VOL. LXXXVI. 2 vty KEEP CONGRESS DEMOURATILO, Chairman Doremuy Beginning Campaign Early to Keep Control of Lower House, The Democratic congressional cam- paign committee is justified in its de- termination to begin work early, In order to insure complete success the administration must be backed by a Legislature in harmony with its poli- cy, ad it would be unwise to take chances of the loss of a single district History shows that it is easy for a big mesjority in one Congress to be revers. ed at the next election, a contingency that the Democrats propose to meet with a well organized front. This policy meets the approval of Voters throughout the country, and is an ae- surance of a continued Democratic msjority in the Lower House, Chairman Doremus is a fighter as well as an organizer, which he dem- onstrated in the last campaign. He believes in being prepared for the work, for preparation is half the bat- tle. It isto be expected that the op- position will make a vigorous contest next year in the hope of wresting control of Congress from the Demo- crate, and thus paving the way for the next Presidential eampaign, but with a solid Democratic line there will little danger. The present Congress is making a record that will merit the approval of the country ; it is fulfilling Democrat- ic pledges, meeting the demands of the people and will justify popular vindication, It is the duty of indi- vidual Demoerats everywhere to lend their support fo the party orgeniza- tions and to strengthen themselves in every district. If the policy outlined be be pursued, the Democrats can contemplate a long lease of power. Workers, however, must not remain idle and depend on the national committees, They must arouse‘the voters on whom the respon- sibility for depends. Elee- tions sre won by work, SUCCesY i — Halnes Twp, Real Edate Nold, Messrs. C. C, and L. D. Orndorf, of Woodward, executors of the late John J. Orndorf, of Haines township, sold a number of tracts of land at public gale, as noted below : A farm of sixty-seven acres, one-fourth mile worth of Woodward was par chase® by C, C. Orndorf for §94 per acre. A farm of fifty-three acres, adjoin- ing the above, was purchased by Dan. iel Benner for §74 00 per acre, The pine tracts of timber land con- taining from five to eighty acres, were bought by these parties: Isaac Orn- dorf, Luther Weaver, Luther Kream- er, Mrs. Barah Oradorf, L. D. Orndorf, Warren Hostermaun, Annie Benver, the sggregate paid for all being $1,078, 50. The sum total of all the real estate was $11513 79, ————— Small Girls Injared at Reedaville, The first accident incident to the early celebration of Independence day occurred at Reedsviils Sunday, when little Ivy Fullz mistook a torpedo, dropped by some careless celebrant, for 8 piece of candy, which she began chewing. The explosion which fol- lowed knocked out several teeth, burned and lacerated her mouth, tongue and throat, Claire Wolfly, two years old, is at the Lewistown Hospital in a pre carious condition from scalds received Sundsy morning when she pulled » ketile of boiling water from the stove, A —————— Ferguson Twp, School Teachers, At a recent meeting of the Ferguson township school board the following teachers wera elected for the winter term : Pine Grove, George R. Dunlap ; primary and High school not ‘elected ; Branch, H. F, Reed ; Pine Hall, Gertie Keichline ; Krumrine, Edith Daunlap ; Oak, Mary Grace Elder ; White Hall, Ed Martz ; Glades, Viola Barwell; Baileyville, grammar, Clarencs Weav- er; primary, Helen Ward ; Gatesburg, Fred B., Tate, Center, Tadpele and Marengo, not elected, I AA SH — Gregg Townships School Tiachers, The following teachers were elected £5 teach the Gregg Township schools for the coming term : Bpring Mills, primary, Gertrude Musser ; interme. diate, A. L. Dueck ; grammar, vacant ; primary, Fred V, Rockey ; Polk Hill, M. T. Zuabler; Cross Roads, Mable Neese ; Farmers Mille, J. E. Ziottle ; Murray, Anna McMutrie; Decker, Ed, Hosterman; Beaver Dam, E. Wise; Pike, Ruth MeUool ; Hoy, KR. Goodhart ; Penn Hall, Herbert Good- hart ; Logan, C. E. Royer, ——————————— AAA Teachers Elected in Harris Twp, Boalsburg— High school, Margaretta Goheen ; grammar school, E, H. Williams ; primary, Mary Homan ; Linden Hall, Mr. Johosonbasugh ; Walnut Grove, H, M. Hosterman ; Bhingletown, Ralph Thomas, BREAKING YREUEDENT, Fresidont Wilson Will Promote the Desery- login Army and Navy, The opinion of the attorney gen- eral that the President is not re- quired to adhere to the rule of sen- lority in promoting officers of the army and navy will result in a stir. ring up that will be good for the service. Under the old system the officer in line for promotion would be advanced without regard for his fitness. The man who started at the bottom of the ladder would be en- abled to reach the top round, while capable men were compelled to stand aside and wait for their turn, which might not come for years, Henfority gives the incapable offi cer an equal chance with the one who has distingaished himself. This is wrong. The best men in the army and navy ought to be at the top at all times, .aud those who are not worthy ought to be kept where they