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Show 4f The Murray Eaple, Thursday, September 26, 1929 Page Three Chinese Have Armored Trains in Manchuria Outpost of the British in Transjordania oxnmTmini fT ' - ru ' ' ' ' ' rj" " City's Wisdom Shown in Looking to the Future Millions of dollars will be saved to Amerlcnn cities through the phinnin? of city Improvements enrly. This Is evidenced by the experience of Akron, Ohio, which, through carefully contemplated nnd progressive street widening, has already saved nearly (XtO.OOO according to L K. Duffy, head of one of the largest associations dealing In building and road construction materials. "Ten years ap:o Akron adopted a plan calling for the eventual widening of nearly twenty miles of streets," he said. "To have widened these thoroughfares outright would have been Impossible, for the total cost would have been some The plan wa9 adopted of establishing new setback building lines so that as buildings became obsolete and were replaced, the new structures were erected ten feet or more buck from the former building line. "The $2,000,000 saving made by Akron Includes money saved through the avoidance of condemnation charges. Having saved this amount In ten years, the city is now going to spend roughly that amount In widening four and a half miles of an Important artery." street-widenin- Not to be caught unprepared, the Chinese military authorities have rushed a number of armored cars, such as the one shown In the picture, to the scene of the recent encounters with Red Russian troops, near Harbin In northern Manchuria. Remember When the Ladies Dressed Like This? Duudmcj rv' ? g This piiotogrnph shows Amman, the British outpost In Transjordania where armored cars and airplanes are kept In readiness against Arab hostilities. The armored cars patrol out Into the desert dally to guard cars carrying mall from Bagdad and also to give assistance and protection to airplanes that have made forced nt landings. American Gets World's Largest Private Yacht Essential Factors in Creating Land Demand These members of the California Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs In convention at the added est to their proceedings by adopting costumes of three decades ago for "Gay Nineties" day. notel Huntington, Pnsndena, Callf New Wind Beacon for the Airmen TO PROTECT BANKS We are In the habit of judging values of real estate by the general In the real estate market, building operations, building permits Is sued, acreage bought tmd sold, general business conditions and fcimliar indicia. Hut there are other important wi:ys of gauging rising values. The growth In population, transpor tation, utilities, industry, public improvements, etc., are some other factors which odd to permanent real es tale values because they indicate demand, accessibility, comfort, buying power, progress, desirability nnd the like, to the prospective buyer. We have only to Imagine the sales resistance In marketing a piece of ur- btm real estate without Improved streets, without utilities like gas, elec tricity, water, sewers and telephones; without factories or business nearby to create pay rolls; without rapid transportation to and from regular places of employment or business, und the Importance of these factors In creating and increasing values In real estate becomes "V v. j J rf. The magnificent Orion, called the largest private yacht In the world, after being launched at Krupp's Germanla shipyards at Kiel, was turned over to and accepted by Julius Forstmann of New York. The ship Is said to hav cost nearly two million dollars. It has two Diesel motors of 3,000 horse power each, and can go 10 knots an hour A crew of 50 Is needed to run the ship. PROF. A. M. BUSWELL Cleaning the Capital's Statues ' a rKl '' ki.L.. h B.liiJt1lw, rrniicls , rtftlMll ITTTT III III II r..)t, V.0 i. PMX. tr Jackie, Crippled, Uses Wheelchair If Jnk one of Connie Mnck'i vrternn Mtcbers nnd who nldod mi. terially this jenr In brlnstnR the Athletics to the top, has announced his retirement. III m.. . . - 4 i 2 if a',Ur,r rr.',r,f lMa lvx trai.ul ibum ',imM,'f (pdally for Um. m,!.i ,Bm!,y- - rp",nUy nm 10 recovery- - In a -. - - o" "n whel chair u' con- - I Quliin. MJ Woman' Achivtmal A Miinro of rnp. Inscribed In et- qnlsltc needlework wlih a clenrlv rend- nble messnge nearly l,(X"i words long, was among the exhibit nt the pnlholng. Icnl exhibition nt the ItrliUli medical congress at .Manchesler. The worker was a mndwoman who Imnplned thnt she was Kvc, nnd the needlework