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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

hands to labor in the service of the state. The comparative eligibility of these three methods may be estimated by the time required, the goodness of the work when done, and the expense of it's final completion. It may not be amiss to consider briefly the objec- tions to which each method is liable. The first would be liable to loss from imperfection of estimates. as no pru- dent man, either with or without ex- rcrience in such operations, would be inclined to make close contract where many uncertainties prevail In bad or inferior contract under this method the work would be executed in the cheapest and most imperfect manner. which the, vigilance of the superintendent would permit and it is scarcely possible in such cases to be so vigilant as to defeat the multiform subterfuges and expedients which self interest will devise. Should any con tract prove confessedly a bad one, im- perfume application would be made for exaggerated further allowance. The superintendence would be more diff ficult, for the most perfect contracts admit of difference of opinionN in which the individual contractor would generally gain the advantage of the public agent. Time, in such instances, and money, too. might be lost by re- fusal to go on with the contract.
 THE SECOND METHOD
 "The second method would be favor able to the proper accomplishment of the work, but unfavorable in the point of expense and of time. There would always be uncertainty in procuring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
How War Benefits United States

Thomas F. Logan, in Leslie's.
 Prior to 1914 this country depended
 almost entirely on Germany for chemi-
 calls, dyes and potash, and turned to Chile for nitrates. The bottling up of the Teutons and the shortage of ships forced American business interests to turn to the resources of their own country. Experts soon solved German secrets and began the manufacture of dyes and chemicals on a mammoth scale. When the war is ended Germany will find the best market for her biggest monopoly gone forever.
 Four years ago the United States con- stunned annually 250.o0o tons of German potash at an approximate cost of s18- 000,00o. Necessity hurried the discovery of phosphate deposit in the bed of 8 prehistoric California lake. This deposit will supply American needs for more than half a century. The government is now spending $20,000,000 for a nitrate extract nitrates from the air and put a period to American dependence on Chile. The evolution of the flying ma- chine has created huge demand for castor oil. 1t will be met by castor beal plantations in southern states. And this new venture Is expected to add more than s12.o0o 600 year to the crop values of that section. Old graphite mines are being reworked in New England and l middle Atlantic states and abandoned silver mines in the west once more are pouring forth gleaming treasure. The
 utilization of Americas unlimited water power as substitute for coal and the unemployment of inland waterways to relieve railway congestion are inevita- ble developments of the immediate fu- ture. The war is tragedy precipitated by Prussian madness. but its benefits to the United States present at least a par tial offset to it's terrible cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

hands. and those who had hands to hire might take occasion from the public ne- cessity to hold back and combine so as to advance the price. There would be more difficulty in the management of the hands. as proprietors might be unreas- enable in their expectation of the treat ment which they should receive. and the quantity of work daily required of them. In our peculiar situation the third meth cd seems to combine the three essential advantages. Hands it is presumed, may be purchased at a reasonable price, and from time to time, to the full extent of our. disposable means, and sufficient to accomplish the work within the time pre- scribed in the donation. In this way the work will only cost the interest on the money invested; tine loss sustained on the property by death or casualty, the subsistence of the hands and the charges of superintendence-the work would be accomplished without any diff ficulty in it's details and with just ref erence to it's durability and usefulness
 With the effective hands 1t might be con venient to purchase a suitable number of women to cook, wash and, perhaps, per form the lighter parts of the work and this would be perfectly consistent with the humanity of purchasing men with their wives, whenever such opportunities of purchase might offer. Their working implements and clothing should be pur- chased to the best advantage, a good physician employed to attend them in sickness, with ample hospital stores, and such means of comfort as the sick might require, At suitable places along the
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acid test stood by the girls who, when the colored help, tempted by larger wages, quit, went into the kitchen, into tho dining room, and into the dormitories and took upon themselves the tasks which have too long been classed as menial, with glad hearts and willing hands, in order to do their bit
 This. with the fact that the service Alag has upon 1t 16S stars, makes me take off my hat to the men and the wcmen who love it as their Alma Mater"
 have not set down tho above as a mere eulogy, for it's a sincere apprecia- tion. could write a column and not tell half about the work Prof. J. T. Mckee is doing In the county along food preparedness. conservation and market ing. He is literally working wonders in his territory. I only wish it was being duplicated In every county in Alabama
 Now realize that what I am going to say about the public schools is not going to be fully believed, but I am going to carefully weigh my statement, for want the "bunch" who is going to Florence next week from here to check me up and then come home and back me up. Here goes: The best arranged school building I have ever seen is in Florence, and I hope Commissioner John Hornady will go along with the Cham Der of Commerce and the food prepared ness and market bureau and go all through it, for I think 1t will be an eye opener to him and give him some idea of what can be done when he gets his bond issue through and gets to the erec- tion of the various school buildings all ready planned for in the various sec- tidhs of Birmingham. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

