- VOL. CI. NANKING CHINA IN SECTION OF MISSIONARIES Yarlons Boards Have Workers In Dis- trict Whie Is Seene of Trouble— Numerous Pennsylvanians Among Them. Baptist wt thirty-two missionaries There are Preshyterian Nanking. it was revealed by eign boards ht Many bers of versity, lege. The Board the Metho ported tioned af the tw of the the an missio faculty sion Mrs Mary Aanoaster Mrs J. H. Eva L The American gion society repor ers at Nanking: y MRS. MARION C. KEEN, Shamoklr Mrs. Keen is the eldest daughter o Dr. W. E. Fischer, of Shamokin. Men- tion was made recently in these col- umns that her father was alarmed as to her safety. Advices were received at Washing- ton, a few days ago, that the mission- aries named above had been safely brought to Shanghal. The city of Nanking, scene of the sudden attack on foreign residents, might be termned the spiritual center of the country from the standpoint of commerce and communication. In this city, which dates back 600 years before the hirth of Christ and had a population in 1923 of 380,000, 4here were normally some 800 foreign- ers and approximately 600 of them were missionaries. All. the religious sects were represented and many missionary schools and colleges have been founded there. There has been on the part of the tablish themselves tion of the wity proceeded on the work would meet if they lived this reason were and practically a including Ameri dress. Their homes are in style of architecture Samn Reisner, Smawlev, lesp ist Forel 18 the pt Bag ted among little no effort missionaries in certain sec- Rather, they have theory that thelr greater success to the Chinese. For their homes and schools ill sections of the city H of the missionaries, sans. wore Chinese the Ch or fa. to one with cloge located in nese of schools Agents for the American te and few importers uns a make MANY BANK FAILURES scl number in banks Deposits banks January total with $17,220. 65 banks sus 19286. the number the country, 2.035, with substantially January last Closed suspending $35,995.00 000 deposits held by vending during During Febru commercial failures in as reported to Dunn's, was Tabilities $46.940.718, compared with 1.801 with liabilities of $34,176. 348, during February, 1926, an increase of 13 per cent in the humber of fail- ures and of 37.4 per cent in the liabil- ities involved. The number of failures in the agri: cultural sections has been abnormally large, both among banks and commer- <ial houses, AI A MPA PBI. Migrating Mennonites, Mennonites weré among the settlers of the United States. They came to this country from France to escape being compelled to go to war, d to obtain religious Hberty. One of their religious tenets denies the right of civil government to force the taking of oaths to bear arms and kill their brother man. During the World War members of this sect were draft ed and were In constant trouble with the military authorities. Paraguay, South ed them a haven of of fertile land. quarters for first roads, provided police guarantees them against ever being called upon to go to war—something they have wanted for 400 years. The third shipload has just arrived there and more than 2,000 are settled in their new homes It is confidently anticipated that within a few years more than 100.000 mostly from Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Illinois, will have joined the colony. Paraguay will gain Industrious agricultural God- fearing people, who, notwithstanding the adverse conditions that now face the farmers of thie country, have been very prosperous, especially In our own valley, remarks the Belleville Times. The fact, however, that a large body of this character feel compelled fo mi grate from the land of liberty and the home of the free, causes one to pause in serious consideration of the cause. A y Tavern Now Open. ™e “Old Boalsburg Tavern” has been entirely refitted and renovatad, and Is now open for parties, dinners and lodging. Bell ’'phone Noll. ESTHER CALLAHAN, Manager, *18 when 65 of Year, their doors duri compared the January, ry last, at as of ¢ of ag first America. has offer- million acres temporary comers, built good protection and three erected i i i i KEYSTONE POWER REDUCES RATES. Users Ad- in Effect Domestle and Commerelal vised of New Schedules May 1st. Much be made of vi greater use for a wunty ofan wide and announcement Service Ari Centre « to ton in an Power The effective Corporation new red May ISuUmers iced 1st npr 5 and its A represen reductions improvements ceording to its the have been tatives of these ind of consumers. result 1 ail Company service by classes of The Power expects this voluntary reduction to re- sult in a further in the use of electric account of the low rates now available to its consumers. EE ——— New Manager for Sheffields. L. Use iNCrease on made service E. Adams, who was manager pany’'s plants, among them being the Centre Hall, Coburn, Lewisburg Middleburg plants, has