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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
- PENNA.
SEN TRE HALL -
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918.
SMITH & BAILBY . . . « + Froprietors
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Loca® Editor and
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EDWARD E, BAILEY
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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS
Reformed —Tusseyville, morning ; Centre Hall,
afternoon,
Lutheran —Georges Valley, morning ; Union,
afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening,
Methodist— [See local notice].
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRESS,
We are anthorized to announce
Wm E Tobias, of Du Bos, Pa
for the democratic nomination for the office of
representative in Cot KT esa for the 21st. district of
Pennsyiva in. This district includes Cameron,
Center, Cilearfleld and McKean counties. Pri
mMAry € Jeetion Tuesd: ay, May 21st, 1V18,
Post office address, Du Bois, Pa,
the name of
T.R
The Florida Times Union,
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The best service Col. Roosevelt
could render hiscountry would be to
close his mouth, Of course that
would not undo the vast amount of
mischief already done by bim, bat he
would be doing more than a bit com-
pared to ithe past,
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Dead at 90 Years,
Fred Decker, ninety years of age,
died at the home of his daughter, Mre,
Henry Btoner, at Btale College, on
Bunday afternoon, of senility. He
lived at the Branch all his life where
he epgsged in farming, removing to
Btate College about two years 8sgo.
One of the lset thiogs to which he
gave hie personal sttention was the
construction of a burial vault at the
Branch cemetery. His remains were
interred there yesterday ( Wednesday)
afternoon, One sister, Mre, Catherine
Krape, of State College, and the fol.
lowing son and dsughters survive:
Charles Decker, of Centre Hall ; Mrs,
Lydia Hcuser, Mrs, Susan O’Brien,
Mrs, Henry Stoner, of State College;
Mre, Anvie Beifsoyder and Mra, Pris-
cilla Decker, of Altoona,
mii pA ————
The snow Pew,
The Brooks brothers were instru-
mental in opening the Earlystown
road from Manor Hill school house to
Old Fort. The road was well filled
with snow, at some places higher than
the fence on either side. A snow
plow, with wings spread six feet, and
drawn by four horses, was pressed in-
to service snd did splendid work, As
the snow plow came slong neighbors
joined the road crew until seven or
eight men lent their weight to keep-
ing the plow trail in a straight line.
At one poiut the snow was #n deep
that the front span of horses flounder.
ed, and before they could be brought
under coutrol both teams crossed and
recroesed a wire fence, full height,
without injury to fence or horses,
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Record-Breaking January,
January closes to-day (Thursday)
and Bo regrets will be expressed, for it
proved to be fruitful of a severity of
weather such as as which even the
¥ oldest resident ’’ has no recollection,
A few figures taken from the official
report, in charge,of the Repbrier, re-
veals the following: Average maxi
mum temperature for the month, 22
deg.; average mimimum tem perature,
6 deg. ; 8 days below-zero weather ;
fifteen days of snowfall daring the
month, ranging from slight squalls to
a ten-inch fall, with a total of 27}
inches for the month,
AA APA —
UENTHEE OAK
Mra. Issac Bmith wae sick for a few
days but is much better again,
W. 8B. Luces Is on his pions again ;
he says he ls to busy too be sick.
William Homan, from South Dsko-
te, spent Bunday st the CO. 8, Musser
home and on Tuesday started for hia
home in the west,
Earl E, Vonade, from Newport, R,
1, was home on a 12-day furlough
with his parents and wife, Earl looks
good in blue, He joined the blue
Jacket guards on board the U, 8B, B,
Constellstion, Through a clerical
error he was called beck a few days
eariler, making bis stay at home less
than a week,
DEATHS,
Samuel K, Emerick dled a! his
howe in Unionville, this county, on
Monday morning after an illness ex-
tending over a period of two yeare,
Mr. Emerick was born In Potter town-
ship Septem ber 18, 18560, hence was In
his sixty-eighth year. He taught
school upon reaching manhood’s
estate, havipg taught at Farmers
Milly, Centre Hall and other places in
the county. Following his mearrisge
to Mies Julls Alexsnder, about thirty.
five yeara ago, he removed to Hcotis
where he engaged in the mercantile
business, and was jude in farm-
ing pursuits as well, For a number of
years he lived a retired life at Uolon-
ville. He was an upright citizen and
a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, His wife survives him, with
no children, The following brothers
and sister are left; George F, Emerick,
below Centre Hall ; M, L., of Centre
Hall ; Dr, C. E., of Harrisborg ; Hare
vey, of Portland, Oregon ; Mrs. Mary
Price, of Maxbass, North Dakots, snd
Oscar, of Freeport, IiL
Mr. Emerick was one of the three
remaining charter members of Centre
Hall Lodge, No. 895, I. 0, O, F. Ten
members of the order bave planned to
attena the funeral in a body, The de-
ceased was also a member of the P, O,
8, of A. and the Grange, st Union-
ville,
The funeral services will be held this
(Thursday ) morning and burial made
at Unionville.
