VOL. XC. HARRISBURG NEWS LETTER Four Important Hills Draited by Demo- oratio Legislative Committee Give Fen rose Men Uhanoe to show “Square Deal.” v {. Benator Penrose’s men in the Legis iature—especially In the popular branch—have a fine opportunity now to give practical demonstration of their protestations of favoring a equare deal, No more important bills are befor: the present Legislature than four acts drafted by the Democratic State legis- lative committee and introduced by Wilson Q, Barig, the Democratic floor leader in the House, at intervals. One would abolish the . vicious voters’ assistance clause, except for voters physically unsbie to mark a ballot; another is a new corrupt practices act ‘ with teeth in it’ ; the third would wipe out the extravagant system of distributing charity appropriation and establish a system much like the meth- od of distributing common schoo! funds ; the fourth is the anti-trust bill which would prevent discriminatior in favor of or against any individual or community. Thess bills have been gathering dust in House committees for weeks and months—ever since they were in. troduced. All House committees are controlled absolutely by the Penrose Republican faction. Not a Penrose man bas shown any disposition to have the bills come out. This is not surprising. But the Democrats de- termined to have ‘their day in court,” at any rate, and hearings are being held this week on all four bills thru the efforts of Floor Leader Barig. Ev- en the most optimistic Democrats scarcely expect anything to come of their work—immediatiy. Their eflorts may bear fruit in fuiure years. But certain phases of Pennsylvania ma- chine politics are too greatly afraid of revising the present election laws to expect them to receive much consider- ation as such interest control the legie- lature, Democrats who argued in favor of the bills at the hearings included United States District Attorney KE. Lowry Humes, of Meadville, who was instrumental io drafting them ; B. C. Bigbee of Uniontown ; ex-Siate Chair- msn Roland 8. Morrie, of Philadel- phie, and Farmer Wm. I. Creasy, of Catawiesa. k. Characteristic Republican chieanery has come to light in uonderhanded methods to iocrease the gsalaries of judges in eight counties, Ionocent- looking amendments to existing laws were slipped in in the hope that they would get thru the Legislature in the buriyburly of the last weeks without attracting attention. The Penrose men over-reached themselves, howev- er, by not trusting each other. Re suit : Two bille, either of which would nullify the other. D. J. Graefl, of Bechuylkill, intro- duced a bill the eflect of which woulo be to raiee Bcbuykiil and Westmore- land judges from $7,000 to $8,000 per year. On the heels cf this came a bill from William Davie, of Cambria, which would bave raised judges ip those two countless and Cambria, Berke, Fayette, Montgomery and Washington from $7,000 to 8,000 per year. Total additions to the state’s pay- roll would be somewhere around $20,- 000 per annum, Judges’ salaries are fixed according to population of their uistricte, which ls where the Graefl and Davis bills copflict. Neither has got farther than Senate Committee, Penrose’s do-nothing legislature lives fully up to its reputation when corporate interests have anyiliing at stake, The Woodward bill increasing the scale of workman’s compensation is merely one of the many instances il- lustrative of this. Workiogmen are vemanding passage of this measure ; corporation men, of course, are op- posed to it—jast as they were opposed to the original compensation law and staved ic off for years by one set of tactics or another, With the approach of final adjourn- ment, wary legislators are keeping sharply on guard against Penrose ma chine tricks which are common © the mad rush of the eud of the session, It is during these days tuat the skill full floor whip can best ‘‘get in fine ‘work "’. The inexperienced legisia- tor, weary of the long grind, is not keen as in more lelsutely days. But the Penrose macuine never sleeve. At is on the job twenty-four hours a day. It is during the closing weeke—oftimes the closing daye—~that such little jobs as the notorious Cstlin Commission of 1911 are put across, Bills which the or- ganization wants sre jockeyed thru when no one is presumed to be look- ing. Bills the organisation doesn’t want aro killed (or cleverly emasculs- tec) under similar conditions. Often ———————— COMMENCEMENT EXEROISES, Boalsbarg High Bchooel Wiil Graduate Olass of Ten Next Wednesday Evening. —Usn- tre Hall High School Uommencement on