HURRICANE
HAZARD
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By R. H. WILKINSON
© Bell Byndicate.~WNU Service
ingly, “that hotels catering to
seasonal trade are Inclined to
charge high rates for what they
offer, Why, take here in Miami, for
example. The season can hardly be
called longer than three months, four
at the most, During the remaining
eight, or nine months all these hotels
are vacant. There is absolutely no rev-
ene for maintenance cost, taxes, in-
surance and the dozens of other ex-
penses such a project entails.”
Beside me, Col. Joel Tucker chuckled
at some memory my words revived.
The colonel and I are friends of long
standing. Today we were seated on
the veranda of his winter home at
Miami beach looking out over a brassy
sea, overshadowed by a leaden, cloud-
less sky. It was early May. The tour-
ist season was past, An atmosphere of
desolation and forlornness hung over
the city.
The day was hot, though the mer-
cury was considerably less than the
average northerner is apt to think of
it being in Florida, between May and
November. A gentle breeze swept up
from the water, and was cooled In the
shade of palm trees and oleanders be-
fore reaching the veranda, To the
right the top stories of the famous
Beach hotel were visible above a
fringe of cocoanut palms. It was sight
of this man-made structure that had
prompted my remark, for Boris Flake,
its owner, Is a close friend of the col-
onel, hence one with whom I am In-
clined to sympathize,
Colonel Tucker set fire to a long
black cigar and crossed his legd atop
the veranda railing.
“Back in 1926." he sald, “the city of
Miami was nearly wiped off the map
by a hurricane. You remember It
Worst storm on record, Hundreds of
buildings whisked away as If they had
been so many cardboard boxes. Thou-
sands of dollars worth of property ut-
terly rulned. The extent of the dam-
age reached an astounding figure.
“It was a sethack to Miami and
Jacent cities. It meant years of
to rebuild what had destroyed.
And worse It meant the greater
undertaking of dispelling In the minds
of had in the
habit of coming to Florida during the
winter, the Idea that such a storm was
apt to repeat itself during the tourist
feason,
pers announce
swept by a
“I IS small wonder,” I sald mus
ad-
work
been
still
who
outsiders, heen
Even now your
Miami is
hurricane every ti
northern pa
that being
me the
wind blows at a slightly greater than
normal Up In New England
you can have high tides, blizzards and
100-mile-an-hour gales and thes’
er called any than
storm.
“However,
velocity.
il nev.
be more a bad
Miami was confronted
with the job of overcoming the hur
ricane hazard. She had to convince
you northerners that there was a sea.
son for hurricanes and that season he
gan In late August, and ended in late
October. And, second, she had to do
something to assure the folks who
sometimes stayed down here during
the summer months, that in the event
of a second storm such as that In
1026 there were shelters that could
withstand the ravages.
“Boris Flake bulit the first hurrl-
cane-proof hotel, (And incidentally
there haven't been many built since)
It cost him thousands of ydollars, In
fact several thousand more than he
had anticipated. When the thing was
done he discovered his finances ex-
hausted and his creditors pressing.
Hopeful of realizing a profit on his In.
vestment, however, he held on during
the winter season of 1027, only to dis.
cover that either the storm of the
previous year had scared off the tour
ist trade, or Miami wasn't going to be
the popular winter resort that natives
had bragged about. At any rate, busi
ness wasn't so brisk that winter, and
by the end of the season his financial
condition hadn't improved to any
marked degree.
“The outlook seemed pretty black.
Boris decided to stay on the ground
during the summer, however, and
spend his idie time In concocting some
plan whereby he could retrieve some
of his Investment. An old hand at
the hotel game Is Boris; thoughts of
admitting defeat were too humiliating
to be considered.
“During August of that summer
Boris got a break. Weather authori.
ties predicted that a hurricane of
great velocity was making up In the
Caribbean and was heading straight
for Miami, The report got around that
the city was again doomed. Govern
ment officials advised every one to
either get out of the city or take shel:
ter in some building that could with-
stand the storm.
