Demaoeaic, Wale
Bellefonte, Pa., February 26, 1926.
STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED
SEVEN BILLS IN SIX WEEKS,
Only Two of the Measures for Which
the Extra Session was Called Were
Enacted. A Political Convention
Not a Legislative Assembly.
The Alcohol Control Bill, one of
the two prohibition enforcement meas-
ures of the State Administration, was
signed Friday by Governor Pinchot
and is now the law of the State.
The Governor shortly after 11
o'clock approved the bill and three
others, the two Morrison bills pro-
viding for a closer collection of the
State gasoline tax, and the Wood bill
fixing the minimum number of bank
or trust company directors at five.
The Legislature, which adjourned
Thursday of last week, passed only
seven bills and three resolutions. Six
of the bills have now been approved
by the Executive, the two acted upon
prior being the Delaware River Bridge
toll measure and the appropriation
bill providing $254,000 for the ex-
penses of the special session. .
The Governor vetoed the bill of
Senator Woodward providing for the
opening of ballot-boxes. The Schantz
joint resolution, which took the form
of a bill providing for the appointment
of an election commission, is also still
to be acted upon.
Two joint resolutions providing for
constitutional amendments were pass-
ed but do not go to the Governor, as
they must be acted upon by the next
Legislature.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN SIX DAYS.
The Alcohol Control Bill provides
for the creation of a permit board
which is empowered to issue permits
to all distillers of alcohol in the State.
This permit system, advocated by the
Governor as the most effective means
in preventing the sale of poison lig-
uor, becomes effective within sixty
days, at the end of which time all dis-
tilleries must have obtained permits.
The board will consist of Attorney
General Woodruff, Dr. Ellen C. Pot-
ter, Secretary of Welfare, and Mr.
Charles Miner, Secretary of Health.
It was learned today that Dr. Miner
may not be able to serve on the board
because of the pressure of other duties,
and in that case the act authorizes the
Governor to select one of the deputies
in the department to join the board.
The place is said to have been offered
to Willian Turnbull, a deputy under
Dr. Miner.
Any unbiased observer reviewing
‘the work of this extraordinary session
during the last six weeks and examin-
ing the value of its accomplishments
would be forced to accept the conclu-
sion of a wit of the Senate who char-
acterized it as not so much a legisla-
tive session as a political convention
with all of its factors and participants
engaged in political turmoil of un-
ceasing intensity.
It is no difficult task to review the
accomplishments of this session. Fron
the beginning a majority of Mr. Pin-
chot’s eight subjects of legislation
were marked for defeat. But nega-
tive action ran wild and political judg-
ment, confused and prejudiced, was al-
most wholly lacking in wise diserim-
ination and discretion.
MAY NOT PAY COST OF SESSION.
It remains to be seen whether the
success of Mr. Pinchot’s gasoline bills
will, in faet, bring in sufficient revenue
to defray the cost of this session. He
asserts it will. The Auditor General
says otherwise. He says collections
are now within 2 per cent. of the esti-
mated total. The session, when all
bills are paid, will have cost more
than $350,000. The appropriation bill
passed calls for $254,000. The print-
ing bill will approximate $100,000.
The Governor's alcohol control bill
was successful. It was the only con-
structive and absolutely necessary
piece of legislation enacted.
The organization was powerless
against it. Political lines divided un-
der the force of public sentiment back
of the measure. A companion meas-
ure, designed to control breweries,
failed because it did not have the pub-
lic support accorded the alcohol bill.
Efforts of certain factionalists in
Philadelphia to take credit for the
success of this measure are futile. The
bill would have been successful with-
out their aid.
There is little doubt that the Ad-
ministration plans to use the Alcohol
Control Bill, which gives to the State
the right to control distilleries through
the issuance of permits for manufac-
ture of alcohol, in order to regulate
breweries also.
The Governor indicated today that
the provisions of this measure would
enable the State to check the making
of high-powered beer and that the bill
would be put to that use. The charge
that the measure was a double-barrel-
ed weapon was made by its opponents
during the debate on it in the House
and Senate.
Bridge Bill Enacted.
With the assistance of the Governor,
the Delaware River Bridge bill was
enacted, and under the head of bank-
ing legislation, two measures of value
were passed. The first, known as the
“usury bill,” permits Pennsylvania
banks and trust companies to func-
tion as trustees, registrars and trans-
fer agents for securities paying in-
terest between 6 and 8 percent. The
other is the bill which provides that
directorates of banks and trust comp-
anies shall consist of not fewer than
five members.
