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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
Build Bridge
in Ten Days

a LII bridge construction records.
~ are.said !: to have been broken

a LII bridge construction records:
"a arc said to have been broken
by the replacement Of the.
Point of Pines bridge over the saugus
river, between Lynn and Revere,
Mass. early ]ast July. The new
bridge, a wooden structure 400 feet
long and 33 feet wide, was put up iii
ten days and cost $4,000. Counting
the clearing away Of burnt parts be-
fore reconstruction could begin, the
wholes job took extcatly Is days. one
hour and 2Ominutes. q
An account Of this feat published in
the. Scientific American says:
On the morning Of July 4$steam der
ricks appeared at the bridge and work
started tearing off the damaged deck
and weakened ppiles. Three days later
new construction began. Is,
a STORMS and heart breaking obstacles
in~tcrfered from the start. At FIRST it
looked like a months Job. Flood
lights were put up and the work drove
ahead night andsday. AS days. passed
tho outlook grew brighter.
by July.s12 all the caps except on
six splice joints at the Lynn end Of
the bridge were in position. On the
14th it was possible to cross the
bridge on the loose planking while the
cross -bracing went ahead swiftly.
When the Job of laying the wearine
SURFACE of two-fnchS spruce pfanks be
gan, the. workmen wero sure that saw
ing4woyld take ten days to two weeks
An ind vidGally motor-driven circulal
saw table With mitering arrangement
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02


The, United States government has
renewed its lease of the famous
wind tunnel" constructed by the
Boston Institute Of Technology during
the war. This device, which was a
carefully guarded secret during The
war, was the invention of an army
officer and played an important part
in safeguarding the lives OF United
States aviators. 1t is now to be used
in evolving similar safeguards for I'm
Gle Sans flyers as new airplanes are
buili.
The tunnel is a box-like affair SO
feet in length and 16 feet square in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02

In view OF the extraordinary re-
sourcef,ulness Of the Germans, it is not
beyondlth the bounds of possibility that:
this explosion was planned in order.
to conceal some constructions from
The representatives of the enemy ma
tions now iii possession of the terri
tory, and that the action took place
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02

them. The air offers an unlimited
supply of nitrogen, and several pro
cesses are now known for converting
it into ammonia and nitric acid. OF
these tho Habcr process seems to be
the best, but its operation requires
very high technical skill and involves
peril. Furthc: research will. however.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
tcousr.sy Pn,LADrlrHlA REeou,)

be likely to solve these problems and
bring the process within the list of
simple and safe chemical operations.
The Muscle Shoals plant established
by the United States during the war
wa intended for use of the Haber
process. and was brought into limited
operation. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be fully developed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02

prematurely, and was far more violent
than was anticipated. Yet this is not
probable. '
The fixation of the nitrogen of the
atmosphere is a necessity for modern
civilization. The Chile deposits are
regarded as not far from exhaustion,
and. SO far as now known, there arc
no other sources that will substitute
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO
oppuB ownU Is 1914 There Might lave BeenNo War From Lak By eEman to Make
fan aan s alasasa q hn a n@sm n5P Rsr,a & d IN a ~ aa9e1 ee Saa + : Heah
>HdE world has been SO over
whelmed Of late years with

