Pam a “i EAR, i THE OENTRE REPORTER. ISSUED WEEKLY. CENTRE HALL - - PENN'A. 1017 THURSDAY, SMITH & BAILEY « « + « Proprietors 8. W.SMITH . « + « + «+ +» + «+ Balter Loca! Editor and Business Manager EDWARD E, BAILEY Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as second Class mail matter, TERMS. ~The terms of subscription to the Re- porter are one and one-half dollars per year. ADVERTISING RATES-Display sdvertise ment of ten or more inches, for three or more in sertions, ten cents per inch for each issue . Dis play atverti oteupying less space than ten and for less than three insertions, from fifteen to twenty-five cents per inch for each {ssue, according to composition. Minimom charge seventy-five cents. Local notices scoom ying display advertis- ing 2ive cents per line for each insertion; other- , eight cents per line, minimum charge, twenty-five cents, 1 notices, twenty cents per line for three 1 ons, and ten cents per line for each ad- ai al insertion. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. § Reformed — No preaching service. Presbyterian— Centre Hall, morning. Luthergn—Union, morning ; Georges Valley, afternoon; Centre Hall, evening. Methodist—Centre nall, morning ; Sprucetown aftervoon ; Spring Mills, evening. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS JURY COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce the name of A. C. Ripka. of Centre Hall borough, as a candi date for the nomination of Jury Com missioner on the Démocratic ticket, at the Primaries, Septem. ber 18, 1917. Highway Commissioner Hesigns, State Highway Commissioner Frank B. Black resigned his office on Saturdsy, fl. ctive August 15, bring- ing a climsx to a wrapgle which Gov- erpor Brumbsugh began #ix weeks ago. The resignation, one of the sharpest ever written at the capital, developed that on August 2 Brum. baugh ssked for Black's resignation, Black tells Brumbsuegh that the governor sppsvently desires the high- way department run along polliesi lines and t' at “‘I do pot care to be sa sociated in sny way, shspe or foro with work handled slong these lines,” A split b-tween Black srd Brun- bsugh started when Black insisted on the “fifty-fifty”’ method of distribut- ing state appropriations to counties, based on the mileage, “Yeureriticism of this method of procedure is not well taker, ss you touch it in too small a way, It iss proposition that sfl-cts the entire state and the people are certainly entitled to know what disposition is being mad : of the money,”’ Black wrote, “All the statements made by you are made with a view of beclouding the real issue for requesting my resig- nation. It bas been my aim to run the department along business lines instead of being used as a politieal asset, I have refused consistently to tarn the department into a political machine,” ———— A —————— STATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, The apple crop will show a slight decrease over the production last year. The numter of young turkeys raised on the farms this spring is considers- bly below the average, The peach crop in Adams and Franklin counties, the principal fruit belt of the State, is ona of the largest in recent years, There is every indication ofa bump- er corn crop and increased acreage and improved growing conditions indicat. ing a record production. Through nursery inspection in some of the large eastern nurseries is leading to the discovery of infestations that were onsuspected until recently, The oats crop continues to improve and early season estimates promise to show large increases when the final production figures are received, The wheat harvest in many of the central counties is three weeks late and the gene:al harvest throughout the Btate will be later than for many recent years, Fake tree inspectors, sprayers and doctors have made their appearance in the enstern pert of the Btate and seve eral have beer arrested by the Penne sylvania Department of Agriculture, The new law regulating the packing and isbeling of apple pscksges sold comme ri. vy will go into effret on Bepten | and every orchardist should o the Department of Agriculiuie o artisburg for coples of the act, Bo —— Marringe vicenses, Earl E. Vonads, Farmers Mills Pearl A, Heckman, Farmers Mills George P. Aston, Bate College Pearl Hoy , State College Jobn Bmitb, Jr., Morrisdsla Grace Hendershot, Phili; ‘nrg —— AM ALIS pa. Tinoh your cnildres to fulfill their financial obligations, no matter how small, ea Lh m— flany Ask Exemption in Centre Oo, Out of the 142 men exsminel by O-ntre county s board in