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The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
Majestic Electric Heater
Special, $8.25

A low price for this
good Electric Heater
with copper reflector
and back that will not
get hot thus forcing
all the heat out into the
room.
Housewares Section. Fifth floor.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
"Who's Who''
In Days NeWs

A most unusual responsibility.
according to the news dispatches.
has been conferred upon Lieut..
Gen. Sir Charles Harrington, who
has been commander-in-chief of
the British army of the Black Sea
The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
Good Morning
Judge!
BY Randolph Perkins.

Henry walker and his wife Mary
have been separated.
The other day. he said. he visited
her and found her to be entertain
ing a gentleman friend.
When she heard him coming.
Henry said. his wife quieted the
fears Of the gentleman friend by
saying. "oh shucks. tain't no use
to git scared, cause it's only nah
husband"
Mary said that her husband threw
a lighted candle st her and beat
her. Henry said the genuemsh
friend threw two bricks at him.
The court said. Henry. you pa1
$40 fine.
A sfnEle-Trnck Nina
Nrth: I can get you per cena
West: Great! Man, / can taste q
already
mo, I mean for your money
well. ] expect to pay for Il. Of
course."-Life.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
Timely Opinions
On World Topics

Europe Wrecked by 'Pencc,'" Snys
italian ex-Premier i'm Book.
Francisco Nitti. Premier of Italy IN
1919-1920 and noted economist.
states in his book, The Wreck of
Europe" just issued. that Europe is
, 1922-08-31
VARYING IDEAS ON PARENTS
Average Boys Estimate Changes With
the Advancing Years but GEN.
orally Has Same Ending.

A boys estimate of his parents
shifts as the years go by. Up to five
or six, he thinks them the wisest in
dividuals on earth. He quotes their
sayings and considers their opinions
final with the preference given to the
maternal wisdom. BY the time he is
old enough to take his bath alone, he
thinks over the matter and decides
that mother isn't as smart as he
thought she was, but father knows a
good many things and cites to himself
their respective opinions on swim
min, fishin' and going to the barber
VS.. maternal hairclipping.
About the time he sneaks dads
razor to his own and expert
ment a little with the fuzz on his
chin he concludes that father is a
well-meaning duffer enough, but
mother knows less than nothing. Five
years later he pitles the ignorance of
the whole world and especially that
of the old folks.
At thirty, about the time he wants
to borrow money from dad to cover
some of his financial mistakes, he
thinks fathers and mothers advice
is pretty good sometimes.
Ten or fifteen years later, when he
has a lad or two of his own. the old
boy begins TO wonder why he never
appreciated the old folks.
AT sixty. when his parents are dead,
he idealizes them as the greatest
characters of their age and spends
hours telling his children how i'm
plicitly he always needed and obeyed
the slightest wish or command of his
parents and how he ever and always
took their advice in the crises Of life.
Farm Life.
, 1922-08-31

A new accident preventive for auto
mobiles. which protects car. driver, pc
destrian, and the other fellows car as
well, is now being manufactured at
ter two years of experiments with the
original patents. 1t is an automatic
brake and Ignition control, and its pur-
pose is the minimizing of traffic acct
dents; the prevention of accidents
while cars are parked, and the reduc-
tion of injury to cars or to pedestrians
when accidents occur at high speeds.
The vast majority of automOtive acct
dents, however, C at speeds below
Is miles an hour. Little short of a
miracle can avert disastrous results in
accidents when the automobiles are
travelling at high speeds, so that the
developers of this device nave devoted
their attention to the production of an
attachment which will prevent, and,
where impossible to prevent, min
lmize, the results of collisions and
other accidents at lower rates of
speed. notably in traffic In cities, in
, 1922-08-31
The UNLIMITED Rat.

