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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
: Plans For New Canal to Join Oceans
BIRMINGHAM DOCTORS
GUESTS AT MEETING
ADMISSION BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD 5
AnnistOff. Ala. Feb. 6

Dr.. D. F. Talley Of Birmingham
was guest at the banquet rendered
the members of the Calhoun county
medical society by the manageme.lt
of the Alabama hotel on Tuesday
evening. DR. II. S. Ward, also OF
Birmingham, was g guest of honor
at the ban luet at the Alabama, his
paper on "Fecal Infections" being
considered as one of the feature
parts of the meeting.
B. r. ,lexa. der of the city labora-
tory, read paper on THE Wasser-
man Reaction from the Laboratory
Standpoint" Mr.. Alexander was
elected to honorary membership in
the Calhoun society at the last
meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
K1wANIs CLUB WANTS BRIDGE

q. c.. Allen, c. S. Culver and De-
Witt Faucet have been named by
President C. L. Gulce to represent the
Kiwanis club at the community meet
Ing to be held shortly for the pur-
pose OF discussing plans to build a
100000 traffic bridge across the
Coosa river. The city has heartily
Endorsed the project and has prom
isedi to assist in every way possible
This was done by the passage of a
resolutica by unanimous vote.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

Stockholders of the Bellevue Hotel
company who have ceased to pay in
stallments of subscriptions toward
the erection of hotel on Lookout
mountain decided at a meeting Mon
day night to employ counsel and re-
sist suits for collection that will be
filed by the promoter, Loui Hart,
according to a statement given out
Tuesday. 1t is expected that the le-
gal tangle will be long drawn out.
Something like $1,000 has already
been spent on the foundations for
the new hotel it is claimed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
WOMEN MEET WEDNESDAY

An important meeting of the
Woman's. Missionary society Of
the First Baptist church will be
held at the church at 2:30 O'Clock
on Wednesday Afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

China has the largest population in
the world, with 42S,00o,00o, and the
largest area of any of the worlds po-
litiQal divisions. 427S.000 square
miles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
CROPS IN
SOUTH HURT
BY STORM
Cold Wave Lifts and Warm
Weather Replaces Frigid
Temperatures.

ATLANTA, Ga. March 20.-With
temperatures ranging from IL de.
gfees to above freezing the South
east passed from frigidity to warm
weather today rapidly and hoped
for the best. Peach trees in full
blossom in many sections, it was
feared, would feel the cold snap to
such an extent that the crop of
fruit would be seriously injured.
Only in the more northern sections,
according to experts, would the
trees escape without heavy damage.
In middle Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina, with the exception
or the coastal sections, the fruit In
many places, it was declared by
agrlculturists, would be a total loss.
Thousands of gallons of crude oil
were shipped to the fruit-growing
centers, and many farmers spent
the night keeping smudge fires
going to protect their crops.
The weather was the coolest on
record for March at many Weather
Bureau stations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
FREEDOM OF SCREEN AS
NECESSARY AS OF PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 90
Freedom of the screen would
have been included in the Federal
Constitution, along with freedom
OF speech and of the press If the
trainers had been able to foresee
the advent of the motion picture, ;"
declared, {. c. Pettijohn, general
counsel Tor the Motion Picture Pro
ducerS and Distributors of America
In an address here.
Prophesying that freedom of the
screen is only matter of time.
Pettijohn said: 1T took six cen.
turtles to achieve an open press. II
any other industry had had the
verbal brickbats thrown at ii in the
last few years that have been di.
rected at motion pictures II would
have been annihilated."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
RAILWAY Waste
HUGE, says
COUzENS
Efficient Engine Handling
Would Save Half Billion
Yearly, He Declares.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
international News Service.

