Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1922)
Ski-Jump on Citadel Hill in Quebec Is F a m ous C hurches Gain 2,173 E very Day o f 11.208 over (he 1916 figure's und to ta l m em b ersh ip of 1,191,029. T h e S a lv a tio n A rm y, w ith a re p o r t ed m em b ersh ip o f 35,9(59, show s an in c re a s e o f only 05 p e rs o n s o v er five [ y e a rs ago. L u te s t av a ila b le fig u res re g a rd in g m em b ersh ip of p rin c ip a l d e n o m in atio n s i nd g a in s d u rin g th e lu st five y stirs a re a s fo llo w s: C o n g reg atio n al, 819.225, g ain 27 951; V arious R eligious Bodies R ep o rt 233,- P re s b y te ria n s U. S. A. (N o rth ), 1,722,- 104 C o ngregations, H eaded by 200,- 301, g ain 111,110; P re s b y te ria n s U. S. 000 M inisters— T o tal C o n stitu (S o u th ), 897,058, g a in 89.289; U nited ency 95,000,000. P re s b y te ria n s, 160,528, g ain 11 * 8 ; Soci e ty o f F rln e d s (o rth o d o x ), 90.135, gain W ash in g to n , D. C.— E very d ay d u r 3,750; D isciples o f C h ris t, 1,210 O’”», ing tlie la s t five y e a rs a n a v e ra g e of g a in 10,005; E v a n g e lic a l Synod of 2,173 i>ersona Joined tlie v a rio u s | N o rth A m erica, 274,.800, g ain 04.993; ch u rc h e s of A m ericu. An a v e ra g e of E v an g elical asso c ia tio n , 1(50,000, g ain th re e co n g re g a tio n s h av e been o rg a n 39,244; C h ris tia n ch ru cti (A m erican ized d aily a n d th e a v e ra g e n u m b e r j C h ris tia n co n v e n tio n ), 97,084, gain 21,- Joining tlie m in is try h a s been fo u r ,(553; U nited L u th e ra n ch u rch , 791,400; an d on e-h alf p e rs o n s a day. I M o rav ian s (u n itu s f r a t rum). 31,767, T lie figures a re fu rn ish e d by D r. E. g a in 5,391; H eforuied E p isco p al, 13,- O. W atso n , W ash in g to n , s e c r e ta ry of '0 2 2 , g a in 1,972; H cfo rm ed C h u rc h In th e F e d e ra l C ouncil o f tlie C h u rc h e s of I A m erica, 135,034, g ain 9,295; H eforuied C h rist in A m erica. T h e s ta tis tic s show C h u rch in th e U n ite d S ta te s, 331.309, th a t th e c h u rc h e s a re s te a d ily o v e r | g a in 13,006; C h ris tia n H eforuied com ing th e ir w a r losses. T o ta l ch u rc h c h u rc h , 43 . 902 , g ain 5,234; U n ited m em b ersh ip o f tlie co u n try is p lace d at B re th re n , 304,229, g a in 15,401; U nited 45,91(7,199, a n In c re a se of 4.070,345 over E v an g elical, 90,090, g a in 332; N a tio n tlie 19KJ c en su s figures nnd In d ic a te s al B a p tis t con v en tio n (c o lo re d ), 3,110,- a gnln o f m ore th a n a m illion m em b ers 325, g a in 177,740; A frican M ethodist fo r tlie preced in g tw elv e m o n th s. Tlie E p isco p al ch u rch (c o lo re d ), 551,700, v a rio u s relig io u s bodies re p o rt 233,104 co n g reg atio n s, b ended by 200.000 m in is te rs . T h is is n g ain o f 5,017 co n g re g a tio n s nnd 8.294 clerg y o v e r th e gov ern m e n t figures fo r 1910. In crease in M inister«’ T o ta l. W h ile th e re 1ms Iteen m uch ta lk o f a sh o rta g e o f m in is te rs , th e In c re a se In clergy lias been a p p ro x im a te ly 50 p er c en t m ore th a n th e In c re a se in tlie con g reg atio n s. T h e 33,014 d ifferen ce be tw een m in iste rs nnd co n g re g a tio n s Bronx Zoo Animal May Be Father does n o t In d ic a te a c o rresp o n d in g to New