ROBERT NEFF WINI W. O-
T. U, ESSAY CONTEST
i Uomposition van ‘‘Alcohol and
the Haman Body."—Twenty-Three
High School Students Write on the
Sabject,
The cash prizes of $3.00, $2.00 and
$1.00 for the best compositions on the
subject, “Alcohol and the Human
Body,” offered by the local W. C. T.
U., to students in the Centre Hall
High echool, were won by Robert
Neff, Lillian Emery, and Floyd Jor-
dap, in the order named. Twenty-
three compositions were prepared on
the subject by as many students, and
the judgee—Rev. D. B. Kurtz, W. W.
Kerlir, and Edward Bailey—after due
coneideration, decided that the stu-
dents named were entitled to the cash
prizes. Honorable mention was ac-
corded Lynn Bitner and Margaret
Emery. The essay winning first prize
is printed herewith in full :
““ ALCOHOL AND THE HUMAN BODY.”
That alcohol is harmful to the hu-
man body is shown by the drunkard
who loses all control of himself,
When a man is no longer master of
himeelf there must be some very
harmful irfluence which causes this.
Furthermore if a man loses control of
himself very frequently it may be-
come permanent,
Alcohol effects the nervous system.
‘The man who drinks does not have as
steady nerves as the man who does
pot drink, This is proven by the
marksmanship of the men who com-
pose the European armies. The men
who are users of alcoholle liquors are
not a8 good marksmen as those who
do not use alcohol in apy form.
Prac ically all of the Earopean
nations have abolished or limited to a
great extent, the sale and use of alco,
bolic I'quore, This would not have
been done if alcohol was not barmfal
When ale hol is used to soothe pain
it paralyzee the nerves Lul doce Lo! re
move the cause of the pain,
Fhe brain is ordinarily very soft.
It can hardly be handled without des-
troying its original shape. If alcobol
is used freely the brain becomes hard-
ened and is unfit for the duties it has
to perform.
Alcohol hardens the tissues of the
body so that they cannot do their
work efficiently. The stomach is the
first organ of the body to be seriously
sflected by alcohol. The ordinary col-
or of the lining of the stomach is pink
and the gastric juice is thin snd color-
less, After alcohol is used for some
time the liniog of the stomach
comes red, showing that it is ir flamed
and the gastric juice becomes thick
and som+<times contains blood from
the sore places,
If alcoho! is used freely the liver be-
comes shrunken and hard and almost
useless, The outside becomes covered
with little knobs,
Alcohol weakens the heart by caus-
ing it to beat rapidly and tiring it out,
It also produces fatty tissues around
the heart which cramps it snd makes
it beat harder.
The ¢flzet of alcohol upon chilaren
whose parents wee alcohol freely Je
shown by the example given by a
prominent physician. Beventy-seven
per cent, of the first generation were
moral or physical defectives. Ninety-
six per cent, of the second generation
were defective, and all of the third
generation were insane, idiots, hyster
ical, or epileptic.
People who do not use alcohol in
any form have an aversge chance of
living fort -five years. People who
use alcohol bave sn average chance of
living fifteen years,
That people become insane from the
use of alcohol l# proven by the fact
that from twenty-five to fifty per cent,
of the inmates of iosane ssylums of
both Eogland and the United States
are users of aleoholie liquors,
A large number of the inmates of
penitentiariea are users of alcoholic
liquors, Men under the ivfluence of
aloohol very often commit crimes of
which they are not conscious,
Alcohol is often used to allay
huoger but it ls of use in this respect
simply because it destroys the appetite
and the power of digesting food,
Therefore since these facts have
been proven and a msjority of the
thinking people believe it to be true,
alcohol moet be harmful to the ho-
man body,
I HPA
Miffiinbarg Has Free Delivery,
Wednesday, August let, Village
Free Delivery Bervice was established
fn Miffiinburg, with two ocarriers—
Clarence F. Bhoemaker for the East
Ward and Nevin Barnliz for the West
Ward, both active young men who
oreditably passed the civil service ex~
sminatior,
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Zattle Reunlon, August 25,
The Zettle families will hold their
annuel reunion In George Gentzel's
grove, in Georges Valley, on Baturday,
August 25th, Everybody ls cordially
invited to attend.
