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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Synthetic for Acid Tanks
Used in Other Products

Who says you cant make a silk
purse out of soW'S ear? A few
years ago engineers developed a
new synthetic, ideal for lining huge
tanks of acid used in the produc-
ton OF stainless steel. Experiment
ing with their new discovery, the
engineers found it had infinite ap-
phcatlons-fOr one thing, cloth
dipped in it became waterproof.
Manufacturers of shower curtains
and dozen other products demand
ed It, but they wanted it for their
hlgh-style lines. That meant small
lots of many different designs-pro-
hlbltlve because the process for
treating cloth is continuous, calling
for large runs of the same material.
Treat the cloth and print colors
and designs afterward? Ink
wouldn't stick to the Koroseal coat
ing. Engineers set out to develop
an ink that would stick. After
months they found it, and made it
in every color, shade and tint.
Now it is practical to print beau
tlful designs in runs small enough
to suit the most exclusive designer.
Beautiful shower curtains to match
any decorative scheme are the re-
Sult-as well as raincoatS, table
cloths, umbrellas, aprons. Today
many of the most popular items of
this sort you'll see in the stores are
made with this synthetic that start
ed life as the lining of an acid tank
IN a steel mill.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Solar Periods
I Rule Forecasts
Weather Predictions Based
By Scientist on Suns
Radiation.

WASHINGTON - There are 10
long periods in the radiation of the
sun, each with directly observable
effects on the temperature and rain
fall of earth.
These effects, however, vary with
place and season and there is some
as yet unknown factor that compli-
Gates long-range weather forecast
ing.
These most recent conclusions
from the work Of the Astrophysical
observatory of the Smithsonian in
stitution were announced by Score
tary Charles c. Abbot They may
bring a step nearer the day when
useful weather forecasts may be
made for several years ahead based
upon solar observations.
The suns radiation also varies IT.
regularly from day TO day. These
variations attend the suns 27-day
rotation, for the suns surface has
hot spots as well as cold spots upon
il Columns of finely divided mat
ter shot from Sun-SpOt regions APP
pear 10 lombard the earth and veil
the sun slightly when such Sunspots
are exactly central Thus both in
cTcascs and decreases of the suns
radiation affect US as the sun ro-
tatCS
ClOudineSS Is Factor
An increase in the output of the
sun. especially If of short duration,
does not necessarily mean an in
crease IN the temperature of the
earth as a whole Local conditions,
such as cloudinesS and location with
respect to prevailing winds, have
profound effects. In the past DR..
Abbot has been puzzled by appar-
ent changes of phase in the weath-
er effects of the long periods in So
lar variation. Almost precisely OPP
posite weather results would some
times ensue from the same solar
phenomenon.
Recent work has convinced him,
however, that this is eXplainable. It
depends on the season of the year.
For example. he says, take an 8ls-
month period-one which he aCtu-
ally has found IN the solar vara-
tions. Every time II recurs in the
same season il will have the same
effects at a given station, so far as
itself is concerned. Other simulta-
neOusly operating solar variations
may, of course, partially modify the
effects.
Lists Solar Periods.
The solar periods now listed by
DR.. Abbot range from 8ls to 273
months The latter. about % years,
appears TO be the major period in
which all the others repeat them
selves and the most successful long
range forecasts TO date have been
based upon it. They have been rea-
sonably accurate for two or three
years IN advance.
DR.. Abbot has analysed tempera-
ture and precipitation records for
Copenhagen, Vienna and New Ha-
ven for the past lao years and found
that solar periOdicities continued
with unaltered phase throughout this
period They were sufficient to &C
count for all departures from nor
NAL temperatures.
Dr. Abbot gives examples of fairly
successful weather forecasts five
years in advance. These are made
by finding the average effect of each
of the 10 long solar periods on
weather for 50 years back These
separate effects are then combined
for the FIVE years TO come
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Changes in Street Names
Makes Life Confusing

BUFFALO.-Life is all rather con-
fusing 10 Roland F Bessel-and
the local police IS forced TO agree.
Appearing in court for falling 10
report a change in address on his
drivers license. Bessel told the
court that ne hadn't moved at all
only that the streets name had been
changed twice.
II couldn't Keep UP with the
changes In the street name" the
defendant said Even now there
is another change pending"
Case dismissed, SympathIzed
the court
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Sees Farmers Prepared
For Big Role in Defense

