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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHL, UTAH "CARTHAGE" OF NEW WORLD CELEBRATES South American City 400th Annirersary. Ob-serr- es By F. W. THURNAU Cartagena, Colombia. S. A. Among citl, Cartagena, founded Id 1533, ho Just entered upon the Fifth century of Its existence. It celebrated the event In the picturesque manner of the country with a program of fetrtJvUle and an elaborate expo-altJodesigned to recall the wealth of romance and travail, which 400 yean of life hare brought to this "Carthage of the New world" and to portray her presently actlvltlea In commerce, agriculture and Industry. A port of call for noted navlgatora of the world, from Columbus to Lindbergh, Cartagena (pronounced evokes at every step the memory of early American history and the Spanish Main, and delight visitors with Its historic charm. Though possessing an ancient glamour second to none, Cartagena presents IU atrange paradox of antiquity and modernity Once the chief port of the Spanish conquerors. It was the gateway through which untold millions In gold and Jewels passed from the new world to the old, fleets of treasure-lade- n galleons setting forth twice yearly for Spanish ports. Today Cartagena Is an active seaport on the Caribbean, one of South America's northernmost polats of contact with the teeming North American continent, nd a port of call for many transoceanic liners which pass here en route from the four corners of the world through the Panama canaL Colorful and Turbulent. The life of Cartagena has been more colorful and more turbulent than that of any city In the Americas. The early Spanish conquistadores discovered the harbor and decided to establish a city there, through which the Spanish fleet might maintain contact with the rich new world over which their domain was rapidly becoming established. But the native Indians thought otherwise, and It was only with the greatest difficulty that they were subdued. On January 21, 1533, the first stone of the new city was laid by redro de Heredla In the name of Spain. Thereupon, Its fortresses and towers rose quickly, at a reported expense of and thousands upon thousands of lives, perhaps the costliest city In men and money since the building of Koine or Athens. Your guide points out that, like Carthage of old, it withstood many a mighty siege and was the site of the greatest battles of those times. And like Carthage of old, Cartagena fell before Invading conquerors. During the period 1544 to 1815, Cartagena was attacked eight times, by pirates and buccaneers, among them the Englishman Drake and his countryman Hawkins. These succeeded in capturing the city, held It for a short period and abandoned It with booty valued at more than half a million ducats. French adventurers also succeeded in capturing the city after strenuous siege, and departed with even greater treasure. In spite of temporary capture, Cartagena continued to remain Spanish, for, although some of the besiegers were successful, their stay was only long enough to plunder and sack, to accumulate portable wealth to the capacity of their marauding ships. There are two entrances to the harbor of Cartagena, one of which was artificially closed by the Spaniards in the early days. Today, as you sail into the "Boca Chica" entrance, you view the city's mighty walls arising from tho edge of the sea, walls 40 feet high and 50 to 60 feet thick. These walla, in the building of which 600.-00- 0 slaves are said to have lived, labored and died, are honey combed with prison cells which are today given over to occupancy by the city's poor. In them, many a happy carefree family resides with no thought of the tragic history which surrounds them, the etorlea that the walls of their homes might tell. . Tragic and Romantic. The modern city, dignified by many evidences of its tragic and romantic history, nestles comfortably at the water side, Its 80,000 Inhabitants uuinlnd- the oldest of modern n slde-by-sld- 0 ful of the historical impressions which greet the visitor. One of the most ambitious of engineering projects in under way in the harbor, supervised by a New York engineering firm. New concrete docks are being built to accommodate the many ships which call here for cargoes of Colombian coffees which have become famous the world over for their flue flavor and aroma. Upon entering the city, the visitor finds broad modern streets as well as the narrow roads of earlier days. Structures of steel and reinforced concrete. Including the city's first skyscraper, rear their heads above quaint old balconied houses with grilled and latticed windows, ancient palaces, majestic temples and churches and Mores of Imposing proportions. The artistic appeal of classic architecture and brightly colored adobe walls and tile roofs, recall olden duys and when Impervious adventurers their ladies rode through the strets In gilded chairs. The bonk of automobile horns on the modern pavestimulates the ments Inevitable thought that the progress of time brings changes In the old order. Here, Indeed, Today clasps hands with Yes terday and the two bid you welcome. Ml ' i Richmond, etar pitcher of the Baltimore Orioles of the International league, who has been old to the Chicago Cubs for a reported price of $15,000. left-hande- d Experiments by Specialists Indicate Old Trouble Is Inherited. Dunl-kowfk- WNU 6rviee. A.ricultur.. Wheat breeders of the department