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Phenomenal Growth Shown by This New Baltic Seaport # On Way to Rank Among Harbors of Europe* Washington. ? Gdynfa, In spite of the world depression, continues Its phe nomenal growth. Although a mere In fant among the porta of Europe, It seems on the way to rank among the great ports of the continent. "In the early years of the nineteen twenties, Gdynia's site was a bleak re gion of sand dunes flecked with a few shubby fishermen's huts and Isolated from the commercial and Industrial re gions of Europe," says a bulletin from the National Geographic society. "Then, perhaps, little thought was given the sandy shore as a] harbor site. When the allied powers aided I'oland In securing an outlet to the sea ? the so-called I'ollsh corridor to the Baltic ? engineers were put to work to plan a new port ; and today travelers are astounded that In so brief a time, a huge, modern world port has risen on the former barren wastes. Has 50,000 Inhabitants. "There Is no trace of the tlshermen'B huts at Gdynia. Now, In their places are fine residences that house the city's more than 50,000 Inhabitants, and public buildings, banks, hotels, theaters, hospitals, ofllce buildings and parks that flank broad, bustling boul evards and Inviting promenades. "Along with Gdynia's development, pteel rails began to spread Inland and shipping men were drawn to Its har bor. Now one can step on a train at the railroad station bound for almost any of the capitals and commercial centers of central Europe and eastern Russia ; or one may buy tickets for passage on ships that will deliver him bag and baggage, at any one of ap proximately 120 American, European, or oriental ports. Thirty-eight regular shipping lines call at Gdynia. The most recent line to make it a port of call links it with far eastern ports Including those of China and Japan. "Many shippers In rich agricultural and industrial regions of an area as large as France/Italy and the British Isles combined, are using Gdynia as a doorway through which to Bend their wares. The Polish government has established a free port to draw com merce toward the city. , "The harbor Is entered directly from the Baltic sea. There are no rocks or other obstacles to navigation. The harbor bottom Is firm and requires lit tle dredging. The Baltic sea Is prac tically tldeless at this point; winds are light and waves are seldom high. Miles of Modern Dock*. "A view of the waterfront of the city from the rail of an approaching steamer startles the stranger who knows Its' brief history. There are miles upon miles of modern docks, mostly of concrete equipped with a forest of cranes which rapidly load and unload cargoes of every descrlp tlon. In the same panorama rise huge warehouses with thousands of square feet of floor space for commodities awaiting shipment Inland or to other ports. Then there Is the port's refrig erating plant, the second largest In the world, that can accommodate a whole train of cars at a time; a huge rice husking plant, an oil mill, a 3,000-ton floating dock, and modern coal trans shipment equipment. The latter has a Prehistoric Bison Unearthed by Boy McArthur. Calif. ? A small boy's curiosity resulted In the discovery of a prehistoric buffalo head be lieved to be 20.000 years old. Ilftrnett Day, thirteen, was try ing to round up some wayward sheep when he picked up an object to throw. It was too heavy. It looked like an old horn. Burnett called lils father's attention nnd J. It. Day took It home. Some time Inter, Day began dig ging Into n high hank on the Pit river, where the object was round In the sandstone 20 feet down he discovered the skull of a strange animal. Paleontologists snld the skull and horn were remains of a buffalo which ranged the California plains 20, (XK) years a?o. The horns had a spread of 10 feet or more, and were 7 Inches In diameter at the base. The skull weighed 100 pounds. Scientists at the University of California begnn n study of the And. Watch Lost in Wreck Found Far From Scene Prague.- ? A diamond wrist watch be longing to one of the vlctlma of the railway disaster near I<agny on De cember 2ft was discovered In the east ern corner of the Czechoslovak repub lie. A farmer In Otrpatho-Hussla re cently ? olTered a valuable platinum wrist watch with 14 diamonds to a Joweler In Munkacevo for sale. The Jeweler consulted the police, who ques tioned the farmer's wife, Mrs. Htesova. Rhe said that she had worked as a housemaid In New York and traveled back home on the Rtrastourg train which hit the Nancy express at Kagny. She had found the watch among the debris of the Nancy train. Police are trying to establish the rightful owner's identity. capacity of 400 tons per hour. "Some idea of the port's growth may be found In Gdynia's commercial sta tistics. In 1024, 24 ships with a com bined tounage of 14,000 entered the port. Not many cities would thrive on that record, but Gdynia took it as n slgnnl for a boom. I'eople from nearly all the countries of Europe be gan to filter Into Its boundnrles; new ship lines sought It nnd railroads and highways threaded through strange lands toward It. In 15)30, 2,200 ships with tonnage of 2,000,000 sailed In and out of the harbor, and last year. 7,200 ships with a tonnage of 5,670.000 and representing 23 countries docked there. "Any day a panorama of the harbor might Include ships (lying the flags from fifteen or more nations, and the Stars and Stripes Is frequently among them." Red Fox la Watch Dog Stockton Springs, Maine. ? Strangers calling at the home of Howard Culson are surprised to find a red fox In the role of family watchdog. The odd pet romps and plays with members of the family, but Is shy In the presence of strangers. ENGAGED to wed Miss Kllzabeth SteUver, daughter of Senntor and Mrs. Frederick Steiwer of Oregon, who lias announced her engagement to Ralph McKlvenny. No date has been set for the wedding. Father of Lincoln Was Expert Mechanic Not Backwoods Ne'er Do Well, Authority Reports. New York. ? Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham Lincoln, was an expert cabinet maker and wheelwright, and not at all a backwoods ne'er-do-well, as might be Inferred from some bi ographies of the Emancipator and his family, says Thomas H. Oruisbee, ed itor of "The American Collector," and an authority on antiques. Several little known but well docu mented pieces of furniture have come to light which show that Thomas Lln coln was a craftsman above average In skill for his surroundings, says Ormsbee. The record book of the Primitive Baptist church at Gentry ville, Ind., discloses that Thomas Lin coln built Its tlrst church, as well as the pulpit and pews. "Had half-orphaned Thomas Lin coln not desired to learn a trade," says Mr. Ormsbee, "he would uot, at the age of twenty-two, have apprenticed him self to Joseph Hanks of Elizabeth town, Ky. He learned three trades, carpentering, cabinet making, and wheelwrlghtlng. He also met and married Joseph's sister. Nancy Hanks. First Automobile Show Is Traced Back to 1805 Philadelphia. ? The first automobile show In America was held In Center square, site of the present city hnll. in the summer of 1803, some historians here have learned. Oliver Evans, who was about fifty years old at the time,, was the In ventor of the first machine to move under Its own power. He had worked for years to perfect his steam engine. Then he learned that the city au thorities wanted mud removed from the banks of the Delaware and Schuyl kill rivers. Evans completed his engine, mount ed it on a crude wrfgon frame and pre pared to demonstrate its value ns n digger. He decided to take it across the city so that the people would have an opportunity to see his Invention. In those days Center square, which had been used as a drill ground by British, American and French troops In the Revolution, was the favorite promenade of the society folk of the city. Evans decided that It would be the place to exhibit his "horseless car rlage." An advertisement In the I'hlladel phla Ca/^tte of July 13, lH<).r>, de scribes the affair. Thereafter, although In keeping with the frontier custom, he was a farmer, j his expert services were always ready and In demand." In Kllfcabethtown some houses built by Hanks are still standing, and on some of them Thomas Lincoln Qld some of the work. There are three perfectly authentl- j cated pieces of furniture made by Thomas Lincoln, says Ormsbee. One Is a desk set made for Doctor Crooks, physician of Gentryvllle; another la a walnut corner cupboard which was exhibited a few years ago at the Los j Angeles Museum of History, and which ; now is back In Indiana ; and the third is a walnut dish cupboard which was made for Joslali Crawford and now Is In the. Spencer county courthouse at Rockport, Ind. Ormsbee gives high praise to the workmanship of the dish cupboard. He points out that when the corner cupboard was on display in Los An geles It bore a card which said: "Corner cupboard ? made by Abra- j ham Lincoln, with the assistance of i his father. ..." j Ormsbee suggests that If Abraham Lincoln worked on It at all, It was probably as apprentice to his father, j He talked with Ida M. Tarbell, blogra- \ pher and authority on Lincoln, and quotes her as saying that Abraham had little aptitude for tools; that rec ords Indicated he was glad enough to > give up cabinet making for the less (..acting occupations of rail splitting, 1 irndlng, and storekeeplng. Faithful Hunting Dogs Guard Body of Owner Wlllard, Ohio. ? As faithful as the famed St. Bernard dogs of the Alps, two hunting dogs of Charles MUllron, ttfty-nlne, of Wlllard, stood guard over his body when he succumbed to a heart attack while driving hia automobile near here. The two hounds bayed continuously until farmers came. The machine In which he was driving wa? wrecked. Out of 2,796 Languages, 220 Millions Use English Paris. ? The French academy lists 2,700 languages spoken and in good repute, out' of a total of 0,7(50 dialects In the world. According to the statls- j tics, English Is spoken by more than ! 