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Evening star., 1924-07-06
BRITAIN INSANITY RATIO
GROWS TO | IN 200
Sneaker Doubts Value of Steriliza-
tion-Advocates Education
as Curb.

LONDON. July 5-Despite' the fact
that in Great Britain there is today
one insane person in every 200, con-
trasted with one in every $50 in 1870,
there is no justification for the theory:
so often expressed, that a process OF
racial degeneration is under way, IN
the opinion of E. J. Lidbetter of the
Eugenics Education Society, express
ed at the recent conference of the
National Union of the Professional
and Industrial Blind of Great Britain.
Self-ExterninntiOn Helps
Despite the increase in the NUMBER
of insane, Mr.. Lidbetter said, nature
herself was constantly striving to re-
gain the normal average, even in the
highly organized and complex commu-
mites of the present day. Those of
weak mentality, he said. attracted
each other, and eventually brought
about their own extinction in this
way.
Discussing sterilization, which he
said had been acclaimed as sue
cess in some portions of the United
States, the speaker asserted that 1T
did not serve its purpose altogether,
because many insane parents had
first been parents, their insanity ap-
pearing later. Although he suggested
that both sterilization and segrega-
tion would prevent the birth of many
undesirabIes. he advocated education,
both of the individual and the public
in general, as the final solution of the
problem
Evening star., 1924-07-06
.SHALE GAS FINDS
DELAY FUEL CRISIS
Usage of Natural Resource
Believed Extended Thirty
: Years by Discoveries.
By the Associated Press.


NEODESHA, Kan. July 5.-Natural
gas experts and users of the product
who have felt apprehension over the
possible failure of sand gas wells, see in
the development of the shale gas indus
try hope that perhaps for another gen.
GRAFTON or longer the supply will be
bountiful
When the great natural gas fields in
this section began to show exhaustion
oil men. as well as the people, saw the
impending return to other fuels. In 1928
several practical gas men began to dis
cuss the possibilities of developing what
are known as shale gas or brown lime
gas wells on commercial scale. These
men recalled that at various places in
this section there were small gas wells
which had been producing steadily ever
since they were drilled. But the gas
from these wells was wet How to COM
merc1alize the product by finding a
method of separating the water from
the gas became the question.
A group of Neodesha men organized
to handle the new industry on large
scale. The company leased hundreds of
acres Of land in this vicinity, and drill
ing operations were started. Wells
were drilled with great success, and the
men asserted they encountered little OF
the uncertainty met in drilling for sand
gas. In addition, they said. there are
assurances the wells drilled will have
remarkable longevity. The industrial
promise of lime gas is large factor.
Source Yet Unxolved.
The source of shale gas remains un-
Solved, although the United States bu-
reau of mines has advanced the theory
that the gas. which is produced in en-
countering the shale and salt water be-
low the Oswego lime, is absorbed in the
water and carried many thousands of
miles. The large amount of gas alb
sorbed by the water is given as the rea-
son for the fact that the gas does not
decrease when being drawn upon The
bureau believes that until many thou
sands of wells have been drilled the de-
crease Of the shale gas supply will not
be appreciable.
Approximately 500 wells are produc-
ing Shale gas, some of them through
plugs, some outside of the tubing and
others through apparatus ngged up for
farm use. Many of them have produced
constantly for upward of thirty years.
Shale gas comes from the tubing
perfect mixture of water and gas. 1t
is received into a standing separator
the gas going out of the top and the
water returning to a connection at the
bottom of the separator, through a pipe
line, thence into the big hole between
the drive pipe and tubing. Chemical
tests show that Shale gas contains 9s"
per cent methane and ethane and prac-
tically no nitrogen or oxygen, when are
non-conbustible gases.
The lime gas contains, at 60 degrees
Fahrenheit and at eight pound pressure.
units) This content is higher than tnat
of many sand gases, which fact is point
ed out as basis for its value as
domestic or industrial fuel.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

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Evening star., 1924-07-06
ADMITS u. S. AND CANADA
PRODUCE BEST POULTRY
British Minister of Agriculture
Says Native Stock, However,
in Demand Generally.

