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YUL. XCV.
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Washington, D. C.. June 13. Appar-
ently yielding to a world-wide sentiment
in favor of a reduction in armaments
and ignoring a nation-wide demand for
a reduction in a Federal taxation, the
Senate added $98,000,000 to the Naval
Appropriation Bill, which includes the
Borah amendment authorizing and re-
questing the President to call a disarm-
ament conference of the United States,
Great Britain and Japan, making the
total appropriation as passed $494,000,-
000, instead of $396.000,000, as it came
from the House.
It is not certain that the House will
approve the increase and fate of the
Borah resolution is equally uncertain in
conference,
Even if the House agrees to the reso-
lution, there are good grounds for be-
lieving that President Harding will ig-
nore it or delay it beyond the time when
it would be effective in materially
checking the expenditures of the huge
appropriation made,
The Washington Post, to which the
presidential wagon is supposed to be
hitched, calls it a ‘Senate superfluity,”
says the President did dot favor the in-
clusion of the resolution in the bill and
lectures the Senate on ‘‘usurping the
President's prerogative.” The President
is said to have a disarmament plan of
his own, and it is semi-officially stated
that Ambassador Harvey has been em-
powered to make informal inquiries,
presumably in his capacity as the repre-
sentative of the President in the Allied
Supreme Council.
In the meantime the Senate di
more or less insincerity in passi
Borah resolution by rejecting an
ment to the Naval Bill submitted by
Senator Walsh of Montana requesting
the President to cooperate with the
Disarmament Commission of the Coun-
cil of the League of Nations.
While some Senators and oth
splayed
ng
amend-
the
lead-
er
ers profess to believe that President
Harding will call a disarmament con.
ference if the
the House, others
opinion that he will n
der the stress
Borah resolution is agreed
of
ot do so except un-
widespread
pressure. In the meantime, the Govern-
ment continues to spend ninety-three
cents on every dollar of taxatio levies
to by are the
of public
n it
upon the tax-ridden people for wars past
and present. heedless of the nation-wide
cry for relief,
Appalling Growth of Taxation.
The growing burden of taxation was
shown by Senator Hitchcock
Neb.) in discussing the Naval Bill
cently passed. He cited the following
appalling figures : 1913 per
capita tax due to appropriations made
by Congress was $6.75 per person in the
United States, If the bills as now pro-
posed are passed that per capita in the
United States during the coming year
will approximate $48. [saw an article
not long ago in a New York paper de-
claring that the burden of taxation on
the people of the United States, taking
the state, local and national taxes
account, was something like $750 per
family. That is an understatement. It
is practically $50 per person, or $7350 per
family, which we in the Congress of the
United States levy. That takes no ac-
count of the various state taxes."
In the matter of governmental indebt-
edness, he said : “The people of the
United States who in 1913 borea gov-
ernmental indebtedness (state, munici-
pal and national) of $50 per person, now
bear a governmental indebtedness of
$300 per person.”
(Dem.,
re-
“in the
or
into
Walking Backward in Democratic
Tracks.
Representative Stevenson (Dem. . S.C.)
in a recent speech gave these specific in-
stances wherein the present Republican
administration has walked back ward in
the tracks of the previous Democratic ad-
ministration :
“Well, we were to have all of our for-
eign policies reversed. Let us see what
we have done up to this tims! about re-
versing tHe foreign policy of this Gov-
ernment. On the question and rights of
this nation in Mesopotamia the policy of
the former administration 1s being abso-
lutely followed by the present adminis
tration. As to the question of the rights
and policy of this nation in the Island of
Yap our present administration fs stand-
ing squarely ip the tracks made by the
administration that preceded it. On the
question of our dealings with Russia the
present administration has not veered
an iota from the administra‘ion that was
before it, On the question of cable con-
trol, this House unanimously passed a
resolution to follow the leadership of the
Democratic administration on that very
important question. On the question of
the treaty with Columbia, whereby we
re-establish relations with the govern-
ment of the United States of Columbia,
the administration sent the treaty ne-
gotiated in 1916 by a Democratic admin-
istration, The present administration
has followed the policy of the Wilson
administration in the matter of backing
(Continued on inside page.)
NO. 24
OPENS NEW FEATURE.
A
Junior Chautauqua for Girls and
Boys.—Special Program Planned.
This year, without additional cost to
Festival towns,the Community Chautau-
qua System is conducting an elaborate
Junior Chautauqua. This branch of
Chautauqua work is one of the finest
things about thé four big sessions. And
now the same equipment and plans that
are used on the larger circuits are being
introduced for the first time in Com-
munity Chautauqua Festival towns.
