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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15

He buried his head in his hands and
looked the picture Of despair. - h.
"Then you are I'LL. You have got
another, attack Of that dreadful indi-
gestiOn?" 80
I'm. not ILL.,. he answered, stonily.
"No; it is not that =.
"This suspense is terrible" she
said. 1T is killing me, Edwin. Tell
me all-everything! I am ready to
know the worst! Has your mother
died?" .... ,
He looked at her sadly. 49, ~
"Oh, my darling" he cried, taking
her hand, "that-thar button told
you about has got tired Of hanging on
BY one thread. Here it isl"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
The Meanest Man.

The meanest man Is not, as has
been reported, the Carolina farmer
who used to light lamp on the break
fast table, tell the hired men to no.
tice the location Of the victuals| so
they could find them in the. dark: and
then blow the lamp out and let them
do so. ...<v. -
The meanest man must have been
riding downtown the other morning
on North side street car. 4 :y9
""'What did you get your wife for
her birthday, John?". one asked.
ooh, I got her Is gallons Of gaso-
line and five gallons of engine OIL"
And he never smiled when he said 1t,
either.-Indianapolis News: .,. ,.r.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
"a: "a DO
VACUUM TUBE USED
AS RADIO DIETECToR
How This Device Depends on
Emission and Control Of
EIectronl's, IS. for Its Operation.

Reaaers ofthe srqdio colln,ts2yet,s
urged to clip each article and paste
1t IN a file book. sfFbs articles PRINT.
ed are contin,tols tcsd the e,st~s
series .viU be vazudble for reference.
The greatest advances made in the
past few years in the radio art have
been due in one way or another to
W. use Of vacuum tubes. In view Of
This fact more careful consideration
Of them will be Of interest.
All of these tubes, known by a va
riety of names, such as radiotron, au-
dion, seriotron Grade names of the
manufacturer) depend upon the same
fundamental principles for their op-
GRAFTON. For the sake Of simplicity
of brevity these will be referred to, In
this column simply as vacuum tubes.
A vacuum tube can be made to func-
ton as. detector, as an +ampliher, or
as an oscillator.. $%I&s+S.-~,..
The vacuum tube depends on the
emission and control. 81, elections s, for
it's operation. The electron Is the
smallest subdivision of matter which
mankind recognizes and sitecarries the
smallest known. charge Of negative
electricity. For years previous to
electron research it had been held by
scientists that matter was built up of
distinct particles or units which they
called atoms and molecules At first
the molecule was assumed to be the
smallest quantity Of matter that could
have a separate existence or take
part in. chemical action, but more Wig
orous research pointed to the fact that
the molecule is made up of still smalf'
er.elements which are termed atoms ;
that is, molecule may be composed
Of several atoms. Then for q, time It
was assumed that the atom was the
Merry smallest quantity Of an element
that could exist, but later researches
have revealed that atoms may: be
further subdivided into particles
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15

called electrons. The apparent mass
of an electron is about one-eighteen4
ha<tlreth part Of that Of an atom OF
which is the smallest of the
: chemical atoms: ''' @'>->'''. ' '-
According to the electron theory
an atom consists of definite num-
Der of electrons grouped around
nucleus having positive charge and
so long as none Of the component
electrons are driven from the atom,
the latter possess no detachable charge.
The positive charge on the nucleus Is
said to be exactly neutralized by the
negative charges ON the electrons
grouped about it. - .''
=, Suppose now that by some means
an eleetron can be detached from the
atom. Then the atom, becomes what
is known as a positive ion and it ex-
hibits The properties Of a positively
charged body, orr in other words since
IAN electron which carries a negative
charge has been removed from the
atom which has, equal positive and
negative charges, the portion of the
atom now. remaining has q deficiency
of negative Charge and acts like any
positively charged body. ,-,
On the other hand If some force can
be brought to bear that will add an
electron to a normal atom which Is
neutral as far as electrical charges
are measured, the result will be ne
gative ion, which will possess all the
properties Of a negatively charged
body An atom then which has a
deficiency Of electrons is called pos
tive ion and one having excess Of
.electrons is called negative ion.
Since each electron carries a ne
Native charge of electricity an cleo
trim represents certain quantity Of
electricity. Forcing electrrons to move NOV e
from one point to another causes
electricity to flow. The ability of any
medium to conduct electricity or allow.
a current to flow through it depends
upon the number Of free electrAnA
available as carriers Of charges
It has been known for many Years
that the space surrounding piece OF
heated metal isaa.2a g. conductor OF
electricity. It has been demonstrat-
ed more recently that this is due to the
release Of electrons and that it an
incandescent metal. be placed in
bulb exhausted of all gases, pure cleo
irons will be liberated from the in
candescent metal. =. 'c.,.. >t.,
i In. a vacuum tube such as we are
uslHg at the present time, the piece
If metal used to furnish the electrons
is called the filament and is usually
made of tungsten and sometimes is
coated with oxides to increase the
electron emission. For convenience
the filament of a vacuum tube is heat
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
FRISCO TALKS TO HONOLULU
New Radio Station at tho Preside
T.; . Can Be Heard Hall Way
= - Around the Globe.

