VOL. XCIIII.
$31,000 FOR NEW BUILDING.
Central Penn'a Odd Fellows Contri-
bute for Wing for Sunbury Or-
phanage.
Odd Fellows lodges of Central Pennsyl-
vania have contributed $31,000 toward
the fund for the erection of the wing at
the Orphanage, east of Sunbury, accord-
ing to the report of President J]. W.
Stroh, for the past six months. About
$20,000 has come in since July,
Notwithstanding the pleas of the
Home Association that they be permit-
ted to build two wings at the orphanage,
the Grand Lodge officers and kindred
charities committee will permit only the
building of one wing of the proposed
addition. The building will be 45 by 45
feet in width and in length, three stories
high, consisting of dormitories, dining
room, kitchen, swimming pool, etc,
The estimated cost will be $50,000.
The Orphanage family at the present
time consists of 131 children. There
were admitted during the past
months 14 children, and the same num-
ber were discharged, There are
quartered in the annex and 121 in
large building.
The Band and Orchestra of the home
have been more than self sustaining
during the year, Receipts were $3,622.-
38, and expenses $2,230,33, leaving a
balance of $1,292.05. Prof. W, H, Cal-
houn, now warden of the county jail
six
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the
G. B. Goodhart Writes from Illinois.
Orangeville, Il1.,
Feb, 16, 1920.
Editor Reporter :
Dear Sir and friend ;: —
We have had a long cold winter—
have had sleighing since December 1st.
Saturday night it was 20 below zero
with a high wind. Farm sales every
day ; everything high.
The *‘flu” has been extremely bad in
this vicinity, However, not many lives
have been lost,
I am very busy buying and selling
horses. At present have 36 head on
hand, But 1 will dispose of most of
them at public auction in several weeks,
We also do lots of livery work. Liv-
ing just a mile from Orangeville, and
there being no livery there, we get plen.
ty of calls,
Twenty-one years ago I stepped on
the train at Centre Hall, and left for the
west, While I have only. been back
three times, yet the Centre Reporter has
been a weekly visitor, Wish you to ad
vance my in
amount enclosed.
I enjoyed Mr. Gramley's letter
Cedarville, Ill. He
miles south of us, and we get to see him
date accordance with
from
lives just seven
quite often. We enjoy his company.
This finds us all well. Wish you and
all the readers of the Reporter another
prosperous year,
Sincerely yours,
G. B.
(GOODHART,
has been director of both these organi-
zations from the beginning and the banc
has beea especially wonderfully develop
ed.
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4 Mail Planes Now Making Daily
Landings.
Four mail planes have be making
daily landings on the Bellefonte avia-
tion field, on the New York to Cleveland
route, during all the extremely cold and
blustry weather during February.
Heretofore the schedule included but
one plane each way daily.
Experiments with Martin Bombers
over the New York to Cleveland route
have demonstrated, it is stated, that this
type of plane is not best suited for the
purpose and does not compare favorably
with the smaller machines. The Martin
Bomber is a much larger and heavier
type of plane than the DeHaviland.
The mountainous territory encountered
between New York and Cleveland,
has developed, makes enforced landings
with Martin Bombers exceedingly haz-
ardous. As a result it has been decided
to use the DeHaviland exclusively om
this route,
Two planes were ‘‘nosed
making |
Bellefonte aviation
No particular damage resulted.
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District Association of P.O. S. of A.
Formed.
ne ith
nce with
ry
no
it
over” in
show at
ndings
In accords action decided up-
on at the semi-annual convention of the
P.O. S. of A, held inthe Altoona tem-
ple on New Year's day, a committee of
delegates appointed at that time, last
Wednesday evening affected the
ization of the Central Pennsylvania P.
