VOL. XCV. NO. 49
COUNTY NEWS,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs. Samuel Shoop visited relatives in
TOWN AND
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Soon we'll be bored
Primary School Closed,
On Monday morning Dr. J. L
ert, of Bellefonte, county health
was in Centre Hall and ordered
Seib-
officer,
that the
ifflin county last week,
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Dutrow spent a
RAILROAD PLANTO
GET RATES DOWN with their son, W, Ned Keller, of Linden Hall, Brings Children from State of
[SF Datrow, ud wife. 13 Willimspor: Starvation to That of Sufficient Nourishment,— Old
ee |
Clothes Fxchanged for Potatoes, Carrots, Beans, Etc,
rimary school of the public schools be
few days the past week I y school of t pu
closed, owing to the epidemic of meas
This
‘locking the stable after the horse is
. ; ie. 4 with that
les in the borough. 1s plainly
James Fette olf is improving the ap-
pearance of his by it
| painted. much of the work being done |
by himself,
1
pbrase, ‘‘— days until
Propose to Reduce Wages and home
Return All the Saving by
Reduction in Charges.
ARVIN . . . : Heckman ra
having stolen,” for in the case of Miss Bartholo- - George Heckman r
mew's school practically all the children
| Mrs J. W. Keller, of Linden Hall, has have a large office force and they are be- | have passed through
the Reporter to
interesting letter | ideas are in the w ay of getting things
Every Sat
the illness and the
Mr. and Mrs John Mowery and chil-
dren Mrs
all of Bur
consented to permit | ginning to realize just what Western [school on Monday a Pennsy
showed
far
morning
les Dearmnit: and family,
at the
“ x . % 3
—— Char publish the following cent. attendance, oona
he 3 nduy rn ro 14 i
gam, spent Sunday from her son, W Ned Keller, who is di: | done. we are attendance in
a
FULL TEXT CF THE PROPOSAL
as de Witt Cuyler,
Association of
Statement by Thor
Chairn
Railway E
of the
in
ecutives on
the Situation,
y labor
ritories wi the car-
ere
To Reduce Rates as Wages Go Down
"oor orl Tr {
ng action is
upon
I the un
concurrently
with
v +3
wages the benefit of
n
all, w
Ish
merce
publle in
rallroad
meantime
The n
this course In view of their
of the fact
trial activit
a point which brings depression
realization
wheels of
¢ 3 3 1
osed doy
distres
ion which confre
extremely
ized a
ord
criti
ret
lume o
Roads Forced to Defer Maintenance
In this situation, a roliey of the
rigid economy and of post
vif +4 +¥ rl
cutting to the e upkeep
properties was adopted
roads,
lecting and
work which the
near future be done and pald for. This
Is Mustrated by the fact of
September 15, 1921, over
or 374431 in number, of freight
cars of the carriers were in bad order
and needing repairs, as against a nor
mal of bad order cars of! not more
than 160,000, as is further illustrated
by the deferred and inaCequate maln
tenance of other equipment and of
roadway and structures,
Even under those conditions, and
with th's large bill charged up against
the future,—which must soon be pro
vided for and pald If the carriers are
to perform successfnlly thelr transpor.
tation duties —the result of operations
for the first eight months of fhis year,
the latest avaliable figures, has been
at a rate of net railway operating in
come, before providing for Interest
or dividends, amounting to only 26
per cent, per annum on the valuation
of the carrier properties made by the
Interstate Commerce Commission In
the recent rate case, an amount not
sufficient to pay the Interest on thelr
outstanding bonds,
Roads’ Earnings Far Below Reasonable
Returns
It is manifest, from this showing
that the rate of return of 5% or 6 per
cent for the first two years after March
1, 1920, fixed in the Transportation Act
a8 a minimum reasonable return upon
railroad Investment, has not been even
approximated-—much less reached:
and that the present high rates accord.
