VOL. XC. A WAR FOR DEMOUCRAUY, + President Wilson’s war address to 4 Congress is more than the expression of a Nations patriotism, 1Itis an ap- peal to every instinct, every impulse, every tradition of democracy. We are at war with Germany through no fault of our own. We are at war with Germany ia spite of ev- ery effort on our part to avold war. We have adopted every advice known to friendship and patience to avoid war, and all have failed. Nothing has been left undone that this Govern- ment could have done without sur- render of ita righte, its honor and ite sovereignty. We have exhausted al our resources, but, in words of the President ‘we will not choose the path of submission, War it is and every American citi- gen oan be prouder for the lofty ideal ism with which the President hae stated the issues of that war so far ae they concern the United Blates, “ The wrongs against which we now array ourselves are not common wrongs ; they go to the very roots of human life.” We are not going to war against Germany for revenge or for a victorious assertion of physical might, but for the vindication of rignt, ** of human right, of which we are ouly asingle companion.” I————————— re ———————— Preparedness By Farm Women, ‘ It seems to me that every womaLl livicg on a farm or having agricultur- al interests should feel it her duly al this time to do her part in farthering the preparedness movement by study- ing ber environment and surroundings with the idea that she may be called upon to take up and carry on the bue- iness of the farm in case her men are called to auother kind of national ser- vice,” says Mrs. Jeau Kane Foulke, farm adviser of the Pennsylvania De- partment of Agriculture. ‘To this end I feel that ali women living on farms should interest themseives actl- ively and at once io apy plans [01 working or developing the farm that her meu folks have in mind. “ Women should go to the farm, tbe fields and buildings, to inform them- seives regarding the conditions of Lhe permsauent crops, soil, fences, oroh- arde, ete, the stock, machinery, and general farm equipment. The men should be ready aud willing to give such information and lustruction. A Sunday stroll taken together over Lhe farm with a pencil and note book iu hsod wuen guestions can be asked and answered and suggestions made, would be a happy aud easy way Lo obtain and give this knowledge. KEv- en if the future brings no need for women to ‘farm like men,” the men and women who have the co-operative Eoowledge, this mental companiou- ship and understanding of business of the farm will find that life is richer and more easily carried on, because il is a par.nership concern where, as in any other honest contract, the minds meet, and where the proverbial saying ‘two heads are better than one’ ls again true, * fhe difficully in getting farm Is- bor has forced many women to help with the farm work, and if farmers of the State are called into military ser- vice, the question of who is to feed tue pation will become a more and more difficult one, aud the women who have a knowledge and training to enable them to take up and carry on the agriculture of the Htate will be doing much, if pot more in the de- tense of the nation of holding her hon- or aud strength as tue men and boye who may be sent to the front.” The State Department of Agricul ture will ve glad by correspondence, personal calls or literature to assist any woman or group of women to fit themselves to meet this possible de- mand, Auto License Fund for Ruads, The state highway department an- pounced that the revenue from autc- mobile licenses from January 1 to April 1 amounted to $2,147,742, sn io- crease of $734,611 over the same period last year. “ This eatirefund is now available for maintenance, and Commissioner Black is pushing the work to the limit in every district in anticipation of the demand for transportation facilities by reason of the impending war,” says the statement issued. —— AY AAAADAATAA Tenting Toulight, Mary Roberts Rinehart has contrib- uted to the May lssue of Cosmopolitan Magazine a brilliant article entitled “ Teuting Tonight "', tive Mre. Rinehart tells the story of her wonderful trip to the great North- western Hockies, and tells it in such » fascinating manner that the reader's interest 18 held from beginning lo end, The sriicle Is illustrated with » pumber of remarkable fuotographs taken op the trip, A mixture of ralo, sleet and snow on Toutsday sud Friday, redaced tO water, totaled an lnch aud & quarter, 4 MISSING BINOUE CHRISTMAY, BODY FOUND ON FARM NEAR OURTIN, Mystery Bayer's Disappearance Cleared Up.