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The Democrat-herald., 1923-02-16
Lyric Theater

The following Paramount Aims
have been booked st tho Lyric
these are oil specisls:
Behold Ny Wife; O'Msiley of
Royal Mounted; Idols of Clay;
The Home Stretch: Inside the
Cup: The Whistle; The Sbiek:
Bought end Paid For; The Good
Provider - a Vera Gordon spe-
cial; The Woman that Walked
Alone; The Bachelor Daddy-a
Thomas Meighan film; and The
Affairs of Anitol. These are
just a few Of the great specials
that are coming to the Lyric in
the future.
''The Call From the Wild"
This is a special picture which
will be shown at the Lyric Fri
day. Feb. %, after recess, to the
entire student body-price. 1Oc
to all school children. The pic,
ture will also be shown Saturday
night. Feb. "a.
Saturday, Feb. II
A James Oliver Curwcpd oic-
ture-"The Great White Trail"
We will run two shows on Sat-
urday night = first show starts
at 7:3O. 10 and 25c,
Tuesday. Feb. 90
Just Wife" - stars Rvv
Stewart. Leatrice Joy and Kaths
iyn williams. A Selzniek dim.
Saturday. Mar. 8.
Tangled Trail"-biR western
and one reel comedy cartoons
at the Fair
"Wildhre"-March oath,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-02-16
Il asket Din ner

Afternoon session.
Devotional services, by N. Rich
Recitation by Pearl Arnold.
Recitation by Rasil Caldwell
Song by Sandy Soil
Topic-The relation of the Sun
day school to the missionary
work-opened by Bro. Smith
and dis cussed by others.
Song by Estol Caldwell
Talk of Baca county convention,
by Pres. Rich
Quartette-Old Rugged Cross
Report of Sun day schools-Now.
'insyille, Blue Mound, Cres,
cent. Sandy Soil
Recitation by Elmer Wade
Solo by Harriet Arnold
" MI. Stewart
Voted rcxt regular con ten-
ton at Blue Mound. May 6, and
1 .oufsvIllp ADriI
Song by Sandy Soil
Song Benedict,oa> by Bro.
Jackson.
L. McAdam. who has been an
inhabiLant of Paradise ever
sin ce the Year one, was part and
The Democrat-herald., 1923-02-16

l.. McAdam. who has been an
inhabiIsnt of Paradise ever
since the Year one, was part and
parcel of the great throng here
on the 10th.
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Get ahead and keep ahead.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-02-16
A Talk
With the Boys
For Their Good
A Talk

Whether a closed-door trial
has impressed you more or less
than an open trial might be an
open question. but il there il
one of you who looks upon that
trial as something amusing. he
will make the mistake Of his
life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Pearls Suffer From
 Disease of Wearer

L YER since the days of Cleopatra I scientists have studied the prob lem of how to restore the original .ustre to pearls which have lost it. But thus far all these endeavors have been un- successful.
 Now comes a well known Argentin- ian writer and inventor to tell us about the diseases of pearls and how to cure them. He has recently given series of demonstrations which amazed all those who had the opportunity of see ing the pearls prior to and after the electro chemical treatment to which they had been subjected by the inveE- tor.
 After many years of experimenting Senor Barsanti has arrived at the con- clusion that Oriental pearls are ami mated beings, and that those which have lost their color and lustre and for this reason are called dead" are nothing but diseased pearls.
 Oriental pearls" says Senor Ear santi, "are easily infected by contagion with any of the human diseases, and those most dangerous to the pearls are the diseases Of specific character. Mer- cUrN IS the gTGaleSt tioiity VI tiC PO-Ait' A string of pearls whose wearers have been subjected to a mercury treatment is certain to be infected to point where it will turn to the shade of lead.
 Even a lack of light and air will have a saddening effect upon pearls and cause them to lose their color. When this is the reason for their change they can be restored to life by being worn by perfectly healthy person Of either sex"
 This authority asserts that pearls whose aspect indicates the beginning of disease mag usually be restored by treating them with a soft cloth soaked in chemically prepared alcohol. This destroys the infectious germ, provided 1t has not penetrated further than the surface.
 He says that when disease, has pene- frated to the very heart or centre of the pearl it is really dead.
 According to his theory, the pearl contains a mysterious sap which, like human blood, fights to the last ditch against any bacteria finding their way into it's circulation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Progress In Fight
 Against Hookworm

