Page Two THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. —— June 15, 1929. ; —— Tlie Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A. C. DERR. PAUL M. DURBS, CECIL A. WALKER Issued weekly, every [hursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Be'lefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF BUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if nald in advance $2.00 per year, if not pald in advance The dale 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 lssue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not notifying us, are lable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 71,008 COPIES EACH WEFK EDITORIAL HOW LONG CAN IT LAST? In Europe all nations arc on edge. Faced with the threat of war each country has increased its military strength and is devoting the major portion of its income and the energies of its citizens in preparation for war. Naturally, the people in these countries live in a state of uneasiness and tension, not knowing what day they may wake up to find crisis and death facing them. Human nerves cannot endure this suspense indefinitely. Sooner or latur one or another of the countries will begin to crack and when this happens war is pretty certain to come. Take France for instance. It is surrounded by poten- tial enemies in case of war, facing the possibility of at- tempted invasion by Germany to the North, Italy to the East and Spain to the South. It has mobilized and keeps under arms nearly 2,000,000 soldiers. The people are de- termined but uneasy. Writing from France, Virginia Cowles refers to this tension, explaining that “today you will find the waiter, the taxicab driver, the dressmaker and the newspaper dealer all of the same opinion. The situation, they say, is intolerable; it is impossible to live in such tension; if war is inevitable, let's have it over and done with and get back once again to the business of living.” This feeling of inevitable war and the desire to have it over with will eventually cause war, unless some states- man-like measures are adopted to relieve the present taut, stretched nerves in Europe. A 42-PASSENGER PLANE Designed as a joint project of a number of American airlines and to provide load and range sufficient to meet the needs of transcontinental passenger service, the DC-4, a 42-passenger plane is making a tour of the country af- ter its first coast-to-coast flight. The giant plane cost more than $2,000,000 but any of the cooperating lines can get similar ships for about one- fourth of the cost of the initial vessel. At normal cruising speed, it will fly 190 miles an hour, carrying 42 passen- gers, a crew of five and 3,000 pounds of baggage. It is 97 feet seven inches long, has 4 wing spread of 138 feet and an over-all height of 24 feet. Four engines develop near- ly 6,000 horsepower. This 42-passengr airnlare is an answer to those who have thus far failed to realize that the age of the air is about at hand. THE UNHOLY HOLY LAND The land which Jesus Christ made forever sacred is seething with turmoil as Jews and Arabs contend for its mastery. The British government had let each race hope that it would be allowed to rule the land. Both sets of hopes can never be fulfilled. The Jews buffeted about the world by cruel blows of hate are entitled to warm sympathy. There should be some land in which their bright and inventive minds can build up a nation of their own. They have conferred great benefits on the Arabs of Palestine, but many of these Arabs are untamed sons of the desert, and not used to or- derly civilization. The attempt to take their country away from them, even if it is greatly improved by the transac- tion, may mean prolonged war. Let us hope some solution ¢an be found which will make it a holy land of peace. LET'S SWIM SAFELY The swimming season is upon us again and the news- papers, in the next three months, will carry the stories of hundreds of swimmers who have enjoyed their last swim. Swimming appeals to nearly every person. It is a | | pass him. Mr, | Haven. | Echoes From the Past 1 Fifty Years Ago Mr. Joseph Pruner is happy. He] is the owner of one ol the finest roadsters ever put in harness and can give the dust to any fellow In this neck of the woods who tries to Pruner purchased the horse of Robert Peck, of Lock, Last week the bodies of the las! | one of the Pfaust family, drowned | at Coburn, was found several miles ! Plaust, down stream. The mother and three | children were buried at Spring Mills. | The report that the husband, Simon wag drowned also, while | fording a stream in order to reach home was not correct. Mr. Plfaus! arrived at Coburn