The boys and girls will be quick to ob-
serve the wonderful charm of it all and
their parents will be equally certain to
see the wholesome benefits to be derived
A young college woman who has had
special training in recreational and dra
matic work will be in charge of the
Junior work to supervise the play
throughout Chautauqua season. The
Play-Leader will endeavor to put new
life into the organized reéreation for
Itis the intention to
carry on this Junier work throughout
Plans for this undertaking
will be aunounced by the Play-Leader,
Junior tickets admit children (6 to 14 in-
clusive) to the Senior programs in the
afternoon and evening, as well as the
special Junior sessions, Here are some
of the Jugior features for the children :
Tue Preo-Pirer's P-Raip.
On the opening night of Chautauqua
girls and boys.
the year.
a big parade for everybody—grown-ups
The *'P-Raid” is a
rally-march with special ‘'stunt” fea
tures, the center of
the town promptly at seven o'clock and
in time for a short play
the evening program
as well as children.
t will start from
nt
at
finish at the te
Festival before
Hust ror TrEASURE SHirs.
Up bright and early the next morning
for the hunt for Treasure Ships. One
*‘lost” ships must be found and
ught intg port (the Chautauqua tent)
where ti
hundred
bro
e lucky finders of the Treasure
Ships will receive rewards,
Games, Fork Daxces, Stunts
o'clock the
Play-Leader, with the assistance of a
Crew Man, will conduct a game period
at the Chautauqua playground, Junior
Chautauquans will learn new games and
i
folk dances and there will be special
stunts for the boys.
Every morning at nin
Tue Story Hour,
Every afternoon the Play-Leader will
costume. Splefidid new
adventure, folk and
stories of the sea. Mothers and fathers
are cordially invited to attend these
story-hours.
ie
tell stories
stories of tales
Tue PaceasT,
On the last afternoon the Junior
Pageant, Every Junior Chautauquan
will have part in the ‘Cruise of* the
Jollity."
Orusr Features.
And then there is a Breakfast Hike,
with some surprises for the girls and
boys. Read the Souvenir program for
more details of this new Junior Chautau-
qua play-time.
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Juniors to be ready every morning at
nine
And meet at the tent for a great good
time,
Games and stories—]lots of other fun
And the Junior Pageant—prizes to be
won
And-tickets are selling at prices so
low
That every girl and boy can surely go
To Junior Chautauqua-—greatest days
of the year
Hurrah !—Save your pennies
Good times are near !
——— ons me.
Sunbury urphanage Band Enjoys
Trip.
The Boys’ band and Girls’ orchestra
from the I, O. O. F. orphanage near
Sunbury, attended the I. O. O. F, cen-
tennial at Philadelphia. Monday night
they gave a concert in honor of Gover-
nor Sproul. Tuesday they participated
in a big parade, Wednesday they ap-
peared in a joint concert with other or-
phanage bands. On Thursday they
were entertained at Willow Grove and
on Friday they went to Atlantic City.
About fifty-five boys and girls enjoyed
the trip.
CHILDREN'S DAY
SERVICES
—
SUNDAY, JUNE 19th
The Union (Farmers Mills),
Sunday morning, 10:30,
Georges Valley, 7:30.
Everyone welcome to these
services,
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[Clinic for Crippled Children.
The State College Red Cross Chapter
has just completed arrangements for a
clinic for crippled children to be held at
tbe Glenn Hospital in State College on
June 18th,
Dr. George Burton Stull, from Har-
risburg, who has been doing some very
successful operative work, especially in
cases of children crippled from infantile
paralysis, will be in charge of the clinic,
Dr. Stull has been doing a great deal of
work for the Red Cross and consented
to come to State College to save the
time ard expense of taking a large
number of cases to Harrisburg,
The Chapter was authorized vy Red
Cross Headquarters two months ago to
give apy services that might be needed
to families under its jurisdiction and one
of the most obvious as well as one of the
most needed things seemed to be that
of special care for crippled children,
Miss Helen K. Shipps, who went to
State College three months ago as exe-
cutive secretary of the Chapter, is mak-
ing arrangements for the clinic and has
about twenty-five cases registered. Any
cases in the jurisdiction of the Centre
Hall branch should be reported to Mrs,
Clyde Smith, Red Cross chairman for
that district ; five or six
registered,
are already
The clinic is only for diagnosis and
no operations will be done that day but
arrangements will be made for later
hospital care for any one for whom Dr.