O. 8. of A, District Association
This committee, composed of dele-
gates from the eleven counties represent-
ed in the new formed association, per-
formed the will of 12,775 of the member-
ship of the counties of Blair, Cambria,
Clearfield, Somerset, Bedford, Hunting
don, Ceutre, Mifflin, Union, Snyder and
Clinton. Through their unification of
different camps throughout these count-
ies, it is anticipated that the future
annals of the history of the P.O. 8. of
A. in this section will be one of great
growth and development,
The officials of the Central Pennsyl-
vania P. O. 8. of A. District association
elected Wed. night are : first past presi-
dent E . 8. Ripka of Centre Hall ; presi-
dent C. L. Nonemaker, past state presi-
dent of the P. O, S. of A, ; vice-presi-
dent, W. L.. Holton, Morrisdale; secre-
tary, Clarence Silknitter, Huntingdon ,
treasurer, M. R. Johanson, Bellefonte;
assistant secretary, Charles Shore,
Mapleton,
In connection with the convention, a
program of events designed to be of gen-
eral interest to the public will be worked
out, the features of which will be an-
nounced at a later date,
The idea of the association is pattern.
ed after similar organizations in the
east, and sections of Pennsylvania where
the membership is much stronger. It is
believed to be a step in the line of prog-
ress which will eventually react to the
greatest possible good of the P, O, 8.
of A.
organ-
AI 1 MS A WE.
Aerial Flivver Now on Market,
An aerial flivver which can be parked
in your back yard, and which makes 4s
miles an hour or can loaf along at a 22
mile gait without falling, was a proved
success in New York, on last Thursday.
The tiny machine, a monoplane,
weighs only 595 pounds and was given a
thorough try-out before a critical group
of engineers and flyers and proved prac-
tical. The machines will be marketed
and will sell for $2500.
The Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year,
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New Miller for Local Mill.
John Auman, of
been engaged as miller by Bradford &
Co., proprietors of the local flouring mill
at
Watsontown, has
and he is expected to
once. Harry G. Miller w
Hall this week fc
in si
begin work
1
ill leave Centre
n
yr Watsontown
where
milar work. ap
It [ag
jobs
he will engag
pears to be a case of ‘‘swappings”
i vr: :
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Filipinas Get Ballot Before Amer
Sisters.
‘he Filipino woman Is destined to
be in the world's spotlight more than
ever before as a result of the news just
cable from Manila to the
the Philippine senate has
equal suffrage bill giving
women full political rights with men,
This would Indicate that the Filipina
may beat her American sisters to the
ballot box,
The Filipina has many admirers who
predict she will make good if she gets
the vote, just as she has made good In
the very important role she has oc-
cupled in the family and business life
of the Philippines ever since the In-
troduction of Christianity in the is
lands three centuries ago.
“America's advent In the Philippines
discovered a wonderfully Interesting,
responsive little being, the Filipino wo
man,” writes one American concerning
the Filipina, “Mothering the only
Christian people In the far east, she
holds a place of authority, love and re
spect In family and social life that ia
not accorded to women in countries
neighboring the islands, or in India,
China or Japan.”
A Filipina who 1s doling an impor
tant work for her people in the Unit
ed States is Mrs, Jaime C de Veyra,
wife of the resident commissioner from
the Philippines, Not only has she fre
quently addressed wives of mem
bers of Congress In Washington as to
conditions in the new Philippines, but
she has visited various cities, speaking
before women's clubs. The senora
wears, In giving her talks, one of the
beautiful gowns of her home land, a
delicate pineapple fabrie, hand-woven
and hand-embroidered, shaped like a
gauzy-winged butterfly.
“In many ways the path of the wo
men of the Philippines is easy,” says
Senora de Veyra. “Laws made by her
have combined the best of American
and Spanish precedents, and she has
come into her own with far less strug-
gle than either her American or her
Spanish sisters, Married women may
hold property In severalty., They are
guardians of thelr own children. These
are vested rights and cannot be taken
away from her,
“Professional opportunities are as
good for women as for men in the land
from which I come. The Filipina is
by custom the dictator in the home,
She is usually the keeper of the family
treasure. Practically all of the small
shops In Manila are conducted by wo-
men, Women are already members of
the Philippine Bar Association—a
thing ‘still impossible in Great Britain.
They are also successful as physi.
clans.”
