“Bellefonte, Pa, March 4th, 1927.
HARI SINGH'S INDIAN
REGIME SUCCESSFUL
Was “Mr. A.” of Notorious
Robinson Divorce Case
Srinagar, India.—It is now a year
gince his highness Maharajah of
Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh—“Mr. A"—
eame, to the throne. Ever since 1921
{he was president of the executive
eouncil and had supported the cause
of reform in every way. But since
{the disclosure of the notorious Rob-
dnson divorce case, he went into re-
tirement for more than si~ months,
undergoing religious penan e in or-
[der to appease his rigidly orthodox
uncle and his still more eccentric ¢'
terle of old Hindu pundits.
Many were the almost unheard of
old and curious customs in this bor-
der state of Kashmir, which had to be
faced by the young maharajah. It
may be interesting to note that on the
death of his old uncle, the chief exec-
utive office of the state issued a gen-
eral order of “Bhadan,” or the shav-
ing of the beard, the mustache and
the head of every Hindu male over
sixteen years of age on the tenth da-
after the maharajah’s death.
Disbands Swan Battalion.
Then again among the various re
sponsibilities which the maharajah in-
herited was the special Swan battal-
fon of 300 swans, absolutely white,
headed by a creamy-colored one, a pet
scheme of his old uncle, who believed
them to be sacred birds belonging to
Brahma, the creator of the Hindu
trinity. They had a spetial guard
with swans as their emblem and the
whole battalion was taken to the
royal tanks in the morning from the
speclal inclosure in the maharajah’s
palace and escorted back in the eve-
ning. The roads on these occasions
were closed to all traffic while the m-
festic birds waddled forth,
Sir Hari Singh wanted to get rid of
the swans, but the pundits forbade It,
saying that they were sacred. Sir
Har] turned the tables on them nicely
by making presents of them to all the
old orthodox councilors of his uncle
whe had taken prominent part in mak-
ing him do penance for his sins In
#ngiand. He sald that they were the
custodians of the faith of his uncle
and as a mark of royal favor he quiet-
Ys distributed the swans amongst
them, asking them to take special
eare of the sacred birds. This re
moved one of the stock attractions of
Jammu, but decreased an enormous
waste of palace money on the upkeep
of the swans.
One of the main departments of the
state was forests. Kashmir is well
known for its valuable forests, but the
eld maharajah had given precious lit-
tle attention to them. Under Sir Hari
Singh the situation improved and by
the ‘end of October, after a year of
his rule, the department returns
showed a profit of £300,000 instead of
aniy $50.000, recorded in the year pre-
vious, The Kashmir forest depart:
ment controls about 10.000 square
miles of jungle. or over 609.000.000
‘Reres.
.... - Stops Waste by Fire.
» The villages used to burn large
areas for making clearings to cultl-
vate grass fodder. The new mahara-
Jan introduced resin tapping as a new
industry and instead of the 100 square
miles of forest burnt by villagers the
year previous there was not a single
‘square mile burnt during last year.
The’ strengthening of the forest de-
gartment has resulted in stopping all
‘smuggling and raiding and, with the
‘newly appointed staff of European of-
ficers, It Is hoped that this will cease.
These officers have been lent to the
Kashmir state by the government of
India and have been specially detalled
for the purpose.
The young maharajah has become
are most popular figure In the state
at the present time. Possessor of al-
most unteld wealth. his highness Is
the embodiment of simplicity. in his
personal life. He is wearing white
‘homespun cloth called khaddar. so
much favored by Mahatma Gandl.
