THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. “ SE ——— ——_— ~The Crater Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA Bil DBBR......coisinnnnrssssvrnsnirnsrss , Editor PAUL M. DUBBS............ vrei es Associate Editor CECIL A. WALKER............... Business Manager Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Butered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if paid in advance $2.00 per year, if not paid in advance The date your subscription expires is plainly printed on the label bearing your name. All credits are given by a change on the date of label the first issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special request. Watch date on your label after you remit, Matters for publication, whether news or advertising, must reach the Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Advertising copy received after Tuesday morning must run its chances, All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements, Legal notices and all real estate advertisements 10 cents per line each issue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not notifying us, are lable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK INVESTIGATING JURY VERDICTS. Those who recall the outcome of the Behmer murder case tried in the Centre County courts some time ago, will applaud the action being taken by Philadelphia in investi- gating the recent verdict which freed Mary K. O'Connor in the killing of five-year-old Nancy Glenn. The complete ac-' quittal of the defendant, who admitted causing the death of a child, aroused public indignation to the point of inviting a legislative committee to investigate the case. The investi- gation is now being conducted by the commission in an ef- fort to determine whether or not the jury's action was regu- lar in freeing the 19-year-old husky college girl of murder, manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter charges. : The Philadelphia case differs from the Behmer case in| Centre countly only in the weight of evidence against the defendant. During the O'Connor trial it developed that the defendant had wilfully struck the child, but denied intend- ing to kill her. A review of the Behmer case, however, will reves] that a woman deliberately walked into a man’s place of business, drew a revolver and killed him—plain case of premediated murder—yet a jury freed her. Apparently less justification for acquittal than the Philadelphia case. The only reason for mentioning these cases at this time is to provide encouragement to the wide-spread hope that some day a revised method of our jury system will prevent such gross miscarriage of justice. THE STORK DERBY, INCORPORATED. Centre Democrat readers who have been following in the daily papers the progress of the stork derby contest in Canada, cannot help being convinced that it has reached a farcial stage. Fighting for a chance to share the $500,000 baby mara- thon prize, to be awarded to Toronto mothers registering the largest number of births in ten years, the number of en- trants has been reduced to four. Hearings are now being held before the Ontario Supreme Court to determine who! nas been the most prolific baby-producer. The extent to which some of the mothers had gone to win the coveted prize is shown by one of the entrants who was ruled out because some of her children had been still- | born. The verdict so infuriated the candidate that she start- ed punching her husband and throwing things at others in the court room. She was finally ejected, but not before she Yad hutlad a verbal missle at the Bench, “To hell with the judge.” Another entrant in the derby was shown to have been separated from her husband five vears ago. She had five children at the time and became the mother of five more since then. When questioned as to the legitimacy of her claim she told of having made an agreement with another man to beeome the father of her children, and in the event of winning the prize would share it with her male partner. The Stork Derby seems to be great sport in Toronto, and is enjoyed by everyone except the judges. FARMING GROUP OPPOSES PINCHOT The Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers’ Protect- ive Association, in the last issue of its monthly publication, The Right-of-Way, opposed Gifford Pinchot, who is seeking Republican gubernatorial nomination for a third term. Pointing out that the association supported Pinchot in his two previous campaigns for governor, the Right-of-Way said editorially: “While Mr. Pinchot placed the common good and public interest foremost, we supported him and were proud to do it. When he abandoned his ideals and sacrificed the peoples’ interests in an effort to advance his own, we parted com- pany. We have no reason to believe that he has returned to the ideals he once abandoned; or that, if he has, he would not again abandon them when election is over. “The Pinchot who was governor from 1923 to 1927 thrilled the common people because he had their viewpoint and followed it . . . It was the Pinchot of 1923-27 that