the draft examination up until Wednesday noon only eight did not claim exemp- tion. Thirty-two of this number were found physically defiolent and were diecharged, This shows a high aversge from a physical standpoint, and just how many men have valid claims for exemption and will be ex- cused remains for the board to decide, It is this work which will require the most time and will probably not be finished until the end of next week, or later, - Owing to the fact that Centre county’s quota has been raised from 62 to 116, the board will call more men for exaraination and will mail notices to-day (Thursday). The result of the examinations op the various days was as follows : Wednesday, 22 examined, 8 dis- charged for physical reasons ; all ask- ed exemption but one, Saturday, 27 examined, 5 discharg- ed ; all claimed exemption. Monday, 20 examined, 4 discharg- ed ; all claimed exemp:ion. Tuesday, 38 examined, 6 discharged; 6 did not claim exemption. Wednesday morning, 26 examined, 9 discharged ; ‘nly 1 failed to claim exemption. ——— TAA Won 85 00 in Prizes in Water Uontests, 8. V. Hostermap, E¢q , of Lancast- er, arranged a series of interesting squatic contests for the boys of the town in Boozer's ice pond on Tuesday afternoon. There were three events, the cash prizes aggregating $5.00, which Mr, Hosterman donated, showing bis interest in the welfare of the boys, Mr. Hosterman being a lover of athletics and the great out-door life. The first contest was fast swim- ming, and was engsged in by Lybp Bitner, Fred Lucas and Ralph Eme- rick. The Emerick boy csptured the $2.50 prize. Ihe second event was the fancy swimming contest, Fred Luce, Lyon Bitner and Harold Keller par- ticipated. [Che judges decided that the $1.50 priz+ should be divided be- tween the first two boys, The third event was for the berefi of the novices in the swimming «sme, Emery the $1.00 prize, the others engsged beiog Paul John Meyer and Robetl Howard ex prured Ketrerolf, “mith, Al A ————" esting Lasting Qualities « I Shing. es, The depsriment of Forestry at The Penneylvspia State College is conduct- to determine he of various the value of precervative, Red | edar and Chestnut snd cre soted of hestnut, ~outhern Yellow Pine snd Pitet Pipe laid on one of the College buildiogs nine years sgo show Do dif- ference in lsstirg qualities up to date, Creosoted shiogles of Pitch Pine, » most perishable wood, have lasted as well as those of the most durable woods, The creosote treatment costs about fifty cents a bundle, Chestput posts were creosoled snd set ten years ago with check posts, Exan: ination shows that those treated with creosote are in good condition while the check posts are badly rotted, Information concerning the details of treating pcets or shingles may be had upon request to the department of forestry, State College, Ps, ing sn experiment relative Issiing qualities woods for shingles snd ss 8 wood shingles of Redwood, creopnts shingles Three Prisoners Uaught, Three of the four prisoners who re- cent escaped from the pew peni- tentiary-st Rockview have been cap- tare. Ore wae taken a day after his leaving snd two others were appre- hended near Tyrone on Hatarday morning, The court sentenced them to the Pittaburgh lpstitation on Batur- day afternoon. Pleasant Gap. Miss Martha Robb, of Altoons, is visiting her cousin, Mary MeCUliney. Mr. and Mre, D. F. Rimmey spent Sunday at Lewistown, Mrs, Chandle, of Julian, is visiting her daughter, Mre, Ed, Houser, ~ Roy Coldron and wife, of Bellefonte, spent Bunday at this place, Samuel Noll left Bunday on a motor. eycle trip to Nisgara Falls and from there to Detroit, Michigan, Mre. Jack Bhowers, of Chicago, Ill, ia visiting with her father, J, OC, Mul finger, Mre, Anthony Gerver left Monday for Hazelton where she is visiting ber daughter, Mre, O, M. Zong. Jay Crust and Merrill Moyer left for Niagara Falla where they expr ot to find employment, Lee Brooks lost three valuable cows last Monday afternoon. Al were struck by lightning, Mra. Geo, Hazel, of Greensburg, spent a few days last week among rel- atives in this place, Mr. and Mrs, P, H. Haupt, of Miles- burg, spent a day last week with their daughter, Mra, George Rhowers. Mr, and Mre, Pra! Keller and little daughter, of Altonns, scent the week end «ith friends and relatives at this place. Mr, ard Mare, Charles Bender and desughter, of Lancaster, are visiting among friends ard rel tives In thie plece, ¢ s BOALBSBURC. Mies Daisy Grover, of Altoona, is visiting ner friend, Miss Anna Bwee- ny. Mre. (3. L. Courtney returned to ber home