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New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Home Brew Wrecks House

Alcohol fumes rom an alleged illicit
st;ll on the second floor OF the hcuss
at 1898 Fifty eighth Street. Brooklyn
communicated to a burning gas jet il
q hail yesterday morning. The ruin.
oE tie building We're viewed by large
crowds vest eroay.
Al! the windows and window frames
or the second noo- we're blown out.
The kitchen, where the explosion &C.
CURED. is wreck. The dining room is
4 rnAse Of fallen plaster and shattered
chinaware. Flames we're eating their
way through the ruins and had com
nunicated to the aoo- below when they
were extingufshed by the f7emen, whs
discovered the shattered twenty five
gallon still,
The police are searching for fam
lily na,ned Mario. who are said to have
fed the flames clad only in their night
clothing. it is thought they may Be
able TO tell something about the st.ll.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
A. Barton Hepburn " orsc /:
Age Complicales Injury
Condition OF Banker Who Vas
Struck by Bus Is Serious.
His Physicians Auuou,,cc

Friends Of A. Barton Hepburn. for-
mer PRECEDENT o: the Chase National
bans, Who waa run down by an auto
mobile bus last Friday at Twenty third
Street and Fifth Avenue. We're notified
last Nleh' that his condition had bc
CON" ecr,ous
Al the Hepburn home. $50 Park Avo-
hu'. pi'ys'cians in attendance at mid
H'.,i' Al'N ,Nccu "le h.. 80
pr9Lement since the rcpo wa issun,l
eSrller N the day. DE-. Aleyanic).
Lambert. cf a. Fast Sovcntv-s4cord
stree. said ths pe..ent had undergone
caange Tor the worse, which was 70.
:Safncd y in disquictude because of his
age My. hepburn is sevcnty-iivc years
old.
Up 70 yesterday afternoon ropor.s
from 'hc bedside had indicated steady
imrrovcmeNt. 1t vas said at night
that the unsatisfactory condition exist
'ng was due to severe shock rather
tnan to tn L., fl ctures suffered by
the oankcr Tee later iniurv nas re-
spending satis tactorily to treatment
but weakness resulting i'~om shock had
oe"n emphasized within the last twelve
hours
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Firs, Editions of Dickens
And Thackeray Exhibited
Autograph Letters and Other
Memorabilia 10 Be Sold
al Anderson Galleries

Two book collections placed on New
yesterday at the Anderson galleries
consist OF first editions Of the works
autograph letters and other memor-
apllia OF Charles Dickens belonging to
Dr. X. 7. Jupp, of London. and tho
1hacAcray library of Henry Sayre Van
Duzer, Of tais city
The most notable items in the for
'ner arc the first edition OF "Pichwick. "
IN parts. the authors memoranda book,
containing ideas for books written and
unwritten. the manuscript of his ac-
count of the death OF Grip, the raven,
and a large number OF autograph let
ters and memoranda
IN the group Of personal relics to be
sold with tic books on Wednesday and
THURSDAY evenings, February and .,
are an ry-ftted workbox, With IN
scription; Uickens's wedding gift to
his bride, and three silver presenta
ton cups given by groups Of admirers
The Van DuZer collection has, he.
sides first editions Of the works and
manuscripts b. Thackeray, an lmpor-
tant series Of the authors drawings
and sketches. A collection Of fourteen
plates FOR "The lrsl, Sketch Book" and
The collection Of nine unnura be red
plates. including the wrapper title OF
"Flore et Zephyr" arc notable. The
account book kept by the novelist
while in Paris. containing five pages Of
accounts and twenty-five small pencil
sketches. and the only complete manu-
script written by him in America. that
OF the poem "Lucy's Birthday" TO-
eether with fine copy OF The Snob, "
one Of the rarest Thackeray items. in
the original boards, ere included The
eleven numbers Of the magazine are
here included. The eleven numbers of
the magazine are here preserved com
plete. Tie sale will be on Monday and
Tuesday evenings. beginning Febru-
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
IomInj~>ionrr Macy PAYS
Aids From Own Pocket
"es'chcsicr Board 'SI,o,ked by
Request Tor increased
v cilsre Budget

