. VOL. LXXX] = LETTERS FROM SUBSUVRIBEKS, A. N Ruovkie of Fanta Barbara, Onlifornis Comes to the Hescue of Bis Adopied State Following »tiempt to Belittle Ita Girandeure, Among the moat interesting letters from former Penns Valley residents are those coming from that great western state—Uslifornie. The won- ders of that land have been heralded time and again until at last one who has sdopted that state, but who hav- ing a strong feeling for beautiful but less advertised Penns Valley, was ur- able to endure it any lopger, and ina recent letter to this psper compared Penna Valley beauty spote with those of Uslitorpis, In the comparison the Iatter was decidedly worsted, Natar- ally a rejoinder was in waiting and it now comes from the pen of Aaron N, Rutkie, a former Penns Valley youth, pow head of the Runkle Bhoe Company at Santa Barbare, Califor. nie, Mr. Ruokle begins his Jetter with these high-icunding sCjectives : hina SUN-KISSED OCEAN-WASHED MOUNTAIN-GIRDED ISLAND-GUARDED SANTA BARBARA, CALIF Editor Reporter: A visit from my brother ] st sum- which time your name was mentioned, brought back to my mind the school days under the reign of Prof, Forivey and [ often think what a good jolly bunch we all were, I re- some of our clique: Misa Cora . Mies Blapcue Lingle, Miss Hotter, William and Charles Kurtz, It is a long time ago and I have of all of them, I am de- lighted to read the letters you publish 43 to time from different peo- ple apd placer, Bome time sgo Rev, a. A, in had and my ughte ran back over fifty years I thiok of him running the e Mil I then th wmaght him greatest man io the world and he rays was an joepiration to me, This k I read a letter from Mary Silen Lose, which I was amussd to I think she is just a little home id forget the good Peunsylvania; but by will change her thoughts It iz true of ia is map-made, bot you tia mer, at Cal Marra on ete, iost trace ir tim Kari one wher Milos the alore, we ghe can’t ick things in old al by she Ualifornlis. lots Hr he Bible says the de ert flourish, Well that ave lived in nnsylvania iy years and it took while before I could forget sil things and with all of ita 'r loom and It Ix Pe a ie he good good people beck home sivaniages, love to go on top of old Nit- sod look over Penne bh ita fertils fields, echoonl id chureh steeples, but I Jove » with all ber faults and ean up Cold Spring to the summit and see a thousand time more by looking over the Ban Mores Valley, Goleta 1204 to ny Mountain tisy wil & al ’ {eg ryt BAER ANS waik trail Valley, Montecito and Carpen- teiia Valleys, with their fertile sof’, raising aifalfs, corr, whea', polatoes, lemons, walnuts What surprised me is that a person would come to this siale and return aod not see the glory and beauty of it, You can start at Centre Hail sud travel all over the Uuglted ~tates and unless you stop off you kvow nothing of the country, for the rellroand almost always runs through the pooiest country aud the poorest pats of towne, I'ske our besutitul Banta Uarbara and jost go through on the train and you would say thay have a fine depot and the Potter hotel inoks pretty good, yet you ree only the back of the holei. Bo if any of my friends come to California Jet them glop off at Sante Barbsre and I will «how (hema this country so that they would ever want to live in the ess’, I nin sorry that Dr, Hosterman did not stop hege for a week for Le would have chavged his mind a out this country, I admit tbat advertising, boostivg aud brains will make soy place or persor, and we claim more brains in this county to the square iach than in apy other county. The firet time I am in Los Angeles 1 will try snd find my friend Mary Ellen snd ssk ber what she thinks of Mt, Law sud its fine view. Why, a trip up that incline and the scenery fe waoith a trip to California alone, In closing will say that we can rajee any thiog thet grows in this couniry, and water—I wish some of my fiends that have to drink rain waler out of their cisterns could have a drink of our five pure mountdin Water, * Wishing you and sll my friends a jolly goed time, I ar, Youre, A. N. RUNKLE. Banta Barbare, Calif, Jaro, 18, 1916, a ML MP UP SAINI. A, W. Kaop, a native of Centre ennutyr, died in the Moldier’ home in Milwaukee, Jsrusry 0'b, He wm born in this ecurty