AAI SUES EERE * BewriDatdan Bellefonte. Pa., February 3, 1928. WILL ROGERS BELLEFONTE AND SLIM LEWIS Briefs from the Humorist’s Own Story of a Transcontinental Flight. Recently Will Rogers, cow-boy hu- morist, movie actor and mayor of Beverly Hills, Cal, made a trip by air from Los Angeles, California, to New York. It was a round trip, com- pleted in four days. The distinguished traveler landed at the Bellefonte air port, though he was in such a state of utter dilapida- tion when his ship arrived here that he was in no mood to do any wise- crackin’ for the edification of the crew on the field or the few others who had gathered there to greet him. Will tells of his trip in character- istic vein in a recent number of the Saturday Evening Post. We get from his narrative that he did nothing but eat all the way from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Lew Dockstader, the old time min- strel, had a pet story to the effect that he didn’t object to paying three dollars a day to the hotels for board- ing his dog, but he did object when the overstuffed pup went up to his room and regretted it. It was apparent from the condition of the mail bags and everything about the plane that Rogers stopped cating at Cleveland and started in to make Dockstader’s dog’s most violent reguritation look like a mere wet-rift in comparison with the regretting he did from Cleveland here. In his story of the trip he would have us believe that the change of planes here was due to a whim of the pilot who was to fly from here to New York. That might have been s0 and then again it might not. But let Will tell you of his indisposition and other bits of information inter- esting to readers in this section of his route. “Now let me tell you about this sickness, The air is just the same as the ocean. I am making no alibi’s for it. If it’s rough, you are liable to feel your stomach rising and fall- ing with the plane. But if it’s nice and smooth there is not a chance in the world of being sick. “Now ordinarily one pilot goes all the way from Cleveland to New York. But he is only going as far as Belle- fonte and then turn the same plane over to another pilot. Well, when we get here, this other pilot knew it was so bad he wouldn’t take a chance in another plane; he wanted his own. They are all alike, but naturally they all have their spe- cial planes they are used to, and I am glad to see him ask to have all the mail changed over into his own. It will not only help his presence of mind but extricate me from an em- barrassing physical position. This was Pilot Thomas Nelson. It was drizzling rain and the worst part of the mountains were to be gone © over. It’s getting late in the evening but not dark yet; the clouds are low. This field is in a kind of valley; you couldn’t see the tops of the mountains for the clouds. Well, we got among them. Moun- tains and clouds and peaks all lnnked alike. This line, going from New York to Chicago, has a very remarkable rec- ord that will compare with the Boeing or Western Air. They have only had it a short time—in fact since May. They have flown over 1,000,000 miles and no injury to anyone. The whole one-way fare of the trip $407—not more than twice what you would pay on a train, including four days and nights, berth and food. OUR “SLIM” LEWIS From Cheyenne to Salt Lake, on the trip back the pilot was “Slim” Lewis known to most everyone here. “Slim” seems to have impressed Rog- ers as a daring and very expert pilot. We believe he did because we know he could and is just “devil” enough to have done so. When “Slim” was stationed here it was just part of the day’s fun for him to make rings around the steeple on the Presbyter- ian church and swoop up High street so low that the wind from the pro- peller blades would make the fish on the Court house tower spin so fast that its scales blew off. Again, we'll let Will, in his own words; tell you how good old “Slim” carried him from Cheyenne to Salt Lake. Slim is quite a hunter and he asked me if I liked to hunt. So it’s just good daylight as we leave Cheyenne. We have been going for perhaps three-quarters of an hour when—I hope the company don’t reprimand Slim by me being so mouthy as to tell this, for I don’t imagine it was what he was exactly supposed to do. But I felt the plane swerve em a short bank and I looked out to see if by chance we had hit a detour, and Mr. Lew- is had his left wing right on the tail of a Gray Wolf. He scratched that Wolf’s back for him about 100 yards and then swerved back on the straightaway. The country was so level we were flying very low all the time. All at once he makes another razee and this time it’s a bunch of antelope. Some of them seem to know old Slim and know he won't bother ‘em. They sure did look pretty. Well next comes a coyote. He run him ragged for a few seconds; then more, Antelope—about six bands in all; then over lakes that had ducks, which Slim informed us he was eoming back to get on his days off. He knew every old rancher across Wyoming. They would all be out BELLEFONTE HIGH ENDS FIRST SEMESTER 22 ON HONOR ROLL From The Bellefontian. The middle of last week saw the end of the first Semester of scholastic work in Bellefonte High school for the year 1927-28. The first Semester was completely finished and on the books, Friday afternoon when the pu- pils of our fine school received their long-awaited (?) reports Several bombs and quite a few bouquets were received and the student body wishes to thank the faculty for their