RY making synthetic thymol drug A1 that is used extensively as an antiseptic and specific against the hookworm disease. Department of Az rieulture chemists have again van quished nature at her own game. Thymol is now imported from India, where it is found in the seed of one of tho plants growing there. The chemists have found that artificial thy- mol identical with the natural produet can be made from cymene, q wasr, product in the paper industry. Thymol is now sold for s4.5 50 a pound, but it .s estimated that the synthetic produet can be made for about $2.50 a pound. As there are 1000. 900 gallons of cy- meme wasted annually in this country and Canada. chemists expect that this country will soon be able to produce all the thymol consumed here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY, JANUARY 2a, 1928
Facts About Artists 'Colors

is not generally understood that an
 artist needs to know good deal about the paints he uses if his work is 10 live, says Gas Logic. For some paints are transient (often called fugi- tiVe), fading with time and finally dis appearing altogether. An example of this is what are called the Lakes (for instance, carmine), which are al- luringly rich in color and would be used more frequently if they were not so undependable. Made from the CO., chineal bug-the dried wingless female fed upon expressly cultivated cactus the Lakes" are supposed to have been used as dyes away back in the time of Moses. Then, again, other paints are permanent, lasting. Minerals, from their very nature, are usually in this class. Terre Verte is an instance of permanent pigments, the best example of which is an olive green. It occurs in Roman wall painting and in the ruins of Pompeii. and was largely employed by the early Italians. It neither acts upon nor is affected destructively by other pigments.
 Paints are also either transparent or opaque. Transparent paints can be used over other paints-the artist mak- ing sure the first is dry-achieving cAe effect of transparency similar to one colored glass placed atop another. Ex- quisite beauty and depth have been se- cured in this way. Opaque paints are used as the underlying colors.
 Not only are pants either fugitive or permanent, transparent or opaque, but some pigments quarrel when Dlend- ed, while others mingle quite amica- bly,. The Cadmiums, or yellows, are destroyed by iron-they cannot be mixed with any paint containing iron, the artist cannot even put his palette knife on them without injury. On the other hand, substantial paints like yell low ochre and brown ochre, umbre aud burnt umbre, raw sienna and burnt si- enna, genially mix with everything. Pots Of yellow ochre were dug put of Pompeii, and have stood the test of centuries.
 Some pigments are deadly poison and react disagreeably upon other colors--- for example. emerald green, a com pound of paris green, and Kings vel low, often called arsenic. yellow, which must be used so carefully, especially by the artist who habitually puts lis brush in his mouth. Certain paints (among them Naples yellow) are so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

Many paints have curious and inter- estng sources. Sepia, that beautiful dark reddish brown, is made from the inh of the euttlefsh ultramarine closely approximating the blue of the spectrum, from the powdered lapis lazuli, semi-precious gem. The word Cobalt for a beautiful blue paint which is permanent, useful and sociable mixer with all paints-is a derivative of "Kobald.' Morse for wood gnomes or goblins. The name is at tributedst to an old tradition to the effect that Norwegian miners disgustedly dis 'carded from their mines certain ele- ment which, they believed, was mis- ehieyeusly placed there by goblins at night.
 Among many fascinating old books on the chemistry of paints is one by George Field, called "Chromatog- raphy." In this engaging volume. the following advice is given artists who would paint for posterity: "If fire deepen any color, so will time-if # cool or warm it, so will time-if it vary 1t to other hues. so will time; and if it consume or destroy a color altogether so also will time ultimately" The author, however, tempers his statement by saying that it is a peculiar fact that the color of uhramarine which, under the ordinary circumstances, will endure a hundred centuries and pass through naked fire uninjured. is presently de- stroyed by the juice of lemon or other acid. So. again. the carmine of CO., chineal, which is very fugitive and ehangable, will, when secluded from light, air and oxygen, continue haIf a century or more, while the fire pr time which deepens the first color will dissi- pate the latter altogether Again. there have been works Of art in which the white Of lead has retained its fresh ness for ages in a pure atmosphere and yet it has been changed to blackuess after a few days or even hours ex< posture to foul air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Machine Measures
 Hours of Sleep

