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The Iron Tomb
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• ' By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter.
t'ILL up those lemonade glasses and drink a toast to Alex Mackail
of Port Chester, N. Y. Fill up the longest, tallest glasses you can
find—fifl up one for each of the thirty thousand members of the Ad
venturers’ club—and still you won’t be drinking a3 big a toast as the
one Alex himself almost drank.
Alex started working on a tall, cool one that was 20 feet long and
12 feet high. And no lemon juice or sugar in it, either. It was only by
the sheerest luck that he managed to get out of finishing that cocktail, too.
Boys and girls, it’s a lulu of a story.
It happened in school. Alex wasn’t going to that school to get a
cranium of knowledge, though. He was there for the good hard cash
there was In it. Maybe the fact that the school was in Scotland had
something to do with that. It was in the year 1922, and Alex, who was
just a kid then, had nhiled himself a job as apprentice with a boiler
repairing firm in the Scottish town of Glasgow.
Trapped Inside a Rapidly Filling Boiler.
They were working on a huge boiler in the basement of the Clydebank
public school. There were three of them on that job—Alex, his boss and an
Inspector. The Inspector had climbed out of the boiler room and gone home.
Alex’s boss had decided that they’d done enough work for the day and had
climbed out after him to telephone the shop. Alex was going to wait until the
boss came back from telephoning so they could both go home together. While
he waited, he pulled a copy of a Diamond Dick novefout of his pocket and sat
4own beside a guttering candle to read.
In a few minutes he had forgotten that he was sitting inside a stuffy old
boiler. He was out on the open prairie, following Diamond Dick through a
series of adventures that would curl the quills of a porcupine. He didn’t realize
In a Frenzy He Pounded on the Metallic Wall.
that in another minute or two he’d be going through a real, honest-to-goodness
adventure of his own—an adventure that would make all of Diamond Dick’s
exploits look like so many pink tea parties.
The next thing Ale* knew, there was a tremendous rush of water
at the far end of the boiler. He jumped, and the candle beside him
rolled to the floor and went out. Alex looked up then, for the daylight
that should be streaming through the manhole in the top of the boiler
—but the big tank was black as night. His boss had come back and,
thinking Alex had gone home, had replaced the manhole cover and
started to fill the boiler up.
Alex lost his head then. He rushed to the front .of the boiler and began
hammering on it with his bare fists. That didn’t do any good. The noise of
the pump outside drowned any sound he might make that way.
In a frenzy of fear he ran to the pipe through which the water was coming
and made a futile attempt to stop the flow with his hands. That didn’t get
him anywhere either, but the cold water that dashed in his face sort of brought
him to his senses, and he started telling himself to keep a level head.
The Deadly Water Kept Pouring In.
“My breath,” he says, “was coming in sobs. I remembered that I
had left a hammer and chisel at the other end of the boiler, and I
started back to get them. That boiler was just twenty feet long, but it
seemed like twenty miles. The water was getting higher every minute,
but I finally made it, found the hammer and started pounding on the
sides. I pounded hard enough to loosen the rivets, but still the water
, came pouring in.
“Nevertheless, I kept on pounding. I knew there must be someone outside
to shut the water off when it reached the gauge level. That wasn’t much com
fort, though, because by the time the water reached the gauge level, it would
be a foot over my head.”
Another few minutes, and Alex began to get dizzy. The pressure caused
by the Inrush of water was going to his head. Still, he pounded away—not
because he thought it would do any good, but because, in his terror, he didn’t
think to stop.
. The Grim Reaper’s Scythe Nearly Fell.
Fearsome thoughts were going through his mind. What would his
mother say when he didn’t come home that night? Would anybody ever
find him? What would happen when they lit the fire in the morning?
“It was then,” says Alex, “that I went insane. I sta-ted screaming and
tearing with my bare hands at the rusty iron wall of the boiler. I seemed to
hear voices outside saying, ‘Hold on, Alex—I’ll get you!’ But I was too far
gone to realize what it meant. 1 hadn’t even noticed that the water had stopped
coming in. I seemed to lose my senses somewhere in there, and the next thing
I knew, I was lying on^ny back, out in the school yard.”
Yes—Alex’s boss had dragged him out of that boiler—unconscious. He had
fallen in a faint and had taken so much water into his lungs that the boss had
to give him artificial respiration before he came to. Alex is a grown man now,
but he still has nightmares about that horrible fifteen minutes when he was
trapped in a filling boiler.
©—WNU Service.
Friday, 13th, Not Jonah
to Many Old-Timers
One of the most widely known of
Hie “13” superstitions is that it Is un
lucky to sit at a table where there are
i:t persons. Tradition has It that some
* ne of the 13 will die within the year.