‘He goes on observing all the old re
tigious rites laid down by Hindulsm,
with. punctilious regard for the old
¥ites and ceremonies. He went on a
pligrimage on foot to the Shri Nathy’s
cave In the United provinces accom-
panied by a large retinue and thou-
sands of pligrims and gave away val-
uable presents, Including an all-gold
coat studded with jewels valued at
.qver £25,000,
Baby Born on Liner to
Have Free Ticket for Life
New York.—Because Lydia Bellach,
nine days old, was born at sea, she:
will be permitted to make a round trip
to Italy free of charge any time she
¢hooses, The child was born on the
Qosulich liner Presidente Wilson,
while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bellach, were returning from a visit
to Italy. When the vessel docked in
‘Brooklyn, Guiseppe Cosulich, New
‘York head of the line, presented the
parents with a certificate entitling the
child to free travel because, he sald,
she was the first baby born on a
Cosulich liner In 1927,
Betting Tax Pays
Liondon.—The betting tax which
embe into force In England last No. |
vember ylelded $1,680,000 for the first
month
NEW FUEL STATION
FOR NORTH PACIFIC
Stopover on “Great Circle”
Route Provided.
Tacoma, Wash.—For the first time
in the history of transpacific shipping
vessels of American steamship lines
will be enabled to make a stopover
along the “Great Circle” route to Ja-
pan and China by the establishment of
a fueling station on Kiska island, s*
the end of the long Aleutian chain.
One of the paramount advantages
of a fueling station about half way
across the ocean is the conservation
of space for cargo. During recent
months the American line vessels have
carried capacity loads and cargo offer-
ings have been refused because of the
necessity of reserving ample storage
for the enormous quantity of fuel re.
quired in the eleven to fourteen-day
trip of constant steaming.
When the fueling facilities on Kiska
island are feasible the big ships need
carry only enough coal and oll tr
reach the reserve supply there.
The United States navy has held a
claim on Kiska island for many years
for its fueling and naval advantages in
case of war. In the case of its being
used soon in peaceful vocations excel-
lent quality of coal and possibly crude
oil may be found near Anchorage,
Alaska, It is also known that coal
exists on the island itself as well ar
on others of the Aleutian chain.
Out on the end of the Aleutian is-
lands is Attu, the farthest west of the
North American continent. When the
summer's sun has set on Attu it is
rising on the coast of Maine. Near-
by is Kiska island, potential nava’
base and mid-pacific fueling station.
As a further aid to navigation it is
planned to establish on Kiska a gizan-
tic radio station located in a strategic
position to be in communication with
shipping in all parts of the north
Pacific,
Mary, ‘Champ’ Mouser,
Has Post With U. S.
‘Washington.—There is a cat called
Mary, whose white coat bears unmis-
takable evidence that her vague an-
cestry includes at least one member
of the tortoise shell persuasion. She
Is not a large cat, but she is, certain-
ly, a feminist and occupies a position
of trust and importance in the na-
tion's government.
Aary prefers to work at night and
sleep in the daytime. Her post of
duty is that section of the extensive
capitol basement which lies directly
beneath the celebrated dome—the hub
of one of the main wheels in the gov-
ernmental machinery. There the rats
are plentiful and Mary does well, earn-
ing not only a good living but a rep-
utation as a good mouser.
Jther cats have similar assignments
in different parts of the old basement,
but Mary seems to have the most
notable record. Considering the age
of the basement and the number of
holes and crannies that offer harbor
to rats, David Lynn, architect of the
capitol, sees little likelihood that the
staff of mousers will have a chance
for some time to become lazy through
lack of work,
—ounterfeiter’s Error
Produces a $15 Biil
Chicago.—Alfred Jones, a skillfu!
engraver and printer, turned out such
perfect imitations of whisky and other
labels that he even drank part of the
contents of a bottle bearing one of his
own labels and spent several painful
days recovering.
Then, when he emerged from the
nospital he purchased a few blank
plates and some suitable chisels and
went to work on another project.
Two weeks ago the Department ot
Justice became aware that somebody
was issuing counterfeit paper currency
and secret service men traced it to
Jones, who had made the fatal error
-of passing one of his new bills on his
landlady.
“Why did you make a $15 bill?” in-
quired the chief of staff.
“Typographical error,”
Jones, as he was led away.
tended to make a $25 bill.”
said Mr.
