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HONORABLE ELLIS L, ORVIS
of Bellefonte, Pa.
Candidate for United States Senator
1
Is a son of t lat
pf Pennsyilvani
lawyers
ate of
many years ha
the board of
tion. He wa
County
continued
fession until 1
President Judge
filled th
ing one
Pennsylvani
record of
en year
and emi
State Col
Nar
Bar
at posi
Senatorial
more than
county, ir
siding in
county embraced i:
trict are
committeen
state comr
ganization
Wednesday
a A
state chairman
st “ r
tilne a
Undesirable Eler
“The rank and
party of Pen:
opposed to any
partisan da
boaseas
Republican
that all the
the old mis!
porters of the
the head of the
chine in Erie
cient
were
that his els
prove to the detriment
~Norrigtown Ledger.
Don't Be Misled.
“Democrats should not b
the misrepresen f
as the Philadelphia
icy of the Record has
find fault with the
tion, no matter who was at its head,
and while it harps about ‘Party har
mony’ it never loses an opportunity
to promote in the
ranks.”—SHnsgrove Times.
An OLD Game.
Whenever the Hall-Guffey crowd sel
out to the Penrose machine, as they
did In 1912 and 1914, they invariably
insist the loss of their votes is due to
the “inefficiency” of the Democratic
State Committees, Such deception will
not work with intelligent men.
Record, T
ever b
wiatine oy
EXIslng
discord
There is but one real fssue in the
factional fight started by the profess
ed followers of Michael Liebel. They
have no special interest in the suc
cess of Michael liebel, further than
to use him as a tool to defeat Paimer
and Morris, the National Committee
man and Democratic State Chairman,
and thus capture the party organiza
tion. They wish to control and dic
tate, that 1s all. All sincere Demo
erats should be on the firing line on
Tuesday, May 186.
For Himself.
Since Michael 1debel, Jr, who
specks A. Mitchell Palmer's seat in the
Democratic National Committee, broke
his open affiliation with the Republi
ean organization and became, nomi
nally, a Democrat about eleven years
ago, he has never supported any Dem.
ocratic candidate for congress in his
district, except himself, when he was
the nominee in 1914,
LAA
SAMUEL B. PHILSON
of Meyersdale, Pa.
Candidate for State Treasurer
engaged bank
for thirty-four
in
Yitizéns Na
lale, Pa., which
$
ey + he $e 13 os 4 » 1
} Ki Ww Lhi i ; entown 1
Mmocrat
Harry
is an
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C. Trexl
ornament on Governor
owned largely by Colonel
who
Brumbaugh’
staff, and George H. Harden, rezular
standpat ]
GQ. Welser, ia
led pe tit]
falled to se
blican The
ted,
Rep editor, J
disgrunt-
auze he
appointment of
That is
ntown Democrat,
disappoin
il sore head, bec
the
Allent
the Alle
tre
postmaster at
what
own.
ails
Go to
Tuesday,
the primary
May 16. Al
stand for
election nex!
gincere Demo
crats who clean polities and
good government have a duty to per
form on that date,
Jim MeNichol's judge, Bonniwell,
elevates his tin horn long enough to
boast that he and his fellow party
wreckers humiliated the Democracy in
Pennaylvania in 1912, betrayed it In
1914, and will ruin it in 1816, Where
was Bonniwell in 1915, when City
Chairman Gordon N. Bromley polled
less than 5000 out of 25,000 votes in
Philadelphia?
Every sincere Democrat in Penngy
vania, who belleves in decent politics
and good government, owes it to his
party to attend the primaries on Tues.
day, May 16, and support President
Wilson and the Democratic state or
ganization,
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A. Mitchell Palmer was the cham
pion for Woodrow Wilson at the
Baltimore convention ‘when Michael
Lelbel, Jr,, was doing his utmost to
prevent the nomination of Wilson,
SUHOOL BOARD RE-ELECTS
y SAME OORPS OF TEACHE
Frof, W, O, Heckman and Elmer Miller Re-
celve Increase in Salaries in Recognition
of Efficient Nervige,
At the regular monthly meeting of
the local board of school directors, Fri-
day evening, the teachers who just
completed an eight months’ term in
the borough schools, were re-elected
for another year. A gubstantial in-
crease in salary was given the princi-
pal, Prof, W, O, Heckman, who will
receive $100.00 per month instead of
$85.00. ‘1 his is the highest salary ever
paid a teacher in the borough schools,
Prof. Heckman’s methods of teaching
and results atteined during his first
year have been most satisfactory and
there was no hesitancy on the part of
the directors to grant the asked in-
crease in salary.
