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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
MADE WATERS SEEM ALIGHT
San Diego Citizens Once Greatly Dis
'urbed by Visit Of Countless Mil
lions Of AnneIidas.

One evening in the February OF
q recent year the citizens of San
Diego. Cal, experienced quite a scare.
| almost panic. About eight o'clock
the calm surface of their beautiful bay
presented such q tremendous phOs-
phorescent glow that many persons
living on the bordering hillsidcs be-
came greatly alarmed, rushed to their
telephones and anxiously called I'D
the fire department to inquire as to
the cause of masses of fiery lights
that cleaned on the water.
Definite knowledge relative TO the
strange sight was not fully obtained.
however, until the next day. when
the chief of the state marine bio
logical station, after closely examining
a bucketful of the eellike worms,
which had been captured by an old
skipper on the ferryboat, explained
that the bright light was caused by
millions Of small reptiles known as
annelidas that had suddenly come to
the surface. He further mentioned
that these strange creatures had a
habit of making periodical visits about
once every Is years.
From eight o'clock to midnight the
broad harbor in front Of the city ap-
peared to be filled to the brim with |
luminous snakes. its waters being
literally alive with wriggling phos-
phorescent reptiles, averaging about
two feet in length, their slender, fiat
bodies resembling shiny blades of mat
ted grass. So thickly massed were
the squirming reptiles that the steam
launches from the anchored warships
n the harbor were apparently barely
ible to make Roadway through them
md many thousands of the lustrous
makes were killed by being crushed
n the propellers of tAe vessels.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
|NIGD SAVED BY WOMEN
~ Inc Female Population OF HeIso-
land Upset Calculations Of
Danish Admiral.

H,soland, the naval wall flower
hs,f the World war, had its fate
b,Sa upop one memorable occasion.
n ne women Of the island, according
\, bulletin of the National Geograph-
: pdety. About the time William
~, was settling Pennsylvania a
h,Ish admiral captured the islands
Rrusa one night while they were
sdng their nets. He threatened
4 bold them as hostages until the
'y,M surrendered TO Denmark.
|ryz mothers and sisters arose and
|rxi the Danish garrison to re-
b,rsh any claim upon Helgoland.
b the fifteenth and sixteenth
|nure Helgoland was a center of
n North sea herring fisheries. Then
krse veered back to Scotland's
~ md the islanders handed down
ssk Of the impiety by which they
H.kted the boon. Until a few years
b hoses were unknown to the IS
n One story has 1t that when an
i s1nan saw an Englishman ride
! q hills she dropped dead from
ND Of what she believed was
natural creature.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

was man! miles away.
You ought to get married. Joe. !
Il can't come to fix the house for you
any more"
You're going to be married soon
yourself| Joe brought the words
out with difficulty. Then he added bit
terly, 1T ~ill be some time before I
can start right My wife will have
to work some, fear"
The Lord worked, Joe. He made
the world; he didn't buy 1t out of a
department storei And I'll never
marry any man who won't let me
work; so there! wrote Hal so last
week"
Then marry me-" said Joe. And
Ruth did
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
Ancient Building Where Chinese Rulers Stored Thar p,
and Jewels Is Now a Christian College.

The ancient treasure house OF the
sung Dynasty. which under the i'm
perlal dragon ruled China more than
thousand years ago. now carries
the cross OF the Church. The
treasury has become Chris
tan Normal School: and in if
the young Chinese are taught to out
aside worldly treasure rather than
TO accumulate it This odd building
as located in Kaifeng, the most
historic city in the great province OF
tlonan' and once the capital Of the
empire. So important was the
treasure gathered within its walls
that in 900 A. D. the emperor had
aug tunnel fifteen miles long run
ning from the treasury into the
mountains. so that in time Of in
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