AHE world has been SO over.
whelmed Of late SyearsSwfth
81 gruesome events, that the: re-
cent explosion at .Oppau has probably
: excited less horror than It should. The
details as to the number Of killed and
wounded are not yet exactly known,
nor is the cause of the explosion
definitely determined. 1t is probable.
indeed, that the exact Cause will never
be made public, for. even ifNits should
be ascertained. the German experts
will not be likely to take the sworlds
into their confidence.
The particular purpose Of the oppau
plant was one Of the most important
indeed, IT may be said the most impor-
tant-of the German war industries,
I and great secrecy was maintained in
Y regard to Il. It seems to be establish
1 ed that, HFGermany had not had at
\ command = satisfactory method Of OBJ
tanning the chemicals from which to
manufacture high explosives and
chemical fertilizers, the war would
have closed in less than a year, for
the only other source Of these ma
terials is the Chile nitrate. the supply
I OF which would have been completely
cut OF by the British blockade.
One OF the. Largest.
The oppau plant was operated by
the Baden ,Anilin and Soda Factory,
often designated the Basf, one of the
largest: plants in the world, n,anufac-
turing a great variety Of chemicals.
The portion in which. the explosion
\ occurred was for the manufacture OF
ammonia, with subsequent conversion
Of some OF this into nitric acid. The
raw materials are air and water so
that no blockade can obstruct the sup
ply Of them. A German chemist named
: Haber was the principal in the de-
velopment OF sthe practical features Of
the method. He has lately. received q
Nobel prize for his work in this direc-
tion,
J Many of the details OF the method, a.
operated at oppau, are closely kept
secrets, but it is known that the main
features are the mixing Of nitrogen
and hydrogen gases under high pres
sure-zabout 5000 pounds to- the
square inch--and under high. tempera-
ture. Ever. in these conditions, the
chemical action can. not be brought
about without the presence of = third
substance, which is not, used up in
the action, but. which acts by its pres.
ence.
y Such actions are now we'll known in
chemistry, and the third substances
are called ."catalysts." In the first
experiments by Haber, a very rare
substance was employed. but, later
more abundant materials were found
and it is doubtless one of the most i'm,
portant secrets Of the present opera
ton as to what the catalyst is, and how
it is, used. The very high pressures re
/, uuired make explosions likely. and til,
+, high temperatures add to this risk, be
cause they weaken the metal used TO
the construction of the pressure
tanks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02

The German chemists tried to over
come this danger Of explosion by bury
ing the. tanks in the ground, and it will
ba noticed in the picture Of the ruins
that an enormous crater, like that of
q volcano, is a conspicuous feature.
In some of the details of the process
additional liability to explosion occurs.
and hence it is not surprising that
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
Oppau, m After

such an accident happened: Modern
experiences with high explosives; and
other substances produced Under abs
normal conditions gives ample evil
dence of the uncertainty Of their ac--
tion, and their liability to tddecompoose
with the Encouragement Of very high
pressures and often poisonous prod
ucts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
Vim Tunnel Still Used
!. y y

y
section. AT one end is a fo%ur-bladcd
propeller. very similar to an airplane
propeller in appearance. which, drivea
by constant motor speed, sucks air
throughout the tunnel at ryzrate. up
to 40 miles an hour. In the center Of
the tunnel is p%lacedHthe model airplane
Or wing surface to be tested. Delicate
apparatus connected wifi the model
under test records every force and
movement, while skilled observers
note the action of sthe mechanism UNI
der varying conditions. From the
records thus secured the safety and
capacity of the airplane is determined.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
y ". u
BOTANICAL loading and un-
loading devices are an old
story now, says the Scien-

story now, says the Seien-
tic American, but here is a new angle
of this interesting work. At Oakland nd
Cal, and At. New Orleans, and doubt
less at other points which have not
come to our attention, pneumatic
handling Of bulk materials is now the
order Of the day. and these are taken
out Of the ships hold or put fl with
out being touched by hand, shovel OF
other instrument The air pipe sucks
the cargo out Of the hold, carries 1t to
the freight Garland packs it securely
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

autograph Of pr. William Fousnee.
wcll-known early resident of Rich
Among other items OF rarity In
the South are "Tro;ts Laws of south
Carolina" 1886 and the Original
Issue OF the Constitution OF South
Carolina" 1890. The catalogue gives
ac-simile of the title page or tne
Complete Collection of all the Laws
Of Virginia" London. printed by =.
j. for G0hm purvis). and are to
he sold by Tho. Mercer at the sign
."f the Half Moon. tho Corner shop
OF the Royal Exchange In Cornhlll.
The exact date OF this publication is
not known. but il believed TO have
been between 1854 and 1857. In ad-
d!t!on to the above there Will be
sold these Virginia Items: Acts of
Assembly. williamsburg. 1888. ana
1852; February session. 1852; August
session, 1884 and 1853. Abridg ed
Laws. 1859: Acts OF Assembly. 1863
and July session, l7sl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
AMERICAN ART GALLERIES
TO HOLD AUCTION SALE
Unique Collection Of Acts and
Laws Of Thirteen Original
Colonies Are Offered.
by james u. witty.

