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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Dust Explosions

TT TIE contents of II six pound sack Of
i wheat -four he thoroughly distributed
through the air of Il good sized room. the
lighting of Il match will blow up the house.
Twice that quantity of flour, naked will,
1000 cubic feet of air in q closed place. viii.
if ignitrd. generate enough force to throw
300 tons to a height of 100 feet.
Thus. you see. the material out of which
our bread is made is, under suitable cir
cumstailccs. as dangerous an explosive rs
gunpowrr. We. have read 4 good deal lately
about the dangers of coal dust. but recent
tests have proved that -four or any kind of
grain dus, is more infammahle than coal GlSt
and rrrSpnndingly more liable to explode.
Another experiment proved that. when
two ounces OF grain dust were ignitcd in Il
box containing two cubic feet of air. il force
was developed that Fitted two men standing
on the cover.
1t is all Il matter 81 rapid burning. Take.
for in>,ancr. the Hour distributed through
the air III II room. Every particle of it is
in ilnmeiiatc contact with the oxygen of the
air. and lniS makes its burning instantanc-
Gus in case Of ignition. \ great quantity
OF gas is suddenly generated. and. seeking TO
expand in Il closed place. it eXerts Il force
that rrndS the wall asunder.
\ method nov proposed for minimizing
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
The Best Bait for Grasshoppers

The table being thus sct,,Hso totspcak, an
observer with Il: field glass watched the pans
(Which were numbered. and counted every
hopper that hoped into one or another of
them. An assistant stood ut his side and
kept the record.
In one such test there were 2O74 hoppcrs
that dined or the Injuries offered. OF these
243 chose vanilla extract. Ia preferred
watermelon, 152 elected for orange, 142 de-
clded in favor of cantaloupe, 40 picket
banann and III selected lemon extract.
Fut one of the pans contained amyl ace
tate, and it had no fewer than $40 grass
hopper patrons. Subsequent trials proved
that the insects found amyl acetate. much
more appetizing than anything else.
1t was IL useful discovery, and hcncefor-
ward the Montana farmers will go. in for
amyl acetate OH q larger scale for grass.
hopper bait. 1t is far cheaper than oranges
and lemons and more easily used. Vanilla
extract seems to dc excellent for the pur-
sposc. but it is too expensive. .s@N
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

THE Montana grasshopper is almost a
1 bird. 1t is large of size, strong Of wing
and gifted with a surprising appetite.
There has been a plague of grasshoppers
there last summer, and the growing crops
have suffered much damage from the deprc-
dations of the insects. One of the methods
adopted in fighting them has been to dis
tribute in the fields a poisoned bran mash,
rendered attractive by mixing it with
chopped or ground oranges and lemons.
chronological experts, appealed to for
help, have been making a study of different
kinds of grasshopper bait, with a view to
finding out just what was most appetizing.
The method adopted was to set out in a
wide circle in an infested field q dozen or
more pans. each containing a delicacy that
might be tempting. In one pan was banana
pulp, in q second apple pulp, in a third
watermelon pulp, in u fourth cantaloupe
pulp, in a fifth orange pulp, in a sixth lemon
pulp. in Il seventh lemon extract: aud i'll, iii
eighth vanilla extract. S$ @+4&. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Protecting Warriors
of the Present Day

WllE:N body armor: ''camc back during
Vthc late war; our military authorities
sought hints from the; great collection Of
of Art in New York City. and consulted
specialists in that branch Of archaeology.
. SO admirable was the craftsmanship of
the old-timc armorers that improvement on
their work was obviously out of the question.
l;nt the modern war experts were quick to
see that they had ut their command two
very Noteworthy advantages. One of these
WIS steel made extraordinarily hard with
alloys. OF tungsten. nickel or vanadium. The
other was machinery. Hill.
IN old fashioned suit of armor may have
required the 'ahor OF II year or more for IL
skilled hand iii its production. Modern
machinery can chop out the requisite parts
from sheets Of steel by thousands at small
cost. 1t is not required that the metal
clothing shall be decorative, but merely that
It shall be bullet proof.
in the war good alloy steel hardly thicker
,han ordinary %hlortiny paper proved an cf-
iertive protection against pistol bullets. the
light weight of modern- armOr beng one
Of its most notable advantages as compared
with the old style. French ~hosrital records
proved that;o to SO rer cent of the wounded
were injured by missiles, or shell fragments
which steel Of this small thickness would
lave $,o!ped.
Steel allowed With manganese was founl
best adaTtrd f"r, helmets. of which 7,O00.-
900 were ordered and 2.7O0. 900 delivered
for the American troops before the wars
and FL prrynOt tho hoIp,nfs from, va1n tipc
light. they were painted. and While the paint
was wet Il coat of sawdust was bestowed
upon th.m with a blower.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Photos By u s. Forest Service
Water in abundance liz a former
desert of New Mexico, as these pho
tographs of troughs for cattle testify

