Over 5,700
Both Phones
I he Centre 0
*
CX
Ia
Circulation Over 5,600—Largest in Centre county.
|BURNE
CLOSING INCIDENTS
IN LICENSE FIGHT
ATTORNEYS FOR BOTH SIDES
ARGUE BEFORE ORVIS
COURT HOUSE WELL FILLED
At Every Session With [Interested
Spectators—Many Women in At-
tendance—~Now Up To the Court—
“What Will the Harvest Be.
————
The hearing of arguments for and
against the granting of liquor Ti
censes in Centre eounty drew a Inrge
crewd of interested spectators to the
Temple of Justice Wednesday, both
morning and afternoon. In the aud-
fence were the clergymen and many
representative people of the ttown in-
cluding a large number of the falr
sex. The court was called to order at
10 ¢'clock with Judge Eiils IL. Orvis on
the bench. Before hearing the license
cases several petitions were presented
and acted upon by the court. James
C. Furst, Esq, then arose and called |
the attention of the court to an article |
published in the Keystone Gazette of
January 26th, entitled “A Busy Week
in a Dry Town. This artiele he sald
had excited considerable comment and |
the last paragraph had been eon-
strued by some &s an attempt to in
fluence the court. In explanation he
sald that the article was written by
Dr. G. EB Hawes who stated that be
referred to the election of assembly-
man next year, many of whom are
pledged to local option, and not In
any way to the judiciary. Both Mr.
Furst and Mr. Moore attorneys for the
remonstrants disclaimed any knowl- |
edge of the article until it appeared
in the paper. The court accepted thelr
explanation and the ineldent which
has stirred up “& tempest In a tea
pot” for the past two weeks was fin-
ally closed.
The first license application consid«
ered was that of the Central Hotel at
Milesburg of which Henry Kohlbeck=
er Js the landlord. James O.. Furst,
of Bellefonte, and F. H. Moore, of
Washington, Pa. represamted the re-
monstrants in this case as well as in
all other cases except Philipsburg
where the no-license advocales were
represented by J. Kepnedy Johnston,
Mr. Furst opened the Kohlbecker
case by stating that a remonstrance
had been filed amninst this house
signed by a large number of ¢itizens
of Boggs township. There were also
specific. chasgges setting forth that
Henry Kohthecker wad 4 man of ine
temperate habits. It was also charg
ed that he sold to minors and men
of intemperate habits, that the hotel
wat 2 nuisance, not properly condutt,
ed and that edrouring was frequently
kept up until 3 a om Mr, Furst stat.
ed that they had not atlempted to
stuff the records with evidence that
would mot be admissable under the
Brooks high leense law, but had Kept
etrlerty tc the re in the case and
Teil cud The lade PIL IUCR CLE
evidence to warrant the refusal of this
license. He quotedl from the evidence
of the Academy boys who alipough
ender age had secured drinks at this
hotel. A Jong list of men of iptem-
perate habits had secured drinks here,
Mr. Kohlhecker was represented by
Gettiz, Bower & Zerby, Mr Gettix
made the argument in reply fo Mr
Furst and asked why these charges
had not bean brought before If Mr.
Kohibecker was guilty and not at a
license court. Je designated it as an
attempt to destroy this man's bosi-
ress in an dnderhand manner. He
entered a peneral denial to the in-
temperate babits of Mr. Kohibeoker
and stated thal the latter had been
suffering from 4 nervous trouble since
childhood and that he took three
drinks of whiskéy a day on & pre.
scription of a Vitishurg doctor. His
bar tender stated that he had asked
the Academy students and they had
told him they were of age. Mr. Get.
tig reviewed the testimony of many
reputable citizens who sald this ho-
tel was well conducted and was a
necessity, He said they had produc
ed 22 witnesses fo prove thé good con-
duct of Mr. Kohibecker and bis hotel
against three on the other side. He
reviewed the Brooks high license law
and asked that under {ts provisions
this license be granted. Court then
adjourned until 1:30 p. m,
he first case of the afternoon was
the application of W. L. Daggett of
the Bush House. Mr. Moore argued
for the remonstrants, discussing the
Brooks law and commenting on the
testimony of J. Warren Hawk, the
young 17 years. old college student
and James Caldwell, also a minor
whe had been sold liquor at this hos
tel. He alse reviewed evidence tend-
ing to show that they had sold liquor
to mon of intemperate habits. He
Rags testimony that Mr.
d would not run
ense, He argued
not & fit man
smoke of the good record Mr. Daggett
had m fn the 23 years that he had
#d this hotel. Showed how
r gary this hotel was snd how well
"n conducted. Went aver
twas
evidence in detail and madd a strong
; of this leense
#
to
perate habite, eto.
with a license is
and
the Son,
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1914,
———
—
rs
IN COUNTRY HOME
AGED MAN VICTIM OF FIRE AT
MIDDLETOWN, N. J.