y sale tomorrow at the American
Art Galleries in New York City Is of
more than unusual interest. The
tho thirteen original Colonies owned
by Russell Benedict. justice 80 the
supreme Court of New York, covering
| the period 1871 10 1921. Will be sold
| at auction. This collection is regard
cd as the most important %: tho kind
that has ever been brought together
| hy private party. Its interest CEN
ters not alone in the legal sphere.
but also around the historical events
uf tn" most fascinating pcrio,N in
American history.
In "a f"row"rd To this catalogue. Mr.
benedict states: The Honorable
Nicholas Tr"tt. chief Justice "f south
Carolina. formed about lTlt. the first
collection Of american colonial stat
u;ory lax. Ills books are DESERT bed
in tho rrcface of his work ON Ecclc-
siastical Laws by comparison with
;hr well known collection made by
Charles X. liilhcburn for CharlcmanEc
Towncr. and now in the pennsylva-
mia Historical SoCicty's library In
rhila delphia, the first collection seems
| rather upeaeTe. AS time goes on col
lcctions of che original issues OF
NpEkS OF this character bCCpmo more
and more difficult; TO form on ac-
count or the relatively small number
OF copies of any particular book that
was issued For example. the col
lections of the seasonal issues in all
the public libraries taken together
do not comprise complete original
! run or set Of New York colonial
statutes"
Tho Virginia items number TWEEN
ty-two. OF which only eight arc listco
In the Virginia catalogues of either
clayton florence" or "Swcm" and
that same number are likewise to be
found in Richmond libraries. There
arc four Virginia items OF which on
other copies of tho books arc known.
The rarcSt Of these IL the Grant of
tho Northern Neck In Virginia to Lord
Culpcppcr." London l6T4-l6Si. in TO-
ltio form. This is the original grant
Issued by Kin; James. H.. to Loru
Culpepper for "ail the domain Of land
and water called Virginia. The sec
cnd rare item is an Act OF Assem-
bly," l7I3. Williamsburg: Printed by
William Rind: the third item: "Nir-
sinia board OF Council" 1855. signed
by Archibald Blair, and Richmond
printed
The fourth item is Virginia
Councii'' of l1SS, relating to the Vir-
ginia line in tho Continental Army.
signed beverley Randolph" and
printed by Thomas Nicholson at Rich
| mond. The other items of which the
| catalogue fails TO mention any direct
Virginia references are: October
| session, 1898 Acts. Richmond
by Augustine Davis. 1926: acts of the
| Assembly, 1924. Richmond. Printed
| ny Augustine Davis. 1894, November
session. lI?5.. Acts Richmond.
| Printed by Augustine Davis, 1855:
| Virginia Abridged Laws. 1876 ed
| mund Randolph.") Richmond. print cd
| by Augustine aDvis, 1896; Virginia,
december session. 1904 acts. Rich-
mon1: printed by Meriwcthcr Dimes.
| 1909. fihis copy has on the title the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

h" SAYS. are the two best woiks I
ovcd aid. aud thus my affection is
not little mixed with pride"
J. NJ Barrie openly declares no
child OF his brain has quito the
affection h" feels toward The Lit
ne Minister" Thomas Hardy likes
Tess Of tho D'UrbcrviIl.s," hest of
all MS children. although she, or H..
is now 80 years old. Rudyard kin
ing coni"Sscs that he has tho ten
dercst feeling for his Jungle BooksI"
and stanley Weyman AYERS that "a
Gentleman Of France" is his pc,
baby.
George Moore chooses "Es,ber
Waters" Cwritten twcn,v-six y.ars
nEo) as the favorite Of his nonk
Of some two dozen Decentralization.
hecausc, he says. "in this hook I am
myself ana nothing but MYSELF"
Marie Cor"lli divides her afcec.io,
between The Romance OF Two
worlds and 'Rarrnbas." The late,
she loves. She SAYS. because OF its
theme. and rhe former because /,
was her first novel and was Gesp,se..
and rejected by at least a dozen nuh.
fishers.
John oNcnham seems to have hocu
'ho "niy author interviewed who
,ou!"n decide which of his own
books he liked best.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