nand on the bowed head. "AIl things
turn out for the best joe" she said.
Goodnight"
linen Joe Hodges, clenching his toll.
roughened hands. decided to carry on :.
20 stick to his plans for the future
Win one change. There would be no
woman In them; If Ruth was not for
aim then he wanted no one. 1t was
characteristic Of Joe that he never con-
sidered leaving the Redfield farm but
STUCK on, working harder than ever
ana trying to be to Ruth as a kindly
helpful brother.
Ruth Informed her friends that her
wedding would take place the follow.
ing spring. Hal wants time to save
snough so We can start in right" she
"ouid add proudly. "We're going TO
nave one Of the most modern apart.
ments, so L won't be a slave to house
work" "'"'
ihere followed busy days when
nuth, singing over the task. Owed va
rious scraps of material In bright COL
ors and cunningly fashioned them in.
10 gay little rugs. Then word came
IRON Hal that is feared the rugs she
uescrioed wouldn't fit at all in the sort
oi apartment he had planned TO take
.Nuu put them away regretfully: bur
10 rev days bits Of white material
and dainty laces took their place and
tne singing was resumed
after another letter from Hal tbess
sAaisned also. Ruth eIaborately e1,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
GnVIed the railor

"hen Douglas Fairbanks was o.
niue boy, five years old. he lived in
Denver and he was always sent 70 he'd
uiuch earlier than he wanted 10 On
opposite his bedroom was n tailor
Shop where the lights burned brightly
long time after Douglas went 70
steep. He used 10 lie and watch tho
INDUSTRIOUS tailor and one day he sur
priSed his father by saying that ba
knew what he wanted TO do whom Ia
grew up; he would be tailor.
Why said his father
Because said Douglas. 81 couId
si' up then as long as I wanted to-alI
night If | pleased"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
Humidity.

1dlq Is the moisture or aqueous
= the atmosphere. The vapor
IN % Invisible gas. When this
leccnes visible 1t is called dew.
&aH haze, clouds, rain, snow. hail.
k>oarding to the size Of the drops
~ Or the method by which the
csdNhses. A given space at a
lenperature can contain only a
y sncunt of moisture. When a
pace contains all OF the mois-
1 y capable Of holding tits said
saturated. The percentage Of
4. w IN the air to what it would
~ aturated is called the relative
MY When the air is saturated
\ uo'sIure the humidity would be
~ cent, and IL half saturated 80
Gag three-quarter saturated Is
~ Inc Increased humidity has
q % with the effect of the tenn
~ On the Individual, which is
'1'en the subject is so commonly
''d during hot periods.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

planned to her mother that Hal had
advised saving her money and buy
ing everything in the city at the las,
moment He says styles change SO
rapidly one can't be sure so far ahead
that things will be right" Mrs. Red.
fields lips came together I'm a str,iubt
line, but she offered no remonstrance
I'm words.
AS spring drew near Hal received q
raise. Everything looks fine for the
big event TO come off as per schedule g"
he wrote. On the heels of this fol-
lowed less cheerful news The rents
OF model apartments had advanced
faster than his salary. Didn't Ruth
think they had better wait till they
could AFFORD what they wanted? Ruth
answered yes" aS she was so owl.
IDENTIFY expected to do
Next Ruth busted hor restless hand.
with curtains. hemstitchIng them with
INFINITE care, happy in the belief that
they couldn't fail to fit into any simple
nome. But Hal vetoed them. too
"heh ne came on for his summer va
catloh' Nobody uses plain white cur
talns now" he explained with elabor-
ate Kindness. "They must match the
color scheme of the room they are de-
signed for. Wen buy them"
Joe Overhearing this. itched for a
chance to lay his strong hands on the
slender city chap; to take him by the
collar and knock some sense into his
mead, or some nonsense out.
when Hal left he assured Ruth that
they would be married by Christmas
sure. But the girls interest in things
seemed to lag. Christmas drew near.
nal wrote that the firm declined to
give MIN a vacation then. Whenever
Joes eyes fell on Ruth's listless face.
ne harDOred thoughts ckin to murder.
But Mrs. Redfield's words required TO
MIN: All things turn out for the
best
so Joe just plodded ahead and car
rled out his plans. In March he fin
shed his agricultural course and
bought an abandoned farm nearby.
There was dilapidated house on the
and into this he moved. An
rher hired man took his place on the
aedfield farm.
Ruth was working feverishly making
oe's house comfortable for him. She
'rought out the gay rag rugs and the
emstitched white curtains. When I,
oe attempted to demonstrate she an
Wered that she had no use for them I
nd not enough to do to keep her I
usy. .
when the house was as complete al I
ne could make it, Ruth formed the 4
aDlt of spending an hour or two each a
ay putting it in order for its lonely q
ccupant. She chose the time when q
De was at work in the fields. One I,
ay he returned Unexpectedly and
'und her there, sitting in the middle
his kitchen floor, alternately plying
scrubbing brush and wiping tears
ON her eyes. q
What's wrong now, Ruth?" Joe de- q
anded. "Tell me and I'll fix it for
u somehow" His tone augured Ill o
r an offending person; it was well d
Haiton Jones. just then, that he L
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

