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mwagtmmm THE PEAPT.R RARMWET.K fl C L Top of World” 50 Miles Away IVriter Gives Some Interesting Facts in Connection With Recent Aviation Feats. ff LiniE SCIENTIFIC VALUE to Qo Higher Than Mao- > Heady's Record-Breaking Flight Would Not Be Productive of Worthwhile Reeulta. Washington.—The “top of the world" "*(111 waits to be reached. Lieutenant AlaeRendy’e record-breaking fly to a feelght of nearly eight miles left the tening of the earth" still at least 'Party miles away. How near the aviator may come to 'wrlwt Is practically the upper limit of Che atmospheric layer surrounding the «arth we may not know In this genera- Cton. But the meteorologist and the .astronomer fell- us thnt both Major Sebroeder after his flight of 38,180 9%ut and Lieutenant MacReady after mi 10,800 were speaking only flgura* tPnrty when they spoke of having at* rCalned the "top of the earth.” Layer Fifty Miles Thick. "The layer of atmosphere, many say, ha at least fifty miles thick. Aviators now have the means of taking sufficient oxygen along with tarm for their engines and for thera- aetvrfl. and the heat that keeps their fcndles from freexlng. They lack only tanser air to fly upon at great heights. Bwt this, of course, they will never Yet there Is another eolutlon: The taster plane capable of rising still higher on an ever-thlnnlng ocean of R will be a problem forever Increas* tagly difficult. The higher men rises. Cbe thinner will he And the air u[m>o which he must depend for buoyancy. Indeed the sir gets thinner even In •water proportion than the Increased height of the flight. For though Mac- Ready had risen through hut one-sixth wf the sir cushion that cioaka the warth. he had left behind him four* Rftha of the air. From the surface of the earth, where the total pressure upon his body wwa fifteen tons, be had risen to a Vwigbt where the pressure was but thr+e tons. And had he gone three (toes aa high he would have reduced ahr pressure to 80 pounds No Interest at Poles. Any higher airplane flights than tanse that have been taken by these two men will have little srlentlOc walue Their observations will gtre wrarrely more Information than that to he had from a balloon sent up with various pieces of recording apparatus. But neither did the poles o/ the earth have great scientific Interest. Yet men sought and attained them. And so long as the astronomer and the meteorologist make known the exist* ence of an ocean of air beyond any sailed thus far, there will be a strug gle to fathom Its depth. But for the present that fathoming *111 be done only from observation and deduction to be made upon terra Anna. Among the best of the methods that are used to determine the upper limit of the blanket of^alr about the earth Is called the "twilight method.” Twilight has been defined as the time after sunset when day seems to be continued Into the night because of the sunlight that still shines upon the upper air. It has been determined that twi light lasts until the sun Is about eighteen degrees below the horizon, and with-this as a known value and the radius of the earth given as 4,000 miles. It Is Hot difficult to solve, by the methods of trigonometry, a right tri- Woman Justice to Kiss Bridegrooms Atlantic City, N. J.—Mrs. Ce celia Champion of Somers Point, newly elected a Justice of the' peace, announces she will go the - marrying parsons one better. Where the parsons have made It *; a point to kiss the bride. Mrs. Champion says she will kiss the bridegroom, Mrs. Champion Is considered handsome and is al- moet thirty years old. angle that gives 48 miles as The height of the air still dense enough to reflect the twilight rays of the sun after It has set. On the other band, another method gives a different result. The presence of "shooting stars” In these fall nights, calculated often to be at a height of 200 miles, would seem to Indicate that there must be air even at that height, for It Is the friction of the air that heats the meteor as It rushes toward the earth.—Chester E. Tucker, in Chi cago Post There are two vipers in India,,,one about 20 Inches long and the other about four feet long. Stewart’s Life Romance Bared Speedometer Man Really Wat Terence O’Brien, One-TImS Clipper of Hortet. ALSO WAS MINING PROSPECTOR Litigation Over |S^fiT,S4J Estate Left by Manufacturer Leado te Bar ing of “Family •keleten - — Eccentric About Money. Chicago.