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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-03-16
ANNOUNCEMENT

] hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Register of
Deeds of Seward county, subject to the
will of the Republican voters in the
August primaries.
HUBERT C. BRISENDINE
32tfc Kismet, Kansas
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-03-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

U. s. Land Office at Topeka, Kansas.
February 16. 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that HUI
bert G. Brisendine of Kismet, Kansas,
whos on July 10, 1877, made Add
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-03-16

Mrs. Mildred Bridges of Tyrone,
underwent an operation at a local
hospital Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Isolated Isle Linked to
World by Ships Radio
Inhabitants, Overjoyed. Get
News Immediately From
l. -. nv Wireless

7, was early In the summer Of 1927
that me L.. s. s. Hannibal. doing sur
vev duty in and around Mosquito Gays
Nicaragua. Central America. steamed
irto ,he por, Of Georgetown Grand
Cavman. in the British West Indies
son-h NJ Cuba. This was the FIRST snip
tba. had entered the harhor IN year
and savs Radiomsn " d. Ross I. ;.
y "-hev sure were glad 70 see US
Thi- gladncss changed 70 something
akin 10 rapture when they discovered
-ba. Poss could and would put tnem
into almost instsntsneous touch VIZ
the news % the outside world. Even
stale news was mofe tnan welcome
They enjoyed the papers CAV
them ttat were months Old" says koss'
"and made special trips 20 the snip 70
get II. During the Dempsey y-CarPen-
tier eght we received the results three
minutes after the knockout, picking up
the high power station at MARION
Mass. which was sending 20 London-
They we're well pleased with the news,
We slwavs kept additional copies Of
our daily radio press reports received
A. sea. and presented these to them
when we reached port again. ,.
The enthusiasm Of the inhaoitanu
Of GEORGETOWN. Grand Csymsn' can De
understood when IL is realized taat
this little island. twenty miles long BY
ave wide. has absolutely no means OF
with the outside Woria'
Radio Broadcast.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Schenectady Talks With San
Francisco on Low Power Set

San Francisco Listened by rsdio 70
spoken words and instrumental music
played al Schenectady, y. y distance
of over 5000 miles.
For more than four hours the music
and conversation transmitted from
WDY, schnectsdy was checked up by
radio engineers AZ the Rock Ridge sta
ton in Oakland ard a. the Morehead
laboratories in San Francisco.
The significant feature Of the test in
the development Of radio telephony is
that il was transmitted with low power
on a short wave lepgth. The tests
were arrangsr through the cooperation
Of the G. T. at sehsnsetady and the
Atlantic and Pacific Radio Laboratories
in San Francisco.
Thrc and one half kilovstts Of pawer
were used on a wsvelength Of $50 me
t.ys. The receiving set a. Rock Eidge
was equipped with two stages OF radio
fercuerey amplifeation ard two steps
Of sudio frequency amplihost'on.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

Questlon-Wli you andy tf'l m' ths
proper gid c0nfsrsef anf zrd ieak 2
u-e. also the proper telephone cqnisnssfi
% y n.
Answ.r-A grid condenser can b
made Of two aluminium plates, each one
inch square, separated by very thin
pece ~ waxed paper The tVo plates
should have Jugs, 70 that you can MAKE
connections 90 them. The grid leak
can be made by drawing line be-
tween two terminals with a very soft
graphic pencil II would 10 much BET.
Ter. however. % purchase ready-msds
grid leak ard condenser combined.
These can be obtained for 50 % 50
eerts and ore specially made FOR the
purpose Tne telephone condenser,
not beirg critical in its nature, Is a.
ways NJ q fixed capacity, and can be
purchased for 80 cents r Is therefor.
a better plan % buy standard te.s-
phone coadenscrs. as they are con.
s,ructed properly for the purpose ard
will really give you much better re-
suits than tne homemade instrument
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

