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Tlie Centre Democrat.
BELLEFONTE, PENNA.
WALKER BROTHERS
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EDITORIAL
As the oats is being harvested we are reminded
that ere long the wind will be blowing over the
stubbles
Some of the Republicans in Congress are still
c.aiming credit for everything except the Hirding
Coolidge and Hoover administrations.
The residents of Beech Creek and the area sur-
rounding that Clinton county town are going to feel
the loss of Dr. P. McDowell Tibbens more than any
deprivation they hive experienced in years. When
men of Dr. Tibbens' type are removed from a com-
munity, their place is hard to fill.
It might have come with better grace from a
Bellefonte contemporary last week If that news-
paper, in its effort to glorify a guest musical organi-
zation, had dropped a crumb of praise for our own
High School Band. Given time, the local organi-
zation may be able to reach a stuge beyond the
snooty editor's fancied idea of “"mediocracy.”
The collapse of a highway bridge at Alexandria
on Saturday in which a family of three persons
was drowned, while distressing, should be a forcible
lesson to those in authority who may have time-
worn bridges in their care. If there are any bridges
in Centre county that show ‘signs of weakness
through long use, there should be a check-up made
at once
The Altoona Tribune reports the recalling of
nearly 100 brakemen to service on the Pennsylvania
railroad, after having been furioughed for more than
a year. This is indeed good news to residents of Al-
toona and contiguous points. It is also an indication
hat the railroad is looking forward to still better
business to follow in the wake of improving condi-
ons during the past five months. It means that
there is not only a steady upswing In railroad pas-
senger and freight traffic but indicates the carrier
is confidently looking into the future.
Some of the residents of Central City who slept
peacefully in their beds Sunday night while several
dozen loaded coal cars were being tossed about at
their front doors can congratulate themselves that
nothing ever prompted them to remove the large
trees In front of their homes. Those trees, bulwarks
time and tradition, saved several of their homes
pm destruction and possibly loss of life, when
ked cars piled up against them and were pre-
d from continuing their hurtling flight. All in
Bunday night's freight wreck was remarkable
absence of injury to a single person.
e are glad to know that the Chamber of Com-
e has succeeded in convincing council that traf-
lights are needed in Bellefonte. For several years
e Centre Democrat has pointed out the extreme
heed for traffic guidances of this nature at several
dangerous street intersections, but no attention has
ever been given the matter until the Chamber of
Commerce directors got busy. It is hoped that the
matter of installation will be carried out promptly,
so that the hazard of street crossing, especially on
Saturday nights, will be lessened. Otherwise, some-
day, there is bound to be an accident. And don't
say we didnt warn you.
Every time we see a white State Police car on
the road, and we like to see them often, we are re-
minded that ex-Commissioner Foote had a fine idea
when he inaugurated this white car service. When
the so-called ghost cars first appeared there were
many people who guessed wrong about them. They
argued that the white car would be of lit"le use be-
cause they would notify all and sundry that a police
man was in sight and that all reckless drivers had
better behave, at least for the moment. That is just
the way the matter has worked ott, but the result
has been good instead of bad. It is assuring for the
careful motorist to see these white crulsers on the
roads. And it doesn’t hurt a bit that an occasional
white grocery or bakery truck at a distance fools some
speed demon into slowing down to 35 or 40.
Lina Medina, five-year-old Peruvian mother, Is
to be brought to the United Siaies with her baby on
an exhibition tour. 1s there anything more disgust
ing or repulsive? Of course the trip is to be made,
it 1s claimed, for “scientific, cultural and educational
purposes.” But how in the name of common sense
and decency can the forthcoming exhibition cone
tribute anything to the cultural and educational life
of the United States? The mother was just a little
more than four years of age when the baby was con-
ceived. Exhibition of this young mother and her
babe here in the United States cannot but create
furtive and decidedly unwholesome curiosity, among
youngsters, and may lead to some embarrassing ques
tions and situations. Public displiy of the poor little
child mother is nothing short of scandalous,
——
As we understand it, a Chinese bandit is any
Chinese who doesn't move fast when a Jap speaks,
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If you are interested in securing a government
loan at 3 per cent for the purchase of a farm in
Centre county, make application early, as available
funds for this purpose are limited.
