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parts of the country they of â€"mobs, but the only sign around here is when the ible feeding is sometimes ‘necâ€" ‘when people go on a hunger and apparently it is the only ; get education into some minds. irty per cent of the elementary per aana-huu‘-;maw reâ€"room schools. 352 here are still 3,029 in the State. one county, Marion, has entirely itinued â€" oneâ€"room â€" schools, but other counties have only one som school each. r work Park Instiâ€" *have been SAVING pital AY, NOVEMBER ‘18, 1926 Bay Road hospital * pe: \ ... _Mount Ararat, with its beautiful | twin peaks, rises straight into the ;&yfromthephtefionwbiehlm- |\ Inakan is gituated. It is an extinet E volcano, whose active period is preâ€" | historic. But the peasantry for many |\ miles about has always been fearful | Of a renewal of its ‘mctivity, and the | ional slight earthquake tremors | herefore cause invariable panies and | ety in the countryside. ~ | | Armenian Tradition â€" . Ararat, which the Persians call the | *Mountain of Noah," is placed by Arâ€" | menian tradition as the side of the | Garden of Eden.. Relies of Noah‘s | Ark, displayed in one of the Armenian l monasteries, were destroyed by lightâ€" ning many generations ago, but the Hue of the old monastery is still reâ€" ered by many of the faithful. The traditional burial place of Noah‘s wife /Q’ndthephcewthochism)md | to have planted the Qnt vineyard, are | Still pointed out.; / / Prior to the World war, Mount Ararat was the dividing point between Russia, Turkey and Persia, part of the mountain being in each of these mom aited by ‘Tremor and Some Results _ . The disastrous earthquake in Arâ€" fmcnhwillbetnttterd_lihnd ‘death to the 100,000 homeless peasâ€" ‘ants within a few weeks. The counâ€" ‘try is located nearly a mile above sea level, and the winters are therefore wery severe. Within. another month, ‘the savagesâ€"of winter will overwhelm ‘the entire area which has beenâ€" deâ€" jwasted by the quake. Early in Noâ€" vember snow buries the villages and ‘piles against the peasant cottages un\ til the edges of the roofs seem to be ‘only cracks in the sides of snow drifts. â€"â€" Leninakan , ent'fi of the seismic ‘disturbance, is in the center of a disâ€" trict which has been frequently visâ€" jted by earthquakes in the past, alâ€" ‘though none of the tremors have been ‘of any serious consequence since that of 1840, which shook off a segment ‘of the 17,000â€"footâ€"high cone of ‘old Mount Ararat, burying the village jand monastery of Arghuri and snuffâ€" ‘ing out the lives of the 600 villagers. Both village and monastery were covâ€" ered more than 200 feet deep by the debris from the mountain landslide and no trace of either building or peoâ€" ple has ever been digcovered. 4 ‘Country Near Mount Ararat Is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1926 THOUSANDS ‘ARE HOMELESS FROM EARTHQUAKE ~Claimed that political rallies are not: well attended now, which may be so, for if people did attend them they would have to think. The throat specialists and the ear doctors ought to have plenty of work after a political compaign. The American orphanage “::fh at Leninakan include an agri Itural school with 1500 students who cultiâ€" vate more than 15,000 acres of land; a hospital of 800 beds; a nurses trainâ€" ing school for 300 girls; a trachoma hospital for the cure of eye‘diseases, caring for 5,000 patients; industrial schools teaching 40 trades to 6500 children, and several other important educational and reconstructive enterâ€" prises. . { Claimed the college students do not write home often enough, but an}wuy they write when they need money. is the center of a chain of irrigation projects which have recently been completed after more than three years of refugee labor undertaken unâ€" der American supervision for the reâ€" clamation of 250,000 acres of farm has a population of about 40,000. It has also been the scene of important American reconstruction projects, carâ€" ried put by the Near East Relief. It Capital of Armenia The capital of Armenia, Erivan, which also suffered in the earthquake, None of the volcanic peaks in Arâ€" menia have been active since prehisâ€" toric times, but the entire country is subject to occasional seismic disturbâ€" ances, and the district is spoken of by scientists as a "volcanic amphitheaâ€" ter," being entirely buried under volâ€" canic deposits of remote periods. Many of the small lakes are located in volcanic craters and are of such depth that measurements have never been made, Peak Is Climbed 4 . It was long believed by the Armenâ€" ian church that no human being would ever be permitted to reach the peak of Ararat, but it was climbed sucâ€" cessfully in 1829 by a German exâ€" plorer, Dr. Parrott, and it has since been conquered by several climbers, including ‘three Americans, one of whom lost his life as a result of his efforts. One of the most noted conâ€" querors of Ararat was James Boyce, who climbed it in 1876, many years before he entered the diplomatic servâ€" ice of Great Britain and became Britâ€" ish ambassador to the United States. three countries. Under the present boundaries, the mountain is almost wholly in Turkey, the American orâ€" phanage at Leninakan standing alâ€" most on the frontier of Russia. Premiums are based on the Amerâ€" ican e: ience table of mortality and the assumption that interest will be earned on the invested funds at the rate of 3% per cent per annum. â€" It is a guaranteed net levyel premium computed|for payment on a monthly basis but may be paid quarterly, semiâ€" annually or annually. %e premium does not include: any ‘"loading" to War time term insurance can be and should be connécted into level premiums participating United States Government insurance into any one or more of six plans: ordinary life, twenâ€" tyâ€"payment