vasion the national riches could be
saved.
II the young Chinese mind CON
S'dered learning such an imposition
as his American cousin he wo,,Id
probably play hockey and beat il
out through this tunnel. But he
doesn't. He considers it a BLESSING
and privilege to be allowed TO learn
and he concentrates all his enernies
on it. ~
Because OF this eagerness OF the
young chinese. and the vast field
open to educational possibilities
the lnter-church World Movement
IN which Americas Protestant
churches are cooperating. plans, As
part OF its early program, TO IS.
taelsh hve Christian universities in
diferent parts of the republic
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
What Did He Mean?

She-Promise me that when We
marry we shall live somewhere near
mother, so that she can slip over.
He-Well. we might take that
house on the edge Of the cliff, and
then 1 should love her to slip over
London Opinion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

We l,S2,1s2 persons who
''aes In excess of $1,000, not
us ones who lodged their
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

seems the housewives are to
y NE high price of eggs, as
.u 10 business to pay so much.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

a'sisse Of houses in America
nstifes the wonder where
p0puiation lived before the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

anent Of an aeronautics de.
-. 2 ne government is urged.
- not air might be used
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

ue's will be coal in the bin
the cup, and if we fore.
"a the fly there need be
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13

essential industry that ought
n Closed all the time is that
nllng unjustifiable strikes.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-13
Spreadinq JOY.

The JOY you give others will return
10 you with Interest. To BE- sure you
do not help others for returns. That
would be mercenary and where II il
practiced men soon learn to read the
motives that prompt II. The result is
a lonesome man in short time. You
VIII give your joy for the joy it gives
you to give ii. You feel rewarded a
hundredfold in knowing you have
helped somebody. Their grateful hearts
respond with overlooking gladness and
gratitude. It's no wonder you're glad.
Yet its merely the action Of the old
law that rewards the altruistic spirit
with blessings.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
NEW SPORT ON SUBMARINES
Fishing With Edited Lines Is Now Employed to Relieve the Tedium
 of the Life.

Fishing with inverted lines from the decks of American submarines is the newest pastime among members of their crews operating in the Pacific ocean from the Los Angeles submarine base, says the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
 The boats make frequent practice trips between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina island. The water in this area averages about 90 feet in depth, and is one of the finest fishing grounds of the Pacific coast.
 Frequently the boats dive to the bot tom, and lie there with their motors shut off while practlCing submarine signaling, torpedo-tube routine and the like.
 The upSidc-down fishing is done in n very simple manner. Prior to making a dive the men arrange their lines on the deck rails of the submarine. The hooks are balted and are strung out on the decks to he carried upward when the boat dives, by n float at taChed near the hook.
 Since any fish that takes the bait can not be removed until the boat comes to the surface, the lines are fastened to the deck rail by coll springs. This practically eliminates the chance of losing the fish by it's breaking the line, or tearing the hook out of it's mouth.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
War Heroes Appreciated.

Hungary will have the largest fam iIy of heroes in the world by the gov ernment measure for the allotment of lund to soldiers recently introduced, says a dispatch from Budapest. The bcDpfclarics will he limited to men who can prove they fought In the World war and opposed the Red gov ernmcnt. They will be permitted to ipcorporatc the word "hoSs" (herO) in the family name. Thus, Vargo Jan will become Hoss-Varga Jan, or John Hero-NurgO.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Checked By Han!'n's
 Wizard oil

Sore throat and chest colds should never be neglected. Few people realize how often they re- suit seriously if not promptly checked. Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a safe, simple and effective treat ment. Used as gargle for sore throat it brings quick relief. Rubbed on the chest it will often loosen up a hard, deep seated cold in one night. Keep a bottle on the shelf.
 Wizard oil is a good dependable prep aration to have In the medicine chest for first aid when the doctor may be far away. How often sprains, bruises. cuts and burns occur in every family. as well as little troubles like earache, tOothache, cold sores, canker sores. stiH neck. and tired aching feet. Soothing. healing Wiz ard oil will always bring quick relief.
 Generous size bottle 35c.
 If you are troubled with constipation or sick headache try Hamlin's G !.7-t Liver Whips. Just pleasant little pink pills at druggists for 30c. Guaranteed.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
NOW EAT LIGHT BREAKFASTS
English People, Since the War, Arc Said to Have Abandoned Heavy
 Morning Meal.

