_VOL. XCIIIL.
© SUPPRESSING THE FACTS.
Willfully or Through Ignorance Can-
didate Harding Misrepredents
League of Nations.
If the people who listen to and read
campaign speeches would take the troub-
le to investigate the facts upon which ap-
peals or their partisan prejudices are
based the spellbinders would soon learn
to be a little more careful to ground
their arguments upon a fair imitation of
the truth, knowing that otherwise their
utterances would be heavily discounted.
But it is so easy to deceive people who
swallow their politial medicine without
bothering to inquire into its ingredients
that even so respectable a candidate as
Senator Harding permits himself to base
a carefully prepared speech upon palpa-
ble misrepresentation,
The Senator began the much-heralded
definition of his attitude toward the Lea.
gue of Nations the other day with a de-
piction of the responsibilities trom which
the Senate oligarchy saved this country
by its refusal to ratifty the peace treaty,
Had the treaty been ratified, the Sena-
tor said, we would ere gow have been
called upon by the Council of the Lea-
gue to aid in preserving the territorial
integrity of Poland ; the Council would
have decided that we alone were in a
position to furnish the munifjons and the
men to stem the Russian tide, and we
would thus already be involved in a for-
eign war.
Does the Senator believe this, or does
he know better? he former assump-
tion could be based only on the Eypothe. |!
sis that he has not read the Covenant
the League of ; and as he
member .of the Senate Commi
such an hypothesis can-
not be entertained for a second.
Se Harding must koow
f
lof th cue of
ot
Nations is a
r
on
ttee
Foreign Affairs,
nator
e Lea
when the Counc
$
riaxes wo i
fous advise
means to be employed f
of any obliga
decision
know that th
ot the United S
He must know
mg the emg ploy ment
the supply ot muniti 3
1d be reached withou
ere ist
{ arme«
nas by
States cou
sent of the representative of
His representation that
cil of foreign at
volve the United States en-
terprise without its consent is therefore
as false as it is willfu
The League of Nations should be dis-
cussed upon its merits, The fact is that
our moral obligation under it in
specific case would have to be passed
upon, first, by America’s representati
force
of
let
States,
could
in a warlike
’
HON s
dif
1 1 .
lly malicious,
any
ve
and second, before
by the Congress
ates ; and neither,
ai
to] misinter
in the council,
could be employed,
the United
alone both, would be likely
pret the will of the country.
The probability is that if
tered the League at its formation
should have done but for the partisan
spite of the Senatorial oligarchy, the
war between Russia and Poland would
never have occurred. That is only an
assumption, like Senator Harding's the-
ory that we would now be the
Russians ; but it has the superior
of being being based upon fa the
League 1s not functioning properly, as
the Senator asserts, it is because he and
his tollow-conspirators who put party
above morality smote the helping hand
we were extending to a world strug-
gling for peace and staggering from ex-
haustion.
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There has been no finer note
riotism and Americanism struck in any
campaign than the tributes Governor
Cox is paying in his speeches to the
memory and the valor of "our boys who
died and are sleeping in France,” and to
their brave comrades who survived, and
the reiteration of his determination to
“keep faith with the dead.” Governor
Cox has not forgotten what they fought
and what they died for, and as Presi.
dent of the United States they could
have no more faithful and sympathetic
trustee of their interests,
we had en-
as we
fightin
merit
ct.
of pat-
Whole Board Must Pay School Fund
Shortage.
Public servants who through their
negligence permit a member of their or-
ganization to embezzle public funds are
jointly liable for the defalcation, is the
principle on which Judge Johnson has
charged $4387.72 against Frank Fisher,
William Frymire, Ira Heiser, W, O.
Cochran and Geo, F. Jarrett for short
age in the Monroe township, Snyder
county, school fund during the time they
were members of the board of directors
for the fiscal year ending July 1, 19¢7,
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Number of Farms in Pennsylvania
Decreasing.
The Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture notes that the number of
farms in Pennsylvania in 1900 was 224,
248, and the number in 1910 was 219,205,
1f the decrease in the nu..ber of farms
is as great during the last decade as dur-
ing the period from 1900 to 1910, the
192g census, now being compiled, will
show approximately 214,470 farms,
Fine Concert by Loysville Band,
The Lutheran Boys' Band from the
Loysville Orphans Home proved a de-
lightful attraction at Centre Hall last
Thursday evening when they rendered a
splendid concert on the lawn of the
Lutheran church, playing on a raised
platform, The town and surrounding
country poured in to hear these youth-
ful musicians whose ages range from
ten to sixteen years. Under the able
leadership of Prof, C. M. Staufter the
boys handle the most difficult musical
compositions with perfect ease, and the
crowd was liberal with its applause after
each number
The band has been touring the state
since early June and the boys have
been back to their home only a few
times. They played in the city of Phil-
adelphia, for Mayor Moore, asd have
been in many of the principal cities and
towns in the state. They came here
from Millheim where they received
$200.00 in contributions, The amount
collected at Centre Hall was some sixty
dollars, While here they were enter-
tained the homes of the Lutheran
church people,
Dorothy Deane, writer for the Will
iamsport Sun, in commenting upon the
band boys’ appearance in
in
Williamsport,
ome interesting
writeup of
a short time ago, gave s
facts in connection with her
the concert. Reporter readers may care
to know more concerning the organiza
tion and their home institution. Doro-
thy Dean says, in part
It was my several years
the
ago
Mon
ed by
lege
+
Er With
boys in
> entertai
and tc
5 OQ
foun: 1 then that they were al
just perfec natural
fun there
boys,
the is to be found
through life,
Several women spoke
the close of the
ng and one
ly when she th
without home
a great
J boys in the
appreq
boys not to have
these bo
of the it so bad.
were
heard
could
ys are very
is as near a home as
Just a glance
youngsters is
they are well cared
preciating the many
them in this, their
Iustitutional life
compared with what it
ty years ag ». Most institutic
give a
place, The boy and girls are
and properly clothed, The days
feeding them spoiled meat and worm
eaten foods is for the people of
this age will not stand for the abuse of
children. The same is true punish-
ment, children are not flogged as they
in fact the institution which
looks after unfortunates of any kind are
run today on a humanitarian plan and
be,
enougi
homelike almosphere
well
over,
of
used to be,
not as they used to be.
The boys of the band always receive
attention for they are dressed in rath-
er an attractive manner, They wear a
khaki uniform, and present an exceed-
ingly neat appearance. These boyd$™are
directly under the care of the Lutheran
church, being a Lutheran institu.
tion, and all their support comes from
the people connected with this church
and friends T hey
mon-
ey is secured to finance the Loysville
orphanage. They travel all the
country and many of the boys enjoy this
for it is quite an education. Their ex-
penses are pot heavy, They travel in
their truck, not depending on railroad, a
second truck carrying the baggage.
thi
iis
who are ested,
mer and
inter
tour each s in
this way
over
TENT LIST AT EN-
CAMPMENT AND FAIR.
Largest Number of Tentholders Ever
on Orange Park Enjoying a
Week's Pleasure Under Canvas.
The largest number of tentholders in
the history of the Grange Encampment
and Fair are encamped this week on
Grange Park. The association purchas-
ed a number of new tents for this year's
gathering which [only arrived on the
opening day of the Encampment, ne-
cessitating workers to labor until late
Saturday evening in order thatthe tent-
ers might be able to install their camp
equipment before Sunday.
