Circulation Over 5,700 Both Phones Zhe Centre Democrat. Best Advertising Medium la Centre County Everybody Reads It Circulation Over s—Largest in Centre county. BELLEFONT E, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 1913. WELL KNOWN FARMER | SUICIDES BY SHOOTING: MILLER GOODHART'S TRAGIC! DEATH ON MONDAY. HAD WORRIED OVER FINANCES J. Unfortunate Man Had Been Acting | Strangely For Some Time, and His | Mind is Supposed to Have Become Unbalanced. i shortly morning about 7:301 o'clock a sad tragedy occurred near Farmers Mills’ this county, which stirred that usual quiet community to its depths. John Miller Goodhart, a farmer and well known ciszen of that vicinity, residing along the turnpike, | shot and instantly killed himself in the summer kitchen of his home. His youngest daughter, Martha, a little tot of five years, was the first to enter the out kitchen and discover the body of her unfortunate parent, and notify the family. That his rash act unbalanced mind beyond question that he had been acting queerly several weeks. He had threatened to | kill himself, but his family did not take his threats seriously He would g0 away from home and be gone all day, neglecting his farm duties, but always returning home in the even- ing. He is said to have worried con- siderably over financial matters, which may have been the de- mented condition. The la of last week however, re- cover and finished rn | and on Saturday hauled his corn- | fodder into the barn the morn ing of his death he got up at his usual | hour and did the work about the barn. | Shortly before the tragedy, family | heard him fire three shots the from an old revolver whi had about the hot for some time then returned to the he ed the kitchen working about t he went into the summer kitchen and in a few minutes, two shots rang out The wife the form- | On Monday was due to an | is believed to be it is now recalled for as Cause 1i8 er seemed to his c¢ tt ne Min husking On the at h been Hi ind enter heard him From there | 18¢ and st they he and children and er’'s mother, Mrs. Mary Ross, who were in another part of the house were now thoroughly frightened. The little Martha, was the first to enter summer kitchen and found father lying in a of blood Her- | bert, the oldest who is a school | teacher, had already left the house for | Jellefonte to attend the Institute and Mrs. Goodhart, her mother and the | younger children were the only at home. Neighbors were summoned and on examining body of Mi Goodhart it was found that the bullet had entered the left temple and came out above the right ear. Death must have been almost instantansous The shooting was done with an old | 38 calibre revolver which had in the family for a Wng time time ago he asked Mrs. Goodhart to get him this revolver which she did, | although it was all apart at the time. | He put together, but there was one | serew missing and in place of the screw he used an old ten-penny wire nail, His wife did not know that he | had any cartridges about the glace un- til the morning the urred As the facts in the the Coroner who was notified at once, did not deem it necessary to hold inquest. n John Miller Goodhart of. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H both now deceasad, and was born in Nittany Valley. His age was 42 years, 5 months and 13 days. All hi he has been engaged in farming and was held in high esteem by his friends and neighbors. He was married to Miss Lettie Ross, who survives with the following children, Herbert, John, Sarah, and Martha, all at home He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Harvey Marks, of Centre Hall The funeral services this morning at 9:30 late home and will will be in charge of Rey Presbyterian pastor at Interment will be made tre Hall cemetery girl, the | pool son ones the been Some it shooting Case an WAS the son " will held o'clock from his private. They Schuyler, the Hall Cen- be be Centre in the “Cleaned Up” Hotel Guests. The proprietor of the Keystone ho- “tel, at Tyrone, is looking for a young man named LI. J Koontz who stopped at his house recently and ing requested that his room be re- tained for him. The room is await. ing him-—not at the hotel, however, but in the Blair county jail who claimed to hall came to the Keystone hotel last Thurs. day and engaged a room. His curios- ity led him to the unoccupied rooms of the other guests, of