VOL. LXXXVI, HAL LL. PA. l, 1913. BERRY COLLECTOR OF PORT, Philadelphia Port Wil b» Renovated by Wilson's Appolatee, Mr. Borry, No other appointment that Presi- dent Wilson could have made of a Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, would bave met with more general and cordial approval by the people of Pennsylvania than that of William H Berry. There is no other man ia the Btate better known to the people, no other who er jrys a larger measure of respect by the men of sll parties. He is known by what he has dove. His record is that cf a modest, untiring, honest, able, efficient public offi 2ial, The plans for robbing the State of about six million dollars in completing and furnishing the new Btate Capitol were carefully laid and adroitly car- ried out by a combination of politi- ciane, office-holders, architect and con- tractors. The money Was mostly gotten from the S'ate Tressury and divided before Berry took charge of that Do partment of the Btate government and went noiselessly to work. W hile over confident politicians and their newspaper orgacs were taunting him for not * lifting the lid” Mr, Berry was quietly learning the deteils of the coloesal fraud that had been practiced on tie State, He bad not been in offica half a year before he was reedy to expose and denounce the con- gpirators, resulting in convictions and pricon sentences and the recovery of abcut a million acd a half of the stol- en money. Toward the close of the Taft admin- jstration a government commission was gent to Philadelphia to investi- gate the operations of the Custombou-e there. No detailed aceonat of the jre- sult of that investigation has ever been published, bat th» fict has been print- ed that on the day before President Wilson was inaugurated one extensive importer paid over to the government The Potato as & Trade Factor. The recent announcement that large quantities of potatoes are being imported foto the United States lends interest to a statement prepared by the bureau of statistics, department of commerce and labor, showing the imports and exports of potatoes dur- ing the term of years. While the production of potatoes in the United N ates is usually sufficient to meet the requirements of its population, there have been a number of occasions following short crops ip the United Sates on which considerable quanti- t' es were imported. Oa other occa- sions, when there were shortages abroad and large crops in the United States, considerable quantities were exported. The total imports of pota- toes into the United States in the last ten years aggregated 22 845 634 bushels valued at $10,985,770, or about forty- eight cents per bushel, this valuation being based upon the wholesale mar- ket price in the countries from which imported and does not therefore in- c'ude the cost of transportation or duties paid, the rate of duty being twenty-five cents per bushel of sixty pounds, both under the present law and its immediate predecessors. The expo. ts of potatoes from the United States daring the same decade amount- ed to 10 900566 bustuels, valued at $8413 675, an average of seventy- seven cents per bushel, Potatoes im- ported into the United Btates come Mexico and England, Ireland, and France, in Europe, fp Planting Trees, We all admire the man who plants a tree; he plants hoping. A tree does pot mature in a day, nor in a year, but it grows every day, and io the process of time becomes a bearer of fruit, or a stately oak or pine, or some other variety, and is valuable for its Germany $100 000 due for duties on importa that | had been fraudulently withheld. If there are or have been wilful un- | derva'uations or fraud and eollusion of | any kiod by w the government | his been wronged for the profit of of-| fizials and importers, Mr. Berry ia just | the wan to find them out and stop | tiem. And apyhow Le is the kind of | man needed in the customs service. The opposition to the sppointment | of Mr. Berry to 'his post was tt e| game that opposed the nomivation of a | man the character ¢f Wilson for the | presidency ; it was the same tial in! Penpsylvaupia bas aided the Re spabli- | can machine to trick the people of this commonwealth when its work! was too dirty fur all the Republicans | to join in its sccowplishment ; it was the esme element that arrap gtd with | the Repuclican leaders to hold the Democratic convention at Allentown | b-iore the date of the Republican con- vention ; it was the same element that | for years has held seats iu both branch. | es cf the legislature with the consent of the Republican leaders in Pennsy!