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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02

shown on the figure to the right In the
accompanying picture. In this model
the effect is that of sure-enough cape.
One of the pleasing features of these
below-the-waist capes is the excellent
opportunity offered for effective fur
borders. Without a doubt, fur trim
mings have never more conspicuously
manifested themselves. When one sees
the new coats trimmed 30 spectacularly
In badger, opessum, red fox, leopard,
tiger, civet cat caracul ermine, plati-
mum fox, moufflon and the like one
wonders there are 80 many kinds Of
animals in the world
Be that as 1t may, fur Is In the ~
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02
Insulating Leads.

The Insulation of the leads In a radio
set is very important. Where leads
cross one another. though not real
close, it is best to slip a few inches of
spaghetti or some other insulating ma
terial across them Do not run any
leads parallel for any length.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02

IT'S up to and including 500 meters.
The accompanying sketch explains how
II Is done. First, single connections
are brought out from the two outside
windings Of the yariometer, so that
they can be brought out to the two
contact points. The leads from the
inside or rotor coil Of the yariometer
are connected In the plate-circuit OF
the vacuum tube. thus converting 1t
into a ticker coil. Regeneration Is
In the usual manner. by adj
justing the rotor coll. For reception
on the lower wave-lengths, the switch
arm Is placed on the contact point
marked /, and on contact point for
the higher waves. This is good stunt
and well worth trying-Radio News
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02
FinoernaiIs Grow 27 Yards.

From a Swiss scientist comes an
announcement that the average man
Of fifty has 81 yards Of fingernalls in
his lifetime. He says that children's
nails grow faster than those Of adults;
thumbnails faster than little finger
nails.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02
Sort of n Roohx Prize.

1.-THE motorist should remember that
there is no prize offered for beating q
railroad at crossing" says an ex
change. That's right The prize Is
for not beating 1t, at any rate, the
loser goes to his reward = Boston
Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02

tendency from a fashion viewpoint.
When it borders the capelet as does
the wide strip Of beaver on this coat
of heavy tan-coiored cloaking shown
to the right herewith, 1t interprets style
paramount. To be sure the garment
would not be up to the pink of perfec-
ton without the generously large
beaver collar matching the border.
Just because capelet fashions have
come In, it does not follow that the
long tube-like wrap-around coats have
retreated as a foremost style PROPOSE
ton. On the contrary, the straightline
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-02

coat reigns supreme. The big Idea now
is to elaborate the bottom Of the coat
with a wide expanse of metal thread
machine embroidery. The effect Is be-
yond power of pen to describe. Let
imagination do its part visualizing
wine-colored velours done in old gold
threads Such is the basic idea of the
coat shown to the left In this picture
Evening star., 1924-12-19

will pass off toward the side where
the cylinder turns with the wind. IL
follows that If the cylinder is turned
faster than the velocity of the wind,
there is absolutely no friction on the
one side for the air, and the whole
current will be DETECTED to that one
side with such vehemence and with
such crowding together of current
that suction enSues on the side re-
volving with the wind, while on the
side coming up against the wind a
pressure against the cylinder is pro-
duced.
This combination of suction on
one side of the cylinder and of pres
sure on the other forces the ship for
ward and sails can be dispensed
with"
The revolving or rotating cylinders
are mounted on strong masts of steel.
In the case of the experimental ship
Buckau, the steel masts projected
above the deck for a distance of 40
feet, while the cylinders. which are
set upon the pivotal masts like hoods,
were 25 feet higher. They revolve
about the pivots on ball bearings and
turn noiselessly. The motor. using
only per cent of the power that
would be needed to drive the ship
with a propeller, can turn the cylin-
derS at the rate of about 10 revolu-
tions a minute. In the case of a sail
ing vessel therefore, 9S per cent of
Evening star., 1924-12-19

the power is produced by the wind
acting upon the cylinders, while only
9 per cent is contributed by the small
motor that one person can attend to.
The rotor ship can be made to re-
verse its direction by merely rever
sing the motor. To turn the boat
about, one cylinder is made to turn in
one direction and the other in the
opposite, just as in rowing one turns
by pulling at one oar and pushing
the other.
The fact thai the changes of speed
or the reversing of the motor can be
done instantaneously makes it pos
sible for the new ship to ride a storm
quite as easily as 1t moves in clear
weather.
The Flettner people look upon the
rotor ship as mere beginning along
the road of gaining energy from the
air. Some day the wind may be Civ
ing us heat, light and power, DR..
Flettner observes. He is therefore
at work on the construction of
windmill or wind tower which, If per-
fected, will mean that the American
farmer can reduce his coal bill to a
minimum, and take energy out OF the
air. 1t will mean, the inventor de-
clares. that flying across the ocean
will become a simple thing. for in
stead of running the risk of getting
out of fuel the aviator Will draw his
energy from the wind.
Evening star., 1924-12-19

