—— Bellefonte, Pa., May 17, 1929. st a | a —— PLANES SOON TO HAVE 150-MILE SPEED The 100 mile-an-hour transport of the air mail will soon be a speed of the past, Boeing Airplane Company officials predict. ~ W. E. Boeing, head of the largest airplane factory in the United States and of the largest transport system in the world, in point of mileage, pointed out that conservative engi- neers are talking of commercial planes which will operate on a schedule of 150 miles an hour and illustrated this point by calling attention to the im- provement and speeding up of the trans-continental air mail service. The recent feat of flying the air mail from Oakland—San Francisco to Chicago in 12 hours, 43 minutes ac- tual flying time, was a performance aided by favorable flying conditions, put this record was made with the! new type of air mail express and car- go planes which have been built In answer to the business man’s cry for more speed. Planes of the type which made that record will carry 25 per cent. of the air mail joad of the coun- try. : Yoeing emphasized that the fun- damental requirements of planes, which will be built for transport service are: Operate at a profit, carry the largest possible bvav load at an economical cruising speed; have suf- ficient stamina to withstand all stresses faced under the most ad- verse conditions; operate with its design load, not only at sea level, but at all altitudes over which it is destined to fly; take off and land with its load in the smallest possible space and most important, the transport plane must operate with a minimum of mechanical attention. This new Boeing plane, which is described as the fastest large capac- ity single engine cargo plane ever built, can pack 4-5 of a ton of mail ana cargo at a top speed of 142 miles an hour and its cruising speed is twenty miles an hour faster than planes which have been on the trans- continental route. A change of air ports at the New York end saved fifty minutes and the new Boeing ships on the trans-con- tinental will save considerable time on “the longest air mail route in the world,” and the plans are complete for rushing the mail from Oakland to San Francisco by speed boat, thus saving forty minutes at the western end. It is expected that within 90 days, the Government will order the mail | contractors to fly air mail on a double schedule which will mean that mail and express will be transported be- tween New York and the Pacific | Coast with a loss of only one business day. trend in air transport—segregation of | mail and passengers-—and the Boeing | Company shows its belief in the soundness of this practice by build- ing a special fleet of mail cargo planes, and will soon inaugurate transcontinental passenger service with a fleet of multi-motored eigh- teen-passenger transports, whose three 525 horsepower Hornet Motors drive them at 135 miles an hour be- tween the Golden Gate and Lake Michigan. The Boeing Service will be an “all | plane” service and this transconti- pental hop will be made with division points at Salt Lake, Cheyenne and Omaha. eee ere REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Charles McCord, et ux, to Mary E. Basford, tract in Rush Twp.; $1. S. W. Vonada, et ux, to R. R. Fin- kle, tract in Gregg Twp.; $4,000. Ammon G. Bashour, to Pennsyl- venia Railroad company, tract in Bellefonte; $5,600. william H. Frain, et ux, to Walter P. Feterholf, tract in Miles Twp.; $1. Walter P. Feterholf, to Margaret Rachau, tract in Miles Twp.; $10. william R. Campbell to Mary E. Campbell, tract in Milesburg; $1. G. H. Fike, et ux, to Mary J. Fike, et bar, tract in Spring Twp.; $1. John H. Fultz, et ux, to Bella L. Fultz, et bar, tract in Benner Twp.; ! $1. Mary A. Martin to Alverna M. Can- on, et bar, tract in Walker Twp.; $1. H. E. Dunlap, sheriff, to David H. Meek, tract in Rush Twp.; $275. william Hoy to Robert K. Hoy. tract in College Twp.; $1. John L. Holmes, et al, to Clarence S. Anderson, et ux, tract in State Col- lege; $1,400. Albert H. Kruger to David Hoy, tract in Rush Twp.; $1. Friends Student Hostel Inc. to Trustees of Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting of Friends, tract in State College; $1. YOUR LOUD SPEAKER MIGHT BE PLACED WRONG Those who are constantly striving for the best in reproduction should show as much care in the placement of a speaker in a room. as in the se- in amplitude. The speaker should pre- the reflection of the sound waves, what are known as “standing waves” are set up and certain frequencies are reinforced while others are reduced in amplitude. The speaker should pre- ferably be located so that it .is not backed up on the rear side by the wall or any surface. Frequently a certain note will come in dispropor- tionately loud, which seems to indi- cate the speaker is resonant at this frequency. By moving the speaker a few inches at a time away. from the nearest wall a spot will frequently ‘be found where this effect is minimized or even eliminated. —Subscribe for the Watchman. { 4 1 i | | TA TEXAS CITY FROWNS ON MEXICAN REBELS | San Antonio No Longer Seat of Revolutions. San Antonio, Texas.