RL — The Centre Femocrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A OC DERR......cc.0vns PRP taannane PAUL M. DUBBS.......coonenrviens Associate Editor CECIL A. WALKER Issued weekly, every Thursday morning, Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if paid in advance $2.00 per year, If not pald 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 after Tuesday morning must run its chances, All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements, Legal notices and all real estate advertisements 10 cents per line each Issue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not notifying us, are lable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK For United States 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 Internal 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 Committeeman DR. F. K. WHITE, of Philipsburg EDITORIAL NEXT WEEK'S ELECTION With next Tuesday's election but a few days off, we can consider Pennsylvania's strenuous political campaign about at an end. It will go down in history as either a vic- tory or defeat for the policies of the State and National Administrations in promoting the welfare of the common people. When we review the close, the trivial nature of the ments is its most conspicuous feature, They burbled generalities about the wickedness of New Deal policies and processes, but gave no hint of what they would substitute for them. They made a great fuss over the charges against State officials which they have failed to prove, and at the game time forgetting the bold steal made at Harrisburg a few years ago that sent GOP perpetrators to jail. They became excited because a Democratic candidate in California announced himself in favor of a pension plan, disregarding the circumstance that their own Congression- al candidates in Maine and elsewhere indorsed the Town- send plan. The difference between these two ideas, is that one promises a mythical 330 a week pension and the other offers an equally fantastic $200 a month to those who have the wisdom to live to a moderate old age. They displayed a tabulation of imports of farm pro- ducts a year ago, when the drouth made it necessary to import feed and food, as showing how the farmer is being gypped out of his foreign market, while they ignored the figures for the current year, which tell of negligible im- ports of wheat and corn, and huge exports of our own pro- duce. They have attacked the records of Congressman Ging- ery, Senator Thompson and Assemblyman Decker as being without results, in the face of the fact that the three can- didates have been liberally endorsed by labor unions and civic groups for re-election. It is hard to believe that all this raving and ranting will convince the people that the GOP Old Guard will be a better friend than the New Deal. The intelligent voter knows that the Old Guard had their chance over a long period of years, and they muffed the opportunity. The Republican party is full of promises. If given time “they would stop deficit financing, would begin to liquidate the public debt, as it did after the World War, would decentralize relief, would put a stop to government campaign now drawing to a Republican party's argu- THE CENTRE DEWOCRAT, BELLUFONTE PR. _______ FROM “BREAKER BOY” TO | ISOLATION REQUIRES ARMAMENTS The United States, which this year is spending about one billion dollars on its Army and Navy, will probably spend much more than this amount next year, National defense becomes the new problem for the nation, looking to the future with some concern after the striking victory of Hitler at Munich. With an official policy of isolation, the United States leaves other nations to han- dle their own affairs and, believe it or not, must prepare to handle her own affairs without looking anywhere for help. This means, if it means anything, that this country must be prepared to police the entire Western Hemis. phere. It means that the United States must have sufficient strength to prevent Germany, Italy and Japan, either act- ing individually or collectively, from invading any terri. tory in the Americas. Our policy of isolation towards Eur. opean affairs naturally carries with it the idea of Euro pean isolation toward American affairs, Facing an uncertain future and not knowing what strength may be necessary to forestall alien designs in this hemisphere, the United States, isolated and standing alone by choice, must prepare to make good her position in the world. It will take a larger Army, a much larger Navy and a tremendous air force. Besides, it will require a far-flung industrial organization for the manufacture of necessary materials. The expense will be heavy but per- haps not exorbitant for a “splendid isolation.” The events of the past few years have demonstrated very plainly that Japan, Germany and Italy are working together to put pressure upon Great Britain. The Japan- ese have