4 Bs fn viRy UE = VE LiBen V( ) 1. LXXX VI. = TALL. PA. JUNE CAPITOL HILL BAR ROOM, Spread ng Hand On Class Door ts Key That Opens Room 240, The following appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot of last Friday, and the night previous a resolution was passed by the house to investigate the “ joint. »’ ‘This is not a story of ‘the black hand, ' nor has it anything to do with palmistry, Neither is it a tale of digital surgery workiuogs. It simply the story of the open “sesame to, the first-class beer and whiskey joint that is maintained in the State Capitol. If you are one of the * elite to become one you need only, in case you drink, to have‘! gone along” on some of the important pieces of liquor interests legislation that got through both Houses and Sanate this sessior—you can get all the booze you want, Room 249, located on the Senate side of the central corridor (f the Capitol, on the same flor a2 Is both Senate and House, fitted out with as complete a line of boczy as one could well desire, Whiskey, beer and ‘“‘goft’ drinks are to be had without stint, the only rcquisite being capac- ity and an ability to keep quiet about the joint. Entrapce is gained in manver of opening a door, jut to do this a key must be had. Now to use a key to ‘2497 requires some finesse, And such a key ! Place your right will do, of course—on glass panel in the door is Mand Iu the usual hand—the left the frosted of “2497 your free hand. You needn’t even call same !”’ for a kindly hand will per- form that fanction. Alngost silently the latch will click and you can step inside and drink your fill, There's no expense, Big liquor interests hav all they wanted out of the legislature, both House and Senate, either in the way of "special privilege’ bills or the defeat or mutilation of those meas. ures aimed at them. Everything's free. Even the lunch that you might get ia free, or at Jeast you won't have to pay for it. That “special privilege” bar has been in constant eperation since the session opened, Rep resentatives have the hard granolithic they traveled merrily and to and fro, Iuvitation, by word of mouth, came quite early in the session to nearly y ail of the Henators and Representa- tives who were coneiddred *'aafe’’ to) “come and get a key.’ Many of them went ; some grank, others mere- ly bad a look or took a * water’ but none of them peached. Hpout as they would on any and all occasions and subjects, pot one member of either branch of the legis- lature has been known to burst foto song about the full fledged bar that operates continuously and without known expense within sound of their mingled voices, —————— ————— Girls Stop Runaway. Two Milroy girls, Miss Fullz and her cousin, ‘ Open, Be- Who pays it? gotten HBenators and worn paths in flroring as unsteadily Catharine Miss Rath at the risk of their lives they GOING FORWARD YOLITIVCALLY, Armstrong, Buoks, Urawford, Danphin and Somerset Counties Indorse Reorganizs tion L aders. The proceedings of the Democratic Jounty Committees which have re- cently met for re-organizition in vari- ous parts of the State, are ‘full ofsen- couragement for all sincere Democrats, Not long ago the committees of Ly- coming and SBoyder counties which, during the re-organization movement, were under the control of bi-partisan gangsters, dumped the reactionaries and put in their places sincere, earn- st, progressive Democrats. Within the last ten days the Demo- cratic County Committees of Arm- strong, Berks, Crawford, Dauphin and Somerset counties have met for re- organization and adopted resolutions formally commending the administra. tion of President Wilson, the conduct of the Democratic State Central Com- mittee under the chairmanship of Hon. George W. Guthrie and the course of the National Committeeman, A. Mitchell Palmer, showing that those committees are standing true with faces to the front for honesty, progresaiveness, the rule of the people, repudiation of boseism and for an or- gavizition of the Democratic party, local and State, truly representative of the volers and responsive