VOL. XCV. WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE PRESIDENTIAL “DICTATION.” When President Harding appeared before the Senate ard made his speech in opposition to the passage of the Sol- diers’ Bonus bill **at this time," which killed the bill so far as this Congress is concerned, nothing was heard trom the Republican press or party spokesmen about the President ‘‘dictating to Con. gress,” although this was the first time a President of the United States ever used the power of his office in this way to ob- struct legislation—an act clearly at var- iance with the manner of exercising the power of veto as prescribed by the Con- stitution. When a Democratic President went before a Republican Congress in the exercise of a constitutional duty and prerogative to urge necessary legislation by a tardy and relutcant body, he was immediately denounced by the partisan Republican press and party spokesman as a “dictator.” In the last presidential campaign Re- publican partisan newspapers and ora- tors made much of the statement that Mr, Harding's election yas to put an end to “one man government,” as they were fond of calling it. How has President Harding lived up to this statement of his supporters ? His opposition to the Borah resolution caused the House to pass a different one, and when the Democrats and Progress- ives of the House forced the Borah reso- Iiutions and proceeded upon an alleged plan of his own for a disarmament con- ference, which is still in the informal stage. : He objected in a letter to a duty on oil and the House put nil on the free list after the Committee of the Whole had placed a duty thereon. He appeared in person before the Senate and prevented the passage of the Soldiers’ Bonus Bill, for which he is landed by the Republican press as an act of leadership—an act which amounts to vetoing legislation in advance of its enactment, an act unprecedented in our legislative history. So the whole matter resolves itself in- to this: An act of leadership by a Demo- cratic President is ‘‘dictation” ; an act of dictation by a Republican President is *‘leadership.” a ————— ost A ——— “President Harding Will Rush Tax Revision,” says a headline in an admin. istration organ. This decision to rush tax revision follows President Wilson's message of May 20, 1919, requesting a revision of the tax law, It is at this rate that the Harding administration is rushing back to normalcy. A ———— a tS, The housewife who buys aluminum kitchen utensils is not going to be very enthusiastic over the Fordney Tariff bill when she learns that the duty of two per cent on aluminum bas been raised to Ss per cent. The Aluminum Trust con- trolled by the Mellon interests began business in 1888 as a corporation with $20,000 Capital Stock. Last year its capital stock was $20,000,000, on which it paid a 12 per cent dividend. It want- ed more and will get it through the in. creased protection granted by the Re- publican Ways and Means Committee of the House, AGI or A A BABI Vacation Bible school. Rev, G. W. Mclinay, pastor of Wat- sontown Methodist Episcopal church, well known as a former pastor of the Methodist churches of Penn's Valley charge, has just closeda three weeks’ term of vacation Bible school held in his church. The enrollment reached ninety-five with an average attendance of fifty-two, even when the thermometer registered up in the nineties, The school was for any child between the age of five and fifteen years, E Every one of the five churches was represent- ed in the enrollment with only about half the number representing the local Methodist church. The sessions were from nine toeleven o'clock five mornings a week, with a very greatly varied program, no two mornings being alike in the work done, Friday, July 22, was “the last day” and a great day it was ending up with a picnic in the local park, and an evering luncheon at five o'clock. The children marched to the park singing the old standard hymns of the church and bear- ing banners indicative for whom and for what they stood, This was the first movement of the kind ever sprung in the town and it was well sustained and made a stir in the church activities, especially ‘When the closing feature in the form of a pageant entitled, ‘The Rights of a Child,” was given on Sunday evening last, The whole movement was done on faith ; 80 money in sight when the mat- ter was undertaken, yet the finances were provided by free-will contribut- ions, no one being solicited for a penpy. Hise alice Shrell, of Danville, ably as- ye Rev, oa ——— CENTRE COUNTY'S $500, 000 HO1EL FORMALLY OPENED. “The Philip's,” Modern and Mam- moth Hotel at Philipsburg, Open- ed to the Public Last Friday. A grand reception and banquet mark- ed the opening of **The Philips," Philips- burg’s mammoth new hotel, last Friday evening, The opening dinner was giv. en to the stockholders of the corpora: tion. On Friday morning the hotel was thrown up to the public, The committee appointed by directors and officers of the Philipsburg Hotel Corporation to select a manager for the Hotel Philips, selected