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New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

scended to meet Colonel W. j. Barden,
the United States army engineer in
charge of the force which is seeking to
prevent deterioration Of the work al
ready done. The Colonel and his staff
carried the Ford Edison party into
their Office, where model of the Will
son dam was explained. Mr. Edison
peered at every feature of it, asking
innumerable questions about it, dis
cussing the type of turbine, pitch of
the blades and other technical matters.
Then the party proceeded to the crest
Of the hill, where the dam lay below
them.
The Tennessee was rushing between
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

to can erroneous application of the
rules"
Attention to the case was called when
Nine. Herduin brought action against
a Paris afternoon newspaper for an
item which reflected on her husbands
courage. She was granted 5000 francs
damages. An official investigation Of
the affair affirmed the judgment of the
court.
The officer responsible for the "er-
roneous application of the rules" has
not been named.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Hotc They Work in Sovict Russia
is the way, says "l'Intran-
sgeant," how they worked in an
n automobile factory near Mos

The day began with a copious ex-
change of greetings and handshakes
Then they talked So-and-so has struck
an excellent bargain; another bartered
profitably All ask how long they'll
have to wait for the ration, the distri-
button of which is approaching. Final
ly, as they must think of work, they
start working, but each for his own ac-
count.
At the bench they manufacture, Sc
riously and without chatting, small
prohibited objects without trade
mark" which are thrown in body on
the market-tinder boxes, small ham
mers, nails, scissors, iron pots, repair
ing tools This goes on until dinner,
which lasts rather long because of the
want OF dishes.
Long before the closing whistle they
have washed their hands and await the
moment of the opening of the doors.
1t was SO each day until the month of
May, 1921. To realize its project of
econ omical transformation the govern
ment of the soviets then invited to the
factory a group of American workmen n,
and two American engineers entered
the managing committee of the fac
tory. Seeing how it was running, they
decided, for July, to close it for time
I'D give the Russian workers holi-
day. The Americans alone remained at
work. At the end of the holiday the
factory was transformed, put in good
condition, ready to work normally
There was a large dining hall for all
workmen, sufficient quantity of plates
and dishes, and all the essential pieces
of machinery were under lock, shielded
from theft.
The astonishment of the workingmen
was great when they began outstrip-
ping each other in production. Those
incapable were discharged. With the
Anne ericans, the number of those who
remained was 10000. The most skilled
workmen and specialists were paid by
the piece. Real work started again
no longer conversations. All bent over
the bench, and the only noise heard was
that of the machinery.
C.rr~~x:,~ - E,o ucrn~ Cb~-g..
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

two hills, and on the south side had
eaten into the ground, leaving a high
rock cliff. Stretching across the tur-
bulent waters was line of concrete
piers, connected by railroad track
used for construction work. About
two-thirds of the way across the river
huge crbwork had been made for the
foundations for the power houses, which
were to extend about a third of the
way across from the southern side. On
an island in the stream a few hundred
feet below this and connected with the
track was huge plant which Colonel
r 1n old us was a concrete mixing
plant, THE largest in the world"
We. ciamDered down the hill to
lit'le observation car with a dinky
steam engine. This backed and filled
two or three times and then started US
across the dam. AS the observation
car proceeded the government en-
gineers outlined to US the features of
the project.
When completed the dam would be
100 feet wide at the base, divided into
lo1 feet of the dam proper and SO
feet of an apron to be put at the
neither edge, to keep the sharp fall of
water from undermining the concrete
of the dam itself and causing it to
crumble. 1t was to be of solid con-
crete without steel reinforcing. A
driveway was to extend across the top.
The total fall over the shoals was
1873 feet, of which the Wilson dam
used 80 feet, while Dam No. ., seven
teen miles up the river, used the other
~ feet
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
4 Problem, for the League Of Nations

