. BELLEFONTE, PA. THE CENTRE DEMOCRA speeches, and trips by motor, train and plane are just an ordinary day's work for her. The last two summers she flew to Alaska on her vacation, Have your club, grandmothers, but please don’t keep too much to yourselves or become too exclusive. Let the rest of us enjoy you as we always have. You didn’t need a club to convinee us that yop are up and coming, and that the wheels of the world couldn't go "round without you,— The Christian Science Monitor. THE Orrice CAr “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” gat - _—— smo ___ THEN THE MERRY-00-ROUND BROKE DOWN Little drops of whiskey, Little drops of gin, Make a fellow wonder Where the heck he's been, The Centre Pemocrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA — A. O. DERR...... PTC EPA iranaes Editor Query and Answer Column ma —— PROBLEMA man in the window of a tenth floor leaped out W be caught in a net held by a group of men on the ground. When he got half-way down he saw that he was going to miss the net. Now then, what was the great super-human presence of mind he resorted to? (Answer elsewhere In this column.) Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter, Reader-—1Is Henry Burr, of the “Uncle Ezra” radio program, the same singer who was popular on phonograph records some years ago? How old Is he? Ans—He is the same person. Among his recordings were “Beautiful Isle of Bomewhere,” “Heaven is My Home,” “I'll Take You Home Kath- leen,” “Jesus, Baviour, Pilot Me” “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,” “Bllver Threads Among the Gold" and “When You and 1 Were Young, Mag- gle.” He is 53 years oid, W. M.~Do Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs, Wiliam Howard Taft receive pensions from the U. 8. Government? Ans.Both have recently been granted a pension of $6000 a year, that is generally pald to the widows of Presidents, H. 8. K~Will you please tell me If the government can appropriate a patent to its own use, without the inventor's consent? Ans ~The federal government has authority to do this if the inven tion is of vital public interest, necessary to the existence of the govern. | ment. For such appropriation the inventor will be compensated. Easy Meat | G. D~Why is the English word debt pronounced with the “b” silent? The family was down and out, They had no food, and both the Ans The English word is derived from the French dette, pranounced father and mother were out of work. The eight children were on the | det. verge of starvation-—they had not seen food for three days. W. M.—What chance have talented young persons of getting into And then they got & break! One night the stork visited the house. It | the movies In Hollywood? y Lt! 3 | ! brought sunshine into the faces of the kiddies. The mother and father | Ans. —Oliver Hindsell, Hollywood talent scout, in & recent interview ram ¢ : grew fat with pride. Another kid? Hell, no! Roast stork for dinner! | on the subject said: They have one chance in 30.000 of becoming extras a 2 " | If they make that grade, they have once chance in 15000 of becoming Fair Enough! | an actor, that is, of even speaking a line. If they do get into speaking “Look here, Hiram, when be you goin’ to pay me them eight dollars | Parts, they have one chance in 3000 of reaching the featured class, for pasturin’ your heifer? I've had her now for about ten weeks” | W. J. H—~Who founded the YMCA? “Why, Bi, ther critter ain't worth mor'n ten dollars.” | Ans—In 1841 George Willams began work for a London dry goods “Well. supposin’ I k her for w , " ” | firm. Two years later he induced some of the employes {0 hold prayer » Pr wh oe wo hat you owe Met | meetings at regular intervals. In June, 1844, he, with eleven other, Not by a jug full Tell you what I'l do; keep her two weeks more | formed a society under the name of Young Men's Christian Association. and you can have her. | After serving as treasurer of the society from 1863 to 1885, he became { president. In 1894 he was knighted " D. 8~Why do some of the stars differ in color? Ans ~They differ in color principally because some of them are hot- | ter than others. The hottest ones contain certain gaseous chemical ele. | ments which shine with an intense whiteness. The stars that are a little {less hot shine With a yellowish light, and the coolest stars shine with a | reddish light. F. N.