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Farthest North in Advertising
An enterprising tailor of Sydney, Nova Scotia, had this sign put up at
the trading post at Pond's Inlet, at the north end of Baffin Island, nhout 500
miles north of the Arctic circle, where live only Eskimos, some of whom are
?hown alongside this most northern specimen of advertising.
Find 15 Per Cent of
Americans Subnormal
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Disclosures Made in Sage
Foundation Survey.
New York. ? Fifteen per cent of the
total population of the United States
Is Intellectually subnormal or re
tarded.
More than one-half of the 800,000
hospital beds In America are set osldo
for the mentally ill.
More than 1,400,000 persons In Amer
ica ore feeble-minded.
These startling figures on mental
health are contained In a report of
a survey Just completed by the Rus
sell Sage foundntlon covering the
work of organized social forces of
the country.
Feeble-Mlndod a Problem.
To help meet the* problem of the
feeble-minded, forty-four states main
tain state Institutions for their cnre.
In 200 cities of tlie country subnor
mal children are enrolled in special
classcs.
The survey shows humanitarian ac
tivities of vnrlous charities and the
new work added to their burden by the !
depression.
Family life is given prominent at
tention by social scientists. Marriage
guidance bureaus have recently been
established in the states of California,
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania
where persons contemplating marriage
may secure advice and \Vhere those
Involved In marital difficulties may
take their troubles.
The last three years have also
shown n marked increase in the num
ber of centers where birth control In
formation is given, in accordance with
the laws of the respective states. Over
100 such centers are reported In oper
Setting New Record
Dunne Purvis of Purdue caught by
the camera as ho not a new Western
Conference record for the Javelin
throw at the Ills? Ten championships
In Kvanston, III. Purvis, who also Is
a football stnr, hurled the Javelin
208 feet Inches.
atlon by Mrs. Margaret Sanger, as
against approximately fifty-five re
ported by her In 1929.
Efforts to preserve the values of
home life for the child where the
mother has been widowed or the
bread-earner otherwise removed are
represented by mothers' aid laws
which have been enacted In all states
except Georgia and South Carolina.
Relief Work Head
Photo shows Harry L. Hopkins, New
York state administrator of relief, who
was nominated by President Roosevelt
to be federal emergency administrator
under the Wagner $500,000,000 relief
act. His salary will be $10,000 a year,
meaning a loss of $5,000 to him, as he
was paid $15,000 by New York.
Homes Involving 250,000 children were
so aided In 1930. For mothers who
must work, more than 800 day nurser
ies have been established In cities ell
over the United States, charging a
nominal five to twenty-five cents a
day. There have also been Bet up 4,178
child health centers.
Park Movement Grows.
In the fields of recreation and self
Improvement, the park movement has
grown until recent figures Indicate 11,
080 city parks representing property
value exceeding $2,000,000,000. In ad
dition to the city parks there are state
parks in forty-three of the states, cov
ering 7,000,000 acres; national parks
covering 10,000,000 acres and national
forests, most of which are open to
recreational use, covering an addition
al 150,000,000 acres. Excluding the na
tional forests, which are set apart
more particularly for economic than
recreational purposes, the remaining
park acreage Is nevertheless larger
than the combined area of Connecti
cut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Vermont.
Long Bus Tour Will Bo
Part of College Course
Atlanta, Ga. ? Oglethorpe university,
Atlanta, will conduct a 10,000 mllo bus
tour through the United States, Can
ada and Mexico this summer as a reg
ular academic course, I)r. Wallace M.
Cunningham, dean of the university's
school of banking and commerce, an
nounced.
Recreation, education, and travel
combined will be offered by the "sum
mer course," which will leave here
June 80 for the Chicago World's Fair,
then to San Francisco, into Canada,
down tho Pacific coast to Mexico, and
return hero August 80.
PEACE AND
DEPRESSION
by
LEONARD A. BARRETT
It will be a long time before all the
benefits accruing from the economic
depression will be
fully appraised.
One of these bene
fit* already appar
ent Is the response
of foreign govern
ments to the late
proposal of the
United States gov
ernment for Inter
national pence.
Peace among the
nations of the
world Is funda
mentally a moral
problem and can
only be settled up
on a moral basis. War is wrong and
like slavery, It too must be abolished.
A universal peace pact to be of per
manent value must Interpret fixed and
unalterable moral Ideals, and one of
those principles Is that war Is ethical
ly, economically and socially wrong.
A realizing sense of the Importance
of these moral norms Is one of the
most Important signs of the times, and
may prove of great value in determin
ing the character of our economic re
covery. The sacrifices and suffering
Incident to the depression, in which
every person has shared, revealed the
utter futility of depending for the
realization of our fondest hopes upon
speculative methods of conducting
business. Nothing artificial can en
dure. Selfishness always kills. No na
tion can possibly exist alone. We are
all so dependent upon one another
that where one nation suffers, all other
nations suffer with It. This sense of
interdependence upon one another,
substituted for the theory that "might
makes right," will clear away many
obstacles which hitherto stood In the
path of International peace. The ap
preciation of the value of moral prin
ciples as the basis of settling disputes
and misunderstandings is one of the
great benefits growing out of the
period of depression.