The excellent work of Elmer Miller,
who likewise completed his first term
a8 teacher of the grammar school, was
rewarded with an increase of $5.00 per
month in salary. The salaries of the
intermediate and primary grades re-
main the same, The teachers elected
and salaries to be paid are as follows :
Per Month
High School, Prof. W, O, Heckman...... $100.00
Grammar School, Elmer BE. Miller 5.00
Intermediate School, U, Hoss Bushman ...50.00
Primary School, Helen Bartholomew......50.00
The school board received a little
over $23.00 in tax money, besides a
#¢mall sum for tuition, at this meeting.
T——— A el e——
Use Your Koute Number,
Patrons of rural mail routes should
not fail to use the number of their
routes in connection with their ad-
dress. Offices from which several
routes are served frequently have a
pumber of patrons of the same name,
and when no more definite address is
given than the postoffice, the distribu-
ting clerks are at a loss to know
which John Brown, or Mary Jones, or
Hally Bpirens is meant——whether it is
John Brown served through the gen-
eral delivery window, John Brown,
the dealer, on Route Two, or John
Brown the farmer, on Route Five ?
The truth is no one can tell which
Brown is entitled to the plece of mail
unless the seal is broken, and thie
must be done by one of the Browne.
Now, if the mail would have had
general delivery on or a route number
added, it would have at once reached
ita destination.
Patrons on rural routes can do much
to help the mail service, and one of
the ways that belps most and all to
the advantage of the patrons is to in-
#lst on their correspondents adding
the route and box number to their ad-
dress,
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LOCALS
ad. D. Meyer, of Altoons, was home
with his parents over Bunday.
Miss Ethel Rowe is spending a few
days with her grandfather, Levi
Stump, io Millheim,
Merchant C, W. Bwartz, of Tuseey-
ville, Inst week purchased a five-pass-
enger Dodge touring car,
Cherry trees are white with blossoms
and never looked more promising for
an abundance of the luscious fruit,
An suto license tag, bearing the
figures 74917, was picked up on the
Brush Valley road one day last week.
Same can be had at this office.
Mr. and Mre. J. W, Brown and four
children, and John Camp, of Milroy,
spent Bunday with Mrs. Brown's pe
renie, Mr. and Mre. W. A. Krise,
The Ladies’ Temple, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, have engaged a good
band to enliven their festival which
they will hold on the evening of Mem-
orial Day.
F. V. Goodhart and Harry W. Pot-
ter autoed to Altoona on Thursday,
where the former attended a conven-
tion of the state funeral director's as
sociation,
J. Linn Harris, of Bellefonte, was
Thursday succeeded ss a member of
the state forestry reservation commis-
sion by George B., Lewis, of Canton,
Bradford county.
Tuesday afternoon and evening of
next week a sub-district convention of
the Epworth League of the Altoona
district will be held In the M. E.
church at this place. Kev. G. A.
Williams, president of the district,
and five other district workers, will be
present and speak. Everybody is
cordially inviled.}
Mre. Arthur 8B, Gilmore and little
Inst week, were guests of Mr, and Mre,
D. L. Kerr.
Mr, Gilmore attended the conference
of high school principals at State Col-
lege, he being vice principal of the
Williamsport High school, Mrs, Gil
more whl be recalled as Kisle Kern,
Centie Hall. Rev. Kern is a member
of the Gilmore family, and his daugh-
tor stated that he was not in the best
of health, having been run into by »
bloyole a short time ago.
