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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

Major General G. W. Cocktails, the
builder of the Panama canal and an
engineer of worldwide reputation, fin
ished his field work and in co-opera-
ton with the engineers of the state of
Washington, and associated with his
son Col. George R. Goethals, the work
at the office of the Columbia Basin
survey in Spokane was completed on
Tuesday and General Goethals and his
son left that evening for Seattle,
where they are called in consultation
regarding the engineering features of
the Skagit project. From there the
general and his son will go to San
Francisco and then back to New York,
where the report on the Columbia
Basin project will be completed. When
the report is completed it will be sent
to Dan A. Scott, director of conserva-
tion and development, and Mr. Scott
will make known the contents of the
report at a meeting called in Spokane
or Olympia to decide on future action
on the project
If the Goethals report is favor
able on the feasibility of the pro-
Ject, plans will be laid at once to
take the matter of federal govern
ment aid direct to congress. If it
is unfavorable the project may be
dropped. If the GoethaIs report
says that the Pend OreiIIe plan is
better than the Columbia river
dam pumping project the strength
of the state will probably be put
back of the Pend OreiIle plan. If a
the Columbia river dam plan is
considered best as a means of irri-
eating the one million seven hun
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

and other points of the proposed big
ditch and Sunday was spent al
Othello, where the general was taken
to the top of Saddle mountains and
given an opportunity to view the thou
sands of acres embraced in the Co
lumbia Basin project.
The general could not suppress
his admiration at the vastness and
the great possibilities of the basin
~ when from the top of the noun
tans with field glasses and naked
eye he gazed far over the land
that with water would be veri-
table paradise. On Monday the
general motored through Warden,
NeppeI, Moses Lake to Ephrata.
In this territory General GoethaIs
was privileged to see number of
small tracts of land developed and
irrigated by gas engine pumping.
While this area around Moses
Lake was small it showed what
the land would do if given water.
The night was spent at Ephrata and
democratic good sportsman that he is
by joining in a community rabbit
drive. This sport struck the general
as something very novel and unusual.
From Ephrata the next day the jour-
ney was made to Coulee City. This
trip gave the general an opportunity
to see the upper end of the project
and as he sped along maps were
shown him by the engineers to show
where the bitches would go when the
big project was completed. At Cou-
lee City the general was the center
of an eager throng of people who gath
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

tinued heavy movement of lumber by
water to California and Atlantic coast
ports as we'll as abroad. For example,
during the last week for which figures
are available AZ per cent of new bust
ness booked was for future water de-
livery.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

from the Glacier Trail association in
Minneapolis. The association has now
to it's credit almost 1000 miles of
marked highway from st. Louis to
Breckenridge, Mimi.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

Up to Saturday last forty-fye appli-
cations for tracts of land in the White
Bluffs anford tract. of which thirty
two came from world war veterans,
had been filed The land settlement
tract selected by the state contains
flfty-eight tracts of approximately
twenty acres each and it is expected
that all the tracts win be taken in a
few days.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-24

News of the perfection of ma;
tional organization to boost for and
maintain a highway from Miami, Fla,
to Puget Sound, has just been received
by the convention and tourists bureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07

not be reached at that hour). The
copy of the message bearing the sigma
cure OF the recipient must be sent to
the Iratfic Manager. l045 Main Street.
haft1ord, Conn.,, in order that we NAV
oetermlne how many messages were
oellVered. This is very important.
After You have delivered your
message and gotten your recent, it is
Your turn to broadcast the message.
sending at the rate of ten words n
minute and repeating each word
twice. After you have broadcast it
once cease firing.
ne things to remember are these
make two copies of the message: de-
ilver one to the chief and get his
signature on the other; return the
one bearing the chiefs signature TO
a. K. X. l.. headquarters. This is most
important, because it is the onlv wav
We can determine the exact number of
messages delivercd-don't neglect this.
we want to deliver one in every place
mat boasts police chief or sheriff
broadcast the message only once
sending each word twice at ten words
per mlnute-gVe the little fellows q
chance to copy II. Be sure and in
clude your call letters when Won sond
the copy Of the message to the A p
Il. h'' that we may give credit to
every station delivering meseage
lou, yourself, must report this.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Radio Instruments Increase
Submarine Bell SIGNALS

While lying fifty miles off the Am
brose Channel lightship the battleship
Ohio recently received distinctly signals
sent from the lightship on special
underwater oscillators by means of a
new radio receiving apparatus devel-
oped in the radio division of the navy.
The submarine bell of the lightship
can be heard by mariners for five
miles by means of special sound
oscillator under water. The battle.
ship picked up the signals fifty miles
and with other types was able to in
crease the audible range of the sub
marine bell to more than double it's
usual range. When the lightships have
been equipped with the new device
those vessels equipped to receive will
hnd it great aid in fog and unfaml-
lar waters
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
All Music in Theater bv Radio

