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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

however, when they would all be in
vited to confer on any differences that
might arise.
"The senator said while we could
not restore peace in the world at once,
yet he felt to form an arrangement
whereby disagreements which might
arise in the Pacific might be amicably
adjusted, he thought it step very far
toward allaying any fears or trouble;
that-it is true the conference was not
called FOR this particular purpose, but
it was called to consider disarmament,
and this was a question that arose.
and was essential to be settled in order
that an EXPENSIVE armament could be
discontinuedS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

Free Seed Fisht.-The ring was
built in Washington Wednesday for
the annual fight over free seeds be-
tween the senate and house.
BY vote Of four to three, the
senate appropriation subcommittee
struck from the annual agricultural
appropriation bill the house item of
$3.50, 900 for free distribution Of seeds
by members of congress. Four Repub-
licans of the b-committee voted to
eliminate the appropriation while the
Democrats, Senators Harris, OF Geor-
gia; Harrison, of Mississippi, and
Overman, of North Carolina, voted to
continue distribution.
The Republican members of the
committee expressed confidence that
the senate would sustain their action,
and it was expected that fight in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

United States GoId.-One third Of
the worlds gold supply is contained in
the strong boxes at the four United
States mints. Approximately $1,000
100000 is the value of the gold bullion
and coins in the offices at Philadel-
phia, Denver, Col, and San Francisco.
Cal. The New York City assay Off
ces also have custody over large
amounts Of gold. The worlds supply
amounts to about $9,000;0 100000. p
The assets of mint service stations
at the present time totals i$S,s7S,OoO,
consisting Of the following items; gold
bullion, $2,S29, 100000; gold coin, $780,
10000. silver bullion, $4,000, 600; sill
yer coin, s262.OOO,OOO; paper currency,
s2SO,OO0,0OO, and minor coin, $S,o0oiooo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

- The arms conference naval treaty.
limiting the navies Of all the great sea
powers was ratified Tuesday by the
senate The senate's approval Of the
pact was voted without reservations or
amendments and with Republicans and
Democrats. regulars" and "irreconcii-
ables" generally standing together In
it's support. or the seventy-four af-
firmative forty EIGHT were Republicans
and twenty-six Democrats, announce
ments were made that all absent and
paired senators favored ratification.
The ratification vote was "a to 1. Sep
ator France, Republican, Maryland,
casting the only negative vote.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

INN ,, -. =,
Lady Luck Was With Him"-An il
literate justice Of the peace used to
consult what looked like law book
but was really a mail order catalog'
One day negro was hailed before the
squire on a charge Of drunkenness. The.
squire heard the evidence and then,
after opening his book and glancing at
1t, fined the negro $4.49, to be worked
out on the road at rs cents per day.
As the negro was being led away he
said to the marshal: ~, sho' is an un-
lucky nigger!" "Unlucky nothing"
said the marshal. "If the squire had
happened to open that book at auto
mobiles instead Of pants you'd be
working on the road the rest Of your
life."-N. Y. Evening Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
How Hs Cam. to be Thsrs-stro

How He Came to be There-stroll-
ing along the quiet side street with
out paying sufficient attention, John
son slipped through an open coal hole
in the pavement, and remained pris-
oner there for nearly half an hour.
Presently his face lighted up with
hope as an elderly gentleman sedately
came toward him. Dear me-" ex-
claimed the newcomer. as he adjusted
his glasses and stared at Johnson In
wonder. Have you fallen through
the coal hole?" A murderous glare
shone for a second in the victims
weary eyes; then he smiled sardoni-
cally.. "Your mistake, sir" he replied.
-t.;tAs you seem to be interested in the
matter, am ready to inform you as
to exactly what happened. just
CHANGED to be in here when the road
was here and they built the pavement
round me."-Houston Post. 90.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
MUSCLE SHOALS PROBLEM
Congressional Committees Are Giving
Careful Consideration.

