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SURVIVOR TELLS OF
SUBMARINE ESCAPES
Milwaukee Man Was in Four
D:sr.s»cr3.
Milwaukee.—After having been In
foui' .submarine disasters in live years
•willi the navy, C. II. Bedding, twenty-
eight) Milwaukee, la still very much
alive. Throughout nls navy service
Redding was assigned to submarine
duty ns an electrician.
Itcddlng was on the S-48 when It
went down with an open hatch of!
Bridgeport, Conn., with 43 men on
board, all of whom were rescued after
lighting water and gas fumes for 12
hours. The thing that stands out In
Ilefiding’n mind Is the droll attempt of
a machinist’s mate to sweep back tbe
ocean with a broom.
“The sub went down for n deep
dive, but the hatch had been left
open,’’ be said. "Water poured In. This
machinist male was sweeping up water
.with a broom and was unaware of
what had happened, as we all were for
several minutes. He kept sweeping
and sweeping but the water got too
much for him. dually be went Into
the control room and told the q til curs
lie needed a mop. \Ve soon learned
what had happened then.”
When the lt-0 sank in San I’edro
(Calif.) harbor In 1!)22 after some one
Inadvertently bad opened a torpedo
door, Bedding was just coining on
board for the night.
As he stepped on the sub It began to
sink and be stepped off Into the ocean
and swam to a tender lying alongside.
Sis men who were asleep were
drowned Lut "tho others were rescued.
Bedding had his head and face
.burned when a battery blew up on
the S-37 in BIT!. This accident also
.happened In San I’edro harbor. Six
men were killed by the blast.
He was also on the 1.-5 which dove
with an open hatch off the coast of
.California during the winter man at-
.vers In 11)20. The crew of 22 men
were rescued.
Lighthouse Built Amid
Tempests on Coral Reef
Washington.—A successful end to
an 18 months’ campaign to plant a
• lighthouse on Tubbutuliu reef in the
i Philippine islands, marked by a bitter
and ceaseless struggle against tbe elo-
iUionts, lias been reported by the light
house service of the Department o!
•Commerce.
A low coral reef set In the mldsi
| of a nest of rock shoals, sun
baked and hurricane-swept, lias been
crowned with a 120-foot lower to car-
; ry the light that will warn mariners.
'.Presently the reef will be covered with
soil behind the son wall to make a
tiny park under the tower.
Work .began on the construction In
'November, 102(5, and was stopped re
|peatedly by hurricanes which swept
tthe barren, low Islet. Many days the
[sun, beating on the while coral, made
labor impossible during normal work
[ing Hours.
Water laid to be distilled out of the
sea to supply the gangs struggling
with the concrete and steel. Sickness
forced retirement of a high percentage
of the working force, but the erection
of the light has been proven a neces
sity to safeguard the sea traffic "bo-
’tween .Manila and Hongkong and Aus»
truliu, and the Philippine government
kept Its forces at the task.
Sea Serpent Has Sheep’3
Head on Body of Eel
' ' Vancouver, I). C.—A nameless ma
rine creature about six feet long, hav-
’Ing an eel-like body and a head re
sembling that of a sheep, was on
display at provincial police headquar
ters here ns evidence of the existence
of n “sea nionste?" which many people
have reported seeing in Lake Okano
gan, in the Interior of British Colum
bia.
The strange creature was caught by
the young son of Harry Alexander,
Vancouver magistrate, while trolling
'on the lake.
Tales of the appearance of a moir-
ster In the lake have been coming
• from there for two years.
Most Moral Town
Linz, Austria.—This little town,
capital of Upper Austria, claims to lie
the most moral and best governed in
tbe world. Because of the lack of
; litigation, the jaw courts here have
closed their doors, the police having
reported no crimes or misdemeanors
of any kind among the 50,OCX) inhab
itants.
Kemaiists Turn Backs
on Traditional Hero s
Constantinople—President Ke-
mal, follower of Western out
turn! fashions, lias bowled over
Hie George Washington of old
Turkey, Sultan Mahomet, con
queror of Constantinople In
1453.
