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Porpoises May Aid Scioitists To Eradicate Caisson Illness 4 » 4 It < t * Hatterai, N. C. â€" The •tudy ot whales and porpoUe* may aid in th* solution of caisson sickness, bane ot the deepHsea direr, and other haman ailments. It was with such an object In view that a KToap of scientists of the de- department of anatomy of the Johns Hopkins Medical School^ a|nd Drs. Remington Kellogg, of the United States Biological Survey, and A. Bra- iler Howell, of the Smithsonian Insti- tution, mammalogist of the national museum, visited Cape Hatteras re- cently to conduct a aeries of experi- ments on porpoises. The scientists took back to their laboratotrles specimens of all of the ofgans of the porpoise's body, includ- ing six brains. Contrary to what might be expected, the porpoise brain Is described by Dr. Howell, who is corresponding secretary of the Ameri- can Society ot Mammaloglsts, as "phenomensJly dereloped" and "of an exceedingly high type." "Many ot the problems inTolved in the study ot porpoises," he exphiined, "are distinctly applicable to human actirltlea. It It could be ascertained how porpoises and whales manage to surrive at the depths to which they go, much probably would be leamec! In regard to caisson sickness. And of practical Interest is the question of the carbon dioxide given off by the body, through the lungs, during pro- longed submergence. Of no less In- terest are the physical adjustments to the denser aquatic environment which whales (once land animals) tiave made, involving blood pressure, pres- sure of spinal fluid and the mechan- ism ot breatliing, as wel as the great changes in the muscle system as com- pared to the typical land mammal." Water Power Gains In Canada Listed Secretary of the Interior Re- ports 221,000 Horsepow- er Increase in 1927 Whore Crowd* Are Crowcb Old Coin Discoveries Total Now U 4,778,000 The annual statement of Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior of Canada, witli regard to the develop- ment and use of water power in the Dominion, indicates that the great progress made during recent years continued in 1927. and that with the undertakings now In process of de- velopment or in active prospect, the next few years will witness further growth of very substantial propor- tions. In the last year, hydro-electric pow- er equipment was Installed ready for operation to the extent of more than 221,000 horsepower, bringing the total Installation in Ctnada to 4,778,000 horsepower. In addition, otBer un- dertakings were advanced to such a stage that a further total of 378,000 horsepower will be in place during the first six or seven months of 1928, thus bringing the total by the mWdle of th» year to more than 5.100,000 horsepower. The latter figure Is Just double the total installation at the end of 1920. The report goes on: "Ot the activities during 1927. the most slgniflcent feature was the In- crease In electric transmission volt- age above that of the lines in the 110,- OOO-volt class which have been oper- ated throughout the Dominion for many years. In this regard the Shawinlgan Water and Power Com- pany was the pioneer in constructing B line ot 165.000 volts, 135 miles in length, through pract'Cally uninhabit- ed territory, to carry 100,000 horse- power from the Isle Mallgne develop- ment on the Saguenay River to Que- bec City and vicinity. Construction ot another line of aitUlg reator volt- age was hegnn during the yeaw by the Ontario Hydro-Electrlo Power Com- missioH to transmit power more than 200 miles from the Oatlneau River in Quebec to the City ot Toronto and th« commission's Niagara system. I This line U designed to carry more than 250,000 horsepower at 220,000 \ volts and Is expected to be lu opera- » tlon In the Autumn of 1928. * Quebec Took the Lead * "In installations added during 1927 * the rovluce ot Quebec took the lead ^ mainly due to the activities of the ' Oatlneau Power Company on the * Cfktineau River. Hydro-electric con- ' itructlon was also active In Ontario, * " la the Maritime Provinces and in * Manitoba and British Columbia. < "la Quebec the Oatlneau Power * Company completed the construction « of and brought into operation the ^ Initial Installations of Us Chelsea and Farmers Rapids dwrelopments, the first of 102,008 horsepower capacity and the second 72.000 horsepower. The company also vigorously carried forward the construction ot a third development on the Gatiaeau River at Paugau i'alU. where 204.000 horse- power is being initially installed. For the ientfit of these three develop- ments, the Mercier dam, creating a very extensiv Storage reservoir ot 95,000.000.000 cubic feet, also was completed and the reservoir filled early in the year under the direction of the Quebec Streams Commission. "Other Installations placed In oper- ation in Quebec during the year in- cluded a 2,000 horsepower unit at Pont Rouge by the Donnacona Paper Company and the campletion ot a 2.0O0 horsepower development by the town of Coatlcook. The largest proj- ect