VOL. LXXXI1X. 1916. JURORS DRAWN FOR BEPTEMBER COURT, Court Opens Monday, September 25, for Two Weeks’ Session.—The Jurors, Beptember term of court opens on Monday, September 25, Two local voters are drawn for grand jury service and two for duty during second week of court, The names of jurors follows : GRAND JURORS Cyrus Brungart, justice, Centre Hall Wm. B. Beek, lavorer, 8'ate College C. 8. Frank, carpenter, Rush William Garland, contractor, Rush W. R. Gentz], merchant, State College Charles Heath, contractor, Rush W. G. Hosterman, farmer, Haines George Horner, laborer, Spring A. P. Krape, farmer, Centre Hall Thomas Lamb, painter, Spriog Wade Lytle, farmer, Half Moon Samuel R. Martz, shoemaker, Ferguson John T. Noll, painter, Spring J. C Orndori, farmer, Gregg A. A. Pletcher, justice, Howard A. R, Price, laborer, Taylor James Ross, retired, Harris John Resides, teamster, Rush Harry E Rhoads, laborer Bellefonte John Smith, laborer, 8 Philipsburg Howard I, Struble, farmer, Walker J. Frank Smith, retired, Bellefonte P. E. Womelsdort, mining eng., Philipsburg James Waddle, farmer, Patton TRAVERSE JURORS~FIRST WERK, BEGIN. NING MONDAY, SEPT. 25 David Atherton, coal operator, Philipsburg Harry Austin, laborer, Mile burg J. C. Barnhart, iarmer. Boggs William Bennett, farmer, Worth Chas P, Brachbill, clerk, Bellefonte B, F. Boal, supt , Benner A.C. Conifer, farmer, Gregg J. KE Confer, laborer, Boggs John Curtin, clerk, Bellefonte Daniel Eberh rt, carpenter, Bellefonte H. A Eider, farmer, Fergus n J. A. Finkuinder, fireman, Bellefonte W. Lk. Frank Sr, carpenter, Rush August Glinz, lun Keeper, Bellefonte A. C. Heveriy, clerk, Bellefonte P. A. Ho ‘ver, laborer. Taylor Christ Hipple, miner, Snow Shoe Twp. W. k. Hurley, road boss, Belletoute Daniel Hail, farmer, Unionville 0. B. Harris, laborer, Snow Shoe Twp Lewis Haussinger, laborer, Miliheim Edward Isenburg, clerk, Ferguson Benner Kephast, farmer, Patton A. C, Loug, clerk, Gregg W. C. Lauck, laborer, Snow Shoe Twp Rush Larimer, laborer, Bel.eloute Harry Lyon, foreman, Spriog J. P. Milier, labourer, Peun George E. Miler, butcher, Milibeim W. H. Meyer, farmer Gregg Harry Milier, mechanic, Philipsburg W. MM, Meyer, furmer, Harris Charles Musser, teacher, Haines John H. Miller, justice, Ferguson George Nearbood, iaborer, State College J. G. Nulau, laborer, Walker KE. 8. Bay, lun keeper, Beligionte Allred Rowan, farmer, Huston W. B, Sweele, cierk, Phillpsbu: g George H. Smith, mechaule, Ferguson Lee smith, laborer, Milesburg J. W, Talbert, laborer, Waiker Samuel Weber, agent, Harris W. F, Weaver, labourer, uring D. H, Walker, farmer, Union W. B. White, mechanic, Spring A.M Woomer farmer Curtin Lemuel Zindeil, laborer, snow Shoe Boro TRAVERSE JUKORS-SRCOND WEEK, BEGIN- NING MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 C. E. Aley, mechanic, Marion R. M. Alexander, farmer, Huston Wilson Ammerman, laborer, Walker D. A. Boozer, saddier, Centre Hall J. T. Barton, clerk, Unfouvilie W. C. Cox.y, me.ch-nt Belie onte J. M. Campbell, farmer, Ferguson Luther Dale, farmer, College A.V. Fink, waborer, Huston James H. Fox, tinner, State College C. A. Faulkper, laborer, Philipsburg A. M, Fetzer, carpe. ter, Saow Shoe Boro Jacob T. Gordon isborer, Bellefonte Emest Hoss, farmer, Harris George Hamer, willer, Philipsburg Charles Hudson tailor, Philipsburg Alonzo Kephart, conductor, Kush Harvey Keiler, labor r, State College Perry Krise, laborer, Spring Fred Mowry, laborer, 8 Philipsburg P. H. Mart.n, laborer, Bp«ing J. H. Maize, gent, Millheim Frank Musser, farmer, Spring W. T. Owens, manager, Philipsburg Harry Pownell, engineer, Rush Harry Rockey, farmer, Patton M. H. Bmith, farmer, Penn J. BH. Spangler, retired, Centre Hall David Stoner, farmer, Potter Issac Smith, farmer, Gregg E. R. 8chreckengast, merchant, Millhelm Milton Sheriff, cierk, Philipsburg H. K. Bmull, blacksmith, Miles