Mrs. Paulina Walizer, wife of Jacob
Walizr, died at her home in Rebers-
burg on Baturday, sged seventy-one
years and four months, She
daughter of Anthony and
Blerly, of Rebersturg., She was
faithful member of the Methodist
church and of kindly and sympathetic
psture, Besides her hasband there
survive seven children : BHeott A., of
Smullton ; Reuben, of Jali : Rach
ael Gentzel, of Glesston ; Eva Walizer,
at home ; Jenple Confer, of
Station ; Bertha 8 It, of Erle, aud
Emma Spangler, of Tylersville,
Funperal services were held Wednes-
day morning ; burial at Rebersburg,
Rev. W. H., Williams officiating.
WAS A
Rachae
Bn
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Hobe
Mies Ballie Riley died at the home
of ber sister, Mrs, Oscar Htover, ip
Boslsburg, on Monday morning, of
cancer, Misa Riley for a number of
years was employed as a professions)
purse in the city of Philadelphia ans
about two monthe ago submitted to ar
operation in tha. city for a ecanecerou
affection. While apparantly a sue-
cessful operation, the disesse returned,
Mies Riley passing away at ber slater’
home, = here she had lived for the past
two months, She as sged about six-
ty yeare, Mrs, Btover is the only sur-
viving near relative,
Funeral services wi'l be held to-day
{(Thurday) at the Blover Lome and
burial made at Bosbburg, Rev, L.
V. Barber, of the Presbyterian church,
officiating.
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Mre. Lavina Lenker, widow of
Daniel Lenker, passed away at her
home in Asronsburg, on Friday night,
at the grend old age of
years and eleven months, Her iilness
extended over a period of six months,
due to the burden of 0 d age. BHuarvive
ing her are one son—Merchant J. E,
Lenker, of Lemout—and iwo daugh-
tera—Mrm, W. R. Hcuser, of Belle
forte, and Mise Hue, st home, De-
ceased was a consistent member of the
Luthersn church, and in the absence
of her pastor, Rev. G, L. Courtoey, of
Boalsburg, «fliciated at the funeral
services, which were beld Tuesday
afternoon ; burial at Asronsburg.
elghty-aone
Berjamin Breon, an aged resident of
Beaverdam, below =pring Mills, died
at his home on Friday night of per-
fearditis and hicecughe, aged seventy
five years. He was a lumberman in
early years, His wife and ten chil-
dren survive, Burial will be made
this (Thursday) morning in the
Georges Valley cemetery,
Mies Anna Ruth Altera died at her
home, two miles from Plessaut Gap,
early Friday morning, after a short
iliness with pulmonary tuberculosis,
Bhe was aged twenty-three years and
eleven months, Burial was made st
Bellefonte on Monday. Her mother
and two sls’ers survive,
The following death notice appeared
in the Millhelm Journal :
Mre, Barah Jane Keen, wife of W,
E. Keen, of Miliheim, died Friday
morning at the Danville state hospital,
where she had been confluoed for fif-
teen years, aged 56 years, § months
and 8 days. Death was due to heart
trouble,
Decosased was born In lower Penvs
valley, March 15, 1883, she was united
in marriage with Mr, Ke:p, and they
moved to Millhelm shortly after their
marriage and lived bapplly here until
Mrs. Keen's mind became unbalanced
and she was taken to Danville for
treatment. After being at the hospit-
al for about a year she was pronounosd
cured and sent home. Her mind wae
apparently all right for about s year
when she again showed signs of insan-
ity and she wae taken beck to the in
WEEKLY WAR
and on the Battle Fronts,
NEWS DIGEST
from Washington, D. C.
