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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
Faithful Clothespin
Proves Its Usefulness

The following suggestion is another
example of how the radio fan may pro-
duce much from little: Secure a fairly
smooth, dry clothespin and cut one leg
off as indicated to allow for movement
of the cat-whisker. Drill a one-Quar-
ter-inch hole in both legs to permit
clearance of the adjusting screw. To
the leg which has been partly cut off
glue piece Of wood three-quarters of
an inch square and one inch high.
This small block also Is bored with
quarter-inch hole and is so placed that
the holes in the pin and the hole in
the block coincide Obtain a base of
wood or other material about one-half
inch thick and rather large. A base
4x2 inches was used by one expert
menter. In the center of the base Sc
cure an 1872 inch machine screw,
eountersinking the bottom of the base
so that the head of the screw will not
protrude.
Mount the swivel and pin on this
screw with wing nut at the top. The
wing nut provides the requisite pres
sure. while the swivel and large hole
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

| tuning in distant stations. AS to sig
nal strength, 1 have found very little
| difference TO result from using or omit
ting the plate variometer.
The advantages of the set here de-
scribed may be summed up as follows.
The controls are very few and simple
the appearance Is such as to recon-
mend it; the operation is highly eff
cient and the cost is very low.
The following is brfer description
Of the construction:
The panel is of 3-16-inch bakelite
6 by IA inch. The polishing is done
with sheet of No. emery, moistened
with olive oil, followed by a clean, dry
piece of flannel
The holes are drilled as shown in
Fig. 3. The drilling can be done with
an ordinary hand drill. The holes for
the mounting screws. of the condenser
must be drilled to fit the type of con-
denser used.
The antenna series condenser is
mounted at the left end of the panel,
and controlled by the knob and dial.
Any .001 INF. condenser may be used
A balanced condenser would probably
prove advantageous in fine tuning, but
1t is not necessary.
lnductance Mountings.
Probably the most difficult part of
the construction of this set is the max
ing and mounting of the inductances.
The main, or stationary, inductance is
wound on a piece of bakelite tubing
31s inches in diameter, and 81 inches
long. Using No. "a d. c. c. wire;
start II inch from the top, wind on "A
turns in 11s inches, skip n inch, and
wind on 70 turns more. This wind
ing should be tapped at the 7th, 18th,
31st, 44th, Gath, Saith. 10th turns CON-
mencing from the top.
At the blank center space two Il
inch holes should be drilled, diametri-
cally opposite to one another. These
serve as bearings for the A-inch rotor
shaft. Two small holes are drilled in
the form u inch from either end, and
directly above and below one Of the
rotor bearings. The inductance Is
mounted on the panel by means of two
6-32-inch nickel plated. flat-head ma
chine screws " inch long. Great care |
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

must be exercised to get the two bear
one on the panel.
For the moving part of the induct-
ance system hardwood ball rotor 3
inches in diameter is used. They are,
in most cases, drilled for 3-16-inch
shaft, so it becomes necessary to drill
out this hole for A-inch shaft.
A 3-32-inch hole is bored through the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
TROOPS KILL so
CHINESE BANDITS
Troops Slaughter Rioters Trying
to Escape After so Are
Executed.

Peking- Dispatches from Tsitsihar,
province of Holungkiang, Manchuria,
announces that $50 bandits were
slaughtered by soldiers in the bar
racks there by command of the pro-
vincial tuchum, or military governor.
The victims were among 1900 out
laws who surrendered recently and
were being trained for the army Of
Chang Tso Lin, the Manchurian war
lord. Because of the mutinous atti-
tude of the prisoners, so were sum-
moned before the military authorities,
ostensibly for a reprimand
1t subsequently transported that the
so had been executed, whereupon. the
remaining bandits tried to escape.
They were surrounded by provincial
troops and fight followed. The troops
using large guas, destroyed three
camp buildings and wiped out most
of the band. Fifty of the regulars
were killed and many wounded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
EDITED by G. Douglas wardrOp. Editor of Radio Mer


