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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
Negroes Arrested

Gadsden, January -(Special) 1.-TWO negro boys, Chester Burton and Charles Junk. are held by the police today fol- lowing the discovery of several hundred dollars worth of silk goods which had been stolen from the Herzberg- -Loveman store on Broad street during the last few months.
 The chief of police, in conducting m investigation into another matter. found the property cached in a negro home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
New Pastor Called

t5adsden. January 3.-(Special. )-Rev. ": R. Riggell. pastor of the Sheffield Baptist church. has been called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Gadsden, 1t was announced today, by the committee of the church He succeeds Dr. James M. Shelbourne, who leaves next week for Danville, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
LAST DAY RUSH LOOMS
Coosa County Women Neglecting Poll
 Taxes

Rockford. January s0.--(SpeciaL)-- The women of this county are exceed ingly slow in paying their poll tax. Only III, out of S3o, having paid to date. It is thought there will be a rush Monday. There have been 483 men so far that have paid their tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
75O-Pound Porker

Troy, January 3.-(SpeciaI.)-T Farmers of Pike county took advan- |tage of the cold spell of this week to kill hogs. Isaac Reddoch of Milo was here this week and stated that he Killed number, one of which weighed 450 pounds. Dannle Boutwell, killed big Duroc hog weighing TAO pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31

slate what it was. He admitted Beverly had been questioned about the disappear ance of Mrs. Witherell, but said there had never been the slightest reason to investigate the movements of Mrs. Tenny or those of Harry Glazier O. Miss Mary Worther berg. who were injured in the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
GADSDEN EXPECTS b|G DEVELOPMENTS
 IN THAT SECTION
Alabama Power Co.,, Railroads and Other Huge IndustriaIs Are Becoming Active.
 Speculation Rampant

Gadsden. January 9. Special. )-The decision of the Alabama Power company recently announced to defer work on the Coosa river until after March 4, has called forth some Speculation as to the ultimate plans for the river and the chances of the river being made nav igable stream to the gulf. St is stated on good authority that the work which is temporarily held up is to be con- tinued later. in fact. as soon after March as the authorities will take up and discuss as well as wise. the company permit. under the new waterpower bill.
 When President-elect Harding takes office. he will carry with him a new personnel Among the boards of com mssoners who will be named are those to determine the operation of the power bill. It undoubtedly will take a few months for the new commissioners to consider the work on the Coosa before definite action is taken. In the mean time, the plans are in way of being pushed to conclusion for work that does not need to wait on the decision of the government will he comnlated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31

in which you can buy your spring stock of these fine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
Projecting the Human Voice Four Miles
BY w King *z"~

What is undoubtedly the loudest re-
production Of the human voice on rec
ord was attained during delnonstra
ton of powerful cloud speaker" re.
Gently made in the Catskill Mountains
This loud speaker.sis designed. pri
marily for addressing very large public
gatherings. It is more powerful, but
otherwise very similar, to the cloud
speaker" which President Harding used
in his inaugural address, at which his
voice was heard with the greatest ease
by crowd of 125,OOO persons, some OF
whom stood 700 feet from the speakers
stand. 4 -t.z, 4 %$5l *
The installation at Napanoch in the
Catskills projected the voice 3.S miles,
and a simple computation shows that
in the sector Of this radius around the
"lOud speaker the entire population
of the United States could be placed
without uncomfortable crowding. The
demonstration showed that speaker
standing in front Of the telephone
transmitter.5 which ordinarily form q
part@of the cloud speaker could have
his voice projected over this great
area, and also proved that the same
magnifcations could be, given the, voice
fof a. speaker 600 miles away, when
he talked over a long distance tele-
phone line connected directly to the
amplifer ;of the device. The cloud
speaker in the Catskills was connect
ed to the Bell long distance telephone
circuit to Chicago, and the words
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22

