VOL. LXXXVI. : STATE RE-APPORTIO NMENTK, Districts are Gerrymandered in the Interest of the Republican Party The proposed re-apportionment of Pennsylvania shows very plainly that Republican bossism has lost none of ite canning. The districts are to be gerrymandered in the interest of the Republican party so 88 (0 reduce the Democretic representation. To ac- complish this the law which provides one congressman for approximately 212,000 inhabitants is set at defiance: and the counties arranged to produce the results desired. According to the bill not trict complies with the law. Nine districts have less than 186 000 pop- ulation, Democratic countivs are at- tached to strong Republican counties 80 that the latter will be enabled to elect the congressmen. The varia- tion in population is shown by the fact that one district has but 137,013 and another 343186. As a result of this manipulation of counties the Democratic party will suffer, which, of course, is the ot j:ct sought by the gerrymander. Democrats in the Legislature ought to know by this time that they have nothing to expect from the Re- publican maehine. Not one of them can afford to vote for this bill, which misrepresentation of one dis- provides for a the Biate, rt—————— A A ——————— Webb Liquor Bill a Law, The act prohibiting the shipving of liquors into dry territory was passed by the senate and house over the pres- ident’s veto. This law makes “‘dry” territory dry actually and legally. The house passed ths measure over the president’s veto by a vote of 244 to 95. Itis years congress passed a measure over Lhe presideat’s veto, and that was when the Raloey river dam bill wus passed over Presi. dent Roosevelt's disapproval, ———— i —————— Mr. fifteen sines Harry Bowser. Mr. Bowser comes to the lyceum platform and chautauguas this season with new popular lectures on *'The Philosophy of Fan,” aod ‘Brain Bells,” They are live ones, They are novel presentations of happy messages At the same time a riot of wholesome fun and a heart message to every man, woman snd child, Mr, Bowser richly endowed with the rare gift of true oratory, 8a pleasing, polished, powerful speaker. He has an easy, patural, magnetic plaiform presence, always with bis audience and his sudi- ence always with him, A Close student of bumaa nature, he a happy dispsuser of the sunoy side All of his lectures create cheerfal, in- vigotating atmosphere. Whoever you are, wherever you are, you will like this man Bowser because he likes you and wants to give yous lift ioto the sunshine. Ia G. ange Arcadia Tuursday evening, March 13 etnm— Haloes White, David Haines, of McAlisterville, and Miss Mary V. White, of Centre Hall, were united in marriage, at the home of the bride's father, Joseph White, in Bellefoute, by the Rev. R. R. Jones, pastor of the Reformed church, of Centre Hall, at high noon on Thursday, February 27th, in the presence of about thirty invited guests, Mrs, Curtis White, of Bellefonte, played the wedding march, William White, of Jacksonville, was best man and Miss Edith White was brides maid, The many friends of the bride were present with their congratulations, and the presents received by Lhe new- ly married pair were msoy—both use- ful and ornamental, is ia or “i ——— A MAAS —————— Weber Had S000 sale, J. H, Weber, the Uentre Hall imple- ment dealer, sold $2000 worth of imple- ments at his sale Iss Toursday., The weather was very unfavorable, and bad a bad effect, yet every arlicie— big or littie—put on ihe block was sold to the higtest bidder, and after the eale several buggies sud machines were sold privately. Most of the pur- chasers made good bargains, ———— A AN ——————— High Sehool Appropria.lon, John H, Puff, treasurer of the Cen. tre Hall school board, received from the state $200, the appropriation due on account of malotsiniog a Higo Hcehool iu the borough. Tbe regular appropriation, received some tie ago, was $603, making the total aid from the state for the borough schools, A RY AAI X $503, \ Big Business at Burnham, The Standard Hieel Works at Burn. ham during 1912 did a business footing up to $6,660 321 3, aud the net profits were $1,089,825 8V, The standard works are operated