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SUCH IS LEFTS ? Jest Plain Ignorant <iih Wi."* By Charles Sughroe if you- wouup x^y; Gp to sumday S0400U UtKE outtwA, \oa'p KMOVV wo ?SVWLOCK. ]/k*M Great Liner to Be Sent to Graveyard S. S. Mauretania Will Be Wrecked for Scrap. London. ? The Mauretania, speed queen of the Atlantic from her launch ing In 1907 until 1929 and the most famous of British ships, will soon make her last trip ? to the scrap heap. At least she will be spared the In dignity of a tow to her grave. Under her own power she will sail from Southampton, England, for Ro- 1 syth, tiny town at the head of the Scottish Firth of Forth. Arrived off Rosyth the once mighty queen of the Atlantic will drive head on to the beach with her four steam turbines, marvel of their day, going "full ahead." Beuched In the shallow waters of the Firth, wreckers will tear the heart out of her for the value of the metal in her hull. Foreigner! Sought Ship. Foreign interests, particularly Ital ian and Japanese, have tried to buy the Mauretan'a with a view to recom missloning her and putting her back In passenger service. Whether from sentiment, or because of pressure from the high command of the English navy, the officials of the Cunard-White line refused to sell the ship to other than English hands. She went to the Metal Industries, Ltd., of Glasgow, Scotland, for a reported price of ?80,000 ? approximately $384, 000 at the present exchange. The cost of building her was ?3,000,000, or roughly $14,400,000. The Mauretania, sister ship of the torpedoed Lusltanla, established the record for crossing the Atlantic at 5 She's a Toreador Portia Porter, eighteen-year-old Han Antonio, Texas, girl now living In Mexico City, made her debut recently In tlie bull ring at Tacuba. suburb of Mexico City, She Is acclaimed as The first American girl ever to have con ducted a regulation bullfight., days 10 hours and 45 minutes back In 1007. Despite the desperate efforts of her owners to recondition her In such a way that she might regain the record she held for 22 years, the Ger man Bremer and Europa and the Ital ian Ilex have been too fast for her since 1029. Her Last Attempt. In her last vain try for her former place as the fastest of the Atlantic ships she made the crossing from Cherbourg to the Ambrose channel lightship in 4 days 21 hours and 44 minutes, arriving In New York August 8, 1029. The present record for the crossing Is 4 days 13 hours and r>8 minutes, set by the Hex of the Italian line In Au gust of 1033 and closely approached by many others of the modern luxury liners. The greater speed of the new ships, embodying all the modern Im provements and the latest develop ments In streamlining, as well as greater stability and more comforts, combined to start the Mauretanla on | the down bill path to her grave. More fortunate than her mate, the I-usltania, the Mauretanla went through the war unscathed. Used In troop transport to the Dardenelles In the early days of the war, she was later recommlssloned as a hospital ship. Before the war ended the Eng lish government handed the great ship back to her owners. She was then refitted and placed In the passenger service. Lighting Trick If the newly painted walls of a room do not appear the desired color when artificial light Is turned on, try sub stituting blue bulbs In your lighting fixtures for the usual white-frosted ones. "Daylight" bulbs have quite an effect on the wall colors of the room In which they are used. Statue of Liberty Gains in Popularity Washington.? A register for visi tors, hidden in a nook of the Statue of Liberty for nearly 40 years, has been discovered. The book contains 1,500 pages, each page having 54 signatures. The signatures are those of persons who visited the famous monument In New York harbor between 1800 and 1000. Comparing data found In the old bonk with that shown In last year's register, George A. Palmer, acting superintendent of the statue, was amazed by the immense Increase re vealed In the number and range of visitors. Forty years ago, it was revealed, only 11 states were represented by GO visitors who registered on August 8, while on August 8, 1934, 1,202 ac tually visited the monument and 579 registered. Thirty-six states were represented In the latter group. AMAZE A MINUTE 8CIENTIFACT9 ~ BY ARNOLD UNFINISHED SYMPHONIES By LEONARD A. BARRETT More than a century ago a young nmn began a great symphony when he was only about twenty-one yours of ape and his name was Franz Schu bert. While taxing his strength to In terpret a divinely Inspired message he died nt the age of thirty-one be fore completing the composition. T h e work Is greatly treasured and It has come to be known In the mu sical clrcies as the "Unfinished Symphony." Our lives are like symphonies. Trivg edy and pathos, sorrow and Joy, suc cess and failure, sunshine and rain, light and darkness. In music the mn- | J of chords express Joy, the minor chords strains of sorrow. Every lite is a symphony In which not on)> are expressed these major and minor chords but also a great theme ? the An Evening Ensemble A midsummer night's dream by Mnlnbocher of multicolored flowered taffeta on n white ground has a white chifTon bodice. The hem cut up in front to show the feet Is an Im portant style note. A corsage bouquet and wreath of artificial flowers match ing those on the silk complete one of the most glamorous evening ensembles of the season. purpose and meaning of life itself. Try however hard we may, no great, life purpose Is ever completely ful filled. However high and praiseworthy may bo our ambition, we know from experience that these ambitions will never be ultimate ly realized. Ideals are not meant to he achieved. They are goals which ur:;e us, as it were, "On stepping stone*. t-> higher things." It is this eternal *e," to express In whatever may h ?? r life's work, our highest and best s?'