rie. acrlbes her hallucination. The most astonishing thing about It I that It was all done under the coverlet of her bed, to conceal It from the nnrsa Sho Intended U as a message to God, i j xibnrtniin. In - i?,V - viW NEW HEAD OF G. A. R. j I l i All the numerous statue nf generals, admlrnls nnd statesmen that adorn the parks nnd avenues of Washington have been pelting their annual clean-Ing- . The photograph fhoug workmen polishing up the statue of John Tsui Jones. Diablo Dam, Highest in the World b. phmt-lu- shrubs around tln homo m;itiy suc'i nn iiortb exposure tree shaded mean will .o found whet some shrub will t.i.t grow. If !!, are selected an I in ml proper fpe. for n vigorous nnd healthy growth wol result In nrr situation. Bnuty in Building Communities built to look like "irn In a pod' I iivn aroused the AniNicnn Institute if Architects Into dee!-p!n- g a plan for n union of rffort In tl'C nrli of designing, f. Hcrrbk ll.itaniond. president of the liiMitnie. announced. hf movement would bring about collaboration among iirch'imi. mural painters, hmdscape design, ers nnd craftsmen In creating a new tr. ode of architectural rxpre'sion. S- ic? JvPoP I'mf. A. M. P.uswell of the University of Illinois nnd bis assistants have devised a praei,'nble method of making lMuiuliinting power nnd licit-Inpas from corn stalks. It Is that farmers will be able to take full advantage of the device. Shruhi in Shady Spoil There urc many Mirubs which will pmw well or pcrlinp belter In fhady situations than in the sun. Such plauts Include: Japanese barberry, red bud, red osier, dogwood, batelnut, deutzlu, forsythln. bills of snow, various Fpfcle of privet, Indian currant. Van Iloiittel splrea, Japanese maple nnd riumcron V... sgiifliJ'j fr Cnpt. K II. I'nlnior nnd Cnpt. Imdley Hownrd, loft In J ill, ln.t'tliiij the new wlndapo bencon ti(lersiinff tc,t ot r.illlns tleld. in-revolving boaron wlih the wind direction Indlrntfcr wns Invrnle.I by ' r nn i , hn dlm-- n to throw a colored a bnnj down wind -t I 7 Building Coil Lowered Although Industrial building has been nt high levels this year, the cost a new factory .structure Is C per of Hector Fuller Is here holding a cent below the average-the last Thompson siilminchino pun nt the ten years, according to u survey of Hankers' Indus! rial exposition In New York. The baby machine pun building iiists throughout the country Ju:-- t made by a Chicago linn of weighs but nine pounds thirteen and builders. engineers ounces, but Is rnpublo of "spitting" The cost ot Industrial construction a stream of ;.im) bullets a nilnuie. Is now 40 per cent tmder the peak reached In 1!C0 and It Is at the bnv- JACK QUINN QUITS est point since late In ltd. Tl e computation Is based on a standard building Pki by '.'ix) feet, and It Includes prlci n of tiuiterl.il and wage, of labor. is M- Fire Prevention Each year the number of communities actively participating In the observance of "lire prevention week" Increases nnd better results are obtained. Many Individuals and organizations are In u position to be of service during t!i. campaign, which should be pluntied in advance. I'.ecause of the authority vested In their positions, public oiliclals, such ns mayors, village presidents and (ire marshals, can aid (ire prevention campaigns materially by taking part In the program and Issuing proclamations calling upon citizens to participate. Usually they realize the danger of fire and gladly cooperate. I s- CMli j y y f" Po!er of Worcester, Mas cleftrj romnmnder In chief Edwin J. who jat n i s the linind Army of the the national ma ting In Pot Hand. Maine. Crf e n Wl.rn llobnrt two ar,l a balf the family went to visit grandpapa on Wodfrnii. With Window! jibi? f.irnt. On th evening Hob, The dark, dismal I.ousq with lis ?rt rrawieii imd mot tiers arms dismal walls dns ponn. lth a deep itn of contentment. Ittttht, healthy roms and friendly rxirriot "Well, tnoit, or, grnndpspa an 1 t have cgme to stay. More Snd larger aatciiod the honr gu into their windows Is the Verdiit ef th ntxhi-tec- t tarages, ami we shut tlnir iVors. and owner alike Thousand of ltien we watched all chbkrc g obi homes are belhg uiojernbed la ;mo (heir (stasps an I e shut their this wny. . ..A 3 r i ' if i - 'r fS fW i. . - . ; 1 i ' rrS-- ' 1 t lc A View of the iHsblo dam In nnrthweslern Washington which hcfl conv pleled will be .ISO feet Mch and l,2fl f.ct long. Thj dam, which will t tba highest la the world, will develop M,000 horie powt'r bj bscklrg Bp W.OOO feet of water for a distance ot icvea miles. |