by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, st Philadelphia, The company’s business at all its plants during the past year has been very satisfactory, JUNIATA COUNTY DRY, Ten Licenses Hefared by Jadge Selbart-— Women Sign Petitions for Licenses, Juniata county hss been placed in dry territory by Judge W N. Beibert and the associate judges when all the applicants for liquor licenses in the county were refused. The ressions of court during the hearing of the cises were largely attended, and the decis- ion of the court was more or less a surprise to the liquor men, The applicants refused were: James G, Stewart, National house, Mifliin- town ; Elmer 8, Bechott, Jacobs house, Mifflintown ; Binger J. Bmith, Key: stoue hotel, Mifilin borough; Adaw Arnold, Seven Stara hotel, Greenwood township; H, 8. Hubler, Hotel Royal, Port Royal ; George H. Ehrenzelier, Monree house, Monroe township; William H, Shesflar, Oviental house, Susquahanna township ; Bamuel Leach, Ashton hotel, Mifflin; G. A. Branthortar, Thompsontown hotel, Thompsontown ; David A. You!zasy, Union house, Mifflin borough. The court found an uuusual eituation in examining the application of Will- iam H. SBheaflar at Oriental, in Bus- quehanna township His origiosl 91 names and supplementary petition countsine names, of which 70 are petition contains his Se names of wo- men of that township, who ask that a liquor liconse be granted to Mr, Sheaflfar, Only 4 voters, 5 women and 11 minors in that township signed the remonstrance, have Arnold f« in I'he petition of Adam " a license at HBeven Btars, Green- wood township, conta‘ns 68 pames and his supplementary petition con- taios 42 names, of which names of women, Exactly the same number of women, 25, and 19 voters and 9 miuors hava sigaed this remon- strance. “28 are the —— A AP ————————— The High Cost of Prosperity, While certain sage economists con. tinue to charge the high cost of living to the failure of the farmer to farm more extensively and intensively, our eye falls on these pleasiog little items ; Phe Standard Oil Company divides a $40 000 000 melon. For the first time in almost twenty years the oil-purchasing ageutls (note $2 50 for Penosylvania crude, Mose thao $6 000 000 will tributed smoug holders of the com mon stock of American Tobacco Company from a 15 per cenl exira dividend, making a total of $14 000. 000 in extra divideudas since ‘the solution of the trust.” Farmer in grip of Harvester Trust. United States Bureau of Corporations Discloses Secrets of $40,000 000 rust, All of which would seem to show tht business is business, and that “them as has gilts’ ; which is small comfort for the man who is offered the hole of the doughnut snd is then chided for askiog for a small bite of the riog. ————— Low Fares to the West, Pennsylvania Raliroad. Tickets to Rockey Mountains, Pacific Coast, Western Canada, Mexico snd South western points on saie daily March 14 to April 14 loclusive at reduced fares, Consult nearest Ticket Agent, or David Todd, D. T. A., William- sport, Pa. A TAXING FIMB.IR LANDS, be dis Lhe dig the Come in for share of axes, A proposition of unusual interest to timuer land owners in this county is being agitated at the predent time, It is the changing of the present method of taxing growing timver, Bills have been introduced simuitaneously in the house and senate Lo piace land on which timber Is growing lo a separate class for purposes of taxation, It is proposed to piace growing tim- ber in « special class for taxation pur- poses, to be known as auxiliary forest reserves, The land will be assessed each year at a valuation of one dollar per acre for purposes of taxation, but the grow- ing timber will pay no taxes until it is harvested, When the timber is cut the owner will pay to the county treasurer ooelenth the value of the trees, It is also proposed to charge the property each year two cents per acre for the benefit of roads and two cents per acre for the benefit of the schools in the district in which the land lies, as is now done in the case of the state forest reserves. The enactment of these bills into laws it is claimed will greatly encour age the planting and care of growing timber in the state and