Stull recommends operations. Mr. H.
W. Cooper, manager of a brace com-
pany in Harrisburg, is coming with the
surgeon so that if some of the children
simply Jeed braces the measurements
can be taken that day.” The Chapter is
very fortunate in securing Dr, Stull ana
undoubtedly & large proporticn of the
cases can be helped at least to some
extent
Miss Shipps, the new executive secre-
tary, was placed at State College,
lowing an arrangement made between
National Red Cross headquarters and
the College. * Starting with the summer
fol.
social
part of a general
course of training for social workers to
session she is to teach a course in
case work which is
As executive
secretary of the Chapter she is at the
service of all the branches in the Chap.
ter j
be given at the College.
arisdiction.
State College Gets Bear Cubs.
A pair of cub bears have been
given to the Penn State College by Hon,
Seth E. Gordon, Commiss ioner of Game,
on behalf of the Peansylvasia sports
men, These animals are housed at the
Forestiy Building The female
came from Punxsutaw ney, and has been
pamed ‘Punxy™ while the male cub has
been dubbed **Tiny,"” having been sent
from Tionesta, Pa,
These animals were presented to the
College in the hope that they would
stimulate an interest among sportsmen,
students and nature lovers in our nat.
ural resources, They are housed in a
cage on the East Side of the Forestry
Building and may be seen at all hours of
the day.
It is hoped that these an'mals will not
be teased or tormented in any way and
that dogs will be kept away. No food
should be given to the animals as they
are on a strict diet. .
A A AP AAAI
Bury Body of Soldier Who Died in
France,
The burial of the body of Harry J.
Williams, who died in France of battle
wounds, took place Thursday afternoon
of last week, in the Philipsburg ceme-
tery with members of John Ashley Den-
nis, Jr, Post of the American Legion in
charge of the funeral.
just
Live-stock on Farms Has Value of
£174,000,000,
Live-stock on the farms of Pennsyl-
vapia had an estimated value of more
than $174,000,000 on the first of the year,
according to the Bureau of Statistics,
Pennsylvania Department of Agricul
ture. That the milk cow is the back-
bone of the Pennsylvania farm 1s shown
by the fact that the dairy cows of the
state have an estimated value of $67.
886,218, exceeding all other kinds of
live-stock in value.
Horses run second with an estimated
value of $22,470,350. Following 1s the
estimated value and number of each
kind of live stock on the farms of the
state :
Number
539.957
45.832
897,626
575.578
831.435
1,081,008
Value
$55,141,507
5.738.493
67,886,238
22,470,350
5.381.145
Swine 17.4067,636
Total 174,085,360
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The Clearfield County Fair will be
held this year on September 27-28-29+30,
according to recent announcement, /
’ h——— AIA AS —
John N. Banks, of Indiana, Pa., the
oldest living graduate of Pennsylvania,
State College, registered for the sixtieth
reunion of his class this week. He is
one of the three surviving members of
the 1861 class, the first to be graduated
ai State,”
Horses
Mules
Milk Cows
Other Cattle ,
Sheep
i
he
Two Deer in Corn Field.
Early Tuesday morning, Master
George Luse, son of P. H. Luse, near
town, feasted his eyes ona pair of fine
deer—a buck and a doe—which were
contentedly pasturing ia Mr.Luse's corn
field. Upon the _approach of the boy,
the deer loped away, hurdling the
fences with all the grace characteristic
of the species,
i —————— A pS —
Letter from Illinois.
Orangeville, 111,
Juue 6, 1921.
Centre Hall Reporter,
Dear Sirs :
On looking over my label I find my
subscription running behind. Enclosed
please find cash to boost it along.
We are having various kinds of weath.
er ; 94 in the shade was about the hot-
test. The last couple of days have been
very cool. Crops look good ; some oats
is most topo rank to stand, We are
plowing our corn for the second time
and have a fairly good stand. Some
have only recently finished planting on
account of rain which kept them back
with their plowing. Small fruit is
nearly all frozen, so will be no crop.
Everything on the farm is coming down
in price, with milk at $1 60 per hundred
and (hogs at $7.00 per hundred, and
most everything else in farm produce
in proportion.
Keep the good old Reporter coming
my way as | enjoy reading all the home
news, and think you'bave a fine story.
Yours respectfully,
+8 8S. Horner,
Letter from North Dakota.
Taylor, N. D., June 6, 1921.
