THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA.
By Charles Sughroe | HOUSE FROCK ON
TRAMP
Postal Department Renews
Drive on Swindles.
Washington.—The federal govern.
ment is strengthening barriers
against sweepstakes and other foreign
i lotteries,
strengthened at borders and other ports
of entry, and a series of nets has been
woven to ticket counterfolls
shipped back to foreign agents. Seiz
ures have increased rapidly In recent
months,
Forty thousand sweepstakes tickets
were confiscated recently by federal
agents in post offices in Boston and
Philadelphia. Three trunkfuls were
seized In an express office in Buffalo.
‘Quantities ranging from single tickets
‘brought in by individual foreign trav-
‘elers to hundreds of books of the flim-
'geys smuggled across the Canadian
border are being taken almost daily by
‘customs officers. Mail sacks full of
‘tickets and counterfolls seized In post
(offices all over the country are being
shoveled more frequently now than for-
merly into the big furnace In the base-
iment of the dead letter office at Wash-
‘ington,
its
Customs inspection is being
enmesh
Growth of Traffic.
Traffic in foreign lotteries has grown
‘enormously in the United States in the
last four years. annual to
ithe American people is estimated at
more than $10,000,000, No estimate is
The loss
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A plaid silk organdie now adds a
gay note to a two-piece frock of crepe.
Diagonal tuckings form an all-over de-
gign. The felt beret pointed on one
side, shows a new line—~From Jay
Thorpe.
available of the additional millions lost
through the purchase of counterfeit
tickets, but single seizures by the gov-
ernment have involved more than $500,
000 worth of such “phonies.” Investi-
gation of a Cuban lottery whose agents
were reported to have sold 3,000,000
tickets in the United States revealed
only 100,000 entered In the
drawing.
tickets
Operators of the Irish sweepstakes
have boasted that they take §1,000.000
net profit out of the United States on a
single lottery. This figure was greatly
exceded last year, when more than
2.000000 tickets at $2050 each were
gold In this country on the Cambridge
shire lottery operated by the Irish Free
State, Of the 2,000,000 buyers there
were less than 1,000 winners. For
every winner there were more than
2,000 losers, and all who held counter
feits lost,
There are three Irish sweeps a year,
based upon the running of the English
derby at Epsom Downs, the Cambridge-
shire at Newmarket and the Grand Na-
ional at Alntree. Other big lotteries
which are sold In the
'nited States are the French National,
‘uban National, Mexican National and
he Canadian Army and Navy lottery.
: government confiscated
r
r
ickets on a lottery in Morocco,
tickets
ecently
in
Warnings to Post Offices.
Lists of
stakes and other pr
against whom fraud orders have
names o
lott
f foreign sweep
ery ticket sellers
been
issued by the government are sent each
month to 15,000 post offices. Special
names and addresses
go to twenty-four postal exchange sta-
tions through which all mail for Can-
ada, Cuba, Irish Free State, France and
Luxembourg must clear. No money
orders can be drawn to these persons,
and all mail addressed to them must
be returned to senders. More than
750 orders have been Issued since
last Algust.
complications of
Since many persons are not willing
to claim the returned letters and there
by admit complicity In a lottery, in
violation of the United States penal
the cash contents often go into
United treasury and the
counterfoiis are destroyed.
by mail, tickets run a
States
¥ the
of watchful postal agents,
istartine frandolent
letecting fraudu t
mate-
may be
books,
se }
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how
it
concealed in rolled newspapers,
clothing and first-class mail matter,
Conservation Areas
Sanctuaries, reservations, preserves
and reserves are the names
states and local divisions as well as
in original executive orders and acts of
congress to designate such areas in
setting them apart, Preserve original
ly indicated an area for protection of
wild life and reserve designated an
area for breeding game for hunting.
Fame refuge is the name preferred by
the biological survey in referring to
such government areas — Pathfinder
Magazine,
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BOY SCOUT
ANNIVERSARY
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
toy Scout movement in America
recently
was
edlebrated
of our
was a
when
of
the
of our
flanked by
of honor
boys
Scout
deliv
address
of
in every city
country, It
notable event
on the evening
February Sth,
President
country,
guard
composed
from
movement,
of
the
a brief
ered
{to
America.
Prominent among
the traits of char-
acter which the Boy Scout movement
tries to inculcate Into
life of the boys of our country is per
sistence to overcome obstacles, which
is reflected In the oath which
every boy takes when he joins
ganization: "To keep myself physi
cally strong, mentally awake, and mor-
ally straight” We
that Lincoln was
real Scout. The
cath dominated his
the Scouts
the developing
again
the or-
1 well Imagine
can
spirit at least a
satnias af WP
principles of it
in
life
ence to them he from
rose
of poverty to the highest position
neoln’s day,
our age have fo
princi Woodrow
our country. oth
of the
wil
er lowed
same
men
Scout
son rose
country parson
a8 great
state of
un the
New
dent of the United
iversity, governor of
not {
Jersey, and then Presi
States. Charles
Augustus Lindbergh, whose mother
taught in the public schools of Detroit
Kid McCoy Shines Again
McCoy, onetime ring star and idol of
old-time fight fans, is now being con-
sidered as the outstanding civilian hero
of the past year in Michigan by the
Rainbow Veterans association for its
annual award. McCoy was largely in-
trumental in the saving of 11 people,
including four children, when a8 row.
boat overturned in Bass lake, near De-
troit, last summer. Two lives were
lost in the tragedy, but McCoy's timely
warning and assistance was largely in-
strumental In saving the others. The
ring veteran, now gixty-three, has been
employed at the Ford Motor company
since Lis parole from San Quentin pris-
on, where he was serving a life term
for manslaughter,
overcame by the Scout spirit the limi
tations of financial income, and made
for himself an herole place in the his
tory of our country, Obstacles created
by hardships such as limited incomes,
physical handicaps, ¢an be overcome.
