THE CENTRE REPORTER.
THURBDAY, JULY 23, 1914
WHO IS THIS MAN VANOE M'CORMIOK?
By J. Horace McFarland, President
American Civic Association.
PART I
(Part 11. Will Appear Next Week.)
This question has been asked me
frequently. In most similar cases
the person at interest would answer
himself, but it is a part of Mr, Mc
Cormick’s singular modesty, amount-
ing at times to almost shyness, that
he seems himself to be uninterested
as to who he is.
Vance McCormick is a young man,
as men in public life go. He has
passed ail his life in Harrisburg, ex-
cept for the college years at Yale,
during which I presume he studied
ereditably, but during which I know
pe acquired fame for himself and for
Yale on the football field. I mention
this because it has a most interesting
and important relation to the things
he did after he left the gridiron.
He is part of an old, influential and
wealthy family, ramifications of which
touch Chicago. 1 never did under-
stand Mr. McCormick very well until
1 came to know his mother. Then I
came into some comprehension as to
how a young man of wealth and social
opportunity could be so little inter-
ested in the flutterings of fashion
and so earnestly and vigorously a
part of the life of his town that has
to do with making it a better place in
which to live.
A little more than a dozen years
ago Harrisburg began to feel the
stirrings of a city decency that had
previously been a stranger in it, or,
indeed, in any
town. There came a movement to do
things for Harrisburg, We were
drinking-—that is, those of us who
could afford to buy filters were
drinking water of such filthin
that an accurate description of it
would be unprintable under the postal
laws. The sewers of the town fitted
the water that went into them; the
Mver front fitted the sewers,
The parks in those days were
trifiing in extent and useless in
management. In fact, their extent
was relatively inconsiderable, being
only a trifle more than 40 acres,
their management was practic
non-existent.
There were but two paved streets
in the town, and the paving was very
carefully preserved from use or dam
age by trafic under a coating of fiith,
mud and manure, removed severa
times vear to assure that the as
phalt was still there.
Mr. McCormick was one of
first to take interest in the movement
expert advice to what
was best to do in th his unpleasant sit
uation. He contributed
he did a great deal more than that
He contributed time and personality
The of the btained
in due time, meant that the town had
to be politically regenerated, in ord
that anything should be for the
people who really paid bills of
mismanagement and inefficiency. Pub
lic order in Harrisburg at that time
was in the same class as to possible
description as the water and the sew.
ers I have above alinded to.
Mr. McCormick participated in the
plans for educating the people of the
town to the necessity not only of vot
ing money to buy filtration, sewers,
parks, playgrounds and paving, but to
use intelligence, knowledge and inter.
est in the conduct of the city.
To make sure that things should go
right, he consented, with great reluct
ance, as | happen to know, to be the
candidate for mayor. In order not to
embarrass the success of the munici
pal loan campaign, he withdrew from
the executive committee handling that
campaign, but there was not a man,
woman or child in Harrisburg that
did not know that his success, and the
success of the loan campaign, and the
introduction of public decency and
public efficiency were all in one move
ment.
Mr. McCormick was elected. The
improvement campaign was won. The
majorities for both were about the
same, as they were also for the prac
tically non-partisan officials who took
office with Mr. McCormick. Men had
been elected regardless of party
labels.
Mr. McCormick took up with cour
age the nasty job of cleaning up the
morals of the dirty city. He estab
Hshed the innovation of inviting peo
ple to come to the mayor's office and
talk over with him the best men for
places at his command. There were
no, gum-shoe interviews, and most of
the men he appointed were too good
for the jobs, as ordinarily construed
and had to be coaxed to take them in
order to serve the city.
ess
and
ally
the
to secure
as
money, but
reports experts, ©
ar
done
the
Penrose Gets a Severe Jolt.
Unlontown, Pa., July 13.