op Monday after spending two weeks at New Berlin, Mre. William Kuhn, of Willilams- port, is visiting ber daughter, Mrs. George Houtz, John K. Btover, of Philadelphia, spent his vacation with his parents, Rev. B. CU, Stover, Miss Elizabeth Livingston, of Ty- rone, spent several days last week at the Dr. L. E. Kidder home, Mre. Rueeel, of Lewistown, and Miss Ida Johneor, of Huntingdon, were guests of Mrs, Emma Btuart from Thursday until Tuesday, After spending several months with friends at Mt, Union, Mies Hester Lonberger returned to her home here on Bunday. D. W. Meyer, Mr, and Mre, Newton Yarnell, Mr, and Mrs, Norman Blagel, Mrs, Susie Bhutt and Wayne Keller spent Bunday with relatives at Al- toons, “ine Grove Miile. The hum of thethresher is heard on all sides, J. W. Miller bas invested in a new Peerless outfit and is having a big run, WwW. K. Corl is stirring up the soll with a eslx- gang steam plow, J. Hale Rose, of Linden Hall, was a business visitor in town Friday. Next Saturday is picnic day at Baileyville, Harry Hoy and Earl Bweltzer are driving new Fords, Mre, Catherine Bailey, past eighty years, is critically ill with eciatic rheumatiscy, Mr, and Mre, 8, E. Goss and two sone, of Reading, are visiting relatives in Centre and Blair counties, Merchant W, HB, Ward spent lest week at the Allentown camp with his son who is in training there, N. O. Dreibelbie, who has registered a= 8 candidate for school director, re- fuses to be a candidate, A community flag raising will take place at Pine Hell on Baturday even ing, when a 12x18 flag will be un- farled, President Sparks will speak, Mr, and Mrs, John Osman, Vir, Clark as chsoffenr, motored ts Hollidayshurg on Raturday, and, oh! tire trouble galore, with The entre County Veterans (lat will basket picnic at Pioe (Grove Milla on Raturday, September 22, beginning at 10:80 a, m. prominent «peakers will be present, John CO. Danlap, of Twin Rocke, came over to spend a few days with his brother Ralph before leaving for the seat of war, hold = Mre, Mary Hssserman, who under- in the Ger Philadelphia, for the removal of 8 volter of the throat, i= nome, and is fully restored, What might hsve been 8 very serious sccident occurred in the Glades Isat Bunday evening when the cars of Miss Nannie McWilllames and a Mr, Kelley collided in the road. The lat. ter’s car having but ove light confused Miss MoWillismus and resulted in the sccident, Both cars were badly twist. ed, Beveral of the McWilliams [arty were thrown out but po one was seriously ivjured, There was an lo- terchange of heated arguments snd fioally the par les agreed to quit even. —————————— Aaronsburg, Henry Gilbert enjoyed a trip to Midd eburg and Selinsgrove last week, Mr, and Mre, Clarence Musser spent a day with their daughter, Mrs, John Tressler, in Be lefonte, Mre. Roy Musser and son, of Akron, Ohio, were guests of the Misses Cora and Amanda Haines, last week. Little Annie Taylor, of Btate Col- lege, is the guest of her uncle, 4. A, Thomas, J ymes Weaver, the wagonmaker, suf- fered a light spoplectic stroke last Fri. day morning, but has singe improved, Mr, and Mre, J. M. Harter and daug ter, Mise Lydia, spent the week with their son, Forest, at Bnydertown, Mre, Homer Zerby and little dsugh- ter, of Youngstown, Ohio, are guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Btover, Charles O wig, eat'le buyer of Har- tletor, attended the Mre, Luther Stover sale on Baturday, where cows sold for sa high as $103, Four pigs brought $80.00, Mr. aud Mre. James Lenker and daughter Bara, of Lemont, Mre, W, R, Houser and deughter ( atharine, spent a day plessantiy at the bome 0° Mre, L. K, Lenker. Mre. Reuben Brown, Clark, Irvin and Harry Weaver, all of Balons, were oslled (0 the home of their sister, Mre, Carrie Houtg, where their father is ill ma a result of a paralytic stroke, —— A I ———— Georges Valley J. B. Ripka repent Bunday with hile parents, Mr. and Mre, C, J. Vonada spent unday at the bome of Mr, and Mre, H. A. Hugh. Robert McUlellan and family, of Ednden Hall, spent Bunday st the home of James Faust, IL. M, Decker left on Bupday for went a sericus op ration man hospital, Cresnon, where be Is employed, after spending a week with friends hers, _/ SHIPS’ MASCOTS LOSE NERVE Pet Animals on British Vessels Show the White Feather When Shells Begin Exploding. There are some incidents about the mascots in the big naval battle of Jut- land which are worth repeating, The mascot on the Tiger was a bulldog, a fine fellow. When getting Into the bat- tle the crew were a bit concerned as to how thelr