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**************** * Keep Potted on * * * * HOME MATTERS * « * * By Reading Your * « * « LOCAL NEWSPAPER * Devoted to X«ocal ISTews and TTfame Interest*, PUBLISHED BY ADIRONDACK NEWS PUBLISHING CO. *************** * Mail Order Houses * EXIST BY ADVERT18IN0 * To Get Business « Do Likewise* ****** ESTABLISHED 1887 TERMS, $1.80 A YEAR VOL. XLII ST. REGIS FALLS, N. Y. f OCTOBER 6, 1928 NO. 36 THOSE CANCELED CHECKS T HE sign, \Call for statements today,\ near the door of the bank prompted Marlon Uutled^e to stop at the statement win¬ dow. John always called for their monthly statements, but he was out of town and she would take them. The girl behind the window pushed the two cards through for her to sUn and Marlon smiled a little as she compared John's flowing handwriting with tier own round school girl hand. The two envelopes and canceled checks swelled her handbag to awkward proportions It was raining and after luncheon she sat In John's big chair and pre- paredf to balance her bank account. John Insisted that she take care of her own checking account, and had shown her a systematic way of check ing the returned checks against the check stubs, and figuring her bal¬ ance against that shown by the bank She shook the checks Into her lap und Immediately recognized John's handwriting on all of them. She had opened his envelope by mistake, and was about to return them to the en velope, when she noticed one endorse¬ ment In a woman's hand, written in an Irregular scrawl: \Llzette Andor son,\ Marlon turned the check over. It was duly made out to Indorsee in the sum of $7.>. r She drew In her hrontli quickly and shuffled through the remainder of the pile. There was one more, dated Just ten days before for the same amount—$7.\»—$l.\>0! One-hundrcd-und-ncty dollars. . . Ll/.rtte Anderson! She clasped hor hands until the knuckles stood out 1 white. l.lzettH Anderson. Now *|,t» knew the reason for his frequent ab¬ sences from home; the reason for that telephone call during dinner about two weeks ago. the guarded conversa lion, and John's lame excuse when lie hurried away, although the Mor¬ rows wore coming to play bridge. The dinner hour passed and si III Marlon (tutledge sat before the tire- . place, the coals In which were fading from roslness to gray ash. Uzeito An¬ derson! Was this the end of seven years' married life? Was this the end of the dear close companionship that hnd meant HO much to her, and which she had thought, mount so much to John? hid It mean that John did not care for her any more? She had Homo times thought of that . . . and had wondered If It would ever come to her. Seven golden years stretched behind her . . . seven years of happiness, and this wns the end I Blind fury succeeded the hours of agony and she walked the floor until midnight. Never once tn all these years had John given her reason to believe that he did not care, and It was for that reason the had been so blind . . . blind. And tomorrow was their anniversary! lie would be home tomorrow noon. Seven years to¬ morrow that she had stood with John before the tall white-haired minister In the little parsonage parlor and giv¬ en her life and love into his keeping. Seven yean tomorrow since they hnd gotten their first dinner together tn the tiny little kitchenette of the spick and span apartment over on Locust ttroet. Tomorrow he would be home of tor a week's absence on bust ness. Tomorrow they would face the Inovl table. One-Hundred Klfty dollars. \A% ette Anderson I When a pale dawn stole through the window and brought out each dear familiar object In the room—dear fot the memories associated with them— •he hnd made her decision. She would not—could not see him—today. Sho would go to a hotel and stny until the could face the matter more calm ly. She would be fair with John. She would not hold him If he did not want to be held. She would leave a note and toll htm the reason she had gone. Marlon was honest . . there would be no deception . . •he shivered at the word. Deception! As she packed her suitcase she vis unllzed Llzette Anderson. She would probably be tnll and slender—and blonde. John had always admired blondes, although he had told Marlop once that he would hnve loved her If she hnd boon a brunette—he lust couldn't help loving her. She smiled grimly. Tall and slender and blonde— Llzette Anderson. Marlon WHS neither tnll nor slender. In fact John *omo times enlled her \Stubby.