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A i A Noise Is Proved A Detriment To Health Burins the last few months Iccsive experiments have eon. fccttd at Colgate University as to the effect at ihe prevalent noises In the modern city on the human nervous system. Commenting thereon. Dr. Donald A.

Laird, the director, declares: Results of our first two years' work Indicate very definitely that serious effects can be anticipated until sane measures for -curbinp and, absorbing noises are adopted. Thomas A. Edison believes urban noises may evolve deaf race. The danger lurking In these noises, however, is more likely to arise from a mental and physlc.nl reaction' causing a tensed musculature, digestive paralysis and altered blood pressure. Thia viewpoint Is Confirmed: by our' experiments at Colgate.

Similar conclusions have. been reached by British Investigators. John Stevens of-Ixmdoa, in a recent'discussion "of the 'subject, Eays: Injurious effects of noise show themselves by their in. fluenee on', the central nervous system through the disturbance of sleep. A i to Professor Spooler, a constant noise, as of sea waves or the rumble of rome kinds of traffic, may cease to produce any conscious sensation; and this explains why a harmful noiss may be.

mistaken for silence--an lllu- slon tfcst is far too prevalent. Kence the danger to public health, as, although a noise may not heard, the nerve fores suffers. In Germany an association of en glnecrs has offered a prize for th best scheme to abolish the clatti In cltl'ej. In Paris the prefect of police waging war on the motor horn an has stopped the loud speakers all the radio shops. Everywhere the protest agala the noises apparently inherent modem clvllkaUcn Is arising.

The Individual should not be le to protect' himself from these an soyances. In the interest children, oW people, the sick an the sensitive, cities should see to that unnecessary and annoying disturbances, particularly in'the nigh time, are stopped. Father May Live, But He'll Never Look The Same! Preserve 'Old Spanish Names clubsria'San Francisco protest against calling'that city FrUco, a ihogrcl term'jwfclih always has becn'ottcn- slve to.its older residents. It Is in extremely, bid lasts.and a wretched substitute'lot the original Spanish name, which Is both dignified ana is also a eood and entirely practical reason for, rejection and of "Frisco" by the ba is. the (act 1 '''are seventeen towns 'and cities i the United States to which, the designation properly belongs, substitution of "Frisco" for San inlsdlrcc tlon and miscarriage of letters'an 'ether matter in tho malls, may 1 cause serious losses; goot "adherence original Spanish' nances places within.the fitate, which.no only aro musical and pleasing the tar.

but also are often descriptive 'or remindful of tho slate' early history. Akin to miserable, slangy as an abbreviation of San Francisco. Is the abominable "San used by tome of 'lowens In Southern California as a substitute for San Bernardino. PsycHo-Analyst 'Confesses Swind les Psychology Is. taught In educa tional institutions AS a ecleneo of mind otvsoul, and there are psychologists skilled in In- or detection of norxcal conditions in that rrgjard.

But, on the other hand, ttiera arc zn self-styled psyehc- anaJyzts who merely quccks or fleecjns their by pretences as to ability to discover and describe peculiarities of character or psychic disorders. Ono such. Known as "Dr." John Eimei, operating In New York, confessed to the police that in five lie- has swindled more than 100 business men la numerous cities cf this country, obtaining large fees from them for spurious and Inducing them to cash fraudulent checks or drafts. Among the cities In which he said ho had operated is Ixis Ange- JM. but It not appear that he practiced arts In this j.iu California.

Business men and society -women, however, hero and elsewhere fhotrtd on their clever swindlers of this sort, who profes- War That Should Get Encouragement There is reason for rejoicing in the fact, that American and othc sanitary engineers are united in the effort to reduce, prevent and even tually abolish, if possible, troplca and other diseases spread by mos- qiiltos and other insects and para sites, such as malarial and othe fevers and deadly plague, of whicl epidemics at various times nav; 'caused the loss of many thousands of lives In Asia, Europe and other parts of tho world. The Memorial Intitule Tropical and Preventive Medicine with headquarters in New York reports gratifying 'progress In tho campaign for extermination malaria-bearing. mosquito. The most notable success has been ac compllshed In the Panama Cana where for a long period ma larlal fever of a severe" type was rife. In many parts of the world ma larla has been common, and fo ages It was believed to'be duo to cllmatlo causes, emanations from marshes, the breathing of "nlgfhi air" or similar illusions.

