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Bellefonte, Pa. May 20, 1927.
CHOICE.
It all depends on the choice we make
And which of the roads we decide to take,
Though luck may follow or stay behind,
It isn’t by luck that a man grows kind.
Chance may cost him a bard fought game,
But a liar has only himself to blame.
Bach of us says what his fame shall be,
Fashion the man which thé world shall
see.
He may blame his luck for the loss he
meets,
But there's no excuse for the man who
_ cheats,
We can all be fair under skies serene,
But it isn’t by luck that a man stays clean.
"he fame man wins and the friends he
makes
Depends upon which of two roads he takes,
Wealth may be worn by a wheel that’s
turned,
But honor is something which must be
earned.
Chance may favor some shady plan,
But luck never fashioned a gentleman.
In countless ways are our natures tried,
And what we shall be we must decide,
he world shall judge us false or true
By the men we are and the things we do.
We may gather from fortune what joys
we can,
But it isn't by luck that a man's a man.
—Edgar A. Guest.
SEVEN MILLION IN EX-SERVICE
UNITS.
Paris.—Seven and one-half . million
survivors of the World war are en-
rolled in various ex-service men’s as-
sociations and veterans’ organizations
throughout the world, according to
unofficial figures tabulated by the
Federation Interalliee des Anciens
Combattants, or Allied Legions, and
published in the last edition of the
Fidac bulletin, issued monthly from
Federation headquarters in Paris.
Four and one-half million of these
organized ex-service men reside in
the countries allied against the cen-
tral powers during the World war
and 3,000,000 are citizens of Germany,
Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria.
Of the 4,500,00 in the allied coun-
tries, 8,235,250 are affiliated, through
their national organizations, with the
Federation Interallice des Anciens
Combattants.
The largest single organization of
ex-service men of the World war is
in Germany. It is the State Associa-
tion of Former Warriors, numbering
2,000,000 members. Seven other ex-
sevice men’s associations in Germany
have a total membership of 732,000
members.
France has the largest number of
enrolled veterans of any of the allied
countries, its 14 associations of ex-
service men having a total member-
ship of 1,615,500. Eight of these 14
associations, with a combined mem-
bership of 1,122,500, are affiliated with
the Fidac. The largest of these as-
sociations is the ‘National Union; of’
Ex-Service Men : (the ; Union Nation-
ale des Combattants), with a roll of
400,000 members,
Ttaly comes third in the number of
its organized veterans, having 750,
000. The majority of these are mem-
bers of the National Association of
Ttalian Ex-Service Men, which is a
part of the Fidac.
In the United States the one big
association of ex-service men is the
American Legion, also a member of
the Fidac. The American Legion
numbers approximately 650,000 mem-
bers. Other associations in the Unit-
ed States have 70,000 members.
The British Legion, affiliated with
the Fidac, has 400,000 members.
Belgium has 118,000 organized ex-
service men, of whom 107,000 are af-
filiated with the Fidac. Their largest
association is the National Federa-
tion of Ex-Service Men, which repre-
sents 56,000 members.
There are 458,2,560 members of the
nine ex-service associations in Po-
land, seven of which are members of
the Fidac.
Rumania also has nine associations
with a total membership of 157,000.
The largest organization is that of
the National Union of Ex-Service
Men and it is a member of the Fidac.
In Czechoslovakia there.is a large
division of ex-service men, there be-
inf thirteen. different’ national asso-
ciations. Three of these associations,
having a total membership of 2,500,
are members of the Fidac. The re-
maining ten associations count 260,-
000 members.
Austria has 142,800 enrolled ex-
service men; Hungary, 70,000, and
Bulgaria 40,000.
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Ninety Million for Roads.
During the next two years Penn-
sylvania motor vehicles and opera-
tor's registration fees will total ap-
proximately $50,000,000. The State
‘will receive approximately $7,000,
000 in federal aid. State Treasurer
Samuel L. Lewis estimated the gaso-
line tax at $21,000,000. The new one
cent tax on gasoline would bring this
up to $30,500,000. Local authorities
and miscellaneous collections will
bring in $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 ad-
ditional. The total therefore is
greater than $90,000,000. Every cent
is available for road work except the
sum needed for interest and sinking
fund on the two bond issues.
New Electric Rates Now in Effect.