\ Tall and •lender—and very fnlr. She plneod her house In Immaculate order Six lovely hl« chrysanthemums nodded over the edge of a crystal vast* on the dining room. She hnd hniiKlit them—yesterday morning—for tile cenhr of the table—their annlver nary dinner. The Ice box was well stocked She had gone to the market yestcnlsiv before she went to the bank for the canceled checks. She shook out the cushion In John's chair *irt<1 placed It where his head would rest Thf-n she started to pack. The coral uleeveless frock she had worn to the New Year's party last year. John had given It to hvr for her Christinas pros ent, Millionth she hnd Insisted ho could not afford It. Afford It I She hnd suggested a fur cont this winter when he hnd received his promotion . . she thought It would be more econom- i leal, because she could wear It five or six years and he had asked her to wait until he was better able to hu? one. She bnd been willing then—hnd even considered wearing her brown cloth coat that winter—the coat «he had worn for four years Then there was the blue voile with the organdie collar and cuffs. John said she only needed s aunbonnet on her arm to make her mi old-fashioned girl; the trim blue serge, and the black SKtin which had been her best dress thr«?.« years ago. On the top of her suit ense she put the picture of John that had stood on the dresser In Its silver, frame, flanked on one side by his silver- back military brushes, on the other side by a ridiculous satin flounced doll over a powder box. John called the doll \Oh me, Oh, my.\ She carefully placed the envelope containing tils bank statement and canceled checks beside the note she hnd written, on the top of his desk. The suitcase was heavy and she would cull a taxi . . . leaving home—on her seventh anniversary. Just as she raised the receiver from the hook, the door bell rang. Could It be John? No, because his train was not due un¬ til 11:40 and It was Just 0:30. The bell rang again shrilly and she wont to the door. A short frowsy middle-aged woman Stood on the porch, carrying a very large suit box. Ualr dyed that peculiar purplish black peeped out untidily from beneath a queer little red hat and when she spoke she displayed three missing front teeth. \The cont for Milliter Drake,** she lisped In a broken accent. M I brought It up mythelf so It would get here as I promith him. Will you thlgn thith paper. Ma'am?\ \There must be a mistake. Mr. Drake has not ordered a coat. 1 ' \Well I gueth I know what I'm tnlkin','bout. I made the cont mythelf out of them sklnth he brought to me.\ expostulated the woman testily, as she broke the cord that tied the box. Mar¬ lon watched her as she laid back folds of tissue and lifted out a squlrnl coat. •There!\ triumphantly. \Thee? f N he told mo to have it here t hit It m;>rn In' and 1 brought It mythelf/' plie held the label up before Marlon's oyes \Llzette Anderson,\ It road. \Furrier.\ \\N I'm Llthette Anderson, mytlwlf —I am.\ An hour Intor the door hell rang again and Marlon ltutlcdgc. went into her husband's anus, her face radi int above the soft roll of the coat collar \Oh John . . . John darling . . It is »o beautiful. So—ben-.it I ful! 1 just cannot believe It Is mine Our anniversary, dear! And dinner Is most ready. I just have to look at the coat ever so often to make, myself beiio\e ...\ Over tlio stove n few moments Inter srfio called out to him. \1 was at the bank yontordny, honey and got our statements. Yours Is on the desk. And oh, John, Isn't Llzette Anderson a perfect lamb? I—1—why 1 Just felt like h tigging her when she told me who she was . . .\ 1—British troops la maneuvers lu to* Iihlnelund which Germany seeks to tree from forces of occupation. S.—Two of the American army's new whippet tanks that have s speed of twenty miles an hour. 8—Madonna of the Trails monument unveiled on the Santa Ft trail near Council Orove, Kan., one of sixteen to be presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Doctrine of Cynicitm Would Change World A vuut amount of trouble In the World could be uvolded If we won. only blessed with the gift of cyiik-Um If It were the business of a cynic to make converts and outline a progran with which to lure customers one might dwell on some of the manifold advantages which would autnmntlcnil) follow conversion, Krnest Boyd writes, in Harper's Magazine. Death would lose Its terrors becnust It would be accepted without the faint cst thought or hope of reward, puulah ment or survival. Life would lose some of Its horrors, for no army could he enlisted from recruits cynlcfill> convinced that militarism and pacifism were equally absurd and a hero'* grave the most undignified Imnglmthle; no politician