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Show CACHE AMERICAS'. EOGAN. UTAH I Chinas Great Wall Again Frontier Line Marks Boundary of Chi nose and Enemy Land. Great Wall, Washington. gtsmornu (o all who bar elud'-egregniphy, but 8uIIy eousldered stgntfliant only aa a work of li.a dim pa at, baa become a marker In With lb recent ora a dl'palehre. full of Chlnrboo f u to Japanese forces, It, a Chinee have mured South of Ilia a alt, and that ancient barrier now forma the frontier Between Chine and enemy territory ta It did for ceoturiea after Ha construction. A bulletin from !e National Geographic society lella of Ibla treat engineering oonder of Iba world. O.lns In a world of airplanes, bon, I.. heary artillery and blah exploatveft tl,a Great Wall of China la of on value, aa an ohtael to an enemy Because army, any a (lie Bulletin. 1, la a trua and baa been fur a time, tl,a Great Wall baa roma to be looked upoo by many aa a prodigious fully, (tut In Ita day It wat of Imaletilabla ralua to Ibo peace-lovlChlnrte wbo were able fur to keep the conahlerable perlo-l'Nortbrrn Barbarians out of tbelr country, "Tbe wall wna effective beeauae enemlea of tl,a northern plalna ran, sgnlnt China will) unorgan lied armle of cavalry, which, many time, beat Ineffectively against the Thera were well mannered barrier, lnf 1 n Housewife Who Would Go to Congress W. An Informnl photograph of Mr. Regina Rambo Benson of Marietta, Ca, made a she was preparing a meal for her fnmily. Mra, Benson recently announced her candidacy for congress on a one plank platform, "Submission of the Eighteenth amendment to the people." She seeks to succeed Representative M. G Tarver. Entire Fleet Is Guided by Radio New Device Put Control in One Man Hand. London. Entire fleets of ships and airplanes, manned and controlled entirely by radio, are foreseen In the near future by Charles Keeling, i young English rudlo engineer. Keeling claims that he has per feeted n wireless Invention that will revolutionize remote radio control. Ue declares that V his device radio signals cannot be jammed, even If SUMPTUOUS SUITS By CIIKRIE NICHOLAS another wireless station Is operat Ing on the same wave length. Secrets Guarded. "I am guarding the technical secrets very closely," he said when asked about the Invention, for It has not been patented yet. Befrre taking that step I am going to consult the British admiralty, the war cilice and possibly the admiralty. "My method la entirely new. On one wave length, high or low, I ran transmit eight distinct signals. This means that by various combinations I can control 4.000 operations from a single wireless transmitter. "Two men In one airplane could fly a dozen or so craft currying hundreds of tons of freight or mall. With the new robot pilot, which the air ministry still has on Its secret list, these machines could be landed safely without a single hand touching their controls. Cargo boats could be controlled either from the shore or. If In a group, from one master ship. They would require no crew, every operation of the boat would be me- - xst.es ! the U true, occaslona, horde broke through; but Ihrwe forays and U,s Maes that flowed from them strikingly emphasize the value of the well through the many years wbro It functioned successfully, "Astronomers have Simulated that tbe Greet Wall Is on of lbs few works of tnan on earth that would be discernible by the naked No other eye from the moon. Ingle engineering ercompllshment of any ege compares wllh It In else, extent. end construction d.fflruitlce. Starting at ere level el Shanbalk-waon the Gulf of Chihli. tt reachee an altitude of P.tsw fret among the mountain of western Chine. In the Intervening area It crossre several mountain range quite or nearly a mile high. The Great Well I not single structure but a ejsletn wllh section built et different times, lie magnitude can be beat understood If It Is Imagined that It were taken bod.ly up and eet down In the Culled Males, wllh Its eaatern end at riilladelplila. This transplanted wall would extend half way across Ihe American roiillnent. "The Great Wall Is st lit best In ihe eestem section. There Us sheer faces, from 20 to M feet high, ere constructed of carefully built masonry. In places the entire wall I of masonry. In oilier Ihe space between the masonry faces Is tilled In llh stones and earth. North of elplng (Peking) great blocks of carefully cut granite ere used, held In place by mortar superior to that made by the Chinese today. In other localltlee the wnll Is fared finer quality with large bricks of than most of those now manufactured In the western world. Good engineers designed the wall. Rain water accumulating on the lop Is carried away by stone drains set at Intervals of about 100 feet The line preservation of much of the wall Is owing to the foresight In More than providing these drains. 