Editor Reporter :
. I am planning to come East
this fall for the winter. | am always
glad to read of old Pennsylvania and
the letters written by the readers. We
had a late Spring up here but the crops
are looking fine, Cut worms are bad in
some localities. Everything the tarmer
has to sell cheap, and everything
which he must buy is still up in price.
Lots of people are coming back trom
the West, stating that there is pothing
to do out there, all the big saw mills be-
ing shut down.
1 will close, with best regards to all
old friends. W. L. Rovex,
na
is
The Chautauqua day be-
gins at nine o'clock for
girls and boys.
From nine to ten-thirty
every morning—games
and stunts and folk
dances.
Every afternoon a “Story-
Hour.”
A “Buccaneer’s Break-
fast” hike on the third
day.
A Pageant—‘"The Cruise
of the Jollity.” Room
for all “on deck.” Don't
miss it.
Big “P-Raid” an opening
night. Everybody get
in it. Have your cos-
tume ready.
Fun every minute!
Read the program for de-
tails of all the big
events.
And—tickets are selling
at prices so low .
That every boy and girl in
town can go
To Junior Chautauqua
best days of the year.
Hurry up! Save your Pen-
nies. Good times are
near. :
Community
~ Chautauqua
Festival
Confer-Ream.
On last Wednesday evening at 10:30
o'clock, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Ream, of
Spring Mills, Russel W, Confer and Miss
Kathryn 8S, Ream were united jn mar-
riage by Rev. C. F. Catherman. Mr,
Confer is the only son of Mr, and Mrs
Jerry Confer, and has a position with the
Spring Mills condensery. Miss Ream is
a charming young lady with all the fine
qualifications that go to make up a sterl.
ing young woman. She has been em
ployed by the Aiken spinning mill
Their friends unite in congratulations
and best wishes.
——— A A eI
Cream and Brown Auto Tags.
Pennsylvania motor vehicles will dine
play cream-colored license tags with
brown numerals in 1922, that combina-
tion having been chosen by Highway
Commissioner Sadler, Manufacture of
the tags will begin sbon and probably
750,000 will be required.
Beavers Resent Gaze of Human Eyes :
Leave Walter Gherrity Place.
Victims of curiosity. This may well
be the phrase used to describe the plight
of the beaver family, for the past year
making their home in the mountain run
that is located near the boy scout cabin
adjacent to Walter Gherrity's farm in
the Seven Mountains.
The beaver family—papa beaver, mam-
ma beaver and the supposed little bea-
vers—have all migrated to parts un-
known, they deserting their apparently
very comfy domicile, constructed after
months of untiring effort, to seek a new
home further away from the haunts of
men,
It is the firm conviction of nature
lovers that the beavers were driven
away by the many humans that insisted
on intruding upon the little animals’ pri-
vacy, there being a well worn pathway
leading to the beaver colony, The bea-
ver home shows unmistakable marks
left by sticks used by the curious people
who tried to poke them out of their
domicile. Now the beavers have gone,
but where, no one has yet been able to
find out despite a most diligent search.
There is nobody at home and the bea-
vers left no card indicating that they
would ever return, a fact that will be re-
ceived with genuine regret by most
people mm the county who were confi-
dently looking toward this colony to form
the nucleus for a great beaver colony in
the Seven Mountains, :
A ———
MILLHEIM.
{From The Journal)
Mrs. W. A, Stover, on Monday, enter-
ed the Geisinger hospital, at Dan ville,
as an operative patient.
Frank W. Miller, whose farm adjoins
Miliheim borough, has started to make
bay. On Monday he mowed enough
grass to make several loads of hay,
While cranking F. V. O. Housman's
truck Wednesday afternoon, John Al
bright, one of Housman's carpenters,
suffered a fracture of his right wrist.
and he consequently will be off duty for
some time,
Rev, L. G. Shannon, who has been
pastor of the Rebersburg Lutheran
charge for about three years, has resign-
ed to accep! a call to Williamsburg,
Blair county. He will enter upon his
new charge July 1st.
Mr, and Mrs, F. I. Pierce and Mr, and
Mrs, Hamilton, all of New York city,
arrived in Aaronsburg last Thursday for
a short visit with friends. Beginning
of next week they expect to leave in
their Packard car, which is fully equipp-
ed for camping, on a trip across the
continent. Among the numerous points
of interest to be visited will be the Yel-
lowstone Park. They anticipate a de-
Lightful trip.
