VOL. XC.
1917,
$475,000 IS VENTRE'S FIGURES
ON BECOSND LIBERTY BOND LOAN,
rn
Loslog Credit for Philiptbarg District
Keeps Total from Reaching » Much
Higher Mark,
Centre county, exclusive of the Phil-
ipsburg territory, subsoribed $475,000
toward the Becond Liberty Bond
Loan. Philipsburg, which did nobly
by subscribing a large sum, was oredit-
ed to Clearfield county, whereas had
her funds been credited to Centre
county, this county’s allottment of
$600,000 would have been oversubscrib-
ed. The results gre most gratifying
and indicate that the people are back
of Uncle Bam not only with their
hearts but with their money as well,
Reports from all over the United
States show big figures on the loap,
and it is expected that the $3,000,000,-
000 asked for will not only be fully
subscribed, but that the figures will
reach the amazing total of $5,000,000,
000,
The Penns Valley Banking Com-
pany took 121 subscriptions for a total
of $24,650,
Fiate College subscribed §67,500.
Millbeim Banking Company re-
ceived $20,000 w hile the Farmers Na-
tional Bank, in the same place, re-
ceived $16,000 in subscription,
A list of the Liberty Bond holders
at the local bank is appended :
Harry A. Neff
John H. Neff
Mary C. Neff
Lillian Alexander
Daniel Daup
John W. Bradford
William D. Bartges
Jacob Sharer
Susanna Spangler
William F. Keller
E. 8. Ripka
H. C, Fhirk
Miriam K.: Huyett
T. F. Delaney
William L. Musser
Harold M. Musser
Anna Mabel Allison
Harold H. Keller
Frank Gfrerer
George M. Boal
Mary Dauberman
William Gfrerer
Christ D., Keller
John Barnaby Still
Rev. Josiah Still
Leila M. Magee
C. R. Neff
Laura S. Runkle
Vera M. Zettle
E. J. ligen
Mrs. Mary Stump
Cora A. Luse
F. F. Palmer
Mrs. Gardner Grove
Mary Grove Williams
William M. Allison
Mrs. Ellen Jones
W. Abner Alexander
David J. Meyer
G. W, Hosterman
R. P. Campbell
H. Clay Campbell
C. W. Swartz
E. M. Huyett
Adam C. Ripka
Anna C. Grove
J. J. Amey
George E. Bryan
Samuel S, Stump
Eliza J. Stump
W. H. Homan
Helen Luse
Carrie Gettig
L. J. Burris
Philip Durst
John Homan
H. B. Frankenberger
Clyde Dutrow
G. F. Emerick
P. L. Dutiow
Frank A. Carson
Kathryn W. Carson
Gladys Jones
Richard Smith Bailey
J. T. Potter
M. Delinda Potter
Mrs. H. F, Bitner
Lynn N. Bitoer
W. F. Fetterolf
D. G. Wagner;
M. H. Bartholomew
Calvin F. Emery
W, 8. Brooks
W. O. Heckman
Cyrus Brungart
i D. R. Bushman
i William Frasier
{ Joseph Carson
| Calvin Thomas
§ Rebecca Derstine
{ James Cloyd Brooks
&
Paul DASwab
Mrs, Paul D. S8wabb
Wallace N, Iigen
Edith R, Boozer
Vera G. Heckman
Fernie B, Heckman
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GOOD RESULTS SHOWN ON ABAN.
DONED FARM EXPERIMENTS,
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Feunsylvania State Uollege, W ith Citizens,
Will Meet at the Experimental Plots,
Near Snow Shoe, on November 9,
The Pennsylvania State College fer-
tilizer experiments on abandoned farm
land near Bnow Bhoe, Center county,
are showing most striking results of
great economic importance. Because
there are 12,600,00 acres of this general
type of soil in Pennsylvanis, the ex-
periments are of unusual significance
at this time when the food problem fs
80 serious.
Btate officiale, trustees of the college,
press representatives and prominent
citizens are being invited to a meeting
at the experimental plots, November
9, the day before Pennsylvania Dav at
the College. Autos will be provided
to convey the visitors from Bellefonte
to Bnow Bhoe and return, leaving
Bellefonte at 9:45 a. m, after the ar.
rival of the morning trains from the
east and west.