kind- ness while the faculty wishes to thank the students for refraining from vio- lence. The grades were fine in quite a few cases but deplorably low in some. The Junior class in particular, is very weak. In fact, this class is very far below any of the other classes. Any self-respecting Junior class should, at least try to equal the under classes and, if possible, surpass them. Starting to take the school from top to bottom the following facts ap- pear outstanding. SENIOR GIRLS This group has the highest average of any in school. These girls are do- ing fine work except for a few strag- glers, who straggle here but would lead in some other groups. SENIOR BOYS As grades go, these could be better but comparing them with the other boys in school these records seem splendid. However, here are some blots, too. A few should brace up and then B. H. S. would have a 100% Senior class. JUNIOR GIRLS Girls usually excel in academic work and here is the exception prov- ing the rule. When a group of girls become “poor” in their studies it’s time they got busy. These girls are in that predicament and they had better get our very quickly if they want our respect. JUNIOR BOYS Few words are needed here. The poorest group in school” is sufficient but will it do any good? SOPHOMORE GIRLS Outside the Seniors these girls man- age to seem rather good but in some cases where the ability to obtain bat- ter marks is easily discovered, the marks are not satisfactory. SOPHOMORE BOYS These grades could and should be much better. A fine bunch of stu- dents are being lost here: Fellows, get to work! You have the stuff in you so seize your opportunity. FRESHMAN GIRLS In academic work these girls are encouraging but their Home Econom- ics grades are far below par: To make them into real marks would be a good goal for these girls this Sem- ester. FRESHMAN BOYS Every bit as good as the girls and that in itself is very good so at least B. H. S. has a good crowd of Fresh- men. 3 These facts are all down against the students for the first Semester but now the second Semester is “the thing” for everyone to watch and get busy. THE HONOR ROLL Catherine Clevenstine Catherine Bullock Sara Garbrick Edith Hile Louise Meyer Mary Rogers Dorothy Stitzer Louise - Tanner Peter Meek Caroline Kalin Anna Rhoades Grace Zeigler Warren Wilson Mary Curtin Eleanor Hoy Jane Musser Barbara Sloop Samuel Bricker Reynolds Shope Paul Taylor John Musser Robert Thomas Correctness First! There came a peremptory knock at the door, and into the editor’s private sanctum walked a very angry man. “You are the editor of Welch War- bler?” he snapped. “Yes.” : “My name is Morgan T. David. Yesterday your paper printed an ar- ticle about me. You called me a thief, a robber, a blackleg and a lot of other things.” “We did,” said the editor. ; “Well, sir, I'm here to tell you, by thunder, my middle initial is T. and not H. If you can’t spell my name correctly have the godness to leave it alone.” —Speaking of refrigerators leads us to remark on the convenience of a little set of white enamel dishes in which to stow away left-overs in the ice-box, They have fitted edges and may be stacked all in one pile or used separately. The white enamel set costs a little over $2; a similar set made of oven-glass which we men- tioned last Christmas is more ex- pensive, costing about $4, but may be used for baking as well as for stor- age containers. waving at him. This mechanic talked a good deal about engines. But no more than I did about act- ing. Finally I told him I didn’t know a thing in the world about engines, that if they stopped this plane and raised up the hood and a rabbit jumped out, I would just figure he belonged in there. Begin to strike some mighty pretty little ranches in the valleys over toward the mountains back of Salt Lake. You could see the little lighthouse keeper's house now that it was day- light—just about big enough to keep some matches in. We swooped down through the mountain pass and over the beautiful Salt Lake City again. Meadow the Scene of First Sunday School Robert Raikes of Gloucester is often set down as the founder of the Sun. day school, writes an English corre- spondent, but nothing is heard of Fm- manuel Twynning, the shepherd of Magpie Bottom, Sheepscombe, Glou- cestershire, from whom Raikes got his idea. Magpie Bottom is a beautiful crinkle at the edge of the Sheeps- combe, where the lane departs down the valley, at last reaching Glouces- tershire. The young man must hive been up here to take a service. At any rate, as he went by Magpie Bot- tom there was Shepherd Emmanuel Twynning in that thyme-scented little paradise, with a ring of children round him, explaining perhaps pas- | toral parables of the New Testament. Master Bob Raikes stopped, perhaps Joined in a hymn and talked to the shepherd, asking him how he “went on” when the weather was not so fa- vorable. He was told that on wet days some handy cottage sheltered the class, and that, come wet or fine, there was a class every Sunday. During the walk back to Glouces- ter the thought took root and, with- out the thyme and the marjoram and the inconsequent chirruping of grass hoppers, Robert took up his shepherd- ing in the dark streets of the cathe- dral city. : Ancient Greek Had Idea of Evolution Empedocles; the Greek philosopher, anticipated Darwin in his theory of evolution by more than 2,300 years. About 430 B. C. he published his ex- planation of life and its interpretation of the universe in which he held