The list of tentholders is appended
ENTRE HALL
Mrs, Mary Neff D. K. Keller
D. L. Bartges Geo. Gingerich
Mrs. Alice Durst Jacob Sharer
Chas. Neff Mrs Long
3rooks Richard Brooks
Mrs. Wm, Fetterolf Harry McClenahan
Perry Luse I. M. Arney
Frank Goodhart Mrs. Wm. Meyer
Chas, Bartholomew James Stahl
W. F. Keller Frank Fisher
Grover Weaver Frank Bradford
Grace Smith John Knparr
Isabelle Rowe
John Zerby
E. S. Ripka
John Benner
Andrew Zettle
Clyde
P.
Wm,
Henr
Wm,
fe
MTS,
Geo,
Geo. Emerick
Jenner
W. R. Neff
W. F. Rishel
Thomas Smit
Kryder Frank
Geo,
h
Dutrow
Emery
Smith
V. A. Auman
Bd. Brown
A, Boozer
Colyer
y Homan
Walker
F. O. Bairfoot
Reporter Roy Garbrick
John Slack
Wm. Brubaker
'
{eckman
Blox
Delaney
ir Henney
Robert ym
Kate Conley
Harry Fye Homan
A H. Spayd
john Delavey
Winfield Bartges
J Goodhart
N.L
H. Frankenberger
Democratic Co. Comm.
BELLEFONTE
Ad
Henry Shuey
Jos. Robison
Wm. Straub
Foster Jodon,
A. C
James Flack
”
Bartges
James Sommers lam Hoover
Isaac Miller
3. H. Hoy
D. A. Grove . Grove
ymas Weaver
Willard Dale
Harry Ishler
Fromm H.W. Dry
Frank Musser Mrs. Jobn Rockey
Mrs. J. D. Thomas
STATE COLLEGE
. Dale R. L. Watts
elius Musser J. L. Marsnall
Nearhood
D. M,
D,
Kline
9. Shivery
AScience Dept, Edward Gleun
John Glenn
PLEASANT GAP
Anna Rimmey
Marion Gettig
Mrs. Frank Weaver
Virgie Biiger
Simon Dugan
Walter Dunkle-
barger
Lee Brooks
Mrs, John Herman
Thomas Jodon
Ira Viehd
HOWARD
orfer
(eo, N
Johan C. Hoy
LEMONT
Wm, Houtz
Grace Bradford
Hoy
Dale Shuey
Frank Whitehill
SPRING MILLS
Wm, Sinkabine
Frank Tate
Chas, Krape
E., M. Sankey
Ralph Shook
Dr, H. 8S, Braucht
Gross Shook C. J. Finkle
C. G. Decker Wm. Longberger
LINDEN HALL
W. T. Noll
AARONSBURG =
I. M. Harter Chas, Wolf
MILLHEIM
Clarence Albright
Mary Shelton
ALTOONA
. Frank Beck Wm. Herman
“4 T Hunsinger Mrs, Cramer
TYRONE
Edward Moore Mrs,
REBERSBU nk
W. J. Hackenberg S. L. Gephart
PENNA. FURNACE
Mrs. D. S. Peterson Sara McWilliams
WARRIORS MARK
H. G. Ebbs
NITTANY
Blapche Condo
ORVISTON
| Mrs. Alfred Shani D. R.
. B. Page
RENOVO
| Samuel Welsh C. J. Livingston
Mrs. R. W. Adams
NORTHUMBERLAND
Miss M. Dirk
BOALSBURG
Grant C
Mm. W
Cleve Eungard
C. B. Stover
E. J. Jamison
D. W. Sweetwood
C. P. Long
T. M. @ramley
Mrs, Geo, Horner
Lida Colyer
". Bayard
| Isaac Beck
Alta Yearick
Confer
Rene Bastain
Sara Shuey harles
Howard Bricker H. Stover
Mrs. John Wright
OAK
B75 ~ 3 >i
White- Nannie Gilli-
Mrs. Chas.
Wm. Gattsball.
Chas, Schrack,
Fred Col
Wi
Jersey Shot
Loganton
nkleblech, Coburn
le, Port Matilda
Watsont«
ver
ck Haven
wort
Sunbury
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"Ww illiamsg
Cormick,
Vonada-Clevenstine.
