Bellefonte, Pa., January 27, 1928. EE ———————————————— Grouse Holding Their Own in the State of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg.—Reports from Michi- gan, Minnesota, Ontario, New York and New England concerning the scarcity of grouse cause Pennsylva- nians to marvel that during the last ten hunting seasons for grouse in this State an average of 365,000 birds have been taken each year, George M. Sutton, State ethnologist, said today. : Sportsmen have wondered particu- Jarly at the 1927 season’s kill, which numbered 335,664, for it was believed that our grouse were rapidly on the decrease, first, because adjacent re- gions have been so_infested with grouse disease which seems not to have pervaded Pennsylvania, second, because the terrific invasion of gos- hawks during the winter of 1926-27 robably took a toll of 100,000 grouse » this State, and third, because the three miserably cold, damp, and late breeding seasons of 1925, 1926, and 1927 doubtless destroyed many eggs and young. : Grouse, Sutton said, are holding their own in Pennsylvania today be- cause the following forces help them solve their vital problems: the pow- er of the Game Commission to close the State or part of the State to hunting and to regulate the daily and seasonal limits: the game refuges sanctuaries where they feed, and where their natural enemies are con- trolled; the extensive winter feeding program carried on by the game pro- tectors, Boy Scouts, sportsmen’s clubs and farmers; the introduction of ring-neck pheasants which relieves art of the burden which would be ‘borne by the grouse alone were not other large game birds present; the intelligent control of predatory mam- mals and birds and the sportsman- like attitude of the average Pennsyl- vania hunter who says, “I will not kill a grouse if I see they are getting scarce.” If we are to keep this splendid game bird we must keep a sufficient breeding stock, and this will require alert, intelligent handling of a diffi cult problem, the ethnologist added. Gain of More Than 750,000 Tele- phones in the U. S. During 1927. Estimated figures compiled before the close of the year indicate that there are now about 18,500,000 tele- phones in the United States, a net ‘gain during the last year of over three-quarters of a million. More than 2,850,000, or 15.4 per cent, are Served from dial system central of- ces. Approximately 5,000,000 miles of telephone wire were placed in service during 1927, making an estimated to- tal of more than 63,000,000 miles of wire in operation in the telephone systems of the United States, Not only was there a notable ex- tension during 1927 in telephone plant, but there was, at the same time, a marked increase in the vol- ume of telephone traffic. For the year, as a whole, the telephone com- panies in the United States trans- mitted an average of 72,500,000 con- versations daily, which represents an increase of approximately 2,500,000 over the average number of conversa- tions per day in the preceding year. On a per capita basis, the average number of telephone conversations in the United States was 205.8 yearly during 1927. The number of telephone workers required to take care of the expand- ing telephone plant and traffic showed an increase of about 6,000 and to- talled at the end of the year, about 875,000. This figure excludes those employed in factories manufacturing telephone apparatus and supplies, who number about 50,000. Unjust Criticism. Typographical errors are the bug- aboo to a reporter. He oftentimes sees a story in which he has taken great pride garbled through a mis- take in the spelling of an important word, or through the transposition of lines and letters. The average reader of a newspaper fails to understand why so many mis- takes are made, and criticizes unjust- ly for such errors, not realizing that type is handled by many persons be- fore it goes to press. - The fault of mistakes is not entire- ly due to type setting, as errors of his own may not be caught as he hastily reads over wnat has been written, and even look mistakes. . Recently a newspaper in a college town carried an account of the inau- guration of the new coliege president, and the newspaper account of his op- «ening remarks werz as follows: “The great objection of modern education may be said to be the effort to train youth to deal masterfully with exist- ing conditions,” but it should have vead, “the great objzctive.” Newspaper pu*lishers, editors and reporters well know that such errors Jeave a bad impression of the whole article and there is no reader who realizes that anymore than the writer ‘who gleans over his “masterpieces,” and finds words misspelled, and some- times made senseless by ludicrous errors.