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Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-22

Hourly Temperatures,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

mark. in order 70 handle the newest
sand, before the heavy particles of
gold II contains have had a chance TO
sink and lose themselves far down in
the. beach,
The sold of the Rand is obtained
trom an ancient sea- beach upon
winch the waves OF vanished sea
broke perhaps 4e,ooo.ooo years ago.
sea- ss s. causes he 'besistff ia
been tilted up almost vertically. and
Hs sands have been transformed into
qn2TFzte rock. Originally very rich
n goid. they still hold their store of
be precious metal; &nd whar has
Just been said MI explain SHY the
age il so in form's productive OF
e09f slt fosthc ion.
Nae:e happ sass hal gold has
heen~ q pasi'e ed from solutions in a
eeVlfs rocks a Fnuasef" mas he
foFn'edv-a tRmp Gilmore less pure
lie laden PERHAPS forever. Bat a
~ seam wearing away the rock mag
rsrry on fhe r,tgres and dron i. woi3,. E
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

- more fitting. Few c.tes have al
ready adequate provision for holiday
eei@bratlons patriotic gatherings. for
The development of a high oeoer of
municipal music. or even for indoor
mass sings In Denver, IN San
Francisco in Portland. Oregon in s..
Paul and in Portland. Maine. every
where in fact where there is an exist
ing civic auditorium a marveloss new
civic spirit is apparent. ENen the
shrewdest business m2a looking for a
good paying investment in every civic
undertaking have be@n obliged 10 con-
fess that these buildings fulill re-
qnirenents. Not only the highest
quality Of artisttc rial lent, of entertain
snent. of educasional attraction ebnt+
also commercial exhibits and national
conferences come to the town with
en- adequate building Under capable
management such buildings arc in
variaoly ppcrting IN the large
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

viii be perpctua'ed, ana here the
American Legion aud other war vet
Grams associations VIII he held. The
memorial building "lI also provide
more adequate social and recrea-
llonbl community life according 10 the
needs of the community erecting it,
For The smaller towns the Community
ttonse, with large and small social
Fooins' library game rooms. gymna =
SUM and bowling alley wish swim
ming poet with assembly rooms for
local organizations, such as the Red
Cross. Women's Clubs Community
Service. and all such pubiic-spir.ted
bodies. II may also have---s.nd viii
often have. according TO existing
needs, fair-siza Goaudltorium FOR for
NAL and Informal gatherings. with a
stage for amateur play groups, and
With n~terel floor for dances or COM
munEy-aized Eanquefs
For larger cities, a civic auditorium
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

tons and those brilliant and signifl~
cant gatherings which are of the very
essence OF our national life. But these
needs as well as those of smaller
groups. those for social facilities on a
large scale. will be met In this eleven
million dollar memorial building.
In New York City. the very heart
of great Victory Hall, will be erected
to occupy the entire space of Perish
ing Square, and to cost seven million
dollars. Cardinal Mercier spoke touch
ingly of the vast significance of such
a building and its fitness to its me-
mortal purpose. during his recent Wis
1t to New York. Seattle's plans IL
carried to completion will include the
erection of the largest enclosed audi
torium in the world Plans for this
impressive structure have been drawn.
1t is to be the most prominent feature
of a great Victory Square" or civic
center, with beautifully laid oa.
grounds. and with other civic mu-
nicipal and art buildings to he added
at later date. San Francisco's plann
for a beautiful civic building which
will complete the civic center laid out
when the Exposition Auditorium was
erected. Plans have been drawn for
the proposed memorial building in
Boston. A drive Is being conducted
in Spokane to raise million dollars
for her memorial building Grand
Rapids, cnscage. tsj=2ntngA.a ls....si-
most erc~- isrs. city neg sx1n. $50
attention to this matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