Paul L. Vonada and Mrs. Lila Cleven-
stine, both of Zion, were married by
Rev, R. R. Jones, at the Reformed par-
sonage in Centre Hall last Thursday af-
ternoon at It is the second
matrimonial veoture for each party,
4:00 o'clock.
R— a—
Now Picking Free Stone Peaches.
The Buffalo Valley Fruit Farm, Mif.-
will bave a crop of 20,000
baskets of peaches this year consisting
Carmens, Belle of Georgia, Cham-
pions, Elbertas, etc. THEY ARE
INOW PICKING FREE STONE
| PEACHES, The same care in packing
| and grading will be practiced this year
as heretofore. The Buffalo Valley
{of
Remember peaches may be
for jams, pies and puddings.
The Buffalo Valley Fruit Farms are
seven miles portheast of Mifinburg,
and it is one of the most interesting
sights in the beautiful Buffalo Valley
and a trip well worth making. All visit
ors are welcome. Peaches can be pur-
hased at the orchard. Bell "phone 62-]
adv, tf,
They are entertained in the homes of
the Lutheran people of the commun.
ity where theyre to give a concert,
One of the boys was introduced by
Professor Stauffer—who is not only the
director of the band, but a real father, a
man with a personality which grips the
boys and holds them, aud in introducing
him Prof. Stauffer said that he would
play a trombone solo. He then referred
to the fact that this lad bad lost an arm
when ten years of age, lost it in a print-
ing machine, and that in two years time
be had mastered the trombone. It was
not necessary to tell us that he had mas-
tered it. His playing was very wonder.
ful and after he had responded to an en-
core the crowds kept up the applause,
wanting more.
When Dr. Bannen made the “offering
speech, he said that the Lutherans were
proud of this, their institution, that they
felt it a privilege to have the band in
their community and wanted the people
to show their appreciation by giving the
boys a liberal collection. It was said
that not long ago the band visited al
small village and that the farmers all
around came in to hear them. These
men were prosperous and they gave
their money on this occasion ; the offer.
ing amounted to over $1,000,
gi ——————
Cider Notice.
The Centre Hall cider mill will be in
operation Tuesday, September 14th, and
every Tuesday and Thursday thereafter
during the season, ~B, D, Brisbin,
AMERICA FIR
ST AND LAST
These have signed the Covenant of
the League of Nations,
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Belgium
Spain
Switzerland
Brazil
Netherlands
Denmark
Greece
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
fodia
Czecho-Slovakia
Bolivia
Guatemala
Uruguay
Argentine
raguay
Chili
Colombia
Poland
Peru
Norway
Venezuela
Siam
Liberia
Panama
Persia
Salvador
country above
These have NOT signed the Cove.
Germany
Mexico
Russia
Turkey
The United States
A year and a half ago the Unit
ed States of America was first in
war, first in peace and first in the |
hearts of the civilized world.
Where is she now?
Shall we vote to perpetuate the |
! power of those politicans who for
| partisan purposes have brought
9,
1920,
CENTRE HALL LECTURE COURSE.
Dates Announced for the 1920-21 Sea-
son.~ Five Strong Attractions.
The local committee in charge of the
Centre Hall Lecture Course has secured
from the Antrim Bureau the assignment
of dates for the five attractions COM pos.
ing the winter course of enertainments
and lectures,
The attractions and dates are :
Ward's Ladies’ Quartette, a program
of novelti- s,—~Thursday, November 11th,
Dr. W. Davidson Parry, lecturer and
entertainer, —Monday, November 22nd.
The Pierce Players, entertainment,—
Wednesday, December 1st,
Annie Theresa Davault,
Friday, January 14th, 1921.