encroached against British interests in the Far East, the Italians have twisted the lion's tail in the Medi- terranean and Germany has made progress in European affairs. If these three nations make common cause against Great Britain, which is at least as well armed as the United States, there is no reason to suppose that they will fail to follow th tactics toward the United States, The probability that this nation will, in future year, find a “crisis in the Pacific, engineered by Japan, and another “crisis” in the Atlantic engineered by Ger. many and Italy. The reader should understand that nations stand together because it is to their interest to do 30. Each one of them takes advantage of conditions to in crease pressure upon the common adversary. Thus it ha; pens when Great Britain and France surrender to Hitler at Munich, the Japanese make an attack upon Canton, near Hongkong, in China. While the dictator group i working together, the democratic nations are standing apart, with the United States boasting of isolation. France and England are unable to face the combination against them. Consequen In a feverish race if it expects to assert any must maintain the military, naval and aer may be required to serve notice on the dictator group that same © 14 some these aggressive France and gland engaged Likewise United States, rights whatever in the world, ial strength that Er the y 1 tly, we find LO rearm., our rights must he respected. ONE APPROACH TO THE FARM PROBLEM Perhaps the Farm Problem is not nearly compli- cated and difficult a8 some imagine. This week's Time by an engraving narrative of farmer's achieven throws a lot of light on the farm problem. Quoting f{ that sparkling magazine: 80 one rom UE Hunter Roy Greenlaw farms 385 acres of George Washington's boyhood home on the banks of the Rappa- hannock River near Falmouth, Va. When Hunter took over the farm after his father’s death nearly five years ago, it didn't amount to much. A gangling stalk of a lad, Hunter stayed in high school and managed the farm on the prin- ciples he learned there. He used plenty of fertilizer, ro- tated his corn, beans, grass crops, grew seed corn under contract for a wholesale firm, bought a $1075 tractor on the installment plan to help his two mules and five horses. By the time he was graduated from high school last year, with a four-year average of 92% per cent., Hunter Roy and the prospering Greenlaw farm were models for miles around. Last week the Future Farmers of America, of which Hunter is one of 173,000 members, convened in Kansas City, Mo., under the auspices of the Kansas City Star to confer their coveted honor of Star Farmer, which carries a $500 prize. “I sure would like to win that,” 8aid Hunter, who did not think he would because last year's Star Farm- er, Robert Lee Bristow, now assistant manager of a farm- er's co-operative, hailed from a nearby Virginia county. Ignoring that circumstance, the judges decided on Hunter Roy in record time. After figuring that the $500 would finish the payments on his tractor, Star Farmer Greenlaw hurried back to work. His proud mother fretted: “That boy sure will work himself to death.” This type of solution of the farm problem may be sacrilege or succotash to the theorists at Washington who have been wrestling with agriculture through the media of limited production, fixed prices, bounties, bonuses, the Hoover adventures and the various other remedies on the shelf, What Hunter Roy Greenlaw's story means to most persons is that brain power plus “elbow grease” may go farther than most suggested prescriptions to cure the ag- ricultural problem. Surely Farmer Greenlaw is exemplify- ing that great old American tradition where men depend- ed on themselves rather than on the Government and | “0 £ i” RDER BOY (The Philadelphia Record) Judge James may have been a “breaker boy” when he was in rompers, jut the record shows that he’s been an “order boy” ever since he's been in long pants. An “order boy” for one political boss after another. An “order boy” in this very campaign, For years James Vare. When Vare said “hop,” Judge James hopped. When Vare sald “jump,” Judge James jumped, was “order boy” for William 8. Back in 1930, James was Lieutenant Governor, and wanted a job on the Supreme Court. Judge Maxey wanted the same job, There were reports James would quit the race. Here is the text of an interview Judge James had with reporters in 1930: “Will you CLL out’! stay in the race unless Vare asks you to get A reporter put the question. James replied; “Certginly. I am waiting on him.” Then the reporter asked: “Will you get out if Vare asks you to withdraw ?” James replied: “If he asks me to get out I feel I should withdraw.” In other words, James said he'd take Vare's orders, no matter what they were. And he took the orders. On April i, 1930, James quit the race for the Supreme Court post, and issued this statement : "After several conferences with William 8. Vare 1 have decided not to run for the Republican nomination for Justice of the Supreme Court.” The breaker boy was the “order boy”! To the finish. You may wonder how James came to Vare's attention There were excellent reasons. For six years—from 1920 to 1926—Arthur H. James was district Attorney of populous Luzerne county, of which Wilkes-Barre is the center. During James’ six years in that post his office hand (100 cane of Liquor law lation, In only { entence or pay Onis led did any bootlegger full fine. 756! No wonder McClure, boss of the old Delaware county rum ring, thinks Judge James is a honey. On gambling, however, James had an even more im- sive record. Of 174 actions brought r racketeers during Jame WO Cases hi two cases out of against gamblers and gamb- " term in office— erved Not one gambler, not one gambling racketeer as much as a single day in jail. One lone bookie, apparently by mistake, paid a fine of £160. But the r failed » defendant it to prison. but to pay their fines, involved in all 174 cass wonder Annenberg thinks Judge James would ake a swell Governor. No wonder the “order boy” is the favorite of the un- derworld in the Gubernatorial race. If James would be that lenient to bootleggers and gamblers and touts as District Attorney, what grand hos- pitality eould he give them as Governor! So, today, Arthur H. James is “order boy” for the Annenberg-MceClure-Pew.Loucheim foursome which has taken virtual control of the Republican party from its for- mer business leaders. They expect him to serve them as he county, as he later served Vare. Does anybody believe the Annenbergs would have poured thousands and thousands of dollars into James’ primary campaign if James was not ready to take orders? Does anybody believe Pew and Louchheim would have thrown still more thousands into the James pot—if they lidn't expect a big return on their investment? Does anybody believe John H. McClure would have had Judge James sitting at his right hand at dinner in Chester, that he would have swung his whole machine be- hind James—if McClure didn’t expect a cut of the profits if James becomes Governor? These men, whose chances for fatter profits depend ipon a complaisant Governor at Harrisburg, didn't merely support James; they picked him because they knew he could be counted upon to do what he was told to do. He had done it for Vare. He would do it for them. He had done it in Luzerne county. He would do it in Harrisburg. That's the history of an “order boy.” It tells the voters of Pennsylvania one thing: That James will obey his new masters as he did his olde That a vote for James is a vote to let McClure, An- nenberg, Pew and Louchheim run Pennsylvania. m served in Lu- zerne the breaker boy who became "November 7, 1928. | Ed THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” | - own the and great whi the sMAR sk broom is to brush mus NONSENSE VERSE If the hitch-hiker hikes Much more than he hitches He'll wear out his shoes Ere he wears oul his britches jaywalker A ve noticed that some pedestriang walk along as if they drive along as if they owned Perhaps you ed the street. And again, some motorists ar We know an who changes vt \ hirt every absent-minded motorist thousand miles Latest Style ft we his ol] every day fis ni five The 1 gearshi wu have on this my knee some of them get married staves where ang then It Sure Would thing more exasperating than wu i followed by pro- aurant wit} 1a OP but if you pay Certainly Not No Hurry : The Coward locking. but the stocking He went into a shoe kh © } caught and they pinched him And So On And On Judge—"Where do you Hver Prisoner I Uve with my brother. ™ Where dor other 1s Judge ni bot} 12 that someone had stolen it he would give him rrp AT shows her good taste—and th * ’ One-Man Army war, rr Boy nd there ou have the story of your dad and the Yes, dad, but why did they need all the other soldiers Bome bartenders now serve a whisk broom with their drinks. The yourself off when you get up from the floor. The best way to cure snake bite with whisky is to let the snake drink whisky before he bites you That's all, folks. The musician who invented ic is driving some of us jitterbughouse. swing ought to. Swing — rs —et————n in _. - —_ = lola? Query and Answer Column where industry and thrift took the place of subsidy and supplication before a government bureau. dictation to agriculture and business, would take the gov- ernment out of competition with business.” In other words, they'd get us back in exactly the same shape we were in the day Hoover went out of office, The voter must make a choice next Tuesday, and heaven help all of us if the New Deal is defeated. PROBLEMA teacher in one of our rural schools asked one of her I “== | brightest pupils to go to the blackboard, and, using the figure “9,” write | starch and cold water, and rubbing four of them down