The electric bills just received by
domestic and commercial consumers
of the Keystone Power corporation
are the last to be computed on the old
rate. In fact, according to a repre-
sentative of the company, the new re-
duced rates recently announced will
apply on all current consumed since
the meters were read about the mid-
dle of last month.
The nominal progress of the na-
tion’s electrical industry is brought
home to us when we realize that we
can now use additional labor saving
devices and electrical conveniences,
due to the 3-cent rate provided for that
purpose.
—Subsecribe for the Watchman.
WORK TO START SOON ON
LAKES TO OCEAN CANAL.
Dirt may fly within a little more
than a year, marking the beginning
of work on the Great Lakes—St.
Lawrence waterway rebottling the
middle West and making the Ameri-
can Great Lakes a part of the seven
seas. Through Lake Michigan, touch-
ing three counties of the State, In-
diana farmers and manufacturers
would have the advantage of low wa-
ter-transportation rate to the Atlan-
tic seaboard.
The St. Lawrence waterway prom-
ises to become a monument to Cal-
vin Coolidge just as the Panama Can-
al became a monument to President
Roosevelt. The Coolidge adminis-
tration, with Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover, a great engineer, in
charge of the details, today is ex-
pending every effort to clear away
the final obstacles.
The most important task of Wil-
liam Phillips, new American minister
to Canada, is the negotiating of a
treaty for the seaway. Secretary
Hoover’s suggestion at New Haven,
Conn., that the two governments
guarantee the bond issue for the work
has been received with popular inter-
est in twenty States and a number of
Canadian provinces, according to re
ports made here.
Eastern opposition to the St. Law-
rence is dying down and what ve-
mains is futile, it is considered.
Moreover, it is believed the question
of Chicago diversion, opposed by Can-
ada, will soon be settled.
Charles Evans Hughes, who, as a
special master, heard the great vol-
umes of evidence in this case, soon
will be ready to begin formulating his
final report and the Supreme Court
soon after that will hand down its de-
cree.
Secretary Hoover believes the job of
taming the rapids of the St. Law-
rence river the only thing necessary
to give 40,000,000 people of the mid-
dle west an outlet to the ocean can
be accomplished for $600,000,000. Of
this $400,000,000 would be cared for
by power development. The farmers
would save from 8 to 10 cents on
every bushel of grain shipped, it is
estimated. Belief is expressed that
the water way might eventually solve
the farm problem.
mma essere.
THE STARLING.
The starling is a passerine bird,
generally distributed throughout tem-
perate Europe. It destroys vast
numbers of the larvae of the crane-
fly, as well as of other insects; but
it attacks cultivated fruit, sometimes
causing great destruction in orchards,
usually on account of its large num-
bers. It also eats the eggs and even
the young of other birds. The diet
further includes worms, slugs, and
snails, wild berries and even small
mammals.
_ The nests are usually constructed
in holes in walls or buildings, or in
banks and cliffs, as well as in trees.
To a considerable extent these birds
roost in companies, and assemble in
large flocks in the evening. The star-
ling has considerable power of song,
‘but much mere striking -is the habit
‘of. imitating the note of other birds,
or even mere noises that they hap-
pen to hear, and the blackbird is fre-
quently mimicked, possibly because it
lives mostly in fear of this bird.
The male in summer usually has
the plumage black, shot with brilliant
metallic reflections. After the au-
tumn moult it is spotted with buff
above and white below. In south-
ern Europe the common starling of
England is replaced by the black
starling. To the starlings in the
wide sense (family Sturnidae) belong
a large number of beautiful birds, i.
e., the pastor, myna, and the grackle.
The last named belongs to the tree-
starlings. Of the tree starlings, the
glossy starlings of Africa have a
beautiful plumage, displaying shades
of bluish-green, purple, and violet,
relieved by golden bronze.
Starlings are to be found in India
and Africa, but there are no Ameri-
can species, or at least none so plenti-
ful as to be prominent.
The President Gets First Glimpses of
Latest Movies.
Not only does President Coolidge
receive lions, turkeys, ducks, bears,
rugs and household furniture as gifts
—he also gets in the movies for noth-
ing.
_ Under arrangements with the Mo-
tion Picture Producers Association
the good pictures are given as an ad-
vance free showing to the President
either in the White House in the pri-
vate East Room, or on the presiden-
tial yacht, Mayflower, or on his spe-
cial trains when he is traveling.
Only the President, Mrs. Coolidge
and the house guests he may have can
witness these private showings.
