Walkerton Independent, Volume 55, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1929 — Page 2

Walkerton Independent ‘ Published Everv Thursday by THE INBEPENDENT-NEtf S CO. ‘ Publishers of the WALKEKTON INDEPENDENT NORTH LIBERTY NEWS LAKEVILLE ST AND ABD *^HE BT. JOSEPtFoOUNTY WEEKLIES ” Ciena DeCoudres. Business Manager Chaxles M. Finch, Editor * SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dm Tear lI.M jtx Montha 99 yhree Months .99 ' TERMS IN ADVANCE Entered at the post office at Walkertoa, eecond-claas matter. The way airplane accidents are piling up it appears that some flying is off the handle. The scandals of yesterday fast become the commonplace mixed conversation of today. A canoe is dangerous enough to share with an airplane the requirement of a licensed pilot. Some lives might be saved by an arrangement to supervise the summer canoe as well as the battleship. Those who shake their heads when talking on the phone probably think । the rattie can be heard at the other end. A fearful number of the new “tan” complexions make their wearers look as though their faces were just plain dirty. The social standard of spinach seems to be pretty well fixed by the fact that no parasite is low enough to attack it. A loud speaker has been perfected that can be heard four miles. Hope the street broadcasters don’t get to using it, A psychologist says that the typical gangster has the mind of a twelve-year-old boy, which is a slander on the boy. The news photographer needs great skill. No mere amateur could always catch a great man with a foolish look on his face. Another instance of mixing charity pleasantly with business Is when the straw hat salesman remarks, “It looks fine on- you.” One of the outstanding problems of the United States would end if the inhabitants thereof were not so anxious to see the law obeyed by the other fellow. Some people spend more effort trying to appear like what they wish others to think they are than would seem necessary actually to become that way. A clerk in a “chain store” claims respect for his efforts to preserve a manner of polite interest, even though l he does not know whom he is actually working for. The United States Naval observatory now sends out time signals at 3 a. m. as well as at 10 p. m., proving that Uncle Sam is becoming a gay old bird himself. Deforesting brings to attention the fact that “Woodman, Spare That Tree” was not only a sweet, old song, but one conveying an important economic moral. A theme song has been written for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Edison’s invention of the electric light. However, it is well known that Mr. Edison is pretty deaf. The office crab has taken down the Kum-a-Long sign which has appeared over the door of his summer cottage the last five years and replaced it with another, viz., “Isolation Camp.” One pathetic feature of Beau Brummell’s way of living, of which he does not speak, however, is having to give the shoes to the furnace man as soon as they are broken in and comfortable. A Turk claims to l ave reached the age of one hundred and sixty by sticking consistently to a diet of garlie and ripe cheese. The virtue of the diet proßabiy is the absence of any temptation to over-eat. It was set forth at a religious conference that the average contribution to the church plate on Sunday I throughout the United States was five : cents. This makes it easy for many i to be above the average. New York is represented as a wicked old town. Whatever a visitor may have to pay for case cover charge, he can still get by there with the plain old-fashioned nickel for car fare. Aren’t some of those who criticize the length of the skirts of today able to remember the wild 90’s, when It was seriously doubted if a woman should appear on the street with the tops of her shoes showing? Every youth is told that when he gets older he will know more. Later on, he frequently learns that he doesn’t know as much. A comical story about an absentminded i ofessor was told us recently by a fellow who smoked right through the cigar band while he talked. “ One of youth’s gravest problems, ; we should think, is learning how to I work in the newly discovered word, i such as “naive,” three times in a sen- I tence. King Tut is credited with having ! valuable secrets. And yet he lias not disclosed a single radio rube that shows the slightest improvement. Secrecy in legislative deliberations falls into disfavor. A man with courageous opinion must subscribe to the old motto, “It pays to advertise.” | “In the circus act in which a man is ! ehot 150 feet out of a cannon, no ex- । ■plosive is used.” It seems the gun is -more on the principle of a revolving j

Air Transport Grows Rapidly

Washington.—The development of the aeronautics and air transport industry during the three years’ life of the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce has been “among this country’s outstanding achievements.” Secretary of Commerce Lamont declared recently in surveying the present state of development of the industry. “With the increasing interest being shown in this subject by the general public, there is every reason to believe that the immediate future will bring forth even greater accomplishments,” he added. Secretary Lamont predicted “the foundations have been laid for a great transportation system over which swift aerial carriers will bear their cargoes of mail, express and passengers to every corner of the globe." Outlook for Big 1929 Record. A statistical estimate of the condition of the industry appended to Sec- । retary Lamont’s statement indicated

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Master Farmer in Prize Wheat Field L . ..-7.. ... • -s' ~i J I Ik * "fflF K Fred Laptad, fanner of Lawrence, Kan., m the midst ot nis mu pei cent pure wheat field. Laptad has set what is believed to be a record in the agricultural life of the country by having developed his wheat properties for five years with a rating of 100 per cent pure wheat. He raises his wheat exclusively for seed and his wares are marketed to farmers all over the United States ns well as in many foreign countries. He also holds the medal as the master farmer of the state of Kansas.

