The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA PAUL M. DUBBS........... Ciavanns Associate Editor CECIL A, WALKER ............... Business Manager Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postofice 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 1s 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 postoMce address, and not notifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed, CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK Democratic State and Local Ticket A For United States Senator GEORGE H. EARLE, of Haverford For Governor CHARLES ALvin JONES, of Edgewood For Lieutenant Gove. ner LEO C. MUNDY, of Wilkes-Baire For Secretary of Maternal Affairs THOMAS A. LOGUE, of Philadelphia For Congress DON GINGERY, of Clearfield For State Senator EDW. JACKSON THOMPSON, of Philipsburg For the Legislature JOHN W. DECKER, of Spring Mills For State Committecman DR. F. K. WHITE, of Philipsburg For County Chairman H. K. BROCKERHOFF, of Bellefonte For Vice Chalrman MAUDE E. MILLER, of Pine Grove Mills EDITORIAL THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE On next Monday, July 4th, the people of the United States celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The document proclaiming the independence of the thirteen English colonies in America, signed by the dele gates to the Continental Congress, was, in some particu- . Jars, no more than a recognition of the existing states of affairs. Signed by John Hancock, the President of the Congress on July 4th, the Declaration was subsequently engrossed on parchment and signed by fifty-three mem- bers of the Congress on August 2nd. Undoubtedly, the Declaration of Independence ranks as one of the important documents of history. Largely drafted by Thomas Jefferson, it expresses the essence of his political philosophy. This, briefly, is the idea that men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with cer- tain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pur- suit of happiness. Moreover, to secure these rights, gov- ernments are instituted among men and derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Moreover, the Declaration asserts whenever any form of government be- comes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the peo- ple to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new govern- ment, laying its foundation on such principles, and organ- izing its powers in such form, as shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Jefferson pointed out that prudence will dictate that government long established should not be changed for light and transient causes and that the experience of man- kind has shown that men are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to pight themselves by abolishing the form to which they are accustomed. But, he said, when a long train of abuses and usurpations evince a design to reduce them to absolute despotism, “it ia their right, it is their duty, to throw off such govern- ment and to provide safeguards for their future security.” In other words, the Declaration of Independence pro- claims the rights of a people to revolution. It proclaims, very positively, the right of citizens to alter or abolish existing forms of government, when, for any reason, new forms seem more likely to promote safety and happiness. It seems strange in this day to reflect that the Declar- ation of Independence, which proclaimed the principles of the colonists in their war for independence, does not ex- press the spirit of some of the descendants of the men who fought under General Washington. Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there should be a large number of people in every country devoted to the established order, whatever it is, and however it may have worked. Certainly, the writer admires the handiwork of those who framed the machinery of the Federal Government. But, at the same time, because we believe in the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence, we find our. selves more tolerant of those who advocate change. How- ver, in our opinion, the defects of our governmental system are due more to men than to the machinery of govern- ment, and we, therefore, favor no radical change in it, al- though we recognize that, from time to time some adjust. ments are necessary. “In this connection we suggest that readers of The Centre Democrat, celebrating the anniversary of the his- toric document, take the time necessary to read its words. The reading will do them good. GETTYSBURG AFTER 75 YEARS The nation this week joins in the solemn observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettys- burg, which was fought on the first three days of July, in the year 1863, between the Confederate Army, under General Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army, under Gen- eral George Meade. The background of this historic engagement begins with the battle