whom he re- lleved of money and valuables, $50, a diamond ring and several valuable pins were taken from the room of Miss Annie Miller; a nest egg of $65 from the trunk of Mr. Krebs, and $6 from the room of Mr. Keefer. After making his haul the light-fingered ar. tist partook of his dinner and left the hotel, asking that his room be held for him. He Is described as being rather good-looking, aged about 35 years, dark halr and eyes. New Lease of Life Granted Nye. The State Board of Pardons, acting on a motion made by former Judge C. R. Bavidge, counsel for Fred Nye, the Shamokin youth who is in the county Jail at Sunbury awaiting the carry- Ing out of the sentence of death for the murder of Harry E. Miller, has continued the hearing on the appli- cation for commutation of sentence for the condemned youth from November 19 to December 17. The action of the Board, it Is ex- pected, will result in Governor Tener giving Nye a lease of life that will ex- tend over Christmas and possibly New Year's, even though the condemned outh's lawyers fall in their effort to ve his sentence commuted, Mra. 8. A. Bell Selaniated her 80th birthday Thursday of last week and quite a number of her friends called on her to congratulate her, Frank Harbold, of York, was an ar- rival In Bellefonte last week and will Saks in haine with his brother, J, Pp. of East Linn Street, with whom he will be associated in the Bellefonte Engineering Works. | Eight-Year-Old | old { hours | to | girl, into | Schad | flames | burned from her | thougt | that | taken to the he barn, | Yo | sch { ferment being her | « - ¥ | thelr way to attend Pennsylvania Day {and daughters. Mary iH. © | pinned un | dren were so plain, | | d the Goodhart, | life |} him | | Clearfield | his attorney, | week | | | | y | upon leav- | Koontz, | from Pittsburg, | Juries SAD FATE OF LITTLE GIRL, Margaret Dies From Burning Accident. While playing near a pile burn- ing paper in the vard of Mrs. Bryan, east Lamb street, last Friday afternoon, Margaret, the eight-year daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas J.. Murphy, was fatally burned her clothes caught fire, enveloping her body in flames Her death in the Bellefonte hospital about twelve later Margaret reside of Murphy, Whose parents the street from the gone to the latter vard Mrs, Bryan during the day o'clock began burnina refuse paper In the rear yard, warned the children standing by, whom was the little thelr danger, and went Unfortunately near the the her in wrtunate Cf ACross an home, had play in the been papering 1fter 4 the She among of the stepped € next moment ! a wind t enveloping her BOTY her the back house garet too th} fire flames dre Hl and fanned quickly blaze The iid and Irs. Bryan to ouched “ body Ams of the inte compani geen and made herok smother the flames At the Albert Schad, John Rice who pavement on north of he hy ns brought she same Were rete Linn Bry the street rods An were attracted and hastening to her threw h eeded The g cries, Mr body the rescus i185 Coat in irl about her extinguishing had feet to her thought at were necessarily It 80 y si and sux been waist, al not the it t} tr frr ed i injuries hat her a fatal character none of at the ph time lans could fo and the child wspital by J yO automobile Evervthing was done t the shod was hin in relieve her kK had been i le body and ner Saturday morning abo Margaret Anna iIghter of the J ed July children d 0 suff ers ingest da and had reac! ard of thre: her n the pare: Katharine was a bright p h An eed an fort Funeral was | yn Monda ernoon made officiatin Hawes of h, Re: Yon church, and utheran church inst is other Gertha ar pil mel inate 1001, unt nt n 'nion cem« tery The Rev hur dist KE minist the Presby Metho of th ors we tor im, of the Rev. Glanding Bellwood Party in Auto Wreck. A part) of wood automo! mel with an accident last afternoon, near Grazierville : be while ol exercises which at State College, inciuded J W, The Lowther, and Katherine, and son Harry, Lowther's near Grazierville party wife Lawther, were riding in ar, and when steering gear locked as they about to make a turn. The embankment and down. The Mr. J. W Lowther ler the car, the daughter in h was broil Lie to from a witnessed t! machine, and « out Aside from a few of the party was seriousl wife J Ww were machine turned la- ran on lirectly dies and an upside wo latter with