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The Clinton News Record, 1942-02-05, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., FEB. 5, 1942 " OSTOle'6S E I 'cry Cluzeri W•N•U• RELEASE _ CHAPTER XIII SYNOPSIS Harley Longsteet, broker, is inure clewed on a trolley. Cherry Browne, his fianee, DeWitt, his partner De- Witt's second wife Fern, his daugh- ter Jeanne and her fiance Christopher Lord, Pollux,e... Cherry's vaudeville friend, Ahearm'friend.of DeWitt, Ine: The Clinton .News -Record poith which is Ineerporated "THE' NEW ERA TEERMS 0SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2,00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper disContinued -until all :arrears are paid uriless at the option of the pub - Esher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RATES — Transient advertising 12e per count line for first insertion. 8c for each subse- quent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small adverelserhents not to exceed one inch such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 85e, each subitequent insertion 15e. Rates for display advertising anade known on application. Communications Intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name •of the writer. E. HALL • periale. middle-aged Latin, and Mich- ael Collins, brawny"Dishinan, are with him when the murder is committed. District Attorney Bruno, Inspector Themm, and Drury Lane, retired Shakespearean actor, investigate. Ev- eryone seems to have a grievance against Longstreet. Another man is latm. murdered. Ile is identified as the conductor of the death trolley. Bruno and Thumm believe DeWitt killed Longstreet and Wood. DeWitt is tried for Wood's murder. Lane proves his innocence. DeWitt, home-. ward bo -end, is murdered on the train. ' His fingers are rigidly crossed in death. The two conductors shew by their punches in DeWitt' s ticket that DeWitt was a frequent passenger. Doubtless the murderer knew this. Lane finds a note ,in DeWitts safe, post-dated fou months, signed Martin Stopes. "Get ready to pay," it warns. "You may be first." Later Collins at- tempts.suieide. He swears innocence, though admits following DeWitt on , the train. Juan Ajos, Uurualcan con- I sul, tells Lane that Martin Stopes was sentenced in 1912 to life imprisomnent for his wife's murder. The evidence of his three mining partners—Long- steeet, DeWitt and William Crockett convicted him. In 1924 Stopes escap- ed. Meanwhile, his six-year old daugh- ter has disappeared as well as Creek- ett. t • H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer arinancial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Finland. B.A.. LL.B. 1Barristor, Solic/tor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, X.C. Sloan Block — .Clinton, Ont. DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203, Clinton • H. C. MEIR • Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. ...Notary Public and Commissioner. Of fices in Bank of Montreal Bnildhig Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. . D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electra Therapist, Maseage Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Flours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation San -Ray Treatment Phone 207 EDWARD W. miaow Licensed Auctioneer For Huron Correspondence promptly answered, Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling Phone 203, .Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guarantee. HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Libensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14 -661. . 06-012 - - - THE MeKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, OM. Officers: President. Wm. Knox Londesboro.'Vice-President, W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and Sec. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wm. Knox, Londeshoro; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhatelt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos. Moylan, Seaforth; W. It Archibald S f rth Al M E , ea o ; ex c w- ing. Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Nueli Alexander, Walton. List of Agents: E. A. Yeo, R.R. 1, Goderich, Phone 603r31. Clinton: Jas. Watt, Blyth; John E. Pepper, Bruce- R.R. No. 1; R, F. McKercher. Dublin, 19,19. No. 1; J. F. Preeter, Brodhagen; A. G. Jarmuth, 13ernholm, R.R. No. 1. • Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cuit's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other businees will be promptly attended to on applica- tion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respeetive post offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director T /4i A AYS TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. Going East, depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. Going West, depart 9.50 p.m. London—Clinton Going South ar. 2.60, leave 8.08 p.m. At the appointedtime the doer of the library opened ,sudtheirlY and Quae- ey slipPed in, an expectant grin on his old gnarled facie. Then into the room strode a burly, ruddinfasted man who regarded then truculently. He had a powerful chin, but his cheeks sagged slightly: and there were unmistakable signs of dissipation around his eyes. He was divised in rough tweeds, and jemined his hand into flapless, pock- ets and glowered Fa them. • Distriet Attorney Brtino blinked his eyes rapiday, but Inspector Thumm was affected in a subtler profounder way. He whispered' hoarsely: "Har- ley Longstreet!" " '0, that deceit Should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!' said Har- ley Longstreet—in the splendid, voice ' of Drury Lane. I Eighteen ininute's past midnight • found the police party seated in one of the rear cars of the Weehawken - Newburgh local train. , Lane was swathed in a topcoat, a wide -brimmed felt hat pulled over his face. He sat beside Inspector Thuman by the -window, his head turn- ed to the pane, apparently either asleep or absorbed in some mental problem. Thumm glanced at Lane's avert- ed head, sighed, and got tt his feet. Ile tramped heavily out a the car. Almost at once he returned with an excitement -flushed face. He sat down and leaned forward, whispering to Bruno. "Something queer. . . . Just spotted Ahearn and Imperiale in the forward car." • "Martin Stopes is the X we have been seeking—the man eesponsiblo removing Harley Longstreet, Charles Wood; and Sohn D. DeWitt." Thumm gulped. "I've never heard of Min! His mantes never come up!" "What's in a name, Impactor? You have the pleaeure of seeing Martin Stoves many, many times!" All that afternoon his men had been disturbing the turgid depths of Var- ious New Jersey streams crossing the path of the West Shore Railroad, and, as successive attempts with the drag- ging apparatus proved sterile. It had grown quite, dark by the thne the wet and weary party of men rea- ched a stream near the town of Bog - eta. Strong searchlights were set up near the tracks and Lane and Thumm stood watching the mechanical move- ments of the workmen. There, was a shout from one of the menoperating a row boat twenty feet from the road- bed. Another searchlight was trained on the boat. "What it it?" roared the Inespec- tor, scrambling down the slope. "A. .38, no doubt?" asked Lane mildly. "That's what it is!" eried Thumm. "�nly one empty1 b bet dollars to doughnuts that when, we fire a bullett through this barrel the markingsall jibe with that one we took out of DeWitt!" He fondled the wet weapon ten- derly, wrapped it in a handkerchief and put the thing into his coat pock- et. They had reached the police car now and rested gratefully against the black door. Lane remarked: "In any event, the discovery of the revol- ver where we found it definitely eli- minates any opportunity of Collins." "You mean that Collins now has a perfect out?" "Judiciously phrased., Inspector. The local pulled into the Ridgefield Park station at 12:30. Collins secur- ed a taxicab before the train was out ef sight—this is important. From the point on his alibi in fixed by the taxidlriver who was takieg him in the opposite direction from the train -- toward New York. The revolver could not have been thrown front the train into the stream before 12:35, the* time the train passed over it, Even if the revolver were thrown into the stream by a person on foot, he could not have reached the stream before the train, naturally," Quacey spoke into a telephone in his winery at The Hamlet as Drury Lane sprawled in a chair. "Yes, sir, Mr. Bruno. Tonight et eleven you are to meet Mr. Lane here and bring Inspector Thin= and a small squad of police in plain clothes." The conductor appeared at the forward, end of the coach and began to collect and punch tickets. When he reached the police party he grin- ned in recognition; Thum= nodded ,sourly- and paid the fare of the party in cash. The conductor took from his outside breast pocket a number of standar& cash -fare tickets, placed I them together, :punched thent at two places and ripping the tickets in half, handed Thumni one set, depositing the other in a pocket . . . j MroDrury Larre, the somnolent, chose