Senator Penrose received a severe
jolt tn the house of his friends here In
the home of Senator Crow, Republican
state chairman, when the county com
mittee met and adjourned without en
dorsing Penrose or even cheering hie
name. Political observers here regard
this as significant of the lack of con
fidence and enthusiasm of the Repub
lican workers toward the Penrose can
didacy, and as an indication of the
bitterness which still exists between
the Republican factions in this county.
Senator Crow {is confronted by the
hardest fight of his career secure
his re-election against B. C. a
prominent lawyer, who Is the Demo
cratic candidate, and upon whom
there is talk of fusion against Crow.
DIXON'S HEALTH TALES,
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Temper va Tomperance at Discussed by
the Commissioner of Health,
Over two thousand years ago Con
fucius said, ** Few are those who err
on the side of self restraint. ”’
All neurologiste unite in the opinion
that anger has a dapgerous ¢flect on
the human system, Experiments
have been carried on to show that the
various functions of the body are
materially interfered with ur arrested
by excessive passion,
It is not uncommon for illness to
follow a fit of temper snd for those
whose blood preesu e is bigh or where
there is defective heart netion it is ex-
tremely dangerous Not enly those
who give way to uncontrolled passion
work an ir jury to themselves but they
are almost certain to arouse a like pas
sion in others.
There are few occasions in life which
justify the disp'ay of ‘‘rightecus
anger’ and even in euch inetances it
is always a debatable question whether
calm and well directed energy would
pot have accomplished far more,
During the hot weather small ap.
pnoyances are apt to be exaggerated
and trifles a8 ume sn importance oul
of proportion. Self restraint is a valu.
able asset in the buildiog of individual
charscter snd in the cultivation of
those temperate habit of mind and
body which go far to maintain sound
bodily and mental health.
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Tusseyville
Miss Helen Zsttle of Brush Valley
is visiting for ecme tine at the home
of Roland Zsttle,
Miss Mary Neff, who has had an
attack of rheumatism the past week,
is rome better sgain.
John H. Horner collecied two
dollars from the Commissioners fora
wensel scalp Inst week,
John, the little gon
who had been suffering with
ing io bead, is well again,
Misa Lecvn Wieland of Boalsburg
is plyiog ber needle a few days this
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs C
W. Bwsriz.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank McClellan snd
son spent Sunday at the bome of Mrs
McClellan's parents, Mr. and Mrs, D.
Geiss Wagner.
Miss Helen Bodtorf, who is em-
ployed at Milroy, is visiting for a few
weeks at the bome of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Csivio Bodtorf.
William Lingle snd | wo daughters,
Bertha and Dorothy, spent Bundsy
with Mr. Livgle’s patents, Mr, and
Mrs. Bolomon Lingle at Greenbrier.
Wilbur Runkle, who ls taking a
course in short hand at Lancaster
Business (College, returned to thst
place Mor dsy after spevding a week
with Lis parents.
All are sony to bear of the misfor-
tune of Wm. Bsird of Siate College,
formerly of pear Tusseyville, whose
house wrs partly destroyed ty fire
Bandsy moroiog.
Mrs. Wiiliamm Horner, is in
charge of a fraternity bouse at Biate
College, and ber granddaughter Paul-
ine Drabick, were funday visitors at
the home of John H. Horner,
Calvin Bodtorf spent a week at
Jersey Shore on sceount of the sick.
ness of his em, Jubn Bedtorf, who
has typhoid fever snd is in the hos.
pital at that place. All hope for his
speedy recovery
Lawyer W, 3. Runkle and Hugh
Runkle of Bellefonte, Mrs, Calvin
Osmen, daughter Rulh and grandson
Miles of Glen Iron, Mre. George High
snd Mary Ruokle of L ck Haven,
epent Sundsy on the Runkle home-
stead.
Mr. and Mrs,
sons, Mr, sud
Dale Bummit ;
cf Jobn Wert,
a beal-
w ho
D. A. Grove, ard two
Mrs. Willard Dale of
Mr. and Mra, Joe
Royer, and Mrs Henry Garbrick of
Ziov ; Mrs. Frank Clevenstine and
two children of Bellefonte, recently
spent a day st the home of J. E
Rishe!, near Tumeyville,
Last Saturday while Mrs. Frank
Floray was on her way home from
Centre Hall, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Floray, the horse kicked the
shaft to pieces snd hed it not been for
the timely help of C. W. Bwariz the
horse would probably have run awa. ,
Neither of the ladies were hurt but
were badly fiightened,
Woocaward.
