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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Advantages of Coke
 As Household F ueI

GOKE Is practically a pure fuel. V says the Utility Bulletin. Soot and most of the dust and smoke have been removed from it in making gus. It Is entirely combustible. leaving only a fine powdery ash. about half as much in quantity as results from the burning Of an. equal weight of hard coal. The coke is lighter than coal, conseg eguentiy easier to handle in aouse- holds, It can be burned just as coal is burned in range or furnace. but re- quires somewhat different treatment in nring in order to yield the best results.
 Being porous, coke kindles easier than coal. In furnace use three or four shovelfuIs of coke should be thrown on in the morning and all drafts opened for ten or fifteen min- utes. When there is a good bed of Ire the fire box should be filled as full as possible The drafts should be left on for ten or fifteen minutes longer, then should be shut off and the check drafts all opened. Unless the weather IS s-vere the furnace will not require any further attention until night. If the weather is severe the fire box should be filled at noon. Coke fires do not need to be shaken out as much as do coal fires. There should always De layer or blanket of about two inches of ashes on<the gratc bars Of The furnace. This prevents burnins out Of the grate and also prevents a 100 quick consumption of the fuel. At night the fire should not be shaken. A few holes should be run through the bed of coals with the poker in order 10 give draft, the fire box should be nlled full. the fire should be burned under draft for about ten minutes, then all drafts should be shut off and the check drafts opened. The fire will keep well all night and there will be a good bed of live coals in the morning.
 In using coke in ranges care should be taken to burn it under little or no draft once it is well started It Will give quicker and hotter cooking slrs than coal.
 Coke has hitherto been considered an inexpensive fuel. Because O. it's use in industry and the heightened demand for 1t, it is now selling in many places for more than coal, and the gas com panies which are producing it from high priced coal declare .hat they arc making less profit on it even at the higher price than they used to at lower prices when they were able to buy cheap coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Child Sees Sounds
 And Hears Colors

A WRITER in the Popular Science A Monthly tells the following story: Scotch woman with a broad burr" in her speech was reading story not long ago to little Edgar Curtis, age three years and seven months, the son of Prof. and Mrs. 0. F. Curtis of Cor nell University. When the story was ended the child said to his mother:
 Do you know what color it is when she reads? It's black"
 A brilliant rainbow brought keen delight to the boy.
 "A song, a songi" he exclaimed. N
 And so was revealed one of the most remarkable cases of "colored hearing ths-. have come to the attention of scientific investigators.
 tersons who see beautiful colors when they hear musical sounds are not so rare as Is commonly supposed. but mos. of them suppress their extraor- dnary faculty, thinking it sometimes freakish. But Prof. and Mrs Curtis. instead of expressing their child when he described certain musical tones as white, yellow, red or blue, allowed him full freedom of expression in de- scribing these sense impressions.
 Some of the boys impressions have recently been recorded by Miss Anna Kellman Whitchurch of Cornell Uni- versity.
 Edgar often goes to the piano and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

sways his neck up and down The female responds with a similar note and they bring the tips of their bills lovingly together. This sort of thing goes on for half an hour or so at time."
 There is great danger of the entire genus of albatross becoming entirely extinct In the comparatively near fu- ture. and for several very good req sons. In the first place, many are shot and killed by passengers and others from the decks of vessels of all descriptions sailing on the high seas. This practice claims it's quota every year, and no use is ever made of the poor birds thus ruthlessly slain. Again, many are caught with hook and line, but these are usually released after being hauled aboard and giving an exhibition of their walking powers on the deck of the vessel. An other practice leading to their extinc- ton is seen in the wholesale collection of their eggs for the markets of the western coasts of America. The eggs used to be gathered, and still may be, on their breeding grounds more par ticularly on the Island of Laysan, by the cartload, none being left for the perpetuation of the species.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

to amuse himself touches the keys and tells the colors of the sounds" she writes. Middle c be calls red and the tones just below, red or red purple The bass looks blaA to him and the high tones white. Between middle c and the white tones he sees reddish and bluish tones
 Edgar never of his own accord named tones yellow, green or gray, but during some later experiment when shown these colors he found tones for them all''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Gadskii's Remedy
 For Seasickness

