VOL. LXXXVL 3 PLEDGE-DODGING A CRIME, Worse Than Embezzling Money, So BSecre- tary Bryan Says, In his address to the Legislature at Harrisburg the secretary of State, us- ing forceful emphasis, declared that the man who violates the pledges of the party platform on which he ls elected, is a worse criminal than the embezz'er of money. This is a cut- ting arraignment, but it is justifiad, beeause such a violation is betrayal of the pecple by one entrusted by them to peiform a sacred duty, No man has a right to evade the in- structions placed upon him by his party. The pledges of the platform become binding the moment they are adopted, and the candidate who is elected thereon and proves recreant to his trust is, to use the secretary’a words, ‘‘ dishonest.” He declared that the candidate who believes his conscience will not permit him ‘to sup- port the platform has no busivess to ask for votes and should get off the ticzet. If he di-covers after his elec. ti)n that he cacuol supporié the pledges of Lis party bis duty is to re- sign. Is there a Democratic officeholder in Pennsylvania who underestimates the value of this advice? If there is he should have an awakening ; if there is 8a man serving in defiance of his in- structions given through his party platform, he owes it to himself and the party he misrepresents to step down and out, Mr. Bryan's advice at Harrisburg is certain to have good results, It is a lesson in duty that should impress itself deeply on members of the Leg- islature, no maiter to which party they Lelong, and it should have the immediate effect of bolstering Demo crats for the great uly that lies before them. 1. the future Democratsin the Legislature wiil stop and thiok before] casiing their votes and look at their pla form to see what their iustructions | 0a the matter are. Then they will be pervivg the people as their party ino- tended they should be served. ia —— Uigarette Law, A new cigarette law prohibits the] sale or gift of cigaretles to persons une | der twenty-one yesrs of age, under] pensity of from $100 to $500 five Minors with cigarettes in their pos-] session must tell where they got them | Refusal is a misdemeanor subj ct fine of § or imprisonment of five days | if over sixteen years, Under six‘een, | subject to javaunile court, A commou pleas court jadge has al- ready passed on the new sct, and has decided that the boy who picks a cigarette from the ground is a viola- tor of the The judge holds ti at it is a ciime for 8 boy to have a cigar- e te on his person, This iuformation is passed along for the ioformation of the youths who to avoid being this new statute, law, mey wis prosccuted under AIA ————— Peonusjivanis Bar Mesting The nineteeuth avnual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association will bs Leld at Hotel Cape May, Cape M ay, N J., on June 24, 25 and 26. Justice George B. O:lady, of the Baperior Court, president, will deliver the opening address and Rober: C. Bmith, King’s Couusel, Montreal, Canadas, will deliver the annual hon- O ary address in the evening of the first day's session. Jobn J Johvson of Puiladelphia and David T. Watson of Pittsburgh will also read papers, The avpusd banquet will be held Juue 25 Governor Tener i+ scheduled to epeak fp ft HBebersburyg. Mrs L. Li. Wance, of State College, fpent the past week at this place with relatives, The past week a fence was placed around the unoccupied part of the Uuion cemetery, Bamuel Shafler {8 at present having some repalr work done on his stable snd other out buildings, This week the two cemeteries at this piace got a general cleaniog up and are Low in readivess for Decoration Day Mrs. J K., Moyer, who spent the past winter at Haliimore with her daughter, Mrs. Krider, has returned to this place, samuel Winters, who was employed for the past three months at Altoons, bas returned to this pleciand 1 now staying under the parental ro f. Dr. H. G. Krape this week traded hig horse and tugey «ff on an suto and Is now examining the mechanical work of the machine before attempt. ing to run the critter, Ellas Breon quite recently bought a saw mill from J. C. Kline, of Centre Mills, snd Is at present busy placing the same on the tract of timber which he bought of C. H, Bmull, Quite a number of people of this lace were to Millheim last Thursday o attend the foveral of Wm. Kream- er, Mr. Kreamer was boin sod raised in Brush Valley sud was an esteemed citizen, O. F. Btover, a farmer living several miles east of bere, informed your se ibe t' at five of his horses were hi (ated MONEY FOR AGRICULTURE Bills S'gned Which Alm to Advance Rafi) Life—State College's Part, Pennsylvania will take steps towards improving agricultural conditions through two laws signed by Governor Tener. The first provid s that Coun- ty Commissioners shall appropriate money for co-operative extension work to improve and develop agricultural resources of the respective counties, The other appoints ten experts to give instruction