"Hello, Honolulu"
That may sound like fiction, but 1t
is a reality, nevertheless,
!; "a, The new radio station at the Preside,
San, Francisco, with aerial conditions
right, can be heard half way around
the globe. officials in charge of con-
struction declare it to be the most
powerful vacuum tube transmitter on
the Pacific coast.
b, Located on the highest point in the
Presidio, overlooking San Francisco
bay, two 150-foot aerial towers to aug
ment it's efficiency, the new station
will command similar stations in Salt
Lake City, and Cheyenne.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
Had Double Supply Of Legs.

The body of perfectly formed
chicken containing four legs, two
necks and four wings was for some
time on exhibition in Quincy Mass.
The chicken was an Anaconda breed,
and was Matched in an incubator: 1t
came out of the shell apparently strong
and healthy, but its four legs got In
the way of one another, causing the
chicken to 60 in a circle and fall down
every time it tried to walk. This re-
suited in it's being trampled over and
smothered to death by the stronger
chickens. The chicken was such a
perfect example of double bird in
every respect but the head, that the
owner had it preserved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15

RadIophones on German Trains.

RadIophones on German Trains.
. Wireless telephone instruments will
be installed on number Of important
German express trains, and receiving
instruments will be placed in hotels
and embassies, according to an an;
nouncement made recently. -. Expert:
ments conducted in a moving freight
car have shown that the wireless sys-
tenn works we'll, the. men engaged IN
the testing Of the instruments being
able to hold conversations with friends
in Berlin. The tests were made under
the observation Of engineers, military
attaches. and the diplomatic repre-
;sentatives Of the United States and
Sweden. - '~'~>''' I -''-''''."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
Woodchucks Of Unusual Color.

Woodchucks Of Unusual Color.
Woodchucks are unusually plentiful
near Ormsby, Ont, and each year war
is waged against these interesting but
destructive eanimals. In one litter Of
young ones a pure white one was. shot
and in the same litter another one had
white spotsa0n it, this year. Several
years ago the same hunter killed Jet
black WoOdchuck. FsEt7as5gs" '~,-,' & ee,,,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
AovIcEfFoH AMATEURS.

!. The voltagesa applied to the
plate circuits of simplifying
tubes are not extremely critical
and one voltage control will suf-
flee. The detector tube, how
ever, is often very critical and
an efficient potentiometer will
work wonders in controlling it.
Apparatus used for the recep-
ton of broadcasting is exactly
the same as that used for the
reception of code signals. The
transmitting equipment, how
ever, is different. s,&@,z ,......
The use of a single wire for
reception is advantageous be-
cause IT. lessons the. amount of
obiectional interference in the
way of static, 1tsis equally as
good as multiple wire system
for reception L <.'s al
Defective AB" batteries will
often cause roaring in the teler
phone receivers. 2.
The ielectron often talked
about is sthe smallest known
quantity of; negative electrical
energy. In motion it makes up
the electricscurrent. 4
"A "soft'ssvacuum tube is used,
as detector tube and a "hard'
vacuum tube; as an amplifier.
The terms. 'thard'' and soft"
refer to- degree of Evacuation.
~ Radio waves travel atGfhe
same speed as light, namely
10000 miles. per second.
"A wayelneter iss an instru.
ment used for checking up the
wave lengths Of sending and re-
ceiving stations. ,. = H.
Gas pipe Or water pipe sys-
TENS may be used for grounds,
the latter being more advisable.
Lightning protection. secured
by grounding the antenna when
not. in use is essential and Is re-
quired by the underwriters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
Auto souoht Plunge IN ocean.

