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The Washington times., 1923-04-08

Let US see what it will mean
to the average American family
when electricity Is generated on
q vast scale, is supplied to every
home and farm, and can be freely
usec by everyone for every pur-
pose for which power IL needed.
Far too much Of the house
wife's time is now spent in drudg-
cry; but when electricity Is
abundantly available it will do
the greater part of her work for
her and give her ample oppor.
tunity for recreation, culture,
and, if she wishes, business and
politics as WELL. With electric
cooking, for example, she will
not have to spend long hours in
the hot kitchen. Instead, she
will simply prepare her meats,
vegetables, and other edibles at
any convenient time, place them
in the oven of the electric range.
set the time.controlled switchs and
then forget all about cooking un-
til it is time for the meal. when
she will go to the oven and find
everything cooked and ready to
serve.
She will also use electricity
for sweeping, washing dishes,
sewing, and for the rest Of her
housework. Thus she will escape
from much of her present toll.
An hour or two a day will suf-
flee for her home duties. and she
can spend the rest of her time
as she pleases.
Not only can electricity give
her more leisure but more COM
fort, too. Electric fans cool the
cir in summer; electric heaters
give warmth on cool nights and
chilly days; the radio telephone
affords entertainment and educa-
tional advantages that million
aires could rot purchase two
years ago, ard such special de-
vices as electric warming pads,
curling irons, hair dryers, bottle
warmers and many others are
useful for those who need them.
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Cheaper Prices

With an electrically operated
pump, the farmer will be inde-
pendent Of droughts: his radio will
give him warning of storms,
frosts and floods, and his family,
benefiting even more than the
city family from electric house
hold devices. will be less likely to
leave the farm. These things will
make farming more profitable and
more attractive. and the farm
more productive. The result will
be larger crops at less expense,
which viii benefit everyone.
Farm products are not the only
things that will be cheaper when
America is electrified. All manu-
featured articles will be also re-
duced in price. The modern au.
tomato electrically-operated ma
chine enables a man to turn out
many more articles in a given
time than he can without such
AA0ShihCISS anu, do everyone
knows, the greater the output Of
a thing per workman per day the
lower the cost. Some people may
still remember when calico cost
over 81 a yard, in the days of
crude machinery and slow pro-
duction. Modern machinery has
greatly reduced this cost, and
when all industry is completely
electrified the reduction in the
cost of all manufactured products
will be even greater.
But no matter how cheaply and
abundantly things can be pro.
duced, they are useless unless
they can be conveyed to those
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N Development of Hydro-Electric r.
Cheap Electricity Means
Lower Living Cost and
More Comfort for
Every Family.