this instant to spring star- tlingly into life. He rose, whipped off the concealing hat and coat, and turned to face the condector. The • man stared: blankly. Lane plunged his hand into one of the patch -pockets Iof his sackcoat, produced a silver ease and, snapping it open, took out a pair of eye -glasses. • He did not put them on, merely regarded the condun- I tor with a reflective, curious pre- occupation. The conductor's hand stoppecl in mid-air, holding his ticket -punch. His mouth popped open, his tall burly fig- , ere sagged, the winy .coloring of his face vanished in a flood of dead -white. Out of his mouth came a single word; 1"Longstreet . . ." IThe artificial lips of Harley Long- street smiled and his right hand, dropping the silver case and eyeglas- ses ,Went again into his pocket and came out clutching something metallic . . A tiny click and the conduc- Itor tore his eyes away from that smil- ing face to look, down dazedly at the handcuffs on his wrists, IWhereupon Mr. Melly Lane smiled again ,this time at the unbelieving faces of Inspector Thumm and Distriet Attorney Bruno. Lane said calmly: "Did you ;bring the inking -pad as I requested, Inspector?" Thai= struggled to his feet, and while he grasped the man's nerve- less hand and proceeded to press it an the pad, Lane picked up from his Neat the discarded topcoat, searched oim of the pocket s ,and brought forth the consular manilla etwelope. Thurnm handed Lane the wet impression of the conductor's fingertips. Lane held the paper side by side with the photogra- phic prints, cocking his head critically. Then he neturnedthe wet ,impression to the Inspector ,together with the photograph. "What would you say, Impactor? You've compared thousands ofthese, to doubt." The conductor's hand stopped in mid-air, holding his ticket punch. Ms mouth popped open, his burly figure sagged. _ . Thunen scanned them carefully. "They look the same to me," he mut- tered. ' Brim° faltered to bis feet, "Mr. Lane, who—what--7" Lane grasped the arm of the mana- Sled man in a not unfriendly manner. "Mr. /3runo, Inspector Thumm, allovv me to introduce one of God's most un- fortunate children, Mr, Martin. Stopes, alias Conductor E,dward Thompson of the West Shore Railroad' ,alias an un, - known gentleman on the ferry boat, alias Conductor Charles. Wood!" EPILOGUE As it had done five -weeks' •befisre, an automobile wound up the read` to The Hamlet with Inspector Thumm and District Attorney B/11/1/0. The papers have informed me Stopes has c(cifesIsedivr said iiarce,, "Anything interesting?" "Interesting to us," said Brune, "but I suppose you know the substance of it?'- "On the contrary." Lane smiled. "There are a number of thingS in connection with him about which I ani at sea." • , From Bruno he learned that -it had been stop,es who irs 1912 had discover- ed a manganese mine, while he and his partner, Crockett, were prospec- ting in the interior of Uruguay. Be- cause the two men needed capital to work it they had taken in as part- ners on smaller percentages two Qthoi prospectors ---Longstreet and DeWitt. Stopes *made it clear' that the crime he had been accused of subsequently was committed by Crockett. Grobkett• had attacked Stopes' wife one night in a drunken lust, while Stopes was at the nearby mine, and when she nesiet- ed, had killed her. Longstreet had concocted; the plan whereby the three were to accuse Stopcis of the mard.r, and, since no one knew the mine leg- ' ally belonged. to Stopes ,they could take over the mine themselves—it had been unregistered. Crockett was shaken by his crime and aciented the plan eagerly. DeWitt, Stopes said was dominated by Longstreet and forced by threats to join the conspir- acy. The shock of his wile's death, the realization of his partners' perfidy had unbalanced the young geologist. It was not until after his conviction and imprisonment that he regained his normal faculties. From that moment his thoughts were diverted to revenge. By the time of his escape, close confinement had taken toll of his features Although his body was as strong as ever, and he felt reasonably certain he would not be recognized hy hi intended victims. "These things, however," concluded Bruno, "aren't nearly BO important now --to me, at least—as your un- canny solution?" "In the street ear murder one in- ference stood out at once," said Lana, "and I cannot comprehend hew it es- caped the intelligence of both of you. The nature of the weapon wa.s such as to make it apparent that it could not be handled with the bare hand without fatal 