SATURDAY FIRST DAY TO APPEAR
FORK EXAMINATION FUR DRAFT.
Exsmining Board Oslls 152 Men, — Will
Take Four Days to Complete the Work,
~More Men Likely to Be Ualled.
Centre county’s examining board in
the conscript army for raising the
county’s quota of sixty-two men, will
have a busy time this week examining
the one-hundred and fifty-two regle-
trants to whom notices to appear for
examination were mailed on Monday
and Tuesday. The board has called
thirty-three for examination on Batuor-
day, thirty-seven for Monday, forty-
six for Tuesday, and thirty-six for
Wednesday.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was set a-
side as ‘‘apecial day’ for the conveni-
ence of those who would have found it
impossible to appear on the days spec-
ifled, and who requested that they be
examined on Wednesday. These reg-
istrants were mostly from Philipsburg
and Rush township.
The board has not yet received offi.
cial notice regarding Centre county's
qaots, but is working on the suppo-
sition that the number will be around
six y-two.
Anticipating a possible raise in the
quota figure the board has prepared
more summons for mal'ing to regls-
trante, commencing with No, 163.
The following is a list of those who
have been called to appear for exami-
pation :
Sevial Order
No. No,
258 1
Name and Address on Regidro
tion Card,
Meyer, Frederick E., Belle-
fonte.
Thomas, George D. Osceola
Mills, R. F. D. No.2
Snyder, Chas. E. Philips-
burg.
Dearmit,Clarence E., War-
riors Mark.
Koblichik, Andy, Clarence.
Given, Guy C., State Col-
lege.
Orner, Alfred L. Monument.
Winslow, Melvin, Blaoch-
ard,
Weaver, John H., Belle-
fonte, R. F. D. No. 4.
Hartsock, Paul C., Port
Matilda.
Luke, Benjamin H., War-
riors Mark.
Shaw, Neil, Bnow Shoe,
Beaty, Robert S., Blanch-
ard.
Lyons, Peter, Bellefonte
Miller, Ellery M., Howard
R. F. D. No. 2.
Pielick, Paul, Powelton.
Lucas, Richard W., How-
ard.
Nyman, Chas. E., Osceola
Mills.
Swartz, Lewis C, Hublers-
burg.
Curtin, Harry H., Curtin.
Amey, Chas. F., Aarons-
burg.
Yandes, Milford, Moshan-
non.
Holter, William H., How-
ard.
Blazosky,
burg.
Ellis, John, State College.
Stine, Wm. T., Benore.
Schenck, Vinton R., How-
ard
2522 2
458
2494
3082
1117
1672
John, Philips.
Pluebell, Joseph B., Phil-
ipsburg.
Whiteman,
Hall.
Fleming, Henry F., Philips
burg.
Walker, Lloyd C., Runville.
Nelson, Alton P., Philips
burg.
Brown, James F., Centre
Hall, R. F. D.
Parks, Lytle R,, State Col-
lege.
Decker, Jas. W., Nittany.
Wade, Orie, Philipsburg.
Deitrieh, David A, Hub-
lersburg.
Klapek, Micheal J., Kato.
Justice, Homer E., Belle-
fonte.
Reish, Frank E., Hall.
Kifer, Clarence W., Spring
Mills.
Jacobs, Bruce K., Clear-
field, 904 Dorsey St.
Corman, Elmer H., Spring
Mills.
Gates, Paul, Osceola Mills.
Lytle, Robert, Philipsburg.
Bowen, Wm. J., Bellefonts.
