a THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BECLEFORTT, PA." "OHO WI'L CONTROL? ‘Harr’; surg Patriot) December” 22 1938. ~ HR — Control of the «22. Senate appears to have siminered ——L Ry | ‘ , | Sunday School Lesson || Query and Answer Column down to questions of possession of two seals, one apparent. | - | - r= ly won in the last election by Herbert S. Levin, Philadel. | GOIYS GREAT GIFT, PROBLEM~Who was the author of Chatles Elliot Norton's “The phis, ad the piher apparently held by Dr. P. J. Henney, | gu ,, Heart of Onk Books?” (Answer -elfewhere in this department.) 0 egheny county. For a time it was believed that former Representative vir? WI would like to know whether Ching or Japan will ¥ip the 3 i she v ( est Yi Samuel Weiss, Alleghe By Sounty, would cont the Bod Ans~We don't know. Answer to this question is a matter of per apparently Won. by his tepu J ican opponen , John M, sonal opinjon. However, many authentic commentators are agreed thet Walker, but reports from Pittsburgh indicate that Weiss China will ultimately win because of their vast man-power &nd Feaouroes has decided to abide by the official results of the balloting, They reason that Japan is slowly but surely declining in thelr men. The former representative lost the contest through A The Centre Pewmocrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNEYLVANIA PAUL M. DUBBS.....covvvvveensesAmociste Editor CECIL A, WALKER. .....ovivev i Business Manager a ——— brated. We make much of the {birthdays of great poets, musicians and statesmen, But of all the mil- lions and millions of individuals who {have appeared on this planet, the | firs; place iri the hearts of men, wo- {men and children is held by Jesus {Christ. No person in history has | ever had, or ever will have, a birth- | | day celebration like his, Christinas is International Sunday School Lesson | for December 25, 1938, GOLDEN TEXT: “For God 50 loved the world, that he gave his only bugotten Son, that whoge- ever belleveth on Him ghould not perish, but have eternal life’ i Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. \ Entered In the postofice at Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter,’ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION power and other resources. $1.50 per year, if pald 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. 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The charges are made that certain voters were not allowed to vote and on these charges the Dauphin county court granted an injunction against the Secretary of the Commonwealth, defining that he may not issue an election certificate and an injunction against the successful Demo- cratic candidate that he may not receive the certificate of election. Why? It develops that the Democrats, with the senator above, will have twenty-six members; the Republicans twenty-four. If the Philadelphia Demoerat is kept out of office until after organization, the Republicans may be able to organize the State Senate, Politically that has it para- phrases but not through the courts, The Democratic senator was declared elected by the regular vote and declared elected in a recount, therefore, he ought to be seated and the Senate ought to seat him under the right of the Senate which is to be the judge of its own memberships. There is no politics to the above case, If a court can, on the face of a double return of election, unseat a candi- date, then we are bordering on what Europe now knows —there may be one candidate, the administration candi- date. As we see it, it is too dangerous a precedent to take if the courts should take it. After all, like it or not, we Americans must stand by what the people voted for, with- out hesitation. Any other idea will sometime lead to chaos. HYDE PARK FOR THE NATION The announcement by President Roosevelt that at his death his family home, Hyde Park, and one hundred acres surrounding it would be given to the United States, should be received with genegal interest and appreciation. In the meantime the various papers and documents relat- ing to the activities of President Roosevelt will be assem- bled and made available for those who wish to study this period at any other time. President Roosevelt announced that a building would be erected to house the collection, to be built partly by public subscription, so that the valuable papers could be protected by a fireproof structure and eventually turned over to the government. Towards this the President an- nounced he would contribute all funds he has received from the sale of material to newspapers, magazines and book publishers, as also would Justice Roseman of the New York Supreme Court, who has collaborated in pub- lishing certain papers. Samue! Morrison of Harvard University, told report- ers that