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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14
JoKED WITH DEATH ?
Wireless Operator Not FIustered BY
Sinking of His Ship.

The grim humor Of q wireless oper-
ator who laughed at death and slash
ed striking bits of wit into the ether
as his ship, the Norwegian steamer
Grontoft, wallowed and slowly sank
during mid Atlantic hurricane last
Thursday, was recorded on the radio
log of the Danish steamer EstoRia, ar
irving in New York Wednesday.
Each detail of the ships plight, each
call for aid. was supplemented by
the jestiny comment of the radio
man, whose identity Is still un-
known. He talked as if he were go
ing on lark in port instead of to the
bottom Of the sea. His last message
a disjointed one, was series of witt
cism}with death as the butt of the
joke.
The Estonia herself, hard hit in the
10 mile gale, made a valiant but un-
successful effort to reach the Gron-
toft, which first sent out calls for aid
ct 10 o'clock last Thursday morning,
reporting her position as about 700
miles east of Cape Race. The Estonia
ct that time was As miles west of the
disabled Norwegian and steaming in
an opposite direction. Capt. Han Jor-
genson ordered his ship about and she
steamed toward the Grontoft, 49,.
Meanwhile Radio Operator Hansen
engaged the operator Of the Grontoft
in conversation. The latter sent out
first the following-a stereotyped
irony of the seas.
God pity the poor sailors on night
like this" Then followed a series of
"Ha, Ha."
"And say" he continued, "the old
man thinks this calm will be over by
nightfalI We sure need some breeze"
An hour later an urgent call for aid
was sent out by the Grontoft and her
operator jested again:
"well, the steward is making sand
wiches for the lifeboats. Looks like
we are going on a picnic"
Again a half hour later, he sent:
'"The old wagon has a list like n
rundown heel. This is no weather for
a fellow to be out in without an UNI
brella.' ~
Hold on returned. the Estonia's
wireless, wen be alongside soon"
The Grontoft did not reply until 40
minutes later. Then:
1--WE are sinking stern first. The
boats are smashed, Can't hold out any
longer. q f5fs N
"The skipper; dictated that-he
ought to know-w where did 1 put my
hat-sorry we can't wait for you,
pressing business elsewhere
IS" ti'E
The Estonia's operator quoted in
reply these lines:
What dam of lancss brought thee
forth. -
To jest at dawn with death?"
But there was no answer.
Six hours after picking up the first
call from the Grontoft the Estonia
reached her. reported position and,
though she cruised about for four
hours, failed to find even trace of
wreckagc.,
The Grontoft. from Galveston, New
Orleans and Norfolk, was en- route for
Esbjerj. She had a crew of 80.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14
SECRET OF THE AGES
Science Has Established Fact Hereto
fore Believed Impossible,

