The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 43, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 February 1929 — Page 6

I ~ Ready to Fly From the Lexington Ii War birds ready to take wing—an interesting view of a squadron of torpedo bombing planes on the flying deck of the U. S. S. Lexington, giant : •u''" f, aircraft carrier. The deck is SOO feet long, but the planes take off In a very frUH - I short distance. An unusual photograph because heretofore the government i MeL....... t* pas not allowed anv closeup shots to he made on the deck ol the Lexington. ' * S'- " Ji / - ■ —-— — f, I*« =hSS_..5* > ' ~. —mr-T-db m * SHEWi 11,11 W - ■■■■ z; ~ - MrBwMMFV B Fine Memorial Abbey Planned for Toledo, Ohio j ■". - < .’.v-Mhiikid- : A - * . -•» I o -J*«9BM £fi» - — /*"•'" <3 i ~j<£SwMS&kV , , &■ Ur , "*’**® ? y»<, ,; ! 5 aLa > t .1 HMw h ‘“1 a -A.^->-Al Ell •• JtlSlSr - I wIW; *t*w* r ■ • ;• -■* t . “-d:!.,,W* .« ■ ■’..J. *» ;&. aagMEs The authitect’s drawing of the projected Memorial abbey at Toledo, Ohio. The edifice was designed by the T. P. Barnett company.

LINDY’S FLIGHT SBHI ■■Er 's <E \ ES -. W E^ V ' .. ; V M This fifty-foot-high piece of statuary In bronze, just completed by Frank Vittor of Pittsburgh. Pa., is designed to immortalize Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight and will be plated either on Mineola field, in New York, or at Le Bourget, France. It depicts a winged figure with the helmet of an aviator supported by a cloud which springs from a, miniature of Bartholdy’s “Liberty,” while one tip of the figure’s wing extends across the ocean to touch the Eiffel tower in Paris. TRAINING FOR FIGHT Armand Emanuel, .Jewish heavyweight battier, rowing a boat at Westlake park at Los Angeles, in preparation for his bout with Tommy Loughran, world’s 175-pound champ. The Golf Problem Governor Graves of Alabama was talking in Montgomery about a labor contest. “Both sides are hopelessly in the wrong,” he said. “To arbitrate between them—well, that would be as difficult as the golf problem. “Black and White were playing golf. Their scores were even when they neared the last Then Black lost his ball, and White played on alone. “‘Found her!' Black yelled after a bit. and he played on and won the hole and the game. “Problem: What should White do. knowing that he has Black’s lost ball in his pocket?” Effect of Water on Wood The average life of wood in sea water is from ten to fifteen years. In tropical waters it may be only two years. Sound piles have, however, been removed from fresh water tn which they have stood for more than 1,000 years. Wise Professor . It was an English college professor who said the right use. of our leisure hours Is a more difficult problem than the right use of our waking hours.— Atchison Globe.

New Soviet Idea in Architecture 4 W® jjjffjj’ fel 111 -* I ill ni h '’ a *' Rllli it I Imt Hirnnlrtli I . J I ..ill W HJMhI This extraordinary building was erected recently in Dmitrowsk, Soviet Russia, as a chib for the brotherhood of railway employees. The windows and other parts of the design represent the horizontal lines of railway tracks. Flowers That Resemble Stones • Bjk. . b iEMr / W I z < iQr i wßßh' Here are specimens of “mesembryanthemum marmorata” —one ot the 300 varieties of mesembryanthemum discovered in Africa by the Belgian horticulturist, Professor De Laet. Before blooming, this curious plant, growing among stones on the desert, looks like a stone. Once a year the hard shell breaks and beautiful flowers—some crimson, others white, or yellow, or pink—appear. Aloysios Can Climb Trees • ’’ •'** “"x. i| Is he frog, fish or lizard? It’s Aloysius, one of the famous tree-climbing fish of the. Ivory coast of Africa. He came to Washington in a tin can, the captive of Alfred Eisinger, chief radio operator on an ocean vessel. Eisinger turned Aloysius over to Dr. William M. Mann, superintendent of the National Capital zoo, who said the scientific name of the creature is “periopthalmus/’ This peculiar fish is the first of his kind ever brought to America.

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Ultra-violet rays are the main cause of fading in paintings, lighting experts say. An old Athenian law at one time forbade the building of a tomb more elaborate than could be made by ten men working three days. An odd apple, with a single stem, but two fully developed cores, was picked from a tree in the orchard of Edward Miller, near Aura, N. J.