Ingly are not ‘ue to any statutory
guarantee of earnings, for there is no
such guarantee,
In analyzing the expenses which
have largely brought about this situa.
tion, It hecomes evident that by far
the largest contributing cause is the
labor cost, "
Today the rallroads pay out to labor
approximately 60c¢ on the dollar they
{ Continued on last page. )
This was at the
for the
must hereafter and In
price of
time
that,
18
as
per cent
the
| Byron Geris home
Thousands
d
loam
| Ka ns
of weak, rup-down
}
ar women Dave stonishing
reported
in weight from the use of
| Centre Hall Pharmacy
Tanlac has been an unfailing source
{ Com { to mi
i th ar d bt
Have von tried it for vour
Centre Hall P
Mrs. IL.
who Das
lions throughout
leuy eadth of this continent
trout
of Clevelat
at the
past
her niece. Mrs.
Robertson, to Hartford, Conn
been a guest
home for a few weeks on
accompanied
by auto
The Centre Hall and Boalshurg
§¢ hool soccer footh all
I y
Boalst
the
Friday afternoon
I a 3 to 1 victory for
5s Elsie Moore,
an operation t
b
ly Mr
at the time and t
i the
Potter was absent from the camp
3
ed
herefore was sav
the
An enthusi
w
ranger
us
illiam F
. locs
use, south
Mountain
t fires shaped uj
reforestat and has induc
a large number of
ion
farmers to plant trees
agitating
suitable for timber and fence posts furn-
'
by
and ti
ished free state. Owners of
lands, ere
with Mr
ir next spring's planting
are many, should
stich McKinney and se
fe
f
A SM APS
Eutaw House Register,
The following pers.ns
Potters Mills, du:
registered
Eutaw House,
ing the past week
Donald Worrel, I. B. Briner, F. H
White, George Cressman. Buzz Rook,
Sol, Samuelson, Edward Glazoer, R. J.
Krepps, Mr. and Mrs. A. W, Thomp-
son, Margaret Wren, Sarah Fretz, Kath
ryn Thompson, Mildred Ducke, Kath-
ryn Ducke, C. D. Boohn, Miles Hall,
H. T. Haas, Sara Wian, all of Lewis.
town,
Mrs. G. L. Thompson, Roland Thomp.
son, G. L. Thompson, Mrs. H, Y Me-
gellan, H. B. Stover, R. H. Thompson,
S, 8, Brown, all of Milroy.
R. E. Holmes, Mrs. Holmes, James
W. Houdeshel. C, M. Rogers, ] E Lay-
eweker, R. G. Anderson, J] H. Snow,
W. R. Huntsberger, all of Harrisburg.
W. D, Taylor, C. G, Williken, Reeds-
ville,
Charles Dombush, H. Oscar Fisher,
Wm. Naeovn, H. 5. Alexander and wife,
F. H. Alexander and wife, W. C, Roper,
of Belleville,
T. A. Barrett, New York City,
Charles F Strebig, Philadelphia .
George Porter, O. E. Harvey, William
P. Warner, O. M, Bowersox, of State
College.
Eva Treaster, Yeagertown,
L. L. Smith, wife and daughter, Cen-
tre Hall,
J. Edward Keirn, Pittsburg,
tonte.
George Martin, O, E. Gongaware, 8.
A. Bingaman, of Latrobe,
recting relief work in far-off Armenia,
Alexandriapol, Armeni;
Kasachi
oept. 4
two
} 1
VeOeKS
and
A few days Ago sever
le went to Tiflia and
fron
i they Dt mail
fo
Was enou
about two egy:
SO YOu Can mn
”
48)
agine on what a large scale I a
of
old
Chasing supplies ae Diggest part
I am with
il w
every day I bave to
the produce baying
clothes an sh you could the crowd
person gets a tick
Poetry A 1
orings, anc then
a big truck at the warehouse with
lothes and take it to the diary and the
so boy scouts
line them k pay them off. For in-
stance, for a man who brings a bushel of
green beans I give him a woman's skirt
and a piece underwear. |
of
am aso
buying al the wood we need daily with
oid clothes. I am handling all the sup-
plies used here in the post and every lit.
