The Centre Pemocrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA 8 1 DERB....ic0rinsicirsritacinnsssnrssss il J PAUL M. DUBBS RR Associate Bator * CECTL A. WALKER Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoMoe at Dellefonte, Pa. as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if paid in advance $2.00 per year, if not paid in advance The date your subscription expires is plainly printed on the label bearing your name. All credits are given by a change on the date of label the first issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special request. Watch date on your label after you remit, Matters for publication, whether news or advertising, must reach the Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Advertising copy received alter Tuesday morning must run its chances, All reading notices marked (*) are advertisementa, Legal notices and ali real estate advertisements 10 cents per line each issue. Subscribers changing postofice address, and not notifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK For United States Senator GEORGE H. EARLE, of Haverford. For Governor CHARLES ALVIN JONES, of Edgewood For Lieutenant Goveiner LEO C. MUNDY, of Wilkes-Ba:re 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 Stale Commitieeman DR. F. K. WHITE, of Philipsburg For County Chairman H. K. BROCKERHOFF, of Bellefonte For Vice Chairman MAUDE E. MILLER, of Pine Grove Mills sn EDITORIAL SHOULD WE BUY ANYTHING ABROAD? The National Typewriter and Office Machine dealers Association recently held a convention in New York. A resolution was presented to the convention, pledging all members of the group to handle only American merchan- dise, but was subsequently amended in the face of Canad- ian opposition, to merchandise “manufactured in North America.” The resolution was vigorously upheld by some of the delegates but in the end, was overwhelmingly defeated. The reason why it was defeated, it appears, according to some dealers, that the United States exported $11,856, 194 worth of typewriters in 1936 and imported only 391,- 312 worth in the same vear. In other words, there was no use to throw away nearly $12,000,000 worth of foreign business in order to get $91,000 worth of business in this country. The same lesson applies to some other interests in the United States which are insistently advocating the use of nothing but American goods. These people lose sight of the fact that if the United States is to sell its farm pro- ducts and other manufactured goods abroad, it is absol- utely necessary for the people of the United States to buy some foreign goods. This fact is more imperative because of the creditor position of the United States and it is about time for the people of this country to understand it. QUESTIONS FOR JOINERS We, the people of the United States, individually and collectively, are a great host of joiners. We join many organizations. We take pride in their state occasions. We sometimes even go to the trouble of finding out what they stand for. Very rarely we militant- ly adopt the principles in our own lives. More often, we campaign vigorously for others to adopt them. Just the other day, for example, we read of another organization, composed of many men of different minds. It will launch a program of publicity, ete., designed to ad- vance what its founders and sponsors conceive to be a “vital need” in American life. We have no quarrel with organizations. Very often, they induce men and women to parrot-thinking and the acceptance of mass weight as accomplishment. To some individuals they may be necessary and to others, they may be just as important because they are included in the “go- ings-on.” The reader might ask himself, or herself, how many organizations he or she, belongs to. Then it might not be a bad idea to check-up and find out what are the prin- ciples of these organizations to which you are affiliated. Maybe you know and, then again, maybe you don't. SCHOOLS ARE IMPORTANT Not many weeks will elapse before the children of Centre county will be going back to school and engage in the vital process of acquiring an education. The people of the United States are generally unus- ually generous in their support of public education. Their faith in the value of their school system is tremendous. Large public funds are freely poured out every year to support the American system of free public schools. If this money is not to be wasted, it is encumbent upon all those connected with the school systems of the nation to make their contribution to its success. Schools are not factories through which raw material can be par- aded into a finished product at the end. Children, are plastic material, subject to many difficulties, and the making of an educated human being is a task that chal- lenges the best talent of adults everywhere. RETAINS OLD APPEAL One of the fondest delusions of those who have al ways hated the President and his