to their will. Sm ———— Tf ——————— Odd Fellows Decorate, Last Bunday was the day set for decorating the graves of the deceased members of the local order of I. 0, O t., and this tribute of respect was per- formed by forty Odd Fellows and twenty Rebekahs, The cemeteries visited were those at Sprucetown, Tusseyville, Centre Hill and Centre Hall. The graves were strewn with beautiful flowers, The orator for the occasion was Lawyer 5. D. Gettig, of Bellefonte. AI ———— Reformed Reunion and Pleale, The four congregations comprising the Centre Hall Reformed charge will hold a reanion and basket picnic on Grange Park, Centre Hall, Thursday, July 31st. There will be a literary program, and beside the pastor, Rev RK. R. Jones, there will be one or two speakers from a distance, A —————— LOUALS Miss Minnie Kline is visiting at the home of her sister, Mere. W. Vernon Godshall, in Centre Hall, Henry Bwabb, who has been ill for some months is not improving. His sickness is largely dus to his advanced nga. / Merchant George O. Benner is hav- ing his store and dwelling house re- painted. The painters doing the work are Messrs. John Luse and F, E, Arney, Cisud K. Stahl, who holds a clerieal position with the Pennay, at Altoons, was at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs. James B. Stahl, Saturday and Bunday. T. L. Bmith was in State College lFuesday on the transaction of busi. ness, He brought home with him his little daughter Louise, who spent a few days with friends, tre Hall on bis Indisn motoreyele for Altoona where he will remain for a few days before going to Cleveland, ployment during the summer months. stopped a heavy team of runaway horses which were bearing down upon a carrisge in which the young ladies were driving with two aged aunts and a small child. They were driving through a narrow lane, and it was im- possible to turn sside to allow the driveriess team pass. Without hesita- tion the girls leaped from the carriage and sprang at the frightened horses, One of the girlk was lifted from the the bridle, while the other girl was handiespped by a broken bit, but she grasped the other animal in the nes trils and between them they brought the animals to a standstill, Petition will be made to the Car. negie Hero Commission by interested parties for medals of bravery. —————— AA TB AA—— Sechrist-Gardner, J. R. Bechrist, and Milton Gardner, son of Prof. Joseph Gardner, of near Howard, were married at the home of the bride's paients in Dallastown, York county, They will take up housekeeping in Altoona, where the groom is employed. Daring the term of ministry of Rev. J. R. Bechrist as pastor of the United Evangelical cgurch in Centre Hall, Mrs. Gardner won many warm friends among the younger set on account of her cheery disposition, who will be pleased to learn of her advent Into matrimony. : a coco The grass widow le sometimes a * Prof. Samuel C. Miller, a pative of Ferguson township, who last year taught the Larkin grammar school, is now principal of the new Franklin grammar school in the same gity— Uhester—and is receiving a salary of $150 per month, Mre. Mary Rearick and daughter, Miss Savills Rearick, on Saturday went to Dewart where they wil be enter- tained for two weeks at the home of the former's niece, Mrs, Bheffer, whose husband is engaged in the manufac- ture of ice cream. Merchant and Mrs. C. F. Emery, accompanied by their children, had an erjoyable auto trip Sunday, taking in Cowan, Mifflinburg sud Laurelton. Mrs. Emery and two of the children, Albert sod Algie, remained at Laurel. ton with Mr, Emery’s brother, Martin T. Emery, until Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, R. W. Powell for sev. eral days last week were at (he home of the latter's sister, Mrs. Milford Luse. Mure. Powell before her mar riage, last fall, was Miss Jennie Ker- stetter, of Laurelton, at which place she resides. Mr. Powell Is a traveling salesman and his business brought him into this locality at this time, Rev. Bimpson B. Evans, presiding elder in the Methodist church for this district, held the second quarterly