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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
MUSSOLINI IS LIKE NAPOLEON, PEOPLE SAY

ROME, Dec. 2S.-"Napoleon the Fourth" is the title by which Benito Mussolini. the young premier of Italy, is fast becoming known locally. owing to his resemblance to Bona parte in personal appearance. and in his daily intercourse with his Yisi- tors and lieutenants.
 Six representatives of the press, after speaking with Mussolini for over an hour the other night, were evenly divided as to whether this Napoleonic attitude of the Fascist leader was natural, or merely pose.
 Mussolini snapped back his answers In short. incisive. sentences. Many times his right hand wandered into his waistcoat across his chest, and with his clean-shaven face of a some- what sallow hue and short but stocky statue, he presented picture not un- like that of the first Napoleon after he placed himself upon the throne of France.
 Passing through the lobby of the hotel on his way to the ministry of the interior after the interview. Mus sClini caught sight of Deputy Lam franconi awaiting him. Lanfranconi is the possessor of a short, black beard, and Mussolini playfully reached up and pulled at the whiskers for a few seconds. just as Napoleon used to do with his old grenadiers.
 Fascist soldiers have sort Of adoration for their leaders, and this resemblance to Napoleon seems to make a great impression on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
SKI STARTS LEGAL
 PROCEED INGS IN ROW WITHH BOARD


 PARIS, Dec. 23.-Battllng Ski, for mer European heavyweight champ lon. has started legal proceedings against the French boxing federation. which recently deprived him of the title he won from Georges Carpen- tier and suspended him for nine months, upon charges of various es- capades brought against him by French sportsmen.
 A summons has been served on Paul Rosseau. president of the fed eration. directing him 10 produce with ing three days the records upon which Ski was disqualified. The document maintains that the fedora tion is without jurisdiction in any ex- cept purely boxing matters and that the disqualification was based upon alleged conduct not relating to box ing.
 The federation's decree was illegal Tn any case, Ski contends, because he was not allowed to give his testi- mony and the decision was never legally served upon him,
 James Ward, who has been an um- pire in the Central league for a cou-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
MEMORIAL LAMP HUNG
 TO HONOR RELATIVES

PAPEETE. THITIA, Dec. 2s.-A curious custom exists among the natives of the island of Raiatea (the chief island of the Leeward group of the Society islands) to preserve the memory of deceased relatives. In the large church at Uturoa. the prin- cipal settlement on that island, will be seen Q great number of brass hanging lamps hanging from brack1 cts all about the building. Each of these has been presented by some native family in memory of some be- loved member of the clan who died. and they constitute a memorial such as bronze tablet or stained glass window would represent in European countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
BLUES NEXT CAME. COMES SATURDAY,
 WITH UNION FIVE.
Coach ErWin'S Men Faced by Unusually Hard Schedule
 This Season

Coach Ervin's Blues of the B. A. c. face a week of practice, despite the holiday time of the year. Union uni- vetsity of Jackson, Tenn, comes to Birmingham Saturday night for a game with the club basketeers, and the B. A. c. coach will give his men little rest between now and the Union game.
 Union university sent football team to Birmingham in the fall and surprised everyone. including the Bulldogs, by winning frem the How ard college eleven, q to z. Coach Err win stated yesterday that he does not intend tC let the Tennesseans throw as big a bomb into the local basket ball world as they did into the foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
FLORIDA MAN KILLED BY DEPUTY SHERIFF

BLOUNTSTOWN. Fla, Dec. 23.-- As a sequel to q pre-holiday celebra- tion w. P. Fields, well-known law yer lnsthis section, is dead today fol- lowing his attempt to resist Chief Deputy Sheriff R. L. Gamer, who ac- cording to witnesses, tried to take him home. Witnesses said Fields was in an intoxicated condition.
 Fields. it Is said. while under the influence of liquor, secured a gun and fired indiscriminately, frightening pedestrians.
 Sheriff Gamer attempted to take Fields home and to wrest the gun away from him. The latter became enraged and attempted to shoot Gainer. The deputy. it is said. fin de- fense of himself, fired at Fields, hit- ting him. He died shortly afterwards. He leaves widow and several chill dren.
 The coroner's jury exonerated Gainer for the act, stating he fired in self defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

