The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 40, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 January 1924 — Page 6

Factory Explosion in Pekin, 111., Kills 36 Workers ■I, . iiyni- ■■ ■ ~ S 3 1 V MiOl Wl X FsSaJ' E- ■ ■ waul .-. b <w'j MWgBoOOMBI ' raIBWIWW JH' Is.. gjm i «W &b ! RHHHm aKI > I SPHrW-vreH IB* \ ' Ir--wsSll g-?r?L- jsMmßmW \< ■^MJfiSSB^MBiI. r ■• \ ’iSirvljPllraff ■*' 4Wtl SMRs i? y , Fj* r*w ffirtgßTPy 1 >vl& twWf 1 "wusLltik ' \ ■*• Scene to the ruins of the starch plant of the Corn Products company tn Pekin. 111., after the terrific dust ex plosion which killed 36 employees and Injured many other*.

Douglas Fir Seeds Sent to France ■ ‘^WBPBBBHBBWBBBBBP i " ,iii " i,,b,, * ~ ' i,i,^— 1 1 ' u ' I LjWil * 1 li • < *' .i——— — <jg E I a l g B ?Vw ■ ? \ \ Ar r \ 1 U1 -drlfe - ■ * „ rx»: |'*«n >■ '.<■■.'■ L ; l * w ''*»' ;x >u»»> . 1-— — f WWF tW WW* & •;x uae v xit- s- »-OM.-iUHNSiw <*- | jFjE VI . >< I \ JR* 4 I I J • ■ n.XslI. * ■ | vU9t « The American Tree Association of Washington, D. C, has shipped to France millions of Douglas tir weeds to help reforest the war-torn sections. Thia shows little Alex, Pounds instructing Louis C. Carou. first bridge officer of the Savoie, to take good care of the seeds on the voyage. -V Scene During Floods in Manila I —T~ I I . *x—-* II T I ! •LBUfp* , ejpQl Sa< * . f I I ?5r I I > s I Like mniiy other chics, Manila. P. L. has been suffering from flood* this winter. This photograph shows Taft avenue when the waters were high. Mt Blanc Now Has a Cable Railway I k z I z z' *. * zZzJfct ■ Bp%*->. MMBr Within a very short time visitors to Switzerland will be able to ride from Cnamountx to Mt. Blanc and op th* sides of that mountain on a new cable railway. The illustration shows the” first passenger car on its trial trip.

ALL OVER THE WORLD

There are T7 muscles tn the human head. More than half the' men tn Newfoundland are engaged In the fishing Industry. North Carolina ranks fourth among the states tn the value of her farm products. 4 In Baltimore the tractton company has set aside eeeeral cars for children te play in.

The rat* of England are costing the nation about $300,000,000 annually. Experiments are being made with Mexican hemp as to its adaptability for paper pulp. There are 14 per ceat fewer bogs tn the world now than there were before the war. More than 100 herd* of reindeer are scattered over Alaska and include about 230,000 animals.

HIGHLY PAID KNITTER yv r » * y r) .,^y T Mrs. Marie Heunisch of St Paul Minn., has been proclaimed the cham plpn knitter of the Northwest She l» seventy-nine years old and her work brings from SIOO to SSOO per knitted piece, more perhaps than tnanv pro Sessional men receive for their work She rarely spends more than ten days on any one piece, but her working day Is from 11 a. m. until 4 a. m., about twice as. long as an average workman's dny. IZETTA WANTS A TOGA 3 Mrs. Izetta Jewel Brown who. a* Izetta Jewel, was a favorite of Wash ington theater goers a few years ago now announces that she will seek th« Democratic nomination for United States senator from West Virginia. TO WED GENE SARAZEN

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Miss Mary Beck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horae* R. peck of Springfield. Mass.. Is engaged to marry Gene Sarazen. the golfing star, but

x--' the date of the wedding has no been announced. Miss Peck and -nes parents are si>ending the winter a Miami. Fla. Tattooing. It Is Impossible to say definitely where and when the custom of tattooing originated. Records ot It ar* found in the tombs near Tbebe*. where there are painted representations, at * race of white men whose bodies ar* tattooed. In Caesar’s “Commentaries” w* are told that th* Britons were tattooed. Th* “Traveler'* Tre*." From the leaf-sheaths of the “tra* eler’s tree" of Madagascar a pur* sat cool supply of water la obtained.