Avsust 8, 1488, sod poy rerchioy maturity he want beans, beelr, oranges, and spricots, ¥ He is survived by three children, CARS FOR EVERY 10TH FARMER, Oontre County Farmers Dome Close to Average With 208 Aatos, or 8 Per Cent, of the Tota! Number Farmers, On every tenth farm in Pennsyl- vania there is an automobile, Farm- ers as a class have more pleasure cars than any other social or economic division of individuals in the com- monwealth, For the year just closed 14.1 per cent, of the cars registered in the state were in the hands of farmers, Last year 159,984 antomobiles were register- ed and of this number 22608 were owned by agriculturiste, There are no statistica on hand, the bureau of statistics of the department of sgricul- ture points out, showing how many registrations were issued to non-resi- dente, Ifsuch figures were at hand, it"is probable that the percentage would be much higher. Farmers made a big gain in 1015 in the number of cars owned by them. It is estimated that the year before only 15,000 cars were in use on the farm. Growing popularity and use- fuloess is given as the csuse for the big increase in one year, In the ricoer agricultural counties the number of cars owned ia. very large. Lancaster county, sald to be the richest agricultural community in the United States, leads with 18 per cent of the farmers owning 1,842 utc mobiles. Chester county is next with 1,019 cars, snd Bucks third with 963 care, actuslly in the hands of farmers. Ia ‘en of the 67 counties between 15 aud 18 per cent, of the farmers drive their own care, while in almost hsif more than len per cent, own Care, Heveral counties report gains of 150 to 200 per cent, in the number of cars op the farm, while gains of 100 per cent. Are COmMmOon, In Centre county there are 208 auto- mobiles owned by farmers and used for business aud pleasure. This is on the basis of eight per cent. of the total number of farmers in the county. ———— A —————— DEATHS, Mre. Amelia Bingman died at her home in Leaurellon on Bundsy evenp- ing at the age of seventy-four yeerr, Funeral services will be held this ( Thursday ) morning at 9:30 o'clock and boris! made at Laurelton, Her husband, Samuel Bingman, survives her with no children, Deceased was Amelia Catherman snd was born in Union county. Bhe was one of sevep- teen childrer, born to ove upior, and the fami y was 8 remarkable one from the fact that the first death was that of the father at the age of eighty-four years, The decessed was an sunt of Dr. H. F. Bitoer, of this place, having oeen a sister of his mother. Robert GO. McLanshar, sn sged resident of Tyrone, died at his Lome (bureday morning of pneumonia which had its beginring with grip. He was a Civil wer veteran, having been a member of the Forty-ninth regiment, Peonsylvania volunteers. He was discharged after three years of fighting with an excellent record of service for his country. He was past seventy-five yoars of age, Barisal took piace Bailurday afternoon, He was a brother of James MeCienahan and Mre. Alfred Durst, both deceased, snd was well known here, Mre., Evelyn Hammond Riddle Hustor, wife of Dr. J. H. Huston of Clintondale, died at her home Fridey morning. She was born in Franklin county, and with her busoand came to Clinton county more than fifty years ago. The husband and three children survive, Miss Mary Decker, for many years a Potter township charge, died last Tues day evening at the home of Charles Leister, at Sprue towr, of infirmities due to old age, Bhe was past eighty- four years. Burial was made at Egg Hill Friday following, Rev. F. H. Foss officiating, EM MA Sa nb, Forester Walter Ladwig, who for more than five years has had charge of the State land in Harris to voship, was transferred last week to Johns town where he will hold the position of district forester, He will not as sume his new duties until about the first of April, The new position 1s a step forward for the young forester and while bls removal from the town of Boalsburg, where he was active In every endeavor which stood for oom mwun'ty progress, will be keenly fot, his friends nevertheless rejoios in his promotion snd wish him much sue- cone, AM LSA. Many of tiie ills of life are due to excresive eating, He who Is the mas ter of hie nppetite In venally the pos meeoy of very