TN a recent newspaper discussion, 4 Mime. Johanna Gadski. the famous operatic soprano. submitted the fol- lowing directions for avoiding sea- sickness:
 You get a little flat bottle--one which held aspirin or sodamint tablets is the right kind-empty that Of it's contents. remove the label outside and clean it well from inside and outside. When dry you have your druggist fill this little bottle half full of quick silver-rnercury-cor it well and screw on the top.
 ''Then you fasten a little rfbbon around the neck of the bottle. which must be long enough so when won hang the ribbon around your neck that the bottle lies just against your storn- ach. It must be placed next to the skin. You must start wearing this prepara- ton about two days before you 20 on board of the steamship Wear it day and night and never take 1t off ex- cept, of course, when taking your bath.
 Tt has helped every one without fail, including myself. and hope if will cure lot more who have been suffering until now, and I am sure they will give me kind and thankful thought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD SUNDAY. NOVEMBER lo. 1922
The AIbatross, a Great Sea-Rover

r TITLE is known of the habits of A the albatross. although most of us are familiar with this bird as it IS depicted in '-The Ancient Mariner" Dr. R. w. Shufeldt of the American Or nithologists' Union has presented some highly interesting data in recent is- sue of the Scientific Monthly, from which the following paragraphs are taken.
 Some species of these birds have a ''tip to tip" measurement of the wings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
eculiar Fatal Accident

A SCRUBWOMAN standing with ! bare feet on a wet floor touched the glass of an electric lamp bulb and was killed. Medical examination, says the Electrical World. proved that death was due to electrocution. It was found that there was a small streak of lime, extending from the brass of the lamp base along the glass for about two inches. This path was sufficiently con- ductve to pass enough current to kill a person. due to the high humidity in the room 4Aal ss. ss.. tas...js.s ~ LIZ. A, 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

nature. But it's resembiances to cer- tain members Of the animal kingdom. its expressveiy carved meek" snake like head" well nour.shed "body" and tapering "tail" are calculated to startIe the phlegmatic potato-ho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

petus, he tucks up his legs and Is once more fairly launched In the air"
 Another distinguished British writer on this subject, Prof. Moseley. in de- scribing their mating habits informs us that when an aibatross makes love he stands by the female on the nest. raises his wings, spreads his tail and elevates 1t, throws up his head with the bill in the air or stretches 1t straight out forward as far as he can, and then utters a curious cry. While uttering the cry, the bird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Easter Lilies From Seed

L1 ASTER lilies may readily be grown Al from seed at any season if suitable moisture is maintained, reports the Scientific American. Outside planting autumn if spring germination Is de- sired. Experiments by the Bureau of
 Plant Industry has made us inde- pendent of the Japanese bulbs. but until the trade puts seed on the mar ket the gardener must procure imported bulbs in early winter or at Easter and grow his own seed. .4 4x.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Arctic Owls
 Move Southward

THE Puget Sound region has for the
 l first time in twenty five years been invaded by the great Snowy Owl of the Arctic. says the Scientific Ameri- can. This owl lives on small mammals that have been driven south by exces- sively severe weather. and it may have followed them into the United States in search of food: the bloodstained feathers and fur of it's prey may be seen in every part of the region. These giant owls. sometimes measuring six feet across the spread of the wings, bave been known to attack a man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Operator $ Body Used
 As Radio Aerial

A DEVICE which eliminates the 4 ! necessity for erecting masts or indoor antennas for the reception of radio messages have just been put into operation by the Marconi Instru- ment Company. The body of the operator himself Is used as the aerial and is connected with the receiving instruments by a long wire wound in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

contains a device which causes the boat to rock on mechanical undulating waves when the contraption is wheel ed along the floor.
 Inasmuch as the child with a taste for the sea will not have to sail this boat on a real pond or lake. his parents need not fear his falling into the water and damaging his person or his attire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Toy Boat Sails
 Without Water