That is all Mr. Pinchot got out of
the extra session. His giant power
scheme, his coal regulation plans, his
banking legislation, the tri-State wa-
ter compact and his election reform
program went by the board. Senator
Schantz got a bill through providing
for the appointment of a commission
to study election laws, and that, with
the two election bills mentioned above,
is the session’s contribution to elec-
tion reform.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
PLEASANT GAP.
John Herman, of Philadelphia, was
home over Sunday,
The snow is gradually disappearing
but more may follow.
Mrs. Harry Bilger entertained with
cards last Friday evening.
Mrs. John Mulfinger, of Spring
Mills, was a visitor here last week.
Miss Emiline Noll, of Philadelphia,
was a welcome visitor at her home
here.
Most men can make money but few
save it, and here is where a good wife
comes in.
Mrs. Joseph Tressler, of Pittsburgh,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mong.
Mrs. William Rossman was called
to Milton, last week, on account of the
death of her father.
Mrs. Sampsel’s Sunday school class
will hold a box social! in Noll’s hall
this (Friday) evening.
Paul Melroy, of New York, spent
the week-end with his brother Ray-
mond and other friends.
Some men are put to jail for not
having the means of support, and on
the rock pile for a job of work.
Mrs. Ray Melroy entertained her
Sunday school class at a Washington
birthday party Saturday evening.
Good whiskey makes bad men, and
vet they say bad men make good
whiskey. Can’t say, as I never sam-
pled it.
Our country is the greatest on earth.
Nothing like it anywhere. We are
today aiding and backing in a financial
way all bankrupt nations on earth.
It is rumored that the Spring town-
ship school board will determine the
location of our new school house with-
in a week, after which we look for
“wailing and gnashing of teeth.” It’s
an unpleasant assignment.
Mrs. Lottie Tillotson a Hawaiian
lady, will give an entertainment in the
M. E. church Monday evening, March
1st. Admission, 15 and 25 cents. The
affair promises to be a most interest-
ing event, and should be liberally
patronized. :
Christians should remember the
poor; the thoughts of their wants and
sufferings should lead them to the
observance of benevolent duties en-
joined upon them by the Saviour they
profess to serve and worship. Now is
the time for the christian to show by
his acts that he is not only a professor
but an examplar of the doctrines of
the bible.
Whiterock Quarries has been run-
ning a little slack the past week, oc-
casioned through the taking of the
annual inventory in the iron industry,
making stone shipments below the or-
dinary, but things are now coming te
normal nicely with an abundance of
new orders being booked daily. This
indusiry is bound to succeed under the |
present efficient management.
Mrs. Blanche Fetterhoff, after
spending a month with friends in
Bellefonte, returned home a few days
ago, but after calling on her numerous
friends about the Gap left for How-
ard, expecting to be absent for a few
weeks. While Blanche is registered as
a voter here, and very wisely casts her
vote regularly, she is apparently away
from the Gap more than half the time.
JACKSONVILLE,
Clarence Weight visited at the W.
E. Weight home on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Deitz has returned to
her work in the factory at Howard.
Elmer Swope and daughter Kathryn
spent over Sunday at their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Houser and
family, of Bellefonte, spent Sunday at
the C. M. Harter home.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Walker and
daughters, Sarah, Tracey and Char-
lotte, of Howard, were Sunday visitors
at the E. R. Lucas home.
Visitors at the Joseph Neff home
on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Swope and children, Fathryn, Geral-
dine, Clifford, Harry and George, and
Miss Edith Lucas and Byron Lucas.
The Ladies’ Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. Elmer Swope, on Thurs-
day, for an all day sewing bee. Those
present were Mrs. Robert Bennison,
Mrs. Willard Harter, Mrs. Wlilard
Yearick, Mrs. Hartha Yearick, Mrs. N.
H. Yearick, Miss Cleda Robinson, Mrs.
Kathryn Robinson, Mrs. George Ert-
ley,, Mrs. W. E. Weight, Mrs. George
Rogers.
Small Automobiles Seen as Future
Possibility.
A 1,000-pound, three-passenger
automobile is the future possibility of
the small American car, O. E. Huff,
engineer, told the Cleveland section of
the society of automotive engineers.