fair health ior many YOUNG HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED BY GASULINE FUMES, William H, Noll and Wife of a Few lays Overcome in Former's Garage in Helle foute, She Seated in Usr and He Stand. ing Beside It When Found, Most startling to the greater part of the population of Centre county was the news which came from Bellefonte early Baturday morning, of the find- ing of two dead bodiese—busband and wife of Jess than a week—who were overcome by the fumes of poisonous gases emitted by the exhaust pipe of an automobile. The dead are: Wirnriam H. Noni, sged twenty- seven yeare, of Bellefonte, and Mrs, WiLLiam H. NoLL, nee Miss MIRANDA MOWERY, aged twenty-one years, of Rebersburg., MARRIED ON MONDAY. The unfortunate young people who met this most untimely death were married on Monday of last week and were making their home temporarily with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mre. George Noll, at Peru. Young Noll was engaged in the livery busi- ness on a small scale, besides doing sutomobile repair work. On Friday night he was working on the repair of his esr, which was housed in a small room in bis shop. His wife was with him and was seated in the rear seat of the car. It is stated suthoritatively that Mre. Noll only the night before had a close call from the eflects of inbal- fog the same poleonous ges and that she was not feeling well on Friday night, The last one to see the young people alive was the brother of the young man—Calvin Noll—and it also was he who made the terrible find of the two dead bodies the next morning. DEATH CAME QUICKLY. The . position in which the bodies were found proves that death came without the least warping. The young man when discovered was standing with one foot on the fender and the other on the ground. In his hand he clutched a monkey wrench, With his arm over the front door of the car he was kept from sliding to the floor, It is presumed that he wos working on the transmission when be wes suddenly overcome from =a draught of the poisonous gas, The fact that both were spparently over. come at the same tinue, makiog It me possible for either one to throw open the doors to permit fresh air in the root, appeared to puzzle the suthori- tien but the supposition js that the wife bed been dead probably some time before the husband died, he thinking, no doubt, that she was sleeping. When the brother appeared on the scene at eight o'clock Baturdsy morning the ear was still running and the lifeless forms were in their same positions as when overcome some time in the night. CORONER HOLDS INQUEST, Shortly after the finding of the bodies Coroner Dr. John Sebring beid an ivques!, impaneling the following for jury duty : Messrs. Darius Waite, Norman Wright, N, F. Hsza!, Harry Yeager and W, W. Keichline. [Chese men found that poisonous geees from the exhsust of the sutomobile had caused the death of the young hos bvand and wife. Desth bad evidently taken place some six to eight bouts previous to the finding of the bodies. Petromortis is the pame given by physicians of that which cased their deaths, It i& nothing more than sephyxiation from a combination of genes arising from burned gasoline and lubricating oil. BURIED IN SINGLE GRAVE, Fuversl services were held on Wed- nesday afternoon at two o'clock, sod burial was made in the Lutbersn cemetery at Pleasant Gap, Rev, CQ, C. Bbuey, of Bellefonte, assisted by Reve. MoKechnie and Yocum, offici- sting. Husband and wife were placed side by side, ; Mr. Noll is survived by bis parents snd two brothere— Calvin snd David, Mre, Noll is survived by bef parents, Mr, and Mre. Samuel Mowery, of Re. bersburg, two sisters and three broth- ers ; namely, Mre. Alfred Reed, Mif. flinburg ; Mre. W, J. Miller, Rebers- burg; Fisher, Carl, and Marshall Mowery, at home, She was well known in Centre Hall, having a few years ago been employed st the Ceu- tre Hall hotel, Deaths of Ventre Countians, William W. Hampton, near Belle. fonte, of cancer, aged oighty-two yeare, . Miss Anastasia Armor, in Bolles fonte, of paralysie, aged eighty-four yeare, Mrs, Cleveland Weaver, near Wad- dle, of pneumonitis. Miss Edith Btover, at Beliefontr, of beart trouble, aged twenty-nine years. Burial at Plessant Gap, Mre. Fannie T. Kyle, at Hublers- burg, of