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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
EDISON DEPLORES
 FEW CAPABLE MEN
Sees Decreasing Number Avail
 able For Technical Work

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-There is a lack of men capabl eof designing auto matic machinery. We are increasing our knowledge of the possibilities of automatic machinery at the rate of 100, and we arc increasing the men capable of putting the ideas into effect at two. No educational or technical institution that know of is even attempting to de velop men for this all-important phase of industry.
 This is an extremely serious prob lem. I had much less trouble getting men 40 years ago than l have today. The men of today seem to lack imagina tion. I have examined 1,S00 men for positions in the last two years. I took so of them, and of that so only 35 lasted. l test out the men with q ques- tionaire, in which put five little math ematical problems which took from a childs school book on arithmetic. Not one man as yet has correctly answered all five of the problems.
 It seems somehow that in the mod ern system of education the average boys brain stops somewhere between the elementary school and the second ary school-that is, when he is about IA years old-and thereafter he takes no interest in knowing anything. I find that unless a boy has becmoe in- tercsted in some subject--it does not make much difference what it is-be- fore he is If, he never thereafter mas- ters anything, but is content to be led or driven.
 Industry is the result of the efforts of man. and I think a large part of the work of bettering industry will have to begin with the education of the boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
QUEEN TO SHOW
 HER DOLL HOUSE.
Declared To Be Most Perfect Structure Of Kind Ever
 Put Together

NUREMBURG, Feb. 16.-Descrip- tions of Queen Mary's doll house. which is to be exhibited for charity in London, have attracted wide attention among the master toy makers of Nu- remberg. The house is said to be the most perfect structure of it's kind ever put together and all available data con corning it has been assembled for fu- ture reference.
 Sketches of many of the famous doll houses of history are on fileShere. some Of them dating back to the sixteenth century. One of the best known among those recorded here was that built at Amsterdam originally for Peter the Great. He is said to have agreed to pay the artist 10000 gulden fer the eight-room house. completely furnished and with wax figures dressed in the fashion of the time.
 When the work was finished the style of architecture did not suit the ruler and he refused to accept it or pay for the work. At later date, how ever. the czar's ambassador to Holland purchased the house without Peters knowledge and kept it for many years, chiefly for the amusement of his guests. Upon the ambassadors departure from Holland the house was turned over to the Dutch government and now is one of the historical exhibits in the state museum at Amsterdam.
 Perhaps the most famous doll house of all Europe in olden times was the property of Louis'XVI It was made entirely of silver and its completion re. quired the services of many artists for years. In later years during reverses in France the royal doll house went into the melting pot and the silver was used to pay some of the rulers debts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
Cream Clears
 Stuffed Up Head Instantly Opens Every Air Pas
 sage-Clears Throat.

If your nostrils are clogged and your head is stuffed because of nasty catarrh or q cold, apply little pure, antiseptic cream into your nostrils. It penetrates through every air pas sage, soothing and healing swollen, in famed membranes and you get instant relief.
 Try this. Get small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store. Your clogged nostrils open right up; your head is clear; no more hawking or snuffling. Count fifty. All the stuffi- ness, dryness, struggling for breath is gone. You feel fne.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
TAUGHT ARMY
 HOW TOSTRETCH
Col. H. J. Koehler Retires From West Point
 Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Lieut. Col. Herman J. Koehler, master of the sword at West Point and father of physical training in the United States army, who retired December IA at GA years old, has handled more cadets and come into closer contact with them than any other person ever connected with the military academy.
 This year Colonel Koehler is in structing his thirty-ninth class at West Point. While now technically on the retired list, he is continuing his work temporarily as executive officer of the Army Athletic Association.
 As director of physical training for the army during the World War, it is estimated. Colonel Koehler personal lyinstructed at least 100000 officers and men. He was deailed to this lar ger task within less than one month of the day on which the United States entered the war, serving on .'detached' duty for year.
 During this year of detached" duty Colonel Koehler instructed approxi- mately 5000 young men in officers training camps, the officers and men of four seperate divisions and a number of regular army regiments.
 Whole Army Influenced
 Through graduates of the officers training camps it has been ascertained that the influence of Colonel Koehler's work was apparent throughout the en- tire army. Today there are less than twohundred graduates of West Point on the >active list who were not in structed by Colonel Koehler as plebes, and they left the military academy before Colonel, Koehler began his ser vice there Colonel Koehler was born in Milwaukee, Wis, in 1859, and was graduated from the Milwaukee Normal School of Physical Training in 1882. He was director of public afdprivate school gymnastics in Oshkosh. Wis, 1SS3-1SS5, receiving the appointment of master of the sword ond instructor of military gymnastics and physical culture at West Point in, February, 1885.
 When Colonel Koehler went 10 West Point in 1885 there was no well es- tablished system of physical training. He alone evolved the methods of train- ing since obtaining at the Military academy, which have been recognized the world oyer for their thoroughness, sanity and simplicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
MANNERS OF AMERICAN MEN