ep-.r knefv gIe- NJ fhs Pists 'o
fIau.nt Resistance ~ A. o anf
GOO vacuum frbrs non much current
rs-..s fhreHsh fh. phones opproNimai'}
t-0H rhmsl uf ds'srfof unit having
tar.rrrrt-r r-r-r-rafion - onf-stsp
.n.l f.r and % g. fns.sfor anp.I1r 80 q
r.-trfaI of aieli g. volts '-f
Answer !. The Plate 20 flGm'nt i'm
pciance OF % Vt. + and T.. y. zoo is
in the ncightorhood Of 10000 ohms
impedancc. .. u is impossibls 70 state
spec.acaliy just nov much surren,
passes through The telephone with a
cre.vcp and two.stop ampl.hcr, be-
cause the current iiself can bs in-
ceased b., controlling ihe negative
potential 0r the grid. IN any essei -
rough APPROPRIATION. u VIII be %
the ncighborhosd of and Z milli-
amperes.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

Qa.s,.n. q. flou ,an charge a.
...f .H.anI nsft hour sfrfarf ~ battery
fr.m ft. fnffs r.fsrraUrr current using
fr-t .ffr fgh-s 70 8 anger~s arf ho"
Nr.f .s fh- best fygs of ssriaI i'f
n. .rf ffrUsuI s.ln' Where f1ori fI'
Ie4l.in br taken from. ard ahaf s fl"
r..rIsfp0.sa fn rorrssu0nI ls sn ek
...Iraf. n .ruured 10 otfa.n 20 Arsrse fnf
t.rrhors f-ansnfrffon9 ifs1. where should
.fnir fa lnfnfr f- Please m - hoN
90 nrh' no hiamant ~ watt 'ISniTii'
f.~l fntas. allowing flr fhe flaht voltage
..H state rhnf If Is nrI boa fo Furnish
fhl correct foifaE- for fne piaf-. from lin
'f.fs alfrrnnfinr current Using frf 'vinE
tubes What hIl f' fnnifhs'I ~
lsei IN fransmIssicn -reguiar receli nF
-orlsr-.rr. or ar- there regular Trans
m.ffinr condenser or rho market * =
Answer .. When charging s-voit
3o-amQcrc hour storage battery, ~
nou.d be- a good idea 90 leave it on he
Zinc for go houfs. as an ovcrctarge
Ril no. nurt. =. Ire best type OF
ae-.al for telephone transmissi01 - o
.i.-vi.e cage in the form o. -
Your c04uferpOise should rad late from
% central point neEr the ieod-in from
ai directions. with az MANY wires e.
no ih'e. and each Of these wires should
Dr. - I0rg a. 'lc aerial .. u is neg
essay t0 obtain license ard 20 pass
800 examination ~ order 90 engage IN
telephone fransmissi0r. Full details
reelrlirg these can be obtained from
fhe radio INSPECTOR of your district.
e FOR fkc-waft .-a1sritsirg tubes
you viii need approximately - volts
fcr tho f.smert sad = ampere cur
ien,. Thc plate voltage should be be-
iwcor 2-0 and eco This can be-
obtained from vour 4 Z line With an
Acme tran7forms-. which 10 special iy
dcs cncd for that prrrose. 3. You will
have 20 obtain REGULAR type Of trans.
hitting condenser built 20 withstand
The voitEces used m tran'mission.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

he barrage receiver is based. ard from
this u will be seen how important The
change-over switch IN the aerial cir
cult really is because 10 places the
aerial and the loop IN phase with each
other
How the Circuit Is Tuned
The manner in which the barrsge re
cclver - tuncG is as follows: FIRST
Abe chancc-ovcr switch entirely.
leaving tro aerial completely out o.
the circuit Then tune the loop 20
the desired wavo-iergth $50 meters
b. moving tre clip attachment along
ore of ,hc wires around the loop unit
signals a.o strongest. The loop. o.
course. should bo pointed in the general
direction o. the hroaccasting station
which - 20 bo heard
As soon 4s the preliminary tuning
with the loop has been completed ana
maximum slcnaIs obtained. the change
over switch should be closed down.
Try - IN one position frst. and II no
results aye obtained. throw = over into
another position. While doing This
thc primary Of the vario-coupler should
n. adjusted 90 the SEQ meter wave
length Of course. The aerial tuning
condenser. which is IN -arallel with the
vnrio-coupler. should also be varied 10
obtain best results
Af.er maximum signals have been OBJ
obtained throw the change-over
switch into the opposite connection
again ana tune Until ne signals corr
pietely disappear. and then put the
witch hact into rs origiro. position
whicr viii tc the best that can be OBJ
tanned lt nili also hc necessary taen
70 adius. 'he variable resistance until
an exact balance is obtained IN me
ci-evit Tne resulting signals Will be
veal. brt they viii Be free iiom IN
.erforerce
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

