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VOL. XCVLII
UH, 1924,
NO. 4
TWO CHURCH CONFERENCES TO
BE HELD IN WILLIAMSPORT.
Central Pennsylvania Methodists to
Meet In Pine Street Mareh
Closely Following Evangelical Ses.
sions In St. John's Church Mar. 6.
Two denominational conferences are
scheduled to be held in ‘Williamsport
during the month of March,
The Central Pennsylvania conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church will
meet in the Pine Street M. E. church
on March 12, and will continue for
bout five days. confer-
ence the Central Pennsylvania confer-
Evangelical church will
John's Evangelical c¢hurch,
on March
tinue until March 10. .
The Methodist conference will be pre-
sided over by Bishop Willlam F. Me-
Dowell, Washington. DC and
Methodism
a-
Prior to this
ence of the
open in St.
Newberry, 6, and will con-
of
”
many leading men in will
appear on the program for addresses,
The conference will open Tuesday
evening, March 11. with mass meet-
ing of
League workers.
a
Epworth
Bovard, of
speaker
Sunday -school and
Pr. W. 8.
Chicago. will be the principal
at this meeting.
There will he about
attendance
dition to the sessions of the conference
proper, the Lay
on Methodist Episcopal ehurch
heid that
from every
Thig conference will
350 ministers in
at this conference. In ad-
conference
witl be
laymen
presdpt.
six laymen
to attend the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church which will
be held Springfield. May.
There will be six ministerinl delegates
elected at the same time.
The first session of the Central Penn-
of the
church will meet in St. John's
gelicnl church on March at
time the examination for junior preach-
ers will start. These examinations will
be eoncluded on March 7
erencg proper wily open on the eighth
The closing session will be held on the
tenth.
Electoral
in city. Prominent
charge will be
elect
in Mass, in
syivania conference Evangelical
Evan-
8. which
and the con-
——— At —————.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY,
The Phiadelphin Ledger, Republican
in politics, has this to say
foreign policy of the present adminis-
tration in its editorial ity
Sunday issue:
First, the United States sends
and ammunition to
of Mexico. Second,
Huerta from
from private firms
Third we teil De
not blockade Tampico,
low Obsegon
about the
columns in
arms
Obregon
De
material
President
We prevent ia
obtaining war
this
Huerta
in country.
he must
al-
troops to be moved over
United States territory. th. we dis.
patch two cruisers half
destroyers to Vera Cruz, where the in-
surgents have thelr headquarters
Sixth? Seventh? Eighth? Undoubted-
IV we are becoming somewhat Involved.
We must hold on to the tail of the bull,
trusting it is not a wild one. We also
trust we know where we are going.
a ———— a 5 A 05
What the Farmer Gets for Cattle,
The packers and Secretary Wallace
would have us believe that the farmer
gets eighty-eight cents out of every
dollar the packers receive. The Censns
Bureau in 1919 reports that the finish-
ed products of the packers for that
year sold for $4.246.000,000, all of which
except twelve per cent. went to the
farmers.
In 1919 ther were 1.3056 meat packing
establishments in the country, not in-
cluding the thousands of local slaugh+
terers. About one-third of all food
animals are marketed locally,
Birthday Surprise Party,
A delightful surprise party was given
last Wesinesday night hy Mr. and Mrs.
John Rudy at their home just west of
Centre Hau, in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret, who that day en-
tered upon the ‘teen age her thirteenth
anniversary. The young people pres.
ent enjoyed themselves various
games Refreshments consisting of
sandwiches, pickles. popcorn, ice cream
and cake were served. Those present
were: Mary and Ruth Reiber, Evelyn,
Russe; and Eugene Colyer, Helen and
Frank Rines. Ethel, Dorothy and Mar.
garet McClenahan, Robert and Philip
McClenaban, Margaret Delaney, Olle
Gleixner, Sarah Smith, Fred and George
Luse. Guy Shunk, Betty Ebright, I's
tella Ruble, (lenevieve Ruble, Gegrge
and John Riter, Wilbur McClellan, AL
verta and Frances Weaver, Hazel and
Harold Potter, Samuel Gngerich, Mrs.
ia
Fourth, we
and a dozen
in
————— in.