—This city, once famous as the hotbed of Mexican revo- {utions, is no longer the center of plots and movements against the various governments of Old Mexico. The one- time Lome of political refugees who were warmly welcomed by the citizens as refugees from persecution is DO more, and the citizens of San An- tonio are unconcerned with condition? below the Rio Grande. Made famous in press and novels by Tex Orielly, Stansbury Jack Rob- erts and other war correspondents, the starting point of many revolutions which changed administrations in Mexico, the place where Madero made his final plans for the revolt which swept Porfirio Diaz from power. San Antonio was known for years as 8 haven for all Mexican politicians. From a pro-Mexican city, where business men listened to the golden promises of every revolutionary lead- er, the garden city of Texas has changed into a busy center of indus try little troubled with affairs below the border. Busy with building a greater San Antonio, business men now have no time to listen to stories of Mexican intrigue. Full of Politicians. Although San Antonio is full of Mexican politicians, yet the revolu- tionary activities have ceased. The one-time hearty welcome to all politi- cal exiles who arrived breathing fire and blood full of promises of changing | administrations in Mexico for ones | that would give big business to San | The | business men, anxious to extend trade, | promises but DOW | conditions have changed and refu- | Antonio is no longer extended. listened to these gees are met with suspicion. Mer- chants. remembering how much export | and import businesses have suffered | through the constant turmoil in Mex- ico. are too busy trying to take ad- vantage of the present friendly rela- | tions established hy Ambassador Mor- row to licten to the woes of the new- ly arrived exiles. Not only have the business assisting the refugees. but the Mexi- can colony. numbering some 70.000, has also changed. No longer are! purses opened to help the politicians | and offers of homes extended to the exiles. Disheartened by the constant troubles which have caused thousands of Mexicans to abandon their native lands. the Mexican colony has settled down to make the hest of conditions A 2 |r 8 ide the idea of return- Boeing officials see other important | IN hRS [Hl Asie s ing again to Old Mexico. Children Grow Up Americans. Thousands of Mexican children swell San Antonio's public schools. where they are being taught modern ideas. These children, eagerly raking advantage of the English classes, soon develop into bright pupils. and thou- | sands. refusing to speak Spanish, are | now being transferred into Americans. filled with ideas of modern education and growing up with American boys and girls. The majority of the Mexi- ean children have lost contact with Mexican life and are now real Ameri- cans, and, although the parents be- wail the changes, the pressure of the children upon the older folk is so great that a large majority of the Mexicans who have lived in Texas for more than a year have abandoned the idea of returning to their motherland. Enjoying modern comforts practical iy unknown in Mexico except in the largest cities, making good wages, and possessing automobiles, the Mexican youths have no time to listen to the promises of the Mexican exiles and are content with conditions in Texas. | Lacking the sympathetic feeling which for so many jears character- ized San Antonio, the majority of the Mexican politicians, former diplomats, ex-generals, and cabinet ministers have ubandoned San Antonio and are now concentrating in New York and California. The former center of intrigue is dead and the one-time hot- bed of revolutionary activities is no more. San Antonio has lost her fame as the leading revolutionary center of America. Capt. John Smith’s Signature on Paper Richmond, Va. — James Taylor Adams of Wise owns what may prove to be the only signature of Capt. John Smith in America. Adams, who is en- gaged in geological research work, re- cently received a collection of old documents from England, among which was a contract on which ap- pears what is asserted to be the name of Captain Smith as a witness. The document is written on parch- ment and is faded so that much of it cannot be read, but the signature Is well preserved. . The date of the instrument, which corresponds to the time of Smith’s sojourn in England for treatment of his burns, is “Mar, Ir. James 1st— 1617,” meaning March 16, 1617, in the fifteenth year of reign of King James I of England. Blames Golf White Plains, N. Y.