EE EB EE IR TPS Ely Bewrai iadn. “Bellefonte, Pa., February 29, 1924. Editor ¥ GEBAY MEER, = -~ =~ To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. Terms of Subscription.—Until further motice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - Paid before expiration of year - 1.7 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Published weekly, every Friday mern- ing. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter. In ordering change of address always give the old as well as the new address. It is important that the publisher be no- tified when a subscriber wishes the pa- per discontinued. It all such cases the subscription must be paid up to date of cancellation. A sample copy of the “Watchman” will be sent without cost to applicants. $1.50 Political Announcements. FOR NATIONAL DELEGATE. We are authorized to announce that John F. Short is a candidate for Delegate to the National Democratic Convention from the 23rd Congressional District. Subject to the primary election laws of Pennsylva- nia and the Rules of the Democratic party in the State and District. To the Democratic Voters of the Twenty- third Congressional District: Your support and influence is respect- fully solicited as a candidate for National Delegate to the Democratic National Con- vention to be held in New York, beginning June 24th, 1924, in accordance with the Primary Election Laws of Pennsylvania and the rules of the Democratic party. I consider principle of greater importance than the political fortune of any individu- al candidate and if elected, I shall support that candidate who seems best able to car- ry to victory the great and progressive principles of the Demoeratic party and the upholding of the constitution of the United States. JAMES G. PAUL, Bradford, Pa. ON BOARD FOR CHINA. Mrs. W. R. North Gives First Exper- iences of Their Leng Journey East. During the past two months the “Watchman” has published a series of letters from Dr. William R. North, descriptive of the journey of he and Mrs. North to their new home in Western China, which have been read with considerable interest by hundreds of people. This week we begin the publication of letters written by Mrs. North, who before her marriage was Miss Sarah Shuey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shuey, of Bellefonte, and because of the fact that the writer touches on many things that appeal more closely to the homey things we are sure her letters will be of inter- est to every one who reads them. She tells the little things that mere man passes by as insignificant but which are really very readable sidelights of their trip. But read her first letter published below and we know you will look forward to those which are to follow: ; Thursday, September 20, 1923. Dearest Home Folks: At last your “Sadie” feels enough like herself to attempt a letter home. The first day out I was so sick, I didn’t care whether I lived or died, but teday I'm mighty glad I’m living. I will never be able to tell you my first impressions when I came on board. We arrived about 8:30 Mon- day night and were shown immediate- ly to our cabin. We found it to be an inside one without any port hole and the electric fan not working. We soon discovered also that we were not the only inhabitants. It seemed to me there were millions of roaches run- ning around everywhere, I even saw twe on my berth. Well, I was just sick and vowed I'd never go to bed. Finally Bill and Mr. Blanchard went on shore and brought back some black flag. We sprinkled that all around, and since then we've seen only two or three of the pesky things, and we also have had our electric fan fixed so that everything is rosy again. We had hardly left San Francisco before I started to get seasick. I went to breakfast and ate only an or- ange. Things began to go around so I started for the deck. Bill got me set- tled in my chair and there I stayed until I was compelled to go to my cab- in and lie down. The chief stewardess brought me some sliced tomato and soda crackers for lunch. I ate them and after while went up on deck again. Pretty soon I commenced to get as sick as could be and I was com- pelled to hang over the rail. I didn’t lose much, though, for there wasn’t much in me to lose. For about an hour I felt better, then I had to go and lie down again. I felt really good only when I was flat on my back. I had my dinner served in the cabin and also breakfast yesterday morn- -ing, but I've been to the dining sa- loon for every meal since then and keep feeling better each time and my appetite also keeps getting better. Saturday, September 22, 1923. Well, my intentions were the very best, but the writing room of this ship is located where the motion of the ship is most noticeable, and I was compelled one«Thursday to seek air. Since then my time has been so full of other things, I haven’t taken time to write. But we're due in Honolulu some time tomorrow or the next day and I want to have a letter ready to mail there. : I am becoming more and more ac- customed to life on the ship and am thoroughly enjoying it. Since the first day out I have been getting plen- ty of exercise and am feeling tip-top. I'm enclosing in this letter a carbon copy of a letter that Bill has written describing much of the happenings on ship, so IT won't go into detail. I will supply some of the things, though, that he has