the advisory group was “100 per cent favorable” to the undertaking. “Other presidents have faken their papers back to their homes,” Morrison said. “Some of them have been given away by their widows. The child- ren have played with them, and the rats have eaten them. The historian just doesn’t know where to go to find them.” President Roosevelt, saying that other members of his administration also might contribute material to the Hyde Park collection, added in his statement: “An oppor- tunity exists to set up for the first time in this country what might be called a source material collection relating to a specific period in our history.” Among his contributions to the collection, the chief executive listed his public papers, pamphlets, books and certain paintings collected since 1910. These include ma- terial dealing with his activities as a New York senator, assistant secretary of the navy, New York governor and candidate for vice president. Mr, Roosevelt said all his presidential papers since his inauguration in 1933 would be donated. BRITISH TO FIGHT FOR TRADE Early this month, a prominent British official reveal- ed that the Government was encouraging British indus- try to organize to meet German trade competition throughout the world and warned Germany that the Brit- ish were ready and able to meet her at the game of sell- ing below world prices. That this was not idle talk is seen in the step of the Government to provide a fund of $60,000,000 to “guaran- tee British export trade, not on commercial grounds but on the basis of ‘national interest’ In other words, the British have apparently made up their minds to protect British trade interests upon the only basis that it can be protected, by meeting the competition of other powers, including Nazi-controlled Germany. While we are not familiar with the ramifications of foreign trade throughout the United States, it might be possible for this country, with its vast gold hoard, to play the same game and protect American trade throughout the world. Germany will proceed with her barter system as long as there are profits to be obtained, but the min- ute that the other nations take action to make it a losing game, fhe Germans will be ready to proceed along conven- 0 ines. party purity. He was offered the endorsement of the Royal Oak party but decided to run only as a Democrat, a deci. sion which cost him several hundred votes. He lost out hy somewhere in the neighborhood of 150. Pittsburgh sources said Weiss’ friends wanted him to contest the election but that he had refused. The outcome of the contests over the other {wo seats will determine whether the Democrats or the Republicans elect a President Pro Tem next year, which in turn will determine whether Senator John S. Rice, of Adams coun- ty, will be naming committees or whether this highly im- portant privilege will be given to a Republican, Should the Republicans manage to muster more votes than the Democrats when it comes time to organize, the next President Pro Tempore probably would be either Senator GG. Mason Owlett, Tioga, or the new dean of the Senate, Dr. George Woodward, of Philadelphia. Owlett was slated to be the next Republican floor leader at a time when it looked as if the Democrats would be able to keep control of the chamber, and the talk didn't run to a Republican vice-president. Woodward, a witty talker and an able parliamentarian, said he was not a candidte for the post. What his reaction would be to the other position, however, is another matter. The latter post doesn’t requir. the lung-power, for one thing, that the other does. That Owlett will be one of the Republican powers in the new Legislature, in either event, goes without saying, but what the attitude of Governor-elect Arthur H. James will be toward the National Republican committeeman is a matter of more conjecture. Owlett was by way of being a storm center in a pre- election disagreement between the new Governor and for- mer Senator Joseph R. Grundy, and there is some likeli- hood that the situation may pop up again after the next session gets under way. It has been reported that Grundy, one of the main- stays in the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, would very much like to be a dominant factor in any one of several ways in the next administration, but it is gen- erally considered anything but certain that all his re. quests will be heeded. It was recalled that Grundy was unable to bring Ow- lett and James together in the primary, a fact that may or may not have had anything to do with the fact that James came out the winner and Grundy’s candidate Owlett, was snowed under by Senator-re-elect James W. Davis. Grundy is said to have his eyes on the workmen's compensation laws which were liberalized during the Earle administration