S— VOL. XCI. LOOAL FARMERY TO GET NITRAYE, Government to Yell Nitrate for Fertilizer Through County Agent. Notice has been given to R, H Olm- stead, Agricultural Agent for Centre county, that the U. B, Department of Agriculture will sell at cost a supply of nitrate of soda to farmers in Centre county. The nitrate was purchased through the War Industries Board under the authority of the Food Control Act as a part of the program for stimulating agriculturtal production. It will be unloaded at Atlantic ports and the price will be $75.50 a ton, free on board cars at port arrival, Farmers are to pay in addition freight from port of arrival and the State fertilizer tag fee. HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATES, Applications for a part of the 100,000 tons of nitrate bought by the govern- ment will be received only from actual farmers or owners or holders of farms for use on their land, and may be made through County Agent R. H. Olmstead or through any member of a local committee covsisting of C. H. Gramley, of Rebersburg, and John B. Dale, of-Btate College. No money will be required with the application but upon notice from the County Agent farmers who have signed applications must deposit with a local bank, associatiop, or individ- tals, designated by the Becretary of Agriculture to act as the farmers’ agent for that purpose, money to cover the cost of the fertilizar except the freight charge. After the money la transmitted to Washington the nitrate will be shipped to the farmers, If applications for the nitrate exceed the supply of about 100,000 tons the gov- ernment will allot the supply on a pro rata basis among those who applied. Applications must be received by February 4. ———————— a ———————— CUfficers Discharged. Thirty-one cfiicers of the Twenty- eighth division, Natiopal Guards, at Camp Hancock, Augusts, Georgls, ranging from colonels to lieutenants, were honorably discharged from the military service of the United Btates recently, following rigid pbysical ex- amipations in which they did not meet all the exacting tests, Among thes ; officers returned to civil life are Msjor James F, Moore, Tyrone ; Msjor Scott Huft and Captain Laird Curtin, of Bellefonte, ——————————— A ————— Scared Oat, Nescopeck; a quiet little borough of approximately 2000 population, where Rev, G. W. Mclinay has been pastor of the M, E, church of thetown for three years, has had a pleasant surprise in the last few weeks, The town went ““ dry’ after a hard- fought encounter with two licenses in 1915 ; sgain in 1916 there was one ap- plication and in 1917 two. The sur- prise this year is thie, that no one had the moral (or the immoral) courage to attempt the fight for a license. Last year more than 90 per cent of the adult porulation signed the remon- strance against the application and when license court was held 102 per- pons went on a special car to Wilkes Barre in testimony egsinst the grog shop applications, The M. E. church was possibly the leading spirit in this direction, but the other three churches joined heartily in the firm stand sgainst legalized sin. Just now Nescopeck is greatly interested that Berwick remsips dry, since the two boroughs are just on op- pisite sides of the Busquehanns, Trial List, February Court, Commencing Monday, February 25, Wallace Immel ve. Conrad Immel, in re appointment of a guardian, Catharine Mulholland ve, M. D. Kelley, et al, trespass, Burdine Butler va. P. R. R., tres pass. Kelley Bros, ve. Nathan Ishkowits, replevin. W. W. Conwell ve. Nathan Ishko- witz, replevio, Gordon Brose. ve, sumpsit. Roland Ickoff ve. Ed, Gross, appeal. I. M, Blerly ve. Nathan Ishkowi!s, appeal, National Cash Reglater Co, ve. A. C. Mingle, sssumpsit, W. F. Fredericks Piano Co, ve. Ro- berta Bmith, replevin, Wm. Witmer estate ve, J. W. Mit. terling estate, assumpait, Goorge Lose ve. Tillie Woods, ap- T. E. Jodon ve. Kate From, appeal, Issac O. Decker ve. F. E. Naginey, appeal. Keystone Garage ve. Ray C. Bhank, assum pelt, Jared Evey ve. Bellefonte Fuel & Supply Co, assum posit, LL ————— A When you fully learn what a “Smileage Book ”' is you will not hesi- tate to buy one for your soldier friend Kelley Broe., as- LETTERS FROM SUBSORIBERS, Reporter Readers Write from the Sunny Ullmes—- Florida and Uslifornia —Fréeze ia