sf'''FSSS'S'N@'
Chicago, March DEMONSTRATION
Of metals, sought throughout the ages,
has finally been accomplished, git was
announced in a paper read today az a
meeting Of the Middle Western sec
tions of the American Chemical society
at Northwestern university. ....
Tungsten, which is used in the fila
ments of electric light bulbs, has been
definitely and permanently changed in
to another Observation-Disclosures
treatment in temperatures of between
$4,000 and 10000 degrees, it was de-
clared in a repothon experiments con-
Quoted by Or. Gerald l.. fWendt and c.
e. Irion, working at the University of
Chicago. So
1T means that the alchemists, who
tried to turn the baser metals into gold,
were right on one point-that the ma
ture of metals could be changed" said
DR.. Paul n. Leech Of the Chicago Sec
ton Of the chemical society, in COM
menting on the paper. But, of course,
it has nothing to do with the assertion
of scalawags that the baser metals can
be transmitted into synthetic gold.
1T does, however, actually blast the
theory that the atoms of elements, sup
posed to be absolutely indestructible
can not be broken by men. 1t opens
vast new field to science and may re-
suit in many far reaching and import
ant scientific developments. We can
not yet foresee what these develop
ments may be. Ets.
Until 1895 it was believed that no
decomposition of elements was posi-
BILE. At that time, however, it was dis
covered that radium, which is one of
the about 80 known elements, naturally
decomposes' into lead. Nature, how
ever, performs that change and until
DR.. Wendt and Mr.. Irion completed
their experiment men had never been
able to produce a similar result.
Hotter Than Sun or Stars.
THE heat developed to break down
the tungsten atoms and change them
into helium is the greatest ever known
hotter than the sun or than the hot
test star known to the astronomers.
The heat of molten steel is about 1000
degrees; the temperature of the sun is
about 5000 degrees and of the hottest
stars is about 10000 degrees.
"But these scientists, by means Of
artificial lightning such as DIR. Char
les p. Steinmetz recently produced,
have developed the hottest known spot
in the universe.
Astronomers have long known that
while in general the materials which
compose the sun and stars are the
same as those known on earth, the
list of substances and chemical ele-
ments becomes shorter and shorter
when the hotter stars are examined.
ION the brilliant white or BLUSH
stars, which are masses of gas at
about 10000 degrees. only the Sim
plcst elements are present. They seem
to consist entirely of the gases, n.y.
Grogen and helium. The heavier ma
teri2lS, such as iron, are not present
"To determine whether this was
due to decomposition by the great
heat. Wendt and Irion reproduced
conditions such as arc on the stars
and succeeded in reaching n temper
attre twice as high as that of the hot
test star and found that ordinary
metals are decomposed into the simple
gases. particularly helium.
"The method used was the same as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14

and side bacon were declared legal
money OF the new commonwealth.
Congress-, however, refused to recog-
nize the state and the territory eventu-
ally reverted to North Carolina.
When John Sewer. governed the State
of Frnnklin,z all Of the country west of
Alleghenies was wilderness and Daniel
Boone was fighting Indians in Kentuc-
ky. Sewer is one of the&great figures
in the pioneer history OF the region and
later was the first governor of Tennes-
see which was adrhftted' 70 fhe union
IN 1896 4. ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14

Summary of Construction, During
1e21.-The length of completed roads
which were constructed with funds by
the counties supplemented by state and
federal funds is 4s2 miles, at cost Of
s2,90S, 800. The mileage constructed
with county funds alone is 2so, costing
approximately $1,51O,ooO, OF this total
of 7S2 miles Of completed roads, 2S.67
miles have hard surface, miles have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14
lew Of the stupendous .expenditures

view of the stupendous expenditures
of the Federal government nowadays,
that there will again occur in the f.
nancial history of this country situ-
alton wherein Uncle Sam will have so
much surplus money that he will con-
slider lending it to The states. That
economy of expenditure which charac-
terized the Federal government in It's
early days will never be repeated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14

gravel surface, and the remaining 749.-
3S miles have surfaces Of either top
soil or sand-clay. The total cost of
bridge work done in 1921 under the su-
pervlsion of the state highway depart
ment was s55S,OOO. The total amount
expended on construction of roads and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14


the beginning Of the session went
through with the exception of the pro-
posed luxury" tax and the hydro cleo
trio tax 1t is estimated that the 7 mill
levy on property will raise $3,179,OOO,
and the amounts to be raised by the
additional new sources Of revenue are
estimated as follows:
Corporation taxes and fees IS 100000
Department inspections -.--.....--. 100000
Institutional operations .-......-- 17O,O0O
Gasoline tax ..-..--.-.-.. $4,000
Additional corporation taxes l25,ooo
Income taxes ............. 1000. 900
The appropriations in the aggregate
are s695,S1s.7S less than last year. the
statement below will assist in COM
parison, item by item:'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14
STATE SUPPLY BILL. Y
Work Of Legislature as Summarized in
Taxes and Appropriations.

