4 VOL. LXXXIX. A JOLUMN UF VARIED NEWS, Bubjeots for Benefit of Farmer and House wife Issued by Pennsylvania Siate Col- lege. EXPERIMEMTS WITH CORN. Experiments at the Peunsylvania =tate College show that seed corn kept at living room temperature during the winter resulted ia better germination both indoors and in the field, than did seed kept without artificial heat, The difference in the yield was insignifi- cant, Ear-to-row breeding of one variety followed by crossing of remnants of the best yielding ears, as shown by from crosses of best ears, has not msa- terially ivcreased the yield. IVY POISONING TIME HERE. Persous susceptible to plant polson-| ing are warned against contact with poisonous varieties of oak, sumac, | elder and ivy by Dr. W. E. Forsythe, | college physician of the Pennsylvania | State College. He issued the caution | at this time for the benefit of many people who are unaware that eo many | plants will cause the disesse., Accord- | different plants will affect those suc-| ceptible, Dr. Forsythe recommends as treat-| ment, immediate washing with sOap | and water, followed by alcohol and a] dilute solution of potaesiurn permsn-| ganate. He suggested baking water to contral the iiching, and ad- vised against using oily tubstances as they dissolve the poison and tend to] spread it, HANDLING TOMATO PLANTS, sods Don’t trausplani the growing toma- to plants to the field before danger of frost ie past, unless some means of pro- tection is provided. Vv thorities at the Pennsylvania State College suggest covering them with goil. The plant should be bent to one gide and covered with two icches ol eoil, which will protect it from the hardest frost, Provided plants are thus protected several daye, no da: will result if the weather 18 cool and ary. getable au- rer SUMMER AGRICULTURE COURSE. A course in sgriculture will be of- fered in the summer session for teach- ers which is to be held from June to August 2, at the Penopsylvaois Btate College. For beginners there will be a course in elementary or high techool sgriculture ard in farm coils, breeds of live stock, poultry, farm dairying, vegetable gardening, botany and forestry. Prof. Lindley M. Dennie, supervisor of agriculture of the Btate Department cf Public Instruction will offer a course in rural school probleme. The departments of geology, botany and zoology will co-operate in 8 course in nature study, Bpecial attention will be directed to- ward the problem of the one-room public school sand township high echool. A series of five lectures, one each week, on the present agricultural cutlook, is scheduled. These will be presented by department heads of the school of agriculture, Btudents who take the summer courses in agricullure are given credit for this work in case they desire at a later date to enter the twe-year of four- year courses, Of wl) CATTLE FEEDING EXPERIMENTS SHOW VALUE OF CORN SILAGE, Cattle feeding experiments conduet- ed durivg the past winter at the Penn- sylvania State College Bchool of Agri- culture and Experiment Btation em- pheeize the value of corn silage ss a feed for fattening steers, Five lots of cattle were used in this experiment to compare the efficiency and economy of different feeds, The conclusions reached after the close of the 140-day feeding period ure sa fol- lows : That (1) The feeding of the common Pennsylvania ration viz : ear corn ar corn and cob meal, bran, corn stover and mixed hay, was uneconom- ieal when compared to rations cone taining corn silage snd cottonseed meal, and from which grain was with held for the firet cight weeks, (2) Corn silage proved to be the most de- sirable roughage for fattening cattle, (3) A limited ration of corn silage supplemented with mixed hay was not as economical nor as ealisfactory a roughage in a ration as one in which silage wes the sole roughage, (4) Five pounds of alfalfa hay per head, dally, was not as sstsfactory as two and one-half pounds of cottonseed meal when fd as a source of protein, source of protein in a ration for fatten ing cattle, (6) Corn silage fed to the limit of the appetites of the steers, supplemented with two and one-half pounds of cottonseed meal per head, daily, the first three monthe and three and one-half pounds per head, daily, the last three monthe, Hroved to be the most economical snd eatlefactory ration, ————— A ———— RUKAL OUREDIT DaFINED, | What the Hil Before Congress Alms 10 i Accomplish for the Farmer, An the