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VOL. LXXXVIE.
tions, Differs From
A communication to Judge Woods
presiding in the twentieth judicial
district, composed of Bedford, Hunt-
ingdon and Mifflin counties, asking
his reasons for interpreting the license
law ‘“dry, ”” brought forth from him
the following reply :
judges do not agree with me on the
construction of the license law of 1887
( Brooks high licecse). But I am
satizflad that when the law says the
court may grant license and then in
the eeventh section says that there are
two conditions, if either exist, it ie
mandatory on the court to refuse,
Ove, if the applicant is not a fit person,
it must be refused ; if all were unfit,
could it be said that some must be
granted just because some courts hold
that sore licenses should be granted ?
* The other condition is, if the re-
monstra.ce outweighs the petition in
number and chbarscter, the act says
‘shall be refused’; if the remonstrances
in all casea outweighs the petition,
shou'd they not be refused ? See 47
superior court report, page 5564 ’ Very
respectfully,
J. M. Woops
This i= a case where the superior
court affirmed a dezision of Judge
Woods’ tarping down applications for
licenge. From the record it appeared
that both general and specific remon-
strances were filed.
The court made the following order :
‘““And now, February 27, 1911, after
a full bearing both on the part of the
petitioners for and the remonstrants
sgairat the grauting of a license to
withio spplicant, and sfter due and
careful consideration of the case, tak.
ing into consideration the number and
chorecter of both the petitioners for
or aud the remonsirants against, the
within license is refused.”
Most Other Rulings,
for the public seccommodation doea not
| necessarily and under all circum-
| stances compel the conclusion that the
license to the applicant to se'l in'oxi-
cativg lignors by retail at such place
is necessary. In other words, not
every place that may be necessary as a
hotel or 8s an eating house for publie
accommodation is entitled as a mutter
of right to be licensed to sell ‘liquof if
the other statutory requirements are
complied with, 384 superior court re-
“The act of assembly confines the
petitioners and remonpstirants to the
district, Bection 7 says: The ssid
eourt of quarter sessions shall hear the
petitions of the residents of the ward,
borough or township in addition to
thal of the application in favor of aud
remonstrance agaiost the applications
for license, and in all cases shall refu e
the same wherever, in the opinion of
the sald court, having due regard to
the number and character of the peti.
tiovers for and agaivet such appli.
cations, such license ( not hotel tut li-
canse ) is not necessary.
* The third section vests the court
with diecretionary power in grantiog
or refusing the licenss upon cause
shown, viz: ‘Sach licenses may be
granted,’ ete., while all the other pro-
visions of the sct are mandatory
From these words we see that
digcretionary power to grant is
lodged io the court, of the necessity,
sod not on the traveling public, and
we can very readily see the reason : be
cause the locality is loterested in the
sala of intoxiesting ligaors and knows
the harmful effect of promiscasus sales
in each locality.
“It is to the local people, the peti.
tiovers for aud remonstrants against,
that the court must look for informa
tion. There is no co-ordinst: branch
Judge Woods filed the following
opinion :
“Thea reason of the court for refusing |
the several applications for license are |
embodied in the decree as indorsed on |
e-¢o application, and the court, being
paticfied from the petitiopers and re. |
movustrants that the pecessity fora li.
cense had not been established, refused
the license,
“ Counsel for anplicants laid great |
glress upon opinion of Judge Aguvew,
who was referred to frequently as a!
‘temperance judge.” Judge Agnew
determined the cases in the light of the |
law as it then stood. The people, real- |
izing and knowiog the harmful effects |
of the use of liquors, succeeded in|
having tre legislature pass the act of |
i
|
#0
#8 the distric
court, and it is for these courts to ad-
mwinls'er the Iawa sflectiog the people
io the localities over which they pre-
the best results for the peaple gen
erslly, guided by certain rules srd
regulations as we flad them in the law
the people and as laid down by the
‘* We dare not st'fls the will of the
people, when we kKuow what it is, just
because we are in a position to do so.