“Folks began to look around for
such a building, and It wasn't long be.
fore they discovered that Boris’ Beach
hotel was the only structure in town
guaranteed hurricaneproof. The re.
sult was quite astounding, and satis
fying to Boris, Before he realized what
was happening more than half of the
rooms in his hotel were engaged by
frightened citizens, At this point he
awoke to the situation and auctioned
off the remaining beds at prices that
were higher than his winter rates,
“For more than two weeks the beach
was filled to eapacity, while the pre.
dicted = hurricane went prancing
around the Atlantie, and finally
gheered off the coast by reason of
some climatie fluke, and spent itself
at sea,
“But Boris was grateful. I'he money
that be had taken in was clear velvet,
i
Moreover, the incident served as a |
splendid advertisement. The name of
the Beach was emblazoned on the
front pages of newspapers all over
the country as the only hotel in which
hundreds of people sought refuge
against the anticipated hurricane,
“Boris opened up the next December
and did a normal business throughout
the winter, However, by spring he was
still in the red and his creditors were |
pressing harder than ever, If it hadn't |
been for the fact that the next August |
another hurricane was predicted and |
the Beach enjoyed a repetition of the
previous summer's business, he would |
likely have had to board up the doors |
and windows. But with the profits re- |
celvéd from frightened hurricane es |
capers, he managed to stall off the |
creditors, and was able to open up for
his third season.”
The colonel paused in the telling of
his tale and looked out across the
lawn and over the fringe of cocoanut
palms toward the top stories of the
famous Beach hotel. I saw the twinkle
In the old man's eyes and sald: “Boris
was never closed out, then? The hotel
Is prosperous now; a paying proposi- |
tion?" ¥
Colonel Tucker nodded. “No,” he
sald thoughtfully, “no, Boris never had
to close up. But it was the summer
trade that kept him going; still is, as
a matter of fact. He couldn't compete
with the other hotels during the winter
because his overhead was so great.”
He paused, and the twinkle developed
into a smile, “Every August, now, |
folks move into the Beach and stay
there until after the hurricane season
is over. Boris makes a regular busi.
ness of the trade, sells his rooms out
in advance and has never falled to
have a full house
“Which means,” I suggested, “that,
every summer, weather officials pre-
diet a storm making up in the Carib.
bean and heading toward Miami with
disastrous intent. That hardly seems
possible.”
Colonel Tucker
nodded amusedly.
“It isn't possible, and yet the rumor
somehow around.” He paused
abruptly, looked at me with a shrewd
expression in his eyes. There was also
in his tone a of reprimand.
“Didn't I just tell you that Boris was
an old and accomplished hand at ‘the
he laughed.
gets
note
hotel game?" Suddenly
“Excuse me, I forgot we three are all
good friends. You the weather
officials don't always report the come
storm during Au-
»
soe,
ing of a destructive
gust. But Boris does.
Estonia, Finland, Poland
post-war states in the
Baltic region have added to their coln-
‘rom Estonia appears a new one-
Several of the
uminum bronze to re-
er coln minted
The obverse shows an ancient
the Viking reminiscent
days when the Estonlans, along
with the Norse and Finnish sea-rovers,
kroon piece in al
place the one-kroon silv
I
in 1083,
ship of
f the
of
type,
were the scourge of the more peace
able nations to the west The reverse
bears the shield of the country with
the Inscription "Eesti Babariik” and
the date.
Finland has Issued a large 20-markkaa
also of aluminum bronze The
obverse shows the well-known Lion of
Finland encircled by a wreath of pine
needles and cones, with the date at
bottom. The reverse bears the denomi-
nation and the inscription “Suomen
Tasavalta”
The metal, aluminum bronze, used
for these pleces is a new alloy for colin.
age purposes and has been commonly
used since the World war as a substi. |
tute for silver, especially In those coun-
tries which have suffered severe cur
rency depreciation. It was first ex- |
tensively employed by the French for
the Chamber of Commerce tokens of 2,
1 and 3% franc pleces Issued In 1920, |
The metal is a golden color when new, |
but changes to a brassy hue with use,
The proportions of the alloy in the
Finnish colns are 82 per cent copper, 8
per cent aluminum and 2 per cent
nickel,
New and 10 zloty pieces from
Poland show a bold profile of Marshal
Pilsudski, emphasized by the lack of
any Inscription other than an almost
microscopic date placed beneath his
shoulder, The reverse shows a small |
crudeiy fashioned Polish eagle in a |
burst of rays and surrounded at some
distance from the edge by the Inscrip- |
tion “Rzeczpospolita Polska,” with the
value at bottom. Marshal Plisudski's |
portrait appeared on stamp Issues some |
years ago, but these are the first coins
to bear the portrait of Poland's na-
tional hero,
plece,
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“Most Accurate” Clocks Made
Declared to be the four most ac
curate clocks In the world, novel time.