—Is there such a thing as hypnotism? RANSOM FOR MURDER The old-style kidnapping seems to be passing from the picture. Of old, kidnappers seized their victim, demanded a ransom, and when it was paid delivered the person seized. Recently, kidnappers have been working differently, In prominent cases the kidnappers have apparently promptly killed their victims, then demanded ransom, knowing they could not deliver. The fear and love of parents quite naturally protect. ed the criminals from immediate pursuit by officers of the law, in the hope that the child would be returned upon payment of the money demanded. Now, this seems to be an unfounded hope. It would be, to many, a harshly eruel parent who would refuse to pay ransom and immediately turn the police on the trail. Yet, in view of recent methods used by kidnappers, this would seem to promise just as much saf- ety to the child—a prompt pursuit might push the kid- nappers hard enough that they would be afraid to kill their victim, There is something peculiarly repulsive about this crime. Human vultures preying upon the love and protect. ive instinct of parents in order to extort money, and quite brutally stamping out the life which they use as a lever. No punishment is too severe for such abnormal fiends, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $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 usliete upon special request. Watch date on your label after you The Dumb Pup . Heo—"You are my Inspiration. I just can't do anything without you." She—"Why, you poor fish, you've been sitting here next to me all | evening and you haven't done anything with me” BETTER SPRUCE UP A BIT Who knows when the sky may fall And with a calm grin squash us all? We ought to think of our poor souls And not wear underwear with holes 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 alter Tuesday morning must run its chances, Al] reading notices marked (*) are advertisements, Legal notices and all real estate advertisements 10 centa per line each issue. Bubscribers changing postoffice address, and not notifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. CIRCULATION OVER 1,000 COPIES EACH WEEK Democratic State and Local Ticket For United States Senator GEORGE H. EARLE, of Haverford For Governor CHARLES ALVIN JONES, of Edgewood For Lieutenant Governor LEQ C. MUNDY, of Wilkes-Barre For Secretary of Internal Affairs THOMAS A. LOGUE, of Philadelphia For (Congress DON GINGERY, of Clearfield For Stale Senator EDW. JACKSON THOMPSON, of Philipsburg For the Legislature JOHN W. DECKER, of Spring Mills For State Committeeman DR. F. K. WHITE, of Philipsburg For County Chairman H. K. BROCKERHOFP, of Bellefonte For Yice Chairman MAUDE E. MILLER, of Pine Grove Mills EDITORIAL PERMITTING MOTORISTS TO PASS J. Griffith Boardman, secretary of revenue for Penn- sylvania wants truck drivers next month to try out a plan of pulling to one side of the highway when traffic piles up behind them. Boardman thinks such a plan would speed up traffic and lessen the dangers attendant upon passing these lum- bering vehicles. He suggests that trucks straddle the shoulder, or margin along the highways, thus giving mo- tor car drivers a clearer view ahead for passing. To the credit of many truck drivers let it be said they are courteous and do attempt to assist in speeding up traf- fic, but the greater majority of them just don't give a tinker's darn for passenger cars. That they are a positive menace, through such unconcern, is true. They deserve their own share of highway, no more, no less. Trucks are especially cumbersome on hills, where in most instances, long lines of motor cars pile up behind them, the drivers fearful to attempt a passing. Those who do in many cases find themselves in hazardous positions, Mr. Boardman’s suggestion should be taken in a friendly spirit by the truck drivers and their cooperation should be extended.--- Altoona Tribune. “LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR" On Tuesday, the 21st day of June, the people of Cen- tre county together with all those who reside in the North- ern Hemisphere enjoyed the “longest day of the year.” Of course days measure the complete alternation of light and darknss but by the use of the term we mean the day which has the greatest amount of light in a year. On June 21st, then. occurred the Summer Solstice when the sun, having reached the northernmost point in its apparent movement, began an apparent course to the southward. The gun, being higher north in relation to the earth, naturally gives the people of the Northern Hemis- phere more light. At the same time, to those who reside in the Southern Hemisphere, our “longest day” coincides with their “longest night.” FOR OUR PEOPLE TO DECIDE So far as we know, there has been little response either in this country or in foreign countries, to the some- what remarkable