life, thirtyâ€"payment life, twenty !yfar endowment, thirty year endowm nt, and endowment at age 62. There jare provisions for veterans not in‘ health and whose physical disability is a result of injury or disâ€" ease suffered or contracted or agâ€" garated in the active service during the period of the World war. | A in good health may now apply for the reinstatement of all or any of his term (war time) inâ€" surance jupon examination together with (a| remittance | covering two monthly !premiumo on the amount. of insurance to be reinstated. War time insurance was issued on the yearly renewable ‘term plan for the temporary war emergency. The government assumed E{?p cost of total and manent disability, the extra mortality resulting from hazards of the mili and naval service and the operating expenses inci&nt to adminâ€" istratio id I Editors noteâ€"This is the first of a of articles prepared for inf tion to exâ€"service men of this community. _‘ . Adjusted compensation for veterâ€" ans of the World war was enacted inâ€" to law at the first session of the Sixâ€" tyâ€"eighth Congress in the spring of 1924. e bill was passed over the veto of ident Calvin Coolidge by the ho of representatives on May 17 and by the senate on May 19. FOR FORMER SERVICE MEN Information Which May Be Helpful to Veterans \~ of World War _ THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIHGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS ENSATION PLAN There doesn‘t seem to be much danger of the country going to the dogs, but occasionally it looks as if it was going to the goats. _ â€" It is feared, if political apathy keeps on, pretty soon hardly anyone will vote, But lnyw:fi the office holdâ€" ers will keep on voting that they shall stay in office. | A j Anyone knowing an exâ€"service man here whose name is not listed is urged to send it to the Highland Park Press. | This information is being given by the Dummoq’Spenz+ post No. 145, gt,e American Legion, Highland Park, U. 5. government i*'uunuee is free from restrictions as) to residence, travel, occupation, military or naval service.‘ The p are â€" exempt from all taxation and shall not be subâ€" ject to the claims of l‘tredlwn of the insured or creditors of any beneficiary to whom the proceeds may be awardâ€" Premium rates and further inforâ€" mation can be obuinoe from the local American Legion post or at the ofâ€" fice of the United qum Veterans‘ Bureau, Chicago, III. | All policy proviaio|+ which are part of â€"contracts of life insurance comâ€" panies are embeddedt in government insurance:~â€"cash value, paid up insurâ€" ance value, extended insurance privâ€" ilege, policy loans, bemhry changes and various optional ements, \| Interest earnings fi: excess of the assumed rate of 3% eent per anâ€" num and savings are mpportioned and paid to the holders of policies. f The. premiums paid by the holders of government ins _policies are deposited and covmto.the treasâ€" ury to the credit of the United States Government Life Insurance fund. The government acts in the capacity of trustee of the fund, tering the payment of all claimg thereunder and the investment and reinvestment of the fund in interest bearing obliga< tions of the United States or bonds of the Federal Farm Loan banks. & cover the operating expenses, nor is there any charge to cover the total and permanent disability provision of the policy. . y Do not fail to visit Chicago while the West Point Cadets and Annapolis Midshipme! a t > there. Two big military days â€"Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27 â€" dw fifl which time the eyesof the country will be focused on Chicago. On both days, there | be elaborate parades and other spectacular maneuvers, leading t?& to the Arthyâ€"Navy Football Game on Saturday afternoon. ‘The largest parade will e place Friday, s ta ing from the boulevard Link Bridge at 2:30 p. m. and marching south to 11th Stree! 1 then to Soldier‘s Field. Following this parade, there will be maneuvers in Soldier‘s Fleld â€"FREE TO THE PUBLICâ€"duplicating the maneuvers that will precede the : h"‘Fg on Saturday. North Shore Line, operating directly into the Chicago Loop and stopp H' six Loop stations, delivers you close to all activities, and convenient to Sold: Rield Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad C€Co, B“:Ez.c Milwauker ag> Send in Names ]’USTaboutanytimeyou‘rerudyhogo.a North Shore Line train is ready too. Every hour there‘s a fast train for Milwaukee. ; Seven Milwaukee Limiteds every day operate via the Shore Line Route, stopping here for passengers. : i At other hours, you can take Waukegan Limiteds to North Chicago Junction, via the Skokie Valley Route. > { Service to Milwaukee on the North Shore Line is convenient, frequent and reliable. Electricallyâ€"operated, the highâ€"speed North Shore Line trains are clean and comfortableâ€"your trip is a pleasure all the way. In every detail of its operation, North Shore Line service is designed to meet your needs and suit your convenience. _ For schedules, fares and other information, inquire at ticket office.. _ The luglwpeed electricallyâ€"operated railroad Highland Park Ticket Office â€"_â€" Pelephone 140 $ A "cyclone", as meteorologists unâ€" derstandâ€"it, is a system of winds acâ€" companying an extensive â€" region of The commonly acceptéd definition of a tornado, often found even in dictionaries, is erroneous, according to the Weather Bureau of the United States â€"Department of Agriculture. The "funnelâ€"shaped cloud like a waterspout, sand column, or dust whirl" is not the tornado itself, but a phenomenon that occurs with it, a product of the violent and destructive winds that constitute the tornado. In meteorological terms a ‘tornado" is a small, violent, rotating windstorm, sometimes confined to an area of a thousand feet or less. 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