The general assembly adjourned last
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, after
having been in session 60 days-2O
days over the time supposed to be fix
ed as the limit. ....
The total appropriations for the con-
duct of the state government during
the present year amount to. s5,SSs,lo6,-
O4, against s6,5s4,s25.S2 last year. The
tax levy on property has been fixed at
7 mills on the dollar against IL mills
last year, an apparent reduction of 8
-, g.. ..'@", rtFs
mills.
The entire tax program announced at
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14

bridges on the state system was s4.-
976,SoO.-south Carolina State High
way Bulletin. - -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14

= The peace dollar has much wider
circulation than the thing it symbol
ICES. s,-5 - IN %, Il. s-En NJ 81 @ses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
FALL FICTION FULL OF INTEREST
NOT SO MYSTERIOUS
But The Fugitive Millionaire
Is a Clever Piece of
Storytelling

Anthony Carlyle is too kind hearted
to he the architect of ripping .zipping
puzzling until the last page mystery
story. True, he keeps his denoue-
mcnt until the last possible second in
approved fashion, but long before
"fnis" Is reached his readers have
solved his problem and the only
"catch' in the ending Is that there
isn't any "catch' to it at oil.
In ''The Fugitive Millionaire
lHcnghtcn Mifflin Company Mr..
Carlyle laid the groundwork for a
corking good fiction "tcaser''. A step
daughter, left on tho bounty of a self
seeking stepmother, herself with a
marriageable daughter, angrily an
nounces she will marry the first man
that asks her. Then, on a lonely island,
she Is rescued from death by n hand
some mysterious stranger. lie piques
her Imagination. whctting it later by
bObbing up mysterously to press his
wooing even after she learns lie is an
escaped convicted wife slayer.
True to her promise the girl accepts
an elderly suitor--a sort of marriage
Of convenience. Long before tho end
the fact that the fugitive and the bride.
groom are the same has been made
plain. 1t is only in how he will bt
cleared of the stigma Of crime that con
tinucs TO whet the renders interest
And even here Mr.. Carlyle apparently
found his imagination running low a.
he resorts TO far fetched coincidence nnc
improbabilities to close his story. Mr.
Carlyle has clever flair for stor,
telling, but mystery stori"s--at lcns
1.-THE Fugitive Millionaire'-are moi
his meter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
MORTGAGE ON HOMESTEAD
BOBS UP AGAIN, OLD DEAR

Only recently it was declared that
the time honored friend Of the Brain
tagged nOvoliSt-the mortgage on the
old homcstcad-had been buried suf-
ficiently deep for any possibility OF
cxhuming. But then come We're Hutch
inson with vividly impressive story
Of the north coast Of England.
"Sca Wrack' Century Company
is the story of two foundlinss
adopted by Il sturdy old farmer who
has lost his wife and son. but who
longs for an heir to carry on the re-
dcmption of the wind-swept land he SO
long has envis!oned. With two adopted
sons--one. for literary purposes. needs
must be worthless. and the other m
example of all tn" virtues cnrnate or in.
carnate--Vere Hutchinson does man.
age not TO slop over overly much In
self cut of from the expected patri-
gets the girl he loves.
Ii is here the old faithful. the fam-
ily mortgage. bobs up. And then the
author, in the mesh Of too many COM
plications, clears the skies for hero and
heroine by means of terrific flood.
All objectionable characters arc swept
away in the flood Of waters and
''fnis' is written with the uausl cx-
pectancy of "they lived happily ever
after
Aside from the plain weakness of
the plot structure. Sea Wrack" ia
cngrossing. Its word pictures OF the
wild coast town. Of the narrowness
Of It's inhabitants. Of the unqwerving
loyalty Of the hero 20 his ideals-these
are well and convincinsly done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
Hudson's Popularity

In al analysis printed in the London
Bookman's journal. the works of W.
II. Hudson, author Of Green Nfan-
sIons," who died in August, ara stated
to be the most sought after in first rdi :.
tious among all British authors. The
list was made UP from the advertised
desldcrata Of second hand booksellers,
Mr.. Hudson is far in tho van with
sixty. nine requests for single titles md
ten for all his "firsts. " Ills nearest
competitor is George Moore, With Sortv
requests; then follow in order Jobn
Masetield, Arthur Machen. Max Beer.
bohm, Walter de la Mare, John Drink :
water, John Galsworthy. There nre
also numerous requests for "frsts" OF
Edmund Blundcn, Hllaire Bclloc w
II. Davies and Wilfrid Scawen B,unt
The demand for the works of W n,
Hudson lends additional interest To- tho
announcement that The Bookmsn's :
Journal will shortly publish a complete
and annotated photography of his works
and to the recent publication in Amer
ica by Alfred A. Knopf of his "Afoot
In England" which had not hitherto
appeared here. u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
A NOBLE NOVEL
Ellen Glasgow Writes Validly
and VividIy About Chang
49, C1,,tb