Farmers and Poultry Raisers: Are
you getting your share of eggs? Are
You getting highest Prices for your
: Su purchasing system enables
sell HIGH GRADE haying Mash
at K BOTTOM Prices and our
breeding system assures you ABOVE
RKET PRICES for the right kind
, $1.60 a year,
FARMERS MEETINGS.
County Agent Robinson WH Hold
Meetings to Take Place of Farmers’
institutes,
During the next fow Aveeks the coun-
agent, J. N. will hold
a series of meetings five different
communities of the county. Thes,
meetings: will be similar the ones
held jast winter and of integest to all
farmers and their families. having been
arranged the past couple years ty take
the place pf the old time farmers’ In-
stitutes which were very popular in
Centre county until discontinued three
years ago Phu State Departinent of
Agriculture,
The first of the seHes will be
meetingg H.D.
head of the Poultry Extension work in
be given Mon-
28th, at 7:30,
school house: Tues-
at 7:30. at the
Wednesday.
ty farm Robinson,
in
to
poultry
conducted by Monroe,
Pennsylvania. and will
January at
Mills
29,
diy evening,
Pine Grove
day, January Gent -
school house ; January
at 7:30, at Haltmoon Grange hall:
January 31. 7:30 P. M.. at
Spring Mills Vocationgl «school, and
Friday, lat, 7:30, at Re
arsburg school house,
The wid!
year a meeting
same night eagh week for at least five
zel
30,
Thursday,
February at he
-
same plan be followed this
an last. wiz: on the
consecutive weeks at each of the above
For example Monday
evening there will
Ping Grove os.
evening at Ha¥moon - Grange hall,
the other
places, every
a
every
3 3
be meeting at
Wednesday
and
The
Her -
#0 on for three places,
very best men obtainable have been
is
of
for Cen-
cured for these meetings. Bach one
a specialist in his particular line
work and has a ral message
tre county mn
A lr AAA AIA.
Grangers Install Officers,
for that purpose
in Gange Arca-
installed of-
1924. The attendance was
the meeting full
installation
At
Saturday
a meeting held
on evening
dia. Progress Grange its
flcews for
inrge
interest
and of genuine
wns
The
evening was enlivened be piano and vi-
Mrs. Della Refber, Misses
Margaret and Lottie Kéller,
The officers of organiation
12 follows
After the
over, refreshments were served
olin music by
L.use
the are i
W. Ralston
Kirkpatrick.
Master
| Rev, J M
Chaplain—J. T. Potter
Sarah Neff
Jucob Sharer,
R. Neff.
W. Rgiston
Richard Brooks
Durst,
George
Aurer
Secretary
Treasurer
Flom-—-Mrs. OC
Mrs G
Mrs
Mrs
Ceres.
Pomona~
Stewards
Redber
The
Grove,
Alice Curtis
Margaret Luse
installing officer wag Daniel A
Intermediate School Report—ith Month
Per cnt of attendance, boys 99, givis
88%. Pupils RirUent every day during
date: Saran Smith. Marguret
Margaret Delaney, Mary Reiber,
Odenkirk. Helen Meyer, Mazel
Ruble. Marin Smith,
Evelyn Colyer, Miriam
tines. Madaline Emerick,
Grove,
term
Rudy,
Hg fen
to
Adaline
Groes.
Dinges,
Helen
Margaret MeClenahan, Emma
Bradford, Lorine Brungart,
Gladys Smith, Ruth Hartley. Sara Od
enkirk. Margaret Hees, Helen Weaver,
Fred Luse, James Lutz, Bruce Smith,
William Weaver, Harold Dunkle. Muth
Balley, Jack Coidron. Lawrence Hart-
ley. Ishler, Wiliam Spyker,
John Harold Potter, Donald
Ruble. Rickert, Arthur Scott.