The the hil- extri thhm- nearby sch aocident by R nis ba windshield were Ives Boy had arms and Ate “se who ) 1Hee Hit. to get none hurt John O. Keeler Must Hang. hn ©, Keeler, the former man, who shot and killed Jos- Roessner the brewer, at 14, 1912, must crime on the gal. was convicted in the county court, and his case to the superior court by A M. Liveright Last the state court sitting burg, confirmed the action of the lower court, thus sealing the fate of condemned man. It is expected the governor will sign the death rant within a month on September penalty of his Keeler We was carried the War. Conductor John Woodring Injured. While the Tyrone division work train was coming east from Unjlon- ville on Saturday morning. conductor John Woodring, of Tyrone, lost his balance and fell off the train Fort- unately Mr. Woodring escaped the wheels of the greater injuries than a broken and sprains of the neck and back. was taken back to his home on morning passenger train, and ne attended to in. A Husky Corn Husker. Centre county corn huskers who pride themselves on thelr ability to separate the golden ears from their silken covering, will be Interested In the feat performed by Farmer J. C Brungart, of Rebersburg. this season We have it upon good authority that he husked fourteen hundred bushels of corn In the shock during the pam season. Who can beat It? Orviston Man Fractures Leg. Lewis Mitterling, employed an night fireman of the dinkey at the Centre Brick & Clay Company's oper- ations at Orviston, wea injured last Friday night by falling from his en- gine, Mr, Mitterling was found lying aong the track In a dazed condition with a fractured leg, He was removed to the Lock Haven hospital for treat. ment, Clinton County Appoints Sealer. Robert W. Clark, of Beech Creek, wan recently appointed sealer of weights and measures for Clinton county, Mr. Clark's duties cover ev- ery portion of the county except the city of Lock Haven, Up to this time no appointment for such an officer has been made by the Centre county board of commission ers. Fractured Leg While Cutting Timber. On Saturday George E. Holt, a well known Centre county woodsman, was brought to the Bellefonte hospital, suffering with a fractured leg, which he sustained while at work cutting timber In Curtin township. A tree in falling struck him on the right leg below the knee, with the resulting in- jury as above stated. Murphy occurred | Bry- | place | had | ana | Murphy | Mar- | efforts | Anderson | laying | resi- | girl's | terribly |! time i of | er happened in be | ian j ed Ford | f the | were | Belle | Clear- | pay | at Pitts. | thas | train, and suffered no | 3s nose | 3 He | the | |OFFICIAL RETURNS OF NOVEMBER ELECTION | COMPLETE VOTE OF THE COUN. TY SHOWN. TAKEN FROM RETURN; SHEETS | Many Candidates Were on Two and Three Parties and Thus Received Large Vote—Road Bond Issue Brought Many to the Polls. Elmer | when | vole Cen- Below will be found the official precinct in inst cast in each voting | tre county at the as aken from the return sheets prothonotary's office T he Jellefonte h was given [# it i election at result in fully In deemed Wie k Oro - nre Oroug therefor repent sue commissioner L ) OO 0060 ond issue rom the vot set forth | “4 were | st week brought centre of any offices instances ted Pe on loc of An ; eff ex I but i il number olers vmendment to $50,000,000 for roads ortant feature nsider, and in lone brought otherwise constitutiona loan of provide a Was per man) vot would was an cen | names ' pt Of - ters furnish name man- ribed re | Centre Hall Borough f Election-John M MLNS | Thursday | W R, 15: 8B Kreamer | bir R, 5 | | Dauberman, D, 75, R, 2% 6, RR, 21; Frank Geary. D, 2; | Emerick, DD, DD. Foreman 1: DD. A. | Boozer I J Lov 1. Council 1) i ¥ ' i, R, 15; Daniel Meyer G WwW 5) D Boehoo Howard Borough Flectior , ) O01, nabled the others bruises, | 2 Williams R McDowell Phill D ip C. Holter ; Schenck, R,L 66 W John Wagner 6. H C ; ZT. Welrick Ww etcher, R, 63 Justice A. A. Pletcher J I'D 7 F. 8B | Schenck, W, nD Ho D Dunham 70 2] Milsaburg Borough, Judge of Election-—-W. E. Grove. D Harry Austin, R, 46 Inspectors. Essington, D, 29, Samuel! Haupt, Assensor--Willilam Newman, D, 22 Campbell, R, 26; George Taylor | Counetl (4 George MeCullough, D | Dante McKinney, D. 25 John Swartz 138; Harry Whitman, D, 26; H. J. Camp hell, NR, 25: H. G. Ebba( R, 37. BE 