us, they will be also carrying to
us in the cheapest possible man.
: ner the products of all the world.
The prosperity of country as
a whole depends upon its pro-
ductiveness. If it produces
necessary things abundantly and
they can be transported freely
from point to point, It's inhabi.
tants live in comfort. Under con-
ditions OF restricted production.
a fortunate few may prosper but
the people as a whole will suf-
fer. BY the general application
Of electricity to all fields Of
activity, Americas productive
ness will be greatly increased, to
the benefit of all. Opportunities
for employment will increase,
average incomes tend to rise,
and relative prices be reduced.
Electricity enables one man to
do what previously required from
two to twenty men. Labor-sav-
ing machinery, and the skill
with which the American work
man uses 1t, have kept him con-
stantly in advance Of the Euro
pean laborer. The proper utiliza-
ton. Of our natural resources will
enable him still further to i'm
prove his standard for living and
at the same time will eliminate
much of the drudgery and haz.
ard of his work.
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vantages to that power complete
ly equipped with such craft.
Based on the lessons learned in
the World War regarding the
use of military aircraft, air units
have been classified according to
their functions into four types Of
squadrons, namely, observation,
attack, pursuit and bombardment
squadrons, all of which have mis-.
sions to perform, either individ-
ually or as part Of other tactical
units. The service the observa-
ton squadrons perform Is to find
out what the enemy Is doing
along his front and far behind
the lines. Aerial photography full.
fills a decidedly important mis-
sion in this connection.
Then again, observation planes
assist the artillery in finding
their targets by spotting gun
fire. They also keep the front
lines in touch with commands in
the rear and they have also been
used occasionally for carrying
ammunition and food to the in.
fantry in action. This function
of military aviation has been
brought to a high degree of eff.
cheney by utilizing radio telegra-
phic and telephone apparatus,
both of which have been brought
to a marvellous state Of develop
ment.
DIVISION OF WORK.
Attack squadrons are used to
attack ground troops from the
air. while to pursuit squadrons is
delegated the duty of protecting
the other air squadrons while at
work, in attacking hostile bases
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Written By the Secretary of
War for the National Aeromuut-
&c Association number of "The
Ace.~
" HAT virile military essayist,
General Won Bernhard, in
- his book, THE War of the
Future" states that, when we
look over the whole range of the
lessons and experiences of the
World War, we soon realize that
they fall into two great groups,
which are the determining fac
tors in modern war: on the one
side the employment of colossal
armies such as the world had
never seen, with all their attend
ant phenomena, and on the other
side the immense development
of the mechanical side and chem
istry, which have resulted in the
appearance Of a whole series CT
new weapons, or weapons the
power Of which has been greatly
increased. Both together have
revolutionized war conditions.
1.-THE first group has mainly
Influenced strategy. though it is
not without a certain tactical
importance. while the new tri.
umphs in military mechanics have
primarily brought about tactical
changes and have affected strate-
gy and maneuver to q secondary
degree"
Further along in this book the
general stresses the paramount
importance of military aviation
as the agency contributing most
to the revision of the tactical use
Of troops in a campaign. He
states that: But though the arm.
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get the things we want; our
standard of living is being actu-
ally nenaced. The reason for
this is plain, we are gradually
outgrowing our present means OF
doing things. Our railroads are
not able to transport promptly
everything that should be car.
ried; our farmers are exhaust
ing the soil and are having great
difficulty in getting sufficient
labor, especially at harvest time;
our manufacturers are pressed by
rising costs and are threatened
by the competition Of cheap for.
eign labor; the cost Of living has
risen, and our cities are becoming
/ overcrowded.
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and for carrying on the fight for
the supremacy Of the air. Such
machines possess tremendous
speed and great maneuvering abil-
ity, and are of paramount tmpor-
lance in the tactical employment
of aircraft.
Bombing squadrons, capable OF
carrying enormous aerial bombs
used to attack hostile billets,
railroads, hangers, important in
dustrial establishments, and for
carrying the war into the heart
Of the enemy's country. On nu-
merous occasions during the world
war, bombing planes were used
for attacking ammunition trains,
columns of troops and supply
trains, to the great demoraliZa-
ton Of these important elements
of the enemy's forces.
AIR SERVICE NEEDED.
me indirect effect OF the air
craft upon strategy is such that
the movement of armies must be
undertaken at night under cover
of darkness. in order to keep such
movements guarded from the
enemy's aerial observers. SO
great is the ability of this arm
to discern troop movements, that
such movements which are abso-
lutely necessary during daylight
have to be carried out in connec-
ton with the most highly special
lied camouflage measures in order
to make battery locations. de-
lenses, and other fixed stations
as nearly as possible unrecogniz-
able by enemy airmen.
Conclusions as to the value Of
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time. It will also furnish us with
machines which would be adapt
able to certain phases Of aerial
warfare, and would furnish us
with a strong reserve Of men not
only capable of operating aircraft,
but men who are capable of han
ding enormously augmented ad-
ministrative duties. vital to the es-
tablishment of huge air forces. at
the earliest possible moment when
called upon by national emergency
to do so.
COMMERCIAL VALUE.
No time should be lost in arous-
ing the business men of the coun-
try to the benefits to be derived
from the utilization of aircraft in
every phase of transportation. 1t
is hoped that when business men
have investigated the commercial
possibilities of aircraft. they will
take measures for the establish
ment Of operating lines wherever
our industries will be best served.
This Is a civilian problem. and 1t
is believed that it can only be
solved by arousing deep and per-
manent public sentiment.
1t is a matter of qualification to
those of us who are charged with
heavy duties in connection with
the national defense to observe the
enthusiasm for aeronautical deVel'
opment which is now being shown
by business men and the public
press. No doubt a great deal or
credit for arousing this favorable
sentiment toward this infant in
dustry should be given to civilian
aeronautical organizations, chief
among which may be mentioned
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Helping the Farmer