A SMALL boat which Is said to A give to the child all the thrill of sailing without any of the usual attendant inconveniences, such as the wetting and driving Of clean Sunday clothes, has recently been put on the market
 The boat model is placed in the ap- erature of a casing on wheels. which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Underground River
 Found at Lubeck

T1HE mysterious difficulties which Il Lubeck. Germany, has been ex- periencing with it's water supply are found to he due to an unsuspected un- derground river, with several tributa- ries, flowing into the Baltic about twenty miles beyond the gesshora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Curious Animal
 Dug From Ground

THIS is not quaint and legless
 l beast, a survival of some extinct species of animal. 1t is potato of the common or garden variety, discovered among this falls crop and carefully preserved as an interesting freak of
Evening star., 1922-08-22

He tried once to "bore from within"
to gain control Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. Quite recently he
was escorted out OF Colorado by a
posse Of armed men. who warned him
to keep away from that state on peril
Of his life. He went directly, it is be-
lieved, to Chicago and then to Joliet,
where rioting occurred and men were
killed. That Foster is a member OF
the Industrial Workers Of the World
is believed. That he is one Of the lead
ers would seem likely. Perhaps the
Chicago raid has finally developed the
evidence necessary to connect him
with criminal activities. Maybe this
is the more action" that is promised.
Let there be more action! Soviet
ism is being practiced in all parts of
the country. in the abandonment of
trains by crews in the desert, in the
burning Of railroad roundhouse in
Maine, in the derailment of trains and
the Staying OF engine crews, in sabot-
age Of all sorts. There Is organization
a: work in this. 1t is not haphazard
crime or sporadic passion by strikers
and their sympathizers. The unions
are being used as cloaks for the radi-
calls, in whose headquarters portraits
@: Trotsky and Lenin are found, with
bales OF bolshevik propa sanda. Let
there be more action:
Evening star., 1922-08-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.
Dono~,,S<s&vn

Recognition.
4 motorist stood by the roadside one
day.
The cost Of his gas he made ready to
pay,
And he murmured, How slight the
return can make
For your bountiful gifts for human
ity's sake.
Your name on check lends the power
of your wealth
To the cause Of good morals and wis
dom and health;
But the gas we consume brings you
treasure anew;
So we're working for you, John; we're
working for you.
when oil is ignited to light You to
fame
Like a phoenix. a fortune springs up
from the fame.
When the automobile hits the long
dusty road
We must come to stop if the gas
won't explode.
It's gas that induces the ,airship to
ride.
And causes a boat o'er the ripples to
glide.
OF course, we can't give such rewards
as are due.
But we're working for you, John; were
working for you.'
Evening star., 1922-08-22
A Melancholy Exit.

Tho Virginian Is dead. Worse
still. the hero OF Owen wister's novel
OF Wyoming life passed out while
drinking an ice cream soda. His was
an Inappropriate ending for one SO
brave, chivalrous and merry-hearted
who had played a picturesque part
on the Wyoming stage in the days
when red liquor ragged and the bad
man contested boldly against the
powers Of chivalry and law. II the
fates had been kind. as he was kind.
the vtrE'nian would have been per-
mitted to depart with a smile some
where back Of Medicine Butte. bleed
ing from many wounds incurred in
bringing some defenseless child or
woman safe through fearful trials
Yet the sad fact is that Edwin B.
Traf,on. owen Wister's model plains
man, hit the dust in an ice cream
parlor. How deadly many Of these
sweetish concoctions are to strong
and simple mon! Women and youths
appear to thrive on them, but lusty
men reared on stronger liquors often
fall into acute indigestion after guz-
zling lemon sours and chocolate
sundaes. Well. the virginian's gone
and not even Trampas would deny
that he deserved a better death.
There is only one consolation for the
old timers in this melancholy Incl
dent-the Virginian died with his
boots on.-New York Post.
Evening star., 1922-08-22
Cuba as Base for Smugglers.

