The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, June 20, 1934, Image 2
SUCH IS LIFE-? None Better
By Charles Sugliroe
Voluble Dutchman
Dupes U- S. Bigwigs
<S>
Notables " Give Him Auto
graphs and Seals.
?New York. ? No doubt the youthful
Dutchman Indulges In u chuckle or two
as he paces the confines of the lillls
Island alien detention pen and awaits
the word from Washington that will
pack him off to his native Holland.
Hadn't he pulled the wool over the
?yes Of a select list of the nation's
celebrities, Including Secretary of
Utate Cordell Hull, Governor Lehman
?f New York. Mayor La Guardla of
New York city, and, apparently, Pres
ident Roosevelt, too?
Plcter Jaarsma, late of Amsterdam,
Is the name of this super-duper who,
as a sort of self-appointed good will
?nvoy of her majesty, Queen Wllhel
xnlna, mnde a specialty of gathering
official seals and signatures.
A Technique All His Own.
Jaarsma, autograph collector extraor
dinary, had a technique all his own,
and he had lots of fun crashing the
highest state circles until Immigration
officials caught up with him and called
a halt to the game.
Just why Jaarsma went about for
several years posing as a Dutch news
paper correspondent collecting signa
tures and seals for the queen back in
Amsterdam he would not say when offi
cers pounced upon him and Ills album.
Possibly It was merely to satisfy his
vanity, possibly for a more sinister
purpose.
But It is not for that that Jaarsma
Is languishing on hot nnd smelly Ellis
Island. It Beems thnt he once washed
flishes in an Amsterdam hotel and that
?ne day he abandoned his crockery
Tp.Rp in America
liulKl Heccoll of Mllnn, Italy, who
fcolda the Olympic l.flOO meter title, Is
?omlng to the United PUitos to com
pete In the Princeton university Invi
tation meet June 1(3.
and soapsuds, helped hltnself to 1,000
of his employer's gold guilders and
several ? articles of clothing, and set
out upon his autograph pilfering tour.
This Is the charge In u warrant Issued
by the Dutch government on which
final deportation orders are now await
ed from Washington. Jaarsma's al
leged theft was made four years ago
and a world-wide search has been
made for him since, ending In his ar
rest and detention here.
During the four-year Interval Jaars
ma went freely about collecting his
seals and autographs with the aid of
an adopted American name, Bernard
Putnam. Hunted as a criminal, he
used Queen Wilhelmlna's name freely
in representing himself as an Inter
national Journalist In good standing
and In the service of his sovereign.
Worries Whlta House.
There was some doubt as to whether
Jaarsma Included President Roosevelt
among the victims of his bland man
uer and smooth speech. Examination
of his album disclosed the official wax
seal of "the President of the United
States" Imposed upon a trl-color band
of red, white, and blue. But the Pres
ident's secretarial stall Insisted that
there was uo official record ot Jaars
ma having made a call at the White
House. They came to the conclusion
that the seal was a forgery Inasmuch
as the State department keeps the
Chief Executive's seal under lock and
key. Forgery or not, the finding of
the President's seal In the album was
said to have caused deep concern at
the White House when Jaarsma's Iden
tity was revealed.
On another page of th# album there
was the brilliant red paper seal of the
State department beside the photo
graph of Cordell Hull, director of
America's foreign affairs.
On still other pages there looked out
gold-bordered pictures of Governor
Lehman, Gov. A. Harry 4Moore of New
Jersey, and -Mayor La Guardla. Set
ting the photographs off In tasteful
fashion were the facsimile state and
city seals punched Into gold-leaf ros
ettes. It was all very Imposing.
The Hollander's glib tongue and
suave manner even fooled New YorVs
police commissioner. Gen. John F.
O'ltyan. The fact that the commis
sioner was conferring with Alfred E.
Smith did not deter Wilhelmlna's
"emissary" when he wanted an auto
graph. He simply told O'Hywn's sec
retary that he would like to have the
commissioner's signature for the queen,
and he got it.
Twins Serve 35 Years as
Priests in Same Diocese
North Andover, Mass. ? ltev. Mich
ael J. Buckley of St. Michael's church
here and Hev. Patrick J. Buckley of
St. Patrick's church, Cambridge, first
twin brothers to be ordained to the
priesthood In the Boston archdiocese,
recently completed 35 years as priests.
Both are pastors, and by coincidence,
their parish churcheR bear the names
of their patron saints.
ODD THINGS AND NEW ? By] Lame Bode
Tom T^umb Geyser
The Toaa Thumb
Geyser in Yellowstonp
Park mas a tiny
CONE ONLY THREE
F66T HIGH,
Waiting 30 years a day
American motorists wait.
