ot NEWS FLASHES Nation Wide Happenings Briefly Told Julia and Anna Dorchak, aged 3 and 5 years, of Osceola, Pa., became in the woods near cow. When later, searching for the fa discovered a week Jujia had died from starvation and Anna wa a raving maniac had endured. the horrors sl from h The country home of Enrico Caruso. | tenor, at East Hampton, N. Y., was burglarized of $500,000 in gems last week. The 1920 wheat crop, it is said, wilt be 160,000,000 bushels less than 1919 While Otto Zacher, of Philadelphia was sleeping one night last looted his town of $16,000 worth of whiskey. thieves store The 1098 slackers from military service in the central district names of “Charmed States Gove in German- | Pennsylvania were filed in Federal Williamsport last ner, « Pa., fell down t Harrisburg las racturing hi 111 A donkey knows when he has had enough—unless he belongs to the two- legged species. Nevada luxury by the has been pro- United Bathing in nounced a rnment. No, Maude, dear; in the soup is not con- to refer to another A solder has been invented which holds rimless lenses against the metal parts of eyeglasses without screws, Surgeons Have Made Youth With Life” All Over Again Many Operations Have Been Performed on. Ladd in the Past Few Years In sixteenyears surgeons have just about made Hubert Frederick of Bige- low, Ark. over. He has had eleven operations and various splints and patches and now is recovering in a Little Rock hisospital from an acci- dent that fractured his skull four ways. He has had a lifelong series of accidents. The last and most serieus happen- ing to the youth occurred at the plant of the Fourche River pany at Bigelow. An engine blew up, part of it striking a pile of lumber, scattering it with' great force. One timber struck C. A. Porter, a negro, killing him. Young Frederick was standing two feet away and was hit on the head by a fiying timber. Al the Little Rock Hospital it was found a fracture extended from the front to the back of his head with four smaller radiating from the point where he was struck. The skull was Lumber Com- fractures depressed and and a piece two inches long by seven-eights of an inch in width was removed and the sku.l raised to relieve pressure on the brain. The operation was the eleventh the lad has undergone. When he was two years old he fell into a pan of boil ing water and his arms were badly burned. He started to school at four and was the “pet” of older boys. One day they were tossing him from one to the other and he fell, breaking his collar bone. quired two operations to restore him to health. Not long after that a boy chum bet “beat him up a tree.” Frederick got up first and then they started a race to get down. The Frederick boy took the plan of drop- ping from one limb to another. One of the limbs broke and he fell, break- ing his collar bone again. The unusual accident befell him while he was helping a party of married him he could beat most charivari a The bride threw a china tea Frederick way and was It required six- teen stitches to close the wound. Not long ago while e:aployed at the a wire cable broke and started “curling” Frederick tried to jump, but one foot caught and both bones in his ankle were fractured. At the instant he jerked free and involuntarily put the injured down. His drove thelarger bone between of the two broken bones and several slivers of bone had to be removed. Less than a year ago young fred- erick was gathering wild pecans when he fell from a tree and broke an arm. It was badly set and he had to under- friends newly couple, cup into the chanced to be in its struck on the head. crowd. mill toward him. same member weight ends go an operation necessitating re- breaking and re-setting of the injured member. T. J. Frederick, believes if he recovers from his recent injury that the boy bears a charmel father of the youth, Seven years ago he and another boy were racing horses. A woman with | a baby carriage stepped from the side | of the road and Frederick's horse | stopped suddenly, throwing him off. | The horse stepped on his right ankle, | crushing it. Soon afterward the youth was stricken wish appendicitis. It re life. “When they train, I wondered if Herbert was hurt again,” said the elder “Sure enough, when the train arrived I saw them bringing him to an ambu- lance. If he can just get over this he bears a charmed life. told me to meet the Frederick, More Daring All Women Who Take Up Flying Are Successful than the Men New York—Although the wealthy folk of the future are destined to be “chauffed” in the air by their own aviators in decorative, upholstered air planes, the real woman student of aviation will come from the middle or professional class of Americans, says Capt. Field Kindley, Adjutant to Col. Archie Miller, in command of aviation at Hazelhurst field. The women of the younger genera- tion between 22 and 30, are intensely interested in aviation, and the womwu. of the