INK SLINGS. * —The peonies will hardly make it Memorial day. . —These cool May days are certain- ly giving the family coal pile the marasmus. : —TUp to the present writing straw hat day doesn’t seem to have taken with much virulence. —When somebody starts asking you how wet Smith is answer by ask- ing how dry is Hoover. ? —1It’s all right with us if the Prince of Wales wants to wear red garters and we hope the youth of our land will ape the new style for we're tired seeing their socks sloshing between their shoe tops and their ankle bones. —W. R. Inge, of England, says: “All young people with soft hearts tend to be socialists at twenty-one. Only those with soft heads are Social- ists twenty-one years later.” If the “gloomy dean” ever said a mouthful he did it when he emitted that opin- ion. —If Mr. Guffey, Mr. McCormick and a few others will kindly keep their hands off the Democrats of Pennsylvania might select a chair- man at Harrisburg tomorrow who will be for the success of the Demo- cratic party and not for the exploita- ‘tion of those who think they are above the party. Herbert Hoover was on a fishing expedition to Central Pennsylvania during the early part of the week. Real fish are what Mr. Hoover is said ‘to have been after. Perhaps that’s ‘true, but delegates would not have been scorned, we’ll bet. For the lat- ter the gentleman should have baited his hook with Melon. —If we had our way we'd set the fool killers on these he-dancers who drape a leopard skin about their loins and cavort about in movements that remind us of the indulations of a gi- raffe’s neck. They call it classic danc- ‘ing but their descriptive adjective "has too many letters in it the ¢ and 1 ought to be left off. —The investment yield of the bet- ter grade of stocks having fallen nearly a third of one per cent under ‘that of the better class of bonds it is ‘but natural to expect that money will turn to the purchase of the latter. If his should happen the crowd that ‘specializes in buying at the top will be left holding the bag, as it always has done and probably always will do. —From New York to Los Angeles in two days, by train and plane, sounds good for those who want to make the trip quickly. When we cross the continent the old covered wagon won’t be too slow, for we want to get something else than a flying glimpse at the country we traverse. This “here she comes, there she goes” man- ner of traveling leaves one with noth- ing to tell of a trip except that he has been there and back. —Of course those in charge of the work know more about it than we do; at least they are supposed to, but we are going to have our say, notwith- standing. ‘The stone that is being put on the highways hereabouts is too large. It doesn’t bond, there is not enough asphaltum to hold it and much of it is sloughed to the sides of the road, leaving the old road bed, in many places, without the slightest ap- pearance of having been resurfaced. —In the mail this week was one .of the Brigg’s comic strips which Bill Scullin, Tyrone tailor, evidently cut out and sent us as a reminder of the days when “melody flowed freely and unconfined.” It is a jesting car- icature of the “pick-up” male quar- ter and really very cleverly done. We see ourselves in it as others possibly saw us years ago, but the smile it should bring is halted by the sadness of the thought that those days of ef- fervescent spirit and nightly comra- derie are gone forever. God, what a tragedy life is when one has the will to -do it yet, but the voice is so cracked and wavering that it would be farcical to attempt a comeback. Perhaps the fact that we have sense enough to know that our days or first tenoring are over should be compensation enough, but it doesn’t stop the long- “ing for Time to turn back just for one night To the scenes where memories hang And give us the joy; Oh! the delight, Of singing old songs with the gang. —Central Pennsylvania Republican papers have been devoting consider- ~able space lately to the launching of a boom for our Senator, the Hon. Harry B. Scott, for Governor. For several years there have been hints of such a possibility. Where they have originated we have never been able to find out, but since they have been persistently consistent we opine ‘that they haven’t just been sucked out of somebody’s thumb. It is about time for Centre county to produce another Governor for Pennsylvania and since Senator Scott has both the time, the money and, doubtless, the ambition why shouldn’t he become an aspirant for the honor? We have known many Governors in Pennsylva- nia and of them we think we are be- ‘ing quite truthful when we say very few have been superior in capacity for such an office to our Senator. Its overwhelming majority in Pennsylva- nia makes it possible for the Repub- lican party to make Governors out of whom ever it chooses. That being the fact the party might go further and fair far worse than by making the +: Senator its candidate two years hence. &@ 4 ~~" STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. VOL. 