Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 3 September 1931 — Page 5

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of July they flew into the Colca Valley on two occasions, several unsuccessful trials, suc- < eded in establishing communication with the ground party, the latter tying their messages on a rope stretched between two poles, erected on the roof of the church. By I swinging a rop’e and weight from the plane, the rope between the | poles to which the message was tied was entangled and carried | away. _o Texas Dean Honored AUSTIN, Tex. (U.R) l>An T. IJ. Taylor of the University of Texas has been given a silver medal by the society of the Red Cross of Jugo-Slavia, in recognition of his kindness to students . from that country since the World War. A score of Jugoslav youths many of whom were penniless and could not speak English enrolled in the University of Texas engineering school, Dean Taylor’s department, following the War. Dean Taylor extended them many courtesies. o — Ostrich Egg Embroidered ROUEN —<U.f?> — Embroidered ostrich eggs are the latest works of art of an Alsatian named Kahn. He pricks . the delicate i shell with a fine needle and draws : the threads through, thus covering them, in time, with exquisite j tapestry. His masterpiece is to be , donated to the Alsatian museum in Straslwrg in celebration of the; lUOth anniversary of Abbe Greg-' oire. famous Alsatiart priest to j whom the Jews owe great horn-," age. This particular egg is em- j I roidered with a golden pheasant, i Foretold Hii Death Mark Twain, it is said, remarked about a year before his death that lie came in with Halley's comet In 1835 and that lie expected to go ! out with it the next year, 1910. Tl is latter pathetic prophecy came true to the exact day, since the comet appeared in the sky during 1 the Right before the day lie died.

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ANCIENT CLOCK TO RUN AGAIN J J Ordway, Colo., Sept. 2.—<U,R) —A wooden clock, which chimed out the , hours and quarter hours more than 1, 200 years ago. while colonists were I busy laying the foundations for these United States, is being-re-paired here and put in readiness to tick off another three or four . generations. Judge Ik F. Aldrich, whose collection of clocks is one of the most I interesting in the west, is the own ■i er. The clock is entirely of wood, ' has no metal parts about it, consequently is never oiled, or treated as ' the modern timepieces. The case I is covered with the finest veneer wood obtainable. Another of Judge Aldrich’s posi sessions, a clock built in Rotterdam, Holland, and brought to this [country 150 years ago, is also be jing repaired. This clock is grand father style, and in addition to I telling the hour of the day, there ' is a space giving the date of the month, a chart showing the position of the stars and moon each I day. ■ o Beautiful Swian Park | A treat for lovers of nature, says a traveler. Is to be Imai In eifilor . Ing the Swiss National juirk. not ; far from St. Moritz. There roe can observe the original Inha'blt- | unts of the Alps—the chamois. , deer. ibex, foxes, marmots, otter i and all small mountain dweiier* [ abound, as do the birds. The rare edelweiss grows on high slojirs and colorful Alpine flowers grow wlier ever there is a patch of soil between rocks. o Bird#' Feeding Ground The geological survey says that the birds that fly In floeks around the lighted dome of the Capitol are I chimney swifts. They are attracted there by the Insects which are attracted by i , lights.—Washington Star.

—o — * Fortunes' Beginning* All the great early fortune* In Amorica were amassed through real estate. Industry and natural j resources, such as oil, account for many of the so-tunes at the prea*<it time. o Cap Rock's U.m The bureau of mines say* that cap rock Is an impervious stratum which overlies an nil <w gas deposit. Tlie cap rock prevents the gns and light fractions ot oil from seeping i through m the surface and es<ap--1 • s

