Beptember 15, 1938, ER tA lk ea THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. CAN WE ESCAPE WAR? §A————————————————— With soldiers massing in Europe, the border fortresses | THE The Centre Bemoceat, manned and battleships taking up strategic stations in the | ¢ F F C KF [J AT BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA | North Sea, it must be apparent, even to a pacifist, that | A — | there is danger of war in Eurgpe. “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” Answer Column 1 Query and wr PROBLEM~—As paradoxical as it may seem, there was a room full of women, and still there wasn't a single person in the room. How come? ro AO RA | While the people of the United States are more world. Answer elsewhere in this department.) BE PAUL M. DUBBS............o0s.r. Amociate Editor ‘or CECTL ALEER Business Manager minded than they were in 1914, our citizens, as a rule, are ull ly ———— | strong for peace. Many of them want it at any price, most of them at some inconvenience and relatively few are ready Entered in the postofice at Bellefonte, ugh: second class matter, or willing for the United States, as a nation, to take its stand for law and order throughout the world. ow ane or AY When the fighting begin in Burope, thre b no i ’ dp in to tell how far it will spread. The Far East, the Near East 00 jut yous, if ot pald 10 M4 and Europe itself will be the battle centers immediately. subscription 1s plain ted on the As the struggle continues the faraway stretches of ocean Le es uf vibes All Beg om ey the will bear witness to the strife of nations, Eventually, date of label the first issue of each month. We send no receipts South America and even North America will be affected, if unless upon special request. Watch date on your label after you not actually included, by the developments of the strug- gle. : a iy Nt Vaiilication, Wagitier Shee. edvertising, sR There are many sensible people in the United States insure publication that week. Advertising copy ve after who believe that this country can remain aloof from any Tuesday morning must run its chances, world war. They advocate a form of neutrality, with the All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements, idea of preventing the spread of strife into this hemis. 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This course, they ad- mit, involves the danger of immediate participation, but this peril, they contend, is less than the chances of becom- ing involved if the world witnesses another struggle like that which began in 1914. Consequently, they argue, we should take the lesser risk immediately rather than as. sume greater peril later on. é E. G~What are the names of the Evening Btar and the Morning Star? Ans. ~The Evening and the Morning Star are the same, and the name of this star is “Venus.” If it && seen In the morning before sunrise it Is known as the Morning Star, and if seen in the evening after sunset it Is called the Evening Btar, D. C~In playing Bridge, if I have a hand that looks good for an opening bid of 1 trump, and stil’ hold a fair 5-card suit, should I bid one no-trump or bid one In the suit? Ans. —Make an opening bid of one in the sult, while you really wish Ww play the hand at no trump. The purpose Is to get legitimate signal bids from your partner If he has a helping hand. By this information you might get assurance that you could go ww 1, 2 or 3 no trump--or even higher. The idea is to play the combined hands atl its fullest strength, whether It be in a suit or in no trump JUST A POME Love is like a pack of cards, ‘ And each man learns to play fA With hearts and diamonds as his trumps y For a brief and fleeting day. And then the Queen becomes a deuce, And the King is just a dub, Unless he has a lot of Jack, For the trump card is a Club. And then the Joker, death, takes all The dreams of man and mald, And hearts and diamonds, Jacks and clubs Are buried by a Spade. 0. J~Will you please answer what the word “epidemic” means? Ans ~"Epidemic” means the prevalence of a particular disease in a particular community al a given time; or it may be spread over a vast area The Truth At Last “No, Bah,” sald the elderly colored man to the visitor who asked if he had ever seen President Lincoln “Ah used to ‘member seein’ Massa Lincoln; but since I jined de church, Ah doan’ ‘member seein’ him no mo'." F. B~Recently 1 read in & newspaper where an outlaw wag caught in a cul de sac. Can you tell me what kind of a sack that was? Ans Cul de sac” is the French term for a blind alley, We presume writer was Uying to be high-brow the Marriage Mix-up Until a number of years ago women were not allowed in the gamb- ling rooms at Deauville, and they tell a story about a very unlucky player who refused to leave the room when his wife sent for him. Note after note was passed to him, but he ignored them all. Finally, in desper- ation, she changed her tactics and-— “Sir: If you wish 0 know where your wife is at this moment, go to the Royal Hotel to the room of the Count de Bapp.