VOL. LXXXVII SIX MONTHS OF NEW TARIFF, Philadeiphlia Record Shows How in Grounded Are Attacks Upon It, From the Philadelphia Record, There is absolutely not a particle excuse for the complaints by the Pro- tectionist of the effects of the Under- wood tariff, It has had a very moder- ate effect upon imports, and, of cours it can have had none on exports. the railroads had not found their If O ne sequence of which they cut their ex- penses to the bone, there would not even have been a little dullness in business for the calamity howlers to exercise their imaginations and their lungs over, i The increase of imports and the de-| crease of exports in April are ly repeats edly occurred when no tariff change had been made. The of ports over the previous v was $26 - | 000,000, but in April, 1912, there was an | increase of $43,000,000 over the previ- 100 nears 80 large fluctuations as have incresse im- ous April, and this occurred udder the Republican tarift We have now the full trade figures for the first six months under the Un- derwood tariff, The increass in im- ports of manufactured articles ready for consumption was from $215,000.000 to S000 000. The Teck oned on the domestic production, or ’ i Fp Pint percentage the consumption, the increase was in- significant, tance was bound what the country 1910 and in 1912 revision of that its effect tion has The depressio and business, largely on the ral tomers, and it is mostly ness still, 1 ui Some inor to occur. voted for But the tarift was upon been of the si ease of im Tha both Democratic careful duc- OT - ¥ 13 t Is BO nr domestic pr ightest, in iro which depends for ita ens. in that But the imports o and steel for the first half year under the new tariff, compared with the cor- the # eel roads buali- ¢ Of ir responding half year uader the Payne. Aldrich tariff ave $16,684 999 to $15,275 651. ports fell off nearly half, go unt ess 1a the trade, There I in the importation of cotton goods from less than $36 000 000 to £40 000 000, This is pot a ntage of the nd r cantsge of the production and consumption. Recent figures of oc ten consumption in the country show- ed it was slightly for the past season than for the year before, Was by i from im- aod = possibly ac d I'he million Gein Bn that they cannot y fre bz $ee11 P00 LDe GU Cc has teen sn incresss ver ¢ H ¥ 5 iarge e imports, a saall § it is vis y } eg LOLal He iarger There a siderable in- crease in the importations of woolens, which rose from $0 224 466 to $16 798 I folt Bat moat Very coop 130 the wo rts en tlie have the Lusiness depression lesa that A re issued by a Boston b én and worsted i: ceptio the g many of the milis were ruaniog time and some of night. Evidently they ing from importations, Besides, importation wool locreased nearly pounds. If foreign competition had closed the mille they would not buying more raw material, In the six imported nearly 9,000,000 bustiels of corn, agaiost 8 nomioal quantity a year Yet corn is 16 cents a bushel highes than last year, The importation has simply prevented the price golug as high as it would have gone, We have imported nearly 90 000 000 pounds of fresh meats, but the Department of Agriculiure reporis that beef cattle have advanced wore than 3 per cent. in the year. The importation of meats and cattle has merely prevented the advance from being greater, SR —— Washiogton county had a ‘road improvement” day a short time ago Preacher, lawyer, business man, work ed side by side with the day laborer, conviet, sud all other condition of mankind, sad all vied with one ane other in doing their part best. Ten thousand men pu: in a big day, industries, wnt circu letier K seid the wool. ar 21 dusiry was an ex- ta over. nto sral dullness, nt them running at sre not suffer. the of 26 (00 000 be months we earlier “4 ———————— The Nittany Country Clab is placiog phessants for breeding purposes in the mountains near the club hou e, Just lately a pair of silver phessants were liberated on the club’s grounds, —————— A A ———— The Philadelphia Record, “The Philadelphia Record"! rides no hobbies and plays no favorites It gives all the news for just what it is worth, It steers clesr of