40 TO 50 MEN REQUIRED
FOR EACH AIRPLANE
IN ACTIVE BERVICE
In u statement issued by Howard E
Coffin, chairman of the Aircraft Pro-
duction Board, is the following :
“In discussing the accomplish-
ments of the service in the consumme-
tion of the Army program, it will be
well to point out the impossibility of
certain proposals enthusiastically and
persistantly put forward by word of
m uth and io prese, We bave seen
and heard much of the proposal of
100,000 airplanes, to be provided bs
the United BStates within the next
year. In a country where one great
industry produces 1,600,000 motor cars
per year, the fabrication of 100,000 |
plaues might seem easy, but actual!
figures based unon three years of prac-
the United States the rate was 33.7 per
1,000 men. In the overseas forces Lhe
non«:flective rate (the total number of
men excused from duty for any irjary
or ailment, whether or not ordered to
hospital) was 64.1 per 1,000 men ; in
the troops in the United States it was
46 4.
PAY OF ENLISTED MEN
TO $81 A MONTH
The pay of enlisted men depends op
their grades, ratings, and length of ser-
vice, From June 1, 1917, and contir-
tuiog during the term of the war the
pay of enlisted men is as follows :
Men receiving $30: All privates,
{the Army entering grade,
Mn receiving $38 : First-class pri-
of the nuxiliary service required for
each nctive machine at the front
in our service, it would mean that
in our seronantical department on for-
eign soil between our ports of debarka-
tion and the fighting front.
eould be reduced by 50 per cent by lo-
creased « Molency and stsndardization
Conslder, also, the over-seas transpor- |
nel and ite maintenance,
crated, with the acceasories, and
rquipment is in itself a serious prob-
vin in velw of the situstion in ship
ounsge'
MOST DEPENDENCY DISCHARGES
WERE FOR WIFE OR FOR
WIFE AND CHILDREN
A statement by the Provost Mar.
shal General shows that of 858,150 to-
tal discharges for dependency 743,141,
86.50 per cent, were for wife or wife
and children ; widowed parent,
per cent ; infirm parent, 5.75 per cent ;
mo herless child, 0 68 per cent ; minor
orphan brothers aud sisters, 0.58 per
A
Or
Cerf
Of the total of 1,067,363 men certie
fled for aervioe in the N ational Army
418,809 or 39 56 per cent, are listed ss
iuvoiuntsry conscripts -those who falls
ed to appear or filled successful calms
for exemption or discharge, Voluoe
tary conscripte—those who filed mo
¢'sims for exemption or discharge—
numbered 839,054,
)N OF MEN IN HOSPITALS
STATES THAN
IN OVERSEAS FORCES
PROPORTI(
LESS IN UNITF¥D
ports from troops in the United Btales
and the Expeditiooary Forces shows
the admission rate to the hoapltals to
be greater among the men in Frapoe,
Admisalon to hospitals in one week
in the Expeditionary Foroes, figured
on a basis of 1,000 men, were 45.2; In
stitution and ber condition never)
changed for the better,
Her husband, one sob,
Keer, and two brothers and sister |
H. (3. Stover, of near Millhelm ; Chess, |
H. Stover, of Al cons, and Mrs, Har-
ry A. Bobm, of Lancsster—and her
mother, Mre, Rachel Hummel, of Co-
burp, survive,
Mre. W. M. Mosser died at her
home in Beloit, Kapsse, Thuredsy,
January 17th, after an illness of two
weeks with pneumonias. Her maiden
name was Bara Dreibelbis and she was
born in Berks county, this state,
peventy-five years ago, Oo February
18, 1862, ahe was married in Millheim
to Mr. Mumer, and ten years sfter-
wards they moved to Stephenson
county, Illinois,
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Wooaward.
'Bquire Musser a d D. J. Benner
transsoted business in Millheim,
Haturday.
A. M, Yeariek, of Northumberland,
apent a few daye last week with his
family.
Mre, J. Edward Stover, from Du
Bole, spent the grester part of lest
week with ber sunt, Mra, Mary Mots,
Paul Homer and Harry Boone, from
Seotland, Bouth Dakote, are visiting
thelr sla er, Mre, Ed, Bheesley, in thie
town,
Orio Mots, from Bouth Bethlehem,
attended the funeral of his nephew,
Dewey, last Thursday.
Earl Motz, who is in training st
Fort Douglas, Arizons, was called
home to attend his brother's funeral.
He is home on a twenty day furlough.
Bruce Motz, after spending some
time with his brother during his ill-
ness*and death, returned to Buffalo,
N. Y., Mondsy where he Ia employed.
Mr. and Mra, Roy Musser and son,
Oliver, Mr, Bmitn and sister, Miss
Marion snd Edward Lobg, all from
Akron, Ohlo, attended the funeral of
Dewey Motz, lsat Thursday,
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Rowe is at some ; have your pump
put in working order.
