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CONDENSED NEWS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE WORLD
Explosions ause Loss of Life in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania Floods in the South Aerocar Tests Made by J. E. Harriman, Jr., Are Satisfactory. .
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pedestrians as well
damage to property.
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a littU Itlrl of 7. Iras rlr wurd.J
by u jtirloslua o( dycamita la th
mall town of Danmorf, Pa aear
Scrantoo. Two houses were destroyed)
and. sareral others badly dimifxt
NEW YORK. April . pecUl-
One of the worst mln dlaaatera
Tr aperleaced ia Oklahoma waa
reoal aaplusloa at McCurtala, ln
tedtately after lha sccUlest relatl'res.
trleads a4 eo-worsera of tba snrra
ktlleJ ssthered at the mouth ef the
mip to obtain awa ot them.
Mrs. Cornelius Tanderbilt recently
tendered the use of the ballroom la
her Fifth-avenue mansion to the Car
ter Mission arid the Lace Industry As
sociation, philanthropic organisations
of New York. Specimens of Lace frro
various countries were en sale. The
Indian booth was In charge of Mrs.
Austta Cray, Miss iJoroUiea Kane and
MIsa Karjorio Cnrtis, . members of the
exclusive set.
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Heavy storms In Eastern Georgia re
cently caused, the Savannah River to
overflow Its banks and flood the busi
ness streets of Favannah. Much, dam
age waa dona to foods stored In base
ments. Merchants were obliged to re
move their stocks to the second story.
The depth of water In the reaideaee
streets caused, much Inconvenience to
W. A. F. Ekengren, at present coun
sellor and Charge d'Affairs at the Swed
ish Legation at Washington, has been
promoted to the rank of Swedish Min
ister at Washington, In succession to
Count Albert Ehrensvard.
The, new Turkish Cabinet Is bavin
Its hands full of trouble with the war
with Italy dragging along and con
tinued disorders. The Cabinet includes
nine. members, beaded by Prince Said
Uallm Pasha.
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.J. Emery Harriman, Jr.. Inventor of
the aerocar. bas Just launched the first
of his machines and named It the
Sealandair. It has not yet been in the
air, but its trisl on the water of Dor
chester Bay was satisfactory. In a 14
mlle wind with three passngers aboard,
tt developed a speed of sight miles an
hour against the wind. A 10-horse-power
motor was used. In the air it
will have 125 horsepower to propel it
and Mr. Harriman thinks it will make
20 miles an hour. Tha air proreller
will be installed within a month, when
the first air trip will ba essayed.
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Mrs. Willism II. Taft attended a few
days ago the exhibition of the. Woman's
Industrial League, which is being held
at Grand Central Palace in New York.
She wae met by a committee and es
corted through the halls, where she ex
amined the specimens of women's work
with great Interest. At the exhibition
of the work of the blind. Mrs. ti
stopped for quite a long time, shook
bands with the six blind women who
were at work and made many Inquiries
concerning- their condition.
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The Guatemalan government follow
ing the example of other foreign na
tions, haa ordered in America two au
tomobiles with light guns mounted on
them to be used for scouting purposes
In time of war. They were tried out
recently and proved satisfactory to the
representative of Guatemala who was
sent to accept them.
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Aviator Coffin, who was catapulted
from an automobile when it went over
the side of a bridge in Central Park,
is now In a hospital seriously Injured.
The machine belongs to the City of
New York. Coffin was riding In it as
the guest of the private secretary of
the Commissioner of Water Supply and
was on his way to the- Croton Water
Shed, where he wanted to . look -over
the ground preparatory to making
flights. The machine, which was prob
ably going too fast the park ordi
nance calls Xor eight miles an hour-
skidded on the wet driveway- and ran
into the railing guarding the bridge.
Coffin and the Commissioner's secre
tary were thrown to the asphalt road
way and badly hurt.
COLLEGE GETS TWO FARMS
Total of 1 40 Acres Secured for Dem
onstration Purposes.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls. April 6. (Special.)
Arrangements have been completed by
the authorities of Oregon Agricultural
College for the establishment of two
demonstration farms in Central Oregon
a 40-acre farm near Redmond and
another of 100 acres at Metolius.
This announcement was made last
night after the return of President
Kerr, Regent C. L. Hawley and Pro
fessor H. D. Scudder from an extended
trip of investigation through Central
Oregon.
Professor W. I. Powers, of the col
lege faculty, who will superintend the
Irrigation farm, leaves the first of the
week for Redmond.
C. C Cunningham, of the Kansas
State Agricultural College, will have
charge of the dry farm. . He has been
superintendent of the fort Haya Cry
Farming Experiment Station, which Is
known as one of the largest In the
United States, and is regarded as an
authority on dry farming problems.
The Game of Couples.
For the large party where there are
an equal number of men and woman,
the following game will prove excellent
entertainment.
Make out a list of famous couples,
drawing your characters from history,
literature, mythology, and nursery
rhymes. Choose couples who are con
nected In the popular mind with some
definite act or scene. Romeo and Juliet,
Lord or Lady Macbeth, Jack Sprat and
his wife, Orpheus and Eurydice, Prls
cllla and John Alden will suggest many
others to the well-Informed mind.
Give each guest a slip of paper bear
ing the name of his or her character,
and tell the company that they must be
gin to hunt for partners. But as it is
important that no one shall betray his
identity except to the partner, the In
direct method of questioning must be
used. For Instance: Macbeth may go
around dellcatly asking each lady if
she ever instigated or assisted in a
murder, until he finds one who will
make such a confession. Eurydice
might inquire among the gentlemen if
any one is skilled in music
When the company is all paired off,
require each couple to give a panto
mime act suggesting the - famous
couple they represent. . Lady Macbeth
paces the floor anxiously, until Lord
Macbeth rushes in with a knife in his
hand. To add a touch of burlesque and
make this act a little harder to guess,
a penknife should be used. Orpheus
comes out of the next room playing a
mouth organ. Eurydice follows him
until he looks over his shoulder at her.
Then she airily waves her hand to him
and runs back. Each guest Is pro
vided with a pencil and allowed to
write down his guess as to the identity
of the couple. A prize may be given
for the most accurate list, and the
couple presenting the best act may be
suitably rewarded.
Events That Influence Life.
Bulwer-Lytton.
There are certain events which to
each man's life are as comets to the
earth, seemingly strange and erratic
portents; distinct from- the ordinary
lights which guide our course and
mark our seasons, yet true to their
own laws, potent in their own influ-.
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