Efficient handling of locomotives
alone would save forty large rail-
roads OF the United States a half
billion dollars annually in coal and
capital invested, Senator James
Couzens OF Michigan declared today.
Predicting the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress would be forced to meet the
railroad problem face to face, Sem
ator Couzens warned that the rail-
road doctors" are preparing to give
the, nation an anesthetic, in the
form of statistics, curved lines and
tables, preparatory to a painless
operation in December.
There are two sets of propa-
gandists at large, according to Sem
ator Couzens. The first are those
defending the railroads as now
operated; the second class, "dema.
gogues," exaggerate the railroad
difficulties.
Would Reduce Costs.
From my observation, there is
an absence of any discussion as to
more efficient and economical
methods of transportation so as to
reduce COSTS" Couzens said.
THE first thing that occurs to
to reduce costs is to cut wages
that does not require any laborious
brain work But why not concen-
trate on means Of cutting costs
without reducing wages?
THE inadequacy of Transports.
ton facilities is chiefly responsible
for high operating costs and conse-
quently for excessive freight rates.
SENATOR Couzens quoted statistics
OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to prove that freight train
miles per locomotive have decreased
nearly 20 per cent and the net ton
miles hauled have declined in recent
years. The last named item is just
what it was in 1903.- the Senator
remarked.
Sees Half-biIIiOn Saving.
He explained IL forty large rail-
roads would increase efficiency to
reach the standards Of locomotive
performance set by the ten best
railroads, a saving Of close to $780,
OO0, 900 would be possible.
II could go on at considerable
length to point out many more pos.
sible savings Senator Couzens
added, "but think this is suf-
ficient to draw the attention Of
troubles that need diagnosing.
Henry Ford has drawn the at.
tention of railroads number OF
times to the great necessity OF re-
ducing weight so as to reduce the
enormous amount of dead tonnage
hauled. He has pointed the way
on a number Of occasions how to
reduce costs without reducing
wages"
Couzens declared 1t Is a common
complaint that while the country
seems to be exceedingly prosperous.
there is a restlessness and uncer-
tainty on every hand" He asked
the country not to bury its head in
the sand like an ostrich. but to give
serious, open.minded considerations
to the solution of difficulties re-
sponsible for the unrest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
CLOTHES
PLAIN AND
FANCY
Paris Is Showing Them for All
Purposes to Suit Varied
Tastes.
By ALICE LANGELIER,
Cosmopolitan News service.

PARIS, March 2O-Every season
sports costumes occupy a larger
place in the collections of the
Partisan dressmakers. And this in
cludes everything which a fashion
able woman should wear at the
seaside, in the mountains or in the
country.
They come in two categories-
sports clothes carried out in plain.
simple lines much like those of
mems clothes, and others which are
fancy and picturesque. The first
are chic because of the quality of
the material and the good lines
which should be impeccable. and
they are the ones which are prefer
red by the really sports-loVing
women.
These of the second class come
in fancy wooden cloths such as
'frisetta,' a new curly material,
and are dainty and fresh for the
women who like sport for a joke.
Knitted sports clothes are ever
popular. They are of several new
weaves and combinations and the
colors are so artistic it is difficult
to make choice. One feature is
the completeness of the costumes,
skirt, sweater, cape and hat all
matching. Sometimes the hats
and sweaters are ornamented by
plain trimming to match the skirt
and cape. The skirts are all neces-
sarily short and very often the
Jackets and capes as well.
The possibilities of beauty in
sports clothes has been well demun-
strated this season. One designer
has developed lovely combina-
ton of wool with silk and another
Of silk with metallic threads. One
model in wooden tricot consists of
dress and cape knit of yarn
that mixes red, white and black in
flicks OF color. The narrow little
two-piece frock is trimmed at the
collar, hips and at the end of the
short sleeves with red cloth and
| the skirt stretches out to any width
one needs. The cape, which is also
trimmed with red, is a most useful
article after set Of tennis.
In silk tricot there is a stunning
model knit with ribs of coral which
show through ribs of gray, and an
other in moroccan design appears
on the skirt in gray.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
CoUcHER ALUMNI WILL
HEAR Y. w. C. A. SECRETARY

A tea will be given tomorrow
night by the Washington alumnae
of Goucher College at the National
Club House, 1894 I street north
west. The principal speaker will
be Miss Clarisa Spencer, world
secretary Of the Y. w. C. A. Her
subject will be Living and Work
ing in Bolshevist Russia
Presiding at the tea table will
be Mrs. Paul Sleman and Mrs.
Neff. Miss Isabel Baldwin, presi
dent Of the Washington chapter,
viii receive the guests.
Among the hostesses for the after
noon are Mrs. Robert c. Howard,
Mrs. Harry Blair, Mrs. Neil Leary,
Miss Rosa Maye Hendrick, Miss
Alice Deal, Miss Irene Rice. Miss
Marie Dowell. Miss Frances Chapir,
Miss Vivian Vestal and Mrs. Fitz-
gerald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
BOOSTS 5 STORIES UP AT
END OF HOLIDAY SPREE

