Thc Centre Democrat, AFLLEFONTE. PENNSYLVANIA BA CO DBRR LC eiiannes sans RANG F'OPAUL M DUBRS. ................ Associate Editer CBU, A WALKER. .............. Besiness Manager Issues weekly, every Thursday morning Knieted in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1 60 per year, If paid In advance $3.00 per year If not pald lo advance The date your subscription expires ia plainly printed on the fate] 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 fnsire publication that week Advertising copy received alter Tuesday morning must run its chances PE NEED MORE THAN INTELLIGENCE That the public has lost much of its tendency to re. gard members of the professions as men set apart is ap- parent to anyone who has observed recent developments in this country. The same tendency has been noted in the public attitude to college and university graduates and the time seems to have passed when a degree means anything to the average citizen, This has been caused largely upon the type of men who have been graduated from colleges and universities or entered upon professional life. The conclusion of the public goes deeper and gives little respect to degrees earn. ed or conferred upon citizens by stitutions because, in the lives and services of the representatives thus honored, one finds no clear line of demarkation from citizens of the ordinary stripe. Without indicating that the legal profession has lost in popular esteem to a degree more marked than the others but merely to illustrate the point, we call attention to the case with which any man or woman of fair intelli gence can be admitted to practice law in the courts of our country. All that is required is a certain scholastic stand ing and a perfunctory and meaningless exhibition of char- acter, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. T— A —— | Te | Orrice CAT | “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” ad " | Query and Answer C olumn ——— May 18, 1939. on ’ PROBLEM: A father brought home a smi:ll sack of marbies for his | three small sons and sald he wanted Johnnie, the eldest, to have one | half of them; Jimmie, next eldest, one-third oue-ninth. When the marbles were counted, there were 68. How was the & | division made which carried out the fathers intentions? (Answer elses and Tommie, youngest | where in this department ) OUR REPORTER'S PRIVILEGE Where sixty-eight attend a thing It reads “almost a hundred” A dozen racers ran the stretch; In print it's always “thundered.” When rivers start thelr annual flood It's judged “the worst In years" Most any bloomin’ musicals "Most pleasing to the ears.” Political developments are Critical” at least And eatable or not so good A dinner Is a “feast.” The weather's always most unique In record smashing stride And plain and fancy debutantes | people believe in them now? D. E~Who is Saint Olga? Thank you Ans ~8t. Olga was & native Russian who lived in the 10th century, and is now one of the saints of the Greek Catholic church Her husband’ was slain in an expedition against Constantinople After this, she became’ converted to Christianity Her festival date is July 11 J. W.~What World's Fair holds the record for the greales! number | of attendance in a single day? Ans On October 9. 1938, the attendance at the Chicago World's | Palr was 763,000 paid admissions, This is claimed as a record to dale. It is confidently expected that it wil be broken by the New York Worlds Fulr this year A. HIf dreams were believed in during ancient times, why don't Ans It is sald that people in ancient times were more superstitious than they are now because of our more enlightened age. There Is no evi. All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements Legal notices and all real estate advertisements 10 centa per line each Issue. dence that any dreams have come true, except as a8 matter of co-inci- dence. Sometimes they are indications of the forgotien and unsuspecied past, but never of the future Are truly glorified As a result, the legal profession has been weakened No matter what the incident, Subscribers changing postofMce address, and not notifying us ars liable for same All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 1.808 COPIER EACH WEER ALTIY bv the admission of lawyers who have no idea of service to society but are lured solely by the possibility of using the professional position to secure money. The apparent sole aim and object of a large minority of the profession is to get fees, regardless of the effects of their acts upon the law and legal system, which they neither respect, re vere or seek to uphold. This observation has been applied to all college and university graduates by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, pres ident of Columbia University, who deplores “the constant graduation from colleges, and often from professional schools, of youths of most uncertain character and shock ing manners, who receive academic advancement on the It's seldom mediocre If Miss Society gets hurt Why, prob’ly some one's choked her Penders may have only