100,000,000 of people and is under- j stood and used by 00,000,000 more who j do not consider It their native Rpoech. i French Ir spoken by 45,000,000 and understood by 75,000,000 more. These Mqp Had Money to Burn lit* These employees of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust company are hwn up *8,000.000 of clearing house bill* that were printed to enable buslwens con terns to moot payrolls during tbo bank holiday of March, 10JM. XKoy were In circulation about three flays. On their next trip to the furnace the mon Incln ernteel about $20,700,000 that wns printed but never put In circulation. THIS WEEK Wireless Power? When When Earthquakes Coine So, Britain Builds Air Mail Teaches Us E?ery day brings uew, amazing I things, and a million years from now there will be as many, perhaps more, marvels, some of them coming from I neighboring planets, with which we shall have learned to talk. ! Boise City, Oklu., Informs you thnt ' scientists hope to drive a railway mo i tor car 42 miles from Boise City to j Clayton, N. M.. with power sent into j space by a short-wave radio broadcast, j The Santa Fe railroad expects to make I the experiment within ten days. Tills may be one step In what will | be the greatest of all inventions in connection with transportation ? wire less transmission of power. When flying machines, on their way across the continent, can pick up. by wireless, power from Niagara and other stations as they pass, carrying no fuel with them, or pick up power from power stations established In mid-ocean, the living problem will be solved. This old earth, that ceased being Incandescent, then red hot. then bub bling In spots, only a few hundred million yearR ago. Is still settling and shifting a little, like the crust of a pie fresh from the oven. There are contracting and expanding, geological slips and slldee, and In the earth's In terior volcanic disturbance, sometimes caused by Inrush of salt wnter Into deep, red-hot crevices. Therefore, men read on the front page, "Earthquake Hocks Utah Cities, Disturbance Extending to Idaho, Wyoming. Nevada and California." A slight shaking anywhere on earth's snrf'uce Is terrifying. But it is only part of the normal adjustments of a planet still In Its Infancy, having, ac cording to science, at least a million million more years to go. The British conclude, sadly, that war must come, and. wisely, decld? to be ready. Intensified warship hulliV Ing begins, with 17 major warships, Including three powerful submarines, in the program. Britishers hate submarines, because Britain has so many Bhlps afloat, and submarines sink floating ships, but if others have them Britain must have them. It will Interest our financial wizards, printing billions In bonds, paying as many billions in Interest, to learn that Britons feel able to build because their budget shows a surplus of more Mian $125,000,000 this year. No sur plus In our blessed country, thanks to sending to friends in Europe billions that will not return. Next In Interest to British warBhip building comes the birth of a child In London with a "tall" two Inches long. This should have happened while William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow were arguing evolution in Ten nessee. Infants with tails are born occasionally, confirming Darwin's be lief that the small in-ctirved os coccyx at the lower end of every human back bone was onco A full-fledged tail. There Is nothing in this to worry ! the proud soul rebelling against "de- ! scent from monkeys." Darwin never I said we descended from monkeys, only | thnt we came up In a parallel line of I development, diverging and passing the ' monkey on our way up. Evolution j teaches and proves thnt every human being goes through many different lower animal forms in the months pre vious to birth. You may see that for yourself In museums. If thnt suits the plans of Providence even now. It might also have suited those plans to have animal life, as a whole, come up through the same process. The President, shocked by deaths among army mall pilots, has ordered all al?" mall service discontinued, pend ing reorganization on a commercial basis. The loss In the experiment ol suddenly trying to mnke air mall fly ers of army flyers, while deeply re ; grettnble, will not have been entlreh wasted. The country has learned and the government doubtless ha learned, that Improvements are caller for In the arrangement of our aii forces for national defense. Flyers of the army and navy have proved their skill in many ways, and their courage in every possible w>>y But recent experience proves that there are some tilings they do not know about flying that they would need to know in case of war. It is Inconceivable thnt even a coun try ns slow as this, when It comes to making Important chnnges, will fall to realise, after recent experiments and unpleasant deaths, thnt war flying, the air defense of the nation, should be under the President, In a separate dp partment with a separate head. United States population last year Increased about 797,000, making the total approximately 120,144,000. This Increase should not worry yon, for It Is the lowest, with two exceptions, In the past sixty years. Alijn, any one of the several states In this Union could feed all the people In the United Ptates. (llnnt Texns, Intensively cul tlvated. could feed nil human being? now on earth, about 1,800,000,000 of them. ( Si KL | V'oat urn* SymllnM*. Ii?? WWtr hurvln* With Accents of White for Spring By CHERIE NICHOLAS T*0 MOST women there Is nothing ! * more flattering than u dash of I white to enliven the costume, be It I either In the form of fetching little ' trimming details or worn In nn acces I sory way. Wherefore, the prospects I ore that the fair sex will be appear j lnp at Its loveliest during the com ! Ing months, seeing that the new suits, ! frocks and ensembles are being pretty fled with the most winsome white ac cents