marine ruins by airplane was shown
by means of moving pictures. The
first opening of the Punic tomb of
700 BIC. was explained. Excavations
at the Temple of Tanit and the dis
covery of urns containing ashes of
human victims sacrificed to the
Cathaginian city were described to the
audience. The treasure discovered in
Il sunken valley of 100 BE. and nu-
merous objects of interest discovered
amid the ruins of Carthage, including
feminine toilet articles, babies, milk
bottles spectacles and organ pipes
over 1000 years old, were pictured.
Robert Lansing, president of the
society, presided over the lecture and
reception. The hostesses were: Mrs.
Robert Lansing, Mrs. William Eric
Fowler, Mrs John G. Merriam and
Mrs Eugene Meyer, jr. The next
lecture was announced for January
22 when Prof. Jean Capart of the
Brussels Museum of Antiquities will
give an illustrated lecture on Mas
terpieces in Egyptian Art"
Evening star., 1924-12-19
SEES UNDOUNDED
ENERGY FROM AIR
German Inventor Predicts
Future Sailing Vessel"
Will Be Without "SailS."
of tbe Associated Press

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 30.-The sail
.:eS vessel of the future will be with
out sails if the new invention OF Or.
Anton Flettner, known as the Flett-
ner rotor proves to be all that Is
claimed for it.
Instead Of wooden mastS. rigging
and sails. the new equipment Will
consist only of metal masts resem-
bling SmokestaCks, reVolVed on their
axes by a motor. Experiments with
a 650-ton hull fitted as above set
forth, have shown that With one-tifth
of the weight Of the customary masts
and sails the rotor ship can develop
15 times the wind power of the Ordi-
nary sailing vessel. The rotor ship
does not have to be hauled out of the
harbor by tug. il starts the minute
the cylinders. driven by Il small Die
sci motor, begin to rotate. This mo-
tor can be handled by one person on
the bridge, and all the crew former
ly necessary for sailing can be dis
penSed with. From an economic
standpoint the inventor claims that
from 80 to so per cent can be saved
on fuel if the rOto" device is in
stalled.
The Hamburg A1terican Line has
ordered the COnstrL :tion of q 10000
ton freighter wh.o.i is to sail with
GOtOrS instead oil SSliS, ana the "nOle
shipping world is inquiring into the
adaptability of the invention TO pas
senger ships.
The principle on which the new
ship operates has been explained by
Herr Freudenberg, DIR. Flettners
:ight-hand man. as follows:
"SuppOsing a current of air strikes
a smooth cylinder, such as a smoke
stack or the cylinder of our rotor,
what will happen? The air will pass
to the right and to the left of the
cylinder about evenly. Now suppose
one-half of the cylinder were covered
with some rough surface, such as
SandpapeT, what would happen? The
air current, following the lines of
least resistance, would pass off to-
ward the smooth side. and only very
little of it toward the rOughened side.
I'm other words, the AIR current
will go where there is least resist
ance to it. Suppose next that we be-
gin to turn the smooth cylinder by
some mechanical means, such as an
electric motor. As it revolves one
side of il. the disappearing side as
you look at it from the front. will be
moving in the same direction in
which the air current is moving,
while the other side viii run counter
to the air current Naturally the air,
following the lines of least resistance,
Evening star., 1924-12-19

Club will select a poor family and
go to the home of that family and
deliver in person basket of sup
plies for a Christmas dinner and
feast.
An address was given at the dinner
by DR.. s. b. Muncaster, who told of
the Importance of caring for the eye.
The club was entertained by musi-
clans from the Salvation Army head
quarters at New York. who also
broadcast a program of music by
radio from station WCAP last night.
Capt. Richards Won Gallo played sew,
eral numbers on the mirambaphoue,
accompanied at the piano by Capt.
William Slater. Several bass solos
were sung by Capt. Frank Fowler.
The musicians were introduced by
Adjt, Ernest Holz, divisional com
mander of the District of Columbia
and Virginia. Roger j. Whiteford.
president Of the club, presided at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
DESCRIBES BURIED
CITIES OF AFRICA
Count Byron Kuhn De Prorock Lee
lures to Local Arch
eologists,

