The Syracuse Journal, Volume 17, Number 3, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 15 May 1924 — Page 6

Fire Fighters Perish in Chicago Blaze W SB 1I £.-•*-* Y|g't !gj|j sy' I Rm . 4 * ** ’> ' *> ***" / X J w •<*>■” / jr JHgOl fi - • S • ~ yf* FkgSf^MfeiaPrfylf jQlb ****■'**— ,_ '■■ ._. _i.... -. ■ ' —J«t-. ■ ' •*''■'•* At least seven firemen and one civilian were killed und a score were injured in Chicago when an explosion in a burning bull ling caused a- wall to fall, burying the men. Above nre seen firemen searching for the bodies of their comrades. and Father Ed A. Jones, who made his way into the ruins to administer the last rites of the church to the dying.

Making the Snakes Feel at Home

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Fire-Fighting Railway Train

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New Masonic Temple in Manila

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AROUND THE WORLD

Scotland Yard’s collection of finger prints numbers nearly 380,000. One-eighth of the entire area of Finland Is covered by fresh water lakes. s Scarlet snow due to the presence of small and very thin worms, recently Ml near Halmstad. Sweden. Na 10 Downing street has been the official residence of British prime ministers for nearly 200 years.

The contrary man la always on the fence and ready to Jump either way. The longer a man remains a bachelor the more some sensible woman doesn’t want to marry him. The average man is timid when he proposes. Is thia because his guardian angel Is trying to hold him back! Metal railway ties hare to be used In many parts of India; wooden ones would be eaten away by in' 'cts.

THIS WON’T BE BOBBED ■ ■spKffiw W’ ' Mrs. E. Snyder of Huiniet, N. C.. regarded as one of the beauties of her state, has hair that measures 64 inches long, and she has no intention of adhering to the present day styles so far as bobbed hair Is concerned. DR. PATRICK RESIGNS Dr. Mary Mills Patrick, founder of the Constantinople Women’s college i and Its president for the last thirtyfour years, who has resigned her post. - declaring her desire to retire from .active work. IN CAPITAL SOCIETY i . r > V 1 Jk f yi Mr*. W. Atlee Edwards wife of Commander Edwards, aide to Ser re- , tary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, with her pet Pekinese. Mrs. Edwards is one of tbe most poptflar women la Washington society. Values in Wheat Straw The United States bureau of chemistry announces the discovery of a method whereby a ton of sun-dried wheat straw is said to yield 10,000 cubic feet of Illuminating gas, 10 gallons of tar and 625 pounds of carbon residue. Women Work for Peace A new committee, representing all classes oi women, has been established In Holland tc mobilise public opinion in favor of universal peace.

THE SYRAtCUSE .JOCRNAL

Washington Sidelights

The Capital Now a Sleuth’s Paradise

WASHINGTON. — The» capital city is sleuths’ paradise nowadays. Government and private detectives cross each other’s trails as they follow those of prominent men. Investigators pore over musty records and newspaper files, and their reports bob up in the half score and more congressional investigations that are now being conducted by house and senate. If the statements of various senators and other persons interested in the Investigations are to be accepted, there are more shadows in Washington today than those of night and darkness. Direct testimony has been Introduced that gum-shoe men have gone through senators’ offices at the capitol for whatever interesting documents they might find. Members of the senate committee Investigating Harry M. Daugherty’s administration of. the Department of Justice declare that they are being watched day and night.- Frank A. Vanderlip, founder of the recently established Federal Research bureau, has admitted that he

Wilbur Announces His Naval Oil Policy

ANEW naval oil policy, designed to safeguard the government against any such leases as those granted under former Secretary Denby, has been announced by Secretary Wilbur. In a letter to Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the senate naval committee, Mr. Wilbur declared “no leases or contracts will be made” by the Navy department without the personal approval of the secretary of the navy. Referring to the Teapot Dome litigation now pending. Secretary Wilbur said.he would avoid “in everyday any act or proceeding which will An anyway involve the rights of ment in such litigation and will avoid any conduct which may in tiny way Interfere with the contentions advanced by the attorneys for the government “No further leases will be made until expressly authorized by congress," he continued, “unless it appears to my satisfaction that such leases are absolutely essential to prevent the draining of oil in the reserves by wells drilled adjacent thereto, and unless It further appears that such leases are fully authorized by act of congress, and in that event such leases will be

When the President Goes to Church

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE goes to clpirch and here is a wordpicture of It: It Is raining this Sunday morning in Washington. Yet the street near the “Church of the (‘residents.” as the old red brick structure of the First Congregational church is called, is alive with bobbing umbrellas and darting cabs. They are expecting the presidential party, and the sidewalks and entrance way are kept clear by three dripping policemen. Under the portico is a watchful group of secret service men. There Is very little ceremony about the President’s entrance with Mrs. Coolidge at the stroke of 11. The minister, the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, Is waiting in the pulpit. A compact little group walks quickly up the right aisle and stops at the fourth pew from the front. The President steps aside. Mrs. Coolidge enters. The President follows. They sit down and the congregation promptly, does the same. One secret service man of the White House staff, Col. Ed Starling, takes a seat reserved for him directly behind the President.

