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NO. 42
“VYOIL. LXXXIX.
FARRER IRR EK
a very
the success
form or
to pro-
There is an
From this
relations, because all foreign
3 2 00 2 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ob 0 0 0 6 6 0 06 36 06 6 06 0b 6 0 6 0 6 06 6 2 2%
PROSPERITY HOT DU
10 DEMANDS OF WAR
Bulk Comes From Ordinary Busi-
ness Channels, Declares
Charles M. Schwab.
$2,500,000,000TRADEBALANCE
Department of Commerce Shows Vast
Gain in Wealth Under Wilson—
Munitions Business Is but One
Per Cent. of Total
ry of Republican
oedented
Amer
f Presid
unpre
Republican
“It is a mistake to imagine that the
major portion of our business is war
order business,” says Schwab, in
a signed article in the October number
of System. “Even a casual inspection
of the great volume exports will
demonstrate that the bulk
from the ordinary course of bus
It is also found that, at
prices, domestic profit.
able as foreign munition business.”
Mr.
of
is drawn
nets,
present
business &5
2 I5 8&5
NO one can
Increase In bank deposits, 68 per
cent.; money In circulation, 22 per
cent. ; stock of gold in United States,
84.1 per cent.; foreign commerce, 52.7
per cent.; balance of trade in favor
of United States, 287.6 per cent;
agricultural exports, 44.1 per cent.:
manufactured exports, 155 per cent.;
rallway revenues, 87.0C per cent.: value
of general crops and live stock, 12.4
per cent,; value of wheat crop, 67.5
per cent.; output of pig iron, 85 per
cent.; production of steel, 35.5 per
cent.; farm lands, 12.7 per cent.; men
employed In 23.2 per
cent;. wages pald in manufacturing,
41.5 per cent; capital employed In
manufacturing, 30.9 per cent.: value
of manufactured products, 41.2 per
cent,
manufacturing,
So It may be seen that all lines of
industry have profited under the great
wave of prosperity that the Demo
cratic administration has wrought.
COMPRISES ONLY ONE PER CENT,
OF THE TOTAL OF MANUFAC
TURED PRODUCTS.
Is it the part of wisdom, therefore,
to gamble with prosperity such as
this?
Will the
VAY 1 sure
voter dare to
thing, on the
teirn the
American
BOLTS G. 0. P., BACKS WILSON
Frederick Ayer, Financier and Mem.
ber of Union League Club, Makes
$1,000 Centribution.
Frederick Ayer, a member of the
balance In f{
£1.730 000.000,
publicanism In New York city, If not
in the country—has sent a check to
Chairman Vance McCormick of the
Democratic National Committee for
his contribution to the cam-
paign fund for the re-election of Presi-
dent Wilson. With his check he sent
Trade Balance $2,500,000 000.
Predictions are made that t}
balance for the entire yea:
500,000,000, The value of the
for the eight months was
212, an increase ‘of $1,205.882.100 over
the same period last year.
Another financial
has spoken—Charle
ton. He estima
securities held abroad
duced from 6.000.000 000,
war, to £1.000.000 000
time. Coincidentally, the United States
has become a creditor of foreign na
tions, for the first time {n history, to |
the extent of £1.500.000,000, Under Wil- |
son, therefore. we have wiped
$6,000,000,000 of foreign indebtedness,
and are a creditor to the amouat of |
$500,000,000,
Mr. Hayden calls attention to the |
tes
have heen
hefore
I's
the
$ ba nirocont
at the presor
ont |
nation under Republican rule.
And so, from all
country, from all kinds and
of business, from the merchant, the
manufacturer, the farmer, the work.
Ingman, come reports of unparalleled
prosperity. The Chamber of Com-
merce of the United States, In an
official report, declares that basie
stocks are rising, that railroad earn-
Ings are abnormally high (indicating
of the
goctions
continue,
the war, Is this that Is filling the
coffers of the nation. It has a sound
basis for permanency, made certain
by the laws enacted under the Wilson
Administration. The President him-
self, In his recent speech at Balti-
more, emphasized the value to the
Trade Commission, the Federal
strve Board and the shipping bill.