could orate, becnust' cynical laughter would greet hit pre posterous rodomontade; no govern mcut could be elected along populm lines hecnupe cynicism and adult iuf frugo are Incompatible terms. Minor amenities resulting from a world Inhabited by convinced cynic* are too numerous to mention. The marriage problem would be solved without the aid of Judge Ltndsey, be cause Jealousy and domestic sontl mentality are emotions unknown t<< the disillusioned affection of cynlchm Follow-up letters, sales talks, fra ternnl orders. Mother's day, publicity a gent 8, rndln programs, law enforce ment, nonreflllable bottles—hut wh> onumornte nil the varied and vnrlogat f-d strains upon human credulity which nre so profltnbly used to beguile the tedium of the average life between one slaughter and another, between the unwanted cradle nnd the tin remem¬ bered grave? Seek ye first the soren lty of cynicism nnd all these will be added unto yon. Human Voice Carried - for Long Distance* Tho distance, to which n mnn's voice will carry depends upon mnny differ¬ ent clrcutnstnnces. The condition of tho ntmosphore Is one—damp will slow down the sound-wnves, while a dry, crisp air will forward them on«II>. Wind Is another fn at or—so In the height of the speaker In regard to the number of objects, rocks nnd so on In front of him. The number of compel lug noises also has to bo considered I'nder ordinary circuniRtnnces. few voices will curry Intelligibly much over n couple of hundred ynrds, but this dtstunce has been fnr exceeded with exceptlonnll> favorable condi¬ tions. In the stillness of the frozen north, for Instnnce, a voice will carry for over a mile. And a song, as ren¬ dered from a mountain top, wns once heard at a distance of four miles. Good Opportunity Rore (telling Ions story)— WaU now; I'm getting ahead of my story. Friend—l-'lne. Why not rest for an hour, then, nnd give It a chance to catch up? NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Florida, Porto Rico, Swept by a Terrific Hurricane— Newt of the Campaign. By EDWARD W. PICKARD O N T11K second anniversary of the grent Miami hurricane the trop¬ ical storm that already hnd devastated Porto IUco, the Virgin Islands and some Inlands of the Lesser Antilles struck the oast coast of Florida In tho Pnlin ISeach region und swept through tho center of tho state, turning again to the northeast und continuing its destructive course along the. Atlantic coast. Reports coming through shut¬ tered lines of communication showed this hurricane wns one of the worst disasters of recent years. The total number of deaths may roach 2,000, und many thousands are homeless and without food and clothing. It Is Impossible now to make u reasonable ostlmulo of the tremendou* property losses. In i'orto Hlco late reports place the dead at 17o or more; In Oundoloupe, a French Island, nearly 700 were killed; the known dead In Florida number nt least 700 nnd may be many more. The city of Went PHIIH Bench was practically wrecked, nnd the fu- talltieg were many and the destruc¬ tion groat In the Lake Okeechobee area which was Inundated. Palm Ileach, too, suffered severely, muny fine residence* and business buildings being destroyed. Florida National Guardsmen were called out promptly to prevent looting and to aid the suf¬ ferers- Tho American Red Crow responded Immediately to the calls for help from Porto IUco nnd Florida nnd supplies and physicians and nurses were hur¬ ried to the stricken regions. Oener- ouii citizens answered appeals for monetary aid with lnrge subicrlp- tlons, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., head¬ ing the list In New York with $25,000. Relief Director Bnker of Hie Red Cross wont at once to Porto Rico to take charge of the tuik of restoration on the devattated Island. As the hurricane moved up the sea¬ board the winds and tremendous seas wrought vast damage. Many vessels were sunk or driven ashore, and tea* side communities wore driven from their homes by the waters, H ERBERT HOOVER and Governor Smith both started their personal speaking campaigns. The Republican candidate spent two dayi in New Jer¬ sey, and the apparent results of the trip were highly encouraging to his manager. Ills chief address was de¬ livered In Newark and was directed especially to labor. He declared him¬ self specifically In favor of high wages, free collective bargaining, restrictions on the use of injunctions in labor dis¬ putes, tariff schedules protective of American labor, continuance of Im¬ migration restriction, further expan¬ sion of our foreign export trade, and governmental