under construction Is the 800,000 horsepower development of the Alcoa Power Company at Chute a Caron on the Saguenay R^ver. "Other projects or extensions under way are a 65,000 horsepower develop- ment by the Montreal Island Power Company ou D» Prairies River near Montreal; the addition ot two 10,000 horsepower units to the Canada Northern Power Company's plant on Qutnz» River; the addition ot unit 11 ot 45.000 horsepower to th» Duke- Prlcs development oa ths Saguenay River, and a 300 horsepower plant by the Cls d'Bnterprlse* Publiques near Riviere a Pierre. "Contracts have basa lat by tha City of Sherbrooka for a naw d*> Telopmant ot S,SOO horsepowar at Westbury Rapid on tha St Francis Klver. and the Ottawa River Powar Comr-ai y has autnorltsd tha addition of a 1S.(MH) horsepowar unit to )ta da- velopment near Bryson on the Ottawa River. The Ontario Paper Company has a plant of 40,000 horsepower un- der way on the Riviere aux Outardes. Ontario Developments "In Ontario the outstanding work of the year was the commencement of construction by the Ontario Hydro- Blectrio Power Commission of tha 220,000-voIt transmission line to carry the 2<0,000 horsepower which the com- mission lias contracted to take from the Ga-tineau Power Company. A> j tual Installations during the year in- 1 eluded two plants at Sturgeon Falls â- . and Moose Lake on the Seine River ot the Ontario and Minnesota Power Company with 10,000 horsepower and 14,420 horsepower capacities respec- tively. A further plant of 13,200 horsepower at Calm Lake on the same river will be completed early in 1928. The Gananoque Electrio Light and Water Supply Company added 1,500 horsepower to Its Kingston Mills plant, and smalled installations in- cluded 325 horsepower by the town of Smiths F'alls and 75 horsepower by the town of Streetsville. "Among the developments under construction la the Ontario Hydro- i Electrio Power Commission's de-! velopment at Alexander Landing on the Nlpigon River which, when com-j pleted in 1929, will have an installa- tion ot 54,000 horsepower. The 56,250 i horsepower plant ot the Spruce Falls | Company at Smoky Falls on the Mat-j tagaml River was well advanced, and i the International Nickel Company ofi Canada Is commencing the Installa-; tlon of 28,200 horsepower on thsi Spanish River. The Maritlmes j "In New Brunswick the St. John River Power Company made rapid , progress on the construction of its ' 80,000 horsepower development at GrGand Falls on the St. John River. The New Brunswick Power Commls- : sion made an extensive investigation of the forty-mile reach of the St. John River between Woodstock and Hawksbaw which gives promise ot providing a further development onl that river of 30,000 continuous horse-' power. ^ Similar Investigations were' made on th« same river by the St. ' John River Power Company, and on ' the Niplslguit River the Bathurst' Company, carried on investigations at ' the Rough Waters site near the ' mouth. Two tidal power projects are also under investigation on the Bay of Fundy In New Brunswick. "In Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Power Commission completed tha construction ot the 8.000 horsepower Sandy Lake development of its St. Margaret Bay system. The commis- sion also carried on numerous inves- tigations including a project of 3.000 horsepower at Lake Alnslle in Cape Breton, a proposed tidal power proj- ect at Amherst Point on the Bay ot Fundy and investigations of the com- plete utilization of the Liverpool and THEY TAKE THEIR FOOTBALL SERIOUSLY AT 'OME A glimpse of the crowd at a cup tie. The policemen are dealing wlUi some of the casualties during thegreat match between the Arsenal an d Ashton Villa. Medway Rivers. The Bridgetown Electric Light Company added 315 horsepower to Us plant at Bloody Brook, while the Avon River Power Company has under construction a second hydro-electric plant at Avon River Falls of 4,300 horsepower. British Clumbia Enterprises "In British Columbia the ritlsh Columbia Electric Railway Company completed the construction, on the shore of Stave Lake, of a 12,500 horsepower plant. On Vancouver Is- land the company pushed forward the reconstritction of the flume carry- ing water to its Jordan River devel- opment. On the Bridge River, through a subsidiary, the Bridge River Power Company, extensive prepara- tory work was carried on in connec- tion with a project of 500,000 horse- power ultimate capacity, and a con- tract was let for the construction of a tunnel leading from Bridge River to the power station site on Seton Lake. The West Kootenay Power and Light Company carried forward the construction of Its new 60.000 horsepower development on the Kootenay River at South Slocan. Prairie Provinces "In -Uberta the East Kootenay Power Company completed the con- struction ot a 13,000 k.v. steam pow- er station at Sentinel In the Crows- nest district as an auxiliary to its hydro-electric plants on the Bull and Elk Rivers In British Columbia, and the Calgary Power Company greatly extended its transmission system. "In