rotor and shaft, at right angles to the
SHAFT and short piece of 3-32-inch
brass rod driven into this hole, to lock
the rotor to the shaft.
The rotor should be wound with IS
turns of No. "A d. c. c. wire on each
side, or SO turns in all.
On the rear of the panel, near the
center, is single pole, double throw
switch.
AS may be seen by a glance at the
hook-up this switch serves to connect
the ground to either the first tap
switch or the inductance side of the
grid condenser. When IN the latter ,
position the receiver is more selective
and Is particularly useful for reception
of radiophone. With the changing over
switch on the opposite side and the
antenna connected the tuning is broad
er and better adapted for general re-
ception.
The Rheostat.
The rheOstat in this set Is home
made. A strip of bakelite 1 by pa by
3-l6 inches is wound with resistance
wire to resistance of 6 ohms. This
resistance element is mounted on the
panel by means of two small brass
brackets, and machine screws, as
shown by the drawing. The edge OF
the resistance element is Il inch from
the panel. The brackets, which are
homemade, measure "a Inch lengths OF
brass tubing used as sleeves to slip
over the machine screws. This means
of mounting may be best understood
by consulting the drawing of the tube
controls Gig. ~.
The shaft of the rheostat is a 1-inch
length Of S-32 threaded brass rod. The
contact arm is a piece of phOsphOr
bronze IL by Il inch, secured as
shown in Fig. 4, by pair of locknuts.
On the front of the panel is a pointer,
held between a nut and a knob thread
ed S-32.
For the tube socket d homemade
base is used, only the metal shell be-
ing purchased.
A piece of u inch bakeIite pa by
81 inch is used. ia -inches hole is bored
in this piece of bakelite, centered 1 Is
inches from either side and from one
end. Contact springs of phOsphOr
bronze are attached in the proper pO-
sitions to make good contact to the
tube. (See Fig. y. The base is sup
ported to the panel by brass brackets
q inch from angle to hole on one leg
and Il inch on the other.
The grid condenser has a capacity
OF about .0O02 INF. Two strips of tin
foil 1 by 81 inch are separated by
piece Of thin mica, and are so arranged
as to have an active surface of q inch
by q inch. The mica and foil are
assembled between a piece of S-inch
bakeite and piece of fiber, each II
inch by IL inches, clamped together by
small machine screws which pass
through holes in the ends. These screws
serve the double purpose of holding the
condenser together and acting as ter
minals. A pencil mark on the fiber,
between the screws, serves as a grid
eak. This can be varied until best
results are obtained.
Tubes.
Almost any tube now on the market
IAN be used. Although a soft tube re-
Iuires a critical adjustment it gives
,etter results than most hard, non
critical tubes. II soft tube is used
IN adjustable "B" battery, made up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
BY H. S. POTTER

BY n. S. POTTER
Experts have recommended strongly
to the amateur that he take up expert
mentation in short wave radio, and a
tendency has been noticed lately to-
ward the construction of simple short
wave receivers. They are not only
economical in construction, but are
easy to operate.
lnductive or conductive coupling, If
properly operated, will give about
equally loud signals, so there is no OBJ
lection from that point of view to the
latter system. An objection which is
frequently advanced to conductive
coupling is that there is much broader
tuning, but if the apparatus is proper
ly constructed very fine tuning can be
obtained. An inductively coupled set.
however, is very much more difficult
to operate, due to it's many controls.
An increase in selectivity is gained
by using variometer in the plate cir
cult, but this advantage is more than
balanced by the increased difficulty in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
CONvICTS TORTURED. CHARGE
Restoration of Whipping Prisoners
Asked to Stop Claiming.

restoration OF whipping Prisoners
Asked to Stop Claiming.
Misunderstanding that "convicts in
certain counties in Georgia are being
suspended by their thumbs for hours
or bound to trees with heavy chains
or placed in torture boxes" Represen-
tative Bennett OF Dodge county at
tackled the system of punishment now
in the use in convict camps at a hear
ing before committee of the Georgia
legislature.
The committee before adjourning
early voted against a measure to
amend the state constitution, offered
by Representative Bennett, to restore
the use of the strap on unruly con-
victs.
The whipping of eonvicts was order
ed abolished by an executive proclaim
alton issued by Thomas w. Hardwick
while he was governor the early part
of this year. Since the abolition of
corporal punishment, Representative
Bennett told the committee that "hor-
rible inhuman and cruel methods" in
state convict camps have been brought
into use.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

provides the movement in the other
two directions. The crystal holder is
made from small strip of brass. to
which the head of paper fastener is
soldered. BY bending the fastener as
shown any size crystal may be used.
The cat-whisker and contact to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
ATTACKS A SPECIAL SESSION
Kansas Senator Tells Coolidge "No
Demand" for Extra Congress.