Bolomon Vooada from Leurelton
scent -everal days last week with his
daughter, Mrs, Abbie Treaster,
Dr. George Ard from Bpring City is
spending his veeation at the home of
his parents, Dr. sand Mre. W, P, Ard.
Prof. Charles Kreamer wife and son
Carl from New Hope are visiting the
formet’s parents, Mr, and Mrs, J I,
Kreamer,
Mre. Roy Mueser and son Oliver
and Mrs. Wm. Weaver snd daughter
Dorthea from Akion, Oblo, are visits
ing thei: parents,
Mies Hezel Catherman and brother
Percival from Downingtown are visite
ing their sunts, Mre, W. J. Bmith and
Mrs. A. N, Yearick,
Herbert Hosterman apd family snd
Obarles Hostermen aud family from
Buflal , N. Y , und Prof. Btover, wife
and daughter, Mise Grace, fiom
Bloomfl 1d, N. J., are visiting st the
home of ibeir parents, Mr. and Mra.
QO. W, Hosterman,
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Brivgs resuite=a Reporter ad,
. -
Linden Hall
James BSwabb redently sold his farm |
near this place tol, D. Boal
Mrs. D. M. Campbell spent Monday
in Bellefonte visiting the shops.
Charlie Freed Is visiting at
home of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Zovg.
Miss Ruth Rose Is entertaining ber
friend, Miss Esther Bpsrr, of Will
iamsburg,
Miss Luella Ross, who has been
suffering from an attack of scute ip-
digestion, is very much better,
Mrs. Jumes Swabl has as her guests
this month, Mrs. Roy BSwabb and
daughter Margaret and son Francis of
Erie,
The U E church here is undergo-
ing repairs, new paper having been
rut on ; the exterior will be repainted
next week,
Mrs Curt Musser and daughter,
Miss Alicla, returped to Altoona Hat.
urdsy after visiting for a few weeks at
the J. H. Roses home
Mr. and Mis, Abner Noll, Miss Ee
ther Noil, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Show-
ers of Pleasant Gap, aud Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Durst and family were guests
at the Wieland home on Bunday.
Roy Cathermsan who is employed
in & rallrond office at Lechrone, sc-
companied by his uncle and sunt,
spent a short time at his parental
bome. They made the trip in iheir
sutomobile, returning by way of
Cleat field,
the
Colyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Horner spent
sunday at Potters Mills.
Roland Lesch from Howard
harvesting for Edward Kline,
W. C Farver fs sesisting George
Jordan in cutting his wheat crop,
Albert HKelber from Johusiown is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr, and Mrs, William Reiter,
Thomas Farner, after spending
some time with his parecnte, Mr,
Mre, W. C Farue', on Saturday
for Philadelg nia
Wasllace Wesver and sou Carl, ‘ron
Reading, sre spending a few days wit}
bis parents, Mr.’ snd Mu, A. J.
Weaver.
Mr. sud Mrs. Lloyd Kerlin and
dsughter Mary, after spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs, Peter Jordar
on Bsturday relurped to their howe in
Liverpool, Perry couuty,
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The fall term of the Central Hiat:
Normal Fchool, located at Lock
Haven, will open Monday, Sept, 7.
This school cflers great eduestions
sdvanteges at sa small cost. All of ite
departments for the coming year will
be in charge of thorcughly trained and
experienced teachers, sud under close
supervision, The buildings and the
equipment cf the school are io first
class conditien Fersons desiring to
enter a strong preparsiory scho i or 8
fine training school
communicate with
at ( HAS
FINE LAUNDRY WORK
Residents of Centre Hall and vicin-
ity are assured of the best work in
laundering collars , shirts or any kind
of linen if done by the Laundry for
which I have the agency : City Steam
Laundry, Bellefonte.
