Page Four THE CENTRE DEMOCR AT, BELLEFONTE, PA. - Mareh 17. 193K; AE—— A i La Tlie Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A. C DERR............. PE PRP Editor PAUL M. PUBBA........oooinvnrin Associate ¥ditor CECIL A. WALKER Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoflice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, If pald in advance 62.00 per year, If not pald 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 Une each lssue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not notifylog us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK BACK WHERE WE WERE BEFORE THE WAR One melancholy feature of the Hitler grab of Austria is that it seems to shove the world back to just about where it was prior to 1914 when the Kaiser and his “Mitteleuropa” and “On to Bagdad” lunacy produced the makings of the World War. Now that Hitler has Austria, everybody feels certain that he will but bide his time until he grabs or tries to grab (Czechoslovakia. And if he does, then the fat is in the fire, for France is as likely to defend her ally as she did Belgium. Once that starts, the bloody spectacle opens and none can tell the outcome. More and more it becomes apparent that the World War, as all wars, settled nothing permanently. Germany's “weltmacht” was frustrated and her empire chopped into territorial hash. But the hash appears to have accumulated into tough sirloin, now another menace to world digestion. To what extent the Versailles peace treaty is respon- sible for all this brings varying answers. It is a satisfaction to Americans to recall that President Wilson felt confident the treaty would not stand. It was made while passions were still hot, where victors were flushed with pride and beset by demands from home to extract the last drop of blood. Knowing this, it is doubtful if President Wilson would have agreed to the terms except for his faith in the League of Nations covenant to adjust treaty matters from time to time to meet changing conditions. Worse luck, the President was deserted by his country. It refused to join the League. That hopeful agency for world peace became more and more impotent and there was nothing to smooth the inter- national wrinkles with honor and justice at all. As Germany began to recover her national strength, she took the bit in her own teeth, The Rhineland, the Saar and now the “anschluss” with Austria, all forbidden at Ver- sailles, have become realities and even more audacious ven- tures are in sight. The picture is not a pretty one, looking forward or ‘backward. A world that could create the sutomobile, the radio and other marvels is not great enough to prevent war and live in peace. The eynic would say the world is getting its just desserts. The idealist hesitates to challenge him in these bewildering days. PISTOLS EASY TO GET Men with criminal records easily got pistols by permis- gion of the Philadelphia city police, the Ruth legislative commission was informed. These criminals walked the stréets heavily armed, Somebody ought to impress that upon Attorney Gener- al Cummings who wants to have a law passed further re- stricting the ownership of revolvers, pistols, shot guns, rifles and other firearms by sportsmen and other honest citizens of the land. Mr. Cummings savs the law is designed to make it im- possible for criminals to obtain firearms. This newspaper long has contended guns could not be legislated out of the hands of crooks and criminals, The Ruth committee information seems to vindicate that statement. When crooks and criminals can obtain firearms so easily as has been shown in Philadelphia, when firearms can be obtained by criminals through “bootlegging,” when they ean easily manufacture them with a few pieces of scrap metal why should it be necessary to pass additional restrict- ive legislation that would only play into the hands of the lawless ? Every move made to curtail the ownership of firearms by sportsmen and other citizens only makes the pathway of the crook and criminal that much easier. Instead of restrictive firearms legislation what we need are a few more straight-shooting Americans who will be able to take care of themselves, and let the crooks know it. A MOTHER'S LOVE It was an insignificant item that appeared recently in a newspaper, but, as is often the case with such items, it told a powerful story, a story of undying affection and loy- alty, and self sacrifice. It told how a Shamokin woman, desirious of seeing her son become a musician and a member of his school band, had overcome the limitations of poverty by canvassing bugi- ness men of the town, soliciting loans of one dollar each to purchase an instrument for the lad. And it went on to tell how the woman, through the sale of candy and peanuts, had raised thirty dollars and had repaid those loans, at the same time cordially thanking each of the