ask to be presented to the mother. well remember the difficult time had in Rome. When sitting, having coffee with my mother in the Grand hotel, the day after some dinner or dance at which 1 had met many men with extraordi- nary names, to my horror I would see all these men walking across the room asking me to present them to my mother!
 In America it is quite different. Not only would it never enter a mans head to ask to be presented to the other la dies at the dinner, but frequently the hostess does not even think it necessary to present him to the lady whom he is to take in or sit next to at dinner. This IS careless on the part of the hostess and should not occur, but if it does the two people should tell each other their names and not be made uncom- fortable by the occurrence.
 There are two questions that seem to bother a good many people. One is, should the man precede or follow the lady in entering a restaurant, and the other, should a man stand if n lady whom he does not know comes to the table to speak to some one in his party. The first is really not par tlcularly impoiNant. but I have always believed that the man should naturally speak to the head waiter with regard to the table, which means that he must be in advance of the woman. Of course, when the waiter shows them to their table, he should stand back and allow the woman to walk in first. For some reason it always looks better to see lady walking in front of the man.
 The answer to the second question IS that he must. of course, stand if a lady comes to his table, irrespective of whether he knows her or not. If she is going to talk for some minutes she should have tact enough, also irrespec- tive of whether she has been introduced to the man or not, to ask him to sit down. and it is then perfectly permissi- ble for him to do so. I can under stand his thinking n number of thoughts aboat her if she does not ask him to sit down, but. nevertheless. he should not do it without her permis, sion. Naturally, this applies only if there are but few people at a table or if in a restaurant.
 In private house, if the dinner is very large and a lady arrives late. the only men that are required to stand are the host and the men on either side of her chair. If she leaves the table. only the men on either side of her chair need get up. If the dinner or lunch IS small, all the men must rise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

to do and, aseit looked to me, the possibility of> attempting to get 2 sort of n performance that night. the performance '; was not only gi1 but was amazingly good and a gr| success.
 The major. amount of responsibil for an amateur performance rests the coach. Consequently if were vising any organization on the subj of giving an amateur performance first thing would say would be:
 Whatever else you may econom on, do not economize on your coa Get professional-and good on
 It is of paramount importance to success of the performance. I V give further details on this subj in my next article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

that professional company has. in achieving a smooth-rinning openihg night, prior to which all the people must not only come to rehearsal but must be punctual, one wonders how success is possible in producing an anna tenr performance, Yet they are pro- duced and at times are extremely good for amateurs I suppose I must add.
 To return again for "a moment to the first Junior League review q choose this because it was the first time that production of such size had ever been attempted by amateurs)' can remem- Der now the dress rehearsal; I can re- member the terrific chaos, the seeming indefiniteness on the part of many of the people as to what they were going
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

The demands placed upon the man in connection with social duties are not as stringent as they used to be. He is still required to pay thank you" call on the hostess, who is to him but an acquaintance. At least he is expect ed to leave cards after she has enter tained him. It is not required of him to pay formal calls on the woman that he knows we'll. Needless to say, he goes to see her if he wishes.
 When he has had to refuse formal invitation or has happened to receive number of dinner invitations from one person, and been unable to attend, it is police to call. If man has ac- cepted an invitation and for some req son has had to drop out he. should leave cards or call very soon after, hay ing written a personal note of explana-- tion at the time. I am not now speak ing of large balls, but entertainments of limited number of people.
 The young people of today have so many amusements which they are able to do together, such as going out to tea and dancing and going out into the country, which has been made very easy by automobiles, that the men are iOe 'CiS ope lO taii Oii tuc SiTiS Ol tHelT acquaintance. It is unquestionably re- quired of the man to show courtesy to the older woman who entertains him. In other words, at a dance or large dinner he is expected to make point of going and speaking to her and, if she is in the habit of dancing, of inviting her to dance.
 am told that there are many young men today who so to large balls and do not even trouble to say Good evening" to their hostess. This seems to me unbelievable, and, if I had not been told of 1t by number of hostesses, would not dare to mention it; but have come to the cluclusion that it must be true. This is, of course, in excusable on thier part. But also hold the hostess responsible, for to repeat what I said in previous ar ticle, if the hostess reprimanded such manners by refusing to again invite the men who behave in such way to her house, these same men would very quickly develop new set of manners.
 The question of introductions in America is almost entirely a question of what girls or women the man wants to meet. In Europe at a dinner party man is supposed to ask his hostess or some lady whom he knows well to present him to every woman in the room. If he has met young girl the evening before and the next day sees her with her mother he must always
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