that “being” or matter was imperishable and hence eternal. He maintained the existence of two fundamental and opposing forces which he typified as friendship and strife. The first he represented as internal and the sec- ond as external and these two as In perpetual conflict—the first struggling to maintain the status quo and the second to change it—thus producing, according to his theory, all the phe- | nomena of nature. He held that these | changes had been occurring through | all the past ages with the effect of | development in all phases of existence with man as the highest product, thus far, of the process. Modern scientists declare that in thus indicating the principle “strife” Empedocles grasped the germ of Darwin's idea—the sur- vival of the fittest—for by its exposi- tion he seems to have intended to con- : vey the idea of competition for exist- ence or supremacy.—Kansas City Star. Practical Bible Warning | “There are extraordinary sarcasms In conincidences,” says Alexander Black, author of “The Seventh Angel and “The Great Desire.” “One night a thief made off with my overcoat from a restaurant, It was not the sort of resta rant in which one is admonished to be alert. Moreover, I had never been robbed of anything in my life, 1 had had no admonitory experience. Naturally the incident made a rather profound impression. The weather deepened that impression. | “That same night I happened to | open my Bible to verify the location ' of the verse from which I took the title of ‘The Seventh Angel.’ And in the verse immediately preceding I read these startling words: ‘Blessed | is he that watcheth ang keepeth his garments.’ ” Scented Teas in China scented teas are popular. The aroma is from flowers. The flow- ers commonly used are the white jas- mine and the “yu lan,” a species of | magnolia. Such teas are prepared hy heating the flower petals with the tea | leaves. Sometimes the flower petals | cre left in the tea, but usually they are taken out after the tea has the de- | sired scent. In the preparation of some varieties the process consists of sprinkling a layer of fresh blossoms over a layer of tea, and repeating the process until the container is filled, Then the container is placed aside un- til the perfume has thoroughly per- meated the tea leaves. The old petals are then removed and fresh petals added. This is repeated until the de- sired aroma is attained. The tea is then packed for market. Seeking Black Canary A Burbank of birds is trying to pro- duce a black canary, according to a | recent issue of the Pet Dealer. (a- naries, to date, have been produced white and blue beside the convention- al yellow, but no one has yet succeed- ed in producing a jet black feathered songster and perhaps there will be “millions in it” for the man who sac- | ceeds. Novel and harmonious color effects have been produced in recent years by the use of colored bird cages in interior decorations, but the novelty of a jet black canary and a pure white bird cage will be sufficient to satisfy the most exotic demands of the in. terior decorators, Mystery of Egg Lines Why are some birds’ eggs pure white and unmarked and others va- riously and highly colored, with all sorts of marks upon them. from mi. nute dots to scraggly lines? asks the American Forestry Magazine, [Flow are those spots and markings pro- duced? Nests of birds run all the way from the female laying a single egg on the bare rock on the coast, to tise laying ten or more eggs in x very elaborate nest built in very different focalities. . and actresses. . are often very tasty. ALTHING BODY 997 YEARS OLD Parliament of Iceland Also Has Problems. Reykjavik.—The oldest democratic parliament in the world is claimed for the althing, the parliament of Ice- land, which in 1930 will celebrate its millenary. It was in the year 930 that all the chief peasants and traders were called together to decide upon the new faith as against the pagan Wodan cult, with the result that Christianity was accepted by an overwhelming ma: Jority. To celebrate the occasion a church will be built on the Thingyalia plain a3 well as a national theater in Reyk- Jjavik, the capital. The althing has seen many changes fm the 997 years of its existence, but it is considered that never at any time has it been more balanced than now. The elections during the summer <hanged the situation completely, in- asmuch as the Peasant party got 19 seats against 16 to the Conservatives, who were previously in power. As the allthing counts 42 seats, the victorious party, however, will have to co-operate with the five Social Democrats and the sole representative of the Independ ence party. The single Communist will be left alone to attack the new government from the left. The new premier, Tryggvi Thor hallsson, was originally a countr; par- son, and is now editor of the Timinn (the Times), the leading paper of Reykjavik. His government will have to face the problem of stabilizing the currency, of building water plants at the many and powerful waterfalls and of constructing railways and motor roads. A point of special interest is the proposal to use for domestic and in- dustrial purposes the warm water of the geysers, the many natural foun- tains where boiling water spouts as it does in the Yellowstone park springs. Lucky Animals Animal mascots become ever more and more popular. Dancers are wear- ing little black pigs in effigy. The fisherman's mascot is the petrel, the omen of good weather. The black cat Is almost universally