Deitrich, Lelsie J., Hublers-
$1186 DUE VYO"TER TOWNSnIY
AS UANH ROAD TAX BONUS,
$020,335 to be Distributed
Townships of the State This Yenr,— Ho. |
Among the !
nus Money to be Expended for Certain |
|
Parposes Only,
During the next two years $1,873,-
470.40 will be distributed to the second |
class townships of the State, this sum |
representing the Btate’s share of the |
cash road tax bonus, State Highway |
Commiwioner Black now is certifying |
the amount due in the various tnwo-|
ships to the Auditor General. During |
1017, $629,885.20 will be distributed, of |
which sum, $727, 875.84 covers the bo-|
nus for 1010 and $201,950.86 for 1912. |
The 1911 bonus amounts to $044,- |
185.20, which will be distributed to the |
towpships during 1018, as the law |
does not permit the entire appropria- |
tion during sany one year, i
The law requires that townships |
must file anpusal reports with the Ba-
reau of Township Highways, of the
State Highway Department, before
they may receive this boous ;
they must file an sgreement with the]
State Highway Department, setting
forth the purpose for which the town-
ship sand Btate money will be spent,
The State bonus money must be ex
pended for one or more of the follow
ing purposes :
Buying and installing concrete, cast
irop, or corrugated pipe and install.
ing concrete or stones masonry head.
walle ; for the construction of con-
crete culverts and of concrete or of
steel bridges, sccording to plans ap-
proved by the Buresu of Township
Highway ; for permanent grading,
widening or straightening roads ; for
the construction of brick, concrete,
macadam, sag, gr vel, or flint roads ;
for the construction of concrete, or
concrete and stone masonry retaining
walls to support roads and for the
township's share of the cost of Htate-
sid road construction.
After all disbursemente of the town
ship cash road tax bonus furd ss pro-
vided by the 1917 Legielatare, shell
hsve been made, there still will re.
msin unpaid the bonus for the years
1913 and 1914 Fature Legislatures
must provide for the payment of
amount, Because the defloit was
creasing so rapidly, the 1815 I»
ture suspended the borus feature unp-
til such time as all back amounts were
paid in fall to the townships.
also
this
glaine
CENTRE
Townships Treasurer's Names Add roses
Benner John S, Spearly Bellefonte
Boggs
Burnside
College
Curtin
Ferguson
Gregg
Haines
Halfmoon
Harris
Howard
Huston
Liberty
Marion
Miles
Patton
Penn
Potter
Rush
Lemuel Bierly Mileshury
William Hipple
John Mitchell
George Weaver
F. H. Swabb
Eman, Eungard
Frank Keister
D.H Way
J. A. Gingerich
F. M. Pletcher
Frank Dillon
W. H Austin
B. F. Vonada
A. N. Corman
J. W. Blair
J. H, Corman
8 C. Brungart
T. R Dubbs
Pine Glen
Lemont
Howard
Centre Hall
Aaronsburg
Waddle
Boalsburg
Howard
Julian
Blanchard
Nittany
Rebersburg
Waddle
Coburn
Centre Hall
Philipsburg
Clarence
Bellefonte
Vinton Beckwith
David Custer
J. H. Beck
Dennis Reese
Taylor
Union
Walker
Worth
Fleming
Nittany
Totals
Bellefonte Hoy Killed 1a Anto Wreck,
Oscar Browp, of Bellefonte, sged
about eigh'een years, was killed in an
auto wreck near SBnydertown, Fridsy |
morning about four o'clock. He was
in company with four companions, all
of Bellefonte, and the crowd, as a re-|
sult of drinking, was seized with the
speed orsze, driving their car at a
speed anid to have been between fifty
and sixty miles sn hour, Btriking a]
stone in the road the osr swerved to
the side and upset, Hrown was pin-|
ned beneath and his companions, |
panic stricker, left the boy to his |
doom, while they ran in all directions |
seckirg help. After securing the aid
of a farmer the car was lifted and it
was discovered that Brown was dead,
the heavy suto having fallen on hie
neck, choking the life out of him, A
little presence of mind on the part of
his companions would have averled
his death,
The car wee a Hudson Bix, and was
the property of Clyde Blackford, the
restaurant keeper, of Bellefonte, Black-
ford had returned from a trip to Look
Haven at abrut eleven o'clock, snd
permitted the boys to use the machine
for a joy ride,
tok with them several
whiskey.
The jury in the coroner's Inquest
stated that Blackford merits severe sens
sure for permitting the boys to take
botilea of
BAVE! SAVE!! SAVE!