favorite would take the erashing of high explosives on the ghip, so they plugged his ears with cot. ton wool, wrapped his head around as if he had a heavy dose of toothache, and a couple of men took the bulldog, much to his annoyance, to a room that was thought to be as quiet as the ship could provide. The dog didn't quite fancy being treated as an invalid and resented the coddling, but when the began it pretty badly gnd was mighty glad he had a pal sit- ting on elther side holding him by the shots he took Paws, Another boat had a fine, big black He was overlooked when they got action, the first shell that ahoard this fellow got loose and As the going about even tender-hearted Jack Tar dly risk going after Tommy. * ship they had a little ban- vhich strutted about more proud- the cat. into came and took a flving dive overboard. boat was 27 knots, wt dinkiest midshipman and as the The tars thelr pet When hed vy of courage if old seadogs. proud of the “swank” ime before strangers, i 11 CTs on all } is his fine show nd photo- sented a ion Post. pit Lone bedr: MUSIC NEED OF FIGHTING MEN Blare of Band Instruments Brings Cheer to Troops and ls Just as Necessary as Ammunition. ¢ $1 bilare of the trombone, the plecolo and t other band in- tary organization with the guns sry as aminuni- r‘arsons of New American ti] were Would Use Water for Fuel. an inventor attracted con- ng to have , } . it Or gasoline in yeni hit NOW Comes for fuel. fact that wi0h CHRINes inventor with a process ib 4 Ht at ’ $11 ter as an antomoniie 3 wt 1 foe tg g to the well-known ir 1 is « ecomposed into it its elem Ys 1 Hen fa current igh it. Hy Hore explo In his pat- we Inventor would con- generated by and oxygen, w tricity passes throm 1 with alr is gasoline vapor, ented device tl "ert of 11 part ie power the automobile engine gy, which he would use to decom water, The hydrogen of the de mposed water he proposes to use to run the enough sur- plus power in the cycle to drive the Car. into electrical engine, securing Handled most intelligently, a mule is a willing worker; but there are a unwritten laws that cannot be transgressed with impunity. A mule will seldom. minke more than two at- tempts to move a load. On the first strain he will throw his whole force into the collar, and a mule ean pull 50 per cent more in relation to his weight than a horse, Bcience is again dumb at the question whence comes that lat- ent force which neither horse nor ass possesses, After a short rest the mule will make a second attempt, but this is seldom as sustained as the first. If the load still refuses to move the team might as well be unhitched. At times the mules will not even exert enough force on a third attempt to dnove ap empty wagon, Yielding to Necessity. There is, as Clenthes pointed out, such a thing as a “noble ylelding to necessity,” which Is accounted divine, A man must, of course, be convinced that what he ylelds to Is In truth ne- cessity. But when that is clear there should be no repining, and no fear of what “others may say.” Until it is clear there should be no yielding. The poet, who was sad because he could not paint a picture, and the painter who mourned because he could not write a poem, were surely most unrea- sonable, They clearly knew nothing of the doctrine of diversity of gifts. The doctrine is not only true but In the highest degres, consoling and Exchange. few Smsering AR Sr. Young Man Draws Lesson From Strange Experience Which Fell to His Lot. “lI wish I could send a message to every boy in the world of a sad and strange coincidences that happened to me when I was u boy,” exclaimed a young man the other day. “One hot, sultry July afternoon—the hottest day we had that summer—I had just turned our gtreet corner when I met my father, “1 wish you would deliver this package for me, Joe’ he sald rather weakly, as I remembered afterward. Now I was only thirteen years old and had been out playing in the hot sun all morning and was all In when I met my father after playing a ten-inning game with our side the losers, My first impulse was to refuse, but one glance at his kind, gentle face stopped me. ‘Surely I will go, father, I sald pleasantly. “ “Thank you, son,’ was the answer. ‘1 was going myself, but I don't feel very well today and 1 thought you would not refuse; as you have always been a good boy to me, Joe! not care much about his only son, or not send me on this jaunt (about one mile and a half), on such ua hot day. the words, ‘1 thought you would not refuse,’ and he would jut somehow ‘You have always been a good boy