'results to the handler. ,felt Certain; then that when the murderer slipped the • needled. cork into Longstreet's pocket, he must have ;Morna glove. Now we knew the Cork was dropped in the pocket after.Long- street boarded the car.. Please recall, inspector ,that I specifically asked you at the termination of your,recital whether gloves, among other things', had been found and, you replied in the negative. So, although the mur- derer was still in the street car, there was the peculiar situation ,of an ob- ject, whack must have been esedlin the commissiom a the crime, Dot being found atter the crime. It could not have been used in the commission of the crime, not being found after the !crime. •It could not have been thrown out of a window; no window was open , from a period even prior to the board - ling of the Longstreet party. -It could, not have been thrown through a door, because Duffy opened and closed the doors on the only (evasions when they were used. If the glove could not have been thrown out of the car, ansi yet it left the coin it could have done so only ors the person of someone. But only one person left the car! That was the conductor, Charles Wood, sent by Sergeant Daffy to summon Officer Morrow and notify headquarters. "So I was forced to conclude—wild, as' it seeinect—that Wood had taken the glove'from the scene of the erime iand disposed of it somewhere. That geasoning made him either the mur- derer of an accomplice. Naturally, he could not have anticipated being granted the opportunity to leave the car and dispose of the glove. So he must have accepted the possibility of having the glove found on him if 'there were a search and he had had no opportunity to throw it away. But as a conductor, handling money all day long, he knew a glove on his per- son would not excite suspicion. (TO BE CONTINUED) O. RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT misjudged our representatives there. Throughout Canada there would be In these anxious days, criticism of great, rejoining, mingled with a few our Government, for Purely political murmurs from some who are not reasons, is practically treasonable. strong enough to forego selfish inter - On the 'other fitted; ,any dritieism of • est& This then, is the easiest, 'quick - a constructive nature; is truly patri- est, most manly and least expensive otie, and justified: way out for Mr. King. This plan Our Prime Minister isg-ne-71-e ilv ,' could be much improved, if he should ecknowledged to me .an statute poli- propose to take into his cabinet, fel. clan, and by moat of us, he is consid- the duration, capable men from each mcd to be entitled, to be called a stat- of the other parties, -or at least to este= as well, but even statesmen are norm a war -cabinet, composed of mem- Made of clay, like the rest of us and eis from - all parties; this letter as such, are liable to error, deliberate would have a wonderful effect in or citherwise, further uniting us in our all-out war During the election's of 1940, he an- efforts, flounced that there would be uo con 1 The next. easiest way out is, for Mr. . scription for service. outside of Can- o go ahead with conscription, if ada, so long as he ,were Prim1 e Minis - that is what he hasin view, and ca- ter. This was good 'tildes, but wa-„, plain to the parliament the country, it , statesmanship? 'Undoubtedly, it and the world, the full reasons for nys a big factor in returning hia, par- b1 tY to °ffic2 with a largeonalcatiistY,:vhore; NV1.1e0ankilt Isf clanger promise, given toourcountry and cause at that tinic, an to civilization, were not so danger - inclined .to think that war was ono for otnly mitical; ancl history would fully which Canadians were not respomible ab"ive (which by the way is tree only if we and Canadians would overlook the matter in the next gcn- forget our membership in the League ' eral election, if he should then desire of Nations), and in view of our great to retain his high office, where he is tif ices of the 1914-1918 war, no responsible for the honor and safety Canadian should, be asked to fight • of his country and his Empire, even abroad, unless he freely voluntcered . at the expense of an excusable blur for such service. • on his personal honor, Now however, peatically eve7ry Can- I Another way out is for him to re- adian sees all to Mainly, that " sign ,advising the Gov. -Gen, to call front lines lie far beyond our shores., on some member of his cebinet to and, that unle.as the axis powers am form a new ,Govt. He might even ad - defeated there, the day will surely