VOL. XCIII.
SEVEN MEN DROWN IN JUNIATA
RIVER, NEAR LEWISTOWN.
Clair Miller, of Port Matilda, Among
the Victims.—Flat Boat, Over-
loaded With Passengers, Upsets.
—Unable to Recover Bodies.
The swollen waters of the Juniata
river claimed seven lives on Saturday
afternoon when a flatboat used as a fer.
ry at Hawstone Refractories, four miles
east of Lewistown, upset, throwing
eleven men and a woman into the flood.
The missing men are
W. G. Fisher, secretary of the Stand-
ard Refractories Company, of Clays-
burg.
John Wolf, a director of the Standard
Refractories Company, of Claysburg.
Chester R. ‘Moore, a director of the
Standard Refractories Company, Clays
burg. .
Sherman Barmon, of the Federal Re-
fractories Company, of Alexandria,
J. C. Corbin, of the Federal Refrac-
tories Company, of Alexandria.
Clair Miller, superintendent of
Superior Silica Brick Company,
Matilda.
Christ Glunt, a laborer in charge of
the boat, who lives at Hawstone.
About thirty men went to Lewistown
on Saturday to attend the regular amual
reunion of the officials of the Silica
Operating Association, who meet for
business discussion on May 10 of each
year, and on this occasion they visited
Hawstone, After banqueting at the
Coleman Hotel they started for the
plant in automobiles over the State road
through the narrows and across the
swollen stream in a ferry constructed by
stretching a wire across the stream and
using a flat boat. t was on the
trip across that the men appeared to
lose their balance and cause the boat to
dip with one side in the stream. An in.
stant later the entire load of human
freight was struggling in the water,
Miss Elizabeth Toney, of Johnstown,
the only woman in the party, saved her
life by clutching hold of a plank that
floated close by and reached shore about
a mile below the scene of the tradegy.
Four men swam to shore,
A reward of $200 for each body re-
covered has been offered, which caused
many people to search all day Sunday
for the bodies. Dynamite and other
high explosives are being used in a
desperate effort to force the river to
give up its dead, a motor boat being
used in connection with the use of
explosives. At each explosion
was shot into the air to the height
more than a hundred feet but owing to
the high water and swift current Bt that
point all efforts to the bodies
have proved futile,
Authorities believe that the bodies
will not be recovered for several days,
owing to the general condition of the
river,
the
Port
second
the
water
" ;
a ot
recover
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State College Ladies Give Pleasing
Entertainment.
The group of lady entertainers from
State College, who rendered a delightful
program in the Grange hall, on Satur.
day night, were heard by a small but
appreciative audience. The inclement
weather was responsible for so small a
turnout. Their program of music and
readings displayed real art. The piano
solos and accompaniment of Mrs. C. E.
Govier, formerly Miss Helen Atherton,
evidenced a mastery of the keyboard
such as is seldom seen. The other
members of the party were Mrs. JL. T
Taylor, Misses Gladys Dunkle, Bertha
Flagg, Mary Mathers, the last mention.
ed being an exceptionally brilliant
reader.
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Altoona Booster Association Inaugu-
rates New Feature,
The Altoona Booster Association has
set aside Thursday of each week as
Suburban Day, On this day merchants
members of the association will cater
especially to out of town folks, featuring
merchandise that is adapted to the needs
of the community,
No trouble or expense will be spared
to acquaint the people within a radius of
one hundred miles of Altoona of the im-
portance of this weekly trade event.
Special displays, special store service
and special prices on dependable mer-
hhandise will prevail in the establish.
ments of every member of the associa
tion, and nothing (in these stores) will
be left undone that will have a tendency
to increase the pleasure or opportunities
for economical shopping, to Suburban
Day visitors in Altoona. The A. B. A.
emblem is a badge of honor,
The association is anxious for every
visitor to receive the utmost in courtesy,
service and values, therefore they
guarantee every transaction that occurs
inan A. B. A, store. Every member of
the association is furnished with an em.
blem, the same as appears in all A. B.
A. adver + This emblem is a guar-
antee of quality, service and worth for
price.
——— So ————
Mrs. Huldah 8, Meyer and Mrs, Ver-
na 8. Musser publish an administratrix
notice in the estate of the late William
H. Meyer, in this issue,
CONTRACT AWARDED ON
PLEASANT GAP ROAD.
