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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

The address ended the visit of Mfr West, who during the morning. was entertained at luncheon and en- joyed a trip to Camp Andrews dur ing the afternoon.
 MT. West was accompanied by Stanley A. Harris. national field ex- ecutlve, and H. O. Hunter, regional field executive.
 Praised Camp.
 MT. Hunter first on the program gave short talk followed by Mir Harris, who praised very highly the work of the Birmingham Boy Scouts and commented at length on Camp Andrews.
 "It is situated in an ideal place, he said. "In fact, from a physical standpoint, it's the best in the coun- try. It seems as though God him self when planning the universe, thought of this particular spot and set 1t aside for the Boy Scouts of Birmingham"
 Roland L. Shine, scout executive of Birmingham, introduced Mir West tt the more than 5es scout masters, assistant scout masters and visitors Mr Shine paid this very high com pliment to the chief executives:
 q believe MT. West holds a more responsible position than any other man in the United States, because upon his shoulders rests the burden of making men of more than 400,- 00J Boy Scouts in this country"
 Two Important Things.
 Mir. West gave brief account oi his work with the organization, of it's growth during the past 12 years but stressed mostly the fact:
 There are two principal assets to which we at headquarters give con stant attention:
 "First. the desire of boys to be scouts. We should make conditions such In the regular scout life that they would tend to create among all the boys a real determination and desire to be scouts-not only scouts, but real true scouts.
 Second. is maintaining conditions so men are willing to give their serv- ices to training and toward making -rnen of the boys who have the de- sire to he scouts" Here MT. West paused for a moment to emphasize "Of such vital. inestimable impor- tance is the fact that We must havs able trainers; we must have mer >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
ARTIFICIAL CRANBERRY BoGs

AHTIFICIAL CRANBERRY BOGS
 Shortage of the cranberry crop .n other paits of the United States l. St year has focused attention upon the new industry of the Pacific north west. which promises to furnish strong competition for the product of the eastern part O. the American continent, as described and illustrated Tn Popular Mechanics Magazine After years of experimentation and selection and the development of ar. tificial growing areas. the states of Washington and Oreron have ,ms to the front as producers of cran- berries in larte commercial quan- titles.
 Lewis md Clark, in tn, log of their trip across the continent in the early part of the Nineteenth century. mention the fine flavor of the wild eranoerries purchased from the In- dians long Columbia river. Cultiva- tion of the wild cranberry boes was not attempted until about S5 years ago, and contir in desultorv manner until recently, when suc- scessful means of praparing growing ground was developed.
 Preparation cf cranberry ground ir the Pacific northwest is an expensiva undertaking the cost being around $l,ooo an acre. &A wild marsh is se- iected drained by ditches, cleared of trees and brush. then the turf ia removed by wh-s is called the scalp ing process lea ing bare the peat or tqe bog. Over this peat is spread a 4-inch layer of clean white sand. flanting is~the next proceeding. Vine cutting are used for this purpose. ana are pressed through the sand into the peat with dihble or pla ing tool. The vines are planted 1, inones apart, which makes about 6o,ooO to the acre. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

Saks' show window. Being put to sleep this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, she will be awakened Monday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock at the Trianon theatre.
 No Fake.
 That there may be no danger of faking. committees of citizens will be present with the hypnotist-who is the great Yishnu--as well as with the subject. Since the stunt has been performed successfully once, Vishnu knows he can repeat the per formance if the fretful old air does not develop a mad spell. If 1t does, and it's no day for hypnotizing through the atmosphere, the woman is to be hypnotized after the usual form and taken to the show window. Thus you can't miss a good show any way you take 1t.
 It has been long time since such an eye-opener has been put on in Birmingham, and The Age Herald, in conjunction with the Trianon, is staging it just that the people may see the latest filings in something which is causing wonder in all parts of the world.
 So don't fail to go. It'll be like seeing the first automobile, since this Is the second time in history attempts to hypnotize through radio have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
PUBLISHED FIRST
 BIBLE IN AMERICA
Subscriptions Taken in Eng land Furnished Money for
 Cost of Printing
By Associated Press

