"VOL. XCI.
NO. 7
in Centra County, Emphrs'zas the Fact
That Every Farmer Should Test Every
Single Ear,
The first results from our seed corn
survey have been returned, brioging 8
big eurprise on the germioation test.
All corn sent in was crib selected and
a goud composit sample was taken by
selecting 25 ears through the crib and
taking six kernels from esch ear
This gave u: a good representive sam-
ple of 150 kernels from all over the
crib,
Bome of the germination tests were
unusually low and from the ten sam-
ples sent in the germination ran from
28 per cent to 100 per cen'. Five of
the samples tested were below 85 per
cent, only three tes'ed 90 per cent and
only one tested 100, It also brings a
more critical condition to the seed
corn condition of the state when you
realize that Centre county corn has
averaged higher than any county so
far tested. Of course not very much
corn has been tested to date but it does
bring out the fact that corn for seed ls
going to be mighly unpéertian this
year and po farmer can sfford to plant
withcut testing every single ear. You
are running a chance for a very poor
stand if you do, Especially is this
true of crib corn and corn that was se-
lected and siored in the barn or a shed
where it was sul j ct to the early frecz-
es that we had,
We have more corn under test but
we still want more eamplee. If the
tegts continue as they have you may
have a hance to sell all your corn for
seed and it will pot hurt to bave ii
tested at least, If you have what you
contider fair corn to sell pick out 25
ears and send us as a composite sam-
pleand we will run the germination
test. If you are in need of seed corn
we are now in position to direct you to
goed seed on a germination basie, We
wish you to supply our own needs firs!
then all cuteide sources as the demand
comes, Apply early if you are [in
need and send samples if you have ma-
ture coro to sell,
R. H. OLMSTEAD,
County Agent
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Camp Lifes for Tres Pianters,
Would you like to spend six weeks
in a woods camp this spring, with
good food and plenty of it, good wages,
and pleasant work ? If ec, and if you
can do an honest day’s work, the
Commissioner of Forestry wants you
to plant trees on one of the Biale
Foreste, :
The State Forest purseries have a
huge stock of trees on band,—over 21,-
00) 000. About 15,000,000 are large
enough to plant this epriog, and sbout
8,0.0,000 are of such #'z» that Lbey
must be planted if sericus loss is to be
avoided. Bo many of the Departl-
ment’s foresters and woodmen have
enlisted that those now in the rervice
cannot plant even a fourth of the trees
on hand, To overcome this difficuity,
it is proposed to make five or six large
plantations, of a million trees or more
each, probably in Union, Potter, Tioga
and Westmorland counties, At these
planting eites, which are from five to
fifteen miles from the nearest setile-
ment, camps will be erected to house
from fifty to seventy-five men each.
All available labor will then be con-
centrated in these campe.
The planting season will open about
April 52h or 10ib, and will continue
until about May 25 bh. The Depari-
ment of Forestry wants to hire several
hundred men who are willing to leave
home for this period,
Bays Comm'esioner Robert PF. Con
klin : * The men who plant trees for
us this spring wlll get a taste of camp
life at an actual profit to themeelvees.
The eyes of many of them will be
opened for the first time to the real
#'z3 and importance of their State's re-
forestation program, We will pay
their traveling expenses to and from
the camper, give them comfortable
lodging and the best of camp cooking
without charge, and pay them good
wages, Io sddition they will have
the satisfaction of knowing that in rec
foresting cur denuded hillsides they
are performing a real service for
posterity. ”’
State College students bave already
taken up the prcjret, and about
twenty-five of them have agreed to en-
ter the campe for the period before
farm work startle,
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selinggrove Uleaned Up,
An sgent of the Pennsylvania Re-
form Association has just completed a
general cleaning up of Belinsgrove,
confiscating a large number of gam-
bling devices including punch boarde,
ete. The money secured in the raide
on pool rooms and other places hav-
ing the illegal devices in service was
turned over to the echool fund of the
district. The raider ls now making
ready to launch a similar campsign
eleew here,
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A coun'ry worth fighting for Is a
gountry worth saviog for,
Patriotism Kept at High Tide and Neat Sum
Real z:d for Benclit of Soldiers at Looal
Talent Entertaiament,
The patriotic concert, given by local
talent in the Grange hall on last
Thursday evening, proved a decided
success from every standpoint. A reo-
ord-breaking sttendance would have
been the result bad the country roade
been in shape for traveling, As it was
the hall was filled to ite seating ocapa-
city and the admissions totaled the
eum of $75.50, The only expense was
for the hall and printing, consequently
there was about $70.00 to divide
equally b:tween the Red Cross and Y.