Twentieth Century will not rer- mit her desire to know more about aviation to remain unsatisfied, Cart. Kindley said. “In virtually every instance in which a woman has taken up aviation, to my knowledge, she has been successful,” said the Adjutant. “I have discovered that when a woman becomes interest- ed enough in flying to learn to manage a plane in the air she makes a more daring and nervy flyer than the aver- age man. Ruth Law, who learned to fiy in the days of the cumbersome old Wright plane, is undoubtedly one of the foremost of women aviators to- day, and has inspired many others to learn to fly. “It may be surprising to the public tut women followed the transconti- nental race with far more excitement and interest than was manifested by the men. They erowded about the | fields for the hop off and landing, not cnly.here, but all the way across tne | continent, and followed the course of | each aviator through the newspapers | much more enthusiastically than ihe | lieve that it are more or less indifferent. So many women became interested in aviation during the war when sons, brothers and sweethearts were in the air serv- ice, and now they are stirred up when they see a live demonstration of tle kind of activities their relatives ex- rerienced so recently. “A few years ago you couldn't have hired a woman to get into an airplane, as they upon aviation as a invention of the But today, if army regulations mitted us to take women up in the air we would be rushed to death. As it looked destructive devil per- is, we have hundreds of applications for rides in airplanes by women, and we seldom ever have any from men It may be that the men don’t ask be- cause they know they would be re fused, and it may be because woliacn interested in the undertakings. “It will’ be difficult for women to obtain the training they desire in ihe matter of learning the mechanism of and how to pilot machines because, of course, they must be wealthy enough to employ private instrucfors and ic own heir planes. I believe that Lie will never undertake to train because they would noi are more aerial army women, not | make capable flyers but, because con- ditions in the army in the matter of discipline and social relations would bar them. women could never handle the heavy machines and Jesides, | could not stand endurance tests such as have been required in the trans- continental race. However, I do be- will not be many years "before many women will be piloting men. “One reason for this marked differ: ence may be that many of the younsg-| er men who were in the service saw | so many perilous undertakings in the air that this is a little tame to them. And, of course, it is the younger class | of people that becomes more excited over undertakings of this kind, so the middle-aged and older men and women | ’ light machines. “More women are studying aviation in America than in any other country, Capt. Kindley believes. English women are rather indifferent to the matter of learning to fly and the French women are only casually in- terested. German women are col- tinuing to study aviation, however. “We all believed that there were German women driving single and I believe 1 saw one of them once,” said “Other had her, and described her car as a light two seaters in the war, Capt aviators Kindley. seen red bomber. They said she was very reccessful and brought down several nes She took up aviatin in order to avenge the death of a fallen Gel 1 an brother, it was said.” Value of Green Forage for Hogs It :5 not fatten hogs by using any of the commercial feedstuffs to feed them corn alone in a dry lot If forage visable to feed corn 9 parts, and tark- good practice in trying to grow or alone or cannot be obtained, it is ad age or fish meal, 1 part. Shorts or middlings can be added with good re sults, or may be substituted for the tankage or fish meal. In such cases the shorts or middlings should con- stitute about one-fourth the total ra tion. The grain produce a pound of gain is consider- quantity of needed to ably lessened ’if the hogs have access to green forage. Corn fed to growing shotes on rape should produce 1 pound of gain to every 3.63 pounds of grain fed. The addition of some highly con céntrated feed, such as tankage, meat meal, shorts, or linseed meal, should reduce by one-half to three-fourth of a pound the quantity of grain neces- sary to produce a pound of gain These figures are based on the aver: ages of a number of feeding trials ai several agricultural experiment sta- tions. They were made with improved breeds of hogs. Equally good results should not be expected from uninm- proved stock, commonly spoken of as “razorbacks.” While the data are somewhat conflicting, apparently as good results as those given above may be obtained while feeding hogs on any nonleguminous green-forage crop which the hogs eat as readily as they do rape. The clovers and alfalfa fur- nish better hog pasture