The following made 100 per cent In
spelling test: Jack Coldron, Mutn
Bafley, Loraine Brungart. Betty Ebright
Odenkirk, Rickert, Mar-
garet Rees, Franklin Moyer, Dorothy
MeClenahan, Margaret Bradford.—T.
IL. Moore. teacher.
Tsabed
Marvin
Spyker,
Reuben
Barn euben
.
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THE RAMBLING REPORTER.
Yahn W. Decker. a Penn State stu-
dent, visited his home in Spring Mills
during the week end.
During the week of January 17, Pres.
VOTING BY MAIL UNCONSTITU.
» eliom—
Lancaster County Jurist Bases His
Opinion on Interpretation of Cone
Declaring that the act of May 22,
1923. conflicts with the constitution of
the wtate, Judge Hassler in the Lan-
caster county court, on Saturday,
handed down an opinion in the contest-
ed election of Ira H. Bare, Republican,
of the Fifth ward, Lancaster, to select
council, He declared that Bares op-
ponent, Leonard L. Lewis, coalitionist, |
is elected The ruling may have a |
wide influence, as it is on the validity |
of the mail votes Lewis won on .the |
strength of the votes at the polls, but
Bare wag given enough mall votes to
overcome his lead and win by ten
The judge declares that “the of
1928 does not provide a method of vo-
ting. that is. a means by which
elector shall declare his intention other
than by ballot, but it does provide a
method & voting by ballot. Its only
purpose is to permit electors to cast |
thelr outside their election
tricts, which, being contrary to
interpretation plsced article
act
an
dis-
the
X.
voles
upon
have said, be-
yond the power of the legislature to do
and it, therefore, in our opinion,
constitutiong! and void.”
Should tls dedision be sustained |
will effect but one officehoider
preme court is. as we
i® un-
in Centre
county, Mr. Rossman, the recorder. wh
counting only the
by ten.
candidate
wily
lost out Virleg cast |
in the regular way Sinie
was the Democratic and it
he
+5
possible that be inducted
Yelm
The judge who made the decision
The legalit
by 4
is!
a Republican in pols
mail wa
made
of voting by questioned
many attorneys who study of
the law,
A
$124008 Avallable for Roads.
There i=
£124. 000
awilable for Centre
aid roads
county |
for state Centr
This sum
350.000.0090 from: the Nationa)
ment to the State
in $216,966,
te $137.820
expenditure
in
allotment from
huvern- |
Clearfield’s portion
and Huntingdon
These sums are
county is the
is entitled
ready for |
in
-
then that will
townships in the coun- |
bond themselves im- |
LOT
roads,
A ——
THE INCOME TAXES.
Mellon Tax Plan Dead— Democratic |
Tax Reduction Plan to Pass.
The Mellon Tax Plan dead. Is
end was hastened by the opposition of
a.large group of Republican members.
including most of those from the west-
orn agricultural statex The floor jead-
€r of the House, Mr Longworth. of
Ohio, and the Charman of the Ways
Means Committee, Mr. Green of
Iowa. are reported to, have told the
President that it cannot pass and that
they are opposed to the Melion Plan of
cutting the higher surtax rites in half,
which would be an unfair relief to a
very small number of the largest tax-
payors.
The Democratic tax reduction ping is
Sure to pass. and it ig the only one of
the thiee plans that has ever: had
chance to pass. It wil command the
vote of the lurge group of western He-
publicans opposed to the Mellon plan.
and practically the solid Democratic
vote of the House
The fake propaganda instiguted by
the interests embraced - in the very
small group of the largest taxpayers
to obtain an unfair discrimination for
themselves, has over- hed itself.