There is problem which the League
OF Nations has not put on the order
of the day, although, if we are to be-
lieve an Italian sociologist, it has a
tendency to nternationalization, i. e.,
the problem of the war cry.
The Frenchman cried: "En avant a
la bayonnette"; the Italian, "Avanti
savoia"; the Turk, Allah; the Cos
sack, 'Saccom''; the Spaniard, "Es-
pana"; the Abyssinian, "Ebalgumay";
the Japanese, "BanzaI'; the English
man, the American and German, "Hur-
rah!" Now it seems that "Hurrah"
tends to become International 1t has
become official in Japan in the last
manual of campaign service, "And
again" lie Figaro" laments, "there
is a defeat of the French, the uni
versal language"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Mrs. Edison and Mrs. Ford
Make a Few Comments

well, if Mr.. Edison had his way
now he would be happy for the night, y
his wife remarked. "How's that? ?" she
was asked. "Why, he'd lock himself in
the laboratory and not come out until
morning" she answered with a remi
niscent smile.
Mrs. Henry Ford was asked how she
felt about Muscle Shoals. "Well,
don't like the idea" she said. Il don't
want Mr.. Ford TO take on such task
now. He is ffty-seven years old and
am afraid it will break him down.
think the project ought to be finished,
but don't think Mr.. Ford ought to do
t-but | know he WILL" she quickly
ended.
The inspection of the nitrate plants
brought forth more explanations from
the engineers as to the why's and
wherefores cf the two systems of fxa-
ton and the responsibilities of the
success of one and the failure of the
other. An understanding of the
p-Sutinl HdtAiC vi tiIIOkCn 10 SoStntldi
to any consideration of the relative
merits of the two processes, as we'll as
to an appreciation Of the immense
benefits which will result to the coun-
try, both in peace and war, from the
plants already constructed.
Nitrogen, which tomposes four-ffths
of the atmosphere, might be consid-
cred an element of extreme snobbish
ness. 1t has an aloof disposition. and
enters into combination with other
chemical elements with extreme re-
luctance. If compelled to Join with
another element it constantly seeks to
escape and resume its original gaseous
form. Hence its value as componen,
OF explosives. Given the proper shock
solid or liquid compounds of nitrogen
tend to break up instantly, releasing
great quantities of high pressure
gases.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
One Workman, One Official

The glories of graft in Russia are
suggested by the report that 100000
state officials are to be discharged, be-
ginning with the most illiterate, as at
present 2,086,000 officials are directing
2,250.o00 workmen, only 250.000 of
whom have any work worth speaking of.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

What may the syllable "dru' in the
name Landru signify?
The word that comes nearest is to
be found in MistraPs Provencal die
tionary. 1t is the word "landri."
"Se landri" means "to get married"
and "s'alandri" signifies "devenir con-
reur,' i. G., to get too many wives.
Landru, says Figaro" will not dis
pute this etymology
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Great Project
To Move Center
.OfU.S. Industry
Harvesting of Tennessee
River TO Big Turbines 10
Give Unlimited SuppIy
of Power and Nitrates
Ry George F. Milton II.

~Carreney based on the natural re-
sonsces and energy Of the completed
yascle Shoals plant is infinitely more to
5s desired than currency based on gold"
Thomos A. Edison, at Florence, Aia..
pecembcr Z.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
4 Martial Phenonr cnor

In the course of the year 1913 in
seventy y-seven French departments $50
marriages and 1873 births were counted
to every 10000 inhabitants.
Then came the war, and people mar
ried much less. From 1917 to 1918 the
number of marriages to every 10000
inhabitants was eightyt three, and there
were l22 births.
Since the armistiec the number of
marriages has become twice that of
1918. In the same seventy seven de-
rartments 295 marriages to every 10000
have been counted.
The number of births, however, has
fallen to 1856. With 145 more mar
riages there have been eighteen births
less. French sociologists are studying
the causes of this phenomenon.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Many Other Possibilities
Are Seen in Ford's Plan