assistance to the de¬ pressed textile and bituminous coal Industries. Democratic Chairman Raskob's re¬ tort wns thut lloover'H speech was the beginning of a Republican campaign to misrepresent the Democratic atti¬ tude on the tariff and on Immigration. Hoover's plans nt present contem¬ plate only n speech nt Kllr.abothtown, Tonn., on October fl. nnd addresses In Now York and Host on, before rot urn- Ing to California to vote. However considerable proBSiire Is being brought on him to spenk nlso in Chicago and in Texas on bis trip across the con¬ tinent. Al Smith on his Invasion at the Middle West was greeted everywhere by huge and enthusiastic throngs of supporters nnd also by thousands of agriculturists and their wives who were eager to know what he proposed In the way of furm relief legislation, tils first nddress wns in Omuha and >fvns mainly devoted to a discussion of tjhe farm problem. He again declared himself In favor of tho essence of the McNary-lfuugen bill but neither up¬ held specifically nor repudiated the equalization fee. Here are his words defining his stand: '•As I read the McNary-Haugen bill, its fundamental purpose is to estab¬ lish an effective control of the sale of exportable surplus with the cost imposed upon the commodity benefit¬ ed. For thut principle the Demo¬ cratic platform squarely stunds, nnd for that principle I stand. Mr. Hoo¬ ver stands squarely opposed to this principle by which the fnrmer could pet the benefit of the tariff. What remains of the McNury-Haugon bill is a mere matter of method, and I do not limit myself to the exuet mechan¬ ics and method embodied in thut bill.\ Smith's personal popularity among the workers he met in Omuha, Lin¬ coln, Oklahoma City and elsewhere In the Middle West, pleased him im¬ mensely. While In Omahu n bunch of Indians made him a member of the Omaha tribe as \Chief Happy War¬ rior\ and gave him a war bonnet. Senator Borah started a series of speeches In eight states for the pur¬ pose of counteracting tho effects of Smith's tour. T TP IN Wisconsin, where the pollt- *** icul situation bus been so puz¬ zling, the conservative Republican forces, led by Kohler, nominee for governor, bested the La Foil ette crowd in the state convention by gaining control of the resolutions committee and having the convention Indorse Hoover and Curtis and the nutlonul plutform^ The radicals, however, won the chalrmunHhlp of the stats central committee, the place going to Herman L. Kkern, a devoted follower of La Follette. Leaden of both parties were satis¬ fied with the results of the primaries in Massachusetts. Benjumlu Loring Young, former speaker of the Massa¬ chusetts house of representatives and the choice of Herbert Hoover's advis¬ ers, wus returned a victor over Eben 8. Draper, former state senator and choice of the Republican wet faction, as the Republican nominee for United States senator. He will oppose Sena¬ tor Duvld I. Walsh in November. On the Democratic side, Gen. Charles H. Cole, one of the orlgtnul Smlth-for- Presldent men, won an overwhelming victory over John J. Cumtulngs in the contest for the gubernatorial nomina¬ tion. W HILE various religious and pro¬ hibition organisations wort taking wallops at Al SmltU for his attitude on the liquor question, the wet Repub¬ licans of the East, who are rather numerous, hailed with delight a let¬ ter from Otto Kahn, New York bank¬ er, to Vice President Dawes, in which the writer said: \Knowing Mr. Hoover as both abU and courageous, I have no doubt that, If elected, his experience in the actual administration of the Volstead act will lead him to recommend to con¬ gress suitable changes In its pro¬ visions. And I am convinced that such changes will be—and to be effec¬ tive must be—not in the direction of Increased stringency, but of Increased liberality.\ S EVERAL notable events tn aero¬ nautics marked the week. Juan de la Clervu, Spaulsh inventor, gave his novel \autogyro\ Its tlrst severe test by Hying across the English chan¬ nel, and then demonstrated it again In flights at Purls. Tho muchine rises and descends almost vertically by menus of u windmill propeller and the wings nre nearly negligible, being used only to keep the plane horizontal. It wns fmld tho British air force hud or¬ dered several of the machines and that France might buy one. In Detroit the |Packard Motor com- pnny announced successful completion of test flights with an airplane pow¬ ered by an oil-burning motor, the first Diesel type aircraft engine ever built The motor is of a rndlal sir-cooled type and develops 200 horse power. With the use of the Diesel principle of oil for fuel the engine ( does away with gasoline, Ignition systems, spark plugs, and other trouble \bugs.