'" AFe'lt 9larr V,Stchestc4 Coun,
~ wealthy Welfare Commissioner.
= 'eea payins somc ii the einplcs ees
MS dcpartmen1 out Of his own
s4cs' It became known Yesterday
-N' 'e asked the Board OF Super
sO's 10 approve budget consider
~ - 'a'se- than last years.
.,.'I y'n'n-1ssioner Macys budget IN
slosss orss nor Only the salaries Of the en-
|snt r'sss .' ne himself has been rayinc,
h - 1.s9 solars increases Of as per cent
!o,.s s'e eo~nfy Hospital aud rev pos
Ebji5 40 Increased salaries In the
ksle Neilare Department. which
a Shat oepartmert's budget almost
H. gs' cent LARGER than last years.
bsas a"e Supervisors are said to have
h.e,.s:h .s:hocNod a. his proposals. Their
klo1a. kl.'o'.s and Efforts all hava been
er@s .ne hne of reducing expendi~
me- and Commissioner Macy's re-
ro,s Or S,s.12o.26 more than he got
Ia,n ,ne connty lat sear * thought
L. -. TX Il Glance uf approval.
| ,ae 1ae Ire tpaeiy Hospital go,
a., s,'.'s- s,s. Nary's rlans ror thjs
"a ,s&1l,c slis.74o. re Chi!d W..
Er. ~ 5;pAltn.sDf cot S26.4ro last wear.
bsas ss "&ass s1e,34S.2G Tor j, xnis
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Patrolman Who Accused
Porter Finally Fined
Loses 30 Davs' Paw for Part He
Played in Disor,lerly House
Raid Two Years Arn

frederick u. Sorger. one Of the two
policemen whose assertion that thev
had found Third Deputy Police Com
missioner Augustus Drum Porter N
house on Yves, Ninety-sixth Str,ct
which they raidcd. resulting in > charoo
OF neglect of duty against that oNicial
has been tined thirty days pay. accord-
ing To orders issued by COMMISSIONS.
tnright yesterday. 1t is almost t,vo
years since the charges wora nsIc
against Sofgcr Porter resigned a,
the request of Commissioners inrisht
Sorgor Was fined for failur. 70 re.
pert an arrest for keeping p disordcrl,
house, failure 10 report facts in ron,
neeton with the arrest. failuro nrnn.
orly to designate in his aNldavi, -
eet'al,' perSo" found in alleged dia
orderly house" and the c:vinr OF
false and misleading tcstimonr in
SorSer II patrolman attached TO
,be beach street police station. Iiil
bert Wheclrish.. who vas with him in
,Ae raid IN Ninety sixth Street and
testliied against Porter, resigned from
the department.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24

iul beyond oil expectations. "but Of
course. he "esdlts still have got. to be
west ed and garnered. and that can
OILY be done b. the ratification Of tho
treaties, which in due course. will haze
- come before the respective lep,sIa-
turcs.
!, Secretary Hughes. tn. chairman of
'he CON rrence, needs no defense from
any one. said Lord Lee. who said Of
him:
i hope may be perm tied to say as
chc VINO watches his V. rk rom ,av to
=! tnnt II is inlpo. siblc to withhold a
s'fonr ANA increasing ceiling of ad
=. lrs en- that all there have .ol the
'Shr. pa''ent, wise. resoiatc and vimilan,
way VITO zach at all times he is
NascAing ana preserving not ONLY thr
'.'7'es'" or Ane r,ca. bl, ,he confer
c,ce as wholc and tho .,cat objects
10Y "h'cn L Was called togetler''
ne british First Lord Of tho Ad
MIRA. inaHr commentators refer
nee To me ATTITUDES Displaced by the
japanese de 'eCates.
tie ra- Introduced by .ohN ". Dav.s
pres'esn' o.. the Eng'ish- S,c, +. ina,
N'on and rlAor An'r, ssador to tn,
,ouNt Of st. IaAe5's. " h Va .oqs,-
master lialoi George llaver l'rslul4
Was another spcaler Az refcr,cI to
the pas ing Of NiscoNnt Rryec "a a
di5t'Nc' loss 10 v'orld statesmarshtn
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Weeks Applies
Parlev lessons
To Army Needs
New Economics Have Saved
Millions. Secretary Tells
Congress, hut He Opposes
Any Attack on Efficiency
civilian Opinion Sought
70 Be Weighed With Advice
of Experts in Developing
Aviation. Tanks aud Gas

