The Syracuse Journal, Volume 19, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 6 January 1927 — Page 6

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Minneapolis claims to be the gateway to the northern tier of states and the great Northwest, and the pride of | the city Is the symbolical gateway and plaza of Imposing architecture in a public park in the business district, which opens to the northwest. ' • , < .

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Canadian Fireman Who Saved Titanic Babe Become* Heir to Million*. Toronto. Ont.—Heir to *2,00Q.000 anti guardian of a< girl of. fourteen whom as an Infant he saved when the. Titanic went down In 1912 is the hup/ py fate which, according to his own story, has befallen John James, a fire-. Inan employed In one of Toronto’s pumping stations. . A few days ago James left for England for the pur- , pose, he said, of concluding legal fornullities. Among John James* associates Ms Story Is accepted at its face value, for they have known him for many years as a trustworthy workman and a man, * of his word. Among others there Is skepticism pending his return from England with his millions and his ward. ~ John James’ story in any case stands on rivaled among romances of the sea. Here It is in his own words : “I had shipped on the Titanic as a| seaman under the name of, Johns -Jones. I did not use my own name ' because of a previous disagreement ad tiie company’s employment office. I ‘‘When the vessel struck the ‘growli er' I took my station beside No. 8 boat; Receives Charge of Baby. "It was as the passengers were geti Ung into the boat that I received > “ charge of the baby, who has been re< sponsible for the events which happened rseewUy. j “A number of women had got Lntq the boat. I remember they Mrs. J. J. Astor and Lady Rothe, when • woman carrying a baby in her arms came forward. Her husband and tw»i other little children were with herj She first handed me the child and then, on learning that her husband could not accompany her, refused to g«) herself. The other two children stayed with their mother, and I was handed i sum of money and an. address in L<midon, with instructions that should anything hapjten I was to deliver the child' to that address. I was told 1 was keeping the baby for extra precaution. None of us drepmed for a moment the Titanic would sink. “We lowered away and pulled off from the doomed, vessel. "Each hour 1 made each passenger take a teaspoonful of rum and 1 took •ome myself. It kept us alive, for the cold, following the proximity Os the icebergs, was intense and I w*s dressed .only Ln canvas breeches and Jersey. I bad not even shoes on. I had stowed the baby, wrapped up In tny oilskin*, in the boat’s Ibcker. Now and it would cry and I moistened it 3 lipa with a little rum and water. That, in my opinion, kept it alive. Picked Up by the Carpathia. “It was terrible when the passen gt-r- in the boat realised the giant vr-sel was gone. The tragedy has been sufficiently written about, and It is enough for me to say that the next morning we were picked up by the Carpathia and that, the baby wias still safe and sound. •On the Carpathia they tried to take the child from me. but 1 had given thy word lb deliver it to Rs grandparents and I meant to keep it. The child was well cared for, of course, and after we reached New York I took it ashore with me and then back to England, where I was met by the grandparents ar Liverpool and handed her over to them. At the time I Was well com- * pensated financially, and after the Washington and Southampton Inquiries. at both ot which 1 gave evli > F ; L

DETROIT WORKER INHERITS LARGE AUSTRIAN ESTATE

Estranged From Parent* Si neo 1111 He Arrives Home in Time to Save Property. Detroit. Mich—Estranged from his parents since 1911 over a trivial quarrel, Ernest Meuser. an Austrian mechanic. who ha* made his home hero since that time, returned to hl* former home in St Poiten bel Wien. Bear Vienna, last month Just in time to claim the valuable estate of his father. which would have passed into the hands of a distant relative at the f and of this year. Detail* of the death of his parent* while be was in America and information regarding the estate reached here recently tn a letter received by MenMr** American wife, who indirectly was the cause of his return to Austria. The quarrel that caused young Mentor to leave hi* home at the age of