TWO Fikul WITHIN A WEEK,
Dwelling House at Coburn Barned to
Ground, Five Children naviog Narrow
Escape. ~84000 Stock of Wall Faper
Ruined in Fire in Weber's Store nt Sunte
College,
Burning with such flerceness that
it was barely possible to rescue their
five small children, the home of
Btuart Kerstetter, at Coburn, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, Baturdsy
night, The children had just been
placed In bed and the mother gone
downstairs when one of the daughters
cried from the head of the stairs that
their room was afire, Going upstairs
the parents found the bedroom in
flamzs, They had very little time in
which to gather up the tots and re-
move them to a place of safety. In
less than a balf hour the bullding was
in ashes,
Regarding the csuse of the fire
opinion is divided. It is a fact that a
lamp was left burning in the bed
room where the children lay and
there is a possibility that in some way
it was upset. Another theory ad-
vanced is that relating to a defective
flue, The house was built many years
ago, was of pine lumber and instead of
plaster light wall board was used in
finishing. It burned like tinder and
a number of nearby dwellings were in
great danger of meeting a similar fate.
Owing to the remoteness of the dwell-
ing from the nearest fire plug a hose
could not be used, consequently a
bucket brigade was formed to save
other property.
Mr. Kerstetter moved into his new
bome only sa month ago, purchesing
the place from Louls Boavely. It is
sald, however, that the legal transfer
had not yet taken piace and that the
loss will therefore fall upon Mr,
Soavely, who carried no insurance.
The building was not valued very
highly. Mr. Kerstetter's loss is com-
plete on his personal eflecta,
STATE COLLEGE HAS FIRE,
Last [hursday afternoon the wall
paper and paint store of Thomas K.
Weber, on Fairmont avenue, BState
College, was discovered on fire, and
before it could be outened $4000 worth
of wall paper was ruined. Mr. Weber
had only a few days previous received
a carload of paper and practically all
of this was destroyed or more of less
damaged. The fire originated in the
office, but from what cause it is not
known, and an open stairway acted ss
a flue for the flames to reach the sec-
ond story where the big stock of wall
paper was located. The stock of
paints was not hurt. Both the stu-
dent and town fire departments res-
ponded quickly after the fire signal
was given, consequently the fames
made small headway in consuming
the building. , Mr. Weber's loss is
practically covered by insurance.
Finds 1796 Copper Cols,
A rare copper coin was turned up to
the sun in a spade-full of earth on the
Henry Btloner farm, st Tusseyville,
tenanted by John H. Horner, one day
last week, The coin is a one-cent
piece of the size of a half-dollar, of the
imue of 1798, only twenty years
after the declaration of indepen-
dence and during the adminstra-
tion of the first president of the
United Btates—George Washington.
The coin is in a good state of preser-
vation and the stamping ls clear des-
pite its one hundred and twenty years
of age. The obverse side contains the
inscription * Liberty, 1796,” and the
profile of a maiden with flowing locks,
while the reverse is Inscribed with
“United States of Americs, One
Cent.” The fraction 1-100 appears at
the bottom. The coin may be seen at
this office.
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S. 8 Convention at Hebersbarg.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the twelfth district of the Centre
county Sabbath-school association,
comprising the tcwnships of Miles,
Haines and Penn, and Millheim bor
ough, will be held in the Reformed
church, at Rebersburg, on Wednesday
of next week.
The county chairman and a number
of superintendents of county work
have promised to be present. All
schools in the district are requested to
send three delegates, who should be
teachers or officers,
The following is the program
ranged for the three sessions :
MORNING SESSION,
456 Enrollment.
10:00 * Reverence Personality,” T,
Ar-
A. Hea
What Can Put This Distriet on the “Up
"and Keep it There? County Chairman,
ne Onmiimunity in 1b Relation tw the
2:45 To oy I elation to the
A% The Teacher’ Advantage, Rev, W, MH,
8:40 Report of Committees and Election of
Officers,
400 Open Work,
EVENING BESSION,
780 Forward for the Elementary Divis
son, Mm. OC, KM
ws Relation
FPRIBONER I8 CAPTURED,
Archie Zettle and Jared Stover Heturn
Escaped Convict and Will Share in
$5000 Reward,
Bome time Wednesday evening of
Inst week Harold Enfield, a convict at
the new penitentiary at Rockview,
escaped, and while the officials at once
instituted a search for him in all di-
rections he was practically within the
shadow of the prison buildings, wait-
ing for some one to find him. At the
noon hour on Friday Archie W.
