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Show THE SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1924 Will f THINGS UNUSUAL r3 - v By T. T. MAXEY ply tbe days served at home by fl and the number of oversea by f L2S and add the results. Eliminate all, above IC23, If any, as that Is the limit of basic pay allowed. If Ui veteran bad only home service tbe limit is $500. Then find In the accompanying table the factor opposite tha age of tha vet- Hunt for Ancient Aztec City eran at bis nearest birthday text spring sod multiply tbe basla pay total by tbe factor. The result will be tbe maturity value of tbe policy or face value at death. For example, if a veteran served 560 days at borne, his basic pay la $600, eliminating the first 60 days. If bis age la thirty, his factor la 524, which if used to multiply $500, gives a total of 11.280, tbe value of the policy. If the veteran had SOU days at borne and 100 abroad, bis basic pay Is $023. which. If multiplied by 2.524, gives the policy value at S1.B77. Following la the table of agea and factors : Factor. As. , Factor Ac. IHI MHMIf THE YERKES OBSERVATORY To avoid the floe and numerous particles of dust aod smoke wblrb nuturally borer in the air over a big city and rut down the effectiveness of the observations, the Jarring eves tbough mluute which poets the of the observers, and the disturbing reflections from tha night illumination, powerful telescopes are usually stationed at points where these conditions do not bavs to be reckoned with. According!, tha great Terkes observatory (connected with tha University of Chicago) one of tha great-eof all tha astronomical laboratories on earth. Is percbed upon tha ereat of a blufT above beautiful Lake Geneva, near the town of Williams Bay, Wis. about seventy miles northwest of Chicago. In the largest of the three domes which surmount the observatory la mounted the world's largest refracting telescope. It la also the busiest telescope, being In nse both day and night tha year round, weather conditions permitting. In the center of this dome, which la in diameter on the Inside, balanced across the great pier which rests upon a solid foundation of concrete and supports the weight, la tha barrel of this tremendous Instrument It Is 62 feet long and weighs abont 12,000 pounds. Each of the two great lenses which fit Inside of this barrel are forty Inches across, Tha barrel of this Instrument can be awung around In any direction and raised or lowered to any angle; the floor of the dome Is movable, and tba entire roof of tha dome revolves all to the end that the observer can observe In any direction and at any angle necessary in order to properly perform the particular job In band. After the barrel has been focused it can be adjusted to follow snd keep In view the object under observation, relieving the observer of having to atop occasionally and focus his telescope. Adjustment aa small as of an Inch can be made. With this telescope observers have been enabled to determi ne, with great exactness, the positions of stars In clusters and the distances between them. Stellar photographs taken, using the telescope aa a camera, are The among the best yet aecured. brightness of stars also Is measurable With this Instrument at 75-fe- THE CHICAGO STOCK YARDS The Dnlon Stock yards In Chicago handle so much stock that when one aaunters about the yards. It seems aa though all the farmers In the country had decided to ship all their stock to Chicago at the same time, and that It all arrived on the day you were there. Established In 1865, these yards have grown to be the largest In America, if not In the world. The great bulk of our live stock, especially hogs. Is raised In the states between the Allegheny and the Kocky mountains. Railroad construction was converging toward and expanding from the city at the southern end of Lake Michigan. Chicago, therefore, was the logical location for America's greatest live stock mart. Naturally, the production of live stock has increased many fold during the last 57 years. This fact plus the scope of the territory from which these yards draw patronage, accounts for the condition mentioned In the first paragraph, and the staggering figures which follow. These yards today contala about 10,000 pens and cover an area of about 320 acres. In 1865, 613 cattle, 17,704 hogs, and 1,433 sheep were received. The average number of head of stock handled period daily during a recent was: Cattle. 10,936; calves, 2.338; hogs, 20.753; sheep, 14,805; horses. 