But" it win be asked, ''is not
all this apparatus expensive?
Will people without large in
comes be able to buy them?"
Today. perhaps, some of these
things may be regarded as lux
uries, but we are speaking Of a
time when electricity will be sup
piled in vast amounts. Electrical
devices Of all kinds will then be
manufactured in such great guam.
titles that all well-to-do people
will be able to use them, just
as they now use gas stoves.
sewing machines, and carpet
sweepers.
But abundant electricity will do
more than give the housewife
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Raising Family Income

And In quite another way, our
transportation facilities will be
improved by the Harvesting OF
our rivers. When a river is
damned for power purposes the
addition of locks makes 1t naVi'
gable. Thus when the st. Law
renee, the Mississippi, the Ohio,
and many of our other large
streams are doing our work for
The Washington times., 1923-04-08
Greater Prosperity for All Lies i
Forty Million Horsepower
Awaits Proper UtiliZa-
tion i'm Rivers Through
out the Country.
Nv GENERAL GUY E. TRIP,

chairman WESTINGHOUSE Electric and Manufacturing Co.
IN THE waters of rivers there promise of greater
prosperity for all American people There over forty
million horsepower here and if this power were properly
generated and distributed it would furnish an abundant
snnnlv Of electricity all the people of North America
Enoneers know how useful this electricity will be, but
feel that most people do not realize what great difference
Il would make in their daily lives.
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will be possible when our water
power is developed, the house
keeper will be served with the
best In the land at q lower trans
portation cost.
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MILITARY AVIATION: A TACTICAL FACTOR By JOHN w. w

couraged by government subsidies.
The large nations Of Europe have
already realized the necessity of
developing commercial aviation
and willing to make large expendi-
lures of public funds to that end.
In this country the Government
has not seen fit to take such &C
ton, and it is therefore necessary
to encourage commercial aviation
by developing sentiment toward
the general use Of aircraft for
civilian purposes.
When this country has COM
plete network of aerial lines With
the attendant manufacturing facili-
ties behind them, the problem OF
fitting aviation in the national de-
tense will be materially reducsd.
and such a situation will relieve
the anxiety of those who know the
vital Importance Of aeronautics to
the national defense, but who, at
this time, can see no industry to
fall back upon for reserves of men
and equipment for use in time OF
emergency.
Suspended Policeman
Becomes Bandit
CHICAGO.
WITHIN two hours after the
suspension from the police
force, Probationary Policeman Fred
Leidy tried his hand as a hold-up
man,
Leidy escaped, but an alleged
companion was arrested. Leidy
was suspended because Of alleged
Incompetence,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
CUBA BANK ROBBER IS DECLARED HELD
Son Of Man Under Arrest Accused
 By Sumter County Authorities

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. S.-Au- thorities declared today that Trub Covington, 2S years old, was one of the two bandits who robbed the Bank of Cuba. Ala, of about s7.0O0 last Wednesday morning. The bandits escaped and are being sought by of ficers.
 Trub is the son of J. A. Covington, farmer and sawmill man, who was arrested on his farm near Cuba when $500 in crisp new S1Q bills. believed by authorities to be part of the bank loot, was found in his possession. The bandits spent Wednesday and Thursday in vacant hut near the Covington home. and were taken in an automobile to Meridian Thursday night by one of Covingtons em- ployes, where they boarded a train, according to information obtained by officers.
 The elder Covington. under arrest, was removed last night to the Liv ,ingston, Ala, jail byi Sheriff J. A. Shelby of Sumter county. He re- fused to make any statement.
 Trub Covington was known under the aliases of Thomas Covington and James Brown. The youth has been in previous trouble, authorities de- claring he jumped bond in Sumter county. Alabama, for alleged auto mobile theft, going to St. Louis. where it was stated he was arrested on charge of having burglar tools in his DOSSeSSion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
HAWKINS POINTS OUT
 TAX PAYMENT AIDS
Asks Cooperation Of Public To
 Avoid Annual Confusion