Isaac Underwood, salesman, Bellefonte E. E. Vousds, farmer, Marion I. L. Weaver, iumberman, Haines Samuel H Wigton, werk, Philipsburg Issac Wyland, laborer, Bellefonuie John D. Wertz, farmer, College John Waugh, mine boss, Philipsburg I ——— a —— PERROSE PRODIGALITY, From the Harrisburg Patriot, 4 Peunsylvania is without cash to psy its biile. Ite craditors must walt for sn indefinite time for it has no inteu- tion of converting ite assets into cui- rency to pay even pressing obligatione, This stringency is the product of Penroselsm, of extravagance in the fact of soleman warniuge in the midst of its prodigality. Io defense of its present plight, it offers no excuse, It has none. It has $ nea million and a half dollars iu bia He y snd pothing with whion to pay them. This humiliation, too, ocours at a time when the country is waxing fat on prosperity. Yet this is the political organization which will go before the people clam- oring for their votes with the ery * any- thing to beat Wilson.” Pennsylvania owes it to burl back the clamor with # gverything to beat Peorose.” GOVERNOR'S PARTY TU BE HERE Noonday Stop In Ventre Hall, Bept 13. Thirty-eight of Panpsylvania’s rich farming counties with their divereified sgricultursl pursuits will be visited during the Agricultural Tours to Io- spect Farme and Highways of Peni. sylvania which will be led by Gover. nor Martin G. Brumbeugh, and Recre. tary of Agriculture Charles E. Patton during the second, third and fourth weeks of Bep ember, Last year the Governor led the Good Rosds automobile tour through Penp- sylvania's beautiful apd historic valleys, but this year i: enor junction with Becretary of Agriculture Patton, three tours have been arrapged that will lesd through the richest grain, dairying, truck snd fruit esectious of the State and the methods of the thrifty Pennsylvaniy farmer will be observed. Mapy people have traveled through CRAWFORD | i | VENANG ra oe ANGO LJ | | mcacem | 7 \ | Gowen £ . i Jenn CLARION spss ies | sere enson de So i JY [ARMSTRONG | i Tens J / Cannan J [mse ion - — I new canny Y IN / | jLANRE ~leutien| =i scopy | : [treater = J INQIANA BLT wird “oh / wry fi ' - WESTMORELAND py Ho A a 7 [hsmporon fF p- i er To / do oe aa] OMERSET | NS FAYCTTE / i po the fsrwive country in their own immediate locality, but this sgricu'- tural tour is to give the business man farmer who cap make the trip, an op- portunity to witness the sgricultural development in many parts of the state, The firat tour starting on Tureday, September 12 b from Harrisburg snd returning on Thursday evenirg will esd through the Junista Valles, Mifflin, Ceotre, Clearfield, J: ff«rson and Ek counties to McKean, Potier and Tlogs counties, noted for dairying interest, and thence to Harrisburg through Liyeoming, Northumberland, spyder, Junpiats, Perry snd Dsuphbit The second tour starting from Hare risburg Tuesday, September 19'h and returning Toareday evening will lend ‘hroug Lebanon, Berke, Mont- Exnibite Wanted, ing forth ite sppeal to the people of Centre cooly to bring exbibits for tne comivg forty-thira avoual Ei- aud Fair saturday, September ib. Practic- ally every rural home iu the county orchard snd vineyard, in the natural state and otherwise, this nave (he exhibits complieh this end it is only Dee teary the great Grange Fair to do their toriuy srticies to the big exhibition vuildiog on the park, tare apd those having antiques and heirlooms that sre highly prized are urged to bring them to light for a week and place them on «xhibit, For each metitorius articie put on exhibition a premium will be paid. Many families in former yesrs have earned a tidy sum In this way. ——————————————— Twenty-cent gasoline in practically every section of the country withiv the next week is an assertion made by the Standard Oil Company. It Is denied by the big oll company that the