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Burial of the "Status Quo" in the Saar
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One of the most Impressive events of the celebration In the Saar after the plebiscite was the burial of "Sta
tus Quo." The Hitlerites marched In Jubilation through the snow-covered streets.
Floods Take Heavy Toll in Nova Scotia
Receding flood waters at Halifax, Nova Scotia, .bared a toll of one person dead, one missing and an
appalling property loss. The flood, heightened by rain and a midwinter thaw, inundated a number of com
munities to a depth of several feet, causing residents to abandop their homes for higher ground. Several res
cues were made by aid of rowboat and canoe. The photo was made in the Shubenacadle district which bore the
brunt of the flood. The canoe became a popular means of transportation as refugees went to and from their
homes, salvaging whatever they could carry away.
Progress on Great Norris Dam
The penstock tubes of the Morris dam; one section of the dam which
will reach a height of 250 feet at this point, showing the downstream
end of the two huge tubes through which the waters of the Clinch river
will flow into the turbines to furnish power to generate electricity for
the plant.
Muskrats Cause Wreck of Power Plant
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The railroad bridge at Hudson, Wis., over the St. Croix river which
was damaged by a cave-In of the river bnnk thought to have been caused
by muskrats tunneling under the bank. In the background may be seen
part of the wreckage of the Wlllrow ltlver Power company's plant which
was completely destroyed by the cavc-In.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA
PIGMY RACE FIND
A 1 Elliott Gaumer, twenty-one
year-old amateur archeologist of
Culver City, Calif., returns from
the wastelands of southern Utah
with a number of archeological
treasures In the form of skeletons,
mummified bodies, baskets, tools,
beads, etc. Gaumer made his star
tling discovery by tracing down a
tale told him by an old desert
prospector who related a story of
miniature houses on cliff sldei-
AUTOMOTIVE HEAD
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William Stout, noted aeronautical
engineer and authority on aerody
namics and streamlining, was elect
ed president of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers during lt& national
session at Detroit. «
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
I—A. E. Oiegangack, new public printer. 2—Eighteen thousand homeless in southern floods. 3 —National
mrdsmen quell uprising in Louisiana against Huey Long's policies.
Lumberjacks Stage Their Own Tilt
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Scene at the first annual blocking contest at Lincoln, Wash., with some of the West's best lumberjacks
entered. These blocks are pine and marked with chalk like you would cut a pie and It takes real skill to hit the
line and strength to put the as through thp block with one blow. After the block Is cut it looks like a cut plfc
Otto Johnson, second man on the right, is the champion blocker, winning by two blows.
NEW FOOTBALL COACH
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Maj. W. H. (Bill) Britton, who
succeeds Maj. R. K. Neyland as
football coach of the University of
Tennessee. Neyland has been trans
ferred to the Panama Canal Zone,
being an army officer on active duty.
Britton la not new to the university,
as he has been end coach for the
past nine years. *
1 HITS LUMBER CODE
United States District
Alexander Akerman of Tampa. Pla
in denying the government an In
Junction to prevent Logan A.
George, local lumber dealer, from
operating without observing the
lumber code provisions, has ren
dered a decision that holds the wage
and hour provisions of the NBA
lumber code unconstitutional.
Attrologers Licensed
Despite the fact that astrology
has been ridiculed by Intelligent
people and even banned by law In
many countries for 4,800 jenrs. It
remains today the most elaborately
organized of all superstitions, writes
C. C. Carley, Washington, D. 0., In
Collier's Weekly. In the United
States, astrologers still are licensed
to forecast future event*.
San Diego Prepares for Big Exposition
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San Diego, Calif., prepares for California Pacific International exposi
tion. With many buildings already prepared for exhibits, and other units
rapidly taking form In the hands of thousands of workers, completion for
its opening on May 29 Is assured. Some 29 nations from all parts of the
globe will take part and the Installation of big exhibits from all parts of
the United States will commence shortly. Photograph shows the Avenlda
de Los Palacios. Scene from the Tower of the Science of Man.
