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New "Flying Wing" Gives Higher Speed Four Miles a Minute Predict ed for Device. New York. ? A new type of "(lying wing" monoplane, which Is expected to attain a high speed of four miles a minute with two engines of small power, Is under construction behind barred doors of a western plant. It was revealed here. Wind tunnel tests con ducted by Prof. Alexander Klemln of the Guggenheim school of aeronautics at New York university, reveal the high performance possibilities of the new craft. The new plane represents no radical departure. The four-mile-a-mlnute per formance on two engines of 12.r> horse power each Is obtained by almost per fect stream lining, plus the"1" setting of the engines to get the best results. It is a cabin type with a capacity of four passengers, and if the per formance of the first plane comes up to the wind tunnel measurements on the model it will be the fastest low power plane ever constructed. Retractible Landing Gear. The craft employs a retractlble land ing gear and has a short bullet-like fuselage which is streamlined Into the wing so that only a little more than half of It Is visible above the high wing lift from a head-on position. The two engines also are streamlined into the leading edge of the wing In pro Jectlle-Uke nacelles, which have very little frontal area. The landing gear retracts Into the engine nacelles. Professor Klemln was agreeably sur prised by the performance data col lected for the designer, Thomas M. Shelton of Denver, Colo. The tests show that the craft with a full load will have nn Initial climb of 1,760 feet a minute, and with the flaps In use will have a landing speed Diving Champion Katherine Ilawta, comoly young woman from Florida, who won the national aprlnRbonrd diving champion ship at Jones lleaeh, Ix>nR Inland. She accumulated 132.44 points. / of 5f> miles nn hour, which Is low. considering the high speed of the plane. On one engine the craft will have a sj>eed of l.r?0 miles an hour and will he able to climb at the rate of C7.r> feet a minute. The method of performance calcu lation used by Professor Klemln to ar rive at the figures for the new plane, which Shelton will call the "gyro plane," Is considered reliable by the aviation industry, and the results In the past In flight figures has consist ently shown agreement with the tun nel calculations. 22 Per Cent Fatter. Shelton, In comparing the perform ance figures with those of other planes In' the same class, said that the gyro plane would be 22 per cent faster than any marketed thus far. An outstand ing safety factor In the design .is the plane's capacity not only to lly but to climb on one engine. ?Shelton said the project was financed completely and that the con struction of the first plane would be pushed so that It may be teste? In actual flight by the first of the year. "After we Iron out the 'bugs' in the four place craft we Intend to build a 20-passenger ship with two engines of 700 horse power," he said. Although all the regular planes are to be built of metal. Shelton said the construction of the first would be of wood and fab ric.' The power units on the first mod el probably will be inverted in-line, air cooled engines. % Lambs Born in Mine Opal, Wyo. ? When a cold snap broke over the wide-open spaces of Wyoming, Matt Bertagnolll, Opal sheep owner, had his herder run a band of sheep Into a coal mine to es cape the storm. Nearly 100 lambs were born In the mine during the storm and all of the sheep and lambs ' were saved. ! Counts World's Noses Geneva.? About 2,000,000,000 per sons dwell on this terrestrial globe, says the new year book of the Leagut of Nations. Both births and deaths lihow a tendency to decrease. Rat's Cancer Cured by Cobra's Venom Paris. ? Dr. Albert Oalmbtte, un der-director of the I'asteur Insti tute and member of the Academy of Medicine, announced that the institute had stopped the growth of cancer in a white rat by using the cobra venom treatment discov- ' ered by Dr. Adolph Monae-Lesser of New York. The rnt cancer is a much simpler form than cancer In humans, he said. "We proved r'jccessful In treat ment of the cancer in a white rat," said Doctor Calmette, "pft er twelve Injections of venom, each of which represented one-tenth of a mortal dose." ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode Smallpox > SCOURGE Europe had 60, 000,000 DEATHS FRgAA SMALLPOX IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. jd Top-soil age 40<> YfiAH* ARC *0#UlftSO TO NATURAL LY 0OILD ONE INCH OFOOOD TOR-SOIL. I ITftue tears OP BLOOD- i The horned toad ! SHEDS TEARS OP BLOOD, CAUSED WHEN DISTURBED and CAUSING 6LOOO To IftftUft. The Failure of - Egotism By ? LEONARD A. BARRETT Cervuntes wrote "Don Quixote" during the years of his confinement In prison at Seville. It Is the story of one man's expe rience lived In a worlcl of constant ly changing condi tions. The charac ter of Don Quixote Is Intended to Il lustrate the folly of that spirit which refuses to consider the opin ions of others, but Is led on entirely by Its own dolu s 1 o n s. Cervantes keenly