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Show TIIE BULLETIN U. S. Plans for Future in BIRD HOUSE HATS Building Up Forest Reserve National Forest Service Supervises Planting of Trees; Timber Value Set at $7,000,000. 140,-000,00- The national WASHINGTON. for- est service made long strides lait year toward building up a foreit reaerve by planting more than trees. ' The aervice supervised the planting' of 154.268 acrea of deforested land In SI atatea at an average coat of $10 an acre. It eitimated that Umber produced by the treea would be worth $7,000,000. The largest number of treea In ny atate was 44.88S.000 planted in Michigan. More than 1.000.000 treea each were planted In Wisconsin. Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota. ' Texas, Washington, Alabama. Colorado, Illinois, ilrkansas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Indiana. Pine Treea Moat Popular. The service reported that 28 different tree species were planted. Five members of the extensive pine family red. Jack, white, longleaf and slash represented 88 per cent of all trees planted. Moat of the young trees set out In the national forests were grown In the 28 forest service nurseries. Approximately 20 tons of coniferous tree seed and five tons of hardwood seed were used to produce the young trees. Extension of the reforestation program, the service said, was made possible by the Civilian Conservation corps. Planting crews were made up entirely of CCC enrollees, unemployed local residents and relief labor. Most extensive planting operations were reported In the Gulf and Lake states, where adequate natural reproduction has failed to follow the heavy cutting and repeated fires. Modern Portia . Slim, blond and thoroughly feminine la Jane Walker Palmer, attorney for the International Ladles Garment Workers onion In national labor relaUoBS boaid hearings on charges by the anion of anfalr labor practices at St. Louis. A graduate f . the Kansas City school of law which she attended by night. Miss Palmer has been practicing eight years. Machine Used to o Ferret Out Gold Secreb X-R- ay MINNEAPOLIS.- work on an geological problem in a research experiment that may continue for years Is Dr. John W. Gru-ner- , geology professor at the University of Minnesota. Doctor Gruncr. seeks to make the task of locating gold and other valuable minerals a leu difficult one. He is attempting to determine what age-ol-d relatively unimportant minerals might indicate that more valuable minerals are lying in adjoining deposits. The geologist believes that precious minerals were carried from deep in the eartli to near its surface where they can be reached by man by acid solutions created by volcanic activity. Doctor Gruncr. working with au oven. machine and specially tube, mixes acid designed gold-line- d solutions, with the minor minerals such'' as 'clay, talc and mica. He heats the mixture for often as week' or two. 'Then the long as minmhv-ar- e to determine effect of the acid and heat upon y. them... Thi "professor, says his experi- ment's have solved several problems but also-hacreated many new ve oncs.v:'."- Small Homes 0 The Manistee national forest on the Lake Michigan shore of the Lower PeninsiJs led the 74 national forests wherr planting was done last year with J 7.984 . cres. Three other national forests reporting more than 10.000 acres planted were the o In southern Mississippi, the Nlcolet in northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Michigan national forest In Michigan the service planted 41,022 acrea in longleaf and slash pine; Wisconsin. 23,042 acres of red and Jack pine; Mississippi, 20.260 acres of longleaf and slash pine; Louisiana. 11022 acres of longleaf and slash pine. Other states included Texas, 9,832 acres in longleaf and slash pine; Minnesota. 9.030 acres in red and jack pine; Washington, 7.432 acres in Douglas fir; Idaho, S.838 acres In ponderosa and western white pine; Colorado, 3,809 acres In ponderosa pine, and Alabama. 3,089 acres In longleaf and slash pine. Private Yards Vatican Gty Is Smallest State But Others Give It Qosc Race Add Space to De-Sot- By BETTY WELLS America Is about the only country I've been In that leaves her yards open to public view. And there's a lot to be said for that idea. For one thing, it doubtless reflects the fact that we haven't needed high walls to protect our homes, as have the peoples of most other parts of the world. And then, too, open yards with nice lawns and gardens make a town look so much more attractive than when you can only see blank walls the better sections of an American town look like parks for everyone to see and enjoy. But there's a lot to be said for the d custom of enclosing a place in a high wall or an effectual fence. It