Race of Super- sh o rta g e o f p a sto rs. O f tlie p e rso n s liste d officially as Apes. ch u rch m em bers, th e H om an ('atlio lleg h av e 17.885,040. T lie C atholiT figures re p re se n t e s tim a te d p o p u latio n . Includ ing all b a p tized p erso n s. 1’ro t eat a n t bo d ies co u n t only co m m u n ican ts. T lie 30 bo d ies re la te d to tin* F e d e ra l C ouncil of C h u rc h e s h av e 19.96S.115 A ctu ally D iscovers th e P rin c ip le of m em bers. T h ey h av e a to ta l o f 142,472 th e L ever a n d F u lcru m a s T ru ly co n g re g a tio n s m anned by 113,701 c le r a s Did A rchim edes, th e G re gy. T h e ir g ain In m em b ersh ip over cian P h ilo so p h er, th e p reced in g five y e a rs Is 1,245.935. T h e ir to ta l c o n stitu e n c y Is 55,812.722, N ew Y ork.— S c ie n tis ts, w ho p ay fre a g ain of 3.448,018 o v e r tlie 1910 cen q u e n t v isits to tlie B ronx zoo, m arv el su s figures. a t G abong. un o ran g -o u ta n g or super- T o tal “ C o n stitu en cy " 95,000,000. T lie to ta l relig io u s c o n stitu e n c y of ope. F o r In h is c ag e lie h a s a c tu a lly th e c o u n try (In clu d in g ail m em b ers d isco v ered th e p rin c ip le of tlie lever a n d " a d h e r e n ts ” ) is e stim a te d by Doc uiul fu lcru m a s tr u ly a s d id A rch i to r W atso n a t 95,858,090 p erso n s. O w m edes, th e G re c ia n philo so p h er. l i e not only d isco v ered It—h e a p ing to d ifferen t s ta tis tic a l m e th o d s of tlie v a rio u s c h u rc h e s th e s e fig u res a re plied it p ra c tic a lly , nnd rip p e d to e s tim a te d in a c c o rd a n c e w ith stu d ie s p ieces a steel-utid-iron cage th a t tlie m ad e l>y s ta tis tic ia n s . On tills b asis stro n g e st m an could n o t h av e escaped tlie c o n stitu e n c y o f v n rio u s bo d ies Is: from w ith o u t th e a id of tools. I>r. W undt h a s sa id th a t If you P ro te s ta n t, 74,795,220; H om an C a th olic, 17,885,040; J e w s, 1,120,000; L a tte r- could give un a n im a l tlie p o w er to th in k o rig in ally a n d n th u m b , be D ay S a in ts (M o rm o n s), 1,040,170. T h e Je w is h bodies h av e d ifferen t w ould lie b u ild in g sten m e n g in es In m et boils o f re p o rtin g . V olum e 22 of 20 g e n e ra tio n s. H e lidded th e th u m b tlie A m erican Je w is h Y e a r Book e sti b ec a u se w ith o u t a th u m b it is im pos m a te s tlie Je w is h p o p u la tio n of tlie sib le to h a n d le to o ls o r w eapons. T h is th in k in g n p e h n s n o t one U n ited S ta te s a t 3,300,000. F o r tlie first tim e th e com bined B ap th u m b o r tw o th u m b s like a h um an tis ts h a v e p a sse d th e com bined M eth b ein g —it h a s fo u r th u m b s I . S uspended from tlie top o f G abong’s o d is ts In to ta l m em b ersh ip , now h av ing 7,835,250 m em bers, a g a in s t a M eth c ag e w as a tr a p e z e on w hich lie used o d ist m em b ersh ip of 7,797,901. T lie to ta k e b is ex ercise. G abong's sh o u l L u th e ra n bo d ies s ta n d th ird w ith a d e rs a re b ro a d ns a m an 's, an d it had m em b ersh ip o f 2,408,045 p e rs o n s and to b e a stro n g tra p e z e . T h e b a r w ns the P re s b y te ria n s a re fo u rth w ith 2,- a th r e e foot le n g th o f h eav y Iron—a s h o rt c ro w b a r in fHct— fa s te n e d by 384,083 m em b ers. c