A theater in Des Moines, Iowa, will
nave only the music provided by Chi
cago, Pittsburgh and Denver by the me
dunn of a highly amplified receiving
set now being installed. This will
probably bring forth a storm of protest
from the musicians unions, as did the
broadcasting of popular songs from the
publishers and the broadcasting by
theatrical performers from the EQUITY
Association. The music will be as good,
regardless of the interference and ef-
fect of atmospheric conditions, as the
usual piano banging" of the small
movie house. 1t might be a little in
convenient, however, if the broadcaster
starts sending out some jazz Just as the
heroagasps his last. etc.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Quaint Account of Early
Radio Amateur Work
News Clipping of 1902 Shows
Unique Conception of Radio
by The Writer

One Of the earliest fcats Of amateur
radio has just been brought to light
by the discovery of a clipping from a
Minneapolis newspaper dated April 8,
1902. 1t was found in the effects of
D. McNichol, an executive Of one Of the
large radio corporations in this city
1t reads in part:
"Whlc experimenting with wireless
telcgraphy Friday evening D. McNichol
general telegraph agent Of the 500
road, was startled by receiving mes
sages from some one who was also
experimenting with the system.
"The message was often broken, but
letters and words would come through
so distinctly as to satisfy Mr. McNichol
that he was at one end of very sat
lsfactory test. There was nothing dis
tinct at first, and Mr.. McNichol con-
cluded that some ordinary electrical in
fIuence had caused it. But a few min
utcs later the instrument clicked again
and letters were plain Later there
was more connection to the letters, un-
til words could be spelled. The word
after was the first one that came
complete
Mr.. McNchol now became thoroughly
aroused and he Immediately made the
placed carbon filings between the sill
YER plates of his coherer, but had hard
~ done this before the messages ceased
Mr. McNichol is inclined to believe
that the party sending the message
was experimenting with the current
sent off by wireless telegraphy. 1t
IS known that this wave will affect
bells and lights The person might
have had bell, light and transmitter
IN the room, and by using reflector
turned the wave alternately upon all
three. This would account for Mr.. Nc
Nichol receiving only an occasional
word. Mr.. McNichol says that the
message might have been sent from
anywhere within radius of twenty
five miles
1t may be doubtful if Mr.. McNichol
can qualify as the first radio amateur
on the strength Of this clipping. but
ne certainly has established his claim
to membership in the Old Timers As
socIation. One thing is certain: re
porters held their quaint theories Of
radio matters in those days, even as at
the present time
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
CoNcrnment-Approved Film on
Making Radio Receiver.

The crystal detector set that the
United States Bureau of Standards
recently published diagrams and de-
scrlptions Of has been filmed for movie
radio fans. This picture shows the
experiences Of Ray Radio in making
set IN accordance with the govern
meEts Specifications.
You get the detail operations. of
making this set from the purchase Of
the materials to the stringing of the
aerial and finally the tuning and listen
ing INTO the brosdcasting stations is
shown in great clearness
The picture How to Make Your Own
kadlo' Will be released in New York
territory within the next week or so
and all radio enthusiasts and going
to-bc radio users will want to see it.
The film was produced by Science
Service and has been approved by the
Bureau of Standards. The photograph
is very good, and every scene shows the
detail work clearly and distinctly. The
picture is to be released this week.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07

FROM an announcement by Union Col
Iege' , missionaries will have an easy
trail to travel in the future. Il has
been said many times that radio hos
niche in every line of human On.
deavor and it is only matter of time
pefore ITS usefulness will be realized,
fulness snd foresight of this state.
ment. Here we have the announce
ment Of radios most unusual adapta-
ton, "Radio for Heathens."
!; haalo Droadcast'ng as an aid to the
dlssemination of the Gospel of Chr;st
is now being considered by missionary
podies. BY means of single trans
mlttlng station one missionary would
ee aole to reach remote sections of his
held frequently and give encourage-
ment to native converts. Prominent
missionary workers are watching the
development of radio in the exnecta.
tlon that the time is not far off when
II VIII be practical for their work in
distant lands ."
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Mothers Dav Radio Celebration

The official Mothers Day program,
arranged by the founder. Miss Anna
Jarvis, Of Philadelphia. will be broad
cast this year throughout the coun-
try, and arrangements have been com
pleted so that it will reach all branches s
of the army and navy. This years
program will be more elaborate than
on any anniversary in the past and
will be sent out by radio at o'clock
in the evening of Sunday, May IA,
Mothers Day.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Light Wires Can
Be L sed for
An Antcnna
Necessary 10 Observe Every
Prccaution in Doing SO
to Prevent Possibility Of
Fire or Other Damage
Condenser Must Be Used
Installation Must Be Made
by Expert Electrician
and Passed by Inspector