and arranged s0 that the sum total will represent this well into the solled toy. Then exactly 100. He did it, but how did he do it? (Answer elsewhere in this brush off the dry starch with a clean | department.) brush. | T. Y~To settle an argument will you kindly answer in this depart. ment the age of Oabby Hartnett, the catcher and manager of the Chicago | Cubs baseball club? Thank you. Ans Charles Leo (Gabby) Hartnett will be 38 years old on Decem- | ber 20, 1938, i G. F~Where are the Aleutian Islands? And who owns them? Ans ~The Aleutian Islands forms an arc extending from Alaska | about one thousand miles westward in the Pacific ocean. They are own- | ed by the United States, and were acquired in the purchase of Alaska | from Russia. M. BTo what family of birds do the meadowlarks belong? Also I | would like to know if they are destructive fo wheat or other small grain? | Ans—The Meadowlark belongs to the Oriole family. They are not de- | structive to small grain, but very valuable as destroyers of insects, on which they live exclusively, i HOUSEHOLD SCRAPBOOK Paint Smell { If two or three handfuls of juniper { berries are thrown on a lighted char- coal fire, placed in the room with i doors and windows closed for twen- { ty-four hours, it will entirely expel {all odor of fresh paint, Half a Lemon | When you need only half a lemon {for a recipe, don't throw the other {half away. Place it on a dish, cut {side down, and put In the refrig- warm place to dry. The kinks win | erator for future use. A cut grape- be gone when the yarn has dried. fruit may be treated in the same ] manner. Celery Curls Different Creases i Oclery curls can be made by first , ; ; : Napking which are folded every ( 08 Inner stalks into three or the battle of Gettysburg, was born his parents were living in Cadiz, Spain. | week in the same folds tend to wear Jour Ingle Sarita, With a sharp | at that time his father was a naval agent for the United States. ! fout in the creases. Try folding them i. 0 ites Sowa info thin | 4 will you explain what the famous Missouri Compromise is? | | quarterwise one week, ”t » Sopping Within ns—~The Missouri Compromise Congress passed in | | woek in three folds, and see if they |11Ch of the end. Drop into ioe water. Alig n i Was an act of - 1820 to effect a settlement regarding the extension of slavery in the re- | : bh The strips will curl as they 0 not wear much The they become | 180 peyond the Mississippi except that Missouri should be sdmitted into | Suede Shoes. the Union as a slave-holding State. Suede shoes may be cleaned hy | I» P~~Who were the Moabites? brushing and sandpapering them | Ans-—The Moabites were a race of people that inhabited the lightly. Then go over them with a lof the Dead Sea and the Jordan River, where they pursued a cloth moistened with vinegar, fife. The Israelites came in contact with them after —— There is nothing new under the | except the experience thay tg | inexperienced human Wes Pears in Salad If you are going to use pears in the salad, place them in some water to which a little lemon juice has been added, and this will insure thelr re. taining their freshness, Reknitling Sweater When reknitting a sweater, the job can be made much easier if the kinks are first taken out of the yarn Wing the yam in q skein, tie together firm- ly, and wash it in lukewarm water, Then fold in a towel and put in a | PROTEST SUNDAY DANCE MUSIC Two weeks ago the British Broadcasting Corporation included twenty minutes of dance music on a Sunday morn- ing’s program. Immediately the Lord's Day Observance Society pro- tested “with every nerve and fiber of our religious convie- | tions.” The Secretary called the music an “indefensible and | deplorable desecration of the Sabbath.” In the United States, it is not uncommon for broad- casting stations to send out dance music on Sunday. So far as we have been able to observe, the protests have been very few. The music may not be exactly what some people prefer on Sunday, but so long as it can be discontinued by the turn of a dial, it will not desecrate the Sabbath for anybody who does not wish to hear it. a NO OXYGEN MEANS DEATH It might be worth calling attention to the fate of a man and his wife and their three daughters, recently found dead in their home in New Jersey, asphyxiated from lack of oxygen. _ With the coming of cold weather their fate may serve asa warning to everyone to be careful. Oxygen is neces- sary to life and if gas or electric heaters are burned in closely confined rooms, care should be taken to see that tie of Gettysburg was a Spaniard or half Spanish? You're motor car } 5 ae i nt peti row the, A de luxe model car at a sensationally low standard-model price. Low down payment, See it—drive it! Easy C. I. T. terms. . GEO. A. BEEZER GARAGE NRT RATER STREET, WA - BELLEFONTE, PA. 3 lost among -— A. Mele vw hd
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