h a in s th a t w ould hold an e le p h a n t. L a rg e st P r o te s ta n t D enom ination. Used T ra p e z e a s L ever. T h e M eth o d ist E p isco p al ch u rch O ne day. G abong got th e end o f the (N o rth ) re p o r ts a n in c re a se in mem- h e reh lp o f 220,870 over th e 1910 figures b a r th ro u g h a lin k o f th e ch a in and H e tw is te d and nnd 62,595 m em b ers over lu st y e a r. It b eg a n to tw is t. is th e la r g e s t siq g ie P r o te s ta n t com tw iste d , clin g in g to th e ch ain w ith m union. T h e M ethodist E piscopal tw o o f h is " h n n d s ” a n d p u llin g w ith ch u rc h (S o u th ) show s a g ain of 91,- th e o th e r tw o. T h en G abong p u t b is w eig h t In to It. 315 m em b ers fo r th e p re c e d in g y ear. Its to ta l now b ein g 2,34(5,007. T lie P ro t H is p ow erful sh o u ld e rs bulged. T h e re e s ta n t E p isco p al ch u rch s h o w s a gain w a s finally a s h a r p sn a p ns th e link BIGGEST PALL OF TW INE Federal Council's Statistics Show W ar Losses Being Steadily Overcome. 45,997,199 CHURCH MEMBERS A p e rfe c t take-o ff fro m th e sk i-ju m p on th e sh o u ld e r of C ita d e l h ill m Q uebec. th re e -tra c k to b o g g an s lid e th u t ru n s th e len g th o f D u fferin T e rra c e . U. S. E xperts G et Small Salaries Director Jones Tells of Hardships of an Employee of the Geodetic Survey. TELLS OF ACTUAL CONDITIONS One T ech n ical Man F orced to G et S u p p er E very N ig h t fo r S elf and C hildren W hile W ife W orks to M eet E x p en ses. fra n k ly , w ith o u t o b sc u rin g th e a c tu a l conditions. Ju s t os u m a n a g e r w ould su b m it th em to th e h e a d o f a larg e b u sin e ss concern. “In th is b u re a u w e a r e e n d e a v o rin g to give th e p u b lic a sa la b le a rtic le , bu t w ith th e s e h a n d ic a p s tlie o u tp u t is p ro d u ced u n d e r u n n e c e ssa ry ditticul- tie s w hich m ean d e la y uud w a ste .” T h e d ire c to r o f th e b u re u u c ite s th e need fo r a new b u ild in g to h o u se th e W ash in g to n office a n d c h a rt p rin tin g p la n t of th e b u re a u . Q u o tin g from th e re p o r t: "T h e b u re a u is o p e ra tin g in eig h t b u ildings, five la rg e r a n d th r e e sm a ll er. a ll b u t tw o m o re o r less d e ta c h e d a n d co n n ected us f a r a s is fe a sib le by c o m m u n icatin g b rid g es. T w o o f th e m ain b u ild in g s w ere d esig n ed a n d b u ilt fo r d w ellin g s a n d one o f th em w as used fo r tlin t p u rp o se. O ne o f th e sm a lle r b u ild in g s w as b u ilt fo r a n d u sed a s a sta b le , a n d a n o th e r tw o o f th e m ain b u ild in g s w e re d esig n ed a n d c o u stru c t- ed fo r u se a s a h o tel a n d w e re re n te d ! to tlie g o v e rn m e n t fo r th e u se o f th is b u re a u fro m 1871 to 1891, w hen th e y w ere sold to th e g o v e rn m e n t to ho u se p a r t o f tilts b u re a u . “ A s Its w ork c e n te rs la rg e ly in th e c o n stru c tio n a n d p ro d u c tio n o f n a u tic a l c h a rts an d it Is -th e re fo re n m a n u fa c to ry , th e b u re a u o p e ra te s u n d e r a sig n a l h a n d ic a p In b u ild in g s so little su ite d to Its needs. It is a m a tte r o f econom y to p ro v id e- a re s p e c ta b le bu ild in g fo r th is serv ic e — It is w a ste to co n tin u e u n d e r e x is tin g co n d itio n s.” T h e d ire c to r also p o in ts o u t th e netnl of m o re e x te n d e d c u rr e n t o b serv atio n s, to th e lack o f w h ich is a ttrib u te d th e loss o f m uny v e sse ls a n d lives. W ash in g to n .