conference at Hpring Mills on Satur. day afierncon, and filled appoint. ments at Sprucetown, Centre Hall and Millbeim. While in this place Rev. Simpson and Rev. and Mrs. Lantz and children were entertained by Mr, and My. CU. D, Bartholomew, New Schoo! Principal, At a recent meeting of the Hall school board Prof. Dodson, of Orbisonia, was elected principal of the Centre Hall High Bchool at a salary of eighty dollars per month, with the understanding that if he makes good he is to have his wages increased after two Harry A, monthas, | ! the Btate Normal Bchools and has had some thirteen years experience. He is married, and with his wife and two children will come to (Centre Hall to live. The school term remaing at eight months, and while the millage has not yet been fixed it is understood that it will not be changed from the pres. ent rate—six for school and two for building purposes, ————— A fpr tl wets 7 FPotter Twp. School Tenchers, NN The Potter township school board at a recent moetiong elected the follow- ing teachers : The finances of the district in good condition. The tax mills, are rate is five AA ——— Marder and Salcide, Mrs. Barah Beitles, aged years, in a fit of jealousy, instantly killed William Hough, twenty-eight. It is believed ashe the fatal bullet while Hough asleep on her couch. The body woman waa found on the floor, Mrs. Heitles is a widow and witness. es at the inquest stated that she had made threats that she would kill Hough, because he waid sttention to another and a younger woman. forty-seven shot and sped fired WAS of the —— fn —— Traaster of Heal Estate. Harry Keller, Assignee, to 8. Gardner, tract of land in typ. $1355 Busanna Allen's heirs to W. GG. kle, tract of land in Potter twp. $1200 Fusan E. McKinney to William Bennett, tract of land in Worth twp. $240. Elizaketh 8B. Meyer to E Intire, tract of land $1. Frank Holt et al to Sarah A rick, tract of land in Rush twp, $1. Lebigh Valley Coal Co., to John Daniel, tract of land in Bnow Bhoe twp. $100, Dora E. Fisher to Boro of U ville, tract of land in $500 ; Daniel I. Johnston to Jennie M. Tate, tract of land in Pine Grove Mills. $650. E.B Erb to A. CC. Longee, land in State College, $100, E. 8. Erb to Olive M. Hieele, tract of land in State College. $100. Anna C, Grove to Arthur M Grove, tract of iand in Potter twp. $2500, John C. Barr et al to Harris Har- bridge, tract of land in Huston twp $1. Clayton Curtin Rune. Me. twp. ins M. Colle an in g (ond. nion- Usion twp. tract of Arthur B. Lee sheriff, to A. C. Mingle, premises in Bellefonte, $200. Robert Flick et alto A, Y. Wagner et al, exre. premises in Union twp, $700, J. R. Bmetzler to John F. Treaster, tract of land in Potter twp. $10. John F. Royer et al exrs. to John F. Treaster, tract of land in Potter twp $340. Fergus Potter exr. to John F. Treas. ter, tract of land ia Potter twp, $7690.- 85 A. C. Mann, exr, to A. P. White, tract of land in Liberty twp, $225. Pine Grove Cemetery Association to Henry MoCracken, tract of land in Ferguson twp. $50 - Mary A. Waple et al to Florence IL. Twigg, tract of land in N. Philipe- burg. $400 Annie KE, Mattern et bar to Ada B. Bullock, tract of land in Boggs twp. $450 Lucian Bplcher ot ux to Lloyd Brown, tract of land in Harris twp. $100, Luther D. Fye ot ux to Norris B. Martz, tract of land in State College. $450, Luther D. Fye et ux to Norris B. Martz, tract of land in State College. $425, E H. Auman et ux to Arthur M, Long, tract of land in Millheim boro, $12 000, Arthur M. Long to E. L. Auman Milling Co., tract of land In Millheim boro. $12,000. Charles Zwsioska et ux to John Syohta, tract of land in Rosh twp, a FA ———— The Burquebsooa district Knights of the Goiden Eagle will hold its an nusl meeting st Riverside park, Mil $00, 03 Jabot day, Sapien 1. LETTERS FROM SUBSCRIBERS, Some Interesting Facts Concerning the Pittsburg District, from Usivin G. Bpicher, Fditor of the The label on my paper indicates the necessity of a renewal, and I will also Be porter: which is a residence plece for people mployed at the Westinghouse, In Pittsburg