dentg- “The car was badly smashed” However mild discussion is, I'he subject's simply “hashed” Perhaps a guest's been gone a week Twill never be explained, But rather in the newsy sheet Left recently,” it's framed It might seem to the readers Confusing just a tetch If they didn't know how easily more. It is known that all electricity is are negative cess of electrons where there are 100 few electrons the germ which causes botulism peopie on earth could it be kept active very long even if it could be secured N. D~What 15 the difference between positive and negative elec. tricity? Ans ~The idea that there are two kinds of electricity is not held any made up of electrons Electrons What used to be called a negative charge Is now an #x- A positive charge on the other hand is merely a place L. M.—~What Is the strongest Ans to man? toxin produced by 8 spoonful of which could kill ali the this poison is not purchaseable poison known The strongest poison known to man i= a Bu! fortunately nor M. H--On what day Ans of the week was Nero born? EDITORIAL CONCERNING CRIME There are those in Bellefonte who talk about the dis- A reporter's mind can sketch Nero was born Dec. 1, B C37 According to the Julian érlen- dar this was on Wednesday. If you reckon it back from the Gregorian calendar the day would be Saturday It was his first H T~~Is it true dear?” grandma 08re related? Ans Yes gole basis of having, in more or less mechanical fashion, complied with certain examination tests.” This eminent educator, who thinks for himself and expresses his opinion with a vigor that is refreshing A Modern Version Dickie had just returped home from Sunday school attendince. “What did you learn in Sunday school that Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Elsenor Roosevelt but not closely regard of law, and the necessity for the punishment of criminals. It is a cry that is heard all over the land, but for different reasons, depending upon what particular law whether one agrees with him or not, insists that intellect ual tests should rank third in estimating the educational progress of a student. In the first place he puts “evidences asked The Lord is my chauffeur, 1 shall not walk.” answered the five-year Both are branches of the same family tree as Theodore Roosevelt D. H. J How much waler i= there in 2 cubic mile of fog? of character building,” in the second, “evidence of good manners and respect and concern for others.” Lacking these, Dr. Butler insists that no amount of intellectual performance of any kind should win advancement or grad uation. Ans The United States Weather Bureau says “The amount of waler In a cubic mile of fog, would, of course, depend upon the particu- lar fog. If we consider only the liquid water in the fog and not the water vapor, the amount of water present will vary with the visibility. From a study made by H GG. Houghton and W. H. Radiord. on the measure ment of drop size and liquid water content in fogs and clouds. we have computed that in a fog with a visibility of one-tenth of a mile there would be about 18.370 tans of liquid water per cubic mile. In a fog with one-half mile visibility, there would be about ninety-two tons of liguid a particular person has in mind. Back of the fight for law and order, however, stands the impelled observance of all law. The assassination of a man in Chicago by a rival gang, the killing of a little child playing in New York where racketeers shot out their fued, the petty and enormous graft that mars our political life and other criminal acts that occur here, and elsewhere, are Sounds From The Silence How's business a traveling salesman asked Jim Pinge the barber the other day Boy.” repiled Jim it's so quiet here at times notes drawing interest up at the First National Bank vou can hear the READ THE TREATY! Slip sThat Pass In The News each part of a disregard for law that has grown in this country. Let us not attempt to be too wise in solving this prob- lem, but, even so, let us think about one phase of the mat. ter. We have observed, in this town and county, instances where public officials, charged with enforcing the law, have condoned criminal acts because victims have re. quested it. We have heard of affrays that have not come to court because neither principal made complaint, and the same has been true of other acts that violate the criminal code. There are in the United States, we take it, enough police officials to enforce the laws of the land if they were properly imbued with a desire for law enforcement. It is a farce when a police official, learning of a violation of law, does nothing unless some citizen complains. It is not the budiness of the average citizen to swear out warrants, or to work up evidence. For these things we have officials and they should do their duty. LET'S KEEP THE PRIMARY Readers of The Centre Democrat, most of them men and women of average intelligence and influence in life, should strenuously resist the efforts of conservative poli- ticians and thinkers to kill the primary system. We are concerned with its effect, at