Careful Consideration.
Florence, Ala, March 2S.-The fore
most engineers Of America will be
called to appear in Washington before
the senate agriculture committee to
aid solving the Muscle Shoals prob
lem, Senator Norris. chairman of the
committee, announced here today after
the governments nitrate plants had
been inspected -..
Members of the house military af-
fairs committee which, with the SEN
ate committee. is inspecting the nitrate
and waterpower projects, expressed
the view that Muscle Shoals actually
and Muscle Shoals on paper looked
quite unlike and Representative Hull
declared the house committe would
never consent to the plans being
scrapped.
Mr.. Hull said the plants might well
be used in time Of peace for making
fertilizer but that they must ever
be kept in readiness in case Of emer-
gency."
Chairman Norris did not share the
view of few of his colleagues that
the Muscle Shoals problem might be
speedily disposed Of on return to
Washington of the committees. He
said he would invite the presidents of
four chemical and technical organiza-
tions to appear before the committee
at once. These are the American So
ciety of Electrical Engineers, Ameri-
can Society Of Chemical Engineers,
American Society Of Civil Engineers
and the American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers.
I'VE have a tremendous responsible
ity before u.s." asserted the chairman,
and we are going to endeaVor to
thresh it out along businesslike and
sound scientific lines"
In saying that the visit of the COM
mittee had shown many new angles to
the situation not covered by the hear
ings in Washington, Mr.. Hull declared
I'VE had q lot of evidence before us
which we have found here to be
mere camoufiage." 1t was his opin-
ion, he said, that much of the ground
must be gone over again.
The entire day was spent in tour
of the two nitrate plants and other
properties Of the reservation. Data
before the committeeman showed that
the government spent sS1,237,G5G on
the nitrate plants and that the salvage
value as scrap was estimated at ST.
$50, 900. They were told that plant
No. l, was obsolete and that $4,000
OOO would he required to make it mod
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

PerpIexins.-An embarrassed young
man approached the floor walker of
department store.
81 wonder If you can help me out
he said. i've been asked to buy
something in this store, and l can't
remember the name of the article. It's
either a camisole or a casserole"
'Ts 1t for live chicken or dead
chicken" the floor walker asked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31


pleased that this decision gives the
credit for the invention to man who
is a former student Of mine and a
student of Columbia University, and
who has made deal of his work In
Marcellus Hartley Research Labora-
tory of Columbia University.
1T goes without saying that lons
distance radio communication and
radio phone broadcasting would be
impossible without this invention. .
81 am perfectly astonished, after
reading the opinion, at the wonder
fully clear scientific analysis which
the court exhibits in this decision"
Eulosized From the Bench.
Judge Mayer had retired before the
closing scene, but as the judges on
appeal gave full Endorsement to what
he had done his remarks from the
bench in. awarding the decision to
Armstrong may we'll round out the
play.
This case Is another contribution"
he said, ito the romance which had
so often characterized the history of
forward inventions. Armstrong was
graduated at about twenty-five years
of age from Columbia University in
June 1918, as an electrical engineer.
AS a boy Of fifteen he became inter-
ested in radio and erected a radio sta
tion at his home. He obtained his first
vacuum tube detector. a socalled
Fleming valve, in 1908 from Mr..
Charles r. Underhill. Later, about
1910 or 1911, he obtained a so-called
De Forest audion, or three e-electrode
vacuum tube detector. In the spring
of 1912 he began a close study Of the
fundamental action Of the audion and
all the literature on the subject.
0 Some time during this period he
Connected condenser across the tele-
phone Of simple audion receiving
system and noticed that on some bulbs
the increase in signal strength would
result.
Remarkably Clear Thinker"
"It Is important at this point to
realize that Armstrong is remark
ably clear thinker. His modest de-
meanor delies his extraordinary abil-
ity. His achievement was not the re-
suit of an accident, but the consum.
nation of a thoughtful and imagina-
tive mind. Step by step he proceeded
with study; and experimentation from
the summer of 1912 until the fall Of
that year. The apparatus that he
used are in evidence.
kinsmen Doubted.
"He was obtaining what seemed to
him remarkable results and he showed
his apparatus to his father and. let
him listen to his signals and asked
his father TO advance him money for
patent application. Mr.. Armstrong
ST. was not evidently impressed and
refused his son financial help.
About this time Armstrong showed
the receiver to his uncle, Mr.. Smith,
and tried to get him to advance money
for patent application. This Mr..
Smith did not do, but advised Arm
strong to make drawing Of the con-
nections and have it witnessed by a
notary"
When asked in congratulatory
company what he will do with himself
now that the big fight is over, Arm
strong laughed and replied:
WELL, have just one more thing
to put over, and then I'm going over
to Paree for a rest"
He would give no hint as to the ma
ture of the "one more thing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
The Next Step.