212; a totf.l of 55,044 head or 936 cars every 24 hours an average of 39 cars per hour, day and night. The receipts of stock vary widely between seasons and because of mar-Ve- t fluctuations. The largest receipts recorded on any one day, according to recently compiled statistics, were: Cattle, 49.12S, on November 10, 1908; calves, 9.5'JC, on March 25, 1920; hogs, eC,9G4, on November 29, 1918; sheep, 71.792, on October 1G, 1011; horses, 3.228, on January 11, 1904. The greatest aggregate value of all stock received during any one year was In 1918 when this total reached the astounding fljire of $904,715,357, en average of $2,478,072 week days and the yeiir Sundny, too, throughout cattle, Muring that year, 3,789.922 657,767 calves, 8,014,190 hogs, 4 sheep, and 87,820 horses were received an average of 3,273 heiid of live stock every hour, day and niht. for the entire year. Washington. Printing of the blanks on which more than 5,000,000 veterans of the World war will make application for adjusted compensation as recently enacted. Is well under way. Tbe blanks will be distributed among the veterans through newspapers, the Post Office department the American Legion and other patriotic societies In touch with the veterans. Within a comparatively short time every veteran is expected to have received a blank and 'made application for his bonus. Although a drive will be made to get the applications Immediately, no cash payments will be made before March i, 1925. Adjusted service certificates will be dated January 1, 1025, If the application Is made prior to that date. If it is made after that the certificate will be dated tbe first of the month following the application. As soon as the bonus bill was passed over the veto of the President the War department issued instructions as to tbe proper method In apFinger prints plying for the bonus. will be used on the applications as a method of Identification. This is done to protect veterans and their dependents from fraud and to provide Identification in the future. Five Rules Established. Rules formulated by the War department In connection with application for a bonus read: "L Do not write for application blanks. These will be distributed as won aa prepared, and unnecessary letters will only create confusion and delay. 2. Read carefully the Instructions which will be printed with the application blank. "3. Do not pay fees other than a notary charge. The law prohibits any person for charging a fee for assistance In collection of the compensation. "4. Do not write the War department for any Information. required by the blank. If the Individual has not the Information, supply It as best he can from memory. Inquiries to the department would only serve to delay the case by the double search of the records which would be Involved. "5. Mail application blanks In the envelopes which will be distributed at fice." The scale of payment under the bonus bill Is differentiated between home and foreign service, as is pay In the army and navy. The home service pay la based on a scale of $1 a day, and that of foreign, pay Is based on a scale of $1.25 a day. How to Figure It How an man who receives a paid-u- p Insurance policy under tbe bonus bill may figure the maturity value of bis policy at death or at the end of twenty years follows : First total the number of days served at home and overseas and deduct 60 of those served at home, which are excluded as having been covered In the $60 bonus paid upon discharge after the armistice. Multi- - Mil 4t ( (1 (1 (1 (4 1(17 (( Mil ( 1601 1.(04 1.491 1.491 1.485 1.471 1 470 1 460 1 460 (7 (I It (9 (1 1 4J4 !l 1.1(4 1.141 1.114 1.101 I.ITS am 1.111 1101 1171 141 Mil t.OSl t 050 1 011 1 (1 (4 S 1 1 954 911 1889 All veterans up to and Including the rank of captain In tbe army and marine corps and lieutenants in the navy are eligible for the bonus. British Island Tipping Eastward, Expert Asserts London. The Island of Great Britain Is tipping eastward, and has tilted several feet in that direction within the last 300 years. This statement was made by O. H. J. Clayton recently In a paper read before the Society of Engineers at Burlington house. Catch Shad in Baskets Norfolk, Va. Down at the Lake Prince dam. In Princess Anne county, a few miles from Norfolk, they are catching buck shad with baskets and rakes or any Implement that will haul a fish out of the water. A big run of the fish has come up from the sea. Stopped by the dam, they have gathered there by thousands and motorists are bringing home ail tbey can carry. Send Photographs Over Phone Lines Device Successful in Cleveland-New York Test New York. Transmission of photographs from Cleveland to New York The pictures transmitted were five Inches by seven Inches in size. Messages In handwriting also were transmitted, the copy