Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 10, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1932 — Page 2

Restoring Ancient Roman Senate

Work is being rushed on the restoration of the ancient Roman senate in the Forum in order that it may be ready for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Fascist revolution in October.

JEHOL ONCE SUMMER RESORT OF MANCHUS

Taken From Mongolia to Make New Manchuria. Washington.--“Jehol, scene of recently reported Japanese campaigns in Manchuria (Manchukuo), is one of the four provinces that since 1929, when Jehol was clipped from Inner Mongolia, make up the new Manchuria,” says a bulletin from the National Geographic society. “Jehol, perhaps, was unknown to the average layman until it sprang into the spotlight recently in connection with the movement of Japanese troops. If modern newspapers had been printed two centuries ago, its happening would have been frequently in the headlines. It was the summer place of Manchu emperors. In some thirty magnificent palace buildings, some of the great Manchurian leaders were born, lived or died. “The province is about as long as New York state measured from New York city northward to its northern border, and about as wide. It also lies nearly in the same latitude as the Empire state. “For the most part the province is hilly. The Great Khingan mountains form its western border. The southern part of the province is almost devoid of vegetation. Hungry cook stoves and fireplaces have even stripped trees, roots, and bushes from the soil. In winter, it is a common sight to see natives raking the ground for bits of fire wood. “Lack of transportation is, perhaps, one of the leading drawbacks of Jehol. No railroads enter the province; it has no seashore; and it has no large rivers. Roads are hardly more than mere paths over which animals and crude carts pass. In some regions automobile trucks link towns. Wooden seats for passengers are placed around the sides of the trucks. After the traveler thinks the vehicle is full to capacity, more passengers enter the vehicle and occupy as small spaces as possible on the floor. Ten miles an hour is a high speed on Jehol roads. An automobile ride reminds the experienced traveler of a voyage on a rough sea in a small boat, for the way usually consists of a series of boulders and holes. When Jehol awakens, about 80,000,000 tons of anthracite and 850,000,000 tons of bituminous coal will be ready for modern transportation facilities. “Jehol city is reached after about 144 miles of rough traveling from Peiping. On the route the traveler frequently passes through typical villages of southern Jehol with their na-

ODD THINGS AND NEW

tive inns of mud construction. A warm brick bed and a smoky lamp are all that the inn keeper provides. Millett cooked as rice, and buckwheat flour made into dough strings, bean curd and cabbage, are among the chief foods served to guests. “The Jehol district exports hides, sheep’s wool for carpet making, bristles, licorice root, and furs. When crops are good, some millet, sorghum, beans, buckwheat, cotton, tobacco and melons find their way to outside markets. “Jehol city is but a skeleton of the city it once was. The six-mile wall

SUCH IS LIFE

By Charles Sughroe

POOR GRANDPA'S BALD DOME!

that surrounded the imperial estate no longer protects magnificent palaces, but the ruins of them. “The summer palaces were built in the early part of the Eighteenth century. The place was struck by lightning in 1820 and the emperor, believing the occurrence a bad omen, deserted it. It was not occupied again until 1860 when Emperor Hsien Feng fled there from Peiping. He lived less than a year after his arrival, completely demonstrating to the satisfaction of the imperial family that evil spirits inhabited the place. On two later occasions when Manchu rulers fled from Peiping they found other sanctuaries than Jehol.”

By Lame Bode

THE KANKAKEE VALLEY POST.

Scientists to Seek Buried City

Plan Long Trip Through the Jungles of Yucatan. Los Angeles.--Lured by a hope of locating a mysterious city of the extinct Mayan empire, a party of six scientists soon will leave New York on a 1,200mile trek through the jungles of Yucatan and Central America. Lawrence T. K. Griswold, former Harvard archeology student, who, at thirty-one, already has spent 10 years in research among the mountain fastnesses of Peru and Bolivia, and the massed terrain of Central America, heads the expedition.

In Walker’s Place

Joseph V. McKee, president of the board of aldermen of New York, who succeeded James J. Walker as mayor of the metropolis when the latter resigned rather than subject himself to Governor Roosevelt’s decision as to his removal.

SPEAKING ONE’S MIND

By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

Late Dean of Men, University of Illinois.

Balcom; believed in speaking his mind whenever a subject came up

for discussion. It seemed to him not quite honest or truthful to do otherwise. He felt that unless he told the whole truth about a proposition as he saw it, be was temporizing. So he never held back, he never subdued his feelings or said less or expressed it less heatedly than he was feeling at the

time when he was expected to speak. If he felt that he had been done an injustice in any case he said so, if he disliked anything or anybody he spoke out. There was no uncertainty as to how Balcom felt about anything or anybody which or who might be up for discussion. So you can see from these statements that he was seldom, if ever, a diplomat. “I believe in saying just what I think,” he was wont to say, “and putting things to ’em straight.” It never occurred to Balcom that one might safely think on some subjects without feeling called upon to express everything he thought, that one might have strong feeling without giving full expression to it Bacon and Kent had a difference of opinion as to the proper procedure in a matter in which they had a common interest. They had been friends for twenty years and had very close co-operation in their work; but each felt that the other had done him an injustice, had not been quite fair or open in his conduct, and there was irritation on the part of both. When they met to talk over their differences each spoke his mind, which meant that each one said all the sharp, cutting, nasty things which had been