THE invention enabled him to make
another most important step in wire
less telegraphy, and that is the con-
struction of q vacuum tube oscillator.
When the feedback circuit energized
by the local source contributes more
than a certain definite amount, then
the system of circuits becomes an
electrical oscillator, osclllating at the
perfectly definite period which depends
upon the inductance and the capacity
of the controlling circuit BY varying
either the inductance or the capacity
or both, we can produce any period of
oscillation between few periods per
second any many millions per second
and the oscillation, once established.
maintains it's pitch indefinitely.
1T is 4 generator of electrical oscil-
lations, maintaining it's pitch with a
degree of accuracy never before OBJ
tanned by any apparatus constructed
by man.
THE Importance of the feedback
circuit in the reception of wireless
electrical oscillator, not only in wire
less telegraphy but also in wire teleg-
raphy and other departments of ap-
piled electricity. cannot be over es-
timated.
at is admitted by those skilled in
The wireless art that the. ordinary
electro magnetic generator of high
power will before long be superseded
by the vacuum-tube oscillator. which
also will bring about moro or less
ranopstructiop or uiralass fran S1nit :
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QUIT can truly say, madam" be-
gan the educated disappearing prisoner,
that shall actually regret the day
my sentence expires and shall leave
these walls"
"Ah," breathed the sympathetic Wis
itor. 81 had heard this was n model
prison but / never dreamed that it in
stilled such gratitude and depth Of
feeling in it's inmates. And how much
longer does your sentence run, my
poor man." ..s. e..
Life, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leg ION
Weekly. ..''. 20.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

Turkey Comes Back,-Turkoy Is to
be established as an Independent
sovereign nation.
In: response TO demands of millions
of f;Mohammedans throughout the Mos
lem world, including India the Allied
Near East Commission today officially
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
Friday, March 81, 1922;

conference would result. Secretary
Wallace, of the department Of agricul-
ture, was said to have recommended
abandonment of seed distribution and
the subcommittee had evidence that
the congressional seed packages We're
being used improperly as premiums by
private individuals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

No Disguiser. Edith Mr.. Grunt
went to the ball masque dressed as a
bear.
Jack-Did anyone recognize him?
Edith-Only his wife.-Kansas City
Star. r,,..-3. -~. i,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

r. There's one thing about wireless
typewriters-if they don't make good
a man won't be tempted to keep 'efii.
on account of their looks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31

SimpIe.-"HSw can ! keep my toes
from going to sleep?"
Don't lettthem t'un: in."-Pnrpl"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

|. not allow il to happen. He was far
mcr and banker of Aiken county.
Jennings n Owens of Marlboro, a
candidate for lieutenant governor, was
born in York county, where his
father and mother had lived and died.
He spent four years in Yorkville-two
years as q pupil in Banks's High school
and two years as a teacher. He 5crY-
ed the Yorkyillc Graded school two
years as janitor while attending the
Banks school, he said. lie was famil-
lar with parliamentary law and he had
if elected, good, conscientious York
county service"
Dr. Z. c. l.. Adams of Columbia,
presented his claims for lieutenant
governor He had spoken at Filbcrt
before and was pleased to be back
again He had no public record to de-
fcnd, having been an unsuccessful cpn-
| didate fer office on one other occasion.
Dinner Adjournment.
Adjournment was taken for dinner
| ullcI lIlS LOl bN'NNAi''iiN
governor had spoken and when the
meeting was resumed, the six candi-
dates for superintendent of education
were heard. There was q large crowd
Of citizens gathered close to the stand
for the afternoon meeting, most Of
them curious to hear the two women
| cundidn tes The afternoon crowd
however, was not so large as that which
heard the candidates at the morning
meeting. j. II. Hope, of Union, was
the first up among those seeking the
office of superintendent of education.
Mr.. Hope said that he had been con-
nected with the schools of Union cOun-
! ty for q years and belicved.hc was the
best equipped man in the race. He
said that there was something wrong
with the educational system now since
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