pneumonir, aged fifiy-nine yeare, “HE ODD FELLOWS’ EANQUET, More Than Threv Handred (athered Around Banquet Board, Friday Night, The annual Odd Fellows’ banquet, held iu Grange Areadis, Friday night, was a most joyous affair to the three hundred apd twenty-five persons who gathered around the banquet bonrd, It was undoubtedly the largest gather- ing of members of the order, their families, and friends, that ever was present on asimilar ocessior. A num- ber of sutomobiles brought people from Hiate College and Bellefonte, The room of Progress Grapge, on Lhe second floor of the hall, was used for sesembling, and was roon crowded with a mass of people, intermingling in social Intercourse, snd awaiting the call to the dinirg hall below where busy hande were preparivg a sumplu- ous repast. Preparation for the oc- casion had been going on for several days previous, for be it known that the killing snd cooking of seventy fat chickens is no small tss¥, Chicken, therefore, was the piecs de resistance of the lmrLquet, and there was plenty to fill all to eatiely, Weer, baked to a tarp, and piled to dizzy heights, awaited the fork in the kitchen con- pected with the grange hall, At eight o'clock the march was be- gun and the three tables runing full length of the hall weresoon filled with a bundred and twenty-five dines. J, H. Btahl invoked the Divine blessing after which all were seated. Besides the principal dishes there was an end- less variety of other good things, finishing with excellent ice cream and caker, Three times were the tables filled with diners and po well did the commitice figure on the smount of “eats” necessary that all bad plenty and to spare, A Bellefonte clothier was present and took the messurements of fifty or wore Odd Fellows for white suits snd bats which will be worn io the parsde during the celebration of the Odd Fel. lows’ Avpiversary in Bellefonte, April, in ——————— LOOALS Ground hog day ie less than 8 week off. Then, six weeks until spring. Grip still holds sway in every seco. tion of the valley and few, very few, familler, indeed, but that bad ’, two, or more members suffering from the epidemic. on M, F. Rossman of Tosseyville made a brief call on the Reporter last Thurs day and, of ovuree, did not retnrn home without first fondling the litile granddaughter at the Prof, Heckman home, Mr, and Myre, Charles DD. Fragier and , W, Walle, of Asronaburg, satoed tn Centra Hall on Monday, and while here Mr, Frazier visited hia sister, Mre, Albert Meyer, who has been ill for some time, Mr. and Mrs, George Nearhood, Mr, and Mre, Bamuel Bhoopr, Mr, and Mrs, Irvin Bhowers and twn sond, and Percival Rudy, all of State Colles, were among those wha sttended the Odd Fellows banquet, Friday night. Kesslor’s Department tore, Milk heim, wish to eall your attention tos change of dates for giving away free two beautiful mirrors, in connection with their big esle. The days on which the lucky numbers will be drawn are Wednesday, February 204, and Monday, February 7th, adv, The severe cold weather of last week was closely followed by a term of real spring weather, Mercury olimbed from ove degree above zero on Mop. day of lsst week to 64 on Friday, Sunday snd Monday were besutiful days with just enough snap in the sir to make It a real pleasure to be out- doors, The P. B. R,, last week, withdrew from service the '* Federal Expresr,” a through train from Boston to Wash. ingtor, and will hereafter be run only between Philadelphia sand Washing- tor. KE. RB Ripke, the Hamilton. Brown shoe wav, of this place, whose travels often required the service of this traiv, received a notice to this ef- fect a few days ago. Mr. avd Mre, B. F. Miller of Altoo- na on Sunday came to the home of the former's mother, Mrr. Rachsel Miller, in Centre Hall and returned on Monday afternoon, Mr, Miller is panied by Mre, Miller's sister, who had the misfortune to lose a gold watch between the top of Nittany Mountain and the stopping place of the trio, The Millheim * movie” owners entertained the members of the Modern Woodmen of Ameries, of Mille heim, on Friday night by showing eight or ten firet-cloes reels, The show was given for the order and their families exolosively, Mesare, &, P, Kreamer, (. D. Mitterling, ©, M, Luee, and their familie, from this RNC AOR