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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

This total is not right.
 But you can fix that up with your self afterward just as you would have to do with the garage man
 You will find in a few days that the piston rings get loose and finally and propelled infragments out through the exhaust. which is just what would nave happened had you taken the car to a regular garage.
 Also there will be general weakling of will power on the part of the motor that will seem perfectly na- tured to you if you have ever had any experience with repair men.
 Ir the case of Muffler trouble, you take out the muffler and put gas ket, which Is thick piece of some lcathery material between it and the exhaust pipe. Then you start the car and the motor will rise right up through the hood and land. like as not, in your lap
 For this service you can charge yourself anything you like, but you must itemize it carefully, or you will not feel that you are really making your own repairs.
 The best thing to do with refrac- tory self starter is to take it out altogether and sell it 10 the junk man, WnO Will give you SSNeHtS AiNe tNiAe. for it.
 After that you can crank up the car when you want to go start it v hich is what you would have to do anyway if you had the garage man fix the self starter.
 You will find these rules cheap and pleasant provision for occupying the time that you need in your business The result will be mucl. the same a those which would be obtain- ed at the garage, and yon will have the, advantage of being able to tear up the bills you render yourself in- stead of getting sued for them in justices court at the end of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Sweet Honey, Negro,
 Reloued by Selma
 Citizens, Is Dead

Selma, April 22.-(Special)-"Sweet Honey" negro who had no other name and who for the past six years had been employed by H. A. Hardy, superintendent of the river bridge here, died early Friday morning fol- lowing an attack of pneumonia. Sweet Honey was negro whom practically every person in Selma ing one of the many darkies who possess the gift of drawing people towards them. especially children, the young folk of the town being his especial friends.
 Hardy says that the negro came to him about six years ago, broken down in health and hardly able to move about. A little nouri rishment and care for his health soon restored him to vgor, and he immediately took up the job of helping his benefactor at the bridge where he remained up until the time of his death Hardy said that the negro had travelled to nearly every corner of the United States before coming to Selma, being one of the shiftless, good natured class who never before remained in one place for any length of time. He also said that Sweet Honey. after he regained his health, proved to be an invaluable assistant at the bridge and that he was at loss to obtain someone who could fill his place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

The ripe flesh is made into paste and fed raw to children for expelling worms. Pumpkins are a wholesome food for man and beast and besides their great medicinal value. tend to promote healthy elimination.
 The Bean Bug
 Many people are emitting the snap bean from their gardens this season on account of last years experience with the bean bug It will be re- membered that the United States government spent a lot of money in Alabama last season experimenting with this pest and while no definite conclusions were reached as to a practical and economical control much information resulted and some research work is being continued Some of our gardeners found out that a good plan was to give the bean plants greater distance than the common practice, make the soil richer, use nitrate of soda as a side dressing and work often. The object being to induce quick. rank growth which enables the plants to make beans in spite of the bugs. Actual trials proved that various poisons and dust sprays did a large amount of good and through persistent use did make it possible to produce prof itable crops. There is good common sense In this management and it's certainly worth while to try Questions and Answers
 c Do asters have to be trans planted to be successful? Mrs. k., II. F. D 3, Birmingham.
 A No. not necessarily. Some have splendid success by sowing seed where they want the plants and thin out to proper distance.
 Q l want to plant a rocky hill- side to something that will grow and furnish green grazing for cattle What would you suggest? R. C. Co- lumbiana.
 A. Try velvet beans. as they are about the most satisfactory plant you could use. planted at this time. c. My land is said to be sour or at least not alkali. What leguminous plant would you recommend on such soil? H. J. F.. Jasper.
 A. Cow peas will do better than most anything you could plant.
 Q Which is the best, the leaf or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
FEDERAL FINANCES
 NOW DISTRESSING
 {. POLITICIANS
Deficit at Beginning of Next Year Will Be Approximately $484,00O, ,000, Score
 tary Mellon Says
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age Herald.
 800 Davidson Building.