of the properties which the govern ment is developing in this state is be- ing constructed as rapidly as material may be assembled at a point near the location selected for dam No. ?, which also is to be built at once. Founda- tions for the main manufacturing buildings are being laid on the south bank of the river. directly opposite the city of Florence. This plant will extract nitrates from the air by the cyanamid process..~
 The government is developing the air nitrates industry as war meas l1e nitric acid being used inlAhe nlan- ufacture of all high explosives. InI- mense quantities of cheap electrical power are essential to the economical fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. By the cyanamid process the air is first liquified by intense cooling under high pressure, pure nitrogen Is boiled off, which is absorbed in white heat in a powdered mass of fused lime and coke. A recent publication by the American Cyanamid company gives this description of it's process:
 THE CYANIMID PROCESS
 "The greatest cold and the greatest heat obtainable on large scale arc used in the manufacture of cyanamid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

problem in regard to the improvement of navigation at Muscle Shoals Wlth funds made available by the govern ment for the purpose at that time. Nearly 90 years ago Governor Mur- ply addressed the tenth annual ses- sion of the Alabama legislature in the following language:
 "In connection with other means to advance the prosperity of this state our attention is called to the munifi- cent donation obtained from the Con- gress of the United States of 100000 acres of land designed to open canal around the obstruction of the Ten nessee river at Muscle Shoals, and to improve the balance, if any should re- main, the other rivers of the state. We are greatly indebted to the zeal and ability of our representatives. and to the liberal sentiments which acta- ated the Congress of the United States, The work will prove highly interest," ins, to the union, as well as to the people of this state and of the states adjacent. It remains with us to make the most judiciou5 application of it. to accomplish at an early and given period its principal object, and to econ onize 1t with such care as to carry its benefits to the greatest possible extent. It is most obvious good policy. and is consonant with the present im- proved paxim or political economy, not to suffer any public fund to perish in itsffrst application, but as much as possible to operate upon It's own proceeds, and save the principal as source of perpetual benefit. In the present instance. if this can be done. and at the same time comply with all the acquisitions annexed to the gift, incalculable advantages may be sc- cured to the state in other valuable improvements. extensive and general The gift will be enhanced in it's value in ratio great and unknown.
 ANALYZE DIFFERENT METHODS
 The various methods of accomplish ing the work may be reduced to three following. viz:
 By letting 1t out in convenient sec tions upon previous estimate to the lowest or to an approved bidder--Dy firing hands to effect 1t under public superintendence. or by purchasing
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r,be extreme coldness of liquid air is used to produce pure nitrogen gas. The extreme heat of the electric fur mace is used to produce calcium car hide. The pure nitrogen, absorbed py the powdered calcium in special oven forms cyanamld.
 |, requires about one horse power of continuous electrical fenergy to pro- duce two tons of cyanamid per year. should the full potential power of Muscle Shoals be directed into tEc Y,arufacture of cyanamid the output would be more than 1.250,O0O tons /per year. or an amount equal to the pro- auction by all of the cyanamid plants of the world at this time.
 Cyanamid is being used as the source of a great variety of products essential in peace and war, inclut- inr nitric acid, nitrate of ammonia. arLvdrous ammonia, cyanides and case hardening compounds. The prediction Is freuuently made that the greatest ard most lasting value of the indus fry after the war is won Will pc Tn It's production of cheap and avail able fertilizer in large quantities. The various cyanamid mixtures vii ioIni the most economical and effective nl- trates for agricultural uses. To reed the army is as important as to lur- nish 1t with high explosives
 COL. COOPER'S ARRIVAL
 The arrival of Lieut.-Col. Hugh '. Cooper the engineer who was the au- thor of the great Keokuk dam in Iowa, and who has been designated by the war department and the chief of en- rincers of the United States army to assume charge of the building of dam No. at Muscle Shoals, probably marks inc most important individual event in the history of the Muscle Shoals cam paign.
 Colonel Cooper is an engineer of na- tfonal and International fame and was recalled from France by the war de- partment to build the Muscle Shoals dam He is recognized as one of the greatest hydro-electrical engineers and builders of the present day. having been identified with some of the largest and most important hydro-e electric de- yelopments in the United States and South America, chiefly in Brazil His selection by the war department to build the Muscle Shoals dam is there fore pre-eminently the most fit that could have been made
 Colonel Cooper came fresh from France and was accompanied by three members of the staff of his New York office, D. F. Cooper, B. H. Parsons and R, E. Edzll
 FACTS ABOUT DAM K Engineers are completing certain de- tails for dam No. 2. and it is stated that much larger force will soon be it work in his office in the Florence postoffice building. The engineer has sse z lt 'f1< tf t 2 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
BIC WORK AT MUSCLE SHOALS IS WELL UNDER WAY

by the year 1s3s work had so far ad- vanced as to enable flatboats to pass through the canal, but when the first steamboat attempted to enter the locks were found too short. In 1887 break oc- cured and the canal was abandoned as a dead loss by the state and federal governments. Work on the present canal was begun by the federal government in 1876
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Views of Florence High school Costing ss5,ooo.