M, (. A,, for war needr,
Aside frome the fluancial success of
the entertainment, the program sp-
pealed to the audieuce so favorably
that the various participants were
justified in feeling a sense of pride in
the performance of their parte,
Promptly at eight o'clock the cur-
tain rose on 4 camp fire scene, the
tent, a stack cf guns and a bon fire,
made realistic by the use of red elec-
trie light bulbs, all combining to good
eflect while the singers, seated in a
semi-circle, rendered ** We're tenting
to-night on the old Camp ground.”
For two full hours one number fol-
lowed another in rapid uccession and
each was received with spontaneous
applause, the sudience in mauy in-
slances conticuiog their mapifesta-
tions of approval until an encore wae
fortheominog.
That the concert met with such a
large degree of success was due in no
small messure to the very talented
mapper in which the young ladies re-
ci ed their several s-lectione, Misses
Miriam Fos’, Agnes Verna
Rowe, ard Lillian Emery, in the or-
der named, took their places on the
stage and their selections appealed to
the entire gamutl of human emotions,
little Mies Miriam Foss bringing forth
tears in her ‘‘ God Bave Our Men,”
while Miss Lillian Emery convalsed
her hearers with her ** Aunt Kuturia’s
First Visit tot e City.” Miss Agnes
Geary very besutifully rendered *I'hat
Old Jay,’ while Migs Verna Rowe de-
lighted the audience with “I'he Old
Meo and Jim.” Esch reciter re-
sponded with an encore possessing pa-
triotic sentiment.
Aside from taking his part In the
garious choruses, William Kerlir, id
Ge ary,
was afforded an opportunity to die
play the volume and richness of his)
fine voice. He aleo delivered the only
two monologues on the program,
‘* Uacle Josh Buys an Automobile,”
apd “Coben at the Telephone,
They ** brought down ’’ the house,
Miss Rebecca Kreamer, who so ably
took her part at the plano during the
evening's ertertainment, rendered sev-
eral difficult inst:umental selections
which added to her already enviable
reputation as a pianist. Miss Kres-
mer is a real artist and has the genins
to develop into a musician of first
rank ability, .
The personnel of the troupe of male
singers is as follows: Rev. R., R.
Jones, F, P. Geary, first tenors ; Rev,
J. Btill and G. H. Emerick, sscond
tenors ; E, W. Crawford and C. W,
Bocgar, first base ; William W, Kerlin
and Edward E. Bailey, pegond bass,
all As ed cL =A Capt
Bu 50 Flour, [197] ) Ww
Dealers are not permitted to sell
wheat fl ur except on the 50-60 basis—
that ie, when ycu buy fifty pounds of
wheat flour you must also buy fifty
pounds of some kind of wheat flour
substitute, These substitutes are corn
meal, corn starch, corn fl sur, hominy,
corp grite, barley flour, rice, rice flour,
oatmeal, rolled oate, buckwheat flour,
pbtato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean fl ur, feterita flours and meals,
and no others except that rye may be
used until March 8,
This is a neceesary war measure
avd appeal is made to the public. for
patriotic acceplance of the conditions
imposed even though inconvenienced
in the purchase of ang fl ur by set of
temporary trade shortage of eubstitute
materiale.