H. . -r... ... WOW. .
many springs Of good drinking water, IL one
knows where to find them. Signs along the
roads now point them out and new and &C.
curate tourists map indicate their location.
For the benefit of tourists the Geological
Survey gives the following useful sugges-
tions:
Take along plenty Of food i'll condensed
form-canned stuff, bacon. flour, sugar.
coffee. Fresh bread, sealed in paper and
packed in tight tins. is desirable for short
trips. Crackers for longer journeys or bread
may be made in camp. Canned milk is i'm
) portant. AS 49,
- Nights in the desert are cool. Take plenty
of bedding and warm blankets.
Fuel can be found in most places. Dead
wood is usually abundant where small brush
grows, and roots or branches burn readily
with fierce heat.
Take along Il shovel and 100 feet of rope.
A spring may be clogged with rubbish, or
even with dead animals. Rope and bucket
in Il well, if ever provided, soon disappear,
and one should not trust to finding them.
An automobile may break down in the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Beating the Bandits

NOTHING seems to be easier i'll these days
~ than for 4 bandit to hold up Il bank
messenger and rob him. inundated by Il
pistol, the messenger daes not even to make
al cutlery.
The robber goes off with the loot. But
suppose that, u few seconds later. u loud
alarm starts inside the stolen bag. a gong
ringing and continuing to ring. so us to
attract attention? To the bandit, nothing
could be more embarrassing. The chances
are that in sheer panic he will drop the bag
and get as far away from it as possible.
This is the idea of a new invention,
which. provides for an electrically actuated
gong alarm inside ,of a money carrying case.
In the handle are a couple of triggers. The
messenger, if held up, can start the gong
instantly by touching one of them. Or, if.
while covered by the robbers pistol. he
deems that unsafe. he pulls the other
trigger. causing the alarm to start a few
seconds later. By that time the bandit
will be making his getaway but he can.
not have gone more than 4 few steps before
the thing begins to make a noise, and it
will keep on ringing for six hours.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Defies Destruction

A NEW kind of guide light for streets has
n proved highly satisfactory in Chicago.
being substituted for the previously used
red shaded lamp surrounding a post erected
ON n concrete base.
4 few weeks ago one Of these Older lights.
located at a crossing. was struck by Il heavy
motortruck and demolished With remarkable
completeness. the post and lamp. together
with the concrete base. being Fitted r72h'
out OF the asphalt and deposited OF the s!d'
Of tho boulevard. Where ii had stood there
was left Il gaping hole. Z
The new kind of hight is embedded i'll the
roadway. 1t is 4 200-walt lamp SHADED b,
\ red globe ard protected by j heavy s,"in'
suhcrical iron grating. Tie TOP vi IN,
rr,tinr. which is two feet in diameter. i
only eight inches above tic level OF the gave
ment.
Such u light is easily 1istin.u:sGao'" "":a
, distance, Of several blocks. |! . E,-l "a.
happens to run over it. the DANA is lei;
to be slight and easily repaired.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

The effects Of dts. explosions IL Wi't>. FEC
,ori.s and elevators i To make ii" waits
very thiu-merc curtains. iii TACT depend
cncc being lad upon tho ~>ic!ct"l structure
of the building for its support. IL the walls
rcaLiiy yield to gas expansion. offering
lite resistance. the explosion does relatively
little harm. 1t is the confinement of til.
gas that makes the mischief. Large win
dow area is another idea suggested, With
the same object in view.
Metals, if finely powdered. will burn
rapidly. In one recent explosion of, alu-
minum duS, six girls lost their lives and
many more were injured. An explosion OF
hard rubber dust. not long ago, resulted i'll
the deaths Of. six workmcn. Within the
last few Years there have been many such
disasters in sugar mills, candy factories.
spice mills cork factories. drug works,
paper mills. etc. Any kind of dust that is
combu>tibic will explode if distributed pIep-
tifu1iy through the air Of a closed place
and ignited.
During the last two and Il half years dust
explosions in the United States and Canada
have cost the lives Of nearly 100 persons
and have destroyed more than $40. 600 900
worth of property. One such catastrophe in
:, startch factory killed forty three persons
and did SO. 900. 900 worth Of damage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Gems to Shine
in the Dark