7T | Kinney, R, § | Bady, D, 21 i Moses Tressier, D, 22 144. Auditor (2) Harry Kinney, {32; George Taylor, D, 22, R, | Director (()-Z T. Harshberger, D, 36; W,. B, Thomas, 6 yr», D, 235. R, H. Haupt, § yra, R, 36. Elwood yra, D, 27. Clayton Bhope, § yrs, Samuel! Clark, I yrs, R, 45; Grant 2 yra, R, 45 Justice of Peace Grafmyer, D, 41: Edward Quick, R, 235, Toner A. Hugs. R, 31 Miltheim Borough, Judge of Blection—1. BE. Btover, D, george Ulrich, R, 21; John Wilcox, 34 Inepeciors -D. WW. Zeigler, D, 4 F 8. Ulrich, R, Pio Bb dicCiian, B, B Assessor-<W, EK K§en, DME H Am: merman, RB, 17; fel Auman, 8, 34 Auditor (1)~H. T. Frank, D, 42; R. 8 Stover, D, 47, Luther Catherman, R, 27; Robert Foote, 8, 27; J. A. Shull, B, 30, Behool Director (2)—-E. B. McMullen, 87. G. WW. Btover, D. bo: R, 14; J. Bpigeimyer, R, 19; ler, 8, 21; CO, Musser, 8, 26 (4)-E. H. Auman, D, 63; 8 bell, D, 45; H. B. Harman, D, leltzel, D, 1; T. B. Motz, R, Musser, R, 22; P Guy P. Bpringer. 22. Burgess—H. BE. Duck, D, 41; Gutelius, R, 20, Henry Kaler, 8, 24 Tax Collector-—J. W, O. Houseman, D, ad 8. Bhelton, R, 16; Frank Welper, 25. R, Qehonl 6 yre i“ 8, 8, B. Philipsburg Borough, First Ward. Judge of Election-1. BE Gearhart, D, 47; EO. Mattern, W, 28; W. H. Musselman, 1, 67. ore-—J, . Hoffer, D, 80; George ra, W, 25, Assomsor—Robert Kinkead, D, 44, Councll (2)--W, BRB C. Hollen ‘ Hancock, W, 24; R R, 63; J. W. cob Hwires, D, 23: J. R, 66; William Slee, 8, tor. James ® Auditor (2)~G, C, Sho. Falter, 27: LD, 41, W, 236; C. U, Hoffer, } dame, W, 43, R, 52. Behool Director (2)—H. 8. MeClintock, D, 43, W, 28; P. B. : w, #5, 'R, 26 ton, 1, 0; Baward 81 tice of Peace--Bliis C, b, . Warfel, W, 43, R, 59; Robert (Continued on page two.) week, | the | | The to | The that | I M1 and | | fis { Ughtful i clative ‘a ¥ { Almighty | tarded children: | permanently | retarded . | kinds, School | | as | perfectly normal Woodward, | Hayes | ! the A pe { porarily | CAuses | ditions | ress | Teachers by | puplis may TEAGHERS INSTITUTE HELD THIS WEEK | ANNUAL EVENT BRINGS MANY VISITORS, SYNOPSIS OF THE SESSIONS An of Discussed by Instructors—Evening Entertainments Largely Attended Will Adjourn Tomorrow. Array Interesting Subjects Bellefonts of the school tea here to attend annual session of Te attendance this large and mn manifested the addres vered by tore. The Howing named pres ing oni BE of t » institute virtually in the hands week, who Xty-seventh wchers' Institute unusually hers this are Lhe GAr Is interest | in the In- are th Froes) { wid Alers State Collen ce President Spring urg fart Pine Grove er, Woodward: W. F¥ Lenthers be | BH. WW, Ripka, Spring is | Picket Flem afternoor “Amer. were ANE Hew mide 1 he med the ne pointed gtions GUE for my {1 agrecable to li Monda evening Gamble Con mpsany of their de- aentertalnment to an appre- audience. Each number of] program was rendered with the ski" and ense of the finished artist | Tuesday morning Institute o'clock by singing “Come King,” and devotional exer- anducted levy NN Veaver Dr gave a talk Pestalogzi the many ITER Are reall Ld the fact cert « Eh the apened i Thon, Bown iis brit arent fal out int t} King Po nat ap CR peR impressed than anvthing Dr. Holmes, wed with id.’ cise about of State College a talk on the “Backward There are two kinds of re-| Those who are tem- retarded and those who are | retarded Permanently children are of different | ranging from the idiot | the one so slightly feebie inded to be hardly perceptible, not Dean [0 ; porarily to m yet Dr, Green talked on the ‘Right Kind of Books to Read” He sald we should read books that had stood the | test of time: those that were of al wholesome nature, and also cheerful They should be varied as to subjects, Institute opened in the afternoon hy! veral selections of enlivening song Dr. Holmes then continued his talk on Backward Child,” referring ially to those who are only retarded and giving the same. Sometimes the con- in the home retard the prog- the pupil, or the environment neighborhood retards the child not dealing tactfully with also retard them in their work, Physical defects are often the cause of backword pupils tention should be calied to the retard. ing effects which adenoids have on the pupil, we on tem of of of the After a short intermission Dr. Green | continued his talk on "Right Kind of Books to Read” He sald everyone should cultivate a liking