1t is pleasing to find In these days
OF peace. when stories OF war and
OF vaior. biographies. essays and per
sonal rccOllcctions, take up much
sIhc" on the shelves of public H.
hrnfics and book stores. history
hiled with up-to-datc matter, writ
ten by man native and to the
manor horn. History cannot be said
10 have been always accurately writ
ten FOR the youngsters OF late genera
fi"hS. Most historians who handled
The material Of the War Briwccu the
states. from both sides OF the ...uaon
ana Dixon line. We're unable To get
away from the natural prcjudicicg
which clung To most folks until tho
days OF III" Spanish American War.
when Wheeler. Fitzhugh Lee. Sha.tcr
and Roosevelt slept beneath the same
blankets ana marched beneath the
same flag.
with the beginning OF this century
the pr"Judiccs !nded away, aud the
Down Easter of plymouth Rock Is no
drawer an American than the John
ME Keb of Dixie. ana the puritans
and the Cavaliers ninSle as freely
hs 81 co"cy Of pnrtridgeS. All bravo
men look alike. and n hero Is a hero
whether his father fought under Lee
or Grant.
So. 1t is pleasing. Indeed, to be
stripping American and the youthful
alien who is on the road to true Uncle
Sanish patriotism, such work "a
the History OF the United States" by
John Holiday Latanc, son OF B!shop
James Alien Latane and Mary Minor
l.atane. who was horn in Stanton,
Va. April l. 1866?
The story starts in tho fifteenth
rcn;ur; and runs along IL most
Pleasing and instructive manner up
I" and including the inauguration OF
President Harding. While not going
deeply into details. * gives all neces-
sary data and Is of sufficient force
TO Instil into tho minds OF youth
and all others who are shy on his
tory. enough information tn enable
any ono to hold his own in discussion
or debate.
The volume Is fully illustrated, has
"A number Of maps, carries the Decia-
ration of Independence and the Con-
stitution with all tho amendments
and Is not only a valuable document
as history OF this country. but is
an Interesting narrative OF the birth
and growth OF the United States.
The author is noted educator and
writer. He has held chairs in the
Baltimore City College, whore he
graduated Washington and Ice. San
Rafael Academy. Randolph Macon
"oman's College. head of tho depart
ncnt Of history At Johns Hopkins
Baltimore. where he liz now located
and Is author OF numerous papers on
history aLl economics.
II. I
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
"COLUMB|NE T|ME,' LOVE
TALE, FULL OF THRILLS
Story Has the Sweet Fragrance
and Freshness Of Wild
Flowers.

CoLUMBINE TIME. BY VIII 1r-
WIN. Tho Stratford Co. Boston Mass.
No better title could have been
chosen for tho story. "Columbine
Time" by viii Irwin. and published
ny the Stratford Co. of Boston. The
story has the sweet fragrance. and
freshness of wild flowers. Tho
heroine. Nellie. comes TO us as n
blessing and n sweet relief. in these
days of the novel about short haired,
short-skirtcd. world-wisc "happers."
The plot isn't complicated affair.
there isn't any problem" to be
solved. Two people fall in love. and
from the descriptions OF the young
people. nobody could blame either
one of them. There isn't even any
villain In the piece" but there Is
thrill apicnty The reader comes to
know the characters to feel what they
feel. and to fear what they fear: 10
he 50 carried away. at the inevitable
happy ending-which has. by the
way. a little twist all it's own-that
h" could shout with JOY In ;hc end.
The story IS set in tho DAYS when
the West was young. and the rush for
gold brought many types OF men to-
Ecthcr in the mining camps"
Altogether "Columbine Time" Is \
most entertaining. interesting and in
triguing tale, told in VIII Twins
best vein. 1t is worth reading.
w. T.. w.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
BELATED WAR STORY
PROVES INTERESTING
The House on Charles street, Pub-
Nishcd Snnonymou-iy. Hns Tn
usual End.

THE HOUSE on CHARLES STREET.
Author Unnamed. Publisher. DUFF
field &c Co, y. Y.
The House on Charles street. pub
lishcd anonymously. by Duiiield 6 Co.
New York. Is a bclatcd war story.
However. II IS no less interesting. for
all that. II has one unusual quality.
in that the author leaves the love-
story unfinished. Anything could
happen. You have. as the saying
goes. paid your money and you may
take your choice. You may marry
the cir! TO either man, or neither.
Apart from the lovc-story, which Is
very secondary matter. there is Il
cieverly drawn picture Of political
ENGLAND. The story Is not p war
story of shot and she'll II is tale
OF politics and politicians. What
with Margot Aspuith. and the author
nf the Mirrors" books. We could wish
that the House on Charles Street
had come to us a little earlier, before
we know so much about the great
ones. so intimately. Greatness has
become so commonplace!
From tho style OF the writing. tho
hook would seem To have been writ
ton Ivy an American. However. YOU
never can tell. 1t is interesting. and
wclltold. w. T.. w.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
NEW LAMP BURNS
$40 AIR
Beats Electric or Gas