—Litigation over the $5,- 257,343 eetate left by the late John K. Stewart, founder and president of the Stewart Manufacturing company and the Stewart-Wamer Speedometer company, bared a “family skeleton." Search of records of the Surrogate court In Rlverhead, L. L. In which one of the two wills made by the Chicago millionaire waa filed, revealed that his name was really Terence O’Brien. Under this name he had been a mining prospector In the West, al- wa>a without much success. From prospecting OTlrteo turned his hand to clipping horaea, following county fairs. In Seattle he met Arthur and Michael Coaloa. Together they In- Popocatepetl Is Becoming Dangerous First airplane photograph of 1'opocutupetl, Mexico s famous volcano, which la Just now becoming so vigorously active that the Inhabitants of the villages at Its base have left their homes. The mountain, composed chiefly of porphyrltlc obsidian, rises in a cone 17,720 feet above sea level, about ten miles southwest of Mexico City. vented a horse clipping machine. This contained a flexible shaft, which served as the basis of future automobile a^> ceesory appliances. Been Brings In Big Profit*. This shaft was patented for O'Brien by a lawyer named Stewart and soon It Isrie profits. It, waa placed on the market ns the John K. Stewart speedometer, the name of the lawyer furnishing part of the title and that of a race horse. “John K,’* furnishing the remainder. O'Brien later decided to adopt aa his own the name of the device he had placed on the market, and from that time on was known as John K. Stewart. With the acquisition of his fair fortune O'Brien, now known as Stew- srt, left the West and moved to Chi cago, introduced the speedometer and auuti bis wealth grew to great propor tions. He purchased a residence at 8217 Sheridan road and bought a man- olon at Center Point, L. L. to which he later moved with hla wife and two daughters. Marlon and Jean. He was In his early forties whan he died, leaving an estate of five to seven millions. Both Stewart and hla widow, who died nine months after him were ec centric In handling money. First a clerk In the office of the Speedometer company discovered some deposit slips on Chicago hanks calling for $1,800.- 000 which It was not known that Mr. Stewart |M«seased. This money was found In six banks and turned Into the estate. Shortly afterwards Lean- red H. La Chance, now chairman of the hoard of directors of the Stewart- Warner S|>eedoiiieter company, and trustee of the Stewart estate, received a bill for $7.50 for the rent of a safety deposit vault of which he knew noth ing. Daughter* Qet Eatata. ■ - , In the safety depedt vault 000 more waa discovered. At another time a suitcase which Mrs. Stewart, who died In Aiken. 8. C.. had left In a hotel there was ojtened and $090,. 000 In currency, lu $5,000 nud $10.- 000 gold certificates rolled out. This suitcase also contained $290,000 In certified checks. The suitcase had been curried around the country with out more than the usual care. The fortune left by Stewart was orig inally divided between his two daugh ters. but Jean died October 10 lust, while still a child. Marlon married Robert B. Honeyman Jr., of New York City, and Inherited the entire estate. It was her action In filing, through her father-in-law Robert B. Honey- man, a New York lawyer, a suit charg ing Incompetence and general mis management of the estate, that led to the discovery of the romance of her father’s career. WHAT SCOUTS FIND TO DO. In Stoughton, Wls., boy scouts re moved a large number of rocks and other obstructions from the Lake Ke- gonea camp ground so as to permit better boating and bathing, to the better satisfaction of the cottagers and campers concerned. A Brooklyn (N. Y.) troop, gave up a much anticipated overnight bike and spent their holiday Instead painting and repairing a fence which surrouno- ed church property./ Honolulu scouts have been support ing a French orphan Id Paris for four years. / , Stratford (Cal.) scouts, among othor activities found time to build a tennis court, plant trees and make- wther Im provements In their local park, helped the American Legion conduct a city clean-up. made a point of picking up the glass or nails they saw In the streets on their way to school and troop meetings, collected 125 pounds of old clothing for the Near Bast re lief and extinguished a formidable fire. Columbus (O.) scouts have performed 5.000 hoars of civic service that every body knows about, not to mention the probable other 5.000 small. Individual “good turns" which aren't done In the public eye. but which stand for good scouting none the l< EXPERTS ON -FIRST AID." TT r: Virginia Boy. 7 Years Old, Arrested as Horse Thief Roanoke, Va.