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SUCH IS LIFE? The Hero! Photography Is Hobby of Monarch of Siam ? ? _ _? a. _______ Operates a Movie Camera With Skill of Expert. Washington. ? Exotic, remote Bang kok, capital of Slam, where, for the second time In a year, a military coup without casualties has given the king an entirely new governmental person - nel, continues Its march toward west ernization. One of the latest Innova Hons Is a palatial cinema hall which incorporates all the details of an up to-date American motion-picture thea- I ter, says a bulletin from the National Geographic society. King Prajadhlpok Is responsible for this new $75,000 building In the capi tal city, having secured pnrt of the In spiration for Its construction during his visit to motion-picture companies when he was In the United States two years ago. "This theater, one of the most mod ern In the Far East," continues the bulletin, "Is a welcome improvement to Bangkok residents who are Interested In celluloid drama. All of the older cinema houses have been hopelessly Inadequate since the advent of sound pictures, because most of them are barn-like structures, built largely of corrugated Irpn and possessing exceed ingly poor acoustics. "Besides directing the affairs of state in the country of nearly 12,000. ? 000 people, the king finds time to oper ute several American-made amateur motion-picture cameras with almost professional skill. Even the queen, Bambalburnl, as well as many other members of the royal family and per- | What Milady, Is Wearing Jewelry which repeats the colors of the costume ts smartly exemplified In the simulated ruby and rhlnestone en aemhle worn with a white and red crepe evening dress. 8oijs In oftlclal circles, are enthusiastic pl#r?t?grapher8 In both still and motion pictures. Filmed by Royalty. "Every year at Its exhibition of t paintings and photographs, the Slatn Art club, which' enjoys the patronage of the klny, usually has a number of entries In superb monochrome ami col or work produced by one of the king's half-brothers. An amateur motion | picture club, of which the king Is a member, was organized about four years ago. And on several occasions the club members have been Invited to the royal palace to witness the showing of 'movies' made by their majesties. "Slam is one of the best tields In the world for persons with the bobby of making pictured. The architectural features and the wealth of color In Bangkok's several hundred temples present Inexhaustible opportunities for the artist, whatever his medium of ex pression may be. Here, certainly, the word 'unique' has significance, for no where else In the world does one find such a variety of mosaics in pearl, tile, ana bits of glass; multiple roofs with dragon heads terminating their corners ; or such llower-bedecked pra chedis (or votive spires) as In Slam. Fascinating Subjects. "The many canals teeming with boat trafllc, the fields where the country grows rice that places her third among rice-ex porting nations, and the north ern hills In which the valuable teak trees are cut and then hauled by ele phants to streams to be floated to Bangkok, are fascinating subjects for a camera lens. "Slam's religious ceremonies and state processions are many and varied, possessing the chromatic splendor of rich oriental costumes. Recently one of the princes' gave a striking private showing of thousands of feet of amateur natural color film that he had made of the royal barge procession of the hun dreds of fantastic boats used In bear ing the king and his followers on a I visit to present gifts to the Buddhist temples ; the state processions by pa lanquin ; and the annual round of an cient ceremonies. Not oply had the pictures been taken by the prince, but the films wp-<- processed in his own laboratory " Owner Defleas Dogs With Vacuum Cleaner Monroe, La. ? B. I). Swayze, city commissioner, was troubled half to death with lleas ? on bis dog, Peggy, and her pups. Various remedies for extermina tion were tried, with negative re sults. Then the commissioner got a brilliant Idea. lie g r'm out the family vacuum cleaner, gnve the dogs the once over, and In five min utes every flea had been c^vn'led for extermination. Swayze wants jjJ1 dog owners to know of inVmeFfiod. ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode Boped By WORK" Boredom is SHOWN BY RESEARCH TO CAUSE MORE J.OS3 OF TIME FROM WORK THAN ALL THE INDUS* TRIAL DISEASES TOGETHER. DUE TO M0D6RN MECHANIZATION. Oil by air Australia, now without OIL, IS TO BE RROSPECT6D POR OIL ? BY AIRPLANE. Watermelons lose weight- ' Wat gRME LOWS SHRINK in transit ii *!liJpOUL8^ IN ??Vt*Al DAYS' WNt) |tnrl?t New Track Star Here's Jesse Owens of Cleveland, Ohio, Kust Technical high school track star, finishing a spin in much the same manner as he finished the 12H0 yards In the record time of 20.7 at the recent twentieth annual University of Chicago interscholastie track and field championship meet at Soldier field, Chicago. Owens also set a new rec ord of 24 feet 0% Inches for the broad Jump, and equaled the world record of 9.4 seconds In the 100-yard dash. A Mountain Top Grave By LEONARD A. BARRETT Mount Mitchell In North Carolina Is the highest point east of the Itocky mountains. At the ^?ery