VOL. XCVI1II 2 DISCONTENT AND DISAPPOINT- MENT OVER G, 0, P. ADMIN. ISTRATION. Pp, In Ex-Senhator Hitchcock Says 6. Polley Responsible for Business, 0. Slump Poverty and distress among western farmers explain to a large extent the financial and industrial depression which the various barometers of trade have been registering for the lastsev- eral months, in the opinion of former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Ne- braska. Speaking before the recent Nebraska Democratic convention, Sen- ator Hitcheook gave the grounds for his belief. “The voracious West the great consumer of American manufactures, and the spoliation of the West has for the present destroyed purchasing power,” said Senator Hitcheock., YAl- ready the tariff-favored factories and mills of the country suffering a marked falling off in business. They are reducing production. They charging men. The day of is at hand The railroads are feeling it. Car, loadings have fallen off one- third as compared with ago. They are still falling off. carsare multiplying. Commercial increasing. “Three years is its ate are dis- a year Idle failures agos when Harding be- came President. such failures averaged but little more than 100 Now they run about 400 per week. chill has come the New York Stock Exchange, and the carefully nur- tured boom of last fall has withered away. The great interests that fi- nanced the Republican party and ex- acted the outrageous tariff are ning to discover that part country cannot Jong prosper expense of another part. ginning to find out that consumer buy. “Everywhere we expressed discontent and disappointment Republican administraton. The has faled to establish prosperity to assure foreign’ market for our farm products, Failed to get back to normalcy. Failed even to govern hon- estly, "Revelation corruption in attempts by credit and nauseated No single per week, over one at the over party Failed hear of shocking graft high places and hurried tepublican jeaders t stop nvestigation and enraged the individual is responsible alone for this condition. The Republi- can party must answer for it ganization.” o dis or have country as an or A ————_— — RY AA SPRING MILLS The sitk mill in the supercvision of Mr The Rebekahs will the schoop grounds Memorial Day. William Rossman, of spent Sunday with is father George Condo moved King’s house, ty operation tobertson hold a festival on on the evening into G. C NEAR EAST RELIEF GRADU. ATES THREE THOUSAND, | Blggest Class In World's History Goes Out of seas. Industring Schools Over Imagine a graduatingg class of 3800 children—sturdy, manly equipped industry and strong, healthy in the home, office Three vears ago orphans, many of hunger exposure. Relief saved them from death. It transported My of them miles of rough, undeveloped roads throughout Turkey and in Macedonia Caucasus. It over boys wisi] for business, girls ready for service or factory. they them dying The Near starvation were helpless from East and 1014), - of and more than safely over thousands landed them Greece, In and the of transfer Bs a matter record the that in of these East Relief work fight. was hardships Near were fy of these children Near Relief contribu and weed to placed safely East orphanages where tions from charitable interested In i and LNs saving oi were clothed fed and Now. 3800 of them have just ated and capable are going out into the wo i ’ anoth Fast of self fon the support Near nrgest clnss at record the this ds wns graduated in the world well-trained for ever one time So are these of were ready Relief they Near East requests for th all parts f Eu tribute the effectivenos: cast Reef training and even before from came from rope to physi morally be a mentally There these tinued Near East wonderfu; work must Om support orphans if this human tif continue } It was enti Ameri He hough the generosity of Pennsylva lode and girls through vi was able from death this same generosity we work will continue wid he sent . » Nong Broad it adelphia, ———— AM AAI Kuhn Heads Malins, William was Penna Perr Kuhn, elected Grand Pennsylvania Coma Maryilar at the which the Grand held bertand. dA reception dered him Lycoming port, at there large number Sus ance i the order In addition ommander Jee ted resented at the circus at Monday Mr, C. Decker. fonte, circulating among many friends on Sunday evening. lellefonte on Mrs G. were and their GOVERNMENT RGAD BUILDING of Natonal Highways—Burden