73. Big Business Under Suspicion. Mr. John D. Rockefeller Jr., who as an individual and trustee, controls a large proportion, though not a major- ity of the shares of the Standard il company of Indiana, has asked Rob- ert W. Stewart to resign the chair- manship of that corporation. When the question of Mr. Stewart’s partici- pation in the rascally deal of the Con- tinental Trading company was under investigation by a Senate committee, he testified that he had received none of the bonds or profits of that sin- ister operation. Mr. Rockefeller then assured the committee that if subse- quent inquiry proved the contrary he would ask Mr. Stewart to resign the chairmanship in order to vindicate the integrity of the corporation. At a later session of the committee, ————— quitted of conspiracy to rob the gov- ernment, Mr. Stewart acknowledged that he had received $759,000 of the bonds as his share of the profits of the Continental Trading company’s shabby transaction, and Mr. Rocke- feller has asked for his resignation. “Your recent testimony before the Senate committee,” Mr. Rockefeller wrote Mr. Stewart, leaves me no al- ternative other than to ask you to make good the promise you voluntar- ily gave some weeks ago, that you would resign at my request. That request I now make.” Thus far it has not been complied with and the indications are it will require force to remove him, and the force may not be available. The oil scandal has strengthened greatly a suspicion in the public mind that the entire fabric of Big Business in this country is resting on a rot- ten foundation. It is now freely pre- dicted in financial circles that a mjor- ity of the stockholders of the Indiana corporation will sustain Stewart, not- withstanding his moral delinquencies, because his management has pro- duced big dividends. Other evidences of moral degeneracy are abundant and flagrant. The Governor of Penn- sylvania, the Secretary of the United States treasury, some Senators in Congress and leading bankers and commercial organizations have ex- hausted all’ their resources to confirm Bill Vare’s stolen title to a seat in the United States Senate. guished jurist sounds an admonitory note against this dangerous trend. In Washington, the other day, Judge Ed- win B. Parker, addressing the United States Chamber of Commerce said, “business must, in order to reap the advantage of group action, scrupu- lously discharge its group responsi- bilities. It must condemn and repu- diate, not alone the principal offend- ers, but also those social outlaws whose conduct is in the twilight zone between acts illegal and criminal and acts simply unmoral,” which acts will inevitably bring upon them - selves and the entire institution of business the thunderbolts of public wrath.” Those who are supporting Vare are equally culpable in his crime, —The Athletics got a bad start in the pennant race but theyre going strong now. Type of Man Needed. The Democratic State committee will assemble at Harrisburg tomorrow for the purpose of reorganization. The most important feature of its work will be the election of a chair- man of the committee and chairmen of the several district committees. So far as our information goes there are no active candidates for the chair- manship though it is an important of- fice. This being a Presidential year a man should be chosen for this serv- ice who commands respect, is adapt- ed for the work and is capable and honest. Signs indicate that an effort may be made at the meeting to-morrow to select a chairman who may not be in sympathy with the candidate for President in the event that this hon- or is bestowed by the Houston con- vention upon a man now popular in the public mind. Such a result of the reorganization would be a major, if not a fatal mistake. The chairman of the party in Pennsylvania this year should be a broadminded, enthusias- tic and militant Democrat, to whom the arduous work of the campaign will be “a labor of love.” There are plenty of men in Penn- sylvania who measure up to this high standard of fitness. It is not an en- ticing job, for it involves hard work and little recompense, other than the satisfaction that follows faithful en- deavor and worthy achievement. If such a man is called to head the par- ty organization to-morrow, no matter who the candidate for President may be, the Democratic voters of Pennsyl- vania will be encouraged to invest both energy and enthusiasm in a su- preme effort to win a deserved vic- tory in November. after Harry Sinclair had been ac- It is small wonder that a distin- : Uncle Andy and Hoover in Agreement. i Now it may be safely predicted that ! Uncle Andy and Sir Herbert Hoover have piactically come to an agree- Tent: It hasn’t been signed, sealed | and delivered as yet, but it has be- | come a custom among these eminent i politicians to transact business care- !lessly and make ‘“gentlemen’s agree- | ments” serve the purpose of a “sealed "instrument in writing on paper or | parchment.” Harry