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SUCH IS LIFE? United We Stand By Charles Sughroe ('tf&rJ~foUSQ(\of$ 4 B\j L\jdla Le Baron Walker This Handsome Sofa Is One Suited to the incoming Styles. ?T IS interesting to note thut the *? ^vogue for ultru-uuxiernlstic furniture la passing. This does not mean thnt It is gone, nor thut no more pieces Wl 1 1 be made. Far from it, but that a new etyle of furniture Is beginning to put in its appeararj.ee with no uncertain sound, and as this style advances, what we have termed modern no longer will be the latest thing. It will become a past vogue, and finally be old-fashioned. This is the fate of all pronounced styles. The modernistic has had a full-time run. While the vogue termed "modern" features simplicity of line, It Is an austere simplicity, in which straight lines and sharp angles are character istics. In it, Is a grand gesture of eliminating curves. But now thnt curves are again finding favor, as so notably instanced In Individual cos turning, these graceful lines are com lng into their own In furniture also In art the curve Is known as "the line Latest Parisian Hat One of thfi latest of Parisian fa ?h lona for mllariy In this erenflon of blnck antelope leather trimmed with Clips. of beauty." So It la with uu assur ance of a rightful place In decoration that the rounded lines return. .The Incoming style In furniture harks back to the early Nineteenth century when dlrectolre and empire fashions were In evldefnce. Also Amer ican modes were evolving from the Settler type to the early American, although this latter name Is sometimes made Inclusive. That was an era when fanciful notes were struck. Lyre tables were highly prized, and have lost none of their desirability during the Interim. Swans stretched their long and gracefully curved necks to form supports for tables, arm decora tions for sofas, and arms for chairs. Snakes, which by their supple length lend themselves admirably to decora tive purposes are also present occa sionally. The legs of chairs, tables, etc., have both concave and convex curves. Arms of sofas and chairs are apt to roi^d outward. Sometimes the sofa arms curve both ways, leaving a deep hollow lust above the seat. In which tubular i>i Hows are fitted. The new vogue reverts to the classic. In this, as in every renaissance, the influence of the preceding fashion In felt. The two, however opposed, be come somehow In a measure com bined. The best In the last style Is retained. ?, Bell Syndicate. ? WNU Sorvlco. Training Dogs to Thwart Jailbreaks Washington. ? The Department of .Justice has begun training Swiss l>olice (lops to he used In guarding government prison camps, Includ ing the one at Chllllcothe, Ohio, Sanford nates, prison commission er, said. The dogs, he said, would he used where extrn precautions wore needed to thwart escapes. They will he sent to government prison camps as soon as their training In completed. Getting Advice From a Veteran ^Irg. laabulle Ureenway, new representative In con(cr?fln from Arizona, In ? mighty m*v?rt woman anil on most matter* doeiin't need advloe. Hut being In the lnw-mnkln? (tamo, she wn? Rind to *ot n few tips from a veternn In that line, Spenker Henry T. Itnlney of Illinois. JAPAN'S HEIR By LEONARD A. BARRETT Japan celebrnted with characteristic Jubilation thp birth of an heir to the throne of the old est dynasty <Jf the world. The press reports that the pro cessions were composed of per sons from all ranks of social life march ing all night long toward the royal palace. Besides the glitter of the pro cession, prayers were offered by mil lions of Buddhists In gratitude that a mikado was at last born In the Imperial household. The present Mikado and his empress havo four children, but they are all daugh ters. Now that a son has been born to them, the one hundred million Jap anese point proudly to the fact that he is to be the one hundred and twen ty-fifth mikado. The birth of the future mikado, however, suggests several intensely Interesting questions. What conditions of internatlonnl relations will he face whon he assumes the reign of power 7 How efllclent will be his defensive warfare? Will his navy control the Pacific? How tuuch additional terri tory will Japan possess If her popu lation continues to Increase at the present rate? Slie will need territory larger In area than by any possible stretch