gives privacy that enables you to use a yard like a part of the house. Thus may even quite a small plot of ground serve very usefully as an outdoor sitting room or dining room In fine weather. Without an enclosure you would feel too public to use a yard fully. Not to mention the relief of being able to enclose a toddler safely, which is one of the biggest advantages of a walled-i- n garden or lawn. We've been looking into the fence situation lately the stone or brick ... old-worl- Whether bird houses took like hats, or hats look like bird bosses Is a debatable question. The spring bird house bonnet demonstrated by Dorothy Coggtns b made of clothesline and glue. It was one of many entries In a Detroit, Mich, bird honse contest. ' Washington, It la a provan tact. m dear. Who looks beyond will mlia what a the THAT was Fox. soar. way It was with It wss really too funny, only there was no one there to appreciate the joke. There sat Reddy Fox so intently watching something in the distance that he hadn't eyes for anything else, and right 'under his very own tail lay little Mite Meadow Mouse, hardly daring to breathe. Now, there is nothing under the sun that Reddy would rather have to eat than a tender young Meadow Mouse, and here he was almost sitting on one without knowing it In watching and wishing for something that he couldn't get, Reddy was missing something which he might have had. which is a thing often done by a great many people. However, it was a good thing for little Mite, and goes to prove how often the loss of one is the gain of another. Now, the thing that was interesting Reddy so much was nothing more or less than the queer way in which Peter Rabbit was hopping this way and that way, first to one side of the Lone Little Path that comes down serosa the Green Meadows, then to the other side. He hopped over to every extra thick bunch of. grass. Every few hops be sat up very straight to look and listen. That was why Reddy sat still right where he was. He knew that the minute he tried to creep nearer to Peter he would be seen, for it was clear that Peter was unusually watchful. "He acts as if he was trying to find something." thought Reddy. "I wonder if he has any new babies and has lost one." He smacked his lips at the thought and little Mite shivered at the sound. "Yes, sir, he certainly is trying to find something. Now, I must find out what it Is. Hello, here come the' Merry Little Breezes! They know almost all that goes on on the Green Meadows, and probably they know what Peter is doing. I'll see what I can find out from them." Now, as you all know. Reddy Fox is wonderfully sly and clever. He knew that if he should ask right out what Peter was doing, the Merry Little Breezes would be quite likely to refuse to tell him. So as they came nearer Reddy pretended that he was just resting. His eyes were half closed, ano you would never have guessed that he was in the least interested in what .was going on around him. The Merry Little Breezes were in a hurry, and were going right past, but Reddy's long, soft, red fur. was. too much of a temptation. They Just had to stop for a minute to rumple it up. Reddy grinned. "That feels pretty nice on a hot day," said he. "I wish you would stay and cool me off." "We can't!" said one thoughtless Little Breeze. "We've got too much to do. We are trying to help Danny Meadow Mouse." "Oh!" replied Reddy. "That's different. I wouldn't keep you for the world if Danny needs your help. I didn't suppose Danny needed help from anyone." "He does." returned the thoughtless Little Breeze. "He needs ev- - erybodys help. You see, one of his babies has run away and is lost. We are trying to find it for him." "I suppose that Is what Peter Rabbit la doing, too,", said Reddy, yawning lazily, and quite as if he wasn't at all Interested. "Yes," replied the thoughtless Little Breaze. "You know, Peter and Danny are very good friends. Now, we must hurry on. for we want to find that little lost Mouse if we can." With that the Merry Little Breezes danced away. Reddy watched them, all the time grinning wickedly. You see, he had found out what he wanted to know."So Danny Meadow Mouse has - Fences for privacy. . wall Is prohibitive in cost for all but the plutocrats. .Wovenwood fence is very popular now that's that French provincial fencing that looks like small trees put together for a wall (actually that's just what it is). This Is available In various heights and makes a most attractive wall at not too great cost Good metal fences aren't cheap but they are excellent permanent barriers which provide adequate privacy if you grow vines over them. Lattice fences or wood fences are good solutions of the fence problem. So is a good picket fence. As cheap aj anything and