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Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
THOMPSON

Miss Wiley entertained at dinner
Wednesday evening.
The district school is closed ON ac-
count of a case of scarlet fever.
Mrs. Frank Marshall Of Saskatoon
is in town for the rest of the winter.
The girls Of the Howe-Marot school
had their annual sleighride last Satur-
day evening
Miss Augusta Elliott has gone TO
New York for the remaining months
Of the winter.
The Pinky Wood orchestra Of Dan
ielson furnished the music for the
dance at the town hall Thursday eve
ming.
Those who heard Mrs Lucy knight
talk on her experiences in Japan. last
Sunday evening. were we'll entertain
ed by her graphic description Of all
she saw and did.
At the town meeting last week il
was voted to convert the Tourtellotte
house in Grosvenordaie into resi-
denee for the teachers of the High
school. The house is being furnished
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
Virginia Elliott went to Greenwich
on Friday to attend a concert given
under the auspices of the Lcnear
Camp for Girls, which she has attend
ed for two seasons. The concert was
for the benefit of Mr.. 6rasse. the blind
violinist.
At recent meeting Of the Boys
Club, held in their very cosy little
club room. Mr.. Sawin gave "A very in
teresting and profitable talk TO the
boys on agriculture as vocation, set
ting forth the many advantages of a
farmers life. The same evening, the
advisory committee of the club, con-
sisting Of Dr. Paine. Mr. Backus and
Mr.. Maitland, talked to the boys about
organizing and conducting their club.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
NORTH GRoSVENORDALE

Henry Chauvin has resigned his
position at \. }. Dery's market.
Adrienne Martel of Electric row is
very sick at her home with influenza.
Lawrence Peterson Of Worcester
visited friends and relatives here last
weekend.
Mrs Malvina Therrien aud Rose
fhorrien made business trip to Wor-
eester on Friday
Lena Paradis has been very III. but
her friends will be glad TO learn that
she is improving rapidly
Sullivan Brothers orchestra of Mil
ford has been hired to furnish music
at the X. of c. dance which will take
place Feb. 2S.
Union hall is under repair. Steam
heat and fire escapes are being in
stalled. IL is expected that il will be
completed soon.
Ernest Prince and Wilfred Their
rien are two candidates of this town
for the position of postmaster. They
took the examinations last Saturday.
Raenar Swanson left town this
week He will be employed by the
Express Audit Co. of Providence. He
will act as the representative and will
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
WOODSTOCK ACADEMY

Those on the honor rolls are: Clara
Baker, Lester Gallup, VIM. Hughes,
Arnold Johnston. Charles Peckham,
Milton stone, Gerald Phaneuf, julia
Swenson, Walter Anderson, Alice
Cross. Gladys Harrington, Beatrice
lIealey, Judith Johnson, Carl Feiler,
Sarah Pike, Marion Stahl, Julius Mil
Ter.
The Colds have the largest num-
Der, Is, and the Blues have ..
The school had double victory
last Friday night. The boys defeated
Putnam Trade school 1912. The
girls defeated the Girls Town Team,
25-5.
WO0DSTOCK-3s I2-PUTNAM
Gallup, IF If, Rice
Perrin, II X, Melior
Harrison. &, Arlington
Jordan, ID II, Mullen
Wilcox, rb RI, Adams
Stone substituted FOR Perrin, and
Wetherell for Wilcox. Baskets from
the floor, Gallup D, Perrin ;. Harrison
3, Stone, Arlington, Rice, Mullen.
Baskets on free tries, Gallup z, Will
cox, Arlington ?, Mullen ?, Renru.
Referee, Owen White.
b. Healey. RI RI, +. Lowe
J. Swenson, II II, S. May
H. Sheldon, c, +. johnson
J. Johnson, rb rb, Il. Clark
4. Milligan, Id ID. II. Bjornberg
Baskets from the floor. Healey 3.
Sheldon g. Baskets on free tries,
Sheldon (. S. May 4, Lowe !. Referee,
Owen White.
Friday night the boys will play
Putnam High boys in Academy hall.
Il is expected that this game viii be
very exciting, so come and bring your
friends with you.
The school was again entertained
during the Ethics period. Monday, by
talks and rocitatIons. The first was
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20