Washington, April 22.-(Special)- The finances of the government are in more distressing condition than at any other time since the repub- lican administration was inaugurated.
 Gen. c. G. Dawes has worked in defatigably; the President has sough, by every possible means to reduce expenses; the appropriations commit tee has followed what has often a2- peared to be a penny wise, pound foolish" course,
 But all has availed nothing. The task was too difficult, it is now demonstrated. or the republican party is incompetent.
 Republicans Astounded
 When Andrew w Mellon. Secre- tary of the Treasury. some days ago announced that the deficit the begin ming of the next year would ap- proximate s4S4, 4,000.0 .000, republican politicians who had beguiled some of the voters into believing that great savings had been made. were abso- lutely astounded.
 While they knew that in their claims there was much romance, they did not suspect that MT Mellon, just as AllG Ndulpdi NtAt SCAAAH6 th der way would talk out in "open meeting.'
 And then the whisper was heard that Mellon was pointing out a Dangerous situation" for the purpose of killing the bonus bill. But the ap- propriations committee of the House has looked into the case, and has ascertained the correctness of Mel Ions statement.
 Must Increase Taxes
 How will the government meet the deficit? Answering that question, a high official declared that the gov ernment has nothing to sell, and therefore must increase taxes.
 The difficulty is that the repub- licans promised to decrease taxation And their plight becomes more In- volved when it is recalled that they promised to enact a bonus bill ire spective of it's effect on the treasury and they promised to enact a high protective tariff bill even if 1t cut off all imports and all revenue al the custom houses.
 There is just one avenue of es- cape. Republicans charged with the duty of re-electing republican Con eress the coming fall are hoping that the commission named to adjust :he european QeDl to the Cnlied StdtSs will acquire from Great Britain ir June or July bonds in the sum ot $4,00O, 100000.
 But the President, it is understood has warned his party not to count on this English money for fear that 5 1t mi ght not be forthcoming.
 Determine Elections
 The elections this fall will be de- termined by the financial showing of the republican party.
 If to meet the situation. which in consideration of the bonus becomes more. involved, taxes are increased the republican Congress will be wiped out. it is indicated.
 If the tariff is made low enough to warrant importation and thus in crease customs, "big business" will turn against the republican Con gress.
 Democrats, who have always con tended that any evidence of saving or reduced expenses. came from shift ing burdens and juggling figures foresee great political advantage for themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Garden Calendar for Last Half April


  kns rases squashe Set potatoes and other plants crop-Corn cotton cov pasture mixtures m peanuts, other spraying Watch disease and de- culyatng the all
 the all flower seed Fertize pod plants and baskets Get the soil condition for planting activity Evgreen may sl something all weeds closely and patch the bald with soil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

stems of tobacco, as a fertilizer? Mrs. w, Athens.
 The stem is far superior all though both are good.
 O. What is Jonas Gourd? Miss D., Eufauls.
 A. Bitter apple. Colocynth apple. bitter gourd, bitter cucumber, etc. The plant makes vine and fruit, a good deal like watermelon. The plant grows wild over large sections of Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, Asia and the near east. It is a valuable medi- cinal plant.
 c How long does it take for sweet or sugar corn to make roasting ears? Miss H., Tuscaloosa.
 A. Depends on when you plant. as late planting natures in much quick CT time than early plantings. This applies to all corn. Planted in April most varieties of sweet corn will re- auire 65 to 80 days. July plantinss often make in 50 to SO days. c. I am thinking of setting out lot of eggplant for market. How far apart ought they be set? Mrs. S. Gaesden.
 A They ought 10 be at least three feet apart in drills and rows about four feet. Unless you give them sufficient distance the plants grow too tall and the fruit pulls them down.
 Q. ! read in magazine that the . red Flanders poppy was pest. 1 have grown it for several years but lft has never given As any trouble. Do you think there could be any danger? Mrs. O., CoIumpus, Miss. A. There are some sections ot the United States where many our com A, ,A~. kn ttost1 t1ar lxg adapted to indigenous or spontaneous growth The same applies to cer- tain vegetables and for this reason may become more or less pest in limited areas, due to soil and climatic conditions such valuable flowers as verbena, sweet william and sun flower are looked upon as pests in some sections. as rhubarb and car rots in vegetables, get out Of con trol. Hundreds of similar examples could be cited. The writer knows that Flanders poppies were growing in Birmingham as early as 1889 and no complaints yet.
 c. I started an asparagus bed Tn February and now the plants are making growth. Should keep then cut back to the ground2 ". C.
 A. No. Let them grow to maturity
 
 c. What is a good trailing vine that does well in, hanging basket? Miss E.
 A English ivy is very good and 1t may be pruned to any desired length.
 c. Last Sunday saw growing on the mountain sides in Shelby county beautiful green trailing plant that the natives called ground laurel. Wfat is this? D. K.
 A. Besides ground laurel, the plant is known as trailing arbutus, May flower and gravel plant. It gen orally grows in sandy or rocky soils with a northern exposure.
 c. I read not long ago about aqua forlis being good for plants? How els it used? Mrs. C., Boas.
 A. Aqua fortis is a name often enormously applied to liquid ammo mia. but correctly speaking, the name applies only to nitric acid. a danEer- ous corrosive acid. Better let alone.
 c Enclosed find sample of round white cornfield bean. What variety is it? Mrs. F.. Camden.
 A. Lazy wife. splendid running sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Parts for Tube and crrstaI