sensational. fsm. It is clean and wholesome. [is sporting department is a tower of strength. Iw flosveisl reports are authoritative, Producers swear by its market quotations. Its editorial policies ¢o>mmand respect and confi. dence, Its good natured cartoons inimitsbly hit off the leading toples of the day. Good judges deem De Mar the best cartoonist in the country, The daily jssve and the Bunday fe sue of “The Philadelphia Record," appealing as they do to every member of the family, ate lead-rs In their re- tpective fleids, nnd deserve the popularity they have achieved, HALL. a PA. SEUOND WEEK OF COURT, i | | - (Judge WN, Seibert on Bench With Judge Orvin-Clvil Cases Disposed Of | { Court cor wy vened on Monday morn. | District of New Bloomfield { bench with Judge Orvis. was gone over and on following cases dlaposed of : Catharine A. Mulholland va. M. D. Kelley and | continued. i Joseph T. A. Bhoe-| maker, being an sclion in assumpeit ; | sttled, Lawless va of Benna. ex rel W, Har rison Walker, guardisn for Ruth N.| Hubler, min deceased, va Comm r child of Frank Huble, | Ellen KE. Bowerand J. J. | Bower, administrators of ete. of C, M, Bower, deceased, with notice to Ellen E. Bower and J. J. Bower, legal representatives of C. and | Bower, heirs M. being deceased, na terre tenants ¢ Aan len of ) action to revive and continue the of a judgment, Verdict in the plaintiff for $3123 11 Nannie M, Gilliland, favor legatee under of James . Gilliland late of College township, deceased, va, Edward Sellers, with! N. Krumrine, trustee in bankruptey of sald Edward Hellers, bein teat the last will and r ament notice to John mort. plain- z 80 action of foreclosure of Verdie of the £ W page t iu favor titl for At this point Judge Belbert began to 745 50 case of David This and the KF. Young. to Judge Orvis plaintiff to in town- preside and took up J inl MeUloskey, vs casa bel g Bpec by f i was brought the re. ver a tract « Cuartin land ship Ae If Pe ranted Or to ol SUT as iginally war. 1 David Me- Closkey and subseqiently patented by | the of Joseph Closkey, and at the death of the said Joseph MoCloakey his wid=ttevised the to of David Me. whey subj 12 use and occu. of David Mel y for and dariog his watural lifetime. Verdict morning awarding the of David Me ghi possession after the death of David and the life del and ve 1 ve Comm, Pa. to Mo- the children to lands Cl t! paney Tos ke Wednesday land to the Closkey with On children ri t 5 no 0 thereof until Me! : LE i ealate Lo Lhe loskey awarding endant. tr Ani Craig 2. ads and Jossphine L. Rhoads, his wifes, lo in righ Rhoads aud Josephin 5 Peunn chartered doing by of the Action in trespass, Action of Craig 8. Rhoads © in her own right va a silroad Co, corporation ud busirews under and virtue laws of Penna Grace RB. Kephart va, same, in trespass Heury Doerr vs. same. Action ino B: A3 tres a. By agreement of counsel the Was teati. taken ¢ game in each case at to Jary by argument urt, snd afer jary has passed on thes ie aad ch mony in theas three cases as it ia Is v : th i] geiy +13 the sain be e tiie. The first two cases stbimitie aud ¢ Are the cases the last mentions wee will come up for Argu- | arge of the Courl before the same jury. The cases are on trial the the Milesburg crossing on the 2ad day of July last, | Continued on ment of automobile accident at inside page. | peasant Transfers of Heal Bainte Chas. C, Orndorf ot al to Warren E. Hosterman, tract of land in Haines twp, $114 J.J. Orndorf heirs to Hoaterman, tract of land $1585. Daniel J. Benner et ux to Calvin D. Haines, tract of land in Halnes twp. $450 Gertrude Else to C, W. Korman, tract of land in Milesburg. $2 100, Heirs of Jacob Yearick to Ida M. Bituer, premises in Marion twp. $1 Ira M. Rishel et ux to J, M. Ross, et ux, treet of land in Boalsburg, $465 John J. Fisher to Mary J. Wykoft, tract of land in Liberty twp 53. Samuel D. Wykoff to Mary Jane Wy koff, tract of land in Liberty twp. $1 00, Annie RB Banner et bar to John 0, Eisenhuth, trae. of land in Harris twp. $3 884 88 Robert M. Homan et sl to Jesse Shefler, tract of land in Walker twp, $680, Chas, Kurzanknabe et al Exre, to Bimon R. Kiug, tract of land in