The Pennsylvania federation of post office clerks
and rural letter carriers, In session at Wilkes-Barre,
went on record by resolution to ask Congress to re-
duce the work from 40 hours to 30 hours. Why be
50 conservative? Why work at all?
Alf Landon's declaration that “any” Republican
candidate can win the presidency in 1940 is hereby
referred to the committee investigating H. L. Menc-
ken's remarkable pre-election claim of 1936 that a
Chinaman could beat Roosevelt, The committee is
still looking for the Chinaman
Charles Edward Porter is the latest foolish ine
mate of Rockview prison to run away from the in
stitution this week after having served the greater
part of his term. What prompts a man to abandon
three square meals a day, outdoor work and Hu-
mine treatment, is beyond our understanding Ex-
cept, perhaps, some of them want to get back on
the “register” again.
The time for filling petitions for political nom-
inat fons closed Monday. There you have them,
ladies and gentlemen, one of the longest list of
candidates in years. Public office is not only a pub-
le trust—it is a public responsibility. It requires fit-
ness to fill the posts sought. It requires diligence in
office so that the taxpayers’ money may be con-
served and at the same Lime the best of service is
rendered. It is the duty of the voters to make the
proper selections.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who has just re-
turned to this country after attending a conference
in London, is authority for the statement that it Is
well known that Hitler Is constantly in consultation
with five astrologers, who tell him what the stars
portend. This may sound like nonsense, as Dr. But.
ler says, but it Is dangerous to the world just the
same. When Hitler was tried in Germany at the
time of his unsuccessful attempt to revolt, medical
experts testified that he was crazy. The combina-
tion of a man, obsessed with a delusion and possibly
crazy, and five astrologers pretending to tell the fu-
ture by reading the stars, is perilous to a world that
enjoys peace only at the patience of the German
dictator
GOV. DICKINSON'S UNJUST SLUR
(From Phila. Inquirer)
If Governor Dickinson's diatribe against the
evils of “high-life” in New York bordered on the
ridiculous, his disparaging reference to Mrs. Roose.
velt In his latest attack on drinking jumps ty
traces of good taste.
His misconstruction of a quotation from a sev.
en-year-old statement was, ‘as Attorney General
Murphy remarks, “unjust and indefensible.” To in-
terpret an observation of the President's wife as a
“formula” for drinking. as Michigan's Governor.
by-accident did, is just a particularly nasty way of
delivering a foul blow. Buch meanness has no plice
even In politics
Governor Dickinson's well-publicized thrusts at
“sin” and the perils attendant upon. “high life”
in the big city are doubtless based on sincere con-
victions. But it would help his cause If his zeal for
temperance were matched with temperaleness in
language—a feature foreign to his recent outbursts
While engaged in mending the morals of others, he
might pay a little attention to mending his man-
ners.
THE NEUTRALITY TANGLE
The inability of Congress to pass upon pro-
posed changes in the Neutrality laws of this coun-
try illustrates the power that a minority group exer-
cises in the Senate
Without regard to the merits of the changes
advocated by the President and Secretary of State
Hull it is unfortunate that the elected representa-
tives of the people of the United States cannot pass
upon them and make known the position of the
United States,
At this time the world witnesses an Ameriomn
President stressing the Intention of this govern-
ment to throw its power, short of war, on the side
of the democracies, in their contest with the dic-
tator states. and his Inability to get the matier
passed upon by the Senate.
We realize that the “isolationist” group in the
Senate can talk any propos: to death but, just the
same, in the best interests of the nation the ques-
tion should be settled as quickly as possible
If war comes in Europe and the United States
prohibits the shipment of arms and munitions to
Great Britain and France, as it is compelled to do
under the existing law, the lure of high profits will
encourage violation of the law and, if the conflict
lasts long, lead to the development of a munitions
industry in Canada, financed by American money.