NEW YORK. March 20.--An occu.
pant Of the fifth floor OF tenement
house, on going to the window, found
q stranger asleep on the fire escape
landing. He summoned PatroIman
Mullarney, who awoke the sleeper
and asked him how he had happen.
ed to choose his unusual roost.
II can't imagine how got here :.
said the man, who gave his name as
John Dolan. .'I had been celebrat-
ing st. Patrick's Day, so I don't
know whether climbed up or flew
up"
Since he had two previous convic-
tons for disorderly conduct. Magis.
trate Ryttenberg, in Yorkville court,
sentenced Dolan to six months in the
wOrkhouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
EGG PRODUCTION RAISED
BY LIGHTS IN HENNERY

FULTON, Mo-, March 2O.-An-
other farmer has fooled the chick.
ems with artificial daylight saw
ing"
W. p. McCrackin, living near
here, wired his chicken house and
at 4:30 a. m. turns on the lights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
Girl Killed by IcicIe.

MONTREAL, March 20. - Struck
on the head by an icicle which fell
from a roof on st. Lawrence .boule-
Vard, Ida Palmer. thirteen, was al.
most instantly killed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
GALVANIZED IRON NECESSITIES
Y NOW FOR SPRING CLEANING SPECIALLY PRICED

Garbage Pals. rs
quart size; regularly
$1.19. March Sale Price
05c.
Pals. 10 quart. size;
regularly &c. March
Sale Price gee.
Palls. II quart size;
regularly 33c. March
Sale Price 26c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Dinner Sets, American porcelain SO pieces
choice q Blue IRIS Gold Stamped ana Floral
Spray decorations, Set consists OF the follow.
ing. cups, saucers. dinner plates 6 salad
platees bread end butter plates. s soups s
fruits, sauce zboats = platter, omen vegetable
dish covered vegetable dish, i sugar bowl
and Il creamer Regularly s13.00. 0n az
Dinner Sets, American porcelain, 80 pieces:
Floral and Gold stamped decorations SET con-
sists q cups. saucers. large plates.
open vegetable dish. Regularly $500 O. IA
March sale Price. 3. ...... ..s......... @0slJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Ash Cans, made of
heavy galvanized sheets,
corrugated body with
reinforced top and bot
tom; 20 gallon size, reg
ularly $1.75. March
Sale Price $1.OO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Garbage Pals. IS
quart size; regularly
79c. March Sale Price
CSC.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

wash Tubs. 22& inch
es across the top, regu-
larly soc. March Sale
Price Zoe.
Wash Tubs. 24ils inch
es across the top, regu-
larly csc. March Sale
Price 85c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Garbage Cans, kitch-
enette size; also used
for sink pals, regularly
55c. March Sale Price
40c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Fruit Bowls. colonial
style as illustrated, reg
ularly 69c. O0A
March Sale Price OON
Pals, IA quart size;
regularly 35c. March
Sale Price soc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20


Bulb Dishes as illus
trated, glazed stone
ware. Choice OF blue,
yellow and green cniorS:
regularly SIC. March
Sale Acc
fFlce s.ss.sess
Gas Ranges, 3 burner.
white enamel doors and
trays complete with ?
large drill burners and
/ double burner. Suit
able for apartments;
regularly $21.o0. March
Sale GIG OK
Price ...... T
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Polishing Mop Outfits,
consist OF 1 triangle
shape mop and 1 1-quart
bottle OF polish, regu-
larry $1.5S. March OEN
Sale Price, .. W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Step Ladders, made OF
white Cypress wood, re-
tnf0rced ana braced, H..
foot size; regularly
$1.se. March 01 IN
Sale Price. @4sOJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
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Mixing Bowl Sets. 5
assorted sizes: made of
glass; regularly 95c.
March Sale QOo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Following an illness of several
weeks. Dolly Cissel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene w. Cisse1, died at
her home here Sunday night. aged
nearly eight years. her death being
due to spinal meningitis The lit
tie girl was much beloved by all
who knew her..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Miss Mary ". Shartee, and Ed
ward F. Skinner, young Washing.
tonians, were married here a few
days ago by the Rev. Nolan B.
Harmon. jr., pastor Of the Metho-
dist Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Library Baskets, ma
hogany finished. with
gold overlaid decora-
tons: regularly $f.f9.
Marc March Sale Csc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