—O ne o f th e te c h n ic a l men o f th e coast a n d g eo d e tic su rv ey Ims been com pelled on a c c o u n t o f low salarie s, to p re p a r e h is a n d h is c h il d re n 's su p p e r e a c h n ig h t w hile his w ife w o rk s 1 o rd e r to m eet th e n eed s of th e fam ily , a n d p re p a r e h is und th e c h ild re n ’s b re a k f a s t an d p u t up Ids ow n lunch, w h ile h is w ife re s ts fo r th e n I g ilt's w ork a g a in . T ills in s ta n c e Is sig h te d by CoL E. L e ste r Jo n e s, d ir e c to r of th e su rv ey , in h is a n n u al re p o rt to th e secretary ' of com m erce, m ad e p u b lic rece n tly , us p o in tin g to th e cry in g n eed o f reclns- slflcation of s a la rie s In th e g o v ern m en t service, a n d esjiecially In h is bureuu, say s th e W a sh in g to n S ta r. C alls S a la rie d "D e p lo ra b le .’’ “ Is n 't It d ep lo rab le, a n d w ould It be to le ra te d a n y w h e re o u ts id e of th e gov e rn m e n t? ” a s k s th e d ire c to r. "T h e re a re m any m ore su c h case s, llo w loug m u st th is go o n ?’’ E x p ressin g th e b e lie f th a t b o th the g o v ern m en t a n d th e em p lo y ees w ould be g a in e rs fro m th e e a rly ndo p tln n o f h ig h er s a la rie s, C olonel J o n e s s a y s : "U n d e r sueh co n d itio n s n e ith e r th e g o v ern m en t nor th e o u tsid e em p lo y er ca n h a v e th e se rv ic e s o f a vigorous, w id e-aw ake, s e lf-re lia n t w o rk e r, but E norm ous In c re a se in B erlin S tre e t m u st put up w ith a m an w h o se energy M ish ap s S how n S ince lias been p a rtly sp e n t, an d a c o n tin u B efore W ar. a n ce o f th is p ra c tic e fo r a c e rta in i>e- rio d re s u lts In v a ria b ly in th e r u n B erlin .—T h e fa c t th a t s tre e t a c c i dow n, over-w orked, n e rv o u s u n d I r r ita d e n ts in B e rlin h a v e In c re a se d (100 p e r ble o r d e je c te d em p lo y ee. It w ould be c e n t sin ce 1913 1ms led to th e su g g e s f a r m ore pro fitab le fo r th e g o v ern m en t tio n th a t one of th e c a u se s m ay be th e to pay a h ig h e r sa la ry a n d o b ta in th e a p p a re n t e ffo rt to p u t A m erican “p e p ” b e st effo rts o f th e em p lo y ees fo r a I in to tlie c ity ’s e v e ry d a y life. O ne n ew s p a p e r w rite r a s s e r ts B e rlin e rs h av e be- ■ o n productive day. MI c a n n o t e m p h a siz e to o stro n g ly com e too b u sy to g re e t frie n d s in pas»- th a t u n less tills fu n d a m e n ta l tro u b le Ing, th a t th e s p irit o f h u s tle Is d istu rb - ls soon c o rre c te d a d is in te g ra tio n of ing th e g e n e ra l ro u tin e , a n d th u t th e th e serv ice w ill co n tin u e, w ith disas- c itiz e n s on th e w hole a r e g ro w in g tro u s re s u lts o f w hich th e g o v ern m en t n erv o u s. H e d e p re c a te s “th e n tte m p t nnd th e p u b lic w ill feel th e effect fo r to m a k e B e rlin s tr e e t life look lik e y e a rs to com e. T h e q u e stio n is, will F o rty -seco n d s tr e e t a n d B ro a d w a y ." Officio1 re p o rts say m ost of th e a c c i