H. E, Gregory, of Washington, D, C., who was formerly manager of Hotel Fontelle, of Ontario, Nebraska. Mr, Gregory assumed his duties Monday, May 1st, last, According to the manager, The Philips will employ over fifty persons, including waiters, waitresses, cooks and bellhops. The hotel was designed by George S. Idell, architect, of Philadelphia. It was thought when the building of the hotel was first mentioned in 1920 that the cost would not exceed $200,000. The cost of the building and furnishings was over five hundred thousand. E. E. Demi, the local plumber, and stockholder in the corporation, received the contract for the plumbing work. The new hotel will accommodate over 300 persons, and contains 150 rooms, of which 100 ruins are equipped with bath, This hotel is one of the best equipped hotels in the state and is a great thing for the community, A vote of gratitude is to be handed to A. B. Curls, for the great help he gave in the soliciting of stock for the new hotel. He solicited over $168,000. The concern is owned and operated by local people. On a column at the right of the eleva- tor as you enter, is a very beautiful hand painted Coat of Arms of the Philips family which was presented by Mrs. Thomas J. Lee. In searching back through the records for an authentic Sopy of this Coat of Arms it was found hat the original spelling of the name of Ph hilips was spelled Phillips, The name, evidently, having been at some time in the past changed in its spelling either through accident or design. SHORT HISTORY OF '“THE PHILIPS.” The birth of the new hotel in Philips- burg was Wednesday evening, March 17, 1920. A meeting was held in the offices of Hon, C. H. Rowland, that evening. The session lasted from two o'clock in the afternoon until eleven o'clock that night, save for the supper hour, and as a result of the meeting definite and perma- nent plans were adopted. The new ho- tel is according to specifications, 78 by 100 feet in size, seven stories high. The first or ground floor is fitted up for the offices, lobby, dining room, cafeteria and kitchens, while the next five stories are arranged for {sleeping rooms—twenty- sevens to a floor or a total of 135, all modernly equipped, with baths and all other present-day hotel conveniences. The seventh or top floor is fitted vp for a grand ball-room and auditorium, with an outside promenade extending to .the top coping of the building. The base. ment containing heating plant, laundry, wash-rooms, barber shop, billiard rooms, etc, Hon. C. H. Rowland is president of the corporation and Hon. H. B, Scott is vice-president, MILLHEIM. {From The Journal} Twin babies—a boy and girl—were born to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Malone, at Coburn, on Friday morning. The boy died on Sunday and the remains were interred in Fairview cemetery at Mill heim on Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Dan B. Gutelius and son Harold, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kinneman, motored in from War. ren, O,, arriving here Wednesday jeven- ing of last week and visited with the former's brother, Dr. F. E. Gutehus, until Wednesday noon when the return trip was started. It is twenty years since Dan left Millheim to seek a for. tune, and he 1s now a member of a firm which is conducting a large meat mar- ket in the Olio town. F. Q. Hartman, owner of the local silk mill, has purchased from Charles F, Stover a strip of land on the east side of Elk Creek, extending from the J. D, Keen property to the lands of F, W, Miller. The land was surveyed on Fri. afternoon and Mr. Hartman says there is ample space for the accommo- dation of at least ten homes on the tract acquired and he expects to break ground for several bungalows in the fall. New machinery is being installed in the mill and to provide living quart. Was | ers for the additional help that will be required new homes will have to be built and for that reason Mr. Hartman will build Rew homes, Which will be Pennsylvania during the past y HALL, PA. Locals Trim Coburn~6 to ol. Centre Hall's baseball tossers won a TH theim-Rebersburg aggregation on Grange Park, Saturday afternoon, and found sweet revenge for their recent defeat in a 6 to 1 victory, which but for a careless toss of the ball in the middle of the game would have made the score 6 to © in favor of the locals. Harry Gross, the local pitcher, mowed down the enemy in fine style, causing sixteen to pass out over the strigeout route and permitting only two safe hits, both singles. He pitched shut-out ball from start to finish, and was never in real danger. T'he locals found Stover for thirteen safe hits, including two-three baggers by Alfred Crawford and **Doc” Markle, The latter hit was a terrific smash in left field, which came in the seventh inning when the bases were loaded and put the game on ice. The fact that Markle hurt bis foot during practice was respon- sible for his not scoring a home run on the hit, he being caught at “home” in attempting to stretch the hit to a homer, Newton Crawford's playing at third base was a