Benoa acan. LIKED HIS “BATH”
Bellefonte, Pa., June 18, 1920.
NO LONGER REFLECTS SOUND
Defect Which Made Supreme Court-
room “Whispering Gallery”
Has Been Remedied.
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According to the Washington Star,
the “whispering gallery” of the United
States Supreme court has been elim-
inated. It was Chief Justice White
who called it a “whispering gallery.”
In a letter to Elliott Woods, superin-
‘dent of the capitol he said:
«The situation is at times almost
unbearble, a result which will be read-
ily appreciated when it is understood
that from one end of the rostrum to
the other there exists what may be
described as a whispering agllery, by
which speech in the most modulated
tone is magnified and carried from
one end of the hench to the other, sO
that a statement by one judge at one
end to his neighbor is magnified and
spoken into the ear of a member of
the court at the other end.”
The acoustic properties of the Su-
preme courtroom have been very bad
since 1902, when the roof of the cen
tral portion of the capitol was fire-
proofed and the ceilings of the statu-
ary hall and the present Supreme
courtroom were fireproofed. The
character of the material used made
the surface sound-reflecting. The Su-
preme court has had a great deal of
trouble from that time with the re-
flection of sound from the spherical
ceiling. This defect has ncw been
remedied at a cost of $10,000.
LOOKED LIKE SURE TROUBLE
Little Wonder Courtroom Was in Pan-
ic Over Colored Woman's Spectac-
ular Appearance.
During a trial of a colored man in
the criminal court recently on a
charge of murder, there was consid-
erable nervous tension in the court-
room, the result of remarks that had
been made that some one was “going
to start something,” regardless of the
outcome of the case. The courtroom
was crowded to capacity, and several
police officers were stationed about
the room.
At an impressive moment, while the
defesdant was on the witness stand,
a commotion was heard at one of the
courtroom doors. Into the midst of
the nervous spectators walked a
large colored woman who carried in
one hand a formidable-looking rifle.
Policemen and detectives seized her
and rushed her into an outside room,
where they began examining the
weapon. It was not loaded. She ex-
plained that she had been in juvenile
court in a case in which the rifle had
been used as evidence.
Before going home, she said, she
decided to hear some of the evidence
in the murder case. She and her rifle
were sent out of the building, and the
murder trial was resumed.—Indianapo-
lis News.
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Power from Volcanic Steam.
In 1905 Prince Ginori Conti, general
director of the Larderello works at
Larderello, Italy. decided to experi-
ment with the natural steam springs
of Larderello for obtaining motive
power. His experiments were so Suc
cessful that the company built a large
power station at Larderello with three
units of 2500 kilowatts each. The
work. says The Illustrated London
News, was begun in 1914, but was de-
layed by the European war. The first
unit was started in 1916, and the pow-
er station was completed in the same
year. Four overhead lines at 36,000
volts carry electric current to Siena,
Leghorn. Piombina and Massa. The
holes bored to the natural steam pock-
ets, which vary in depth from 198 feet
to 495 feew are lined with iron tubing
|sixteen inches in diameter. The steam
is cleared of gas besore it is carried
to the turbine generators.
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Clemenceau and Heaven.
The latest Clemenceau anecdote that
is going the rounds of the boulevards
is to the effect that the premier was
annoyed because a tree in the neigh-
boring garden overshadowed his. The
tree was the property of some Jesuit
fathers, on whom M. Clemenceau
called, politely explaining that his at-
titude to the church was unchanged,
but he would regard it as a personal
favor if the Jesuit fathers would cut
down the tree, “because it prevents me
from seeing the heavens.” The Jesuit
father who received him was very
courteous and was much flattered by
the premier’s call. He promised that
the offending tree should be speedily
removed, but he added, with the suave
smile of the ecclesiastic: “I am afraid,
M. le Premier, that, just the same,
you will not see heaven.”—London
Morning Post.
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His “College.”
During debate in the New York state
assembly one day, when Gov. Smith
was a member of that body, another
member arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege and announced that
Cornell had won the boat race at
Poughkeepsie, adding that he was a
graduate of Cornell. This started a
reminiscence meeting, other members
arising to tell the name of their alma
mater. Smith finally rose and an-
nounced :
“I am a graduate of the F. F. M”
“What college is that?”
“Fulton Fish Market." —World's
Work.
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Rabbit Seemed to Enjoy Power-
ful Electric Shock.
Experiment Recently Made Shows
Great Possibilities in This Form
of Treatment for Toning Up
the Nervous System.
