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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-1-21, Page 7Stranjer,, Than Detective` Tales r Detective slw-y t rupia seek- ing to startle their reaclers need iso longer rack their brains to think up knew methods of mur- der, There have been some or- iginal attempts in real life re- cently, some successful, •Some not, Criminals . in search of an .un- detectable poison or some other fool -proof system are unlikely to copy. In every case the would- be murderer has either been caught or has polished himself,.. off as well. Husbands in a rage are often described as blowing up. Two have blown up quite literally; r A Norwegian whose wife started divorce proceedings dynamited Ms ' Oslo home; killing himself, wile, and, baby son, • There was the American who secreted half a stick of dynamite ' under his shirt. Fiist his'tenhper exploded, then .himself, Though he died, the wife with whom he Was so angry was only slightly injured. Another man to choose dyna- mite as his weapon was an ital.- Meierierre Luigi Tamburlani, but he was- far;, -more cunning, and for quite' a while though he bad escaped the consequences of his crime. In Rome last year, thir- teen years after the incident, he was chgrged with the murder of a cavalry officer, Captain Mario. Guaitierotti, believed to be a for- mer rival in love. Just before the officer was transfer ed.iroon •Rome to Bres- cia, Tamburlani sent him anony- mously a new pair of jack -boots. the heels of which were loaded with dynamite. The captain didn't. Wear- the boots -until he reported to his new colonel, Then, dl:awieg'himself up to give a smart salute, he clicked -his heels and detonated the dyna- mite." Italians certainly seem to dis dain the cruder and better known methods of murder -the blunt instrument, the gun, Even when poison is used it doesn't always come out of a bottle. Perhaps this isn't surprising in a country whete the,Bargias per- fected the poison ring. The latest variation comes from Potonza, when a young inan 'was arrested for sending itis ex -fiancee a real- ly stinging insult. It was alleged that in a bou- quet of flowers he hid e, poison- ous snake, with the following message attached. "Amid these blooms, yellow like your face, you will fillet your twin -sister." Lucky to be charged merely with .`Manslaughter ' was 45 -year- old Marco' Sottoripa. The Roman police accused him ofkilling his WHO by •shock tactics, She suf- . fered from heart disease and he was well aware of it, 'To think that you're the man who made me forget Jahn Berrymore!" nese Wardrobe Extras Add Beauty They Add Needed Sparkle Iiere, actress Virginia Mayo ties a satin cummerbund about her waist, She has pinned a flower fresh'bouquet of fake blooms to her blouse. This lends sepa- rates a dressy air. 'BY, EDNA MILES TOsome extent, the size of a woman's wardrobe must depend on her .adeptness at sleight -of -band with scarves, flower's,, belts and jewelry. Even women who possess large wardrobes.use these tricks, so they're doubly importafit for the woman who must get along on limited means, - - The best rule togo by in choosing accessories to. dress tip and vary your' clothes is to pick those that•are simple. Avoid fussy, .tricky or extreme searti'es, jewelry, gloves or stoles,' You'll tire of them quickly and so will everyone else. Try, rather, to buy those shawls, capes, bags, belts, over - 'skirts; and apronsathat can sijirvive more than one season. Try also to pick those that Will serve with more than one 'suit, dress, or blouse in your closet. This way, you're being :.Idled to both your appearanceand your budget. With a little practice, you can )earn to run up your own ties, scarves and net aprons. Examine carefully those on display in the stores. This will show you how to start. Even if you are not an expert sealnsh`CSs you can acquire a knack' Tor these small accessories. You can further stretch your wardrobe by learning to tie a scarf or wear a stole more than one way. Use your imagination. You'll find it richly -rewarding- Actress Virginia Mayo wears a tailored belt and dotted silk tie to lend a crisp appearance to her blouse and skirt. Switch- ing accessorius often lends a lot of variety to any wardrobe. One day while she was out he staged his own death, so that on her return she found him laid out oe the bed, surrounded with candles - and flowers. Seeing what appeared to be -a corpse, she collapsed and died. Sottoripa confessed only after long questioning. Then, in miti- gation, he ' pleaded that she. couldn't sleep and kept him awake at night, too, until he was absolutely at the end of his tether. One