\ Elim¬ ination of those parts, ofttclals snld, results from the firing from compres¬ sion in tho cylinders, the Diesel action that has been applied up to this time in only extremely heavy engines for power plants and In boats. Germany's huge new dirigible, the Graf Zeppelin, was tested in flights from FTledrichshafen and seemed to be entirely satisfactory. It is Intend¬ ed to send this air vessel on a trip to the United States In the near future. The big Bel lane a plane Roma was Waiting at Old Orchard, Maine, for suitable conditions for the Jump-off on Its flight to Rome, and Indeed did make one start but had to return be¬ cause of a broken air intake on the carburetor. I LLINOIS miners ratified the new scale and the mines at once re¬ opened. But so large a minority of the men are opposed to the resulting reduction in their wages that there wore several \wildcat\ strikes of con¬ siderable moment. Officials of the Mine Workers' union believed the sit¬ uation would adjust Itself In a short time. The federal mediation board an¬ nounced that it had failed to adjust the wage differences between 55 Western railroads and their 70,000 trainmen and conductors and had abandoned Its efforts. It is now up to the President to create a fact-finding commission if he deems it advisable. The men have voted for a strike but officials said the unions would tuke no definite action until after October 1. Charles G. Eagle, New York silk manufacturer, who oominltted suicide recently, provided in hln will for a trust fund of approximately $1,200,- 000 to purchuse hotels and apartments In which worthy working girls live and to aid them in their careers. TtERBKRT HOOVERS name was 11 brought Into the federal trade commission's probe of public utility propaganda methods, when It was dis¬ closed that the National Electric Light association purchased 49,500 copies of an address made by the then secretary of commerce In 1825 before the annual convontlon of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissions. Among other vouchers produced be* fore the commission was one indicat¬ ing that William Allen White, nation¬ ally known editor, recently In con¬ troversy with Governor Smith, the Democratic Presidential nominee, over the letter's legislative record, was paid $000 for an address he made be¬ fore the Electric Light association's convention In 1026. N EARLY two thousand men who fought for the Union in the Civil war took part in the parade that marked the opening of the sixty-sec¬ ond encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, In Denver. To the music of the drum and fife they marched almost a mile, and few were forced to drop out of line. Com¬ mander Elbrldge Hawk of Sacramen¬ to, Calif., reviewed the parade and opened the formal sessions of the en¬ campment. D R. J. LOUDEN, president of the disarmament commission of the league of Nations, created something of a sensation in Geneva by announc¬ ing to the league that he Intended to cull what would amount to a confer¬ ence of the five great maritime pow¬ ers, the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, for the pur¬ pose of agreeing on some plan for de¬ creasing their naval nrinameuts. Lord CuHhendun, British delegate, Immedla- ately declared he was suiw the pro¬ posal would not please his govern¬ ment, and the reaction to It in Wash¬ ington was decidedly unfavorable. Japan alone openly favored the LEGEND EXPLAINS A PETRIFIED FOREST Navahot Call Stone Trees Bones of Monsters. The powers art still stewing over that mysterious Franco-British com¬ promise agreement for limiting aux¬ iliary naval craft. In Washington es¬ pecially It Is the subject of serious consideration by the President and his advisers, who have not made up their minds whether to disapprove of it offi¬ cially or disregard It for the time be¬ ing In the hope that it will be dropped. Neither the British nor the French foreign office has submitted more thnn a summary of the naval section of the agreement Tucson, Arlzo.