—Exchange. Do Not Force Plants. If a plant has been growing thrift- ily for some time and then begins to go back, it probably needs a rest, and no amount of forcing will do any rmanent good. It will, says Nature agazine, do a definite harm. Dur- ing the resting period a plant is bet- ter if left entirely alone in a cool, dry cellar. It will of its own accord, and without any attention of any kind begin to put out new green shoots. When these shoots show themselves the plants should be given a thorough watering, a repotting if necessary, and brought up into its place in the sun. After it is growing well it may be given fertilizer. proof readers over-| Chinaman Carried Off Maiden of His Choice “Lah-bah,” or the “twelfth moon eighth day” is always lucky for mar- riages. Poor people of the Anhui province in China can be sure of an auspicious day without going to the expense of consulting the fortune- tellers. This year in the town of Liuanchow there was a novel 11arriage proces- sion. A young man of twenty-two wanted his bride, but her parents are said to have thought him too poor for the girl, and demanded a sum of money which they thought would end in the match being broken off. Friends suggested he should abduet the girl; 80 on the auspicious “eighth” he and a few friends went to the girl’s home, and they were in such force as te carry the day. To prevent anything like lawlessness the bride and groom were bound together back to back and the young man was marched off, like the snall, with his house chia li—wife —on his back. The girl had protest: ed she did not want to be his wife. and apparently sulked, but next day things were smoothed over by friends “But why tie them back to back?’ asked one. “Oh, to stop the girl from struggling,” said a friend of the groom, In other words it was cave man stuff.—North China Herald. Friend’s Mild Rebuke Failed in Its Purpose Smith and Jomes were personal friends, so one day Smith took a per sonal friend's liberty and said tr Jones: “You mustn't take offense if 1 speak to you about something I have had on my mind for some time—just a little babit of yours. “Nobody has ever had the nerve to tell you before,” Smith continued in a hesitating sort of voice, “and you ar~ such a splendid, noble fellow.” “Yes, yes,” answered Jones.” Smith cleared his throat; then, with great determination, launched out: “You're one of those fellows whe never really know what is being said to them; you're always pursuing some train of thought. Anyone can tell half the time you are not listening by the faraway look in your eyes. You've offended a lot of people. Of course, it's terribly rude, only you don't know it. You mustn't any more, old chap”— putting his hands on Jones’ shoulders “Promise me you'll not,” Jones was then obliged to face his friend. *Just what were you saying?’ he inquired in a faraway voice. Organization Counts The Baldwin locomotive works got an order for a monster locomotive. It was shipped in 15 days. “How did you do it?” one of th. officials was asked. “Organization,” he responded. “Oi ganization is the art of getting men to respond like thoroughbreds. When you cluck to a thoroughbred he gives vou all the speed and strength of heart and sinew he has in him. When you cluck to a jackass he kicks.” Here is an illustration worth while. which surely applies to men as wel! as lower animals. A wonderful thing is the ability tc ~espond with complete efficiency when- ever called upon. And a more wonderful thing is to oe able to get other men to respond that way when you call upon them. That is what the great men of in- dustry—as well as of war—have been able to accomplish.—Gulf Coast Lum- berman. It Was a Good One «t was our custom in English class at school to choose a certain person to read his theme aloud before the class, writes a correspondent. On this particular day the girl who sat across the table from me had let me see her paper before class started. It was a good one, so when the teacher asked whose theme we would like to hear, I promptly suggested that the girl across from me read hers. She arose. but instead of reading the one I had seen, she took another one from her book. It was a wonderful ode to the president of the senior class; praising him to the skies and throwing oratori- cal bouquets at him. I was the presi: dent.—Chicago Tribune. Idea for Searchlights fn the night, when low clouds flom mn a thin veil above the river, where searchlights on battleships throw their beams upon them, a curious round patch of light can be seen on a cloud, Airmen flying above these clouds would also see the patch of light and. in clear weather, the long beams cast upward into the sky. The suggestion has been offeren that air-lighthouses should be provid- power, Understand Now That Sun Radiates Health Two architects at Paris have built @ house of which any room may have sunshine al any moment of the day, provided the sun is shining. It turns on a pivot like a railroad turntable, A finger on the electric button is all that is needed. This may not initiate a new style of | architecture, or