and other nearby places. | few planing mills in Wilkinsburg. The valuation of property of this borough is over $20,000000. Sehool tax, seven and borough tax, all other taxes three and half mills, There are six large publi buildings, one a $400,000 new high school building — the be Ordir for from $25 cording 1 one half mills; seven mills ; one ic school in st high school in Yhe state, arily convenient houses rent to $40 per month, sac- to size and location: small inconvenient and at undesir- able locations, rent at from §15 up per month. Four years ago I had venient built, own home is almost hou HO, 8 Con- house To own one's rent, as It is expensive to build an keep them in repair. Masons, car- 3 penters, bricklayers, painters, plasters, plumbers, and roofers rec lo sixty-five eive fifty-five boyr, ive thirty to forty cents Men having no twenty-eight cents per Meals and room, $26 to §33 per | cents per Shop mechanics rece per eighteen to hour, trades hour, month. The P. RB. R. extend town, having grade Wels 8 through the I'here these crossings, 80 many people killed now each crossing two pe and two hmen. There sre more than that in oy roesings, men guarded ie wate ane hy 1913. NO. 26 DEATHS Last week as the Reporter went to | press word was received of the death of Mw. Catharine Runkle, widow of {the late James Runkle, of Potter | townst hip, and but a brief statement | of the death was made, Mrs. Bunkle died at the home of her | tougher, Mrs, Frank Musser, at Penn i Hall, to whose home she had gone on | Bunday for a few days’ visit, and was sick but for a few hours, ber heart having been very much affected, Mrs. previous tunkle was a daughter of (ieorge Bpangler, SBr., and was born in Potter township June 20, 1831, making her age eighty-two years less two daye. She and her husband for many years lived immediately west of Tusseyvilie, where they engaged in farming, and #gince the death of Mr. Runkle in March of 1910, she continued to live there with her son, who conducts the farm. She was a member of the church, and her pastor, Rev med R. Refor R. tunkle home on Naturday morning, interment being made in the cemetery at Tuseeyville. The surviving children are: Mary, wife of Harry Bottorf, Newburg ;: Mrs. Hulda Sullivan, Philadelphia ; Lydia, wife of James High, Lock Haven ; Alice, wife of Calvin Osman, Glenn Iron ; Maggie, wife of Frank Musser, Peun Hall ; Hugh, sat the home- #lead in Potter township ; James, near ; William Groh, Bellefonte, H. Rauankle, st Centre Hall, is a half brother, and Mrs, Samuel Bhutt, of Centre Hill, and jellefonte ; William har dred passa r trains iger go thr here each day. x. fp ugh | ’ ) i I'he tracks are now | to overhead i ed the 0 tracks and a ne teing elevated crossing, | and when comple! re will bel sw station with ird of a mi »w building erected wr the postoffica ped with the very | BEV s | platform one-ti le long. Thers near Was 8 nD ils : railroad f snd equi ¥ gos of p the It is large Lis arg Moe iatest des yt at present | the posi and spplisnce, TI uyees one, ere in are forty-one emmy fice, | # if which I am there will be three more employees | added to the fores, Respectfully, CALVE ICHER «une 161h, 1813. nies NL FP Wilkins burg Children's Day service In the Churches, Children’ the local take poned until : ine JUih. will be as ¢ Day servioe in Lutheran church, schedu ol to ay, mor; # in olher churches follows ; Tussey ville, Reformed and Luther- an, Saturday evening, June 28:h. Centre Hall, Reformed, Sunday evening, June 29th, Tuseeyville, United Evangelical church, Sunday evening, June 29:h, A 5. HY AAPA ATALANTA. Attended Fanersl place Inst § next Sunday Service un was post ing, The funeral of Mrs, James Runkle at Tueseayville was largely atiended. Among those who were there from a distance whose names were given the Reporter were: Mr. and Mrs. James High, and Miss Mary Runkle, Lock Haven ; Mr, and Mrs, Harry Bottorf, Mr. and Mre. Elmer Bottorf, Mr. and Mrs. James Bottorf and Minnie and Walter Bottorf, of Newbury; Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Osman sud