tie thing tha bought or needed here
joes through my hands, | have a nice
B ¥ 3
large office in the warehouse and I am
~
etting everything fixed up nicely. 1
® g y g
COMMUNITY DAY
t ia
Lo
urday
busy crowd for we issue rations to las
mel wrest sav know
ANG You may Know
a week we Issue
it
Dig q iantities, for
age is caring for and feeding half of
1
the people being cared for the Cauc i5Us
Every week we is
abou
onne
for them
much
wool in the
ior the
We have
8.30 1 am in
Every
go y
one o'clox ’ time
0 LOCK ALG LIT
evs 1
aaa
y charge
red orders
to relieve
1
y bere and that
take over the
finance
and
oo
wees
saE ocoing to have ma
was KOIAKE 0 ave m
pA
want ow mene =
t want to go, and n
atari free is 3 rT, 5 .
stand for it, so he had to put
2
he oy
3s 1
aCanyg
ur Director
ting
leav
an appeal to 1arters, and by stand.
ing in well with « renieral he
succeeded in get ordeis pt
wigh. 1 bate to we had
congenial bunch everyth
WAS working out so now
must go to Erivan, about 150 miles from
hy ey ne AA
Lae INNG-
The
as I am,
here. and help straighten out
die they have down there. foles
but 1
and make the best of it.
are all upset about it
guess 1 must go
They promised however that as soon as
| more American personnel came in and 1
| got them broke in I was t» come back
here to take over the work again,
With kind regards to all,
Your boy,
NED.
[A letter from Mr, Keller written from
Erivan will be published next week, —
2d. ]
AT SPRING MILLS
“Community Day at Spring Mills a
success in every detail,” is the verdict of
the throng that attended,
Snappy air and threatening clouds
asm of the populace of the Spring Mills
community who loyally came out to at-
at the Vocational School on Friday, last.
The tastily and orderly arranged ex-
hibits of the township schools and the
different departments of the Vocational
School and the individual exhibits of
stock and grain by farmers of the com-
munity opened at 10 a, m. and were in.
spected by a constant stream. of people
until 10:30 in the evening.
The Health program at the Grange
Hall began at 10:30 in the morning with
a song by the pupils of the iatermediate
grades at Bpring Mills. The song in
theme and action demonstrated the nec.
cessity of attending to the health chores,
Following the song the pupils of the
Prominent Men Speak,
| primary grades, each bearing a letter of
| the alphabet, gave in turn a rhyme em.
| phasizing some article of diet that a
{child must eat if he would become
strong and healthy. The exercises clos.
ed with a clever song illustrating how
the farmer plants the seed that produces
the best tood for ** you and me and ev-
ery one else.” The health movie follows
ing with interspersed singing by the 250
children ot the grade schools of the
township was highly inspiring.
Mrs. M. C. Jones, Community nurse,
closed the morning program with a
health talk te the children in which she
emphasized the importance of coopera
tion of the children in preventing the
spread of contagious diseases, after
which the children were weighed and
measured,
The dinner at the Vocational School,
prepared and served by the Homemak-
ing Department, proved a most satisfy-
(Continued on inside page.)
the other
t whose pupil
1 | time on account of the epid
ncipal
ever, t
the prix
234% 1¥% br earsl
Pri O01
i
Literary Program for Friday Evening.
»
On Fr
iday evenin ]
the Centre Hall lg ve
year,
rst program {o
des many other oo
8 MADDY other god
first inter-scholastic
3 > gage ser wd
ipted between High se
The question to be debated
that
es pyre To
mprovin
i Y 4
th
ide will be defen:
Martha
of ti
ar x
I eancg
{ tT
OCai ii
nn fron 42 all
00 ree Lo all
i tli
State Grange May Wait.
onvention of the State
Ab
egates are expected to attend
db —
Hon. Clinton Howard at Bellefonte.
of
“The Little Giant the American
Platform will address the citizens
Centre county on ne
ata W
mass meeting. Subject
Everybody welt
lection will be taken,
s—————————
Hallowe'en Party in Grange Hall.
Hallow-
in the Grange ball on Mon.
8
healed
n
i DOG
Progress Grange will
5 a
e'en party
nut—
Aged Man Dies in Cornfield.