very attractive for the right property is the post and rail fence, which of itself doesn't make privacy, but with wire netting behind It you can have vines that do a fine job of closing off the public view. In a nutshell, a high fence simply means that you'll get much more use out of your yard, whatever its . lattice-and-batt- en size. C Batty Wella-- WN U Service. Cobra Venom Is Found Effective Pain-killer "lie acts as If he were trying to find something," thought Reddy. aome babies! My, my, my, but that aounds good to met" he exclaimed. "I. think. X.will join In this search. I would like to find that lost baby myself. I certainly would!" Reddy smacked bis lips as he said this, and poor little Mite shook all over at the sound. Then Reddy started off in the direction of Peter Rabbit You see, he suspected that Peter must have some reason for looking over there. 0T W. Burscta. WNU Service. FRANCISCO. The University of California medical school said that cobra venom a deadly poison had proved to be one of the most effective pain-killeever tested by the school. The effectiveness of the venom when used in proper solution and injected into the body was explained by the fact that it acts on the nerves, not the blood. Most snake venoms kill by working on the blood. The cobra venom solution blocks out pain impulses as they arrive at the brain, thus forming a "cereSAN rs bral anaesthetic" Speediest Toy Auto Captivates Children KANSAS CITY.-VTher- e is a defl without the buggy. CoL Thomas J Johnson, chiet of the. army remount .service, who was in Kansas City on his annual Inspection tour of the seven army remotinFsrea headquarters, ssid he has notrmr indications everywhere is galloping back Into that the-Hnrt- popularity. There are more polo clubs, hunt clubs, riding academies and racing stables. Not only that, but horses are returning to the farms as well as to the bridle paths and race tracks. Colonel Johnson admits he is prejudiced In favor of the horse, but he has observed more and more farmers are. using horses, particularly those who farm less than 250 acres. While all this ie interesting. Colo Vatican City, the newest and smallest sovereign state in the world, is a walled area of leu than 109 acres entirely surrounded by Italian territory, the city of Rome. The new state came into being with signing of the Later an treaty with Italy in 1929. The unification of Italy in 1870 had deprived the Roman pontiffs of a territory stretching from sea to sea, an area of about 18,000 square miles with a population of more than 3,000,000 persons. Envoys From World Powers. Today the population of the Utile sovereign state that replaces the old papal domain la slightly in excess of 1,000; yet so Important is It as the seat of the pope that 37 countries, including some of the greatest world powers, send diplomatic rep- resentatives there. ' Under the pope Vatican City has a governor, a secretary-generaa central council, three courts, an "army" of 110 Swiss guards, and a police force numbering 100 It has its coinage and postage stamps, with its own post office, welfare center, railway station, and telegraph office. In striking contrast to Vatican City in many ways is the next smallest soverign state, the Principality of Monaco, with an area of 370 l, Slovak Capital Regains Glory Of Past Years Bratislava Once Home Of Hungarian Diet and Royalty by National Geographic Society. Waahlngtoa. O. C. WNU Service. Prepared acres. It lies near the French-Italia- n Another sovereign state, which like the Vatican is surrounded by Italy, Is the republic of San Marino. A Fourteenth century stronghold atop Mount Titanus extended its domain by purchase until now San Marino's 38 square miles sustain a population of almost 15,000. Less than a score of miles Inland from Rimini on the eastern coast, the country Is devoted largely to producing wine and raising cattle. Liechtenstein, which seceded from the Holy Roman Empire In 1805, is the fourth smallest independent state, with an area of 65 square miles, less than the area of the District 'of Columbia. Situated on the old Swiss-Austriborder, this principality has a reigning family that dates back to the Twelfth century. The people, numbering a little more than 10,000, are engaged largely in agriculture, with some cotton, pottery and leather goods industries. Fifth place in smallness is assigned to Andorra, with its 191 square miles in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. It has owed its independence largely to its mountainous character and its inaccessibility, until recently having but mule tracks through narrow mountain passes; armies found it easier to pass the Pyrenees near the sea ends. an These industries and many small- er ones keep the city's 124,000 