SHlCdBO, ApTll o-Iho first Bible printed in the United States sprang directly from a national solic- itation of funds in England and Wales in manner somewhat akin to the Liberty loan drives, according to George B. Utley. librarian of the Newberry library here. The library has both the first American Bible and the Act of the English Parliament which led to it.
 This Bible was a translation into the tongue of the Massachusetts Ind fans. For year John Eliot. a Puritan fleeing from persecution who landed II years after the Mayflower, had been sending back to England reports about missionary success among the Indians.
 When the PurItans came into power he found a friendly government, and In l649, within six months after Charles l was executed. when Crom- well was supreme, Parliament passed An Act for promoting and propagat- ing the gospel in New England" This created a corporation consisting of 16 Londoners, which thereafter car ried on this work.
 But more especially it ordered "a general collection in all the coun- ties. cities, towns and parishes of
 
 ministers to read the act to their congregations and instructed them, with others, to "go with all conven- lent speed from house to house to every one of the inhabitants of the said parishes and places respectively, and to take the subscription of every such person in a schedule to be pre- sented to them for that purpose and accordingly at the same time to col lect and gather the same"
 Better education of the Indians was also named among the purposes of the corporation. Twenty five years later there were four Indian towns with schools in Massachusetts and "the praying Indians" there number ed 4,000.
 This collection ordered by Pariia- ment brought in about f11 ,0O0, it is reported.
 Fourten years later, in 1863, Eliot finished the first complete Bible print ed in the western hemisphere. It's title page bears the lines, At the charge and with the consent of the corporation in England for the pro- motion of the Gospel amongst the Ind ians in New England"
 The place of printing was Cam bridge, Mass. where 23 years before Eliot had helped compile the Bay Psalm book, the first book to come off the press, in what is now the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

who are willing to give their serv- l ices,"
 Mir. West in direct question asked the scout masters If they had not received as much good out of the scout work as they had put into 1t,
 Receiving no replies to the negative, he continueds
 Then why should you not put more into it? More of your time, and more of your earnest thoughtful effort?"
 Mir. West touched on the tremen- deus growth of the Boy Scout or- ganization in America, but regretted that out of 10000 communities in
 the United States of over 5000 in- habitants, 4,700 of them had no scout organiza ations whatsoever.
 He also stressed the point of how progress can be made in getting more boys to desire to become scouts. He stated:
 We should bring to bear upon the minds of mothers, fathers, school teachers, Sunday school teachers and everyone who has direct connection with the boy as an individual or with a group of boys, the Importance ot the work the valuation they should rlace upon scout training, and the wonderful way 1t will help boys in later years"
 In closing, MT. West stated, to show the merits of scout training: Fine Point.
 "In Investigating conditions at Annapolis and West Point, in con. nection with scout work. we found that 3s per cent of the students at Annapolis and 46 per cent at West Point were former Boy Scouts" Following Mir. Vests address, general discussion ensued, which brought before the meeting thii problem:
 we have no trouble In getting | boys to attend the troop encamp- ments during the summer, but how can we get them to take more in terest in the general encampment?'
 MT. West, answering, told the
 scout masters just to faithfully ca operate with MT, Shine, and he would ! guarantee that better results would
 be had this summer, as MT. shine
 was working upon a program which
 would tend to draw every Boy Scout in Birmingham to the general en- campment during the summer vaca- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