than the non legumes. Ban of Marriage A curious idea among the Burmese is that people born on the:same dav of the must not and if they do defy the fates their union will be marked by much ill luck. To these disastrous marriages record of har week marry, prevent every girl carries a birthday in her name, each day of the week having a letter belonging to it, and all children are called by a name beginning with that letter. {How Snow Flak-s Catching snowflakes as they fall from the sky, and then photograph- ing them in order to obtain beautiful and novel art designs of every de- seription, is now successfully accom- plished by science. Many hundreds of snow crystals, Dr. Herbert P. Whit- of minerology at the been curator American Museum, photographed, and every fall of snow brought new combinations of surpass- lock, said, have ing beauty. The falling on a black screen and the best results are obtained by photographing them They are Forms of the snowflakes are caught out-of-doors. wonderfully symmetrical in form. organic kingdom have played little part in the development of art mo- tives, yet some of the mineral forms, Dr. Whitlock believes, could be suc- cessfully substituted for stiffly geometric patterns centuries have been handed down as those more which for part of our art heritage. “Snow crystals,” he said, “for many years have been successfully photo graphed and studied by W. A. Bent ley, of Jericho, Vt., a naturalist of the old school. Mr. Bentley has devoted many years to the study of water in all its forms in nature. In the course of this study he has taken several thousand protographs of such subjects as clouds, dew, and mist on natural snowflakes. He has been bringing out the beautiful very suc- cessful in and intricate structures of these com ponents of snow flakes, and his work has been recognized by such a high authority as the United States Weather Bureau. Beautiful as these natural objects are and interesting from a scientific point of view, they tinctive value as motives for applied design of a geometrical character. A glance the many hundreds of photographs of snowflakes will show that here lies practically an untried field for the design of ofl cloths, wall paper, textiles, art embroideries, laces, which can be extended to such appli- cations as cut and etched jewelry designs, and even to such con- ventional forms as stained glass rose windows and carved or frescoed me- dallions. The utility of these natural geometric art motives should be em possess a dis- over glass phasized at this time, when ‘designer. are searhing for new material to give originality and character to applied art work, which is to play such an im portant part in industrial reconstruc- tion.” Two of a kind—22 Walnut St. Theatre Gives Up Rare Wood Philadelphia—Comparisons between work of 100 years ago and now are being brought under the construction eyes of engineers in charge of the destruction of the old Walnut Theatre at Ninth reflect the methods of carpentry. Street street. They do not greater credit of modern The Walnut, erected in 1808, and first used as a “circus,” is said to he the oldest theatre in the United States. Workmen have barely scratched the surface of the fascinat ing secrets which are being unfolded Woods which are now re- expensive, and to them. garded as and which are polished and used for fin ishing only, were used in the rafters, rare and even in the shingles of the old Walnut timber is found in abundance, in concealed Shingles are in the roof which were when they theatre. places where it has been from view for 112 years. are as good as they were laid 112 years ago. Valuable Wood Found Paneling would be made of cheap wood, with “carving’ pressed in, is found to be walnut or valuable wood, to which today some other equally be really hand-carved and then var- nished. A workman yesterday moist- ened the reverse side of a piece of wood which was taken from the wall and gubbed his fingers over it. It shone with a lustre and grain which persons now-a-days are glad to find in their The wood had been buried next to bricks for a century. Rafters which run above the staunch walls of the old circus, which have been uncovered, are found to consist of strips of pine or other timber, about half an inch thick, laid in sixteen or and nailed together. best furniture. piece of eighteen layers The cross-graining effected this way gives a great deal more strength than the single piece girders now in vogue More Secrets Due Whatever dark or wise, may be revealed when the earth foundation of the house is delved into, can only be imagined so far. A tun- below the old circus secrets, other- nel runs about arena wall, but the floor of the theatre with this exception, is laid apparently on a solid earth foundation. The plans for the place were lost years ago, £0 the wreckers must work “in the dark” Numerous coins, hairpins and other articles which theatregoers for three or four generations have let slip through cracks and crannies, are be- ing gathered up. Will there be old skeletons, dried bones, buried treasures, precious relies discovered as the delving for the modern structure which is to be erect- ed, progresses? That is the question which the next few days alone can Already a niche has been propped up with of growing tree, rough-hewed answer. idscovered a bent piece and gnarled, for which no purpose can be assigned. Who what wraiths of bygone wardrobe mistres- knows ses, what callboys, what dead stars, stumble about in the nights looking for the “boards” which cnce they trod.