cg.st.r am using q fsFsrsrsfiye 80
vim 700 Stages - aud frequency smpl-
nosf0n Ny - battery 50 t.folt 10
ampsrs hour storage batter. WHY ~ -
Telephone signals. laIns ~ dcferfor ilhs.
dim when fhs fauenf ~ fnf nfff ampi.s
ffinr tube Dr. ff7 why doesn't ~ ample
f,lng flbe make he signals l0Ifsrf Nhea
. sm using e f-feef0r cube seem ~ fft
~ sIFnsis fsnfY phen : pg' be- On. nj
ar-~ feT seconds fre signals dc away
why BE- this - K ~
Answer The "a battery that yoa
are using is not large enough 70 take
care of one tube. let alone OF three
and that is the reason that your signals
die when you have been iistsning-in for
= short time on the deteo'or tube, snd
~ also the reason that your amptfy-
ing tubes DO not function properly.
Each o. these three tubes IS taking
li,'ie In excess ~ one ampere ~ cur
rent an the time that % i' aiight, uid
your storage battery is not quite large
enough 20 take care % ,nis. u wiil be
necessary Tor you N use storage bat
,cry with a rating ~ a. least so-ampere
hours, although 100 or 20 would Do
much better.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Ei,ed Condenser Needed

oussfion-f Rave rrgen~rAfive r--
crlfsr but 90 not GET very good result r.
v!th n except that when I hold my fsie.
pnon. binding posts gsi signals vo.y
loud why must h-id wy telephone
binding posts n gsi ths signals loud and
ahai must 7 30 % oyerlore this'-s ..
Answer-It would seem from your
description that you have no liked con-
drnser across the leads OF your tele-
phone receiver Under the eircum-
stances. therefore. ! would advise you
10 obtain standard n1ed telephone
condenser and place IL across the term
mails Of your telephone. think that
this will eliminate your present trouble.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Let The Tribune
Help You SoIre Your
Radio Problems

NJ YOU are e1pSrienein- diiies!iy
j Nth yoar receiving set write 10
Iaek Blans. the Tribune Radio. i5F
Nassal street. New YORK City. In
yOur letter state What your trouble
Is. What kind Of apparatus YOU are
u,lng and any ether faets you think
necessary. II you desire 70 Install
= receiving set and need advice
write 10 the Tribune Radio stating
whether you live IN an apartment
Or priyats house. and II outside
~ city yonr distance from Nev
York Questions of general Interest
will he answered In this department
every Sunday. Requests for personal
answers should he accompanied by
, stamped and self-addrsssed en-
vsIope.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Bells Heard 900 Nilcs

A chin. o. sixteen bells n Wa;s'-
ylsit. y Y. was picked up in Athens,
Ga. The bslls were mounted on pine
supports and their music was carried
bv wire 70 the broadeAstuT station a.
y. Y. lWGNl. a. whien
,i.e. il vas put on tho arr. Defpit,
Re fact that the bells were played
aside foundry. trciT music was
heard e!.,rl, in many -laee'. ne
iayges, % the bells weighs $500
pornd,; the su,,iics. 12b pounds
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
only ono storeEe Battery Needed

ggerfinn--is Be- necssssfy % use feu
a. batteries on fhe 80 working DO
terf0f anl tNn raErs - auii1-frspEfn =
plllratIanf intend tn swrioy a switch
10 vary th, supply from the ~ batter.
should such q switch be- Employed 'Hr - b
tube car fixed telephone condenser -
.nlnfsd across fhs frst lack and IN TINS
esy take e4re 80 tao iss' i"n u. y. \.
Answer Ore storage battery is al
that is necessary . light all Of the
tubes. Il s better, however, % have
the potsnt.omstor across the battery
in order TO give better control OF the
Circuit. 4 variable switch for your "B
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Radio Great Boon for Blind