felt how Ir responsible was tnnc type or Spanish life which In terpreted no higher law than "let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die." In order to portray the utter folly of this type of life, he wrote Don Quixote. Don Quixote is mad with egotism, typical of a prevailing Span ish madness, but typical also of a uni versal madness when Imagination runs riot with reason. Cervantes was born in Spain In 1547 and. died In 1G16. The book represents the product of his best and more mature life, having been completed and published only eleveu years before he died. Some persons are so constituted that they refuse to listen to reason or be guided by the advice of others. Con "Squirrel Man" For fourteen years j." fci, Arthur of San Francisco has spent his leisure time malting friends with the squir rels in (Jolden (Jate park. Every Sun day Arthur may he ?een nmong the tlr trees on the main drive armed with a sack of nuts, enticing ids small friends from the trees. 'He wears a Hat green hat on which the small an imals Jump and .stay to he fed. v I need thoy nre absolutely right tn tholr point of view, they spare no strength or time In self-sacrificing ef forts to ronllze n definite objective. Self-centered egotism, like the mad ness portrayed by Cervantes, sooner or Inter brings one to n trnglc end. No person wns over so well endowed that he did not nee<l the wisdom nnd fc'o'pn sol of others. Self-confidence Is one thing nnd greatly to he desired, hut that brag gndoclo spirit of "I know It nil" will soon lend to disaster, If not complete failure. If we will not lenrn from the experiences of others, perhnps we de serve to fall. The greatest teacher In nil history sought the compnnlonshlp nnd counsel of a group of twelve men. The very best counsel many times comes from those who nre nearest to us nnd who nre more Interested In our career thnn nny other person. No scientist, however brilliant, ever spenks In terms of finality No wise man ever trios to win In the battlo of life alone. The foolish mnn, full of himself nnd domlnnted hy his own cort oolt seldom accepts counsel when It Is offered to him. The old philosopher Seneca wrote, "Consult your friend on nil things, esj?eclrtlly on those which respect yourself. Ills counsel mny then be useful where your own solf love might Impair your Judgment." ?, lOSS, W??it?rn N?W)tp*por Union. Flnnnrlnl export* ? do not iiwm to be ' nt hand to wnrn th? pftoplo ? whon there Is real dnngor. But ar hlndntghtprtt, th?y como out strong. | By Lvjdia Le Baron Walker One of the Ntw Style Gliders Admirably Suited to Use on Piacza* A modified living out-of-doors has gradually been developing In places which are not actual cities. It Is a middle court between the restricted life of thickly settled districts, and the freedom of country life. Its ex presslon is found In sun parlors, sleep Ing porches, screened-ln verandas and screened-ln rooms detached from houses. Uoof gardens In cities are a decided trend In this direction, being the only opportunity afforded hotel and apartment dwellers for quick re taxation out-of-doors. When residences have even small garden plots they are often as carefully treated decoratlvely as the inside of the house so that they lure the family who remains in town to relax T outdoors, or entertain under the open sky. This phase of living has brought In to use a definite kind of furniture and furnishing, no longer novel except In the Introduction of new styles, as Is jtrue of other furnishings. For ex ample, once a Gloucester hammock was delighted In, with Its wide and comfortable swinging seat, long and ample enough for afternoon siestas or for sleeping on, In cnse of torrid heat Indoors, or when extra company made another sleeping place necessary. Modern Improvements. Today, these are seldom found. The swinging standard hammock, "gliders" as they are termed, have supplanted the Gloucester and couch hammocks. In selecting one of these, the uphol stery should be removable or of water proof material for porches where rain may blow in. Some of the latest mod els bav^ separate mattresses with cushions for backs, and these can be carried Indoors during storms. Oth ers have smart waterproof textile up holst^y. If the "gilder" has neither of these protections, a waterproof cov er for the mattress can be m:ule which can be quickly tucked about the uphol stery and be snapped or tied In posl tion. This takes a blj longer to ad Just, however, In case of sudden storms. One of the great Improvements In porcl) furnishings Is In tlu'se attrae the waterproof materials They come In choice pntterns, gay and cheerful as a garden In bloom. Or In heantlful plain colors, heavy and strong, or soft and almost thin. These latter are good for window curtains, while the heavier ones are best for upholstery and cushions. Never before has there been so wide a variety or more beaut! ful patterns In waterproof and sun proof, textiles for outdoor living rooms. Balance in Furniture. To preserve the balance between scantily furnished and overfurnlshed rooms Is one of the problems of the home decorator. In the first Instance, although the furniture may be ade quate, the rooms nave a bare appear ance which robs them of the needed cozy welcoming character There Is a curious aloofness about the pieces in a scantily furnished room which is sapping to cordiality. 