Like much else in our parliamentary ceremonial, it is a retention of form after the substance has disappeared.
 Undoubtedly the kings speech was originally the speech of the king. in the preparation of which he might or might not take advice. MacaulaE finds an opportunity of landing two of his favorites when he tells us of the effect produced by the clothinng of Will liom HIS sentiments in the language of SOmers.
 But the arrival of the House of Han over andthe development of the cabi- net system changed the custom till. in Harcourt's words, ''the speech from the throne is in no sense an expres- sion of his mapjesty's individual senti- ments, but declaration of policy made onthe responsibility of the minister's"
 The speech is, in effect, patchwork affair concocted in the~-cabinet. and often giving clear evidence of the as- sistance of "too many cooks" for it is frequently grammatically incorrect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
GIVING AN AMATEUR PLAY

an.. don't think that, with the possible exception of the dress re- hearsal, she ever had full attendance. nor could she get the attention of many of the participants who were there. Most amateurs look upon q rehearsal as possibly amusing af- ternoon and a chance of meeting their friends and chatting, all of which is very nice but does not help the per ,formance. Consequently in thinking of giving an amateur show the first and all important question is the coach.
 When one considers the difficulty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

When went to see Mary Roland in ''The Torch Bearers" satire on anna teur theatricals, I could but feel that there were a good many pointers l might have been able to give them {; not that the play needed it as it was a great success and the public was very glad to get a laugh at the picture of the amateur inbued with the desire to be an actress. The word amateur" to the professional seems to mean some thing more to be pitied than scorned and never to be taken seriously. Per haps the only amateur organization which is thought of at all seriously is the Comedy Club and confess that in my amateur years never took part in any of its productions, nor have I ever seen any of them, but am told that some are very good.
 In my quite broad experience with amateurs am convinced that there is very often talent among them.
 The real difference between the anna teurs and professionals is in their atti- tude of mind towards their work and in the attitude of mind all others to- wards them.
 One of the things that used to ir- ritate me beyond words was the cer- tain knowledge that I would never re- ceive genuine and honest criticism. The papers will always eulogize an amateur performance and your friends (to your face. at least) tell you how very remarkable you are.
 The average rehearsal of an amateur performance is pretty much a scene of bedlam. I can never forget, the first big review put on by the Junior League of New York. in which I should say, roughly, there were at least POO participants. Fortunately we had a marvellous director at whom used to look in amazement and as- tonishment.
 The director of an amateur theatri- cal needs not only to have the usual qualities demanded in a director but he must have amazing patience and power to compete with handicaps never met by the director of the pro- fession.
 In this case the director was wom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
DIVORCES ON DECREASE

SOFIA, Feb. 16.-Government sta tistics show steady decrease in di- yorce from the high peak reached dur ing and just after the World war. The decrease fop 1922 was 40 per cent.
 Marriage is church function in Bull garia, but after the church grants a divorce the courts adjudicate questions affecting property, alimony and GUS tody of children. There is no civil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
KINGS SPEECH IS
 REALLY MISNOMER

LONDON, Feb. 16.-So much was written about the possibility of broad casting the "king's speech" ..that it may be well to define a little more closely what the kings speech" is. It is no longer the kings speech" ip any ordinary meaning of the phrase.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

Developing, printing, enlarging, at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If.
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Genuine Peterson imported pipes, at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If.
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Houbigant Perfumes at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If
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FIRED!

Harry M. Daugherty, who recently resigned by request, as U. s. Attorney General. Photo taken at Atlantic City, N. J.
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Ansco Cameras, Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If.
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CAN USE A FEW MORE GUS TONERS AT THE o. K. BARKER SHOP.
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SUITS MADE TO ORDER. At URBACH'S. If
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

NEW YORK, May 5-William B. Shearer a navy department expert, declared in a statement issued today that the navy's failure to provide ad quate fuel reserves so weakened it as to cause it to lose every advan- tage gained by the Washington dis armament conference. The power ratio now stood in England's favor as five, Japan three and America one. He declared the American fleet was outnumbered and out gunned by both England and Japan.
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Remington Portable Typewriters at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

WASHINGTON, May 5--The fin ance committee formally approved the income tax schedule proposed by sen- ator Simmons, of North Carolina, which may be resorted to as sub- stitute for the Mellon plan. This schedule calls for a reduction of the maximum surtax rate to forty per cent instead of to twenty five as pro- vided by Mellon's idea, and fifty per cent as normal taxes on incomes on eight thousand dollars.
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Suits maue 10 measure. see Urbach.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

WASHINGTON, May 5-The sen- ate republican leaders decided to make a final stand on the Longworth tax compromise should the Mellon sched- ules meet with defeat. The Long worth compromise would grant re- duction of income taxes of only half that of the Mellon plan.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