house-building, It would be a little expensive for the average householder; he will content himself with moving his sitting or dining room to it. But the house il- lustrates and emphasizes the new .de- votion to the sun. Our doctors and scientists have just found out new and exceedingly valu- able therapeutic qualities in the sun's rays—rays that strike the skin with- out any intervening medium. It is nature’s oldest and finest remedy, con- stantly used and relied upon by the lower animals but long misunderstood and unappreciated by the high ani- mal, man. We have always talked of the benefits of out-of-door life, but we did not realize our dependence on and debt to those healing and vitaliz- ing rays direct from the source of al’ life on our planet. We are still discovering gold unde” our feet.—Pathfinder Magazine. Nature Has Provided for Needs of Aphids Aphids are the tiny insects that live on the tips of tender plants and the under side of leaves. The extraor- dinary thing about them is that al- though they can exist for generations without wings, when the need arises they can grow them in a night. The aphids are sap-suckers. They settle down, drive their beaks into the bark until they reach the sap, then sit con- tentedly drinking their fill. They are 80 contented, in fact, that they often sl their skins, casting off legs and eyes, and cling there blind and help- less. Clinging thus, the helpless moth- ers give birth to their young, who having eyes and legs, run about quite actively until they find the sap streams. The processes are repeated until the plant harbors so many of these tiny creatures that they drink all its sap, and the plant dies. The aphids, having to seek new sources of food, produce a generation of aphids with wings. These they unfurl and then fly to a live plant.—London Tit- Bits. Nation Without Language One of the strangest things to be | found among the nations of the world | Is the fact that Switzerland has no language of its own. The official lan: guages of Switzerland are French, Ital- ian and German, all three being ree ognized as the “mother tongue” of the majority of the inhabitants. . : A majority of the people speak Ger- ' man, while the others use French and weather the light would penetrate the | cloud of mist and be visible fron above.—Popular Science Monthly, Tourmaline Peculiarity The crystal, tourmaline, is capable of attracting small bits of paper snd straw in much the same way as any ber. This attraction is, of course. due £0 an electrostatic charge. When the crystal is exposed te sun light of a low temperature it loses its electrical charge, but regains it upen being heated again. If it has a nega- tive charge at first, it will have a posi- tive charge when it is reheated. Several other precious stones ex bibit phenomena along this line, but : tourmaline is the most interesting and spectacular of all Italian, varying as a rule, according to the proximity of the people to each country whose tongue they speak. Public documents and notices are printed in both the French and Ger man languages. “n the Swiss national parliament the members make their speeches either in | French or German, the members being as familiar with one language as the other. Statements from the President ‘on Switzerland are furnished to the news papers in both languages. Germs Losing Virulence Changing habits and diet of man provide germs with different types of soll, so that it is not difficult to believe that germs change their character in the course of centuries, notes Hygein Magazine, editorially. Leprosy, smallpox and scarlet fever aave been almost stamped out or have largely lost the virulence that made them scourges of the past. Ap- pendicitis has become commoner, but it is pointed out in the editorial that the seeming increase may be due to greater facility in recognizing the dis- ease. : Outdoor sports, sensible diet ana comfortable clothes have almost com- pletely eliminated a condition known as chlorosis, formerly called the “green sickness” of young girls, a form of secondary anemia due to the sheltered life of the past. Clever Little Girl Of course, all children are clever to their parents, and the amazing thing is that most of them seem clever to the Woman. This particular little girl, it would seem, should have a great fu- ture iff a city like New York. Recently on one-of the few pleasan. days she went to her village drug store and ice cream parlor combined and asked for an fce cream soda, It was 20 cents. She complained bitterly to her mother. The next day, with ed with vertical searchlights of great the satisfied look of the cat that had Even in moderately foggy | eaten the canary, she reported she had got an ice cream soda at the same i place for 15 cents. “But how?’ asked the mother. “Well,” she explained with childish elaboration, “the coffee sodas are only 10 cents and an ice cream cone is only 5, so I ordered both and put them together!"