WELL KNOWN IN BELLEFONTE
Where He Resided Several Years Ago
~Was Married to a Member of One
of Bellefonte’s Leading Families—
No Trace of Body.
John 8, Hendrickson, a farmer re-
sident of Bellefonte, and married in-
to one of the leading families of this
community, met with a tragic death
by fire at his home in Middletown, N.
J., sometime Saturday night. Mr.
Hendrickson resided in a handsome
residence on the picturesque Kings
Highway” in Middletown villiage, and |
sometime during the night the bulld- |
ing caught fire and was totally de-
stroyed.
Hendrickson resided
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs
Earnest Taylor who on Saturday
night went to New York city to spend |
the night there with friends, They
left Mr. Hendrickson, who was an
with his son-
DT0 DEATH |PALMER FOR U.S. SENATOR
invalid, at home with an attendant
McCORMICK FOR GOVERNOR
———————— San:
Will Be the Standard Bearers of Progressive Democ-
racy in Pennsylvania.
A SP rs
IS APPROVED BY PRESIDENT WILSON
a
During the past week there was more than usual interest shown in Penn-
gvivania politics, when the announcement was made on last Thursday morn.
ing. that, aftér numerbus conferences at the White House In Washington
President Wilson had approved of the candidacy of Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer,
for U, B. Senator from Pennsylvania, 0 dppose the re-slection of Senator
Penrose, and that of Hon. Vance C. McCormick, of Harrisburg, for Governor.
Both gentlemen immediately announced theif intentions to seek the nomina-
tion of the Democratic party for these respective offices at the coming prim.
ary election next May, as representing the Reorganized Democracy -of Penn-
svivania, §
For over a month the Guffey-Hall-Brennen-Donnelly-Ryan element of
Democrats, who style themselves the Old Guard” and who take the credit
for the nomination of Webster Grim at the Allentown Convention In 1810,
announced through Eugene Bonnewsil that they proposed to name Michael |
J. Ryan, of Philadeiphia, for Governor With the express purpose of. licking
the present Democratic organization in Pennsylvania, and thereby specially
humiliating Chairman Roland 8. Morris, National Committeeman, A. Mitchell
SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF
GEN.JAMES A. BEAVER
BY THOMAS H. MURRAY, ESQ,
OF CLEARFIELD
PAYS HIM SPLENDID TRIBUTE
Tells of General's Considerate Treat-
ment of Adversaries at the Bar
Incidents of Early Day in Centre
County Courts.
In the last issue of the Raftsman's
Journal published at Clearfield, Pa.
there appears an article from the pen
of Thomas H. Murray under the head
of “Recollections of General James A.
Beaver.” The writer was a life long
friend of Gen. Beaver and ia one of
the oldest attorneys at the Clearfield
bar, as well as one of the leading law-
yors of Central Pennaylvania, and has
frequently appeared before the courts
of Cemire county. We deem the ars
ticle of such an interesting character
that we publish #t In full as follows:
"Over twenty-five vears Ago some.
one asked him which title he liked
{ best, General or Governor, "Well" he
sald sententously “the title of Gener.
{al Is the ond that cost me most” re-
It is supposed that after his attend- | paimer, and Hoh Vance OC. McCormick, whe were largely responsible for the | ferring of course to the loss of his
ant left him for the night he upset
the lamp in his room setting fire to |
the house. The atiendant was awak- |
ened by the smell of smoke and had |
hardly time to escape from the house |
in her sight clothes. The wind was |
blowing a gale from the northwest
and there was no fire department in
the vililage, so that the fire burned
rapidly and the house and all its
contents was destroyed. Coroner
Harry C. Fay. of Red Bank, N. J., was
called but ne trace of the unfortun.