in agriculture, The first bill of which Representa- tive Gibson, of Lycoming county, is the author, recites the movement of the federal government to co-operate with the Pennsylvania State College with the ultimate ot jact of locating a trained agriculture agent in every county, The federal movement plans that the state authorities shall bear a portion of the coat. The sum of $1500 annually must be appropriated by the County Commis- sioners from the county funds for agricultural extension work in co- operation with Penasylvania Btate College to encourage improved meth- ods of farm management and home economics and giving practical in- struction and demonstrations in agri- culture. Headquarters shall be provided in the County Court House and the money shall be expended under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioners. Under the second law the Becretary of agriculture isa empowered to appoint ten expert instructors in the science of agriculture and $40,000 is appro- priated for the purpose. The instrue tion shall be given at such times and places as prescribed by the Becrelary. - g Bradford-Me« ker, At the home of John Martz, in Centre Hall, on BSaturday evening, Rev. R. R. Jones united in marriage Paul E Bradford, of this place, and Miss Lydia E. Meeker, of near Potters Mills. he groom is a clerk iu the Centre Hall railroad station, and will make railroading his business through life. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mayosard Meeker, and is the second of his daughters to marry =» Bradford, their husbands being broth. ers. ” Sr——— — —————— Letter from 1} inols, Find enclosed $200. The label on my paper needs attention, snd this will pay one year in advance, and put Farmers are busy planting corn, The ground is in good condition, al- cool and a littie too dry. Very truly, Jas, 8B. Hourz Kerkland, Ill, May 17 ——————— A A ———— An automobile party comprised of Messrs. Frank P. Geary, George H. Emerick, D. A. Bocza, and Bruce Arney, with James Fetterolf as chaul- fear, lefc Centre Hall for a swing sround the circuit of s ymething like one buodred aud sixty miles on Sunday morning, reiurning in the evening I'he principal towus along the route were Lewistown, Newport, Millers. town, Liverpool, Beliusgrove, Ban- bury, Lewisburg and home threugh the Penns Valley narcowe, The roads were io fine shape, and those built by the slate were in exceptionally good A ——— i —— ‘Buffalo Valley Inn” is the name given the tewperance house iu Miia. burg mansged by Harry B. Young for a corporation made up of ¢itiz: ns of that thriving Udclon county town. The corporation bought one of the hotel stands and transformed it Into a modern Ian, where the wants of no eell-respecting man or woman will be denied. Woodward. The Misses Wolle, of Wol!fes Store, were visitors in town on Maturday. Mra Paul Kerstetler and daughter, Miss Grace, of Liverpool, are visiting at the L. L. Weaver home. Ammon Miogle aud daughter, Mise Phyllis, of Carrolitown, are visiting his parents, Mr. aad Mm. D. GQ. Mingle, Mre. Roy Muster left for Akron, Oulo, Baturday morning, where she will join her busband who Is employ- ed there After spending a week with relatives in town Mr. and Mra. Laurence Miller returned to their home in Buffalo, N, Y., Wednesday. Misses Lida Hosterman and Mary Guisewite are delegates to the MH, 8, Convention to be held at Madisonburg on Baturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Btover and daughter Mabelle, accompanied by the lady’s mother, Mrs, Wolfe and slater, spent Bunday with relatives in Rebers- burg. with distemper, and that his Does WILLIAM HASTINGS IN TROUBLE, Assaults Rosg Anderson Hickok, Sonn law of Former Governor Hastings, Roes Anderson Hickok, memberof a prominent Harrisburg family, and a former Yale athlete, was murderously attacked in his home on Btate street Friday evening of last week by his wife's uncle, William Hastings, a brother of the late Governor Daniel H, Hastings. Hastings fired seven shots at Hickok from an automatic revolver, during a hand-to-hand struggle in the hallway of the Hickok residenca. Only one bul- let took effect, penetrating the right side of the abdomen, ba not serious. Hickok, who is more than six feet and weighs 225 pounds, saved himself from more serious irjury by hurling himself upon Hastings and throwing him into the street, Hastings ran a beke streets, Forty shots were exchanged Hastings was wounded in the lefi arm. armed him. He used the same girl in a hospital, Neither is badly hurt. old, has been the ecsuse of much noyance to his family. relatives ever him. He spent much time in years ago. About the time his er'sterm as governor expired, Hast ings attacked the governor in tl Kept close Far pe broti je ing him in a flaancial deal, regarded him ss a lunatic. He has lived here lately, ex-Goveruor Hastings’ death years ago, has badgered Mrs. Hicko who was a daughter the governo Some time ago Hickok ordered ings never to come again. Daring