For a week or ten days {os Congresy
frightened because it was mistaken for
genuine propaganda. In a short time
Congressmen an to see that was
merely the result of a conspiracy to
bulidoe and coerce Congress, and
abundant evidence was produced to
show that it originated from a single
source. The propaganda fn behalf of
the Mellon plan is no longer regarded
as a bughboo by Congressmen but as a
NE
and
a
ident Thomas of Penn State spoke tn
136 County Agents and Agriculture
extension specialists at their annual |
conference wession. He stated that
their record of the past year is Pome
#fbly the best of the sixteen years of,
extension history.
7
Assistant Beout Master Thomas C. Y.
Ford, of Honeybrook favored Coburn
with a visit during the past week end
It has been a _lonig time since Mr. Ford
last visited ‘but he assures us
that his futrue tips will be moe nu-
merous,
; !
The Penn Bimte baskethall team de-
feated Gettysburg In a hard Aoueht
game op Swurday night. The visitors
held State to a 19-19 score up to the
Inst few minutes of the game when
the Nittany tossers succeeded in gain.
ing two more field goals. making the
fing score 23-19. The State Mo Topingt
Here i» your income tax under pres
| ons law, the Mellon Plan and the Dem-
ocratic Plan. This comparative table
shbws the total tax payable by a mar-
ried person without dependents:
Present Mellon Demooratic
law tax plan tax Dian tax
$20 $15
60 45
100 5
160 120
260 180
il 240
4% 300
520 Iso
1.720 1.2680
5,840 4.510
11.0400 8,490
80.000 20040 14,080 16,850
| 100,000 30,140 19840 26,430
' The Democratic plan gives 33 1.3 per
cent reduction on earned incomes; the
Metion plan gives 26 cent.
Surtaxes begin at $12,000 under the
Democratic plan; $10,000 under the
Income
3.000
4,000
5.000
6.000
7,000
8.000
9.000
10.000
20,000
40,000
60,000
.
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4,140
9,240
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| Forty-Elghth Anniversary “of
Hall Three-Link Organization Fit-
tingly Observed.
A reay red letter day was last
for local Odd Feliowship, glebra tion
order in Centre
an elableatle
speech
than ope
and thelr wives and
marked by
making tha
caused the hundred and
(xl Fellows
more
that it
The banquet Area
where four LOCO
dated the banqueters. "he jarge gath
marched from
hall, eact
fn
ering
of the
hat of some odd
scemingly oad
One's neares
v
stimulate the digestiy
big task
f ™n
consisted of
hed
Cranberry
It w
which
oysters, mas Ot
celery,
and coffee
the Bible
day school
sired
Following
pared tt,
E
ar Potte
Maint
Harrishwarg
ennyce
Montgomers
Orbe
existence
A Penn
and
th ded ifn
-
talks w
As
Added t, Farm
gd W- '
farn
Aervage,
Geo
{onley
Clay
i
tional Jan
ick The tract
er farm
bug lies
int to the
includes 5 sn
on the lot «
The
located
erie k wt ru
1%
the
paid fen Win
A —— ———
Mitlinburg Man Injured,
Howard W. Hopp, of Miflinbhire. was
injured
oy
weg iousd v On Sunday morning
his car overturned winle
road between NM
Lewisburg, near Chillesquagu
He
hospital
found tha: he
cussion of the brain
on Immediately and h
Tuesday was reported as
proves. Mr. Hopp is a pre
ufacturer of Miffinburg, bed
prietor of the Hopp Carring
—————————
The “P~
Pinchot, nor will
the Pinchot conl
refused to introduce the Pinchot meas
tire for that he stated he
could not give it whilehearted support
was taken to the Ma
at Sunbury. where
was suffering from con-
He
i £
was operated
on
somewhat me
minent
the pro-
man-
does not stand for
stand for
in Pepper
the
in
sonia lor
Senator Pepper
the reason
BILL BOOSTER SAYS
ANY A DEAD OWN
SHOULD MAVE CUY On
1S TOMBSTONE THIS SHORT
EPITAPH, "WILLED IN A FACS
TION RIGHT" WE CAM WAVE
AN HONESTY DIFFERENCE OF
OPWION W STARTING
A FELD, SO & MUST
FGM, LEY US Fame
PEACEABLY\
~
= ‘.