site man’s body was found,
Mr. Hendrickson oame of an oid
German family and was born in Phil
adelphla abvot 78 years ago, He was
married in Bellefonte “n September
1873 to Miss Jennie Harris, ss daugh-
tor of Joseph Harris, of this place, |
and they resided in Middistown, N. |
J. for many years, About ten years!
ago they resided In Bellefonte for a
ghort thme in the residence now os
cupted by John M. Shugert, on East
Linn street and here Mrs. Hendrick-
son died. Tater Mr Hendrickson and
his daughter returned to Middletown
where they have since resided. His
wile wns & sister of the Inte John
Harris, the druggist, Mrs. Eva Blanch
chard and Mrs Wister Morrie. He is
survived by two children, Mre ne
est Taylor and Charles Hendrickson,
both of Middlstown,
Nice Specimen of Bob Cat
Ed. M. Burd, of Milesburg, was In
Bellefonte on Puesday gfternoon. 2x-
hibitiag a fine female specimen of the
wild feline tribe known a8 8 bob eat,
which he had shot that morning In
the ridges back of Milgshurg. The
animals tur was prettily striped and
the paws resembled bupdhes of cot
ton. Concesled in. each innocent.
Hoa Rhee Cag CE TOTeT ep red min
that conld do as much damage tO a
map Bs a threshing machine. The
animal was abdut two and a ball feel
fn length and must have weighed
about thirty-five pounds. Ths boun-
ty on a bob cat is $4 snd the skin is
very much in demand hy taxidermists,
Mr. Burd informed us that he haa
been offered #8 for the hide, and to-
gether with the bounty his day's hunt
wold amount to a nice sum,
i — gL
The Goose Came Back.
From Hupter's Park comes the
story of a noose turning up spice and
spay After a fast of four weeks dur-
ing which time It was a prisoner un-
der nn overturned straw stack. On
the 7th of last month the large straw
shed of A. L. Carter was demolished
by the heavy snow, burying seme of
the farth machinery and & number of
chicketis, Several geese Were also
missed, and last Thuraday while dig-
ging among the ruins one of the jong-
net fowls was discovered buried
under the straw, It had besn a pris-
oner for exactly four weeks with
practically nothing to eat, but in spite
of its onforced fast appeared none
the worse for the experience.
Would
From
pouragement for Rev.
who is in
zens ag a candidare for C
on the Democratic t'=tzt. Should he
accept the nomination the citizens of
this ®aurocdurity district could well
feel i of their candidate. Rev,
Hewitt would make the strongest
candidate of any that we know of
Season of Self Denial.
This’ season of fasting beging Febs
raary 25 ending at Easter, April 12
It is the season of self denial and Is
observed by several of the ohurches,
but the great body of people do not
pay heed to the season. Cards, dan-
ces and socials are dispensed with by
those who take heed to its observan-
oes,
Mave Rsiurned to Their Home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H, Arney have res
turned to their home in Centre Hall
after ing the winter with their
jes Arney, at Niagara Falls
Make a Popular Candidate.
all sides come words of en-
John Hewity
fluential eciti-
but without the knowledge of Mr. Ray
He sald the hotel was well conduct-
ad A mg 4 necessity to the traveling
in regard to
made by Mr. M
10 be quite a mi
a mix up
o Rouse 3
made by M
in favor of Mr, OH
tor years
re-organization of the Democracy in Pennsylvania They also hope thereby
to gain control of and dispense all federn) patronage in the state for the
next three yoars,
True to their predictions, Inst week. Ryan formally announced his can-
‘didacy for the nomination for governor. It at once had the backing of the |
In Philadelphia the fotorious and corrupt Donnelly-Ryan crew, |
Old Guard,
who are an annex to Penrose's machine, took up the Ryan boom, The “Phila-
delphia Record” fell in line, beepuise Jolin P, Dyer, the mansger, had a hand
in nominating Webster Grim, and hax played with this bi-partizan machine
The “Record”, whith has sways been interested in Benator J. K
P. Hall, of St. Mary's, and with which paper Hadl has always been closely
connected, could not well dé anything elses, and in consequence in every
issue mince has been assalling Palmer, McCormick and Chalrman Morris, and
booming Ryan for Governor.’ The “Record” has fought the Democratic or-
ganization in Pennsyivania ever wince Gulley and Hall were repudiated. That
is what has been the matter with the "Record that is what is the matter
with the "Record" now
In every pook snd corner of the state where you find this "Old Guard”
Democracy, you now find Ryan boomers. This puts the Old Guard directly
back of Ryan.