| gold have been found in Australia.
and have been remarkable not only
for their size. but also for their purity.
Thus the famous welcome" dug up
| at Bakery Hill. Ballarat. in 1858.
| weighed 2,1S5 troy ounces and was 80
per cent. pure. Its value was s43.50o.
Sent to England, it was coined into
sovereigns. Another. the KUN Tow
of equal fineness. was found in 1871
| at the Berlin digghgs by a Chinaman.
1t weighed IT'S ounces. and was worth
$14.350.
Silver And Gold In The Seas
The oceans get their salt from the
| rocks of the land; likewise the metals
they contain in solution. There Is sil-
yer dissolved In sea-water, and about
half as much gold. . or the. latter
there is one grain ca cents WORTH to
the ton.
II only a means could be devised
whereby it would be practicable eco
nomically to separate gold from sea-
water. an inexhaustible supply Of the
metal would be rendered available.
This conceivably will eventually be
accomplished by employing the tides
In some such way as was attempted
q few years ago at Lubec, Maine. by
concern with $1.000.000 capital. or
ganized In Boston and with sharehold-
ers all over New England.
Lubec was chosen as the scene of
operations because the tides there rise
and fall nearly 20 feet a saltwater
lagoon covering four acres was
damned at its sea entrance. the ar
rangement being such that 1t was
filled and discharged its contents au-
dramatically twice every twenty-four
hers The captured water lowed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

as well as in smaller cities or towns.
If community and civic buildings
pay" when erected under ordinary
circumstances. when erected as me-
MORALS their returns should be rich
indeed. While justifying themselves
financially, they should bring wealth
of community spirit and civic coop
eratcn which will be our greatest
gain from the war.
Great National Memorial
One of the largest projects under
way is for a great national memorial
10 be erected IN Washington. Con-
sress has already set aside a building
SITE and President Wilson has hearth
'ly endorsed the idea of this building.
In that city of beautiful architecture
and impressive buildings. there does
not now exist suitable quarters for
large national and international con-
fecences ina'igurals. holiday celehra-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
High Jumps or Gold output

In lh944- think * Il
The world total output passed the
$500 zoe 900 matb and IN 1904 Il w@-
over 100000, 1000. ~ Igl6--thc latest
! year for which ACCURATE hgurcs tow
ing 10 the war; ard available had
risen to $454.00o 0eo; and Of hjs
amazing a'nounl no less than s192~
600, 600 was contributed by this miues
Of South Africa.
considerable fraction OF the
aforementioned slS2, 900, 000 came
not from The Tfansvaal twnera the
mines Of he Wltwatessrand are 10
cated}, but from Rbodesia :0o the
northl. IN which province the rich
deposits srctently worked by King
Solomon and the Queen Of Shel,. have
been reopened. hr@ilaeojgg So have
definitely established the fact hat
t5!s was he ophir Of The i;tqie~~-l lie
mines IN Solomon's time ItQo & CT
beng worked ny enSiaynd rAtiVess
and he gold carried ny ea.ayacs
across whaf IS uaW Portuguese t.isl
Africa 10 The port et SCOTIA anercs
i was shipped o Jerusalem NY wa5
of he RED sea
Gold Is a Aeie9nie rreduci Mcea
taius commonly ow@ their leins %
volcanic ageney, When the}r fdcas
contain gold, Il y Because the yeilols
a ss.. 9sss, - @&e;a.s's s,@s.g eS pr - ~
other mateg.pl lfoal fhe rowtis Of
lne earth, + came ~ 10 hui ,asa.
.tions. and &as depos ea 4, cr&cl.< -.
/ he rocks t..ps sarea RS bat ara
called we "a" <l1s .S1l9p u1> su.h
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
H. .2~I WK5zSe~ m
Z2e LLGzz1Ie I@ce~Y