2.1,0110 towers were built along the wall nt Intervals ranging from 100 yards to mile. The first disconnected walls along Ihe northern frontier of China were probably constructed as early at 409 B. C when Xerxes was Invading But the ruler who made Greece. the Great Wall great came two and Chin Shlh a half centuries later. Huang II. who tried to brush aside previous Chinese history, and who Instated on being called 'First EmImproving existing walls peror.' and erecting new ones. Chin created the first extensive system of defenthousive ramparts. Probably sand miles of wall was built In fifteen years under this 'First Emperor end his Immediate successor. The structure has been extended end repaired et Intervals during tbe past 2,200 yenra During the past 300 years no extensive repairs have been mude, and many of the less carefully built section of the long rampart ere falling Into decay." It Paris. Gold from the mines In the Belgian Congo, In the heart of Africa, which once required four weeks to reach the coffers of the Belgian banks, is now being rushed by air to Brussels In four days. The new regular weekly air service of the Imperial Airways from London, via Paris, to Cape Town, has revolutionized the system of d precious metal transportation. flying boats link up In Egypt with the planes from London and provide a fast service down the Mwanza, on the southern shores of Lake Victoria. The sea lanes on the southern flight carry gold miners, Kenya coffee planters and big game hunters, who save weeks on the Journey compared with other times when they traveled for days by train from the East African coast Into the juqgle lands. Gold from the mines Is brought down from the Interior by native carriers, the Journey to tbe lake occupying a full day of trekking. The precious metal is loaded at Mwanza, taken to Khartum and then to Cairo. Here the gold, which Is often accompanied by gold miners flying home on leave after years In Africa, Is transferred to the Belgian air liners, arriving two hours later in Brussels and then lodged In the vaults of the state bank. Saving of three weeks on the shipment of gold to Brussels is highly Four-englne- Fashion points to the velvet Street suit as a midwinter mode supreme; It must be the personification of elegance of Lyons velvet de lose, as Is the model Illustrated. It must be furred distinctively. Gray Persian lamb trims the suit In tbe picture. It must have lines which are unusual. Note the unique circular treatment given to this graceful medium length jacket There must be an exquisite feminine air about the blouse. In this instance the blouse is tailored of crepe and satin. Milady, who would be well dressed at all times, will have lu reserve a lovely lace, also a handsome sheer metal cloth blouse to wear on more formal occasions. I (0, IM, WsaUra Newspaper Union.) ffjfig- qfCfoySQVS S Mot Glorious of Professions l By fe chanlcal and would be controlled by wireless." Keeling said that the most valuable commercial aspect of his Invention was that It made possible a system of transmitting typewritten messages by wireless which would not only be extremely fast but absolutely secret A girl sitting In London." be continued, could type out a message on the keyboard of an ordinary typewriter which would be recorded In typesimultaneously script at all the receiving stations tuned to that particular transmitter. Important for the Belgian bankers, enabling them to have rapid deliveries of fresh gold to replace. gold withdrawals from the country. Burglar Uses Cemetery Chapel for His Home Limoges, France A chapel In a cemetery on the outskirts of the town served as a snug little home for a burglar until raided by poOn the altar, the thief kept lice. his shaving mug, a piece of soap and a wash basin, which be apparently filled from a hose used to sprinkle graves. He utilized two suitcases full of loot for a bed. Oil-We- Waste Takes Pennsylvania Deer Toll ll Harrisburg, Pa. Some chemical waste from an oil well in Leetonla has caused the death of numerous deer, according to officials of tbe state game commission. The deer have died near the well after having licked the waste, it Is reported. In the California Forest Fire Tolls Show Increase Sacramento, Calif. Forest fires took a toll of 839,416.09 acres In state patrolled lands In California during the first nine months of the year, the state division of forestry reports. The damage is estimated at $1,170,S03.53, or approximately three times that of the 1930 firs season. 