These enactments not only will stim-
ulate the productiveness of the coun-
try, but will safeguard its output and
provide a means of conveying it to all
the ports of the world,
How Business Has Gained.
Here Is just a glimpse at percen-
tages, prepared by expert statisticians,
that prove what the Wilson Adminis.
tration has done for the people:
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“Convinced as I am that Mr. Wilson
one of the greatest Presidents
have had, his hatred of
of his country perch
jewels in of
herewith my
to be the
campaign fund his
in
ever
and
like
lov @
his crown
send inclosed
added to
for
Mr. Ayer is a lawyer and financier,
New York Tribune Association,
It you bave the future interest of
Centre county at heart, vote for
AA A
ELD EEESEEOIES SSIs 00R a]
TEN QUESTIONS FOR
VOTERS
Ten questions for voters to
answer in advance of Election
Day:
1--Why are the Kings of Wall
Street supporting Mr. Hughes?
2--Why are the great finan.
cial interests which favor a
Central bank, in substitution
for the Federal! Reserve system,
supporting Mr. Hughes?
3-Why are the high protec
tive monopolists who prepared
the Schedules of the Payne
Adrich tariff for Mr. Hughes?
4--Why is every enemy of
American neutrality for Mr.
Hughes?
5--Why are all advocates of
armed intervention in Mexico
for Mr. Hughes?
6-Why are the
organized greed in
tion of the United
Mr. Hughes?
T«sWhy are the
military conscription for
Hughes?
8-Why is every political re.
actionary and bourbon for Mr.
Hughes?
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trusts and
every sec-
States for
heroes of
Mr.
9--Why is every enemy of in.
dustrial reform for Mr. Mughes?
10--Why is every boss and
political grafter in the Republi
can party for Mr. Hughes?
TWO SERIOUS HUNTING ACUIDENTS,
Huanter its Compacion When He Shoots
at Tarkey, Bullet Passing Through
Uhest. ~The ‘Unloaded’ Gan Blows off
Head of Mifflin County Lad,
A ball from a high-power rifle pase- |
ed clean through the body of Addison
Jonee, aged twenty-eight years, when
his cousin, a Mr. Brooke, fired at a
turkey and missed, while hunting st
Julian, above Bellefonte, on Baturday
mornipg. The unfortunate man was
rushed to the Belle'onte hoepital
where it wae at first thought he would
not survive the accident, but later re-
ports are to the effect that he will re-
cover. Tune bullet passed close Lo the
heart and came out at the back.
They were in an open field when a |
wild tarkey was raised. Brooks shot
at the turkey, but missed, and the
ballet pierced Jones’ body.
The hunting season was only four!
days old when the first fatal accident
occured recently In the death of
Eden Kpepp, sged pine years, of
Belleville, Mifflin county. A gun,
thought to be unloaded, was discharg-
ed iu the hands of 8 cousin, Hermaso
Kupepp, aged seventeen, ‘Lhe youth |
had his head entirely shattered, The
older lad bad just returned from the
woods with a wild 1urkey sud was
met by his cousin, Ou their way
homeward tbe trigger of the gUD Was
touched sud the shell whicu remsined
io the gun barrel was «Xpioded with
the terrible result noted svove,
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Hobert Uissgow Kicked by Horse.
