The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

The greatest waterfront improve
ment in New York in so years, involv-
ing the removal of 80 antiquated
piers along the Hudson river, and the
erection in their stead of 18 new and
vastly larger piers of latest design,
has been planned by Murray Hubert,
commissioner of docks, and approved
by the sinking fund commission. The
improvement will cost $50, ,000. 900 and
will require 10 years to complete.
Work is expected to be started newt
spring
Salt Lake City's morals ordinance
which has been the subject of consid-
cradle comment lately, has finally be-
come a law, and hereafter public
dances and transportation lines runs
ming to nearby resorts will be under
strict regulation. The dance ordi-
nance prohibits all immodest postur-
ing or gesturing, bars from the
dances to which the public is admit
ted all persons under 18 years. un-
less accompanied by a parent or
guardian, and abolishes the "noon-
light dance. The ordinance regard
ing transportation lines requires that
all cars used in transporting persons
after dark shall be brightly lighted.
Trade between Japan and the Unit
ed States is gradually becoming dull,
due to the financial panic, which
makes Cargo movements inactive.
Japanese ships plying between Jap
anese and American ports are carry
ing very limited cargoes on both in
ward and outward trips. especially
the former.
Latest reports received at the navy
department are that the dirigible
R-38, now being constructed for the
American navy by the Royal Airshir
Works, at Bedford. Eng, is more
than so per cent completed and prob
ably will be ready to take the air By
the latter part of November.
Four thousand more children are
working In Chicago today than 9
year ago. according to Clyde A
Brown, acting director of the city
vocational guidance bureau. The in.
crease in child labor is said to be gen
eral in the middle west but exception
are noted in Missouri. Kansas anc
North Daokta. Necessity of the chile
helping the family meet the higf
cost of living. the pulling power o1
higher wages and scarcity of adult
labor together with the discovery by
employees that women and childrer
often could take the place of mer
are cited by Brown Brown among
reasons for similar increase in chill
labor in other parts of the Unitet
States.
The Olympic Stadium at ANTWERP
was opened yesterday It was i
formal ceremony, staged with set
ting of flags, banners and fiutterint
pennants against background o
white stone, cement and wood, witt
royalty. officialdom, diplomacy. fam,
and fashion participating IN the pro
gram or represented in the boxes
But the thousands of spectator
packed about the huge oval centere'
their interest in the actual contes
tants athletes from 30 nations, VIII,
paraded the arena
%
When the nation went dry by fed
eral amendment many grape grower
thought they would be forced int
other lines of business because of tn
subsequent cessation of wine produc
tion but reports to the bureau o
markets show that the demand fo
manufactured grape products noy
exceeds the supply. The productiol
of unfermented grape juice and 0
jane and jellies is utilizing an IN
creasing tonnage of grapes each yeal
these reports state. and in the not Ia