Carpet BrOOms, bright
new green corn, 4 sewed
with smooth finish
handles: regularly csc.
M a r c h S a 9 TOO
Price ........... 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20

TOasters, for Gas or
Oil Stove use. VIII
toast 4 pieces of bread
at one time. Regularly
$1.25. March ST 90
Sale Price. -. ~AS"~
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10

some trouble III one OF It dozen pieces
of your apparatus. During these peri
odlc lapses there is usually some talk
that you would like to have heard or a
particular concert. A crystal detector
will ill in these blanks very well, and
you will be surprised at the quality OF
the music our broadcasting stations are
sending out when you hear II via the
crystal instead of at the noisy end Of
a twO-step amplitier.
Many of the so-called disadvantages
of the crystal detector can be partially
overcome.
Crystal receivers usually tune broad
ly; that Is, small change in tuning
does not cause u very great change In
signal strength. and u station can be
heard over quite range of tuning.
This means that II two stations are
sending and their wave lengths are not
very far apart 1t will be impossible to
tune one In and exclude the other,
whereas II the receiver tunes sharply,
a station will be heard over very
narrow band of wave lengths. In other
words, very few degrees either way
lht punt DtNl
bility is obtained will tune the station
out. Then some selectivity can be had
between two stations even If separated
only by a few meters with a sharply
tuned receiving set.
The crystal In the usual hookups
Introduces resistance into the oscil-
latlng circuit, causing that circuit to he
somewhat aperiodlc That Is, II will
respond to more than one wave length.
II is rather hard to tune sharply
with crystal and single tuning coil.
In this case the crystal must be
shunted across at least II part Of the
inductance and there Is no way of
keeping It entirely out OF any Of the
circuits which may be used. In order
to keep It as sharply tuned as possible.
II II hest to reduce the number Of
turns shunted by the detector circuit
as low as possible without sacrificing
too much signal strength. II the cir
cult shown in Fig is used. the
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10
OLD ENGLISH HEDGES GOING
Landscape Beauties Being Sacrificed
to Demands for Increased Pro
ductlon From Land.

Ono of England's greatest beauties.
the hedgerow Of hawthorn, or May"
il rapidly disappearing. Driven out
by the tractor. either In the west OF
England. noted for Its double hedge
rows, sometimes with narrow paths
between. or the Eastlands. with hedges
and dikes alternating to the marshes,
some landmark Of this kind has dis
appeared.
In Hertfordshire and Sussex this
same thing is happening and the old
sturdy roots are being dug up and
burned, and replaced by miles upon
miles of wire fences, to keep the sheep
within bounds. Young collegebred
farmers. filed with enthusiasm. facts
and labor-saving ideas. have It all
worked out, and much OF the beauty
Of rural England with II. Cut all the
hedges out OF four fields Of 10 acres
and you have one field OF 40 acres !:
one man and one tractor can plow Il
In 10 days: where with hedges II took
a horse pillow 40 days to accomplish the
same result
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10

number Of turns between slider and
ground should be kept less than a
third Of the number between slider l
and ground. This will allow the an
tenns circuit to oscillate much more
freely at Its natural period. II using II
single variometer better tuning may
he had by tapping on the detector cir
cult, as In Fig. 2. about threefourths
OF the stationary coil OF the variometer.
instead OF hooking II across the entire
vnriometer.
The loose coupler IL very much to be
preferred over either of these two tun-
ing schemes. The two circuits are
loosely coupled to each othsr by lnduc-
tion and both circuits will have a
higher resistance to any but the wave
length to which they ARE tuned. each
tending to damp out the undeslred
signal. The crystal Is causing rather
broad tuning In the secondary circuit.
hut the Hntenna circuit with II IL
rather broad in low resistance. Is left
to oscillate freely. and Will he sharply
tuned. This will exclude to II great
extent signals on any but the desired
"hNf NlkhbiNf u III
duced into the secondary vt all will
be greatly weakened The secondary.
though broadly tuned. will still have a
greater resistance to any signals not
on Its own naturnl wave length.
The secondary circuit can be made
stlll more selective by carrying out the
same scheme rs in the first two figures
that Is by connecting the crystal
across only part OF the circuit.
sharp tuning cannot be obtained
with any ordinary outfit between local
station even with II vacuum tube detec-
tor; 1t is almost impossible with
crystal. but can be done with tube
outfit by using very loose coupling to
the antenna circuit or by using a loop
To pick up the signals.
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10