> ome authorities say this dates back
i.» the time of Christ when 13 gath-
•ed at the table for the Last Supper,
lays a writer in Pathfinder Magazine.
Jjdns Iscariot was the first to leave
*od all are familiar with his fate.
I owever, it is known that this super
stition was rife among the Asiatics
ihng before that.
« Others trace it back to Scandinavian
mythology when the 12 major gods
were seated about a table in Valhalla
and the evil spirit, Lokl, arrived to
make the 13th. Friday bears special
significance in this connection be
cause it was the festival of certain
gods. Their wrath was sure to' fall
on the unwary heads of all who did
not give up their own pursuits on that
day to Indulge in the festival.
In Paris, there are persons known
as “fourteeners” because - it Is their
business to be available to. all who
wish a 14th guest lit phl-tles and din
ners when only 13 appear.
However, there are those person*
who have no fear of the dreaded num
ber but take It as their good luck
symbol. In the national capital the
auto tag numbered 13 lias gone to the
same person for a number of years
while a great demand exists for the
Lags number 1.313 and 131313.
Louis XIII of France chose a title
with 13 letters and always made his
most Important decisions and moves
on the 13th. Nansen, the explorer,
started on an Arctic expedition on
the 13th with 13 men and returned
home on the 13th, later attending a
dinner party on Friday, the 13th, as the
13th guest. Itichard Wagner, the com
poser, was born on the 13th in 1813.
Ancients observed a 13 month calen
dar and the old custom of giving a
bride 13 pieces of gold exists in Latin
countries that have any gold.
Appearance of Halley’s Comet
Halley’s comet, the most famous of
all such visitors, has a period of some
thing more than 7C» years. It was vis
ible in April, 1!)10, for the twenty-ninth
time since its first recorded appear
ance in 240 B. C. It will appear agnir'
in 1980.
Smart Silk Prints for Young Girls
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
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F OR as refreshing and lovely a three
some as ever fancy can picture, we
luggest the alliance of springtime,
youth and gay silk print. In the new
season’s style parade it is very evident
that designers of young-girl fashions
are ail enthusiasm over joyous color
ful printed silk crepes and silk taf
fetas.
Agreed that pretty young girls and
happy bright prints belong together,
the next logical step is to plan the
wardrobe of Miss Sweet Sixteen and
her younger sisters accordingly. To
secure satisfaction In selection of a
voguish silk print for the junior miss
be sure that It be as practical as It
*s attractive. Meaning, one should
choose from standpoint of wearability
as well as intrigue of color and pat
terning. See to it that the silk you
are buying is that sterling it will not
pull at the seams or crumple because
of artificial weighting. Only good
silks can be depended upon to dry-
clean like new, while many of them
may be tubbed with perfect confidence
n a happy outcome. Which accounts
or an ever increasing demand for
pure dye all-silk prints instead of
shoddy weaves that make a grand
‘first appearance” and then begin to
lose their glamor from the day they
are worn. More and more women are
oming to realize the economy of get
ting the best.
Printed silk crepe Is a favorite for
practical daytime wear. The key to
ilk prints for spring and siunraer Is
color in vivid, virile hues as inspired
by Van Gogh, celebrated Spanish
jainter. Of course if pastels are your
choice you will find them most de
lectable in the new showings, other
wise take a fling at high color this
season and be smartly In fashion.
Silk crepe in red with white anu
black bubble print, as shown to the
right In the illustration, lends Itself
admirably to the spring costuming of a
young girl. The skirt of this chic
outfit is pleated. Red buttons and e
boutonniere animate the gray coat
The coat is extremely practical in that
It can be w-orn as a separate w-rap,
and a high-style wrap it will be, for
gray is a most talked of color. Gray
shoes, gray hats, gray weaves, gray
summer furs are made a feature Ib
many fashion previews.
It Is indeed a dainty silken frock
which the smiling young miss to the
left in the group is wearing. Tiny
crossed golf clubs designfully pattern
this simply tailored silk crepe frock
Novel patterning distinguishes the new
silks. Most amusing and very smart
are the silks with little animal figures,
flying birds, music notes and the
newest Is vegetable prints with of
course a comprehensive showing o.
florals. Tiny floweret print crepes are
charming for little girls. White cro
chet buttons give an exclusive hand
made touch to the cunning dress pic
tured.
Before the season Is far spent every
young girl will be coveting a bolero
costume such as are outstandingly
fashionable at present. So see to It
that the young girl’s wardrobe includes
a bolero outfit to wear In the spring
style parade. Prints made up in bolero
fashion are a “last word” in swank.