of Chancellorsville, fought in May, when t lieuten- faced the Rich- in orion ae the nion by ad Go with bis meu he marched info Pennsylvania, to the North. leaying THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Richmond unprotected. Natlirally, he was followed by the Union Army, which moved Northward parallel with his advance, but kept between him and Washington. On June 30, a Confederate host approached Gettys- burg, met Union cavalry and fell back. Both armies then raced for the area. For three days the battle raged with Lee's men unable to break or bend the Union flanks, With supplies running low, the Confederate general determined to attack the center. The next day, July 3rd, Confederate cannon on Seminary Ridge opened up to prepare the way for the assault on the Union lines. Shortly afterwards out of the woods and across the fields, went 15,000 troops, led by Major-General George W. Pickett. Up to the Union lines, the grey lines came. There was murderous cross-fire, flaming guns in front and a short hand-to-hand struggle, and the Confederate wave broke and trickled back. The high-water mark of the Confederacy receded and the Un- ion continued because the soldiers in Blue met a brave charge with heAic determination, Today, for most Americans, the war is over, Here and there, perhaps, one can find some vestige of the bitter. ness that prevailed, but most of the people look upon the four years’ strife as an unfortunate misunderstanding and take pride in the achievements on both sides. This week at Gettysburg, there gathers a few hun- dred survivors of the hundred and fifty thousand men who fought seventy-five years agp. On the battlefield walk their sons and daughters, their grandsons and grand. daughters. They mingle with the survivors of the strug- gle, without thought of enmity and with friendship to all, joined in a common love of a common country. A CHINESE WOMAN'S VOICE Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese leader, in a recent article, declared that the barbarities of Gengkis Khan have been outstripped by the efforts of the Japan- ese in their invasion of her country. She is moved to wen. der “if there is not in the world some courageous interna- tional body of people who would, in the interest of human- ity, dare the ire of the Japanese and insist vpon being present in China during this undeclared war, freely to in- vestigate and observe without trammel the processes a- dopted by the Japanese both in warfare and in the treat. ment of survivors in occupied regions.” Referring to China's struggle against Japanese dom- ination, the wife of the Chinese generalissimo says: “We can do no more to defend our country than we are doing. We are fighting as well as we know how, with inadequate equipment. But we will not give up. All I hope is that ve will be able to get the necessities for our armies until peace comes, If we cannot get those necessities, it will be because the democracies decline to help us get them.” These statements carry a challenge to the civilized people of the world and particularly to those wao espouse the cause of democracy. Certainly, the Chinese people have gained the admiration of the world through their stubborn defense of their country in the face of great odds, No one can accuse them of losing the fight because of an unwiil- ingness to face danger, to suffer privations and to face a future which is black indeed. Meanwhile modern civilization, represented by the de- mocracies, appears to sit unconcerned on the sidelines while aggression and greed, represented by Japan, strang- les an unprotected nation and prepares to take advantage of conditions to aggrandize herself. Fifty-Five CCC Boys From Centre County To Go West Nearly 4700 Pennsylvania CCC ¥s are going out Into the wild and open spaces to help rebuild the West, ft was announced this week by Arthur W. Howe, Jr. Secretary of Public Assistance, Harrisburg To be exact. 24 companies, &ap- proximately 4630 boys, will be sent in July to camps in the Eighth Corps Area, comprising Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming They are go- ing out to work In national parks, | perhaps even Yellowstone, to build roads, to work on dams, flood con- trol, irrigation and soll conserva. tion projects in the dust bowl area, and on forestry programs. The quota is to be recruited by taking 3800 volunteers from Penn- 'sylvania boys at present in Penn- sylvania CCC camps and 880 new enrollees from the July quota. Only boys who have their parents con- sent and who agree to remain six months in the West will be accept ed. New enrollees for the Eighth! Corps area will be selected on July 5.8, 7 and 8 They will be assembled at Camp Tobyhanna, Monroe coun- ty, examined and outfitted and sent upon their argonaut in groups as ‘fast as special trains can be assem- bled by the Federal government In announcing the Western expe- dition, Secretary Howe also