Letter from Subso«iber,
In a letter from Rev. 8B. G, Shannon,
well known to many Reporter readers,
and who is now engaged in the real
estate business at Norwood, Delaware
county, we take the following: “I
would not like to be without the Re-
porter, as it brings the news from our
old home, though I suppose I would
not know the place, since all my asso-
ciates and acquaintances are dead. I
have just passed through a severe af-
fliction—commencing with la grippe
and resulting in endo carditis. My
life was despaired of—no one thought
I would ever rally, but it pleased the
good Master to bless the means used
and I am able to be around again,
Am very week yet, but am able to
walk out and look at the flying ma-
chines as they paes over my head.
The aviation school at Essington is
only about two miles from us and we
can hear and see the aeroplates every
day, over head, reminding us of the
great World War, where I have two
grandsons, and a host of acquaintances
in camps at different places, and some
on the ocean, and some in France,”
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Liberty Loan Meeting,
The meeting held in Grange Arcad-
is, Thursday evening of last week, to
boost the second Liberty Loan bond
sales, proved a success, The meeting
was called to order by former Bheriff
Cyrus Brungart, and after singing a
stapza of Americs, Rev. D. B, Kurls
offered prayer. The first speaker
waa Prof. W. O, Heckman, principal of
the High school, who was followed by
Prof. J. T. Marshman, of Btate Col-
lege. Then Prof. C. R. Neff spoke
briefly, after which the audience was
solicited for subscriptions, The last
speaker was John L. Holmee, of
Btate College. The speakers were all
optimistic as to the success through-
out the states of the bonds being over-
subscribed and the final outcome of
world war.
Honor for Dr, Radclifte, Noted Speciaiiat,
Dr. McCluney Radcliffe, a surgeon
at the Wills Eye Hospital and at the
Presbyterian hospits], Philadelphis,
who spent his youth in Mifflin county,
and is well known in and about Cen-
tre Hall, has been signally honored by
being elected governor of the Philadel-
phia Medical Club, Dr. Radcliffe’s se-
lection to the important post came en-
tirely unsolicited and is a tribute to
his high standing in his profession
and in the estimation of his cole
leagues,
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Willlamsport Commercial School,
The United States Government
needs 10,000 stenographers and book-
keepers. Salaries $1,000 to $1,2000 to
begin, We are asked to recommend
graduates. We need more graduates,
Business men want office help. 71
calls already received this fall term.
Band for catalogue at once. Enter
any time, Winter term begins Jan
uary 2aod,
F. F. HearLgy, Proprietor.
(Continued from previous column.)
William B. Hanna
HBOALSBURG LAD WRITES OF LIFE
IN HOSPITAL CORPS OF NAVY,
John K, Stover Says Fighting Micro Organ-
Isms 1s Ofttimes Worse zhan weclog
Torpedos and Bleel,
The following very interesting letter
bas been received from John EK, Btov-
er, son of the Rev, B, 0. Btover, f
Boalsburg. The young man is in the
service as a Hospital Corpsman.
Tomy friends and people of Centre
County :
For the while past I have been read-
ing of boys from Centre county enlist-
ed in the service, all of whom have
written of army life. Now here is a
description of the life of a * Navy
Bean,
I am enlisted as a Hospital Corpe-
man in the Hospital Corps of the
Navy ; this being the trend of my
work, in civil life. I have found my
new life a very interesting and pleas-
ant task, I am now stationed in the
Naval Bese Hospital at Philadelphis,
At present we have about 500 pa-
tients in the hospital, all of whom sre
either sailors, marines or soldiers,
We treat all kinds of diseases. The
most common ones are such ss Ty-
phoid fever, malaria, spinal meningi-
tle, mumpe, toberculosle, cancer,
measles, appendicitis, paralysis, in.
sanity, ete,
The first duty of the Hospital Corps-
man is cleanliness. Cleanliness of
person and cleanliness in the hospital
is of paramount importance. We have
the care and pursing of all patients,
Very often is a patient's lif: ind irectly
dependent upon a Hospital Corpsruan,
This makes our position a very re-
sponsible one, We have the charge of
cleansing and redressing the wounde,
sore, and operative cases, We aid and
assist sergeous in the operating room,
Our work in the dispensory and lsbora-
tory ia also very interesting as well as
instructive,
We do not have military training.