been t red to a fleld in his native State New York. Mr. Adams lived in Cen tre Hall during the construction pe riod of the local plant, proved him- not only but also a good citizen Mr. Adams is succeeded Weaver, of Coburn, who was advanced from local it Coburn. J. M Lynn is now the manager at the plant rn. Centre ransfer- ind self a capable manager, by Z A manager ¥ continue inager, his efficient force of men The in the local ing. an receiving plant At will with plant, ¢ Hall, W iS m toget} business fleld is co indication that falr fair prices usage began operation March “ HI M5 Loeal K. 6G. E. ridav . {orl # Anniversary. E H Or members Past Chie! Puff g t fer, fo ed By th enjoyed “ ved ¢ L After ved re 1K On tainment furnisk members, which all the exercises the committee ser freshments Medicine Co. Goes Smash. been Jurnham Medicine The officers of the compa- ny are: President, I. G. Yost: vice preeident, C. M. Smith; secretary, J. I. Pandel: treasurer, Ira Mayes. The receiver was appointed on petition of Charles Shunkweiler and company on a claim of $45.00, on the ground that the books and papers of the corpora- tion are In such a state that it is Im possible t show the financial status The thirtyeight claims entered a- gainst the company total $26555. The principal claim being that of Russell National Dank for a total of $21.000. The bank is protected by a mortgage of $11,000 and ja note of $10,000. Other of the larger claims filed are, Burn ham National Bank, nots, $1.700;: Clawson & Co., Phila, 821540: -J. M Young, 3350; 8. H. Leach, $500: BE. Vv Alexander, Burnham. $656: 8. A. Wert, taxes, $211.60 Brewer Laboratories, $303; an Malt Co. $308. i — —— MONTANDON IN MAGAZINE STORY A receiver has appointed for company, the n Burnham 0 Ameri Family of Mr. and Ms. John Park Are Subject of Artlele, often in noted some cane It pening not occurs that things are hap our own vicinity which are until called to our attention by outside Influence. This was the when readers of the Ameri can Magazine for April read the ar ticle entitled “When Poverty Spells Riches, It's Fun to Be Poor.” The story concerns the family Iie of Mr. and Mrs. John Park, who re- side just outside of Montandon, being illustrated with a picture of the fam- ily group. The family is unique in that seven of the eight Park children were sent to college, a number of them to Buck: nell, and were grauated. This i ex: traordinary in itself. but when one learns that the head of the family never earned more than fifty dollars a month it seems almost unbelievable. The article Is written by Mary B. Mullett, a member of the American's staff. and is the fourth In the “Just Folks” series. It commends the father and mother for the manner in which they reared their children and la writ: ten In that understanding manner for which the magazine's stories are noted. WORTH TOWNSHIP VOTES FAYORABLY ON BOND ISSUE | WHI Consolidate All Schools Under | One Roof~Estimated Cost Is $20, | 000.00, { At na townsh D decided in election ters 11 the ¥ fa spect vor com room tructure that | show the cos including complete equi { | This building will 1 | take of all { township, { will! give them tend a first-class High going to Bellefonte, custom in the system, under £20.000 1 enough to in Worth same time It to at school without been the Under the newly Worth township will practically the same #x- pense as heretofore, it has been found that a centralized school, plus { transportation, én He me economically than a number of schools various parts of the towns) According Ww large students nt the care while the opportunity as has past elected operate since operated re in to a recent ruling of the most of % the State will bear sxpenses for 13200 per year { | wohobl in while salaries to government legislature. school, since the new nl { the owed that the a the townst Sixty cent and the per transportation | over grateful Hall and vv Hberally stil — Abandoning Rallroad. Rallroac Pu permission Oppose Penneyivania cation I'he Hh th with he sion for of ne Lewisburg ver station Fairbrook, and are up # he to wm and arms against ad in from Sto farmers f other shippers in ro ithe pian, as it is the only rails the valley. { If the line abandoned It | that farmers will be compelled to haul j thier crops many miles to market and {that all shipments of freight will have to trucked into the territory. A movement i8 on foot to ‘send a dele gation before the commission with protest, This portion western section of that road, originally meant to connect IL. & T. at Oak Hall A A MASS Will Pay Honor to Jefferson, The 184th of the of Thomas 13th, more widely this than before. All the Union. in hundreds of cities counties, Jefferson day rallies will held under the auspices of Democratic i clubs to pay honor to the memory of {the author of the Declaration of in | dependent ¢ and the founder the | Democratic Party. EE —————— Card of Thanks, children of A. CC. the neighbors, their