© Whe Centre Bemorra, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A. C. DERR PAUL M. DUBBS CECIL A. WALKER. ............ hy Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF BUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if pald 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 hoon 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 WERK EDITORIAL Highway accidents continue to claim 100 lives a day. So far, few people seem to mind. There is plenty of meney in the United States but it won't do much good until somebody begins to use it. Get up early and behold the beauties of nature these Spring mornings. Be sure it is early enough to enable you to tumble back into bed again for another snooze. Without financial assistance from the outside world, ftaly, Germany and Japan face eventually, an utter econ- omic collapse. Their present world policy is based on the belief that if you can’t buy what you want, it is all right to steal it. A few evenings ago John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national committee, was scheduled to deliver a radio address titled, “Where are we bound 7” If he was referring to the Republican party, the correct answer seems to be, “Hand and foot.” The Democrats will have a lead of 1678 over the Re- publicans in Cambria county. The registration shows the Democratic total, 38,944, and the Republican, 37,266, a net gain of eighty-six over the Democrats since last Novem- ber, This doesn’t indicate that the New Deal is losing pres- tige in Pennsylvania. Whether or not Henry Ford is gifted as a public speaker, matters little to the country. He has accumulated millions and a reputation as a mechanic, and that should satisfy anybody. His recent visit to the White House and conference with the President has given rise to a variety of speculation as to what the motor magnate and Mr. Roosevelt talked about, but so far Mr. Ford has said very little and the President less, Perhaps Mr. Ford is display- ing good sense. Republican State Chairman GG. Edward Green's pre- dietion that Gifford Pinchot would win the party's giber- natorial nomination by 75,000 votes, fails to impress Mr. James with its truthfulness. The Judge's reply has a grain of humor: “We are glad Mr, Green has finally come out squarely into the open and revealed that he is a member of the Pinchot campaign committee. He will get the amoke out of his eyes on this prediction business on the morning of May 18, that is, if he can be found anywhere.” A MEANS TO MAKE LIFE REAL The people of Bellefonte usually can be counted upen to give generous financial support to community affairs and the cause of welfare success in general. For the past three years they have been convinced of the economic value of a Community Welfare Fund by which means all local organizations whose free-will activ. ities are directed along uplifting channels, are budgeted and each is apportioned its share. Thus under this method of financing our welfare agencies for the coming year, distribution would be made as follows: Health and Welfare: Centre County Hospital oo . 54500.00 Salvation Army 250.00 A.M. E. Church ..... ci 300.00 Milesburg Fire Company eee. 75.00 Undine Fire Company . Logan Fire Company - Youth Guidance and Education: Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. Boy Scouts 7 Girl Scouts 960.00 Bellefonte Community Athletic Assn... 1350. Care of Children: Crippled Children Associated Charities Emergency and Contingency Administration: Yearly administration and campaign... 555.00 $17,000 is the amount needed to keep the above wel fare groups functioning during the year. While the experienee of depression years, when many failed to secure profitable employment, has been disap- pointing, there has been general recognition of the fact that supporting our various charitable groups has im- proved our community, and made many more efficient human beings. Let us all turn in with a will and lend our fullest fi- nancial support to the Community Welfare Fund. We can- not afford to allow any one of the above mentioned agen- cies to fail in the work it is performing. Each has its part in upholding the health and happiness of all our people, and it Is within our province to keep it moving success- Y 360.00 150.00 1500.00 THE TURKS HAVE A LAW From Istanbul, Turkey, comes the news that a new law will requife every merchant in Turkey to have one price and stick to it. ; Tie Dew statute Faquires all Jirticles to have their price plainly mar and any store r who accepts less ~or more—will be liable to a