Washington = President Coolidge
heard arguments against the calling
of special session of congress.
Senator Arthur Capper, republican,
Of Kansas, leader of the senate farm
bloc" told the new executive there
was mo demand" for a special session
in his section of the country. Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, republican, of
Massachusetts,, discussed the same
subject with the president and later
declared he "did not expect" a special
session to be called. Both senators
pledged their people to support of the
Coolidge administration.
There is a general disposition
throughout the west to get in back
of the Coolidge administration" said
Mr.. Capper after the conference. 1.-THE
people in my section of the country
feel very kindly toward the new pres
ident"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
TROOPS STATIONED AT POLLS
Guardsmen Modified for Bitter City
Election at Columbia, S. C.

Columbia, S. C.-Two companies of
South Carolina National Guardsmen
have been ordered to proceed to
Charleston to augment the two COM
panies modified there in connection
with the municipal primary, it was
stated at the office of Governor Nc
Leod.
Jackson, Miss-Voters were casting
their ballots in Mississippi's Democra-
tic primary for the governorship and
other state, district and county Offices
This was the first general election In
which women participated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
Condition of Governor Unchanged

Condition of Governor Unchanged.
Topeka, Kan.-The condition of
Governor Jonathan Davis at an early
hour remained unchanged, although
he was resting some, according to a
report from the executive mansion.
His temperature, however, had not fall
len, it was said. A report issued by
Doctors l.. M. Powell and Peter T.
Bohan, an expert diagnostician of
Kansas City, Mo-, called into consulta-
ton, said that the governors condi-
tion did not indicate pneumonia and
other localized infection, according to
findings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10
FIFTY MOROS ARE KILLED
Three of constabulary Wounded in
Pitched Battle Near Lake Lanao.

Manila-Fifty Moros were killed
and number wounded and three
members of the constabulary were
wounded in pitched battle near Lake
Lanao on the island of Mindanao, it
was reported to the government gen.
erals office
Constabulary officers announced re-
Gently they were investigating reports
that Moro religious fanatics were
planning an attack on constabulary
troops in Lanao to avenge the killing
of rebelious Moros in 1920, by con.
stabulary forces
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

Washington-A wreath was placed
on the tomb of the unknown soldier
in Arlington cemetery as a part of
the observance of "law-not war"
day, sponsored by the National Coun-
ell for Prevention of War.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

Overland route-ths airship lins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-10

cat-whisker Is soldered to a small
metal strip at the point of the clothes.
pin. A No. % wire was used. This de-
tector stand has proved satisfactory
and there are no complicated parts
Radio News.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
Oh, Hollow Fame! Senator Couzens
 Vague About Jim Watson, of Indiana

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. - When Mayor "Jim" Couzens, of Detroit, who was appointed to the Senate to sue ceed Senator Truman H. Newberry, was asked what his politics is he frankly replied:
 "I hardly know"
 He always has been independent in his politics. In recent years he has been so busy making millions and running the city of Detroit as a side line that he has paid but lit tie attention to national politics or those prominent in it. Now he has come to the United States Senate as Rrepublican, and his colleagues here are fully convinced that the ex-Mayor has not been following na- tional politics very closely in recent years.
 Upon his arrival in Washington Senator Couzens was introduced to Senator James F. Watson, of h. diana, a familiar figure in Republican politics for 20 years, and quite prob
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16

ably the next Republican leader of the Senate.
 What is your politics, Senator?" blandly inquired Couzens.
 When Watson had recovered from the shock he replied that he was a Republican.
 And what State did you say you were from?" continued Couzens.
 "Indiana.' gasper Watson.
 Why" pursued the ex-Mayor, q was introduced to a big fellow here a while ago who looked like Grover Cleveland, and I was told he was the senator from Indiana"
 Watson replied that that must have been Senator-elect Samuel M. Ralston, a Democrat, who defeated Albert J. Beveridge.
 Ralston, close friend of Watson's depsite their political differences, laughed heartily when he heard the story.
 "You tell Jim," he said, "to wait till I get down here, and I'll intro duce him around"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
MENTAL AMBITION TO FIGURE IN W0MEN'S
 LEGISLATIVE WORK

