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\ VOL. XCVI.
Dead,
12,
The
Erivan, Armenia, Mar
O'Mine:
few
City of the
1922.
Mother
Just a
of our
enduring
gleanings
here in a country the awful
strain of starvation and terrible suf
fering.
One really must visit a famine
with his own
the
stricken country and see
eves before he can realize mental
and physical suffering that the inhab-
district undergo-
of
children
itants of such are
ing.
common
a
In the vicinity Erivan it is a
to see hunting
sight
in muddy for apple cores or
rutters
anything that at one time resembled
food little
dirty
boys and girls sleeping
stables, covering themselves with
earth and straw to keep warm; village
peasants homes and
starting
only to
food
take «
+
coming int
is no
To
and those
famine-
Relief
day from the
the Near
need
East
twice the n
which they now
have thirty-seven
the ore
impossible
Near
amost
space. Every ast
phanage is filled to the utmost,
fifteen hundred children
1 the Near
day East
plac
wmnlls
each
in
en while waiting for a
our orphanages. he 1}
phanage are crowded with
ym ff
+
at night to make ro«
more” who were taken
been
beds had
Several
phans suffe
sent to our
the mountains
children
They
hardly
and hovels to the
were picke
were so weak
their
Ni
walk from
age and was so
one
died before the night
Practically all
from the street
various forms
or favous) in
nourished
In order
present s
orphanages and
adzin, in t
village 8 a
We find
with homeless
he
3
hot
we oan
of Etchmiadzin
even within the
astery.
The government is maint
LNIing some
orphanages but
sources, both in
can do very
suffers
this spring
dreadful
occur
Hef must
open a of
number new
the
slowly
great
district
ildre n
starving to death.
It
the
shop-keepers of
there
embroideries,
orphanges in this to save
thousands of ch
who are
is pathetic as walks through
one
bazaars for the once picturesque
left be-
demand for
gpices
Ervan have
cause is
silks,
and all
found in
no longer a
perfumes,
the other fascinating articles
an oriental bazaar. The dim-
lighted roofed streets, once gay with
color, are deserted as far as trade is
but
purpose, for
to take in
trouble
dred of
found shelter
berths,
the
concerted they are serving a new
when we have any room
more children have
the
we no
picking from several hun-
ttle
boys and girls who have
in the deserted bazaar
to first
of Erivan
Our purpose clear
of
is
streets and bazaars
find quarters for
still in
There least 200000 people
within a radius of fifty miles of Eri-
van who are in great need of food and
clothing. Of it mw Impossible
for the Near East Relief to even con-
sider extending relief to such
number, with the other demands
our budget, but nevertheless that
the number that should be aided for
soma time We are well on the way
to clothe every ragged child in Erivan
and with our soup kitchen working
overtime, where we give each child a
bowl of hot soup and ahalf funt of
bread dally, we are beginning to real:
fze that our efforts have not been 'n
vain, Aside from merely feeding and
clothing our children we are also try-
ing to give them a liberal education.
For instance, all children are given a
half day's schooling and the other
balf day iw spent In our weaving fav.
the
th e¢ bazaars,
boys who are
are at
course,
a great
on
in
tories and industrial schools where the
make all thelr own clothing
children
and other necess articles.
We don't
be
ary
mind telling you that boy
far-off Ar
keen
will boys, are
voungsters are just as
Scout organizations
fortunate American
247
older
Ari
boys
van
same tme
bodies” from
frames
Tenderfoot
second
Tenderfoo
fests,
the
nig
employees was mar:
custom, the marr
marching down t}
They
anner.”
band. were
Spangled
beHeve
played by
Koviet
It
1 people
aoil !
ia =u
here
familiar
of our
Mr. Rowlan
the he
and how
names
evening
me of
vited to
tonsts
{ne many
of Theodore
health
friend of the Armenian
Roose vs
people
ther
They
Lincoln
was to Washington
Abraham
(George
inquired ¢ Oo what
was doing now
no. difference
the
Toasts were drunk “to
the toast
le
the
Ng whether
honored is add r no
he
the
one so
ith of all
Turk
who fell
Armenians massacred by
and to the
the Great War.
All for
¢
health of those
i
this time
—
The next few months are going to
for for
have more than we can
be trying us, we are going to
For
sending "6
handle
{ instance, every day we are
{children from here to Alexandropol ‘o
{be entered into the trochoma hospital
The medical the
department gets
six wagons (fourgansg) to the hospital
and we load on the children, their ex-
tra clothing, blankets,
food for a day,
station
day I cars at
tion and have wood and stoves put up
for them. About five the
the children arrive at the
station and after getting the mattress.
es and blankets scattered out we pile
about 35 children In each car and
there they sit until 12 o'clock at night
when the train leaves for Alexandro-
pol. Of course, we put attendants in
ench car and in a day or so they ar.
rive at their destination. To replace
these children they send us 756 of thelr
children whoo have been cured of tris
and
the
the
the sta
matiressos,
and send them to
three miles away. During
order two box
o'clock in
evening
WILL BACK PINCHOT.
Repu
County.