WASHINGTON, jar. %. - Policies
I'D activities of the War Department
sith reference to tho land forces ~
he country arc reviewed in letter
70 the chairman or the Senate and
House Military committees made public
,.day hy Secretary Weeks. The letter.
.Aich IS accepted by some officials as
..vcaling for the irst time since the
armament limitation conference met
q. Administration policy for future
.restmcnt Of tho army. is regarded az
sowing that while the Secretary rec
ocaizes the demand for economy and
>ss already Effected savings aggreeat-
NJ Millions OF dollars. he opposes any
.sor. 70 destroy either the efficiency
= the army or It's organization along
existing lines.
Following actio, of the conference
v,h regard To g.. afistion and other
scientific deveiopuea;s OF vasfarc. the
otter shows iha. steps already bavc
been taken 10 aapy new methods to
army training
Experts Disagree on Devices
The department has initiated care
.ul study, tie LETTER says. "of the ;nNn-
euee that modern scientific dcvelop-
gents vii hsvo upon the technique Of
vrfare' especially with regard to avia
'ion. gas an tanks Widely divergent
viaes a7near razs 10 ov4st cvrn amone,
'-o'ess ''ra' sei-ies as IT, the real
'ovsrs gra fni'-..1rs Of .he now.
|s'apon and The rp5sibl, eject of +hc;r
|:;s upea p'Hof'ca formations i'm An
h,er great ,sar
"5N netaodica study of these
srergeHt views il H. loprd to dadnce
reas onahlr doctrine to covorn moth -
US q training aud 10 ass's. both mill
ary nae' and t''e general public to a
,.op,r VieWp0iut
Although The letter omits reference
10 detafi' o. 'he study. IT. is under
sicod toat naest1oanal dealing with
,very phase Of Scicnt5iic warfare have
asen prepared. by the General Staff and
Ent broadcast 'AronSh the army.
Conmanoing officers of troops sta
lcLFH ''i ~ ere ~ 'fc NitoG StatrS
IRE required tO submit answers to the
westiors. giving not only the thoughts
Of their troops on gas. aviation and
'.hcr weapons. but 40 reflect the pre-
sili-g clsi''sN opinions ~ veil These
,rswers will be studied by the s.af
md from 'hori Il IS expected tha: 4
pocy wii De shaped ia accordance
stn preiom nltins hcjiofs Of the ra-
tor.
Many Millions Already Saved
Re'errlee 70 economic, Effected, the
letter say
"Rcai'sa,.,r IS ID tho necessity ard
dss.rahi er ach action IS general
'reoe,or, '.e mi'i,a-v service. Df
SO measure -enie1 haze been taken.
,4rv Hcr0 ntr1' I'm character. bat
aere has re-r'teG ihe saving Of many
nillous sf- fn tic ace~ ~c.yate-''
sbal' NooNnn was saved by reduc-
ton 81 'a trr1y transport service and
r,ttrar-al go vessels m harbo,
w service ani coast artillery boat
snice. about $500 through sale
# waste; sbo.t s4.900Go9 b. reorgani-
sa..n ot 'le supply depot system:
ahou' s. 2HaC10 bv revision Of cloth
'ag allowances snd about $4,000 b.
'sorganizat on Of the remount service.
Many o.her items are enumerated IT
which apprcc aAle economies were CT
feeted
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Only Swedish Aviatrix Killed