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No Complicated Scheme of Any Permanent v Value in Establishing Agriculture By CALVIN COOLIDGE, in Message to Congress. NO COMPLICATED scheme of relief, no plan for government fixing of prices, no resort to the public treasury, will be of any permanent value in establishing agriculture. Simple and direct methods put into operation by the farmer himself are the only real sources for restoration. Indirectly the farmer must be relieved by a reduction of national and local taxation. He must be assisted by the reorganization of the freight-rate structure which could reduce charges on his production. To make this fully effective there ought to be railroad consolidations. Cheaper fertilizers must be provided. He mwt have organization. The jwr<‘ng>- of wheat is too large. Unless we |an meet the world market at a profit, we must stop raising for export. Organization would help to mince acreage. . • Diversification is necessary. Rm h loans' as are needed to assist buying stock and other materials to start in this direction should be financed through a government ag« n«*y a* a temporary and emergency expedient. The remaining difficulty is the di i«>siti<>n of «n|H>rtable wheat. I do not favor the |s-nnanent interference of the government in this problem. That probehly would increase the trouble by increasing production. But it seems feasible to provide government assistance to exjMirts. and authority should be given the War Finam-e corporation to grant, in its discretion, the ino-t liberal tertns of payment fur fate and grains exported for the direct benefit of the farm. Vaudeville Is the Best Part of the Whole Show Business; It’s Clean By FRED STONE, Popular American Actor. Thank you for welcoming us home. It is home here. Thank God, I’m from vaudeville; that I’m still a vaudevillian. And I thank God for it, because it’s the best part of the whole show business. What success we have had —Dorothy and her mother and I—is only because we gave people what my years in vaudeville showed unpeople really want—clean fun. Vaudeville is clean. I can’t say the same for any other type of show on Broadway or any other show street. Some people make a holler about playing Sunday night shows. They better look at the shows that are playing all the vvrvk on Broadway. There are 4 lot of shows on Broadway that have got to be cleaned up, not on Sunday night, but every night of the week. You can’t be good on Sunday and bad on Monday, Tuesday, twice on Wednesday and Saturday, and every other day of the week. I'm dead serious about this. I love my profession. I’ve given forty years*to it And now I’ve given to it the greatest treasure a man ever possesses, my little daughter. Do you wonder I want to see this profession clean? Among the First Four Fundamentals of Our Life Music Stands Fourth ,—■s By MARK P. CAMPBELL, Pres’t Natl Ass’n Piano Mfrs. Among the first four fundamentals of life music stands fourth—food first, then shelter, then clothing, then music. The war proved that war necessarily reduces life to its barest elements. To make fighters out* of men, they must be fed, dressed, quartered and kept cheerful, mentally alert, quick-witted. There’s where music came in. Marches to take departing troops down Fifth avenue, to keep them cheered up on the transports, to send them singing toward the front, and to brace them up after the grilling hell of the trenches. Soldiers will follow the command of the bugle note where a shouted word would die on the officer's lips. Splendid work is being done today by that department of the United States Chamber of Commerce known as the bureau for the advancement of music. Through this bureau 200 American cities have now held and enjoyed music weeks, and now, so important has this work become, Music week hereafter will be a national affair. In May of each year national Music week will be observed in every city and town in the country. Music, in my opinion, as a force for human welfare is next to the Gospel itself. Women, the Secret-Society, Business and Male Incomprehensibility By KATHERINE F. GEROULD, in Atlantic Monthly. Most women, I think, take this secret-society business as merely another instance of the incomprehensibility of the male. They can understand the peacock's tail, and the biologic urge for the male to make himself beautiful in order to attract a mate. But what they see is men making themselves not physically beautiful but physically ridiculous; a phenomenon which can have nothing to do with biologic urges. If men were unconsciously attempting to be attractive, they would abolish the hideous uniform of the ‘‘business suit,” to which they have condemned themselves ; and they would never, never wear aprons over cashmere trousers. There is something still left, it seems to me, for the folklorist to explain. Let him stop gathering charms from the Kentucky mountaineers and the New Jersey “pinies,” and watch his hard-headed fellow-citizens th* next tirne they parade in full regalia. What goes on in the tangle of the male mind no ratiocinating female would presume to guess; and women pass this over like so many other manifestations of the mystery which is Man. “Whatever the King Did Pleased All the Peo pie”—ll Samuel 3:36 By FORMER PREMIER AJSQUITEL in “Genesis of the War.” Whxt is to be said of the kaiser’s subjects—not an ignorant and backward tribe, just emerging from the superstitions of barbarism or the yoke of serfdom, but in many directions among the intellectual pioneers of Europe, who, after passing through the stage of a somewhat sloppv and mistv idealism, had, in face of enormous difficulties, achieved political unity and were showing themselves every year capable of holding their own, and more than Their own, in all the practical activities —industrial, maritime, financial-—of the competitive modern world? How came such a people to place their fortunes, during the lifetime of a whole generation, at the mercy of the moods §nd whims, the gesture* and phrases, of such a ruler? It might almost be said of him, during the greater part of his reign, as it was of David: “Whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.” (II Samuel 3:36.) Dr. Richard B. Smith, Gynecologist —“Born in s log cabin” is out of date. The business of being born is & strictly scientific affair. And science demand* that every one be born in a dean, unromantic hospital, thereby mining the first three pages of a lot of snappy autobiographies of the future. Ben Ali Haggin, Famous Artist —Physically I find no fault with the girl of today. Her surfaces unquestionably are attractive. Her grooming is perfect Mentally and spiritually she is regrettable. The girl of today doe* not use her brain. Therefore it is rudimentary. Spiritually her state is mmre deplorable. She » a qrnie