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Vonada O, K,
A short lime sgo J. D. Vonada re
ceived a letter from L. A. Btraite, U,
8. N. R. T.,, that his sor, Earl E,
Vonade, had returned to the (, B,
Naval Trainiog Station, at Newport,
Rhode Island, and that the notice sent
out that he had left the station with-
out leave of absence wis an error ocess
#loned by duplicating leave of absence,
The Naval officer assured Mr. Vonada
that his son would not suffer punishe
ment, and regreted the error having
been made, :
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Pullipsbarg Garage Barns,
Fire Tuesday night of ast week de-
stroyed Joe Pritchaad’s garage at
Philipsburg. Bevenly-six automo
biles, his livery barn and contents
were destroyed. Many aulomobiles
were in storage. The estimased net
lose la $60,000,
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from Washington, D. C.
GEN. CROZIER DISCUSSES
AGE LIMIT ENLARGEMENT
OF BELECTIVE SERVICE LAW
Diecussing enlargement in age limit
for selective military service, Pro-
vost Marshal General Crozier said :
‘“ A pronounced ms jority of the
boards favor some enlargement, but
there is great diversity of opinion as to
the proper ae limit, Nineteen and 35
are perhaps the limit most frequently
suggested ; but some recommend 40 to
45 years as the upper limit, There is
a distinetly stronger demand for rale-
ing the miximum sage than for lower
ing the minimum,
Geo, Crosler estimates that 1 3580 3588
acceptable single men would be made
available by an increase in the age
limit to inclade men up to 45 years.
The estimate places the number of ac-|
ceptable single men between 18 and 21
years at 1,546,283, The number of
probably acceptable single men already
registered but not called is 1,321 845,
According to these figures, should the
age limit be enlarged to include men
of from 18 years to 45 years, inclusive,
4, 18 physically and otherwise
qualified unmarried men would be op-
en for call to service,
257.5
LICENZE 13 REQUIRED
TO SHIP GOODS ABROAD
BY PARCEL POST
I'he War Trade Board is calling sat-
tention to the fact that license is re-
quired to ship abroad goods on the
conserve list, even when sent in small
quantities by parcel post. Io msny
cases this bas been done by parson
ignorant of the President's proclame-
tien concerning exports, or who do
not know of the many articles which
may be exported only under license,
For violation a fine of not more
than $10,000 or imprisonment for no!
more than two yeare, or both, form
the peosity, Licenses may be ap-
plied for at the Buresu of Exports,
Washington, D, C, or any of iis
branches which are located at Beattle,
Portland, Ban Francisco, Los Angelcs,
Nogales, El Paso, Eagle Pass, Galves-
top, New Orleans, Mobile, Bavannab,
St. Louis, Chlcige, Boston snd New
York.
OPPORTUNITY FOR BERVICE
OPEN FOR MEN WHO
“ENOW HURSEs
Men not of selective service age who
are sccustomed to bandling horses
have opportunity for specia’izsd ser-
vice in the enlisted Veterinary Corpe,
enlistments for which are now being
taken. The 2 000 men wanted include
veterinary and sgricultural students,
farmers, stablemen, snd others who
have had experience handling horses,
Pay ranges from $50 to $56 a month,
with clothing, food and quarters,
Application for enlistment may be
made at any Army recruiting station.
MEN IN MILITARY BERVICR
AT CAMPS AND CANTONMENTS
MAY WRITE FOR NEWPAPERS
Persons in military service are per-
mitted, under certain restrictions to
write for publication in newspapers
and magszines, They may not re-
ceive payment for material furnished
by them.
All letters containing muatter for
publication written by men in service
muat be sent through officers, who
will delete all references capable of fur-
nishing important information to the
enemy.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not in military service are not requir.
ed to submit copy for censorship, be-
ing guided by the requests for #ecrecy
published by the Committee on Publle
Information, If these are Ignored
the privileges of the camp may be
camp commander,
None of these rules apply to troops
in Fracce, where the commanding
general of the Expeditionary Foroes
will establish such regulations ss are
DECessATY.