NORTON, Kan, Jan. 16.-The part the future woman will take in leg islatiye work depends solely upon how ambitious she becomes mentally, in the opinion Of Mrs. Ida M. Walker, of Norton, Kansas legislator Mrs. Norton; Who was born in a sod house on a Kansas homestead, was reelected to serve a second term.
 Many a married woman whose family is small and whose husband provides a good living, has become mentally lazy" said Mrs. Walker.
 Instead of having opinions of her own she has accepted the opinions of father, husband, brothers and uncles'
 Mrs. Walker approves of the princi- pie of the Kansas industrial court, a Kansas issue, but believes the tri- bunal can be improved.
 Mrs. Walker has taught school, served as state president, vice-presi- dent, district secretary and president of the Federation of Women's Clubs, and in the w. c. T. U., she has been state recording secretary and is now state vice president.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16

of getting some slice of the pie that
 their sales brought to the San Fran
 cisco club. O'Connell suffered criti-
 cism for holding out for more money after his sale, before the start of the
 1922 season.
 When he didn't deliver in the pinch, or bobbled one, as the best simetimes do, he was referred to as the "Six-bit Beauty"
 After Chicago bought Kamm in mid,
 season he disappeared from the line.
 up for a day or so, and it was known
 in the sport-writing fraternity and to
 most of the fans that Willie was dick, ering to get some added dough. He got it, returned to the lineup, and not a word was passed from the stands in criticism.
 It was perhaps the natural differ ence between the customers attitude
 toward a player who always is work 1 ing, or who appears to be, and to-
 ward one who sometimes appears tc 1 be l0afiOg. Or, perhaps, because the 1 higher-priced of these two costly ba
 bies is just naturally more popular
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16

Talking about unsecured paper, there is the election pledge.-Wall Street Journal.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
MOVIE 1 E

Monte Blue, the big Westerner who
 made a distinct success recently in the Cecil De Mile production of Something to Think About" has
 probably the strongest role in his
 screen career in the Charles Maigne
 production of "The Kentuckians," the well known John Fox Jr. novel, which
 comes to the Empress Theater for two
 days beginning tonight He enacts the
 role of Boone Stallard, a Kentucky
 mountaineer, who goes to the Legis- lature with the ambition of winning
 emancipation for his fellowmen. No sooner does he attend a session
 of the Legislature than he has a clash with Randolph Marshall, Kentucky aristocrat, who VOWS that the only way to get order into the mountainous regions is to disrupt the mountain eers' country. A feud in the mountain
 causes Stallard to flee to his people anu He oeHlollotl le'Ieo oueo0ooiuily 'h"' he can rule them. When he returns to Frankfort, planning to ask the hand of the governors daughter in marriage, he is brought to a sudden
 realization of the difference between the mountaineers and the Blue Grass people and refrains from any such
 step and the picture closes with the assumption that Marshall wins the eri,
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
WOMEN TO BE ACTIVE
 MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 1.-Two mems organizations in Michigan plan to play a prominent part in the leg islative affairs of the general as- sembly. A few of the laws they are prepared to sponsor, include:
 Equarl rights for married women with those of single women. Present Michigan laws provide that money earned by married women legally belongs to her husband; that she cannot take a position outside the home without her husbands con sent; that the married woman is entitled to no pay for her work in caring for the home-except board and lodging-while the single woman is entitled to compensation for her labor, and in some instances, the married woman is not permitted to make contracts.
 Perfection of laws protecting w0' men in industry,
 Women rights on plane with those accorded men.
 Welfare acts, mothers compensa, ton, eugenic marriages, maternity measures and kindred others.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16

ois League of Women Voters. Plans order of those held at Yale, for women of Connecticut, and the Uni versity of Wisconsin.
 Dr. George w. Kirchwey of New York, former warden Of Sing Sing, and members of the staff of North western, will be the principal lec- turers. Subjects will include legis- lation and ballot instruction, public school efficiency, budget making and purchasing in cities, methods of wo- ting and public utilities.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL FOR ILLINOIS WOMEN

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-A citizenship school for women of Illinois, the first in the state to be installed by a university, will be conducted at the Northwestern University January 29- 31 The school will be continued by the University of Chicago later in the spring. according to Mrs. Henry W. Cheney, president of the Illin-
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
COSTLY STARS OF DIAMOND
 TO GET Q. o.