th e pledge given som e y e a rs ago, con tin u ally re p e a te d a n d a s o fte n p o st d e n ts a re d u e to sp e e d in g a u to m o b ile s poned w ith th e u su a l ex cu ses, be k ept a n d c a re le ss p e d e stria n s, “ w ho s te p off now w ith tlie m en w h o a r e th e b ack th e sid e w a lk s a n d w a lk th e s tr e e ts In bone o f o u r fe d e ra l in s titu tio n s or e v e ry d ire c tio n w ith o u t once looking w ill th e u n red eem ed p ro m ise s c o n tin u e 1 to see if th e y a re in th e w a y o f ve to p re v a il? h lc u la r traffic.” " I h av e given you th e above fa c ts T h e re is no o rd in a n c e re g u la tin g pe- T h e ju m p o v e rlo o k s th e fam o u s Took Man and His Job to the Police Station G eorge E. M ason, of New Y ork C ity , n eed ed a couple of a s s is ta n t s a fe -c ra c k e rs to c a rry o u t a little Job lie b a d in m ind, so he a p p ro a c h e d tw o s tra n g e rs loafing in th e P e n n sy lv a n ia r a il ro a d te rm in a l, a n d offered them th e p o sitio n . T h e s tra n g e rs h ap p e n ed to be d e te c tiv e s. In a few m o m en ts M ason w as In a police sta tio n c h a rg e d w ith p o ssessing b u rg la rs ’ tools. E v e ry ch ild in W a sh in g to n u p to alx y e a rs old w ill b e given a w eigh by th e C hild W e lfa re so ciety , s n d s ta tis tic s com piled a t to th e g e n e ra l h e a lth o f c h ild ren in th e r e s tr i c t o f C olum bia. T h e o b je c t la to “m a k e th e child fit fo r school." i W ILL STAKE ELLESMERE LAND In te rio r D e p a rtm e n t P la n s to Send E x p lo rin g E x p ed itio n to A rctic R egion N ex t S um m er. W a sh in g to n .—T h e d e p a rtm e n t o f In te r io r o f th e C a n a d ia n g o v e rn m en t is m a k in g p la n s fo r th e o rg a n iz a tio n o f a scie n tific e x p e d itio n in to th e A rctic reg io n n e x t su m m e r to e x p lo re E lle s m e re lan d . A re p o rt re c e iv e d s ta te s th a t nom i n a lly E lle sm e re I.n n d b elo n g s to C u n a d a , b u t ow ing to th e a b u n d a n c e of g a m e a n d w h a le fishing th e re , D en m a rk hns c a s t a lo n g in g ey e u p o n it u n d th a t A m e ric a n s u lso h a v e been a ttr a c te d to th e new c o u n try . F o r th e s e re a so n s, it is d ecla red , C a n a d a w ill e sta b lish a stro n g cordon o f m o u n ted p o lice to sto p all sp e c u la tio n a n d e x p lo ita tio n u n d e sta b lish C a n a d ia n o w n e rsh ip in fa c t us w ell a s in le tte r . N inety D ays fo r S te a lin g Dime. D e tro it, M ich.—C o n v icttsl o f s te a l in g a d im e fro m a new sboy, O scnr Y ukm an h a s been se n te n c e d to serv e 90 d uys In th e w o rk h o u se a n d p ay a fine of $100- d e s trla n traffic. E v en a t th e m ore cro w d ed In te rse c tio n s th e p eo ple cro ss th e s tr e e ts n t w ill, ta k in g th e ir ch a n c e s w ith th e au to m o b ile s, s tre e t c a rs, om n ib u ses, tr u c k s a n d h o rse cubs. T h e re n re no traffic p o licem en In th e G erm an m e tro p o lis, b u t It h a s been d ecided to e s ta b lis h su ch fo rce. M e a n tim e th e “ se c u rity p o lice” a r e d o in g tills duty. T h e bicy cle h a b it is v ery |s>pulnr w ith a ll c la sse s, nnd p a rtic u la rly w ltti th e police, w ho rid e In sq u a d fo rm a tio n . I t is n o t uncom m on to se e a m an rig g e d o u t in to p h u t n n d evening c lo th e s rid in g h is " b ik e ” to th e th e a te r. COASTS OVER 100-FOOT CLIFF P o s tm a s te r S w e a rs Off S h o rt C u ts A fte r H e Is Dug O u t of 15- F o o t D rift. P in e B rook, N. J .