HALL, PA.. 1917. NO. THE 44th ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT & FAIR TAKING SHAPE ; PARK IS IN READINESS. Judging Contest Will Prove New and Interesting Feature, —QOpening Day is Saturday, September 8th. The 44 h anoual Grange Encamp-| thing to please everybody. ment and Fair will open at Centre A full program of the proceedings Hall on Saturday, September 8b, av d| | for the week will be issued next week. continne until the 14th, A umber | LEONARD RHONE, of workmen have been on the ground | Chairman. for several weeks preparing for the] m———————— comfort of visitors, Arrest Suspicious Uharacter, Numerous exibition buildings. are| Tbe quietuce cf a Bunday evening in on the grounds and mapy tents will | the borough of Centre Hall was some- be erected, The entire ground and | What disturbed by a ripple of excite- buildin ze have been provided with a tent occasioned by the ramblings of complete electric light system, so that |® suspicious character in the streets it will be practically ss light at night | *od alleys of the town, and his subse- as in the day time. {quent arrest and hearing before BOYS' PROGRAM One of the new features of the 44th annual Grange Encampment will be a special program for the boye. The | executive committee has asked Mr, R. | H. Olmstead of the Centre County | Farm Bureau to take charge of it and he will be dssisted by OC. G. McBride, | State Leader of Boys Club work, and | W. W. Reitz, Bupervisor of Agricul- | ture in the new vocational school at] pring Mille. The program will cor- gist of a variety of egricultursl activi. ties, including rope tying and splicing, and livestock judging, Home orgsaop- jz-d games will also be introduced. The work #hould prove both pleasant | and profitable to the boys who attend. Mr. Olmstead and the members of | the Picnic Executive Committee have worked out definite plana to resch a large number of boys in Centre county | in sdvapce, through local lesdere, Mr. Omstead wes formerly an io- structor in the Department of Animal | Husbandry at the College and is par-| ticulsrly i terested in the livestock part of the program, He is planpiug, with the ss=istance of the local leaders who have manifested an interest io | the movement, to meet the boys in| groups and give them illustrated talks judging livestock, Those have sgreed to cooperate in makiog their work s success io their respective eommuuities sre: Miss Margaret Go- heer, Bosisburg; Frank Dillon, Julisnn; Wm. Hosterman, Spring Mile ; Ray Durst, Centre Hall; sod Foster Musser, State College. There is also a reup sround Howard that will enroil for the contest, Live stock judging contests for young men who expect later to osn and breed good animals for them- gelves have become a prominent fes- ture of the sgricultural fairs of the! state, Io the counties in Pennsyl-| vauis that have Farm Bureaus, plans have already been arranged for about fifty of these couteats and Btate Col-| lege has been pressed almost to its lime it to supply judges for all, For the conte-t at the Eocampmen' the col! lege will furnish pot only the judges but also the livestock to make up the | various clseses to be judged. The work will be on horses, beef cattle, sheep and possibly dairy cows. A valuable (et of meda 8 will be awarded | to those having the three highest | sores, A more complete schedule of the work will be ready by the date of the opening of the Eocampment. Earoll- ment will be open to boys up to twen'y oue years of age, both from the permanent campers and from those who come in only for the day. No fees of any sort will be connected with the work. The State College and Experiment Btetion will also have a five exhibit of its work in a large teut of its own. Don’t miss reeling it. on who i EXHIBITS WANTED We appeal to the farmers of Centre county to pisce ou exhibition the pro- ducts of thelr farme, gardens, orchards sud vineyarde, Itis the aim of the management to Lave the exbibits this year excel those of any former year and to secomplish this end it is only ' Decessary for those interested in toe success of the great Grange Fair to do their share in the way of bringing meritorins articles to the big ex bivition bulidivg on the park. The “old relics’ department will again be a festure and those having snotiques and heirlooms that are bighly prized are urged to bring them to light for a week aud place them on exhibit, For esch meritoriue article put on €xbibiiion a premium will be paid. Mauvy families in former years have Sued 8 tioy sum in this way. A splendid poultry bulldiog offers a fine opportunity to pouitry raisers to show their stock and make sales