one of our greatest pests, the com
mon rat is not "A native Of many of the
countries which he infests but hailed
originally from Asia. The appearance
Of rats In western countries belongs to
comparatively modern times, and the
first species to arrive in Europe was
the black rat. This species strove in
Europe for quite u while before arriy-
ing In the uew world, crossing the At
lantic and %coionlzing these shores
about the beginning Of the Seventeenth
century. This rat was the common
house variety until about the time OF
the Revolution. when the gray rat
made his appearance. He came TO
Europe from India by way Of Russia.
and is sometimes called the Norway
rat, from the mistaken notion that he
came to England via Norway, and
thence to America.
, 1922-08-31

torted gayly. Maybe your beauty
shows best in the dark-but I'm for
keepin' in the light-so hop along,
son-h0p lively"
"Shucks! I'll take you home, but
not till it suits me-" Jake answered
roughly. You putin ON airs don't
fool me none. Come on up yonder.
Nobody a find us" selling her tight
and making to drag her to the eliot of
shadow. Molly did rot scream In
stead she wrlthed violently. She could
not free herself, She had been caught
in IA choking hold from behind. Her
breath was going, her strength, but
not her will. Suddenly she was free,
and Joe Latimir drawled, "Since you
were hell-bent on goin' home, Molly.
l come along to see you got there
safe"
Shame held her silent. Jake started
to run away, but Joe held him fast.
When they reached a broadish space.
of clear mo%onshine, he said. waving
toward the meadow at one side.
There's the place to settle this. Come
o you two"
But when the grass land was
reached he made no hostile motion.
Only folded his arms and said, nod
ding toward Jake. "Nobody'l deny l
could beat that to II pulp, else throw
1t over my head and break its back.
| shan't do either thing, bad us they
need doing. II will never be said |
bemeaned myself to fight with him
fnF. ms ,,ff, II... , ,..I AF.T.
two that pass for men. You choose
betwiNt us, but first hear this: I'd
arkilled him back yonder"--thls
through set teeth-"only you had
sorter give him leave, stundin' up for
him and runnin' of from the crowd.
This say in fairness to him. Nine
in ten might a-done jest the anne
give EN- the chance"
81 hate you! Hate you both l
wish you'd kill each other, 80 Molly
ragged, tears raining down her work
ing face Joe half smiled Jake rushed
at him, an open knife in his hand.
Molly caught the CLEAN of the blade
in the moonlight. Instantly she flung
herself in front of Joe, thus a free
round arm caught and blunted the
deadly blade, but not before the owner
of thea arm had thrown the other about
Joe's neck. Joe held ii there, looking
after his fleeing adversary, and said
with "A laugh, Jake. he's bound to
have excitement can't get a fight, so
he makes it ii foot-race." There he
stopped short, for Molly hung on him
in a dead faint-her first and last.
, 1922-08-31
New Building Material.

At Marrero, La, there has been
erected a factory for making build
ing material from sugar ane bagasse,
the equipment of the mill is very
much like that in a paper factory. The
bagasse is Clipped, cooked and
washed, and then sent to beaters,
where it is worked up until the fibers
are of the proper length. A special
machine converts the pulp into board
and this is dried for four hours.
emerging as a finished product, quite
dry and hard. 1t is known as ~celotex,
and can be worked just like wood, and
is solid and homogeneous.-Scientific
American.
, 1922-08-31
Free for Our Readers.

We have made arrangements where
by every housewife who reads this
paper al obtain a copy of "Reliable
Recipes" absolutely free of charge by
simply writing the Home Economics
Department of the Calumet Baking
Powder Co., 4100-2S Fillmore Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Reliable Recipes contains &c pages
of recipes and other information APP
precfated by every housewife. 1t Is
illustrated in colors and will prove
quite helpful in preparing the daily
menu.
We have also made arrangements
with the Calumet Baking Powder Co.
whereby their Home Economics De-
partment will cheerfully answer all
questions pertaining to cooking,
kitchen equipment, etc. There is alb
solutely no charge for this service.
Write the Home Economics Depart
ment of the Calumet Baking Powder
Co.. 4100-2S Fillmore ST., Chicago, ILL.,,
today for a copy of "Rellable Recipes"
Advertisement.
, 1922-08-31
First Marriage in Canada.

According to "First Things In Can
ada" complied by the late George
Johnson, for many years Dominion
stotistician. the first marriage In Can
ada was that of Etienne Couillard and
Anne Hebert. which took place In
Quebec In 1917. The bride was the
daughter Of Louis HILBERT. Cunada's
first farmer. lie came from France
and first settled In Acadia, now Nova
Scotia. He was the first 10 utilize the
salt water marshes AT the head Of the
Bay Of Fundy by building bikes 10
keep out the tide. In 1917. the year
Of his daughters marriage, he re-
moved to Quebec. took up land
adjacent to the city, and began cul
tivatlng Il.
, 1922-08-31
Naval Testing Ground.

