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8fi^ff^^ VOL. L. FT. COVINGTON, N. Y.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1935. NO. 44 r BOULDER DAM PROJECT BECOMES REALITY By WILLIAM C. UTLEY B OULDER dam is ready to begin operation within about a month's time. The gigantic project one of the mightiest engineering jobs ever un- dertaken by man, once the subject of thousands of columns of newspaper comment througbont the land, has been all but forgotten with the new Interests that have attracted public attention— the depression, the New Deal and oth- ers, but for five years since the under- taking was begun in 1930, 5,000 work- ers have toiled night and day until now the great dam is a reality. The project is costing America $165,- 000,000 and other projects directly as- sociated with it account for another $230,000,000. With the job so little re- moved from completion, engineers of the bureau of reclamation pronounce It ready to eliminate the two great dan- gers confronting the territory which it serves. They are the mad, deadly floods of the giant Colorado river and the parching drouths caused by lack of irrigation. When entirely completed, the dam will also furnish power to generate more electrical energy than any other water power development in sufficient water for the operation of the power house, which will be finished about July 1, with five of the seventeen generating units installed, the rest to be put in over a period of a few years. The greatest of these units, to be the largest of its kind in use anywhere, will generate 115,000 horse power. Built In the shape of a horse shoe, with wings 625 feet long and the side against the dam 300 feet wide, the 15* story power house will be the seat of one more of the federal government's numerous ventures Into the electric light and power business of late. Fn- like the TVA and other projects, bust- ness outlook is particularly good here, for all of the power has been contract- ed for in advance. Income from the sale of electrical energy is expected to exceed $7,000,000 a year. The water in the reservoir will be ready long before the machinery. The four intake towers through which the water enters the power plant, check- ered in design', are the principal con- trast to the broad white expanse of the dam itself, which risjs in a great triangle from the bottom of the canyon. To assure obtaining of clear water, they begin 250 feet above the Colo- rado's bed, and will extend 380 feet above. World of Caverns. With no water running over the top, the face of tfie dam on the downstream side slopes in a steep and graceful curve, bracing itself against the weight of the tremendous wall of water on the other side. Internally, the dam is a magic sub- terranean world of caverns, boring their way into the rugged mountain- River Harnessed at Boulder Dam. the country, 1,735,000 horse power. It will become the source of water supply for several large cities, notably Los Angeles. Even more interested than Los An- geles- in the nearing of the end is the third largest city of Nevada, Boulder -City. Built in the desert, six miles from the dam itself, for the homes of the employees and their families, its population of approximately 5,000 souls will begin to dwindle until probably only the ghost of this comparative me- tropolis will remain when all the con- struction work is over. Rising like a gargantuan monument from the bed of the Colorado up the steep mountain sides, Boulder dam is already the highest dam in the world, by far, although workmen will still be busy completing the top of it when it begins operation. Taller than any sky- scraper west of Manhattan, with the possible exception of one or two in Chicago, it towers 584 feet above the bottom of Black canyon. When the reservoir is filled a 50-story building •would merely poke the tip of its tower above the surface of the water. Seen in the perspective *of the lofty peaks that cleave the clouds above the dam, it would seem as the tip of a reed that grazes the bottom of your boat in a fishing pond. Huge Artificial Lake. So huge is the reservoir that will form one of the world's largest arti- ficial lakes, it will take three years to fill. It will be 125 miles long, with a shore line of more than 500 miles, and will cover 227 square miles. At pres- ent the canyon above the dam is being cleaned out in preparation for the cre- ation of the lake. Leaving the canjon forever are a railroad, an old con- crete mixing plant and a large camp. The Colorado is one of the most tem- peramental and inconsistent rivers in the United States. It drains approxi- mately one-thirteenth of the country, yet its flow varies from less than 2,000 cubic feet a second at the lowest period to an all-time high of 210,000 cubic feet a second. The flow now Is about 4,500. It will not be until the spring floods that the reservoir In back of the dam begins to fill up. While the dam has been built, engi- neers have diverted the flow of the Col- orado around the project by means of artificial river beds cleft through the mountains. One of these tunnels car- ries the whole flow now, but at times four are