!. Hereafter, when Mi" sickles Of West
.GroVe,,N. r., leaves mis- automobile he
is going to put weights on it. He
sppfked " in Ocean Grove. A. gust Of
wind started it going. 1t crossed the
avenue, hurdled the curb and ran
st1dross the boardwalk, crashing through
an, iron railing and dropped ten feet
to the beach. The machine was
stopped Just in time to prevent it be-
coming q submarine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15

0e0rI was 1uu OI
fear, "Tell me
the worst" she
iniplored. 20 h,
Edwin, I'm ready
to bear anything
What has hap
pened? Have, you
failed in bust.
ness?"# Z.
"No, my, dear
not that" s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
His Motions Too Vigorous.

Assistant county attorney in Omaha,
Neb., gesticulated so vigorously In his
prosecution Of case III court in the
District court, that hia right arm
was dislocated. Two attorneys pulled
it back into place for him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
Handling Vacuum Tubes.

! When you handle the vacuum tubes
of your receiver great care should be
Exercised that they are not knocked
iabout or that the elements are broken.
These little lamps are the heart and
soul of the set A good way to op-
|erate these tubes is to keep the glow
Just little below the critical point.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15

BROKE 81 IT TO: HER, GENTLY
saddensd by Long threatened calam.
ity. Edwin Still Had Regard for.
al His llfe'ss E ceilings. 4 - :,

he d looked weary and haggard, and
When his wife met him in the hall her
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-06-15
JEALOUS

JEALOUS
fHe-Doesn't Maud took like =
peach tonioht2 . .
she-Yes, but she dIdn't get the
bloom evenly distributed.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19

marks of the county. He had large
acquaintance, not only around Iron
dale, where he followed the occuBa-
tibn of farming all his life, but
throughout Washington and st.
Francois counties. His death was due
to, complications resulting from the
ir1firmities of old age. He lived long
and eventful. life, worthy of review
and of commendation
In 1875 he was united in marriage
to Belle j. Wood. To this union six
children were born. One of whom
and the mother have passed to their
reward. The mother died December
2, 1918. '' h
Several years ago the deceased &C.
cepted the teachings of Christ, united
with the NJ. E. Church at Irondale artj
remained devoted Christian to his
death. Those who knew him best say
that "Uncle" Frank always followed
the scriptural teachings and 'werIt
about doing good" Until feebleneSss
confined him more closely to his
home, he was familiar character, at
ways jovial and always able to see,
the sunny side of life. Is
The funeral was held from the III.
e. Church at Irondale, Thursday afr
ternoon. Inter1nent was. in the. BIZ
River cemetery The funeral servicek
were IN charge of the I. O. D. F. up.
lrpndale. - BE- a4sG4 r ~
Theg surviving children. are ]. rs
Alexander, of Frankclay; Mrs, w. H,
Stapp, Miss Clara Alexander; John
Alexander and Mrs. E. B. Smith, a
Irpndsle,a He also leaves, besidSs n
host of friends and RELATIVES Two
brothers and a Sister i, dee Alexander
of st. Louis, VIM. Alexander of Ei-
wins and Mrs. Malinda Hitter of Lead,
twoPd.E .ssat i,S, gA.Friendt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19
HE makers Of u. S.
Tires made this
announcement last
November