~Body Ex- posed to Elements All Winter, The badly decomposed body of William Sayers, of Mountain Eagle, was found in an out of the way spot on the Aikley farm between Moun- tain Eagle and Curtin, this county, by Mr. Aikley, who was at work on that part of the farm, A justice of the peace was notified and after an examination of the cloth- ing, decided to forgo the formality of an ipquest. The body was turned ov- er to Undertaker Neff, of Howard, and owing to the condition of the same burial was made a few hours later. Sayers, who was aged sixty years, had be:n employed as a hostler at the new penitentiary at Rockview. He went to his home to spend Christmas and left on December 26 ostensibly to return to Rockview, but nothing was heard or seen of him thereafter. A search was made for him at that time, but proved unsuccessful, It wae thought by some that he had gone to West Virginia to work, and nothing more was thought of his dissppear- ance, Near the body was found a bottle of horse liniment, but po significance is attached to this circumstance, It is thought that he became ill suddenly after be left his home and died, and that his body has been exposed to the elements ever since, He is survived'by his wife, three children, and one brother, David Ba- yere, who lives at Marsh Creek. ———— Surrounding William Newlyweds ¥pend Few Days Here, Mr, and Mre. Frank Everett, bride- groom and bride of a day, arrived at] the home of the latter's parents, Dr. and Mre. L., E. Wolfe, in Centre Hall, Wednesday of last week. The bride before marrisge was Mise Blanche Wolfe, and was teaching school near Irenton, New Jersey, where the wed- ding took place on Tuesday of last week, The groom is a machinist by trade and is preparing to take the civil service examination to enter the employ of the federal government. I'he couple iefi on Friday to continue their honeymoon journey, The bride will finish ber term of echool snd about Aogust 1st the couple will begin housekeeping. A Folato Scarcity Hits Orphanage. The potato scarcity bas struck the Odd Fellows’ Orphanage near Bunp- vury. The institution with 168 hun- gry children to feed, not to mention a lot of grown ups with healthy appe Lites, haa been running along, getting closer and closer to the bottom of the bins but hoping againt hope that the price would nol remain where it was a month ago. Fortunately for the institution there bas bean a decided drop, but no great quantity of potatoes is in sight. It is believed however that some can be ob- tained in the lower part of the coun- ty, where holdings have not been ex- nausted. A—— I AGP AAA, Votes Against War Amid Sobs, A woman—Miss Jeanette Rankin— furnished the most dramatic part of the most dramatic session ever held by a Congress of the United States, Miss Rankin who is a member of the rouse from Montana is the first mem* per of Ler sex to ever sit in either body of the country’s Congress, It was 8:08 o'clock Friday, morning that the House voted on the historic war resolution, As the clerk drawled out the list of pames the different Congressmen vot- ed, some in husky voices, all seemed to be impres«ed with solemnity of the occasion, When Miss Rankin, the member fromm Montans, wes reached, all realized that a woman for the first timue in history was about to vole on the question of war. Au embarrassing silence ensued. Miss Rankin rose from her seat and amid sobs stumbled part way down the aisle l:ading to the Speaker's seat. A storm was raging outside and the claps of thunder could even be heard in the room. Miss Rankin acid in trembling voloe and with tears rolling down her cheeks ; “1,1, I want to stand for my ocoun~ try, bat, but—I can’t vote for war.” Her words were greeted by thunder ous and hysterical applause from both Pucifiste and pro-War sides of the House, Never before had such a scene greeted such a frank admisrion ~one had to yell and spplasud to jam down the lump that rose iu the throat, But io the confusion Miss Rankin, able tribute paid her, delay on the malo line, Big Demand for Carload of Western Ani. wal Sold by R. C, Yoder at Centre mall East Tharsday, What was considered by the farm- ers to be the best carload of western horses shipped here for a long time were sold at public sale by R. C, Yo- der at Centre Yall hotel stable last Thursday afternoon, Twenty-five horses sold at an average price of $219.