.f that makes the symphony. Even though we may never complete It, we have known something of the exalted Joy of self expression. Life will always be an unfinished symphony ? perhaps this was why Rob ert Browning wrote, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's n heaven for," or as in the "Faultless I'alnter" ho wrote, "1 do what many dream of all tlielr-llves. Dream? Strive to do, and agonl/e to do, nnd fnll In do ing." Perhaps this same Idea gave rise to the rather crude custom of the early Indians to bury In the grave of their departed a gun and a dog, so that they might continue In tlielr work In the Happy Hunting Ground. Surely the old philosopher was right when he suggested that n hnman life was not built as a child would build a house of blocks, Just for the thrill of seeing It tumble down. No ? there Is an etor nal meaning nnd purpose In life Itself and though we" never reach the Ideal nnd much of our work must fftres sarlly remain unfinished: Y?t w? trust that aomohnw good Khali bo thn final goal of 111, THat nothing walks with almlm* fnat That tjot ono llfo nhall he tlnntroynri Or, ?a*t a* rubhUh to th? vol?1 Wh?4n find haa matin th* ptln complete. (E), Wn?t?rn Union. Th# Tonga Tongs are Chinese secret societies, and feuds between them, which are fre quently attended hy bloodshed, are called Ton* 'warn. *' '? *7 YousefxofS ^ Btj Lvjdia Le Baron Walker The Richly Toned Patterned Paper, Applied to the Buck of the Closet Shelves, Lent Distinction to Them. CLOSET backgrounds are becoming increasingly attractive as they gain lu decorative attention. No longer is It considered quite right for then) to be left with the white plaster finish If the Interior is conspicuously visible when t he door is thrown open, al though in the case of clothes closets the white may remain If it lightens the Interior. In many instances these closet side walls are bright with color. For dining room and kitchenette closets these finishes may properly be considered the Inst word In decora tion. Dining room cupboards on the Dutch and Colonial types are in high favor, and these are objects of especial at tention in the vogue of fancy back- ' grounds. Wall paper is a favorite medium of decoration, the kind of pa- 1 per which Is gay with birds and blos soms, landscapes and pictorial de signs. The background of the paper generally Is rich In tone, bright blues. Intense reds, deep yellows being es teemed. Against such colors the beauty of other bright hues In cor responding color values carry out the designs In a strikingly effective man ner. The papers must have strength as well as beauty. No merely pretty or dainty paper Is pleasing for this pur pose. The colors must harmonize well with the color scheme of a room or match it In the main. Also the con tents of the closet shelves have to be considered. For Instance for peasant wares red would be in keeping, while If the china was decorated In pink the color would kill th? beauty of the ware. Pewter and brass are con genial to these decorative paper back grounds. With certain papers, silver and glass show to advantage, although there is a peasant nspect to these walls which accords better metals of lesser value than silver. Painted walls make good side wall finishes for dining room and kitchen closets. The colors used are not tln|n but stronger tones, not dark but gay. CSreen and yellow are two colors against which most decorated china whatever Its hues, ran be seen ad vantageously. Blue is very pleasing with some old fashioned wares, and Chinese red Is Just the thing with some decorntlons and some chinnware. Any home-maker can paint the walls as there is not apt to be much wall space. Shelves are white, ^*ream, or natural wood. The paper used Is cost ly but since very little is needed the actual outlay would not be great, tn the average closet, matching paper would not he necessary which simpli fies the work for the home der orator. ?, BiMI Syndicate ? WNU Scrvlco. Handball Champion ?Too I'latck of Chicago Is Hie now notional handball champion. Hp was a dark horse In the tournament In Washington hut his sj>e?"! r.inl stamina ennblerl him to defeat all other con testants. CAN BE ADAPTED TO StJIT WEARER FATTER* 2175 2175 Re a queen In cotton in this beau tifully designed dress. The round yoke and panel front lire inevitably becoming, and the ruffle or puflf sleeves may be omitted If they're not your type, or, you may havo the sleeves in daring little wings, i simply by omitting the elastic which l makes them puff. (See detail | sketched). In any case, It's an ador able frock. The most delightful color combinations are being snown In cottons now ? choose unusual, deli cate shades or boldly marked pat terns, In percale, gingham, broad cloth or lawn ? they launder and wear well. Pattern 2175 Is available in sl/.ea 14, 30, 18, 120, 82. :<4. 80. US, -10 and 42. Size 10 takes 8% yards 80 incli fnbric. Illustrated step-by-step sew ing Instructions Included. SEND FIFTH HN OH NTS (i"?e) In coins or stamps (coins preferred, for this pattern. Write plainly name ad dress, and style number.- I5H Sl'RHJ TO STATU S1ZH. Address orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 248 West Seven teenth Street, New York. I ? j DEFINITION I Izzard ? How would you define ? picnic? | Jitters ? A picnic is n day set apafV to get hnttor acquainted with ants, bugs, worms, mor.quitoes, chiggers, sand-fleas and poison ivy. Limited Imitation I "They say flint (Jeorge Washington Bometlmes used ultra vigorous iarv guage." "I don't doubt it," answered MIS4 Cayenne. "Is It not unfortunate that only In this respect some of our mod ' ern statesmen are able to lmitat? him!" ? Washington Star. I ' Going and Coming i Sch ult/. -Your opening sale ha? closed. What now'.' Schwartz ? Our closing sale opens. . ? Iloston Trnnscript. Know* llfr Marine* She? You nre the nicest boy I hav# ever met. He ? Tell It to the marines. j She ? I have ? to dozens of 'cm. Is It Taps for the Cavalry Horse? Iloro Is a trooper from ono of IJncIo Snm's cavalry units trying out hit now mount, h motoroyclo equipped with ft light mnchlno gun. Motorl/nflon enthusiast* hellcro tho onvnlry horftn will noon ho a thing of tho paat.