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The Washington times., 1929-08-26
Flames Raze Noted
Hickey Mansion

One of Washngton landmarks the Hickey Mansion went
up in flames today.
The two-story brick building containing dozen
almost totally destroyed Only portion Of the brick
walls remained standing
The Washington times., 1929-08-26

The reorganized Public Util-
ties Commission has already
extended its fight for unifica-
Stion of local traffic facilities
to Capitol Hill.
- 1t was learned today that the
Commission has forwarded to MEM
bers OF the House and Senate Dis
trict Committees copies of the merger
agreement which it submitted to
officials Of the transit companies
during the present fare increase
hearings.
The move Of the commission for
its proposed merger plan Is regarded
as of particular significance because
OF the attitude of company officials.
Asked Revision Of Law
Officials sof both the Capital Trac.
tion Company and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, when
handed copies Of the merger pro-
posal, expressed the belief that under
existing conditions 1t would be futile
even to consider the matter. They
pointed to the scrapping Of the
Harley p. Wilson merger agreement,
/ which was smothered in the Senate,
and demanded that before further
consideration be given the merger,
there be a revision of the laws so
that the approval Of both the COM
Emission and Of Congress would not
be necessary.
The commissions move at the
eCapitol is apparently designed to
line up influential members of the
District committees on behalf Of the
proposal In order that this support
may be used to bring about agree
ment Of the railway officials.
Points Out Differences
J In its letter transmitting the
merger proposal the commission
asked that the members give them
an opportunity for discussion and
conference on the proposal. The
Hetter summarized briefly the differ
ences between the plan as proposed
by the commission and that which
was formerly before Congress.
Because of the absence from the
city of most of the members of
Congress the Commissioners thus
far are believed to have received
virtually nothing but formal ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt of the
proposal.
There Is no doubt. however, that
az soon as the members return to
the city they win give the proposal
and. data submitted by the COM
I mission the deepest considerations.
sAt present in most offices the data
are being gone over by secretaries
and clerks In anticipation of the
return Of the members.
The determined battle of the local
fraction interests to force an in
crease Of fare upon the car-riding
Public Of the city will enter upon
! its final stage when hearings are
resumed before the Public Utilities
] Commission tomorrow morning.
With the accounting methods Of
both the Washington Railway and
Electric and the Capital Traction
companies under the severest fire
they have ever encountered. the
traction groups are now on the de-
fensive, and 1t is now almost GER
tain that the hearings will end in
y rejection of their demands, or at
least postponement OF final set
Element of the fare issue until the
NEW merger proposal has been con-
sidered in Congress.
The Washington times., 1929-08-26

COMPANY MASCOT TO PERFORM
JUNE SHIRLEY BLAKE Washingtons physical cu-
ture baby and mascot of No. Is Truck Company is
hearsng for her act the companys float in the fire
mems parade Labor Day. when she will entertain the
crowds with her acrobatics This picture shows the
supple Miss Blake doing of her tricks supported by
Capt. G. F. Sullivan Qeft) of the truck company, and
Capt. ]. E. Wilson, of the Ninth police precinct
The Washington times., 1929-08-26
P.lI.C. PAVES
WAY FOR
ACTION

. The reorganized Public Util-
ties Commission has already
extended its fight for unifica-
.tion of local traffic facilities
70 Canifnl Hill
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
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Bell Telephone System
Enormous User Of Paper

