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Bellefonte, Pa., February 3, 1928.
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Civil War Song Now Battle Cry of
Macedonians.
Out of the past comes the old song,
famous in the days when America
was in the grip of the Civil war; a
song may again be heard as the bat-
tle cry of a nation.
“John Brown's boly lies amoulding
in the grave,” war-song of the Amer-
jean Civil war, it became the battle-
cry of 100,000 grim hardy Maecdon-
ian ‘comitadijis, who are fighting for
the freedom of their country, Mace-
donia; the majority of which has been
divided between the bordering states
of Bulgaria and Jugoslavia.
Details of this strange story have
been brought to light in dispatches
reaching London from Bulgaria, giv-
ing the history of an organization,
known as the “Internal Macedonian
Revolutionary Organization.”
Resting, eternally, on top of the
highest mountain in Southwestern
Bulgaria, with a guard of honor
standing watch over his grave day
and night, lies the body of _Toder Al-
exandroff, famous Mecdonian comit-
adji chief assassinated three years
ago by one of his chiefs allegedly
paid to do the job by a nation that re-
solved to gain control of the comitad-
ji.
Alexandroff’s dying wish was that
his aid-de-camp, a young, 26-year-old
Comitadji, Ivan Mihailoff, his suc-
cessor, and with the aid of a General
Protogueroff, his adviser, this youth
has become a dominant force in the
troubled Balkans.
When Alexandroff had been laid to
rest Milhailoff immediately sum-
moned the highest court of the organ-
ization, announced that he was to be-
come their leader, urging that they
follow him as they would have fol-
lowed their former chief, in his fight
for the emancipation of those parts
of their country which were under
foreign domination. And they have
followed him.
Having acclaimed this youth their
leader, the first move of this most
powerful organization of its kind, was
to sentence Peter Chauleff, the man
allegedly responsible for the assassi-
nation of Alexandroff, and forty oth-
er conspirators to death in their ab-
sence.
Dimitcho Stefanoff, a 25-year-old
member of the “avengers” ran Chau-
leff down in Milan several months
later, pumped six bullets into him
and was acquitted by an Italian jury.
Dimtri Panitze, has also fled and
he was sought as an alleged assassin.
A girl agent, aged 26, met him in
Vienna on May 9, 1925, trailed him to
a box in the Opera, and emptied a
six cylinder revolver into his heart.
After being given the best of every-
thing in ap Austrian nursing home
for eight months, she was presented
with a bouquet of flowers and a tick-
et back to Sofia, where she is today.
All the others alleged were picked-
off from time to time in the Balkan
towns, except one or two who have
reached the United States.
It was during the same meeting in
which the death sentence upon the
heads of the alleged murderers of
their late chief, that these grim,
fierce-looking mountaineers, grieved
by the death of the man they owed
so much too, decided to take “John
Browns’ Body” as the war song of
their own organization, in memory
of lendra
And today, rewritten in Bulgarian,
the names of Alexandroff substituted
for John Brown, this song is doing
more than anything else to stir up
the war-like spirit of these people,
even as it was a war chant years ago
in America’s Civil war.
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Premature Spring May Bring Loss.
“Spring has come” was one of the
familiar salutations last week. Ev-
erywhere there were signs of awak-
ening nature, and plantlife is answer-
ing the call of springtime to such an
extent that some concern is being
felt among orchardists and farmers.
From various parts of this and ad-
joining counties come reports of dan-
delion being gathered, arbutus in
bloom, and snakes being seen.
Even tulips, where exposed to the
sun, are pushing from the ground,
some to the height of several inches.
Some stalks of dandelion even have
blossoms.
Those who maintain large orchards
are somewhat concerned about their
trees. T. H. Stauffer, a fruit grow-
er, who has an orchard southeast of
Kissel Hill, reports that some buds
are advanced’ real far, and if there
is “below zero” weather later in the
winter many buds may be frozen, and
the fruit crop directly affected, al-
though no damage has been done to
them as yet. Several years ago when
frost killed the buds and blossoms
brought on by premature mild weath-
er, some of the trees developed a sec-
ond growth but nevertheless produced
a short crop. It is claimed by some
orchardists that temperature, rather
than the condition of the soil, in re-
gards to frost, has much to do with
the advance of buds and blossoms.