Thursday Evening, The season of the High school graduate is here, and the present week is one of the greatest activity on the part of the lads and lassies who are preparing orstions and essays for commencement day. An outstand- ing feature of the programs of the various local commencement exer- cises is the character of the subjects the young people have chosen, the patriotic element being noticeable ip nearly every subject. BOALSBURG'S COMMENCEMENT A class of ten—seven boys and three girle—will graduate from the Boalsburg High school this year. I'he exercises will be held Wednesday evening, May 28td, in the Reformed church. The program follows: March Invocation . . Rev. G. L. Courtney Music Oration *Daisy Rowe} ‘“ Our National Emblem ”’ Oration , . *sSamuel “ Loyalty Oration. . . ., , . . .John Bmith “Abraham Lincoln” Music Reading Nellie Isbler “True Courage ”’ Oration Cyrus Wagner ‘* What Young Men Must Do” Oration . + » Fred Brouse ‘* Why America Entered the War’ Oration Marths Houtz ** James Whitcomb Riley ? Music Oration Hugh Ralston “The Wakiog Up Of Cbioa” Class Will snd Propnecy, Ray Lucas Valedictory . . Charles Hoslerman “ Patriotism’ Roses Class Boug Commencemen tAddress, Dean Blals- “The Making of Men” Music Presentation of Diplomas Beopediction . . |. Rev, 8. C. Btover Musle Music by Bellefonte High Bchool Orchestra, *second Honor Divided COMMENCEMENT AT CENTRE HALL Thursday evening, May 24th, Is the at Centr: Hall, In Grange Arcadia, I'be class numbers three : Mise Lillian Emery, Robert Neff, and Thomas Foss, The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Kev. F. H. Foss, in United Evangelical church on Sunday evening, May 20th. The program for evening ls as follows: March Invocation . , Rev, W. H, Williams Music Salutatory Music Oration commencement Robert Nef! . . Lillian Emery “Lrifles Music Valedictory . . . . « Thomas Foss Oration, * American Flag ” Music Address . . . Prof. W. O. Heckman Music Presentation of Diplomas Beuediciion , . |. Kev. K. R. Jones Smith-Marnz, Willard Bmith and Miss Florence Ruth Martz were united in 'the holy bonds of wedlock on Baturday even ing by Rev. D. 8. Kurtz, at the Lutk- eran parsonage in Ceatre Hall. The groom is the second son of Kobert M. Smith, of Centre Hill, and the bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mre. William 8. Martz, of Tuseey ville, Both evjoy the esteem of a wide circle of friends who wish them an abun dance of happloess and prosperity. The Bell's Movies, The Bell's moving picture show given in Grange Arcadia on Thursday evening by W. 8, Mallalieu, the local Bell manager, was all that one could desire. Tue admission was free, bat the pictures and ecture were much more instructive and Jaat as entertain” lug as many for, which you laid down a dime or a quarter for the little green pasteboard you carried Lo the entrance. Beginning with a picture of Alexand- er Graham Bell, as he looked in 1875, when be invented the telephone, the pictures illustrated the lecture that gave a complete history of the Bell lelephione Company from its organi zation thirty years go to the present time. ‘There are today 9,500,000 tele phones in the United States and 4,000, 000 in the reet of the world. A ——— A — A—————— Vivi Service Kxaminations, The National Government is (in need of clerks at salaries of from $840 to $1000 per year. To fill these posi tions civil service examinations will be held fo the woveral states on May 25th, the places in Pennsylvania near bere being Btate College, Williams port, Altoona asd Dubole. Apply to the postmfster at the places named above for further information. Fhe examination hes been modified in several branches, mrss nl cot snam— Monday was a decidedly fine day— the first day darlog the month thst the sun stone for any length of time, Church,—The Program, Tuesday morning of next week, May 22nd, the forty-sighth annual convention of the Centre County Sab- bath Behool Association will open in the Reformed church in Centre Hall, Delegates are expected from each school in the county. Ali pastors are invited to be present. Mrs. Margaret of the entertalnment committee, and all names of delegates and pastors should be sent to her. In conjunction with the county convention there will be held the Becond Older Boys’ and Older Girls’ Conference, in the Lutheran church, on Tuesday, there being a morning and afteruoon session. A big turnout of the younger clase of Bunday-school workers Is looked for, Miss Mary Delinda Potter is in charge of the arrapgements for entertalnment for - TRINITY REFORMED C Where the 48th annual