of the Imagination could be acquired. One of the most subtle ques tions might "Tie: Will Japan by that Spy Turns Aviatrix Ceclllu Tokurln, a young Japanese woman who won fame a year ago by acting as a spy for the Japanese army In Shanghai, has returned to Toklo and become an aviator In the army air force. She Is shown above In her plane. time accept the rule^ she now so proudly acclaims, or will she be a re public? Stranger things than these have hnppened In the rise and fall of nations. Moreover, will there be a Japan when tlie new ruler reaches hlB ma jority? A silly question? Not quite so. It may be a very visionary bit of writing, but If fancy is given free play, could we sny that It Is altogether impossible for Russia and China to unite In arms against Japan. China hates Japan, and Russia possesaes organized man power. Could Japan withstand such an attack? Ry com moh consent she could not. What then would become of Jnpnn and her new mikado? Who knows? ? by W**t?rn Nowspupor Union. Youth Wins 111 Contest Awards in Nine Months Ftoston, Mass. ? Contesting, it ap pears, Is America's newest hobby. Ralph Stueher of Roston Is the pub lisher of a new magazine designed to keep contest addicts In close touch with contests throughout the land. Volume 1, No. 1, of thin novel pub lication reveals that one Massachu setts youth, entering every contest he heard of, won no less fiian 111 con test awards dnrlng a nine month pe^ riod; that 40 families In New York earn a living by contests, and that several exports do nothing but pro mote contests. fjontests listed offer n variety of prizes ranging from electric refrigera tors, Irish terriers, tr'ps to the West Indies, and the like, to cash awards such as the $20 offered by Massachu setts Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Anlmnls for the namenof cat abandoners. . Mori Sm Our Sun An astronomer says that If there are living creatures en the planet Mars, they must see the sun through a murk similar to that over gfeat in dustrial cities on earth. ODD THINGS- AND NEW? By Lame Bode The earth's charge IHE EARTH'S ENTIRE ELECTRIC CHARGE IS ONLY that amount of ELECTRICITY WHICH PASSES THROUGH AN ORDINARY 90 WATT ELECTRIC LAMP IN ONE SEC OND. \\-\ Otter play Otters at play enjoy sliding heao PIRST DOWN A SNOW COVERED SLOPE. oOLD POINTS - Gold is the most DUCTILE (DRAWING OUT) AND malleable (beating FLAT) OF ALL METALS. <C?Prr?|hi I?1J by Th? n,l| |*? , W N U Sorvlc# I "Curse-Ridden" Tomb | Is Visited by 100,000! Death of Writer Recalls "Tut" Superstition. Washington. ? The death In London of Arthur E. P. B. Welgall, writer and Egyptologist, who entered the tomb of King Tut-Ankh-Amen shortly after It was opened in 1923, has recalled the superstition in regard to "Tut-Ankh Amen's curse," believed by the cred ulous to pursue those who had a part in uncovering the Pharaoh's last resting place. A communication to the National Geographic society from Dr. Maynard Owen Williams, who, as correspondent for the National Geo graphic M&gazfne, entered the - tomb with Mr. Welgall, tells of the many persons who have gone Into the Tut Ankh-Arnen burial chamber, hewn from the limestone cliffs nenr Luxor, Egypt. Tourlstt View Chamber. "The ofllcla! opening of tho Inner chamber was on February 18, 1923," writes Doctor Williams. "Prior to that time, probably n dozen workers and supervisors had been in and out of the chamber containing the king's mummy, though none of them then knew that the Bhrlnes, sarcophagus and rich cofllns had actually survived 33 centuries of grave robberies. On the lGth a score of Egyptian officials vis ited the tomb, and on the 17th a party ,of about ten Egyptologists entered. On the day of the official opening the queen of the Belgians was the honor guest, and went In with a group of about a dozon companions and offi cials. On the following day nine for eign correspondents were admitted, Including Mr. Welgall and myself. "Soon after this the tomb was tem porarily closed; but after the art ob jects had been removed and protected, the tomb with Its 'sarcophagus and mummy was opened for visits by the public. Probably 100, 000 visitors in nil have entered tho tomb. Twelve thousand visited It during two months In 1020. "The finding of Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb became world news. Thousands of columns of newspaper space were devoted to It In