- vanis ; it was the same element that during the present scsslon of the legi:lature is voting for every adminis- | tra‘ion measure aud agdiost every moaasure that ia progressive ; it is the same element that escaped the sxe io | the 1912 elec ion, and their name is | not legion and the Demreratic party is nil. I Hold to Your »ea'ps, Judge Rice of the Buperior Court has handed dowa a d=cision of specisl | i itereat to those who now have scalps | which uader the law come uader | bounty sc's. Commissioners in many | of the counties In the state have re- fusel to pay bounties, making the SIC | i | the funds were exhauited, This c¢'aim was made by the commissioners in Haotingdon county. Justice Isenburg, of that county, who has a great bateh of scalp warrants, aggregat- ing about $1 400, mads a test case of his own troubles when the county commissioners, alleging no funds, re. f 'sed to pay either his or any other of the warrants that had been lssued for foxes, weasles and other animals on which the state laws had pliced a premium. The lower court sustained the commissioners in their refusal to back up the state law, but Attorney James 8B. Woods, representing the lo- cal justice, took the case to the Bu- perior court and they reversed the common pleas decison. ——— a ——— Coe for No.l, esner, “The Man About Town! in the Lewistown Democrat and Bentinel makes this comment : A former resident visiting in Lewis town recently sald he potleed one matked improvement that he believed could be largely attributed to the abe sence of licers.d liquor places, He gaid the publi¢ school children were much better clothed than when he lived here, Bchool teachers theme selves have remarked thistruth. And « much stronger skgument for no-li- cense could bardly be wood, Many of us plant fruit trees to profit from in a very few years, but man who plauts a forest has a much longer wait, consequently there are few who resort to reforestation, Among these is Hon. Leonard Rhone, who this sesson Is | vianting one thoussnd Norway spruce {and one thousand pines on Rhooey- mede. Mr. Rhone®™ow has growing nearly ten thousand forest trees that were planted within the past five years. The percentsge of the trees i that grew was very large. Of course, Mr. Rhone does not expect to harvest tie fruits of his eflorts, daring his lifetime, but a few years sgo in a con- versation with the writer stated that the some day in the fulure see the barren waste again dotted with green trees, no matter how small, He will un doubtedly erj y that privilege, Hr ———— —— Ap —————— The Dutchman 4 gain, That Du'chman G. Meyer, who worked a bunch of Glenn Iron easies some time ago while pretending to be a road coutractor, changed his name and flald of operation. At Winburne he waa George Smith, and a live stock dealer and purchaser of livery stables | was his business, As soon as he reach- ed Winburne he made it known that he wanted to buy a livery stable, and in a short time he bad purchased that of Richard Henwood’s, He could not $8872 on the Farmers National Bank, at Lewistown, paid, In the meantime he cleaned up the old livery stock to make ready for the new, He sold a { horse for $45, a buggy for $10; asked ' Justice of the Peace Howe to loan him $5 00, and when handed a 10 spot, said He left Winturnoe three days before he was to make settlement. ——— ff bss Protecting Birds The Jones bill prohibiting the sale of i feathers into or out of the state after July 1, 1914, was approved by Govern or Tener. Ia the language of the act, no person may shoot at, kill, take or have in pos- | session any wild bird other than a | same bird or have in possession any part of its plumage or skin uuder cone trol for purposes of sale or shipment from the state. The peoalty for vio. lation of the act is fixed at $10 fine for each bird, and for any attempt to sell or ship such bird, living or dead, or part of the skin or plumage, a flue of $2). The blue jy, Eoglish sparrow, star. ling, kiogfisher, buzzuwd, various hawks, certain owls and the crow are not to be protected by the law, and any person who finds the blue, night or green heron destroying fish ln public or private plants shall have the right to kill the birda. Lame back is uveuslly csused by {rheumatism of the muscles of the back, for which you will ind nothing better than Chamberisin’s Liniment. For sale by all dealers. adv. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN, Keen and Good Humored-—-The Trae Amosrionn of the Future, Ino an editorial in the issue of Batur- day the editor of the Altoona Trib- une speaks thus of the Pennsylvania German : It would be very difficult for ap ethnologist to link the race which we call the Pennsylvania Germans with the residents of the Fatherland. To any one familiar with the appearance and manners of Germans in the old country it is apparent that no sflinity exists between them and our own Pennsylvania Dutch. Genuine Ger- mans are usually of fair complexion, heavy featuied, round headed and in- clined to corpulency. Pennsylvania Ge mans are of swarthy complexion, with squiline features, yng heads and inclined to leanness. The German of the old country is ofttimes morose and melancholy and takes his pleasures seriously The Pennsylvania Gaiman is keen aod good buwmored and when he does epjoy bimself throws himself into the spirit of the fun. The continental German inclines to be short-lived, in fact statistics show that Germans are the short-lived race in Europe. Penpsylvania Germaos live to advanced age and io all the older towns in this state the old folks form an important feature of every uousehold, Toe reason for this great difference lies in the fact that very few so-called Pennsylvania Germans are of pure German blood. Most them come of a mixed stock and the Ger- man part is frequently in the smallest proportion. Itis our opinion that the proper definition of the words Penn- sylvania German would be ‘'a person of mixed race born in Penbsylvania ” In some of the eastern counties it is a common thing to notice persons of Scoteh-Irish and Eoglish names class- of FISHER HOME BURNED, Brisk Blaze at Bos! burg Thursday Fore noon--Defective Fire Plog Farily He- sponsible for Loss, The Fisher home in Boalsburg was entirely destroyed by fire on Thursday forenoon of last week, The home was occupied by Mrs, Emma Amanda Fish- er, widow of Dr, Fisher, aud her son George Fisher, The fire was discover- ed in the woodhouse built to the rear of the main dwelling hous2, and be- fore help arrived had assumed large proportions. When it became apparent that the house could not be saved, at- tention w & directed to nearby prop- erties which were those of Elmer Hou'z, the butcher, across the alley, to the east ; Mra. Henry Dale, to the west, Samuel EE Weber and Charles Megner, across Lhe street to the south. It was calm, yet thé fire created a current, and this led in the direction of the Houtz property. The were manned with the younger blood and by skillful direction a bucket line accomplished the desired end. It was pergistence that won. But for the activity of a few leaders who spurred on to action thoie be'ter able to labor, much more property would have been wiped oul of existence The bucket brigade kept the flames in check until the hose were attached to the plug, aud then the two led a merry fight against what appeared to be a hope- less task, The wa The fire was confined to the Fisher home and outbuildings, and aside from burning the ice house be. longing to Mr. Houlz, the damage wae light to the roofs of his house and stable. The Dale, Begner and Weber properties were also afire on but roofs ff march of the # wlayed. several oceanic extin- guished before damage of consequence was done, 8, the flames were The loss to Mrs. Fisher is very much ed as Pennsylvania Germans and us. ing the Pennsylvania German dialect | exclusively. Atthe same time it is difficult to tind a person with a German bawme | who has not gotone or two strains of | French Huguenot, Quaker or Besteh- Irish blood. The German strain has come to the surface and stayed there | in the lavguage and perhaps in the religious life of these people. Phy: jeal- ly they are everything but G.rmans. The fair German type has been swal- lowed up in one generation by darker coloring of Irish and French stock, Tae ploneer type in Peonsyl-|a vaunia was black bsired aod black eyed. Men and women of this color ing stood the hardships of the frontier much better than fairer individuals The early Penoaylvania Germans who through intermarrisge produced bru- nette children, were able to