Robert Gluegow, on the Micusel
Bpicher farm, west of LOWD, CoullinUes
to be the cummuplou bsrd uck farmer
in this seciion. Following s string of
misfortunes jeadiug Up Lo the destruc
tion of Lis Deru by Hie, 8 sDOre Le
Priday received a8 RDO k-
out blow from Lue rear feet of a
oD Which restlted lu four ioken rite
ald Lhe tearing loose of «Wo more,
mr, Giasgow sud Willis YWaikes
Werle IonUiug 10s 10 LLe woods Ou
Spicher infu sud when war,
sini
bhi
Ulin gow
tials
bourse ewillCLed Die sll Br ULO,
striking M., Ulsnsgow lu tLe face, Fur
this Uubilud acl the DUIS Was KIVen »
RICK WLICU Le reselicd Ly delivering
fice
wel
Wit
wi
He was Up
the count ul tel; LOWeVer,
UL assisiBlLCr Grove Lhe test 10 Lhe
Dalry aud the eliephoued foe Dr, HM,
H., Lougwell wo Upuu eXsmiustiou
folud tue Chest 10 Le Dealy Jujuted,
l'oe accident will Deceselinle M1, (Gise-
guw's relrainiug liv 8s WoL K OF sev-
ein] Werke, Klis (uisiake, Le sae, was
made Iu LOL RELLILR IU Lis RICK will
enough *' pep’ Ww put the beast out of
WOrking order,
He
sud
a
Homan hid Dies of Farsiysis
”
Edgar, the six-year-old son of Mr,
and dre, Chatles Homan, livieg wo
tlles east of Five Grove Mile, died
inel lhursday silermeou of luisutiie
paralysis. ‘Loe Mouwday previous tue
isd and Dis Older Lrolther Morris re-
wirped from scuool compisiving of
headache. A few days iste: puyei-
claus disguosed the Cases a8 IDIsuLIe
paralysis aud the Howson residence
wae quarsuiived. Besides Morrie, Hoy,
a e0u uf four years, Is also 1, DU Lue!
condition Is LOL asislfuing, sCCOTUILE
0 word received by Wililsiu Homa,
east of Celitre Mail, 8 Drolner of tue
parent. ‘Lhere are LWO jouuger clil-
dren io the fsmulily who ate uot iil
The decessed child was buried io the |
Pine Hall cemetery Lhursdny evening. |
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Governor Brumbaugh has appoint]
ed » commission of seveuleen 10 lake |
tne Vole of the boys on the front, ou |
November 7ib. i
OCTOBER
802.00 An Acre Not Accepted for Farm,
The farm of the late Alexander Me-
Coy, at Potters Mills, which was offer-
ed at public sale last Friday, was not
sold, the only bid of $62.00 per acre be-
ing deemed by the heirs pot high
enough. D. R. Foreman, of Bellefonte,
placed the above bid. The farm con-
tains 162 acres, Two smaller tracte,
however, were sold, as follows:
Tract No, 2, contsiniog a little over
nine acres, was sold to F. A, Carson
for $50.60 an acre.
Tract No. 8, containing eighty acres,
was sold to Perry McKinney for $48.50
al acre,
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Almost 2 Inches of Main,
Thursday and Friday of last week
good steady raine resulted io a total
of 1.80 ijuches. Thure-
gauge showing a total of 1.15
the greater part of which
Wednesday night,
Farmers liviog west of Centre Hall
declare tual hail sccompsnied Thurs
day’s rain.
inches,
fell late
By PRIVATE WILLIAM BAILEY.
Ei Paso, texas, October 19, 1018
“The past two weeks have been de-
voled to drilling. A force of seven
instructors have taken us in hand wiln
very good results, Our troop wae
first formed into rquade, sceordiog to
height, composed of en wen each,
Que sergeant was sssigoned 0 each
squad and then squad drilliog was
begun, This was followed by rouiog
platoons, of two or more »quade, snd a
new sel of arille. After a day's work
pistoons were consolideted loto
“oop! sud we are now darilliog io
ali eutire body.
“* We had ope fall
foot drill sud we
“alUurway thal on
day Lhe colopel olf
inspect our drill
Lhe
week of cavalry
reCeived orders O1
the following Mou.