Miss Ruth Osman, Glen Iron ; Mrs. Bower. sox, Middleburg; Mrs. Rosie Meyer, Buflalo ; Mrs, Hulda Ballivan, Phila- delphia ; W. G. Runkle, Eq, and James Rankle, Bellefonte: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Musser, Penn Hall; Christ Beezer and James Witmer, Bellefonte ; Mrs. Rockey and family, Zion; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Musser, Spring Mills; Lizzie Stover, Spring Mille; N. B. Bpaungler, E:q, and Joseph L. Runkle, Beliefonte; Mrs. Jacob Meyer, Boalsburg; Mrs. E. W. Crawford, Mrs. Sarah Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meyers, James Runkle, Miss Laura Runkle, Mrs. J. R UG. Allison, Centre Hall ; and Mise Helen Shafter, Bellefonte, EE RS —— The automobile can be used to ad vantage aside from touring aud pleas. ure, as has been demonstrated by both Penne and Nittany Valley farmers, Down below Penn Hall George Hheealey hitches an Oldemobile to a cultivator, and tills his corn to his heart's coutent, At the noon hour the * Barney of 1913" stands quietly fn the corn row until Farmer Sheesley is refreshed, and then the oritter’s tail in twisted, the engine hums, aod away the modern horse goes, taking with it the cultivator. In the suburbs of Look Haven F, CO, Lucas uses a Chal mers oar Lo draw a hay rake, snd with that power gathered a fine crop of nifalfa on winrows, These tarmors N° claim that the gasoline driven horse neither gots the bolts nor colie, and needs ue pity. SO RAIMA AAAI. Mra. John Mit hiey, of Williamsport, are half sisters of the deceased, irs. Jane Bhrecken mont, aged sixty-seven months and thirteen days, was made at | Wednesday of last week, Rev, Reformed church at being the officiating Before marriage Mrs. Miss Jane Gren- uinger, and was born at Tylereville, in She was the mother of eleven of whom sur- e; one daughter, Mrs, John Huss, Mille, and ‘her husband, Luther Bhreckengast, having preceded in death. The surviving children Hamilton E, snd Harry, Farmers Mills ; Mrs. William Ralst on and Mrs. John Hannah, Btate College; Mra. John Gathrie, Philadelphis ; Mrs. Dr. Heeduer, Easton; Mrs, George Hickernell, Nevada: Mrs. Martin Bhade, Livonia ; Samuel, Al- toona ; Cyrus, Milmont ; Mrs. Charles Taylor, Huntingdon. Two brothers, Thomas, of Tylersville; and Daniel, of California, and two sisters, Mrs. James Cooney, of Jersey Shore; and Mra. Herman Bressler, of Corning, New York, also survive, gaat died at Mil- years, nine snd inter. Farmers Mills Kohler, the Minburg, minister. cRengasl was wie Vi¥ of Bpring are these William Stonebraker, of Bandy Ridge, died of iyphoid fever, with which he had been ailing for a short time, The deceased, whose age was about thirty«ix years, was unmar- ried, He was born near Bandy Ridge, where he has always resided, working most of the time in the brick plants there and at Retort, 4. meeting of the Centre Hall school board held last week, three of the four teachers were elected, namely: Primary, Miss Helen Bartholomew : Intermediate, Thomas IL. Moore; Grammar, D., Ross Bushman. The salary in each case is the minimum “wages of fifty dollars per month, School Tedchers Elected. It wae not money for which D, A, Boozer was searching one night last week, as was supposed by some who passed his residence while he was pase- tug over his lawn with a lighted lamp in hand, and face turned downward. Quite to the contrary it was vermin which he learned but recently had been the cause of the grass on his new- lyssown lawn turning from a healthy green to a sickly yellow hue, * Night crawlers’ had been attacking the roots of the tender plants, and Mr, wer has since been waging an incessant warfare to exterminate this pest. The “night crawler” la a speciesoi ihe com- mon earth worm, only it is about six or eight times ae large in size. It cotnes out only at night, and usually lays on the grass with one end of its long slimy body in the hole into which it disappears with lightnlog-like rapid. ity upon the approach "of an enemy. Mr. Boozer however, has learned to “beat him to it,” and ane night's work usually results in the