STOCKHOLM. jar. 70 .llea Ander-
son. the only Swedish woman to hold
an a,iator's Certificate Va killed ~
A9kersnnd yesterday in j paracnute
descent from her machine The ps's.-
cnutc failed to open.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Harding Aims
At Quick Aid
or + ar11lers

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New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Soldier Bonus
Given Big Pusl,
Ahead i'm House
Republicans Agree to Can.
Gus Thur"lay: Probably
VIII Ins'v,c, Co,s,n,;,,cc
to Report E;II al Once
" III Have Precedence
\"''"" Take" 10 Spur tn
Senate arI Have u Si,!c.
track N;"nr Measures

1'' 3p .r's N"sl 1Ofo0 IN. .co,
WASIINtTpN. J,n -. s,Llicr
benus lcsis at'on r.as car,icl ioae
step toword cVactuon' 70 o-dav. whoa i,
tuends IN the House obtained rom r.
publican leaders in that bodv an arrec-
mcnt to consider il IN a special party
caucus next Thursday night. The de-
eision 70 take UP at this tino the oues
ton Of rewardiny the mon who served
H''r'Ng tho way is regardnd u.s. a genuine
V'c'o'F for Che bonus advocates. ror Il
Is oei"'teIy understood tina, tho r.
puaI'can capcus viii instruc, the Wavs
an' M"ans Committee to bring out
bill as speedily as possible.
The formal action which viii be taken
at the meeting Of Republicans probably
VII be merely the adopt ION Of a motion
requesting Chairman Fogdnc, com
nlitt"e to present The measarc t. t,e
l'o'>N. hNf = "ill te brought o. t. Z
V's sf9t"d. finished plan fo. raisinq
ana oi2tHlouting ti.o rratuitics. IL
a'eo understood that the bonus bin.
"oen reported to the floor. wi1 be
s.rcn prcccdcncc over all leg station
except the appropriation bills and will
retain It's priority until anal action is
obtained.
Becoming Vote Issue
This unexpected success has followed
close upon the statement OF President
Harding that he favor The passage OF
bonus bill. provided it carries specific
provision for obtaining tho lasgc
amonnt Of money nccGed Il t. also
TIC result of what amounted - IN .,;lt.-
mstum scTcr9l days ago froln oy-ser1.icc
members Of Congress that they are he
coming "eNaSperatcd at the dciaxS and
o. pressure from The nome j stricts O.
many members. FOR a large rumoer
tho bonus question threatens TO be IN
exceedingly live issue at the elections
next November.
Both hairnlsn Fordney. o. Tie Com
nl'ttee or Ways aud Means. and Chsir-
nlan Madden, Of the Appropriations
Committee. called upon President
Harding to day and d scusscd the
whole problem. However, no com
ment was offered by either upon lcav-
ing the White House
Senate To BE Spurred Up
Still another indication that the sol
('ier bonus will soon SOC daylight is
fcrrd iNcluded in the program mapped
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
Uses for COrncob Product Sought by
Agricultural Department

ascetic acid and a gummy mate
rial which can be used as an ad.
hesive in the manufacture Of
pasteboard boxes and may prove
useful in the manufacture Of coal
briquettes.
Experiments are under way on
the manufacture of furfural from
other agricultural wastes. such as
rice hulls. buckwheat hulls. cot
tonseed hulls, and peanut hulls.
Peanut hulis yield less than one
third the amount Of furfural that
would be expected from a com.
parison Of their pentosan content
with that of corncobs.
The yield with steam alone is
so low as to preclude any com.
mercial consideration Of the use
Of peanut hulls as a source Of
furfural by the process as used
for corncobs. There are indica-
tions that this yield may be con.
siderably increased by the use Of
certain catalysts, and the effects
of these will be studied.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30

were on the telephone. Each has
its collection of signalling drums.
used for different purposes. and
by them the chiefs can tell each
other that there is man-eating
lion on the prowl, that the native
commissioner has started his tax
gathering tour, or that there will
be a big beer-drink at SUCH and
such village on the night Of the
full moon.
The European who has lived
long in the bush and who hears
the sound OF far-away drums
knows well that to him unintelli-
gible beats are far from meaning
less for the natives.
For instance, in August, 1914.
l was forty miles from the East
African coast, but only four miles
from telegraph office. Immedi-
ately that station learnt Of the
outbreak Of the war a messenger
jumped on a bicycle to bring us
the news. He NEED not have trou.
bled. Four hours before the tele.
graph clerk had had the stagger.
ing news one of the plantation
headmen had asked me mysteri-
ously why the white men in Eu-
rope were at war. 1t was my
first intimation that hostilities
had started.
THE bush telegraph had beaten
our own"
The Washington times., 1922-12-30