Southern State Hurts Fruit, Mount Dore, Florids, January 22, 1vls, Editor Reporter ; Enclosed find check for Reporter. I will write you a few lines concerning Florida, The year 1917 was a bad year for us all. Last February a hard fre ze resulted in a loss of our fruit and hort our trees badly, especially tho grape fruits and lemone. I had the dead wood removed from most of my grape trees so that they looked more like hat racks sticking out of the ground, than trees, But some had real nice fruit on this winter, The orange trees stand colder weather, Our crops in all was very small thie winter, Last May and part of June it was dry. As it requires the rains which usually fall at that time for a good corn crop, that crop did not smount to anything because of the drought, Ip November we had a frost which killed our tomatoes and peppers. Florida was never known to have so early a frost. In December there were three froste, with temperature at 22 degrees above zero, The fruit was nipped. We bad another frost this month, Old timers about here say this has been the coldest winter Florida has had for years. One thing about citrus trees is that they soon start to recover from a hard freeze, In December when ope of our freezes was coming we got word from Washington to look cut for a big freeze. It was Baturday noon, Now we had not taken off any fruit, and colored help is scarce on account of the war conditions, There was pothiog to do but to do the work ourselves, My son apd his wife, Mrs, Miller and my- self worked all that afternoon and all day Sunday, snd it was cold and windy. We were not called up in church and punished for working on Sunday, either, From now on I will not depend so much on crops. I psssed the Blate medical examination last June and am now practicing medicine. All well at present, Yours very truly, (DR.) Ep. L. MILLER, Banta Barbara, Californias, January 11, 1018, Dear Editor Reporter : The enclosed remittance is for the heporter, which if I aid not receive every Wedneaday, I would feel disap- pointed, It takes me back to my boy- hood days—the best I ever had, The letters from subscribers always sppeal to me, and if I were a letter writer you would bave one every month from me, or until your readers would call a halt, When I read of t'ie snow and cold weather you are experiencing in the east, I feel that if the people knew California ss I do, they would sll come out here to live. When you come right down to it there is no place like Californias, Up to the present time we bave bad no fire in our stoves ; the doors all open ; nice warm sunshine, po 1ain ss yel, although we would like a few inches now for the ranchers to put in their crops, for the pooner we get them in the sooner they are har vested, Talk about fine weatier and good eport, We have a biker's club here snd once a month we take tripe through the mountains, ss we have fine mountain trails snd walk all the way from eight to twenty miles a day. Talk of good sport, I wish you conld take a trip with us; you would sgree that it was the greatest trip of your life. I enclose a faw pictures taken on a recent trip. We took a trip on » moonlight night-—there were about forty of us—and words fail in attempt. ing to desciive the beautiful views and sceres, A true artist might do justice to the scene ae the bright moon came up over the mountain, but words, never. Feeling that I am trespassing on your space, I shall close, Yours truly, A. N. RUNKLE, Inglewood, Calif, January 17, 1918, Editor Reporter : While you people are having sero and below-zero weather, father [J. M. Moyer] feels very thankful that he is now in sunny Californie. While we have had an unusually dry winter we are in hopes we will get plenty of rain through February and March. The total rainfall for Loe Angeles this ses son has been only .61 of an inch, Last year we had over eight inches, Of course, the weather here is beautiful and we erjoy 8656 sunshiny days a year, but we need rain badly at this time. December and January are the months the ranchers put in thelr grain here. We can roarcely realize you { Continoed on inside page. ) THE SMILEAGE BOOKHM, Looal Military Entertainment Council Or- gnoized to Incremse the Hmiles MM the Soldier Hoye, A local organization was formed for the sale of Bmileage