last week but was too late to atiend the funeral of his family, wife and three children The Germania Orchestra, of Lock Haven, has been employed to fur- nish the music for the commence- ment exercises at the State Col- lege this year Leah Hofler, daughter of Peter Hoffer, of Centre Hall, died suddenly on Sunday af- ternoon last The Bellefonte band is beginning to render music in fine style and is improving rapidly. A good band is what the town needed long ago The noise of locusts In some sections of the county is said to be 50 loud that one can scarcely hear his own volce CIGARETTS KNACKED HIM For the benefit of some of the in- veterate cigarette smokers of this town we copy the following from a Philadelphia paper: “Little Johnny Bankhead died suddenly yesterday morning at his home, No. 2533 Hope Street. Johnny was a news boy 11 years old, and he smoked cigarettes and it is believed that those death- dealing wads of paper and tobacco caused his untimely taking off The boy was as well as any boy last night’ sald his broken-hearted mother as she leaned over the un- dertaker’'s box yesterday, ‘He was playing around with the rest of the boys In the steet smoking a couple of cigarettes. He slept in my bed during the night, and abot 7 o'clock this mornin’ he woke me up, savin’ he feit bad. Then he turned over. I called him: Johnny! Johnny but me boy was dead, sir, that quick.” Street companions of Joh- nny Bankhead say he did not smoke much--only a 5-cent pack a day.” What is the use of having game laws if they are not enforced? Many of these laws are nothing but a dead letter in the eves of many who violate them whenever the oppor- tunity presents itself, without the least fear of prosecution, In this section there are a few trout streams and the only manner by which they are kept inhabited by this species of the finny tribe is by restocking them and limiting the time and manner by which they can be taken During the past summer we have seen the banks of these streams lined with fishermen who catch large numbers of trout with dipnets, which is a vio- lation of the law. In this way they take out the largest and finest troul in our streams and leave liiiie lor the anglers. The only way to put a stop to this would be to have the first fellow arrested who catches trout nets and give him the full penalty of the law. If some can fish for trout with nets it would not be more than right for all, who desire, to fish in the same manner, but then trout would zoon become extinct. We would like to see all parties found catching trout with | nets arrested. It would put a stop to the abuse | t in Twenty Years Ago Harry Winton and M. R. Johnson, | of Bellefonte, were granted certifi cates of public service to operate truck lines through Nittany Valley for the purpose of hauling freight The Winton line was in operation, and Mr. Johnson was making ar- rangements to open his service In the near future William P. Humes and his sister, Miss Myra Humes, and Miss Sadie Caldwell returned home from a | three-weeks' visit in Atlantic City, | where Mr. Humes had gone in the intersts of his health David Bar- lett had joined the ranks of mo- torists by purchasing a new BStude- baker... Miss Louise Carpeneto, a student at Mount 8t. Vincent School i on the Hudson, arrived home to | at his home here. He was founder spend the summer vacation with her mother, Mrs. Louly Carpeneto and family in Bellefonte, | Aaron Katz, for many years well known Bellefonte merchant, died i of The Globe store, which several | years before his death became | known as Katz and Company, and | which today is The Katz Store. Al-| revolving so rapidly and noislessly “gaa, baa.” | England, | with Woodcock and Harpsder as the | { Mifflin county farmers are feed. ing their surplus potatoes to their stock, as they have no market for them. Messns. 4. WW. Gephan, Esq, and Gilbert Beaver, son of Governor Beaver, Look passage at New York, Wednesday, for London; to attend the World’ | Sunday School convention and taka in the Paris Exposition A game of ball will be played at Altoona on the 4th of July between the Y M. C. A, teams of Bellefonte and Altoona, The game will be played for the benefit of the John. | stown sufferers and ought to real- | ize a handsome sum. The Bellefonte | team will be composed principally of | members of the “Fleming” team | battery Mrs, Magdalene Wisher of Penn | Hall, departed this life on the 12th | inst, at the age of 84 years, 7 months | and 15 days. She was a native of | Berks County and 47 years ago re. | moved from there with her family, | to Centre County. She had been a widow for 23 years. O! her eight! children only