plicated waves of the human voice in
the form OF electrical currents. In the
second place, an amplitier was required
which would magnify with equal &C.
curacy the minute currents generated
by the transmitter. Finally, the large
telephone receivers attached to the,
sound projectors are Of such skil,ful
design that they reeonvert magnilied
electrical currents into sound waves
without the slightest distortion In OFF,
der that the sound waves produced by
the projectors could be heard across
the valley nearly four miles away, the
amplifer magni1ed the electrical
energy received from the telephone
translnitter about 10000, 100000 times,
and this ten-billion fold adjudication
was produced without in any way de-
stroying or distorting the original
quality of the speakers voice.
The loud speaker involves appara-
ltus which is exactly similar in prin-
ciple to the equipment of every long
distance telephone line. Every long
distance telephone circuit involves,
among many other things, trans
jmitter, an amplifier and receiver,
and the successful design and maln-
tenance of such circuits was necessar-
lily preceded by very far-reachng stud
les Of all the elements comprising the
circuit. The loud speaker is, therefore,
a natural by-product of the researches
underlying long distance telephony.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
By r. w. King

spoken into the ordinary telephone
transmitter in Chicago were clearly
heard over this enormous area. y
The loud speaker includes a tele.
phone: transmitter, an a1nplifer, and
several large wooden horns Or sound
protectors Supported by q low steel
tower. Each protector is equipped at
its small end with very powerful
telephone receiver for converting into
sound waves the variable electric cur
rents supplied it. The purpose Of the
ampliiier%is to magnify the very minute
currents produced by the transmitter,
which are then led to the receivers.
& s The apparatus is the product Of the
research laboratory maintained by the
Bell Telephone System. In this lab
oratory, which is the largest devoted to
the application Of science to human
affairs, $500. persons are employed, and
exhaustive studies Of every technical
question arising in the telephone art
are made. It constitutes one of the
very important agencies of the Bell
System, to develop the art of tele-
phony and maintain Americas su-
preniacy in speech communication. T.
The projecting of the human voice
over the remarkable distance of nearly
four miles was an accomplishment re-
sulting from exact and painstaking
scientific development. There was first
required a telephone transmitter so
perfect in it's operation that it repro
duced with absolute fidelity the COM
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
ON etEEIIC)N0R ROLL
OF OLD COLLEGE

Another name goes on the
sshonor roL'' of Dakota Business
College, Fargo, Nd. I. ,. Lock-
hart, a former stndenS, has been
elected president ofthsf Sfate Eaak
OF Belt and the Miners State Bank
Of CouEec, both in Montana. He
IS the 226fh bark officer who came
from this 3o-year-oId school. These
big men ard hundreds Of other ex-
students ROW employ D. B. O.
graduates. @
It is easier to get good position
Il you attend this well-known old
college. Follow the suceeSSful.'
Write FL. Watkins, Pres, Sns
Fron. ST., Fargo, n. D.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
Men Descended From Cats.

& John NJ. Tyler, professor. emeritus
of biology of Amherst college, has
been looking into our beginnings and
he. thinks that in appearance md
structure the cats were much better
justified than. the apes in aspiring to
bipedic@ -eminence,s and that on
form they should have won the fu,
turee and made certain the ultimate
holding Of all meetings Of art and
learning on the back fence.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch. Priv. ~ s IS u. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
/ Cement Ger a. /, for Glass.

For mending valIable glass objects
which would be disfgured by common
cement. chrome cement may be used.
This is a mixture OF five parts Of gel
attn to one Of a solution of acid
chromate OF lime. The broken edges
are covered with this pressed together
and exposed to sunlight, the effect Of
the latter hcing TO render the com
pound inso'ube even in boiling water.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
Charcoal Eph,s Daily Thought

"Tell a woman she's a chicken an
she'll blush" said Charcoal Eph, mood
lily, "but jes' mention dat y0'll con-
sidahs her a hen, an right thar yo'
gWine duck er git bruised. Eat a
peanut, Mistah Jackson ?'-Richmond
Tmes-Dispatch. -. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
A Hint to the Long-Winded.

. Among the guests at. a dinner party
was a clergyman who had a reputa-
ton for loq!lacity. TO put matters
right, the hostess turned toward him
and remarked pleasantly, "Will you
say grace, or do you prefer your soup
hot?".s. III: 4 s-:4sf3 IA, !. ys.1E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22

There is d good deal Of criticism Of
Adams alibi--of blaming Eve for the
expulsion from Eden-hut none 81 the
critics since have ever been able to-
frame a better uiie.---Kansas City star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
|r .-ts-.--ss---- dee ~ ~ ~ al - .. -
To Rid a Lawn of Moles.