result of many requests for a | brief explanation of the rural credits { bill now before Congress Representa- | tive-at-large John R. K. Beott, of Pennsylvanis, who has been active in {supporting the measure at the instance | of W. TT. ( Farmer) Creseey, legisia- [tive agent, and other officials and members of the Pennsylvania Btate { Grange, gave out the following state- ment : ‘The plan proposed, while not in {my judgment exactiy what the farm- lers anticipste in the way of rural credits lvgielatiop, is the best that it 1s sible to obtain under this adminis- It is predicated on the fact that comraercial banks do not meet the needs of the farmer, Commercial banks must always have quick assets with which to psy checks of their depositors, “Farmers require a different sye- tem of credit, Their loans must be upon longer terme, They cannot af- ford the heavy interest rates charged n wany portions of the country in commercial banke, ‘ 'be administrative section of the bill ie patierned after the Federal Re- serve Bank Act, There will be creat- ed a Federal Farm Loan Board to be composed of three members to be ap- They wili “There will be established 12 Feder- al land-bapk districts and their tem- organization is provided for with a ca, italization of $750,000 each divided into shares of 85, If this Is not subscribed within 90 days after announcement is made the Becretary subscribe fof the balance of the unsub- scribed stock on behalf of the United Ntates, ‘After $100,000 is subscribed by the National farm loan associations the tank will be permanently organized with nine directors, six to be elected by the associations and three sppoint- ed by the Farm Loan Board to rep- resent the pub ic interest, corporations to be styled Nalionel Farm Loan Associations are authorized to be organized and charter ed when not less than ten parsons who i to become borrowers of not jess than $100 and pot wore than $10,000 each, the combined amount to be not $20,000, shall make proper application to the Board, These as eociations will elect five directors, s secretary-treseury, a president and vice {and a loan committee of 3 mem bers, borrowers can be members and when a loan ie paid up membership ceases, “Bri tive be “ Local desire less than preside} Quoily fly here is the way a prospec- rrower would proceed, “Ifa farmer degires a loan of $500 he will make application to the local association and subscribe for 5 per cent or $25 worth of stock. The secietary- treasurer will refer the application to the ssscciation’s loan committee, The commitiee will view the land and its report must be vnanimous., If the directors spprove the report it will be indoreed and forwarded to the loan bank of the district, The title will then be examine’, tue $25 in stock subscribed in the loan-bank and ap- praisers sent to view the land. If their report is favorable the loan will be made, “The borrower’s land must stand security for the loan and he will be liable for all loan of the local sesocia- tion to an amount double the stock he biolde just as stockholders in all banks are now liable, “ Loaus will only be made on first mortgages on farm land to purchase land for agricultural purposes and live stock necessary for the operation of the farm and for building and other improvements upon farm lands and to liquidate existing indebted nese, ‘““ Loans tosy be run from 6 to 86 years and will be payable on the amortization plan, Interest maust not exceed 6 per cent and it is contended by numerous experts who have s'udied Lhe proposition that in many instances interest at 6 per cent should be suffi- cent to pay off both principal snd in- tere:t in 36 years,” The entire stock of merchandise in the R. B. Harrison store, which was slightly damaged by fire a few weeks 8go, has been placed in the hands of the Pulladelpifia Unders-lling Co., of Philadelphia, who will sell the goods at a great saving to all who will take advantage of the sale. The goods, in nearly every case, are in first-class condition, AIM APARNA. The double house of Mre. H, J. Lambert, on esst Church street, has been completely remodeled. Besides baving au addition built, new floors have been laid, a bath room outfit ine stalled, the rooms papered, and paint applied inside and out, su that it pre- sents & beautiful appearance. The Brings resulte—a Reporter adv, 5 house hae also been wired for electric lighte. LAD HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH AT OLD