convention of the young people, The convention promises to be one of the largest and most interesting to be held in the county in many years. | President I. L. Harvey has mobolized the Bunday-school foroes of the coun- iy and placed on the program the leaders in their respective lines of work. The six sessions, therefore, promise good things for those who at- tend. A study of the programa which is printed below will convince anyone of the excellence of the various ses- sions, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 22 00 Song Service Address of Welcome Response Song Address, “ Graded Lessons’ . Rev. W. H, Williams 34:3 B A Cradle Roll Demonstration Address, " Tue Beginners’ . Miss L. Grace Kane Appointment of Committees, etc. Devotions . . Rev. W, A. Lepley Song and Adjournment TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22 1:30 Song Service 1:45 Address, *'Sacred Music va. Muscular Music,” Mrs. L. W. Nuttall 2:05 Address,” Missionary Education in the Sundhy School,” Rev. T, H. MacLeod 2:35 Song i 2:40 Devotions. . Rev. W. A, Lepley | 3:00 Divide into Conferences — i Elementary Conference, in Presby- a Pet Be =688 cerew &E6E. be he STATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, It is estimated that about 108,000 of the 218,000 farmers in Pennsylvania use commercial fertilizers. There promises to be a large increase in the acreage sown to corn and oats in many sections of the Btate thia year. Prospects are bright for peach and apple crops that will be up to the nor- mal yield and much better than last year, . Estimates show that about fifty per cent, of the farmers of Lancaster coun ty are fattening steers for the spring markets, Farmers throughout the Btate do not look forward to as good a hay crop as last semson when all records were broken by the bumper crop. Farmers sre making heroic efforts to save their wheat crop. A Jefferson county farmer drilled 200 pounds of fertilizer per acre on a thirty acre fleld and aleo sowed grass seed with a mark- ed improvement in the condition of his wheat, nS A—— Htate Urange at Williamsport, The 1917. convention of the Peansyl- vania Btate Grange will be held In Williamsport December 11, 12 and 18, ssp fp inn A single lssue of 8 New York Ban day paper is sald to consume the time terian Church ( Miss Kane and Mrs. McGirk) 3:00 Devotional Service 8:15 Stories and Story Telling 4:00 Round Table 4:30 The Child for Christ S. 5 Officers’ & Pastors’ Conference, in M. E, Church (I. L. Harvey) 3:00 Devotions 3:15 “If I Were a Pastor,” H. W. Rabert 3:25 Discussion 3:50 Address, “If | Weren 8. S. Supt " Rev. R. R. Jones 4:10", Discussion 4:30 Round Table TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22 7:00 Bong Service 7:15 Devotions . . Rev.!W. A. Lepley 7:30 Address, ‘“ The Needs of a Child’ Miss Kane 8:00 Song 8:06 Announcements 8:10 Address, “ Bible 8chool of the Future ”’ . . Rev. N. F. Johnson 8:55 Song and Benediction | i i HURCH, CENTRE HALL the Centre County Sabbath School 3 9:30 Song Service 9:45 Address, * Practical Observation in Sunday School Work,” Prof James Hughes 10:10 Song 19:38 Address, “ How Blair County Reached Advanced Stancard ’' RK. A. Zeatmeyer, Pres. Blair Co. 8. 8. A. 10:50 Recognition Teacher Graduates 11:10 Song 11:15 Address, “ The Secondary Divi- sion Program for the Local School,” P. G. Orwig 11:45 Devotions . . Rev. 1200 Adjournment WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23 1:30 Song Service 1:45 Address, * Evangelism Sunday School,” 2:25 Special Music . Waring 2:30 Reports of Committees, Election of Officers, etc. 2:45 Devotions . lev. W. A. Lepley 3 00 Divide into Conferences Teachers Training, in Presbyterian Church (Mr. A.C. 1 bompson ) OU. A. B. C., in+ Lutheran Cuurch. Theme, ** Federation.” ( Mr. Orwiy and Mr, Nuttall ) WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23 700 Song Serv ce 7:15 Devotions 7:30 Special Waring 7:35 Address . 