Borne by Populated Sections, That the Nation admitted by all That the Government and maintain national which the States can and will build State trunk roads they in turn to fed by county and township roads agreed to by most students of problem. That they can not afford additional road taxes Wm contended by many farmers. already overburdened with ex- pense and with prices of farm prod- ucts below their proper levels. What 8s not generally understood that any campaign of national way bullding must inevitably for by the richest section try. by the most populous section the country, by the localities where the greatest amount of tax money can be raised It is a fact that when national high- ways are built they will paid for. very largely, by the northeast of the United States and the arge cities Yet 9g per cent of all the road traffic in the country will go over them. The farmer will pay about 10 per cent and industry and cities will pay the rest, The most ardent advocates of na- tiona; highways in the northeast sec- tion of the and know this. It does not frighten them. They already pay the larger part of the Nation's bills Why shouldn't they? If 100 people ve in a small town and wish to build & quarter of mile of road to a nearby lake on the shore of which lives one man, do the hundred people stop be- cause the one man will benefit 100 per cent and pay but 1 per cent? They 4, not. They bulla the road. The north- eastern section of the country. the thickly populated, filled-with factories localities will benefit immeasurably from national highways. They will benefit, because the farmer wil bene- fit and they are bappy that he will benefit. The farmers can not afford not to have national highways when they get 90 per cent of the good and pay but 10 per cent of the cost! Ef —— Those who made contributions to the Near East Relef fund will be inter- ested in an article in this jssue telling of the wonderful success in caring for and tral children for useful occu- money helped to 4, it should build highways. to be: is the is be paid of the coun- be Clean uh, paint up, keep it up. En. recorder, Merle IL. named « Brady The the Punxsutas wptain general Shatington. rein Commandery of Ciramd widition a buliding dren's home Ones 125.00 % i] Malta home Lewistown Mr atl Granville Kuhn is well known about here, his bovhood dave ith began spent He ionftsbhurg. teacher prominent Hall ny to tre nier went and He 1 position in school the department { A a I A I Lan Conservationists Meet, The annual spring of State to be held at Friday and Saturdny meeting Council next Hiate May in B® 23 and gates from about twenty staie-wide ested in the conservation sources ad wild ir thivty organizations of R county and inter natural life Agricultural School. is president of council. MI Ms I Sma bs Distriet 8, 8, Convention, The County Sunday School tion has arranged as follows: District Friday 23rd. District urday 24th, Distreit No. 6, at Snydertown. Monday afternoon and evening of 26th. Ww. at Assia - annual No. 1 afternoon “9 “5 at and evening of Rebersbhurg, on May No afternoon 9. Rat- May at Boalsburg, and evening on of on May E. Myers, State these meetings Becretary, will i er i ——— A A MA Entertalnment May 24th. Ellen Ross Lightfoot, teacher in King's 8choodl of Oratory, Pittsburgh, will appear in Grange Arcadian, Centre Hall, Saturday evening May 24th, 8 o'clock, giving her famous miscellan- eous program. consisting of a play, in two parts, character sketches ete. the whole providing an evening’ ‘profitable entertainment, Given under the auvepices of the Cen- tre Hall Dramatic Club. Admission, 20 and 36 cents. Don't miss it. adv » a ——— SPECIAL ON PINEAPPLES AT THE ORIOLE STORE. For this week only. a good grade of Pineapples wil be sold at the follow. Ing special prices: 20 cents apiece; $2.00 a dozen; special diseonnt on erate lots. Buy now. ORIOLE STORE. — Centre Hall, Pa. i f i IMPRESSIONS OF THE MEE] the Local High School Pupils Would Have Future dueted—{Critleisms tions, How Events Con- and Sugges. A not one of asking that who desire give fiedd vintage all not impress Mirte tha moet of they ETO, Wis welp manag oping LI fore Martha Ye ———— MILLHEIM. (From Journal.) Mis the ms Isabel (Goon g her mother, hart Mr and Bellefonte. Mre, were over vm y of spent several dur- the J. BR. Miller home Hartman, of Williamsport, Fest H H at his and at bungalow dur- ing the week Mr and Mrs lsraed Michlovitz