can do no harm. The new order will be an incentive to military and naval officers to earn promotion, rather than to wait for it to come to them through the slow process of the grades, in which the bud keep pace with the good. In every line of business the best man has the best chance. It is no more than right that the same rule apply among those on whom the country religs for protection. With the best alwhys at the front and in the posi tions of responsibility the value of the army and navy will be increased. amet e—— Additional State Koads, In addition to the several state roads provided for under the general road bill of two years ago, Centre crunty will get five roads provided for in a bill just passed by the legislature. [hese roads, under the present ar- rangement, will not be taken over un- til 1915, at which time the state will need to make additional appropriation for maintenance. The routes referred to have all been yt nod previous to this in these eolumuith a they are again reprinted : From Centre Hall to Miflinburg by way of Madisonburg, Rebersburg, Wolfs Store, and Cowan, the latter poiat in Union county. From Potters Mills to State College by the “Loop” route, vis Tusseyville and Boalsburg, From Philipsburg to via Morrisdale, From Huntingdon Cross Roads, in Huntingdon county, via Petersburg, Charter Oak, to Pine Grove Mills. From Huntingdon via Spruce Creek and Btormstown to Bellefonte, fhe Kylerstown, picked up by those wanting desirable homes, the last to come into the valley to buy a home being Roy M. Gar. brick, who lives near Zion station. He purchased the J. T. Potter farm, west of Centre Hall, tenanted by Charles Burris. The farm contains one hundred and three acres, and the selling prica was $5600, Mr, Potter retained a tract of timber land containing fifteen acres, Almost thirty-four years ago Mr, Potter bought these two tracts of land from the late Lafayette Neff, who then lived on the place, A AP ——— Centre Mills, Cherries are a scarce article this fummer. Minnie Kline and Edua Bailey are visiting at Altoona at present, Charley Coble was made a happy father by the arrival of a baby girl, Mr. and Mrs, Newton Brungard speut Saturday at Bpring Mille, Mr, and Mrs, Harry Miller were visitors at Wolfs Store on Sunday. John Btover was a pleasant and wel- come visitor at the J. A. Kline home. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Shaffer were visitors at the Bhafler home over Bun day. Eva Bailey and Earl Cann are spending their vacation at Centre Mille. George and Arthur Kline and family expect to spend the ** Fourth !’ at their parental home. Bherifl Lee and Arthur Kimport autoed down through Brush Valley one day Inst week, The Miflinburg orchestra farnished the music for the festival at Rebers- burg on Saturday evening, Mrs, Edward McAlees, of Chieago, spent several days at the home of her brother, Arthur Cummings, last week, Mrs. Norman Duck and Mrs, Chas, Miller drove from MifMinburg on Mon- day, and are staying at the Edward Miller home, Eh no —— Did you ever know that dog wood waa used alwost exclusively In the manufacture of shuttles for ootton mills, and that the supply of wood is not eqdal to the demand ? ¥. 0, DEYEOTIVE HERE, Reported Fraudulent Use of Malls Brings Detective and U. 8, Marshall to Usntre Hall, There was a bit of commotion on Wednesday afternoon of last week when it was learned that a detective workiog in the interest of the U, B, Post Office Department, accompanied by a United States Marshal had come to town, Of course, these men were strangers to everybody, but is was soon observed that there was something do- ing in which Postmaster G. M. Boal was interested as an employe of the Government, Neither the detgctive, marshal nor the local postmaster gave information to the publie, and our readers must therefore depend upon street talk, for there is nothing in thie article that is official, One of the rumors is thdt a patron of the Centre Hall post office is under arrest and was obliged to give bail for appearance at a session of the U, B. Federal Court to be held in Beranton next October, or thereabouts. The charge is sald to be fraudulent use of the malls, but the specific charge ls not known to the public, nor is the in- former known, Avother rumor is afloat that these same officials were here te investigate another violation of the Post Office Department, entirely separate from the above, Bome time ago the Re- porter called attention to the fact that several prominent citizens of Centre Hall and another town in Penns Val- ley had received anonymous communi- cations containing threatening lan- guage, and in one instance, rumor has it, that the taking of life was intimat- ed. Inthe msjority of these letters the subjsct matter, so it appears, was the same, and it is believed that all came from the same source. Another reason to believe that there is only one person in Centre Hall who would com- mit such a disbolie crime is that the writing was similar in all the letters in question, The anonymous com- muunication that found its way to this office was pen-printed, the letters be- ing uniform, with no attempt to dis- guise, indicating that a