LONDON, July 5.-In proposing the
health of the American and Canadian
delegates to the world poultry con-
gress recently held in Barcelona, who
were entertained by the British gov
ernment here, Minister of Agriculture
Noel Buxton admitted that America
and Canada were ahead of Great
Britain in poultry culture. but he
added that he was proud of the fact
that Great Britain's breeding stock
was in demand in other lands.
Britain, he said. had not yet developed
her poultry industry sufficiently to
meet her own demands, but she sup
piled the market for. other people.
The British government, the speak
er concluded, was very grateful to
America for the courtesy shown to
their representative. A P. Francis, on
the occasion of his visit to the United
States last year for research work in
poultry culture.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
3 BELIEVED DEAD FOUND
IN RAID ON MISSION
German Police Take 1880 Women
and Men, Many Wanted to
Answer. to Crimes.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 5.-A recent police
raid upon the public Asylum for the
corresponding somewhat
to the American rescue missions ex-
cept that it is municipal institution.
yielded some unusual results.
1t was found that among those raid
ed were 1,204 men and 76 women and
girls who had nothing on their per-
sons to identify them In Germany
and other European countries one is
expected at all times to carry some
paper of Identification, and it's alb
sence is enough to arouse the suspi-
cions of the police.
These 1880 persons were held for
further investigation, and the follow
ing facts deyeloped: For 157 of the
men search warrants have been out
for some time; they were wanted for
theft, burglary, murder or swindling.
In the case of twenty-five it devel-
oped that they had forged papers.
Three men reported dead were dis
covered hale and hearty. Among
these was a twenty y-seven-year-old
shopkeeper whose business had gone
bankrupt, and who then had to live
off his aged father. When the latter
was dismissed from civil service as
part of the economy plan of the gov
ernment the young man disappeared
and left word that he had committed
suicide.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
BRITISH DISPLAY HOLY
LAND SHRINE MINIATURES
Exhibit Models of Solomon's Tenn
pie, Apartments of His Wives and
Christ's Childhood Scenes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 5.-The Temple of
Solomon. the Tabernacle and many of
the other shrines of the holy land
familiar to readers of the Old Testa-
ment are reproduced in miniature in
the Palestine exhibit at the British
Empire exhibition. One is shown the
holy of holieS which the high priest
alone could enter. and then but once
year for an annual sacrifice. The
palace where Solomon kept his queen
and the apartments that sheltered
his sumptuous assortment of wives
and concubines are faithfully repro
duced
The plain temple which replaced
Solomon'S magnificent structure after
its destruction and also that of Herod,
built during the lifetime of Christ
upon the same spot, also are repro
duced. One is shown the place where
Christ was brought as a babe. where
He went about His aFther's bust
ness" and became lost from His par
ents as youth, and also the part of
the temple from which He chased the
moneylenders.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
RENT FOR APARTMENTS
DROPS OFF IN LONDON
Slight Increase Noted Despite
Visitors for Empire
Exhibition.

LONDON. July Despite the
great inflow of visitors for the Brit
ish empire exhibition at Wembley,
furnished houses and flats in London
are renting at a slightly lower figure
than at the same time last year. aC-
cording to estate agents.
Flat owners who expected to rent
apartments to Wenbley visitors at
high figures found. to their disap-
pointment, that the newcomers pre-
ferred to stay at hotels, and prices
dropped shortly after the influx of
travellers began.
One estate agent said that the
slump in furnished house and fiat
property was greater than for some
years.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
BIBLE TO BE PRINTED
IN BLACKFOOT TONGUE
Tribe in Canada to Get First
Translation of Scripture Into
Native Language.