Dalaware Republicans Plan to
diate Sproul In His Home
Elimination of Governor woul
Kr
»)
a thorough the
combine in con Stat
are the main
publican primary
of
campaign,
Judge John
For
who
opinion
san
county. these
Johnson,
Will Open lee Cream Parlor.
had bes
and
nirast
rm
£
weather and already we have discarded
In a fi
ind
Our overcoais LR i
glart moving, imagine the
will be to ry
1ildren
and equipment
get together fi
0X carts and joad the
their clothing
them off. It
orphanage at a
wed stag
will
300
that
means we move ong
time to 500
they
We hope to get
chil»
dren-—and everything have
1
the orphanage all
5000
in
our children moved up this sum-
and food
also all
tin
and
them
winter
mer supplies to
last
the it
move any supplies,
being closed.
That is only one of my present wor-
ries, along with keeping all the work
going here and getting all my supplies
up from the station, three miles dls.
tant.
With kind regards to
and love to you,
next spring, for
during
to
roads
will be impossible
due the
to
all at home,
Your boy,
wane DEATH RECUKD.
YEARICK
occurred
An de
Mrs
extremely sad
when Harry
near Madisonburg, passed away
Sunday evening after an iliness
pre She was the mother
umonia
ix children, the youngest being
old. The funeral
months
Wednesda)
mors the
Fv
ing,
angelic
at Madisor
burg
Mra
ae Gertrude
rg. suffered
ginning of
effec ta
April
some days later
wine b Aarons.
of
About
with her par.
Red T of
resided hor
the
during
r which she
thelr home with
L. Miller. She
stores and during the
the efficient clerk
book store.
faithful member
church, Lewisburg,
member of the Sunday
serving many years as a teach-
compelled
Account
rn in
a daughter
Russel]
years ago moved
ents to a farm at op, north
Lewisburg, and until
there
Was 1
iy Killed by
Ing of timberg at the barn
sto fle
high wind wm, a
id |
her
mother made
sister,
clerked
Mrs.
in many
J mes
past ten years was
it the U
She
niversity
was a of Bt.
John's Reformed
and an active
school,
er until to resign her class
of failing health. She
of the missionary scceiety,
and for many years vice president of
the Ladies’ Aid society and at the time
of her death was treasurer of the Sun
day school.
on wae
i member
Funeral services were conducted
her pastor, Rev, MH. H. Rupp, of
Reformed church. Interment
made in the Lewisburg cemetery.
by
the
was
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(Other deaths on inside page)
LOCAL “HIGH” TEAM WINS
FROM SPRING MILLS V,
Snappy Game,
The wm
"we
S Mills V
Hall H
pring
Two bas h
H Emery
ie and Ci
by
its Jartge Braucher
Zet
Ha-
Faust; three base hits
awford. Struck
13
out
Crawford,
Fire at Fillmore.
On Saturday
about eight
in the
heirs’ farm, at
Buffalo
morning,
K., fire broke out
dwelling
house on the Kephart
Station,
and was totally
of the fire,
known, is supposed
Fillmore on the dun
railroad,
The origin
positively
destroyed
although not
to have
the
pretentious
been
The
good repair, and three stories high, the
height of it making it impossible
bafflle the flames. On the west side of
the house stands a large barn, and to
save this it was necessary call the
Bellefonte fire company, who respond
ed, taking their chemical engine with
them. The barn had a steel roof on Ht
and this possibly is responsible for its
standing today.
The Kephart farm was occupied by
Gray and Benner Kephart and two
sisters. Insurance was carried in the
Farmers’ Mutual company to the ame
ount of $1600, and a cash company
carried $1500. Some thirty years ago
a dwelling house was burned on the
same site,
F. M. Fisher, of Centre Hall, rep
resenting the Farmers’ Mutual compas
ny, met other representatives of ine
surance companies on Monday to ade
Just the loss.
from a defective flue on attic
house was a one, in
to
to
¢
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
entert
court
fice expired
wheat and
ally promis
There
ither
time this
ing
was little o1
of « wheat or clove
and the
spring
this work passed
and $1.40
you
now
$1.25
market
and has it
.
can look the future
is
11 between
m what sell
$17.0
in the
Valley
out biinking more than any
neighbors.
T—
a
Calvin Weaver, a Freshmar
LE
State has been
at the
The
and Mre. J
College, APpPols
midshipman naval acaden
Annapolia,
of Mr
Flemington,
young man is a
D Weave
and graduated at the T.o«
High school last He en-
tered State ast i Aa
Freshman but now that
ed the appointment to the naval
emy he will withdraw from the College
as the appointment is effective at once.
Haven Year
fall
he has red
College
eivs
acad-
Revand Mra Fred K. Stamm and
little daughter accompanied Franklin
Heckman from State College to Cen-
tre Hall, on Thursday, and called at
the Reporter office. Their trip here
was in the interest of a three-act play,
entitled, "Kicked Out of College” hy
students of Faith Reformed Church,
‘hat will be put on the stage in Graney
Arcadia, Centre Hall, Saturday even-
ing, May 6th, for the benefit of the
Christian Endeavor Society. Rev. Mr
Stamm is the director of the play,
which no doubt will be highly pleas.
ing. Admission, 25 and 15 cents; ree
served seats, 35 cents