FORT, Runaway Team In Land Roller Strikes Tree and Throws Boy Off Who Sustsins Three Fractures of Skull. Providence Fisys Fart in Averting Death, That George Vonada, theeight-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Vonads, who recently moved from Rebersburg to Old Fort, has good chances for re- covery instead of having been killed putright, is due to a kind act of Provi- dence. As itis the little lad is lying at home with his skull fractured in three places and innumerable bruises and abrasions over the entire body. It happened in this way: The lad bas a fondness for horses and driving, and on Friday afiernoon coaxed farm- er Harry C. Relish, who farms the Bradford farm at Old Fort, to allow him to drive the team in tbe roller. Mr. Reish was using the other team in sowing oats. Owing to the youth’s tender age Mr. Relsh refused the re- quest but at last yielded, feeling that by keeping close watch nothing would go wrong. The afternoon’s work was done without an untoward incident and at near seven o'clock the lad started for the farm buildings by way of the pike. Aiter passing over the L. & T, railroad tracks an auto passed the team and the horses—a bay mare and 8 colt—took fright and started on a dead run, It was buts few hundred yards to the buildings and for these they beaded at breakneck speed. The iad held the lines with one hand and with the other grasped the iron seat of the steel roller. A post standing near the corn crib was struck and broken off 4nd the roller then struck a tree, causing the tongue to snap off and at the same time freeing the horses. It was at this time that the band of Providence took so important a part in the course of events and saved the jad from sure death, As the toogue broke in two the broken part fell to the ground slightly in the rear of the boy who was thrown head fore- most to the ground and close to the horses heels, Here again a kind fate asserted itself, for had the horses re- mained hitched the lad would bave been at the mercy of the striking feet of the animals, As the roller rushed toward the boy the heavy steel drums were raised to the height of four or five inches as they struck the piece of broken tongue. This raised the roller sufMelently to cause it to pass over the boy's body with much less force than if the ground had been clear. There were several eye witnesses to the ac- cident, but it all happened in so short & time that nothing eould be done but to await results. Maynard Meeker, proprietor of the Old Fort hotel, was the first on the scene and tenderly lifted the injured and unconscious lad in his arme. The father was notified and he removed the lad to his home. It was feared that he was past all help but quick work on the partof Dr. H. H. Longwell brought the lad to a state of consciousness. His wounds were carefally treated and at this writing there ia every reason to believe that he will recover. The physician's exami- nation revealed a fractuie at the base of the skull; fracture of the super- orbital sinuses, ( the part of the skal immediately above the eyes), and bruises and abrasions over the entire body. The horses came to a standstill after running a short distance after being released from the implement, Those who witnessed the accident said that they never observed any- thing that appeared go frightful to the senses as Lhe spectacle of the runaway team and ils subsequent results. Receives Merited Fromotion, On Tuesday, May 20d, the Cumber- land Valley Railroad Company, through its president, issued the fol- lowing formal general notice : “Mr. C. W. Musser has been ap- pointed machine shop foreman, in charge of the machine and boiler shope, eciive May 2, 1916, (Signed ) M. OC. Kennedy, president,” Many Centre county people will at once know Mr. Musser to be the oldest son of Mr, and Mre. Robert D, Musser, of Bpring Mille, and a brother of Mre. Ralph E. Dioges, of this place. This merited promotion came as a surprise to him for it has been an unchange- able rule with the company to pro. mote only men of college education to this responsible position. However, Mr. Musser, by his mastery of the de tails of the work in the boiler and machine shope, shattered this prece- dent and through sheer merit reached the enviable position he now holde. Mr. Musser served an apprenticeship in the Altoona boller shops and about five years ago was transferred to Chambersburg as assistant boiler in- spector. Until he became of age