program is that he is losing his popularity. Such men listen to each other talk and pretend that they have clearly heard the voice of the people. But if the people are losing faith in the President they certainly fail “0 show it. If his recent transcontinen- tal tour proved nothing else, it showed, as Felix Belair, Jr., | ~ wrote in thé New York Times, that ‘he has lost none of | his old appeal for the man in the street,” E DEMOCRAT, WHAT ABOUT STATES’ RIGHTS? The National Association of Attorneys-General, which recently met in Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed a commit- tee to study the encroachment of Federal authority on the sovereignity of the states, which encroachment the attor- neys-general regard with great concern, The Centre Democrat is a believer in the doctrine of state's rights if that doctrine means the control of local affairs by the states. In a nation as large as the United it is important that state governments remain strong and able to protect the rights of their people. The trouble with most advocates of state's rights is that they favor the doctrine whenever it suits their inter- ests and oppose it when the state acts in opposition to what they espouse. The history of large business organi- zations has been to favor Federal encroachment upon the regulatory powers of the state whenever the state assert- ed its sovereign powers. State's rights have been successively invaded by Fed- eral courts in their broad interpretations of “interstate commerce,” in the doctrine that corporations are persons, in the ever-widening application of the due process clause and in the ease and facility with which Federal judges have set aside state laws on the ground that they are un- reasonable, The people of the United States, in our opinion, would be best served if the doctrine of state's rights could be completely restored. At the same time, candor compels us to admit that the historical past and the ramifications of modern life make the task practically impossible. As an ideal, the theory of the Federal Government, exclusively confined to the powers originally given it un- der the Constitution, and a collection of state govern- ment exercising local sovereignity, is ideal. As a matter of practical accomplishment, however, there are difficulties. One of them is the failure of state governments, acting through officials like attorneys-generals, to be efficient. Another is the ever-increasing willingness of the states to depend upon Federal contributions for the accomplishment of state purposes, AMERICAN SYMPATHIES IN WAR Public opinion, meaning the conclusions reached by a majority of the citizens of this country, may not be right but it can, at least, point the probable direction of nation- al action. That public opinion in the United States solid against the ideas represented by Germany and Italy in international affairs has always been our opinion, but, apparently, if we are to be judged by the results of a sur- vey made by the Institute of Public Opinion, the verdict of the people of the United States is more unanimous than we thought. In a recent poll of public opinion, the Institute asked in the event of a war between England and France on one side and Germany and Italy on the other, where the sym- pathies of its listeners would be. It is somewhat surpris- ing to find that 65 per cent. of those questioned said their sympathies would be with England and France while only three per cent. indicated sympathy for Germany and Italy. The other thirty-two per cent, of those questioned declared their sympathy would not be with either side. If this poll indicates a true expression of American sentiment, it ought to mean a great deal to dictators Hit- ler and Mussolini. It should warn them that in the event of a struggle, the people of the United States would find some way to render assistance to England and France, Whether this aid would go to the extent of military or naval contributions is doubtful, but that money and ma- terials would be made available to the democracies is hardly to be questioned. to 18 aimost HOW TO REACH A RIPE OLD AGE “5 Do you want to attain a ripe old age Here's the recipe of an expert on metabolism: “Eat only four-fifths or two-thirds as much as mature persons, but eat it six times a day.” In other words, more light meals instead of few big meals. Dr. I. M. Rabinowich, of the Montreal General Hos pital, says the accepted body weight standards are too light for youth and too heavy for those past middle-age. Persons at normal weight, when they reach sixty vears, have much better chances of reaching seventy vears than those who are overweight. The doctor says that the average human being can remain healthy on 2,000 rather than the accepted 2500 to 3.000 calories a day. Some allowance, of course, must be made for the activity of the individual consumer of foods. We are not experts in matters of diet and health but we are