The hearty breakfast which every body In England ate for centuries has gone out of fashion, correspondent of the New York World writes. Steaks and chops as an early morning meal, which the French regarded as a horri- ble British habit, disappeared some time ago. Now scarcely any one eats pOrridge, fish, ham and eggs and mar maIade for breakfast. Both those who have leisure and those who work eat smaller breakfasts and larger lunch cons.
 The clubs and restaurants now pro vide big luncheons. Many serve a luncheon of four or five cOurses-soup, fish, joints, sweets and cheese-and at comparatively moderate price. Busy men find they can work better after a light breakfast-boiled egg or a thin rasher of ham or bacon. But they satisfy their capacities fully at luncheon, giving an hour or even more to enjoy their food in comfort.
 With womeT, too, the hearty lunch con Is becoming popular. They no longer are satisfied with cup of cof- fee and some buttered cakes. Girl stenographers and clerks take a sub stantial meal of meat and pudding. Probably they have done good morn- lng's work on a cup of tea and slice of bread and butter. So they have learned to appreciate and enjoy a luncheon that sustaIns and upbuilds
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
Russia's Iron Ore Deposits.

The greatest iron ore deposits known are thought to have been locat' ed near Koursk, Russia, by magnetic disturbances of intensity uneQualed elsewhere. These disturbances were studied several years by the late Prof. Ernst Leyst. a Russian, and his rec ords are said to have been rescued and taken to Sweden. Two Swedish observers find that two immense parallel deposits of magnetic iron ore are indicated. These seem to have about equal length, g miles or more, and to be separated about 40 miles.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
caDsules and Fly Screens.

Among modern inventions that make for comfort a subscriber lists as two of the most important the capsules now used for disagreeahle medicines
 and thc wire screen used tO protect our houses from disagreeable insects. Ouinine, he says. was in the days of fine Civil war the great medicine Of the army, and it was taken by the teaspoon with nothing to disguise its bitterness. All that is past. The well screened house, with its freedom from mosquitoes and flies, was un. known to "the good old days" and it alone is enough to make modern life worth the living,-From the Outlook.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
Franklin Medal to Sir Charles Parsons

The Franklin medal has been award cI to Sir Charles Parsons "iu recoSni- tiou of his epOch-making success in the development and the construction of the steam turbine which has revo- luuonizcd the art of steam engineer ing. particularly in regard to the pro DulsiOn of mercantile and naval yes scrs. and the driving of electrical gen eraturs." Not many people know of tlIr courageous struggle of Sir Charles in the early days Of his invention. and that he separated from his original partners owing to their becoming too discouraged to "carry on." Engineer Ing. in speaking of the award, says: ''rlc work of Sir Charles Parsons has ha'ycd the cost of producing electric power and reduced in still greater pro portion the capital cost of engineer ing machinery.-Scientific American.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
British Ship Gets Record.

The Empress of Britain, the first transatlantic oil-burning vessel to pass up the St. Lawrence, arrived re- gently at Quebec from Liverpool, in five days and twenty-twO hours, breaking all previous records between those ports. It was her maiden trip as an oil-buner and she clipped six hours from her best previous time. The ex- pense of recOnditioning her as an oil burner eQualed the cost of her original construction,
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
Gets Bullets When He
 SiuTS U0man'S Cooking

Chester, Ta.-Argrrui when Louis Crew criticised the gUali- ty of fDod amI tur mmurr in which ff Was raukud. Jamus Shelley. whose wife does the cooking Crew complained ur, fired two bullets int, Crew. ihr police >.y. and Then disappeared. Crew and She'ry heve b-rn en- pIDyeG for >.mr tiur by William N. Kerr. oU his stock farm near this city, and Crew boarded with Shelley.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28

Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itch ing, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud- ing Piles. Instantly relieves Itch ing Piles, and you can get rest ful sleep after first application. Soc.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28

For over two years Alice, a plain sorrel mare of Berkeley, Cal, has been giving her life blood to save children. Miss Margaret Williams, assistant at the Cutter laboratory, has extracted Alice's blood 10 make antitoXin, from which she makes diphtheria serum, and according to scientists at the laboratory, over 1000 children have been saved from death as a result.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
His NIuslsaI Home.