and which went under fire during the re. cent special session. Should a move be made next session to revise the act in the other direction, Owlett, hy virtue of his position with the strengthened Republican forces in the upper chamber would be in a position to help it along, but such a move would automatically rouse the op- position of labor groups. Grundy's welght with the incoming administration may easily have something to do with the outcome of this and other similar situations which are bound to come up in the next session. Workmen's compensation alone is al- most certain to become one of the major issues before the 1939 Legislature. In fact, the controversy over the com- parative rights of employers and employes had reached such a point even in the last session that a special commit- tee was set up to determine whether it would be possible for further legislative action to “coneiliate” their views, As far as Grundy is concerned the new assembly is practically made to order—except for the fact that many of the Republican leaders don’t see eye to eve with the former Senator any more, Grundy brings to the situation considerable experience in playing the game of polities, but such Republicans as former State Senator John J. MeClure and Joseph N. Pew, Jr, aren't exactly amateurs either, and the two don't get along at all well with Grundy these days, it is reported. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING What is known on the highways as “thumbing a ride” is typical of the American desire for a short cut—for get- ting something without paying the price. Those who indulge in “thumbing a ride” are in most instances people who could just as well afford to pay their way as those from whom they beg a ride. They are arro- gant about their “rights” and if a motorist drives by them they are likely to insult him with epithets, or heave a brick at his car. A man who has given this subject much thought has concluded that the laziness and shiftlessness which are 80 common on the highways are also revealed in econ- omics, government, science and education. "3 Too many people, he says, try to get ahead without effort. Some want the equivalent of a college education in a six-weeks’' correspondence course, Others would try to cure a depression by inflating the currency. Lazy scientists draw startling conclusions from super- ficial research, jump to the front pages of newspapers, and get booked for lecture tours. Shiftless employers and employes turn their troubles over to the government, expecting the government some- how to do what common sense should tell them eannot be done. Such sloth and dishonesty lead directly to national decay. If “thumbing a ride” is encouraged, either on the concrete highways, or on other highways of life, we shall soon have part of our population insisting that the rest of the population owes them a free ride from birth til death. We must resume preaching the doctrine that no one gets anywhere in this world except by hard work. Instead of sitting by the roadside waiting for someone to pick them up, the “thumbers” must get on their feet and begin to walk. Everyone is glad to help the man who is doing his best to help himself, but those who merely make demands on others must be eliminated from serious consideration. SAYS PUBLIC ACCEPT REFORMS Dr. George Gallup, director of the American Institute of Public Opinion, which has displayed an amazing accur- acy in disclosing public sentiment upon candidates and is- sues before this country, says that current surveys show “the ‘good old days’ are literally gone forever.” Dr. Gallup says that even conservative members of the public have accepted such reforms as social security, legal recogmition of the rights of collective bargaining and government regulation of the stock exchanges, He points out that the conservatives have moved several de- grees left of where they stood ten years ® Addressing the Con of American Industry, Dr. Gallup fives his conclusions on several pablie questions, Today, he says, there is real doubt that President Roose- velt could be elected for a third term, TY John 3:16 [the supreme birthday, Tt is ocele- N. L=To settle a dispute, will you please answer this question (Le son Text: Malthew 2:1-12) Christmas celebrates the birth of | Jesus Christ. While our time is calculated from his Birth, because of an error made in A. D, 526 by Diony~ sius Exiguus, the monk who made the first calendar based upon this event, the correct date of the birth of Jesus 18 B.C. 5. December 26 has been traditionally accepted as the actual day and month. The birth place of Jesus was Beth- lehem, five mileg out of Jerusalem, in the Province of Judea. Augustus, first Emporer of Rome, ordered a genera) census of the empire, While Jie Roman custom was that