perpetuate themeelves, whereas the blondes died out, The Peonsylvania German with bis mixed blood is the true American of the future, the il ess— Pianting Fotatoes, William F. Colyer has just com- pleted planting about nine acres to potatoes, probably the largest plat in the neighborhood. The planting was done with 8 machine, wuich appears to do satisfactory work, Mr. Colyer has been planting potatoes on s rather extensive scale for several years, and concludes the returns are enough to repeat the process, Another successful potato grower is F. A. Carson, E q, of Potters Mills, who ownes the Carson homestead st the head of Georges Valley. His soil is of a gravelly nature, and is well adapted to growing the tubers. He hae, in years past, had yields® well to be proud of. His acreags this year will be about the same as that of Mr. Colyer, a ———— A Game Pressave, A game preserve will be established in the Paddy Mountain region, near Iugleby., Toe tract contains thirty. two bundred acres, a d has a circom- ference of about ten miles. The pre- serve will be inclosed with a single strand of wire, the idea being to give hunters notice of the boundary line. A herd of ten elk and wild turkeys will be set free on the preserve. Near. by the border of the preserve quarters will be built fora game warden who will keep a close watch on (he game placed there by the state as well ss the deer and pheasants that long have been natives there, —————— TTS The King Drag, A groceryman at Mount Sterling, Illinois, made an offer of a pound of coffee to every farmer who came into town on a King drag, to the one who came the farthest he would give a barrel of flour, Up to noon on the day set, fifty-two farmers had come to his store on King drags, sithough it was a rainy day. Each one got their pound of o:ffee, and the one who oame the farthest got his barrel of fl sur, and they all departed draggiog the roads again on their way back to thelr homes, Both the farmers good than the actual ipsurance the sum total of which was placed as follows : House, $1000 : $400; piand and sewis damaged) $100; flce £0 The home was a frame structure, well and substantially It TT received furniture, aC KE hine and woodhouse, was constructed many years ago, but was kept in good repair, and could not be replsced for more than twice the insurance. Mr. Houlz will receive $50 loss, His chief loss truction of an lee house, Lis house and stable aged, The chief hindrance for his total des. The roofs on were was Lhe algo dem- to successful battle of the fl umes in the beginning of the contest was the fact that a fire plug was out It appears that igs had been ordered repaired, but for some reason the work was sctually doue, The iosurance was carried Centre Hall compsny, and the loss was adjusted by H. E. Duck, of Millhelm, aud Frank McFarlane, of Boalsburg. a ————— sf A A —————— Odd Fellows at J :rsey Shore. The unioety-fourth anniversary of the I.O O. F. lodge held at Jersey Bhoe Friday of last week, was the greatest gathering ever held by mem. bers of the order, The day was ideal for such an aflair, the bright warm sunshine adding zest to the occasion. Many of the business blocks and p ivate residences were elaborately decoratéd and the pancipal streets were crowded with humanity, while the enlivening music by the bands was heard on all sides. The parade of Odd Fellows, headed by the Fourth regiment, Patriarchs Militant, under command of Lieuten- ant Colonel J. Bam Paul, of Jersey shore, started promptly at 2 o'clock on the sigoal of two bilasta from the fire whistle. Fifteen lodges and Can- of repair. the pl not in the fine appearance of the marchers and the excellent music rendered by the bands, ocoasioned many outbursts of applause along the line, Charles P. Nefl, of Jersey Shore lodge, was chief marshal of the parade, which was made up of three divieione, Hotels, restaurants and boarding houses had all they could do to handle the crowds that swarmed upon them at the noon hour, but everyone was taken care of. Soon after 12 o'clock the throngs began lining up aloug the streets over which the paraders were to pasd And at 2 o'clock it was estimat- ed that fully twelve thousand people were jammed slovg the curbs and over fl ywing into the streets. The Odd Fellows’ Anniversary Asso ciation met inthe hall of Lodge No. 101 for the transaction of the usual order of busivess aud officers