peo- ple employed. About 40 per cent of the population is made up of Czechs and Slovaks, 28 per cent is German, and 22 per cent Magyar. Palace Offers Excellent View. The site of the old royal palace Is a splendid grandstand from which to view Bratislava. Below, the town hall, Gothic cathedral, museum and Franciscan church all products of the Thirteenth century stand among modern business buildings rising above a touch of Paris: sidewalk cafes, numerous monuments, When Slovakia's "Declaration of Independence" from was promulgated in Bratislava, the role of government fountainhead was not a new one to the city. Czecho-Slovak- ia Bratislava, which was Pressburg before Czechoslovakia was born at Ver- sailles, at the close of the World was, became the capital of all Hungary when the Turks, in a mad sweep across southeastern Europe, captured Buda the prefix to Bud- apestin .i 'tv v" iXvlXWkv. Not exactly a plaything for kiddles, this toy automobile Is said te burn up the read at 89 miles per hour. Seven-year-eDick Sinclair was a bit shy, but mighty proud te pose with the racing car at the spring hobby shew of the Detroit Tacht club. It was one of the most popular exhibits at the shew. ld one-cylind- er GET A HORSE' NO LONGER AN OBSOLETE COMMAND nlte trend throughout the country to a retifrftta the horse and buggy days C border on the Mediterranean. The coronation in Vatican is the only one of the world's It turned of has new a City pope states that possesses a sea. world attention to that tiniest pygmy coast. Its "navy" Is the yacht of of sovereign states. The im- the reigning prince. The revenue portance of Vatican City in of the principality is derived mainworld affairs and how it com- ly from taxes on the gaming tables of Monte Carlo, a town of less than pares in size to the other 10,000 population at the base of the midget states of the world is promontory from which the palace the subject of renewed dis- overlooks the sea. cussion. Mountain top Statelet Is San Marino. By THORNTON BURGESS WATCHING CATHOLIC HOME Sl Peter's and St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. To the left are shown the Vatican gardens, the Pope's outdoor promenade. Geographic Society. Prepared by National WNU Service. D. Little Breezes Tell Reddy Fox Of the Lost Meadow Mouse WIIAT BEDDT FOX WAS Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein Are 'Also Hans' nel Johnson points it out with incidental pride. His real Interest, in fact his Job, is the preservation of cavalry as an Indispensable war tool and the breeding of horses to form an adequate reserve. In the World war the army discovered there were not enough horses available to meet the emergency. Not desiring this to happen again, the army has purchased stallions which are termed out to quali army-sponsor- 1541. The ruins of the old Hungarian royal castle atop one of the city's hills, 275 feet above the Danube, recalls Bratislava's days as Hungary's first city. It continued to be the capital until about the time of the birth of the United States, when Emperor Joseph II restored Buda to Its former dignity. Bratislava continued to be host to the Hungarian diet, however, until less than a century ago. Important Trade Outlet The crownings of kings, and the meetings of diets have not, however, entirely absorbed the citizens of Bratislava. For about a thousand years the city has been one of the important trade outlets on the Danube, a sort of commercial funnel for grains from the fields of the hinterlands, and wines from grapes that cling to the nearby Little Carpathian hillsides. Industrially. Bratislava has held high rank among central European cities of its size. A glance through its factory doors reveals in the mak- fied persons who, in return for their care, charge a nominal $10 stud fee to farmers in the vicinity. The colonel deplores the mechanization trend that is heard so much in military circles today. The colonel Is no enemy of progress but be would like for tacticiana not to forget the value of the horse to the army. According tn Colonel John ing textiles, flour, iron products, son, the horse has played an leather goods, chemicals, explopart in recent wars. sives, paper, furniture and tobacco. SLOVAKIA GOES NAZI Armed and proudly wearing the swastika, these youthful Slovak Nazis stand guard outside the headquarters in Bratislava when the province of Slovakia asserted its independence from the state of Csecho Slovakia. and fountain-studde- d public parks. The palace ruins themselves recall interesting tales. The edifice was burned In 1812, and one story has it that workmen caused the destruction because they grew tired of carrying supplies up the hilL Later, smugglers are reported to have used the ruins as a signal tower. |