inclined to believe that the Canadian scientist has the right idea. Individuals should pay more attention to what they put into their stomachs if they want the body- machine to run for a maximum number of years. most TAR AND FEATHERS It has been quite a while since we have read about a tar-and-feathering case, We were under the impression that this form of punishment and “reform” had about passed out of existence, Such, it seems, is not true. From Welch, West Vir- ginia, comes a news story about a miner, who allegedly was grabbed by a gang as he was going to work, stripped and then “tarred and feathered.” Investigators report that the man was accused in a morals case. The chances are, however, that the gang which picked him out was not interested in morals but rather in an opportunity to inflict some punishment upon the man in a spirit of deviltry, “cussedness” or just plain fun. SPANISH WAR CONTINUES The war in Spain continues to wag its way, with the Loyalist Army apparently unwilling to roll over and play dead. After several striking successes, the forces of Gen- eral Franco, the revolutionary leader, have been held up in their drive on Valencia and the impudent Government troops have had the temerity recently to undertake a few striking successes in small areas. Instead of being over, the war in Spain looks as if it will continue for some menths in the future. Meanwhile the European powers sit around, fearful lest some develop- ment precipitate a general struggle. x SHAW WAS WRONG ONCE! The world thinks of George Bernard Shaw as an em- inently successful playwright. Apparently, he was not al ways so sure of the fact himself. A recent sale of letters in London reveals that, in 1908, he wrote a friend, “I came within an inch of suicide and murder.” 2 Shaw was disappointed in the road showing of a play. In another letter, a year later, he told his friend, “My bolt as a real playwright is shot.” The public, luckily for Mr. Shaw, did not agree with the conclusion that he had reached. His plays won him the acclaim of the world and a comparative fortune. Orricr CAr “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” WHEN CROSSING A STREET Did you ever stop to think That if you should stop to think That you would get run over? Sounded Like It, Anyway A school director was visiting one of the country schools, taught by AR Very pretty teacher Do you teach the pupils observation?” he asked Oh, yes,” she replied hen 1 will test the class.” he sald. “Now, children, shut your eves and sit still” Following this he made a noise like a cow pulling its foot out of a mud hole Now, children, what did 1 do?” he asked For some time there was no answer, bul finally one You kissed the teacher” little boy piped Te noon whistle had blown when Murphy shouted: "Haz me vest?” Murphy.” sald Pat Right and 1 have.” replied Murphy, gazing solemnly at A good thing ye sen it or I'd have gone home without i any one Sure and ye've got it on” his hosom The More You Read, the Crazier This Gets over to the curb, buddy.’ wrong, officer?” went through a red light officer, color blind.” Not only that, but you were doing fifty not. My speedometer registered sixty” Let me see your license.’ Borry. 1 don't own one Nell, let me see I'm afraid 1 can't Pull rr whats You've just Whatsa mailer? Are ya blind?” Yi i As V your owner's card" show you thal, either. You » tole thie ar. What's your name, buddy? Many have been girl ng taken out taken In when they thom Ten Little Fingers old countryman whe me time wit wk sawing stove lengths Ihe hazy circle at the ation for him that he near the rim. The AR De gaping at had beer ROrk IORRINg camp the foremen put him looking around » hout finding finaily one of outer edge of the circular saw held could not resist the temptation to put came off stumg wrong?” You there's finger stood the bleeding Bomething came Answer ike this--my Gosh oreman walked ug ; the matter, Jim? Damned if 1 know finger the see 1 was Just puting over the saw another one gone Plaving Safe he barroom. “11 ree men walked have Coca-Cola into eo bartender turned 0 the second or I'll have an oran the order & harte You see I'm driving y tite nither ITT Make mine a gis who slick Lo thelr knitling nd out a fg Had a Job wn South and feliow pas The melodious walling thal aconmpanied the cere. metiy attracted the atiention of a passing white man who couldn't re- Jet We templation to find out what was going on About to enter the house of the deceased. he noticed a litle colored { “Why don’t you go inside?” the while A famous Negro died o Negroes came ir last respects by posed al the edge of man asked Ah cant go nasi the door de.” came the reply. "Ah is de crepe Certainly It Did Adam and Eve In the Garden ng their animals Well, Eve said Adam t's call this one a Bul, daring } ippopotamus’? Wed RI { Eden had a preity hard time nam- hippopotamus.” queried Eve snaried Adam We heard them if an old Negro woman