this time, . upon the qual ity of our government or its contribution to the so-called “chaos” of our parties. The direct primary places political power in the hands of men and women everywhere and prevents corrupt con- trol by party groups and a few favored citizens. The pri- mary gives to the election not only the right to accept or reject the organization choice of candidates, but the more valuable right of naming the party candidates, The ballot will be worth little to the voters of this country if the nominations of both parties are to be made by small groups, usually looking out for their selfish in- terests, We have no false illusion as to the people's ability to make serious errors in primaries and elections, or the ease with which professional politicians often mislead them. However, the remedy is in greater popular education, not in restricting the power of the average voter to effect prompt political changes in personnel and administrations, EARN WHAT YOU WANT Young people of Centre county might find the present a good occasion to understand that the majority of those who have anything in a world that worships money worked for what they acquired. Too often, the youthful mind is impressed with the casy accumulation of a fortune by some exceptional fig- ure that looms in the public consciousness, little realizing that such a career is the great exception among a mass of hard workers who got to the top by sheer diligence and persistence, rather than through some streak of luck or opportunity. More and more there is abroad in the world a convie- tion that individuals who do not earn what they have are not entitled to their possessions. The thought is not bad. If every youngster who begins a business life in the next ten years gets thoroughly imbued with the idea of giving value for money or rewards received the business won't be worried as much by the next period of depression and the chances are that the people of the next generation will find a happier proposition. THE LAWS OF COMMON SENSE A recent higher court ruling in the eastern section of this State over-ruled a lower tribunal in holding that the right-of-way in an accident did not relieve a motorist of responsibility. The case in point dealt with an operator whose ma- chine had struck another after the latter had run through as sign. The first driver presumed too heavily upon his right-of-way, the court held, increasing his speed without due regard to the violator going in other di- rection. It is a patent fact that this court decision is not going to settle once and for all the age-old argument about right-of-way in a highway accident. It does serve, how- ever, to solidify the contention that the laws of common sense should rate above all statutes when safety is con- cerned. There is an old saying, you know, to the effect that a victim of a highway crash may have been right when the collisionrcame; but “he’s just as dead now as if he had been wrong.” Germany has won considerable sympathy throughout the world by her constant recital of the injustices of the Treaty of Versailles, Earlier efforts of Hitler to improve the position of his country were permitted largely be cause of the conviction that the rigorous terms imposed on defeated Germany should not be permanent. In the interest of perspective, however, it might be well for those who have hitherto extended sympathy to Germany to recall the terms of peace imposed by the Ger man nation upon the Russians, It will be remembered that following the revolution in Russia, the fighting power of Russia collapsed in 1917 and shortly thereafter, by the Treaty of Brest-Litivoak, Germany imposed her demands upon a defeated and helpless people, Before your sympathies run away with you in regard to the harsh terms inflicted upon Germany by the Allies, it might be worth vour time to read the terms imposed on the Russians by the Germans in the spring of 1918, DO YOU READ THE BIBLE? “Do you read the Bible?” This question, asked in a crowd, will produce interest. ing replies if the truth be told. There are some people in Centre county who think themselves “superior” because they place scant reliance upon the book that is still the world’s best seller. They fancy an independent aloofness, but, in reality, there is another explanation for their failure to give the Word of God a trial on its merits. Any number of our best citizens can, and will, testify to the great influence this book has exerted upon their lives. They know that its study has brought them values, not equalled by any other publication. As a matter of self. ish “profit,” basing their testimony upon the “returns” , Hence the name poison vy ' with the plant. they will utter thanksgiving for the Bible reading habit. | Health and Beauty - , Many people are very susceptible to the poison from this plant which grows so abundantly throughout the north south west and east The scientific name for the plant is Rhus Texica-dendron It may be a small shrub, a bush, or a vine. It grows rapidly and will soon cover a tree. It is not hard to