Paper or papyrus, as it was known
back in the early days of mankind
formed the basis of the principal
means Of communication for thou
sands OF years. Today, transmitted
communications, both telephone and
telegraph, cover space much more
rapidly, and consequently more mes
sages are being sent than ever before
in the history of the world. But paper
still plays an important part in the
modern methods of communication.
and 1t would be impossible to carry
on telephone nversations-which
now number in excess of 100000
daily in the United States alone-with-
out the use of this age-old product, SO
necessary in the makeup of many
parts of the intricate equipment used
in the operation of the telephone.
. The Western Electric Company. the
worlds largest manufacturer Of tele-
phone supplies, is authority for the
statement that paper is used extens-
lively in the manufacture Of telephone,
cable, condensers and other equip
ment.
Telephone cable, which is made upIl
OF small copper wires, each wire being
insulated with paper and the whole
covered with wrapping of paper and
then enclosed in lead sheathing toll
protect the paper-insulated circuits
from the elements is one of the chief
agencies which 1,,olyac ooao;I,1o A.
huge telephone development of this
country. Practically every community. |
no matter how small, is now served |
by telephone cable plant and thou
sands of miles Of cable extend alongl
the streets and alleys, overhead or
underground, in every city.
The wires in these cables carry the |
voice currents which travel from one
telephone to another as people here.
there and everywhere, conduct their,l
business and social affairs by thisII
modern method of communication.
In addition to being used as insula-I
ton for cable wires, paper is also usedIl
extensively in the manufacture of con-Il
densers, necessary part of every tell
ephone. Another use to which paperl|
is put to good advantage in telephone
equipment is in the manufacture oil
carbon filaments which are used I'M
the small electric lamps on which tele-
phone lines terminate in the SWITCH
boards. When the subscriber is maxi
ing call the small lamp lights to in
dictate to the operator that someone
wants a number, and she, plugging in,
establishes the connection or gives al
report.
Each year sees further needs for
telephone service, and, according to
telephone engineers, there Will be q
greater demand In the futurs for pa
per in the -naa4lsuff acture Of eQdipment
necessary to meet the demands OF
service. Il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
Old Cities in Tiers

The Inca museum at Lima, Perud
has recently come into possession of
300 mummies Of aboriginal Peruviana
brought back by an expedition to tha
Pisco region. From these and other
discoveries it would seem that there
was an advanced civilization in that
part Of the country long before the
time Of Christ. Cities Of different
periods were found one built over
the other, the earlier ones having
been buried. The expeditions also
returned with a great wealth of ems
broidered tapestries, beautifully dec4
Grated pottery, some in the shapes Of
animals and serpents. One Of 81
llama design showed five toes on the
forefeet instead Of the present split
hoof. Llama skeletons showing thai
same characteristic were also disc0v-
cred. al
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

two years ago. The old compress
sion ratio of toll has been stepped
up to 5 1-2 to l, or in some cases
to to 1. With such compression
the amount of clearance between
TIE top of the compression head and
the cylinder head is very, very small.
So small indeed, that if layer of
hard carbon of only 1-16 of an inch
thick is formed on the piston head
some knocking is apt to occur.
cit is time to think right now"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

says Mr.. Wier, "of hard carbon and
how to drive many thousands of
peaceful miles without its negative
goes on to say, lis the result of US
ing compounded oil containing cyl
inder stock. There are oils made.
Sunoco Motor Oil being one of them,
which are pure distilled oils, con-
tanning no cylindtr stock or waxy
content. Such oils Will not permit
the formation of hard carbon be-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

CAUSE there is no sticky, waxy sub
stance formed on the top of the pis-
ton Head to act like fiypaper. attract
ing and holding the SCOT which is
always produced by burning gas
oline.l Any owner of high COM
preston motor" says Mr.. Wier, ''if
he usks notking but Sunoco, the 100
per cent distilled oil and Blue SUMO
co gafoline, will have no trouble
with Hard carbon or with knocks"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
Special Oven for Pie

A huge brick oven was built in a
disused corn mill near Hudderfield,,
England, so that the village of DENLY
Dale might surpass all its previous|
efforts in making giant pies. The pie|
dish, made locally Of earthenware,
was Is feet long, feet wide
and IS inches deep. The pie con-
tanned beef, mutton, kidney, potatoes
and plenty of gravy. About 10000
people partook of the pie. On the
occasion of the last previous DENLY
Dale pie. in 1896, more than 10000
people visited the village, which has
a population of 1900. A pie made in
1887 went bad, and was dragged by
horses to a wood and buried in quick
lime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
HIGH COMPRESSION MOTOR
EVTEV