WASHINGTON. The nation re-
Ceived assurance from r. NJ. Evans.
agricultural adjustment administra-
tor. that American farmers would
produce enough food and fiber sup
plies for use as "a weapon for de
Tense and later in the peace negOtia-
tions 10 use as an instrument for
building a decent world"
Evans told the annual national
AAA conference here that the triple
A farm-control program was so ar
ranged that II could handle adjust
ments upward or downward as
required for defense, thus making
agriculture better prepared for the
present emergency than any other
industry.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Doctor Tells How /
Cigarette Saved
His Life in War
Dugout Demolished by Shell
While He Was Absent
Begging a Fag.

MILWAUKEE,, WIS. - Smoking
cigarettes is more than habit with
DR.. M. E. Gabor. It's a ritual per-
formed with the whole-hearted en-
loyment Of a person who appreci-
ateS the full meaning of life because
he once came SO close 10 losing 1t.
Dr.. Gabor's JOY in living is closely
attached to smoking, for he credits
his being alive to a cigarette.
This genial, middle-aged doctor,
who practices in Sherwood, Mil
waukee suburb, was reared IN Aus
tria. During the World war he was
lieutenant IN the medical corps of
the Austrian imperial army. spend
ing four years on the eastern front.
He did what he could TO ease the
suffering of the wounded and to COM
bat the dread typhus and cholera.
He tells about one afternoon when
he could control his craving for Gig
aretteS no longer He walked half
mile along the shell-tOrn trenches
before finding a friend who gave
him one. When he returned 10 his
station his dugout was gone, demol-
ished by a she'll No wonder that
cigarette tasted so good.
Lived in the Ukraine.
But war wasn't all hardship Ga
Dor recalls the happier days spent in
Odessa, in the Russian Ukraine, re-
Gently the objective of German war
planes.
It's too bad il should be dam
aged" the doctor said. THE city
was so beautiful 1t had pretty
parks, wonderful beaches and a
splendid harbor"
Gabor was sent TO Odessa in May,
1918, with 100000 Austrian soldiers
who were summoned to help the
White Russians In their fight against
the BolShevikS.
Except for an occasional Sniper,
Odessa was the only peaceful spot
IN the embattled Ukraine The Aus
trlanS occupied all of the available
barracks, churches and schools. AL
though the fight against cholera con-
tinued, life was comparatively quiet
1t was like holiday for u.s." the
doctor recalled. I'VE had plenty of
food. There was bread from the
rich wheat fields of the Ukraine.
There was no fighting, and it was
just Ike picnic.
Troops Grow Restless.
But as the summer months passed,
the idle Austrian soldiers tired of
the foreign environment They
longed for their homeland.
One morning in October, Gabor
was awakened by a soldier with the
curt order: Sir, you are my pris-
oner." Outside fellow soldiers were
firing shots into tire air and yei.ag,
Long live the revolution"
1t seemed the Austrian soldiers
had taken tip from the Russians
and revolted against their officers,
who were diSarmcd and made pris-
Oners. Gaboc was locked in a hos
pital room
The soldiers relented, however,
and offered to cali off the mutiny
If the officers would lead them back
to Austria. The officers were equal
ly eager to return and agreed to
the plan.
Gabor returned to his medical
studies at Vienna and Prague. He
came to Milwaukee in 1920 and has
been here ever since except for a
sojourn in Vienna for post-gradu-
ate work in 1923.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Ammonia Fails to Revive
Her, but a Kiss? Oh, NV!