, dence. I returned to my calling on the sea. ’ “The grandparents would write me and send me money on the Titanic’s anniversary, but It was not until the war that I saw them again. It was about six years after the Titanic’s sinking that I was in hospital wound--1 ed. When I was discharged 1 Was • given a fortnight’s leave and I went ■ to spend it In London in the Union ; Jack club. I had nothing to do there so I thought I would call for4he first time on the baby’s grandparents, for I had been often invited when Ln London to do so. “I went down by bus and, of course. I was wearing my sailor’s uniform. When I arrived at the address I Was surprised at the site and imposing front of the house 1 had come to visit. Mustering up my courage I rang the bell and when the door. was opened by a butler asked to see the lady of the house. He viewed me with , appareiA doubt and then remarked that the lady of the house was not at home. “ *Take her my name,' I said, ’I know she wVll see me.’ “He was about to close the door when a little girl walked from a room to the left of the great hall across It She was dressed in white, and as she crossed she saw me. She stopped and looked at me for a long moment “’What is your name?’ she asked me. and 1 told her. “ •Martin.’ she said, ‘kindly let the gentleman in. I know him and grandmother will see him.’ “1 was taketa inside, where an old lady was sitting reading. I introduced myself and tp my consternation she kissetf me. “ ’Send for Mrs. Martin,’ she ordered the butler. 'Mr. James will stay with me.’ “I demurred, but she Insisted and the whole us my fortnight's leave was II ITII'H lI H I-4-4-H 111 I I ll* I 1 Baby War Refugee I* Made Heires* •• .. London. — Fourteen-year-old + ; Marie Suxette Stevenson, a tiny T ■ • Belgian refugee from the war- • • ‘ ’ torn fields of Europe 12 years ’ ■ > ago, I* a British heiress as a ■ • ; result of that same war which ; • • spread misery and ruin across • • ‘ ‘ half of Europe. . ; • Suxette was born in Belgium. • ■ I ‘ where her father was an artisan. f • • When the nations leaped at s one ’ • > another's throat*, she was two .. ’ ’ years old. Her ftther went to ; ’ .. the front and along with thou- ■. ’ ’ sands of other refugees. Suxette ’ ’ • • was brought to England. ’; A fairy wand waved over the ; ’ >• humdrum refugees' camp one •• ‘ day. Suxette was scarcely old "» ■ • enough to see it. Lord and Lady • • ’ Stevenson stepped out of their ” ‘ • • limousine in search of a child to • ’ ' gladden their home. The Wand *> I ; ‘ pointed to flaxen-haired Suxette ’; ■ «and she became their adopted I. . I J ’ daughter. . ’ ’ .. For three years Suxette had •. ; * filled the Stevenson home with ; * «• laughter. Lady Stevenson died • • ;; in 1917. But at her deathbed. ’ , • • Lord Stevenson promised Sua- • ■ • I ette would never want for any- ( ■ • thing. The second. Lady Steven- ; son. too. loved Suxette A few ' * ’ • • months ago there came the death ; • ’ of Lotd Stevenson, and his will. ’ • • just made public, brings to Sus- ; ’ ( ” I ette a legacy of *125.000 which • > ; is all her very own. *; II 11 IIHII II I I HIHH-I it :

eighteen was an inconsequential matter. Mrs. Meuser said, but the young man took It deeply to heart and never corresponded with hl* parents. Four year* ago he married. During'the last year or two bls health failed. Mrs. Meuser believed her husband's ill health was caused by hl* worrying over his estrangement from his parents and some weeks ago. unknown to him. she wrote to his mother. It was returned to the Vienna post office market! "Addressee dead’ and was opened by the postal authorities. From It the Austrian authorities learned of Meuser’s address here and they wrote to him telling him that hi* father h»d died soon after the World war and hl* mother about two years ago. By his mother’s will, all the property, consisting of valuable manufacturing plants, was left to a dlrtant rsiatlT*. unless the son claimed it ba-