Ay 0 e wan we nome time ago tra to the Millbeim 16. OUT-DOOR SLEEPING, Littles Talks on Henlith sad Hygiene by Famuel G, Dixon M, DD, LL, D,, missioner of Henith, That which Is looked upon ss a fad today becomes the necessity of to-mor- row, Thie is largely the case wilh out-docr sleeping. With the beginning of the active campaign agaivst toberculosls but a few years or so ago, out-door sleeping was recommended for those suffering from tuberculosis snd others whose general physical condition seemed to warrant it, These ploneers were looked upon by their friends and neighbors with inter eat apd they openly expressed bilief vam- tire of the experiment anyhow, matter of fact there are a hundred open air sleepers todsy where there wae one a decade ago and it is no long- er limited to those who are in il health, All who have tried open air sleer ing are enthusiastic abont it and they cop- stitute an ever growing group. A sleeping porch is coming to be looked upon as an eseential part of the home, Whole fariilies have taken to sleeping in the open and bave been so benefited by it that they would never consider anything elee, The proper garb to insure warmth despite the tempersiure is essential, With a warm rococo for dressing socee- sible there is no resson why this vigorating and stimulsting custom should not continue to grow larity. Many men and women who of nec sity must epend their working hours in-doors can obtain daring their r at night, at least a portion of the out door air that Nature intended us sll Le have, Bleeping porches can bx on the most modest homes al paratively small coet and ir jority of jostances they can be guarso- teed to save their cost in Lille, The chapge from sleeping warm rooms (0 ou'-door sleeping must be brought gradually, Nature time to meet the new condi- in popu- # constracled 8 OO the mis- doctor in closed about givi ¥ TOWN AXD COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS How about a “pay up week” for Centre Hall ? John H., Krumbine, postmaster st Viotondale, attended the Odd Fellows’ barquet, in Grange Hall, Friday night, F.V, team Goodhart offers for sale his of black hors's apd advertises them in thie issue. He expeets to do without a leam, resorting to hiring. The groat msjority of the wheat fields in Penns Valley look rather up- promisicg, but then there are yet five wonthe and ears in which the crop Mre. Paul Brown, wife of the evan- yelist who conducted s campaign here Inat with diphtheria at the parly was holding summear Sayre wh meetinge, i811 ere A Philadelphia jury gave a verdict agains! rum in the sum of $2500 in favor of a widow whose hoe. bend virtually drank himself to death at the defendan B eeller t's bar, Mifflinburg hed a pasty fire lest ¢ fac'ory of the Miflin-~ sity Works was entirely des- was belween $5000 week when t burg Nove iroyed, The and $6000, lone Roland Zsitle, tenant on the Spang- near Colyer, favored last Thursday. # one of the great mejority uj ¥ grip toc hoid this Mr. om the Ek a go of Public Spirit, estab- wee lolaliy destroyed Wednesday afternoon, The managed and edited The total lose oo fire is estimaled at tight The Clesrfiel Hehed fire PRpEr was by Matt, casioned $40,000 to $60,000, Alter five years severance of athletic ations between and Buck- pell, the two colleges mel in & baske - ] iet him. I~ in 187%, by owned, Havage. TH : late"! DE gare inet week lo which * Niste iefenled her Bucknell has “Hiate’s piay t Hiale Ppooenlis, again been placed on ball se id ober Tih. foot- FOU will Le a { si} ¥ lege, tione, The very old or the very you demand more protection than the] sdult in the prime of life, lie lt——— For a “Pay Up Week ™ “Pay Up” becomivg popular io various of the country, sud generally speaking have resulted in putting large sums money into circulation ard closing ug mnapy =i irl started on a “Pay Up" nun Monday morniog would Saturday th ioral 0 gel Le Weeks are CliOne . 