UTHFUL DRIVERS
MUST SHOW CARDS
Very youthful drivers of motor
rs in Pennsylvania are required to
oduce operator's licenses, when en-
untered by members of the State
ghway Patrol, Commissioner Ben-
min G. Eynon, announced. Eynon
s turned over to Superintendent
ilson C. Price of the Patrol a let-
r from Dr. G. P. Willey, field psy-
jatrist of the Welfare Depart-
ent’s bureau of mental health, in
zich Dr. Willey refers to unlicens-
drivers of extreme youth.
An examination of inmates of one
the State’s correctional institu-
ps has convinced Dr. Willey that
en and boys of automobile larceny
'e usually mental defectives, con-
ymed criminals, defective delin-
ents or alcoholics. The majority
" those he has examined have driv-
\ motor cars for a long time, but
ithout ever having been licensed.
“Obviously,” he wrote Commis-
oner Eynon, “the number of unli-
mnsed drivers in the reformatory
coup will be much higher than in
\e institution who are just reaching
1 age when driving a motor car at-
acts them, and because as a group
ey are inclined to take chances
ad run unreasonable risks without
jought of the consequences.
“Tt occurs to me—as it has un-
subtedly occurred to you, that one
the effective means of Jealing
ith automobile larceny is to check
p the young drivers frequently for
censes. Another approach to this
atter would be to insist that a
arked car must be locked in some
anner, since these boys tell me, al-
10st without exception, that they
ave never attempted to appropriate
machine which was adequately se-
ured except in the course of break-
1g and entering a garage where
nlocked cars were kept.”
Of 69 inmates in the institution ex-
mined the last few days in July a
otal of 49 declare that they drive
aotor cars and trucks, but do not
old drivers’ cards. Of the 69 only
9 possess average intelligence, and
ix of the 19 are dull
[HROWS LIGHT ON
AUTO INSPECTION
Motorists are advised by the Key-
tone Automobile Club that it is not
ecessary to install “approved” rear
amps on their cars if the present
with a white light and show a red
amps illuminate the license plate
ight that can be seen at a distance
f 500 feet.
In the official inspection now un-
jer way, many inspectors have taken
he position, to the Club,
‘hat rear lights which are not on the
State’s “approved” list must be re-
moved before an inspection sticker
an be issued. Numerous complaints
were received by the Club from mo-
-orists who said they had been driv-
ng several years with the same
lamps, without amy question of le-
zality having been raised.
““We communicated with the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles,” says a
statement by the Club, “and learned
that inspection stations ‘had been ad-
vised that ‘no active enforcement is
contemplated at this time’ on the
ruling relating to “approved rear
lights. The only requirements in-
sisted upon are those above stated.“
Instructions of the Bureau of Mo-
tor Vehicles to the ‘inspection sta-
tions covering ‘this point are as fol-
lows:
«Careful attention should be given
to headlamps, and ‘in checking rear
lamps bear in mind ‘that rear lamps
should be in such a position as toil-
juminate the rear registration plate
with a white Tight and show a red
light to the rear. As to approved
rear and signal lamps no active en-
forcement is contemplated at this
time, but these two requirements
must be met and if mew equipment
js needed replacements should be
confined to those lamps listed as ap-
proved.”
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FORSEES COLDEST
WINTER IN YEARS
Major Charcot, French explorer,
announces that the coldest winter
ever is coming and advises every in-
habitant to prepare his fur coat ear-
ly. A most unusual movement of
icebergs towards the south has been
detected in the north which means
that there will even be more shiver-
ing in these parts thanthe winter of
1928.
Good news, however, has come for
the wine drinkers. The wine harvest
is better in quantity and quality than
that of normal years and this over-
production will have its effect on
prices which, it now appears, have
been kept up by speculation.
Now, it will be necessary to get
rid of the old wine in order to make
room for the new and already prices
have come down as much as ten dol-
jars a cask. The retailers will also
be obliged to lower their prices, by
at least a franc a quart. .
CIRCUS OLD INSTITUTION
The circus may be traced back to
Roman times. At that time it was
a building for the exhibition of
horses and chariot races and other
amusements. The oldest building of
this kind in Rome was the Circus
aximus. The circus in modern
times, although haying the same
name, really has little in common
with the institution of classical Rome.
The popularity of the circus in Eng-
land may be traced to that kept by
Philip Astley in London at the end
of the Eighteenth century. Astley
was followed sy Ducrow and later
by Hengler & Sanger. In America
a circus actor named Ricketts is
said to have performed before
George Washington in 1780, and in
the first half of the Nineteenth cen-
tury the establishments of Purdy,
Welch and company, and of Van
Amburg, gave a wide popularity to
the circus in the United States.
—Subscribe for the Watchman.