Will Cost Quarter Million Dollars to
Build Stretch of Six Miles from
Bellefonte to Watering Trough on
Nigtany Mountain,
Last week the Reporter made men-
tion of the lowest bid received by the
State Highway Department for the con-
struction of State road from Bellefonte
to the watering trough in the mountain
beyond Pleasant Gap, a stretch of 32,100
feet—a trifle over six miles. The bid
was $249.332,23, or $38,358 per mile,
On last Thursday the award of the con-
tract was made to the Gaylord Inter-
national Engineering Company, of
Scranton, and it is presumed that work
on the road will begin as soon as
possible.
The expenditure of such a vast sum,
practically a quarter million dollars, on
a trifle over six miles of road, leads one
to believe that Centre Hall and Belle-
fonte will be connected by one of the
finest pieces of road in the state. The
road will be of concrete base, with a
bituminous surface, and vitrified brick
to be used on hillls,
Now if a few of the horse-shoe bends.
crooks and turns—some of which
quite dangerous. to motor travel—could
be eliminated, we could ask for nothing
better.
are
A A es ff a a ———
John Garis Lands in U. 8.
Private John Garis,
friends as *
from over
known to his
Sharky,” has returned
seas, and landed at New
York on eamship Mongolia, on
Friday. A telegram to that effect was
received here that day. John belonged
to the rogth Fi Artillery, of the
famous Division, known as both
the * Keystone "and “ Iron" Division.
He went across in May of last year and
was in the thick of many a fight.
He is now stationed in Camp Dix,
New Jersey, and is patiently awaiting
the day that his honorable discharge
in nel irs hama
will send him home. -
Gave Surprise Party.
Mrs. Harry L. Burris, on the Durst
farm at Earlystown, Surprised her hus
last Thursday evening, the
twenty-sixth anniversary of his birth, by
having the home invaded by a host of
neighbors and friends, to make the day
one long to be remembered by him.
Almost hundred invited guests
were present, automobiles standing in a
long line on the roadside. ft is only
natural that so large an assemblage of
friends should enjoy the evening to-
gether. They were treated royally by
their hostess, who provided refreshments
of ice cream, cake and candy.
pce ernst
County Grange to Meet at
College, Saturday.
A regular meeting of the Centre
County Pomona Grange will be held at
State College in the hall of the Pens.
State Grange, on Saturday, May 17th,
There will be the usual forenoon and
afternoon session,
Those attending are asked to bring
their lunch with them.
C. R. Neff, Master.
S. W. Smith, Secretary.
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Two-Day Festival.
The Centre Hall Camp, P. O. 8, of A.,
will hold a two-day festival on the even-
ings of Memorial Day and Saturday,
May 30 and 31, in the Grange hall,
The usual line of delicacies will be ser
ved ; also sandwiches, coffee etc.
A APA AAAAAANAINN
Big Musical Company to Come to
Centre Hall,
The Liberty Concert Company, com.
posed of the best young talent of Miff-
linburg, will appear in Grange Arcadia,
Centre Hall, on Saturday evening, May
17th. They will present a real after-the-
war program ( full of pep), guaranteed
to please everybody—old as well as
young. The excellént program given
here last year by the Mifflinburg people
still lingers in the memory of those who
were fortunate enough to have heard it,
The coming attraction promises to
eclipse that one,
The proceeds derived from the enter-
tainment will be for the benefit of the
Soldiers Jubilee fund of Union county,
adv, at
*3
the St
id
28th is
band on
twa
State
A 0 A AANA
There have been at least three sets of
opinions among Republicans in respect
to the league of nations, Some wanted
no league, others favored half a league,
and a third group-the largest of all
favored the league advocated by Presi-
dent Wilson. Those in the last
are now not only the most numerous,
but also the most insistent, The others
have becorue singularly stil and incon.
spicuous,
A ———
It only requires a word from the Presi-
dent to effectually check the report that
he was attempted to commit America
to a secret alliance. No level-minded
man would allow himselt to be deceived
by such a rumor, and jts circulation
|
sbows to what limit his enemies will go
in their attempt to discredit him, :
15,
Centre Hall's
Quota
$20,500
LAST
Weck) Ang
Centre Hall’s
LOAN Subscription
Seong -
Centre Hall met its allotment in the
Victory Loan campaign, which came to
list indicates that sixty-four residents of
the borough carried the burden of the
town's quota, showing that there was a
decided apathy on the part of many who
by all odds, the most
responded witn $28 400.