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Metaphysics is Aristotles’ term for defining the philosophy of super natural science. Kite-flying was Introduced Into Britain from China as a pastime for the young about the end of the Seventeenth century. Lollards were a body of reformers who, under the leadership of Wycliff, were subjected to cruel persecution in the reign of Richard 11.

Lee Birthplace Will Be Shrine

Daughters of Confederacy Pay $240,000 for Old Virginia Estate. Richmond. Va.—The birthplace of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Strut font Hail, in Westmoreland County. Virginia., has been hou.ht by the William Alexander chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Connecticut, it was announced here. The plantation of 1.222 acres, where Lee spent his boyhood years was sold for S24<HHO and will be made a na tional memorial. Stratford Hall is about eighty miles from Richmond and about I<M» miles down from the Potomac river ami Washington. Purchase ot the Lee estate marks the first step in rlie plan sponsored by the William Alexander chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy to make the place “not merely a shrine, but a living national educational memorial and a center of historical research.” Miss »Cthel Armes. <>l the William Alexander chapter, said. Sold on Birthday. Announcement ot the sale, on the anniversary of General Lees birth, and the two hundredth anniversary of the building of historic Stratford hall, marks the fulfillment of a determination born of » <|ramaric story starting in Greenwich. Conn., nearly a year ago. Mrs. Charles D. Lanier, of Greenwich, head of the William Alex under chapter, while going through an old/iroken .desk of her mother-in-law. Mrs Sidney Lanier, widow of tlie poet came upon a penciled manuscript by Lanier, unpublished and until then not known to exist, which turned out to he a speech he made before citizens of Macon, Ga„ in ’B7O upon the death of General Lee in which lie urged the establishment of a memorial to honor l.ee. to which every person who loved the southern leader could contribute. The following day Mrs. Lanier received a letter from a friend visiting in Virginia describing a trip to Strat ford Hall and asking why it could not be preserved. The same day Mrs. Lanier called a meeting of her’chapter which resulted in tlie passage of resolutions looking to the purchase of the tract. The deed or purchase was signed at Stratford Hall by the owners, Mr. and Mrs Charles E. Stuart, after seven months’ negotiations. Miss Armes set forth the purposes of the Robert E. Lee Memorial founda tion. now being formed to operate situ ilarly to rhe Mount Vernon associa lion, as being fourfold: To purchase, restore and furnish the home; to re-

* Biby Picks Name * t Out of Dad’s Hal * * Pi ft sbu rgl i Tunney * •S’ Odato. only several days old ❖ has named himself When Mr * and Mrs Patsy I'dato ot Brent ❖ <. wood, a suburb, sought a name £ for t h’eir off-spring, they ran in * to so many suggestions that they ,j, decided to put it up to the baby * <• himself. Selecting a score ot names ot * * present day celebrities. they •;« £ wrote the names on papei slips ♦> and put them in a hat. The ❖ * baby’s chubby fist went into the skypiece and rettppetned with <• a his name—Gene Tunney. <•

Big French Liner Bums at Its Pier trr ' T I * x * - J - * JL -\; S g re -- bOTF WIWHiSr .lx» Scene al the docks in Marseilles. France, while the big French liner Paul Lecat was being destroyed t>y fir

GRETNA GREEN RETAINS CHARM FOR RUNAWAYS

No More Quick Marriages for Elopers, but Averages Four Weddings a Week. London.—Gretna Green, whither runaway couples used to fly from the wrath of parents or guardians, still has its attraction for romantic lovers. In fact, the smithy at Gretna Green nas just completed a record year. During 11*28 inarrjages were celebrated over the historic anvil at rhe rate of four a week, which is about the same average as in the days of yore. Five of the bridegrooms were Americans. The number of American brides is not on record. But the days are gone since eloping swains and sweethearts fled north ward, pursued on horseback. r>erhaps. by angry fathers and brothers armed with hunting whips, to get married quickly before vengeance could over take them Gretna Green no longer