The long-felt need of the Navy de-
partment for a place where new in
ventions that looked good" might be
tried out is being met with an expert
mental research laboratory, down the
Potomac river. sever miles from the
Washington navy yard. on the grounds
of the Bellevue magazine, which is ex-
pected to be in operation this sum
mer.
The new plant which is primarily
for research purposes and particularly
as a development laboratory, will
probably devote a great deal of at
tention to radio work.
, 1922-08-31

1t is not worth while to let our i'm
PROJECTIONS disturb us always.
, 1922-08-31
FIND BEST oils
ARE ECONOMICAL
Manufacturers for Years Have
Called Attention to lmpor-
lance of fabrication.
OWNERS DEPEND ON DEALERS
inferior Article Deeomposes Easily
and Forms Large Quantities Of
Sediment and Carbon Residue
Wear ls Result.

Automobile manufacturers for years
have been impresslng on motorists the
vast importance Of correct fabrication
for the maintenance of the internal
combustion engine. Their stand has
been taken from an economical stand
point and in order to insure the long
life of the motor.
A recent investigation in the oil
market showed that a large percent
age OF automobile owners do not
specify a particular brand when pur-
chasing n ~lubricatlng oil, but depend
entirely OF the judgment and prefer
ence of the dealer. This fact makes
possible the harmful practice OF sub
stltutlon of an inferior grade at the
price of a quality oil.
Educational Campaign.
Feeling that there are definite steps
which can be taken to eliminate this
fact, the producers have i%naugurated
an educational advertising campaign
by means OF which the importance of
correct fabrication is taken up step
by step in a language which any lay
a can thoroughly understand.
fabrication has become recognized
as such an important factor that EN-
gineers have spent years OF Intensive
research to produce n lubricant which
will maintain its body under the ex-
IRENE heat generated In the motor.
which varies from 100 to 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit, and to function properly
under every possible condition.
Inferior OIL Wasteful.
II has been found that an Inferior
lubrlcating oil very easily decomposes
and forms large quantities OF sedl-
ment and carbon residue which has
no lu~brlcatlng value and Is therefore
waste material. This sediment and
carbon residue crowd out the good
oil from the bearings and rapidly
moving pntts OF the machine. Erie
, 1922-08-31
BILE
80 = uSSIF&

A new owner Of an automobile,
when searching for trouble. often ere
ates more than he finds.
a cnrburetor should not be adjusted
until the engine Is run until Ii has at.
talned the heat It would normally de
yelop on the road.
Go over the electrical system and
see hal all loose wires are fastened
and loose connections attended to. Test
the battery and. II necessary. have II
recharged TO capacity.
, 1922-08-31
The illustration Shows thu FIexibiity of Contact and Bow Shaped Cushion
ing Protection Afforded Driver and Object Hit.


Driver and Object Hit.
which the majority of automotIve ac-
cldents C. o.
Same Place as Bumper.
The new device is carried in the
same place as n bumper. but is not "a
bumper. 1t is a simple mechanism
consisting of flexible contact bars or
cables fastened by goosenecks to the
front and to the rear of the car, being
equally applicable to passenger car
or to motortrucks. These contact bars.
yielding to a pressure of only IL
pounds, make contacts with electrical
ly-wired contact points. In turn con-
nected with a brake and Ignition con-
troll contained in a small cylinder
which rides freely with the brake rod
so as not to interfere with the foot or
hand braklng Of the car under ordi-
nary conditions. The slight pressure
on the contact bars makes connection
in a fraction Of a second, setting the
brakes. cutting Off the ignition ana
thereby adding compression to the
braking force and blowing the horn
, 1922-08-31
You Auto Know