travel through the middle western
states.
Mrs. Boulcy Of this town. who
keeps lunch room on Main street,
is to retire from business. She has az.
cepted The towns offer of being
housekccper for the home for teach.
ers for which the town held meeting
last week. In the future the teachers
are TO reside ut the house formerly
occupied by Frank Rich and family
who are now living in Putnam.
The American Legion Auxiliary
held its meeting at the headquarters
on Tuesday evening. at which the
election Of officers took place, which
resulted as follows. President. Miss
Yyonne Dion vice president. Miss
Martha Mckeon; treasurer, Rose
Therrien; secretary. Anna Barrett,
They also elected the entertainment;
committee for three months. as fol
lows: Mrs. ]. F. Reardon, chairman
Diane Paradis. Mrs Malvina Therrien,
Blanche Touchette and Grace Dilla-
Der. The Auxiliary is forming rapid
~ and would like 20 see all cligihles
join. i"e
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20

last business session, has already ar
ranged program which is 70 include
dancing, soeials and entertainments
As the necessary funds to conduct the
business Of the Post are derived from
this form of entertainment, the cont
Eiittee will do all in its power to give
local patrons the best music and form
of entertainment possible.
The committee also plans to con
duet social whist and dance with the
Women's Auxiliary to the Post during
the latter part of this month.
The Boston Concert Co. may posi-.
bly, be booked for an engagement in
this town if the committee is able to
secure a suitable date.
The gala night of the season will
undoubtedly be February IS (Mardi
Gras), when some form of novelty will
be the attraction at dance which the
committee expects to conduct on that
date
The committee personnel is as fol-
lows: Edward McKeon, John =. Rear
don, DR., Patrick Molloy, Philip L. Du-
hamei and Joseph +. Blanchette.
The 1912 membership cards have
been received by the local Legion
Post and are ready for distribution.
The same can be had from Post FL
nance Officer Alvin X. Dillaber or Post
Adjutant Philip l.. nuhamel.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Lottie May of Putnam Is
spending a few weeks with Mrs. y. d.
Skinner.
Mrs. l.. X. Healey has been spend.
ing several days in Bridgeport with
her daughter.
Misses Phyllis Taylor and Esther
Newell of Southbridge were weekend
guests Of Miss Virginia Corttis.
Mrs. Lucy Hubbard had a severe at.
tack Of pleuro-pneumonla last week
and trained nurse is in attendance
She is more comfortable, but is still
on the danger list.
Mrs Charles Fairbanks entertained
a neighborhood party for her daugh,
ter, Mrs. Charles Searles, last Satur
day evening. Mrs. Searlcs, who hai
been sick for a long period, has al.
most entirely recovered.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
WOODSTOCK

Edward Rollins is visiting relatives
IN New York.
Miss Louise Leonard has been the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Will Child.
All report fayorably of the Satur-
DAY evening singing lesson. under the
leadership of Mrs. John Masters.
Miss Marguerite c. Burns has re-
turned TO her school duties, after a
weeks illness at her home in Clifton
dale, Mass.
Remember the union service of the
churches of Woodstock at East Wood
stock, on Sunday, Jan. %, at 7.45 o.
clock. Everybody is welcome.
All roads led TO Quassett Pond
Saturday. for Newton A. Ballard and
Rev. John c. Stoddsrd of Putnam and
winthrop Ballard Of Thompson were
there fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Nelson have
started housekeeping over II. X. Stat
ford's store. The tenement has been
newly papered and painted, and cleo
the lights installed.
The second meeting of the singing
school will be held in the chapel or
Saturday evening at 7.30 sharp. The
ladies are especially urged TO be pres.
ent as Mrs. Masters wishes to com.
nence on special music for their
parts.
The ladies of the South Baptist
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
Y. M. c. A. Work In Woodstock