delight, his stops of several hard hits and gettivg his man being well executed. For the visitors Charles Mal- lory made the picture play. He speared Alfred Crawford's line drive over short when the bases were loaded and prevent ed three runs from counting. He exe. COBURN RH Bartges, ¢ o Auman, 2b 0 Hosterman, 3b o Mallory, ss 0 Molone, cf 0 { Braucht, 1b 0 o | Bartges, rf 0 3 | Vonada, cf 0 1 | Stover, p 1 Totals 613] Totals Struck out : By Gross, 16 ; Umpire, Bruce Stahl, Crawford, 3b Knarr, 2b 1 Frank, ¢ 1 Markle, of o Crawford, rf Bailey, 1b Keller, If Gross, p Runkle, ss i 2 0 0 oO 2 1 i Oo 0 2 oO 1 0 0 0 0 oF I 2 by Stover, FL Bellefonte Team Coming. The opponents of the Centre Hall baseball team on Saturday afternoon of the Community Picnic day, on Grange Park, will be the strong Bellefonte High school team, which twice this season ad- ministered a defeat, in each instance by the close margin of one run, to the local High school team, The game promises to be an interest. ing one for the picnickers. AP APPAR IAI, Auto Accident on Mt. Road. Saturday afternoon, a large Stude- baker car, driven by Clark Herman, of State College, who was making a sight. seeing trip witha load of summer ses- sion lady schoo! teachers from State College, left the new state road on Nit tany Mountain, above the bridge at Pleasant Gap, and ran down a six-foot embankment into the creek. Outside of a good shaking up and a few scratches, no one was otherwise hurt. There is a sharp turn in the road right at the point where the accident oc- curred, and it is thought that the car was coming down the mountain with too much speed to permit the driver to negotiate the curve in safety, The ma- chine was damaged 16 such an extent that it was necessary to send a call to Bellefonte for a truck tc haul it to a garage for repairs. Troops to Aid in Fighting Forest Fires Adjutant General Beary and Chief Forester Pinchot have agreed upon a plan to use the State's cavalry troops, located in the mountainous sections of the State, to combat forest fires. The mounted troopers, it is believed, will be especially valuable in rouanding-up fire fighters when they are needed to check the spread of flames, The plan was suggested to Forester Pinchot by District Forester R, B. Win- ter, of Mifflinburg, who worked it out successfully with Captain Donald Zim. merman, commanding officer of Troop M, of Lewisburg. Volunteers for the forest fire service will be recruited in each cavalry troop in the interior of the State, Because of their favorable locations, troops in the following places will be asked to co-operate : Bellefonte, Lock Haven, Boalsburg, Harrisburg, Tyrone, Carlisle, Punxsutawney, Altoona, and Chambersburg, AMI AA ARI. Williamsport Commercial College. Fall term begins the frst week in Sep- | tember. 162 calls for office help during the past year, - Business men want our graduates, P Thie old school will be bet- ter than ever the coming year. If you want a good business course, a good shorthand and typewriting course, send for the Send us the names cf young interested in a business URSDAY, AUGUST NEXT WEEK IS POULTRY WEEK IN CENTRE COUNTY Eighteen Demonstrations Booked. — Poultry Exhibit—New Feature— at Grange Encampment & Fair This Year. » The week of August 8 to 13 promises to be one of great importance to every- one ia Centre county interested in poult- ry. If you have been reading the county papers for the past three weeks you no doubt have noticed accounts of the poul- try calling demonstrations to bé con- ducted by the Centre County Farm Bureau cooperating with the Poultry Extension Department of the Penn State College, County Agent J. N. Robinson, and Poultry Extension Spec- ialist H. D, Monroe, will conduct eigh- teen poultry culling demonstrations next week, There will be a poultry exhibit at the Centre Hall Encampment and Fair this year, - This will be practically a pew feature for the fair and so Mr. Monroe will explain the most important points to look for in selecting a poultry exhibit, in addition to the culling structions at each demonstration. With three demon- strations each ddy it will be absolutely necessary to start each meeting prompt. ly. There is one near you and you can't afford to miss it. The days, dates, hours and the farm on which the meet- ing will be held are as follows : Monday, Aug. 8, at 10:00 a. m,~O, P, Smith, Fiedler, Monday, Aug. 8, at 1:30 p. m. Brumgart, Rebersburg, Monday Aug. 8, at 4:00 p. m.—Geo, Gingrich, Madisonburg, Tuesday, Aug, 9. at 10:00 a. liard Harter, Jacksonville, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 1:30 p. m.~]. H Hoy, Blanchard, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 00 p. m.~J. H Harvey, Howard, $ Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 10:60 a. m.~— H. A. McKelvey, Port Matilda. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 1:30 p. m,— A. F. Showers, Unionville, Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 4:00 p. m.— Edgar Fisher, Milesburg. Thursday, Aug. 11, at 10:00 & m.~ Mrs. J. C. Nolan, Nittany, Thursday, Aug. 11, at 1130p. m.