omitted. Sunday, September 23, 1923. Here it is Sunday and I still haven't finished this letter. We reach Hono- lulu about nine o’clock to-night, so I must hurry. We are not to have any time there at all, which is rather pro- voking. They tell us we will leave early in the morning. We plan to get off for an hour or so, anyway, to see what we can of the place. : This morning we had church service in the dining saloon, and yours truly sang in a quartet made up of Bill, Mrs. Blanchard, a Mr. Westmaas and myself. We sang “The King’s Busi- ness,” and made quite a hit with the congregation. A Dr. Oltmans, who is a missionary in Japan, preached the sermon. It was a very fine service the whole way through. The meals on this boat are very good, and we have an orchestra that furnishes music for each meal. We have breakfast at 8:30, then about 11:30 they come around on deck with some kind of broth and wafers. At one o’clock we have lunch and at 4:30 we have afternoon tea, which is also served on deck. Dinner is served at seven o'clock. Friday evening we had a Japanese dinner but I didn’t like it at all. We had to eat with chop sticks, too. Most of the food was served cold and had a very peculiar taste. I’m afraid I'd starve to death if I had to eat that kind of food all the time. Each afternoon at 5:30 I have a bath (salt water with fresh water to rinse with). The bath steward pre- pares the tub for you and does every- thing but bathe you. I certainly am being spoiled. There is somebody to do everything for you. If we leave our clothes lying on the bunk, the cab- in boy folds them up nicely and puts them away. I wish I had my whole family with me. I haven’t gotten homesick yet, though my thoughts often turn home- ward. Everything is so strange and so new, that I’m completely fascinat- ed. There are some mighty fine peo- ple on this boat, too; not a fast crowd at all so that everything so far has been very fine and quiet. Although there is a bar, we haven't seen any drunken people at all. We are on C deck (that’s where our cabin is locat- ed) but our chairs are on B deck. The recreation deck is the top one or A deck, and that’s where the men’s smoking room and bar are located, so we don’t see any of the drinking. So far there has not been any dancing on the boat, and ‘only a very few people dress in evening clothes for dinner. Bill has not dressed in his tuxedo be- cause Mr. Blanchard’s suit is in the trunk that went astray, so I haven’t worn evening clothes yet, either. I must tell you before I close that we-are in a very warm climate now, just like summer. I'm sitting on deck with the voile dress on that Rachael made me, and no hat or coat. After we leave Honolulu, though, it will be- gin to get cooler again. I'll write again so that it can be mailed when we reach a port in Ja- pan. Be sure to keep writing to us so that we'll have some letters to look for when we reach China. I certain- ly did enjoy all my steamer letters, even though I was deathly sick when I read them. Heaps of love to you all, SARAH. Scout News of Troop No. 1. ization of Boy Scouts in Bellefonte. The members of Troop No. 1 would be glad if other troops would start. We hear that the United Brethren church has organized a troop, and we are very glad. The scout movement, we think, is the Lest organization to create good men. The father and son supper held on February 18th was very successful. It helped to show that the Scouts want to be a help to the community, but they need the citizens of the town .o show that they want the or- ganization to last. The scouts of our troop want everything they do to be successful, and they work to make it successful. The dance given at the Logan house by the troop was one of our successes. Since the troop has been making progress in the way of passing tests, pthere are now many first class scouts d one star scout. Robert Raymond nd Carl Gray have been made assist- ant scoutmasters. The other scouts are passing tests possible for a high- er rank. During the Boy Scouts of America anniversary week, from the eighth to the thirteenth of February, new officers were elected. Athletics in the troop are not so active, but we have found different games to be played. The scouts have a basket ball team which will be glad to play any team their age. A game is the principal event in our meetings. movement is welcome to our meetings, held every Thursday night at 7:15. “A Daily Good Turn,” is what the troop calls a good motto. DAVID GEISS, Asst. Scribe. Early Hatched Chicks. Watch the early hatched chicks carefully. Drafts, especially floor drafts, should be excluded from the brooder house. If mecessary, line the interior of the house with beaver board. The brooder stove should be maintained at a constant temperature of about 100 degrees F. Chilling and over-heating should be avoided. ——You might say that money whispers in Germany but hardly aud- ibly enough to be classed as talk. : — Subscribe for the “Watchman.” called “dart baseball,” played indoors, | | | Any person interested in the scout | this (Friday) afternoon. i ing in Wilkinsburg he became a mem- ‘lobaugh home at 2:30 o’clock on Mon- ‘day afternoon, burial being made in PAGE.