where. There is something quite ex-
citing about nuggets. representing as
| hey do so much concentrated value.
. One weighing 10 pounds and worth
| $4,000 was picked up only the other
day in the Mohave Desert. in South
ern California.
Desert Sands Rich In Gold
A desert might seem an odd place
TO ind nuggets. but why not? The
Mohave is a waste of sand. the latter
| derived originally from rocks. Those
rocks must have contained much gold.
for the Mohave sands In places are
quite rich in the yellow metal; so
much SO, indeed, that, of late they
have been worked on considerable
scale with machines called dry wash
ers' which are operated where water
is too precious to be used for any pur-
pose other than drinking.
Speaking OF the dry washer" that
rather new invention deserves a Bit
of description. few dollars will
seeker needs not much capital 70
start With. IT IS not much bigger
than an itinerant scissors grinding ma
chine. and is operated with crank.
Two men do the work. One throws
shovelfuls Of sand upon the inclined
wire screen which forms the top part
Of the eontrivance, he coarse stuff
running off while the smaller particles
Including he. gold) -fal, through. Els
mariner turns the crank. which gives
he screen a shaking motion and at
The same time works bellows, blow
ing the fine sand away and allowing
the heavier gold dust 10 fall into a re-
ceeteeie hcnuatfI.
Al M .sa rpalfy b,,ra ,,f,-r.t. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

~ HE sentiment OF the nation has
ii DEFINITELY changed in regard to
a ~@r memorials. Enough orus.e T
W. NJ q alSn ne cr.tan l,nr... .. .....l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
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.LIGE~ Ilra@ L//T~

triotig societies with cur hcads and
our hearts and our pocke, books, the
vision of spch friendly inviting COM
munHy building was bogn-tl was
born N The hearts Of The men and
women whose sons and brothers. has
bands and sweelhcarss we're among
strangers. When the question arose
as to what memorials should be erect
cd, the answer came spontaneously
from all OF these-~and these rep
resent tie people of America, for few
Of lis were eft unto@ched
The bujldiag must be beautiful
arehHec urally 10 fulall its high mis-
sion but there il no town or rural
community that cannot achieve this
ideal, Because OF those sons and
brothers. husbands and swcethoarts
who will not come back Il must have
a memorial hail, or a chapel. or some
special place within il especially set
apart, bearing the testimony of their
sacrifice. Space will be set apart for
names and dates, and records Of their
achievements. There may also be
provision for the names of All Inc
men who went from the locality INTO
service. with battleaags. pictures and
captured trophies
Special Rooms
The living memorial TO be wor-
thy OF its name. must also provide
meeting places. formal and informal.
for the men homo from service IN
army and navy. Here the Trce social
life or he camps and training stations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
TIE Ilz2 2W0 L>z1SS@
~ ~ lSI11c-e.y

out through sluiceway. m whfcT
were placed ia "accumulatqrs..... eactr =
of them capable of handling 20 tons
OF the fluid per hour.
1t was understood that the cQN~p-.
running each accumulation was e1.5G~~
per week. while the quantity OF xoii
1t collected ought to average ~$fsz3.
per day. This would represen t4gsss~
a tidy little profit: and. as rnafsSf
of fact. some gold. though not..flut :
much. was obtained. 1t was mixer !.
with silver in the proportions OF oh,
to two. The stock Of the Electrdfyf., -
Marine Salts Company doomed anG
plans were drawn for much largei
plant. with capacity for handling
each tide 100000 tons Of the atrs
ferrous fluid.
Inventor Came Out Ahcad
Thereupon the inventor OF the -pro.
cess, whose name was Jernigan. IL.
ceived a cash payment of sssS.3IS
fulfillment of contract agreement 4
previously made. and promptly
skipped for parts unknown. NsrhrnH
has been heard of him since. but e
was ascertaned. from the cofYf6s2!Nr
OF confederate he employed. thai
the gold obtained from the accumuia-
tors was supplied by JerntgAn himself
who visited them at night IN G dfVihA =
suit. ssspsss' s'a.'
Unfortunately. it is not aigns thf
mines of the Rand that are Threat
ened. The operation OF other gold
workings all over the world. tnclud-
ing the United States. Is importantiy
affected by. the increased Cost OF laboi. |.
and materials. Gold-production slssfn -
effect a manufacturing industry a-Anl, ~
when costs rise above ! certaAn S0al n. n
1t ceases to be profltabie ana must 81.
abandoned. stssssis~~@i@
Gold = the only thing that has ~
gone NJ In prtca sincs tAa grsaA -. 4
bAgAn. .sSS'R8
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
Not In Value But the Supply Is Menaced- Danger That
the Mines of the Rand Hitherto Producing Two.
fifths OF the Worlds Output May Have
10 go Out of Business
DY ROBERT TIGHT
y he gold output Of the world is
A. taraairned III, t.....-. IL.