~H, M. Showers, Hecla. Thursday, Aug. 11, at 4:00 p. m.—A. D. Smeltzer, Pleasant Gap. Friday. Aug. 12, at 10:00 H. Sinkabine, Spriog Mills. Friday, Aug. 12, at 1:30 p. m.—Perry Luse, Centre Hall, Friday, Aug. 12, at 3:00 p. m.—F. B. Tate, Houserville, Saturday, Aug. 13, at 10:00a, m.—]. 0. Peters, Stormstown, Saturday, Aug. 13, at 1:30 p. m.—E, T. Parsons, Fairbrook. Saturday, Aug. 13. at 4:00 p. m.~Geo, DD, Fortney, Boalsburg, Ira m. Wil a mW, On Friday evening the school direct- ors of Potter township met for the pur- pose of electing teachers for the coming school term. The following is a list of the schools and the teachers elected : Centre Hill, Chester Grove. Tusseyville, Floyd Jordan. Colyer, Boyd Jordan, Tussey Sink, Aana Harter, Earlystown, Elizabeth Royer. Pine Stump, Alfred Crawford, Plum Grove, Ralph Sweeney. Potters Mills Grammar, Mrs. Foust, Potters Mills Primary, Mildred Brown Cold Spring, Ruth Ripka, Dauberman, Edgar Miller, A birthday party was held for Edward Lingle at his home near Spring Mills on the anniversary of his thirty.seventh birthday. He was led away from home by his brother-in-law, Miles Barger, and he was engaged in a game of horse shoe till the guests had arrived ; then he was brought home. Mr. Lingle has pot been able to work for some time and to- gether with his recent loss by fire it was a lift, he having received a nice lot of presents and money. The guests de. parted at a late hour, wishing Mr. Ling- le many more happy birthdays. Re- freshments were served, The following were present: Mr, and Mrs. John Vonada, Clarence and Sarsh | Vonada, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lingle, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ripka, Helen and Jennie Ripka, Mr. and Mrs. Homer ligen, and son Homer, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lingle, Marian, Gladys, Grace and ble, Waiter and Cordilia Gobble, Mr, and Mrs. 8. C, Decker, Byron and Ches- Mr. and Mrs, Ra Ee ok 4 1921. Party at Presbyterian Manse. A number of the members of the Le- mont Presbyterian church gave their minister, Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick, abd family, a jolly party at the Presbyterian Manse, Centre Hall, one evening last week, After several hours of music and games there was a feed served, which the visitors had brought with them, Miss Bathgate, of Altoopa, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick entertained the bunch for more than an hour with some of the best piano selections. Every person took part in the games from the ‘elderly ladies to the bald-headed gentlemen, After partaking of so much fruit sal- ad, "sandwiches, ice cream, cake and coffee, that they were unable to play longer, they cranked their * Fords” and started for thelr respective homes—Lin- dea Hall, Oak Hall, State College and Lemont, Those present were : “Mr, snd Mrs, Ross Louder, daughter Dorothy and son Ross Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lou- der, Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn, Mrs. Gilliland, Mr. Bathgate and sister and Miss Bathgate, of Altoona ; Miss Edy- the Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick enjoyed "the party and hope they will come again. Altoona To Open Rest Tired Shoppers. Growing out of the realization of the need for a community rest room of easy access to the city and suburban shopper, the pastor and congregation of Christ Reformed church, Altoona, in co-opera- tion with the Altoona Booster associa- tion, is about to throw open a commun- ity rest room. Practically the entire ground floor space of Christ Reformed church, Twelfth avenue and Fifteenth streeth, together with a large room on the floor the next flight up, are being fitted for the accommodation of the red shopper, the equally tired working girl and the public in general to whom a cozy, commodious, homelike place ap- peals with the lure of a few moments’ respite from the weariness of a hard day's shopping or the work.a-day rou- tive, The project is launched specifically with the idea of being a sort of first-aid to the comfort and convenience of the out-of-town shopper and in order to ob- viate that plaint of the woman the dis. tapce of whose bome from Altoona makes it imperative to spend either the entire day or the greater part of a day in shopping, that she is *‘dedd tired.” Here will be a comfortable, commodious place in which she can feel perfectly at bome and which is as much her's as her own home, The rest rooms will be provided with a dining room with plenty of tables and chairs and the out-of-town visilor is in. vited to come and spread out her lunch and eat it while she is resting. There will be simple sanitary equipment. She may want to wash the ghildren or fresh- cn up ber own appearance, she can do it as easily in the community rest room as in the privacy of her own home. A piano will be installed in the parlor, fur. nished with music, or the daughter of a family may want to try out a new piece of sheet music she just purchased. The piano is solely for her use. The multi. plicity of easy