ALIENS QUICK TO
Old Reliable Prune Fills New Role
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By Howard Y Rlakvwlee !
4 Associated VvPBd Science Editor)
PITTSBURGH Pa. (&)' Kvl- j
dence that ftelgn born law- j
breakers become Americanized n i
their crime habltH in found by Dr.
6. I. GiardinMn a study of wev
eral. hundred: in-mutea ot the-.-Wes-ern
State penitentiary of Pennsyl
vania. Dr. Gardinl 1h psychologist for
the penitentiary.
The American white criminal, he
says,; tends toward crimes of dep
redation, - rather than -of violence.
AmonK crimes of depredation, he
lists larceny, burglary, robbery and
embezzlement. Violence includes
crimes against the, person, such as
killings.
His comparison is based on sev
eral hundred- native born whites,
and Italians, most of the latter for
eign born.
"In general.' he says, "the Ital
ian tends to commit the same kind )
of crime, as the native white in
the degree in which he has been
exposed lf American environment,
and '..according to the age at which
exposure began
"The comparison tends to show
that the rise-In crimes of depreda
tion is associated positively with
the '.degree of 'Americanization,
while the .frequency of crimes, of
violence falls' with the Hncrease in
de-Hulinnizntion.", . .
Tie learns that Italians born here
are even- more like native whites,
lie notices an attitude of "noncha
lance: and sophistication In place
of native eagerness and anxiety."
Willi. Americanization, the for
eign .'born lawbreakers become
"more worldly wise and less given
to revenge than their -foreign born
brothers." '
Air. Oardlnl observes that the
Prospects of a record-fcreal-irig Coast prune crop this yer,' together. with a:concerted drive
by hospitals and medical authorities to promote, prune consumption as health aid, brings
high optimism to' orchardists this .spring;"' Surveying the crop situation in a 1929 Buick
sport roadster,- these experts o ttyr California Prune & Apricot Growers Association are
discussing with nurses the recent adoption of prune dishes as. a major diet in San Jose
. Hospital, situated in "prune capita.1" of California, . -
The Yellow, Yanste
mountains through several distant
mounf'iin ranges and plains of
centra! t'hinn. to the Yellow sea
just north of Shanghai.
According to their scale of miles,
if its meandering were straiglil-
tests arc proof that there ean be I encd lint, the rivm- would , he 1wk
WASHINGTON. OP) How long With all its unrest, however, the
is the Yangtze, Asia's longest Yangtze is the life artery of China,
river' That hiquiry may -be an-j With Its myriad man made canals
swer d by explorers attempting to I-and its tributaries, it drains an
find its fourep "somewhere Jo the urea equal to one-fourth of the
highlands of Tibet." ; i total area of the' United States.
Map makers now draw a-waver- The Xational Geographic society
Ing line from tho, central Thibetan ' oatimaios that approximately 1 75,-
I uufi.unut people, one and u hair
times the population of our 4S
Americanization along useful lines. enoxig
He finds that education in the pen- with San
Itnntiary In tho "three R's Increases
Intelligence of criminals, but that
vocational training- Is of greater
importance foe the' social readjust
ment of adult ' criminals.
He .. believes-'1' that -training In
proper ."habits; should "start within
the penltentiary-and that most -important
of. all!; hy.toiv follow this
training, with ;supervisirih,of parol
ed prisoners to insure that the de
sirable habits continue, .
The effect '"of the ioctent and
quality of eduatlpn Is brought out
more clearly in the study of a
group of . negro prisoners by - the
Hi net-Simon tests.
"We' found,'.; -say Dr. Gnrdinl.
"that the states, with the - poorest
fducntlbnal systems produced-negroes
of lower Intelligence than
the -states with, better educational
systems. -. - - - ; :
. "As to crime, the negro seems
to have no. preference.' He com
mits ' ''crimes of depredation and
crimes ofvlolineeiwltii abftUt otjual
rrequency. j ;
states, live in its basin. . Nearly oil
arc dependent' upon water trans
portation --for a living.
: l;loin its nnuth to Hankow, C4.il
iniih's -upstream, tho Yangtze chan-
lo bisect the L'nltO't plates ' nu, : .which .at" some places Is 30. to
bay u"- ltd .fHi'tun.ijs. wide, is tilled with an
Kraneisco
western ! nurce and Capii t'od .m -; unendltig stream of ocean going
the Imsin into which It .would flow. Mvessew,:; riv.or-1 .uLeaihcrs, barges,
A few mimihs ago, during" The 3 junks and sampans. ; . . . :
alyi) war' in Chiin. the V;:tigl.e ; Now. and then t'ravelers sec a
valley was: the ceno of fighting, t barge 'with- all tho comforts of
and foreigners livinf? in cities and ; homev- Atop the cargo t:ie crew 1 ule, a record of seven months'
towns in the' river valley were , buijd "'houses in which their fam- j standing. was broken with the shlp
more Interested ,In its lower 1 ' i lie's IftV during the slow Journey j ment of 331 trucks on March. 30,
reaches than in the discovery of t upstream. , On these floating isl- '. exceeding any single dav' since Au-
its wiuroo.-' -" - ; ; if amis,., children, play and pigs and gust 22, 1 !28. The export' of 1736
77 PER CENT GAIN
" Registering a gain of 77 per
cent; in shipments, of commercial ,
cars and trucks for March com- !
pared to Kuhruary, the truck dlvl- ,
sion of Dodge Urothers Is increas
ing production facilities - to meet
the record breaking demand from
domestic and foreign markets,"
says Mr. Kakln of the lOakln Mo
tor 'company,- local dealers. .'ln
carrying out tills production sehed-
Its banks frequently have- been v'ehiekens wander about, while the
the 'scene of. turmoil since,: it -was f women hang o.ut their laupdry and
first opened1 up to foreign trade I carry pn their oilier "domestic
during t;ie latter part of the last j duties as if they were In wime
century. Shipping was constantly t Chinese town. !
in danger of' looters who piled Before the. construction of tile '
their - profession nearly unre-now steamer this stretch through
tarained , until foreign . powers ( towering mountains could be neg
malntaiued naval guards to' pro- tlati'd' onlf by native junks .drawn
tect their interests. The American' by hands, of cpolle tracirers. It
naval flotilla Is- known as '.the j too.k a week to niakii-ilic't ip that
"Yangtze patrol." ., " , today, requires only 40 hours.