will place the growing of crops of trees on a profit. able basis, . li limi smim—— Easter post cards, in great variety, will be found at tuls office, Price, fifteen cents per dozen, Sent by mall postage paid at this end, FARMERS’ INSTITUTE. Eiaborate Program for Meeting at Spring Mills, March 14-15. The last of the three Farmers’ Insti- tutes will be held at Spring Mills, Fri- day and Saturday, March 14th and 15th, The program is printed in full below : FRIDAY MORNING—9 :30 Essentials of Success With Potatoes, by M. H. McCallum. Discussed by Noah Corman and David Bartges. Breeds and Feeding, by Prof. Davis. Discussed by Gross W. E. Bair and 8. G. Walker. FRIDAY AFTERNOON —1:30 H. JP Shook, Music and Query Box, Alfalfa, and Forms and of Lime, by M. H. McCallum. Discussed by J. K. Bitner and 8. W. Smith, Chestnut Blight, by C. E. Martin. Propagation, Planting and Care of Fruit Trees, by Fred W. Card. Dis- cussed by Prof. W. P. Hosterman and Cyrus Brungard. Uses FRIDAY EVENING Music and Query Box. The Call of the Land, by Fred W. Public Discussed b Card. School Agriculture in the L Y Cs, Prof. C. R. Nefl, loyer. by E. the Produc- by J. T. Camp- Discussed by W. P. Hosterman. Economic Maintenance of tive Power of the 5 id, bell. BATURDAY MORNING—0:30 Nature's Laboratory, The Soil, by Fred W. Card. Poultry Farming as a Busi: Campbell. Discussed by 1 Fisher and J. 8. Meyer. Silage Corn for Centre County W. H. Darst. Discussed Stover and W E Bair ’ Dy by SATURDAY AFTERNOON—1:30 Music and Jox., Things Worth While on M. H. Pigs and Yin Money, by Fred Query Farm, by McCallum W. Card Discussed by William Rishel and Rob- ert Campbell & BATURDAY EVENING—T 30 Music and Query Box Ihe Modern Coun J. T Flor- try Home, Discussed by Campbell. by Miss G. Leib. P Bisner ence Rhone and Dr. A Long g- and Lawn and Garden, by Mrs. C Dis Mrs. J. K. Dr.A G. Lei 10, i hy i OY i880 Feeding and Care of Littl Mrs John Dauberman J. 5S. Meyer. LAK A J Sho J. P I hr A AL vk Lrove > G. Leib, Decoration, J. K. Bitner, Advertising, J. 8. Meyer, Music Methodist Confer ence Next Wednesday the conference of the Methodist church opens in the First Methodist church, in Altoona. The conference is comprised of five dis- tricts, namely, Altoona, to.which the Penus Valley charge belongs, Dan. ville, Harrisburg, Juniata, and Will iamsport. Rev. J. MaxLautz, of Bpriog Milla, the local pastor, will be sccompanied by Cloyd Brooks, Centre Hall; W. WW. McCormick, Potters Mille, and 8. M. Campbell, Miliheim, as lay delegates, The Methodist church, about eight years ago, having lifted the time limit embargo, the conference will be able to return Rev. Lantz to the Penns Valley charge, and his parishioners here un- doubtedly would be pleassd to have such action by that body, / Maids at Boahwburg. The * Old Maids Club” will be given in Boalsburg by a home talent com- psny from Centre Hall, under the suspices of the Civie Club of Boals- burg, in Boal Hall, on Baturday even- ing, March the 8th. The Ladies Clvie Club has been very successful in all their entertainments. Their work has been to pay for and maintain the town lights, and they have been well supported by the citizens of the town and community, They also propose holding a large festival on the even ing of Decoration day when a large attendance is always possible, ———— A ——— The bill introduced in the House at Harrisburg, by Representative W. H. Klepper, of Cliaton county, increasing the pay of the county auditdrs from $3 to $5 per day, is viewed with favor by many of the members of the House, and the passage of the bill would be hatled witn delight by the auditors in the different counties of the state, who think they are entitled to more pay, in comparison with the salaries received by other officials, — A R— All grades of fertilizers can be bad by calling on us. We handle the complete fertilizare, or will sell you the raw material for home mixing. Prices, if analyses Is compared, cannot be beaten, ~John H, Weber, Centre Hall, ————— ASA S———— From present indications laborers about Centre Hall will have plenty of WOrk #6 #000 a4 the weather opens ap A WRONG CONCLUSION, The Travellug Man Is Not the Boozer to Pay a Portion of