This was forcefully demonstrated by
a man who had a peach tree planted
close to a green house. One winter
a branch of this tree was placed
through a window into the green-
house, and while the other part of the
tree which was exposed to the wea-
ther had buds still in the velvety
stage, the branch in the greenhouse
was covered with blossoms. From
this it seems apparent that there is
enough moisture in the wood of the
tree to advance buds to the blos-
soming stage, providing the temper-
ature is warm enough.—Lititz Record.
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INDUSTRY HELPS AGRICULTURE
BUILD UP THE SMALL TOWN
Decentralization of Manufacturing Brings Markets for
| Products Closer to the Farm—Gives Employment
and Better Standards of Living to
Rural Communities.
- - By T. R. PRESTON
President, American Bankers Association
N° class of people has been more diligent in trying to under-
stand the agricultural problem than the bankers of this
country. The agricultural problem is a real problem and de-
ji : . mands the best thought of everyone. This
. country cannot continue along happy lines
with only sections of the country prosperous.
Prosperity must be passed around if any-
body is long to enjoy it. This question can-
not be solved by the farmers alone, but the
majority opinion is that there is no legisla-
tive remedy for agriculture. It is an eco-
nomic question pure and simple and must be
worked out accordingly.
A few years ago it was contended that
agriculture did not have sufficient credit
That proposition was often made
Mixing Farms and Factories
IEEEEEsmEesae © [t is a fact that no community and no
T R PRESTON state has ever become great purely from
agriculture. It is not to the interest of New York and other
great centers to see the small communities and the agricultural
sections losing their wealth and importance. In the end it will
react upon them to their disadvantage.
ing examples from my own state to
There seems to me a real remedy for
these small communities and also for | prove this proposition, and I mention
these because I am more familiar
agriculture.” This remedy, which i3
the mixing of industry with agricul- | with conditions there than elsewhere.
ture, is now being applied in many 10- | Twelve years ago Kingsport, Ten
calities with satisfactory results. nessee, had a population of about one
Industry and agriculture are better thousand Great industries lke 8
balanced in Ohio, North Carolina and ?
Pennsylvania than in any other states | |aT8@ camera company, a big cement
of the Union, and in these states plant and a number of other indus
there is no serious agricultural prob- tries were located there partly through
the influence of an outstanding New
York business man. In a little more
lem and we hear little complaint from
the farmers. This mixing of industry
‘Mixing Industry With Agriculture Means Prosperity for Rural Districts
and agriculture is called by some de-
centralization of industry
I would not suggest that manufac-
turing institutions move from the
cities to the small villages, but | do
think it would be better for this coun-
try for tuture industries to be placed
in these small villages rather than
to be further congested in the great
centers. This would in part also be
a solution of our labor problem. The
bringing of industries to small vil-
lages increases the market for agri
cultural products, gives employment
to surplus labor, elevates the stand-
ards of living, increases public reve-
nue, reduces taxes and vastly increases
educational facilities.
Two Striking Examples
1 believe I can give you two strik-
than twelve years these have brought
the population of that city up to
seventeen thousand. Just a few miles
away, at Elizabethton, they are build
ing a great rayon plant, the first unit
to cost $5,000,000. The population of
that town is now two thousand, but
it is estimated that this will be multi
plied by five in less than two years.
It is stated that the total investment
in manufacturing industry in that com-
munity within a period of five years
will probably reach $50,000,000.
The balancing of industry and agri:
culture will solve most of our so-called
agricultural problems and we will not
need such political measures as will in
my opinion, do harm if enacted to the
very class they pretend to benefit.
banking institutions; it adds to the
material prosperity of our state, but
above all, it is the expression of a
service which will react favorably upon
the character of those interested.”