The Meisters Singers, — Thursday,
March 3rd, 1921,
reader, —
Course ticket holders of last year will
note elsewhere that the secretary calls
attention to their early procuring of
tickets, The chart is now in his hands,
Homan-Heckman Nuptials.
As was briefly noted in these columns
last week, the marriage of Warren A.
Homan and Miss Fernie B. Heckman
was solemnized at 12.00 o'clock noon,
Wednesday of last week, at the Luther.
an parsonage in Centre Hall, by Rev,
Melvin C. Drumm, pastor of the bride
and bridegroom. The bride appeared
beautiful in a stylish white crape de
chene dress. She is a daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. George E. Heckman, of pear
Centre Hall, and is a graduate of the
Centre Hall High school, class of 1919,
The groomn is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Homan, and ji the colors
1e late Upon his dis.
charge he associated himself with Harry
W. Harper in the automobile repair
business in Centre Hall. He is a skilled
mechanic and popular among the young
people of the town,
Following a wedding dinner at the
bride's home the couple left for
Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
the trip by automobile
ined
War.
»
easter:
making
To Lecture Course Patrons.
The season for the Centre Hall Lect.
ure Course is drawing near, acd all per-
sons desiring to secure the same seats
which they held last year may do so
within the next two weeks by applying
t the home of N, I. Bartges, who
the chart in charge. —Secretary.
has
Auto Drops Into Stream In Seven
Mountains.
The narrow wood constructed bridge
on Long mountain, about 2 miles on this
side of Milroy, was the scene of an auto-
mobile accident, last Wednesday, which
came close to being a parallel to the
lamentable accident which resulted in
the death of Florence Krape, of Centre
Hall, last winter. In the latter case the
Krape car ran off the right side of the
bridge, while in the late accident the car
dropped off the bridge from the other
side, The story of the accident, as gath
ered from the Lewistown Sentinel, is as
follows :
Agnes Lingle, of Spring Mills, is at
the local hospital with a fracture of the
right leg and other injuries, the result
of an automobile wreck on Long Moun.
tain bridge 1m waich two others miracu-
lously escaped with their lives,
J. P. Riden and family, of Yeager
town, were enjoying their supper at the
bridge when a touring car came up the
mountain and plunged from the upper
side of the bridge, turning completely
over and hall over again in its drop of
nine feet to the water of Laurel Run,
Lucian Snyder, of Spring Mills, the
driver of the car, was pianed down by
the top and the woman was lying direct.
ly across his body. The water was al-
ready filling the car which meant cer.
tain death for the occupants when Riden
unassisted, succeeded in pulling the wo.
man free of the wreckage, this also lib.
erated Snyder who succeeded in crawl
ing out of the car and making way to
the bank. A stranger arrived at the
scene at this moment and assisted in
getting the injured woman into Riden's
attention and later to the hospital,
Soyder escaped with slight injuries
and an eight year old boy, named
Koonsman, also of Spring Mills, who
was riding in the rear seat, was sound
asleep when the: car leaped from the
bridge and never woke up until the wa.
ter from the creek was closing over him,
He climbed to the bank uninjured,
S——————————————————,
Woman Killed by Auto.
Mrs. Ellen Guss, fifty-seven years old,
died within a few minutes after being
run down by an automobile in Lewis.
town, which crushed her chest, on Sat.
| upon our country the contempt
| and ridicule of all civilization ?
Are we to remain the ally of the
countries deemed unfit to join the
League of Nations ?
partisanship.
, Chestnut street when she heard the horn
"of an approaching Mutomiobile, hesitated
the path of
say the
was not exceeding a speed of five miles
an hour, and he was exonerated by a
NO. 35
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
William Reiber has been elected to
teach a school at Waddle,
Unclaimed letter at the Centre Hall
postoffice for The 8. A. Mulliken Co,
Charies F, Shook, of Penn Hall,
turned recently from a trip to Ohio.
re-
Mrs. Laura Lee is visiting her dangh-
ter, Mrs. George E. Breon,
this week,
at Reading,
Centre Hall and vicinity were fairly
well represented at Lewistown's big
fair, on Wednesday and Thursday.