Another benefit is the necessity for
economy. The governments of the
world, as well as the heads of every
household, have already begun to
economize. Wasteful extravagance can
no longer be tolerated. Armaments
are very costly. It has been estimated
that $5,000,000,000 a year has been
spent for destruction. Some nations
spent more on weapons of war than
It took to run their government.
Economy and confidence are the path
ways to peace. Every person Is con
vinced of the Importance of these fac
tors in our struggle for recovery. If
these two principles are applied in our
personal as well as our national life,
the suffering caused by the depress'
shall not have been In vain.
?. l?sa. Western Newspaper Union.
Latest in Sports Coats
The Schlaparelll boxy sports cont
has Its rectangular pattern outlined
with stitched bands that meet to give
shoulder peaks. The string-colored
fabric resembles monks-cloth. The
Jaunty felt hat Is the latest In sports
hats.
Philippine Manufacturer*
There are many sugar and rice mills
In the Philippine Islands. Manufac
tures also Include candles, embroi
deries, pearl buttons, fiber textiles, cot
ton textiles, tailoring, lurl mats.
ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lirnie Bode
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UROPEAN FLOODS/
Scarcely a year passes
IN trUROPE WITMOUT RAIN AND FLOOD
DEVASTATIONS DEMORALIZING OR DESTROY
ING MORE PEOPLE THAN WERE IN THE
POPULATION OP ANCIENT GREECE.^
CfsNTURY CACTUS
T^E GIANT cactus
BEGINS TO BEAR FRUfT
AT RPYV YEARS, AND
IS NOT FULL GROWN
UNTIL A HUNDRED
years old.
Insect
tumors
Careful
stuoy MAS
'SHOWN THAT
insect%in
SPITE OF THEIR
TINY SIZE, CAN
6E AFFLICTED
WITH TUMORS.
WNU Service
The Household
By LYDIA LE BARON WALKER
There are lighting fixtures which
Increase Illumination, making It pos
sible to use little electric current with
out dimming the light There are ways
also of arranging lights so that this
same desirable thrlftlness Is stressed.
In each Instance decoration Is fos
tered.
Let us go back In retrospect to the
ancient method of increasing the pow
and delicately colorful. This type
of chandelier, or celling light, takes
advantage of light refraction, just as
the old method of candle lighting took
advantage of the magnifying power?
of the glass bottles. All lighting fix
tures in which crystals reflect light
require less powerful bulbs, or lower
gas flnraes than those without them.
So fashion is now assisting the home
decorator In thrlftlness, If she remem
bers to use low watt bulbs or to turn
gas down to small Jets.
Lights and Bottles.
The magnifying power of light
through rays penetrating glass can bo
used decoratlvely today by those who
have clear ornamental glass bottles
in their collections of glassware. Use
The Clear Crystal Pendant* Increase the Illuminating Power of This Attractive New
Lighting Fixture.
er of candle light A single candle
was surrounded by fonr good sized
clear glass bottles. The rays of light
passing through the glass were so mag
nified that four lace-makers, sitting
one in front of each bottle, could
each get enough light to do the fine
stltchery of lace-maklng.
Crystal Fixture*.
Todny this same Idea of light refrac
tion Is carried out decoratlvely In
crystal fixtures, which are In the as
cendency of fashion. A bulb of low
wattage when encircled with delicate
glass pendants will give sufficient Il
lumination for a fairly large hall or
dining room. Kach prism of the
crystals catches light rays and sends
them forth so that not a single glow,
but hundreds are present In the il
lumination of rainbow quality, soft
the bottle precisely an the old lace
makerp <11(1. Put a lighted candle be
hind the bottle and see the effect
Be sure to have the whole arrange
ment artistic for bo only la decora
tion promoted.
Lamps before mirrors will have
their Illumination Increased. Such an
arrangement can be decidedly orna
mental, and equally economical. In
kitchens, bathrooms, and back halls,
old-time reflectors can be used to In
crease light without Increasing cost
of power. These polished tin reflec
tors do tholr work well. Sometimes
sconces have glass ornamentally In
troduced between two lights or back
of a single light, and this carries out
the. same Idea of Increasing Illumina
tion attractively and thriftily.
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SUCH IS LIFE? A Protest!
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By Charles Sughroe
f
On Approval
By ROSA. Z. MARIONONI
?. by McClure Nowspeiper Syndlcat*.
WNU 8ervic?