program of the evening was the bus
mess meeting, which was conducted
by j. c. Akers, who was the, oldest
member of the alumni present. New
officers were elected for the coming
year: president, Alvin Layne; vice
president, Minnie Alper; secretary,
Earl Scott; treasurer, Charles Golf.
A short talk was given by repre-
sentative of each graduating class
since 1908. After this the banquet
was served@and later the entire club
enjoyed dancing Music was furnish
ed by Mf. Porter's orchestra. This
banquet was declared to be the best
ever given.
Mr.. ard Mrs. VIM Altheuser, of
Farmingtan, were Flat River visitors
Friday.
F. Gault, pf Elvins, was a business
visitor here Saturday.
Charley Matkin and 1ras Rubottom
were Pennington visitors Saturday.
The representatives from Flat Riv-
err III the commercial contest at Lead
wood made a good showing In the
shorthand contest Irene Dudley won
first place and Richard Batten second
place. Ruth Webb won second place
in the typewriting contest.
Miss Ruth McClanahan spent Sat
urday in, st. Louis! on business.
Miss Leila Allen was guest Of
friends in Pennington Suday. n
Mrs. A. McClain, of Detroit, is ex-
pected here this week for an extended
visit with her sisters, Mrs. Addie Shaw
and Miss Georgia Turley.
Mrs. M. Marler, of River Rouge,
Mich, who has been here for the past
two weeks visiting relatives and
friends, expects to return home the
last of the week.
Miss Nellie Gregory, Of Frederick
town. was guest of Misses Iva Haney
and elsie iSchlick here Tuesday
Mrs. ]. Haney, of. Coffman, is here
for an extended visit with her son, DR..
T. i. Heney, and family.
Hershel Cole, Of Desloge, was u a
Flat River visitor Monday. ..@.
Miss Virginia and Parkie Hough,
of Fredericktown. are here visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs +.
w. Schlick. - iia@ IN a.vte3 an
g5 .Topate Jefferson, Of Desloge, was
a business visitor here Tuesday. a.
Ese Misses Blanche and Bessie Mosier
were Pennington visitors Tuesday.
h Roy Robinson, Of Caledonia. was a
Flat River visitor, Monday, evening.
Miss Meta Given expectstt to leave
the latter part f4this weekefor Bland,
Mo-, to visit her mother and sister,
hofora sh<aaa,sf a1.x, achrnl far the sllr-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19

B. F. Thompson, of Bonnie Terre,
was Flat River visitor Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Farirs was Bonnie
Terre visitor Sunday. aN
Misses Eva Lewis and Mildred
Marshall and Harry Schumeyer and
Earl Limbaugh spent Sunday at Cedar
Greek on an outing, t.'
DR.. and Mrs. Roherback and family
were Pennington visitors Sunday.
Miss Francis McMinn was a Farm
ington visitor Saturday. ~' p
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ,Kells and children
were guests of friends in Bonnie Terre
Sunday afternoon.
Harold Suttertield, Marvin Grady
and Chas. Delcour were among the
Flat River boys attending the Demo
lay lodge at Harrington Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Talcott, of St.
Louis, are here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Beaudin.,
Mrs. NJ. Welland of Desloge, was a
Flat River visitor Monday. s-s 4 3.
John Guessing of Pennington trans
acted business in Flat River Tuesday.
Z. E. Todd was called to Columbia
this week on account of the serious
illness of his mother -. hs+
Miss Edith Mitchell, of Desloge,
was Flat River shopper Tuesday.
The classes Of the high school in
tend to go to Iron Mountain Lake
Saturday on an outing The two un-
der classes will GO early in the morn
ing and spend the day, while the Jun
iors and Seniors will go in the after
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19
UNITY on ROAD LAWS NEEDED