Is the Ory of Food Administrator Hoover —
Win the War By Giviag Your Own
Dally Service,
Ope wheatless
Use corn, oalmesl), rye
Have the wheat,
meal a day.
fast foode, Cut the loaf on the table
and only as required, Use stale bread
for cooking, toast, ete, Eat less cake
and pastry, Our wheat harvest is far
below normal, If each person weekly
means 150,000,000 more bushels of
wheat for the Allies to mix in their
bread,
Have the mest. Beef, mutton or
pork not more than once dally. At
the meat meal serve small portions,
and stews instead of steaks. Make
made-dighes of all left-overs. We are
today killing the dairy cows and fe-
Therefore eat less snd eat no young
ment, If we save an ounce of meat
esch day per persor, we will have ad-
ditional supply equal to 2,2000,000
cattle,
Have the fate, We are the world’s
greatest fat wasters, Fat fe food.
Butler is essential for the growth and
the health of children, Use butter on
the table se usual but not in cooking.
Other fats are as good, Reduce use of
fried Have daily one-third
ounce snimal fate. Foap contains
Do not wseete |. “Make your
own washing sosp at hou « “ut of the
saved fate,
foode,
fale,
Have the sugar, Sugar is scarcer.
We ure today three ime ss much pe.
person a our Allies, Bo there may be
enough for all at & reasonable price,
use leas candy sud aweet drinke. Do
not stint suger in putting up fruit and
jae. They will save butter. If
everyone in America saves one ounce
of sugar daily, it means 1,100,000 tons
for the year.
Have the fuel, Coal comes from a
diglance rnd our railways are ove’
burdened hauling war material,
Help relieve them by burning fewer
fires, Use wood when you cap get it,
Use the perishable foods. Fruits
and vegelables we have in abundance,
Asa ustion we est too litlle green
stufle, Double thelr use and improve
your Hlore potstoes and
other roots properly snd they will
Begin now to can or dry all
health,
keep,
COUNTY
Total Bal. Due &
Payable Your 1917
Balance Due Balance Due
vis
$ 2:19 89
168 45
43 68
104 29
98 02
155 49
ig2 5
102 96
78 22
77 96
87 o8
§ 1,238 57
1,030 27
253 43
691 62
526 26
188 49
1,144 96
678 so
411 35
428
87
364
503
300
618
660
441
1,186
1,097
564
527
372
448
667 62
520 18
$15,082 31
of
78 72 97
372 68
231
507
552
372
937 56
885
466 Go
423 66
321 15
158 or
568 gs
442 94
131 ot
69 31
110 43
108 10
69 34
245 51
209 12
97 19
103 83
50 93
90 00
98 67
77 24
59
28
60
35
09
49
os
91
— Me— ———
$12,177 89 $2,904 42
surplus garden products,
GENERAL RULES,
Buy lees, serve smaller portions,
Preach the “ Goepel of the Clean
Plate
Don’t eat & fourth meal,
Don’t limit the plain food for grow-
ing children,
Wateh out for the wastes in the
community,
Full garbage psile in Americas mean
empty pails in America and Europe.
If the more fortunate of our people
will avoid waste and eat no more than
they need, the high cost of living
problem of the less fortunate wili be
solved,
Insned Wedding 2 nnouncements,
The Reporter acknowledges the re-
ceipt of announcement by Mr. and
Mre. John Wilkinson, of Chicago, of
the marriage of their daughter, Mise
Anna Wilkinson, to John Joseph
Cameron, on Tuesday, July 81st,
Zigler Regunlon, August 11th.
The Ziegler reunion will be held on
the fair grounds, Bellefoiite, on Satur
day of this week,
Transter of Real Estate,
Elza Bmith's Exre, to Liyod R,
Smith, tract of land in Potter Twp. ;
$0648
bis oar st such an hour sl night for
the purpose intended, ¢
Corp on the cob Is in order,
DEATHS,
Mre. Christanna Moyer, wife of
James M. Moyer, proprietor of the
Potters Mille hotel, died at ber home
in that place Wednesday noon of lsst
week, after a lenghtly illness. About
five weeks ago she suffered a paralytic
stroke and was compelled to take her
bed, eince which time she lingered be-
tween life and death, being uncon-
scious for periods of time,
Mre. Moyer wae a daughter of Mr.
and Mre, Jesse Jordan and was born at
Boslsburg sixty-two years ago. Prior
to their moving to Potters Mille, Mr,
snd Mrs, Moyer resided at Bpring
Bank, pear Millheim. Their union
was blessed with three children, all of
whom survive, together with the hus-
band. The children are : Mifflin Moy-
er, of Rebersburg ; Madison Moyer, of
Potters Mille, and Mrs. Anna Canp-
ingham, of Los Angles, Californis.