the grand work is due
committee, composed of Mrs.
w.w
Charles Arney
D. A. Boozer
G. O. Benaer
C. D. Bartholomew
W. H. Bartholomew
E. E. Bailey
D. L. Bartges
D. Ross Bushman
G. M. Boal
John M. Coldron
Charles Coldron
Alfred Durst
Daniel Daup
G. H. Emerick
F. M. Fisher
William Frazier
J. V. Foster
R. D, Foreman
F. V. Goodhart
E. M. Huyett
Franklin Heckman
R. R. Jones
D, K. Keller
W. F. Keller
W. W. Kerlin
A. G. Lieb
D. C. Mitterling
W. R. Picken
J. T. Potter
E. S. Ripka
A. C. Ripka
J. C. Rossman
Ww. A
A. W. Alexander
Harold Alexander
Edward Allison
J. ]. Arney
H. L. Burris
J..Cloyd Brooks
M. A. Burkholder
J. M. Carson
F. A. Carson
F. W. Decker
C. D. Durst
F. Ray Durst
Samuel Durst
J. L. Decker
L. M. Decker
H. E. Fye
Witmer Grove
J. A. Heckman
H. E. Homan
Christ Keller
P. H. Luse
Ralph Luse
James Moyer
W. W. McCormick
C. R. Neff
W. R. Neff
James Royer
M. F. Rossman
POTTER 1
1
Red Auto Tags Not in Good Favor.
Artistic automobile owners in the |
State are objecting to the combination |
of colors on the 1919 license tags. They |
are asking the Highway Department
for permission to change the color of |
their tags to conform with the color!
scheme of their car,
“* To place your black and scarlet tag
on my new, beautiful colored town car
would be as bad as it the Lord had
placed a black minorca tail on a love
bird”, is the way one woman in half
mourning asked permission to have the
license tag on her car painted black and
white, .
According to an announcement made
by the department, the 1920 tag will be
royal blue and white, figures being
white,
I ————
State Agricultural Notes.
Bankers are taking interest in the far
mer as well as from him,
A oumber of small flocks of sheep
were purchased last fall and lambs do-
ing fine— Lackawanna county,
Report from Carbon county says that
hog cholera is well under control and
again shows the value of quarantine,
A Fulton county farmer has sold his
twenty head of fat Hereford steers at
$17 25.
The potato beetle will soon put in its
appearance. Get ready to put this pest
out of business before any material dam.
age is done,
Hens that are chronic sitters should
be fattened and sold to the butcher,
-_ $28,400
| Kerlin ( chalwman )- Mrs. F. M, Fisher,
Mrs. John ML Coldron, Miss Gladys
| Jones and Mise—Masy Wagner, who
| solicited every home and business place
{ in the borough and worked diligently un.
| til the goal was reached. In recognition
| of their work they will each receive a
medal struck from captured German can-
{ German helmet will be awarded for hav.
| ing raised so creditable a percentage .of
{ th: town's quota,
In Potter township the qucta of $27.-
I 1 /
being $20,100,
Below we give a list of the subscribers
in the Fifth Loan, for both Centre Hall
borough and Potter township,
S. W. Smith
Samuel Shoop
J. L. Tressler
J. H. Weber
Mrs. J. W. Whiteman
Mrs, Susan Geary
Mrs,
Mrs,
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs,
Mrs.
Milford Luse
John Slack
E. M. Huyett
Mary Dauberman
J. W. Runkle
J. H. Weber
Mrs. Lillian Ale
Mrs. R. D, Poremar
Mrs. |. LL.
Mrs. Ella She
Mrs. Charles Aruey
Mrs. Margaret Thomas
Mrs. Philip H. Meyer
Mrs, H. J. Lambert
Mrs. Susan Goodhart
Mrs. Eliz
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
abeth West
Lola Ulrich
Helen Bartholomew
Ethel Rowe
Laura Runkle
Mary Fisher
Mary D. Potter
Jennie Thomas
7:
{iss Besse Cold
liss Sadie McKinney
OWNSHIP
Paul St
i 28
ron
oner
Jacob Sharer
W. H. Snyder
R. Sweeney
G. Sweeney
IL.B
P.T
W. A
C. 8S
E.C
Mrs,
Mrs,
Spangler
Stoner
Thomas
Thomas
. Wagner
Mar aret Kent
Cora M, Smith
Mrs. Jennie Alexander
Mrs, Anna Stiver
Mrs. Samuel Durst
Mrs, E
Mrs.
