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FRIDAY, rEBBUABY 21,1930. Piilse Rate Is Real Index- A I I PAQE1TVE Of Distress On Hot Days ItV HOWARD W. BLAKESLKE (Associated FTCM Sdeaco Editor) Kff VOUK, Feb. thnt tbe real index of distress on a sweltering day is tbe heat nor the humidity, but tbe milse rate, was reported to the American Institute of Mining and Metal- lurslcRl Engineers today. The dlscovery.can be used to reduce daujier of head'prostration.

It may even help rcllero personal discomfort. At any rate the temperamental cim Irarn exactly how close they are to "stifling," dnd why some folks remain EO cool. The report was made by Dr, W. J. McC'oimell of the Metropolitan Lifa Insurance He told how hiimnn beings voluntarily were tried fiut in special, cork-lined heat chamber built by the U.

Bureau of Mini's. observations indicate, he said, "that the palse rate rather than rise In body temperature apparent? determines tbe extend'of discomfort When the pulse rate cjtcecds 135 pasa- tlons per minute, the subjects complained of discomfort They, became restless and irritable, and acquired a headache and palpitation of the heart. They became very thirsty. They noticed a metallic -taste and spoke only with effort." At 100 beats a "floating on air" feeling came-on with discomfort so unbearable that tests stopped for fear of Ireat stroke. "The experimental evidence acquired lii these McCon- ncl 'said, has.

many practical npplica-' tions. It Is to predict Just how human beings wilt respond to certain temperature conditions, and to suggest the most system of combatting certain exigencies of environment" Three Lives Lost, Property Damaged In Southeast Gale ST. JOHN, N. Feb. word of a terrific southeast gale that claimed lives.

and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of- damage in the ports filmic the southwest'coast Foumllnnd early last Snnday morn- Ins, reached here today. The meagre reports of extensive damage filtered in feere today with little more than generalizations of heavy tolls. LaMallne reported the loss of three lives. Burgeo, on the Burgeo Islands, one of New Foundland's most valu- ehle fisheries, and a rendezvous for artists, reported damage to shipping, dwellings, stores, and fishing stages to the extent of 5100.000. luterrupted telegraph communications prevented receiving of news as to iiow the men were To Probe'Election In Lawrence Co.

IROXTON, Fob, appeared today that the January term grand Jury which went Into session Mouday, is destined to have a more or excltlus session ns it was Ic.tmcd on good authority that alleged Irregularities committed during the November 1020 election were to be civon the once over. The Baine matter bobbed up a't the "special session" of the September term Jury in December but It was--by a "counter force" quickly dropped and passed out of sight, and it ivas thought ut the time, permanently. It lias returned and apparently is to cause considerable, worry and work. PENALTY IS REMOVED Portsmouth city school board has passed resolution om'itting a penalty of and per day for school Mntr.icrs not completed wlthiu tbe limp limit. According to plans of the board the four buildings are to be completed In time for tire fall term In Sojiteuibcr.

However, the architects did not Include, a penalty for overtime In the specifications and the board decided that no penalty tvlll IK? assessed in case any of the buildings are not completed within Ihe time limit DEATH TAKES LAST FRIEND OF LINCOLN LEXINGTON, Feb. has claimed the last surviving person who was intimately associated with Abraham-Lincoln. Mrs. Emile Todd Helm, 94, half sister of the martyred president's wife, Mary Todtl Lincoln, and long a close associate of the Civil War president, died at her home in Fayette county near here today. Sirs.

Helm had spent months of her early girlhood at the home of Lincoln in Springfield, and a friendship for them continued during the life of the president. The fact that Mrs. Helm's husband. Brigadier General Ben Hardln Helm, served In the Confederate army against Lincoln's forces, did not alter the president's feeling for Mrs. Helm.

He had offered General Helm a commission in the Union nrmy. Naval Fliers Perish In An Unusual Mishap WASHINGTON. Feb. 2L AP) --What described one of the moct ntiUstuU air Accidents in history of ttw ierTlce yesterday took the ot Uen- tenant Joseph Leon Wolfe, of Cocburn, and. Second Uen- cnant William B.

of Colombia, marine corps. aYlators. Persons who witnessed the crash gald that the two planes were flying In formation with Wolfe leading when they dlred from a comparatively low height Jnto the. Potomac rlTer near Quantlco, a short time after their takeoff for an afternoon iu the air. Officials at the field sata there bad been no'-collision In the air and that they were nnabie ta account for the accident.

The bodies were pinned In the cockpits of the and were extricated with difficult; by a detail of marines. was the eon.of Dr. J. E. Wolfe of aradnated from the Naval Acadmey in 1026.

He served a year In China, and later at the naval sir station at Pensacola, before bis transfer to Quantlco. Oetertag was graduated from the Naval Academy In 1024, and was commissioned in the marine corps reserves and bad been on active duty at Quantlco for a year. PLAN FOR TARIFF TRUCE BEFORE LEAGUE GENEVA, 2L--(AP)--The League of Nations trace conference today' concluded its general discussions and began consideration In committee of proposals for a tariff truce nsing as a basis a draft convention prepared by the League's economic committee. A second committee will deliberate on a plan for.the program of subsequent negotiations between the governments with the review to reduction of customs barriers and the encouragement of international trade. They will hold public sessions beginning tomorrow with all the delegations represented.