yise the forming of a Union Govt. in come when, the enemy will be on our which he would be willing- to act in very doorsteps, as indeed, he already is some capacity other than as Prime on our Atlantic and Pacific shores. Minieter. If this should involve re - So, Mr. Xing is excusably worried election of cabinet members, which we about that promise he voluntarily think is not now required, election by gave for party advantage during the general elections ,and now asks parli- acclamation could very likely be ar- ament to sanction a plebiscite vote, rallged. There remains. one other way out, in order that he be relieved of the un - ono which we do not recommend, be - pardonable mistake then made. tause of the expense,.loss of energy, At the same time, his Finance Minis - of the confusion and turmoil, of the ter announced that he requires the added suspense and loss of prestegc. people of Canada to provide him with another six himdred million do/1m1s, This way is, for the Govt. to appeal to many millions of which they realize is the country again, but this time on a to he deliberately thrown away ort this clear-cut issue of its, future war aims. This would mean a heaP a wasted 111,112CC61117 plebiecite. They do not object to the loan, but they do abject money, so ergentiy needed for war most strenuouslyto allY such Waste 'Purpose, butpossibly not much more of it, simply to Satisfy Mr. King' by than a plebiscite vote. . relieving him of an unsolicited, prom- If a vote of any kind is decided on, ise, which, he has since acknowledged let us at least' hope that. it be carried to have been an set of bribery, as wit - out with no Govt. expenses ,other than noes his amendment to the. Eleatic/11th.° 'dost of the abeolutely necessary Act preventing candidates for parlia- ment to make use of such promises. However ,things are as they. are, and the question now is, can anything be done to prevent this threatened htuniliation of °dr National pride in our manhood, and womenhood, so dis- astrous to Canada at home and abroad? The answer, of course is an emphatic "Yes." First, Mr.' King might manfully acknowledge to parliament his regre- ts, and appeal to it to set him free, and to share with him the responsib- ility for breaking, a promise that has since become imposeible af fulfilment. A unanimous vote, we believe would be the response, or We have greatly printing. In conclusion, may we hope that our I representativee in parlt. will loyally frface,the responsibility we gave them,. and eojustify es in claiming that we r are a dernaeratie country, with a ea- sponsible system of Govt. To have a•Plebiseito vote hoisted upon us, just to ease the conscience and responailail- ity of one man, even a; prime Minister ie. to put it mildly, most disappointing and discouraging, under present con- ditions. . Clinton, Ont., Jan, 26, 42. • TuomAs G ALLEN Later Just after writing the above, my paper •arrived, containing the text of Mr. McKenzie's speech, Chiropody Was Painful Early History Operation In the early ^Nineteenth century, itinerant U. S. barbers traveled from town to town, carrying bags of dirty knives, and even old steels from corsets, for paring customers' corns. They usually charged 25 cents an operation, raised howls of pain from their victims. One day, while lounging around a hotel lobby, a lush -bearded young man from New Hampshire named Nehemiah Keni- son met a Scotsman who had a new, painless method of removing corns. Instead of digging with a scalpel, he first softened the corn in acid,, then carefully shelled it out with a dull bone blade. Neherniah Kenison knew a good business when ,he saw it. He ex- amined the acid, went to Boston, where he set up an office opposite Old South Church. Nehemiah gefley- ously taught his trick to his sons and half a dozen relatives, who taught others. So began the seieride of chiropody in the U. S. Today, although few chiropo- . dists practice in barbershops, chi- ropody is a highly respectable hand- maiden of medicine, requiring two years of college training, three or four years in one of six approved schools. Chiropodists like t� be known as podiatrists because, to their horror, they are often confuse$ With chiropractors. Commercial Steel Freed Thousands of Slaves Invention of commercial • steel, less than a century ago, completely revolutionized the construction and production of ropes and wheels. The invention of steam and gas en- gines and electric motors, made possible by steel, first enabled the entirely mechanical hoisting and hauling of enormous tonnages of