—-The Navaho Indians of the southwest have a strange und fantastic legend to account for the treat stone tree trunks whose broken columns strew the desert In the region of the famous petrified forest In the early days of the world, the Indians say, the sun did not ride tranquil and undlmmed through the sky as he does now. At that time there was a black monster that was continually contesting his supremacy. His name was Yietso, and many were the battles that he and the sun fought Lived In a Cavt. This Yietso lived in a cave In the big mountains, and from there he would sally forth and contend with the sun. He had long and strongly muscled arms and powerfully clawed hands. And his bones were of stone. When he stood erect he could reach tbe sun at any place In the sky. When he was defeated in his fights he would have to rest many days and often even many months before he was able to renew the attack, but he was never vanquished. Also at times during those terrible bouts he would get a finger, hand or limb so broken that he would have to discard it, but he possessed the power to grow a new part In the place of the disabled one. The bones of these disabled, discarded parts, which were of stone, he threw out from the cave over a ridge from time to time ns they got in his wuy, and thus for yeurs and ages the stone-wood accumulated. At that time d boy by the name of Kee lived in n grass-tied feather home with his njothcr, Shemah, and his sister, Zonnie. One winter it got very cold. Finally, us they hnd no fuel, Kee went to the inountuins for pitch wood. As the sun set before he reached the forest he slept out whore he wns. Then on the next day he wont into the mountains und found what he supposed wus pitch wood, a quuntlty of which he chopped. Bones Instead of Wood. When he reached his home It wns growing dark the second night. So he slept outdoors In front of his hogan, where ZonLle found him still Bleeping when she came home tn the morning. She also noticed the wood. Just as their grandmother came out of the house. And Instead of pitch wood he had brought bones of Yietso; whereupon his grandmother scolded him and told him to throw the bones •.way. In time Kee grew to be a great man. Time and ugnln he visited the mountain where he had obtained the bone-wood, and there he prayed to his god and made sacrifice. Tlu-n one day he discovered the cave where the monster lived, and at the rising of the sun on the following morning he told him, through prayer, of the beast's abode. Just as he was telling the sun the news he saw the great black thing leaping above the mountulns to the attack. Quickly Kee called the men of his tribe together and they all prayed for the powers of good to lid the sun in this battle agulnst darkness. Right against the face of the sun leaped the monster. It stretched Its fierce arms and clawing hands to¬ ward the sun's rim. Then the battle began in earnest. The sun attacked him with his millions and millions of rays, and, uided by the prayers of the then good people of earth, he finally overcame it In this battle of nil battles the sun's rays pierced Yletso's body, and hit blood, on reaching the earth, was congealed In lava flows. Finally he fell back to the earth dead, and the •un mounted triumphantly In the heavens, as he spread his invigorat¬ ing and cheering tight over land and sea. And the Plateau region Is still Incredibly covered with Us bones, called by the Nsvahos Yletsobltsln, tbe bones of Yietso. Trappers Dead Fifty Years Found in Cave Santt Ste. Marie, Ont—A long-for¬ gotten tragedy of the fur-trading days It believed to have been uncovered. A prospector reported that he bad found two skeletons and • number of rusted old-fashioned muskets In a cave north of Bruce Mines. The skeletons were lying by the side of a small, well-hidden lake and, until he found them, A. B. Frazer, the prospector believed he was the dis¬ coverer of the take. Frazer said he wns positive no one had visited the lake since the men met their death. The muskets were of a type which has not been used tn the North for fifty years. No other articles could ho fnnnd to Indicate when the men died or what caused their denth. Amputates Frozen Toes With a Kitchen Knife Prince George, British Columbia.— A trapper who amputated four of his toes with a kitchen knife when they became frozen Inst winter has arrived here for professional surgical attention, but wns told he hnd done the Job so well no further treutment was needed. While Inspecting his trap line on the upper Flnaly river, J. Omera suffered frost jblte in his right foot On re¬ turning to his cabin, which Is M) miles from the nearest neighbor, he took three days to perform the opera tlon. He then washed the wounds in antiseptic and bound them up. SURVIVOR TELLS OF SUBMARINE ESCAPES Milwaukee Man Was in Four Disasters. Milwaukee.