Mr. Muscer worked on the home farm and his re- cent promotion fs only another ine stance of how integriy and strict at- tention to one’s work will be reward. ed, His many friends in Penna Vale ley will be pleased to learn of his suo- CENTRE vOUNTY DEBATERS LOST OUT AT sTATE COLLEGE Trio of Dauphin Uocunty Debaters Wins Honors In Final Discussion, Presented With Qup and KMedals, The final contest of the Central Pennsylvania Debating Lesgue was beld in the Auditoriom at State Col- lege, Baturday night, The Dauphin county teams, upholding the affirma- tive on the question, ‘ Resolved, that international peace would be best promoted by extensive warlike prepar- ations on the part of all great na- tione,” was deciared the winner, Five counties competed for the honors, and in order to decide which two were entitled to battle in the final contest, an elimination contest was held in the afternoon. The Centre county team, conelsting of Lee Fra- zler, of the Bellefonte high school, and Miles Thomas, of the Boalsburg high school, were united with the Clearfield team against the Dauphin county debaters, Centre county went down in defeat and was consequently eliminated from the contest in the final debate. Between Clinton and Huntingdon the former was victorious in the afternoon but lost out in the evening. The winning team was given a sil- ver cup, the gift of Vance C. McCor- mick, of Harrisburg, President Bparke, of the college, presented the victors, Ruth Beatty, Harold Eckart and Homer Kreider, with medals, LOCALS A daughter born to Mr, and Mrs. Clyde Btover, Fridsy morning, died about three hours later, ohn Wagner, of Polls Grove, son of Rev. and Mre, William Wagner, spent Bunday with his sunt, Mre. A E. Kerlin, Mre. John Boyder, who spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Lutz, in this place, returned to her home at Oak Hall Inst week, Harry W. Potter spent the week- end with friends and relatives in Watsontown, Lock Haven and Will- lameport, making the trip in the Pot- ter car, The annual meeting of the Reform- el and Lutheran Cemetery Associs- tion will be held in the Lutheran church Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All interested are urged to attend. Old Glory was swung to the breeze and the citizens generally enthusiasti- cally greeted the members of First Cavalry, Company L, as they passed through town BFundsy morning and afternoon, Victor Jones, w'io was graduated from the ‘1heological Bemioary at Lancaster, last week, ls spending a short vacation with his parents, Rev, and Mre. BR. BR. Jonee, at the Reform- ed parsonage. The lady of fashion wii continue to wear the shoe-top-and-above skirt next fall, according to the decision of the style committee of the National Cloak, Bait apd Bkirt Manufacturers’ Associ- sation which convened last week, Milton Kline, of Tusseyville, was in town on Saturday and called on the Reporter. He is tenant on the Swartz farm, and reports having the farm work well in hand. Mr. Kline formerly lived on the Bible farm east of Centre Hall. J. Frank Bible, of Centre Hill, last week sold seven fst steers to Reigle, the Lock Haven buyer. The animale totaled 7215 Ibe., were all young and ia the pink of condition. Eight cents a pound was realized, bringing the check up to $577.20, Dr. H. H. Longwell, on Friday, took Ralph Henney, of this place, and Edwin Grove, son of Commissoner D. A. Grove, to Williamsport, where the former was examined for nasal trouble which will require an operation later, The Istter submitied to an operation and was returned to his home, Thirty-eight members of Troop L, of Bellefonte, under Capt. H. Laird Curtin, rode over the mountain on Sunday and took dinner at the Old Fort hotel. Following this a practice drill was held in the road and on the way home a detachment was sent to the top of Nittany mountain where they ambushed until the arrival of the remainder of the troop. A sham battle ensued during which a number of volleys were fired, blank cartridges being used. Monday a bunch of fishermen from the Pittsburgh district landed at Paddy mountain for a week’s sport, On resching Bellefonte three of the party visited grocery stores to lay in a few extrar, and bargaining too long mised the Penna Valley train, A Ford car was pressed into service, and landed them at the Centre Hall sta- tion long enough In advance of the train to give the trio the opportunity to tell the story to the writer. The ride across Old