K NN'tA w ..P@t OF inc world Is
r threatened with immediate and
= Aei-s5'---ts-3ruv uualnUJIoH- Au-
Eli. ihori-es say that this means
Ennanciai disaster on a great s,..rie. For
oiu is the real value behind every
4ollar of money,
living to Increased cost Of labor
8And supplies OF ali kinds. inc mines
II the Witwatersrand in South Afrlna
nich have been producing mere iran
4Wo~hffhs OF the total sold mined IN
- world. are likely TO be- obi,eed to
1hAt down.
The ores OF the Rand are vary tow
rAdc. yielding only about si4 worth
9oid 10 the ton. 1t has beer Pos
~ 70 work them a, profit cn,v
use OF the unlimited quantity
Aaiaoie, and thanks to the wonder
zay economical cyanide process Of
1tAction. Now, however. expenses
cSerhaiancing income
no growth of the worlds p'ofd
nt IN the last century, and par-
lazy within the last few years.
0een nothing short Of astonlsh1ne.
f0 the time OF the California DIS
SNfy. In 1915. the total production
- yellow metal for al countries
sMpt exceed $4,000 600 per annum.
normal annua, output OF the
3tAG States alone Is now abos
9ooD.eo0
14S1 K0id was discoFered ii Ans,
ma before loag that island con.
WAS pouring forth river ~
lefAi. The nood OF il from hs
African mines began In 1895.
ken years later he worlds total
(Mt was over 100000 b6o for d
month. In the mcan.ifne ~.
8acn scs the eysriiyFe .pgstfag.S ii.f}f
toasfhie the development EFF 10
10w-Srade ore deposits Of ae
3Istls. IN Soaih fsaKosa nna
leo M many such deposits e,.~.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
Plans Of SmaIl To,s.,s

But the little towns. TRcir.-nLans
are perhaps more interesting. There
Is Goldsboro. y. c.. which rst6-HaSH
beautiful Community HogsGxteffsu,
by the people OF Wayne cqun,y,.arl
providing for the social ara fecrens-
tional needs of the surroundsng'tca
Try as well as the town. Th.Es III pss
Moines county. Iowa W whereof ltu- ryrv,S
pie have seen their presenter a4fycr s,-4.
nility in the large. and have set .oa %
erect $4,000 ajtN. h4.tli, M !,
This building viii serve as n men, ors1i
10 those who went 10 waF s~pA,, .,~sss
entire couary. i viii contsru AT 20
sized war museum. also. dTa'.f1t 1s-
for war organization meetings Ciut,
rooms for returned servicsr nY>xx Will.
be open always. THE large aud. .nrs,.asx
with seating capacity of ~ 5eo~ a ms
smaller rooms viii be svAx.4,s,l s-s =.
conventions, dramatic per Tsrf ~ =
farm. co;alae rc! n and SRI 80 =. =
Every Say aew ulem :, 80 49,
projects are reported iete i, Ia, a..
names are added to he q f+-r, ,v-<- ~
more than sesan hunafed 4ss 5n~.~.-
ties wlto arc cenS .Gev,pe hs-t..ssss. -''s
or the ha.l3 -, de3 Tse e.se.sY3s I
p,entorias IN t8seNs ,->---.--.r.-.@-s
whole county .,4a sn
rig xont stg4t-7--,.,s, sFsf ~s----------~~~-~-
tTFni5fgaa whety es4y rpm
a-sts4ts decide 0s'er II !.
stst. Of ioHat eora t&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15
by MARTHA GAMBLER