two are still living: | Major J. B. Fisher, of Penn Hall, and Mrs. M. M. Musser, of Aarons. | burg. Ten weeks ago she had an attack of paralysis, from which she was apparently recovering when a second and fatal stroke occurred | The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Z A. Yearick, at the Salem Reformed church, east of Penn Hall, on the 14th On Tuesday evening at about 11:30 o'clock the alarm of fire was sounded through the streets and upon looking out found the sky luminated by a bright light in the Neth ward, Sieam whistles and bells soon brought the fire companies to the goene of the destruction, The fire originated in the mow of Mr Harris’ stable which was soon ablaze The stock was removed with consid. erable difficulty but was saved The stable was destroyed with most of Its contents. The fire threatened to take Baum's Livery but wags saved by the heroic work of the Undine boys. Dr. Van Tries's stable cau and was burned almost lo ground before the flames checked The Jlogan boys stationed on the other side of the alley kept the flames from spreading any further, The fire Is thought to have been the work of an incendiary ght the were were and Here Mr On last Tuesday evening ! was a social dance held out at Charles Beezer's dancing hall There were about twenty couples in attendance and everyone enjoved the event On Baturday his week it is expected thal trains will run through from Bellefonte 0 Lewisburg for the first time since the flood. The bridge between Lev. wburg and Montandon will not up for some time An immense sea turtle weighing over a hundred) pounds was received al Anderson’ popular restaurant last week If will be served up one of these days in the form of soup and will make a ftempling dish Mr. William Hart, engaged in ore mining in this country, will have his family move from Bloomsburg to this piace in # short time Mr. Hart expecis 10 become a permanent citizen of Beliefonte The festival at Fill. more on iast Saturday evening was attended by a large number of young folks of this place. a special train having been run on the Buffalo Run road. of { A. Btine Wiaker of near Pine Grove Mills, lost his best driving horse when the animal dropped dead in the shafts after being driven {9 church Sunday morning A sun- stroke was believed to have been the cause. Four other horses in the same vicinity died the same day, and in Boggs township a number of horses succumbed to the heat William Olenn, of Lemont, was the proud possessor of a three-day- old fawn which he had found id some bushes after having been at. tracted to the place by the little animal's bleating. It was weak and famished when found. but under Mr, Glenn's ministrations wag recovers | ing rapidly. It was believed that! the fawn's mother had been chased | by dogs, and that the fawn had wandered about until exhausted, | Francis Trammell, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Trammell, went to work at the T R. Hamilton | planing mill and met with misfor. | tune the same day. While inspect. ing the machinery he came upon a planer, the blades of which were | oo - THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” FIFTY-FIFTY FINNEGAN (Dedicated to the American Legion Convention) Fifty Fifty Finnegan was our top kicker's name, Pifty-fifty was the way he played the army game, Half the dirty work for you And the half of it for me, Roarin’ like Ole Timers do, Half the time as silent as a silent man can be Here was Bergeant Finnegan, a-dressin’ up the line, His face a pinkish purple like a splash of madame's wine “Come up! Come up! You're way behind, And stick that belly In! I'l teach you dam’ recruits to mind Bland up! You're deaf as well as blind Oh, God, give me some patience or I'll do mortal sin! Fifty-Pifty Finnegan was liberal with his francs, Never thought of payment back, nor wanted any thanks If he had a twenty spot The half of it was yours; The ten he'd split as like as not With any buck to get a shot Of rum-——which has a pleasing taste, And cheers as well as cures Fifty-Fifty Finnegan was both unloved and feared Untily a hot shell bumped him off, and then he was revered. That's the way it always goes It's after you are dead, Friends are yours who once were foes, Buddies praise you to your toes, And chisel out a monument above your broken head Fifty-Fifty Finnegan is absent without leave. He's struttin’ ‘round in Heaven with his chevrons on his sleeve Tellin® of the first platoon, Of angels on the line, Policin’ up around the moon Busy in the afternoon Postin® winged sentinels around the throne divine All-Round Handy Man We are told thst a stranger dropped into a certain barber