Mrs
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Grove
Jacob Sharer
J. E. Royer
Anna Grove
Lila Stoner
Sallie E. Landis
Margaret Alexander
Lena Breon
Anna Immel
Miss Cora A. Luse
Miss May Royer
Miss Elizabeth Royer
Philipsburg May Get Steel Plant.
Philipsburg, that
Centre county town, is adding new in-
dustries and experiencing a building
boom such ag is probably no other town
in the state at the present time. The
most recent announcement which is set.
ting its citizens agog is that a proposi-
tion is before the Chamber of Commerce
with a view to the establishment of a
rolling mill in Philipsburg, parties from
New York baving been there for the
past few days going over the situation
and looking into the matter of site,
The mill as contemplated will have an
Average annual capacity of about 30,000
tons working double turn and the pro-
ducts will be merchant bar iron. concrete
reinforcing bars, light structural shapes,
etc. The parties behind the proposition
are all practical men, baving had years
of experience with some of the largest
mills in the country and control a work-
ing organization of rollers, heaters, mill
wrights, etc, which can be moved to
Philipsburg on short notice.
Watch Your Bank Balance.
Among bills passed by the legislature
and signed by Governor Sproul is one
making it a misdemeanor to draw a
check, draft or order when the drawer
does not have sufficient funds in bank to
meet the paper.” The bill makes it an
offense to deliver puch check or draft
order. Lack of funds is made prima
facie evidence of intent to defraud up-
less the drawer shall have d the
drawee the amount due with interest
and protest fees, The penalty is made
a fine of $100 or thirty days in jail if
amount is under $20 aud fine of $100 or
two years in prison if over $20,
I PNAS
Quality ice cream,
hustling western
919.
County 8. 8. Convention at Belle-
fonte, June 3 and 4.
The filtieth annual convention of the
Centre County Sunday School A
tion will be held
and Wednesday,
There will
an
prog
S80Cin-
in Bellefonte, Tuesday
June and 4th,
exceptionally good
ram with several strong speakers
from a distance, Among these speakers
will be W. G, Bandes, secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School As.
sociation ; Miss L. Grace Kane, superin-
tendent Children’s Division, Pennsyi-
vania State Sabbath School Association,
and Hon. Charles G. Jordon,
rence county,
ard
be
of Law-
It is hoped that there
will be a very large attendance at
convention;
thi
this
A ———— en ——————
A Wintergreen Still in the Seven
Mountains. —An Innovation,
The correspondent
Lewistown Sentinal says
Samuel R :
in the
M ilroy to
the
Leister of Milroy is install-
the
Long Mountain Bridge, a wintergreen
still, something new in t} the
be distill
ing
ing
Seven Mountains, near
this part of
inlergreen will
ed from birch bark and tea leaves, which
grow in profusion in the mountains
near the s The product will be the
Hm ’ ’ % -
country. The v
All,
s iar essence of wintergreen which is
stores. About the
with the
vickers of
roprietor
several
"t
y
80 ply
him
——
After the Speeder.
of Bellefonte, is
wtimekil y 1;
SAMmobie speeqing
8, and
frm
Mons
is frank
are mostly
who
slow
not
will
and it is a
taere will be some great
howling when his figures are shown,
fonte
$
heed the police's
i
belle residents
fail
(Ri 10 request to
down. A plain clothes policeman,
known even to Bellefonte residents,
count time
seve weeks,
safe guess that
a ——
The Bit Done for War Fund.
ihe bit done for
war funds by
cents in Penns Valley, whose by
in Centre Hall. foots
of $275:000. This
but
and
centers than
stamps,
bonds
stamps other
Ceutre Hall,
———— et ——
to Speak at “State's”
Commencement.
Penrose
Hou, Boies Penrose, United States
Senator
from
Pennsylvania,
encement sg
the graduation exercises of
i919 of the Pennsylvania State College,
which will be held in th udit
ITIL Our
INI On
Wednesday morn
ing, jun
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Baccalaureate Sermon, May 25th.
Os Sunday evening, May 24th,
7:30 o'clock, Rev. C. F.
preach
’
I
Br
at
Catherman will
he baccalaureate sermon to the
aduating class of the Centre Hall
High school, in the Mathodist church,
A —
Receive Bids for Building
: School House.