needed. They cannot all be shut down at once to begin building up the reservoir, because much of the wa- ter is needed for the Irrigation of the Xuma and Imperial valleys. When the needs of irrigation have * been met, gates being built In the Ne- vada diversion tunnel will return the surplus to the reservoir. The three diversion tunnels are 50 feet in diame- ter. Two of them have been filled with plugs of concrete 850 to 400 feet long* When the river has risen to a height of 200 feet, the third channel, which contains gates to regulate the flow, will follow the permanent structures, huge pipelines 30 feet In diameter, It will be June or July before there la sides of volcanic rock cast up from craters in prehistoric days. Entrance to the tunnels is effected through cave-opening of heroic proportions. Here is the first of the 30-foot piping that will feed water to the turbines. iTrom this the water, rushing with all the force of its long fall, enters the power house through secondary pipes 33 feet in diameter. Never has a construction job been speeded so swiftly. More than 3,000,- 000 cubic yards of concrete have been poured from the huge 16-ton buckets in strips 5 feet high. It is nearly a year and a half ahead of schedule, the contractor says. Gone now Is the terror of the flood periods of the Colorado. Each of the two spillways of Boulder dam could accommodate a rush of water of a vol- There will still be floods on the Colo- rado, but now they can be held in check to a size that will not get beyond con- trol. Probably no flow now will ever be more than 48,000 cubic feet a second below the dam and 35\000 cubic feet a second farther down the river, in the irrigated sections. Irrigation Most Important. Of all the operations of the dam, Ir- rigation was perhaps held the most important by the lawmakers who ap- propriated the money for its construc- tion. Although the average flow of the Colorado Is 22,000 cubic feet a second, this dropped off to a mere trickle of l»700 cubic feet this year. Such a fail- ure of water supply was the cause of almost irreparable losses In the fertile fields of the Imperial valley. The pity of it Is that when the water of the river fails, that is just the time it is most needed for irrigation. Had as much water been stored last spring as will be next, this loss would have been almost entirely wiped out, in the opin- ion of engineers. Now the flood-time waters will be ar- rested and held until the parched months of July and August. During the summer months the dam will per- mit the passage of about 10,000 cubic feet of water per second into the val- leys below, holding the winter-time flow to about 4,000 cubic feet Another constant threat to agricul- ture has been the large amounts of mud and silt carried down from the mountains by the Colorado. Much of this silt was deposited in irrigation ditches where water to revive thirsty vegetation was sorely needed. It has been estimated that 300 tons of silt a minute were earried through the Black canyon where Boulder dam was situated. Removal of the silt deposits cost the farmers a pretty penny. No 1 the huge basin behind the dam will catch most of the silt Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the crews are at work to bring all these benefits to the area served by the dam. At the finish of their day's labors, the workers return to spotless, cheery homes in a city that sprang like a mirage in the desert. It is Boulder City, six miles from the- dam. The federal government, because it owns all the land, makes all the rules for the inhabitants. These ' rules are inter- preted largely by the government's ef- ficient city manager, Sims Ely. Efficiently Managed. The city manager issues all the busi- ness permits in the city, and no one can enter business without a permit. There are neither too few business houses for prosperity nor too many. Mr. Ely has allowed two of a kind to come-lnto the city at«a time, in order to kee;j> down prices through compe- tition, always a sound plan in the era of ex-President Herbert Hoover, for whom the* dam is sometimes called. The number of business concerns are held down to what is necessary to supply the needs of the community. Visitors cannot merely come and go In Boulder City like in other towns. United States marshals keep out all but those who have passes. This re- duces crime, for undesirable persons never get a chance to commit crimes— they don't get in. There has been only one crime in all Boulder City's history, a hold-up. Its perpetrators were under sentence inside of two weeks. Transi- ent visitors who appear to be law-abid- CURRENT EVENTS PASS IN REVIEW ROOSEVELT SIGNS CIGARETTE INDUSTRY CODE DESPITE LABOR'S PROTESTS View Looking Down Stream From the Crest of Boulder Dam. ume greater than the ordinary flow over Niagara falls. TMs Is necessary, for when the river reached its peak flood flow of 210,000 cubic feet a sec- ond 30 years ago, laying waste vast areas in the wild antics of its most wanton spree, It was more destructive In its rage than even a Niagara turned loose to batter the countryside at ran- dom. Now California's rich Imperial valley, lying below the