Saskatchewan the Provincial Government appointed a commission to Inquire into the power resources ot the province and a very active pro- gram of investigations was carried out. "In Manitoba the Manitoba Power Company completed the superstruc- ture ot Its Great Falls plant on tbe Winnipeg River and brought Into operation Unit 4 ot 2S.0OO horsepower capacity. A prospective develop- ment ot great importance to the northern part of the province Is in view at \Vhitemud Falls on the Nel- son River, where an installation ot from 30,000 to 40.000 horsepower is proposed to serve power over a trans- mission line 170 miles In length to the Flin Flon mining district northwest ot the Pas. "Numerous undertakings are la the Initial stages ot construction and others are about to be commenced which wil result in an addition to the Dominion total ot more than 2,- 000,000 horsepower, much ot which, it Is expected, will be In place before the end of 1930. The capital required for this new work will involve the direct Investment of at least $00,000,- 000, and many times this amount in the application ot power to industdy and domestic and public use." Woman's Visit to Wilds of Tibet One of the most remarkable shoot- ing expeditions in which a woman has taken part has just been safeiy ac- complished by Lieut-Col. S. Gordon Johnson, late of the South Stauord- shire Regiment, and his wife. They have retumtd to London after a journey of 1,200 miles from Kash- mir to Tibet and back acro-s tht> Himalayas and other mountain ranges. Colonel and Mrs. Johnson, who were accompanied by six native servants, 10 trans ort men with 15 yaks, a herd of- sheep for food, and a herd of goats to provide milk, secured a Tibetan antelopo at a height of 21,000 feet. Col. Johnson told a Daily Mail re- porter : My wife and I made the journey, which totalled !',(K)0 miles fron; •.vhcn we left Kashmir on May 4 tiil we re- turned on Xoven-jber 4, because we are both enthusiastic shots. Leaving Srinagar, the capital of Kashn:ir, we crossed the Himaljiyas at Zogi Pase (11,500 feet). We went 240 miles without see4jig a village, and arrived at l.eh. the chief vinap:e in the Ladak Range. Leh, which sees perhap.'j 2.". K'ir>- peans in a year, is a market of barter between India and Kashmir on the one hand and Chinese Turkestan or. the other. Thirty-miles from Leh is the monas- tery of Hemis, where we attended the annual festival which attracts people from all over Central Asia. Grotesque and brilliantly clad figures wearing grreat masks or huge black hats dance "the dance of death" or "the dance of the black hat," or other eerie steps of dismal one-note music. During the festival you could go to see the Shushak. who might be called the Archbishop- He is suppo.sed to i»e the re-itKarnation of BuJJha. When dying the Shushak has to call the lamas, 'the high priests, and tell them where to find the newly bom infant whom he knows, on the inspiration of Buddha, must be his successor. When the baby is found it is placet! in the monastery. The women wear heaJ-dresses that go down their back and bear tur- quoises. Mrs. Johnson, who bought splendid specimens of turquoises for less than a pound in rupe«9, pointed out that these stonee, carried on the head-dresa were the banking accounts of the wo- men. The journey continued across the Chang Chen Mo river to Tibet. Col. Johnso'n said: "We encountered a snow-fieid at 13,000 feet into which my wife sank almost to the shoulders. When I went City Pawnshop of Pfcris Reaches Ripe Age of 150 Paris. â€" The Paris "Monte de Plete," or city pawnshop. Is 150 years old. but tliere wil be no birth- day party. It Is, otflcially, the Credit Muni- cipal and unofficially "My Aunt," merely a change in gender from the American appelatlon. Private pawnshops are forbidden in France and the public loan In- stitutions are supervised by the authorities to insure honest and efficient administration. Pension claims are accepted as collateral for loans at only 1 per cent, a year, but other loans are at S par cent. At Toulouse and other cities loans are made with- out interest. The ouly innovation of recent years has been the acceptance ot automobiles "in hock." to help her I sank just as deeip, and soon ali our transport was in. It took us from 8.30 a.m- to 2 p.m. to get out of the snowfleld, in which we moved less than half a mile." ,» . Shy on tha Rocks. "1 don't believe you have grit enough to propose to a girl." "I've al the grit needed, my boy â€" I'm shy oa the rocks." Recent Finds in Britiun of Those Made by Romans ^ Roman coins struck In Great Brit- ain have always held conslderabla in" tereat for collectors ot early Roman coin*. The great majority date from the later Roman period, and recent finds ot these Brttlsh-mlnted coins have disclosed the fact that a large variety came from a numt>er of mints in different parts of the British Is'.ea Most of them, however, bear the de- signating marks of the London mint from which came the largest propor- tion of the Roman coins circulated In Great Britain. Thomas L. Elder, coin export ot New York, who has devoted consid- erable study to the coins ot the Ro- man empe.