Eende, Meenie, Minie and who had four children Edgar, because and she mmed she didnt want wi Moe Sorry-—Here's Another One One of the WPA workers looked up and said: “I dug this hole where [ was told to and began to put the dirt back like I wag supposed to. But all the dirt *on’t go back in. Whatl] I do?” For a long time the WPA supervisor pondered the problem: Then he said: “1 have 1. There's only one thing to do. Youll have to dig the hole deeper.” Needed Help FOUND Lady's purse left in my car while parked Owner can have same by paying for this advertisement. If she will explain to my wife how the purse got there, [ will pay for the ad mysell. Phone 2478-J A oman =ho has no Lime for a man has no man for a Lime Scrambled Relationships Here iz another of those mixed up relationships. We have not the time to figure it out but it is just as crazy as any of them William Green, of Roxbury. Mass married Charlotte Klayman, and his father married her sister, Sadie. Chariotte last year gave birth to twin girls. Unfortunately, one died. Bul, as Willlam puts it, “our other little twin, Carol. is the rascal who really complicates matters. Being my daughter makes her my father’s granddaughter. But being his wife's sister's daughter makes the child his niece. Sadie, my wife's sister is the child's aunt. But, Sadie, being my father's wife, is also the child's grandmother. 1 am a nephew 10 my wife because my wife is my step- mother's sister. Therefore my child Carol is my wife's grand-niece be- sides being her daughter. And, because my wife is my aunt by marriage, any child of hers must be my cousin, 80 1 am cousin to my own daugh- ter. Should Badie, my wife's sister, have a baby, we'd all go crazy.” That's all. folks. In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to what the girls have been thinking of all winter. we “BCAT." The Household Scrapbook Washing Velveteen You can wash velveteen very nice Iv if you squeeze the garment gently through a mild suds. Do not wring but place on hanger dripping. Whea thoroughly dry, it may be pressed lightly on the wrong side if neces- sary. Do not moisten. Mildew on Shores Mildew often forms on shoes thas have not been worn for a jong time. spots with petroleum ointment. | After a little rubbing. the marks will a. i A Secure Hem When hemming a skirt, take double stitches every inch or go. This will make such a firm hem that if you rip a few stitches the rip will not extend for more than an inch Salt should be added to boiling po- titoes when they are almost done, but before they are drained from the water, When creaming potatoes or other vegetables, add a teaspoon of onion juice to the sauce, Placing Furniture Be sure not to place chairs, dav- enports, tables, ete. directly against t (Gan a | Query and Answer Column | PROBLEM-—~What man in the United Btates was elected President of the United States by both electoral and popular voles, but never was inaugurated and did not get the office? (Answer elsewhere in this de- partment.) G. D1s it known which is the most popular of all the old, immortal songs? This is to settle a dispute, Thank you Ans This ia really a matter of opinion mortal songs, and each has its following. However, from the selling standpoint, “Home, Sweet Home” leads by a very great margin. This song has been translated into nearly every known language in the civil zed world T. 8.~Were the cave dwellery civilized people? And in what period of time did they live? Ans Very little Is known of this peculiar race of people who lived in caves and caverns. The only Information obtainable is from the re- mains left in the places of their habitation New Mexion, Arizona, Mex. ico and Utah have supplied the best evidences of cave dwellers. The re- mains indicate to scientists that they lived at least fifty million years Ago. Also that they knew nothing of agriculture, metals or pottery and had no domestic animals There are many ald, im- M. V.—Is it true that women used to wear rats in their halr? Or why were they called “rats”? Ans About forty years ago it was popular for women 0 use 8 tuft of matted hair tapered at both ends and about the size of a small rat They would place this under the hair just above the forehead and comb their “bangs’ givipsz result the appearance of a wealth of hair. These tufts of hair were called “rats” because of their similarity to the weli-known rodent—if you can stretch your imagination that much, Fr. x Why R"? For An them the "R" give over it the the Chir they say “velly’ do ind the letter “L/ very ' where iL should be instancs for As utter the alphabet has no letter “R.” it difficult for Therefore, with thelr natural flow of words y the “L W. H~When were the Hanging Gardens of why? Ans the to the sound Way Ww Babylon built? And The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built about 500 vears beginning era. Most historians are agreed that Nebuchadnezzar built them to satisfy his Median queen Amytis, for the purpose of making the of Babvion less dreary as compared with her native country, which was rich and fertile with fiowering shrub- bery p . before of the Christian plains America? Tenn ragio Lower on WEBM in Naghville which 15 878 feet J. 8. D~What flag was flowr Ar he flag Colors the Mayflower? flown by the Mayflower was the Union Jack or King's ted by the British government in 16068. This flag bears the red f ¢ » ross of BL. Grex of BL Andres ade ACO] rRe iperimposed upon the wWhlle cross ¢ ] hole on a dark blue field G. K. M~—Did Henry Ford ever run Ans Mr. Pord was from Michigan and was defeated by a in the 2. T. 3—~Wha An It is th yontinental N04 feet Count 2 #¢ lies about four m for a political office? 