level of the river and further protected by levees, may rest in relief from its age-old fear. Floods are caused by the melting snows on the many mountains of the region. After the record break of 1906, It took 18 months of labor on rf vast scale and the expenditure of $2,000,000 to return the tiver to Its rightful bed. ing citizens are given 24-hour passes which may be renewed. The city manager was appointed by the secretary of the interior, and was formerly associated with the develop- ment of the Santa Fe compact for the allocation of water from the Colorado river. He is a kindly southerner, and it is his kindliness, as well as his repu- tation for wisdom and fair dealing, which has earned for him a respect sejdom accorded a man by his fellow citizens. The latter are frequently to be found In his office, where they come to him for advice in the settlement of their family problems. It is said that he has prevented many divorces by his patient attention and wise counsel. ©. Western Newspaper Union. % S. Clay Williams By EDWARD W. PICKARD ©, Western Newspaper Union. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT extended * no olive branches toward the Amer- ican Federation of Labor when he signed the cigarette* Industry code, which labor leaders had declared was \un- s a 11 s f a ctory.\ The breach between the ad- ministration and labor is dally growing wider. The code, finally signed after months of argument between the tobacco industry and labor, calls for a forty- hour week and mini- mum wages from 25 to 40 cents an hour. La- bor leaders also ob- jected to the presence of S. Clay Wil- liams, administration board chairman, who they declare is not In sympathy with labor. The President issued a curt statement informing the federation council that Williams' services had been satisfactory and that he had no Intention of removing him withoul cause. • The executive council of the federa tlon, composed of William 'Green and presidents of the federation of seven- teen International unions, states that some present administration labor poli- cies are bringing increased utirest among workers^ which may reach the danger point of widespread strikes un- less corrected. Thus far, the President seems to have had the best of the argument Labor leaders, however, are expected to push the fight for a \prevailing wage\ clause in work relief legislation, thus endangering the administration program. *T*HE President threw all his weight x into the battle to bring the revolt- ing senate appropriations committee back into line on his $4,880,000,000 works relief bill, and the committee finally voted to reconsider the McCarran pre- vailing wage amendment Chairman Glass, Virginia's unrecon- structed rebel, was requested by the President to inform the committee that Insistence on changes they had written Into the bill will wreck his plan to em the dole. Another senator, said to b close to the administration, intimated that the President will veto the bill If it is enacted with major changes \that will not permit him to carry out his program.\ The McCarran amendment wpuli Increase wage rates paid 3,500,00a re- lief workers to \the prevailing wage scale.\ The President has advocated $50 a month wage rates, based on his belief that payment of low wages will discourage employables on relief from taking advantage of private work op- portunities and shift men from private to government payrolls. It has been intimated that changes will be suggested by the administrate to quiet assertions that the social se- curity program takes authority awa; from the states. Senator Adams, California Demo- crat has stated that he will ask the committee again to limit the work-relief appropriation of $2,880,000,000, whi he estimates Is sufficient to continue on the present basis, but not enough to provide' the higher wages and carry out the projects the President has in mind. An effort to curtail the pro- gram In this way was defeated In the committee a few days ago, although only by a tie vote. N INE old gentlemen of vast dignity, comprising the United States Su- preme court, conferred together foi five hours Saturday. Then, through Clerk Charles C. Cropley, Chief Jus- tice Hughes announced that there would be no decisions handed down on the following Monday. Nothing was said about the rest of the week, but was assumed the ruling on the goli clause cases would not be handed dowj before February 18. It was thought b] the well informed that the delay was due to the slowness with which the dissenters were preparing their views. Meanwhile anxiety over the mattei at least In government circles, wa growing less daily. Attorney General Cummings spent two hours with Presi- dent Roosevelt going over the plans which have been drawn up for imme- diate action In the event that the d dsion goes against the government \IITTTH the full approval of the ai *V ministration, the army and na\ are to receive $40,000,000 ro^carry out a program of national defense whl< will consist mainly of Improved strong- holds on the west coast and In the Pa- cific. The money, which will be shared equally by the two departments, comes from a $800,000,000 public