The model which the little lady seated
In the foreground is wearing is made
of printed taffeta. The blouse of
French blue silk crepe Is gathered to
the skirt. The Jacket Is removable and
the collar and cuffs of the blouse are
worn outside. Notice the short puffed
sleeves of the jacket. The jacket,
either Eton, bolero or of basque with
a peplum persuasion made of printed
taffeta worn with a plain skirt is a
high fashion for spring.
© Western Newspaper Union.
JACKET BLOUSE
By CHERfE NICHOLAS
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The blouse that looks like a jacket,
made of gay print and worn with a
monotone skirt for striking contrast,
is a foremost fashion this season. Tai
lored, yet withal delightfully feminine,
is the model pictured. It is made of
a Sumatra cotton print and its tropical
coloring is fascinating. The band-
collar ends in a little tab tie. Similar
banding finishes the full short puff
sleeves. Wear the blouse tucked in
side or out over the skirt—the new
bolero suits call for the former.
Concealed Buttons
The coat with fly-front (buttons con
cealed under a stitched panel of cloth)
is a new Idea for spring. One particu
larly good model of this type comes In
soft navy blue woolen.
Hunting Cap Hats
Hunting caps have given the Inspi
ration for new Paris hats. They come
In fiat fur or velveL
THREE-PIECE SUIT
HOLDS HIGH PLACE
Because It is smart and practical,
the three-piece suit has always held a
high place in the feminine wardrobes.
Outstanding in this mode is an attrac
tive ensemble of soft wool in small
checks of biege and wine red. Four
patch pockets, cut on the bias, trim
tiie tailored Jacket which is styled with
erect revers and a belt of wine red
leather.
The knee-length overcoat is cut on
swagger lines with mannish revers.
With the ensemble is worn a red velour
hat, wine and beige silk scarf and oth
er accessories of wine red.
New Petit Point Luggage
Recalls Old Carpet Bags
Reminiscent of the carpet bag our
forefathers carried are the modern
pieces of petit point luggage.
These bags, fashioned from petit
point and leather, are light enough
to please the airplane traveler and
handsome enough to delight the most
fastidious. Incidentally, a petit point
make-up and overnight case harmo
nizes nicely with any other type of
luggage.
You might keep this in mind the
next time you start out to buy gifts.
Newest Type Shirtwaist
to Wear With Spring Suit
While it contrives to maintain a
skirtwaist aspect, the newest type to
wear with the spring tailored suit,
takes on beguilingly feminine lace edg
ing and frills. Those with bosom
fronts formed row-and-row of tiny
frills or lace edging are favorites
They have youthful turnover collars
either pleated or with round corners
and lace-edged. The very latest in
sleeves is the short puff with band
ings of lace or pleated sheer.
Angel Robe*
Some Of the hovdltles featured in
the fall openings in .-Paris were Ions
monk’s capes,, angel robe <»venins
gowns and floating Grecian draperies
Cross Stitch Kitchen To 1
Are Fun to Embroid*
Pattern 7S7
Just a bit—but a telling bit—of
decoration is all that’s needed today
to make our household linens smart.
And so, simple cross stitch brings
color and life to humble tea-towels
which make dish doing a pleasure
rather than a duty. These motifs of
glassware and china—in cross stitch
—are easy to embroider. This bar
dozen makes fine pick-up work, and
also a grand prize for a bridge party
—or most acceptable for a fair dona
tion.
Pattern 787 comes to you with a
Ambulance Speeds Laundry
but Siren Worries Driver
The driver of a Baltimore laundry
truck, bound downtown recently,
was startled to hear a siren whine
just behind him. He looked into the
rear-vision mirror and saw a munici
pal ambulance. Sensing an emer
gency, he stepped on the “gas,” and
pulled to the side of the street, but
the ambulance kept dodging to the
rear. After passing several Intersec
tions, he decided to get out of the
way completely and turned to the
right at the next corner.
The ambulance, with Its siren go
ing full-tilt, followed. A block
farther he pulled to the side and
stopped. The ambulance drew up
directly behind. “I tried to get you
to stop,” a member of the ambulance
crew said. “This bag of laundry
dropped out.”
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On his arrmfi Sir Morell said, grave
ly: “How do you do, Mr. Whistler.
I wanted to see you about having my
front door painted.”—Kansas City
Star.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 60 years ago.
They regulate' liver and bowels.—Aar.
Painted Fingernails Old
Painted fingernails were fashion
able In Egypt, 1000 B. C.
The mdfnent you apply Dr. Scholl’s
Zjp6-pads, pain STOPS! These thin,
-soothing, healing pads relieve shoe
pressure; prevent sore toes and Mis
ters. Separate Medicated Disks in
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safely removing corns or callouses.
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or department store.
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