the common people voted for in 1930, but the Pinchot they got was a different one—a man mad with political ambition who stooped to the worst method of political gangsters to try to further his purposes and did not stop at treasury raiding | to finance his campaign organization . . . “We believe this two-time governor is not entitled to another chance to continue two-timing the people.” The association reviewed thoroughly Pinchot's record of “broken promises, payroll padding and party jumping.” THE ANTI-LYNCHING BILL After something like six weeks of constant filibuster. ing in the Senate, where Senators from the Southern States fought passage of the so-called anti-lynching bill, the measure was laid aside last week by a vote of 68 to 22 in order that other business could be considered. | That the long debate was unfortunate in that it tend- ed to revive sectionalism, without complete assurance of | effectiveness in preventing lynchings, is reasonably plain. | The lynching evil has been attacked by the leaders of the South and the record demonstrates that the crime Is grad-| ually disappearing. Only eight such outrages occurred last | ear, and while this is bad enough there are those who be- | e that passage of a Federal anti-lynching bill would weaken the fight against lynching in the South. That Senator Borah, of Idaho, should have Joined in| Opposing the measure and that Senator Norris, of Nebraska, , at last minute, declare his sition is # Like Mr. Borah, Senator Tis Page Thres a A -: Requested Poems Contributed by Readers —— — A Good Wife-Heaven's Gift to Man EVANGELIST JOHN MOSES BAKER Baltimore, Maryland. The following poem, written by Rey, John Moses Baker, Baltimore, | Md., well known and noted evangelist, is published by request by reason of its popular reception at the time of its broadcast over the radio in | Pennsylvania, Rev. Mr. Baker, the author, has been writing gospel songs | for many years. Many requests have been received for copies of the poem, “A Good Wife—Heaven's G to Man.” ifs ae There is nothing on earth that we cherish, And nothing a husband loves more, Than the wife that was given to help him, And save in temptations so sore, When trials and conflict surround him, She then is his comfort and stay, : And when the dark clouds gather o'er him, Her smile quickly drives them away. In sorrow and anguish what comfort, Comes from her watching and care, No battle so fierce or no danger To keep her away from him there. She will stand by when all others forsake him, | And keep brave and true till the last, And in life's darkest hour will comfort, Until every temptation is past. She will always be sweetheart and dearest, Of any on earth he holds dear, Her voice will always be sweetest Of any he ever will hear. At last when life's journey is ended, By her side he will lie down to rest, And in Heaven she will be with him, Forever and even the blest. The Beautiful Snow been pronounced ome of the finest ever During the early part of the Civil War, one there died in the Commercial Hos- over whose head only two and This poem, which has written, has a sad history dark Saturday night in midwinter, pital in Cinctnnati a young woman, twenty summers had passed. She had once bien possessed of an en- viable share of beauty and had been, sought for the charm of written that terrible word, parents, her first wrong step was the small beginning of story over again.” which has wen Highly educated, and with shone in the best soclety; but the evil hour that proved her ruin was the door of childhood, having spent a young life of disgrace and shame, the poor, friendless one died the melancholy death of a broken- 4 Wa as she herself says, "flattered ar but alas, upom her fair brow was her face” “prostitute” Once the pride of respectable } the WL of thousand “same oid only the life history accomplished manners, she might have i Kho hearted outcast Among her personal effects was found In manuscript, “The Beauti- ul Bnow.” which was Immediately carried 0 Enos B. Reed, a gentle man of culture and literary tastes, who was at that time editor of the National Union. In the columns of that paper, on the morning of the day following the girl's death, the poem appeared in print for the first time. When the paper containing the poem came out on Sunday morn. ing. the body of the victim had pot received burial. The attention of Thomas Buchanan Read, one of the first American poets, was 50 taken with its string pathos that he Immediately followed the corpse to Iu final resting place. Such are the plain facts concerning her, whose “Beautiful Snow” shall long be remembered as one of the brightest gems in American literature, O the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and the earth below, Over the housetops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet, Dancing, flirting, skipping along, Beautiful snow, it can do no wrong. Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek, Clinging to lips in a frolicsome freak, Beautiful snow from the heavens above, Pure as an angel and gentle as love, 0, the snow, the beautiful snow! How the flakes gather and laugh as they go! Whirling about in their maddening fun, It plays in its glee with everyone. Chasing, laughing, hurrying by, It lights on the face and it sparkles the eve; And playful dogs with a bark and a bound, Snap at the crystals that eddy around. The town is alive, and its heart is aglow, To welcome the coming of beautiful snow, How wildly the crowd goes swaying along, Hailing each other with humor and song! How the gay sleds like meteors flash by, Bright for the moment, then lost to the eye! Ringing, swinging, dashing they go, Over the crust of the beautiful snow; Snow so pure when it falls from the sky As to make one regret to see it lie, To be trampled and tracked by the thousand feet, Till it blends with the filth in the horrible street. Once I was pure as the snow; but I fell Fell like the snowflakes, from heaven to hell; Fell to be trampled as filth in the street: Fell to be scoffed; to be spit on and beat ; Pleading, cursing, dreading to die; Selling my soul to whoever would buy. Dealing in shame for a morsel of bread: Hating the living, and fearing the dead. Merciful God! have 1 fallen so low? And yet I was once like the beautiful snow, Once | was fair as the beautiful snow, With an eye like a crysiai; a heart like its glow. Once I was loved for my innocent grace, Flattered and sought for the charm of the face, Father, mother, sister, all, God and myself 1 have lost by my fall. The veriest wretch that goes shivering by, Will make a wide sweep Jest | wander too nigh. For all that is on or about me I know, There's nothing as pure as the beautiful snow. How strange it should be that this beautiful snow Should fall on a sinner with nowhere to go! How strange it would be ere the night comes again, If the snow and ice struck my desperate brain; Fainting, freezing, dying alone, Too wicked for prayer, too weak for a moan To be heard in the streets of the ¢ town; Gone mad in the joy of the snow pre, down. To be and to die in my terrible woe, With a bed and a shroud of the beautiful snow. Helpless and foul as the trampled snow, Sinner, despair not, Christ low Io yesvue hasta lost In its sin, ora e oyment again. Groaning, bleeding, dying for thee, The Crucified hung on the accursed tree foll soft on thine ? Will he heed stream that for sinners and I shall be whiter than snow, L ! | i i ————— - THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” MY COUNTRY 118 FOR THEE I simply loathe the taste of booze, All whiskies make me ill, And as for beer or wine, to me They're simply so much swill I hate the very smell of Scotch, One sip of Champalgne hates me, I cannot stand the sight of Rye And Bourbon nauseates me A Cocktall or a Highball, a Manhattan or Old-Fashioned, Leaves me a trembling, jittery wreck And lower than a dachshund I'd never touch intoxicants Not even on the gq. t Except that I consider it A patriotic duty It's for the good old flag 1 drain My gallon jug or pitcher, Because IT know the tax will make My Country two bucks richer | Ours Sounds That Way Sometimes Mrs. Grady-—"1 don't like the sound of your radio” Mrs. O'Keefe-"That's no it's washing machh Perfectly Satisfied Have you Fagio, Our u Would-be Employer any references?” Would-be Employe—"Sure, here's the letter: ‘To whom it ma A cern: John Jones worked for us one week and we're satisfied What Did She Mean? ‘Oh, dear, oh, dear,” walled the young mother. “I had a contract for 4 new house and the baby swallowed it” "Too bad,” sympathized a visitor. “Was it bi ding’ Many a bride-to-be is 50 nervous she dos kn whether 10 sal ‘T do!” “I have!” or “I will!” An absent-minded countrv doc tor Is one who sets a farmer th and pulls the hired girl's leg Snappy Komback The manager of a store summoned a shipping clerk and asked hin why, when he applied for w ! jt & term in priso: as part of bis experience hat he had, and > inting to the applicat) ad writte: jer ast occupation” the Our Nursery Rime Little Boy Blue Come blow your horn In mama's hankle Your sleeves all torn Naming It Early A minister was given to publicly announcing his thanks for personal . blessings bestowed upon him. It came about that In the same week a bonnie russet-topped lnfant and a purse of $100 came to bless the par- sonage There was no litte speculation wager or two laid, on the matter of which bestowal mention first in his opening praver on Sunday mo declared off when the beloved pastor began “Oh, Lord, we thank Thee for the reads the past week !” and if the truth be known a modest the minister would ning. But all bets were Fucoor that has come 10 us Referred To Our “Embarrassing Moments” Editor Dear Sir—I am a stenographer for the official weather man Last week he and 1 were In the observation tower together and were looking over the dials on the Instrument boards So, picture my dismay when fust as his wife walked In the door, I sald, “It Jooks lke we'ye going Ww have an off Spring. Mr H ¥ | - Apology up one Bunday A sald, “There I» including Bro- wel " A negro preacher got twelve chicken thieves in this ther Johnson.” Brother Johnson did not like ft much called on the peracher and told him be could not baw! him out in public that way, he would have to take that back and apologize at the night services. The preacher promised to do it Al the night services he sald I sald there was twelve chicken Brother Johnson But 1 want to gize to Brother Johnson. 