government's investigation loto the price of gasoline bas anything to do with the orop. The price has been falling steadily the past few days in the west and middle west. The de clive, sccording to the officials ls due to the fact that crude oil welle, drilled price of gasoline, —— A AAP AIT, ving sbous Lo » new Ford car. gomery, Bucks, tor, Monroe, Lackawanns, Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour and Northumberland counties back to Harrisburg. The las’ tour which leads through a great portion of the southern fruit belt will start from Harrisburg on Tues day, Beptember 26th and return Thurs- day evening. The route will cover Lancas'er, York, Adame, Fraoklio, Fulton, Bedford, Bomerset, Cambris, Blsfr, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties and the apple season should be at its beights at this time, Governor Brumbaugh and Secretary of Agriculture Patton will fovite a number of friends to participate in the sutomobile tour to see the wonders of Pennsylvania farms which annually produce $400 000,000 worth of grain, fruite, cattle, tobscor and other prod- ucte, making the farmers head of the largest industry in the Htate. The tour is also open to the general publie, and many private parties sre expected to avall themselves of the opportunity for three splendid scenic trips which MAP SHOWING TOURS TO INSPECT HIGHWAYS OF PENNSYL AND VANIA Pron, ne KK CPMING - ore cy Ww % rd v ' - A 8 gi » fi ys fac Fy . 4 4 & 49 FR Le whe. sm— i will also bring trem 0 touch with the farm conditions of the State, On ench tour there will be noonday stops for lunch at some park or grove in & purely agricultural district and all the farmers in the locality will be invited to be present for a short greet- ing. members of the party will mske short addresses, NOONDAY STOP AT CENTRE HALL. Oo the first tour the noonday stop will be made at Centre Hall rn Sep tember 12:0; B velhuort on Beptember 14 b. Tore night stop on this trip will be at Clearfield on September 13th msp showing the rout-s ls being pre- ment of Agriculture at Hartsburg. Septemb r Niath 1 i —— Have the date ! Last June it rained so long and #0 | hard that Field Day at Btate College | had to be postponed. Firet Field Day snd Play Festival will | therefore be held on Baturday, Bept- ember 9th, at Cen re Hall, All the girls and boys, men and women in the county want to be (here and | jolu io the sports, There wll be group and competitive games in the morning, a pienie looch at noon ( bring your own,) followed by a short program. Io the afternoon | the athletic events will take place both regular and ' freak,” Oppor- {tunity will be given for girls to try to pass he National Athletic Badge Test | tor girle. Come and join in a day of wholesome sports out-of-doors. Sounds Potato Blight Warning, The cool weather of the lest few days bas led Prof. C. R. Orton of the botany department of The Pennsyl- vania State College to warn potato growers that If a period of rainy weather should follow the present cool spell a repetition of last year's epidemic of late blight would likely follow. In view of this possibility growers who are prepared are advieed to spray their potatoes with Bordeaux mixture (4-460) immediately, as an insurance agaist thie blight, A few dollars expended in this way may mean & considerable saving in the senson’s Orop. If copper tulphate cannot be obtain- to make the Hordesux mixture some commercial mixture of similar com- position may be used to advantage ae substitute, ——— —————— Sunday, September 10th, Rev. W. H. Traub, of State College, will preach the Harvest Home sermon in the audi- 'torium on Grange Park, There will be special music, OFFIVIALS IN CENTRE HALL TO ARRANGE FOR GOVARNUR'S PARTY Qonfer With Mon, L, Rhone Who WHI Do sigunte Tuesday of Eseampment Week ns “ Governor's Day.” W. R. Douglas, of the Department of Avriculture, and