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The Camphor Crop.

A LMOST the entire supply OF cam
phor comes from Formosa- The
demand has increased to such an
extent that the attention Of the lead
ing countries of the world has been
directed to opening up new source
of supply. This is made necessary by
the fact that in the manufacture of
modern explosives that are used IN
high-power guns, camphor forms an
important ingredient.
Now that the Japanese government
controls the worlds supply of the
product, it is by no means certain
that it may be obtained in the de
sired quantities at all times in the
future. In order to provide against
any such contingency as this. the
growth of the camphor shrub is being
under the auspices of the Federal
Government. 1t is said that the
shrubs have thrived well.
The process In operation in Formosa
for extracting the camphor is to chop
the trees down and cut them into
small pieces from which the camphor
is then distilled. The men in charge
of the camphor trees in this country
adopt a different method. They SOW
the seeds of the shrubs like wheat or
oats, and the shrubs quickly sprout.
When they have attained a height OF
about feet they are cut down by
a moving machine at a height of
about foot from the ground. The
several portions are put through the
distilling process, and the camphor
extracted.
From the tender stubble other
shoots spring up, and the cutting proc
ess can be repeated once a year for
several years. 1t is said that better
quality of camphor can be obtained by
this method than by the ancient
process in use in Formosa.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
BY WILLIAM =. ODLI<.

w YITH the dedication yester-
n I day. at William and Mary
AN College, Williamsburg, Va.
of a memorial reared in
honor OF the so founders,
Phi Beta Kappa, dean OF all the col
lege f~aternities that today play so
color cul "A role in student life, began
4 national observance OF its SeSqul-
centennial. Its long and honorable
history closely interviewer with that
Of the Nation, this verltable arlstoc-
racy of scholarship has, with the pas
sage of years, advanced to such pre-
eminence that its golden key is uni
versally accepted as the hallmark of
mental attainment and character.
II was In the quaint old Raleigh
Inn at williamsburg, on December .,
1875. that John Heath. founder of Phi
Beta Kappa. gathered about him
handful of other William and Mary
students and to them unfolded his
nlan for student society that would
hc essentially different from such as
existed in the struggling young insti-
tutions of learning of that period. The
clement OF good fellowship was not
despised by these founders. but from
the very first, TO differentiate Phi
Beta. literary exercises were an I'M
uortant part of all meetings, and the
initiation was one of dignity. 1t is TO
;he everlasting glory of those beard
less youths that because Of the firm
..roundwork they laid, not only has
heir society endured for 159 years but
t'.....l t.4r. S.4PfEl{ les h3Na FDN. nd
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its principles and precepts worthy of
emulation.
The first emblem of Phi Beta Kappa
was a silver medal upon which the
principles of fraternity. morality and
literature were SymboliZed by three
stars In the course of time this de-
vice was superseded by the golden
key that is the badge of scholarly at
tainment now cherished by nearly
$4,000 Americans.
A study of the records shows that
fourteen students of William and
Mary became members during 1877,
and in 1850 the roster stood at so, the
group now collectively honored as
"the founders" While it is evident
that those received during the first
two years determined the Characters
tics of the society by the adoption of
rule and practices, those received dur
ing 1879 shared in perfecting these
methods and, by preparing and issu-
ing charters for chapters at Harvard
and Yale. in making possible the per-
petuation of the society.
x
THAT all the pioneer members en-
tertained a feeling of deep regard
for their fraternity and high anticipa-
ton for its worthy future is abun-
dantly evident in the records. The
approach of the British army on viii.
liamsburg, in January, 1881, caused
suspension of the college and of the
society. At an emergency meeting
the members decided to place their
papers In tae care Of the college stew
ard "tn remain With him until the de
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Finishing Sealskin.