announ- ced that the July quota of new en- | rollees for Pennsylvania will total | 5265 boys. the second largest quota in the country, New York aking ..cation at government expense first rank in numbers. without giving anything in return. The July enrollment period will] “It is an income program, a extend from July 1 to July 20, in| source of large income, a means of | elusive. Of the 5265 enrollees, the reducing relief grants in large 880 boys who will be added to the amounts.” contingent for the Western expe-| The July enrollment for Centre | dition will be drawn | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Luzerne | county, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, | | Payette, Wetsmoreland and Cam- 'bria counties. These localities were | ehosen either because of the large | number on relief rolls in those areas {| 1. What is the vationality | Piita Kreisler, the violinist? or because those districts stranded Industries Boys enlisting under the COC program do so for six month per- fods. They are paid $30 per month, of which a minimum of $22 must be sent home to thelr dependents “Only boys of good moral chiarac- ter are permitted to enroll under the CCC.” Secretary Howe stressed. “Boys who are on parole or proba- tion as a result of felonies nisde- meanors and juvenile delinquency are not eligible. Release from pro- bation or parcie is not 1 be sought by any person for any boy for the specific purpose of immediate selec- tion and enroliment and made con- tingent upon such selection and en- roilment, “The CCC Is intended for ambi- tious young men who want a job and training and experience youths of stability of purpose and contain roll with the determination to serve cannot or will not adapt himself to camp life and work projects. We dont want misfits, probationers, troublemaking agitators in CCC. “The CCC Is not an organization to enable communities lo sweep un- marily, not a temporary set-up to give casual assistance for a few weeks to boys who would Centre Clearfield . Clinton... Huntingdon ..... BIEEINR oiii 35 cm A Ce BT __... dss land 400,000 casualties. | 6 No } YOU KNOW 1-4 The first ten amendments to ithe U. 8. Constitution. o 8. By act of Congress, May 8, fitness of character—who will en- | at least one full six months’ perjod. | We try not to accept the boys who paroliees, wasters, or shiftiess, lazy | the desirables from thelr street corners; | not a scheme of rehabilitation pri- | ike a largely from and adjoining counties is as fol- | lows: THE Orrice CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” A Daddy Never Came Home | Little Mary was talking to her kitten: "1 know your mummy and all your Httle brothers and sisters, but I've never seen your daddy. I | ‘spect he must be a traveling agent.” | - How About Snapshots? Fred—"I've got a date with Flossie, a real photographer's daugh- tor.” | Ned—"What's unusual about photographer's daughters?" Fred—"They're used to sitting In the dark and awaiting develop- | ments.” Good Old Scotch A Scotchman had been presented with a pint of rare old whiskey. | He was walking along the road when along came a Ford which he did | not sidestep in time. It threw him down and hurt his leg quite badiy. | something warm and wet was | He got up and suddenly noticed that trickling down his leg “Oh, Lord,” he groaned, “I hope that's blood” What Do You Mean? Bella—"Is your new boy [riend progressive or conservative?” Della—"1It depends. When he takes me out to dinner, he's very con- servative. When we're alone—well, you know how boys are” Use Caution, Frank Bill--""Frank can't figure out his new girl” Jack—"How come?” Bil—“She has green eyes and red halr, and he never knows when to go ahead or when to stop.” Trv the Hesitation Waltz He—"What do you feel, dear, when 1 glide with you over the floor in a long, dreamy waltz?” She—"Your hands where they don't belong.” Turn Off the Light A little girl four years old was alone in the nursery when her little brother arrived and expressed a desire to come in. This is ¥hat we over. i heard: “1 want to tum in. Sissy.” “But you tant tum in, Tommy." “But I wants to." “Well, I'se in my nightie gown an’ nurse says little boys musnt see little girls In their nightle gowns” There was a period of silence which ended by Sissy’s calling oul: “You tap tum In now, Tommy-—I tooked It oft.” An Abbreviated Sermon A Bunday school teacher was talking to her class about kindness to animals. “Now * she sald, “if you saw a bad boy cutting off a cat's tall, what would you read to him from the Bible to convince him that he was do- ing wrong?” One of the boys answered man put asunder.” “What God has joined together, let no Tale of Old Erin As the wake was dispersing Pat touched the dead man’s forehand to say goodbye “Why. be the holy saints. be feels warm.” whispered Pat = “Hot or told.” sald the widow, who had overheard the remark, “he leaves in the marin.” ‘ Nary a Walk in a Carload Bhie was what =e call an old maid of some thirty-odd summers. A gentleman friend had taken pity on ber one beautiful warm evening and asked her out for a ride in his car. After driving for about an hour and & hall he swung over to another road and started back toward town “Merey.” she exclaimed after a few minutes of silence, “my oorns are | 50 sore tonight that 1 could just geream.” Not Us, Professor “Dont swing to the left or right” a lecturer {oid one of the recent goaduating classes. “The safest place Is in the middle of the road” he counseled We saw a fellow try that one time and he got bumped from both sides Take a Round or Two In the opinion of ope of the leading college professors, “the average college is doing Uttle to help young people gain a significant or intelli gent understanding of the sex factors in life” Either that or the Professor doesnt get around enough. “Hell, yes.” said the devil picking up the phone. We're Not Trying It Says Vogue, the fashion journal: “Unfrock a lady and you may raspberry-colored lingerie—or misty green or dull blue” Or a slap in the face, find Putting Her Right Mistress to new maid "Listen, Maggie, dont ay you're fat— in the best places they say ‘stout’” places.” What a Man | od, skeptical eye on the stranger. “I'm Enoch the Egg King," answered the freak. “T eat three dozen | hen's eggs, two dozen duck eggs and one dozen goose eggs at a single | sitting.” he said proudly. i “1 suppose you know our policy,” put in the manager. “You know we | give four shows each day, while on Saturdays we often give six or more. | Can you do it?” “What's your act?” inquired the manager, as he peeled a hard-boll “Sure thing.” sald the freak. And on Sundays and holidays we sometimes give a show every our appetite wouldnt give out, would it?” lean ve MN at's slim hour. Y! The must ha “Wh The *= Startled into consciousness, he blurted out can’t see how anybody can make a--" “Arthur!” she admonished. “Such talk” “.eg crib like that for three-forty-nine,” he continued. man's heart may be through That's all, foiks. The tos be i tours get an awful lot of trattie. = — BOAT: but some of the detours get é | —r— Maggle— "Well, Mum, 1 think that's siily. 1 am fat in the best the Query and Answer Column PROBLEM--1f a fat hog comes to 6% cents per pound on foot, what will a lean hog come to? (Answer elsewhere in this department) . M. B.—Can you tell me in your good paper just what would bappen If an irresistible force met an immovable object? "a Ans. Although this is a very common question, a moment's thought will show you that it is a foolish one. The terms contradict each other, | You could not have both an immovable object and an irresistible force (at the same time, E. Y.—~What is the difference between heat and cold? Ans. Heat is due to the very rapid vibration of the atoms of For instance, a plece of iron is hot when the billions of tUny bron in it are vibrating very rapdly back and forth. The slower they vibrate, [the colder the iron becomes. Scientists call heat a form of motion, and {cold the absence or reduction of motion. J. EIs it true that water is bofled to remove the impurities in B? = Ans.—No. Water is bolled to kill the germs in it, and that is why | doctors recommend that impure water be boiled. There is more danger from the presence of germs that might cause disease than from ang | chemical impurities. Answer to problem: A lean hog usually will come to corn Y C. W.1 wish to ask you if porcupines really shoot their quills? Ans. —No. They are completely covered with short, needle-like quills which are concealed in the fur, These quills are Weir defense when aj~ tacked. These quills are so sharp that they will stick into the hide br skin of their attacker at the slight touch. As a result the quills so stuck in will pull out of the porcupine. and thus the erroneous jdea that the porcupine shoots his quills is believed by some. 0. L.—-What kind of wood are violins made of? wood obtained? Why is it called a “fiddle”? Ans Violins are made from various kinds of wood, but the best are imade from maple, sycamore or holly. These three kinds of trees are wide. ly distributed in America, Europe and Africa. The violin originated from ithe viol, a stringed musical instrument of the Middle Ages. It was con= siderably smaller than the present violin, but bore more resemblance. The Anglo-Baxons called the violin a "fythel” and this has been eofw rupted into “fiddle.” L. T~—~What is meant by the word “watt”? Ans. —"Watt” is a unit of power, so-named after James Watt, a fa- mous inventor of Scotland, who was born in 1736 and died in 1819. He was the inventor of the modern condensing steam engine. While his principle has been improved by a great number of inventors, the original principle has been closely followed in both steam and electricity. G. N—Is it true that civilized people were on this hemisphere before Columbus discovered America? Ans —Yes. Bolentists are sgreed that a high state of civilization existed In Mexico &s early as 500 A. D. The Toltee dynasty collapsed in the 11th century, being followed by the Aztecs, who discovered evidences | of a civilization ante-dating the Christian era. y E. G. H.