But about years ago Laveran, a French army surgeon in Algeria, demonstrated its cause to be a microscopic parasite which, multiplies In the blood and Is Tom person to person through'the blto of certain kinds of mosquitoes. From.that time sanitary science has promoted various means of In- clllgent prevention of "chills and ever;" chiefly directed to local ei- ennination of the Insect pests. Jarpenters Right Resisting Stilts It Is reported that a ulldir.fr contractors In firm of Toronto, Conatla, haa proposed to its arpenters on strUs six feet high, thus save, on the cost of scaf- oldlnir. It also reported that the carpenters strenuously object If so staid and generally reliable newspaper as the New York Times did not vouch for the truth of this story, the only appropriate comment would be "Yeah?" which, as the New York World recently reminded its means: "I knorr you're a liar, but go ahead any way." But as It Is cne is forced to believe no mutter how dlf- fleult the Job I.i. Which being the case, there Is nothing to do but assure the Toronto carpenters that one with them to tho lost hammer and finishing naiL A carpenter has feel- Ings like one no man relatively easy.

Introduce "psycho-analysts." feelings wouHJ to be seen Women, it appears, arc especially Dancing arour.d his work or. a pair ruicepUblo to deception by inch I he would prefer to pretenders, the clement of mystery clal with a walrus and eat raw In whose claims makes Imposition oy crs the veil-known carpenter In AHco In Wonderland. Moreover, there Is the qccstioa of broken which can't very well bo carpentered back together cgaJn on the Job. And there Is the additional probability that Insult woald be added to Injury by rc- S'jIrlBg the to make their own stilts. No, thcro Is ro Justice In this proposition, and the Toronto should resist It to the end.

UpseU Insist on In all lines of sports and also elections. The team" of Stanford wss the latest to find (hat oat when It WM humbled a week ago Saturday by the. Trojans of U. S. C.

For football expfrU hid teen coiKMing Stanford team evrry- thlag and were freely forecasting. by which It ti-ouM beat U. S. C. A wocdsr (earn was to march to aa easy victory, sup- iwscdly.

Bat tniJtU, iestkcrn- took advantage of every mistake tho Stanford players made, aad there vrert many, acd piled LAST HE ACHIEVED RADIO LOG. IN TOWN 1 I TIBS HAS HAPPENED Fate Introduces JEKUY KAY to wealthy ALESTKR CAB- STAIRS when be crashes his airplane into tho camp she is sharing with her roommate- MYRTLE. She likes his pilot, DAN HAKVKY, but Alester'ls struck with her beauty und shows her attention. Unable (o buy new gown for a party Alestcr has Invited her to, Jerry yields to tho temptation to take one from tho store--intending (o slip It back next day. Jerry Is discharged when the store manager hears her confer slon nbout ruining tho dress.

Sho seeks another job, and surprised ono evening when Dan calls. He proposes and sho tells him sho docs not believe in love but Is going to try tn marry money. Ho lejivcs her after try- Ing io warn her. Alcstcr takes Jerry for ft ilrtvo and goes to tho deserted camp whcra he makes advances which jjhe repulses. Dan happens along: she repulses.

Dan happens nlonjj nnd, under cover of his presence. Jerry forces Alester to take her home. He la contrite and when sho says sho lias lost her job on his account promises to try to get her In a chorus. Next day he her to Interview the producer, who promises to take her on after a stage test TOW GO OX WITH THE STORY XXV HAVEN'T been back itagc," Jerry confided and went en to ell her roommate ell that she had een. "It was awful." she safd "the Mr.