To .exterminate moles from garden
or lawn take 4 tablespoonful of tur-
pentine and mix it well with a cupful
OF ordinary sack salt, and with a ia
blespoon scatter it through their run
WAYS. =. -staI n. - - e. -:.a.l-L-LE E-N
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22
But How About the Other Gap?

Surgeons have discovered that II
part OF a nerve be destroyed, so that
a gap is left, the gap can be filled BY
a piece Of nerve taken from some other
part Of the body and the function Of
the nerve thereby be restored. A gap
OF more than three inches has been
filed in this way. s~, IT.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22

Correspondents Answered. ~ :
The way to nail a lie. Roger, is to
min your opponent down to facts
Boston Transcript. s-,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-22

More Advice. .,-..
Put up a good front II you want
Opportunity to knock at your door.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Card Party
For Blind
Wednesday Afternoon
Benefit to Secure BraiLe
Books for Afflicted.

Society women will lay aside all
other engagements on Wednesday
afternoon to attend the card party
at the Washington Club for the
beneft of the National Library for
the Blind. Practically the roster of
the elite in Washington society has
engaged tabIes-only a very few re-
manning yet to be disposed of by
the committee in charge.
The party promises TO be un-
usually interesting and its object
to secure books in revised Braille
to be loaned to blind readers in all
parts of the United States-is one
that enlists the sympathy of every
one.
The members of the committee
are Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, wife OF
the Senator from Oklahoma; Mrs.
Wilbur John Carr. Mrs. John Hervey
Young, Miss Dorinda Rogers, Mrs.
S. c. Neale and Miss Josselyn
Griffin. Tickets may be secured
from the National Library for the
Blind. 1900 D street, or from any
member OF the committee.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

Gibbs McAdoo. Carter Glass and Da-
vid F. Houston. I've lost track Of
the assistant secretaries of the
Treasury, they have changed so rap
idly. Three men have held the posi-
tion of Attorney General-Thomas
Watt Gregory, A. Mitchell Palmer
and James c. McReynolds. Two
men have held the Interior portfolio.
Franklin X. Lane and Judge John
Barton Payne have held that office.
David +. Houston and Edwin
T. Meredith have both been
Secretary of Agriculture, while
tie Secretaryship of Commerce has
been filled by William c. Redfield
and Joshua w. Alexander. Two
men have served as Secretary of
War-Lindley NJ. Garrison and New
ton D. Baker. Only three out of the
ten Cabinet members are occupy
ing the positions assigned to them
when Wilson was naugurated-JO-
sephus Daniels, who is Secretary of
the Navy; A. S. Burleson, Postmas-
ter General, and William B. Will
son, Secretary of Labor.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
STAFFS ALSO HOLD
ELUSIVE BACHELORS.

That, ! believe. completes the tale
OF overlooked Leap Year opportu-
mites among the heads and acting
heads OF the embassies and leEs-
tions
On the various stats. however.
there are innumerable more de
cidedly attractive "eligibles" who
apparently have eluded the Leap
Year maidens' clutches
The English Embassy has been
noted for several years now for the
number Of agreeable "eliEibles" Il
has attached to the stan. They are
always young, Eood-lookinE and full
Of fun. Washington society would
" quite lost without the Britishers
TO dance, ride and play around gen
orally. The loss Of one Of these
most attractive Of additions to The
gayety OF the town is always
deeply deplored. 1t seems that they
are always being detached 900. We
had just begun to recover a little
bit from the gloom into which the
departure Of r. H. Hadow, former
secretary, cast US, when Capt Henry
was gently separated from US ano
called home. Again we are relieved
a bit though by the hint that Capt
AANNlg may ANAAA II IN inc EPl ms
~ RINCE HENRI DE BEARN.
counselor Of the French En-
bassy, Is a widower. Prince
de Bearn married Miss Beatrice
WinsBs, Of Baltimore, and his young
daughter, who is about le. bears the
name OF Beatrice Winans de Besrn.
He has one other child, a boy, Mas
ter Gascon de Bearn, who is about 3.
The prince is sometimes known
as Count Cslard de Bearn. He be-
longs to one OF the most ancient
houses in Gascony. He is a very
charming and cultivated gentleman
and is very popular in Washington.
He represented the French republic
in Petrograd during the tragic days
Of the fall Of the czar and the fall
ure Of the Kerensky government 20
establish law and order in the
troubled lands OF Russia
During the last days OF his stay
In Russia he faced personal peril
day after day, and only left when
the last hope OF helping died.
CONTINUED on PAGE rvoS
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Benefit Film
For Soldiers
TtOo SholDings of Kismet
At Knickerbocker on
January 19.