free band per- formed the work. The style of the writer was fair, and grammar correct, The matter these letters contained left no «questioning the fact that the suthor was a he or she devil, The Post Office Department would do the community s great service if this individual, the anonymous letter- writer, would be éingled out snd pun- ished. A community is not safe with such a person in freedom. It would only require the assurance of the same secrecy for he or she to commit arson snd marder. The acts are but a step apart, a — A SA ———— Centre Hall Scores Decisive Victory. Boalsburg and Centre Hall baseball teams met in a return mateh on Grange Park Saturday afternoon, and the contest resulted in a victory for the home club. Beore 11 to 6, The defeat at Boalsburg two weeks previous to Haturday’s game stirred the local team with a strong desire to avenge them- selves, and this was plainly evident by the way they went after the opposing pitcher from the umpire’s call of ** Bat ter up’ in the first inning, and drove him from the box before the second inning terminated. Ross took up the work where Rupp left off, but he met with little better fate, for the home team’s bats were full of base hits, a total of eighteen being amassed during the game, Bradford pitched well for the locals and Boalsburg was helpless before his delivery in the first half of the game. Their werk on the offensive became better in the latter part of the contest, and with some efficient stickwork got into the run column to the extent of six runs, Robert Meyer held the indicator and there were not more than the usual petty disputes over his decisions. The following shows the score by in- nlogs : Boalsburg —0 0 0 Centre Hall-—4 0 0 2 1 0-8 x11 1 0 Al Milroy, on Saturday afternoon, Th» Beaver Club, of State College, again met defeat at the hands of the Mifflin county team. The score was gto. Children’s day was observed in both the Lutheran and Reformed churches in Centre Hall on Sunday, the former occupying the morning and the lat ter the evening hours. The exercises were highly sppreciated by the re spective avdiences. The children, without exception, performed their parts well. This ls a service that fs ton largely neglected In many churches. If the church is for any purpose it Is to develop the young, and rightly conducted the children’s day service can be made the grestest Inspiration to the little ones and enthuse those of more mature years, CHURCH AND FARMER, Danger of Overworking Ohurch-Should Not be Hold Hespoasible for Evils, Isn’t there a little danger of over- working the church when it is held re- sponsible for everything that goes wrong In society, business and poli- tice? If the children are growing up to be hoodlums, it's the fault of the church. If wages are too low, it ia the fault of the church, If there's graft in politics, again the church is to blame, And yet those who are loudest in blaming the church for everything that is out of order are the first to be- little the Influence of the church, and to point to thin congregations as evidence that the chnreh has lost its hold upon the community. Where ethical questions are involv. ed no doubt a certain amount of re sponsibility rests upon the church, though even here it is worth while to ask whether the church is notdoing all it can, or at least a good deal, on the side of better things. But when writers in sists that the church ought to teach the farmer how to raise more stuff and get a better price ought not the line to be drawn in behalf of the over-worked church. The farmer is the most helped in- dividual on earth now. Everybody is ready to teach him his business. The Federal Government, the sgricultural colleges, the Btate experiment stations, and railroads send college professors around to teach farming to the farm- ers, bankers who offer prizes for the best specimens of farming, seventeen varieties of *“ ologists,”’ and the ex tensive sssortment of agricultural 1913. NO. 27 LETTER] FROM SUBSBORIBERS, G L Goodhart Writes Interesting Letter Concerning His Sojourn in the North- west, Dear Fditor Reporter : I would ask a little space in your paper to comply with a request of many of my friends to give a short discription of our western trip. We left Altoona on June 11th and arrived at our destination, White, Houth Dakota, on the 13th, traveling nearly 1200 miles. The weather wae all we could desire and it was certainly a delightful time of the year to travel, We stood the trip very well and enjoy- ed it, traveled through seven different states. It is certainly a delightful sight to look over the vast level space, thousand upon thousand of acres planted in corn and other epring crops, Iowa especially you might say is a vast corn field. We passed through parts of lowa and Minnesota, which have many beautiful lakes and which are ideal summer camping places where fish and game are plentiful. The climate at this time of the year is fine—nights are cool, always a nice breezs going. We have been sleeping in a tent and it is just delightful, Farmers are busy working their corn. Wheat, oats and barley are just shooting heads and as you travel slong cannot distinguish them