One Of tho possibilities Of ovcrcom-
ing local difficulties where It i. impos-
Slblc to erect an aerial for tho reccp-
ton Of broadcastcd music is by using
tho electric light wires for the purpose
Of an antcnna. The correct way TO
utilize these wires has bee. worked
out in experimentation by the en-
gincers of tho Staten Island electric
light system, but it needs cxtraor-
dinary precautions against fire and
should on Y be done with the assistance
Of an expert electrician
Those fans who cannot erect an
aerial and desire to use the electric
light wires should also consult an in
.pcctor from the insurance under
writer's before going ahead. As n
guidance am printing herewith a copy
of an advertisement issued by the re-
ceiver Of the Staten Island company,
so that radio fans can Judge for them
selves the possibilities OF the scheme
The necessity for prccaution against
FIRE, however, cannot be overcm-
phasizcd.
"The Richmond Light and Railroad
Company. through its receiver. John j.
Kuhn, announces with pleasure to peo-
pie Of Staten Island that its engineer
ing department has succeeded in using
its distribution system as the antenna
tor receiving radio telephone signals
and messages, and offers tho following
suggestions to amateurs deairing to ex-
pertinent along those lines:
Good Only With Tube Sets
"First-Successful results have been
obtained so far only with audion bulb
sets. Crystal sets receive the signals.
but for some reason are very weak and
lndistinct
Second No set should be used on
this system without air or oil filled
condenscrs, placed in series with either
the antenna circuit or the ground cir
cunt preferably in the antenna cir
cult
"Third-A fuse not heavier than one
nan ampere should be used in series
and just ahead Of the antenna connec-
ton.
"Fourth-An ordinary separable de-
tachment plug. e.. one Win two
blades connecting the two separate
halves of the plug used On V one
wlre is run from this plug. the other
binding screw being left undisturbed.
ms single conductor wire should be
long enough to reach from handy
electric light socket to the table where
the instrument is located and should
terminate in the fuse mentioned above.
In case all externally connected con-
dcnser is used, the circuit should be
run from the fuse to the condenser
and from the condenser to the antenna
binding post of the receiving set. In
sets where the condenser is built into
the instrument the connection from the
fuse is run directly to the antcnna
binding post. All other connections
should be exactly the same as for con-
vcntional overhead aerial receiving.
Screw the attachment plug into the
electric light socket and tune as usual.
In case no signals are received reverse
the blades in the attachment plug by
simply pulling the attachment plug
apart and turning the lower half
halfway around.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Spirits to Invade the Ether
BY Way of the Rad;onhone,

PHILADELPHIA, April 2s.-From
radlophone station in Chicago spirit
messages will be broadcastcd to spirit-
uallsts Throughout the country, Mrs. M.
r. Cadwallader, of Chicago, told dele
gates attending the fifteenth annual
meeting Of the Pennsylvania Spiritual
ist Association
r mrs. Cadwallader said she and John
Slader Chicago medium, had made
plans to broadcast all messages 10
ceived from spirits during the con
vention.
The delegates adopted a resolution
recomme ending legislation to recognize
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07

"Caution - Under no cons liberation
should the connection from the electric
light socket be brought directly into
contact with the ground connection, or
fuses will be blown in the house circuit
and the whole house left without light
Operators should also be careful about
making contact themselves bodily with
the electric light wire and ground at
the same time, in order to avoid shock.
"The Richmond Light and Railroad
Company will be interested in hearing
cults, and will appreciate letters or
postal cards advising them of their
success and of any discoveries, or max
ing suggestions tending to make this
method of radio reception more sue
cessful
Those desiring to communicate with
the company's engineers concerning
these experiments can call 'Tompkns-
VILE 2300' between and a p. m. on
week days, except Saturday, and ask
for the eXperime testing laboratory
Experiments are being conducted in
this laboratory with view of using
the electric light circuits for relaying
messages received from stations some
distance away which are not now audi
BILE on the average amateur set Also.
experiments are Delng MADE with
view of doing local oadcasting over
the electric light circuits themselves,
which will be audible only to those re-
ceiving over electric light circuits
"Any success attained in these ex-
periments will be announced to the
public, so that amateurs may avail
themselves of the advantage so given.
The use of radio as above described
does not consume any electric current"
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Long Distance Workers
Canadian Fan Hears ramou.
American Stations Clearlv