The George Baldwin Mccoy Unit
Of the American Woman's Legion
will have two benefit performances
of "Kismet," with Otis Skinner in
the title role, at the Knickerbocker
Theater on Wednesday afternoon,
January 10, at o'clock and again
az 4 o'clock. The proceeds will be
used by the committee formed by
this unit to visit former service men
still in hospitals. Baroness de Car
tier, wife of the Belgian Ambassa-
dor; Lady Geddes, wife of the Brit
ish Ambassador; Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, jr., Mrs. Thomas f.
Walsh. Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Steph-
en- Slocum. Mrs. Henry Cleveland
Perkins, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs.
Gist Blair, Mrs. Robert Patterson,
Mrs. Allan B. Butler, Mrs. Hugh s.
Cummins. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs.
Lester Jones, Mrs. Lawrence Town
send. Mrs. William Slater, Mrs. Wal
ter I. Mccoy and Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty have taken boxes.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
THE Committee
ON TICKETS.

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend is chair
man of the committee on patronesses
and boxes and has assisting her on
the ticket committee: Mrs. ]. s.
Easily Smith, Mrs. James A Drain,
Mrs. Henry Tilghan Ball, Mrs. Ed
win S. Bethel. Miss Mildred Greble
and Miss Pauline Block. The Junior
League, under the direction of Mrs.
Durward Grinstead and Miss Kath-
arine Rawson, will act as ushers.
Articles made by the men in differ
ent hospitals will be displayed in
the lobby by Mrs. Smith, assistant
chief of occupational therapy, and
her aides, including Miss Duggan,
from Providence Hospital; Miss
Gates, from Casualty Hospital, and
Miss Barnes, from Mt. Alto Hospital,
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
MRS. MARSHALL HEADS
PATRONESS LIST.

Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice
President, heads the list of patron
esses, which also includes the box
holders, and are: Sonora de Riano,
wife of the Spanish Ambassador !;
Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture; Princess Lubomir-
ska, wife of the Polish Minister;
Nine. Peter. wife of the Swiss Min
lister; Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Nine.
Collardet, Mrs. George H. Ehle, Mrs.
Theodore Boynton. Mrs. James NJ.
Beck, Mrs. Charles L. McCawley,
Mrs. Franklin Townsend. Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe, Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller,
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs.
Norman Williams, Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, Mrs. Sherman Miles.
Miss Gwynn, Miss Ernst, Mrs. Gren-
nell, Mrs. Henry Price Wright, Mrs.
Edwin F. Sweet, Miss Sophy Sweet,
Mrs. H. L. Christian and Mrs. Her
bert Slocum.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

Miss Alice Harding the third daughter of W. p G. Harding
of the Federal Reserve Board who formally presented
this but who considered of the seasons dbutantes
Her sisters Mrs Frederick Prince of Boston, and Miss Mar
garet Harding.
Mrs John K Shields who with her husband Senator Shields,
has taken the Shoreham for the Senator
and Mrs Shields have returned from their home Knox
vile, Tenn, where hey have passed the holidays
photograph of Mrs Phiandcr c. knox, wife of the
Pennsylvania Senator She probably will be of the leading
hostesses the Capital when the administration
rated.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
INAUGURAL TICKETS
NOT ON SALE YET.