W. R., D. Hall, Statistician of the State Highway Department, were in Centre Hall (uesday noon making the preliminary survey for the first agricultural tour which starts at Harrisburg on Tues day, Beptember 12th, and goes through the central and northern parta of the State with a noondsy meeting at Centre Hall. The governor's party will include one hundred members and will pase through Centre Hall on September 12, about 12:80 o'clock. Farmers throughout this district are seked to gather at this point where Governor Brumbaugh will greet them and make a short address, stopping for two hours at the Grange Encamp- ment where the party will take lunch, During their brief stop In town Tuesday noon the officials in charge of = AC PRE; tm, a LE] feo id Nermn a, we “y Ku Ta, v No — met Hon. L. Rhone and Dr. H. F. Bitper. Mr, Rhone promised to make the Governor's visit the principal feature on the program for Tuesday of Encampment week and sccordingly will deslgoate Frof, Gedahall Elec.ed at Spring Mills, At a recent meeting of the Gregg township echool board, Prof, W, Vernon Godeball was elected prinoi- pal of the Bpring Mills High school The salary fe $100.00 per month, Prof. and Mrs, Godehal!, who are former residents of years in Moundsville, West Virginia, where Prof. Godshall has been engsg- ed in High school work, The family is now visiting relatives and Beinfonte, With Troop L st the border and the pew Mschine Gun Troop from Boals- think that all the patriotic young men of Centre county bad enlisted into the service. But to one who knows Centre county intimately there Is no #uch thing as a full quota while there is a vacancy in the ranks of sony or- ganization from thig region. In order to provide for the vacancies pow existing in Troop L, as well as in all the other organizations now in the United Btates service, Lieutenant R. A. Zentmyer, recruiting officer for this district, will open temporary stations for recruting at Bellefonte and State Collcge, the office at the former place being at the Brockerhoft House, st the latter The Nittany Inp, and will be found at these places during the afternoon and evening of the fol. lowing days: Bellefonte, August 28, Beptember 7 and 15, State College, August 20, September 8 and 15. Lieutenant Zentmyer will be glad to meet any young man who feels the call to duty, and to talk over with him just what Is offered and expected. It is suggested to the energetic and patriotic young men that this is their chance to prove their patriotiem and their courage. Their fathers in '61 did not wait for a draft or even for a second eall, but rushed to snewer the oall of their country at the firet oppor tunity. This is an opportunity to get into tervioe in any branch of the same, and to secure a thorough training in pre- prrednese, The third Bunday excursion to At- Iantic Ofty will be run by the Penney over the looal branch, the train leave a ard gh oh 03 Vl, Auto Goes Down Over Mountainside. An Oskland “Bix” wae jammed through the railing, near the top of Nittany Mountain, and landed against a large tree through an error of the operator when it was desired to chspge from high to low gear. The accident occurred Thursday evening of last week and ended most fortunately, po one being ir jured in the lesst, and the car when bauled to the pike with rope and tackle was avle to proceed without repair, the damage being but slight, The party in the car were Pbllsdelpbiape—Mr, and Mrs. Walter Boott, 420 Church Lane, and two chil- drer, who were enjoying the hoepital- ity of the couple. The party were op a pleasure tour and smong other points in view were Penns Cave and Btate College. Mr. Beott has been conpeot- ed with the Tenth National Bank, Philadelpbis, for thirty years, and fe now its president, The accident wee due the fact that the reverse lever was press: d instead of thr low speed