1918 for United State: mall margin Senetor He 100k no part campaign deepest hole In the world? Company's K C The well | Land Company of siiformia, from which th 8an J W. T~Where is 1 argest peach orchard in he United States is Oil A-2 which is 15.- named for the Kern the leased, and dee] three miles and is agquin Valle the United Slates? Highlands term candid camera? the New Journal The Hear:t using the York his type of photograph; to ali men? is fire Tel 31 a 4 - hi irst insugural addres: freedom o said: Equal ! freedom of the press, of the habeas corpus. abd trial form the brightest con- gion roteciion these principles before us ure im stellation i. K. cliff? partial selected which haz gone In what country bb an unfaithiul wife forced to jump off a gs custom among the Caribs of Dominica British Indies, duly is to command an unfaithful wife to hurl Ans THis is where Lhe Hand's herself from a cliff F. L. K-15 it true that at one only those of royal blood couid wear i Ans 13 Ti a luxury. As suc ighest eociesis severe laws. None but those o | Europe fur wa; emphatically a by the church to monks and to the laity it was carefully regu- roval blood were allowed 10 wear jal importance could have been and nature of the fur he wore mil Lhe inated by ertain fw cslimaled ano ie in general amount a Person's E. W.—~How many bones are there in the full-length tall of a dog? Ans There are from sixteen to twenty-one W. M. G.-Who greatest in a newspaper poil? were the actors and actresses selected as the ten in the New York Sun's sympos- Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Mrs. Fiske, John Giei- Ans ~The following were selected ium: Helen Hayes, Katharine Cornell Jeanne Eagels, John Barrymore, Maude Adams gud. David Warfield. and Richard Mansfield ¥. D~How much gasoline did Douglas Corrigan use on his flight to Ireland? Ans The fliers plane was loaded with 320 gallons of gasoline E. J. W~What is the religious affiliation of Helen Jacobs, the ten- nis player? Ans Miss 8. G. R—-Do tres trunks lengthen? Ans—Only by a new growth at the top. Once the side limbs are form. ed or sel they remain in the same position throughout the life of the tree, or until they die and drop off. All limbs or branches from the trunk reach to the heart or center of the tree iI. H. H—Wha! is the largest hotel in the world? Ans The American Hotel Association says that the largest hotel in the world is the Stevens in Chicago with 3000 rooms. The second lar- gest is the Hotel 8t. George in Brooklyn with 2632 rooms. C. L. R—What is the per capita consumption of paper in the United States? Ans.—In 1837. 244 pounds of paper were used per person. This fig- ure includes every type of paper, of which the two largest classifications are newsprint and wrapping paper. C. C~How many distilieries are operating in the United States? Ans.—The Federal Alcohol Administration says that there are 344 active distillers’ permits in force Jacobs is an Episcopalian. Answer to problem: In 1876 Samuel J. Tilden the Democratic nom- inee, received more than 250.000 votes over his nearest competitor, Ruth- erford B. Hayes, the Republican nominee. Otherwise the election was very close. It was in dispute and thrown into Congress, where, by a strict party vote the electoral commission threw out Florida and thus gave the Republican electors in the college a majority of one vote. If Florida's vole had been counted, Tilden would have won the majority of the e.ec- toral college as he did the popular vole. RRR, Pr Pr =. J BLACK MOSHANNON PARK OFFERS YEAR-AROUND SPORT Located in the heart of the Com- this Jere is a boat dock with boals monwealth, in Centre county, lies for 1] ¢. a bath-house and a cOn- Black Moshannon Park, which Sec- cessith building. retary James PF. Bogardus, of the Por the over-night visitor of week- State Department of Forests and end vacationist there are also cabing Waters, 1ecommends as one of the of one, two and three room dimen- best Stale Parks for year-around sions, § recreation. Developed around the most strate gic points of a beautiful, 250-acre | jake, Black Moshannon is ideally situated for water sports in the sum-
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