kindness en illness and death. is will mean be a & T. Is the and was with the of the LL. birth will year over and be anniversary Jefferson, April bo observed probably ever of desire and assistance ipika frends The | to thank {lodges for during his a———————— OVERCOMING HANDICAPS, The fact, so often proven, that hand- fcaps do not bar progress, but only prove the material of which character is made, is again {llustrated, this time in the Williamsport public schools, Helen Loulse Reidy, a twelve year: old girl, who for several years was a student at the Overbrook school for the biind, is one of the five pupils of the sixth grade of the Benjamin Franklin school whose name appears on the honor roll of the school. The fact that she is compelled to use a system of slates, punches and stylus in her school work, and that she em- ploys a typewriter to submit written lessons, makes her work far more dif- fleult than that of her classmates who can see, yet she is able to keep up with ber class. and not only to keep up, but to stand in the first rank. NO. i4 THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY Of the Contre County Hospital—A Vis. for to the Institution Surprised at Benevolent Work Done By This Organization, the their hospl Do people re county ap question {can 1} need them” whenever you need of now,” he until in them “but again.” - you shall not walt, I'll i to and bring them she disappeared to return larger t on she was gone another | delivered a 1 containing ered, along come answ we oan pet run i the house wundle the ady came minutes with a she smilingly When in and pillow wiips, This is your “The ladles are we couldn't conduct cessfully without them. ¥ used « t which and i hy Mra ixler, i i deposited moekiage Brown and sue raid helping, hospital The pillow five beds kelp up Wiaba answer” always the ips be are to ne were provided A. } assistance The Women's are y Sylvester of n Mass. of Linn towels | furnished Auxiliary ind the 1. You “ font were by the ir gifts and services are always : ae Pys ty usefy would rised tO gana fonte [Locar GRANGE BOOSTS ITS MEMBERSHIP BY » [ Intensive Campalgn by Membership Committee Results In Big Additien to Farmers’ Order. rsons comp re A 4 would be referred to al Fabric The cost could hardly » hose from the Mr. Harley Or CReT presen agent properiy ' 0 made good per- Dead. y-elght, of | Resldent Drops aged Tor _BE™G 1 Howard Harry T Howard, dre ing at avenue where Etters ipped dead Th inter High WAS the Het and at rect he having 4 for waiting after stayed with night Etter & heen Haven hind recely Lak nd | fat the hos time iis discharge —— Reariek-Downs, Simons—Hosterman, ap pian nsslat ¢ the « I's for patients who compelie t EO to the reatment { When the association {the unty | women enlarged This Women's Auxiliary until it ne numbers almost most public apirited women county—a little army sympatheti ictive women, who labor quietly and unostenaibly, but who always on the Their friends are friends of the hospital, hospital embrace entire © the was grown WwW 800 of the of the of are job of president the Auxiliary, Mrs. W Harrison Walker is secretary, and Mrs. Wm. J. Emerick, treasurer, for 1827. Official representatives from the various communities are as follows. Miss Mary Blanchard, Measdames M. B. Brouse, R. R. Blair, Frank Crawford. Howard Dry. Joseph Hogentogler, Wm. Katz, James Massey, Blanche Schloss, A. C. Bmith, J. D. Beibert, H. C. Yeag- er, Christ Young, Jacob Hoy, Joseph Apt, Reed ©. Steely, Edward Young. Misses Mary Meek and Margaret Stuart, from Bellefonte; Mre. Charles Cummings, Aaronsburg: Mrs. Frank M. Figher, Centre Hall; Mrs. W. J. Kurtz Howard; Miss Alice Uokard, Miles burg: Mre.-W. A. Ferree, Oak Hall: Miss Mabel Allison. Spring Mills: Mrs. W. E. Holtzworth, Fleming: Mrs W, 8. Shelton, Millhelm: MM: FF. BE. Von ada and Mrs. F. 8. McCormick, Hub- letsburg; Mre Laird Holmes and Mrs, J. B. Martin, State College: Miss Mary Wood, Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. Anna Noll and Miss Mary Struble, Zion: Mre. Paul Houser and Mrs. Charles Thompson, Lemont; Mrs. Ralph Mus and Miss Gertrude Miller, Penna. Furnace: Mrs, James Erwin and Mrs W. R. Ham, of Boalsburg. These named constitute the Board of the Auxiliary. These good women are some of the busiest people of our county—the wo- men who really accomplish things in their homes, churches and communi ties In which they live. It Is a well known maxim: “If you want a job done well. get a busy person to do It." They always find a place to sandwich another little job and whatever they undertake, they do it well. I was then shown into the almost completed mevting room on the graund floor of the New Wing. A spacious, pleasant room which will be open for the meetings of this Auxillary, the meetings of the Centre County Medical Soclety as well as the Hospital Trus tee metings, But imagine my amage- ment when I wan, told that this or ser (Continued on