As Dean Kirckway, of the Columbia
Law School, in his a dress before the
American Bar Association, speaking
of the courte, said, ‘Iney will reesive
aud known sa the Brooks high licetive |
law, which changed the law as con- |
strued by Judge Agvew so as lo!
separate and divorce the license from |
the hotel and throwing the burden of |
the necessity of the license, not the
necessity of the hotel, on the people of
the district and making it incumbent |
on the residents of the borough, ward
or township to inform the court that
a license was not necessary.
“The fect that a piace is necessary |
el her ae a hotel or as an eating bouse |
Deaths of Usntre Countisns,
Edward Curtis Sensor, a pative of
Unionville died at Reynoldeville, sged
sixty-four yesrs,
William Hollis Btiles, at Tyrone, a
civil war veteran, aged seventy years.
He was a native of Bald Eagle Valley. |
Joseph Eckley, st Valley View.
age was slmost nloety-four years.
Mra. Mary Brown, aged nigety-four
years, in Youngstown, Objo. BSbhe
wae the mother of Henry D. Browr,
Feq , Bellefonte, and for many years
made her home with him.
The Central State Normal School, Loek
Haven, Fa, Is the Piace for Yop.
We have a special course for teach.
ers beginning May 11th and lasting
for seven weeke, This prepares for
the provisional, professional snd per-
manent exsminations, snd students
who puriue this course also get credit
for the work they do in our regular
course of study which leads td grada-
ation, The total cost for board, far
nished reo mn, washiog, eto, Is $34 00
for the seven weeks. Bend for partie
ulsrs and fllustrated catalog to Dr
George P. Biloger, Prioeipal, Lock
Haven, Pa.
A IM
The Page Fence,
A car load of woven wire fencing
has just been recelved by J, H, Weber,
Centre Hall, It isthe Page make, lion
strong, You will find it all heights,
and can be bought in any quantity,
Mr, Webar aleo has on hand smooth
and barbed wire, staples, nails and
everything needed to construct a wire
fs thelaw they lay down ia the ex-
pression of the public wil, and no
longer,’ ”
The ruperior court sM med Judge
Woor's' refusal Lo grant license,
Tha Brooks high licenss bill admits
of msny constructions. Uoder it
some jadges grant license, Ochers do
Woods the appellate courts have sus
It seems to depend ou the viewpoint
and the inclination of the judge,
OUTBREAK OF G ANDERS CHECKED
Colombia County Now Rid of Fatal Disease
Brought Here from Western ¥tates
Bomethinz over a yesr sgo a carload
of twenty-six horses was shipped from
8 Western Btate into Columbia county
for public sale.
These horees at that time were all in
an apparently healthy condit oo: and
thus were sold to various farmers and
horsemen throughout that community.
In ashort time, however, several f
these horses began to show symptoms
of glanders, a dang: rous infretious diss
ease, thereby j-opardizing the health
of hundreds of horses in neighboring
counties, as each horse in the car wea
undoubtedly s wscurce of infecticn
Glauders is communicable to msn
snd, as in horses, the disease Is fatal,
Following the development of
thee chses, agents of the Hiate Lives
stock Banitarv Board began to make a
thorough investigation. By the trac.
fog of all animals io this shipment, by
the testing of these and in addition all
exposed animals with mallein, an effi.
cent disgnoatic agent, and by an ex.
smination of blood mmples collected
from the horses and submitted to the
Bourd's laboratory, nearly all of the
twenty-six, besides other horses, in all
thirty-three, were found to be infected
with glanders .
All diseased animale were destroyed
and thorough disinfection was carried
out in all stables and on all premises
where these aulmals were found snd
thus the horse owners of that coms
muvity were relieved from any far.
ther loss,
fence, ’
AI 1 SYRIAN
Reporter $1 50 per year,
TO OUR PATRONS
| been unable to use the
Lable, in other words give
| eredits on the label for sub-
| scription paid since January
| 1st. We have received re-
| mittances from five or six
| hundred of our subscribers,
| and we assure them that the
| credits will appear just as soon
work. We have added an ad-
ditional compositor,fand in the
near future expect to add an
experienced all round print-
er to our force, and then work
will again dispatched on
time. We ask the indulgence
of our many patrons for a
brief time.
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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
UNMAYKS ENEMY 3 PLO.