borts Br. * While‘we do not pose as experts on trade or com- merce, it is barely Jostible that the Turks hav id Tat ha or it. i din = THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. "SOVIET ARMY—KEY TO PEACE There is muen speculation as to the condition of the Soviet Army. In Great Britain the belief is general that jt has been “shot to pieces” by recent trials and the execy- tions of generals. France, apparently, does not know how much reliance can be placed in the Soviet alliance, What will count in the interest of peace in Europe ig the opinion that the Germans have of the Soviet Army, Czecho-Slovakia, next in line for German attention, has a mutual defense pact with Soviet Russia. Recently Vorosh- iloff, head of the Soviet Army, made a significant utter. ance which reassured Prague. Voroshiloff said, according to leading Czecho-Slovak- ian officials, “Germany sent 200 planes to Spain to help defeat the Spanish Government, Very well. We will send aid to Czecho-Slovakia, if necessary, not 200, but 2,000, And we say to the brown fellow (Hitler, the Brown shirt leader), for every kilometer you dare to advance into Czecho-Slovakia, we will destroy a German town.” Konrad Henlein, leader of the Sudeten German party in Czecho-Slovakia recently declared that his followers, “like Germans in every part of the world,” accepted the Nazi ideology. In his speech, making demands upon the Government at Prague, he included the threat that al. though the Germans of Czecho-Slovakia did not seek war at home or abroad, they would no longer tolerate a state of affairs “that means for us war in time of peace.” Ger- man comment termed his speech the “last warning.” If Germany makes an advance against Czecho-Slo- vakia, it will be based largely upon the belief that the Soviet Army is incompetent, Not only has Czecho-Slovakia a mutual defense pact with Russia, but the nation is bul warked by a mutual aid treaty with France, an anti-ag- gressor pact with Russia, Yugo-Slavia, Rumania and Tur- key and a treaty within the Little Entente itself. For the time being at least, Czecho-Slovakia while endeavoring to conciliate the German minority, shows no signs of panic and apparently retains confidence in the future. DENOUNCING THE “WAR SYSTEM” Last week, on many college campuses throughout the United States, male and female orators mounted soap- boxes to protest against what they called the “war sys- tem.” The Centre Democrat has no objection whatever to any intelligent effort to promote the cause of peace and to prevent future wars. Such efforts, however, are to be dis- tinguished from yearning idealism, which worships peace and hates war. If college students wish to avoid war in the future, they must make a reasonable approach to the prob- lems which lead to conflict. To wish for peace is good, but to work wisely for peace is better. It is natural, we think, for individuals to desire peace. The price is complete self-abnegation and abject surren- der to aggressive forces. The human race, in its long his. tory, has developed very few individuals willing to pur- chase peace at this price. Moreover, the history of nations demonstrates that sometimes peace cannot be obtained at any price. WHAT CAUSED THE SLUMP? It is interesting to read some of the explanations given for the present slump in business. There are some experts who immediately plant the responsibility on the Government while others, closer to their own observa- tions, give a variety of reasons, Recently, Pr. Harold Mouiton, of the Brookings In- stitutions, gave his diagnosis, “wages that were forced so high as to wipe out profits in important industries.” This sounds reasonable at first glance but Mr. C. F. Hughes points out that Dr. Moulton does not specify the “impor- tant industries,” that he has in mind. In fact, the National City Bank compilation for 1,720 manufacturing and trading companies shows a gain in net profits of 8.7 per cent. over 1936. There may be some basis for the conclusion of Dr. Moulton that wage increases wiped out the profits of in- dustry. At the same time, there is considerable opinion to the effect that prices rose faster than wages and were more responsible for the decline. There were other factors as well, ONE QUESTION ANSWERED {From Warren Times) An oft-repeated question inspired through one of the peculiarities of the present hotly-contested primaries was answered when the news was flashed from Harrisburg that Governor Earle had summarily dismissed Charles Mar- glotti as Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Up