for poetry; that our minds should be in a recep- tive condition when we read so as 10 thithlie us to grasp the great truth contained in literature, Tuesday evening Ralph gave a very Interesting lecture en- titled "The University of Hard Knocks,” In which be forcibly brought out the fact that men must become great by service fo others before they can fll great places. He compared the human race to a barrel of apples, stat. ing that in jolting and bumping them over rough roads, the big ones would always work to the top and the little ones to the bottom: In the same way the jolts and bumps of life will bring great men to their places and positions in Hfe, Wednesday morning's session ed by Institute singing “1 Need every Hour,” and devotional exercises conducted by Dr. Hawes, of the Pres byterian church. “Lend a Helping After singing Hand,” Dr. Ellis spoke about Horace Mann, and in his talk brought out the fact that a teacher should not stimu late a pupil beyond his strength; that one “Former” was worth a thousand "Reformers," that every teacher should catch some of the faith of Mann that the seed time would bring the harvest and that we should be ashamed to dle until we have won some victory for ity. After singing several selections Dr. Litera re- marks that Ivamin need not be ashamed of her | ure, as some of of American Literature were confined | ders” i fh i ire { od persons are { Phi {tions present it i Kive a | special at- | conmfully Parlette | PENNSYLVANIA DAY. ittingly Observed at State College on Friday. Penn nt ania State C ge on conceded by those of the kind ever held a Fri- who most The observance of at Pq day generall attended, to H Vania i have been cessful affairs of the th The visitors were en every opportunity for enjoyment ide from a general “open Fiume’ rangement throughout coll departments there was the \Y ch N ( One it institution As all the annual 1 1 111 game y vh fre 1] feated State and fair" A midwa furnished by dents, featu atthe “country - | with won- ingenuity of 5.000 exhibit an ali-day supplied the ¢ Kt of prize iumbering of forest correct refores for and tation, a the camp guarding of fence exhibit departments rangers domesti the lines i arranged for oung mestic e of ! « si ng gram, the nr i extensive, State Gon led, Ir lege Dairy and Agriculture Exhibit. The Penna. Railroad Company wil have agriculture and dairy exhibit cars, at Beliefonte on November 17th and 15th, and Pleasant Gap. November IME and 20th These exhibits show agricultural products grown the Penna. R. R. including the Penna. R. R exhibit from the New York La Show 181: which was awarded 1 f best raliroad nd | ¥ +H Ve wr ted ext States de m of ee E Vers th To President R ider the « | fourth « | along | 2 | i 2 No. 45, Vol. 35, ATH GLASS POSTMASTER WILL WALK THE PLANK CIVIL SERVICE WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED. EFFICIENCY THE FIRST TEST And True Democracy Will Receive Favorable Consideration—Examina- tions to be Held Soon—Latest In- formation on Subject. mn is erage frequently citizen asked, curious to w President Wil- ling with the 4th nearly a republi- appointed for political former republican ad Pres/dent Taft's order, these In the classified term the His ef- His ef- holders selfish par- ind civil service was oped would successfully Coming at time it ent evidence of its pur de democrats im of their ory nistration has The quest) nd th At present aster is ge of his blect at served critism, criticism of office urely Lhe fr en- suc- m They by making postmasters pass There Anyone examination All who eligil for stmasters, ligibles the Belect any appointment, it that if lis will is a this prot } pI Bervice le ne He t he rieson wn extract “National the def- to this likely to postmasters at up changes Reforms in the Postal Service. One of the troublesome problems fourth-class scattered more than nber 30, 1908, overed un- regulations the PoBtmasters in certain and western states Shortly in ferm expired President Taft issued an execntive order place ing under the same regulations the postmasters the same grade Tn all the remal: and exempting 1} ivil ser- postoffices in ying p me of the Uni- led States. Thus, every fourth class postmaster in the United States had extended to him the full protection of the civil service laws without any one of them having been obliged to dem- onstrate his fitness for such