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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
DENIES GREATNESS
 OF EXPERTS PLAN
In ImprOmptu Speech He Lashes Record Of Re
 publican Party
OHIO VINDICATES
 DAVIS ON KHAN
Party Is Placed On Record In No Uncertain Terms Against
 Hooded Order
(By The Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 26.-Common honesty; com mon justice and common cour- age in government are the things that the Democratic party has to offer the country, John w. Davis, it's presidential standard bearer, declared here today in his first address in the west. He spoke before the Ohio State Democratic conven- tion and was given an enthusi- astic reception.
 MT. Davis said first of all there should be common jus tice in legislation and courage in administration, not only in domestic affairs, but in the foreign field and courage in the greSt cause of peace.
 T want the government of the 1 United States not to tip-toe behind closed doors, for fear the Senate may overhear it." the nominee said. T want it not to sit abroad with unoffi- cial observers, peeping through every international key hole. I want it not to absent itself from the great coun- cil of the nations, where the destinies of men are to be decided and divided. I want the United States as a nation to stand as an equal among the na- tions of the world and do her full share to bring about for all mankind a full and lasting peace"
 Speaking for the first time in this campaign without manuscript or notes, MT. Davis not only presented the plat form upon which he asks to be elected, but he dashed out at the Republican party on the record of it's administra- tion of the government in the past three and half years.
 Uses Sarcasm
 Mir. Davis first analysed the accept ance address of President Coolidge and his yelled sarcasm provoked frequent applause and laughter. He ridiculed what he said was a claim that the Dawes reparation plan is a great achievement of the administration, and reiterated his statement that the Wash ingtOn arms conference, to which Pres ident Coolidge pointed, was of doubt full value.
 Mir. Davis laid emphasis on the four power treaty, declaring that in sub scribing to it, the United States agreed with four powers only to discuss the problems of the Pacific.
 That sublime action had the de- fleets that attend all partial action of any sort, the speaker said. There can be no settlement in this world of the question of armament and disar- mament unless all the nations of the world participate in the settlement Anything short of that is but a tenn porary expedient and pretense."
 McAdOO Cheered s
 Referring to the presidents state ment that ''the finances of the nation
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
TEXAS RESULTS
"Ma" Ferguson's. Lead Continues To
 Grow Larger