In drder to make the lsste plain and put It up squarely to the Demo-
cratic voters of Pennsyivanii, the namet of Palmer and MoCormick were
chosen with the approval of ‘President Wilson, to meet the "Old Guard”
who bavé enlisted under Michael Ryan f0f Governor to restore Guifey-Hall-
Brennen, et al, to power,
This being an attack on Biate Chalrpan Morris, and the re-organization
movément in Pennayivania, Messrs. Palinér and McCormick will stand on
the record made by the Reorganized Detiocruey. They gindly will besr the
issue to the Deahoeratic voters of Pennsylvania for their dedision at the com-
{ng primaries in May. There should be 806 compromise so that every Demo-
erat In May will have the opportunity of upholding the Kind of Democracy
that meets with his convictions
With this brief introductory "The Qenlre DehoCrat™ deems It appropriate
to. sebmit the following extracts from varions papers that bear on this Issue
This Ryan movement, we believe has bark of i, the purpose to confuse our
hand S Bled Joliete fo Th TE ’ a Late AB
Eiema 5 # hon. Bedi
WILSON APPROVES PALMER AND McCORMICK,
The following dispatch was sent out by the Associated Press from
Washington ast Thursday.
“Prevident Wilson made it elsir today, that he approved thoroughly
the candidacy of Representative A. Mitchell Paimer, of Pennsylvania,
for the United States Senate, and that of Vance ©. McCormick for
governor. He lot it be known that he Bad not selected any ticket,
but that be thoroughly believed in the men whom the Slate leaders
had chosen’ ¢
Editorial from the Philadelphia Ledger, Feb. 8, (Republican)
“THE PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN”
“After a conference with the President it Is announced that the Demo.
the leader of their party gE ied -
commands of that master 3 Woodrow
“Congressman Hen ag A capable, enargetic, popular man,
ord is without a blemi Ha 18 an able,
standing and repute are Such that he can wi the by i
same type enjoys the respect and confiden
most withering political” in the hest of a
mick in of the ;
people of hie home eity i of entire Commonwealth.
jun tial and
Fe ‘
titude, vigor thorough
i t
dit in a position to confront t
her parties
to be reckoned with
ln i
From the Philadelphia Bulletin, (Republican):
“That the . has the approval the P
is assured Adminimration a,
sot to be noted.
i
i fs md
sented In & generation.”
“Bpecial” News Item From
§ Wo
voters, disrupt the party, and ultimately © pes to return Boise Pagrose, fo he
{leg in battle. The first time | ever naw
m was on the night of the 3ist of
May, 1868, at the 1.0¢k Haven depot,
with severial other persons mostly
women. He was on bis way with
them, as delegnle to a State Sunday
Bchool Convention, which opened in
| Wiilinmsport, next day in the Second
{ Presbyterian church, of that ¢ity, He
{was then in his thirty-second year,
but aid not appear to be over 25,
{young and lithe and eager for what-
lever was to be done The next day
{in the forenoon session he was called
fon Yor an address by Chaplain Me
| Cabe, who wad the presiding officer
for the Convention, and I then first
iknew who he waa. He then spoke
{from the floor and in the aftertoon
{session from the platform. He was
{a sprightly interesting speaker, and
j attracted moch Attention. He drew
| most of his Diustrations from his late
| Army experience.
I “Thirty-five years ago last month |
tried & oage in Bellefonte which was
full ‘of ditllculty and embarrassment
{He was my adversary, and his fair |
{and considerate treatment is the only
pleasant recollection 1 have of the
cnse. On the evening of The rat day
{of court, before the contest had warm-
jed up, be took me 10 his place for sup-
iper. When we started to ride up the
{ill T made the mistake of offering to
{ help him into the bugey,"No, sir,” he
| said broskiy, with & tome of Impa-
i tience that was amply Justified By the
{tact 1 soon learned that he coule take
butter care of himself with one
{Orvis usedl to say it was hard te pn.
derstand wha! wee Beaver vovid have
| for another lex. At home, Surromnd-
ied Ly his youog family. 40 whet ap
Lg yred 149 be an JCal home relalion
wit Gy’
ithe his Dou T then Tn | J 4
{the midst of &n active law practice:
he was carrying on a special study
of the history and resources of his
great State to the QGovernship, of
whith be was seven years afterwards
enlled. In that high office he was eas
pecially distinguished by the efficien-
ay of his service and by his success in
bringing every department of the
Government up to a high standard of
efficiency. He lost no time in seek-
ing (6 bulld up a following te pro
vide for him in the future He was
quite willing to trust the people for
that and they did not fall him at the
study referred to had gi him.
