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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12
AMERICAN LEGION
WEEKLY LETTER

nam of the Navy, is in the habit bic s
pulling loaded freight cars with his
teeth and cracking railroad pipes be-
tween his thumb and forefinger When
he entered State headquarters of the
American Legion, he offered to lift
desks and things with one hand, bic
wanted to tear up raditors By their
roots, he wanted to bash in the front
of iron safes.
He was out of job, and his energy,
with no outlet, was becoming terrific.
The Legion succeeded il placing him
opening and closing doors in club.
A national archives building in
which would be assembled all the re-
cords Of the World War is the aim Of
the American Legion's committee on
memorials. A bronze tablet erected
to q comrade who gives his ffe Sin
line of duty, z upholding law and order,
is further recommendation OF the com
mittee.
Government nurses viii not rank
with ascrub maids" If q protest 80 the
Senate made by John Thomas Taylor,
of the Legislative committee OF the
American Legion, bears fruit Tay-
lor objects strenuoussy 90 the section
of the pending reclassifcafion bill
which he says twill tend 70 lowek the
nursing profession In the eyes ef We
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American Legion posts In Greater
New York, at the request Of the Board
of Education. This furthers the
Americanization campaign already
under way.
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All that the Veterans Bureau has
accomplished in disqualification and re-
wrecked II mencal reserve oInes.s ,: 80
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

The sunny south appeals to jobless
ex-service men, according to statistics
of the American Legion employment
bureau at Birmingham, Ala, which re-
Gently registered 145 men from all
parts Of the country and only los res
idents of Birmingham.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

All that the Veterans Bureau has
accomplished in disqualification and re-
Mobilization of ex-soldiers viii be
wrecked if medical reserve officers are
placed on civilian status, according
to John Thomas Taylor, vice president
of the American Legion's Legislative
committee, who is protesting the re-
cornmendation Of the Bureau OF Effi-
cheney. sBehold the recommendation
is an attempt to make the treatment
of the disabled man a football OF poll
tics" Taylor declares.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

A thousand dollars, farm experience
and an agreeable wife are the requi-
sites of an applicant for . traet On the
state soldier land settlement project,
The applicants wife must signify her
willingness to take mp rustic pursuits,
according 20 an announcement from
American Legion headquarters. Ms
is designed 10 preclude unsuccessful
experiments.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

aArmy discip7ine''is not imposed up
IN sick and wounded ex-soldiers under
Government treatment, G. 3. Forbes
director of the Veterans Bureau. han
informed the American Legion. A
disabled soldier is not A.W.O.L. meTe-
ly because lie leaves Government
hospital without consent of physicians
His only penalty is that he must foot
his own transportation bin Il he wishes
to return. s,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

Loans, without security and at 9.
low rate OF interest, win be provided
for sick and wounded ex-serviee men
by a big rotating fund, plans for which
are being worked out at national head
quarters of American Legion. Ex-
soldiers who do not need the ready
cash from Government compensation
would contribute their bonus to the
fund. + &. -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

English and civics win be taught at
American Legion posts In Greater
New York, at the request Of the Board
of Education. This furthers the
Americanization campaign already
under way. Il,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12

All states are planning exhibits IN
connection with the conferences q
American Legion officials t0 be held
&c national headquarters January j
and 30. The conference viii b attend-
ed bv General PershinR, Secretary
Denby, and representative Of Presi-
dent Harding n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-12
$1.OO certificates )
zoo certificates
&. 90 certificates 5

Larger denominations were il cir
culation much longer time. These
figures indicate relatively the amount
Of circulation for each denomination.
Treasurer Burke likewise called at
tention TO the fact that SO notes are
too large for general circulation to
meet the needs Of the people in daily
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
RISINExS AND FARMS

John K. Barnes in the Worlds Work
 Should the United States Steel corr poratlon, instead of paying dividends in cash. distribute among it's hundred thousand stockholders all the pro- ducts that it manufacturers, how great would be the chaos in the steel industry, one stockhoider might re- ceive a carload of steel rails. another might get one or two still others only part of one rail, and so on with all the products of the corporation. What would happen? These people would all want to convert their "divi- dends" into cash or into something that they could make use of. Only few of them would be In touch with users of steel products. A group of speculative middlemen would enter the field. They would go to these. stockholders and say, We will take your rails and other things, but we cannot pay you much for them for we do not know whether We can sell them. We may get stuck with them" These same middlemen would go to the railroads and other users of steel and say te them, We will get you the steel you need, but it is difficult to gather it together and we will have to charge you a good price for it.
 How absurd 1t would be for the steel corporation tt: distribute it's pro- ducts that way. Yet that is the sys- tenn employed in marketing a good part of 5000, ,oo0. 900 worth of farm products in this country annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
ST, BARTHOLOMEW