There are many other elements which
enter into Mr.. Ford's vision of Muscle
Shoals. There is river transportation,
which is possible with the water raised
by the dams. The Tennessee, now, be-
cause of shoals, sandbars and other
impcdiments, as we'll as rather in
constant stream--which latter defect
will be cured by storage dams further
up the river, under the Ford plan--is
crly navigable about six months in the
year in its upper reaches. Under the
governments development plan a good
sx-foot channel would be available
from its mouth at Paducah, KY, where
it runs into the Ohio, to it's source,
two miles above Knoxville, Tenn, where
the Clinch and French Broad rivers
join to form the Tennessee.
AS much water passes Chattanooga
in the Tennessee as passes Cincinnati
III the Ohio. With proper regulation a
splendid river transportation will be
possible. For instance, the erection of
the Wilson Dam will inundate the
whole elaborate system of Muscle
Shoals Canal locks TO depth of 40 or so
feet.
This SYSTEM which was referred to
earlier, extends for sixteen miles
along the banks of the river, and in
cludes a complete establishment of
homes for caretakers, foundries and
machine shops for the repair of p,a-
chinery, and a railway along the whole
canal. All necessity for its use will
be avoided when the project is finished
There will be two locks in the Wilson
Dam canal and one IN Dam No. 3, to
replace the eleven locks now extans.
Abram S. Hewitt, onetime Mayor of
New York City, had vision that in
some future Jay the industrial center
OF the nation would cowe s'at soma
point between Roanoke, Va, and Bir-
mingham, Ala" He prcdieatcd his
vision on the coal. iron, copper, baux-
ite, marble and other elements. And
row comes Muscle Shoals, with almost
unlimited water power TO transmit into
electric energy, which may bring
Mayor Hewitt's dream to realization.
The South has long been confident that
this would come, and that the Tennes-
see River Valley would be another
River Rhine, teeming with traffic, and
the banks crowded with prosperous fac
tories and contented people.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
ls-in Which Ford Sees Vision of South Reborn
Equals Plants
OF Five States
Will Produce 100000 HIP:
Work Started in 1920
Was 35 p. c. Completed
When Congress Baked

Used SIS a fertilizer the same tend
ency to escape constitutes the value of
nitrogen in combination. The disin-
tegration, proceeding slowly, under sun
and weather allows the nitrogen to
reach the plant roots in a nascent CON
dition, when its eagerncss for its
society alone is less pronounced than
at any other time. Thus the roots are
enabled to catch it unprepared, as it
were, and embody it in the plant struc-
ture, to the great benefit and vigor OF
the plant
Production of Coke First
Process of Big Plant
The process at the big plant calls
first for the production of coke from
coal, with the attendant linitless string
of by-products. This is one of the
features which make the Muscle
Shoals project one of such vast po-
tentalities. Though in this case the
coke is the product desired, the dyes,
medicines and coal tar derivatives
which will accompany its production
offer unlimited possibilities
The coke, produced at the plant, i.
then mixed with limestone and treated
to the heat of an electric furnace.
where the two unite to form calcium
carbide, the product Of which is ia
miliar to most of us as the base of
acetyline gas.
In the mean time, in another part OF
the plant, air has been liquefed under
pressure, and by allowing the oxygen
to boil off liquid nitrogen has been
obtained. This likewise is allowed to
gasify, and caught under heavy pres
sure is conducted to the calcium carbide
already described.
There in the heat of the electric arc
the nitrogen is absorbed and com
pound called cyanamid results. This
compound is rarely used directly, but
acts as a carrier or holder for the
nitrogen, from which it may be trans
ferred to other and more active sub
stances.
Opposed to the circumlocution en-
ployed in the cyanamid method and
the great quantities of raw materials
needed, the synthetic ammonia process
stands out in its simplicity. The
-f ~
by liquefaction of airs employed,
while the hydrogen is caught from
electrolysis of water.
Both of these reactions call for large
quantities of electric power-hence the
location of the plants at Muscle Shoals,
where the unlimited power of the
Tennessee will be available. With the
two component parts of ammonia thus
obtained, jets of each are led together
in an electric arc, with a platinum
sponge as a catalyzer-ths being the
chemical name for any substance
which by its presence alone promotes
chemical action without entering into
the process.
The result of the reaction under the
arc is ammonia gas, which can be
caught and held in a solution of water.
The nitrogen in this case is usually
shipped from the plant in the form of
ammonium nitrate. Before the end
of the war this smaller plant proved
itself built along the c5rrect lines and
turned out thousands of tons of nj
trates.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Whaf's in a Name, .4ny,ea,-3