—A Friend ” The husband read the note, frowned blackly, half rose from his chair, then settled back again ‘Lucky in love, unlucky at cards.” He had been unlucky at cards all night. Perhaps now He redoubled his betting and won a million. Next morning he said nothing of the Incident to his wife, who was inwardly seething, And that afternoon the Count de Sapp, who had never even met the wife, received a huge bouquet of flowers from an anonymous admirer. The Count found a card attached to the roses. It sald simply: “Thanks.” 8. T~Is the octopus classed as a fish? And are they good 0 eat? Ans ~The octopus Is 4 mollusk. and they are not eaten by the white The octopus is eaten extensively in the Mediterranean countries G. L~How did the Amazon River get its name? Ans —In mythology “Amazon” was a member of a warlike band of women Uving near the river Thermodon. When South America Was di- covered, a warlike band of Indian, women was found along its largest river, and which bore a close connection to the mythical Amazons near Thermodon. They were called Amazons, and hence the name of the myer CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK race For United Slates Senator GEORGE H. EARLE, of Haverford. For Governor CHARLES ALVIN JONES, of Edgewood For Lieutenant Governor LEO C. MUNDY, of Wilkes-Barre For Secretary of Watermal Affairs THOMAS A. LOGUE, of Philadelphia For Congress DON GINGERY, of Clearfield For State Senator ¥DW. JACKSON THOMPSON, of Philipsburg For the Legislature JOHN W. DECKER, of Spring Mills For State Committecman DR. PF. K. WHITE, of Philipsburg For County Chairman H. KE. BROCKERHOFF, of Bellefonte For Vice Chalrman MAUDE E. MILLER, of Pine Grove Mills EDITORIAL ASKS FOR BRAINS AS WELL AS CASH “In the last election we had 17 million votes,” Con- M. R~What was the Land of Promise as spoken of in the Bible? Ans ~The Land of Promise was Canaan, which was promised to Abraham, according to the Bible J. Y.~1 would like to ask Inn? Ans —The poems of the “Tales of a Wayside Inn were written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The series tases, chiel among which is “Paul Revere's Ride you who wrote “The Tales of 3 Wayside HAIL SECOND NEW DEAL RECOVERY “The outlook for expanding economic activity in this country,” writes Ward Gates, nationally known economist, in the August 27 issue of the Magazine of Wall Street, “is the brightest in many years. There is now strong evidence that private spending and investment is likely to supple- ment Government pump-priming to an extent which will bring about economic recovery superior to that of 1933- 1937 in speed, and staying power.” Declaring that the “severe slump in industrial pro- duction . . . was out of all proportion to the relatively mod- erate shrinking in public purchasing power,” Mr. Gates de- clares in the magazine's leading article, entitled “Strong Business Uptrend:"” “Whether from competitive necessity or resignation to a more or less permanent New Deal government, cor- porate managements are resuming capital investment much more promptly and largely than they did in the early phases of the inadequate 1833-1937 recovery. Liquid- A cynic Is a guy who thinks the hen doesn't run as fast as she can inv 5 meters when the rooster is pursuing her in various mete inciude seven Bhe was a fireman's daught, so she never turned in an alarm when he tried to uncouple the hose T. K. L—~How many children has John Coolidge? Ans Mr. Coolidge and his wife, the former Florence Trumbull have one daughter, Cynthia, who i {ive years oid H. K. L—~Has the new Zeppelin been completed? Ans ~The LZ-130 is nearing compietion cruise about the middie of Seplember H. M. B--Does Ani Rice slarch Ww. iL trengih? Ans It is as sire much HR ORDER IN COURT “I've nothing to conceal” The pretlty witness said; J Bhe surely told the truth ’ Wial The Judge's face turned red and will make her first orn or rice oconlaln more starch? "ey Bhe'd nothing to conceal about 75 per cent. starch nd ru is 50 per cent From all the world of men And for proof she crossed her knees When she sat down again H~How does duralumin compare with steel In weight aad Mec] and only weighs about one-third 2: Just Egging Him On Hard-Bolled Diner-—-"What's wrong with these eggs Waltress— "Don't ask me; I only laid the table” Ey ste y hid . 