A W ingenious sleep recorder has been "A invented by a doctor. A thick rubber pad is placed on the floor under one of the bedposts at the head of the bed, and the post is connected to delicate lever writing on drum re- volved by clockwork. The slightest movement of the person on the bed ere ates a wave that is accurately timed and recorded on the drum. It is claimed that a person awake cannot simulate the quiet of sleep for many minutes and that the waves of Dsove- ments in sleep can be easily distin- guished from those made when awake The instrument may be made to give the physician a sleep record of his pa- tient without the latter's knowledge, while connected electric bell may signal the nurse when the patient 'awakens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
F Forecasts Rainfall
 By New Method

LNoRDcASTlNG the rainfall for the coming winter and spring from the past summers ocean temperatures, pr. George r. Melswen has predicted that the Southern California coastal region will receive about one-half inch less than it's average rainfall during the season 1s22-23, according to Science Service item. He suggested the possibility of applying the same system to predictions over more OK tensive areas. pr. McEwen is neither a goose bone prophet nor a crystal gazer, but the oceanographer con- nected with the ScIfpps Institution for Biological Research. He bases his system of forecasts on carefully worked out observations during che last six years.
 These observations show that when the ocean temperature averages colder than usual the rainfall is heavier than usual, and when the summer seas are warmer than the avera ge the subse- quent rainfall is smaller than the aver age rainfall. fall of one degree in temperature corresponds on the aver age to an increase of about two inches in the rainfall.
 Rainfall in the Southern California coastal region depends mainly upon the flow of the moisture laden air from the Pacific and is proportional to the amount of the air transferred.
 This in turn depends on the forma- ton of belt of high air pressure over the continent, he explains. In summer the barometric pressure is greater over the ocean than the land for two reas- ons. The wind velocity over the smooth water surface averages two or three times as great as that over the relatively uneven land and in summer the air flows from the land. But as the season advapces to winter, air flows over the land from the Pacific Ocean to the North American Continent.
 Enough pressure measurements over the North Pacific on which to base predictions being unavailable, Dr, Me Ewen used the known relation De- tween pressures and surface ocean temperatures. The velocity of the winds which move clockwise over the Pacific depends on the air pressure and the upwelling of cold bottom water along the coast, and therefore the rate of cooling Of the surface water is pro- portionM to the wind velocity. The lower the ocean temperature at or near the surface during the late summer and autumn, he declares, the greater must be the intensity of the ocean belt of high air pressure ard accordingly the greater will be the expected sea- sonal rainfall over the coastal region of Southern California.
 sensitive to steel that they must he kneaded with a bone spatula instead Of the metal palette knife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
How to Whiten
 Yellow Piano Keys

HERE is nothing more unsightly
 than to have the white ivory keys
 on a piano turn yellow in spots, which is due to precipitation of the fingers in the summer time and to a slight oiliness of them in winter. An experimenter claims that he has found that the original whiteness can be re- stored by using a weak mixture of nitric acid and water. Put one ounce of nitric acid and twelve ounces of soft or diluted water in a bottle having rubber cork. If the latter is not handy, an ordinary cork dipped into melted paraffin wax will do.
 Be sure to pour the acid very slowly into the water and stir it with c stick. Do not reverse this proceeding or tho acid will fly up into your eyes. In using this solution, pour a little of it into glass dish; then dip a brush into the liquid, wiping off the surplus on edge of the dish.
 If no brush is handy, tie piece of eheesecloth on stick and use that; in fact, cloth on a stick makes very good brush for this work. Apply the solution sparingly to the stained keys, taking care that no acid gets on the black keys or woodwork Then rub the surface lightly with piece of cheesecloth to remove the stain. Next wash off ali acid with piece of flannel dipped In c'san water and wipe with dry cloth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Machineto Test
 Ripeness of Fruit

