Fags Four _ The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A. C. DERR PAUL M. DURBS CECIL A. WALKER Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered In the postoMee at Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if pald in advance $2.00 per year, If not pald in advance The date your subscription expires 1s plainly printed on the label bearing your name, All credits are glven 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 Hine each Issue. Bubscribers changing postofMce address, and not notifying us, are liable for same, All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL STATE BARRIERS TO TRADE We are glad to see that the delegates to the confer ence of State Governments recently gave some attention to the multiplication of trade barriers between states. For many vears, the forty-eight states of the United States were considered a great free-trade area. Commerce between the citizens of the various states was unrestricted and generally protected by the Interstate Commerce Clause. In recent years, however, many states have passed laws which are plainly aimed at preventing citizens In other states from doing business in their domains, Governor Stark, of Missouri, points out tha! much of this legislation creates special privileges for local in- terests, constituting a subsidy, Various excuses for the legislation are advanced, such as protecting the public health, encouraging industrial development and, occasien- ally, the open protection of domestic industries. As Gov- ernor Stark very aptly says, “Experience has shown that while a few minority groups reap the benefit of trade-har- riers, the great consuming public pays the bill once these barriers have been erected.” Despite conflicts with Federal law, the taxing power of states has been used quite freely for punitive effects on non-resident concerns. Moreover, state laws have been passed to hamper and prevent the use of products pro duced in other states, which compete with products local ly produced. It ought to be apparent to the cit he that if they pass restrictive laws, adversely affecting the commercial interests of other stated, every state will eventually follow their example and this country will | honey-combed by regulations, restrictions, and barriers that will all but destroy interstate commerce. In other words, a single state might obtain a selfish advantage if it could pass restrictive laws against the citi- zens of all other states, but, once similar laws are passed by the states affected, the advantage vanishes. The only net result is that the consumer, as Governor Stark points out, “pays the bill) zens of every state BOY SCOUT WORK INCREASES Boy Scout Week will be observed not only by the Scouts of the United States but by the people of the coun- try as well. The special week, which begins February 8, marks the 29th anniversary of Seouting in this country. We are advised by Scout authorities that there are 39,750 Boy Scout Troops, Cub Packs and Sea Scout Ships, with 1,233,950 bovs and men and that since the beginning of Scouting in America 8,400,000 boys and men have been identified with the movement. The Centre Democrat is glad to congratulate the Boy , Scouts upon their progress and to express the hope that [ the movement will grow in numbers throughout the na- tion. Scouting depends upon the volunteer work of re- sponsible adults who serve as Scoutmasters and troop officials and, in our commendation, they deserve special recognition. The Boy Seoul movement can be no stronger than the leaders of the bays in any given corrmunity. Unless there are unselfish adults, ready to serve as leaders, the Seout work will inevitably falter. Considering the great appeal that scouting has to the average voung American it seems reasonable to believe that there will be men everywhere to help the boys of America to be trained in the ways of Scouteraft. A WOEFUL SITUATION Reports of growing discontent among the rank and file of the Republican party because of the slowness with which State patronage is being handed out by the new Administration were heard over the week-end. Approximately 1000 vacancies are in the process of being created in the various Republican-controlled depart- ments, but according to the present plan, only a smatter- ing of these are to be refilled, and the Republican job- seekers are coming to the painful realization that it may be some time before they will be getting on the payroll. Inasmuch as there will not be enough jobs to go around, anyhow, many of the would-be job holders are be- ing haunted by the even more painful thought that they may not get on the payroll at all. FEWER FATALITIES It is gratifying to be able to report that fatalities at grade crossing accidents in 1938 showed a reduction from the figures for 1937. The same trend, we believe, has been recorded in the death toll from highway accidents not connected with collisions with trains. Undoubtedly, one of the reasons for this improved safety record is the extensive safety educational program that has been launched in many ways in all sections of the nation. Let us keep the subject constantly in mind and con- tinue the good work that is reflected in lower death rates. PHYSICAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT School officials should not overlook the importance of adequate physical education in their school programs. It is a fine thing to train a mind and make a child mentally alert but it is just as important to teach the pupil how to take proper care of the body and to maintain good health. There can be no divorcement of the mental and phy- sical development of the individual. “A sound mind in a sound body” is a sensible goal for educational efforts, : ly in group three, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. [ SAVING THE UNION IN A FASHION 1 Well, it seems that the country is safe in the State | of New York, where the Court of Appeals has ruled that | flag. her to bow down to “images.” However mistaken the lit- school children can be compelled to salute the American ¢ B § ) C F CAT The case involved a girl of thirteen, who refused to “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, salute the flag because of her belief that the Bible forbade Is Relished by the Wisest Men” Sat EE THE tle girl may be in her religious ideas, we doubt if the United States, as a nation, gains very much by compelling SHE WENT CROOKED her to violate her conscience and salute the American flag. Whose nose was The same question has come up in other states, where She followee legislators anxious to demonstrate their patriolism, havi passed laws requiring school children to salute the flag Occasionally, school authorities discover pupils whose professed religious beliefs teach them that they should not salute the flag. ; ner wages. They kept putting her In such cases, it seems, the security and safety of the |(ghe went upstairs to her mistress’ United States requires that the force of the law be in- |of the house, thinking the girl was voked and that the little child, hardly old enough to un arrival he inquired of the patient derstand the implications of a refusal to render the salute Lin ' : } Ain't nuffin the mattah wid of loyality, is compelled to violate his or her conscience or | “0 dxteen dollahs, an’ I'se go There wag a young lady from Ghent most awfully bent 1 her nose One day, 1 suppose And no one knows which way she went They Owed Him, Too A Colored girl working in a private family had difficulty in getting off until one day she gol an idea bedroom and got Into bed. The lady gs sick, sent for the doctor, Upon his , "What's the matter with you, me explained the girl, “dese folks in’ to stay right here until] I gets it’ suffer punishment, The doctor looked at her a moment and sald: “Roll over Wo the The chances are that these children, if left alone, other side of the bed. They owe m would be anxious to salute the American flag in lator e forty dollars’ years, as they understand the significance of our Govern BAD BEHAVIOR ment. Consequently, it seems to us, that, regardless of There was a bre law, school officials and public prosecutors might just a Who signaled th ave lass of Connecticut e train with her pecticut { Which the papers defined well forget any incidents affecting a pupil who declines to y » 5 presence salute the flag. But dep) orable of mind ahsence of eclicut ONE MAN LICKS 13 TANKS Good News They are brave men, those Spaniard The story of [he conductor oh the caf and Celestino Garcia Moreno, a Loyalist infantryman fighting | about the age of the boy. The cond in the defense of Barcelona, seems to rival the feat of Al even got on long pant vin York, of Tennessee, called the greatest single exploit An old colored woman sitting in the World War. York alone captured a whole company of armed Germans : - Moreno was attached to an anti-tank unit, With other It Should anti-tank men he had blown up three Italian tanks near A youhi acy Who Wa Barcelona, returing with two machine guns taken fron IIRatY, WItlQ the tanks he had destroyed, That would have been, ord ’ wd to 4 ssion? dior replied C0 Ini arily, glory enough for one day. But Moreno was rarin’ for [gown the blinds. Remove all 4 he editor of a magazine and asked, "How can 1 make For Mammy the little boy's mother were arguing ictor sald, "Why look at him, he has in a nearby seat burst forth: “Bless de Lord, I won't have to pay full fare neither Be Helpful we popular in society and make a hit your bedroom, lock the door and pull clothing and sit down in a pan of congue gt. oft dough. Remain in that position for five minutes, and i thal does " : " ‘ ol Drove a compiele success, then He grabbed an armful of dynamite bombs, stuck a ' 2 lighted cigaret between his te eth to light the fuses of h bombs and then advanced alone against 13 Fascist They opened upon him with their machine guns and, dodg What you do. tha ing from one shelter to another, he replied by hurling hi + : 4 . 