THE OENTRE REPORTER.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
~ENTRE HALL - - PENN’A.
"THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917
SMITH & BAILEY . . . . . PFroprietors
S. W.BMITH . . . « « + « Editor
{ Loca! Editor and
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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS.
Presbyterian—Centre Hall, morning.
Methodist—Spring Mills, morning ; Spruce-
town, afternoon, by Rev, D. L. Tressler, of Belle-
fonte Union Week of Prayer at Centre Hall in
the evening,
18,638 871 Presidential Voters
There was an increase of 8,608,649,
or over 28 per cent, in’ the total vote
for President Isst montb, according to
the complete official returne, as com-
pared with the figures jor 1912 Mr,
Wilson received 2,819,107 more votes
than in 1912, and Mr. ‘Hughes 576,116
more votes than Taft and Roosevelt
together. Each candidate made a
pew record for bis party. The Wil-
son vote was 2,812 871 larger than the
Bryan vote in 1886 ; the Hughes vote
was 928,088 larger than the Roosevelt
vote in 1904.
This year Illinois wrested from the
honor of being the banner Republican
State, the plurality for Hughes being
only 181,860 in Penpsylvania as
against 202,236 in Illinois. Assn ofl-
set, Texas gave Wilson a plurality of
220,060, the iargest received by eitber
candidate in any single State. The
Texas plurality alone equalled the
combined Hughes pluralities in Msine,
Vermont, Massachusetts, New York
and New Jervey.
80 e¢lose was the vote in New Hamp-
ghire and Minnesota that Wilson
carried the former by only 57 and
Hughes the latter by 382. On 449
votes in these two States turped 6
electoral votes in a Presidential elec-
tion in which the Democratic cand'-
date had a clear lead of 568,822 in the
total popular vote over his Republican
opponent. Not since 1876 have tbe
critical defects of the electoral system
been.so plainly illustrated by the final
returns,
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Letter from Iilinols
Frieport, Iil., Dec. 28, 1916.
Editor Reporter :
Please find enclosed money order for
$1.60 for one year’s subscription to
your paper.
Being born and raised at Boalsburg
I take great plessure in reading the
pews from that locality ss well as
from others,
I came to Freeport, Feb., 1915, snd
was employed by the I. C. R. R.; lat-
er on wae sent to Dubngue, Iowa, and
made assistant foreman of the railroad
yards there. I then came back to
Freeport where I was employed by the
Stover engine works, As a helper in
the test department I worked three
months ; they then gave me a job as
tester in that department, I like the
work and hope that prosperity will
continue.
We bave had fine winter weather,
mercury only reaching 16 degrees be-
low zero at the lowest.
Yours truly,
N. R. Youxa.
Piok Strikes Buried Pot of Gold,
The pot of gold at the rainbow’s end
was discovered by Bamuel H, Kline
on *his farm at McClure, Boyder
county, one day last week. In using
a pickax to clear souie stumps on the
farm, an earthen jar was unearthed,
which on being opened revealed a
small fortune in bright silver and
gold specie and silver and gold curren-
oy—~the total amount being exactly
$1344.86. The money nearly all hore
the date of 1882, the supposition being
that it was tucked away beneath the
Isrge chestnut) tree thirty-four years
ALO.
Mr, Kline is a man of average cir-
cumstances and bought his present
farm several years ago, the purchase
price being $1600. He now considers
it the best investment he ever made.
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First President Wins Libel Salt,
It has been an open question wheth-
er a dead man can be libeled, in a le-
gal sense, Bat the Bupreme Court of
the Btate of Washington has decided
that be oan be, and therein It hes
rendered a service to the country at
large where the libeled person ls a
great national figure, whose reputa-
tion is in a large seiive the reputation
of the country iteelf. Paul Hafler, of
Tacoms, was convicted of libel in
charging George Washiogton with
drunkenness and other misconduct,
and the Bupreme Court of the State
has sustained the conviction and the
sentence on Hafler of four mopths in
the county jail.
BOALSBURG,
E. M. Kuhn is spending several
dave at Willlamsport,
D. W, Myer and dsughter,
Slagle, are visiting in Altoona,
John Patterson and sister Francee
spent Saturday in Bellefonte,
Mre, John Wright and son spent
several days with relatives in Altoons,
Mr. and Mre. A. C. Lez and daoght-
ter spent Christmases at Lemont,
Mre. E. A. Fisher spent Christmas
day at State College.