BANKERS HELP OUT
The Oklahoma Bankers Association
for the past twelve years has financed
through its five groupe tem scholar-
ships in the A. & M. College at Still-
water. The winners are chosen by
the Extension Department of the col-
lege on the merits of the club work
done by the boys and girls over a cer-
tain period of time. The groups of
the association finance the first year
of the winner’s college work.
THE BANKER-FARMER
MOVEMENT GROWING
There are several reasons for the
growth of the banker-farmer move:
ment in Pennsylvania, William S. Mec-
Kay, Chairman of the Agricultural
Committee, Pennsylvania Bankers As-
sociation, has reported to the Agricul
tural Commission of the American
Bankers Association. The cooper-
ation and leadership of the county
agents in the several counties of the
state; the appointment and function-
ing of county chairmen of agriculture
known as Key Bankers, one of whom
there is in each county of the state;
and the organization of county bank-
ers associations, whereby agriculture
is given consideration by all the banks,
are responsible for this interest. The
following table shows the activities
for the year:
The president of a national bank in
Aayettesville, Arkansas, has been cred-
ited with doing more for the farmers
of his section than any other one man,
His work has consisted of introducing
pure bred Holstein cattle into his coun-
Number of | ty, helping employ a county agent, do-
Project Counties | nating prizes to boys and girls in club
Sent young farmers to state col- work, and distributing better seed.
lege for special course ...... b
Encouraged farm shows....... 16 Here are some of the things accom-
Held agricultural tours ....... 6 slished in Randolph County, Ark,
Sponsored various club activities 38 with the help of bankers last year:
Gave illustrated lectures on poul- forty-three purebred gilts were bought
try, cow testing, and improved at a reasonable price and placed with
farm methods .....oeeeeeeens 1 boys and girls, on notes; three thou-
Distributed purebred livestock, sand eggs from high producing hens
chicks, and disease-free pota- were distributed with the idea of de-
B0BE .....covicvininaransnns 13 veloping flocks of at least one hun
dred hens on every farm; four pure-
bred Jersey bulls whose dams had a
record of over 700 pounds butterfat,
have been purchased by the banks
and will be paid for out of service
fees.
*There is probably no class of busi
ness men that has a greater oppor:
tunity for helpfulness than the bank-
ers in this movement,” declares Mr.
MoKay. “It builds up a substantial
community which makes for better
Investment Trusts.
Government securities now pay little
more than three per cent.
The proper in-
vestment of money at rates yielding‘a fair
return is becoming more and more difficult.
Therefor the Investment Trust Is re-
ceiving greater attention from prudent men
looking to the permanent welfare of their
families.
Wefcan arrange such a trust for your
insurance.
We can act as Executor, Administrator,
or in any fiduciary capacity.
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Interesting Notes from District For-
ester’s Annual Reports.
During the year 1927 there were 36
forest fires reported in the Sproul
Forest District, which comprises over
400,000 acres of forest land in Clin-
ton, Centre, Cameron and Clearfield
counties. These fires burned over 1,-
600 acres of timberland, ad cost the
Commonwealth nearly $1,000.00 to ex-
tinguish.
Twenty- nine miles of new roads
and trails were constructed, costing
$1,941.71. This mileage is in addition
to the Snow Shoe-Renovo road being
constructed by the Highway Depart-
ment for the Department of Forests
and Waters. Two hundred miles of
road and trails were repaired and re-
brushed at a cost of $5,690.26. Fifty
seven miles of State-owned telephone
lines, and more than 200 miles of
State forest boundary, were main-
tained. Three new buildings, cost-
ing $921.71, were erected, and 12
buildings on the Sproul State forest,
as of January 1st, was $13,100.00 and
of tools and equipment $17,621.85.