} sume by a 41-19 score.
we
Mellon plan. Toy Sain, a8 $8900
Church,
During two periods on Sunday, morn -
and evening, re-decicution services
held
Three former
Rev, J M
Bieber--will be prescig
es
Centre County Boys Howored.
Six
ing
Latheran
pastors. Ww
Rearick and
will be in the local
{church
E. Fischer,
Rev. HF
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1
Centre county bovs selected at
County Stock Judding Contest at
Stute College under
B
guests of the Bel
of
iefonty
men of
Millhelm
Show at
tionud Bupervisor John Payne
| Fe
| Trust {
| Bellefor
iat the
| Harr
lefonte. are
the business
‘ollege
Products
.
ompany
ite, State ( and
State Farm
which Tuesdav
will dose Baturday
ihre opened on
The contest
8 conducted in the presence of sev-
hundred boys and prominent Cen-
county business me Two bovs
held
n
ah ae fn Lig fi a&
MTiiheim
PpoOlats contest
They are Carl Beahm, of
Owen
four
Ed-
CON
high school, and
The
College
itheim., other
I a1 State are
College high
Liternate
Walker
8 Camp-
and
ittie,
Heckman,
Wheat Yield in State,
i% harvested whent
Burned.
Har
Glen Iron Store
rv Feaster
ROT id
t bi
L. Fosse
The
Par
3.000. Th
Ging
snden
wslovk
i tw
y Feas-
overheated flue by
The
wered hy
office
bullding and
insurance.
WAR aise lo
bullding
Hart
Jestroyed by
LOre
of * Henry man. near
é
» 1 :
was completely «
he afternoon of the same day
al tg contents Children playing
with matches caused the
is $2
the barn
j The Jos
| “Hunchback of Notre Dame” at Opera
January 24, 25, 26.
presented
(& 0040
House,
The sx
rey
i
!
i has nog any-
1, archi.
the production of
Cathedral of Notre Dame, around
majority of the action of
“The Hunchback of Notre
tera The adaptationd of the
magnificent
than
ng nye in an
lectin: sense
which the
#
{the of
Dame” cer
f “Lom Chaney”
of the
screen
in the
unous Hugo novel with
title mole is one
mist realistic of
and the scenes In Paris,
Lounis XI, with the rabble
for sensation and the perpe-
of orueities. a atmospherical«
To this is ndded a quality
¢iragedy., together with the
which Hug, knew
lao how to paint. and types that
[fit the uniqué charmcters of the story.
nithough everything in the pic
is fashioned to enhance the dra-
matic of the story. and al-
though the excellent cast of players,
sincluding Ernest Torrence, Patsy Ruth
| Miller, Tully Mashall, Nigel De Brul-
Jae and many others noted as screen
!
i
playing «the
most artiatic,
wiforts
reign
of
ingy
tration
correct
of Intense
{ troubled
i romance
wall
But,
{ure
quality
are clever in their efforts to
aid picture's realism, the real
achievement of the production is the
{portray a of the Hunchback Quasimodo
{by Lon Chaney. It is not easy to for.
get. for instance, the expression of
ove and gratitude with which Quasi
{modo responds to the kindly act of the
gird Besmeraldo, in giving him a drink
artists
the
a of the professional beater: or
the scene of hig death as he tolls his
own death knell . .
It i» a wonderful screen achievement
and one that should stand as an ex.
ample of what can be accomplished in
the way of screen pantomime. The
“Hunchbask of Notre Dame” will be at
the Opera House, Bellefonte, Thursday.
Friday and Saturday of this week,
with a matinee each day at two. A
“special symphony orchestra accompan.
los this pleture, Vd
A SI AAI ANNA.
Sheriff BE. BR. Taylor publishes (he
rourt prociomation in this issue of the
Reporter, Court will open Mondny:
Felruany =
”
§
3
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Clyde Bmith visited her home at
Howard
Mra
”
Bhaeffer, the huckster,
2000 pounds of lard,
Hoy
adyer-
timey fog
The Millheim schoo board appoluted
Oeorge E officer for
that town
Mensch truant
Rev. J. M Kirkpatrick. pastor of the
in holding services
evening this week.