foot of next column) ane and Miss or Fors, i at i man daug? | Mililheim Journal, oth bride and groom keeping in Millhelm loyed in the hosiery A —————. Farewell fo Rev, Bleber, A party was gi the | Lutheran parsonage at Muncy last Thursday evening by the congregation for Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Bieber and daughter, Frances, who will leave this week for Indiana. Two hundred and fifty members and friends were pres ient. The following program was en- joyed: Piano solo, Ruth Dunlap: vocal solo, Joseph Krimm: plane duet, Flor- ence Leiby and Dorothy Bower: vocal solo, Ray Sprout; Dr. H. 8 Swengel. Prof. Sylvester B. Dunlap and C. Roy Dimm gave short talks Also Rev, Mr Bieber gave a talk. The members of the church council presented Mr. Bieb- er with a handsome traveling bag. The of the church sérved refresh emp at on farewell ven Indies mente, EH gt ————————— New National Bank. that a Becond National be opened in Bellefonte last week when a rep resentative the Comptroller of the Currency appeared In the county seat to make an Investigation such as is made. in. all instances where a new hank is contemplated. It appears the petitioners for the charter are Messrs W. M. Bottor?. W.. C. Bmeitzer, Dr. 8. M. Nissley, W. H. Brouse, Bellefonte, and Dr. 8 8. McCormick, Hublersburg, The capital stock of $60,000, with ten per cent. added for equipment, hasal- ready been engaged. It j& presumed the new financial institution will take over the old Centre County banking building recently purchased by John P. Eckel. (Continued from previous column) ganization of tireless women had fur nished the funds, not only to plaster, floor, wire and finish this room, but furnish It with twenty some wonder- fully comfortable chairs and two large tables. You may well be proud of this Women's organization. Bpace will not permit us to tell of the hundreds of donations of canned fruits, vegetables, groceries and many other commodities they have secured, and which were needed at the hospital throughout the history of the Auxil fary, and while such gifts do not suf: fice to amortize the deficits accruing from time to time, they greatly ald in rendering the hospital a much more The rumor bank would was confirmed of TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL ARTS, held ven by pige ee left an mand Was in grow results, rdware, ol® me val rote YB to three pres (49th) a wt rint Dale, Keller and Furst housand through« The rabbits were the State Came Com* Between fifty and eixty rabbits have been Pennsyivania distributed out here tn Kansas, shipped mision from to be bullf wilway mpany 00 pounds and of the present pounds, Aluminu street by the ( that will m Neveland weigh but are © last that various had no the partment CER ’ ye ng # being brought : for exhi« the rt eve than of at wild un u happen keep on iCasure ride on business or i nind that if you want to t car you mu rectly at tired. On firmt-class cars passengers must also wear 5 coflar and a tie and keep on their coats &t be cor The announcement of E. R. Hancock, a justice of the peace in Philipsburg, as a candidate for the Republican nomination $6f ppothonotary, appears io this issue. Mr. noock is pretty well known throughout Penns Valley, haw ing come in contact with many prom* inent citizens during the time he wa#f president of the Centre County Sab bath School Association A by decigion has been handed d&o the Pennsylvania Supreme Courf in the case of the First Nationa! Bank of Spring Mills vs. 8. G. Walker. of Gregg township, in favor of the forme er. The case was tried in the Centre county courts some time ago and ine volves a number of bonds taken by BE. C. McFeaters. an alleged salesman, who is now serving time in the peni~ tentiary. Former Judge Dale's opin® ion was in favor of Mr. Walker, but the Supreme Court reversed Dale's dee cision. While backing onto way at his saw mill at Old Fort land ing, the latter part of last the Chevrolet coach being driven by Maur ice Kelley, was hit on the rear bumpe er by a young man from Willlamsport driving a Chrysler sedan. The latter car was thrown onto its side, result ing in damage to various mechanical parts and fenders The body was soarcely scratched and no glass was broken. The men interssted in the wreck held a conference and adjusted thelr losses amicably before separate ing. There is a possiblity that a short de* tour will be built on Seven Mountains to accommodate traffic during the time of the construction eof the half mile of concrete connecting the portions of pavement built last summer and fall. The long detour would require #0 much work and expense to put if into repair that the Highway Depart: ment is seriously considering the buflde ing of the shorter one referred to above. There have also been strong protests sent to the Highway Depart: mont against being foroed te travel the State high* week, ond searon, ow
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