tecohgnize for the leaves grow in | groupe of three. The middie eal has a much longer stem than iis 120 companions on the sides It is shaped somewhat like English ivy The Virginia creeper is sometime mis- i taken for poison cak but it ha five i leaves instead of three. and is non- ! poisonous Thoee who are sensitive lo poison oak break out from the jeast contact In a few hours the parts begin to itch. swell and grow i red. Sometimes the eyes are swol- len shut and the whole face is cover. | ed with an inflammation resemb- ling eryvsipelas. Any portion of the b dy may become infected and suffer from the inflammation. Liltle biis- ter: form and spread rapidly. In se- | vere cases there is fever and weak- | ness | When walking in the woods learn to avoid contact with poison oak. 1! | you have one attack and know that you are susceptible to it take along seme of the fluld extraét of grindelia ! robusta. Mix a tablespoon of it in | ix tablespoonsful of water and rub | your hands with the solution. Re- | member that young children have If you do your washing in a siov- enly manner, you will not only fall to remove the oll. bul you will spread it to other parts Wash under running water if pos. | gible. That will carry off the polion more thoroughly. Use a soft nail brush on your finger nails and under and around the edges. for nalls carry infections very readily to other parts of the body. By thoroughly wash. ing you may escape a very severe atiack of poison ivy Inflammation There are several local home re- medies that often hasten healing, and add 10 the comfort of sufferers from ivy poisoning. Among these i grindelia robusta Six parts of water to one of the fluid extract can be prepared. In this soak gauze or tiean cid cloths and apply to the | affected parts. For the intense tehing. hypo-sulphite of soda. a Tablespoon to a quart of water, will oflen give relief. There are other remedies such as buttermilk and crude petroleum with a smal amount of creolin added. Scmetimes five per cent. of Linc. ture of iron ia used locally. Where there are 30 many reme- i dies, none is a specific. It is alwavs | best to send for your doctor when confronted by a siiuation that vou cannct be quite sure of handling | successfully yourself. Had Licenses Suspended. Three Clinton county men had their drivers’ Heenses suspended the Department of Revenue. They are Ligourl A. Nevins of Lock Ha- (Truxie, Idaho, News) James Grayson and Miss Amy Newton of Las Torcas vesterday filed the in the State of California (Evereil, R. I, Recorder) Housekeeper Wanted By bacheior-professor, must be capable, neat prefer a good, old-fashioned look (cook)” New Mexico MY NEW TYPEWRITER | have a New typeWriter Andd It Is my delight to patter on it gallY And write and write) and =riles It 2idds mE in my laborre® When I ‘m in my Working velN It makeS A GReal improveMent | 1 write S50 veRy plain It oPerates so sw Fiiys that when YOU find you're sTicK:: and CANnot fiNd the letiedr just Sjab-and trust to luckss(? It's Easy VEry eaBs To OPerAte it then. 8 Now WHere (He heck s &That colon, Give me my INk and pen He Wanted “To Know A friend tells us of 3 lad from the city who visited in the country for ustomary three-day notice of intention to bed (wed) | de Julio in Buenos Aires five roadways separated by grass pilots and lines of trees by Dr tle author uses esrliest civilization a pair of dice at least fifty centuries old. still in good enough state of preservation to be used for gambling today Most of the tombe along the 'ancient Nile have produced dice, some accompanied by cups and boards waler per cubic mile R. B. E—~Where is the widest street in the world? Ans —The widest avenue or street in Lhe world is the Avenida Nueve It measures 480 feet from side to side and has E. C.—In what year did Kansas adopt the Prohibition Amendihent? Ans —Kansas adopled the Prohibition Amendment January 14, 1918, H. A. H—Why is Great Britain referred to as John Ball? Ans ~The term “John Bull” was first applied to England in a salire John Arbuthnot. entitled: “Law is 2 Bottomless Pit.” In this work John Bull” to represent the English nation E. J. H—~What is the oldest form of gambling? Ans The oldest dorm of gambling is with dice which were known 10 Recently there was dug out of ancien! Mesopotamis C. L—When was the Pledge 0f Allegiance to the flag first used? Ans —The pledge was first used offilally during the National Public School Celebration of October 21, 1882, which took place simultaneously with the opening of the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago J. B S.~What is a freemartin? Ans —A freemartin is a female c2if which is born as a twin to a male enlf. Freemartine are sexually imperfect 0. E~What was the occasion of Huey Long's filibuster? Ans Senator Long spoke for fifteen Bours and thirty-five minstes the first time He looked all over a straw stack for strawberries and was on June 12-13, 1835 in a filibuster against the extension of the NRA. - very much disappointed because he did not find them. A close inspection of the old pump did not reveal any pumpkins and he chased the Nock of geese all over the farm in a vain endeavor to acquire gooseberries. He finally ascertained how butter is obtained after having half an hour's interview with Lhe bamyard billy goat Then Ran Out of Gas Bunday School Teacher | stopped and looked back?” Little Susie-—"A man in a Pord picked her up” Lost His Appetite Frank— "Once, in a ship-wreck. 