—Having passed the four score and ten year mark Mrs. Mary Page, widow of Reuben Page, life- long resident of Pennsvalley, passed away shortly before noon on Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Noil, in Williamsport. The direct cause of her death was given as can- cer, the result of a fall she sustained five years ago, when she broke her hip. While the fracture healed so that she was able to be up and around, cancer later developed in the imme- diate vicinity of the fracture. She was a daughter of John and Nancy Kuhn and was born at Linden Hall on May 31st, 1833, hence was close to ninety-one years of age. Her entire life was spent in close prox- imity to the place of her birth. Al- most a pioneer in that locality she lived to see it developed into one of the best farming communities in the State. She was a member of the Evangeiical church for many years, living the simple christian life as taught in the Bible, and in many oth- cr ways was a remarkable woman. Her husband died many years ago but surviving her are two sons and two daughters, Joshua Page, of Lin- den Hall; George, of Blanchard; Mrs. W. H. Stover, of Boalsburg, and Mrs. W. T. Noll, of Williamsport. Four children preceded her to the grave. She also leaves one brother, Samuel Kuhn, of Titusville, and two half- brothers, Andrew Kuhn, of Los An- geles, Cal., and John Kuhn, of Dew- art, Pa. She a2also has many de- scendants, reaching down to the fifth generation. The remains were taken to Linden Hall on Tuesday where funeral seiv- ices were held at two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon by Revs. C. W. Winey, of Tyrone, and S. C. Stover, of Boalsburg, after which burial was made in the Rockhill cemetery. If II HOLLOBAUGH. — Harold Leech Hollobaugh died at six o’clock on Sat- urday morning .at the home of his parents, at Coleville, as the direct re- sult of hemorrhages of the stomach. Seven years ago, while working in Pittsburgh, he was set upon and bad- ly beaten up by a brace of thugs with the result that he has been an invalid practically ever since. He was, how- ever, able to be up and around the home, and even as late as last Thurs- day took a short walk. A son of George W. and Maria T. Hollobaugh he was born at Coleville on March 7th, 1892, hence was almost thirty-two years old. As a young man he went to work for the Adams Express company, in Bellefonte, and later was transferred to Wilkinsburg and it was while employed there that he met up with the thugs in Pitts- burgh. Returning home he partially recovered and went to work for the company in Bellefonte but his condi- tion soon grew worse. and he was compelled to quit work. While work- ber of the Presbyterian church and has been a faithful follower of its doctrines ever since. In addition to his parents he is sur- vived by the following brothers and sisters: Fred W. Hollobaugh, of Bellefonte; Elliott, at home; Mrs. Harry Crissman, of Pleasant Gap; Mrs. H. H. Zeigler, of Clearfield; Ivan H., of DesMoines, Iowa; Oleta and Allison H., at home. Rev. D. W. Caruthers, student pastor at State College, had charge of the funeral services which were held at the Hol- the Union cemetery. 1 it WAGNER.—John Pickard Wagner, a locomotive engineer on the Pitts- burgh division" of the Pennsylvania railroad, died at his home in Altoona last Saturday, following a number of weeks’ illness with a complication of diseases. He was a son of John and Otilda Pickard Wagner and was born in Iowa in March, 1880. His parents died when he was a boy when he came to Centre county and made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hess, in Ferguson township. In 1901 he went to Altoona and entered the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company, being in due time promoted to the po- sition of engineer. He was a member of the First Methodist church of that city, the Brotherhood of Railway Fire- men and Enginemen and the P. R. R. relief association. In 1903 he married Miss Gertrude E. Meyers, of Boalsburg, who survives with no children. He leaves, however, one sister, Mrs, H. J. Brubaker, of Freeport, Ill. Funeral services were held at two o’clock on Tuesday after- noon, burial being made in the Rose Hill cemetery, Altoona. f In LEE.—Mrs. Frank Lee died at her home at Centre Hall, on Tuesday, fol- lowing a prolonged illness with spinal trouble. She was a daughter of An- drew J. and Angelina Tate and was born’ at Shiloh a little over sixty-one years ago. She married Mr. Lee thir- ty-seven years ago and the greater part of their married life was spent upon a farm near Pleasant Gap. Sev- eral years ago they moved to Centre Hall, where they have since resided. In addition to her husband she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Earl O. Tibbens, of Pleasant Gap. She also leaves the following brothers and sis- ters: Thomas Tate, of Freeport, Ill.; Andrew, of State College; Wesley, of Pleasant Gap; George, of Duquesne, and Mrs. E. K. Smith, of Tennessee. Burial “will be made in Centre Hall JUDY.