The small car of today is not suited
to drive in heavy traffic, where fre-
quent spurts of speed and frequent
sudden stops are necessary, he said.
“The small car has become the most
important question in the industry,”
Huff said. “It is no longer a question
of making the car better for the same
price.
“We don’t know yet how to denatur-
alize a four-cylinder motor, but if it
isn’t done soon, the public will de-
mand a car with the same facilities
for comfort in operation as they en-
joy with a big car, and we will have
to put in a six.”
ion gg mens
Very Sharp, Indeed.
Secretary Hoover was talking about
a sharp business deal.
“It was perhaps a little too sharp,”
he said. “It reminds me of a girl
who had just broken off her engage-
ment, y
“ ‘I suppose you’ll give me back
my ring?” her rejected sweetheart
said to her.
“ ‘No,’ she answered firmly. ‘Dia-
monds have gone up. T1l give you
back what you paid for it.’ "—Ex.
Radio’s Rival.
After you have listened to static all
winter a jaybird isn’t so bad.—Balti-
more Evening Sun.
FINDS BIGGEST VOLGAND
WAS ACTIVE IN VIRGINIA
Dr. W. A. Nelson, State Geologist
Discovers Ash Which Was De
posited Millions of Years Ago.
Charlottesville, Va.—Discovery of a
layer of volcanic ash ten feet deep In
Rockbridge county, four miles south
of Lexington, has just been announced
by the finder, Dr. Wilbur A. Nelson,
state geologist and head of the school
of geology of the University of Vir-
ginia.
This layer, says Doctor Nelson,
was probably ejected by one of the
oldest known volcanoes in America.
Its presence coincldes with similar de-
posits of ash discovered by Doctor
Nelson several years ago in Kentucky.
Alabama and Tennessee.
Virginia’s ash deposit is the thick-
est so far found, says the state geol-
ogist. It shows that in early geo-
logical times, millions of years ago, the
mountains just to the west of Vir-
ginia, now buried under the Cumber-
land plateau, were a region of great
volcanic activity.
From the measurement of the area
over which the ash fell and was de-
posited In the ancient sea around this
island volcano, it has been estimated
that more than 60 cubic miles of ash
was ejected. In addition to thick de-
posits in the southern states, several
inches have been found as far north-
west as Minnesota and as far north
as Pennsylvania. This would indi-
cate that this volcano, located prob-
ably in eastern Kentucky, near the
West Virginia line, was one of the
greatest of which knowledge exists
Volcanic eruptions considered enor-
mous durlng modern times, such as
Kraktoi and Katmai, only ejected five
or ten cubic miles of material, which
scattered over 1,000 miles, Doctor Nel-
son added. These recent eruptions
are considered of great magnitude, but
they dwarf into insignificance when
compared with this event which oc-
curred during the Ordovician period.
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Indian Princess Lays
Claim to Whole State
SNENBRERLEN ERIE NLERERENENLNL]N
his Rah ad
Mrs. Roberta Lawson, prominent
member of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, is an Indian princess,
the last surviving granddaughter of
the chief of the Delawares, and
through that descent claims owner-
ship of the tribal lands which now
compose Delaware. Mrs. Lawson fis
vice chairman of the division of In-
dian welfare of the federation.
Indians Are Efficient
in Handling of Tools
Bismarck, N. D.—Innate ability with
machinery and tools may eventually
lead the American Indian to a new
place in the sun, believes Clark B.
Dickinson, head of the government
Indian School for Girls here.
During his ten years in the Indian
«service, Dickinson says, he has found
that the Indian has an ingenuity and
an ability with tools which most white
men would envy. This is the result,
he thinks, of long centuries in which
the Indian was compelled to devise
tools to meet his peculiar conditions.
Indian boys make excellent automo-
pile mechanics, he declares, and many
have displayed proficiency in other
trades where steadiness of hand and
accuracy of eye are assets.