The Woodstock Branch Of the Y.
NJ. c. A. of Windham county has been
organized and is gradually getting on
working footing. The purpose of
this association is to promote and
conserve the spiritual, intellectual, so.
cial and physical welfare of young
men and boys of the town Of Wood.
stock, through group work. county.
wide activities. and cooperative effort
with other agencies along lines har-
monizing with the policy of the Y NJ
c. A. of Connecticut.
The members of the executive COM
mittee of the Woodstock Branch are
as follows. DR.. +. X. Pike. president;
Rev. Fosdick Harrison, vice president
William Dutemple, secretary; Albert
II. Williams, treasurer; George Weth.
erell. Rev. Henry ID. Baker, Bert
Johnson, Arthur Morse, Henry Joy.
Two groups have been formed al
East Woodstock The older boys
group with George Wetherell as lead.
er, and the younger boys group with
Arthur Morse as leader.
A Y is being formed at Woodstock
Academy. Thirteen boys signifed
their interest and intention of joining
the group, under the combined leader
ship of Owen White and Rev. Fosdick
Harrison.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
WEST WOODSTOCK

GIendora. youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Seollard, has
been very III.
Perrin brothers are filling their ice
house with 16-inch ice from Chamber.
lin brothers pond.
Ashley Hubbard has been called
home TO help care for his mother
who has been very ill with pneumonia,
Charles Hall, who is spending the
winter at John Shepherds. has recent.
ly entertained his cousin, George Nor.
ris Of Boston.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
MECHANICSVILLE


Miss Jennie Japan and Henry John
son were united in marriage Wednes
day. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father John Elty at the rec
tory in Pomfret. They are spending
their honeymoon in New York City.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-20
Plan Season. Ae,,vi,ie.

The activities committee of Oscar
W.Swanson Post. No. 81, American
Legion. which began It's career at the
Evening star., 1922-04-28

thusiasm. The secret of the whole
affair lies in the process of mixing
the oxides which go to make up the
battery plates and which are pasted
in the openings Of the grids. In the
Slater process, under which these bat
teries are made. q certain chemical is
mixed in a certain amount with the
oxides to produce active material.
which is always in a moist condition
and does not shed. This eliminates
the accumulation Of sediment in the
bottom of a cell and makes a rubber
retainer unnecessary. It is claimed
that this also prevents the sulphation
that hardens and fnsulates the plates
and renders them useless: Other
overdischarging will not affect the
plates of active material, since they
are built to Withstand any degree Of
heat. No active material ever falls
from the grids under such conditions.
These claims appear to be very we'll
founded.
The grids used in this battery are
staggered and are abut $50 inch
thiek. The e,ectroiyte s, =, is Ion best grade
charged. The cell Jars and covers
are Of the best grade of hard rubber
The battery shown in the illustration
IL the type used for automobile start
ing and lighting. The radio type is
equipped with convenient binding
posts, plainly marked with the polar
thing rather new in that line. 1t is
three-ply rubber case. in which
layer of steel sheet is placed between
two layers Of hard rubber. This
renders the battery absolutely non
leakable under any conditions of
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Conference Urges CHASING
Radio as a Public Utility