The expedition also will seek to record the life and dialects of five vanishing tribes, the descendants of the Maya’s subjects thousands of years ago. Griswold is one of the few men who can read the mystic picture writing of the Mayas. He clings to a theory that the Mayas were of Aryan, not Indian, origin; that they were tall, blue-eyed and perhaps bearded people, who crossed the Atlantic centuries ago. He believes that, with the labor supplied by a million enslaved native subjects, they erected the most elaborate civilization the new world had known until the coming of the Europeans in the Fifteenth century A. D. Griswold said on a previous expedition to this area he sighted the lost city from an airplane, but the dense foliage made it impossible to land. It was distinguished by a huge palace, which he believes contains valuable records of the civilization he seeks to reveal. In addition to Griswold, the personnel of the expedition will include Robert Penrose Chapman, son of the late Samuel Hudson Chapman, noted archeologist, who will be photographic director. Glen R. Kershner, veteran Hollywood cinematographer and member of the Donald McMillan polar expedition last year, will accompany the group to record the dances and languages of the native clans in sound films. The California group will be joined in New York by five additional members.

Father Sage Says:

What constitutes charm in a man you have just met? His ability to make you feel that there’s not

a thing wrong with you in his estimation.

rankling within him for weeks. It did no good, this frankness. It did not cure the difficulty or heal the wounds which had been made by their misunderstanding. Could they, for a half hour, have buried their animosities, could they have inhibited feelings and kept back the cutting, galling words, they might have settled their difficulties amicably and have strengthened the friendship which had existed for so many years; but as it was they spoke their minds and said all the personal nasty things to each other that anger stimulated, and their friendship will never be the same again, for a thing once said is beyond recall.. ©, 1932, Western Newspaper Union.

All Around the House

When window shades are soiled you can turn upside down on the roller and hem. * * * An excellent brown soup can be made by adding burnt sugar or browned flour to the stock. * * * When making baked custard pour boiling milk onto the beaten eggs. It will then bake beautifully firm. * * * A small dish of charcoal placed in the corner in the refrigerator will absorb all odors. The charcoal should be renewed every two or three weeks. * * * Don’t pack jars too tight when preserving fruits and vegetables. Leave

POTPOURRI

Comets Go Tail-First The gaseous matter of a comet’s tail is of such composition that it is repelled rather than attracted by the sun. Thus it is that all comet tails point away from the solar king. Consequently after a comet passes the sun, it proceeds tail-first. Comets are composed of three parts--the nucleus, the coma, and the tail. ©, 1932, Western Newspaper Union.

Has Interesting Details

The capelike sections of red fox on the sleeves, the high-tied neckline and the novel pockets are interesting details of this palermo green diagonal wool suit.

Unemployed Man Builds Remarkable Telescope

Conneaut, Ohio.--Unemployed during the business slump, Frank Saunders has built a powerful telescope in his back yard. He doesn’t claim that he will startle the world with discoveries of new planets or solar system phenomena. He says the instrument was built to satisfy a desire to work with intricate mechanisms. The telescope was built a cost of about $30, but it was valued, upon completion, at more than $1,000. Saunders used odds and ends, including an axle, in constructing the instrument. The 10-inch concave reflector would cost about $400 at an optical store, Saunders said, but he paid $7 for a piece of plate glass l 1/2 inches thick, ground it to the required dimensions by hand, then silvered it himself.

GABBY GERTIE

“Even jazz dancers like the old steps best.”

a space of one-half inch at the top of each jar for water. * * * Clean sheet is an excellent substitute for a spread in a sickroom. It is lighter and easier to wash. * * * Melba toast is made by cutting white bread as thin as possible, then placing slices in a shallow pan so that they will not touch and bake in slow oven until well browned. * * * It is most important when preparing salads that the lettuce be carefully washed in very cold water ind thoroughly drained. Then place in covered tin pail in your refrigerator. * * * Ham becomes very tough if fried in a very hot pan; bacon burns. Place ham or bacon in a cold pan, then set over a moderate heat and cook slowly until ham is tender and bacon crisp.

Leads in Batting

Brooklyn Dodgers kept well to the fore in the National league race partly through the remarkably consistent batting of “Lefty” O’Doul, who has led that league in hitting.

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Indistinct Message That Had Daddy “Sitting Up”

An Indianapolis man was accustomed to receiving a telephone call from his ten-year-old son each afternoon. The call came as usual on a recent day. “Hello, son, how is everything at home?” he began. The reply was indistinct, but sounded as if the boy had said; “Mummy’s bad sick.” Startled, the man held the receiver more tightly. “She is? What’s the matter with her?” “I don’t know. She only ate half a carrot and now she’s eating grass.” This information was more startling than ever. The man had sudden visions of his wife having lost her mind and parading through the yard, gnawing at grass. “Listen, son, talk louder. Did you say mother was sick?” “Naw,” came the disgusted reply, “not mother--bunny.”--Indianapolis News.

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