Christens New U. S. Destroyer
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Mrs. Edward C. Dale of Philadelphia acting ns the official sponsor
for the D. S. S. Dale, new destroyer addition to the navy, as the vessel
was christened and launched at the Brooklyn navy yard. With her Is
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1935
TREMENDOUS
j TRIFLES
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
A WOMAN'S HAIR
IT WAS long and brown and lus- '
trous—the hair of twenty-three
year-old Jane Mcltae—and those
who saw and admired It little real
ized that the destiny of a nation
would be woven Into its silken
strands. But that was before Gen.
John Burgoyne Invaded New York
In the Bummer of 1777.
Jane Mcßae was visiting In the
home of fat Widow McNeil near
Fort Edward that summer. She had
been warned of the danger from
Burgoyne's Indian allies, but she
refused to go to a safer place. Her
lover, David Jones, a Tory, was i
coming back from Canada. She in
tended to wait for him.
But she waited too long. A war
party entered the cabin, dragged
the two women out Two Indian
warriors began quarreling over pos
session of the girl. Suddenly one
of them turned, shot her and as
she fell from the saddle his scalp
ing knife did its ghastly work.
When the Indian exhibited his
gory trophy In Burgoyne's camp the 1"
general was furious. But his rage *
was nothing compared to that of
the New York Patriots. "Remem
ber Jane Mcßue!" became a rally
ing cry.
Patriot propagandists spread the
tale and that master propagandist
of them all, canny Benjamin Frank
lin, made good use of It In stirring
up sympathy throughout Europe for
the American cause. It Is impos
sible to estimate exactly the results
of war-time propaganda. But there
is no doubt that the story of Jane**
Mcßae encouraged Patriot morale
at a time when it was very low
and had a part In bringing about
-the final victory in our fight for
freedom. \ P'
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QUI VIVE
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NIGHT shrouded the St Law
rence river that September
night In 1759. Under Its cover
fleet of boats filled with soldiers
floated silently down the stream.
Gen. James Wolfe was embarking
upon a desperate gamble to gain a
foothold on the plateau above Que
bec, where he could force his enemy.
Marquis de Montcalm, to come out in
the open and fight
As his boat passed one of the Jut
ting curves of the Palisades, sudv ,
denly the sharp voice of a French •'
sentinel cut through the darkness:
"Qui Vive!"
In that breathless moment the
fate of the North American conti
nent hung In the balance. Discovery
meant an alarm and the certain
pulse of the expedition before It had
reached its first objective. Then:
"France I"
It was the voice of Captain Fra
ser, a Scotch Highlander, who spokj
French.
"A quel regiment?" demanded the
sentinel.
"De la Relne," replied Fraser,
naming a French regiment which
might reasonably be expected to be
abroad upon the river that night
Apparently satisfied, the sentinel I
said no more. So Wolfe's soldier- I
filled boats passed on—to a secijuj
path, at the top of which they sur
prised the sleepy guard. Then they I
deployed out on the Plains of Abra
ham.
The next morning Montcalm came
out from his walled city to attack
them and the Battle of Quebec fol-*
lowed. It brought death .to Jam*es
Wolfe, but It also brought the victory
which decided that the English, not
the French, were to rule North
America. It might have been dllW
ferent if a French-speaking
Highlander had not been in a boat
on the St. Lawrence that night.
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SILICON
SILICON Is the most abundant
solid element in nature. j
James Abbot Mac Nell Whistler, a l *
cadet at the United States Military *f(
academy, may have known that
once. But if he did, he forgot it.
One day in 1854, when he was writ
ing an examination In chemistry and
was called upon to define silicon,
he Just had to "make a stab at it"
His guess wasn't a good one.
He was "found" in chemistry—that's |
West Point phraseology for "found J
deficient." Also he was "burfted
out" of the academy, thereby end
ing what should have been a prom
ising military career. Both his fa
ther, George Washington Wblstler.
and his grandfather, John Whistler,
had won distinction as
the United States army. * > 1
Rut as It turned out the dis
missed cadet won even .greater dis
tinction in another field. He be
came one of America's finest artist?
—the painter of the world's most fa
mous "Mother" picture.
Perhaps there were other errors
in his chemistry examination $ 1 '
per. But we have Whistler's wori>
for It that "If silicon had been a
noxious gas, I might have befen a
famous general today."
C. Wwtern N«wep»p»r Union.