received being a facsimile of the original message. How Photo Is Transmitted. In sending a picture, the original Is placed around a cylinder within which c cell. On anthere Is a other cylinder In the receiving office an unused film is placed. Both cylinDurders revolve In synchronization. ing the operation a very small but Intense beam of light is thrown on the original photograph, passing through c cell with the film to the an Intensity proportionate to the lights and shades of the original picture. By the aid of a new device known as a light valve, a beam of light, varying In intensity In exact correspondence with the original beam received cell, Is thrown on by the the film onto which the picture is being transmitted. The receiving cylinder revolves, the ray of light moveo gradually from one end of tbe cylinder to the other end. When the end Is reached the film Is ready for develop- telephone lines city over was accomplished in a demonstration by laboratory experts of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. The method, achieved after several years' work, was described by officials of the company as a "simple, rapid and accurate transmitting system." It will be Installed on the company's various lines, it was announced, in accordance with the demand which arises for this type of service. Cleveland was selected as the place for the transmitting station, so that pictures taken at the Republican national convention might be transmitted to New York within a few minActual transmissions showed utes. that photographs could be transmitted to New York and made ready for producing newspaper plntes within ten minutes from the time the original photograph was placed In the transment mitting machine. e e photo-electri- photo-electri- photo-electr- ic New Type of Amphibian Plane Is Built in England five-ye- 029,-73- re- 41 1.(14 1.(11 40 41 41 of- 1 lit l ilt 1.(11 !(! 1.(17 II the same time. This will facilitate ceipts of applicants at the proper J.5J 41 4T IS 17 15 Finger PrinU Ordered a Safeguard Against Fraud. 1411 till 1 (40 10 Gen. Melville Boyniou, mining engineer and soldier of fortune, haa left 11 Ban Francisco with 24 adventurers of tbut city to hunt for tbe fabled Aztec II city of Bacis in Mexico and Its treasure. The city will be found within a hun- II dred miles of Cullacan, according to the general, and will disclose a civiliza14 Above are shown Boynton and !( tion older than that of King Miss Muyme Williamson, artist and former army nurse, who la tbe only woman ! for Bonus Claims I.4SI 44 45 ......1 It Five Simple Rules 41 11 11 11 14 24 17 11 la the party. iit 544 t ! '''''''sssbosbsisss W '"2BPfamt'W'ttmtmnese 0ufTr Oi4 if itx 1 it 0 The Work Habit There are three habits which, but one condition be added, will give you everything In the world worth having, and beyond which the imagination of man cannot conjure forth a single addition or Improvement. The habits are the work habit, the health habit and the study habit. Elbert Hubbard. The plane amphibian plane ever built and which recently passed all tests. e , "hngle IX' engine! ...i iiritlsli air ministry. It Is fitted with two 300 horsepower the civil aviation department of the air ministry for and Is one of the new type of planes being developed by 12 to passengers, a pilot and an engineer. It is capable of takirn carry merclul purposes. The 'j designed off and landing or, laud or wuter. Above Is shown the lirst Rolls-Royc- Children Cry for "Casforia" By Absenting X Himtelf Juror Wins Hit Case t By GEORGE ELMER COBB 1 (. 1914. Waal arm . par A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops No Narcotics! and Soothing Syrups Mother! Fletcher's Csstorls has rouu; iiTiuj oarunu sleep wtthoqt bees la use for over 90 years to relieve opiates. The genuine bears signaturs of babies snd children of Constipation, flatulency. Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverlshness arising therefrom, and, by regulstlng the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of titoL) last hour of the working day, last words of the prosecutor's closing argument being spoken, tbs last chance of th prisoner at tbs bar seemingly gone turough the evidence of bis devoted snd beloved wife. On Guard For two weeks Harold Wlntoa bad The best wsy to svoid arrest for been on trial for bis life. He was traffic violations has been discovered accused of the wilful murder of womCook, his ancle, whose fortune be by a woman motorist "Another bad now Inherited ' through tbe last an and I were riding tbe other day," she says, "and we ran past a 'stop' will and testament of the deceased From iiie first the Jury held to their street Aa officer