Friday, June 26, 1925
Another LFttle Job for the Reducer
, • Japan’s Latest Earthquake
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This picture gives a graphic idea of the devastation wrought by Japan's latest earthquake. It was taken at Toyooka
ns members of the military ruins for the dead while those who survived hoped for the recovery of loved ones. Fire
in 'many communities added to the hprror after the earth had opened in 21 places as the tremor sook the island.
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There Seem to Be Plenty of Potential Victims
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THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
WHAT IS A LUXURY? |
William Feather.
A man tells me L can reduce my ex
penaes by cutting out all luxuries, and
by doing a dozen mean little jobs I now
pay others to do for me.
He says, “With the exception of the
electric light, the' telephone and a very
small percentage of the automobiles no
permanent economic advantage has been
contributed by the luxury business.”
The man didn’t say this to me; he
wrote it and it was printed. I wish 1
kenw the gentleman, so I could describe
him to you, I think he is about ninety
eight years old, with a full growth of
hair in eaeh ear, and I suspect he wears
congress boots.
I wish some one would tell me what
a luxury is.
Is a handkerchief a luxury? Is an
umbrella a luxury? Is a hair cut a
luxury? Is a.rose on the table a lux
ury?
People once got along without any of
these.
I have been trying all my life to get
along without luxuries. Not six times
a year do I consciously indulge my desire
for luxuries. Yet. if I cheeked my ex
penditures today against my budget of
twenty years ago anil charged the dif
ference to luxurious living I could con
vince myself thatjl am squandering a lot
of money foolishly.
Yet this is not the case. I can af
ford to live as Ido live. I couldn't live
any other way, because in doing so I
would have to deprive myself of things
.1 have come to regard as necessities.
As to the economic advantage of lux
uries, there comes a time when it doesn't
pay to figure ,in terms of economic ad
vantage.
It is said that njnety per cent, of the
cost of foo(i is the flavor. If we weren’t
particular about the flavor we could get
along on about ten cent's worth of food
a day—breat), salt pork and hominy,
the usual fare of convicts.
A honey dew melon has not greater
economic or food' value than a pumpkin,
probably not half as much. Yet there
are days when a section of ice-cold honey
dew melon will do more to set one up
than all the pumpkins in Illinois,
t The exquisite odor of a rare perfume
may not have any economic value, but
if, the moon iq. hanging just right and
the breeze is from the south, it does
the. soul a lot of good.
No one lias yet quite satisfactorily
explained just why we are on earth, and
until this is explained I think we might
as.well take it for granted that we are
at liberty to make life as sweet and joy
ful for ourselves as we can.
To this end. our first task is to un
load the drudgery on to machines, which
we are doing very rapidly.
As we acquire leisure and freedom
from back-breacking toil, it seems logical
that we should leaven our lives by en
joying a few uneconomic futlities.
It doesn't hurt me to see a family of
five making a trans-continental tour in
a flivver. It may be uneconomic; per
haps the man should be hoeing corn and
the woman washing dishes, but to deny
them this bripf spell of alleged happi
ness would be like shooting a boy's pet
dog because he wasn't paying his way
with eggs or bacon. ,
What She Saw in Church.
Household Journal.
He stayed at home and she went to
church. ‘After dinner lie asked her:
“What was the text, dear?”
”o|h, something somewhere in Genera
tions; I've forgotten the echapter and
verse. Mrs. High sat right before me
with a Mother Hubbard bonnet on. How
could I hear anything when I couldn't
see the minister? I wouldn't have worn
such a thing to church if I had to have
gone bareheaded."
' "How did you like the minister?”
“Oh. he’s splendid: Kate Darling was
there with a Spanish lace hat on that
didn’t cost less than SSO. and they can’t
pay the butcher's bill. I’d wear cotton
lace, and go without any. first.”
“DM he say anything about the mis
sion fund?”
“No; and the Jones girls were all
figged out in their yellow silks made
over; you would have died laughing to
have seen them. Such taste as tlipse
girls have. . And the minister gave out
i that the Dorcas Society would meet at
Sister Jones’ residence —that old, poky
plaee.
“It seems (hat you didn't hear very
much of the sermon.”
“'Yelk I'm sure it's must better to
go to church if you don’t hear the ser
mon, than to stay at home aqd read the
papers. Oh. Harry, the new minister
has a .lovely voice; it nearly puts me to
sleep. And did I tell you the Riches
aye back from Kuroire, and that Mrs.
Rich had a real camel's hair shawl on,
and it didn’t look like anything on her!”
“They Never Will Be Missed.”
