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Show BIG DEFICIT SHOWN BRANDS FLORAL SHOP 2Q34 South I FGR PANAMA CANAL by L. Ith East AT YOUR SERVICE Rml Phone PHONE Hy. 970 Hy.-184- 8 TO HUNT GRAVITY DATA IN SUBMARINE Have you been wondering where we are? Navy Will Survey Ocean Bed Off the West Indies. FREDOVA DANCE The Princeton, N. J. office of the United States navy has undertaken another expedition to the lower West Indies in quest of the exact shape of the earth, it has been announced here by Richard M. Field, chairman of the committee on ocean basins and their margins of the American Geophysical union which aid the expedition. The objectivecof the scientists is the unique geological area beneath tty: waters oil the lower Antilles. Aboard the U. S. submarine Barracuda, they will explore the ocean bed in this region through a series of gravity force readings in an effort to learn more about the forces at work. Long a leader in this type of scientific research, the navy has sponsored two previous submarine expeditions of a similar nature. In 1923 the 1 established forty-nin- e gravity stations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea and the set up more than fifty near the Bahamas and Cuba in 1932. Plans for the forthcoming trip are in the hands of Capt. Lamar R. Leahy, navy department hydrographer. To Measure Gravity Force. According to the announcement, the expedition will carry out a program for measuring the force of gravity in the region where the great West Indian archipelago bends toward South America, in what is suspected to be one of the greatest deformations of the earth's crust and in which there are frequent eruptions and many earthquakes." Since the variations in the force of gravity are greater in the region of the archipelagoes than anywhere else in the world, the announcement explains, it is expected that the data obtained will throw important light on many geological problems." Those who will make up the scientific personnel of the expedition are Dr. Maurice Ewing, Lehigh university geophysicist; Lt. Albert J. Hoskinson, gravity expert of the United States coast and geological survey, and Dr. Harry H. Hess of Princeton the department of hydro-graph- ic STUDIOS Now LOCATED in I. O. O. F. HALL In Sugarhouae on SATURDAY MORNINGS. Register 9:00 A. M. and 12 Noon Saturday January 23, 1937 Claasea In BALLET - TAP - ACROBATICS New Class Beginning Now BABIES and ADULTS Mako Your Own 5-2- VALENTINES Its a lot of fun and easy, too, with our complete sets of S-4- 3 Val-enti- parts. 100 t 250 Valentino Greeting Cards A wide selection of personalized greeting cards for Valentine Day. Select yours now. We also have paper costumes table covers and favors for Valentine parts. Como in and sec them. DESERET BOOK COMPANY on SOUTH TEMPLB 44 EAST 'Books For Every Mood" I EYES on the ROAD geology. A crystal vis-sio- When the scientists have finished their work in one location, the submarine emerges and moves from to seventy-fiv- e miles to twenty-fiv- e the next spot which has been selected. Duluth Docks Now Open to Ships From Abroad OPTOMETRIST Charter Member of the Founds tioi B- -- East 21st South - - Ily. 7719 VALENTINE February 14th We Carry The Largest Selection of Choice VALENTINES in tho City AT THE UNITED 5-10-- 25c STORE 1069 East 21st South in Sugarhouse freight Duluth, Minn. and passenger service between Duluth and European ports became a reality with the arrival at Duluth of the Norwegian freighter Taborg-je-ll completing an inaugural voyage of more than 5,000 miles from Norway. The Taborgjell brought more than 1,000 tons of stock fish, sporting goods, household merchandise, and cod liver oil for Duluth, Twin Cities, and Chicago wholesale and retail firms. Agents from more than a score of firms which sell the goods All-wat- er H I. clock,-borrow- Washington, D. C. Citing a deficit of $947,254 in the operation of the Panama canal for the fiscal year of 1936, the annual report of the secretary of war admits that the present system of collecting tolls permits inequalities, manipulations and' endless reductions in charges, resulting in losses to the United States and unfair advantages to shipping interests. The report of Secretary Harry H. Woodring makes no recommendation that congress increase the toll charges to a point where they will at least pay the interest charges on the capital investment of 546 million dollars and eliminate the unfair discrimination against producers of the central states in favor of those of the Pacific coast and eastern seaboard. However, he does recommend legislation to correct the present system of measurement of vessels, which, he declares, has no justification in equity among the several types of ships and mdy be considered as a form