for apother sescon, A small premium will be paid ior every bird and pet animal placed on exhibition. You osn’t afford to miss this opportunity of showing your poultry, New smusements have been oon The self- styled rover drop ped into town about {come fromm Bellefonte, With the dress and earmarks of a typical “bad | man”, hie attracted concidereble atten- the more pretentious buildings and { noting details while taking a rest on front steps of a business place here and | there, Not eatisfled with a front view be surveyed the rear of buildings from the alleys, which was considered by a putting a summary stop to his *‘rov- ings’. Quite fortunately a State cop happened tc be in town at the round up the stranger and have him explain bis actions before the local court. Ioformation was formally made sgaipet hiw, charging him with being a suspicious character, and ask- ed whether he desired a hearing then, isconically replied, “Yes; we're ail nere now.” Tbe testimony produced was sufficient in the mind of the jus tice tH warrant the copeigniug of the | rover to a pisce of safe keeping for the | night, aod since the borough lock-up was declared to be in an ipsanitary condition, the prisoner was taken over the weuutain to the county jail, I've stravger gave bis name as Jobn J. Godfry, of Rochester, New York. —————— A A A—— Writes from North Uskots, The destruction wrought by a the 28ih ult, is described by William Zarby, a “Loop’ native, lo a letter to the Reporter. Mr, Zstby says: “The cyclove struck us on Sunday evening at six o'clock, It came from the porth-west. The roof of Thompeon's new lumber shied, 200 feet by 40, was entirely torn off from one end to the other. Tobe big Mouarch grain eleva big trees were torn out by the roots. Con- tinuing in a soutb-easterly course the cyclone demolished ffteen or twenty varne, snd io one of these Alvin Mil ler had a barrowiog experience, When his barn was wrecked he wae in ihe act of milking a cow. The debris felled the cow, Miller being held uo- It was with great pot until the cov was cut to pleces, A plne-year-old boy nad his leg mash led in a barn 80 that smputation at the Crops were badly damaged by hail, Garden truck and potatoes were cut A Mrs. Bolan, with Ber eight children, fled to the cellar to escape the storm. I'he house was blown from the foun. dation snd demolished, together with all her furniture, On Monday the country presented a sorrowful sight, with its immense damage. However, no lives were lost," ————— Our Volunteer Foroes, According to the official bulletin of the Committee on Public Information on Saturday last, there are now 943, 141 men in the volunteer armed forces of the United States, Since war was declared 1,800,000 men in round numbers have offered them selves, The forces are thus divided ; In the lsnd forces there are 556,641 of- floers and 664,483 enlisted men, a to- tal of 710,024, Lu the sea forces there are 9040 ofMicers and 224,077 enlisted men, a total of 228,117. Since war deciared the enlistments have been: For the naval forces, 121,614, and for the land forces 827,845, giviog a total of 448. 859, Tue present enrollment of near iy a million fighting men is the best spawer to the sneering belittlement of our ability to prosecute the war which Berlin lndustriously olreul. ted. Uncle Bam has millions more where thes stalwart Americans cawe from, To the officiers’ reserve corps from the training csmpe 27,841 officers have come, From other sources 10,600 have been added to the corps, The prospective bumper corn orcp will no doubt be largely represented at tracted for and there will be some A List of Canditates Whose Names Will be Printed on the Primary Election Ballot, Local eandidates for borough offices who will have their bpames print. ed on the ballot at the primary elec tion by reason of having filed peti- tions on or before Wednesday of last week, are the following : DEMOCRATIC Judge of Election—J, H, Puff, Iospector—Thoe, L. Moore, W. F. Floray. School Directors— Edward E, Balley, 6 years ; H. G. Btrohmeler, 4 years, Auditors—J, H. Knarr, 6 years ; William O. Heckman, 4 years, Tax Collector—Chas, D. Bartholo- mew, Assessor—D. A. Boozer, J. H, Web- er, Burgese—G, H, Emerick. REPUBLICAN Judge of Election—G, M, Boal, Inepector—C., F. Deininger. School Directors—T. L. Bmith, years; C, F. Emery, 4 years. Aunditore—W, A, Odenkirk, 6 years ; J. William Stump, 4 years, Tax Collector—G. O. Benner. Ascessor—John C, Rossman, Burgess— EB, D. Brisbin, Counclimen—H. C. Bhirk, A. P. Krape, James I. Fetterolf, [. A. Bweetwood. A AA Drowning Mars Commanity Fleonle, The er Joyment of Mifflinburg’s com- munity picnic, held