Our reglivent wou o
Oa tue merits of
aril we to receive our
aud the horses, here
Liain were
madd dari
Wak a Colialll BUXIELY BIMOLE (Le LOY»
uel put Us 0 tue les
flrel puting us iLhrough the
drilling, tne pisioon, aud
Loop He sppeared
plessed sud tu s short Lime word si-
tived tual we Lad passed Lhe sXsini-
d ihst our saddies would be
sliced 10 Us the fOllOWILR moruipg.
i be colonel congratulated Lieut, Bos
ou the silty Lis tien displayed 10 Lhe
giill work.
“ Tuesday morning the saddles ar-
rived sud iu the aliernoon su fustruci-
or expisined tous the “ whys’ aug
‘wherelores ' of every saddie moves
ment, Drilliog the horees in squad
formstions was then epgsged io apa
kept up for two eoild bours. The
lpstrucior remarked thal he was well
piessed with the bhorsemsoship sibd
geueral behavior of the troopers,
“Heavy rains followed and ss a
cons quence there wili be no drilling
for s cay or two,
“Mauy soldier boys have laken a
likiug to the hittie Mexican burroe, &
stosll donkey ured as a» pack animal
smong the uatives, and are shippiog
them home, while olbhers will take
theirs With them when they leave Lhe
border. Mexicaus «il the animais for
200 w $6.00, aud in case of gresi
tutret 8 Mexican will jet one go fora
small bottle of fire water.”
— testes
Jurdan-Foust,
George Jordan and Miss Emma
Foust, both of Tusseyville, were united
in marrisge Saturday evening of last
week, ‘squire James W. Swabb, of
Lioden Hall, tied the knot,
whew Lhe Cul
Hunily |
drilling.
UBLIOD Bl
26, 1916.
REPORT OF THE WORK OF
¥. W, 0 A OF CENTRE 00,
Various Clubs Show Season of Great Activity
and Frogram Outlined for Winter
Months Has Many Good Tuings in Store
The work of the past three months
hes been varied. During July there
were several out-of-door meetings to be
arranged, picoics held, a play for the
True Blue Club to be coached, arrange-
ments made for carrying on the work
in some of the country schools which
are looked after by the College Y. M.
C.A. and Y. W. CO. A, during the
winter, an explapation of the Y. W,
CU. A. work given at Orviston, a Bum-
wer hecreation Club formed at Hate
College, and the usual club and branch
meetings held. During September
plans for the ovext year’s work were
made In most of the clubs and
branches sand a regulsi schedule js
now in working order at most places.
The clube have drawn up varied
programmes, including nutting daye,
Hallowe'en socials, Thanksgiving and
Christmas parties, sleigh rides, sing-
ing of Christmas songs to shutioe,
makiog scrap-books for hospitals,
meetings for mothers, learning bead-
work, crocheting and sewing, study-
ing “ Christian Citizenship for Girls,”
avd “ Ouat-of-Doors iu the Bible,”
talks ou health, first aid, millinery
snd household subjects, presenting
plays, learvipg pew games and folk
dancer, earniog the Helen Gould
Bivle, ana other things. Most of the
clubs want to raise enough money
during the winter to go camping next
summer. In several pleces the rol-
call is Lo be answered st club meetings
with a tet of birds or trope learned, a
book read, or with Current Events, or
JIub credits esrped,
I'he Bpring Mills girls had a tent at
the Grange Euvcampment wi h a Y.
WwW, CC, A. penosnt disp .yed that
caused many people to inguire about
the Association, [bis club is begio-
vlog to make itself felt In the com-
munity, QOoe of the girls recently
ssid that sithough she nad gone to
school with some of the girls in the
club she bed uvever really had soy
friends smong the girls, snd now they
sll bad »0 many more good times, and
iy.