NATURAL sealskin is so heavy and
salt-impregnated, so thick, greasy
and coarse-haired, that no woman
would care toNwear the fur until II
had been properly dressed. 1t requires
a number of operations to finish the
raw skins. They are washed, dried.
cleaned with oil-soaked sawdust AMI
skived to one-third Of their original
thickness. The skiving requires the
most sensitive touch, as the knives
must go deep enough to loosen ths.
roots of the stiff hairs but must not
touch the roots of the fur itself. When
the bristles are loosened, the skins
are turned over and the bristles are
rubbed out. The skins then go To
the hot rooms, where the fur side is
exposed to blasts Of hot air. The last
operation is the dyeing that gives thc
fur its characteristic color. Unlike
ordinary things. sealskin is colored b.
being painted with coat after coat Cf
dye, put on with a brush.
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Stone Age Banquet.
DISTINGUISHED European

cheologist and a member OF
Anthropological Society lately con-
ceived the original plan of preparing
a banquet in the manner of the Stone
Age There were many volunteers 20
aid in the work of making the proper
preparations for the unique function.
1t was necessary first to select an al
propriate spot for the dining place.
After many sites were examined, II
was finally decided to hold the bal
quet" on sand bank in the middlc
of the Danube River, far from habitH
tions. This was done In order To re
move all semblanCe of the life of to
day and to insure surroundings that
would Indicate q. time when the only
habitationS were caves or the SheltcI
of trees.
With the sand bank as the table,
dishes and utensils were made in mol.
els of those used in the Stone Age
Those made of wood were fashionc,
in close imitation of the utensils ct
that age.
Cabbage soup formed the first item,
Of the menu. 1t was prepared In a
wooden bowl by means of stones thH'
had been first heated and then thrown
into the water in which the cabbaE"
had been placed. AS fast as the stones
cooled others We're put in to take thell
place The cooking consumed. Of
course. a much greater time than do
modern methods. but time was no oh
ject to the scientists on this lark.
Boiled leg of horse came next
1t had been cooked In the same mar
ner. Roasted pork. cooked over tn"
living Goals and far better tasting.
the learned gentlemen said, than an
offering of today, was an important
dish. SteWed maize. cooked by the
hot stone method. went with the pork.
TurnipS were roasted in the aShes
of the fire, the fire-hardened part
iCrked away and then served SteamlnS
hot. After this there was a dessert Of
dried berries and wild honey. The
BANQUET lasted more than three hours.
and when it was over and the Sclen-
lists were returning to their homes
the guests all insisted that If TIL"
Stone Age man Jared as we'll as TINS
he had little of which to complain III
the. matter of food.
During this strange banquet every
possible effort was made to enter into
The spirit of the remote age. The SCI
entists ate either with their fingers on
out of the bowls that were placed De
fore them. There we're no knives. no
forks. no tablecloths and no napkins
/ In fact. nothing in the entire meal
suggested the table manners OF touaN
When it became necessary TO turn
any material that was being cooReo'
this was accomplished By means OF :;
prOnged stick. Not a bit of meta
was employed, either in the cooking
| or in the consumption of the food tha Z
daH prepared for the scientists.
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Pxepar1Ma valuable plants ln BTazl1
for shiPme1lt to Washin3toO

ages containing insect specimens and
diseased plant material and fruit. Or
chardists, grovemen, farmers and
pure-bred seed producers express to
our Capital City many tons Of speci-
mems. The Federal entOmologists, in
each instance, identify the insect or
disease and assist the grower in con-
trolling the pest. Colonies of beneficial
insects also are being imported from
foreign countries. These bacteria and
bugs are predaceous on certain de-
structive bacteria which ruin crops,
fruits, trees and nuts. The idea of
science is to establish these beneficial
bacteria in sufficient numbers, so that
they may ultimately overwhelm the
armies of destructive germs which
jeopardiZe the future of agricultural
production.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nOmics is another national agency
which measures It's express receipts
by the thousands OF shipments. 1t Is
the clearing house for wool grades,
cotton standards. the StandariiZa ton
g i.4GEi-Ct I4S'.etS huJDcr.: and con.
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By GEORGE III. DACY.