aud { odging Expenses, Asking fis Table The great msjority of the exchanges that come to the Reporles’s desk contain a variety of articles in columns opposing the sale of liquors as a beverage, Last week onsor two the Bellefonte papers urged that t liquor laws as they now stand be more tigidly enforced, but it remained for the MifHinburg Telegraph to print against the delusion a bar trade meet, thelr of hie mii Argument that hotel men must order tv make graph says : Another fallacy an argument in favor of saloons is, that a hotel cannot ba successfully msintained without bar attached, go that the profi's of the have iu ends The tele- that is used business conditions as On B bar can be used Lo make up the deficit caused by opersting the hotel. This 1%, in other words, that id more asacrtion meas the hotels meals that ¢« Bre Are furnishing lodging I palrous serving al yal # paying for in rougd numbers ; than Lthel then. To put it ey are serving meals which ula Lo sud are veiling and Berve paid only 50 cents for them, that 850,000,000 FOR ROaAUS How thy Monsy Would Be Used Issue Is Authorized, if Bond Provision of bonds shail be seeordiog to necessity sand ex- that issuance tended over a period of years will be a future of the which will b state legislature in proposed $50,000 000 late sunsyivanis to of roads. Con- trol of the bond issue will bs vested ion the legislature, which must pazs what legislation anacted by th dealing byud constitution to enable | with the isstis amendment io the bulld a proper system sre known as “eaabling’’ scis before s id, within single bond can be a short submit to the voter the proposed amendment will be Con- trary to general opinion, this measure, which passed the last legislature with- out opposition, does not provide for the entire bond issue iu a lump, It pro. vides that the deut incurred for road may not exceed $50,000 000 If the people approve of it this 184 full suthority to decrees $10,000,000 of bouds It is expected that tite the resolution tw Isid before Lhe houses for action. building 0 the amend- ment after legislature that « sold io #LYy One year or any two years and jt pREses } nly may oe e only getting $1 50 for lodging $200 to they Bi ial Ccoels maintain ; Bi heuce each hotel must have Lhe speci- al privilege to sell booze to make uj this extra coat of If there world tha meals and | ring i y § 4 i I8 ROY CiaB8 Of 1 Lhe Lt are Wililt they get iL is thie public. It is an it Jw Rg eXpenses aust and hav suit to and generosl art their travelis by families to #4 Y 3 8 bu who buy liqu i sup meu wrt; aud tha L many women aod little children do not Lave g or fuel to keep them | wany of suflicient cloths warm and that hungry father is entic Luem must g because the husband and ed through his appetite | for intoxicating liguol Lo help pay the hotel bilis of the traveling men, There is just as much justice and equity in the proposition that a person | may go into a shoe store aud buy = pair of suoes that cost $00 to make and sell, by paying #400; or that he buy 75 cents worth of is from & grocer a8 there ihe er prog that a keeper should serves meal or furnish ¢ Can sugar [ori 50 cen is in| wition oll $d of » odging Ouiside our high license law, there below cosl. reason for = isnt, or grocer, or any other | is just as much economia shoe merc! dealer io thie necessities of life, Lo have a licsuse to sell liquor, so thst he can | weet the losses In Lis other caused Ly selling his commodities low cost, 8 that a hotel man must | nave this privilege of selling bocze for the same purpose, ———— LOUVALS Dusiness | re Thurs- name Bowser, in Grange Arcadis, day evening, March 13.a. The tells the story. William RK. Dale, of Pine Grove Mills, became ill Inst week and was taken to the Bellefonte hospilal treatment. “The Daughter of the Desert,” a pley by Pleasant Gap local talent, will appear in Grange Arcadia this ( Thurs- day) evenlog. WwW. H. Fry, for the Ferguson township veterinarian and stancio Demociat, was one of the Centre county citizens who attended the in- suguration of President Wilson. Capt. Sunday morning there was a real blizzard, sand saow came from every direction of the compase, Banday and Monday