of subsidy to certain types which are able to take advantage of the system." Subsidizes" East and West. Manufacturers and other shippers of the Middle West have long maintained that the Panama canal toll charges are so low that the effect is to subsidize shippers of the East and West. It is cheaper, for example, for a manufacturer on the eastern seaboard to ship his products to the West coast by water than for a middle western manufacturer to ship to either coast by rail. The argument of these producers, as well as consumers representatives, ia that the toll charges should be increased to a point where they will give promise of amortizing the canal investment. Legislation such as Secretary Woodring proposes failed in the last session of congress, but an act was passed which authorized the President to appoint ' a "neutral committee of three members for the purpose of making an independent study and investigation of the rules for the measurement of vessels using the Panama canal and the tolls that should be charged therefor." Recommended Legislation. The annual report recommends legislation for the following purin the poses! First, to present law the system originally intended by the congress, which, through technical interpretation, has become ineffective a system based upon the earning capacity of vessels and patterned generally after that in use for ship canals which has operated successfully over a period of many years and which is designed to avoid the very inequalities which result from the dual system now in effect. Second, to abolish the unsatisfactory, unfair, dual system of measurement whereby toll charges are based on one tonnage rating 1 and the. limiting factor on another different and smaller tonnage rating which is subject to manipulation. Third, to regain control over the tolls charged and to stop further and apparently endless reductions in tolls paid." ing. Dr. W. H. Landmesse? 1090 ed from the Bell laboratories of New York, will be used by the expedition to determine gravity measurements. It is believed that this instrument will be far more accurate than the methods chronometer formerly used. In addition, a multiple pendulum apparatus, invented and constructed by F. A. Vening Meinesz of the Netherlands Geodetic Survey will be employed. These delicate instruments cannot be operated on a surface vessel, and it is necessary to use a submarine capable of reaching the still waters feet below the which lie seventy-fiv- e minutes surface. About forty-fiv- e are required to take a gravity read- '(Continued from last week) With two automobiles approaching each other at the rate of forty-fiv- e miles per hour, they are actually advancing toward a common meeting point at the rate of ninety miles per hour., The slightest defect in the sight of either driver la likely to cause' n a fatal accident, even if that is only q degree or two below normal, especially if one eye does not with the, other. In aviation, where visual tests are morn stringent, the ability to gauge distance is considered of the utmost importance and is determined by the balance or of the two eyes. (Continued next week) , L STEVENSON Revision cf Toll System Is Piano Interlude: If you think it Seen Necessary. impossible to lose a piano, keep suGAfinorsE Here We Are! Lights of New York met the freighter at the dock. Together with two sister ships, the Taborgjell will comprise a fleet giving 14 day passenger service beThe tween Chicago and England. round trip fare on the boats is reported to have been set at about $125. Each ship can accommodate 30 passengers. A crew of 25 mans the boats. Find Noise Is Harmful if Body Lacks Mineral The lack Minneapolis, Minn. of magnesium in the human body causes an imbalance in the nervous system which makes an individual particularly sensitive to noise, according to the present edition of Modern Medicine, published here. Small noises may cause convulsions in an experimental animal which has been kept on a magnesium free diet, an article in the magazine said. right on reading. The piano was a gift to Lily Pons from her musical director, Andrew Kostelanetz. lie arranged to have it shipped to Hollywood where the wee French star was making her new picture, That Girl from Paris." Carefully crated, the instrument was delivered to the airport to await a night plane. When time came for loading. it had disappeared. That caused consternation since it is a very spe- cial instrument designed for the tiny divas own use. Small enough to fit into her studio dressing room, the easel and cover are decorated with bars from arias she lias sung at the Metropolitan and photos of her in various operatic roles. It was insured, of course, but those photos could not be replaced since they came from the star's private