Palmer Saye it ia False that Letters are Re
Him Urglog the Withdrawal
of MeQormick for Governor—The Publi
eation of the Story Termed a Trick of
the Oppruenis,
colived hy
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
emphatically denied the published
story that had received scores of
letters from Democrats* all over the
State urging him to persuade Vance
. McCormick of Harrisburg, to with-
draw as a candidate (Governor st
primaries
he
for
the Democratic
Publication
bayond all doubt
f chat illustrates
difficulties in
ul ny
Lhe
which thes hooaters
eandidats for that offizs, flad them.
selves. The slory inmely asserted thet
“it was said,” that Mr. Palmer had In
his possession these letters, urging him
withdraw his
former
withdraw bat
support of
Mayor.
Mr, Palmer on top of his deninl de-
clares that not only are such stories
to
the
own
bundreds of letters he does have
warmly approved the MeCormick ean-
didagy sud says in his statement that
‘the that MeCormick
should withdraw fs absurd on its face
and 14 inspired by the koowledge on
the part of 8 yma of his opponents that
he is bound to win, "’
suggestion
Congressman Palmer's statement
follows :
PALMER STATEMENT.
* The story published in a Philadel.
phis paper that hundreds of
from prominent Democrats of all
sections of the State have been
tion of governor is very far from the
truth.
dorsed Mr, McCormick's candidacy.
the wide spread support which Mr.
MeCormick ia
of the real leaders in
ocratic organization, It waa
the great parties,
The suggestion
ita fac,
pouents that he ls bound to win,
I —————
Lock Maven, Pa,
begive April 6 The total oost
old and intend to tench.
Bioger, Prineips!, Lock Haven, Pa,
Hn AI SSR
Brings resulte—a Reporter ad,
THE STATE POLITIC L FIGHT,
Hepubliesn Party Fighting for Its Life
The Democratic Party In Better Uorn.
dition thaw for Years. Will Go Inty the
Field Ou Natlonal Issuer,
Baturday was the first day for sign-
fog nomination petitions for candi.
dates for public office in Pennsylvania
this year, Candidates to be placed in
the field in 1914 will be those for Unit.
éd Mtates senatof, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of internal affairs,
judge of the supreme court, congress
men, «tate senators and representatives
in the general assembly,
As everybody now realizes, the big
fight in Penneylvania will be for Unit.
dd Btates senator and governpr., The
battles to be waged for these offices
will be of more lmpottancs and will
have more far resching consequences
than any in the previous history of
the state, The Republican party ip
Pennsylvania is literally fighting fo
its life. If defeated in its fight for
deniator and governor in the state a!
the November elictien, it is difficult
to see how that party can maintsin ite
grganization. The spoils of battle
have been the life blood of the party,
For some yesrs it has had no other
real coherency.
There are today fewer signs than
ever of a coalescense of the Republi.
¢ans and Washingtonians. The lead.
ere of both parties are in pursuit of the
offices and of stale control. Neither
party csn be described ss a well disct
plined, well led political army. Op-
posed to to both is the Democracy of
Penpsylvania in belier condition than
it bas been in many years but also con-
siderably divided by disputes over the
leadership. It is now pretly well
known who the Democratic stand.
ard bearers will be. It may as well be
added that this is no time for the Dem
cerats to fall out among themeelves, for
a unlted Democrscy next November
would mean that the party would
sweep the state, and if ever a state
needed sweeping from north to south,
from esst to west Penneylvanis does
The people of Pennsylvania know
what they are talking sbout when
they say : ""Uiveus a new political
deal.’ The state has had evough of
past practices and enough of ite past
masters. There will be few things to
befog the jesues this year, The Dem.
acracy can sfford to go into the state
fight next fall on national issues ; but
there are enoogh stale issues, if all
others were lacking, to lay the foun
dation for a winning fight*snd a most
decizive victory.
All petitions of candidates must be
filed on or before Tuesday, April 21.
The primasry election will take pluoe
Tuesday, May 189 Within party lines
this will mean a short, sharp and de
elsive battle. The general election
will occur Tuesday, November 3,
This will mean a campaign before the
whole people of the state, of pearly
six monthe, In thet time every real
party issue will be thrashed out snd
the voters will be atle to go to the
polls thoroughly informed as to party
tendencies and fitness of the candi
dates,
MI MS.