4 sister Darrow’s father study for n The take a Lheojogics L~Did Clarence the ministry? My Life say: When my course he went to the Unit- Pa. on the other hill {rom the Methodist where he took his fist degree. In due time Clarence Dmurrow ¢d come 0 Meadvilic wy College) Story of A headache and a wife would seem a good deal worse if there wasnt any fun acquiring them gressman Bruce Barton told a group of Long Island Re- publican women in his latest attempt to arouse G O P en- thusiasm. “Well,” he continued, “having 17 million votes in a national election is just like having an almost fresh egg. It is not good enough. Where will we get more votes? In our party are the leaders in the financial and industrial activity of this country. Let them help us to work out a program by which more jobs will be supplied.” The repre- sentative of New York City’s famous silk stocking district then used the same argument in a purely partisan sense that President Roosevelt has addressed to Big Business out of consideration for the general welfare, namely co- operation. Undaunted by snube of Old Guard Republican leaders since he attempted to warn his party at the Indiana state convention that mere criticism of the New Deal is insuf- ficient, Barton took the green sward after the most mod- ern ultra-conservative manner. He spoke on the lawn of the Nassau County estate of his G O P colleague, Robert L. Bacon. “It is not enough to win a Republican nomina- tion that a man should come to us and say 'T hate Roose- velt’,” he warned. “We can’t simply be 2 home for rejected reactionaries.” By degrees he reached a formula, “provided the big cats” will supply the Republican party with brains as well as cash. “The only way we can win,” he declared, “is to follow the lead of the Conservative party in England. It uppropriates all of the good ideas of the Labor party and administers them so that they work.” Whereupon Barton's many scoffers and detractors in his own party promptly reminded him that President Roosevelt already has “taken over” most of those British ideas, “only,” responded the liberal New York Post, “he hasn't gone as far as the British Conservatives have.” REPUBLICANS MAKE NO CLAIMS ation of inventories and the minor deflation of bank credit have run their course and both trends are now upward, The second New Deal Recovery is starting from a much higher base than did the first one.” The Wall Street Journal-——also not a New Deal news. paper—in commenting upon reports from the Department of Labor that permits for home building in June was 12 per cent greater than in May and that July was 79.1 per cent above June and 128.8 per cent greater than in Juiy, 1937, says editorially: “There is no question that the activities of the Feder- al Housing Administration have contributed materially to the improvement in residential building, a most encourag- ing sign of recovery.” “$30 EVERY THURSDAY" More than 800,000 persons in California have signed petitions backing a proposal to pay $30 every Thursday to every person over fifty who is not employed or an em- ployer. It is to be expected that advocates of the proposal, es- pecially since the triumph of Mr. Downey in the Demo- cratic Primary held in California, will enlarge the idea to cover the entire United States. This, of course, is logical. What is good political bait in California ought to be good bait anywhere. Besides, if the scheme is sound in Califor. nia, it is sound elsewhere. Let's see how the scheme works. In the United States there are approximately 25,000,000 persons fifty years of age or over. Our guess is that 20,000,000 of them weuld be eligible for the $30 a week. This would require $600, 000,000 in seript, every Thursday, and at the end of one year, the total script in circulation would be $31,200,000,- 000. This figure does not include anything for expenses of administration and supervision. i Her Kisses Came High Bophisticaled Sadie had applied for and obtained a job a5 a cloak model “And what will my salary be?” she asked “1 vill giff twenty-five dollars a veek mitt pleasure.” her polite pro. spective employer replied “Not a chance, mister,” said Sadie. “Mitt that it's thirty-five Day and Night “1 know, dearie, that you buried your husband recently, but why do you wear black night gowns?” ‘Because I miss him as much at night as 1 do tn the daytime” CATS TO THE RESCUE When they drag in odd, misshapen things Dont biame the family cats They may be trying to suggest New styles for Nellie's hata Just His Lux Mrs. Nuthing-—"Your husband must have a terrible temper. He was frothing at the mouth this morning.” Mrs. Newlywed-—"Oh. it wasn't that at all. I made 3 mistake and served him soap-flakes instead of com-fNakes.