Cur training consists in fighting mi-
cro-organisme, which ss you may
know, often cripples a whole army or
battleship, worse than torpedoes oi
shells, We are thoroughly trained in
the combatting and the destruction of
all microbes and germt the caring of
the sick and wounded. The essential
thiog is the care of our own health,
that we are etrong and immune to any
dissease or contagion with which we
come in contact. We are fighting en-
emies all the time, both aggressive and
defensive,
Hospital Corpemen have the privi-
lege to ree all autopsies, but this is
no piace for sn eflewinate man, To
witness the autopsy of a man you have
known during hie Illness is very bard
for some of our men, We have some
very undesirable experiences, but we
hope to profit by them, and thus pre-
pare curseives Lo serve our country to
the highest extent,
Censorship refuses to give any defi-
nite time when some of us will be
shipped. Bome may be called within
the next few weeks, and again there
may be a longer delay. We are doing
a wonderful work here and hope to be
of greater usefulness in time to come,
As to our time off and on duty, we
have two watches, viz : Port and Star-
board. I am on the Starboard watch,
One day I go on duty at 6:30 a m.
and get off at 3:00 p. mw. the same day.
Next I go on duty at 8:00 a, m, and off
at 9:00 p. m. When my short day
falls on Bunday, I am off at 10:00 8. m.
and when it falls on Wednesday or
Saturday, I am off at 1:00 p. m, When
we are off duty we are permitted to
leave the grounds until time to report
for duty, which is 8:00 a, m. pext
morning. Our nights in, that is, the
the day we work until 9:00 p. m., we
may be called any hour of the night
for a night watch, This watch is
three hours long, and often breaks up
a good night's sleep, as we never know
when we may be called.
We are called at 6:00 a. w. and by
6:30 we have to be up and dressed and
bave our beds made and quarters in
shipshape. We stay in tents 16x16,
four in a tent. Last week the four of
us in ovr tent had & very drowsy
morning aud we slept 15 minutes over
time ; ae a result we spent one week
confined to quarters, Since then we
all hit the deck preiptly at 6:00 8, m.
We do not have any stoves in our
tents but plenty of blankets. I enjoy
sleeping out, but that “Hit the deck”
in the morning when the cold wind is
blowing a 60-mile clip is not such a
pleasing featare,
The best of all is wash day. We
have to wash our own clothes, except
bed-clothes, We are required to be
dressed in white, while on duty; so
you see thet we have some big wash.
Our equipment for washing is a
board table, scrub brush, and a cake of
soap. Bome of us make quite pro-
flolent washwomier, while others are
pot quite satisfied with their role,
Our eats are excellent. We oall it
“Ohow’". We have breakfast at 7:00
#. w., dinner at 12:00 poop and supper
We substantial
Chon at all a 4 o got some
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dainties for dessert, such as ice cream,
ple, rice and breadpudding and fruits.
We have all good healthy men in
our corps. This is mostly due to the
high entrance qualifications; also to
the training we receive as to the care
of our own health,
My pext move will be for duty
either on a battleship, torpedo-boat,
base hospital in France or detailed
with marines. I am ready to go any-
time and anywhere where duty calls
and will do my best in the service of
my country.
I would be glad to hear from any
friend that finds time to write. Let-
ters are very gladly received by any
sailor or army boy. I am,
Yours in service,
JouN EK. ETOVER,
U. B. Naval Base Hospital
Philadelphis, Pa.
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LETTERS FROM CAMP HANCOOK,
Private William Halley Promoted to Cor
poral, Boys Purchase Many Liberty Bonds,
[ By CORPORAL WILLIAM BAILEY ]
Camp Hancock,
Augusta, Georgis,
October 26, 1917
Today we had a holiday, for the
benefit of the Becond Liberty Loan,
and so I subscribed for a second bond,
as did many others. Lieutentant
Harvey holds the record with eight
bonde.
A few days sgo pew ‘‘non-coms”
and first-cless privates were appointed
by the eaptair, ard I have been advan-
ced to the position of corpors!,
Last Moudsy we started our pew
drill. Here is the program: Btart
drill at 7.30 8, m., quit at 11:30; start
atl p. m. and quit at 5:30 p.m. How
is that for hours? “ Non-coms’ are
now being taught the mechanism of
our new machine gune—ihe Vickers,
and sinoed am desirous of learning its
construction, I will have to lay aside
the clerical duties of the troop to at-
tend gun school for a time,
Yesterday we were all allowed to go
to town to take in Barnum & Balley's
circus. [Lsure was great. Next Bat-
urday Jess Willard’s big show will be
here.
