guod season in our
business when the weather gets set
tied,
R, D. Killian, of Lewisburg, writes
the Reporter in this way :
I sm still in the walnut timber busi-
ness, and have shipped about eighty
thousand feet during the last winter
fromm Perry and Juniata counties,
This timber is all shipped to Ham-
burg, Germany. I expect to be in
Centre county in the near future to
look up a few stray walnut trees.
‘* I eannot get along without an old
friend like the Reporter, so I am send-
ing you the subscription price for 1912.
19137" This is the kind expression of
Mrs, 8B. L. Cooser, of Loma, Colorado.
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Decker -Krise,
On Wednesday of last week at 2:30
o'clock, Harry Decker and Miss Bessie
Krise were uuited in marriage at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Perry Krise, of near Potters
Mills. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. Max Lantz, and the brides-
maid and groomsman were Mise Nel-
lle Wilkinson and Harry Wilkinson,
respectively. Mrs. Ashbridge Thom-
as played the wedding march, After
the ceremonies, there was a season of
congratulations, and at 4 o'clock the
wedding dinner, which was elaborate,
was served,
The young couple were presented
with many presents, consistiog of
silverware, Chinaware, linen, ete.
The presents were both valuable and
useful.
The guests on this occasion aside
from the parents of the bride were
these :
Mr. and Mrs, James Goodhsrt and
son, Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney,
Mr. and Mrs, James Relish, Mr. and
Mrs. Michsel Smith, Mr. and Mrs
Clifford Thomas, Mr. and Mra. W. A.
Krise, Mr. and Mrs. Ashbridge Thom-
as, Mre. John Wilkinson, Mrs, F. A
Carson, Mrs. James Decker, Misses
Martha Decker, Alice Decker, Nellie
Wilkinson, Rev. sod Mire J. Max
Lautz, Ricoard Lantz, Roy Smith.
Storm Demolishes Baildiags
The large barn, wagon sbed and bog
pen, on what ls known as the Taylor
farm, in Lamar township, Clinton
county owned by Joseph H. Long aod
tenanted by Henry Strause were com-
pletely blown down, killing two hogs
snd crushiog past use much of Mr.
Sirause’s farm machinery, imple
ments, wagons aud buggy, during a
storm Wednesday of Inst week. Mr,
Strause and his boys were in the fleld
with their teams when the storm
broke and started to the barn riding
the horses when a hurricane gust of
wind picked one of the boys off the
horses’ back and landed him in the
fleid beyond but did not ipjure bim
much. The horses, now rideriess, ran
away but fortunately did not run to
the barn else they would likely have
been killed by the fsll of the barn.
he barn was quite new, being built
four years ago to replace a barn which
was struck by lightolng and burned
that same year,
A AI Mr A A.
Weather Signals,
The weather forecasts, sent out by
the U. 8. Department of agriculture
over the Bell telephone lines, are dis
played on the flag staff on the Penns
Valley banking building, the sigpals
being hoisted by Clymer MeClenahao,
There are five flags, and ghey sige
nify :
White, falr weather
. Blue, main or snow
, White and Bine, local min or snow
Binck ( triangular ), temperature
White, with black center, cold wave
INTERPRETATION OF DISPLAYS,
No. 1, alone, indicates lair weather, stationary
temperaturd
No. 2, alone, indicates min or snow, stationary
temperature.
No. 8, alone, indicates local main or snow, sia
tionary temperature,
No, 1, with No. 4 above it, indicates falr weath-
or, warmer. |
No. 1, with Ko. 4 below it, indicates fair weath-
or, colder. /
No, 2, with No, 4 above it, indicates rain of
mow, warmér,
No. 2, withy No. 4 below It, indicates rain of
snow, colden
No 8, with No. 4 above it, indicates loeal rain
of snow, | '
No. 8, with No. 4 below it, indicates loos! rein
or mow, sulder,
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DISTRIOT 8. 8. CONVENTION,
NHesslons Held at Farmers Mills in Union
Uhurch-—Former Officers Heelected,
The eleventh District of the Centre
County 8B. 8. Association held its thir-
teenth semi-annual convention at
Farmers Mills Yriday afternoon and
evening, April 26th. Rev. R. Ray-
mond Jones introduced the sutject,
The Bunday-8chool and Temperance,
The Bunday-school should make =
special effort to protect the boys from
intemperance. To do this the first
sim should be to build up a strong
moral character by inculeating a true
idea of God, a high estimation of self
and a deeper conception of sin. The
Sunday-school teacher should be well
posted on the temperance question,
Men should teach boys from twelve to
eighteen, Io the discussion that fol-
lowed the need of creating temperance
sentiment and of pledge signing was
emphasized,
Rev. J. M. Price spoke on The
Function of the Bunday-echool Buper
intendent, The superintendent | j
must recoguize his responsibility to
God. Love is the attracting power.