are a step nearer their goal of pro- spring wheats. Several years of Intensive experithe ments by department workers at at Northern Great Plains Field station Mandan and the Langdon substation conat Langdon. N. D.. proved almost from e ducing that clusively definitestem rust is a plant character crosses. wheat In inherited ly The recent results were reported by J. Allen Clark and H. B. Humphrey disof the division of cereal crops and the of eases at the annual meeting beid American Society of Agronomy in Washington, This principle Is significant both for wheat breeders and wheat farmers. The breeders are convinced that there Is such a character as from rust In wheat, which is inherited In a different manner than the character of resistance. They have a long way to go before they can breed this In aU wheat sown by farmers, for they must cross varieties with resistant and susceptible ones that have all the other desirable characters such as high yield, regood milling and baking quality, sistance to hot weather, drought nd diseases other than rust. However, Is the knowledge that a hereditary character, and not mereof ly a growth or plant condition Is tremendous Importance In wheat improvement In the early experiments to produce wheats, breeders crossed common and durum varieties. Most of these crosses were sterile, but when they they grew and were were like the durum parent Discovery of resistance In Kota common wheat tn 191!) removed these difficulties. This resistance was a step forward but It was not sufficient to eliminate all possibility of loss. In the first experiments, crosses of hope with marquis and reliance behaved similarly. The first plants grown from the cross had only a trace of rust In the second generation the plants grown from the seed of the first crop varied, some being nearly Immune from rust, some resistant and some susceptible, but it was evident that the population tended toward In the third generation, about 25 per cent of the strains bred true but only about C for per cent bred true for susceptibility. resistThere were also ant strains like Ceres and segregating strains. In these experiments, the government scientists delve deep into the genetic factors governing the resistant, and susceptible rust reactions of wheat They interpret their results In genetic language by saying that hope has a single dominant Inhibiting factor for that marquis and reliance have a major dominant factor of suscarries both of ceptibility, that 4 these dominant factors, and that the resistant ceres is represented by the double recesslves. y Horace Sold at 82 Cnti and Warsaw. The agricultural economic crisis In Poland brought the price of horses sold at auction recently to 82 cents. One farmer sold his household furniture and several head of live stock for $4.10. ; . "V II pr- - tSr'i ; It's :V How I Broke Into J The MoviesCefryrigM br rUI C tlerw- L CARROLL By NANCY my way into the kinds of kicks, the and tne kind you register to music, music kind you register without of When I was a child. I had plenty were there as opportunity to practice une twelve children in onr family, one of that 1 heard day my sister and side in the Loew theaters on the East cona dancing was having New fork to decided We test for local talent we bota as luck our and enter try could kick over our heads then. we When we reached the theater, West the from were we confessed that enter side of the city, but they let us fer our to surprise, Much anyway. we were a little nervous at our first a attempts before the footlights of big theater we won. Our first big show after this was the I did "Passing Show of 1923." Here a specialty number, but l ene of the numbers I failed to kick as I had to four hang from a chandelier. Within weeks I was offered the leading role, Pix)slte James Hall. The show made ready to ge on the road, and so did I. but my mother, who opposed my being on the stage, refused to let me go on the road. So nd went Into I left this company I did a speLater 1923." of "Topics cialty number with the "Passing Show 1924." and after that I had a prominent part in "Mayflowers," kicking all the time, but to music, of course. Then 1 had a chance to come West My I did not kick at that, though. first part on the west coast was with "Nancy." In my next two shows, I had plenty of kicks for they were the 'Music Box Revue" with Lupino Lane and the "Music Box" with Fannie y e 1 movles-b- oth Brice. After that starred 1 In "Loose Ankles," which toured the Pacific coast. Then came the leading role In "Chicago," which was produced in Los Angeles. Ever since I first arrived on the west coast, I had wanted to go Into r7 f-A- fi Cosmic Rays Are Seen as Future Energy Professor Piccard Says Power Will Cost Little. it g Washington, Cosmic rays may be the energy of the future, harnessed energy which will light cities, motivate Industries and drive airplanes through the stratosphere at tremendous speeds. Prof. August Piccard, the Swiss physicist who ascended ten miles In a balloon, told an audience In the Washington auditorium In his first lecture In this country. Speaking before the National Geographic society, the famous stratosphere explorer said It Is "high time" man should be preparing to replace the earth's dwindling coal supplies with a new source of energy, which he believes will be the cosmic rays, which shower continuously on the earth from the sky. "The transformation of the atoms of three drops of water," he