With best regards to all the folks
back home, I will close,
[ By PRIVATE JOHN GARIS }
We bad a very Interesting caller
bere from Bellefonte, last week. It
was Mre, Harry Keller, who has two
boys in our troop. It made al! the
boys feel good to see how the Keller
boys felt over a visit from their moth-
er. Of course, we can’t all have it that
way, vut nevertheless we surely appre-
ciate the tokens of love in the shape of
good things to eat which come our
way from back home. It makes us
feel that we are not forgotten,
Lieutenant “Dick ” Taylor Is on
the job all the time and is certainly
making a lot of good soldiers, good
wood choppers and good cooks out of
this outfit, and ae far as I am concern-
ed I don’t care to ever see a tin pan or
an axe when I get back home,
Best regards to all from a friend io
the land of cotton.
How to Exchanges Old Bonds for New,
If you hold 38} per cent. Liberty
bonds and wish to exchange them for
4 per cent. Becond Liberty Loan
bonds carry them to any Federal Re-
serve Bank or to the Treasury Depart-
ment at any time on or after Novem
ber 8 and to May 15, 1915, and say so,
After May 15 it will be too late,
If you make the exchange before
Dec. 16 you will not have to pay the
Government any difference in interest
between 3} per cent. and the 4 per cent
your new bonds draw,
It you turn in your first Liberty
bonds around November 8 you will
get your new 4 per cent, in ‘exchange
quickly and begin drawing the 4 per
cent. interest on Nov. 15.
If you have not yet received either
an interim certificate or a firet Lib
erty bond you must have the person,
bank or agency through which you
According to an act, on or before
the 16th day of January, 1918, and on
or before the 15th day of January of
each year thereafter, the owner of any
dog six months old or over shall ap-
ply to the county treasurer, either or-
ally or in writing for a license for each
dog owned or kept by him. . Sach sp
plication shall
DEATHS,
John E. Ripka d.ed at his home In
Decker Valley on Wednesday, of shak-
ing palsy, superinduced by injuries
sustained in a back wreck six years
8go. His death follows that of his
elder brother, William H. Ripks,
who died at Middleburg six days pre-
vious, and marks the first deaths in
the family of eight children. Deceas-
ed was born in Georges Valley, Dec-
ember 20, 1844, the som of the late
Charles Ripks, and was in his seven-
ty-third year. He was wu ekilled
wood mechanic in his earlier life,
Politically he was a stanch Democrat,
His wife, who was Annie Neff, of
Potters Mille, survives with seven
children, namely : Bteward W., of
Pleasant Gap ; Charles J., Jared B,,
Mre. Wm. B. Musser, Ezra C., Irene
H., of Bpring Mills; Lloyd E., of
Pine Grove Mills, Two brothers—
Adam C., of Centre Hall, and Samuel,
Millheim, and four sisters—Mrs, J, L.
Tressler, of Centre Hall ; Mrs, J. H.
Maize, of Millheim ; Mrs, E. E. Orat-
or, of Bpring Mills, and Mrs. T. L.
Decker, of Milroy, also survive as well
as eixteen grandehildren and four
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at hie
Iste home on Baturdsy morning, and
burial made in the Mountain cemetery
in Gregg township, Rev, Miller, of the
Evangelical church officiating.
The relatives and friends from a
distance who sttended the funeral
were : Mr, and Mra. A. C. Ripks, and
dsughter Grace, Mr. and Mrs. E. RB
Ripks, Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Tressler,
Mr. and Mre, Frank P, Floray, Cen-
tre Hall; W. W. Ripks, Harrisburg;
George A. Ripka, Nittany Valley;
Mr, and Mre. Btewart W. Ripks, snd
three sone, Mrs. Clyde Ripka and two
sons, Pleasant Gap; Mr. and Mrs,
Lloyd E. Ripka and son, Pine Grove
Mille ; Mr. snd Mrs, J. W. Maize and
daughter Cora, Bamuel Ripks, John
W. Confer, Mrs. Mary Treaster and
Mre. Emma Keen, Millheim ; Mr, snd
Mrs. T. L. Decker and Harvey Decker,
of Milroy; Mr. and Mrs. Broce W.
Ripks and son Dean of Centre Hill;
John L. Ripks and Jonas Kustoboard-
er, of Bellwood ; Mr. and Mrs, George
Gentzel and Daniel Ripka, of Bpring
Mille.