During the winter movies were of-
fered to him as many times as two
evenings a week. During the sum-
mer there are fewer showings. But
even during his summer vacation
abroad from Washington, a special
room is set aside as the movie room
and some pictures are shown him
there.
During the winter, movies were of-
fered to Mayflower, the showings are
on Saturday night, none are shown
on Sunday. An army or navy chap-
lain always goes with the President
for religious services on Sunday.
A special small projection machine
has been furnished to him so that it
can be set up in a moment with an
electric attachment anywhere. A
special screen the size of a sheet can
be tacked up against the wall. On
trains the baggage car is used for the | §
theatre,
Usually there is no music. On sev-
eral occasions a thirty-six piece or-
chestra has been furnished for the
largest pictures shown at the White
House but ordinarily not even a phon-
ograph is heard.
Recently a moving picture company
took views of five sites offered to the
President for his summer White
House.—Exchange.
We have a very useful Auto-
Strop Safety razor all done up in a
neat little velvet lined metallic case, to
give to everyone who sends or brings
a new subscription to the Watchman.
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11— Exact
12—Small dog
14—Hard, black wood (poetic)
16—To knock
17—Colorless fluid
19—Pedal digit
20—Alas!
21—To strike
22—Drunkard
24—Till forbid (abbr.)
25—To whip
26—Pair working in harmony
28—To close 29—Grizzly
30—Indentation
33—Ridge raised on the skin by a
blow
35—Printing measure
87—To observe
38—Before (poetic)
40—At this time
42—Thin cracker
44—01d French coin
45—Opening into a room
47—To knock
48—Vehicles
f1—Your uncle's wife
b2—Went down
39—Thus
49—Midday
Real Estate Transfers.
John L. Holmes, et al, to J.B.
Cramer, tract in State College $1.
Kittany Coal company to Martin
$50.
Ann Hubler, et al, to
lan Davis, tract in Walker Twp. $1.
Frank B. Stover, et ux, to L. H.
Gettig, et al, tract in Benner Twp;
$32.50. :
Joanna ‘Kramer, et al, to Donald
U. Gettig, et al, tract in Benner Twp.;
$1.
James J. Markle, et ux, to C. W.
Houtz, tract in State College; $1.
Harriet Ulrich to S. H. Campbell,
tract in Penn Twp.; $60
Jacob Harpster to Ira C. Harpster
Jr., tract in Ferguson Twp.; $4,000.
Ruth F. Meyers, et bar, to Cather-
ine C. Gregory, tract in State Col-
lege; $1.
James M. Hubler to J. M. Corl, et
ux, tract in State College; $1. ;
James Flack, et ux, to Andy Ka-
chik, et ux, tract in Spring Twp.;
$100.
John L. VanPelt, et al, to Charles
W. Stock, et ux, tract in Centre Hall;
$2,500.
M. V. Mapes, et al, to Lawrence
Lannen, tract in Bellefonte; $1.
Frank T. Butler, to Lewis L. Wil-
liams, tract in Howard; $300.
Cora Phinazee, et bar, to Mark
Dayis Jr., et ux, tract in South Phil-
ipsburg; $475.
Flora Roach to William Dickson, et
ux, tract in Rush Twp.; $100.
Samuel Fleming, et ux, to Harry
L. Harpster, et ux, tract in Ferguson
Twp.; $4,800.
E. R. Taylor, sheriff, to August Ur-
banski, tract in Rush Twp.; $146.42.
Warren 0. Steele to W. C. Shay,
tract in Port Matilda; $50.
Ida A. Harbach, et bar, to Norman
F. Douty, tract in Miles Twp.; $1.
Bellefonte Gas and Heat company,
et al, to Bellefonte School District,
tract in Bellefonte; $6,000.
Anna Kasmark, et bar, to Millard
Hancock, tract in Rush Twp.; $1.
Millard Hancock to Benjamin Kas-
mark, tract in Rush Twp.; $1.
Jacob W. Sunday to Bertha M.
Rupp, tract in Ferguson Twp.; $300.
Albert R. Johnson, et ux, to W.
Arthur Runk, et ux, tract in Rush
Twp.; $8,000.
James C. Furst, master, to Charles
B. Thomas, tract in Taylor Twp.; $1.
0. A. Johnson, et ux, to H. C. Evey,
et ux, tract in Ferguson Twp.; $1.