Sinclair paid Al- ‘bert Fall more than a quarter of a ‘million of dollars for a third interest in a property worth less than that without even taking a receipt for the money, and Uncle Andy might well take Sir Herbert’s word for the fu- ture delivery of a favor, that might never be available, in consideration of a service of much present value. At the caucus of the Pennsylvania delegates to the Kansas City conven- tion, held in Philadelphia last Satur- day, Uncle Andy was elected chair- man and in expressing appreciation of the honor he said, “we hear much talk of the various candidates and of their policies. Among them all Mr. Hoover seems to come closest to the standard we set for this high office.” That was hardly a frank avowal of support, but as Mercutio remarked, “it is enough” to put the Hoover managers in a high state of exulta- tion and persuade his convention col- leagues that the nomination of Mr. Hoover will be “best for Pennsylva- nia and the nation.” Anything that benefits Uncle Andy necessarily helps | the party in Pennsylvania. | In other respects the caucus re- "vealed a happy frame of mind among the delegates and a sublime interest in the prosperity of the organization. | There were a lot of speakers and all | of them in jovial mood. Big Tom ! Cunningham was re-elected treasurer of the State committee and appraised the ‘selection of General Atterbury as a guarantee of “free passes all over the country.” William S. Vare was signally honored and Max Leslie, of Pittsburgh, was not overlooked in the disposal of favors. In fact sub- stantial evidence was registered that the ballot thieves, big and little, still stand high in the favor of the organi- zation. If there are any veformers left in the party they will find little com fort in the proceedings. —Secretary Hoover got very much peevd when the Senate committee asked him personal questions. But if he is nominated for President even more embarrassing questions will be put to him. Big Tom “Marching On.” Big Tom Cunningham, of Phila- delphia, is still moving toward the District of Columbia jail. In the United States District court at Phila- delphia, the other day, Judge Dick- inson gave him another substantial push. The Judge decided that Mr. Cunningham must stand trial in Washington on a charge of “contempt of the Senate,” and that court has al- ready established a record of convict- ing other offenders more important, more affluent and more influential. Mr. Cunningham may escape conviction and sentence, as Colonel Stewart, of the Indiana Standard Oil company, did ‘by practically confessing perjury. But | that is a humiliating process. Judge Dickinson not only dismissed i Big Tom’s application for a writ of habeas corpus but issued a warrant ‘for his removal to Washington. Of course there will be an appeal and delay in the execution of’ this process. Plenty of money can be obtained from | the sources that supplied his $50,000 to the Vare campaign corruption fund to retard the progress of justice. But it will be a foolish and futile invest- iment. The Philadelphia methods of protecting criminals will not avail. The issue will be joined outside of the jurisdiction of that system. When Big Tom got to “cutting up” in Wash- ington he “took in too much terri- tory.” The “organization” is impo- tent outside of Philadelphia. And it is right and proper that this arrogant political pirate should be checked in his career of electoral crime. It ought to, and may have, a wholesome influence on the political morals of Pennsylvania. For years Big Tom and a group of men of his type, servile followers of Vare, have been debauching the elections, not on- ly of Philadelphia but of Pennsylva- nia. When they are made to under- stand that they are not immune from punishment they will probably be less eager to build up big majorities by fraud, and honest men and women will be able to rescue the government of the State and cities from “the gang.” It is “a consummation de- voutly to be wished.” It may be hard on Tom but he deserves it. — Philadelphia has scored big in achievement in the past, according to the esteemed Record, but its most marvelous work is in voting dcad men, infants and animals. BELLEFONTE. PA.. MAY 18. 1928. vealed. tire city of Philadelphia. | It is a principle of law that fraud 'tiates any transaction with which it . is concerned and a vote so submerged in fraud as that is certainly void. consternation,” aged them, ganization.” “organization” protected “organization” did so in the name was the head. pable in supporting Vare’s bog L-elaim. by . Se eee. on during the week. The map, cian to figure it out. send him to Sing Sing for life. knows no cost. ested in his opinions. PEESSEE—— EE us” run is alive with trout, but Tun is. ere ——— — Senator Watson carried the that the President’s compromise like an unconditional surrender. General Martin, but the hand will the hand of Uncle Andy. mud at Greenly Island. delegates will be willing to vote else to defeat Hoover. of his