materials by steel wire ropes and steel wheels at astonishing sp,eeds with safety and ease. The thou- sands of slaves who, under the bit- ing lash, pulled and hauled with primitive ropes and wheels in the building of the Pyramids would to- day be replaced by a comparative handful of husky young fellows in overans skillfully and unlaboriously manipulating enormous machines, adapting the principles of the rope and the wheel, that would swing the great Egyptian monuments into place in quick contract time. Generations of years and thousands of lives were consumed on the Pyra- mj id ob. The Empire State building in New York city—a bigger job in every way—was swung up to its towering height of 102 stories with wire rope and sheave, wheel, engine and motor, in 15 months, with a record for safety of workmen's lives. Seal of U. S. Great Seal of United States, adopt- , , lows spread eagle with wings outspread; on its breast, a shield of 13 alternate red and white stripes, joined by a band or chief of blue, representing con- gress. Eagle holds in one claw a bupclle of 13 arrows and in the other an olive branch, denotmg power in peace and war. In its beak is a scroll bearing motto, E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one), and over its head is a glory breaking through the cloud and surrounding 13 stars. An escutcheon or shield is an in- tegral part of every public seal or coat of arms. One of the first acts of a new nation or state is to adopt an official seal, which, when affixed to a document is legal, authentic evidence of an act of the state. The Great Seal of the 'United States is symbolic of the 150,000 000 Ameri- loan people—their unity and inde- pendence—and is their collective "signature." - ed June 20 1872 s Horse Nettle for Colds Not even pigs will eat the bitter, thorny horse nettle. Otherwise known as bull nettle, it is a weed that corn growers of our Middle 'West have leariled to curse eloquent- ly. It grows wild and widely. But reminiscent of the announce- ment that grass may be prepared for eating because it contains prac- tically all the known vitamins in rich amounts, it has been found that horse nettle may be utilized to treat the colds that will soon be common. Indeed, experiments with extracts from horsriettle have been suc- cessful in the treatment of indiges- tion and infections ranging from py- orrhea to peritonitis. Drs. Davis M. Greenberg and The- odore Winnick of the 'University of California are credited with discov- ering a protein -digesting enzyme re- sembling pepsin in horse nettle. Called' solanain, the new substance resists heat up to 80 degrees Centi- grade. Children's Day In 1883 the General Asseinbly of the Presbyterian Church designated the second Sunday in June as Chil- dren's day and that has been the day accepted by many denomina- tions. Several years before that date Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and other denominations had been observing Children's day and a few years before that time, about 1868, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church had given recognition to the tday. From almost • the ' beginning of American history pastors devoted certain Sundays to special services ,for children and early in the Nine- teenth century Sunday schools were organised. From these services the churches gradually came to observe Children's day. following the proposed amendment of Me. Hanson to the Address from the Throne, and now we must be more puzzled than over ,about hi reaeon.s for asking for a pleb. vote. His speech was a remarkably able one, detailing the tremendous was work Canada has done, is now doing. and proposes to do. He quite eviden- tly thinks that we are doing in all departments of War effort ,all that is possible ,even though we had con seription for mae. , power abroad This being so, theh what in the • Salt and Butter New Born Infants in 'Bump, In certain parte Of Europe al Asia there is ix peculiar Mud= salting and buttering the 110* horn4 For example when ,a baby. is. been among the Aimmiiians of Ruseia the mother takes the infant and cover's its entire sldn with very fine talt) This is left on for three hours ot. rnbre, Etnd then the child is washed with warm water. In Asia Minor there is a tribe 0A people living in the mountains who. do even more than this. They salt their new-born offspring and leave the salt on for at least 24 hours. The modern Greeks likewise sprin- kle salt on their infants, but not so heavily. . This practice of ,salting babies Is an ancient custom. It has its origin in