lenders, It is probably better that anonymity cloak the name of that woman, because her act was so symbolic of the sacri- fices that good mothers everywhere are constantly making for their children. Yet it is to be regretted that the toil and suffering and heart-aches of mothers are too often under- rated or even unappreciated, The devotion of his mother should be the greatest in- spiration possible to the young musician whose career was made possible by her humble efforts. The lives of great men since the beginning of time have been built on the solid rock | that is the love of a good mother, RAILROADS, RATES AND FINANCES The freight rate increase, granted the railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission, is not what the carriers wanted. The rail executives agree that the increases are not sufficient and that revenue will not be augmented in volume sufficient to settle the financial problems that confront the roads, There is another side. The inereased rates may not bring in extra revenue. Greater increases may have resulted in the loss of business and consequently in a shrinkage of revenue. Motor vehicles get help every time the freight rates go up, a LT Sr TREE PT Aree preg grt ot my | period followed and wis demons — _— — The basic trouble with the nation’s railroads, however, seems to have been touched by Senator Tiuman, of Missouri, a member of the Senate Committee that has been investi. gating railroad financing. He says the only cure is a financial overhauling for the nation’s “very sick rail transportation system,” which has been the victim of an “investment-bank. er policy.” Senator Truman points out that the railroads have a “rare structure and a classification for the Northeastern section of the country, an entirely different one ‘for the Southeastern States and when they come to the Mississippi and Missouri rivers they start all over and really tangle things up on a grand scale.” Basing his remarks on testimony brought out before the committee the Missouri senator remarks that certain railroads are “terrible examples of what can happen when the financiers manipulate them in the name of vonsolida- tion.” However, with $3,500,000,000 of their bonds in the hands of savings banks and insurance companies and about $7.000,000,000 more in the hands of the public the obliga. tions can’t be “wiped off the slate.” We are sympathetic toward the railroads in their pres. ent plight but not too sure that basic stability can be gain. ed without drastic steps to establish them on wound finan. cial structures. This may mean squeezing some water out of the stocks and bonds but in the long run it might be the best course. NEW LAW MADE BY JUDGES There was some new law made in the United States last week and it did not result from any act of Congress, any State legislative body or other minor agency enjoying some powers in the field of legislation. The new law came into being because the United States Supreme Court, in a decision, overruled previous decisions as being “out of harmony with correct principle.” In earlier years the State of Oklahomo attempted to tax the income of one who had leased oil and gas lands from the Federal government. This was prevented by Supreme Court's construction of basic legal principles, which we will not go into. Later, when the Federal government sought to tax the income of one who had leased some State land, Court, on the same construction of law, b These cases and what the lawyers call a decisions” established as law the principle that one such lands from a State could not be taxed on the income the Federal government, and vice versa. So stood the and the interpretation thereof until last week, when five members of the high tribunal decided that there “i ficient ground for holding” that such a tax has “other than indirect and remote” effect upon the government which happens to own the land leased. So now, not by legislative edict, but by Court decree there is some new tax law in the land. It seems to be defin- itely determined, past precedents to the contrary standing, that the Federal government can tax incom rived from oil and gas lands leased from a State, and Yersa, We do not criticize the decision which brought from Justice Butler there is no “real reason for so construction of the “no one can forsee” the principle a State talities and vice versa The new law that the majority ma hink, tained by the common sense, well expressed in the opinion rendered by Chief Justice Hughes, At the same time, one must admit that the old law, as expressed in previous o} ions and now repealed by the new decision, is condemned, There has been, however, no change in either law or Constitution. What has been changed is the Court's inter. pretation of the law and the Constitution. If the ne r pretation is wise, then the older one was foolish, 1f view was wise, then the new