nomination. —Now if Goff defeats Hoover West Virginia the ed in the future. EOP Philadelphia Criminal Method Re- | The testimony of former district attorney Fox, of Philadelphia, before the Senate Slush Fund committee last week, makes the duty of the Senate in the Wilson-Vare contest plain. Mr. Fox testified to such a volume and variety of fraud in the Senatorial election of 1926 as to invalidate the returns in at least what are known as the “river wards,” if not of the er The “river wards” are those from one to twenty, and the votes of those wards elimi- ‘nated the fraudulent majority re- turned for Vare would be wiped out. The newspaper correspondents who | reported the testimony for publica- | tion declared that the members of the committee “were filled with visible that those present were “shocked” and “amazed” by the exposure of crime and venality made by Mr. Fox. As a matter of fact the only surprising feature of the recital lies in the fact that the corrupt meth- ods are not limited to the river wards but permeate the entire city. Until within recent years there were sec- tions of the city in which honest and independent voters were able to pre- vent fraud and conduct elections fair- ly. But in late years the organiza- tion has been successful in its efforts to debauch the vote of the entire city. Mr. Fox would not say that Mr. Vare directed these frauds but he de- clared that the “organization” encour- that the “organization leaders” are cognizant of them and that Mz. Vare is the head of the “or- He did say that the criminals and though Mr. Vare, personally, nev- er appealed to him, as district attor- ney, to condone crime or be easy with criminals, subordinate leaders in the the “organization” of which Mr. Vare In fact he showed clearly that William S. Vare is a cor- ruptionist and by inference that the Republican State organization is cul- —The State Highway Department | has started the issue of a weekly bul- letin showing the progress of State highway construction throughout the State, the various detours and where oiling operations are being carried course, carries all the primary as well as secondary highway routes in the State, and is comprehensive in detail, though it almost takes a mathemati- ‘'—_A New York boy for whom the police have been looking since last November was arrested while pray- ing at his mother’s grave on Sunday. The crime for which he was wanted is his fifth offense and if he is convicted the Baumes law of New York will awful price to pay, but penitence —Mr. Vare took advantage of the caucus to “issue a statement.” Judg- ing by his vote, outside of Pittsburgh i and Philadelphia in 1926, the people of Pennsylvania are not much inter- —We have been told that “Wamp- have not been able to meet up with anyone who knows where Wampus diana primaries and if Hoover is nom- inated at Kansas City someebody else may carry the State in November. —1It is whispered in Washington the flood relief bill looks a good deal —In the coming campaign in Penn- sylvania the voice will be the voice of —The Bremen bird men are having a fine time while army planes are try- ing to rescue their ship out of the —1Tt is a safe bet that Jim Watson's Coolidge, Hughes, Curtis or anybody —It may be said that there are also a good many scalping knives ready for Hoover in Ohio, in the event “favorite son” idea will be more generally respect- NO. 20. No Uprising in Rumania. ! — From the Fhiladelphia Inquirer. the programme in Rumania, brother. ated popular sympathy. vi- mony. Rumanians. archal regime. for democratic rule. than one respect. more politically minded. new birth of patriotism. sions. tions of Prince Carol. would find few to fight for him. in a common list of candidates. “of us Not Needed Now. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. of | 118 the Constitution. new constitutional amendments. any election law. own membership. An nation to act. pected members-elect. required to report their outlays. we primary, is limited by law. In- on tures. Why Ten Per Cent? From the Iarrisburg Telegraph. be charitable giving. hers. for | EENETOUS than many others per cent. of sacrifice. in | ing which represents sification of “inconvenient service.” Revolution is obviously no part of of the Peasant party The recent march of the Green Shirts upon Bucharest was a peaceable affair, and the Government, had no occasion to interfere by force. Of the two hundred thousand who set out for the capital only five thousand got there; Maniu, the leader of the party, called them off. All that he desired, apparently, was a demonstra- tion which would compel the attention of Bratianu, second of the dynasty and far less powerful than his dead Disorder would have alien- Most Ru- manians, fearing Hungary and Soviet Russia, are anxious for internal har- The march was a sort of po- litical strike. Such tactics accord with the naturally pacific character of the The elder Bratianu had no great difficulty in maintaining a semi-patri- The vast mass of the people