books in Centre Hall and surrounding community. The merchants and shop-keepers were called together by 8, W. BHmitb, who wae appointed chairman of the move ment by Chairman James Couz- ens, National Military Entertainment Council), Friday evening of last week. The organization was completed by appointing W. W, Kerlin, cecretary, and C. M, Bmith, treaurer., Every- one present agreed to make a persons! effert to sell the books and induce others in the surrounding country to put them on eale, Just what the “smilage’’ books are is best described In the official BMILEAGE BOOK CATECHISM Q. What is a “Bmileage Book"? A. A‘ Bmileage Book’ ig a book containing coupons entitling the hold- | er to admission snd seat tickets at Liverty Theatre Tents and auditor. fumes under the management of the Commission on Traluing Camp Activ. ities in National Army Cantonments and National Guard Campe. Q What do "'Bmil-age cost ? A, kinds: £5. Q. How many book contain. A, The dollar containe 20 coupons ; tain 100 coupons, Q. Where are they good ? A. Inall Liberty Eptertainments, in all National Army Cantonments and National Guard Campe, under the management of the Commission on Tralbing Camp Activities, Q. Are they good in Naval stations and other camps? A. No. At present they are good only in Army canlonwmwents and Na- tional Gasrd camps. Q. Where will “Bmileage Books be on sale ? A. The book wiil be placed on ele by the local entertainment councils throughout the country and in depart- ment stores, drug stores, clubs and varicus central plsces of business, Q. Are the books to be inscribed by name to soldiers? A. There ia space for an inscription to soldiers by name, but this ls not DeCcessary. Q. Are they transferable ? A. Yes to soldiers in uniform, Q. How many theaters have been buiit ? A. Ope permanent theatre 3,000 has been built h Army Catorment. Two { Contin ned on Books’ “Bmileage Books? are of two The firat cosin f1: the second | tickets d_e¢ etch Book '’ | ok con- ad SHAG the §5 ange sealing National Chsaulau-| ii el inside rege ) Ball Eik at Coburn K lied, The large buil shipped into the Paddy mountsin dis trict, near Coburp, together with others of his kind several years ago, was killed by order of the Htste Game Commission last Thursday afternoon, State game protectors E,. W. Kelly, of Du Bole, and Charles Batcheler, of Philipsburg, with one or two sesie- tante, rounded up the animal and shot him. He was found to weigh 450 lbs, The entire carcass was shipped to Harrisburg where it will be mounted life-size by the curator of the Biate museum, That which led to the killing of the elk was the complaint of residenta of the Coburn district because of the damage done to crops. ‘The same ory has been raired in Blalr cougty, where the elk have also been ordered killed. It is interesting to note that when the officials arrived on the scene to kill the elk there were many protests from those who thought themselves wronged on account of the roamings of the animal, ——— ASU A ——— Notice, . 0. 8, of A, All members will please note a change of meeting night from Thurs- day evening, February 7th, to Wed- nesday evening, February 6th, on sc- count of the concert in Grange hall on the former night.—R. D. Foreman, president, elk, which wis Union Leads (a War Stamp rales, Union county leads the state in the sale of War Baviogs Htampe for the period ending last Baturday. Up to that time the sales in Union county had amounted to $1.08 per cspita. Cameron county is second in the list with sales at ninety-nine cents worth of stamps for each inkiabitant, nll The vital statistics for Centre county for “he year 1017 show a total of 1073 births to 683 deaths, the old bird Btork winning over his competitor, the Grim Reaper, by a margin of §02—a very nloe gato, indeed, Centre Hall had twe ve births to elevon desthe, while Potter township made the ex- osllent showlog of forty-one birtls to only fifteen deaths, WHO WANTS FREZ TREKS ? Foresters at Boalsburg or Coburn Wil Look After Your Needs Make Your Application Now, How many timberland owners in Centre county wish to re-foreet their holdings at a very emall expense ? The Pennsylvania Department of Forestry is furnishing three year old treea free of charge to any owner who will plant the trees and care for them as