PEHINGILL- SAYS
VEEOOL POPULAR
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Returning with' optimistic views
regarding Hawaii as a field, for
Veedol oil sales. Wl C. Pettlngell,
western r.eglonnl director for the
Tide Water Oil Sales corporation,
refiners of Veedol motor oils, ar
rived In San Francisco recently.
He believes that everything Indi
cates another yeari of prosperity
and Increasing sales for .Veedol. ,
While in the islands, Pettingell
arranged for sales, promotion and
advertising support for- Island
dealers that will be comparable to
the sales campaigns used by1 the
Tide Water Sales corporation in
the eastern United States. A week
was spent in conferring with heals
of the Associated Oil company-
there, which organization was ap
pointed as dealer for Veedol in
Hawaii. ' .
"An Increase In sales volume of
Veedol motor oils ,and greases in
the western rPgion during the last
12 months shows the growing ap
preciation on the part of the public
of the superior lubricating qualities j
of these paraffine base oils, and is
en encouraging Indicntlron of th.e.
even gTeater year that' Is ahead forjss:
the company now that the dealer
organization has been broadened,"
said Pettingell. . ,
"Veedol officials everywhere ro
, pxirt an'' (ncroaslng demand for
their oils and-greases, and field
men report that an- Increasing izz
1 number-of motorists are finding In'EEz
Veedol an answer to their- needs
and an assurance of p6slttve hibrl- S
cation with marked economy."
Frank Wagar. advertising mana-r3
" ger of the western region for the
onmpnny.'-was at the dock to greet - zz
Pettingell on his return, nnd to ro-1
ceive from .his chief tne latest
news Relative to' the; advertising
1 plans in tho island -territory.
Crabbing About
' p-ariJLubrtCatWn aiUuip 15pecl$1ly -Hen. regardless
t f '' ' v , ' . of thV fye oY. chassis lubrication
. 1 1 "', - ' , i system used, "'the king. pin flttin'
" -lt niayi seem -that I've been always Is among the easiest to
crabbln' a lot lately about lubri- reach. Just inside. the front wheel,
cation hot I inst hiril n - ioh in hero " " he reached, from the front pf
avoidin or ignorln' it. , - s
For some reason or other mo-
units set an all-tlrrie record,, vr.
March shipments to foreign ' inaN'
kets. . , . :-. -' . '"-'', - ".-. ;
"The rapid construction of paved
roads nnd wide highways and- tho
manufacturing facilities to build
trucks particularly adopted to
every line 'of -business are awaken
ing " executives to the possibilities
of motor transportation never
! dreamed of before,- Operators of
I truck fleets nre finding expansion
'profitable and necessary In a coin-
That's what It is 1 more thousands j petittve market that demands
of earn than owners ever-like to 1 ecny. speed and dependability.
in transportation; , ,
"Six-cylinder engines, fo'ur-wheol
brakes and four-sped transmissions
on the heavier types of Dodge
trucks provide speed and safety
necesasry for the most , economical
distribution of merchandise.
Whether it be on the country high
ways or congested city streets.
The M types of trucks built by
that makes me want to continue,
on the subject a little longer," says
an expert mechanic. nl-isls hake a irood lob of fomettln' i Dndirn Rpnihpp. rnrMPnt fiv. rn.
The owner came in trotestin Liimii this hunhin': mwn those own- n-win..J -in.. flnm ih iiirh
that the: earM developed an -awful j PrK who are careful about other
wobble in the steering Somelhin vMeH that heed rVgulara attention,
had come loose. uU of u s'uddea, he i KueSes maybe It's because they're
told me, .He wanted it lightened aU-so Used ro Betetln' good per
up qulckly.,-so.' he-could be on his ) frmance out of the steerln' gear
way. I stopped down, grabbed two. j KM)era!Iy that they Just nort of take
spoKes or ino rront wneeis nnu ' it r0r cranted
pushed.- They gave. '-
ine owner, loomn on otrered frprnnted Is bound to be a wobble
me immeqmie soiuuon. as looseness t that's dangerous.- U it has- devel
in the wheel boarints. He. was all j oped tt should be removed quickly
wrong, of course. U was king" pin ,. by replacement of parts."
and king bushinV wear, and. tho ".; . -
cause was lack .of lubrication. Classified advertising K'ts resultB.
pucfltes , ranging from tho light de
livery merchants express to the
heavy duty" three-ton truck, and
meet the requirements of 00 per
cent of -all transportation. Hun
dreds of different truck types enn
be furnished ' frdm these capacities
by varying equipment, and enable
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To keep out foreign noises, en
gineers nve had to muz'le tlie
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Fanners Bn- Machine Jointly
nbly" with Ihelr nelt,-hhr profit
. ably with their nelKhliorn In more
ways thnn the mere miirkettnif of
their product. For example, the
IncreatiinK ie..o.farni mm blnery j -mnken
neecttsnry ' lilKCer iTivest-1
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t the .best.. ;of rooms are.. provided, '(graduate nurses
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til it-ally prepared foods nre served. ,
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