top of this mountain la a grave enclosed In an Iron railing. Upon the grave Is a brass plate which bears the following In scription : "H ere lies, In the hope of the Messed Resur rection, the body of Ileverend K. Mitchell, D. D., who, nfter being for 30 years n Pro fessor In the Unl versity of North Carolina, lost his life In the scientific exploration of this mountain In the (VJth year of his age, June 27th. 1857." The consecration to service whether as minister, professor or explorer, evi dently made a profound Impression upon the people of his day. Dedica tion of self to service in a chosen field has won .recognition expressed In va rious forms. Many institutions hear the name of I'usteur, whose cure for hydrophobia brought f ;,*reat blessing to humanity. The nati"' of Lister, an English surgeon, has >een signally honored for his discovery of antisep tics in surgery. The world owes n great debt of gratitude to Wilfred T. (Jrenfell, the medlcnl missionary, for his wonderful work in Labrador. The self-sacrificing service of men and women who gave their lives for a great cause Is today memorialized by chairs In universities and colleges all over our land. To many others vari ous types of memorials have been erected. A Journey to the top of Mount Mitchell convinces one of the difficult task t ho early explorers must have bad before the trails were made which now serve as a safe guide to the In terested mountain climber. It Is a long Journey to the top, about 18 miles from the base. Ascent Is permitted only up to the noon hour and descent Is allowed after 2:30 p. in. The one way road Is thus kept reasonably safe for travel. From the top of the moun tain one can view for miles the beau tk!s of North Carolina. (The writer had this privilege, wearing an over coat, while elsewhere It was the hot test days In June.) It Is said that when natives could no longer carry the body of Doctor Mitchell by wagon up the steep moun tain side, they transported the body by hand to the last resting place at the mountain summit: "So when a good man dies, for years beyond his ken, The good he leaves behind him lies, i Upon the paths of men." ?. DSt, W?*t?rn NnwwpiMw Union. The Household e By LYDIA LE BARON WAI.KER The hometnaker does not have to he penurious to practice little economies which meun pennies In the purse. She merely extends her purchasing power to other fields of necessity or pleasure. To the competent housewife, the thrift Iness which brings about this deslr able state of afTairs is, in Itself, a sat isfaction. One source of such saving is .found In careful management of household linens. The milking of six single sheets from four large ones meuns a de eided Raving with out undue work. Buy the widest sheets, and remem ber that the 108 Inch length gives best satisfaction, as there Is allow ance for tucking In at the foot of the bed. Divide the width of each sheet Into thirds. Tenr ofT one-third of each sheet. On each sheet of two thirds the original size, finish the one raw edge with a fine rolled hem. You will have four of these excellent narrow sheets. There will re main four parts of sheets of one-third the desired width. Make a rolled hem on all raw edges. When this Is done lay two strips right side together with top hems and selv- j edges together and even. Pin the pieces together at selvedges. Baste and overcast the two selvedges with fin? close stitches. From the four strips two sheets are thus made. If the selvedges are sewed close to the edge there will be a scarcely percepti ble seam, and one which will lie flat. To make sheets which wear In the mlddl^, continue to be usable without patchlns, tear them through the cen ter and take enough out to eliminate holes and places so tender that they will give out shortly. Then Pjam selvedges as described and make rolled hems along raw edges. Or use the smallest hemmer attachment on thp sewing mnchlne and hem the raw edges. With old sheets the hemmed raw edges afe satisfactory, but with new sheets the edges should have very narrow rolled edges. These are scarce ly distinguished from heavy selvedges after laundering. Cleaning of Glassware. However commonplace tasks may be, there are always certain ways of doing them, which hinder or help. One of these tasks Is washing glasses, espo clally stemware. It can be chipped and snapped so easily, yet with certain precautions this ordinary and routine bit of housework can be simplified. It Is assumed that the homemaker, however young, Is aware that hot wa ter should never be poured onto cold glassware, nor should It be plunged Into hot water. The glass can be par tially Immersed, If correctly done. Tumblers, goblets, glass bowls, and dishes should bo put Into the water sides down, but not more than one third or one-half covered. Kxpanslon must be allowed for, and this Is the way In which the heat Is most evenly distributed, consequently the expnn slon most evenly tnken cnre />f. Stemware must be washed nnd dried with the dishcloth or dish 'towel held lightly. There Is nothing much easier than to snap the stems when the glass Is held firmly and the towel, also held firmly. Is twisted around top or base. Circular articles are washed and dried with a circular motion. Therefore If the article 1b held so firmly that there Is no "give" or "play" to It when rubbed circularly, It breaks, since it Is Inflexible. , Many n goblet, sherbet cup, and vase is broken not because of care lessness but lack of knowledge of this simple fact. There must be a certain amount of friction to wash the glass clean and wipe It dry, but this friction has to be given correctly and deftly. When a metal drainer Is used to put the articles In after washing, there Is danger of chipping the edges of glass, and catching the thin circular bases between the metal bars. If n dishcloth Is laid In the drainer this danger Is averted. ? 