"IIE curiosities which the sleight-
ofhand artist draws from
his capacious sleeves-strange
Il though they be---do not out
a. ,I<,,,e, Il.o,1
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were received from Virginia, Maryland
and West Virginia. Autopsy showed
conclusive evidence of rabies in 12o
cases. State veterinary departments,
schools and colleges also send unique
express specimens to the Government
laboratories for post-mortem eXamina-
tions. Manv chickens. turkeys, quail,
ducks, geese and even canaries are
also turned over to Uncle Sam to iden-
tify the causes of death. Many sam
pies of tuberculouS tissue from ami
mails slaughtered because they reacted
TO the tuberculin test are delivered to
the Bureau of Animal Industry labo-
ratories. A few dead snakes and rep
tiles are sent in from different parts
of the country for inspection.
The Beltsville Experimental Farm
of the national Department of Agricul
ture uses express service for delivery
of the breeding animals which it some
times buys. One of the best mich
goat herds in the country is used in
experimental research at that Federal
farm. Some of the animals came to
Washington in express crates and
pens from the farms of fanciers and
breeders who sold the lillipution
"cows" to the Government. Similarly,
aristocratic sheep. plutocratic pigs and
dairy calves came to the Nations fin
est breeding farm, incased in light
wooden overcoats, in accord with ex
press service requirements.
There is an experimental municipal
abattoir at Beltsville. Carcases of
soft pork hogs'-porkers which have
been fattened on peanuts-are deliv-
cred by refrigerated express or else
are sent ION the hoof" from Southern
experimental stations. Science studies
these carcasses in Investigations de-
signed to take the riddle out of our
soft pork" problem.
The Bureau of Animal Industry ex-
pertS make post-mortem examinations
of all the animals and reptiles which
die at the Washington Zoo. These
precautions are taken in order to iden-
tify dangerous diseases which develop
50 that control measures max te iuSti-
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Washington the "Eis island of Plant and Animal Wor

tainers and multiplied activities which
relate to the marketing Of agricul-
tural crops. 1t is the referee OF whole
sale and retail packages for delivery
to all parts Of This country. Its stand
ardization laboratory, the only highly
specialized research establishment Of
its kind in the universe. grades and
classif1es wool, cotton, grain. hay and
other samples which are submitted.
It's experts ara studying the market
ing enigmas Of all such materials.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
Artificial Sponge.

THE artificial sponge has been on
the market for some time. The
process consists principally In the
action Of zinc chloride on pure cellu
lose. This results in pasty, viscous
mass, which is mixed with coarselv
grained rock-salt. Placed in a press
mold armed with pine, the mass is
pierced through and through until N
appears traversed by multitude OF
tiny canals, like the pores of a
natural sponge.
The excess of salts is subsequently,
removed by prolonged washing, I'm a
weak, alcoholic solution. The artificial
sponge swells with water, but hardens
on drying, just like it's prototype; it
Is held to be eminently adapted for
nitering water for sanitary or indus.
trial uses. and u can be EMPLOYED for
all the purposes that are usually
assigned 10 the gtruirr ulti,l,
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tuted in plenty of time to check the
spread of costly contagion.


Many queen bees are imported from
Italy for the improvement Of Ameri-
can apiaries. There is considerable
danger Of introducing foreign beehive
diseases which have not as yet ap-
peared in this country. The United
States Government requires that all
imported queens be expressed to
Washington from the seaports where
they enter this country, in order that
the national experts may inspect the
bees. All that are free of disease are
granted citizenship papers. The others
are denied admission and are returned
to their source or are destroyed. The
Federal Bee Laboratory at Somerset
receives many express specimens of
diseased hOneycomb, as well as sam
Piles Of honey which apiarists send in
to Washington for diagnosis and in
spection. so that Uncle Sam can ad-
wise them how to solve their most
perplexing problems.
The Bureau of Entomology is the
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The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
OCT. 8, 1926

even moving pictures, from one
house to another in London without
the aid of wires.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
Berbers Of today the Romans of yes

Berbers Of today the Romans of yes
terday?
The finding by French officer of
an old Roman coin bearing the
effigy of Emperor AEtoninus-frst
century of the Christian era-and
the subsequent discovery of ruins
enthusiastically of Roman origin in
the territory of the Benz Zerual
tribe on the River Aoudour have
reawakened interest in the history
Of this strange people.
They are not to be confused with
the Moorish Arabs with whom they
have neither language, color nor
customs in common. Abd-el-Kum 3
people are white as a general rule,
and invariable so in the mountain
fastness where there has been no in
termarriage with Arabs.
1t is remarked that the Arab word
for foreigner, Roumi, which is be-
lieved to mean Roman, is applied to
Berbers, 1t is known, of course that
the Romans occupied much of what
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08