shop one day recently and asked to have a shave The barber let the razor slip & couple of times, and each time he would put a small piece of paper over the cut “You must have lived here a long time.” piped the stranger “How's that?” asked the barber “Well, you're 8 barber, butcher and paper-hanger, and it takes time to learn that many trades” A Windy State reached the point where vou can’t believe a thing a congress. Only the other day Senator Lee from Oklahoma was telling senators how the wind blows back home “They hang & hesvy iron log chain on a horfzontal pole 23 a wind gauge.” he sald. “When the log chain stands straight out, the farmers know the wind is blowing. If it sags a little bit they go on pitching hay.” And to think it's chaps like that who are making our laws It has MAN says his fellow OUR SPRING SONG Oranma cleans the kitchen, Sister cleans the stairs, Father cleans the oellar Brother scrubs the chairs Mother cieans her face and hands Well as she is able, And when it comes to esting time We all help clean the table That's A Real Community A little cormntry girl calied at a neighbor's house “Mrs Smith.’ she sald, “Mot or wants to know if you won't please lend her a dozen eggs. Bhe wants to put them under a hen” The neighbor sas surprised “1 didnt know you had a hen” “We havent.” returned the girl “Jimmy has gone 10 borrow the hen from Mrs. Brown Stand Aside, There A woman who is known to be particularly hard to please entered a local grocery store the other afternoon and asked for some good cheese The grocer showed her some which did not suit her She wanted some particular “lively” cheese He showed her the remainder of his stock, but she wasnt satisfied Bhe wanted it still more lively At last the clerk. losing patience, called sarcastically to his assistant “John, unchain number seven and let it In" SONG OF THE TRAVELING MAN Tell me not in mournful numbers Of the bedbugs 1 have slain; L#t my name be free from murder, And the mattress bear the stain Hotel life's a passing fancy Echo of a bedspring's groan— And each stain upon the linen Tells a story of its own Today's Mystery (Classifisd Ad) Wanted-—15 women who can mix dough Absolutely no baking Only those who qualify need answer Write P. O. Box 25, Westminster We can’t understand how they expect to get fifteen women who can mix dough In this age of bakery trucks at the front door i Query and Answer C olumn C. 8~What is the meaning of “dean” when used as follows: “He was the dean of the diplomatic corps?” . Ans In any capital “dean” means the oldest member in length of service in the diplomatic corps. As a rule, diplomats do not remain very many years at one capital Five years’ service makes an “old timer.” and ten years Is rarely reached V. A~Who was it that said: “Don’t give up the ship?” Bome histor- | jes say It was Commodore Perry, commander of the flagship “Lawrence” | while others say It was Captain Lawrence, commander of | peake {mand of the Chesapeake in the | by Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept { which he sent this famous message the “Chesa- Which is correct? Ans This phrase was used by Captain James Lawrence, in com War of 1812, in a battle between the Chesapeake and the British ship Shannon on June 1, 1813. His éxaet words were: “Don’t give up the ship—blow her up” They were his dying words after being fatally wounded His orders were not obeyed and his men surrendered to the British. The words became the battiecry of the navy. The words were inscribed on the pennant carried at the masthead 10, 1813, after “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” G. D~What Is a de facto government? Ans —A de facto government is one which holds actual power 4s | distinguished from one which holds legal title After the American colon- However, if they want women who can spend it, we cin find them | two hundred and fifteen right here in Bellefonte, And I'll Help “I'm not asking anything for myself.” said a North Ward girl in her | Prom various references in prayers one night recently. “but please give father a son-in-law” Yeah, We Say So, Too « Proud Mother—"Oh, Dick, little Sue is just beginning to talk. She's learning to recite ‘Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool'” Proud Father—“Does she really say all that?” Proud Mother— "She doesn’t say it all yet, but she’s got as far as | was during this time that he lived In | The occasion of the | | i fet threw off the yoke of Great Britain it became known as a de facto government. and when it prosecuted a successful war and gained recog- nition by Britain the government of the colonies became the “de jure” government L. G.