1931 Ball Syndicate. ? WNl) Service. May Go to Congress Mrs. liollvtir Ivdward Kuiup may succeed her late husband as represent ative from the Sixth Louisiana district In the United States congress. She is prominent In the social life of the national capital and would be a wel come addition to the evergrowing bloc of "ladles of congress." Up-to-Date Pied Piper Tells of Menace of Rats San Francisco. ? The greatest wild animal menace to the human race practically Is Ignored because humans generally do not realize the smartness and danger of rats. Authority for this statement is Theo dore Pannier, modern "IMed I'lper," who has devoted his life to exterminat ing the rodents, not through the use of a bngpTpe, but by means of poisons developed in his laboratory. Pannier has plenty of opportunity to study rats, since San Francisco, like nearly all seaport towns, has an over abundance of them. He esti mates there Is a rat for each resident of the city. "Rats are smart," he pointed out. "It is our business to outsmart them. If a rat has made his nest In the moulding near the celling lie will not touch poisoned food placed there. He knows food Is kept on the table or floor ? not on the wall or In Inacces slble places." Rode Rod? 1,000 Miles Boston. ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Densmore and two small daughters, the youngest only six months old. ar rived at the home of relatives here after riding more than 1,000 miles on j freight cars and hitch-hiking the rest | of the way from 101 I'aso, Texas. Welsh People Give Princess a Cottage Thl* !? the pretty thatched cottage preaented by the people of Wnlo* to Princes* Elizabeth, daughter of the duke and ducheaa of York nrri ererted at WIndftor, England. The little prlnceas la Rtandlng at the door pf hor minia ture houae. CHINA PAYS FOR ERRORS OF PAST Misery for Millions Price of Deforestation. ? China affords the world's most de pressing example of the price that a nation must pay for deforestation. Whole provinces In the North and Northwest, where wide valleys once yielded great agricultural wealth, because they were well watered from wooded hills, are now terrac J and cultivated to the mountain tops, but are drying up so rapidly that migration Is the only practical relief that can be offered to millions of people. The denuded and dusty province of Shensl, where much American money lias been spent In emergency relief, has had virtually no rain for five years and has gone into a state of chronic famine. Now the Yangtse and Yellow rivers are again in Hood, creating fresh mis ery for other millions nearer the coast, to remind the world of an other aspect of the deforestation evil. The Yellow river's career of crime is familiar to everyone. China's an cient center of population was In the upper Yellow river valley, and it was there that the hills were first stripped and left to erode until they shed rainfall like tin roofs. Be cause of this dikes have been essen tial to the security of the north China plain for many centuries. twee>i the dikes silt from the defor ested mountains of the Northwest has raised the river bed until it la in some places (X) feet above the mean level of the adjacent country. Tliis should make it easy to under stand that a broken dike may mean the conversion of several thousand square miles of farmland Into an In land sea. Such a break is now said to be threatened at Kaifengfu, in llonan, ."00 or GOO miles from the river's mouth. This would mean ruin to millions and an enormous loss of life. The Yangtse river has only re cently begun to make the same kind of trouble; but t lie cause is the same, so the trouble Is cumulative. Diking, which has been going on briskly since ti.e floods of 15)31, is, of course, doctoring t lie symptoms and not the malady itself. The only real cure for the misbehavior cf either the Yellow or the Yangtse river's malignancy is afforestation on the hills, over areas so vast that the magnitude of the job makes It staggering to central and local Chi nese governments. They employ for eign forestry advisers, nod their heads sadly as huge tree-plantinfc enterprises are outlined to them, and then pay their experts to keep their stupefying figures to them selves. The spectacle of China's miseries b?cnuse of the sins ot her fathers against her once magnificent forests ought to be enough to make every American a tree worshiper and the forester his prophet. ? New York Herald Tribune. Intecti to Save Treea Parasites have been commissioned to save three sixty-year-old oak treea in St. Mary's churchyard In New Ply mouth, N. They have been attacked by a pest known as the oak scale. 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