works fui Some of the navy's part will be spenl along the Atlantic, but the greater pan will go for shipyards, dry docks and bases on the Pacific coast, at Pearl har- bor, Hawaii, and at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, which Is a submarine base. Nearly $11,000,000 of the army 1 share is to be used In beginning the construction of a great air base In Hawaii. The total cost of this basi Is estimated at $18,000,000. The decision to use most of th< money In the Pacific was said to navi been influenced by the fact that tin fleet has been concentrated in I'aciti tters during much of the past two years. Navy officials stressed before the naval committee, that facilities for handling the fighting vessels on the coast are inadequate. Japan Is supposed not to be alarmed by this program, congressional leaders ivlng given public and careful assur- ance that no \offense\ is Intended and that such propositions as the Hawaii air base would have been put forward even If Japan had not denounced the Washington naval treaty. At a meeting of the army high com- mand with the military committee of the house these plans for defense were threshed out thoroughly. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, recommend- ed to the committee the purchase of 800 new armored and equipped air- planes at a cost of $90,000,000 to give the army the aerial armada of 2,320 modern aircraft recommended by the Baker aviation committee. These ad- ditional aircraft are necessary, Mac- Arthur said in a memorandum, to ex- pand the new general headquarters air force to give It 900 fighting units, for its Pacific, Atlantic and central di- visions. Soon after this meeting the com- manders of these three divisions were announced by Brig. Gen. Frank M. An- drews, head of the GHQ air force. Lieut Col. H. H. Arnold, March field, Calif., was named commander of the first (Pacific) wing with the rank of brigadier general. Lieut CoL H. O. Pratt former assistant\ chief of air corp\s was named commander of the second (Atlantic) wing at Langley field, Va., with the rank of brigadier general. Liuet CoL Gerald C. Brant will com- marfd the third (central) wing, Fo: Crockett Texas, with the rank of col- oneL pHANCELLOR ADOLPH HITLER ^ went Into a hermit-like retreat to mull over the Anglo-French accord, ani Is searching for a means that will en- able him to extract the remaining teeth^ from the Versailles treaty. Diplomatic quarters anticipate the reichfuehrer will emerge with countei proposals to the pro; fered plan. What these propos- als will be can only be conjectured, but they are expected to deal with the future strength of Germany' standing army, the plan of certain French military circles for lengthening the French enlistment period, and the future course of Russia. In any eveni he will make an attempt to separai the proposed air alliance from the ii elusive security agreement worked ou; by the British and the French. The London plan, reich officials havt bluntly stated, is not acceptable In i present form, and Germany will no join any new general pact unless some of her colonies are returned. European boundary changes which Germany wants are chiefly those of Meroel am Danzig, cut off from the Fatherland b; the Versailles pact Objections are also seen to the pro posal that Germany join the Eastei pact urged by France and the Franco- Italian treaty guaranteeing Austrian independence. The air alliance, however, is viewec differently by the Nazis, since it woo) give them either the chance to build a air fleet or get recognition of the fleet that It is generally charged they have already built; Germany would be ac eepted as an equal partner, touching Nazi pride and thirst for prestige; an< the reich has hopes of regaining Brit ain's waning sympathy since the pro posal emanated from London. Italy, the first nation to reply to the proposals drafted at London, officially stepped Info line for an inclusive west- ern European security agreement, affirming her adherence In principle, although making a special exception of the \special situation of Italy wi1 regard to Great Britain, and vice versa.\ The communique declared that Italy believes the Anglo-French propos- als \contain the possibility of an cord with Germany and therefore tin beginning of a period of collaborate among the interested powers.\ T HE jury holds the fate of Brum Richard Hanptmann, accused of thi murder of the Lindbergh child, in hands. Only four courses are open— acquittal, conviction with the death mandate, conviction with a mandatory life sentence or disagreement In his final plea to the* jury, Edward Reilly chief defense counsel, bitterly charged that Colonel Lindbergh was betrayed by Violet Sharpe, the dead Morrow maid; Ollie Whately, dead Lindbergh butler; Betty Gow, Lindbergh nurse- maid; and Henry Johnson, friend Miss Gow. He declared that evtden< against Hauptmann had been \planted\ and that the state bungled the Investi- gation. What Impression his fiery speech may have, made Is known on! to the jurors themselves. S PEEDY police action was necessai to avert new bloodshed In Part: on the anniversary of the uprising caused by popular