ST. LOUIS. - Deputy Sheriff
George Baker witnessed the star
ting effects of kiss on a woman
who had tainted.
Mrs. Bertha Lyvers, q years old,
collapsed leaving the courtroom
after a hearing On peace disturb
ance complaint against her estranged
husband, William Lyvers. Baker
broke an ammonia capsule under
her nose without reviving her.
He called an ambulance.
Then, Baker reported, Lyvers,
bending over his wife, kissed her
She opened her eyes and slapped
him.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Face the Music

There are three theories as TO how
the expression face the music
originated. One is that it is of the
atrical origin, first being used by &C.
tors who were nervously preparing to
60 before the footlights and literally
face the music (the orchestra or the
pianisD Second, it is traced to the
military formation. The soldier, in
full equipment, stands at attention
and faces the music, and third, at
a military execution the condemned
one is made to stand facing both the
firing squad and the music" lie,
the bugler or the drum and bugle
corps.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Happenings Within Body

Radio-calcium and radio-iron are
enabling scientists to find out what
happens within the body in proc
esses in which calcium or iron are
involved. The discovery of element
IS, eka-iodine, by the atom smash
ers at the University of California
may lead to new treatment of thy
roid disease by this substance.
From every point of view, the pro-
duction of radio active substances
and of rarer stable atomic isotopes
is of the utmost Importance, and
has progressed steadily.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
No .SOundproOf Room

Acoustical scientists report it's i'm
possible TO construct a soundproof
room in which a sensitive meter
would register zero. For one thing,
the earth's own vibrations would
register from FIVE to ten decibels
and when a person entered such a
room, just the life pulsations OF his
body would lift the meter FIVE deci-
bells more-and that's about the min
imum that can be achieved.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10

watching MIN.
alone, but when Peter found that a
hunter with dreadful gun was look
ing for him and was standing where
he could shoot Peter if he should
try TO run to the dear old Brier
Patch, why then Peter did begin
10 get a little worried. 1t was very
clear that he must get rid of that
dog somehow. Without the dog the
hunter never could find him, never
in the wide world
So Peter ran a little harder than
before, lipperty-lipperty-lip, just like
that. And the dog, running with his
nose in Peters tracks, made the
Green Forest ring with his voice.
BOW-OW-oW-OW -wCW-OW," Just like
that. Peter ran in a big circle, and
he ran SO fast that he almost caught
up with that dog If you could have
looked down from the blue, blue sky
and seen them as jolly bright Mr..
Sun did, you would have thought
that Peter was chasing the dog in
stead of the dog chasing Peter.
When he had almost caught up
with the dog, Peter ran off to one
side in a straight line a little way
and he ran very fast. Then he turned
around and ran straight back in
his own tracks almost to where he
had turned off and there he did a
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Tiny Town Really Goes
All Out to Help Win War

WAWOTA, SASK. This little Sas-
katchewan community has knocked
itself out with its about war effort.
What likely constitutes a record
for all Canada, the district has sent
its last available, eligible man to
war.
There are no young men able to
stand left in Wawota.
The town has a population of ESQ
and 100 men have left for service.
The citizens are doing their bit, too.
At Red Cross carnival they raised
500 an hour for eight straight
hours.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
S. S. Switzerland

;. Switzerland was one of the
first steaR ships of Red Star Line,
established IN 1873. Nederland and
Vaterland were first two ships built
by line, established by Clement A.
Griscom, J. d. Potts and William G..
Warden, of Philadelphia. Ships are
not listed In 1890 sailings and APP
phrently had a brief career. Built
d 1873, the Switzerland was SINH
Tar in size TO the Vaterland, 1900
tons and the Nederland, 5000 tons.
They carried cabin passengers for
$500 gold and Storage, 1875 cur
rency." Ships first piled between
Antwerp, Belgium, and Philadel-
phia; later, Antwerp and New York.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
PETER AND THE HUNTER ARE
CLOSE TOGETHER

1T WAS a smart dog who was chas-
ing Peter Rabbit There was no
question about that. Even Peter
himself admitted it, and you know
Peter is rather inclined to think that
dogs are very easy to fool; in fact
that they are not smart at all. But
this one wasn't easy to fool Peter
had tried every one of the common
tricks and not one of them had both
cred that dog for more than a few
minutes. II was clear that he knew
a great deal about rabbits and their
ways.
Peter wouldn't have minded this
particularly if the dog had been
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Scholars Must Salute
Flag or Be Expelled

AUGUSTA. GA Salute the flag
or be expelled" is the substance Of
the measure adopted by the Rich
mond county board Of education. fol-
lowing refusal by three pupils. mem
bers of one family, TO salute the
flag.
In support of the measure Super
intendent S. D. Copeland advised
that a court decision in a similar
case in Atlanta had made the act
of expulsion legal.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Move With Current