reasoning foolish. Either way one Jooks at the matter the conclusion is evident that much of the law of the land today is based unon nothing more solid than the interpretation of the law by those who sit as judges. When the judges change their minds, the law changes. We do not ignore the necessity of such changes but, in view of their occurrence, it seems ut- terly foolish for anvbody to get the idea that there is any- thing sacred about the opinion of a court, the t hs LI anned such a tax. f “f } lone line Wong une ol leasing by aw + lig) § f- notwith- y Qunrem ' 101% CL | the tart, assertion sweeping a change nn +} Po 3 the declaration { QeCisiog Constitution and the effect of may not t ie the majority ax Federal instrun that i¢ Th we w int is BLAMES COUNTY JAILS FOR CRIME. There are many causes of crime. It would require great wisdom to select any one cause. Experts on criminology dif- fer in the emphasis that they piace upon various contribu. ting causes. The cost of crime to the people of the United States is enormous. Naturally, we should be interested in reducing crime. For that reason it is proper to consider all of the factors which are listed among the causes of crime. Recently, James V. Bennett, director of the United States Bureau of Prisons, told the Connecticut Prison Assoc. iation that the county jail could be blamed for much of the spread of crime. He described most county jails as “filthy beyond description. Out of 3,700 jails in this country, he de. clared, inspectors have found that 70 per cent of them “ought not to be used for Federal prisoners.” Mr. Bennett pointed out that little or no attempt is made to employ prisoners or to provide them with a con. structive program and that medical facilities are premium.” This is not a report that should cause pleasnre. Neither is it one that the reader should take as a reflection upon lo cal jails. Mr. Bennett speaks from a national point of view. He knows, we presume, that there are reasons why local jails, as a rule, are not ideal penal institutions. Probably because of a recognition of the inherent dif. ficulties that confront local institutions and local officials, Mr. Bennett advocates the abandonment of the local jail and the substitution of a regional institution, work farm or camp, under State direction. Here, he thinks, there would be better opportunity for constructive work with prisoners through a system of individualized effort. te btn PH RE pi “at a ii ii POMONA GRANGE NEWS The Regional Conference at La- mar, last Thursday, was a day of profit to all atiending. Our State leader, Worthy Master J. A. Boakx, and Mrs, Boak, Worthy Lecturer Mrs. Oross, with L. E. Biddle, State | At the noon recess an unusually Deputy and Worthy Pomona Mas- ‘good chicken and noodle dinner, iter, and Mrs. Biddle, Juvenile Ma~ with lots of other good things from ron, were with us and led conferen- the farm, was seived by the women ces of Inspiration and real help 0 of the Niitany Grange of Clinton the masters, lecturers and other County with whom the conference ‘patrons attending. The opening was held. The personal contact | Aesasion was conducted as a regular with these people was much enjoys i grange meeting with officers to fill ‘ed and we were convinced that the ithe chairs being appointed by De- Clinton County folks are just as nies {puty L. E. Biddle, from the group as Centre County folks! We appre- |present, both Centre and Clinion clated the opportunity of meeing {county members tHelpating and ' Mr. Hubbard, the Clinton County i responding promptly to the position Pomo lecturer, who 18 a noted (assigned them, speaker aa well as a grange leader R. C. Bair, Master of Rebersburg for many years. We ace hoping to Grange, very ably filled the Master's arrange more meetings with thes? ‘chair and with the fine help of the granges In the future. : | other officers appointed,” conducted The afternoon session was devot. ia worthy example of proce- ed 10 a masters’ conference jed by instruction State Master Boak and a lecturers’ strated by the presiding officers This proved very interesting and served, also, as 4 good beginning in the quest for information during the day. jdure. An ,sonterence With Slate Lasturer Mra, other features of the program pre- ——— [gn ™ — THE Orrick CAx “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” AT THE TINT FAIR Two mosquitoes once Ut on the features Of two Ialr and peroxided creatures When asked by what right, They replied, “We're not tight’ We're Just seeing the same from the bleachers * Our Toast To The Ladies Here's to the girl who steals, lies till we finish) Bteals into your another and swears, (Now, hold on nrms Le there, And swears shell never The Right [ ut A COUNLY youlnh appying Answer A Centre for WPA was filling cation He Bee Ns name written and color white were simple managed to get properly in the blank