—Mrs. Missouri C. Judy, wife of George Judy, died at her home in Altoona on Sunday .night, follow- ing a week’s illness with pneumoni». | In addition to her husband she is sm-' vived by the following children: Ralph Judy, of Pennsylvania Furnace; Scott and Verda, of State College; Orpha, Harriet, Ruth and Theodore, at home. Burial was made in the Graysville cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. il Il BRYANT. — Joseph Bryant, for many years a well known character in Bellefonte, died on Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herman Cruse, in Spring township, as the re- sult of a general breakdown, having been confined to the house most of the winter. | He was a son of Samuel and Learan Bryant and was born at Elwood, N. J., on February 22nd, 1850, hence was 74 years and 3 days old. The exact date of his coming to Bellefonte is not known, although it was during his young manhood. He was a glass blower by occupation and worked at the old Bellefonte glass works, being | one of the best double-thick blowers in the country. After coming to Bellefonte he married Miss Susan Stratton, who died in 1910, but sur- viving him are three children, Mrs. Herman Cruse, of Spring township; Mrs. Irving Felmlee and Samuel Bryant, both of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held at the Cruse home at two o’clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. Kepler, of the Pleasant Gap Methodist church, after which burial was made in the Belle- fonte Union cemetery. BIRTHS. Meese—On February 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. T. Meese, of Spring township, a son, Allison. Womelsdorf—On February 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Womelsdorf, of Nit- tany, a daughter, Dorothy Rosette. Reinhert—On February 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reinhart, of Spring township, a daughter, Rachael Mary. Poorman.—On February 1, to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Poorman, of Belle- fonte, a daughter, Zelvia Marie. Taylor—On February 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Taylor, of State Col- lege, a son, Edward Lee. Robinson—On February 4, to Mr. ' and Mrs. Clair Willard Robinson, of State College, a son, David Bovine. Showers—On February 7, to Mr. and Mrs. George A. Showers, of Belle- fonte, a son, Clarence Edward. Gingher—On February 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Gingher, of Port Matilda, a daughter. Kellerman—On February 9, to Mr. and Mrs. George S. Kellerman, of Bellefonte, a son, George S. Jr. Parker—On February 8, to Mr. and Mrs. William-J. Parker, of Bellefonte, a son. Geissinger—On February 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Henry Geissinger, of Spring township, a son, Donald Wil- is. Knapp—On February 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Knapp, of Belle- fonte, a son, Richard. ~~ ~~ Hazle—On February 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lawrence Hazle, of Belle- fonte, a son, Elwood Coburn. Sager—On February 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sager, of Bellefonte, twins, a daughter, Alberta Marie, and a son, Albert Homer, Walker—On February 14, to Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Walker, of Spring township; a daughter, Mary Ellen. Fink—On January 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Telford Fink, of Bellefonte, a son, James Ryland. Evey—On February 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Evey, of Bellefonte, a daughter, Phyllis Audrey. Sample—On February 22, to Mr. and Mrs. James T. Sample, of Belle- fonte, a daughter, Mary Helen. The Ford Plant Interests the World. “How many cars do you make a day?” was the favorite question of visitors at the Ford Motor company’s Highland Park plant during 1923, and greatest interest was shown in the fa- mous assembly line where Ford cars are put together. This is the report of the guides who escorted approximately 150,000 visit- ors through the great plant during the year, nearly 50,000 more than in 1922. These visitors, men, women and children, were from all walks of life, from every nation and of every race. Charlie Chaplin was there, and General John J. Pershing, Mme Nellie Melba, grand opera soprano, and Johnny Dundee, the pugilist, saw the plant. General Joseph Haller, the Polish patriot, the Chamber of Com- merce of Copenhagen, Denmark, Brit- ish lords and ladies, potentates from the Orient, the youth of America and a host of automotive engineers, Americans as well as foreigners. Not a convention convened or ad- journed in Detroit without a visit to the “Ford factory” for its delegates, not a “rubberneck wagon” succeeded in passing the door throughout the year. As ever the engineers were most impressed with the complete system of progressive assembly of motors and cars on the move, and the co-or- dinating systems of conveyers bring- ing materials to hand at the exact in- stant needed. Basket Ball Tonight and Tomorrow Night. The Bellefonte High school basket ball team will be in acticn at the ar- mory both tonight and tomorrow night. The game tonight will be with Mt. Union. It will be called at 7:30, so as not to interfere with the Academy dance. Tomorrow night the Spartan Five. of McKeesport, champions of Western .