Kleckner Relish and son‘epent sever-
al days at the home of Misses Relsb
and Nora Miller,
Mr. and Mrs, Wim. Kuhr, of Will-
jamsport, epent Christus at the E.
M. Kubn home,
Mre. J. Rovert Harter of Btate Col-
Jege ie vielting ber parents, 5 r. and
Mre, James Rose,
8. E. Weber and sister Annie spent
Tuesday of last week at the J. H.
Weber home in Centre Hall.
Jane and Barah Ross of Pine Grove
are visiting their grandparents, Mr,
and Mre, F. W, W. ber,
Frank Fisher and son of Altoona
spent a short time last week with Mrs,
E. A. Fisher,
Mrs. Ernest Hess and two daught-
ere, of Bhingletowp, spent Bunday at
the home of George Bhugarts,
Mrs, Henry Btitzer and daughter of
Rebersburg, visited Mrs, Btitzers’ ele-
ter, Mre, Frank Ream.
John Bricker, of Netwon Hamliltor,
spent Christmas with bis mother,
Mre. Leura Bricker,
John Stover, of Altoons, spent sev-
eral days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Stover,
Paul and Orie Rupp, of Pitesairp,
spent a week with their parents, Mr,
and Mre, J. A. Rupp.
Mr. and Mre, Keller spent Christ
mas vacation at the home of Mrs,
Kellez’s parents in Mifflintown,
Mrs. Laura Bricker spent Thursday
of last week at Bellefonte and ob
Thuredsy evening went to Unionville
where she remained until Haturday.
Mre., Charles Mothersbsugh apd
son visited Mre. Mothersbaugh’s par-
ents, Mr, and Mre. B. F. Homan, at
Htate College,
Mr. and Mrs. Bamuel Weaver and
children and Miss Keene spent sever-
al days last week at the David Zerby
home in Millheim,
ow Miss Florence Heze!, who Is attend.
ing school at Allentown, spent her
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mre, J. A, Hezel,
Mr, and Mre. James Jacobs of Wil-
mingtor, Del., and Fred snd Herbert
Worl, of Milroy, spent Chris'mas at
the home of Mre. E. E. Browr,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wagner and
Norman Slagle, of Altoona; Mre, HH,
W. Lonberger and children, of State
College, spent Christmas at the home
of D, W, Meyers.
Mr. and Mre. Ceorge Bluart, of
Bellevue ; Mr, and Mre, Reuben
Stusrt and daughter and David Btaart,
of Ingram, spent Christmas with rel
ati vea here,
Mre. Ruben Blusrt and dsughter re-
turned to their home at Ingram on
saturday. The were sccompanied by
Miss Mary Markle who will spend
some time with them,
Mre. E. M, Kubn snd dsughter,
Mrs. Wm. Kuho, Mre. George Houtz
and dsughte’, Mre, Elizabeth Myer
snd Hester Lonberger spent Wednes-
day sat the Charles Kuhn home,
Mise Helen Coxey, of Tyrone, who
spent the holidey seas’n with ber
mother, Mre, Nannie Coxey, returned
to her plece of work on Monday
mornin g
Mr. ana Mre., Wm. Mothersbsugh
gave a party in booer of their son
John's tenth spniversary on the 20:b
of December ; about twenty of John's
young friends, also his school leacher
aod a few relatives were there. All
had a very enjoyable Lime,
Rev. and Mrs. B, C, Btover, Mrs, E.
Brown apd deughter, Mre. Anuie
Fogieman and Frances Patterson snd
Orie Rupp attended the Bennet-Kuhn
wedding at the George Be:.rson home
at Linden Hall Iset Thursday evening.