to that time thousands were somewhat perplexed to understand just what situation existed that made it possible for Margiotti to go on campaigning for the guber- natorial nomination against the choice of Governor Earle and still hold his job in the cabinet. Having been defeated for the Republican nomination for governor four years ago only to change his party al- legiance and throw what strength he professed to have to the Democratic nominee in the general election, later to be rewarded with appointment as Attorney General, it will be interesting to watch the future maneuvers of the Jeffer. son county politician who now seems to be a candidate for nomination on his own “Middle-of-the-road’ ticket. MONEY AND GOLD . Last week the money in circulation in the United States amounted to $6,361,000,000, In reserve, the United States Treasury held in monetary gold stocks $12,841. 000,000. This is more than $2 worth of gold for each dol lar of money in circulation. It may be interesting to our readers to compare the money in eirculation and the gold stocks in this country with similar figures of other great nations. England had a note circulation of 495,677,131 pounds, This was backed by only 327,222,214 pounds in gold hold- ings. For France, the figures are worse. The note circula- tion, in francs, was 98,063,000,000 and the gold holdings, 655,8086,000,000 francs. The condition of Nazi Germany is seen in a note circulation of 5,524,200,000 marks. This is backed by gold holdings of only 70,700,000 marks. A casual study of these figures will reveal why the United States dollar is the soundest money in the world. SHALL WE WISH FOR PEACE? We confess that those who advise Americans to join in a drive for world peace intrigue us very much, The desire for peace burns in the heart of the aver. age man and woman of this country. The wish for peace surges mightily but we cannot follow the reasoning of those who believe that we can have world peace if we wish for it hard enough and long enough. Nothing would compose our thoughts about interna. tional affairs more than the ability to believe that Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese rulers desire peace as a fun. damental state. Nothing would tend to make more cer- tain our faith in pedte than the belief that the peoples of Getwany, Italy and Japan believe that peace is a goal 0 A There is no evidence that Hitler, Mussolini or the Japanese rulers want e and nothing to lead us to be. lieve that the people in these countries are against the er of politics now puing applied to world affairs or they shrink from the of war which their lead- ers seem willing to risk. a ny {5 | | Hoemoameamonn a —— THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” — ASSORTED SUPPLICATIONS Old Mald: Now 1 lay me down to sleep; I pray that in my slumber deep 1 dream in bliss and pure delight About the man I did last night, Mother of Many: Now I Jay me down to sleep While all around me bables creep; I thank the Lord that John fs gone 50 1 at last can sleep alone Blenographer: Now I lay me down to sleep; I hope 1 haven't been too cheap, And that new sealskin coat of mine Is worth the price and genuine, Mandy: Now Ah lays me down to sleep While all aroun’ de crickets peep; Of all de lonesome times dey be Dis am de lonesomest fo’ me The Souse: Now 1 lay me down to sleep, Chock full of beer I'd like 10 keep, I'll crave some more at dawn If I Should happen Lo awaken dry Now 1 lay me down 0 sleep, And if I dream I have 0 leap To dodge an auto like today, Ill have my pants off, anyway THERE'S A REASON “1 call my girl ‘Nearly’ Said Gerald McPhutt, “Because Noah Webster says That means ‘all but'” \ It's Gone, Anyway Freddy--"Orandpa, did you once have hadr lke snow?” Grandpa—"Yes, my boy.” Freddy—"Well, who shoveled it off?” Probably Unconscious Father (from the top of the stairs at 1 a. m)—"Is thal young map asleep, Marie?” Daughter--"Hush, father. He has just asked me to marry him and make him the happiest man in the world” Father—*"Just as I thought. Wake him up.” Going Up Fidgety Old Lady (about to get on bus) Hamsport, my good man?” Driver—"Yes, lady.” Fidgety Old Lady—"All the way down West Fourth Blreel?” Driver—"Yes, lady, all the say.” Fidgety Old Lady—"Well, I want you to Jet me off at Milesburg” Driver—ifed up)—"All right-shat ficor, mum?” “Does this bus go to Wil- No, Roger, boils do not make a political party stronger or more secure, In fact, the larger the number of boils the quicker the party will go Ww pieces, Three Follies (on the outskirts of our