- 00. A team of mules brought $430.00, The crowd was compelled to stand in a mixture of falling rain and snow, but the weather didn’t dampen their ardor for bidding, and auctioneers Wise and Hubler had little difficulty in coaxing ten dollar bids from those who cast envious eyes toward the big draft type stock, A liberal sprinkling of Amish from Mifflin county was discernible in the crowd, and they helped to boost the figures on many gales, The highest price paid for a team was $527.60 and the highest sin- gle horse brougt $270.00, The pur- chasers and price paid are as follows: A. B. Meyer, Team 8. M. Ulrich, Team... 8B. T, Miller, Team.... George Lohr, Team. course John Heckman, 1... John Bnavely, 1 George Bearson, 1 As 3. BOARD, 1..covmssscssorss Zimmerman, 1 - John whitmever, 1... osm cise Zimmerman, 1.. iotie, 1 eA CH. Blerl¥, Loucsscsnsssscinmsses John Whitmeyer, L..cu JOB BRAID, 1.ccoscisssismsmssssmmes L. M. Weber, 1........connsren. E. T. Jamison, 1 Dan Musick, 1 D.P. Ream, 1 Average Price i Hackett & Meyer, Mule Team George Walle, Team Ponles L, R, Bwith, Confer horse ie ——r———— —— better from Johnstown, Trusting that since ‘they on having war, that the Presidents purpose may be largely advanced, as indicated in his message, and that when we have world democracy, that we shall surely have a better kind of democracy in this great America—the kind that wee taught by our Maater, Jesus Corist, whose resurrection we are about to celebrate as signifyiog the final trinmoph of man, Atl the time of the Rebellion I was too ** little” to go to war—they would pot let me go with a balf dozen of wy schoolmates ; now I am too *“ big" several waye—in age (7?) and mind. Ihe first english sentence I remember of uttering was, “I won't fight,” It was not long however, till I modified that by trying to hammer and choke the * stufliu ” out of some meddiesome and quarrelsome mates, Of course, I believe it’s all wrong to undertake to kill by thousands, while it is wrong to kill one being that is entitled by God's purpose and grace to live. We submit~-when and while that is the wiser thing to do, A man can’t be of much sccount in this world if he loses his head. Where we can’t see the end it is ap- parently cur business to “ walk by faith.” My! How the preachers used to try to teach me to distinguish ** sav- ing faith.” Well, I have some notion of faith, the kind that we exercise all day and every day, and I want to con- template the Ivfinite God in the might of his wonders open to our sensibill tier, and judge that when we shall have existed a million years and inter. ested and entertained by the wonders of His creation that we may still re- gard ourselves upon the threshold of ite immensity, What's the use? With best wishes, I remain, Yours truly, P. J. AUMAN, Johnstown, Pa., Aprii 7, 1817, ——— A ———— The * Deys™ Are Marching Un. Wisconsin brews more beer than any other State with three exceptions. Beer, the advertisements say, made Milwaukee famous, Yet the capital of Wisconsin, Madison, has gone dry, and with it apparently about half the towns throughout the State under lo- cal option law. Illinois distills more hard liquor than any two other Btates—almost a quarter of the output of the country, Springfield, the capital, has just snub- bed a great Btate industry by forbid- ding the retail sale of liquor, Dulatb, “genith city of the unsalted sess’’, where not only the miners snd lum- ber-jacks on their visits but local handlers of enormous freighta are supposed to be chronically afflicted with a great drought, has by vote des pled it nssaugement ; Minnesota as a whole has leanings toward prohibi- tion, 7 jowsist ——— A ———— Deaths of Ventre Coyntians, James Toner, as the result of an operation, in the Bellefonte hospital, aged fifty-four yesrs, "He was born at Axemanp, James I. Bauey, aged fifiy-four years, at