A pall of gloom spreads over the
home of Mr, and Mrs. James Harsh-
barger, at Btone Mill, because of the
death of their only dsughter, Berths
Harshbarger, aged thirteen years and
nine monthe, whose death oecurred at
the Bellefonte hospital on Ssturday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The girl
waa sffl icted with diabetes millitus and
was alling several monthe. A short
time ago appendictis developed and
when her sickness took a serious turn
it was decided to bave an operation
performed at the Bellefonte hospital,
Bhe was removed to that institution
on Friday, but owing to her physical
condition it was deemed best to delay
the operation. Death relleved her of
her intense suffering the next day.
Besides her parents, two brothers,
Clyde and Ralph, mourn her loss,
Faneral services were held on Tues
day morning by Rev. R. R. Jones of
the Reformed church and burial made
at Tusseyville,
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New Oourt Order,
Che Centre county court made a
new ruling on Monday relative to the
time for holding future sessions of De-
cember court. The time has been
changed from the first week in Decem-
ber to the second week in the month.
Hereafter instead of court being called
for two weeks it will be eal for
‘‘ one week or more, as the business of
the court may require, .
FOLKS WE ALL KNOW
TOWR AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Next Tueedsy is election day, Get
out the vote,
Bonds will buy bacon, besne, and
blankets for the soldiers,
Potatoes wanted ; will pay highest
cash price.—D. C. Mitterling, Centre
Hall, Pa.
H. G. Hartline, formerly baker at
Millbeim, is a guard at the Rock View
penitentiary,
A large flock of wild geese passed
over town on Wednesday evening, on
their way south,
Pennsylvanis Day will be observed at
Pennsylvania State College, Saturday,
November 10th,
Harvey Royer, a Potter township
charge, was taken to the Danville hose
pital last week by 'Bquire Cyrus Brune
gart,
Herry Confer, the mail carrier bee
tween Coburn and Rebersburg, will do
business from now on with a four-cyle
inder Reo car,
In order to enter the railroad service
at the Coburn station, Stuart Hoster
man quit the Coburn grain and creams
ery company,
John Bubb, who will retire from the
farm st Red Mill, recently purchased
the C. E. Boob property in Miliheim,
and will'occupy it next epring.
Farmers week, at State College, will
be held this year the latter part of De-
cember, opening Wednesday, Decem-
ber 26, and closing the following Bate
urday. *
Former Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer has accepted the appointment
of custodian of allen property, and to
do #0 resigned se sa member of the dis
trict board of draft appeals,
Rev. N. L. Horn, pastor of the Re-
formed church st State College, was
elected to serve the Reformed charge
at Lewistown, the election being held
by Rev. R. R. Jones at that place on
Bunday morning.
The Howard Hustler was sold at
Sherifl’s sale a few days ago. The
Hustler had a hard-luck story on hand
from the very beginning, but strug-
gled along for about thirty years be-
fore being finally closed out,
A section of the Burnham works le
suffering from a shortage of coal, ac-
cording to reports from those from
here who are employed at the works
and whose pay envelopes have suse
tained a cut because of the resulting
slack in work.
The three cent letter postage
two cent postal card rate will go into
effect Friday, November 20d. The
county papers have been in error in
stating that the new rate went into
effect after November 2ad. Omit the
after and you wiil have it November
20d, which is correct. ~-
John Babb, of Colyer, while gun
ning for grey squirrels last week, came
acioss a large red fox, which he killed.
Besides the bounty of $2.00, Mr. Bubb
will realize from $8.00 te $10.00 on the
pelt. Foxes are unusally plentifal
this year and are doing considerable
killing of chickens in the valley.
The percentage of casualties In the
war is not #0 high. The first contin-
gent of Canadian troops hss been in
the forefront of many battles, Of the
33,000 who went over in 1914 there are
more than 30,000 alive today. More-
over, it is claimed that they are better
in health and in every way than when
they went abroad.
Mr. Hoover is comtemplating chang
ing Thankgiving day from a day of
feasting toa day of fasting and the
those dyspeptics who have paid up on
the following days for a few hours’ ta
there are no turkeys within the reach
Btop your engine when you take in
of dynamite,
ditiona as nitroglycerin ; as deadly as
cyanide of potassium and ss innocent
looking as water, but never fool proof
Messrs, D. W. Bradfora and Wille
jam H, Homan motored into the Sev
sod which he found on Grange Park