They are now searching in France
the etymology of the name Landru.
Dialects and patois are scrutinized in
vain.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Dam About Third Complete;
Much Material Is on Hand


The dam was about one-third COM
pleted as to work, and much greater
extent as regards to cash required to
finish it. There was much material
still on hand, which was instantly
available. The whole plant was in
readiness to resume operation.
Then it was that the car came to the
concentrating plant, which the gov
ernment engineers said was the largest
in the world. 1t was looked at with
great attention, especially by Mr.. Edi-
son, who insisted on getting down and
going through it. He did not seem to
engineer captain who conducted him
through, that he wouldn't have it,
He indicated that it was many years
out of date, and that modern methods
could do the thing much cheaper and
quicker. He mentioned his own con-
crete inventions, including the mag
netic rock crusher, and as final shot
turned on the poor engineer captain
and recalled song which was sung in
the Federal army in the Civil War and
which he learned when sending dots
and dashes over a government tele-
graph line at Memphis many years ago:
1.-The artillery, the cavalry, the lousy
engineers"
This brought hearty laugh, but the
engineer captain didn't say much more
about the largest concrete mixing plant
in the world.
Then the party proceeded on to the
inspection Of nitrate plant No. 2, in
one of the huge buildings which are
now idle and locked. The laboratory
was shown, with it's hundreds of test
tubes. pipettes and whatnot
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Supporting ex-Emperor Charles

The report that Great Britain is to
supply ex-Emperor Charles Of Austria
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

THAT is this Muscle Shoals
kE plant, which, in the opinion
of two such geniuses of in
dustry and invention as
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FRESH COW for sale.-Wm. Titus.
G1-4tnp)
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DOES ANYONE WANT a BISON?
UNCLE SAM GIVES THEM AVA.

The Forest Service Of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
more than 20 male buffalo Of varying
size and age, which it desires to give
away or loan to park or geological
associations, or responsible individu-
ais who will take good care of them
and use them for breeding or exhi-
btion purposes.
The buffalo herd, established on the
Wichita National Forest and Game
Preserve, Oklahoma, some - year
ago with nucleus of Is animals, ha-
prospered nightly They now mum.
Der nearly $50 head, including the 2S.
year-old gray gander" of the herd
as well as the smallest and friskiest
bull calf born last spring. As the
herd has grown the number of bulls
has increased more rapidly than the
COWS, until now there are too any
Of the former
Under the regulations the Forest
Service can give or lend only one
male buffalo to an individual or insti-
tuition. Several applications have al
ready been received and approved
and plans are on foot to cut out from
the herd the animals selected. and
crate and haul them to the railroad
Although Uncle Sam is willing Il
make present of these animals. the
recipient must pay all expenses incl
dent to the gift, including the cost of
Grating, hauling, and freight charges
from Cache, Okla, to the point of de
livery.
Here is an excellent opportunity to
get real, live buffalo-not as gentle.
9qlI9Aau ana 'u9ll!H Sc 'sdpuJsd
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REVIEW OF STATE MATTERS.

CThe following review, from Re
publican state committee, is publishe
for its news value and not as the
views Of this publications.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR CITY
PROPERTY - Eighty-one acre
farm, eleven acres under irrigation,
good grazing land. Will consider
good car as part payment. See
f. R. McClan. G2-2t)
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THE BEST COLD TREATMENT.