I - he senipieu, OF the nation has
ii detni'ely changed in regard TO
a var memorials. Enough orp4.e
~ mausoleams. crude convent ;onaI
shafts and aiHesittiy Tnarfitf5e ma Dc
4 statues survive former wars for att
rcsterity TO blush over. Newer ard
!, more democratic ideas Of commemor-
alton have arisen. A new national
-ssusan has been adopted Which is vital
i with meaning for the community in
terested in its memorial and almost
sexery town and city from the Atlantic
to the Pacific is thinking along this
line For the living-To the dead"
Already three hundred and twelve
cities and towns have turned their
attention toward definitely working
out the problems OF their Giving me-
\ mortal community building,
dedicated not only to those brave who
save their lives in the cause OF a
'sfreer world democracy. but also 10
#those equally brave who fought and
rane marching home and to those
who iabored valtantly 10 keep the
home fires burning" More than anv
other war of history this war was
sioAgat Tor the perpetuat!on OF high
ideals--for lofty principles. only
once in q hundred lise-times can such
sadeaEs~-such principles be expressed
#coherentiy IN stone. or metal, or on
eanvaa. Only a handful OF great mas
s1ers in the whole history of clviliza-
s&ion have arisen capable Of interpret
s2ng 10 posterity in sculpture. or in
painting the spirit OF such deeds as
This war tas seem.
Community Euf,s.ng Popular
Out o. the fiery ordeal OF the war,
Eiih our young men doing service on
SRI and on sea, or in the air. and the
-est Of LIS doing service as best we
!. KID at home. ministering 10 the
ssetds Of strange llomeslck boys In
-haki and blue. and aiding local pa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

Com mu-ity BUILDINGS Per-
Ifgate The War Ideals
They Serve the Living
While iionoring the Dead
They PAY" In Present
Wealth of Community Life
and Future Good Citizen
ship.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
SAW TO CARVE POT ROAST
Great Idea of inventor May Cons to
Nothing Because Of o position
of Family.

"A friend OF mine of an inventive
turn of mind has invented a pot-roast
saw that seems to work Very WELL"
said Mr.. Glimmcrton. the other day.
"Of course you can't tell finally and
definitely about this until il Las had
more extended trial: there have been
plenty Of inventions that seemed Won
derful mt the start, but that failed
when Tut to the hard test of practical
use, but my friends pot-ronst saw
seems now to be regular hummer.
'You know the pot roast? In these
days when economy is more or less
essential we buy now and then a pot
roast: the meat is cheaper to start
with, and it lasts longer.
"On its first day the pot roast goes
grandly; it is tender then, bein@ fresh
~ cooked, and We really like it first
rate. And ON the second day it does
pretty nicely, too: but by the third day
1t comes to be Very hard in fact, hy
the third day, MS it lies there on the
nlattrr, it locks &n'l in sui stance 1t
is very much like chunk oi mahoe-
any, and 1t is really about as hard as
mahogany would he to calve
"It was one day Wien my friend
was struggling with third-day pot
roast that this idea of pot-roast saw
flashed upon him all of a sudden He
said nothing to his family about it
at the time, but he went to a shop
where they put inventors ideas into
form and had them make for him the
saw that he had thought up. He
snuggled the completed outfit into his
house and then the next time they
had pot roast he brought it out on
the third day. to the great astonish-
ment of his family and rigged it up
for use.
"It Is really very simple. IT is Just
lovely little circular saw mounted on
small strip of mahogany that can he
clamped to the edge of the table 1t is
actuated by a tiny electric motor for
which you get the current through q
cord attached to an electric light sock.
ct, precisely the same as you would
for toaster or percolator, and the
saw is adjustable, so that you can cut
with 1t thick or thin slabs of the POT
roast, as may be desired.
ut works, 1t works perfectly; and my
friend is enthusiastic about it, The
only thing he is afraid of is that his
family's objections to 1t, vigorous from
the start, will become so strenuous
that he will be compelled to take the
saw away before it has had what ht
would consider to be full, FAIR, com
plete and satisfactory trial"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Or an Outside Nail.