AY
THEATRICAL COMPANIES
AT LIBERTY THEATER#
DRAW HUGE CROWDS
Musical comedies draw the heaviest
crowds to the Liberty threaters and
entertainment tents st the camps’ apd
cantonments. ‘Standing room only”
signs are needed whenever a musical
show appears,
The sale of smileage books—pack-
ages of coupons good for admission to
camp theaters and tents—has / been
large throughout the country. The
Commission on Trainlog Camp Ac'lv-
ities, which Is In charge of the sale,
has been hard pressed to get b
pt
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printed rapidly enough to supply the
demand, )
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“VICTORY " BREAD MUST
CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN
#0 PER CENT WHEAT FLOUR
Any baker will be perm itted to ad-
vertise his product as ‘victory "’
bresd if it contains not more than 80
per cent wheat flour, No stipulation
is made as to what ingredients shall
compose the other 20 per cent, so long
aa they are selected from the let rec-
commended by the Food Adminletra-
tion, whieh ingludes corn flour and
corn meal, barley flrur, oat meal, rice
and rice flour, potato flour, ete,
Until Maren 8 rye flyar may be used
ino making victory bread. After that
shipped to the allies. Bread made of
graham or wholewheat flour may be
termed viclory bread,
CLANDESTINE CIRCULAR
ISSUED IN GERMANY
ATTACKS RULERS
A copy of a broadside forbidden in
Germany has rensched the Commitee
on Public Tuformation. It isa single
sheet of foulscap siz, printed on both
tides, and bears a coarsely executed
woodcut representing a soldier In arme,
8 workmap in a blouse, and a woman
ehoving a rock off a precipies, beneath
which Is #ecn the esd snd bust of the
Empercr, ctowred and ecepterea and
moustsched, lookirg up in terror at
the fate Impending. The last parse
graph of the text is as follows ;
Man of toll, awake from slumber |
ecoguize thy growing might,
i the who's will jose thelr motion
Without thy strong arm's devotion,
Down with the war' Down with the Govern.
ment
Pesce! Freedom | Bread
REGISTRATION BOARDS
TO BE PAID ON BASIS
OF MEN CLASSIFIED
New regulations from the office of
the Provost Marshal General in regard
to compensation of registration boards
read in part as follows :
“The rate of compensation for
mew bers of local boards up to and in-
cladiog the completion of the final
classification of the registrants within
the respesciive jarisdiction of said
boards shall be on the basis of 30 cents
a8 aggregate compensation to the
membership of a local board for each
registrant to whom a questionnaire
#hall have been mailed sud who shall
have been floally classified in accord.
ance with the provi:tions of these regu-
latione,
“ Money due for sald work shall be
paid io proportionate amounts to esch
member of a local board claiming com-
pensation for his service, unless it
ehall be rcquested by the unanimous
vote of the local board that the mon-
eys due should be pald in some other
proportion. In euch case Do ope
. member sha'l receive more than 15
cents of the allowance of 30 cents for
each classification and po two mem-
bers shall receive more than 25 cents
for each classification to be distributed
between them,
WOOD PULP USED
IN CLOTH MANUFACTURE
IN GERMANY
Wood pulp Is being manufactured
into cloth in Germany, sccordlog to
advice received by the Bureau of For-
legn and Domestic Commerce,
The pulp ls spun into a thréad and
then woven into a fabric, the warp of
which le linen thread. It is sald to
be Jurable and to stand washing five
or eix times, It ls utilized for cloth-
ing of all kinds, but especially for und-
erwear,
SHIPPERS OF FOOD AND FEEDS
SHOULD APPLY FOR CARS
THROUGH RAILROAD AGENTS
Director General McAdoo and the
Food Administration have arranged
| to cooperate in the distribution of cars
for the food and feed trades,
. The grain and grain product and
i feed shippers are to firet apply for cars
in the usual way thiough railroad
agents ; in case of not being furnished
within a reasonable ti me they may
then apply to the sone representative
of the Food Administration grain di-
visions at the varicus terminale, stat-
ing the cars required, point at which
It is desired cars should be sent, ocbar-
acter of the product to be loaded, the
destination of shipment, and the con
siguee,
The shippers of sugar, beans, rice,
vegetables, live stock, meat and por
ishables generally, should first apply
for care in the usual way through rail
road aggnts ; in case not being furnishe
od within reasonable time lhey may
apply directly to the Food Adminis
tration In Washington, stating the dare
required, the point to be sent, the
( Continued on inside fags.)