Missouri, through the organization
of its State Highway Department, has
adopted a policy that is far in advance
of any system ever before used in this
state.
Indications are that the next Legis-
lature will seriously consider the
adoption of road law that will gov
ern the expenditure of county and dis
trict road funds under some plan sim
liar to the one now in operation for
State and Federal moneys.
1t will be remembered that during
the past four years various counties
and districts in the State of Missouri
have authorized the Issuance of more
than S20,000,000 in bonds for road
construction purposes. With few ex-
captions the money that has been ex-
pended from these bond issues has not
produced the desired results, other
than that portion of same which was
matched with State and Federal mon
ey and expended on roads designed by
and constructed under the direction of
the State and Feeral highway officials.
Some plan should be adopted S-where-
by the expenditure ORA dollar + will
build dollars worth, Of load, wheth-
er it is under the DIRECTION Of the Ma
tional, state, county Or district Of
ficials.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19
FLAT RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Whitener and Mrs.
P. C. Hough and Miss Nellie Gregory,
of Fredericktown, were guests Of
friends here Sunday.
DR.. G. B. Williams and X. K. Dob
bins spent Sunday at Mine La Motto
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Godstein and fam
lily spent Sunday at Iron Mountain
Lake.
Mrs. P. McMinn snent the weekend
in St. Louis visiting her daughter,
Miss Jean, who is a nurse in Barnes
hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. F. W. Schlick and
Mrs. E. A. Wallace spent Sunday at
/ Arcadia visiting their daughter. Miss
Hilda, who is student there,
Earl Halbrooks and Sylvia Arena
We're Pennington visitors Sunday.
Dewey Wilkerson was a Bonnie
Terre visitor Friday.
Richard Batten entertained a num-
Der of friends at his home Saturday
evening. The time was spent dancing
after which dainty refreshments were
served to the guests. Those present
were: Misses Allean Male, Elsie
Schlck, Iva Haney. Mary Alice Marsh
Biddie Arbuthnot. Inez Ric hard, Paul
inc Rinke, Avis Walker, Bernice Ham
mock, Leila Allen. Mabel Watts, Irene
Dudley, Minnie Goldstein and Stella
Batten; Ralph Haney, Tom Johnson,
jeff Matkin, Tom Horton, Pete Coop
er, Clarence Fraysher, Jim Arr1brus-
ter, Ralph Brewer, Sam. LINCOLN and
Charlie Matkin. g'st
Bryan Coffman, of st. Louis, spent
the weekend here with his parents.
He came here for the purpose of at
tending the Alumni banquet, which
was given Friday evening.
Paul Moran, Of Ronnc Tcrrc, Tyas' 2
Flat River visitor Sunday.
Stanley Dixon. Of Leadwood, spent
Sunday here visiting friends.
Miss Mildred Marshall spent the
latter part of last week in st. Louis
shoDping.
Misses Elsie Schlick and Iva Haney
were shopping in Pennington Satur-
Mrs G. B. Williams and daughters,
Mrs. A. Tongue andaMiss Nellie, were
guests Of friends IN Bonnie Terre Sun
dav. WA L ahtt4ar !.sl ~ n
Mrs F.J Gadlt! Of Bismarck. spent
The latter part of last week here Wis
itinp' friends. Ets-'.i2
sptThe annual Alumni BANQUET was
Pi3en Friday evening n the, Higgins
Hall. The banquet is always given in
honor IF the graduating class each
wear. The members and guests of
honor assembled in the hall about 3
O'Clock and the first number on the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19

lied throughout the United States for
road building purposes, which has been
augmented by appropriations of the
Federal Government until we have a
grand total of more than 81 900, 000,-
900 approximately at the present
time, in addition to the annual tax
levies.
A large per cent of this vast road
fund will be expendedsin communities
under the direction of local officials
who do not realize the necessity of
plans, profles, specifications and es-
Inmates, and possibly do not feel the
necessity of paying salaries sufficient
to obtain experienced men to super
wise the expenditure of the money.
This practice accounts for the fact
that we have made little progress in
developing a system that will give us
a dollars worth of road for each dol
lar expended and is in direct contrast
to the manner in which the construc-
ton of our railroads was handled.
History records the fact that the
financiers who developed our railroad
system employed the best engineering
talent obtainable and paid salaries
that would stagger the political super
structure Of most of our county, state
and national road officials.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19
TO THE PIIRLIC

l take this method of announcing
my withdrawal from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Collector
of st. Francois county. In pursuing
such course, | desire to thank my
many friends for the interest they
have taken in my announcement for
this office, and the many assurances l
have received of their hearty support.
In taking this action, / desire to say
that 81 am still Democrat" and that
/ have nothing but the friendliest Of
feelings for everyone.
J. C. Williams.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-19

Hon. Frank H. Farris, of Rolla,
while in St. Louis few days ago, in
an interview signified his intention of
running again for Senator from the
oath District, cosisting of Crawford,
Dent, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds and
Washington counties. He formerly
represented the same district in the
Senate and has since represented both
Phelps and Crawford counties in the
lower house of the legislature. He is
we'll and favorably known here as one
of the most eloquent. forceful and con-
vincing speakers in the state. He is
one of the ablest Legislators and has
been instrumental in shaping more
good, wholesome and constructive
legislation in the interest of the COM
mon people of Missouri than perhaps
any other man in the states history.
He should and doubtless will be elect
ed and our only regret is that we
haven't his duplicate in this district.
--Hillsboro Jefferson Democrat.