considered lucky, but this is specially so with actors Many of “the profes- sion” would not dream of playing a first night through without a small black cat charm of some sort. The airman’s mascot is the eagle, and a gardener will often keep for luck a charm in the form of a toad. People ' with gray eyes should always choose a monkey mascot. Brown eyes will find the. horse. a lucky animal, and blue eyes should wear a litile bear charm. A quaint colored butterfly is the best luck-bringer for green-eyed people, It is unlucky for fair-haired people to wear any mascot in the form of a snake, and a mouse charm will only bring bad luck to anyone who is rash enough to wear it. - Whistler Stories A flippant reply to the secretary of a London club where Whistler's ac- count was past due produced this re- tort : “Dear Mr. Whistler: It is not a Nocturne in Purple or a Symphony in Blue and Gray we are after, but an Arrangement in Gold and Silver.” The money was paid. mint, A certain gentleman whose jortrait { Vhistler had painted failed to appre- | ciate the work, and finally remarked: “After all, Mr. Whistler, you can't call that a great work of art.” “Perhaps not,” replied the painter, “but, then, you can’t call yourself a great work of nature.’—Kansas City Times. Odd Foods in Many Lands Crocodile meat is considered a good food by natives of Africa, and south- ern negroes relish the tails of alliga- tors, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine. In the West Indies fish eyes are regarded as a delicacy. Jel- lyfish are eaten in Japan and, in many places of the world, squid and octo- pus are valued for food. In Polynesia a sea worm, the “palolo,” which aver- ages about 16 inches when fully grown, is caught and prepared into an appetizing stew. Sentiment is against ! snakes, but they are eaten in some places and travelers testify that they Hawks, herons and parrots are commonly killed for food in parts of the tropics. Nothing Doing After That She was about to marry Mr. Money- bags, and it was a case of May and December. The man was old and rich, and she was young and fair. A party was given to celebrate the be- trothal, and one of the guests was re. quested by the hostess to oblige with a song. : “Yes, do sing, Mr. Sweetnote,” re- marked the prospective bride. “Do you happen to remember ‘My Sweet- heart When a Boy'?” “Great Scott!” exclaimed the vocal- ist. “Remember him! You must take nie for a centenarian!” He was not Invited to the wedding Dobbin Gets Thin More than one woman rides horse back to reduce; but as often as not it's the horse that gets thin.—Farm and Freside. * hii The Motor Driver and His Regula- tion by Law. Operators of motor vehicles tra- versing defiles, canyons or mountain highways are required to keep such vehicles as near the right-hand side of the highway as is reasonably pos- sible, and upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a dstance of 200 feet along the high- way, to give audible warning with a horn or other warning device. Section 1026 also requires the op- erators of motor vehicles when tra- versing mountain highways to keep such vehicles under control. This means that they will be required to keep their cars in gear and not coast out of gear on mountains and they will also be required to observe warn- ing signs of second gear or other caution signs. : The requirement that an audible warning with a horn or other warn- ing device be used when approaching any curve when the view is obstruct- ed within a distance of 200 feet can- not be too greatly emphasized, as in case of collision the operator of a warning will be civilly and criminally motor vehicle who fails to give such liable. He will be deprived of an es- sential part of his defence in that he failed to give proper warning as re- quired by law. If convicted he will be subject to a penalty of $10 fine or five days’ imprisonment.” REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS. The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident, resulting in injuries or death to any person, or property damage to an apparent ex- tent of $560 or more, shall, within 24 hours forward a report of such acei- dent to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, under Section 1030 of the Vehicular Code.” In cities, the report in duplicate shall be made within 24 hours to the police headquarters of such city and every police department is required to forward a copy of every such report so filed with it to the Bureau of Mot- or Vehicles. The law also provides that the de- partment may require operators in accidents, or police departments, to file supplemental reports of accidents upon forms furnished by it whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the Department. Such report shall be without prejudice, for the information of the department, and shall not be open to public inspec- tion. The fact that such reports have been made shall be admissible in evi- dence solely to prove a compliance with this act, but no such report, or any part thereof, or statement con- tained therein, shall be admissible in evidence for any other purpose in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of such acicdents. The Bureau of Mot- or Vehicles, upon request will supply motorists or police departments with accident report forms. Practically | every police department in the State has been suplpied with such forms. A penalty of $10 fine or imprisonment for five days, or both, may be imposed upon conviction of such failure