Uncle Sam’s Trade Balance Is $19,000,000

AFTER estimating various items of “invisible exchange,” the Department of Commerce announces that the balance of trade in favor of the United States for the year 1923 amounted to approximately $19,000,000. The favorable trade balance on the basis of national exports and imports of merchandise was $389,000,000, but the net balance Is reduced by such “invisible items” as interest in dividends, ocean freight, governmental payments, service to tourists, charitable and Missionary expenditures and immigration t remittances. “We exported $4.208.000,000 of goods; we Imported of g<*»d*.” says the statement. “There waa thus a balance hi our fator on tbe movement of goods of $389,000,000. “Parallel to this movement to actual commodities were what have been termed In this summary the ‘current Invisible items,’ which we paid out In foreign countries through our tourists, through remittances of immigrants, through payment for foreign

U. S. Is Umbrella-Maker for the World

DO YOU know why Robinson Crusoe made himself an umbrella? To keep off the sun and rain? No. indeed. In his time the Englishman who carried an umbrella was a man of position. So Crusoe, as “lord of all he surveyed," felt that he should have an umbrella. Times have changed since then. With Americans the best dressed among peoples, to protect their clothes they are becoming the largest users of umbrellas. It is estimated that there are nearly half a billion new and old umbrellas now in use in the United States, says the National Foreign Trade council, with a yearly wholesale production value of $30.000,000 or a round retail value of $100,000,000. Curiously enough, the umbrella was originally designed as a sunshade. It has been thousands of years traveling to modern man from the’ tropic or subtropic sones. Primitive man did not come In ont of the rain. It was the sun that annoyed him. The umbrella Is shown in the frescoes of the

has at least forty,, investigators and detectives in his employ. Thus there is evidence pointing to the existence of private, as well as governmental, “chekas” in Washington. As might be expected, the secrecy with which they work encourages exaggeration. Reports have been published that 500 federal and private detectives are playing hide-and-seek in Washington. Because of the unknown quantity involved, one estimate may be said to be as good as another. It can be said, at least, that if there are not 500 sleuths there seem to be that many. One faction of the official population of Washington is engaged, no doubt, in efforts to find out what the other faction is up to. The Republican organization keeps an ’agitated watch upon the Democrats; the Democratic organization’s breath occasionally comes in short gasps from scenting nefarious Republican plots. Newspaper correspondents seek the underlying reason behind the public state ments of each side.

made only after they have been offered for competitive bidding. “The question as to whether or not, the oil reserves should be managed by the Navy department or the Department of the Interior, or the extent to which these departments should cooperate in the further management of the reserves.” the letter said, “is inxvolved in the pending litigation, and the secretary of the navy and the Navy department will be guided by the judgment in the aforementioned litigation, unless in the meantime congress* enacts legislation for the control of such reserves.” For the , information of the senate committee, Secretary Wilbur said It should he stated 1 that “both reserves. No. 1 (California) and No. 3 (Teapot. Wyoming), contain large quantities of oil that can be preserved In the ground, at least for the present” Reserve No. 2 (California), he said, “presents a different situation by reason of the leases to the Honolulu Oil company. “The Navy department has a comprehensive plan for oil tanks at strategic points. This plan was drawn up by the war plans division and has been approved by the general board, with slight modifications It is the same a? adopted in 1919.”

One among many—yet set apart—the figure of the President is seen to be taller than that of the average man. His thin, reddish hair, high brow, ascetic lips, mark him again. He pulls out gold-rimmed spectacles and finds his place in the hymn book, but his lips do not move. He bows his head during prayer, but his shoulders are erect. Mrs. Coolidge joins actively in the singing and responsive reading. Her face, quick to smile, is hidden behind a wide dropping black straw hat and a High fur collar. The minister and - his assistant, the Rev. Franklin I. Winter, quickly left the pulpit and approached the President’s pew. The people kept seats while the President’s ..party arose. The congregation was not permitted to leave the church until the President’s party had entered automobiles. The whole idea of this is to keep the President out of crowds, minimizing the personal danger in which the head of the nation always lives. .He is under’strict orders of the secret service men.

shipping and Services of one kind or another, a total estimated at $1,162.000,000. “On the zither hand we received estimated interest or moneys owed to us by foreign investors and by foreign governments, together with payments for the use of our ships by foreigners and by expenditure of foreigners In the United States approximately $793,000.000. On these items of current invisible exchange we bad a net balance against us estimated at $370,000,000. “Thus if at this point we deduct rhe favorable balance which we received on our merchandise business, we find that from items of merchandise and current invisible exchange our favorable balance is reduced to approximately $19,000,000.” Discussing otper items that went to make up the “invisible” transactions, tbe survey said that American tourists had spent something like $500,000.000 in pleasure and American citizens had given about $70,000,000 to advance the interests of foreign philanthropic purposes.

mins of Nineveh, of Java, of China, in the tombs of Memphis, on the ornamented vases of Greece. It appears to have been imported into Europe by Portuguese navigators from Africa and India. Around 1550 it was introduced into France, either from Italy or China. The first European umbrella was practically an article of household furniture. It weighed three to five pounds. Its ribs were first made of metal tubes, or whalebone, with Its stick as heavy as a small tree, and its covering made of leather or certain heavy oiled cloths. The Europeans Improved on It so It could be folded up, and around 1640 it began to be beautified with ornate handles. The United States has become its own umbrella maker within the last few years. American ingenuity has devised the lightest and most durable umbrella in the world. From an importer of umbrellas and umbrella parts, the United States is now helping to keep the sun and ra’n off some twenty foreign nations.