he would care for the trees which sre now yielding him considerable revenue from his woodlot, Land that has beed found upsuited to agriculture ; land that has not pro- duced a satisfactory second growth of timber; or land which has been burned, thus preventing any natural growth from coming op, should cer- tainly be planted by the owner, espec- inlly when such advantages are giver in order to assist him to make his land more valuable, It is a debt which he owes to the land itself becsuse of mis- use, and to his descendants who wil: profit by his foresight, This year, applications can be made than 600 trees, The epecies conslst of White, Piteb, Beotet and Red Pine together with Europea: Larch and White Ash. usual opportun sires to make his non-agricu become more valusble for fu'ure ot for lots of more This is sn up- ity for the man who de- urs! isnd CHRP AES ¢ becausa of the fact ti t of ; + e (u'put the Male nu esl BIL they were ¢ However, *, It Is doubtful bee cause of war col if many tre ¢ avaliable for free ividuals in 1019, be- f Btate Forests snd there Is not likely to ’ distribution to | cauge re-fores'stion is BO DECPREATY be a surplus « ty Now ja the tite to make your appli ur order may receive Maoy orders came d owners were dje- You can make application direet {o Harrisburg, or through John W. Keller, Forester at Boalkburg, or L.. M. Delz, Forester at Coburn, Both will be glad to give you any additional information you desire, concerning this opportonity, An examiostion of the land you desire to be planted, will be made upon request, and Centre county owners, therefore, have a decided advantage to secure in- dividual attention. This is your op Make use of it, The Dee partment of Forestry and the Forest- ers are always atl your servie», cation, so that ye prompt stlention, too late last vear s 1 appointed, which portunity, ——— Forert Engineers mow in Frasce, Additional battalions of the largest regiment in the United States Army, the 20h Eogineers (Forest) have ar- Fiance, and with them are ients of this county, two resid a Hergeant Charles B, Meek, until re- ently Htate Forester at Coburp, and Herry Barker, son of Dr, F.P. Barker, f Ingleby, have notified their friends d relatives of their safe arrival “ Over There”. Until the latter part of December, they had been in train- ing with their regiment at Camp American University, Washington, D. y ’ i fi Wilh (ble same contingent also, are three other foresters of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Forestry which, up to this lime, has farpleshed to var- fous branches of the army, over one third of its entire population, Beven foreslers are with the original forest regiment, the 10th Engineers, and the others are attached to a company of the 20th Eogineers of which Lieut. W. Gi, Conklin, also of this depart ment, is an officer. The duties of these forest regiments will be to cut the present forests of France along the methods of sclentific forestry and supply to the army the tim'er needed for trench works, bridges and geveral construction work. They are an a par with the other engineer regiments, for which there has been found so much use in modern warfare, Ls —— Deaihs of Centre Countinne; Britton L. Frantz, at Bald Eagle, aged forty-nine yeare. He was post- master and station agent at Bald Eagle. Levi E. Miller, at Axe Mann, aged forty-seven years. He was a son of George and Ellen Miller, and was born in Benner township, He wae employed in the Altoona shops. Be- side his patente, a daughter survives. His wife died in 1909, Dorsey Uronsisier, In Tyrone, aged seventy-four yeare. During the Civil war he served in Company (, 220d Penn, Cavalry. fi ———— Judge Mecormiok Reduced Licenses, The liquor lioenaes in Clinton county were redvord by eighteen, Among those refused was that of Daveler, at Loganton, Mill Hall was granted a license Ly the sscociate judges, Judge MeCormick dissenting, This leaves Cit aton county twenty-two retail li- cenaer, ——— ———— Emile when you buy a“ smiieage A 31, 1918, wre er ——— RIMMEY.NE wv Y FF NUPTIALS. Fretty Wedding at Home of Bride's Paronts, Mr.and Mes, W, XK, Nefl, on Saturday Evening, A very pretty bome wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr, and Mre, W, R, Nefl, at Tueseyviile, on Haturday evening, when