The Cuban government should re-
spond promptly, gladly and effectively
to the request Of this government re-
specting the smuggling through Cuba
OF Chinese and undesirable Europeans
into America.
Investigation shows that it has be-
come an industry. traffic, and. of
course, is profitable. 1t is close kin to
bootlesging, in that it is lynching of
the law.
But what care the smugglers for the
law? What right has this government
to set bounds to personal liberty in re-
spect to travel and changing residence
from one country to another? The
smugglers will show Uncle Sam a
trick Or two on that point. Just as the
bootleggers, with large financial re,
Evening star., 1922-08-22
Gen. Woods Return.

In a special to The Star from Manila
published yesterday. a statement was
made on the authority Of Gen. Wood
that. contrary to report. he does not
purpose returning home at an early
day, but will continue in his present
Office 80 long as he feels that his
presence is essential to the success Of
his program"
The time is appropriate, however. to
refer again to the fine and patriotic
spirit which actuated Gen. Wood in
his acceptance of the Philippine billet,
and TO the equally fine spirit that &c
tuated the University Of Pcnnsylvari ia
III accommodating its affairs to his
Philippine engagements. He went at
a personal sacrifice in response to a
call to public duty, and the university
for the same reason assented to his de-
parture. And for the same reason it
awaits the fulfillment Of his Philippine
mission.
The program Gen. Wood will leave
behind for the archipelago when he
embarks for home covers four years.
1t is to be assumed, therefore, that
his successor in the governor general
ship when he takes charge will steer
by the Wood chart, and that the Fiji
pino politicians who have been agttat-
ing for immediate independence for
the islands will govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
America has not either in letter or
spirit broken any promise made at the
time it assumed direction and control
of PHILIPPINE affairs, and will not be
doing so by remaining in such direc-
ton and control, as seems likely. for
some years to come. The flag in the
islands flies for progress and oppor-
tunity, and is not coming down until
the time is right and ripe.
Evening star., 1922-08-22
Let There Be "More Action!"

There will be more action said
States Attorney Grove in Chicago,
after announcing IN that city ycstcr-
day that evidence had been found cf
criminal plots III connection with the
strike Of tho railroad shcpren. Head
quarters OF an organization styled the
Trade Union Educa tional League"
headed by William Il. Foster, had been
raided and much proof was found Of d
conspiracy to wreck railroad trains.
destroy property and start a reign Of
terror in promotion Of the lone big
union" plan Of the radicals.
Let it be hoped that there will be
more action" Often this has been said
and later nothing has happened. Some
how, there is a lot Of "thundering in
the index" In respect to the enforce
n,ent OF the laws against the murder
Gus reds. Raids are pulled of and
headquarters are looted Of papers,
names a:e secured, leaders are dis.
closed, then months elapse and-noth-
ing accomplished. May this be an ex.
ccption.
William q. Fosters name occurs
from time to time in connection with
radical activity. A few years ago he
was engaged in an attempt to organize
the steel industry, and promoted a
strike that failed. He was 'investi.
gated by Congress and nothing re-
suited. Subsequently he has come to
the front now and again. always in
connection with the radical movement
Evening star., 1922-08-22

turns, are showing him trick or two
about manufacturing and vending
hootch.
The smuggler and the bootlegger.
indeed, are fun brothers. They are in.
spired by the same feeling. They use
the same slogans: ITO hell with the
law. To hell with the Constitution!
Give us liberty, or give us death"
Well. they should not have the one
the liberty they seek-and 1t is not
necessary to give them the other.
They can be curbed without killing.
More vigilance and O larger number
Of law cnforcers will suffice to improve
the conditions on our borders and with
in the country, which, as all are aware.
are reflection on the government.
and have rapidly been growing worse.
Evening star., 1922-08-22
American Ideals,

ideals are the worlds masters"
A true ideal Is never impossible. To-
ward the realisation of high ideals
society must be ever tending II it
would know real progress. It is OF
the utmost Importance that in our
country we should keep the ideals
Of American democracy before our
selves and impress them upon our
children. Liberty. equality. happiness
and q government that shall be al
ways "of the people. by the people
and for the people" are some Amer
ican ideals which we cannot afford
TO lose sight of.
In proportion as every individual
understands and receives the full
benefit of these ideals to the extent
that he is capable of enjoying them
the nation as whole will remain
free. happy and democratic. To edu-
cate each individual citizen in the
republic. to give him high moral
standards and to make it possible
for him to develop his talents to the
highest degree is the only way to
make America the ideal nation which
she should become.-Salt Lake City
Desert News.
Evening star., 1922-08-22
Here and There in Washington
BY THE MAJOR"