address delivered by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, in Nashville, Tennessee, early this month. Declaring that the His ‘Full’ Name Census Taker—"1 would like 0 know your husband's name.” Lady—"It's Pat” Census Taker—"No, 1 mean his full name” a Lady—"0Oh, when he’s full he thinks he's Max Bchmeling.” world is today in the grip of a - severe upheaval, the outcome of which will affect pro- | oar frach in & chair is like a policeman—it will pinch you if you don't AR mig pwn a en i. AR foundly the future of mankind, the Secretary of State de- Hight. AEE a DICE 0 Whar: Db wells ih ing rg A Lyons clared that there never was a time in our national history An old-timer is a fellow who can remember when baking powder Over them. There are many degrees of hypnotism. A person only slight- when the influence of the United States in support of in- | outsold Tace powder, EA under the influence aij 40 —— minop things that he ls tig $5 do ternational law was more urgently needed to serve both | without knowing he is slightly under hypnotic influence. He the : : : thing even though it is against his own will. But in any case he is more our own best interests and those of the entire human race. ng even hous wR y . 4 | or less subject to hypnotism. In order to reverse the present disastrous trend in T. Y.—What kind of matter are the rings of Saturn supposed 10 be? international relations, Mr. Hull said that this country | And does the planet have any satellites? was prepared to join with other nations. Ans. —The rings of Saturn are not solid masses of matter, but con- (1) In directing every effort towards the restoration | sist of myriads of tiny satellites. all traveling together around the planet. . : , 3 { They are s0 close together that they appear to the observers on he and strengthening of sound and constructive international economic relationships; {earth as a solid ring. Saturn has eight major satellites, (2) In moving resolutely toward bringing about an ¥. F.—Can jou tell me how coal originated? Ans. —Coal is universally believed to have originated from petrified effective agreement on limitation and progressive reduc- tion of armaments; | vegetation, covering 8 period of years running nto the millions. Lauxur- lant vegetation which prevailed during the carboniferous period (about five million years ago) grew and decayed upon land and became grad- i ; A sly i y ) Uy cove it wd, mud an . eral sediment, and then by (3) In resuming and vigorously carrying forward the ually covered with sand. mud and other minera w orks, 80 auspiciously begun at The Hague, two genera- some upheaval a land surface was chee more formed. This mass solidi- tions ago, of humanizing by common agreement the rules and practices of warfare; (4) In exploring all other methods of revitalizing the tied, petrified, and, after millions of years, became what we now call coal F. A—~To settle an argument, will you piease answer what was the | given name of Andrew Jackson's father? And what was his mothers international cooperation and in making use of every practicable means of giving it substance and reality through the numberless forms of concrete application of such principles of international political, economic, and maiden name? What is alechol? Where do we i? No th | " “ "4 | tion, so we'll skip that and ry and oo the first a i870 at lant Bp The i Fes ll Andrew. Sutin rh med Angew he Alcohol is a clear, colorless fluid found in flavoring extracts, hip | was Elizabeth Hutchinson cultural relations. Declaring that these “are necessary and constructive steps” in which a free and powerful nation like the United States should participate if durable peace is to be firmly | pockets, Washington and way stations. The temperature at which it | R. G~When did the last Russian-Japaness war ’ A hat established and civilization is to survive and advance, Mr. freezes is 30 low that many people fill their radiators with It when ex- | was the cause of the war? Hull ¢ hii the “definite need” of a strong and united i Now in Season Joker— “Wailer, bring me a slab of political ple” Walter—"Yes, sir. Do you prefer the applesauce or plum filing?” The Truth About Alcohol (By a Prominent Physician) It 1x not the Intention of this article to deal with the political as- pects of the sale of alcohol. but instead, to outline the actual psychological reactions of its consumption. To quibble about the merit of Prohibition Law Is futile. Any argu- ment only leads (0 an eternal controversy. Benalor Harold Bishop (R) expressed this nicely when he sald, “If all the prohibitionists in this country would get good