More than 500 persons who attend
ed the lecture of the Archaeological
Society Of the District of Columbia
heard Count Byron khun de Porork
describe AZ buried cities of North
Africa. Four organizations, the Archae-
ological Society, the Anthropological So
ciety, the Art and Archaeological
League and the Washington Academy
of Sciences, attended the lecture which
was held in the auditorium of the
United States National Museum at $50
o'clock. Following the lecture a recep-
ton was given the count
During the lecture Count prorok
laid out in Illustrations and in his
description the diagram showing the
layers of the ruins eXcavated at Car
thage representing the different his
toric periods. Searching for sub
Evening star., 1924-12-19
LIONS CLUB VOTES
CHRISTMAS FUND
Additional $3.50 Is Given for Pur-
chase of Gifts for Children
in Institutions.

The spirit of Christmas giving on
large scale is planned by the
Lions CLUB this season, according to
plans outlined at a luncheon in the
Willard Hotel Wednesday. The club,
which has been raising money ror
several months for Christmas char
tiles. yesterday announced an appro-
priation of an additional $3.50.
Arrangements have been made for
special entertainments to be given
at the Neighborhood House and St.
AIMS Infant Asylum on Christmas
day, while an entertainment will also
be given at Friendship on the Mon
day following Christmas. In addt-
tion, toys will be distributed at ea~h
of these places.
Following a practice of former
years, each member of the Lions
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Cardinals Jail to Be School.

BOSTON, December 19-The old
Middlesex County Jail at Lowell,
which recently was bought by Car
dinal OConnell, will be converted into
a preparatory school for boys, the
cardinal announced. 1t wifi be dedi-
Gated as the Keith Academy.
Evening star., 1924-12-19

tive of the II. II. Franklin Manufac-
turing Co. Syracuse, makers of the
Franklin automobile, was awarded a
verdict for $15S,S33 damages in IA
breach Of contract suit against the
Franklin concern in Federal court
here last night.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Get your fruit for Christmas at the
FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA
ORANGE GROVE.
1910 New York Ave. n,

1910 New York Ave. NV.
We receive n fresh carload Of oranges and
grapefruit every week direct from Florida.
Guaranteed large, sweet and juicy
oranges, basket ........... Sl-Oo
Juicy grapefruit. asket..............., S1.OV
Sweet tangarines, dozen. ......-..-....- %
Large sweet and juicy oranges, dOZen.... %
Grapefruit. 3, !, > and fuF............ %
Winesap and Pippiu apples basket..2o and 30
Guaranteed moneys worth or money back
Special sale going now. Mail or express
orders Prompt attention.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
WINS DAMAGE SUIT.