their dsugh- ter, Miss Mary, was united in marriage to Amos(B} Rimmey, son of Mr, and Mre, Charles H. Rimmey, of Tussey- ville. Promptly at six o'clock Miss Mamie Warniz began to play the wed- ding march. The bridal pair wera at. tended by George K. Rimmey, broth. er of the groom, and Miss Grace Neff, younger sister of the bride. Rev. R. R. Jones, pastor of the contracting parties officiated, After the customary con zratulations & sumptuous fest was served, which was enjoyed by all. After spending several hours in social intercourse the guests took their departure, Many useful and handsome presents were received by the bride, Those presant were : Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Nefl, sons Harry, John, Homer and Hoy, and daughter Grace : Mr. and Mre, Charles H, Rimmey and son George, Mr, and Mrs John E. Rishel, Rev, and Mre, R. R. Jones and dsugh- ter, Mise Gladye, Richard Brooks, Misees Elizabeth Bitner, Edna Nef, Mary Blutterbech, Mamie Warntz, Lila Brooke, Genevive Ruble, The bride for several years has been & successfui school teacher in Potter township, while the groom is gaged in agricultural pureuits on his father's farm, and bears an excellent reputation in bis home community, The Reporter joins the many friends of the young couple in extending con- gratulations, s————— ————— Dr. Dixon on Quarantine Violations Followipg the section of William came from Akron, Ohio, to the home of his father, st Pleasant Gap, with a well developed case of small pox, Doe- tor Samuel G. Dixon said he ia deter- mined to take drsetic section against every person violating smallpox quar- antine or deliberately exposing them. selves to others while in an infectious stage of smallpox. On Baturday a week ago, by direc. tion of the commissioner of hesith, Willlam Rchreckengast, twenty-five years of age, who escaped from quar- antine at Akron, Ohlo, on December 21s', was arrsigned before ’'HEquire Woodring, of Bellefonte, and fined one hundred dollars and costs because be deliberately entered Pennsylvania and traveled on railway traios in order to reach the home of his father at Pleas ant Gap. Immediately upon the ar. rival of this young man at his howe he was placed under quarantice, and on Batarday, at the conclusion of the quarantine period, he wae given an antiseptic bath, his elothing snd dwelling were disinfected and the war- rant which had previously been sworn out for hie arrest was served, Dr, Dixon saye, “Bimilar sction will be taken against every person trailiog smallpox infection about the Common. wealth where there is reason to belleve that the individual knowingly ex- posed others to the risk of contracting this loathsome disease.’ A ————— A Sa ————— Patriotic Concert, February Tih, Thursday evening of next week (February 7th) local talent will give a Patriotic Concert in the Grange hall, commencing at 800 o'clock. Eight male singers, an accompanist and sev- eral girl reciters, comprise the party of entertaipers, The concert is given for the purpose of keeping aflame the ps- triotic spirit in the community as well as 10 rajse funds for the Red Crossand Y.M. C, A, It ie a noble cause, and you can do your bit by pur- chasing a ticket. The admission price is 25 cents; children, 15 cents; resarved senate, 30 cents. Reserved seat tickets will be on sale at the drug store in Centre Hall, commencing Fri- day noon. ———— AAT — Warfare Tactics Taught at “State.” Bayonet drill and hand gernade throwing have been made a part of military training at the Pennaylvania State College. Major James Baylier, U. B. A, retired, the college ocommans dant, has procured 500 mew bayonets of regulation type and they were issued to the sophomore companies for instruction purposes, Upperoisss officers are teaching the second-year men how to handle the steel weapons, The squads are die tributed throught armory and warious college bulldibgs which aflord sufficient space for the exercises, Out door work with bayonets will be un. dertaken in the spring. Grenader, identical In desigo, size sand weight with the regulation bombe, but lacking high explosive oharger, have been manufactured for the cadets at the State College school of engloeering, NO. 5 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Baturday is ground hog day. Last Tuesday was