Old College Odor Reunites Friends Van Nuys, Calif., Sept. 3.—(U.R) —A whiff of bergamot In a drug store telephone booth helped Tom Dewain, rancher, locate a college roommate of ten years ago. After leaving the booth, Dewain asked the druggist if he could smell a sweet odor. The druggist agreed and told De wain it was bergamot. ’’ln college in lows I used to room with a fellow that was a hound for using cologne, and bergamot was the name of the stuff The smell of it brought back old-time memories,” Dewain said. Five minutes later he met his friend, Wilton Rramlette, on a street corner. Bramlette had been trying to locate Dewain here. o Foodstuffs Show Cut of 50 Per Cent In Detroit Detroit, Sept. 2.— (U.R) — Detroit housewifes are jubilant these days over the reduced price of food. The housewife who fed her fam ily on an allowance of sl4 a week here two years ago, now finds she can set the same sort of table for $8.50. The almost io per cent reduction in foodstuffs is reported by George V. Branch, director of the Muncipal Bureau of Markets. Branch supplies figures to dem onatate that if the housewife ad heres rather strictly to a diet of vegetables, eggs, fruit and a little meat, her 1929 budget may be slashed to $8 flat. Marked Fial# In studying the habits and move menis of fish, specimens ire caught and tagged, and sfter under going this operation they are placed In a tank in order to give them an opportunity to recover. Having rested they are released. Tlie tags contain some directions to be fol lowed by anyone catching or find Ing the fish, and It Is rather re markatJe that, as noted by the Eng Hah authorities, 25 per cent ot tiiese tagged wanderers are after wards heard from. o Tree-Climbing Foa To escape huntsmen's hounds u fox Is said Io have cl united «o feel to the top of a tree near King's Lynn. England. The tree was In ivy-covered fir and the dogs had lost the scent, when the fugitive was seen at the tip. A keeper climbed the tree about 20 feet, and no longer feeling safe, the Mx descended. jumping from brunch to branch like a cat. It eluded Its phrsuers and wus not caught un tlf after a chase taMfbg no hour —o- — Jewish Fast Day . Tbs fast of (leilalitih among the Jews iiHnnwin orates tlie assasl naiioa of Gednliah, which occurred the third day of the month es ; Tigri. Gedallah was appointed b> King N'ebucliadnerzar the governor of the pmw ami protected the Jew ish remnant then in captivity. The bandit Ishmael of the royal line of Judah, turning traitor to his peo pie. assassinated this Just man which gradually aided In the ruin of the captured kingdom of Judah ——o Carried His “Credentials** In tho Middle ages the favorite form of iainlsliment for crime was that of npititation of some part of the body. Those who suffered loss of eyesight or loss of limb through aecijesit were confused with punished criminals and tliere is record of an eminent grammarinn who having had a foot frostbitten, carried ever about with him an attestation to the fact, signed by a number of persons of credit, so that no one would regard him as a criminal who had suffered nintlla riou. —■ o — Rabbit's Odd Ear A rabbit with one ear shorter than the other was killed near New Orleans. One enr was normal and the other about two taches long. It was thoegfit that the rabbit had Inst an ear ami It was growing back like the t*P of a llmrd. Paklic Mast Appreciate Them Artists may produce excellent designs hw they will avail little unI less the taste of the public Is suffi. riently cultivated to appreciate them.—Mason. First Black Mourning The custom of wearing black as mourning was originated by Anne, th* queen of Charles VIII of France. On the death of tier bus baud in 1498. she surrminded her coat-of-arms with blnck In token of wldowljood and Clothed herself In black, contrary to the [wevnll Ing liablt, which was for widows to wear white ■ .. ... ——_ , i

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OHIO “FAR WEST” TO CENTENARIAN Altoona, Pa., Sept. I.—(U.R)—Geo. P. Curtis, one of the oldest residents of Pennsylvania, who recently celebrated his 102nd birthday, was among the pioneers who traveled to Ohio, then known as the "far west,*' in the famous Conestoga wagons. Curtis was born in Moreland, VL, in 1829. and with his parents made the long trip by wagon to Herron county, Ohio. When 20, lie went to Michigan, and after farming for a while, went into the mercantile business. He conducted the store until he was 75, when he retired. He moved to Norwalk, 0., ten years later and seven years ago came to Altoona, where he has lived since. As a youth, Curtis talked with veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He lived during the early industrial expansion of the country and recalls particularly the early steamboats and can-, als. The first experiment in steam navigation was made the year that he was born. Curtis conies from a family noted for its longevity. A sister lived to be 97 aud a brother to 93. He maintains regular habits, eats sparingly, and limits himself to three pipefuls of tobacco daily. - o Berlin Makes Plans For Big Radio Show Berlin. Sept. 2.--(UJD —TIie latest accomplishments in the radio field will lie on display here when the German Radio and Phonograph Exhibition is opened. The tone film industry will have a place as the newest branch of these industries, and the latest developments in television also will be shown. Following this, the Seventh International Bureau Exhibition will run from Sept. 4 to 9, showing office furniture and fixtures. o Oriental Movie Queen Sues Sweetheart Shanghai, —(UP)—A case, which} has attiacted mite attention in Chinese circles than any other iu years, is one in which Miss "Butter□y” Wu, one of the Chinese motion picture stars, has sued Einn Shihwan, also a movie actor, to annul her betrothal and be awarded damages. Thousands ot Chinese stormed the courtroom during the hearing. 1 '