Men receiving $86; Corporale, sad-
and musicians of the third clase,
Men receiving $38: All sergeant
fantry, Field Artilery, Const Artilery,
cooks, horeeshoers,
Men receiving $44: Bergeants of
the various corps of the Eoginer ,
| O1doance Bignal Corps, Quartermaster
| Corps, and Medical Department;
| band sergeants,
Men receiving $45: Battalion ser
eant msjors, rquadron sergeant moj
ore (junior grade), sergeant buoglare,
master gunners, and aeelstant band
leaders of the line,
Men receiving $561: Regimental
sergeant mejores, regimental supp'y
sergeant mejors (senior
grade), quartermaster sergeants of the
Quartermaster Corps, ordnance ser-
geants, electrician sergeacts of the firs!
clase, nssistant engine rs and battalion
sergeant mr jors and - battalion supply
sergeants of the enginesre,
Men receiving $56 ; Bergeant-,
clase, of the Medics! Department.
Men receelviog $71 Hospital ser-
gesnta, master ergiceers of the junior
grade, and engineers,
Men receiving $51: Quartermaster
sergeants of the senior grade of the
Quartermaster Corpe, band leaders,
master sigosl electricians, master elec
triciane, master enginoeers of the sen
for grade, and master hosplial ser-
geante,
All enlisted men, while on detached
duty not in the fleld where there sre
no Army quarters available, receive ir
| addition to their pay $15 per month to
cover expense of housing and also a
suitable allowance for subsistence and
heat and light,
| An enlisted man In sotive service
has no necessary personal expense ¢x-
ospt for barber snd lsuvodry. Uni-
forme, underclothiog, shoes, hats,
quarters, medical sttendance, and sut-
gisterce sre supplied them at Gover:
firet
cidental of individual taste may be
purchased at the post exchange at cost,
LETTERS FROM SUBSORIBYEES
(Continued from Brat Page )
| folks are haviog suc 'h © a weath er io
the east. We only have a ilttle wood
| fire in the morning to take the chill
off the house, and after the sun comes
up it is warmer outdoors than in. We
have had no frost so far to freezes veg-
etation, We live out of the city ten
miles ; have a little ranch, snd I wish
you esstern folks could » e my garden.
All vegetables here are raised by lrri-
gestion, Liviog in Los Angeles, 1
think, is cheaper than in the east, or
the middle west, on sccount of the
vegetables ; they raise such quantitics
all the year ‘round. The vegetable
gardening here is done mostly by
“Japs” and Chinese. They mske
the best gardeners,
I am not a natural California booster
but this winter especially I have felt
thankful that I live in a warm climate
and wish some of you eastern friends
ewuld erjoy some of it at this cod
time.
Thanking you for the past favors
and hoping that the Reporter comes
to us regularly, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
Mis, ANNA ( UNNINGHAM,
Chicago Helgbte, I 1,
Jaguary 23, 1918,
Editor Reporter :
Enclosed find check for my sub
scription to Centre Reporter for 1918,
I look forward to Friday evening of
each week for my paper which I er joy
reading more then I am able to tell
you in words,
We are having & cold winter in Ili
inols, I think we people of the United
Biates are living in the greatest times
in the history of the country. The
# me conditions exist everywhere,
but let every one be loyal and true to
Uncle 8am and himeelf, and In time
this great and awful war will be won,
Wishing all my friends in old Pent
sylvania and readers of the Reporter a
prosperous year for 1918, I remain,
Very truly,
Mua Many K. Davin,
ea.
LEGAL ADVERT SENENT
xR TRIX'E NOTICK
Letters testamentary on the estate of |
Philip H, Meyer. late of Centre Mall Borough,
dec
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ing been duly
world respect!
themselves indebied to the estat: 0 mare fm.
m diate payment and those having olalms
against the same 10 present thom for set lement
MRA PH. MEYEX,
ob Execulriz, Centre Hall, Ps,
| Kessler, the Millheim merchant, of-
| fers great bargaine in bis January reduc.
‘tion enle, Here ls a chence to securs
real bargaine, ad”
THE MAEK NY,
PRODUCE AT BTORES
safe and sane advice.
Sweaters,
Caps, Scarfs
this by constantly adding
country store feels it “un
Visit our store ; you
Keep warm and dry,
Underwear,
, Neck Pieces
We strive to do
new lines which the ordinary
necessary” to handle, It is
arc more than welcome,
We are offering our
Velour
Practically
Coats at
Half Price
We advise you to buy
ate need or not, for mercha
Now is your chance to
advantage of it at
whether you are in immedi-
ndise will almost double in
get real bargains. Go take