creative genius can devise. There are so many phases of the white vogue to be considered, one scarcely knows where to begin to tell the story. For Instance, there are the i frothy little necklines which are mak ing even the simplest spring daytime print and crepe, likewise sheer wool en frocks, take on Infinite charm, i Masses of (lutings, ruchlngs and tine pleatlngs of sheerest organdies, t swlsses, moussellnes and nets make It j Beem as If milady's spring-hatted head | was rising from out a halo of billowy whiteness. Lace fixings, too, are lav , Ished about throat, shoulders and arms as If to tell an ndinlrlng world i that fashions, this season, are going decidedly feminine. Then there are I the new lace and net Jabot blouses, It I is Indeed a winsome touch of white which they are contributing to present day modes. | In response to this hue and cry for l white the new suits are being adorably | trimmed with details of dainty white fur or perhaps topped with neckpiece of snow-white fur. A very attractive suit which expects to go stepping In the gay springtime li shown to the left In , the picture. The material which fash ions this costume Is a cord-tucked rab WEAR FLOWERS By CHKKIK NICHOLAS With the return of feminine elegance and charm, women are again wearing real flowera. A single orchid secure In one of the very now and practical tube pin* la the smart thing to wenr on the shoulder of your chic bouelet suit, aa photographed In the picture herewith. Orchids should always he worn stenia down. With tailored clothe* the amnll cyprlpedlum or lady slipper orchid Is correct and ultra. What could be lovelier for formal oc caslonn than a beautiful corsage of orchids, the arlstocrnt of the flower world? For evening, n corsage of two or three orchids simply tied with rib hon matching the flowers or stems Is In high fashion. Wind?w?pt IIkIi A windswept effect Is remarked on fashionable heads. Ilalr Is dressed swept back from the face and hats are worn rolled hack from foreheads. bit woolen In black and white. Thl? fabric, with rabbit fur woven Into It, Is very soft to the touch and Its cord ed surface brings It right up to the moment In chlc. Then, too, It Is un believably light weight, which Is an other reason added to Its good looks why style creators are showing such enthusiasm for these weaves. The white galyuk scarf adds a touch of Infinite chic. Its flyaway lines ink* their cue from the much discussed air plane and wing effects. The hip length box-Jacket with swagger sad die shoulder Is a high-style note. With its horizontal use of the striping the modish wrap-around skirt contrast**.*, pleasantly with the vertical and hori zontal stripes of the Jacket. Rippled revers of ermine, a white ribbed satin blouse together with a patrician styling makes the suit to the right an outstanding number. The manner In which the Jacket fasten* with a tie of self fnbrlc Is character 1st 1 c of new fashion trends. The hat with a forward movement to the brim has made Its entry Into the milllner\ realm. And now we want to lie telling you about the clever bag and scarf en semble shown below to the right In the picture. It Is made of white vel de lux. which Is none other than the handsomest crinkled white velvet eyes ever beheld, and give ear to this ? It's washable! Comes In colors, too, doe? this new summer velvet. You can wear the soft drapey triangular scarf In many effective ways. Kasten It to the front and the scarf drops to the back between the shoulders In the new monk-hood lines which designers are so widely featuring this season. Re verse the order of things by buttoning this scarf at the back and presto! you have the fashionable draped cowl neckline. ? by Western Nf>w?paper Union NET AND PRINTED SATIN FOR MISSES Not for Junior misses Is here In nil Its femininity and Is displaying a great variety of trimming. I.ace and metal combined with chiffon hits been well Indorsed In stiffened or starched fln Ishes. Tailored In silhouette, you run take your touches either In crisp effects or in the softer ruffly effects. Also, net Is now heing shown In the very hap piest colors. There Is something about black net, hut If comes In appealing blues, the summer tones of yellow peach. Typical of net frocks was one In black, flared from the knee to the hem. which showed considerable of it silver slipper and a gleaming buckle. Also the Juniors should know that printed satins In navy, brown, black, red, green? all with touches of white are quite something for spring. Now, th? Shanklfias Shoe, Hardly Anything at All Here's the latest development. After years of experimentation n shoe has been turned out that to nil appear ances Is completely shankless. That mean,* that In under the arch of your foot the sole simply vanishes Into nothingness. A black kid opera\pump. for exam pie, might have some sweet and lovel> stitching as decoration which would extend right under the shoe, being Joined under the arch by a seam run nlng from sole to heel. In rase you I haven't caught on. this new system makes n slr.e 8 foot look about f>, nnd ft practically nothing nt all. Popular l)r?u Trimming Hand fagotlngs are In high favor a* trimmings for day time and afternoon dresses and Jacket costumes nnd light weight woolen dresses and costume* are especially attractive wh?n treated with this type of embellishment.