1 say morning a congregation this masnin naturally. After services he “Brethern, at this mawnin's services the congregation including statement back and apolo- there were eleven chicken thieves take that now that thisves in the congregation this mawnin, not counting Brother John- son 1" “A Little Thing Called Love” Dear Office Cat If you will allow me a little space 1 would lke to discuss a subject that has never been clearly defined, and one which 1 believe your readers are interested In. 1 refer 0 the Grand and Universal Passion known as Love Since that immemorial moming when Father Adam awoke from his moore and found a girder missing from the Lords first effort in tural engineering, a little four-letter word has plunged the world Into a mental and physical chaos of doubt and Indecision When Adam squinted across the mossy counterpane and beheld Eve blissfully snoring in the other twin bed, he plunged head-first into math- ematics. Beginning with one and one making two, he advanced to a mental state where he was able to understand that two and two equaled four—thus there are four letters in the word LOVE. With love the mul. tplication table developed for the advancement of the human race, and it's been a race ever since to see who could advance the farthest From the beginning of time love has been the world’s greatest prob- lem. It has been defined by thousands, and few agree as to just what it is. Some contend that it is an itching sensation of the heart that can be scratched. Others tell us that it Is what makes the world go ‘round Our old hired man claims that it is what caused him to lose a whole summer's wages in one day while in New York. My cousin Lizzie thinks it's the cat's whiskers (with apologies to the Office Cat), and Maggie the cook, knows it's all the bunk As defined by a well known New York literary critic, it is like the devil because it torments us; like heaven because it wraps the soul in bliss: like salt because it is relishing: like pepper because it sels one on fire’ like sugar because it is sweet: like rope because it is often the death of man: lke prison because it makes one miserable; like wine be- cause it makes one happy; and like a man because it is heretoday and gone Lomorrow. This same critic continues to define love as being like a woman be- cause there is no getting rid of it. Like a beacon because it guides us to a wished-for port; like the will-o-the-wisp because it often leads us into % bog; like the bite of a mad dog or the kiss of a preity woman because they both make a man mad. In a word, it is like a ghost because it is like everything and like nothing-—-often talked about, never seen, touch- od or understood. het ga sh a bear sreaks and he wakes up with his belly full, a wes swollen shut. What do you think? struc writer's opinion. love is the honey in a bee tree up doesnt know what it's all about until the ilmb pain in his head, and both OLD-TIMER. nudged by the ~"BCAT." it A ih That's all, folks. Quite often a gay young woman is sjompany she keeps. a EM A SO Mears Suleldal Shot Creditors To Meet After ao long-distance talk with Miss Dora Nunsell, In Los Angels, of Reuben Sione, Willlam Richard Tompkins, of | who was adjudicated bankrupt on | Oallatin, Tenn, asked her if she in the law | wanted 10 hear the shot with which : Notified " ii len sandwich or cub sandwich te- | teed] A ————— Query and Answer Column PROBLEM A train leaves New York, traveling 100 miles an hour, bound for Los Angeles, Calif. At the same time a train leaves Los An- geles for New York, traveling 50 miles an hour, When they meet, which train 1s farthest from New York? (Answer elsewhere in this column.) H. F.-What causes sun-spots on the Bun? Ans --Bun-spots, according to authentic astronomers, are swarms of meteors from the rings of Saturn falling into the solar furnace. Agcord- ing to the same authority, there are billions of these meteors that fall into the sun at the speed of four hundred miles & second, and that some of the meteors are nearly a thousand miles in circumference 4 142" as art 3 - W. D.—-What is the origin of the word “circw as applied to road shows exhibiting under a tent? An In ancient times there was a place in Rome reserved for 5 ” Ts public games, races and OWE It was one of the most magnifioent tructures in Rome and was named “Circus,” short for Circus Maximus, i +" ¢ N { riety by p its founder, and was established during the reign of Augustus Caesar 1% ’ “ #, ’ . 4 1 i ” The word “circus” has survived, as a name for modern shows uncer a tent B. D.