—Golf is alleged to be a cause of the estrangement of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Parker Delano. Mrs. Delano’s counsel, in arguments in court at preliminary proceedings, said the wife was suing for separa- tion because of the husband’s desire to be on the links all day. and forget his family. They have been married JC years. districts ! changed in their customary habits of | Much Sound Wisdom in Tagalog Proverbs . Following are proverbs of ancient repute among the Tagalog people in and around Manila: Nothing but rust destroys iron. Thorns thrust deep when the step is swift. Though you pe tar behind, wit may put you ahead. A drunken map may be twitted with impunity ; not so he who is awakened from sleep. Noisy waters are always shallow. Never seek fortune; if really yours it will come of itself. Even water-soaked wood will burn if left long enough in tke tire. Repentance never precedes the folly. of today are the comforts of tomor- row. Even a rag, put away in the closet, will turn up for good use. The really wise will always shame him who merely pretends to wisdom. A small stool made of sound wood is better than a bishop's chair hopey- combed with borers. When a pullet begins laying eggs, chickens may be expected. Criticize yourself before doing so to otners. Be the aim never so exalted, the shaft goes no farther than the strength of the archer. He who spits at the sky gets the spray in his face. Pounding wet rice in the mortar only besmears the workmab. 1 { His Beard Too Close Probably the first man to devise a fluid to make automobile tires punc- ture proof was A. L. Dyke of St Louis, a pioneer in the automobile in- dustry. The earliest automobiles had single: tube tires, made by bicycle tire man ufacturers and glued to the rims of the wheels. They punctured with ease and frequentcy. When that happened | it was necessary to stop, pry off the | glued tire, stick rubber bands in the | hole and glue them there, put the tire | the glue to dry. i Drke brought out a sticky substance | that could be squirted into a tire in place of air. But an Illinois physician, who wore a beard, was inspecting a tire thus filled when it blew out. He \ threatened to sue Dyke for the loss of his beard, for it had to be shaved off. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Historic English Ports The Cinque ports were originally | five seaport towns on the coast of | Kent and Sussex, England, called in early times “the five most important havens in the kingdom.” They were ' enfranchised by Edward the Confes- sor. William the Conquerer subse- quently granted them the privilege of an almost independent state, under command of a warden, with a court at Dover castle. The five ports were Sandwich; Dover. Hythe, Romney and Hastings. added later. Up to the reign of Henry VII their chief function was the sup- ply of the country’s naval contingent. Dating from the revolution of 1688 their privileges were gradually abal- ished, the lord warden’s jurisdiction ceasing in 1835. No Snakes in Green Isle The Biological survey says that there are no snakes native to Ireland and never have been, so far as there are authentic records. This is due to its geographic position, isolated as it is from the region in which these |: vertebrates originated and which they now occupy. A few attempts have been made to introduce harmless spe- cies, but as yet its records show none established on the island. This may be due to a lack of proper environ- ment, climate, disease or other abnor- mal condition. The slow-worm or lag- worm, a legless lizard which super- ficially looks very much like a snake, is native to Ireland, and may account for some of the snake records of that country. Horse Racing Old Sport Horse racing has been called the “sport of kings” because it has been one of their amusements since the earliest dawn of civilization. Tho- thmes I of the Eighteenth Egyptian dynasty left a papyrus letter telling of his conquest of Mesopotamia and priding himself upon the acquisition of the racing horse (the Arab) and being the first to introduce him * in Africa. Somewhat later the records | tell of King Solomon buying horses | from Egypt and paying as much as | $3,000 for some of them. Among the Greeks horse racing was introduced into the Olympic games in the thirty- third Olympiad (648 B. C.). Earned His “Tip” Tipping was not unknown 100 years ago, one may see from the following article that appeared in a Pittsburgh paper in 1828: : “Mr. Beale received from Philadel- phia on Monday last an entire load of pysters, principally in the shell. The wagoner was laden exclusively with pysters., He was 11 days only on the road and he received $100 carriage. In consequence of his expedition and his attentive and careful man- agement Mr. Beale paid the wagomer $38 more than the amount usually received for the amount of lading.”— Detroit News. Health Hint Loss of sleep is worse than starva- don so far as its damaging effects gppon. the body and mind are con- terned. . If you keep regular hours there should be no. difficulty about sleeping. If there is, find the cause pefore it undermines you. i The savings When Tire Blew Out Winchelsea and Rye were | ———— | back, glue it to the rim and wait for | | | . England lay fll | manteau, a neat felt REIGN OF GOLD JEWELRY ENDED Fashion Now. Calls for Stones in Platinum. Paris.