—Russell Smith, seven years old. was arrested recently on a charge of stealing a horse. The hoy wus turned over to I. E. Watson, probation officer. Tills Is tbe youngest of fender of the law- who has been arrested here In 20 years, It wus •aid. ♦ I ♦ * i ♦ t ♦ * I I WILL STUDY SLEEPING SICKNESS Whan a Scout la Injured in Any of Hit “Pals" Know Just What to Do For Him—and Do It Never say “Aspirin’' without saying “Bayer.” WARNING! Unless you see name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 21 years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Rheumatism Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only “Bayer,” package which contains proper directions. Handy tin boxan of l* Ublata—Bottlaa of 24 and lOO-AH dntggiata- Oaptrta ta to* trod* mart of Bwr kfasafactar* of Mow—ratiociO—tfr at BatwH—— ARTISTS IN JAPAN’S CABINET Writings and ,Pnintings, the Work of , Nippon**# Statesman, Hav* Boon Sold at Big Pricoa. Japan has a cabinet of artists. Writ ings and paintings of some of the grrat men of the Japan of today brought big prices at a recent aftetion by the Tokyo Fine Arts club. Three pictures pnlnted .by Mr. Kara, assas sinated a short time ago. sold for the equivalent of $6U0 and another lot of four brought about $800. Plnce Pamagata's productions brought about $250 to $300. while some pakemono writings with proverb* In the Japanese language by Prince SalonJL brought from $200 to $300. A chrysanthemum painted by Mr. Nod a, minister of communications, sold for $00 and an orchid from his brush sold for $70. Mr Yamamoto, minister of agriculture and commerce, had a picture and Mr. Tokonaral, the home m'niater. a poem. The painting of kakenvmo Is a fa vorite part I me of the Japanese.—Phil adelphia Inquirer. Th* Laathar Medal Winner. “Was there any excitement at tba shore last summer?” asked Esther. "Yes." replied Dolly. "One day M I was sitting on the pier a man who couldn't swim fell off. I ran to whera there was a coll of rope for ’Just such purposes^ and threw It to him.” “Perfectly great! And pulled him out?" "No, I didn't have anything to pull on. I threw him the whole con."— American Legion Weekly. Fraohan a Haavy Skin With the antiseptic, fascinating (fcrtl- cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely scented convenient, economical face, skin, baby and dusting powder and perfume. Renders other perfume* **- perfluoua. One of the Cutlcura Toilet Trio (8oap, Ointment, Talcum).—AB> vertlaement. i HE’LL STAY AWAKE NOW Warned of Disasttr. Ml** Janice. Ju*! turned seven, was visiting her Elizabeth, age eight. wh«i I* exceedingly careful of her plaything*, though sh^ la known to | harWr fl>e ni | IIU ,^, | a ter. “You’ll be generous with them, and' always have to wake up. I can’t shave you!" willing that her friends should share , Xervouaio-as iMMitideil In the barbef'B them Janice. In some caper In the voice. He hated to d'sturb customer!- Awful Possibility Contained in Bar* bar's Warning Must Hav* Stlrrod Up Mr. Brown. Aa John Brown sat In the harfiera chair sleep overtook him. and whllo the knight of the lather prepared tbo creamy stuff. John Brown doxed off I tieg 'our pnrdoi). sir," said the playroom, let fall a smnll doll, with ‘What! Can't you shave me whilst great .damage to Its head, ami with | B|n roared John Brown, such sorrow to KHxaheth that she J w |,y pray?" cried, and even scolded a little. Jan're, *Beniu« answered the hamer too. cried, from mortification, and In apologetically, "when you aleep your LEAVES FOR HONOLULU. James E. Wilder, chief sea scout or the Boy Scouts of America. Inventor of. the fantous Pine Tree patrol and giast a It v-4efT’recently- for the Pacific coast where he will vHlt all the sea scout hn^es and Join lux-tor Fisher, deputy chief scout executive, and L. L. McDonald, director of the ramping deportment, in their confer ence with- various regional leaders, hater. Chief Wilder will visit Honolulu where he used to be a scout com missioner. and which is a flourishing center of sea scouting. He will he gone about six months. their tear* the two girl* went out to the (torch where the older folk were sitting “Janice broke my little pinky do!1.“ sobbed Elizabeth. “Well." nobbed Jan'ce. at her elbow, "I told you not to let me have the I Lamdo ^ jit Bit*. pinky doll to play with, that’s what I | did. mouth la «>|»en *•• wide I can’t find your face. And I wouldn't like ta drop the raxor into your mouth!” With a frightened look John Brown held open hi* eyea with both thuafba to keep awake while he was ahaved.— \ * U** tbo Firoplaco. | A fireplace that I* really u*ed to add Uncophiaticatod. ; to the <'ouifort and good cheer of tbo The proud escort of a pretty girl at family on cool evenings I* a •(•ever- the nice meeting said to her as the falling source of Joy. One that falls horse cantered* past to the gate: to draw—a t<*» common fault In latter- “That’s Imnoghue. the famous Jockey, - day buildings—can often be enlarged on the second hofse." Lor otherwise changed at small ex- "riht ^es,^ J safd'Tfie"gI rf.’ , lie l s qufTeTliens/nnd made useful; ..The custom one of the chief Jockeys. Isn't he?—Inf having a house-full of tire piacea and certainly one of the dressiest. He which never have a fire In theta la seems to turn out In a differently col- one that is as absurd as It Is com-' ored suit In every" —Tlt-ILts. nmn. First Organized Investigation of Disease to Be Made. \ ... ~ Gems Kicked About Street rittsburgh, Pu.