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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29

| adopted, authorizing a committee to investigate the government project here, with a view of an indorsement of the dam and nitrate plant by the associa ton.
 Until one visits the dam and the nitrate plants, a correct idea of the magnitude and the vast possibilities of the project cannot be obtained.
 The dam has long been under con- sideration by the corps of engineers United States army but no action was had until the necessity for nitrates was brought about by the war The nitrate plant was authorized, and as the requirement. for cheap and abun- dant hydroelectric power was a neces- sity in order to operate the nitrate plant, the dam became a necessity ana work was authorized in 1918. The authority for beginning work was found in the broad powers given the President by Congress to do the essen tlal things necessity to win the war Work was stopped on the dam, how ever on November 9, 1918, and was rot again resumed until the spring of 1919 Delays were occasioned by re- organization of plans. etc. and it was Tot until 1920 that full work was un- der way.
 To the uninformed the Tennessee river is frequently referred to as "a small stream; shallow and unnaviga- ble," etc, and it has recently been stated by opponents of the completion of the Muscle Shoals project that the river goes dry in the summer time" Of course this kind of propaganda has had it's weight with the uninformed.
 It is a matter of record, however. that the Tennessee is a much larger river than many of the principal rivers or the United States and with the same attention given it as that given the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29
Poppy Week h New York

Island VIII look like the landing or the Pilgrims with the human knee as scarce as thevclam in a chowder.
 Events ashore have not been with out certain excitement. A 7-year- old boy ran across a roof and off the edge; on his way down from the fifth story he grasped a clothes line at the third floor; 1t broke but he clung to it. swung clear across the court yard, banged against a third-floor window, dropped to the ground and escaped with a broken leg. The New York Medical society announced that there's nothing so conducive to diphtheria in- munity as frequent rides in rush hour subway trains though a lot of people prefer diphtheria. Two 11-year-old boys found some guns and cigarettes and started west to fight Indians, but were overtaken at Fort Hamilton parkway by the Children's Aid society.
 Mrs. Julia Warshoff, middle-a ged Russian, arrested for threatening an optician, achieved the most spectacular attempt at suicide which New York has lately seen, when she shot her self while seated in a motor car that halted a moment in the traffic at Broadway and Thirty fourth street in full view of many thousands passers- by.
 The three big cases in which women figure so prominetly are boiling nicely, the Reid case has located all its mys- terious blondes; the Stokes case re- sumes next week; the Stillman case has arrived at the brief scandal stage, where private settlement appear S likely and a s100.000 offer from the movies is dangled before Mrs. Stillman simultaneous with a s90,000-year sep aration subscription income.
 Once it was the woman who col lapsed under a divorce grilling. Times have changed W. F. D. Stokes ard James K. Stillman have both been too i'll to attend the hearings.
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provided for in the powerhouse design. eacc carry!ns 10000 horsepower
 Above the crest of the dam will be tho driveway or roadway bridge.
 The powerhouse is located in the south bank of the river, a short dis tance from nitrate plant. No. 2.
 Navigation Locks
 The navigation locks are on the north side of the river; the plans pro- vide for two locks, each 60x350 feet. These locks will be ample to care for traffic on the river, and are designed to take care of packets and barges of such size as will be required to handle a large volume of traffic
 work Up to Present Time
 Some figures and description of the work up to the present time will give an idea of tho magnitude of the job. To begin with, 1t must be borne in mind that the stream is a flashy one, subject to enormous flood increases, the average summer minimum falling to about 12.o0o cubic feet per second, and the maximum, recorded during the flood of 1894. increasing 70 5000 GU. bic feet per second, in an unobstructed river this involves a maximum rise of 3S feet.
 Excavations required amounted to 620. 900 cubic yards, distributed as fol- lows: Locks, 22s,0OO cubic yards: powerhouse, 216,0oo cubic yards, and dam. 176,000 cubic yards. The power house and dam excavations are In the stream, while the lock excavations are in the dry.
 The concrete masonry involved to- taIed 1,260o0o cubic yards, divided as follows: Dam and bridge, 665.o00 cu- bic yards; powerhouse, 29S,o00 cu- yards; locks. 72,000 cubic yards, and miscellaneous. 25.ooo cubic yards.
 Equipment engaged on the work gives an idea of the immensity of the undertaking. The equipment inven- story shows that there are 3S locomo- tives. ranging In weight from 20 to 65 tons; 66 standard flat and s3 dump cars of 20 cubic yards capacity: 19 To- com motive cranes, II steam shovels 2 15-inch suction dredges. three towboats and 20 sand and gravel barges. Terry and McMyler cranes have mast heights of 67 and 100 feet and boom lengths of | S3 and 114 feet, with capacities of 10 tons at full radius. With the excep- tion of a few pumps, the derricks and locomotives, all machinery Is electri- cally driven.
 Approximately 2S miles of standard railroad track Is required. Closing Down Process In the closing down process. made necessary by the failure of Congress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29
By JESSIE HENDERSON special Correspondent of The Age-Herald Copyright, 1921, by The e-HeraId)