11 Indicates either lack of funds to buy, wanted artlclen, or an institutional trend In the nature of the home decorator. The woman may not be aware of this tend ency, but the rooms betrny It. The well-furnished house must be carefully considered, for It should have In It every needed thing, and as many labor-saving devices as can be afforded. It should not be so full thnt It suggests work to keep It clean, nor should It be so lacking In furniture that It has a bare appearance. It should suggest comfort, restfulness and that home attribute of co/lness which Is Instilled by having loved things about. ?. 1933, Boll Syndicate. ? WNU Service. Knowledge Much of anyone's knowledge Is real ly only information gained by reading or hearing the facts and not by actual witness or examination of them. Chicago Author Weds Titled Girl Henry Chrtnnon of (Thlcngo, n well-known author, nn/1 Lndy Honor Oulnest, daughter of Lord nnd Lady Ivengh, leaving St. Mnrgnret's church, Westminster, l.ondon, after their wedding. George, former king of Oreeoe, wns one of th? usher*. ! Howl Broke Into The Movies Copyright by Hal C. Herman By CONRAD NAGEL BREAKING Into pictures for me was a matter of stepping across the footlights to? the front of the camera. There was no long, weary Journey from studio to studio, no heart-breaking disappointment, nor fruitless search for work. My first role In the silent drama was that of leading man. ? From a stock company In my home town I entered vaudeville and guve 1 that up a yeur later to play In The | Natural Law" In New York. Follow j lng tills came the role of "Youth" In ' the allegorical play "Experience" In which I appeared for two years. Then William A. Brady, with whom I had worked for some time, decided j to make a picture called "Little Women." and cast me In the leading role. When this was over I went back to the stage. Pictures held a lure for me and I without giving up my stage work I played several leads in as many pic tures with such companies as Vlta | graph and the old Famous-I'layers I Lnsky. Then came the actors' strike. Nat urally, I turned to the movies and have remained in them ever since. | I think It's a great mistake for an actor to specialize. An actor or ac tress must he versatile to attain and hold his position, to any degree of permanency. Some one asked me which I liked best ? motion pictures or the stage. 1 cannot tell, for both have proven tre mendous factors In public education, both are wonderful mediums of ex pression and both have their definite Conrad Naool. place In the world of things artistic. However, with the growing popularity of tnlking pictures, more and more actors from the legitimate stage are turning to the 111ms as a field of artistic endeavor. For anyone seeking to "break Into" the movies today it is almost Impera tive that they have personal acquaint ance with some studio executive, plus a good-sized bank account or personal Income, and above this, of course, a complete wardrobe and the ability to act. Even though you may have some thing really good to offer, unless you get the chance to appear before the camera ajid demonstrate It, your ef forts will be in vain. To the non-professional, motion pic tures represent fame ami fortune. They hear of the (lo/.en or so enor mous salaries in the Industry and feel that by coining to Hollywood they, too, have an equal chance to reach stardom and receive a simi larly large financial reward. Rut figures do not lie! There are a definite number of pictures to bo made and a definite number of peo ple are required to make them. New comers must possess the ability to displace some one already In the game, or failure is I heirs before they even sfnrt. It Is unfortunate, Indeed, that the outside world seldom hears of the thousands of ambitions youngsters who annually come to Hie movie cap Ital In a vain search for the elusive "stardom." Heglnners have a long ru .? lo hoe, and unless they have the proper back protmd and equipment, mentally and physically and financially, they arel most surely doomed to disappoint* merit. For such Is Hollywood I W.VIf Servian Fir?t mi Arnnlnir Miss Diane Sinclair began her ca reer in amateur theatricals, from which she graduated into the Thallan club in Philadelphia. She next be came n member of the Hedgeron The ater Stock company, where she played leads In "The InheritnKo," "The Hill of Divorcement" and "Street Scene. M It was there that she wns discovered by screen executives and brought to I lolly wood. Shuna Doctor (!ret(i Nlssen, blond Norwegian ac tress, bns never been Inside a beauty parlor, as a client. Miss Nlssen has never had her finger nails manicured, her toenails pedi cured, or her hair waved. She linn never bud a facial or a shampoo given her. All these things she does for her self at home. The one treatment to which ?he does succumb Is an occ*' atonal massage.