—Diamond rings worth $5,000. tied In a linen hnndker- -chief, were kicked about the street! and trampled by ealdenta of Turen- tpii two day* before Joseph DeXanza *Jt Tarentum picked up the bundle In Center afreet. The diamonds w^ere lost toy Mrs. Joseph Klein of Tarentum one Monday morning, when the wax »hop- Thr Jewelry waa turned over to by DeKanse. _ Mr* Klein $800 Expedition Conducted by Four Physi cians and Two Vetorinary Scien tists Will Study Sickness in Tropical Africa. London.—An expedition formed by the Tropical Discuses Prevention as sociation soon will leave to make the first organized attempt to Investigate on the spot th«i treatment of sleeping sickness, us distinct from the question of the mere transmission of the dla- ease. » - The expedition will be conducted by four physic fa ns and two veterinary scientist*, and K ta expected the work will occupy two and p half years, It la sought to carry out the work In dif ferent cooler* with the aancttoa and support of the government* mJ. and k U hoped that tt will * in a general system of vaccination whereby all Individuals arriving In a danger zone will he Inoculated and so gradually rendered Immune. TPhe expedition will first work in Uganda. It will probably proceed later to tee Belgian Congo, and It Is hoped to ertendjhe work to Rhodesia dm! the Sudan, where there Is a big epidemic of the disease. The sleeping sickness has been prev alent among the natives of West Af rica for 100 yehra. It Is generally at tributed to a parasite carried by a species of the tsetse fly which Infects cattle. The disease has caused heavy mortality among the natives of the Congo and Uganda for many year*, and I* greatly dreaded bjr Europeans m the part* of Africa where It ex ist a Its origin ha* been the subject **f much medical research. Wta* — - — - - Sulphite turpentine gas given off hen wood la hailed In paper making Is wad in PRINCE SENDS MESSAGE. The Prince of \Vules. who Is al«!0 the chief scout of Wales and an en thusiastic supporter of the movement, sent the following message to Patrol Leaders Marr and Mooney, who were chosen for the antartlc expedition: ‘‘His Royal Highness was very In terested to hear that Sir Ernest Shackleton has selected two scouts to go with him In the QiieM. Please convey to Patrol Lender Marr and Patrol Leader Mooney His Royal High ness' congratulations and tell them how lucky he thinks they are to have been chosen for such a trip." SPEECHES ON FIRE PREVENTION. Scouts co-operated all over the country in the observance of fire pre- . venting day, which In many cases was prolonged to a fire prevention week. In Utica, N. Y., the scouts were uled to jnake short addresses t.o the school children on tbe subject of fire preven tion. ' ALL CITIES NEED BOY SCOUTS. Judge Foster, of the United State* district court, one of the founders of the New Orleans scout council, says no city can afford to be without Ita bpy scouts. “I have never come In .tru<*h with a man who had scout train ing without finding him efficient and proud that he bad been a scout. If fvery boy could he taught scouting, we coaid be assured of a patriotic, virile dtlzcary that would to a last lag bulwark against all *•- ami** (Him with la and without" Rea/ Rest Depends Largely Upon the Depth of Your Sleep A warning to “light” or “poor” sleepers •, ' ■ ■- . The deeper and sounder you sleep the better you feel. Five hours sound refreshing sleep does you more actual good than ten hours restless, disturbed sleep. This is because the final conversion of food into vital tissue and nerve cells goes on more rapidly when the physical and mental forces are at rest. You. can’t get sound, refreshing sleep if your nerves are agitated with tea or coffee. Both these drinks contain caffeine, which is sometimes very irritating to the brain and nervous system. n 9 If you want to know the joy, vigor and stamina that comes to the person who gets sound, healthful sleep, why not stop taking tea or coffee for a while, and drink delicious, invigorating Postum instead. Thousands of people everywhere have found that this was the only thing they needed in order orbring about^eto^erylHbpy TcsuISl—— Order Postum from j-our grocer today. Drink this delightful cereal beverage of coffee-like flavor, for a week. Perhaps, like thousands of others, you’ll never be willing to go **** to tea or coffee. Pastam comas in taro forma: Instant Postum (in-tins) mad* instsmly in the cup by tha addition of boiling watar. Postum 1 Caroal (in packages of larger bulk, for tboaa who prefer to maks the drink while th* meal la being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes. Postum for Health “There’* a Reason” x • *