—After having been in four submarine disasters in five years with the nuvy, C. H. Redding, twenty- eight, Milwaukee, is still very much alive. Throughout nis navy service Redding was assigned to submarine duty as an electrician. Redding was on the S-48 when it went down with an open hatch off Bridgeport, Conn., with 43 men on board, all of whom were rescued after fighting water and gas fumes for 12 hours. The thing thut stunds out in Redding', mind is the droll attempt of a machinist's mate to sweep back the oceun with a broom. \The sub went down for a deep dive, but the hatch had been left open,\ he said. \Water poured lu. This machinist mate wus sweeping up water with a broom and was unaware of what had happened, as we all were for several minutes. He kept sweeping and sweeping but the water got too much for him. Finally he went Intq the control room and told the officers he needed a mop. We soon leurned what had happened then.\ When the R-0 sank in San Pedro (Calif.) harbor in 1922 after some one Inadvertently bad opened a torpedo door, Redding was just coming on bourd for the night. As he stepped on the sub It began to sink und he stepped off into the ocean and swam to a tender lying alongside. Six men who were asleep were drowned but the others were rescued. Redding had his head and face burned when a buttery blew up on the S-37 In 1023. This accident also happened in Sun Pedro harbor. Six men were killed by the blust. He was also on the L-5 which dove with an open hutch off the coast of California during the winter mar *u- vers In 1020. The crew of 22 men were rescued. Lighthouse Built Amid Tempests on Coral Reef Washington.—A successful end to an 18 mouths' campaign to plant a lighthouse ou Tubbutaha reef in the Philippine islands, murked by a bitter und ceuseless struggle ugnln&t the He ments, has been reported by the light¬ house service of the Department of Commerce. A low coral reef set in the tnldHt of a nest of rock shoals, sun¬ baked and hurricane-swept, has been crowned with a 120-foot tower to cur¬ ry the light that will wurn mariners. Presently the reef will be covered with soil behind the sea wall to muke a tiny park under the tower. Work began on the construction tn November, 1U20, and wui stopped re¬ peatedly by hurricanes which swept the barren, tow islet Muny duys the sun, beuting on the white corul, mode labor Impossible during normal work¬ ing hours. Water had to be distilled out of the sea to supply the gnngi struggling with the concrete and iteel. Slckneit forced retirement of s high perceutugu of the working force, but the erection of the light has been proven a neces¬ sity to safeguard the sea traffic be¬ tween Manila and Hongkong and Aus¬ tralia, and the Philippine government, kept its forces at the task. Sea Serpent Has Sheep's Head on Body of Eel Vancouver, B. C—A nameless ma¬ rine creature about six feet long, hav¬ ing an eel-like body and a head rt- sembllng that of a sheep, wns on display at provincial police headqunr- ters here as evidence of the existence of a \sea monster\ which many people have reported seeing In Lake Okono- gan, In the interior of British Colum¬ bia. The strange creature was caught by the young son of Harry Alexander. Vancouver magistrate, while trolling on the lake. Tales of the appearance of a mon ster in the lake have been coming from there for two years. Most Moral Town Linz, Austria.—This little town, capital of Upper Austria, claims to be the most moral and best governed in the world. Because of the lack of litigation, the law courts here have closed their doors, the police having reported no crimes or misdemeanors of any kind among the 50,000 Inhab¬ itants. Kemalists Turn Backs on Traditional Hero Constantinople—President Ke tnal, follower of Western nil turnl fnshlons. hns bowled over the George Wnshlnjrion of old Turkey, Su/fhn Mahomet, c<>n quoror of Constnntinople in 14K3. An article In the offlclnl prens. signed by a prominent KemnllRt deputy, honped Insults on the national Idol, chnrprlng that hl« only motto wns \conquest and booty.\ The attack on the Father ot Turkey shows a fundnmeritn! chnnge In the national mental ity since the war. The author says that if Kemal had been on hand in 14a3 instead of the great sultan the European rennlssnnre would hnve sprung from Turkey instead of Greece and Rome. WMMMIHIIIIMHIHIMMMHM HISTORY IS TAUGHT BY MUMMY FAMILY Scientists Study Remains of Ancient Egyptian*. > Detroit.