Penn twp. $20. John MeMonsgle to Daniel MeMons sgle, tract of land in Taylor twp. $700. Warren E, in Halves twp. AAI AP PD. The Board of Directors of the Penn. sylvania Rallroad Company has taken formal action providing for the reten- tion in the service of any employe of the company for such time as he may be engaged in State or National mili tary or naval services in response to a esll to arms in the event of war or other emergency. This applies whether such employe is 8 member of the National Guard or not, —— J. 0. Kuhn bes a number of men NEWS OF 1880, ! Notes Taken From Files of The Oentre i Reporter Thirty-four Years Ago, January Sth—-With this volume, pounds, Editor Kurtz sustained a fractured rib by a hard fall last week, Bpring Mills is to have musical convention, commencing January 19. The convention will conducted by Prof, P, H. Meyer, The net profit sccuring from the festival held by the Lutheran church during Christmas week was near $150 a grand be Jacob Neese, an old and respected citizen of Penn Hall, died on Friday, Dec. 26, of apoplexy. T. H. Harter has doubled the size of his paper, the Eaterprise, published at Nevedsn, Ohio. The Maasonie lodge held Inatalistion Monday evening. Jas. A. Keller wae installed ns Worthy Master Married Mary Klinger, Harry C. Bhirk of -Simon Harper and Miss both of Bellefonte ; and Miss Lizzle E Royer, Potter township, by Rev. J. Miller ; John B. Royer and Mies Mary J. Lee, | whip both i$ Fa ’ Oi oth tow g tnuary 15th -Two eatamounts were by & measured Ji Nittany Mountain The stot on top of Ellis Hornor, about four feet, Five inches of snow fell Monday oleh i ARS. large o1 John Bpangler, sheriff, tion in this | Bosfler and Mies Barsh A, both of Zion, were married on ues the Court Proclam: J yb AM. Ertle, Christmas Day, wl Rue, 0 January -Four fine farms for sale in Nittany Valley. One night last black belonging to Bhannon Boal, in Harrie got loose in the stable and had ite hind legs broken by a Kick YK another horse, Mr, Boal to kill the irjured animal the next morning. The Y. M. C. A. tend holding an snuiversary « week a ’ Gane of fe ii had of this plece in- eT tion in the® Evangelical church on Habbath evening. —— i —————— Memorial Day services, all p the south side of Centre enur ty were Memorial services a! nts largely attendad, the day having been perfect from day break to dark. At Centre Hall the attendance was larger than for a of larger number of The O 3d flrat number and =a usunai years children than Fellows, who i their numbers aud 1 chil were in line appeared for the time i uew dress, added to the to the interest of the headed OCCARIONn. be by the dren, sod then came the daughters { was # soldiers, the veleraus, the baud sud the Odd Fellows, sirewing of the flowers on le v ile Alter the the graves of the soldiers, a line was sgain formed and led to Methodist where the exercises were held, was music by a sale! the church, There choir under the leadership of Prof. P. HH. Meyer, with Miss Rebecca Kreamer at the and an address by Bev. F. W. Barry. Former Bherift Cyrus Brungart had the exercises in charge as during the past few years, OTgAn, sp pnt Fire at State Coll ge, Fire completely destroyed the plumbing establishment of Albe:t Deal and the blacksmith and carrisge repair shop of William F. Ertley on the moroitk of May 23, entalling a loss of over §5 000 The fire started in the Ertley shop aud before an alarm could be sounded the entire structure was a ragiog far. nace, Mr. Deai’s loss will aggregate $5 000, which will be total. Mr. Ertley's loss will be about $500 A (Eh i a ————— Houser Heunton, The fourth annual reunign of the Houser family "will be held at Rock View Park, on Thursday, June 18 h. A fine program hss been arranged Ly those ia charge, and every effort is be. ing put forth to make this the bes! day of all. For farther information address, A. R. Houser, Bel'efonte, A ML ss, Deonthe of Conire Countinns, Jolin J. O'Leary, a native of Belle fonte, died at Providence, Rhode Ia. Innd, aged thirty-six years, He was buried at Bellefonte, Martin J. Hayes, at Snow Shoe, Death dae to apoplexy. His age was seventy-three years, Mra. Alice Laird, formerly