Wclncrtz bawled that lorus iclrl out before everybody, hope no one talks to me like that" will," llyi Me- di- ared. ''You don't want to be rachy, kid. Learn to hand It hack. are you going 1 to rehearse?" "Tomorrow morning at 10." "Aren't you lucky! You can eep until nine!" UT Jerry couldn't Myrtle dis- turbcd her when ehc jcot up ul dressed. At eight she 'herself as up.

At 20 minuted to 10 she as at the stigc door of the the- er. "Miss Ray. of tho chorus," ehc aM to the doorman. He smiled. "A greenhorn," he Ud to himself.

Aloud: "Go right Misa Ray. I'm sure they're nit in for you." Jerry flashed him a look of (arm. Had she made a mistake the time? begins at 10, doesn't she asked excitedly. The man relented. "You pot Football ef a kind worth sceln? Is Mc-ucsto for next end, when the Modtsto ar.i Merced Legion tearr.9 meet The rivalry Is intense both teams lenty of lime," he said; "go on Jerry walked through tho stnee oor Into the macic world of baek- UtKC.

There wxs an un painted able, a chair of the kind th.it you' ind In Kcneial stores beside It. and bulletin board on the wall of the wherein $he stood. Tho floor was bare nnd not very lean. At one side Jerry lookM nto a row of painted backgrounds nto stage. The piano was there, and the lanist He was piavlnir.

Jerry tood jtllt nnd listened! His music flooded the darkened auditorium with rare sound. This was not or popular tj I elody. Jcrr' -as not acqunintcd with "the music but the compelling beautv Rachmanlnofs Prelude 'harp Miner stirred her deeply. fergot thr.t fhc had corns to rehearse the chorus and that didn't know where to go. Tl.c man at the piano fermcd to hsvo forcotten the re- ficarsal.

tr-a. lie r.Iay.,1 on until the first of the chorus ar- riv-M Intruded upon him. Jerry had movM stow-ly Keara News-Herald invKt-d to U5e this putiMc fcru" 1 ct AKonraoj v.L printed. if cct and the Kdlior rtstrves the to cui thera down to that if necessary. PEACH MEN URGED' TO JOIN ASSOCIATION To the Editor of The "ewsllerald: am sure ail growers of car.nir.j: peaches are discouraged and disheartened because of the conditions existing during the past two years, and must acknowledge that we have Utken an awful o-i account of the lack of unity.

Unless this momentous EeU away from present unfair practices on the part of somfi of the canners. growers of clinjj peaches are doomed to bankruptcy. Under present conditions I personally cannot afford to continue to prow canning peaches and know hundreds of growers who feel the samo way. For the past two years our operations have shown losses and I feel it is high time to call a halt. In contrast, see the financial status of tho commercial cannrrs, whoso profits for the most part, have been made at the expense of us growers.

From the date of its Inception I have been member of the California Canning Peach Growers As- soflation and know that it is op- eratf-a ar.d mannged efficiently, honestly and fairly, and would be in a position to accomplish much more for its members, if our grower friends on the outside, for whom our association has now been hold- ins tn "umbrella" for several years, would conic In and make this association the factor It should be in this industry. This Is a non-profit sharing association oprated by growers and solely for their benefit. This association, being yet In Its Infancy and with Its present control, lias already accomplished much for Its nnd there is absolute harmony in our ranks. Give It the "Whip hand" by siKn- up the entire peach acreage of the state--then watch the results. Write or phone the California banning 1 Peach flrowers' Association, 214 California -San Francisco, and request them to have their district representative call on you.

He will be glad to "Show You The Way" and do not let him get o'f your place till you lave signed an association contract what she should do. Go io the i her own and then started pushing 1 1 respectfully beg and implore you If LONG HOURS Or PATIENT DIAUMG -PAWSTAKISC CARS IM- CALIBRATING' STAT10MS- Public Thinks Private Thinks--By C. K. A A vj jj is, eloped with a young seventeen, from office and Inquire? Tho sensible the Jars and bottles on tho table thing ivould be to find the -stage director, she about her. decided, looking Sho saw no one but tho younn man at the piano and the noisy ehorus fcirls.