collection. Through the night, there was frantic search, which availed nothing. Came the dawn apd with it the discovery that the missing piano stood on a platform almost under the noses of piano company and airport officials. So two stalwart guards were placed over it until departure time of the next westbound plane. by telephone YFllCN SICKNESS strikes or emergencies arise and you need help in a hurry a telephone more than pays for itself. It runs errands, brings information, keeps you in touch with friends for a few cents a day. Any employee Kill take your order. Tlie Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company t City Life: The doors on the rear car of a downtown Independent subway line express refused to operate properly. At one of the way stations, evidently in response to a distress signal, a small and bespectacled, but efficient looking mechanician got aboard. After an inspection, he ordered the passengers to leave. Some did but others, being New Yorkers, showed their independence by remaining in the damaged car. That resulted in confusion at stations since the doors didn open. Worse yet, others crowded in despite efforts of the emergency man and train crew. Finally, One Hundred and Twenty-fift- h street was reached. There many who wanted to get off couldu't because of the jam and thus were h carried clear down to street. More confusion ensued and d it looked as if they'd go on to street. But some one yelled, Pull that thing! and a willing hand twisted a lever. There was a whoosh of air. The train stopped and all in the crippled car poured out. With. that, the emergency man locked the doors and the train proceeded with an empty car on the end. HAVE YOU se Much Talked of New Books? GONE WITH THE WIND OF LENA GEYER -- WAKE AND REMEMBER" GREAT LAUGHTER- GOLDEN WEDDING- HONOR BRIGHT The boyhood Geneva, N. Y. home of Millard Fillmore, thirteenth president of the United States, has been torn down because no organization showed enough interest in its preservation to pay the owners $700. Fillmore, elected vice president in ' 1848 on the Whig ticket, succeeded to the presidency in 1850 upon the death of Zachary Taylor and served until 1853. He was defeated. for by James Buchanan. He had lived in the Cayuga county house until he was 'nineteen years old and' returned to it many times. In recent years it had been unoccupied and the owners had attempted to sell it to some patriotic organization. Unable to obtain an offer of more than $250, they dismantled it and sold the timber for construction of a barn. : Vermont College Junior Erects Own Dormitory H. F. Martel, a Burlington, Vt. University of Vermont junior, has his own dormitory. He built a trailer from old automobile parts and is living In it during the college year. The streamlined miniature house is equipped with cupboards, bed, chairs, closets, electric lights and radio. He doesnt expect to suffer from the cold because he has insulated it with three thicknesses of cardboard and a rug. An oil heater on which he cooks his meals gives off sufficient heat to warm the room. American Legion Plans Home at Waikiki Beach Honolulu. With features adapted from several of the historic structures of Hawaii, the American Legion here has begun construction of a permanent clubhouse in the Waikiki beach section. The motif is taken from etchings made in 1854 showing a mission church, the kings armory and the king's summer home. - Margaret Mlethell Marcia Davenport James Gray Fannie Hurst Anne rarrlsh Frances Parkinson Keyes at 15c a Week And Many Others A Rook For Every Personality And For Every Mood THE FIRESIDE GIFT SHOP & RENTAL LIBRARY IIYLAND 951 GARFIELD AVENUE 290S-- W Fifty-nint- Forty-secon- Sounds like B'way: Dictionary of musical comedy terms submitted by Ozzie Nelson: Acts, something you grind; Call boys, ringing bells that warn ships at sea; Cast, something you put your arm in after you break it; Chorus, a place where you play golf on; heroine, a bad drug taken by bad people; principal, money borrowed to back a show; scene, a river in France; warning buzzer, the first Bronx cheer from the audience; pit, a little thing you find in oranges and peaches; baton, a total on which you get an average for baseball players; spot, something. on which an actor gets put when he isn't looking; bow, noise a dog makes when it barks; usher, noise you make when your nose tickles and everybody says, "God bless you," after it. Scene in Junk Yard Wins Job for Artist Pittsburgh. Mrs. Johanna K. W. Hallman's canvas of a Pittsburgh junk yard, entered in the Carnegie International this year, won a prize appointment of Mrs. Hallman to the citys planning commission. Mayor Cornelius D. Scully made the appointment when he learned the painter was interested in