From "Catherine de Medicissand St.
 Bartholomew" by Paul van Dyke,
 in Scribner's.
 To the man of our day, whether he be Catholic or Protestant, an atti- tude of complaisance toward such deed Is so abhorrent that when 1t IS taken by dead people whom he re- spects, he instinctively and hall un- consciously falls back upon denying or obscuring or overlooking the facts. When this refuge is finally taken away from him by the hard work of people to whom history means just Judgment and not apology, he Is in- -clined to believe that the religion or those who approved such manifest evil was either insincere or alto gether perverted. But in this con clusion he fails to- take account of the pressure In the direction of per yerting the moral judgment exerted by long-standing error. expressed in law and custom inherited from many generations. The degree of moral turpitude of an ancient Spartan who thrust his sickly newborn infant out into the winters storm to die. or of the Hindu noble who burned his brothers widows on the funeral pile. is not so easy a matter to esti- mate as it may seem at first sight. The man of the sixteenth century had inherited an old and very per picious doctrine. plainly taught by al. the moral authorities he regarded with reverence and definitely ex- pressed in laws. At the time of the massacre of St. Bartholomew the code of practically all European countries punished heresy with death. The only difference between them was in the definition of heresy and a great CT or less willingness to apply the laws strictly. These laws rested upon the conviction, true enough in itself, that the teaching of false doctrine was a great danger to society, and the false conclusion that. therefore. for the sake of society and for the honor of God, the offender ought to be put to death. This heresy of the duty of persecution, the most dang eous hereby that ever attached it. self to the teaching of Christ, still held sway over the minds of most men. although it's power was begin- ming to be slightly weakened-more by the pressure of facts than by the abstract arguments of the few who had yet questioned 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
THE ACTOR IMPULSE

THE ACTOR IMPULSE
 Rev. John G. Benson. D. D., In the
 Christian Herald.
 Ninety-nine steps from Broadway. my church in West Forty eighth street Is close to the heart of Amer icas greatest theatrical district. Actors flock to our weekday lunch cons. Actors children--little actors. hemselves-have school under our roof And we keep meeting people who are crazy to go on the stage and have come to New York seeking the opportunity. In the last six months we have sent home twenty six stranded girls
 But what impresses me most is the great number of people who come to New York in order to act, not on the stage. but off it-people who want to pose, to put on airs, to be studtedly artificial. and "get away from themselves" by trying to abolish their identity, or at least their individuality, and to be to all intents and purposes. somebody else, The longer I study into it, the more I am persuaded that. back of other impulses that are thinning out our villages and small towns and over populating our cities, lies frequently this actor impulse. People tell you they come here for success. or for run, or for freedom" or to escape the dull monotony of life at home. True enough, but watch. Their be- havior here reveals an additional motive. They are attracted by the city partly because it enables them to act a part.
 Daap dnmp in praffv uaarIv avery ones inner consciousness turks the actor impulse-a survival of every normal child's delight in Let's pre- tend" It Is the actor impulse that accounts for the habit some men have of singing in the bath tub. When you hear those gladsome notes, you guess exactly what is going on in the mans mind. He is being Caruso.
 At home. where every one has known you from your babyhood up. it is dangerous to indulge the actor impulse Folks guy the life out of wide and populated entirely with people who never set eyes on you before, you can act to your hearts content.
 A fellow may cut dash in a fash ionable restaurant and order the walters around with a lordly air, and no one will find out that, by way of saving up cash to finance this harmless little adventure, he has been eating in cafeterias for two weeks. No penalty attaches to hum bug and affection in the city. A girl may bob her hair and put on the Bohemian. A man may fake British accent and put on the Londoner. Everything goes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
wArER-PowER IN IRELAND

