Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-03
Odd And
Interesting

Decatur. ILL.,. Feb. 2-IIow TO turn
on the Illuminating gas and extract
pure grain alcohol from 1t was cx-
planned today by DIR. EIdron II. DarI-
ing, professor Of chemistry nt MiIli-
ken university.
As q result OF his experiments. DIR.
Darling has been able To obtain nlco-
tOl by purifying and drying the
ordinary commercial gas. then heating
IL in "a furnace TO temperature OF
$50 degrees Ccntigradc. in contact
with other gases and finally pawder-
cd nickel, MS finally passing the
suiting product through sulphuric
acid. The alcohol is then extracted
with winter.
NEW YORK. Feb. ..--It looks like
AN carly spring. for the ground tiog
snOOpcd his way ont OF his hole to-
day, blinkcd a bit at the light. hut
noted that hts plump form was un-
accompanied by shadow, 80 nc took
the mir for n spell.
Thts is ground hog dny and super
stitiOn has it that chance OF the
little fellows shadow ON his first
winter appearance prcsagcs an carly
spring. Rain clouds kept the sun and
tho shadow away throughout tho cast
and middle west.
PARIS, Feb. .-<:o1f has no attrac.
tion for NJ. BRAND. former premier.
Tho "bug' that fluids so many victims
In America and England failed TO af-
feet him when lrc tried the game at
Cannes under tho tutclagc OF Mr..
Lloyd George. il hns become known.
1T Is u game for school boys" NJ.
Br1and told thu British premier, who
in an ardent golfer. "EnGiishmcn
never cease To lpc children. Cannot yOu
IN. tNx,pv
. silly Iittlc ball"
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Feb. q
Richard T. Hunter. deck hand on
Sausalito ferry boat. whose singing as
I've scrubbed the decks attrHcted tire
interest OF musicians who dubbed MN
Tho Caruso or the FERRIES" and start
ssi him TO taking singing lessons, viii
go 20 Europe soon to complete his
musical education. Tho generosity OF
Mcalthy local musicians has n,ndc this
possible, Il bcCnnse known today.
WASHINGTON. Feb. :.-Proposais
that the site or the knickerbockcr
theatre never again be used for com.
nnerv1al purlSOSps but h Transformed
into . park which would he erected
. memorial TO the - persons who loss
their lives In tho cOllapsc OF tfse
theatrc under cOnssdcrattoa by tho
I,oass1, D;~YtcS Of Columbia coczmit-
tee.
Tho committee, II was said today.
had received several such peopooals.
Congress could either purchase tho
site. II tho present owters sesnpbd DC.
cede 70 seal Il, or acqssse u sdrouSp
spssBsaasatioa procroainss.
= aAN JRANSaHCO. CalaS~ -. B
Us661.s pecsor. h.A s.csacssk
tanker Anaaina which arrived from
Shanghai yesterday when sney csns0
to ono move room To hc entered
THAT'S tho ammunition ROOM"
aid ono OF the crew. Its been empty
for -osnc time
..It'. timc to di>arm." replied the
Inspector. Lets have look any
how
suSf,c+cnt for many "a "shot." 1913 bot
tic. OF scotch whisky.
NEW YORK. Feb. "A new means
OF collecting a few odd millions OF the
war debt has been hit upon by the
French members OF tho aiiien conl'ni'-
tee on ropsrauons.
When collections begin to DRAG they
merely auction n few of the postage
stamps collected by the late baron
Ferrort and stamp addicts from az
oyer the world will flock TO Paris, wei
laden with coin.
DENVER. Feb. 2--Thc figure
took a leading part In the daily re.
port today OF the city bureau OF vita
Statistics The report for the second
dsy or tho second month OF tho twenty
s,,,ond year ut the twentieth century
shows twenty-five births today nal-
nnced by twenty-five deaths.
II was pointed out that today was
tho first day that no deaths or new
cases from small pox have been re-
ported to tho health authorities since
the malad- became prevalent mere
gOsToN. Mass.. Fob. 2.-A iund OF
g., 90 900 the net income o: which is to
b. used for creating In this city works
OF public utinty and beauty for tho
ne, and enjoyment Of citizens, is pro-
yid.d for by the will OF George Il.
White, which was filod today. Tho
dsner who was the ci,y's largest tax
i,yor for many years directed that no
part Of tho income be used for any
purpose for which 1t Is tho duty or the
city to provide.
3 ,Contiru-d on FSEe Twop