1 Eth What she doe that’s bombs. He blew up two of the tanks, put two or three mor: What she out of commission and drove the rest off the field i H ana He had been wounded five times, but went ahead and Pillow ( all hope is lost’ t tank HOW'S BUSINESS? your business What 1 do, that's my business. her business that’s nobody busines: ‘ase Size i 1 5 : : + tl =a ‘ih {rs { ret va SW finished the job. Finding a pick-axe, he began forcing oper young was doing his own shopping. He said uN the doors Of! the disabled tanks He hauled the defender rir: behind drapery counter out one after another, a captain, a lieutenant, a sergeant \ said the girl What and several privates, all Italians. Then, filling both har want a plow Case six and seven-eighths hat.” again with bombs to keep the prisoners in subjection, he 3 wv drove them back to the republican lines and sauntered off Pedestrians Poor Risks to get his wounds dressed. The man went to the insuran What a man! What a race! you drive?” the insurance A MIRACLE RADIO Wonde rful deve log ments are promised in the realm ol ce office to have his life insured agent asked. radio. Major Edwin H. Armstrong, professor of electrical engineering in Columbia University, according to an an nouncement from that institution, has found how to do away with static, tube noises and other interferences, per- mitting practically perfect transmission and reception. Tand asked littie Wiille for a state Old Age Pe A teacher In one of the rural Netherlands, One of the principal nsion Needed schools was glving a lesson on the cities to be discussed was Rotter- dam. The teacher then gave an oral quiz about the principal cities. ment about Rollerdam. Willie rose PIE Fit 4 : wel said ¢ v ant Aan't s " & Fad 4 . ® . " I'he nature of the changes he makes in method, prin- | sald: “If my aunt don’t soon change her stockings, shell Rotterdam feet ciple and instruments will be a mystery to most people, but perhaps this much can be said without scientific inac- . . " : 4 y t tial curacy. Prof. Armstrong uses a revolutionary principle ' (inutor nd us another su to O 8 and a recent unknown o©oon- pply of cat food) known as “frequency modulation,” instead of the “ampli- tude modulating system” now in use. It will operate on A Good Start very short waves, perhaps from ten meters down to one A fellow was telling his friends meter, thus opening up 1,000 to 1,600 new wave lengths |, . vired a fellow " : } } and greatly extending the possible number of broadcast. | dollars a day to do the worrying fc ing stations the fi he, aa go o 3e1 Ra 3 ‘ the first thing am going to give 1 The receiving sets, he thinks, when produced in quan- 4 wail tity. need cost no more than good sets now in use. And the new sets can be made to receive from both the present broadcasting outfits and those built for the new type or transmission. young lady waitress, thinking she a} A man with a slight hiccough ral ! ‘ p ' It sounds good : bring ‘em along. . ’ ee anything that comes out of an { soft-bolied eggs.” ENDORSING THE HEALTH PROGRAM that he had quit worrying. That he 0 do his worrying and was going to pay him ten ww him. Ope of his friends asked him ney to pay him, He replied: “That's im to worry about.’ A Particular Cuss in his breath walked into a resta'ur- L bul didnt seem to find anything that appealed to his appetite. The might be helpful to him, suggested We hvave some very nice pickled tongue Nope,” he replied. “1 couldnt animal's mouth Bring me a couple While we are not prepared to give any whole-hearted Ohjection endorsement to the details of the proposed national health The doctor was sent for and program, especially since the details are not known to us, the patient and said: “I think you we feel that the people of this country are united in a de The patient gasped and sald: ° termination that the great mass of the population, in. “I don’t really know how sick cluding the unfortunate of every description, should have |%° know you are the attorney wi Sustained after he came he took one look at had betler send for another doctor” Am I really that sick, doctor?” you are.” replied the doctor, “but I 0 cross-examined me when I was testifying in court. My conscience will not let me kill you, and damned better medical care. if I'm going to cure you. Good-bye.” To say this is not with any intention of criticising the medical profe gsion, which has its problems. However, the That's all, folks. Ever hear the advanced treatment of modern scientific research is not catches available to men, women and children in this land for on story about the zippers? t's full of ee" BOCAT." reason or another and, as a consequence, there are deaths * every day that could be prevented. L » £ So far as the general purpose of the health program ouisa S Letter is concerned it has the support of most Americans. There may be details that must be tried out and corrected upon | Dent Louisa the basis of experience but, in the long run, the nation I was raised in the mountains by will greatly benefit from the expenditure of any reason- [poor parents with a large family. husband later begged me to come back and afterwards I found that his | mother and sister had told him a lie | | | { February 2, 1939, : Query and Answer Column r——_— PROBLEM--No doubt you know the names of all the Presidents of {the United States. Now then, can you tell what the name of our Presi- dent In 1917? (Answer elsewhere in this department) | hl A~Why does a person say he wrote a letter “under” his signa- dd ture when In reality the letter is written “over” his signature? Ans ~The expression ls elliptical and has no reference whatever to either the paper or signature, Hence, “written under my own name” meaning that It was written under his own character, without dis- guise, or anything else to that effect M. H~Why did Russia ally herself with England and the other Allies