the past twenty years Hast. in ud “4 # Oil near nis ings on various occasions ed how his brother had cheated him out of large sums of money, and general way aired privat tween him snd Gover: * 0 e aflalrs ir Hastiogs -—— LOCALS A registered Holstein cow sold f $207 50 at the Adam Conard bankrupt sale, near Woodward, calves sold as high as $41 50, Hleifer Bull ber daughters, Misses Nica and E! of Centre Hall, ou Saturday afternoon drove to Milroy to v and Mrs, B. F. Relish and Mr, and J. W. Brown. They returned Suudsy after noou. gle, fait Ale SEIN Rs Mra, It is no looger Peru, but Rockview that is called cut on the loca! branch raliroad below Lemont, * Pen Hite would have been more appropriate for this flag station thao It would at once suggest the reason for its existence, The Decker Brothers, who have been makiog lumbering a profitable business to them, receutly purchased a timber tract in Penn township for $2000, The fact that thers are but fourteen cies in the tract indicates that there must be some choice trees on iL The directors of the Patrons Rural lelephone Company held a meelivg in the arbitration room of the Court house on Thursday forenoon, There was a very fair representation of di- rectors there, and the reports received from the various companies were flattering. A special meeting will be held early in June, at which time a distribution of commission funds wiil be made to the various companies, tockview. Fome person whose parpose was mischief, crawled under the ropes and stamped over several blocky of the concrete walk Iaid last week for D J, Meyer. The cement had vot barden. en sufficiently to stand the pressure, couscquently ecversl of the blocks were broken, and others left with foot priuts on them. Ou Sunday morning the damage was repaired me far ae could be, Bince then Mr. Meyer has been watching for a boot to fii the me priots, Canada sppeals very stroogly to Dr. J. BR. G. Allison, who on visiting Niagara Falls made a tour out through the Dominion for a distance of eeveral bundred miles, Hamilton being one of the poluts passed through, He was very much surprised over seeing such vast apple orchards, cherries, grapes and fruits of all kinds growing lo the north, While across the border line he was lutroduced to * Lastic Air)’ a composition substituted for alr In automobile tires, He rode in ma e¢hines «quipped with the pew * air,” and i i i i i Lutheran Charch at Oentre Fall Rededica: ted on Sunday. n } REDEDIOATION. I I —r Aroused from their sleep of neglect the local Lutheran church arose to a higher star dard of church pride, and on Bunday celebrated the completion of the work started several months ago It was on June 20.h, back in the last century—1586—_hat the church was dedicated, under the pastorate of Dr. W. E. Fisher, who remained its pastor until it was eotirely free of debt, Since that time—3 period of twenty- seven yeare—the ‘ walls of the temple were neglected ;'’ practically nothing was expended by the congregation in the way of improvements and repairs, In the meantime the personne! of the congregation has very much changed, Ihe large per cent, of the builders have passed away, and 8 generation then in entire newcomers, today make up the membership of Bt, Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Chureh of 21 DEATHHN Henry Heaton, formeriy of Yarnell, but who for the past year had resided with his daughter, Mrs, O, J. Btover, at Blanchard, died Thursday of last week, He was etricken with paralysis on Haturday previous to his death, and remained in an unconscious cop- dition until death ensued. Deceased was aged eighty-three years, and is survived by two sons and two daugh- ters : Frank, of Youngstown, Ohio ; George, Renovo ; Mrs. Stover, Blanch- ard ; Mrs. George Neff, Bharon. Mrs, John R. Eckley, of Centre Hall, is a decensed daughter. He also leaves one brother, Michael Yarnell, and three sisters, Mrs. Jane Williams, of Lock Haven, and Mrs. Belle Robb, and Mrs, Poorman, of Romols, Deceased was for many years a zeal member of the Baptist church, and was a man of agreeable manner and integrity, and a progressive citi- zen, always belog interested in the Ous They, sa'was intimated efore, were aroused to their reaponsi- | ‘h, and the work was completed, One of the pleasant fealures of chur begun and | this | occasion was Lhe presences of the forme pastors of the church, and their | participation in the ceremonies, The | Dr. | er Fischer, and in his dwelt on the Church, after a few com- plimentary refnark: the improye- ments. The dedicatory services were read by Rev, B. F Giscourse on Beiber and respond. | Barry. or In q preached I'he edifice ¢ the evening Rev. J, M. Resarick improvemenis msde yosisted of the erection raised chancel with Gothic arches, rescolog, painting, carpeting, coucret- of a Blau OLiyY new new aud ingtaliatlion fhe Was a gas lightiog plant, furniture supplied the former and A number present of pasiors of Le charge. new by hyme- nals