—Is syphilis generally acquired in youth or as people grow older? Ans ~Dr. Morris Fishbein says: Syphilis is a youth disease. It is now generally known that 3 per cent of the cases of syphilis are acquired be- fore those infected are 15 vears of age; 24 per cent. between the ages of 15 and 20; and 51 per cent. between the ages of 20 and 30. That means that 78 per cent. of all syphilis is soquired before 30 years of age, placing it unquestionably in the forefront as the enemy of youth. L. G. H—~Who 15 the best country newspaper correspondent of 19387? Ans. Mrs. Edna Eaton Wilson of Ripley, Oklahoma, a correspondent of the Stillwater (Okla) Gazette has been judged the best by the Coun- try Home Magazine which sponsors the annual award Mrs. Wilson, 2 farmer's wife, helps operate a 270-acre dairy farm, in addition to writing her column of farm and community news L. L-Who was the Southern Senator Washington, D. C., street car? Ans —On the night of March 27, 1908, Senator Heflin of Alabama, {then a member of Congress. shot a Negro who was leaving a street car. The Negro was not injured but the shol struck the hip of another pag- senger. The Congressman had just introduced a bill in Congress (0 segrs+ gate Negroes on street cars in Washington D. C.. and became incensed because he claimed that the man had been drinking in the presence of Women passengers. E. L. F.—~Who was the woman who was commissioned by the Gove ermunent (0 make Lincoln's statue? Ans~Vinnle Ream was the first woman awarded s Federal art | commission by the United States Government. The contract was signed on August 30, 1866 Five thousand dollars was paid when the statue wab executed. For many years it has stood in the Rotunda of the in Washington. Lincoln gat every day for approximately five month the young sculptor, who had little instruction. At the time she | Government position. Miss Ream was permitted to absent herself f her work on condition that her assignment not be affected by her work in connection with the execution of the President's statue, L. H. W.—~What causes cakes of chocolate to turn white? Ans ~The white coating that sometimes appears on choooiate It caused by keeping it in an over-warm pisce, where some of the fal mets and comes to the surface. A E. M. P.—-Why did the Wright Brothers select Kitty Hask, N.C. to try out their plane? . Ans The Wright Brothers by McMahon, says: “A place for gliding experiment would combine steady winds, hills for and soft ground for landing. The Government weather reports showed that suitable winds of sixteen to twenty-five miles an hour would be found along the Atlantic coast. Not knowing whether the other elements of the combination existed in this region, the brothers wrote for infor mation to the Weather Buresu and Willls L. Moore (chief), replied that | the place for them was at Kitty Hawk N. C., where a station of the | Weather Bureau was maintained.’ i H. L—~When does the pre-marital blood fest law go into effect In | New York State? Ans —The Desmond-Breitbart pre-marital blood test law becomes effective on July 1. | Eu Ha=Is It true that all crooks arrested at the 19390 Golden Gute | Exposition will be exhibited at the fair? Ans ~The San Francisco Chief of Police, William J. Quinn, has an. {nounced that all criminals arrested on Treasure Island and other Fair territory will be publicly displayed eight times a day. Other precautions of the police department will include an exhibition of photographs of | known pickpockets and other underworld characters at the Treasure Is- [land police station, : | G. ¥. J—-What do the initials MEGA stand for? Ans They are abbreviations of the Men's Garden Clubs of Amer matter, atoms And where is the who sho! al a Negro on 4 | C.F. GIs there a new Government regulation on labeling straight Ans Under the Standards of Identity of Regulations No. 5, no pro- duct bottled on or after July 1, 1838, may be iabeled as “straight “straight rye whisky,” “straight bourbon whisky,” “straight malt | ky.” or “a blend of straight whiskies” of any type, unless all of the whiskies so designated have been aged at the time of bottling for a per | fod of at least twenty-four calendar months, R. 8. C—How long has hypnotism been practiced? Ans~Hypnotic phenomena were known thousands of years ago the Persian magi and the Indian yogis and fakirs feal Interest in the subject was first universally ter part of the eighteenth century by the work man hesitated. “In that case” he finally said, "1 | animal EE i : i f ® 2 | 3 fril ! i i i EFE g : il CY g i E i ile i i “ff i8y
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