Arctic Not So Cold as
Painted, Says Stefansson
Omaha, Neb.—The generally accept-
ed theory that frigid weather is preva-
lent the year round In the Arctic re-
gions was discounted by Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, noted polar explorer and
scientist, in an address here. Stefans-
son declared he had discovered by ex- |
perience that the average temperature
of Icelant in January is 30 degrees
above zero and that on the northern
coast of North America during July
and August the thermometer very oft-
en goes to 80 degrees in the shade
and has beep known to go to 100 de-
grees
Healthy and Handy
Sauerkraut has been found rich in
those “growth substances” known as
vitamines, necessary to preserve and
promote health. It is said to be a val-
uable source of iron and vegetable
salts and to resemble buttermilk in
its tendency to prevent the growth of
harmful bacteria in the intestines. Re-
cent scientific tests, it is claimed, have
proved that sauerkraut may be pre-
served perfectly in the can.
Origin of Mayfair
Even among Londoners, many are
ignorant of the derivation of the name
Mayfair. The origin of the name lies
in the fact that it was there that
the annual “May fair” used to be held. !
The fair was done away with in
1708, but was subsequently revived,
being held on the site until its final
abolition in 1764.
Probably Not
My troubles are not due to oppres-
sion, or lack of liberty, but to care-
lessness, shiftlessness, and putting off
until tomorrow what I should do to-
day. And I believe you are
tarred with the same stick. Anyway,
I do not believe you are the martyr
you claim to be—E. W. Howe's
Monthly.
Excluding Materialism
“You went to sleep during the most
beautiful duet of the opera,” said the ;
wife. “I was not asleep,” protested
the husband. “I was listening en-
raptured and did not want the effect
of the music spoiled by glimpses of
an overweight soprano and a slightly
bowlegged tenor.”—Washington Star.
Old Harry
We are so accustomed to referring
to Satan as the “Old Harry” that no
thought is given to the origin of such
an expression. “Old Harry” is mere-
ly the modern form of “Old Hairy,” a
name given to the devil because of his
supposed hairy appearance.
America’s First Bank
Probably the first bank on this con-
tinent was one established in 1680
for the convenience of the planters of
South Carolina. Five or six years
later a bank of issue was established
in Boston by John Blackwell and his
associates.
Explanations Harmful
Avoid explanations. Friends do not
need them; enemies will not believe
them. They are indicative of weak-
ness rather than strength. As a rule
strong men seldom have occasion to
£
t engage In explanations.—Grit.
North Carolina’s Talc
Tale suitable for sawing
crayons and pencils is found mainly
In North Carolina and Georgia, but
some pencil stock is produced in Cali-
fornia, Vermont, Virginia, Maryland
and a number of other states.
The Invisible Blacksmith
The Wayland Smith, in English
folk-lore, was a mythical blacksmith
who lived near Ashdown, Berkshire.
He shod horses that were brought
to his house and left standing there,
but no one ever saw him.
Royal Deformity
Charlemagne’s mother was known
as Bertha of the Big Foot, because
one of her feet was much larger than
the other. Bertha was the daughter
of the count of Laon and the wife
of Pepin the Short.
Old Superstition
A superstition that was commonly
believed in England during the Middle
ages was that he would be happy in
love during the year who heard the
singing of the nightingale before he
heard the cuckoo.
Monarchial Nicknames
“The Baker” and “The Baker's
Wife” were names popularly given to
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette be-
cause they gave bread to the starving
mob at Versailles on October 6, 1789,
Error’s Status
Knowledge being to be had only of
visible and certain truth, error is not
a fault of our knowledge, but a mis-
take of our judgment, giving assent
to that which is not true.—Burke.
Out of Place
Visitor at Church (to friend, as col-
lection plate nears)—Put that money
back in your pocket, Bill. This one’s
with me !—London Tit Bits.
Floaters
An old broker says the reason some
stocks go up and down so regularly is
that being mostly water they rise and
fall with the tide. |
Have a Heart!
It you are honest you won't strike a
match to look at the gas until you
have finished paying for the car.—
Worcester Post. |
Makes No Advances
Fortune has to be wooed; in her
calendar there are no leap years.—
Boston Transcript.
I¥s Likely to Be Stolen
Advice to pedestrians: Don’t get
too proud of your right-of-way.—To-
ledo Blade.
Rank Foolishness
After all, it’s foolish to lose your
temper. You can’t expect anyone to
rush around trying to help you find it.
into ,
Cuthbert: “Dear, you shall have the
finest engagement ring that money
i can buy. What kind of a stone do you
want?”
Cleonette: “Oh, one like David of
the Bible used.”