indignation over the Stavinsky scandal disclosures. Thoi sands of arrests were made as Com- munists sought to arouse the public to a repetition of the riots of a year ago, when 19 were killed in the Place de la Concorde. Police gave the Reds no chance to carry out their Intended maneuvers. The most harmless look Ing Individuals were escorted a few blocks and let go with farewell kicks while those found carrying weapons were rushed into Improvised concent tion camps. Premier Flandin w hissed and booed by many fire-eating tfationallsts as he attended memorial services in Notre Dame cathedral pUB League of Nations nervousi> | x watched Italian mobilization of 100, •00 troops, fearfufthat another ait,- ion like that precipitated by the Jap occupation of Manchuktio was ibout to be added to Its worries. Tht 11 to arms was sounded after an louncement of another clash betweei tallan native troops and Ethiopian* it Asdub, In which five Italians wert tilled and six wounded. A previous ittle took place several weeks ago. A government spokesman disclose? that Italy is preparing to send rein forcements and officers to Eritrea and Somaliland to organize native troops ind strengthen frontier forces. Heavy hipments of war materials have al- ready been made. While the Italian government has emphatically declared that their prep- rations are purely defensive, designed to prevent further Ethiopian attacks on frontier posts, rumors are adrift that II Duce is planning the present drive establish a protectorate over Em- peror Halle Selassie's dominions. \17HETHER he desires it President vv Roosevelt will have to face an early test of his strength against that of bonus payment advocates. If pres- ent signs are read cor- rectly. Although bonus leaders have been un- able to agree among themselves, they insist the plan be brought up for consideration. Some administration leaders have expressed belief such a step is necessary to prevent a revolt on major admin- istration legislation. The controversy over possible methods of payment Is becoming increasingly bit- ter. Representative Patman, Texas Democrat author of a bill to pay the bonus certificates with an Issue of new currency, gave ouv a statement assert- ing that Commander Frank N. Bel- grano of the American Legion wanted to finance payment with a bond Issue because the bank of which he is vice president receives $1,350,000 In interest annually on $45,000,000 worth of gov- ernment bonds. The American Liberty league also is- sued a statement applauding the Presi- dent's stand against paying the bonus. The league said the Legion-backed Vin- son bill to finance the bonus through the sale of bonds was \the lesser evil,\ but asked congress to defeat both it and the Patman measure. \The President's opposition to Imme- diate payment of the entire face value of the bonus certificates is based on sound principles and deserves to be up- held,\ the organization added. OTRONG evidence that the govern- ^ ment even In event of an adverse decision on the gold clauses, will keep the $35 an ounce price for gold and 59-cent dollar was contained In a state- ment from Secretary Morgenthau. The treasury chief stated: \The country can go about its busi- ness with assurances that we are pre- pared to manage the external value of the dollar as long as it may be nec- essary.\ TRUE GHOST STORIES By Famous People Copyright by Public Ledger, Inc. TVNU Service. A CTING with startling rapidity, the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis- tration ousted a group of radical New Dealers, which Secretary of Agricul- ture Wallace said was \for the good of the service.\ Jerome N. Frank, Lee Pressman and Frank Shea and Gardner Jackson all tendered their resigna- tions. The final fate of Fred C. Howe, Victor Rotnam and Aiger Hiss still re- main In doubt The bloodless purge of the group, known as favored proteges of Rexford G. TugwelL was unexpected. Evident- ly signals were confused, because Pres- ident Roosevelt in bis press confer- ence stated that he was Uninformed of any such action, but later in the day, Secretary Wallace said the President was aware of the action before it was announced. Wallace added, however, that Tug- welL who Is In Florida, bad not been consulted. It may be remembered that Tugwell's fight for Frank resulted In the discharge of George N. Peek as AAA administrator, and It was felt by some that it was to avoid possible trouble with Tugwell that he was not Inforced of the plan. Agricultural Administrator Davis In- formed newspaper men that the order was necessary to preserve harmony. \There was mounting difficulty to getting things done,\ said Administra- tor Davis. \We believed things would function more smoothly if they were directed by men familiar with farm problems and having a farm back- ground.