Odd House Constructed
at Behest of “Spirits”
The Palo Alto chamber of commerce
gays: “The Winchester house, in this
city. was built by Mrs. Winchester,
the widow of the famous firearms
man, who was a spiritualist. She
claimed the spirits told her she would
not die as long as the sound of ham-
mers was heard in her house, and as
a result she kept building and build:
ing and changing and, when the spirits
told her, left off one section half fin-
ished and started another. It is esti-
mated that at least $1,000,000 was
spent on the structure, and parts of
it have not been explored. The house
is some three stories high—that Is.
it looks to be that—but there may be
five in some parts where it is built
in miniature sections. There are sev
eral wings, and the architectural style
Is largely that in fashion many years
ago—very ornate and ugly. Only the
best of material was used in the wood
parts. and the furnishings, which have
now been removed, were truly mag:
nificent. One room, the one in which
she communed with her spirit guide,
was furnished and hung entirely In
black velvet. Others were master
pieces in satin, and there were closets
full of the best linens, silks, etc., for
the entertainment of her spirit guests.
She lived alone with her niece and a
purse and never had visitors. In the
house itself there are staircases that
lead to nowhere, ending in a blank
wall. There are others that break oft
and end some 6 feet deeper. There
are rooms 1 foot wide, and there Is a
tiny balcony with doors about 4 feet
high leading to it. There are other
staircases with 2-inch risers. Sur:
rounding this curious house of a dingy
color are tall cedar hedges and a noo
descript garden.”
Hard for Foreigners to
Grasp Chinese Etiquette
Social intercourse in China is so
complicated that the traveler from
other lands often finds himself baffled
completely when he tries to follow its
intricacies. Every action. every ges
ture. every carefully worded phrase
is replete with hidden meaning.
For instance, it is wrong fo remove
gour hat when entering a Chinese
home. It is an insult equally as bad
as if. in this country, one did aot
remove one’s headgear. Again, you
should never offer a Chinese your
hand to shake. You must shake
hands with yourself, both on arrival
and departure. [f you are offered
anything to drink, it is a breach of
etiquette to touch it before the moment
you are about to leave. You will
notice that your host will pick a cake
or choice biscuit and put it om your
plate. [n return, you must pick the
daintiest morsel from the dish of
sweetmeats and place it on his plate.
In doing so you pay him the greatest
compliment.
Sea Riddle Unanswered
If you were plumbing the depths
of the sea in the Amtarctic and gour
sounding machine came to a sudden
stop at about 1,000 fathoms and as
suddenly started agaim and ran on
another 1,000 fathoms er ee, what
would be your explanation?
Twice this has happened fm recent
Antarctic exploration and the scien-
tists who were present do met know
how fo explain it. A very easy an
swer would be that the sounding
weight landed om a whale and then,
falling off, resumed its boettemwanrd
journey.
But the trouble with this explana-
tion is that 1,000 fathoms is pretty
deep for a surface creature like a
whale. Pressures are enormous down
there.
Sugar and Het Water
I read the other day a most interest-
ing article upon sugar and its value
and more as a producer of energy.
It appears that coaches who train ath-
letes in universities are allowing their
trainees more sugar. In coming in
from a tennis match on a very hot
day I have been astonished to find
how quickly one can be refreshed by
a cup of hot water in which three
or four lumps of sugar have been dis-
solved. It sounds like a dreadful com-
bination to anyone not used to it, but
its effect is felt almost instantly.—
Helen Wills in the Saturday Evening
Post.
Saved Clay Pigeons
A Richmond (Va.) sportsman re-
turned from abroad and told of his
visit to a clay pigeon shoot. Arriving
at the traps he was surprised to see
a great net spread above the ground
at the far end of the field. Around
the net stood a ring of boys. The
mystery was solved with the first few
shots. Nearly all the clay pigeons
that the marksmen missed fell into
the net unbroken. Those that missed
the net were “caught on the wing” by
traps to be shot over again. The shoot
was in Scotland.—Indianapolis News.
Birds That Cannot Walk
All webers of the swallow family
are distinguished by their small, weak
feet which are used only for clinging
and perching purposes. They cannot
walk or hop on the ground. These
birds spend more of their time on the
wing than other birds and they feed
chiefly on insects which they catch
while in flight. Even water is scooped
from ponds by the birds on the wing.
Barn. swallows and purple martens
are the most common species of this
family in America.
and how it is being appreciated mene
the hoys and brought back to the’
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TO FIRST
BASE
(© by D. J. Walsh.)
"AL JUSTICE Ilvoked around
nervously and settled his slen-
der little body into the tree
: clotch more firmly. How had
all these kids so suddenly found out
that this was a good place to see the
ball game? Most of them were about
his own age, but they showed no
friendliness after an indifferent
glance toward him. Hal knew that
he looked like a sissy, with his thick:
lensed spectacles and his pale cheeks.