That the carburetor stralner
should be cleaned and drained
regularly In order that no dirt
can pass into this delicate
mechanism, which is, in reality,
the "lungs" Of the automobile.
Trouble with the carburetor is
generally due to the presence Of
some tiny bit Of dirt which has
passed the stralner and which,
like a morsel of food swallowed
"the wrong way" interferes with
the breathing. Even the smallest
particle Of foreign matter In the
needle valve or the intake valve
Of the vaporlzer will cause the
engine to splinter and spit and It
Is seldom that this trouble can
be eradlcated until the dirt or
dust has been removed.
Even the straining Of gasoline
through wire gauze or a piece Of
channels does not do away with
the danger from foullng the car
burtor. for n considerable
amount of sediment always accu-
mulates in the gasoline tank,
and this VIII be carried forward
to the carburetor. For this rea-
son. the strainer Itself should be
drained on regularly and then
thoroughly cleansed. in order to
insure the proper function OF the
"lungs OF the car"
Copyright. 1899. by Ths wheeler
syndicate. Ino)
, 1922-08-31

ton and wear result. II the majority
of the motorists realized that such
conditions can be very largely over.
come by using a quality oil Mt a high.
err initial cost, n great deal of trouble
with most automobiles would be elm.
mated.
, 1922-08-31
Real Snort.

Knicker-Fond of camping?
Subbubs-Yes, it's a relief to see
so many bugs and flies | don't have
20 kill.
, 1922-08-31

The more undesirable a reputation
the harder II is to lose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
ITEMIZING PORT NEEDS

The State Harbor Board is pursuing
delberative course in presenting its schedule
for the initial investment of state funds to
provide additional facilities at the Port of
Mobile which is calculated to avoid mis-
takes and friction. A tentative draft of the
bill to be placed before the incoming legis-
lature was agreed upon at a conference of
the entire board and legislative representa-
tives of Mobile county, who are familiar with
the port and its needs. However this bill
is first to be submitted to Governor-elect
Brandon for his approval and recommends
tions. The harbor board wishes to 90 be-
fore the legislature in harmony with the
governor and in line with his views as to
the states ability to lend aid. That is not
only courtesy to the executive head of the
state, but its effects will be to give added
force to the bill when presented.
The state can afford to be liberal in lend
which will come back in dollars and cents
1t has done so at New Orleans; it will do SC
at Mobile. Already, and on the mere strength
of the assurance of state help in making
port improvements at Mobile, two of the
largest importing concerns in this country
and the French government have designated
Mobile as their permanent port of entry for
the importation Of staple articles that come
by the thousands of tons The port will
earn money on every facility installed there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31

satisfaction over the success of the cooper
alive farm marketing system applied to a
variety of farm products. The Alabama
farmer has become business man. Thera
is potential wealth in that fact which il
is impossible to overestimate. 1t will make
itself more and more manifest through the
diffusion Of prosperity as it is further prac-
ticed. City and country jewellers combined
In voting for the seaport amendment, by
which state funds will be applied, not for
the extension of the trade of Birmingham,
Montgomery, Mobile, Florence or Tuscaloosa
alone, but for all Alabama.
In Birmingham and elsewhere in the state
the development of 1922 appears to have
been without weak spot, 1t is peculiarly
fortunate that the price situation has not
been a game of battledore and shuttlecock
between buyer and seller, following the
better conditions Of the last half of the
year. Neither buyer nor seller has been
at any time stampeded and the result i
that relations between raw material and the
finished product and wholesale and retail
prices have not been subjected to radical
revisions checking the operations Of the
law Of supply and demand.
The year closes with Birmingham mills
and those of the rest of the country on full
turn and with orders covering capacity for
some time to come Good business in the
first six months Of 1928 is virtually assured
through the healthfulness of the develop
ment and the recovery of 1922. Only sense
less greed seeking an undue profit anf
unconscionable advantage over others will
mar that prospect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
A TASK FOR BUSINESS MEN