it was evident that the state depart
ment of education and the legislature
were not working in harmony. He
didn't know who was to blame.
He spoke his opposition to the recent
adoption of new text books for the
schools of the state, saying that it was
costly and unnecessary and that there
were many Implications. There were
row two sets of algebras, geometries
and other books. If a child should
move to another school it would be
necessary TO buy new set of books II
those at the second school were differ
cnt from the first. Superintendent
Swearingen had voted for the new
adoption, he said.
Mr.. Hope wanted to take high
schools to the boys and girls in the
country since 50 peg cent of the boys
never saw the insi6e OF college. He
was not opposed, toPoiicges, but he did
think that more high schools should be
provided.
o. d. Scay of Richland county, took
occasion 20 say that the gathering was
the largest the campaign party had
addressed since the campaign opened
Mr.. Seay rccited his educational cxpe-
rience and told of his fitness for the
office. He WAS formerly supcrintend-
ent of education for Richland county
of which Columbia is the county seat.
SeigIer Says He's Competent.
C. II. Scigler of Aiken, wanted the
folks TO know that he was rs compe-
tent as any of the other candidates for
state superintendent. He threw few
plCasantricS at the two women candi-
dates, whom he said were roses among
| thorns," and who should be left in the
home garden. He was graduate of
Clemson and he was formerly a far
mcr, who in 1920 had invested all he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

had in boil weevils without return.
John F. Swearingen, superintendent
OF education; who is seeking re-elec-
ton, pleaded with his hearers not to
slip back despite the boil weevil and
the ignorance of some folks with fig
ures. He wanted the people to- know
that the children of the state had got
ten all the benefits of education the
law allows. There was no friction be-
tween his department and the legisla-
ture and any intimation that there was
friction was nothing but "an attempt
10 bamboOzle YOU" He asked the
question If the schools were not much
better now than they used to be. There
had been no attempt to conceal from
the public the adoption OF new text
books and the State and the News and
Courier had published the list some
time ago. Mr.. Swcaringen pleaded for
n months school term for every
white child in the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

SET Mrs. w. r. BOuast, of Carlinville,
ILL.,, has the distinction of being the
only woman sulky driver in the
United States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

airpane which place 1909
United Ove Wright his
Wilbur built the first heavier than air machine and July
Three after, with he
Alexandria, distance
allowed three attempts
seemingly impossible when accomplished
official recognition the
picture Orvie Wright and
starting hefgt from Fort
which marked the first worlds record for long
flying other shows the plane Governors Island
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04
Page Three q

s5 Staunton, Va, has more women
voters than men. !. ~ 5EiV ,TA,st
IA Miss Zellh Freeman Is city gas In
spector Of Bryan, o. I
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04
Women Get Attention.


When Mrs II. B. Wallace, the first
of the two women candidates for su-
rcrintendent of education, was intro
duced, attention appeared to become
more concentrated and numbers of
necks, especially those of women vot-
crs. were crancd to get better view
Of her. Mrs. Wallace told Of her in
tereSt in education and of her work in
army camps in the states and abroad
schools at Great Falls and she wanted
10 be elected state superintendent of
education in order that she might be
of greater service. Replying to Mr..
Seigler, relative to roses among thorns,
she said it was common custom to
pluck the roses and leave the thorns.
Rain Interrupts Mrs. Drake.
Big drops of rain were falling about
the time Mrs. Bessie Rogers Drake of
Marlboro county, began her speech,
and she did not take her whole time.
She told of her association with York
county by reason of the fact that she
was a graduate of Winthrop college,
and said that many organizations of
women had endorsed her candidacy
She wanted the voters to know that q
woman was perfectly capable of man
a"ing the office and cited Miss Annie
Webb Blanton, who is superintendent
cf education of the state of Texas, who
has under her direction educational
funds and institutions totaling several
times that of South Carolina. Mrs.
Drake would not ask further attention
because of the rain.
Others Left Out.
Others deprived of an opportunity Of
addressing the voters because of the
rain were: J. C. Dozier of Rock Hill.
and W. Banks Dove OF Columbia, can-
didates for secretary Of state; Harold
Eubanks and D. M. Winter of Rich
land and S. M. Wolfe Of Anderson,
candidates for attorney general, and B..
Harris of Anderson and George W..
Wightman of Saluda, candidates for
commissioner of agriculture and Con-
gresham w. f.. Stevenson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04
Cotton Association Fraud.