Instructions have been sent out by Tax Collector J. F. Hawkins for the payment of taxes during December, to avoid confusion and delay in handling the crowds tfat usually pay during this month and reduce confu- sion of previous years.
 "Thc annual stampede to pay taxes will begin within the next few days" he said. 'We prepare for this throughout the whole year and sim operate with us. If the taxpayer will bring or send the post card notice we sent out. 1t will not only enable us to give him much better service, but will insure payment of taxes on the property he owns. If he simply depends on giving us the name, there is danger of his money being credited to someone else"
 Persons paying by check have been requested to make them out before going to the office to avoid holding up a long line while writing checks.
 In cases where part payment has been made on taxes. as when taxes are assessed with other property, credit has been given for the amount paid and post card has been mailed showing the balance due.
 Mir Hawkins said that when poll tax is paid at the same time as the property tax, e1ther the voting place or home address should be given. This is especially true in cases of mailing in their remittance,"> he added. If they wish to pay for their wives tax they should be careful to give us the name under which she registered. We receive many checks with the request that they be cred ited to myself and wife In case of that kln% we do not know the name of the wife, and many times they do not even give an address. It will make it much easier on all con- cerned if the taxpayer will do his part in cooperating with us.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
|ND0RSES TEAPOT 0|L DOME DEAL
Says Failure To Act Would Have Cost Navy 225,-
 100000 Barrels

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Failure to proceed with development of the na- tional petroleum reserves would have cost the navy 225,000,000 bar rels of oil through drainage and oth- erwise, Edward l.. Doheny, veteran oil operator, today told the Senate public lands committee.
 Indorsing the leasing of the re- serves being investigated by the committee, all of which are in the Teapot Dome field, MT. Doheny said the policy pursued under Secretary Daniels" resulted in the loss of at least 00,000,000 barrels. He re- called that he had warned the same committee in hearings six years ago of the danger of depletion of the re- serves.
 Senator Walsh, democrat Mon- tana, called attention to a report of the bureau of mines fixing the loss to the navy at 11,000, ,000 barrels. oi
 which only 5,ooo,0o0 was said to have been sustained since the pas sage of the leasing act and asked whether the bureau had the same in- formation available to the witness "No sir" said MT. Doheny, mo man living has the same information on the subject that I have"
 The Pan-American Petroleum com pany, of which he is head, already has $14,00O,000 invested under its lease of reserve No. 1, in California
 Mir. Doheny declared. was planning an immediate issue of $10,500,000 in bonds to finance drilling there during 1 the next year and expected to ex-
 pend up to $50,00o,O00 in few years
 Expects To Make Fortune.
 What will you make in profit on
 the lease?' asked Senator Lenroot 1 republican, Wisconsin.
 We will have bad luck If we hon't make 100,000,000."
 MT. Doheny explained. however that that was gross profit | Under questioning by Chairman | Shoot, the witness said he had con- tributed s15,O00 to the last demo- 1 cratic national campaign fund and 1 s25,0O0 to the 1920 fund of the re- publican party, although "a lifelong democrat"
 | Former Secretary Albert B. Fall
 of the interior department. who con
 ducted the leasing of the reserves has never been in his employ, MT Doheny said, in replay to questions but he added that there is as good | job for him as we gave the late l Secretary Lane. if he will have it.".
 I've known MT. Fall since 1SS4,' he continued. and I would like notn- | ing better than an opportunity to
 show him that his reputation with t me has not been injured" Citing instances in which delay Tn drilling offset $ wells had caused great loss to owners of oil property
 MT. Doheny said his own company suffered more than one such ex- perience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
SUE DEAR RATED. TUNEFU COMEDY Weak Plot Offset By General Ability Of Entire
 Cast
"SUE, DEAR., RATED