IJOW desirable it would be II diamonds
and other gem stones could be lnade to
shine in darkness! Charles g.. Smith. 81
Cambridge. Mass. has recently patented
certain means for accomplishing this result.
He proposes that they shall be applied 10
artificial as well as to natural gems and an
additional and important advantage claimed
is that the stones will be rendered far more
brilliant in the daytime.
Take q glass diamond and cut in the bot
tom part OF it a recess to contain a tiny
scaled transparent tube containing a gas
under pressure, together with VA minute
quantity of radium. The radium will make
the gas luminous and. if the gas be hydro
gen it will emit red rays. If it be hel',m,
it will color the crystal with golden yellow
rays.
The same method Of treatment applied to
II real diamond will vastly augment it's bru-
liancy, and the stonc-as would be the case
with the glass i~mitation-will shine in the
dark.
Another idea is TO drill one or more holes
in the bottom of y real or imitation gem
and coat them inside with luminous radium
paint.
Yet another is to make imitation dia-
m,onds of glass through which fine particles
Of gold arc distributed. They. would nor
slime in the dark. but would (thc inventor
csaims) have q greatly increased brllliancN
in the daytime.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
How Barren Deserts Become Blooming Fairgrounds

7NlIE automobile has opened a new play
y ground to the people Of the! United
States. 1t is the. region of bare desert that
forms a great triangle. the base of which is
The Mexican border from the Peninsular
Mountains Tin Southern California; to the
mouth of the Pecos River, and it's apex
IN North Central Oregon. Covering about
half q million square miles, it represents
nearly one sixth of the total area Of the
United States. b.
The motorcar, combining the speed OF a
locomotive with the. ready convenience Of "a
:amily carriage, has made this region easily
accessible. With its pure air. vast dis
-anccs and wcirdly interesting scenery, it
offers attractions. which are nowhere else to
be found by tourists.
Water, of course, is scarce. Tourists must
depend on wells, ssprings$o or natural tanks,
often separated by n hard days journey
With team and wagon. Here the inotorcar's
speed gives an important advantage But
It is necessary to know where the water
holes are located. Only the other day. in
The Mohave Desert, an automobile got lost,
and a whole family perished Of thirst within
five minutes Of a plentiful water supply.
= tCOr lnc purpose OIL safeguarding TOURISTS
and other travellers signs pointing to the
nearest water are being put up all along the
principal roads that run through the desert.
This work was first undertaken in the dryest
and hottest part of it, embracing 10000
square miles in Southern California and
Southwest Arizona. 1t included the south
ern part of Death Valley and much territory
previously unexplored. &% sf2@
The United States Geological Survey has
undertaken the task in cooperation with
che State of California and automobile as
sociations. 1t was next extended to the
Mohave Desert, south and west of the area
above mentioned. and this part of the job
has been newly finished.
The Mohave has long held an unenviablc
reputation as pne of the most horrible
deserts in the world. 1t has only two i'm
~portant streams, which, when they emerge
from the mountains, spread out fan wise
and disappear in the sands. Scattered over
it are fifty odd closed basins, from half n
mile to ten miles in diameter, in the bottoms
of which are ''playas," or dry lakes, soft
alkali.
There are waters that are death to drink
heavily laden with sodium sulphate (Which
is Glauber salt), magnesium sulphatc (Ep-
som salt), carbonate of soda (Which gives q
soapy taste and burns the mouth) or com
mon salt. q
Nevertheless, in the mountains there arc
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07
Some Evils
Oil Brings