7 AM anxious to know who is going
to be in the new Cabinet. l sup
l. pose we won't know positively
very long before the inauguration.
So many people have asked me when
and where they can buy inaugura-
tion ball tickets; seats for stands to
view the parade, etc, and l didn't
know so l asked Col. William Eric
Fowler, who is working his head off
as chairman of the inaugural ball
committee. He says the tickets are
not yet on sale and won't be until a
decision is reached about the place
for holding the ball. That will be
all settled this week, he thinks: The
price has not yet been determined
but he believes it will be $40 a
ticket-not a couple. There will be
a limit to the tickets sold for there
will be limit to the space no mat
ter where the space is. Already he
is receiving from 400 to 500 applica-
tions a day for ball tickets-think
of that, and probably only about
one-fifth of those desiring tickets
will be able to procure them.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

Col. Fowler says two things have
been definitely determined; the ball
will be held and it will not take
place in a government building. The
place preferred and which will prob
ably be decided upon is the Union
Station. Something may prevent the
committee from using 1t for that
purpose but It is wonderfully suit
able for the occasion. II II can be
procured. the ball will take place in
the huge concourse just outside of
the station. The part of the train
shed where the trains are-from the
iron fence eIout-will be cut of by a
big wooden wall. In other words
the concourse will be enclosed and
well heated and boxes ipHtalled
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

many good-looking gowns, too, sew
eral very new looking. Mrs. Walsh
had on one 1 hadn't seen before. of
sapphire blue and gold brocade
heavy satin. 1t was made in one
piece and clung to the figure in
princess fashion - she has such a
splendid figure and holds herself
beautifully. The neck of the bodice
in back was cut high, almost to
the normal neck line, but was
slightly V-shaped, while the neck
in front was low and square. 1t
was sleeveless. The skirt was
straight and tight and trailed in
the back, the training being a wide
panel which was part of the dress.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker had on
what appeared to me to be a new
gown. 1t was of pale blue satin
made with a tunic of the same color
net. 1t was full, didn't quite cover
the front of the skirt, reached to
the knees and was edged with fur.
She dances so well, and is So popu-
lar! She had a busy evening that
day, for she, with the Secretary,
first dined with Col. and Mrs. J. w.
Joyes and then went with them to
the army dance held at 1900 Six
teenth street. Speaking of the
Joyeses brings to my mind the Dan
Moores, for Col. Moore's first wife
was sister of Mrs. Joyes, both
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Alban B.
Butler. So many people have ask
ed me, What has become. of the
Moores? After the armistice he re-
signed from the army, though he
was a regular officer, not a tempo
rary one He, with his wife and
family. went to New York to live
and he took mp the oil business and
now is in Dallas, Texas, with his
family and is making all sorts of
money, 1 hear. His second wife
was Miss Maria Christina CrespI, of
New York and Costa Rica. Col. and
Mrs Andy Moses. who used to live
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
JOLLY TIMES
IN PREwAR DAYS.

1 haven't attended any of the
meetings of this club, but gather
from what I hear that these parties
are similar to those of the prewar
days; just as jolly and informal.
In the service there are so many
friendships of long standing that
the dances have proved to Be pleas
ant reunions for the older officers
and their families, while the young
er set has found them quite diff
ferent from the usual balls.
The Secretary and Mrs. Baker
headed the receiving line Thursday
evening, in which were Gen. PERISH
ing, Surgeon General and Mrs. Mer-
rite w. Ireland and Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. George w. Burr.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

A number of dinners preceded the
dance, chief of which was the one
at which Secretary and Mrs. Baker
were guests of honor, Col. and Mrs.
y. w. Joyes beings the hosts. Others
who entertained were Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. w. S. Peirce, and Col. and
Mrs. George c. Marshall. jr. Col.
and Mrs. Joyes' guests included Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker, Surg. Gen.
and Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland, Gen.
and Mrs. Denis Nolan, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. George w. Burr, Maj. Gen.
Charles T. Menoher, and Capt. c. E.
Partridge.
The army had nothing on the
navy last week though-the navy
and Marine officers had a dance on
Friday evening at the willard and
1t was a Very large and brilliant
party, guests being asked in addl-
tion to the naval and Marine sof :
fcers. 1t was bit more formal
than those parties usually are
and the crowd rather mixed. It
made me think of a wartime charity
ball when the world and his wife
always attended because there were
no private balls going on and If they
wanted to dance they had to go ID a
charity function Also the many
uniforms present madetit seem like
a wartime ball. The crowd-both
quantity and quality--suggested a
Southern relief ball. There were
as many army people and civilians
there as navy people. The mem
bers of the dancing club were GER
tainly generous with their invita-
tions. to say the least! There
was a receiving line composed
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. r.
E. Coontz, Gen. John A. Lejeune
and Mrs. II. C. Haines. There were
several other dances, too, last week;
the Gist BIairs had a small dinner