—The French theory that a woman’s jewelry definitely establishes her position in elegant and fashion- able society has not been overlooked | in the many transformations that have taken place in arts and crafts since the war. Jewelry itself has been modernized. Moreover, the flashing facets of cut jewels formed by prisms in all their angular and slanting re- flections synchronize perfectly witb the trends of modern art. For a while, at least, the days of fancy filigreed gold and silver and gem-encrusted jewelry are over. Ma- dame now must wear big clear stones set in cold platinum, rectangles, cubes, triangles, in amethyst, emerald. aquamarine. rubies and diamonds. There are many points and acute angles in the new jewelry. There are flat surfaces that scintillate lights in the manner of a cubist painting. Sheer elegance calls for simplicity defined by clear-cut lines . . . & smooth sable hat with a tri- angular pin. a pracelet in alternating platinum and crystal rectangles. an emerald set sailing yacht or the neimet of a knight at arms . . . such is the modish Parisienne of today. It was the Exposition of Decorative Arts in 1925 that brought about the transformation of jewelry. Modern art was followed in the same trends that we see in architecture, in interior dec- oration. and in furniture. The new jewelry started with the Gitane or so-called gypsy bracelet. It was set with big stones, usually jade or semi-precious pieces, and anywhere from a half inch to two inches wide. Its success was immediate and now the Gitane is expressed in even bolder forms. Modern jewelry, to quote a promi- aent Paris designer, is inspired by the exciting and rapidly moving pace of present-day life. He says, “Modern jewelry is inspired by our new en- thusiasms, it has a certain coquetry with early arts, its inspiration is de- rived from cubism, ang its manifesta- tions are also affected by the marvel- ous technique realized by the Persians and the Chinese. “The jewelry of today is nourished py the life we live, the automobile wheel. the airplane, the radio, sports and a thousand evidences of modern events.” Scottish Piper Idle During King’s Illness | London.—The saddest man in Buck- ingham palace while King George of was Private Macin- ' tosh, the Scottish piper attached to i | the royal household. _ Each morning from 8 a. m. until 8:30 the royal piper plays Scottish airs heneath his majesty’s window. But the king's illness became so seri- ous that the skirl and drone of the bagpipes disturbed him. Macintosh therefore was ordered to fold up his beloved pipes until a brighter day. It was Queen Victoria who first brought a piper from the Scottish highlands to the palace and ordered him to play each morning under. the royal chambers, as is the custom when the royal family is in residence at Balmoral, their Scottish estate. The queen also had a favorite high- land attendant, who, dressed in kilt and plaid. accompanied her on all her travels. When King Edward VII came to ¢he throne, he abolished the custom of a highlander as a personal attend- ant, but having the same love for the music of the bagpipes as his mother, he had a piper play to him each morn- ing. King George continued the prac- tice. Woman, 80, Never Lived Outside of Poorhouse Oharlottesville, Va.— A lifetime spent with no other home than that provided by a charitable organization is the story of an eighty-year-old wom- an inmate of the District home. near Waynesboro. The woman was born in the county almshouse and the records of her par- ents and her childhood are deep in the archives of the old institution, if they are preserved at all. She can neither read nor write; has never traveled more than to make the trip from the old almshouse to the splendid District home. She knows nothing of the world and, happily for her, she is con- tented in her ignorance. The District home is a much finer place than the old “po’ house,” and she has derived “ga bit of living” from the change. Lion Steaks Popular in London Cafes London.—Lion steak is now the most fashionable dish in ex- clusive London restaurants. En- terprising restaurant managers have ordered trom big game hunters in South Africa a couple of lions. § They are being sent to Eng: land in the same way that beef comes from Australia. This new fashion of eating lion has been established by the duke - of Gloucester, who shot. his. first lion ‘during his recent trip to central Arica. lengthwise along two | alternating semi-circles, and brooch of brilliants set in the form of a tiny | Credit? The business of the world is done on credit. Credit is based on faith—on the belief that promises will be kept. Hence, the most important thing a business man can have is character. The first question asked about him is: “What is his reputation for honesty, for reliability ?”’ The lack of these qualities is not long conceal- ed. One’s neighbors know. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BELLEFONTE, PA. It Is to Your Advantage T is to your advantage to have your Checking Account with the First National Bank. It is strong, able and obliging and assures the best attention to your banking business. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK STATE COLLEGE, PA. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM of those wonderful values 1m ens Suits=$22.50 Other stores, everywhere, are pricing same suits at thirty dollars and, in some instances, even more They are at Fauble’s
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