RELIEF MALADJUSTMENTS
(From Phila. Bulletin)
Governor James hardly exaggerates the disas-
trous effects of slashes in WPA on Pennsylvania re-
lief burdens.
But in his zeal to make an answer to the pare
tisan attacks of Senator Guffey on the social wel-
fare policies of the State administration the Gov
ernor has gone to lengths hardly justified by the
facts on the record.
He charges in effect that WPA layoffs are due
to a “purge” designed to punish WPA workers be-
cause the State went Republican last fall, and that
the “firing” of WPA workers is on orders froin
Washington and hence aliributable to certain New
Dealers.
The fact is, of course, that WPA layoffs have
been due to readjustments forced by changes made
in the relief law by a coalition of Republicans and
Democrats in Congress; changes in the main
with the exception of the 130-hour month rule-ob-
jected to by the Administration. While these changes
spell hardship for many individuals forced at least
temporarily off the relief rolls, they do not decrease
the amount allotted by the Administration for work
relief, nor, when the adjustments are completed,
will they décrease the number of those carried on
WPA rolls,
The WPA problem is serious, and as the num-
ber of Republicans in Congress Increases It will
more and more demand unprefudiced nonpartisan
treatment.
"THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
§ meemoans - a
THE
Orrice CAT
“A Little Nonsense Now and Then,
Is Relished by the Wisest Men”
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GIRL POEM
(With Apologies)
I think that I shall never see
A girl refuse a meal that's free
A girl whose hungry eyes aren't fixed
Upon a drink that’s being mixed.
A girl who doesn't like to wear
A lot of junk to match her halr,
Girls like this are loved by me,
For who In heck would kiss a tree
——
The Joker Gets His Way
A man in a restaurant called his friend back just as he was leaving,
and then whispered to him. “How far would you have gone If I hadn't
| called you?”
The other straighjened himself up and said, loud enough for all to
hear: “No, str, I will not lend you ten dollars, You haven't paid me back
the ten I loaned you six months ago. Good bye.”
It is safe to say the joker will not likely play that trick again
Poor Service
She-—-"1'd like some soap, please.”
Fresh Clerk—"We have just the thing for that delicate peach blos-
som complexion’
She-"1 didn't ask for soft soap, young man”
Not Good Business
An old financier was very {ll and a friend. to cheer him up, sald:
“Man, you'll fool the doctor and live to be a hundred.”
“No, my friend.” said the aged banker, “that wouldn't be good finance,
Why should the Lord wait "till I reached par when He can pick me up
at “ninety?
A Happy Landing
A motorist had just crashed into a telegraph pole. Wire, pole and
everything came down around his legs. They found him unconscious In
the wreckage, but as they were untangling him he reached out feebly,
| fingered the wires, and murmured
“Thank heaven, 1 lived clean; they've given me a harp.”
We never could zet accumstomed 10 day!
¢d to be founded on the old Indian ide: of
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"is
ight saving. It always seem-
cutting off one end of the
[|
} There was a man in our town and he was wondrous wise,
He visited a bathing beach and badly strained his eyes:
{ And when he found he couldn't see (those curves sure wreck the men)
He went into a nudist camp and rested them again
Paste This On Your Windshield
Here are some of the answers you'd
you for speeding and says. “Where's your
1. “My name's not buddy, you son of
you can remember IL)
“1 haven't got the slightest idea
“Which do vou want, hunting or fishing
Why waste my time? In the end [ll give you five bucks anyway.”
“License—license, What is a leense?”
“Oh, you're the messenger boy my on said was following us”
“1 haven't got a license, and wha'!s more, the car is stolen”
| “How dare, you, officer. You'll just have to take my word that we're
! married.”
9. “Beat it or Il call a cop”
ike to give when a cop stops
icense, buddy?”
a sea cook, It's (provided
s yours?”
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A Grammatical His
A kiss is always a pronoun, because “she” lands for it
It is masculine and feminine gender mixed. therefore common
It is a conjunction because it connecls
It Is an interjection; at least #t sounds like one
It Is plural because one calls for another
It is singular because there is nothing else lke I
A kiss can be conjugated, but never declined
It Is a preposition because it governs an objective “case”
However. it Is not an adverb, because jb cannot be compared but it
iis a phrase that expresses feeling
) What De You Think?