—A fuinlly ol Egyptian mum¬ mied 3,000 years deud are teaching history to a little group of studious Detroiters. They are telling curious und amaz¬ ing things about themselves unii others of their kind, who walked the earth ten centuries before the beginning of the Christiuu era, relating strunge facts, revealing long sought mysteries, bringing to life again a splendid civili¬ zation that vanished generations ago. Dr. S. Edward Suudersou, Detroit physician, and Benjamiu March, cura¬ tor of Asiatic arts lu the Detroit Mu¬ seum of Art, have joined forces ID the study of the mummies. Doctor Sanderson bus culled upon the X-ray to aid him in his search for further knowledge of these silent spokesmen of the past and March brings a com¬ plete and thorough knowledge of the artistic side of ancient Egypt, to aid in the undertaking. Possibilities Endless. This is an exceedingly novel and original experiment aud both men in¬ sist that they have accomplished very little in spite of their Intensive stud¬ ies. Both believe, however, that the possibilities of the venture are end- less, and express the hope that some¬ thing of great value may some day come out of the undertaking. \If We are to know and understand the men and women of the present, we must know something of those who lived in the past,\ Doctor Sanderson says. \If we took away all the knowl¬ edge we have acquired from our study of dead races and vanished peoples we would be very Ignorant indeed. \Egyptian mummies are especially Interesting to study because Egypt wns the great melting pot 3,000 years ago. We can prove this racially. The old Egyptian was a masterful man. \Some of the mummies ure so per¬ fectly preserved that it is still possible to detect the presence of food in the stomachs of the children and to tell something of their diet. We find grains, an old form of millet and deli¬ cate hits of young mice.\ Two passive bodies He still and Quiet upon the dissecting tables in the art museum hut even in their silence and (Immobility they give up many secrets in response to the proddlngs of skilled scientific fingers, the searching eye of powerful X-ray machines. Brain Tissues Rsmovsd. March describes the procedure of an Egyptian burial. The embalming of the body so perfectly that today, after the Inpse of centuries, the bones, the muscles and sometimes the skin are to be seen. The vital organs were re¬ moved and placed In four cnnoplc Jars, each nnrded by lt§ particular god and so plnced that it would be easy for the whole body to reassemble Itself when the time came to enter into a new life. The X-rny hai accomplished one T thing of definite value. It has demon¬ strated the method by which the brnin tissues were removed from the head without breaking the skull. Tiny bor¬ ings through the nostrils are now be¬ lieved to have freed the hrnln sub¬ stances which were placed In their designated cnnoplc jars. It has long been assumed by mnny •dentists that this was the motluKj, but it needed the X-rnv to revenl It to undisputed actuality. The X-rny plates which demonntrnte thin metboji will be loaned to the Untvornlty of Michigan for class room study. Holland Turning From Wind to Electricity The Hague.—Electricity Is playing a rapidly Increasing part in the In¬ dustrial life of llollnnd. as It Is being found that, la spite of their pic¬ turesque character, windmills are falling very much behind in their out- put capacity. The capital for finan¬ cing conversions from wind power to electrical power and for creating electrical power for other purposes Is not always available and, therefore, an international finance corporation has been founded, with a capital of 10,030,000 fiorins, at Amsterdam. The holders of this capital are Phoehl and Gutmann and Teltelr* de Mattos of Amsterdam; Chase Securi¬ ties corporation and Speyer & Com¬ pany of New York; Dresden bank and Darmstudter and National bank of Berlin, and Bomb rot bank, London. Activity will not be restricted to Holland, although the idea and tbe central organisation have originated here, hut will be spread wherever there Is need of capital for electrical enterprlnes. It is possible that shares In electrical undertakings will be pur¬ chased, but the chief aim is to be able to supply loan capital of either a per* maneut or temporary character. Howe's Hair Sold Tlvondoroga, N. Y.—A lock of ha!., preserved as n memento of Lord liowe, who was killed near here, has been purchased by ft. H. P. Pell and placed on exhibition In the museum of old Fort Ticonderoga. The lock was divided among the officers of Lord Howe's regiment, but was later collected by William Lapton, quarter¬ master of the regiment, from a de¬ scendant, of whom It was purchased by Pell. Rocket Cart Coming New York.—Kocket cars are belfl| built in Germany for demonstration at Paytona Bench, Fla., next winter, and the inventor hopes to get a speed of 400 miles an hour.