—-Why Divine Barah?” Ans "Divine Barah” was first applied to the world-famous actress by Oscar Wilde, a famous English author and theatrical critic. Wilde's comment after seeing her first London appearance was: “Were 1 a king 1 would give half of my kingdom. the half of my sceptre and the half of my crown to meet that “divine Barah” Thus the famous sourbriquet stuck to her the remainder of her life throughout the civilized world “D was Barah Bernhardt, the once famous actress, called K. H-Will you please tell me the correct pronunciation of Quixote?” Thank you Ans ~The Bpanish pronunciation is “don-key-ho-ta.” and the Eng- lish pronunciation is “don kwik-s0tt” with accent on the syllable “kwik™* G. W.—1 would like to ark you what a “delta” is? 1 believe you n+ swered this once, but I can't recall your answer 4 Ans "Delta" is the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alpha- bet. It is shaped like a small triangle. The island formed by alluvial de- posits In the mouth of a river is called a delta because it usually takes the form of this Greek letter. The Mississippi, the Danube the Rhine and the Nile are the most famous rivers which have deltas M. C.—~What is meant by a parole adviser? Ans —A parole adviser is mn interested citizen in a community whe knows the facts of the case and is willing to act as a neighborly counsel or adviser during the period the man is under supervision after being paroled The Department of Justice sivs that pways lkes to have such an adviser in all parole cases A. D. H—-Which country has the most {lliterates at the present time? Ans China probably has the greatest number of {lliterates sithough figures vary. India and Egypt still report illiteracy of over 80 per cemt of the population it M. M.—~Where is the gold spike that was used st the opening of the Union Pacific? Ans The golden spike is on exhibition st the Stanford University Museum, Stanford University, California It was driven at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1868 to celebrate the connecting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Raflroads and thus the completion of the first trans continental railroad I. R. N.—How large a police foree is maintained at World's Fair? Do they have special uniforms? Ans ~The Fair police force Their uniforms consist of a brown felt campaign hat gray-black tunic piped with bright orange, with patch pockets tons, gray whipeord breeches, Bam Browne belt cravat and black pultees, shoes, and gloves H. K—-What is the largest railroad yard in the United States? Ans —The largest rafiroad yird in the United States is the Ciearing Yard of the Beit Rajlway of Chicago, which is used for the inter-change of cars between the raflroads having lines entering the Chicago Terminal District - - G. J~Who introduced the bill In Congress to have a Negro colony in Liberia? Ans —The bill is sponsored by Senator Theodore G. Bilbo of Missis- sippi. and provides that the United States shall purchase a part of Li- beria for an army of Negroes under the direction of the United States Government io the colony for a period of two to five years. The bill dos not make immigration mandatory, but offers free transportation and Government aid to Negroes who wish to take advantage of the arrange ment the New York consists of E77 specially trained men with chinstrap, brass but. brown poplin shirts, blue L. H K-—~What i= the name of Elliott Roosevelt's Texas home? Ans Mr. Roosevelt's estate near Fort Worth is calied Dutch Branch A EE ST —— EE ——— Sunday School Lesson ! | would permit them to seek their own | desires. To offset this tendency, . Paul urged Timothy to “do the work Inter national Sunday School Lesson of an evangelist, fifill thy minis for June 18, 1939, j try.” a: i ust The fcr of Paul to Timothy GOLDEN TEXT: “Give ili | "38 all / vital and impor. gence to present thyself approv- | !Ant becalifg the Apostle realised ed unto God. a workman that [me his, ‘active day of service WRITES PERSONAL LETTERS, PAUL was over; He declared “I am &l- Reedeth not to be astro) ready being offered. and the time handling aright the word ‘cf my departure is come” The truth."—I1 Tim. 2:15 | great Apostle, however, could look I back upon his life's work and say (Lesson Text: IT Timothy 1-6; PRI oooh ny 1 pave run a good race, emon 1-4; 21-22) I have kept the faith be. — d this life, he could confidently The history of the closing days | fo) or aren hat, of of Paul's life is obscure. The Book fei jira “There is laid up fof me of Acts stops with Paul in prison at the crown of righteousness.” . Rome { The Epistle to Philemon, iffer- ling of only one short chapter, is ent epistles, it is thought that Paul { nother of the few personal jetters was imprisoned twice, the first OC-Yof Paul. It was written while Paul casion lasting about two years. 