Considerably over two years ago,
says Mr.. Robert Wier, Jr., local
branch manager of the Sun Oil Co.,
''wken high compression motors
were coming into vogue, the Sun
Oil Company was ready with Blue
Sunoco Motor Fuel which would per-
NIT these highly efficient engines TO
operate without knocking. Com
pressions today average higher than
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

George had just hurried home from
kindergarten through the cool, crisp
air. His Llother. opening the door to
admit him ventured the remark, tits
pretty cool outside, isn't it."
With the gravity of seer giving
the latest weather reports, he replied
"Oh, about twenty disease" A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
Some Use

Visitor-And do you find pen-and-
ink sketching profitable occupation
Comic Artist-Oh, it keeps the pot,
boiling.
Visitor-Ah. see; you light the fire.
with them, eh?-Pearson's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
Measuring Starlipht

Dr. L. X. Roller of Schenectady has
developed new daylight recorder. It
is so sensitive that it can record the
light intensities in the entire range
between starlight and direct sunlight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07
Long, Long Ago

Waiter, what did l order?"
Ham and eggs. SIR"
"Why, so l did. Let me compliment
you Oh your memory" A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

Some people would rather do a
thing twice than to do it right in
the first place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

There are few self made men
and a great many self-made blone
women in the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-07

Love makes the world go round
only when the lovers are intoxicated
with happiness.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17

competent specialist, Dr. Bordier, in his recent work, Diathermy and Da- thermotherapy' G928), we may even hope that certain cancers may ulti- mately be cured in this way. Instead of resorting to the knife, the su- geon will then use 'diathermic knife to re- move the diseased tissues.
 While awaiting this blessed day, let us see how these remarkable currents are already able to alleviate hardening of the arteries. In a healthy person the arterial pressure is about to G12 inches of mercury, while in some dis eases it rises beyond 10 inches, and in others, such as neurasthenia, 1t falls to 4 or 5. The physician can easily meas ure high blood-pressure, which is an ordinary symptom of arterial harden ing, but hitherto he has been able only to recognize it without curing it.
 "For several years, however, harden ing of the arteries has been treated by diathermy. The patient is introduced into huge electric coil traversed by high-frequency currents. He sits on a chair in full view, in the center of this cylindrical cage. In a glazed cabinet near by a transformer raises the ten sion of the alternating current to 40,- 900 or 50,000 volts, with 500,000 or 600,000 alternations per second. After five minutes of electrical 'darsonvali- sations' it is brought down to normal The lowered pressure persists, and the
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Number of Bones Vary with Age

IN ID you know that a human being has different numbers of
 bones at different ages? That the number of bones in girls is differ, ent from that in boys? pr. B. C. II. Harvey tells these interesting thincs about the bones in his Simple Lessons Tn Human Anatomy" in Hygeia.
 The number of separate bones in a man, forty years old is 20G," he says, " he vertebral column has twenty-siX. the skull twenty-three, the ribs and breast bone twenty-five, the upper cx. tremltles siXty-four. and the lower cy tremities sixty-two, the ear six. This IS the number in middle age, but the body changes greatly during its life. time and this fact is especially evident in the bones
 In a boy of fourteen years, there are three hundred and fifty separate bony masses; in baby boy at birth there are two hundred and seventy.
 "Ihe individual bones of the adult are formed by the fusion of parts that were at first distinct from one an. other. There are formed at various tunes more than eight hundred of them. New ones continue to appear until the boy is twenty-two years old They fuse with one another at definite ages, so that there are different and special totals for each age.
 "At every age up to twenty-two the number of bones in girls is different
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
What Inventors Are Doing