canal the hands might cultivate with out much expense or loss of time the vegetables which would be proper to pro- mote their comfort and the preservation of their health.'
 The sequel to this story is that >the canal was dug in the manner most high ly recommended by Governor Murphy and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Col. Cooper's Arrival Has Brought Home Magnitude of the Great Dam Con-
 struction PLANS MADE EARLY IN 1928 TO GET
 AROUND SHOALS Something About the Cyani- mid Process of Fixing Mi trOgen Taken From Air
 by Electric Process

Florence, March 23.-(Special.) 1.-TWO processes will be utilized for the fix ation of air nitrogen with electrical power that eventually will be gen. erated at Muscle Shoals, and the two plants on the Tennessee river, when they are placed in operation this sum mer. will be the only air nitrates plants in the United States. The larger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

vantageously at the same time. At dam No. will ultimately be provided ma chinery for generating 1S0.000 horse power, and the structure will form a lake TO miles long, varying from two miles to less than one mile wide, re- moving the last obstacle to the suc- cessful navigation of the Tennessee river, making it possible for Chatta- nooga and other points to enjoy mod ern river transportation to the many cities on the Mississippi river system of waterways as soon as requisite ter minal facilities and modern equipment can be provided 4 s.ss
 The engineers have not yet been in formed whether the government will undertake the work directly or upon cost-plus contract. It is now thought certain that no work of that character in this country will be performed with military labor such as might be drafted for the purpose, though this method is said to have strong advocates both in the outside of Congress.
 DISCUSSES IMPROVEMENT
 Judge John Mitchell of Florence has called attention to tho message of Gcv. John Murphy to the legislature of Ala bama in 1S2Ss which indicates that the state was confronted with a similar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Why He Enlisted

From the Yonkers Statesman.
 Mrs. Flatbush--I suppose you miss your husband since he went to the war.
 Mrs Bensonhurst--Oh, my, yes! It's been so terribly quiet since he went away. Why. mother hasn't had a soul to fight with since he left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

| Lever operated clamps for the hands and feet have been invented in England to take the place of ankie-spikes for pole climbers with the added advantage that they can be used on metal poles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Can't Be Done

From the Louisville Courior- Journal
 T tell her she is the only woman l ever loved"
 "Of course"
 But she doesn't seem to believe me- 7 "You can't help that I doubt if Adam ever convinced Eve on that point"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

Four English ex-lord chancellors, Lords Halsbury, Loreburn. Haldane and Buck master. are at present receiving pensions of s25.O0O 8 year each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

The equivalent of the labor of 20.0O0 men for month has been lost to the governments shipbuilding programme through strikes and lockouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
FACTS ABOUT DAM

AJ ID AnOUI DAM
 Engineers are completing certain de- tails for dam No. ?, and it is stated that a much larger force will soon he at work in his office in the Florence
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

To be possessed of head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff is mere ly matter of using a little Danderine.
 It is easy and inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get a small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine now-it costs but a few cents-all drug stores recommend it-apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be an appearance of abundance, freshness, fluffiness and an incompar- able gloss and lustre, and try as you will you can not find a trace of dan druff or falling hair; but your real surprise will be after about two weeks use, when you will see new hair-fine and downy at first-yes- but really new hair-sprouting out all over your scalp-Danderine is, we be- lieve, the only sure hair grower, de- stroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scadp, and it nevere fails to stop fall ing hair at once.
 If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it. through your hair taking one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful in just few moments-a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

tioned, among other things, to "com- plete trunk highways for heavy traffic where they can be used in relieving railroad congestion" Note the phrase heavy traffic"-Which calls, not mere- ly for graded highway rights of way, but for hard surface, cement, asphalt or brick roadbeds capable of sustain ing the heaviest trucks and dependable in all sorts of weather.
 The day is coming-in fact, it is here-when such highways are almost an absolute necessity. In some sec tion of the country, due to railroad inadequacy to meet the traffic de- mands, paved cross country highways are indispensable to commerce and community prosperity.
 So while we are building roads, let us build them, not for today, but for the days to come. It will be cheaper in the long run, and vastly more satis- factory from the word -go'"
 The dollars -and-cents saving, and the time economy, in hard surface roads were clearly demonstrated by a northern motor truck firm in a prac- tical test completed a short time ago when a consignment of heavy Iner- chandise was moved overland from Detroit, Mich. to Toledo, o.
 The total pay load carried by f. ton tractor truck and two trailers was twelve tons,' says Automobile Topics in discussing the trip. The load was
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