The new work started at Osk Hall
ie a Junior Club of girls from 6 to 10
yeurs of age. Tne girls are learniog w
sew, do little haud-work thiogs, and
nave games and stories. They will
meel ut the same Lime ss the Common
Weal Club, under the direction of Mrs.
Ferree, and when it comes time for the
games the two clubs will waits, The
common Weal Club is piaoning to put
% 8igu-post al a cross-roads where one
would be of great help to the travel
log pubic,
I'he True Blue girls are planning to
raise 8 certain amount of money to
present to the Shilo Church to aid in
geltiog individual communion service
for the church.
Ibe Happiness Brigade at Centre
Furpsce which was never in good rup-
uing order has started in as a regular
Common Weal Club, under the leader-
ship of Miss Anna Whipple, one of
the College girls. They are learning
the Helen Gould verses, and doing
bead work smnong other things.
The Polly Aopa Jlub of younger
girls st Lemont is starting sgsin un-
der the direction of Miss Nelle Wilson,
assisted by other college girls,
The Pine Grove Mills Club could
not organize this summer as had been
expecied, for the leader and most of
the members were away from bome.
It is hoped that they may start again
very soon.
The State College Branch is now in
ils pew quarters, A membership
campaign was recently held, and there
are now nDipety-seven members, A
club for the development of friendliness
snd social lite smoog girls has been
formed with Mre. Arthur Holmes as
lender. For the first few meetings
the girlie will learn crocheting, em-
broidery, snd work on Christmas
presents for a part of an evening, sod
spend the rest of it in games and
social events, Later, officers will be
elected aud business carried on regular.
iy aonording to the desires of the girls.
Cinsees have been formed in basketry,
current events, gymossium, typewrit-
log and shourthano, crocheting,
spaniab, folk dauciog, bible and mis
slonary study, cookiug, snd sewing.
fhe gymussium clase is especially
populnr., The tiigu school cinb bss
pisuned so interesting year based on
Is purpose,
At Boslsburg, Millheim and Belle
foute, there is enough interest to start
ocal work soo.
While the County Week at Camp
Nepatiwin wae more on theorder of a
sGmmer camp than a Conference, the
«itis who went thoroughly eusjoyed It
snd gained new ideas for their local
clube, At (he real County Conference
at Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Miss
Lola Uiricu, the leader of the Spring
ville Common Weal Club, was pres
ent for half the time. At the cop
ference next summer, may Centre
Uounty be represented by a big delegs-
tou! Iu ie hoped that there will be
oue st Miiver Bay, N. Y., next year for
the Easteru counties snd since that is
#0 uch nearer surely several of the
Board members and others oan get
there,
A A t———
Four Kiled in Auto at Grade Orossing,
Four persons were jostantly killed
aud their bodies frightfully msngled
whet a passenger train struck the
Ulievrolet car in which they were rid-
1g a8 they atiempled to cross the rail
rond tracks at Altoona, on Friday eve
ning. Two girls, a young lady and an
elderly womsn comprise the desd,
while the driver of the oar was 80 baa.
iy injured that his recovery is doubtful,
RIM ASIA,
To vote for the Wilson electors is
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
George KE. Breon, who is emploved
at Milton, was home over Bunday.
Put oat the Rag on Baturdsy, Oc.
tober 28th. It's Wilson Day all over
the United Btates.
Miss Catherine Heckman, of Johns-
town, was a guest at the Bartholomew
and 8, 8B. Kreamer homes from Friday
until Monday.
Joseph W. Reifenyder, of Millheim,
fell from s chestnut tree, a distance of
twenty feet, a week ago, and fractured
his left arm besides receiving pumer-
ous bruises,
A wounded pheasant sought refuge
at the home of Rev. M. D. Geesey, at
Asronsburg, one day lset week, hav-
ing flown from the mountaine nearby.
Rev. Geesey caught the bird, i
Mre. L. W. RB. Person and Mrs.