to me, Joe! seemed to ring in my ears | and before I reached the end of my | Journey 1 was whi “Returning hom auto and a door. One of my aunts hurried to meet stling a merry tune, | I saw our doctor's crowd of people at our | me with tears rolling down her cheeks. ‘Your father fell dead just as he reach- ed the stoop, “I found out later the last words my | father spoke were, ‘You have always heen a good boy to me, Joe,'" * ghe sald. FIELDS | Places of Meet Velvety Parks of the Show France Transformed to Economic Crisis. The rare American tourists who visit chateau of Touralne in France find the velvety parks of the interesting show places trans- formed into potato patches, Aristocracy has taken up the “tuber and, beginning Countess of Noallles and the Duchess the may most campaign” with the d'Uzes, chatelaines all over the coun- try have promised to dig up their lawns and plant vegetables, Flower gardens, also, will be consecrated to the solution of crisis, The rose, the vine and the orchard are not to be touched, but all annual flowers and all green swards must give way to the democratic potato, in the interest of the national defense, Since there is not enough labor for the farm lands already under culfl- vation, the temporary release from the army of a greater number of farmers and the importation of more Indo-Chli- nese and North African labor is ex- pected to count more effectively in sqlving the agricultural problem than the efforts to transform the chateau parks into vegetable gardens. the econ mle New Talking “Movies” Application has been made for a patent on a very elaborate device which would produce a combinafon of the cinematograph and the phonograph to give us moving pictures wherein the tharacters not only move but sveak. ine idee rés 18 not new, but the difficulties of synchronizing have hitksrto proved insurmountable, By synchronizing 1s meant the exact fected by one machine, with the speech supposed to proceed from the ch acters, which is produced by quite an- other, Unless the speech ut the right Instant, the result is lsugh- able rather than impressive, In proposed device the actual speech of the character is transmitted by wire- less telephone to a phonograph whose complex receiving mechanism is chronize2 with the movements of the moving picture camera, Gr- COMES the YN CURED BY SERVICE IN ARMY Confederate Veteran, Condemned by Doctor to Die in 8ix Months, Alive and Hearty at 77. “It {8 a curious thing how war sery {fee has been the making of 1 man in a physical Maj. W. B. Howard of New a Confederate veteran, “When I went into the army my doct told me sense,” remarked Orleans Confederate that 1 the chances gix months had tuberculosis were against my living longer. 1 was had not the remotest doubt but my doctor had made a true prophs a up i General Lee's army anyway the diagnos anxiou going “t were existence t« had made my mind t 4 o} mournful is of doubly ‘I I am thought I, to have my the front, disease, * by a Yankee bullet, i and off the with mor 3 hat four years service in the Confederate army seventy-seven no coll A mace robust, and my experi ling. Life in beats all the open air and sun- the the boys battlefields over much better speci nodi a in meagicine in the shine back r who come of Europe, there, will mens of physical manhood than when they went.” from the any t return of them go a ALL MUST BE ABLE TO READ Exemptions in New Immigration Law in Favor of Russian Jews Nulli. fied by Revolution. tion law n excluded practically 81¢ h fig CO tact, would have € n no im large nt mbers on the East side of New York. With the removal of ligious and econ in Russia as 8 result of the Russian revo. lution, this claim can no longer be made, and Russian Jews will now have to be able to read, like all other im- migrants, mie fleahilitiag mic disabilities Name William Breon . W. F. Colyer Harris Stover J. K. Bitner . 8. H. Hackenburg . F. A. Foreman . John Bair J. H. Horner W. E. Bartges . W. P. Hosterman Post Office . Centre Hall . . Centre Hall Wood ward , Centre Hall . . Spring Mills . . Centre Hall . « Spring Mille . Tusseyville . Centre Hall. Sines Ss protection of our depositors, Weight . 11177 . 9843 . 7756 . 6868 . 6999 6225 5736 . S129 su1s . 2990 os i S— to the Sun just as naturally do the business men of Penns and Brush Valleys turn to the Farmers National Bank in times of finan- cial stress fcr the aid that is sure to be forth- coming, All we ask is good security for the and many men have been the aid of this bank,
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