against Germany and the other Central Powery? Ans~~In 1914 when Austria declared war on Bervia, Russia ime mediately announced. her intention to support Servia and joined Great Britain and France in the conflict that followed and which developed Into the great World War G. H~What Is the nickname of Pittsburgh, Pa? Ans Pittsburgh, Pa. is ironically dubbed “Bmoky City” and “Pir. ale City,” but the correct nickname | Iron City 8. C~What college did Abraham Linenin graduate from? Ans None, He did not even get a common-school education: he was self-taught by candle light N. VWhat is the Aurora Borealis o he North Pole? Why don't we have one al the Bouth Pole? ’ Ans The Aurora Borealis, or commonly known i the Northern Lights, Is a phenomenon of great beauty occurring ‘ northern hemisphere. While the Auroras appear in great n bers and various colors, the most frequent appearance is a flame of fire in the form of an arch, from which great streamers flash ward the zenith, Auroras are caused by the passage of upper regions of the atmosphere. The South Pole has same thing, only it Is called by another nan h rors iste Its lights, however, are not visible X. Y. Z~To settle an argument please answer in your and A if there Is a license tax on cats, and if #0 when was this act passed in Pennsylvania? Ans —No Pennsylvania Legislatur As Di d an act requinng the Ucensing of cats electricity through the rarifi air of the R. L~When Agumaldo, 1 Filipino leader, was caplured by the United States army in the ulippines | 1808, + he executed as 2a traitor? Ans Nf While he aided 1 against a common enemy, he had not t he oath of allegian and therefore could not be executed as alton y {ter he as taken prisoner by Gen. Frederick Funston he took the oath of allegian to the United States and was freed 5. Rls IL ¢ Ans ~The region of the South Pole Is ¢ than that of the North Pole because it les in th aidst of a larg mass and al a» greater elevation gambler who was given 07 n was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky and as a gambier on the races. In 1804 he opened in Lexington but was forced to close the es- times he won large sums of money, friends and constant gambling finally recover his josses he weni to a min- Nevada, where he died. His funeral was conducted The sermon that was preached eulogized him for capacity for friendship, and his many deeds of L. S.~Where is the exact er of North America? ~The Geological Burvey that the geographical center of h America is located in Pierce county, a few miles west of Devils North Dakota 3. K~What is the average life of an incandescent lamp? Ans The life of lamps depends upon many factors, but there i an agreed upon standard of 1000 hours for general lighting-service lamps. Projection lamps have shorter lives, 50, 100 and 200 hours, as the service required determines. Very high efficiency is only possible with short life. Decreased voltage increases the life of lamps. A lamp designed to operate for 1000 hours on a 230-voit, if operated on a 115- volt circuit will have a life of years, instead of 1000 hours J. W. H—~When was the Liberty Bell taken to Allentown, Pa? Ans —In 1777. when the American forces were @bout lo leave Philadelphia, it was taken to Allentown to prevent its falling into the hands of the British who were then atl the city's gales E. D.—~When was the big blizzard in New York? Ans ~The New York blizzard began about midnight on March 11 1888, and continued to the 14th W. J. R~In what year was John Wanamaker made Postmaster General of the United States? Ans Mr, Wanamaker was appointed to that office in 1889 E. B—~Can you tell me in your good paper who was the author of Poor Relations.” and in what time did he live? Ans.—Honore de Balzac was the author of “Poor Relations.” He was a Prenchman born in Tours, France, May 16, 1790, and died in Park August 20, 1850 W. M. H—-How large is Fairmount Park in Philadelphia? Ans —This beautiful park covers 3845 acres 8. P. G.—Can you give me the well-known saying aboul the pleasures of the table being the most innocent? Who is the author? Ans —Brillat-Savarin was the author of the epigram to which you refer. It reads as follows: “The pleasures of the table are the most de- lightful and the most innocent that man can enjoy.” 8. J. H—~What is the difference beilween a thermal and 3 hot spring? Ans —8prings are called thermal when their walers show a lem perature exceeding 70 degrees F. Those whose temperatures are above 88 degrees are called hot C. 8S. G~What flowers lead in commercial production in the United Slates? Ans ~The rose leads, with the carnation second, and the violet third W. M. C~Please give directions for keeping a Christmas tree fresh Ans —1f a Christmas tree is set In water when it first comes into the house and is kept in walter while It is part of the Christmas decors- tion, it will remain fresh and green for ai least ag week Jonger. Water should be replaced as it evaporates. If the base of a Christmas tree &s trimmed with a sharp knife just before it i= mounted. the pores will be left open, allowing water to rise in the stem to the living cells which are still trying to provide the tree with food and moisture, Spruce and fir retain their needles longer than most other Christmas trees. S—— J. H. G~How many of