New York, May 2S,-(Special.) )-It is Poppy week, and the Flanders blos- som flames at every corner in memory of the men who died overseas and in aid of the orphans of France. Tho war has been vividly in the minds Of the town the past few days. President Harding came last Monday to pay tribute to the 5.112 soldier dead newly arrived on the Hoboken pier. There has been also the solemn commemora- tive pageant enacted at the 22d regi- ment armory before 500 gold star mothers and 800 wounded soldiers. There has been likewise Joan witb her 13 small comrades. Perhaps noth- | ing could make the war more real than the arrival of these IA babies from En gland, some of them orphans, all of them war sufferers, seeking a home and parents. With an eagerness sur prising even to the committee which brought the babies over, hundreds of men and women immediately begged | for the privilege of adopting a child. l Joan was largely the cause of this | enthusiasm-Joan so sunny tempered so prettily shy, so full of joy and love | for 8 world little deserving at her dimpled hands.
 | With the President. whose visit in augurated the week. came Mrs. Hard
 
 ized her stay, such as the thrusting of rose into her hands by an old woman who had waited hours for the opportunity. But the most striking thing, from a feminine viewpoint, was that Mrs. Harding had to change her gowns twice on the few hours of her visit. Gray and brown tweed mad de her trimly correct for the yacht May flower voyage: Midnight blue char mouse and a wide feathered hat gave dignity and charm for a ride through town by the Presidents side: and an iridescent evening froclS added the regal touch demand by an elaborate reception at night.
 Nice Week for Pupils
 It has been rather a nice week, too, for high school pupils. The school authorities have adiudged Ruth Sein- fel of Brooklyn, at Is years. perfect physical specimen. something besides which gold seems silly and rubies pale. Moreover, David Koch, a 17-year- old pupil at the high school of commerce, got a gold medal and two prizes total ling s1,250. He deserved 'em for he wrote an essay on "The Teachings or Adam Smith in the Wealth of Ma tions' and Present Day Economic Con- ditions" and what, if anything, do you know about that?
 The best that New York seems able to do in the way of deep sea stuff these anemic times is to regulate bathing suits at Coney. If the alder men have their righteous way. Coney
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Ohio would be of equal importance to that river and of vast importance to the Mississippi. The river carries ar immense volume of water the year round and but for the impediment of Muscle Shoals would be navigablc from Knoxville, Tenn, to the Missis- sippi the year round.
 Muscle Shoals is a famous rapids in the Tennessee river and offers an ideal site for a tremendous hydroelectric plant By the damming of the river at the foot of the shoals an immense power would be developed, and at the same time open the river to naviga- tion for its entire length.
 Muscle Shoals proper is approxt- mately IS miles in length and has d fall of approximately 100 feet in IS miles.
 The figures on Wilson dam easily make it one of the largest dams in the world and as a power project capable of producing an immense amount of power.
 Wilson Dam
 Wilson dam, as planned. is a grav- ity- section structure, located in tho Tennessee river about four miles east of Sheffield and two and one-half miles upstream from Florence. The total length of the dam Is All feet; the spillway section has a length of 2,S90 feet: in that portion wherein the power Is located the length is 1,224 feet.
 The dam creS0 is so feet above the elevation of the river bed and will carry gates IS feet high, raising tho water level to a height of 9S feet above the stream bed, creating an available n,axiinum Of 500000 horsepower.
 Four units of 30,000 horsepower. each have been contracted for and space for IA additional units have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29
Where Shakespeare Failed