8:00 Song 8:05 Address, ** Discovering the Boy,” P. G Orwig 8:40 Song and Benediction Training W. A. Lepley in the Rev. OU. B. Poulson . Mr. and Mrs Rev. W. A. Lepley Music, Nr. and Mrs. . » Hon, Ellis L.. Orvis Montgomery Man lo Trouble, William Decker, Montgomery's wealthest citizen aud leading manu. facturer, is up agsint a serious propo- sition, He has just compieted a new $25,000 factory, a four-story brick build- log, finished and equipped in the fin- est modern style. By a decree of the county court, handed down on Wed- nesday, Mr. Decker is ordered to re- move tuat portion of the building cov- ering and obstructing an alley. The owner of property abutting on the al ley notified Mr. Decker not to obstruct the alley, but he paid no heed to the notification and the matter was taken into court, witha iho above result. It looks now se though the disregard of others will prove an expensive propc- sition to Mr, Decker, Memorinl Services and Sermon, The Knights of the Golden Eagle, Castle No. 365, will hold memoria, services at the Centre Hall cemetery Baturday evening of this week, and on Bunday evening Rev, R. R. Jones will deliver a memorial sermon in the Reformed churob, The Bpring Mille Onatle will participate in both services, Love-Jordan Heunlon, The twenty-third annual reunion of the Love-Jordan families will be held in W. W. Tetes' woods, in Benner township, Baturday, June 16th, All {riends are invited, ver from fifteen aores of forest. NO. 20 i, A], KILLED BY TRAIN, J. 0, Eisenhauer, of Aanronsburg, Struck by Mall Train at Sunbury, Mondsy Morn- ing and Instantly Killed, #J. G. Eisenhauer, s resident of Asronsburg, was Instantly killed Mon- day morning at six o’clock by s mail train at Bunbury. Mr. Eisenhauer wes employed in the Northumberland yards, doing night work, and was re turning to Bunbury where he boarded, after his Bunday night's work, Leav- ing the train at Bunbury he started to cross the tracke ahead of the oncom- ing Bufialo Express train. He re- traced his steps but failed to notice the speedy Philadelphia mail train coming from the other direction and etepped in the tracks directly ahead of it. He was hurled a great distance and when picked up life was extinet, The body wae shipped to his home in Asronsburg on Tuesday afternoon. Funeral eervices will be held this ( Thureday ) afternoon and burial at Asroneburg, Rev, Brown officiating. Deceased was aged fifty-four years. His wife and seven children sur- vive, namely : Merrill, of Bellefonte ; Clarence and Philip, of Akron, Ohio; Mre. Ray Auman, of Youngstown, Ohio; Mre. Arthur Weaver, of Asronsburg ; Marion and Harry at home. Also two brothers and one sleter: M. E, Eisenhauer, Mre, Laurs Hare, of Bandusky, Ohio ; William, of Freeburg. Sr ————— —————— May 24, Farm and Garden Day.” Governor Brumbaugh by formal proclamation cancelled “Good Roade Day,” eet for May 24 and substituted therefore “Farm and Garden Day.” Penveylvania’s third spnual Good Roede Day was proclsimed February 18. With the declaration of war later the Biate Highway Department and local rosd authorities speeded up rosd Improvement. Necersity for 8 Good Roade Day hae psesed, obaerves the (Governor and ‘* the food problem is the paramount He calls on every one to de- vole more than usual attention to food production on May 2 Governor Brumbsugh's tion saye in part: “ When the proclamation for Good Roads Day was issued on February 19 no one could foresee the events of the next two months, “When war came the people did pol wait for ‘Good Roads Day.’ hey made it a ‘ @ood Roads Spring’ wilh every day a good roads day. Unexpected developments of the last two months have made it more essen- tial thst the energies of the whole people be turned into channels of greater necessities, “The food problem is the pars- mount one st the present time. The country does not realize the serious vess of Lhe situation confronting us, fhe people do not, ss yet, understand that the success of Lhe United States, in the war just entered upon, depends s¢ much upon food se it does upon muvitions, If victory is to come to us without untold suffering to our people, they must be taught at once the neces sity of growing greater crops, This must be brought home to them by 8 climax that will arouse them to io- stant sction, How better could this te done than by baviog a “Farm Day.” . ibe governor does hereby designate and set aside Thursday, May 24 ase Farm avd Garden Day and cells upon the people of this state to devote their euergies upon that day to an increase of food products by working In thelr own gardens or assisting their neigh- bor, one’, proclams~ Killed in Jump from Auto, John H. Weiser, of Belisville, Mifl- iin county, was killed on Friday eve- ning when he jumped from his auto to retrieve his hat which had blown from his bead. He was speeding along the road and when his head- gear was carried off he suddenly ap- plied the brakes, but before the oar cate to a stop he leaped out, being hurled headfirst to the hard roadway. He was rendered unconscious and died in a few minotes, Bed Cross Auxiliary Organised, A Red Cross Auxilisry, a branch of the Ceniral Committee of New York, was organized in Bellefonte Saturday night with John Bisnchard, Eeq., se