But he didn’t feel like one. Not a
bit. He loved baseball with a pas
sion quite as ardent as thas of any
vociferous corner-lot devotee. Hal
couldn't play because of his eyes. His
eyes seemed to shut him out from
such a lot in this world.
He could barely distinguish the
pases. They were little white blurs
fn the distance and the men on them
just animated tour-pronged blotches,
but he located first base and riveted
his eyes on the spot. The radio an-
pouncer, whom the boys could hear
clearly, would tell when the Bayshore
Cubs took the field and Hal would
watch every move of the first base-
man.
The boy's heart swelled. He always
forgot the hurt ef it when he could
watch his father play. He became
lost in a hero worship that left no
room in his mind for pain or doubt.
Partly, twelve-year-old Hal under-
stood Lou Justice’s bitter disappoint-
ment over his son. A man could hard-
ly help resenting this timid, retiring
child who sometimes visibly trembled
when his father spoke to him,
“He'll never even get to first base,”
Justice had said bitterly and Hal had
overheard him. The boy wanted So
desperately to please him that from
very self-consciousness he appeared
more awkward and diffident than he
really was.
“Hey!” Hal's thoughts were inter-
rupted by a freckled boy near him.
“That's Lou Justice and he’s hit a
three-bagger! Oo-00, watch it go 104
“He ain't gonna—yes, he is! No, he
aint! Beany, quit your pinching my
arm! He did! I told you so! Saw
it fore the old announcer did, too.”
“He brung in two men for the Cubs,
<0! An’ just wait’ll he gets on first
an’ begins clawin’ ‘em. down! The
Bradenford Blues’ll wish they was
home with mommer.”
It proved to be the best game Hai
had ever tried to see. He had a much
petter idea of what was happening
from the boys’ talk than from the an-
nouncer’s words. Somebody produced
a pair of field glasses and Hal got one
brief glimpse of the game through
them. It made him gasp. Gee! What
he could see if he had a pair of those’
things!
He began to see that his father wus
a sort of hero with these boys and
he quivered with pride. A brief
dialogue toward the end of the game
arrested his attention. The freckle
faced boy demanded generally: “All
0’ you goin’ to the meetin’?’ A chorus
of assent answered him and Hal
asked: “What meeting?”
The freckled boy glanced scornfully
at him. “You mean you don’t know
about the meetin’s Lou Justice holds
after a game? He talks to us just ten
minutes and we gotta be under fifteen,
too. An' tonight he holds a meetin’
for them that’s older. My dad says it's
a fine thing. He says Justice is a fine
feller to want to help kids instead
of runnin’ around in s-society.”
For some reason this news of his
father thrilled Hal even more than
the game or the screeches of admira-
tion from his companions. He would
go along to the meeting. Maybe
there’d he lots there .o he wouldn't
be noticed.
“It’s gonna be.” some one said, “in
the Claybourne block—fourth floor.
We gotta go up in elevators.
Whoopee!”
Hal had never seen so many boys
all together in one place. The big
hall was literally filled to the doors
and still they kept coming. Pretty
goon everybody was standing to make
more room, and presently Hal saw his
father on a platform well ahove them.
so that every boy could see his face.
Hal’s heart overflowed with pride.
Tears streamed from his shining eyes.
but nobody noticed.
They stood wonderfully still, tha
crowd of urchins, lstening to the
slow, clear speech of the baseball
player. He used words they under
stood. He seemed to be talking to
each one of them individually. Hal
felt, in his own slender limbs, that he
was stretching up to the stature of a
man, for he was being talked to as if
he were a man. There wasn’t a bit
of condescension in the friendly
voice. At the last Justice told them
to let each one try to think of some-
thing he could do before he went to
bed that night that a good man would
do—some little thing like holding the
baby or getting in the wood or smiling
at somebody you didn’t like much.
As Hal sidled through the door he
saw his father talking with some other
men, though he turned to glance often
and smile at the boys streaming past
him.
There were five elevators in the
Claybourne building, four in the front
and one at the back. A half dozen
boys who knew of the existence of
the rear elevator detached themselves
from the mass waiting about the doors.
Hal followed them. He wanted to get
out of sight as soon as possible:
The rear elevator proved to be out
{. of order and a workman :at the open |
shaft door warned the boys back.
They retreated obediently along the
corridor, but one of them turned
when he saw the workman step out of
sight.
“I always did wanta look down 8
elevator shaft, an’ now’s my chance.”
He sped back while the others watched
him uncertainly.
The thing all happened in a twin
kling. ‘The running boy clutched the
elevator door as he tried to stop and
it slid forward, swinging him by his
own momentum into the shaft. His
clutch slipped but he caught hold
again and hung with his bead just
above the hall floor.