improving Pittsburghs scenery. The Pittsburgh artist is president and founder of the Pittsburgh Parks and Playground society. Ohio Convict Carving Markers for Fire Dead Columbus, Ohio. A plan to place monuments over the unmarked graves of victims of the Easter Monday fire of 1930 at Ohio penitentiary is being completed by a prisoner stone mason, who already has finished eight tombstones. Joe Mascsenyik, forty-four-year-- who native of sentence for is serving a grand larceny, learned stone masonry before he came to this country Austria-Hungar- five-ye- Fillmore Home Is Razed; Lumber Is Sold for Barn READ-The- Manhattan Glimpses: Jack Dempsey in the Green room of the Hotel Edison still beseiged by autograph At a nearby table, hunters Leslie Howard apparently unnoticed by other diners . . . Eleanor Holm dancing the rhumba with husband, Art Jarrett, at Dmitris club Gaucho and ordering champagne . . . Kay Francis emerging from El Morocco looking even lovelier than she does on the screen . . . Sylvia Sidney hanging daintily on the arm of George Jean Nathan as they arrive late at a premiere . . . J. P. Morgan dining alone at Larues. ... Bright Minds: Students of one of the local universities sent out a flock of telegrams to stage, screen and radio stars informing each that he or she was one of five who were to receive an M. A. master of amusement-degree at a Saturday night class function. The idea of course was that the stars would show up to receive the award and being there would do their stuff. Thus a high class program at minimum cost. Morton Downey, out of town at the time, received one of the wires. He telegraphed back: Sorry I cant accept Have already received bids from Oxford university for my Ph. D doctor of fun." (9 Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. Albania Hears the Call; Gets Phones Tirana, Albania. Theyre thinking of putting Albania into telephonic connection with the rest of the world, after all these years. Heretofore the department of communications has seen no necessity for introduction of efficient telephone service, feeling that the citizens of mountainous Albania wouldn't use telephones if they had them. The practice here is to climb a peak and shout over to a person on another. The system is so good that news spreads over the entire nation in a few hours. i i y, Shorted Tension Wire Yarn Supplies Bang-U- p New York. What happens when a pneumatic drill hits a high tension cable was demonstrated here recently quite unintentionally by a WPA Edward Coad, twenty-seven, employee. He was thrown several feet by manhole explosions set off by flying sparks. Two manhole covers on the sidewalk and seven more in the street were tossed several feet in the air. Flames and smoke shot into the air but no serious fire started. Radio sets were badly affected by static for some minutes. Coad suffered shock and bruises and was taken, to his home. Tresses Decide Fees San Jose. The State college has fixed a new sliding scale for adto college dances, mittance of based on the color of their hair, Redheads" pay 35 cents; blondes, 45 cents, and brunettes 55 cents. co-e- A delicious snack is for Sunday made as follows: squares of biscuit dough and wrap around cooked sausages. Hold in place with toothpicks. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake 10 minutes in moderate oven. Serve on long toothpicks or canape stick. Take OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT own our own building and warehouse adjacent Buy in car-oa- d We lots Take advantage of all the savings on to you. nah discounts And pass BUY NOW and SAVE American Beauty WASHERS $3500 and Up Easiest In the WORLD on Clothe. ar and is cutting the monuments in the prison yard. Warden James C. Woodward explained that originally the mason started work to furnish markers for prisoners who have recently died and are buried in the state burial grounds. Sandstone, salvaged from buildings dismantled within the prison grounds, furnished the material for the gravestones already completed. Warden Woodard and Chief Clerk W. I. Bishop are checking records to learn identities of the fire dead and the location of their graves, scattered in several cemeteries in the city. nights supper REMODELING Last Year We Sold More Than Eight Carloads of ROUND OAK RANGES Americas Finest" $69.50 ASK MOTHER SHE KNOWS This is Americas Greatest Selling Range. Breakfast Sets beautifully Decorated to match your kitchen colors YLIo and 4 Chairs, only $9,951 RUG SPECIALS We have just made a large purchase of Factory Samples Com And Sec These Real Bargains. Astonishing Savings This Week In Our Dig DRAPERY DEPARTMENT Which Is Being Remodeled Completely. Let Our Decorators Give YOU NEW IDEAS. Bnturecp 1050 East 21st South Telephone Hy. 678 |