Aged Lady Found Dead in Bed,
Mrs. Catherine Btover, one of the
oldest residents of Centre ccunty, was
found desd in bed early last Thursday
morning, at the home of her son-in-
law, Howard Evey, on Bouth Pugh
street, Btate College, death belog due
to old sge. Hed she lived, she would
have been eighty-five years on the
seventh of next July. Bhe was pre
ceded to the grave by her 1 usband,
Daniel Btover, who died eighteen
years ago last February
Mre, Btover was born on a farm near
Centre Hall, July 7, 1833, the dsugh-
ter of Godfry and Mary Baser., Her
early life was spent in that vicinity,
until she wae married to Danlel Btov.
er, when she then resided in Ferguson
township. Iu 1911 she went to Btate
College and since that time has beep
liviog with ber deughter, Mre. How-
ard Evey. Mre. Blover while in il)
health for some time, had been able to
be up an around, so that Ler death
comes as a severe shock to all her
friende,
Mre. Btover is survived by seven
childrer, four boys and three girle,
namely : Willism E |, of Turtle Creek ;
Charlee, of Millh«im ; Jobp, of Biate
College ; Ralph of Akrop, Ohio; Mrs,
Sarah Tyson, of Howard ; Mre. Ellzs.
beth Thompson and Mre, Luella Evey,
of Biate College. There are aleo seven.
teen grandchildren and twelve grest
grandchildren,
Funeral services were ccnducted
Sunday afternoon at the Pine Hall Re-
formed church, Rev. B., C, Btover, of
Boslsburg, cfficiating. Interment wae
made in the Pine Hall cemetery.
A Ap
Centre Hall Boy Arrives in rrance,
Word has been received from eomc-
where In Frapce that Roy L. Puff ar-
rived safely, after an Interesting, yet
an uneventful, voysge over Lhe ses,
He is conntcted with company F, 85th
Eogineerr, and reports the boys io
fine spirit and health, er jr ying theex-
perience, and workiog Lard, Private
Pull is the first from Centre Hall prog-
er to eel fool on Freuch sol’, sa a
servant of dear old Uncle Baw.
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Kreerd by Recse,” 4
James J. Gramley, ex-tressurer cf
Centre county, was kicked in the face
a few days ago by one of his horses,
but fortunately no serious irjury re
sulted from It. Mr, Gramley was
driving a team in the vicinity of the
William Rishel home at Farmers
Mille, being in search of another
horse. A vicious dog’ came out aod
bit one of his horses on the hind ler,
which osused the animal to kick,
thereby unloosing a trscs, The team
was starting down a bill and in »
short time all four traces bad become
loosened, Mr. Gramley then slopped
the team and proceeded to fasten up
the har nese, forgelling however to
first speak to his horses, which had
become unnerved through the scts of
ing a trace, the horee whicu bad been
bitten, struck out and csoght Mr.
Gramley fair lo the face. The stroke
was a short one, conscquently it lack-
ed force to i: flict serious irjary., Mr.
Gramley at present feele no bad eflects
from the accident.
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A Very Basy Pastor,
Rev. J. H. Keller, of China Grove,
North Carolinas, writes the Reporter
under date of Februmy 4, as follows :
We bave erjoyed the weekly visits
of your paper during the past year and
through its columns we are keeping in
touch with many friends of my native
valley.
We have had the coldest winter In
funny Bouth that I have felt during
my stay of seventeen yeare,
I bave amumed the duties of a Boout
Master of a troop of Boy Beouts of
America ; am also teaching in a High
school, which, with my duties as pas-
tor of a charge, keeps me very busy.
Our little town raised $500 on Y. M,
C. A. War Fand and took $18,000.00
Liberty Bonde (second issue.) My
little son, three and a ball years of
age, took a $50 of the second.
Enclosed find check of $1.50 for the
Reporter another year.