From the Scientific American.
 In the new and brighter era which has dawned for Ireland. the question Of her industrial development is cer- tam to play leading part. Ex- cept In the northern counties, which are highly industrIallzed, Ireland is essentially an agricultural country. With an unusually fertile soil and temperate climate, and under the stimulus of more favorable land laws. the Irish farmer has prospered, and the high quality of his farm products has won for him a~ready and re- munerative market.
 It is in the industrial field. how ever. that the great development or the future will be accomplished. and in this connection special interest attaches to recent report of the British Board of Trade on the water power resources of the country. It Is gratifying to learn that there are in the whole island 500,000 horse power which can be economically developed The chief sources or hydraulic energy are to be found in the rivers: and hlgh-levei lakes exist in the mountains of Wicklow, Done gai, and Kerry. which afford heads of water that it would be well worth while to develop for light, heat power. and other industrial purposes. There Is an abundance of tidal power, since the rise and fall around tho Irish coast Is considerable; but no use has been made of this type or energy on any extended scale, anu in this direction will have to wait upon demonstrations In countries that are better prepareo for large expenditures of capital for exnerimental work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
Ray D. Que Family Hears
 Unique MagnaUox Medley

scripture reading" Both men are groggy and McNoot lands five ups percuts on his opponents awning" ...."the final results are". Host and any reports on this car will be appreciated" ."As 1t is now"... Three o'clock In the morning.. I've will relay the Arlington g o'clock time signal" I've take great pleasure in introducing to our un-' seen audience Mir. Biuelaw. who will speak few hours, representing the Anti-Dance league, Ladies and gen. tlemen" the next number by the Jelly Jazz Hounds orchestra will be Nobody Led.'". The market re- ports as given us by the". ."wom- ans Aid Society of this city' ...." "are as follows: Shelby county one still was captured this afternoon after . hard battle between. The min isters of this city.". 'The next number of our program will be g solo sung by Ina Cat. ...." "Dah Dee dah dee. dah dee dah dee dee. dah dee dee, dee. dah dee dee. dee.".... "Ths Milwaukee station will now present vocal solo. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes.". "Glory, Glory. Hallelujahi". .."As the pro- rcSSOF ID now golnS " tuaho q SpceSh over this station" We will sign off.. Good night"
 The rest of the family gave sigh of relief when Mrs. Owe decided to stop. It was. indeed. 6 nerve racking Job to stay in the room with this going on.
 As soon as the chair was vacant where the operator or operatoress sat MT. Owe took possession, but couldn't do much better when 1t came to tuning them in.
 MT. Owe seems to think that Rays set is not as good as It should be- Every night when Mir. Owe comes home he has some tale to tell about talking to some fellow who can tune in a station and just go off and leave the set all the rest of the evening and the station will stay in perfectly MT. Owe evidently has not gotten on to the rule concerning radio tafes.' We have already told about this type of story, but haven't given the rule to follow.
 whenever talking to a radio bug. believe nothing you hear ana halI of what you sec" If this is followed it will come very near revealing the truth. A minor point is never quote A radio bug. They are usually mental iy sound, but this is one Of thelr peculiar characteristics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
RIDE FOR s1 A WEEK

From The Nation's Business.
 Pay dollar week and ride all you want"
 That sounds like an impossible sort of an invitation to come from a street railway company. yet in cities scattered all over the country it is being extended and with apparent profit to the companies.
 The weekly pass is one of the weapons in the commercial war that goes on in dozens of communities between the old. established street car line and It's Eewer rivals, the bus and the jitney.
 The most recent user of the pass system Is the Chicago elevated rail- way system, but 1t has had it's real tests in smaller communities. The idea was first put into effect in Ra- cine. Wis. where the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company runs the street car system and where the cash fare was cents or tickets for 35 cents. There the weekly pass system has-been in use for more than two years.
 The plan is simple in execution On fixed days a pass can be bought at company stations. It entities the bearer to ride fir pm say. Saturday midnight to Saturday midnight, on any of the compaay's lines. There is no effort to make 1t non- trans ferable. If Mir. Smith rides down to the office on 1t, his clerk may ride home to luncheon on the same ticket; If a company has five messengers of whom hut three are ordinarily ouf af one time. the company may buy three passes and dole them out to mes- sengers as needed. Tn eman with the pass need not bother about trans fers. He shows his pass to tho con ductor of the connecting car and all is we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05

This because of the fact that there Is water at a depth of five feet in the field where the station Is To- cated. The area covered by the water is, roughly, four acres, and this Is the extent of the effective ground.
 A great deal of rivalry has already shown itself in the preparations that are being made in this country py the amateurs anxious to De the ITS. to receive British amateur sta- ton. and there is every reason to believe that prizes will be awarded to the first that is successful in re- ceiving a complete message from the Manchester station. The American Raido Relay League has practically completed It's plans for the system developed by the league.
 The tests this year commence on December 12 and the first ten days will be confined to transmitting ap- paratus of amateurs on this side or the Atlantic. Those successful in getting across to the British receiv- ing amateurs will be used to trans init the results of reception here from the Manchester station.
 While the exact times of the trans mission from Manchester have not yet been arranged, any raido ran who has a knowledge of the conti- mental code will be able to take part in the tests. The complete details of all arrangements will be published as soon as they have been compieteu'
 Should the tests be completely suc- cessful trans-atlantic system may be developed similar in scope to the transcontinental system now Tn daily use under the auspices Of the American Raido Relay league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05