An article in the official press,
signed by a prominent Kemnllst
deputy, heaped insults on Hie
.national idol, charging that Ids
only motto was “conquest and
booty.’’
The attack 0:1 the Kail,or of
Turkey shows a fundamental
change In the national mental
ity since the war. The author
•jays fi-at If Kemnl had been on
hand jn 1453 Instead of the great
sultan tbe European renaissance
would have sprung from Turkey
instead of Greece unu Rome. h
ffiffliwwui
Balzac's Odd Opinion
of Own Character
Ilonoro de Balzac’s own estimate of
himself Is to be found in a Iclte: lie
wrote lo the Ductless d’Abrnntes. Tho
letter is included in the memoirs of a
mysterious contemporary of the author
collected and published In, Paris re
cently by Charles I.cgor.
“I comprise In my live foot ami
two Inches," Balzac declared, "all pos
sible incoherencies and contrasts, and
those who regard me ns vain, prodi
gal, stubborn, frivolous, without con-
thuffy of ideas, n coxcomb, Idler,
Burning application, reflection or per
sistence, talkative, tactless, unman
nerly, Impolite, crotchety, of uneven
humor, will be just ns right ns those
who might call me economical, mod
est, courageous, tenacious, energetic,
unstudied, n hard worker, persistent,
taciturn, subtle and tactful, polite, al
ways cheerful. The one who deems
me a poltroon will not be more wrong
than lie who says I am extremely
brave, Hint I am learned or ignorant,
full of talent or Inept. Nothing sur
prises me any longer about myself. I
end by believing that I am only nn
instrument played upon by circum
stances.—Detroit News.
Myth About Monkeys
It is often stated that monkeys
sometimes cross streams by means
of “monkey bridges." Wo doubt, says
the Pathfinder Magazine, whether
anybody lias positive knowledge of
monkeys forming n bridge by taking
hold of each other in order to cross
n stream. Monkeys do, however,
bang on to one nnotlier from time to
time and sometimes one will seize and
climb up the tail of another. One
will even sometimes draw another up.
Dr. William M. Mann, director of
the National Zoological park, believes
the story about monkeys making n
bridge was suggested by the maneuv
ers of the spider monkeys of South
America.
Expression Long in Use
Thousands of years ago the Egyp
tians spoke of their dead as those who
had “gone west.” The abode of the
dead was believed by them to tie in
the west, the land of the setting sun.
Similar beliefs were held by other peo
ples, among them some American In
dian tribes, who believed that the
“happy hunting ground" was in the
weist and who therefore frequently
put their dead on scaffold's facing that
direction. Whether the modern term
“to go west” has any etymological con
nection with these old beliefs is un
known.
Leisurely Spaniards
In Spain there are many bullock
carts on the road. They travel slowly
along ‘.lie highways. Auto salesmen,
visiting that country, see a tine chance
for sales. But it Isn’t so' antsy to make
tlie sale. Slung beneath (lie high ve
hide is ti hammock. In iliik the drlvei
can sleep peacefully while Hie bullock
plods along the road. In time he gets
there, and I10 finds it soon' enough.
Perhaps the dwellers in what we call
less progressive countries are right in
resisting the appeal of speed.
Development of Watch
Oat of the experiment with "Nurem'
be- • e-vrs." as the lirst wcti-hos were
c:. .1, evolved various dev lees 1...
keeping time, but it was not until the
Eighteenth century that the watch as
we know It today was designed. TI
ns Tompion, who died In ill::, in
vented the lirst dead-ben^ escapement
for watches, George Graham improved
on the principle, and Pierre le Boy.
managed to overcome the gain or loss
of time enused by the contraction or
expansion of the mainspring.
Open Mind Requisite
of Proper Judgment
Your judgment Is 110 Hot ter than
your Information, Is a good statement
to memorize. It Is certain that to ac
quire judgment, one must investigate
a subject from different angles. The
first information may only tell part
of the truth. One may discover that
he lias been misinformed or so slightly
informed that It is a poor foundation
on which to form an opinion.