Question: have been working with two-slide tuning coil and crystal detector. Still retaining the crystal detector for the time being. 1 would like to worx up a set for 360
 meter work that will tune as sharply
 a it is possible to tune with a crys- tai. Presumably, that means loose coupled set, as entrusted with any type of single circuit hook-up, and the points l would like information on are as follows: 1. Is vario-
 coupler as satisfactory as the regu- lar sliding secondary loose coupler for 360 meters, particularly bearing in mind the possibility of using the vario-coupler with q tube set later on2 2. Is the type of vario- coupler where the rotor is set down in the middle Of the primary winding apt t9 be any more efficient (glve louder signals) than where the rotor is mounted on top of the primary tube 3. Will 8 variable condenser in series with the primary circuit sharpen up the tuning any? 4. Should such con denser be placed In series in the antenna or ground circuit? :. What capacity should each condenser be? Does the secondary rotor of the aver age varia-coupler have sufficient in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Arrester Better Than Switch

Question-Does the vacuum arrest CT take the place of a ground switch : How is 1t wired onto the cireuit?- F. A. M.
 Answer-Yes. it not only takes the reliably informed that the new regu- lations of the fire underwriters wlH eliminate the ground switch com pletely so far as receiving sets are concerned. I have been given to un- derstand that the new code makes 1t imperative that an approved type of vacuum arrester be used on receiving sets The manner In which the arrester is wired Is as follows. Tax e a lead from your aerial to one ter mnal of the arrester, and then join the ground connection to the other terminal of the arrester. Having done this, the next step is to take con nection from the same terminal of the arrester to which the aerial lead in is attached and join this to the binding post on your receiving set, which is marked aerial" or "an- tenna." The ground for the receiving set can be obtained by soldering a wire to the water pipe system inside the house. The ground for the va cuum arrester can be obtained by driving an iron pipe several feet into good moist earth and then soldering a No. copper wire to the top of if, It Is a god plan to keep the wire in this ground connection at least five inches clear of the house, and I would suggest the same distance for the vacuum arrester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
First Aid For Radio Fans

doors and the ground for the instru- ment can be indoors attached to the water pipe system. So long IS these two requirements are fulfilled 1t does not make any difference how far apart or close together they are. 4. More than two stages of amplfica ton are impracticable. If two stages with the ordinary type of simplifying bulb do not give you sufficient re- suits with 8 loud speaker l would suggest the use of two 5-watt tubes with suitable simplifying transform CTS capable of carrying the 100 or more volts that you put in the plate pfrruit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

The of Commerce. which describing the construction of simple radlo receiving in the sketch above the simplest sending 200 aerial of one strand about all that needed; efficient boadcasng stations the length aerial be strictly horizontal he length be considered part or the antenna the lightning switch
 adapted country general features are for the same as may aerial The for may De NV IF NV copper insulated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

taken in the interests of our readers, provided a few simple rules which will enable any of them to be inde- pendent of garage men for life.
 These are the rules:
 Caaburetor trouble. Remove the car- buretor and fill 1t with a fine ground emery power, which is obtain able at any hardware store.
 Put it carefully back in place. Take a dirty piece of paper with garage heading, printed on it, and inscribe 1t as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

The exportation of meat products ia a recent development of Brazilian commerce. It resulted from the es tablishment of American packing plants in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
News And Comment

ton is merely prediction, but, in my opinion, broadcasting is here to stay, because it is a public utility. Just in what manner it will ultimate ly develop cannot as yet be deter mined. but there isn't the slightest doubt that some suitable form of ft- nancing the broadcasting stations will be devised, but that is a matter for the future. I do not think that you have any need to worry about the set not being of any value to you after you purchase it. At the present time the artists are performing free of charge, and it is very novel way for them to allow the public to judge their relative merit, and in al- most every case their appearance at a broadcasting station has been fol- lowed by increased demand to see them upon the stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

One day last November, in London, 34e,0o0 pieces of soot were found in each cubic foot of air and the d- ameter of each piece was one twenty five thousandths of an inch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Urge Pyramid
 For Piles
Tell Your Friends What Wonderful Relief Is Given by Pyramid Pile
 Suppositories

First try them, then tell your friends that Pyramid Pile Supposi- tories bring blessed relief in the pri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
How Does Your Garden Grow?
By GEORGE B. M'vAY, sR.

feature gardening McVay has behind him 32 experience trial ground gardener and in | Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Nd WIres Acro.r street

Question: have two-wire aerial each wire 95 feet long. wish you would inform me If It is against the law to put the aerial across a side street, where there are no other wires near it?--G. II. S.
 Answer-It is against the law to put wire across any street, irre- spective of the fact that there may be no wires in that particular street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