ganizati OF their use will enable their
effective employment by the technical
and training school stations.
A recommendation Is contained in the
report that the Secretary Of Commerce
assign to each radio telephone broad
casting station a permissible power
based on the normal range or the sta-
ton, such normal ranges for the diner
ent classes of service to have the follow-
ing average values, larger or smaller
values being discretionary where con
ditions warrant. The following are the
recommended limits: Government
stations, 800 miles; pubic
broadcasting stations. ESQ miles, ana
private and toll broadcasting stations,
SO miles. The conference also recon-
mended against allowing broadcastlng
stations unlimited power.
Urges Amateurs Be Controlled.
Taking UP the case of the amateur,
the conference recommended that ms
status be established by law. and that
to the amateur be specified in the
law, and also recommended that he De
continued under the control or the
Department of Commerce.
Appointment of amateur deputy
radio inspectors at 81 a year IS
ference recommends that the anna
teurs elect one of their number Tor
this position. and upon receipt Of no
tice of such election the radio IN
spector In charge of the district IN
which the amateurs are located snall
appoint the person CHOSEN. The duty
of such amateur shall be to endeavor
to the best of his ability to accom-
plish, under the direction Of the dis
trict radio inspector. observance or
the radio communication laws and the
regulations of the United States ana
the observance of such local cooper
ative measures as are agreed to In
each community for the intimidation
of interference between the various
groups of the public interested IN
radio. Such inspectors. the confer.
ence recommended. should be clothed
with whatever authority may be nee
essary in the opinion Of the district
radio inspector.
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STATIC.

Static Is a word used in radio Ian
guage to refer to natural electrical
disturbances in the medium called
the "ether" These disturbances pro-
duce cracking or crashing noises in
receivers Cor ear pieces) which fire.
quently drown out all signals or at
least interfere with them more or less
seriously Static is often referred to
as "atmospherics" or ''strays," but
the word static" is the most COM
monty used. The static disturbances
are usually not present to any extent
in the winter months, especially In
the more northern latitudes. They
are, however, quite annoying during
the summer months in most all lati-
tudes For the benefit of the listener
to broadcasted concerts, 1t may be
said that these disturbances are hard
ly ever as severe on the short wave
lengths an on the longer. This is
some consolation to the person who
wishes TO receive the broadcasted
programs in the summer months. The
programs are always more Sc
we're in or near the tropics than In the
temperate zone. Also. they vary from
day to day and during certain hours
of the day They seem to increase
with the temperature, to be maximum
around sunset and do not seem usual
ly to vary much between sunset and
sunrise. At sunrise they usually de-
crease considerably and are of small
intensity between that time and noon,
when they increase.
Static has been classified under three
headings "hissing," clicks and
grinders" The grinders give the
most trouble, as they often SOUND like
Evening star., 1922-04-28
ANNUAL BANQUET GIVEN
BY COLUMBIAN WOMEN
More Than 100 Dine at Chevy
Chase Club-Interesting Enter
tainment Presented.

The annual banquet Of the Column
bian Women of George Washington
University was held last night at the
Chevy Chase Club, and was attended
by more than one hunTred women.
The program contained the names
of many prominent Washington lit
erary women, among whom was Mrs.
Henry Wilder keyes, whose talk on
pleasant Recollections of a Writer"
brought to light many of her recent
experiences in the field of journalism.
Others who contributed toward the
entertainment were Mrs. Isabel Lik-
ems Gates, who read some of her re-
cent poems, and Mrs. Margarita
Spaulding Gerry. who read an orig
inal short story. A burlesque playlet.
1.-The Columbian Women's Book. Re-
view" was produced under the direc-
tion of Miss Ruth Ayler.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.. was hostess
for the banquet and Miss Elizabeth
Peet presided as toastmistress. In
the club. Miss Peet. Mrs. Evans, Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. De Witt
c. Croissant, Miss McChord and Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, wife of the
president of George Washington Uni
versity. Other guests at the speakers
table were Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker,
Mrs. William Klien Borden and Miss
Henning.
Included among the guests were the
wives of the professors of the uni
versity. Mrs Henry Randolph Sut-
phen, Mrs. John E. Raker of Califor-
Evening star., 1922-04-28