From what we can observe, the Japanese national hobby js collect-
| ing China
Somewhat Shocking [
| On a train one day, little Audrey heard a passenger say 10 the ocon-
| ductor as the trainman punched his ticket, “Good morning. Mr. Glass”
But little Audrey just Isughed and laughed She knew that couldn't
{ be his name, because glass Is nol a conductor
|
Tax Varieties
Mrs. Meeker Dear, what's the difference between taxation and in-
| direct taxation?”
Meeker— "The same as the difference between your asking me for
| money and going through my pockets when I'm asleep.”
| ——————
The Worm Turned
Mother—"Willis, how dare you kick your little brother in the stom-
{ ach?”
Willie—"1t's his own fault—he turned around.”
We've Often Wondered
Kid "Mother, does God give us our daily bread?”
Mother-—-"“Yes, dear”
Kid—"And does Banta Claus bring toys at
Mother—"Yes, dear.”
Kid—"And the stork brings babies?”
Mother--"Certainly, dear.”
Kid—"Then what's the old man hanging around for?”
Good Synonym
Neighbor-—-"What are you crying for, Johnny?”
Johnny-—"The old man licked me for doing 8 crossyord puzzle.”
Nelghbor—"Cood gracious! Why?"
| Johnny-—"Well one clue was a word of three letters meaning what
is drunk in the afternoon-—and I put ‘Dad’
Christmas?”
That's all, folks. Life is just ohe thing after another. And love is
just two things after each other. BOAT
Sm ag
PENN STATE ALUMNI
COUNCIL WILL, MEET
For the first time in the history
of the pennsylvania State College
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HOUSEHOLD
SCRAPBOOK
Polson Ivy
A remedy for lvy poisen is to we
equal parts of subcarbonate of bise
muth and calomel. Apply as a
| dusting powder after scrubbing the
| affected parts with alcohol. Then
cover with a layer of absorbent
cotton and bandage lightly, This
is effective even afler blisters have
formed.
Black Straw Hat
To clean a black straw hat and
| restore the faded color, mix well to-
gether two-thirds olive oll and one-
[third jet black ink and go over
| the hat with a small brush,
| Cooling Drink
Bpiced ice tea is something dif-
ferent In a refreshing summer
drink. Simply put four or five
whole cloves into the pot In which
| the tea 1s brewing, and ice as usual,
| Slip Covers
| Gingham slip covers for the fur-
| Niture during the summer months
| are Jess expensive than linen, and
Are more easlly washed and froned
| When purchasing the material, the |
| color of the wall paper should be
taken Into consideration
Gold and Silver Lace
Brush over the gold and silver
| lace with aloohol or gasoline If it
Is removable, it may be cleaned by
boiling in salt water. Use two table-
spoonasfuls of salt Ww one ping of
water.
Jelly
Add a teaspoon of glycerine to |
| Jellies fifteen minutes before they
are finished and it will aid consid- |
erably in clearing the mixture, If
shavings of paraffin are pul in the
botlomg of the jelly glasses before
pouring in the jelly, the paraffin
will melt and rise to the top, clari- |
fying and sealing the jelly,
Clean Fingernallg
To prevent dirt from getting un-
der Lhe edges
while gardening, «
work, rub the ends of
over some candle wax, taking care
to get It well under the nalls, When
the work is compieted and the
hands washed the nails will be as
Clean as ever,
Bacon Appetizer
The lollowing makes a delicious
AppeLizer Spread SOM cheese
mixed with salad dressing on amall
crackers, lop with bacon
squares, and bake or broil until
the bacon is crisp and the crackers
& Dice brown. Serve hot
Boiled Water
You can rid bolied waler of that
flal taste by pouring it back and
forth from one pitcher to another
or by shaking ii In a large boille
To Launder Quills
To launder quilts, make a gener-
ous lather with pure soap and a lt-
te washing soda and smmonia in
enough moderalely hot water to
cover the quill,
| for half an hour,
of i
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ra
he fingernalls
other dirly
the fingers
oing
Pr.