Also 23 But the next blank sald sex. After considerable deliberatirn, befud- diement and embarrassment, he finally scrawled, "Occasion lly A Story That's Hot Keg I 3 add, “1 will nacht; in wratl of lath i1 " up well on the mii when wii BRAUCLLY the Leacher section 850 Took a warmed her spacht Joke On Charlie “1 want 0 change my name our name? He'd Need a Mint of Money Work your ! WAY up, my boy, and when you re WOrKIng, you can have Betty" But good heavens, 1 work in the mint Lightwelght Charity Ei SIOWINE A 80 receive a big check Fish wi Lhe uns have tle poorest si phe Post-Graduate Course » gradunted but now 1 ¥ 1 TIN, TIN YOU? bought a wooden hist e hut 1 wood 50 1 bought a sles] But Fu W whistle glee] it wooden whistle Rad whale 1 bought Bull they wo I bought a Un whistie Atid now 1 tin whistle ien ad me whistle So Love Has Its Rounds siastic youth « {ather ala for Le at a 1) the college box- WN yOu ever saw t's what my marriage 1! What's Hers Is Hers Judge "Where is husband?” Defendant ain't Year your got no husband He has been dead onto ten “Are U your children? Defendant "Yes Des's Judge—-"Bul I thought you sald your husband is dead? Defendant—"Yes, suh. He's dead, but 1 aint” Judge Wee all suh mine. ™ So Time Marched On Htie dog. I called him August lusions 1 had a L cone August was fond of jumping especially at the wrong conclusion One day he A amped at a mule's conclusion The next day was Lhe first of September Play Ball—Batter Up Now that the baseball season will soon be with us, we insert a base ball story here It seems that In a small town down South, two Negro baseball teams, surrounded by thelr dusty devotees, were engaged in & very im- portant baseball game The colored preacher of the community had been approved by both teams for the position of umpire in this contest—because, as the home team pointed out, a parson couldn't do wrong. The visiting team’s clean-up man stood in bases were loaded “Ball one, high,” the volee of authority boomed “Ball two, low.” “Ball three, inside” “Ball fo’, low and wide--you fs out” “How comes yo' talks dat way, Mister Ump? Ah gets a base for dat” screamed the mutinous batsman. “Brother, you is right—but de bases am loaded niace to put you. You is out” the batter's box. The an’ ah ain't got no Strip Tease Tale "Of course 1 love you,” and she took off lier stockings. “We will have the sweetest little bungalow,” and she took off her sports sweater, We will have a lot of little flower beds,” and ghe took off her kirt “Tom, dear, why can’t ac be married in the spring when all the world is fled with laughter?” and she took off her brassiere. “If you prefer the fall, I prefer it too, because we are ag one sweet. heart,” and she took off her petticoat, because she was an old-fashioned girl “Tom, dear, tell me once more that you love me,” and she removed r ast vestige of clothing “Tom, honey, I better say good-night for I have to get up early in morning.” And she hung up the receiver. H {on which were printed, “Leadership” Oross presiding, These all preent participating to the bene- | fit of everyone. Not a dull moment | and till going strong when necessary | to close the meeting of the day. We | shal] soon be taking up the projects, in our granges, which are being | tending and the aciive interes! drill also emphasized the theme of | chown and feel sure our granges will | the evening by the altar song and | reap worth-while benefits in the was well conducted. The secretarw | months to come. {of this gotive grange is Miss i The particulars of the last Nelgh- | Mary who is a ! (bor Night meting wore Rok anttred | often; Bald E Grange, as | in as wis , but we do host pul forth every effart to enter | gnow the play on the farm home tain this in ‘the address on “Leadership” and all | tality. The decorations (Of green pod beans emphasized ~ | “The | erally aay -e Column Query and Answer PROBLEMA horse trader visits three fairs in one day AL each fair it cost him a horse to get in, While In the fair he sells half of his horses, and it cost him a horse to get out, After visiting the three fairs and returning home, he has one horse left. How many horses had he to start with? G. KE. Ang ~Not exactly found indicate that they attain from 18 to 20 feet 8. P-What do mosquitoes live on humans for them 0 suck thelr blood? Ans ~Blood the food the males. But the absence of any blood for the juices of plants H M1 a female turkey ci) called? Ans A male peculiar noise h correct name turkey” for the males Ww Is 8 mastadon and an elephant the same? The mastadon Is an extinet animal, but remains height from 12 10 16 feet, and a length where there are no animals or cholee for the mosquitoes, especially for them W feed on, they stuck is ed a hen, what is a male turkey referred to as ga pobbler, because of + of his sex, However females and “tom the Lhe for them is "het y r Lhe H. ~Whert