of Belle fonte, died at Tyrone, aged thirty-two years, Mrs. Catharine Ketner, formerly of Hecls, died in Altoona, aged sixty-five years, Beginniog June 1st the County commissioners will pay bounties upon sll noxious apimels, In accordance al work repairing township roads, . with the recent aot of legislature, LETTERS FROM sUBSORIBERS . Davia B, Kiine Writes of the Heaulles aod Wonders of California, OCEAN Park, California, May 18, 1914, While staying here last year I wrote your paper at some length of the great devastation wrought by the fire that beautiful city beside the rea. The promise to build * greater and better” has been made good, Grand and beautiful buildings have risen like magic out of its black ruins, King George Hotel with ite large annex-—Rose Ville—are among the I donot think I have ever seen a building to compare with the annex Rose Villa Pare white outside, walks and all, and inside it is true to ite name, the colors of the red rose belog used with pure white, both in the adornment and the furnishing The rose pattern and its color is car- ried out with very plessing effect in the art glass windows. All the out. side lights are rose color, making the whole building one of pleasing archi- tecture, The most notable, amusement pler Is up and the old with many new ones added. On it is everything to part people and their money, But the grand old ocean js just as old and ever new as of vore, free to see, er joy and bathe In as it ever was, and ever will be, until times shall be no more This mor ride {and it great plessure jeould I give you a vivid pen picture of R “4 {justra few of Lhe things we saw, First The road | we went to Playa del Ray. i wide and smooth as glass and keeps ciose to the sen all the way. From there the chauffeur turned to- wards the city of Venice, noted for its gr ning we took a long give woul l me is broad ani beautiful causls, then on up to the city of Los Ar { which is about miles from sesnn Park ), when lowards the sea a Boulevard, Way in the uid not have been re broad and smooth than wonderful piece of road building. the where are liviog a e¢ of perfect ease and ele , amidat the most besutiful sure rounding, two thousand soldiers of the Civil and Spanish I am glad that so many of those remaining can spend their de re low d ten £ we by way Even Apostle BOY ia this On Hold- 4 egal turned of Bapta Moni the Appouine Paul's time ¢ m our way we passed through iets Home, nesr Sawtelle, f id Rance wars, ¢linivg days in such a vesutifal land with so perfect a cli- mate California is indeed a wonderful land sud I canoot do it better justice than to quote from the aliuriog pen of a brillisut writer : *“ If anyone would ttuly kuow how Lraly glorious ie this | wonderous state of Californis, he must himaelf versatile aod en. Where io all the is there such a wealth of tress for the artist and poet? Cali forpia with ite thousand miles of em- broidered rea shore, with ifs towering mountains, created with the disdem of winter, and its golden siranuds stretening out into perpetaal sRmmer, with its esgies in the dizzy craigs and its mockiog birds in every tree-top, with ils towering scquaias and ite graceful pepperl, its shseta daieies and ite starry jasmines, with its mountains filled with gold and an atmosphere more richly lsdened with health and sunshine.” California with ita happy homes and cordial churches, crowded schools apd classic universities, Ho all who ean, come, see, er joy and abide in the richest and fairest of all lands, “i sre. for is casting besaulies, world ures eternal love you Calliornia, you're thé greatest tate of all love you in the winter, summer, spring and in the fall, 1 love your fertile valleys ; your dear moun. tains I adore, 1 love your grand old ocean and 1 love your rugged shore, I love your gray old missions, Jove your vine yards stretching far, love you California with Gate ajar, I love your purple sunsets, love your skies of azure Live, 1 love you California, I just can’t help lov ing you, Mrs. Davip B. KLiNg, Los Angeles, California. AA. Birthday Vary, Me, and Mrs, C. F. Emery gave a party in honor of the birthday of their second daughter, Mise Lillian