protec tion. In nearly every instance these HIE 5 MIYIOe northern before 1} of ng ie perat slates ons of the Muintions only the TE] 14 Sta | postmasters had been appointed as a State Orchard Demonstrations. The hedule Pennm orchard rk Ir direct irface we r the vanis | i Cen ’ demonstration w unty Zoologist H rishureg. is annou Monday ~ Millheim Wednesda; bell D nder "w f at Har | Ws State Gephart Nov 19th Green, Bellefor Friday, Nov, ist. Newton C digh, State College These demonstrations Include pub- He exhibitions of correct methods of pruning and spraying. Al ihlerest invited to be present at demonstrations which will lock on the date Miss ie Fliza the gir publ be atl one ) mn | od Operation Without Anaesthetic, Mrs Mark Marshall, of Oak Grove taken to the Cpttage hospital ipshurg recently in a ¢oriticeal con. on, suffering from an obstruction the bowels On account of condi- was deemed unsafe general anaesthetic, and operation was undertaken and completed with the ald used ly whe al dit of the suc. only of cocaine local his the Dr talk mostly to the literature of 15th century Holmes next talked on the subs Ject of “"Charscter.,” He said that we laid too much emphasis on material things, and made the great business man the hero of age. That perfectly honest men or women either were hard to find, Character is all that a man does or will do And cannot be finished in this life. The teacher will help to build the character of a pu- pil unconsciously by the life he lives Wednesday afternoon Prof. Robin son had institute sing several select tions with the usual vim after which | Dr. Ellis talked on the Relationship of the School and Home, The teach. er should stand side by side with par- ent in the education of the child, what i need Is co-operation. There are boys and girls who go away from home influences too soon to enter pre- Raratory schools or even colleges. his is a strong argument for central. ized township high schools of the first grade. Misunderstanding between par- ents and teachers come Into schools because both do not have the same viewpoint. Many a teacher's reputa- tion Is made by the reports carried home to the parents by pupils from § to 14 years of A teacher can't curifine his teaching within the four walls of the school room, but must co operate with the home to make the best school. Institute then sang a few selections. Dr. Green then dis custed the poem Sir Launfal's Vision. He sald it had power to change human lives. Find the and great In everything inst of looking for the evil, A toll ia holy If the toller is name- | vice | more to {all | stood | are reward for a rendered political service, primarily. Th ) came into di- ot ! ‘ Mr. Burleson's ideas ! ¥ had been blank- Arge number task of res the improvement of rendered extremely promote efficiency ! to the princli- service laws was the Postmaster-Gen He evolved a plan nditions impos Ly a8 a result of their cil servi orders. At his In- stigation President Wilson issued an order, amendng the orders of his pre- decessors. by whigh the office rather than man is subject to civil sers jons # mitunt) nee tents hem for was lence ch the ve the Taft ™ reversed President which ed | e n the reguiat Mr. By through drew the fourth irleson A straight class postoffices side he placed all the offices the receipts are $1580 a vear or and under the amount which them to become presidential On the other side he placed the offices where the receipts are than $180. It should be under. that fourth class postmasters designated by the Postmaster General and not by the President, Their salaries vary widely, and are derived entirely from the revenues of their own offices. They receive as compensation only the face value of the stamps which they cancel. If for four consecutive quarters, the amount of these cancellations reaches $250 per quarter, or $1,000 for the yoar, the office Is raised to the presidential class where the postmaster receives a certain stipulated salary, provided other branches of the business show A proportionsge increase, that is, re- ceipts from registration, money or- ders, lock box fees and so forth, and line (in me where ose "A Postmastee.Gunsral Barly. son's plan, non-presidential post- offices where the annual receipts are $180 or mors, will be filled com petitive examination cond under the rules and
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