capture of a a or more of these destructive { you intend doing any concrete work It will be worth your while to look Into the quality of the cement to be used, Try Alpha Portland, color TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Millbeim has a six mills borough and two mills poor tax, Miss Alice Boon, daughter of Mra, J. H. Boon, is with her at the Brisbin home in Centre Hall, Miss Ruth Rupp, of Btate College, spent a few days last week with her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Baunders, in Centre Hall, Misses Effie J. R. Keller, of Belle. foute, and Margaret Glassner, of Blanchard, graduated from the West Chester Btate Normal School, James High, of Lock Haven, wes a caller at this office last week. He came here with Mrs. High to attend the faneral of Mre. James Runkle, at Tusseyville, Mrs. Sarah Horner, of Colyer, who has reached the ripe old age of BEVETs ty-three years, is spending some tine with her niece, Miss Elizabeth Runkle, in Centre Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Oran L. Grove and little daughter, of Red Hill, Monts gomery county, are visiting relatives in snd about Boslsburg, Mr, Growg is an operator on the Reading rail road, Mr. snd Mrs. G. B. Jackson, of State College, and the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Btephens, of the same place, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, in Centre Hall, Miss Rulh Rable, who for some time had been at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. I. W. Ruble, in Cleveland, Ohio, is at the home of her parents in Centre Hall and will re main for the summer, Installation services for Rev. L. 8. Spangler will be held in the Lutheran church, at Pine Grove Mills, on Bug. day, at 10a. m. His father, Dr. H. H. Spangler, will charge the people and Dr. W. M. Doblin, of Adamsburg, the pastor, John F. Drum, of~Winfield, Unlon county, while riding a bicycle collided with an suto driven by A. E. Kream- er, and was so badly injured internally that he died the following day. He was (wenty-nine years of age and leaves a widow, Prof. Matthew Landquist, M. Mus., of Taylor University, Upland, Tod. had been elected director of the Sus quehsnna University Conservatory of Music to succeed Prof. H. Anton Dickie, resigned. Prof. Landquist will take charge at the opening of the next scholastic year in September, A movement is formulsting in Union county to assemble former residents of Centre county and hold a picnic. The active parties in the une dertaking live in the vicinity of Hartle- ton, but it is proposed to extend the invitation to all former residents of Centre county regardiess of the locale ity of the county in which they live, Darlington Brown, a member of the Milroy Boy Scouts, earned a medal when be hiked across the Seven Mountains and on to Centre Hall to the home of his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. W, A, Krise. He arrived in Centre Hall Baturday afternoon and on Sunday started on his return trip. The distance he covered is twenty- eight miles. This ( Thursday ) mor.ing Rev, W W. H. Bchuyler will leave for Clinton, N. Y., where with his daughter, Miss Eloiee Behuyler, he will be among relatives and friends for a period of ten days. From there he will go to Auburn, N. Y., and take the two weeks’ course of study in the Bums mer School of Theology .in the Theo- logical Beminary, W. E. Spangler, who is engaged by the Monon Cosl Compsny in the auditing department, moved from Chicago to Terre Haute, Indiana. The company named changed the lo- cation of the department in which Mr. Spangler is employed from Chi oago to the Indiana town, and it was to be near his office that Mr. Spangler made the change of residence, The tenth reunion of the Yearick & Hoy families was held at Hecls park Inst Thursday. A regular program had been arranged beginning at 10 o'clock and ending at 12 o'clock noon. tauqus to be held in Bellefonte}in July is putting out, proves that the material by The legislature is due to adjourn today ( 20 but will it do so? right and quality guaranteed. —R. D,