Life is really a fifty-fifty proposition
for women In the Philippines, accord-
ing to the senora, who has fhken such
a prominent part in women's work
there that she has sometimes been re-
ferred to as “the little mother of them
all.” She was the assistant matron of
the Normal Hall Dormitory for Girls
when she married. She speaks Eng-
lish fluently and puts her little talks
“over” with real tact, She has four
children, An evidence of her enter.
prise was her action last year in mas-
tering shorthand so she might be “use.
ful to her husband at home In the eve.
nings in case he wishes to dictate a
few letters or a speech.” s
SR PSO
February has three days yet to run,
What kind of weather has March in
received by
effect that
passed the
the
store? {
High School Gives Humorous Liter-
ary Program.
An interesting and very entertaining
literary program was given by members
of the Centre Halli High school, in
Grange hall, on Friday evening. A hu.
morous debate, a two-act comedy, reci-
tation, and singing kept the large au
dience in constant good humor, While
in the past the subjects for debate have
been chosen from topics which are en-
gaging the serious thought of the Amer-
ican people today, Friday evening's de-
bate was in lighter vein: *‘Resolved
that more expensive than
boys.” The affirmative side of the ques-
tion was upheld by Thomas Grove and
girls
"
are
George Reiber, while Pearl Ruble and
Hazel Ripka attempted to convince the
dges that their sex was the less expen.
in the rearing. Naturally there
was much sport between youthful
debaters in cataloging the items of ex
pense
sive
that the two classes incur in living
the present day. The
four judges were of the opinion that the
fifty-
consequently they could com
neg
in the style of
arguments presented were about
fifty" and
to no decision.
The two act comedy was given
all-girl cast, no less than ¢
g by an
ix girls don-
mascunne
ning boys’ garb in playing
parts. The audience was kept in con-
stant lau r
humorous
Sara Heckman recited
poem and Wi
i
iam Sweetwood read the
school paper.
a — a...
“ Thrit Stamp Week."
The week of March 1-6 has
1
ted
been des-
igna by the Treasury Department
Savings Division “ Thrift
Week.”
as Stamp
¢ Talks tc
men, bankers,
ters, women,
d Stamps
:
traclive way ¢
row
¢ Have
Stamp message i
chil
eek iS ID
w
npressive
MAA,
Income Tax Man to Be in Bellefonte.
Announcem
Agent Schweppes
foute from March to
Centre countians in making ou
Mr.
Schweppenhi
—— rete
come (ax retu
will have
Jury
last day on which
will
that ia least
be on March 15th. Not later
one-fourth of
amount o rson’s income tax must
be paid.
Every Centre countian who filed an in
come tax return
thereby was given a number has recent-
ly received his necessary blanks for ma
king out his statement fer the year 1919
The purpose of the visit of Mr. Schwep-
penhizer to Bellefonte is to give inform-
alion to persons on points confusing to
them and also to receive payment for
tax,
1
ast year and
sheet
Eu i ——————
Horses Cost U. 8. $191 Each.
In the course of the World War, and
until February 1, 1920, the | Government
purchased a total ot 8.018 horses and
mules at an approximate cost of $191 a
head.
——— AA
TUSSEY VILLE.
From last week
Mrs. Ella Hettinger, who has been
sick for two weeks, is better,
Mr. and Mrs, David Stoner, who have
the grip, are improving,
John Stoner, who has the flu, is some
better at this writing,
Mrs, Maria Wagner is spending some
time at Centre Hall,
Emmet Jordan has a bad attack of the
grip. He is slowly recovering,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Dashem, who
have had the grip are some better at this
writing.
Miss Esther Bitner is able to be about
again, after an illness with pelurisy for
two weeks.
Mrs, Authur Holderman has returned
home, after spending several weeks in
Bellefonte,
Miss Jennie Bottorf is keeping house
for W. M. Stoner, while Mrs, Stener is
taking care of the sick at David Ston-
er's,
AAAS.
Pennsylvania produced last year 138,
ooo bushels of sweet potatoes. The
crop was worth $248,000 at $1.80 per
bushel. 3
THE DEATH RECORD.
Klinefelter Sisters Die Week Apart.—
Mrs. J. Q. A. Kennedy Passes A-
way.