Nittany was enjoyed immensely, and sinoe the train's time was beaten the experience was worth DEATHS, Mrs, John F. Hagen died at her home at Farmers Mills Bunday morn- ing at three o'clock, having been in an unconscious condition since Friday previous as the result of a paralytic stroke which she sustained a week ago on Bunday, A year ago on New Year's day she sustained the first stroke but her health was very good following ber recovery, and on the Bunday which marked the beginning of the end she was unusually well, Mre. Hagen was a daughter of Mr. and Mre. Henry Brown, and was born in Millheim sixty years ago, the day before her death having been her birthday anniversary. Rhe ls surviv- ed by her husband and ten children, namely, Merrill, Ruseell, Charles, Verna, at home: Bruce, of Ohio; Harry, of Bhamokin; William, of Madieonburg ; Blanche, of Bellefonte ; Mre. Harry Ream, of Pleasant Gap : Mrs. Jennle Btover, of Wolfs Btore. Her father, at the age of eighty-one years, is living at Millheim. Bhe also leaves two sisters and three brothers : Mre, James Nefl, of Hecla ; Mre, Will- fam Hartman, of Williamsport; Charles, Elrey and Equillas Brown, of Millheim. Edward Brown, of Centre Hall, ie a half brother of the deceased. Funeral services were held Wednes- day morping st nine o'clock at her late home and burisl was made in the Union cemetery at Farmers Mills, Rev. D. 8, Kurtz and Rev. B. F. Bieber, her former pastor, officiating. mre. Hagen was a member of the Lutheran church for many years and a woman of tender sympathies, de- voted to her home and family. Mre. Frank Confer died at her late ng an {lines of a year suffering from tuberculosis. Bbhe was born at Mill- heim May 14, 1890, a daughter of I. W. Buck. Bhe was married to Mr. Con- fer in Feb., 1910. Her husband, one sop, Russell, aged 4, aud a brother, Wilbur Buck, of Milton, survive. Barisal wae made in the Lewisburg cemetery, William H. Lucse, a native of Miles- bury, died from cancer of the liver at his home near Tyrone, Saturday sfter- noon. He was born April 7, 1850. He leaves his wife and five children. ————————— Alters-Leltzell, Harry Alters snd Miss Eva May Leitzsl!, both of Bellefonte, surprised their families and friends last Friday a week ago by slipping off quietly to Hagerstowr, Md., where the next day they were happlly united in marriage. They kept their plans a profound se- cret and left Bellefonte ostensibly to vieit friends of Mr. Alters in Centre Hall, where he lived 8 number of years age. The bride is the attractive and accomplish ed desughter of Mr, and Mre, Bamuel Leitzell, while the groom is a popular young traveling salesman. They will reside for the present in Bellefonte. The best wishes and hearty congratulatione of their many friends sccompany them on life's voyage together, LA pt Lewis-Museer, Miss Mae Musser, who a month ago resigned ber position aes clerk in the Millheim postoffice and went to Phils delphis, was united in marrisge to Daniel W, Lewis, M. D., of Philadel- phis, on Wednesday evening, May 3. The ceremony was performed in the parsonage of the Bt. Luke's Evangeli- esl Lutheran church, Beventh street and Montgomery avenue, Philadel- phis, by Rev, John Wm. Richards, They will reside st 3144 North Twenty-second street, Philadelphis. A —— I —— Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, which comes to Bellefonte, Wednes- day, May 31st, for two performances, is one of the cleanest in the personnel of its actors that travele. Many of ite employes are churchmen, Drunken- ness is not permitted in any form. The Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus is a little city within iteelf. There are almost a thousand people ccnnected with the great organization. In any city of 1,000 souls it je not hard to find a few bad persone. It le these that the management endeavors to discover and eliminate as soon as possible, A premium is placed on the polite and hard working employees, Seed Corn for Bale, The undersigned still has some Yel low Dent seed corn, testing from 9 to 98 per cent, germination, for sale. —W, F. CoLYER, Centre Hall, Ps. —————— TM ———. Read Bwariz's ad. on the last page of this issue, Mr. Bwartz is offering bargains on seasonable He ohe of the most complete stocks of any store in the entire valley and the beet feature of his advertinng is that it is truthful to the floal word, Goods are always ss represented and re- the price. duoctions abeolu genuine, Read Suerians