Twilight" R. Strauss, in English:
Renee's song from I'm Ballo in Mas
kera," Verdi, in Italian; Aria" from
"Rigoletto," Verdi, in italian.
kYW-westfnghou Chicago.
(36O meters-centfal time.)
9:35 am.-Opening market quota
tions Chicago Board OF Trade every
leo p.m.-Closing market quota
2:15 p.m.-News and market re-
+:l5 p.m.-News. market and stock
$40 p.m-News. final market and
stock reports.
to p.m-Musical program by Meta
Lustgarten. soprano; Earle Anderson,
baritone; Fritz Renk. violinist; Hadas-
Tomplins. accompanist; Otto G. Boyer.
accompanist. instrumental program
by the Mckay Trio. Malvina Neilsson,
violin: Walter Brauer, cello; Helen
Mckay. piano.
KDkA-westinshou Pittsburgh.
$3.50 meters-central time.)
10 to 1920 a.m.-Music.
1880 to l pm.-Music.
to 2:20 p.m.-Music.
to 1920 p.m.-Music.
1880 p.m.-Bedtime story.
: 5:ts p,mmspsciai news MH Mar Market s,as re-
Exchange, weather report
II 8 p.m.-"The Summer Vegetable"
by W. B. Nissley. professor Of vege-
table extension of Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania State College.
Commercial Engineering" by Thom-
as Stockham Baker, Ph.D., secretary
Carnegie Institute Of Technology,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
$50 p.m.-Varieties. by Lillian
Wood, soprano; Henry Reinert, plan
list, and Anna Elwell, reader.
WWJ-Detroit News $3.50 meters).
p.m.-Harry Lee Moller. tenor.
Jeanette Yanover, soprano. .
Straub Sisters Trio Orchestra.
H. Willard Reninger, baritone
The Town Crier.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
RADIO EXPLAINED \
~ By E. H. LEWIS
INSTRUCTOR NEW YORK. YMC.A. RADIO SCHOOL

crashing noises and completely over-
whelm the singles at certain times.
Between the intermittent crashes
there Is a rafting noise not quite as
annoying as the crashes. This type
of static seems to come from over
head and to be an electrical discharge
or discharges to earth through re-
ceiying antenna. Possibly 1t origf-
mates in an upper atmosphere, which
is highly charged. Clicks are far less
annoying and appear to come from
various directions along the horizon.
Kisses are usually due to actual dis
charges of electricity from the an
tenna to the earth through the receiv-
err and are the least annoying OF any.
They are absent entirely when un-
grounded antennae are used; for ex.
ample, the loop antennae.
zWhen an ether wave created oy
an atmospheric discharge strikes
electrical blow much like pendulum
which is struck mechanical blow
with a mallet. The pendulum In that
case swings back and forth at q rate
dependent upon its natural frequency
of swinging. The antenna when
struck such an electrical blow is set
into oscillation electrically at its nat
ural frequency or the frequency which
it happens to be adjusted to. Free
oscillations of electrical current are
thus created in the antenna circuit.
These electrical blows are relatively
quite powerful, when compared to
the signal energy, particularly In
midsummer. This is why the signal
is then frequently drowned out. 1t is
just as though one were striking q
note on the piano at intervals, and
some one came along and persisted in
more or less continuously pounding
the same piano string with hammer.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

Chasing the radio as a public util-
the Department of Commerce confer
ence on radio telephony made public
today. The report contains many
other recommendations covering the
broad field of RADIO communication
and suggests the ALLEGATION of wave
bands to various classes of stations.
The conference recommended that
the RADIO laws be amended so, as to
give the Secretary of Commerce le-
gal authority for the effective control
of the establishment of all radio
transmitting stations except amateur,
experimental and governmental sta
tions and the operation of non gov
ernmental radio transmitting stations.
Types of radio apparatus most ef-
fective in reducing interference
should be made freely available to
the public without restriction, the
conference also recommended.
The report goes into much detail
regarding the allotment of "wave
bands" 1t says that, in view of the
demand for broadcast service by the
general public 1t is not desirable to
disseminate information over wide
areas for purposes of point to point
communication except where the
communication cannot be effectively
maintained by other means.
The conference was of the opinion
that the use of radio communicat ton for
point-to- point communication over land
in most crses constitutes an -uneconomic
use of the available wave bands, and
1T is recommended that at the present
state of the art such communication
should be carried by other means. in
SO far as practicable.
Would Limit Wave Length.
The report further says that it was
felt that waves longer than 275 meters
should not be assigned to technical and
training school stations because of the
needs of the broadcast services greatly
desired by a large portion, of the public
in that zone, and because the extension
I'D tha
Evening star., 1922-04-28
ARMY OFFICERS REAss1GNEp.