Traausfers of Heat Estate
Thomas Foster etal to J. E. Atkin.
son lot of laud ju Bate College. $300
J E. Atkioson et ux to Charles A
Fisher, lot of laud in State College
$400
John L. Holmes ¢t alto David H
Ewing, lot of land in Ferguson twp.
$700
Percival Rudy etuxto J. P. Hag
man, lot of land in State College
$3 750,
Eds D. Spotte et al to J, B. Asking,
lot of land in Unionville. $1 250
GU. F, Duukle to Jessie W, Fergn.
sod, lot of innd io Philipsburg. $2 700
Adam Hoster..an et ux to John
Hoover, lot of lsod in Penn twp
$1 500.
Rebecea Sieiger to John W. Cone
for, lot of Innd in Penn twp. $1 000
Joseph H. Corl to David Tressler,
Ist of land in Ferguson twp, $500
Luther D. Fye et ux to Jennie E,
Johustonbsugh, lot of land in Histe
College, $450
Priscilla Coopar et bar to Annis C,
Rowland, town lot in Philipsburg.
$300
Miles Poorman'’s heirs to Harry
Johnston, tract of land in Boggy. twp,
Lenna H. Laosberry to Alfred
Hpotts, tract of land in Union twp
$300
Charles D. Kuhn to W, W, Forcey,
tract of land fo Philipsburg, $1,000
Warren BH, Ward et ux to John E
Ward, tract of land in Ferguson twp.
$000 ‘
' William T. Falton et al to Samuel
LL. Fulton, 1.ouse and iot in Milesburg.
#1 00.
Mrs, Lou Belle Hynes et bar to
Walker Soutt, hoose and lot in
Boalsburg. $500,
Beth B Pratt ot al to Howard R.
Pratt, Iot of lsad io Uanlonville,
$1000,
A i ., eo”
I'he first half of February averages
mach colder than January.
of the
Milaover,
Paralysis wae the canse std
den death of Perry H
Wednesday night of last week, at th
¢
Millhelm. Mr. Btover, 8 native «¢
Coburn, bat for eight or more
living in Elking, West Virginia,
yen
CR
of his brother-in-law, J. ©. Morris, =
den, Atter the funeral, Mr. Hiov
came to Millhelm, stopping with Li
sister named sbove, snd that nig
died suddenly as related, ;
The deceased was the son of
W. Btover of Pann township,
well known throughout tiie cou
and for a namber of years had |
(Geory
nd wh
gaged in buying sod eellis
His wife, who
Mise Elizy Wolf, survives,
drer, "A brothe., Kryder H
West Virginia ; a
are
before
d the gis!
in this account, the only
ors of his family. Hissge wae
sixty years,
Jesse Tanyer, a native
county, died at his howe in
Bright's disesse, following
some months. He was
anid Frances Tanyer, early
Penne Valley, and was born
Cave sevenliy-one years ag
young man he learned
trade, an occupation he full
many years. Woaena boy
with the Methodist church an
faithful member of the sane
death.