By the Associated Press.
SASKATOON. Saskatchewan, July 5.
-Blackfoot Indians in Canada will
have the first Bible ever written in
their language, in fact. the first book
Of any kind, when Canon H. w. G.
Stocken, for many years a missionary
to the tribe in the Canadian prairies,
completes the work at his home in
Victoria, B. C.
Canon Stocken is printing the
Blackfoot Scriptures on a small press
built for the purpose. He originated
the language characters, which are
syllable and resemble shorthand He
started with seventy-two characters,
but has reduced them to forty. They
are so easy to master that some men,
bers of the tribe learned to write in
a few evenings.
These Indians soon began to write
letters to- each other and to Canon
Stocken. Silas Wolf Collar, an old
brave, helped the missionary in his
task.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
BERLIN WARS ON SMOKE,
Ignorance of Autos and Poor Gaso-
line Blamed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN. July 5.-Airplane pilots
flying over Berlin have SO often
called attention to the fact that the
German metropolis is screened from
view by a cloud of SCOT that the
newspapers of the capital are taking
up a campaign y rid the city OF the
smoke nuisance.
One of the chief contributors to the
clouds Of smoke is the German auto
mobile, 1t is claimed. Auto science is
not the property of large masses of
people as in America, and only few
even of the chauffeurs know how to
use an inferior gasoline. The result
is pestfferous emission from the
exhaust pipes
Evening star., 1924-07-06
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Evening star., 1924-07-06
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Evening star., 1924-07-06

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Evening star., 1924-07-06
Span Falls Without Warning.

So sudden was the collapse of the
two central arches of the Parmil
bridge over the Loire River at Nantes
recently, that a soldier passing over
it at the time had to jump to save his
life. The collapse left the town with
out water, gas or electricity.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
E NEW CONCERNS
 FILE PAPERS HERE
Herman Saks And Sons And Kamram Park
 Incorporated

Articles of incorporation of the Kam ram Development company and Her man Saks and Sons, Inc, were filed with Probate Judge J. F. Stiles Wednes day. The first company, which is tc operate the Edgewocd Amusement com pany, recently acquired by Kamram Grotto is incorporated for $10,000 of which $2,500 has been paid in. The company asked a charter permitting ii to carry on a general real estate and development business and to construct maintain and operate an amusement park with lakes.
 J. l.. Hagy is president of the new company, W. W.Alvey, treasurer, and James C.. .Puckett, secretary. In addi tion the following are named as direc- tors: Fred A. Freddy, Martin Ringel. berg, s. R. Hawley and G. Armstrong West.
 " Herman Saks and Sons, Inc, stated that the new company, which is to carry on a general mercantile business has 2s00Qs sshares of $l00 each, and will be. gin business with a paid-in capitaliza. tion of $100,000. Herman Saks, with $50 shares, is president, Joe K. Saks, 175 shares, vice president, Ike Saks, 175 shares, treasurer and officer to re- ceive stock subscriptions, and Lawrence Saks, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
BRIDGE OVER DELTA
 IS NOW ASSURED
Highway Board Appropriates
 $6OO,0OO For Project
lState CapitaI Rureau.l l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 12.-The state highway commission will spend up to $500, 900 to match like amount from the city or county of Mobile for a highway to connect the highlands of Mobile and Baldwin counties under a resolution adopted by the commission.
 Following is the resolution:
 Resolved by the highway commission of the state of Alabama that out of the remaining highway bonds unsold that it will appropriate and supplement an amount equal to the amount appro- priated by the county and city, or the county or the city of Mobile, for the construction of highway between the highlands of Mobile and Baldwin coun- ties at point where Government street touches Mobile river, an amount not to exceed the sum of $6O0,000, it being un- derstood that this highway may con sist of bridge from Blakely Island to Baldwin county.
 "This appropriation by the highway commission of Alabama is made con ditional upon the city and county of Mobile, or the city or county of Mobile, establishing and maintaining a free ferry between the west and east banks of Mobile river, where these roads come to the boundary of this stream"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
GIRLS OFFER AID
 INV NAVY TAG DAY
City Will Be Asked To Help
 Locate Old Sailor