superstition, of course. The moth- ers think that salting insures their, children health and strength, and that it will keep evil spirits away. Even in some of the outlying see - tions of Gexmany salt is still used on the child at birth. In some Asiatic countries moth- ers lay their babies where a stream of water, deflected by a large leaf, passes over their heads. This is to make them tough, and also to put them to sleep. The Tartar babe is covered with rancid butter, after the body -greasing habit of the Eski- mos. Koh -i -Noor Diamond Has Dark- 4,000 -Year History One of the world's striking tales is the story of Koh-i-noor, the 'moun- tain of light." For this great gen-s shahs blinded brother shahs and were in turn blinded. Many were murdered. An Indian emperor hid it in his headdress. When a Per- sian conqueror suggested as a cour- tesy that they exchange turbans, the Indian complied without an instant's hesitation. This stone has a history more than 4,000 years cid. Recently it was removed from the Tower of London to safer sanctuary. The Hope diamond with its deep sapphire luster Was taken by Tava- nier from India to Holland. It prob- ably is part of the GM carat stone sold to France and stolen with the Regent from the crown jewels dur- ing the Revolution. The Regent, cut from 410 to 137 carats, was recov- ered. The 443d carat stone became part of the collection of Henry Thomas Hope of Amsterdam; and achieved notoriety when American dancer May Yohe was rnarried to Lord Francis Hope. Now it fre- quently is escorted to night clubs in Washington and New York by its present owner, Mrs. McLean. One of the superstitions about the diamond is that it is the stone of reconciliation between husbands and wives. Light From Living Things Emission of light by living things is a chemical reaction requiring oxygen. Many luminescent crea- tures secrete an easily oxidizable compound, luciferin, which is oxi- dized with the help of an enzyme, luciferase. The exact chemical na- ture of luciferin and luciferase varies from species to species—fire- fly luciferin, for example, is no good when mixed with luciferase from worms. The reaction may occur in special gland cells, or tbe animal may eject luminous material. Some deep-sea squid throw off luminous puffs to confuse attackers, but this dodge is not always effective. Some deep-sea fish, such as the species Photoblepharon palpebratus of the Banda islands, have headlights powdered by luminous bacteria. Photoblepharon has arranged a "symbiosis" (mutually profitable living together), providing the bac- teria with food and fine living con- ditions in a sac near the eye, while the bacteria furnish . the fish with lanterns. Flat Chests Health Sign Flat chests are a sign of physical superiority rather than weakness, according to the research experi- ments conducted by Dr. S. A. Weis- man of the I7niversi1:y of Minnesota. Dr. Weisman's findings show a dislinct correlation between depth of chest and certain lung ailments. From compulsion of the thoracic indexes—ratio of depth of chest to width—of more than 22,000 children and adults, Dr. Weisman discovered that the average adult chest indexed at .670, while a so-called weak chest averages about .770, approximately 10 per cent deeper. "The normal, healthy chest," Dr. Weisman declared, 'is fiat and wide." Measurements of athletes, many of whom held national collegiate track championships, showed that 71 per cent had thoracic indexes of less than .700. : Real Bomb -Proof Shelters Although costly, it is possible to build bomb -proof shelters which can give full protection against any known type of aerial bomb, engi- neers .at the University of Califor- nia announced. Making cone, te shatter and bomb -proof has been their main objective and Harmer Davis, associate professor of civil engineering, said it was found that when concrete is reinforced—by sprinkling nails in the mixture, add- ing pumice, puffed clay, or other methods—it becomes shatter -proof. The energy of a projectile would be spent in crushing the material in such a wall locally instead of caus- ing shatter cracks over large areas, he explained. world is he so worried about his proud lhal Ling ask..0 1,7t1.", he proposed d-oing ,in case the vote released him, he would only s,Ly that he was not making. any further prom- ises. In that case, how are people to lmow whether they are voting for or against eonscription? lf we don't need conscription, why the turmoil and expenses of a vote; and if we need conscription, why not let the coUntry say yes or no? T. G. A.