Philipsburg, WANTS A OENTRE COUNTY WIFE, New Jersey Resident Asks Reporter to Help Find Him a Wife Such is Friend Got In Millhelm —Vrefers One ns Young and Good Looking When Dressed Up. Mr, Editor : I saw a copy of the Reporter iu Newark, New Jersey, some time ago and I liked it. A friend of mine got & fine wife In your county at a place named Millheim. Bhe was a farmer's daughter, and a dandy, no mistaking when it comes to keeping house and cooking. My friend Is in the dry goods business in Newark, I think that if I could find a wife as good as the one my friend has I would not hesitate, providing, of course, that I would suit her. My friend wanted me to marry a Newark or New York City lady, but [ held up my hsnds and said, ** No, they don’t know how to keep house or cook,” He appeared angry, and then sald, * Then, Baul, go to the country for your wife ; know how to run a ‘house, Look at my wife and four children, We hav been married five years and have four children, and I'm making money.” 1 believe him, I would like a wife who will from 100 to 140 lbe.; should be good looking when she is dressad up ; she should be Yetween twenty-five and forty years of age, with good temper; one who would like a emall house only two people io it, vI.h easy work and all the time to go « he wanted. I perfer one who can play the plano and sing, or vue who would be will- ing to leern, Concerning myself, 1 sm & middle aged man and an not so bad to when cleaned up. 1 am slope and would like a wife who they weigh ene and cok at epjoys home life, Now, My. Editor, if you can help mi to secure a wife by publishing this letter, 1 would feel grateful to you, My friend advieed adopting this method, When writing, I wish thst those interested would enclose s pic. ture sod description, Write to P. O. Box Flemiogton, New Jersey, and I will answer all letters, x 165, lp A College Prohibition Workers Hundreds of delegales from leading schools and colleges of this siste are expected to attend the annual couvent- lon of Iutercollegiate Prohibition As sociation of Pennsylvania, to be held at Btate College April 20, 21, and 22 Io addition to addresses given by some f the foremost prohibition workers of the country, a feature of the convention will be the annual oratorical contest association. Winners of local contests, held during the past winter through- out the State, will compele here for state prize. The firet prize is a puree of fifty dollars donated by Charles M, Huston, of Coateville. A second prize of $25 also will be given, Bome of the principal convention speakers will be ex-Governor J. Frank Hanley, of Indiana, president of ‘the Flying Equadron Foundation; Pro- fessor Charles Scanlon, of Pittsburgh, secretary of the National [nter-church Temperance Foundation, and Dr. D. leigh Colvin, president of National Intercollegiate Prohibition Associa- tion, 0 = AP —————— Spring Mills Commencement, April 25, Graduation exercises at the Bpring Mills High school will be held on Wednesday evening, April 25th, at eight o'clock p. m., io the Grange hall at that piace, The class numbers eleven and is the largest to graduste in 8 number of yeas, Proi, W, V, Godeball is finishing his first term as principal at Bpring Mille, and patrons and scholars slike are well pleased with the result of the year’s work. The graduates-to-be are: Misies Edna Elizabeth Bailey, Mary Margaret Car- son, Helen Beattice Lee, Carrie Mae Neese, Edna Rebecca Neese, Grace Kathryn Royer, Kathryn Margaret Binkabine, Catherine Lydia Zeigler; Messrs, Harry Harter Finkle, George Dewey Hennigh, Edwin Muaesar, The program will appear in next week's issue of this paper, E—————— A es — Will bs Better Lighted, " Since the State-Centre Electric Com- pany has extended its services into Centre Hal’, a large number of resi dents have becomé dissatisfied with the old system of lighting and have adopted the betier, or rather the best -~gplectricity. Among those who most recently contracted for the new light are merchant W. O, Odenkirk, J. TI, Potter, J. L, Tressler, F. P. Geary and J, H. Pail Frobated Bounty Olaims, Game Protector Charles Batchelor, of Philipsburg, lsat week in three daye, probated bounty claims aggre- gating $188 in Bellefonte, Howard, Btate College and Milhelm, the sum belong