Zettle, formerly of this place, and
Jared Btover, who were doing some
building for Mr. Bluttmanp, above the
Pleasant Gap toll gate, espied a map
sitting at the base of a tree a few
hundred feet distant, and Mr. Zettle
at once remarked to his companion ip
8 joking way, ‘* Wouldn't that be an
easy fifty dollars if he is the prisoner
that broke away.” Not beiug eure of
the description that the suthorities
gave of the map, Mr. Zettle went to a
nearby telephone to call the pen while
Mr. Btover kept an eye on the sus
picioned man, When the former re-
turned he was satiefled that the de-
scription tallied with the makeup of
their ‘* neighbor” and at once pro-
ceeded to lay hands on him. The
convict started on a run toward the
mountain but was soon headed off,
He threatened to shoot his would-be
captors but as he produced no wespon
the men had no fear of him, His five-
foot stature and slight build was no
match for Mr, Zettle's giant build and
to overcome him was child's play.
He was Immediately taken to Noll's
elore which was but a few hundred
yards distant and held there until a
pen authority came and returned the
man to the confines of the new peni-
tentiary., He will very likely be re
turned to a cell in the Western peni-
tentiary at Pittsburgh, thereby losing
the privilege of out-door life.
The fifty dollar reward offered for
the capture of the prisoner will be
divided between Mr, Zettle and Mr.
Stover, makiog a good day's pay for
the carpenters.
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Excitement at Paddy Mountala,
On Bsturday morning the freight
train, east bound, set fire to the woods
about one mile east of Paddy Moun-
tain tunnel on the north side of the
track and about a half mile farther
east on the south side of the track on
the land owned by Jeremiah Aumiller.
The land on the north side of the
track is State land and is included in
the Penn Forest under the manage-
ment of Charles RB. Meek, st Coburn.
The section foreman seeing the smoke
arrived at the blaze soon after it start.
ed but on scoount of the dryness of the
ground and the very rocky condition
of the mountain telegraphed for more
help. The Lindale, Glen Iron and
Coburn sections were soon on the
scene as well as Mr. Meek with some
more men. On their way to the fire
the Glen Iron section men together
with Mr. Libby, fire warden at
Weikert, extioguished the fire on
Jeremiah Aumillier’s land and then
continued to the larger fire. It proved
very difficult to fight on account of
the large rocks which made it ime
possible in some places to resch down
to the fire,
About 7 p. m., thinking the fire out,
the men left for home and supper but
on looking back they saw it had
broken out again on top of the moun-
tain, Immediate return of the men
to the fire was necessary. It was dark
but they arrived at the top of Paddy
Mountain and after working until
10:30 p. m. bad it again conquered.
About this time a welcome rain set in
and the tired men started the difficult
and dangerous descent of the rocky
mountainside. After many falls and
stumbles they arrived at the foot of
the mountain, scratched, bruised, tired
and wet,
Sunday morning fresh men went to
the fire to make sure it was out and
they found the timely rain had nearly
extinguished the iast ember.
No one was seriously hurt bat Mr,
Meek and James Stover sustained
painful falls over the rocks in the
darkness and Ralph Kerstetter, tele-
graph operator at Cherry Rup, was
painfully and deeply cut on an ime
portant part of his ansiomy by a
sudden and unexpected seat upon a
rock.
Children’s Day Exercises,
Bunday evening, June 1ith, the
United Evangelical BSuanday-school
will give a Children’s Day entertain.
ment.
A Children's Day service entitled,
“ Workers for Our King,” will be
rendered by the children of the Luth-
eran Bunday-echool, June 11, at 730
o'clock,
Sohreckengast- Waite,
Wednesday evening of Inst week, at
the home of Robert Hackenburg, of
Bmullton, Huston A. Bohreckengast
and Miss Emma Waite, both of
Bmullton, were united in marriage by
2a * Astion, Prk. W:)
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Rev, W, KH. Williams, of Spring Mills.
| NO. 19
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Floray installed a bathroom
outfit in the home of Daniel Daup, last
week,
Edgar Bummers and W. CC. Boozer
are doing the wiring for electric lights
in Grange Arcadia.