| Arthur II. Folwell, in Leslie's.
 Animals. in the judgment of movie- l makers, are almost as essential to pie ture as the celluloid film itself. When 8
 cat walked across the stage in the old days of the spoken drama, it was an ac- | cident.
 | Sometimes 1t broke up the show. | In these days of the screen. the cats walk-or the dogs or the duck's-is an intentional part of the play. Likely enough, it Is what makes the show suc- cess.
 brood of baby chicks and their mother, a closeup of a faithful collie-slipping these In among the kidnapings. elope- ments, dispossess proceedings and mid night murders gives the audience a chance to say. How darIing!" and to relax.
 Strange that the master dramatist of Avon who was wise 70 most rtage tricks never thought of this ore. Had the Bard | understood the importance of animals there could be no debate on the question Do people still care for Shakespeare? People would go miles, and stand two hours on line. If their reward was to be Hamlet delivering his sol'loquy whl. fooling with a Great Dane pup. And see the missed chance for animal light com edy in Macbeth" in that tense second act where Macbeth asks, "Didst thou not hear a noise?" and Lady M. replies, 'I heard the owls scream and tEe crickeis cry" That would have been just the place to introduce the castle cat. Mac beth says, "I1a ha! It was only Doodles," and goes on to describe the murder of Duncan. sextet of kittens In the clothes ham,
 per where Falstaff hides would have done much for the Merry Wives of Windsor while file of guinea hens, marching sedately. might have given agreeable relief to the stabbing scene in "Julius Caesar" or to the terribly sobby finish of Romeo and Juliet" These suggestions are necessarily sketchy. But there may be something in ther, which live Shakespearean interpreters may deem worthy of consideration.
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to provide funds for continuing the work. the construction work Is being tapered off 80 that the job will be left in tho best possible condition for re- sumption of work in the future. Golf fevs 1, 8 and are being removed; the powerhouse coffer cannot be- aban- doned, and 1t will be filled with water and will remain in good shape for fu- ture work
 All the mechanical equipment is be-, irg stored and a maintenance force will be maintained to police the job and look out for fire risks
 Wilson dam, one-third completed, is one of the valuable projects of the government and believed by every
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SEVEN

thoughtful person too valuable to junk.
 When fully completed, the dam win form a lake of impounded water IA miles long; four miles above this dam the lake will be a mile wide, and sp- proximately 100 feet deep. The back up of this water will completely elim- mate the shoals to point where smaller dam is to be constructed, add ing to the power development and making tho Tennessee river navigable from its mouth to above Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29
Powdered the Rose

Arthur H. Folwell. in Leslic's.
 Once there was a little stenographer. Every morning before breakfast she would go out in her garden and walk among the flower-beds. One day. when the roses were opening. she gave little scream
 "Ch, the poor things!'' she cried. and st-aiehtway ran back into the house.
 When she re-appeared sine was car ry- ing b., O. face powder and a puff, and s son under her delft touch tae face pow der lay thick upon the soft. slcwin;, petals. Then she rubbed 1t in. expsrtly merging white with red.
 T wan' each little rose 10 be as pretty as am" she explained.
 Mother Nature. you see. kncws only old stuff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29
By FRANK N. JULIAN.

pose of making an inspection of the governmental projects. The visitors came as committee from the Missis- sippi Valley association and as result of the action of that association in an- nual convention when a resolution was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29

Sheffield, May 2s.-(special.)-Dur ing the past week Wilson dam and the nitrate plants have been in the public eye, due to fact that representatives of the Mississippi Valley association have been in this section for the pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29

There are more than 30 different na- tive races in the Philippine islands. and each race has a different dialect.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

RuSTIC TOUCU ron PARTY
A. the summer moves on invariably
you begin to think IN terms Of country
lanes. inviting fields OF fragrant grow
Ing things and rustic bridges.
Then why not let something Of that
idea invade the party you are giving
Tor the June bride. the girl who b.
going away FOR the season. or your
summer visitor
Get % huge hat. ono of those great
Tapping affairs farmers are supposed
To wear but seldom do Get one with
M low q crow us possible. a piece
Of wire fastened in each side of the
hat and curved up like a handle viii
give somewhat the effect ~ a French
basket. Wird that in Hight green tuil.
with "a large bow at tho side. Then
put q low bow OF water in b crown
and nll the NNwl with flowers from
your garden or IL you haven't q garden
perhaps YOU can invade your neigh
hors Tor flowers with which TO fIli
the rustic basket.
Then iu Keeping with this the first
course OF your luncheon could Doe
small fruits, Strawberries n still on
the market. served in small rRffa
baskets AZ each place. The latter
baskets could be made nj home.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