spent in that , wonderful house. Each day we would drive to the theater or some entertainment or other, while I met many people at her home. You can guess I was noj entirely comfortable, but I gradually got used to | the new luxury and my leave expired almost before R had begun, so to speak.. Thenyl went back to the sea again. After the war, with £5(M> the old lady gave me. I came to Canada and started my new life here.” Now, according to James, th* grandmother is dead and he has been noti- I Bed that he must assume guardianship of the child and Is heir to an estate ; that is valued at *2.000,000. An embarrassing change in his mode of life is entailed but James thinks he j can. best bridge the gulf by becoming a | gentleman farmer, an old ambition with him. in any case, he says, he will not abandon Canada or his friends at th* city hall and elsewhere in Toronto Diamond “Kings” Fear Diggers’ Price Cut London.—Diamonds soon will be as common as artificial pearls if the present unrestricted output from alluvial diggings continues, in the opinion of the South African diamond magnates, says a dispatch to the Daily Express from Capetown. The correspondent says the diamond mine owners are perturbed over the increasing output of stones from the alluvial diggings, where individual seekers are finding plenty of diamonds and putting them on the market at prices below those charged by j the De Beers syndicate. Solomon B. Joel, Sir Ernest Oppen- ; heimer and Sir Abe Bailey, mine own- j ers, have arrived in Capetown from England with the hope of inducing the : South African government to limit the I alluvial output. Mr. Joel is a director of the De Beers Consolidated mines. He is a nephew of the late | Barney Barnato, a poor Jewish ped- | dler who went to South Africafin the early *7o’s, and made a large fortune in diamond and gold mines. ' . ■ Shoos Pigeons Out of Church After 50 Years Milwaukee, VVis.—The age-old problem of ousting tenants without hurting their feelings is facing Rev. Arthur H. Lord and the vestrymen of St. James’ Episcopal church, because the time has arrived, they believe, to ask pigeons to move from the steeple I of the church where they and their ancestors have lived for’so years. Two months ago a steeple-cleaning expedition waa carried on by Otto Grehrke, sexton, and three men. They took 108 bags or nearly three tons of ' debris from the floor of the tower. It j was years since a similar Jobhad been performed, according to Gehrke and the debris Included skeletons of dead pigeons. Reverend Lord wishes they would find new homes, but says they may use the steeple on cold days. Salted Whales’ Tail* Delicacy to Japanese Tacoma, Wash.—Over in Japan there is no worry over the shortage of turkeys for the holiday season for | during the last week 170.000 pounds | of salted whales' tails have been ex- i I ported to that country. The whale tails, in great demand there, came from the various whaling stations on the north Pacific Alaskan coast and I represent a' value of over *41,000, whereas a few years ago they were di.varded or worked over into io* grade fertiliser. z I Stick* to Job London.—David Lewis had been a farmhand on one British estate for 65 years and ha* been awarded the Ban- I bury Agricultural association's long ' | service m*»daL fore the end of the present year. On receipt of this information. Meurer at * once left for Austria and arrived at , St. Poien the end of last mouth, in | time to establish hl* identity and claim the estates. Mr* Meuser is arranging to join * her husband in Austria. Famous “Big Ben” Cracked, Radio Fan* Detect Flaw London. Engiand — Big Ben is cracked. Most all radio fan* who have beard on their sets the clock strike the hours from the Westminster tower thought there was a flaw in the bell and thia Is confirmed by W. Boughton of the Ancient College of Youths, England’s oldest beilringing fraternity. He says professional bell ringers agree that Big Ben is so cracked “that you can stick your arm through the fracture.” Papier-mache pipes 'introduced by an Englishman are said to absorb practically all the nicotine a* it 1* pro- ■

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and is raising extensive fruit orchard*.** . “All of hi* trees are grafted I suppose?” Compiling a Directory * “But. lady,” a marriage license clerk explained to a movie actress applicant. “the law compels me to record all previous marriages before I issue * license." “Good Lord!" exclaimed her prospective husband. "And I’ve got a taxi J waiting ’’’—Saturday Evening Port.

