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By Charles Sughroe
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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. *' '?
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^ 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.
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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.
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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.