“lI in-
New Machine Extracts
Oil From Shale and Sand
Nashington.—A process which ex-
racts usable petroleum products from
oil shale rock, oil-soaked sands. and
surface bitumen has been devised by
two engineers of the bureau of mines,
C. P. Bowie and J. M. Gavin. The
process may be of great economic
value in the future, the bureau de-
clares, because it will enable the pro-
duction of lubricants and fuel in the
United States long after the present
liquid and freely flowing deposits of
pil have been exhausted.
Farmers to Tame Wild
Berries of Far West
Woodlawn, Wash.—Blueberries
and their cousins, the huckle-
berries, growing wild in the
West for ages past, have suc-
cumbed to the farmer mission-
aries, and next will appear on
the markets as cultivated fruits.
Demonstrations and experiments
have shown these forest vines do
much better under cultivation,
fertilizing and tying to trellis
work, The ple lovers may ex-
pect to greet bigger and better
blueberries under
crust,
LUMBERMEN FINDING
THAT FORESTRY PAYS
Hard-Headed Business Mep
Follow Lead of U. S.
Washington.—The illusion of inex-
haustible virgin forests has spent it-
self and in the lumber business for-
estry has come to be the economic
competitor of transportation, says W.
B. Greely, chief of the United States
forest service.
As long as cheap virgin stumpage
was at hand within a reasonable dis-
tance of the lumber and paper mar-
kets there was no place for systematic
timber growing in the economic
scheme of things, the forestry expert
declares in the annual report of the
Smithsonian institution for 1925 just
issued. Once the cost of transport-
ing lumber from the nearest forest ex-
ceeds the cost of growing it at home,
hard-headed business men realize that
forestry pays.
Forest conservation in the United:
States has up to the present time been
largely a matter of public ownership
of timberland and public policies |
based on foresight of coming national |
necessity, Mr. Greely says. Now, how-
ever, it is percolating down into the
counting house and directors’ boars
rooms.
Must Provide New Supply.
As the timber shortage grows more
critical the wood-using industries reec-
ognize the alternatives they face of.
either providing future raw materis’
or going out of existence,
“Undoubtedly we must and will
learn to use less wood,” continues Mr.
Greely. “Steel, cement and slap prod-
ucts have been substituted for con-
struction lumber, and coal, oil and
electricity are replacing it for fuel.
But as these substitutions increase
new uses for wood like that in the
rayon textile industry are constantly
being evolved out of the chemistry
laboratory and the range of such
wood-using products continues tr
widen.” :
Careful conservation of the timber
we already have, elimination of for-
est wasi. to the last foot and gener-
ous growing of new trees point the
way to the solution of our forest pro*
lem, declares the expert,
A research institution that has for
its object the detailed study of all
the known insect carriers of disease
is a new project In sclence. A pro-
posal of such a beneficent foundation
has been made by Dr. L, O. Howard.
chief of the United States bureau of
entomology.
Not only the insects of bad reputa-
tions of long standing, like the anoph-
eles mosquito associated with malaria,
but the close relatives of all the dis-
ease-bearing species should be studied
in a.well-equipped service “by. compe-,
tent men untrammeled. in their work
and assisted to the limit of their ne-
cessities in a financial way,” declare
Doctor Howard.
Organic chemistry as an aid to the
entomologist in deallng with the in-
sect pest problem was stressed by the
well-known sclentist In his report.
Knowledge" of the chemistry of the
physiological changes that insects un-
dergo is essential, he stated. Study !
of the chemistry of the plants on
which they feed would help to give a
clearer understanding of what there
is about certain plants that attracts
certain insects. Such problems would
have a very Important bearing ece
aomically on many crop pests.
Annihilation of injurious insects hy
poison gas is another phase of chem-
istry along the lines of which Doctor
Howard believes valuable progres
may be made in the future. :
“We must look to the chemist.” he
declared, “for the development of the
most perfect insecticide, which must
be a cheap compound that will at
once stimulate plant life and deter o
destroy insects.”
Reports Cannibal Butterflies.
Cannibal butterflies and caterpll-
lars that give off electric shocks are
among the phenomena of nature de-
seribed by Dr. Austin H. Clark of the
United States National museum in the
report of the institution.
Certain butterflies found in the Ori.