UTICA, n. Y. December 19.-Fred-
erick L. MoscovitZ, Indianapolis. for
mer vice president and sales execu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
poULTRy AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Butter, steady receipts, 6,O38; creamery, higher thar extras, 44ta d45c; creamery extras (Sz score), 44c; creamery firsts tSS to Sl score), 3s0 43c; packing stock, current make No. ?. 241sc.
 Eggs, irregular; receipts 7.2A; fresh gathered extra firsts, 61463c; do ffrsts. 5sd60c; seconds. 51457c; nearby hem nery whites closely selected extras, roc; nearby and nearby western hennery whites to average extras, 60@ 69c; near by hennery browns extras, la94 roc; Pa- cific coast whites extras, 63A q roc; dltto firsts to extra firsts, 58at c 63; refrigera- tor extra firsts unquot' {; ditto flrsts' 41I1c.
 Cheese firm; receipts, 68,077; state, whole milk flats fresh fancy to fancy specials, 221s a23c; ditto average run 22c; state wohe milk flats held fancy to fancy specials, 23ia c 24lsc; do aver age run. a3n 23c.
 Dressed poultry irregular, chickens, 23G 4Sc; fowls. 1SGa30c; old roosters, 10 a21c: turkeys, Western. 31W46c: do southwestern. 87D44c; nearby, 40g 52c; frozen, 324 40c.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Poultry alive. higher; fowls, 16Q21hc; springs, 24c; roosters, 15c; turkeys, 37c; ducks, 23c; geese. 200.
 Creamery unchanged; creamery ex- tras, 4OAc: standards, 39c; extra firsts, 39G 4Oc; firsts, 35i2 C 37l2c; seconds, oz q 34c.
 Eggs, unchanged: receipts 1,6o0 cases; f,rsts, 5o6p56c; ordinary firsts, 35Q 40c; refrigerator extras, 3SS4 q 39c; ftrsts, "l Q3Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-The market was very ragged in spots during most of the day, although a brisk rally took place in many issues during the final hour. The market for the most part closed lower for the day with Steel, Studebaker, American Can. Iron Pipe, Pan American showing fractional losses over the closing figures of Saturday. Near the close the announcement was made that the Pan American company had issued 100000 shares of "B" stock out of the 200,000 shares which were listed on the stock exchange as addi- tional capitalization on November 12- Fenner and Beane to Kahn and Virgin.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Bullish indus trial news and a reactionary stock mar ket, that is the story today. Specula- tion does not deal with a condition of today, it's concerned with developments tomorrow. Its office Is to anticipate and discount and this process has been on for quite a while. That public in terest is large today Is not susceptible to discussion, it is a fact and while it has not yet reached proportions that may be called hazardous, it Is never theless big enough to warrant consider able acution. We must always make allowance for the element of accident something unexpected-whethe 1t be in the money market. politics or in world affairs. As we view the situation today we see simple Justification of optimism and we see ample Justification for sub stantial reaction. We are of opinion that the safest course at this time Is to avoid large commitments and at ev- cry favorable opportunity to market some long stocks. It is only by such &C., ton that maximum advantage can be | obtained from the setbacks which Is lokely to come at any time.-John F | Clark 8s Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

led into assuming tfat every condition throughout every part of the country is booming ahead with similar gaiety.
 That no business boom has set in is not regrettable. A business boom would inevitably incite radical marking up of prices and this would precipi- tate all kinds of trouble. including strikes. and would bring premature demoralization in business. in employ ment and everything else.
 As I see it, 1t Is salutary there is A few offsetting influences to such oc- currences as the boom in stocks, the soaring of wheat to S1.75 6 bushel. the extraordinary rebound in the steel in- dustry. the sharp rise in practically all metal prices, tho phenomenal re- ceipts reported by mail order houses, the plethora of foreign loans now be- ing floated here every week, the re- markably fine railroad earnings and railroad traffic, the rise in sterling to above S4.70 and other happenings now daily emphasized by those spectators who refuse to acknowledge that the bright picture contains any shades whatsoever
 The most spectacular feature of the present situation is. to my mind, the least measuring: namely. boom in stocks.
 The stock market is far more prob able to upset the orderly progress of business than is any development in business itself.
 still feel that America has 1t within it's power to bring about very satis- factory conditions for 1925. The jus tified attitude towards the business outlook is one to encourage and give confidence. There is room for busi- ness, as a whole, to improve good deal more without warranting any alarm over dangerous inflation-apart that is, from the stock market.
 In a word, there is more reason Tor looking for and working for improve ment at this stage in business condi- tions than in stock quotations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
STOCK EXCHANGE
 FEELS EFFECTS OF PROFIT SALES
Prices Break All Through List, Losses Ranging
 Up To 4 Points
By TODD W. WRIGHT