central, Ensley and Woodlawn-w them will be decided the 1922-23 ca
 Bill Leighton, chairman of the bas- ketball committee at the Birmingham Athletic club, announced yesterday that arrangements had been com pleted with Homer L. Thomas direc tor of athletics for tho Birmingham schools, whereby the three high school teams will work out a sched- ule of six games, each team playing it's two rivals twice. The team which has the highest percentage of games won at the end of the series will be declared the city champion.
 Birmingham Athletic club officials will award a silver loving cup to the team winning the city title this season, with individual medals for the members of the winning team. The trophies will be the permanent property of their winners at the end of the season.
 DoubIe-Headers At B. A. c.
 An innovation is being tried by Birmingham Athletic club officials this season, Leighton announced Sat urday. Double-header basketball events will be the program at the Birmingham Athletic club after about January 15, Leighton stated. The first game of the evening will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
SEEKS TO DISPROVE
 EARTHQUAKE THEORY

TOXIC, Dec. 2s. - The violent earthquakes which occurred in north central Chile were plainly registered on the seIsmograph at Tokio Im- periaI university and as result Pro- lessor Omori. earthquake authority. undertakes to disprove a theory that the waves of an earthquake pass through the depth rather than the surface of the earth. Professor Omori states that the shaking continued for five hours and that travelling around the earth, passed through Japan and continued around again until record ed at the imperial university. The professor says the quake was a con tinuation of that of 1908 which caused the disaster in San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
New Baron Hurler Won Fifteen and Lost
 Nine Games in 1922

A ginnce through the internR- tional league records for last season show Birmingham seems to have secured S nifty piece of pitching timber in Plnteau Cox. purchased by the BnrOns yester- day from the Rochester, Interna- tional 1engue, club.
 While with Rochester last sea- son, Cox twirIed 24 games. He won 15 and lost Q, bedsides doing first class relief work. He went to Rochester from AlbSny, of the Eastern lengue club.
 Cox is 25 years old. and was rookie with the Detroit Tigers In 1920. He throws right handed. but bats from the portside of the plate.
 At bat last season, Cox com piled an average of .225 for 4s games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
CHINESE STUDENTS HIGH UP ON MOUNTAIN

CANTON, Dec. 2s. = One hundred and thirty Chinese students and six faculty members of the Canton Christian college have returned from a successful trip to Fei Loi noun tain, one of the highest In south China. All details of the urney were arranged and supervised by the students. who hiked to the topmost peak. As protection against ban dits. General Chen Chung Ming sent a troop of soldiers to guard the campers.
 In return for a. dinner served the students at a mountain monastery, the monks were entertained with an evening of songs and stunts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24


 ge champions.
 be between two city high scheSi championship contenders-a tItular affair in the Ensley- -Woodlawn- Cen tral race-and the final battle will be between the Birmingham Athletic Club Blues and their regularly sched- uled foes.
 These double-header will take the place of the Birmingham Athletic club basketball dances, Leighton an- nounced. For the season, there will be six high school games. with an equal number of Birmingham Ath- letic club games. after January 15.
 Recognize Student Tickets
 Birmingham Athletic club officials have agreed to recognize high school student tickets, and members of the three Birmingham high schools will be enabled to witness their teams in action at nominal cost.
 The Alabama high school cham pionship cage tournament will be staged as usual this year, it was stated yesterday. Interest over the state in the Birmingham Athletic clubs annual cage meet Is very high this season, and-i It is probable that record list of entries will be on hand to compete for the state title late in February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
NOVEL RACE IS HELD. FOR POSTMASTERSHIP.