Ray D. Owes dog, Eide Owe. says, You can always tell when 8 bulb is going to burn out, because the filament gets cold just afterwards" l"
 Last Sunday we promised to tell you what came out of the MagnavoX. when Mrs. Owe was tuning or may We are sticking to our primise all- right, but before we start quoting the loud speaker we had better give you just a little explanation. As some of you know, the Owe family had a loud speaker for & few days and one night the only female in the family got Ray to let her tune. She is one of the kind that doesn't like to stick to one station but minute. She wants to hear them all. Con- sequcntly the room was filled with the quiet atmosphere of a sermon one minute and the lively atmos- phere of Jazz orchestra the next. She would change from a bedtime story in Denver to a Spanish talk in Cuba.
 In between times when there was nobody in particular tuned in the old friend static would give an imita- ton of freight train wreck. Then after,a few numbers from few stR- tions the bulb would give us an ex- cellent imitation of a cat fight. Mrs. Owe was having the time of her life but this could not be said about any one else hearing 1t Ray and Mfr. Owe call all the different things that come in when she Is tuning, 'Raido Hash, Well, here Is something like that what we heard from all the stations. Remember every word Is from & different station.
 This Is radio wWJ, the broad casting station of Robinson Crusoe and hls good man Friday" ... ."The first selection on the pro- gram of the Fort Worth Star Tele- gram. .. located at Cincinnati. O." ... will be vocal solo. played by Paul Whitman and his orchestra" Now the radiophone station of the Sweeney school Of "Chiroprac- tic". Jefferson City, Mo. will en- certain the little ones with the bed- time story. Now all you little boys and all you little girls, too, to- night we are going to tell you about" "Senoras caballeros. Fatima dietes melachrino portina remases La Entrado nurica. Este es Habana, Cuba. Absolutely. Mir. Calla- gher, positively MT. Shean." The whole congregation will please stano and join in singing Hymn No. 294' kiss Mamma, Kiss Papa" ret us all be seated and I will read the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
First Aid For Radio Fans

reading the last question and answer in this column Sunday, October !. This question and anwer are headed Using a Loop on Crystal" and your answer implies that reception with tuned loop and crystal combination Is limited to a few blocks. While a coil aerial or loop will not bring In as much radiation energy as even n small antenna and while any prop erly working tube is more sensitive than the best crystal, you have set the distance limit too low. For ex- ample, see Radio News for Septems Der, 1922, Page 432. describing broad- casting in Paris:
 and it is possible within ml radius of about six miles 10 recefvea concert on an indoor loop with a crystal detector."
 At our house (which Is two miie4 from WGY) an aerial coll with tun- ing condenser. crystal and phones. Ia regularly used by different msmbsr8 of the family 10 hear the coneertss bedtime stories. etc.
 On several occasions this loop haM been taken outside the city 1n the middle of the day In an open ffeid'l five miles west of the towers stock quotations were taken down. On twosl other occasions in the evening. out-S side of the oity toward the easts music was heard and announcementR were understod at distances of six and seven miles.
 Young children have no dlfficulkys in setting up the coil and tuning att the house but at distance of fiveS or six miles considerable care iua alignment, tuning and crystal settfn gsl Is needed, and the test should be1 made in a quiet place.-J. B. T.
 A. Many thanks for your very in- { teresting letter. It Is very difficults to give advice on radio reception with regard to distance, because so many { variable factors have to be taken I into consideration. First of all, there l is the power used at the transmitting l station; second, the construction and efficiency of the receiving set. and. 4 third. the locality. Consequently the 4 policy that I have adopted Is to takaa an average value in giving advice.1 leaning little toward the conssrva~ tive side in estimating rather than the radical side.
 In some localities 1t will be possi~ ble to receive very much greater dis- tances than in others. and the pleas ure of being able to exceed the avef- age is more enjoyable than merely coming up to what Is generally cons 1 ceded to be normal range by those [ who are too optimistic with regard tO distances.
 After all. think you will agree with me that the conservative policy | Is the best in these -ays of rapidly [ constructed apparatus. in which very little care Is paid to detail. I am al- ways glad. however, to get letters showing that exceptional distances have been covered In unusual cases