SO YEARS EVERY PAY WAtTlNO
FOR THE GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT,
SUCCESSORS ftUftNS
PULVEft|2?D COAL
INSTCAD OF OIL.
WAR IN L940?
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
No sooner had Mr. H. G. Wells
placed his foot on American soil than
he prophesied that
the next world war
would occur In
1040. EI e even
went so far as to
state that he was
willing to risk his
reputation as a
propb?C upon the
correctness of that
statement. He Is
quoted as having
said that It will be
a "war to end
w a r." Whatever
we may think of
the prophecy itself,
it is quite true that Mr. Wells unwit
tingly spoke the truth, thnt it will be
a war to end war. We are wonder
ing, however, Just what Mr. Wells had
In mind when he made that statement.
Was he thinking of a new obligation
of brotherhood that would be uni
versally accepted? Did he have in
mind the birth of a civilization In
which the 'survival of the fittest' would
no longer be a factor? Was he think
ing of r golden age of universal peace
when, "Swords should be beaten Into
plowshares and spears into pruning
hooks, when nations shall no more
lift sword against notions?"
We do not think Mr. Wells had any
such high moral Ideal In mind. "War
to end war" was shouted from the
house tops In the last International
struggle, and many a young man vol
untarily went Into the conlllet fully
persuaded that he was making the su
preme sacrifice that would end all war
and make_the world safe for democ
racy.
War will never end war so long as
war is at all possible, that Is, so long
as there are men willing to flght and
plenty of ammunition with which to
Chic Print Dress
This striking bow in the buck and
high In front print dross Is created
by Lucille Dormoy for afternoon wear.
flght. War will end war only when
war Is no longer possible. When civ
ilization refuses to furnish either men
or guns, war will he a thing of the
past. If this Is what Mr. Wells meant
he was right.
The peace of the world will be
realized not through destructive hut
constructive methods. Public opinion,
national conscience and reverence for
personality will stop wnr without any
bloodshed.
^ Another w?r will doubtless end fur
ther wars for the reason that chemical
and aerial warfare airendy threatens
the permanency o" civilization. The
way to prevent a war In 1010 Is to be
nior^" concerned about the manufacture
of poison gases and other preparations
being carried oh In almost every na
tion. With the constant Increase In
new death dealing Inventions which the
airplane cnn and does carry, civiliza
tion In the war nren Is to he wiped out.
- ? t>y Wontorn N#wn|)?ptr Union.
Color* of Flowrri
All flowers originally nre snld to
have been either green or white. There
are still few truly red blooms.
Shark Uic* Cfttch
of Angler as Bait
Kara not ft, Kin. ? Hon It ft IIouro
went after a tarpon ? and onnio
back with a tarpon nnd n nhark.
The Rtark awallowert tlie tarpon
that Ilonlta was playing on her
line, and fought for nil hour nnd n
half before It wnn landed.
When the nbnrk wn? killed nnd
out open tho tnrpon win found In
lift stomach.
DUBSS1NG is an Important element
* In good dressmaking. Sometimes
this feature Is slighted when the work
Is done at home. The cutting, fitting,
and sewing may be well done, but If
the pressing Is neglected, the seams
will not have the professional look so
coveted, and the tailored or smart ap
pearance of the garment will be lack
ing, no matter what the material.
It Is not enough
that the dress, coat,
blouse, etc., what
ever it is that is
being made, should
be pressed when
finished, although,
of course, it must
be. It is necessary
that the Ironing be
done at Intervals
during the entire
making of the gar
ment.
Regulation seams
should be pressed
open. They can be
dampened by cun
ning a dump cloth
over them. As the
pressing is done on
t lie wrong side of
the gnrmen t, no
pressing cloth is
required, but all
the more care inusl
be used not to scorch goods. Woolen
materials and artificial silk of what
ever sort require especial care. A
moderately hot iron pressed down
firmly on the goods Is as successful in
Ironing, as is a hot iron run quickly
over the seam or other portion of the
garment.
Joining Portions.
Whenever a seam is to be stitched
flnt when Joining portions of a gar
ment together, It la Imperative that
the seam be spread open and pressed
first or It will rumple., Then It never
looks right In the finished garment.
The seam will buckle and refuse to
llatten down. Ho very particular
about this In shoulder and arm seams.
Pleats and hems should be pressed
carefully, never hurriedly. Pleats will
not show stitch marks if caught along
the lower or outer edge to a thin old
ribbon. Pin the top of the pleated
portion to the Ironing board and pull
the lower end taut and straight down
from the top. Iron over a damp cloth
laid over the pleats. Press- lightly at
first and firmly later on. Take the
cloth up after the light pressing, to
be sure the pleats are creasing prop
erly. Then repeat the operation, press
ing hard and keep Ironing until the
cloth Is dry. If the pleats are not set
then, professionally, dampen the cloth
again and repeat the pressing.