and drunk for a week, and at the same time the Hquor interests would try and sober up, we might get somewhere” This starts a campaign that I am waging to acquaint every busi- ness man with what alcohol will do to his system, his wife's system. his ooge-leaf system and his healing system. I am going to explain this in | everyday language which doesn’t mean that I'll have to use profanity. pecting 0 be out ail Right Ans Japan declared war on Russia because of alieged Russian en- publig opinion in support of such a renewal and demonstra- It was formerly listed in the druggists’ pharmacopoeia as an official | chaattent int “hires Story : remedy. That meant that many officials used to step nto the back room | « ito Chinese territory and because of Russian fortification tion of MRith in the possibility of a “world order based on law and international cooperative effort.” {of Port Arthur. The war period was 1004-1005. and take their remedy on the premises. Alcohol 5 no longer listed in the | W. H. B—What royalty or taxes do oll companies pay State (Pehn- The Secretary of State declared that when such pub- lic opinion has developed, and when it is clearly under- book, but it's still in the drug stores. The difference is, it's harder to get, | _.... " | hence we call it hard liquor, Bel. |sylvania) for right of piping ofl across the State? How many G-Men stood that the momentous issue of today is the decision whether relations among nations shall be governed by | does the Federal Government have? Who t old- Before we can intelligently discuss the phase of aloohol being a |! idea in the United States, and who made it Srisinn d age pension food. we must know what is meant by the word food. Unfortunately Rd rate there 1 no dictionary available where 1 am writing this, but T have run | out as alors of ins Lop Piping pesvienm aos the Sits 3 ont across a very good cook hook orem prevailing marke . ere are «Men arms or by cooperation and order under law, there will be no insuperable difficulty “in finding acceptable ways and means of achieving the desired ends.” Here we have the Secretary of State outlining to the {on the payroll, or are available at call. Qld-Age pensions was first agi- After looking It through preity thoroughly, I believe we can safely | tated in England, but first put into law in Fir Zealand in 1898. Sho say that food Is something thal requires a lot of stirring, mixing and | after that agitation begun in the United States. Not much progres was heating. Now, In the manufacture of alcohol. it must first be mixed, then | made until President Roosevelt embodied it in his first message 10 stirred and later heated. so it would seem that alcohol is a food, citizens of this democracy the alternative that they face in international affairs. We can arm ourselves to the teeth, stand aloof from the world’s problems and main- tain, perhaps, a precarious peace. Such a program will cost i | Congress, was adopted and became a law under the New Deal adminis. From a strictly economical standpoint, alcohol can be recommended, | ration. Since that time various systems and plans have been advocated, as it contains no bones, skin or seeds, gristie or crust. There is absol- a great deal of money, but, in addition, it will hamper ad- most notable of which is the Townsend Plan to be financed exclusively utely no loss, thal is, 90 long as the person drinking it can keep it down. | by the Transaction Tax. Btriclly speaking, alcohol is a habit forming drug and causes the | W. G~Does any bird lay a flat egg? formation of such habits as hiccoughs, telephoning friends at three | Ans ~The murre of the Arctic lays an egg thai is slightly faliened o'clock in the moming, sitting on lunch counter stools without remov- on the sides and pointed at the end so it cannot roli off the rocky ledges. ing the mashed potatoes, sleeping with the lights on and spending { The bird has no nest and the eggs are laid on the cliffs. note which was to have been spent on the radio set or last month's | G. M. B—Who were the first fraternity members in the United | ren | States? Sometimes a drunkard falls into the heavy drinker class. He is | at, | flabby and has poor muscular power, Physically he is so weak of William Williamsburg, Virginia December | do little more than sign checks. Study one carefully and you will 3 loge aid. Max. . - Sh 5, 178. he can r | sense the disadvantages of a soft stomach, and also imagine how it | ; } | would hurt him to fall from an airplane onto a picket fence. A Part and the relinquishment of many of the privileges that No insurance company will insure him: no bank will