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A Daughter ls Born,
Prof. and Mrs, W. O, Heckman are
the proud parents of a baby daughter,
born on Friday evening preceding
Christmess, Consequently the popu.
lar principal of the toro schools is
stepping it off just a bit brisker than
is his wont. The little visitor Is
daughter No, 2 and has been named
Margaret Louise,
LA Ap
Woodward,
Mrs. Robert Bmallwood, from Paule-
boro, N. J., spent the greater part of
Inst week with her parents, Dr. and
Mra, Ard,
Revival services are being held in
the United Ev. church,
Miss Lena King spent last week
with her grandparents in Glen Iron,
Mr. and Mre, Jackson Bheesley are
spending some time with their child-
ren in Jersey Shore and Loganton,
Mre, Abram Treaster attended her
father's ( Solomon Voneida ) funeral at
Laurelton last week,
Theodore Hosterman and son Harry
left for Akron, Ohio, one day Isst
week to seek employment,
Miss Lulu Guisewite went to Norris.
town last week where she will be em~
ployed this winter,
Ray Orndorf, from Philadelphis,
Mre,
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ANOTHER SORT OF ELEUTION,
{Contuiued from first page.)
we have po doubt that if Mr,
mick, Mr, Pinchot or Mr, Wilcox bad
first candidate they saw, of course,
providing it was a euflragette. We
have not heard how the Governor
stood on this question but we under-
stand that the Auditor General cast
hie tallois for Deer,
Now ae to the paradee, [t would-
u’t be mich of an election if a parade
did not follow with lots of bande and
sbouting. There were parades too
but quite different from (he parades
in November. Ib the November pa-
rades the voters did the parading and
the capdidates steyed at home Lo re-
ceive the congratulations of the de-
lighted voters. How untimely some
of the parades were toe, However in
the December parades the voters are
sitting quietly at h3me teliing the
loved ones about the ballots that did
not go off ; the voting machine that
did not baliot where ; all calculating
the cost of “ that piece at apy price”
avd some weary ones calculating the
cost of “po plece at all,” while the
candidates who were fortunate in
pot b ipg elected sud parading up
snd down the mouptaine congra'u-
lating each other healing wounds and
retiring sgain to private life for anp-
other year, Neither party ls in debt,
though tbe expenditure was great,
Centre county's share in the cam-
paign coutribu tupning about
$4000. However the individual vo-
tere epent lsrge smoupts in order to
cast ballots for a successful candidate,
Que crowd of 8 voters in Poe Valley
got 8 100 pound eandidste at a cost of
over $200, not dear If a plece cost $2,
considering the crowds thst spent
$200 for no piece at all, The volivg
insted for 15 days and no tiuce wa
declared and po quarter given, Ix
fsct it somewhat recembled an elec
tion in Mexico where the choice of
the people falie on the candidste with
the stropgest army, The first few
days were loo warm but toward the
last it was quite cold, but the snow
did pot belp much in the tracking of
the candidates to their laire for it
came too Isle and the weather too
bad to make good use of it. There are
some ipfricgements of the election
laws but most of the offender
sged to escape the clulches
law, Perhaps one of the most com-
mon offences was io casting a ballot
at a “‘sufirsgette’ for in Pennpsylanis
it is the mucet belnone crime to elect =
feroale at this December
Another strocicus « fence is to elect »
candidate under age, and slrar gels
mary try for the cffice. Ope such
candidate that we know of was pun-
ished by being eaten at the Bellefonte
boepital, We do pot thick he will
ever tun sgair, Ti us erdeth the sc-
count of the annusl election of Deer
and Besar,
ious
mar -
of the
elee for,
tp
Would Tag Deer spd Hear
Tagging deer, bear snd elk, when
killed is the lastest plan of the Siate
Game Commission for protection of
the state's big game, The proposition
will be submitted to the conservatior
conference to be held at Harrisburg
te«day ; (Thursday). The plan hes
been evolved since the propored new
game code was circulatsd in the fall,
It is proposed to incorporate it in that
code,
Dr. Joseph Ksibfue, execu'ive of-
fice for the game commission, say:
that men whe are not sporismen are
ercrosching upon the people's rights,
“ Huntiftg camps of forty to fifty
men exist in Pennsylvania” he said
today, “A f:w will be good shots,
They #'and along tne runwaye.