The Potter township school directors
will receive bids for the construction of
4 school building, at a point near the
Dauberman farm, along Sinking Creek,
Specifications may be had by applying
at the home of E. W. Crawford, Centre
Hall,
All bids must be in the hands of the
above named party by Saturday, May
23rd.
~By order Potter Twp. School Board
AA r————
Spring Mills Grange to Give Play.
Ou Saturday evening, May 17th, the
Spring Mills Grange will render two
plays in the Grange hall at that place,
“Mr. Bob” is a side-splitting comedy,
and “It's All in the Pay Streak” is a
thriller—a real western play—portraying
life in a mining camp ; lots of action and
excitement, Don t miss it. Admission,
15 and 25 cents, adv,
EE ———— a cA ———.
Some Republican papers are saying
that the Republicans and the * Progres.
sives ” will ** got totether” during the
next session of Congress, Judging the
factions wholly by their exchanges of
*' courtesies "' it is pretty certain that if
they do ** get together ” some one will
have to call the police.
A A ——
One by one Republican ** issues” have
vanished like will o' the wisps. The
conduct of the war, the making of
peace, the league of nations—all have
failed them as partisan battle cries,
Ounly the tariff remains, but it 1s so old
and decrepit and feeble that it may
shortly pass away,
A A AAAS.
1 have in stock a carload of fresh Al-
pha Portland cement. Excellent for
making all sorts of repairs about the
premises. —R. D, Foreman, Centre Hall,
A ————— A AAAS.
Buy Page woven wire, for it stands
will
fence. Get prices. Bradford & Son,
quart, — Wm, McClenaban
Centre Hall, yuu
NO. 20
——
TOWN AND COUNTY HEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Chautauqua comes to Bellefonte
summer, July 24 to 30.
this
The white and pink
pretty generally worr
Sunday,
Court convenes on
of next week, ]
found in another cols
The Reifsnyder home in
quarantined last week, two of
dren—Elizabeth and
3
oq
John —being af
with diphther.a,
Mr. and Mrs.
Johnstown, visi
: H.
tives, beginning of the week,
ted Mrs. Heckm
f = " wr wh 2 4% v GBPS ¢ Ty pe
father WwW. Kreamer, and other
A party of state road
3 “ £ ile > 1a
ioned at Milroy last
BUrvey ior the pew
Ty
LiaIns,
across the Seven Mou
George H, Emerick drove
car to Harrisburg, las
was accompanied by
who attended his brother's
that city,
’
Woven wire and barbed
load hand, at mable
Don't bs
on Teas
1y elsewhere until 5
bright College at*close of
Anyone desiring lessons
cali Rev.
arrangements,
can
1a “ 2
A large barn and
erected on the Good
» being
ng-Tomhave farm.
west of Centre Hall. Byron Garis is
old
is
buildin
Thun
3 The
razed, rary she
having stock own-
ed by J. I. Shuey
been provided
SOG
Three
iower end of the
more
homes
Hubler, of Rebersbu
of Aaronsbury
wil
Coburn.
the fight
Prices of eggs and
ry of all grades seems to boost.
roduce layin
Valley,
arm, Begi
of last week, while engaged in peeling
lumber in Georges Valley. A broken
limb from a falling tree felled him to the
ground, breaking the arm below the
elbow. It is feared be suffered internal
snjuries also. He has much
pain as a result of the mishap.
3s ow
JOE
suffered
Last Thursday afternoon while Lioyd
Boob was assisting in skinning a beef at
the Leitzell slaughter house his fest
slipped and he fell forward, striking a
knife he held in his right hand, says the
Milibeim Journal. The knife blade peu.
etraled his forehead and mflicted an
ugly flesh wound requiring four stitches
toclose it. He bled profusely before
medical attention could be given, but
the wound is healing nicely.
Work was begun on the demolition of
the barracks and mess halls which are
situated on the Penn State campus pear
the Chemistry Amphitheater and Mac--
Allister Hall. The buildings were con-
structed by the college during the 8S. A.
T. C. period for the purpose of accomo-
dating more vocational men who were
to come to Penn State and the mess halls
were used by the men who were there
at the time.
A family of four grey foxes were dug
from their hole on Tussey mountain,
last week, by a number of boys from
Tusseyville, who have them at their