were placed in pews various remembered J. K. Miiler, pastor from the latler sixties until Dr. Edward Henry and Eb EH nan, Cleve ra. Sarah and Chose this Way were ev fli L+ ie : by Miller, Johustown ; Homan by Archie . na } oA William W., Freeport, Iilioeis ; Harpster, by John HB, Harpster, Mr. and Mra, Jacob Moore and Missouls, Harpster, by Mrs. Kate Montana Alfred P. Hostermso and Ella Hoster- msn, by Dr. J. K. of Crystal Clty, Missouri; M. Hostermaon, Elzsbeth Dr. John H. Harpster, Missionary, William and Joba 3. Harpstér, The expenditure io wouvey, from the gifts, was about £1600 any by aside No funda collected at the were of services, sti oie———— LOUALS J. W. O Houseman was appoioted tex collector for the borough of Mill. heim to succeed Frank Koarr, deceas- ed. L. G. Rearick, who came up to Centie county from his Florida home several weeke ago, was ia Centre Hall for a day last week, He and his fami- ly are at the home of Mrs, Rearick’s parents, in Nittany Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davidson, of Milroy, came to Centre Hall Saturday and were the guests of the latter's sis ter, Mrs. E rl Luz Mr. Davideon relurped home the same day, but Mrs, Davidson will spend two weeks on this side of the Beven Mountains, dividing the time between her sister here aud her mother, Mrs. John Sayder, at Oak Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Riter and children op Baturday morniog went to Muncy where they will visit David T. Raymond, a track foreman on the Peunsy. Mr. Raymond is a native of Penns Valley and 1s a brother of J. W., Hay mond of near Centre Hall. Mr, Riter is also a track mao, and the trip will sflord him much plessure, Oa sunday they weul to Williamsport, to pay a few hours visit to Joho BhrefM ar, Je. W. E. Fischer returned ¥% Shamokin on Tuesday morning, much to the regret of his former parishioners here, who are aiways delighted to have him with them. Dr, Fischer began his mioisterial work on this charge, temaining here until going to Shamokin, lo the meantime refusing many tempting calls,. He has lost none of bis vigor In the pulpit, and also retains that buoyant step so characteristic of him. He and Mrs. Fischer are preparing for a great event in June—the homecoming of their eldest daughter, Marion, now Mrs, Keene, who, of course, will be ancoom- panied by her husband, aud her four. year-sld son. It Is seven years since they left home for the heart of Chins. A promise bas been exacted from the Doctor tint be will some time during The were taken to Miles. burg on Baturday where funeral ser- vices were conducted in the Adventist remains & Baptist clergyman. died at the home a toe Henry Poller of Centre Hall, on Batur- the age of eighty-nine years, months and twenty-eight days, loterment was made Tuesday Callihan iis son Daniel, Daniel of } weal day, at five on Behuyler officiating. Mr. Calliban was d landed born in Ireland, in the states when quite a Uog man, and many years ago built for himself and family oo Mountain, where he lived until the property was taken over by the slate Lo become a part of the peni- tentiary site, Heven children survive, namely: Mrs. John Raymond, Bellefonte ; Mrs, Anna Forecell, Dagus Mines; Mrs. Hannah Bush, Altoona ; John, Bionas- mahouning ; Daniel, Centre Hall ; Mrs. John Whiteman, Snow Bhoe : James Centre Hall. ail yi a Nittany home John M. Haley, proprietor of the Moshanunon House, died Fhureday moroiag of last week at his Muason, home io that piace, the result of pleu- risy and pneumonias, with which he bad been ailing for the past ten days. The deceased, who was thirty-two years of age last month, was born at snow Bhoe. He was for some years a N. Y. C. telegraph operator at Mun- son. He went from there to Karthaus to engege in the hotel business, and aboul six years ago returned to Mun. son and bought the Moshannon House Mr. Haley is survived by three brothers and six sisters, viz: Thomas, Columbus, Ohio; James, of Patton : Joseph, of Warren ; Mrs. James Reese, Kartbaus ; Mrs. Michael McCabe, Wilkre-Barre ; Mrs. Catherine Lang- ton and Mrs. William Bickles, of Boow Shoe; Miss Annie, of Pittsburg, and Miss Agnes, who made her home with the deceased. John Giongery, a native of Pieasant Gap and a well known resident io this section of the county, died at the home of his sister, Mra. Harry Fike, at Rock Forge. Mr. Giogery suffered a stroke of paralysis in Bellevae, Ohid, August 19, 1912, and at that time was brought to the home oi his sister, where he lingered until the time of his death, Mr, Giogery was bora at Pleasant Gap, August ZZ, 1857, and hence wae aged fifty-five years, eight months and seventeen days. He was a son of George and Mary Gingery and leaves the following brothers and sis ter: Mrs, Harry Fike, ¢f near Rock View; Jacob, of Madisonburg; snd samuel, of State College, Mr. Ging- ery was never married, but was an io- dustrious man, generally esteemed, and took excellent care of his aged mother following the death