MEREDITH was walking home hur
riedly, her feet rippling under
her, her cheeks flushed, her heart beat
ing queerly ; she wondered If the two
gowns which were to be delivered on ap
proval had preceded her home ; she
hoped they had, and wished they had
not.
As Meredith walked along she felt
conscious of two voices In her debat
ing the Issue which stood out before
her. One thin, care-free voice was
saying : "There Is no harm in your
wearing the lace gown tonight. Noth
ing will happen to It. Elmer will bo
proud of you before his friends." And
another voice, a worried little voice,
was saying : "What If something should
happen to the gown while you wear It
tonight and Elmer should find out you
are wearing a dress which you do not
Intend buying? He is so scrupulously
honest, he would never forgive such an
underhanded action on your part."
Tonight was the llrst time since
their marriage that Elmer had dared
Invite Mr. Sanders to his home. Mr.
Sanders was the district manager of
the company which employed Elmer.
When she had told Elmer about her
not having a dress fit to wear at din
ner, Elmer had quickly suggested that
she buy a new one.
"I noticed In the paper tlmt Lan
der's are having a sale," Meredith had
said. "Dinner dresses priced at nine
teen ninety-eight."
At this fclmer had smilingly written
a check for nineteen ninety-eight. Tho
writing of the check hud meant a sac
rifice for Elmer, and Meredith had
felt all the more grateful for the girt.
That very morning she had gone
shopping and while trying on some
of the dinner dresses priced $19.98, the
saleswoman had been called away. As
Meredith waited for her, she had no
ticed an exquisite gown of blue laco
over silver cloth hanging on a wall
peg. She had glanced at the size and
price tag. The gown was her size, but
It was marked fifty-nine dollars. An
Insidious thought had entered her mind.
"I could have tills lace gown sent
home on approval, wear It tonight,
then return it."
When that evening the clock struck
six, Meredith stood before her bed
room mlhror gowned In lace and sil
ver. As Elmer entered the room to
say that Mr. Sanders had arrived, ho
remained breathlessly looking at her.
And he was afraid to kiss her, fearing
to rumple the lace and sliver that
made a picture of her.
"You look marvelous!" he told her.
When they entered the little drawing
room, Meredith's heart felt queerly
cool as Elmer said with high pride In
his voice, "Mr. Sanders, this Is my
wife."
"How do you do," she smiled ; and
thought, "I feel aa If I were a thief."
It was about nine o'clock when El
mer suddenly said: "I think I hear
the baby crying," and Jovially, "Mr.
Sanders, you must see our baby ! You
must !" Then turning to Meredith,
"Go and bring in the little rascal, I
want to show him off." Meredith went
to the bedroom. The baby had stopped
crying, she took him gently in her
arms, afraid he'd crush her dress.
Mr. Sanders proved Interesting to
Bobby, for he had a gold watch chain
and sparkling spectacles. Elmer was
beaming. Mr. Sanders tried to be gra
cious. Suddenly the baby began to
bob himself up and down In Mere
dith's arms. Mr. Sanders' spectacles
had attracted his attention, his chubby
hands reached toward Mr. Sanders'
face, the gentleman slanted backward.
"Better take the baby back to bed,"
suggested Elmer.
As Meredith turned away, the baby
gave one high-pitch"'' cry, tho tiny fist
closed above the mother's lace bodice,
tearing, pulling.
Meredith ran Into the bedroom, the
child In her arms.
Time passed, the baby fell asleep,
the young mother kept crying. When
Elmer tiptoed Into his wife's bedroom
and gently touched her shoulder, sho
looked up at him, her eyes brimming
with tears, her lips trembling, her face
swollen from crying.
"What Is the mntter? You've been
weeping," exclaimed Elmer.
"Oh, Elmer, look, the baby tore my
dress !"
Elmer sat beside his wife attempt
ing to console her but the more ho
tried to pacify her, the more she clung
to him and wept. Suddenly, she sank
her head on his shoulder and told
him all, and when she had finished
she was only conscious of Elmer kiss
ing her and whispering, "My poor little
girl." Elmer felt a protective pity
toward his wife. He told her ho
would fix matters. In the morning he
would go to tho agent nnd try to have
his Insurance pnyment postponed ?
few months? Elmer wns worried, but
he did not wish Morodlth to know how
much.
Meredith rose to her foot, smiling
through the tenrs, opened the eloset
door. "Look, here Is thh other gown,
the ono I should have worn," she snld
pointing to the marigold sntln dress.
"I'd better put It back In lta box be
fore something happens to It, too."
"Yes, let's," snld Elmer. "I'll take
It back myself In tho morning."
As Meredith reached under the bed
and pulled out the boxes, the sales
ticket fell to the floor. Elmer picked
It up nnd glanced at It. For a mo
ment his face became tonso, then his
lips pnrtod. "Look at this! Head,"
he cried, pointing to tho snles ticket.
"Two dresses on approval. Both
1 at nineteen ninety-eight I"