each person be enrolled in the place of re- sidence, the Jews were allowed 0 follow their custom and enroll in theli ancestral clvy. Joseph, the carpenier of Nazareth, the little vil- lage of Galilee, was descended from King David, and therefore, traveled a Hitle over geventy miles southward 0 be enrolled (in the City of David. It was while Joseph and Mary were Bethlehem, crowded with countless strangers present for the official enrollment, that Jesus was born. Because of the many visitors, there was no room in the inn, and Jegis was born in a cave nearby, customarily used as a stable. Dr David J. Burrell offers the excuse of the Innkeeper in the following imaginary words: “The man was a mere peasant a carpenter, as he told me, {rom the despised town of Naz- aretll. Which of the distinguished guesils In my CAarmvansary--priesis, rabbi, wealthy traders—oould 1 dis- place 10 make room for him? Bhel- ter in the cave nearby was better for them than to rest under the open sky. There were catile there and beasts of burden, so that the place afforded shelter from the wind: and there was barley straw 10 rest on.” in ai The custom of observing anniver- he martes Is widespread, as William Lyon Phelps wrote not long ago *The birthdays of great men, es- pecially when their lives have been a blessing 10 mankind, are widely ceie- brated by more people, in more coun- tries, and with more positive rejolc- ing than is given not only to any other birthday but to any anniver- sary of any kind." The birth of Jesus was announced to shepherds by a group of angels It was in keeping with his future life that the first notice of the advent of Jesus should be made to humbie men, and not to princes and kings The shepherds were frightened by the spiritual apparition but the first words spoken to them wee come forting, telling them not to be afraid “They win have acocepled Christian tidings of a loving Author and Ruler of the universe.” says Rev, John William Bradshaw, “and have dared 10 live as if those tidings were true, have found that the exhorta- tion of the herald angel, ‘Fear not,’ is Tully warranted. If this banish- men: of fear {rom the hearts of men were the one, gole gift of Christmas to the world, what words could over- state its worth?” The first Christ mas carol was sung by the heavenly host, following which the shepherds immediately departed to find the baby whose birth had been told them At this period of economic distress every Christian should bear in mind the words of Jesus that it is more blessed to give than 10 receive. He devoled his life to serving mankind and seeking to advance the happl- ness of humanity. His followers could not better celebrate the anni- versary of his birth than by making some contribution (0 this same pur- pase, however small and slight that cooperation may be because of re- sources and ability of the individual contributor. There are millions of people in distress who would re- ceive ald this Christmas gladly if it was extended 10 them in the true Christmas spirit. And why shouldnt this spirit of loving service continue throughout the year? 1 we would only remem- r that God 50 Joved us (the world) that he gave his only Son to save us then we, His children, should re- spond to that Jove always. If we would do that, then every day would be like Christmas Day ! the "Health and Beauty THE USE OF COSMETICS, The use of paint and powder goes back as [ar as recorded history. The book of Joe is supposed to be the oldesy Ji erature In the world. Job's third daughter was named Keren. Happuch, a Hebrew word which means “paint-horn, i. e., cosmetic box.” The name implies thal—cos- metics were popular when the world was young. We realize that powder not only enhances the beauty of the complex- ion by removing the shiny, greasy appearance, but softens harsh lines and contours, U¥ properly applied “Powder also provides valuable pro- tection 10 a delicate skin against the irritating action of the sun and However, powder should be selected that will cling smoothly and evenly to the skin, Some women have an idea thal powder clogs the pores of the skin thus preventing the escape of im- purities through the pores. Many of these women dust their {aces with taloum, under the delusion that they are beautifying themselves without injuring their complexions. Talcum is useless aa a protection, and comes off very quickly. It has its uses as a body powder especially for babies, but is a fallure as a face powder. The making of powder is really a art. An ancient formula that is still popular requires the finest and purest almond meal, orris root, wheat and rice glarch. These are sifted by machinery many <imes through cioth, then tinted and perfumed with | a delicate oil. Alter the process is completed the mixture is soft and (fing, possessing