hag little regard or capacity But the new Rumania differs from the old in more The province of Transylvania, added to Rumania after the World war, has a more aggressive and enterprising population, and one Moreover, the increased importance of the coun- try internationally has resulted in a The Peas- ant party is no more willing than any other to see it torn by internal dissen- That is one reason why there is so little sympathy with the ambi- Even if he were more liked and respected, he Yet the question whether the peo- ple are to govern themselves or be governed by Bratianu with an unrep- resentative Parliament is on: that must be settled sooner or later. Brat- ianu would like to obtain the collab- oration of Maniu; he would permit another general election if the Peas- ants would unite with the Liberals | But the former are naturally afraid that this would mean their elimination as a party. The best organized opposi- tion to Bratianu is the National par- ty—a fusion of blocs, the remnants of Jonescu’s old following. But there is apparently no prospect that Maniu will combine with them. Unless, then, there is some radical change in the situation, a political overturn in Ru- mania does not appear to be immi- Mr. Cutting, of New Mexico, has lost little time after entering the Sen- ate in offering resolutions for amend- New members are especially susceptible to the pop- ular idea that the way to bring about this or that more or less needed re- form is to tinker with the fundamen- tal law. And so he would have two One would give Congress control over all primaries, including presidential ones, and the other would bar from Senate or House any candidate who vioiates The latter sugges- | tion is particularly inept in view of the existing constitutional provision making each house the judge of its Where violation of law has been clearly shown, neither House has ever evinced any disincli- Contentions, indeed, have been raised on the other hand that the Senate especially has tended to exceed the bounds of its lawful discretion in excluding accused or sus- No limit is now imposed on expen- ditures by presidential candidates, ai- though national party committees are The amount that may be expended person- ally by candidates for Senate and House in the general election, not the Appar- ently the Constitution would have to be amended to cover presidential can- didates’ campaigns; but the desirabpil- ity of such action has been seriausly doubted by students of this question. President Roosevelt once referred to the danger that such laws will “act only as a penalty upon honest men.” Certainly the present investigation at Washington has indicated no pressing need for a further cumbering of the statute books in an attempt to en- force economy in campaign expendi- A wealthy St. Louis man, dying a short time ago, remarekd in his will that for forty years he had given 10 per cent of his income to charity. He felt he had discharged his obligation and he made no further provision for Many will say he did well in giv- ing away ten per cent of his income. And he deserves credit for being more But the fact remains the man does not necessarily discharge his obliga- tion to the community or to his own conscience by giving away any stated In the case of some men and women ten per cent of the in- come would not represent a particle Generosity and unselfishness can- not be mathematically computed. Giv- no sacrifice, whatever, deserves much less praise than the giving which earns the clas- SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE —Announcement is made by the Pennsge Ivania Department of Highways that 118 detours are now in effect on Pennsylvania roads. —The Beech Creek State bank has be- come the Beech Creek National Bank by charter grant at Washington. Federal bank examiners went over the bank’s af- fairs and conformity to the requirements of a national bank were effected. —An office door apd a laboratory draw- er containing gold and platinum for fillin¥® were jimmied Friday noon in the office of Dr. William E. Black, dentist, in Lewis- town. Material valued at $100 was taken, including a fraternity pin and ring. —Helen A. Smith Baum, of Pittsburgh, has been awarded $13,000 damages against the city in a verdict returned by a jury in common pleas court on Monday, for injuries she sufferd when an automobile in which she was riding ran into a hole in DeSoto street, August 30, 1924. —Samuel D. Truxall, 82, of Butler, Pa. has not missed a day from his job as caretaker of the Butler Guaranty Trust company in 25 years. Not only that, but he has lived there 78 years, has been with- out employment for only two weeks in 52 years and never has beeen confined to bed on account of illness. —An offer to give four farms, embrac- ing 880 acres, ty the county of Berks as a site for a new jail, workhouse and alms- house has been made by William W. Es- sick, Reading manufacturer. The land, situated a short distance northwest of Reading, was once the property of Joseph