"The blind man now has the advan-
tsee Of current news" says Charles 4,
Comstock. Of the State Department OF
Public Welfare Of Illinois. "Rseio
hss made +. possible for the sightless
uerson 20 receive news daily without
having IL read 70 him Mr. Com
stoek has been blind from infancy.
The work Of preparing and insta ing
,,dio for the blind citizens of ths
state Of Michigan has been undertake.
bv Lieutenant Leon Seely, Of the
Vichira- Employment Institution for
the Blind. az Saginaw.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Vatican Uses Radio to L. :.

The frs, use Of radio by the Faae,a.n
vas IN. recent transmission 20 re
United States % mrsfaee from Fo.'
Piu, XI, through Mgr. +. BoLgonginl
Duea. PApai Pro-sscre,ary - kxtraor-
sinAry Ecclesiastical Afairs. q james
A Flahcrty. Of Philadelphia, sn'fsre
Knirht Of the Knights Of Columbus
The radio carried ,he form,l arpsoos
tion Of Pope Plus o. ~ knignA o.
Columbus million-doiiar Ameriefa well
far. eamralEn b lA.y.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Y,ri,hl, Condsnser Nees,ssry

Question is an aaisnna vTirs c'nf'n'-r
necessary in eomhin'd ,r,Ad,9'a'''''
frcousn-y an7Hf-r circuit f-ii- 81
Answer-ln circuit Of this char
scter you will have 20 use tun .ng
coil in series with 'he ae-ia. N order
20 tune into tho wave length ~ the M
coming sigma. before yol pass - on 20
the first stage o. radio.freauency
qualification. Under the circumstaneos
an aeial tuning condenser IN series
with the aerial and toe tuning .n-
duetance will enable you - get mlcn
fner and much closer tuning. mere
fors. while The condenser is not. strietiiy
speasinr. absolutely necessary, ! would
strongly advise is use.
Choke Coils In Ampliiying circui's
oue.yon-i Iesire fo construct = rec'' J..
NJ cor ~ ions rang r'ssio.lNff .sinF
-. stacef ~ raf.o-froqusrry and Do
fsefo~ vith two stages - audio-frs ii-n'l
For fr4 nsformefg ~ no failo Or 10
frsosenc' 3ps. would hoAs eoia
rf.rfr n What way can at'aeh llsilhs
eoI AMI obtain cfficls1' results '--I .l W.
Answer Choke coils will no, b M
eHeient az specially wound transform
ers designed for t1e necessary wave
lergth. so iar as radlo.freqlency Is
concerned. or the proper tFansformers
designed for audio-ampliAeation. More
over. choke coils will only give you a
i.i ratio between eaeh applying tube.
r YOU attach 4 loading coil 20 your
receiving set. With three stages o. "a
dio-frequerey application. it will be
necessary 20 insert different transform d.
ers In the rsdio-frcque7ey section ~
YOUR set. In orde % obtain results. In
other words. the coils between the
valves IN the rsdio-frequency circuit
must be tuned 20 the incoming wave
length.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Radio Compass on Great Lakes

The first naval radio compass sta
tim IA, been opened al White Fish
Bsv. Lake Superior. 20 ala passing
vessels in determining their POSITION
Tmo the stations will be opened IN
few days at Grand Maraias' SKY
.iIos vest OF White Fish Bay sno at
Detour near the mouth Of s.. Mary
RiyeT The particular section "ners
,be stations have been installed J.
k,own r as "The Graveyard Of the Great
= %
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Chirarn Incrca.cs Police Radio