If you only rend what you already
know, you learn nothing. Some do not
want lo read something new or read
the other side of a question on which
they have narrow but profound convic
tions. They stop the paper that dares
discuss views with which they cannot
agree or understand. They condemn
tho preacher or the teacher who taxes
their minds with new ideas.
The way to ncquire knowledge Is to
keep nn open mind so that different
angles of thought may present them
selves for your information. That is
the basis of sound judgment.—Success
ful Farming.
Renting System Old
We find no exact records of the first
rent paid. It Is said Hint when the
Germans conquered parts of Gaul, the
land was parceled out to chiefs, lieu
tenants and private soldiers. In return
the holders of the lands promised mili
tary service when needed. Some of the
land was given to favorites who were
allowed to pay In money Instead of
service, and the system was estab
lished. Rent was certainly known in
the days that Rome flourished, there
being Latin ‘names for rent under
long leasehold tenure) rent of a farm;
ground rent; rent of state lands, am]
the annual rent payable for the right
to the perpetual enjoyment of anything
built on the surface of the Innd-
Wnshlngton Star.
Jot Economical Tmntfiertatlofi
UEI23
CONSTANT EXPANSION
—to serve Chevrolet owners better
INCE January 1st
more than a million
new Chevrolets
have been de
livered to owners—
making the Chev
rolet Motor Com
pany, for the second
consecutive year, the world’s
largest builder of automobiles!
This outstanding achievement
lias been attained not only be
cause of tho quality and value
of Chevrolet cars—but also be
cause there has been a constant
expansion of Chevrolet service
facilities.
In order to bring these mam
moth facilities of the Chevrolet
factories to Chevrolet dealers
and owners everywhere, there
have been erected 26 huge
parts warehouses in the princi
pal centersof distribution. This
expansion program is continu
ally going on—for four great
additional warehouses will be
in operation by January first
and seven more by the sum
mer of 1929.
Into the service departments of
all Chevrolet dealers, Chevro
let has brought special tools
and shop equipment—designed
under the supervision of Chev
rolet engineers. This equip
ment definitely assures maxi
mum speed and precision and
the lowest possible cost in the
performance of every Chevro-
letservice and repair operation
—which are charged for on a
flat rate basis.
Furthermore, all of these tre
mendous facilities have been
made available to 15,000
authorized service stations
manned by skilled mechanics,
over 25,000 of whom have been
factory trained to efficiently
handle every repair operation
on a Chevrolet car. In addition,
there are over 4,000 other
points where genuine Chevro
let parts may be obtained.
Uniformly efficient, uniformly
reliable and within easy reach
of everybody everywhere—this
great service organization is
maintaining at peak efficiency
the fine performance for which
Chevrolet cars have always
been renowned.
We cordially invite you to come
in and see how our service
facilities reflect the influence
of this great national service
program.
HENRY MOORE, Dahlonega, Ga
quality at low .cost
‘HAT’S OUR IDEA in making
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Why, just buy Camels and look at the package!
It’s the best packing science has devised to keep
cigarettes fresh and full flavored for your taste.
Heavy paper outside—secure foil wrapping inside
and the revenue stamp over the end to seal the pack
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And note this! There’s nothing flashy about the
Camel package. No extra wrappings that do not
improve the smoke. Not a cent of needless expense
that must come out of the quality of the tobacco.
Camels wonderful and exclusive Quality wins on
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Because, men smoke Camels who want the
taste and fragrance of the finest tobaccos, expertly
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refreshing mildness and their freedom from ciga-
retty aftertaste.
Camels are made for men who think for them
selves.
iwnmsH
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R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, H. C,
Origin of Five Races,
According to Legend
Tlie Iroquois Indians of f’annd’.i, In,
j Loir efforts to account to themselves,
for tiic existence of the five, mces,
of men willi wltlch they arc acquaint-,
ed, have shaped the following legend}
In tho beginning the Great Spirit, H\
order to people the earth, wen.t about
making a man of each natlb$.‘ He
took a lump of earth and molded J,t
into a man. This first man was
n negro. Then lie took t Jiolher lump
and molded another man- This was
<1 Chinaman. Then he made nn In
dian In the santo way anti gave life
to all three. J
But two men, n Frenchman and nn
Englishman, remained to ho created,
and no earth was at hand wherewith
to make them. What was to ho
done? The Great Spirit reached put
his arm and seized the first anting!
that came His way. It was a butter
fly. The Great Spirit clipped otT Its
wings, added arms and legs and set It
down In a corner of the earth. Tills
was the first Frenchman.