this
ress the dirt
lout with a wooden potato masher or |
2 croquet maliet. Do not rub or
wring. Rinse In the game manner
Hang on the line to drip, and shake
often. When partly dry, beat light-
ly with a rattan carpet beater to
lighten the filling. Repeal several
Umes
Prevent Sunburn
A simple jotion to prevent sun-
burn is made by mixing two ounces
of water and ten drops of glycerine;
add a little perfume and dab this
on the skin with a soft cloth; leave
on five minutes then wipe off very
gently. Never rub cold cream on
the face before going into the sun.
i Bits of Soap
Why not collect all the stray bits
{of s0mp and put them in a small
| cloth bag? The soap in the bag will
lather easily, and the children like
| Such a soap bag, as it is so soft?
| Making Jelly
| Do not forget, when making jel-
lies, 0 use fruits and berries that
are under-ripe rather than over.
ripe. This will insure betier com-
| sistency and flavor,
Glossy Linen
{ To make linen goods glossy, and |
! prevent starch sticking to the iron,
| add
| the starch when making it.
Filling Tea Kettle
| Never fill the tea kettle 10 Over
| lowing. Always Jeave enough space |
for expansion, or the water will boil |
jover, and this is oflen dangerous |
| particularly if children are around
| Velvet Collars
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abd soak the quilt!
a teaspoon of salt, or a few
| drops of turpentine or glycerine, ' |
Velvet coat collars can be cleaned |
using hot waler and ammonia, |
sponging lightly. When this |
July 27, 19239.
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| Query and Answer Column
| PROBLEM-—How many men and women were born in this county.
{ during the last twelve months? (We'll tell you elsewhere in this departs
| ment)
| T. MIs Gerald Walker of the Chicago White Box and Dixie Walker
| of the Detroit Tigers brothers or any relation?
| Ans They are not related, except for going back many generations
| there Is a slight connection.
| L. BCan you tell me what a mohr is?
Ans. A mohr is a West African gazelle having horns on which are
| eleven or twelve prominent rings. IL is one of the species which produces
bezoar. In general appearance it resembles a deer
y P. FIs the Mohammedan calendar the same as the Christian cals
| endar?
Ans, No. Beginning with January, the number of days in each of the
twelve months alternate—January 30 days, February 20 days, March 30
days, April 28 days, and so on to December with 26 days, but which has
30 days every four years (leap year.)
M. F~What is the most western city in the United States?
| Ans~~It is believed this distinction goes to Arcada, Callf., about 160
miles north of Ban Francisco. Arcads, with 4 population of 2,000 is about
fifteen miles farther west than any other rival city on the Pacific coast
8. V~Is there any danger of the ordinary house lights circuit of
electricity seriously injuring a person?
Ans Ordinarily there is no danger with the 110 or 120 volt circuit,
except under most unusual circumstances. It depends on the Way the
current passes through the body, on how long it lasts, one's general
health, etc. About the most this current will do, as a rule, will be to scare
you
H. D~WIill you please answer In your good paper what metal is the
most valuable on the basis of the dollar?
Ans —Radium is the most valuable metal by far of any metal known
The four leading metals and the value are as follows: Radium. $2.000.000
an ounce; iridium (used for fountain-pen tips) $250 an ounce; platinum,
$100 an ounce; gold, $20 an ounce
A. K—How fast does the wind blow
violent and dangerous?
Ans Ordinarily a fifty or sixty miles an hour wind is considered
high and dangerous, and usually will do a good deal of damage. The fast.
est, however, ever measured by the United States Weather Bureay 1s 102
miles an hour
before it is considered to be
G. 8~Was Napoleon Bonaparte born on the same day of the week
that he died? And also on the same day of the week he had his hardest
battle?
Ans Napoleon Bonaparte was born on Tuesday, August 15 1769;
died on May 5, 1821 (Baturday), and fought his hardest battle (Waterloo)
on Sunday, June 18, 1815
T. M. H—-What is
Ans
meant by the flag of a newspaper?