It is almost sure death to step upon
the third rail of an electric road, for
he who does it will get a shock of at
least 500 volts. But you can jump on
a third rail and stand on it with both
feet and feel nothing. You must, how-
ever, jump off with both feet or you
will get the shock. The reason is that
when both feet are on the rail there is
no circuit.
Watching two boys amusing them-
selves by jumping on and off a third
rail on Long Island recently, H. Gerns-
back, editor of the Electrical Experi-
menter, wondered what would happen
if he were to stand on the pole of a
very powerful Tesla coil. He went to
where there is one of the electrical
testing laboratories, where there is one
of the most powerful high frequency
machines in the country, giving 500,-
000 volts and using 20 kilowatts. This
machine throws streams of electric
fire six to seven feet long, the noise
of which can be heard several blocks
away. Mr. Gernsback wanted to stand
on the metal plate of the “high” term-
inal of the transformer, but the man-
agers would not let him, for fear of an
accident. He had with him, however,
a live rabbit, and they let him put the
bunny on that perilous spot.
“At first,” writes Mr. Gernsback in
the Electrical Experimenter, “he was
much frightened and jumped off the
plate at about five kilowatts. Long
sparks had shot out from his nose and
above his eyes and at the ends of the
ears. So the writer wetted the plat-
form with water, because he thought
that sparks might be jumping into
the rabbit's belly and legs which in-
sulated the fur part of his body, giving
rise to stinging sparks. An improve-
ment was seen immediately. The
rabbit now held perfectly still for
about 20 seconds, taking the full charge
of 20 kilowatts at 500,000 volts. Long
spark streamers, four or five feet long,
shot from brer’ rabbit's nose, ears and
back, and, curious to note, immediate-
ly above the eyes, and after that the
rabbit took the full charge, never mov-
ing once for 20 seconds at a time.
After a while the rabbit seemed to en-
joy the performance, and right after
his seance he was as lively as ever,
eating a big carrot at once.”
Mr. Gernsback points out that there
is a practical value in this experiment,
for a charge of electricity such as the
one described gives a dry bath which
removes every particle of dead skin.
dust and dirt and hurls them far from
the body. Such electric baths also
soften hardened arteries, tone up the
nervous system and “make the old
feel younger and the young younger
and more aggressive.”
Spitzbergen Explorer.
Charles Rabot, French physicist.
with a reputation for arctic research.
has been elected honorary member of
the Christiania Geographical society.
In 1892 Mr. Rabot participated in the
French expedition of La Manche to
van Mayen and Spitzbergen. He was
the first to travel extensively over
west Spitzbergen and to form correct
conclusions as to its glaciological re-
lations. viz: that west Spitzbergen is
pot covered by a connected inland
mass of ice as is the case with Nor-
dostland and Greenland. Among his
many works the most important is.
“Des Variations de Longueur des
Glaciers” (Paris, 1897 and 1900). He
was the first to make a survey map of
the black ice between Saltenfjord and
Ranefjord, for the time pointing out
that at Glaamdalen the black ice is cut
into two parts known as Vestbraen
and Osthbraaen.
Have Cried Their Eyes Out.
“The City of the Blind,” the Arme-
nians and Syrians call Aleppo in Syria,
for nowhere else in the Orient today
is the percentage of blindness so high.
Every sixth person on the street is af-
fected with eye disease. These Arme-
nians and Syrians, the oculists say, in
the years of terror and suffering just
passed under Turkish oppression, have
literally “cried their eyes out.”
Trachoma is found in all degrees of
severity among infants a few months
old, and advanced cases among chil-
dren from three to six. Such a condi-
tion exists nowhere else, except in
such lands as Egypt and India, and
nowhere there is it so severe as in
Aleppo at present.
Moroccan Spanish Jews.
One of those historic bits stranger
than fiction, and one which contains
the note of poetic justice too often
lacking in ordinary experience, is the
recent inauguration of an effort upon
the part of Spain to nationalize and
rehabilitate the Jews of Morocco. The
king of Spain himself is at the he
of the movement, being chief of the
honorary presidents and being sec-
onded by many of the most prominent
statesmen of all parties.
centuries of ostracism the Jews are to
be officially invited to return, as it |
were, and to resume their position in |
the evolution of the land.
One Tongue Enough.
Baker—How many languages does !
your wife speak?
Brayde—Great gwns, man,
-London Tijt-Bits.
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Ideal Section on Lincoln Highway.