paid out as follows: 49 foxes at $2.00 ; 68 weasles at $1.00; 5 wild oate al $6.00; and 2 minks $1.00. This le the last spring trip lo Centre county | for probating. DAVID LL, KEKE DEAD, His Home In Centre Hall, Aged Eighty Yenrs. Other Deaths, David L. Kerr, one of the oldest residents of Centre Hall, passed away at his home Ilset Friday near noon hour, after an illness covering a period of two years, with cancer, For the past two weeks he had been fined to bed and being unable to take nourishment o’ any kind other than liquid be gradusily weakened until death overtook him. The deceased was a son of Alexap- der and Mary Aun ( Love) |Kerr, and was born at the Kerr homestead, now owned by J. H, McCool, near Centre Hill, on May 28rd, 1586, hence was aged eighty ten monthe and followed farming ull Lis life, the only period of interrug- years, thirteen days, He tion being during the days of the war between the Blates when he ss a8 member of Co. Pennsvivauia on August 28, 1862. He was appointed corporal of his company at the time of and fought valiantly, of Chancellorsville he ded he was the neck, missing desth by a close margii He was taken to the Alexandria hospital and upon his recovery was given an honorable die- charge from active service, About ten residen! quiet life, Mr. Kerr was his first enlisted D, 145th Regi- ment, Volunteers, his enlistment At the WAH Be verely wot batile when stot through years ago he became a of Centre Hall and lived a married three times, being Miss Ballie Hpangler, his second wife Mise Busan Nefl, sud his third Aaron Spangler, the former two having pre- ceded him to the grave, wiie wife Mure, Besides Lhe widow, there survives one sister—Mre. Mary J. Odepkirk, of Centre Hall No of the three unions. children were born to any Funeral services Toe: - Inte hi: me by Rev. by. Rev. W. H. I'be funeral cortege then proceeded to the Zion hill cemetery, where burial of Lis first wife, were hold on day morning at his J. C. Btill, assisted Williams, Tusseyville, hie body Dear Was made beside Mre, Bamuel lLoag died at the Bellefonte hospital on Buaday morn- ing, following sn operation for gall stones. The body was sent to her bowe in Spring Mills and funeral ser- vices will this (Thursday ) burial to be made in the at Famers Mills, Rev. Miller, of the United Evangeli- cal church, of which the decensed was a consistent member, will officiate. Mre, Long before marrisge was Mise Ellen Corman, aud was born sixty. four years and months ago. Besides the husband a family of five chidren survive, namely, Mra, Ammon Decker, of Hpring Mills; Mrs. Allen Burrell, of Millheim ; George Long, of Madisonburg ; Morris Long, of Potters Mills, and Gardper Long, of Spring Mills. Also one brother and two sisters—Andrew Cor- wan, Mre. John Horner, of Spring Mille, and Mre. George Garbrick, of Boalsburg. Her kind peighborly sacle and heiping hand will be sadly missed in the community in which she lived. be held morning, Union cemetery eight Charles Wolfe died at the home. of bis father-in-law, George Kiester, in Astonkburg, on Maturday morning at eight o'ciock. Dropsy, from which ue bad been a euflerer for the past year, was the cause of his death. He was aged forty-iwo years and was a farmer by occupation. His wife, who was Mise Lottie Kiester, aud one son —Hile Wolfe—survive, Funeral services were held on Wed- nesday moining, and burial meade in Asronsbarg, Rev, M. D. Geesey, of the Lutheran church, of which the de- censed was a wembver, officiating. Mre. Barah J. SBayder, widow of Soloman G, Soyder, died at her home in Gregg township isst Friday a week ago, aged seveniy-four years, two months and fourteen days. The hus- band and oue son preceded her to the grave, Two sons living in Gregg township, and one daughter, Mrs, J. T. Eisenhuth, of Renovo, survive. Funeral services were conducted Mon- day. Mre, Edith EK, Van Roskirk, a sister of Clark Yeater, of Spring Mills, died at the home of her father-in-law, at Belinsgrove, ou Sunday evening after a lingering illness, aged forty-two ville, Millio county, on Wednesday. Extending Kleetric Light Line, main line at Lemont, ii that seotion, the wirlog now log lu progress. NO. 15 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Mise May V. Rhone, of Harrisburg, wae home over