—Phila. Inquirer. earth these IVORY ANIMAL HEADS carved in ivory or wood as umbrella handles, are the latest fashion fad from The ultra-fashionables are using portraiiz of their pets worked out in this man Animal heads Paris. ner. “Pure Food” Offenders Punished Fifty food and drug cases are re- ported as having been terminated in the Federal Courts in a recent Service and Regulatory Announcement Sup- plement, No. 64, of the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture. of the Government were upheld in 49 of the cases, but in one seizure action the decision of the court was in favor of the claimant of the goods. Ten based on the adulteration of tomato products, such as catsup, puree, pulp, paste and the like. The most frequent charge was that of decomposition resulting from the use of moldy or rotten tomatoes in preparing the products. The spe- cialists of the Bureau of Chemistry have given a great deal of attention to the improvement of tomato prod- ucts . Not only have a large number of prosecutions and seizures been made, but experimental work and edu cational campaigns have been con- ducted to aid the packers in develop- ing methods to eliminate all spoiled tomatoes. There has been a marked improvement in the saulity of such products, but some packers, either as the result of carelessness or from a deliberate disregard ‘of the require- ments of the still occasionally use tomatoes unfit for food. Eleven Actions on Stock Feed Stock made from cottonseed meal or was the basis of 11 actions, the most frequent charge be- ing that of misbranding, because of statements of the labels claiming a migher percentage of protein than was actually present in the feed. Since the percentage of protein present in a stock feed is ope of the factors in fix- ing the price, this form of misbranding results in the feed being sold for a higher price than its feeding warrants. It is misleading to The charges actions were law, feed cake yalue also the stock raiser in determining a proper feeding ration. Canned .salmon was the basis of Spoilage of the salmon was the charge made in each seizurc In three of the cases the Court ordered the salmon while in one case the salmon was released for use in the manufacture of fertilizer. In- shown that canners of salmon do not always take proper sanitary methods in putting up their products. Studies by the specialists of the Bureau of Chemistry packing four seizures. destroyed, vestigations have sone to improve the methods of salmon in order to prevent contamina- tion are under way. Fined $400 for Misbranded Vinegar Other prosecutions and seizures cov- ered by the notices of judgment in clude a shipment of sardines, were destroyed because they consisted in part of filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal matter, and three shin olive oil adulterated with cottonseed oil. An artificial vinegar labeled resulted in the party responsible for the violaticn being fined $100. One shipper failed to ‘appear to defend himself on the charge of adding water to mils was fined $200 and costs. A shipment of milk from which part of the but- ter fat had been extracted resulted in| the party responsible being fined $10 and costs. A plea of nolo contendere was made in answer to the charge by eggs composed in part of filthy, de- composed and putrid animal matter, and a fine of $50 imposed by the court. A shipment of decomposed apple but- ter was destroyed. Two shipments of soaked ripe lima beans were seized, as was a shipment of gelatin, consist: ing partly of glue and containing cop- per and zinc. Seven actions under the Food and Drugs Act were based on the charge of adulteration and misbranding of proprietary medicines. Fines ranging from $10 to $100 were imposed in these cases, the charge being in the main that there were false and fraudulent claims as to the curative powers of the preparations. Three prosecutions were based on the misbranding or adulteration of mineral waters which were recommended by the proprietors for the treatmen of various diseases. In one of these cases, in which the de- fendant entered a plea of guilty, a nominal fine of only one cent and costs was imposed by the Court. Charges of short weight were sus- tained against shipments of macaroni Short weight was also which ments of as cider vinegar who