One brother, Peter B. Jordan, of Col-
yer, and two sisters, Mrs, Rebecca
Bhennebarger, of Rock Rapids, Towa,
and Mrs, Emanuel SBmith, of Potters
Mills, also survive.
Funeral rervices were held in the
Reformed church at Boalsburg on Bat-
urday morning by Rev. 8B, C, Btlover,
after which burial was made in the
cemetery adj ining. Mre, Moyer was
a consletent member of the Reformed
church and a woman of kindly im-
pulses,
James A. Decker died at bis home
in State College on Friday night at
11:15 o'clock. He sustained a parsiytic
stroke the Bunday previous and was
unable to speak from thst time until
his death,
He wae a son of Mr, and Mrs, John
D. Decker snd was born in Potter
towpehip, Japusary 16, 15869, making
his age past forty-eight years, He
was engaged in the butcher business
and also conducted the hotel at Pine
Grove Mill: for twenty or more years.
He was in charge of the Grange Park
boarding house during the week of
the Encampment and Fair for several
years within the past decade. For
the past two years he was a resident of
Hiate College,
His wife and eight children survive,
namely ; J. Homer, Wilbur, R.,
Helen W., Dorothy H., sll at home ;
Mre. M. A. Foster, Mre. Richard
Markle, of Altoons ; James E. Decker,
of Bellefonte, and Mre. John Aumap,
of Warriors Mark. His father, John
D. Decker, of Potter township, two
sisters—Martha and Alice—and thr e
brothers—Thomas, of Milesburg; RB
C. of Bpring Mille, and Logan M., of
Potter townsb ip, siso survive,
Funeral services were held in the
Reformed chu ch st Boalsburg on
Tuesday morning by ®, C. Stover, a
sisted by Rev. Horn. The funeral
cortege then proceeded to Tuseey ville
where interment was made,
Mrs. Clara (Garver) Bechlottman,
wife of Dau lel Fehlottmar, died at her
home in Plesssnt Gasp on Thursday
afternoon of last week, aged sixty-two
years, Twelve weeks ago she roffered
a paralytic stroke and had never re
gained her former health. Funeral
services were held in the M. E, ehurch
at Pleasant Gap on Monday morning
and burial wee made in the cemetery
in Centre Hall, Her husband sur.
vives with no children, but five broth.
ers and two sisters are left,
Dr. Thomas OC, Van Tries, a promi-
pent resident of Bellefonte, died in
the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, Wed.
nesday of last week, A stroke of par-
alysis hastened his death,
Dr. Van Tries was born at Potters
Mills seventy-seven years ago. He
was a graduate of several colleges and
medical institutions, and practiced his
profession first at Baileyville, He
bad oratorical ability and delivered a
pumber of excellent lectures in vars
fous parts of the country.
His remains were interred in the
Union cemetery at Bellefonte, on Fri«
day morning.
Died at 89 Years of age,
Samuel Garle, of Tylersville, died at
the home of his daughter in Nip
penose valley, on SBanday, July 28th.
Deceased was an uncle of Byron W,
Garle, of Centre Hall, and was born
on the Houston farm, esst of Centre
Hall, in 1828, making bis age eighty-
pine years, He is survived by two
sous and five daughters; also one
brother, John Garis, of Tyleraville.
Burial was made at Tylersville Tues
day of last week.
German Efforts Weaken,
The third year of the war sees the
situation of the allies greatly improved.
Germany's position is less favorable
now than one or two years ago, Io the
prineipai theatre of conflict the entente
group haa shown a decided superiorty.,
Read our very Interesting Chronology
of the war on the inside page of this
issue of The Reporter,
NO. 31 g
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
A, L. Duck, of Bpring Mills, was a
business caller =¢ this office Inst Thure-
day.