has only to be rubbed lengthwise of the board in order to cut it into thin slices. But those slices would not Le in a proper sense soap flakes. Set across the aforementioned opening however, are three small knife blades (placcd lengthwise of the board, and at right angles with the big blade) which divide the soap slices into rib bons. The ribbons, being so thin, break up into fragments and drop through the opening into the pan beneath.
 A device which makes it practicable to carry luggage on the running boards or lenders of automobiles is the in vention of Robert E. Stinson, of Jlla math Falls, Oregon. It is a grip hook of peculiar pattern, formed with looped clamping lever. The latter is pivoted upon the hook, and shiflable to engage the runnng-board or fender and lock the device thereon. In use. the hooks are slipped beneath the len. der or the outer edge of the running. board, with the levers raised. Then each lever is bent downward, so that its loop is forced over the hook. clamp. ing the latter securely in place. To release it, the loop is pulled outward The hooks may be clampel on any. where upon the running-boar or fen der, and then ropes may be engaged with them to hold the luggage in place.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17

A N "electric chair" designed not ~ to end life, but to prolong it, is
 the newest method science has perfected for the treatment of certain diseases, in which heat is generated within the body itself by the action of oscillatory electric currents of high frequency. Jacques Boyer, a French investigator, announces that this meth cd is effective in cases of high blood pressure, arterial hardening. gout, rheumatism, and even with violent colds in the head.
 The physiological properties of high frequency currents of damped oscilla- tion were announced as long ago as 1892 by Professor d'Arsonval. Later, by devislng a special apparatus, he made it easy for physicians to use the undamped electric oscillations. Since then their diathermic (nternal heat ing) applications have been innumer- able. The domain of this new branch of electrical treatment is extending further and further, and its technique is being improved daily.
 lowing to the high intensity of the currents which in this form may safely traverse the human organism" says Prof. Boyer, "we are now able to cause notable increase of temperature in the very mass of the tissues. between the electrodes of properly arranged de- vice. Albumens may even be coag- ulated at a distance. Thus. writes a
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Bean Bread

A N Austrian investigator, pr. Der. "A zeller, recently devised means of
 so milling the soy bean that perfectly digestible and tasty bread, more wholesome, it is contended, than brown bread, yet white, is produced There has been such d boom in this bread lately in Vienna, Budapest, and other large cities that it is looked upon as new natural food. In taste it re- minds one Of the almond, and bread containing It is said to keep longer than ordinary bread. Whether or not such bread will be as widely used as wheat bread remains to be seem.
 Several emin mt food experts claim that the nutritive value of soy flour has now been made consistent with dlgestibility. For example, MT. J. L. North, curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regents Park, London, who after many experiments, says he has accIlmatlzed the soy bean ID England, asserts that the bean contains all the constituents of cows milk, even to the water and fat, soluble vitamins, and that the manufacture from 1t of a milk that can not be tubercular is simple.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
y~ ALLURE of a parachute to oper

ALLURE 0f parachute to open
 means death to the jumper.
 Such failures are ordinarily due to delay of the air in getting into the folds in which the parachute has been packed. Hence it fails to expand properly or quickly enough. To over. come this difficulty, Jennings De Witt, Of New York, proposes to use for the parachute the customary fine silk fab rlc, but to sew around its margin wide binding tape. The latter, being crnkled and crimped in the folding, forms numerous aperturcS to admit air.
 A contrivance to enable the house. wife to make her own soap flakes from the kind of soap she likes best is the invention of John A. Woodward, of LcetQnia, Ohio. A board (placed, for use, on pan which receives the fakes) has through it and across it a santwise rectangular opening. It is through this opening that the flakes fall into the pen. Adjacent this opening, the board is mortiSed on its upper surface to form a shallow depression in which knife-blade may rest, the back of the blade abuttlng against a shoulder, while its edge is slightly above the level of the board. In this position it is fixed by screws. It is obvious that, with this arrangement, cake of soap
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Electric Chair ''