KENNEDY. Mrs,
nedy, widow of J, Q. A. Kennedy, died
at her home west of Centre Hall, on Fri
day afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. She suff-
ered from a complication of diseases for
a month preceding her death and for the
lastweek was bedfast,
Deceased was a daughter of Thomas
and Elizabeth Lingle and was born near
Centre Hall, March
her
. 183s, 1}
Her
asth nee
ie
was in ifth hus-
band
October
sixty-
preceded her
10,
main, na.wuely,
1915,
Mrs.
mew, of Altoona, and Miss Mary, at
Mrs. 1. Mer
Hall, and
Hall ;
aughters re-
I 3
Bartholo«
cit
Also two sist
vin Arney, of
Mrs. CC. M
one grandchi
home, ers
near Centre
. Arney, of Centre also
id,
Mrs. Kennedy was a consi
ber of the Presbyterian churcl
4 member of ti
ever ready
s Eastern §
had a cheery
H second
daughter
t
Klinefelter
| Weck,
James
Harry
Mrs,
Hal
ang
Mrs
Hall
of near Centre
John Fous Illinois
Charles,
James Foust, of
several sisters,
state,
.
Aliso one brother,
Georges Valley, and
Heme
dome,
at
Deceased was a
Evangelical pastor,
Rev. |. A. Shui‘z, had harge of the fu-
neral services which were held Monday
morning.
town,
member of the United
church, and his
Burial was made at Spruce-
JAITZELL. Stuart M, Leitzell died in
city of Washington, D. C,, on the
28th ult., of valvular heart grouble, ac-
cording to a letter received this week by
the Reporter from his son, F. O. Leit-
zell, of Pittsburgh. Mr. Leitzell was a
native of Pbtter township and for many
years had been employed in the Civil
Service Department in the national cap-
ital.
The Reporter hopes to give a more
complete obituary and biographical
sketch next week.
[Leen ~Thomas llgen, a native of
Sugar Valley, died at his home in
Tylersville, on Saturday, of senility,
aged seventy-eight years. Burial was
made Tuesday. Four sons survive,
namely, Wallace N., of near Centre
Hall ; William and Elden, of Tylers
ville, and Ephriam, of Florida. Also
one brother, Daniel ligen, of Georges
Valley, and one sister Mrs, Spangler,
of Tylersville,
Barr—Margaret (Beirly) Barr died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella
Welch, at Alton, N. Y., on Feb. 16, at
the age of seventy-nine years, seven
months, Surviving are the following
children : Maud, of Houston, Texas:
Ella, ot Alton, N, Y.; James A., of But.
,
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NO. 8
ler, Catharine, of Sayre,
(Bellefonte papers please copy.)
Vonapa.—Thomas E, Vonada, a life-
long resident of Haines township, died
Friday morning, 13th, at his home near
Woodward, aged about 62 years, Drop-
sy, followed by gangrene, was the cause
of death,
His wife and two daughters, Mrs. Jac-
ob Musick and Miss
Two brothers and a
“lorence, survive.
P. P.
ne
na
sister, and
Andrew Vonada, Mrs,
Emanuel Eungard, of near Spring Mills,
> *
also survive,
of Coburn,
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day forenoon in the Evangelical associa
tion church at Woodward and were con-
ducted by Rev. W, D,
ment made at
Donat, Inter-
Was
Bellefonte Man Instantly Killed.
Fal 1 . py, | “
John Henry Houtz, an resident
of Bellefonte, was instantly
2 acl lak or 1
at work as a track laborer i
1 -
ly after 7
Mr. Houtz
and was engaged
ne
n
ar Belle nte, short
Monday
st gone to
yards
o'clock morning.
Work
had ju
aes when an emp-
aiong the rack,
Liats
distance
before the
Of 2 ) Fel
was discovered by Josep!
John Davis, who were
catcher and saw his
der it. Engineer
vino
mgine
nangled
mangled.
Deceased born at Julian and
aged
was
almost seventy-four years.
nf eestf—
Editor Lew Fosnot Dead.
ti fsn——
Deaths of Centre Countians.
Has
WL
Free Forest Trees for spring Plant-
ing.
ut a real business prope
It
have an
forest
you
Harrisburg
cu ———
Dead Bables Gathered Up Like Rub-
bish in Armenia.
rom long
nn
rmenia,
experience as a relief
Dr. L.