At the regular meeting of the school
board on Monday evening it was unani-
mously voted to raise the standard of
the local high school by changing it from
a third-class to a second-class school,
which will give the graduates credit for
three years work instead of two at the
present time. It will also necessitate
the employment of an extra teacher for
the high school. We are informed it is
the intention of the board to include a
commercial course in the curriculum
which will fit the pupil more fully to
enter the ordin pess life, All the
details have not n formulated but it
is the intention of the board to have all
arrangements completed before the
opening of the coming term.
“THE MBANEST MAN
IN CENTRE HALL"
‘Whois he ?
Is he married or single ?
Is be a father or isn't he ?
What is his position ?
Hear this Sermon on
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
2:30, at the
LUTHERAN CHURCH
By the Pastor,
Rxv M. C, Drumm
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERERT
FROM ALL PARTS
CHAUTAUQUA--JUNE 20-22
Mr, and Mrs. Frank M
returned from their
Southland.
John D. Meyer, of Altoona
his parental home in Centre Hall Satur
day and Sunday
Fisher have
sojourn to
the
was at
Lewistown has daylight saving
ing turned back their time-pieces one
hour on Monday morning.
Mr.
John Zeckman, of Boalsburg, has
Cyril Zeckman, son of and Mrs,
been
elec'ed instructor in mathematics in the
Philipsburg High school.
Albert Smith and sister, Madalipe,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 1.
Smith, are in Buffalo, New York, where
they will spend the summer school va-
cation with their aunt, Mrs. E, J. Riley.
Belletonte's disastrous fires of the past
few months have hastened action on the
part of borough council to approve
he
purchase of more efficient fire fight
ing
apparatus, including modern pumpers
to cost approximately $20,000
The Philadelphia Centre Countians’
voual picnic will be held on Saturday
of this week at Belmont Mansion, Fair-
mount Park. These annual gatherings
of former Centre county folks’re
in Philadelphia have been held
1904
The Ladies’ Aid Society of the local
Methodist church will hold a social
the lawn at the home of Mrs. T.
Moore on the evening of July sth.
cream, cake and other seasonable
freshments will be served. The patron-
age of the public will be greatly appr
ciated,
a
on
L.
Ice
re-
e-
The Junior Chautagqua feature is
year is something educational and real-
If
th
ly worth while for all youngsters.
you want to see to what degree of
and ecstasy a child can attain,
the same time reap some lasting benef
send the children to the Junior Chautau-
qua sessions,
and
eh
Among those who attended the Centre
County Sundey-School convention,
Milesburg, last week, were : Mrs, G. O.
Benner, Mr. and Mrs, C. D, Mitterling,
Mrs. John Coldron, Rev. M. C. Drumm
Dr. G. I. Yearick. Miss Annabel Smithy
from Centre Hall ; Miss Catharine Wag-
per and Miss Martha Carson, from Pot-
ters Mills.
The strawberry crop, along
other fruits, has suffered from the ef-
fects of the cold, wet weather of early
spring, and is only halfa crop. The
berries are selling from 20 to 25 cents a
box. Orvis Horner, who is the largest
grower of strawberries in this section of
the valley, reports that his crop this year
will be about fifty bushels, only half of
last year's yield.
M. ]. Hopkins, of Willimantic, Con-
necticut, was in Centre Hall the latter
part of last week preparing this field for
the coming Chautauqua. Mr, Hopkins
will be the superintendent during the
Chautauqua’s four-day stay here, and
will come here from Liverpool. The
Chautauqua tent, he states, will be ship-
ped from Tremont, Schuylkill county,
and should arrive by Saturday of this
week.
The Millheim school board is adver.
tising for bids for the collection of the
school tax. The board, instead of paying
all the law permits, secures competent
collectors at a considerably lower rate
of commission, That is a fine idea, and
indicates that Millheim is alive to the in.
terests of its tax payers. It might be
well for other school boards, including
our local board, to look into the merits
of this system.
The selling of one’s children to ward
off the wolf from the door is not con-
fined alone to foreign countries in these
days of high food prices, for the follow-
ing ad. appeared in a Philipsburg (Cen-
tre county) paper last week : “A child
tor sale.—~Age, four years; parentage,
legitimate ; health, excellent ; disposi.
tion, charming ; reason for selling. the
high cost of living. For further infor.
mation call Bell phone 54.” But just
when our sympathies are aroused to
their highest point, we learn that “A
Child for Sale” is merely the title of a
motion picture play.
J. 8. Cranmer, an internal revenue
officer, was in Centre Hall last Friday to
as
re.
will