SCIENTISTS EAGER TO SOLVE
MYSTERIES OF SALT WATER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31 —
Among (he things (he government is
to make an intensive study ot sea
water, its characteristics, and phe
nomena.
The Navy Department is planning
to furnish a boat, the Bureau of
Standards Avill furnish a staff- and
instruments, and a number ot other
scientific branches ot the govern
ment will expedition, it Congress ap
proves.
A surprising number of missing
links in scientific knowledge of the
sea remain to be found. As listed
by Dr. G. K. Burgess, director of the
Bureau of Standards, they include
the salinity of hte seas, which is in
part a cause of ocean currents; the
efficiency of depth-sounding mechan
isms; the variation in the pull of
gravity over water surfaces, and the
variation in magnetic flux which oc
casions strange deflections of the
compass needle.
C. H. Ledman is the only surviving
member of the Grand Army post at
Tiro, O.
Loans on automobiles left with him
will be made by a Paris pawnbroker
who has an immense storage garage.
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Paris Fashions for
Spring Affected by
New War in China
PARIS, Jan. 31.—China’s civil war
has had far-reaching effects in Paris
fashion centers, influenciing every
where the selection of materials for
spring models already in the course
of preparation in the great dressmak
ing houses in spite of the fact that
the winter season has barely got
under way.
Far eastern silks, of Chinese color
'designs and bearing such names as
| China crepe, crepe Majunga and Chin
jChin, are being extensively used in
'the creation of delectable models to
be launched at Auteuil and Long
champs next spring, in which prom
ises to be one of the liveliest sea
sons for feminine raiment.
Solid colors such a^ gray, sky-blue
or pale green, with wide borders done
in hennas, yellow and soft shades of
lavender predominate.
Some carry designs so large that
two or three patterns would make a
gown for a petite person. One pat
tern is a large yellow sunflower with
a brown center on a white back
ground. Another sample of the Chin
|ese influence is a large all-over pat
! tern done in three different colors.
|The first row is in black and white;
j the second and middle strip in black,
'red and white and in the final
pattern green is added.
The designs themselves thus far
are free from eccentricities and un
less some radical change is made
i between now and spring it seems that
the conventional straight line effect
will again dominate the coming sea
Because of its value for grafting
| purposes, a famous pecan tree at Kus
'Ciusco, Miss., was sold for $2,500.
GERHARD JOHNSEN
Mason and Plasterer
Phone Adams 60 Box 1423
Two Officials Meet
And Settle Fate of
Remote Las Palmas
MANILA, Jan. 31.—Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood has made a report
to Washington regarding the dispute
between the United States and the
Netherlands governments over the
control of Las Palmas Island, one of
the Philippine group about 15 miles
south of Davao province in the Cele
bes Sea. General Wood and Gover
nor General D. Fock, of the Dutch
East Indies, were authorized by their
respective governments to reach an
understanding in the matter several
months ago and during an exchange
of visits between the two an agree
ment was reached. General Wood
said his report was on its way to the
war department at Washington, but
on account of its confidential nature
he could not discuss it.
Although Las Palmas is forty miles
within the defined boundary of the
Philippine group as declared by the
treaty of Paris in 1S99, the Nether
lands flag has continued to fly over
the island and the Dutch government
of Java has continued to administer
the affairs of the small colony of
Filipinos.
The customs authorities are anxious
for the Philippine government to ob
tain control of the island in order to
stop opium smuggling into the Phil
ippines through that route. Las
Palmas is only one of seveial islands
south of Mindanao which are serving
as hiding places fo rsmugglers, the
customs officials declare. A num
ber of small islands near the coast
of British North Borneo also furnish
protection for the smugglers, who, in
their fast sailing vintas, take tne con
traband from Sandakan, British North
Borneo, by easy stages to Jolo and
Zamboanga, from which points they
dispose of their goods.
EUROPEAN EMIGRANTS GET
GOOD PASSAGE TO AMERICA
(By Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 2—A line of
one-class passenger ships devoted ex
clusively to the transportation of emi
grants has been inaugurated between
European and South American ports
by a German steamship company. The
first ship of the line to arrive here
brought 1,000 German and other Eur
opeans to Brazil and 1.600 to Argen
tina.
The ship provides first class com
forts and conveniences for the third
j class price. She has 250 cabins, ac
commodating two, four and six per
sons each, with saloon, smoking room
reading room, two large dining rooms
and other accommodations. She is a
motor-propelled ship with a speed of
15 knots.
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FAMOUS CATHEDRAL ULM
ULM, Germany, Jan. 3.—The cath
edral of Ulm, next to Cologne cathe
dral the largest Gothic house of wor
ship in Germany, is in grave danger
of collapse unless the structure can
be braced and certain parts replaced.
The edifice was neglected during
the war, the revolution and the period
of inflation.
Ulm Cathedral, which is capable of
holding 30,000 people, was begun in
1377 and the work was carried on at
intervals till the 16th century. It
was by no means completed then, but
for several centuries was left in its
unfinished state. Work was resumed
in 1844 and completed in 1890.
D. C. Welty, of Texarkana, Tex., de
clares tli tajazz music increases the
milk production of his dairy herd.
Snow Shoes, $9.50 per pair, at
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AUTOMATIC PHONES EFFICIENT
IN POLYGLOT ORIENTAL CITIES
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.-Becau.se 29
languages are spoken in the Far East
automatic telephones are solving a
business problem that has handicap
ped the Orient tor many years, Hat
ry Janes, automatic telephone expert
of New York said while a visitor in
Seattle early this year.
Of 94,000 telephones in Yokohama.
27,000 are automatic, Mr. Janes re
ported.
Several of the other larger Japan
ese cities also have the automatic
phones.
A typewriter of white enamel and
gold, wi thivory keys, is owned by th*
Queen of Spain.
At Wharton. Tex., a 3-gallon can of
kerosene passed through a fire without
becoming ignited.
Criminal trials are conducted with
I rapid dispatch in France..
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