The remarkable increase in demand
for ReXall Laxative Aspirin (U.D.Co)
Cold Tablets has been due mainly to
their superior quality and therapeutic
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We have never sold Il preparation
that has met with more words Of
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If you once use ReXall Laxative A.
pirin Gu. d. Coz Cold Tablets, you
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always keep Il box on hand ready to
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Most people will take medicine only
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why wait until then? Why take 4
chance Of losing time, money and SUI
fering a great deal Of discomfort when
it is easy to obtain this splendid cold
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If cold is not treated when first
symptoms show themselves, it win
frequently develop into more serious
complications.
Get of us box of these Cold Tab
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relief.
We guarantee them.
WHEELER'S DRUG STORE
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNERS OF IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 3

The Eighth Annual Installment on
Improvement District No. 8, includ-
ing Evans street from the east line
of Summit avenue to the West end
of Evans street, and Benton street
from the east line Of Evans street to
Railroad avenue, will be due and paw
able on or before March so, 1921, at
the City Clerks office.
F.. G. COMING,
City Clerk,
C0-3t) leavenworth, Wash.
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tensely interested in the work since
its inception.

Besides the anti-Japanese land
bill there are two other important
bills in the list passed by the legisla-
ture that redeem platform pledges.
The administrative code was promised
and passed early in the session. A bill
imposing a penalty of $40 a day for
each days delay on the part of any
official who fails to promptly file his
estimate of appropriations needed
puts "tecth" in the budget law.
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OLYMPIA. March Gov. Louis
F. Hart probably will have very little
time during the next two weeks for a
heart to heart talk with the directors
Of the ten departments created under
tie administrative code, for the close
of the legislature has brought him a
flood of bills whose consideration,
with such public hearings as may be
necessary, may make it impossible to
bring the new directors together until
about March 25. News of the ap-
pontment Of a few Of the divisional
supervisors has leaked out but the
complete personnel of this official
family will not be formally announced
until late in the month.
In the meantime. however. arrange
ments for housing some of the new
departments in the old capital build
ing and others in the newly finished
office building on the capitol grounds
will be completed
Gov. Hart began the closing week
of the legislature with the first of his
public hearings, that on the alien land
bill, and facing in addition to the in
Vulnerable problems of the final DAYS
of law making the routine work of
signing 5000 of the new soldier bonus
bonds. Each of these bonds is of
81 900 denomination and bears Sic
per cent interest. Beside the cover
nor the state treasurer also signs
each bond
The first $5,000,000 of the soldiers
bonus bonds were sold at $4,000
premium. Assuming that the re-
naming bonds could be sold al a sim
liar or better premium. State Treas
urer Babcock roughly estimated the
premiums on the bonds would bring
an amount equal to the expense Of
marketing the bonds, passing upon
the veterans claims and paying out
the money.
Gov. Hart last Saturday sent the
Senate the last list of appointments
he expected to announce before adj
journment. Included in the list was
Walter Hubbell, of Spokane. per-
sonal and political friend of President
Harding, as director of licenses. who
completes the administrative board,
and r. c. McCroskey of Palouse, re-
appointed regent of the State College.
incidentally, at the weeks end. the
fact was allowed to become public
that Warden Henry Drum of the
state penitentiary who is to retire next
month in favor of w. G. Potts, of Sc
attic, present member of the board
OF control. would step into the vacant
position of superintendent of the state
game farm. The farm adjoins the
penitentitry and convicts provide the
manual labor. Drum has been in
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TYPEWRITER RIBBONS.

A supply of Oliver, Remington
Visible, L. c. Smith and Underwood
typewriter ribbons has Just been re-
ceived. They are of the best we can
buy. The best is none too good is
our belief. Come in and get one
while they are to be had.
THE ECHO PUB. co
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Despite the apparent rush Of bust
ness at the close Of the session, Chas.
X. Maybury, the veteran chief clerk
of the House, calls attention to the
fact that all the important bills pre-
sented to the legislature were gotten
out of the way promptly and that
committees were not ony expeditions
in their work, but gave details Of
legislature closer study than usual
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Attend the basket bal game at the
Community Building tonight.
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WAGON WANTED-2l or 3-inch
low wheel wagon.-Gus Bergren.
(12-2tnp)
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WANTED-to rent small house or
four or five-room apartment-O. +.
Swaltz. 12-2tpd)
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FARM WANTED-Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good land
for sale worth the price askcd.-L.
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WANTED-TRACTOR WORK -
will do tractor work such as plow-
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tereSted, see me at once and make
arrangements. Gust Bergren,
Leavenworth, Wn. (12-4tnp)