BALTIMORE, May 5-Dr. Freder- ick H. Baetjer, professor of Roentgen- school, submitted yesterday to tie fifth operation to remove burns caus- ed by the powerful Roentgen rays with which he was conducting re- search work.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05
MANURE FOR SALE

If you have a garden why not buy your manure from me. It is free from sawdust, rubbish, etc., is kept under cover away from rain, snow and sun, kept in a tight tank, pre- serving all the liquid, which is the most important for use as fertilizer.
 k213 HENRY LEIRER.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

MOSCOW, Idano, May 5--John H. Bottjer, former cashier of the Pot latch state bank at Potlatch, was sen- fenced to five and twenty years at the Boise state prison following his conviction for confessed embezzlement of one hundred thirty nine thousand dollars. Each sentence must be ser we'd separately.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-05

PORTLAND, May 5-George Stone robbed the mails in the postoffice at Myrtle Creek was sentenced to serve four years in the Idaho state reform atory.
The producers news., 1924-09-26
DOOLEY

(Bv our special correspondent
Matt Eaton has a new truck driver,
baby boy, born at the Memorial
Hospital in PlentywoOd, Wednesday,,
September 18th.
Fred Schultz arrived from Dent,
Minnesota, and is visiting his broth
ers, Oswald and Adolph.
Melvin Bretzke spent Sunday with
his parents, returning to Westby Sun
day evening.
Peter Droter is looking after his
farming interests here, coming from
Endicott, n. Y, where the DrOters
have made their home since leaving
Montana.
Mrs. w. Scott and son returned
Saturday from Waverly, Mimi, where
they have been visiting relatives dur
ing the summer months.
Mrs A. NJ. Holt of Whitefish, Mont.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. Mar
kuson of DOcley.
Mrs. Chas. MaXham returned from
the western part of this state, where
she spent the summer with relatives
O. S. ROunsville returned Tuesday
having spent the winter and summer
in Washington.
The Hunter Lumber Co. unloaded {
car of hard coal last week.
! Clarence TorgrimsOn is driving
grain truck for Geo. Epler.
The Dooley Theatre is showing
some excellent pictures every Wednes
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Aspelund ar
the proud parents cf a baby boy.
The Dooley Trio Orchestra is Civ
ing a dance Saturday night, Septem
Der 22nd, at the Dooley Theater. Let
go!
Mrs. H. Burnham and family sDen
the week end with relatives at Willis
ton, n. D.
The producers news., 1924-09-26
THRESHERS ARE BUSY
IN FROID TERRITORY

Froid Tribune: The weather of the
past week has been most ideal for
threshing and no time is being lost in
getting the work along as rapidly as
possible. While there are a number
of machines operating in this territory
it will be a long run before the final
wind-up is reached. Reports from
everywhere are that wheat is turning
out big and is of good quality. Local
elevators are working from early
morning hours until far into the night
in order to keep storage space open
and take care of the thousands cf
bushels Of wheat being daily brought
to the three elevators, but at this they
are having a hard time keeping pace
with the grand rush. 1t is not an
uncommon sight most any time OF
day to see in waiting from ten tc
fifteen grain wagons and trucks lined
up for their turn to unload at the ele.
vatOrs.
The producers news., 1924-09-26
BUCCANEERS ROAST
ED BY JOHN W. DAVIS
CAN'T DODGE BLAME
PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
MEN IT PUTS IN POWER.

Chicago, Sept. 18.-RespOnding to
an ovation from a great crowd that
greeted him here on the south side,
John w. Davis, the democratic presi-
Dental nominee. sruck out here to-
night against the republican party
with gloves off.
He said he was willing to cast
aside all issues and fight only on the
record of the republican party in the
past three and a half years.
Then Mr.. Davis went into that re-
cord with terse phrase.
Teapot Dome" he said, and the
crowd roared. Then Mr.. Davis re-
ferred to the man who erode at the
head of the buccaneers" man
whom he said. ''was no less figure
than the secretary of the interior
/ himself"
Mr.. Davis then referred to "Doheny
and his little black satchel," to the
'Iittle Green House in K Street" tC
'Jesse Smiths desk beside the desk
of the attorney general"
Forbes and the vterans bureau scan
dal came in for attack.
Reiterating that he had not an(
would not say anything in disparage
ment of "the present occupant of tn
White House," Mr.. Davis again in
sisted that political parties must b
! held responsible for the acts of thos
it places in power. But, he said, tn
! republican party sought to escap
] from its responsibility because a ne0
/ helmsman had come to the wheel Q
state.
! When Mr.. Davis came to revie,
the record of the republican part
| legislative matters, including the vet
! bv President Coolidge of the bonu