4iy tf Nss SU Myron alone turned bis face Intellectual pursuit or at least h turned bis face, el the ege of seventeen, toward his there slates university, rrsd-mieend without any at twenty-oneparticular Intent or purpone drifted At twenty fle he Into teaching. was holding down Ihe rhnlr of history In the unhersliy from which be had graduated. II.S rbrre brother, thrown on resources et early ege as their he hod been, drifted. Ihe Iwo young er once and the third his twin. Into business pursulls that were ulll-- I mutely to cast them ell Imo the destiny of big affair llnrold end Steve. Ihe younger bovs. si ruck ll well In the radio Industry while the vast Industry was still In Its Infancy. Bartlett. My twenty-livton's twin, was reputed to te worth throe quarter of a million dollars from fortunate Investments In copi-eThe three brother, successful all t an early age, were none Ihe lea lie representprideful of Mvron ed Ihe Intellectual etnlus of the family He lent eclut end distinction. Had he permitted It. the three brothers would willingly xnd generously bav Sided and abetted hi modest earning as professor. That, however, was not necessary. Myron's scale of life fitted and pleased him well. A pleasant suite In a hoys' dormitory, ehere he Ineldenally held the position of denn. Varied If niod-- t summer vacation. going tourist fashion to Europe, or camping In the north of Canada with two or three of the Boohs. members of the faculty. Good musle from Ihe eecond galleries of the concert halls PleasMild ant leisure. Campus quh-among dlvertNement Intellectual the members o' the teaching staff. All In all, there was little. In Myron's opinion, that his brothers could contribute to his well being. Then. too. there was this d.ffer-enoThe business hoys had all married. There were three attractive and personable sisters In luw. and five or six nelces and nephews sort of beIn whom Myron felt nign Impersonal pride. But the domestic aspect of the lives of his successful brothers helped to further estrange him from the wa'ks they had chosen for themselves. Christmas. New Vears and birthdays. they met. And on one occasion, more for the sake of quieting their Importuning than anything else, Myron had accompanied, as guest, two of his brothers and their families to Europe. There acting as guide and Interpreter to the cultural pursuits of the wives and children. But In Ihe main, Myron remained not necessarily aloof, for he was a gregariously Inclined fellow, but more or less secluded among his own kind and the books that as the years marched on he was accumulating about himself Id a modest library. Then, one New Tear which he was spending In New York where the annual gathering of his clan took place, Myron, stimulated by all the Wall Street gossip which he heard among his brothers, but whlrh never was even Intended for his ears, took what he called a flyer In a stock which he selected for the euphonious quality of Its name. He bought one thousand shares of Green Agate Copper stock for seven hundred and fifty dollars, took It home without even revealing the purchase to his brothers, who would have Joked him, locked It In a desk drawer, practically forgot It until the next annual visit w lt.h his brothers, when once more, his Interest stimulated for the moment by their hear and hull talk, he remembered his flyer In Green Agate. Two days later, before his return to college ,he sold his Green Agate, one thousand shares for twenty thousand dollars, creating among his brothers a furore of hilarity at his acumen. The shrewdness, they called it, of a babe In the wood. It turned out to be more than that With that twenty thousand dollars as his cornerstone, Myron was destined for a career in high finnnee that was far more spectacular than the career of any one of his brothers, even of his twin, who already was reputed to be twice a millionaire. By the time Myron was thirty-fivhis teaching career lay behind him as dim as a dream, and the library which he hnd accumulated in his home in was estimated by itself to be worth as much as his brother Steves or his brother Harolds entire holdings. It was one of those spectacular, everything he - touched turning successes. Myron simply made money hand over fist. In copGenIn per. In steamship stock. eral Motors. In hotel stock. In cofEven In books, fee. In real estate. frequently achieving a first edition at high price, and turning It over at fabulous profit. Strange, too, apparently tempera mentally unfitted for the uncloistered, competitive race of the business world, he took to it as the pro- , Eng-lU- on Maori Girls ef tbs Hot Springs Country. tprsMr4 bv Hi Vllohi O Cl bzO( ttWsrhlhsioit rvtr Ni; IIII.E most of the world wonders are hoary with ege, Wslninngu, the world's largest gc)er and one of the natur.il wonder of Ihe world, hae been spouting forth In tha New Zealand bill for only three decade. In the North Islund of New Zee land. If you drive from Rotorua straight back through the scarred end roughened lava strewn bills toward