In his address at New Haven, Conn.,, Sec
rotary Hughes declared that the United
States had not been asked to act as arbiter
in the PREPARATIONS dispute and it would be
contrary to all established precedent if this
government made such an offer without
being invited. Neither does he think the
American government should take such re-
sponsibility That is the administrations
reply to the question, often asked, why
America does not take some official step to
settle dispute which everyone comedies is
having deplorable effect on Europe and is
economically injurious to the United States.
But even more important, as refecting the
administrations point of view, is the secre-
tary's suggestion that commission of bust
ness men, whose prominence and integrity
in their respective countries would give
weight to any decision they might
reach, would be able to do more toward
effecting settlement of the problem than
an international conference, provided the
statesmen of Europe continue, as in the past,
to wrestle with this question in vain.
Since there appears no likelihood that the
diplomats will make any progress toward a
solution, Mr.. Hughes plan points to way
out of the difficulty. Like great many
other students of the European situation
Mr.. Hughes has evidently reached the con-
clusion that more reliance can be placed in
a small group of business men, given COM
plete freedom of movement and not respon-
sible to foreign offices, than politicians.
The failure to reach settlement of the
PREPARATIONS problem is due principally to the
politicians of Europe who have wrangled
over the spoils of war and have put selfish
interest and expedieEcy ahead of all other
considerations. AS Mr.. Hughes says, the
question should be taken out of politics.
There should be an end to the recriminations
and racial antagonisms resulting from the
World war and PREPARATIONS should be studied
strictly as an economic problem, with due
regard for the interests of all the nations
concerned. For task of that sort business
men, who are always the first to forget war
hatreds, would be eminently well fitted, and
it is probable that Americans would be glad
to serve on such commission, which would
in no way commit any government thus
represented to accept its findings. The
members could determine the limit of Ger
many's capacity to pay reparations and draw
up financial plan that would hasten Eu-
ropes economic recovery, by giving each
nation sound basis on which to work and
removing the present uncertainty regarding
the future.
While no government would be obliged to
accept the commissions recommendations,
they would be an authoritative and unbiased
statement of facts, which the diplomats have
never had and do not seem able to get. If
advantage were taken of this opportunity,
Mr.. Hughes intimated that the American
government would play helpful part in
European affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31

down at the ports OF this country and any
and all who may desire to come here should
be admised, regardless Of their mental and
physical condition. This Is a shortsighted
impression. 1t is harmful policy. Amer
lea in the future, to some extent at least
is going to be what the foreign born who
come here to live are going to make it. The
influence of the alien resident here cannot
be underestimated. In the ulti-
mate the acquisition of undesirabes would
hinder rather than help our economic prob
lem." The Lexington Leader, while be-
lieving that there is need for more labor.
yet is careful to emphasize the necessity for
such selection as will bring us the best and
not the worst type Of immigrant.
All in all, it appears that public senti-
ment is reflected in the press Of the nation
commits itself very cautiously TO any pro-
posal to amend the laws to admit more
immigrants, and insists most emphatically,
not only upon careful selection, but also
upon the training of newcomers after they
arrive. In short, better no immigrants thar
the wrong kind
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
FUEL FOR COLD WEATHER

President Harding's decision to continue
federal control of fuel distribution for an
other month is a measure of precaution
which will leave government agency intact
to cope with an emergency, if it should de-
velop. At present there are no alarming
factors in the fuel situation, SO far as the
whole country is concerned. Although there
is shortage of anthracite in the east and
consumers are using substitutes, Conrad E.
Spens, head of the fuel distribution office,
who has resigned, states in his final report
that current production exceeds expecta-
tions and the bituminous coal supply is con-
sidered good, with no likelihood of short
age unless weather conditions interfere with
the nations transportation facilities. The
measures adopted by the government after
the coal strike to prevent suffering through
out the country seem to have been effective.
The press does not report any serious short
age, except among anthracite consumers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
A SATISFACTORY YEAR

Statistics and other industrial data in to-
days news columns more than justify a
feeling of satisfaction over the develop
ment and attainments of the past year.
Practically everything that has occurred IS
of permanent nature. The process of re-
coyery was so gradual that few mistakes
have been made and the lessons of sobriety
painfully driven home in the deflation Pc
Rod have acted as a brake on any inclina-
ton that there might otherwise have been
to take quick advantage Of an opportunity
to start another period of initiation.
Among the outstanding industrial devel-
opments have been the building Of mills that
will double the states cement production,
large additions to finishing steel mills, the
building of mills for the manufacture of
, additional finished products, and extension
of the steel fabricating, the by-product and
>the cast iron pipe industries. The record
year in banking, the new high records in
building operations and in manufacturing
lines made by factory after factory attest
the widening of Birmingham trade territory.
the larger volume of business done here and
the growth Of Birmingham as a home CEN
ter, where church and school arise stimuli
taneously with homes and business houses
e Viewing the state as a whole, there is
satisfaction over the increased values Of
k=sm production this year and greater