Mr.. Duncan attacked the South Car
olina Cotton association and the Amer
lean Imports and Exports corporation,
saying they were frauds and that for
mcr Governor Manning, the head of
the Imports and Exports corporation,
had paid the stockholders a So divi-
dcnd out of the capital stock and has
spent another $104,000 for salaries. He
told of his own attempts to establish
a cotton marketing association "along
democratic lines" He paid his re-
spects to w. A. Clark, Esq, of Column
BIZ; , saying that in the days OF good
stealing Clark was Republican: but
in these days of better stealing he is
a Democrat"
Returning to his attack on Blease
Duncan saidsthat Congressman SlemI
of Virginia, was attempting to organ
ize Republican party in South Car
olina and that Blease h; 5 been paid
$50,O09 of Republican money to carry
out Betrayal of at least part of his
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-03
THIS RIDE A REAL THRILLER
Ascent by Elevator to Summit Of
Alpine Peak Worth Going Long
Journey to Take.

For years one of the most thrilling
incidents of a visit to the Alps has
been the ascent Of the Jungfrau on
the cog-rail road that starts from
Kleine Scheidegg, at an elevation of
gill feet and climbs the mountain
side at the startling grade Of % per
cent, or an angle of about % degrees,
till 1t reaches Jungfraujoch, at an ele-
walton of 1889 feet.
In an illustrated article IN Popular
Mechanics Magazine is told how II 10
now proposed to add to this wonderful
experience in mountain climbing still
further thrill, by comparison with which
the former will appear quite inslpid.
From the present end Of the track the
mountain scars another 2,206 feet to
the summit at an elevation Of -13, 547
feet. By means Of excavations and
tunnels the track win be extended I'M
I'll 1t reaches q spot In the center of
the conical summit directly below its
highest point. From the end Of this
tunnel shaft will be bored vertically
to the summit itself, and In this shaft
passenger elevators will be installed,
so that Alpine mountaineers will end
their long thrilling railroad climb with
an elevator trip like an exaggerated
ride to the top Of the Woolworth
building in New York city. The climax
will find them landed at the extreme
summit of one of the highest peaks in
the Alps, with view. of world Of
snow-clad, craggy mountain tops
around them.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-03
GOOD Neidhhors.n

Mrs. Merriweather and her four
small children lived in little house
in -- street, where the neighbors
were exceedingly friendly over the
back fence, and made many back-door
calls. Mrs. NJ. began to worry about
the children and their surroundings
as they grew older, and moved to an
other part of the town. Shortly after
moving away Geraldine met one of
the old neighbors who inquired as to
how she liked her new home and the
neighbors. Geraldine, being only seven
and honest replied:
I'VE like our new home all right,
but we haven't any good neighbors
now-they all stay home and mind
their own business. indianapolis
News.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-03
Use for Exhaust Gas.

At its point of issue from the cylin-
der the exhaust has temperature of
from 800 degrees to 1000 degrees F..
and consists almost entirely Of carbon
dioxide-a colorless and odorless gas.
These properties make it suitable for
carbonizing wood, that is to say, max
ing charcoal, and it is now being
utilized for that purpose in France.
The hot gases are caused to traverse
specially constructed oven, in which
the wood is suitably arranged, by
which means the temperature of the
wood is raised to about 500 degrees,
which carbonizes without burning or
igniting it. Many ovens of this type
were installed during the war, in
Algeria and Tunis, with the object Of
furnishing a substitute for anthra-
cite coal, which was very scarce and
dear, for use In enriching low-grade
gas for motor purposes.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.