PORTLAND, N. D.. Dec. 23.-Carl Knudson of this town, today was chosen as a candidate for local post master by a new and novel method a special election.
 There were three men seeking the job and the residents were unable to agree on anyone. Sc the town coun- cil called a special election. The names of J. c. Debell, George Enge and Knudson were placed on the bal lot. Knudson won by 21 votes.
 It was understood Representative O. B. Burtness of North Dakota would submit the winners name to President Harding for appointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
FEEDER LINES NEEDED BY ALASKA RAILROADS

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Dec. B. Feeder lines are needed by the United States government railroad in Alaska, according to General Wiles P. Rich ardson, who. as representative of Secretary of the Interior Fall, made an inspection tour of the road
 Rail spur tracks and wagon roads, according to the general, would re- suit in development of the mineral and agricultural lands that lie ad- jacent to the railroad.
 Eventually the government must adopt a colonization plan for Alaska, General Richardson said, so that the country can be settled and fully de- veloped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
JAPANESE RAILROAD IS BEING DEVEL OPED

TOXIC. Dec. 2s.-A general police extension and improvement has been adopted for the South Manchurian railway by MT. Takeji Kawamura the newly appointed president of the company. Funds for the work, he said, now are available, although the company failed to raise a loan in America.
 The so.0oo.oo0 loan repayment which falls due In December, he said, ''has been renewed and when the proposed new loan of 100000 ,O00 yen is floated the company will not re- quire any more capital this year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Bright Uniforms for Basketball Quintet

DAVENPORT, La. Dec. 2s.-color psychology has been invoked as an aid to the St. Ambrose college basketball team. A series of tests to prove that bright colored uniforms are more effective than dull ones is planned. 1t has been the idea of many football coaches that a foot ball team should be garbed in drag colors approximating as closely as possible the color of the ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Arizona Eleuen Will Meet Utah Christmas

PHOENIX, Arlz.. Dec. 2s-Uni- versfty of Arizona football team, 80 strong, arrived here yesterday for the Christmas Day game with the Utah Aggies and went through a hard practice. A light tryout will be held today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
BRAZIL TO BE GIVEN
 STATUS OF EMBASSY

TOXIC. Dec. 2s.-Japan has decided to raise her legation in Brazil to the status of an embassy, while the Brazilian legation here likewise will be raised.
 Relations between Brazil and Japan have become much closer since the conclusion of the war. Japan's trade with Brazil now approximates 5,000,- 900 yen yearly, while the increasing number of Japanese who are settling in that country makes it necessary for Japan to be well represented there dInlomatically
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Athletes Learn How to Overcome Weakness

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. 23. = Physi-therapy as an aid to the de- velopment Of athletes along partieu- lar line has been added to the ath- letic curriculum at Harvard by Will liam If. Greer, athletic director, starting five weeks ago with 16 pa tients," the class has increased until now more than 100 students are at work endeavoring to develop some particular part of the body in which a student requires greater strength in. order that his athletic prowess may reach its highest degree of per lection.
 Football players who have tried the new system have pronounced It a success. For example, a linesman may wish to increase his effective ness of his charge or backfield man may wish to increase the speed of his start. He applies to the ex perts in charge, who write a pre- scription of certain exercises and goes to work to overcome his par tlcular weakness.
 
 ple Of seasons past. will get a chance 10 show how well he can call them ha nvf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Wabash Again Wins From Vandy Quintet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 23.-The college basketball team defeated the Nashville Y. M. c. A. Ramblers to- night by score of 35 to IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
ENSLEY, CENTRAL AND
 WOODLAWN N SERIES

Bminghms high basketball championship will be a Birmingham three Magic City qunthose Central Ensy Woodlawn-wl this sees from them will be decided the 1922-23 champions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

ple Of seasons past. will get a chance 10 show how well he can call them in the American association next sea- son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Basketball Results

At Atlanta: Atlanta Athletic club 4s Baylor 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

James Ward, who has been an um- pire in the Central league for cou-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
pLUNG1NG ON POTATOES.