fifteenth -century Blue - beard, an Austrian tailor, by name Tobias Hackner, disposed ofsevenwives by what must have seemed to him to- be., the perfect system. Unfortunately his eighth wife didn't respond and informed the authorities. He had been tickling his brides un- til' they choked with laughter and eventually died of exhaus- tion. Murderous Bed Most pepple hope that when they die it will be in bed, quietly and peacefully. But even a bed has 'been turned into a murder- ous instrument. A notorious English innkeeper invented one with a canopy which slowly des- cended during the night and pressed the sleepers to death. Then he was able to steal their valuables. WHAT BE LEFT An eccentric Wall Street mil- lionaire died recently. When his will was opened, the lawyers discovered he had lived up to his reputation to the very end. This is what they read: "To my wife, I leave her gigolo and the knowledge that I wasn't the fool she thought I was. To my Son, 1 leave the pleasure of earning a living. For thirty years he has thought the pleastihe was all mine. Ile was mistaken, To Ivy daughter I leave $100,000. She'll need it, The only smart thing her husband ever did was to marry her. 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One of the following words does not match the other three, Which one? - -Clipper -Ketch -Trawler -Trolley 4. The Atomic Age began in which of the following cities? -San Francisco -Hiroshima -Las Vegas --Chicago 5. Which of the following countries is communistic, yet anti- Russian? -Czechoslovakia -China -Yugoslavia -Albania 6. Whichyear, did the Indianapolis Memorial Day 500 -mile -race meet'for the first time?' 1 -1918-1900• -1911 -1894 7. The following animals were associated with several fatuous peo- ' pie. Can you match each to his man? Score yourself 10 points for each correct choice. (A) Dove -Hannibal (8) Elephant -Elijah . (0) •Lion • -Noah (D) Raven-Androcies Total your points. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, avera;e; 70-80, superior; 90-100, very superior. ANSWERS TO INTELLIGENCE TEST •tlttc2la (a) 'safOOIPUV (0) 'IsgluuaH (a) 'geois (V) -L '1161-9 •eteee lsotloaz0-g •ofleareo b ',taliorJ:-E :Codon -e 'amaaS-t EFAAM FRONT �A J Hate you any land that needs draining in a hurry? 5 5 * Then do what William Whalen did on This farm south of Kars, . Ont, near ' Ottawa, : He dug a 2,000 -foot ditch. , through soft. marshy land in a few seconds - not with a shovel,' b'dlldozer or ditching machine -but with dy- -namite.. .. • • Tinarecent ditetc-digging event on. the Whalen farmwas, witness- ed by.:$l7, students of, the Kerept- vide Agricultural College. Fred Tremblay, technical Servidb rep- ,lesentative of /he ecplosi'ves'61 vision' of'0-I-L shawed, the stn dents bow. to place thesticks of ditching dynamite in the muted d along the desired .,row se of the, ditch, and'also hold tojirline acid lire the charge. . • When -the shots wore exploded some ,.ed00 tons .oi ,earth' auij stuck were *wit skywards. Tangly o4 bush' and rushes were cleated oiit, leaving a tient ditch -fiva feet"wido and three feet deep -to drain the runoff ,,water from , the :Whalen.1artu into .,the tlueat Siver, yithi1 minutes WaterWas coursing ,hie length 61; "' the 'dit'a1S.i„'' Within tial f an il'ibtii" the low lying section had idrled considerably.' Acrerdinjj to farmer Wh'aleh, digging dite hes With dyne/Alfa not only Savor' really rfl'analiciurs of labor -rah Important consider- ation 'dtriig period of tn labor shortage -but is cheaper than digging by machine, and can be done in soft wet ground whore machines would bog down. .5 8 i The Kernptville students were also shown how to use dynamite in clearing stumps and eiaclting. boulders. 4 A i, The conservation of soil and water resources, combined with proper utilization of farm lands, presents the greatest. natural re- source problem facing Canada today. e n M This was the conclusion reach- ed after study by a committee of the ,Agricultural Institute of Can- adaa group of agricultural sci- entists with a total membership of more than 3,000. Concerned over the "lack of•an adequate and integrated policy governing -land and water resources," the .A,LC. has corse out with a brief which calls for complete` national co- ordieatiOhi When •liitlnnieg and conducting soil .and water' can. ser 451-10n programs. v 'Conservation of pelt and water, for agricultural use 'requires, {lie coordination of administrators. agri.ulturale engineers, agronn- mists, agricultural economics, soil ali 3 construction engineers spec) sl , t and ,farmero Teeebiove success, such' Harmony of action iS essen- tial whether the projects are re- lated to conservation of irriga- tion water, control of flood waters on Vale» latidst' r prevention of oroslan by windlcathd`•seater." the brief states. 