the kidnaping cases in recent years have been solved by the Department of Justice? Ans Of the 139 kidnaping oases which have occurred since the passage of the Federal Kidnaping Statute in 1832, 137 have been sup- able sums, however large, upon preventing illness and cur- |Our school house was three miles on me to make him leave me. They | cessfully and completely solved by the Federal Bureau of Investigs- : iseased away and we could not walk that far ing the diseased. while we were small. When we got ET RE * | pider, we had to work on the farm 1 am proud of my county's name | most all of the time but I have even being made prominent and think | cried to go to school and learn more. every native born citizen of the I was allowed to run around with county and every patriotic society | grown-up girls and at the age of in it ought to be ashamed that | fourteen I was married. At fifteen State College can not have a sign |I was a mother and another child on its streets pointing to the grave sane Ine nex’ year Bad a chlidiah { | \ of General Patton, a short distance | y and an ad a Yael Sout The Histhtiesl Society away where he had requested to be | quarrel and he left the county, leav- Bellefonte, Pa, buried 134 years ago. {ing me to do the best I could with Pebruaty 1, 1939 I have offered to pay the expense | two little children. I left the chil- Editor The Centre Democrat; of a new charter under the name of dren with my mother and got a job The name of Linn, associated Centre County Historical Society. [in an adjoining state in a factory. I with old Bellefonte, is derived from | HENRY 8. LINN, supported myself and the kids until Rev. James Linn, D. D., 58 years SJOung Wiaawes SAIC Mong whol I pastor of the Presbyterian church. i . . His first wife was 4 daughter of 13 PASSENGERS ESCAPE lieved all the things he told me and James Harris, founder of the town. INJURY IN BUS MISHAP | wo were married when I was eigh- His son, Judge Samuel Linn, built teen, the first Sse on Linn street which A Greyhound bus enroute .from | well, he did make a good living and | Col. Reynolds removed to make his Sunbury to Pittsburg with 13 pas. |, father to my two small children driveway. Judge Linn's portrait, sengers, was damaged to he extent | for a good while. Eleven years ago painted when he was a boy in Belle- |Of about $135 at 1:10 o'clock Monday | | fonte, now hangs in the library and /morning when it skidded go A historical corporation building in boulder while descending the north | pg Bellefonte ‘side of the Centre Hall mountain |jijxed me and made fun of my poor John B. Linn came to Bellefonte Dear Pleasant Gap. No one was in- |education and took advantage of after his marriage, wrote Linn's jured. that 1 was a thousand History of Centre and Clinton! According to State Motor Pojjce counties and it is sufficient monu- who investigated the accident the Iment to him in its usefulness. The bus pulled to the extreme right of historical society has lately been the road when the driver noticed a | revived under its old charter name car skidding toward him. The rear of John Blair Linn Historical 8o- wheels of bus, i ciety of Centre county. He has been by H. 8 r A dead 40 years. Its name should have Va. skidded on | been, simply, Centre County Histor | broadside ical Society, which would conform he right of in the federation with Dauphin, | Northumberland county, «= Bucks |vothty, ete, and place alphabetical. | ir 23a: RZ=X 2 i i did this while they were making out | they were friendly, eating at my [table. The letter I found from the | [sister to the mother turned me | {against my husband for believing and now they are taking a business course and I am left here watching them climb and seeing my husband still working for his parents living in sight of us! I see him coming out of thelr house each day, knowing that four years ago they told me to leave their house while he was drinking. I have never been there gince and they don't speak to me. that if such tales on me, even though I am | still living with him. His folks | portion to its populateon? have sald to me in front of him | | "Your kids are as ignorant as you.” | ported that actually Switzerland, with a population of 4800000, can { But this made me work harder to | report 500,000 active soidiers in twenty-four hours give them at least a high school | education which they have both got | tion, with the assistance of local law enforcement officers, W. H. G~What section of the country consumes the most milk? Ans —Per capita consumption of milk is highest in New England with an average of 180 quarts of milk annually. R. 8. WWhich country has the largest army in the world in pro- Ans.—While Russia reports an army of nineteen million, it is re- LL ——— F. R. 8.~Can a veteran who has never applied for the bonus se- cure it by applying now? What is the maximum payment allowed to any one veteran? Ans—~A veteran who has not applied for the bonus may do «0 now. The maximum bonus paid to any veteran was $1585, " Answer to problem: Our President's name in 1917 was the same then as it is now—Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Rather tricky, eh? ok sgic be if B23sl x BEEAgER THEE § 5 = Th ge iz #1 i ss ; § 23 H H i 2 if i
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