Tie Tribune Radio VIII be GLAD ..
print outstanding achievements in -
ception by radio fans from far die+a..
radiophonc stations which are not r,. .,
mally within their range The folioy
ing letter from &. R. NJ. Of ,,ra,oe
work:
at may interest you tn know f..
with my receiving set have boaa5
Newark. Schenectady, Pittsburgh T..
dianapolis. Chicago and Detroit 81
though it has been working In dec.nt
usy for only a short time Ono o..
ming WGY came in n loudly that :.
was hard on tho cars until lesser.d
the flament currents.
"The set Is honeycomb reyen.r.
tive receiver with a ono stop anal.
frequency amplifer and 1000 ohm tei.
phones. Ths il small town 100 MIL,
almost due north of Toronto"
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
ne Tribune Radio News of the Air Routes
Bank breaches Thrift by Radio

If you happen to be within range Of
Dayton, Ohio, you will soon hear some
thing like this: Save your nickcls; save
your dimes" etc. The City National
Bank Of that city has installed trans
ntting station. In addition to en-
ccuraging thrift the bank will broad
cast regularly financial advice, quota
tons on local bond and stock issues,
warnings Of activities Of bogus pro
moters and other information Of value
hn 10
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
College Debate by Radio

If you happen to hear a verbal battle
next week you VIII be in the air lane
that VIII be used by debaters at Ash
land College, Ohio, Cornell and Prince
ton The radio challenge Of the Ash
land College has been accepted Ash
land claims the distinction of having
been beaten in one debate in twenty
two years, and then only when their
best man talked himself hoarsc
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
By F. II. Schnell
Traffic Manager A. r. K.

During the month of March we en-
ioyed the success of the Governors
President relay, which was the gather
ing OF number Of messages and de
hVerlng them to one central point. The
police chiefs relay Will be just the re-
verse of that We are going to have
one message which is to be distributed
all over the United States and Canada
by the American Radio Relay League
and delivered to your police chief.
The international Association of
Chiefs of Police Will meet in San Fran
cisco during the week of June 19. Au-
gust Nollmer, who is head of the or
eanlzation, is going to invite every
police chief to the convention, and he
is going to invite him by amateur
radio. He viii send message which
can be given to your police chief by
You. and he is counting on the A. R.
Il. l.. to deliver this message to everv
police chief in every village. hamlet,
burg, city or town in the United States
and Canada.
Amateurs Will Compete in Test
We can and will do it, We must
deliver it or the police chief will be
without an invitation. We could set
down definite schedules for the hand
ling of this message, but in order to
derive some fun and a great deal of
competitive sport from it we want
every A. R. R. l.. member to do his
bit toward the success of the relay.
Therefore, there will be no schedules;
no definite stations to handle it, We
shall be minute men of radio" We
are going to have some real fun and
plenty of excitement. Don't miss it,
1t makes no difference if you operate
just a receiving station. You can copy
messages and deliver them. That is
all that is necessary. There will be
plenty Of transmtters
Here is the scheme: Dates-June
g. and 5. Time-Sometime between
10 p. N. and midnight your local
standard time some station will break
loose with the message. The call
letters Of this station and the time
OF starting viii not be made known.
right out Of clear sky. 1t will be
broadcast once at ten words a
minute, each word being sent twice.
Once station broadcasts the message,
that station viii cease firing. That
will be the start Of the message.
Each Station Will Send Once
The next thing to do is to copy it
exactly as it is sent. Make at least
two copies of the message. Then de-
liver one copy immediately to YOUR
police chief and have him sign one
copy with the date and time Of
receipt (Have heart and don't pet
him out CT bed at or 8 in the morn.
ing. get one of his re,roeor. atives ~
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Condenser for Antenna Be;no
Tried by Standards Rurea,,

a condenser instead of an antenna
lor transmission and reception of radio
SlgnaIS is being investigated by the
= hlted states Bureau of Standards TAX
ing advantage Of the fact that the ordi
nary aerial corresponds to one plate of
%, eohuehsef and the ground to the
substituted and found to he freer fso,, 10
static disturbances and to offer hettar .
opportunity for portable sets
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
There's More in Upstate Wilds

~ M Ieterrlng to the general effect of
the .he oaily health talks broadcast bv
.ne ochenectady station, an upstate .
papeI p,a says: How valuable is this
tbosa i+e@ns -, OF getting important facts to
0sI hv 80 'os IN good health can be judged
,, uS tne report that more than half a
million receiving sets have heen snld s,1,, "a a
ne" York alone since this service uas 90
inaugurated." ''' vice was
Ih's makes New York look like anv.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
French Fans Lift Telephones

The opening Of the station at Eiffcl
Tower for broadcasting purposes
brought much JOY to the continent and
England, but not to the French De-
partment Of Communications, which
controls the wire systems there.
In Paris alone it is reported that
more than 200 telephone receivers are
lifted" overv day and never returned.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
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