said, "would produce enough cosmic rays and enough energy and motor power artl-flcioll- y d Divorces in Reno Now Cheaper Than Year Ago Reno, Nev. U. S. and Germany Plan Economic on big step forward in the between the economic United States and Germany has been achieved by a number of Important freight pools, closed between north Atlantic shipping companies of both countries. Agreements were closed between the United States line and the Hapag the Baltimore Mall Lloyd Union, Steam Ship company and the American line, the Yankee line line. and the Hamburg-AmericaNewspapers here hope the agreements will lead to Improvement tn the north Atlantic shipping service. The economic Importance of the agreements Is seen especially In the fact that damaging competition between the shipping companies of both countries will be removed. A "Oil" Well Yields Water Seattle. The state of Washington's deepest oil well so far has failed to produce oil, but Instead has produced hot water, struck at about the 4,000-folevel 'The water, with strong force, was 135 degrees. It was finally plugged off when drillers struck the 6.2W level. The well Is now down to 6,723 feet and Is located In decrease of 1,143 In divorce decrees granted In Reno in 1932, as compared to the previous year, Is shown In figures compiled by the county clerk here. There were 3,105 decrees granted her last year, as compared with 4,243 granted in A 1931. The decrease Is blamed, to a large extent, to the depression. Fees of attorneys also decreased. Persons coni-Inhere for divorce sought more moderate fees and cheaper dwelling places during their six weeks residences. Of the 3,105 divorces granted here in 1932. 1.0S7 went to men and 2,001 to women, while 17 of the cases were annulments. c Admits Crime, but Jury Sets Him Free Burgh Indianapolis, Ind. James Gregory was among a group of suspects discharged by the grand Jury for lack of evidence. Judge Thomas Garvin turned to him and said. "What did you do to get In trouble?" "I entered a house to commit a felony," Gregory blandly replied. "Whatr demanded the court. "The grand Jury report says you did not." "O, I beg your pardon," Gregory hastened to correct himself. "Tht Jury's right" lit was dismissed Only Beginning Is Made in Developing Soybeans Only a beginning has been made In developing the full possibilities of the soybean, that versatile crop which last year was a one for Illinois farmers and which had a farm value of almost seven million dollars In 19"0. according to a bulletin, "Genetics and Breeding in the Improvement of the Soybean," issued by the experiment station of the college of agriculture. University of Illinois. C. M. Woodworth, chief In plant genetics at the University of Illinois agricultural experiment station, is author of the bulletin. The work Is a product of the state which leads all others In commercial soybean production and which in 1931 produced more than 40 per cent of the country's total threshed crop. The 1931 Illinois crop totoled fi.0fi5.000 bushels. The bulletin brings together the essential Information on soybean genetics available at the present time, discusses the principles of breedim; that are applicable to soybean Improvement and reviews the results of Investigations at Rllnols and other Institutions with a view to Improving the crop In certain special features. Inbreeding r Results of a experiment on the College of Agriculture farm at Davis. Calif., appear to Indicate that Inbreeding Ir, hoes did not lessen the of litters. Experivigor or the ! ments elsewhere have seemed to show loss of vigor, but this has not been the case at Davis. The experiment will be continued In the hope of securing more Information on the subject ten-yea- For Snroutless Potatoes It has recently been found that if apples are stored In the same room with potatoes, that the potatoes will be kept from uproutlng. Evidently there Is something In the apples that makes potatoes keep better. The win ter varieties of apples such as win, sap. Mark Twig or Ren Davis can be kept until spring, providing the apples were In good condition when picked If the supply Is not too large, wrap-- ' ping In paper will help preserve the apples rJr djl t.., 'orj . toward the wnoHitlv. Tn In tills way germs which same can be distinguished wj another. leo i j TT V. ... n will W . pJ ttT3 " Decoo, to detect the presence AflUMl hfAtA f h aw . of Kisl law Ssed. adr Ldto t D0 An Urrim vol lef lender, TO MOTHERS whose children fbese h (1) won't EAT i s Id it be f Ur i pen then maie' Nature knows best Never cwi child to eat! Eemove theai a youngster's poor appetite, trJ uiu'emc inns, luugue u COM white, eyes are a bllioui jew don't give small children i tm patlng cathartic that draliu the tem, California syrup of flgs j the "medicine" they requirt Specialists will tell yoa flat sluggish appetite almost ilrq means the child has a slurcolon. Correct this condition and see how quickly i less, drooping boy or girl eat and gain I The only "medidi such children seem to need It p; the If whole They Oil pr to h 31 in fo -; fat, Idition PE or fig syrup. Is oth fci v sn'sl--X- v Trouble With Ideal "New ideas can be good Just the same as old ones." H-4- to light up the whole city of Washington through a whole night." Cosmic rays are produced by a "modification of atoms" not yet understood, he explained, which releases tremendous energy, and "when we are able to manufacture these ravs on earth we will be able to