™ Why Shouldn't He The doctor of a country village had two children who were 2ck- nowledged as being the prettiest little girls In the district While the two children were out walking one day, they happened to pass two small boys; one lived in the village and the other was a vis- itor “I say.” said the latter, “who are those little girls?” “They are the doctor's children,” replied the village boy. "He always keeps the best for himself” Harlem Highlight The census taker pushed his way through a crowd of little colored children and accosted the buxsom mammy who stood in the doorway. “What's your husband's occupation, madam?” he asked. “He ain't got no occupation. He's daid. He passed away fo'teen | course, but when he hed {finished his studies faith. Even the mild tenets of Unitarian H. T. K~What Ans H. T. L—~Whsat caused Bach's blindness? Ans —His elder brother was Jealous of his talent and forbade him ac- cess 10 a manuscript volume of works by Proberger, Buxiehude, and other great organists. Every night for six months Bach got up late and steal ing the volume from the bookcase, copied by moonlight 0 the permnen- ent damage of his eyesight and his subsequent blindness proportion of the students who enter college fail? Approximately one-fourth F. L. MIs there a special name for a male and female lobster? Ans. ~The male Jobster is called a oock lobster and the female a When the female is carrying eggs she is called a berry lobster J. C. B~Whatl is bee bread? Ans ~It is a bitter brown substance consisting of the pollen of fiow- srs which is collected and stored by bees as food for their young hen 8. C. R—~What is the oidest gommercial program on the radio? Ans —Printers’ Ink says: Almost as old as radio advertising itself, the Cities Service hour has been on the air continuously since February 18, 1927. Before that the program was presented spasmodically, having darted some time in 1925. It is the oldest continuous commercial show on the networks, and on August 18. was heard from the six hundred and twenty-ninth time on its customary Friday evening spot from 8 to 8. E. F. R—Where is the Depression House? Ans ~The Palace Depression is in Vineland New Jersey. It was built by George Daynor who, arriving in that town with no funds, gettied in an automobile junkyard Without plans or tools he began construction of the house from discarded materials such as automobiles, rocks logs, and clay. He clearsd the swampy, mosquito-infested land and beautified it with plantings of flowers and shrubbery. After three years’ work the house was opened to the public on December 25. 1832. Thousands of vic lors come 10 see the place which &s a monument to the ingenuity of men H. T~Does an electric {an lower the temperature? Ans —A {an does not lower the temperature of a room. When & fan is turned on, the alr feels cooler even though the temperature remains the same. This is because the fan increases the cooling power of the air by circulating it and therefore increases evaporation from the skin C. S.~Please give the origin of the word southpaw? Ordinarily at this season of a campaign year the N ¢ ; 1 years ago, suh”™ spokesmen of the two big parties are announcing their “Then who do all these little children belong 10?” asked the census taker Ans —Baseball diamonds are s0 constructed that the pitcher's left The reader should understand that the California pro- \ side is in a southerly direction; hence the nickname southpaw for g left. posal provides a two-cents stamp each week on each 81 in claims, and presenting their recital of events that give validity to their claims. We have looked in vain amid the huge junk heap of Republican propaganda, statements by leaders and that sort of thing, for any expression of de- light at the auguries of the election. They present cheers at the substitution of one Democrat for another in the majority party primaries, as if those primaries represent- ed Republican victories. That, in itself, is an entertaining feature in an otherwise featureless campaign. They cannot vaunt the registration figures, for these everywhere show great gains for Democrats and usually recessions for the other fellows. In short they have adopted the defeatist attitude. They are not striving to elect their own people general ly, but are content to play the part usually taken by extra- party groups of striving to be a balance of power in the affairs of the dominant party. The participation of Repub- licans in Democratic primaries, wherever it was possible for them to jimmy their way in, illustrates the process. WHO KNOWS “NOTHING?” In his Labor Day address, Senator James J. Davis re- ferred to Governor Earle as the “know-nothing” candidate. Puddler Jim qualified this statement by explaining that Earle knows absolutely nothing about Washi n. To concede that point to Senator Davis should certainly en- hance