Ammen Burkholder snd dsughter
Margaret, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey,
are spending a short time with the
former two ladies’ mother, Mrs. M. E.
strohm. aiid
A monument erected to the memory
of Capt. Harry Green, who was mas-
escred by a band of Indians in 1801,
will be uovelled with due ceremony
near Logaaton, Clinton county, Nov-
ember 18th, Col. Henry W. Bhoe-
maker will conduct the unveiling.
The apple orchard on Dr. G. RH,
Frank’s farm, pear Millhelm, tenanted
by Charles F. Btover, this year yielded
670 bushels of cholece hand picked win-
ter apples. One hundred barrels of
the fruit were packed last week for
ehipment to the Pittsburgh district.2
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
in ite several columns Jong sccount of
the Keystone State Democrats to
“Shadow Lawn,” vives to Hon.
Charlee BR. Kurtz the credit of being
the originator of the movement to
bear President Wilson at his summer
nome.
Domer 8, Ishler and fsmily moved
into the Mre. Mary Rearick property
on Wedoesday., Mr. Ishler is the
agent for the nkay Products Co.,
f Chicago, lilinole, makers of the
famous tire fliler, sod be expects to
devole Lhe greater part of his time to
this work.
The first degree work since the
oumercus P. O. 8. of A. camps have
been instituted in different parte of
Centre county, will take place Satur-
day evening at Bellefonte, when a
team of twenty men from Tyrone will
exew plify the degrees. A number of
members of the local camp will at-
end.
Mre. W. W. Harpster, in a com-
munication to the Heporter, states
that she has returned to Freeport, Iill.,
after having been in Chicago since the
death of Mr. Harpeter. She spoke
very Jeolingiy of ber visits to Centre
Hall snd of the happy times she and
Mr. Harpsier enjoyed among its
people,
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Funk, formerly
of Pittsburgh, became residents of
Uentre Hall last Thursday, having
moved into the latter's property on
east Church street. Mrs. Funk will
ve belter known ss Mrs. Anna D.
Bitte, whose marriage to Mr. Fook, a
Millbeim native, occurred about six
months ago. i
As two small boys were in the act of
driving their parents’ cows out of the
pasture, near Howard, a few evenings
ago, a rapidly driven motor car came
slong and Knocked one of the animals
over, killing her instantly. Tae suto-
mobile stopped with the cow's
resting under it, all the wheels off the
ground. None of the inmates of the
car was burt,
The sture hailing Jecently purchas-
ed by the local Odd Fellows lodge is be-
ing put in shape for the new tenant,
CU. M, Smith, of Coburn, who started
to move his household goods here
on Tuesday. A number of win-
dows were placed in the esst end of
the building, and on Monday John M.
Coidren commenced papering the
store-room. The dwelling portion of
ihe building will be equipped with a
vatbhroom aod papered. 4
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Neese, of Au-
burn, New York, scocompavied the
vody of the Iatter’'s mother, Mrs.
Hannan Luse, who died at her deugh-
ter’'s home last Tuesday, to Uentre
Hall, on 'nurseday, where burial was
made. Mr, and Mre. Neose have been
spending the past week with relatives
anere but will retarn to their home to-
day ( Thursday ). Other relatives from
a distance attending the funeral were :
Mr. and Mes, William Luse, hter
Helen sud son Robert, of Al
Mrs. Charles Grimam, of Mill Hal,
Clayton H. Homan, of Cleveland,
Ohio, visited fiends in Centre Hall
on his way home from Philadelphia
and Wilkes-Barre where he had been
sent iD the 1uterest of the H. A, Losier
Company, of Cleveland, manufacturers
of the H. A. L. oar, a company which
was ouly a short time
tu which Charlies Homan, siso a forme
er loonl boy, helde a head
“Bud' ls working in the machiuve
shope of the company and was sent to
Wiices-Earre to enter a H. A, L. car
in a hili-climbing contest,
Ike Berney, the Lewistown movie
magnate, was one of the violators of the