TO determine just when pears and l apples should be harvested. Prof. w. s. Brown of the Oregon Agricul- tufal Station pinches them with sci entific tester, according to the Popular Science Monthly.
 The degree of ripeness is determined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

mechanism, includ- ing the face, hands and pendulums is raised to the top of two vertical pillars forming it's support. Ratchet wheels on ;he clock engaging a rack cut into the side of one Of the pillars transmit { h e gravitational force to the pendu- Ium and balance. As the clock rms down, its position on the pillars be- comes lower.
 The pendulum con-
 ists of a vertical bar pivoted at the centre near the es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

exponent and bearing at it's ends ad- unstable weights.
 Having no key to lose, no springs to break, this clock is the last word in simplicity. It is described in Popular Science Monthly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Clock Runs by
 Its Own Weight

A SILENT clock that indicates by it's
 A position on it's upright supports when rewinding is necessary is pro- pelled by force of gravity acting on the timepiece
 To set the clock in motion The ontIra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

the hand lever required to force the plunSer into the pear or apple a pre- determined distance. The invention is exceedingly accurate, and orchardists expect to save thousands of dollars, since it's use insures that the fruit will reach the market in the best cendi- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28
Our Own Mystic Nature Study.

Bushmiller, Cahan, Dirks, Edgren, Fisher, Hanley, Igoe, Ketten, Kober. Locher, Mager, Vic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-28

Carr. Cassel, Frueh, Gross, Kirby. King. Roth. Saxton,
Evening star., 1923-04-04
A Community Loss.

The announcement of the resigna
tion Of Col. Charles Keller as a mem
Der of the board Of District Commits
sioners, to take effect in two weeks
means that Washington is to lose the
services of one who has played with
distinctive devotion and ability an i'm
portant part in the capital commu
nity's upbuilding.
The Office of Engineer Commissioner
and chairman of the District Public
Utilities Commission is one which calls
for man endowed with broad execu.
tive ability, large professional skill
firmness Of character and the courage
of his convictions. These qualities are
conspicuous in the makeup of Col
Keller. and the District of Columbia
has benefited largely as result Of his
sound and vigorous administration of
exacting and delicate duties.
Col. Keller is to go to the Pacific
coast to a position Of Importance and
broad responsibility. He viii go carry.
ing with him the whole-hearted appre.
citation of the National Capital for
work we'll done in the public interest,
and every wish for his success and
welfare in his new environment.
Evening star., 1923-04-04

keepers will put a piece Of ham In all
ham sandwiches, and that no old-time
five.cent sandwich will be sold for
more than 10 cents. Only persons
wearing a red fez and showing that
they have paid their dues will be en-
titled to this concession.
HoH this suggestion Of regatta
on the great Potomac recalls old
times. What happy memories It
brings to a multitude of people. Time
was, and it seems to the oldsters only
a few years ago, when Potomac re-
gattas were national matters. Clubs
in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk,
Baltimore, Newark, Philadelphia and
New York sent their crews, and our
Potomacs, Analostans and Columbias
sent their champions on long tours Of
conquest. And they conquested. They
would bring back trophies of gold and
silver. We seemed to think more of our
mighty river then than we do now.
And what crowds turned out to the re-
gattas. All Washington would attend.
And Washington was a great city
even then, a metropolis" of 100000
people, with omnibuses running be-
tween the depots and fully half a
dozen hotels. 1t was great city, with
five or six horse car lines-count
them-the Belt line, Metropolitan,
Washington and Georgetown, Colum-
bia and Anacostia. 1t was a city Of
gayety and amusement. There were
Ford's Opera House, Lincoln Hall or
Herzog's Museum, the Comique, Will
lard Hail. the National, and then, in
1884 Albaugh's Grand Opera House.
Those old regattas were great. May
the coming regattas be as good as
the old ones, and may the new oars
men be as tough and steady as those
Of years ago.
Evening star., 1923-04-04
A Regatta for the Shrine !!