There is to be constructed on the
Linccln Highway, the great national
road stretching across the country
from ocean to ocean, an “ideal sec-
tion” which will embody the highest
ideals of modern American highway
construction. This section will serve
as an example to the road builders of
the world seeking information as to
the best and most satisfactory type of
road that can be built.
The funds for building the section
will be provided by the United States
Rubber company. In announcing the
company’s willingness to pay for the
section, vice president J. N. Gunn
said:
“The desire of the company in au-
thorizing the appropriation is to ad-
vance public knowledge regarding
proper permanent highway construc-
tion, and to stimulate on the part of
those who have in charge the con-
struction of America’s public roads,
a careful consideration of the needs
of the future in undertaking present
construction.”
The specifications of the “Ideal
Section” have not yet been decided.
A questionnaire has been mailed to
every highway commissioner and en-
gineer in the United States asking
for suggestions. The location of the
section has not yet been selected, but
conditions on the Lincoln Highway in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa indi-
cate that one of those States will be
chosen.
Lewistown Fair September 1, 2 and 3.
An announcement of interest to the
people of this community has just
been made it being that a big Mifflin
county fair will be held at Lewistown
on September 1, 2, and 3.
Lewistown’s old fair grounds have
been purchased by a new Fair Asso-
ciation headed by Samuel B. Russell,
banker at Lewistown, who is also a
sportsman for sport’s sake.
No city or town in the State boasts
of better site facilities for the staging
of a good fair than does Lewistown.
Ides! buildings for the housing of live-
stock have been erected and a great
new grandstand is under course of
construction.
The board of directors for the Lew-
istown fair consist of the following
men: Samuel B. Russell, banker and
promoter of the fair; Hugo Gotts-
chalk, veteran sportsman and presi-
dent of the association; H. H. Laub,
representing the Mifflin county Hor-
ticultural and Agricultural Associa-
tion; J. C. Thompson, of the Farm Bu-
reau; Arthur Hamilton, of the Mifflin
county Poultry Association; Dr. F. A.
Rupp, representing the American Le-
gion, which will have charge of all
concessions; Robert B. Montgomery,
president of the Lewistown Auto
Trade Association; Thomas Allison,
veteran horseman; Walter Fosnot, D.
N. Nichols, M. A. Devis, W. F. Eck-
bert Jr., Joe Katz and Meredith Mey-
ers.
Summer Course at State College.
One of the most attractive courses
to be offered by the summer session
at State College, June 28 to August 6, |
is the Smith-Hughes vocational work !
provided by the department of train- |
ing vocational teachers, of the college !
School of Engineering. It offers ex!
cellent courses for manual arts teach-
ers, and others who may have the nec- ;
essary trade experience, giving the |
opportunity to prepare themselves to
teach vocational subjects. It will give !
essentials necessary for advanced
standing and certification. The de-
mand for vocational teachers is much |
greater than the supply. Dr. BE. Ri
Snyder, commissioner of vocational
training in California, will assist in |
the instruction for this course.
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If you want to become one you must have.
No man can do business these days with-
out a proper bank connection.
Why not do your banking with us.
The First National Bank
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Reduction Sales Continued
In answer to the many inquiries as to
how long our Reduction Sales last, we
will continue the sales as long as our
merchandise holds out.
Ginghams, Cretonne:, Muslins, Per-
cales, Voiles and Sil:s at less than
wholesale prices today.
Rugs, Linoleums and Carpets are all
in this Reduction Sale.
We still have all sizes in high and
by White Shoes for ladies and chil-
ren.
Coats and Suits
Ladies’ Coats, all sizes, all colors and black, in
long and sport lengths, at less than manufactur-
ers’ cost.
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The Plug That Starts the Fire Ball
_ You want a Spark Plug that does not fail
in an emergency—a steady, reliable, go-to-it-
and-do-it plug. You can find it in the
Watkins Spark Plug
Made for ALL Automobiles, Tractors and
Gasoline Engines of every type. Watkins
Quality and Watkins Guaranty stand bekind
this Spark Plug as well as behind all of the
137 Watkins Products the people of this
locality have been buying for more than 50
years. ASK THE WATKINS MAN,
D. A. McDOWELL, Axe Mann, Pa.
65-20-1m
Coat Suits
All sizes in regular and stouts, in all colors and
black; all this season’s models; at more than 25
per cent. off.
Men’s Shoes
Dress and Work
It will mean two dollars for one.
See our prices on Men's
Shoes.
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