Oftnimmiki 7 Building USE OF DECORATIVE VINES Form a Connecting Link Between All th* Different Strata of Architectural Form. Vines are fascinating members of the plant world because they tbemaelvea are apparently fascinated by many Inanimate objects, about which they twine and over which they climb or to which they cling with great strength, paid Kenneth R. Boynton, head gardene* of the New York Botanical Harden. In a lecture in the Museum building. New York city. . They are useful to the gardener because they cover ground, banks and walls, shade porches and pergolas and cover un«dghtly object* such as old stumps an *i pole*. They form a connecting link between all the different strata of architectural form. Three vines of especial value to cities were discussed by Mr. Boynton: the Japanese or Boston Ivy. so called beeanse it found so favorable a home in B»>ston when first brought to this country, and which has been one of the most widely planted of foreign introductions since about 1S80; our Virginia creeper or so-called American Ivy, which was taken to Europe in KE®, and the English ivy, known for centuries, are used to cover walls, as ground covers or a* pot plants. All three prove very resistant to smoke and bther adverse conditions. Prominent among the climbing flowering vines are the trumpetcreeper. wisteria and honeysuckle, the rarer Actinidia. Akebia and Ampelopsts and the rapid-growing Kudzu vine, said to grow forty feet In a season. The myrtle or reeiwinklo for banks or for edging windojr boxes was advocated by the lecturer for shady situations. and for brick garden walls, such as are so commonly seen in England. Others named were the Eonymus radtcans and its variegated varieties, the small-leaved Kew and the large-leaved green variety vegetus being recommended. BUILD SCHOOLS OF CONCRETE Philadelphia Board of Education Finds Many Advantages in New I Structure*. The department of buildings of the Philadelphia board of education has recently completed an Investigation designed to find the most desirable structure* in which to house the Increasing number of school children. The investigations covered many points of construction. costs and materials, and it was found that the most satisfactory and economical was re-enforced concrete. A survey of the investigation has been covered by a writer in Concrete, who states: “Philadelphia school buildings are now erected without the use of any bearing walls, the entire structure being one large frame formed of concrete. encased with brick curtain walls and trimmed with stone, permitting great acceleration in actual construction and a reduction to a minimum of the possibility of delay due to labor troubles and delivery of materials. “The use of the re-enforced concrete frames has also made it possible to reduce the thickness of floor construction. which in itself has lowered the height of building as much as 3fl Inches, with a reduction in cubical contents of the building, and a corresponding lowering of cost. Also, it has made it possible to carry stairs of concrete np with the buildings, providing a means of travel from one floor to another during construction, which, under conditions where steel stairs are used, could not be made ready until too late to be of any value to the different contractors.” Don’t* for Home Builder. Don’t permit yourself to be deceived about what you can afford. A tabby cat cottage Is better than a mansion white elephant. I>on’t fall to acquaint yourself with ways and means of getting full preliminary information. A dollar’s worth of postage stamps may save S9UO worth of grief. Don’t be disturbed when your friends tell of the cheap home* they were able to build years ago. Mark the les»n to build now and gain likewise. Don’t allow yourself to feel that you can build without a good set of plans. The missus knows that even the best dressmaker uses a pattern. Don’t imagine that the builder and contractor can work without a fair profit. Don’t design or consider the construction cf fancy fixings unless you are very sure of yonr ground. Most *peri«wr’ houses are only exclamation points after all. Paying for a Home. "Although it Is not generally thought of, the average American home Is bought on comparatively small payments. It Is a good plan not to think too much of the lump sum involved In the building of a home, but rather of the fact that the lump sum is mad* up of small sums. Your ability to buy rests in your ability to pay the smaller sum* at stated Intervals. Brick House More Durable. A stone house is not so durable a* one of brick. Hugo's Precocity. Victor Hugo, the celebrated. French writer, wrote his first tragedy, “Irtamene.” when he was only fourteen years old; and when only seventeen be founded * fortnightly review called “The Literary Conservative.” The promise of literary greatness which Hugo gave as a youth was entirely fulfilled as he grew older and took fflrat rank among his contemporaries. Argentina recently made Its first shipment of petroleum to Europe, sending about 57.000 barrel* to Germany.