A number of young women called at the navy department of the Confederate Veterans headquarters at 2O21 Third avenue yesterday and enlisted their services to assist the department in carrying out the plans for the Con- federate Navy Tag Day" which will be staged Saturday, it was stated by Cap tain W. H. McElroy, aide to Admiral A. O. Wright, who is directing the de- partment work in Birmingham.
 The tag day will be put on to raise funds to defray the expense of the re- search work that the department is doing in an effort to establish and com pile the records of enlistment, service, and discharge of the men who served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil war. These records were lost when Richmond, the capitol of the Confed- eracey fell in 1865, and according to Captaoin McElroy, there is no file or of ficial record of these men. When thecom- pilation of these records has been com pleted, they will be placed on file in the archives of the state from which the man enlisted, making it possible for the few survivors or their depend ents, who are entitled to a pension, receive it.
 Druggists from all parts of the south have volunteered to help the navy de- partment in securing the records of the Navy, it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
|RATIFY MERGER :
 WITH SLOSS co.
Alabama Directors Take Final Action In
 Big Deal

Final action was taken Wednesday by directors of the Alabama company in approval of the sale of the physical properties of the corporation to the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, according to an Associated Press dis patch from Baltimore Wednesday night. A special meeting has been called for November 21 to secure the approval of the stockholders of the Alabama com pny, the dispatch said.
 All that remains to complete the con- solidation is the approval of the Sloss- Sheffield directors. As that company has indicated it will take over the Ala bama plant on November 15, formal announcement concerning official rati- fication of the merger is expected momentarily. Necessary details of the absorption now are being arranged, Sloss officials stated Wednesday.
 Information was received in Birming- ham last week that the SlOss concern had sold privately $2,5O0,O00 of 6 per cent, five-year purchase money notes, in- dicating that the merger had been con- cluded. President John w. Mcqueen, of the Sloss company, remained in Bal timore last week while directors and of- ficials of both organizations were con- ferring in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
OLD CASE AIRED
 IN COURT HERE
Involves Assessment For Street Improvements
 In 1910

Arguments on one of the oldest cases on the civil docket of the circuit court were completed late Wednesday after noon before Judge John Denson, al- though the judges decision will not be given out until Thursday or Friday. The case involves an assessment TOT street, sidewalk, gutter and curD nm in the town of West End and originated in 1910 before the sub- urb became a part of Birmingham.
 At that time, Charles Schwend was assessed $S27.40 on a lot which he owned. This assessment was declared by MT. Schwend to be excessive ana ne refused to pay it. When the city limits were extended to include West End, resolution was adopted by the city com mission declaring that the assessment was void. The present city commls- sion, however, shortly after taking of flee, rescipded the former resolution ana declared the assessment in effect.
 At that time the case, which ended Wednesday afternoon, was instituted in the circuit court, in an effort to pre- vent collection by the city. In his tes- timony before Judge Denson, MT. Schwend contended that at the time the assessment was levied the lot in ques- tion was worth only $100, and that errors were made in passing the ordi- nances authorizing the improvements and in fixing the assessments.
 Because the present hearing involves only points of law, the case was heard without a jury. The city was repre- sented by Marvin Woodall and Mrs. Schwend by Judge J. B. Aird-and Mor- ris IOyeman,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
DAMAGE SUIT
 FOR S5OO,OOO
 BEING HEARD

THE largest damage suit ever
 put to trial in Jefferson county si started Wednesday morning be- fore Circuit Judge Roger Snyder. The suit is for $500,000 with Mrs. J. L. Young, an executrix of the es- tate of her husband, J. L. Young, as plaintiff, and the Woodward Iron company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Birming- ham Southern railroad company and W. H. Giles, as defendants.
 The plaintiff is seeking to recover damages because of the death of her husband, which was due to train crash at the intersection of the Alabama Great Southern and the Birmingham Southern tracks on April IS, 1923. MT. Young, who was engineer of one of the trains, was fatally injured in the wreck. W. H. Giles was the engineer of the other train. The case is expected to continue until some time Friday.