3 sooounts, tess ar bil} 8800 Hquidate night, It business many bille until might be well for wen snd citizens 1 fix ou a week for little bills and big bille, —————————— Birihe Far Ogtnsmber Deaths in Ventre ¢ gether snd the payibg up of Accordipg to figures recently com piled by the various registrars on vital statistics in Centre county, theres were 640 deatts in the counly in 19156 as compared with 1132 birthe, The grest lead the Stork hae been holding over Father Time for the past few years is sesurance of a big Increase in Centie’s popu'stion at the vext decennial cer. sur, Ja Centre Hall borough there were fourteen Liribe to six deaths in 1915 ; Potter township had six births in exoess to the number of deaths, the figures being 31 to 25. ——— AG TAA Back in Faroitare Business Agein, L. G. Rearick, who several years ago was in the furniture business in this place, later moving to Florida and then to Jersev Bhore, has purchased the stock and good will of the Ses sholiz Furniture Company, st Lock Haver. Inventory wes begun on Monday. Mr. Rearick ie an excellent business mar, baving had years of ex- perience in the furniture line, and will no doubt prove a success in Clinton county's capital, iderly Lady Had Bad Fail, Mre. Mary Swariz, mother of Mer- chant . W, Bwariz, of Tusseyvilie, who maked ber home with her dsugh- ter, Mre. D. F, Fortney, sustaived io- juries in a fall on the ice last Inet week which, while they did not manifest themeelves in a break, yel were in a sense mote serious for the reason that her entire physical makeup was gub- jected to a most severe sirsin. a ————— i 0 i Fresonted Sword to Vollege, Henry W. Shoemaker, proprietor of the Altoona Tribune, has presented » sword to The Pennsylvania State Cols lege. This sword, like the General Beaver sword, will be awarded to the freshman company of the college bat. tallon which shows ithe greatest mills tary training at the sonual Penneyl- vania Day dril'. The General Biaver sword will be competed for by the sophomore cles only, County Vigil Huperintendent D. O. E ue 3 era srotgh schools last weeb, of I= Ray 3 ed to get som: ¥ ann be resily vig men in educational wo for the teschiers’ Among the no tain of ee next institute, Aviles he a pretty - os} curing is the United Bist ¢ of Education. 8 Commissioner Luiber M. Royer, who owpe and v wi was a oaller on the Re- Fridey snd bad the subscription of Centre Hall, his pame list, Hoyer claims the zero weather of week did little damage to wheat de pie the fact that no snow protected i. i wier on pisced on Mr. + Reagle, the stock and hog buyer, ipped » car of bogs from the Cenlre Hall station oo Thursday of last week, making the car lot of hogs shipped by bim this season. Bix and oue-half cenls per pound wae the price paid for the last shipment. Mr, Reagle also purchased a lot of eattie in this vailey. Bi eeventlh Martin Woodling, a trombone play- er io the Odd Fellows’ Orphanage st =unbury, died of poeumonia lsst Fboreday. The youth, 16 years of age, was a member of the band that was presenti at the Odd Fellows cele bration at Centre Hall Inst summer, The orphanage has more then a bun- dred and twenty-five oases of grip. Siate College feels sure that cone stroction of the federal building will be started in their town within the present year, This in view of the fact that Mr. Woodring, whore property was “purchased by the government, Inet week received a letter from the Treseury department informing bim to have the house removed from the lot sixty days afler notice had been sent hime, With a view of breaking up the ha- bit of selling tobacco to those under the “ tobacco age limit,” the suthori- tier in Lock Haver, pressed by the school board, have commenced a crue sade against the tobscco dealers. Two srreste bave been made. It is very much regretted that merchants do not try to enforce the law themselves, since the sales to children nets them bat very little profit. This, of course, would not be the highest motive for obeying the law, but with too many it is the oue motive that prompie. 1f ownership of an automobile Is evi- devoce of prosperity, the farmers of Pennsylvania are the most proeperous class in the slate, recording to a report issued at Harrisburg, which shows that there is an sutomobile on every tenth farm, Mole than fourteen per cent, of nil the cars registered in the state Inst your were owned by farmers, If the beck-lo-the-farm boomers need any wore arguments than they Lave already sdvenoced they wight present these sintistios for the benefit of the elty man who wants to know how to Who sald “" Pay up Week.” w 4 £
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