Instead of being a curse, they may be-
come a blessing. We appreciate some
thing when we have to sacrifice for it
much more than when it is handed to
us on a silver platter,
Long live the Scout movement! Its
rugged life and high Ideals have in
them the making of trie Americana
It is a magnificent sight to visualize
a million boys daily doing a good turn,
and being trained under expert leader
ship for the future citizenship of our
country.
©. Western Newspaper Union,
Egyptian Bride Nervous,
Carries Hashish in Bag
Calro.~A bride, in her full wedding
regalia left her house to be married,
accompanied by her servants, A de
tective who happened to be passing,
noticed hashish sticking out from a
bag she carried. The wedding pro-
cession ended at the police station,
where the bride stated that she was so
nervous at the marriage ceremony that
she needed a little “pick-me-up.”
of those virtues
which is often as effective as will
power, It can work wonders, and In
80 smooth and gracious a8 manner that
no one is disturbed, annoyed or upset.
ATIENCE is
one
It 18 not entirely a passive virtue, one
that makes for finer character in the
one who exercises it. There Is a defi
nite force in it which Influences other
also. It has been thought of
too long as passive,
al
of
persons
fis representing
most an inertia
spirit, something
that will hold back
action not alone by
force of mentality,
but by a passive
ness that found ob
jections aim.
cult. This is pay-
ing too big a price
for the reflex ac-
tion of the virtue,
There are
when to be patient
is a fault. When the
person knows that
endurance by re
{OO
times
ng some-
bring
be cre
is not
tian
patien
ie
i
The Finest Patience,
Patience In ils
nont of loving
ment of loving
finest form is an ele.
devotion whereby oth
ers are helped at the price of personal
comfort.
fo an
of these types
Or it is a marvelous means
end which Is worthy. Patience
is selfless,
Patience which is akin to will power,
is another beautiful type. It Is true
that exercise patience often re
quires a profound self-control, but #t
is when It has the working energy of
force In business
ment that it is bein
statement “Everything comes
to
and
o
g
home manage
The
to him
uniess It 1s a
ust be the kind
to aid
desired end,
used wisely,
who futile
It m
actual power
about
walts,” is
working patience,
which has
bringing the
this is done cannot be stated with pre.
cision, but it is reminiscent of the oth-
b “Faith
er truth that
dead”
Patience in Speech.
in is a It
outburst of anger in oth-
Patience
can
speech
virtue
“gh 1 Y
control
Painted Woodenware
Woodenware has come the
kitchen to the breakfast and luncheon
table. Some of the new pleces are
rather expensive, but a very smart
salad container, for example, can be
created inexpensively from a kitchen
chopping bowl, The chopping bowi
is carefully sandpapered Ingide and
out, then the outside is painted bright
red, blue or green, Sometimes only a
band of color added. Smaller bowls
make good containers for fruit, nuts or
candy.
Madame Lucia Davidova, noted Geor-
gian aviatrix who has an international
flying license, has the tiny dining
room of her smart New York apart
ment fitted with table accessories of
pewter, wood and silver,
out of
This does
speech, but a
ers as well as In oneself,
not mean a slowness of
determination keep down angry
which might or would spell
broken friendships, or some sort of dis-
ruption. It frequently in making
inconsequential that pati-
from dis-
to
words
is
comments
ence leads
turbance to ealmness,
frequently
business a person who
gradually away
An irate person
be In
walls and talks
can very soothed,
pleasantly salesperson
to
purchased
until the gots
is ished
‘les be
the idea be con.
rson who, In the home, keeps
he caliber of voice nd non
merely stop
speaks Jouder
agreeable a
does not
talking in 8 manne hat
win words of
*
t
provocative
1
angry disapproval when
the who Is
Patience is a winning
power as well as one of self-control
€ Bell Byndic
» or f
EO wrong, is
t
sure to win out,
one
Mo WNU Bervice,
Shows Her Winning Smile
Miss
with the
Jean
which she
Miami B
eiatekit
ponsiap
Biltmore
Deal for Beds
w bed is 1
A New
Since the
and
large
vogue
mverted by sawing
removing It en
footboard for the
the legs.
J or enamel over
has been stained, first apply
coat of shellac or a specially
This prevent
from “bleeding” through the
down
a thin
prepared sealer, is to
the stain
pew coaling.
Brightening Dark Rooms
The vogue for bright colors on
painted walls is & boon for those who
have rooms with wporth windows or
little lighting, says a prominent dec-
orator. An effect of sunlight Is cre-
ated in even the darkest interior by
the use of such fashionable colors as
bright yellow, strong pink, peach and
white. A large mirror or one of the
recently introduced mirror screens will
help also in lightening up dark rooms,
will be 200 feet high and
and fourth buttress like sections of
between the third
use is to be bullt at the
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name, address and style number,
BE SURE TO STATE RIZE.
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Pattern 243 West Sev
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SEEMED SAFER
orders
department,
Old Lady--Aren’t you ashamed tc
ask for money?
Tramp-I got si ponths for tak
ing it without i S Stories
Magazine.
Unknown Language
Lady Visitor—And so your
brother can talk now, can he?
Bobby—Yes, he can say
words very well
Lady Visitor—How
what words are they?
Bobby--1 don’t know. TI've never
heard any of them before,
In Doubt
“What has become of the man who
used to say, ‘Every day, in every way,
we're getting better and better?”
“I don’t know,” answered Miss
Cayenne, “whether he went to heaven
or whether he has joined old friends
at headquarters of the Ananias
club.”
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