apart, Crops of all kinds are looking well and the farmers are hopeful of having a good | crop although they say the straw will | be short, on account of the cold, late spring. White, 8. D., where we are staying with our daughter, is a little country town about the size of Centre Hall. The C. R. I. railroad passes periodicals, are sll trying to hammer! a few elementary ideas of farming into | the heads of the farmers. When Mr Roosevelt was President he created a | commission to solve the problem of | “how to be happy on a farm,” and] while President Taft did not continue this eflort for agricultural uplift he fostered a commission to tesch farm- ers how to borrow money, and that commission is in Earope now, study- ing all the ways whereby a farmer can run in debt, If any person is familiar with the feeling of the average farmer for the professional classes, and especially his estimation of the practical value of the knowledge possessed by the pastor of the country church, he will not envy the rural mioister who attempts to teach farming to the farmers, and jus- tify the existance of a plsce of wor- ship by utilizing it as a depository of improved seeds, and a centre for edu- cation in methods of cultivation, It is true that the country church bas not been useful to the farmer in improving his stock or showing him how to get a litle more butter from a gallon of milk. But there are so many agencies determined to do this, and the farmer's consciousness of his peeds is 80 undeveloped, that suggests that the country church will be wise if it proceed very cautiously in masak- ing an Agricultural Buresu of itself, A MP, No Paper Next Week, There will be no paper lssued from this office next week, in scoordance with a custom to omit one issue dur- ing July of each year. This custom gives the Reporter force an opportun- ity to enjoy a few days away from the cases, presses and desks, The next issue will appear July 17th. —————— A YP ———— Transfer of Real Estate. David G. Beightol to Thomas Meo Cartoey, 2 tracts of land in Howard twp. $1450 F. W. Crider et ux to Theodore D. Boal, tract of land in College twp. $3700, Barah Goodrich to Thomas Davis, tract of land in Rush twp. $32. Sallie M. Hayes et bar to Horatio 8. Moore, tract of land in Spring twp, $500, Robert P. Confer et ux to G, P. Thomas, tract of land in Howard twp, $50. Wm. L. Foster et al to John Hen- derson, tract of land in College twp. $1. John Henderson to Paul B, Brene- man, tract of land in State College. $500. H. P. Bankey’s heirs to Marcellus A. Bankey, tract of land in Potter twp. $7000, Joseph T. Bridgen et ux to Adol phus D. Porter, tract of land in Mar. fon twp, $300, Jacob Craft et ux to 8. B. Craft, tract of land in Burnside twp. §1, D. L. Zerby exr. to Adam Corman, tract of land In Millhelm. $720, Anna Eliza White to Henry viay Hall, tract of land in Rush twp. $1200, The U. 8, Postoffice Department has contracted with Adam Brungart, of Wolfs Blore, to carry the mall from Livonia to Rebersburg, and with W, E. Stover, of Livonia, to do a like throldgh the place. It is forty-eight miles south east of Watertown, the the road, and sixteen miles from Brookings, the county seat, It is located in a fine farming country and the msjority of the people are en- gaged In agriculture ; even many who live in the town go out to work their farms. They are all interested in the farmer and as he prospers so do all. They tell me they have had but one miss crop, which was two yesrs ago oo account of drought, which was general. The town is a years old. include little over thirty The business enterprises Bank with posits of $250,000, quite a number of stores, fine grain elevators, two lum- ber yards, a creamery that makes on an average 1400 pounds of butter per day. Last year they shipped 65 car loads of potatoes ; one of the elevators handled 160,000 bushels of grain. You can see they do some business, The principal crops raised are wheat, oats; barley, corn and potatoes. Many of the farmers plant twenty or more acres in potatoes ; they are a profitable crop. The soil is a black loam, easily cultivated. The farmers sare pros. perous and happy; many of them have their sutos and come fo town with their families. You don’t hear any panic howlers among them. They have five churches, a high school with six teachers, one hotel (no license), one printing office. Bonds have been voted in the sum of $18,000 for an electric light and power plant and [waterworks system which will be constructed soon, Land is advancing in price and sells from $40.00 to $55 00 per scre with no im- provements. The people are intelli. gent and well-to-do, and all mingle together in a social way that is notice. able and to be commended. We expect to remain bere for a couple of weeks and will spend the rest of the time in Illinois. We get the Reporter on Bunday and are anxious to get the news from home. G. L. GOoODHART. White, 8. D., June 27, 1013, RE tS ————— Lightuing Killed One, Injured Three, A bolt of lightning struck a railroad track and running into a mine near Clarence, killed one man and knock ed three others unconscious one day Inst week during one of the most se- vere storms