The present price of potatoes is disappointing
to all growers. 1t will be particularly disappoint-
ing to those who, prompted by the satisfactory re-
suits of last years crop, abandoned an orderly crop
routine in order to increase their potato acreage out
of proportion to their other crops.
1t is true that crop prices generally are %unsatis-
factory. But even in a year of low prices all around,
there is less inconvenience when there is no disturb
ance of the plans adopted to give correct balance to
the various elements which 60 to make up a farm.
Men have plunged on all sorts Of crops, A few
years ago the flax crop was the favorite for this
purpose. Since then sweet clover has had its turn,
and now it is potatoes. All these crops are excellent
in their way, and in proper proportions. Men have
made money by %plunging on them, abandoning ev-
erything else and devoting the entire labor of the
year to a single crop in the hope of a streak of luck
which would send the price of that particular crop
skyward. But the plunger is much more likely to
lose than to win, and usually he cannot afford to lose.
Diversifcation, balanced rotation, and the rails
ing of stock enough to provide another source of
revenue and another source Of fertility, may be a
little slower. but that system holds out less invita-
ton to disaster, and is more likely to yield perma-
nently desirable results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14

Now that the Minnesota state fair is over the
Minneapolis Journal thinks the time opportune to
PROFOUND the following questions:
Is it right or necessary for all institution
enjoying the appropriations and protection of
the state of Minnesota to hire a sixteen-year-
old girl to risk her life daily by hanging by the
teeth from an airplane?
Is it right or necessary for such an institu-
ton to grant concessions for the sale of nos
trums which no self-respecting newspaper
would permit to advertise in its columns?
Is it right or necessary for such an institu-
ton to sell other concessions of highly ques-,
tionable character, such as one victimizing the
unwary by telling their fortunes under the guise
of "phrenologyp
In regard to the first question it is clear that
the management of an enterprise conducted under
the auspices of the state is going quite outside of its
proper functions when it sponsors feats and stunts
which have as their only recommendation the risk
of death to the performer. 1t is conceded that near
" all acrobatic feats are attended with a certain
amount of risk. But with most of them training
and skill have reduced the risk to the minimum, and
the feature of the performance is not the risk to life
or limb, but the combination of grace, ~dexterity and
SO forth which makes them attractive and really
worth while. That does not apply to such stunts
as that described by The Journal.
On the second point it is clear that not only, has
a fair management no right to permit the sale on its
grounds of articles and preparations which are il
legalEWhich goes without saylng-but that 1T is
committing an, offense if it permits the sale of prep
%arations which are obviously fakes, and which may
prove injurious.
We should favor a little more latitude than The
journal seems willing to allow under the third head.
People go to a fair not alone for instruction, but for
fun. They find fun in the numerous devices pro-
vided to test their skill or luck, and while a very
strict Interpretation may classify tossing rings for
dolls as gambling, there is probably very little harm
resulting from it so long as no opportunity is pro-
vided for the winner to turn his winnings into cash.
Fortune telling is a fake. Most people recognize it
rs such. If it is well done it can be made an anus
ing fake, and people are willing to pay, not for the
light shed on the future, but for the amusement
which they get oufof it,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
POWER POSSIBILITIES.

Professor Chandler, of the engineering depart
ment Of the University of North Dakota, lists as the
two chief reasons why the development Of power by
damming the Red river is impracticable the fact
that the Red river has no water, and the other that
it has no fall. He adds the othe. and relatively
minor election that when there is water in the river
it is likely to be on both sides OF a dam; and thus
will drown a power plant out.
That would seem to dispose Of the power
scheme. But it does not touch the other features
involved in the damming of the stream, sanitary i'm
provement, insurance of a reliable water supply,
rendering the appearance of the stream more attrac-
tive, and checking the sliding of the banks.
All of these things are important, and all merit
attention. If we concentrate on them we should get
results. 80. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14

which endorsed the exposition, also
provided that the president might in
vite foreign nations to attend.
c. Is the bite or sting of the stone
fly dangerous? w. V. E.
A. The department of agriculture
says that it is absolutely harmless.
@. How many automobiles are
stolen and how many recovered ?
A. H. ~,
h A. In 1920 therawere '30,O46 cars
stolen and 21,273 recovered. In 1921
1854 stolen and 26,517 recovered.
The, percentage of uncovered cars
rose from 20 per cent to 40 per cent.
G.. Why is isinglass SO called? Q.
the German hausenblas, the name for
sturgeon. 1singlass Is made from the
bladder of the sturgeon. Z
@. How did islands happen to be
called that? H. 7. P.
A.. This Is an Anglo Saxon word
of which the derivation is not clear.
Probably it followed the custom OBJ
served in saying headland, neck of
land, tongue of land, brow of a hill,
mouth Of a river, back or foot of a
hill and arm of the sea. Its resem-
blance to- an eye led 1t to be called
In island. This probably resulted
from confusion with the French word
isle. q J 81
@. How much anthracite coal was
being mined at this time last year?
A. W.. Med. II
A. For the week ending August II.
there were only $4,000 net tons. while
in the corresponding week last year
the output was %1,772,O00 tons.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
"EAT POT LICKER!"