(By Lensed Wire to The Age-HeraId)
 NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Heavy profit taking caused substantial recessions in the principal speculative markets stocks and wheat-Monda a1ter cleanup of fover-the-week-end buying or ders had caused firm opening.
 With the Christmas and the New Year holidays approaching. interests who have been active buyers recently were disinclined to make any further purchases of consequence. The public also was inclined to take in a little Christmas profit and prices broke short ly all through the list, with the major ity of stocks at noon showing losses of from i to points.
 Call Money Hardens
 Tn the early afternoon call money hardened to per cent. Those well in formed on the credit situation to war rant anything but a temporary period of tight money.
 Despite this marking up of money rates, the markets trend reversed and stocks were in good demand in the late afternoon. Many of those shares which had been heavily sold throughout the early part of the session made sharp recoveries from the low levels, while a number of stocks reached new high lev els for the year in a remarkable demon stration of the sound underlying strength of the market.
 Wheat Prices Break
 Enormous liquidation broke wheat prices during the early trading. The weakened technical position of the mar ket caused by the recent sharp upturns together with t; e belief that a reaction was due, brought out heavy lines and caught stop-loss orders. Rye, corn and oats also broke sharply, but later prices on all the grains recovered on demand from shorts and fresh buying.
 ulative issues slightly easier. Trading was extremely dull and sluggish.
 The foreign exchange market was also more quiet Monday than for sev. eral days in the last two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Cattle: Receipts, 10000, active; weighty fed steers, bet ter yearlings, Is to 25c higher; best yearlings, S14.00; strictly choice kind absent; few yearlings above s12.oo; mixed steers and heifers, 2bc; best handyweights, $12.50; heavyweight steers, upward to $11.00; fat cows and heifers, 10 to 25c higher; heifers up more; bulls firm; vealers closing 50c higher; active shipping demand at S1O.5OQ11.OO; packers mostly. $s.oog S1O.OO.
 Hogs: Receipts, 72,o0o; very uneven; early sales strong to 10c higher; closing 15 to 25c higher; bulk heavy butchers $10.25Q10.40; bulk 175 to 190 pounds at $9.5OQ9.90; bulk heavy packing sows $s.65Q9.9O; pigs dull. around steady; bulk weighty kind, $7.5oQ775.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1s,000; activ"; fat lambs, 25 to 6Oc higher; bulk. $16.75q 17.5O: yearlings, 50 to 75c higher; prime 93 pounds weight, $15.oO; fat sheep, 25c higher; handyweight fat ewes, $S.00g $50; feeding lambs, 15 to 25o higher; bulk. $15.50Q16.00; top, $16.1O.
 EAST ST. LOUI~, H.. Dec. 22.- Hogs: Receipts: 14,00O; opened steady; top, $1065; closed 10 to 15c lower. bulk good and choice offerings 190 pounds and up, $1035Q 10.50; 160 to 190 pounds $10. .0OQ10.35; 15O to 160 pounds, $9.00@ 975; pigs opened higher; closed with advance lower; bulk 130 to 140 pounds $8.O0QS.50; light pigs, $7.50Q8.00; packer sows. SIPS.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000; beef steers steady to 25c higher; top steers, 5000; bulk. $8.75@9.0O; heifers, 15 to 25c high CT at $50Oqs 800; cows steady, bulk, $3.7t 4.75; canners. 10 to 15c higher; range $2 225@2.75; bologna bulls strong to 25c higher; top bolognas. $4.25; bulk, $3.75 e 400; good and choice light vealers soc to $1.5O higher; few. $12.50; bulk $11.50.
 Sheep. Receipts. 1000; fat lambs. 25 to soc higher; no choice wooded offer ings on sale; medium to good Tennes- see lambs. $166O; culls largeyl $12.0oi few. $12.5O; good clipped. $1325; wool yearlings, $13.50: clipped yearlings $11.5O; top killing owes, $s25; bulk light weights, $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

1923, it Is found that revenues exceeded expenses only insofar as first-class mall and the postal savings system were con- cerned, the excess of revenue from first class matter over expenses for this division being $sO, AT, ,716.32. This ex cess, combined with a $4,7O1 .41105 sur plus in the postal savings, being within approximately S40,00o,00O of making up deficits in other divisions of the service.
 This $40,00O,000, which represents not less from operation of the postal sys- tenn in 1928. was, however, but 6.9 per cent of all revenues, small proportion considering the vital necessity of mails to our economic life and the fact that the post offcie stands along among gov ernment departments as being in any large degree self-supporting. The mag nitude of postal operations can be shown by the fact that 1923 revenues were $534, ,413,171, over half billion dol lars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

appeal. and retrial. In commercial lit
 gation under our present system the large corporation has an unfair ad- vantage in that 1t is usually in better position to wait than Is the smaller business or individual. Our business world would benefit bw some form of commerce court for the settlement of certain types of differences where de cisions might be had without delay. Present civil courts would also bcne- fit by such move, as the new tribunal would help to relieve very serious ju- dicial congestion.
 Boston department store advertises to busy men as follows: Just call our personal service department and tell us what your Christmas problems are. We will buy all your gifts. wrap them up. take off price tags, and deliver them to your office. No change" Here Ia tangible evidence of the spirit of service that distinguished the merchant from the shop keeper.
 High costs began when people first demanded luxuries, says Professor Hunro of Princeton. The crusaders started the whole thing when they gave Western Europeans a taste of civili- zation in many respects advanced be yond their own. They returned from the east demanding a better standard of living. We have been improving ever since. It costs more to live today than it used to-but the living Is woJth more.