Wirt, field secretary of the Near East
Relief, told the Rotary club at a lunch-
eo meeting in the Penn Harris hotel,
Harrisburg, last week, such a story of
horror and hunger in that stricken coun-
try, as sent many of the members away
with tears in their eyes.
The first sight that greeted Dr. Wirt's
gaze in Armenia, he said, was that of a
garbage gatherer picking up bodies of
dead children, who had died in the
streets. “They left them where they
1”, he said, "covered only with a bit
Lincoln
fell
of dirty matting, and they were gather.
ed up like 80 much rubbish every morn-
ing.
**Next"” he continued ‘I was taken to
a children’s hospital, where countless
babies were starving for milk, which
was not to be had, and then I hastened
back to the ship for malted milk. Ours
was the first relief ship through, and I
tell you it made our hearts glad to see
the babies hungrily drinking the good
pure milk we brought.”
State Agricultural Notes.
Pennsylvania had 52 acres of alfalfa,
in 1899, whi:h produced 72 tons of hay ;
4,932 acres, in 1909, with a yield of 9,154
tons. The recent co-operative acreage
survey shows an estimate area of 62,214
acres and production of 176,773 tons.
Estimates show that Pennsylvania
had 22,900 acres of dry or field beans in
1919. Assuming that the average yield
was eleven bushels per acre and the av.
erage. price four dollars per bushel,
which is only reasonable and fair the crop
was worth over a million dollars. Bean
production is only a side-line in Pennsyl-
vania agriculture.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
FROM ALL PARTS
A letter for Clarence Hall is
ed in the Centre Hall post office,
"1 Ya town
unciaim-
Rebekah
py § go
enter-
(Th
Are you going to the
tainment in Grange hall to.night 1r8-
day)? Bure
Tey
i810
The Belleville (Mifflin county)
was sold last week by 8S. B, Zook
to C. E. Alli resident
Eviiie,
a former
son,
A local teachers’ institute will be
eim Saturday of this week,
two session program
been prepared.
Mrs. George E. Breon and children,
af weeks in Centre
for
ter spendin few
lall, left las hursday
home in |
was brought from State College, Wed-
st week and
Rev. R.
IR Dural Was
Rr.
a gre:
of the very best in
charge of the Krader Motor C
foute, who have recently opened a new
, who for the past two
ng relatives
The sale seaso
{ next wees
I the ble
1 be sold
bidder. Practically all
will be purchased by nei
At
chautauqua t
nf
Mn
heald
a meeting
» be fillheim
ime during the coming summer, held in
he Woodmen club on Monday evening
some
of last week, a permanent organization
was effected by the election of J.H. Hoff-
man, prest., and A. H. Stover, secretary
and treasurer. A number of committees
were appointed.
Students at the Pennsylvania State
College have entered a campaign
tribute to the Near East Relief work,
Within a few days an announcement is
expected that will show the college to be
solidly back of this great movement.
Penn State has the reputation of setting
the pace for other eastern colleges in
this kind of work.
The Methodist Home for the Aged, lo-
cated in Tyrone, has the distinction of
being the only home of its kind in the
Central Pennsylvania conference. The
home is growing in popularity and
prominence since guests are arriving so
rapidly as provision can be made for
them, There are at present eight
guests in the home, and six more will
arrive in the near future,
Mrs. sahlon C. Stover, of near Rebers-
burg, last week received a letter an.
nouncing the serious illness of her fath-
er, Ammon Shroyer, at Maple Park, IIL,
says the Millheim Journal. The letter
stated that Mr. Stroyer’s lungs had been
poisoned by oil meal, a load of which he
had hauled to his barn, A later letter
said that his condition was very critical
and his chances for recovery were few.
Mrs. Stover departed Wednesday morn.
ing for the parental home.
Industrial workers in Centre county
suffered 457 accidents during the last
year, according to a report issued by
Clifford B, Connelley, commissioner of
the Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry. Of that number 4 were
fatal, 137 were serious, and $16 were of
a minor nature, Throughout the State,
152.544 accidents, including 2569 fatali.
ties, occurred in 1919. Those figures
were compiled by the Bureau of Work
Compensation,
to con
men's
wo