to re- port an accident. DEFACING CARS. The throwing of missiles, circulars, or pamphlets at the occupants of any motor vehicle, or the throwing or placing of any substance upon the public highway injurious or damaging to a motor vehicle or tires thereof is prohibited under Section 1027 of the { Vehicular Traffic Code. ' This means the throwing of circu- ilars or other advertising matter into motor vehicles is illegal; likewise the throwing or placing of glass, tacks, nails, or other substances likely to {damage a motor vehicle or tires is rillegal. The practice of placing rocks upon | the ‘highway to support parked motor | vehicles or while tires are being changed, and afterward leaving such i bricks or rocks upon the higawy will be illegal. . Violations of Section 1027 are pun- i ishable upon conviction with a fine of $10 and costs or five days in prison.” The sounding of a horn, handling the levers or setting in motion or in any way tampering with or damaging or defacing any motor vehicle st:nd- Ing upon the public highway is pro- hibited by Section 1027 of the Ve- hicular Traffic Code. This provision is very plain and al- so includes the marking of vehicles with chalk, soap, or other injurious substance, or scratching the varnish. Upon investigation it is punishable with a fine of $10 or five days’ im- prisonment. Children of Lepers Saved from Dread Disease. In 1925 a plan for saving the unin- fected children of the Culion leper colony in the Philippines was insti- tuted by the office of the public wel- fare commissioner at Manila. In or- der to prevent these children contract- ing leprosy from their parents they are removed from the colony and placed in institutions or private homes. By January, 1926, 285 chil- dren under fifteen years of age had been removed. The youngest children are cared for in a public nursery near Culion, and if it is not possible to place the oldex ones with relatives or friends they are put in institutions where their care can be supervised by the office of the commissioner. Periodical health ex- aminations are given to detect any early signs of leprosy which may ap- pear. School training is provided, and as far as possible the children are be- ing prepared for happy, useful lives. ney are encouraged to correspond with their parents, who are advised by monthly reports from the institu- tions of their children’s progress. The discovery of a cure for leprosy makes possible the hope that the chil- dren may eventually be restored to their parents. — i ——— Waste in the U. S. Mail Estimated at Millions. It is stated that more than $1,000,- 0 was thrown away last year be- cause advertisers who use the first and third class mails relied on old and inaccurate address lists, accord- Ing to estimates announced by the executive division of the United States postoffice. Of this total more than $600,000 was lost in first class mail matter. So serious has the sit- uation become that postal officials under the direction of Postmaster General Harry S. New are trying to devise ways and means of reducing the losses. A campaign of interviews with advertisers may be undertaken by postmasters in the near future. Advertisers who use the mails to a great extent should watch their mail- ing lists closely and subject them to frequent revisions. In 95 per cent of the chses checked by the post office department mail goes to the dead letter office either because of incorrect addresses, due to the use of obsolete mailing lists, or failure to have the return addresses printed on the envelopes. The two faults are closely related, for a re- turn address would enable the post- office department to deliver the dead matter to the sender, giving him an opportunity to make the correction on his mailing list. The statement re- veals that of 25,000,000 dead letters last year more than 1,000,000 con- tained valuable enclosures, including $5,317,000 in drafts, checks and nion- ey orders. Lacking return addresses the post- office department was forced to open the letters to gain redirection infor- mation. All but $40,000 was returned in this manner. The estimated loss in interest on money delayed through incorrect addresses was $13,290. The situation is growing worse steadily, in spite of constant and urgent ad- vice from the post office department. It is all due to carelessness either on the part of the advertisers or their employes, and it would seem the stu- pendous cost would prove burden- some, but no signs of reform have been noted. FIRE INSURANCE At a Reduced Rate 20% 71-286m J. M. KEICHLINE, Agent sores IRA D. GARMAN JEWELER 101 South Eleventh St., PHILADELPHIA. Have Your Diamonds Reset in Platinum 72-48-tf Exclusive Emblem Jewelry TNE ST PS CD ETS Pla Free sik HOSE Free Mendel's Knit Silk Hose for Wo- men, guaranteed to wear six months without runners in leg or holes in heels or toe. A new pair FREE if they fall. Price $1.00. YEAGER'S TINY BOOT SHOP. 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, Friday, October 12 Pennsylvania Railroad P. L. Beezer Estate..... Meat Market 34-34 Where Do You Buy the meat you prepare for the family? You should choose your butcher with the same care that you do your physician or any oth- er person who may control the health of those you love. Skill- ful in the selection and cutting: of all kinds of meat, we take pride in a reputation for having the best the market affords. Telephone 450 Market on the Diamond Bellefonte, Penna.
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