store the famous old library, make of it a center of research and o estab iish scholarships; to restore the colonial gardens, the Stratford wharf on the Potomac and reproduce some of the boats which two centuries ago were tied there; and to perpetuate the ideals and character of the Lees, chiefly by historical studies. In Good Repair. The house is in a good state of preservation. Miss Armes said. In surance agencies have said after In spection that as’it stands it might be insured for SItKJ.tMMi. The purchase price is s24ti.lMM> for the entire estate, to be paid SSO.<MI(I within three months and the balance within three years. The foundation is planning" a rational campaign for SSPO.(MO to allow $15(1. (MIO for restoration and additional funds for building a guest house. Edward A. Donn, Ji., who has specialized in colonial architecture, has been employed by the t’onnecticut United Daughters of the Confederacy to supervise the restoration. Stratford was the gift of Queen Caroline, wife of King George 11. to members of the Lee family. It was the home of Richard Henry ano Francis Lightfoot l.ee. signers of the Dec laration of Independence; ot “Light Horse Harry” Lee and other generations o. rhe family. Prior to the Revolutionary war it was a gathering place for Virginia leaders- and the origin of much of the sentiment for independence. Skunk Trap Catches Runaway Show Dog Viroqua. Wis. —A little skunk trap in a ravine smith of Viroqua, put an end to five months’ freedom enjoyed by a Great Dane dog which tired of theatrical life and “jumped” an Unde Tom’s Cabin show here in July The dog bad dodged bullets ami evaded snares many Weeks. Farmers were afraid the huge animal would prey on live stock or attack children on their way to school. These fears were groundless, for the dog proved to he very tractable after bis capture. Robert Benson, a Virocpia hrtcher. came upon t,he dog in the backroom of his market one night last summer and locked the door. In the morning the dog was gone. He had gnawed and broken a large hole in the door The ultimate capture was accidental John Ellefson. a farmer, set a trap for skunks near a dead horse, and got one skunk. When he went to rite trap the next morning, there was the dog with two toes caught in the trap Ben Brown. Viroqua theater man ager. is attempting to get in touch with the Tom show manager. Farm Woman Wins Seat in State Senate Hartford, Conn. —Miss Mary B. Weaver, who manages her own ex tensive farm. Candlewood, in New Milford, is the one woman senator in the Connecticut general assembly Miss Weaver is not. however, new to political office. She has served three times in the state house of rep • esentatives. is well trained in legis lative procedure and committee work .•an debate <m the floor and run a com mittee at public hearings. She summarizes her view of women in politics thus: “Women are still pioneers in the oolitical field Nevertheless, they are slowly but surely taking their place in the political world. AliVady they have aided constructive legislation.”

gives the protection to lovers that it did. No longer can a couple rush into the smithy or tollhouse, fling down a guinea and demand to he married there and then without any questions being asked. That was all altered over seventy years ago, when Lord Brougham’s act put obstacles in the way of the matrimonial escapades of couples who sought sanctuary in this lilt Io town just inside the Scottish border. That act provides among other things that a wedding there must be regarded as irregular and invalid nn less one of the parties to it has been resident in Scotland for at least 21 days before the ceremony. The usual procedure nowadays is for the officiating blacksmith to ask the couple if one of them has complied with this stipulation and whether, if they are under age. they have the consent of their parents or guardians to get

6G-Y ar-Cl|l Needle Cut From Man’s Body Clarlshurg, W. Va.—A needle ••■•Meh ▼ts »elieved to have naveied tnrough a man’s body for sixty years was removed by physicians here recently. The patient is Porter U Smith, six-ty-three. Baltimore and Ohio railroad track foreman of Roanoke. Va. The needle, which his mother had told him he swallowed when he was three years old. was removed from his right shoulder