Emery, Thursday night of last week. It was 8 surprise to the young lady who is quite popular with those of her age. Refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake, sandwiches, Ice tea and other delicacies were served. The following were present : Mary Whiteman, Ethel Rowe, Nina Slick, Carrie Bell Emerick, Ida Bweetwood, James Keller, James Lingle, Thomus Foss, Carl Auman, I your Golden Oklahoma is orylng for help to harvest her bountiful wheat crops, Fifteen thousand men are wanted to gather in the 40,000,000 bushels, the largest the state has ever produced, 1914. NO. 22 MEETING OF COUNTY GRANGE. May Fesslon Held in Washington Hinll on Thursday, Grange sion of the Centre County Grange was held in Grange Hall, above Btate College. The attendance was quite large, there being representatives there from vari ous sections of the county. Washington Grange, Progress Grange was represented by the largest num ber of Fifth Degree members, there attendance, - In his address of welcome, John B, Dale, 8 member of Grange, made the s'atement that grange was gaining lsrgely in mem- hundred members. Agricultural slu- are becoming interested in members of the Order. Prof. C. R. Neff responded to the educational and phezze of the Grange social, hem ihe rice ! , RIRODE part of the attention of members in Grange session ith, and ppointed a com- mittee on credentials, topics. He was agreed w wl, D. KF. Jacob Bharer were re Hamuel C Luse, Mr of Order Ger, € Mr. Rhone, sa chairman the cuti of the ex- ¢ ve committe of the ope utre & report (range bo Creamery Company at Ce which began og and showed the profitable one, rations February 1 proposition to His statements { the rep siria Of Luse, aud treasurer, D . Lah be supported by the tary, D. F. jartges. D. K. Keller, (Girange fire | eC secretary of surance company, made report of the Patrons Rural Telephone Company was made by . W. Bmith, D. L.. Bartges and John added to the Grange campment committee, and commiliee now - Mewer: be Dale were E de consists of Rhone, G. L hart, and the two members elecied thin session, (ieorge Gingerich a v the noon recess that was highly ine rural credits, Ibe noon luncheon was an elaborate sflair. Three dated the guests These were shelter. L cut Lrees, ed by a tent and beautiful maple and the provisions fresh from the various slo houses on Lhe farm. were Iadened with choicest — I R —— P.O OF Deeorat on Services, al the following Tusses ville, 1:30 o'clock ; Sprucetown, 20'clock ; Centre Hill, 3:15 o'clock; Centre Hall, 630 o'clock. All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and children sre requesie to be at the Lodge room not later than 6:15 o'clock. A program of epeaking snd singiog hss been ar- ranged. An address will be delivered by Rev. R. Williams of Spring Mills, Fhe general public is iovited to participa‘e. ——— Near Murder at Lock Haven, Poor aim on the part of a would-be murderer is what saved the lifes of Nick Santopietro when his brother in. law, Tony Grand, fired a bullet at him because Btantopietro had eloped with Grand’s sister, All are Italians and the affair took place in Lock Haven lsat Thursday. The parents of Rosie Grand declined to give their consent to her marriage to Bantopietro, so the young couple fled to Maryland snd had the knot tied. Tony Grand was on the lookout for his hated brother-in-law and near ly carried out his desire when the bullet missed Bantopletro’s head by » few inches. Both are under bail, A, qin HURSE SALE AT CEN IRE MALL. Peachy & Yoder Will Meld Their Fourth sale of Good Western Horses on Frie day, Jone Sih, At the livery barn in Centre Hall, on Friday, June 65th, 12 o'clock noon, Peachy & Yoder will sell a car losd of fine western horses. These horses will be up to the usual! high standard of horses sold at previous sales. In the iot are horses and mares ready for work, good single-broke horses, and mated teams ; aleo a few brood mares. be colore sre bays, dark greye and blacks, These horsemen have heretofore been altogether fair in their dealings with their customers in the three sales held at Centre Hall during the spring months, and they can ba relied upon to continue that