Tho second Of the series OF articles
on flower gardening H. here offered
60 the readers OF The Herald Woman's
Page. Roses n their care are In
terestipg TO an women who have "A
garden and who take n PRIDE In ~.
Mrs. A. ~. ORie. 323 n. Twelfth
street. has furnished us with this In
tercstinE article IN how 10 care for
roses. Mrs. ogle's rose garden II n
of the show spots OF the city. and.
as she aayr from May until frost
comes in the faii." she is never with
al roses.
Have roses n iangungeg Yes; II
seems 90 mo they have. They speak
TO you through their still. small voice
every time you gaxe upon their rare
beauty. for every ros has n beauty
and an dor all its own. Go into your
rose garden " o have n and With
out being aware OF "a. you viii smile
- this rose or that, and inhale thu
hagfancc Of each. Yes, ! think they
plant beauty n JOY into your very
~ Each morning when the roses
are In season. ! go into my garden
aud each rose seems 20 nod It's Good
morning and say Take me: ! am
here for you to enjoy, and many nor
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05
Successful Rose Gardener Gives Herald
Readers Article on Care of Flowers

will come In my place. Keeping roses
ptc'-cd will cause them TO produce
fnA r. and should be cut the third eye
from the main stalk.
~ have only the finest Hybrid Teas
I can find. I plant them as early ~
March n they are from an outdoor
nursery, and II from a greenhouse.
" IN better TO put them out about
May. making n hole large enough TO
put the roots In without c~rowding,
81 uniting about -four feet apart IA n
pace where they will have the fun
az least a part Of the day, using very
little fertilizer. They should De cUl-
t''ated twice n month and Irrigated
well twice a week.
Il have some trouble with green
lice. hut find washing them of with
the hose does AZ much COOL a. the
different powders that are supposed
20 destroy the lice. prune them UNI
~ frost M in n all. I nm
never without roses. hut this spring
with the late froats and freezes an my
first roses were frozen and had 10 be
cut OF and thrown away. New ones
are coming again and ! will Don have
all the roses ! can use"
MRS. A. ID. OGLE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

} Squares % blue and gold beading
give "a distinguished air 90 this snake
colorcd crepe a. chine nock which
Miss Martha Mansfield. Solznic Pie
lures Ocul wears. Note the sheath
~ feathers at the side OF her smart.
small hat.
Leatrice Joy. Goldwyn Pictures
(rightD. also Fooa IN Tor beads. Bead
inE on the fan gown is 20 De very
good. Lcntrige however. confines
her froCk's ornnmeutnfion 60 r. chif-
fun apron. which b. elaborate enough
Indeed Tho fabric medium for the
gown o. duvotinc.
Tho blouse relies on knife plating
FOR its distinctive touch. "a has the
much worn round nook and the pep
lum.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

Your English friend Will tel yon
that In her country they have "a pro-
cess Of sweating OF the flesh from
too thick ankles. The sweating
breaks ~ the fatty deposits and mas
saying very vigorously scnffgra them.
she win Also tell you that they
have SINUS fttine rubber hands which
are worn around tho ankles and
which aid reduction.
But perhaps. would you listen 20
your plain American chiropodlst. you
could learn more about your too
or an English specialist could tell
you.
salt.
Did you know that salt Il some
times M the bottom Of the tat ankle
problemf Eating too much salt will
thicken your ankicai
Don't by any means Try 10 elm
mate the salt In your food. but use
x In moderation. There are certain
muacies and ~iigauents at the back of
the foot and leg which swell n an
~osersupply % salt "a acquired BY the
system.
You viii notice a. YOU rub your
fingers ~ the hack u your foot and
ankle between the harder ilaamonta
and h ankle hone. that there u a
portion which alants In and gives
shape to the ankle. That II the part
which swell- II here Is too much salt
In the system.
OF course salt II not alwafs the
cause ~ fat ankles, but consider how
much of n YOU cat and then decide
whether or not You are overdoafng
your system. n Il IL simply a case
Of too much flesh an over the body.
wear high shoes laced quite tightly
mornings about the house. They will
help In giving our ankles a tfBm
LOOK for the afternoon event when
you VIII wear your pumps.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05
Give Mr.. Edison an Idea