ST. nan who oar ago was a bitch- ilker, welclDg rides from pawing mo- orintn, now recelTes hundreds of let- en dally from prominent business men and society women, from high school boys and girls, from men and women known throughout the selen- itic world, beseeching a plnce on his passenger list Harry- A. Hurted, whose. Invention of a hard rubber tee ring wheel for automobiles four can ago has amassed millions for ilm, here preparing for his pro- ected flight around the world. Rusted, an aide, is examining aeronautical equipment on display at the International Aircraft expos! ion, selecting accessories for the flight With six companions, Hnsted plans girdle the globe in a specially lullt Fokker F-32, now under con LARD I2V 2 Ib.

Pork Chops 22-25c Ib, Potatoes, peck 48c Bashef $1.85 Cheese, Ib. 25c Bananas 3 IDS. for I7c Pork Sansage, Ib. I9c Bread 1 1-2 Lb. Twin Loaf 3for25c Bacon 20-25c Ib.

Sugar Cared Bacon Sqnares I7c Ib. Fresh Country Dozen 35c Flour. POVERTY TO WEALTH IN FOUR YEARS of Cleveland, planned to complete the flight, Hu sted said, in 15 days, shattering the 21-day record of the Graf Zeppelin. Tbe Cleveland millionaire estimates tbe total cost of the project at $1.000,000. The total cost of the ihip, with equipment and will approximate $200.000.

Weather conditions permitting. Busted said bo hopes to take oft June 15. The purpose of the trip, originally planned as a stunt. Is to map otit a practical aviation route around the world, make an accurate survey of the topography of the world, particularly tho'ground data for-aviators to follow from tbe air, and to obtain pictures of the outstanding industries in each of the countries visited, the natives themselves and their manner of living. OHIO SHEET METAL, CONTRACTORS ELECT TOLEDO, O.

Feb. 21--(AP)--With re-election of officers and selection of Columbus as the place for holding the 1031 convention the Ohio Sheet Metal Contractors Association brought to a close their business meeting here tonight C. M. QundlKch, Sandusky, was the structlon at Teterbbro, N. J.

It Is only new member named to the dlrec- Perfect Bridge CINCINNATI, perfect bridge hand which. It Is estimated, can occur only once In 60,000.000,000 deals, WBS delt to W. H. Wilson, assistant salM manager of a publishing company here, in a game last night Tbe hand Included four aces, four kings, four quceus, and a Jack. Wilson bid seven no trump and, of course, made it torate of the state body.

Other directors re-elected Included Mart Armstrong, London; Wllliain Cleveland; Charles Grote, Cincinnati; Adolph Mnnkel, Columbus, and P. E. Sullivan, Dayton. A. E.

Bogcn, Columbus, was re- elected'president; Joe'Dersher, Toledo, vice president; E. J. Hoerstlng, Dayton, treasurer, and James P. Saundcrs, Cleveland, secretary. The year 1020 has gone down Scotland Yard's bluest, there being four unsolved the us compared with only at the end of 1918.

Jackson Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter; Sentenced To Mansfield Reformatory; JACKSON, Feb. 21-- A of the crand jar; reported nine irere considered. Six true billi were returned and fifteen witnesses examined. 'Ellsworth Mercer, who hid bffn held In the local jxil tmce he arrested for Etalibinx Hajrinoud Smith, pleaded to chsrct of rnsnslenciitcr. Judge Robert L.

Crimea sentenced him to Mansfield reformatory. Thi cnse Brew out of a fight at Davis brirl; yard at Onk Hill Inte lust Friday "iRRt. Ixister McGowan irag sentenced to Minefield on a burptary add larceny charge. Sentence followed immediately after that of Mercer. Other indictments made public were against Robert Patterson on a charge of carrying concealed and Jason Groves for burglary.

Wanner Weather Just Got Cold CHICAGO--(AP) a weather got cold, but It's not serious. The doctors called It influ- but a mild case. Wanner, a seven-year-old negro lad, la la the hospital. Germany has 200 factories making (porting goods of all kinds. DENIED PARDON COLUMBUS, 0., Feb.

J. Delbcl, Cleveland real estate mau, today was denied pardon by Governor Cooper from sentence ot from one to 20 yearrla Ohio penitentiary for manslaughter la connection with the death oi nn automobile accident. The Queen of Denmark hns an amateur motion picture enthusiast. Coffee, 28c val, Ib, I9c 2 IDS. 35e Large Bologna, Ib.

I9c Beans Pinto, 10 Ibs. 75e Ct, Northern, 10 Ibs. 85c Navies, 10 Ibs 89e Yellow Eye, 10 Ibs. 99c Brooms 35e, 45e, 55e, 69e Mops 25e, 29c, 35e Macaroni-Spaghetti, 10 Ibs. for We W.E.FULTZ FIFTH AND CAMPBELL AVE.

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