the quality of ad-| | Ir EL hering to the skin to which it parts a velvety appearance. No complexions are white, The powder should be chosen nog only for is quality, but particular attention should be paid to its shade It shold blend perfectly with the nate ural tints of the skin. The shade most in use ia fesh or natural. This 5 achieved by adding carmine and ochre 10 the white materials until a chamols or pinkish chamols is ob- tained. Nowadays there are cogmet- iclans who will blend powder to suit amost any complexion Powder should never be applied 10 a dry skin, of it will tend 10 make it harsh and rough. Belore putting on the powder, a thin coaling of skin food, or a specially prepared lotion should be applied. All excess should be removed with a dry, clean cloth. Enough will be lef 10 protec! the skin and {orm a base that will cause the powder 10 adhere. Do ho g0 out into the sun and wind with out this protection covering upon your face. It is much easier io pre- am- (serve and improve a fine pomplexion than it is to restore one that hag been ruined by neglect and needless ex- posure on the strive: who look tough and weather-beaten. Their faces have been accustomed to plenty of soap and water. This treatment, has aged them in appearance many years. | Remember that cosmetics have | been prized and used by discrimingt- ing women throughout the ages. Powder is a necessary part of the toilet. Even men jook more atirac- tive on emerging from the barber's shop, after being shaved and powd- ered. Sn - years old for three and a half | months, He says he loves me and 1 | have every reason to believe he does, | ‘He has no bad habits and comes | {from a nice family but I have been | told that he wouldn't get married for | |7 or 8 years as. his mother does not | believe in early marriages. tor about six months and then broke | ‘up. Right now I have a chance to {go with several other nice boys but see no reason to if my steady loves ime as he says he does. | Everybody is predicting our break- ‘up. Should 1 listen to them? Many girls would like to go with this boy i i {as he is very popular. Do you think” should keep on going exclusively ; g55edk i i Louisa’s Letter | Dear Louisa: | { Iam a girl 20 years old and have {been going steady with a boy 22 her, he can stop on a moment's no- with other girls. The girl in the case, however, is left up on the shelf, high and dry, and has to wal: for someone to ask for a date, Youth has a way of leaving us and very often the gir] has given her best and most atiraciive years to a man | who will go off and marry Every day we goe women | On what day of the week was James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, born? AnsJames Monroe was born on Friday, April 28, 1758 F. O0.—~What was the Panama Congress? And did the United State: attend? Ans~The Panama Congress was a meeting of delegates from Wie nations of America at Panama in 1626. The purpose was to form a per- petual alliance against Spain. President Adams sppointed two delegates Richard C. Anderson and John Bergeant as envoys extrsordifiary Anderson died enroute and Sergeant was delaved and did net reach Panama until after the congress had adjourned B. D1 wish to ask you if Marsha! Ney was killed at the Battle of Waterloo? ‘ Ans. No allegiance to Louls he fled to Paris, Napoleon was exiisd to 52 to Bwitzerland oon captured and Dec. 5, 1815 A. G~What ls the at full speed? Ane ~This depends upon the size of the ostrich. Taking the avenge sized ostrich (which stands apout eight feet high) is from 12 0 15 feet. In making these strides they leap aliernately with esch leg when running full speed. Thus one foot only is on the ground at a me, and this gives them remarkably great speed S. R~—Why Is It we pee many species of the 2006, bul never see any orang-outang? Ans—~IL is a mysterious fart that the grang-outang does not live in ecaplivity—notl over a year. They séem (0 grieve themselves 0 “Orang-outang” is native to Borneo, where the name origindled 8. H—When and where was Moses born, and where wus be buried? Ans ~According to biblical history Moses was born at Heliopolis, Egypt. shout 1600 B. C. His father was Amram and his mother was Jochebed. It is not known where he was buried except that it was some- where on Mount Nebn, where he ascended after appointing Joshua & hd uecessor H C O~How many miles of wire are used by the telephone syrtepis in the United States? ; Ans ~The American Telephone and Telegraph Company stays that according Ww Its estimates there are al the present time about 22.000.000 miles wire in us by ihe telephone industry in this country and ap- roximately 2300,000 miler by the telegraph industry. These totsls cover only wire used in outside plants and do not include inside wire (e. g. in homes, office