1 : i 2 ¥ his own hired house and ii seems | conve by Paul of that there were a few years of lib- | runaway slave who had erty granted to him, which was cul jonged to Philemon, shorty by a second arrest, perhaps al | been converted by the preaching Troas, inasmuch as Paul askeg thal Paul while he was in Ephesus. 1! 5%. 4 sport that deserves its popularity but, just the same, it is dangerous. No one can tell when peril is near and the water is no place in which to take chances, Swimmers should be careful if they want to live, The | though he served as a major in the | he didn’t know whether the ma- | Civil War, with the Confederate chine was in operation or not. | How About Freshness? | Army, he held the distinction of | Using his finger, he touched the | S | being an honorary member of Gregg | biades and lost the end of the digit | Whin SASH 218 Stiafieally colored, tye Ww Tequites Sat they be Post, G3. A. BR. having been offered | He was taken to the Bellefonte Hos. | ¥ amped added : a cloak which he had left be Pauls method brought to him. | situation i= worth careful During this freedom between his | those who would { two probable imprisonments, many} toms today. While | think that Paul made seve more | to be desired. ] J HH idea that “it can’t happen to me” is no protection against cramps that drown the stroncest men. It does not protect the occupants of overturned boats who cannot swim a stroke. It gives no strength to the foolhardy swimmer who weakens himself, or herself, by prolonged and®olitary expeditions in the water. THETIS AND SQUALUS The loss of more than four score British sailors on board the submarine Thetis, which failed to rise after div- ing into the Irish Sea, is another illustration of the perils of submarine service. Naturally, sensible people everywhere sympathize with the British in their great sorrow although it is im- possible not to contrast the fate of the British seamen, tra in a submarine whose tail was visible at low tide, with that of the Americans who were brought to the sur- face in the diving bell when the Squalus rested on the bot- tom 240 feet below the surface. THE WOMEN WILL ARGUE? J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation, climbs out on a limb with the statement that women “commit more crimes of violence than men" and that they are “more venomous.” This is an interesting statement. It may be the head of the G-men knows, but a steady reading of the public wpinta dor. some years. deads us to no su fusion | the honor because of the high esteeri pital for treatment. | i i i i i i i | i i § | in which he was held in thig com- | munity, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam J. Emerick | and children, Mildred and Paul, and the former's brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emerick, | were preparing for a three-month | trip to California, expecting to makes the trip in one of the Emerick bus- ses which had been specially fitted | for the journey. At a farewell party held in their honor the fol- lawing guests were present: Ralph Moeraschbacher, Bond Musser, Charles Baxion. Jack Storch, Elmer Rockey, John Lyons, Don Snyder, J. C. Furst and CG. J. Gilbert, George H, Wirt, chief fire warden of Pennsylvania had filed infor. mation against six residents of Co- burn charging them with refusing to assist in subduing a forest fire which occtirred in Penn township In April, Those awarded diplomas at the | annual commencement exercises of | St. John's Parochial school, Belles | fonte, were: Thomas A. Totsock. | Andrew G. Knaplk, Margaret A Mignot, and Louise C. Hartle. Pirat | honors were awarded ag follows: ses | peneto; 5th. 4th. grade, J Carpeneto, and 1st. Bmead. “Buck” Taylor, famous the world grade, John | Women should be thankful such a law doesn't apply to them. Likes "Em Wild (Argus, Ta. Press) Btenographer Wanted Young, attractive, capable, part tame (time) | That's all, folks. Old-fashioned girls used to like spinning wheels. So do modern girls—four of them. wn" BOAT —— Fourteen loaded freight figured in one of the worst wrecks to happen on Bald Bagle Valley branch Martha Station left the rails. Al- the cars were piled in almost HH iit] g Hi 352% sii 2 i g PH fh frie g 33 §3 i when an eastbound freight nearing | ble confusion, no one was { i i | or Jess extensive journeys. He may and in accord HE g 23 8 : iL 2 $ FE 7% ui ; : £53 i} i 4 5 i 3F 4 7 Es; 7gf i : : | | El 8
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