pleces are being exhibited by the
Reichs Institute for Physics in Berlin,
where they were made. They are op-
erated by the vibrations of a quarts
crystal, and are sald to deviate from |
the right time only 0.002 seconds In six |
months, The crystal Is hung In a
vacuum glass tube which Is placed in-
side 4 box surrounded by a second box,
The walls of both boxes are composed |
of copper tubes, alr, aluminum and
feathers, which keep the temperature
within unchanged. An electric current
Is sent through the crystal which wW-
brates 00,000 times a second, and these
vibrations Influence an alternating cums
rent which keeps the clock going,
Deciding on Name U, 8. A,
The name United States of America
was agreed to by the Constitutional
convention on August 7, 1787, In con
sidering the report of the committee
of detall, The selection of this name
wns logical, since It was composed of
states which were uniting, and the
whole country was commonly termed
America,
T= present vogue for linen is noth-
ing short of sensational, Whether
you go dining, dancing, swimming, fiy-
ing, motoring, golfing or shopping, or
play tennis, there's a linen for every
occasion from rustic crashes and peas
ant and colorful Tahitian
prints to alluring novelties in stripes
and plaids and in sheer lovely effects
for high-style evening wear,
Midsummer days are proving that
linen suits, especially in white and nat-
yral tones, are of first interest among
best dressed women for about-town
wear. A linen suit and a wardrobe
of blouses and the problem of being
smartly appareled durl
weaves
ng the daytime
hours is solved not only for the Imme-
diate moment but for well on. into the
fall, very newest
in wine
beetroot,
since the linens are
shades, in Dubonnet red, in
purple and orange tones.
Just now, while the weather Is warm,
it's the white and natural linens
are lending their |
groomed
feene,
that
mmaculate ang well
appearance to the summer
The trio of stunning suits ple-
tured represent the very creme de Ia
creme in linens as now featuring on
the style program.
The young woman seated shows that
she knows fashion In that with her
sult of moygashel linen, In natural col-
or, she Is wearing a dark blouse, the
same being brown with white polka
dots. You are doing the right thing
this season if to wear with your white
and natural linens you choose dark
accessories. The coat is single breast.
ed with buttons all the way up to the
collariess neckline. A novel idea 1s
introduced in the placement of deep
large pockets above the belt line. Rag-
lan sleeves add a final touch of smart.
ness to this linen classic.
The other two sults are also of
moygashel lines It Is rather inter.
esting to know In this connection that
King George sends the flax grown ob
his royal estate at Sandringham, Eng-
land (supposed to be the finest flax in
the world) to Moygashel, Ireland,
to be woven, because the workmanship
there
is so fine—quite a royal pedigree for
these linens,
The two-plece centered in the group
has a tight basque with
no belt to disturb the natural line. It
is of white linen with navy button
and tle. double binding to the
cont which gives a vestee effect Is new
and smart. The sports flap pockets are
chile, too,
Handstitching around notched
collar and the pockets gives a dis
ive touch to the white linen sult to the
The stitching and the belt are
The coat is dou.
is
fis
fitting cont
he
he
right,
in matched coloring.
ble-breasted, and a polka dot shirt
worn under it
A very fashionable thing to do Is
wear a linen coat or
jacket your white linen skirt
Lilac colored linens for these coats are
the rage with beetroot or Dubonnet red
close seconds,
bright
g eonlored
with
Then, too, novelty linens with nubby
surface or loose porous weave are in
good style for suits and for coats
These heavier sults are mostly In oys-
ter white, Very “nifty” ones are shad-
ow-checked in gray and some stunning
weaves are in herringbone patterning
flecked with brown,
There are lovely embroidered linens
shown for dressier wear and sheer
striped linens are made up into fasci-
if they were stately silks. With the
new fall tweed suits designers are cre-
ating clever blouses of fine handker-
chief linens in colorings related to the
costume entire,
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SMART BEACHWEAR
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
This beach ensemble is out of the
ordinary, It Is fashioned of purple
fishnet lace over a linen foundation.
Which agaln proves that lace goes ev-
erywhere this season. The ensemble
consists of a pair of shorts and blouse
with a wraparound skirt. The large
hat is of purple straw,
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SHOE COMFORT IS
season of pleasant week ends and
after<dark breathing spaces, one must
have foot comfort,
Cool shoes with flexible construction
are a likely way of getting this com-
fort, with preference given lightweight
by perforations, lattice and cut-outs,
their peak In the summer season, and
they are usually far more moderately
priced than the novelties thought up
for evening shoes to complement for
mal winter costumes.
Sandals of printed linen or crash,
slippers covered with gay flowered
chiffon, oxfords of splendid supporting
strength, perforated Into lacy pretti.
ness, plain cotton or linen shoes of any
color you can name, plaid linen in nat-
ural tones, checked gingham In kitchen
apron designs, lightweight suede In
any pastel hue or any flag hue and cro-
cheted string shoes are just a few of
the kinds you can choose from in the
shops.