chairs, rockers and loung- ing chairs, will be made particularly in- viting with cushions galore ; the couch will be equipped with downy pillows, The reading table will be fitted with wo- men's magazines. While the rest rooms are primarly designed to accommodate the women folks, men are not debarred. In case, the man of the family wants to fix on some place to meet the rest of the fam. ily, after he and the boys have attended to the particular business that brought them to town, the easiest thing and the most natural is to make the community rest rooms the place of meeting. Or the men folks, to save time, want to eat lunch with the family they are welcome to drop m, All-in-all, the rest rooms are simply a bit of home sweet bome dropped right in the heart of the shopping district, only a few blocks away from the station in close proximity to the moving picture theatres ; and right on a corner where practically all the trolley cars in the city pass, Once they become known to the out-of-town people they will bea wverit- able haven of refuge and the most popu- lat place in the town. The rooms are being cleaned and renovated, equipped with Room for NO. 30 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Commiunity picnic on Saturday. More than four and one-balf inches of rain fell during July. Will August prove wet? The last Friday in July was truly a wet day. The bricklayers, this week, commenc- ed laying the brick for the new Spayd house, Millheim 1s petitioning for better electric service from the State Centre Electric company, Leon K. Bryner, of Wrightsville, York county, son of Rev. C, W. Bryner, visit- ed his uncle, Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick, of Centre Hall, last week. Three children of John Shutt, of near Bellefonte, were taken te Womelsdorf, last week, and placed in the orphan’s bome of the Reformed church. Reports from the other side of the Seven Mountains are to the effect that the huckleberry ¢rop is a slim one, not many berries being brought into mar? ket. number of applications were made ‘young men in Centre Hall to take the military training at Camp Meade, 12 progress this month, but none were ad- mitted, Quite a few automobiles passing through town carry camp equipment, indicating that many persons traveling for pleasure are providing their own en. tertainment, Bruce Runkle, east of Oid Fort, had the misfortune to lose a horse by death due to an attack of colic. The animal was a good one and greatly needed on the farm just at this time. Ten thousand Pennsylvania farmers received assistance in balancing dairy rations through the dairy extension de- partment of the Pennsylvania State Col- lege in the year ending July 1, 1921. Prof. and Mrs. L. O. Packer, of Glen- shaw, in the Pittsburg district, visited friends in Centre Hall last Friday. From here they went to Union county where they went to look after their farm of 150 acres, located near Lewisburg. During the month of July 109,000 Ford cars and trucks were turned out. During August Ford aims to turn out 117.800 cars and trucks from all his plants. Itappears trom this that not all the flivers are running in this section. Bellefonte’s big seven-day Chautau- qua opened on Wednesday and will con- tinue until next Wednesday, The course costs the people of Bellefonte $2.- 200 this year, and season tickets sell for $2.50. The course is unquestionably a fine one, The sew directories of the Bell Tele phone Co. tor this section were distrib uted last week. The directories are dated April, 1921, but have been correct- ed to June 10. They were late in being distributed on account of being held up by the printers’ strike. Early last Thursday morning, Mr, and Mrs. C. F. Emery and son Howard mot- ored to Altoona by auto, with Harold Keller at the wheel, and enjoyed the day with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Foss, at Lakemont Park. Albert Emery accom. panied his parents home. The Boy Scouts are becoming ac- quainted with their new master, Rev, Kirkpatrick, and speak highly of him, The Scout movement ought to be prose- cuted with more earnestness. It is the bne opportunity given to put the boys of the community on the right track, From the Loysville Orphans’ Home Echo it is learned that the Boys’ band had a loss of something like $3000. On a tour in the vicinity of York, the gas tank in instrument truck sprung a leak, resulting in a complete loss of the truck and great damage to the instruments, None of the voys were injured, The western end of Centre county is witnessing some “big league” baseball , playing this season. Philipsburg'’s paid team, last week, had **Rabe” Benton, who was just released from the New York Giants, on the pitching mound, against Osceola, who paid a big price for “Rube” Evans, another twirler from the big leagues. Philipsburg won, 5 toa Lot owners in the Centre Hall ceme- tery are requested by the local cemetery association to clear their lots of ohject- jonable weeds which have attained a a considerable amount of additional fur-
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