known quantity. Names are being called already and names never sound nice through the air.
 Despite the difficulties and the pos sible Interference, however, it Is certain that a whole flock of spell binders will be attached to the broad casting stations during the campaign months and the air will be filled with rashing raucous. No farmhouse with lightning rod will be safe from ra- dio political invasion.
 Old timers in the government serv- ices of investigation and prosecution are viewing with alarm the tendency of the day to make heroes out of everybody sent to jail. It seems that prison wardens are vieing with each other in their race to see which can go the farthest "in humanizing" the prisoners.
 The modern idea unquestionably is to make jails and penitentiaries as attractive as possible to the inmates so that they will give sigh of re- gret instead of shout for joy as they leave what used to be called ''the grim portals" Outside passes are now the rule at nearly all penal institutions and prisoners are rather Tree 10 come ana go at Will
 Yes, said Joe Murphy. assistant chief of the United States secret serv- ice, the jails are getting to be fine places to visit. Up in New England they have some that are very attrac- tive.
 One night one of the prisoners was late In coming in for dinner. He had been out for the entire afternoon. The warden's wife answered his knock at the prison doors.
 You ought, to be ashamed she admonished the convict, getting in late like this. All the victuais are cold. The next time you are late we'll lock You out for the night"
 Joe Murphy used to be chief of the White House guard for the President until he was made assistant chief of the entire secret service. He then turned his executive mansion. post over to Dick Jervis, who now accom- panies President Harding wherever he goes. Jervis has been travelling with presidents ever since the days of MT. Taft.
 MT. Taft, it will be remembered, kept the secret service men pretty well on their tiptoes, for he loved to travel. It Is estimated that by train. motor and steamer, he covered well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
TIP AND DE HAPPY

Katherine Wood believes in tipping judiciously as a step along the path of least resistance. In the Designer
 she writes:
 You like to travel or else you dis like to travel. Putting out of the question love O. excitement, the ad- venturous spirit. the zest for new scenes, all of which enter in. the req
 con for your taste or disttaste may really lie in your attitude toward
 some of what you may have called inconseQuential detail.
 Do you know how to relinquish
 your heavy suitcase. your hat-bex. your coat and umbrella, Gnd that
 bulky bundle to a red-cap? Whether you have a chair or not the porter
 will take you the shortest and easiest way to your rain and you'll avoid all that craning and straining to see where your train starts. He'll find you a seat in a day-coach and dispose of your parcels for you. so that you neither have to wrench your own arm out or rely on the chivalry of . chance fellow passenger Yes. he ex- poets tip. but quarter is little enough to pay for Aaving the lbrambies pulled out of yerr path"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Foreign Valuation Principle Agreed
 On by Republicans
By Associated Press

Washington, April s.-Foreign val uation as the underlying principle of the so-called permanent tariff bill finally was agreed upon tonight by republican members of the Senate finance committee. The vote was ' to 3, but how the committee mem bers divided on the ballot was with held.
 With the settlement of the valua- tion question the majority practically completed its many months of work on the tariff measure and 1t was stated that 1t would be presented to the Senate either on Tuesday or Wednesday after the democratic members of the committee have been given opportunity to cast their votes on the bill. The majority report also has yet to be drawn up.
 The valuation plan as adopted. in- cludes several bolstering provisions designed to take care of unusual sit nations growing out of present world conditions, and more particularly the marked depreciation of eurrencies, in number of foreign countries These provisions are in line with recommendations made to Congress by President Harding in his first an- nual message last December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
r ARE REPORTED KILLED IN STORM More Than Eighty Injured In Texas and Oklahoma
 Sections
By Associated Press

Dallas, Texas, April s.-Seventeen persons are reported dead and more than so injured as a result of tor nado and rainstorms which swept from west Texas east into Oklahoma toward Arkansas early today. Re ports from some of the stricken towns are meager, officials said.
 The list of casualties reported to- night showed:
 Runnells county near Rowena Texas, 9 dead, 20 injured.
 oplin. Callahan county. four dead 20 injured.
 Electra, one dead, several injured. Cleburne, Texas. one dead, one in- jured.
 Lawton, Okla, two dead, IT in- jured.
 Dallas, five injured.
 Cisco. Texas, two injured.
 Ranger Texas, one injured. Caddo, Texas. six Injured.
 Whitewright, Texas, one injured Echo, Texas. six injured
 Breckenridge. Texas, three injured Graham, Texas, one injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
NAVAL WIRELESS IS
 BARRED TO CANDIDATES
BY Asseciated Press