Hal had started running as soon as
he saw the boy lose his balance.
“Quick!” he commanded with a
squeak of pure terror for the victim.
“I'll grab him an’ you grab me m
It was done in a flash—five boys
strung across the corridor floor, hold-
ing In safety the sixth who was all
put helpless with fright. A painter
on a step ladder, who had seen the
whole thing, now overcame his |
paralysis und descended to drag the |
child in the shaft to safety. One boy, ,
too frightened to obey Hal, had fled
back to the assembly room sobbing, |
and the rescuers had hardly got to |
their feet when they were surrounded
with men and the corridor was pack-
ing with curious children.
“] seen every bit of it!” the painter
was explaining with awe in his voice.
“] pever see anything in my life
move so quick as that kid in glasses.
Why, he was ten foot ahead of the
one next after him and it’s God's own
mercy that he weren't yanked into the
shaft, too. He slid the last of the
way on his front, just like he was
making home base. Talk about your
nerve!”
Hal hung his head in embarrass.
ment, wishing desperately that he
could get out of that place.
Lou Justice, his face first paling,
then flushing, dropped a hand on the
boy's shoulder. :
“Hal.”
“Do you know him?” asked one of
the men in surprise.
“My son,” answered Justice.
Hal heard a snort of astonishment
near him and saw the freckled boy,
his head thrust forward under a man’s
arm.
“Why—why, he was with us today
an’ he never said a word!”
“Why — golly, kids ig
failed him.
They took a taxi home. It was
growing dusk and Hal snuggled un-
ashanied into the arm about him,
“To think,” Lou Justice was scor-
ing himself, “that he had te risk his
life before I guessed his quality.”
Aloud he said: “I guess you made
first base, old man.”
The boy's breath caught with pure
happiness. After a time he asked:
“Dad, did you ever look through field
glasses? A kid up in that tree today
had some and I could see everything
just as plain ise
The arm tightened and Lou Justice
Language
blush of shame. After this—binocu-
lars and a grandstand seat. Yes, and
the front row at the meetings.
Color Given to Sea by
Banking
Banking has become a varied occupation. The
early banks did little more than receive money on
deposit, pay it out on checks, and lend to borrowers.
These duties, while still the chief functions of a
bank, now are supplanted by many others of im-
portance. For example, National Banks, in recent
years, have been granted all the fiduciary powers of
a Trust Company, and can act as Executor, Admin-
istrator or Trustee. More and more the public is
becoming financially interested in our great indus-
tries, in public utilities and carriers, through the
ownership of stock in these corporations.
Today expert knowledge is necesary to the prop-
er settlement of an estate. We advise everyone to
make a Will, and to name a proper bank as Execu-
tor.
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Various Skies and Floor
What holiday maker has not no-
ticed the color of the sea and mar-
tomorrow? Why is it leaden-hued
sometimes and slate-colored another |
day?
Water in vast bulk has, according to
But |
scientists, a natural blue eolor.
its hue is controlled and modified by |
the changing skies and the compo-
sition of the sea floor.
see a distinct color line, about a quar-
ter of a mile from shore.
water is greenish and that on the far
ther side of the line blue.
This is due to the depth and cha:
acter of the sea bed. The sand near
shore is yellow, and this gives a green:
ish appearance to the water; the green
becomes blue as the sea bed dips and
the marine vegetation upon the bot-
tom thickens.
What part does the salt in the sea |
play in determining the color? It is
probable that it tends to intensify the
blue. Both the Mediterranean and the
Gulf stream, which flows like an indi-
vidual sea in the Atlantic, are very
salty and of a deep and beautiful blue
in color.
Off the coast of China the sea is
quite yellow. This is because tons |
and tons of yellow mud flow into fit
continuously from the great rivers of
China.
So, too, with the Red sea. The pe
culiar color is in this case the result
of rotting vegetable matter in the wa-
ter. A similar peculiarity is to be
found in some South American waters.
Why is the Black sea so named? Be-
cause its waters are astonishingly dark
—though not really black, but rather .
purple in hue. There has never yet
been any scientific explanation of this
strange characteristic.
The part played by the sky in de |
termining the changing color of our
coastal waters is easily understood.
Clear blue skies lend the sea their
beauty; and purple thunder clouds
transfer their frown to the face of
the waters.—London Answers,
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Meaning What?
Ministers wives,
knows, have a difficult lot in life, and |
a particular lady’s lot so roused the
sympathy of a friend that she re
marked, “There ought to be a special
place in heaven for ministers’ wives.”
“Perhaps you're right,” responded the
minister's wife, “but [ should rather |
go with my husband.”—The Christian
Register.
veled at it? |
Why is the sea blue today and green i
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Looking out to sea, you sometimes |
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