Boyer continues "Dr. Bordier has been applying it lately to violent colds in the head. He uses a double valve which, acting as a bi-polar electrodc, consists of two small metal plates, faS. tened to the flexible arms of a V. shaped insulator. A hinge at the base enables this to be applied to a nose of any size or shape. An elastic band holds the device to the patients head. The patient sits comfortably in chair, while the operator gradually increases the strength of the current until sensation of heat is felt in the nose.
 According to figures given by Dr. Border, sitting of twenty minutes. with even a feeble oScillatory current (2OO to 300 mllamperes) is enough to cure the most violent cold As soon as the electric radiation has passed through the mucous membrane, the pa tlent breathes freely, his nose no longer runs, and he stops sneezing. He sheds no more tears, and the pain in his frontal sinus disappears little by little with the last traces of his cold thus suddenly arrested in its course. The cure is quicker. the more violent the cold"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17

half inch in diameter in the exact center of the piece
 Sandpaper the exterior as well as the slot before cutting off the vo-yo completely. Be sure that the groove is exactly in the center; otherwise the toy will wobble and perform erratiCally. A coat of stain and varnish makes a very neat job, Some of the youngsters have very elaborate yo-yos, beauti. fully inlaid with various woods.
 The conventional yo-yo string has only two strands, which are divided and tied loosely over the hub, as shown in the section. If tied tightly, the toy will have tendency to jerk when it reaches the end of the string.
 Any fairly hard string will do, and performance win be improved by rub, ping the string across paraffin or candle wax.
 An expert gives the following direc tions for playing "yo-yo":
 Wind the string partly around the groove, let the yo-yo drop and as the string is about all paid out, Jerk lt back rather smartly and the yo-yo will come higher and higher each time, until it reaches the palm, under which it is suspended by a loop around the middle finger. That is, the jerk on the string causes the yo-yo to climb back up the string. winding the latter as it does so.
 The simplest performance is the u1- and-down movement, but the yo-yo can be thrown in all directions, and it will always come back, winding the string itself-providing you give it the proper jerk at the proper time.
 In throwing the yo-yo, except drop
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
How to Make a "YO-YO," Novel PhilinDine Tov
ENHlLlPPlNE boys and girls have
 a novel toy which is called a

\ NHlLlPPlNt' boys and girls have
 "a novel toy which is called a
 "yo-yo," which can be made by anyone who is handy with tools. The "yoyo" consists of a piece of hard. wood, somewhat like a doorknob in shape with a deep groove in the center, small hub and Q string by which it is manipulated.
 A loop in the string is slipped over the middle finger of the right hand, the cord is wound around the hub and with a delft outward thrust the yo-yo is released. When it has reached the end of the cord, the whirling motion re- winds 1t back to the hand. With expe- rience, a boy can describe all manner of curves, bringing the agile ball back to his hand in series of graceful sweeps.
 A suggestion for making this popu- lar toy is shown in the accompanying diagrams reproduced from Popular Mechanics. Hardwood is preferred to soft because of it's weight. Maple is very satisfactory, or any wood that does not split easily, also is suitable for the purpose.
 With access to a small lathe, the con struction is simple. Screw a block of wood, 214 in. square and about 212 in. long, to the lathe faceplate. Turn down roughly to the shape required and groove with special cutting-off tool, made up by grinding or filing a flat steel bar to the dimensions given. This groove should go to the same depth all the way around the circular piece, leaving only a small axle about
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Tom Thumb" Trees

A \ amazing forest of Tom "A Thumb" trees, located in a
 French horticultural garden near Paris, is the product of a science known as "nanization.'" Through deli cate surgical operations on the roots and by Scmi-Starvation, shoots of nor. maj trees have been stunted and made to reproduce all the characteristics of forest giants without attaining a height of more than a few inches.
 The process, as described in Popular Science Monthly, begins when a young shoot is placed in small pot which re. StnctS the roots and prevents them from growing too large Then the main. or central, root is bound tightly with wire underground at the point where the trunk begins. This wire gradually chokes the root to death. The second ary roots are trained to creep near the surface of the small amount of soil provided, so that partial starvation re. suits.
 As the outer roots grow, other surg teal operations are performed every two or three years until all but three or four are choked off.
 The gnarled appearance of an an- cient tree is given the dwarf by tying weights to the tiny limbs.