Washington, April s.--N. O. F. Is dead. politically.
 This wireless edict today by secre- tary Denby closed N. O. F., the naval wireless station at Anacostia---and all other naval radio stations-against political speech making.
 It grounded innumerial campaign speeches by members of Congress planning to follow the innovation of Senators Lodge of Massachusetts. New of Indiana and others who have besn addressing constituents at home by radiophone through the naval sta tions.
 It also solved Secretary Denby's problem of whether the naval stations should become adjuncts of the com ing political campaign and sNnt rip- pies and chills of regret through the receivers of the myriads of politicians who were making connections for ra- diophone spell-binding.
 Some candidates tonight were con- sidering a possible S o S. but Secre- tary Denby was said to be deter mined. He was preparing 10 insist that the politicians. be drowned out of the naval stations. and that the order stand for republicans, demo- erats and others alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Men and Affairs at Washington

over 100000 miles while he was Pres ident.
 Few persons realize the strain that a long presidential tour places upon the men responsible for his well be- ing. These men feel their responsi- biIity keenly and there is a mental strain as well as physical.
 One morning on one of the long Taft swings s-around-the circle, when the presidential train was bowling along through the Nevada desert, Jer- wis appeared at breakfast in a thor oughly exhausted state. This was unusual, for the train had been trav- cling all night without stops and all hands on board were supposed to have had a grand old rest. But not Jervis.
 Whats the matter, Dick?" some- one asked.
 "Oh, I'm all in." he replied. "I had terrible dream last night"
 What was it?"
 Well I dreamed that the rear trucks came off the Presidents car and had to run along all night hold ing 1t up. Gosh~
 One hears now and then some strange story of the fate of an old associate of the war days in Europe. Unquestionably one of the most inter esting characters in the entire French army was Navarro, the flying ace. Navarro was known In this country. and throughout the world for that matter, long before the war because of his daring exploits in racing au- tomobiles. He feared neither man nor devil. Excitement he lived upon. It was only natural that with such spirit the aviation service, where in- diyiduality counts so much, should have attracted him.
 When Navarro was back from the front Ion permission" Paris was quick to know 1t. On one occasion, 1t will be recalled, he ran down some seven or eight gendarmes while driv- ing one of his high powered cars at reckless speed through the streets of the French capital. Wherever he saw a policeman that night he "diyed" for him as if he had been a Hun aboard Fokker. How Navarro es- caped death In the war is a miracle.
 But he is dead now. He crashed in an aeroplane.
 And what do you imagine Navarro was doing at the time?
 He was practicing flight to Doorn, there to kidnap the Kaiser and bring him triumphantly back to Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
By ROE FULKERsON

The flapper daughter was a bit late to Sunday morning breakfast but greeted the other three members of the family with breezy:
 Good morning. friend family! Is everybody happy?"
 Wasn't that gentleman you had at the country club dance last night a major?" asked her brother Fred with interest.
 Brother, dear" replied the flap per "IIe not only was major, but the real objection to him is that ne still is. A soldier without war is like fireplace in summer or a ladies dressing room without mir TOT.
 You know it takes war to make soldiers popular.
 "You know there isn't any real reason for wrist watch in peace times. It took war to make them even endurable.
 Tn peace times when a man stuffs his handk kerchlef up his sleeve we are also inclined to think maybe he has powder puff in his stocking. In war times we could endure this sort of thing from our noble heroes but not now.
 Tt was the same with the swagger stick. Some way, so long as these little splinters were in the hands of mans who might die in month we could stand them but now they are as impossible as an echo with no voice to make 1t.
 Tn war times these trappings ef the profession seemed but passing strange, but now they make us won der if a bucket of dirty water would not he good weapon of attack or defense.
 T am not crazy about soldiers in peace time"
 q like uniforms" said her father with emphasis. '1 like to see a con in blue or a postman in gray. Il like to see a plumber wear blue shirt, an automobile mechanic an overall of brown denim and banker side whiskers."
 .'The troube about girls" jeered her brother. lis that they think men dress entirely to suit them and with no reference to their own conven- ience."
 And there is mirror behind every soda water bar in town" snapped his sister.
 '.I don't get you"
 ''I mean that in spite of all the mirrors there are hanging on the walls of the world you and every other man In it has an idea that all he has to do Is to smile once and any feminine heart will flutter like an out-of-town pennant on the rear of touring car!
 My dear, dear brother. all men are homely and you are no exception There may be a few movie actors whose cheeks look as though girl might want to park hers alongside . with real joy, but just taking men run of the mine. and they are sorry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