A noble novel IA Ellen Glasgow's
Zone Man in His Time" doubleday,
Page & Co... 1t has largeness Of con-
ception. correctness of perspective. fine.
ness of contour and depth and rich
ness Of coloring. Zone Man in His
Time I'm its range and contacts with
life, in its sheer beauty Of substance and
And even II IL is overshadowed by much
touted and moro or less mcretricious
best Sellers such n quantitative test
cannot diminish its merits, for 1t has
quality.
1t is a book which adds even to Miss
G1asgows hard and well won reputa-
tion as n novelist. already deservedly
high. Yet this work is not Of the
precious sort appealing to .cultists
and culturines. It Is not specialized
in any sense. The man in the street,
the tired business man, the average
gentle reader can follow It with zest
ana enjoyment, can get much out of it
simply rs a story, while the we'll read
are bound to find It valid and vital as
a presentation of life.
Miss Glasgow writes again In the
large sense about the South. which she
Knows so well. and in more specia!
way about Virginia. and Richmond.
citadel Of the old landed aristocracy Of
Dixie. As a member Of the old aris-
tocrncy. but with the liberalizing leaven
of deep interest IN moral and social
problems. Miss Glasgow is well fitted
t" set forth both the society and the
politics of the time and place. And
with certain notifications. her story of
tho rise of the man of the people to high
Office has applicability to other sections
Of the country and other strata of our
natiOnalism.
The motif Of tho story is the srug-
gle that is now going on, perhaps more
intensivcly and intensely in the South
than elsewhere in this country, between
the old and the new. The Governor,
who is the central figure OF the story,
shares in interest only with the delight
full grand lady of the old regime who is
yet UP TO date in mind and heart. He
is called dcmagogue by his enemies.
lie Is magnetic, scif-madc rcfnrmcr--
he started life in a circus and bat.led his
way to the Capitol, bringing along his
vivid young daughter, Il brave little
warrior herself who fights to understand
the niCeties and amenities Of world
which is new to hcr and 10 be II rccng-
nizcd participant in It's dongs. Then
there IS the young scion Of the old stock
who is in love with this alluriig Patty,
a welldrawn figure of the young man,
restless and discontcnted after the tur-
moil of tn" war and its Quickcning i'm
pulses. Miss Glasgow has number of
other figures in her gallery, some tory
istic and some radical, who touch life
very closely.
Out of their lives she wcavcs novel
that is fine and rich. 1t has both
breadth and bottom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
RISE AND FALL OF HUNGARY
MOTIVES OF A SYMBOLIC TALE

The quaint. naive charm of OId Hun.
gnry-a Hungary even thcp toem;nc
with the elemental passions but rcJns'
lent Of n charm all It's ownws,,ch is thc
motif faithfully followed hv Caciis
Tormay in The Old Ucusc,'' wbi"b
McBridcs have lust broupht ou+ IN ~ .,
translation bv +. Torday'
Using the life story of Tho IIorsc of
I-)wing no bar .vnho, cont,o r''m' ,r,',,','1. w
Los riycn strikiny word rio,rro ".,''| -
tbn ombitions md str,"ra mu,h p.vt!"ITr "
gary through three rrncrat;ors ~.
inp and foilinp win tho ,iJn 80 IT.,
cointrv's fortunes tho un,,s 80 -
wing reaches the beiehts J', apd ,hon "n ~
lanscs futlelv, the v,rt,n, "u - "T.' bnn,nn ""'
creed and fralltv. u "o''"'
rbr;stonbrr III,,,; a.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
immortal Italy