lever, The car, of course, shot back and fioal- ly crushed through the guard raile along the bank, straddled a smsl) sapling and landed squarely sgsinst a tree. The front wheels of the car were about eight feet from the edge of the bank, the Oakland having the sppear- ance of rearing as viewed from the road bed. \ / A Burprise Party, A very plessant surprise was tender- ed Mr.. Maria Wagner at the home of Mr. and Mre. William * Bitper, at Tuseeyville, on the evening of August the eighteenth, it being the occassion of Mre., Wagner's seventy-seveuth birthday anniversary. On Thursday evening Mre, Wagner wes induced to sccompany Prof. and Mre. W. O. Heckman to thelr home in Centre Hall where she remained until Friday evening, thus giving smple opportunity to have everything in readiness for her return Friday even- ing. A lunch was served on the lawn. Mre, Wagner was the recipient of = number of gifte. At an early bour all returned to thelr bomes wishing Mrs, Wagner many more happy birthdsye. The followiog persons were present : Mrs. M. F. Kossman, Mr, and Mre, Samuel Wagner, Mr. ana Mre, Will- ism Bitner, Rev. Wililam Wagner, Mr. and Mre, A. E. Kerlin, Mr. anc Mre. Charles Flink, Mr, and Mrs. Geiss Wagner, Clayton Wagner, Mr. and Mre. J. B, Wert, Mr. Charles Geary and children Lole, Alger and Plilip, Prof. and Mrs. W, O. Heck- man and deughiter, Mr. and Mrs. Jobo Elack, Mr, and Mr. W, F, Rockey, Mr, and Mre. James Bpang- ler, Mre, John Bpangler and dsughter, Mre. Elmer Miller, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Desbem and sor, Misses Ruth Rockey, Rebecea Cox, Freda McKin- ey, Esther Bliner, Eiizabeth Biter, Messrs. William Kerlin, William Rockey, Cyrus Waguer, Harold Wag- er, Eimer Dashem, Franklin Heck- map, Rufus Ripks and samuel Bitner. A —— A —— Baby Girl le sonided, Tipping a tuo partly filled with soaldiog water from a bench Martha swyers, three year old dsughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Bwyers of Lewistown, was frightfully scalded inst Thureday. The mother was pre- paring to do the family washing and the child was toddling about doing in ite small way what it could to help. Hesching up little Martha grasped the edge of the tub and j ulled it down up- on ber, a considerable portion of the al- most boiling water striking her upon the face and head and running down her chest and about her body. Her recovery is expected, immmaiutelilsnmiiin Pomona Grange to Mee: at Milesbarg. A quarterly meeting of the Centre County Pomona Grange Wil be held in the hall of Ball Eagle Grange, No. 161, at Milesburg, Thursday, Auogust 8let, at 10 ». m. There will be two sessions, the afternoon session opening at 1.80 o'clock. Questions to be discussed will be of a character of particular ioterest at thie time, and two of them are— “The Rural Credit Law,” “ Exhibits at the Grange Encamp- ment and Fair.” ————— A —————— Williams Grove Fleate, The biggest agricultural implement show on earth will be held as usual at Williams’ Grove, August 25 to Septem ber 2 In addition to the usual implement show there will be an extra large die play of stook, poultry, dogs sud ponies. Horticulture! ball will be filled with fraite, grain and garden products. A tent 850x120 will be filled with automo- bilee, whist il be, euch wil will send ‘bis able in of sation Serato, pr ai ay MED Erde ae sve Everything Bra: on er Coosult your station TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Behool opens next Monday. Rev. A. J. Horner, of Youngeviile, made a brief visit at the home of his niece, Mre, Edwaid E. Balley, on Bat- urday. Mr. and Mre. H. J. Lambert, son Ea), and Erdman West, left this week on an suto trip to Delaware Water Gap and other points. Mr, and Mre, Harry F. Hubler, of Lock Haven, were the guests of the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. Cook Hubler, for a few days this