SteuhruytIIr. O.-S. O. Lroman has solved the high cost of building. He has been Suvinc piano hoNrs and Is now building a .Hn' O. .hum. The house will contain three rooms and a bathroom.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
RUSSIAN COTTON
 INDUSTRY RUINED
BOISheviSt Management Has Practically Killed One of COun-
 try'S Greatest Assets.
MANY MILLS ARE STOPPED
Doubt Expressed That They Will Ever Start Up Again-With Experts Gone UnskIIed Labor Has Ruined
 Most of Machinery.

LoDdon.-RusSia's great prewar cot ton industry has suffered to such an extent duri&S the revolution that it Is doubtful whether many of the mills ever will be able to operate again, says Sir Charles Macara. an English au- thorlty in the worlds cotton trade, in an interview in the Yorkshire Post.
 Based upon information obtained from an EngliShman who recently re turned from Russia. where for four teen years he was the manager of a large cotton factory near Moscow, Sir Charles estimates that of the 9000,00O 'spindlos running in Russia before the revolution not more than 100000 or 30O0OO are now operating.
 English Manager Gives Facts.
 The experiences of the English man. agcr' of the Moscow factory were told as an example of tie methods. em- ploycd by the revoutiOniSts in dealing with one of RuSSia's great industrial assets, the textile factories in the Mos COW district. This particular mill car ried on all the processes from cotton spinning 10 the finished product, 1000 workers having been employed under normal operating conditions.
 When the Eol>hcviEi assumed power the whole cotton industry was nation alized. Al every mill committees were formed and finally in October, 19l9 decree was issued that all who had lo"u connected with the former owners would have to leave.
 Mills All Stopped.
 With the experts gone the mill stopped. After a time attempts were made to rr>rart tt. but it was almost tmnn~>ihlc to obtain raw cotton. Small quantities were obtained. which, after being diluted with 75 per cent waste, wa+ put through the processes.
 The machinery now k in a very bad s.a.r. iu such a state. in fact. that 1t would Inc almost impossible 10 operate JHr factory properly, according to the information given Sir Charles. When ever mHrh.Tr~ are damaged other ma cl1.n.s are deuuGed O. parts to repair 0Hmu.
 sir Charles stated that there was li't'o possibility of English workmen going 10 Russia rnr employment in tex tile factories. Mills in Germany and Austria were turning out only from g Co "J per cent of the normal prOduC- tion. hc said, and English workers faced the almost impossible task of making up for th" four and or 2-half yvars' Stoppagc of textile manufacture owing to the war.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28
FAE 35 CENT LUNCH.

Why ct c cold lunch when you can get a bowl of hot soup. Home mads Pies and k cup of best cof- fee for thirty-6Te cents at the Col den North Cafe.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-12-28

lus,'.a .. -.. .....u......t ~.-u: "Schuul. Slow pNa. ru.~ striking sign post. carved .rr@ .Hy stump O. a tree. has been ~y. u. ny au Em-'@sh town aut it never t".'~ 10 attract att
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-03-27
The Nations Gas
Supply

George Otis Smith, Director Of the
United States Geological Survey is the
authority for the statement that there
is less than eight years supply contain
ed In the oil reserves of the country.
According to Mr.. Smith the total a.
mount represents 6,5O00O0,00O bar
rels. He comments: "The scret of the
capacity of Natures storehouse is cas-
Ter to unlock than the mystery of the
progress of mans needs and desires. |
think the oil geologists can estimate
within SO per cent Of the oil fields of
the United States. but who could have
foretold within 100 per cent of the
truth the increase in the consumption
of gasoline even within the present
decade" The prsent demand for oil is
more than 100000 barrels greater
per month tha nit was a Uyear ago.
and Mr.. Smith observes that. the arts
OF peace are requiring more oil than
we have" What are we going to. do
about it? The problem does not seem
to be concerning very many people
since the number of automobile users
is constantly on the increase, and the
manufacturers are all be-
mind In orders. At the same time there
IS steady increase in the use of oil
for heating and power in transporta-
ion and industries.