stepped out snd conviction tbst tbe prisoner was told ns to stop. There was a baby. In the car with us snd when the offguilty. icer started to write out the slip for one waa The night of the murder sot readily forgotten. Upon that eve- our court appearance, the baby grabbed ning from six o'clock until ten there bis book and threw It Into tbe street The officer looked abashed, grinned, prevailed; tbe most terrific wind and rain storm that ever visited the dis- murmured something about having one like that at home and ordered us to trict Wlnton claimed .that be bad been drive on." Detroit News. to the city, that when the', storm struck Lisle he left the electric car he was WOMEN HEED SWAMP-HOO- T In and be resolved to start across country for home on foot Thonsseds of women have kidney and One mile from town, be narrated, bladder trouble and never inspect tt. the fury of the tempest drove him to Women's complaints often provt to be take shelter about six o'clock In an nothing else but kidney trouble, or tho old deserted factory a mile out of result of kidney or bladder diaeaae. If the kidneys are not in a healthy conLisle, peeking Its shelter, he found a companion, storm bound like himself. dition they may cause tha other organs tc become diseased. He bad never known this person bePain in the back, headache, lorn of fore, who told blm that he was a are oftentimes nervoiuineaa ambition, name Arthur his traveling artist of kidney trouble. Vaille. They had chatted and smoked symptoms treatment. Don't delay Dr. until after ten o'clock. The stranger Kilmer's Swamp-Root- iterting , a phyaieian's bad gone on to Lisle, and Wlnton proobtained at anv dn atore. mar " THE Ab-n- er ceeded home. His wife was forced to testify that" he did not arrive there until after midnight which doomed the prisoner from the start with eight or the stern-facebiased members of the Jury. There was one young man on the Jury, however, Elmer Whltcomb, from a distant town, who from the first had settled in his own mind that Winton was a victim of circumstantial evidence. Perhaps his sympathy for the gentle-soule- d wife Influpure-faceenced him. Perhaps a constant sight of the distressed sister of Wlnton, always In tears, always by the side of her Imperiled brother, moved the pity of Elmer Whltcomb more than he knew. And then there was another vast influence that moved this man to the depths when that name, Arthur Vaille, was mentioned. A queer, confusing thought haunted his brain. He had heard It before where? when? The courtroom was dim and shadowy, for dusk had come on. As they filed out of the doorway Whltcomb felt his hand caught In a warm, quivering clasp. "Oh," besought a pleading whisper "be merciful I" It was Verona Wlnton, the sister of the prisoner. The young man thrilled as he realized that this sweet girl had read his soul, that there was a bond between them, and his duty arose more compellingly than ever before him. The Jury were taken to their hotel After supper, In charge of a court deputy, they begun the usual evening walk for exercise. It had grown dusk. As they passed down an unllghted street Elmer Whltcomb carried out a plan he had formed in his mind. He straggled behind, slipped down a dark alley and, unobserved, disappeared. There was a great commotion In Fairfield the next day. Such a thing as a deserting juryman had never been heard of before. They searched for Whltcomb, but did not find him. Verona Winton received a note, brief, unsigned, but she guessed who had sent it and kissed the single word it contained : "Hope !" Of course a verdict could not be legal with only eleven Jurymen. It would take a month before the slow machinery of the law could bring up the case anew. It was a grateful respite for the prisoner. Five weeks later, just as the new Jury had convened, Elmer Whltcomb walked quietly Into the courtroom and approached the bar of justice. "1 am here to receive my punishment," he said simply. There was bewilderment, excitement In the courtroom. Then Whltcomb turned and nodded to a man who had accompanied him is far as the door. "Your honor," he explained, "I have been thousands of miles away on a hint I got from a friend in the city to find this gentleman. He Is Arthur Vaille. the witness who can prove the innocence of the poisoner at the bar." Then Elmer Whltcomb sat down. Ills glance swept the room. It was to fr.ee that of a beaufind a sought-fo- r tiful girl, whose glowing eyes seemed to send him a soul message that repaid him for all his efforts Verona. Harold Wlnton was a free man before the sun had set. Elmer Whltcomb, a hero now In the estimation of the people, received the sentence of the court with a satisfied smile "one day in jail and a fine of $100." "The law requires me to take this action," said the Judge. "I remit the fine and your 24 hours' imprisonment should give you time to realize what a noble man you have been." There came to that prison cell the beautiful girl who had Inspired Elmer Whltcomb to his unselfish deed. When he left the prison the next day she was waiting for him, and amid her fervently expressed gratitude there was no shndow of unrequited love. d, hard-hearte- d be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation, send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. for a sample bottle. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Advertisement. Tidet Vied for Power With the claim that It Is the first to use the tides successfully In tbe gen- eration of electricity, a hydroelectric plant employing this principle has been set up at East Saugus, near Lynn, Mass. The plant which Is the Invention of Domenleo Damlano of Boston, was begun two years ago and was completed and put In operation early In the present year. It consists of a small power house above a well on an arm of the Saugus river, In which is a turbine set in motion by the ebb and flow of tbe tide. About 63 horse power Is generated by a dynamo rigged to the turbine, says the New York Times. The plant was financed largely by Italian residents of Massachusetts. Seek Fouilt in Africa East Africa, which has already yielded up some most Important fossils of dinosaurs. Is now regarded with much expectancy as a field of rosea rch In natural history, and for sev-er- years the trustees of tbe British museum bsvs been hoping to send out an expedition to tills territory. Tao difficulty, however, had been lack of funds; snd tbe hopes of securing cooperation with museums overseas a'to failed to be realized. It has at last been possible to arrange for Mr. W. B. Cutler of the University of Manitoba to saU for West Africa to explore a number of the promising sites of former discoveries. Ths Cutleura Toilet Trio. Haying; cleared your skin keep it dear by making Cutleura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleans and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powder and perNo toilet table Is completi fume. without them. Advertisement Could Guarantee That Dealer brella. 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"Talk" With Eyelid Father and Children Detectives In Canada are being For he who has acquired the habit means code a of which by taught they can communicate with one another by of lying or deceiving his father will do tbe same with less remorse to othdropping, raising or other movements ers. I believe that it Is better to of the eyes, and also how to "talk" sebind your children to you by a feeling means of finger touches, by cretly by of and by gentleness, than by twisting of a cigar, fingering of a mus- fear.respect, Terrance. tache and twiddling fingers behind the back. This Is being done, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine, so The Approved that they can transfer their thoughts I shall work He (after proposal) when in the presence of criminals or hard and In a year or two we'll havo, It Is declared that com- our own little home In the country. prisoners. munication with the eyelids can be She Ob, how lovely We can rent as rnpld as, the ordinary man it and board in town, can't we, dearj Boston Transcript 1 Appalling Problem Confronts Americans, Life Tables Show Average health span extends only from age 13 to age 31 Earning power dwindles rapidly after 40 Health JDhrsical freedom ana full 31 for the average vigor ends at person, maximum usefulness ends at 40. These facts, shown by the United 6tates Life Tables. 1920. form th most appalling problem every human .. i , i : i veuig uas to xacei What are tie years after 40 going to mean to yont Will they be worth living 1 Can you earn your way during iuvae vears I Not if yon are "the average individual" What sort of person is "tho average individual" in America! He works hard. Ho eats unwisely. Ho loads his body with, drug stimulants, which appear to give energy, but actually borrow this energy from his own reserve. Age 31 and he begins to slip. The reserve strength which his body to store np against these later sought years, has bit by bit been Tobbed. Age 40 he suffers loss of income. Age SO whatt Remember tho simple laws of health which everyone learned in school. Avoid stimulants. Avoid tho sleepless hours, upset digestion, warning headaches, taut nerves and muddy complexions which so often accompany the use of the drug caffein. 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