South Kensington Science Museum,
beside a first machine of Graham
Bells telephone, beside the awkward
coils of wire which Faraday used in
his electrical experiments and beside
the first Hughes microphone. By
placing the Televison machine in
this select company, the world of
science has given it's official approval
to the Televisiou idea.
The machine is built up Of card
board, lenses from bicycle lamps,
slabs of wood and other odds and
ends. 1t was constructed in 1925 by
John L. Baird, who nine months
later had perfected 1t so well that
he was able to send outlines Of OBJ
jects placed before the machine, and
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
APPEAL LIQUOR TERM
MOtOrist Sentenced Ten Days on In
toxicatiOn Charge.

Attorneys for George B. German,
30, of 542 N. La Sale ST., announced
an appeal would be taken from a
ten,day sentence and fines totalling
$35 on charges of drunkenness and
driving an auto under influence of
liquor.
Motorcycle Policeman Jacob Hud-
gins arrested German, Sept. 25.
Municipal Judge Paul Wetter heard
the case.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
AUTO EVILS TO
Be DISCUSSED
BY ENGINEERS
'Shimmy and Tramp Topics
of Automotive Men at
Dinner Thursday.

us there a positive cure for the
shimmy and tramp" the twin evils
brought to automobiles by balloons
and by four-wheel brakes?" This
is the question that will be debated
by three nationally prominent auto
motive engineers next Thursday eve
ming before the Indiana section of
the Society of Automotive Engineers
at the SEVERN.
The couses Of front wheel Jazz
dance or "shimmy," and OF the
tramp" another variation of the
cratic movement of front wheels and
tie-rods, will be set forth by the
speakers.
p Some engineers claim that we do
not yet known what causes the err
ratio motions that appear at certain
speeds on most cars. Others believe
the causes nave been learned anG
positive cures have been worked out.
X. j. Howell, laboratory engineer
of the Studebaker Corporation, will
present the first paper. L. Ray
Buckendale, development engineer of
the Timken Detroit Axle Company,
and F. r. Chandler of the Rose Gear
and Tool Company, will present 9th
er views. Other engineers who have
made special studies of the subject
will tlke part in the discussion.
The meeting will follow the regu-
lar October dinner of the Indiana
section. The open meeting will be-
gin at s o. m. Local automotive men
have been invited by the chairman,
Ralph r. Teetor. Large delegations
from automotive organizations Of
the State will be present.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
CHEMIST WILL SPEAK
DIR. Kraydill to Address Society a
Dinner Friday.

DR.. H. r. Kraydill. State chemist.
will address the American Chemical
Society, Friday night. at dinner at
the Chamber of Commerce. Business
meeting will follow the dinner at
$50 p. m.
officers this year: Paul Smith,
chairman; DIR. r. n. Harger, vice
chairman and Neal Kershow, secre-
tAry.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
BUS OPERATORS ELECT
George Healey Chosen Secretary OF
Indiana Association.

The directors of the Motor Bus
Association of Indiana, meeting here
Wednesday night, elected George H.
Healey executive secretary. The as
sociation is conducting a member
ship drive and will hold a general
meeting in indianapolis Nov. IT. H.
E. Johns of La Porte. operator Of
the Johns Bus Company, is presi-
dent. Other directors are A. G. Har-
men, Indianapolis; F. S. Dunnick,
Bremen; j. II. Gregg, Brazil; w. E.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
G. A. R. TO HAVE PART
Veterans VIII Participate in Armory
Dedication.

Civil War veterans wishing to par
ticipate in the dedication of the new
armory Friday are requested TO meet
at the G.. A. r. Home, FIT. Friendly
512 n. Illinois ST., before 1870 p. m.
A. B. Charpie. commander OF
Thomas Post, said autos will be pro-
vided for the G.. A. r. veterans.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08

is now Morocco, but the remains of
structures found in the Riff country
legions of Rome pushed up into the
mountains. The Berger ''mechtas,"
or houses, are made of earth and
straw. The ruins are of stone.\
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
QUESTION is HONORED
Machine for Sending Pictures by
Radio in HAL of Fame"
Bv United Press

Bu United Press
LONDON, Oct. 8.-The first Televi-
sion machine from which already
better apparatus has sprung to send
motion pictures by radio. has been
put into an honored place in the
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD

Word was received here today that
DIR. Harry + Jones, 60, first osteo-
path to make his home in Indiana,
is dead at his winter home in Win
ter Haven, Fla. DR.. Jones was ~
fiuential in obtaining legislation rS2S
ognizing osteopathy. He will be
buried in Tuscola, Fla. The widow
and one son survive.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
Sweaters

Mems and Boys Wool
and Woolmix Cricket
Sweaters. Smartest pat
terms and rich 81 Q2
colors ........V xsOO
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08
DERBER ORIGIN
WAS ROMAN, IS
LATEST BELIEF
Think Coin Solves Mystery
of Abd-eI Krim'S Tribes
men.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, Oct. S.-What is the
origin Of the Berbers, the hardy race
which, under the leadership Of ADD
el-Krim, fought off the French and
Spanish armies for years? Are the
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08

All the national cemeteries In the
United States have total area of
1881 acres.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-10-08

Rentschler, Plymouth. and Charles
Pelizzari, Mitchell.
Healey, the new secretary, is as
sociated with the Peoples Motor
Coach Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-12
MAKE COW PAY YOU
WAGES

How to make the COW pay you
wages on a bigger scale to make q
bigger profit is explained in &
bulletin issued today for the benefit
of Maryland farmers, by the Lar.
rowe Institute of Animal Economics
To ascertain exactly the hourly
wage each COW is paying for the
labor and care expended on her
| just deduct the total expenditures
from the total receipts of each COW
and divide the difference by the
number of hours of labor expended
on her during the year.
On one of four neighboring farms
where careful records had been kept
it was brought to light that not only
did the farmer receive no wages for
the time spent on his cows, but that
it actually cost him II cents an hou,
each to have them hang around his
place. In the other three instances
the farmers were paid at THE rate
of 6, AZ and AZ cents per hour for
the time and labor spent on each o.
their cows. The two lots of cows
bringing home the fattest pay en-
velopes were better bred than tho
others, although the right kind OF
feed and better care would have
done much toward making the Others
profitable employees. The amount
of milk produced annually by each
of the cows was found to have
direct relation to the number of
hours of labor and the care which
they received, in each instance the
animals with better care producing
the greatest income.
1t is costly error for the far
mer who.uses family labor to assume
that whatever the COW produces is
all to the good, according to the
Institute. He should not be salts
fed until his careful record keeping
Indicates that he is receiving at
least current wages for his efforts
The record will further point out to
him the improbable, members OF his
herd, and these he should aim TIC
replace with animals that will pro
duce on. an average of ESQ to 32s
pounds of butterfat each year
With the non-producers cut out anc
the good stock left put on balanced
rations and given proper care, there
will be. no reason why the farmer
Should not receive full pay en-
velope from each COW in his dairy
herd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-12
John Morton, Signer

Why the keystone for Pennsyl-
vania By his service to his
country in a great crisis, John
Morton, one of the signers of the
Declaration of independence, which
will be commemorated by the Sesqui-
Centennial International Exposition
in Philadelphia, this summer, was
inadvertently responsible for the
symbol by which the state is now
known throughout the land.
He was chairman. OF the Pennsyl-
vania delegation appointed to con-
slider separation from England.
The vote of the delegation was tie
until he cast the vote which placed
the state on the side of separation,
and it was from this fact Pennsyl-
vania became known as the Key
stone State.
John Morton was the grandson of
Morton Mortenson, who migrated to
Delaware county from Sweden in
1854. He received fair education
and acquired some knowledge of
law. He served as speaker of the
Assembly from 1772-75.
Soon after his entrance into
political life he attended the Stamp
Act Congress in New York. He
held the position of High Sheriff OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-12
THE CENTURY THEATRE

Monte Carlo" a brilliant satire
on American Tourists in Europe,
directed by William Christy Cabanne
for Metro Goldwyn- Mayer, will be
shown at the Century Theatre,
Baltimore, during week beginning
Monday, March Is, Lew Cody and
Gertrude Olmsted have the leading
roles and they are supported by a
good cast, and host of Hollywood's
beautiful girls, who act as name
quins in the sequence showing the
latest Erie fashions in beautiful