Governor Earle’s desirability to the electorate. The people of Pennsylvania aren't interested in a can- didate that Washington, but rather in 8 man who knows Pennsylvania and its needs. No one Pennsylvania, its problems, both na- tionally and locally, better than Earle. He is probably the best informed candidate, insofar as a knowledge of hie own people is concerned that ever offered his services the citizenry of Pennsylvania. From his legislative record, it would appear tha ator Davis knows too much about Washington and little about his own State and its complex Senator Davis has always as a He has never gotten beyond the The peopl politica] sreu vA ni? of labor stage. aware of Davis’ administration, on November A t Sen- far too true its grea A le Aa a -——— circulation. At the end of one year, this two per cent. per week would amount to more than $600,000,000 a week in stamps, which would have to be purchased with “real money,” or a total of $31,200,000,000 per year, plus an ex- tra $1,200,000,000 for expenses. For purposes of comparison, it may be stated that the national income for the year 1938 is estimated to be around $70,000,000,000. It would require about forty-four per cent. of the nation’s income to pay the stamp cost of the script in circulation each year. AMEND THE INCOME TAX LAWS Every American, we think, should support the effort to amend the tax laws of the Federal Government and the State Governments in order to permit each to tax the sal. aries and employes and officials of the other. According to the statistical division of the National Industrial Conference Board, in June of this year the whole number of persons employed in this country was 42,956,000. Theoretically, all of these ple are subject to some taxes. However, 2,590,000 individuals work for the Federal Government and thus escape the State income tax laws. At the same time, 1,396,000 work for State or local governments and, through the same exemption, escape the Federal income tax laws. In other words, approximately 4,000,000 persons avoid some or all of the income taxes applicable to persons who earn the amounts that they receive as salaries. While al] of the 4,000,000 would not be liable to income taxes, on account of the fact that some of them do not receive enough to be liable for it, the number enough to invite the attention of those seeking money for the operation of Government. NOT FOOLING ANYONE The yells about ‘independent judgment’ and ‘threaten. ed Roosevelt dictatorship’ are simply campaign stuff which should fool no voter. The real fight is between those who Dear Louisa: joesnt know where to look first “Dey’'s mine, suh” “But I thought you said your husband was dead.” “He is, sub.” said the mother proudly, “but 1 ain't” That's all, folks. A well-built girl is like a three-ring circus—a fellow ~e"BCAT.” nF Co SS A Louisa’s Letter 1am a girl of fourteen. I live in 8 modern Lome and have two sis- Uv to yourself? It certainly will ters. ™ well an tainment for me that does not that escape is big want old-style capitalism intact and those who want to bring under it more re ia wo * a v Cm —-— be” capitalism up to date, so that more of us can live comfortably. That is Roosevelt's determing. | ds mother keeps me dressed is eager to provide enter. incon- ix NEES ESS i : ing towards you, will it help any to brood about your wrongs and try to BLEDEL 4 handed pitcher. H. C. W~When was the big wind in Ireland? Ans—The big wind occurred in Ireland on the night of January €, 1838. In Limerick, Galway, and Athlone, hundreds of houses were blosn down and hundreds more were burned by the spreading of fives L. H. W.—-What are the most popular songs of all time? Ans The following compositions have been the best gic: ‘Til We Meet Again, Silver Threads Among the Gold, Man's Land, Whispering, Missouri Waltz, Marcheta, After . O'clock in the Morning, Alexander's Ragtime Band, and My Blue Heaven. W. J. R—How do farm prices now compare with those of a yesr ago? Ans-—All farm products except chickens and eggs were decidedly cheaper on July 1, 1938 than a year ago. W. J. BPlease give some facts about the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Ans Designed by Brigham Young, the Tabernacle was begun In 1863 and completed in 1867. Henry Crow was the engineer and William Folsom the architect. It is 150 feet wide, 250 feet long. and approximale- ly 70 feet to the ceiling and 80 feet to the roof. Resting on forty- | stone buttresses, it has a seating capacity of 8000. The roof | over one million feet of lumber held together by wooden pins. There twenty-seven exits all opening outward. Answer 10 problem: All of the women in the room were married.
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