and spaghetti . established in one shipment of olive oil. 35 Years Leads to Wedding at 88 A love affair which began thirty- five years ago, and at the time caused comment and later law suit, culminated in a wedding re- when Charles C. Keeler, 88 years old, a retired lawyer living at the Hotel Orleans, No. 100 West 80th Street, and his first wife’s niece, Miss Sarah Stillwell, 72 years old, residing at the same address, were united in the Marriage License Bureau. In 1884 Mr. Keeler and his first wife separated and he went to live in the same house with Miss Stillwell at No 60 West 92nd street, which was one o’ fashionable houses of the neighborhood. A few years later h wife charged him with non-support, and after a jury had decided that he owned the 92nd street house, though in Miss Stillwell’s name, he was or- dered to pay his wife $10 a week. Milky Way, Tribes Victory Over Animals considerable cently, the most In that long-ago time wnen the man tribe and the animal tribes friends and there was only one lan- guage, all the animals met in council. They had heard how Sinti had out- run, outjumped and outfought animal he had met, and were afraid he would make himself chief of all the animals. As they talked against Sinti, all at once he stood before them. Be- hind him stood the man tribe. “Il heard what you ware said Sinti, “and you might give up, for man is your master. He can do as he wishes—even kill you.” At this up jumped Kogai, the biz elk, and shook his horns in the giant's face. “Come on and fight,” he shoutel. “I am ready to die-right now.” Sinto grabbed the elk by his horns and shook him so hard hls teetn rat tled. “There, you see you are no match for me in a fight. But as you have the name of being the best long- distance runner on the prairie, I will run a race with you. If you win, no man shall ever kill an elk. If I win, men shall kill elk whenever they can. and take their teeth and make beads of them. They agreed to go to the place when Sun comes up on the edge of the world and run from there to the Sun-going-down place on the othe: edge of the world. If the elk won he was to run back on the sky and leave no trail behind kim. If Sinti won he was to run back on the sky and leave a white trail behind him. 3y this the people would know which won the race, for neither was to come back to earth. were every saying,” as we'l Tho two went to the Sun-going-up place for the start. The people wait- ed and waited. At last they saw a cloud of dust and the Elk but no Sinti. But as the elk neared the council out came the giant man from the dust cloud to the side of the elk. As they passed, Sinti shouted—" After four sleeps there shall be plenty of elk teeth for you.” out of night, On they ran, side by side, sight. At last on the the people saw a white trail across the sky—the Milky Way. And they knew Sinti had won. Along the trail oo all good and brave warriors when theother dark- time there have fourth they die, to side of ness and since that been many elk teeth for ornaments. (Copyright, 1920, N. E. A.) It Happens In the Movies Helen Howard charming little Uni- firm believer in As a case in point, she cites versal player, is a Fate. the fact that for four years she tried to visit the Grand Canyon of Arizona, Lut that interfered with her plans each time. Four years ago she made all arrangements to visit the scenic wonderland, with a party of school friends, when an epidemie of sickness in the class made it necessary to give up the trip. Two years ago, on a visit east, she arranged to stop over at the Grand Canyon while returning to Californie, but heavy snows in Kansas caused the train to be delayed several days, com pelling her to change her plans. «Last August she was returning from a visit to Chicago, planning to stop off at the ‘anyon, when the strike of railway employes necessitated a cancellation of train schedules, again depriving Miss Howard of the opportunity Lo visit the famous gorge. Imagine her surprise when, on being ast for the feminine lead in the west- ern feature, “The Line Runners,” at Universal City a few weeks ago, shc¢ learned that the picture was to be made at the Grand Canyon. The en tire compony, under the directior of Norman Dawn, journeyed to Arizona, and spent ten days visiting and shoot- ing scene in every corner of the mighty gorge. “I would have accepted the engage- ment for nothing and paid for the trip,” remarked Miss Howard waen she returned to Los Angeles. something Useless Invitation A rural darkey in Georgia, of litile experience in traveling, himself to the ticket agent at the railway station and inquired the price of transportation to Macon. “Three dollars and forty said the agent. “Oo!” exclaimed the darkey, shore is high! I'd ruther walk.” off he started. presented cents,’ “dat And Portable—Bectional—Durable Bartlett Garages, Inc., 3 N. 21st, Phila. Trade Mark, Reg. 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