No saw tooth edges on collars, no
rough work on shirts or delicate linen
- the best of workmanship only, which
means longer life to your collars, cuffs,
shirts, etc,
i
and
lef
for tes ers should
Lose, Priceipsl
A FEW PRICES
Collars...
Bhirta.. coon "
Cuffs.
ee each
Joctes each
Sota. palr
Laundry Goes Out Every Other Wednesday |
DURING JULY: 29 and AUG. 12
Laundry Osthered Tuesday and Delivered
on Saturday
WM. BAILEY,
AGENT
VESPPO ISIC GLBOIBNVVE LD 0000
§ To All Our Customesr
For Summer Sewing-—
Shirtings, Ginghams, Cali-
coes, Percales, Tickings,
Pillow Casing and Tubing,
Bleached and Unbleached
Sheetings 9-4 wide, 40-inch
Muslin for Sheets, Nain-
sook, Longecloth and Cam-
brics. Li
White goods
the new weaves,
in all
Embroideries, Val. and
Torchon Laces at a bargain.
FRESH BREAD
Schmidt's [Harrisburg]
Fresh Bread every Tuesday
and Friday.
Come to see us,
H. F. Rossman
SPRING MILLS, PA.
oes T000000000000000000008
The Centre Reporter §1 60 per year. |
Re RR BA Simply
Opened July
pense.
store,
the finest stock we
We feel sure that
upon our record of
this sale.
Kessler’s
11 and Will Close July 31
In this line we have
have had for many years.
the people of this community can depend
twenty-five years of square dealing and can
COME AND INVESTIGATE
MILLHEIM, PA.
Re
ATLANTIC CITY
Cape May, Wildwood
OCEAN CITY. ANGLESEA, FEA 5LE
CITY, AVALON AND STONE HARBOR
10-DAY EXCURSIONS
THURSDAYS
JULY 23 and AUGUST 6 and 2o
EXCURSION TICKETS
$08 OR
xe
$6. 35 Rand Trip
Via Delawa¢ River Bridge
$6.15 Round Trip
Via Market Street Whar!
from CENTRE HALL
Stop-Over Allowed at Philadelphia
and Harrisburg.
PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
hore dost
See me for best prices on
all sizes of
WATER PIPES
-also-
PUMPS and
REPAIRS
Everything in the Plumb-
ing Line—bathroom fix-
tures, etc, at lowest prices,
S. J. ROWE
Centre Hall, Pa.
Gate Ball Poultry Yas §
Single Comb White Leghorns
exclusively,
The stock that has quality by
actual test,
Eggs now for sale,
Will Sell at Once, 20 Incubators &
Brooders, at a Great Sacrilice.
Chas. D. Bartholomew
CENTRE HALL, PA,
A Good Oil Stove Saves
You Money in Fuel
>
The New Perfection oil stove enables you to cook a
meal at an expense of only two cents. Surely much cheaper
than wood or coal, and no unnecessary heat during the hot
summer months. Your heat is on or off in an instant—you
have it when you want it and you don’t burn unneeessary
fuel.
We invite your inspection of the two- and three-burn-
er New Perfection oil stoves which we have at our store.
They are well built and absolutely safe. Not only good for
cooking but will prove serviceable as a heater.
>
T. L. SMITH
CENTRE HALL, PA,
FRESH ak
P— A———
ns
Combination Pneumatic Sweeper’
HIS Swiftly-Sweeping, Easy- Running DUNTLEY Sweeper
cleans without raising dust, and at the same time picks up
pins, lint, ravelings, etc., in ONE OPERATION. Its ease
makes sweeping a simple task quickly finished. It reaches
even the most difficult-places, and eliminates the necessity
of moving and lifting all heavy furniture.
The Great Labor Saver of the Jos ow i
small, can enjoy relief re re Hoe and Shame, bie af
the danger of flying dust.
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