He Walks 29 Miles So Brother Can Wed Griswold. lowa.—Greater love hath no man than this, that he walks 29 miles through mud to get a marriage license for his brother. This lest' of brotherly devotion occurred thus: Parker \V. Reynolds, a young Griswold business man. was to marry Miss Frances Hall one Saturday evening at eight o’clock. He started thd day before for Atlantic to get a license, but got only as far as the farm home of his bride-to-be’s parents, a little east of Griswold, when he got marooned in (he mud. Saturday morning he called his nrother. Malcolm D. Reynolds, at Griswold, and asked him to go to Atlantic •>n to get a license. But the train had gone, so the brother, with Orlo Balcom and Stewart Forsyth, two ftietids, slatted by auto for Atlantic. I’hey went seven miles, as far as Lew is. when tlq.-y decided it would be easier to walk unhampered than to push rhe ear all rhe way. They walked 11 miles to Atlantic and got the license. Then they hoofed it back through the mud 18 miles to the Hall farm. The wedding was an hour late: Girl Hostess Greets Travelers at Airport Kansas Ciry, Mo. —Ruth Haviland, twenty year-old is hostess at Fairfax airport. It is her duty to welcome ail persons who arrive at the landing field and she receives SWO a week. Miss Haviland has a large motor car for conveying airplane passengers to their destination in the city An airplane also is provided for her to fly. “She won this unique job.” explains Guy E. Stanley, president of th» airport company, “because of her c mrin-' ing personality and courteous reception of transient and commercial plane passengers.” Miss Haviland is a licenser airplane pilot. She started at the bottom in aviation after a futile attempt to start at the fop in a, transatlantic flight. She was rhe persistent young woman who kept the wires hot with telegrams to Commander Richard, E. Byrd when he was preparing for Ids flight to France. Her perseverance won for her the assurance from Byrd that if he look any woman rboard the America it would be Miss Haviland. French Workers Use t Warm Dogs in Winter Thiers. France.—Dogs furnish the heat in one of France’s oldest cutleries. The workmen are required by the nature of (heir task to lie on their stomachs all day and in winter each [>rovi<ies himself with a big w irming dog. This custom exists only in Thiers and dates hack three ami a h.-jlf centuries. The grinders lie probe and hold the knife blades against| stones turned by water power Generations ago the men trained their <jogs to keep tlteni warm

married. It everything is satisfactory, bride and bridegroom join hands over the anvil, on with h a Bible is placed, and the blacksmith declares them i< be lawfully married It may be men tinned, however, that quite a numbei of romantic couples who go through this form ot matrimonial contract prefer to confirm the legality of their marriage state hy having another and more formal ceremony performed elsewhere. Decides on Raise New York.—John Buggy was in court because he had given his wife only 5 cents a day since New Year’s. After remarks by the court and reflection. he paid her JltX) and agreed to raise the 35 cepfs a'week to sl6. Watch Out for Snakes Lincoln, Neb.—Railroads must -be careful about snakes in their roundhouses. Allowing a verdict of $28,000 for a workman bitten in an engine pit. the state Supreme court overruled the railroad's contention that snake bite was a common risk of mankind.

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Compromising Question Representative Bulwinkle of North Carolina told a campaign story at a Gastonia banquet. “Up north.” he said, “a young colored girl made her way into a registration booth. “ ‘Ah wants ter vote,’ she said, and she began to giggle. “‘What party do you affiliate with?’ said the clerk. “ ‘Suh!’ She looked indignant and rolled her eyes. ‘Suh!' “ ‘What party do you affiliate with, I asked you.’ “‘Does Ah have ter tell dat?’ * ‘Yon sure do. sister.’ “‘Den Ah won’t vote nohow. Why, de party wot Ah filiate wiv hai’nt even got his divo’ee yet.’ ” Will Cold Worry You This Winter? Some men throw-off a cold within a few hours of contracting it. Anyone can do it with the aid of a simple compound which comes in tablet form, and is no trouble to take or to always have about you. Don’t “dope” yourself when you catch cold; use I‘ape’.« Cold Compound. Men and women everywhere rely on this amazing little tablet.—Adv. Boy Grows With Business Guy S. Davidson, a business man of Laconia, N. H., has devised tin unusual personal calendar which shows a picture of his young son. The recipients are asked to watch the boy grow with the business as calendars are- issued in succeeding years. . Mr. Davidson tells his customers he wants them to become acquainted with the boy who will some day be the man to carry on the business. Avoiding 111-Nature “Why do you cultivate sarcasm?” “If you try to correct a fault." said Miss Cayenne, “you should tis- to be as gentle as possible. It is better to be sarcastic than brutal.” A good deal of the noise at the tower of Babel was made by people “explaining” the miracle.

It May Be M, B t i 11 k ? f Children Ciy for It Castoria is a comfort when Baby is fretful. No sooner taken than the little one is at ease. If restless, a few drops soon bring contentment. No harm done for Castoria is a baby remedy, meant for babies. Perfectly safe to give the youngest infant; you have the doctors word for that! It is a vegetable product and you could use it every day But it’s in an emergency that Castoria means most. Some night when constipation must be relieved—ror colic pains —or other suffering. Never be withou it; some mothers keep an extra bottle, unopened, to make sure there will always be Castoria in the house. It is effective for older children, too; read the book that comes with it

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