—New York Sun. Crool! Crool! Outside it was cold, dark and rainy, but from the lighted windows of the regimental P. C, came sounds of mirth and jollification. “Say, buddy,” sald Post No. 2, jusi over and green to the job, “what does P. OC. stand for, anyway?” “Oh, that?” answered Post No, 1, ar, oid-timer. “That means pinochle cig.” —Exchange. i finished before spring opens. FARM NOTES. Bring in for forcing a few pots of bulbs at a time from the frame where you stored them in the fall. If you have neglected to get your farm accounts started do it now, say farm management “specialists of the Pennsylvania State College. Do not elay. Have you decided yet what new equipment will be needed in the sug- arbrush next spring? Don’t wait un- til March 1, and then expect quick service, Alfalfa is the most efficient pro- ducer of high-class protein. This le- gume will produce at least fifty per cent more hay per acre than the com- ‘mon clovers. Are you planning to store a good supply of ice this winter? It will add to the comfort and convenience of the farm home and will also be an economical article where refriger- ation is needed. Total and summarize the year’s business. Make a complete analysis of the record. Find out where mis- takes have been made and arrange for changes to better the record and the year’s income. Grape arbors can be used to make the farm home grounds attractive, say Pennsylvania State College land- scape architects. Plan the location of these arbors so that they will fit in with the surroundings. Whether in the dwelling or in the greenhouse, flower pots should be scrubbed occasionally to remove the moss and slime that collects cn them. No plant can be expected to do well under adverse conditions. In dealing with plants cautious care must be exercised because they are living things which are always changing. Unless this is remembered serious mistake may be made in land- caping the home grounds. Any time after the first of the year, when the weather permits, may be devoted to apple, pear, or grape prun- ing. The earlier this is begun the J reater the chances of getting it Have you loverhauled your lawn mower or will the first day of use next spring find it in poor condition for its duties? Better see that it is in good shape now with plenty of oil on the wearing parts to prevent rust. When watering plants, do it in the morning and give the soil a thor- ough soaking. Use water that is not so cold that it will chill the plants. With the aid of a funnel the work may be done with neatness and dis- patch. A system of poultry records that gives the life history, its brothers ‘and sisters and the history of their life, its matings, and the story of the progeny from the matings will tell the poultryman what progess he is making in his breeding work. That cabbage buried with the roots attached keeps better than without them is a mistaken idea, say Penn State vegetable gadening specialists. the cold penetrates through them more rapidly than through soil or other covering material. Cut into wood the broken-down lived their usefulness. Also include | the vigorous old trees of unprofitable | when the litters are farrowed they ‘can bz nominated for the 1928 Ton | | Litter Club. Pennsylvania was first jin 1927 among all States with 126 fruit trees and those that have out- varieties. Nothing spoils the appear- ance of an orchard so much as the presence of even a few disreputable looking trees that should be removed. February 1 is the opening date for ton litter enroilments. Better sign up with the county agent and then ton groups. Help keep the Keystone state first in 1928. Thinning out the crooked, short, bushy-crowned, diseased, slow-grow- ing, and poor timber trees is a pay- ing farm operation at this time of the year, Trees that are straight, tall, well-crowned, sound, fast-grow- ing, and good timber should be saved. Where trees are too thick some should be taken out to give the re- maining ones a chance to develop. To determine how many eggs a hen will lay, it is first of all essential to use some identification mark. A numbered leg band is used for this purpose. Each hen has a different numbered band, and it is convenient to letter the bands serially so that a different letter is used each year. Thus, A-101 may be the leg band of a hen hatched in 1928; B-101 will be the leg band number of a hen hatched in 1929, and so on. Vegetable growers, whether home garden or commercial should consid- er carefully the source, quality, and variety of seed to be planted. If you have located a good source: en- deavor to get seed of identical par- entage for use this year. Send for catalogs of several seedsman, but do not shop around too much. Extrav- agant, vague statements regarding varieties should be diregarded, but much authentic information may be obtained from reliable seed catalogs. Vitamines should not worry the