Centre Democrat,
Circulation Over 4,600.— Zi gest in
AIR SHIP SAILS
AROUND WASHINGTON
Aerial Navigation Successfully Demon-
strated There Last Week.
LAWMAKERS DESERT DESKS
Man in the Baloon Calls on the Presi-
dent-- Sails Around
Goes up to Capitol and Breaks up
the U. S. Senate and the House.
Monument--
1 Arg
3 : ou ne of Ul
big balloon could be seen, and certainly
here was Beachy and his airship. As he
came closer the crowds in the windows
and on the streets began to increase
Everything was forgotten except the air-
ship, Drivers jumped from their wagons
permitting the horses to take care of
themselves, barbers ran out he
leaving customers half
halted the
silent back
He was the
as he sailed
gh i fen and
big shi :
His assistants hs
automobile anc
the |
landed the
hand to catch
o earth while he
on
wiloon : i
hands with folks
ion that
Luna Park
After a few minutes
chat he mounted ma
chine and ann Up and
up, then with a turning movement
apparently for a
directly over the President's mansion,
the gasoline motor began popping like
the automobile on the ground, and the
airship pointed east, sailed over the
Treasury building, and following the
course of Pennsylvania avefiue went to
the Capitol where both houses of Con-
ress wete in session. Thousands lined
the avenue by this time and it was re-
rom
wasnt
un
in
ounce
he
stood still moment
Centre County
marked that the crowds were as dense as |
at an inaugural parade. Little work was
1 Uncle Sam in the grey
dings along the route, for every win-
dow and roof contained people watchir
the flight of the machine over the cit
and the boy appeared to enjoy it as he
his position to avoid cross cur-
The news that he was com
preceded him at the Capitol and
nal law makers vacated their seats
hed to the doors to see tl new
Even «
1
from deba
{ Ot stone
Y.
shifted
the
1e
gn
DOL
a peep
» new sena
to take
» away
hv he
and it
just been sworn
ey maintain areputas
and useful and
tion of good citizens
strict adherents to correct manhood.
Another Murder.
H. Mussina and Corner W
y i ’
elegrams las
aning the
4th at Snow Shoe
Railroad to be Sold.
I'he Altoona & Philipsburg
conned
railroad, after years o
quent litigation,
oreclosure tladelpbia on July
11, and will probably be transformed
from a steam to an electric road, The road
was formerly owned in its entirety by
Dar !
| Langdon, who came into prom
inence as a promoter and finan some
It
connects with the
er
12 YOArs ago is miles long and
Creek railroad
he court directed
ily 11
th
at Philipsburg. 1 he
sale of the property on |
McVey-Burd,
pretty 1
A very home wedding took
place last Thursday at the bride's home,
when
Miss Flor
joined in holy
Altoona,
McVey
were
j14 Spruce avenue,
Charles Howard and
ence Ella burd
matrimony by Rev. A. Lawrence Miller,
postor ;of the Fifth Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, They were attended
by Miss Edith D, Steward and W, Arthur
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs, McVey, after vis.
iting eastern cities, will make their home
in Altoona. They are
countians,
former Centre
|
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 19086,
LEWIS EMERY, JR,
Democratic
Nomine«
for Governor
olalalalnaleieiee oleleinin ewe eel
EMERY NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR
At the Democratic State
on Wednesday
FIRST BALLOT WAS
Convention
261 TO 60
The Famous Independent Republican to
Lead Another Crusade For Reform
--Another Fusion Battle--Great En-
thusiasm-«-After Standard Oil Co.
The following is the ticket nominated
yesterday by the Democratic State Con. |
vention, in session at Harr rg
Governor--LEWIS EMERY, of Mec
Kean, County
Lieut. Gov.--JERRE BLACK, Jr. of
York.
Auditor General--WM,
of Columbia County.
Sec.
of Phi adelphia.
T. CREASY
GREEN
of Internal Affairg--
witer
represet
Nation
for the Demo
nd the
smocrats insisted
candidate
ition, Lincoln
d that
should
Guffey
course strenuously, and wan
er Berry to stand, but he declines
the tin the de legates began to assem
’ that
ble at Harrisburg it was evident tha
Emery sentiment had « apt ired the state
In of
i »
spite ged Senator
this Guffey ur
Dewalt and a strong effort
the convention for a straight
democrat, but the start it failed to
Col, Guffey did
the
was made to
storm
at
attract much attention,
not personally attend convention
wor
inlereste
rupt political gang that are mas
hind Edwin Stuart on the regula
ean ticket
Early it
that the
Pennsy in Humble Mood.
t Washin
Bef
on a gton
cials of the Pennsylvania
mbie manner poss
hat the great company
: 1 ie
n
would the |
represente
honestly with the people
made it known that the Per
railroad had decided to abide by the laws
ol its dealings with ship
It was announced tha
id, in the immediate future
in car distribu
1 prohibit ownersh
by its offi
the country In
:
tion
oal stock ial
private cars would
It was also given out and pu
records that the company would
the bituminous coal operators an
all transg grievances
lispatch as possible
3 3
oe el
adjust
ortation with as
NO PAPER NEXT WEEK
According to the custom of many
years, no paper will be issued from this
office next week, in order to give all con
nected therewith a brief vacation,
Editors and printers, like other mortals,
enjoy a vacation, and especially at this |
season of the year
Vol.28. No. 28,
. s—
FACT. FUN AND FANCY.
THE GOVERNMENT
AFTER BIG GAME
Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected
and Original.
Will Prosecute Penna R. R, and Stan
dard O1l Company
PRISON DOORS FOR GUILTY
The will
Philadelphia -. Able
3een Retained-<Rockefeller Ir
In
Has
Dar -
Prosecutions Take
Place
Counsel
ger of impr isonment.
Even tight shoes may be classed as
hard wear
A lie is a lie, but a written one is most
BAD SMASH UP, WARE
‘ ve
"11 Chances
it of hav-
and a
» a head and a
mes an
in saying
takes after his father
of her
there is at
ne thing sh n keep to herself,
John L. Sullivan dex he
yr ite v 1s
onquered his appetite fo
woman's pr on
the ht
us
band demo
at
per day
has
ink
ly shows that even an appetite can
drowned
AWAY
RIOW A
A postal card mailed in Philadelphia
0 years ago has just been received at
decrease of | its destination in , amden Some people
wonder why Philadelphia has such a
hard time living down her reputation
ber of pensi all 14 & 2
roll April 30 was
2.181 {1 Under
om
the conditions it is not likely that the na-
will ever again see a pension roll
Mail Carriers Relieved
more than a million names
An order
from the postoffice depart
ConGress is expected to adjourn this ment at Washington states that here.
y
I not ascend
higher than the second floor of an office
\ J f |
week, after passing some of the most im. after mail carries wi
portant legislation for thé general pub
\ It was a record breaker building in which there is no elevator,
doct
endorsing
democratic rines. and not higher than the ground floor of
all other buildings when delivering mail,
This last clause applies to apartment
houses and flats as well as dwelling and
other buildings in which there are no
| business offices on the second floor,
Mart
present
Qt and owned the
Penny. The
people will own the next one—Lewis
Emery,
created
Governor-0Old
AN