| Pennsylvania, will be opponents of ‘|the High quintet. This game will be called at 8:30. £ nal dual Admission for each game will be 30 cents. until Only three more wweks the beginning of Spring. Mr. and Mrs. JACOB P. SMITH. This estimable Bellefonte couple celebrated their golden wedding anni- versary on Monday night of last week. JACKSONVILLE. | C. L. Neff lost a valuable horse and E. E. Vonada a good cow last week. i Marion township Grangers enjoy- "ed an oyster feed at their hall in this ' place last Friday evening. | William Orr represented the Demo- ; crats of Marion township at the an- ‘nual banquet in Bellefonte last week. Owing to the illness of Rev. Goss { no preaching services were held in the ‘Reformed church here last Sunday. Sunday school, however, was held as | usual. I Mr. and Mrs. and daughter took a sled ride to Hub- lersburg, on Sunday, where they vis- ited the Clyde Yearick home. As the result of last week’s deep ! snow fall the reads in this. section have been practically impassable ever since. In fact, the rural mail carrier “has been unable to cover his route as "usual. Members of the Howard High school enjoyed a sled ride, last Friday evening, to the home of John Condo, in this place, where they were enter- tained by the students of the Jackson- ville grammar school. LULLABY. Anna M. Fitts. I know a tiny cradle High in a leafy tree Where a mother bird sings sweetly A tender melody. Her heart seems fairly throbbing With love and joy and prayer, The notes a benediction As she sings so fondly there. So I love thee my sweet one, As I watch beside thy bed And pray sleep’s sweetest blessings May hover o’er thy head. { ——The best job work in Centre _ county is printed here. Leon Monteith and | two children, and Mrs. Mary Deitz | ; £ | system of co-operative marketing. Relief for Farmer Seen in Economical Production. Three possible avenues of relief from the present economic difficulties of the farmer are seen by H. G. Nies- ley, agricultural extension specialist in economics and marketing at The Pennsylvania State College. In talks during the past week at the fourth number of the series of far- mer’s meetings being conducted by the Centre County Farm Bureau Nies- ley cited more economical production, a diversified system of farming and merchandising farm produce as pos- sible roads that would lead to a bet- terment of farming conditions. “Not greater production but more economic production with reduced unit costs 1s the first great possibil- ities of the farmer today.” Niesley declares, “Seldom in the past has the American farmer faced greater possi- bilities of increasing net returns. By knowledge and application of control measures of insect pests and fungous diseases by the use of adopted varie- ties and adjustment of moisture con- ditions, he is prepared to net a great- er return for energy expended than ever before. The second great step in following a sane agricultural policy, according to Niesley, is to adopt or continue a diversified system of farming. He urges farmers not to place all depend- ence on one or two crops but divide their efforts, choosing in each case the crops that are best adapted to their conditions after being subjected to long time experience or adequate ex- perimentation. The cne crop farmers are facing a much worse condition than the eastern and Pennsylvania farmers who have not resorted to so limited a field of production, he states. “The third great step confronting the farmer is merchandising his pro- duce,” Niesley observes. “This in- cludes a program that insures up-to- date modern methods from the points of production to satisfied consumers. Too little attention has been given to what the consumer wants or demands. The housewife wants wheat free from foreign and undesirable material to insure good flour for making the best bread; the dairyman wants clean cows that will insure safe milk. Give these consumers what they want, for it is upon the satisfied consumer that our future business relationship de- pends. “The present tendency of the con- sumer, whether it be the buyer of farm products, or the farmer as a buyer of manufactured articles is more and more toward quality and dependability. Highly selected, grad- ed and standardized products are the slogans of the present day American business man. In speaking of co-operative market- ing, Niesley points out although much inflated it has possibilities. Where private systems as they now exist are not rendering the most efficient serv- ice demanded by consumers, he be- lieves it is advisable to substitute a The purpose of marketing, is efficient whether private or co-operative is not intended to increase the cost to tlhe consumer but to so narrow the mar- gin between preducers cost and con- sumers cost tl.at both will benefit more. “Finally,” he maintains “the far- mer will hasten better conditions on’ as he is willing to give sound thought and understanding to basic economic principles. We must give more atten- tion to educating ourselves sound business lines if we are geing to enjoy the greatest satisfacticn of our opportunity of life. The ccurse of the economic stream cannot be changed. Our only hope is to adjust our business that we are ahle to move with the tide and do so with the least friction to ourselves and society in general.” Problems in potato produc- tion will be discussed by Dr. E. L. Nixon this week in the same commu- nities. ~? » - Slr Marriage Licenses. Paul W. Houser and Sara L. Len- ker, Lemont. Frank H. Reeder, Tyrone, and Eliz- abeth E. Johnstonbaugh, Port Matil- da. Russell D. Kuhn, State College, and Katherine Caldwell, Bellefonte. THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HOW WHEN WHERE Follow the Red Arrows! i March 6, ¢ and 8 State Collede Builders’ Exhibit IF YOU WANT TO KNOW 1 J to Build VISIT OUR EXHIBIT Interesting :« Instructive Spectacular WNIT WII SSCINS INS PUPP INS INS POINT ISN BAT TTT TT er TT TTT TT TT dr” Ff Me © Good Music...Valuable Prizes Admission Free