it was cold, the thermom- eter registering twelve degrees above z+ro on tue firs. day and thirteen on the latter, Io another column of this issue ap- pears an advertisement from the Sune bury hospital giviog an oppor tunity to secure an infant for adoption. There are many homes that could be made brighter by bringing into them a child, and here is an opportunity. This item was clipped from the Philipsburg Jouroal of Saturday : Mr. sud Mra, Alvia Btamp, after a visit to their dauglter, Mrs, Hobert Herman, have returned to their home at Centre Hall, Mrs. Stump had been here for 8ix weeks under treatment from Dr, W. B. Henderson, Hall from Chicago, Liliools, on Satur day, He bad a unique experience coming from Altoona to Tyrove, be- tween which points te was carried on a special, he being the only passenger, The train from the west was late, and on arriving at Altooas, the accommo dation down the Bald EagleValley had left. Mr. Boozer put up a strong de- mand to be restored to his train at Lyrous, A special-—in empty-—was on ite way from Alw.ua to Tyrone, sod this wag recalled at a midway point, and it was this tralo that af forded the electrician passage to Ty- roue, where le boarded the Bald Kagle Valley train walllog there for EXT A authorize the of $50 000,000, It K the legislature pass such enabling legislation provide sufficient IaY never iesuance of BE INKS anda to maintain a ntinuous bulidiog program, cover- ivg hall a dozen or ten years, the ar spouutls f year and made redeemable withio cer. tain periods, so that the sioking fund which will bear interest as a slate de. while accumulating, can be r len years, Neither Pennsylvania nor sny other buiid- roads si ne time, aud in order Lo safeguard all of bonds only as required the legisiature inlerests and to secure the lssusuce (ogelher wilh vecessary provisions to AA ——————— At U, E, Conlerence Wednesday Rev, B. A. Buyder went to Lewisburg toattend the meeting of he Penvsylvania Conference of the Evangelical church, It ie her with #. Boyder, have very much endear 0 not only the members f the several congregations compris the Hall but many others ss well, The lay delegate to conference is Daniel Daup, of Cen RE. Ya ing g Cenlre clhiarge, tre Hall, who for muany years has been prominently with the church of his choice, connected ————— A — Fald on Bond, rogress Grange, at its regular meeting Balurdsy, ordered the cancellation of one of the building boude, which bonds are in denomios tions of $100, There remains four of these bonds unpaid, and sn effort is being made to lift them within the pext two years. Grange Arcadia was erecled atl an expenditure of $4500 in cash, and $00 or more was contribu ted in labor by members of the order. I'he building is one of the handsomest in the wwn, and one that gives the community greal service, A A —————— Loug-Royer, J. Gardner Long, of Spring Mills, ud Miss Ruth L. Royer, of Potters Mills, were married at the United Evaogclical parsonage, Bunday even ing, by the pastor, Rev. B. A, Bayder, A —— Transfer of Henl Helnte. Chas. K. McCafferty et al to Potter Hoy Hardware Co., premises in Belle- fonte. $9500. D. K. Musser «t al to Andrew B, Musser, premises in Asronsburg. $1600 thomas E O'Brien et ux to William M. Bowser, premises in Philipsburg. $100, Thomas Bartley to J. Harvey Guiser, premises in Walker twp. $150, Jobn I. Thompson, Jr., et ux to Mrs, F. I. Whitetill, lot of laud in Lemout, $70. Ida J. Keritn gi al to D. Gelsse Wag- ner, 1567 acres of land in Potter twp. $7000, John G, Hess et ux to Daniel J, Johuston, premises in Pine Grove Mills, $5675. William H, Jones to Edward Dob- gon Jr,, premises in Rush twp. $700, Edward Orafi et ux to Harvey M, Harm, premises in Snow Shoe, $190, a ———— AI A SR, You judge a man not by what he promises to do, but by what he has done, That is the only true test Chamberisin’s Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior, People every where speak of it in the Digest terms of praise. For sale by all dealers. sdv, on Saints TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Dr. Evan Bhortlidge died at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a brother of the late William Shortlidge, of