Stephen French Whitman. author Of
the colorful novel, Sacrifice" has
spent many years IN Italy and is now
lust returned from n winter in Rome.
His comment upon Edgar a. Mowers 9
book. Immortal Italy," Just pub
lished by the Applctons, is interesting.
"Thc most satisfying book on modern
Italy that ! have read. The chapters
on Italian character and D'Annunzio
ure masterpieces. The whole thing il
so brilliantly and handsomely written,
with such keen and civilized criticism
that ] am full Of admiration for the
man who has done 1t at last."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19

l should like to find a
novel that wouldn't let
me alone! --- the phrase has
stuck in my mind for weeks.
1t was the cry of an intelligent
reader for the inversion of the usual
procedure. Ordinarily the reader pursues
the book, but here in a flash one beheld
thousands of persons filled with daily cares, pro-
testing they had time to read, and yet succunb-
in the end books that simply would not give them
would let them alone until they readand
haps them Where such books say; they
written nowadays? They always being wrienno many,
but few lhave elbow novel by Rebecca West called
THE JUDGE that will let alone who for beauty
and power, and achievement This book will bay at your
heels like the hound Of Francis Thopsons In the
end you will read you be at all touched by that spirit
divine discomfort that des in every fine thing beautifully
and tragcay wrought In the of her story THE JUDGE
is every mother her children for the sins of
the father Upon this theme the author of The Return of
Soldier has built tragic symphony that unfogeta
bic and profoundly moving. Here indeed book that
will not let you alone. 1t pwsues aborbs dominates.
If you this frequent and perhaps somewhat
terrifying experience of having a -
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ssZl Gs28 GGEsS GsE E9 Eg @ S9 EgSl &6 GsEz EB
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-14
Seeking Savings Through Science
BY FREDERICK J. HASKIN

nate days, thus permitting each pair to
become thoroughly dry between the
periods of wearing them.
Great care must be taken in drying
wet boots and shoes, for they often
burn before it seems possible. More
over, if dried too fast and without
proper attention, they shrink, becom-
ing hard and misshapen. To dry wet
boots and shoes properly, first wash
off all adhering mud and grit with
tepid water, and in the case of work or
rough shoes at once grease them.
Straighten the counter, heel, vamp
and top to the proper shape, and stuff
the shoes with crumpled paper, which
helps them to hold their shape and
shortens the drying period. Finally
set the shoes aside in place that is
not too warm and allow them to dry
slowly. Wet leather burns very cas-
lily, much more readily that dry leath
er. The shoes should not be
worn until they have become thor
oughly dry"
Considering the cost of shoes, the
importance to everyone of knowing
how to get the most service out of g
pair of shoes is obvious.
In other phases of the bureaus re
search work the general public is in
directly concerned, as in the sugar
cane syrup investigations. Incongru
ously enough, this syrup project seems
likely to affect southern cotton grow
ers first. The cotton boil weevil which
has so devastated cotton fields in some
southern states has discouraged many
growers. They know that if the lanC
is planted in different crops for sew
eral seasons the Joll weevil will die
off from starvation and disappoint
ment. The problem is to find a suit
able and profitable crop to replace the
cotton.
Sugar cane is one possible crop, ant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-14

with a piquant flavor of its own that
rs peculiarly agreeable. We are hop
ing to produce it this year on semi
commercial scale, and we believe that 1t
will prove to be cheaper than tea. This
does not mean that it is to be cheap
product that may be substituted for
tea or blended with tea. 1t is new
beverage that will be introduced on
it's own merits Both tea and coffee
are altogether imported by this coun-
try. Here is the possibility, our ex-
detrimental work shows, for develop
ment of great American beverage
industry, for cassina can be grown
anywhere from North Carolina down
| through the South"
May Export Tea Substitute
1t is even thought possible that cas-
sina tea might prove a profitable ex-
port to countries using yerba mate.
Argentina, the country where yerba
mate is in highest favor, uses 6O,0OO,-
| 900 pounds of it a year. All but $780,
600 pounds are imported, largely from
Brazil and Paraguay. If the casslna
drink proves acceptable it is possible
that we may export some to Argentina
Aside from the fact that yerba mate
! has smoky taste, slightly remlnis-
| cent of creosote, due to the leaves be-
/ ing dried over wood fire, it tastes
very similar to cassina.
The Bureau of Chemistry is working
with various other chronological prof
ects in which it sees possibilities Of
helping the farmer, the manufactures