Homer Southard, et ux, to Charles
gi Broberg, et ux, tract in Rush Twp.;
Rosa Vogel, et bar, to Ella E. Lu-
cas, tract in Howard Twp.; $1.
Nancy Johnson, et bar, to Eugene
H. Lederer, tract in State College;
$9,730. .
Eugene H. Lederer, et ux, to Nancy
Johnson, tract in State College; $1.
J. Ellis Harvey, et ux, to Oscar C.
Weaver, et ux, tract in Curtin Twp.;
$3,600.
John L. Holmes, et al, to State Col-
lege Boro, tract in State College; $1.
Jacob Marks to Guy Wells, tract in
Spring Twp.; $100.
Alma R. Leathers, et bar, to Mar-
tha L. Yearick, tract in Howard; $1.
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8—Preposition
4—To put to flight
b—Preposition
6—The night before
7—Amount owed
8—To beg
10—Base
11—To rise above
12—Narrow road
18—Nuisance
16— Wicked
17—Part of “to be”
18—Fish eggs
21—Large bundles, as cottom
23—Piece of furniture
26—Boy
27—Encountered
81—Novel
32—To rend
83—To sob
84—To make a mistake
36—Earth's satellite
89—Kind
43—Renown
46—Fish eggs
48—Billiard stick
.p0—Nova Scotia (abbr.)
51—Commercial announcement
41—Lumber
44—Fine stone
Bumzah, et ux, tract in Rush Twp;
J..M. McClel-.
(abbr.)
The pollution will appear in next issue.
C. N. Yearick, et ux, to George A.
Ertley, tract in Marion Twp.; $650.
Unionville Cemetery Association to
ba Leathers, tract in Unionville;
10.
Bellefonte Cemetery Association to
Selson E. Grubb, tract in Bellefonte;
Julia C. Grove to C.'A. Talbert,
Des in Milesburg and Boggs Twp.;
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SEMI-PROS TO RACE.
IN ALTOONA CLASSIC.
Unusual interest is being shown in
the 50-mile semi professional event
offered as a prelude to the main
championship race at Altoona, Satur-
day, June 11th.
Since dirt track racing has evidenc-
ed increasing popularity in recent
years, the Altoona management is
desirous of encouraging these daring
young pilots, believing in their future
value to the world of higher class in-
dulgence.
Many of these youthful enthusiasts
are indeed in their prime. They in-
clude many . outstanding characters
now striving for a name and the for-
tunes of the race game.
The direct track races in which
they enter, are sanctioned by special
rules of the governing body of the
American Automobile Association.
Thus far this season the semi-pro
ranks have registered a great ad-
vancement. It is estimated that up-
wards to $250,000 will be:expended in
prizes to this class of drivers during
the present season. os
With the semi-pro dash added to
the feature attraction, the Altoona
speedway will establish a record nev-
er before accomplished on the grand
national circuit of speedways. ere
will be registered in the two events a
minimum starting roster totaling
thirty-three cars. Their actual par-
ticipation gives the Altoona track the
unique distinction of being host to
America’s greatest assembly of rac-
ing cars.
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Church Advertising is Recommended
by Presbyterians.
Paid advertising in newspapers has
been recommended to -all Presbyter-
ian churches by Walter Irving Clarke,
of Philadelphia, national publicity di-
rector for the denomination.
“Pastors who have regularly used
newspaper ads,” said Mr. Clarke, ‘find
that they are a good investment.
These ads should not be merely per-
functory announcements of sermon
topics, but should be stimulating
enough to inspire readers to desire
to attend church and should also be
thought awakeners for those who do
not attend. There should be a real
message for conscience and soul in
every ad.
“The church advertisement should
strike a happy medium between crude
sensationalism and cold dignity.
“A church that cannot afford much
money for promotion may join with
other churches in the community in
a united newspaper appeal, using lib-
eral effective display space. If the
church will pay for live newspaper
adverstising it will find that newspa-
per advertising will pay the church.”
Ministers who may be somewhat
reluctant to indulge in newspaper ad
vertising may, perhaps, be influenced |
in its favor by reading the foregoing
remarks.
Court, is in Session
ourt is now in session in Bellefonte and
many questions requiring expert know-
ledge of the law will be decided by the
presiding Judge.
The settlement of your estate might pre-
sent problems that can| rightly be solved on-
ly by those having experience In financial
affairs. With this Bank as your Executor
you may feel assured of a prompt and prop-
er settlement.
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