He should be an ideal christian be-
cause his example is the most effective
teacher. He should be a man of one!
book, the Bible,
The following officers were elected :
president, C. E. Royer ; vice presi
dent, G. L. Goodhart ; secretary,
Mre. B. W. Bmith ; tressurer, T. M.
Gramley ; O. A, B. C. supt., Geo. L
Goodhart ; teacher training supt., M,
T. Zubler ; eradle roll department
supt., Orpha Gramley ; home depart-
ment supt., Helen Bartholomew.
Revs. W. H. Behayler, 8B. A. Snyder,
F. W. Barry, R. Raymond Jones, J,
Max Lantz, O. G. Martin, J. M . Price
were appointed a committee on a re
ligious census of the district,
Bixteen of twenty four schools of the
district were represented. The various
devartment secretaries made reports,
Miss Martha Robison, of Blooms-
burg, State Field Worker, gpoke of
the encouraging progress made in the
district. She then addressed the con-
vention on the ' Graded Lesson Sys
tem.” The subjects taught should be
adapted to the state of the child's
advapcement. The Graded Lessons
begin with the Fatherhood of God
and logically advance through a com-
plete system of religious knowledge
suited to the ability of the child.
That they are practical in rural
schools has been demonstrated by act-
ual trial. Resuits of use, incressed
use of the Bible in the schools increas.
ed study of the lesson, a closer oco-
operation between school snd home,
8 growing interest in the Buaday
school work, increase in the number
of decisions for Christ,
Toe thanks of the convention were
heartly extended to the good people of
the community for their generous
entertainment.
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Te Halse Blooded Frock,
Oa Thursday, Msy 16:h, applica.
tion will be made to the Governor for
charters for the iucorporation of two
large stock farms in Bald Eagle Val-
ley. One of the applications will be
made by George H., Fred and A. CO.
Leathers, who have taken the Leath-
ers homestead of 135 acres at Mt. Eagle
snd will make a specialty of breeding
and raising pure Berkshire hogs for
the market. The company will be
capitalized at $20,000, with the shares
at $50 par value. The officers of this
company are Fred Leathers, president;
George B. Leiter, Williamsport, secre.
tary ; Dr. J. E. Ward, Bellefonte,
treasurer, and A. C. Leathers, general
manager,
The other application for a charter
will be made by Fred, George H., A.
C,and J. T. Leathers who have se-
cured a tract of land in Liberty town.
ship wheie they will raise high grade
dairy cattle and conduct a dairy busj-
ness. This company has been capital.
ized at $75,000, with stock at $100 par
value. Its officers are president and
general manager, George Leathers ;
secretary, J. I. Leathers, and tress
urer, Fred Leathers,
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Candidates File Accounts,
The candidates who expended over
$50 in the primary campaign filed
their accounts with Prothonotary R.
D. Foreman. The amounts expend.
ed, as per their statements, follows :
Guy D. Mayo, Republican, candi.
date for national delegate { Roosevelt),
$7216; Asher R. Johnson, Dem erat,
national delegate, $1017; R. M. Foster,
Democrat, candidate for Assembly,
i
y No account was filed by Congress.
man Patton,
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Seyler-Hoffard
Orvis Seyler, of Rebersburg, and
Miss Mabel Hoffard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hoftard, of Look
Haven, were married on Wednesday
of last week, by Rev. E. Crumbling,
of the United Evangelical church, in
Lock Haven.
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DEATHS,
UF Vi l
After an illness from pneumonia ex-
Bhe was born at Bpring Mills,
oti Kennelley, and was aged sixty.
During the
Interment was made Tuesday morn-
ud the funeral was conducted by
Mrs. Bueetwood was the miother of
The children
re these : Mrs. Jere Zettle, Georges
Mra. Irvin
{all ; Harry E, Clarno, Wisconsin ;
Mrs. Charles Chieu,
There also survive these brothers
James, Daniel and Robert
priog Mills ; Mre. Jane Miller, Mill
urg.
Mrs. John Lose died at the home of
er dsughter, Mrs. William Benner,
isease, Her maiden name wae Ish-
on, William Lose, of Coleville, and a
Bhe also leaves two
William,
Ohio : Mrs.
William
Bhe was 8 mem-
nee girlhood. Fuperal services were
Mrs. Mary N. Bhirk, widow of the
Her maiden name was
hank and she was born in Milesburg,
hie is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Evans, of Williamsport.
be remains were brought to Miles-
ay of last week.
Transfer of Heal Estate.
Aaron Btover to Calvin D. Haines,
$41.
Michael Eby to Calvin D. Haines,
$20.
Emma Sullivan et bar to W. D.
W. L. Foster et al to Willlam Me-
tah J. Reed et al to Jacob W.
$1300,
Julia Bhuey to I. J. Dreese, tract of
Jerome A. Confer et ux to Harry B,
Margarel Bathgate's heirs to Fred
County Commissioners to N. B.