-(;ra. calls attention to one of the moat Important discoveries of these English-minted Roman coins made In 1907 at Little Orme Head. North Wales. A bronse vessel was uneartbed there containing several hundred coins of the Roman Emperor Carausius, and «ith It also was found a large pottery Jar filled with more than 3,000 Roman middle and small sized bronze co'.ne of British and Gaulish minis. "Careful washing of these coins." said Mr. Elder, "left them in almost perfect mint state, although about 1,600 years old. The location of the discovery showed Indications of Ro- man masonry work and this hoard is believed to havo been a military chest, kept at a Roman station, from which the coins were distributed. The Roman emperors depicted on tha coins Included Allectus. Maximilian Hercules, Maxlminus Daza, Licinlus Pater, Quintillus. Aurellan, Severina, Numerian, Diocletian, Carausius, Valera and Constantine I. The typ«s of British mints numbered twenty- flv9 and rbera were seventeen of Gaulish and other mints. About 3.500 ot the coins were of Constantine I. "A more recent And was made near the British Museum in London which contained many ot the 'Urbs Roma' type with tie helmeted head of Rome and the reverse showing the tradi- tional wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Early In 1922 a number ot Roman silver coins was found in a small cava In a cliff near East Wood Ashover, Derbyshire, England, tha coins ranging from the reigns of Septimius Severus to Oordlan III. a period ot about fifty years. "The immence number ot coins struck In England at the various mints, but chiefly la London, may be imagined from the fact that it Is al- most impossible to find of the thou- sands lately unearthed two coins from exactly the same die. The die- makers must have been kept busy with the immense difficulty ot keeping the die sufficiently harder than the cola to prevent breakage." Mr. Elder says that the later rulers ot Britain, following the method ot the Romans, sometimes copied Ro- man coin types. Coins ot St. Ethsl- bert. for instance, bear the design of the wolf and twins. Later followed a widely varied coinage imitating Gaulish types with heads, animals, dots, dashes and other curous sym- bols. These extended down to the be- ginuing of the Anglo-Saxon era, when a new type appeared in t-a English penny. Barrister at Bow County Court: "are you married?" Hast Ham Wo- man: "I am not. I have no dsalrs to keep a husband." ' « ! Clubman â€" I've struck a perfectly: priceless Idea. I've arranged to glvs j a man $10,000 on condition that ha re- 1 lleves me ot all my worries. Friend | â€" That's fine, but where are you go- ing to get the $10.000 T Clubmanâ€" -Vh, that will be his first worry. Some Birds Can Fly Across Atlantic The Prince of Wales Enjoys a Bout 1332 r-<'-^^^^^o^-v>-^â€" *>â€" »- ^ J=7=l U.S. Biological Survey Citet Several Instances of j Flights i Washington. â€" "t-ong distance flights ' ot birds are common," it Is asserted by the experts of the United States ; Biological Survey. The Survey has ; conclusive evidence that some birds ; fly across the Atlantic. I "Two black he.ided gulls banded at ' Rosslten. Germany, were recaptured, I one at Brldgeton, Barbadoes, in the 1 British West Indies, and the other on i the mainland of Mexico, near Vera ; Cruz. Two kittlwaltes, banded at tha Fame Inlands, Northumberland, Eng- \ land, were recovered almost directly I across the .\ilautic at points on the I coast of Labrador and New-foumlland. ! A common tern banded at Eastern ' Egg Rock, Maine, crossed the .\tlantio j Ocean and the Kquator and was re- ; covered from the Di-lta ot the Niger \ River, British West Africa. A young I Arctic tern, banded iu Labrador, was recently found dead near La Roehelle, 1 on the coast of Krance." I The Survey has no evidence that these birds hmade a non-stop flight, I but tthat is tlio supposition. It Is ex- ! plained that many species that spend ; their Summers In the nltod Slates ^and Canada fly almost the length of the western hemisphere and spend j the northern Winter la the Summer ot Argentina and Chile. r<^-^.^^= <=:<r<:<r<:'«s. .s^ 3>^ PRINCE CHARMINQ AT THE RING SIDE The Prince ot Wales Is an ardent "flght fan." Hs la shown here watching the match between Len Johnson and Jack Hood tor the British welterwelgbl champional^lpi la the circle at tha right. Hood la saoa forcing the fl^htiof. . Tha vicar was paying a visit ,o the homes ot his poorer parishioners, and in the house ot a certain coster- monger he asked many questions about the family. K very grubby, bat very cheerful Utile lad attracted tha kindly cleric's attention, and he aak" ed him fcis name. "Reginald D'ArOT] Smlt, sir," replied tha lad. wlU» ^ grin. The vicar turned to the boy'a^ father. "Whatever did you give hint a name Hke that torr " 'Co« I waakj 'im ter be a professional boxer," r*^ tarnad the parent, "and t-lv a uaaa, like that he'll get a bit o' pracftoa 'U â- chooL" \