Every law, sooner or later, contains
a section defining the subject. Scien-
tifc articles frequently begin with a
definition. This article lis neither a
law nor a scientific article, but it is
going to start with a definition.
One way of cooking vegetables is to
put them in a pot, cover well with
water. drop in a piece of fat meat. add
some salt and proceed to boil. When
the cooking ie over some folks take
the pot over to the sink adjust q
IL u into the sink, and then serve
the vegetables .
Lucky sink!s Or, perhaps better,
unlucky folks! :
That liquor that went through the
colander and down the sink was
pot Ticker"
1t contained most Of the salts, con-
siderable of the vitamines, much of
the flavor, some of the nutriment,
and much of the fat contained in the
ingredients as they were put into the
pot. .
And then, besides, it tastes good.
The United States government has
made many studies to determine how
much of the food values are lost in
cooking; how much with one cook
ing as compared with another: with
one kind of food as compared with.
another. This information is issued
in the form of bulletins. am sure
various states and some schools 81
domestic science have done the same
thing.
Cooking sterilizes foods. 1t con-
verts some indigestible portions, into
dlgestibie material. 1t increases the
On y1nr SNS n ~ q . - 10 i--1-#..- HgTE
1t costs time and money and n
steals some of the food values. So
much is against 1t.
Why do not these g6od people spare
themselves all the trouble and ex-
pense of experimenting and printing
bulletins dealing with the loss Of FOND
values In cooking?
The simple way Is to adopts this
slogans Eat Pot Lcker."
That 1t was good for folks, all we
plain people have known for q, long
time. We saw that thes children who
ate pot Hclser' were fat and rosy
checked. They grew fast and thew
kept we'll. Their strong, white teeth
showed between rosy lips. w knew
Y wal. 30, but we, didn't know why.
Now come the scientists and saw:
Sure. It's 20. Much of the iron "a in
the SPOT ticker. Likewise the 1%cai.
cium and the phosphorus,
Along Cpmes another scientist and
says: Sure, it's MOI MaRy5ofS tbs
yitamtnes are insthe not Iickers.n 4
And then there are the fata, ths
ltarchss. and the proteids, ana all Go
Maybe ! Boston they never heard
Of pot Ticker a. such. Maybe For
sythe, who left the money Tor Sthe
dentsh sdispensary never heard 3
pot ~ such. but hers coinss
DR., Cohen, d OF the atfennants n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
BONDS
ARE INCREASING

Notwithstanding to Mr.. Kumura-
vice president Of the Bank of Japan,l
bonds. in possession of the Bank Of
Japan. have registered a striking in
crease in amount during the past'Tew
years. This is charged by the public
as indirectly responsible for the inf1a-
ton Of currency, and therefore the
abnormal level of price. Authorities
of the Bank of Japan, however, see
no just cause for such complaints, the
marked increase being chiefly in the
amount of foreign loans in the banks
possession and not the domestic
bonds upon which depends the
amount of the convertible notes to be
issued.
During the past few years, the do
nestle bonds owned by the bank in
creased by forty million yen, whereas
the foreign loans owned by theSbank'
have grown by 10000. 900 yenNdur-'
ing the same period. This phenomenal
increase is, according to Mr.. kimura.
due to the fact that all foreign bonds
which had been regarded as specie re-
serves abroad have been included in
the loan bond account since the re-
turn of peace in view of the striking
growth of specie reserves abroad
since the outbreak of the late war.
QUESTION. V
''The poets corner"
Huh? Has somebody g!ottensup a
corner in poets?" & 4