Again extending His arm, the Great
Spirit seized anotlier animal. It was
an ant. It was treated as tho but
terfly had heon; it was given the face
and soul of a man and was set down
In another corner of the earth. This
.was the first Englishman.
This explains, says the Iroquois
story, why (he English and tho French
have always .been able to make their
way so easily about the earth. Made
•out of airlnuris and -not from lump?
of earth, they .go everywhere. This ac
counts, -too, for the difference in the
character of the 'Englishman and the
Frenchmen. The one has always pre
served something of the industrious
character of the ant. and the other
something of the light ways of tho
butterfly, .» ■■■. ’
“ a " .j
Trunk Tells Elephant ■,
of Proximity of Man
The elephant Is probably the
shrewdest and most adaptable of liv
ing animals and has no enemies ex
cept man. He cats anything that Is
green, and seems equally nt home on
(he plains or in tho forests and
jungles, on the high mountain slopes
'or down In swampy lowlands. Ills
trunk is one of the most extraordinary
organs of nature. It contains itlve
finest smelling apparatus on earth, and
when the proximity of man 1s sus
pected the trunk Is raised in the aic
and carefully turned in all directions?
“feeling" for the man smell In the
wind. Once nn elephant gets that
smell he does one of two things. He
either 'retreats quietly and rapidly or
charges. Years of experience In
matching Ids wiles with those of man
and his high-powered rifle has taught
the elephant that it is safer to remalu
in Hie dense forests. An elephant can
move through those forests with no
more noise than would he made by
a mouse, and the growth In these for*
ests Is frequently so Impenetrable the
hunter can make progress only by fol
lowing the winding elephant trail.
Stars
If a man would he alone, let him
loot; !ii the slurs. The rays that come
from those heavenly worlds will .sep
arate between him and what lie
touches. . . . Seen in the streets
of cities, how great they are! If the
stars should appear one night In 11
thousand years, how would men be
lieve and adore; and preserve for
many generations tho remembrance of
the city of God which had been
shown! But every night come out
these envoys of beauty, and.light tho
universe with their admonishing smile.
—Ralph Wfllrlo Emerson. In Nature.
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Qualities of Liquid Air ,
Liquid air is visible, having (he njV
per,ranee of water with a trace of
bluing in it, It cannot be kept long
er than a day or two, and should be
placed in a Dewar bulb (thermos bot
tle) packed In heavy felt or oilier
poor-conducting material. Liquid nlf
cannot be warmed In the open, above
a very low temperature— its boiling
point. As fast as heat is supplied,
the liquid air evaporates and becomes
ordinary air again. 1
Black Bedclothes Curd j
An unusual cure for insomnia, sug
gested by recent experiments. Is hlacf
bed clothes and pillows in' a hlarlc
bed, within a room of the same dusky
shade.
In such n room many of the didst'
violent patients in an Italian mental.'
hospital became calm am] soon fell
into a deep natural sleep.
It i? thought that the same cure
may he useful In ordinary cases or
insomnia.
Hard to Find
“Ah, monsieur! l call to see Mi\
Smith," said the Frenchman.
“You can’t, lie’s not down,” replied
the valet.
“Vat you tell?" said tho French
man. “I come yesterday and you say
1 cannot see lieem because lie is not
up, Now you say I cannot see |ieem"
because he is not down. Vat . you!
mean? Veil vill ho be in ze middle:'’
—Tit-Bits.
ZzU
"How much is that dining-room’
suite?”
“Two hundred pounds.”
“Have you sold many If*
“Ye?, I have sold a hundred: of them
this year. May I book your order?"
“No, 1 have come from the tux col
lector to see how business was.”—
Lustige Kolner Zeitung. (Cologne),.
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