Flour has bene made successfully from beans. and a Brazilian estab- lishment is now manufacturing these veretablr Hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
wh,, Is tn. Best AeriaIs

Question:. What length antenna is necessary in order to hear the broadcasting stationP l am located 130 miles from New York city. 2. Does the aerial proper include the lead-in2 B. How far from the light ing switch ground does the instru- ment ground have to be? 1. Are two stages of amplification sufficient for a loud speaker?--J. R. B.
 Answer-t A single wire aerial in the form of an inverted "L' 100 feet long on a flat top and 50 feet above the ground with a 50-foot lead-ini is the maximum that should be used. If your facilities will not permit this you can erect a TT" type of aerial. supporting 200 feet of wire 50 feet above the ground and taking the lead from the middle. ?. The lead-ln IS part of the aerial and must be al- lowed for in your calculations when designing the aerial. 3. The ground for the lightning switch must be out
 
 the secondary doing so will be very remote. By varying the coupling De- tween the primary and the secondary, these unwanted signals are still fur ther eliminated. similar action takes place in a vario-coupler.
 This is the condition that we are now GOnlEOnteu WILL sp lar do eAa. oscillating circuits are concerned. The next Job for the receiving instrument is to record the waves that have been received. As these waves have ire quency of S30.0o0 cycles per second, in the case of the broadcasting stations using a 260-meter wave, 1t will read fly be seen that they are far too high for the telephone receivers to respond to. and, moreover they consist of al ternating current. The problem is to reduce this so that the telephones can respond and reproduce vibrations within the range Of human hearing.
 This is the job that the crystal de- tector has 10 do. and the most sensi- tive Of all forms Of crystals used for this purpoe Is galena. which is a sul- phide of lead found In large quanti- ties in the middle western states. Galena has the peculiar property Of permitting current of electricity to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

flow through it in one direction only. It completely checks current flowing in the opposite direction. In other words, it acts in the electrical circuit just in the same manner as the valve does in water pipe system. The valve permits the water to flow freely in the direction that 1t Is desired to have the water go, but If by any chance or circumstance there should be a back flow of water tho valve immediately closes and stops the back flow from going any further. Galena does the same thing in the electrical circuit.
 Currents Chopped in Two
 We have now got the condition where the high frequency alternating radio currents are literally chopped in two by the detector and only half of them permitted to flow through the telephones We have, therefore, pulsating instead of an alternating current, and the pulsating current is flowing In one direction only. The groups of pulsations act together and cause the telephone transformer to reproduce sounds that are audible to the ear, and 1t is in this way that we get reproduction of music and voice.
 have often been asked why 1t. is l0dl d CIISNdi utAtGiOT WILL ItttlNt wireless telegraph signals over very great distances but yet is reliable so far as music and speeh are con- cerned only over distances of approXi- mately 25 miles. The answer to this question Is not so difficult as 1t would seem. When we are dealing with telegraph code we have current of constant amplitude sending out the dots and dashes. In other words. the tone" or pitch" of the signal never varies. In the case of the voice or the music we are not only dealing with varying amplitudes of sound. but we are also dealing with loud and soft infections. It Is quite natural in beech and in music that same words or some notes are infinitely softer than others. In other words, there is no monotony of reproduction in music and speech. The consequnce is that we have to deal with a very wide band of audible frequencies to which the detector must respond, and in taking the average of this band In order to get average results, we suf- fer in the distance that can be cov- cred
 In the case of a vacuum tube set this is overcome by the use of am plfication, but publication of cry stal set. while perfectly feasible with vacuum tube ampliflers, Is not ad- visable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Rrondcn.ting mere to sta,

Question-Are these broadcasting stations a permanent affair? l was wondering if l bought a set what use it would be to me if the broad casting stations should be discon- tinued. Who pays the artists?-R. E..
 Answer-The answer to this ques-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-29
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tante cargo de inspector de distrito CO.
mospor espacio de diez amos entera
satisfaction del Departamento de ms
trucci6n y de los pueblos de Juncos,
curabo San Lorenzo. La Asamblea
Municipal ACADIA de hacer.e justicia,
confriendole ese alto honor. Tiene Ell
Sr. Benitez un sinnumero de proyectos
que realizar; sin embargo, nos ha d.
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conocimiento publico, por sabiduria. Re
ciba el excelente amigo nuestra CON
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de don simplicio para tan delicadc
puesto de impartir justicia. Dsseannos
al probo funcionario exce,entes exitos
en- ell desempeho de su cargo.
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tente Y cumplidor empleado de sani-
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cencis. Pasara junto q los suyos quin-
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cuIosis destruy6 su fuerte naturaleza
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