good poultryman so much in summer as in winter. Green foods and sun- shine supply the vitamines that are apt to be lacking in the winter ra- tion. During the early spring months these factors are apt to be lacking unless the poultryman takes special pains to see that the birds have green stuff and sunshine, Alfalfa leaves, whan put in a rack where fowls may eat them, will help to supply the need for green material. Direct sunlight will help the hens to lay strong shelled eggs as well as eggs with a high degree of hatcha- bility. If hens have been closed up they should be turned out into the The stems should be cut off because | be NEW MOTOR CODE ORDERS LI- CENSE CANCELLATION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. “You pays your money and you takes yer tags” sounds like a motor- ists’s version of paradise. If that be true, then Pennsylvania motorists’ have it. The same tags, albeit, may be cancelled with equal ease. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has so sim- plified the system that little is re- quired of the applicant because so much has already been done by the bureau. The Vehicle code fits in nicely with the ideal convenience to owners and bureau business methods, _ A title is valid during the entire life of the vehicle or until it is sold or destroyed. License plates are good only during the calendar year for which they are issued. They must be replaced annually. In licensing motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, which total some million and three-quarters, the bulk of them within the span of a few weeks, a system at once fraud-proof and simple is vital. Applications are furnished by the Bureau to every owner whose car is titled but, under the new Code, own- ers who did not obtain tags for a current year will not receive applica- tion for the following year except by specially requesting it. This is a new procedure and calculated to save materially in postage expenses and cost of application cards which are never used, or, being sent require correction due to some action on the part of an owner during the season he did not have license. Persons who move out of the State and. do not notify the Bureau figure largely. Horse power, the basis for deter- mining fees for motor vehicles of the passenger class, is computed on the some formula as before. The diamet- er of the cylinder bore in inches is squared, multiplied by four tenths (.4) which results in the accepted rat- ing for registration purposes. Records of registration are filed nu- merically and alphabetically accord- ing to make of vehicle and manufac- turers’ serial number. The current year’s records and those of the two years preceding are maintained. Each year’s records may be destroyed af- ter two years. Title and registration records total more than twelve millions which are constantly referred to. In 1926 clerks handled 11,375,000 applications and file cards, 100,000 telephone calls, made references to 2,300,000 file cards and messengers completed about 40,- 000 errands within the Bureau. One important change made in the reciprocity provisions for non-resi- dents is that foreign corporations car- rying on business within Pennsylva- nia and owning and regularly oper- ating vehicles here must register the vehicles in this Commonwealth. Non-residents operating on Penn- sylvania highways carrying freight or passengers for compensation may operate for 30 days only with the license of the foreign State; for a longer period Pennsylvania tags must procured. When the applicant for license is not entitled to it under the Code, li- cense shall be refused. The same is true if by neglect or refusal, the nec- cessary information required on the form is not furnished, or when iees Teuired under the law have not been paid. The fate of the so-called “Colle- giate” car was effectively sealed with a single gesture when Section 411, (a) became a part of the Code. It empowers the Secretary of Highways to suspend the license tags on any vehicle which is not equipped, unfit or unsafe. Within this meaning are loose steering mechanism, permitting wheels to oscillate; bent or broken radius rod; a motor vehicle which has been subjected to misuse, meglect or accident so as to an extent that it will not withstand normal road shock or strain. Making, or permitting others to Fire Insurance Does yours represent the value of your property five years ago or today ? We shall be glad to help you make sure that your protection is adequate to your risks. If a check-up on your property val- ues indicates that you are only par- tially insured—let us bring your pro- tection up to date. Hugh M. Quigley Temple Gourt, Bellefonte, Pa. ALL FORMS OF Dependaile Insurance 71-33- sunshine on bright days. If it is necessary to keep them closed up, | then the windows should be thrown | open during the middle of the day so the direct rays of the sun may get | in. Glass substitutes may also be, used in place of some of the window | glass to let in more. —Subscribe for the Watchman. CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND PE ) Ladies! your Drug; fo hi.ches-ter 8 Dlamond B sad Gol Fills in Hed d 2d ee make, any unlawful use of a vehicle places the owner liable to the sus- pension of the license on the vehicle. Conviction of misstatement of facts in application for license will have the same result. Duly authorized courts and the Pusiie Servite Commission may re- quest or order the sus i i- Spnses on vehicles, Pension. 