of his father, Calvin H. Henry, a Lewistown butcher, died last week from an over dose of headache tablela, having taken twenty of them. He was bora in Mil- roy and was aged thirty-one years, A wife, whose maiden name was Mar- garet Kaud, and four children survive. Deaths of Usntre Countian, Mre, Anna Virginia Rothrock, in Tyrone, aged thirty-nine years, Her maiden 1 ame was Fank, and she was born at Port Matilda, ————————— A PSTN The Hooven Mercantile Uo, Dividend No, 90 The Directors of the Hooven Mer. cantile Company have declared the regular quarterly dividend of one and one-half per cent on the preferred stock and one per cent on the com: mon stock, payable on June 1st to stockholders of record May 17th, Checks will be mailed, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS F. W. Wingard sold his interest in two tracts of land located in Penn township to Henry Wingard for the sum of $1700, Miss Mary Dingess on Baturday went to Tyrone where she will spend the greater part of the summer with her uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs. E. W, Btine, The Centre County Pomona Grange is in session at Uglonville to- day { Thursday ) and is being sttended by a number of patrons from the south side of the county, Charters were issued to two corpors- tions which expect to do business in State Coliege. The one concern is named Tussey Gas Compsoy. Both have a capital stock of $5000 named, the Mre. J. H. McCool, of near Tussey- ville, has been a great sufferer from poison on her face. For a time her eyes were almost swollen shut, and her condition was alarming, but at present she is very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Emerick and children, of Altoona, came to Centre Hall on Saturday and will remain here for a while at the home of Mrs, Emer- ick’s mother, Mrs, Fetterolf, Mr. Emerick is a fireman on the railroad, The annual conclave of the Grand Commandery, Kuights Templars of Pennsylvania, will be held in York on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The grand comthander is Harry E. Buckingham, a resident of York. Mrs. Jones, wife of Rev. R. R. Jones, returned to her home on Thursday of last week from the Bellefonte hospital in which ipstitution she underwent a minor operation sbout three weeks ago. Her condition at present is very encouraging. B. Gardner Grove, of near Penns Cave, was in town on Baturdsy, and among other places he had business was at the Reporter office, Mr, Grove is fond of good draft horses, and has one particularly fine animal that weighs almost 1600 pounds, which he offers for sale. NN Robert Meyer, who just recovered from an attack of typhoid fever and was being cared for in the Altoona hospital, came to Centre Hall the latter part of last week and will re- main at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs P. H. Meyer, until regained his former strength, John D. Lucas with a force of w men-— Milford Luse, Lawrence Run- kle and Harry Weaver—are building the Reporter annex, and io a few days will begin the frame work on the Bartholomew building. The same crew just completed the new addition to the residence of William ieCiens- Jf han. Bruce Hagen completed a course of study at Pennsylvania Business Col- lege, at Lancaster, last week, and after ¢epending a few days at his home at Farmers Mills, left for Youngstown, Ohio, where he hopes to secure em- ployment. His brother, Charles Hag- en, is working at the carpenter trade in that bustling city. The members of the several congre- gations comprising the Centre Hall Reformed charge will please note that from now on until the close of the year the time for the services at the Union and Spring Mills will not be as sched uled on the regular appointment card, The notice appearing under the proper head in this paper will be the guide. F. C. Shilling, of Bellefonte, a repre. sentative of the Oliver Typewriter Company, was in Centre Hall on Mon- day, and loterviewed a number of persons with & view of interesting them in a purchase of their new model machines, The Oliver, by the way, is one of the most durable machines on the market, and also has all the latest improved attachments, Over fifteen hundred acres of timber land in Franklin couaty were purchas- ed by Messrs. C. R. Ruhl, E. Watson, and CO, CO, Cstherman, of Milimont, It is the largest timber tract not oper ated on in that county, and is covered with oak, white pine, poplar and chest- nut. A modern mill with a band saw, tracking, ete., will be constructed as soon se possible. The consideration for the tract is not yet made public, Early Saturday moraing two brood. ers, which contained seveaty-nine fine young chicks, were burned for Henry Breon, in Millheim, says the Journal, Mr. Breon had gone to look at the brooders at mid-night, and the light of one lamp had gone out and he ed it and went to bed. It is the lamp exploded and set fire brooder and communicated to to 6 a W
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