a new oil lamp that gives an
amazingly brilliant. soft, white light.
even better than gas or electricity,
has been tested by the Il. s. Govern
mont and IS leading universities and
found to be superior 10 10 ordinary
oil lamps. 1t burns without odor.
smoke or noise-no pumping up, Is
simple. clean. safe. Burns 94Ts air
and 6 20 common Kerosene (coal-otD.
The inventor. V. &. Johnson. II
Washington Pl., New York, Is offering
to send lamp on 10 days FREE
trial. or even TO give ono FREE to
the first user in each locality who
will help him introduce II. Writo
him today for full particulars. Also
ask him TO explain how you can get
the agency, and without experience
or money make $3.50 to $500 per
,nOpth-Alv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
TELL OF FAVORITES
AMONG THEIR CHILDREN
Popular Novelist Has Many Pets, but There Is Always One
Nearer His Heart Than Any Other Although He
May Be Reluctant % Admit It,

TIC popular novelist has many
children OF his brain, hut there IS
Almost always ono nearer 10 his
heart than any other. although he
may he reluctant to admit IT." So
says London Tit-Bits, AMI then pro-
ctedS To interview a number OF
authors on the subject. with the fol-
loving results:
Conan DOYLE makes NO socrct n.
MS pet child tborn about thirty years
aRo) declaring i, TO he The White
COMPANY" which. he says. cost him
more labor than any other three of
ms stories. Il read hundred and
fifty volumes before I wrote tho FRS,
word Of IT," says the author. land
when tn" story was finished fol;
as d"so!ate as If had lost my hes,
friend"
Rider HaCEard has tho warmcst
rIace in his heart Tor his corlicr
paintings. especially Erie bright,
eyes and NADIA. the Lily" which.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

or "Filipinizing" the islands govern
hent was put into effect
The author REPORTS that tho Fiji
ninos have demonstrated rarc "a
racity for social. educational and no.
iitichi rrogress. and il evidently CON
WINGED that contrary opinions oro
most DIE TO lack OF Information. 10
conservation that is INSTRUCTED "
ciT-intcrcst. or To obscssion with Tho
imperial idea. with ali it's connotn
lions OF superior races. the white
man y burden. and the like.
re mas taken car" tn supply inst
enough Of history and cthnoIorical
matter to give the reader n hack
ground for his prcscnt-day facts
The hook has n peculiar value from
The hrst-hand nature OF the infor.
nation upon which its opinions ara
hnSed. the interesting experience
winch IT recounts. and the charming
personality which ii reflects.
Here Is an American Congressman
ddite suddenly picked out for n deli
cate and difficult governing job some
C.ono miles from his home, amidst nj
terry strange surroundings We arc
permitted to understand how Mr.
harrison felt about this: the book is
In way intimate, because 1t is so
unaffected. though il is most strili
iESly lacking in cgotism
IL VIII prove Il document of uninuo
value in the Philippine question.
which has by no means been settled
BY the Wood Forbes report: while i,
is. ms well. readable for it's mattrr
and its manner. and treasurablc for
its charm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
Has Rare Volume of
Shakcspearc's Plays

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LfNCHBCKG, VA. Feb. 25.-
stephen L. NJ. Lee. we'll known
resident OF this city. has in his
possession 4 volume of Shake
sp"arc's plays which were printed
In London. in 1850. Although more
than 20" years old the hook Is in
good condition. The binding is
ShcepS SKIN. Tho volume tormcr-
~ belonged to stephen r. Peters.
Mr.. Lees grandfather. who was "A
great traveller in his day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
WRITES VALUABLE BOOK
FOR STRIPPING AMERICAN
John II. Latanc Deals With
Birth and Growth of
United States.

HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES. BY John II. Iatane,
IN. ID. LII. D.. professor Of Amer
ichn History in the Johns Hop
kins University. Allyn and Bacon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

LsnKr kltYs WILLIAMS went through the
rather in Tuxedo Of the latest Fifth Avenue tailoring
the kerensky government fell than all his belongings
dinner clothes stolen from his
with the factory hands, talked
hardships of the Red soldiers n the trcnchcs
o in
BOOK Through the
of New York . ' = "'7