every country. Nev er before In history had an archoo loglcal discovery so captured popular Interest. "Business men throughout the world plended for tho right to use these 3,300 yenr-old designs for gloves, san dals, Jewelry and textiles. One Amer ican silk manufacturer established a scholarship for study of tho designs. Museum Holds Treasure*. "The Incomparable treasures from Tut-Anktt-Amen's tomb, , whose snl vnga and preservation required years of arduous work, nre now mere ex hibits In the Egyptian museum at Cairo, where they occupy several gal lerles In the crowded show house founded by Mnrlette Pasha. "Koon after the tomb was closed nt tho end of the 1923 season, Ix)rd Carnarvon, who had barked a thank less task which led to a brilliant dls covery, died ss a result of an Insect bite and pneumonia, and soon movie producers In Berlin began a Aim, Tharaoh'B Revenge,' based on the theme of evil spirits. In regard to the suggestions of malevolent Influ ences, Mr. Weigall, although a scien tist, declared that he 'kept an open mind.' lie devoted to the subject a fantastic chapter In his volume 'Tut Ankh-Amen and Other Essays.' "Such curses as were Inscribed In Egyptian tombs were designed to scare away possible tomb robbers; but at Thebes the very men who dug the underground chambers for the dead and prepared the Barcophagl for the royal mummies sometimes tun neled under the site. Thus they were ready to break through the floor and the base of the sarcophagus and so withdraw the mummy and Its Jewels. | The upper surfaces of the royal se pulcher would give no hint that the body had been taken awny." Ready to Meet Primo Tommy Loughi-nn, popular heavy weight, In soon here finishing IiIh prop nrntlon for the battle with I'rlmo Cnr nera of Italy In Mtnml, Fin., on Febru ary 22. The fight 1b scheduled to go 1/i rounds. nnd If Tommy wins ho will be the world's champion. Student* Vot* for Dxncini Ralem, Ore. ? Wlllninette university students, who have, slnro the founda tion of the university, boon forbidden to dance, voted 10 to 1 In favor of thnt form of entorf alnment at n sp* clal election. RABBIT FEATHERS Little Carol 1ms a pet rabbit and Li very fond of It. Her daddy went hunting and brought home a wild one. lu dressing it, he left a little tuft of fur on the ground. Carol came running In from play and saw It. She said : "Oh, mummy, you killed my bunny." "Why, no, Carol, we didn't. Your bunny Is In his cage," mother said. "You did so; 1 see some of his fev vers on the ground," was the reply. ? Indianapolis News. Rock of Agea "What is the mortar board I hear mentioned so often?" asked the little girl. "I'll try to explain," said Miss Cayenne, "although it Is a slightly complicated matter. A mortar board carried by a builder often has cement on top and worn by a college pro fessor often has concrete under It." ? Philander Johnson In the Washing ton Star. Dinoitur Egg Kitchenette ? 1 gave the professor a large slice of layer cake for hli lunch. Ilumidorcas ? We all wondered where he got the geologic specimen he was lecturing on. ? Louisville Courier- Journal. Suburban Strategy Jones ? Will you raise your own vegetables next year? ? Suburb ? No. Just praise the neigh bors' truck and they'll give you the best they raise as a brag!' ? Hrooklyn Daily Eagle. P \RTICULARS, PLEASE ? Mrs. Olrich ? My husband Is ah ? a conservative. Mrs. Nurich ? Oh, I didn't know h? was In that business. lias he, er er a large conservatory? What a Man She ? Oh, Jack, that's ten times this week you've knocked off my glasses and broken them while kiss ing me! He ? Never mind, dear. After we're married I'll be more economical. ? Brooklyn Daily Ragle. Catty Jane ? Jim's so original. He snys things to me that nobody else would 1 dream of saying. Jill ? What's he been up to now ? asking you to marry him?? Montreal Oazette. Queeniberry Rule* Maglstrute (In English court) ? They say you browbeat your wife shamefully. The Accused ? I never browbeat her, your worship, I landed on her Jaw ? London Answers. Did Hit Part An exchange tHIs of a spfed maniac who ran head-on Intoaseviui story oflice building, and, after re gaining consciousness, weakly mur mured, "I blew my horn." ? Toronto CJIobe. Neutral Toward Dad "So you want to become my son in-law?" "Kr ? not exactly. I only wanted to marry your daughter." ? Dagons Nyheter. YEAR AFTER THE 5TANDARD OF QUALITY