lend him | 3h Trp is six feet two and one-half inches and weighs ap~ freedom gives to an independent people. moe: no large corporation will empioy him; no good woman will mar- | prosin oy EE unas N viodge? If the people of the United States do not want such | 7 hm Cominyhist : x , Ans—At tenth a development, they must find some way to make the |, Of fe (0 Sort mali In ove yay, 4 be oy be Drecnd | une Ud Sates of Americ, fhe folloeng Peder wa adie power of the United States a factor in world affairs. thy y y pledge tirm loyalty to the best interests of the working class and f pledge Ans~The firs! fraternity was Phi Beta Kappa, founded at the Col- vance along cultural, social and democratic lines. It will mean, eventually, regimentation, loss of individual liberty, OY b ’ one wife that we know of. He represents the drinking type, This power must be utilized in support of international | = ,ionoi 1s readily atworbed by the stomach, gets into the blood | etter foo tL Progressive movements of the people. 1 to work Three months later, on September 21st, the sun, in its apparent motion, crosses the Equator and we have the Fall Equinox. In Solstice for us in the Northern Hemis- here and the Summer Solstice for those in the Southern emisphere. And, in another three months the sun, this time moving apparently to the North, crosses the Equator and gives us the Spring Equinox on March 21st. The great circle of the heavens around which the sun seems to travel is called the Ecliptic. The important points on the Ecliptic are the solstices and the equinoxes, and the entire circle is divided into twelve parts, called the signs of the Zodiac. Originally, named after the constel- lations through which the Ecliptic passed, they continue to be so call GRANDMA, INC, , What are grandmas coming to? Are they forsaking their knitting, coddling their grandchildren and telling their granddaughters how to run the house and bring up the children? Or didn’t they ever in real life sit in a rock- ing chair and knit as much as we supposed they did? Something is happening. A National Grandmothers Club, Ine., is being organized by Mrs. Marie K. Brown, of Chi- cago. Imagine meotporating grandma! Moreover, it seems the club will sponsor a National Grandmothers Day on the first Sunday of October. : What will a National Grandmothers Club do, we won- der. Grandma Brown says that “modern grandmothers go to conventions and scoot around the country in their own little cars.” A mother used to be flattered when she and her daughter were taken for sisters, but in this streamline age grandmother and granddaughter will likely as not be pals—provided granddaughter can keep up grandma's pace. But we have a suspicion that grandmothers are inter- ested in something besides conventions, Grandma Brown herself is in the woman's department of a railroad, and several of her associates in the new club are interested in business and public affairs. One of the busiest grandmo- thers in the land, Saidie Orr Dunbar of Portland, Oregon, haw Just been elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. A mountain of mail, two or three law and order, based upon the equality of nations, and the right of each nation to enjoy all economic opportunities. This will make possible a “world order based on law” and mean the greatest advancement of the human race. Such a program will not cost as much in money, it will not require the sacrifice of many liberties on the part of the individual, but undoubtedly, it will cost something. If the public of this country want this goal, they must be ready to make their contribution, in mutual cooperation with other nations, which will include, at times, perhaps, the surrender of special privileges in the world order. an GIRLS OUTCLASS BOYS ON BHS HONOR ROLL Only one boy member of the Sen- for class at the Bellefonte High the past term, to every five girl members of Lhe class who rated that | stream and then escapes from the body later, by one of two ways, It | either finds its way out through the pores and spolls socks and coat | inings; or it is thrown off through the lungs where it produces care Jon diode. TH alcohol 3 4 buy Produst wiltas you Sam get 8 Sof 20MR= { | 1 —— 8k 7 51 1 i i il! i ig i EH CE actively for the preservation and extension of democ: and peace, f ihe defeat of Sascism and all Torms Of Rational SEPCEIOn Shit establishment of socialism. For this purpose I solemnly pledge to remain true to the principles of the Communist Party and to maintain is units of purpose and action and % work to the best of my ability to
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