She wouldn't ask any of them. Tho young man taking her courajjo in her teeth she approached him. "WiH you pk-ase tell me where I will find Mr. Hule?" she inquired politely. The young man was playinc jazz now, mechanically.

lie did not stop when, ho answered, after one glance at Jerry. "You're the Carstairs girl," he remarked, with a bitterness that Jerry could not understand at the time. Later she learned that Jael Thane had given up a promising career as a concert artist to follow a show girl into tho realm of jazz to lose her after a few. months to a man who made a star of her. lie had never goncback to his concrts, or on from place where she had left him--playing tho piano for Jake Welnertz's rehearsals.

Jerry turned away from him, affronted. "He'll bo hero In a few min- go on ell the utea," Jael called. "Better to the dressing room and te! wardrobe mistress to fix you up." Jerry was vralking blindly in the direction she had seen the other pirls take. She did not want to meet Mr. llule just r.ow.

Another reference to the part AU-ster Iwd played in puttirig her here and she would loae her temper. Alcs- ler had warned her not to let that happen, she remembered. The sound of the girls' voices led her to the right dressing room. A double door swung loosely be- farther down to clear a space for Jerry'B hat and bag. "Ill fell you what to gci," she was saying when a girl in a very short, black satin dress rushed up and wanted to know what in the blankely blank blank she thought she was doing.

Evtlyn looKed at her coldly, "I'm taking advantage of the rale you girls applied to me," she said calmly. "I wish to have Miss Ray sit here--that's the rule, you to do so, for, as I fee It. this is the only way "out." and will mean our salvation If you and your "outside neighbors" will join hands with us and association as neany 100 cent as possible. Meanwhile fight shy of signing with any canner any so-called "open contracts'" covering your next season's crop. Such contracts are the you up--and avail you nothing.

Remember, your prosperity as cling peach growers depends on your taking action at know. Friends may have places your nnme on dotted together 'even if else must change." "la that so?" the girl In black satin drawled." "Well, I won't move, see?" She jerked a stool before UK the place that Evelyn had cleared for Jerry and popped down on it with decisive finality. Jerry saw her feet twlno about the of the stool as though they meant to stay there Evelyn said nothfrg more. She was tight-Hoped with anger, but she controlled it admirably. "Go call for help," the other girl sneered as she walked away.

i TERRY realized soon that Evelyn had gone for mistress of the wardrobe, for she returned with the latter In less than a min- make trouble, Luclle," ute. "Don't Her heart was In her throat These girls were hard-boiled eggs. she had heard. If they didn't like they'd probably wisecrack her out of the show. She expected them to notice her cnlrv, but none did.

hesitated and looked about 5 her for the wardrobe mistress. What she saw was a long table "tli stooid it each side of It and double row ot upright mirrors dividing it down the center. Sonic of tho stooU were occupied by cirls who already had rc- movrd their street clothes and were in various stages of undress. That was all she saw then, for the door swung open behind her with considerable force and caught her on tho arm. Sho cried out sharply.

"Oh. did I hurt you? I'm so tho matron to the rebellious girl on the stool. "Miss Starr is right. Sb.2 can claim your, pluce for a friend. Remember, you girls, yourselves, started the custom." "Aw, go to "None of your swearing now." the older warned her quietly.

"Move!" Jerry was shaken by the scene. Rtit no to mind it Evelyn wa.i perfectly calm. "Hurry," she said. put on your She pointed to a folded, garment on thi table and' Jerry picked It up. Her first stage costume! panties and blouse.

"I'll have your next time." the wardrobe mistress was sayInc: "hut ynu'd better yourself, little one. OH Hule is "Everybody on the staeo! Kv- Consult the association now. B. LARGE. P.

O. Box 407, Fresno, CaL RED CROSS SALVAGE SHOP HEEDS ARTICLES To the Editor of The Ncws-Hcr- ald: ladies held a rummage sale Of things both new and old: And when 'twas time to close it up, A mart of goods remained unsold Tiint were too gocd to throw away; And so the kind Jufct sent them over to the shop-They always have ius on their mind. Ir. spUc of nil the things sent In by the many friends of tho Red Cro5s Salvage Shop, there continues to be a shortage of shirts, underwear arid shoes for men, and these cool days make the demand for such garments decided, ro anything In that II quue line be greatly appreciated. MRS.