were elected for the ensuing year, After a lively contest between Leow. feburg and Bloomsburg for the honor of entertaining the association in 1014, Lewisburg was selected, Before the vote was taken au effort was made to pase a resolution scoepting invitations from only such towns as were repre vented by large delegations at the an. pual reunion, The resolution was de- ard the merchant were well repaid the i onde, TH ou feated by w large msjori NO. 1% OFEKA BOUSKE FOR STATE, Robert M, Foster Will Ergot Large Busi ness Block Will Equip Operas House to Accommo ate 500, The Times tells of extensive im- provements at Biate College. The entire view of the Times is reprinted : Robert M. Foster, who some time ago purchased the old Ewing property at the northeast corner of Allen and Beaver, will soon commence opera tions on a commodious building at that point which will combine an opera house with a seating capacity of 500, or two on the first floor, two flats on the second and third floors and a basement room, which will be suitable for several lines of business. From the plans exhibited by Mr. Foster the building will be fireproof and of light brick, reinforced with steelwork, and an ornament to thst particular tion. The opening of this building will break thie way for an extension of business which many supposed for a would not move from and Allen street, The construction of the Holmes building st College and Frezier and the Foster building Beaver avenue, dieproves this. Mr. Foster, who is a widewake in m ad business wna one storeroomasa Bed the section, long time College avenue on busi- VAalcCs of the view will has ad ths the town and with this end have this Less man, ment of interests in new building so constructed Tae anditorium of the theater wil] be about 0x70 with a equipped atsge, and the 19224 aud- 16x54 utilized as if $0 desired. The basemeot room will be about 50x60. The cost of the buliid- ing is not given, but will run up into the thousands, at least the plans #0 indicate, completely elorercoms } which can be one — Transfer of Hegl Betate. J R. Thompson, tract of land in Gregg twp. $2250 Trustees UU, B. church Port Matilda to A. Williams, tract of land in Port Matilda, §350 William Foster et Meyer, $600 Thomas Foster et al Meyer, tract $200 § 1 “ i$ Samuel 5B. OL C. Rossman to J. Hs. al to Marion B tract of land in Btate College. to William C. of land in Ferguson lwp. iver etl of ux to Henry G. Millbeim. Smith, tract land in $737. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS One of Centre Hall's greatest needs ; A Bigelow, Wednesday morning of last week, Mra. D. L. Bartges went to Johnstown to be with her daughter, Mrs. Wm, Reiber, This personal appeared in the Miff- linburg Telegraph: Mr and Mrs, Charles F, Lontz and two sons spent a few days recently with relatives and friends in Lewisburg and Williame- port. Reports of bumper corn crops msy well be expected from Mifflin county next fall since the boys have taken such a deep interest in a corn-raising contest io that county. Mrs. Lillie Alexander is improving her home in Centre Hall by raising kitchen portion of the dwelling Other improvements about the place will also be made, the house, 3 loalaturg had ped mu logs and nar- more because a plug was out repair, This ought to suggest ful taking of stock of the fire fightiog aparatuses in Centre Hall. Mrs. W. E accompan t 2 al, goie rowly escs ch of & CAre New Milford, Capt. G. M. re Hall, haviog been if her slater, Mrs. W. Gross in Wilkes Barre the time was also there She will 8h a week Park, of ied her father, to Cent she 8 guest Miogle Mr. joad stay in Centre Hall for longer, al ' ul McC Dead Lions” th orgy ib e Hall when here a3 a num- H+ll leciure course, lesrfield for some time, there covers =a onnell, whose Was is audience win L one that 80 1 Cent in the Centre ( gagement ativra BLUrTe 14s been in iis el period of one month. The Spruce Creek fish hatel old sand ope time in the state, will be ud wi ery, an hatchery The dt of the nialatare. The wba due fact that several years ago a flood destroyed nearly all the ponds and buildings on the site. The following Odd Centre Hall attended Jersey Bh Auman, d; the | leading aban doned. act do! ming il be sol is to the Fellows from the anniversary Friday : Victor Ed. Crawford, al wre fast Noble Gran J.B. Kreider to J. W, land in M Fred E A. Tobias, §350 Det