Wishing you all a most prosper us
and blessed year during 1918, I sm,
Youre,
J. H. Keller,
More Centre Co, Begs Leave for Oamp,
Thursday morning six more Centre
county drafiees left Bellefonte for
Camp Meade, as follows :
John G, Ishler, State College,
William Earl Musser, t
Alvin Andrew Bohn, Oak Hall
Amos Fye, Waddle,
Fred Yarnell, Walker Township.
Howard A. Dunlap, Port Matilda.
To Camp Pike, Little Rook, Arkan-
Sherift Yarnell, chairman of the
local exemption board, on Wednesday
evening tendered the selective men a
farewell dinner,
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Now we are all considering whether
a freese-up or a thaw-up ls the wont,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
H. W. Kreamer has improved suffi.
clently to permit his golug outdoors,
Last week Mifflin county sent ane
other lot of thirty five men to Camp
Meade.
Bradford and Bon got another ear of
chestnut coal, about twelve o'clock
Friday night,
The purchase of a thrift stamp will
help just that much to get the Kalser,
the German beast,
Mre. D. L. Kerr, who spent the past
several months in Washington, D, C,,
returned to ber home in Centre Hall a
short time ago.
The development of a case of diph-
theria at Tylersville, in Bugar Valley,
resulted in closing the public schools
t8 8 precautionary measure.
Rev. Wm. M. Rearick, of Mifflin-
burg, has a eon who landed safely in
Francs, Hels a member of Bection
574 of Buiquehanns University.
A rveedle was removed from the
stomach of a child, eight months old,
son of Harvey Egan, of Orviston. The
operation has been declared entirely
ruccessfu’,
Q1ite a number of Centre Hall resi-
dents will come in for paying income
tex. I’sa floe thing. I: keeps one
better posted on his receipts and ex-
penditares,
Dr. Gsifield won out, The hesatless
lays will be continued. It now de-
pends upon the individual se to the
extent of making his ord:r eflective.
B : fair, save fuel,
The Venetian Trio, sald to be the
beset pumber on the local Lecture
Course, are echeduled to appear in
Centre Hall on Wednesday evening,
January 27. They are musicians of
exceptional ability.
If we a e not obedient to the present
war regulstions as to food, fuel and
other conservation rules, we will have
0 submit to more stringent ones later
on. A hog knows nothing of conser.
vation. Don't be a hog.
A number of correspondents’ news
letters were omitted from last week's
issue of the Reporter, owing to their
isle arrival resulting from the disrupt.
ed train service, conser quently they are
sll appearing this week.
A pumber of men from Centre Hall
who have been idle for several weeks
on scoount of the shu'-down of the
Standard Bleel Works at Burpham,
have sgain resumed work at the big
plant,
Col. Henry W. Bhoemaker, a mem-
ber of the Governor's elaff and owner
of the Altoona Tribune, is being talked
of as the proper person to be chairman
of the J. Denny O'Neil gubernatorial
esmpeaign committee,
The Kaiser is gettiog his work in io
the United Btates Benate. If it were
permissable William no doubt would
be very willing to present the iron
cross to the gentlemen who are so ably
sseistiog Dim win the war in the
United States,
Clinton county's register has had a
or zy private corner built in the reg
ister’s office, aud now bashfal couples
seeking s marriage license may retire
there to answer the questions proce
pounded. A capital ides, and one all
counties in the state might adopt with
approval,
The extravagant prices commanded
by farm products during 1917 wil no
doubt run up the net returns from a
good many farms to over $2000, and
oblige the farmer to make out sn in-
come tax statement. Of course, if the
farmer is single the net income is
$1000 before the Income tax Js
reckoned.
Cen're county, up to the present
time, has attained an average of 53
cents for each map, woman and chi'd
of her populstion in the purchase of
War Baviogs Blampe, while her neigh.
bor—Union county -—holde the record
for the State, at the figure of $2.78 per
capits, or more than five times that of
Centre's showing.
The Brush Valley road west of Cene
tre Hall, and the cross roads from Pote
tet’s to Lloyd Brown, were the last
sections of road to be opened through
the snow drifts on mall route No. 1,
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