The stunt is to be pulled off on a raised platform down in front of the Matthews Electric company. 1921 First avenue-right near the Cham Der of Comerce building. and you're Invited.
 Everybody Must See.
 1t has been fixed so everybody can see-except maybe teeny weeny folks. But if you have a friend who knows a lady whose brother has a fine office window in the neighbor- hood, you'll more than ever be sit ting on the top of the world An choring an airplane in the atmos- phere a few feet up would also be a good scheme. Tom walkers would not be such a bad idea either. But don't ever despair of not finding a loophole to look through. There's always onei
 Everybody is expected to have a lot of fun as well as to marvel that such a thing as hypnotism can be done by radio. The woman is to be put to sleep, as well as awakened by means of the radio apparatus, the kypnotist being dozens of blocks away from his subject-on the South Highlands
 After the lady has fallen into dreamland on the platform, she is to be allowed to sleep 24 hours in Louis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Sunday Morning Breakfast

looking bunch.
 "The average man looks about ike you. Fred. Go over there to the sideboard and give yourself the once over in the mirror. When you see spot on your face that looks to you as though any girl might want to kiss it, put your finer on the place and come over here and I will kiss it for you.
 Most girls do their kissing with their eyes shut. The average man who Is kissed by q shut-eyed girl has the notion that she is blinded by his beauty when in reality she closes her eyes so she won't laugh when she looks at him."
 "Aw, bosh" interrupted her brother. T mover had much trouble cool but they aren't really"
 "I know" said his sister. The major told me last night that l was just like the ice he had brought me. cold but sweet, But then he added that was the way he liked ices"
 ITO hear young people talk one would think you exchanged kisses like you do visiting cards! Why when your mother and I were young, a boy hover thought of tryin.y to kiss girl until after he was engaged to herr
 q should say not" agreed mother
 How queer," remarked the son.
 "Queer?" replied his father queer? It was simply the result of training. We were taught to save our kisses for the person to whom we were to be married. We never kissed girl unless we were engaged to her"
 What nuisance" said the flap per demurely.
 What do you mean?'
 "Why. having to get engaged two or three times a week"
 We didn't" snapped her father Things were very different among young people them
 "Oh. don't know. It's just the same ,,now. We tell stories about kisses. tool"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
PARACHUTE IN TWO PARTS

The parachute holds the same re- lation to the air craft that the life preserver holds to water craft, and even when air travel has become req sonably. safe. the parachute will con tinue to play its part in caxe a forced landing Is necessary. As the speed of air travel increases. the straii, placed upon the parachute In leaving the air craft becomes greater. and the danger of rupture of the fabric Is also increased. To reduce thls hazard and to lessen the shock on the person using the parachute, the two- part parachute has been tested in Germany.
 Another device destined to aceomp- fish the same result. using the regu- lar parachute. is in the form of a brake which is interposed between the parachute and the jumper. Both of these devices are described and H. lustrated in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
HOUSING IN MEXICO

Mexico City, April s.-work- men in the. federal district of which Mexico City is the center. are to live in cheap portable houses to be built by the government if the request of Congress by President Obregon for an appropriation of s10,00o,o00 is granted. The Pres1dent asserts that this is the only way to remedy the extreme housing congestion in the capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
PARIS AMUsEMENT TAX

Paris April S.--The amusement tax, which is devoted to the poor of the city. has produced a record total for 1921. 27.000,000 francs hav- ing been collected, compared with 42,50O,000 in 1920. There are now 542 theatres, concert halls and moving picture theatres in the city. and TOO Aancing halls.