2.1 ‘Uhecks returned to the De because of insufficient funds pe oon such checks are not paid upon demand Tarvem Se Suspension of license, if ecks are i in pe Tent of license, Submitted in bay- mportant changes have to regulate the use and aay Juste the abuse of dealers’ license plates First, the definition of a dealer, man. ufacturer or jobber in Article One leaves no chance for doubt or mis- take. Plates may be used in the mot- or vehicle business of the dealer; for his personal pleasure when car iq op- erated by himself, or a member of his immediate family; for teaching a new operator who holds 2 learner’s per- mit and for such new operator to take examination; for testing motor vehicles in the dealer's possession and for demonstration. the latter case a duly licensed operator may op- € car bearing a dealer's tags if accompanied by the dealer or his employe. In no other instances than those cited may a car be operated by other than a dealer, his employe or member of his family when such car bears dealer’s license. The Code emphasizes the display of plates in the proper manner and the necessity of keeping them free from Zens, dirt or other foreign mater- ials. : : Pennsylvania residents who are touring or visiting outside the Com. monwealth at the time of license re- newal or at any other time, for that matter, should make certain of their new tags. For instance, the winter 13 spent in Florida or California and the motorist has obtained tags from that State. He complies with the laws of that State but as soon as he returns to Pennsylvania and crosses the border, he must display current Pennsylvania tags, in addition to the foreign tags or without them. The important fact is that, being a resi- dent, he must have local tags, regard- less of the foreign tags and reciproc- ity extended to residents of the for- eign State. : Within 48 hours of the loss or de- facement of one or both license tags, application must be filed for replace- ment. A fee of $1 is required. The Code foresaw possible abuse of this practice and requires the owner to return to the Bureau of Motor Ve- hicles whatever remains of the brok- en set of tags. Protection is afforded the motorist who has not discovered the loss or defacement of his tags. The motor- ist who has discovered this fact and has filed application for re-issue may be questioned by officers. He may de- fend any prosecution by filing affida- vit reciting that he has made appli- cation within 48 hours of discovery and that such application is pending action of the Department. Another advantage the new code affords the owner: is in the transfer of tags from an old car to a newly purchased one. Ten days was permit- ted to complete the entire transaction and secure a transfer certificate per- mitting the use of tags issued for the old car with the new one. After January first, 20 days is allowed if the application was filed withing 48 hours of purchase. No person may give or lend the tags issued for his car and when the car is sold or otherwise disposed of, the registration automatically is can- celled unless transferred by payment of fee, to another car owned by the same person. Dealers who discontinue their busi- ness must at once return all dealer’s tags issued them, to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. —S Scientists have found a skull half an inch thick in Arizona. But why go as far away as Arizona ?—London Sketch. ASHINGTO 16-Day Excursions FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 SATURDAY, MARCH 31 FRIDAY, APRIL 6 FRIDAY, JUNE 29 $12.60 Round Trip from BELLEFONTE Proportionate Fares from Other Points For details as to leaving time of trains, fares in parlor or sleeping cars, stop-over privileges, or other in- formation, consult Ticket Agents, or David Todd, Division Passenger Agent, Williamsport, Pa. Similar Excursion, ¥riday, October 12 Pennsylvania Railroad P. L. Beezer Estate.....Meat Market About Selecting Meats The most satisfactory way to buy meats that we know of is to induce friend husband to come with you te our butcher shop to assist you in your selections. As a rule men eat more meat than women and their tastes and selections are generally more reliable. We have all the meats in season, fresh daily and Sender and appetizing. Try this plan. Telephone 450 Market on the Diamond Bellefonte, Penna. .