bhulldings, central offices, etc.) The totals shown cover overhead and underground wire, both in cable and not (on cable W. G. H—When will the body of Columbus be memoria] lighthouse in Cludad Truiilo? Ans —It is planned to complete the Columbus Memorial Lighthouse by 1942 so that it may be Inaligurated on October 12 of that year, the 450th anniversary of the discovery of America. At that time the re- mains of Columbus, now buried in cathedral of Ciudad Trujillo (formerly called Banto Domingo.) will be removed to 3 special repo tory in the lighthouse beneath the center of the cross E. H B-What are Ans A young duck foreed for rapid growth and marketed at nine to thirteen weeks of age are called green ducks They weigh four and one-half to six pounds each After Napoleon abdicated in 1814 Ney took the oath of XVIII, and after the disastrous defeat st Waterloo Helena, Ney fled from Paris ang wag executed gs 2 trailor on length of the stride of an ostrich when It runs monkeys, apes i+] Le wong death telegraph and of removed to the the green Queks? FP. D~Who is the organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral Ans~Pletro A. Yon is organist of the knighted by Pope Plus Hturgical music iu New York? egthedral. He has been X1 for His services in advancing ihe cause of C. 8. G.—Who was the lust survivor of the Boston Tea Party? Ans—In Lincoln Park, Chicago, a bronze plate imbedded fn & Eran- ite boulder bears the. inscription: dn memory of David Kerintson the last survivor of the Boston Tea Party, ‘wha died In Chirigh, Pebruary 24, 1852, aged 115 years, 3 months, 17 days, and is buried neat this pot This stone it erected by the Sona of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution D. R-Is it true that Rhode Island abolished cepital punishment because of the execution of a mon for murder upon evidence that many people thought was not cobclusive? Ans —Capital punishment “wa: sholished in Rhode lsiand in 1852 because of the great resentment taken against the hunging of John Gordon, alleged murderer of Amssa Sprague W. B—What was the greatest number of troons (ronsnorted between the United Slates and France (n one 3hip during the World War? Ans. ~The largest number of troorTs carried on ore voyage by &n army transport was 12.087. This was when the Levithan returned fmm France on April 26, 1819 L. B. J~How much of its activity would years? Ans—It loses about 1 percent of ts activity in its half life period is about 2000 years ragium .ose in twenty twenty years, and G. T~Are any diseases especially prevalent among aviators? Ans —While there is probably no diseuse which i& peculiar to the fiyer, there are certzin disegses which are so frequen: as to merit thei: being considered occupational. Among them ore: Antisty Leurest growths on the eyes from wind blast, deafness and ringing in tha ears sinusitis, kidney stones and constipation. As aviator; ure constantly under a nervous strain, an anxiety neurosis or more frequently 3 nero. circulatory asthenia or staleness develops M. F. K—-Wis Thomas Jefferson an atheist? Ans~He was not in any sense an atheist, and was o valiant fight- er for the absolute freedom of religious opinlon and evercise. He ald compiled a book from the New Testament oon the ' words of {Jesus Christ, which iz known os the Jefferson Bible, and which was printed under the authority of the Government of the United Sites H. F~What is the vegetable called wdo? " Ang—Udo (Aralia cordata) is a Japanese vegetable cultivated for its blanched, edible shoots. The plants are bushy and yield about nine {years. They are planted three to four feet apart snd cwtivated lke asparagus. H. M.—~Who sald a great pose indicates a great man? Ans--A great nose indicates a great man-—genial, courteous intel. {lectual, virile, courageous, is from Cyrano de Bergerac, by Rostand. tice and have no trouble in going | . H. G~How often does a tire revolve and flex at sixty miles an our Ans ~A recent study made by the B. F. Goodrich Company shows that an automobile tire of average size revolves 43.000 times every sirty minutes on a car driven sixty miles an hour and flexes 360000 times during a day of normal driving. W. B—Is pure oxygen used In oxygen tents? Ans—The gas used is a mixture of ninety-three parts oxygen and seven parts carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide stimulates the action y (of the muscles in breathing. a one young man monopolize my time, | if I were you, | the fire. It was considerad abe) | any other theater in the United States at that tine G. L—~Was the Iroquols Theater in Chicago very old at the time {of the fire? Ans—It was a new theater and had opened only five weeks before utely fireproof and had more exits than E. G. 8~What is a shrike?
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