When he was elevated to the or
Yow |
than 1 could of myself vith two. Judge |
i | ocurred i
BIG MORTGAGE MUST
AGAIN BE RECORDED
EA
ADDITIONAL EXPENSE FORCED
UPON N. Y. C. RAILROAD
PRINTED COPY HAD OMISSION
New York Printers Said to Be Re-
sponsible for Error—~Nine Counties
in State Must Again Go Through
Formality of Recording 156 Pages.
“It's an ill wind that doesn’t blow
somebody good,” and what matters it
of the New York Central Ralroad
company must stand the expense of
having one of the many -million-dollar
mortgages again recorded, so long
as the recorders in the pine counties
in this state don't kicks The making
of a second record of this mortgage
is the result of an error suid to have
been made by the printers who made
Up the mortgage in book forme As
stated In a previous issue of the
Democrat two of the largest mort.
gages eves filed In this county had
reached the Recorder's office Decem-
ber at, to be placed upon the rec.
orde of Centre Cop. They amoun
to 3667.000,000 and were filed as a
again the properties of the New
York Central & Hudson River Rall-
road company. The records were
made, but recently if wus discovered
that the printed copy furnished Re-
corder Francis Bpeer, as well as the
numerous other recorders throughout
the state who would handle it. ocon-
tained an omission that! necessitated
8 new record being made. Thid is
now being done at the Centre county
Court house, and will take several
days to complex
This costly error wis made by a
firmi of printers In New York and cofie
sists of the omission of 8 paragraph
in the origivel document. Liks about
ail railroad morte ges of moment, it
was printed In book form ft provide
ed for the issunipce of bonds for re.
fonding and nprovement purposes.
The maximum amount: that could be
issged onder it was $167.102.400. 1t
passed the inspection of the legal de-
partment of the New York Central
In Penmgylvania it was recorded In
Lycoming, Cambria, Clinton, lear-
field, Centre, Indians, Jefferson, Tioga
and Potier counties. In this county
most of the work on the immense
dotument, an indh thick, was comple
toll when a letter of atiorney was pe
ceived from the Guaranty Trust com-
pany, of New York trustee, auth
Orizing its cancellation and setting
forth that no bonds had issued
under it on account of the omission
of certaly essential clases
The morgage was fled in this state
December. 30 and 21 last. It was
SOs. thme apparently before some-
body In New York discovered that the
printers had slipped a cog. It was
then reprinted and ordered refiled
The waliroad company will have
pay for recording both the erroneous
mv tage apd the correct. ene and
fliree abe rile pie nf 1) i 68 ““y
id ae i 2 iy i a
Hine bolatiie Of the sate and in th
counties of New Yark where the
Costly error went on record. No other
real harm was done except that the
New. York Central bad to hold up its
issue of Tending bonds which were
made payable in the currency of this
and other ootintries. Ii is supposed
that the outlay of extra money for
getting the new mortgage will run
nto a large sum of money, just how
much; bas not been figured out Hy
anybody.
the
been
to
Beaver's Successor Appointed.
Frank N. Trexler, of Allentown,
i fortoer judge of Lehigh county, bas
been appointed judge of the superror
court to Nil the vacancy caused ny
the death of General James A. Beav-
er. Judge Trexler's commission will
be forwarded 1 5% 2{ once. Can-
didates for the full term will be nom.
imnted at the May primary under the
non-partisan judicial nomination aet
The few judge served an judge of
the courts of Lehigh osunty from 1902
until the first Monday of January this
year. He was a candidate for re.
election and was defeated by Qlinton
A. Groman for the nomination.
Judge Trexler, who is a republican,
was born ih Allentown in 186%, mrad
vated from Muhlenburg college In
1878 and was admitted to the Lehigh
county in 1882. For ten years he
was oity solicitor of Allentawn and
on the death of Judge r
Tos, he iy Rrarnor
1903.
was appointed
Stone to M1 the vacancy, being
= ne gp c B Colonel Ha Q
eis a of Oy rey Cu
quartermaster general of the
Guare
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yd Eaivit Mert
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da Weaver, Belle
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