— P o s tm a s te r J o sep h L ie b e sk in d , o f P in e B rook, N. J ., took a f a r s h o r te r s h o rt c u t th a n h e in te n d e d re c e n tly a n d vow s th a t h e 'll n e v e r ta k e a n o th e r. T h e la s t few se c o n d s o f Id s sh o rt cu t o v er H ook m o u n ta in w e re th e lo n g est he ev er lived th ro u g h . H e w a s on h is w ay to v isit a re la tiv e on th e o th e r sid e o f th e m o u n tain a n d d ecid e d to clim b o v e r It In stead o f fo llo w in g th e ro a d a ro u n d . He fo u n d th e su m m it o f th e rid g e h a re of snow , h o w ev er, a n d g la z e d w ith Ice. M oreover, th e r e w a s a g ra d u a lly In c re a s in g slo p e to w a rd th e 169-foot cliff on th e f a r side. D ow n th is slo p e th e p o s tm a s te r c o a ste d w ith In c re a sin g sp e e d u n til he sh o t o v e r th e ed g e o f th e cliff w ith a v elo city w h ich c a rrie d him fiftee n or tw e n ty fe e t p a s t th e b rin k . T h is e n a b le d him to c le a r a h e n p o f rock d e b ris a t th e fo o t of th e p ro . a n h e la n d e d in a fifteen -fo o t snow d rift, w hich e n g u lfe d Jiim co m p le te ly . W ilb u r C o ly e r saw th e p o s tm a s te r’s s p e c ta c u la r d iv e s n d w e n t to th e d rift w ith a sho v el. A fte r th e p o s tm a s te r h a d been d a g o u t a n d e x a m in ed by a p h y sic ia n h e w e n t on to h is re la tiv e ’s by th e ro ad . B a n d its Rob M .n W ho P itts b u rg h . P a .—T w o J a m e a M u rray g a v e a m o to r c a r ro b b ed him w o rth 32,660 a n d $30 in guln 3,411; A frican M eth o d ist E p isco p al Zion, 412,328, gutn 155,159; C o lored M eth o d ist E piscopal C h u rch of A m eri ca, 245.749. Ape Is Marvel to Scientists ACCID ENTS A R E LA ID T O U . S. PEP Giving Children a Weigh in Washington f . 11. S tu ll of C in c in n a ti sa y s lie is m aking tlie biggest halt o f tw in e in tlie w orld. S ta ll w o rk ed In a w h o lesale d ru g e sta b lish m e n t w h ere lo ts o f tw in e Is th ro w n u w ay every d ay. H e g a th e re d It to g e th e r fo r se v e ra l m o n th s an d now h e h a s a bull o f solid tw in e 2 Vi fe e t In d ia m e te r nnd w eigh ing 87V« pounds. H e e s tim a te s th n t th e re m u st be m ore th a n five m iles of If. G av s L ift. m en w hom rid e In hla o f Jew elry ra s h . USES TRAPEZE AS A LEVER Judge Will Fine All “ Honking” Sweethearts M a g istra te C obb, of traffic c o u rt. New Y ork C ity, 1ms de c la re d w a r on alf m o to rists who give tlie u utom ohile horn u co m e-hitlier honk to sum m on n frien d o r s w e e th e a r t fo r a spin, in p re fe re n c e to g e ttin g out und buzzing tlie d o o r hell. In fining one d riv e r $5 fo r such a n o f fen se, th e m a g is tra te a s s e rte d be w ill ask fo r a sp ecial sq u ad to b rin g nil h o n k ers, w ho keep o th e r people aw ak e, in to co u rt fo r tlie lr Just d e serts. broke, a n d un a m az ed o ra n g o u ta n g lan d ed w itli a b an g on th e floor below . By u sin g th e lev er p rin c ip le lie luul broken a ch ain w hich ten inen und ten o ra n g -o u ta n g s could n o t hav e bro k en by mnlii stre n g th . 