Game is driven in by the other camyp-
ere, The men on the ruoways may
kill a dozen deer or bear each day,
The law limite them to one. When
the gee is Luong up in camp we can
lesrn nothiog,
Kalbfus proposes (hat in each camp
of more than three men one man shall
be elected captain ; be will be réspon-
sible to the game commission ; he
must tag each deer wilh the date of
killing and the name of the killer,
Instead of the limit of one deer or
bear to ésch such camper per season
it will be illegal for the entire camp
to kill more than four deer or two
bear, When the absolute protection
now given elk is ended it will be illeg-
al for euch a osmp to kill more than
one elk a sesson,
a . a papa tr
Uentire County Banquet,
The Centre County Association of
Philadelphia will hold ite snnual ban-
quet on Thursday evening, January
26th, 1917, at Hotel Adelphia,
All Centre countians are most cordi-
ally welcome, —C, C. Beale, Bee'y,
spent Christmas at home.
James Voneida avd wife atiended
the wedding of toeir daughter, Miss
Bessie, to Mr, Kaster, at Reading, last
Thursday.
William Glantz had a slight stroke
of paralysis on Saturday.
L. L. Weaver made a business trip
to Altoona last Thursday.
Mr. and Mre, Harry Zieme from
Johnstown spent Uhristmas with the
lady's mother, Mra. C. W. Hoster-
mau,
Mr. and Mre, Evans and their three
boys, from West Virginie t two
woska at the home of D. Haines.
did
Marringe (losnses,
Chas. F Barner, Bellefonte
Ruth Hazel, Bellefonte
William E. Shope, Howard
Edna Fetzer, Milesburg
Paul M. Stover, Woodward
Lodie P. Motz, Woodward
Bamuel L. Gilbert, Aaronsburg
Martha Bower, Aaronsburg
Charlés Emenhizer, Gary, Ind,
Mary Reish, Bellefonte
William C. Showers, State College
Elsie Rankin, State College
Samuel Coble, Linden Hall
Roxanna Kuhn, Centre Hall
Harold Ream, Spring Mills
Esther Rickert, Spring Mills
James Faust, Burnham
Elizabeth Graden, Spring Mills
Edward Ebert, Spring Mills
Mary Moser, Spring Mills
Howard C. Yerger, Ames, Iowa
Virginia Dale, Bellefonte
Harry Bennett, Tyrone
Nellie Kuhne, Lin den Hall
Frank Palmer, Potters Mills
Martha Armstrong, Potters Mills
Areata
Spring Millis,
Mrs. Ralph Rickert spent Sunday st
State College.
George Decker is spending some time
with his son Edward st State College.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hosterman
two children, of South Dakota, are vis-
iting their many friends,
John Treaster and family, of Centre
Hall, were visitors at the Andrew Rote
home on Monday.
Mrs, William Finkle, of Buffalo, New
York, was a week's visitor among her
many friends and relatives here,
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Decker, of Georges
Valley, spent Monday at C. C.
home
Bartges
J. D. Lovg was a guest of his grand-
daughter and husband at Christmas
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. Zubler are spend-
ing several weeks with their daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Grenoble, at Lewisburg.
About thirty guests attended the wed-
ding of Harold Ream and Esther Rick-
ert at the home of the bride's father, on
Christmas evening.
Lester Condo came bome from Ohio
to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
Condo. He will go to Illinois in the
near future,
The Potters Mills fantastics turned
out in big numbers on New Year's day
and fun in Spring
Mills. Come again, young folks,
Ex-sheriff Lee and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Rhokenbrod, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Brian, Mr- and Mrs. G. C. Decker, Mr.
and Mre, Bright Bitner, and Miss Elva
Limbert, were to Bellefonte Friday eve-
inng.
furnished lots of
Among those who spent the Christmas
vacation with relatives are : Mr. and
Mrs Hurry Harter, of Altoona, at the
Robert Smith Mrs
Boyer, of Lock Haven, James
Goodhart and family, of Centre Hill, at
the Jacob Lee home ; Eugene Gramley,
from Penn State, at the parental home ;
Walter Wolfe, of Clarence, at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N.
Wolfe ; Clair Allison, of Renovo, at the
H. M. Allison home ; Harry and Theo-
dore Brown at the Nathaniel Brown
home ; Clayton Stover, of Millheim,
with his family ; Ebon Finkle, of Pitts:
burg, with C. J. Finkle ; Mr. and Mrs.