Miss Margaret V, Fleisher, of Phila-
delphis, is spending & week with her
aunt, Miss Kathryn Fleisher.
Wednesday, May 81st, is circus day
in Bellefonte, the Hagenbeck-Wallace
circus being scheduled for that time,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude K. Stahl, of
Altoons, spent Bunday with the form-
er's parents, immediately west of town,
wr
TY.
rn
.
The Centre County Pomona Grange
will meet at Btormstowp. Thursday,
25th instant, in the hall of Half Moon
Grange.
A number of people are planning to
take advantage of the Penney’s $38.00
excargion to Washington, BSsturday
night.
Two Btate College men, one a stu-
dent, were accidentally shot through
the careless use of firearme, last week.
One received the bullet in the arm and
the other in the finger.
Mr. and Mre. C. W. Pennington,
Mr.and Mre, T. L. Bmith, W. J,
Bmith, Mr. and Mre. J. F. Lutz, st-
tended the funeral of George Bmith, at
Bellefonte, Friday morning.
Timothy snd clover fields are look-
ing fine and promise full crope. The
alfalfa fields were very much injured
by frost, and the April snow no doubt
smothered many of the plants that
had already shot sproute,
James KR. Hughes, head of the Belle-
fonte scademy, who got half the costs
in his effort to relieve the Bush House
of its license, decided to take his case
before a jury, thinking a jury will look
st the testimony in a different light
from Judge Quigley.
The White Deer and Loganton rail-
way will pass out of existence on May
8lst. While only a narrow gauge road
it nevertheless served a good purpose
to the residents of White Deer and
Loganton, especially in carrying the
msil to Loganton, which town must
now be served by stage.
Lycoming county bosste of s girl
student who has a perfect mark in at-
tendance and punctuality for the past
eleven years. Bhe ls Miss Rita Bher-
man, first honor student of the Mont-
gomery High school graduating clase,
This record of having never missed one
seseion of school, nor having ever been
tardy in thst long period, hss never
been equalled in Lycoming county
and probably places unique distinction
upon Miss Bherman in the state, In
addition to thie her scholastic average
every year was A plus, which soccord-
ing to the rank of the schools, is more
than 85.
Dogs chased a deer off Tussey Moun-
tain one day last week which but for
the timely discovery by William
Martz would have drowned in a
swamp Dear the Tussey Bink. The
deer was struggling in the mire up to
its neck and was spparently making
little cz no progress in its eflorts to get
out when Mr. Mariz discovered it.
With the help of a neighbor he suec-
ceeded in getting the animal on dry
ground but it was in such 8 weakened
condition that all of the snap and dash
characteristic of its kind was missing
and it lay se though dead. It proved
to be a possum stunt, however, for
when the track appeared clear it re-
gained its feet and flew the white flag
from the rear, not even returning a
glance expressive of gratitude in its
dash for the mountain,
The Pitteburgh Dispatch of last Fri-
day contained a double column hesd
photo of Donald A. Mullen, oldest son
of Mr, and Mre, John F. Mullen, well
known here. Heading the picture
was ibe caption, “In Pittsburgh's
Business World,” and following was
this short account of his rise: ** Mr.
Mulien was born at Renovo, Pa. in
1888, and 16 years ago moved to Pitte-
burgh, where he completed his public
school education. He held a position
with the Pressed Steel Car Company
for two years and subsequently enter-
ed the employ of the Real Estate Sav-
ing & Trust Company, serving in the
capacity of messenger. Avalling him-
self of opportunities for a business edu-
cation afforded by an attendance at
night school, his business efficiency,
as well as his moral integrity, was
soon recognized, resulting in his elec
tion to the office of assistant secretary
of the Real Estate Savings & Trust
Company two years ago, with which
concern he has now been sesocisted
for ten years. Mr. Mullen is president
of Pittsburgh Chapter, American In-
stitute of Banking, one of the largest
chapters in the country ; he ia 8 mem-
ber of the Masonic Order, resides at
3016 Grenet street, is unmarried, a
live wire, aggressive and a loyal Pitte-
burgher,”