Unlike adult salmon, baby salmon
move with the current. Many baby
salmon are lost every year on the
Columbia river. The current III
the canals leading from the river is
sufficiently strong TO attract the
young fish, and they end their ca
reers in an apple orchard or an al
falfa field.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
See NV Branch

When London shop windows ARE
shattered by bomb fragments Md
shops are partially destroyed, NpsO-
prietcrs vie with each other III de-
vising original posters to proclaim
their contempt for Nazi raid A
poster on one large damaged store
reads, If you think this is bad, you
should see my branch in Beriin!"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
New Chimney Top

A new type chimney top is now
on the market which has been used
successfully in seashore and noun
tain homes where downdrafts are
especially troublesome. This device
IS also effective in preventing down
drafts on gas heater vent tiues.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Incas Were Surgeons

The Incas practiCed skull surgery
in prehistoric times. When an in
jury resulted in pressure on the
brain. they sawed out piece Of
the skull. and often these operations
were successful.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
In Place of RaiSinS

Dried prunes can be used IN place
Of raisinS or currants in bread and
cookies. cakes and other deserts.
Wash the prunes, then cut off the
pulp with sharp knife or put
through a food chopper.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Length of SOap

South Africa has decreed that all
bars of laundry soap must be at
least IA inches long, while toilet soap
must measure eight inches.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Brand Themselves Too

Natives of Jubaland. in Africa,
sometimes brand themselves with
the same design used for their
cattle.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Collective Farms i'm Russia

Russia reports there are now 243,-
600 collective farms. embracing 49,
100000 peasant householders, in the
Soviet Union.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
No Secret Treaty

The United States, unlike the ma
jority Of other countries, has not
made one secret treaty with a for
eign government since 1899.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Balanced Meals

Balanced meals are planned more
easily when canned products are
grouped on the shelves according to
their food values.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Onions Sold on STRINGS

Neatly braided onions are sold in
long strings carried by street ven
doris in Bucharest, Rumania.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Franklin's Most Famous Work

Benjamin FTanklln's most famous
work as an author was Poor Rich
ards Almanac"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Shcing Olives

Use a sharp knife when slicine
stuffed olives. This helps keep the
stuttings in the cut slices
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Sunday School

About 22,00O,OOO persons attend
Sunday school regularly throughout
the world, statistics show.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Lich-GateS

Wooden lich-gates-roofed-in gate
ways to churchyards - existed in
England Is centuries ago.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Nah JOng

The game nah long has been
played In China for eight centuries.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Residents in Neu Vol

New York state has approximate
ly l3,500,000 residents
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-10
Interceptor Planes

Most lnterceptor planes climb at
x 40-degree angle.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

The Census Bureau says more
than so per cent of all the grape
fruit in the world is grown in the
United States.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

$1,000 Workmen. Admiral Standley
stood on the deck" of one of
the huge plants and watched a
double pouring Of vhite-hot steel
into a mold to make a 25l ,000-pound
ingot.
The Homestead Works is making
17-inch armor plate for the Navy
and the statement was made that
2l-inch plate is going to be pro-
duced soon. Turrets and side armor
for the new battleship New Jersey
and the cruiser Birmingham also
were being produced.
Steel for Army tanks is another
of the many products at Homestead.
Reports are current that the pro-
posed 60-ton tanks are not regarded
with favor in military circles, chief
ly because of the impossibility to
move them conveniently by rail.
The weight and bulk are too much
for the average fiat car.
Yet one of the sights that brought
an ejaculation from Admiral Stand
ley was a railroad car designed to
carry a 0,000-pound steel ingot
and with a limited capacity load
of $4,000 pounds. A sign pro-
claimed it to be the largest in the
world.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Mrs. Minnie A. Stephens
Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow for Mrs. Minnie
A. Stephens, wife OF James H.
Stephens, vice president and mana
ger of transportation of the Capital
Transit Co.. who died Friday in
Doctors Hospital after an illness
of three months.
Mrs. Stephens was a native OF
Troy, N. Y, and had spent most
of her life in Washington. She
lived with her family at 20O1 Six
teenth street NV. and was a mem
Der of St. Pauls parish.
In addition to her husband she
is survived by two sisters, Miss
Margaret Flynn and Mrs, Katherine
C. McEvoy, and niece and nephew.
Miss Margaret McEvoy and William
j. McEvoy.
Services will be held at St. Paul's
Church. Burial will be In Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Coal
Continued From First PageD