ever experienced in this vicinity. The dead man is Aaron Etters, a nephew of County BSaperintendent Etters. Thomas Chambers, Ralph Etters and Francis McGowan, who were with him in the mine, were stunned, but will recover. —————— A ————— Deaths of Uentre Countians, Mrs, Nancy J. McKinley, wife of James McKinley, near Bellefonte, aged fifty-five years, Mrs. Mary F, Hall, wife of John D, Hall, in York. Interment in Belle foote, Mrs. J. M. Brower, nee Miss Nanoy Glenn, in Benner township, aged seventy-three years, Interment in Bellefonte. The 8nyder County Tribune, edited ih thirty Seats by Jooeph, eS a National de- service between Loganton and Rebers- TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Rsv. M. I. Jamison, of York, is a guest at the home of Mr, and Mrs, D. Li. Zerby, in Millheim. Charies H., Frankenberger, of Penn township, and Charles Rachsu, of Miles township, each lost a valuable norse, death being caused by colic. Guy Brungart, who has charge of the National Biscuit Company's office at Oakisnd, Cal, is a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs, W, F. Btover, near Wolfs Btore. Messrs, Wm. F. and James Swab, of Linden Hall, were callérs at the Re- porter office on Friday, having come here to attend the funeral of their uncle, Henry HBwab, J. Roy Bhaffer, one of Potter town. ship's young farmer:, was in Centre Hall on Friday. He is tenant on the Cyrus Brungart farm, and reports conditions very favorable over there. James Lietzell, who for some time has been making his home with his son Dr... P. W. Lietzsll, at Benton, Wisconsin, is at his old bome in Spring Mills, and will remain in the valley with friends for much of the summer, The stork hovered over the eastern section of Harris® township long enough one night last week to leave a baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mre. Wesley Bharer. It is baby No. 8. Mr. Bharer is the tenant on the David K. Gelss farm. While investigating, in boy-like fashion, a feed cutter, Bhannon Booz. er, son of D. A. Boozer, got his right hand in the feed rolls and squeezed the fingers pretty badly, He made narrow escape, for had there been a bit more power his hand would have been cut into shreads. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Arney are back from Niagara Falls, where they visit ed their son, A. Miles Arpey, for several weeks. Mr. Arney made a trip through a portion of Canada, and reports that the crop conditions there and in New York state are not as good as in Penns Valley. The Potter township school board is advertising for an experienced male teacher to take charge of the Plum Girove school, east of Centre Hall The school is a desirable one, and was last year taught most successfully in every respect by a lady, Miss Iona Tibbetts, who is now in Maine, Mise Margarette Woods and Her bet 8, Kent were married at Lewis town ast Thursday by the Rev. W, L. Mudge, pastor of the First Presby- terian Church. The bride is a dsugh- ter of Judge and Mm. Joseph M. Woods and sa direct descendant of the Witherspoons, signers of the declara- tion of independence. Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Fleck and chil- dren, of Niagara Falls, are at the home of Mrs. Fieck's parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. 8. Brooks, west of Centre Hall. Mr, Fleck is an engineer, aud operates an immense stationary engine in the W. A. Rodgerssilver plating establish ment. Loong hours on duty obliged him to take a brief rest, and he came to Penns Valley to get the benefit of the purest air to breathe. Another honor hss been conferred on a prominent citizen of State Col- lege and this time the toga falls upon the shoulders of Dr, W. B, Glenn. At the National Eclectic Medical aes sociation convention, which met at Dallas, Tex., recently, the State Col- lege physician was chosen president for the current term, an honor sel dom bestowed upon one from the ranks, as that office has always been filled by a representative from one of the colleges, An automobile party from NewColume bia called on the Reporter last week. The party was sightseeing, State College being their objective point. While in town beside the Reporter, F. V. Goodhart, the furniture dealer, was paid a visit. The party was come posed of Messrs, John J. Ranck, an undertaker, and his father, Edward Ranck, who is eighty-eight years of age, Dale Ranck, Misses Martha and Ina Ranck, Mr, and Mrs, C. T. Dennis, and two guests from the far west. Guy W. Jacobs spent a few days last week at his home in Centre Hall, and on Friday afternoon started on a trip which will take him to the west. ern const of the United States. He is in the employ of the York Manu. facturing Co., and ls sent from place to place to insiall refrigerating mae chinery. He just completed the ereo- tion of a thirty-ton lce machine at Atlanta, Georgia, and upon rescuing Ban Francisco, Cal, he will begin work on the installation of a similar ma. chine the capacity of which will be six. ty tons of ioe pet day. Mr. Jacobs is an alumnpus of Penn State, and since his gradustion in 1910, has been In employ of the York Manufacturing
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