at Wolfeland last Thursday, was marred by the drown- ing of Miss Carrie Wehr, aged twenty- two years, and a resident of Limestone township. Mies Wehr in company with Miss Mary Bhontz, dsught An increase of almost fiity per cent. in the yield of buck wheat ls indicated by figures from all sections of the state computed by the Penusyivanis Department of Agriculture, The largest corn orop that Pennasyl« vania has bad for many years ls ex- pected from reports received from sll seotions of the State. It is estimated at over 65,000,000 bushels, The Bureau of Zoology of the De partment of Agriculture has prepared an interesting exhibit of destrootive pests and disesses which will be shown at county fairs, Nursery Ipspsction has been oarried on in a very thorough manner and Hosnses are now being lssted to all pireeries in the Btste which have been thorough.y cleaned and are free from pesis and diseases, DRUG STORE CHANGES HANDS, ~ Miss Mabe! Arney Purchases Btock sad Good Will from Dr, H. H, Longwell, The Centre Hall drug store, for the past year and four months owned by Dr, H. H. Longwell, has passed into new hande, thereby continuing the string of viclesitudes which hss mark- ed its history for the past four or more years. The new owner Is Miss Mabel Arney, who takes possession of the store on Baturday, Beptember let, The purchase price has not been di- vulged, but is said to have been in ex- cess to the sum paid by Dr, Longwell to Prof. H, A. Dodson, the former own- er. The building remaing the proper- tv of Dr, H. F. Bitner, Mise Arney was graduated this year from the pharmaceutical department of the University of Pittsburgh, and is therefore amply qualified to take care of all the prescription work and give first-class service, fs A pS Ss Oounty Grange Moets, Centre County Pomons Grange held a highly Interesting session at Port Matilde, Tuesday of last week, The routine business was tranescted and various subjects of considerable inter. est and importance were discussed and acted upon, One of the subjects re- ceiving particular attention wad the Grange Eocsmpment and Fair, be- cause of its close approach, and the Centre County Mutasl Fire Insurance Company. The prospects for the coming Eon- campment was presented by the chair. man of the committee. The subject is treated under another head in this issue of the Reporter, and to this item the reader's attention is called, The Fire Iosurance Company's sec- retary bad a splendid report to make, and dwelt upon the cheapness of in- surance compared to other companies dolug business in the same fleld as disclosed in the State insurapce com- missioner’'s annual report, Ia a resolution presented and favor ably acted upop, the master and sec retary of the County Grange were in- structed to sign a deed conveying a portion of the creamery plot of ground at Centre Hall to Progress Grange. The same resolution fixed the price at $76.00. Tuls ground hss erected upon it a sel of wagon scales, the same baving been erected by the locas grange a few years ago. A resolution most heartily indorsed was ope thankiog Port Matilda Grange for the roysl msnver in which the grange members were entertained, especially st the noon hour. The ta- Lies were twice surrounded, and al though each one ate most heartily the supply of the most delicious provisions wete not nearly exhausted, ——————————————— Narrow Escape from Drowning. John Boyder, dr., of State College, had s parrow escape from desth by drowning on Wednesday of inet week Soyder is » large man and on Wed- nesday he was down at Howard flesh jug for base, He was standing on the b.east of the old dam sod making s misstep bis foot slipped and he slid over the breast of the dam into a ‘deep bole, Belog uosble to swim he floun. dered in the water and sank the sec ond time before his plight was discov- ered. Fioally several men went to bis rescue snd mansged to get a hold on him just as he was sloking the third time, but it was sometime before they were able to get him out of the water owing to his weight, When he was floally golten to shore he was toilally inert without any apparent heart scion. Dr, Kuriz was sent Jfor and with the assistance of others began the work of resuscitation. Minute after minute passed without showing the least sign of life and iv was not until after they bad worked for two hours that they gol a response and floslly mansged to bring Mr, snyder back to life, Naturally his experience left him very weak and nervous and he was taken to the Bellefonte hospital for farther treatmen . AA SANS, Lewistown wa, Ventre Hall, Baseball fans will be treated to what will undoubtedly prove