village, once sald that men were guilty of three most astonishing follies, The first was the climbing of trees lo shake down the fruil, when if they would but wait, the fruit would fall of itself. The second was the going to war to kill one another, when and if they would only wall, they must surely die naturally, The third was that they should run after | women, when, if they did not do 50, the women would surely run after them Not a Habit They toll about a divorce hearing in an Arkansas tosm, where the wife, having sued for separation, suddenly found herself defending a di- vorce action, charged with too great an intimacy with ope of the local | { i | | | May 5, 19328. Query and Answer C olurmn | 1 and 217 PROBLEM How many odd numbers are there between Bet your first guess is wrong. (Answer elsewhere in this department.) D. M.-~Where was the ship wrecked on which Lord Kitchener was women @ | drowned? Ans ~The H. M. 8. Hampshire, on which Lord Kitchener lost his life, wis sunk by a German mine off the West Orkney Islands, June 5, 1916 8. 8. J.-Did James Jeffries, the pugliist, ever umpire baseball games? Aus.~While Jeffries has not umpired any major league games, he acted In that capacity in minor leagues in practically every state In the Union, about 1809 or 1900 C. H. 8.—~What is the value of the Harmsworth collection of books recently purchased by the Polger Shakespeare Library at Washington, D.C? Ans ~In actual market value the 9000 volumes have been appraised at $5,000,000. R. P. B—Has the climate of Mexico been ruined by the radio? Ans ~The climate of Mexico has not been destroyed by radio waves Radio waves do not affect the weather, and statements that have ape peared from time to time that the tremendous outpouring of radio waves all over the world has caused bad weather, are without scientific basis. In comparison with the tremendous amount of energy broadcast continually into the atmosphere as a result of thunderstorms, the amount added from the radio stations ls comparalively minute, L C. T..~Where does Ans ~Taploca, also known as cassava and manioc, is made from the roots of the manioc plant. The native home of the manjoc is Bra- zil, but it is produced in a limited way in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Trinidad. However, on account of the cheap labor in the Far East iis cultivation was begun there and has developed, until now the greater part of the world’s supply comes from the East Indies, the Straits Set. ements and Japan tapioca come from? R. R—What 5 the word for the habit of biting the fingernails? Ans ~The habit Ls J. 8.—~To what extent does operating a radio in a car interfere with the ignition or miles per gallon of gas? Ans ~1It is sald that the operating of a radio in an sutomoblle has no noticeable effect upon the ignition or miles per gallon of gas. The radio uses current from the battery and therefore the batlery heeds more charging than if no radio were used. This means that a trifle more power from the engine is needed to operate the generator, but it is believed that there 5 no difference in fuel consumption. s have been bulll during this admin- Known as anychophsagy istration? Ans During the period from March 4, 1833, to date, 1032 post office bulldings throughout the country have been completed J. H—-How old was George Washington when he had smalipox? Ans ~At the age of 19 he accompanied his half-brother Lawrence 60 Barbados, where he contracied smallpox, which left his face per manently pitted H W.-Of what denomination Georgia? Ans ~It Is non-denominational designed there who are unable to kneel when they worship, is the new chapel at Warm Springe, and was for the parents riume made especially for on ithe market and a perfume for the upper canine classes now caler Dog bon-bons are is available in shops thal ula for baptism in the New Testa £3 5 t £ . wie Shor orm a of name of he Ans "Baptized in the Lord Jesus.” See Acts 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; and 19:5. R. M-When did President Ans —8eptember 30, 1935 B. G.—How many families has Lhe ority moved from slum and blighted areas homes since its establishment? Ans. —The agency was established November 1, 1837, and since then has moved 2971 families to low-rent homes with facilities for Roosevelt dedicate Boulder Dam? United Slates Housing Auth- and placed in Jow-rent | the preservation of health, A wise old Swede woman, who once lived in a tar-papered shack | Reader—Are rhubarb leaves poisonous? Ans. ~Numerous cases of more or less serious {liness and some fa- talities, have been reported in both Europe and North America from eating rhubarb leaves. The leaf biades have a high content of oxalic acid and soluble salts, and should not he used as food. The oxalic acid is present in smaller amounts and largely in insoluble form in the stalks and is harmless L M.