The permanent force was increased
by two rangers, and an emergency
force employed during fire season at
a cost of $3,406.83. A number of
private timberland owners were sup-
plied with free forest tree seedlings,
and examinations and recommenda-
tions made to pifvate owners for
handling over 1,000 acres of timber-
land. Several tracts of land offered
for sale to the Department of Forests
and Waters were examined. Receipts
for minor timber products amounted
to almost $1,000.00. Eighteen new
camp sites were leased. The annual
revenue from leased camping sites
now amount to $776.00. On January
1st buildings erected on leased sites
were valued at aprpoximately $40,-
000.00. It is estimated campers on
the Sproul State Forest numbered 4,-
000. Eleven bears and 350 deer were
reported killed on State forest.
Eighty cans of brook trout were put
in streams by the Department as well
as many by fishermen.
The 96,778 acres of Sproul State
forest were purchased at an average
price of $1.96 per acre, and are now
valued at nearly one million dollars.
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Orange Replaces Lime.
London.—The British seaman has
lost his traditional name. Jack is
no longer a “limey.”
The admirality has changed the-ra-
tion of lime juice—given to sailormen
since time immemorial to prevent
seurvy—and is now giving a daily por-
tion of orange juice. The lime juice
was always dealt out with a rum ra-
tion, but now the sailor must take
his orange straight, and the change
is not over popular. ae
“Oranges possess more vitamines
C—the “bottled sunshine,” said an ad-
mirality spokesman. “Lt is also less
bulky and cheaper. The navy spends
about £9,000 sterling a year for lime
juice. It is also heavily fortified with
rum. But orange juice will be given
plain.”
Jack wants to know what becomes
of the rum.
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Do You Want to Study Bird Life?
Here’s Your Chance.
Beautiful colored pictures of birds,
leaflets, bird pins and outline draw-
ings on paper suitable for crayon or
water-color work are now available in
large quantities for teachers and chil-
dren of Pennsylvania.
This offer made by the National .
Association of Audubon Socities ren-
ders it possible for young people to
secure authentic literature and pic-
tures of some of our best known wild
birds, by the method of forming sim-
ple Junior Audubon clubs in the
schools, boy and girl scout groups or
young people societies of similar char~
acter.
In speaking of this phase of the
Audubon Associations educational pro-
gram Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson, presi
dent, said today, “We are able to do
this splendid work for the young peo-
ple because of the generosity of a
number of our members. Thirty-five
thousand dollars has been made avail«
able for this work.
“The undertaking has proven won-
derfully successful. Since it was be-
gun 9,725 Junior Bird clubs have been
formed in Pennsylvania with a total
membership of 363,396. The object
of this campaign is to cultivate in the
mind of the youth of the land a bet-
ter appreciation of the value of wild
bird life to mankind.”
Samples of the pictures drawn by
America’s leading bird artists, togeth-
er with full explanations and plans
for teaching bird study will be sent
to any teacher or other leader of chil-
dren’s groups upon receipt of request
sent to National Association of Audu-
bon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New
York City.
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“Vital Egg” Important Factor
Growth of Human Organism.
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Stockholm.—A formula for the
growth of the human organism is the:
sensational discovery just announced
here by Dr. Gaston Backman, Swed-
ish physician, whose announcement.
has caused a furore in scientific as:
well as lay cirleces.
The size of the human being as well’
as their physical characteristics which
now distinguish the various races are:
all determined by what he calls the
vital egg and are not dependent to
any great extent upon external influ-
ences. Thus, he dispels the belief
that the offspring of the wealthy, due
to better nourishment, are inclined to
be taller than the offspring of the
poor.
Simultaneously with the sudden ap~
pearance of Dr. Gaston in the lime~
light, his brother, Dr. Louis Backman
has stepped to the fore with the an-
nouncement that he is leaving for the
United (States for the purposei of
studying pedagogic methods as well
as the co-operation between medicine
manufacturers and public hospitals
for the purpose of eliminating exces-
sive private profit.
Doctor Backman’s American visit is
expected to be the first step in a wide~
spread reform among Swedish medi-
cal schools. His visit will be in the
nature of an official mission. !
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