Oriental Influence Seen
in Evening Clothes Styles
The Hindu influence, inspired by the
Maharanee of India, has initiated a
definite swing away from fitted, blas
lines to softly draped designs In eve
ning clothes. Allied influences, such as
Greclan folds, contribute to the same
effect. These flattering, age-old drap-
ery details are difficult to make and
hence are not easily copled, a point be.
ing stressed now In high style circles
Alix, the Parisian couturiere, has
turned out a thrilling array of Oriental
formal gowns. Most of them *are
topped with seductive saris, those long,
scarf-like affairs which start out by
wrapping around the body and then
proceed to cover the head in the man
ner of a monk's hood,
[Let Our Motto Be
GOOD HEALTH
BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD
Professor of Bacteriology and Preveative
edicine, University of Illinois,
College of Medicine,
NEW PROBLEMS IN RURAL
HEALTH
in this country since 1930. We are
i having a back-to-
the land movement,
lefore this,
since we hecame an
industrial nation,
we had an on-to-
the-city urge. The
new movement 18
giving the rural
community a lot of
new problems,
There are more
children to go. to
school, for instance,
| and so new school
{| rooms must be bullt, And then an In-
flux of more people means that the
community health problems are greatly
increased,
We were an agricultural country
during Colonial times. Almost every
one got his living from the land, and
practically the only Industry was home
industry. The only power, outside of
the muscle power of man and beast,
was the power of a few water wheels
| In the streams along the New England
const. It was at these sites that our
first industrial towns and cities grew.
Then came steam power, and since
steam power could not be transported
easily, the workers flocked to where
| the bollers were, And then came elec
tricity. Electricity can economically be
transported long distances, and hence
the development of using
electrical power, could be spread over
a wide geographical area.
industries
This led naturally to the rediscovery
of small towns as ideal factory sites.
But whether in city or small town the
industrial worker did not till the soil
During the last 40 years the populs
tion of the United States has almost
doubled. For every 100 persons living
in the United
195 in 10306.
in 1800, there were only 124 In
i In
doecren se
States In 1880, there were
But for every 100 farmers
1830
actual
in
the other hand,
of towns of 25000 to
other words, there was an
in the
those four decades. On
the pop ]
HO0000 inhabitants increased 300 times
furm population
tion
as compared to a general popul
1 he flonu
1s
crease of 200 times,
still more striking in
of half a million to
Intion. Here the
00 times what
in
rural
were 1830 a8 decide
than
more than 100.000 §
moving from land,
Many city homes have TO LET signs
on but find a
vacant farm house alm anywhere,
Iikewise It is difficult to find a vacant
house in a small town, I heard of one
town the other day of about 2.000 pop-
plation. It was in the iron mining dis-
trict of Upper Michigan. When the
mine shut down 13 years ago because
the ore had rua out, half the popula-
tion moved away. But a newly mar
ried pair recently could not find a
house of any sort to live in. So many
former residents had come back, or
people from Milwaukee or Chicago,
who had loaded their families Into
cars, huntiog for cheaper living, had
| decided to stay In this town. The new.
comers figure they can ralse food, If
| they can't do anything else,
| condition is duplicated all over the
i country.
| Many of these people will stay per-
| manently in the small towns and on
the farms, although the probability is
| that only a small proportion of them
| will continue farming as an all time
occupation. The majority are still ma-
chine-minded. Great industrialists, such
| as Henry Ford, hold that the solution
| of manufacturing slack is for the fae
| tory to be situated in the country, with
| the employees working their home gar.
dens on off days tp supplement, with
| homegrown fruits and vegetables, their
factory Income,
the cities to the
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is difficult to
them, it
Rt
concrete pavements,
sanitary health guards than the coun
munities the well water Is not safe.
In the cities typhoid fever has been
try districts t
of this disease among the back-to-the-
land settlers,
Health authorities generally believe
influence on the public health of this
country. The city people will learn
some valuable health lessons from the
country people, while the country peo.
ple will learn from the city. Many
cities have established Infant welfare
districts will now deem 1t essential to
have these, too, Anyway, éne thing is
certain: there will be more children
heought up with the benefits of sun.
ne, fresh alr, and Jirect
with Mother Earth, Soytaet
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THOSE “LAST WORDS”
There used to be a silly fad of at-
The stone cutter's chisel on the en-
tablature of the public building is a
provide
an age with “last words” B8o con-
celved, how would this age of ours
come off?
A bevy of reporters were holding
what is technically known as a
“death watch” on a famous man who
was thought to be dying.
“What are his last words going to
be?" asked one.
“He isn't going to have any,” re-
plied a confrere tartly, “Your city
editor and mine can't get together
on them.”
But this story has a happy end.
ing. The man got well.—"Uncle Dud-
ley,” in the Boston Sunday Globe,
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