«nt and in our own New England re.
verse the usual vegetation habits of
their kind and feed on plant lice and
mealy bugs during the larval stage,
says Doctor Clark. Little butterflies
of the kind known as hairstreaks
carry this practice to the point of at-
tacking their own species during the
helpless state of transition from the
larva into pupa. Before the pupa case
is hardened preparatory for the dor-
mant period during the winter the in-
seet is practically at the mercy of its
fellows, who frequently fall upon it
and devour it.
The “electric” caterpillars were
found in Nigeria feeding on mistletoe
flowers. While handling them the col.
lector experienced nn tingling sensa-
tion distinctly resembling an electric
shock, exnlained Doctor Clark, though
the insects had no bristles or other
protrusions that would cause irrita-
tion,
Save the birds if you would save
che erone is the keynote of a report
| hy W 1 MrAtee of the United States
mrvey,
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their favorite 2 |
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fom extensive surveys of
bv experts throughout the
"~ns in Cavalry
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‘ry. stationed at Fort
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VALUABLE FURS
FROM FAR NORTH
Season in Alaska Is Reported
to Be Goed.
Seattle, Wash.—Smelling of the wil-
derness and the smoke of trappers’
cabins, large bales of valuable furs’
are arriving here from the far North-
west to a reception by greedy fur
buyers, representing a pelt-hungry
market in New York and London.
There are thousands of mink, musk-
rat and ermine; large numbers of ot-
ter, lynx and beaver; fewer marten
and wolf, with a heavy sprinkling of
the various-hued foxes.
Trappers report a good season in
Alaska, Yukon territory and northwest
Canada. Fur bearers increased the
last year at an amazing rate because
of the abundance of hares, birds and
other natural food sources.
The trapping season is about one-
third over In Alaska and the Yukon
country, while in the Arctic reaches
it has just begun.
Prices for all kinds of fur are
steady with a tendency upward as is
Justified by the quality of the offer-
ings. Practically all the furs shipped
here are dispatched at once to east-
ern manufacturing centers for imme-
diate use. The amount of furs on
hand in apparel shops in New York is
the smallest in years, due to the
heavy demand for garments s»
adorned.
The Seattle fur exchange held its
monthly fur sale recently, at which
time the largest collection of north-
west and Siberian furs ever assembled
here was sold. The value of the pelts
ran close to $1,000,000.
This winter, declare fur buyers, the
quality of peltries is far above the
average.
There is no slowing down in the de-
mand for furs, so dealers expect
higher prices in retail centers,
South African Observer
Finds Year’s First Comet
Cambridge, Mass.—The first comet
of 1927 was found by an amateur as-
tronomer in South Africa on the eve
of the first anniversary of his discov-
ery of the second comet of 1926. Ac-
cording to advices reaching Dr, Har-
low Shapley, director of the Harvard
college observatory here, from the In-
ternational Bureau of Astronomical
Telegrams of Copenhagen, Denmark,
the amateur, Blathwayt by name,
picked up a ninth magnitude comet on
Thursday, January 13. It was on
January 16, 1926, that he discovered
the first comet, which was named
after him.
Vhen he located the new visitor
~arly on the morning of January 13, it
was In the constellation of Scorpio,
which can be seen low in the south-
eastern sky just before sunrise at this
time of year, Astronomically its po-
sition at the time of discovery is
expressed as 15 hours 44 minutes right
ascension, and 29 degrees 46 minutes
south declination. It was moving to
the southeast, which makes it still
lower in the sky for American observ-
ers, so probably no observers in north-
ern countries will be able to see it at
all. At Braamfontein, near Johannes.
| burg, where the discoverer is located.
however, it is now almost directly
overhead at sunrise, and though it is
too faint to be seen except with u
telescope, it will probably be observed
by other observatories in the south
ern hemisphere.
Bees Bring Wealth
Out of Vast Swamp
Vayeross, Ga.—Though never fully
.xplored by man, Okefenokee swamp,
known to the Indians as the land of
trembling earth, has been encom-
passed by an industry of 400,000,000
tiny workers.