tored to New York on Sunday in their Joran They are on a buys ng trip for Kesslor's department store. Mr. and Mra J. LL. Winegardner and Mrs. F. O. Hosterman and son, Fred- erick. were motor guests of Mrs Sar- ah Winegardner, at East Salem on Bunday. Mr. and Mee. William 8. Shelton de- parted Sunday on a motor trip to Columbus, O. to visit Mre Shelton's son-in-law and daugher. Mr. and Mrs, C. DD. Porter. They were accompanied by Mre Shelton’'s mother, Mrs, Susan Moyer and also Mrs Anna C. Allison, who from Columbus went by rail to New Castles Ky, to viglt her son aml dnughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Gross R. Allison. Loa MIs MI BO AS Omitted from the intermediate sohool report ast week were the names of Helen Meyer and Adaline Dingess. who were present every dny during the school term. T Prof. and Mra lewis BR. Lenhart. Hublersburg ing Ww days the week M ing of he nephew, home here Paddy mountain new at mor roadster, No.2 W. 8. WILLIAMS GETS CONTRACT BUILDING, ——— Was Low Bidder at $15.9185.00—Bullding to Be Completed by September 1, The Centre Hall school board opendad bids of the High Friday morning Thers despite for the construction bullding, only fact that of which new school bidders, were two the five contractors applied for sets plans and specifications to of The bids opened were as follows: Ww 5 for $15,018.00 & Mex “In in. 15 700 09 bid, for did plumbing wir up~ on base estimates Cost 8, Williams, tense for from =a the general not include In nttey Johnstown was CONsSLriK tion and heating Mr. Wii ocompiete work the whereas the excavating ng. rid was 1« the of heat, Lams’ wr from to instal tin plumbing, wiring rela, At a 1 dav el n adjourned held warded Fri the meeting evening. the board Win to contract ams. of Centre begin work within the ready 1d 1924 one contract mr oCCupancy is by the Instruc- 30 f pinnned f Public Ho i building, FOOSE hail desu Mption entering Ground News, Permit Play Dany n i —— The County B. B. League, complied ihe 5X - mille Lreesl twenty Chu ing wel Mitterling t hires ected Bradford Mussers named Mil Oe payeaq afternoon bs nd Be : ay Enlmes ti jefonte Memorial have nod been fixed as but wil Millbhedm wingle Smee ile headers between Hall, and a the and game bee her two teams Miltheim. the manager W manager. J Auman. and Boomer © meat ng at nted Centre 1H TOIT by offik onresent O H Emery Frank, itive, Spyker; Heckman igatant r: Bradord ford tM — Festivag at Spring Mills, Violet Rebekah r Mills the they at we hood Lady Lodge, 1.0. O. is preparing for a evening Memorial wili hold a festival the Gregg Township Ice cream, will be engaged me of Day, n the when nwn ocationid cake und wi band has fruits in season gorved been te the occasion. en- ven pow A A — Harter Saw Mill Burned. The Miltheim Journal gives this ac- count of the destruction by fire of the Harter mil, rear briar HR. A. Harter the sawyer, was at the during the wwening making sone and left for home about nine John Confer an employee, who the mill, each night the mill was operated during the day. nad to make a tour of inspection about the mill to make sure there was no fire anywhere amd he he had been around for that purpose only a short time after Mr. Harter left for home and everything was right. About 12 dolock flames were seen breaking out by persone who had been at the Hote store and were returning home. An alarm was made but by the time the scene of the fire was reached the heat Wis 80 great that nothing could ie saved. No fumber, however, was burned. The owners estimate a loss of $3,000 and’ there was insurance to the amount of $1,000 on the mill. RS — Rearick—Alkey. Announcoment has been made of the marriage of Frank l. Rearick, son of I. G. Rearick. of Lock Haven, forner- ly of the U. 8. Marine corps, and Miss kuth P. Atkey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alkey, of Lockport, at Bellefonte. Rev. Ambrose M. Schmalt officiated. The groom lived with his parents In Bros, saw Green - a Cloek nves noar ducted the furniture and undertaking business now owned by F. V. Goodhart. PENNA, GAME COM. PROGRAM, {Organization Protection Better of Against Vere Winter Proposes Game by Campalgn Erection More Refuges, min, and More Feeding. Due to Extensive an of as Enormous number Pennsyly hunting reduction of through the inroads ia rapid elimination which game for be obtained the missioners is determined Pennsylvania game il Jif. better shin To : the foliow two turn gE more Puig ratory this adopted Secu grounds ment have condi tex exe busi Susquehanna Univ, to Gey $50,000, Head of Masie Sehool Dead, Moyer. m of the im we than 40 Freeburg lent aged —————————— Siegal Starred, from Susquehanna U Ex in Eugene A m rv nee Reporte arginal weenan of niversity | at gone Slegal. of the Spring Mili Pennssivania Meet Orangs piornhip broad the starred annual Central | Track Harrisburg and Maroon carried honoree Nlegal Confer- the cham- in the pace in and 220-yard dash Collegiate when off won and gained a hurdles encoe at jump. 220 ow ———————— S. 8S. Convention and Plenle. The officers of the «leventh districd A ms wy met the home of W Spring Mille. The work various schools was discussed and made for a and pic nic, the date to be announcerd At the close of the meeting, Mrs Heckman and her charming ttle daughter served delicious refresh. ments, The next meeting will be held in the Reformed church at Centre Hall, May 26th. ation on | Monday evening at Heckman, the i of | convention later a Ms A Sts. Memorial Day Supper. The ladies of the Methodist church will serve a chicken supper at 50 cents a pinte. on the evening of Memoria Day, in Grange hall. Sup- per will be served at any time after 4 o'clock and wil consist of the follow- ing menu: Chitken, mashed potatoes. noodles, egg and lettuce sylad. bread bitter and coffee. I1ce cream and cake also on sade; also, aprons, sunhats and sunbonnets Proceeds for benefit of Ladies’ Ald Society. 2 ——————— A — Tee Cream Parlor, Both Hershey and home-made o@ cream. also cake will be served at the parlors of the D. C. Mitteriing home in Centre Hall on Saturday night. Give our home-made oream a tripl A ———— LA DS Preshyterian Minister Dies, Stricken with paralysis on his way bome from a school boatd meeting, local COUNTY NEWS. 00 AND HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Bixty upils wil from the graduiite #1 ef High school wuffalo BR between Bolle he east The fonte un road BV. has i been ofled and chipped to Bellefonte, and t Centre county line, miles of Warriors Mark of office milson Spring on Fri- the Rebekah and their forth- Miss Mary Kess- and Mrs A Kens. ny the plano when nn and hear re CVE] on f Of next wees. of Belie~ leave Eble, 10 Altoona where 1 ther whose hust Onverting Mills Potters delegate Spring of West at Belins Hollenbach fiflinburg HOTT. She ye removed our shoes of Pine ark Med- w native Harv Tis treal- 10 at n Dwr = i# certain talities of the disease The physician and the Johns Hopkins Med- cent given by any aged ~-L WO a graduate of Behool, rer serum oa ton is thirts Vears fond The State highway through the Sev- lying in Centre coun- me been graded and is about ready Giling. The crowns of a number the sharp little hills have been re- and ram ber f new yater aid the road bed road ving in prepared fe being is # a Le COUrmoes underneath portion of this Unfors oounts also ng. In After ooke bedng it sec thon it was the stone the is oil places this as though State it. SOINe rains it the roll and off Friday night of last week Wbert Keller Fred Shuster of Pitts burgh, were in town. having come here from Williamsport whee they nstali- od drug store fixtures in the Lycom- ing hotel for the W. B. McLean Man- wiacturing company. Pittsburgh. Mr. Keller ie a son of FF. P. Keller, a form- er resident of Centre Hall. now living in the Smoky City. The young me- chanic was a boy here some years ago. but failed to recognize many of his companions Mr. Shuster, als, a young man was struck with the beauty of Centre Hall and its wsur- roundings It wily be interesting to those here who were connected with musical ore ganizations during the seventies to know that Joseph Feerher is yet on the turf and just passed the eighty. #ixth milestone dn his career. Prof. Feerher was the instructor of the Cen- tre Hall band when #t was in ite high glory, during which period it compet- od and won laurels over all bands in the county. It was a notalle event. Atl that time almost every Hitle set- tlement in the county sported a brass band. Centre Hall, Tusseyville Col- yor. Potters Mills, Linden Hall, Spring Mille, Penn Hall and Farmers Mills all in those daye had their band, some of them uniformed - How they did pound the drum and tool the horns and this was all before jazz music was Invented, io and Presbyterian church at Bellwood, died.
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