"Ma" FergusOn's. Lead Continues To
 Grow Larger
 DALLAS, Texas, August 26.-Re- turns from widely scattered counties trickled in slowly today from last Sat urday's primary, changing only slight ly the majorities of the various success full nominees. Final tabulation for the day at ' o'clock by the Texas election bureau from 241, counties out of 252 in the state including 1S9 complete, show the following totals:
 Governor-Ferguson, 434, 707; Rob ertson, 342,
 Lieutenant Governor-Edwards, 354,- 036; Miller, 369,4 ,409.
 Attorney General-Moody, 48O, ,53S i; Ward, 222, ,5SS.
 Comptroller-Baker, 2S3,012; Terrel, AT, ,13S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
SIX DAMS INCLUDED IN PROJECT Alabama Power Gets Per- init For Huge Talla- poOsa Development TERM OF ORDER
 IS FIFTY YEARS Public Service Conmfs- sion Retains All Rights Under Federal Law MITCHELL DAM
 TO BE EXCEEDED 10000 To 5O,OOO Acres Of Land To Be Submerged By
 New Dams
MITCHELL DAM
 TO BE EXCEEDED
fstata, CanltaI- Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 26.-The Alabama public service commission today granted a revised certificate of convenience and necessity to the Alabama Power com pany and its subsidiary, the Alabama Interstate Power company, for the Tallapoosa river power development. The development authorized under the certificate will cost $39,- 00O,OO0, 1t was estimated.
 A certificate of convenience and necessity had been granted by the pub lie service commission, in 1922, involv- ing construction of fopr dams, at an estimated coast of $2S. .0O0, 900. The power company decided after investi- gation that an enlargement of the Dri ainn project would better pyovide lor M cons ton and aent .ul the Tafnpoosa watch oNeis and natitioned for the revised certificate oi Convenience and necessity, which was granted today, providing for q total of six dams. and ain Increase in height of the dam at Cherokee Bluff from 120 to 150 feet, total estimated cost $30, GOO, 900.
 The development so provided for will he higher than that of either Mitchell Dam or Lock 12, 1t was stated, and will result in submerging 10000 to 5000 acres of land. The lake to be so ,.rsated will. it is stated, be the biggest artifi- cal lake in the world.
 Limited To 50 Years
 An important feature of the commits sion's order was that the fact that the term of the certificate of convenience and necessity is limited to fifty years, the same limit is provided for in the license which has been issued in the case by the federal water power com mission, and all rights of the state municipalities under the federal water power act are reserved.
 The commission in its opinion called attention to the need of legislative en- actment providing an adequate water power policy for the state of Alabama. Reference was made to an opinion handed down by the commission in the Lock 17 case, June IS, 1923, in which it was stated that ''the commission has been advised by the governor and by members of the state senate and house of representatives that the legislature, when it convenes next month, will have before it for its consideration and dis position, the question of fixing for the state definite, comprehensive water power policy"
 Failed To Act
 In it's opinion today the commission pointed out that the legislature of Ala bama met in July, 1923, and was in session several months, but adjourned without any legislation along the lines suggested" The commission added : "Any person who will compare the scant provisions of the statutes of Ala bama dealing with this subject with the provisions of what Is known as the federal water power act, approved June 10, 1920, will be greatly impressed by the failure of our state to provide by law such definite, comprehensive water power policy as is necessary for the tu-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
GARVEY DENOUNCES
 LTBERIA'S ACTION
UnprincipIed Negro Participants
 Blamed By His Highness'

NEW YORK, August 26.-Marcus Garvey, self-styled His Highness, the Potentate of the Universal Negro Improvement association and provis- ional president general of Africa, de- nounced tonight the action of the Li- berian government in presenting a statement to the effect that it was opposed to the ''incendiary policy" of the organization headed by Garvey.
 The communication referred is but the result of machinations of a few unprinciDled negro politicians in Amer ica and Liberia, who are opposed to the best interests of their race", said Garvey,s formal statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
PROBE SUB BLAST

MANILA, August 26.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-James E. Egan of Omaha, Neb., chief petty officer, was killed today by an engineroom back fire explosion aboard the submarine S-2 ly- ing at Cavit navy yard. Seaman Nor oski was slightly injured by the blast. The submarine was undamaged. A naval board of investigation has been named to conduct an investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
RECEIVERS NAMED
 FOR WILSON & co
Former Judge, Attorney And
 Head Of Firm Appointed

NEW YORK. Aug, 26-Julius M. Mayer, former judge of the United States circuit court, Robert c. Morrell, lawyer, and Thomas E. Wilson, pres ident of Wilson and company, were ap- pointed receivers of Wilson and com pany today by Federal Judge William Bondy. The appointment was made in an equity action brought in the dis trict court by John Bisner, creditor with q claim of $5,943.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
COOLIDGE NAMES
 TWO AMBASSADORS

PLYMOUTH, Vt, Aug. 26.-The appointment of Edgar Addison Bancroft of Chicago as American ambassador to Japan and James Rockwell Sheffield of New York as ambassador to Mexico was announced Tuesday afternoon by President Coolidge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
sPANIsH LOVERs DEsPERATE

LISBON, August 20.-"Love me or die" appears to have been the motto adopted by the love lorn of both sexes here during the sultry month of July. Twenty-nine cases of assassination of the objects of their affections by un- requited or deserted lovers are reported by the authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
THE WEATHER

AIabama: Generally fair Wednes- day and Thursday.
 Georgia: Generally fair. Tennessee: Partly cloudy. Mississippi; Generally Fair. (Complete weather data will be found on page tSl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
30 DIVORCE CASES UP
Mississippi COnfederates To Meet I,
 HattiesburR