Cuthbert: “And what do you
mean 7”
Cleonette: “One that will knock
’em dead.”—Cedar Rapids Republican.
is
Ed: “I guess you've been out with
i worse looking fellows than I am,
| haven’t you?”
No answer.
Ed: “I say, I guess you’ve been out
with worse looking fellows than I am,
haven’t you?”
Co-ed: “I heard you the first time.
I was just trying to think.”—Univer-
sity of Oregon Lemon Punch:
MEDICAL.
Are You Rheumatic?
Many Pangs That Pass for Rheuma-
tism Are Really Due to Weak
Kidneys.
Do you suffer the agonizing pangs
of rheumatism? Are you tortured
with rheumatic pains and stabbing
twinges? Then you should know that
many so-called rheumatic troubles are
due to an excess of uric acid and must
be treated through the kidneys. When
the kidneys weaken, the whole system
is upset by these body poisons. Help
"your kidneys with a stimulant diure-
tic. Use Doan’s Pills, the remedy
your neighbors recommend! Here is
a Bellefonte woman’s case:
Mrs. A. C. Hoy, Logan St., says:
i “A pulling pain in the small of my
back made me so miserable, I could
hardly do my housework. My kidneys
were weak, too and they acted too
! often. I tired easily and was so worn-
"out I didn’t feel like doing anything.
| Dizzy ‘spells came on, too and every-
| thing turned black before me. I was.
miserable with rheumatic pains. After
i using two boxes of Doan’s Pills, from
Tanner’s Cut-Rate store, my kidneys
acted normally and I was rid of the
attack.”
60c. at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 70-45
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furniture, hardwood and var-
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true color to linoleum; and for
retaining the original lustre of
highly finished surfaces, such
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ATTORNEY’S-AT-LAW.
KLINE WOODRING — Attorney-at=
Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices im
all courts. Office, room 18 Crider’s
Exchange. b1-1y
KENNEDY JOHNSTCN—Attorney-at-
Law, Bellefonte, Pa Prompt ate
tention given all legal business em=
trusted to his care.
High street.
Offices—No. 5 East
57-44
M. KEICHLINE — Attorney-at-Law
and Justice of the Peace. All pre~
fessional business will receive
grom t attention. Office on second floor of
ple Court. 49-5-1y
G. RUNKLE — Attorney-at-Law.
Consultation in English Tat Ger-
man. Office in Crider’'s Exchan
Bellefonte, Pa. 58.8
PHYSICIANS.
D R. R. L. CAPERS,
Belletoit OSTEOPATH. 5
efonte tate Colle,
Crider’s Exch. 66-11 Holmes Ege
S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and
Surgeon, State College, Centre
county, Pa. Office at his resi-
dence.
VA B. ROAN, Optometrist. Licensed
by the State Board. State Colle
every day except Saturday. Bi
fonte, rooms 14 and 15 Temple Court
Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays
a. m, to 4:30 p. m. Both Phones. 68-40
Feeds
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We Keep a Full Line
of Feeds in Stock
Try Our Dairy Mixtures
—22% protein; made of all
Clean, Pure Feeds—
$48.00 per Ton
We manufacture a Poultry
Mash good as any that you
can buy, $3.00 per hundred.
We handle Purina Cow Chow $54.00 per
0il Meal, 34% Protein......... 56.00 °
Cotton Seed, 43% Protein... 50.00 *¢
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Gluten, 23% Protein. ..... .. 50.00 ‘
Alfalfa Meal..................... 50.00%:
Bran... ..iiconeeaiian 86.00 ¢
Middlings .................. 40.00 “
t=" These prices at the Mill—$2.00 pe
ton extra, delivered.
G. Y. Wagner & Go., Inc.
66-11-1yr BELLEFONTE, PA,
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There 18 no atyle of work, from the
cheapest “Dodger” to the finest
BOOK WORK
that we can not do in the most sat«
isfactory manner, and at Prices
consistent with the class of werk.
pi on or communicate with this
office.
Employers,
This Interests You
The Workmans’ Compensation
Law went into effect Jam. 1,
19168. It makes Insurance Com-
pulsory. We specialize in plac-
ing such insurance. We inspect
Plants and recommend Accident
Prevention Safe Guards which
Reduce Insurance rates.
It will be to your interest te
consult us before placing your
Tnsurance.
JOHN F. GRAY & SON,
Bellefonte 43-18-1y State Collags
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