\ Wallace was asked if this statement applied to TugwelL He hastily replied that Tugwell had an excellent farm background, which may be a distinct surprise to many. *TPHE much advertised benefits from •*> Russian recognition have been rather less than satisfactory. Neither the wide expansion of trade which was anticipated, or the satisfactory settle- ment of debts materialised, and follow- ing a conference with Soviet repre- sentatives, Secretary Cordell Hull ad- mitted that diplomatic dilly-dallying had come to an end. Hall issued a curt statement that \certain diplomatic changes\ had been ordered in Moscow. The acting naval attache will be withdrawn, the con- sulate generalship will Ite abolished, and further reductions will be made in the personnel of the embassy, he stated. The United States' action means a period of strained relations between the two countries, although not to the point of the United States govern- ment's withdrawing, recognition. By ARCH SELWYN Theatrical Producer. «• A RNOLD ROTHSTEIN always ** fascinated me, although he was a menace to organized society. I haft known him as a boy. He came from upright people, who felt disgraced when he ran away from home, to fol- low the career of a gambler. I always followed news of his career,\ related Arch Selwyn, the theatrical producer; \Rothstein bad a weird and definite premonition of fate ^that was going to overtake his later career, and he didn't run away from it\ In the fading twilight of a day, wherein Mr. Selwyn had watched the rehearsal of his new play, \The\ Devil Passes,\ and wherein later he would watch its pretoiere, he had turned trom talk of the theater to talk of colorful personalities In the arena of dally life who live dangerously, and of the dangers, seen and unseen, which i&r* sue them. \I once told Rothstein,\ he continued; \that I would like to see a certain gambling house where. It was reputed the leaders of gangdom gambled with one another, and where fabulous sums were exchanged, in cash/' Mr. Selwyn is a good theatrical pro- ducer and the sight of $50,000 in cash is a good show, even to a veteran the- ater man, he admitted. \Rothstein promised to take -me to a private house in New York city to watch the gambling. One night he called me for dinner. A Mr. B. joined us and Rothstein exacted from us the promise that neither of us would gamble. \This gang,\ he said, \has a code and a language all its own, and you fellows can't play with it\ \Rothstein started to throw the dice. The first bet was $25,000. \Mr. B., an indefatigable gambler, who made large sums, but who wad in the habit of letting them slip by, was soon gambling, despite Rothstetn's warning. Rothstein scolded him, but he started to play again, and won $1,- 500. He wanted to get away from the place. There were too many 'bruisers,' too many desperate-looking characters staring at his winnings for him to feel easy. Rothstein commanded him to. wait for him, but he refused. Roth- stein told him to await him at Dinty Moore's. \In the meantime, Rothstein was losing. In the end he lost $300,000 to three men. Usually these men in gang- dom pay their gambling debts at once. In cash. This time, Rothstein could not pay in cash. However, he prom- ised to pay soon. \In fifteen minutes, after B.'s de- parture, Rothstein called me from the scene which bad fascinated me like a bizarre foreign spectacle. He rushed me to Dlnty Moore's. •There, In a panic, In the cold per- spiration of fear was R. He col- lapsed before us. \'You can't Imagine what happened to me,' he whispered. 'When I came down the steps, three fellows stuck their guns In me and ordered, \Hand over the $1,500.\ I never was so frightened.' \ 'Didnt I tell you to wait for me? said Rothstein.. *• Tes, but' began B. \'You'll learn not to gamble with guys like those,' Rothstein admon- ished. Then, seeing that B. was trem- bling, he said. 'Give back the money,* to the fellows in the corner whom he had planted on the stairway to give B. a scare. \The frightening experience was not the end of a sequence of affairs re- volving about that night's losses, as I was soon to learn. I had intended to go sight-seeing, but when one sight- sees in gangdom It is not the history of the event but the future ramifica- tions that bave significance for anyone who goes near. \Tyro months later I was in the Warwick hotel, where it happened RoAsteln had an apartment He saw me in the lobby and said he wanted to talk to me. 'It's about those fel- lows I lost that money to. They sure have been giving me a ride. I cant pay now. I will later, but I must stall them off.* \We went upstairs. The phone rang. Rothstein's premonition now haunted him. After answering It Rothstein said, It's those very boys calling me. They want me to come over to the hoteL' M *Why do you gor I asked. «^Because If I don't they will think I am a coward trying to run away. I know what it means, I must go.' That night Rothstein was fatally shot. He had several chances to tell who shot Mm. He refused. •\There is nothing more ghostly or macabre than thus coming face to face with a consummated premonition of violent death.\ Foundation of Ufa IUWMM The real foundation of modem Mfe insurance and of scientific annuities was the publication In 1771 by Rich- ard Price of his Nortaamoton Table of Mortality. In recent years this sys- tem of insurance has been vastly ex- tended because It enables even rela- tively poor men to provide an Income for their dependents after death, or themselves In old ace. I