C. T. THWING, Modestc, To the Editor of The NewsHerald: Sir: The returns show that the stale park bonds have car- lied by mere than a two to one vote. This has been riuc largely to 1'no splendid cooperation oC the press in niakir.f: clear the California State Park program. LAD, eighteen, miss.

near Les Angeles. They intended to get married at Rcr.o. The girl's father followed thtm, caught them in San Francisco, and ordered the Sir! home. She said to her father: So far as I am concerned, you 50 peel a grape. But she relented obeyed when he told her he would swear out a warrant for her prospective husband for the theft cf an automobile And, having so declared, they -wifiji make it a condition of publication that their names shall not be given to the reading public, but oaly their initials! Certainly, they urnbh a splendid example of their own courage! Of course.

It makes no difference, now that the thing Is all over. But about the cheekiest thing yet in the aftermath of the political campaign Is adding the Prohibition vote In California to the Republican, nn4 for contributing to de-i bsllots In order to swell the Hoover of a minor. figures. The girl is a senior student in tho Glendale High School. Lsdy Astor, member of KritiFh House of Commons, now in That Institution is not io he Virginia, says she Is delighted with blamed for the errancy of this the election of Herbert Hoover.

That Is her privilege and her "young lady." At the same time, there seems to be an almost entire absence in the state's educational courses of the idva that youth Is to anybody for anything. The adolescent egoists are not only psrmitted to believe, but are practically encouraged In that idea, thai they arc the captains of their own souls, they are monarchs of all i they survey, and their own sweet will? should be the guide of their conduct. And while that permitted and petted attitude may not be responsible for such events as that elopement. It certainly Is far from being a deterrent thereof. And--sad to relate--the parents only too frequently are even more culpably lenient with these czars and czarinas of school age.

There are correspondents and there- are correspondents who use the public-letters departments cf various newspapers. Some of these letters ars educational; many are Interesting; a few are annoying, If not nuisances. And the greater the nuisance the more dictatorial the writer--the mort Insistent that his letters must ba printed, and printed in full. right. Bui was neither her right nor her privilege to have proselyted among Virginians for votes for Hoover during the campaign--05, there Is ample evidence she did.

Suppose United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson were in London during a parliamentary campaign, and were to go from this man to that, begging cash to vote for a Such writer is of the tribe also who frequently wind up thtlr effusions: "I don't believe you dare to publish this." particular candidate. The British would consider his action most offensive, and himself most Impertinent. And It and he would be. And so Is Nancy Astor; and so was her conduct In the Ccaih the other day beckoned to Warren Worth Bailey, for manx years editor of the Johnstown, Democrat Bailey was a real In highest sense of that much abused word.

Ho an editor of of force, of courage, and of In these days, when only too many of the "organs of publis opinion" are but contemptibly subservient mouthpieces of the public- utility trusts. Bailey stood out and unshackled as a veritable tribune of The People. Throughout all his journallstlo caieer ho was a man of honor, A man unafraid. New York, Day By O. UdNTYRE NEW YORK.

Nov. pro- fersion of hotel hostess is attracting many girl graduates of exclusive schools. It hag none of the rough and tunibln hurr-th the jazz cafe or night club. Tho toncy hotel has to realire banishing loneliness among patrons pays. The tactful hostess who can single cut the lonely and make them feel they are something other than a number on the rack Is doing something that cannot be valued in dollars.