1 was cast up on 8 barren South Sea island with only a blonde for a companion” What did you do for food?” Frank—"1 dont remember” The Big Sissy Two girls were standing outside the “Democrat” office evening. discussing their “fellows” Joe the other 1940. on which date the camps will be discontinued unless Congress again appropriates funds for continuing them | burst Theater, New York City. "The Bwing Mikado.” a Federal | Project, with an all Negro cast is playing J. M. M.—Are the Civillan Conservation Corps camps 10 be permans ent? Ans Congress extended the Civilian Conservation Corps to June 30, E. J. H—Is Bill Robinson sppearing in the “Hot Mikado” or the What happened to Lot's wife when she “Swing Mikado™? Ans —He is playing the title role in “The Hot Mikado” at the Broad- Theater at the New Yorker Thealsr ! Both productions are swing versions of Gilbert and Sullivan K. H. V.~How many hospitals are there in the United States? Ans —There are al present 6166 registered hospitals in the United States 8. R. G—~What is the population of the United States? Ans —In July. 1938, the population of the Uniled States was est- mated at 130215000 G. H~How many automobiles are in use in this country? Ans—As of January 1, 1838, the total number of motor vehicis: reg- Do you know something.” said one, “Bul doesn't smoke, drink OF yi ations in the United States was 28.705.220. swear Humph.” snoried lhe other, “does he makes his dresses himself, | ton? Short And Sweet A farmer who had been steadily losing chickens from his tacked the following sign on the building hose M. H—~Was the Lusitania sunk? Ans—The Lusitania was sunk on May 7, 1915, on 8 voyage {rom New York to Liverpool E. B. R—What age is the oldest dog in America? Ans It i= impossible at present to s:y, because of the fact that in most cases satisfactory proof is lacking. The publishers of Dog World are Anvone found around this chicken house in the night will be found new conducting a contest to find the oldest registered dog. there the next morning ™ Lightning Bugs Have Tail Lights A. D. G—How much radium is there in the world? - Ans Up to 1820, the world had produced 300 grams of radi Since that time new supplies of ore have been discovered making the They sat that animals have much in common with automobiles. A world total in 1936 over 600 grams. Of this amount 180 grams came from balky mule has four-wheel brakes. a billy-goat has bumpers, camels have Utah i balloon -tired feet. kangsroos have rumble seals in front, and skunks have a back-fire all their own Just Give Him Time Man is wonderful He has learned to fly Uke a bird. but he hasnt learned to sit on a barbed wire fence. How You Likee Jokee? A guest at a banquet took pains to make himself agreeable to a 8. G~How many States at present have a legislature consisting of only one House? Ans Nebraska is the only State having a one House Legislature W. J. F—Are » Congresoman’s traveling expenses paid? Ans —A member of Congress is allowed twenty cents a mile for trav. eling expenses at each session of Congress. 0. C~How many airplanes are in use in this country? Ans —1In the United States there are over 10000 commercial and pri- | Chinese sitting next to him. Somewhat at a loss for small talk. he ven. yates airplanes. ' tured. after the first course, to inquire, “Likee soupee?” There was no reply. except a genial beam After the next course he follnwed up his first opening with, “Likee {ishee?” This evoked more gen- fal beam i | Later in the evening the visitor from the Par East responded to a | ‘Te are 4640 women in New York who are worth $100,000 and over. | toast In perfect English. On resuming his seat, he asked his discomfited neighbor. “Likee speechee?” | Better Slow : He and she were driving along one of the local by wars ! “1s it dangerous,” inquired Lhe sweet young thing, “to drive with one , hand?” “Oh, you bet.” came the quick reply. “More than one fellow has run into a church doing it” Troubles of His Own The teacher was having her trials and finally wrote the mother, | | wyour son ia the brightest boy In my class, but he is also the most mis- | ehievous. What shall T do?” : The reply came duly, “Do as you please; I am having my troubles with his father” L. M. H.—How many womén in the Stale of New York are worth a8 | much as $100,000? Ans —According to a financial list of Boyd's City Dispatch, Ine. G. B. W—~What became of the famous Indian elephant named Black Diamond was, executed at Kennedy, Texas on shooting Jia shall as remcued and i Site Houston (Texas) Museum of Natural ey | four and one-quarter tons and stood at a ; removed from the
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