NYEW uses for furfural, a sub
IN stance made from corncobs
~ by processes developed by
the Bureau Of Chemistry. United
States Department of Agriculture,
are being sought by that bureau,
since the cost of its manufacture
now will permit Of its general
commercial use. 1t can now be
made at a price that makes 1t Of
interest to a number of manufac-
turing industries.
It can be used. for instance, in
the manufacture Of synthetic
resins, which heretofore have
been made chiefly from formal.
dehyde and phenol. The CONNER.
cial demand for synthetic resin
compounds is increasing rapidly,
as they are used in the. manufac-
ture of printing plates. phono.
graphic records, varnishes, pipe
stems, electrical.instrume parts,
buttons. binders for brushes. glue,
and many other useful articles.
In addition to furfural, there
have been obtained from corncobs
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
MANY NEW FEDERAL
BUILDINGS HERE
Government To End Reign of Wasteful,
Inefficient Methods Through Proper
Housing of It's Scattered Activities.
BY BILL PRICE.

"HE Public Buildings Commits
sion. Of which Senator
l. REED SMOOT is chairman.
is recommending to Congress
the erection of five permanent
Government buildings in the Dis
trict, the cost Of which, running
over q period Of years. will ap-
proximate $S0,000.0 900.
The plan agreed upon by the
Commission is the outcome of
prolonged and careful study Of
the unbusinesslike and wasteful
conditions under which the Fed
eral Government is operating in
the District Of Columbia. The
report OF the Commission is ex-
pected to be SO convincing that
Congress will accept it and enact
legislation in keeping with its pro-
visions.
Senator Smoot, who is rated as
one Of the most level-headed busi-
ness men In Congress. has been
giving intense study to Federal
building conditions here for many
years, even prior to the war. He
knows more today than any liv-
ing man Of the disadvantages
under which many departments
and bureaus labor in the scatter
ing Of their activities throughout
the city, the unfit office buildings
some Of them occupy, and the un-
satisfactory results.
The Utah Senator. as chair
man Of the Buildings Commits.
sion, has for a long time appor-
toned the available office space
among the Government depart
ments, doing everything in his
power to coordinate Government
establishments along the line Of
relationship Of work.
Scattered Federal Activities.
The Internal Revenue Bureau,
for instance, is scattered in seven
different buildings in various
parts Of the city. making it i'm
possible for prompt transaction
of work 80 vitality affecting the
business interests of the country.
There Is much loss of time and.
necessarily, loss Of money to the
Government. No large private
business could succeed with over.
head cost of that kind, and the
hope of Senator Smoot Is to put
Government work as near on a
basis with private work as it
can be done.
The Department of Agriculture
10 scattered in twenty-five diff
ferent buildings, with large out.
lay to the Government for rents
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
Broadcasting in African Forests
Mysterious, But Effective
Drum Beats and Smoke Transmit Messages in Wild
Stretches of Gold Coast

r ONDON-The radio has moth
ing on the bush wireless"
IL darkest Africa. according to
F. s. Joelson, author Of THE
Tanganyika Territory" who tells
of experience with the native sig
nails.
I'VE think II wonderful" he
said, that our advancing knowl-
edge has made broadcasting pos
sible. Yet every traveller in saw
age Africa has had evidence Of
the almost incredible swiftness
with which the native can COM
municate with distant friends,
this bush wireless operating more
speedily than our telegraph.
THE exact means employed
vary with the tribe and circum-
stances. Drum-beats are the
usual signals, smoke Is often
used, and in some parts OF the
gold coast even whistling Is en-.
listed for the convenience OF
news. More mysterious still Is
the so-called weld or bush tele-
graph, a phenomenon which wise
Europeans do not attempt to ex-
plain. They merely know that 1t
does exist, and that messages are
carried hundreds Of miles In a
day or two when neither drums.
smoke, nor other visible or audi
BILE means have been utilized.
Bush villages can call up one
another very much as II they
The Washington times., 1922-12-30