HATTIESBURG, Miss. August 26 Especial. )-Over 30 divorce cases will come up for hearing at the September term of the circuit court, which con venes Monday week in this city.
 Already work is going on prepara- tory to the meeting of the state Confed- crate veterans, which will be held in Hattiesburg next week, September 3, 4, and 5. It is planned to make the old boys have a great time. Decorating be- gins Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
You Never KnOuU Just What You Want

GoMETIMEs think thing O something instead Folks didn't reading that vision We ideas and and better look better and less.
 In this connection there nothing timvng Alabama il Sunday AgeHerad offerings there special
 
 telling reliable by hospital baker dealer; anything together ONE short interestingly be read from beginning end in just few minutes Whatever do you BE SURE
 ReGd The WOmGn'S Realm
 NeTt Sundnv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
LINDERMAN LEADS

Only Scattering Returns Received In
 Montana
 HELENA, Mont, August 26.-Re- turns from Il precincts in four coun- ties in the republican primary race for United States senator gives Linderman, GAP; Rankin, 44S Allison, 1S4 Kemp, 59. Returns from two precincts from Miles City and four from Great Falls for governor give Dennis, 534 {; Dixon, 362.
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Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Should
Use Swamp-Ro0t

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has BEEN very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview Of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that
they have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root is on sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this Observation-Disclosures
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Felt Safe II, Graveyard