Mount Turawera, that old volcano of such grim associations, you will come upon What appears to be a peaceful pond lying motionless In a depression among the hills. Among lie dreary and barren surroundings not a living thing Is to be teen; tbe thin steam that rises gently from Hi surface and frrra the oilier pools nearby Is Ihe only sign of movement that breaks Us stillness. From the plateau In which It Is sunk rise. In two directions, great rugged cliffs; and these form, as It were, a natural stadium In whose arena below Is enacted at Intervals one of Ihe most marvelous and sensational spectacles which the natural phenomena of the world produce. For this la Wulmnngu, the largest geyser In the world, but a geyser whose action resemble far more the eruption' of a great volcano than It doe that of the slender Jets of steam and water "with which one usually associates the name. When, In 1SS6, the appalling eruption of Mount Tnrawera altered the fuce of the whole country, leaving In Its path widespread loss of human life, destruction of villages and of millions of acres of cultivated fields, new Zealanders did not realize what a mighty landmark had been given them as comThey could only bepensation. moan the loss of their famous pink tei races, which Tarawera hnd so ruthlessly torn from them, and they colud not foresee the monument which was then set In course of construction to commemorate thut terrible June night. Explosion Was Tremendous. For Waimangu, though It was undoubtedly formed by that great upheaval, did not at once make known Its birth. For 14 years It lay quiescent, slowly gathering power for the day on which It would first leap into action and proclaim Its sovereignty. Suddenly, In 1900, the ontburst enme. The quiet pool which lies within Its crater was stirred, steam rose from Its surface, and with no further warning the very bowels of the earth, as It seemed, were hurled through It Into the air In one tremendous explosion. Two men prospecting for ore In thut uninhahlted rbglon saw the eruption and brought back the news that Walmnngn hnd broken loose. New Zealanders henceforth could boast the greatest geyser In the world. It seems to have taken people of Rotorua soire little time to realize that, from the erratic and wholly ungovernable character of Waimnn-gu- , a near approach to Its crater must at all times be attended with the greatest personal risk ; for, although the explosions were soon found to come nt average periods of 86 hours. Irregular eruptions were of frequent occurrence and took place without warning. In the summer of 1903 two girls and a guide visited the crater, and, though previously warned of the risk, they stood near the brink to secure a photograph at close quarters. An eruption occurred, the pond was thrown bodily Into the air to a height of some 1,500 feet, with enormous quantities of mud, huge rocks, and steam, and the unfortunate visitors were caught by the back flow of the boiling water and swept down Into the crater, from which the bodies were later recovered, terribly burned and- - mutilated. From that day the geyser basin was railed off In such a manner that nobody could approach near enough to Incur the slightest danger. Visit to the Geyser. The road through the hills from Rotorua toward Waimangu leads over the most desolate country; In 1 all directions only the lave formed, rolling wilderness Is lo be seen. one paws terraces of sulphur, silica and alum, where Jets of ttenm or boiling uiudliolee further attet the volcanic- - nature of the bind. Bo fur a any nutural, eurtlillke fcniures are lo be seen, one might he In the nether regions. Thefl, after scrambling np a steep hill to the westward of Rotorua, a superb view suddenly ap;eara At one' feel lie the azure surface of Lake Rotnmahana. of aurb a blue aa one sees portrayed and believes unreal, a turquoise In an old gold setting, for the encircling mountains are bathed In sunlight and rise aa tawny protectors of their charge below. Grim and foreboding In the background stands Tarawera, passive now and smokeless, brooding over her dark deeds of bygone years, dreaming, perhaps, of the day when power would once more he given her to rise and strike the land with terror. From the hill beside Rotnmahana one descends to Walmnngu's basin. The boiling pool which occupies the center of the crater, some 300 feet In width. Is quite still except for the bubbles which rise to Its surface and the thin steam drifting lazily npward. Two explorers who passed the danger line threaded their way between the boiling carefully springs, and then, climbing down Into Ihe crater, stood finally on the brink of Ihe pool Itself. They cared to remain but a moment In such a position, for although Waimangu had exploded during the night and wns not actually due to