50 Cents Would Cover Cost of Thunderstorm Washington.—A half dollar probably would pay for all the electricity expended in the average thunderstorm, the bureau of standards estimated today. At the prevailing rate of 5 cents a kilowatt hour, a single flash of lightning is worth about four-tenths of a cent. While a flash in a severe storm generates power of 1,909JH)6 kilowatts, capable of doing appalling damage, its duration being 3-199.099 of a second, it represents hut 8-1.000 of a kilowatt

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that if the present rapid growth in air transport operations continues during the remainder of the year, the operations for 19’29 will exceed the total for the last three years. The report estimated that the mileage flown by air transport operators for the first half of 19'29 would total S.<MK>,oo(> miles as against 10.500.tHX1 for all of 1928, 5.570.459 for 19'27 and 4.318.057 for 1926. The average of miles flown daily by air transport operators for the first half of the year, estimated to be 70.000 miles, is almost three times as gceat as the average for all of 1928, which was 26,606, more than four times the average of 16,083 miles for 1927 and almost seven times the average of 10,830 miles for 19'26. Thirty Thousand Miles of Airways. The total length of the airways network, estimated now to be 30,000 miles, has jumped from a total of 16,667 miles at the close of 1928; 9.121 miles at the close of 1927. and 8,404

Uniform Marriage Laws Needed?

New York. —Eleven states of the Union still permit girls of twelve to marry. In several states marriage licenses are Issued by mail, without the appearance of either prospective bride or groom before the license clerk. In many places the license clerk is dependent upon the fees he receives for his entire pay, and consequently he issues licenses promiscuously and without questions. There are at least 57 “marriage market” towns In the United States where law is so lax that Justices of the peace and "marrying parsons" advertise that ceremonies will he performed at any time of day or night, and no questions asked. These conditions, brought to light in the recent survey conducted by the \ Russell Sage Foundation, explain a ’ big percentage of the constantly increasing number of American divorces. । according to F. Emerson Andrews. ! who analyzes the foundation's report in the current issue of the North American Review. Approximately 790,900 persons In the United States, it was found, have participated in marriages involving girls under sixteen. Hundreds of thousands of others have taken advantage of these lax conditions to marry higamously. or while intoxicated. or while mentally or physically in- ' competent. Practically 100 per cent ot such marriages. Mr. Andrews points out, are ■ doomed to end in the divorce courts. The states where marriages of girls of twelve are permitted are Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana. Maryland. Mississippi. Tennessee, Virginia, Colorado and Idaho. Twenty-four states, including such highly developed commonwealths as

hour, the basis upon which commercial current is sold. “It is surprising that there are not more deaths by lightning,” the bureau said. “Reports show that about 500 persons are killed every year by flash es. The property damage, especially in rural districts, however, is tremend ous.” Explaining the phenomenon, the bu reau said that large raindrops con taiuing electrical charges, on striking the upper current of air are broken into smaller drops and the energy released.

miles at the close of 1926. Ten thousand miles of airways, or one-third of the total, are lighted, as compared with 6,988 at the close of 1928; 4.468 at the close of 1927, and 2,041 at the end of 1926. s The greatest Increases were shown for the income-producing activities of i air transport companies. It was estimated that 40.900 passengers were carried during the first six months of 1929, as against 35,900 in all of 1928. 8.679 in 1927. and 5.572 in 1926. Total mail carried was computed at 3.400.000 pounds, as against 4,061.210 pounds in 1925. 1,654,165 in 1927, and 810,855 in 1926. Express volume was fixed at ■ 1.200.000, as against 2.000,009 for 1925. There are now 45 companies operating air transport lines, compared to 37 at the close of 1928, 19 at the close of 1927, and 14 at the close of 1926. I They have 400 airplanes in service, an Increase from 300 at the close of 1928. 128 at the close of 1927, and 69 at the ; close of 1926. j

New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania, still recognize the common law marriage. In which a man and woman may live together under a mere secret agreement between themselves. Adoption and enforcement of tin! form marriage laws throughout the country could quickly cheek the rising tide of divorce nt its source. It is shown. Recommendations for such laws, made by the Russell Sage Foundation investigators and published in the North American Review article are: 1. Raise the minimum age for marriage to 16 years everywhere. 2. Re-

Renege on ° Kissless Marriages”

Los Angeles. Uallf.--l'lamlng youth's latest innovation, the “kissless." pin tonic marriage, has been tried in Los Angeles. And did it work? Well, perbnps th< two young men selected tor the ex periment were not esthetic enough They appeared in local courts nnU asked to be released from their col lege girl wives mid their new style of । matrimony. Both were granted an | nulments on the grounds that they bad been defrauded. The two girls, who had attempted to revolutionize marriage and substitute tin ideal platonic relationship i sans all caresses, ‘did not appear In court to witness the failure of their experiment. “It was a great little plan, but that was all," said A. A. Anderson, one of the young husbands. When he appeared In Judge I eon ard Wilson’s court he told how he had lived with Ids wife for two years and j had never received a kiss or a caress. ' “She told me that she lovt 1 me. but she just would not kiss me.” tie explained. "Kisses,” she said, “were repulsive to her.” Almost simultaneously Richard V Watson, a young hanker, was relating

| ON BEING WELL | x X j Bv THOMAS ARKLE CLARK J Dean of Men, University of Y £ Illinois. £ ♦a***********.***********************************•**»**»***♦*•**•**•* So many things we take sot granted in life—regular food, clothing, health —a nd faking