Monroe Enquirer.
Every community has in its midst cer
tain citizens, who intelligent and weal
thy, arc able to do many great things
(or themselves and. their section. Anil,
(here,is atvvjys sopn* who do nothing to
build up .the town where they made their,
money, or wliere their ancestors made it
for them, and they pass to a ripe old
age and die, never being missed by the
places in which they lived.
It is pathetic to think about the man
who has given over his life to the ac
quisition of, fortune, who has made fc,w
oontyftpitions to the betterment of any
cau-e or thing who has niggardly watch
ed the expenditure of a rich return. It
is pitiable because the man has, never
learned to live. He lias bound lup oo.pl
by his greed for money, and he lips given
his life to something that avaifs him
little when the gaunt spectre beckons
him across the river.
If such men believe in a future life
they must seldom think. Mark Twain
tp)ij of the man, who dying, went to the
pearly gates, and upon being asked from
whence he came, replied, “the world."
The guardian at the portal astonished
**W 1 by. asking, "whieh one?" The rich I
apjl selfish "ho (lift will very probably
assail the pearly gates and be asked why
the* expect to enter into the kingdom.
Their only chance of entry will depend,
upon hQW their answer will look. "I made
a good sum of money and took care of
myself,” The surprise will eome when
thc. .gp*’lxlian, st-Jis Ctbcm. j'.what kiud of
>l-.’ •■■ fit '• i
Both Whistler; the American fetcbeei;;
a pd, artist. and Doe the poet, were drop
ped from the military aendemy at West
Point.
The British motorcycle industry, with
a yearly out put or over 140,000 mach
ines, now leudse the world.
CHINA UPRISING IMPERILS
THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION
UPPER RIGHT, ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS; BELOW, THE EXPEDITION’S CARAVAN CAMPED IN DESERT
(BY NEA SERVICE)
Erie, Ja„ June 20.—Threatened with
starvation and in constant danger of at
tack by marauders, a little band of Am
ericans is imperiled by the civil war now
raging in Chinn.
Word from the expedition, headed by
Roy Chapman Andrews, which represents
the American Museum of Natural history,
has been received here.
Food is at a premium, towns and vil
lages are being looted, and death is being
meted out quickly to those who are cap
tured by contending foces.
Upon arrival of the expedition in Urgit
the entire community was in a "state of
disruption." The Minister of War and
his chief secretary laid been shot to
death, aud. according to Andrews, efforts
to get food were unavailing.
Refused Supplies.
“When supplies for the expedition, in
cluding two tons of flour, a ton of rice
and other articles in proportion, were
ordered, the natives laughed at us,” An
drews reports.
“The day before I had intended to
Wh&t the World Is Doing
(As SeenbylPopular Mechanics Magazine) 7 i
Automatic Cranker on Motor
to Prevent Stalling
Attachable to any automobile that has
a Bendix drive, an automatic cranker (
■tuts the engine the moment it stalls and t
saves the ignition. It »■ actuated by
magnetic force, throwing the starter into
action as soon as the engine stops. In
emergencies, such as being stalled on a
railroad track, the cranker starts the mo
tor immediately. It may be placed on
the instrument board, behind the dash,
under the hood with its two small buttons
showing on the instrument board, or un
der the floor. In-the latter case, the
starter pedal is removed. AH that is
■necessary to start the engine is to turn
op the ignition, and as it must be turned
off to stop the car, this scarcely will be
forgotten.
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Handle for Small Cameras
Serves as Tripod
Holding small cameras steady without
the use of a tripod has been simplified by
a wooden handle which is screwed to the
underside of the. instrument and is held
sn&h, Up left h*hd while the shutter is
pleased with the right. Further stability
is gained if the top cf the camera is light
ly pressed against the operator's fore
head. When not in use, the hapdle may
be dntgehed and carried in the pocket or
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i Stamps Reuse Democratic Ire.
is When•yNTOigJi’ipv , Willson .. was alive
therf' ; \Fg>y afcjffrtfiprp ,'picture
;ai>itenv dh postage stamps.’ Bui-the- post
office department explained that no liv
ing ex-presidents can be -sot
Now that Wilson is' dead the Deities
crabi, have revived the subject. Refusal
of thf authorities.to give the war presi
dent a, piece oil the i\«w, postage' issue
has aroused the ire of ■ Wilson s friends
ship our supplies to Kuigan we had word
that, the city had been looted by sol
diers.
“Their punishment was swift and
wholesale. The looters had gathered at
the top of the Pass waiting to see what
wbuld happen.