On Monday of last week, between 12
Robert Hackenberg, of
very suddenly in
Shem H
Hackenberg and were
husking corn and Mrs. Hackenberg had
left for another shock, leaving the
band to tie the fodder. Thinking it was
taking him unduly long she looked a-
round but could see nothing of him.
She went to investigate and found him
lying lifeless behind an untied sheaf of
fodder. Mrs. Hackenberg notified her
son and his wife and the unfortunate
man was removed to his home, where
the family physician pronounced death
due to heart failure.
About six years ago Mr. Hackenberg
suffered several strokes of paralysis, but
be had recovered to such a degree that
he was able to do some work, and he
was never content to be idle.
Mr. Hackenberg was born near Mid.
dleburg, and was aged 73 years, 9 mos,
and 17 days, He was married to Susan
Feese, of Union county, and they lived
in the eastern section of Centre county
during most of their married life. He
was a consistent member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church for many years.
Besides the widow he is survived by
three sons aud three daughters— Mrs,
George Miller, of Williamsport ; Je.
rome, of Salona ; Mrs, Clarence Musser,
of Aronsburg ; Wesley, of Rebersburg ;
Mrs, Harry Stover, of Milton, and Shem
H.. of Smuliton,
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning, conducted by the pastor of the
deceased, Rev, C, F, Catherman, assist
ed by Rev, C. C. Shuey, of Bellefonte,
Interment was made in the Union ceme-
tery at Rebersburg,
and 1 o'clock,
ry | 2. “fy
Smuliton, died the corn
th
- 4
eld of
Mr,
his son, Hackenberg.
his wife
He
hus-
Save Your Eyes.
If your eyes are giving you any trou.
ble see Rubin andjRubin at Centre Hall
hotel, Wednesday, Nov, ¢, or Mott Drug
Store, Bellefonte, Thursday, Nov. fo.
Good glasses are fitted as low as $2.00,
no drops are used in examining your
H
1 position
iITesseq
eCure a goo
r
Meat
me
Gries t
AACN,
Sowa i 3 #1 .
GTICKECC seclion
road above Pleasant Gap, whi
strong €
rye te
Dg enough t
she sve sue
which m
aoa 1
ight skid on the smooth heekad
ML 380 Jad Lad id Lia WICK
surface at a time whe
kment and creek,
ban
The Reporter would
your success during the
T¢
on. u are lucky
wild turkey, a
string of rabbits, don't mod.
to stand in the way of your re-
to the Reporter
show up as well in
esty (0
11 will
a
nds
porting it Your ki
PV AAA
your game bag, and besides your frie
at
YOur success,
as it will
a distance will be to read of
glad
From the Lewistown Gazette we glean
the following : George Michael,
lives on the Crissman farm near Milroy,
was away from home from home a few
nights ago in his “Lizzie.” When he re.
turned home he did not notice the large
gate at the house being closed. He was
hitting the high places. The result,
“Liz” went on through the gate and
simply broke it all to pieces, without any
serious injuries to “Lizzie” or Mr. Mi-
chael,
Charles E. Yearick, son of Mr.
Mrs. John Yearick, of Bellefonte, and
for seventeen years a successful ma-
chinist, being foreman in the employ of
the Lycoming Motors corporation, of
Williamsport, four years, has purchased
from Robert Roan the Big Springs gar
age in Bellefonte, and will operate the
samc. He will deal in Paige cars and do
expert repair work, The garage was
formerly operated by Samuel H, Poor.
man, a former Centre Hall boy,
Harry Bottorf, of near Runville, and
his son John, were arraigned before Juse
tice Keichline, in Bellefonte, the father
being charged by the son with assault
and threats to kill. The testimony
showed that the whole trouble was caus.
ed by a row over an automobile owned
in partnership by the two, The son
wanted to make a trip to Yarnell, about
three miles from home, and the father
forbid it. . Some angry words ensued and
then the son was struck across the head
with the crank of the car. The young
man then used his fists and badly batter
ed his elder’s face. It was decided to
settle the case, the father agreeing to
pay the costs, $18.23. It was also decid.
who
and
. oyes, and satisfaction is guaranteed,
ed to sell the oar,