He had bought house. 1t had
been such bargain that he couldn't
risk waiting till his fancee saw it.
But vhe was delighted to hear the
news and questioned him eagerly
about it,
"How many clothes closets are there
Henry" she demanded.
"Ihere are six replied the man,
proudly.
"But that's hardly enough, Henry"
"What do You want with more than
six closets? That's enough to hang
your clothes in, is 1t not?'
"ges, dear" replied the maiden.
firmly. "But you'll want part of one
for your clothes. won't you, Henry7"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
GETS NEW LIGHT ON AzTEcs
Recent Discoveries by AnthropoIooist
Revea Much of Interest Con-
corning Ancient Race.

Additional indication that the Pueblo
indian elf dwellers at Aztec. N. NJ.
founded he Aztec and Bonito culture
has been uncovered by new excava-
tons of the American Museum of Nat
ura Iiislory, it is announced.
Discovery of a sealed room in per
feet condition at the Pueblo ruin In
Aztec, sUrpassing in beauty and state
of preservation any previously found
In America. WAS reported to the muse
um by DR. Clark Wissler, curator of
anthropology.
The interior of the sealed room is
plaStered and painted in brilliant white
with dull red side borders and rum
ming series of triangular designs, DR..
Vsissler reported A sacred serpent
carved in wood decorates the ceiling.
1t is two and one-half feet long and OF
the finest workmanship. On the cell
ing beams are imprints of hands In
white paint. Several strands Of finely
made rope hang down and on the
floor are a large number of nicely cut
stone slabs, one of which was 21A by
11a feet and IL inches thick.
Several adjoining rooms, seeming to
bear relation to this sealed one, are
vet to he uncovered, DIR. Wissler
stated. Continuing on the Aztec e1-
ravation, he said:
"Since the greater part of the west
! side is now uncovered, one can get
full sweep over this immense COM
pick of stone walls and quaint door
ways Our excavations have revealed
that the greater part of the east and
north sides of the city were swept by
fire. The ceilings We're of wood, sup
ported by great logs of cedar and
I spruce, overlaid by split cedar and
| bark These fell down upon each 9TH
er and lay in the lower rooms in great
! charred masses. We found the bodies
of several unfortunates caught in the
\ rooms.
"As the fire did not reach the west
4 side we found a large number of rooms
with their ceilings still intact and
household utensils on the floor just as
/ they were left"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
And Vet 1t Was Touch!

A woman famous locally for her
ducks sold one to Brown, her neigh
Dor. But 1T proved particularly tough,
and as Brown had paid big price
for the bird he called on the vender
without delay.
"What do YOU mean by imposing
such duck upon me. one of your
neighbors?" he inquired.
"Why, was there anything wrong
with it?'
Wrong! 1t wasn't good at allw
"Well, it ought to have been" re-
piled the dame. at won the first prize
at all the poultry shows for II years
in succession !"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Hardly Complimentary.

A clerk in the employ of a Chicago
business man, while fair worker, Is
vet an individual of pronounced eccen-
tricity One day wire basket fell
off the top of the clerks desk and
scratched his cheek. Not having any
courtplaster Mt hand, he slapped on
three two-cent postage stamps and con-
tinued his work. A few minutes
later he had occasion to take pa
per to his employers private office.
When he entered. the cold man, OBJ
serving the postage stamps on the
clerks cheek, fixed him with an as
tonished stare. Look here, Toni"
he exclaimed. "You are carrying too
much postage for second-class mat
teri"