—~What is the exact meaning of “plebiscite,” and how does it | get that name? rounders. When she took the stand in ber own suit, her husband's law. | yer tore into her on this lssue, He grew extremely sarcastic, and set the rafters to ringing with his comments on the inconsistenty of women. He lingered Indignantly on the clandestine trists. with another man. “And it's true,” thundered the counselior, “that you went in the | darkness of night, to le In the arms of this home destroyer, {isn't it? Out of the home of the man who bought your food, your clothing, your shelter. You left him to appease a lawless passion, didn't you?” The lady dismissed all this wind-blosn oratory with a depreciating | Shrug. “Just twice,” she sald defensively. THE TURNING POINT I saw her in a bathing suit; Since then 1 haven't felt the same She always seemed 50 plump and cule 1 saw her in a bathing suit, Returning from a dip, to boot And then the disallusion came. 1 saw her in a bathing suit Since then I haven't felt the same You Can Depend On It That— If some men were as true to their couniry as to their wives, good- | by'e country. We All Do Some people pay when due; some overdue; some never do; how do Signs of the Times Ans --Plebiscite is taken from the word “pleblan.” which means the “common people.” It pertains to a law or tentative law enacted by a dic- tator or legislative body and submitied to the people for approval, In the United States this is called a “referendum.” but in Ewope it is called “plebiscite.” J. W.1If you are 0 good with the calendar will you please answer on what day of the week will the Fourth of July come on in the year 20387 T have figured it out and am putting you "on the spot.” Ans July 4 2038. will occur on Saturday. If your figures don't cor- roborate that, we will frankiy say that you have made a bobble some- where. 8. A~—~Who was the greatest President of the United States from the time of Washington to the present time? Ans ~This i a mooted question and is a matier of personal opinion. | Some say Washington. some say Jefferson. some say Jackson, others say i 5 | Lincoln, and still Franklin D. Roosevelt, ticket, W. R~How does a dynamo produce electricity? Ans~A dynamo is merely a machine for passing a magnet past a wire many times in succession and thus producing a continual series of electric pulses, known as electric currents. The iron sides of the dy- namo contain the magnets. The revolving part in the center, called the armature, is wound to carry & series of wires past three magnels one others say Write your own after the other, thus producing the electricity. N. R~Can a chicken swim? Ans --No. Neither can it sink. A chicken will float and flounder | until it makes its escape or becomes exhausted. ; | value? | } ail roadside cafe, specializing to the appetites of truck driv. seen this sign hanging on the wall: CROSS COUNTRY CHICKEN PUNCTURE PROOF STEAK BLOW-OUT BEANS TIN LIZZIE COFFEE AND MILK at Speedometer Prices Keep This Secret Beh! 8sh! Fellow motorists, just between ourselves, here Is a smooth trick for getting around our tormentors, the parking regulations. We heard of a motorist who works it. He carries a slip of jooks like a parking tag. When he parks in lieves bidden territory, or in a Beis eit | BR. D.—Has Congress the power to coin money and regulate its ey Ans —According to Article 1, Section 5, of the United States Consti tution, Congress shall have the power “to coin money and regulate the value thereof ...." 8. 0-<To settie an argument will you please state who knocked out Champion James J. Jeffries, the heavyweight prize-fighter? Ans—James J. Jeffries was knocked out by Jack Johnson (negro) at Reno, Nev, in 15 rounds on July 4 1910. H. D.—What baseball player was the champion balter the greatest number of years in either major league? Ans~—Ty Cobb of the Detroit American League team was the cham pion batter for seven consecutive years from 1908 to 1815 inclusive. Rog- er Hornsby of the St Louis National League team was the champion in his league six consecutive Sears from 1920 to 1825 Inclusive. : F. J~What country has the greatest number of automobiles? Ans.—The United States. It has more automobiles than the rest
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