First Umbrella Shocked Residents of Windsor When we trip forth on a rainy day 'neath a wide-spreading umbrella, secure in the feeling that our best bonnet will not be ruined by errant rain- ! drops, we do not think we are doing I anything eccentric or modern. -To be j sure, an umbrella is neither modern i nor eccentric, so far as the present-day : meanings of the words are concerned. > But the umbrella is, nevertheless, comparatively modern,, when we considet - that it is less than 200 years old. Among old Colonial records iu New England there is an indignant account of the atrocious actions of a society belle of Windsor, Conn. It seems that I the fair damsel walked forth ujam a rainy day, bearing above her, haughty head an umbrella that had been brought to her from the West Indies. The good townspeople, shocked and dismayed at such frivolity, thronged about her, open-niouthed. and, to show their ( disapproval, hoisted their large sieves on long spoon handles, and followed her with ridiculous, mincing steps. In 1707 there was but one umbrella in Cambridge, Mass., an<f the owner of it made many a good penny renting it out by the hour to cautious persons ■ who happened to be caught out in the rain. The reason why umbrellas were so slow to become generally adopted probably was because people of means did not travel on foot, so had not great need of umbrellas, and those withoutmeans did not possess clothing so fine that it must be protected from the rain. Women carried umbrellas long before men could deign to adopt them. It was considered effeminate and rather below the dignity of 4 the hardy man to go about under the shelter of a flimsy umbrella. Stone Rots When Sick Sound through the years in their own country air, many different kinds of freestones soon suffer if removed to another climate or to. c|ties. Painswick stone, for instance, beautiful and durable on the Cotswold* of England, became sick and sorry looking when introduced Into the fabric of " estniln--ster Abbey. Other varieties of stone are sensitive to change, also. Bath stone has been used for centuries for building in England, but Bath stone is delicate, and falls a victim to disease in bad air. It is obtained more or less like coal from underground galleries rathez than from quarries, and it must not be brought to the surface in winter or II will not weather hard.. *lt must he nursed and matured before it is used, and unless it is set the right way ol the grain it will not wear. Got His Dates Mixed A friend from out of town called a my cftice and invited me to lunch. Tht conversation led to subjects of family health and so on. My friend asked ho* old I was. I said I Was forty-two though I am sixty-two. “Well,” he replied, “you look about forty-two.” Each of us knew the other was ly Ing, but, of course, there were no ac cusations. About two weeks later we met again and lunched together. My friend wanted to know- how ok my son was, and accidentally I tol< him the truth. He studied for a moment, and said: ’‘You’re a cheerful liar, JohqQ and 'the youngest father I’ve evei known. You must have been about three when your son was born.” Str John Mandeville’s Story Sir John Mandeville, wtiose adven turous career came to an end al Liege over 550 years ago, wus the first Englishman to visit the Far East and write an account of his travels io the English language. Sir John’s account of his journey into unknown lands sounds very much like Baron Munchausen, for he apparently accepted as sober truth all the legends and wonders which were poured into his credulous ear. For two centuries after his death Mandeville’s work was recognized as an authority on all questions of Oriental geography. —Detroit News. Relics in Old House Workmen in tearing down the Sett Gay bouse which was built at Gardl ter, Me., 140 years ago, found boards 26 inches to 3 feet tn vhdth, hand- . forged nails, lock-jointed timbers, doot frames, an J door casings with moldings each made from one piece of lumber says'the New York World. Walls were planked, lathed and plastered, a 1 In the bottom story they • e brick lined and plastered and each room contained its fireplace. An old ewspa[>er dated 101 years ago was found in a portion of the wait Trusting the Mail The Mail Clerk —If this letter contains something that can’t be duplicated you had better register IL The Sweet Thing—l’m sending him a million kisses and If he tries to duplicate them elsewhere he’ll hear from me. Distrust of Ourselves. What commonly prevents is from exhibiting the bottom of our heart* to our friends is not so much any distrust we have of them as the distrust we have of ourselves. Virtues and Humility. It is in vain to gather virtues without humility; for the spirit of God delighteth to dwell in the hearts of the humble.—Erasmus. Avoid Cruelty. We ought never to sport with pain •nd distress in any of our amusements. or treat even the meanest insect with wanton cruelty.—Blair. Great Water Power of Northwest." Nearly one-third of the entire available water power of the United State* - I* located In the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Markings on Moon. The darker and lighter marking* seen on the moon are due to irregularities of its surface, such as moo»> lain valleys, plains, etc.