Hiester, former Governor of Pennsylvania. —When beavers want to build a dam they persist regardless of efforts made to discourage them or the convenience of the State foresters who use nearby roads, For. est Ranger Robert Bailey has reported to the Department of Forests and Waters. . Beaver are becoming numerous in the vi- cinity of Bear Meadows, in the Logan State forest district, Bailey reported. —William Womeldorf, a farmer residing about sixteen miles from Lock Haven, suffered a $15,000 fire loss with no insur- ance, when straw and hay in his barn took fire Thursday night as he was at- tempting to remove an old car from the barn and the machine backfired. The barn, five head of cattle, implements and crops, outbuildings, house and part of the contents were destroyed. —It cost John Meskovich, landlord, of Uniontown, just $2353 for his attempt to prove to his tenants that there was no leaking gas in the cellar. When the ten- ants, Valera and Walter Sumek, com - plained of leaking gas, Meskovich chal- lenged their statement by striking a match. The resulting explosion caused burns for which the tenants sued for damages and were awarded $2353. —Four young women prisoners in the Indiana county jail dug through a brick wall and escaped late Sunday night, but were recaptured on Monday. Several bricks were pried from the wall of the hospital section of the jail. As the wom- en, ranging in age from 19 to 25 years, escaped an employee at a gasoline station saw them and reported to police. All of them were found within the eity. ° —Charles Duser, 50, member of the Pi- oneer Fire company, of Hazleton, lost his life in responding to an alarm when a building occupied by the Jacob Koplin store, the Pennsylvania House Furnishing { company and the Stanley studio was gut- | ted by fire late Saturday night. Duser was thrown from a motor fire engine as {it rounded a cormer and he died from a | fractured skull at the State hospital. He was a Lehigh Valley raiiroad irainman. __The board of trustees of Selinsgrove State Colony for Epileptice has advertised for bids for the construction of new cot- tages. This institution will be the first State colony for epileptics. At present the epileptics ure being accomodated in the mental hospitals and in the schools for mental defectives, It is estimated that 2000 epileptics are now being cared for with the insane and feeble-minded. Many of these patients can be given better care if segregated in such an institution as is being developed at Selinsgrove. —An attempt to blow up and destroy by fire the $225,000 plant of the Speece- ville Brick company at Speeceville, Dau- phin county, was frustrated by employees i who discovered a pile of black powder | and kerosene soaked debris in the wooden cutting room of the plant. State police started an investigation of the “plant” and attempted to learn the reason for starting the blaze. A chance inspection of a boiler led to the discovery of the powder. Candles had been placed ou the pile and were burning at the time. —The Beech Creek plant of the Gener- al Refractories company which won the cup awarded by the General Refractories company in its safety campaign contest for 1927, has also been awarded a hand- some silver cup for the year 1927 awarded by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Cas- nalty company for the lowest accident severity experience among the clay group. The Beech Creek plant is also up in the front ranks of the no-accident group for the quarter ending March 31, 1928, being tied with West Decatur, Danville and Sandy Ridge. —TFire, suspected of being of incendiary origin, early Tuesday morninf swept the A. J. Black Coal company at Broad Top city and died out only after destroying property valued at $70,000. All except £10,000 of this loss falls directly on the coal company, the smaller amount repre- senting the loss of a road contractor who had road machinery stored there. Last Thursday morning an explosion, which authorities believe was caused by idle miners, destroyed a generator at the mine with a loss of $20,000. The Black company loss is one fourth covered by insurance, while the road contractor carried no in- surance. —Free J. Tyrell, 53, attorney and Sun- day school superintendent, on Sunday shot and killed Philip J. Clark, 36, in the First Christian church at Mulhall, a sub- urb, of Pittsburgh, a few minutes before Sunday school classes were scheduled to assemble. Clark died with three bullets in his body. Tyrrell was arrested a half hour later. A year ago Tyrell filed. pa- pers in a divorce suit for the wife of the slain man, Clark said. Since that time, the father said Mrs. Clark had been working in the office of the attorney. De- tectives said they learned Clark haa sought to force Tyrell to resign as Sun- day school superintendent. Clark was said to have appeared at the church, on Sunday to make charges against Tyrell. He was shot withesses said, as he was talking to a church trustee.
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