1t 5 #• Faulty -•oitgenization• 'and• lack Of co-ordination resulted in the develophnent ref - acute• land and tcoomr, rob]em s duringrIng early irrigation projects in Alberta tend Australia which required the services of soil specialists and 'ex- perieneedt,irrigetors to straighten out, The 'brief also stressed that the fanner nest be considered the most important factor in the ul- timate effectiveness of any soil and water conservation policy. 4. * * Since conservation of soil and water resources is of utmost im- portance to Canada, no one could question the -logic of having a national conservation program administrated and carried out by the most qualified personnel ob- tainable. 1' M 1, Wireworms are among the most destructive, most wide- spread and, until recently, most difficult insect pests to control. There are many different species which attack wheat, rye and other grains, beans, corn, pota- toes, onions, gladioli, tobacco transplants, tomatoes, cabbages, cultivated and wild grass and other crops. 6 ♦ P Crops attacked by wireworms may fail to germinate as the lar- vae will eat the germ of the seed or hollow out the seed entirely. If the seed does take root the wireworms may bore into the underground part of the stem causing young seedlings to'wither and die. Wireworm injury also makes it easier for disease or- ganisms to invade plant tissues. * * 1' All four- stages of the life cycle of wireworms - adult beetles, eggs, larvae and pupae - live mainly in the soil. Only the lar- vae cause damage. They are smooth, shiny, hard -bodied, wire- like• worms varying in color from dark brown to yellow. They spend from four to eight years in the soil before changing to the pupal stage from which the adults emerge in two to three weeks. Beetles begin egg -laying in June. They are hard -shelled, brownish in color with body tapering to- wards both ends. r. s, When these beetles are placed or tall on their backs they are able to throw themselves several inches in the air by flipping the middle part of their body in or- der' to get back on their feet. This habit affords considerable amusement to farm boys and girls who have given the insect such names as click -beetle, snap- ping beetle and skipjack. For many years wirewornos were best controlled by cultiva- tion. In recent years, however, the new chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides have taken a useful place:in their eradication. ..NOVELTY John 13arryinore mire found himself in a little town on the Ritinra without a razor In his bag. Etirtler'more, it Was Sun- dny, and both local barbershops were closed. Barrymore, head- ed for a rendezvous with the belle. of the neighborhood, ran his Band over his two-day growth of beard, and frantically soughtse ma the hotel. manager. r. "an't you find somebody in this town who will give lee a shave?" he demanded The manager finally produced e solemn -#aced' foliti'tv"uohi5l"'3aid he would AO the 'job. WI must ask you to lie flat on your bark, however," he stipulated. Barrymore figured it was a Custom of theno ry and did d a4 rte Wee toll, He 'Muted his •barber's touch 40 gentle that he dozed a bit white the job was performed. „A.s he was paying, the remarked, "1 can't under- stand why you 1»4de ,ane 1}e on my back." "Pure habit, sir,' was the reply, "This in the first time. 1 ever shaved a live intim" Found Island Life Really Rough Island life -Oven if the sole human inhabitants are husband and wife - isn't always of the "'Blue Heaven" pattern woven by fiction writers, In many respects it can prove to be a span -sized proposition of endurance. Frances and Ainslie Conway found it so in their island home of Santiago in the Galapagos - but they actually enjoyed "roughing" it, A test, of their endurance came when the mercury in the ther- moineter soared to the other end of the scale -in March -bringing the culmination et alt hot -season evils, Blinding Sunshine During this time Frances found that the heat was only endurable if she wore wet clothes, Daily she . soaked her slacks and shirt in the morning; and as fast as her clothes dried In the shiminering heat she wet them again and again • ,: until- the evening, when the stifling and oppressive temper- ature abated. The blinding sunshineand heat were good for one thing -declare Ainslie and Frances Conway in their entertaining account of -their experiences "Return To The Island" -weevils. These wretched creatures had infested the corn, wriggled their wayinto the Tice; and weremultiplyingrapidly. On