11a clim bed hack to th e now d a n gling b a r, and clum sily, u n c e rta in ly , but w ith d efin ite p u rp o se, tw is te d Its end th ro u g h a link o f th e o th e r ch ain . K eep er Dick S p icer, C u ra to r D lt- m u rs an d D r. llo rn u d n y , g e n e ra l d i re c to r o f tlie zoo, h a p p e n e d to lie w atch in g him . G uhong'g w ork of d e stru c tio n w as too in te re stin g to In te r ru p t, so they let him go on. A guln th e h a iry sh o u ld e rs bulged, ngnln th e chain sn ap p ed an d G abong fell a second tim e to th e floor, b u t lid s tim e lie b ro u g h t w itli him n th re e - foot le n g th of Iron. H e h ad co n v erted Ids tra p e z e Into n c ro w b a r—a to o l— a w eapon. H e bugged, unit p a tte d nnd fo n d led h is new possession. " I h a v e h e re n g ra n t new pow'er,” b e seem ed to say. A s th e tw o m en w atch ed , he cllinlicd to n heav y ru n ning b o ard , r id d e d to tlie side o f th e cage, an d , g e ttin g th e le x e r In to a co n v en ien t niche, began to tu g nnd tw ist. T h e h o lts began to groan. T h e oning, now fully co n scio u s o f th e new p o w er he w ielded, rip p e d th e ru n n in g h o ard from tlie w ull. a n d b e gan to dem olish Ids cage. W ith a co n v en ien t cra c k fo r p u rc h a se , a n d a h o lt-h ead fo r fu lcru m , h e tugged an d tw is te d u n til he h ad loosened a steel p is te from th e w all. N ext lie tu rn e d Ids a tte n tio n to th e p o w erfu l cage b a rs . In a n o th e r m in u te th e h uge ap e w ould be fre e —a g ran t, h airy , th in k ing an im al, w ith th e sh o u ld e rs of a inan, w ith fo u r h a n d s In stead of tw o. arm ed w ith a h eav y cro w b ar. F s a r r d H im If F r«s, A c ro w b a r Is a tool. B ut It Is, slso , a w eapon. A nd w ith such n w eapon an o ra n g o u ta n g , en rag ed , w ould be m ore d a n g e ro u s th a n an y m an. All th is ’Im e G abong h ad been si lent. sa v e fo r a few g ru n ts, s n d th e j w a tc h e rs did n o t know h is m ood. | .Scientific In te re st began to be m ixed In n rno- j w ith a d ifferen t em otion. i merit th e o ra n g w ould be th ro u g h th e l liar»—free. S o m eth in g had to he done. In s te a d I of w a itin g fo r th e a p e to com e out, | K eep er Dick S p ic e r w ent In. Q uickly unlocking th e cage door, h e clim bed In j and fa c e d th e nrnng. G abong w elcom ed S p icer w ith a cry j of Joy. Mfted h is c ro w lisr In triu m p h , | an d d e liv e re d a rlm tte rln g le c tu re in | m onkey *alk. T hen, still holding to th e cro w b ar, sn uggled h is head a g a in s t S p ic e r’s b reasL H e w an ted lo ttin g an d c o n g ra tu la tio n —a n d he got It. H e now h a s a w rench, a h am m er, a a iu ja m a n p a ir o f p liers, a sc rew d riv er, w ire an d o th e r tools, l i e k eeps h im self busy w ith them . And A new t r e e c u tt in g m ach in e b eing g iv en a try o u t by th e officials a t C e n tra l ‘ e x p e rim e n tin g ” p a rk . N ew Y ork. M any old tre e s w hich w ere dead s n d d an g e ro u s w e re r e s c ie n tis ts a re w on d erin g If th ey h av e m oved In Jig tim e by th e new Invention, w hich fells th e tr e e p ra c tic a lly u naided. seen In him th e first o f a s u p e r r a c e Trying New Tree Cutting Machine