had lots of them. Moreover. knew it would have been given to me for the asking, but it was rather late on a moonlight night, the family was in bed any my girl was in waiting a safe dis tance away, a circumstance I always felt a discriminating jury would take into consideration. But Mrs. Mont gomery was my Sunday school teacher which fact gave me some uneasiness of conscience and 1 determined to do the family d favor if the opportunity. ever presented itself.
 < The candicacy of her son for sher- iff of this county and the coments have heard from the lips of number of late corners to Arizona, some of them republicans, make it desirable to give the widest publicity to the follow ing facts. Older residents need no testimony from me or anybody else.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03
Golfer always supported the Hunt Machine by voting for large ap-
 propriations Campbell Victory League)

distributed as follows: Two tons on the truck, six tons on a 5-ton trailer and four tons on a 3-ton trailer. The trip was made in eight and half hours over forty eight miles cf cement and asphalt and twelve miles of dirt road. Almost exactly as much time was re- quired r. travel over the dirt road as over the cement, because there was no foundation to the road and both the trailer and trucks sank. Three quarts of oil and tWenty-two gallons of
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03
STORY OF A
 WATERMELON
CT Special Interest to the Newer Resi- dents of Maricopa County
 (BV C. S. Scott)

I never stole but one watermelon in my life. That one was lifted in the middle sos, from the garden patch of the late John B. Montgomery. located near what is now the lower end of First avenue, Phoenix. The theft never caused me great mental anxiety for the melon was a dandy and the owner
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

gasoline were used on the trip.''
 The real pith of the argument" lies n the fact that almost as much time and, of course, nH~e oil and gas-was consumed in travelling twelve miles of dirt road as was required to make the forty eight miles over the hard surface highway.
 And again: Consider the difference in value of the respective types of road to the abutting property and to the county and the state containing them.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03
ECONOMY IN GOOD ROADS

(From the Atlanta Constitutional
 At it's recent meeting in Chicago the United States Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution that the govern ment, through the President and the director general of railroads, be peti-
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03
IF YOU MISS YOUR PAPER

City subscribers who do not re- ceive The Arizona Republican promptly should telephone the cir culation department, phone 4331, before 8 o'clock in the morning and a copy will be immediately sent them.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

After a hurried trip from New York, Madelaine Traverse, the new William Fox star, has begun work at Holly wood. Cal. Her first production is called The Danger Zone" and is based on an original story by Marshall Bruce Bennington. The scenario was written by Dolnison Gift.
 Miss Traverse whose work as star of "The Caillaux Case won wide spread commendation, is being di- rected in "The Danger Zone by Frank Beal, one of the veteran direc- tors of the profession.
 "The Danger Zone" was selected from a large number of manuscripts submitted for Miss Traverse's flfso picture. It was chosen because it is said to furnish the star with unusual opportunities to display the talents she revealed in The C6illaux Case"
 In order that he might continue to make propaga nda films under the di- rection of D. w. Griffith, Robert liar ron has been granted a reclassification. Harron was transferred from class to class 4D Should he engage in pie lures of character other than distinct ly propaganda, the transfer will be withdrawn. However, Harron declares that when the present film is com | plcted he will join the service.
 | Members of the "Chu Chin Chow l company. put out of commission in Philadelphia because of the epidemic | of Spanish influenza, have found | photo play work with which to busy 1 themselves. Charles Miller engaged them to take part in certain scenes of Wilson or the Kaiser" now being l filmed near that city.
 Mrs. Jack Standing is going into vaudeville Daisy Harcourt is her stage name, and she plans a musical turn. She will make her reappearance soon on Pantages time. 6
 Lou Tellegen is not to appear in a play by the Hattons-F'red and Fannie this season. It was announced that he would star in "The Blue Devil which these agile collaborators had written for him: but when TeJleger insisted upon certain changes in the script, playwrights and star agreed tC disagree. Hence the player continues in Blind Youth
 Orrin Johnson, who has been con- spicuous by his absence from stage and screen since his marriage and re. tTement a year ago has been induced to return. Charles Emerson Cook ha. him under contract. Johnson will ap- pear as featured member of the cast supporting Florence Nash in "Redemp finp v