trouble To clean it up or nt the worst
dime for II new one. The crystal set
docs not 10 out OF commission period
icully as the tube set does, due to a
worn out battery.
adding no noise OF itself. as do many
uf the detector tubes. Reception
through static is nearly always more
easily accomplished with crystal
The atmospherics seem to be brought
in all out of proportion to the signal
hy the tube detectors. while the crystal
seems TO damp out the high voltage
peaks Of the stntic or strays to some
extent. leaving the signals. which are
strong enough for It TO rectify audibly.
very clear
The crystal set has numerous dis
advantages. Of course but so has the
vacuum tube. and the good points of
the former greatly overbalance Its
faults.
IL ls not very stable. slight jar
often being sufficient to knock out"
good point There Is no way In which
crystal may be made to amplify and
IL does not give sufficient signal
strength TO use with loud talker
II usually causes broad tuning. which
makes II difficult to tune out inter
ference Ii Is not MS sensitive to faint
signals ns the vacuum tube, although
Il ls surprisingly sensitive when prop
erly adjusted Adjusting the crystal Is
tedious task and IL has become espe-
cially 50 since the labor-saving vacuum
tubes have become So numerous.
A crystal detector should he included
IN every receiving set. 1t IS depend
able. cheap. and takes up little space.
Even though ou have IA twostep am
piirer and II loud tinker with all the
trimmings you viii admit that there
are numerous times when your re
ceiver il ont Of commission because OF
bad A or h battery. dead tube or
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10
RADIO
DO NOT. DESPiSE
CRYSTAL DETECT0R
II Is Dependable and Cheap and
Every Amateur Receiving Set
Should Have One.

There is considerable to know about
the crystal. and little knowledge will
enable the operator to get better re
suits and bring increased respect for
this u slrument There are many rea-
sons for the longing of the owner of u
crystal receiving set for the vacuum
tube outfit. However he has ii great
many advantages which the owner Of
the more expensive outfit does not pos
-eSs
For Instance the crystal reproduc
tion Of the rudiophune broadcasting is
Of the best possible quality The ac-
lion being only rectifying there Is no
chance of distortion. The tube re-
criver nearly always distoris to some
extent If maximum regeneration is
used. even though the tube Is not al
lowed TO Oscillate, distortion is bound
to result. Transformer or choke coil
coupling between ampllEers, no grid
bias or wrong grid bias, poorly
matched tubes and transformers or bad
loud tulker VIII all cause distortion
\ combination of several Of these often
causes very great distortion.
When the crystal receiver Is out OF
cunIni ~Siun II does not take genius
tu locate the trouble. The circuit and
The adjustments are simple. A burned
cut tube means $500 or more for an
other A bad crystal means little
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10
Why They Go. Nowhsre.

A story that harks back to the Civil
war concerns u troop Of Confederate
mountain volunteers and their colonel.
They had been sent for by certain
Confederate town, but before they
could arrive the federal forces were
in command Of the city. The auxil-
iaries arrived in the night and found
the town deserted. Not caring to mix
unnecessarily with the Union troops.
they turned around and rode out OF
the town by the nrst gate and road
they found. Before them stretched q
tine smooth highway and they took to
II for all they were worth. They rode
all night without passing any villages
or signs of civilization. The country
side seemed not only deserted, but de-
molished as well. When the sun peeped
over the Blue Ridge mountains the col
onel drew up suddenly. What's the
matter, subj asked the lieutenant.
Dammit, suh." roared the colonel,
we've been galloping around race
track all night. Francisco Ar
gonsut.
The Lamar register., 1923-01-10

one OF the most novel and ingeni-
,us instances Of salvage was pro
,idcd Mt Folkestone. England. some
fime ago. \ vessel caught fire. and
Was sunk deliberately close TO the
quay. She turned over on her side.
and the only difficulty that presented
itself in the salvage operations was
th,. question Of how to get her righted.
RMS obstacle was overcome by attach
ing wires To five large locomotives OIL
land. These. when all was ready.
, ,.ulled the ship over,
ON another occasion, sunken yes
-ei was cut In two while under water.
raised Ia the surface, fitted with new
and brought home to be
httef together again.