George E. Ishleret ux to Annie L.
E. E. Herlacher et ux to James
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Howard M. Walkeret ux to W. R
George W. McGafley et ux to Centre
Amey & Mingle to George Near.
oof, tract of land in Centre Hall,
Harry Gill to Frederick Resides,
Anna L. Bridge et al to Jacob O.
W. H. Noll et al to Elwood Brooks
John L. Holmes et al to Rebecca
wp. $800,
Thomws Sawyers to Rhoda I. Croll,
William G. Runkle to Harvey L.
wp. $75. -
Now is the time to get rid of your
tieumatiem. You can do it by apply.
— "NO, 18.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Bunday, May 12, Mother's Day.
There will be preaching at Pine
Btump school house next Bunday at
8p m.
Mrs, Joseph Lutz went to Boalsburg
On Baturday to visit her sister, Miss
Annie Lohr who is ill.
Just one inch of rain fell on Bunday
night and during Monday, That is
the largest rainfall during April.
High Btreet, in Bellefonte, is to be
improved between the Potter-Hoy
Hardware store and the railroad,
Buff brick are to be used.
W. B. Mingle, E#q., and son, W.
Gross Mingle and the latter's Bon
Philip, on Baturday went to New
Berlin, returning Monday.
A barn belonging to Henry Bnavely
at Green Brier, in Penn township,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
cause of the fire is unknown. There
was no insurance,
Calvin Bmith was in town on Bstur-
day and Sunday, this being his first
trip bere since the family moved to
Bellefonte, He is a student in the
Lloyd J. Bmith, of Potters Mills,
ton of Michael Bmith, Is in Johne-
town where he ig employed in the
Bunnell music store. His many
friends wish him success in his pew
line of work,
County Coroner Dr. P. 8. Fisher, of
Zion, bas been sailing for some few
months, and his present condition is
not regarded as very favorable for his
recovery. He is now confined to the
house for the greater part of the time.
John F. Treaster, the saw mill man,
in this issue and by posters, advertises
lL private sale a late model saw mill, a
Frick traction engine, ehiogle ma.
chine and jointer. The machinery is
sll in good condition, and can be
bought right,
Harry W. Potter writes to his par-
ents from Washiogton that a great
strike among lumber mill workers is
about Lo be called. Inflammatory lit.
erature, used by the strikers, was for.
warded. Mr Potter stands with his
employers against the strike move
ment.
M. J. Campbell, of Harrisburg,
slate secretary of the Y. M. C, A., will
speak in the Reformed church, Centre
Hall, Friday evening, 730 o'clock.
An invitation is extended to all—men,
women and children. The speaker
will explain the work of the associs-
tion for boys and men.
The first Centre county farmer to
Use a traciion engine 10 draw a plow
is C. Y. Wagner, of Bellefonte, who
has such an outfit ou his farm of two
bundred and fifty acres near Roops-
burg. The gasoline engine carries
four plows, and under ordinary con-
ditions eight acres may be turned in
one day.
The Centre county young men and
women who have entered the State
Normal School at Lock Haven for the
spring term are as follows : Cora Luse
and Isabel Rowe, Centre Hall : Eila
Daugherty, Pine Glenn ; Lavon Fer-
ree, Oak Hall; Candace Leathers,
Snow Shoe ; F. H. Barnuart and R
P. Barpbart, Curtin, and Rhoda
Weaver, Bcow Bhoe.
William W. Harpster, of Freeport,
Illinois, unexpectedly came to Centre
Hall on Wednesday afternoon. The
following day he went to Bayder
county to allend to a bit of business,
returning on Friday and the begin.
ning of this week went back to Iili-
vols. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harpster
expect Lo come to Centre Hall in June
and remain for the greater part of the
summer, and this their many friends
will be glad to kuow,
H. J. Mueller, accompanied by his
friend J. P. Charles, of Hartleton,
were amoug the Reporter's callers on
Saturday. The former is the forester
in charge of the Greens Valley state
oursery and reservation, aod just
came to that place from Union coun
ty. He bas been in the service for
seven years. Although isolated, the
private residence and other improve
ments at this reservation are in firet-
class condition, makiog it a most de-
lightfu: place to live,
Your home paper is really a tireless
letter writer, if nothing more. Week
after week this printed letter is pre
pared for those living here and those
who have moved to some othe
er locality, telling of marriages; births,
deatns, Lhe coming and going of peo-
ple, the business efforts progress, moe
cideuls, crops, lmprovements, markets,
meetings, ew, Lu feol everything of
lwporisuce aud loterest, If you
suouid Buderiake to write a letter to
a0 absent friend every week telling
him wil the news you would get
faint ides ol'the task In preparing
Dewspaper. Maoy of the Reporter
40d friends recoguise toi sud take
plonsure lu givioag items of news.