subsidiary of the United States Steel
Corp. it is producing millions Of
dollars of material for the Navy at
its Homestead and Gary, Ind, works
The inspection trip to the huge
Homestead works was the additional
purpose of presenting the Carnegie
Illinois Corp. with the coveted Navy
E award for efficient in production.
A similar award was made to the
Heppenstall Co. which is making
forgings for the Navy.
Admiral William H. STANDBY. re-
tired. who recently returned from
Russia, was sent BY the Navy De-
partment to make the awards.
Coke Works Cut Output.
When Admiral Standley arrived
Friday morning. he found the Clair
ton By-product Coke Works. nerve
center of the Carnegie-Illinois Corp.
had been forced to curtail produc-
ton. Blast furnaces throughout a
wide area were being closed as a
result.
On his arrival. Admiral Standley
lost no time in issuing public
warning that the curtailment of steel
production would imperil the de-
fense efforts of the Navy.
The necessity for speed is abso-
Lutte" he said at a press conference.
Who knows when there is a delay
in delivering food, ammunition and
fuel whether We are going to pay
for it in lives. Every hours delay
in production means loss in getting
needed supplies to the Navy"
While in Pittsburgh. Admiral
Standley conferred frequently with
j. L. Perry. president of Carnegie
Illinois, and Friday night with Ben
jamin Fairless. president of the
United States Steel Corp. who at
tended the award ceremony in the
Hunt Armory
The affair at the armory was at
tended by 10000 people, mostly FAM
lilies of the Homestead plant. The
Navy Band from Washington, di-
rected by 1t. Charles Benter, had
accompanied ordnance officers on
the trip.
Admiral Standley remained in the
Pittsburgh area yesterday to make
another Navy E award to the Ma
tional Forge & Ordnance Co., Irv-
ing, Pa.
At the Homestead Works, where
Carnegie-Illinios employs nearly
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Maj. Edwin {. Ecke|,
7. v. A. GeoIogist,
dies in Knoxville
World War Veteran Lived
Here Formerly; Member Of
Many Scientific Societies

Mai. Edwin Clarence Eckel. 81,
chief geologist Of the Tennessee
Valley Authority, died yesterday at
his farm home near Knoxville,
Tenn Death, the Associated Press
reported, was attributed to heart
ailment.
Mai. Eckel lived here six years ago
and his widow, Mrs. Julia Egerton
Eckel, maintains her home here at
1903 Decatur street NV.
A native Of New York, his public
career began in 1900 as New York
assistant geologist. In 1902 he
joined the United States Geological
Survey and later became geologist
in charge of the section of iron ores
and structural minerals.
Expert on Iron Ores.
In 1907 he was named a special
commissioner in charge of cement
exhibits at the jamestown Exposi-
ton. From 1910 to 1912 he headed
the Dominion Cement Co. and was
identified as an expert on Southern
and Eastern iron ores for the United
States Steel Corp. during the
Stanley investigation and dissolu-
ton suit. He also participated in
iron ore Investigations in Europe in
the two years ending in 1880.
Subsequently, he Joined the
Treasury Department for cement
mill evaluations and then joined the
I. V. A. as chief geologist.
During the World War he served
With the Army Engineers as a cap
tain and later became a major. He
served in France two years. He was
lifetime honorary member of the
American Society of Civil Engi-
neers and fellow of the Geologic
Society of America. In addition he
was a member of the Society OF
Chemical Industry and the Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social
Science.
Author of Several Books.
Mai. Eckel was the author of sew
eral books. including Clements
Lines and Plasters"; portland Ce-
ment Industry From the Financia,
Standpoint" Building Stones and
ClayS." Iron Ores" Coal. Iron anc
War; lie Ciment Portland" Re
port on Economic Sanctions" anc
an article for the Encyclopedia Brit
.annica on iron ore resources of the
world.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by a daughter, Miss Julia Eckel