Easter, Droggist H. L. Kline spent Easter at his home in State College. The personal property of the late Miss Catherine Flisher was sold at public sale Saturday. There was enough snow on the ground on Bunday to warrant calling ita “white Easter,” Robert Meyer, of Altoons, is spend. ing a short time with his parents, Prof, and Mre, P. H, Meyer. Mrs, Emme Young, of Boslsburg, and daughter, Miss Bessie Young, of Btate Callege, were in Centre Hall on Haturday to vieit the milliner, Mra, Lucy Henney. D. Geiss Wagner, who recently be- came a citizen of Centre Hall borough, became an suto owner last week, hav- ing purchased a Ford from the Boozer & Bmith firm, A handsome Victrola wae placed on trial in the local Masonic fraternity’s club room a short time ago, and it ie altogether likely thst the instrument will remain a permanent fixture, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bmeltzer, of Plessant Gap, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last Tuesday a week ago. Mure. Bmeltzer was former ly Mist Anna Kaup, of Haines towne ship. Misses Ruth Bmith and Ids Bweet- wood, students at the Bloomsburg State Normal Bchool, snd Henry Mitterling, a * Penn State” student, are enjoying the Easter vacation period st home, Hon, Leonard been confined to the house for several months, hae regained his old-time vigor, and on Bunday was a commau- picant st the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, held in the Lutheran church. Mr, snd Mrs, William H., Baird formerly of near Centre Hall , now residents of State College, are visiling their sop, Prof. Lester E. Baird, at Buckingham, in the eastern part of ihe slate, where he is principal of the public schools at that place, Postmaster Jacob Meyer, of Boals- burg, spent Saturday in Centre Hall with his brother, Prof, P. H. Meyer, whose condition is showing improve- ment, While in town Mr, Meyer dia cot fall to give the Reporter a call and before he left had boosted his subscrip- tion close to Lhe year 1918, Mr.asnd Mre. D. J. Meyer left on Saturday for Altoona where they ¢pent several days with their son, Jobn D. Meyer. They were joined there by Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Meyer, of Reedsville, and olher relatives, the gathering partaking of the nature of a reunion. F. V. Goodbart was called to Belle- fonte on Baoday to convey the body of Mis. Bamuel Long, who died in the Bellefonte hospital that morning, to ber late home in Spring Milis. The first-class suto service which Mr, Goodhart has ipstituted to care for deaths and funerals is being appreci- ated by persons outside of Mr. Good- hart’s own territory. Issac Bhawver and his wife were both removed Thursday evening from their old home on North street to their new residence on main street, on a rolling chair, says the Millheim Journal. Mr, Shawver was rendered helpless several years sgo through paralysis, and Mrs, Bhawver is nure- ing a broken ankle, sustained through a fall on the rear step of her residence. Cyrus Johnson, who lives about a mile north of State College, was very seriously injured on Wednesday of last week. He and Charles Strauss were engaged in pulling stumps when a chain broke and Mr. Johnson was bit on the head with an iron bar. The whole side of his head was laid open from his eye backward, fracture ing the skull and seriously injuring an eye. Dr. W. B. Glenn was summoned. He found Mr. Johnson conscious but bad him taken st once to the hospital at Bellefonte, ¢ The only way to break up thieving is to cripple the thief, This oame nearly being done by William Stoner who the other night stood gun in hand ready for a thief to emerge from & particular door in his barn, but fortunately for the thieves they left by another route after they had bagged some corn. Mr. Stoner fell asleep in the kitchen and did not awaken until midoight, snd while preparing to retire heard noise at the barn, He in vestigated and found two thieves at biscorn. He returned to the house for his gan and was accompanied by his wife to a point of vantage to fire, but his calculations miscarried as slate’ above. It is given out that Mr, Stover is pretty certain who his visitors were, having identified them from the col versation hoard, *
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