George Kaup, veterinary surgeon, of
Boalsburg, was a business visitor in
town on Monday,
John Whiteman and Hayes Zettle,
carpenters employed in the Johnstown
district, were home over Bunday.
Joseph Gramley, of Battle Creek,
Michigan, is visiting his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Ira Gramley, in Millbeim.
Mre. Clara Barnhart, of Bellefonte,
was the guest of Mr, and Mre, A, H.
Bpayd, in thie place, for a few days
the past week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Horner, after
spending several months with rel.
atives about Tusseyville, returned to
their home in Youngsville last week.
A fire-proof garage for Millhelim Is
in the early stage of construction, CO.
H. Breon & Co. sre putting up the
building and hope to occupy it before
winter,
Twenty-three loads of wheat were
hauled in by George Heckman one
day last week. It was a big day's
work, although the day ended at six
o'clock.
Mr. snd Mre. W, H. Hockenbury,
of West Brownsville, are at present
on a vacation trip to Anderson, Indi-
ans, where the latter's brother,
Charles F. Bpicher, lives,
Mre. William Uhbler, of Elkhart, In-
disns, spent several days the past
week in this section of the valley.
Mre, Ubler wiil be Letter kuown as
Miss Grace Boyer, formerly a resident
of Colyer.
The gardens in State College are to
be inrpected by a committee appoint.
ed by the agriculture branch of the
Public Bafety Committee, in a week,
and sll showing gardens in good cone
dition will be awarded certificates of
excellence and have their names
published.
Mre, James 8B, Relish, of near Potters
Mille, had her right ankle broken one
day last week in a peculisr manper.
She was In the act of milking a cow
and when the flies became too annoy-
ing to old bossy she let drve her foot,
striking Mre. Reish such a blow on
the ankle as to fracture it.
Miles Boob oparrowly escaped
drowning in the McMullen mill dam
Isst Friday evening, Mille
beim Journal, A young
men and boys were in bathing snd
Boob got into deep water and had
gone down for the second time when
Paul Meyer went to his rescue and
got him ashore,
Elliot Bmith, son of D. Frank
Smith, was to Willismsport last
Thursday to enter some branch of the
war service, but found thst no hing
desirable was open, He is one of
Potter township's young men who
will likely be called iu thes ord draft
and his tric to Willismeport, ale
though ‘ruitiese, is conclusive that he
is not the sort desiring exemption.
Rev. R. R. Jones left on his vaca-
tion on Baturdasy morniog. The first
week he will spend at Mt, Gretne, see
sisting in the work of the annual mie
slonary conference. The following
week he will be at Collegeville engage
od in the same work. He expects to
take a few days to visit relatives in
Lehigh and Northampton counties,
and to spend one Bunday with bis
son, Rev. Victor H. Jones, at Cate
wissa. He expects to return home not
ister than August 23rd.
The borough of Millheim has made
a creditable showing insofar as enlist
ments among ber young men are code
cerned, Already a dozen or more are
in various branches of the service and
the most recent to decide to back up
Uncle Bam are Bruce snd Frank
Auman, sons of Mr, and Mre. W. N,
Auman, Both young men, within
the past week, have enlisted with the
Selinsgrove Motor Truck Company,
a unit of the Beventh division of the
National guard,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Zerby, of
West Rrowsville, spent a part of their
vacation in Centre Hall, and while
bere attended the Ripks reunion.
Mr. Zetby is a railway engineer on the
Penney, and reports the railroads have
ing much more to do than their help
oan accomplish. Much clerical work
in the Pittsburgh section is being done
by women, and in a number of repair
shops women are aleo regularly eme
pioyed. The younger readers of the
Reporter will recall Charles and Mare
fon Zerby, son and dsughter, respeos
tively, of the Zerbys referred to above,
and will be interested to know that
the former is married and live In
Medix Run, Elk county, where he has
oharge of a state forest, Miss Marion
is teaching school, and at present is
attending a summer session for tesche
trie
ave Lhe
f
number of
om at Penn State,