chairman, Mr, MoOurdy, treasurer, snd Thomas Mitohell, secretary. The organization now has a member ship of over eight hundred, which will be increased to one thousand and over. The membership fee is $1.00. A number of residents of Centre Hall have become members through the solicitation of Mre, H. F, Bitoer. MIA ST Warmer Weather Uoming, Considerably warmer weather Is predicted for the remainder of the week. d ———— I A —————— Don’t forget the High school play, “Ulvil Service’ in Grange hall to- plight (Fharsday). % HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS @The Presbyterian church and manse were wired for eleetrie Hight last week. Pwo Chicago newspapers sunounce a raise in their Bunday editions from 5 cents to 8 cents a copy. Methodiets in Bellefonte are this week celebrating the one hundredth annpiversary of the ehurch organiza. tion fn thst place, Preliminary sction was taken by a number of Lycoming county fscmers to form an sesoclation to participate in the Federal Farm Loan fgnd, Dr. Wolfe ahd family ‘jeft Centre Hall on Friday for tstir sew home in New Berlin, The best wishes of the community go with the Wcife family, Friday of thie week, Prof 8. C. Ford will hold & meeting and demon- stration at the apiary of Pref. W. P. Hosterman, Penn Hall, to which the public is invited, Mre. Catharine Dale snd glster, Miss Mollie Hoffer, after spending the win- ter with the former's son, Dr. P. H. Dale, at Btate College, returned to Centre Hall last week. White Desi Siate Forest, in Uzilon county, will bs supplied with s steel observation tower gixty-three feet in height. It will also be supplied with suitable instruments for making ob- servations during the forest fire ses- sons. Philipsburg displayed ite patriotism on Balurday with a big parade, includ- ing six bands, snd a drum corpe, the public school pupile, Red Cross snd the civic and fraternal organizations, A big flag was raised on the school grounds. B. W. Gramley, ca bier of the Mil'- heim Banking Company, was elected trustee in the bankruptcy cass of H. GG. Hartline, the Millheim baker. Mr. Gramley will dispose of the bak- ery outfit, ss well ss a house and Jot in Laurelton, for the benefit of the creditors. Tbe Freeport (IiL) Bulletin in its iseue of last week, chronicled the sale of the Emmert drug store, which was one of the first to be established in Freeport. For more than half a cen tury—fifty-four years—the store was conducted by Joseph Emmert, a former Centre countian, Mr. and Mre. Charles Wolfe, of Aaronsburg, last week left on an ex- tended trip through the widdie west, the main objective pointe being Pitte- burgh, Akron, Ohio, Chicago and various pieces in the state of Kansas, The tour will be made in their new Overland touring car. R10 sn effort to atone for the very poor forest fire record made by Biair county last year, citizens of Lakemont have organized a forest fire company, the first of ite kind in Pennsylvanis, The organization starts with over 150 members evrclled, all of whom are pledged to wage instant and ruthless warfare on all forest fires. Postmaster Foster, of State College, received the biue prints for the new government building to be erected in that town, Iast week, and the prints show Lhat the proposed bullding will be exceptionally handsome, It will be fifty by eigiaiy feet, and will face on Allen street with an imposing front and a magoificent interior. The government is now asking for bids for the erection of the new building. Centre county has won a McAllister Freshman scholarship in the Pennayl- vania State College for the year 1917- 1918. An examination to determine the award will be given by the faculty committee on entrance, at the College, Thureday, June 14, 1917. The ex- amination will comprise algebra to quadratios, plane geomelry, english grammar, classics J, 8, history and civil government. The scholarship is open to both sexes. The Championship of the Qentral Pennsylvania Debating League will be decided at State College tomorrow (Friday) when ibe Mifllinburg High tion of the liquor problem in Penney vapia than county looal option.” The cyclonic nature of last Thurs day's wind storm wes plainly shown by the way it handled a farmer's wa gon and a load of loose hay. Hylves ter Sharer was moving a load of bay from the Keller farm to his new loose tion at Linden Ball nud while traveling slong in the vicinity of the Rimmer Royer farm at Old Bor eas blew a bisst from north-west was completely upset. N soon oame to Mr. Sharer's and helped reload the wagon.
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