Fortunately for that department,
1t has been able to get buildings
that are close to its main build
ings. somewhat concentrating It's
activities. Because of this that
department Is not included IN
the recommendation for imme!
diate construction. -
The recommendations are for
early appropriations for an 4
archives building at Twelfth
street and Ohio avenue; a seven:
story office building for the In.
ternal Revenue Bureau and
Comptroller Of the Currency:
three large office buildings south
Of Pennsylvania avenue. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
one Of them. probably. for the
State Department, which IL
housed in various buildings.
The recommendation also pro.
vide for the removal Of the twelve
large war buildings as fast as
the Government Is able to do
without them. These war build
ings were constructed for tempo
rary use. They are poorly fitted
for office purposes, and distinct
ly mar the architectural appear.
ance which the Fine Arts Com
mission desires to see maintained
in the Federal Capital. 81
1t is high time that the Fed
eral Government is inauguratin4
a construction program to meet
the increasing voiume Of business.
1t has been a good many years
since permanent Government
building was erected here. In the
meantime the activities Of the
Government have increased i'm
mensely and will continue to in
crease.
WashingtOn's Building Future.
With the Government spending
millions Of dollars each year in
the erection of new buildings. and
Washington people engaged in
the largest building program OF
many years, the District Is going
to be a lively old place in the
next few years. The building in.
spector's office estimates that
building construction in Washing.
ton in the year 1923 will reach
s42. 900 900, nearly three times the
sum spent in 1917. This estimate.
IL it is reached. would put Wash.
ington far ahead Of any other
American city in building activi3
ties next year. When to this 10
added the probable expenditure
here of millions of Government
money, we'll have something real
to brag about.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
RECORD MUSIC

BY controlling the speed OF q
phonograph record. an English
inventor gets twenty minutes OF
music on one side of q twelve.
inch record instead of the usual
four minutes or thereabouts, &C
cording to an illustrated article
In Popular Mechanics. When the
record disk revolves at uni
form angular speed, as at pres.
ent. the outer groove OF the
record moves more swiftly than
any other groove that Is nearer
to the center. Thus. although
the outer groove is about four
times as long as the inner one,
II can contain no moro music,
making necessary a variation In
the recording speed. In the new
method, the recording speed 10
made constant, and by corre.
spondingly controlling the speed
OF the record. the impression
upon It Of very much greater
number Of sound vibrations is
made possible.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
WHY
Do We Speak Of "Halcyon Dayss"

This phrase, used at the present
time to designate a time OF pleas
ure or peaceful prosperity. origi.
nally referred to a certain period
Of the year-the seven days pre-
ceding and the seven days follow
Ing the winter solstace. This was
due to the fact that this time was
supposed to be selected by the
halcyon bird for incubation on ac.
count O fthe calm, fair weather
which usually prevailed.
In the "Breviary Of 1dlers. a
name which has been given to the
essays Of Montaigne, several pages
are devoted to the halcyon and the
legends which the ancient writers
connected with this mysterious
bird. long regarded by poets as che
emblem Of conjugal felicity from
the belief that the male was ever
constant to his first love. and after
her death never mated with an
other. The habits Of these birds
and the curious way in which their
nests were constructed were mat
ters of great interest In the olden
times. Plutarch. who claimed TO
have seen and handled many nests.
declared in his work "On TIA
Craftiness OF Animals that the
most inquisitive into the secrets OF
nature could never arrive at
knowledge Of this wonderful fab.
ric." The halcyon IL known to US
as the Alcedo or kingfisher.