William Diehl, of Mifflinburg, at the A.
C. Dunlap home ; Pealer Rossman, of
West Chester Normal, with his parents,
Mr.and Mrs. H. F. Rossman ; Elva
Limbert, of State College, at the C. G.
Decker home ; Mary Condo, of State
College, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
8. L. Condo.
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CENTRE VAR
home ; Mr. and
Clyde
Roads are in nice #hspe for the suto-
mobile; only a few cross roads drifted,
Ice houses are about ail filled for the
summer,
Mise Josie Deitz and Miss
Dorman, from State College,
Christmas with the formei's
Mre, Gardner Grove,
James P. Grove spent a few days at
Biate College with Frank Albright,
W. N. Iigen and family spent
Christmas afternoon at the lease
Bmith home,
Mise Grace Lovog, from Bellefonte,
spent over Christmes with her parents
in this section,
Hi, Johus Union 8, EB, at Farmers
Mills treated the school with oranges
and candy.
Ephraim Ilgen, from Sugar Valley,
is spending rome time with his broth
er, Wallace, and family.
The box social given by Mre, Gard-
ner Grove's Bunday-school clase, and
held at tbe W, D. Bsrtges home on
Friday evening, December 22nd, wae
largely attended and all present cer
tainly enjoyed the ocoasion,
The play party held at the R, P.
Campbell home on last Friday even.
ing by the young folks from thie sec
tinn was largely attended, Refrist-
ments were served in abundance, All
Ruth
pent
slater,
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In a communication to the Reporter
from Mr. and Mre. Edward Royer, of
York, a request is made to use these
columns as & means of extending
thaoks to the Centre county folks who
remembered the Royer family at
Christmas time with meatr, vegetables
and dreseed poultry,
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sorvirne
posers
| LOST ~A brown muff, on the public road be
tween Spring Mills and Centre Hall. Finder
! Heise Srey same to VEEKNA ROWE, Centre
The pink label this week, one
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FOR BALE-—A bull eslf, of Holstein breeding
whose dam produced 756'be. milk r day last
winter. —JOHN BNAVELY, Spring Mills, Ps.
ht bisuket, on the b |
, Runkle farm,
Call st this office,
Big Drop in KESSLER'S Prices
All of Kessler's "Fine Men's and
Ladies’ Suits, Coats, Furnishings,
Shoes, and all other Wearing Ap
parel Reduced from figures that were
lower than average to begin with—
Get That !
LOWER Than Average TO BEGIN WITH !
All season long we have been selling Kessler clothes
below the market, keeping our prices close to the old levels, in spite of the |
world wide advance in woolens, trimmings and making. Yet we are now
reducing even those prices in accordance with our custom, in spite of the |
fact that most of the woolens are far higher now than when we bought them ||
and many of them will not again be in Millheim before the war is over.
fact such a variety in this season of shooting and shoitage is nothing short ;
of phenomenal. And bgyond that, there is the modeling and making, al- |
ways individual always different, acheiving new angles in cut and new
wrinkles in tailoring, the equal of the finest merchaudise that ever came out |
of this town.
FOUND. .—~A light-we
He road near the John
Centre Hall,
Tr
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Better get busy today—waiting wont get you any-
thing any better or as good! Just one word
more—It is best to come early and take advantage
of the wide variety.
Kessler's Department Store
MILLHEIM
Start the New Year Right :
Resolve to do your 1917 buying at
Odenkirk’s General Store.
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Honest Weight- Honest Measure
These we consider of
paramount importance
| in our transactions with
| our customers.
The cut illustrates the pew
scale we have adopted—The
Toledo Honest Weight Sciles.
Whether you call in person or
phone your orders you get 16
ounces to the pond. Come avd
learn how good quality and bon-
est weight help to reduce the
high cost of eating.
ODENKIRK’S STORE
at the R. R, Station, Centre Hall
fr, s—
The Centre Hall Pharmacy |
For Your Chapped Skin—
USE
Mulford’s Cold Cream, 2%
OR
Parke-Davis’ Cold Cream
Cough Syrups—
Dr. Longwell's Syrup White Pine and Eucalyptus
THE CENTRE HALL PHARMACY
A Store You Like to Go to