Representatives of clubs of the
Southern Rowing Association have
met at the quarters Of our own Poto-
macs, and the result is that there will
be a regatta on June as part Of the
Shrine celebration. The honors that
are being paid the Shrine are i'm
mense. Nothing that We can think of
to give 1t pleasure is to go unthought.
It seems only reasonable that Col.
Sheriff. will amend his park signs to
read: "Shriners Allowed to Walk on
the Grass" It il hinted that the Capital
Traction and Washington Railway and
Electric directors have ordered that
there shall be a seat for every Shriner
at the rush hours, and that every
conductor when a red-fez steps aboard
shall say: Don't drop a token in the
box; keep it?' It is also rumored,
though of'icial verification is lacking,
that in honor Of the Shrine lunchroom
Evening star., 1923-04-04
nations, faces a formidable wall of in

nations, faces a formidable wall of in
herent hostility to his proposition.
Perhaps the first thought in the mind
Of most who take cognizance Of his
errand will be that he comes to ad-
wise, in the sense different from sug-
gesting. He advises us to take the
league Of nations for our own good,
and proceeds to point how joining will
benefit us. In effect he says, "You
did not know what was best for you
when you elected to stay out"
All peoples are sensitive upon advice
from alien sources as to the conduct Of
their affairs, and in this frame of mind
the first reaction of the public may be
one of resentment. But he should be
and will be given a cordial reception
and an attentive audience. He will
find support and sympathy from an
element of Americans not inconsidera-
Bile in numbers. Those hearers he will
re.encourage, after the rejection of his
policy in 1920. Converts to his doc
trine that he may make by his argu.
ments will have exercised their right
to change their minds under his per-
suasive eloquence.
His presence here is likely to en-
courage the prospect Of the league of
nations becoming an issue again in
1924, and revive discussion of the sub
ject at even this early stage of the
coming campaign.
Evening star., 1923-04-04

Secretaries Hoover and Work are
to accompany President Harding to
Alaska. 1t is mainly, but by no means
exclusively, in their departments that
Alaskan affairs are administered. If
the President wanted to take with
him every cabinet officer concerned
with the territory's government, he'd
have to invite the entire executive
branch of the government Alaska's
tangled interests are spread over
thirty-two separate government bu-
reaus Confusion, overlapping and
cross-purpose run rampant. That is
one of the particular evils President
Harding wants to eradicate as the
result of his trip The Department of
Agriculture has charge of Alaska's
vast forestry reserves, and Secretary
Wallace may decide to make the trip,
too.
A former United States senator
agreeably remembered in Washing
ton, James D. Phelan Of California,
Is the latest American statesman to
join the littsrati. After his retire.
ment from the Senate in March. 1921,
Mr.. Phelan embarked upon a journey
around the world. His experiences
and impressions were welded into a
book, Which Is just off the press, un-
der the title Of Travel and Com
ment." Mr.. Phelan's close-range OBJ
servation of conditions abroad impels
him to deplore what he considers our
hopeless preoccupation with purely
domestic concerns. 1.-THE day of dis
aster." he says, will teach the inter
dependence of nations, and nothing
else shall"
dents military aide and superintend
ent Of public buildings and grounds,
is plaintiff in an action for plagiar-
ism, which is causing lively COM
ment in the Army. In 1910. Col. Sher-
rill, who belongs to the Corps of
Engineers. wrote a treatise on Mill
tary Topography for the Mobile
Forces" Maj. l. c. Grieves, infantry,
is accused bv Col. Sheriff. OF utilizing
the latters material In work called
Military Sketching and Map Read
the tne Phi1ippines. i suSseGueneiy 1t was as
issued by the United States Infantry
Association. Chief Justice Mccoy Of
the District Supreme Court ruled out
Sherrills action because the Infantry
Association was not cited as CO.
defendant. Thereupon the association
volunteered to accept prosecution, II
Sheriff. would name it's executive
council as producing defendants"
including Gems. Farnsworth, Wells,
Ely, Palmer, Malone and Drum. Col.
Sheriff. is understood to be agreea BILE
to the proposed arrangement, and
sooner or later will hale his superior
officers into court
X y
It's through the spectacles of
man who was once a buck private
that Gen. Hines, the new director OF