The last link of a 200-mile chain o:
Aehives has just been completed
within the 600 square miles of spongy
land, located in southern Georgia and
northern Florida. Abounding in thou-
sands of flowers, gall berries, tupelo
and black gums and red bays, the
swamp now supplies a large part of
the honey in eastern and southern
markets.
Besides the treacherous earth, the
veekeepers have other obstacles.
Bears have learned to protect them-
selves from the bees while satisfying
their appetite for honey. After smear-
ing their bodles with rosin fresh from
pine trees, the bears wallow in mud,
giving themselves an armor the bees
cannot penetrate.
Try This Puzzler; It’s
Too Much for Arkansas
Little Rock, Ark.—Persons
now in the employ of the state
evidently are not mathemati-
clans or technically minded per-
sons, according to Governor
Martineau, who has a problem
on his hands that nobody has
been able to solve.
A Craighead county farmer
wrote him to find out how much
corn he bas in his crib. He evi-
dently belleved that the gov-
ernor was the man to apply to,
for he recited that he wanted
an answer “under the Arkansas
law.”
The dimensions of the crib
which Is full of corn in the husk,
are:
Length, 40 feet; width at bot-
tom, 10 feet; width at top, 11
feet 9 inches; depth of corn, 61%
feet,
State Forests Visited by Many Last
Year.
Harrisburg.-——Almost one miliion
people visited the Pennsylvania State
forests during 1926, according to a
report issued today by the State De-
partment of Forests and Waters. This
is the largest number of forest users
since the State began to handle forest
land thirty years ago. The Moshan-
non forest district, comprising the
State-owned lands in Clearfield and
Centre counties, led in the number of
forest visitors with 200,500. The Lo-
gan forest district, including a con-
siderable part of the Seven Mountain
section of Pennsylvania, came second
with 159,250 State forest users.
Hunters made up the bulk of the
forest users. The official report
shows that last year an army of 215-
700 enjoyed the sport of hunting on
the State-owned lands. Among the
other forest users were 34,825 fish-
ermen, 111,800 users of public camp
and 135,900 visitors to the State for-
est parks..
There are now 1636 permanent
camp sites on the State forest lands.
The Delaware forest district, com-
prising the State-owned land in Mon-
roe and Pike counties, came first with
a total of 378 leased camp sites. These
camp sites are leased at an annual
rental ranging from $7 to $15. The
total income during 1926 from the
rental of camp sites or the State for-
ests was $14,598.10, of which $13,281.-
10 was deposited in the State school
fund.
There are now 1,131,786 acres in
the State forests of Pennsylavnia.
They are located chiefly in the moun-
tainous parts of the State where the
hunting, fishing and camping are at
their best. Many permanent im-
provements are added to the State
forests each year. Forestry officials
predict that during 1927 the visitors
to the State-owned forest lands will
exceed the million mark.
Jack Rabbits Pest in Western States.
Colby, Kans.—Jack rabbits are the
worst pest in Western Kansas, and
are giving the county authorities
much trouble, even engaging the at-
tention of the Kansas Supreme Court.
A law requiring counties to pay a 5
cent bounty for each pair of jack rab-
bits’ ears is emptying the treasuries
of several counties.
Thomas county has been slow to
make payments, and William A. Smith,
attorney-general, has petitioned the
Supreme Court for a writ of mandam-
us to compel the county to pay for all
rabbit ears presented by hunters.
A survey made by the Federal gov-
ernment shows that there are 250 jack
rabbits on every 640 acre-tract in
nothwest Kansas, and it is estimated
that these 250 rabbits will consume as
much pasturage as 25 sheep.
In December last, Grant county,
near the Colorado line, paid $1,690 for
38,800 pairs of rabbit ears, and other
counties are showing an equally
alarming record.
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seem functionally inactive. Every-
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users. Ask your neighbor!
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Whether they be fresh,
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We buy nothing but prime
stock on the hoof, kill and re-
frigerate it ourselves and we
know it is good because we
have had years of experience
in handling meat products.
Orders by telephone always receive
prompt attention.
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