method of g at future sales, i TOWN AND COUKTY NEWS, i | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Jone 4th today. Misses Hezel and Lillian Emery sat. {tended commencement exercises of | the Btate College high school Friday evening, Mrs, W, Musser, formerly of | Millheim, jg in a Keokuk, Iowa, hos- | pital where she recently underwent a | delicate operation. Dr. H. F. Bitner publishes letters | testamentary op the estate of Mary Rhods Potter, late of Potter township, deceased, in this issue, N, Ziegler reunion will be held on Grange Park, Bstur. day, June 20th, at 9380 a, | program is being prepared commitiee, While Ig daughter, who i lives on a farm resr Reedsville, James Durst, while in the act of climbing over a fence, fell with such force as to The fourth annual A A 4% 0 1x. good the vv J y is i V sili his break a bone in one of his arms, f If you are in need of to a good horse on F.iday, at Come he horse sale on i i ooking Volume 2 §, of the Reform- of i number tin is ip the hands Rev. R. R. Jones, finds the Bulletin an ite readers, the excellent to his pulpit work in his i i i i i | i i i | i : W. B. Tate of Pi an extended trip through the west and nol Canada He & other iu Illinois, then go to Kanes, i from there to Alberta, Cansds, i wiiere a sieler ne Grove Mills is on in to Wiis weil § it t * $ La ive Mrs, J. Li. Tressler of Linden Frank P. the H. Hall Lenire dg Auna ddleburg, =a An account of the Fl Tay of fc3 1 ’ il £21 ww, od }é 5 3 or f ing, Xi i BGI Lhe death former. &ppears in apother column, saturday, the first day of August, aside ae Farmers Day in At the held pear Loganuton on Epesgers has been set Valley ie I be that day one be Hon. Ww. 7. candidate for nie tn Mi wir will Democratic Thursday, May 25 eat record f hold the ir 8 May day for years to me, no doubt. in the or July or Au- herself seventies, will Ninety-three f i with dealing with the #8 May. V. Rhone of Harrisburg, mpanied of Day at Hon. editor a guest by Charles Collen ingdon, spent { Memorial yrmier’s father, Bert Bayard, local Tims, was also Rhone e at the Rhone home for a day. H. F. 35 McManaway has accepted a ss lraveling ealesman for a bholessie sporting goods store in eiphis, His territory come prises the states of Michigan and Wis. Illinois. He will his family to Detroit arge ¥3 - niiage 1 a this summer. The Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad has been scquired by the P. R. R. The line, which sixty-four miles long, runs from Montandon to Belle. fonte. The purchase price was $60,400. From all indications the proposed link between Oak Hall and State Col- lege will now be built. is N Harry Hubler, a Peansy employee at Pine, Clinton county, was at his home from Thursday until Frioay of inst week, He was accompanied by Miss Madge Garrett af Bellefonte, and those who think they know say that Harry bas a house all ready furnish near his place of work. , Every week C. 8. Bruogart reports the sale of more Krit cars. The latter part of last week he found purchasers in L. E. Bartges, a painter, and A, A. Stover, a farmer, both of Asronsburg. Mr. Bruogart went to Philadelphia Friday to get” the cars and delivered them to their owaers on Monday. Mre. Mary Dioges returned from a mouth's visit to Lewisburg at the bome of Mr, and Mrs. George W. Ocker. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Ocker started on an extended trip through the west, and will be gone for several months. They have not plan ned a complete itinerary, but they will at least go as far as Colorado, and perhaps to the Pacific coast. They covered a part of this territory a few years ago, Busan Biapleton Brubaker of MifMlinburg will instruct & class in elecation, voice and physical culture in the high school room, Centre Hall, the first session to be held Baturday, June 6th, 10:30 a. m. Home years ago Mrs. Brubaker conducted a similar clase in Centre Hall, and it was splen- didly patronized and proved profitable to the students, It is urged that the present clase will be taken ad of by the young people. This work will be valuable to teachers and is easily within the reach of all, /
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