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| The judge reserved judgment. ’’Butterfly’’ Wu was starred recently in the first Chinese ' talkie,” | entitled "The Singing Peony”. She is considered the most popular I screen actress in China. In 1928, she was engaged to Lin at an elaborate ceremony in the ; Moon Palace. The marriage has | been postponed several times, and ' now the actress wants to call it off. But Lin still wants to marry her and , j refuses to break the engagement, which is a binding contract in China. The judge did his best to recon [ die the couple. Miss Wu asked the return of loans amounting to s2,4'M> , said she she had given her fiance, and SI,OOO damages, considered | large In China Miss Wu told the judge she deJ served this amount because, if she ' had not been betrothed three years to the defendant she would already have made a satisfactory marriage. Lisbon, Aug. z9.—(U.R)—Work is 'proceeding on the collossal statue of the Marquis of Pombal, the dominating political figure of the 18th ; century, which will be erected on ,i the Rotunda Square, at the end of ■the Liberty avenue. It is calculated that it will be completed in 1935. i The main part ot the monument, on which work is now proceeding, shows the Marquis and a lion. It *is in bronze, and was designed by the sculptor Francisco Santos shortly before his death. Nine meters | in height, it will weigh 32 tons, and | the bronze for it will be obtained by melting down 15 cannon. The j head of the Marquis will be one I meter 80 centimeters, and inside 1 his shoe there will be room for a man to lie down. To mould the [ statue it will he necessary to make 1 a plaster cast in seven pieces. This j work is being done in the “atelier'' [ of the sculptors Simoes de Almeida ; and Leopoldo de Almeida. The Time and Place A Midwest young man received I this p<>st<-ar.i message from his fa ' tber touring Europe; *T>ear Sou— ; On the other side you will see a picture of the rm-k from which the : HjMirians used to throw defective I children. Wish you were here, i Dad.”—i’apper’y Magazine. - 0 Inseparable Qualilie# | Tliere never was any lieart truly [ I great ami generous that was not i I also tender and compassionate.— South. Good Counsel Win« A man may think, if lie will, that ! two eyes see no more Ilian one; or . that a gamester seetii always mure than n looker-on; . , . but when 1 nil Is done, the help of g<n*d conn i sei is that which seeth business ■ . straight.—Bacon,

Arizona Passed Nudity Laws For Indians Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 2.— (U.R) — Laws against nudity on the public ( streets during daylight hours once , adorned ordinance books of this ! city, it was disclosed in a survey I intended to eliminate regulations ot horse and buggy days. I The laws applied to Indians who came to town virtually naked in the [ good old days. It also was necessary, old records . show, to curb the Indiana In other , ways. Grass was grass to the In-' i dian so he thought nothing of feeding his ponies on the carefully I tended lawn of a prominent citizen. So a law was passed against feed-' . ing Indian ponies on private lawns j , and another one was enacted say-[ .; ing that horses and vehicles should . I not be parked on sidewalks. o I Claims Traffic Ticket Title ! Kansas City. Mo.—(U.R)—To R. [ M. Rosier, of Bolton, Mo., goes the doubtful honor of having paid the highest aggregate of traffic violation fines. Rosier settled for $159, r having 30 separate tickets against his automobile. His excuse was that many of the tickets had been issued when someone else was driving his car failed to impress the i police court judge. o Social Service Workers Condemn Baby Parades Philadelphia, Sept. 2.— (U.R —At a time when hundreds of persons 1 are preparing to stage annual “baby parades” at various seashore i resorts, social service workers of

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the city have announced that such exhibitions are detrimental to the children who participate. Vvalking for a long distance under the broiling sun, exposed to . contagious diseases, with the nervous strain that is bound to come to young children from the excitement. say social service experts, j make such parades extremely dangerous and harmful to the children. > —o Cultivate Patience Patience is a virtue often overlooked In these fast-moving days. | It’s ’’now or never” with too many of uh. Destroy the spider's web, und It will spin again and again. The spider eventually gets what it 1 wants. And it shows you the way ' to do the same thing.—-Grit. o Uncle Eben "Hold on to yoh hopefulness an’ patience,” said Uncle Eben; “but don’t sit down an’ let ’em interfere wlf yob reg-lar work. ’Cause If you does, a whole lot o’ folks is gwinter mistake 'em for common laziness.”—Washington Star.

Are You Interested in developing your ability in Drawin g or Painting ? FORT WAYNE ART SCHOOL FT. WAYNE, INDIANA Offers co mpeten tinstruction in Commercial Art, Landscape Painting, Sculpture and Interior Decoration School Opens Middle of Sept. WRITE FOR CATALOG