w cast upon troubled and untroubled
waters is making a lot of mischief.
1t has become a nuisance in many ways, SO
much of it being thus disposed of that "a
proposal has been made to skin it off some
harbors and by treatment render it utiliz.
able.
1t is death to fishes. 1t suffocates them
and poisons their blood. Oil that finds it's
way into rivers prevents many fnny species
from running up the streams to spawn.
Along the seashore it drives away the mi
grating schools when they approach the
coast, dcpriving the fisherman Of his prey.
1t sickens or kills oysters, and destroys the
floating eggs and swimming larvae of SHE'LL
fish. l
a" small quantity of oil will form a film
over a wide surface. 1t prevents the nor
nal ~aeration of the water. and fishes die for
lack Of oxygen. The mischief is particu-
larly serious in harbors, where, because of
gas plants. oil burning ships and automo-
bilcs, the discharge of waste oil is greatest.
These karbors are the gateways through
which shad and other fishes must pass to
reach their breeding grounds.
NdsL Oil patches ufe OICen seen ut sea.
suggesting an obvious danger to marine fish
life. The eggs of the cod and other ocean
fishes float on the waves until Matched.
After Matching, the young ''fry" float like
wise. Fish eggs cannot hatch. or the young
develop in oil.
Sea birds have recently been found dead
and dying by hundreds off the British coast,
their feathers saturated with oil.
The worst offenders are gas plants and
petroleum distilleries, which find it con-
venient to drain their waste into the near
est stream or other body of water.
Study is being directed to means Of pre-
vention-especially in relation to the dump
ing of oil from ships in harbors, in the
neighborhood of spawning grounds, or near
fishing banks at sea. Also, it is hoped to
encourage an increased use of wastes for
by products derivablc from them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

desert or be hopclcssly stalled. Don't yield
to panic under such circumstances. Con-
suit your map and use gumption. If yon
arc on a main toad. other gtravelers will
surely come along. ln7case YOU are lost. use
your compass and. avoid walking in the hot
hours. When you walk. take n cantccn Of
water with you. Above all things. do nos
leave the road and cut across country with
the idea of saving distance. To do that is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

submerged at low tide. The upper cylinder
is fixed in position and stationary, but the
lower cylinder rises and falls with the
waves. As it rises it congresses the air
inside the upper cylinder and forces it
through a pipe into a huge tank on the
pier.
As the lower cylinder descends with each
retreating wave, valves open to admit mir
into the upper cylinder. for compression
when the next wave pushes the lower one
up again.
The operation of the device is thus wholly
automatic. It requires no attendant or care
taker to keep it running, and thereby ex-
pense Is reduced to the mere cost Of wear and
tear on the apparatus.
The air compressed in the storage tank is
used to drive an air engine which is con
nected to y motor for producing electrical
energy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

verified into electricity and turned to account
for any useful purpose.
The newest continuance in this line is
original with Charles N. Hare. Of Lima,
o. It provides for an open cage of steel
set in a cement base and containing a pair
Of cylinders placed vertically. the lower
cylinder entering the upper one piston
fashion. The top of the cage is secured to
the end Of q pier that runs out into the
ocean.
The cement base OF the cage is anchored
in the ocean bed SO that 1t shall be slight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

to invite death from thirst while wandering
about.
Wafer usual! orc IFS in the. lowest parts
Of the valleys, or in canyons and gulchrs iii
the mountains. Plants sometimes afford in
dications of it. Thus. in Southern Caljfor-
mia. rushcs growing in the desert. o: II ciulnp
of palms. arc Il reliable water sign.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-07

THE problem Of getting utilizable power
i from the tides or the waves Of the ses
is bound to be solved sooner or later, and
with this expectation in view, the inventors
are attacking 1t With obstinate persistence.
Most of them nowadays have the idea Of
employing this energy Of nature to compress
air in big tanks or reservoirs. Once stored
under pressure the air is available for the
production OF over, which may be CON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-27

has beautiful bronze fnishings, light
ed from above by a large window e.
signed to furnish a soft light for the
service.
Connected with the church in its
building and organization is the
building committee, composed of c.
C. Williams, chairman; James A.
Davenport, c. o. Niles. Mrs. j. E.
Mathis and Mrs. w. D. Ivey.
The wardens and vestry of the
church are Capt. John A. Cobb, SEN
Tor warden; Thomas Harold, junior
warden and treasurer; j. E. Gyles
secretary; O. NJ Physioc, j. D. Stew
art, Eugene B. Hill, C. O. Niles, J
A. Davenport and DR.. H. B. Allen.
Capt. Cobb, who has been identified
with Calvary church in the capacity
Of senior warden for a period cover
ing more than decade, has always
given his loyal support to the rector
IN the building of the church, and in
other matters pertaining to the church
interests.
Splendid support has been furnish
ed the rector in his building efforts
by the Parish Guild, under whose
auspices The Sign of the Pine Tea
Room is operated with Miss Resale
Smith and Miss Joe Mckay in charge
OF the executive part of it. The
Woman's Auxiliary, another import
ant organization, has had most sue
cesStuI program throughout the year,
and contributed largely to the build
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-27
GEECLUB TOBE
HEARD TUESDAY