It refers to the title plate of the paper on the first page
H. M.—~Where is the monument
child?
Ans—Opposite Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive in New York City
the grave with a monument, “Erected to the Memory of an Amiabié
Child." The child was 8t. Clair Pollock who died on that spot on July 15,
1797. The deed to the property, executed in 1800 provides that the grave
be forever preserved
which was erected 10 an amiable
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Y. J. K.—How large war Arizona when the first ornsus was taken?
Ans. ~The population of
taken in 1870
H.W. D—~What is
Ans It is
up at
Arizona was 9653 when the first census as
8 Dutch auction?
a form of auction in which the
properiy for sale is put
& certain figure and if not bid for at that
oflered suctessives
price is assumed 0
be higher than the seller hopes (oo get
J. T. U~What baseball player threw a silver dollar across a river?
Ans Walter Johnson threw a dollar across the Rappahannock River
near Fredericksburg, Va, on Washington's birthday in 19386 The demon-
stration was made to show that Washington could have performed this
feat near Ferry Farm, his boyhood home
J. GI It necessary 10 send a wedd i
’ COSSATS I ing gift if one receives an sn-
nouncement? y n
Ans —Emily Post says: “An announcement requires no return
civility whatsoever beyond sending a like announcement if a
takes place in your own family.”
gin or
marriage
E. H. F~Was Alec Templeton a child prodigy?
Ans—The blind planist was a child prodigy. At the age of two he
attempted io imitate on the plano the sound of a church bell near his
home in South Wales. At four he composed a lullaby and by the time he
was twelve years old he had been admitted to the Royil Academ y of
Music in London
W. J. H~1s it true that Bill Robinson's legs are insured for a large
amount?
Ans ~The dancer's legs are not insured. He carries only straight life
insurance. :
J. W. V.Is it true that the process of vulcanizing rubber was -
ocvered by accident? p £
Ans-In 1838, Charles Goodyear, by dropping some India rubber
| mixed with sulphur oh a hot stove, accidentally discovered the process
for the vulcanization of rubber. y re
E. 8. H~Is the school where
existence?
Ans~In 1927 the schoolhouse immortalized in the pofm was moved
from Redstone Hill in Sterling. Massachusetts to Henry Ford's Wayside
{ Inn estate at South Sudbury, Massachusetts. The schoolhouse is in use
with sixteen pupils of the first four grades in attendance during the
school year. The pupils who attend this i one ; oi
| dents of the town of Sudbury. ttle room school are red
H. L—Why is the engagement ring worn on the third finger of the
Mary and her little lamb went stil} In
ieft hand?
Ans —Many centuries ago it was the belief that the heart was the
center of emotion and that a vein confiected the heart with the third
finger of the left hand. Thus it became the custom to wear the engage.
ment and wedding ring on the finger closely connected with the heart
R. L. J~Are many people allergic to certain foods, other
| substances? n lien, ung ’
Ans According to the findings of Dr. Theodore D. Beckwith, pro-
| fessor of bacteriology of the University of California at Los Angeles, one
out of every fourteen persons in the United States is alle oeriain
foods and other substances, RIgie to
J. A. MeC.—-During the World War what country a detachmen
| of women soldiers who took poison if they were pos Bh - “
Ans~-The “Battalion of Death” was composed of = Russian Women
who took a vow “fo conquer or to die.” Each woman carried a ration of
cyanide of potassium to use in case of capture. :
| A.D. F~What are the real names of Melvyn Douglas,
| Robinson, Mischa Auer, Kenny Baker, Hedy Lamar,
| Martha Raye and John Garfield?
Edward O.
Goddard,
Answer to problem: No men and women were born—they were babies.
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NEW YORK CHURCH HAS
ANCIENT
Four millstones more than
years old are now stored in
Collegiate Church of St
on Fifth avenue adjacent to
feller Center in New York Clty.
PENNSYLVANIA HIGH IN
BANG'S DISEASE FIGHT
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