Bellefonte, In snother column appears the pro. gram for the Farmer's Institute to be held at Bpring Mills, Friday and Sat urday, March 14th and 15h. Mr. aud Mrs. Wallace Horner have decided to move from Centre Hall to McKeesport, John H. Knarr will take Mr, Horner's place in the Centre Hall meat market. The financial statement of Centre county was issued by the county su. ditors, and is now in the hands of the printer and will soon be ready for cir- culation among the taxpayers, Hidney Poorman, of near Dale Bum- attended the Weber implement sale, and Mre. Poorman spent the day in Centre Hall among friends, not having been here for some mit, time, Hiate College has a meager chance priation of $75 000 for a providing there having been inserted in the congressional appropri. Lo gel au ag ’ ii cdera: nual f 3 oT BUC ail ism id At WILE M. Briebin, of Derry township, Brought, Lewistown, atic candidates for the 1 for the offices of sheriff in MH. lL. of Lewistown, is a Republican candidate for of ounty, and Lines, the same office, While = Eari Marl sUcti a way Lust ig about a circular saw against saw in a gash inches his shoulder. The accident occurred at the home of Clyde ishburn township, for whom Mr. Markle works, Lhe fats r four long was cut into in College Last week Hon, Leonard epent several days io Rhone Harrisburg in the interests of the dairymen in Penn- sylvania, his mission there being to aid in combatting proposed oleomar- garioe laws that would operate against the dairymen and farmers in general. “The Philosophy of Fun’ or ““ Heart Smile,” is the title of the lec- ture Mr, Harry Bowser will give in Grange Arcadia, Thursday evening, March 13 Toe title of his lecture sis0 lells the nature of it. If you are oot afraid of a “split side,” go hear Bowser, W. W. Cawley, a veterinarian, of Lewisburg, killed three cows that re tubercular, for A. C. Blifer, at Woodward, The three cows were valuable and registered Holstein stock, says the Journal. Oage of the carcasee was burned and the other two were taken by a Bhamokin batcher, we William Raymond Dale, son of Mr, and Mrs, Charles Dale, of near State College, was operated on for appendi- citis last week at Lhe Bellefoate hospi- tal. He had had repeated attacks of the dicease, and it was thought advis. able to operate on the young man while iu good health and spirits, Mr. and Mrs. RB. BR. Rickard and children left for Sewickley, Allegheny county, Tuesday, where Mr. Rickard will be employed in operating an electric hoist. Bewickiey is located about twenty miles west of Pittsburg, and is the place in which Ellis Rick- ard is located, He is engaged as a watchman for the Cant-Hook bridge company. The Jersey Shore anti-license people followed the footsteps of many others of the same mind in oiher localities and caused the names of the petition. ers for liquor license in Jersey Bhore to be published. There were many prominent church-workers in the list of petitioners and these were very much chagrined jlo see their names put in print and circulated. Al. P. Krape was very much dis appointed because the winter finished without plenty of snow and good sled. ding. He cut a large quantity of loge on the Mrs BSBarah Tressler timber tract, in the Seven Mountains, and it was his iotention to skid them and haul them to the mills at Centre Hall ou sleds, but the lack of snow frus- trated these pians, and may also oblige him to posipone buliding the large barn, into which the timber is to ene ter, for another year. Defective flues and oil lamps cause many fires. During last week, Mrs, John Btrouse, of pear State College, while descending a stairway, let a tamp fall, which on striking the floor exploded, and not only preity serious ly burned the lady, but came very nearly destroying her home. In Bellefonte the home of Willlam Nightart came nearly being burned and several children with it, through the upsetting and breaking of an oil lamp. The children were playing when the lamp was overturned, and the three little ones were scared to a standstill, when their mother came rushing down stairs, harried them out of the room sad gave the alarm of — ied
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