“Word was sent to them that their
sins would be forgiven aud they
be sent home if they would surrender.:
About 450 of them came into Knlgan
and gave up their arms.
“The men were put into box cars nnd
box cars and told that wltbin a few
hours the train would start for Peking.
Instead of that they were taken out. half
a dozen at a time, searched, aud if loot
was found on them they were marched
to the stone bridge in the center of town
and shot.
“At the end of a few hours 450 bodies I
lay in the dry river bed.
“This is only one example of what has |
been going og in China almost coutin-:
uousiy since" last October.”
Andrews says that Chinese soldiers"!
have confiscated every camel, car and j
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Drink of Ultra-Violet Light | i
A|ds Throat Treatment
Treatment o? certain throat diseases is
given at a London hospital with a special
ultra-violet light apparatus. It has a long
funnel-shaped tul e, the small end of
which the patier, put- 1 ; in his mouth,
The rays are directed through it. so that
they fall upon Ihe affected pacts and
little of their beneficial powers is lost.
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Oldest Child in the Family
Most Likely to Succeed
Studies made by Prof. William Os
burn. of Columbia university, indicate
(hat the oldest child in the family most
frequently succeeds in life, the youngest
ranks next and intermediate children
third. Three thousand names ware se
lected at random for a survey: LOORart
ists. including doctors, musicians, authors
and painters; 1,000 scientists of all
grades, apd 1,008 of a,more general class
ification,. including business men, jour
nalists and men of “good mixing quali
ties.” Questionnaires were sent to these
individuals with the request that they',
indicate their position in the family. Re
plies were received from 1,700. Turning
to “Who’s Whb” as a criterion of success
it was found that of the 577 who wcresjfce
oldest sons in the family and
brothers less than five years younger, 342
appeared m the lists of noted men,; 155
but of the 398 who were the youngest
children with brothers five years older
were in the book, but of the. 729 who
were intermediate children, only 237
anil admirers, especially ,iu of the.
fact that ■ Harding’s picture, alv ;
readyVappiMifod ofo stanitw. . i ,
''••“The picture of '-Wilson is
H)U any postage .stamp
'(ffipiilg'i this v administration.” - says the
iftit**] the ,< Nfttiangl. Demm
crate- “ARhourirethe officials saw f tit to
honor the Republican president preeed
inahira and-the one-\#h* foltowsd bij»V
it had mo place far the great command-
PAGE ELEVEN
mule for a hundred miles hayseed) jflal!-
gan, the base from which the expedition
started.
It was found necessary to. drWthdir
camels far out .into the desert to keep
them from the. soldiers.
Confiscate Mounts.
Andrews' reports were made to an Erie
man whose financial assistance did much
to make the expedition possible. Tire
man, whose name cannot be disclosed,
died recently and the reports are being
received by others interested in the expe
dition.
The expedition is conducting a search
for dinosaur eggs and traces of. human
evolution. The plans called for the pen
etration of the region south of the Altai
Mountains, a district which has never be
| fore been oxploredl.
| “We will work west of Chagan Nor
I (White Lake), along the northern base
| of the Altais, as well as to the south.
1 This will bring us to the home of the
j wild camels and wild horses and I hope
'! we can bring back specimens of both,”
j Andrews says.
could be foi |id in hr. These data were
regarded important in measuring early;
influences.
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Patching Auto Tops
The application of a patch ■to a lam
auto top without removing ,thp covering
from the frame is often a fsnlure, as it is
difficult to apply pressure evenly ov«r
the surface of the patch while the otsnent
is drying. A novel method of overcom
ing this is practiced by a Wisconsin mo
torist. After the patch has been on
mented and applied, a small muslin bag,
filled with sand, is placed over it, and
the car it: left standing in the sun until
(he ccmeat is dry. The bag of sand ao
pommodates itself to the curved surface
sis the top with the result that the patch
will adhere along all the edges.
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Loud Speaker Made from Paper !
Gone
A simple loud speaker, which give* a)
good tune and volume can be made by
anyone from a disk of thin, cardboard or
stiff paper. The disk is-cut radially mwi
the edges-of the cut drawn up to form n
wido cone, A pin is fastened in the cen
ter and soldered to an ordinary head
phone diaphragm, as shown. The coon
may bn pleated as shown in the fltustim*
tion, bwt this need, not b» done unfed
’ dreirp^
“mean-minded’iffleh.” 'J? i ", ' •
1 Three • are the days theVboes get# mad
when' he • finds things went along’nicely
while he was away fishing. ,
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■l Here and there you hear'of a stream
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