man, William Chatman to Hairy Long, tract of land in Curtin twp. $300 Samuel K. Hostetler et ux to Ray 8. Bramlach, tract of land in Bilate College. $4125 Chas, N. Vonada ot ux to H. Calvin Vonada, tract of land in Walker twp $550 Hannah Thomas et bar to Minnie Shauvor, tract of land in 8. Philips burg. $350 H. C. Geattig et ux to Louisa Strong, tract of land in Potter twp. $400 N. B. Mariz et vx to Jesse W. Klinger, tract of land ia College twp. $2275. Caroline Thompson et bar to Deliah BR tract of land in Snow Shoe boro. #1 Charles H, Foster to James 8. Mar. tin, tract of land in State College. $600 Abel J. Jones to Adam K. Blover, tract of land in Miles twp. $30 John LIL. Wolf et ux to L. M. Stover, tract of land in Miles twp. $260 = H. Arney to John CC. Rossman, tract of land in Potter twp. $1027. \ Abraham Weber to B. Weber Thom- ae, tract of land in Howard boro. $2000, Edward Greene et ux to Jacob Ritz. man, tract of land in Howard boro. $2250, Lehigh Valley Coal Co., to John Morzak, tract of land in Snow Shoe twp. $25. John Mocak to Annie Moeak, tract of land in Bonow Bhoe twp. $1. Anna H. Hoy et al to Penna Rall- road Co, tract of land in Boggs twp. $860, H. Laird Curtin et ux to Penna. Railroad Co., tract of land in Bogge twp, $350, Bruce Struble et uz to Henry Stoner, tract of land in State College, $3800 Abrabam F. Markle to Calvin B Btruble, tract of land in Siate College. $550, M. Agatha Fitch to Mary Z, Fisher, tract of iand in State College. $5000 John A. Erb to Martha Rupe, tract of land in Rush twp, $500 Centre & Clearfield R. R. Co, to Penn Pablic Bervice Co , tract of land in Philipsburg and Rush twp. $1. Blam, tract ilibeim. 1500, Gutelius admr to William tract of land in Millheim. raga tract et bar to C land in ora Chal- Curtin twp AT ws NALD of Every implement you need on the farm ; also, every machine used on the farm may be bad from ue—J. H, Lyman Bwmith, Emory Puff, Luther Emerick, J Latz, Dr. J. | Robert Bloom, James Archie Moyer. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fleck, and their ungest son Nelson Arney, of Al- yuna, were guests for a few days of their sunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs, B. H. Arney, in Centre Hall, and be- fore returning to Altoona they also visited Grandmother (lizabeth Herring, at Penn Hall. Mr. Fleck for a number Of years was a retail milk dealer, but recently sold his route, and now feels as though he had a bit of time to visit among relatives aud friends snd is doing so. Ripka, John James Stahl, (:. Allison, Fetterolf, and 3 weph . J A steam roller was unloaded at the railroad station last week. It is the property of the state and will be used by Mr. Gephart in constructing the road between Centre Hall and Mili- heim. It was at first the intention to begin operations on this road at the borough line, south of the station, but the location of available material for road construction led to the change of plans. As soon as a portion of the road between Penn Hall and Spring Mills receives the first layer of coar.e stones, the roller will be taken there and put to almost continuous use, Hon, Henry W. Shoemaker, owner of the Altoona Times, aud Miss Ma. belle Ord, of Ban Francisco, will be married May 10i0. Mr. Shoemaker is well known in Peunsylvania as the author of the * Pennpaylvania Moun- tain Stories.” Besides being sole owner of the Altoona Tribune, he has large business interests in New York City, but maintains his residence at McKibattan, in Clinton county. Miss Ord is the daughter of Mra, Robert Brent Ord, and a niece of the late Mayor General E. 0. C. Ond, United States Army. Toe Reporter extends its best wishes. Malcolm Luse disappeared from his home in Johnstown and his wife and friends have no koowledge of his whereabouts. He left his home on April 9h, The Johustown Democrat in making reference to his disappear. ance intimated that the relations be- tween him and his wife were not the most pleasant, but Mrs. Luse ister published = statement denying this, but has no knowledge of her husband's whereabouts, nor oan she give any resson for his leaving home, ow. Luse Is an agent, sud bad been pros. pering. It is supposed that he took with him considerable money. He is a brother of P. H, Luse, of Centre Hall and a native of Gregg township, but has been away from Penns Valley number of
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