work again for 36 hours, the thought of what would be their fate, should an Irregular eruption occur, rendered the spot a peculiarly unattractive one and caused them to clln-without delay hack to the plateau, and on up to the cliff above the basin. It was well that they did so. Scarcely five minutes hnd elapsed from the moment thnt they had stood within the crater. Their camera was pointed down for a photograph from the summit of the cliff and they hnd made an exposure. Then, even before there was time to change the plnte. the surface of the pool began suddenly to seethe. The photographer heard his partner yell thnt Waimangu was going wns quickly His voice off. drowned In the fearful uproar that Immediately ensued. Like a Volcano. Waimangu was In eruption. The formerly placid pond was shot. In one terrifying blast. Into the air far above their heads black water, black mud, black rocks; and. following them with the hissing of a thousand rockets and the roar of a thousand cannon, a hurst of whitest steam quickly outstriped and enveloped the uprushlng mass. The explosion was terrible, grand beyond comparison. No more appalling, yet fascinating, spectacle can exist ; no greater satisfaction ran be experienced than to see such a phenomenon at close range. The outburst had taken place In the fraction of a second. Almost Immediately they were pelted with the sand and small stones which fell, as the exploded mass shot back Into Its crater, causing them to take refuge in the shelter hut pro. vlded for that purpose on the summit of the cliff. In a moment all was over; the pond regained Its usual placid surface and no sign, save the continued shower of sand, told of the mighty eruption which had taken place. Waimangu. though the greatest, is by do means the only natural feature which renders New Zealand Ina wonderland of terest. As yon approach Rotorua a strange, unearthly smell of sulphur fills the air; white puffs of steam rise, for no visible reason, from s green hills and valleys; huge by the roadside seethe and bubble like porridge In a caldron ; hot lakes of extraordinary colors yellow, blue, pink, green and brilliantly colored strata along the mountain sides make you stare and rub your eyes to be sure that such apparent unrealities exist never-fallin- g mud-hole- r Brlarcliff-on-Hudso- n '' LINCOLN AS A YOUTH Bus! V 1 mm eager lo mtb his I heirs. II wee the surprise of Ihelr lle ntore lo hie three brother. II surthso that, he was epparenily end more because prise to h!metf. hie fortune climbed end more, hie su'horliy lo lh buines world became hiore established. Mjreo found himself loO dmed, ehen he took Hum lo contemplate, to quit iout. reuilxe wbai ll ell Influential. He was rich, lie gratify his He ee lo position erudition, whims for travel. music, snd cultural pursulis of sny P per''" snd ell kind, lie mile removed from lh College oul professor, and et el heart end r. he was that college profe.-! power strangely endowed sub him of w hi, h seemed lo be no part There It was not unple.ts.itit. r was never a lime when he foiir-Idtuself cornu louly hunkering f"f the old days of lb simple soli In llm dormitory where h had of their s Sort of ni-rwted gain! 1 of four brothers takes lo and 63 FANME HI RST Mvtiuie OLT n Planes Carry Gold From Africa Many Days Are Now Saved in Transportation. - duck Bias oeS nven, financier, hankers. found Industrial captains Bate. shrewd him quhk, i) tlipBl heiic, !' 1 Tl That was all passed now lho professor sine days had endowed I he very uni verslly where, h hud Inughl Eng li library of books history wllh on that Special subject, sold to he the fine! In the world and ll w InniH-tiou- s lr,g. No, grew older and more Influential end certainly richer, It could not be enld of him ihul he entertained regreis for those simple leaching dtiys thnl were a Myron gone. Except, every time he made noticeable dltqioslllon of his money. If found Its way Into college coffers College liItormltorles for men. braries of on sort or another Then, when he was fifty eight snd reputed lo he worth more ttmn ten millions of dollars. Myron, un married, drew up his Iasi will and testament. It was a simple will, because It diverted all Ibis huge fortune In one dlreciion. Ten million dollar as a permanent fund to help keep the rna'e teacher In thnt most glorious of professions," by allowing him an Income over and above his modest salary, and so make speculation and adventure Into business as remole a possibility as might be. With Child in Desirable Behavior The child of today works with, rather than for. the parent In the matter of bis own training, sat s Dr. child guldno-Wylie, Margaret specialist from the New York Stale college of home economics. Desirable behavior may result from other methods than the old one of demanding