Gay and Pretty Spring Aprons; Scarfs for Unpretentious Frocks

ABED of blooming crocuses is no more gay and cheerful than the collections of aprons which the shops have assembled this spring. There are aprons and apron dresses that are ready to meet any requirement of housework and still present a cheerful front, even though it be a real, serious task; and then there are those pretty, and frivolous serving aprons, that the hostess puts on for no particular reason except that they are dainty and decorative. Checked ginghams, plain chambrays, percales and cotton prints remain unchallenged as the best of materials for work aprons. Just now rick-rack braid in white and colors is much used for finishing them. Bright flowers and fruits cut from cretonne and stitched down with black yarn, are applied to them for decoration and the plain and

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checked goods are skillfully used to gether. Aprons and apron dresses hav ing the effect of a skirt and smock art managed in this way, with a checked gingham used for the skirt portion and plain cotton making the body which if finished with a fairly wide hem overlapping the skirt. Cross-barred muslin, in lively colors, is a new recruit to the company ol apron fabrics and unbleached domestic. which is so good a background sot applique work, finds many admirers The amusing sewing apron pictured is made of this sturdy material with ap plique figures in red and green stitched down with black. It is caller “The Cottage Door” and the pockets simulate windows and a door. Thf door actually opens (being fastened bj

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No End to Variety of Scarf*, two buttons), and discloses a group of flat pockets. A small piece of work can thus be buttoned in the apron, together witis every thing-needed to complete it. * This apron is shaped like those of tubberlzed cottons that prove so useful for dish washing and other kitchen work. They are tied at the back with tapes, easy to' put on and off. and are waterproof. When they become soiled they are scrubbed. fancy Belts Are Among Novelties From Abroad Fancy belts are among the accessories obviously designed to vary the monotony of tube-like frocks and to relieve the severity of those made of plain material. Imported novelties in beaded belts and girdles are gay In color and elaborate In detail, largely Persian in design, but shown In the pattern and needlework, beadwork, weaving and studding of the art craft from many countries.

Serving aprons £re made with bibs and over-the-shoulder straps, of swiss, lawn, dimity, plain and cross-bar muslins and of net. Swiss embroideries and laces continue to bear them company. To be scarfless this spring is to acknowledge banishment from the realm of fashion.- Coats, suits, gowns and hats all appear bearing this insignia of the season with them, attached or unattached and a new scarf may furnish the proper entrance credentials to an old garment. Even the men are taking unto themselves gay and frivolous scarfs since it Is unfashionable to be without them. It is hard to decide where the scarf is at Its best, but it is a cheerful accessory to the tailored suit, to which it adds a vivacious touch of color—often repeated in the hat trimming-

e Sports clothe® cannot be Imagined with- , r- out scarfs and in them hat-and-scarf e sets made to match hold the center d of the stage. Sometimes the hat trithd mi ng is extended into a scarf as shown s in the hat pictured here with a drap■v ery of plaid and of plain crepe, falling over the brim In long scarf ends. The j. matched set at the right of the picture >f will serve for either street or sports wear and the scarf is made of tan r georgette, bordered with plaid silk in s. i tan. rose and brown. It has a bar of s brown georgette, set in with hemj- stitching across the ends. The tan n georgette and plaid silk are used for d drapery on the little hat of brown s straw. e The sort of scarf that centers atteny tlon on itself and lifts a plain frock

into the formal class. Is shown at the left of the picture. It is made of printed silk. In many glowing colors and displays a splendid fringe that repeats some of these colors, nueh an assertive affair looks best with a hat and gown that are quiet In color and simple in design. Scarfs are proving very useful for toning up unpretentious frocks and for bringing ..those of yesterday up to date. Last year's straightline dress, furbished up with a new scarf of silk or chiffon. Is entirely rejuvenated and has a bright career before as well as behind it. It is the scarf to be worn on the Street that will compel universal attention. There is no end to the variety In these and it is ease, {o make one to suit individual taste. A length of silk, or georgette, with a contrasting border hemstitched to It, will accomplish any color combination. JULIA BOTTOMLET. (©, 1>34. Western Newepaper Union.) Beads and "Jewels” are Introduced in almost all of the more ornate girdles, giving a brilliant effect and Intended to be worn as the “high light" on a gown of black or dark, rich color. Belgian Handwork ' The girl who likes to make her own lingerie will revel In the lengths of hand-embroidered batiste that nre on sale. The designs are carried out In the exquisitely fine Belgian work that launders so beautifully. The batiste comes in all the pastel shades. A':pif S'* .-'i.u. -aL'.