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Rtvd of Horses “Halterbroke” 'Animals Command * Pre* mium Over Absolutely Green Varieties. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture ) The need of the Mexican army for horses has stimulated a demand for medium-weight animals of from 950 to 1,200 pounds that are straight of color and preferably broken to halter and saddle. According to John H. Huff, representative of the packers and ■ stock yards administration of the ■ ‘ ; United States Department of Agncuh i tore, many green horses are being ! bought up by dealers and speculator* at Fort Worth, Texas, and are being “halterbroke,” since the requirement to lead is a big factor in selling the aniamls. Command a Premium. Animals that are only “halterbroke” will command a premium over the absolutely green kinds, and the dealers are getting paid for what the producer tnight have done with much less risk and with greater ease. Most of these • horses are strong and fat and are bound to put up a pretty good fight before being broken to lead. The operation requires considerable time and energy on the part of the dealers and rarely fails to skin up the .-animal. Sooner the Better. “The point is.” says Mr. Huff, “that If the young colt in first hands ‘halterbroke’ at weaning time or as soon thereafter as possible, the animal, even though never handled again before reaching maturity, would never forget its lessons. A. desirable feature of halterbreaking the colt or yearling is that they are lighter'in weight than they ever will be again and therefore more easily handled. They are less likely to injur? themselves when young. Another good feature is that when the colt reaches the | age to be broken for saddle or work I a good half of the job is done, due to ! the early halter training. ‘‘The day of haphazard horse production is past, and there is no reason why the horse raiser of today cannot receive first-hand mighty close to real horse values through a little preparation of the colt.” Refuse Vegetable Pile Superior as Fertilizer Where manure is difficult to procure, advantage should be taken now to secure leaves in as large a quantity as possible. While these may be applied directly to the soil and plowed in, it is much better to pile them in a compact form in a corner or out-of-the-way place and leave them to, rot and decompose, for a year before using them in the garden. Sulphate of ammonia, an excellent nitrogenous fertilizer, can be used to advantage with the leaves, as it will hasten the pro<?- ; ess of decomposition and increase ’ greatly the fertility of <he humus. From 10 to 20 pounds of sulphate of ammonia may be used with every cubic yard of well-tramped leaves or one ton of vegetable refuse, but it should be spread throughout the pile. i Make the pile in layers of four inches and on each layer sprinkle the sulLphate of ammonia at the rate of one pound per square yard, and build up the piles to at least a height of four feet so that there will be no leaching I of available plant food. Fowls Require Heavier Feeds in Cold Weather Very naturally all kinds of fowls 1 need a little ektra feeding during cold and stormy weather. When it is cold our fowls consume quite an amount | . of food for their fuel—that is to keep them warm —and this miist be done before egg production will go forward. If the supply is sufficient only for the real needs of the body, and noticing extra, we need look for but If we have been feeding a twain amount of feed during the warmer weather of the rammer and fall, and it has been just about right for egg production, it is then up to us to increase the amount both of mashes and scratch feeds. The mashes are especially easily assimilated and made .use of. If hens have not started their fall and winter laying campaign, in order to get them to work, we have found that a little run of warm mashes in the morning if well managed will help materially. < » Care for Peach Trees It is not uncommon for peach trees that are planted in sandy soil and . whose roots are not packed well with soil at planting time Ip be disturbed by winds or close cultivation or in some mechanical way. The root system is then unable to the tree with the moisture it need*. Another posibility, in which the wind Is not concerned, is that of heavy fertilizing with manure or chemical fertiliser. Often trees are seriously injured the first season by excessive fertilizer application. Get® home-grown clover seed if you possibly can tills year. • • • When spring plowing is done, be sure it is done early, just as early as possible in the spring. [ • • • Some farmers still follow the practice of piling manure in the fields, which is certainly bad. The disk plow is particularly adapted for nearly all types of deep plowing, that Is, from 8 to 18 Inches. • • • During 1925 farm wages were the highest since 1920, and three time* what they were at the dose of the Civil war. • • • Wffiter is the best time to apply ilifte to the soil. This is particularly true when lime is to be applied to . pasture lands or wherever there is an eaublished stand of a grass prop. *