An appropriation o. Sss 900 has oeen beer
I'D 81 the Ci,y NJ Chicago 20 pur-
ehr,s further supply Of radio @p-
,srstus for its police department. CHI
earo claims 20 be the first city 70 Apply
radio - police purposes. and 70 mas
found this crime-detesting utiiity d
.reat FucceFs
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Long Distance Reception

able 20 hear sng ~ M. Eurcpsan stations
Nhs' Sgd coils r'gif : have 30 uss %
hear Arlington Phase toll No which
d 'h~ primary. secondary sni ues.fr-
Rhrffer fh-i arc lr fhe middle or on
rh.rh flfs--C - W
Answer You car hear ths Euro.
pcan stations. provided you use the cor.
rect honeycomb coils. IN this ease
you should use coil with 1850 turns
go th, primary. 80 turns in the sec
ond1ry and 900 turns 10 the t.csler
3. For Arlington tine signals IL is
reccs,ary 20 use 3eo.turn coil IN the
primary, 200 IN The secondary and i5o
IN tho ticker O. The primary is a..
Ways on the left as you iac. the mount.
the secondary Is IN the center and
the ,ick.er coil on fhe right.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Efficiency Cup for Faltoni

Louis Faltoni. o. Roswell, y NJ mas m
-. swarded the silver loving cup
donated Sora BY Herbert R. Hoover, s.er., si.,
,,..o, -, uho constructed and opsratsd
,ost efficient amateur station IN
we we p'nj.ed states in 1921. Mr. fsl-
,n,i,, station in New Mexico mas peer a
tonS s-S IN every state except Name ana
To-.s.o--- r. - ~@'l
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

QusstIors i've on house boar in m
sIfnmar and 7 should Nse % hnn" wnai
kind - a ground should uss As boti
has wooden bottom also fhe anfnef
chain vII mon dn - 20 I- wf4e ~ 80
fani1ef stool Would mo ightning b. in
oilral 20 sfrks fno Wasfs n fhe aeria. Nas
ouIt hsif V4V 40 90 ths TOP ~ inem
They ar. bg' ~ feet apart a. w.
Answer I do not think the lightning
s any more apt to strike the masts
n your boat this year than - has ~
the past. The presence u your aerial
Will rot increase the risk very greatly.
do NOT see any reason why me an
cror chain cannot be used for ground.
r sou DO rot want % use =. however'
for that purpose. drop fe~ cope r
wires over me side into the water al
around tho boat, and connect them
again 20 central point and join innt
connection 20 our apparatus. Another
wa" that YOU can overcome your
frouad dIaicll;ics b. by erecting a sec.
ond aerial underneath the first ana
using it a. counterpoise. In this
case the colnterpoise takes the place
OF m. regular ground connection.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
The Tribune Radio Comment and Advice By lack hinn
First Aid for Radio Enthusiasts
FiIamen and Plate Impedance of Vacuum Tube;
Best Type Aerial for Radiophone Transmission;
Coils Required to Receive European Stations

battery is only Necessary II you use
soft" tube IN the detector circuit. In
any cSss, II IL only necsssary ~ ne
dete, cor circuit and not In the amplify-
Ing section The hxed condenser must
be placed across the telephones them
selves. You cannot place them across
the first telephone jack Of your set.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

Question: havs crystal f'f 'appef
every tsn ,urns IN thl tIn'ny toal t'f
firhf fars and fncn ever torn for .cN
'ars The coil IS 1-inch coll Hifn 10
- wire. the aerial conslrts ~ 40 strands
esfh iof feet long and Lead .in ~ n
fe-f Tet VIZ ard -NB. also o -. very
disfircrf hu' cannot gct ~ other STA
lions around hrTs VIVA Rafe iFnsfh ~
tho ssf7 what mgFf 10 ~ 60 orr
Wotd' Must use io'dlrg coil ard hoN
many turns - the loading coil musf p-'
20 get that wave length Would snofhe.
strand m aerai be- any better or would
i improve no set any, -
Answer The wave length Of your
present Sc, is. foughl, 500 meters. The
reason thst YOU cannot get the other
stations in the vicinity OF New York is
because they are all very low-powered
and their range is not sufficiently gres.
for you % receive them on crystal
deteetor. In order 20 receive the
broadcasting from Fort Wood. who is
operating on wave length Of 1880
meters, II will be necessary for you 20
add another coil IN series with the
aerial and your present coil The sd-
dit.onal coil WOULD be approximately
,hc same size and with the same num-
Der of turns as your present coil.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Irain Radio Works 100 Miles