was like the dodo bird, extinct; some-
thing that could not be purchased q
year or so ago except At some small
shop where an old stock Of goods re-
mained, and as stopped to case 1T
the array of aluminium utensils
could not but wonder whether the
wares shown had any signifcance.
The articles on display were aluminium
cocktail shakers.
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VERY often you will find an in
v diyidual that takes an occasional
liberty with the English language. 1t
Is seldom, however. that you will find
one person using three words in one
sentence that are quite foreign to the
pen of men like woodrow Wilson.
Bernard Shaw ana others who write
the English language. An individual
dropped into one Of those Erabbem
quick lunchrooms and bawled out the
following order. Gimme q hot dog "a
frankfurter sausage and roll). and
say. put it in a poke (bag). SO that I
can tote 1t (carry) down the street"
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nURING the past three or four
II weeks numerous sisters OF char
ity have been spectators In the United
States Senate during the tariff de-
bates. Nearly all of these women, who
devote their life to charitable work,
were provided with little charts or
diagrams showing the location OF
each senator's seat and they nearly
always tried to pick out the senator
from the state in which they were
born.
IN 11th street near P is a hand
" made merry-eo-round. One that
is not over eight feet in diameter, a
contrivance built for the use Of the
kids in the neighborhood. In the
center the merry-go-round has, Ike
it's larger brother, the carrousel,
a musical instrument, this one being
a phonograph and nearly every even
ing you can see numerous youngsters
having the time of their lives on this
homemade amusement feature.
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CENATOR TOWNSEND of Washing
~ ton loves a good base ball game
and like numerous other men In the
public eye is fond Of a game between
amateur teams. I happened to notice
him Sunday or so ago sitting in his
car watching a game Of base ball be-
ing played on one Of the diamonds near
the foot Of the Washington Monument
Senatorial cares and political worries,
to say nothing of the tariff tribula-
tons. had evidently passed from his
mind.
Evening star., 1922-08-22
HILE sitting in the lobby
of a prominent hotel the
other evening I chanced
to see a man who is stag

\N of a prominent hotel the
other evening I CHANGED
to see a man who Is stag
ing one Of the most spectacular and
successful comebacks of any man in
the country. This former member of
the United States Senate was presi-
dent of a bank in Chicago that failed.
He lost his seat in tho Senate. his
personal fortune was swept away and
he left the country and went to Cen
trail America in order to get new
start. so he could pay every depositor
Of his bank. His eyeSisht failed and
1t became necessary for him to return
to tho United States and have an
operation performed. He left a day
or SO ago for the mining fields where
he Is getting In shape the properties
that will once more put him on his
financial feet. The man was former
Senator William Lorimer Of Chicago.
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n1FFERENT individuals have diff
II ferent ambitions. Probably one
OF the most unique Is that Of wife
or friend OF mine who has been an
earnest heipmatc to her husband for
number of years. She has helped
him climb the ladder Of fame anl
moderate fortune. In talking about
her pct desire the other day he said:
'N hat do you think Molly wants to
do when the bank account amounts to
certain figure? She wants to have
money enough to have a town house,
so that she can board it up during
the summer. l have often noticed,
when In New York. that the very rich
board up their houses during the
summer. This is her idea of letting
the rest of the world know you are
opulent."
NIORMALCY has returned There is
Y no denying the fact and it is here
to stay. 1t is vivid living condition
Even President Harding would recog-
nize that fact. If you walk down
Pennsylvania avenue or F street any
afternoon and look in the windows
OF numerous shops you will see dis
played the old-fashioned 81 watch.
Another interesting window sight I
observed during my peregrinations
the other day. was a display in a
store window Of number of old
fashioned bits Of currency, formerly
designated as shinplasters.
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WHILE window shopping the other
w evening I chanced to pass a
store that was making a display of
something used in the days of yore.
something that all Of US had thought