MO ONE questions the power of good
IN music TO relax tense nerves and allay
fatigue.
Edison spent three million dollars in research
work to develop an instrument, which would
RE-CREArE all forms of music, with absolute
realism, and thus provide an instrumentality,
by which the true beauties and full benefits of
music can be brought into every home.
Edison wants a phrase Of four or FIVE words,
which will distinguish this new invention from
ordinary talking-machines. He offers $1,000
in prizes for the best ideas. Bring or mail the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

ground passage. be- u train shat
dashed mudly vet methodisa ly along
controlled by cleaning colored signal
lights.
The rest Of the day was taken up
getting settled I'm her room On tine
dormitory, and seeing people in the
registrars and the business offices.
NcNt day she Wus Oh begin taking
examinations that would %defiuirriy
place her classcs.
Your room mate won't come Tor
three daNs.' tho mutrun ben charge
of the dormitory told her. "YouW be-
lonely. I guess. evenings, iC YOU don't
know anyone Iu thp city,
I'm study" Alice said chtrrfuliy.
Well. you'll suO know lots Of
folks" the woman ruusul,d her
'Noull meet som" tomorrow when
% take your combinations
But that evening Alice had her first
taste uf ho-mcsickuvss Sh, atone.
aud hundreds of miles from anyone
she know, and she was tired. n was
\ o'clock. and loo early to go TO bed
And suddenly she did want to cry
4 knock on the oo aroused htr
A messenger boy stood there with "a
box.
The orders were to send those
here at sin" he sald. But was
late 10 me deliveries. Sign here"
IL was the climax 90 u DAY of am1z-
ing events Who could know she WIS
here And who could have sent h,r
Il huNf She tore open tho paper and
there, inside tho tifuc wrHppInrs.
lay n dozen lovely roses. ON top was
an envelope. Shc opened o.
ITO greet 20 ON your arrival 10
read. II was signed;
with lots OF love from Lawrence
Alice gathered the roses in hpr
arms as though they had been living
fricuds Shc buried hyr head Boo
their fragrant petals and began fo
cry. But her tears wrro not those Of
Loneliness How sweet and Thought
ful Lawrence was
Continued Next SundnyD
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

For the table for your y~eInnde~
when you serve those dcliHhtful Div
OF something cooi and rcfre~hins ast
Ing summer aftefnoCua-yOu can vs.
the old washatnnd which nrnndmcihts
had and long since rcleRated % the
attic.
Leave the towel rack sides on for
hanging anything you might wish. ~
extra lunch cloth pr 20 and then nav
q piece OF glass rat 10 ~ the top.
Have grooves cut IN the lower anth
u the table into which you can slide
individual serving tables when not N
use.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

To set color in Bingham or muslin
soak the cloth or garment IT. q mix
lure OF half cup OF vinegar, hair cup
gallon OF water.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

There are aids % aid to beauty.
some injurious, some rather indiffor-
cut sort Of things ana a few, really
helpful
Hu Il great many of the rci NY help
ul things are beyond the purse of
In average girl. for beauty has u way
Of bcing expensive, except when ~
is In ON the secrets Of the mauulaC-
tdrc Of the expensive article.
For instance. FOR the expenditure
of "a few cents FOR powdered urrls root
the girl with tho too oily hair can
overcome that fault. \ little rubbed
In az bedtime ana brushed out in the
morning b. q wonder worker for Inc
girl who desires fluffy aud hasn't
much TO spend in the getting thereof.
Water waves. which are a. delight
ia the eye. can De made without the
aid Of the hairdross,r 10 There b. Just
"a little time set aside for the corD-
mony after the hair Is well ,oWhod.
tho place where the wave BE- desired
should De- dampgued and thcu the
wny, pinned in. 4 hair met should
bee worn while sleeping and 20 wax"
with a hoadful Of wonderful waves
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

Use no soap in removing grass
stains. ~ they are fresh. simply wet
them In cold water and rub the ma
tcrial between the hands.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-05

At every fashionable gathering are
found hair ornaments IN urofuI11
Jcweicd combs and diadema are a.
crcdlnrlv poplar.