— Which Is the proper spelling—"Pittsburg” or Pittsburgh? And how did it get its name? ” 4 v 5 ! al ’ . Ans ~The proper and official spelling is with the final “h"” How- A Of ; TN, TTT ever, some people drop the “h"” for convenience or oLher reason Pitts burgh was named after Wil 1» Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and he name was adopted in 170689 H. Y.~Can you tell me what the meaning of "Quo Vadis y 4 . 2 go dli - h + 3 Ans. Quo Vadl » Latin term which Uterally means “Which Way? QO. R..-Why Is there 8 sms how in the wp of the gasoline tank of an automobile? Ny 1 oe y « ‘ | 4 Ans ~The hole is Ww let the alr bs we Basolin e & drawn out. 1 no alr could get In e use of the gasoline would create a partial vac m an more gasoline would flow B. J-Wa m ever a part of the earih? AT Thi kr 7 elinits However, gook believe that was pulled { the ea: nany bi Is years ago when Lhe carth was fluid, probably by hie @ £ ru in uch the Sane way in winc he earth a are IPI GVO Dave been pulled Lt of ‘ b 1d F. O.—Can do i hor think like a human car n . . we Wigh " ALL Bcient are generally agreed that most of the higher ani- mais n think in matier ike getting food or escaping from enemies 18 +1 {{erer between them and the human is one of degree, and not of | The more gr matter cells in the brains of the various ani- x ore likely ( ay be able to think. 1 agreed that the more of gray-matter brain cel th ar other A Why are the « { America d India when real 3 ong Ww India t 5 I known for re where the American Indians came re 4 o> . ' yr bh yo a M {1 : gener ¥y BgTecd AmMONg geoiogl that probably milons ol Hy Asin onnected h Alaska by land which has snoe k be: tt eo But at U 1 ¢ erved 85 8 DASSAge from Asia America. a » 1% » Indians {1 India. Hence Amy an I E.R Ww t bio 1m eve An i 0 alarmed or exciled A blood from ils « ES d « {f four or {ive feet Person Congress r 5 » - ve Matthew Dunn of Penn ania. He t the sight of one eye whe e was 12 i he was XK Pre ntl each year ear the National Assembly elects a Lo serve as Preside He is ineligible J. E. B-How oft oy United Siates Na engage in gun practice? Ar The fleet ¥ 5 her cema I ‘ Ww Ld C. L~What cits of singie family homes? Ans —Philadelphia leads in the number of single family homes with 364,457 at the last census. wig Gh E J When did Buffalo Bill start his Wild West show? Ans —He org we show In 1883 W. F. M.—-Where the Conrad Welser Memorial? Ans —Oomrad Weiser Memorial Park is 58 beautiful shrine located along the Wi m Penn Highway, just east of Womeisdor!, Berks ooun- ty. Per It contal the hart of the pioneer homestead-farm of Onl Welser pioneer hero rchman, diplomat, Indian agent, | soldier and judge. The iginal Welser mansion, 200 Years « wed and suitably Nt ed with antique furniture. There is of rare Weiser rec colonial records, E. R-Is it possibie to create a perfect vaguum? An This is at present a mere Inteliectual concept. No physical r chemical meth has been devised for effecting the absolute removal of every trace of matter from any portion of space having finite mes- surements. By the tion can be obtained wi detected except by nied about 186 the resid 154 good modern alr-pump a degree of exhaus- 1 3 so perfect that no residual matter can be wi delicate testing. The Bprengel pump ine to produce a vacuum 50 nearly perfect that does not exceod the 400,000000th part of + vi le uk iS AS probably ne ve Jai atmosphere WW. 11 in England? An With the exoeplic giass and more than 120000 pieces of On interior are glass pictures made of glass. The tr of glassmakers Pressure a Picase describe the train which was made ” a) of the roof, the exterior of the train is all pecial type were used to oon- and walls, a glass bathroom, ain was constructed by a Lancashire to advertise its products a: truct the floors Ana am in Problem same di wer Ly the of would om New York course, when they met es NAT Modern Etiquette 1. When speaking should a wife refer as “Mr. Gibson™ friends A | 8 I a person makes an unkind remark about one's friend, wouldnt it be better to tell this friend? to her husban 2 Is t all right to hold a sand- 9. Is the following phrase corTect wich In the fingers while eating NR? (or oo formal Introduction? “Mis 3. When an employer introduces sartin may 1 present Mr. Wilson?” his secretary 10 a business visitor 10. ‘What should you do &f a should the secretary rise? Ye & 4 friend asks to barrow your tooth. 4. Is it proper to use two envel- brush? pes for wedding invitations? rusia ; 5. When a girl and her escort 11. When a bachelor is giving » supper party in honor of a certain soman guest, where should he scat her? enter a public dining room, is && the girl's privilege to select the table? 6. AL what age does a girl no longer require a chapcron? 7. What is the correct way eat strawberries when they are geiv- ed with the hull on? When a girl sb invited to house party, ang 10r some resaon is unable to accept, should she give the reason 10 her hostess? L Answers to Modern Etiquette 1. No. In gocial conversation should say “my hwband™ ov 2 quires a fork and oftentimes a knife. | J 6. Probably at the ge of twenty. five or twenty-six.
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