a day when the heat waves were Boling. up, the rice was. spread on sheets of metal on the ground, and left for one hour. "The rice was hot on my fingers as I stirred it," states Frances Conway. "I found all the weevils huddled at the bottom against the metal, which also burned. my fingers. I poked at them and they made a brittle -dry sound. Not even a miracle could ever bring them to life `again." The Conways' diet, so far as essential vitamins were concern- ed, gave them Occasional mo- ments of anxiety. After experi- menting and sampling various leaves they found a couple of types of grass that were edible and, supplied the deficiency. Their favourite method of eating grass was to cram all they could comfortably get into their mouths and chew -as a cow chews her cud. Lizard -like Friends Of the innumerable insects and four -legged creatures that invad- ed their home they make light, except to say that they never molested the geckos. These lizard - like friends were made welcome, They ate the scorpions and other vermin which were less welcome. And why did Frances and Ain- slie go to live en. the Galapagos Islands. where the sum is too hot, where a water supply' is at best meagre and precarious, where to grow plants for food is, one long . struggle against drought, birds and invading wild donkeys and pigs? Not to make a living you can't do that. Not for the social life -there isn't any. One can only imagine that they went be- cuase they like life the hard way. DEAD -BEAT A flashy character barged in- to a Detroit saloon, demanded a double jigger of Scotch, down- ed it in one gulp, planked a five - dollar bill on the counter, and walked, and walked out with- out another word, The barten- der folded the fiver carefully, pocketed it, and remarked, to the bar flies, "Can you beat a phony like that? Laps up a double Scotch, leaves a five -dollar tip, and beats .it without paying]" 7IJDAYSCllOOL LESSON By ltev, R, Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. Christian Fltilnilitt/ and Per- givn.ess. Matthew 18:1-4, 15-22 Memory Selection: Verily 1 say unto you, Except ve be convert-• ed, and become as little' ohildrelt, 7/0 shall not enter into the kits, a doe of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Jesus was the world's great- est teacher, not -only- with re- gard to what he taught, but alae with regard to how he taught. His disciples had been disputing nthlvas 'to who wamoouldg . be emsegreatestes fn the king.- dont (Mark 8:33). He gave them an object lesson. Setting a little child in their midst he said, "Whosoever therefore shalt humble himself as this : little - child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Who .can be more humble than the little chibitionld, s? - free from worldly ars- We must have also a'forgiv- ing spirit, This was well illus- trated by a Korean Presbyterian . native pastor, Mr, Sohn. His two sons were leaders of the band of Christians in school. In Oe- tober, 1948, a communist student from the same class- as Mr. Sohn's oldest son led the way to that son's room and cried, "Hera is the most obnoxious Christiana Take him. Can you still preach your Bible?" He replied, "Yes, I can preach, and will preach forever." Then the rioters rushed at him, beat and stpbbed hint with bamboo spears, He was taken to the People's Court and sentenced to be shot. When tak- en to the place of execution, his younger brother ran to hint: and screened him saying,'"Don't kill him. He is innocent. Kill me instead." The rioters shot both. young men to death. Later the national army occupied Soon- chun. The communist student who caused the death of Mr. Sohn's sons was arrested and sentenced to be shot. Mr. Sohn hurried to the army's head- quarters and'asked that the com- munist boy be pardoned. He argued that though his two sons 'were dead, they were saved; but if this communist boy were shot, he would not heve any chance to be saved. The boy was par- doned and given to the pastor who took him home and loved him as his son. The young man was deeply moved and became a Christian. Whenwe are born anew and realize the greatness of God'a forgiveness to us it is natural to forgive those who have wronged us. 0 that multitudes might ex- perience the miracle of God' forgiveness to themselves. What harsh feelings would be washed away. (Ilpshde down to prevent peeking), Dixieland ' Snowmete-e'Delighted to railroad mon :J. R, Hanle as he the Sunny South. Made from snow up north, the snowman was outfitt men al the Inman kitbv"T•yeu swhl",g reele;.Allarfta welcomes Sniolcy',.Sr owlsell to, piled high on freightcars from ed withpipe and cart by train - Radioed yards.