Fifty-one years ago he was united
marrisge st Pine Grove Mills A
susan Potter who survives with
followiog children: Mra, J
Grezier of Tyrone; F. C. Ts
Martinsburg : Mre. Peter Musee,
Grace Fitzpatrick, Mrs Arthu
mers and Miss Margaret Tanyer, sil
Youpgstown, Oaio, snd Alb
yer of Tyrove. Fuueral service
neld at his late home io Tyrol
remains were taken to Ju im
terment,
Mra Barah widow
inte William
Bellfonte to
which sie had
f
months, Bhe wasn dsughter of the |
M ckley,
Meckiey, died at
steal of capcer, will
f ¥
euflered fiat
was born in Gregg townahiy July |
Sih, 1559, hence at her desth
years, 6 months and 28 days old,
msrrisge to Mr. Meckley occur
1887. He died twenty-two years sg
and later she marriedJobn F
but they separated seversl
A good part of ber life was spent i
Buffalo Run vslley but three years ay
she moved to State College,
Surviviog herare four sone, i
William and Toomas Meckley sone
Harry Fogleman, aad Cosrles Fog
mA, i
known. Bhe ales leaves the following |
brothers acd eis ers: Mrs. J. D Deck. |
er, Bpricg Mills ; Mrs Harry Corman, |
Cresson ; Mre, George Z ttle, liviog I
Iinole; Mrs. Elmer Limbert, Mi
heim ; John Rockey, of Filmore, =
George Rockey, of Moutava,
ia
Her |
gleman
Rie BRO. |
namely
In the death of Miss Margare: |
Whiteman, at the Bell-fonte hospital
Bellefonte’s oldest woman passed
away. Mi:e Whitem:n was taken uu
the hospital over three years sgo wit)
a broken hip and she niver recovered
sufficiently to leave that justitutio:
She was 8 deughter of Mr. and
Michsel Whiteman and wss born is
this state on May 14, 1816, hence was
ninety-seven years, nine months and
one day old. Bhe had been 8 resident
of Bellefonte for many years, maki g
a livelihood by her cccupation ss a
professional nurse, Her only known
relatives are a nephew, John Whites
wan, of Milesburg, and two nicees,
Misses Margaret E and Mary E.
Whiteman, of Snow Bhoe,
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“The New Minister,"
The above is the title of a musical
comedy brimful of mirth that will be
rendered in Grange Arcadia, Faturdey
evening, by a combination of Mill
heim young people, who have given
the same play twice in their home
town, and to the entire satisfaction of
the large audiences that greeted thom.
Many new features have beon ade
ded, which will make the comedy ale
wost like new to those who chanced
to hear it beretcfore. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the Grange Ar.
oadia hall fund, snd the patronage
you extend will be highly appreciated,
AN ISSR nS.
The Hooven Meronntile Uo , Dividend No 03
The directors of The Hooven Mer
cantile Company have declared their
regular quarterly dividend of one and
ove hall percent on the preferred
stock, snd one percent on the common
stock, payable March lst, to stock
holders of record February 18 h, 1914
Mrs
Checks will be matled,
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frill Ly 141
uURiY &
Fa
“9,
LOCAL INTERES)
FROM PARTE
>
masking hay
e was inselied iu the
cannery pliant at
Millbelm
of msied
valuable
CON
cusand
nd one
asked
fight
Met odist
gave
Hall,
d, snd
, wis ent in Ni’
Pleasant Gap, nx was schedule
they very fair
s zed asudienes " night wes an tin.
ne, but the
talent enter.
tainers thought it best to keep their
nt knowicg the corditions
not at all propitious, The over
the moutisia was
rig aired
were greeled wilh a
geuslly ad EN 4
WHmbinetion o
engagenie
trip
made 1a two large
much time lo
ithitough tha fourteen
Ww ly fallen snow,
slede, snd {it
puss the Way
or more inches of ne
lesrn
farm, they wiil go
the couvenis poe,
by Foster
the limit to moare
This is teing ii
Frezier, who st present js conbec'ed
hoa rural Hpe from Centre Hall to
Tusseyviile, and nexi spricg will move
east of Centre Hill slong Binkirg
Creek where the ttlephoce faa sirapg-
He bas siready mado mrrange-
Line runriog
west from Spring Mills, a branch of
the Patrons Rursl Telephobe Come
pany, to extend ile line to the farm he
bought, and ce soon 4s weather oond’s
Lions will permit, the epur will be
built,
At a recent mesting of the Gregg
townshin school board, Prof W. R,
Jones wan retiected principal of the
Greer Township High Nehool. He
bas been very successful in his school
work, and at the close of the preseot
term will held tee first gradustiog
exoroimes slnes (hat insti ation bas sn
aVolal stapdiog. Prot. Joves will
opon a summer novos of eight weeks
beginning Ap:il 16h, The two
oourees are ouleulnted to be adapted to
sindeuts wishing to prepare for teaches
fog, and tho eo of » grammar grade
who de dretosdvanee, Theasncunees
ment of the summer pormsl appears
in this issue of the Reporter,
usiratied
wi
er,
ments
with the Pike