McKinley's birth- day, carnation day, You do the “bit” you ought to when you do all you can to help win the war, Bnow and blow ; snow and blow, ad infinitum, seeme to be the order of the present winter, Friday night of last week a sledding party was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Foster W, Frazier, along |Binking Creek, Nurse Miss Helen Fairchild, of Wat rontown, died in a base hos; ital so where Frauce, three years old, 341 Hhe was thirty War's cruel toll, in . A large handsome piclure, illustrate Ing Bherman’s march to the ses, was presented to the High school by Rev. D. B. Kurtz, for decorating the room, echool Governer Brumbsugh appointed Col. W, Fred Reynolds, of Bellefonte, "ne ordance officer of the new Pennsylvan- iareserve milita which is now being organized, with the rank of ms jor. He yi your U Concert to be held in Grange ve you bought cket for t tie hal: Thureday evening of next week— February Tih ? ue *atri If you are solicited to buy, remember that the funds go to- ward alleviating homan suffering. Brow flakes g the of é flying dori greater part Friday, the jsst inet Friday io Japusry, and it was consid- erable warmer than the average day in January. t if No t here you have ft, there is any eatiefaction you can get from it. Clearfield, i been named a deputy revenuve onl- tor in Cl fi Miteh=l Gardner, of lec id county, and will lecting eaeist in oollectis income Gardner taxes, moved from he Clearfield county Jas recently Mr, ire county t capital, » en Just a few minutes before preparing to depart for the railroad station on = trip to visit bis brother, Bamuel K. Emerick, at Unionville, on Monday morning, M. L. Emerick, of this place, received word that his brother had pated away. Local draft boards, under a new rul- ing, will receive thirty cents for each regletrant classified, Heretofore the boarde were paid for the time served, but it was found that some were grafteri—put in the time by setting and not working. There are to-day more men in France than the origanasl program calls for, and by June President Wil- son slates that there will be twice the number on French soil than the ar- rangemente of the allies calle for, con- sequently not all is legging in the war game, John G. King, Centre Hall's oldest male resident, is lying dangerously ill ot bis home in Centre Hall. Mr, King is suffering with stomach trouble snd is practically unable to retain any food. A little over a week ago he sus- tained 8 broken rib in a fall, which adds to his euffering. Mr. King is up in the eighties, but has shown remsark- able vitality despite his great age. His many friends trust that he may sgsin be restored to his former strength and health. Witmer E. Lee, who has the job of conveying the dozen or more school children each morning of the school term from the Egg Hill sud Cross Lane school districts to Potters Mills, hss a record of not having missed a day up to the pressnt lime, and only once did he land the scholars st the school bouse an hour late. Coneider- ing the conditions of the roads during this remarkable winter the record ies one of which Mr. Lee may justly feel proud, Becretary of the Treasury McAdoo is advising Liberty Bond holders not to let themselves be swindled out of them by an organized effort on the part of sgente representing all kinds of cor- porations issuing worthless stock. These agents represent that the se curities they offer are paying large in- terent or dividends and that is simply to help the bond-holders along that these * firet class ”’ stocks, ele, are be= fog exchanged for low-intertst bearing government bonds. The national War Bavings Commit tee has made arrangements with the telephone companies to call every subse poriber and ask whether thrift stamps have been purchased. An appeal will be made for the purchase of the stamps or for additions to the number already purchased. It is planned to do the telephone soliciting when the traffic ia lightest, between 7and 9 p. m. The campaign officials say they belleve any family that can afford to use & telephone oan afford to luvest In war savings stampe sod the patriotic duty to own them will be forcefully pointed For pumps and repairs see Rowe, out to the telephone subscribers,
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