the best game of the season next Monday, on Grange Park, on the occasion of the P, O, 8. of A, plenie, when the strong Lewis town Athletics will attempt to win the Inurels over the local team. The ability of the Mifflin county ball teams vordets ou the profes.lonal, nd the home team realising this will put the best team possible in the fleld, so a good snappy game Is assured, Don't miss it, Winburns Odd Fellows to Baild New Hall The Odd Fellows lodge at Winburne fs planning the erection of a new hall. I'he building will be of brick, hand will be on the second floor and store rooms grace the first floor, It ls ex- pected the contract will soon be placed. nr - TAXES FOR WARK REVENUE, Bill Now Pending Before Congress Will Begome Effeciive Soon, The following taxes will be imposed for the purpose of providing revenue during the period of the war, as soon as the bill now pending in Congrees is enacted : A tax of $2.10 on each proof gallon of distilled spirits in addition to the tax now Imposed by existing law. This tax will apply to all distilled spirits held by a retailer in excess of 50 gallons, or by aby other person, cor- poration, partnership or association in any quantity. A tax of 15 cents on each proof gal- lon of rectified spirits ; and additional tax of §1.50 on each barrel of beer ; an additional tax of §1.10 per gallon on still winee, cordiale, ete., if fortified and contain more than 14 per cent of alcohol, if pot fortified an edditional tax equsl to the amount now imposed. All wine held for eale in excess of 25 gallons will be subtjecs to the addition- al tax, Prepared sirups or extracts for use in making soft drinks at soda foun- tains and bottling establishments, » tax of 3 cents to 12 cents a gallon ac- cording to sale price of same, Unfermented grape juices, artificial mineral water, (not carbonated; soft drinks, ginger-ale, root beer, ssrsaps- rills, pop If sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer of carbonic acid gas, 1 cent per gallon. Natural mineral waters, or table waters, if sold by the producer, bottler or importer, in bottles or other closed containers for more than 10 per gal- lon, one cent tax per gallon, Carbonle s¢id gas in droms or other containers if sold for the manulsciurer of soft drinks, 5 cents per pound. Cigars in addition to the present tax of $8.00 per thousand, from $1.00 to 7.40 secording to retail price of sa ve, Clgaretts 76¢ additional per thous and. Tobseco and Snuff 4c per pound sdditional, The sdditionsal tax on cig are, cigarelter, tobscco snd suufl Lo be imposed 10 days after eusctment of Act. Clgars in the hands of dealers in ex- cess of 500, Tobacco and Suofl in ex- cess of 100 pounds, and cigaretts in ex- cess of 1000 will be taxed at one-half the additions] tax. An Inventory of stock ou hand must be taken by deal- ers on the day the Act is passed. Cigarette papers, lc per 100 sheets ; 2e per 100 tubes, A tax of 3 per cent, of amount pala for transportation of all freight, le for each 25 cents paid for express pasckag- ee, b per cent of amount paid for fares by rall or water, including mileage booke, and a like smount for seats, berths and state-rooms on parior care, sleeping cars and vessels, 5 per cent of amount paid for transportation of oil by pipe line, Go for each telephone or telegraph dispaich, message or conversation for which a charge of 15¢ or more is made, Motorcycles $2.50 per year. Auto mobiles from $5.00 to $10.00 per year socordiog to the listed retall price of same, Tax on automobile reduced 10 per cent for each 12 months elapsed since oiiginal sale, not to exceed 50 per cent, Automobiles used exclusively for busivess not taxable, . Power boats and motor boats subject to tax socording to size of boat, A tax of 2 per cent of the price at which sold on all tennis rackets, golf clube, base ball bats, lacrosse sticks, balls of all Kinde, flsbing rods and reels, billiard snd pool tables, chees and checker boards, dice games, ex- cept obildren’s games. A tax of 2 per cent of sale price of all toilet articles, and proprieiary med- icines, and cameras, Tax of 1 cent on each 10 cents or fraction thereof pald for admission w thealers, moving pictures showe, and other places of amusement, Religious and educational societies and agricul tural faire not taxable, A tax imposed upon all bonds, deeds, documents, stock certificates and other instruments, Parcel-post packages weighing more than 4 ounces, 1 cent for each 25 cenle paid, Additional tax on playing oarde, 3 cents to 8 cents per pack. Tax of 2 cents per pound on coffee, 5 cente per pound on tes, 50 per pound on manufactured cocoa and chocolate, one-half