One of the big busses on the Lewis-
town- Bellefonte line was left stranded i
the Seven mountains for several days
last week, owing to a breakdown,
Elston Snyder, son of Rev, and Mrs
S. A Sayder, of Hellam, York cou
is assisting F. P. Geary in the barber
op during the big rush this week.
Miss Adeline McClenahan, who holds
a stenographic position in ihe city
Jaltimore, is enjoying a two weeks’ wva-
cation with her many young friends in
Centre Hall,
Lee W,
Cleveland,
where he
“ty
aaLy.
of
Frazier expects to leave for
Ohio, within a few days
will enter the Western Re-
serve University and prepare to take the
full legal course.
School opens next Monday in Centre
Hall borough and Potter towansh
Parents should be sure that their child-
ren are vaccinated
lost
Mrs. Sarah Bus
on Fr
she wi 15" relativea for
fore going to her son D.
who Tu
Mary Tomco, Benore, and
Misses Ruth and Esther Callahan were
callers at the Reporter office on Satur-
day.
State C olle ge SCO hools,
that no
school.
sO
altendance at
time be
in
hman left Centre Hall
Kansas, }
a month
Ross Bu
Arizona,
for Haxiland, wi
ere
iday
iH vis
is located in
cson,
§
ol
Miss
The former is teaching one of the
and was a
of the Misses Callahan for a week,
Rev. B. F, Bieber, former Lutheran
pastor here and now of Muncy, his wife
and daughter Frances, have returned
from their vacation, which was spent
Mansfield, points in New York state, a
week of camping in the mountains and
attending summer school at Selinsgrove.
Mifflin county
week.
esting ;
guest
at
had a real fair last
The races were fast and 1nter-
the stock, farm and garden ex-
hibits were winners, asd the automobile
display was equally as good ‘he free
outside attractions furnished real thrills
the spectators. The weather man
furnished a delightful brand of weather
which drew a record to the
grounds,
10
crowd
Miss Mary Kessler, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. A. Kessler, of Millhéim, will
leave in a few days for Cleveland,
where she will become a student in the
Western Reserve Uagiversity, She is
a talented young lady and hopes to com-
plete two courses—one academic and the
other in music—which means that she
will attempt to do the work of eight
years in four.
Robert M. Bowes, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, has been in Centre Hall for tle
past week. He is the inventor and
manufacturer ot an inner tuBe patch that
looks like the best thing on the market,
and is here to establ sh Earl Lambert : s
his agent in the state of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Bowes was unfortunate in losing a
saleman’s brief case while here and off.
ers a reward for its return. See :d.
elsewhere,
—————— AP ———.
Max Miller Meets Death.
Pilot Max Miller, one of the most pop-
ular aviators of the government air mail
service who had been stationed at Belk -
fonte longer than any other pilot of the
service, and his mechanician, Gustave
Rierson, were both instantly killed in an
accident at Morristown, N. ]., on Wed-
nesday morning of last week, ”
They bad left Hazlehurst field, Loag
Island, at 6 am. and were flying at a
low aititude and having trouble with
their engine. Sounds of backfiring
were heard and witbessess [of the acci-
dent say the plane suddenly burst into
flames and that it hit the ground with a
terrific thud, which was almost immed.
iately followed by a tremendous ex-
plosion that scattered the mail and
wrecked the plane, one of the all-metal
German “‘junkers” recently placed in
service. The famous pilot and his
mechanician were caught underneath
the wreckage and were badly burned so
that identification wac rather hard but
two men sent from Heller field, after
notification of the mishap, said it was
undoubtedly the plane in which the
famous Max Miller and his mechanician
had started on their westward trip,
Max Miller was in Bellefonte during
the weekend and was congratulated om
his narrow escape a week previous when
Ohio,