Lieut.. Col. Clarence L. Smith has been
relieved from duty in the office of the
adjutant general. War Department, and
Evening star., 1922-04-28

detailed to duty as adjutant of the
district of Washington. He will relieve
Maj. Harry Coope. who is assigned to
duty in the office of the adjutant gem
eral, War Department.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

mia, Miss Stillmen of Brooklyn. Mrs.
II omas G.. Sherman, Mrs. William
Partridge, Miss Helen Say. Miss Ida
Gaader and Miss Grace Coleman.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
HAM BRINGS JAIL TERM.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON. Va, April 2s.-A juicy
ham, country cured, was the. ''bone OF
contention in the Talley family here
today. and as a result John Talley is
starting on a f1fteen-day sentence in
Jail.
Charges against the man were pressed
by his mother. Talley was badly in
need Of money, 1t seems. and snitched
the ham from his mothers cellar and
proceeded to sell it to Frank Ross, sec
ond-hand dealer.
Mrs. Talley suspected her son and re-
ported the matter to the police. The
case was untangled in police court.
Mrs. Talley got her ham back. Talley
got a sentence. Ross got nothing but
experience
Evening star., 1922-04-28
MARINE CORPS ORDERS,

Lieut.. Col. r. NJ. Cults of the battle
ship Florida has been ordered to Guam
.tico. Va.
Capt. Claude A. Larkin, from Puget
Sound to Honolulu. Hawaii.
First Lieut.. G. E. Gloeckner, from
San Diego. Calf. to Guam.
Capt. E. L. Pelletier, from this city to
QuantIco.
First Lieut.. r. H. Pepper, from GUAM
tico to Haiti
Second Lieut.. e. Moe. Galloway, from
New York city to Quantico.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
PUT ON RETIRED LIST.

Warrant Officers Frank Stivers, George
F. Muzzy. John r. F1annery and Kurtz
C. Buckingham have been placed on the
retired list Of the Army on account Of
disabilities incident to the service.
Artillery. at Camp Eustis, Va. also has
been placed on the Army retired list on
account Of age.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
A RADICAL DEPARTURE IN STOR-
AGE BATTERIES.

The illustration shows what ap-
pears to be an ordinary storage bat
terry, with which most radio enthusi-
asts are quite familiar. 1t has. how
ever, some very interesting and val
liable features peculiar only to itself
For example. it cannot be rendered
useless by chemicals, such as iron.
salt. soda, ETC.. coming into contact
with the plates. This would ruin the
usual storage battery. and the author
was quite skeptical regarding these
claims until he tried 1t himself. He
has been convinced and hopes that his
readers will pardon some mild en-
Evening star., 1922-04-28
MAI. GILMoR GOES TO FRISCO

Maj Albert Gilrnor, adjutant general
at the War Department, has been or
dered TO San Francisco for duty.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
PRESIDENT REVERsEs COURT.

The President has disapproved the ac-
tion of the court martial convened at
Camp Travis. Tex, in finding First
Lieut.. Ernest A. Thompson, Signal
Corps. guilty Of the charge of violating
the ninety fifth article Of war and SEN
fencing him to be dismissed. The Off
Ger has been released from arrest and
restored to duty.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
New Apparatus and Devices
Ralph Brown, Radio EngineersSSSSSSS&S

rough usage. The finish given the
outer layer of hard rubber is velvety
and makes truly fine appearance.