Preshyterian church,
each
A second gas tank is being installed
by D. A Boowgr from which high test
Atlantic gas will be sold.
It
will
in estimated that during 1924 there
millions of automobiles
United States
be fifteen
in use in the
of Potlers
installed a radio in his
i
in that section.
'Bquire Frank A. Carson,
Mills.
home,
#
recently
the first
Miss Carrie Gentzel, of Spring Mills.
town on Saturday the inter-
young people's work in the Lu-
church in her home town.
A. Miler, of
Odd Fellows’
the Fioom
Monday.
was in in
est of
Ltheran
Mr. and
Altoona
Mrs, William
attended the
and remained at
Bbanqgues
wme, west of town. until
The timber rights of i6-acre tract
and,
a
of timber] near Zerby station. was
of Jar-
Reish
word at sale by the heiryg
for $5465. J. K
psd ii
et
J. Gentael
wis the purchaser
¢
John Centre
Kiine, of Mills, will
his personal property on
2nd. and will make
A
sale of
day,
hone with
8
make
Satu February
him his daughter. Mrs, Ver-
non Godshall, in Centre Hall.
York
24th
Democrat i
Ww
New was named the
plae
holding
ds the time
National
selecting of
for President and Vice President
and June for
Convention.
Democratic cand!
ind Mrs. Kussell Brungart will
housekeeping in the M. M. Condo
borough line. Mrs,
her marriage, was
daughter of Mr. and
of Potters Mills
Property
Brur
east of the
gart, before
VIWON A
Mme, Joseph (
Arson,
John
Slack
road station,
clerk In the Coburn rail.
and his friend. Miss Maor-
the
Fellows’
same town. attended
on Friday
Dame Rumor sayg that wed-
Myers, of
Oda
evening
om
the banquet
ding bells will %ing for the young oou-
pie ere many moons wax and wane.
The Miffiinburg schoo! board received
bids for new high
school building in that place. The to-
tal of the lowest bids for the various
character of work and material & $70,-
600. The borough will issue bonds for
payment of the structure. having been
authorized by the citizens to do so.
and accebted a
Ciyde A. Smith had a bit of an acci-
dent while crossing up over the brick
onto the olled section on Nittany Moun-
tain. The car wag moving along at a
pretty good rate, struck an cy spot
and shot into the guard posts, break.
ing one of theen off. The Ford was
damaged to some extent. but will soon
be in commission again.
The following appearsd In the Mit-
flinburg Telegraph: Mrs R R Finkel
entértained her Sunday-schdol class on
Monday evening. Those present were:
Mrs. BR. E Stover, Mrs. C. A. Kniss,
Mra 8. Z Haire. Mrs. R E. Kerstetter,
Mrs. Walter Lilley, Mrs. Fred Wolfe,
Miss Sara Orwig, Mrs. C. M. Steess,
Kreider E. Kurtz and Randall Stover.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is offering $900 in primes for a poster
and slogan to prevent rallroad crossing
accident, The poster design iy to be
21x33 inches and not more than four
colors. The slogan under the specifica-
tions must be brief, catchy, euphonious
and practical. Here is in opportunity
to not only earn bug be of spetial serv.
te mankind
The following appeared in the Yeag-
ertown lems published in the Lewis.
town Democrat and Sentinel: Mr and
Mrs. Porter Odenkirk and daughter,
Carolyn, and Mrs Jessie Rush spent
Saturday evening with their mother,
Mrs. Louise Beaver, and assisted her in
celebrating her seventy.second birth.
day. Mra Rush and Mrs. Odenkirk pre
sented their mother with a gorgeous
birthday cake bearing 72 candies.
In keeping with her custom for some
years past, Mrs James W. Rynkle, of
Jentre Hall, has finkshed working by
we