strict obedience. Todny the parent, knowing that certain ways of behaving are necessary for health and safety, and social acceptance, tries to gain the of the child In developing them. The parent sees thnt the child understands what Is desired, and thnt the child has an opportunity for self expression and Independence even while the child practices the neeesnry habits. The old method established obedience without the childs or desire, by a system of punishment. This resulted In undesirable behavior of a different type. The child became antagonistic, hard, and cruel ; or repressed and fearful ; or took refuge In evasion and dishonesty. The new method makes it possible for the child to to see and keep his profit by his mistakes, and to gain In Independence, In and In personality. The child's first lessons In cooperation are gained through Ids daily routine and through his play. Regulnr health habits, suitable companions, recognition and approval of desirable behavior, are some of the first ways In which the child learns what Is good and what Is not l, Dam to Fill Princes Caves With ihe raising of the water-o- f Loch Erleht, Scotland, by the dam of a large hydroelectric proj ald to N.ive eel the many bv 1rince Charlie may he been It has also been disobliterated. closed that some of these "historic At the holes are not authentic. southwest corner of the lake Is "Clunys Cave, a cluster of boulders where Prince Charlie hid during September, 1746. In cave where Is another the prince was sheltered by a faithful bodyguard. Both these places On the are well authenticated. west coast, however. Is a hollow at the roadside near Kinlocbmoi-dart- , which has been called Prince Charlies Cave, and on the banks of the Shiel at Cliff Is a similarly Neither of these cave." called has any connection with the After Culloden prince. Charles never crossed Loch Shiel. f t : A bo' mndU'-- V' 1 . v I Tks UmsIs d IX, the vsluatsse hi ths war, esulMul so straa. rM r tW cars d tto aatus, k ftoTTM. il Iki Lifts BUckhswk Lincoln Forbears Not Men of Mean Stock His Ancchtor a Member of Jefferson Cabinet. came of no Abraham Lincoln according to Dr Louis A. Warren, of Fort Wayne, Ind., director of the Lincoln Historical Research foundation and editor of Lincoln Lore, The Civil war Presidents family belonged to the antebellum southern aristocracy of Kentucky, and one of his ancestors was s cabinet officer In a Democratic administration, Doctor Warrens has revealed. Is refuting the popular misconception thut Lincoln rose from poverty and was of an humble origin, Doctor Warren declared thut If his revelations were a shock to cherished Ideas of the Emancipator, they had the sound bucking of documentary evidence. President Lincoln was of the seventh generation of his family In America, end Ills line has been traced back through four generations In Hingham, England. Samuel Lincoln, who came to America In 1037 and founded the town of Hingham, Slass., was the founder of the American line. When Lincoln visited Worcester, Mass., In 1848, and was entertained by Levi Lincoln, he was the guest of one of his own family, although neither he nor his host knew of the connection. The President died without knowing of the link with the I.lncolns who hnd a prominent part in molding the history of New England. A recent document lists more than 1,000 of them. Levi, Sr., who was once governor of the Bay state, wns secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson." Doctor Warren traced the migration of the Lincolns from Massachusetts, through New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky, across the Ohio river Into Indiana and thence to Illinois. "Lincolns grandfather, once holder of 5,000 acres of land In Kentucky, was massacred by the Indians In one of the great tragedies of the fnmily. Following his death, when Lincolns father, Thomas, was ten years old, the widow was defrauded out of practically all of the land, which may explain the beginnings of the humble origin theory. LINCOLN IN OIL n Wealth Often Hindrance People often live as though wealth were the greatest good, sacrificing to It health, happiness even conscience Itself. Dont feel bad If you havent everything you want Be glad that you are comfortable and have to strive for the things of life. Grit. discovered original Here is s recently oil painting of Mr. Lincoln which with other reiics of the martyred President have been acquired for the University museum. Looking at Lincoln February 12 means Llncola On that day we of this nation and many In other nations honor the name which connotes struggle, achievement, patience under an avalanche of rebuffs and the saving grace of humor brightening a persistent up ward fight for a great idenl. All these things shout "Lincoln wjien February 12 comes around. |