The Cordele Gee Club will pre.
sent a program Of songs, selections
and readings Tuesday evening at the
Ame-icus High School under the
auspices of the Music Study Club.
Cordial interest centers in the
coming of the Cordele contingency
because of the fact that many of the
members of the club have frequently
visited in Americas and are we'll
know both for their splendid pro
grams which have been given
throughout the southwestern section
OF the state, as well as for their
claims to charming personality.
The club will arrive early in the
afternoon of Tuesday and already a
number of Americas hostesses have
planned charming little suppers for
them
The personnel of the club is as
follows: Miss Florrie Powers. Miss
Violet Webb, Miss Mabel Hunt, Miss
Gladys King, Miss Susie Pearl Jones.
Miss Marion Dill, Miss Jewel Henry,
Miss Nadine Little, Miss Wava Dame,
Miss Bert Harder, Miss Elizabeth
Jennings, Miss Crystelie Fem, Miss
Dorothy Holmes. Miss Boisclaire
Kiker, Miss Evelyn Bulloch, Miss
Evelyn Macarthur, Miss Cora Mae
Summers, Miss Jamie Fouche, Miss
Corinne Wilkes, Miss Frances Willis,
Miss Mamie Laura Harris, Miss Villa
Webb. Charlie Macarthur, Thomas
Macarthur, frederick Cox. John Ward
Lamar Harwell, Llovd Solomon, Joe
Miller, Mansfield Barwick. Jamie
Fouche. with Prof. K B. Edwards
A. B. director of the club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-27
]. GORDON JONES
HEADS WOODMEN
Succeeds DIR. H. B. Al
len-Clyde Williams
Honored

DR.. H. B. Allen. retiring head con.
sui of Georgia; Zach Chllders and
CLYDE J. Williams returned to merl-
Gus Saturday from the annual con
vention of Georgia Woodmen OF the
World. held this year in Naldosta.
At the election of officers Ihurs-
day night, Mr. Williams was elected
chair of the head auditors. OF 2to
votes cast he received 22S.
The officers elected were j. Cor
don Jones, of Cordele, head consul
G. A. Wright, Atlanta, head advisor
John Hays, Mansfield, head banker;
H. L. Hendon, Carrollton, head clerk
J. T. Johnston, head escort; Charles
Abbott, head sentry; head auditors,
C. J. Williams, Americas, chairman
George Gammage, Bronwood; {. X.
VIM, Lizella; E. W. Walthour, Sa-
vannah; L. H. Hunt. Elberton.
The convention was called to order
Thursday morning by Head Consul
Henry B. Allen, of Americas, who
presided throughout the entire ses-
sion. Distinguished speakers pres
ent included Sovereign Commands"
W. A. Frazier, of Omaha, Nebr., and
John T. Yates, sovereign clerk, also
of Omaha, who gave talks on the prin-
ciples Of Woodcraft and what 1t
means to be a Woodman.
The three days were devoted to
the affairs of the various state or
CARNATIONS, all of which reported
officially in splendid financial condi-
ton. with an sppreciable extension of
membership during the year.
Waycross was selected as the 1928
place of meeting.
A big torchlight parade was stag
ed Thursday night in which ali the
visiting Woodmen in full regalia
marched through the streets of Val
dosta, at the head of which was the
Valdosta degree team.
Friday evening at 6 o'clock the
Woodmen of Valdosta comDimented
the visiting delegates with a barbe-
cue, at which more than 1900 were
present. The women of Valdosta
participated in the preparation of the
barbecue.
The convention closed with a bril-
liant street dance Friday night. in
which society of Valdosta participat-
ed. The Valdosta Woodman band
furnished the music.
Cordial hospitality and good fell
lowship was extended the visiting
Woodmena and altogether it proved to
be the most successful state conven-
ton IN the history of Woodcraft.