sbeoleuly NO. 20 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, FROM ALL PARTS Mre. D. L. Kerr was to Williams- port on Thursday to consult an eye specialist. Clement Dale, Eeq., of Bellefonte, was In town early Thursday morning on legal business pertaining to the Kreamer bankruptcy case, An crchestra of sixteen pleces was organized by Millhelm young people about a week ago. J. Russell Gephart ie the instructor and leader, 'Bquire and Mre. Cyrus Brungart at- tended a reunion of the family of the former's brother, Newton Brungart, at Lewisburg, on Thursday. About thirty of the clan were present. Robert Rider, nf Reedsville, is equipping a number of buildings throughout Penne Valley with light- ning rode. His working force, to- gether with Mr. Rider, for several days last week, made Old Fort hotel their headquarters, Judging from the general appear- ance of the mounts used in Troup L there is room for improvement in the breeding of the horse of cavalry type. There were but few animals that eould be classed as ideals for the purpose used. Among these was the Goodhart horse, the mount of Captain Curtin. A quietus hus suddenly come upon the Btate College street railway project and it now appears that street car service in that place is as fer distant as ever. Atl the May meeting of the boro counci!, last week, one company asked to have withdrawn their request for a franchisee, while the Lewistown people failed to be present at all. A number of subscribers were mailed statements lsel week. In pesrly every case the sum was not a large one, and for this we sre glad. The postoffice department, you know, obliges us to keep subscriptions paid up within a year, hence the mailing of the reminders was necessary. Your label should Lave a “67 Is yours up to date ? Mre. D. W. Reynolds, of Reedeville bes been sorely sfllicted during the past few weeks from an affection of the knee, The limb hse been in a plaster paris case for some time. X- ray photographs lead the physicians to believe that the trouble is only temporary. Mme. Reynolds is in St. Louis, Missouri, at the home of her daughter, R. H. Goodbart and Ralph Stiffler of Altoona were guests of F, V, Good- bart for several days, and while here were taken to Pennsylvania's two great jpstitutione—Penn State and the State pen—in Centre county to look them over. The former is a brother of the host and is a railroad engineer on the Cresson and Clear- field railroad, and the latter is =» Pennsy shopman. On Tuesday, while preparing to do the feeding at the farm of Daniel Ream, at Aaronsburg, Panl Sheasley, the 16-year-old hireling, met with sn extremely painful scocident, says the Millheim Journal. Hot water had been carried into the barn for the pur- pose of scalding chop feed for the stock, and young Bheasiey jumped from the mow into the water and bad- ly scalded both feet and legs. When his shoes and stocking were removed all the skin peeled off his feet. “ A Modern Knight,” the three-act comedy which the Bellefonte high school students presented here a few we ke ago to a small but appreciative sudience, scored a better financial suc- cess in its home town a week ago, when £185.00 wae paid in admissions, The Reporter, in commenting on the play, spoke highly of the play and the players. It was not the lack of appreci- ation of good things, as one Bellefonte paper expressed il, that kept down the attendance, but simply the set that the young people were unfortunate in coming here at a time when the show business wae, plainly speaking, worked to death. A run of entertain- ments throughout the entire winter and spring had its effect on the enter- tainment-loving publie, Barber F. P. Geary was exhibiting 98 inches of fine trout on Friday even- ing, the result of a few hours’ fishing in Penne Creek, below Coburn. Ob, no, the #8 inches doesn’t represent the length of ope fish, but the combined length of eight, which gives a nice average. One trout measured 16} inches and none were under nive inches, Mr, Geary swears that the daddy of them all—a California trout that was slightly shorter than a yard stick-=dropped into the stream because he had no net large enough to land him as be cleared the water. He was flabing with his brother<in- law, J. B. Kerstotter, who, he admits, is qualified to give him a few pointers in the pieoatorial art, and who played & rather important part in the after noon’s sport,
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