A colored man. passing graveyard
shortly after daylight, saw another
colored brother emerging from the
grounds, putting on his coat and CIV
ing evidence of having slept in the
cemetery the previous night.
my Lawd! jake" he greeted him,
wasn't you skeered to sleep in de
graveyard all nfght?"
"Yas," admitted Jake. "But de OIL
woman was on rampage and the
graveyard is de. onliest place she's
skeered to foller me.'-Pathfinder
Magazine.
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been removed, however, and the new
instrument can now be made available
for scientific purposes The Westingas
house engineers will pursue studies of
the ultra-audible field, but in all like
lihood will contine their attention to
subjects of immediate practical i'm
portance.
"The potential value of such an in
vestigation is evident if we consider
an allied field, namely, ether vibra-
lions. For long time men knew
only two kinds of ether vibrations
heat and visible light. Since then
scientific research has added other
forms of ether vibrations, such as the
X-rays, electric waves, ultraviolet or
actinic rays, and radio waves. The
great usefulness of all of these diff
ferent forms of vibrations is common
knowledge. Ultra-audible sound vibra-
tons may prove TO be equally valu-
able in maay ways"
Col. George Fabyan may find his
sound experiments facilitated by the
use of the ultrl-audible microphone.
Colonel Fabyan's 550-acre estate near
Geneva, ILL.,, contains world-famous
laboratories devoted in part to the
study of sound. There he is devot-
ing his fortune to the solving of sci
entitic enigmas. He is working on a
big scale. There are 80 buildings on
his Riverbank estate, as all the scien-
tific workers live in special houses
Colonial
Fabyan himself has achieved fame as
a psychologist, an expert in the cipher
ing and deciphering of codes. Uncle
Sam turned to him for aid in the
World war and at one time more than
POO student officers were quartered
there. Laboratory activities In
codes, trench warfare and munitions
cost this patriotic American at least
quarter of a million during the
World war.
The sound laboratory-one of
dozen-contains a building within a
building. This inside building has
special foundations and walls and Is
sound-proof, both from the outside and
on the inside. In it Is collection of
70 organ pipes that range in size and
tone. A piano, chimes and the largest
collection of tuning forks in the world
are also available. The transmission,
reflection and absorption of sound are
here studied perhaps more compre-
hensively than anywhere else on
earth, In addition to the study of
sound mechanics the experts are at
work on the functions and peculiari-
ties of the human ear.
Colonel Fabyan is not much more
communicative about certain unusual
researches in sound than the silent
Sphinx" mentioned by Senator Pat
Harrison in his keynote speech at the
Democratic convention. But 1t is
known that some extraordinary dis
coveries win be made public sooner
or later by the Riverbank labora-
tories.
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'ultra-audible sounds is to realize that
the normal person Is in the same re-
lation to these sounds as the stone
deaf person is to audible sounds.
Above the range Of the human ear
there Is possibly vastly greater va
riety of sounds which ought to be
just as useful to us as are audible
sounds. The ultra-audible microphone
should be to the ear what the micro
scope is to the eye. Just what it will
bring us, no one can say. But every
invention that has extended the range
of our senses has revolutionized our
ideas, and this one is likely to do the
same.
Sound, of course, consists of air
vibrations. When the rate of these
vibrations is slow. say around 40
times a second, we hear a deep bass
note. When the vibrations number
256 we hear the note we call middle
O. At $4,000 vibrations per second
we reach the upper limit of musical
sound for most ears. AT 10000 vibra-
lions per second the sound passes be-
yond the reach of ordinary human
hearing. The air can, however, vibrate
at rates up to million or more times
second, and it is highly probable
that it is constantly doing so. Hence,
there is range of sounds, from 10000
vibrations per second upwards to an
unknown limit, of which we have hith-
erto lived in complete ignorance but
which can now be studied by us.
1.-THE instrument invented by DR..
Thomas consists essentially of ring
Of insulating material in which two
small electrodes are inserted diamet-
rlcally opposite to each other A high
voltage is applied to these electrodes
and there forms between them u glow
discharge which Is neither a spark
nor an arc, but streak Of soft,
purplish light. This glow-discharge
was found by DIR. Thomas to have the
peculiar property of being affected by
sound waves as conveyed by the air.
When the sound waves strike it, 1t vi
brates in sympathy with them and in
doing so causes exactly correspond
ing changes in the flow Of current to
the electrodes.
Telephone and radio transmitters
are vibrated by sound. This makes
the electric transmission of speech
possible. Unfortunately, however, no
diaphragm that has so far been de-
signed responds perfectly to sounds
having vibrations above 1000 times
second. Since many musical sounds
have vibrations higher than this rate,
music broadcast by such transmit
tiers is not perfect. Dr. Thomas was
given the task of remedying this de-
feet and discovered the fact that the
glow-discharge would vibruteS in per,
feet sympathy with every possible
sound and hence was able to transmit
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satisfaction out of china egg. A few
days ago an Illinois woman looked
into nest in the hog pasture near
some logs. She found nothing in 1t
but a glass nest egg. Later in the day
she looked again and the glass egg
had disappeared A little while aft
erward she went third time to look
for the glass egg. This time she found
the nest occupied by large bull
snake. She called her husband and
the snake was killed. Then they no
ticed part way dowrs Its body con-
spicuous bulge. The snake was cut
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Don't ehucEls if you put over a substitute
when an advertised product is called for.
Maybe your customer viii never come back.
Ben MHy0rd. j..
Snake and Ape Pals

The Damon and Pythias of trav-
cling, show are a 20-foot constructor
and a 2O-pound ape. The two spend
hours together in the same cage, and
although it would be easy for the
snake to crush and swallow the little
simian, they always are OF the most
amiable terms. The ape pulls the
snakes tail, beats the monsters head
and tries to catch the red, needle-like
tongue as it darts in and out-all in
fun, of course.
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music perfectly for
broadcasting pur-
poses.
"But its greater
possibilities soon be-
came evident. AS
far az can be deter
mined, the glow-dis-
charge will respond
to any vibration up
to the uttermost
limit, whatever that
may be. Hence by
its use, all sounds
in the ultra-audible
region can be ldenti.
fed and studied with
ease.
Until recently
the Thomas micro
phone was In an ex-
perimental state and
DR.. Thomas himself
was the only person
able to make 1t per-
form properly. The
imperfections have
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Half-Pound Sapphires