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ways had adequate clothing, though at times I have wished it were more elegant or of greater variety, and as for illness, there has never been a time in my life when 1 was considered seriously ill. I've had ague and measles and an occasional ache or pain for a day or two, and that is as much as I know about real illness. I come and go as most of you do, never giving much consideration as to how I feel, what I shall eat or what I shall drink or wherewithal 1 shall be clothed. These things have never been matters to require serious con sideration. But not all people are so lucky. Sam has been lying in a hospital al most ever since I came to know him four years ago. He is an ambitious young fellow, who had every likeli hood of doing something worth while until disease got a grip on him and

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quire a notice of intention to marry to be filed five days before the license may be issued. 3. Issue licenses at regt:.ar hours only, on the basis of proved age and In the town or county where the bride or groom resides. 4. Abolish the fee system for payment of license clerks. 5. Abolish the fee system for the civil solemnization of marriage by justices. 6. Let religious bodies establish in theological seminaries thorough instruction regarding marriage laws, and deni rigidly with the commercial practices of "marrying parsons." 7. Establish a bureau of marriage law supervision In each state.

a similar story in the court of Judge Elliott Craig. "1 met her nt n University of Southern California sorority dance,”

I Church Roof Acts as ; Radio Receiving Set I . Winnipeg—Midnight strollers ‘ * In Vh ot i, B । ' g new • • Cnrlst Church cathedral this ; * spring h^ird । • the rippling swell of a Ruch ' * fugue rolling from the half j •: • ■ . chancel rang the sound, though * • no orj in Is install* I Moonligl • • . and mystery joined hands to J; j- send shivers down Victorinn • • backs, and the shivers quicktrned ’ as the sound of a priest inton t Ing his Benedicite was heard * when the sound of the organ • • ceased. Scientists who Invest! * gated stated that the great ex- ’ • panse of copper roof had caught . . the waves of some broadcast re- ’ • vital from the United Stares and • . acted as a receiving radio set. ’ • •

I sent him to bed where he has been । lying all these months. He has » I good prospect of some day being well i hut no cne knows exactly when. It ! will take time and patience and self sacrifice on his part. Until health comes tie must lie quietly and tak< things as they come, and amuse him self as Ue may. There Is little he can do. His bed is by an open window, and j the view outside is a very restricted I ; one. A road passes near by obscured [ | by shrubbery, tint occasionally he can i see a motor car scurrying by or a I pedestrian moving slowly along the road as he himself longs to do. The I 1 strip of lawn in view of his window ■ grows green in the spring; flowers are planted in the small beds scattered about and gladden his eye with their color. The grass grows brown and dead as winter comes on; snow covers the ground at intervals, and ! all the time Sam is lying looking out I upon this circumscribed scene. He has been a very active boy. too, before his illness. He has memories of athletic games in which he excelled, ot long walks along pleasant shady roads, of cantering over the prairies on horseback, and these recollections make his enforced imprisonment the more galling. He would be happier sometimes, he thinks. If he were alone with a few games and a book or two and his own thoughts, but he is surrounded by peo-

them for grant ed, we very sei dom feel any sense of thankfulness or appreciation of these things which are regularly ours. I have seldom ever been hungry excepting for an hour or two in my life. I have al-

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' Watson said. “She was the prettiest girl there. She seemed to care for me. We were married in two days. "Then I discovered her strange Ideas about marriage. She refused to kiss me. Kissing was degrading to women; It typifies the subjection of the female to the male, she said. I lived with her for half a year and could not change her viewpoint.” Gem-Eating Ostriches Lure Diamond Hunters Washington.—The finding of 70 diamonds in the craws of two ostriches killed by hunters in the southern part of the Kalahari desert in South Africa lias started a new industry, “hunting ostriches for <liamonds,” ■ Samuel 11. Day, trade commissioner at Johannesburg, has Informed the Department of Uommerce. One bird j prodn<*ed 53 diamonds and the other 17, all of exceptional quality, if is reported. These ostriches formerly roamed the Namnqunland district, where rich alluvial diamond deposits are said so exist, and, having an eye for shining stones, included diamonds in their diet.

ole not of his own choosing or of his •wn tastes. Twenty-four hours a day, <even days in the week, three hundred md sixty-five days in the year—the 'iime people shut in as lie is. How hey can keep from hating each other I cannot see. It's a wonderful thing to be well! (© 1929 Western Newspaper Union ) Her Slogan Won I ■ i 2 |gr -WFf 3 f 1 ■ 1 1 1 l<J Miss Marion Boyd, seventeen, ot De troit, Mich., with the certificate which President Hoover presented to her for her winning slogan, “This is your country—beautify it.” The contest was conducted by the Art Center of New York sponsored by Mrs. J. D. Rockefeller. Jr., and the prize was a trip to Washington.

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