utilize that vast energy, and can snatch out of a handful of air, from a source now invisible, sufficient energy to operate hundreds of machines." "Cosmic rays are the energy of the future," he added, "and when this source of power is made available, producing limitless energy free, almost, what coal remains In the earth's veins will suddenly become valueless." The cosmic rays are penetrating like the rays from radium, but a million times more powerful, Professor Piccard said. ul uiagnosisig0ftwi7,5s Now Doctor Itoset,n foundation believes he ha f H way of certainty, and. perhaps, the way of prevemioTj Rosenow test is based on germs to electricity, in have a negative electric r'tt inuu, wucu piacea in an eie-- " , IBS H ther always mnt u. .. Mi nnl Tho umairr rrr...t , tef Xlt the faster they more. Doctor (Vt x it now says he has found that thJ trie charge of the germs vari 1 8.1 to the disease cording 1 IB they are associated, and that O i near-lmmnn- Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, health commissioner of Chicago, has opened a class In child care for fathers. He is here seen teaching a young dad how to look after his Infant daughter. I and t Children who get syrup of w ai m1 now and then, soon have the ti iblic o tlte ana energy or young anlailj ts or o They Keep well and avoid colds :eir DOS sluggish, spells. n or Nature never made a finer lug the uve ior cnnaren ; ana incy an m the wholesome, fruity flavor tf 4 Is to t real California syrup of figs. R tiiilous purely vegetable, but every "Addii has it all bottled, with dlrectioi lite Ins Begin with it at once. Theraf .a. k next day, your child will be eaCi of Per better and feeling better. Keep author: with the syrup of figs a few (si embo' and see amazing improvements If Sew appetite, color, weight, ard spL- ver Bin The promises made by tne mm bare f of California Svrvt) of Fiotmm phrai and it will do the tame for yon, 4 bill it's genuine CALIFORNIA. M 1MB accept substitutes. true-breedin- 0 people having colds. flnenza, and infantile par ail wok so much alike thy unadulterated . wheat-breedin- Electricity Urged in War on Strpr,,,. Streptococcus germs it7? sua ceruuu REALLY ticked Department Cnitl toy Prepared rust-resista- ot Beryl alchemist's Paris. The age-ol- d dream of transmuting base substances Into precious gold wai blasted once more In the Seine correctional court when John Polish Inventor, was sen tenced to prison for failing to make gold out of sand as he had prom Ised his financial backers. was sentenced to Kuuikowfckl two years' Imprisonment and fined 100 francs. The court decided nils secret process fcr turning band Into gold Is an Impracticable combination of absurdities and contradictions." He was ordered to refund his backers &500.000 francs ($975)00) which they had advanced him. The case has been the sensation of France, Dunikowsk! told bis barkers be could reap a fabulous profit by creating gold from a ton of sand daily. His supporters, who included prominent men and members of nobility, looked forward to vast fortunes. rust-resista- n . From Rust Injury to Gold; Get! Pen y Hamburg-- s.v FaiU to Turn Sand Teaching Dad to Care for Baby Berlin. BOUGHT BY THE CUBS See Wheat Immune Ul' ZJSi-'LfcJf- t rASZJBU. i'Mv birthday oartv Nancy Carroll. l pictures, finally submitted seme tests to William Fox and was given the secondary lead In "Ladies Must Dress." After made that picture, I called at the Paramount studio In Hollywood one noon to keep a luncheon appointment with a friend of mine employed there. The guardian at the door refused to let me in. I had ray appoint mem and I meant to keep It. I didn't see why he should not let me in, so I registered a big kick and without music, too. You see, I'm Irish and have red hair, too. so that all helped. I 1 guess. Anyway, when I was In the middle of the big argument. I was interrupted by Miss Anne Nichols, author of "Abie's Irish Rose." She had been passing through the foyer and to see what the excitement wasstopped about Well. I did get past that door guardian In the end, only I did not go to meet I went with Miss Nichols my friend. Into her office. She told me that I was Just the type for Rosemary In her play which was to be filmed. So you see. I did kick my wav Into the movies. My musical show kicks helped me to get Into drama and that helped me Into the movies Plus the musiealess kick, last ef ail Some Old Rocks The Highlanders of the western coaRts of Scotland have a short prov erb: "New boat-- old rocks." Do not mippose that as you In your turn essav afford to disregard the long experience of mankind. Be sure that, as Cole ridge said, "Not without celestial ob servatlon can ever terrestrial chart? be accurately constructed."-Henle WaiSPti had that I had to bed. Mother Ft Bronchi-Lypiu- At ' a bottM write to i cu. couona ana FJ7 ...... . If Cm, FREE 73Z ceres wve-- Opnortunity toa this ine" n after wayi keep a or W , -- ' Neglected Ton never profit at nil fromtrf many of your mistakes. Severe Bronchial xriK'T be I ..,rt au w- nest - ,j iciu i on to iuww what Mrs. hh weih of m.H ven Ave, 0f4 ,o-- bad quite a lot of throat would have spells of wflch were very severe I w"0" S a cough and would choke , jffivf I took Dr. Pierce'i Golden Mecju ery and it has entirely no j -a- b!0t ble, I have never had a P" tnoe taking this medicine. Sold by druggists everywhere. . Writ t Dr. PUrw's J W. 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