NEW 1Ohh, Jdu. lo.--l WO youuB- sters upon whom the eyes of the base ball critics in the press box and bleachers will rest in the 1923 season are Jimmy O'Connell and Willie Kamm-the most expensive pieces of baseball flesh that ever brought gold league magnates. Thur sale figures were records, tho $f5,oG1 paid by John McGraw foF 0'Connell being a highwator mark until Gomiskey laid down s100,00O in cash and players to the amount of $2oo00 more for Kamm.
 Inasmuch as their sales took these teammates and buddies of the San Francisco Coast League club to diff ferent leagues, there will be no chance ;,o compare them next season-unlass the Giants and White Sox tangi ie l.. the worlds series a dream that seems not more than half possible of real ization:
 Joins "Sons of Rest" But from a devout San Francisco fan we have 4 fhumbnail comparison of Jam2s and Will&n} that may or may not prove interestr}gs fn view of future performances. O'Conh2lf has been described as a tall add, fast of a fly ball or on the bases, after he gets started, and mean hitter from tFe left side of the plate. It also has been sumored about that he suffered from h0okworm after his sale set minor league records
 Frisco fans bear this out, and the following prediction frequently was passed about the bleachers in his home town. as Jimmy made his Ian guid way from center field to the bench:
 Wait until McGraw gets hold of him. He'll take that drang-ankle spirit out of him soon enough"
 On the bases he was another player again. Too big to have a flashy get away, he knew how to take advantage of battery delays and was always will ing to take a chance, generally get ting away with it. He furnished ire quent exhibitions of the stuff that Cobb made famous and that is becom- ing unfortunately rare in these days of "biff-bang" baseball.
 kamm Is Peppier
 kamm is smaller, trimly built, not so fast; heady but not as aggressive on the bases; a right-hand hitter, al ways dangerous and always in the game.
 He is full of the jazz, morale or esprit de corps that is known on the diamond as pepper. Between pitched balls he cannot keep still, but moves forward with a peculiar, springy step, toward the batter and back to his place at third, or toward the box for a word with the pitcher Always working. Willie. As sweet an infield- CT as the minors ever saw. To right or left, gets them all And throw-I San Francisco was hysterical about his ability there.
 And Willie was his name on the Coast-not Billy, as some have tried | to christen him since he became a White Sox. No implication of effem macy there. Just the moniker the fans put on player they liked with out reserve.
 Willie Popular
 Willie was far more popular with Seal fans than Jimmy. Both pulled a prima donna shortly after their sales into the big time, both with the more or less understandable notion
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-04
IT'S FOOLISH TO SUFFER
when So Many Annapolis People Are
Pointing The Way Out.

You may be brave enough to stand
backache or headache or dizziness.
But. il. in addition urination is dis
ordered. look out. II you don't try to
Ak your sick kidneys. you may fall
into the clutches OF dangerous dis
ease before you know it. But. II you
live more carefully and help your kid
neys with Doan's Kidney Pills, you
can stop the pains you have and avoid
ment-use the remedy Annapolis peo-
pie are pulicly endorsing. Read this
case:
Mrs. C. B. Gray. 121 Conduit st.
says: MY kidneys were weak and ]
had much trouble with backaches and
felt dull and languid. Headaches
were frequent and was often dizzy
The action OF my kidneys was ir-
regular. used Doan's Kidney pills
and in a short time I was feeling like
a different person. The backaches
left and my kidneys we're regulated
Price Soc, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--gel
Doan's Kidney Pflls-the same that
Mrs. Gray had. Foster-Milbufn Co.
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