A musical comedy with many mo ments of gorgeous amusement. and which manages to be entertaining even during it's less sparkling DOT tions. came to the Jefferson theatre Monday night under the title or Sue, Dear"
 The original cast, which kept the piece in New York for six months was brought to the south by Hen drick Clemson, Inc
 Some of the musical numbers were catchy and tuneful enough to De re- membered and whistled on the way home, and the play was enormously enriched by the graceful dancing ol Miss Julia Parker, the 17-year- old star of the Tarasoff ballet, and ny the clever acting of John Elwood' who cavorted as parlor detective. Now and then he pounces a Dit aVioiy upon a succulent line but there never l is an instant when he is not dolhs | a lot for the show.
 Not much of plot, to be sure put l it is handled with much amlaoll.y l and shrewdness by cast that Was' for the most part, excellent. John Hendricks, as the count who nresses for romance, did his bit skill fully. He can sing, too. Miss Elinor Bennett, as Sue" did much for the piece. and when the four men in the
 cast sang as quartet they pleased I immensely.
 Smile and Forget" by Miss Ben nett; Carnival de Venice by MISS
 Ethel Clark, and "Foolishment' py
 the quartet, were the best musieai numbers.
 There is a large and capable cho-
 rus, with pep plenty throughout. l
 with irene the musical comedy which Birmingham saw last year. II
 provides a genteely agreeable eve.
 ming throughout and is not without 1 it's hilarious moments.
 Sue, Dear" is in Birmingham TOT two more days, with matlnee 1 Wednesday.-H. F. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
WEEK OF GRACE |S' ALLOWED AUTO|STS.
Traffic Squad Receives h. structions On City's New
 Parking Ordinance

Rigid enforcement of Birming- hams new. traffic code will begin next Monday. according to W. B. Cloe, commissioner of public safety.
 Traffic officers have been in- structed," he said, "to spend the rest of this week helping motorists get acquainted with the code, and to begin making cases against violators after o'clock next Monday morn ing"
 Police Captain W. W. Brent. in charge of the traffic squad, had his men busy Monday enforcing paral- Tel parking on all streets where white parking lines had been chalke ed off. The one-hour parking limit in the congested district also was en- forced for the first time.
 Fully 90 per cent of the motor ists are complying with the new regulations" Captain Brent said. He believes the code will be working so smoothly by next Monday as to make very few arrests necessary.
 Announcement was made that left hand turns will be permitted at First avenue and Twenty first street when this intersection is approached from the direction of the viaduct. However, Captain Brent warned that street cars and all First avenue traf- fife have the right of way.
 Marked Zones.
 Markers for all prohibited zones furnished by the Motor club, will be set up in the next few days. Meanwhile these zones are still pro- hibited territory, and will be dis tinguished by white lines much mar rover than parallel parking lines.
 In prohibited zones cars will be permitted to stop and discharge pas sengers. but stopping alongside cars already parked will not be allowed.
 If weather conditions permit, Cap tain Brent said, the entire loop area. including Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty first streets, would be marked off for parallel parking by Tuesday, and that motor ists would be required to park properly
 Tasicab stands and unloading spaces in front of hotels and public buildings have been marked off and motorists must keep out of them, Captain Brent said.
 Special signs for marking street car safety zones will be donated by the Motor club. A reflex signal lighting system will supplant the present safety platforms.
 O O o
 Study Code.
 All members of the traffic squad have studied the new code until they are now thoroughly familiar with all it's details. Commissioner Cloe praised Captain Brent and his men for the educational work they have done during the past week.
 We have been very lenient with the public said the commissioner, and have given every opportunity for motorists to learn the new rules. During the rest of the week the same leniency will be shown, but next Monday we will have to shut down on violators.
 If the public continues to CO., operate as it has in recent days, I anticipate very little trouble and few arrests for violations The po- lice department is thankful for the spirit shown by the Birmingham people"