The largest find of sapphires ever
made in Ceylon is reported from Pei
madulla, by way of Colombo. The
gems, which were found on a field
about two acres in extent, at a depth
of from four to fifteen feet, include
yellow, gold, purple and blue stones
of 20 to 700 carats, some of them
weighing as much as half pound.
The owners of the field received five
or six rupees for the stones found.
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Snakes Like Eggs

Persons who happen to be on in
innate terms with snakes know that
the reptiles are quite fond of eggs,
and they are not at all discriminating
as to the vintage of the eggs TO the
snake an egg is an egg, and his snake
ship relishes tid-bit that has been
!. ling around the barn for several
weeks just as much as he does a
newlyslald one. But It is not con
ceisable that the snake could get much
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experience, what very different
world this would be If all its inhabi-
tants had always been unable to hear
sound. The Importance of sound in
the manifold activities of human life
Is inestimable.
Sound, for US, consists of air vibra-
lions plus the human ear. Is the
human ear any more perfect than the
human eye? The microscope, to say
nothing of the telescope, has revealed
20 us an entirely new world beyond
mans unalded vision-and a world of
tnestimable Importance.
Now comes the "Ultra-Audible
Microphone" to reveal to us the new
world Of sound THAT is beyond the
power of the human ear. Its possible
disclosures are purely guesswork
They may be as important to man as
the disclosures of the microscope.
Science owes most of it's knowledge
of the mechanism Of the human ear
to the telephone industry, Which, in
its search for perfect telephone, was
forced to study the mysteries of human
speech and hearing. And here is the
way the human ear works: The ear
that we see is merely the sound
catcher. Entering, the sound first en-
counters the ear-drum, which IL vi
brates Next are three little bones
which magnify these vibrations. To
the last bone is attached a small
liquid-filled sack In the form of
spiral.
Inside this sack is the true organ
of hearing. Take this organ out and
uncoil it and you have little ladder
about an inch and quarter long, with
several thousand separate rungs set
closely together and longer at one end
of the ladder than at the other Each
rung Is separate, living fiber and
each has Its tiny nerve through which
It sends it's message to the brain.
Shriii sounds affect the short rangs
of the ladder; deep sounds the other
end. If the ladder Is imperfect, hear
ing is imperfect. Deep sounds are
produced by slow vibrations of the
air; shrill sounds by rapid vibrations.
There are persons who cannot hear
high notes at all; others hear low
notes imperfectly. Incidentally, some
day we snail see people wearing 'ear
spectacles," just as people wear glasses
for defective vision.
Study of the radio broadcasting
problem brought about the invention
Of the ultra-audible microphone. DIR.
Phillips Thomas of the research staff
of the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing company is the in
ventor--he is shown here listening in
on a moth. Practically all radio trans
mitters depend for their operation
upon a thin disk of metal called a
diaphragm. No diaphragm to date
responds perfectly to musical sounds
that have very high number of vibra-
lions. Dr. Thomas was working to
remedy this defect. Says S. M. KNIT
ner, director of the company's research
laboratories
"The best way to gain some con
s.eption of the possible Importance Of
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Pests Diminish Sheep

Australias sheep have diminished
from 100000 900 in 1891 to $4,000, 900
in 1923, according to statement just
issued by the Australian Wool Grow
ers' council. The decrease is greatest
in the western part of New South
Wales. The reasons given for the de-
crease include drought, adverse legis-
lation (such as land taxation) and
pests, notably dinsoes.
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Bevond Price

His Neighbour don't you get
rid of that measly hound of yours?
He's only mongrel and nothing but
nuisance.
Mr. Meekinmild-I wouldn't part
with him for any money. Nuisance he
may be. Mongrel he is. But he's the
only member of my household that re-
spects and obeys me.
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Shave with cuticura SOAP

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri-
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shaving, bath
ing and shampooing. Advertisement.
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Tobacco eye" a serious ailment of
the eyes, is said TO be due to habitual-
ly smoking strong tobacco in foul
pipes.
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open and the glass egg found inside
the body.
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Toy Balloons Treated

Toy balloons now are given longer
life by dipping them into gummy
preparation before they are filed.