An It is not ) When he was ap) in 430 A. 1 te h 1 7? And nor how did he get to Ireland? where BL, Patrick was born, { age he was gelzed by 2 band of to an Irish chieflain, After six ance where he entered a monas~ 1 A. D., and was sent by Pope Wh was in x semi-savage state roximately pirate yeurs 1 Ve Ty as A cat " at 1 Celestine at tH y 4 [ WwW. A Any h i is derived from In is Pasteur nos : 27, 1882, and died | t. 28, 1805. He was noted chemist i I Ie treating milk, wine, etc, 10 destroy the When this is done wy rye who was born in 5 it 4s it is ou piease answer which are the world are In the order named he Misclaslppl the United » 4] ve intended 0 lustrate some Good Bamaritan Son, the Mustard ag Lhe Pr ral Maa i, id ox where Oghu is? Le Hawallan group Jumn Honolulu © hire on vegelabie king- i The charges poled. Bik inen, or cotion. rmal humid air The air of a heated rubbing by much more li Buch ellects are n n , MAKES ¢Ven sik a partial condu r ol lectricity house Is very dry in winter the I L. L.——What does President Roosevelt eat for breakfast? Ans HE breakfast usually conzicts of cereal with milk “nd sufar, buttered whole-wheat toast, bolled egges with bacon cubes aud toasted croutons RW climbers? Ang Jt 10 we HH Everest ever been reached by has not. Beveral sitempts have been made, but each Nas ) he mountain could be attained WwW. Mm used In musical strings made? Ans —Catgut Is made from the muscular coat of the intestines of & sheep. These are steeped fermented and inflated, then cut into strips, i large, and finest quality of strings 1s made in Rome and Naples CE had abandoned Of what is the catgut sooured twisted K.—-Why was Lake George so named? Ans —Lake Oeorge was discovered by called the Lake of the Blessed Bacrament William Johnson changed iis name to England. a French explorer and was On August 28, 1755, General Lake George after George II of E. 8~What was the origin of the domestic dog? Ans ~The origin of the domestic dog is unknown but it is thought to be of composite descent from wild dogs, and perhaps some now ex- tinct species of animal E. 0. B.—How did term Golden Gate originate? Ans—The entrance to the harbor of 8an Francisco between the two headlands was given the name Golden Oste by the explorer Drake in 1578, As the sun sinks Into the Pacific there is a peculiar brilliant golden effect cast upon this strait, which doubtless suggested the name. A. R—Do goldfish sleep? Ans They do not sleep. They have periods of rest in which they are perfectly quiet, but they are unable to close thelr eyes and do not sleep in the correct sense of the word. C. D. J—How many Negroes are there in this country? Ans.-~According to the census of 1830, there gre 11.891 egroes in the United States. hs W. H~Are most of the people involved in bad automobile accidents inexperienced drivers? Ans—An analysis of traffic accidents in cent of drivers involved In fatal accidents ing experience. K. H. B.-How much do the newspapers spend for pictures? Ans~~The dally newspaper publishers of the Uni State: Canada spend more than $8,000,000 a vear for ng : E. C. N.—~Is “all right” always written as two words? Ans—Almost, although, altogether and already are spe . gle words, but all right is written as two words, 4 Spelled 28. 3in N. T.-~Was George Washington & regular church-goer? “ Ans It was his custom to attend church service he % on Sunday mome the 1837 shows that 87 per had one or more years’ driv- and L. R. C—~Where is the River of No Return? Ans~The Balmon River of Central Idaho is so called. Answer to Problem--The horse trader had twenty-nine horses when he entered the first fair. If any of our reade work of © p Ts, unal problem, will let us know, we will publish the solution ry Aad, Tone farm subject of the evening. which was “beans” and was also carried out in the refreshments which con- sisted of sandwiches, baked beans cake and coffee. The Master of this grange is Charis Hackenburg, Belle. fonte, R. D. For the souvenirs of the evening ribbons were presented E. church held their monthly busi ness mecting last Tuesday al the home of Mrs Clau Alter the business Patrick's program was enjoyed the following : Rev, R. Naylor, 3 Harry and “Bald Eagle Geange No, 151" [iy | OF. 35. and an. From all reports this was the kind | of meeting which gives us some- thing to think about and makes ud anxious for the next one, two good ‘tesis of the type of Neighbor Night | meetings which we desire. We an confident all will enjoy the meeting which is given at Penn State Grange, Tuesday evening of this week. Be sure, 100, to attend all on your pro- | gram, watch your dates, another ore is listed for next week. A good meal often changes an in- dividuM’s ‘entire viewpoint of lle and iis problems li man willing to contribute 1d. | can be a “power” in almost organization,
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