Return of Ticking. ,
Today there Is n revival of ordinary
ticking for decorative purposes. More
than half a century ago there was a
type of needlework or embroidery
known as ticking work. It took Its
name from the foundation material
which was of ticking. Simple and elab
orate designs were worked on, over,
and between the colored stripes of
ticking. Like dishcloth embroidery,
ticking work was In the order of peas
ant embroidery, In that it made beau
tiful a very simple material. The em
broidery stitches were circumscribed
by the Woven stripes of the ticking.
In this era when beauty must again
be wrested from Inexpensive mate
rials, it is Interesting to note the re
turn of ticking into methods of dee
oration.
During the lapse of years the ma
terial has developed Into one with
many designs as well ns the customary
stripes. Souie require no stltchery to
add embellishment. It can be made
up In sofa cushions, lamp shades, bags,
beach pillow covers, bathing suit bags,
padded covers for outdoor chairs,
benches, etc., and be used In tho pro
verbial "thousand and one" ways. The
beauty of ticking work depends uyon
the suitability of the pattern to the
purpose to which It Is put, that Is
when the textile Is unadorned. The
ornamental attractiveness of embroid
ered ticking work depends upon tie
combination of colors of the embroid
ery mediums and the stltchery.
?. Uell 9> ndlcato. ? WNU Soryleo.
Queen of Health
For the second time In as hmny
years, Lillian Saul, Choctaw Indian
maiden from Muskogee. <>kla? was tlie
recipient of the title of "Queen of
Health" at the annual "play day" of
the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
She scored 100 In every test and hef
posture Is said U> be perfect.
Money in Body Helps
Man Pay Hospital Bill
Washington. ? A patient at St. Eliz
abeth's hospital here learned that his
bill would not strike as deeply Into
his pocketbook as he hud anticipated
when he found that $1-1 had been re
moved from his body in an operation.
Aside from the $14 In nickels,
fllmes and quarters, a miscellaneous
collection of bottle tops, nails and
spoons was found, according to the re
port. The ontlro collection approxi
mated eight and one-half pounds.
The patient, Kdward C. Nickels,
came to the hospital with an entirely
different ailment. When he romplnlned
of stomach trouble during his conva
lescence, a diagnosis revealed the col
lection.
Henry Ford Buys Foster Birthplace
Henry Ford, the Automobile manufacturer, In here Been loavlng the birth
place of Stephen Collins Foster, composer of "My Old Kentucky Homo," which
he has bought and which will be removed from Pittsburgh, Pa., .v> (Jreenflold
Village, Mich., to be another exhibit In the Ford museum.
PATTERN SUITED TO
FROCKS OF VARIOUS
TYPES AND FABRICS
PATTERN 1782
You'll soon be needing one of those
completely now morning dresses, as
warm days are well on tlie way. The
design of this little frock Is so adapt
able to Ideas of your own, you can
use the same pattern to make sev
eral different dresses. Make It all of
a printed wash silk or of solid-col
ored pale blue, green or rose cotton
fabric. Or you can make the wing
like sleeve effect of a harmonizing or
contrasting material ? and you'll have
still another new and very exciting
dress. Really as lovely for after
noons as for mornings, and expresses
gaiety In no small way!
Pattern 1782 Is available In sizes
14, 10, 18, 20, 32, 34, 3G, 38, 40, 42 and
44. Size 10 takes 3 ',4 yards 30-inch
fabric. Illustrated step-by-step sew
ing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred) for
this pattern. Write plainly name,
address and style number. HE SURE
TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to Sewing Circle
Pattern Department, 243 West Sev
enteenth street, Now York City.
FOODS ESSENTIAL
James was having t> bard 1 1 mo cen
tering his attention on the discussion
of carbohydrates, proteins, and fata.
Noting the lack of attention, the
tencher asked: "Jatv.es, what three
foods are essential to man's physical
welfare?"
"Breakfast, dinner and supper,"
answered the hoy.
A Dreamer
"What is a debtor, pa?"
"A man who owes money."
"And what is a creditor?"
"The mar. who thinks lie's going
to tret it." ? Boston Transcript.
A Perfect Gentleman
"What's your Idea of a gentleman
farmer?"
"He's a peon>/j," answered Farm
er (Jorntossel, "who is so well fixed
that he can waste, profanity on ?
golf ball instead of on a mule."
The Brut?
Mrs. Knagg ? My heart Is broken
My darling little Fido Is no more.
Mr. Knagg ? That's good. Hither
to the pup has been altogether too
much. ? Brooklyn Eagle.
WRIGLEYS
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