This goodwill feature t3 not new r.ut in the modern ruh was neglected. Such efforts among people of re? finemcnt requites perception and tact. It is accomplished chiefly In those hotel? seeking to achieve a "familv nlmnsphero." And arnonc the Summer and Winter inns around New York. Tho job pays $50 to SlO a week and food and Tho hostess In tnn aristocratic hotel has living quarters of the She- must entertain r.ow and'then is practically unlimited. She be adept In bringing congenial people together, promote bridge tournaments and see that wallflowers arc with part- CC: on the Sho i tnt: inin Everybody causc duties of a.

inatchmaker. ncl3, hiiEje sewers and pipe lines for On behalf oC tiio state parka! Consequently the post requires and steam. Thcv diff founda- I wnnt to Ihrink yoa for! those finished in social graces from under skyscrapsrs whil important help pivcn to this for hotel numapc-nipnts are proplnp them up on s'ilta and Ne colnc to be late-- at her first rehearsal! Jerry turned faint To He Continued) DON'T WANT SKRIOVS (James Arjate in the Ccnturj' Magazine) The appearance cf a prrnt artist in prrat piny is Mir.ethinc fijjht shy of In Lcndon. or at leapt sorrj'i a lovely voice said quickly, accompany with piaycr and Jerry's eyes smarted with the whereas a muFieal comedy pro- tears of pain, but was ron- accounted a foclal cver.i of relous of a eweet face turned to her with nn anxious expression. "Oh.

I'm always hurting ore; I'm so awkward," the voice went on. filled now with self- NEWTON B. DEURY. San Francisco. Cal.

Secretary- willing to pay quite handsomely, i York achieves more structural won- Any number of hotels attribute, ders above than ber.cath. But the their largely to tho popular-1 public never sees them. DIFFICULT DECISIONS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS reproach. smiled at her. The pain rasn't lostinp.

wai my a.v In the "But I shouldn't first order. The Englishman the theater with evening dress, and for him the donning of clad means desisting from the act of cerebration. Even a dinner Jacfcct rpolls ruin and atrophy--no Kns- in either black tie or white raid. "I having ever been discovered In act of reading anything better thr.n always feullleton in the paper. banclnjr the other ro- There can be no doubt that if it turned.

"You're new girl, aren't I had been the fashion for ycu?" wrr.t on with a imcn to drrrs before sponrtlnj: an Jerry had not expected to i cvcr.inz in the library, such authors here. and Kcnnett mu- 1 "Then come alcnir and tako a irh-vably have starved. Conrad ftoo! r.CJtt to mine." she saiil (o nearly perishM as it wa.C Jerry's affirmative nod. "My i Analyfls of the in tV.e name's Evelyn Starr. I've hreh I English theater during the las! In a production for two 'quarter of century phows thai c-J se.i«ons." i non-mufical which -rm Jerry Ray." Jerry told her.

Ihave achieved a run of months 'And I've rever been in a show." nnd more only twelve may be I c.in make up for i counted tb- ins you by looking 1 after your farces or Fcntimentai coriio- drb-jt," exclaimed delight- filly. thf iler nip.na.cer kr.oTS w-fci-a he joM seats ten Tte DrhSerdcg always! are strong. Modesto's has suffered a 4Sd Is Inclined to'but one defeat firtl' HK had taken Jerry by ami and, was hurr'in? her alont: to the TO WAKE OUT r-R TV.E DRIVER AHEAD IS A THE A69 OFF HS CfcAR.CR OUST P01NT1N6 015T SCENERY Tit Bt'll Syrtov. I-c ity of hostesses and several ara under long term contracts. In a New York paper this morning I saw a want ad for service of a tinner.

Somehow I did not think there were any tinners in the big town. A pood tinner had one of tho cracR jobs in a small town and rode around In a red vihcelcd bugtry on Sunday. Often with one foot hanging rakishlv over the sideboard-the durn slicker. The recent subway disaster In Times Square created a "subway pronounced phobia foe underground travel. Yet the subway's record is singularly remarkable for safety.

la In operation 121 miles of subway tunnels i and 620 miles of subway tracks, but this only great disaster. 1C a train stops between stations these as It frequently there is a fomenting hysteria. An English engineer once referred to New York's "switchboard brain." Tho strar.per is impressed with its v.r.irr^ro'jr.cl mi char.Ics and over- head freedom. All wires in the metropolis arc below the surface and hero beneath the sidewalks are the, city's voice and nervous system, There Is a vast and complicated net i.