week. Farmers in New Jer-ey have open- ed a roadeide market where pesches, potatoes, watermelons, ete., are dis- poeed of to passing tourists. The plan is working out very satisfactorily. Domer B, Ishier took the following in bis car to Bugar Valley campmeet- ing lset Bundsy: Mr. and Mre, Emmett Jordan and children, of Tusseyville, snd B. H. Emerick, of Centre Hall. Mr. and Mre, William E. Rishel, st Farmers Mille, entering the follow- ing on Friday : Bev. W. E. Fischer, eo! Bhamwokin ; G. H. Em of Centre Hall, Mr. and Me. Clayton Btover of Bpring Mille. Mre. George Robertson, of Hartford, Connecticut, and her friend, Mise Eva Johneon, of Harrieburg, were arrivals in Centre Hall on Buodsy, having come to Lewistown where the former's father, B. D. Briesbin, met the ladies and conveyed them over the Bewen Mountaing by suto, erick, The highest automobile license num- ber observed hereabouts is 212 206, # hen the 200,000 mark was reached, a few weeks sgo, much ado wae made, snd now it looks ss though the first figure in the pumersis might be a three, The sutomobile lice: nume- bers do not include licenses for trucks, motor cycles, ete. TRE Robert Goodhart, of Altoons, was the guest of bis mother, Mra, Mary Goodhar!, fur a few days last week and on Bunday returned hom: mak- ing the trip with Lis brother, F. V. Goodhart, in the Iatler’s car. Accom- pasnying Mr. Goodhart home, on Monday, was hie niece, Mise Isabel ood bart, Mr.and Mre. J. Emory Hoy and dsughter Mies Elizabeib, on Baturday evening arrived in Centre Hall on the return of a 1000-mile sutomobile trip through Pennsylvania and New York. I'hey will be guests of Mre. Hop's mother, Mre., W. B. Mingle, until saturdsy when they will return to their home in Polladelphis. The exciting experience of Mr, Mre, Walter Scott, on Nittany moun- tain, 8 brief sccount of which appears p another column of this issue, result io a pleasant visit at the home of Prof, and Mrs. L. O. Packer, in Centre Hall. The socident referred to obliged the Philadelphians to remain in Centre Hall for the night and Jearn- iog that the Packer family lived here # portion of the evening was spent with them. Dr. L. E. Wolfe, of Quincy, Frank- lin county, was in town last week, having come here to make arrange- ments to locate in Centre Hall to prae- tice his profession. Bince leaving here, he notified Prof. L. O. Packer that he would lease his nome as soOn as it could be vacated. Prof. Packer in- tends moving to the Pittsburgh die- trict, where he is engaged in school work, but to date he has not been able to procure a house. Two suto loads of York county people got their first glimpse of besuti- ful Penns Valley, last Wednesday, when they motored here for a brief stay with Mr. and Mre. Rossman, of pear Tusseyville. The visitors are friends of the Rossmans, whose ao- quaintance was formed years ago fol- owing the marriage of Mr. and Mra. Rossman and a short residence in York county. The following ocom- prised the party : Mr. and Mes. Z.oh Lauer, Mr, snd Mrs, Ervia M. Spang- ler, Mr. and Mre. J. M. Zinn. From reports received by the Penn- sylvania Department of Agriculture from all sections of the State the bay orop just harvested is one of the largest ever known in the State and may reach a total of more than 5,500,000 tone. Last year the production was estimated at 8,668,000 tons or an average yield of about 1.18 tons 0 an acre, During the past harvest there bas been an increase in acreage har vested of almost ten per cent, and the average yleld will be increased to a pcint higher than it has been in the past ten years. The 10 year average is 1.83 tons an acre and the highest average was in 1808 with 1} tons to an acre, In some counties the present average ls close to two tone to an acre and It ls expected that final figures for the entire State will make the average por acre close 10 bY tons,