cent per pound on sugar, 1 cent to 2 cente per galion on molasses, Coffee in excess of 200 pounds, tea in excess of 50 pounds, sugar in excess of 800 pounds, and moissses lo excess of 50 gallons, in bande of retailers will be subject to above tax. Leotsre Course Tiokets, Notice is hereby given that those desiring their last year's seats for the lecture course can have them reserved by uotifying the secretary or any member of the committees not later than Saturdes, September Sih. The course this season will consist of six attractions and the prioe is one dollar. Fr H. Foss, Secretary, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Monday is Labor Day, the day on which laborers, as a rule, don’t labor, Ueorge 8. Hafll y wa+ named mer cantile appraiser for Mifflin county for 1618, Next Monday will be no blue Mon- day If you put in your time at the P, 0. 8B, of A, picnic on Grange Park, I need live chickens, old and young. Delivery this week or pext, Any number, Call me for price.—Chas, D, Bartholomew, adv. W. H. Baird bas been named by the Republicans at Btate College as a cane didate for the office of councilman of that borough. Not in years have the farmers In this valley experienced so mucn trou ble in housing the oats crop in 8 good dry state as has been tue case this year, Lewistown’s High School priocipsl elect, Prof, OC. D. Booher, as well as Prof. Harry C. Beiber, last year’s prin- cipal, nave been accepted for the Na tional Army and will serve. It is noted that the two members of * the draft exemption board in New York who wert wrong in exempting a man (for a price) received a sentence of two years each in a federal prison. The tax notices being distributed in Centre Hall show anu jperesss of one mill over last yesr. [he incresse is for school purpo es, occasioned by the change in the minimum salary law, I'he decision of Juige Qui ing the county responsible bridee on the state road just mont will likely be appealed higher courts. The La been in court, Hon, W. 7. Cressy, the Pennsylvan- ia Granger, has beeu appoliuted on a committee by Secretary of Agriculture Houston who will devole Lbeir ener gies to Inducing farmers (0 increase the meal animale. During the receut electrical storm the large tarn on the farm belonglog to the heirs of Rhoda Taylor, three miles nortu of Belleville, was buroed with all its contents, except the stock, Zieber Yoder was the tegant. The loss is estimated at §1C,000, John Coldron is riding on the wave of prosperity, se is evidenced by the size of his pay envelope as a employee at the Btandard steel Works at Burne nam, Last week Dis earning: totaled $30.00. John makes the trip over the seven Mountains on his motorcycle. It required thirty care to carry the Fairbrook Sunday School scholars, t~achers and friends on the picnic ex- cursion down to Penns Uave on Wed- pesday of last week. The cars passed through Centre Hall. A sumptoous dinner was served at the Cave. The children had a gals time. A baby girl, fully and handsomely dressed, judged to be about three weeks old, tucked in a veavy card board carton, was found by Mrs. Charles Mitchell, near McVeytown, in ber woadahed, More, Mitchell, wife of Coronor J. W. Mitchell, of Lewis town, is caring for the infant until other disposition can be made of it, It is presumed the infant was deposit ed there by persons who traveled in an suiomoblle. Mr. and Mrs, David G. Meek, of Juniats, are visiting the former's sis ter, Mrs. H. E. Howian, in Centre Hall. Mr. Meek is cashier of the First National Bank in Juniats, spd being a gentleman of rare social quale ities as well a8 having sample busi ness qualifications, he is particular'y well suited to the position he oocuplee. Mr. Meek thinks Centre Hall an ideal place, avd one in which everyone ap~ pears to live happily, have sn abund- ance, and that with mivimum effort, A survey and inspection of “ war" gardens made by a committee in State College community, last week, reveals ed the fact that almost $8,000 worth of crops will have been raised on lots which heretofore were not used for garden orope. The committee, in sud mitting its report to David F, Kapp, the agricultural chairman of the coun« ty Public Safety committee, gives the pumber of lots planted to various crops, their estimated yield, and mare ket value. Tue people there surely did their * bit". H. L. Kline, who managed the lo. cal drug store under the ownership of Dr. H, H. Longwell for the past sixe fey make for the above Leo- to the” ong Cant view, ons of which would take him to the Hawaiian Isisnde. * Doo” has made a host of friends c u.ing his stay choose to oall home, sweet home, *