wita radio ss, In operation. fa.-
..rr,r train ran the hundred miles
.yn- Oklahoma City - LaTton' ok'H.
~. ,rain vas passenger express. o.
49,. y,i.,s lines. Thc run cfrblishea
-.,-...ror. without interruption, ever
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

which the loop used In
receiver and aerial 10 FORM @
By Hugh
he Of
hs, boneveonb ticker coil In NE eases o
between secondary o
ocouper grid the secondary hensyeomo coil ana u"
grdle
mus, be uudsrstoo5 this oop seriously cuts aoa
but
istsrfsrsnes
sSeYed particular which hi, loop op
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

r dgcwood. y. j.; and station sAVX is
that OF n. {. Waiborn. s2I Greytor
Road, Cleveland Heights, o.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
High-Spced Wireless Service
Between Swiss and English

4 new nigh-speed commcrclhI "lrf-
less service between Switzerland and
England IL being carried on by stations
which have beer specially erected for
the purpose By the Marconi Company
in Switzerland and England, capable
OF handling traffc az speed Of 100
words minute in esch direction.
The signals received NJ the English
end are automatically relayed 20 Lon
don, and there recorded in Roman char
acters. The English transmitting
station is automatically operated from
Radio House. Finsbury. London.
The usual telsgraphie rates will sp-
ply 20 this new service and messages
Intended for transmission By THIS
route are accepted at all poSiofices.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Radio Warns Moonshiners

Warnings 'ent 20 roonshiners by
radio. Il is said. have foiled a number
Of raids or Illicit stills in the noun
tain districts o. the South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-22
METHODISTS NEAR
END OF CONFERENCE
Important Meeting at Hot Springs
About To Pass Into His
tory

Hot Springs, Ark, May 90 The
10Th general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
ere virtually passed into history to-
night when the body wound up the
important features Of it's business
program and recessed until tomor-
row, at which time the five newly
elected bishops will be consecrated
and memorial services will be held
for deceased bishops.
A few odds and ends Of business
went over and they will be disposed
of Monday morning, the time set for
formal adjournment of the confer
ence.
At today's sessions she conference
refused to change the name Of the
church in the apostolic creed from
"the holy catholic church" to "the
Church of God" and voted against
merging five Of the church publica-
tions, now printed at Nashville, un-
der a consolidated management. The
conference voted to use a surplus Of
approximately $1,5O0,00o from it's
European war work fund to build
churches at educational centers.
The conservation ceremonies for
new bishops and the memorial for
deceased bishops will be held to-
morrow at noon at one Of the
local churches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-22
SENATE MEMBERS
GET Information
THOMAS A. EDISON TELLS
OF MUSCLE SHOALS-NOTED
INVENTOR ASKS TO BE EX-
cusED FROM DISCUSSION OF
FORD,S OFFER

Washington, May 20.-Thomas A..
Edison, the electrical wizard, gave
members of the senate agriculture
committee in executive session today
the benefit Of his wisdom as applied
to development Of the government
properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala
bama, but despite all of his know
ledge was said to have been unable
to rive committee members what
they most sought-advice on accep-
tance Of the various private offers.
The noted inventor, although he
visited Muscle Shoals some weeks
ago with Henry Ford, his friend,
asked to be excused from answering
when members began to ply him
with questions as to the merits and
dement's Of the Ford offer for lease
and purchase of the properties. He
referred to the various private offers
as 'hard nuts to crack" and the de-
cision as to acceptance or rejection
of them as a task in the performance
of which he did not envy the sena-
tors.
Mr.. Edison was understood to
have. told the senators he was con-
vinced, however, that fertilizer could
be manufactured at Muscle Shoals
more cheaply than was being done
now by any fertilizer companies or
could be done by any of the exist
ing methods. Committee members al
so said the inventor gave them valu-
able information regarding rich de-
posits of potash, limestone and other
minerals which, he said, existed in
the Muscle Shoals territory and had
stated that the project should be de-
veloped beyond question. He also
was said to have discussed with init
macy the various processes used in
fixing nitrogen from the air and in
the manufacture of fertilizer ingre-
dients.